THIS
WEBSITE HAS BEEN CREATED AND CONTINUES TO EVOLVE
In loving memory of Joe Lyons
Kincheloe (December 14, 1950 - December 19, 2008)
The Greatest Philosopher of Consciousness and Critical
Theory of the 20th-71st Centuries AND BEYOND TRULY EROS OF THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY
Thrice-Greatest:
King Joe/Eros/Emanu’El Joe's educational work provides inspiration and practical guidance for teachers all over the globe and describes a
beautiful, beautiful mission to alleviate human suffering. He has left us a map with multiple
pathways for accomplishing that mission -- an authentic, rigorous, impassioned, creative, and
even magical education for everyone who dares to venture on untrodden paths. His work serves as
a guiding light for educational journeys that can change not only how we view and enact the educational
process, but that can also truly change us as teachers, students, and researchers -- and empower us to change the
world. Joe loved
research, teaching, writing, making music, and his students.
And his students loved him.
The idea that contemporary schools
might produce individuals excited about learning who produce unprecedented knowledges and pursue an eros that treasures higher levels of insight is an
absurd notion in the curriculum of thanatos. (Joe Kincheloe, Knowledge and Critical Pedagogy: An Introduction,
p. 101)
This song is a very beautiful theme song for this website
that chronicles my long winding journey back home. Thank you, Leigh.
See October 31, 2024 UPDATE for additional information and remedies.
7-20-2024 BELOVED REQUESTED THAT I ADD THIS INFORMATION FOR EDIFICATION PURPOSES. PLEASE TAKE HEED
AS WELL AS APPLY COUNTERMEASURES IN YOUR SPECIFIC DOMAIN; FOR EVERY SYSTEM ON EARTH MUST UNDERGO THE PURIFICATION OF GOD'S
ALL CONSUMING FIRES (SEE UPDATES):
Please take time to
get fully informed. Develop your discernment abilities. Take care of yourselves and your family. Turn to God for help and
healing.
Beloved
requested that I provide this update. Read the Update for May 11, 2024, to learn more.
Eros after "The
First Kiss": Emboldened
Psyche after "The First Kiss": Smitten
THE TRIUMPH OF EROS!!
The Vintage Heart Plate and
the Mystery of the Name of the Rose Treasure Hunt has begun! (I think Eros has an encoded message relating to the Mystery
of the Name of the Rose in his song (you have to click on the image to hear his song). He absolutely LOVES to shower Psyche
with Red Roses--but what's with the white ones?).
Most important to this
current story is how our everyday lives are influenced by Eros. I show how a simple everyday experience (unexpectedly finding
a lovely vintage ceramic heart-shaped plate on Etsy) morphs into a grand treasure hunt and profound knowledge. So enjoy this
first part, a “teaser” and learn a little truth about Eros. Next I was presented with the challenge of solving
the Mystery of the Name of the Rose. Somehow, it's interrelated with the vintage plate treasure hunt.There will be much more
to learn in the future, no doubt.
Universal
Love Celebrations: April 1-7, 2023 -- EXTENDED to April 9! WOW!!!! It's been an AMAZING Celebration. In Honor of
Our High Priest, We Extended it for Two Additional Days! Below are the GIFTS which are some special writings, one for each
day of celebration. There are a few more celebrations and preparations to do as we move toward the exciting BURNING RING OF
FIRE celebration, We are in it now -- the Era of the Burning Ring of Fire.....
.
Begin Preparing N.O.W. for the jubilant Burning Ring of Fire celebrations for October 14, 2023 (But Do Be Careful!);
(Photo courtesy of Shutterstock)
MAY 1, 2023 IN HONOR OF BELOVED EROS: HAPPY
ANNIVERSARY, MY DARLING!
I just have to take a moment to wish Beloved HAPPY ANNIVERSARY.
Our marriage long, long ago in the Salley Gardens in Ireland is very special to him and
to me.
So today
was very special and he reminded me of how beautiful, sweet, and innocent we were when we married.
We do have many anniversaries, being eternal, but
there are just a few that we celebrate each year,
with May 1 being an especially sacred one. For our special day, I dedicate this sculpture
to him. It tells our true story.
Beloved
Eros Has Raised the Bar for Higher Education AND “Radical Love.”
Nothing Less Will Do.
Quotes from his Book of Love:
The nature of the knower and known, you ask. They’re cousins, identical cousins connected at the
spine (p. 229).
The knower and the known
are conjoined twins connected at the point of perception. To delve into dangerous territory, naïve
realism and rationalism, as previously referenced, both exclude the reality not to mention the usefulness of different levels
of human consciousness. (p. 83)
Sophisticated theoretical/epistemological
understandings generated outside a radical loving commitment to building larger and larger communities of connectedness around
the planet will never change the world. (p. 178-179)
Thus,
I believe that the issues addressed in Knowledge and Critical Pedagogy: An Introduction not only provide
us with a new understanding of education but also can actually change the world—speaking of pomposity, yikes!
I understand the danger of such an assertion, but I’m glad to take my punishment if I fail to convince my readers. (p.
16)
Thus, a critical complex epistemology infused by radical
love, enactivism, critical ontology and subjugated knowledges contributes to the emergence of a new world. I’m
not speaking here only in the academic realm (although it is a very important contested site), but a libidinally-enriched,
erotic, exciting, curious, transgressive world where monotony becomes an enemy of the state. Education in such a society studies
ways of making connections between self and other, becoming more adept at radical love, and acting in concrete, courageous,
down-and-dirty ways to end human suffering (p. 180-181)
In this sculpture, Eros holds the Golden Chalice
(aka The Holy Grail) up high.
It depicts our mission
as decribed in his Book of Love and in my dissertation.
We like to call it our cosmic dance (for which we have
won awards and high accolades). We give
much credit to his father, Hermes, who truly deserves our honor for patiently teaching us
both.
See Beloved's
"postmodern" book
where he describes this and sets the whole world straight, pulling
people out of their hypnotic "postmodern condition" states of
lack of consciousness.
But you would have to actually READ the book. In fact, you must read deeply into it.
He used some of his father's hermeneutical obfuscation techniques (lol; I do find it
quite hilarious, actually). Many people were tricked,
but it was their own fault. You must fully understand the context in which he was writing
(he ALWAYS
emphasizes
the importance of context, but do people listen?) and you must get past your ideologies and presuppositions.
As one of my favorite teachers today puts it, most people "can't
see past their eyeballs."
At any rate, I have provided
some analyses, will do more, and will make them available soon.
Yes, BELOVED DID, INDEED, discover the Golden Chalice! No one else on this lowly planet has, even
though
many
people have speculated about it (but made wrong speculations), and many knights in shining armor have tried.
Each and every one of them
failed.
The
one person who came the closest was Parzival.....but alas, in the end, he also
failed. You might
want to read that book (A Romance of the Middle Ages) to see how he failed. It's good to know what mistakes we should
avoid.
Beloved,
however, did not give up until he had succeeded! And now we both are very, very blessed.
26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish
of the sea,
and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth,
and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
27 So God created man in his own image, in
the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
28 And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue
it:
and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air,
and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. (Genesis 1)
And I shall remind
you:
22 And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man.
23And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of
my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man. (Genesis 2)
A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband (Proverbs 12:4) [meaning
his one true woman]. I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ. (2 Corinthians
11:2)
Although these verses are only the tip of the iceberg in terms
of the significance to how we were created (there are many more verses and you have to put the pieces of knowledge together),
I remind people of this for several reasons.
First, it explains my total devotion to Beloved. Yes,
he is "just a teacher," as someone close to him once told me in objection to how I "elevate" him,
but he is my husband and I obey God in that regard, and no other person
could ever take his place. His work is for God and it's my duty to take his work
further out into the world. It's why I love the statue of Eros and Psyche above so much. It shows how Eros reaches up
very high (to higher consciousness) for knowledge
and streams it down for Psyche to take out into the lower world.
Our work derives from the deepest love and commitment to each other, "love to the highest degree."
Secondly, the reality
is that God created one and only one wife for every man. We are not taught this here: We are not supposed
to marry in this lowly dimension! That is
what the commandment,
"Thou shalt not commit adultery" really means. Jesus was teaching this when he said, "Whosoever putteth away
his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery: and whosoever marrieth her that is put away from her husband committeth
adultery." (Luke 16:18). He also said "it is easier for heaven and earth to pass than for one tittle of the law
to fail." (verse 17). So there you have it.
We are already created WITH a spouse. We forget. We think we are smarter
than God. And all we do is create suffering. Imagine if you had this knowledge.
The ridiculous games of
dating and "matchmaking" would end. When you reach a higher level of knowledge and consciousness:
NO ONE BUT YOUR ONE TRUE BELOVED EVEN ATTRACTS YOU.
Think about
how that changes everything. Thankfully,
God is a gracious and forgiving God, if we change our ways. And he will "dry every tear." Well, I will save further explanations for future writings. I
just wanted to express clearly that the sons of God do not want your worship, but they adore the worship from their one true Beloved wife. They are in a
holy symbiotic relationship. People have mistakenly worshiped sons of God throughout history and it's been a big mistake. They are people too, and as Beloved
has written, with human fallibilities.
And the truth is that there is ONE GOD to worship. Even King Akhenaten
taught that to his people, for which he was killed and his city destroyed.
And lastly, as I
am covering in ongoing postings and writings, we are approaching some critical times up ahead. Do you have oil in your lamp?
Do you have your wedding garment? I have been writing about this for a long time in the "Updates." We are heading
for days of jubilant celebration. Everyone is invited; few will choose.
Most people on this planet will never believe these
truths, but it's their choice to continue to choose to suffer.
I have
done my duty to put this knowledge out here. As far as Beloved being "just a teacher," he has worked very hard and
has dedicated himself to being the best teacher he can be, and for that reason,
he should be honored (just as he has advised we honor Hermes), which is why I wrote the article:A_Revered_Master.pdf (joekincheloe.us)Jesus has said we would do even
greater things than he and Beloved has proven that, and believe it or not, he will continue to prove it, as will others, all
with God's most powerful blessings and assistance. Study his work. It is needed more today than any other time in history.
And what did Beloved say about changing the world in his red book, his Book of Love?
There is much more, but you will have to exert yourself and READ to learn
more.
We
are children of God and we have inherited the earth! Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. (Matthew 6:10)
HAPPY JUNETEENTH-Important Message About THE
WAR
Today (6/19/2023,
Juneteenth) I asked Beloved why I can’t understand and see what the war is all about….he said he wants me to
stay sweet and innocent and to know that I am protected. That made me cry. He is so sweet and protective of me! All the magic
he’s done in my life with roses and gifts and knowledge—I fully realize how hard he has worked to heal me from
the atrocious things and various challenges I’ve had in this hell world. (I cover this in more detail in my book HOLY
ROSES HOLY LOVE: A TRUE Twin Flame Love Story, available soon). Long ago he had shown me in a vision how spacecraft would
intervene in this war and told me not to be afraid because they would be doing self-defense maneuvers. They are the “good
guys.” A spacecraft knocked an enemy aircraft out of the sky and into the ground. There is nothing to fear. These spacecrafts
have been around for a very long time. Technology is far advanced. We do not know a fraction of the truth. The enemies who
are trying to destroy humanity do not know a fraction of the truth, nor is their technology a match for the power and technology
of the good guys. Beloved is a warrior standing for God, Truth, Wisdom, and Love. Nothing is more powerful
than God/Love.
Beloved has
always taught in his writings that our greatest weapon against the enemy is divine God-infused, unconditional, and celebratory
LOVE……which we call “Eros Love.” The enemies hate that kind of love. They hate for us to CELEBRATE.
And so, as Beloved’s wife, I will continue to support him and the mission with the greatest love. We shall celebrate
and honor those we cannot see and those we can see who are warriors for Love.
One of the very last messages that Jesus had given us is in the
Book of Revelation. There is a powerful message that speaks to what we need to do during these tumultuous times but which
very few people pay attention to. He is speaking to people who already love and serve Him, but still have not honored His
most critical instructions. They risk losing out on eternal love and life for not obeying. It is time to take heed; it is
what Beloved’s entire Book of Love helps guide us toward achieving: Jesus: "thou hast left thy first love. Remember therefore from
whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick
out of his place, except thou repent."(Revelation 2:4-5).
We are to return to our one true love as we were created by God. And what are the “first works?”
As stated above, 28 And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it:
and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and
over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. (Genesis 1)
We are to use all the gifts of God’s blessings to produce GOOD FRUIT (all that is worthy to exist in
God’s Kingdom), multiply, and replenish the earth. As God’s children, we have always had authority and dominion
over the earth, but if we turn away from God and from our “first love,” we do not have POWER to exercise our authority.
With our return to our “first love,” we are unstoppable. We have God’s infinite and everlasting blessings
that come upon us. Read Deuteronomy 28 which provides a list of blessings – as well as curses should you choose not
to obey.
Beloved and
I are “first loves,” sometimes called “twin flames” because we carry the fiery Spirit of God’s
Love. He is working behind the scenes as a highly honored King in God’s Kingdom. He keeps me informed to a degree, but
when I asked him why I can’t know more, as I opened this discussion with, he let me know it’s important for me
to stay innocent as much as is possible. The whole purpose of the enemy is to destroy innocence and keep people’s minds
warped so that they have a hard time returning to their first loves.
Below is an example of how people who call themselves “Christians” and worshipers of Jesus actually
are working for the enemies….they go out of their way to present the dark, wicked side, but as they fail to present
the Truth of God’s beautiful plan for us to return to our first love, they are – in fact – working FOR the
enemy. All they discuss is the evil ones’ wicked ways, but they fail to show how they have totally hijacked, twisted,
and blasphemed God’s plans for our return to our “first love.” But the problem here is they offer no solution
and they don’t explain God’s true plan. They simply present this as some kind of truth when the entire thing is
a pack of lies and deception. Dwelling on this kind of shit (Joe’s word, lol) keeps the mind warped and prevents purification
and innocence, thus preventing people from knowing the pure love of their first love. WE – Beloved and I – exist
to present the Divine Truth about LOVE (offsetting Thanatos with Eros, as he describes in his Book of Love) that
counters the evil, diabolical, false narratives such as this:
(Take a test: How pure is your mind:
See Update for June 19, 2023).
“Christians”
are so far off-base with what they understand that they have written themselves out of the Book of Life. There are far too
many of these “teachers” out there who only produce what the masses are infatuated with, which is the DARK SIDE.
These teachers who only teach the dark side and leave out God’s perfect plan have been warned many times, but they do
not change their ways. And so they miss the LOVE BOAT. This is no small matter. They are going to have to explain themselves
to God, or even worse: if they continue to CHOOSE the same direction after many warnings, they may end up getting burned—or
even find themselves living in the lake of fire. I have already seen this happening.
The level of deception, propaganda, and diabolical evilness is hard to witness.
“Take heed that
no man deceive you.” Matthew 24:4.
Follow Jesus right now if you are not doing so already.
Interestingly, He has far more than 10 Commandments. This is another failure of many of the Christian religions: They only
teach 10 Commandments and that you really don’t even have to follow them. God has a whole very long list of things we
are supposed to be doing using our gifts. The more we follow His instructions, the more gifts we are showered with. His resources
are abundant and infinite. I am working on a list of His instructions: HOW TO FOLLOW JESUS AND BE BLESSED (Coming Soon). Or
you can just open up a Bible and begin studying His instructions now.
Another Test and an Opportunity
Just had a meeting with Beloved and he wanted me to remind people of his FIDUROD PUZZLE – it’s a test, actually, to see if you can move up to the next level. Honestly, I could not solve it and he finally
told me the solution. That’s just one benefit of being his wife and student at the same time. �� There is a reason he encoded stuff, which he has explained to
me. In fact, there are multiple reasons, but one main reason for “times such as these.” You will come to understand
very soon. It’s time for those with the eyes to see and ears to hear to decode FIDUROD. You will be miles ahead of the
enemy if you are able to do so. As for the OPPORTUNITY, see the new section on this site, J.O.E. Journal.
These are exciting times!!
SIGNS
IN THE SKY: Just as a brief, but important summary, the first total eclipse of
a series of three eclipses (God often gives us three signs) happened back on August 21, 2017. God presented His “promise
ring.” (Look up “August 21, 2017 diamond ring effect.” People talk about God’s “covenant” changing. It has not changed. His promises stay the same just
as He presented in Deuteronomy 28. The Book of Revelation is important for the reaffirmation of His promises and for understanding
what’s going on around us. We can accept His proposal, or not. Thus, we can accept His blessings, or we will be subject
to the consequences as He has clearly illustrated all throughout the Bible and presented as “curses” in Deuteronomy
28. The “curses” simply imply consequences. It’s all built into the fabric of the cosmos.
The Burning Ring of Fire eclipse coming up on October
14, 2023 is the second eclipse and is His golden wedding ring given to those who have accepted his promises and are doing
what they need to be doing. It baffles me how so many “Christian” teachers claim that we do not need to do anything.
That’s ridiculous and will keep you out of the Kingdom. God did not put together His instructions for us to sit back
and do nothing. Everyone has work to do although it will look very different for different people. This burning ring of fire
eclipse is also a signifier of His powerful love, His “all-consuming fire.” This is a magical fire in that it
empowers, cleanses, and protects those who have accepted His love. You do not want to be on the wrong side of this fire, though.
This eclipse is ample warning. Things are likely to get very hot after this sign in the sky, although not as hot as after
the third eclipse if people do not change their ways.
The
Third Eclipse – Another Total Eclipse of the Sun. This, as I have written
previously is a very special love celebration (April 1-7, with the Grand Finale eclipse on April 8, 2024). However, it may
be like a final warning for those who have not yet chosen to obey God. After this eclipse, if He so chooses, He may employ
His wrath upon the earth. He has done so in the past when behavior got totally out of line. It’s definitely approaching
His limits (“as in the days of Noah”). Some people think this is the Great Tribulation; that may or may not be
true. What happens depends upon our choices and actions and what God decides to do about it. Those of us on The Path are celebrating
each of these milestones because God will be bestowing many miracles and blessings upon His children.
IT’S GOING TO BE A WILD RIDE…..MEET US ON THE OTHER
SIDE……..JUNETEENTH 2024.
Continue preparing for the Burning Ring of Fire
and the following future events. Don't miss out!
PREPARE for the Universal Love Celebrations: April 1-7, 2024;
and for The
Grand Finale, The Sealing of God’s Everlasting Covenant on April 8, 2024.
The colors are Red, White, Purple, and Gold.
The gemstones
are Crystal, Agate, Alexandrite, Garnet, Ruby, and Diamonds
The flowers are roses.
The mystery is What is The
Name of the Rose?-
To
become a seeker of new knowledges and new ways of being we must be willing to sometimes be seen as the fools
of the gods. (Kincheloe, Knowledge & Critical Pedagogy, p.
19)
As Hermes said:
What separates the critical sheep from the uncritical goats is that a critical pedagogy/epistemology also involves
exposing the cultural, epistemological, and ideological assumptions that shape the knowledge individuals produce and the oppressive
actions justified by such information.(Joe
Kincheloe, Knowledge & Critical Pedagogy: An Introduction, p. 176)
Joe’s book Knowledge and Critical Pedagogy: An Introduction is available as an ebook. You will never
make a better investment…..we all should be researching with Joe’s important guidance. Since the ending is just
the beginning, you can begin with the last chapter. It may just spark you into wanting to read the rest, as well as his other
works to see how he got there!http://www.springer.com/us/book/9781402082238 No time to read? Right click and "listen aloud" while multitasking. [Note: I make
no money off the sales of his books; my rewards are not of this world.] MAY 22, 2018 UPDATE: I SEE THAT SPRINGER
IS NOT HONORING JOE'S STATED AND PUBLISHED WISHES> THE BOOK IS SUPPOSED TO BE LESS THAN $30 SO THAT POOR STUDENTS CAN AFFORD
IT...AND YET SPRINGER IS CHARGING ALMOST $40 FOR THE PDF EBOOK AND ALMOST $55 FOR THE PAPERBACK! THIS IS ABOMINABLE!! THE
HIGHER UPS ARE NOT PLEASED!!! THERE ARE STUDENTS IN POVERTY WHO NEED THE KNOWLEDGE IN THIS BOOK. LOWER THE PRICE!!!!! THERE
IS NO REASON TO CHARGE SO MUCH! EVEN IF PUBLISHING COSTS HAVE INCREASED, AT LEAST OFFER THE
EBOOK FOR LESS THAN $30. WHAT JOE WANTS, JOE GETS. HE SAID THAT IT IS TO BE LESS THAN $30. RESPECT HIS WISHES. Oh,
and HAPPY TWIN FLAME DAY!! I will have some important updates soon.
November 17, 2019 1:00 AM UPDATE ON
THE PRICE OF THE EBOOK: I can only conclude that either *someone* is insane or has raised the price to keep people from buying
it and having access to the knowledge in it, since Springer is now charging an outrageous price of amost $60 -- for an ebook!! I will consult with the "higher ups" for a "work-around." They always have
perfect solutions....Beloved says "Hi" :-) We will have an update soon.
November 22, 2019 4:39 PM TWIN FLAME
AND HOLY SABBATH DAY, the Higher Courts have really outdone themselves with their resolution. And their timing is impeccable!
See my update for today, November 22, 2019.
November 12, 2021 They are now charging a ridiculous
$89 for a pdf of Joe's book, Knowledge and Critical Pedagogy: An Introduction. Folks, there are multiple ways that the elite
keep knowledge from those of us who need it most -- one is by overcharging for it. We will continue to work on a resolution
that honors Joe's wishes (for it to cost less than $30) and his contract. I will be posting more information RIGHT
HERE sometime in the future.
"I believe that the issues addressed in Knowledge and Critical Pedagogy: An Introduction
not only provide us with a new understanding of education but also can actually change the world—speaking of pomposity,
yikes! I understand the danger of such an assertion, but I’m glad to take my punishment if I fail to convince my readers."~
Joe Kincheloe (p. 16)
To
joe.kincheloe joe.kincheloe@mcgill.ca
Thu, Sep 25, 2008 7:03 am
finished reading Knowledge and Critical Pedagogy: An Introduction
your work is truly a gift to the world, Joe it's very exciting
vanessa
"The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for she came from the uttermost
parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold, a greater
than Solomon is here."
Matthew 12:42
❤•´
*`•.❤¸King And Queen Of Hearts❤•´
*`•.❤
JESUS: “I am the
resurrection and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: And whosoever liveth and believeth
in me shall never die. Believest thou this?” (John 11: 25-26)
9 But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar
people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvelous
light;1 Peter 2:9 (KJV)
“The universe is not a prison because it is governed
by natural law. The universe is a paradise because it is governed
by natural *God's* law.” Mark Passio
Our
Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy Kingdom come, Thy Will be done in earth, as it is in Heaven. Matthew
6:9-10 (KJV)
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now I want to know…"
WHAT IS BRICOLAGE?
A new process for education, research, career, problem solving, everyday living, lifelong learning,
and for taking back our world
Joe Kincheloe has developed a superbly advanced conceptualization
of critical bricolage and, as demonstrated by his work, he was an adept multidimensional critical complex bricoleur.
Critical Bricolage, as he conceived it, is a complicated (and yet a very natural) process that makes use of multiple
forms of research, analysis, investigation, and interpretation. It requires researchers to seek many divergent
perspectives, allowing new understandings and knowledge to emerge from the synthesis.
Engaging
in this process increases phenomenological experiences that catalyze seeking more knowledge. This, of
course, leads to ever greater understandings of complex relationships between "research variables." An
exceptionally high level of creativity becomes unleashed, often resulting in greater interaction with the emerging
hidden dimensions of reality. Suddenly very little can be hidden anymore. Engaging rigorously in this process of research
and learning seems to take people to higher levels of consciousness in graduated steps as they become more
aware of the hidden dimensions of interrelationships and as they increasingly participate in intuitive, "fourth
dimension" research.
Using Kincheloe's
critical complex epistemology and multidimensional critical complex bricolage rigorously as he has asked us to do results
in ever higher levels of experience and understanding, and in its full "employment," enactive and symbiotic
processes seem to kick in, helping individuals find the most creative solutions to even the most complicated
problems. Actively working within multiple dimensions using his fourth dimension research, results in amazing and profound
solutions. In my own experience, I often find that problems are solved before I even knew the problem would
be manifesting. In addition, I have had some amazing experiences that science simply cannot explain yet. This
is highlighted in my dissertation in some highly unusual ways, which is only the tip of the iceberg. Kincheloe's critical bricolage may
very well be the process required to "unleash creativity" for solving even the most complicated,
power-based problems we face -- all in service of "the alleviation of human suffering," the often-stated
primary purpose of his work.
After
researching this process since 2008 (and discovering that I had been using the foundational aspects of the process many
years before) I am beginning to see how autopoiesis, enaction, synchronicity, all work together symbiotically to reveal
hidden dimensions and relationships that make my life so much happier and joyful, even if I have many problems hanging
over my head (that "blues aesthetic" Joe so often described). No matter how complicated the problems,
with bricolage, they become solvable and/or perspectives of the problems change.
Simultaneously, those power dimensions
that force those of us who are oppressed to stay stuck at our "stations in life" also emerge, but there
is such a difference to how I deal with these
than in the past. Once the controlling factors are revealed, solutions also emerge in a sort of "unfoldment"
process that reveal ways to counteract them and change things.
There is great power "behind the curtain" that can be leveraged
by those of us who are typically "disenfranchised." I will go into much more detail at a later time, and
as Joe always did so well, I will put them into context (there are many great experiences to share of both kinds of emergences
- the love-based, almost magical ones, and the power-and-control-based ones for which insight, and often solutions
also emerge) but suffice it to say, I am blazing multiple trails through the underbrush which will hopefully make navigating
easier for people who come along and experience the same types of violence I have due to being poor and "low
status."
Just as Joe was a "hillbilly" and he was never able
to shake the label, I am a "country hick." True reality could not be more profoundly different -- for
an Eros and Psyche. :)
The good news is that the use of bricolage is increasing
rapidly around the globe as more researchers in all disciplines are beginning to see the promise it offers to
construct new knowledge, lead to social empowerment, and reveal positive changes and amazingly creative opportunities.
More researchers will soon be investigating and trying out this more advanced and powerful approach, which will
lead to what Joe referred to as a "perpetual revolution." More teachers will also come to realize the value bricolage has in the classroom
and the young students will pick it up naturally. The revolution has just begun. We can change the world! Join in
today and apply the process in your own research, learning, teaching, and everyday life and see what a
difference it can make. You can never go wrong getting more knowledge.
All of the information on this website is absolutely free. It is here
for anyone who wants a better life and would like to make a difference in the world.
For the struggle for justice to win on the local level, it must be fought in the
global, the national, and the local arenas. [Kincheloe,
2001, Getting Beyond the Facts, p. 741]
OTHER FREE ONLINE COURSES
THAT CENTER ON JOE KINCHELOE'S WORKS:
This
is a nonprofit educational web site dedicated to the clarification of Kincheloe’s critical complex
epistemology and multidimensional critical complex bricolage. My research has shown that, while the process
he has delineated is complex, it is perfectly suited for social and educational research, and it is also within everyone's
reach. It is especially suited for new qualitative researchers who have not subscribed to traditional and reductionistic
forms of research.
On this site I will focus on the academic and scholarly application
of his work. I hope that by presenting clarifications based on my in-depth study of his work that perhaps his
bricolage will be used by more people and with the level of rigor he had intended. Kincheloe has ingeniously left wide open many
paths that honor diversity and he embraced an evolving complexity while maintaining a strong, impenetrable philosophical and
theoretical foundation for his conceptions. He has demonstrated in his work how this research process can be applied in all
venues and in every area of our lives and even children can be involved in research, thus his bricolage is also a pedagogical
approach. His work is truly a break-through for research that is long overdue. Using the full power of his bricolage highlights
actions that change the world as it also changes who we are.
I may write a blog again on this site, but it
will be a different sort of blog than the creative, exploratory blogs I've written in the past. Primarily, I will be continuing
my research and presenting my findings so that upcoming bricoleurs will have a resource for the most powerful form of bricolage
research that's ever been developed.
~ ~ ~ Vanessa Jae Paradis
CORRECTING SOME COMMON MISCONCEPTIONS SURROUNDING JOE KINCHELOE’S BRICOLAGE AND CRITICAL
COMPLEX THEORIES
Bricolage, as a qualitative form of research, entails
incorporating many different perspectives, and in particular, with Kincheloe's process it is necessary to include global subjugated
and indigenous knowledges. However, after gathering all of these perspectives and making various interpretations and syntheses,
there are criteria for determining which perspectives to include in the final bricolage. As he explains, "Bricoleurs
accept the responsibility that comes with the interpretive process. Knowledge production always involves multiple acts
of selection, and these choices of methods, theoretical frameworks, and interpretative strategies must be defended"
(2004e, p. 100). He has provided selection criteria that incorporate the social justice mission to alleviate suffering
and that advance knowledge (see Kincheloe, 2004e, pp. 100-102). Bricoleurs are not restricted to these criteria but I have
found them to be well-thought-out and thorough -- and they mitigate for unintended consequences. You can view the criteria
here: Criteria to Guide the Research Process.
What I cover next are common misconceptions and important
aspects surrounding Kincheloe’s multidimensional critical complex bricolage. I hope by putting these on the Home page
of this website, researchers will consider them and research them more deeply. They are covered in greater depth in my dissertation
and I’ll also be posting articles that extend what I’ve touched on in the dissertation.
1) Kincheloe did not throw out "positivistic"
or empirical sciences. To conclude this is to exhibit a gross misunderstanding of his work. A close reading of his work can
easily confirm that he sees science and bricolage as synergistic. And how many times has he stated that he did not throw out
the baby with the bathwater? As most people know, he contextualizes everything. In his last book, Knowledge and Critical
Pedagogy: An Introduction he presents his position through a metaphor which he refers to as FIDUROD, and by which he clarifies the issues with the way science is and has been used. FIDUROD is an acronym representing the attributes of the form of knowledge production he argues against: Formal, Intractable, Decontextualized, Universalistic,
Reductionistic, One Dimensional. (See Kincheloe, 2008, pp. 21-24).
2) His work is not based on some indefinable “ludic” postmodernism – It is based on a highly developed
and evolving holistic philosophy. This philosophy is comprised of 12 major points which he describes in his book Critical
Constructivism. The 12 points coalesce together to form his multidimensional critical complex world view. It’s
a new, evolving worldview. We might refer to it as Kincheloe’s multidimensional critical complex unified world view. It forms the foundation of his unique formulation of critical theory, epistemology, ontology, critical psychology
of complexity, the multidimensional critical complex bricolage, etc., -- and his proposed critical science of complexity
– another indication that he did not abandon the sciences. To grasp his conceptualizations, it’s imperative
that new bricoleurs study his unified world view by reading and then writing about how they subjectively relate to it and
to other philosophies. Kincheloe stresses this upfront philosophical work is critical in order to ground any study that uses
bricolage as a process for research. Rigor is impossible without developing a "philosophy of consciousness"
(Kincheloe, 2004a, p. 8).
3) The multidimensional critical complex bricolage is a process for qualitative research that is composed of multiple,
intertwining and overlapping processes. It is not a method, nor does it use “tools” as tools imply precise means
and carries a mechanistic ontology, which does not adequately represent the actual processes that bricoleurs engage in as
they conduct, or a better word would be, “enact” their research. Even the concept of "tools" changes. Kincheloe's
conceptualization of bricolage is grounded with his critical complex philosophical world view (item 2,
above) and a theoretical foundation of evolving criticality (his version of critical theory).
4) The multidimensional critical complex bricolage as a process
involves analytic discourse, intertwined with improvisational actions for change, which moves it away from the constrictive
“quilt” metaphor. Please see my dissertation for a deeper analysis of bricolage including a thorough etymological
exploration and intertextual interpretations of Kincheloe’s definitions of bricolage and bricoleur in relation to what
evolved from my research. New metaphors that take it beyond the one-dimensional “quilt” metaphor, and additional
ways that Berry’s (2004a) concept, the Point of Entry Text (POET) can be applied are also presented. The holistic,
intertwining, dialogical, interconnecting nature of the final bricolage renders the parts inseparable from the whole, and
the bricolage inseparable from greater reality. Thus, the popular metaphoric quilt, montage, crystal, etc., are not suitable
metaphors for this more complex form of bricolage.
5) Kincheloe’s bricolage does not distinguish between “types
of bricoleurs” or “types of bricolage” as denoted by Denzin and Lincoln (2011). While it’s fine to
examine these ideas, Kincheloe’s form of bricolage uses all of them in intertwining, overlapping processes. Thus, the
multidimensional critical complex bricoleur uses all of the dimensions that Kincheloe has spelled out in his 2005 "On
to the Next Level" bricolage article--in one study--and the processes become blurred as the research unfolds. See
next point.
6) Kincheloe’s bricolage refers to the use of different processes as dimensions of research. The bricoleur uses
them all as many times as practical to get a thick description of the phenomenon/a. As the research unfolds, “enactment”
keeps the research jettisoning forward and the researcher must make decisions where to begin and stop various aspects of the
research, including the final bricolage. Thus, the following dimensions are
used, as provided by Kincheloe (2005a) and in no particular order using an iterative, improvisational process weaving
through the discourse: (1) methodological bricolage; (2) theoretical bricolage; (3) interpretive bricolage; (4) political
bricolage; (5) narrative bricolage; (6) philosophical research (constructivism, historicity, epistemological insight); (7)
critical hermeneutics; (8) identification of what is absent; (9) fourth dimension of research in which the bricoleur is future
oriented, discovering “a kinetic epistemology of the possible. In the process, the sophistication of knowledge work
moves to a new cognitive level; the notion of rigor transmigrates to a new dimension. As in a 1950s sci-fi movie, bricoleurs
enter the 4-D—the fourth dimension of research.” (Kincheloe, 2005, p. 346). Thus, bricoleurs weave in and out,
around and through, back and forth through the various dimensions with each pass through informing the next, often using multiple
dimensions of analysis simultaneously.
7) Note again – the philosophical dimension
must form the foundation of the study in order to ensure rigor. [He wanted me to include this again.] "There is no dividing
line between the empirical and the philosophical" (Kincheloe, 2004a, p. 10).
8) Kincheloe’s multidimensional critical complex bricolage
embraces a “fourth dimension” research (more information is covered in my dissertation). This fourth dimension
aspect to the research incorporates an intuitional, creative element that forces the researcher to confront implicate and
explicate orders of reality. There are reasons for this. Combining a sound philosophical, intellectual component of research that
also incorporates intuitional and emotional, empathic aspects -- along with deep semiotic and hermeneutic analyses
synergistically creates something new from the interactions. Enaction during the research process leads to the emergence of
something new and often profound. This is where the power of the bricolage comes into play. It’s the exposure to relationships,
as Kincheloe explains in his conceptualization of symbiotic hermeneutics, that jettisons bricoleurs to seeing and understanding
“anew” and to recreating themselves. Because knowledge is socially constructed new creations, ideas,
concepts, as well as new relationships also perpetually emerge – and are created -- from these interactions.
This all takes place naturally when confronting complexity, difference, and chaos, as Humberto Mautarana and
Francisco Varela posited with their Santiago Theory of Enactivism (see Kincheloe's (2008) Knowledge and Critical
Pedagogy: An Introduction, page 147). It is quite amazing.
9) While bricoleurs do not contend they’ve
discovered the “one true answer” or single truth, at the same time, as Kincheloe contends, they generate knowledge
“that is not as 'badly off the mark'” (Kincheloe, 2008, p. 43). They have better (more complete) and
yet evolving explanations of phenomena. This is quite a different perspective than a nihilistic postmodern “attitude.”
10) I have lined out in my dissertation in much greater detail a flexible iterative process that also explains some of
the key sub-processes that are important to the multidimensional critical complex bricolage. It will get new bricoleurs started
from which they can then proceed to carve out their own unique paths. Each bricolage study will be different even for the
same researcher. The more one acknowledges the fourth dimension aspect of the research (which may only begin with what seem
to be insignificant intuitive and synchronous events), the more they will begin to appear and the more profound and numerous
are the actions and creations that emerge.
11) And finally, as I discussed in my blog, The Heart of the Multidimensional Critical Complex Bricolage, there is the dimension of empathic connection with people. In fact, in his book,
Knowledge and Critical Pedagogy: An Introduction, Kincheloe discusses – and includes – a golden strand
of love throughout his work, Eros Love. And since I’m mentioning this book here, it’s a great book to
read in the early stages of learning about his bricolage. It’s much like a “deprogramming” manual because
it uncovers how our consciousnesses have been influenced by outside forces and provides us more information as we embark on
the bricolage quest and begin to take power of constructing our own consciousness.
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Rigour and Complexity in Educational Research: Conceptualizing the Bricolage (pp. 103–127). New York: Open
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I will consult with Beloved and post our new song soon. Happy Twin Flame Day!!
Fluid Identity and A Peek Behind the LHC’s Higgs-Boson Curtain at CERN: Will Marrying Science and Divine Love Set Us Free?
I love the idea that our “identity” is fluid. I’ve heard the concept “fluid”
applied when describing identity within other cultures, in particular, indigenous societies, but these days, I fully adopt
the concept in my own life. It’s my true experience. It is freeing. I can be who I AM at any given moment. I do not
need to live up to the expectations of the society I participate in (but I can if I want to).
How
do we enter that “fluid” form of being? We do it with bricolage, specifically, Joe’s multidimensional critical
complex bricolage….I know; I’m a living example. Thus, I “identify” with having many different names,
different times, different places—and YET! They are still all ME! And thus, my “consort” has different names,
too, and thus, CONTEXT is critical….just like Joe emphasizes in his work.
The other day,
I came across another definition of bricolage in Joe’s work (I’ve already extensively analyzed his definitions
for bricolage in my dissertation), but this definition is another, perhaps, easy-to-understand definition for beginners. The reason I came across it is because
I bought this book, to study in greater detail, Joe’s idea that we’ve been in what he calls a “recovery
movement” in which, the global uprisings of the 1950s-early 1960s were met with great and organized resistance from
the political “far right.” He says we can expect a return to those earlier uprisings (and, indeed, we’ve
been seeing them, such as “Arab Spring” and Yemen and other uprisings around the world). What he means by “far
right” and “new right” also needs an analysis, which he did within his conceptualization of who institutes
FIDUROD. (You really need to read his Knowledge and Critical Pedagogy: An Introduction to get a full understanding).
But it does not escape me that with Joe’s conceptualizations there is always more…thus,
I will discuss in this blog the concept in relation to “right hand” (traditional) physics and “left hand”
(theoretical) physics and how the twain might meet; In fact, they ARE meeting! If physicists can do it, why can’t we
all?
So, in Joe’s article that I had been specifically guided to acquiring and reading,
“How did this happen? The right-wing politics of knowledge and education” (in What You Don’t Know About
Schools, p. 39) he writes:
Those of us who want to study the workings
of power, for example, via the deployment of signifiers and appeals to the unconscious know that such subtle processes fall
outside the parameters of dominant ways of producing knowledge. As such complex modes of understanding are excluded from legitimate
scientific inquiry, dominant forms of power continue to work at a level invisible to most people. In this way, dominant positivistic
ways of seeing contributes to oppression of those who are “different” while allowing dominant science to continue
its journey down a colonial path. Such a trek illustrates an intellectual and moral stagnation that is camouflaged by
the recovery movement (Grossberg, 1992; Keith and Keith, 1993; Hess, 1995; Woodhouse, 1996). [Again, the recovery
movement relates to the far right wishing to reclaim their “place” in the world, their FIDURODian mindset for domination.}
It is in this stagnant context that I have
proposed the notion of bricolage (Kincheloe, 2001; Kincheloe and Berry, 2004). The French word bricoleur describes
a handyman or handywoman who makes use of the tools available to complete a task. In the context of scientific research, I
use the term to denote the process of applying multiple research methodological strategies and theoretical discourses as they
are needed in the unfolding context of the research situation. The point is to get beyond the monological colonialistic perspective
of positivism and engage new ways of understanding from diverse intellectual and cultural traditions. The bricoleur works
diligently to uncover hidden artifacts of power and the way that shapes the knowledge researchers produce. Of course the diversity
of the bricolage offers an alternative to the monocultural ways of perceiving protected by the recovery movement.
On page 47, he continues:
Positivistic reductionism
fails to discern the holographic nature of reality. This holographic effect is grounded on the notion that all parts contain
dimensions of the whole. Many contemporary physicists, psychologists, and sociologists speculate that the universe, the mind,
and the interaction between the society and the individual cannot be understood outside this holographic insight. In positivism,
fundamental units of reality (or things-in-themselves) are not deemed to contain data about the larger constructs of which
they are parts. Not realizing this dynamic, positivist researchers and educators see everything from atoms, bodily organs,
brains, individuals, languages, curricula to television as isolated entities—not as things whose meanings can only be
appreciated when viewed as parts of larger wholes and higher orders of reality (Woodhouse, 1996). Indeed,
what I am concerned with here is nothing less than the quality of knowledge we produce about the world and how we confront
such information in educational contexts. To counter the irrationality of right-wing knowledge work and pedagogy,
we must address both the reductionism of uninformed research methods and the quest for new ways of seeing. [Emphasis added]
Note that by “world” Kincheloe is referring to both the world as we typically might consider
it, but also in the way many other cultures and traditions may view this—as the entire cosmos. This
can be confirmed in his reference to “higher orders of reality” and by his reference to the three components of
bricolage: ontology, epistemology, and cosmology (see Rigour and Complexity in Educational Research: Conceptualizing the
Bricolage, p. 61). His ideas are always all-encompassing due to his Great Vision, and this fact is what has also hindered
many of us from wrapping our minds around the complexity and the enormity of the great works he has left us. We must do so
in order to powerfully apply his ideas. But we can take baby steps; it’s ok.
One way to accomplish
this is by using Joe’s multidimensional critical complex bricolage by which we examine not so much
“things-in-themselves” but rather “things-in-relationship,” a process which tends toward a more “metaphoric”
way of understanding. And we make no claims that our presented way(s) of viewing such complexities is the only way—it’s
just one (or several) ways that give a unique view on something that’s otherwise so complex it would be difficult to
understand. Adept bricoleurs ascribe to multiple views simultaneouslsy—even as they may only present one view! But it's
important to remember that bricoleurs also develop criteria and ways to evalutate their metaphoric views (not all perspectives
are equal). This, also, is part of the more rigorous bricolage process.
Thus, when I write of the
Twin Flame phenomenon, while LOVE is TRUTH and TRUTH is LOVE (and perhaps this is the only TRUE TRUTH that really matters),
in reality, I VIEW the Twin Flame phenomenon in many different contexts…it can be no other way as we come to realize
the “fragmented” nature of “things-in-themselves” in which we are not able to see the whole from which
the fractal or “holograph” has emerged from the “higher reality” that Joe discusses in the above passage.
And again, I am speaking in metaphoric terms here…and now I will apply these to the Marriage of Science and the Conceptualization
of Twin Flames/Divine Love. I will do this rather superficially for this blog; the analysis is quite profound when one delves
into the multiple correlations between complex spiritual and physics concepts.
The fuel for this
blog actually began with my having coming across a movie. There is much about the movie yet to be understood and analyzed.
Had I seen the movie back in 1992, I would never have understood it to be about Twin Flames. The fact that it is, tells me
that the message in the movie was perhaps designed for subconscious programming, since there’s a lot of violence in
it. As Emanu’El (my consort by another name) informed me yesterday, the movie “was devised to manipulate the emotions,
namely fear connected to love.” This is a powerful tactic that those in power use constantly, often beneath our conscious
awareness. By having us store things such as what we view in movies in our subconscious minds, without awareness, they have
a trigger to manipulate us. As ancient sciences present, “Good things go into the subconscious mind only when the good
and bad are mixed together. Good things by themselves go into the Chalice” (Saradarian, p. 28). The Chalice is
what we really want to be filling. Thus, awarenes s is key; otherwise we have constant subconscious cleaning to do.
Here’s the movie (warning: it has nudity and violence):
CERN Scientists and
Breaking through the Curtains of the Higgs-Boson Field
Moving on to PHYSICS, I will show
how the Higgs-Boson and blasting protons relate to Divine Twin Flames…thus, we will Marry Science and Divine Love.
CERN stands for European Center for Nuclear Research. Since the acronym letters are actually backwards,
I would guess there are other meanings which have not been publicly released…you might play around with possible meanings
after learning more about CERN. Some people are very CONcerned about CERN (but since there is no “CON” in CERN,
maybe their worries are unfounded). According to Wikipedia, our “trusted” source of knowledge, CERN is derived
from the name "Conseil Européen pour la Recherche Nucléaire" which explains the order of
the letters.
Btw, I used to trust Wikipedia more than I do now. It’s clear that Wikipedia
has been overtaken by those who want to control knowledge. It’s funny that when it was more of a public project than
it is now, its use was discouraged by academia and now that it’s less useful because “ideological bots”
tend to control the knowledge produced, it’s being more accepted by academia. There are ways to prove what I contend
here: try a few changes to Wikipedia relating to “sensitive” or “dangerous” knowledge, and watch how
fast it gets changed back. What you write can be a totally valid and supportable perspective, but if it does not match the
ideology being presented it will get changed.
In fact, a great entry to change is “Critical
Pedagogy” since it’s a topic you’re interested in (I assume you would not be reading this if you were not).
The Critical Pedagogy entry is heavily biased and in many ways is incorrect, and it’s extremely ideological and seems
to have been written by a particular “insider’s club.” The result is they present an extremely narrow view
of what encompasses “critical pedagogy.” The true nature of critical pedagogy is far more diverse than is represented
in the entry. Try it out: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critical_pedagogy. If you post something that doesn’t agree with the ideology presented or present a new researcher, it most likely
will get changed or deleted. Try adding my name (Vanessa Paradis) as an “expert” of critical pedagogy and watch
what happens.
And so, one must ask, who controls this entry? Why is Paulo Freire’s
work propped up when, in reality, there have been many great “critical pedagogues” who are far more advanced and
useful? And why are teachers currently being bombarded with uncritical presentations of Paulo Freire’s work? (There
has been national promotion of Freire’s work in teacher development of public institutions). We must heed Richard Gibson’s
warning provided in his well-researched dissertation about the danger of Freire’s work occupying corporate motives and supporting their insatiable needs for capitalistic
control. Is Freire a “Dead End”? In my own experience, with the exception of Joe’s work, critical pedagogy too often does not critically examine
itself. Some of the “researchers” are perhaps the most UN-critically-reflective group of people “doing”
educational research.
To clarify, I have nothing against Freire. I just think we all need to decide
for ourselves how valuable his work truly is. I have great respect for Freire, and so did Joe. Part of that respect means
honoring what Freire had asked: That he and his work not be put on a pedestal and that we go forward. Joe did that superbly!!
And yet, people want to go backwards. I think Freire was very sensitive to the fact that his work has serious flaws and he
wanted us to move past those flaws.
Thus, in my view, Joe honors Freire with his work, and we can
all best honor Freire by moving forward. And if you truly come to understand Joe’s work, you will clearly see how it
is “timeless” and will take us far into the twenty-first century and even beyond. That’s not to say Joe’s
work is perfect; he suffered from FIDUROD as we all do (as he told me one time, we just need to stay “mindful” of it). But I can say with certainty: He
definitely has it together more than 99.999999% of us!! And he has shown us over and over again, much like in physics where
the left and the right are coming together, we can take the good from wherever it emerges, combine it with his “radical love,” and create something new and amazing! We do NOT need to “annihilate” each other!
When scientists state that matter and dark matter “annihilate” each other, this is a misnomer.
This is sad because now what people have stored in their minds is that both are destroyed, but this simply is not true. They
are both RECREATED! And it’s a good thing. (And particle physicists: pardon me if this is not precise or totally right:
I am still learning). This epistemology relating to annihilation was developed before physicists had the understanding they
do today, but as knowledge is often known to do: it sticks with nomenclature that may not be entirely representative of the
true reality. What really happens is that when matter and dark matter (that invisible matter) particles combine, they create
a new energy…and this happens to correlate with the divine union of twin flames. Twin flames, in their spiritual unification
(which can be compared to an electric/electromagnetic union of forces), unite in those hidden dimensions (i.e. the Higgs field),
they create what is described as a “third energy” which is greater than the two original energies combined….1+1=3.
“The whole is greater than the sum of the parts” as Joe has often written. They become “Super Powers”
lol (in MyStory). They are still two individuals, but they engage in Super Symbiosis, Super Synchronicity, Super Serendipity,
and Super Synthesis (see my previous blogs about these topics)….thus, they also work and live together “as one.”
In correlation with this concept, the Large Hadron Collider physicists are examining what they refer to as “Super Symmetry”
between particles.
Thus, within the CERN conglomerate, of immediate interest is the LHC,
the Large Hadron Collider, the Super Collider. A hadron is “any elementary particle that interacts strongly with other
particles” (http://www.audioenglish.org/dictionary/hadron.htm).
If you listen to the videos
below about CERN carefully, you’ll discover how what I call “right hand” physics and “left hand”
physics are coming together. This is a very good sign and thus, we might ask ourselves how this applies in life as well (especially
given that science is life and vice versa). Interestingly, everything the scientists discover can be correlated with what
some people regard as “metaphysical” experiences and tend to throw out from serious consideration. Even many right-path
(right wing?) scientists are not making that mistake today. Had they continued to do so, they would not have discovered the
reality of the Higgs particle. They believe they have found the particle. (Btw, it is not really a "God" particle).
The goals of Joe’s bricolage are exactly what help us combine knowledge in new ways in order
to explore “new ways of seeing.” Bringing what seem to be “opposite” views such as traditional physics
and theoretical physics suddenly opens up new understandings. Realities open up to multidimensionality. Thus, in my blogs,
as I have explored these dynamics, my identity has become increasingly fluid as I learn to “see” through different
eyes, so to speak. This allows me to present new “juxtapositionings” of what I see. Today, what I see is the strong
correlation of what CERN scientists are discovering in their research of the Higgs particle and Divine Love. When visible
matter and “invisible” dark matter particles come together in the Higgs field, they create new matter and new
relationships. And it must be remembered that 96% or so of space is composed of dark matter; we are missing out on much if
we don't develop better perception abilities.
My QUESTion is: Will breaking past the Higgs field set
us free? (Or at least get us past another layer of our imprisonment)? Does this field hold the prison bars that has been keeping
Heaven and Earth divided. Is what the scientists are doing at CERN similar to what the Doors sang about? “Break on through
to the Other Side”? I like to think so. I like to think it could be a very great thing.
Some
people don’t think so, however; they are conCERNed. . . the lack of knowledge can be more dangerous than Joe’s
“dangerous knowledge” or as Joe put it above: “To counter the irrationality of right-wing knowledge
work and pedagogy, we must address both the reductionism of uninformed research methods and the quest for new ways
of seeing”:
Can these people come to greater awareness of the constraints of their epistemology, and by using
a more hermeneutical approach, engage in the QUEST for alternative ways of seeing?
And finally,
“Emanu’El” asked that I post this music with this blog (as representative of just one “new way of
seeing”):
If the LHC is creating a new dimension with new kinds of humans, I’ll go there!! Besides, the music
is better and they’ve brought back dancing in the streets!
(Just in
time for Universal Love Week, April 1-7; April 3 is Universal Day of Love, as established in 2009. We will need to update
our celebrations and music.)
ADDENDA
The physicist with the creative presentation is:
FRANK WILCZEK, from MIT Herman Feshbach Professor of Physics 2004 Nobel
Laureate
The Resurrection (“Second Coming”) has already Happened: It is time for the Treasure Hunt Insurrection! Could this be the
Great Reveal?
I wonder…did everyone SEE Jesus when he resurrected three days after
he died? Or was it only the truly spiritually awakened people?
This “religious” question (which is actually also a
science question) is significant for treasure hunting. The reason it’s significant is that for those who are (at least
somewhat) spiritually awakened, there will be guidance from those who are resurrected. That means treasure hunters (aka "bricoleurs") must
be able to perceive the resurrected. I will explore this right now. I will ask google (lol) the following question:
Who saw Jesus
when he resurrected? (And note this: Maybe Jesus is midst us even yet today).
Wow! Check out Google’s chosen
answer!
The first one to see Jesus after His resurrection was Mary
Magdalene just as it says (Mark 16:9). Then the others saw Him afterward. The context of the other verses don’t
present any problem at all.
This is exciting and highly relevant! Mary Magdalene is considered to be Jesus’s
Twin Flame. [And check out the Celestial meaning of the numbers of that verse: 1+6=7, God’s Number and 9=Completion,
as in Twin Flame Union].
Then apparently, when Jesus resurrected, the very first person he went to was his twin flame (sounds familiar, if
you read my dissertation)….and we are not getting the whole story about our creation and our capacity for love, obviously!
That reminds me, my Emanu’El-Sanat-Eros-Enki, et.al, has me on a treasure hunt relating to Abba Macarius, the Egyptian
and something about an ancient, more accurate creation story than the Adam and Eve Story (see “A Big P.S.” at
the end of this blog). Truth has been kept a secret for a very long time.
Of course, Joe changed that up with his work, but you
will have to decode it, if you can, understand it, and then apply it, or you can simply follow along and watch as I continue
to interpret his work.
You see, the Egyptians wrote The Book of Life (erringly called, today, The Book of the Dead; a
good friend, the true Isis, is in the process of revising the book to be more in line with the original book); Thoth/Hermes
Trismegistus wrote many practical works to help us achieve that Life (most of which were destroyed or lost, but there are
a few yet in existence and many researchers are trying to retrieve that knowledge); and Joe came along and wrote what I like
to call The Book of Love (his last book, Knowledge and Critical Pedagogy: An Introduction). Although, it’s
important to keep in mind that the book has many layers of interpretation and, subsequently, many applications, but Divine
Love is the highest dimension which he has woven through the book with a “golden conceptual thread” and which
is “our ticket off the FIDUROD island” (p. 84). In other words, it is “radical love” (as Joe defines it;
soul love) that will allow us to escape the limiting views of the Fidurodian “death/thanatos” worldview and do
the switch-over to the “eros/love” worldview.
It’s a huge challenge to rise above the death
culture of the dominators in order to experience life and bliss-love, and expand our percetual abilities enough to see that
the Resurrection has already happened. As Joe states, “There’s nothing easy about moving into a new dimension
where things are not as they once seemed” (2008, p. 58).
I struggle to maintain that open perception, but so often get dragged
back down by what Joe calls FIDUROD, the dominant worldview that people all around me seem to view as the one true reality,
the point from which we are told that we all must “come together” and work together if we are to make the world
a better place. “3D” is, after all, the “real reality” and those of us who view
reality differently are considered off-planet (and is probably why Jesus said he is “in the world but not of the world”).
The people who require such constraints don’t realize that by imposing that worldview on everyone, they are essentially
requiring that many of us must suffer painful devolution in consciousness which we are simply not willing to do, not to mention
it also ensures that the majority stay functioning within that lower level “reality” longer, which actually hinders
collective evolution. I have faith that human beings can do better! And so, it truly becomes that “amusement park ride”
Joe discusses in his book, when one gets pushed and slammed around for BEing, and it’s challenging to stay at the top
of the ride. But stay on top I must, if I’m going to fully experience treasure hunts and reap the amazing rewards, and
most importantly, share all of the amazing magic with the world. Am I ready for this?
I merely mention all of this to let people
know that I am the reason for the delay in the treasure hunts. I am having a hard time staying on top of the ride. The “gods”
are ready for any one of us who’s willing to listen to them and allow their spirits and Great Minds, enhanced with the
Holy Spirit, to work through us—via that “purple postformal thread” that connects them to us (Thomas &
Kincheloe, 2006, p. 136). When you literally “see” purple, you are in the domain of perceiving the “gods.”
And believe me, it’s a beautiful thing, beyond description.
Well, that’s all I have today as a sort of “check-in”
saying, the hiatus is over, I’m still here, still struggling to “come out on top” and still having faith
in my resurrected and beloved Twin Flame and Soul Family. I wish I had easy answers, but as I’ve just shown, there are
no easy answers, and Joe makes that clear throughout his writings. It takes hard work. But it can also be fun work. I think
what can really help is research and writing and if you can engage your passion into the project.It will
help you form a “feedback loop” that keeps you motivated and moving onward and upward. I know that Joe discovered
that to be true. He wrote in Reading, Writing, and Thinking, “I can’t imagine a non-literary life—an
existence without writing, without reading connected to my efforts to write, and without daily (if possible) reading, writing
and/or researching. Indeed, in my mid-fifties I find writing to be a powerful narcotic that soothes me, provides me rushes
of intense pleasure, and helps me live a richer life while making me a better teacher. Caution—it’s addictive”
(p. 2). It’s what keeps us connected.
So, if you are one of those who are sitting back, waiting for the “resurrection,”
you are missing out! It’s already happened. The Insurrection has begun and you are included should you choose to participate.
Joe knew this, even back in 1995 when he wrote his article, “Meet Me Behind the Curtain. ..” and he has reiterated
this throughout his work. As he states in Reading Writing, and Thinking:
The hyperrationality of domination embedded
in postitivism and formalism must be held up to the light of day, so that we can get beyond the socio-cognitive roadblock
they have erected on the bridge over the River Styx—the bridge that is key to our escape from the hell of dominant cultural
authoritarianism (p. 138). . . I believe the postformal insurrection is immanent” (p. 140).
The purple light is on and it’s
bright now. We can see our way to that magic bridge! I hope you join the Treasure Hunt Insurrection! It is sure to prove Divine,
very informative, very exciting, very funny and entertaining at times (what do you expect when we also have Father Hermes
as our teacher?), very musical, and very rewarding—and the result will be (as in all of Sanat Kumara’s treasure
hunts of the ancient past): Thy cup (thy Golden Chalice) shall be brimming over with Divine Love.
References
and more information:
Kincheloe, J. L. (2008). Knowledge and Critical Pedagogy: An
Introduction. Springer.
Kincheloe, J. L. (1995). Meet me behind the curtain:
The struggle for a critical postmodern action research. In P. McLarenand J. Giarelli (Eds.), Critical
theory and educational research (71-89). Albany, NY. SUNY.
In reality, I have not been on a hiatus at all. Like,
Joe, I must research and write and create every day. In fact, I started work on a new project for which we are seeking funding.
You can receive my interactive, multimedia ebook, “Bricolage: Your Quick-Start DIY Guide” for a donation of any
amount.The book really is for beginning bricoleurs, from high school to college students, and in it you
can learn some helpful processes that I use and some tips for getting A+ papers.
100% of the funds collected go directly into the hands of the Chief of an Indian Tribe on one of the
poorest (if not poorest) Indian Reservations in the nation, who is lead on this project authoring a special educational book.
If you can find it in your heart to donate to this great endeavor, visit The Reservation Book Project where you can find more information, how to donate, and how you can get your eBook.
The second thing I’ve been working on
is the continuing critical complex bricolaging of a business. It’s a very slow process when bootstrapping a
business with no bootstraps, but it does keep the mandatory bills paid for now and I remain in gratitude for that.
The third thing I’ve
been working on is another book about multidimensional critical complex bricolage. I will be writing many books about
this unique form of bricolage to put the “animal” in so many different contexts that absolutely everyone will
come to understand how powerful it is for changing the world and they can begin using it in every dimension of their lives.
It’s almost time to put the books on the open market.
The fourth thing I’ve been working on is blogs…yes,
I have written and not posted many blogs. If you would like a copy of the blogs that fill in the gap between
the last time I wrote up until today (a document more than 75 pages long), click on this link:
In
that series, I’ve covered some very important details about treasure hunting which you will need to know to reap the
greatest benefit from the treasure hunts Coming up the Pike. PLUS I’ve included some
heavily guarded secret and dangerous knowledge that has not been published anywhere else. I have also included some Divine
research into Abba Macarius the Egyptian…did I find the ancient creation story?
And what else is NEW, but very, very OLD at
the same time? The U.S. budget is set to increase the insane funding for the military by $40 billion while it cuts Medicare,
Medicaid, Food Stamps, Head Start, Pell (Educational) Grants while increasing corporate welfare by decreasing taxes on the
wealthy and multinational corporations (OurFuture.org).
Some things NEVER change!! Good Luck to THEM when the Treasure
Hunts as Led by the Gods (God’s chosen sons and daughters) begin!! Blessed are the meek, for WE shall inherit the earth.
RAH for Treasure Hunts!!
I hope you had a great and very energetic St. Patrick’s Day (a bogus holiday, but given I’m Irish, a holiday that is still
near and dear to my heart in a different way than put forth by popular culture)--and I hope you have a productive rest of
the week.
THIS WEEK’S HOMEWORK: Get the poison out of your water, food, and air. (Do something!)
The above are links to my blogs. I did not know at
the time of writing them, especially when I first began, that I was recording my Spiritual Journey of Ascension with Joe,
who is my Twin Flame (which I also did not know when I began this journey, but I have provided undeniable evidence in my dissertation and much more evidence since writing it). All I knew when I began this journey after Joe’s death (by which I had
been extremely traumatized) was that I was compelled to write the blogs, every day at first, and I seemed to have been getting
instructions from Joe and from “Above.” I did not understand how the Celestial Spirits were guiding us along our
journey nor the Power they have due to their Love connection to God (as Joe tells us over and over again in his work, there
is nothing more powerful than love). My connection to Joe connected me powerfully to his love and to God’s Love, through
the Holy Spirit. My experiences as recorded in the blogs proves what Joe has taught us about the power of love—over
and over again (I’m a slow learner, for which I feel sad. I was totally asleep when I met Joe and did not even believe
in soulmates. I hope you will not be as slow a learner as I have been). Nevertheless, what an amazing, beautiful journey it
has been! It’s full of adventure, mystery, learning about the world, learning about our past, present and future, and
engaging in super fun and sometime hilarious treasure hunts.
If you want to follow the path and connect to God’s
amazing Love, begin reading at the first link 2009.05.03 and move forward. You will learn a lot!!
I did. And there are millions of Celestial Spirits just waiting to serve as your personal teachers and guides. They want to
take you treasure hunting (they do know where the treasures are) and guide you along your own personal path just like they
did for me. I will not be writing any more blogs here because now I will be teaching Joe’s material “up above”
and continuing along yet another amazing path. You can follow along the next leg of our journey by clicking on the links to
the various courses, treasure hunt quests, etc. We are creating multiple paths now in multiple directions. Are you ready?
There is something for everyone! All you need to do is engage sincerely with seeking knowledge and spreading love
in the world, and then God’s magic will appear in your life too…no more suffering…only love, bliss, joy,
passionate engagement with learning—for everyone, infinitely and eternally. God is Good!! Check it out! 20160227-1330 Rewards Of Developing My Will To Love
“As a child I wanted so
desperately for magic to be real. I would work for hours collecting what I hoped were just the right combination of ingredients
to make some type of magic potion that would provide me with special powers….I found such magic in words viewed in
a postformal matrix and I observe and practice that magic everyday.” (Kincheloe, 2006, Reading, Writing, Thinking,
p. 13)
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