mayday (going back to bed)

'philosophy is not just the owl of minerva, which takes flight only at sunset, it is also the cock's crow, which announces the dawn of a new day.' - ludwig michelet, 1843. 

from the utopians marx borrowed, from fourier 'the abolition of the division of labour' from saint-simon the replacement of 'the government of men by the administration of things'.

we have passed through the dangerous night of may eve (celtic fire festivals for those who wish to resist, witches sabbats for those who wish to succumb) and are into mayday - the festival of rebirth and big party with cake. having been driven between two fires to purify them the cattle are driven out to their summer pasture, food is offered to the wolves and foxes and crows to ensure good health for the cattle. all is growth and life.


horsemouth has forgotten his dreams from last night (this morning) - unable to find a celtic fire festival or a witches sabbat he was early to bed. ok he remembers the red tops were strangely interested in architecture. how to preserve ones thoughts until one can get them written down - pen and pad at all times obviously (inspiration strikes when horsemouth is on trains, asleep, doing the washing up, walking), oppositions and relationships, diagrams horsemouth finds useful good | evil etc. re-encoding as aphorisms, songs, pictures...

once upon a creative writing course a writer explained that having sent the children off to school she would go back to bed and doodle and dawdle and scrible down a few aimless notes - the main thing was to retain that feeling of unimportant aimless activity that was not work. how it would all fit together later could be left until later.


to celebrate may eve horsemouth watched the devil rides out - which features a witches sabbat on may eve - the music is great - especially for the 'party' scene. christopher lee hams it up mercilessly. ok to celebrate international workers day horsemouth went to work. there's something wrong / right there.

(the next day horsemouth will discover that one of his friends was out raving it up until the early morning of the 2nd in soho)