Introduction
| 1. For all the post-literate cyber-hype, the Internet is an intensely verbal medium. It has us reading and writing at a furious pace. Some of us are writing code. Most of us are writing--and reading--words. Some new words, but a lot of old, printed words flourish on the Internet. Words are still our primary social tool (pace McLuhan). Words can still move us, rouse us to change, alert us to new possibilities. I have spent a lot of my life looking for good words, words to help me be a better person. I have found some. Not many, but the ones I have found are fairly potent, from many different times (past and present) and cultures. They are collected here, combined and used in a new meditation technique. New? Well, yes and no (he said decisively). I'm certainly aware of the old, old traditions this "new" method builds on. But it is, in its own small way, "new", this meditation tecnique I call "Saltlick." 2. After describing the technique and doing a little on-line multimedia practice, we go to a few special collections of those words. They're presented in several ways. There are three snazzy hyperlinked graphics, which I call "Color Licks," "Word Licks," and "Blob Licks," where you can let your mouse do your walking. Then there are two lists. The "Short List" includes all the words used in the three hyperlinked graphics. The "Long List" is just that: a lot of other words which you may also find useful. At the end, I've included two longer "licks", one which is 1400 years old and comes from China, another which is 30 years old and comes from Austin, Texas. If they speak to you at all, they can be music to your ears, solace to your heart, and salt to your over- NutraSweetened soul. You may also enjoy looking at the additonal practice pages (see bottom of Saltlick Contents page), with pictures and music, to help you get the hang of the saltlick technique. Back to Saltlick Contents |