More stuff.
So, Mancini sacked, Mourinho to replace? Five names now linked with manager position at Chelsea. Xabi moving to Juventus (maybe? *wibbles and prays NO*) and Barry to replace? RIO FUCKING FERDINAND captaining England? Torres linked with Chelsea? (*wibbles and prays NO*)
Damn this transfer season. *See icon*
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UNRELATED:
DEMON: Yeah. Following in Daddy's footsteps. You wanna make a deal. Little Sammy back from the dead, and--let me guess-- you're offering up your own soul?
DEAN: There are a hundred other demons who'd love to get their hands on it. And it's all yours. And all you got to do is bring Sam back. And give me ten years-- ten years, and then you come for me.
DEMON: You must be joking.
DEAN: That's the same deal you give everybody else.
DEMON: You're not everybody else.[Whispering in Dean's ear] Why would I want to give you anything? Just keep your gutter soul. It's too tarnished, anyway.
[...]
DEAN: What do I have to do?
DEMON: First of all, quit groveling. Needy guys are such a turnoff. [Sighs] Look...Look, I shouldn't be doing this. I could get in a lot of trouble. But what can I say? I got a blind spot for you, Dean. You're like a... puppy. You're just too fun to play with. [Sighs] I'll do it.
DEAN: You'll bring him back?
DEMON: I will. And because I'm such a saint, I'll give you one year. And one year only. But here's the thing. If you try and welch or weasel your way out, then the deal is off. Sam drops dead. He's back to rotten meat in no time. So...it's a better deal than your dad ever got. What do you say? [DEAN grabs the demon and kisses her to seal the deal.]
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logos v. pathos v. ethos
words = logic (reason) = creative principle
logos = word = Word = dabar = Christ
Perhaps early Stoics provide a way out. I mean, panta rei, right? The key is finding the fulcrum. Judaism and Christianity and Islam are all religions of the word (Word); one would assume that any demon who reacts to the tools of Christianity is also subject to the word (Word) and letter of the (Christian) law. [ ravurian's Shylock point! ]
What is the opposition?
Rhema and sophia provide an answer to the logos, or, not an answer, but an expansion of? The opposite of the contraction of the ein sof. In creation, God contracted; in provision, a different element of God expands - rhema, sophia, shekinah, all feminine. Woman nurtures and is not logos, is not logical, is not creative? (Sophia = chokhmah, sefirot under kether, topmost of the right branch, channelling the ein sof to the rest of the sephiroth. Chokhmah is creative (!), the first power, the beginning. When did the vessels break? Adam Kadmon?)
If sophia = shabda, then really, the esoteric essence of God is already present. It just requires listening. If there's a pendulum, then there's a, what, a hearing aid?
What about the mythos? So, granted Pirsig's about as good as Rand in the long run, but why not for the sake of this? Perhaps -- maybe, just maybe, something is hiding in the mythos which might negate the logos.
IN THE END WHY NOT JUST TAKE THE EASY WAY OUT AND MOVE THEM TO ATZILUT. Wait. No. That would be heaven, and that's something different. Maybe just need Eco, yes? Yes. Where is the sang raal? R. as a black madonna, which, all right, that isn't too hard to see in a Magdalenic sort of way. What good is this going to be without the Templars? Without the Rosicrucians? I mean, come on.
So, change of tack. Start at the end and work backwards -- perhaps they want the other and marking the original's downfall is the fastest way. Unbeknownst to them, of course, the original is VWOOM and they're all 'Oh, fuck.' But! Things proceed apace, the deal is made, voila.
Saint Amabilis (Riom) and Saint Patroclus (of Troyes [!! - Belbo correct, connections everywhere])
Also, I should like a flamingo. Somewhere.
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Perfect for a moment, yeah?:
If you can make one heap of all your winnings
And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss,
And lose, and start again at your beginnings,
And never breathe a word about your loss:
If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
To serve your turn long after they are gone,
And so hold on when there is nothing in you
Except the Will which says to them: "Hold on!"
Damn this transfer season. *See icon*
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UNRELATED:
DEMON: Yeah. Following in Daddy's footsteps. You wanna make a deal. Little Sammy back from the dead, and--let me guess-- you're offering up your own soul?
DEAN: There are a hundred other demons who'd love to get their hands on it. And it's all yours. And all you got to do is bring Sam back. And give me ten years-- ten years, and then you come for me.
DEMON: You must be joking.
DEAN: That's the same deal you give everybody else.
DEMON: You're not everybody else.[Whispering in Dean's ear] Why would I want to give you anything? Just keep your gutter soul. It's too tarnished, anyway.
[...]
DEAN: What do I have to do?
DEMON: First of all, quit groveling. Needy guys are such a turnoff. [Sighs] Look...Look, I shouldn't be doing this. I could get in a lot of trouble. But what can I say? I got a blind spot for you, Dean. You're like a... puppy. You're just too fun to play with. [Sighs] I'll do it.
DEAN: You'll bring him back?
DEMON: I will. And because I'm such a saint, I'll give you one year. And one year only. But here's the thing. If you try and welch or weasel your way out, then the deal is off. Sam drops dead. He's back to rotten meat in no time. So...it's a better deal than your dad ever got. What do you say? [DEAN grabs the demon and kisses her to seal the deal.]
---
logos v. pathos v. ethos
words = logic (reason) = creative principle
logos = word = Word = dabar = Christ
Perhaps early Stoics provide a way out. I mean, panta rei, right? The key is finding the fulcrum. Judaism and Christianity and Islam are all religions of the word (Word); one would assume that any demon who reacts to the tools of Christianity is also subject to the word (Word) and letter of the (Christian) law. [ ravurian's Shylock point! ]
What is the opposition?
Rhema and sophia provide an answer to the logos, or, not an answer, but an expansion of? The opposite of the contraction of the ein sof. In creation, God contracted; in provision, a different element of God expands - rhema, sophia, shekinah, all feminine. Woman nurtures and is not logos, is not logical, is not creative? (Sophia = chokhmah, sefirot under kether, topmost of the right branch, channelling the ein sof to the rest of the sephiroth. Chokhmah is creative (!), the first power, the beginning. When did the vessels break? Adam Kadmon?)
If sophia = shabda, then really, the esoteric essence of God is already present. It just requires listening. If there's a pendulum, then there's a, what, a hearing aid?
What about the mythos? So, granted Pirsig's about as good as Rand in the long run, but why not for the sake of this? Perhaps -- maybe, just maybe, something is hiding in the mythos which might negate the logos.
IN THE END WHY NOT JUST TAKE THE EASY WAY OUT AND MOVE THEM TO ATZILUT. Wait. No. That would be heaven, and that's something different. Maybe just need Eco, yes? Yes. Where is the sang raal? R. as a black madonna, which, all right, that isn't too hard to see in a Magdalenic sort of way. What good is this going to be without the Templars? Without the Rosicrucians? I mean, come on.
So, change of tack. Start at the end and work backwards -- perhaps they want the other and marking the original's downfall is the fastest way. Unbeknownst to them, of course, the original is VWOOM and they're all 'Oh, fuck.' But! Things proceed apace, the deal is made, voila.
Saint Amabilis (Riom) and Saint Patroclus (of Troyes [!! - Belbo correct, connections everywhere])
Also, I should like a flamingo. Somewhere.
--
Perfect for a moment, yeah?:
If you can make one heap of all your winnings
And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss,
And lose, and start again at your beginnings,
And never breathe a word about your loss:
If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
To serve your turn long after they are gone,
And so hold on when there is nothing in you
Except the Will which says to them: "Hold on!"