06-10-2020, 06:30 AM
What a magnificent work, the poem as well as the prolegomenon. I am in awe and, if not consumed, at least seriously bitten by envy.
Comments on the fore-word, specifically, to whom did Jesus pray? Well, think about it, and think about thinking about it: when you talk to yourself, there is a speaker, a hearer (and interpreter), and a network connecting them. Though some contain multitudes, every self-conscious being includes at least this trinity - creator, expositor, channel; Father, Son, Holy Ghost. When you talk to yourself, you mimic the process of prayer and, if redeemed in understanding, salvation.
Concerning its concluding thought: yes, you are more than your conscience - you are also your observations, which conscience enjoins you to honestly accept. When the world is as expected, no real joy - but when the world serves up surprises, joy is possible if conscience is firm enough to admit it wasn't expecting *that*.
Concerning the poem, I had to look up goetia: insufficiently versed in the minor arcana, I am.
But oh, the surprises, the surprises! Each name dropped, a pearl appropriate; each turn an ambush.
Thanks very much for sharing.
Comments on the fore-word, specifically, to whom did Jesus pray? Well, think about it, and think about thinking about it: when you talk to yourself, there is a speaker, a hearer (and interpreter), and a network connecting them. Though some contain multitudes, every self-conscious being includes at least this trinity - creator, expositor, channel; Father, Son, Holy Ghost. When you talk to yourself, you mimic the process of prayer and, if redeemed in understanding, salvation.
Concerning its concluding thought: yes, you are more than your conscience - you are also your observations, which conscience enjoins you to honestly accept. When the world is as expected, no real joy - but when the world serves up surprises, joy is possible if conscience is firm enough to admit it wasn't expecting *that*.
Concerning the poem, I had to look up goetia: insufficiently versed in the minor arcana, I am.
But oh, the surprises, the surprises! Each name dropped, a pearl appropriate; each turn an ambush.
Thanks very much for sharing.
Non-practicing atheist