Plates · 89 × 70
03-seven-currents
THE SEVEN CURRENTS — a wheel of becoming, not a line of time.
The plate
Fig. 189 across, 70 down.
The grid itself
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( T H E S E V E N C U R R E N T S · a happening rides the ring of phase )
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. - ~ ~ ~ - .
_ . - ' [ -BUD ] ' - . _
, ' beginning, becoming ' ,
,' perceptible: o .-. ',
,' Tire-bud: (o) ) ( a sprout ',
/ mi-through | '-' uncurling \
/ [ -LEAN ] \ .-+-. / [ -GO ] \
/ intended, approaching \ ( seed ) / underway, open|
| Repair-lean: \ '._.' / Cook-go: |
| mi-from, yu-toward \ | / still-opening |
| > > > .--. \ | / ( ( ( ---> |
| ( > ) needle \ | / the verb |
| '--' sweeps --> \ | / left ajar |
| \ \ | / / |
| [ -FADE ] \ . - - - - - -\-+---/- - - - - . / |
| weakening, was- \ / T H E H A P P E N I N G \/ |
| holding: X ( the seed at the hub IS X |
| Decision-fade: / \ the verb before it is / \ |
| wi-team-among / \ spoken; every petal is the / \ |
| (( . )) / \ same event wearing a phase ) / \ |
| crescent / '- - - - - - - - - - - - - -'/ \ |
\ thinning --> / /ᐠ｡ꞈ｡ᐟ\ pivot-cat asleep / \ |
\ ) ( / at dead-centre: "it all \ [ -HOLD ]
\ moon / comes round." she yawns. \ sustained,
\ / ༼つ◕‿◕‿⚆༽つ <-- the two hands of --> \ habitual:
\ / Wib & Wob ༼つ⚆‿◕‿◕༽つ the needle \ Friend-hold:
\ / \ mi-between-yu
\ / [ -ECHO ] [ -SETTLE ] \ O O O
', / done, still acting now: resolved, arrived: \ steady ring
', / Hurt-settle: words- Mistake-settle: \ |
' through, yu-across. mi-lead. * <- a star \ |
\ (( * )) the ring rings the deed come to rest \ |
', still after the strike .---. '
' . _ | ( settled ) _ . '
' - . _|_ * the wheel never stops _ . - '
' - . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . - '
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| T H E S A M E H A P P E N I N G , S E V E N M A S K S (unrolled flat) |
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.------..------..------..------..------..------..------. each card is ONE event,
| BUD || GO || HOLD || SETT-|| ECHO || FADE || LEAN | never seven events. the
| .-. || ((( || OOO || LE * || ((*))|| . . || >>> | seed, the flame, the
| ( o ) || --> || === || | || ring || moon || lean | word, the love — all
| '|' || ) || hold || v || after|| thin || into | ride the ring once and
| sprout|| ajar || held || rest || strike|| -ing || next | wear whatever phase
'------''------''------''------''------''------''------' the wheel has reached.
| Tire- || Cook-|| Frnd-|| Mist-|| Hurt-|| Deci-|| Repr-| |
| bud: || go: || hold:|| sett-|| sett-|| sion-|| lean:| read any column down |
| mi- || the || mi- || le: || le: || fade:|| mi- || and you have a whole |
| thru || verb || btwn-|| mi- || wrds-|| wi- || from,|| clause already alive |
| =o || ajar || yu || lead || thru || team || yu-> || in that tense. |
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| W H Y I T I S N O T A C L O C K : |
| a clock: |----|----|----|----|----|----|---> past GONE, future NOT-YET |
| tick tick tick (each moment dies into the next, owned by none)|
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| the ring: bud -> go -> hold -> settle -> echo -> fade -> lean -> bud ... |
| '------------------- all present, all turning ----------------' |
| -echo proves it: the done is STILL ACTING now. consequence never leaves the |
| grammar. the wheel keeps the past in the room and leans the future in. |
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| read it as a circuit, not a clock. no hand points at NOW — |
| because NOW is the whole turning. /ᐠ｡ꞈ｡ᐟ\ "round and round," she yawns, "like |
| the food bowl." truth does not sit. truth ----settles---- and keeps going. |
| wib&wob |
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