Out of Chaos

It seems to be the nature of the human species to want to know where we come from and where we're going, both on an individual as well as a global level. The Ancients, in numerous cultures worldwide, developed similar, but not identical efforts were made to collect the basic information in order to attempt to interpret it for the benefit of all peoples, well at least, for your their particular tribe. The problem leads to what Erik Hoffer clled "The True Believer." The True Believer holds rigidly to their own and does not allow for the comparison to other systems. The True believe is often violent and often the perfect candidate fto be recruited by those who write the manifestos that have led to terrorism. this is not to say that being a true believerf automatically brings one to a sad end, but it is likely. Now you say, what is he talking about. I will elaborate in another segment. Where did I stumble onto this object. I'm doing research into the historical origins of Artist Statements for a new ezine that I'm doing called The Butterfly Effect. A number of good rtists are already contributing articles. The primary themes of the ezine are improvisation and Process. It will be free for the first year and then we'll see. It will be in downloadabe PDF downloadable format. More to come.