{"id":4849,"date":"2015-02-27T17:59:31","date_gmt":"2015-02-28T01:59:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eugenehallidayarchive.com\/?p=4849"},"modified":"2025-01-23T19:12:14","modified_gmt":"2025-01-24T03:12:14","slug":"20-dont-be-scared-its-only-a-movie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/eugenehallidayarchive.com\/?p=4849","title":{"rendered":"20. \u201cDon\u2019t be scared!\u2026 It\u2019s only a movie!…"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you do not know where you are now, you will have very little chance of getting to where it is that you imagine you would like to go next.<\/span><\/p>\n

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I have never been particularly interested in the personality of messengers\u2026 and I was never looking for a \u2018Father Figure\u2019 either \u2026 or for a social situation\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n

I was simply looking for answers to my own questions… And in my search for them I always saw myself as primarily responsible for anything and everything that might happen to me as a consequence of my various attempts to find them.<\/span><\/p>\n

Dealing with any relationships (imagined, casual, or otherwise) that may, or may not, have developed from time to time along the way, was \u2013 for the most part – of relatively minor importance to me in all of this \u2026<\/span><\/p>\n

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 What do I hear here most of the time (both \u2018out there\u2019 and \u2018in here\u2019)? \u2026 That would be the sound of a million rattles being tossed out of a million prams\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n

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On “Owning it” … and Materialism.<\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s fairly easy to understand a process whereby those who view others as being the originator(s) of \u2018esoteric\u2019 material\/ideas etc. would come to view these \u2018originators\u2019 as subsequently \u2018owning various \u2018rights\u2019 to these \u2018creation(s)\u2019 of theirs … Because … well … every created \u2018thing\u2019 must belong to … be the property of – to dispose of as they see fit –  \u2018some\u2019 creator or other… Mustn\u2019t it? \u2026 \u2026 \u2026 \u2026 \u2026 Mustn\u2019t it???<\/span><\/p>\n

The consequences of the present Copyright Laws as they stand is sufficient to explain this \u2026 Which, after all, was the intention of the original Copyright Act – brought in at the time of Queen Anne by the Brits around 1710 during the early days of the \u2018Enlightenment\u2019 – and after which everything in the future (in Europe at least) was obviously, as a direct consequence  – going to be (so to say) \u2018all plain sailing\u2019 from now on\u2026 At long last \u2026 \u2026
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So! \u2026 \u201cWhat a relief then!\u201d \u2026 It\u2019s all simply about \u2018due process\u2019 now \u2026 Just \u2018the way it is\u2019 – one might say\u2026 \u2018Mechanical’, even\u2026 \u2018Out of our hands\u2019, so to speak\u2026 …\u2018Hallelujah!\u2019 then \u2026 I suppose\u2026.<\/span><\/p>\n

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There are those who both claim that Eugene Halliday\u2019s \u2018creations\u2019 are, in some way, \u2018Universal\u2019 (with a capital \u2018U\u2019) while that at the same time maintaining that they \u2018belonged to him\u2019 \u2026 And subsequently, in a number of cases at least – and particularly for those who hold to this second view here – that this material has now somehow, almost magically, come to \u2018belong\u2019 to them! \u2026. As opposed to say, believing that this material simply \u2018emanated\u2019 from him – but then, I don\u2019t happen to believe that either.<\/span><\/p>\n

For me, this material constitutes the \u2018fruits of his labor\u2019 \u2013 and I see him as subsequently making this freely available to all.<\/span><\/p>\n

How others involved themselves with it \u2013 by Working with it; or attempting to own it; or distorting it to suit their own pursuit of power etc. thus becomes their responsibility entirely \u2013as do any consequences that arise from this freely-entered-into involvement of theirs<\/span><\/p>\n

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The problem with any belief to the effect that the ideas and concepts of Eugene Halliday \u2018came through\u2019 him; that is, that he received them in some way from what he referred to as \u2018the field\u2019 – is that this is a belief that can be held for the production of anything by anybody\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n

On the other hand, you could always defend the idea that he had become a vessel for these ideas by preparing himself somehow; or that he had \u2018been prepared\u2019 as a result of the efforts of others in his direct ancestral past – as a consequence of his birth and so, \u2018in his DNA\u2019 I suppose (so something of a \u2018freebie\u2019 then); or by some supernatural agency or other.<\/span><\/p>\n

This viewpoint actually starts to becomes a little more entertaining when those involved here attempt to simultaneously advance some hashed-up version or other of these \u2018received\u2019 ideas of Eugene Halliday – while simultaneously attempting to make sure that everyone \u2018knows\u2019 that someone (or something) else was really<\/strong> responsible for \u2018all this stuff\u2019!\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n

I suspect though, that this is simply because there just might<\/em> be troubling repercussions here, and \u2026,\u201dWell! \u2026 That would Never <\/strong>do!\u201d\u2026.<\/span><\/p>\n

A perfect example then, of that \u2018monkey with its hand stuck in the jar\u2019.<\/span><\/p>\n

It is the difference between what it is that constitutes \u2018knowledge\u2019, as opposed to \u2018wisdom\u2019 that is crucial to any real understanding of the \u2018why\u2019 of \u2018what it is\u2019 that is going on here\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n

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There is overwhelming evidence to show that Eugene Halliday spend a great deal of his his time reading (I understand from a very reliable source that he did so every day) and then making notes about (or of even sometimes copying word for word) the variety of subjects contained in the many books that he read.<\/span><\/p>\n

Regrettably though, most of the time he did not (or was even perhaps unwilling) to reveal the sources on which he based at least some of the ideas that he subsequently expounded upon, during the delivery of his various talks, or that he included in his various essays.<\/span><\/p>\n

Nonetheless \u2013 whether you know directly of any particular source or not – it should still come as no surprise that the subsequent ideas he fashioned from these studies of his do reflect the original ideas that are contained in them. And thus they reveal, not only his own particular preferred interests (and biases), but also illuminate the zeitgeist (the \u2018Aion\u2019) out of which these ideas – so to say – \u2018came to be\u2019\u2026 The clearest examples here for me concern his comments regarding gender and race\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n

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I have never viewed Eugene Halliday\u2019s material as somehow being \u2018the last word on any particular subject\u2019 or as \u2018Universal\u2019 (or even \u2018universal\u2019). And certainly not part of what is referred to as a \u2018Perennial Philosophy\u2019. (This is a relatively recent fashionable concept that went out of the window with Nietzsche as far as I\u2019m concerned – who does a very nice job of rendering it not \u2018incorrect\u2019 but rather, \u2018still-born\u2019) …<\/span><\/p>\n

In my view, there can be no such thing as \u2018the last word\u2019 (particularly here) and I would say that Eugene Halliday\u2019s material was already in real danger of approaching its \u2018sell-by date\u2019 even before he died\u2026 \u2026 It\u2019s about the \u2018in-the-now living word\u2019 only (and not the \u2018blow-up doll\u2019 version of it).<\/span><\/p>\n

Eugene Halliday did \u2013 I believe \u2013 demonstrate this Working \u2018in the now\u2019. But the only real purpose this activity of his serves – as far this activity concerned others \u2013 was merely to demonstrate that it could, in act, be done\u2026 Which is to say that it is demonstrably \u2018in the now\u2019 possible to do \u2026 Regrettably though, ultimately one has to demonstrate this activity to one\u2019s self – for one\u2019s self\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n

Coming together to form \u2018The Eugene Halliday Fan Club\u2019 is not allowed here then\u2026 In former times this behavior would have been called \u2018Idolatrous\u2019 \u2026<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2018To respect\u2019 here though, is something else \u2013 although one must ever be on guard for demonstrations of the bogus \u2018Uriah Heap-ish sycophantic twerpery\u2019 version of this \u2013 beloved by those who seek pleasure from their indulgence in all manner of those \u2018diverse cringings\u2019, that my more austere Protestant ancestors were so incensed by.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The fruits of \u2018Creativity\u2019 can be viewed – in part at least – as an attempt to illuminate the \u2018human condition\u2019 (to supply \u2018answers\u2019 here, as it were), and so it is easy to see that \u2018Gestating\u2019 and \u2018birthing\u2019 can often serve as very useful metaphors for all this \u2018artistic\u2019 or \u2018creative\u2019 activity.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2018Creativity\u2019 as \u2018gestation and birth\u2019? \u2026 \u2018Woman\u2019 viewed then as a biological supplier of \u2018answers\u2019 here perhaps? And if so then, of also providing a further example of the way in which \u2018being seeks power over being\u2019\u2026 In this case, the various attempts made at directly controlling, or of at least of directing – from behind the scenes – the future course of these \u2018creations\u2019 of theirs\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n

From ‘NOCTURNAL EMISSIONS’<\/span>
\n ‘Random Dribbling from the Twilight World of the Undead’<\/span>
\n by Bob Hardy<\/span>
\n (A series of fragments from Bob Hardy’s notebooks – from the late-1970’s to date)<\/span><\/p>\n

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Many modern authors have written about amber and jet attracting chaff, and other facts unknown to the generality: and as a result of their labors, bookseller’s shops are crammed full.<\/p>\n

Our generation has produced many volumes about recondite, abstruse, and occult causes and wonders \u2026 but never a proof from experiment, never a demonstration do you find. The writers treat the subject esoterically, mystically.<\/p>\n

Hence such philosophy bears no fruit, for it rests simply on a few Greek or unusual terms – just as our barbers toss off a few Latin words in the hearing of the ignorant rabble in token of their learning, and thus win reputation\u2026<\/p>\n

Few of the philosophers are investigators, or have first-hand acquaintance with things.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

From: William Gilbert \u2018s \u2018De Magnete\u2019<\/em> (1600)<\/p>\n

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Philosophers interpret<\/strong> the world in various ways. (However) The point is to change it.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Marx on Feuerbach.<\/em><\/p>\n

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In the beginning was the word.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Gospel of John<\/em><\/p>\n

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An Introduction to A Personal Approach to Working with Eugene Halliday\u2019s Ideas <\/strong><\/h4>\n

The remaining material for this post consists of a video recording, together with a separate ‘audio only’ version of the same material – much of which was contained in a talk that was delivered by me in the UK during August of 2014.<\/p>\n

However, for the purposes of this particular recording here, I have significantly expanded and amended that talk.<\/p>\n

I should also perhaps mention that while recording here, I am (and rather obviously so, if you are viewing the video recording) referring to my notes a great deal.<\/p>\n

This recording however, does allow me to summarize much of my reasoning for ‘making Eugene Halliday’s material freely available’ when I did. But I now believe that this is a project that is rapidly approaching the end of its usefulness. At least where it concerns those who might have become interested in ‘these sorts of things’ during the earlier part of this second millennium. Because, in my opinion, the manner in which this subject will be approached, disseminated, and discussed, will become as radically different as the manner in which significant texts were approached, disseminated, and discussed during the period before the invention of the printing press compared to the one immediately after it. A period that continued (in much the same way) right up until the advent of the personal computer and universal access to the world-wide web. A new situate that I am certain is a major game changer here.<\/p>\n

So, if you like, up to now my practical task here – initially at least – has had more to do with the medium (that is, providing access to a digital format) that the message itself (Eugene Halliday’s actual material).<\/p>\n

But I can sense that it is fast approaching the time when I should be changing direction – particularly as I don’t think there’s that much more I can do here.<\/p>\n

Anyway – here are the  links to that video and audio recording:-<\/p>\n

Video: https: \/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=LxfqP1GjTM0&feature=youtu.be<\/a><\/p>\n

Audio: A Personal Approach to Working with Eugene Halliday’s Ideas<\/a><\/p>\n

To download this audio file to your computer, simply right click on this link and select ‘Save Link As’; or you can just click on this link in the normal way and it will then play on your computer (but you might have to wait a minute or so for it to load in).<\/p>\n

If, for some reason, you would like a transcription of this recording, then please contact me by email at archive.query@gmail.com.<\/p>\n

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I should also add here that I do not intend to post as regularly as I have been doing.. So, it should be with a ‘perhaps’ then that I’ll add…<\/p>\n

To be continued\u2026 \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

Bob Hardy<\/p>\n

27th<\/sup> Feb 2015<\/p>\n

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