The Wake of the No-Clue Canoe

The Wake of the

No-Clue Canoe

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Just imagine an entire third neurological system inside yourself besides being simply left-brain and right-brain, and this third system being devoted entirely to the sensation of pleasure. Now imagine this third system waking up, becoming completely conscious of itself.

It's where folk tales come from, it's the way you feel just before you wake up in the morning, it's finding yourself, launching yourself from inside a (Dream).

Have you ever wondered about the fourth face card? There are four suits in a deck, the spades, the hearts, the diamonds and the clubs. You've got the King, the Queen, the Jack, and the ...?

A dodger is a fighter. They provoke you. It's what boxers call a setup for the punch. Some people use desire for the setup. Then they reject you.

I used to talk about stupid people in public, until someone pointed out, “They aren't stupid! Everyone's smart in some ways!” So now I've come to realize what I used to call stupid people are actually people dodging from how smart they really are!

Then what pops out of the box, to counter my correction, when I call someone a dodger, you'll know what I really mean.

“my	—Relaxing. We're in business!

aunt	—I wish I'd thought of it.

wants

—Don't worry. Never buy horses.

me	—From inside! Beyond belief.

to	—Get wealthy! You know that.

go	—A sky hook. And by the way ...

to	—Get wealthy! You know that.

Reno.”

—Hard to miss. Quantum.

When things go wrong with words, you can easily identify five categories: cliques exclude you, proctors constrain you, punishers channel you, parasites uproot you, and dodgers provoke you. For more on a complete theory of communication, please see “Working Friendships” at c-friend.com.

Transcendent Communication really has to do with having fun talking to other people. For the most part, things go right. Though from time to time, through no fault of your own, things can go really wrong, leaving you feeling distinctively uncomfortable.

WHEN THINGS GO WRONG
quickly identify ...	then notice how they ...	so you can “respond” ...

Cliques	exclude you	“I hope not.”
Proctors	constrain you	“Who does that?”
Punishers	channel you	“How deep?”
Parasites	uproot you	“A terrific mood.”
Dodgers	provoke you	“Hard to miss.”

“you	—Take a chance! Trust me.

stupid

—A fallen bird. Very disturbed.

cow!”

—I hope not. Not at all.

“working?”

—Memorable. Appropriate.

“you	—Take a chance! Trust me.

—Of course! Among others.

sports?”

—How deep? A syndicate.

“how	—The moment. A terrific mood.

much	—Outside that kind of scrutiny.

do	—Natural. Intelligence.

you	—Take a chance! Trust me.

earn?”

—SHAZAM! African blue.

“excuse

—Hard to miss. Quantum.

me?”	—From inside! Beyond belief.

Once you can defend yourself with words, the part of you that dreams at night can open up during the day. Bringing you magic. It sort of leaks out. I sent a text to my high school friend who lives next door :: So I've whittled all of verbal self-defense down to five responses: (1.) “I hope not,” the attack coming from a clique, trying to exclude you. (2.) “Should be enough,” the attack coming from a proctor, trying to constrain you. (3.) “How deep?” the attack coming from a punisher, trying to channel you. (4.) “A terrific mood.” the attack coming from a parasite, or a bully, or the Bozosphere, or the telephone company, trying to uproot you. (5.) “Hard to miss,” the attack coming from a dodger, or a stupid person, who's “dodging” how smart they really are, trying to provoke you.

Then I went to work memorizing, “I hope not,” “Should be enough,” “How deep?” “A terrific mood.” and “Hard to miss.” :: A clique, a proctor, a punisher, a parasite, and a dodger :: excluding you, constraining you, channeling you, uprooting you, and provoking you.

When I got home, my telephone was working again, my dial-up modem. My ability to uplink this. I felt that was magic. All day long I'd been saying, “A terrific mood.” “A terrific mood.” ... to calm myself down.

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P.S., There's no good reason to ignore two more categories, of phonies whose bluster and irrational constructions take you out of the picture, and of people who “innocently” trap you.

(6.) A Discernible Phony ignores you, and when you notice this, you can flip the phoniness back on them by saying, “THAT'S NOTHING!”

(7.) A Leech traps you, and you can disarm the trap by saying, “Always room.”

So now we have seven categories: cliques exclude you, proctors constrain you, punishers channel you, parasites uproot you, dodgers provoke you, discernible phonies ignore you, and leeches trap you.

WHEN THINGS GO WRONG
quickly identify ...	then notice how they ...	so you can “respond” ...

Cliques	exclude you	“I hope not.”
Proctors	constrain you	“Who does that?”
Punishers	channel you	“How deep?”
Parasites	uproot you	“A terrific mood.”
Dodgers	provoke you	“Hard to miss.”
Phonies	ignore you	“THAT'S NOTHING!”
Leeches	trap you	“Always room.”

“sink

—THAT'S NOTHING! Atomic.

or	—Outside of that. A new thrill.

swim.”

—Touch & go. Don't have to.

“I'm	—Always room. Very refined.

not	—Sure thing. Give it a chance.

one,	—It comes from my family.

am	—Kaleidoscopic. A low profile.

I?”	—You've changed. I get it!

“The most famous one,” of course, is Lucifer, the fallen angel.

An Historical Perspective

Sun day	(Sun)	Resurrection
Moon day	(Moon)	Thought, reflection
Tiu's day	(Mars)	War
Woden's day	(Mercury)	Messenger of God
Thor's day	(Jupiter)	Thunder
Frigga's day	(Venus)	Insemination
Saturn day	(Saturn)	Agriculture

A crash pad. People popping up and telling lies almost made me go nuts last week, because I've been practicing “not arguing” for years now, and what better bait for starting an argument than a bald-faced lie? The only thing that saved me was a (Dream) A water scale ... down the street. The thing to do ... get it back. You're never worried about it. (Fin)

Waking up, I saw these dream fragments as the key to regaining my sanity! “—You're never worried about it!” It's the perfect thing to say back! Of course, there's no such thing as a water scale, as in my dream, so it's a perfect antidote to a lie! They tell a lie, such as “The Germans practiced firing long-range missiles from here,” and in response, you start asking them about a nonexistent water scale, which is “down the street!”

“What's up?” —You're never worried about it. “How's it going?” —You're never worried about it. “What was the weather like all last week?” —You're never worried about it. “Anything new?” —You're never worried about it. “Lots of hits?” —You're never worried about it. “The Germans practiced firing long-range missiles from here.” —You're never worried about it.

Everything. All because of a dream about a water scale down the street.

NOW I'LL LEARN TO WALK

I was raised by those kind. Six years old. Walk around with a knife. While everyone else is sleeping. You're never worried about it. I was taking your hint. Gentle. Gentle as they come. You bet. Indeed. The only thing that can explain me is conscious reincarnation. Put another rose on my coffin. Yeah. No doubt. Are you sure? Witnesses. Disgusting witnesses. Relax. What time is it? Sometimes it works. Sometimes it doesn't. You got two decades.