/lit/ - Literature

>>16362394
First, then, of his powers is that through which he reveals the whole intellectual substance throughout as one, since he brings together its extremes. For even as in the world of sense-perception we can clearly discern air and water set between fire and earth,[66] as the link that binds together the extremes, would one not reasonably suppose that, in the case of the cause which is separate from elements and prior to them — and though it is the principle of generation, is not itself generation — it is so ordered that, in that world also, the extreme causes which are wholly separate from elements are bound together into one through certain modes of mediation, by King Helios, and are united about him as their centre? And the creative power of Zeus also coincides with him, by reason of which in Cyprus, as I said earlier, shrines are founded and assigned to them in common. [144] And Apollo himself also we called to witness to our statements, since it is certainly likely that he knows better than we about his own nature. For he too abides with Helios and is his colleague by reason of the singleness of his thoughts and the stability of his substance and the consistency of his activity.[67]

But Apollo too in no case appears to separate the dividing creative function of Dionysus[68] from Helios. And since he always subordinates it to Helios and so indicates that Dionysus[69] is his partner on the throne, Apollo is the interpreter for us of the fairest purposes that are to be found with our god. Further Helios, since he comprehends in himself all the principles of the fairest intellectual synthesis, is himself Apollo the leader of the Muses. And since he fills the whole of our life with fair order, he begat Asclepios[70] in the world, though even before the beginning of the world he had him by his side.

But though one should survey many other powers that belong to this god, never could one investigate them all. It is enough to have observed the following: That there is an equal and identical dominion of 1 Helios and Zeus over the separate creation which is prior to substances, in the region, that is to say, of the absolute causes which, separated from visible creation, existed prior to it; secondly we observed the singleness of his thoughts which is bound up with the imperishableness and abiding sameness that he shares with Apollo; thirdly, the dividing part of his creative function which he shares with Dionysus who controls divided substance; fourthly; we have observed the power of the leader ot the Muses, revealed in fairest symmetry and blending of the intellectual; finally we comprehended that Helios, with Asclepios, fulfils the fair order of the whole of life.

>>16079543
"Their gathered products are set before the face of Khnum and, around him; likewise tall plants and flowers of all kinds that exist between Yebu and Senmut; and are there on the east and the west.
"There is in the midst of the river---covered by water at its annual flood---a place of relaxation for every man who works the stones on its two sides.
"There is in the river, before this town of Yebu, a central elevation of difficult body which is called [Crophi and Mophi].
"Learn the names of the gods and goddesses of the temple of Khnum: Satis, Anukis, Hapy, Shu, Geb, Nut, Osiris, Horus, Isis, Nephthys.
"Learn the names of the stones that are there, Iying in the borderland.;" those that are in the east and the west, those [on the shores] of Yebu's canal, those in Yebu, those in the east and west, and those in the river: greywacke, granite, stones like gold, wtsy in the east; prason in the west; tsy in the west and in the river. [names of stone difficult to translate]
"The names of the precious stones of the quarries that are in the upper region-some among t em at a distance of four iter-are: gold, silver, copper, iron, lapis lazuli, turquoise, red jasper, emerald, quartz. In addition, lime stone;... ....green eye-paint, black eye-paint, carnelian, ???, and ochre are within this township."
When I heard what was there my heart was guided. Having heard of the flood I opened the wrapped books." I made a purification: I conducted a procession of the hidden ones; I made a complete offering of bread, beer, oxen, and fowl, and all good things for the gods and goddesses in Yebu whose names had been pronounced.
As I slept in peace, I found the god standing before me . I propitiated him by adoring him and praying to him. He revealed himself to me with kindly face; he said:

"I am Khnum, your maker!
My arms are around you,
To steady your body,
To safeguard your limbs."
I bestow on you stones upon stones,
That were not found before,
Of which no work was made,
For building temples,
Rebuilding ruins,
Inlaying statues' eyes.

For I am the master who makes,
I am he who made himself,
Exalted Nun, who first came forth,
Hapy who hurries at will;
Fashioner of everybody,
Guide of each man in his hour,
Tatenen, father of gods,
Great Shu, high in heaven!

The shrine I dwell in has two lips,
When I open up the well,"
I know Hapy hugs the field,
A hug that fills each nose with life,
For when hugged the field is reborn!
I shall make Hapy gush for you,
No year of lack and want anywhere,
Plants will grow weighed down by their fruit;
With Renutet ordering all,
All things are supplied in millions!
I shall let your people fill up,
They shall grasp together with you!
Gone will be the hunger years,
Ended the dearth in their bins.
Egypt's people will come striding,
Shores will shine in the excellent flood,
Hearts will be happier than ever before!

What is the best contemporary exegesis of Mithraism?

>>15818145
Witness the awakening of sincerity, while authenticity is dead for you. All we see here are the desperate deathroes of the false Abrahamics, south america is pagan, protestants are groups of scamming fools, fragmentators; orthooxy is a non-entity that also have begun its self-destruction. Trad-caths seething in denial, SSPX? A fucking joke. Go and accept your divinely ordained servile cuck of a pope.

>let's hodgepodge the symbols of egypt and pagan anatolia with a worse than literal interpretations of the bible and Plato

>>15757053
>vedanta or buddhism
they are the same nihilisms
In vedanta, if all is one then Maya doesn't exist. That there is illlusion is illusion, which is also an illusion, which is an illusion is an illusion is an illusion is an illusion is an illusion is an illusion is an illusion is an illusion is an illusion is an illusion is an illusion is an illusion, to infinity = nothing. No kataphatic denial, everything is then necessarily subjective. Nothing inherently rue or false.

I worship the one true pot on head God.