CLOSING CIRCLE
Heretic:
"The Fool is metamorphosing into Magus, who's dissolving into High Priestess. Crazy, crazy things are happening. The entity now works on the principle that 'energy space', in which its chakras operate comes before 'manifestation.' Circuit 4 is receiving major upgrades to support the increased circuits 2-4-6-8 traffic. 1-3-5-7 is shedding load that it's been carrying for some time. The kids have decided to go live with Uncle Yogi for a very long time. Yogi knows something very important, which is how to live in the present. Adult has had a look at quite what it is that IS and it's blowing our minds yet again. A stiff dose of brother Blosser's art, Crowley's Tarot, red wine, good dope, two friends to metaprogram with, Tai Chi, Lao Tse, Dennett, enough synchronicity to turn it all into A TRIP and a big warm loving leriVibe, among others, have been the symptoms of big hypothalamic/deep level changes in, well, it's not just me, is it? I read your posts, and a goodly number of you folks out there are showing similar signs. It's that ON THE BUS feeling, and it's going somewhere waaaarrrmmmmmmmmm......Love you all - more than I did, less than I will. ;*)"ghost:
"Fractically immanent, frantic fractal blossoms inherently imaginitive immeshed imams. We have previously discussed Leri as a fractal set, individual Leriati as subsets of Leri ITSELF in this context. We are concresence, immanence, here! as these weird and wonderful beings. I have gnown leri before i have met leri, and i must say you all are wonderful. You vitalize my actions, make me think, and be. This vessel i claim as my community, short time tho i have been a part of it, and as a home. Thank you all for your being, and your love."Erica:
"i believe leri will continue to exist and to grow, but i couldn't venture to guess what that will mean in coming years. we must be patient and remember that every day brings us that much closer to world domination...."CyberDancer:
"The existence of Leri is to some small degree part of the spark of hope, or shade of darkness, depending upon your point of view.:-)"jeffn:
"God is there, somewhere. well hidden as usual. I think I like leri more than god, at least leri tells me more than god does."Nozzle:
"I wish it were sponsered by a rich philanthropist who gave us all free plane tickets to various leri fleshmeets in the name of art and science."rez:
"for me, Leri has become my spirit's work: the instantiation, through any medium available, of a transformed reality in which to dwell and thrive. the Net is a medium. i sit, surrounded by hanging bits of paper and pictures; i smell my incense, i hear my music. food becomes a medium I use to bring about my passion, my bliss, my home. and it must perforce be a shared thing. or it is nothing. i cannot [and, looking back, would never presume to] force Leri on anyone. i can only make it shine utterly as best i am able, such that those who were already headed to its hearth will find their way all the more clearly and find the fire that much more warmly tended upon arrival."Crazy Fingers:
"Through Leri, I came to understand exactly what spirituality was all about. There's a high degree of...resonance?...between all of us on the spiritual level, which grows deafening as one fleshmeets in large groups. It is this resonance, I think, which keeps me loving even those in our community whose personalities I would find otherwise abrasive."Spigot:
"I can say that subscribing to Leri seems to be one of the major turning point in my life. Practically all of my friends these days I met through leri, including my housemates. Through the ideas and feelings expressed on the list and at fleshmeets, my perspective on the world has changed dramatically. For many years I had always felt myself to be without a ‘community’ -- I was always an outsider. Now I feel very much a part of , and at home in, a large and amazing group of people."shur:
"Maybe leri-l has a value in that we can share and reinforce alternative realities and fight off that part of the outside that tries to exploit and dehumanize us. But it's a personal decision for each of us. As for me, I'm just doing my thing."Erica:
"It's virtually impossible, given the limited capabilities of the English language, to explain exactly what place leri holds in my life. It's too big, too much, too...LERI to put into words. Over the past year, Leri has seen and on occasion participated in the greatest changes that have occured in my life. It offered me a forum where I could share my feelings and thoughts, knowing that, even if no one agreed with me, what I gave to the list would still be valid. And I learned quickly that the return on my investment was astronomical. I have, almost by accident, given more to leri than I ever thought I'd want to. In return, I have received an entirely new reality, experiences that I thought would not come for years, friends and lovers who will never leave my life, a little sister [!], and a format that allows me to very clearly focus my goals and determine what I need and want without the burden of standard societal restrictions. To a great extent, I gave leri my entire reality, then let the list and irc do their damage. Well, this is what happened. Leri is not just a mailinglist."Crazy Fingers:
"A few nights ago, someone from [a neighboring] group was asking me about Leri. He couldn't understand how we could be as close as we are, what special bond we share. He kept asking if there were some secret which tied us together, and I tried to tell him there wasn't. But later, I thought about it, and there is a secret, but it's not exclusively our secret, it's the Oldest Secret in fact--this is the only Moment you get, so enjoy it, live it, breathe in it, explore it, love it, share it, mourn its passing, and move on to the next, and let nothing get in its way."Scruff:
"I'm damn glad I stumbled across It. It is truly part of my family."Annie:
"It's home, in a way, a home that doesn't exist outside my monitor as anything but 1's and 0's flying around in the air, but home nonetheless. And I like living here."Scotto:
"I can tell you clearly what Leri means to me. Leri is the most painful place I have ever lived. Leri has a way of telling me just the right joke to make me laugh myself senseless, and in the height of my senseless-ness, sinking its talons into my back and ripping me open a new lesson or two. Leri has almost no patience with me whatsoever, and yet Leri has taught me more than ever how to have patience with myself, and my simple ambitions. Leri often feels like walking naked through a minefield with a stark black blindfold; and yet even then, I feel as though Leri is walking a step ahead of me, protecting me. Leri is honest to a fault, and this is the hardest thing for me to bear sometimes; whereas others I have known might have spared me the truth about myself, about my life, about this world, Leri tells it to me straight, offers me a drink when I need it, and teaches me how to enjoy what I've got. Leri is the closest set of strangers I will ever call friends."