not unlike the spinning dancer gif, the forms in this image flip from body to hardened magma depending on how you look at them, and there is something unbearably delicate about them, and its just alarming. on first glance it stirs something that is never stirred again, which is real frustrating, and also encapsulates the experience of early childhood terror that has a great deal to do with the unknown and the fleeting, or the prospect that the terror you felt was confined to that moment.
people are still unsure abt what the deal is w/ night terrors. we know they are more neurological than nightmares. from here:
[night terrors] instigate the fight or flight response - an evolutionary instinct which helps us flee from emergency situations with a rush of adrenaline. The fear is intense, and the sufferer will often scream and shout and be highly motivated to get away. In this half-sleep state, they will not respond well to logical statements ("calm down, it's just a dream") and some people have no memory of the attack whatsoever.
but this is a crucial distinction. night terrors exist on the same plane im referring to, deep in the back of your dome. it picks up only deeply resonant vibrations.
the most haunting vibrations i encountered as a young child may have been this "sneeoosh" sting that would serve as devastating punctuation to (i think) jimmy neutron used to fuck me up so bad, and a quick scan of the comments reveals that i was not alone in this. reading about this commentor's chills
gave me chills, because it validates the terrible energy encoded deep into these tones. it is the feeling of dread when you hear one of those Youtube cats, or when someone says "Something Is Really Wrong Here." a bad vibe verified by another being actualizes it in a really awful way, where you can no longer dismiss it as neurosis and have to legitimately consider it in reality.
here are some other images of lighter fare that have struck me recently:
this shirt, which is almost incomprehensible
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