heaven

in the distance, seen from afar, rumor, promise, views up, views below, cumulus clouds, judgment, jingling keys, choirs, inevitable, fate.

So the altar boy thing comes to mind again - and in school all the priests and nuns must have made me think God was in a brilliant (as in very bright) place with a big flowing beard (white) and muscular and masculine, like Michaelangelo’s paintings. As an adult there have been a few places on earth that I have seen that felt “like Heaven on Earth.” Starring at the stars in the wilderness at 14,000 ft. elevation. Seeing the aurora burealis (sp?). amazing sunsets/sunlight/sunrises/extreme quiet in the world. the sublime.

Outmoded Biblical space. (where is it really?) The direction up and out of a 2 dimensional world. Ultimate passivity. A place to reconnect with memories/family/origins. Whiteness. No violence, no critical thought, impotent. A concept advertisers love. Boundless.

Religious after-life. Skies. Chocolate. Expensive dark chocolate.

New Babylon

New Babylon is a postwar utopia where people, stripped of possessions and the need to earn a living, amble amiably across the earth