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Chapter 1: Early Life
On July 3, 1963, Todd Steven Boe arrived on Earth in Sioux Falls, SD, a city of about 80,000 in the south east corner of South Dakota.
His natural parents were Nancy Ageton and Craig Boe, but a while later, Nancy remarried to Richard Stock, who adopted Todd, changing his name to Todd Stock. In a couple years, Richard and Nancy made a couple great kids of their own, Tammy and Troy. Now Tammy has a few of her own, Ashley, Khylie, Drew, Noah, Aspyn & Zayne. And for Christmas 1998, Troy and Megan got married, and are already busy making a family of their own! And off to a beautiful start with Marley.
... school ...
... wildness at the local college ... Well, there are lots of good stories to tell, but they'll have to wait. But basically Todd attended Augustana College for a few semesters, slowly focusing in on the area of computer science, specifically the subfield of artificial intelligence. After designing and taking the only related course at the college, Todd was at the end of the track for what was known about the field at "Augie" at the time...
At the same time, Todd's family moved to east Texas to pursue a business opportunity, and Todd took this opportunity to shoot for a higher orbit.
CHHHT-- MISSION CONTROL, WE HAVE ESCAPE VELOCITY.
NEW TRAJECTORY: AUSTIN, TEXAS. In 1986 Todd earned a B.A. cum laude in Computer Science from The University of Texas at Austin, focusing on artificial intelligence.
For a couple years he worked in the Lockheed AI Center , making automatic debuggers for rule-based inference systems.
In 1989, he realized the first major goal of working in the AI lab at NASA Ames Research Center in California. He spent three years developing a knowledge-based intelligent scheduling system (for space shuttle ground processing at Kennedy Space Center).
In late 1991 Todd left NASA and embarked on a transformational journey that picked up where NASA leaves off and propelled him into the realms of mysticism and Self-discovery. Todd opened up to the wonders and power of the feminine side, thru the gateway to the infinite, the human heart.
Chapter 2: Interdimensional Encounters
On December 31, 1991 Todd entered a new world at "The Toon Town New Year's Eve Celebration", an all night house music dance party drawing over 7000 people, not all of them from this reality. Todd spent most of the night in a mind meld with his Amiga 1000 computer drawing color-cycling mandalas which were mixed with other sources and projected onto a giant screen. He claims he tried to go dance, but he couldn't stop painting.
Todd had discovered his artistic side, and was opening the door to discovering his mission.
He was in on the beginning of an incredible wave of energy, very similar to the one which rippled through the west coast youth culture in the '60's.
In a state of complete open-hearted surrender, he infiltrated the San Francisco underground cyberculture. A new wave of evolutionary energy which later became solidifed into the "rave" scene. After many incredible experiences with the more popular underground DJs, he discovered what is now being called "Goa Trance". This music was an order of magnitude more powerful, and directed at uplifting consciousness on personal, interpersonal and global levels. The whole thing was a powerful, experiential feeling of spirituality.
Todd formed Paradise Productions, a makeshift, spiritually oriented "company" engaged in an ongoing experiment using multi-layer mixtures of computer generated imagery, original digitally rendered energy sculptures, archetypal imagery, sacred geometry, video samples and original videography in conjuction with certain music to transmit sacred beauty and cosmic awareness in an organic, transcendental stream of visual consciousness.
This has the effect of calming the rational mind awakening the heart and third eye, and generally cleansing and opening the human mind to higher vibrations of consciousness.
And it's working.
So his quest was successful. He has been awakened to a sense of higher purpose:
TO HELP HEAL HIMSELF AND HUMANITY
AND TO USE VISUAL MEDIA TO ACCELERATE EVOLUTION
AND PREPARE IT FOR 2012.
"All our dreams can come true - if we have the courage to pursue them." --Walt Disney
On the the furthest orbit of his journey Todd and his partner were blessed with a very special being who has materialized as their son, Solaris! (more family pix).
Chapter 3: The Fall
During the peak of this time he had completely disconnected from Ordinary Reality and was living a totally esoteric life aimed entirely at expanding consciousness, and riding that wave of energy.
He learned something:
IF YOU EXPAND YOUR CONSCIOUSNESS WITHOUT MAINTAINING YOUR ORIGINAL GROUNDED CENTER, YOU LOSE THE ABILITY TO DEAL WITH THE SO-CALLED REAL WORLD.
Chapter 4: Terra Firma Revisited
It took over a year to completely reground, and it was painful to leave some of the wonderous mystical awareness behind, but that's ok. He set out on a quest for meaning, and lo! he found it. Now he is working his way through the material world, but guided by the vision of where he's going. That's a pretty good feeling.
And in a way, it's nice to visit familiar territory, and having already been through here, he has frequent feelings of foreshadowing of what is to come in the next surge of growth.Chapter 5: Following the Vision, Waiting for 2012...
Paradise Productions made a much needed egress from the business world and became simply paradise2012. Todd went to work in a new industry, in support of the technology required for his new-found mission.Entering the Video Effects Industry & a New Baby (circa 1996)
By day Todd is developing software to run high-end digital video effects boxes at Accom (formerly Abekas).In the evenings he is using this amazing equipment to bring his artform to the next level.
In addition, he's continuing development of The Paradise Light Synthesizer, which is a software system to use MIDI instruments as interfaces to video effects, and 3D graphics systems.
In August of 1997 another very special being emerged into the world: Lumina!. (more family pix)
Also during this time Todd / Dr. Paradise is using music, video, 3D computer graphics, kundalini yoga, and a pranayama style of prolonged deep breathing exercises as a natural catalist for opening the mind. It's easy, powerful and easy to guide. A series of "chakra concerts" test the notions and demonstrate the powerful potential.
Stepping up to HDTV and High-End Graphics (circa 2000)
Paradise Video is in another major transition as
Dr. Paradise penetrates the outer hull of
SGI (Silicon Graphics) and continues the evolution
of The Paradise Vision into real-time3D graphics
and HDTV...
The Cosmic Octopus is the name of my first interactive 3D graphics system running on SGI computers. The purplish shape in the center of the picture above slowly rotates, undulates, and generally performs a slow cosmic ballet all under real-time control from a variety of MIDI instruments...
Hard Times (circa 2000)
In June of 2000, Todd and his partner separate. For the next several years Todd learns the true meaning of the old phrase Hell Hath No Fury Like A Woman Scorned.
In October of 2000, Todd's father Craig Boe, passes away.
In April of 2001 Todd is laid off from SGI in a wave of 2500 cuts.
During this difficult time, Todd is blessed with the companionship of Gina, a beautiful and very loving woman. She helps Todd remember the love and happiness that is possible in life when hearts are pure.
Chapter 6: The Present (circa 2003)
Todd is still caught in ongoing legal, financial and emotional devastation of the custody battle, but continues on his spiritual mission with new artwork, new video and new technology developments. The next generation Paradise Light Synthesizer is up and running -- 16 channels of midi-controlled realtime 3D graphics.
Chapter 7: The Future
PARADISE2012 transcendental video will continue to expand its potential and influence. Out of the years of dedication to technological and spiritual development will emerge the world's most sophisticated transcendental visual projection system. This technoactive ship of Divine Vision will communicate to the world a message of guidance and clarity as we navigate through the greatest spiritual revolution in the history of humanity.
I'm serious.
Namaste,
Todd / Dr. Paradise