Post No. 069: Shamanic Seeing — "The Refried Beans Chicken!"‏

(Image by Paul Whiting)

Shamanic Seeing — "The
Refried Beans Chicken!"

Beans, beans the magical legume!
The more beans you eat,
the less meat you consume!
The more beans you consume,
the better you feel!
So, let's have beans for every meal!

The image illustrating this "Shamanic Seeing" post is from a can of refried beans that I opened! And I noticed there was a design that looked to me like a chicken in a sort of 'abstract' way and, hence, the title of this post!

-Paul Whiting
(a.k.a., Poet, Artist and Philosopher)
"I am the poet who thinks that he knows it!"

My Writing About Beans The Magical Legume: Beans, beans the magical legume! The more beans you eat, the less meat you consume! The more beans you consume, the better you feel! So, let's have beans for every meal! –Paul Whiting (written March 14th, 2015 and revised December 2nd, 2022)

My Philosophical Notes:

The reason that I wrote this poem (with prose) can be summed up with the following statement: "Shamanic Seeing" is basically the same thing as the Rorschach test in that you are "seeing" what's in your subconscious mind!

In other words, it's just like when you were a child and you saw "a monster in your closet" at night, rather than seeing that "the monster" was simply the contents of your closet in the dark.

Thus, "Seeing Shamanically" is essentially the same thing: it is simply seeing a pattern in something abstract like patterns in processed foods—and having that mean something to you a metaphorical way—as it represents some part of your subconscious mind.

And this poem (with prose) was also published on my "Paul Whiting — A Creative Writer" blog (please see the hyperlink below for the blog), since I feel that the message in this poem (with prose) applies to the message that I am trying to convey through "Paul Whiting — A Creative Writer."

This poem (with prose) was written in Portland, Oregon.

-Paulee

https://paulwhitingwriting.blogspot.com

This "Poet, Artist and Philosopher" Post No. 069 was edited on January 31st, 2023.

"Poetry is using the fewest words possible in order to describe all that is possible to describe." –Paul Whiting [June 1st, 2022]

"Prose is using all of the words that are necessary in order to describe all that is necessary to describe." –Paul Whiting [June 1st, 2022]

Post No. 026: Shamanic Seeing — "The Sign of Super Guy!"‏

(Image by Paul Whiting)

Shamanic Seeing — "The
Sign of Super Guy!"

Looking up—and so spry!
He's a nerd!
He's so plain!
He's Super Guy!

The image illustrating this "Shamanic Seeing" post is a drip pan that I was cleaning with oven cleaner. You see, I kind of "swirled" the oven cleaner around in order to cover the entire drip pan... And I realized, later on, that I had kind of created a Superman-style letter "S" in a sort of 'abstract' way and, hence, the title of this post!

-Paul Whiting
(a.k.a., Poet, Artist and Philosopher)
"I am the poet who thinks that he knows it!"

My Philosophical Notes:

The reason that I wrote this poem (with prose) can be summed up with the following statement: "Shamanic Seeing" is basically the same thing as the Rorschach test in that you are "seeing" what's in your subconscious mind!

In other words, it's just like when you were younger and you saw "a monster in your closet" at night, rather than seeing that "the monster" was simply the contents of your closet in the dark.

Thus, "Seeing Shamanically" is essentially the same thing: it is simply seeing a pattern in something abstract like patterns created during cleaning—and having that mean something to you a metaphorical way—as it represents some part of your subconscious mind.

And this poem (with prose) was also published on my "Paul Whiting — A Creative Writer" blog (please see the hyperlink below for the blog), since I feel that the message in this poem (with prose) applies to the message that I am trying to convey through "Paul Whiting — A Creative Writer."

This poem (with prose) was written in Portland, Oregon.

-Paulee

https://paulwhitingwriting.blogspot.com

This "Poet, Artist and Philosopher" Post No. 026 was edited on December 7th, 2022.

"Poetry is using the fewest words possible in order to describe all that is possible to describe." –Paul Whiting [June 1st, 2022]

"Prose is using all of the words that are necessary in order to describe all that is necessary to describe." –Paul Whiting [June 1st, 2022]

Post No. 015: Shamanic Seeing — "A Bird on the 'Golden Pothos' of Flight!"

(Image by Paul Whiting)

Shamanic Seeing — "A Bird on
the 'Golden Pothos' of Flight!"

The image illustrating this "Shamanic Seeing" post is a closeup of a leaf from my Golden Pothos houseplant, which has a hole in it that looks to me like a bird in flight in a sort of 'abstract' way and, hence, the title of this post!

-Paul Whiting
(a.k.a., Poet, Artist and Philosopher)
"I am the poet who thinks that he knows it!"

My Philosophical Notes:

The reason that I wrote this prose can be summed up with the following statement: "Shamanic Seeing" is basically the same thing as the Rorschach test in that you are "seeing" what's in your subconscious mind!

In other words, it's just like when you were a child and you saw "a monster in your closet" at night, rather than seeing that "the monster" was simply the contents of your closet in the dark.

Thus, "Seeing Shamanically" is essentially the same thing: it is simply seeing a pattern in something abstract like the patterns in a plant—and having that mean something to you a metaphorical way—as it represents some part of your subconscious mind.

And this prose was also published on my "Paul Whiting — A Creative Writer" blog (please see the hyperlink below for the blog), since I feel that the message in this prose applies to the message that I am trying to convey through "Paul Whiting — A Creative Writer."

This prose was written in Portland, Oregon.

-Paulee

https://paulwhitingwriting.blogspot.com

This "Poet, Artist and Philosopher" Post No. 015 was edited on December 7th, 2022.

"Prose is using all of the words that are necessary in order to describe all that is necessary to describe." –Paul Whiting [June 1st, 2022]

Post No. 011: Shamanic Seeing — "The Sacred Cow and Bull!"

(Image by Paul Whiting)

(Image by Paul Whiting)

Shamanic Seeing — "The
Sacred Cow and Bull!"

These two images illustrating this "Shamanic Seeing" post are from my surfboard-shaped coffee table, each one with what looks to me like a bovine in the image in a sort of 'abstract' way and, hence, the title of this post!

And in them, I see a Sacred Bull in one image, with horns and a nose ring. And I also see a Sacred Cow in the other image, with ears, eyes and lips!

And to me, these two 'abstract' images symbolize the Sacred Relationship that we truly have with Bovine Cows and Bulls.

So, we should always—and in all ways—treat these Sacred Animals with the utmost respect, because they truly are Sacred to God!

-Paul Whiting
(a.k.a., Poet, Artist and Philosopher)
"I am the poet who thinks that he knows it!"

My Philosophical Notes:

The reason that I wrote this prose can be summed up with the following statement: "Shamanic Seeing" is basically the same thing as the Rorschach test in that you are "seeing" what's in your subconscious mind!

In other words, it's just like when you were a child and you saw "a monster in your closet" at night, rather than seeing that "the monster" was simply the contents of your closet in the dark.

Thus, "Seeing Shamanically" is essentially the same thing: it is simply seeing a pattern in something abstract like the patterns in a painting—and having that mean something to you a metaphorical way—as it represents some part of your subconscious mind.

And this prose was also published on my "Paul Whiting — A Creative Writer" blog (please see the hyperlink below for the blog), since I feel that the message in this prose applies to the message that I am trying to convey through "Paul Whiting — A Creative Writer."

This prose was written in Portland, Oregon.

-Paulee

https://paulwhitingwriting.blogspot.com

This "Poet, Artist and Philosopher" Post No. 011 was edited May 5th, 2024.

"Prose is using all of the words that are necessary in order to describe all that is necessary to describe." –Paul Whiting [June 1st, 2022]