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sphynx

Hi everyone,

I’ve been feeling quite lonely and would like to make some friends.

My interests at the moment are literature, (I read Piranesi last week and am now reading A Little Life) and autism. In the past I’ve also been fascinated by Buddhism, languages, and names. I compose contemporary classical music and write poetry about ecological, social, and mental health themes. My Masters dissertation is on listening and its potential impacts.
If you’d like to chat about of any of that, it would be cool to hear from you :)

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  • Hi sphynx, I see you posted this a few days ago so I hope you are feeling better.  You used to play recorder.  I am also a recorder player, it is a lovely instrument.  I mainly play music by Handel, Telemann, Loeillet and Hotteterre.  Why did you stop playing?  Happy to chat!

  • in reply to NAS79287

    Hi, thank you very much for your reply. Lovely to hear about your recorder playing! I stopped because of a combination of performance anxiety and experiences that knocked my confidence.

    Still pretty lonely - had some painful friendship situations recently so it may persist for a while. Thank you, a chat would be nice :)

  • in reply to sphynx

    Sorry to hear that you are still having a tough time. I hope things get better for you soon.

    I suffer performance anxiety too. My teacher is the only person who hears me play (through necessity). Other than that I just play for myself.

  • in reply to Autimator
    Autimator said:
    But, the conscious mind can get in the way of things flowing, learning to manage the mind so that its calm for long enough.

    It is the egoic awareness that gets in the way of the conscious mind's creative / intuitive flow, rather than as such the other way around.

    Learning to listen inwardly to the comparative silence that all other sounds become clear through ~ is one recommended methodology for tapping more into the vitalising / guiding essence of the creative / intuitive flow, if that might be of some assistance. 

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  • in reply to Autimator
    Autimator said:
    But, the conscious mind can get in the way of things flowing, learning to manage the mind so that its calm for long enough.

    It is the egoic awareness that gets in the way of the conscious mind's creative / intuitive flow, rather than as such the other way around.

    Learning to listen inwardly to the comparative silence that all other sounds become clear through ~ is one recommended methodology for tapping more into the vitalising / guiding essence of the creative / intuitive flow, if that might be of some assistance. 

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