body of mythos

[the insect musicians: alazif of the mad new zealander graeme revell.]


'' original title al azif--azif being the word used by arabs to designate that nocturnal sound (made by insects) suppos'd to be the howling of daemons. ''

h.p.lovecraft, history of the necronomicon.


''the zen monks of china and japan, who have long practiced a form of buddhism that emphasizes meditation, ask themselves the following bizarre question: what is the sound of one hand clapping? ...

''jesus of nazareth, who might be likened to a zen master; often spoke in parables, which means a roundabout way of talking, deliberate evasion, riddles. jesus even tells us why. he speaks in parables, he says, because he does not want anyone but his disciples to understand him: "he who has ears to hear, let him hear," which happily brings us back to the sound of one hand clapping...

''yet the question remains what is the sound of one hand clapping? simply put, the sound of one hand clapping is the sound of your own ears... perhaps, if it were quiet enough, if you put down this book and listened again for the sound of one hand clapping, perhaps then you'd hear something--did already hear something--well staticky...

''you need extreme quiet to hear such things because what you are listening for is very subtle, very simple, very overlookable, "a still small voice." with practice however, it will sound as loud as you like. so go back, be still, listen...''

j. nigro sansonese, the body of myth.