The moon is out the stars invite
I think I’ll leave tonight
The Smashing Pumpkins
Rocket
To attain this transmutation, this metamorphosis of himself, he is taught first to purify and subdue his sensual nature; then to purify and develop his mental nature; and finally, by utter surrender of his old life and losing his soul to save it, he rises from the dead a Master, a just man made perfect, with larger consciousness and faculties, an efficient instrument for use by the Great Architect in His plan of rebuilding the Temple of fallen humanity, and capable of initiating and advancing other men to a participation in the same great work. 1
W.L. Wilmshurst
The Meaning of Masonry
Okay, don’t worry, we’ll all float on,
Even if things get heavy, we’ll all float on
Modest Mouse
Float On
Time is never time at all
You can never ever leave…
And our lives are forever changed
We will never be the same
The more you change the less you feel
Oh, life is bigger,
It’s bigger than you
and you are not me
The lengths that I will go to
The distance in your eyes
Oh no, I’ve said too much
I set it up
R.E.M.
Losing My Religion
From a distance
the world looks blue and green
Bette Midler
From A Distance
Even figures associated with the rise of modern science and the modern world—Copernicus, Johannes Kepler, Isaac Newton—were profoundly influenced by Hermetic ideas. Kepler, who discovered the laws of planetary motion, made a living as an astrologer, and Newton wrote more about alchemy than he did about gravity—which, if nothing else, is a very “occult” force, given that no one has ever seen it. 4
Gary Lachman
The Secret Teachers of the Western World
I never believed in things
I couldn’t see
I said if I can’t feel it
then how can it be
No, no magic could happen to me
And then I saw you
America
You Can Do Magic
Believe, believe in me, believe…
You’re just living out life
On a big blue ball
Karl Wallinger
Big Blue Ball
From a birds eye view,
I can see it has a
well-rounded personality
Jason Mraz
The World As I See It
It’s gonna take a lot to drag me
away from you
There’s nothing that a hundred men
or more could ever do
Toto
Africa
Oh, I got a hold on you
I got a hold on you
I got a hold on you tonight
The Cars
Magic
How can we believe the world is round?
Toto
21st Century Blues
Sometimes feel like they’re
caught in a landslide
Sometimes everything seems
to make no sense at all
Karl Wallinger
Big Blue Ball
Big Blue Ball album (Peter Gabriel and various artists)
Is this the real life?
Is this just fantasy?
Caught in a landslide,
no escape from reality
Queen
Bohemian Rhapsody
If you want truly
to understand something,
try to change it.
Kurt Lewin
Well, I’ve been afraid of changin’
‘Cause I’ve built my life around you
Fleetwood Mac
Landslide
Notes & References:
- The Meaning of Masonry
↩︎ - Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/54933/ode-
↩︎ - “Hey Bill Nye, Should We Throw Our Trash Into Space?” | Big Think | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjWGVrmuz74
↩︎ - The Secret Teachers of the Western World
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Songs:
The Smashing Pumpkins – Rocket
Modest Mouse – Float On
R.E.M. – Losing My Religion
Bette Midler – From Distance
America – You Can Do Magic
Karl Wallinger – Big Blue Ball
Jason Mraz – The World As I See It
Toto – Africa
The Cars – Magic
Toto – 21st Century Blues
Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody
Fleetwood Mac – Landslide
Fleetwood Mac – Everywhere
The Smashing Pumpkins – Tonight, Tonight (Official Video)
Something’s happening
Happening to me
My friends say I’m acting peculiarly
Fleetwood Mac
Everywhere