Wow. With rare exceptions, I’m normally unable to appreciate poetry as it could - or even should - be appreciated.
Something lacking in me rather than in the poetry. I can recognize often that it’s “good”, but if it doesn’t “move” me or stir some right brain hemisphere activation, nothing happens for me other than an interesting intellectual reading exercise.
As a weird friend of mine used to quite crudely say — “If I ain’t feeling it, I ain’t f*#king it.”
Apologies for reiterating that, yet it seemed for me to describe how deeply I was struck on a visceral feeling level whilst reading Blue Sunrise. Right in my heart and gut.
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Also struck by your description of the blue light in your poetry and how it was a symptom of the arrival of destruction.
Because something my friend, J, said to me a few days ago.
To Wit: “Evil HATES forgiveness.”
And whilst examining that idea, the thought occurred to me that so many people are stating that they see this time period as a spiritual war — a war between the forces of darkness and light — between God/Christ and the angel satan or lucifer.
Which made me think about how Lucifer is referred to as the Light Bringer.
Ok — but what is the quality of Lucifer’s light?
To me, Luciferian light is blindingly bright blue-white light. Like computer screens. And information can be considered a form of light. Information is not necessarily always truth. It can be lies as well, yes?
So, close your eyes and just imagine blindingly blue-white light.
What can you see?
I couldn’t see anything but brilliant white light.
If there were anything existing within that bright light, it was invisible to me. Blocked out by the light.
It may as well have been ink black darkness as far as being able to SEE anything.
Then I thought about the quality of light from our Sun. Which symbolizes the Divine creator such as god or Christ.
And that light is a warm golden glow which actually reveals all. Nothing can hide in that light. This light allows me to SEE clearly.
Then we have the story about how lucifer thought he was equal to or even superior to god — the creator of all.
Well, why would he not consider himself superior? Look at how bright his light is compared to god’s gentle amber glow.
That lucifer is himself blinded by his own brightness and therefore unable to SEE himself as he is — results in only being capable of a wishful thinking sort of SEEing. That’s all anyone who is blinded and cannot see would be able to rely upon.
So it can be a war of dark against light.
Could it also be a war of light against light?
Would it change anything to shift my understanding this war?
It’s basically a war of the Seers against those who cannot SEE. The Seers vs the Not-Seers.
And the way to SEE is to align with the Divine because the Divine Light is what allows us to SEE.
For those aligned with the wishful thinking bright white light, how could they SEE — because the light they’re aligned with blinds them to the truth.
*****
The point about evil hating forgiveness, I’ve been examining that too. And I’m beginning to understand a little of why that might indeed be true.
Because redemption and mercy and forgiveness can be found only within the realm of the Divine god-Christ consciousness.
Don’t see lucifer as forgiving or merciful myself. It’s a pretty ruthless predatory mindset in my view.
So evil would of course hate forgiveness because forgiveness is a trait and attribute of the Divine.
Could forgiveness be the one attitude that lucifer and his followers cannot compete with?
Is there no weapon to destroy forgiveness?
Can forgiveness be our ace in the hole?
Is it a form of checkmate?
I’m still getting more insights on this so it’s not even a hypothesis or theory.
Just something for me to further consider.
And why I even went down that tangential path is because your Blue Sunrise soo reminded me of what I’ve been considering myself about different qualities of light.
Maybe not all light is equal to all other light.
That possibly some light is more life-giving and other forms of light are more anti-life.
Thanks for sharing. It reminds me of when my h.s. physics teacher told us that the sun would eventually blow up and kill everyone on the planet. But he also mentioned that we would all be probably dead by then...
I have so much more esteem for you now. I started to read the poem, then I turned on the audio, and then I read it again after hearing you read it. I sometimes write poetry for days, edit a bit, leave it, forget what I've written and never look at it again. I'm fairly certain you are now my favorite writer on Substack.
A mini version of When Worlds Collide, which I read when I was 16. Pushed me over the edge. I feel your pain. Although this saved me from the affliction of frivolous pursuits.
That guy worthy is blocking my comment, be careful. Keep up with poetry!
This is what I wrote:
"Moral systems based on supposed emancipation, the search for equality, emotivism, and similar grounds will vanish."
Charles, I've read your Foundationalism treatise. I certainly support all you've written. However . . .
You don't discuss the two major problems: race and sex. You say we need Christianity and a revival and excellence and that our problems originate with the Enlightenment. Couldn't agree with you more.
But the Biden administration's number one goal is to defeat something called "white supremacy." Trouble is, white supremacy was certainly established before the Enlightenment. [Maybe you don't want to tackle this head on for fear of bringing down the regime's wrath. I don't blame you and this ought to tell you something.]
I think that anyone who attempts to establish Foundationalism will be immediately attacked as a racist, sexist, homophobe evil rotten KKK Putler and will be treated like the Charlottesville- J6- and Russian haters. The PTB will use this would-be Kaiser, like they already have, as a Reichstag moment and bury him. This works because of fundamental racial and sexual reality that supercedes religion and culture. We are dealing with primordial sins, Envy, Pride (gay pride), lust, greed, etc. that are driving the whole Dionysian process.
Apparently, you hope things get so bad that white men will forget about being stigmatized as racist or sexist. But, we already did this in the 60s with cities burning and riots everywhere. I don't think (western) white men are capable of doing much else – but simply give blacks and women more concessions. They just don't have it in them. Look at the George Floyd cult with kneeling Nancy and money flowing into black NGOs. Plus, forced integration at Nasdaq corporations. Things aren't moving in a Kaiserly direction, my man.
I think the train left the station for the West quite a while ago. Blacks (and women) took the measure of white men and found them wanting. I'd recommend a save your own soul approach for the average white guy or you'll end up like the Charlottesville fellow with a 300-year prison sentence. Courageous white men are so out-classed in every other way they don't stand a chance.
Wow. With rare exceptions, I’m normally unable to appreciate poetry as it could - or even should - be appreciated.
Something lacking in me rather than in the poetry. I can recognize often that it’s “good”, but if it doesn’t “move” me or stir some right brain hemisphere activation, nothing happens for me other than an interesting intellectual reading exercise.
As a weird friend of mine used to quite crudely say — “If I ain’t feeling it, I ain’t f*#king it.”
Apologies for reiterating that, yet it seemed for me to describe how deeply I was struck on a visceral feeling level whilst reading Blue Sunrise. Right in my heart and gut.
*******
Also struck by your description of the blue light in your poetry and how it was a symptom of the arrival of destruction.
Because something my friend, J, said to me a few days ago.
To Wit: “Evil HATES forgiveness.”
And whilst examining that idea, the thought occurred to me that so many people are stating that they see this time period as a spiritual war — a war between the forces of darkness and light — between God/Christ and the angel satan or lucifer.
Which made me think about how Lucifer is referred to as the Light Bringer.
Ok — but what is the quality of Lucifer’s light?
To me, Luciferian light is blindingly bright blue-white light. Like computer screens. And information can be considered a form of light. Information is not necessarily always truth. It can be lies as well, yes?
So, close your eyes and just imagine blindingly blue-white light.
What can you see?
I couldn’t see anything but brilliant white light.
If there were anything existing within that bright light, it was invisible to me. Blocked out by the light.
It may as well have been ink black darkness as far as being able to SEE anything.
Then I thought about the quality of light from our Sun. Which symbolizes the Divine creator such as god or Christ.
And that light is a warm golden glow which actually reveals all. Nothing can hide in that light. This light allows me to SEE clearly.
Then we have the story about how lucifer thought he was equal to or even superior to god — the creator of all.
Well, why would he not consider himself superior? Look at how bright his light is compared to god’s gentle amber glow.
That lucifer is himself blinded by his own brightness and therefore unable to SEE himself as he is — results in only being capable of a wishful thinking sort of SEEing. That’s all anyone who is blinded and cannot see would be able to rely upon.
So it can be a war of dark against light.
Could it also be a war of light against light?
Would it change anything to shift my understanding this war?
It’s basically a war of the Seers against those who cannot SEE. The Seers vs the Not-Seers.
And the way to SEE is to align with the Divine because the Divine Light is what allows us to SEE.
For those aligned with the wishful thinking bright white light, how could they SEE — because the light they’re aligned with blinds them to the truth.
*****
The point about evil hating forgiveness, I’ve been examining that too. And I’m beginning to understand a little of why that might indeed be true.
Because redemption and mercy and forgiveness can be found only within the realm of the Divine god-Christ consciousness.
Don’t see lucifer as forgiving or merciful myself. It’s a pretty ruthless predatory mindset in my view.
So evil would of course hate forgiveness because forgiveness is a trait and attribute of the Divine.
Could forgiveness be the one attitude that lucifer and his followers cannot compete with?
Is there no weapon to destroy forgiveness?
Can forgiveness be our ace in the hole?
Is it a form of checkmate?
I’m still getting more insights on this so it’s not even a hypothesis or theory.
Just something for me to further consider.
And why I even went down that tangential path is because your Blue Sunrise soo reminded me of what I’ve been considering myself about different qualities of light.
Maybe not all light is equal to all other light.
That possibly some light is more life-giving and other forms of light are more anti-life.
Just some thoughts. 🤗
It hadn't occurred to me you were an actual poet, but I agree with Jay.
I didn't bother reading the poem - it really was written with auditory performance in mind.
Lololol
I just now listened to you speaking Blue Sunrise and I broke out laughing. Rapping the Truth out-of-the-blue sunrise. Kudos! Lol
Thanks for sharing. It reminds me of when my h.s. physics teacher told us that the sun would eventually blow up and kill everyone on the planet. But he also mentioned that we would all be probably dead by then...
Your interpretation was much more poetic ;-)
Cheers!
"if by some unaccountable failure of taste"
I have so much more esteem for you now. I started to read the poem, then I turned on the audio, and then I read it again after hearing you read it. I sometimes write poetry for days, edit a bit, leave it, forget what I've written and never look at it again. I'm fairly certain you are now my favorite writer on Substack.
John, are you familiar with an amazing artist, Blue Sky?
Here is his first work I saw in Columbia, South Carolina back in the early 70s.
This piece made me think of him.
https://i.imgur.com/KFhQKVL.jpg
A mini version of When Worlds Collide, which I read when I was 16. Pushed me over the edge. I feel your pain. Although this saved me from the affliction of frivolous pursuits.
That guy worthy is blocking my comment, be careful. Keep up with poetry!
This is what I wrote:
"Moral systems based on supposed emancipation, the search for equality, emotivism, and similar grounds will vanish."
Charles, I've read your Foundationalism treatise. I certainly support all you've written. However . . .
You don't discuss the two major problems: race and sex. You say we need Christianity and a revival and excellence and that our problems originate with the Enlightenment. Couldn't agree with you more.
But the Biden administration's number one goal is to defeat something called "white supremacy." Trouble is, white supremacy was certainly established before the Enlightenment. [Maybe you don't want to tackle this head on for fear of bringing down the regime's wrath. I don't blame you and this ought to tell you something.]
I think that anyone who attempts to establish Foundationalism will be immediately attacked as a racist, sexist, homophobe evil rotten KKK Putler and will be treated like the Charlottesville- J6- and Russian haters. The PTB will use this would-be Kaiser, like they already have, as a Reichstag moment and bury him. This works because of fundamental racial and sexual reality that supercedes religion and culture. We are dealing with primordial sins, Envy, Pride (gay pride), lust, greed, etc. that are driving the whole Dionysian process.
Apparently, you hope things get so bad that white men will forget about being stigmatized as racist or sexist. But, we already did this in the 60s with cities burning and riots everywhere. I don't think (western) white men are capable of doing much else – but simply give blacks and women more concessions. They just don't have it in them. Look at the George Floyd cult with kneeling Nancy and money flowing into black NGOs. Plus, forced integration at Nasdaq corporations. Things aren't moving in a Kaiserly direction, my man.
I think the train left the station for the West quite a while ago. Blacks (and women) took the measure of white men and found them wanting. I'd recommend a save your own soul approach for the average white guy or you'll end up like the Charlottesville fellow with a 300-year prison sentence. Courageous white men are so out-classed in every other way they don't stand a chance.