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A different lens and a different location that still shows Skyline Silhouette Sleeping Figure. The figure reclines making a striking image, if it is not a figure rather fortuitous geology then still it is still there. The sun having set lights one cloud. If you see a cloud structure at the centre that look like a Goose that has just eaten the Sun then the glowing cloud can be imagined as the after Sun snort from the star devouring Goose.
Nature gives us an amazing amount of wonders and within her bounty we find similarities upon which we decide to have reflections and those can lead us on to further investigation with wondrous revelations. The figure created by the silhouette of The Pentland Hills is an amazing sight and she can transform her image from different positions even appearing as if she is pregnant from one vantage. Here the Sleep Skyline Figure that may have been seen as a Goddess, as Geology in steady transition and also held in so many regards that have been given and lost even as she is found in the landscape, is shown with her central navel locked features given at a greater scale. The uncorrected 16mm view from Minolta give a new perspective on this figure that I have been sharing for many years and also in several, maybe too many pictures recently.
The Pentland Hills are magnificent and here is a share of their beauty.
I have been mentioning the weather lore of, “Red sky at night, shepherd’s delight,” and now the mention is still reaching into the links below.
© PHH Sykes 2024
phhsykes@gmail.com
Pentland Hills Regional Park
Red sky at night and other weather lore
www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/learn-about/weather/how-weat...
Matthew 16:2-3, King James Version
2 He answered and said unto them, When it is evening, ye say, It will be fair weather: for the sky is red.
3 And in the morning, It will be foul weather to day: for the sky is red and lowering. O ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky; but can ye not discern the signs of the times?
Gospel of Matthew 16:2-3, King James Version.
www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+16%3A2-3&...
I would say that anyone who’s bashing social media is a hypocrite... If used wisely & not abuse it the amount of information and how much it can make our daily life easier is just astounding ♥️ I find out about so many interesting things & places on Instagram, Flickr and etc. and this bookstore is not an exception ♥️♥️
"Whatever It Takes"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOsM-DYAEhY
Falling too fast to prepare for this
Tripping in the world could be dangerous
Everybody circling is vulturous
Negative, nepotist
Everybody waiting for the fall of man
Everybody praying for the end of times
Everybody hoping they could be the one
I was born to run, I was born for this
Whip, whip
Run me like a racehorse
Pull me like a ripcord
Break me down and build me up
I wanna be the slip, slip
Word upon your lip, lip
Letter that you rip, rip
Break me down and build me up
Whatever it takes
Cause I love the adrenaline in my veins
I do whatever it takes
Cause I love how it feels when I break the chains
Whatever it takes
Yeah take me to the top I'm ready for
Whatever it takes
Cause I love the adrenaline in my veins
I do what it takes
Always had a fear of being typical
Looking at my body feeling miserable
Always hanging on to the visual
I wanna be invisible
Looking at my years like a martyrdom
Everybody needs to be a part of them
Never be enough, I'm the prodigal son
I was born to run, I was born for this
Whip, whip
Run me like a racehorse
Pull me like a ripcord
Break me down and build me up
I wanna be the slip, slip
Word upon your lip, lip
Letter that you rip, rip
Break me down and build me up
Whatever it takes
Cause I love the adrenaline in my veins
I do whatever it takes
Cause I love how it feels when I break the chains
Whatever it takes
Yeah take me to the top, I'm ready for
Whatever it takes
Cause I love the adrenaline in my veins
I do what it takes
Hypocritical, egotistical
Don't wanna be the parenthetical, hypothetical
Working hard on something that I'm proud of, out of the box
An epoxy to the world and the vision we've lost
I'm an apostrophe
I'm just a symbol to remind you that there's more to see
I'm just a product of the system of catastrophe
And yet a masterpiece, and yet I'm half-diseased
And when I am deceased
At least I'll go down to the grave and die happily
And leave the body and my soul to be a part of thee
I do what it takes
Whatever it takes
Cause I love the adrenaline in my veins
I do whatever it takes
Cause I love how it feels when I break the chains
Whatever it takes
Yeah take me to the top, I'm ready for
Whatever it takes
Cause I love the adrenaline in my veins
I do what it takes
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On August 15, The Greek Orthodox church celebrates the Assumption. But that is just the religious “excuse” for villages to be decorated, folklore festivals to be held, shows of traditional dances to be staged, and a festive atmosphere to be impatiently expected by Greeks and foreigners alike.
Famous celebrations
The top pilgrimage destination is Tinos, the Cycladic island with the church of Virgin Mary that has become its landmark: no wonder the day of the Assumption is the most important of the year there. Thousands of pilgrims have made a solemn promise to genuflect before the holly icon. Some of them go up the hill where the church is situated on their knees! The feeling of awe and commotion spreads around the town when the icon is carried about is procession. One of the most imposing churches on the Aegean islands is the paleo-christian Virgin Mary of Ekatontapiliani in the capital of Paros, Paroikia. The icon’s procession is followed by people dancing to the local folklore rhythms while sipping at wine from the island. Just a few kilometers away and a few hours later, the night becomes a day when dozens of caiques approach the port of Naoussa with burning torches.
The Greeks that once used to live in the area of Pontus, a region on the southern coast of the Black Sea, have brought to Greece all their customs and traditions. Their religious emblem, the Holy Monastery of Virgin Mary Soumela, sees thousands of people swarming all over on the Assumption day, not only for fulfilling their religious duties, but also for enjoying the time-honoured morals and customs of Pontus music, dance and gastronomy.If you are on Patmos, follow the trimmed with gold epitaph that the monks carry around the cobbled streets of the island. In Zagorohoria, the festivities last for as long as three whole days at the end of which one can hardly move a hip after so much dancing. On Thassos, the devout Christians attend the Mass but look forward to the following meal, consisting of potatoes, rice and veal stew with onions. On Lesvos, it is a custom for the believers to walk 25km from the town of Mytilini to the church of Virgin Mary in Agiassos, and spend the night in its yard. In Kefalonia, a unique phenomenon that recurs year after year on the day of the Assumption attracts the visitors: small harmless snakes show up on the dome of the church of the village Markopoulo, as if they intended not to miss the religious celebration. The local legend provides an explanation for this: in the years when pirates were thriving, some nuns of the area begged Virgin Mary to transform them into snakes, so that they wouldn’t be subjugated to the sea invaders. Virgin Mary showed mercy to the scared women, and now it seems that they just come back every year to eternity, in order to thank the Holly Mother.
Wanna hold my cuddly teddy bear? I have some business to attend to!
James Hook found some bottles of alcohol and needs to annihilate it, just to make sure no-one falls under its lure and spell!
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She does this:
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Monacalda is corrupt.
Monacalda is been bribing the Lords for years.
Monacalda is using new kinds of businesses like internet and she don't pay taxes.
Monacalda always lets someone else put their neck on the line.
Monacalda leaves a mark on men's skin.
Monacalda is protected from politicians.
Monacalda is protected by trade unionists.
My friends are degenerates
But I'd never change them
Liars, cheats, and hypocrites
Not the type for saving
Why do we tend to hurt one another?
Dividing up all the books by the covers
Like it ain't hard enough simply being me
(Like it ain't hard enough simply being me)
Or could I sum you up just by what I see?
(Or could I sum you up just by what I see?)
In reality
Everyone's a lot more complicated
My friends are degenerates
But I'd never change them
Liars, cheats, and hypocrites
Not the type for saving
So they say
So they say
I get that look more than I remember
Turning your nose up while we're at dinner
Like how can he afford something that I want?
(Like how can he afford something that I want?)
Sold all your empathy, tell me what it cost
(Sold all your empathy, tell me what it cost)
Character is who your are
When no one's watching
My friends are degenerates
But I'd never change them
Liars, cheats, and hypocrites
Not the type for saving
So they say
So they say
Like a moment of truth that you're tryna omit
Consequences retained for the judgment you give
When you finally find that you're the degenerate
It's gonna hit like a brick!
Like it ain't hard enough simply being me
Or could I sum you up just by what I see?
My friends are degenerates
But I'd never change them
Liars, cheats, and hypocrites
Not the type for saving
So they say
So they say
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Canada is the second largest country (landmass) in the world! Travel distance from coast to coast is over 6,500 kilometers. Earlier this week, truckers from the west started a “freedom convoy”, driving across Canada in protest of government-imposed vaccine passports and mandates.
Prime Minister Trudeau smugly referred to this movement as a “small minority fringe group with unacceptable views.” May I remind you Mr. Prime Minister Trudeau that you were elected to a position of power by the people. You are not God, not king, not emperor, just a duly elected public figure. May I also remind you that your MINORITY government was elected (to use your own words) by a “small minority fringe group”, having received only 33.1% of the public vote. You can and will be replaced.
Oddly the media, as well as government has downplayed this movement, suggesting the number of truckers involved is only “about 10,000.” What you have failed to report, what the media has failed to report is the millions of people who have braved viciously cold temperatures to show their support. The highways for thousands of kilometers are lined with cars, trucks, people, all cheering on this brave group. Every overpass is jammed with flag waving Canadians showing their support. If you are that blind to what the public is telling you, you are a danger to that office and should remove yourself immediately.
I had not planned to post again, but yesterday at 2.00 pm when I watched a CTV News reporter giving a “fake news” report in front of Parliament, I was disgusted. The report showed a few aimless souls wandering around in the background, leaving one with the impression that the movement was a dud. Well fake news company, the above image taken by my daughter Missy actually gives the truth about what was happening on Parliament Hill.
So Justin, in your lust to remain and hold power, here is a speech that I freely give and suggest you use:
“Dear fellow Canadian’s, I sincerely apologize for the brainless and stupid comments that I have made recently. Please forgive me.”
PS - a word of caution:
The government of Nova Scotia has warned anyone that shows support for the Freedom Convoy by stopping along the higways, they will be issuing up to $10,000,00 fines for individuals and up to $100,000.00 for corporations.
UPDATE:
Knowing that thousands of protesters were showing up in Ottawa, Prime Minister Trudeau went into a 5 day hibernation because he was apparently "exposed to someone who had covid". Today from Tofino, British Columbia, he claims (in spite of the fact that he is vaccinated up the Yazoo) to have contracted the virus.
Please explain to the Canadian public Justin T, how after having "been exposed" and having "contracted the virus" all within the last 5 days (when you were supposedly self isolating in Ottawa), how did you manage to travel over 5,000 kilometers to the far side of Canada? Either you are a liar or an extreme coward.... In either case Mr. Hypocrite, you should be removed from office...
UPDATE:
Apparently our Leader did not hide out in BC but continues to hunker down in his hide-out.
Odd name for a German Shorthaired Pointer we think, but my oldest daughter and her husband have never neen conventional. Gus was a sweet 75 pound low-key hunting dog. He's gone now, and was "replaced" by Cooper, another German Shorthair with quite a different temperment. Cooper is okay until you get him on a leash, and then you're in for a ride.
In our walks, my wife and I meet about 10 people walking their dogs every night. None are that well-behaved but about half are adorable, and from experience, adorable dogs and woosy owners (us) make for poorly trained animals. Right now my wife and I are in love with a five pound cockapoo or something like that. It's apricot. After two nights, he knows us and must say hello. Well, five pounds, tail wagging uncontrollably, ajust jumping about to my knees is adorable. Cooper at almost 80 pounds can be dangerous. It's easy to be a hypocrite when you're comparing dogs. I love 'em all, but some more than others.
So, for this Dog Day Monday, enjoy Gus.
Date: 10/30/2018
Reflection on CCC 847 (LG 16: cf. DS 3866-3872)
“Those who, through no fault of their own, do not know the Gospel of Christ or his Church, but who nevertheless seek God with a sincere heart, and, moved by grace, try in their actions to do his will as they know it through the dictates of their coscience-those too may achieve eternal salvation.”
This is not my first encounter with this quote from the Catechism of the Catholic Church, but for some reason it brings me great comfort, as though a great burden has been removed from my shoulders. What kind of burden, you may ask? Speaking from my perspective: I do not have to judge the state of someone’s relationship with God outside the Catholic Church. In the spirit of this quote, one of my favorite passages on the topic of judging is Matthew 7:1-5, where it states:
"Stop judging, that you may not be judged. For as you judge, so will you be judged, and the measure with which you measure will be measured out to you. Why do you notice the splinter in your brother’s eye, but do not perceive the wooden beam in your own eye? How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me remove that splinter from your eye,’ while the wooden beam is in your eye? You hypocrite, remove the wooden beam from your eye first; then you will see clearly to remove the splinter from your brother’s eye."
To link my opening quote with this scripture is quite a stretch, but remember, I am not focusing on the person outside of myself…but myself. What is the state of my own heart in relationship to God? What are the defects within myself that impede this relationship? I do know what the Gospel is at least from the context of my Catholic faith. I am blessed to be aware that I still seek God with a sincere heart and that all the knowledge I have is a gift of grace. Because Christ is the model for which I base my life, I can follow the dictates of my conscience. This means I know what the beams are in my own life, and I worry less about the splinters that I see in others-this is humility.
However, because I am a servant, I know that I am commissioned to preach the Gospel to others. This would include those who are not in relationship with Christ, or those who have rejected Christ for various reasons, which can be valid. To reach out to others, I hope that it is not me that is reaching out…but Christ through me. I must decrease and HE must increase in me.
-rc
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"I like your Christ,
I do not like your Christians,
Your Christians are so
unlike your
Christ."
-Mahatma Gandhi
Lock Picker.
Formy krytyczne radykalny umysł osławione nieocenzurowane rozwścieczone bitwy uosabiające inspiracje kontrkultury wielkie podziemne sztuczki,
straitéisí scaoileadh eilimintí forchéimneacha amhrasta cumhachtaí frithimscrúduithe imscrúduithe ngéarchéim iarmhairtí impiriúla pléasctha coireanna hypocritical rúin mionú,
alertes fantastiques répressions réussies contrôles économiques luttes libératrices impliquant des conditions d'assujettissement du système des verrous compliqués,
የመተማመን ስሜትን ምሳሌያዊ እንቅስቃሴዎችን ጠብቆ ለማቆየት የሚያስችሉ የተከፋፈሉ ተቃርኖዎች ስጋት ማስጠንቀቂያዎች ተሞክሮዎችን መመርመር።,
morți chinuitori răspunsuri indignate ideea tradițională fuziunea deschisă se referă la încercări inoportune, spirite de ani care neglijează realitatea,
rêwerzên xebatê rêgirtina li peyvan stratejiyên bêhempa yên agahdariya pseudonîm a rêberên rêçik hedef digirin,
息が詰まるようなルールの前提を超越した明白な執行産業銀行が選んだ信念をひもでつなぐクレイジーで深い問題.
Steve.D.Hammond.
Dolly got it immediately. “Don’t start me on the liver fluke”, they baah’d. They had heard Ruin say more or less the same about the HIV virus, that it was a driver. James rejected the shame relative to that cloud around those types of infections called venereal, that hypocritical blaming and moralising which set them apart. He loved Maupassant’s reaction, his outcry. But that too was probably the spirochete talking. What is defined as madness needs expression too, that extreme perimeter describes the whole
According to James, all life, from the virus, through every species and manifestation up to and including ourselves, and beyond, is equal, and striving towards proliferating itself, celebrating life itself.
The cures are, of course, 'drivers' too.
“Soon mercury will be my staple diet. My hair is beginning to grow again . . . the hair on my arse is sprouting. . . . I’ve got the pox! at last! the real thing! not the contemptible clap, not the ecclesiastical crystalline, not the bourgeois coxcombs or the leguminous cauliflowers—no—no, the great pox, the one which (King) Francis I died of. The majestic pox, pure and simple; the elegant syphilis . . . I’ve got the pox . . . and I am proud of it, by thunder, and to hell with the bourgeoisie. Allelujah, I’ve got the pox, so I don’t have to worry about catching it anymore."
--Guy de Maupassant
"Junk, fuck"
A good night, the best in a long time
A new friend turned me on to an old favorite
Nothing better than a dealer who's high
Be high, convince them to buy, yeah
What's my drug of choice?
Well, what have you got?
I don't go broke
And I do it a lot
Seems so sick to the hypocrite norm
Running their boring drills
But we are an elite race of our own
The stoners, junkies, and freaks
Are you happy? I am, man
Content and fully aware
Money, status, nothing to me
'Cause your life's empty and bare, yeah
What's my drug of choice?
Well, what have you got?
I don't go broke
And I do it a lot
I do it a lot, yeah
You can't understand a user's mind
But try, with your books and degrees
If you let yourself go and opened your mind
I'll bet you'd be doing like me
And it ain't so bad
What's my drug of choice?
Well, what have you got?
I don't go broke
And I do it a lot.....
The Pentland Hills are magnificent and here is a share of their beauty.
I have been mentioning the weather lore of, “Red sky at night, shepherd’s delight,” and now the mention is still reaching into the links below.
© PHH Sykes 2024
phhsykes@gmail.com
Pentland Hills Regional Park
Red sky at night and other weather lore
www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/learn-about/weather/how-weat...
Matthew 16:2-3, King James Version
2 He answered and said unto them, When it is evening, ye say, It will be fair weather: for the sky is red.
3 And in the morning, It will be foul weather to day: for the sky is red and lowering. O ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky; but can ye not discern the signs of the times?
Gospel of Matthew 16:2-3, King James Version.
I'm so tired. Geez.
I hate that word so much. I hate to be always tired. I hate unnecessary knowledge, too. I hate to hate. I am a hypocrite.
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Chaque année, c'est la même rengaine.
Comme à chaque élection, on espère à chaque nouvel an que tout va s'arranger un peu tout seul, sans faire trop d'effort. Sans même rien changer de nos vies. Un vœu comme un vote. Magie hypocrite.
Les pas de l'Homme résonnent sur Terre depuis des milliers d'année mais soudain ils pourraient s'éteindre dans un tragique oubli...
2021... 2030...
Every year, it's the same old story.
As with every election, we hope that every new year everything will work itself out a little bit, without making too much effort. Without even changing anything in our lives. A wish like a vote. Hypocritical magic.
Man's footsteps have been resonating on Earth for thousands of years but suddenly they could be extinguished in a tragic oblivion...
2021... 2030...
Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGlEZpOVjGo
falling too fast to prepare for this
tripping in the world could be dangerous
everybody circling, it's vulturous
negative, nepotist
everybody waiting for the fall of man
everybody praying for the end of times
everybody hoping they could be the one
i was born to run, i was born for this
always had a fear of being typical
looking at my body feeling miserable
always hanging on to the visual
i wanna be invisible
looking at my years like a martyrdom
everybody needs to be a part of 'em
never be enough, i'm the prodigal son
i was born to run, i was born for this
whip, whip
run me like a racehorse
pull me like a ripcord
break me down and build me up
i wanna be the slip, slip
word upon your lip, lip
letter that you rip, rip
break me down and build me up
whatever it takes
cause i love the adrenaline in my veins
i do whatever it takes
cause I love how it feels when i break the chains
whatever it takes
you take me to the top, i'm ready for
whatever it takes
cause i love the adrenaline in my veins
i do what it takes
hypocritical, egotistical
don't wanna be the parenthetical, hypothetical
working onto something that i'm proud of, out of the box
an epoxy to the world and the vision we've lost
i'm an apostrophe
i'm just a symbol to remind you that there's more to see
i'm just a product of the system, a catastrophe
and yet a masterpiece, and yet i'm half-diseased
and when i am deceased
at least i go down to the grave and die happily
leave the body of my soul to be a part of me
i do what it takes
whatever it takes
cause i love the adrenaline in my veins
i do whatever it takes
cause I love how it feels when i break the chains
whatever it takes
you take me to the top, i'm ready for
whatever it takes
cause i love the adrenaline in my veins
i do what it takes
Saint Michael is an oil painting by the Italian artist Raphael. Also called the Little Saint Michael to distinguish it from a larger, later treatment of the same theme, Saint Michael Vanquishing Satan, it is now in the Louvre in Paris. The work depicts the Archangel Michael in combat with the demons of Hell, while the damned suffer behind him. Together with the Saint George, it represents the first of Raphael's works on martial subjects.
An early work of the artist, the painting was executed for Guidobaldo da Montefeltro, Duke of Urbino, in 1504 or 1505 on the back of a draughtboard, possibly commissioned to express appreciation to Louis XII of France for conferring the Order of Saint Michael on Francesco Maria I della Rovere, Guidobaldo's nephew and heir. Whatever the impetus for its creation, by 1548 it hung in the collection at the Palace of Fontainebleau.
In her 2006 study Early Work of Raphael, Julia Cartwright suggests that the work may betray the influence of Timoteo Viti in the gold tinting to the green wings of Michael, while the sinners in the background suggest that Raphael may have consulted an illustrated volume of Dante's Inferno. The punishments depicted reflect Dante's treatment of hypocrites and thieves.
A little more than a decade after completing the little Saint Michael, Raphael was commissioned to revisit the theme, producing Saint Michael Vanquishing Satan for Pope Leo X in 1518.
before you guys start getting on me , this isn`t being hypocritical , this is having a change of heart and standing up for someone . you guys look at her and talk about her like she`s freaking swine flu or some junk . i know the only reason most people hate her is because she`s dating joe , but wow . you really don`t even know her , yet you`re judging her left and right . some of you people bash her just for the sake of bashing her like saying "oh , i love joe (pre-b!tch , i mean precamilla [i just made that up , but i`ve seen comments like that]) !" -_- i feel bad for her because of all the bs she has to take because of some fans . . . please don`t comment if you`re gonna bash her more . copyright claim . you will be fined if you redistribute or steal
The Pentland Hills are magnificent and here is a share of their beauty.
I have been mentioning the weather lore of, “Red sky at night, shepherd’s delight,” and now the mention is still reaching into the links below.
© PHH Sykes 2024
phhsykes@gmail.com
Pentland Hills Regional Park
Red sky at night and other weather lore
www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/learn-about/weather/how-weat...
Matthew 16:2-3, King James Version
2 He answered and said unto them, When it is evening, ye say, It will be fair weather: for the sky is red.
3 And in the morning, It will be foul weather to day: for the sky is red and lowering. O ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky; but can ye not discern the signs of the times?
Gospel of Matthew 16:2-3, King James Version.
Tre foto a Spoleto sotto il sole di gennaio:
Ombre_la città si muove o sta ferma.
Memoria corta_la città è polemica.
Liberamente_la libertà dell'arte.
Three photos of Spoleto under the January sun:
Shadows_the city moves or stands still.
Remembrance Day "short and hypocritical"
Liberamente_the freedom of art.
Passengers
Elton John
Deny the passenger, who want to get on
Deny the passenger, who want to get on
Deny the passenger, who want to get on
Want to get on
He want to get on
Want to get on
He want to get on
To make a chain of fools
You need a matching pair
One hypocritical fool
And a crowd that's never there
There's anger in the silence
There's wheels upon the jail
A black train built of bones
On a copper rail
Did something a little different for me this morning at stupid o clock. Went to downtown Minto to shoot a burnt out carwreck, conveniently (for us) dumped beside the trainline.
Thanks to my mate Paul, who is an avid train fan, we rocked up to the location well before sunrise, and started shooting, as the trains passed the shell of the car. Paul had a notebook, with the exact times the trains were leaving the two train stations, either side of the wreck, which allowed us to save on battery, switch the cameras on 1 min before the trains arrived at our exact spot, check our settings for the correct shutter speed, and press the trigger as the trains passed. Too easy really tbh.
Took 4 shots, and that was a wrap. Easiest shoot I've been on in ages.
Hope you like "Passengers"
Cheers, Mike
ten things i've learned this year...
4) skipping #4.
i would feel like a hypocrite writing about life lessons today.
but at least the song is good. i've posted a link to it below if you're interested...
song of the day: hell on the throat, by dashboard confessional
Highest Position # 72
Explore # 168
I was tagged by Brinks, Carmi, Karrie and sir Gab!
List 10 things that your friends may or may not know about you, but that are true. Tag ten people and be sure to let them know they’ve been tagged (a quick message will do). Don’t forget to link back to the person who tagged you. Post a picture in your stream with the 10 facts and list your tagged people :)
and Here it goes...
1. I love LEMONADE!
2. a simple Person with a simple lifestyle
3. I am a Flickr Addict hehehehe...
4. I LOVE my Eisha most of All...hehehehe
5. I love to draw (sketch) and play the guitar...
6. I love to cook specially PULUTAN experts!!hahaha!
7. I am a pure BATANGUENO and im proud of it!
8. I hate to wait..kaya d ako nag Security Guard!! hehehe!
9. I hate hypocrite persons...a lot!!!!
10. I love PHOTOGRAPHY as my hobby!!! I can share my feelings and emotion on it..ang drama!!!
I'm tagging the following:
1. DGM Dino
2. Fongetz
3. jongdonez
4. Izah
5. blauearth
6. Hoiram
7. buntso [clifford]
8. mhels_13
9. reycervan
10. Ronaldo F Cabuhat
This picture has been screaming from within my head and with tea and toast it is done. Seville Oranges in Scottish Marmalade have answer the intrusive inspiration with this completion. Obviously another idea is now demanding immediate attention. These are my good times and the others are not at all goodly. Nature never lets us down if we can wait for the good times to come along and are then ready to enjoy them when they do come along.
There is what I am describing as a Templar Bread and Butter Pudding in the oven with a crunchy Croix Pattée in place and potential for either a Spiral of Sanctity [Power Crunch], or Labyrinth of Locating to be added upon the Final Firing. Please note my liberal idea of Templar peace keepers might not be your notions of them. Hopefully the next so far unanswered idea that is starting now to shout a little will be answered through the protection of Αιξ / Aix / Aex the Very New World Fruity and Old World Spicy Bread and Butter Pudding maybe a glory to behold.
The Pentland Hills are magnificent and here is a share of their beauty.
The Very New World Fruity and Old World Spicy Templar Bread and Butter Pudding shielded and nurtured via Αιξ / Aix / Aex is Glutten Free, Butter Free and free of other things and also free if you can get to Penicuik before I finish it. I have demolished a corner with Goat Yoghurt as a part of the rearing and trading that the Templar economy engendered. I could be thinking of Shaman in Mail and Plate instead of Colonising Thugs that some see.
© PHH Sykes 2024
phhsykes@gmail.com
Pentland Hills Regional Park
Red sky at night and other weather lore
www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/learn-about/weather/how-weat...
Matthew 16:2-3, King James Version
2 He answered and said unto them, When it is evening, ye say, It will be fair weather: for the sky is red.
3 And in the morning, It will be foul weather to day: for the sky is red and lowering. O ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky; but can ye not discern the signs of the times?
Gospel of Matthew 16:2-3, King James Version.
Gospel Movie Clip | "Break Through the Snare" (7) - How God Saves Man From the Influence of Satan
Introduction
The Bible says, "For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God" (1 Peter 4:17). In the last days, Almighty God
expresses all the truth which purifies and saves man and He shows to us His righteous, majestic and inviolable disposition. God's work of judgment in the last days is done to save man so they can break away from the influence of Satan and truly turn back to God. All God's chosen people who accept Almighty God's work of judgment all gradually come to see clearly the factual truth that the pastors and elders' service of God actually defies God, see clearly their hypocritical and truth-hating antichrist natures and therefore they break away from the confusion and control of the pastors and elders and truly return before God. By listening to God's chosen people's Testimonies
of their experiences of judgment before the seat of Christ, you will be brought to an understanding of God's work of judgment in the last days.
Recommend to you: Christian Family Movie
Image Source: The Church of Almighty God
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For 'Macro Sundays — In the Kitchen'
This photo was accepted, then refused by 'Macro Sundays', and I've been removed from the group by Dominique Robert, its administrator, without any communication.
I cannot recommend that you join this group, as its Administrator is a flagrant hypocrite with a huge ego.
December is upon us! The chill has swept through and as the song says, "It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!" ;-)
This is without a doubt my favorite time of year! The kid in me will never stop being amazed by this holiday season. It's the one time of the year people all over feel compelled to be happy and compassionate.
I don't care if you think they're hypocrites or whatever, this time of year turns the most Scrooge person into a soft hearted person - and I'll take it!
So...now that it's December 1st, let's do this!!!
Who's to know if your soul will fade at all
The one you sold to fool the world
You lost your self-esteem along the way
Yeah
Good god your comin' up with reasons
Good god your dragging it out
Good god its the changing of the seasons
I feel so raped
So follow me down
And just fake it if your out of direction
Fake it if you don't belong
Fake it if you feel like a infection
Woah your such a fuckin' hypocrite
And you should know that the lies wont hide your falls
No sense in hiding all of yours
You gave up on your dreams along the way
Yeah
Plenty of chairs still waiting for transporting hopefuly in good condition, related to that talked to one of the workers moving stuff away from this building today and what he said because of vandalism they have lost estimated one million euros worth of stuff. So if you like to visit places like these it would be good to consider the person owning the furniture etc. Saying that makes me kinda hypocrite since i like graffiti but destroying windows, furniture and that kind of random vandalism is really not my cup of tea.
More photos and videos from this building at album called 80's office building.
Nature gives us an amazing amount of wonders and within her bounty we find similarities upon which we decide to have reflections and those can lead us on to further investigation with wondrous revelations. The figure created by the silhouette of The Pentland Hills is an amazing sight and she can transform her image from different positions even appearing as if she is pregnant from one vantage. Here Mono and Colour are used to give a further insight into the Sleep Skyline Figure that may have been seen as a Goddess, as Geology in transition and also held so many regards that have been given and lost even as she is found in the landscape today and will with weathering and other developments over many, many years be seen as something vastly different than she appears today.
The Pentland Hills are magnificent and here is a share of their beauty.
I have been mentioning the weather lore of, “Red sky at night, shepherd’s delight,” and now the mention is still reaching into the links below.
© PHH Sykes 2024
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Pentland Hills Regional Park
Red sky at night and other weather lore
www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/learn-about/weather/how-weat...
Matthew 16:2-3, King James Version
2 He answered and said unto them, When it is evening, ye say, It will be fair weather: for the sky is red.
3 And in the morning, It will be foul weather to day: for the sky is red and lowering. O ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky; but can ye not discern the signs of the times?
Gospel of Matthew 16:2-3, King James Version.
"Unh, look
I'm a real rare individual
I'm in the physical and the metaphysical (yeah)
I know you need your alone time, that's critical
But I need some of your time, is that hypocritical?
Damn, you know I relate to you more than fam
So I won't sit around and let you sink in quicksand
Look, I know you got million dollar plans
And you tryna build a brand, live a life in high demand
Swerving big b's, your bag got little G's
Gucci down to the socks like Biggie and Little Ceas'
Let's hit the Maldives and hide behind palm trees
Little red wine, weed, and a calm breeze
Cause baby, you been living life inside a bubble
When the last time you had somebody hug you?
Hold up, when the last time you had somebody love you?
Hold up, when the last time you love someone who love you?"
I'm sick and tired of all this hate.
I know the whole "how would you feel?" question is cliche, but honestly, just think about it.
I saw this pic on Flickr. It's a little old, but it's the perfect example.
It's stupid for haters to hate on someone. Not unless they had a valid reason.
"she can't sing, she's a whore, etc." Really? That's just showing how immature they can be.
Okay. And this also goes for Miley.
my opinion: well, I don't love her. But I would never go so far as to call her a whore, or make some stupid picture of her bald. (yes, I did see that. crazy people.) it's just showing people how seriously stupid they can be, and to some it will make them seem like they have to put down others just to gain a little self-respect.
there is no self-respect if you have to do that. that's just being mean and completely heartless.
As for Demi, yes, I do love her. And some people will say 'there is no old Demi, there is no old Miley."
but there is. and no, I don't expect that they would stay the same little girl, and have all this innocence. but I do miss the old them.
Demi is one of my idols when it comes to singing. As for Miley, I don't love her anymore. But back then, I absolutely adored her. and for some reason, it kind of hurt when my cousins disliked me for liking her.
And I know you're gonna say it's stupid that I get hurt a little when some random person I don't know disses my favorite role model, even though they don't know me.
But as a true fan to them, we are supposed to support them every step of the way.
Plus, I got to admit, the girl is gorgeous. Especially when she's got natural makeup on. (: (same with demi & Selena)
- - - -
now for my opposing reasons to the list of things that makes these commenters hate Selena.
She can't sing: well, that's not necessarily true. She's not the best singer, but she's improving. And she said herself that she wants her music just to be something that kids will have fun to. She can sing a lot better than a lot of people. Everyone can sing if they can carry a tune. it may have been electronically edited at first, but seriously she is improving. day by day. "practice makes perfect."
she can't act: are you kidding me? ha. Need I remind you that her show got an Emmy/Alma award? yeah. and the WOWP movie got 4 stars; that is very good for a disney movie & show. and if you've seen the scene in the movie after her and Justin battle, that is skills right there. To cry on the spot, I mean.
she's a wanna-be: really? how? please do explain that to me. she's her own person. honestly, I want to be like her, because she's one awesome chick. so if you're gonna call anyone a wanna-be, call me one.
she's a poser: again, how? for being 'punk'? ha. she's not trying. I don't think she was even punk. not even back then. she just liked dressing up in mismatched colors and converse. lol. that's seen a lot.
she used Demi to get famous: lolol. tbh, some people will argue that it is Demi who used Selena. kay, that sounds mean, but actually it is somewhat a fact. Selena was asked for a callback for Wizards. she moved to Disney, and Demi's mom and family went because Demi & Selena didn't want to be separated. Selena was discovered first, but then Demi was discovered as well. So, she helped her become famous. durr. They're best friends, what did you expect? xD (thank you had you given me the chance to say "I do". )
she's conceited: wow, these reasons make me laugh. someone conceited is someone who doesn't think about others, at all. who is always, always thinking about only themself.
wow. no, Selena is pretty much opposite from that. she's done at least.. 4 charities this year. at least. she even spent time with some of the kids she's helped out with. actually, a whole day with two of them. she even spent time to help make a video about a charity for dogs. and even visited them and fed them, along with her friend/costar Jake.
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basically, just stop. STOP THE HATE.
and I know a lot of people who hate Miley, Selena, & Demi are pretty much people who dislike Disney.
but when you think about it, they have to like something outside of Disney, right?
so really, they shouldn't hate on these girls, when they know they get pissed when someone would hate on their favorite person/role model(s).
it's hypocritical.
it's mean.
it's hurtful.
tbh, I think it makes people seem like they're just this beast who has no heart, like, at all.
& I know everyone is entitled to their own opinions, but you don't have to go so far. think about if you were put in their situation. And it'd be nice if people could really understand that we all do have feelings and that we aren't perfect.
what even sucks more for these haters, I bet a lot of these celebs could care less about what they think. (;
Malnutrition.
Douleurs aiguës multitudes innocentes hurlements de maladie ventres grognants visions de loup espace lointain notions vaniteuses hypocrites mensonges,
αμαρτωλοί ηγέτες που παραβιάζουν τις εντολές πολυάριθμοι νόμοι analytics ευρετήρια συστηματικού συλλογισμού άπειροι διάβολοι κυρώσεις δολοφονίες,
barriere buie profonde fosse voci ruggenti lamenti infiniti fardelli mali percorsi impetuosi vette incessanti regole discendenti caverne fredde lingue affamate,
труды, дни, ужасы, ночи, пустые слова, суровые, жестокие тени, слабые чашки, бездонные лица, борющиеся с недугами, унизительные уроки, ужасные запахи,
闇の空身もだえのうろこメンタルチェーンが嫉妬深いプレートを引き締める何年もテーブルを折りたたむ小さな部分が手足に負担をかける蛇戦争傲慢な考え呪い苦痛住民の妄想.
Steve.D.Hammond.
"Said I remember when we used to sit
In the government yard in Trenchtown
Oba, ob-serving the hypocrites
As they would mingle with the good people we meet
Good friends we have had, oh good friends we've lost along the way
In this bright future you can't forget your past
So dry your tears I say" ♫♫♫
Monti Sibilini, 2011
There are many aspects of our sense of self and many fragments that lead up to a whole. When you drop a delicate glass and it shatters, you see all of the pieces that make up that simple structure that holds liquid. Just imagine how many pieces are inside of each of us, just as fragile and susceptible to damage.
Each year, I make some changes to my life. I wouldn't call them New Year's Resolutions (though I do try to make a couple of those) because they don't always happen on the new year. I yearn to be a flawless person and I've always realized how finite our time spans on Earth are...and so, I don't like to waste any time that I'm given, either when trying to make the world a better place or in terms of trying to make myself into a better person, someone I can respect and love when I Iook in the mirror. 2015 was a year filled with changes for me and, instead of doing a top 10 or 20 or 25 live shows, I thought maybe I would do something different this year instead.
1. Photography:
I have many identities, if you must know. Some call these roles but when your roles in life define you, it seems to become a little more than that. In other words, if you lose one role, like your role as an artist, you will probably have something along the lines of a nervous breakdown, where you question who you are and want to jump out of the window. That's how strongly I identify with myself as a photographer. I've been doing this for 20 years now and I started in the dark room with film and a ton of time and creative youthful energy.
I really haven't changed yet in terms of my yearning to be a part of the collective consciousness that defines us as human beings and wanting to redeem it. There are so many harmful things that bring us all down...we have allowed the rich to get stronger and the poor to become many. We have turned our backs on our sisters and brothers. We no longer recognize them in the street.
More importantly, photography is a sort of art therapy for me. I've been going to a very helpful Sleep Therapist recently to help with my insomnia. He has me rate the stress in my life on a 0-5 scale. 5 is the highest and 0 is literally no stress. After about 5 visits, on our last visit in December, my sleep therapist pointed out to me how he thought it was interesting that I never rated my stress level for each day a 5 even though I often reported that my job was the cause of much dismay. I explained, "That's because, no matter how stressed I am, I realize I have to keep perspective. 5 is genocide. 5 is I am raped and nearly murdered and my family is murdered in front of me. 5 is someone opens their door on me while bicycling and I'm in the hospital and am told I will never walk again or breathe without a machine. If 5 is the worst thing that can happen to a person, I hope I never see it." Did I mention I'm intense?
Anyway, I digress...photography helps me cope with all of the sadness I feel when I think that we're all doomed and uniquely flawed in a way that doesn't allow us to change our mistakes, to make ourselves better, to find redemption. I don't mean religious redemption, either. I just mean that we realize we were each given a unique potential and the failure to live up to this is a black mark upon all of us.
I've made some changes regarding photography and my identity this year. When I started photographing with digital over film in 2006, it opened up some previously unexplored possibilities for me. I've always loved music and concerts and so, increasingly more, I started photographing my favorite bands. I still do so and continue to love it but I feel a sadness in the thought that I'll be be pigeonholed as merely a "concert photographer" when the day is done. More than anything, I have always yearned to capture life at the end of the day. I'm a searcher and I'm searching for the qualities that show us as overcoming all of our past atrocities, as better than all that. There is something in a gesture that Milan Kundera understood...a gesture can be linked to identity and can be it's own greatest art form. I'm a huge fan of animals but the gestures that humans make can actually take my breath away.
I see more views, favorites, comments, etc. when I post a concert photo and I appreciate those but, at the end of the day, I am part of Flickr because I want to grow as a photographer and I don't want to die with people thinking all I ever did was stand alongside 15 other people taking photos of the same musicians at the exact same time. I think that's why I haven't really missed scaling back on shows and festivals overall this year. I still love Levitation/Austin Psych Fest the very best (it's my type of music!) and I still enjoy live shows...but if I am photographing bands, I want to be doing so to promote their creativity and their presence in the world so not necessarily the bands everyone has already heard of in other words.
I realize I'm not the best street or portrait photographer in the world but it takes time to develop and, just like it took time for me to develop as a concert photographer, I have made more of a commitment to devoting time and energy to this endeavor. It's painful to me when I try to be part of a community of street photographers and I feel rejected or condescended to. I have music within me and I sing in my own way. Right now, this is where my heart is leading me.
2. Vegan
When I was 13, it finally occurred to me that it was perhaps more than a little hypocritical to identify myself as an animal lover and then eat them. Back then, I pretty much lived on vegetarian vegetable cans of Progresso soup and it was a challenge to live as a vegetarian in upstate NY not because I enjoyed the taste of meat but because I had a lack of options for my own nutrition. I also had to learn the hard way about taking B vitamin and iron supplements or I'd be feeling weak and/or faint all day long. Pretty soon, though, being a vegetarian became a part of the very fabric of my being and was one of the first things I mentioned. It definitely made me more healthy but it also made me feel like I was a person with integrity.
Of course, not as much was known in 1992 about the environmental implications of being vegetarian and, even more so, vegan. When you're facing food scarcities, using all fertile land in the most optimal way to feed the approaching 7 billion people on this planet seems less like radical ideology and more just like plain common sense.
At least in America, vegan cheeses, yogurts, sorbets, milks, butters, and even egg substitutes have seen remarkable growth. Not so long ago, vegan cheese tasted like play-doh and was absolutely disgusting. We've come a long way, especially in the last three years. I've never been a fan of Daiya, though I appreciate their history in the market, but I am a fan of Heidi-Ho vegan cheese made from chia seeds. Kite Hill, Punk Rawk cheese, Treeline cheese and Mykononos cheese are all fantastic vegan options. In addition, each city (even my own small home town city of Rochester, NY with the amazing vegan restaurant Vive) seems to be developing it's own artisan vegan cheeses. To be clear, these are "cheeses" I wouldn't even realize were vegan. In Chicago, we have Feed Your Head, Teese, Chicago Raw, and Soul Veg. which are amazing-as well as several restaurant options.
When I think about the process in America of separating the young calves from their mothers and killing male chickens, I think about the stress hormones that get transferred from animal to your food. I also think about the rise in quite a few life threatening allergies...some of this may be related to pollution but maybe some of it is related to animals. I became a vegetarian way before epidemics like "Mad Cow Disease" but this disease isn't exactly a compelling argument to continue to eat any animal products for me.
There is going to come a time when we can no longer be dependent on animals for any food source. I don't know when that exact year is...if I had to guess, it will probably be well before I reach old age (if I do reach it). Let's say 2040. Animal products will be unreliable and even toxic. If you'd like for some reasonable substitutes and would, in the meantime, like to become a healthier and more productive human, I would recommend becoming vegan sooner than later. Again, I'm not a radical. I'm not a trend setter. However, I am a person who likes to think I can see trends and has some common sense. Many thanks to my friend and photographer Lindsey Best for opening my eyes and giving me a needed push in the right direction. I hope my words here find you well and you are open minded enough to consider them for yourself and for the future of the world.
Check out her work:
3. Sleep
Being an insomniac started to usurp my identity or components of it for a couple of decades. Ever since I became addicted to Nyquil in high school after a cold, I have struggled on and off with insomnia. My most recent dependency as an adult was 3 Ibuprofen PM AND 3 Melatonin. I have a great deal of anxiety and stress related to work and I found I couldn't sleep without this combination. But then, I had an even more of a problem which was that even this combination wasn't doing the trick. Your body habituates over time and you feel extremely abnormal. You start to really worry about the damage you might be doing to your kidneys, for instance, and start to feel helpless. There are only so many times I can have a panic attack in the middle of the night before I realize I probably need to gather some gumption and actually see a medical professional about it.
This summer/August, I started to see a sleep therapist in Chicago. It was a big change for me because it finally spoke to the idea that I wanted to truly change my life. I've gone through phases of extreme struggle because, like my mother, I feel more creative in the wee hours of the night. I've also gone through phases where I truly viewed being an insomniac as "cool." But, at 3am, when you're sweating profusely, wondering how you're going to get through the next day at work, and wondering if you're racing heart signifies that you'll soon be having a heart attack, you realize this is anything but "cool." While it's true it's helpful to have deep experiences to become a better artist and feel connected to all aspects of the world, it's also very true that you're not helpful to anyone on Earth as a creative entity or otherwise if you're dead.
Fast forward 6 months later. I now sleep at least 6 hours most nights without any sleep aids...this is a big deal for me! When I say a "big deal" what I mean specifically is that if you had told me in August that I would be here in January, I would have thought you were suggesting the impossible. And yet, this is my new reality and, instead of identifying myself based on the sleep I did or didn't get the night before, I have begun to identify myself as the person who can do more with a little more sleep and feeling proud of myself for the progress I have made. Again, I am nowhere near the perfect and flawless human being I would like to be but this is a huge part of becoming better and doing more in the world each day I'm alive.
4. Neuroscience
I've always liked nonfiction in moderation but 2015 especially saw me struggling with some new cases at work where I felt I needed to learn more to become better and, what this inevitably boiled down to is learning more about the human brain and the capacity for change. Even when I was going to university for my degree back in NY in 2001, it was a widespread belief that the human brain was plastic only to a certain point following an injury like a stroke and that if progress didn't occur within the first 6months or so afterwards, the idea that the patient could grow was probably just a little too optimistic.
What neuroscientists have found most recently is that this is actually really false and, even more so, could be obviously damaging to the patient's progress when the doctors and therapists embrace this line of thinking. Neuroscientists have also learned so much more about mental illness, physical disabilities, Autism and other sensory disorders. This is one of the most exciting adventures you can have-realizing even how much potential we have to change and being inspired to change because of it. I've tried to make myself more trilingual, more of an optimist, and more filled with the kindness and empathy related to the struggles people have.
I would highly recommend checking out the following authors/works:
The Tell-Tale Brain: A Neuroscientist's Quest for What Makes Us Human
by V.S. Ramachandran
www.goodreads.com/book/show/8574712-the-tell-tale-brain
Rainy Brain, Sunny Brain: How to Retrain Your Brain to Overcome Pessimism and Achieve a More Positive Outlook
by Elaine Fox
(It sounds kind of hokey and middle of the road but very interesting neuroscience behind optimism):
www.goodreads.com/book/show/13237701-rainy-brain-sunny-br...
The Brain's Way of Healing: Remarkable Discoveries and Recoveries from the Frontiers of Neuroplasticity
by Norman Doidge
www.goodreads.com/book/show/22522293-the-brain-s-way-of-h...
Thinking in Pictures: My Life with Autism
by Temple Grandin
www.goodreads.com/book/show/103408.Thinking_in_Pictures?f...
And recently my mom has encouraged me to watch youtube clips from this neuroscientist and read his work:
David Eagleman:
Thanks for reading, all. Good luck on your own journeys.
And I say to my people’s masters: Beware
Beware of the thing that is coming, beware of the risen people
Who shall take what ye would not give.
Did ye think to conquer the people, or that law is stronger than life,
And than men’s desire to be free?
We will try it out with you ye that have harried and held,
Ye that have bullied and bribed.
Tyrants… hypocrites… liars!
(Padraic Pearse)
...taken at the Van Gogh Museum...
Amsterdam, Netherlands...
Blake's watercoloured etching The Ancient of Days
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turmarion.wordpress.com/2013/04/29/creation-vs-emanation/
The claim I want to make is that creation and emanation, though sometimes conflated, are very much different concepts.
The former emphasizes the separateness of the world from its Creator. Though God, by definition, would have had the world and everything in it eternally in mind, they still exist outside of God. God may be present in His cosmos metaphysically and by what the Orthodox would call His “energies“, and yet He is still existentially separate.
With emanation, the boundaries between God and His creation are much more blurred–more, in fact, than is commonly realized. In a sense, we are all part of God’s “dream”, which (God being eternal) has in a sense always existed. Not just us, however, but many, many other possibilities.
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Blake's watercoloured etching The Ancient of Days
In the mythology of William Blake, Urizen is the embodiment of conventional reason and law. He is usually depicted as a bearded old man; he sometimes bears architect's tools, to create and constrain the universe; or nets, with which he ensnares people in webs of law and conventional society. Originally, Urizen represented one half of a two-part system, with him representing reason and Los, his opposition, representing imagination. In Blake's reworking of his mythic system,
Urizen is one of the four Zoas that result from the division of the primordial man, Albion, and he continues to represent reason.
He has an Emanation, or paired female equivalent, Ahania, who stands for Pleasure. In Blake's myth, Urizen is joined by many daughters with three representing aspects of the body. He is also joined by many sons, with four representing the four elements. These sons join in rebellion against their father but are later united in the Last Judgment. In many of Blake's books, Urizen is seen with four books that represent the various laws that he places upon humanity.
Character
In Blake's original myth, Urizen, the representation of abstractions and an abstraction of the human self, is the first entity. He believes himself holy and he sets about establishing various sins in a book of brass that serves as a combination of various laws as discovered by Newton, given to Moses, and the general concept of deism, which force uniformity upon mankind. The rest of the Eternals in turn become indignant at Urizen turning against eternity, and they instill these essences of sin within Urizen's creation. This torments Urizen, and Los soon after appears. Los's duty within the work is to watch over Urizen and serve as his opposition.
In terms of Blake's Orc cycle, Urizen serves as a Satanic force similar to Milton's Satan. After Urizen defeats the serpent/Orc figure in the Garden of Eden story, the Orc figure, in the form of Urizen's son Fuzon, battles against him in a story based on Exodus. Urizen, as a pillar of cloud that hinders the Israelites in their journey home, battles against Fuzon, as a pillar of fire that guides them by night. Eventually, Urizen is able to destroy his rebellious son and impose laws upon the Israelites in the form of the Ten Commandments. This also leads to a death of the Israelite society, and the Israelites under Urizen are imprisoned in a similar manner to how they were under the Egyptians. Symbolically, the Orc cycle describes how Urizen and Orc are part of one unified whole, with Urizen representing the destructive and older essence while Orc is the young and creative essence.
Urizen from the front page of Copy G (c. 1818) of The Book of Urizen currently held by the Library of Congress (detail)
In Blake's later myth, Urizen is one of the four Zoas, the fourfold division of the central god. The other three represent aspects of the trinity and he represents the fallen, Satanic figure although he is also the creator figure. Among the Zoas, he represents the south and the concept of reason. He is described as what binds and controls the universe through creating laws. He is connected to his Emanation known as Ahania, the representation of pleasure, and he is opposed to the Zoa named Urthona, the representation of Imagination. His name can mean many things, from "Your Reason" or a Greek word meaning "to limit". Urizen originates in the beginning of Blake's version of Genesis. He was the entity created when a voice said that light should be born, and he was the fourth child of the characters Albion and Vala. He is said to represent the Heavenly host, but he experiences a Satanic fall in that he desired to rule. He is motivated by his pride and becomes a hypocrite. When Albion asks for him, Urizen refuses and hides, which causes him to experience his fall. After his fall, Urizen set about creating the material world and his jealousy of mankind brought forth both Wrath and Justice.
In the material world, he had Steeds and a Chariot of Day that were stolen from him by Luvah. This occurred because he, reason, sought to take over the Northern lands of Luvah, Imagination. After setting to take over Imagination, Luvah's stealing of the horses, which represented instruction, showed how emotion could dominate over reason. After Luvah falls and becomes Orc, Urizen tries to regain his horses but can only witness them bound. Eventually, the horses are returned to him after the Final Judgment.
Within the early works, Urizen represents the chains of reason that are imposed on the mind. Urizen, like mankind, is bound by these chains. Additionally, these works describe how Newtonian reason and the enlightenment view of the universe traps the imagination. The poems emphasize an evolutionary development within the universe, and this early version of a "survival of the fittest" universe is connected to a fallen world of tyranny and murder.
Urizen's daughters started as the children of light and are possible images of either the planets or of the stars. After his fall, they gain human form. Three of his daughters are Eleth, Uveth and Ona, which represent the three parts of the human body. Together, they also organize the waters of Generation, they are the creators of the Bread of Sorrow, and read from the Book of Iron. At the Last Judgment, they watch over Ahania. His sons are differently organised, in different poems: as Thiriel, Utha, Grodna, Fuzon, aligned with the four classical elements; or as twelve, aligned with the signs of the Zodiac, and builders of the Mundane Shell and seek to keep mankind from falling. In Blake's early myths, they dwell in various cities and do not abide by Urizen's laws; Fuzon directly rebels against Urizen, is able to cut Urizen's loins, and is crucified for his actions. In later versions of the children, they are wise and dwell with Urizen. They, with Urizen, fall after Luvah takes over Urizen's realm. After their fall, they are tortured in hell, and Urizen's creation of science is seen as his domination over them.
However, the four sons are placed in charge of Urthona's armies and rebel against Urizen's rule. During the Last Judgment, the sons get rid of their weapons and celebrate Urizen's return to the plow, and they join together for the harvest.
Urizen is described as having multiple books: Gold, Silver, Iron, and Brass. They represent science, love, war, and sociology, which are four aspects of life. The books are filled with laws that seek to overcome the seven deadly sins. He constantly adds to the works, even when he faces his opposition in Orc, but the books are destroyed in the Last Judgment. The Book of Brass sets forth Urizen's social beliefs that seek to remove all pain and instill peace under one rule. The attempt to force love through law encouraged the Eternals to put forth the Seven Deadly Sins that Urizen hoped to prevent. The Book of Iron was lost in the Tree of Mystery, and represents how Urizen can create wars but cannot control them.[ (Wikipedia)
With more than 50 sanctions from JewSA, how can you buy any food for the people, no money, no goods... How hypocrite just for stealing the oil...
"You hypocrite, first take the beam out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye." - Matthew chapter 7 verse 5.
Hah hah... look at me... quoting the bible! I suppose there is a first time for everything? :)
I woke up feeling very creative this morning... so I decided to see if I could create a composite image that would be both unusual and eye-catching.
This is what I managed to come up with after approximately 5 hours of playing around in Photoshop.
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No Woman, No Cry
Bob Marley & The Wailers
No woman no cry
No woman no cry
No woman no cry
No woman no cry
Cause I remember when we used to sit
In a government yard in trenchtown
Observing the hypocrites
Mingle with the good people we meet
Good friends we have, oh, good friends we have lost
Along the way
In this great future,
You can't forget your past
So dry your tears, I say
No woman no cry
No woman no cry
Little darling, don't shed no tears
No woman no cry
Said I remember when we use to sit
In the government yard in trenchtown
And then georgie would make the fire lights
I seh, log would burnin' through the nights
Then we would cook cornmeal porridge
Of which I'll share with you
My feet is my only carriage
And so I've got to push on thru,
Oh, while I'm gone
Everything 's gonna be alright
Everything 's gonna be alright
No woman no cry
No woman no cry
I seh little darlin'
Don't shed no tears
No woman no cry.
Compositor: Vincent Ford