Erikc Perez-Perez
@perez
Chicago photographer.
Erikc Perez-Perez
perezx.com
I am sitting deeply with the knowing that in our purest state we are perpetually creating. There is no need to consume in order to create. You do not need to sacrifice in order to manifest. You are living in an electromagnetic instrument that can generate energy through the creative process. This sacrificial martyrdom concept comes from the time our global cultures moved away from esoteric Gnosticism towards Christianity. No longer were you expressions of God here to self-realise and self-actualise, suddenly you were God-fearing and in need of sacrifice and repentance. This concept also serves the capitalism model at its core as it would quite literally collapse if we weren’t all constantly consuming. You are a divine creator, not a consumption machine in a system you don’t believe in. There is creative desire in everyone of us in some form or another and it yearns to ask AM I? With each act of creation consciousness speaks through you — I AM. You serve love best by creating in your pure unique expression as a sovereign being on earth.
instagram.comThe idea of being a poser, of being driven to do things because it’ll look good and for the satisfaction of knowing someone thinks it looks good, not for the satisfaction of actually doing the thing. Could it be this is more prevalent today, because more eyes are on us all the time with the internet? Because we watch so much TV, we start thinking a
... See moreBest practices are rarely the best — they're mostly just cargo cult common practices.
And as more people adopt them, the more mediocre they become.
The best is usually what most people aren't willing to do.
And as more people adopt them, the more mediocre they become.
The best is usually what most people aren't willing to do.
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The dissemination of information and monetization of it are happening so fast that people don't have enough day-to-day time to figure out what's real and what's not. Every form of information is harmful if you want to use it that way. The truth is harmful. Lies are harmful. There are no parameters anymore. Everyone I know is freaked out. It's not e
... See moreMany people go around looking for a box to fit into. Why?
Something I keep seeing is 'if you're lucky enough to go viral, just use the exposure to generate income some other way'. Musicians should be able to generate income via their music. Do you want good music or do you want what you paid for?
If we want quality music somebody is gonna have to pay for it. Streaming services don't pay properly, labels wa
... See more"You thought, as a boy, that a man is one who can do anything. So I thought, once. So did we all. And the truth is that as a man's real power grows and his knowledge widens, ever the way he can follow grows narrower: until at last he chooses nothing, but does only and wholly what he must do…”