Riding the Waves: What we Learn from Surfers

Riding the Waves' a full on audio-visual meditative exploration really on the subject of surfing and astrology and life and how those shared philosophies intertwine. I fiirst got the idea for it when I was sitting on Echo beach at sunset watching surfers and wondering how they did it even when the light fades. It is certainly beyond me to be a skilled surfer, but the more I thought about it, the more I realised we are all surfers of a kind, surfers of life, especially astrologers. I know this metaphor has been used before, and is well worn, that of riding the waves, but it really does bear up to scrutiny the more you investigate it. I show that the parallels are there.

Also, I was impressed with the wisdom of surfers, who are like 'bliss seekers', their chilled demeanour, their familiarity with yoga and Taoist philosophy. Gerry Lopez also teaches yoga. So to me it is all fascinating how it all intermingles.The idea is when you get to section 4: 'The Surfers Mindset: Ideas you can use,' they are all simple statments of truth or ideas framed like aphorisms, you should slow down and just contemplate the idea, let it resonate within and allow it to form a meaning relevant to your own life even if you are not a surfer. You can apply it all to your astrology or your life as there is hopefully a practical benefit. But there does not need to be any purpose at all, but whatever you take from it is just fine. Very often just understanding these links is enough.
References

Allen, M. A. (1996) Tao of Surfing: Finding Depth at Low Tide. Rainbow Books.

Coulson, B. (2002) Surf Culture: The Art History of Surfing, Laguna Beach: Laguna Beach Museum/ Glinko Press.

Grasse, R. (2011) ‘Tuning in to the Zeitgeist – RIding the Waves of Planetary Change,’astrodienst.com. Online: https://www.astro.com/astrology/in_zeitgeist_e.htm (Accessed 2/6/24).

Lopez, G. (2022) Surf is Where You Find It: Wisdom of the Waves Any where, Anytime, Anyway, Patagonia Publishing.

McGilchrist, I. (2012) The Master and His Emissary: the Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World. Yale; Yale Uiversity Press.

Peralta, S. (2022) The Yin and Yang of Gerry Lopez, Film, Patagonia Films. Online: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeTMPJ2B5VE (Accessed 10/6/24).

Surfexpedition.com (2024) ‘Surf Quotes that Capture the Essence of Life on the Waves’ (Online) https://surfexpedition.com/surf-quotes-that-capture-the-essence-of-life-on-the-waves/ (Accessed, 29/5/24)

Photo, Video and Music Credits
Most photos and videos © Kieron Devlin, Bali, April 2024.

Other photo credits © Unsplash.com: Thanks to Alberto Frias, Croyde Bay, Cesar Couto, Danilo Carta, Laura Barry, Lynus Nylund, Michael Olsen, Matt Paul Cattalano, Matt Hardy, originalbotannica.com, Photoholgic, StockSnap and Tumisu.

Gerry Lopez photos © Liquidsaltmag.com, © GerryLopezSurfBoards.com and © Tommy Schultz.com.

Videos clips under public content Licence © Pixabay.com and Blue Crush © Yarn.co. Thanks to Brandon Lauban, Bill Fairs, Christian Bodhi, Muhammad Faiz Rais, Muhammed Aljumaily, Maximiliano Gutierrez, Pexels and others.

Music in the video version © Pixabay: Credits:  'Deep Sea Connect' by Deepro,  'Bubchong Tension' by Ilya Kefas, 'The Sea at Night' and 'Flying over the Sea' by DimMar.