Sunday, June 05, 2005

stoned epiphany II

The serpent Ouroboros, associated with the eternal recurrence idea in Gnostic mysticism.
How I perceive a momentary lapse of concentration while high:

1 teaspoon of satori: [sa·to·ri ( P ) Pronunciation Key (sä-tôr, -tr, s-) n. Buddhism A spiritual awakening sought in Zen Buddhism, often coming suddenly.]
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2 cloves of epiphany:[e·piph·a·ny ( P ) Pronunciation Key (-pf-n) n. pl. e·piph·a·nies A sudden manifestation of the essence or meaning of something. A comprehension or perception of reality by means of a sudden intuitive realization.]
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1 slice of slack: [( P ) Pronunciation Key (slk) adj. slack·er, slack·est Moving slowly; sluggish: a slack pace. Lacking in activity; not busy: a slack season for the travel business. Not tense or taut; loose: a slack rope; slack muscles. See Synonyms at loose. Lacking firmness; flaccid: a slack grip. Lacking in diligence or due care or concern; negligent: a slack worker. See Synonyms at negligent. Flowing or blowing with little speed: a slack current; slack winds. Linguistics. Pronounced with the muscles of the tongue and jaw relatively relaxed; lax.]
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A glance onto the Eternal Return idea: or sometimes eternal recurrence is an esoteric concept originating from ancient Egypt and developed in the teachings of Pythagoras. The basic theory is that time is infinite, but there are a finite amount of actions in the universe, so all events will recur again and again infinitely (Somehow, the possible position of only two points in space are also infinite, as Zeno of Elea proofed). A large part of eternal recurrence is the idea that there is no final state of the universe, the universe merely cycles through the same states of matter and time with no destination. Time is perceived as circular and cyclical rather than the Western notion of a straight linear direction as developed by Aristotle and Judeo-Christian doctrine.

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