The Long Night
The Grey Gloom
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The search for truth is one of many virtues of the world. Odin the norse god of mythology sacrificed his eye for truth for clarity.
“And at every passage. One shall turn his eye round. One should spy round. For a foe might be crouched upon the floor.
Wise in measure should each man be, yet wise enough to be the fool.”
the Northman
Corruption Thou Art My Father
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The church, the Roman authoritarian imperial religion that took over the world, yet for all its glory it is a far cry from the original teachings of the one they claim to worship.
Humans created language that formed meaning. And from language they create black and white fallacies that separate the elite from the lower class. This makes it hard for outsiders to think differently from the cults world view.
And Modern society has done this through corporate speak, through the colonization of language. With a piece of paper that legalizes the someone’s authority over you. It is force wrapped in paper.
And yet if you study both sides of the coin, you could see Christianity take the side of virtue as what can one do from the side of one that is oppressed. The ideals of resentment from slaves as opposed to the roman masters as Fredrick Nietzsche would say.
900 CE
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The mayan Civilization were an ancient society that was known for its advanced writing, architecture, astronomy, and mathematics. They developed the only fully developed writing systemic pre Colombian Americas, and used a sophisticated calendar system.
Their ancient society was polytheistic which involved complex rituals involving human sacrifice, and beliefs so deeply tied to their ancestors the cosmos and the underworld.
The Fellowship of the Ring
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Lord of the rings is a profound piece of literature and movie series that stands the test of time. A tale of nine mismatched companions who journey through a once fantastic lands to stop the dark lord’s rise, in a tale of bravery , good versus evil, betrayal, and ultimately love and sacrifice condensed in three books.
Medusa
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A famous figure from greek mythology. Her gaze turned people into stone. Originally a beautiful priestess, she was cursed by the goddess Athen after being assaulted by Poseidon she was transformed into a monster. Her image became a weapon.
The Siren
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Dangerous hybrid creatures part woman and part fish who lure sailors to rocky islands to their death. They symbolize fatal temptation, but also beauty and lethal power. Such power lies in its beauty that it becomes its curse and as well its strength. One might say she has no power in how she is perceived
The Dark Soul of Man
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In the Name of the Father.
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The search for meaning was co'-opted and assimilated in various forms of hierarchies called religion. Morality is a brand, Spirituality is a brand. Virtue is now an authoritarian tool used to control the masses through use of narrative and story telling.
In the old days the barbarians terrorized the weak, so the weak found a way to fight back with virtue. They installed consciousness.
But if you think of it the barbarian and priest express themselves in the same manner but with a different brush. One uses the sword and other with language.
The First Man
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The First man told stories through dance, They are immortalized in cave drawings you see with animals. One may assume they hunted them which is true, but one may also assume they danced and celebrated with them as well. As the first men didn’t view the animals in the same hierarchical way that modern society does.
And the oldest legends are among the stars, one continuous story that goes on and on amongst our ancestors.
Gluttony.
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Gluttony one of the seven deadly sins is about the gratification of the the flesh and the self indulgence that follows. When it comes to food focused gluttony, we are evolved slower than the world around us. And so no matter how hard we strive, there is something ingrained in us that is impulsive, obsessive, self destructive habits that we can’t avoid no matter how far we try.
The Farewell
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Christianity’s belief revolves around the sacrifice of a perfect person, one who wasn’t born in sin. The metaphor of an innocent lamb led to be slaughtered to pay for one’s sins is central to Christianity as the ultimate sacrifice and redemption and fulfillment of prophecy.
The obsession of suffering might be a Christian ideology although not exclusive. When it comes to suffering if we play by the Christianity narrative, Does God the creator delight in suffering or is it in his nature? Is it more blasphemous to not partake in God’s nature or to rather indulge in it?
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RESPECT
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I remember my grandfather who slaved away at a butcher parlor in a Chinese shop and he worked his hands to the bone. He worked till he became exhausted and his wife chewed his ass out right afterwards. The system chewed him up and spat him back out. All he wanted was a little respect.