﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Aria Veritas]]></title><description><![CDATA[Downloading from the Ether since Nineteendickitythree. 
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   &#8212;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Summerson">John Summerson</a></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Nodc!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdaff98d0-a7fe-4022-a8bc-8790d3ffd0d5_822x1151.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Nodc!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdaff98d0-a7fe-4022-a8bc-8790d3ffd0d5_822x1151.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Nodc!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdaff98d0-a7fe-4022-a8bc-8790d3ffd0d5_822x1151.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Nodc!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdaff98d0-a7fe-4022-a8bc-8790d3ffd0d5_822x1151.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Nodc!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdaff98d0-a7fe-4022-a8bc-8790d3ffd0d5_822x1151.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Nodc!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdaff98d0-a7fe-4022-a8bc-8790d3ffd0d5_822x1151.jpeg" width="282" height="394.86861313868616" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/daff98d0-a7fe-4022-a8bc-8790d3ffd0d5_822x1151.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:1151,&quot;width&quot;:822,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:282,&quot;bytes&quot;:311902,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:true,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://ariaveritas.substack.com/i/169738894?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdaff98d0-a7fe-4022-a8bc-8790d3ffd0d5_822x1151.jpeg&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Nodc!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdaff98d0-a7fe-4022-a8bc-8790d3ffd0d5_822x1151.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Nodc!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdaff98d0-a7fe-4022-a8bc-8790d3ffd0d5_822x1151.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Nodc!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdaff98d0-a7fe-4022-a8bc-8790d3ffd0d5_822x1151.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Nodc!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdaff98d0-a7fe-4022-a8bc-8790d3ffd0d5_822x1151.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" fetchpriority="high"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Hubert Robert, The Bathing Pool (1777-1779)</figcaption></figure></div>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Riddle]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chapter Four.]]></description><link>https://ariaveritas.substack.com/p/the-riddle</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://ariaveritas.substack.com/p/the-riddle</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Aria Veritas]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 07 Feb 2025 19:24:31 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/youtube/w_728,c_limit/bDygS0a6Tgo" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;Both wrong,&#8221; cried Bilbo very much relieved; and he jumped at once to his feet, put his back to the nearest wall, and held out his little sword. He knew, of course, that <strong>the riddle-game was sacred and of immense antiquity,</strong> <strong>and even wicked creatures were afraid to cheat when they played at it</strong>. &#8212;J. R. R. Tolkien <em>The Hobbit (<a href="https://genius.com/J-r-r-tolkien-the-hobbit-chapter-5-riddles-in-the-dark-annotated">chapter 5</a>)</em></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!DDXl!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc967fea4-816e-4590-93e6-dee7d6b1a1af_600x400.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!DDXl!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc967fea4-816e-4590-93e6-dee7d6b1a1af_600x400.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!DDXl!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc967fea4-816e-4590-93e6-dee7d6b1a1af_600x400.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!DDXl!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc967fea4-816e-4590-93e6-dee7d6b1a1af_600x400.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!DDXl!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc967fea4-816e-4590-93e6-dee7d6b1a1af_600x400.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!DDXl!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc967fea4-816e-4590-93e6-dee7d6b1a1af_600x400.jpeg" width="442" height="294.6666666666667" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/c967fea4-816e-4590-93e6-dee7d6b1a1af_600x400.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:400,&quot;width&quot;:600,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:442,&quot;bytes&quot;:75423,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:true,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!DDXl!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc967fea4-816e-4590-93e6-dee7d6b1a1af_600x400.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!DDXl!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc967fea4-816e-4590-93e6-dee7d6b1a1af_600x400.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!DDXl!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc967fea4-816e-4590-93e6-dee7d6b1a1af_600x400.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!DDXl!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc967fea4-816e-4590-93e6-dee7d6b1a1af_600x400.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" fetchpriority="high"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Still from <strong>The Hobbi&#8230;</strong></figcaption></figure></div>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Time-Out.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chapter 3]]></description><link>https://ariaveritas.substack.com/p/time-out</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://ariaveritas.substack.com/p/time-out</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Aria Veritas]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 28 Nov 2024 11:27:19 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Faf698567-ef9c-4e46-9dad-ad612de59d5d_1024x693.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;<strong>Time is the soul of this world.</strong>&#8221; &#8212; Pythagoras</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Radio Universalis and the Western Stars]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chapter 2]]></description><link>https://ariaveritas.substack.com/p/radio-universalis-and-the-western</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://ariaveritas.substack.com/p/radio-universalis-and-the-western</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Aria Veritas]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 02 Nov 2024 13:02:31 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F853ed584-c3d4-4b17-9c11-a324688fa782_640x360.gif" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><br>&#8220;Each celestial body, in fact each and every atom, produces a particular <strong>sound</strong> on account of its movement, its rhythm or vibration. All these sounds and vibrations form a universal harmony in which each element, while having its own function and character, contributes to the whole.&#8221;  &#8212; Pythagoras (<strong>580-500</strong> <strong>BC</strong>)</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nirvana's Magic Track]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chapter 1]]></description><link>https://ariaveritas.substack.com/p/nirvanas-magic-track</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://ariaveritas.substack.com/p/nirvanas-magic-track</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Aria Veritas]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 19 Sep 2024 09:07:37 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0469c618-be62-4793-ae9f-bdd3ec2bf5d9_1152x640.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>&#8220;After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music.&#8221;</strong><br>&#8213; Aldous Huxley (1894-1963) <em>Music at Night and Other Essays</em></p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Boomer Archetype, or perhaps the "TV Programmed Individual"]]></title><description><![CDATA[(Not a Hit Piece)]]></description><link>https://ariaveritas.substack.com/p/the-boomer-archetype-or-perhaps-the</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://ariaveritas.substack.com/p/the-boomer-archetype-or-perhaps-the</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Aria Veritas]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 06 Jun 2024 11:55:41 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!VF3M!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0dd32652-5679-49a3-b4f3-dccdd42c1f76_867x960.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" 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https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!VF3M!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0dd32652-5679-49a3-b4f3-dccdd42c1f76_867x960.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!VF3M!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0dd32652-5679-49a3-b4f3-dccdd42c1f76_867x960.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!VF3M!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0dd32652-5679-49a3-b4f3-dccdd42c1f76_867x960.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" fetchpriority="high"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" 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y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">&#8220;Watching television is like taking black spray paint to your third eye.&#8221; -<strong>Bill Hicks</strong></figcaption></figure></div><div><hr></div><p>Once upon a time I didn't want a career, but owing to the respect I dutifully expressed toward my <s>boomers</s> parents I accrued debt&nbsp;to study subjects I didn't want a career in.<br><br>Thousands of dollars in debt later, I wondered if the fourth time was the actual charm. <br><br>Surely screenwriting was the&nbsp;the best of all worlds? It was writing at least. I got as far as the first interview. By pouring authenticity in to the script, naturally the characters were based on reality, but I learned &#8220;<em>one</em> <em>must not mention any</em> <em>attributes&#8221;</em> in university.<br><br>The choice to be made in that Master of Arts Screenwriting interview that day c.1999 was relatively easy: either submit 100% to reality, or submit to hardcore clown world.&nbsp;I resolved never to subject my elementary mind to the circus of tertiary education again.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!DqZY!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33f96f06-33e4-4da5-991b-818fbe886b5a_564x569.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!DqZY!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33f96f06-33e4-4da5-991b-818fbe886b5a_564x569.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!DqZY!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33f96f06-33e4-4da5-991b-818fbe886b5a_564x569.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!DqZY!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33f96f06-33e4-4da5-991b-818fbe886b5a_564x569.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!DqZY!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33f96f06-33e4-4da5-991b-818fbe886b5a_564x569.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img 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srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!DqZY!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33f96f06-33e4-4da5-991b-818fbe886b5a_564x569.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!DqZY!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33f96f06-33e4-4da5-991b-818fbe886b5a_564x569.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!DqZY!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33f96f06-33e4-4da5-991b-818fbe886b5a_564x569.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!DqZY!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F33f96f06-33e4-4da5-991b-818fbe886b5a_564x569.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft 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The tangible world my parents created was now a vicious pitfall. Adding $30,000 to existing student debt to walk a fourth Boomer-Approved career path (when I hadn&#8217;t wanted the first three) was <em>insane</em>. Had the Baby Boomers created this demented world spontaneously? <br><br>No &#8212; they&#8217;d been <strong>programmed</strong>. The plural of medium is <strong>media,</strong> meaning <em>channels of communication</em>. Not just TV channels either, but radio, film, books, magazines, school&#8230;</p><p>Meanwhile, a &#8220;spiritual medium&#8221; communicates between the worlds. Eucharist or Catholic <strong>Mass</strong> was/is performed by spiritual mediums or media, more commonly referred to as <strong>priests</strong><em> </em>(Dutch, German: <strong>priester</strong> = <em>elders. </em>From Latin:<em> </em><strong>presbyter</strong>). <br><br>Giovanni <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giovanni_Caselli">Caselli</a>&nbsp;(1815-1891) was an inspired Italian priest and physicist&nbsp;who invented the first all-purpose telegraph, the first fax machine  <strong> </strong><em><strong>a n d &#8212;</strong> </em>&nbsp;<strong>the&nbsp;first analog TV.</strong></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!DF86!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe0c86ce5-74c2-4249-ad47-1db1efaf990b_750x498.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source 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(Both at once.) Photography @ <a href="https://romanrobroek.nl/product/teal-church/">romanrobroek.nl </a></figcaption></figure></div><p>Mass is generally a thing<strong> formed</strong>. &#8220;Mass media&#8221; began as an advertising term in the 1920&#8217;s and, simultaneously, techno-society proceeded to <em>form</em> with regular radio shows first in the Netherlands (late 1919), quickly followed by Argentina, Detroit &amp; NYC.<br><br>The first mechanical TV sets were sold in the UK in 1928. WW2 interrupted television development but it was up and running for the post-war Boomer babies with the first  national colour broadcast on day one of 1954, with full colour tv sets sold by the 60&#8217;s. <br><br>These technological ideas clearly struck scientists, physicists, engineers (and globo-homo) at the same time. The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hundredth_monkey_effect">Hundredth monkey effect</a> is an esoteric view of <strong>ideas rapidly shared by &#8220;unexplained means&#8221;</strong> from one group to another once a certain number of group members accept the ideas&#8230; even if they are<em> </em><strong>physically separated. </strong></p><div><hr></div><p>Award-winning Polish screenwriter <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krzysztof_Kie%C5%9Blowski">Krzysztof Kieslowski</a> (1941&#8211;1996) wrote and directed the film, <em>The Double Life of Veronique, </em>a tale of two unrelated young women &#8212; strangers, <strong>physically separated</strong> whose souls communicate, affecting each other&#8217;s lives. </p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" 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https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-n-c!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc7b8a184-7ad1-48c5-8295-a64a0ebf6f37_1000x1332.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-n-c!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc7b8a184-7ad1-48c5-8295-a64a0ebf6f37_1000x1332.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-n-c!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc7b8a184-7ad1-48c5-8295-a64a0ebf6f37_1000x1332.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">#not all boomers</figcaption></figure></div><p><em>&#8220;At a meeting just outside Paris, a fifteen-year-old girl came up to me and said that she'd been to see [the film, <a href="https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8wrlpm">The Double Life of] V&#233;ronique</a>. She'd gone once, twice, three times and only wanted to say that she realised that there is such a thing as a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soul">soul</a>. She hadn&#8217;t known before. <br>There&#8217;s something very beautiful in that. It was worth making V&#233;ronique for that girl. It was worth working for a year, sacrificing all that money, energy, time, patience, torturing yourself, killing yourself, taking thousands of decisions, so that one young girl in Paris should realise that there is such a thing as a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_baGBH7_G4U">soul</a>. It&#8217;s worth it.&#8221;</em> - Krzysztof Kieslowski</p><div><hr></div><p>In her full post, <a href="https://whatsthestory.substack.com/p/character-arc-the-baby-boomer">Character Arc: The Baby Boomer</a>, Mado Gianni pressed the boomer archetype, finding their essence after the annihilation of WW2; boomers anticipated true change, improved lifestyle conditions, but were noted for a<strong> lack of</strong> <strong>introspection.</strong><em><br><br></em>&#8220;In the simplest of explanations the main difference between film and tv is that film characters undergo change while tv characters <strong>never grow</strong>. Television is a medium for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon_landing_conspiracy_theories">adventure</a>.&nbsp;Film is all about <strong>change</strong> &#8212; a character is presented with a challenge to overcome. By the end, they&#8217;ll have been forced to face their biggest character flaw&#8230;</p><p>The character will either positively change their perception of <strong>what reality is</strong>, or at least embrace their dark side (with a third possibility to become a catalyst for change).&#8221;</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-R76!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1039c623-cdba-47f6-9850-3787092803d9_384x384.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-R76!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1039c623-cdba-47f6-9850-3787092803d9_384x384.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-R76!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1039c623-cdba-47f6-9850-3787092803d9_384x384.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-R76!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1039c623-cdba-47f6-9850-3787092803d9_384x384.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-R76!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1039c623-cdba-47f6-9850-3787092803d9_384x384.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-R76!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1039c623-cdba-47f6-9850-3787092803d9_384x384.jpeg" width="244" height="244" 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https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-R76!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1039c623-cdba-47f6-9850-3787092803d9_384x384.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-R76!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1039c623-cdba-47f6-9850-3787092803d9_384x384.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-R76!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1039c623-cdba-47f6-9850-3787092803d9_384x384.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" 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x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">"You must unlearn what you have learned."&nbsp;Yoda, <em>The Empire Strikes Back</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>That things will change and improve is not a wish exclusive to boomers &#8212; and while labels can be truly divisive the reality is, like clich&#233;s, archetypes develop for a reason. </p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!3rar!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc547c907-54bc-4a26-95dc-23843715fad1_242x108.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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loading="lazy"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><div><hr></div><p>In 1970, as Generation X was being born, a writer called Alvin Toffler wrote <em><strong>Future Shock.</strong></em> The title defined the psychology of individuals but also entire societies. <br><br>&#8220;To survive, the [future] individual must become infinitely more adaptable and capable than ever before, searching out totally new ways to anchor himself, because all the old roots &#8212; religion, nation, community, family, or profession &#8212; are now shaking. [...] He must, in other words, understand transience.&#8221; -Alvin Toffler <em><br><br></em><strong>Transience</strong><em>: noun</em><strong> </strong>the state or fact of lasting only for a short time; brevity, mutability<br><br>Toffler argued society was undergoing an enormous structural revolution from <strong>industrial</strong> society&nbsp;to a<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_society"> </a><strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_society">super-industrial society</a></strong>. The accelerated rate of change left people suffering from &#8220;shattering stress and disorientation.&#8221; I read Toffler&#8217;s book in the early 2000&#8217;s; his idea of disposable paper dresses was memorably weird but it was also memorable for the changes he foresaw, many of which have since materialised.</p><p>The book title&#8217;s shortest definition is <strong>too much change in too short a time period</strong>. <br><br>His book also popularised <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_overload">information overload</a><em>; </em>the gist being, if information exceeds ones processing capacity, overload occurs,<strong> reducing the quality of one&#8217;s decisions.</strong> </p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" 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x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p><strong>Information overload</strong> (aka <em>infobesity, infoxication</em>) lies in contrast to<strong> eternal principles.</strong></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Pd2K!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff6d3842a-fc26-441c-87ff-590b1f31ffd3_720x699.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Pd2K!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff6d3842a-fc26-441c-87ff-590b1f31ffd3_720x699.jpeg 424w, 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https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Pd2K!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff6d3842a-fc26-441c-87ff-590b1f31ffd3_720x699.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Pd2K!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff6d3842a-fc26-441c-87ff-590b1f31ffd3_720x699.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Pd2K!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff6d3842a-fc26-441c-87ff-590b1f31ffd3_720x699.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" 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x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption"></figcaption></figure></div><p>Evolution is <strong>change</strong> under the illusion of &#8220;scientific progress&#8221;,<em> </em>a phrase to <em><strong>not</strong></em> remind one how <a href="https://www.astronomy.com/science/constant-confusion-new-studies-deepen-mystery-of-universes-expansion/">confused</a> many scientists really are. In other words, much of the fundamental knowledge upon which our culture operates is <strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvwbMdJW4DM&amp;t=2s">wrong</a>.&nbsp;</strong>For 100 years (arguably more), churches, banks, education, doctors, scientists, courts, tv, etc. have all provided Man with&nbsp;<em>information</em>. The majority has rarely been provided with<strong> </strong><em>knowledge </em>or<em> wisdom</em>. <strong><br><br></strong>Being imprisoned by life's popular media ideas means one can die over and over but&#8217;ll never escape. See <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GncQtURdcE4">Groundhog Day</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omOZyLmNMJs">Highlander</a> or <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grux_i9WHHY">Orlando</a>; three films examining personal change. The characters live live live, then <em>*clicks fingers*</em> they change abruptly.</p><p>This can be seen in nature, illustrated in a <a href="https://michaelclarage.substack.com/p/butterly-coloring-disproves-darwinian?utm_campaign=reaction&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=substack&amp;utm_content=post">Michael Clarage post</a> on the modification of butterflies where <strong>a species makes a full physical adaptation in four generations</strong>. <br><br>Four generations applied to man would be the postwar Boomer to Generation Alpha.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!2IxM!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0db464dd-0452-4347-82e0-9128bdebecb5_331x303.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!2IxM!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0db464dd-0452-4347-82e0-9128bdebecb5_331x303.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!2IxM!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0db464dd-0452-4347-82e0-9128bdebecb5_331x303.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!2IxM!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0db464dd-0452-4347-82e0-9128bdebecb5_331x303.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!2IxM!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0db464dd-0452-4347-82e0-9128bdebecb5_331x303.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!2IxM!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0db464dd-0452-4347-82e0-9128bdebecb5_331x303.jpeg" width="249" height="227.93655589123867" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/0db464dd-0452-4347-82e0-9128bdebecb5_331x303.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:303,&quot;width&quot;:331,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:249,&quot;bytes&quot;:46261,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!2IxM!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0db464dd-0452-4347-82e0-9128bdebecb5_331x303.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!2IxM!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0db464dd-0452-4347-82e0-9128bdebecb5_331x303.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!2IxM!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0db464dd-0452-4347-82e0-9128bdebecb5_331x303.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!2IxM!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0db464dd-0452-4347-82e0-9128bdebecb5_331x303.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption"><em><strong>BOOM! </strong></em>Autonomous Generation Alpha  ..?</figcaption></figure></div><div><hr></div><p><em>Every</em> generation has been programmed. Tv&#8217;s shiniest illusion is physical &#162;hange, but physical change denies everything beyond it. An often <a href="https://www.gornahoor.net/?p=17238">wise</a> old boomer friend said, <br><br>&#8220;Man needs a buffer to protect him from the shocks of life. This he does by lying. Lies turn everything into its opposite, so that the real world is obscured by a web of lies. <br><br>He even lies about lying so he never has to question the factitious world he created. <br><br>The Vedic teachings warn against this artificial superstructure created atop reality.&#8221;</p><p></p><p></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://ariaveritas.substack.com/p/the-boomer-archetype-or-perhaps-the?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://ariaveritas.substack.com/p/the-boomer-archetype-or-perhaps-the?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share"><span>Share</span></a></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://ariaveritas.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://ariaveritas.substack.com/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Disappearing in the Face of the Invisible ]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's GROUNDHOG DAY!]]></description><link>https://ariaveritas.substack.com/p/disappearing-in-the-face-of-the-invisible</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://ariaveritas.substack.com/p/disappearing-in-the-face-of-the-invisible</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Aria Veritas]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 26 May 2024 09:20:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F100a8eab-ae18-4549-aec8-52dd7fc40c46_778x960.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;For most people, it will take a certain amount of time and maturing to understand that whatever you make yourself to be, in the end, it is frustrating and not enough. However wonderful you make yourself, still it is not enough. Only when you disappear, everything becomes wonderful.&#8221; -Sadhguru (Hindu, lit. <em>Instrument Teacher </em>)</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!uf_I!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff25af016-6ab0-45a5-b773-e3aa0e579062_529x488.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!uf_I!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff25af016-6ab0-45a5-b773-e3aa0e579062_529x488.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!uf_I!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff25af016-6ab0-45a5-b773-e3aa0e579062_529x488.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!uf_I!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff25af016-6ab0-45a5-b773-e3aa0e579062_529x488.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!uf_I!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff25af016-6ab0-45a5-b773-e3aa0e579062_529x488.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!uf_I!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff25af016-6ab0-45a5-b773-e3aa0e579062_529x488.jpeg" width="333" height="307.1909262759924" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/f25af016-6ab0-45a5-b773-e3aa0e579062_529x488.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:488,&quot;width&quot;:529,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:333,&quot;bytes&quot;:57176,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:true,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" title="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!uf_I!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff25af016-6ab0-45a5-b773-e3aa0e579062_529x488.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!uf_I!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff25af016-6ab0-45a5-b773-e3aa0e579062_529x488.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!uf_I!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff25af016-6ab0-45a5-b773-e3aa0e579062_529x488.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!uf_I!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff25af016-6ab0-45a5-b773-e3aa0e579062_529x488.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" fetchpriority="high"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">&#8220;He was a lonely ghost uttering a truth that nobody would ever hear. But so long as he uttered it, in some obscure way the continuity was not broken.&#8221; -<strong>G. Orwell, 1984</strong></figcaption></figure></div><div><hr></div><p>Last night I dreamt I was an old, old woman. Hair, skin, eyes bleached white with age, transparent and all neatly wrapped in a bone-coloured dressing gown. In the radiant light of the dream&#8217;s bathroom, a mirror reflected the happy smile of an ancient child. <br><br>In the dream I knew I could come back to the colour and plumpness of life when I wanted to. But I didn&#8217;t want to. Invisibility was a quiet power gifted back in the old days; too young, too feminine to have christian monk-hood permanently inflicted. </p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_tnb!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F100a8eab-ae18-4549-aec8-52dd7fc40c46_778x960.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_tnb!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F100a8eab-ae18-4549-aec8-52dd7fc40c46_778x960.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_tnb!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F100a8eab-ae18-4549-aec8-52dd7fc40c46_778x960.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_tnb!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F100a8eab-ae18-4549-aec8-52dd7fc40c46_778x960.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_tnb!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F100a8eab-ae18-4549-aec8-52dd7fc40c46_778x960.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_tnb!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F100a8eab-ae18-4549-aec8-52dd7fc40c46_778x960.jpeg" width="268" height="330.694087403599" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/100a8eab-ae18-4549-aec8-52dd7fc40c46_778x960.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:960,&quot;width&quot;:778,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:268,&quot;bytes&quot;:38668,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_tnb!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F100a8eab-ae18-4549-aec8-52dd7fc40c46_778x960.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_tnb!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F100a8eab-ae18-4549-aec8-52dd7fc40c46_778x960.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_tnb!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F100a8eab-ae18-4549-aec8-52dd7fc40c46_778x960.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_tnb!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F100a8eab-ae18-4549-aec8-52dd7fc40c46_778x960.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">&#8220;Consequently, if you believe God made Satan, you must realise that all Satan's power comes from God and so that Satan is simply God's child, and that we are God's children also. There are no children of Satan, really.&#8221; -Anne Rice, Interview with the Vampire.</figcaption></figure></div><p>When this world loses its charm, I go to the other. The Cat sleeps in the library, or on my bed. It&#8217;s calm, as it is now sitting at the computer, typing as the rain torrents down, headphones playing Rachael, memories of earth&#8217;s rainy season, animals, hovels. </p><div id="youtube2-13W1J9EwqDI" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;13W1J9EwqDI&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/13W1J9EwqDI?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><div><hr></div><p>&#8220;It&#8217;s raining, and I suddenly feel the terrible weight of being an animal that doesn&#8217;t know what it is, dreaming its thought and emotion, withdrawn into a spatial region of being as into a hovel, satisfied by a little heat as by an eternal truth.&#8221; -Fernando Pessoa</p><div><hr></div><p>Why would anyone attempt to explain the universe? The monks did it. The Hindus did it. Man had always known of the transcendent until this blunderingly long dark age. <br><br>Man became<strong> &#8220;too smart&#8221;</strong> to believe in <em>God</em>. But people still want to know they will be okay. They do terrible things to themselves and others to ensure they&#8217;ll be okay. <br><br>We each have an eternity to achieve a perfect life, to find it&#8217;s not enough, to find it&#8217;s bearable with love which cracks open the heart to an idea of transcendent Spirit.<br><br>Ever notice the sticker in the Punxsutawney diner? Just to the right of Saturnian clocks <s>counting down to the Singularity</s> reading, &#8220;Happy Groundhog Day. The Spirit.&#8221; </p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!mqLG!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6bd78caa-f708-41d6-8b21-d5f832c2d43b_762x432.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!mqLG!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6bd78caa-f708-41d6-8b21-d5f832c2d43b_762x432.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!mqLG!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6bd78caa-f708-41d6-8b21-d5f832c2d43b_762x432.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!mqLG!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6bd78caa-f708-41d6-8b21-d5f832c2d43b_762x432.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!mqLG!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6bd78caa-f708-41d6-8b21-d5f832c2d43b_762x432.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!mqLG!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6bd78caa-f708-41d6-8b21-d5f832c2d43b_762x432.jpeg" width="762" height="432" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/6bd78caa-f708-41d6-8b21-d5f832c2d43b_762x432.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:432,&quot;width&quot;:762,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:133226,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!mqLG!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6bd78caa-f708-41d6-8b21-d5f832c2d43b_762x432.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!mqLG!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6bd78caa-f708-41d6-8b21-d5f832c2d43b_762x432.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!mqLG!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6bd78caa-f708-41d6-8b21-d5f832c2d43b_762x432.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!mqLG!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6bd78caa-f708-41d6-8b21-d5f832c2d43b_762x432.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Phil says, &#8220;I&#8217;ve killed myself so many times, I don&#8217;t even exist anymore.&#8221;</figcaption></figure></div><p>Phil (Bill Murray) represents the ego on the left; the materialist, cynical, scientismic West where time equals money. Rita (Andie McDowell) symbolises Spirit to his right.<br><br>Electrically&#8230; Bill is the anode, Andie the cathode. Bill an atom, Andie an electron. But Bill is a selfish jerk, his soul&#8217;s circuitry is a pigsty. The Spirit will not approach him. </p><p>If he tried to force it he&#8217;d be electrocuted, which makes good comedy.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!M9hW!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1df57fcc-c66d-4b30-8ad9-797cbf5fef71_220x119.gif" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!M9hW!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1df57fcc-c66d-4b30-8ad9-797cbf5fef71_220x119.gif 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!M9hW!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1df57fcc-c66d-4b30-8ad9-797cbf5fef71_220x119.gif 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!M9hW!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1df57fcc-c66d-4b30-8ad9-797cbf5fef71_220x119.gif 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!M9hW!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1df57fcc-c66d-4b30-8ad9-797cbf5fef71_220x119.gif 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!M9hW!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1df57fcc-c66d-4b30-8ad9-797cbf5fef71_220x119.gif" width="320" height="173.0909090909091" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/1df57fcc-c66d-4b30-8ad9-797cbf5fef71_220x119.gif&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:119,&quot;width&quot;:220,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:259260,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/gif&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!M9hW!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1df57fcc-c66d-4b30-8ad9-797cbf5fef71_220x119.gif 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!M9hW!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1df57fcc-c66d-4b30-8ad9-797cbf5fef71_220x119.gif 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!M9hW!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1df57fcc-c66d-4b30-8ad9-797cbf5fef71_220x119.gif 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!M9hW!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1df57fcc-c66d-4b30-8ad9-797cbf5fef71_220x119.gif 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>When the film came out back in the early 90&#8217;s religious leaders from Judaism to Wiccan, Buddhist to Christian claimed the film was about their specific tradition. Not that Wiccan has a doctrine per se&#8230; but ya know what I mean. They <em>all</em> claimed dibs.<br><br>This is because <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perennial_philosophy">perennial truth</a> exists and there is literally <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ecclesiastes+1%3A9&amp;version=KJV">nothing new under the sun</a>.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZBYd!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2b7f9e61-2648-4c8a-bed9-2257aefcfd98_1280x712.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZBYd!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2b7f9e61-2648-4c8a-bed9-2257aefcfd98_1280x712.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZBYd!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2b7f9e61-2648-4c8a-bed9-2257aefcfd98_1280x712.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZBYd!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2b7f9e61-2648-4c8a-bed9-2257aefcfd98_1280x712.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZBYd!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2b7f9e61-2648-4c8a-bed9-2257aefcfd98_1280x712.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZBYd!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2b7f9e61-2648-4c8a-bed9-2257aefcfd98_1280x712.jpeg" width="1280" height="712" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/2b7f9e61-2648-4c8a-bed9-2257aefcfd98_1280x712.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:712,&quot;width&quot;:1280,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:242685,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZBYd!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2b7f9e61-2648-4c8a-bed9-2257aefcfd98_1280x712.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZBYd!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2b7f9e61-2648-4c8a-bed9-2257aefcfd98_1280x712.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZBYd!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2b7f9e61-2648-4c8a-bed9-2257aefcfd98_1280x712.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZBYd!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2b7f9e61-2648-4c8a-bed9-2257aefcfd98_1280x712.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">&#8220;It was the end of a very long day.&#8221; -<s>Fill</s> Phil.</figcaption></figure></div><p></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://ariaveritas.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://ariaveritas.substack.com/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://ariaveritas.substack.com/p/disappearing-in-the-face-of-the-invisible?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://ariaveritas.substack.com/p/disappearing-in-the-face-of-the-invisible?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share"><span>Share</span></a></p><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Executing Good Judgement]]></title><description><![CDATA[Makes Happier Pyromaniacs]]></description><link>https://ariaveritas.substack.com/p/executing-good-judgement</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://ariaveritas.substack.com/p/executing-good-judgement</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Aria Veritas]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2024 15:31:52 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F19fad9d6-0d80-4d34-bb7a-37c5915d064c_700x469.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>What condemnation could possibly be more harsh than one&#8217;s own, when self-pretence is no longer possible? </strong>-Richard Matheson</p><div><hr></div><p>Recently, some folks judged <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/4/20/man-who-set-himself-on-fire-outside-trump-trial-court-dies">Max Azzarello</a> as &#8220;schizo&#8221; for his self-immolation, albeit with a sense of unease as he&#8217;d had a few lucid <a href="https://theponzipapers.substack.com/p/artifacts-from-the-doomsday-cult">insights</a> in to our shared global reality.<br><br>Judgment is required almost every moment of every day and has over 5 definitions. <strong>Misjudgement can be brutal.</strong> Developing good judgement can be a slow, painful gig.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!AkTs!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9bf1d748-f79f-4e96-9628-7ec2f15aa91a_300x168.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!AkTs!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9bf1d748-f79f-4e96-9628-7ec2f15aa91a_300x168.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!AkTs!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9bf1d748-f79f-4e96-9628-7ec2f15aa91a_300x168.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!AkTs!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9bf1d748-f79f-4e96-9628-7ec2f15aa91a_300x168.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!AkTs!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9bf1d748-f79f-4e96-9628-7ec2f15aa91a_300x168.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!AkTs!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9bf1d748-f79f-4e96-9628-7ec2f15aa91a_300x168.jpeg" width="404" height="226.24" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9bf1d748-f79f-4e96-9628-7ec2f15aa91a_300x168.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:226.24,&quot;width&quot;:404,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:404,&quot;bytes&quot;:9959,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:true,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" title="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!AkTs!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9bf1d748-f79f-4e96-9628-7ec2f15aa91a_300x168.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!AkTs!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9bf1d748-f79f-4e96-9628-7ec2f15aa91a_300x168.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!AkTs!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9bf1d748-f79f-4e96-9628-7ec2f15aa91a_300x168.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!AkTs!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9bf1d748-f79f-4e96-9628-7ec2f15aa91a_300x168.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" fetchpriority="high"></picture><div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">&#8220;Enjoying your glass of Sauvignon, Sir? Notes of cat pee&#8230; An unfortunate choice.&#8221;</figcaption></figure></div><p>The name <strong>Azzarello</strong> is linked to the word <em>hazard</em>, including <em>risky, gambling,</em> <em>daring</em> themes in Italian. The Latin verb <strong>azzare</strong><em> </em>means <em>to be angry</em><strong>. </strong>His original place of residence &#8212; Saint Augustine, in Florida &#8212; speaks discreetly to Hermetists.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!iqUg!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3cc936e4-033e-43b0-bc8f-b88f0d1048f6_765x472.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!iqUg!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3cc936e4-033e-43b0-bc8f-b88f0d1048f6_765x472.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!iqUg!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3cc936e4-033e-43b0-bc8f-b88f0d1048f6_765x472.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!iqUg!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3cc936e4-033e-43b0-bc8f-b88f0d1048f6_765x472.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!iqUg!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3cc936e4-033e-43b0-bc8f-b88f0d1048f6_765x472.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!iqUg!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3cc936e4-033e-43b0-bc8f-b88f0d1048f6_765x472.jpeg" width="564" height="347.9843137254902" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/3cc936e4-033e-43b0-bc8f-b88f0d1048f6_765x472.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:472,&quot;width&quot;:765,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:564,&quot;bytes&quot;:124518,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" title="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!iqUg!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3cc936e4-033e-43b0-bc8f-b88f0d1048f6_765x472.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!iqUg!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3cc936e4-033e-43b0-bc8f-b88f0d1048f6_765x472.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!iqUg!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3cc936e4-033e-43b0-bc8f-b88f0d1048f6_765x472.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!iqUg!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3cc936e4-033e-43b0-bc8f-b88f0d1048f6_765x472.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption"><em>Saint Augustin</em> by Philippe de Champaigne, 1645 -wik.</figcaption></figure></div><p>Schizophrenia is considered a long-term illness; psychosis can be a symptom, but psychosis can also occur without a prior disease diagnosis. As usual Hamer&#8217;s GNM has a fascinating take on <a href="https://learninggnm.com/constellations/documents/constellations_intro.html">mental illnesses</a> (including <a href="https://learninggnm.com/constellations/documents/schizophrenic_constellations.html#Schizophrenic_Constellations_Top">schizophrenia</a> and <a href="https://learninggnm.com/constellations/documents/temporal_lobes.html#Manic_Depression_Psychotic_Attacks">psychosis</a>). </p><p>Hamer realised shocks are recorded in the brain, seen in CT scans as written about <a href="https://ariaveritas.substack.com/publish/posts/detail/142904466?referrer=%2Fpublish%2Fposts">here</a>. It&#8217;s not a standard view of modern medicine, but is intuitively &#8220;<a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21045782/">psychosomatic</a>,&#8221; thoroughly acknowledging Man&#8217;s mind and<strong> soul</strong> and their crucial role in robust health.</p><div><hr></div><p><strong>Boris Mouravieff&#8217;s Metal Filings Idea <br></strong><br>Boris <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boris_Mouravieff">Mouravieff</a> (1890 - 1966) was a Russian historian, philosopher, professor and writer, friends with equally esoteric-minded P. D. Ouspensky and George Gurdjieff.<br><br>Mouravieff suggested man was a metaphoric pot of metal filings, jumbled and chaotic inside, until a <em>shock</em> urged development towards a more resistant internal state. </p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Yk9D!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0d9d0263-547d-4f03-bb65-6de29de705b3_1173x706.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Yk9D!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0d9d0263-547d-4f03-bb65-6de29de705b3_1173x706.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Yk9D!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0d9d0263-547d-4f03-bb65-6de29de705b3_1173x706.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Yk9D!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0d9d0263-547d-4f03-bb65-6de29de705b3_1173x706.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Yk9D!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0d9d0263-547d-4f03-bb65-6de29de705b3_1173x706.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Yk9D!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0d9d0263-547d-4f03-bb65-6de29de705b3_1173x706.jpeg" width="312" height="187.7851662404092" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/0d9d0263-547d-4f03-bb65-6de29de705b3_1173x706.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:706,&quot;width&quot;:1173,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:312,&quot;bytes&quot;:185712,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" title="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Yk9D!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0d9d0263-547d-4f03-bb65-6de29de705b3_1173x706.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Yk9D!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0d9d0263-547d-4f03-bb65-6de29de705b3_1173x706.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Yk9D!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0d9d0263-547d-4f03-bb65-6de29de705b3_1173x706.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Yk9D!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0d9d0263-547d-4f03-bb65-6de29de705b3_1173x706.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Anyone remember this old chestnut?</figcaption></figure></div><p>In time, with continued shocks (and a desire to understand), Mouravieff&#8217;s iron filings would order themselves within man, heat up and <strong>ignite</strong>, creating a more solid centre. <br><br>&#8220;From this point on the inner content will no longer behave like a heap of iron filings: it will form a block. Having reached this point he will have acquired a firmness; he will remain himself in the midst of the tempests to which life may expose him&#8230;<br><br>One <em><strong>must be rid of all illusion</strong>,<strong> no matter how dearly held</strong>.</em> As long as man has not reached the point of fusion, his life will be factitious. Since these changes result from external shocks which he can almost never foresee, it will also be impossible for him to predict in advance the exact way he will change internally. Thus he will live subject to events as they occur, progressing toward the unknown at the mercy of chance. This state is named The Law of Chance, or Law of Accident.&#8221; -Mouravieff, <em>Gnosis, Vol. 1 </em>(p.6 edited)</p><div><hr></div><p><strong>An Electric Metaphor Collection</strong></p><p>Is it really so strange that the <strong>etheric</strong> plasma and the <strong>blood</strong> plasma in our bodies is so named, affected similarly by invisible heat, radio waves, shocks, words and even our thoughts having <a href="https://ariaveritas.substack.com/p/spells-of-covid-and-the-viral-illusion">physical effects</a>? Chemist, engineer and physicist <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irving_Langmuir">Irving Langmuir</a> (1881 &#8211; 1957) named the ether <em>plasma</em> for the way in which electrons in <strong>blood plasma</strong> moved &#8220;red and white corpuscles and germs&#8221;.  Langmuir also introduced the concept of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plasma_(physics)#Temperature">electron temperature</a>. Both blood and etheric plasma are good <em><strong>electrical conductors.</strong></em></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NBGe!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F19fad9d6-0d80-4d34-bb7a-37c5915d064c_700x469.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NBGe!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F19fad9d6-0d80-4d34-bb7a-37c5915d064c_700x469.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NBGe!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F19fad9d6-0d80-4d34-bb7a-37c5915d064c_700x469.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NBGe!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F19fad9d6-0d80-4d34-bb7a-37c5915d064c_700x469.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NBGe!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F19fad9d6-0d80-4d34-bb7a-37c5915d064c_700x469.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NBGe!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F19fad9d6-0d80-4d34-bb7a-37c5915d064c_700x469.jpeg" width="598" height="400.66" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/19fad9d6-0d80-4d34-bb7a-37c5915d064c_700x469.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:469,&quot;width&quot;:700,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:598,&quot;bytes&quot;:100143,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NBGe!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F19fad9d6-0d80-4d34-bb7a-37c5915d064c_700x469.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NBGe!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F19fad9d6-0d80-4d34-bb7a-37c5915d064c_700x469.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NBGe!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F19fad9d6-0d80-4d34-bb7a-37c5915d064c_700x469.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NBGe!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F19fad9d6-0d80-4d34-bb7a-37c5915d064c_700x469.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">&#8220;Electricity is really just organized lightning&#8221; -<strong>George Carlin</strong></figcaption></figure></div><p>&#8220;Plasma temperature, measured in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronvolt">electronvolts</a> (or kelvin), is a measure of the <em>heated</em> <em>moving</em> <em>energy</em> per particle. High temperatures are often needed to sustain ionisation&#8212; which is conversion of an atom/molecule into an ion; <em>ion</em> means a <strong>net electric charge</strong>. <br><br>Generally, plasmas have well-defined temperatures; ie. energy distribution is usually sustained even in the presence of strong <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_field">electric</a> or <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnetic_field">magnetic</a> fields. But, temperatures may differ, sometimes significantly &#8212; see any electric storm.&#8221; <em>Edited heavily from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plasma_(physics)#Temperature">Wik</a>.<br><br></em>Here endeth the most complex section of the post. Thank you for grasping the ideas.</p><div id="youtube2-Q3LKbfRwnr4" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;Q3LKbfRwnr4&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:&quot;3s&quot;,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/Q3LKbfRwnr4?start=3s&amp;rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><p>Matt Finn&#8217;s 10minute Thunderbolts video above introduces plasma to those who are not familiar, and reiterates the &#8220;vacuous&#8221; state of modern cosmology to those who do.<br><br>Imagine one identified as a plasma<strong> </strong>filled tube, or had Mouravieff's iron filings filling the body &#8212; potential fusion is just an applied shock away. This idea extends to Dr. Frankenstein&#8217;s creation, a creature who came alive with directed bolts of lightning.<br><br>Active plasma is governed by conditions in the rest of its circuit; in man, this can be psychological and physical health, love, intellect, knowledge, faith and self-control.<br><br><strong>Luigi Galvani</strong> (1737 - 1798) studied <em>animal electricity</em>, discovering the muscles of dead frogs legs twitched when struck not only by lightning, but also when pressed by brass hooks attached to the spinal cord, via iron railing from which they were suspended. </p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!mClr!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F08b12fbd-66b4-42aa-91f9-dfbeea63d341_730x598.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!mClr!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F08b12fbd-66b4-42aa-91f9-dfbeea63d341_730x598.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!mClr!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F08b12fbd-66b4-42aa-91f9-dfbeea63d341_730x598.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!mClr!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F08b12fbd-66b4-42aa-91f9-dfbeea63d341_730x598.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!mClr!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F08b12fbd-66b4-42aa-91f9-dfbeea63d341_730x598.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!mClr!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F08b12fbd-66b4-42aa-91f9-dfbeea63d341_730x598.jpeg" width="154" height="126.15342465753425" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/08b12fbd-66b4-42aa-91f9-dfbeea63d341_730x598.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:598,&quot;width&quot;:730,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:154,&quot;bytes&quot;:50795,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!mClr!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F08b12fbd-66b4-42aa-91f9-dfbeea63d341_730x598.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!mClr!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F08b12fbd-66b4-42aa-91f9-dfbeea63d341_730x598.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!mClr!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F08b12fbd-66b4-42aa-91f9-dfbeea63d341_730x598.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!mClr!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F08b12fbd-66b4-42aa-91f9-dfbeea63d341_730x598.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Electrodes touch frog legs which leap to upward position. Image c/o Wik.</figcaption></figure></div><p>Galvani concluded electric power animated living things. His work was mentioned by&nbsp;Mary Shelley, in part inspiring her novel<em>&nbsp;</em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein">Frankenstein</a>; <em><strong>The Modern Prometheus</strong>. </em></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PLP3!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe01513c2-4ecf-4f8f-a782-597296e262bb_690x1000.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PLP3!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe01513c2-4ecf-4f8f-a782-597296e262bb_690x1000.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PLP3!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe01513c2-4ecf-4f8f-a782-597296e262bb_690x1000.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PLP3!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe01513c2-4ecf-4f8f-a782-597296e262bb_690x1000.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PLP3!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe01513c2-4ecf-4f8f-a782-597296e262bb_690x1000.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PLP3!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe01513c2-4ecf-4f8f-a782-597296e262bb_690x1000.jpeg" width="258" height="373.9130434782609" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/e01513c2-4ecf-4f8f-a782-597296e262bb_690x1000.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:1000,&quot;width&quot;:690,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:258,&quot;bytes&quot;:247967,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PLP3!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe01513c2-4ecf-4f8f-a782-597296e262bb_690x1000.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PLP3!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe01513c2-4ecf-4f8f-a782-597296e262bb_690x1000.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PLP3!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe01513c2-4ecf-4f8f-a782-597296e262bb_690x1000.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PLP3!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe01513c2-4ecf-4f8f-a782-597296e262bb_690x1000.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">&#8220;The myth of Prometheus means that all the sorrows of the world have their seat in the liver. But it needs a brave man to face so humble a truth.&#8221; -Fran&#231;ois Mauriac</figcaption></figure></div><div><hr></div><p>And now for a friendly and important reminder; myth is something that <strong>does</strong> <strong>happen</strong>.</p><div><hr></div><p><strong>The Plot Thickens</strong><br><br>At the entrance to many Catholic churches one clearly sees<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deo_optimo_maximo"> D.O.M.</a>, which translates to Deo Optimo Maximo or The Greatest and Best God. This refers to Jove, or Jupiter. <br><br>Wiki casually suggests this was a hangover from Renaissance Italy (c.1300-1500) but one can see the dedicated inscription to D.O.M. below (in <a href="https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Castellania_(Valletta)">Malta</a>) reads MDCCLVIII &#8212;or 1858 &#8212; and this is seen in many churches of what can be called the modern era.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!7ABV!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F653d82ef-3ebb-4f13-b446-508802e11b45_220x194.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!7ABV!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F653d82ef-3ebb-4f13-b446-508802e11b45_220x194.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!7ABV!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F653d82ef-3ebb-4f13-b446-508802e11b45_220x194.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!7ABV!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F653d82ef-3ebb-4f13-b446-508802e11b45_220x194.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!7ABV!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F653d82ef-3ebb-4f13-b446-508802e11b45_220x194.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!7ABV!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F653d82ef-3ebb-4f13-b446-508802e11b45_220x194.jpeg" width="220" height="194" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/653d82ef-3ebb-4f13-b446-508802e11b45_220x194.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:194,&quot;width&quot;:220,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:12067,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!7ABV!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F653d82ef-3ebb-4f13-b446-508802e11b45_220x194.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!7ABV!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F653d82ef-3ebb-4f13-b446-508802e11b45_220x194.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!7ABV!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F653d82ef-3ebb-4f13-b446-508802e11b45_220x194.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!7ABV!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F653d82ef-3ebb-4f13-b446-508802e11b45_220x194.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">An owl or buff eagle?</figcaption></figure></div><p>This church below was built in 1850-55 and incepted in 1949, thus is not <em>Renaissance</em>.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!xhES!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff14d8733-a367-490b-ab61-7bd3faf6bbcf_1253x1280.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!xhES!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff14d8733-a367-490b-ab61-7bd3faf6bbcf_1253x1280.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!xhES!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff14d8733-a367-490b-ab61-7bd3faf6bbcf_1253x1280.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!xhES!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff14d8733-a367-490b-ab61-7bd3faf6bbcf_1253x1280.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!xhES!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff14d8733-a367-490b-ab61-7bd3faf6bbcf_1253x1280.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!xhES!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff14d8733-a367-490b-ab61-7bd3faf6bbcf_1253x1280.jpeg" width="232" height="236.99920191540303" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/f14d8733-a367-490b-ab61-7bd3faf6bbcf_1253x1280.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:1280,&quot;width&quot;:1253,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:232,&quot;bytes&quot;:305538,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!xhES!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff14d8733-a367-490b-ab61-7bd3faf6bbcf_1253x1280.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!xhES!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff14d8733-a367-490b-ab61-7bd3faf6bbcf_1253x1280.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!xhES!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff14d8733-a367-490b-ab61-7bd3faf6bbcf_1253x1280.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!xhES!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff14d8733-a367-490b-ab61-7bd3faf6bbcf_1253x1280.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Click to enlarge D.O.M. inscription above entrance San Bartolomeo church, Province of Verona, Veneto, Italy</figcaption></figure></div><p>In the theatre of the world, and the Bible of the all-powerful church, &#8216;The day of the Lord is <strong>darkness</strong> and <em><a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Amos%205%3A18&amp;version=KJV">not light</a></em>.&#8217; Greek Jupiter was known as Zeus, and&nbsp;<em>that<strong> </strong></em>means Zeus and Prometheus (god of fire &#8212; returning it to man) were planets Jupiter and Uranus.&nbsp;</p><p><a href="https://ariaveritas.substack.com/p/famous-uranus-cosmic-avenger">Uranus (Prometheus) is associated with fire and electricity&#8230; and water. </a></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!d7NC!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F217eeaf7-1c1a-421a-8711-55aa9d3bd2a1_1208x500.gif" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><div><hr></div><p><em>&#8220;But let judgment run down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream.&#8221;</em> Amos 5:24</p><div><hr></div><p>Esoterically, water can refer to plasma (and purification, truth etc.). When Prometheus (Uranus) moves in to Aquarius (whose humanist symbol is man holding a pitcher of water) plasma is thereafter <em>charged differently</em>. These electrodynamic effects <strong>affect</strong> us.<br><br>When Zeus stole Man&#8217;s fire/wisdom, Prometheus returned it but was chained to a rock as punishment while an eagle dined upon his ever-regenerating liver.&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiron">Chiron</a>, half-beast, half immortal god, swapped places with Prometheus and <strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiron#Death">sacrificed</a> himself</strong>. <br><br>In 1977, an &#8220;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2060_Chiron">asteroid</a>&#8221; orbiting between Uranus and Saturn was named Chiron; this detail is sprinkled on top as self-sacrifice is an eternal idea and modern astronomia is the height of perpetual relevance, as it was in the past and it will be in the future.<br><br>All these somewhat disjointed aspects come together, but first it must be emphasised the eagle of the Romans, according to&nbsp;Manly P. Hall was&nbsp;the <strong>phoenix</strong>&nbsp;symbolising the&nbsp;immortality of the soul.&nbsp;Medieval Hermetists called eagles/phoenixes symbols of alchemical transmutation. That&#8217;s nice, but <em>today</em> a liver-eating eagle is a <em>health hazard.</em> <br><br>The liver is linked to anger in Chinese medicine and <a href="https://learninggnm.com/SBS/documents/liver.html">territorial anger</a> in <a href="https://ariaveritas.substack.com/p/german-new-medicine-shifts-the-medical">GNM</a> &#8212; a fear that can be triggered by a lack of support from relatives and friends, which was one aspect of Azzarello&#8217;s plight. The feeling of the conflict is, <strong>&#8220;I have lost everything.&#8221; <br><br></strong>Azzarello&#8217;s<strong> &nbsp;</strong><a href="https://theponzipapers.substack.com/p/i-have-set-myself-on-fire-outside">words</a> were: &#8220;And here I&#8217;ve been, [&#8230;] desperately trying to get friends, family, and the public to believe the proof of a totalitarian con I&#8217;m trying to show them, and they&#8217;ve turned away with hostility, apathy, disbelief, and partisanship.&#8221;&nbsp;<br><br>GNM says, &#8220;An <strong>existence conflict</strong> is a fear for one&#8217;s life, equal to the danger of dying. Not feeling cared for, a lack of support by doctors, nurses, or relatives.&#8221;<br><br>One <em>can</em> burn off the disharmonious tones of the human condition.&nbsp;Prometheus was released by his own Herculean effort, and through Chiron&#8217;s&nbsp;pain<em> </em>and self-sacrifice<strong>.<br><br></strong>Azzarello&#8217;s story pecks at each aspect listed like a ravenous eagle on fresh man pat&#233;; planets, plasma, myth, religion, divine judgement, anger, sacrifice and&#8230; redemption?</p><div><hr></div><p><strong>Bill Gates (Just kidding. Bill </strong><em><strong>of the</strong></em><strong> Gates)</strong></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Ufo6!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F552b6a8c-21e1-4aff-984d-a8728af35114_116x220.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Ufo6!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F552b6a8c-21e1-4aff-984d-a8728af35114_116x220.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Ufo6!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F552b6a8c-21e1-4aff-984d-a8728af35114_116x220.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Ufo6!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F552b6a8c-21e1-4aff-984d-a8728af35114_116x220.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Ufo6!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F552b6a8c-21e1-4aff-984d-a8728af35114_116x220.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Ufo6!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F552b6a8c-21e1-4aff-984d-a8728af35114_116x220.jpeg" width="116" height="220" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F552b6a8c-21e1-4aff-984d-a8728af35114_116x220.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:220,&quot;width&quot;:116,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:9104,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" title="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Ufo6!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F552b6a8c-21e1-4aff-984d-a8728af35114_116x220.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Ufo6!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F552b6a8c-21e1-4aff-984d-a8728af35114_116x220.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Ufo6!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F552b6a8c-21e1-4aff-984d-a8728af35114_116x220.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Ufo6!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F552b6a8c-21e1-4aff-984d-a8728af35114_116x220.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Narthex (lowest shaded area); entry to the &#8220;church&#8221; (human body). Western man made an <em>internal reality <strong>external</strong></em>. One expects meditation in a church. Note the &#8216;battery-like&#8217; poles where the narthex is the negative (feminine) pole.</figcaption></figure></div><p><strong>Narthex</strong> is an architectural church term for a porch or antechamber for those ineligible for admittance into the general congregation to hear the service. The <a href="https://www.etymonline.com/word/Leyden#etymonline_v_9458">Leyden</a>, narthex, <a href="https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/parigha#sanskrit">Parigha</a> or bartholin are all terms for the swadhisthana gate illustrating its important status <em>eons prior </em>to the western church&#8217;s externalisation of it.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9su1!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3a18d519-7954-4c80-8ab1-54c860aa14a1_2125x2560.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9su1!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3a18d519-7954-4c80-8ab1-54c860aa14a1_2125x2560.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9su1!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3a18d519-7954-4c80-8ab1-54c860aa14a1_2125x2560.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9su1!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3a18d519-7954-4c80-8ab1-54c860aa14a1_2125x2560.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9su1!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3a18d519-7954-4c80-8ab1-54c860aa14a1_2125x2560.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9su1!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3a18d519-7954-4c80-8ab1-54c860aa14a1_2125x2560.jpeg" width="126" height="151.78846153846155" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3a18d519-7954-4c80-8ab1-54c860aa14a1_2125x2560.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:151.78846153846155,&quot;width&quot;:126,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:126,&quot;bytes&quot;:53024,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" title="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9su1!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3a18d519-7954-4c80-8ab1-54c860aa14a1_2125x2560.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9su1!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3a18d519-7954-4c80-8ab1-54c860aa14a1_2125x2560.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9su1!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3a18d519-7954-4c80-8ab1-54c860aa14a1_2125x2560.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9su1!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3a18d519-7954-4c80-8ab1-54c860aa14a1_2125x2560.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption"><strong>Red &#8211; Sacral (scared) entry gate</strong></figcaption></figure></div><p>The gates represent bills that <strong>have</strong> or<strong> have not</strong> been paid (purified). The narthex can be blocked by anger, fear, fear of death, losing control, domination by a person, event or circumstance and so on. <strong>Anger must be processed.</strong> Azzarello &#8212; abandoned, angry and fearful &#8212; catastrophised for two years on the corruption of powerful, conniving, wolfish <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%2021%3A12-13&amp;version=KJV">money men</a>. Being <strong>blocked</strong><em><strong> </strong></em>by negativity will influence the nature of the trip.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Upvx!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe03d926c-7fe8-49fa-8cc2-4809e21d3471_638x512.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Upvx!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe03d926c-7fe8-49fa-8cc2-4809e21d3471_638x512.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Upvx!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe03d926c-7fe8-49fa-8cc2-4809e21d3471_638x512.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Upvx!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe03d926c-7fe8-49fa-8cc2-4809e21d3471_638x512.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Upvx!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe03d926c-7fe8-49fa-8cc2-4809e21d3471_638x512.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Upvx!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe03d926c-7fe8-49fa-8cc2-4809e21d3471_638x512.jpeg" width="528" height="423.7241379310345" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe03d926c-7fe8-49fa-8cc2-4809e21d3471_638x512.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:423.7241379310345,&quot;width&quot;:528,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:528,&quot;bytes&quot;:148342,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" title="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Upvx!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe03d926c-7fe8-49fa-8cc2-4809e21d3471_638x512.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Upvx!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe03d926c-7fe8-49fa-8cc2-4809e21d3471_638x512.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Upvx!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe03d926c-7fe8-49fa-8cc2-4809e21d3471_638x512.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Upvx!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe03d926c-7fe8-49fa-8cc2-4809e21d3471_638x512.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">&#8216;Gtf <em><strong>out</strong></em> of my (temple) <em><strong>HEAD.</strong></em>&#8217; Only contemplative thought can remove money men. Raymond Balze (1818-1909).</figcaption></figure></div><p>Judgement can be the most loved-up, in-love, wildly profound experience of ones <em><strong>life</strong></em>. But for one who is unprepared it can end in a trip to the hospital, asylum or morgue. </p><div><hr></div><p>&#8220;And now here is my secret, a very simple secret: It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.&#8221; &#8212;Antoine de Saint-Exup&#233;ry</p><div><hr></div><p><strong>Plasma, Consciousness, Electrical Heat &amp; Pole Shifts</strong><br><br>Consciousness rises like an electric current through the body's <em>metal filings </em>or<em> </em>plasma<em>, </em>warming it, giving life to the soul. With a well-timed shock one literally <strong>comes alive</strong>.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Qwcg!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3fbd11f3-8fb5-41a6-ab66-ceb0082b6397_270x471.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Qwcg!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3fbd11f3-8fb5-41a6-ab66-ceb0082b6397_270x471.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Qwcg!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3fbd11f3-8fb5-41a6-ab66-ceb0082b6397_270x471.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Qwcg!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3fbd11f3-8fb5-41a6-ab66-ceb0082b6397_270x471.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Qwcg!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3fbd11f3-8fb5-41a6-ab66-ceb0082b6397_270x471.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Qwcg!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3fbd11f3-8fb5-41a6-ab66-ceb0082b6397_270x471.jpeg" width="152" height="265.15555555555557" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/3fbd11f3-8fb5-41a6-ab66-ceb0082b6397_270x471.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:471,&quot;width&quot;:270,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:152,&quot;bytes&quot;:60553,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Qwcg!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3fbd11f3-8fb5-41a6-ab66-ceb0082b6397_270x471.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Qwcg!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3fbd11f3-8fb5-41a6-ab66-ceb0082b6397_270x471.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Qwcg!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3fbd11f3-8fb5-41a6-ab66-ceb0082b6397_270x471.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Qwcg!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3fbd11f3-8fb5-41a6-ab66-ceb0082b6397_270x471.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Are &#8220;they&#8221; who Azzarello said would snare us, working to create&nbsp;<strong>New Man? </strong>Image of Frankenstein&#8217;s Creation by <a href="https://www.stevelillie.biz/">stevelillie.biz</a> </figcaption></figure></div><p>Typically, one &#8220;springs&#8221; in to the Abyss in March-April, which is the <s>reason</s> season the church speaks of the burned Ram or lamb (of Aries). The Sun warms the plasma of Earth&#8217;s <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W41e3Adcivw">Birkeland</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCFvNIGkbKw">current</a> just as it warms our blood plasma. This scientific reality can be seen now in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aurora_(mythology)">Aurora</a> (Latin: <em>goddess of the dawn</em>) Borealis and Australis poles.<br><br>Electricity was commonly symbolised by the serpent because of its motion.&nbsp;Lightning was called The Great Snake; a serpent represented good and evil (+ / - charge), head &amp; tail representing positive and negative poles of a circuit, which is infinitely scalable.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!zipX!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1447c5d5-f506-48bf-8056-856f12e56d9b_800x505.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!zipX!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1447c5d5-f506-48bf-8056-856f12e56d9b_800x505.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!zipX!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1447c5d5-f506-48bf-8056-856f12e56d9b_800x505.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!zipX!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1447c5d5-f506-48bf-8056-856f12e56d9b_800x505.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!zipX!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1447c5d5-f506-48bf-8056-856f12e56d9b_800x505.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!zipX!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1447c5d5-f506-48bf-8056-856f12e56d9b_800x505.jpeg" width="354" height="223.4625" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/1447c5d5-f506-48bf-8056-856f12e56d9b_800x505.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:505,&quot;width&quot;:800,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:354,&quot;bytes&quot;:66677,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!zipX!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1447c5d5-f506-48bf-8056-856f12e56d9b_800x505.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!zipX!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1447c5d5-f506-48bf-8056-856f12e56d9b_800x505.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!zipX!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1447c5d5-f506-48bf-8056-856f12e56d9b_800x505.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!zipX!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1447c5d5-f506-48bf-8056-856f12e56d9b_800x505.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Lyden gland (-) to the Pineal (+) &#8212; the <em><strong><a href="https://ariaveritas.substack.com/p/the-kundalini-trip-natures-finest">Kundalini</a></strong></em> snake, or &#8220;feminine energy&#8221;reconnects the lights.</figcaption></figure></div><p>These poles are repeated in our <strong>zygotic</strong> state (Ancient Greek: <em>joined, yoked</em>). Curious that in yogic meditation (non-lycra version) one attempts to <strong>join</strong> or <strong>yoke</strong> back up to their original state <strong>while still living</strong>. Sanskrit&#8217;s definition of Yoga: <em>to yoke, to unite.<br><br></em>Plasma represents the whole sea or Holy See; <a href="https://ariaveritas.substack.com/p/willing-water">Mary of the Catholics is Mare or Maria</a>, which are Latin and Italian words meaning <em>Sea</em>. The church was tasked with keeping &#8220;God&#8221; alive until the Return of Christ&#8482;, also known as <a href="https://gnosis.study/library/%D0%93%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B7%D0%B8%D1%81/%D0%98%D1%81%D1%81%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%8F/ENG/Hall%20M.%20-%20The%20Wisdom%20of%20the%20Knowing%20Ones.%20Gnosticism,%20the%20Key%20to%20Esoteric%20Christianity.pdf">Gnosis</a> or the Return of the Son of Heaven (ie. <a href="https://ariaveritas.substack.com/p/famous-uranus-cosmic-avenger">Uranus in Aquarius</a>). Biblical texts are <strong>filled</strong> with esoteric truth, the irony being in order to grasp it, one must have already achieved near total Realisation.<br><br>Ancient esoteric truth found in doctrines like the Vedanta, Tao, Zen etc. was still practiced, albeit in different ways even when the signal was patchy, as &#8216;mains lighting was switched off&#8217; for the dark or iron age, confounding mans achievement of gnosis and as a result, through ages, truth and personal purity was opened to interpretation. <br><br>In the Plasmagoric video, Matt Finn mentions double layers in the formation of a star. </p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!VQf_!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2f6e1ad4-0b86-4409-a63e-6cd4e908bf2f_1920x1080.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!VQf_!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2f6e1ad4-0b86-4409-a63e-6cd4e908bf2f_1920x1080.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!VQf_!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2f6e1ad4-0b86-4409-a63e-6cd4e908bf2f_1920x1080.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!VQf_!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2f6e1ad4-0b86-4409-a63e-6cd4e908bf2f_1920x1080.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!VQf_!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2f6e1ad4-0b86-4409-a63e-6cd4e908bf2f_1920x1080.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!VQf_!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2f6e1ad4-0b86-4409-a63e-6cd4e908bf2f_1920x1080.png" width="338" height="190.125" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/2f6e1ad4-0b86-4409-a63e-6cd4e908bf2f_1920x1080.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:819,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:338,&quot;bytes&quot;:2348289,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!VQf_!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2f6e1ad4-0b86-4409-a63e-6cd4e908bf2f_1920x1080.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!VQf_!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2f6e1ad4-0b86-4409-a63e-6cd4e908bf2f_1920x1080.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!VQf_!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2f6e1ad4-0b86-4409-a63e-6cd4e908bf2f_1920x1080.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!VQf_!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2f6e1ad4-0b86-4409-a63e-6cd4e908bf2f_1920x1080.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption"><em><strong>&#8220;STELLAAA!&#8221;</strong></em> -Marlon Brando. Star formation in a Birkeland current&#8217;s stella pinch in the plasma tube (in glow mode), from <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3LKbfRwnr4&amp;t=345s">linked</a> Plasmagoria vid..</figcaption></figure></div><p>Finn explains: &#8220;Fluctuations [in the circuit] are driven to form double layers meaning thin layers of opposite charge build up with different qualities, temperatures, densities.&#8221; Realisation, also known as Final Judgement, is shocking. Modern man has <em>no point of reference</em> for the shock. The idea has faded in to obscurity and superstition.<br><br>Similarly, gaslighting, false light and layers of charge build up in the psyche bordering two worlds at once. Meditation balances this energy. Without meditation, energetic shifts can &#8220;flow in to the split and a break can occur,&#8221; akin to a coronal discharge.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!xNY-!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffd4dc018-b5b1-400a-aded-aed506077510_400x225.gif" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!xNY-!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffd4dc018-b5b1-400a-aded-aed506077510_400x225.gif 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!xNY-!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffd4dc018-b5b1-400a-aded-aed506077510_400x225.gif 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!xNY-!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffd4dc018-b5b1-400a-aded-aed506077510_400x225.gif 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!xNY-!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffd4dc018-b5b1-400a-aded-aed506077510_400x225.gif 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!xNY-!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffd4dc018-b5b1-400a-aded-aed506077510_400x225.gif" width="400" height="225" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/fd4dc018-b5b1-400a-aded-aed506077510_400x225.gif&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:225,&quot;width&quot;:400,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:1904801,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/gif&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!xNY-!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffd4dc018-b5b1-400a-aded-aed506077510_400x225.gif 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!xNY-!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffd4dc018-b5b1-400a-aded-aed506077510_400x225.gif 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!xNY-!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffd4dc018-b5b1-400a-aded-aed506077510_400x225.gif 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!xNY-!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffd4dc018-b5b1-400a-aded-aed506077510_400x225.gif 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">&#8220;Those who might be tempted to give way to despair should realize that nothing accomplished in this order can ever be lost: confusion, error and darkness can win the day only in a purely ephemeral way, that all partial and transitory disequilibrium must contribute towards the greater equilibrium of the whole, and that nothing can ultimately prevail against the power of truth.&#8221; -<strong>Ren&#233; Gu&#233;non, The Crisis of the Modern World</strong></figcaption></figure></div><p>What might seem perfectly reasonable to the individual undergoing such an intense transformation, might be horrifically wrong-headed to an onlooker. If too much residue remains in the circuit, one walks a potentially dangerous line between the worlds. Which is real? The upper world is beautiful, peaceful, and to some, preferable.</p><div><hr></div><p><strong>Final Note for the Casual Pyromaniac</strong><br><br><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrrhonism">Pyrrhonism</a>, also known as <strong>philosophic doubt</strong>, is named after&nbsp;Pyrrho of Elis, a 4th century Greek philosopher. In Latin,<em> </em>pyro means <em>bonfire</em>. He is said to have studied with Indian wisemen while on campaign with Alexander the Great, blending Greek and Indian philosophies to form his own. He was a popular figure in his hometown of Elis where he was ordained a high priest. It is this writers humble opinion that Pyrrho of Elis&#8217;s reasoning was related directly to the philosophy of Abyss-jumping.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!wPP5!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F79f0616c-0221-4b93-8ad5-87e80f1a9ad6_259x225.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!wPP5!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F79f0616c-0221-4b93-8ad5-87e80f1a9ad6_259x225.jpeg 424w, 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tranquility of mind, also said to be an ideal state for soldiers entering battle.</p><p>Perhaps Pyrrho knew that holding on to maligned judgement could lead to flames. </p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!khlz!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F41c1f566-1a2f-454b-91d9-c7018b4572da_621x574.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!khlz!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F41c1f566-1a2f-454b-91d9-c7018b4572da_621x574.jpeg 424w, 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But the Abyss stares back with kitten eyes!</figcaption></figure></div><p>In Realisation&#8217;s fires, one is alone and in a type of psychosis (Greek: <em>animation of soul</em>), but it feels as if one is being guided by an external voice or force; what many would identify as the voice of God. It&#8217;s like a dream &#8212; as such one has the power to shape it.<br><br>Correct judgement can take days to appear in that peculiar state which can <strong>quite literally happen to anyone <a href="https://ariaveritas.substack.com/p/famous-uranus-cosmic-avenger">in the next decade</a> </strong>now that the lights are coming back on.<br><br>Thus it behooves any &#8220;schizophrenia diagnostician&#8221; not to judge too harshly in case they too are required to step in to the Abyss for a spot of tea and divine Judgement.&nbsp;</p><p><em><strong>One must suspend judgement in the middle of the bonfire, to ensure judgement is correct.</strong></em></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!b1FO!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1740a219-d0b5-41be-815f-0958aa38b073_736x896.jpeg" 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Max Azzarello.<em><strong><br></strong></em></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://ariaveritas.substack.com/p/executing-good-judgement?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://ariaveritas.substack.com/p/executing-good-judgement?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share"><span>Share</span></a></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://ariaveritas.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://ariaveritas.substack.com/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spells of cOvid, HIV and the Viral 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y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption"><strong>Virus (Latin):</strong><em><strong> poison, venom</strong></em></figcaption></figure></div><p>What are viruses? <br><br>The root or virus, <strong>vir,</strong> (Latin: <em>man, husband</em>), is found in <em>virtue</em>, <em>virility</em> and <em>virtual</em>, with the latter meaning, &#8220;something in essence or effect, <strong>not actual&#8221;. </strong><br><br>In the late 14th century <em><strong>virus</strong></em> could mean <em>sap, poison, slimy liquid </em>or<em> potent juice</em>. <br>An &#8220;agent that causes infectious disease&#8221; emerged by 1790&#8217;s and the &#8220;deadly virus&#8221; concept surged in the 1980's with the introduction of AIDS under Fauci&#8217;s watchful eye.<br><br>Wikipedia and western medicine assert viruses are <strong>pathogenic</strong> <strong>infectious agents</strong> replicating inside of cells while German New Medicine begs to differ. No, it doesn&#8217;t beg, it firmly <strong>states</strong> that today's medical paradigm is fundamentally<a href="https://learninggnm.com/SBS/documents/five_laws.html#Fourth_BL_Immune_System"> incorrect</a>. <br><br>One key scientismic figure of the last 100 years was John F. Enders, born in 1897 to a wealthy financier.&nbsp;Like many <em><a href="https://academic.oup.com/jid/article/226/11/1861/6849627?login=false">infectious disease</a></em> specialists, Enders worked for the U.S. military who had its own shadowy operator calling shots from behind the scenes.<br><br>The U.S. Military has always been a proponent of contagion theory; not just chemical weapons but <em>biological weapons </em>existing in the form of bacteria and viruses &#8220;whipped up in a lab&#8221; as illustrated by Hollywood &amp; Co..&nbsp;But. <em>Breathing</em> upon another soul can&#8217;t physically make one sick beyond the individual&#8217;s <em><strong>fear</strong></em> of getting sick. No fear? No sick! <br>Yet it&#8217;s quite possible to induce illness by<strong> using only the <a href="https://learninggnm.com/SBS/documents/lungs.html#Lung_Alveoli_BC">fear</a> response on the psyche. </strong></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_Ahd!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd6ae962e-c0df-41a8-9f99-324f14f2a3c7_500x399.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_Ahd!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd6ae962e-c0df-41a8-9f99-324f14f2a3c7_500x399.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_Ahd!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd6ae962e-c0df-41a8-9f99-324f14f2a3c7_500x399.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_Ahd!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd6ae962e-c0df-41a8-9f99-324f14f2a3c7_500x399.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_Ahd!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd6ae962e-c0df-41a8-9f99-324f14f2a3c7_500x399.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_Ahd!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd6ae962e-c0df-41a8-9f99-324f14f2a3c7_500x399.jpeg" width="312" height="248.976" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/d6ae962e-c0df-41a8-9f99-324f14f2a3c7_500x399.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:399,&quot;width&quot;:500,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:312,&quot;bytes&quot;:26852,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_Ahd!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd6ae962e-c0df-41a8-9f99-324f14f2a3c7_500x399.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_Ahd!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd6ae962e-c0df-41a8-9f99-324f14f2a3c7_500x399.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_Ahd!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd6ae962e-c0df-41a8-9f99-324f14f2a3c7_500x399.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_Ahd!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd6ae962e-c0df-41a8-9f99-324f14f2a3c7_500x399.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">&#8220;Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less.&#8221;  &#8212;Marie Curie</figcaption></figure></div><p>However, physically injecting&nbsp;a toxic soup of aborted foetal and faecal matter among other documented poisonous ingredients may well qualify as biological weaponry, and this is where the plot thickens like <a href="https://learninggnm.com/SBS/documents/Lanka_Viren_Entwirren_E.pdf">density gradient centrifugation scum</a>. </p><p>The vaccinated population had clearly never heard of the <a href="https://www.immunity.org.uk/">AIDS scam</a>, nor the time Dr. Hamer said, &#8220;The AIDS symptoms are a result of the invention of <a href="https://learninggnm.com/SBS/documents/lungs.html#Bronchia_Mucosa_PCL_AIDS">AIDS</a>.&#8221; <br><br>Interestingly, Anthony Fauci (Italian for <em>JAWS</em>) was first an AIDS hero for approving <s>deadly chemo drug</s> <a href="https://www.spin.com/2015/10/aids-and-the-azt-scandal-spin-1989-feature-sins-of-omission/">AZT</a>; thus patients died from <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25355584/">properly prescribed medicine</a>. One survivor said, &#8220;Using AZT is like aiming a thermonuclear warhead at a mosquito.&#8221;</p><p>The operation is global, as illustrated by cOvid, but is the end goal as diabolically nefarious as the average conspiracy theorist suggests? Maybe short-term. But the picture <em>beyond</em> their picture must go <em>beyond</em> money &amp; temporal power, as astrology, religion, myth and other off-world themes are involved. T&#8217;is verily a vast operation.<br><br>For those corralled by cOvid who may eventually hear the vaccine was compromised, the shock might be as deep as a cancer or AIDS diagnosis, but perhaps it needn&#8217;t be. <br><br>The psyche&#8212;&gt;brain&#8212;&gt;organ relay immediately begins a special program as per the <a href="https://learninggnm.com/SBS/documents/five_laws.html#Fourth_BL_Immune_System">Five Biological Laws</a>. If the fearful psyche is made conscious of the relay <em><strong>and</strong> that their body is <strong>helping them</strong>,</em> that person has a fighting chance to calm their jocks and recover. <br><br>cOvid&#8217;s vaccine does appear to have issues but <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9441630/">plaque-dissolvers</a> like nattokinase serrapeptase, plus Ivermectin, NAC, clean diet, good light and a calm life with authentic love in it soothes a soul&#8217;s conflict and reboots the body. <br><br><em><strong>Transformation</strong></em> <em>defines</em> the human condition (death is a change of state) &#8212; and behold! a natural segue to introduce the aspect of myth, and why cOvid was plainly a psy-op&#8230;</p><div><hr></div><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychological_warfare">Psyop</a>: <em>psychological operation, psyche (soul) warfare, planned psychological reaction</em></p><div><hr></div><p>As a word-nerd, &#8220;Covid 19&#8221; said something very specific early on. The Elite use words to communicate in ways that are rarely obvious. With <strong>cOvid</strong>, after a few days, &#8220;<strong>See Ovid&#8221; </strong>developed like a darkroom photo. Ovid wrote around the same time as Dante and Bible-writing French/Italian monks of Cluny/Montecassino (depending on who one asks. I ask <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwin_Johnson_(historian)">Edwin Johnson</a> because his answers make great (but unpopular) sense). <br><br>Ovid was most famous for his work, <strong>Metamorphoses</strong> (Greek/Latin: <em><strong>transform</strong>, change shape)</em>. <strong>Metamorphosis</strong> is also an adventure video game developed by <em><strong>Ovid</strong> Works </em>published by <strong>All in! Games</strong> on August 12, 2020. A coded &#8220;<strong>Big yes!&#8221;</strong> to start The Game?<br><br>Metamorphoses by&nbsp;Roman&nbsp;poet&nbsp;Ovid, chronicles the history of the world through&nbsp;over 250 myths and 15 books which are considered unclassifiable due to variable themes. It&#8217;s one of the most influential works in&nbsp;Western culture, inspiring&nbsp;Dante, Chaucer and Shakespeare among others.&nbsp;One particular story tells of Orpheus and his lovely fianc&#233; Eurydice, who is bitten by a venomous snake on their wedding day and dies. <br><br>Out of 15 books, Orpheus and Eurydice happened to be book ten, Latin numeral X. For the first time ever, numerology seemed interesting:  Covid <strong>19 = 1 + 9 = 10 = X</strong></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Egp_!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4f063926-d3dd-4793-95af-3a700e350a16_550x307.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Egp_!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4f063926-d3dd-4793-95af-3a700e350a16_550x307.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Egp_!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4f063926-d3dd-4793-95af-3a700e350a16_550x307.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Egp_!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4f063926-d3dd-4793-95af-3a700e350a16_550x307.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Egp_!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4f063926-d3dd-4793-95af-3a700e350a16_550x307.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Egp_!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4f063926-d3dd-4793-95af-3a700e350a16_550x307.png" width="318" height="177.50181818181818" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/4f063926-d3dd-4793-95af-3a700e350a16_550x307.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:307,&quot;width&quot;:550,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:318,&quot;bytes&quot;:158787,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Egp_!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4f063926-d3dd-4793-95af-3a700e350a16_550x307.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Egp_!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4f063926-d3dd-4793-95af-3a700e350a16_550x307.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Egp_!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4f063926-d3dd-4793-95af-3a700e350a16_550x307.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Egp_!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4f063926-d3dd-4793-95af-3a700e350a16_550x307.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">&#8220;Coincidences are spiritual puns.&#8221;&#8213; <strong>G.K. Chesterton</strong></figcaption></figure></div><p>Eurydice being bitten by a mythical (ie. <em><strong>virtual)</strong></em> snake rang some distant alarm bells.<br><br>In the new state of lockdown one evening, scrolling through Metamorphoses stories it suddenly hit: &#8220;Oh! I think they&#8217;re going to take down the entire medical system&#8230; and they&#8217;ll use vaccines as metaphoric snake venom to do it&#8230;&#8221; as the entire Orpheus and Eurydice myth mapped on to our reality in a flash &#8212; a fast, explicit, cosmic download. <br><br>&#8220;Impossible,&#8221; said the husband. &#8220;It&#8217;s too big. Never happen.&#8221; He could be right I reasoned, but still&#8230; it was a pretty convincing collection of ideas all lined up in a perfect storm. I bet him fifty bucks and we shook, happy to be proved wrong. <br><br>Deploying vaccines would depend on people maintaining a firm belief in the &#8220;air-based respiratory contagion theory&#8221; upon which cOvid&#8217;s whole operation was centred. </p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!o1Ol!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc4ca3f32-16fc-4cc9-a7d3-0f40e56bab4b_220x277.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!o1Ol!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc4ca3f32-16fc-4cc9-a7d3-0f40e56bab4b_220x277.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!o1Ol!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc4ca3f32-16fc-4cc9-a7d3-0f40e56bab4b_220x277.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!o1Ol!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc4ca3f32-16fc-4cc9-a7d3-0f40e56bab4b_220x277.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!o1Ol!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc4ca3f32-16fc-4cc9-a7d3-0f40e56bab4b_220x277.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!o1Ol!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc4ca3f32-16fc-4cc9-a7d3-0f40e56bab4b_220x277.jpeg" width="300" height="377.72727272727275" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/c4ca3f32-16fc-4cc9-a7d3-0f40e56bab4b_220x277.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:277,&quot;width&quot;:220,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:300,&quot;bytes&quot;:19021,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!o1Ol!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc4ca3f32-16fc-4cc9-a7d3-0f40e56bab4b_220x277.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!o1Ol!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc4ca3f32-16fc-4cc9-a7d3-0f40e56bab4b_220x277.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!o1Ol!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc4ca3f32-16fc-4cc9-a7d3-0f40e56bab4b_220x277.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!o1Ol!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc4ca3f32-16fc-4cc9-a7d3-0f40e56bab4b_220x277.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption"><strong>&#8220;O my love, my wife! Death, that hath suck'd the honey of thy breath&#8230;&#8221;</strong> &#8212;William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet. Image, Orpheus and Eurydice 1814 by Ary Scheffer, c/o <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orpheus_and_Eurydice">Wik</a></figcaption></figure></div><p>Plato said Orpheus was a coward for not dying for Eurydice (she died twice for his lack of faith); &#8220;To have lacked the spirit to die [&#8230;] for the sake of love, when [Orpheus] contrived the means of entering Hades alive. Wherefore they laid upon him the penalty he deserved, and caused him to meet his death.&#8221; -Plato, Symposium, sec.179d<br><br>Is it possible to discern the crux of this extraordinary operation of mythical proportions? Ego is a serious hand-brake to authentic existence. How many will admit to having made a mistake and actively try to realign with reality before it&#8217;s too late?</p><div><hr></div><p>What is Truth? How can one simply <em>know</em>? What if I&#8217;d backed the wrong (viral) horse?</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!REqj!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb2d64e64-66ab-413e-a6c8-6d16a751b70f_550x568.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!REqj!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb2d64e64-66ab-413e-a6c8-6d16a751b70f_550x568.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!REqj!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb2d64e64-66ab-413e-a6c8-6d16a751b70f_550x568.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!REqj!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb2d64e64-66ab-413e-a6c8-6d16a751b70f_550x568.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!REqj!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb2d64e64-66ab-413e-a6c8-6d16a751b70f_550x568.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!REqj!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb2d64e64-66ab-413e-a6c8-6d16a751b70f_550x568.png" width="274" height="282.9672727272727" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/b2d64e64-66ab-413e-a6c8-6d16a751b70f_550x568.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:568,&quot;width&quot;:550,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:274,&quot;bytes&quot;:206291,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!REqj!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb2d64e64-66ab-413e-a6c8-6d16a751b70f_550x568.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!REqj!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb2d64e64-66ab-413e-a6c8-6d16a751b70f_550x568.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!REqj!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb2d64e64-66ab-413e-a6c8-6d16a751b70f_550x568.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!REqj!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb2d64e64-66ab-413e-a6c8-6d16a751b70f_550x568.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">&#8220;The most basic axiom upon which the medical theory rests remains rooted in a dark-age of fear and superstition.&#8221; -Ryke Geerd Hamer. </figcaption></figure></div><p>I <em>hadn&#8217;t</em> backed the wrong horse: GNM explained itself succinctly by differentiating between biological layers. One can follow the stages in ones own, and others, bodies.<br><br>Personal experience is the biggest asset in knowing what is true. Hamer&#8217;s work is reproducible, intuitive and clear. A boiled-down overview (<em>with pictures!</em>) follows:<br><br>In the beginning one is a blastocyst &#8212; a cluster or group of cells&#8212; which divides in to three embryonic germ layers; each germ layer is controlled by <strong>specific</strong> <strong>parts of the brain</strong> linking to <strong>specific</strong> <strong>organs</strong>.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!KXVe!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd341996f-89c0-4d62-95f6-79c509992191_960x720.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!KXVe!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd341996f-89c0-4d62-95f6-79c509992191_960x720.jpeg 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class="image-caption">All brain-organ relay images are from the <a href="https://learninggnm.com/SBS/documents/five_laws.html#Fourth_BL_Viruses">learningGNM website</a>.</figcaption></figure></div><p>The &#8216;old brain&#8217; <strong>mesoderm</strong> developed sweat &amp; eyelid glands, pleura (lung membranes), peritoneum (covering/ lining the abdominal cavity), pericardium (fibrous membrane around the heart) etc., and is controlled from the<em> <strong>cerebellum</strong></em>.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_XJt!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8fe54e0d-322b-4811-8598-bfe7eadec864_260x166.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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class="image-caption"><strong>&#8220;The model we choose to use to understand something, determines what we find.&#8221;</strong> &#8212;Iain McGilchrist, The Master and His Emissary</figcaption></figure></div><p>The &#8216;new brain&#8217; <strong>mesoderm</strong> developed bones, tendons, cartilage, ligaments, lymph, ovaries, testicles, spleen etc., but is controlled from the <em><strong>cerebral medulla</strong></em><strong>.</strong></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!wWzG!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F743e5465-ab43-4361-9df5-9a9577cca155_260x166.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!wWzG!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F743e5465-ab43-4361-9df5-9a9577cca155_260x166.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!wWzG!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F743e5465-ab43-4361-9df5-9a9577cca155_260x166.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!wWzG!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F743e5465-ab43-4361-9df5-9a9577cca155_260x166.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!wWzG!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F743e5465-ab43-4361-9df5-9a9577cca155_260x166.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img 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srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!wWzG!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F743e5465-ab43-4361-9df5-9a9577cca155_260x166.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!wWzG!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F743e5465-ab43-4361-9df5-9a9577cca155_260x166.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!wWzG!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F743e5465-ab43-4361-9df5-9a9577cca155_260x166.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!wWzG!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F743e5465-ab43-4361-9df5-9a9577cca155_260x166.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">&#8220;Every now and then a man's mind is stretched by a new idea or sensation, and never shrinks back to its former dimensions.&#8221; &#8212;<strong>Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.</strong></figcaption></figure></div><p>The <strong>ectoderm</strong> develops the outer skin, mouth mucosa, nasal cavities, respiratory tract &amp; nervous system including nasal mucosa, outer ear, auditory canal, trachea, larynx, vocal cords and bronchia etc., all controlled from the<em> <strong>sensory cortex.</strong></em></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!1xLt!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdf984c91-ea54-48b1-af4a-e738733c46be_184x200.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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class="image-caption"><strong>&#8220;I am a brain, Watson. The rest of me is a mere appendix.&#8221;</strong> -Arthur Conan Doyle</figcaption></figure></div><p>To summarise these distinctions: <br>Each embryonic layer uses different bacteria, fungi <em>or viruses</em> in the healing process.<br><em><strong>Bacteria, fungi &amp; viruses do not cross embryonic membranes in to other embryonic layers. <br><br></strong></em>Hamer theorised viruses must assist the healing phase of <strong>cortex</strong>-controlled tissue, because the skin, nasal membrane, bronchia etc. <em>don&#8217;t heal with bacteria or fungi. </em>He then wondered if viruses like hepatitis <em>assisted</em> the healing of the liver, influenza <em>assisted</em> healing of the nasal membrane etc.. How then were viruses the <em>cause</em> of <a href="http://www.virusmyth.com/aids/">AIDS</a>? Cervical cancer? Swine Flu? cOvid? Bird Flu? SARS? <br><br>Stefan Lanka then turned up to complete Hamer&#8217;s thoughts which had been left open, but prior to these two Germans, a third, Rudolf Virchow (1821-1902), proved the viral non-issue by ingesting whole germ cultures without developing so much as a sniffle. <br><br><em>Microbes, fungi, &#8216;viruses&#8217; etc. are only active during healing, assisting reconstruction of cells.<br></em><br>In <em>&#8216;viral outbreaks&#8217;</em> of <a href="https://learninggnm.com/SBS/documents/skin.html#Epidermis_Childhood_Diseases">chicken pox</a> in young school children removed from their parents (<a href="https://learninggnm.com/SBS/documents/skin.html#Epidermis_BC">separation conflict</a>), or a territorial conflict as seen in the <a href="https://learninggnm.com/SBS/documents/lungs.html#Bronchia_Mucosa_PCL_Pneumonia">Spanish &#8216;Flu</a>, the collective psyche has experienced a biological conflict similarly and at the same time as others, thus each brain simultaneously engages the same biological program as the others.</p><p>Other aspects to be grasped for successful understanding include the necessity of a diet rich in protein and fermentation &#8212; ie. malnutrition and antibiotics can wreak havoc; and <em>unresolved</em> conflicts risk triggering issues into chronic conditions. </p><div><hr></div><p>What then was going on with cOvid? It was announced in March, the month named for war god Mars. cOvid was a declaration of war within the<em> <strong>individual psyche</strong>.</em> Psyche was known as a butterfly in Greek myth, a symbol of the brain&#8217;s twin hemispheres, but also the mystery of metamorphosis that turns a wriggling bug into a winged creature emerging from a chrysalis, symbolic of life's capacity to completely transform.<br><br>Buffeted about by external forces, one seeks to change the only thing in their power <em><strong>to</strong></em> change: ones <strong>internal state</strong>.&nbsp;Self-knowledge, ie. perception, sensation, belief, thought, emotion etc., must be studied and sifted in order to rebuild one&#8217;s internal perspective.<br></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" 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Hamer with subtitles (a trailer on the suppression of knowledge)<br><a href="https://en.germanische-heilkunde-dr-hamer.com/videos/dr-hamer-about-his-book-mein-studentenmaedchen">Interview</a> (25mins) on Hamer&#8217;s music with a magical twist (good for those who know &#8216;<em>It&#8217;s all vibes maaan!</em>&#8217;)<br>I&#8217;ll be linking more videos on AIDS and virus delusions here as I watch them, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_N4zgjF0K0">this</a> one looks good...  <br><br><br><br></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://ariaveritas.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://ariaveritas.substack.com/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><p></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://ariaveritas.substack.com/p/spells-of-covid-and-the-viral-illusion?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://ariaveritas.substack.com/p/spells-of-covid-and-the-viral-illusion?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share"><span>Share</span></a></p><p></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://buymeacoffee.com/ariaveritas&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Buy me a kitten&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://buymeacoffee.com/ariaveritas"><span>Buy me a kitten</span></a></p><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[German New Medicine Shifts the Medical Paradigm from Toxic to Wholesome]]></title><description><![CDATA[Part 1.5]]></description><link>https://ariaveritas.substack.com/p/german-new-medicine-shifts-the-medical</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://ariaveritas.substack.com/p/german-new-medicine-shifts-the-medical</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Aria Veritas]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 31 Mar 2024 17:37:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ymNN!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa811edbc-1091-45ea-8c20-12d6d2909990_996x665.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>&#8221;There is no trifling with nature; it is always true, grave, and severe; it is always right, and the mistakes and errors are always those of man.&#8221; &#8212;Goethe</em><br><br>In 1978, German physician Ryke Geerd Hamer lost his 19yr old son, Dirk, to a bullet fired from a yacht owned by Prince Vittorio Emanuele of Savoy, heir to the Italian throne. Dirk had been asleep on a neighbouring yacht just off the island of Cavallo.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ymNN!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa811edbc-1091-45ea-8c20-12d6d2909990_996x665.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ymNN!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa811edbc-1091-45ea-8c20-12d6d2909990_996x665.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ymNN!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa811edbc-1091-45ea-8c20-12d6d2909990_996x665.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ymNN!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa811edbc-1091-45ea-8c20-12d6d2909990_996x665.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ymNN!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa811edbc-1091-45ea-8c20-12d6d2909990_996x665.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ymNN!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa811edbc-1091-45ea-8c20-12d6d2909990_996x665.jpeg" width="546" height="364.54819277108436" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/a811edbc-1091-45ea-8c20-12d6d2909990_996x665.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:665,&quot;width&quot;:996,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:546,&quot;bytes&quot;:136290,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:true,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ymNN!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa811edbc-1091-45ea-8c20-12d6d2909990_996x665.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ymNN!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa811edbc-1091-45ea-8c20-12d6d2909990_996x665.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ymNN!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa811edbc-1091-45ea-8c20-12d6d2909990_996x665.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ymNN!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa811edbc-1091-45ea-8c20-12d6d2909990_996x665.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" fetchpriority="high"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Island of Cavallo, near Corsica in the Mediterranean</figcaption></figure></div><p>Between August 17 and the early hours of August 18, 1978, the Prince of Naples fired his rifle into the air to dissuade a group of youths from &#8220;borrowing&#8221; his inflatable boat (without permission). While the prince was arrested and detained in Corsica, young Dirk was taken to a local hospital where his leg was amputated the following day. </p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Ogqo!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F96601667-75cb-4584-a996-5fc1802c3168_677x407.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Ogqo!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F96601667-75cb-4584-a996-5fc1802c3168_677x407.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Ogqo!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F96601667-75cb-4584-a996-5fc1802c3168_677x407.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Ogqo!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F96601667-75cb-4584-a996-5fc1802c3168_677x407.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Ogqo!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F96601667-75cb-4584-a996-5fc1802c3168_677x407.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Ogqo!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F96601667-75cb-4584-a996-5fc1802c3168_677x407.jpeg" width="469" height="281.9542097488922" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/96601667-75cb-4584-a996-5fc1802c3168_677x407.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:407,&quot;width&quot;:677,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:469,&quot;bytes&quot;:70396,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Ogqo!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F96601667-75cb-4584-a996-5fc1802c3168_677x407.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Ogqo!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F96601667-75cb-4584-a996-5fc1802c3168_677x407.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Ogqo!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F96601667-75cb-4584-a996-5fc1802c3168_677x407.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Ogqo!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F96601667-75cb-4584-a996-5fc1802c3168_677x407.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Dirk Hamer in hospital, 1978</figcaption></figure></div><p>Four months later Hamer&#8217;s eldest son, Dirk, died from his wounds. Vittorio Emanuele faced charges of murder, but was acquitted by a jury in 1979 which sparked outrage. Conspiratorial whispers smeared the Italian monarchy and in 1991, the prince was trialled in Paris, found guilty of unauthorised possession of a military weapon, but was acquitted of fatal wounding and unintentional homicide. In 2006 a video, deemed inadmissible as evidence, surfaced whereby Vittorio Emanuele admitted to killing Hamer. Facts still hang awkwardly but one still stands; Ryke Geerd Hamer lost his son.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!obXX!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F033cb858-3a19-49f6-b8c7-bcadd45a98d8_292x470.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!obXX!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F033cb858-3a19-49f6-b8c7-bcadd45a98d8_292x470.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!obXX!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F033cb858-3a19-49f6-b8c7-bcadd45a98d8_292x470.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!obXX!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F033cb858-3a19-49f6-b8c7-bcadd45a98d8_292x470.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!obXX!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F033cb858-3a19-49f6-b8c7-bcadd45a98d8_292x470.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!obXX!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F033cb858-3a19-49f6-b8c7-bcadd45a98d8_292x470.jpeg" width="140" height="225.34246575342465" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/033cb858-3a19-49f6-b8c7-bcadd45a98d8_292x470.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:470,&quot;width&quot;:292,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:140,&quot;bytes&quot;:51697,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!obXX!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F033cb858-3a19-49f6-b8c7-bcadd45a98d8_292x470.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!obXX!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F033cb858-3a19-49f6-b8c7-bcadd45a98d8_292x470.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!obXX!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F033cb858-3a19-49f6-b8c7-bcadd45a98d8_292x470.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!obXX!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F033cb858-3a19-49f6-b8c7-bcadd45a98d8_292x470.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>Doctor Ryke G. Hamer (1935 &#8211; 2017) developed testicular cancer after his grievous loss and began to wonder (<s>if?)</s> <em>how</em> the incidents were related. Hamer&#8217;s system, called New German Medicine (GNM), states the beginning of every disease (<em><strong>not</strong></em><strong> </strong>caused by obvious bullet wounds, bad diet, poisonous substances<strong> </strong>etc.) is due to an<em> unresolved mental conflict</em>. Having a deathly ill child or losing a child would qualify as one such conflict of mind. Dr. Hamer&#8217;s work is believed to be &#8220;logically contradictory and scientifically implausible&#8221; by establishment medicine and since GNM&#8217;s inception in 1981, it has remained <strong>highly</strong> controversial and Hamer has been jailed for his ideas.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-m-i!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb01d0378-f1ea-4d44-a284-eefc0beb09d2_297x350.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-m-i!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb01d0378-f1ea-4d44-a284-eefc0beb09d2_297x350.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-m-i!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb01d0378-f1ea-4d44-a284-eefc0beb09d2_297x350.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-m-i!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb01d0378-f1ea-4d44-a284-eefc0beb09d2_297x350.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-m-i!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb01d0378-f1ea-4d44-a284-eefc0beb09d2_297x350.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-m-i!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb01d0378-f1ea-4d44-a284-eefc0beb09d2_297x350.jpeg" width="165" height="194.44444444444446" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/b01d0378-f1ea-4d44-a284-eefc0beb09d2_297x350.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:350,&quot;width&quot;:297,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:165,&quot;bytes&quot;:26778,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-m-i!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb01d0378-f1ea-4d44-a284-eefc0beb09d2_297x350.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-m-i!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb01d0378-f1ea-4d44-a284-eefc0beb09d2_297x350.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-m-i!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb01d0378-f1ea-4d44-a284-eefc0beb09d2_297x350.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-m-i!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb01d0378-f1ea-4d44-a284-eefc0beb09d2_297x350.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"></picture><div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Dr. Ryke Geerd Hamer (1935 - 2017)</figcaption></figure></div><p>Wiki&#8217;s official Ryke Geerd Hamer page <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryke_Geerd_Hamer">reads</a> (edited): &#8220;[Hamer] was investigated, arrested and convicted several times in various European countries for crimes of medical malpractice, abusive practice of medicine, slander, fraud and has been disbarred, suspended, and is known for his anti-Semitic views and statements.&#8221;<br><br>Fascinating, weighty and suggestive as the details are, the fact is Hamer <em><strong>did</strong></em> develop a new grasp of the origins of disease based on his psychological grief in losing a child, though rather than being <em>truly</em> new it was also known in some form by the ancients.<br><br>Pythagoras was considered the<strong> father of psychology</strong> thanks to his encephalocentric (brain-related) doctrine which considered the brain as the seat of human sensation, consciousness and knowledge. Another school of thought believed the mind was centred in the heart (cardiocentrism), while philosophers in Homeric times believed multiple souls existed, each &#8216;soul&#8217; represented a different mentality aligning to the ancient idea of &#8216;sheaths&#8217; (or <em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kosha">koshas</a></em> in the Vedanta&#8217;s earliest recorded examples). <br><br>Regular readers will already know this writer believes <em>Pythagoras</em> stems from the Sanskrit words <em>pita gurus</em> or &#8216;father teachers&#8217;, just as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanchuniathon">Sanchuniathon</a> was not an author, but several linked words whose correct interpretation is &#8216;The Old Beginning of Time&#8217;. <br><br>These world-building wise men, or father gurus came from Mesopotamia (and likely India prior) having built the Sumerian, Assyrian, Egyptian, Babylonian empires upon which our<strong> </strong>degenerate<em>,</em> collapsing Roman empire is based. Looking back through time at humanity&#8217;s slow descent, it appears Hamer&#8217;s GNM can now be seen as a <em>renewing</em> of the vital role of a healthy, balanced mind in a healthy physique. The real &#8220;scientific implausibility&#8221; is that Man is a soulless robot whose psyche&#8217;s health is irrelevant.  </p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Z1Sg!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8b49b0ce-6811-4c7b-945f-8de7b537d04a_896x476.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Z1Sg!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8b49b0ce-6811-4c7b-945f-8de7b537d04a_896x476.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Z1Sg!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8b49b0ce-6811-4c7b-945f-8de7b537d04a_896x476.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Z1Sg!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8b49b0ce-6811-4c7b-945f-8de7b537d04a_896x476.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Z1Sg!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8b49b0ce-6811-4c7b-945f-8de7b537d04a_896x476.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Z1Sg!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8b49b0ce-6811-4c7b-945f-8de7b537d04a_896x476.jpeg" width="362" height="192.3125" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/8b49b0ce-6811-4c7b-945f-8de7b537d04a_896x476.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:476,&quot;width&quot;:896,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:362,&quot;bytes&quot;:99629,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Z1Sg!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8b49b0ce-6811-4c7b-945f-8de7b537d04a_896x476.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Z1Sg!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8b49b0ce-6811-4c7b-945f-8de7b537d04a_896x476.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Z1Sg!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8b49b0ce-6811-4c7b-945f-8de7b537d04a_896x476.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Z1Sg!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8b49b0ce-6811-4c7b-945f-8de7b537d04a_896x476.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>Rather than quackademic pseudo-science, Hamer suggests the body runs an ancient biological program to <strong>help it adapt </strong>to <strong>sudden, unexpected shocks</strong> like the illness and death of a child in Hamer&#8217;s case or a medical diagnosis perceived to be deadly.  </p><p>The loss of Hamer&#8217;s son resulted in &#8216;cancerous&#8217; cells concentrating where Hamer&#8217;s &#8220;heart/mind&#8221; axis (or soul) was focussed, ie. valuable, irreplaceable offspring. The special biological program then tried to encourage the conception of a new child through cell proliferation, resulting in a tumour because in the GNM paradigm&#8230;</p><div><hr></div><p>the <strong>tumour </strong><em><strong>represents the first healing phase</strong></em> <em>AFTER</em> the <em><strong>initial conflict has been resolved</strong></em> </p><div><hr></div><p>&#8230;whereas in modern medicine the moment the person<em> believes in a cancerous tumour</em>, they&#8217;re freshly conflicted with a new death fright and then poisoned with chemicals.</p><p>What if our fear of deadly illness was based on nothing but ignorance (and business)? <br><br>What if the body exhibited<em> evidence of healing from the souls distress</em> with a tumour? <br><br>Hamer proposes a special brain/organ relay system is on standby which is instantly activated when the psyche (or soul) suddenly perceives an acute conflict. Its purpose is to improve the function of the corresponding organ until the fright or conflict is resolved. Since shock occurs in the psyche, brain and organ at the exact instant of the shock, GNM considers the program to be run from the physical or <strong>biological</strong> brain.<br><br>Dr. Hamer refers to the <strong>Hamer Focus (</strong>or<strong> Foci) </strong>to describe the initiation of the &#8216;special biological programs&#8217; <strong>(SBS). </strong>Hamer Foci are focussed rings in the brain, which are clearly seen in the CT (computerised tomography) brain scan below. </p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NNFt!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0cdf6dde-d68e-4524-a740-7988ebefdad9_205x246.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NNFt!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0cdf6dde-d68e-4524-a740-7988ebefdad9_205x246.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NNFt!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0cdf6dde-d68e-4524-a740-7988ebefdad9_205x246.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NNFt!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0cdf6dde-d68e-4524-a740-7988ebefdad9_205x246.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NNFt!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0cdf6dde-d68e-4524-a740-7988ebefdad9_205x246.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NNFt!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0cdf6dde-d68e-4524-a740-7988ebefdad9_205x246.jpeg" width="265" height="318" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/0cdf6dde-d68e-4524-a740-7988ebefdad9_205x246.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:246,&quot;width&quot;:205,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:265,&quot;bytes&quot;:5292,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NNFt!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0cdf6dde-d68e-4524-a740-7988ebefdad9_205x246.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NNFt!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0cdf6dde-d68e-4524-a740-7988ebefdad9_205x246.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NNFt!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0cdf6dde-d68e-4524-a740-7988ebefdad9_205x246.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NNFt!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0cdf6dde-d68e-4524-a740-7988ebefdad9_205x246.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Tomography from Greek <strong>Tomos</strong>: <em><strong>slice, section</strong></em></figcaption></figure></div><p>Officially, radiologists must call the rings &#8220;artefacts&#8221;, a technical phenomenon that occurs due to miscalibration or &#8220;insufficient radiation&#8221;. </p><p>But in 1989, <a href="https://learninggnm.com/SBS/documents/siemens_document.html#Siemens_Top">Siemens</a>, a manufacturer of CT equipment, certified that the rings cannot be artefacts because when the tomography is repeated and taken from different angles, the same configuration always appears in the same location. <br>Moreover, during the course of healing, the Hamer Focus changes from a <strong>sharp</strong> ring during active conflict, to <strong>swelling</strong> in the primary healing phase and again to <strong><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7188601/">neuroglia</a> </strong>(Greek: lit. <em>nerve glue.</em>) as the organ&#8217;s function is restored. In the series of CT images below, large round artefacts are seen in uniform when a CT detector is miscalibrated.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!DzmA!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9ff48ee0-8150-486c-9193-0c75f44b74f9_300x120.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!DzmA!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9ff48ee0-8150-486c-9193-0c75f44b74f9_300x120.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!DzmA!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9ff48ee0-8150-486c-9193-0c75f44b74f9_300x120.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!DzmA!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9ff48ee0-8150-486c-9193-0c75f44b74f9_300x120.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!DzmA!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9ff48ee0-8150-486c-9193-0c75f44b74f9_300x120.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!DzmA!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9ff48ee0-8150-486c-9193-0c75f44b74f9_300x120.jpeg" width="574" height="229.6" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/9ff48ee0-8150-486c-9193-0c75f44b74f9_300x120.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:120,&quot;width&quot;:300,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:574,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" title="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!DzmA!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9ff48ee0-8150-486c-9193-0c75f44b74f9_300x120.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!DzmA!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9ff48ee0-8150-486c-9193-0c75f44b74f9_300x120.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!DzmA!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9ff48ee0-8150-486c-9193-0c75f44b74f9_300x120.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!DzmA!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9ff48ee0-8150-486c-9193-0c75f44b74f9_300x120.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption"></figcaption></figure></div><p>If several Special Programs (SBS) run simultaneously, eg. in a pandemic with loss of income, illness and overdue bills, more than one Hamer Focus is visible on a brain scan representing <strong>different phases</strong> of active conflict and their two stages of healing.</p><p>Quoting Doctor Hamer, &#8220;A brain CT is the ultimate diagnostic tool. A thorough brain scan analysis draws reliable conclusions [such as] the intensity of the conflict; which organ is affected; whether the SBS is in the <a href="https://learninggnm.com/SBS/documents/five_laws.html#Second_BL_CA">conflict-active </a>or <a href="https://learninggnm.com/SBS/documents/five_laws.html#Second_BL_PCL">healing phase</a>; and which healing symptoms can be expected. The Hamer Foci are exact proof that the psyche communicates with all bodily organs via the brain as the control station.&#8221;</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!6ncA!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffbbdbdce-3eb1-40bd-ad5e-071e8699f4d4_717x652.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!6ncA!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffbbdbdce-3eb1-40bd-ad5e-071e8699f4d4_717x652.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!6ncA!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffbbdbdce-3eb1-40bd-ad5e-071e8699f4d4_717x652.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!6ncA!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffbbdbdce-3eb1-40bd-ad5e-071e8699f4d4_717x652.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!6ncA!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffbbdbdce-3eb1-40bd-ad5e-071e8699f4d4_717x652.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!6ncA!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffbbdbdce-3eb1-40bd-ad5e-071e8699f4d4_717x652.jpeg" width="369" height="335.54811715481173" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/fbbdbdce-3eb1-40bd-ad5e-071e8699f4d4_717x652.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:652,&quot;width&quot;:717,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:369,&quot;bytes&quot;:71682,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!6ncA!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffbbdbdce-3eb1-40bd-ad5e-071e8699f4d4_717x652.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!6ncA!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffbbdbdce-3eb1-40bd-ad5e-071e8699f4d4_717x652.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!6ncA!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffbbdbdce-3eb1-40bd-ad5e-071e8699f4d4_717x652.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!6ncA!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffbbdbdce-3eb1-40bd-ad5e-071e8699f4d4_717x652.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>The appearance of the oedema (swelling) phase which illustrates that the healing has already started, might come with a headache. If the sufferer undergoes testing and is diagnosed with a brain tumour, it triggers another &#8216;<a href="https://learninggnm.com/SBS/documents/lungs.html#Lung_Alveoli_BC">death-fright</a> conflict&#8217; to overcome:<br><br>Hamer explains on the subject of diseases of the <a href="https://learninggnm.com/SBS/documents/lungs.html#Lung_Alveoli_BC">lungs</a>; &#8220;A <strong>death-fright</strong> can be experienced in any life-threatening situation. However &#8212; by far the most common death-fright conflict is brought on by a <strong>diagnosis shock</strong>, particularly by a cancer diagnosis that hits a person like a death sentence. Statements by a physician such as &#8220;the cancer is <a href="https://learninggnm.com/SBS/documents/five_laws.html#Second_BL_Malignant">malignant</a>&#8221; or <em>inoperable, aggressive, invasive, metastasizing </em>or verdicts like <em>you have six months to live</em> can evoke an acute death panic.&#8221; Who would have thought.<br></p><p>It&#8217;s a fascinating subject introduced only briefly here, but it will be referred to again and again as part of an ongoing theme. I worked hard at first to grasp Hamer&#8217;s position on viruses (years before cOvid) which eventually made perfect sense, so watch out for the next cOvid post which includes the reason for my spelling it so pretentiously...<br><br>Till next time, </p><p>Cheerio. :)<br><br></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://ariaveritas.substack.com/p/german-new-medicine-shifts-the-medical?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://ariaveritas.substack.com/p/german-new-medicine-shifts-the-medical?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share"><span>Share</span></a></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://ariaveritas.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://ariaveritas.substack.com/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.buymeacoffee.com/ariaveritas&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Buy me a piglet&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/ariaveritas"><span>Buy me a piglet</span></a></p><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[On the Game, Adoption, and an Alcoholic's Sacrificial Kid]]></title><description><![CDATA[This odd tale begins with a classic arts and crafts home within whose walls a troubled young gentleman&#8217;s prosperous ancestors had collected treasures dating back more than five generations.]]></description><link>https://ariaveritas.substack.com/p/on-the-game-adoption-and-an-alcoholics</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://ariaveritas.substack.com/p/on-the-game-adoption-and-an-alcoholics</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Aria Veritas]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2024 22:38:53 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5763563d-fd5f-4166-addc-865dd0feb6b9_351x498.gif" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This odd tale begins with a classic arts and crafts home within whose walls a troubled young gentleman&#8217;s prosperous ancestors had collected treasures dating back more than five generations. 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I use a hefty Mac, but my silver sliver of a MacBook<em> Air</em> sits alongside it. </p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!T2-F!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F636e3511-ab31-4c8e-bd7a-d7612a68b440_713x275.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!T2-F!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F636e3511-ab31-4c8e-bd7a-d7612a68b440_713x275.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!T2-F!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F636e3511-ab31-4c8e-bd7a-d7612a68b440_713x275.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!T2-F!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F636e3511-ab31-4c8e-bd7a-d7612a68b440_713x275.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!T2-F!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F636e3511-ab31-4c8e-bd7a-d7612a68b440_713x275.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!T2-F!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F636e3511-ab31-4c8e-bd7a-d7612a68b440_713x275.jpeg" width="335" height="129.20757363253858" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/636e3511-ab31-4c8e-bd7a-d7612a68b440_713x275.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:275,&quot;width&quot;:713,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:335,&quot;bytes&quot;:22474,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:true,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!T2-F!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F636e3511-ab31-4c8e-bd7a-d7612a68b440_713x275.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!T2-F!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F636e3511-ab31-4c8e-bd7a-d7612a68b440_713x275.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!T2-F!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F636e3511-ab31-4c8e-bd7a-d7612a68b440_713x275.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!T2-F!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F636e3511-ab31-4c8e-bd7a-d7612a68b440_713x275.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" fetchpriority="high"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>For the meaning of life one man might look in the usual places; philosophy, esoterism, religion, etc., while another may recognise no meaning beyond fulfilment of desires. A wise man once told me <em><strong>every</strong></em>thing has meaning. (It was ironic that the same wise man dismissed swathes of knowledge due to religious and university indoctrination.)<br><br>I tend to see meaning everywhere (now) and it randomly occurred that the Microsoft genii called their operating system <em>Windows </em>and <em>Apple </em>Mac used <em>Air </em>for<em> &#8220;</em>reasons&#8221;. <em>Air</em> is the symbol of Aquarius as we know, while <em>light </em>and<em> apples</em> symbolise knowledge and immortality (or <em>sin</em>). And <strong>Windows</strong> let in <em>air</em> and <em>light</em>, so I dived into the distraction&#8230;</p><p>IBM came up with <strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_Lotus_Word_Pro">Lotus Word</a></strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_Lotus_Word_Pro"> Pro</a>; the<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sahasrara"> </a><strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sahasrara">Lotus</a></strong> is a semitic symbol of course. &#8220;The thousand-petal lotus is the inner spiritual brain, holding all time in a single space, and envisioning the past and future in a single continuum [like<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janus"> Janus</a>]. It has tremendous creativity, deep calm and powerful insights far beyond the capacities of the outer brain which is largely mechanical, instinctual and emotionally reactive.&#8221; -<strong>D. Frawley</strong><em>.</em><strong><br></strong><br>The other word of significance in Lotus Word Pro is <strong>Word</strong> meaning <em>Logos</em>; the <em>Word of God</em>. Good. What about MS DOS? Surely there&#8217;s nothing there? Welp. &#8216;Dos&#8217; in Latin translates to <em>a gift</em> in the same way a bride has a dowry. Nice! <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chymical_Wedding_of_Christian_Rosenkreutz">The Chemical Wedding of Christian Rosencreutz</a> is an allegoric romance told over Seven Days &#8212; like Genesis. Rosenkreuz (from whence the name <em>Rosicrucian </em>or<em> rose cross</em>) was invited to a castle (one&#8217;s mind) for an (al)Chemical Wedding of king and queen, or inner &amp; outer brain.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!elq8!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Faf2505de-c742-41f5-97db-ee1f9f016e9e_338x450.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!elq8!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Faf2505de-c742-41f5-97db-ee1f9f016e9e_338x450.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!elq8!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Faf2505de-c742-41f5-97db-ee1f9f016e9e_338x450.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!elq8!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Faf2505de-c742-41f5-97db-ee1f9f016e9e_338x450.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!elq8!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Faf2505de-c742-41f5-97db-ee1f9f016e9e_338x450.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!elq8!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Faf2505de-c742-41f5-97db-ee1f9f016e9e_338x450.jpeg" width="374" height="497.92899408284023" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/af2505de-c742-41f5-97db-ee1f9f016e9e_338x450.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:450,&quot;width&quot;:338,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:374,&quot;bytes&quot;:28697,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!elq8!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Faf2505de-c742-41f5-97db-ee1f9f016e9e_338x450.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!elq8!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Faf2505de-c742-41f5-97db-ee1f9f016e9e_338x450.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!elq8!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Faf2505de-c742-41f5-97db-ee1f9f016e9e_338x450.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!elq8!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Faf2505de-c742-41f5-97db-ee1f9f016e9e_338x450.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Christian Rosencreutz is on the top of the tower, meaning the level of the crown - or &#8220;thousand petalled lotus&#8221; chakra (or gate). Thanks to <a href="https://soundzgreg.blogspot.com/2011/02/chymical-wedding-of-christian.html">this site</a> for some edited text/imagery.</figcaption></figure></div><p>IBM was also nicknamed <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM">Big Blue</a>; blue sky meditation is a Buddhist tradition; the concept of<em> blue sky mind</em> is the vast, luminous, calm mind of the sage in contemplation.<br>Blue is also the colour of the throat chakra, related to cosmic sound and <strong>ether</strong> which is also known as <strong>clear sky</strong> <em>above the</em> <em>clouds</em>. <strong>Caelus</strong> (our Uranus) was the primal god of the <strong>sky</strong> in Roman theology. I see blue sky, a cross and a wedding gift in the logo&#8230;</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!3F6w!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F906b3301-15e8-4e2a-8bd6-f395249180c9_200x42.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!3F6w!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F906b3301-15e8-4e2a-8bd6-f395249180c9_200x42.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!3F6w!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F906b3301-15e8-4e2a-8bd6-f395249180c9_200x42.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!3F6w!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F906b3301-15e8-4e2a-8bd6-f395249180c9_200x42.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!3F6w!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F906b3301-15e8-4e2a-8bd6-f395249180c9_200x42.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!3F6w!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F906b3301-15e8-4e2a-8bd6-f395249180c9_200x42.png" width="180" height="37.8" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/906b3301-15e8-4e2a-8bd6-f395249180c9_200x42.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:42,&quot;width&quot;:200,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:180,&quot;bytes&quot;:2781,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" title="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!3F6w!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F906b3301-15e8-4e2a-8bd6-f395249180c9_200x42.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!3F6w!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F906b3301-15e8-4e2a-8bd6-f395249180c9_200x42.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!3F6w!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F906b3301-15e8-4e2a-8bd6-f395249180c9_200x42.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!3F6w!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F906b3301-15e8-4e2a-8bd6-f395249180c9_200x42.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>And excuse me for asking &#8212; but did Microsoft&#8217;s Bill Gates adopt his name or was he promoted because of it? Is he a <em>Bill</em> presented to modern man that must be paid in full, determining whether one may proceed through the <em>Gates </em>of enlightenment? Surely <br>IBM was not just randomly naming things any more than the medical establishment randomly named parts of the body/brain, encoding them in Biblical parables, like <a href="https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/search.php?q=olives">olive groves</a> and <a href="https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/1-Maccabees-13-28/">pyramids</a> in the place of the skull (or as per the Bible, <a href="https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/sbd/o/olgotha.html">Golgotha</a>). </p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fgXC!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F73c1b41f-17cd-4ca9-bb18-787d7899a781_699x404.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fgXC!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F73c1b41f-17cd-4ca9-bb18-787d7899a781_699x404.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fgXC!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F73c1b41f-17cd-4ca9-bb18-787d7899a781_699x404.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fgXC!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F73c1b41f-17cd-4ca9-bb18-787d7899a781_699x404.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fgXC!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F73c1b41f-17cd-4ca9-bb18-787d7899a781_699x404.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fgXC!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F73c1b41f-17cd-4ca9-bb18-787d7899a781_699x404.jpeg" width="269" height="155.47353361945636" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/73c1b41f-17cd-4ca9-bb18-787d7899a781_699x404.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:404,&quot;width&quot;:699,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:269,&quot;bytes&quot;:50757,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fgXC!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F73c1b41f-17cd-4ca9-bb18-787d7899a781_699x404.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fgXC!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F73c1b41f-17cd-4ca9-bb18-787d7899a781_699x404.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fgXC!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F73c1b41f-17cd-4ca9-bb18-787d7899a781_699x404.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fgXC!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F73c1b41f-17cd-4ca9-bb18-787d7899a781_699x404.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"></picture><div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">&#8220;Biology gives you a brain. Life turns it into a mind.&#8221; -<strong>Jeffrey Eugenides</strong></figcaption></figure></div><p>But wait, there&#8217;s so much more. Columbia Data Products legally reverse-engineered the basic input/output system of the IBM PC. Columba means <em>dove</em> in Latin, an ancient pagan feminine symbol representing the &#8216;Fabricator of the world&#8217;. A <em>fabricator</em> can be an illusion designed to deceive, or a manufactured product. 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y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Cathar dove window somewhere in the Languedoc.</figcaption></figure></div><p>US software and electronics company <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Magic">General Magic&#8217;s</a> tech entrepreneur and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angel_investor">angel</a> investor, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc_Porat">Marc Porat</a>, described the ideal potential of the iPhone in 1990: &#8220;A tiny computer &#8212; a phone &#8212; a very personal object. It must be beautiful. It must offer the kind of personal satisfaction that a fine piece of jewellery brings&#8230; Once you use it you won't be able to live without it.&#8221; The remote server <em><strong>cloud</strong></em> metaphor began in 1994, again introduced by General Magic to describe the &#8220;universe of places&#8221; one could go.<br><br>Metaphysically, the<strong> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloud_computing">cloud</a> </strong>relates to the <a href="https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/sbd/m/mercyseat.html">Mercy Seat</a>, or <em>lid of the Ark of the Covenant</em>, or <em>throne of God</em> while the <strong>arc</strong>&#8230;uate nucleus is also a name for a part of the human brain; meditation stimulates the hypothalamic<a href="https://pages.ucsd.edu/~jpineda/COGS175/readings/Newberg.pdf"> arcuate nucleus</a> to release &#8216;b-endorphins&#8217;, an opioid which slows respiration, reduces fear &amp; pain, and produces sensations of bliss. <br><br>Deeper still, <strong>Noah</strong> means <em><a href="https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/sbd/n/noah.html">Rest</a></em>; Noah&#8217;s Ark then suggests transcendence of drama in restful meditation in order to raise the mind above the ego-survivalist animal nature. Noah&#8217;s ark&#8217;s one little window was at the top of the ship &#8212; the crown chakra or gate.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!W0BT!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe219d643-5471-40f8-8a1d-78dbcbb7a082_656x468.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!W0BT!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe219d643-5471-40f8-8a1d-78dbcbb7a082_656x468.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!W0BT!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe219d643-5471-40f8-8a1d-78dbcbb7a082_656x468.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!W0BT!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe219d643-5471-40f8-8a1d-78dbcbb7a082_656x468.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!W0BT!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe219d643-5471-40f8-8a1d-78dbcbb7a082_656x468.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!W0BT!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe219d643-5471-40f8-8a1d-78dbcbb7a082_656x468.jpeg" width="366" height="261.109756097561" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/e219d643-5471-40f8-8a1d-78dbcbb7a082_656x468.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:468,&quot;width&quot;:656,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:366,&quot;bytes&quot;:34316,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!W0BT!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe219d643-5471-40f8-8a1d-78dbcbb7a082_656x468.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!W0BT!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe219d643-5471-40f8-8a1d-78dbcbb7a082_656x468.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!W0BT!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe219d643-5471-40f8-8a1d-78dbcbb7a082_656x468.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!W0BT!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe219d643-5471-40f8-8a1d-78dbcbb7a082_656x468.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">&#8220;Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add colour to my sunset sky.&#8221; -<strong>Rabindranath Tagore</strong></figcaption></figure></div><p>So. IBM. International Business Machines. Merchants busted as or guided by priests naming their fabrications after transcendent states of being. And Apple &#8212; are they competitors or collaborators? iPhone, iPad, apple of ones <em><strong>eye</strong> </em>(<a href="https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/Genesis-32-30/">Penial</a> meaning <a href="https://books.google.it/books?id=f0hvDwAAQBAJ&amp;printsec=frontcover&amp;redir_esc=y#v=onepage&amp;q&amp;f=false">pineal</a>)? <br><br>Here&#8217;s a curious tale:<br><br>Once upon a time, a Persian prophet called <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mani_(prophet)">Mani</a> made the claim that the devil was our Lord. Satan gave to Adam and Eve a lovely garden, endless fruit salad buffet, free epidurals, no work or labour required, a socialist paradise. All they had to do was<em> live in ignorance of their true nature</em>, and worship <s>Kronos</s> <s>Cronus</s> <s>Time</s> <s>Money</s> <strong><s>Saturn</s></strong> Satan.<br><br>One fateful day, the quiet, meditative serpent, who could never hope to challenge the blunder-busting smoke, fire, wind, water and darkness of Lord Satan, psst&#8217;ed to Eve. <br><br>&#8220;You&#8217;ve gotta get Adam to eat of the tree of the knowledge or there is nothing I can do for you. If you don&#8217;t apply intellect, knowledge, meditation and resolution, Satan may fulfil every material desire, but you will <em>never</em> realise who you are and what you&#8217;re capable of. So take a bite, be cast out of polite society, they&#8217;re all nuts anyway.&#8221;</p><p>Eve replied, &#8220;But I can&#8217;t. The Lord told me not to.&#8221; She shrugged. &#8220;It&#8217;s for Biden.&#8221;<br><br>&#8220;<em>That</em> nut<em>?</em>&#8221;</p><p>&#8220;No &#8212; forbidden &#8212; I never learned to spell.&#8221;</p><p>&#8220;There&#8217;s an <s>Apple</s> app for that.&#8221; <br><br>Then the woman said unto the serpent, &#8220;We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden: But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.&#8221;</p><p>The serpent sighed with a hint of irritation and said unto her, &#8220;The tree is a metaphor; you illustrate my point. Ye shall not <em>surely</em> die: For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, thine eyes shall be opened, and <em>ye shall be as gods</em>, knowing good and evil.&#8221;</p><p>&#8220;How?&#8221;</p><p>&#8220;In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.&#8221;</p><p>&#8220;Sounds legit my limbless friend.&#8221; <em>Takes byte of Apple with a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Word_(computer_architecture)">Word</a> of data from Windows. </em></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!7iLj!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcdaa4c70-753a-4322-85ba-797dce94e3c3_183x275.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!7iLj!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcdaa4c70-753a-4322-85ba-797dce94e3c3_183x275.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!7iLj!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcdaa4c70-753a-4322-85ba-797dce94e3c3_183x275.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!7iLj!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcdaa4c70-753a-4322-85ba-797dce94e3c3_183x275.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!7iLj!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcdaa4c70-753a-4322-85ba-797dce94e3c3_183x275.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!7iLj!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcdaa4c70-753a-4322-85ba-797dce94e3c3_183x275.jpeg" width="95" height="142.75956284153006" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/cdaa4c70-753a-4322-85ba-797dce94e3c3_183x275.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:275,&quot;width&quot;:183,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:95,&quot;bytes&quot;:2938,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!7iLj!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcdaa4c70-753a-4322-85ba-797dce94e3c3_183x275.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!7iLj!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcdaa4c70-753a-4322-85ba-797dce94e3c3_183x275.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!7iLj!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcdaa4c70-753a-4322-85ba-797dce94e3c3_183x275.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!7iLj!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcdaa4c70-753a-4322-85ba-797dce94e3c3_183x275.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption"></figcaption></figure></div><p>&#8220;<strong>Word!</strong>&#8221; said God, OM&#8217;ing in the form of the Kundalini snake while pointing up into the Big Blue as an image of a cloud passed by in the shape of Bill Gates riding on a 90&#8217;s Microsoft Word processor. 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Though humanity is still wandering in a world of good and evil, it will ultimately attain completion and eat of the fruit of the Tree of Life growing in the midst of the illusionary garden of worldly things. Thus the Tree of Life is also the appointed symbol of the Mysteries, and by partaking of its fruit man attains immortality.&#8221; &#8212; Edited freely from M. P. Hall&#8217;s <a href="https://www.cia.gov/library/abbottabad-compound/E4/E4AAFF6DAF6863F459A8B4E52DFB9FF4_Manly.P.Hall_The.Secret.Teachings.of.All.Ages.pdf">Secret Teachings of All Ages</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[C A L I F O R N I A ]]></title><description><![CDATA[With Special Guest Stars Pluto, Venus... and Kali]]></description><link>https://ariaveritas.substack.com/p/c-a-l-i-f-o-r-n-i-a</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://ariaveritas.substack.com/p/c-a-l-i-f-o-r-n-i-a</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Aria Veritas]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 17 Feb 2024 14:01:23 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JwD3!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9a1efb02-c535-45a6-97a3-527389261091_390x390.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Six months after proposing some&nbsp;changes to this site, god of the Underworld &#8212; that would be <a href="https://www.astrograph.com/learning-astrology/pluto.php">Pluto</a> &#8212; kicked in the door, grabbed my hair and hissed, &#8220;<em>What&nbsp;do you <strong>want?</strong></em>&#8221; I sighed, then replied, &#8220;To make the Unknown Known.&#8221; He released his grip, sat down and texted for a bottle of&nbsp;Black Bowmore 42 Year Old single malt. Theatrical fellow.</p><div><hr></div><p>Months ago I stumbled unexpectedly in to the saloon of&nbsp;fellow Substacker, Mr. Quick who writes <em><a href="https://billquick.substack.com/">Swimming Downstream From the Culture Pool</a></em>. His article, <a href="https://billquick.substack.com/p/what-the-hell-is-wrong-with-california">What the Hell is Wrong with California?</a> examined California's cultural presence on the global stage, harkening back to when San Francisco was a clean and respected business district; oil fields, orchards and vineyards flourished; people had health, wealth and happiness and culture thrived like a modern seaside Italian Florence under the Medici family.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JwD3!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9a1efb02-c535-45a6-97a3-527389261091_390x390.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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I love the colourful clothes she wears&#8230; And the way the sunlight plays upon her hair&#8230;  I hear the sound of a gentle word&#8230;&#8221; </strong> Good Vibrations, the Beach Boys</figcaption></figure></div><p>As often happens in research, harmonic 1960&#8217;s folk-pop song <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-aK6JnyFmk">California Dreamin&#8217;</a> threw up a surprise. To my ear, the <a href="https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/mamasandthepapas/californiadreamin.html">lyrics</a> had always said: <em>Stopped in to a church, I passed along the way,</em> <em>Well</em> <em>I got down on my knees, And I began to pray.</em> But no, the singer didn&#8217;t begin to pray, he<em> <strong>pretended</strong> </em>to pray<em>.</em> This felt like a side-swipe after all those years. How many songs were there in worship to Cali? The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Songs_about_California">sub-categories</a> are a rabbit <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_(disambiguation)">warren</a>; it wasn&#8217;t just songs, but films, books, regions, ships, cars, even <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Nebula">outer space</a>.<br><br>The Beach Boys famous &#8220;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Girls">hymn</a> to youth&#8221;, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-B8HP-O0Eo">California Girls</a>, was global by design. In 2018 one of its two lyricists, Mike Love, admitted, &#8220;Some people misunderstood and thought we were saying that California girls were best, but <em>California is a microcosm </em>of the US, which is the <em><strong>microcosm of the world</strong></em>, and we were trying to be inclusive.&#8221; -Wiki<br><br>Similarly, Mr. Quick wrote, &#8220;By any measure, California is a large enough tail to wag the national dog in many different scenarios, but [&#8230;]&nbsp;California&#8217;s single biggest export is <strong>culture</strong>, and it does so first on a<strong> national basis</strong>, and then on a<em> <strong>global </strong></em><strong>basis</strong><em><strong>.</strong></em>&#8221;</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" 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And Cobain, can you hear the spheres singing songs off <em>Station to Station</em>? And Alderaan's not far away, it's Californication.&#8221; <a href="https://genius.com/Red-hot-chili-peppers-californication-lyrics">RHCP lyrics, Californication</a></figcaption></figure></div><p>Mr. Quick continued: &#8220;Rather than achieving success via hard work and persistence, being &#8220;discovered&#8221; [in Hollywood, California] by the right person fuelled another wave of immigrants to the Golden State. Why bother with hard work when you can just look pretty? Kiss that protestant work ethic bye-bye and work on your smile. [&#8230;]<br>For decades, the two biggest exporters of American food and fashion to the world were McDonald&#8217;s and Levi Strauss. [&#8230;] In the 1970s, California began its transition from the political and ideological right to its current state of almost Stalinist hard leftism. California led the way to the left, as it still does today.&#8221; -Mr. Bill Quick<br><br>California was for many decades the world&#8217;s cultural blueprint; today it&#8217;s undergoing controlled demolition. Was cultural destruction inherent in the design&#8217;s &#8220;spell&#8221;? </p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9NM_!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F09361494-a24f-4cf4-a76e-c8f71f7a5d39_680x510.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9NM_!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F09361494-a24f-4cf4-a76e-c8f71f7a5d39_680x510.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9NM_!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F09361494-a24f-4cf4-a76e-c8f71f7a5d39_680x510.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9NM_!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F09361494-a24f-4cf4-a76e-c8f71f7a5d39_680x510.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9NM_!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F09361494-a24f-4cf4-a76e-c8f71f7a5d39_680x510.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9NM_!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F09361494-a24f-4cf4-a76e-c8f71f7a5d39_680x510.jpeg" width="324" height="243" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/09361494-a24f-4cf4-a76e-c8f71f7a5d39_680x510.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:510,&quot;width&quot;:680,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:324,&quot;bytes&quot;:94982,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9NM_!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F09361494-a24f-4cf4-a76e-c8f71f7a5d39_680x510.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9NM_!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F09361494-a24f-4cf4-a76e-c8f71f7a5d39_680x510.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9NM_!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F09361494-a24f-4cf4-a76e-c8f71f7a5d39_680x510.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9NM_!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F09361494-a24f-4cf4-a76e-c8f71f7a5d39_680x510.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">&#8220;Destruction leads to a very rough road but it also breeds creation. And earthquakes are to a girl's guitar, they're just another good vibration. And tidal waves couldn't save the world from Californication.&#8221; <a href="https://genius.com/Red-hot-chili-peppers-californication-lyrics">RHCP lyrics to Californication</a> Image: San Francisco street scene 2023</figcaption></figure></div><p>As teenagers far removed from America &#8212; or so we thought in our small and English-cultured capital city &#8212; tv shows like &#8220;Beverly Hills 90210&#8221; and books by Francine Pascale described two Californian possibilities that every girl desired: either work hard to have a career, or work hard on hair and make-up. All that could be intuited for certain was that something was missing, and California seemed to promise it.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!kvtK!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F229e39eb-1440-42eb-bbc5-9252d45a30a5_1200x797.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!kvtK!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F229e39eb-1440-42eb-bbc5-9252d45a30a5_1200x797.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!kvtK!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F229e39eb-1440-42eb-bbc5-9252d45a30a5_1200x797.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!kvtK!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F229e39eb-1440-42eb-bbc5-9252d45a30a5_1200x797.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!kvtK!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F229e39eb-1440-42eb-bbc5-9252d45a30a5_1200x797.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!kvtK!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F229e39eb-1440-42eb-bbc5-9252d45a30a5_1200x797.jpeg" width="376" height="249.72666666666666" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/229e39eb-1440-42eb-bbc5-9252d45a30a5_1200x797.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:797,&quot;width&quot;:1200,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:376,&quot;bytes&quot;:349950,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!kvtK!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F229e39eb-1440-42eb-bbc5-9252d45a30a5_1200x797.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!kvtK!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F229e39eb-1440-42eb-bbc5-9252d45a30a5_1200x797.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!kvtK!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F229e39eb-1440-42eb-bbc5-9252d45a30a5_1200x797.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!kvtK!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F229e39eb-1440-42eb-bbc5-9252d45a30a5_1200x797.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption"> 1980&#8217;s good-cop bad-cop &#8216;Wakefield Twins&#8217; by Francine Pascale.</figcaption></figure></div><p>Around 16yrs old, my girlfriends &amp; I used to borrow a parents car on summer evenings and<em> would</em> <em><strong>thrash</strong></em> Red Hot Chilli Peppers all the way to the beach and back. We&#8217;d &#8216;blade for hours; Californian surfer rock epitomised teen exuberance in our quiet capital city.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!QpPj!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa0761173-4e1a-4eae-850d-772a977b5fd1_300x300.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!QpPj!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa0761173-4e1a-4eae-850d-772a977b5fd1_300x300.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!QpPj!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa0761173-4e1a-4eae-850d-772a977b5fd1_300x300.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!QpPj!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa0761173-4e1a-4eae-850d-772a977b5fd1_300x300.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!QpPj!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa0761173-4e1a-4eae-850d-772a977b5fd1_300x300.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!QpPj!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa0761173-4e1a-4eae-850d-772a977b5fd1_300x300.jpeg" width="178" height="178" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/a0761173-4e1a-4eae-850d-772a977b5fd1_300x300.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:300,&quot;width&quot;:300,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:178,&quot;bytes&quot;:36373,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!QpPj!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa0761173-4e1a-4eae-850d-772a977b5fd1_300x300.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!QpPj!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa0761173-4e1a-4eae-850d-772a977b5fd1_300x300.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!QpPj!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa0761173-4e1a-4eae-850d-772a977b5fd1_300x300.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!QpPj!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa0761173-4e1a-4eae-850d-772a977b5fd1_300x300.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption"><em>&#8220;Blood Sugar Sex Magik</em> is the fifth studio album by Californian band Red Hot Chili Peppers. Subject matter incorporated sexual innuendo, references to drugs, death, lust and <strong>exuberance</strong>.&#8221; - Wiki. Note the Hermetic colours, Rosicrucian central rose and<em><strong> lolling tongue. </strong></em></figcaption></figure></div><p>This was the way things were until, perhaps by design, the wheels blew spectacularly off that reality in 1995. 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x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">The Abduction of Proserpine (1570) by Alessandro Allori (1535-1607) </figcaption></figure></div><p>Pluto, from Greek <em>Ploutus</em> (wealth) was a <a href="https://oldworldgods.com/romans/roman-god-pluto/">Roman god</a> of death and wealth, considered ruthless, inflexible, fearsome, terrible&#8230; and conversely &#8212; one of the fairest gods. He judged all souls regardless of race or social position, and he&#8217;s just <a href="https://www.astrograph.com/horoscopes/announcements/2024/January/20">entered</a> the spirit of our dawning post-modern age of Aquarius*. So&#8230; What about California&#8217;s global spell?<br><br>*In more accurate dates of sidereal astrology, Pluto approaches structural Capricorn.</p><div><hr></div><p>&#8220;The basic tool for the manipulation of reality is the manipulation of words. If you can control the meaning of words, you can control the people who must use the words.&#8221;<br>&#8212;Philip K. Dick</p><div><hr></div><p>Latin&#8217;s <strong>fornax</strong> means&nbsp;<em>furnace</em>, defined as&nbsp;an enclosed structure in which material can be heated to very high temperatures &#8212; metals for example. <strong>Smelting metals</strong> happens to be an<a href="https://www.labyrinthdesigners.org/classical-alchemy/"> alchemical</a> art. In Italian, <strong>forno</strong> (<em>m</em>) means <em>oven.</em> Fornia could also mean<em> provide </em>or<em> form.</em> Was Cali&#8217;s <em>oven</em>, <em>form</em>, her <em>providence</em> or even her <em>furnace</em> the spell for a global alchemical operation? California = Cali&#8217;s furnace? Who or what is Cali or Kali?<br><br><strong>&#8220;Kali </strong>is associated not only with death but also with<strong> sexuality, violence, </strong>and,<strong> paradoxically, motherly love, </strong>and [she] is most often characterised as<strong> black or blue, partially or completely naked, </strong>with <em>a <strong>long lolling tongue</strong></em><strong>.&#8221; </strong>-Britannica.com</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!8YsQ!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F61a5f731-0e6d-4511-bd86-7105313838bd_736x986.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!8YsQ!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F61a5f731-0e6d-4511-bd86-7105313838bd_736x986.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!8YsQ!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F61a5f731-0e6d-4511-bd86-7105313838bd_736x986.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!8YsQ!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F61a5f731-0e6d-4511-bd86-7105313838bd_736x986.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!8YsQ!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F61a5f731-0e6d-4511-bd86-7105313838bd_736x986.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div 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stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption"><strong>Hey- nice &#8216;as above, so below&#8217; triangles happening there with the rope. Wait&#8230; wait&#8212;</strong> did you just say<strong> Kali </strong>is associated not only with<strong> death</strong> but also with <strong>sexuality, violence, characterised as black or blue, partially or completely naked, </strong>with<strong> a long lolling tongue? Like Kiedis&#8217; tongue in Blood Sugar Sex Magik? Like the Rolling Stones logo? </strong>*clutches pearls*</figcaption></figure></div><p>Cali or Kali is the <strong>goddess of speech</strong>, thus her<a href="https://www.shreemastrology.com/post/kali-s-sacred-tongue-vasant-panchami?cid=fca2e2b9-3f7c-4a3c-8407-1b7aba984e79&amp;utm_campaign=9fa8861c-57aa-4de6-a271-e31a6ba3e734&amp;utm_medium=mail&amp;utm_source=so"> prominent tongue</a> in iconography. </p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JwUM!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0ac53672-e61e-4934-8d09-087ddb4cfba6_911x1127.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JwUM!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0ac53672-e61e-4934-8d09-087ddb4cfba6_911x1127.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JwUM!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0ac53672-e61e-4934-8d09-087ddb4cfba6_911x1127.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JwUM!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0ac53672-e61e-4934-8d09-087ddb4cfba6_911x1127.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JwUM!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0ac53672-e61e-4934-8d09-087ddb4cfba6_911x1127.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JwUM!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0ac53672-e61e-4934-8d09-087ddb4cfba6_911x1127.jpeg" width="164" height="202.8847420417124" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/0ac53672-e61e-4934-8d09-087ddb4cfba6_911x1127.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:1127,&quot;width&quot;:911,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:164,&quot;bytes&quot;:820373,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JwUM!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0ac53672-e61e-4934-8d09-087ddb4cfba6_911x1127.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JwUM!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0ac53672-e61e-4934-8d09-087ddb4cfba6_911x1127.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JwUM!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0ac53672-e61e-4934-8d09-087ddb4cfba6_911x1127.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JwUM!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0ac53672-e61e-4934-8d09-087ddb4cfba6_911x1127.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Prettier than Mick Jagger. In the Puranic Encyclopedia, Kali is incarnation of sin but in earlier times she also <strong>destroyed evil to protect innocence</strong>.</figcaption></figure></div><p>In <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaktism">Shakta</a> philosophy Kali is<strong> &#8220;</strong>blackness, night, the power of time,&nbsp;the embodiment of all fear, while she herself is beyond fear and protects those from fear who invoke her.&#8221; <br><br>In <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theravada">Theravada</a>, Kali is a servant who tests her mistress, uncovering her true character.<br><br>From the <em>Red <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jambhala">Zambala</a></em>; &#8220;Kali stands upon the corpse of the destroyed universe, the lifeless body is the symbol of whatever is left of the manifested universe when it reverts to the natural state of eternal time. [&#8230;] The four arms of Kali represent the four directions of space identified with the <em>complete cycle of time </em>[&#8230;]. It mocks those who, in the folly of their vanity, hope to escape dissolution.&#8221; -<a href="https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/kali#hinduism-general">Wisdomlib</a></p><p>In <a href="https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/ayurveda">Ayurvedic</a> toxicology, Kali refers to one of the four fangs of a snake.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PBqL!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8d171d28-7fa5-430f-be12-d70250cf4e7c_268x188.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PBqL!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8d171d28-7fa5-430f-be12-d70250cf4e7c_268x188.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PBqL!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8d171d28-7fa5-430f-be12-d70250cf4e7c_268x188.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PBqL!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8d171d28-7fa5-430f-be12-d70250cf4e7c_268x188.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PBqL!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8d171d28-7fa5-430f-be12-d70250cf4e7c_268x188.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PBqL!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8d171d28-7fa5-430f-be12-d70250cf4e7c_268x188.png" width="194" height="136.08955223880596" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/8d171d28-7fa5-430f-be12-d70250cf4e7c_268x188.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:188,&quot;width&quot;:268,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:194,&quot;bytes&quot;:6763,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PBqL!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8d171d28-7fa5-430f-be12-d70250cf4e7c_268x188.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PBqL!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8d171d28-7fa5-430f-be12-d70250cf4e7c_268x188.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PBqL!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8d171d28-7fa5-430f-be12-d70250cf4e7c_268x188.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PBqL!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8d171d28-7fa5-430f-be12-d70250cf4e7c_268x188.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">WHO flag</figcaption></figure></div><p>Kali is like a cosmic sting operation; this is goddess Kali&#8217;s <a href="https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/book/brihaddharma-purana-abridged/d/doc376132.html#note-e-142192">Age</a>, a potential furnace of destruction and rebirth. Pluto, too, will kick in the door to take down perpetrators, uncovering, uprooting and composting anything that fails to grow straight, scowling and sipping his <a href="https://www.thewhiskyexchange.com/p/7361/black-bowmore-1964-42-year-old-the-trilogy">&#163;37,000</a> bottle of Black Bowmori scotch like a boss while he does so.</p><p>Gods (not God) and goddesses were &#8212; and are &#8212; energies, electromagnetic bodies  moving through ether or plasma; together they form angles, oppositions, alliances; they love, divorce, abduct and have their nether regions chopped off; their properties were anthropomorphised to describe their energetic characteristics   <em><strong>on   us</strong></em>.<br><br>The way in which words are used in film, song, advertisements, names etc. are spells in the local medium. Planets or gods at vast distances have similar effects; some call their influence <em>music of the spheres</em>; ultimately the difference could be said to be <strong>scale</strong>.<br><br>Understanding these good vibrations makes navigating our place in our scaled-up Californian dumpster-fire-world easier while awaiting the inevitable Phoenix. <br><br></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://ariaveritas.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://ariaveritas.substack.com/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://ariaveritas.substack.com/p/c-a-l-i-f-o-r-n-i-a?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://ariaveritas.substack.com/p/c-a-l-i-f-o-r-n-i-a?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share"><span>Share</span></a></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA["She May have Entered Another Dimension."]]></title><description><![CDATA[Near Death Experiences and the Transposition of States.]]></description><link>https://ariaveritas.substack.com/p/she-has-no-memory-of-the-event</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://ariaveritas.substack.com/p/she-has-no-memory-of-the-event</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Aria Veritas]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 05 Feb 2024 16:28:34 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F96ada851-6089-4df1-b421-a700160fc44f_2000x666.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The night before last I found a Substack <a href="https://anthonyfreda.substack.com/p/leaving-that-world-behind">post</a> by a fellow named Anthony Freda, which caught my attention. He wrote: </p><div><hr></div><p>&#8220;She was staring into the abyss, fists clenched and at her chest, stiff. After a few very long minutes, she appeared to come out of the seizure and started&#8230;&nbsp;laughing! I felt a wave of relief wash through me. Maybe this was all just a bad joke that I was not in on, I thought, in my delusion of reprieve. But this was not her style. At all. She looked oddly, but truly happy and at peace when she was laughing but was far away from me. So far, in fact, that it seemed she may have entered another dimension. A place without pain and fear. As suddenly as the laughter began, it ended. Back to our realm.&#8221;</p><div><hr></div><p>I responded in comments:</p><p>[&#8230;] Interesting, terrifying story! One thing that really stood out was the laughter.</p><p>I wondered if your Beloved had 'reached the whiteness' which is a form of death we can have while still alive. You described it as a possible out-of-body experience, and that's exactly what it feels like, but when I had it I laughed too, really laughed. The world and universe and everything in it was suddenly hilarious, wonderful and one feels like a child, freed.</p><p>It'd be neat if she remembers if bright whiteness was involved..?&#8221;</p><p><strong><a href="https://substack.com/profile/11977615-anthony-freda">Anthony Freda</a></strong> (Author) responded:</p><p>&#8220;She has no memory of the event. I'm so glad that you landed here somehow. There are no accidents. Would love to hear more about your experience.&#8221;</p><div><hr></div><p>By order of suggestion, for Mr. Freda and His hopefully Fully Recovered Beloved, I wrote out the shortest version of inter-dimensional laughs from the far side of reality. My &#8220;event&#8221; took weeks to understand, but the whiteness stage was pure peace and joy.<br><br>About the fourth day of the <a href="https://ariaveritas.substack.com/p/the-kundalini-trip-natures-finest">Kundalini Trip</a>* I rose out of the darkness. The best way to describe this feeling was knowing I was about to go to my death. It was important to be at peace with the idea, figure out what needed to happen and how, and make plans to that end. It was all perfectly acceptable; I went about the daily routine and apart from the adrenalin that dumped endlessly, it was confusing but fun, like being in love.</p><p>I hadn&#8217;t even realised I had been in darkness. It was the <em>contrast</em> from the darkness to the extraordinary light that could be called the whiteness &#8212; like the difference between an old-fashioned black &amp; white film negative contrasted with its photo image.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JbgB!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F96ada851-6089-4df1-b421-a700160fc44f_2000x666.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JbgB!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F96ada851-6089-4df1-b421-a700160fc44f_2000x666.jpeg 424w, 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She would become frustrated that she couldn&#8217;t explain, but I&#8217;d always desired to know. So.</p><p>The <em>whiteness,</em> in my experience, is beyond outer space; instead of black space with silver stars and white galaxies, there is whiteness with <em>colourful</em> stars and galaxies. <br>I looked agog at the elegant simplicity and beauty of a limitless portion of universe and laughed like a child, yelling out &#8216;Hallowed!&#8217; through the whiteness, knowing all of the consciousness within it would only hear the first part of the greeting &#8212; &#8216;Hallo..!&#8217; which was hilarious &#8212; laughter spilled out, perspective continued to amplify&#8230; <br><br>So much more happened in the following weeks. Coming back to earth was required though; luckily the descent used a much gentler technique than the ascent demanded. </p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!gpwu!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F67b509f7-4875-44d7-9f50-df65f5fa382c_705x614.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!gpwu!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F67b509f7-4875-44d7-9f50-df65f5fa382c_705x614.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!gpwu!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F67b509f7-4875-44d7-9f50-df65f5fa382c_705x614.jpeg 848w, 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href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stratospheric_aerosol_injection">Stratospheric Aerosol Injections</a> (SAI) and the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemtrail_conspiracy_theory">Chemtrail</a> conspiracy are names for chemical aerosols. Two &#8220;mitigate climate change&#8221; and one is a nutjob&#8217;s pet theory. Studies <a href="https://journaljgeesi.com/index.php/JGEESI/article/view/476">conclude</a> they are all <a href="https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/reveh-2021-0060/html#j_reveh-2021-0060_ref_081">harmful</a> to health. </p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!B2j8!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6e67333e-6e23-4cc3-8a26-ac2003332e53_1280x886.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!B2j8!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6e67333e-6e23-4cc3-8a26-ac2003332e53_1280x886.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!B2j8!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6e67333e-6e23-4cc3-8a26-ac2003332e53_1280x886.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!B2j8!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6e67333e-6e23-4cc3-8a26-ac2003332e53_1280x886.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!B2j8!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6e67333e-6e23-4cc3-8a26-ac2003332e53_1280x886.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!B2j8!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6e67333e-6e23-4cc3-8a26-ac2003332e53_1280x886.jpeg" width="442" height="305.946875" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/6e67333e-6e23-4cc3-8a26-ac2003332e53_1280x886.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:886,&quot;width&quot;:1280,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:442,&quot;bytes&quot;:135332,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:true,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!B2j8!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6e67333e-6e23-4cc3-8a26-ac2003332e53_1280x886.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!B2j8!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6e67333e-6e23-4cc3-8a26-ac2003332e53_1280x886.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!B2j8!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6e67333e-6e23-4cc3-8a26-ac2003332e53_1280x886.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!B2j8!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6e67333e-6e23-4cc3-8a26-ac2003332e53_1280x886.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" fetchpriority="high"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption"> Aerosol: air o&#8217;soul. I count four or five X&#8217;s.</figcaption></figure></div><p>In the 90&#8217;s I was too busy reading and living to watch tv but often heard about weekly shows from enthusiastic friends and acquaintances. The most notable was the X-Files.<br>One recent afternoon the husband played a 5min. compilation (on his phone via X) on predictive contagion from the X Files. It was virtually identical to early 2020&#8217;s reality; <strong>theatre operating as reality, in the operating theatre of our reality</strong>. The 40s. version:</p><div id="youtube2-NKS6fPwfJIw" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;NKS6fPwfJIw&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/NKS6fPwfJIw?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><p>One day, with the generation after <strong>X</strong> named <strong>Y,</strong> followed by <strong>Z,</strong> I began to wonder, &#8220;To what degree should this (alphabetic end) be taken literally? The end of <strong>what</strong> exactly?&#8221; But at that time the X-Files was still just another show which seemed to prompt otherwise normal friends to talk about alien conspiracies &amp; monsters. Woo! <em>Crazy</em>talk!</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Rplc!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8382d7e2-c242-4aa2-8184-d813fa48e365_511x699.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Rplc!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8382d7e2-c242-4aa2-8184-d813fa48e365_511x699.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Rplc!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8382d7e2-c242-4aa2-8184-d813fa48e365_511x699.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Rplc!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8382d7e2-c242-4aa2-8184-d813fa48e365_511x699.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Rplc!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8382d7e2-c242-4aa2-8184-d813fa48e365_511x699.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Rplc!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8382d7e2-c242-4aa2-8184-d813fa48e365_511x699.jpeg" width="241" height="329.66536203522503" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/8382d7e2-c242-4aa2-8184-d813fa48e365_511x699.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:699,&quot;width&quot;:511,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:241,&quot;bytes&quot;:75393,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Rplc!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8382d7e2-c242-4aa2-8184-d813fa48e365_511x699.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Rplc!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8382d7e2-c242-4aa2-8184-d813fa48e365_511x699.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Rplc!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8382d7e2-c242-4aa2-8184-d813fa48e365_511x699.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Rplc!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8382d7e2-c242-4aa2-8184-d813fa48e365_511x699.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption"></figcaption></figure></div><p>Illegal &#8216;alien invasions&#8217; have increased in all western countries, but people still talk about little green men &amp; their UFO&#8217;s. Future reality planted beside (probable) fiction?</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!MsnX!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F095f046a-d3c8-487b-a830-0529d263e091_480x632.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!MsnX!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F095f046a-d3c8-487b-a830-0529d263e091_480x632.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!MsnX!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F095f046a-d3c8-487b-a830-0529d263e091_480x632.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!MsnX!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F095f046a-d3c8-487b-a830-0529d263e091_480x632.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!MsnX!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F095f046a-d3c8-487b-a830-0529d263e091_480x632.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!MsnX!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F095f046a-d3c8-487b-a830-0529d263e091_480x632.jpeg" width="362" height="476.6333333333333" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/095f046a-d3c8-487b-a830-0529d263e091_480x632.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:632,&quot;width&quot;:480,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:362,&quot;bytes&quot;:66666,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!MsnX!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F095f046a-d3c8-487b-a830-0529d263e091_480x632.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!MsnX!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F095f046a-d3c8-487b-a830-0529d263e091_480x632.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!MsnX!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F095f046a-d3c8-487b-a830-0529d263e091_480x632.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!MsnX!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F095f046a-d3c8-487b-a830-0529d263e091_480x632.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>Disease X made its debut in 2018 as a <em>placeholder name</em> in the dark and malodorous rearward regions of the WHO. Was it deliberately named for Generation X just 2 years prior to cOvid, and five years prior to Elon Musk renaming Twitter to X? The X Files had handed out clues like cheap sweets. A game was afoot. A game&#8230; or an art form.<br><br>Metaphor, myth, simile, parable, allegory&#8230; Do aliens exist? Are monsters real? Understand one myth then find another to decode. What is being hidden and where, behind how many veils of illusion? Transcendent ideas exists beyond the<em> </em>known<em>. </em><br><br>We&#8217;re told Hermeticism originated in Egypt. Its colours are usually black, white &amp; red.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!jf6f!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F45450b8a-e4d2-480a-8285-f9f8c4472d14_780x365.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!jf6f!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F45450b8a-e4d2-480a-8285-f9f8c4472d14_780x365.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!jf6f!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F45450b8a-e4d2-480a-8285-f9f8c4472d14_780x365.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!jf6f!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F45450b8a-e4d2-480a-8285-f9f8c4472d14_780x365.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!jf6f!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F45450b8a-e4d2-480a-8285-f9f8c4472d14_780x365.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!jf6f!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F45450b8a-e4d2-480a-8285-f9f8c4472d14_780x365.png" width="248" height="116.05128205128206" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/45450b8a-e4d2-480a-8285-f9f8c4472d14_780x365.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:365,&quot;width&quot;:780,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:248,&quot;bytes&quot;:15157,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!jf6f!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F45450b8a-e4d2-480a-8285-f9f8c4472d14_780x365.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!jf6f!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F45450b8a-e4d2-480a-8285-f9f8c4472d14_780x365.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!jf6f!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F45450b8a-e4d2-480a-8285-f9f8c4472d14_780x365.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!jf6f!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F45450b8a-e4d2-480a-8285-f9f8c4472d14_780x365.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>The Egyptian god <strong>Thoth</strong> (whose Greek equivalent &#8212; <strong>Hermes</strong> &#8212; was credited with writing the <strong>Hermetica</strong>) represented wisdom, writing and justice. He was patron of the scientists, and the messenger of supreme ancient Egyptian sun god, <strong>Re or Ra</strong>.</p><p>In Italian and Latin, <strong>Re</strong> and <strong>Rex</strong> means <em>king,</em> suggesting these words were adopted from or related to Egyptian <em>supreme<strong> </strong>god </em><strong>Re/Ra</strong>. The Christian hymn/prayer affirmation <strong>Amen </strong>still in use today is an alternative spelling for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amun">Amun</a>/Amon/Amen Re/Ra. Ancient Egypt was known as Khem and meant <strong>blackness</strong> due to its dark and fertile  soil. The first phase of the Hermetic art is to complete the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigredo">blackness</a>. <strong>Chem</strong>icals, <strong>chem</strong>istry, <strong>chem</strong>o and al<strong>chem</strong>y all stem from the same word, referring to Egypt: Khem.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!DR71!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0dc35624-8f81-48f6-8362-ec338ae65baa_1132x921.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!DR71!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0dc35624-8f81-48f6-8362-ec338ae65baa_1132x921.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!DR71!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0dc35624-8f81-48f6-8362-ec338ae65baa_1132x921.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!DR71!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0dc35624-8f81-48f6-8362-ec338ae65baa_1132x921.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!DR71!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0dc35624-8f81-48f6-8362-ec338ae65baa_1132x921.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!DR71!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0dc35624-8f81-48f6-8362-ec338ae65baa_1132x921.jpeg" width="466" height="379.13957597173146" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/0dc35624-8f81-48f6-8362-ec338ae65baa_1132x921.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:921,&quot;width&quot;:1132,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:466,&quot;bytes&quot;:187135,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!DR71!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0dc35624-8f81-48f6-8362-ec338ae65baa_1132x921.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!DR71!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0dc35624-8f81-48f6-8362-ec338ae65baa_1132x921.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!DR71!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0dc35624-8f81-48f6-8362-ec338ae65baa_1132x921.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!DR71!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0dc35624-8f81-48f6-8362-ec338ae65baa_1132x921.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption"><strong>&#8220;The true alchemists do not change lead into gold; they change the world into words.&#8221;</strong> -William H. Gass</figcaption></figure></div><p>Stratospheric Aerosol Injections (SAI) or Solar Radiation Modification (SRM, aka chemtrails) are official methods of geo-engineering to &#8220;create a cooling effect via global dimming and increased <em><strong>a l b e d o </strong></em>... (whiteness).&#8221; <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stratospheric_aerosol_injection">Wik</a>. <br>And now it must be noted that if one <em>knows</em> about the Hermetic art, one does not <em>talk</em> about the Hermetic art, other than to point out the second phase is called <em><strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albedo_(alchemy)">a l b e d o</a></strong></em>.<br>Thus one sees any chemtrail has direct links to the Hermetic blackness and whiteness.<br><br>So? So. Why develop the X Files? One journalist wrote &#8220;Tracking the story of Mulder and Scully is like studying pointillism.&#8221; Pointillism is an impressionist view required to unlock the patterns of illusion in the modern world. Hermeticism is a symbolic art.</p><div id="youtube2-gAzU-IZXaJk" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;gAzU-IZXaJk&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/gAzU-IZXaJk?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><p>Were Scully &amp; Mulder representative of left &amp; right brain symmetry working together to <strong>see</strong> reality? Are monsters real, or representative of those overriding their humanity?</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!TIy6!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6841cebe-781c-4b72-a7c9-0e3c08c46190_1220x954.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!TIy6!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6841cebe-781c-4b72-a7c9-0e3c08c46190_1220x954.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!TIy6!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6841cebe-781c-4b72-a7c9-0e3c08c46190_1220x954.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!TIy6!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6841cebe-781c-4b72-a7c9-0e3c08c46190_1220x954.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!TIy6!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6841cebe-781c-4b72-a7c9-0e3c08c46190_1220x954.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!TIy6!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6841cebe-781c-4b72-a7c9-0e3c08c46190_1220x954.jpeg" width="356" height="278.3803278688525" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/6841cebe-781c-4b72-a7c9-0e3c08c46190_1220x954.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:954,&quot;width&quot;:1220,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:356,&quot;bytes&quot;:147022,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!TIy6!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6841cebe-781c-4b72-a7c9-0e3c08c46190_1220x954.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!TIy6!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6841cebe-781c-4b72-a7c9-0e3c08c46190_1220x954.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!TIy6!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6841cebe-781c-4b72-a7c9-0e3c08c46190_1220x954.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!TIy6!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6841cebe-781c-4b72-a7c9-0e3c08c46190_1220x954.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption"> Image from X Files; <strong>Scully fights the cold-blooded murderer <a href="https://transcriberb.dreamwidth.org/tag/pfizer">Pfizer</a>&#8230; no wait&#8212; wrong spell &#8212; <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5DAAc5UwhA">Pfaster</a>. </strong><em><strong>TV Guide</strong></em><strong> listed Pfaster among the scariest </strong><em><strong>X-Files</strong></em><strong> monsters describing him as "evil incarnate".</strong></figcaption></figure></div><p>But really, do let&#8217;s get on to Disease X, which corresponds to what the former US Secretary of State, Donald Rumsfeld, infamously termed as an &#8220;unknown unknown&#8221;. </p><p><a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/E-7-2012-002906_EN.html">Analyses</a> from 1998 verified chemtrails were <strong>known</strong> to contain &#8220;<em>barium, aluminium, radioactive thorium and caesium, copper, titanium, silicon, lithium, cobalt, lead, ethylene dibromide and other pathogenic agents</em>.&#8221; These chemicals, re-marketed as &#8220;the best hope in fighting climate change&#8221;, come with added secret spice today; <a href="https://www.brmi.online/post/weather-engineering-and-its-undesirable-side-effects">nanobacteria</a> (<em>N. sanguineum</em>) to help encourage<em> calcification of heart valves, gallbladder and kidney stones, </em>and<em> arteriosclerosis</em> &#8212; but wait &#8212; <em>aluminium oxide/hydroxide also compromises eyes, nose, throat &amp; chest; irritation causes allergic reactions like hay fever, headaches, asthma, sinus congestion, mental confusion, depression, ear infections, Alzheimer-like syndromes &amp; <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7136972/">pneumonia-like</a> respiratory symptoms. </em>Thus <strong>SRM</strong><em>&#8217;s </em>help our climate&#8217;s stability. Phew!</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!nmFX!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F30c9f793-7d8d-4e20-9943-0897e7c8c28f_770x827.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!nmFX!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F30c9f793-7d8d-4e20-9943-0897e7c8c28f_770x827.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!nmFX!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F30c9f793-7d8d-4e20-9943-0897e7c8c28f_770x827.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!nmFX!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F30c9f793-7d8d-4e20-9943-0897e7c8c28f_770x827.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!nmFX!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F30c9f793-7d8d-4e20-9943-0897e7c8c28f_770x827.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!nmFX!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F30c9f793-7d8d-4e20-9943-0897e7c8c28f_770x827.jpeg" width="652" height="700.2649350649351" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/30c9f793-7d8d-4e20-9943-0897e7c8c28f_770x827.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:827,&quot;width&quot;:770,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:652,&quot;bytes&quot;:108462,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!nmFX!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F30c9f793-7d8d-4e20-9943-0897e7c8c28f_770x827.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!nmFX!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F30c9f793-7d8d-4e20-9943-0897e7c8c28f_770x827.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!nmFX!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F30c9f793-7d8d-4e20-9943-0897e7c8c28f_770x827.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!nmFX!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F30c9f793-7d8d-4e20-9943-0897e7c8c28f_770x827.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">&#8220;A deadly pathogen like Disease X [&#8230;] would likely be a respiratory virus...&#8221; Simrin Singh quoting Amesh Adalja. <em>CBS News</em>, (January 17, 2024) Image: <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4717532/">Human Health Effects of SRM (Solar Radiation Modification) Aerosols</a> </figcaption></figure></div><p>Is an &#8220;unknown&#8221; factor really going to cause Disease X? It&#8217;s <em>known</em> that accumulative vaccines, chemical medications, stress, distress, poisoned food, water and air cause disease. The truth is out there, like Disease agent X written so boldly across the sky.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!VOmR!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F66c18ab7-69c3-458b-8c2a-45d858f5b2e3_6000x4000.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!VOmR!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F66c18ab7-69c3-458b-8c2a-45d858f5b2e3_6000x4000.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!VOmR!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F66c18ab7-69c3-458b-8c2a-45d858f5b2e3_6000x4000.jpeg 848w, 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href="https://www.the-heal-yourself-series.com/Author.html">Walter Last</a></strong>, made the wild claim that if boron was no longer labeled poison <s>as marketed and promoted by the pharmaceutical industry</s>, it had the <strong>potential to bring down the entire economic system</strong>. The pharmaceutical industry was worth <a href="https://www.statista.com/topics/1764/global-pharmaceutical-industry/#topicOverview">$1.48 trillion</a> in 2022.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!MeKh!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1be94a8a-aad9-40fb-98ae-74303ade6bfd_399x521.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!MeKh!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1be94a8a-aad9-40fb-98ae-74303ade6bfd_399x521.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!MeKh!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1be94a8a-aad9-40fb-98ae-74303ade6bfd_399x521.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!MeKh!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1be94a8a-aad9-40fb-98ae-74303ade6bfd_399x521.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!MeKh!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1be94a8a-aad9-40fb-98ae-74303ade6bfd_399x521.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!MeKh!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1be94a8a-aad9-40fb-98ae-74303ade6bfd_399x521.jpeg" width="323" height="421.76190476190476" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/1be94a8a-aad9-40fb-98ae-74303ade6bfd_399x521.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:521,&quot;width&quot;:399,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:323,&quot;bytes&quot;:36735,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:true,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!MeKh!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1be94a8a-aad9-40fb-98ae-74303ade6bfd_399x521.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!MeKh!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1be94a8a-aad9-40fb-98ae-74303ade6bfd_399x521.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!MeKh!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1be94a8a-aad9-40fb-98ae-74303ade6bfd_399x521.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!MeKh!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1be94a8a-aad9-40fb-98ae-74303ade6bfd_399x521.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" fetchpriority="high"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>In the southern hemisphere, the health-savvy conspiracy theorist can purchase a 500gram tub of pure Borax&nbsp;in the supermarket laundry aisle for less than five dollars. One could clean their bath tub with Borax, then drop a handful in their bath water for therapeutic purposes; maybe correct osteoporosis, cancer or a hormone imbalance, or just heal a wound; boron's health benefits are legion&#8230; and therefore kept rather quiet.&nbsp;<br><br>Borax comes from the Arabic word <em>buraq</em> which translates more or less to <em>specular</em>, (which is <em>mirror</em> or <em>shiny</em>). Walter Last&#8217;s economic reflections were based on Doctor Rex Newnham&#8217;s discovery that borax cured his arthritis. Quoting Last on Dr. Newnham: <br><br>&#8220;In the 1960's Rex Newnham, Ph.D., D.O., N.D, developed arthritis. At that time he was a soil and plant scientist in Perth, Western Australia. Conventional drugs did not help, so he looked for the cause into the chemistry of plants. [&#8230;] He started taking 30 mg of borax a day, and in three weeks all pain, swelling and stiffness had disappeared.</p><p>He told public health and medical school authorities about his discovery but they were not interested. However, some people with arthritis were delighted as they improved. Others were scared to take something with a poison label [&#8230;] meant to kill [&#8230;] ants. Eventually he had tablets made with a safe and effective quantity of borax.</p><p>Within five years and only by word of mouth he sold 10,000 bottles a month. He could no longer cope and asked a drug company to market it. <strong>That was a major mistake. </strong>They indicated that <em>this would replace more expensive drugs and reduce their profits. <br></em>[With] representatives on government health committees [it was] arranged that, in 1981, <strong>Australia instituted a regulation that declared boron and its compounds to be poisons in any concentration.</strong> [Newnham] was fined $1000 for selling a poison, and this successfully stopped his arthritis cure from spreading in Australia.</p><p>[Newnham] published several scientific papers [&#8230;] in the mid 1980's at the Royal Melbourne Hospital which showed that 70% of those who completed the trial were greatly improved [with] no negative side-effects, but some reported that their heart ailment had also improved, and there was better general health and less tiredness.&#8221; <br>(Dr. Newnham&#8217;s full quote <em>and dosages</em> in Last&#8217;s paper linked as PDF at end of post.)<br><br>Borates, boron, borax, boric acid etc. refer to the same elemental mineral. The Turkish Eti Maden boron mine, the world&#8217;s largest supplier, sold (US)<a href="https://borates.today/billion-dollar-boron/">$1 billion</a> worth of boron for technological &amp; industrial applications in 2021 and the market is growing.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!uoRw!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9974dd52-bd74-4fdb-bed5-ce7306b02a20_1000x1000.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!uoRw!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9974dd52-bd74-4fdb-bed5-ce7306b02a20_1000x1000.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!uoRw!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9974dd52-bd74-4fdb-bed5-ce7306b02a20_1000x1000.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!uoRw!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9974dd52-bd74-4fdb-bed5-ce7306b02a20_1000x1000.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!uoRw!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9974dd52-bd74-4fdb-bed5-ce7306b02a20_1000x1000.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!uoRw!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9974dd52-bd74-4fdb-bed5-ce7306b02a20_1000x1000.jpeg" width="194" height="194" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/9974dd52-bd74-4fdb-bed5-ce7306b02a20_1000x1000.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:1000,&quot;width&quot;:1000,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:194,&quot;bytes&quot;:149920,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!uoRw!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9974dd52-bd74-4fdb-bed5-ce7306b02a20_1000x1000.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!uoRw!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9974dd52-bd74-4fdb-bed5-ce7306b02a20_1000x1000.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!uoRw!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9974dd52-bd74-4fdb-bed5-ce7306b02a20_1000x1000.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!uoRw!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9974dd52-bd74-4fdb-bed5-ce7306b02a20_1000x1000.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"></picture><div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption"><strong>Boron</strong>: <a href="https://borates.today/apple-and-boron/">used in &#8216;Gorilla Glass&#8217; for iPhones since c.2007</a></figcaption></figure></div><p>Buying boron online is the only option in Western Europe; one can pay &#8364;29 for a one kilo bag of 99-99.5% pure boron, labelled <strong>poison</strong> and sold as a professional anti-mould solution or ant killer. Option two is the very same <strong>anti-mould ant poison</strong> boron but magically rendered safe by &#8220;wellness brands&#8221; adding various fillers like <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29668341/">silicon dioxide</a> (sandstone/quartz), cellulose (wood pulp), potassium sorbate (synthetic preservative), titanium oxide (carcinogen); these are charged at prices starting at &#8364;13 - &#8364;25 for a light-weight plastic container of 100 to 365 compressed 3mg boron pills or capsules. <br>The rising <strong>global wellness</strong> industry amassed <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-11-09/the-global-wellness-industry-is-now-worth-5-6-trillion">$5.6 trillion</a> in revenue in 2022. </p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" 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x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption"></figcaption></figure></div><p>To put 3mg of boron in perspective, a study on <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3370093/">acute</a> boric acid doses of up to <strong>77mg&#8211;699mg/day</strong> could potentially be harmful to humans; <strong>but</strong> out of the 784<strong> </strong>patients<strong>, 88.7% had no symptoms</strong>. The gist; &#8220;<em>acute boric acid ingestions produce minimal or no toxicity</em>.&#8221; <br>Borax at 99-99.5% purity was all I needed as therapeutic solution for the whole family, so of course I bought the one kilo size with decorative poison label.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!t4pt!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F99d00788-bd3e-4517-a91b-988096d33d28_167x302.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!t4pt!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F99d00788-bd3e-4517-a91b-988096d33d28_167x302.jpeg 424w, 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https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!t4pt!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F99d00788-bd3e-4517-a91b-988096d33d28_167x302.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!t4pt!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F99d00788-bd3e-4517-a91b-988096d33d28_167x302.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!t4pt!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F99d00788-bd3e-4517-a91b-988096d33d28_167x302.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" 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x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption"><strong>One of borax's best attributes when diluted appropriately and taken regularly&nbsp;is to remove accumulated fluoride and heavy metals from the body: <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18781284/">it reacts with fluoride ions to form boron fluorides for excretion</a>.</strong> Image from <a href="https://www.redbubble.com/i/greeting-card/Vintage-Borax-Soap-Household-Treasure-Advertising-by-ThatsMyStyle/42111266.5MT14">Etsy</a></figcaption></figure></div><p>Boric acid was traditionally used as a food preservative to protect against aflatoxin B1 (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aflatoxin_B1">AFB1</a>) &#8212; the most&nbsp;potent fungal carcinogen <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK557781/">ever tested</a>.&nbsp;Boric acid <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2873987/">increases resistance</a> of DNA <em><strong>against</strong></em> AFB1&nbsp;mould, yet was listed alongside arsenic, formaldehyde and rat poison. Then, it was <strong>outlawed</strong> due to <strong>reproductive toxicity</strong>&#8230; then reclassified in 2010 as <em>Reprotoxic Category 2</em>&#8230; <em>then</em> won a skull &amp; crossbones to warn of its danger.&nbsp; <br><br>Meanwhile, back in reality, some tests say there is no difference in fertility in borax mine workers while others conclude that &#8220;while boron has been shown to adversely affect male reproduction in laboratory animals, there is <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30143848/">no clear evidence</a> of male reproductive effects attributable to boron in studies of highly<a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19850122/"> exposed workers</a>.&#8221;<br>Rather than a reproductive poison it has been found to be <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1566640/pdf/envhper00403-0062.pdf">essential</a>.<br><br>Walter -<em>Boron Could Kill the Economy- </em>Last said if the same standard resulting in boron&#8217;s reclassification was applied to other chemicals, there would be no more chemicals available; the main chemical in the borax substitute, sodium percarbonate, is about <strong>three times</strong> more toxic than borax, but Last also notes: <br>&#8220;With this [reclassification], the medical-pharmaceutical system has safely defused any potential danger that borax may have posed to its<strong> profitability and survival.</strong>&#8221;<strong> </strong></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!BmZR!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe815fed9-0506-4ab6-b279-eaa3ed236aa8_679x436.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!BmZR!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe815fed9-0506-4ab6-b279-eaa3ed236aa8_679x436.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!BmZR!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe815fed9-0506-4ab6-b279-eaa3ed236aa8_679x436.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!BmZR!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe815fed9-0506-4ab6-b279-eaa3ed236aa8_679x436.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!BmZR!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe815fed9-0506-4ab6-b279-eaa3ed236aa8_679x436.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img 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loading="lazy"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>Boron <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4712861/">balances hormones</a> of both sexes, maintains strong teeth and<a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7889887/"> bones</a> even in to <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1566632/">old age</a>, wards off <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35007916/">cancer</a> by strengthening cell membranes, <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2141160/">cures wounds</a>, sharpens <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10050926/">memory</a>, helps correct <a href="https://www.mdpi.com/2305-6304/10/8/428">neurological disorders</a> and <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7889884/">mental degeneration</a>, helps (if not cures) <a href="https://juniperpublishers.com/jojcs/pdf/JOJCS.MS.ID.555582.pdf">fibromyalgia</a>, osteoporosis and <a href="https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/026010600401700403?download=true">arthritis</a>, helps increase <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15504575/">vitamin D uptake</a>, lowers <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35298949/">obesity</a>, increases <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22944583/">strength</a> and helps <em>regulate mRNA</em> <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4712861/">among other things</a>. <br><br>Walter (at) Last claimed: &#8220;If the boron-magnesium cure for these diseases should become widely known, this vital income stream would dry up and the system collapse. As the biggest, most profitable industry in the world, this can&#8217;t be allowed to happen.&#8221; </p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Iw9y!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F43fdccbf-82ac-491f-b597-5896ca4eb007_482x351.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Iw9y!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F43fdccbf-82ac-491f-b597-5896ca4eb007_482x351.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Iw9y!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F43fdccbf-82ac-491f-b597-5896ca4eb007_482x351.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Iw9y!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F43fdccbf-82ac-491f-b597-5896ca4eb007_482x351.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Iw9y!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F43fdccbf-82ac-491f-b597-5896ca4eb007_482x351.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Iw9y!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F43fdccbf-82ac-491f-b597-5896ca4eb007_482x351.jpeg" width="410" height="298.56846473029043" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/43fdccbf-82ac-491f-b597-5896ca4eb007_482x351.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:351,&quot;width&quot;:482,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:410,&quot;bytes&quot;:64199,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Iw9y!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F43fdccbf-82ac-491f-b597-5896ca4eb007_482x351.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Iw9y!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F43fdccbf-82ac-491f-b597-5896ca4eb007_482x351.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Iw9y!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F43fdccbf-82ac-491f-b597-5896ca4eb007_482x351.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Iw9y!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F43fdccbf-82ac-491f-b597-5896ca4eb007_482x351.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption"><strong>&#8220;Disease is the biggest money maker in our economy.&#8221;</strong> -John H. Tobe</figcaption></figure></div><p>Economy comes from the Greek <em>oikonomia</em>, which means <em>household management, arrangement </em>and<em> distribution </em>as laid out by the Eastern Orthodox Church and Latin Catholic churches. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_(religion)">Wiki</a> says: &#8220;In short, <em>economia</em> is a discretionary deviation from the <em><strong>letter</strong></em> of the law in order to adhere to the <em><strong>spirit</strong></em> of the law. The divine economy [&#8230;] refers to God's actions to bring about the world's salvation and redemption [&#8230;].&#8221; <br>Not quite what I had expected to come across in research, but still, it fits rather well.<br><br>Capitalism requires a market-based economy. Communism requires a command-based economy. They&#8217;re both mangey, limping, flea-bitten mutts, but each viscerally represent the <em>spirit</em> of the ending of this cyclic age. The ever-worshipped (global vs. divine) economy refers to God's actions to bring about the world's salvation and redemption&#8230; Waiiit a minute &#8212; did someone just mention the economy and Gu&#233;non? </p><div><hr></div><p>&#8220;As economic factors have been mentioned, we will [...] draw attention to an all too common illusion [&#8230;] that trade can serve to draw people closer together and bring about an understanding between them, whereas in reality the effect is just the contrary. [...] The economic sphere remains [...] one of a rivalry of interests. <br><br>Inventions, which at present go on being multiplied with ever-increasing momentum, are all the more dangerous [...] to the very people that make use of them; and this demonstrates conclusively the worthlessness of modern science, [...] this science is far from being disinterested, it is <em>industry</em> which is the only real object of its researches.&nbsp;</p><p>As the danger of these inventions [...] will no doubt continue to grow to an extent that is difficult to foretell, it is permissible to suppose [&#8230;] that the modern world will succeed in bringing about its own destruction, unless it can check its present breakneck course while there is yet time.&#8221; Ren&#233; Gu&#233;non, <a href="http://www.worldwisdom.com/public/viewpdf/default.aspx?article-title=A_Material_Civilization_by_Rene_Guenon.pdf">A Material Civilisation, 1927</a>.</p><div><hr></div><p>The ever-growing&nbsp;fractalisation of the medico-industrial &#8216;invention&#8217; market exists for the sake of an economy which has become a monstrous egregore;&nbsp;a word defined as a thought-form (idea) that becomes <strong>wakeful;</strong> several monstrous egregores wakened during 2020 &#8212; what was cOvid but the alarm of cascading coinage to wake the beast?&nbsp;</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!dCb_!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F77c35cc3-74dd-4292-8637-86031776889a_1280x720.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!dCb_!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F77c35cc3-74dd-4292-8637-86031776889a_1280x720.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!dCb_!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F77c35cc3-74dd-4292-8637-86031776889a_1280x720.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!dCb_!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F77c35cc3-74dd-4292-8637-86031776889a_1280x720.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!dCb_!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F77c35cc3-74dd-4292-8637-86031776889a_1280x720.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!dCb_!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F77c35cc3-74dd-4292-8637-86031776889a_1280x720.jpeg" width="702" height="394.875" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/77c35cc3-74dd-4292-8637-86031776889a_1280x720.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:720,&quot;width&quot;:1280,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:702,&quot;bytes&quot;:303365,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!dCb_!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F77c35cc3-74dd-4292-8637-86031776889a_1280x720.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!dCb_!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F77c35cc3-74dd-4292-8637-86031776889a_1280x720.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!dCb_!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F77c35cc3-74dd-4292-8637-86031776889a_1280x720.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!dCb_!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F77c35cc3-74dd-4292-8637-86031776889a_1280x720.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption"><strong>&#8220;Adversity makes men, and prosperity makes monsters.&#8221; </strong>-Victor Hugo</figcaption></figure></div><p>Boron's Wiki <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boron">page</a> is a fairly dry read on mining and apparent toxicity but also its truly diverse and extraordinary applications for industry like agricultural <a href="https://agriculture.borax.com/products">fertiliser</a>, flame retardants &amp; heat resistant <a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0264127515302355">fabrics</a>, glass, metallurgy, ceramic and <a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0734743X11000145">bullet-proof</a> tiles, <a href="https://borates.today/boron-neutron-capture-nuclear-power-safety/">nuclear</a> safety, optics and electronics including iPhones and solar <a href="https://borates.today/boron-future-solar-energy-efficiency/">panelling</a>, <a href="https://www.bn.saint-gobain.com/blog/charging-ahead-boron-nitride-in-electric-vehicles">EV batteries</a>, aerospace, and of course medicine; but medicine as a <strong>cure</strong> or <em><strong>treatment</strong></em>?</p><p>Cancer <em><strong>treatment</strong></em> Velcade made with active ingredient boron, is a brand of anti-cancer medication (bortezomib) for bone marrow tumours and non-Hodgkin&#8217;s lymphoma. It&#8217;s an injectable and (or) intravenous powder; one 3.5mg dose can go for up to <a href="https://ameripharmaspecialty.com/velcade-bortezomib-a-promising-treatment-for-multiple-myeloma/">$1,692.96.&nbsp;</a><br>Blatant money-making schemes abound; rather than diluting and drinking borax for hip issues (whose strength is next to the diamond on the Mohs scale) one is <a href="https://borates.today/hip-replacement-the-vital-role-of-boron/">opened</a> up.</p><p>Were <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31823256/">mRNA</a> vaccines a fire lit under the collective derri&#232;re? Is <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21300566/">VAIDS</a> a death sentence or just a course corrector? Faith in man-made drugs killed HIV positive men in the 80&#8217;s and 90&#8217;s but returning to a <a href="https://medium.com/conversations-at-rowe/i-m-going-to-change-my-life-an-interview-with-sandor-ellix-katz-65901203f3d8">natural life</a> meant they survived. 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Youtuber Ryan Lombard once said, &#8220;When you ask for someone&#8217;s name, you&#8217;re asking what sort of noise to make to get their attention.&#8221; </p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0SNg!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5064450c-d161-4ac0-bbcf-2124b83b6f51_1440x1469.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0SNg!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5064450c-d161-4ac0-bbcf-2124b83b6f51_1440x1469.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0SNg!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5064450c-d161-4ac0-bbcf-2124b83b6f51_1440x1469.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0SNg!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5064450c-d161-4ac0-bbcf-2124b83b6f51_1440x1469.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0SNg!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5064450c-d161-4ac0-bbcf-2124b83b6f51_1440x1469.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0SNg!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5064450c-d161-4ac0-bbcf-2124b83b6f51_1440x1469.jpeg" width="310" height="316.24305555555554" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/5064450c-d161-4ac0-bbcf-2124b83b6f51_1440x1469.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:1469,&quot;width&quot;:1440,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:310,&quot;bytes&quot;:339499,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:true,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0SNg!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5064450c-d161-4ac0-bbcf-2124b83b6f51_1440x1469.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0SNg!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5064450c-d161-4ac0-bbcf-2124b83b6f51_1440x1469.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0SNg!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5064450c-d161-4ac0-bbcf-2124b83b6f51_1440x1469.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0SNg!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5064450c-d161-4ac0-bbcf-2124b83b6f51_1440x1469.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" fetchpriority="high"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Lovely 90&#8217;s German supermodel Claudia Schiffer wasn&#8217;t enough to rinse the meaning of &#8220;Claudia&#8221; from the mind&#8217;s eye.</figcaption></figure></div><p>Once upon a time, wondering what to name my child, the pretty <em>Claudia</em> arose so I looked up the meaning&#8230; and then backed away slowly. It was the feminine version of Claudius; lame Roman emperor (10BC-54AD), a generally well regarded and strong-willed fellow who restored order after Caligula&#8217;s budget effort. In English and Latin &#8212; <strong>Latin</strong> being the original language of western universities &#8212; all variants of <strong>Claudus,</strong> including Claudia, Claudette and of course our Claudine Gay, translated to <em> <strong>l a m e </strong>. </em><br><br>As Harvard University president, the first problem for Claudine Gay was publicly suggesting that genocide of Jews was inappropriate only in certain contexts, thus even one who avoids mainstream news like the plague (me) still had to hear about Ms. Gay. <br><br>Meanwhile the overlooked ghost of Roman emperors past, the aforementioned T. <strong>Claudius</strong> Drusus Germanicus mooched about lamely, having also been at the centre of a Jewish scandal; Claudius went so far as to kick the Jews out of Rome. As Wiki notes however, the details were obscure, just like the context of Gay&#8217;s comment as Israeli bombs dropped willy-nilly on Palestinians: &#8220;Disputes between Jews and members of the Roman Christians had caused disturbances; it is generally accepted the emperor's aim was preservation of peace and not an act of hostility toward the Jews.&#8221; - <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claudius%27_expulsion_of_Jews_from_Rome">Wiki</a>.<br><br>The Bible&#8217;s definition was also <em><a href="https://kingjamesbibledictionary.com/Dictionary/Claudius">lame</a></em> of course, and in Shakespeare&#8217;s <strong>Hamlet</strong>, Claudius was the lame Danish uncle; a wily, calculating, incestuous murderer king whose plans fell apart when Hamlet<em> altered Claudius&#8217; letters</em> to avoid his own suspected death. Claudine Gay succumbed to plagiarism &#8212; the opposite of text alteration really &#8212; but misappropriation of another&#8217;s work remains (rather lame and) relevant in both cases.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!q9iV!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe75089c1-b95d-45ca-9cee-448753a78916_779x601.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!q9iV!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe75089c1-b95d-45ca-9cee-448753a78916_779x601.jpeg 424w, 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https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!q9iV!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe75089c1-b95d-45ca-9cee-448753a78916_779x601.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!q9iV!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe75089c1-b95d-45ca-9cee-448753a78916_779x601.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!q9iV!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe75089c1-b95d-45ca-9cee-448753a78916_779x601.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" 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x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption"><strong>&#8220;It takes a thousand men to invent a telegraph, or a steam engine, or a phonograph, or a photograph, or a telephone or any other important thing&#8212;and the last man gets the credit and we forget the others. [&#8230;] These object lessons should teach us that ninety-nine parts of all things that proceed from the intellect are plagiarisms, pure and simple; and the lesson ought to make us modest. But nothing can do that.&#8221; </strong>-Mark Twain</figcaption></figure></div><p>Writing began on this piece three or four days ago. Returning to Shakespeare; King Hamlet was poisoned in his sleep by his brother Claudius. Claudius said his brother had died of a snakebite in the garden and was believed by everyone &#8212; so the only problem was Claudius<em>&#8217; conscience.</em> I wondered if Gay&#8217;s conscience (or force) would affect her <strong>role</strong>, and then yesterday, January 3rd, 2024, news of her resignation came.<br><br>Define <strong>role</strong>: an actors part in a play, film or situation (early 17th century French), from <em>role </em>or<em> roule</em> (old French); the roll of paper the actor&#8217;s lines were written upon. <br>With Claudine Gay&#8217;s highly publicised faux pas and mythic equivalencies (with more to come) was Gay placed in her role of influence due to her politically-charged surname, race and gender? Seems obvious. So&#8230; Who lies behind our universities? <br><br>The modern university is a throwback to medieval Europe, dating to sixth century Catholic cathedral monastic schools, before being formally established as universities. While there are a number of reasons which lead one to suspect the sixth century dating is questionable it seems all <strong>universities</strong> stem from institutional religion.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!41sX!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F190d8b0d-90dc-455e-a227-92f95ebcc5d4_1024x1024.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!41sX!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F190d8b0d-90dc-455e-a227-92f95ebcc5d4_1024x1024.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!41sX!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F190d8b0d-90dc-455e-a227-92f95ebcc5d4_1024x1024.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!41sX!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F190d8b0d-90dc-455e-a227-92f95ebcc5d4_1024x1024.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!41sX!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F190d8b0d-90dc-455e-a227-92f95ebcc5d4_1024x1024.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!41sX!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F190d8b0d-90dc-455e-a227-92f95ebcc5d4_1024x1024.png" width="156" height="156" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/190d8b0d-90dc-455e-a227-92f95ebcc5d4_1024x1024.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:1024,&quot;width&quot;:1024,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:156,&quot;bytes&quot;:454794,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!41sX!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F190d8b0d-90dc-455e-a227-92f95ebcc5d4_1024x1024.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!41sX!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F190d8b0d-90dc-455e-a227-92f95ebcc5d4_1024x1024.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!41sX!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F190d8b0d-90dc-455e-a227-92f95ebcc5d4_1024x1024.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!41sX!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F190d8b0d-90dc-455e-a227-92f95ebcc5d4_1024x1024.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"></picture><div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">University of Bologna seal, oldest extant university in the West.</figcaption></figure></div><p>Everything our ancestors built for us is being invaded, broken apart, reduced to ash. Black comes before the white: an Hermetic process which can be no other way. </p><div id="youtube2-JSqcr_zUgv0" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;JSqcr_zUgv0&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/JSqcr_zUgv0?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><p>&#8220;Through the light which shines in natural things one mounts up to the life which presides over them.&#8221; -<strong>Frances A. Yates, </strong>Giordano Bruno and the Hermetic Tradition<br><br>In the olden days universities taught exclusively in Latin, just as churches held mass in Latin &#8212; the ancient Roman and ecclesiastical language. <br><em><strong>D</strong>iversity<strong>, E</strong>quity<strong> </strong></em>and<em><strong> I</strong>nclusion</em> is the acronymic <strong>DEI</strong>, from <em>deity</em>, <em>god</em>; from &#8216;deus&#8217; meaning <em>divine</em> and from Proto-Indo-European &#8216;deiwos&#8217;, <em>celestial</em> and <em>shining</em>. <br>(DEI is also likely to be a shifty stock hint for insider trading, knowledge depending).  <br><br>Claudine Gay was a lodestone (<em>a magnetic point of focus</em>) and a touchstone (<em>standard by which something is judged</em>). If Jacinda Ardern&#8217;s gifted Harvard Law degree is any clue, is it mad to suggest the overseers are actively dismantling the university system as they are the medical establishment? Should court judges be trembling in their jocks yet?</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!K2Ba!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff7f265df-7baf-4c72-b66f-500e0b4af3ab_275x183.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!K2Ba!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff7f265df-7baf-4c72-b66f-500e0b4af3ab_275x183.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!K2Ba!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff7f265df-7baf-4c72-b66f-500e0b4af3ab_275x183.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!K2Ba!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff7f265df-7baf-4c72-b66f-500e0b4af3ab_275x183.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!K2Ba!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff7f265df-7baf-4c72-b66f-500e0b4af3ab_275x183.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!K2Ba!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff7f265df-7baf-4c72-b66f-500e0b4af3ab_275x183.jpeg" width="275" height="183" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/f7f265df-7baf-4c72-b66f-500e0b4af3ab_275x183.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:183,&quot;width&quot;:275,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:13001,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!K2Ba!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff7f265df-7baf-4c72-b66f-500e0b4af3ab_275x183.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!K2Ba!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff7f265df-7baf-4c72-b66f-500e0b4af3ab_275x183.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!K2Ba!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff7f265df-7baf-4c72-b66f-500e0b4af3ab_275x183.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!K2Ba!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff7f265df-7baf-4c72-b66f-500e0b4af3ab_275x183.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption"><strong>&#8220;An animal that can successfully deceive has the upper hand over one who always tells the truth.&#8221; </strong>-Ptera Hunter, The Wisdom of Loki: The Art of Lying in the Natural World. Image: Jacinda Ardern serving fush&#8217;n&#8217;chups</figcaption></figure></div><p>What is the birds eye overview of the Claudine Gay fracas? Plagiarism? DEI-hiring? Anti-semitism? Racism? LGayBT? Normie-slapping? The hypocritical and heavily plagiarised cesspit of journalistic copycats? Rolling as many historic Claud-themed ideas into the one lodestone? Keep the natives from questioning any other reality? <br>Poking fun at writers who borrow ideas as if they&#8217;re the only original people in the world? (Guilty! There are three Claudine Gay-titled Substacks in my inbox as I write.) <br><strong><br>Claudine</strong> was the son of lame Frankish <strong>King</strong> <strong>Claudas</strong> in the Arthurian legend &#8212; an opponent of noble knights Lancelot, Arthur and Bors (the Younger) &#8212; whose kingdom was called <em>Terre Deserte</em>, which translates to <em><strong>Land Laid Waste. <br></strong></em>We&#8217;re getting there.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-wba!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3bf13c59-b8c2-4a23-abba-3b6f91ea4d68_686x350.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-wba!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3bf13c59-b8c2-4a23-abba-3b6f91ea4d68_686x350.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-wba!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3bf13c59-b8c2-4a23-abba-3b6f91ea4d68_686x350.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-wba!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3bf13c59-b8c2-4a23-abba-3b6f91ea4d68_686x350.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-wba!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3bf13c59-b8c2-4a23-abba-3b6f91ea4d68_686x350.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div 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Image from Claudas des Terres D&#233;sertes, <strong>(Claudas of the Wastelands)</strong><em> illustrated by <a href="https://www.amazon.it/s/ref=dp_byline_sr_book_3?ie=UTF8&amp;field-author=Alexe&amp;search-alias=stripbooks">Alexe</a></em></figcaption></figure></div><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://ariaveritas.substack.com/p/claudinius-gayus?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://ariaveritas.substack.com/p/claudinius-gayus?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share"><span>Share</span></a></p><p><br></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://ariaveritas.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://ariaveritas.substack.com/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><p></p><p><br>Next up is a health post on the criminally underrated mineral <strong>boron</strong> to keep the body and mind in fine form as things progress. Happy 2024 to All.  :)</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transhumanism: Robot Version]]></title><description><![CDATA[Media Stars vs Heavenly Stars. LGBType Later.]]></description><link>https://ariaveritas.substack.com/p/transhumanism-robot-version</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://ariaveritas.substack.com/p/transhumanism-robot-version</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Aria Veritas]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 28 Dec 2023 12:05:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/youtube/w_728,c_limit/l5-gja10qkw" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Five or six years ago I pressed &#8216;play&#8217; on a song linked in a Facebook comment section. The thread discussed humans as programmable metal-limb-waving robots, and post-human &#8220;insertees&#8221; of electronic hardware to render Man more physically robotic. </p><p><em><strong>Robot</strong></em> came from Czech writer Karel Capek (1880-1938) who introduced it in a play called <em>Rossum&#8217;s Universal Robots </em>(1920), a story of a company using biology, chemistry and physiology to mass produce workers who lacked nothing but a soul. &#8216;Robot&#8217; is from Orthodox Slavonic word <em>robota</em>, meaning <em>servitude, forced labor</em> or <em>drudgery</em>. <strong><br></strong><br>Back to the Facebook thread: the subject was <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transhumanism">transhumanism</a>; the song was  &#8216;<strong>My Name is</strong> <strong>Human&#8217; </strong>which had reached number 1 in some chart of commercial importance, and it was played by a band called <em>Highly Suspect</em>, replete with dredging electric bass reminiscent of the heady alternative grunge rock genre of the 1990&#8217;s. </p><div id="youtube2-l5-gja10qkw" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;l5-gja10qkw&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/l5-gja10qkw?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><p>The song <strong>My Name is Human</strong> struck a chord (as (arguably) intended). The music industry often employs wannabe stars/talented artists for their look and sound, contracting the musician to sing specific lyrics; <em>spell-casting</em> if you will. <br>Regardless of the case here, the artist speaks/sings the following:<br><br>[&#8230;] Look what they do to you<br>Look what they do to me<br>Must be joking if you think that either one is free, here<br>Get up off your knees, girl<a href="https://genius.com/10349635/Highly-suspect-my-name-is-human/Get-up-off-your-knees-girl-stand-face-to-face-with-your-god"><br></a>Stand face to face with your God<br>And find out what you are<br>Hello, my name is human<br>And I came down from the stars<br>Fireworld I love you, Fire world<a href="https://genius.com/10788534/Highly-suspect-my-name-is-human/Im-up-off-my-knees-girl-im-face-to-face-with-myself-and-i-know-who-i-am-hello-my-name-is-human-i-stole-my-power-from-the-sun-im-more-than-just-a-man-no-longer-disillusioned"><br></a>I stole my power from the sun<a href="https://genius.com/10788534/Highly-suspect-my-name-is-human/Im-up-off-my-knees-girl-im-face-to-face-with-myself-and-i-know-who-i-am-hello-my-name-is-human-i-stole-my-power-from-the-sun-im-more-than-just-a-man-no-longer-disillusioned"><br></a>I'm more than just a man<br>No longer disillusioned<br><br>And so on. In the extremely high end video (linked above) which came out in 2017, the artist builds a robot girlfriend. He <em>creates new life</em> and that life is <strong>online</strong>.<br>Define <strong>Online</strong>: <em>controlled or connected to a computer. In </em>or<em> into operation </em>or<em> existence.<br></em><br>The same band had a hit single in 2015 whose chorus repeats; &#9836; <strong>I can't breathe, much less believe the truth&#8230; &#9835;</strong> Nice preparation for the approaching Covid debacle&#8230;</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_-mv!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd3260691-5c3e-4b07-a355-04fcc3dbb698_960x616.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_-mv!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd3260691-5c3e-4b07-a355-04fcc3dbb698_960x616.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_-mv!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd3260691-5c3e-4b07-a355-04fcc3dbb698_960x616.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_-mv!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd3260691-5c3e-4b07-a355-04fcc3dbb698_960x616.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_-mv!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd3260691-5c3e-4b07-a355-04fcc3dbb698_960x616.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_-mv!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd3260691-5c3e-4b07-a355-04fcc3dbb698_960x616.jpeg" width="310" height="198.91666666666666" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/d3260691-5c3e-4b07-a355-04fcc3dbb698_960x616.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:616,&quot;width&quot;:960,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:310,&quot;bytes&quot;:30935,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:true,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_-mv!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd3260691-5c3e-4b07-a355-04fcc3dbb698_960x616.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_-mv!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd3260691-5c3e-4b07-a355-04fcc3dbb698_960x616.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_-mv!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd3260691-5c3e-4b07-a355-04fcc3dbb698_960x616.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_-mv!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd3260691-5c3e-4b07-a355-04fcc3dbb698_960x616.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" fetchpriority="high"></picture><div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">&#8220;Knowledge makes a man unfit to be a slave.&#8221; -<strong>Frederick Douglass</strong></figcaption></figure></div><p>Proposition: Highly Suspect was given a Grammy nomination for their <strong>I can&#8217;t breathe</strong> single &#8216;Lydia&#8217; (with stressful video of a girl tied up at the bottom of a swimming pool), was signed for a second studio album with &#8216;<strong>My Name is Human</strong>&#8217; plus high-tech. video <em>pre-ticked</em> for another Grammy nomination ensuring people actually watched and heard the song, then their work was done. Follow-up albums: comparative crickets.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4ECD!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6e0313e8-5eae-41b8-8457-0679c8e80c0b_500x261.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4ECD!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6e0313e8-5eae-41b8-8457-0679c8e80c0b_500x261.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4ECD!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6e0313e8-5eae-41b8-8457-0679c8e80c0b_500x261.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4ECD!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6e0313e8-5eae-41b8-8457-0679c8e80c0b_500x261.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4ECD!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6e0313e8-5eae-41b8-8457-0679c8e80c0b_500x261.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4ECD!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6e0313e8-5eae-41b8-8457-0679c8e80c0b_500x261.jpeg" width="468" height="244.296" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/6e0313e8-5eae-41b8-8457-0679c8e80c0b_500x261.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:261,&quot;width&quot;:500,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:468,&quot;bytes&quot;:26156,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4ECD!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6e0313e8-5eae-41b8-8457-0679c8e80c0b_500x261.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4ECD!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6e0313e8-5eae-41b8-8457-0679c8e80c0b_500x261.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4ECD!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6e0313e8-5eae-41b8-8457-0679c8e80c0b_500x261.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4ECD!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6e0313e8-5eae-41b8-8457-0679c8e80c0b_500x261.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">&#8220;You realized that you were really in one of the sleaziest businesses there is [&#8230;]. It was a business where the only time people laughed was when they'd screwed someone else over.&#8221; -<strong>Keith Richards (Rolling Stones)</strong></figcaption></figure></div><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://ariaveritas.substack.com/p/transhumanism-robot-version?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://ariaveritas.substack.com/p/transhumanism-robot-version?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share"><span>Share</span></a></p><p><br>If the lyrics alone didn&#8217;t suggest an elevated message, the <a href="https://colourlex.com/project/egyptian-blue/">Egyptian blue crystal sea</a> springing up around the artist in the video might; the first synthetic pigment known to the Romans as Caeruleum was a blue named for the Egyptian sky, also its reflection in the Nile. Caeruleum is related to Caelus, a Roman name for Greek <a href="https://ariaveritas.substack.com/p/famous-uranus-cosmic-avenger">Ouranos</a>/Uranus. </p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!14hA!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F752e9425-d0b6-4bf3-b96a-8774eafbea18_1280x471.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!14hA!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F752e9425-d0b6-4bf3-b96a-8774eafbea18_1280x471.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!14hA!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F752e9425-d0b6-4bf3-b96a-8774eafbea18_1280x471.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!14hA!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F752e9425-d0b6-4bf3-b96a-8774eafbea18_1280x471.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!14hA!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F752e9425-d0b6-4bf3-b96a-8774eafbea18_1280x471.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!14hA!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F752e9425-d0b6-4bf3-b96a-8774eafbea18_1280x471.jpeg" width="1280" height="471" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/752e9425-d0b6-4bf3-b96a-8774eafbea18_1280x471.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:471,&quot;width&quot;:1280,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:143714,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!14hA!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F752e9425-d0b6-4bf3-b96a-8774eafbea18_1280x471.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!14hA!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F752e9425-d0b6-4bf3-b96a-8774eafbea18_1280x471.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!14hA!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F752e9425-d0b6-4bf3-b96a-8774eafbea18_1280x471.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!14hA!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F752e9425-d0b6-4bf3-b96a-8774eafbea18_1280x471.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">&#8220;<strong>Human&#8221;</strong> put through <strong>Hebrew </strong>Google Translate translates to <em><strong>The Artist</strong></em> and <em><strong>Believe</strong></em>. Crazy you say? Note the <a href="https://en.anthro.wiki/Pillars_of_Manifestation">three pillars of manifestation</a> with Man as the third.</figcaption></figure></div><p>The original meaning of <strong>Trans,</strong> a Latin prefix, is<em> across, beyond, </em>or<em> on the other side of.</em><br><strong>Humanism </strong>is defined as<strong> </strong><em>rationalist thought attaching&nbsp;prime importance to human reason rather than divine matters, </em>but &#8212;<em> </em><strong>Humanism,</strong> defined by metaphysician Ren&#233; Gu&#233;non, illustrates what we are truly trying to <em>get across, </em>pass <em>beyond</em>, and <em>get to the other side of</em>:</p><div><hr></div><p>&#8220;A word that rose to honour at the time of the Renaissance, and that summarised in advance the whole program of modern civilisation is <strong>&#8220;humanism&#8221;</strong>. <br>Men were indeed concerned to reduce everything to purely human proportions, to eliminate every principle of a higher order, and, one might say, symbolically to turn away from the heavens under pretext of conquering the earth; the Greeks, whose example they claimed to follow, had never gone as far in this direction, even at the time of their greatest intellectual decadence [&#8230;]. <br><strong>Humanism</strong> was a form of [&#8230;] contemporary secularism; and, owing to its desire to reduce everything to the measure of man as an end in himself, <em>modern civilisation has sunk stage by stage until it has reached the level of the lowest elements in man</em> and <em>aims at little more than satisfying the needs inherent in the material side of his nature</em>, an aim that is in any case <em>quite illusory since it constantly creates more artificial needs than it can satisfy.</em>&#8221;</p><p>&#8213;Ren&#233; Gu&#233;non, <strong>The Crisis of the Modern World</strong></p><div><hr></div><p>Originally, <em><strong>robot</strong></em> meant a human slave. According to some, &#8216;hue-man&#8217; meant <em>man of colour</em>: once used to describe a slave with a life of drudging servitude, later adopted as a general term for all mankind. (<em>Hello, my name is Human, I came down from the stars.)</em></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!TBIe!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F236360f6-d4c4-4082-bdde-09fa6c6ab928_1664x2195.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!TBIe!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F236360f6-d4c4-4082-bdde-09fa6c6ab928_1664x2195.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!TBIe!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F236360f6-d4c4-4082-bdde-09fa6c6ab928_1664x2195.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!TBIe!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F236360f6-d4c4-4082-bdde-09fa6c6ab928_1664x2195.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!TBIe!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F236360f6-d4c4-4082-bdde-09fa6c6ab928_1664x2195.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!TBIe!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F236360f6-d4c4-4082-bdde-09fa6c6ab928_1664x2195.jpeg" width="280" height="369.4230769230769" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/236360f6-d4c4-4082-bdde-09fa6c6ab928_1664x2195.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:1921,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:280,&quot;bytes&quot;:870634,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!TBIe!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F236360f6-d4c4-4082-bdde-09fa6c6ab928_1664x2195.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!TBIe!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F236360f6-d4c4-4082-bdde-09fa6c6ab928_1664x2195.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!TBIe!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F236360f6-d4c4-4082-bdde-09fa6c6ab928_1664x2195.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!TBIe!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F236360f6-d4c4-4082-bdde-09fa6c6ab928_1664x2195.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption"><strong>&#8220;People worry that [robots] will get too smart and take over the world. The real problem is that they&#8217;re too stupid and they&#8217;ve already taken over the world.&#8221; </strong>Pedro Domingos Image c/o <a href="https://www.artstation.com/artwork/NGPr61">Villiam&#8217;s</a> Speedart</figcaption></figure></div><p>Tim Berners-Lee (who created the www&#8217;s first software in 1989) wrote a book called &#8216;Weaving the Web&#8217;. The first chapter is called <em>Enquire Within upon Everything</em> referring to content within a book, but also the meditative, introspective tendency in the seeker:</p><p>&#8220;When I first began tinkering with a software program that eventually gave rise to the idea of the World Wide Web, I named it Enquire, short for Enquire Within upon Everything, a musty old book of Victorian advice I noticed as a child [&#8230;]. With its title suggestive of magic, the book served as a portal to a world of information [&#8230;]. What that first bit of Enquire code led me to was [&#8230;] a vision encompassing the decentralized, organic growth of ideas, technology and society.&#8221; -Tim Berners-Lee </p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!7-y8!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F434c6ce7-756f-4d9b-95c2-847aa5bbbe8a_1360x561.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!7-y8!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F434c6ce7-756f-4d9b-95c2-847aa5bbbe8a_1360x561.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!7-y8!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F434c6ce7-756f-4d9b-95c2-847aa5bbbe8a_1360x561.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!7-y8!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F434c6ce7-756f-4d9b-95c2-847aa5bbbe8a_1360x561.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!7-y8!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F434c6ce7-756f-4d9b-95c2-847aa5bbbe8a_1360x561.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!7-y8!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F434c6ce7-756f-4d9b-95c2-847aa5bbbe8a_1360x561.png" width="530" height="218.625" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/434c6ce7-756f-4d9b-95c2-847aa5bbbe8a_1360x561.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:561,&quot;width&quot;:1360,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:530,&quot;bytes&quot;:817204,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!7-y8!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F434c6ce7-756f-4d9b-95c2-847aa5bbbe8a_1360x561.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!7-y8!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F434c6ce7-756f-4d9b-95c2-847aa5bbbe8a_1360x561.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!7-y8!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F434c6ce7-756f-4d9b-95c2-847aa5bbbe8a_1360x561.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!7-y8!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F434c6ce7-756f-4d9b-95c2-847aa5bbbe8a_1360x561.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">&#8220;Watching John with the machine, it was suddenly so clear. [&#8230;] It would never leave him, and it would never hurt him, never shout at him, or get drunk and hit him, or say it was too busy to spend time with him. It would always be there. [&#8230;] In an insane world, it was the sanest choice.&#8221;</figcaption></figure></div><p>Terminator freaked out Gen. X even on the small screen and T2 stunned a generation.</p><div id="youtube2-XTzTkRU6mRY" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;XTzTkRU6mRY&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/XTzTkRU6mRY?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><p><em>&#8220;Come with me if you want to live.&#8221; </em>-Cyborg Arnie. <br><br>T1 and T2 felt supremely prescient. By the time the third Terminator arrived I was on a Mac, compulsively learning &#8212; one might even say <strong>uploading</strong> &#8212; no longer interested in film (having been in and out of the film/theatre industry), disillusioned by illusion.  <br><br>Define <strong>Cyborg</strong>: <em>Cybernetic organism.</em> (That&#8217;s us.) One is taught <em>cybernetically</em> (online) by <em>organisms </em>(people). The cyborg hand offers life and can teach us of our divine nature. <br>The stars/planets/gods are in our heavens. Robotic slaves don&#8217;t look up or question the stars; for them screen stars are employed to lead those robots to another place entirely.</p><div id="youtube2-6Hf1iM6dhUU" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;6Hf1iM6dhUU&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/6Hf1iM6dhUU?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><p><em>&#8220;Come with me if you want to live.&#8221; </em>-Dear old Humanist Arnie, needle deeply implanted.</p><p></p><p></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://ariaveritas.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://ariaveritas.substack.com/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><p></p><p></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://ariaveritas.substack.com/p/transhumanism-robot-version?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://ariaveritas.substack.com/p/transhumanism-robot-version?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share"><span>Share</span></a></p><p></p><p></p><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Abscess: Dealing Without a Dentist.]]></title><description><![CDATA[(de)Facing the Medical Establishment's Business Plan. Part 2.]]></description><link>https://ariaveritas.substack.com/p/the-abscess-dealing-without-a-dentist</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://ariaveritas.substack.com/p/the-abscess-dealing-without-a-dentist</guid><pubDate>Wed, 06 Dec 2023 21:45:31 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6b7f8836-1062-42fe-af10-e17785ef1101_600x315.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In Part <a href="https://ariaveritas.substack.com/p/fed-up-to-the-back-teeth-with-medical?utm_source=profile&amp;utm_medium=reader2">One</a> I came to the experiential realisation that well-meant dental advice can often be the first canary in the medical establishment's goldmine of diseases. <br><br>In my most recent bout of tooth turmoil (bad food choices under months of prolonged stress), neither teeth nor gums hurt; it was more like a weakly inflamed headache from the right side of my skull, down to neck &amp; shoulder, and the back of my right eye.<br>Seeing as my health is generally good, a persistent (3-4 week) headache meant trouble.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!s7Mj!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F03cabeb3-e2f2-4684-9f04-b05aa081688f_353x549.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!s7Mj!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F03cabeb3-e2f2-4684-9f04-b05aa081688f_353x549.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!s7Mj!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F03cabeb3-e2f2-4684-9f04-b05aa081688f_353x549.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!s7Mj!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F03cabeb3-e2f2-4684-9f04-b05aa081688f_353x549.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!s7Mj!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F03cabeb3-e2f2-4684-9f04-b05aa081688f_353x549.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!s7Mj!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F03cabeb3-e2f2-4684-9f04-b05aa081688f_353x549.jpeg" width="239" height="371.7025495750708" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/03cabeb3-e2f2-4684-9f04-b05aa081688f_353x549.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:549,&quot;width&quot;:353,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:239,&quot;bytes&quot;:33887,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:true,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!s7Mj!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F03cabeb3-e2f2-4684-9f04-b05aa081688f_353x549.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!s7Mj!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F03cabeb3-e2f2-4684-9f04-b05aa081688f_353x549.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!s7Mj!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F03cabeb3-e2f2-4684-9f04-b05aa081688f_353x549.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!s7Mj!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F03cabeb3-e2f2-4684-9f04-b05aa081688f_353x549.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" fetchpriority="high"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">&#8220;And, beginning to grind his teeth again, Pyotr Petrovich admitted that he'd been a fool &#8212; but only to himself, of course.&#8221; -Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Crime and Punishment</figcaption></figure></div><p>Holistic dentists are a good alternative to standard dentistry, but prevention will always be better than a cure. Please note, I have no porcelain fillings left in my mouth and never had <a href="https://www.westonaprice.org/health-topics/environmental-toxins/health-hazards-of-mercury/#gsc.tab=0">mercury</a> fillings. <strong>NB</strong>: <em><strong>Applying iodine to mercury fillings is a very <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16002132/">bad</a> idea.</strong></em><br><br>If <a href="https://www.westonaprice.org/health-topics/modern-foods/dirty-secrets-of-the-food-processing-industry/#gsc.tab=0">industrial food</a>, <a href="https://ariaveritas.substack.com/p/waiter-theres-a-persecution-psychosis">fluoridated</a> water, <a href="https://www.westonaprice.org/health-topics/dentistry/root-canal-dangers/#gsc.tab=0">root canals</a> and <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6466133/">toxic amalgams</a> weren&#8217;t enough to cripple the immune system &#8212; behold! mRNA injections! At best these <a href="https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2023.1242380/full?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email">suppress</a> the immune system, at worst cause disease and death in man and <a href="https://sashalatypova.substack.com/p/genetic-vaccines-in-animals-and-food?publication_id=870364&amp;post_id=138030095&amp;isFreemail=true&amp;r=2flmiv">beast</a>, and yet the rise and rise of mRNA research in &#8220;food/health&#8221; continues including in <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35319289/">dentistry</a>. <br>So! What to do when the horrifying spectre of tooth problems appear?</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!li_x!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fffaef2cd-fc8d-404b-b1e7-82f4e9a9c619_1231x972.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!li_x!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fffaef2cd-fc8d-404b-b1e7-82f4e9a9c619_1231x972.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!li_x!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fffaef2cd-fc8d-404b-b1e7-82f4e9a9c619_1231x972.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!li_x!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fffaef2cd-fc8d-404b-b1e7-82f4e9a9c619_1231x972.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!li_x!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fffaef2cd-fc8d-404b-b1e7-82f4e9a9c619_1231x972.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!li_x!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fffaef2cd-fc8d-404b-b1e7-82f4e9a9c619_1231x972.jpeg" width="404" height="318.9991876523152" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/ffaef2cd-fc8d-404b-b1e7-82f4e9a9c619_1231x972.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:972,&quot;width&quot;:1231,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:404,&quot;bytes&quot;:182658,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!li_x!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fffaef2cd-fc8d-404b-b1e7-82f4e9a9c619_1231x972.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!li_x!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fffaef2cd-fc8d-404b-b1e7-82f4e9a9c619_1231x972.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!li_x!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fffaef2cd-fc8d-404b-b1e7-82f4e9a9c619_1231x972.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!li_x!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fffaef2cd-fc8d-404b-b1e7-82f4e9a9c619_1231x972.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption"><strong>&#8220;Let nothing which can be treated by diet be treated by other means.&#8221; -</strong>Maimonides</figcaption></figure></div><p>I am neither doctor nor dentist; this is merely an anecdotal tooth repair recipe. I&#8217;ve used it for c.14 years due to a habit of pushing body &amp; mind (&amp; luck) to limits beyond those considered reasonable or even moral by most. (The rewards have been worth it.)<br><br>To someone unfamiliar with &#8216;doctoring ones self&#8217; the following ingredients might seem strange or even ridiculous, but side-benefits include clearer skin, happier mood, better sleep and better vision. While considerably cheaper than a dentist, it requires active participation and self-respect/discipline. <em>If in doubt, take the bio-dentist route.</em><br><br>&#8212;<strong>Recipe Ingredients</strong>&#8212;</p><p>Beef broth&nbsp;(<a href="https://www.westonaprice.org/beef-broth/#gsc.tab=0">recipe</a>)<br>Herb broth&nbsp;<br>Good salt (unrefined)<br>Good water (non-fluoridated, non-chlorinated)<br>Garlic<br>Ginger/Dandelion root/Rose hip teas<br>Paleo bread or favourite easily digestible carbohydrate staple (no added sugar)<br>Butter<br>Vegetables<br>Sardines<br>Eggs<br>Nuts/Seeds<br>Hard cheese like Grana Padano<br>Non-pasteurised Sauerkraut<br>Meat for slow-cooking and other satisfying whole food meals (ie. no take-aways/junk)</p><p>Sunshine<br>High quality Cod or Skate liver oil<br>Oregano oil<br>Coconut oil<br>Castor oil</p><p>Vitamin C<br>NAC (N-Acetyl Cystine)<br>Lugol&#8217;s Iodine <br>Boron<br>High quality magnesium supplement&nbsp;<br>Magnesium chloride (for bath if available) <br>Activated charcoal<br><a href="https://www.earthclinic.com/supplements/ala.html">ALA</a> (Alpha Lipoic acid)<br>Hydrogen Peroxide food grade 3%<br><br>&#8212;<strong>Method</strong>&#8212;<br><br>&#8212;The trick is to have two or three whole meals a day, swapping snacks for broths. Enamel holds&nbsp;96% of minerals in the body; the body borrows endlessly from this stash so when problems appear, there has been too much taking, not enough giving back.<br><br>&#8212;When the penny dropped the problem was in my mouth, I placed one drop of <strong>Lugol&#8217;s Iodine </strong>on each problem tooth and waited (1-2 minutes)&#8230; then rinsed clear. <br>It must be repeated: <em><strong>Do not apply iodine to <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3905169/">mercury</a> fillings.</strong></em> (I&#8217;ve heard iodine shouldn&#8217;t even be taken in a mercurial mouth but can&#8217;t find a source beyond this <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16002132/">study</a>.)<br><strong>Salt loading</strong> is necessary after any iodine,&nbsp;and is considered a healthful <a href="https://www.watercures.org/water-cures-protocol.html">tonic</a> in itself. <br>(A cup of salt-seasoned broth counts as &#8216;salt loading&#8217; and is the method I use.) <br>To salt-load: 1/4 teaspoon of good salt in a glass of good water. It should taste pleasant. After 15-30 minutes, follow with a glass of <em>unsalted</em> water to flush halides.<br><br>&#8212;Before bed each night, I <strong>oil-pulled</strong>. To oil-pull, one holds extra virgin coconut oil in the mouth until melted, then swishes for ten or fifteen minutes. I did this at least three times per day, especially after food. The action pulls bacteria through teeth and gums into the oil to be discarded; good for sweet breath, teeth problems or not.&nbsp;<br><br>&#8212;Before bed, (seeing as iodine can keep one awake) I applied <strong>Hydrogen Peroxide</strong> to the teeth then swished with a scooped handful of water for a few moments.<br><br>&#8212;<strong>ALA</strong> before bed too.</p><p>&#8212;<strong>Food</strong>&#8212;<br><br>&#8212;For the first week; I had one cup of <strong><a href="https://www.westonaprice.org/health-topics/food-features/broth-is-beautiful/#gsc.tab=0">bone broth</a> </strong>three times a day with one or two freshly minced cloves of <strong>garlic</strong> in the bottom of the cup. I waited ten minutes for the garlic to become most potent then poured in the heated broth and salted to taste. <br><br>Specifically for tooth enamel remineralisation I use marrow,&nbsp;cartilage &amp; collagen-rich beef bones. Lamb, chicken or fish should work too. Bone-marrow when roasted and seasoned is delicious straight from the bone and is nutritional <strong>gold</strong>. 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y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption"><strong>&#8220;Good broth will resurrect the dead.&#8221;</strong> <a href="https://www.westonaprice.org/health-topics/food-features/broth-is-beautiful/#gsc.tab=0">WAPF</a> Image c/o <a href="https://www.seriouseats.com/roasted-marrow-bones-how-to-make-bone-marrow">Serious Eats</a></figcaption></figure></div><p>To the beef broth pot I added dried seaweed and dried mushrooms for as mineral dense a concoction as possible and thought sweet thoughts to the sacrificed animal/s. Herb broth was taken towards the end of the strict first week. I used medicinal classics&nbsp;rosemary &amp; sage from the garden as an anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial and anti-oxidant (among other excellent properties), seasoned with salt.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!mrDw!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F67561030-0792-46a7-b048-3dd0309f1640_1280x673.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!mrDw!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F67561030-0792-46a7-b048-3dd0309f1640_1280x673.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!mrDw!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F67561030-0792-46a7-b048-3dd0309f1640_1280x673.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!mrDw!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F67561030-0792-46a7-b048-3dd0309f1640_1280x673.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!mrDw!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F67561030-0792-46a7-b048-3dd0309f1640_1280x673.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!mrDw!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F67561030-0792-46a7-b048-3dd0309f1640_1280x673.jpeg" width="402" height="211.3640625" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/67561030-0792-46a7-b048-3dd0309f1640_1280x673.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:673,&quot;width&quot;:1280,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:402,&quot;bytes&quot;:133108,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!mrDw!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F67561030-0792-46a7-b048-3dd0309f1640_1280x673.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!mrDw!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F67561030-0792-46a7-b048-3dd0309f1640_1280x673.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!mrDw!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F67561030-0792-46a7-b048-3dd0309f1640_1280x673.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!mrDw!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F67561030-0792-46a7-b048-3dd0309f1640_1280x673.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">&#8220;<strong>There are no incurable diseases &#8212; only the lack of will. There are no worthless herbs &#8212; only the lack of knowledge.</strong>&#8221; -Avicenna</figcaption></figure></div><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://ariaveritas.substack.com/p/the-abscess-dealing-without-a-dentist?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://ariaveritas.substack.com/p/the-abscess-dealing-without-a-dentist?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share"><span>Share</span></a></p><p><br>&#8212;I used home-made <strong>paleo bread</strong>, toasted or fresh with sliced butter and good salt for flavour. Roasted bulbs of <strong>garlic</strong> spread on top of toast is a delicious snack, especially with Cervia salt which contains iodine, zinc, iron and other very valuable minerals.</p><p>&#8212;High calcium <strong>hard cheese, leafy greens</strong> with butter, <strong>sardines</strong> etc. are all of great value.&nbsp;I ate fermented foods like <strong>sauerkraut</strong> &amp; sour <strong>yoghurt</strong> too and snacked on <a href="https://www.westonaprice.org/podcast/250-neutralize-anti-nutrients/#gsc.tab=0">salt-soaked</a> <strong>hazelnuts, cashews, almonds</strong> and <strong>walnuts</strong>. Soaking/dehydrating nuts with mineral-rich salt is an ancient practice, and while some manage phytic acid better than others, dodgy health suggests the all-important gut flora (terrain) is suboptimal.&nbsp;</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9CiE!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb8a6c07d-f446-4a5f-9b29-501a0260dd6f_741x591.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9CiE!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb8a6c07d-f446-4a5f-9b29-501a0260dd6f_741x591.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9CiE!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb8a6c07d-f446-4a5f-9b29-501a0260dd6f_741x591.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9CiE!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb8a6c07d-f446-4a5f-9b29-501a0260dd6f_741x591.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9CiE!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb8a6c07d-f446-4a5f-9b29-501a0260dd6f_741x591.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9CiE!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb8a6c07d-f446-4a5f-9b29-501a0260dd6f_741x591.jpeg" width="250" height="199.39271255060729" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/b8a6c07d-f446-4a5f-9b29-501a0260dd6f_741x591.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:591,&quot;width&quot;:741,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:250,&quot;bytes&quot;:85425,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9CiE!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb8a6c07d-f446-4a5f-9b29-501a0260dd6f_741x591.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9CiE!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb8a6c07d-f446-4a5f-9b29-501a0260dd6f_741x591.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9CiE!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb8a6c07d-f446-4a5f-9b29-501a0260dd6f_741x591.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9CiE!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb8a6c07d-f446-4a5f-9b29-501a0260dd6f_741x591.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption"><strong>&#8220;...Human beings, little bags of thinking water held up briefly by fragile accumulations of calcium...&#8221;</strong> -Terry Pratchett</figcaption></figure></div><p>&#8212;The unsweetened hot cocoa blended with <strong>collagen, butter </strong>and<strong> coconut oil </strong>breakfast habit was maintained throughout the chaos. </p><p>&#8212;<strong>Supplements</strong>&#8212;<br><br>&#8212;<strong>Ascorbic acid (vitamin C) </strong>and <strong>N-acetal cysteine (NAC)</strong> (ratio 4:1) taken in water 2-3 times per day. Lipo C, vit.C powder, and a 1,000mg pressed pill were all used and if I could source local rose hips I'd have been making/drinking rose hip tea <em>constantly</em>.<br><br>&#8212;<strong>Oregano oil</strong> (underrated natural antibiotic, as is garlic) was taken every four hours for the first few days until progress was seen/felt. Thereafter taken as required.&nbsp;</p><p>&#8212;<strong>Magnesium</strong> supplement/s maintained (400-800mg per day).&nbsp;</p><p>&#8212;M<strong>agnesium chloride</strong> baths (typically two handfuls of salts per bath) every third day for the first two weeks to pull toxins out of the skin and calm the nervous system.<br><br>&#8212;<strong>Boron</strong> twice per day. A note on boron, it is <em>GOLD</em> for teeth and bones (and sex)... A&nbsp;gland,&nbsp;called the parathyroid, sits&nbsp;next to the thyroid and secretes a calcium-regulating hormone: <strong>boron is for the parathyroid what iodine is for the thyroid</strong>. <br>Its highest concentration (after the parathyroid gland) is in <strong>bones </strong>and<strong> </strong><em><strong>dental enamel.</strong></em><strong> </strong>(<a href="https://ariaveritas.substack.com/p/disease-the-backbone-of-a-healthy">Boron</a> will be the subject of the next health post.)</p><p>&#8212;One tablespoon of the best quality <strong>cod liver oil</strong> available three times per day minimum. Normally I take a tablespoon per day through autumn and winter.<br><br>&#8212;I got <strong>sunshine</strong> every time it was available, at least one full hour every day. <br><br>&#8212;In the first few days, I packed the affected teeth/gums with <strong>activated charcoal</strong> and let it sit for a few minutes before swishing with a handful of water. This draws out toxins and helped with headache and shoulder stiffness.<br><br>&#8212;At night to aid sleep, I used a hot water bottle and a <strong><a href="https://www.healthline.com/health/castor-oil-pack">castor oil pack</a></strong>.<br>I used it on my shoulder/back, then took the fabric while it was still very warm and laid it upon the cheek/neck for about twenty minutes, adding the (folded) hot water bottle when the cloth cooled. I slept soundly once this routine was included.</p><p>&#8212;First week, <strong>exercise</strong> was very brief. Short walks if any, no mountain bike action. :(</p><p>&#8212; I rested as often as needed. Slept when sleepy.</p><p>After a week of eating normally (no sugars/fruits) my head/shoulder aches had gone. Second week I took a grape now and then but generally carrots were as sweet as I'd go.</p><p>By November the 13th I was back to cookies &amp; chocolate, back to racing about on the mountain bike, full cooking, cleaning housewife/mother mode, fighting, laughing and normal. What abscesses&#8230; tiny bumps that had almost disappeared altogether?! <br>I got <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEO9OPq96Uo">COCKY</a>.<br>After birthday cake with mascarpone for breakfast, we went to a family birthday lunch with some friends which included a glass of wine and a full-size tiramisu all to myself. </p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!xUNG!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9dcc7a2f-53e7-487f-bd6a-cd85629411c6_485x433.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!xUNG!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9dcc7a2f-53e7-487f-bd6a-cd85629411c6_485x433.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!xUNG!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9dcc7a2f-53e7-487f-bd6a-cd85629411c6_485x433.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!xUNG!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9dcc7a2f-53e7-487f-bd6a-cd85629411c6_485x433.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!xUNG!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9dcc7a2f-53e7-487f-bd6a-cd85629411c6_485x433.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!xUNG!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9dcc7a2f-53e7-487f-bd6a-cd85629411c6_485x433.jpeg" width="223" height="199.09072164948455" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/9dcc7a2f-53e7-487f-bd6a-cd85629411c6_485x433.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:433,&quot;width&quot;:485,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:223,&quot;bytes&quot;:24230,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!xUNG!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9dcc7a2f-53e7-487f-bd6a-cd85629411c6_485x433.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!xUNG!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9dcc7a2f-53e7-487f-bd6a-cd85629411c6_485x433.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!xUNG!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9dcc7a2f-53e7-487f-bd6a-cd85629411c6_485x433.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!xUNG!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9dcc7a2f-53e7-487f-bd6a-cd85629411c6_485x433.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption"><strong>&#8220;Self-destruction and self-sabotage are often just the start of the self-resurrection process.&#8221;</strong> -Oli Anderson, Shadow Life: Freedom from Bullshit in an Unreal World</figcaption></figure></div><p>I was exhibiting retardation of an hubristic order. We walked by the mountain lake in the crisp autumn cold and I didn't take a big coat or leather gloves so days later in a freshly crumpled state I started the routine afresh, and will remain on it till after Christmas. I feel great! <em>I want to stay that way.</em> Last week my right arm corrected itself; I&#8217;ve stable energy, smooth gums, clear mind, organised house and sleep well. <br><br>Issues resolve naturally if the will and minerals are available. The most difficult part of this natural and effective recipe is self-discipline &#8212; easy&nbsp;if Tiramisu doesn't make a show-stopping appearance in an elegant mountain restaurant to fuck it all up.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!hyCN!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6b7f8836-1062-42fe-af10-e17785ef1101_600x315.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!hyCN!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6b7f8836-1062-42fe-af10-e17785ef1101_600x315.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!hyCN!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6b7f8836-1062-42fe-af10-e17785ef1101_600x315.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!hyCN!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6b7f8836-1062-42fe-af10-e17785ef1101_600x315.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!hyCN!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6b7f8836-1062-42fe-af10-e17785ef1101_600x315.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!hyCN!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6b7f8836-1062-42fe-af10-e17785ef1101_600x315.jpeg" width="600" height="315" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/6b7f8836-1062-42fe-af10-e17785ef1101_600x315.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:315,&quot;width&quot;:600,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:30387,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!hyCN!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6b7f8836-1062-42fe-af10-e17785ef1101_600x315.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!hyCN!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6b7f8836-1062-42fe-af10-e17785ef1101_600x315.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!hyCN!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6b7f8836-1062-42fe-af10-e17785ef1101_600x315.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!hyCN!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6b7f8836-1062-42fe-af10-e17785ef1101_600x315.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">&#8220;He was always looking for new and interesting ways to destroy himself.&#8221; -K. Dion</figcaption></figure></div><p><br></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://ariaveritas.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://ariaveritas.substack.com/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fed up to the Back Teeth with Medical Misadventure. ]]></title><description><![CDATA[First Steps for Defeating the Medical Establishment's Business Plan. Part 1.]]></description><link>https://ariaveritas.substack.com/p/fed-up-to-the-back-teeth-with-medical</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://ariaveritas.substack.com/p/fed-up-to-the-back-teeth-with-medical</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Aria Veritas]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 28 Nov 2023 14:04:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/ac19e11c-336f-48f6-8176-06e0a4b8d688_798x667.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!mGc7!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe1928efe-7a98-4ebf-9785-bd47786c05ae_1000x667.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!mGc7!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe1928efe-7a98-4ebf-9785-bd47786c05ae_1000x667.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!mGc7!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe1928efe-7a98-4ebf-9785-bd47786c05ae_1000x667.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!mGc7!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe1928efe-7a98-4ebf-9785-bd47786c05ae_1000x667.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!mGc7!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe1928efe-7a98-4ebf-9785-bd47786c05ae_1000x667.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!mGc7!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe1928efe-7a98-4ebf-9785-bd47786c05ae_1000x667.png" width="280" height="186.76" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/e1928efe-7a98-4ebf-9785-bd47786c05ae_1000x667.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:667,&quot;width&quot;:1000,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:280,&quot;bytes&quot;:596589,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:true,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!mGc7!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe1928efe-7a98-4ebf-9785-bd47786c05ae_1000x667.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!mGc7!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe1928efe-7a98-4ebf-9785-bd47786c05ae_1000x667.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!mGc7!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe1928efe-7a98-4ebf-9785-bd47786c05ae_1000x667.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!mGc7!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe1928efe-7a98-4ebf-9785-bd47786c05ae_1000x667.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" fetchpriority="high"></picture><div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">&#8220;God has given me blood to drink.&#8221; -<strong>Shirley Jackson, The Tooth</strong></figcaption></figure></div><p>I'd heard the stories but it was my first experience with an actual tooth problem. At 27yrs old, before an international trip, I once booked a visit which resulted in a <em>root canal</em> &amp; two porcelain fillings. Strange. My teeth had never given me any trouble at all.<br><br>In writing this sorry tale I found that back in 1990, the <a href="https://www.ada.org/">ADA</a> &#8220;<em>suggested&#8221;</em> dentists perform thirty million root canals per year by 2000. Sixty million are &#8220;<em>required&#8221;</em> today.</p><p>Five years later when a dentist was genuinely required I realised too late that he was physically&nbsp;unstable &#8212; whether DT's, old age or too much medication I didn't speculate but his faded pink walls, yellowed&nbsp;cornices, dusty 80's prints said the glory days were over. Wizened hands shook with the drill an inch from my eyes. I was stiller than still and finally grasped the popular fear of dentists.</p><p>It didn't go well of course and I only had myself to blame; my fault for getting the tooth in to trouble (too much stress &amp; gelato), my fault for seeking a cheap dentist within walking distance, and my fault for politely accepting the operation after realising he was likely incompetent. It was an unsettling experience but my <em>first tooth ache</em> was taken care of more or less. With antibiotics and no more gelato, life went on.&nbsp;</p><p>Two or three years later, after buying and selling a property,&nbsp;having a baby,&nbsp;and then moving locally and internationally three times in 18 months, the elderly dentist's rooted canal returned with a vengeance. Obviously stress played a leading role.</p><p>In that time I had learned and applied a paleo version of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Nutrition-Physical-Degeneration-Weston-Price/dp/0916764206/ref=m_crc_dp_lf_d_t1_sccl_1_1/146-9859935-4799350?pd_rd_w=QSgVn&amp;content-id=amzn1.sym.76a0b561-a7b4-41dc-9467-a85a2fa27c1c&amp;pf_rd_p=76a0b561-a7b4-41dc-9467-a85a2fa27c1c&amp;pf_rd_r=WAGXA77ZVJNKSG33X84B&amp;pd_rd_wg=NXbam&amp;pd_rd_r=7f596164-e34a-40e7-9e1b-f5f076e8ab40&amp;pd_rd_i=0916764206&amp;psc=1">Weston A. Price</a>'s ancestral diet guidelines from the early 1900's, but any excessive stress meant the tooth flared up.&nbsp;A biodynamic farm gate sold raw milk nearby. Delicious! But the tooth didn't care.</p><p>I learned about having teeth pulled, but just having them pulled wasn't good enough; <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cavitation_(bone)">cavitations</a> could form, trapping necrotic tissue in a little bubble of trouble.&nbsp;<br>They needed to be pulled out, then drilled clean with all necrotic tissue suckedly removed from gum to bone. Yes that's right. Suckedly. As I learned the dangers of root canals, I became furious at my own ignorance, which turned in to horror at the dental, veterinary, pharmaceutical, food and medical systems. But forewarned is forearmed.&nbsp;</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!QIIE!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9d609b84-33a0-47df-91ea-9ad0c25fa70f_799x509.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!QIIE!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9d609b84-33a0-47df-91ea-9ad0c25fa70f_799x509.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!QIIE!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9d609b84-33a0-47df-91ea-9ad0c25fa70f_799x509.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!QIIE!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9d609b84-33a0-47df-91ea-9ad0c25fa70f_799x509.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!QIIE!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9d609b84-33a0-47df-91ea-9ad0c25fa70f_799x509.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!QIIE!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9d609b84-33a0-47df-91ea-9ad0c25fa70f_799x509.jpeg" width="412" height="262.4630788485607" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/9d609b84-33a0-47df-91ea-9ad0c25fa70f_799x509.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:509,&quot;width&quot;:799,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:412,&quot;bytes&quot;:87390,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!QIIE!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9d609b84-33a0-47df-91ea-9ad0c25fa70f_799x509.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!QIIE!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9d609b84-33a0-47df-91ea-9ad0c25fa70f_799x509.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!QIIE!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9d609b84-33a0-47df-91ea-9ad0c25fa70f_799x509.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!QIIE!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9d609b84-33a0-47df-91ea-9ad0c25fa70f_799x509.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">&#8220;Not only do we <em>not</em> let food be our medicine, we let food be one of the causes of our need for medicine.&#8221; -<strong>Mokokoma Mokhonoana</strong>  Meme c/o <a href="https://patrickdotnet.substack.com/p/patricknet-memes-mon-nov-27-2023?publication_id=462864&amp;post_id=139191403&amp;isFreemail=true&amp;r=2flmiv&amp;utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email">Patrick.net</a> </figcaption></figure></div><p>When the molar flared again, I went to a dentist with good online reviews in our small university town; she was perhaps twenty years older than me. She <em>wouldn&#8217;t</em> have been taught that in 1910 both the Mayo Clinic and Weston Price <a href="https://www.westonaprice.org/health-topics/dentistry/root-canal-dangers/#gsc.tab=0">knew</a> the toxicity of root canals. She <em>would</em> have been taught my role was to open up, shut up and pay up. <br></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://ariaveritas.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://ariaveritas.substack.com/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><p><br>Nevertheless,&nbsp;I asked her to kindly pull out my failed root canal and then drill away the surrounding gum and bone to an overall depth of 5 millimetres to ensure any necrotic tissue down in to the bone was <a href="https://www.westonaprice.org/health-topics/dentistry/dental-cavitation-surgery/#gsc.tab=0">removed</a>. She was shocked &#8212; <em>shocked!</em><strong>  &#8220;</strong>My dear young lady, I am here to <em><strong>save</strong></em> your teeth!&#8221; Dr. De Kay replied. <br><br>Removal wasn't going to happen just as the forums online said it wouldn't. Rats.<br>I'd already paid $150 just for her to look at it. Fine. Do the&nbsp;second&nbsp;stupid $1,800 operation, $500 more than the last failed op. But mark my words <em>LADY</em>, I&#8217;d find s<em>omeone</em> to wrench and drill that $3,300 liability&nbsp;from out of my jaw.</p><p>It took another two years and another international move before I found someone to pull it out properly; a Jewish holistic dentist, and one of only two licensed to practice in our city of over five million. The other bio-dentist had a two year waiting list. All that time my back ached. After the extraction I sat in the private waiting room with a small sterile cotton pad packed into the affected area and a skiing magazine on my lap.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!swf1!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F35b0b9f0-9b6d-4a26-b431-32297c024a05_1200x630.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!swf1!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F35b0b9f0-9b6d-4a26-b431-32297c024a05_1200x630.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!swf1!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F35b0b9f0-9b6d-4a26-b431-32297c024a05_1200x630.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!swf1!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F35b0b9f0-9b6d-4a26-b431-32297c024a05_1200x630.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!swf1!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F35b0b9f0-9b6d-4a26-b431-32297c024a05_1200x630.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!swf1!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F35b0b9f0-9b6d-4a26-b431-32297c024a05_1200x630.jpeg" width="544" height="285.6" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/35b0b9f0-9b6d-4a26-b431-32297c024a05_1200x630.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:630,&quot;width&quot;:1200,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:544,&quot;bytes&quot;:63904,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!swf1!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F35b0b9f0-9b6d-4a26-b431-32297c024a05_1200x630.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!swf1!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F35b0b9f0-9b6d-4a26-b431-32297c024a05_1200x630.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!swf1!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F35b0b9f0-9b6d-4a26-b431-32297c024a05_1200x630.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!swf1!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F35b0b9f0-9b6d-4a26-b431-32297c024a05_1200x630.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption"><strong>&#8220;Skiing is a battle against yourself, always to the frontiers of the impossible.&#8221;</strong> -Jean-Claude Killy. Image:<strong> </strong>Turoa Skifield (NZ)</figcaption></figure></div><p>Gazing at the snowy slopes the pain in my back suddenly stopped, as if it just dried up. I wriggled my spine &#8212; truly &#8212; it had gone. Magazine mountain sun beamed on me like a gold mote. Was the local anaesthetic making me high? The pain <em>had gone</em>.&nbsp;</p><p>Despite the rough learning curve (the most effective kind), it was supremely valuable firsthand knowledge. Disillusionment coloured my old respect for medical professionals, but its accompanying nous allowed me to speak politely and firmly with them in subjects ranging from teeth, preventative diets, child birth and vaccinations.</p><p>Sally Fallon and Mary Enig&#8217;s book called, <strong><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Nourishing-Traditions-Challenges-Politically-Dictocrats/dp/0967089735">Nourishing Traditions</a>: The Cookbook that Challenges Politically Correct Nutrition and the Diet Dictocrats,</strong>&nbsp;had seen me through two doctor-free births in lieu of the role traditionally ascribed to mothers &#8212; a first class education on what to eat and how to cook; it was worth its weight in gold.&nbsp;</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!IwbA!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd8365ed9-e9c7-4e77-a7c1-4924efdcbb21_722x672.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!IwbA!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd8365ed9-e9c7-4e77-a7c1-4924efdcbb21_722x672.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!IwbA!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd8365ed9-e9c7-4e77-a7c1-4924efdcbb21_722x672.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!IwbA!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd8365ed9-e9c7-4e77-a7c1-4924efdcbb21_722x672.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!IwbA!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd8365ed9-e9c7-4e77-a7c1-4924efdcbb21_722x672.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!IwbA!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd8365ed9-e9c7-4e77-a7c1-4924efdcbb21_722x672.jpeg" width="236" height="219.65650969529085" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/d8365ed9-e9c7-4e77-a7c1-4924efdcbb21_722x672.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:672,&quot;width&quot;:722,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:236,&quot;bytes&quot;:71341,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!IwbA!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd8365ed9-e9c7-4e77-a7c1-4924efdcbb21_722x672.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!IwbA!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd8365ed9-e9c7-4e77-a7c1-4924efdcbb21_722x672.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!IwbA!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd8365ed9-e9c7-4e77-a7c1-4924efdcbb21_722x672.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!IwbA!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd8365ed9-e9c7-4e77-a7c1-4924efdcbb21_722x672.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">&#8220;It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends on his not understanding it.&#8221; -Sally Fallon Morell, <em>Nourishing Fats: Why We Need Animal Fats for Health and Happiness</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>One day I caught sight of Sally Fallon's recommendation of a book called <a href="https://www.curetoothdecay.com/Dentistry/weston_price_dentist.htm">'Heal Tooth Decay</a>' by a concerned father, Ramiel Nagel.&nbsp;He'd noticed his daughter&#8217;s baby teeth were rotten and black; he healed her using traditional foods.&nbsp;I&#8217;d already mastered bone broth etc. thanks to Fallon, but Nagel&nbsp;specified a <em>remineralisation </em>protocol. </p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!zYhU!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff9a567d1-fd5b-4f56-a0c6-8b3676eeeee9_266x345.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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The knowledge I&#8217;d accrued was like a gauntlet thrown at my feet.  </p><p>As my father always said, if you want something done properly, you have to do it yourself, which meant... if I had a tooth problem, or a broken bone, or my children or husband became ill, I would have to know exactly what to do. It was a scary prospect, but not as scary as the butchers at the hospital, drug-pushers at the doctors office or well-meaning dentists in general&#8230; Fast forward to two months ago, Sept.-Oct. 2023.<br><br>After hundreds of false starts to the Uranus post over an endlessly hot and average summer, I suffered Scriptus Interruptus so badly my brain imploded; knowing an interruption was imminent (and it always was) drove me to the brink of despair. <br>I hit the 70% chocolate, gaffer-taped headphones to my head, replaced lunch with butter cookies, chips and many other corner-cutting bastardisations of the damned.<br><br>By early mid-October, after correcting a kidney issue (stress-fuelled* electrolyte imbalance) I began research again but with so many details needing triple-checking the stress felled me.&nbsp;My head started aching, shoulder &amp; back were stiff &amp; painful&#8230; meditation to find the root of the problem was too brief&#8230; in the stress of November birthdays&#8230; needing paleo, sugar-free cakes baked&#8230; and social obligations with friends&#8230; undertaken in cold mountain environments when I finally got the message...</p><p>Abscesses in two different teeth.&nbsp;</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!f_k_!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F87dfaf8f-0195-433a-a302-d1253c0c38a9_500x625.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!f_k_!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F87dfaf8f-0195-433a-a302-d1253c0c38a9_500x625.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!f_k_!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F87dfaf8f-0195-433a-a302-d1253c0c38a9_500x625.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!f_k_!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F87dfaf8f-0195-433a-a302-d1253c0c38a9_500x625.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!f_k_!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F87dfaf8f-0195-433a-a302-d1253c0c38a9_500x625.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!f_k_!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F87dfaf8f-0195-433a-a302-d1253c0c38a9_500x625.jpeg" width="206" height="257.5" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/87dfaf8f-0195-433a-a302-d1253c0c38a9_500x625.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:625,&quot;width&quot;:500,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:206,&quot;bytes&quot;:58976,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!f_k_!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F87dfaf8f-0195-433a-a302-d1253c0c38a9_500x625.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!f_k_!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F87dfaf8f-0195-433a-a302-d1253c0c38a9_500x625.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!f_k_!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F87dfaf8f-0195-433a-a302-d1253c0c38a9_500x625.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!f_k_!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F87dfaf8f-0195-433a-a302-d1253c0c38a9_500x625.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">&#8220;That bowl of soup&#8212;it was dearer than freedom, dearer than life itself, past, present, and future.&#8221; 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Image, &#8216;The Soup Nazi&#8217;</strong></figcaption></figure></div><p><br><br><br>Part two coming very soon.<br></p><p>* In the 2006 book called &#8216;Biology of Kundalini&#8217; by Jana Dixon, she notes the difficulty of balancing the hyper-activated sympathetic nervous<a href="https://biologyofkundalini.com/article.php@story=ExhaustionPhase.html"> system</a> post-Kundalini.**</p><p>** &#8216;The <a href="https://ariaveritas.substack.com/publish/post/114954479">Kundalini Trip</a>&#8217; (Parts 1&amp;2) open to all subscribers for the following week.<br><br></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://ariaveritas.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://ariaveritas.substack.com/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p>]]></content:encoded></item></channel></rss>