This brings us to the question; is eternity real? Eternalists might have many answers to that question. Mere yes or no could never be enough. One could say there are an infinite amount of answers to the question of eternity, or as I like to say, Eternity.
Controlled reincarnation is not a real thing. Yet.
But it's inevitable. If you meditate on Eternity the realization is there. It has to happen. Eternity includes all possibilities, and working toward what we imagine is our purpose in life.
Eternalists are not the only ones who know this. Throughout history, philosophers, theologians and dreamers, in general, have envisioned living other lives.
Even before our Symbol, many had discovered that Eternity was the Answer.
After I retire from salaried life in April, I'll be devoting myself to writing the book, hopefully to get it published and distributed by 2024. I've fiddled with the title for quite a while and have landed on one that helps me sum it up for myself. The working title is now;
All My Grand Diversions; The Eternalist Bible.
You may wonder then, what does this have to do with sex? Eternity IS sex. Link with the primal Eternal Urge, Eternity IS ALSO reincarnation. That we have yet to discover how to control reincarnation should never discourage us from attempting to understand the reincarnation pattern.
You may think of sex as an occasional, but not constant, diversion in life, The contemplation of Eternity shows us sex is much more than merely an urge. And reincarnation is much more than a whim.
Sex and Reincarnation are on the same side of the Tao; they are the yin to the yang of doubt, which leads to the establishment of society. Sex and society are in direct opposition, even though they need each other badly to function.
It could be easily done, formally within a few years. Call everything that says Christmas to Solstice.
Merry Solstice. ♭ Weeeeee wish you a Merry Solstice and a Happy New Year. ♫♫
Twas the Night Before Solstice.
All the commercialism could go that way, easily. They start a couple months anyway.
We need to start by throwing everything that says Christmas on it away. Or give it to a Christian you may know who would like it. After all, they will still celebrate their holiday five days later.
Solstice tree? Solstice stocking? Solstice Santa? Sure. Just no Solstice virgin births or mangers or three wise men. You get the idea.
What is the link between sex and Eternity? The simple answer is, of course, procreation. The thought, the possibility of living forever through our spawn is definitive and universal to our species, and probably to all species.
This is why beauty is an elixir, a temporary cure from the many pains of existence. Beauty entices procreation. Yes, yes! we say. Beauty before everything, anything, even the world around us. Our planet is dying from our abuse, yet we want beauty, mostly in the form of young womanhood. This puts a lot of responsibility on them, a responsibility they sometimes feel they didn't ask for. Consciously or not, they find themselves rebelling. I totally understand that. Twas ever thus.
Our choices are unlimited, beauty being in the eyes of the beholder and all that. Yet I feel that at its root we hold certain beauty to be self-evident, as not all beauty is created equal. We are linked not only by early imprinting but also by instinct.
Coming into the philosophy of Eternalism from a carnal standpoint is not uncommon. My observations tell me that most of us are doing it in our subconscious minds all the time. In the book I am writing; working title 'The Eternal Now', I get into sexual ideologies related to the Eternalist movement. I hope to have it published within 2023.
First, Ex spouse trials. The Depp-Beard being the most recently covered in the media.
Second, Non-binary and Shotadom. The connection between the two in no way is meant to say or to imply that all people calling themselves non-binary are drawn to shotadom.
Third; Mindfullness, generally associated with New Age-y meditation methods.
Opposites attract, and opposites attack. Absolutely equal. So what keeps everything in motion? Time.
The Arts
There is great confusion about gender in the arts these days. What is a woman? What is a man? Should they be doing something for each other? Or shouldn't they? Or maybe it's best they stay away from each other. It's a whole lot of bull snout if you ask me. Sex drives the car. In fact, it still drives everything, the bus, the train, the airplane, the meter maid, the mad hatter, the happy hatter, me, you and the wind. The answer my friend is giving head in the wind. How can anyone be expected to meditate on Eternity while sex is still around?
So, what should be our guide? How does one begin the journey toward knowledge? First, think of the basic problem you hope to solve. Then write it, in the simplest form. Then I advise that you close your eyes now, continuing to focus on the problem. Eyes closed; you focus on the light coming through your eyelids, its movement, its form. Like watching clouds, you briefly see an image of something in the light. Tells yourself to remember what that image is. Now open your eyes. Below your written query of the basic problem write down what your closed-eyed image was. Add a description if you like. This is to be considered clue number one.
The next step is research. Of course you can read yourself to death with wikipedia, print and television and movies, but research must also involve what I call 'hands on'. This means you must seek a personal experience with the natures of living things, be they human and other mammals or birds or insects or ducks or fish,... (to be continued)
Throughout history, a philosophy of Eternalism has gone by other names. Eternalism can pertain to any dialogue that uses the concept of eternity as an example. What we have done is socialize and modernize it. People meditate in Hindu and Buddhist religions and often use eternity as their main focus. Much of the influencing I do centers on the ATTEMPT to graph eternity as a real, actual and tactile existence, powerful enough to be considered the creator of all existence.
The use of visual art is a good place to find Eternalist thought. Does a picture think?
Look around you. Look at this 'modern' world. A change is needed. A change in thought, in the way life itself is perceived. The time is right for Eternalism.
What does it mean when someone says 'Deep down, you know the truth.'?
It seems condescending, but where exactly is 'deep down'? BTW, I'm going to suggest that as a name for my sister's band; DEEPDOWN. It's thought provoking, like BLISSCRAFT.
Deep Downtown is where art lives and thrives. The Unconscious and the Subconscious have never met, but if they ever do it will be in Deep Downtown. There's a Deep Downtown in every country in the world, and when U meets S there will be a celebration and a dissolving of all borders. Spirit of fellowship will prevail and usher in an ERA of UNITY.
They are a recently formed supergroup of veteran musicians in the folk-rock style.
Here are my band name suggestions.
1. DEEPDOWN
2. DEEPDOWNTOWN
3. The SHADOWLIGHTS
4. The EVERYBUDDYS
5, EVERY BUDD
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The Eternalist Bible; The book in English.
Pieces of it have been started throughout the last decade or so, depending on when you want to decide which of my philosophical writings have been Eternalist. It's not unlikely also that many of my memes have been Eternalist.
The important thing is that there is now a solid plan in my life for making the Time to finish it. The goal is May 30th, 2023. I'll be in full-time retirement starting in April and devote five hours every day to its completion. Unless of course, I'm a lazy sod. It's happened before.
Yet I will defend the projects throughout my life that have had to be put aside indefinitely for one reason or another. Really, it never was 'another', it was always one reason only; money. I'd always start projects, like the Crowley musical; The Beast, or my novel 'The Divine Tyranny Of Beauty', or the recording prospects of the bands I created when I lived in San Francisco; The Living Daylights and Mr. E And The Necromantics, with the notion that once it was noticed, patrons would come forth with bankrolls. Don't get me wrong, MANY people have come forward donating their time, energy, and resources throughout my life as an artist, and to them I am extremely, one might say 'eternally' grateful. I suppose I was always looking for something greater to continue these projects. I hope this does not give ammo to those who make me out to be a flake. I'm not a flake. I've always worked, often at a half dozen projects at a Time. I haven't stopped working at creating ideas since I was,... hard to pick an age,... sometime before I knew words,
This topic was opened but not explored at last Friday's Eternalist Gathering. We'd done tai chi exercises and the band BLISSCRAFT had played. The hour was late for some and the feeling that it was wrapping up was in the air.
For some time, I've felt that I've needed to open the topic of reproduction from the Eternalist viewpoint. So I said, "before you go, I'd like you to think about sperm." That stopped them. "Specifically, do sperm have thoughts, and if so, what are they?"
Many thirteenth tribe members become artists in order to overcome the toddler imprinting inflicted on them. Robert Mapplethorpe is a good example. In the unconscious, Satanism is a reaction to toddler imprinting, and it works well as long as nobody gets seriously hurt. Once freedom from brainwashing is achieved, many Satanists will mature into Eternalists.
As I get older the things that change in my sexual nature are new sensations, mostly as intense though different from those I've had before. In my youth, my conscious mind was directed by thoughts of sex, a cornucopia of images and ideas, from potent vegetables to forbidden fruit. Now I often feel I'm burdened with a habit. The most consistent sensations however have been those in the pursuit of beauty. Only recently, with my creation of modern Eternalism, have I expanded my philosophy to one strong maxim; Beauty is the face of Time.
Since the age of about 12, when I first wondered if I should pursue art as a career, I have studied artist's relationships with commerce. How does the 13th Tribe survive? If you don't know much about the 13th Tribe, that's understandable; it's a concept I came up with years ago.
Here are more examples of UV's, aka Unseen Variations.
