Welcome to the Wakefield Doctrine (the theory of clarks, scotts and rogers)

How weird is it to read something you wrote say, five or seven years ago, and think, ‘Good job with the Doctrine post, younger clark.’

Yeah, by local standards, that’s only semi-weird. The truth be told, while I’m always slightly on edge about my earlier style, I was relieved in today’s reprint to see that the Everything Rule was there, back in 2014. (I don’t think I knew the name of the rule yet, but the principle was.)

So lets travel back to October 31, 2014. A simpler time. We were all five can-you-believe-it? years younger and not a care in the world! I believe I had yet to start writing Almira. Thanks zoe and Kerry! Both for zoe’s bloghop for which I wrote a six sentence story that, somehow, contained the whole of the story and for Kerry’s encouragement to continue the story.

Lets see what was top of mind at the Wakefield Doctrine in 2014

Welcome to… (sorry  do your own scary, radio voice-over audio here)  Velcome to ze Vakefield Doctrine… (the spookiest, most useful and fun theory of  creepy-clarks, scary scotts and… and regulatory! rogers!)

Yeah, I’m kinda surprised too. How I got through the last 4 years without a Post on the topic of Halloween is totally beyond me. I’ll bet I mentioned it, (Halloween), on a number of occasions, if for no other reason than Halloween is one of the Big Three ( holiday celebrations), and marks the end of Summer!  In any event, all that changes today!

hey! here’s a disquieting surprise! I was about to do a bullet-point listing of Halloween and the three personality types (knowing that this is a clarklike holiday) and I thought to check Wikipedia for a reference, or at very least a good image (I’m a Contributing Member of Wikipedia, so I’m comfortable using ‘our’ images*)… and my stomach turned at what I read.

…this (my reaction to my anticipation of the Reader’s reaction, is what I’m finding interesting). I’m finally coming to appreciate that most Readers are more advanced in their understanding of the principles and application of the Doctrine.**  …anyway I thought, “man! I don’t have to even have to explain what it is about this citation that makes me feel…. (something: not pleasant, but more on the wistfully regretful, rather than scared or outraged).  Weird, huh?

Screw this reflectioning, here’s the citation from Wikipedia:

Development of artifacts and symbols associated with Halloween formed over time. Jack-o’-lanterns are traditionally carried by guisers on All Hallows’ Eve in order to frighten evil spirits. There is a popular Irish Christian folktale associated with the jack-o’-lantern, which in lore, is said to represent a “soul who has been denied entry into both heaven and hell”:

On route home after a night’s drinking, Jack encounters the Devil and tricks him into climbing a tree. A quick-thinking Jack etches the sign of the cross into the bark, thus trapping the Devil. Jack strikes a bargain that Satan can never claim his soul. After a life of sin, drink, and mendacity, Jack is refused entry to heaven when he dies. Keeping his promise, the Devil refuses to let Jack into hell and throws a live coal straight from the fires of hell at him. It was a cold night, so Jack places the coal in a hollowed out turnip to stop it from going out, since which time Jack and his lantern have been roaming looking for a place to rest.

(neither the hell (waiting for the scotts) nor the heaven (of the rogers) awww…. poor clark)

Halloween:

• clarks see opportunity but are limited by their capacity to trust the costume
• scotts see fun but are limited by the restriction of custom… vandalism is out of favor, organized marches through neighborhood streets are de rigueur what kind of fun is that?!
• rogers see celebration, but their fun is to be standing inside the door, when the participants come marching up the driveway

(let me know if anyone is up to a vidchat…. I know most will be busy.)

 

* hey zoe!! …Lizzi    Kristi!  …is this rogerian enough?

** a variation on a cool old saying… (to paraphrase:  when the students are adept, the teacher must learn)

from this week’s listening to old songs: