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The Chinese have very interesting ideas on their version spirit and loosely speaking their version of the soul. It’s multifaceted and quite interesting. All very well organised as you may imagine. They are funny, they bumped into the yin-Yang though so they should get serious respect IMHO.

That’s cool isn’t it. Im ancient Egyptian the Ankh symbolises , physical life, eternal life, immortality, death and reincarnation… The pharaoh to some extent represented Egypt as a whole, so by giving the sign to him, the gods granted life to the entire nation. By extension of the concept of "life", the ankh could signify Air or Water. In artwork, gods hold the ankh up to the nose of the king: offering him the breath of life.f

There is a lot to unpack there isn’t the?

What do you think about birth control?

Tell me and I will verify unless they were stated opinions.. if it’s a black and white fact I should have proof. I’m here to be contested. Please do so… I’ve asked a lot of questions though. I’d prefer to hear YOUR opinions to be honest… if you dare. Here’s one to get things going. What do you think about birth control?

I” care what you think. I asked a question in my last post and wonder if you have an opinion. I’m most interested in what females have to say… And I agree, 1000 x 0 is zero What do you think we Westerners, should do about birth rates? Please Google first if you are not sure what’s going on with replacement rates country to country. Check South Korea first. You’ll understand what I’m getting at then… and yes it’s extremely relevant to Christianity… or lack there of…

The link you sent is 15 years old BES. Do you have a more up to date one to back up your theory?

It’s quite straight forward if you look at statistics of migrant unemployment and crime. Previously Christian countries have become more and more unsafe. Mainly due to migrant gangs , almost totally actually. (Culturally the West is Christian that’s where we get our basic values and human rights, a lot of people fail to notice this simple truth) The U.K. is like this. Sweden too is like this, so sad so many no go zones there are some places Police won’t even go, and the same is happening in America. (They would rather spit on a Bible in court than swear on it, if they can even speak English…) Tough criminals come from wore torn countries with different values. Not Christian. Last year Poland paid 1 million euro fine per day, because they refused to take the Migrant Quota from the EU. Germany recently admitted it cannot handle the migrants and they have destroyed the safety of their country, they have been recently trying to send them here to Poland… Poland currently has the lowest crime rate in Europe. I understand Croatia is quite similar in that regard… Check yourself before you wreck yourself. That’s the best border policy too…

Gets through to us - What doesn’t ? Let’s pray it changes… Walking back from the Sermon - I feel like we are at a point in human history akin to the time just before the invention of the wheel. Heavy Price - And the truth is we need to push with all our might… 💡 Co-opted indeed - The secret story told and entwined silently in our blood… Worldly Power… - our roles will reverse 🔄

Wow, nice intro. One word that sprang to mind was Water 💦 I understood it was the same as spoken by legit Gypsies as it were in India. this was my very first introduction to something seemingly unconnected being connected many years back… Wiki says, Romani word, English translation, Etymology. pani, water, Sanskrit pānīya (पानीय), compare Hindi pānī (पानी), Nepali (पानी) What I find interesting is the facial expression ad actual feeling of sound created, superimposed onto situations when water would be life saving, often often the first word spoken between people… particularly travellers, it’s eye opening 👁

Isn’t the written word so spectacularly useful?

It sounds really Nice, you guys are in the EU aren’t you? How close are you to Sweden? About the spoils of war before. It was more for BES really sorry if you took it the wrong way. I do, believe the precious metals should have been left in the ground. However I do have a strange respect for gold. Perhaps it’s my history, personal and national. But so much blood has been spilled over it. I think the Native Indians were very wise in this… Can you tell me, do you still preserve the practice of burying people in wooden boats, and sometimes doing natural cremations outside. Was that part of your history too?

I’ve been to Kyoto, it was my favourite city , and Osaka close by. I think they thought me a little crazy doing my Qigong everywhere I went. Luckily I didn’t end up fighting, although I did have the opportunity presented to me… Cor that may have triggered an adventure or an early death. Hehe… I was there in Japan for only one month, I wish it were longer. You know a women left the train, because she got confused when she was talking to me. I asked her a question and she misunderstood and walked off. I head off down some steps, and she came running after me to give me the right information. She realised and came smiling with her hands in prayer fashion and bowing as she continued to answer my question… it was very important to her… She was only the Train Driver!!! or head conductor!!! wasn't she, and it was that important that she left the train to finish giving my help. I’ll never forget that 💜

It’s all very interesting. I’m with you in many many ways… I think small pockets of people anywhere in the world with naturally develop ways that support them and resonate with their environment, landscapes and seasons in very very unique ways… But… I still say Christianity AT ITS VERY CORE, is totally compatible with every single other “way” of being on the planet. At any time period. And it is, whether called Christian nature or by another name. I can’t let go of that… But the way it was spread, interpreted and adapted to push power is about as unchristian as it gets. I’ve said for a long time, the true value in any local place is to deep deep into local customer try to re discover it (it shouldn’t have been smashed I agree with you)

Well I’m a work in progress. You know I read what you said about the accounts. Hmm yeah I understand how Christianity was sold to your people was dodgy. (And sounds like the King was in a hurry, wow he really used ‘short code’ if that quote is accurate didn't he) Life was rough back then in that part of the world, I’m not saying it wasn’t beautiful, but that of course takes so many forms… God It was Rough. I hear when early Christianity was received in China very early on, it was received well, the Nestorians took it over. From what I understand it was recognised as “the Religion of Bright Light” They carved the first meetings of it into a stone from that early time. (Somewhen in years 500s AD) And much later when missionaries turned up they said, yeah we know that, that’s that religion of light 😂 Funny the Chinese, I like them almost as much as the French. As perculiar as they may seem to us Brits, I like them all the same…

I didn’t speak badly you did that… No it’s a more modern problem I think that comes down to access (porn at fingertips, drugs in the mail, etc) and too much idle time. No I agree, I think the ancients had much more in the right place with regards to indulgence. Sex is an interesting topic re Christianity, old times, mono/poly, and all the ramifications of the times and places) that may be a good aspect to open up later, but maybe we should save the best till last with that one. I’ve got some cracking viewpoints brewing… Hey Thankyou for the invitation by the way. I really appreciate it ❤️ and one day who knows. Thanks, you’re great..🙏

By Debauchery I mean - excessive indulgence in sex, alcohol, or drugs. Moderation may be possible for some which is probably fine… I use the word probably with caution. Access is more the issue I’d say… whoever thought the word Telegram would become cool again

I think so yes. The glass is half full as it were. There have always been wars. Right now there is basically less war than ever before (unless you zoom in of course, I do have compassion for those in conflict but compared to the past it’s way less) We are on the precipice of becoming a space faring species. This ticks a good box for me, again I’m a glass half full kinda guy. And also agree it’s a great strategic advantage for us a species . We have access to more information than ever before. We can learn anything, fact check most things instantly. This is such a bonus. We basically have the power of the worlds libraries at our fingers instantly. I mean wow, yeah we are doing pretty good. We still have free speech to the most part Globally. As far as I’m concerned this is a modern miracle (if you need clarification on this point please ask) RE an earlier post talking about the native Indians being killed by Christianity. It wasn’t Christianity, it was Guns and more so Alcohol that did that (I blame the Egyptians partially) Seriously though blaming religion for everything is pretty silly don’t you think. (Half the world has one, or more, people are still people) Is it not better to try to zoom out and get more of a birds eye view… Consider the violence that happened in America in its second most recent history. The Native Americans were pretty serious about violent combat. For better or worse the Karma of that land is still pretty similar, Waring factions that respond to threats of life with protection via weapons and all the debauchery that comes with it (some goodness too [lots if you ask me 💦] ) But did Christianity make weapons and whiskey? (BES I agree with you and the Native Indians though, we should never have started digging things up from the ground, it would only lead to trouble. I’ve held that same belief strongly for 25 years) Is it (Christianity as a living practice) more likely to keep Evil in check than create it? There is so much mixed in. From the old tribal points of the Germanic and Nordic peoples of old,,, how did the children feel when they looked at the spoils of war return. Bag upon bag of blood spattered gold? Can you imagine seeing the flickering flames of a fire reflecting back of a burnished ornament of Gold, as a teenage boy listening to the cheer of the men that Heroically made it back alive. Can you imagine the thought processes there? Would that Heroic Victory, be seen as good or bad. Or is it all A LOT more nuanced? Is there something about unification that just makes sense, under any banner? I’ll let you ponder that Guys . And hope you get back to the conversation. I have some interesting imagery to share with you about Spoils of War BES if you like.. The migration and survival of language is an important and telling feature when it comes to true conquest as it works. Will English eventually shrink to a small island somewhere and be preserved and then spring back out into the word , seemingly beginning as a proto language? Stranger things have happened. This is certainly how it seems to have been for the Ancient people. Do you know anything interesting about language migration? I wonder how many times the Americas have been populated and how peaceful it has all been there. I would hedge a bet that it would be more of what we have seen (violence fractured in-fighting) if we could somehow peer into the distant past. I think that land has this quality attached deeply to it IMHO But who knows for sure, if only writing could have survived before even the last ice age. What’s that 12,000 years. it’s estimated Human histories have been getting recycled for over 300,000 these days. Did you know…? imagine how many times this dance of good and evil has reverberated back and forth in this land, between peoples , customs, hearts and religions… To quote Sylvester Stallone, “did you really think it was gonna be all sunshine and rainbows?” Who is to say anything is really right or wrong about history… what we are really looking at when we look at history is a vast smelting pot of change. Is this more fair and sensible? History repeats itself over and over again, the only real choice and control we have over anything happens in the heart (love?) is protected by the gut (instinct?) and is rationalised by the head. (Common Sense?) So how are we going to raise these Birth Rates?

Wise Words…

How’s the crime rate?

I will say I agree with this… If there were a magic button to press, that would rewind the world to its natural state. With us all still living.. Totally back to nature, no phones cars computers, no governmental structures no nothing. As shocking as it might be I would be tempted to press that button. I agree it is Romantic. But I think looking at the world now and moving forward is also a super way to treat this thread. Compatibility as one possible fork in the road, (with other practices) or Adaptation and growth in these times. For one and I know this is highly controversial. But I think, monogamy in modern living should probably be rethought. It’s not leading to a very good outcome if you look at birth rates. The challenge is preserving enough family structure so it’s fair in kids though, and addressing the challenge of housing and resources for multiple families. I see this as something that could possibly save western civilisation … Maybe, but as I say controversial and a complete 180 on Monogamy that the church insisted upon for all these years… I think if it continues on this trajectory it will fail, and that’s just simple maths, numbers wise… So much of its Cultural, I don’t think hedonism is the key though, birth rates are too low as it is. And more people going on birth control, becoming sterile or not mating with the opposite sex,,, could just mean the Wests decline in numbers will crumble the whole thing. And the replacement will happen. We will return to tribal life but quite honestly, it will be the tribe of Islam. Thats not needless speculation, that’s a blunt and honest fact…

. Yes Yes, quite quite. I will put my thinking cap on and get back to you.

It would be interesting what kind of clues there are in the Chinese writing for the six sounds to be honest. If relevant. Might be very interesting that as a mini project.

No I mean the actually sound I heard made as a spoken word sounded like “huuuu” and I knew that meant fire. the Earth sound in 6 sounds is ‘huuuu”

I’d rather it didn’t happen too BES but it did unfortunately. Hope to speak with you again soon ❤️