Dog Poet Transmitting.......
Before we get into the important
things; whatever those turn out to be, let us mention Trump's comment
that waterboarding
is not torture, just some kind of mild playfulness and how he
supports it. The more I see what is going on through my 'mirror
darkly' perspective, the more I am vindicated, in my own mind, in
defense of the 'stalking horse' meme. It is much more glaring than
the John Kerry/Bush the Stupid formula. It goes without saying that
you can't present such a litany of outrageous statements without
there being a solid basis for this claim.
Let's see what we can find that we said
before and which can be said another way. I can't think of anything
new. Try as I might I cannot think of anything new. I did see
“Shooting
the Warwicks” which, if you like black comedy, is right up
there with “Very
Bad Things.” This is a unique indie production and it
absolutely nails reality TV.. It shows that you can do a whole lot
with a minimum of financing.
The more time passes, the more I see
the hand of Mr. Apocalypse and the more I am able to generate a large
amount of faith in this archetype. Not a day... not a day goes by
when I do not see his influence at work. Mr. Apocalypse is employed
by someone and that means one's faith can also be increased in the
one who employs Mr. Apocalypse. It goes without saying that Mr.
Apocalypse cannot be employed by the Prince of Darkness because he
'uncovers' and 'reveals'. He does not obscure or conceal. The
definition of the word apocalypse must surely apply to the animated
front man who carries out the will of the apocalypse and is a time
segment in which the will of the one who sponsors the apocalypse,
sees his work accomplished, through that which he has produced for
the purpose of the fulfillment of the task.
We talk, occasionally, about the dance
of the astrological archetypes, as they pass into new relationships
with each other, so that what their interaction implies can be
carried out in human affairs for the purpose of demonstration. Our
physical, mental and emotional bodies are a unique and specific
combination of these planetary forces and just like the planets do,
we rub up against one another. What this suggests is that fate and
destiny are the musical score that expresses through the
relationships of the planets, as the combination of them in our
being, vibrates like sympathetic strings to the larger bodies moving
in space. In my mind, astrology is a bonafide and legitimate science.
The only problem with astrology is the astrologers. One might say
that most all of the sciences are potentially bonafide and
legitimate, except for the uses they are put to by the scientists,
who are paid to justify the agendas of corporations and other
powerful interests and to put the stamp of veracity upon them, which
is what happens when you emblazon a lie as an imprimatur upon the
face of whatever illusion is prevalent in these times of material
darkness.
Manifest existence can be compared to
many things. One thing it can be compared to is a gambling casino.
We're not going to go into all of the intricacies of how this concept
can be expressed and proven to at least resemble the idea up to a
point. We'll look at only one comparative and that is the games that
are played in search of fortune gained. Games like dice and roulette
are random affairs. You might get lucky for a little while, when the
dice or the wheel tumble and turn in your favor, but... inevitably,
you will lose. There are other games like Blackjack and the other
poker formats where a person's understanding of the game, or their
ability to count what is going on, gives them real odds by which to
beat the house. Then there are games where both chance and
understanding are present (like Backgammon) and where the knowledge
of the players weighs the outcome heavily in the favor of those who
understand the moves and strategies. Of course, no matter how good
the player is, they will lose a few here and there but they will win
overall because they know what is going on.
The game of life is much the same.
Someone who has a grasp of the principles in play, is far more likely
to be successful than one who lumbers about in the darkness, without
any real idea of what is going on.
Of course, at this point one has to
consider what success means to them. This is not to say that a
seemingly positive outcome will not come about regardless of whether
one's motivations are material or spiritual ...but in both cases one
will come to know whether or not their success resulted in something
they could live with.
It has been said that manifest life is
a casino, where the gods bet against each other in terms of the
outcome. I've had some evidence that this is true. I can't say that I
get it in its entirely but there does seem to be some truth to this
and scripture, fables and allegories; spiritual tales contain more
than a few examples where the writer has referred to this feature and
used whatever medium they were employing to illustrate an outcome.
For many people, the idea of an all
encompassing deity is wrapped up in a mist that is generated by the
limitations of the human mind and that is where images like, 'through
a glass darkly' and 'the cloud of unknowing' comes from. The other
predominant feature that has often been mentioned around here is
'anthropomorphism'. If you go looking for the definition of
anthropomorphism in general, you will not get the definitive meaning
of what we are employing the word for here. You have to go somewhere
that our intentions can be discovered, in order to get what those
employed at these websites intend. So we
thought we would go after something sufficiently complex, like this
because then you can grab at least one sound-byte that covers it and
maybe even watch a few angels dance on the head of a pin, while you
are at it. Heck... you can even bet on the outcome of how many angels
remain upright and that goes way back.
Some people are totally obsessed with
gambling. They will bet on anything. For some reason they have
convinced themselves that at some point, surely, a moment of larger
success will arrive. It probably doesn't occur to them that no matter
what temporary largesse may come their way, they will, soon enough,
risk it all on something else, until eventually they are left with
nothing at all.
There is a phrase in the Bible, I think
it is Malachi 4-10 where the deity, speaking through someone,
probably Malachi (grin) speaking on behalf of the almighty says,“and
prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open
for you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that
there shall not be room enough to receive it.” That is what I am
gambling on. My idea of gambling is to bet on the sure and certain
outcome of the promises of the ineffable. My idea of gambling is to
not count upon the promises of this world and rather rely upon the
certain conviction that god loves me and will find a way to justify
my faith in him/her. Him/her is only inserted in case someone comes
wandering in here and has any kind of gender fixation on how the
almighty defines itself through whatever vehicle the almighty might
prefer... at the time.
If you have come around here often
enough, you also know that there are other quotes that we are very
fond of and this is one of them; “Eye has not seen, nor ear heard,
Nor have it entered into the heart of man, the things which God has
prepared for those who love Him.” Consider just for a moment, how
beautiful that statement is. Consider the one before it as well and
there is many another that exemplifies the wonders of the generosity
of the divine. That is what I am gambling on. I am gambling on the
certainty that these statements are true. I believe they are. I
believe they are far more true than anything the world and its used
car salesmen/women have to say about it or anything else.
One of the joys of life is when you
have gone too far to turn back, given that you are going in the right
direction to begin with. What would that right direction be? It would
be that direction that matches the direction of your heart and soul,
once the former has swallowed the mind. For some, the right direction
is that which results in the rewarding of what can be acquired here.
I am not going to judge the correctness of either in any universal
sense. I am here to make my own decision based on what my values are
and that is for each of us to determine for ourselves. That is the
bounty or loss of free will. You can go along with the promise of the
world, or you can seek out the opportunity to align your destiny with
the will of the ineffable. In other words, you can support or oppose
the will of the ineffable. You can walk upon the path of your best
interests, as it is known in the mind of the divine, or you can get
yourself a steaming mess of pottage in a bowl.
We pray that this missive finds all of
you well in this moment and that it will continue through all of your
moments until there is only one moment that expands forever, well
beyond the reach of any words that are incapable of defining the
meaning of it.
End Transmission.......
Technical difficulties made a radio
broadcast this Sunday impossible but that will not be the case next
week since the broadcast is done.