theEnzo

All things creative make up Jason’s world, and, so, began FingerMoon Software. From the beginning at age 7, it has been a lifelong quest of learning to code, from GW Basic on a TRS-80 to Pascal, C, C++, C#, and more. For Jason, games and coding have always been at the heart of this pursuit. Jason has been on a varied journey so far and has owned different businesses from car stereo installation to music production.

My Partner Dedrick Catus

An artist, with a true passion and love of the creative process, whether that is drawing, painting, or digital content, Dedrick works from his heart. What began as a hobby, ultimately drove him to earning his Batchelor’s Degree in graphic design from UNLV. His specialty is painting fantasy characters and locations and draws inspiration from games such as Final Fantasy and Magic, The Gathering.

Company mantra

To discover the meaning of Ensō we need to look backwards. In the sixth century a text named the Shinhinmei refers to the way of Zen as a “circle of vast space, lacking nothing and holding nothing in excess”. At first glance the ancient ensō symbol appears to be nothing more than a miss-shaped circle but its symbolism refers to the beginning and end of all things, the circle of life and the connectedness of existence. It can symbolize emptiness or fullness, presence or absence. All things might be contained within, or, conversely, excluded by its boundaries. It can symbolize infinity, the “no-thing”, the perfect meditative state, and Satori or enlightenment. It can even symbolize the moon, which is itself a symbol of enlightenment—as in the Zen saying, “Do not mistake the finger pointing at the moon for the moon itself.” In other words, do not mistake doctrines, teachings or explanations, which are intended to guide one toward enlightenment, for enlightenment itself. Ensō can also represent the moon’s reflection on water, thereby symbolizing the futility of searching for enlightenment outside oneself. Ensō symbolizes many more things including strength, elegance, the universe, single mindedness, the state of mind of the artist at the moment of creation and the acceptance of imperfection as perfect. It also represents the oneness of life and all things contained within it, the spirit of harmonious cooperation, personal development and refinement of character, the visible and the invisible, absolute fullness in emptiness, simplicity, completeness, endlessness, perfect harmony, the circle of infinity and the cyclical nature of existence.