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Post by JoJo on Sept 17, 2008 19:59:31 GMT -5
Thanks to Taf for pointing this out, I had no idea this Yoko blog existed: 100acorns.blogspot.com/t's been 44 years since my book of conceptual instructions, GRAPEFRUIT was first published in 1964.
On 15 June 1968, John Lennon & I planted two acorns for peace at Coventry Cathedral. It was the first of our many Peace 'Events'.
In the summer of 1996, I picked up from where I left off, and wrote 100 ACORNS.
Starting on the 40th anniversary of the Acorn Peace Event on 15 June 2008, I will publish here an 'Acorn' every day for 100 days.
After each day of sharing the instructions, you should feel free to question, discuss, and/or report what your mind tells you.
I'm just planting the seeds.
Have fun.
Love, yoko
June 2008Well, it's "very Yoko" for lack of a better expression. If I've calculated correctly, the "acorns" stop on Sept. 22, so make your comments if you so wish.. |
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Post by B on Sept 17, 2008 21:04:50 GMT -5
Uh, thanks, but no thanks.
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Post by Girl on Oct 6, 2008 16:05:45 GMT -5
What a soulful find, JoJo... and "very Yoko" is the PERFECT expression...  |
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Post by puzzled on Jan 10, 2009 15:42:04 GMT -5
What are these instructions for? A few examples from the link:
No.1
(or how to make the city
so light that it floats
away in the sky)
Carry a stone. Go on
carrying heavier stones
until they become so
heavy that the whole
city starts to look
lighter than what you
are carrying.
No. 2
hide in the cupboard
a) until your family starts to wonder
b) until your family forgets you
(make choice)
No. 3
face the wall throughout the year
and imagine banging your head
against it: a) slowly until the
walk collapses and you see the sky.
b) violently until your head is
gone.
consider if it is such a catastrophe
to live without your head or if it
shouldn’t be easier for you to go
around since your body would be much
lighter.
No. 4
13th day
future time
color yourself
wait for the spring to come
let us know when it comes.
No.5
Check the following statements: True/False
l) All streets are invisible. The visible ones are fake ones, though
some visible ones are the end parts of the invisible ones.
2) If you wear something long enough it becomes part of you and you suffer from serious physical maladjustment when you take it off.
A woman died from taking off her ring she wore for ten years. A man was found to be non-existent when his title was taken away.
3) When you leave things, you leave your spirit behind as well. But if you don't leave them, you age.
4) Your brother is the man you killed in the past world. He was born in your family because he wanted to be near you.
5) There are one thousand suns rising every day. We only see one of them because of our fixation on monolithic thinking.
6) Grapefruit is a hybrid of lemon and orange.
Snow is a hybrid of wish and lament
No. 6
Get a piece of rubber the size of your palm.
Imagine yourself stretching the rubber
to cover the world with it.
See how much you can cover.
Hang the piece of rubber
on the wall beside your bed.
Does this make sense to anyone? Am I just too simple-minded to grasp Yoko's kind of Peace?
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Post by iameye on Jan 10, 2009 19:10:07 GMT -5
inspiring acorns from yoko! yes!
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Post by B on Jan 10, 2009 19:18:33 GMT -5
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Jude
Hard Day's Night 
Acting Naturally
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Post by Jude on Jan 25, 2009 3:49:04 GMT -5
What are these instructions for? A few examples from the link: No.1 (or how to make the city
so light that it floats
away in the sky)
Carry a stone. Go on
carrying heavier stones
until they become so
heavy that the whole
city starts to look
lighter than what you
are carrying. No. 2 hide in the cupboard
a) until your family starts to wonder
b) until your family forgets you
(make choice)
No. 3 face the wall throughout the year
and imagine banging your head
against it: a) slowly until the
walk collapses and you see the sky.
b) violently until your head is
gone.
consider if it is such a catastrophe
to live without your head or if it
shouldn’t be easier for you to go
around since your body would be much
lighter. No. 4 13th day
future timecolor yourself
wait for the spring to come
let us know when it comes. No.5 Check the following statements: True/False
l) All streets are invisible. The visible ones are fake ones, though
some visible ones are the end parts of the invisible ones.
2) If you wear something long enough it becomes part of you and you suffer from serious physical maladjustment when you take it off.
A woman died from taking off her ring she wore for ten years. A man was found to be non-existent when his title was taken away.
3) When you leave things, you leave your spirit behind as well. But if you don't leave them, you age.
4) Your brother is the man you killed in the past world. He was born in your family because he wanted to be near you.
5) There are one thousand suns rising every day. We only see one of them because of our fixation on monolithic thinking.
6) Grapefruit is a hybrid of lemon and orange.
Snow is a hybrid of wish and lament No. 6 Get a piece of rubber the size of your palm.
Imagine yourself stretching the rubber
to cover the world with it.
See how much you can cover.
Hang the piece of rubber
on the wall beside your bed. Does this make sense to anyone? Am I just too simple-minded to grasp Yoko's kind of Peace?I think some of these are very clever, but not all of them pertain to the achievement of peace. Very deep thoughts mixed with tidbits of wisdom, that's all. |
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Post by B on Jan 27, 2009 10:20:09 GMT -5
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Post by P(D)enny La(i)ne on Jan 27, 2009 10:54:48 GMT -5
This is a very interesting read, but the spelling/grammar and paragraphs like the one below make the editor in me cringe!!!! With THAT background..it's time to move into John David Chapman, Fort Chaffee connections, World Vision and George Bush, and John Hinckley. It seems that no one has ever bothered to research whether or not John David Champan was ever in the military. This really resonates with me:
"For decades all loyal Americans have assumed that FEMA only operated in times of natural emergency inside the uS. I'm pretty smart and I NEVER knew that FEMA was the main coordinator for all these nasty refugee camps that we have. I'm appalled and disgusted this ruse has gone on for decades. They don't EVER to seem to let them go!??
basically, FEMA is just a "flesh keeper" of our "concentration camps" for refugees! It's shocking. Maybe Bush was right in dismantling FEMA. Maybe he cut off their funding to destroy this horiffic refugee game the CIA was playing beyond Congressional Control. Maybe New Orleans was a massive "bomb hit" in retaliation for the FEMA funding cut off. Maybe FEMA INTENTIONALLY REFUSED TO HELP;" |
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