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  2. Posted · Edited by Cobie

    41 minutes ago, Nungali said:

    Now afterward, (at) evening time, bed was prepared for them, and they both lay down. But during the night, Seth caused his phallus to become stiff and inserted it between Horus’s thighs. Then Horus placed his hands between his thighs and received Seth’s semen. Horus / went to tell his mother Isis: help me, Isis, my mother, come and see what Seth has done to me. And he opened his hand(s) and let her see Seth’s semen. She let out a loud shriek, seized the copper (knife), and cut off his hand(s) that were equivalent. Then she fetched some fragrant ointment and applied it to Horus’s phallus. She caused it to become stiff and inserted it into a pot, and he caused his semen to flow down into it.

     

    Isis at morning time went carrying the semen of Horus to the garden of Seth and said to Seth’s gardener: What sort of vegetable / is it that Seth eats here in your company? So the gardener told her: he doesn’t eat any vegetable here in my company except lettuce. And Isis added the semen of Horus onto it. Seth returned according to his daily habit and ate the lettuce, which he regularly ate. Thereupon he became pregnant with the semen of Horus. 

     

    -  Chester Beatty Papyrus I


     

    Now that’s what I call a strange religion. Anybody care to explain the story?
     

     

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    15 hours ago, Taoist Texts said:

    … Humans connected to their souls are called "believers". Humans disconnected from their souls are called "atheists". Humans trying to reconnect to their souls are called 'thedaobums.com forumers".


    “religio is derived from religare: re (again) + ligare (bind or connect)”
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religio#:~:text=Modern scholars such as Tom,Divinae institutiones%2C IV%2C 28. 


     

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    On 27/04/2024 at 8:22 AM, Taoist Texts said:

    … 頑空, also “biased emptiness”).

    And what it really means is that while your conscious mind is being self-less and object-less, your subconscious mind is feverishly spinning behind the scenes blocking the neidan

     


    Very recognisable that, did that for many years.  ‘Stupid’ indeed. :lol: Live and learn. :) 

     

     

     

     

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    22 hours ago, Taoist Texts said:

    … whoever experienced these milestones will unavoidably describe them using  certain keywords (even without ever hearing those keywords before). Thats why i always ask 'hey what thats feel like' and if i get a shuffle dance in lieu of a precise reply i know that is not it;) …


    Exactly. 

     

     

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    5 hours ago, liminal_luke said:

    … the woman leaned over to her aged sweetie and asked, are you still there? …


    :lol: They might have had a fight. :P 
    A friend of mine (86) says first thing every morning, “yeah, I’m still here’. :D 

     

     

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  16. Posted · Edited by Cobie

    5 hours ago, Nungali said:

    At first I was afraid, I was petrified
    Kept thinkin' I could never live without you by my side
    Then I spent so many nights Just thinking how you did me wrong
    And I grew strong
    And I learned how to get along

    And so you're back from outer space
    I just walked in to find you here, with that sad look upon your face
    I should have changed that stupid lock
    I should have made you leave your key
    If I had known for just one second you'd be back to bother me

    Go on now go, walk out the door
    Just turn around now
    'Coz you're not welcome anymore
    Weren't you the one who tried to break me with goodbyes?
    you think I'd crumble?
    you think I'd lay down and die?
    Oh no not I, I will survive
    For as long as I know how to love, I know I'll stay alive
    I've got all my life to live
    And I've got all my love to give
    I'll survive
    I will survive
    Hey hey

    (I, I will survive)
    Hey hey
    (I, I will survive)
    Every day
    (I, I will survive)
    Oh yeah

    It took all the strength I had not to fall apart

     

    [original lyrics: Only the Lord could give me strength not to fall apart]


    Just trying hard to mend the pieces of my broken heart
    And I spent oh so many nights just feeling sorry for myself
    I used to cry, but now I hold my head up high
    And you see me, somebody new
    I'm not that chained up little person still in love with you
    And so you felt like dropping in and just expect me to be free

    But now I'm savin' all my lovin' for someone who's lovin' me

     

    Go on now, go walk out the door …

     

    I added in the quote re. “It took all the strength I had not to fall apart”.

    The original lyrics have: “Only the Lord could give me strength not to fall apart”

    Writer/s: Dino Fekaris, Frederick J. Perren 
    https://www.songfacts.com/lyrics/gloria-gaynor/i-will-survive  

     

     

  17. Posted · Edited by Cobie

    5 hours ago, Elysium said:

    … concentration got a bit worse. Wonder why is that. …

     

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    15. The common people see things clearly; 
    16. I alone am in the dark. 
    17. The common people discriminate and make fine distinctions; 
    18. I alone am muddled and confused. 
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    21. The masses all have their reasons [for acting]; 
    22. I alone am stupid and obstinate like a rustic. 
    23. But my desires alone differ from those of others— 
    24. For I value drawing sustenance from the Mother.


    DDJ Ch. 20 (Henricks, MWD) 

     

     

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  24. Posted · Edited by Cobie

    4 hours ago, blue eyed snake said:

    ... Not for me … for someone else …


    :lol: I’m asking for a friend. :P
     

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    Spoiler

    Google, ‘asking for a friend’, (idiomatic, humorous) Indicates that a question is embarrassing by pretending to be asking on behalf of another person.

     

     

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