I thought some folks might be interested to see this photo of Dr. Stephon Crete in the field doing research for his upcoming publication, Procodic Boundaries: On the Ballast of the Perimeter, to be published by Paragone Press in 2013. Here, Crete takes a stereographic reading of the sine/square wave activity generated by the salvific magnetism of the Chitwanese Feldspar Labyrinth in Nepal. Note the proximity of the notoriously territorial Indian Elephant behind him. It's images like this that make me feel that despite his recent turn towards post-constructivism, Crete remains an exteriorist at heart.
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crete is the dog the bounty hunter of nova-gollesten labyrthinians.
Thanks for posting this. Does anyone know what kind of equipment Crete uses?
Thanks Alex. This picture reminds me of why I fell in love with labyrinthology.
I'm glad you guys enjoyed seeing this photo.
Stan Cross: Crete is notoriously secretive about his field equipment. Here, I believe that he is using a somewhat archaic model of a Hewlitt-Packard radio test oscillator modified to incorporate video readout, but it's difficult to say. Either way, in addition to his expansive knowledge about magnetism, eco-labyrinths, and exotic psychoactive compounds, Crete is a quite talented electrician, so I'm sure that every piece of his equipment is, shall we say, one of a kind.
My sister took an eco-labyrinth class with Professor Crete as a requirement for her post-graduate coursework in industrial biology at wake forest while he was still there. She said this guy was NUTS. Apparently he'd rarely ever show up to class, just sending his research assistant in to blather a bit about Gollesten and the "tidal pull of the moon." She said that when he was in class that he'd cuss like every other word, getting all fired up over what he was "teaching." She got an A, but it sounds like it was a pretty weird experience.
JessiesBoy: A number of infamous reports about Stephon Crete are swirling about. Some substantiated, some not so substantiated. I am sorry to hear you had such a negative experience; you would have loved the Crete of the late 80s. But alas! The grip of pyschoactive drugs has proved iron.
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