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Reading the Book of the Dead
I read the Book of the Dead.
I found the parallel law Ezekiel quoted.
I understood at that moment, what the LORD meant.
Egypt's laws are identical to the LORD's.
It is simply the sin of idolatry;
Purely, there is no other name.
Ancient cultures had wisdom,
So beware that, and never take
An idol upon your lips in worship.
As the Scholars do,
They turn the LORD into Ba'al
And make Israel a hybrid worship
Of Egyptian Righteousness and Semitic Pantheons.
No, we worship the LORD in truth.
Lord God Jehovah-Jireh, Most High, Jesus Christ.
I’d rather the black sheep trying to get shorned, than the goat leading them off the cliff.
Fortune
To understand our world,
One must know the wills of other minds:
Every cent you earn is from a willing buyer.
Fortune corrodes, and delusions make a man rich:
Or do they? Other wills destroy.
Other wills build.
They give and take away, you understand?
Philosophers do work,
But if another man says it is not so...
They take it away and it is no more.
There is no ryme or reason to fortune.
It is a wheel, elevating one man
And crushing another.
Making a skilled craftsman into an apprentice
And a novice into a grand master.
There is nothing in our world that makes sense:
The empress falls to the will of other men:
She is no more.
Good or bad, it matters nothing.
Wills produce all fortune good or bad.
Math Thoughts
Subtraction must be in a certain order---
Or you can just add with negatives.
Likewise, a function can express a line or curve,
And understanding this can derive an exact area
For what is underneath it, or the curve itself.
The limit is the exact ratio, of the division of the function,
Which the function is explained through multiple
Trigonometric variables.
And we can combine these, to calculate the whole curve
And then take those variables, and calculate another curve.
What a wonderful world it would be?
On Church Hierarchy
So there is no more debate, my brethren, for my brother and I have debated, and looked like fools—where we should be of one mind, and one spirit. Here is the ecclesiastical and spiritual authorities.
Of the Ecclesiastical Authority, that is the Church Administration, there are Bishops, Pastors, Teachers, Deacons, Sub Deacons. A bishop resides over pastors, a pastor resides over teachers, a deacon can be an administrator or teacher. Women are deaconesses, and some men not of the age of 30, can be subdeacons of which is a deaconess, who are Music Directors, Sunday School Teachers, Accountants, Event Organizers and those who tend to the littlest of the flock. This is separate from the Spiritual Gifts, and the Spiritual authority.
Of the Spiritual Authority, it is Apostle, Prophet, Evangelist, Pastor, Teacher, Administrator. That is, an Apostle has the highest revelation and the Administrator has the least, though is used for the Church. Such it is, Jude and Simon were Apostles, but not Bishops nor Pastors. Rather, they served as Deacons and Teachers. But, were highest of the authority in Christ’s kingdom. Let yourselves not be deceived. A woman cannot be a Pastor or Bishop. But, a woman can be an Administrator, Teacher, Apostle or Prophet. For the role of Bishop and Pastor must be led by a man, who can fend off the wolves, for he has great strength. Even Deborah, who was a king, could not be Priest, for the roles of Priest, Prophet and King are to be separated.
An Elder is any Christian man, above the age of 60. Treat him with respect, he earned a hoary head. Likewise, treat Elder Women with great respect, and give them steward over the Children and other Women, for here is where the most division comes from. Women instill into the little children wise teachings, and form the bedrock of the faith. For without the concrete knowledge of a Woman, a Child cannot grow wise. But, as a man, his teachers become men. And women and children are the source of all the great divisions. Be cautioned.
Of the gifts, you have heard from Paul that God gave first apostles, then prophets, and then teachers, and then miracle workers, and then healers, and then helpers, and then governors, and then those who speak another language. For, each work’s effect, let none divide the gifts, the authority and the spiritual knowledge. One is Power, one is Wisdom, one is Mercy.
To the Summit
O! Brother! O Mother! I summit the
Mountain, to reach its rocky peaks. I climb
Over the pills with you, and repeat this:
"Turn back, turn back, turn back, O! turn back!" Why?
I know a long journey needs preparation.
You must know the trails, to conquer them true.
Just like a recipe, you must follow
Each step exact, retracing all the paths.
Curry soup, and Roast Beef; Peas, carrots and rice.
To enjoy the decadence of dinner
Blaze each step slowly, make each decision
Carefully, a little change here, a spice
There, off the track. Slowly learn, and savor.
The decadent meal is one understood.
The Wise Man and the Oracle
The wise man wandered through a vast desert
And was searching for the Oracle of Ammon;
He heard Alexander had been there, and wished
To hear the vast wisdom of her cherished thoughts.
He finally arrived, and asked the Oracle:
"Tell me about the arts."
The Oracle laughed and said,
"The arts? Be in time, and if the sewer is where
"Do not seek to clean it.
"For down the debacle does the slough flow
"And into the river, where there will be none.
"And when purified, all will be made new."
The wise man furrowed his brow.
"What of my wisdom?"
The Oracle said,
"Wisdom goes in its cycles.
"What makes a man prosperous is honor in one era
"And what makes a man profitable is deceit in another.
"Be in the times. Do not burden yourself with the past
"And think not about the future.
"Rather, know ony the present."
The wise man said,
"What of my body?"
The Oracles said,
"Health, wealth and power are the gods of one generation
"Amity, friendship and pleasure another.
"It goes its ways, in cycles,
"Men are fit with pleasure, and the next generation squanders it."
The wise man said,
"What of religion?"
The oracle said,
"Religion is whatever the times decree.
"In one era, it focuses on war and wealth
"And another it focuses on peace and health.
"Both are contained in every scripture
"But man must choose his path."
The wise man said,
"What of sex?"
The oracle said,
"In one era, nothing is known about it.
"Not even the marriage bed is their pleasure.
"The affaires are only social,
"And nudity is never known.
"In another, the very point of pleasure is sought by all
"And marriage is forgotten.
"There can be no affaires, for all are mates
"And nudity is seen in the public square."
The wise man said,
"What of pleasure?
The oracle said,
"Pleasure is like a wheel:
"There is pleasure in work
"There is work in pleasure
"There is no pleasure in work
"There is no work in pleasure.
"Thus, it goes in its wheel."
The wise man said,
"I have studied the sages,
"What of the Sophists?"
The oracle said,
"Science is forgotten, and science is then known.
"It leads to suffering when science is unknown
"But it leads to suffering when science is too well known.
"For where science is too well known, it ceases, for all disappears within the gaps.
"Where science is unknown, it never is."
The wise man said,
"What of economics?"
The oracle said,
"Let a man eat from what he earns, and lay no barrier to him.
"Do not slander his business, for he may be a grandmaster
"In penury, and all mock him because of public debate.
"Let men do their business, and do not hinder them.
"Grow the fruit tree at every hecter.
"Do not scorn the arts or sciences or law or freedom.
"For economics is the vehicle of a people's happiness."
What Makes Good Art
What makes good art?
I know not...
A reflection of the times
A reflection of the soul
A long devotion
An intricate web
A rich meaning
A beautiful aesthetic
A deep learning?
Analysis of Athos from The Three Muskateers
It is interesting, that in the modern moment, I suspected Athos of being queer. But, recall, that's a modern lens, and not truly who Athos is. It wouldn't have even dawned on the author to make a character like that. Where there is mystery, and disinterest in women, isn't necessarily because of Athos being Gay, but from having loved deeply, and having to put his wife to death. Even so, they didn't even have sex, having been married. Athos never saw the Fleur-De-Lis brand on her shoulder. The culture, at that time, was disinterested in sex. It was not something they really thought about, as is evident in the story that people would be married, and not even have seen their wife's nudity. And certainly, men wouldn't sleep with other men, they would have no conception of it.