Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

Remember the Fence Contest? The winning idea of a modular time line put up via wheat paste has been transformed into an illustrated version with mobile device interactivity. More on the mobile stuff later, but the artwork is scheduled to be installed on the wall outside the site of the Psychic Temple by the end…

The Psychic Temple is not just a funny name for an old building. The structure was actually constructed by the Holy Kiss Society leader Dr. William C. Price with the intent of being the “first building in the history of the world dedicated to psychological work” and helping cult members “teach and live practical Christianity.”…

As the non-weight-bearing walls continue to be cleared out of the top floor, the area is beginning to look more spacious. But today work was being done on the roof in preparation for autumn rains, as evidenced by power cords leading skyward. Be careful on the way down. Elevator shaft TK.

Parliament/Funkadelic – “Give Up The Funk (Tear The Roof Off The Sucker)” The Style Council – “Walls Come Tumbling Down” Youth of Today – “Break Down The Walls” The Germs – “Forming” Black Flag – “Spray Paint The Walls”

Along with sunsets, windows, and kittens, stairs are among the most cliche subject of photography. With built-in geometry and trite symbolism, they’re low-hanging fruit. If I were a photography instructor, I’d flunk every student who walked out of the darkroom with images of stairs.  But I’m not and here are some pictures of stairs as…

Neatly piled rubble suggests that work on the Psychic Temple continues… Clean new window sills are being filled in. (Compare left to right.) The new roof is being reinforced. The rarely photographed openings that face the lofts are now exposed. Part of the first floor ceiling has been opened up to reveal where the elevator…

On the second and third floors, the plaster has been removed to reveal nothing but bricks, mortar, and wood.

New roofing (above, permanent), new flooring (below, for construction) New stairs (above, for construction) Old walls (revealed) Old stairs (removed)