From the airstream study this month:

 Reading these two books by Albert Schweitzer, in tandem this week. Deep food. Neither of which i knew this man ever wrote. You never know what people are doing in their spare time. In the case of Albert Schweitzer, who was an organist, medical missionary, philanthropist, author, teacher and nobel prize winner, i found it interesting to think about what he was considering in his down time!

 Plus, I’m really interested in looking at St Paul as a mystic! Since his entire story starts with this blinding mystical vision and encounter with the Risen Christ and follows from there. Looking forward to digging into these rare books this month. Plus, i love controversial books! They tend to stir things up into useful conversation.

 Of course, i’m also reading from the book of D! A piece of book art I made myself. If I ever did an autobiography it would look like that. And you’d have to piece together the text in between to imagine the narrative!

 Nice to be in the monastic study this month, in the midst of many happenings. I love sitting under the cloud of witnesses and beneath the elders who have gone further into the forest of knowing than i! Sitting under their covering, helps us grow faster. As Jeremiah put it, those who do… “shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out its roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but its foliage shall be luxuriant; and shall not be anxious in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit..” Luxuriant foliage—that’s what I’m talking about!

 I know many reject authority these days, but some people actually do have more of the Author in them than others! And an oak tree doesn’t have to be perfect to sit under its shade. The Light and the shade is the thing. “Don’t wait for your teachers to be perfect before you receive the best seeds they carry.” as my mentor put it.

 Also fun having a mobile library. A portable study. Bring the knowledge to da people. Like having your office in the Succoth tent! Plus, actual books (codex form hardcopy) still really make me happy. They are still objects of wonder to me. I collect way too many of them. Nice to have a studio office nations study and counseling center all in one metaphor. Although i think i need a periodic table like in old libraries. “To be surrounded by books, is like having wallpaper made of knowledge.”