Michael Shlain
@Shlain
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Film Director. Lover. Pirate.
Los Angeles
Joined March 2009
"G-d exists in a superposition of existence and non-existence.” Human history would suggest this is self-evident. Whichever you choose to believe, you will find evidence.
quantumtorah.com
This essay explores a novel parallel between quantum mechanical principles and the biblical creation narrative through etymological analysis of the Hebrew terms “erev” (evening) and “boker” (mornin...
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In the last few years people started saying "so and so is now 'a thing'" As if to say a new quantum of experience, has now popped into existence, collective consciousness, or both.
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Current musing: Quantum Mechanics is as much the study of the mechanics of perception as it is the physical world.
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If particles are "quantums" or packets of a wave-- then are words, thoughts, things (or "thinks" as Alan Watts would say) quantums of consciousness?
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In Kabbalah, the two pillars of the Tree of Life are Judgement ("Gevurah") and Mercy ("Chesed") which meet at Yesod: the place of relationship, union. No one likes being judged, but to enter into relationship means, perforce, to subject oneself to judgement by the other.
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Currently reading "Quantum Physics for Poets." Contemplating the connections between Quantum Theory, Kabbalah, Language and Perception.
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Resurrecting this account. Going forward, this will be a sketchbook for ideas and connections I am playing with. And (hoo boy hope I don't regret this...), I'm inviting thoughtful and courteous peer review.
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Excited to share that REFLECTION OF A DEADMAN will have its UK Premiere at the Nightpiece Film Festival (@nightpiece) at the Edinburgh Fringe (@edfringe) on Thursday August 22! (Details in comments below.)
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Excited to share that my short film REFLECTION OF A DEADMAN will Premiere at the H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival at NecronomiCon Providence on August 16th! (Screening details in comments)
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Reflection Of A Deadman Dir: Michael Shlain Screens on Thursday 22nd Aug in Shorts Programme 3 #edfringe2024
https://t.co/SfE9904fjs
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For Halloween, I up and wrote an article about #clowns... Thank you to @shotscreative for going down this very deep and weird rabbit hole with me.
shots.net
Coulrophobics beware; Michael Shlain, director and co-founder of Butcher Bird Studios, explores how the image of the clown in film and advertising has always straddled fun-loving and frightening.
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I am thrilled to share that In a Foreign Town has been profiled in @FANGORIA. Thank you to @anandypaul for your thoughtful piece on #ThomasLigotti and the relevance of his writing in today's harrowing, upside-down world.
Notoriously reclusive horror legend Thomas Ligotti chats with @AnAndyPaul about life, death, dark jazz, hurricanes, and more https://t.co/ebhcelnMvr
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Notoriously reclusive horror legend Thomas Ligotti chats with @AnAndyPaul about life, death, dark jazz, hurricanes, and more https://t.co/ebhcelnMvr
fangoria.com
The less you know about Thomas Ligotti by the end of this story, the better. This is for a number of reasons—first and foremost, the standard-bearer of
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42 DAYS OF JOY - Day 42: Finishing what was started. Sanford Meisner said that the hardest emotion for an actor to play is Joy. I understand that a lot better now. I began this project on August 11 intending to write an entry...
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42 DAYS OF JOY - Day 41: Out in nature November 23. Hastings Country Park Nature Reserve. John Muir advocated for the practice of "Sauntering"-- experiencing a connection to "The Holy Land." I couldn't help but...
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