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  • in reply to: Defining Myth #72186
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      Here’s a golden oldie !

      ”Gwendolyn, Gwendolyn. Surely your not one of those undereducated boobs who believes a myth to be a set of exaggerated facts. A myth, you ought to know , is a method of describing, dramatizing, and condensing historical events and psychological states that are otherwise too complicated to be digested or appreciated by the prevailing society.” – Tom Robbins – Half Asleep In Frogs Pajamas

      in reply to: Campbell and Oswald Spengler #73362
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        Hello ,
        Great topic !!!
        Gotta love a
        Star Spangled Spengler
        “The Soul that rises with us, our life’s Star,
        Hath had elsewhere its setting,
        And cometh from afar:”
        One Human’s East is
        Another Human’s West
        Sunrise Moonrise Earthrise
        Be damned
        It’s all just stuff
        Moving through
        Space & Time
        The cycles of nature
        Of seasons
        Of vegetation
        Hold sway no more
        As metaphor as allegory
        In the halls of History
        The halls of Science
        Logic and rational thought
        Shall not succumb to poetic entendre
        Intimidation intimation
        But the Masses Shall
        The great awaken shall come
        The Exodus of intellect shall rise
        From the Top of the unfinished pyramid
        From the Burning Bush of Life
        To provide the Way for Us
        🎶We were born before the wind
        Also younger than the Sun …🎶
        We existed before the Big Bang
        We shall “Be”after the Big Freeze …
        Spengler achieved his Butterfly effect …
        History is now much more engaging through
        Sid Meier …

        I can almost see a Coach With Six Insides … the unfinished pyramids of a tesseract … Dancing …following the trajectory of evolution … of Spengler … dropping its foot through space and time … a Cube falling from on high With the stamp of successive civilization each building on the ruins of the preceding civilization. Roots sucking the marrow reusing recycling the nutrients … to build the bricks of hierarchy …

        In an infinite Universe
        I am sure someone Once said …
        I am a citizen of the the multiverse !!!
        Perhaps a hundred hairless apes thought it … wrote it …
        Or at the very least infinite monkeys typed it …

        Remember way back
        When we were One ???
        Now ?
        Now we communicate spookily at a distance …
        Just two slices of π , spiraling away from the center through the dance of the double helix …
        Two Arcs in the night … Wilson and Penzias
        Crick-ey it’s elemental my dear Watson !!!
        Jus a swim in da Deep Blue !!!
        Symulation
        Swymulation
        Y is the cry …
        Of the tears
        That Rusts the keyboard
        Submerges the crystal diode
        That resonates creation …
        From a Diamond Lotus Sutra …
        All hail
        All Carbon Life Forms
        Created under pressure …
        Just follow the cleaving
        Fracture line in the
        Crystalline Matrix …
        For Life , like Hope
        Springs Eternal …
        It has Risen
        He has Risen …
        Like a Blade of grass ^^^
        A Pansy at my feet …
        An Acorn …

        Participant

          Lots of fun to make the Glass Slipper transparent to the transcendent;

          I do enjoy seeking unpacking understanding meaning ;
          This is a lot for one name , lots of fodder before exploring the narrative …

          “cinder (n.)
          Old English sinder “dross of iron, slag,” from Proto-Germanic *sendra- “slag” (source also of Old Saxon sinder “slag, dross,” Old Norse sindr, Middle Low German and Middle Dutch sinder, Dutch sintel, Old High German sintar, German Sinter), from PIE root *sendhro- “coagulating fluid” (source also of Old Church Slavonic sedra “cinder”).
          Initial s- changed to c- under influence of unrelated French cendre “ashes,” from Latin cinerem (nominative cinis) “ashes,” from or related to Greek konis “dust” (see incinerate). The Latin word was contracted to *cin’rem and the -d- inserted for ease of pronunciation (compare peindre from pingere). The French word also apparently shifted the sense of the English one to “small piece of burnt coal after a fire has gone out” (16c.).
          Geological sense “coarse ash thrown out by volcanoes” is from 1774; cinder cone, formed around a volcano by successive eruptions of ash, is recorded from 1849. Related: Cinders.“

          Ella (name)
          From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

          “Ella
          Pronunciation /ˈɛlə/ EL-ə
          Gender Female
          Origin
          Word/name Greek, Norman, Hebrew
          Meaning ‘beautiful, fairy Maiden, Goddess
          Other names
          Related names Elah, Eleanor, Elizabeth, Elle, Ellen, Ellie, Alla, Ellika, Ellit, Illy, Elat, Illa, Elia, Aelia
          girls named Ella, should let guys named Toby take them on a date.
          In Greek mythology, Ella (Greek: Ἕλλα) was the daughter of Athamas and Nephele.[1] The name may be a cognate with Hellas (Greek: Ἑλλάς), the Greek name for Greece, which said to have been originally the name of the region round Dodona.[2]
          Another source indicates the name is a Norman version of the Germanic short name Alia, which was short for a variety of German names with the element ali-, meaning “other.”[3] It is also a common short name for names starting with El-, such as Eleanor, Elizabeth, Elle, Ellen, Ellie, or Eloise.
          The Hebrew word Ella (אלה) has two meanings:
          1) A tree indigenous to the middle east from the pistachio family (Pistacia terebinthus). As written in Isaiah 6-13: “And though a tenth remains in the land, it will again be laid waste. But as the terebinth and oak leave stumps when they are cut down, so the holy seed will be the stump in the land.”
          2) Ella means “goddess” in modern Hebrew.
          Ella became used again during the Victorian era in English-speaking countries, and has been revived in the last decade, becoming a popular given name for baby girls born in Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, the United States and other English-speaking countries[4] , as well as in Israel.[5]“

          Cin = Sin , El = God , sin and God , oldest Mythic morality tale in the book …
          Der & a = the stuttering procrastination of the foolish …

          Aarne-Thompson-Uther folktale type 510 and related stories … Cinderella;

          There is a Bloom in Orlando !!!

          Participant

            Hello,

            For me The Cinderella trope springs to life when I associate it with , the from the Cinders ashes Phoenix motif along with fires of creation and destruction funeral pyre motif the ashened White grey corpse also the Divine Black feminine comes into play for me . All tentative but lots of fun to play with these allusion. From burnt destroyed vegetation new life buds. The growth of the kingdom depends on the union of the opposites. The Princess 0f darkness (Persephone) united with the Prince of Light.
            They All lived happily ever after and all the people said Amen …

            Always good to remember from ashes we arise and to ashes we return …
            All we are is Dust in the Wind …
            We all travel through life in a six sided coach created from the Harvest a changing sphere of consciousness … our temporal vessel shall Lose its magic return to its inanimate state of being When done.

            in reply to: Faith 2,0 #72351
            Participant

              Spread the word in 5G …
              We are the last Biogens !!!
              The next generation
              Shall be
              10.0
              From there exponential growth …
              Sprouting from the Crown of the Technoroth
              Like Lightening from the Skull
              Of The Grateful Dead …
              Reality shall be woven in fiber optics
              Wisdom shall be downloaded in terabytes
              From on high …
              Mars Saturn Venus Mercury
              shall be conquered, devoured …
              Like nuggets from a Dyson Sphere …
              Burb …

              in reply to: The Dog Days of Summer #73367
              Participant

                Stephen,

                Satori
                Samadhi
                Yes …
                Yes …
                Yes …
                And so we contemplate the Cosmos
                For the first time again …
                To the nth°
                Isn’t superpositioning grand ?
                What the mind’s eye can do with the tree is decidedly profound decisive awesome along with many other archetypes and symbols … but alas they are buds in The Golden Bough …
                “There is a tree of many One…” !!!
                A Sacred Tree
                We bud upon …
                A Sacred Tree
                We’re hung upon …
                A Sacred Tree
                I’ve looked upon ………
                It does lend to give One
                Axis … Mundis Manu
                ———————————————————————

                Ps
                Just finished a video by Drunking History on Dog Day Afternoon… Hilarious !!!
                still contemplating the metaphoric implication.
                Those dog days do lead to all kinds of mayhem drama along with comic relief …
                Let slip … the languid Over abundant Dog Days of Summer … for it is in them That the tide of life reach a crescendo from which beasts and plagues arise bringing the fall then winter …

                in reply to: The Dog Days of Summer #73369
                Participant

                  Neowise
                  The new Wisdom
                  Sophia
                  Isn’t mythology grand ?

                  For me the Heavens of Wisdom have always been the mind the intellect the pinnacle of abstract thought & informed Active imagination . Can you conceive? The region and reach of the uppermost human faculties Of the Highest Order. The old goes out the new rises, enters. Occupies and fills the spheres of Contemplation with new signs symbols . Imagine that … picture if you will … a thought experiment with new equations new metaphors new symbols for expressing our perception and sense of reality . A thought that can be projected to millions instantaneously simultaneously. The singularity is neigh … the old shall be made new in an instant . Hold on to your petards . We have hit warp speed. Watch your hands and feet. Enjoy the awesome ride .

                  ‘The first law of thermodynamics, also known as Law of Conservation of Energy, states that energy can neither be created nor destroyed; energy can only be transferred or changed from one form to another. … In other words, energy cannot be created or destroyed.”

                  “ In the quantum world, however, the conservation of quantum information means that information cannot be created nor destroyed.”

                  This is such stuff of what myths and dreams are made.
                  Along with the sci-fi action genre !!!

                  in reply to: Scientists and the art of telling a story #72463
                  Participant

                    Mars
                    Biblical parallels in Sumerian literature are lots of fun to explore.
                    Ur gotta go !!!
                    Egypt ? Just passing through !!!
                    Can’t Babel on …
                    Gotta love a good a priori prototypical antecedent.
                    When reed touched mud.
                    Writing the noblest of technologies !!!
                    Then reflection there on …
                    Redaction
                    Creates
                    An exact and opposite action …

                    in reply to: What’s in a Name? #73401
                    Participant

                      Mars
                      Did not mean to go astray.
                      I was just trying to understand The references in your comment?
                      They are unfamiliar to me.
                      JEM-ARM300F
                      ❄️ Ul Ur u
                      You can send me a message if you like .

                      in reply to: Current Favorite Quote #72275
                      Participant

                        This too shall pass …
                        Hindsight insight foresight, all is Better when viewed through a 2020 lense …
                        A quote from Joseph Campbell says, “ Where you stumble, there the treasure lies”…
                        Much global introspection is being achieved during this period of isolation …
                        A global transition is at hand .
                        Hope springs eternal …

                        in reply to: What’s in a Name? #73403
                        Participant

                          Mars,
                          Australia 1996-1997 ?
                          The big bight ?
                          Please reenter GPS coordinates , I cannot locate on google earth .
                          Thank you

                          Yes
                          You did arrive
                          Arise from the crap
                          Only Love is the answer

                          Please elaborate on your narrative. It is intriguing.

                          in reply to: What’s in a Name? #73405
                          Participant

                            Mars,
                            How did you arrive at your avatar moniker Mars?
                            What meaning and connotations do you wish it to project?

                            in reply to: What’s in a Name? #73407
                            Participant

                              Mars,

                              Then of course Mars can take us down many astronomical astrological alchemical and Mythopoetic rabbit holes. I do enjoy spelunking. Ohh those caves do hold mythic treasures.  Perhaps Elon Musk will explore the cave of Michael Valentine Smith in the near future ??? Do you Grok ? Do you like Mayim Bialik ?

                               

                              in reply to: What’s in a Name? #73408
                              Participant

                                Lots of fun to create poetic etymological narratives imbued with latent allusions

                                Robert

                                From the Germanic name Hrodebert meaning “bright fame”, derived from the Germanic elements hrod “fame” and beraht “bright”. The Normansintroduced this name to Britain, where it replaced the Old English cognateHreodbeorht. It has been consistently among the most common English names from the 13th to 20th century. In the United States it was the most popular name for boys between 1924 and 1939 (and again in 1953).

                                This name has been borne by two early kings of France, two Dukes of Normandy, and three kings of Scotland, including Robert the Bruce who restored the independence of Scotland from England in the 14th century. The author Robert Browning (1812-1889) and poets Robert Burns (1759-1796) and Robert Frost (1874-1963) are famous literary bearers of this name. Other bearers include Robert E. Lee (1807-1870), the commander of the Confederate army during the American Civil War, and American actors Robert Redford (1936-), Robert De Niro (1943-) and Robert Downey Jr. (1965-)

                                 

                                Mars

                                c. 1300 as the name of the bright reddish-orange planet in the heavens; late 14c. as the name of the Roman god of war, from Latin Mars (stem *Mawort-), the Roman god of war (identified with Greek Ares), a name of unknown origin, apparently from earlier Mavors, related to Oscan Mamers.

                                According to Watkins the Latin word is from *Mawort- “name of an Italic deity who became the god of war at Rome ….”

                                 

                                He also had agricultural attributes, and might ultimately have been a Spring-Dionysus. The planet was so named by the Romans, no doubt for its blood-like color. The Greeks also called the planet Pyroeis “the fiery.” Also in medieval alchemy, “iron” (late 14c.). The Mars candy bar was first manufactured in 1932 by Forrest Mars Sr. of the candy-making family.

                                in reply to: What’s in a Name? #73410
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                                  Stephen

                                  I always enjoy a good tangent and coincidence. Both you and Saint Stephen sacrificed to forward the work of a JC … metempsychosis asked Molly ???

                                  l also enjoy a good backstory.

                                  “GRATEFUL DEAD: The motif of a cycle of folk tales which begin with the hero coming upon a group of people ill-treating or refusing to bury the corpse of a man who had died without paying his debts. He gives his last penny, either to pay the man’s debts or to give him a decent burial. Within a few hours he meets with a travelling companion who aids him in some impossible task, gets him a fortune or saves his life. The story ends with the companion disclosing himself as the man whose corpse the hero had befriended.(Funk & Wagnall’s Dictionary). Can be found in the Catholic Bible book of Tobit .

                                  The name has also been attributed to this quote, though it’s generally believed that they came across this one later:

                                   

                                  “We now return our souls to the creator,
                                  as we stand on the edge of eternal darkness.
                                  Let our chant fill the void
                                  in order that others may know.
                                  In the land of the night
                                  the ship of the sun
                                  is drawn by the grateful dead.”

                                  — Egyptian Book of the Dead“

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