Blog of Andreas Eschenbacher

 MESSENGERS               Angels use them, demons too They lift you up, and they subdue They steer and rule your inner mind They make you see and make you blind  Messengers, oh messengers – why are you so sincere You act as if the way you speak has never been unclear                                                  DOWN     You rush in like a mighty storm You like to twist and to transform You sweep the branches of my brain And make my will and thoughts insane   Messengers, oh messengers – why are you so severe You act as if I would enjoy your gifts of pain and fear   You swoop down like a bird of prey You grab my soul in its dismay You feast upon its grainy mesh As if it was some juicy flesh  Messengers, oh messengers – you occupy my land And claim your stake yet do not name your Master of Command   And then you force me into a scheme                          That’s wilder as my wildest dream And make me play a freakish role That does not f

Brain Disease – Brain Decease In the following blog entries I would like to present some of my poems under the somewhat confusing title: Brain Disease – Brain Decease . And for sure, brains often get confused - mildly and severely - and they tend to tell all kinds of stories (and tales), sometimes grandiose and at other times disastrous (well, often times combined, to make it more effective – and entertaining). My poems deal with the many facets of our brain – both functional and dysfunctional . They delve into obsessive, destructive and self-delusional brain modes – and by doing so provide some (unexpected?) insights (hopefully). So, please brace yourself and enjoy this rough ride through the weird and often dangerous aspects of our (my) manifolded brain . Warning Note : contents may be addictive and contagious.

As an addendum to what I have written before, I would like to write down some of the aspects Annette Peller pointed out in her book ‘ Chriffierte Körper – Disziplinierte Körper. Female Genital Cutting. Rituelle Verwundung als Statussymbol’.   To my knowledge, there is no English translation of the book. The title would probably read as follows: Ciphered Bodies - Disciplined Bodies. Female genital cutting. Ritual wounding as a status symbol ' . The book represents her PhD thesis and was written in 2000. First, Annette Peller prefers to use the word ‘ Excision ’ instead of cutting or mutilation, since it is somewhat more neutral and the term is better able to handle certain aspect of ritual wounding. Annette Peller did much of her research while living with the Arbore and other ethnic groups in Southern Ethiopia. A girl or woman who wants to undergo such body modifications (or ritual punishments, like flogging) must be willing and able to endure strong pain and to accept

Note : Some referenced books, articles and illustrations are very explicit. Viewer discretion strongly advised. Remark : this selection of literature may be biased and does certainly only scratch the surface of available publications (both Pro and Con). Picture: Lascaux Caves (France) - Prehistoric Paintings. A man with a bird head and a bison. This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license / Author: Peter80   History ·        Male Genital Representation in Paleolithic Art: Erection and Circumcision Before History. Conclusions of the authors: The erection in Paleolithic art is explicitly represented in almost all the figures defined as unequivocally male that have survived to the present and in many objects of portable art. Circumcision and/or foreskin retraction of the penis are present in most of the works. Link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0090429509000831 ·        History of Circumcision from the dawn

It is strange that in modern times with all our technological advances and understanding of how nature / technology works … there are still 30% of all adult males circumcised (thereof two-thirds being Muslims). The current male circumcision rate is about 5,000 per day, or 1,8 million per year.   For female circumcision (all types): about 2 00 million girls and woman have suffered some form of female genital mutilation, and about three million are considered at risk of undergoing FGM annually. Source: https://www.who.int/teams/sexual-and-reproductive-health-and-research/areas-of-work/female-genital-mutilation/prevalence-of-female-genital-mutilation   All this means that ancient rites and traditions are still a significant ‘indicator’ of humanity (better: human conditions). So, on the one hand quantum computers and on the other: ‘knifes and stones’ (including surgical tools). And not to forget: at least two monotheistic religions do not conceive male circumcision ( and parti