This publication is the second volume of sonic meditations—related to and based upon the practice of Deep Listening—and a collection of other listening projects and exercises. The purpose is to help you develop sensitivity to and potentials for immersive ecological entanglement. The second volume builds on the first; important information for using this publication is contained in it: BKDN WKBK #3—Sonic Meditations: Immersive Ecological Entanglement, Vol. 1. 

The word “entanglement” carries an ancient meaning conveying a sense of getting completely ensnared in seaweed and the chaos that this creates for humans and other creatures. This is a good metaphor for how we are wrapped up in the world with more-than-humans and animated processes. How can you give your attention to your entanglement? What does it mean to consider and commune with the trillions of microbes in your gut flora blurring any lines or ideas that you are a coherent whole independent from other creatures? How do you begin to contemplate your deep grandmothers—thousands of generations of people who shaped you through their life decisions, migration, food choices, adaptation to their habitats, and other aspects of their lives? The water that flows near your house in rural or urban watersheds has traveled the entire planet for billions of years; what memories does it hold? How do you immerse yourself in these questions and revelations that they may offer? You are connected to these things, but have not participated in a culture that communes with them and helps you explore your entanglement with them.

Author: Brett Bloom
Year: 2021
Pages: 40
Dimensions: 4.25 x 5.5 in. 
Cover: Softcover
Language: English