Enlightened Fool is a Alternative band from Detroit, MI
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LAST ONLINE Jun 24/07
MEMBER SINCE May 08/07
Biography
Let me start by saying that if you came here from the link under Supernova's show at Small's Bar on 6-28, I will be there but with fellow musician for our side project "VS." Enlightened Fool will not technically be playing. The link for VS.'s myspace page is below(click the pic).
The Supernova profile is at: http://supernova.com/VS.
Salutations all, and thank you for visiting my Supernova profile!
If you have come here from the link on my Myspace profile, please vote for me here!
For anyone who wishes to do so, please feel free to leave comments on my songs/profile and let me know what you think of how I am doing!
Please be as honest as possible, and do not be afraid to "hurt my feelings" by being as BRUTALLY HONEST AS YOU CARE TO BE! I actually would encourage it as well as appreciate it!
If you do leave comments, please don't follow in the footsteps of "Lovell Smith" of the band "SilentEarthlol" and leave me childish deragatory remarks such as, and to quote them, "your cool. fag"
Such commentary, is unnecessary in the real world out of elementary school, does not help you out in the music buisiness, does not help you get fans, and will get you bad mouthed towards your current fans, as in I, and as well as your other fans, will let them and any possible future fan know how you really are and how much you appreciate someone taking the time out their day to try to be nice and leave constructive criticism to help you out.
Thank you all once again,
-+- E.F.
What does it mean?
Historically:
The court jester was a state-sponsored "mischief-maker" who was not
only permitted, but hired to speak his mind -- often in jokes, riddles
or songs-- when others were forbidden in the presence of power. The
jester was the only acceptable form of deviation in the King's courts,
expected to poke fun at all the cultural taboos, to puncture the
ruler's ego and publicly break rules, allowing an outlet for otherwise
"forbidden" insights, behaviors, and feelings to be shown to the
people.
The court jesters of medieval days eventually became known as "enlightened fools".
In Tarot Cards:
The Fool is assigned the number zero - indicating that s/he is not
yet defined - s/he is the symbol of the potential of all men. S/He is
also symbol of the beginning of the journey, as well as the end,
similar to the death/birth cycles - s/he would be in between them, but
not "in" one of those cycles.
However, the Fool is also the symbol of the redeemed initiate, who has returned to society to save others.
Why this name?
"Enlightened Fool", to me, represents the individual at various
stages of growth in their life. The ability to poke fun at the current
norms and standards we set for ourselves, or imposed upon us by
society, is an important part of growth, for it allows us to "unlearn".
"Unlearning" is as important for growth as learning. Some(wait,
no!), most of our present assumptions, beliefs, and knowledge about how
the world "is" isn't how it really IS, and is definitely no longer
serving our highest interest of mankind.
If we could "unlearn" the wrong ways to correct them, it's only then do we start going down the right path of life.
Why you?
I will try to find a way to "reflect" the images back of our own
mis-educated thoughts. When we can do this genuinely and with
understanding of how to change them to positive things, we can open
ourselves to transformation and step into our own healing light.
"The "realized fool" is one who has become as the child, carelessly
walking through life, making no ripples, yet always leaving behind
smiles."
"The "enlightened fool", dressed as the clown with multi colored
coat, each color representing a different energy, a different form of
life. Although s/he is enlightened, s/he is still looked upon as an
idiot to the ignorant."
I hope to help shed the light out and bring the people back to greatness.
By the way, the above statement is a generalization of the meaning,
Enlightened Fool, throughout the past, by others, and restated by me in
somewhat my own way(s).
I will provide more explanation, later, of my meaning in it's entirety and the things/people/groups I support and stand for....
My Myspace profile:
MonsterMakesMan and I's side project VS. Myspace profile:
MonsterMakesMan's Myspace profile:
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"Lovell smith wrote:your cool. fag"it's ok man, you
didn't have to get all uptight and immature, I was just being critical
in some comments, thought it might have helped you out, but apparently
you can't take constructive criticism. Well, at least I don't go around
calling people names, and acting like I'm 10. with your attitude and
the music buisiness, you aren't going to go very far.to quote YOU, "your cool. fag".
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