Encounterism
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Encounterism
Human beings are fundamentally historical beings. We both receive and give something in such relationships of erotic encounter (we do the same, in a different way, in the creation of art—we leave some of ourselves in its making). Somewhat even over our own will and affect, we leave behind something of our own being in such deeply personal relations
... See moreAndrew Root • The Congregation in a Secular Age (Ministry in a Secular Age Book #3): Keeping Sacred Time against the Speed of Modern Life
First, whenever possible, connect with others. Second, with enthusiasm, strive always to create fun and delight for others. And third, lean into each moment and encounter expecting magic—or miracles.
Timothy Ferriss • Tribe Of Mentors: Short Life Advice from the Best in the World
This context of touch and mediation between bodies and persons in the fulfillment of social encounters had become invisible in conventions like handshakes, which today seem inappropriate. If before touch was not seen as something that needed to be so deliberately calibrated, that is no longer the case. The touch-fulness of these touchless encounter... See more
Benjamin H. Bratton • Touchlessness
Acts of shared creation and sexual relationships cause us to leave something of ourselves behind. In art and sex, we leave behind an impression of our being.