Book of Lies Study Group : Chapter 6

[mol]

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{Kappa-Epsilon-Phi-Alpha-Lambda-Eta Digamma}

CAVIAR

The Word was uttered: the One exploded into one
thousand million worlds.
Each world contained a thousand million spheres.
Each sphere contained a thousand million planes.
Each plane contained a thousand million stars.
Each star contained a many thousand million things.
Of these the reasoner took six, and, preening, said:
This is the One and the All.
These six the Adept harmonised, and said: This is the
Heart of the One and the All.
These six were destroyed by the Master of the
Temple; and he spake not.
The Ash thereof was burnt up by the Magus into
The Word.
Of all this did the Ipsissimus know Nothing.

[slvr_phoenix]

Alrighty. I had to give this one some thought. Not because I didn't have ideas, but because I wanted to make sure that my ideas were true to themselves. (If that makes any sense.)

Okay, to understand my interpretation, my view has to be established. My view is that the 'universe' has been created by the balance of energies between Chaos and Order to create existence, and then balanced between that and Nothing. Visually explained, the GODs Chaos and Order, are like light bulbs, shining their energy. The GOD Nothing, is like an all-encompasing darkness that Chaos and Order reside in. So in effect Chaos and Order are poles at oposing ends. At each pole their specific energy is strongest and most prevalent. Directly between the poles the energies are balanced. Directly from one pole to the other, along a straight line, existence is strongest. While the energy eminating from a pole decays the further it gets from the pole, the combination of energies between the two poles ensures a steady level of overall energy between them. Away from the poles and this line between them, existence fades and decays, until it is finally not even coherent enough to hold together at all, becoming one with Nothing. So the 'universe' could be visibly described like an oval. At either end of the oval is a point. Between the points is a straight line. The points are solid colors. The line blends from the color of one point to the other. And the futher you get away from the poles and the line connecting them, the more the color of the oval fades.

Now, what is also important to note is that this is not all occuring in one 'universe', but actually not limited to any 'universe', and instead each point of light in that image is a seperate and individual universe or world or what have you, where the laws governing it depend entirely upon this balance between the energies eminated from the GODs. In effect, there are an infinite number of universes (or planes of existence, if you will) created by the balance between the GODs, which do not actually 'exist' in any universe. (Except for perhaps a primal universe in which they are the only things permanent.)

So that view defined, here goes my interpretation of this chapter:


CAVIARAn apt title, describing the many upon many 'eggs' of existence, each giving birth to a unique and individual universe.


The Word was uttered: the One exploded into one
thousand million worlds.As I see it 'The Word' is the title given to the will of each GOD, and it is their will that eminates an energy specific to that will. In effect, there are three 'words', Nothing, Chaos, and Order, that 'The Word' covers. In this case, 'The Word' was uttered, in effect, the wills of the GODs caused their energy to radiate from them. The One, a name for this blending of energy, exploded into tons-o-worlds. I mean if you were a GOD sitting there in a single 'universe', struggling with/against the other two GODs, and suddenly this flux of energy that is your struggle creates a seemingly infinite number of universes, wouldn't you call that an explosion? :)


Each world contained a thousand million spheres.
Each sphere contained a thousand million planes.
Each plane contained a thousand million stars.
Each star contained a many thousand million things.Existence went from one 'universe', to a possibly infinite number of universes, each containing a possibly infinite number of worlds, each containing a possibly infinite number of beings and things 'existing'.


Of these the reasoner took six, and, preening, said:
This is the One and the All.One of the first sentient beings (gods) that had been created in this struggle between the GODs, took six of these first universes and claimed they were the only true existence. Anything beyond them wasn't really there. (Or at least not worthy of being there.)


These six the Adept harmonised, and said: This is the
Heart of the One and the All.Another one of the first sentient beings corrected the first being and stated that these six universes were the center of existence, not just existence itself.


These six were destroyed by the Master of the
Temple; and he spake not.Another one of these first gods got sick of the arguments over what was and wasn't existnece and decided to prove a point by destroying the ones that had been argued over. Thus proving the point that existence wasn't about being in a specific place, but about a balance between the GODs that can be found in any and all of the planes of existence. No one is more important than the others.


The Ash thereof was burnt up by the Magus into
The Word.And yet another god was smart enough to return the energies of the destroyed universes back to the wills of the GODs, where it would automatically be recycled into something new instead of remaining a source of depravity and/or destruction.


Of all this did the Ipsissimus know Nothing.Not sure who/what the Ipsissimus is, but sounds like they were a god/agent of Nothing and understood exactly what was going on. (As opposed to just being innocently clueless.)

It sounds like there were plenty of extremely powerful sentient beings that were created by the initial struggle of the Triad to exist, and that existed before the universes actually did. So they would then not only remember just what 'existence' was like before these universes, but also aren't limited to following the laws of nature/physics/whatever governing these universes. In effect, they're the first true gods, because they actually have the capability to reason and create and destroy with some forethought, not just to blindly follow a specific will, causing things to exist or cease to exist by a force of that will with no sentient consideration. And they're not really very limited. I guess you could even say they have nearly infinite power. That's a kind of scary thought. **shrug**

So anyway, that's my view and interpretation.

[slvr_phoenix]

:huh: I guess no one has anything to add to this chapter? Not even Mol?????

He he he he he.

[loopy]

*whispers* I'm lurking, but I'm still learning. :D

[Swanspirit]

A little free association so as not to be self editing ......Caviar and Champagne ..... salty, tasty little morsels YUMMM
little fish eggs by the billions strewn in the waters of life by countless fish to reproduce takes so many to make a mouthful .....
they are round prefect little spheres .....like some people picture atoms , and electron micrography shows the shapes to be mostly round ..... and contain the seeds of all life, some people love then .. some hate them some have no comment ............. and remain silent ......., some have never expereinced caviar ........at all .........
Love and Light
Swannie