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PulsatingShadow's avatar

Emperor Yao (who ruled during a transitional period in 2333 BC, according to Wikipedia) was son of the Moon goddess Yao-mu and a red dragon. Amongst his tribulations, he dealt with a blight of 10 burning suns, 9 of which he had shot down after pleading with their father Di Jun to have them appear at less scorching interval, and a great flood which took many years of engineering to divert. Yao died at age 119.

"Like endless boiling water, the flood is pouring forth destruction. Boundless and overwhelming, it overtops hills and mountains. Rising and ever rising, it threatens the very heavens. How the people must be groaning and suffering!"

Boiling, huh?

LA PALMA = AQ 119

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B. Steersman's avatar

i showed this to my friend who likes weird fic. he loved it and is now telling me that he's 'reading up on moldbug and accelerationism' and that he'd also like to 'check out the old testament'. so thanks, his life is basically ruined. what was i thinking.

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Queen of The Wilis's avatar

"It also suggests that the truth of horror is drawn from the Thing itself, especially from its antipathy to every aspect of local, specific, or familiar modes of organization. These features make of horror an avatar of the Outside."

NICK LAND: (Digression on Horror)

http://hyperstition.abstractdynamics.org/archives/2004_08.html

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The Ontological Designer's avatar

What would it mean to bow down to Yao and not worship the golden calf? Asking for a friend...

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Zero Philosophy's avatar

Good question, but I'm not going to answer it.

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Queen of The Wilis's avatar

Wise of you.

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sigmundur's avatar

Probably meant: “Who is that?” he asked.

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Zero Philosophy's avatar

Thanks, yes

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Queen of The Wilis's avatar

158=

Humbling

the Vortex

Thru a glass darkly,but

97=

Altar

Heart

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QKFPZQUT's avatar

Prospective Obliteration = 495

25..24..

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QKFPZQUT's avatar

DARK FIRE SHALL NOT AVAIL YOU

I ALREADY SACRIFICED EVERYONE

I KNOW THAT YOU CAN HEAR THIS

ONE COUNTS ITSELF BACKWARDS

SHE KEEPS DREAMING ABOUT YOU

TECHNOLOGICAL SINGULARITY

THE DAUGHTER OF THE FIRMAMENT

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Chinese History Expert's avatar

Wow, I've read this story in the Bible numerous times. I doubt I'll ever read it the same again. Great stuff.

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Chinese History Expert's avatar

But you should add an ending ... where he has sex with his daughters and produces two nations

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QKFPZQUT's avatar

already-happened / written-out / folded-in(side)

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Queen of The Wilis's avatar

The absolute state of metaphors.

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Queen of The Wilis's avatar

This is what you meant....

The Omega.

F...

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Queen of The Wilis's avatar

I deleted my other comments as not to give secret away,but this is brilliant.

It meta hacks my ADHD.

In fact,it even biohacked some co-morbid functions,also. TY.

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Queen of The Wilis's avatar

word.

*word,up,I mumbled mostly to myself."

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Queen of The Wilis's avatar

(this is a qabbalah joke)

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[[Aramis77]]'s avatar

Nick, is this meant to be addressed to your zoomer twitter following?

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