Pluvialis is inspired by the marvel of physics and the potent domination of mind, with its effects on bodies, on senses, and on perceptions.
Droplets desire forming streams; jiggling constantly, changing subtly, they discretize and reconnect. The flow of the water depends not only on what it is doing, but how it is seen. I recommend this awareness in approaching the essence of the world as it is presented to us through the limitations of the self: our minds limit and govern our range of perception and experience. It follows that there is no understanding of the world that is not intertwined with an exploration of the very basic domain of self.
The fundamentals are essential. Marveling through the body-mind relationship, I am enraptured by the power of psychology over physique: the disconnection of my own body. Attachment to the wrong ideas or traits obscures me from learning, and the most important thing: feeling. My inability to answer the question: How do you feel? I lie. Dishonesty speaks to a long-term ignorance of myself. Unblocking the mind requires energy and often is eclipsed by the ups and downs of emotion. Yet, self- transcendence comes along with agility, and will continue to grow, slowly, without forcing.
I’m enchanted and nervous, even as I am constrained, by how much I can discover; how deep I can go; how wide the aperture can open.