Category Archives: Inspiration, free association, and intuition

Thoughts on “conceptual art”

Posted on April 22, 2024 by mikespassingthoughts

I found this in my unpublished files.  I started it in 2018. === Many of the articles in this blog are a form of what I call “conceptual art“.   To me, this is an art form which uses concepts or, … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on the act of thinking

Posted on November 20, 2023 by mikespassingthoughts

Recently, I was talking about the actual act of thinking. The act of thinking is something no one talks about. Most people think that when one thinks a person just “sits there”, quietly, and has “quiet thoughts”. This actually is … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on “daydreaming” and its many forms . . . thinking, inspiration, contemplation, etc.

Posted on November 10, 2023 by mikespassingthoughts

Now, as I get older, I ponder on my past. Since grade school I have always been something of a “daydreamer”. I can still remember, beginning in about 6th grade, looking out into the distance and my mind wandering to … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on the circle of conceptionism, with remarks on imitation in education and learning

Posted on December 17, 2022 by mikespassingthoughts

Conception is a word that I use to refer to a mental awareness, image, or theory of how the world works. From this conception we build a framework of how to interpret and associate with the world.  Because of this, … Continue reading →

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Some thoughts on Joseph Smith and the writing of the Book of Mormon

Posted on September 24, 2021 by mikespassingthoughts

I have always questioned the writing of the Book of Mormon.  I have always wanted to look at this in more detail in the future, as I have other things more pressing at this time, but here are some first … Continue reading →

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Some reflections on the phenomena of “journey dreams” and their characteristics . . . a manifestation of madness, of shamanism, or what???

Posted on June 3, 2021 by mikespassingthoughts

Recently, I have been wondering about the bizarre things I’ve done in the past. I particularly think of what I called “journey dreams”. I only heard of a similar thing happening with people who are called shamans. They are often … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on an episode of Twilight Zone: “The monsters are due on Maple Street” – revealing the never acknowledged monsters of society . . . the people

Posted on January 25, 2021 by mikespassingthoughts

A good example of mass hysteria is seen in episode 22 of ‘The Twilight Zone’ called ‘The monsters are due on Maple Street’ which first aired on March 4, 1960 and was written by Rod Serling (here is the script: … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on the ‘tip over” – humor, the weird, insight, and “doing”

Posted on June 18, 2020 by mikespassingthoughts

I wrote most of this many years ago.  I think its interesting enough to record: Recently, I have been speaking of something which I called the “tip over”.  Originally, I used in the context of humor but I began to realize … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on writing 900 articles . . . reflections on the 10th anniversary of this blog

Posted on March 1, 2020 by mikespassingthoughts

This is my 900th article in this blog. Its also the 10th anniversary of this blog.  As a result of this, I have reflected a lot on blog writing.  I have thought a lot on what I should write on … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on some aspects of art – creativity, imitation, and other things – going beyond art

Posted on June 10, 2019 by mikespassingthoughts

Here’s a thought I had: Many years ago, in the 1980’s, I used to draw a lot and was very interested in art.  I was also around a lot of people who was involved with art.  Over time, there began … Continue reading →

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