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August, 22, 2008

At the first official Reality Bender Training i began installing the Human Operating System in those who attended.

What in tarnation does that mean you may ask?

While i could tell you what it means to me, in the world of bending reality, though you can know in your bones and your heart what you’ve done, ultimately, the results reside in the people with whom you’ve been bending. In other words, it doesn’t matter what you meant…the meaning of your communication is what people walk away with.

Here’s a little of the feedback i’ve received since last Saturday’s training:

“i cant say why, and i can’t say how. all i know is that on saturday i attended devon’s training, and by thursday i had made a shift more profound than any in my entire 32 years of life. i had reorganized my entire being toward giving, leading and teaching, when i had spent the last 32 years as a perpetual student. the build up to this shift has been slow and steady, but after devon’s training the flip switched, and i am now…different…and, in a big way, liberated.”

“Many times throughout the days following the workshop I would feel myself sliding back into the way of being where I would talk to myself from inside my head. What’s different about the post workshop experience is that whenever that happens, my way of being slingshots from there to a state where anything is possible, where all of my resources are marshaled and l am ready to deal with the next thing to be doing, whatever that is. I credit Devon with the expertise and the insight to finally install behavior software that not only helps, but enriches the lives of whoever is open-minded enough to this training. I move through the world with a certain grace and gravity now. I start from a place where everything and anything is possible, and from there, it is a reality. This could be you!”

“I’m not sure what you did, or how to explain it to others, but it felt profound and as I collapsed into sleep last night I was very thankful.”

“i’m having flashes of insight into the ways that i am…for example, i realized there’s a whole other level of being available in relationships.”

“Thank you for sharing your gifts and skills. I can’t quite explain how it’s affected me yet outside of saying I feel something. You’ve chosen a good metaphor of “install” because there’s a sense of something new at a deeper level. I walked today with an awareness, something to focus on just in terms of my body. Walking a little taller, more rhythmic. Trying to keep a connection to the kernel, but also reaching outward into the world. Feels like something good to build on and grow from. “

“There is a steadfast nature to the way that i’m thinking that i didn’t have access to before last week.There’s a comfort and a willingness and ability to pare down to only what’s necessary. Now I run this program that trims the fat - so i’m left with only the essential pieces of information at which point the decision is obvious.”

“So much has changed.  It’s almost as if a switch went off in my brain.  It’s not to  say that  I don’t have moments and that it won’t be a life long journey, but I’ve begun to bring my body into a relaxed state (default) and see how I feel about a situation from that state.  I’ve also started to slowly realize that things only mean what you make them mean, and I’ve been systematically shifting my focus away from things that aren’t a fit for me (knowing they’re not a fit by how they make me feel in my body).”

August, 17, 2008

Yesterday marked the first official Reality Bender training. It was an intimate affair with 8 people in the room. We did the first round installation of the Human Operating System, the Default State, and the Connected State. We talked about the Logogram and Biogram - none of which i’m going to explain in this post - just catalog. While i look forward to feedback from people who attended the training, here are some pics from the day.

Thanks everyone who attended.

August, 14, 2008

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This is another in the series of responses i'm making for people attending my training in a few days. This is actually on my favorite topic - connecting with other people or what "Bob" has referred to as "Sublime Presence."

 Enjoy.

August, 08, 2008

Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting. So… get on your way.” - Dr. Seuss

When i was a senior in college, in pursuit of Jessica, one of the hottest, smartest, most well-spoken females ever, i learned to rock climb. Jessica, i found out, was a lesbian, so rock climbing was one of the few ins i had available. In taking it, i got to feel in my muscles what it meant to follow my fascination (and in this case lust) right up a mountain. That was 10 years ago, the first and only time i strapped on those rubber soled booties and hung myself from a cliff.

Recently, a new acquaintance invited me to climb those same cliffs. While i don’t typically court death for sport, i like pressing new boundaries into my muscles. So there i was, hanging on the edge of a cliff in the Shawangunk Mountains, adrenaline filling every crevice of my body. With one foot on the nearest (miniscule) protrusion i could find, i levered a fingertip in another nook to push me skyward. The calf muscle that was bearing weight began a sewing machine-like spasm decidedly out of rhythm with my somewhat frantic mental assessments, “which of these tiny little bumps should i step on?!” After two minutes pregnant with fatigue and failed calculations, i realized i wasn’t getting any stronger, sturdier or well-decided and realized immediate action was the safest course. I lurched forward onto the mountain, clawing for a finger hold and doing my best to trust the friction of my rubber soles to keep me attached to its face long enough to get to a better spot.

I made it to the next resting spot, where I was to hook my pelvic harness into ropes that connected me to the mountain, at which point I could just let go and hang. So i leaned back and let the harness take my weight. My muscles sighed, and my eyes went soft. I slumped forward to smell the earthy quartzite and leaned back to feel the sun press into my moist pores. Letting go into the harness, i felt the heft of my own body release, and i hung, for the moment, effortlessly.

It was a raw sort of relaxation, akin to crying until nothing’s left, or snowboarding for ten hours straight. My mind and muscles were taxed and I simply was…hundreds of feet above the ground.

Michealangelo said, In every block of marble I see a statue as plain as though it stood before me, shaped and perfect in attitude and action. I have only to hew away the rough walls that imprison the lovely apparition to reveal it to the other eyes as mine see it.

When i resumed my climb, worn raw by exertion, too tired to think or question, i was suddenly inside the lure of the mountain, and i understood.

August, 06, 2008

In a way, a memory palace is an extravagant expenditure of time to develop. To that i have two things to say, it’s totally worth setting up as something to allow to develop through time. It’s easy once you get the hang of it. The easiest way, of course, is to have it installed by a professional so that it just starts growing itself - but in lieu of that, starting construction on your own is a great idea.

This is certainly not the least time intensive way to develop your memory but it may be the most comprehensive and certainly the most fun. Plus, it kicks ass as a way to develop your senses, your ability to hallucinate, and your various states of awareness.

August, 05, 2008

Reality bending is the essence of humanity. Humanity wants to achieve the impossible and bends reality to achieve it. Visionaries expose potential reality and ignite our dreams and nightmares.
- Jeff Carey from a recent comment on the RealityBender.tv blog

One of my favorite Benders and one of the smartest people i’ve ever had the good fortune to meet, Howard Bloom just sent me the following email:

Devon,

….It’s a video on a different form of solar power–space solar power–as our way out of the energy crisis. It’s a little underground project I’ve been working on with Buzz Aldrin, Edgar Mitchell, and a crew of NASA renegades.

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August, 04, 2008

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Behavioral flexibility begins with the willingness to learn. Be open to learning, be a neophile rather than a neophobe and the the world of behavior opens like a ripe nectarine. The Law of Requisite Variety holds true in human interaction - SHe with the most behavrioal flexibility wins.

July, 24, 2008


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Connecting is a skill. Accessing the Connected State is foundational in generating truly ecstatic experiences - for yourself and others. Humans are social creatures - we connect naturally. All you really need to do is learn to let go so that you’re available for the connection right in front of you. Once you learn to do this, your senses open up to whoever you’re with and you’ll notice signals from your lover that most everyone else has missed. See Episode #17 - The Kelly Revelation for more on the Connected State.

July, 22, 2008

True luxury is found in clothing that has been shaped and honed by the human hand.

When crafted with authenticity, an accessory is a deeply personal and precious artifact.

The personalized luxury wardrobe is something that each man builds himself, one piece at a time. He may have an entire collection of suits, knitwear, and outerwear that has been made to measure especially for him. He may own a single pair of ready-to-wear shoes, customized through his choice of color.

But as with any personal collection–be it art, furniture, or cars–each acquisition should bring pleasure to it’s owner, should be used and enjoyed daily, and should reflect something of his unique sensibility. Style, more than anything, is an expression of personal choices made many times over. It is a story of consistency and conviction.

- Tom Ford

Benders live inside a ceaseless exploration and expression of their unique sensibilities.

July, 22, 2008

Reality Bending is aesthetic in nature. True bending is the perfect expression of your existence - your own changeless nature. When Bending, everything is your art - where you carry your weight, the rhythm of your voice, the places you put your attention, the places you put the attention of others. All of these are choices which you have made or you’re making in time. They are expressions of your Bending. The very act of Bending forces you into aesthetic ecstasy. And whether that ecstasy is stable or short-lived…humble or arrogant…exciting or mundane…it is always…a living form…of satisfaction…steadily pulsing…informing everything…as you serve…and wield it…

A quote from one of the great Benders of the world:

The aesthetic position cannot be spoken … nor can it be written … and therefore I have chosen more and more to remain silent.

I find myself drawn by the pull of the aesthetic. I’ve said clearly that the work I do resides in the aesthetic … neither scientific or psychological, neither rational or irrational … maybe non-rational, it’s not even philosophical … although it’s most definitely informed by all of these and contained by none of them. I follow the pattern to see where it leads. Try selling that to a client who thinks they are paying for results!

Yet … this is where I am … embracing and embraced by the aesthetic. I am positioning myself more and more to hold this position … for myself and for those who seek something of the same … aesthetic arrest.

- Joseph Riggio

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