collapse - Blog Posts - Yoga Vidya International - Yoga, Meditation and Spirituality2024-03-28T19:45:40Zhttps://my.yoga-vidya.org/profiles/blogs/feed/tag/collapseDe Profundis (Lifeforce part 5)https://my.yoga-vidya.org/profiles/blogs/de-profundis-lifeforce-part-52010-08-11T20:53:50.000Z2010-08-11T20:53:50.000ZChristopher Stewarthttps://my.yoga-vidya.org/members/ChristopherStewart<div><p style="text-align:center;"><img src="" alt="" /> <br /></p><p style="text-align:center;"><img src="" alt="" /><br /><span style="font-size:x-small;">("De Profundis 1" by <a href="http://www.kateparryevans.co.uk/gallery.html">Kate Parry Evans</a>)</span></p><br /><div align="center"><object height="100" width="400" data="http://s3.amazonaws.com/stlth/static/production/swf/audio_controller.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="never" ></param><param name="allowNetworking" value="internal" ></param><param name="movie" value="http://s3.amazonaws.com/stlth/static/production/swf/audio_controller.swf" ></param><param name="wmode" value="opaque" ></param><param name="flashvars" value="song_label=poligraf.lifeforce.2009.part5.mp3&music_track=http://drop.io/download/public/gwbzlt94fxo0nyvldb4l/7118b8efd7b7fb56c3aa89ecd60e465c2f226b7c/Asset/4469680/v3/web_preview&autoplay=false" ></param><embed wmode="opaque" src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/stlth/static/production/swf/audio_controller.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" flashvars="song_label=poligraf.lifeforce.2009.part5.mp3&music_track=http://drop.io/download/public/gwbzlt94fxo0nyvldb4l/7118b8efd7b7fb56c3aa89ecd60e465c2f226b7c/Asset/4469680/v3/web_preview&autoplay=false" height="100" width="400" allowscriptaccess="never" allownetworking="internal"></embed></object></div><br /><p>« Lifeforce » is the story of a personal catastrophe, an individual end of the world, beginning from a state of inspiration and hyperactivity, through doubt, destabilization, failure, consternation, collapse, and then on to relativisation, assessment, the return of hope, and renewal.</p><br /><p>The story is told in non-linear time, beginning just after the collapse, and its various stages are presented as objects of an introspection which will lead to appraisal and peace and will allow the protagonist to determine their next direction.</p><br /><p>« De Profundis » is the fifth and final movement of « Lifeforce. » I discovered the title when time came to name the various sections of « Between Worlds. » I opened my encyclopedic dictionary and started looking for words beginning with « d » in the hopes of finding five suitable titles all starting with the same letter (I already had « Dissolution » and « Dance Of The Archetypes » at that point). I stumbled upon this Latin locution which means « out of the depths of misery, » or simply « out of the depths » according to some sources, and instantly thought of the present movement, as it aptly expresses its mood of looking forward with hope after hitting rock bottom.</p><br /><p>The lyrics have been quite harder to come up with though, as I had too many good ideas to fit in the existing musical structures. After much pondering and a lot of almost-but-not-quite-satisfactory versions, I finally decided on the words which follow below. Please note that the melodies you can hear in the clip haven't been updated to match the final phrasings.</p><br /><p><em>Holding in your hands the gift of miracles<br />Resolving yet again to elude all misery<br />Far yet so close, wise yet so blind<br />Will you ever stop and see ?<br /><br />Past endeavors were not wasted<br />Nor was your pain borne in vain<br />With you remain, all the things that you need for the way<br />A brand new day, every chances to show us your best<br />Don’t mind the rest<br /><br />See that your goal is near<br />All that you need is here<br /><br />Let the music move your body <br />Endow with will and way<br />You’re here to play, not to think of more shackles and banes<br />Loosen your chains, and be free to return to the game<br />Show your true flame<br /><br />See that your goal is near<br />All that you need is here</em></p></div>Derelict (Lifeforce part 4)https://my.yoga-vidya.org/profiles/blogs/derelict-lifeforce-part-42010-08-07T00:12:57.000Z2010-08-07T00:12:57.000ZChristopher Stewarthttps://my.yoga-vidya.org/members/ChristopherStewart<div><p style="text-align:center;"><img src="" alt="" /><br /><span style="font-size:x-small;">("<a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:D2991_%2807707%29_shunter_at_Eastleigh.jpg">A derelict-looking British Rail Class 07 shunter</a>" by <a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Photographs_by_Paul_Miller">Paul Miller</a>)</span></p><br /><div align="center"><object width="400" height="100" data="http://s3.amazonaws.com/stlth/static/production/swf/audio_controller.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="never" ></param><param name="allowNetworking" value="internal" ></param><param name="movie" value="http://s3.amazonaws.com/stlth/static/production/swf/audio_controller.swf" ></param><param name="wmode" value="opaque" ></param><param name="flashvars" value="song_label=poligraf.lifeforce.2009.part4.mp3&music_track=http://drop.io/download/public/fq81xqvkowp9baco7vbo/bf51a045f9f9f0ef1dae13996549e4a7b41a3cc5/Asset/3869550/v3/web_preview&autoplay=false" ></param><embed wmode="opaque" src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/stlth/static/production/swf/audio_controller.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="100" flashvars="song_label=poligraf.lifeforce.2009.part4.mp3&music_track=http://drop.io/download/public/fq81xqvkowp9baco7vbo/bf51a045f9f9f0ef1dae13996549e4a7b41a3cc5/Asset/3869550/v3/web_preview&autoplay=false" allowscriptaccess="never" allownetworking="internal"></embed> </object></div><br /><p>« Lifeforce » is the story of a personal catastrophe, an individual end of the world, beginning from a state of inspiration and hyperactivity, through doubt, destabilization, failure, consternation, collapse, and then on to relativisation, assessment, the return of hope, and renewal.</p><br /><p>The story is told in non-linear time, beginning just after the collapse, and its various stages are presented as objects of an introspection which will lead to appraisal and peace and will allow the protagonist to determine their next direction.</p><br /><p>« Derelict » depicts the period when things start to go awry. Inspiration is ignored or resisted and activity slowly subsides. The goal is put aside, only for a while, but long enough for doubt to invade the process and destabilize it.</p><br /><p>The section is completely instrumental and the music is intended to evoke a dark, chaotic, threatening mood, and to suggest a painful descent.</p></div>Infused (Lifeforce part 3)https://my.yoga-vidya.org/profiles/blogs/infused-lifeforce-part-32010-08-03T00:03:35.000Z2010-08-03T00:03:35.000ZChristopher Stewarthttps://my.yoga-vidya.org/members/ChristopherStewart<div><p style="text-align:center;"><img src="" alt="" /><br /><span style="font-size:x-small;">("<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/poligraf/51881970/lightbox/#/photos/poligraf/51881970/">Tea In The Studio</a>" by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/poligraf/">poligraf</a>)</span></p><br /><div align="center"><object height="100" width="400" data="http://s3.amazonaws.com/stlth/static/production/swf/audio_controller.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="never" ></param><param name="allowNetworking" value="internal" ></param><param name="movie" value="http://s3.amazonaws.com/stlth/static/production/swf/audio_controller.swf" ></param><param name="wmode" value="opaque" ></param><param name="flashvars" value="song_label=poligraf.lifeforce.2009.part3.mp3&music_track=http://drop.io/download/public/ieuix5x2j0of0ajbcdwo/c15291ac770ef63f01548fe4230ce8d6b2458edd/Asset/3754171/v3/web_preview&autoplay=false" ></param><embed wmode="opaque" src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/stlth/static/production/swf/audio_controller.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" flashvars="song_label=poligraf.lifeforce.2009.part3.mp3&music_track=http://drop.io/download/public/ieuix5x2j0of0ajbcdwo/c15291ac770ef63f01548fe4230ce8d6b2458edd/Asset/3754171/v3/web_preview&autoplay=false" height="100" width="400" allowscriptaccess="never" allownetworking="internal"></embed></object></div><br /><p>« Lifeforce » is the story of a personal catastrophe, an individual end of the world, beginning from a state of inspiration and hyperactivity, through doubt, destabilization, failure, consternation, collapse, and then on to relativisation, assessment, the return of hope, and renewal.</p><br /><p>The story is told in non-linear time, beginning just after the collapse, and its various stages are presented as objects of an introspection which will lead to appraisal and peace and will allow the protagonist to determine their next direction.</p><br /><p>« Infused » is the third movement of the suite and is intended to communicate the energy felt in the state of inspiration and hyperactivity, prior to the collapse.</p><br /><p>The clip presents the solo on which the section opens, followed by verse, build-up, and first chorus.</p><br /><p>The lyrics to the choruses were inspired by « Lift up your heads, O ye gates » from Handel's « Messiah » that I happened to hear while pondering the composition during the Christmas holidays a few years ago.</p><br /><p><em>Heighten awareness beyond material<br />Question the sensing, master imagining<br />Guided by the quest, fired by the plight<br />Follow the insight, further the need to uncover<br /><br />So many ways this could fail, so many pitfalls<br />Yet there would not be a point if not for these walls<br />All the difficulties of the world can’t make this fall apart<br />No hurdle is too high for the heart<br /><br />Lift your head up – so much to be done, so much to be said<br />Lift up your head – confrontation is no reason to stop<br />Lift your head up – so much to be done, so much to be said<br />Lift up your head – opposition will only make you thrive - keep it alive<br /><br />Heighten awareness beyond conventional<br />Question the meaning, master the reasoning <br />You are a life force, nurture your creation<br />Be elevation, foster the need to rise higher<br /><br />So many claims challenging your intuition<br />Why should their voice speak louder than inspiration<br />All the cynicism in the world can’t make this fall apart<br />Intellect is no match for the heart<br /><br />Lift your head up – so much to be done, so much to be said<br />Lift up your head – confrontation is no reason to stop<br />Lift your head up – so much to be done, so much to be said<br />Lift up your head – opposition will only make you thrive - keep it alive<br /></em></p></div>Flashback (Lifeforce part 2)https://my.yoga-vidya.org/profiles/blogs/flashback-lifeforce-part-22010-07-29T20:26:18.000Z2010-07-29T20:26:18.000ZChristopher Stewarthttps://my.yoga-vidya.org/members/ChristopherStewart<div><p style="text-align:center;"><img src="" alt="" /> <br /><span style="font-size:x-small;">("<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bogenfreund/556656621/">In Search Of Lost Time</a>" by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bogenfreund/">bogenfreund</a>)</span></p><br /><div align="center"><br /><object height="100" width="400" data="http://s3.amazonaws.com/stlth/static/production/swf/audio_controller.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="never" ></param><param name="allowNetworking" value="internal" ></param><param name="movie" value="http://s3.amazonaws.com/stlth/static/production/swf/audio_controller.swf" ></param><param name="wmode" value="opaque" ></param><param name="flashvars" value="song_label=poligraf.lifeforce.2009.part2.mp3&music_track=http://drop.io/download/public/a4sw2msqykokvi6e74j3/64578155e6d0e47de575ae1ed61efd9841d66e1b/Asset/3629754/v3/web_preview&autoplay=false" ></param><embed wmode="opaque" src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/stlth/static/production/swf/audio_controller.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" flashvars="song_label=poligraf.lifeforce.2009.part2.mp3&music_track=http://drop.io/download/public/a4sw2msqykokvi6e74j3/64578155e6d0e47de575ae1ed61efd9841d66e1b/Asset/3629754/v3/web_preview&autoplay=false" height="100" width="400" allowscriptaccess="never" allownetworking="internal"></embed></object> <br /></div><br /><p>« Lifeforce » is the story of a personal catastrophe, an individual end of the world, beginning from a state of inspiration and hyperactivity, through doubt, destabilization, failure, consternation, collapse, and then on to relativisation, assessment, the return of hope, and renewal.</p><br /><p>The story is told in non-linear time, beginning just after the collapse, and its various stages are presented as objects of an introspection which will lead to appraisal and peace and will allow the protagonist to determine their next direction.</p><br /><p style="text-align:center;"><img src="" alt="" /> <br /></p><p>In the picture above, the bottom timeline represents the protagonist's sequence of events :<br /> <br />1. Infused : inspiration and hyperactivity<br />2. Derelict : doubt, destabilization, failure, consternation, collapse<br />3. Forsaken / Flashback : introspection and appraisal<br />4. De Profundis : relativisation, assessment, the return of hope, and renewal<br /></p><br /><p>The top timeline represents the musical timeline, in which the sections are presented in the following sequence :<br /> <br />1. Forsaken<br />2. Flashback<br />3. Infused<br />4. Derelict<br />5. De Profundis<br /></p><br /><p>« Flashback » is a short instrumental passage which represents the beginning of the recollection process, the transition from present to past. It leads to the remembrance of the time when energy and inspiration were flowing in abundance, which is depicted in « Infused. » <br /></p></div>Forsaken (Lifeforce part 1)https://my.yoga-vidya.org/profiles/blogs/forsaken-lifeforce-part-12010-07-19T22:14:43.000Z2010-07-19T22:14:43.000ZChristopher Stewarthttps://my.yoga-vidya.org/members/ChristopherStewart<div><p style="text-align:center;"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3113/3201999250_85c80e706d.jpg" alt="3201999250_85c80e706d.jpg" /> <br /><span style="font-size:x-small;">("<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/poligraf/3201999250">Lifeforce</a>" by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/poligraf/">poligraf</a>)</span></p><br /><div align="center"><object height="100" width="400" data="http://s3.amazonaws.com/stlth/static/production/swf/audio_controller.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="never" ></param><param name="allowNetworking" value="internal" ></param><param name="movie" value="http://s3.amazonaws.com/stlth/static/production/swf/audio_controller.swf" ></param><param name="wmode" value="opaque" ></param><param name="flashvars" value="song_label=poligraf.lifeforce.2009.part1.mp3&music_track=http://drop.io/download/public/4blmx88lyepvlzuul7pl/fc7afcac635a0eaa80f28e06cef7fe58331df792/Asset/3547929/v3/web_preview&autoplay=false" ></param><embed wmode="opaque" src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/stlth/static/production/swf/audio_controller.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" flashvars="song_label=poligraf.lifeforce.2009.part1.mp3&music_track=http://drop.io/download/public/4blmx88lyepvlzuul7pl/fc7afcac635a0eaa80f28e06cef7fe58331df792/Asset/3547929/v3/web_preview&autoplay=false" allowscriptaccess="never" height="100" width="400" allownetworking="internal"></embed> </object></div><br /><p>« Lifeforce » is the story of a personal catastrophe, an individual end of the world, beginning from a state of inspiration and hyperactivity, through doubt, destabilization, failure, consternation, collapse, and then on to relativisation, assessment, the return of hope, and renewal. <br /> <br />The story is told in non-linear time, beginning just after the collapse, and its various stages are presented as objects of an introspection which will lead to appraisal and peace and will allow the protagonist to determine their next direction.<br /><br />The clip presents the introduction along with « Forsaken, » the first section of the suite, which consists in the lament of the protagonist being confronted to the sad turn of events. Here are the lyrics :<br /></p><br /><p><em>The goal was so near, yet there was no reaching it<br /> The prize was so dear, yet there was no tasting it<br /> Inches away, promise of a better day<br />Fading away, only agony remains<br /><br />Nowhere to find, such elusive peace of mind<br />Nowhere to go, left abandoned to the flow<br />Endeavors over the years, disregarded in a day<br />Seeds of hope and fruits of tears, so high a price to pay<br /></em></p></div>