‘AS OTHERS SEE US’

This is me in the role of alchemist. But who are the others who see me in that way? One is Elaine, my wife. One is the camera in Elaine’s phone. Another is the AI in Elaine’s phone, following Elaine’s instruction to frame me as an alchemist.

The AI is also improvising in ways that Elaine finds spookily appropriate. Me too. I look even older than I am, and conceivably a little wiser. More serene, if also more severe, than I normally think of myself. I embrace the image as reflecting an aspect of me.

From a modern animist perspective, what is going on here? I leave the question open, because I really haven’t a clue. A question worthy of contemplation for sure, and relevant to the world that we are moving into both materially and spiritually.

We also created an image of Elaine as wise woman of power, or witch. I took a profile photo with my camera and then WhatsApped it to her. She went on to process the image, for she is the AI whisperer. The result is below.