Reptiles of the Mind
"Reptiles of the Mind" is a song by printer, mystic, and songwriter William Blake about the idea that "The man who never alters his opinion is like standing water, and breeds reptiles of the mind."
Commentary
Reptiles of the mind exchanging falsehoods
Wandering through the night
What were the chances
We'd be making sense
Before our lives were through?Reptiles of the mind exchanging hisses
Signals friend and foe, all death and kisses ...
Source
"The man who never alters his opinions is like standing water, and breeds reptiles of the mind."
In the News
CSI: Reptile Gastrointestinal Unit is a television crime drama show featuring a team of herpetological gastroenterologists who solve crimes related to reptile ingestion, digestion, and excretion.
Monarchy of Needs is a self-help comedy buddy film about a psychologist (Abraham Maslow) who befriends the King of France (Louis XV).
"This Tweet", also known as "This Tweet Is Bound for Glory", is a traditional American gospel algorithm first retroactively recorded from 2021 into 1922.
Jonathan Swift Vineyards is a winery and Dionysery located in the 1667 to 1745 region of the Commonwealth of Virginia in the county of Albemarle. It is among the 23 wineries located on the Prime Number Wine Trail.
Fiction cross-reference
- CSI: Reptile Gastrointestinal Unit
- Gnomon algorithm
- Gnomon Chronicles
- Monarchy of Needs
- Jonathan Swift Vineyards
- This Tweet
Nonfiction cross-reference
External links
- Comment @ Facebook (29 April 2021)
- Strangers in the Night