-- "Stoop not down, therefore, Unto the Darkly-Splendid World. Wherein continually lieth A faithless Depth And Hades wrapped in clouds, Delighting in unintelligible Images. Precipitous, winding, A Black, ever-rolling Abyss Ever espousing a Body Unluminous, Formless, and Void". ...The Chaldean Oracles of Zoraster.
- In [email protected], "curtisdeltablues" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Nice one Spraig, that was cool. > > > > --- In [email protected], "sparaig" <sparaig@> wrote: > > > > --- In [email protected], "jim_flanegin" <jflanegi@> wrote: > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "authfriend" <jstein@> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], Sal Sunshine <salsunshine@> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > On Feb 7, 2007, at 1:39 PM, TurquoiseB wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Show of hands. Is there anyone here -- *anyone* -- > > > > > > who, after a year and a half, doesn't believe that > > > > > > Judy came to FFL stalking Vaj, Paul and myself? > > > > > > > > > > As I recall, Barry, Judy originally came over here > > > > > (and possibly Shemp as well) because you invited her. > > > > > > > > That's correct. (I had been registered as a member > > > > of FFL for a couple of years previously, but I just > > > > came here to see what was going on occasionally and > > > > had never posted.) > > > > > > > > Barry issued his invitation shortly after the whole > > > > Raja thing and the millionaires' course had > > > > materialized, and I thought it would be interesting > > > > to see how folks were reacting. > > > > > > > I for one am happy to see you, and Barry and Paul and Vaj (believe > > > it or not) here, and Peter, Barry2, nabluso108, Rick, Llundrub,Tom, > > > peterklutz, R Gimbel, spairaig, and everyone else on here. The thing > > > that binds all of us is a deep commitment to spiritual discovery and > > > integration. We are all Masters here in one way or another. And each > > > of us having our own points of view, as we necessarily do after the > > > aggregate centuries of spiritual pracice evident on FFL (no dabblers > > > here!). We challenge one another and ourselves, sometimes > > > mercilessly, and then the dialogue mutates and evolves into > > > something completely different. I wouldn't have it any other way. > > > This place is a special gift for us to discuss and argue and > > > complement one another on topics that are just about unique with > > > regard to the depth and openess with which they are discussed. And > > > it is both our differences and shared interests and experiences that > > > make it such a compelling forum. Thank you everyone and God (or fill > > > in with diety of choice) bless you All! > > > > > > > I'm minded of Zelazny's Possibly Proper Litany and other prayers: > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- -------- > > > > The Possibly Proper Death Litany > > > > "Insofar as I may be heard by anything, which may or may not > care what I > > say, I ask, if it matters, that you be forgiven for anything you > may have > > done or failed to do which requires forgiveness. Conversely, > if not > > forgiveness but something else may be required to insure any > possible > > benefit for which you may be eligible after the destruction of your > body, I > > ask that this, whatever it may be, be granted or withheld, as the > case may > > be, in such a manner as to insure your receiving said benefit. I ask > this in > > my capacity as your elected intermediary between yourself and that > which may > > not be yourself, but which may have an interest in the matter > of your > > receiving as much as it is possible for you to receive of this > thing, and > > which may in some way be influenced by this ceremony. Amen." > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- -------- > > > > "Then into the hands of Whatever May Be that is greater than life > or death, > > I resign myself -- if this act will be of any assistance in > preserving my > > life. If it will not, I do not. If my saying this thing > at all be > > presumptuous, and therefore not well received by Whatever may or > may not > > care to listen, then I withdraw the statement and ask forgiveness, > if this > > thing be desired. If not, I do not. On the other hand ..." (at > this point, > > Madrak is interrupted, as his companion feels the > accomplishment of the > > objective of Madrak's prayer -- and the preservation of his own life > -- will > > be better served by getting the hell out of there). > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- -------- > > > > "Hallowed be thy name, if a name thou hast and any desire > to see it > > hallowed." > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- -------- > > >
