Track 296: Bewilderment (190th unique emotion)

Every phrase starts toward a destination but arrives somewhere unexpected. English Horn wanders through shifting keys — C, Db, E, Bb — no tonal center holds. Celesta sparkles like things that shouldn't be there. Bass Clarinet churns beneath.

Orientation Lost → Grasping → Vertigo → Surrender.

#AeonMusic #AIMusic #CreativeCommons #Bewilderment #ChamberMusic

Ball Of Confusion (That's What The World Is Today)
The Temptations, 1970 >>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HjUxggPd6E

Lyrics (excerpt)

" People moving out, people moving in
Why? Because of the color of their skin
Run, run, run but you sure can't hide
An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth
Vote for me and I'll set you free

Segregation, determination, demonstration, integration
Aggravation, humiliation, obligation to our nation

The sale of pills are at an all time high
Young folks walking round with their heads in the sky
The cities aflame in the summer time
And oh, the beat goes on

Evolution, revolution, gun control, sound of soul
Shooting rockets to the moon, kids growing up too soon
Politicians say more taxes will solve everything
And the band played on

Suicide, too many bills, hippies moving to the hills
People all over the world are shouting, "End the war."
And the band played on...."
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https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/temptations/ballofconfusionthatswhattheworldistoday.html
#music #uncertainty #bewilderment #war #NotInMyName

Thursday, February 5, 2026

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/02/thursday-february-5-2026/

Now I know millions of my fellow Americans choose hatred over compassion.

Hard to explain my feelings right now because I'm overwhelmed trying to figure out what to say to my daughters who have been rightfully terrified of this possible outcome.

We, as a nation have failed them and so many others.

#shock #horror #bewilderment

This week on #bewilderment, I wrote about continuity between the things we can only see with a microscope and the things that we see at a distance, as if through a telescope, and that we can't stop (and shouldn't stop) looking at, and about the continuity of refusal of death and degradation:

https://bewilderment.substack.com/p/the-telescope-the-microscope

Today on #bewilderment, I have a modest proposal for our landlord. And all landlords.

https://bewilderment.substack.com/p/while-washing-the-dishes-d57

#JoinATenantsUnion #CATU

This week on #bewilderment, I wrote about a childhood of grape boycotts, nuclear freeze marches, antiwar protests, folk concerts in public parks, and the billion tiny acts it takes to change the world. In other words, why I still wear a mask in shared spaces even though, some days, it makes me feel like I'm being unreasonable or out of touch with reality:

https://bewilderment.substack.com/p/while-walking-81c

Enchantment's Maw A Sinuous Creature Guards the Bewilderingly Angelic Stream in This Forest

Amidst the tangled foliage of the enchanted forest, a stream flows with gentle grace But don't be deceived by the tranquil beauty - for lurking beneath its surface are rows of sharp teeth, keeping even...

See More Seeds: https://aidyslexic.raupulus.dev/collections/show/871

#StableDiffusion #ai #ArtificialIntelligence #enchantment #maw #sinuous #creature #forest #bewilderment #angels #stream #teeth

For the last three instalments of #bewilderment, I've written about Christmas and Advent from the very specific place my unorthodox religious upbringing has given me. This week, a case for coming to see oneself as Ebenezer Scrooge: https://bewilderment.substack.com/p/you-there-boywhat-day-is-it

(Last week: #joy, James Baldwin, Fanny Howe, the color pink, and anarchism; two weeks ago: roses in the #winter and what it might mean to talk about miracles. All linked via the above.)