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<blockquote>So often the first time one did things they were contingent, accidental, and not necessarily good things on which to base a set of habits. There was some searching to be done, in other words, some testing of different possibilities. (...) That was the interregnum, in fact, the naked moment before the next exfoliation of habits, the time when one wandered doing things randomly. (...) The time without skin, the raw data, the being-in-the-world. | <blockquote>So often the first time one did things they were contingent, accidental, and not necessarily good things on which to base a set of habits. There was some searching to be done, in other words, some testing of different possibilities. (...) That was the interregnum, in fact, the naked moment before the next exfoliation of habits, the time when one wandered doing things randomly. (...) The time without skin, the raw data, the being-in-the-world. |
–Kim Stanley Robinson, 2312</blockquote> | <cite>Kim Stanley Robinson, 2312</cite></blockquote> |
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**Preparation:** This exercise can be done anywhere. For desert attunement, try a relatively secluded place. Spend at least one minute with each form of listening. | **Preparation:** This exercise can be done anywhere. For desert attunement, try a relatively secluded place. Spend at least one minute with each form of listening. |
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<blockquote>Nacirema culture is characterised by a highly developed market economy which has evolved in a rich natural habitat. While much of the people's time is devoted to economic pursuits, a large part of the fruits of these labor and a considerable portion of the day are spent in ritual activity. The focus of this activity is the human body, the appearance and health of which loom as a dominant concern in the ethos of the people. While such a concern is certainly not unusual, its ceremonial aspects and associated philosophy are unique. | <blockquote>Nacirema culture is characterised by a highly developed market economy which has evolved in a rich natural habitat. While much of the people's time is devoted to economic pursuits, a large part of the fruits of these labor and a considerable portion of the day are spent in ritual activity. The focus of this activity is the human body, the appearance and health of which loom as a dominant concern in the ethos of the people. While such a concern is certainly not unusual, its ceremonial aspects and associated philosophy are unique. |
–Horace Miner, The Body Rituals Among the Nacirema</blockquote> | <cite>Horace Miner, The Body Rituals Among the Nacirema</cite></blockquote> |
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**Reflections:** What did you hear? What changed in the soundfield for you as you changed methods of listening? As a creative and fun exercise, try drawing what sounds sound like. | **Reflections:** What did you hear? What changed in the soundfield for you as you changed methods of listening? As a creative and fun exercise, try drawing what sounds sound like. |
**Further Information:** You can also listen to the Southwest deserts at http://www.ecolisten.org/sonic_events.php For more details about field research, field recordings (using ambisonic recording technology) and other forms of data collection, see the Listen(n) Project http://acousticecologylab.org. | **Further Information:** You can also listen to the Southwest deserts at http://www.ecolisten.org/sonic_events.php For more details about field research, field recordings (using ambisonic recording technology) and other forms of data collection, see the Listen(n) Project http://acousticecologylab.org. |
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<blockquote>There was so much silence. The quiet felt like a huge new country that he could wander around inside for years without ever meeting its coastlines. A silence the size of the sky. | ---- |
–Warren Ellis, Normal </blockquote> | |
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