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Game on...on the radio...Diamonbacks at Dodgers...🎶there's the Mistress of the Animals, which yesterday, I sat side by side with Justice-Lady Justice...AI thought little of Justice being an attribute of the Mistress, gave it a sorta, but, oh, what a difference a gender makes...
✨️Master of the Animals justice motif
The connection between the "Master of Animals" motif and the concept of justicerests on ancient ideological concepts of order, cosmic balance, and divine rule. While the archetype primarily portrays a central figure holding, taming, or dominating two symmetric animals to signify power over nature, it translates directly into systems of law and justice through specific cultural mechanisms. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
The link between animal mastery and justice
1. Cosmic order over chaos
In early civilizations, "justice" was not merely a legal system, but the preservation of cosmic order (Ma'at in Egypt or Me in Mesopotamia) against chaotic destruction. The untamed wilderness and wild beasts represented chaos, lawlessness, and danger. By grasping and subduing these beasts symmetrically, the Master of Animals physically embodies the imposition of divine justice, balance, and structured order onto an unruly world. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
2. Divine and royal lawgiving
The motif frequently legitimizes the power of kings or deities as the supreme dispensers of justice. [1, 2]
• Sraosha (Zoroastrianism): In ancient Iranian art—particularly among Luristan bronzes—the Master of Animals figure is often interpreted as Sraosha, the Zoroastrian deity of obedience, conscience, and divine justice. Flanked by protective or subdued mythological beasts, the figure visually communicates the power to enforce cosmic morality and legal righteousness. [1, 2]Sacral Kingship: For rulers in Assyria and Achaemenid Persia, adopting this motif signaled that their authority to govern and execute laws was granted by the gods. The king, acting as the mortal "Master," establishes earthly justice by keeping threatening elements contained. [1, 2, 3]
3. Ethical hunting and natural contract
In indigenous and shamanic contexts, the Master of Animals is the custodian of a natural contract between humans and nature. The Master enforces a strict system of "justice" regarding hunting: humans are permitted to kill animals only for food and must show proper respect. If a hunter takes too many or abuses the prey, the Master enacts retributive justice by withholding game, causing starvation, or inflicting illness. [1]
🎶oh, navigating posting that, the feed drops The Laocoon, the famous Roman statue discovered in the Renaissance, and inspired Michelangelo...
✨️The Laocoon justice
The Myth vs. The Vatican Vandalism
The historic sculpture group, housed in the Vatican Museums, depicts the mythological Trojan priest Laocoön and his sons being strangled by sea serpents. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
• The Mythical Justice: According to legend (famously recorded in Virgil's Aeneid), Laocoön was punished for warning the Trojans against accepting the Greek wooden horse. The gods Athena and Poseidon—who favored the Greeks—sent the serpents to kill him, a fate interpreted in art history as a symbol of human suffering under divine, inescapable fate. [1, 2, 3, 4]The Vatican Justice: In August 2022, climate activists Guido Viero and Ester Goffi used corrosive adhesive to glue their hands to the historic monument. Tried under the Vatican's justice system for damaging a "public monument of inestimable historic-artistic value," the court sentenced them to nine-month suspended sentences and fined them tens of thousands of euros in restitution. [1, 2]
🎶the news story is a side bar, but a fit!..."Master of Animals is the custodian of a natural contract between humans and nature. "...bottom of first...Ohtani fly out...Laocoon is shown holding off attacking snakes...art instructor set out his head to draw day of 911...the Master and Mistress, all the ancient symmetry motifs, have the same sense, feeling...order, justice, harmony...a residue, relic, of the Land of Mu, Paradise...
✨️the Gate of the Garden of Eden
The cherubim and the spinning flaming sword appear in Genesis 3:24 to guard the path to the Tree of Life after humanity's expulsion from Eden. [1, 2, 3]
The Cherubim
In ancient Near Eastern context, cherubim were not the chubby babies depicted in Renaissance art, but powerful, fearsome divine guardians. They are typically described in scripture as multi-winged composite creatures with features of humans, lions, oxen, and eagles. Their role at the gate of Eden was to serve as God's throne-bearers and elite security, ensuring defiled humanity could not re-enter sacred space. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
The Spinning Flaming Sword
The phrase used in the original Hebrew text is lahat hahereb hammithappeket, which translates closely to "the flame of the turning/spinning sword." [1]
• Self-Operating Weapon: The grammar implies the sword was moving on its own, spinning continuously in all directions to flash fire and block every possible angle of entry. [1, 2]Symbol of Judgement: The fire symbolizes divine judgment, holiness, and the unapproachable nature of God's presence to those carrying sin.
🎶that's overthink...trick is to feel a scene...in a dream last night, an N1 hypnopompic, a scene of milling people in a foyer, and " 'fois' is ascibed to them, like some emblem, something they ascibed too...awake, I puzzled, and with interest, as not often I get a specific word, thing, from an N1...so, so, I searched it up...
✨️"FOIS" is an acronym with a few common meanings depending on the context. If you are a watch enthusiast, it stands for Speedmaster "First Omega in Space". In the medical field, it is the Functional Oral Intake Scale, a 7-level rating system used to evaluate swallowing ability. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
1. Speedmaster "First Omega in Space" (FOIS)In horology, FOIS refers to the specific Omega Speedmaster reference CK2998. [1, 2]
• Historical Significance: Originally released in 1959, this model became the first Omega watch worn in space when astronaut Wally Schirra wore his personal CK2998 during the Mercury-Atlas 8 mission in 1962.Modern Collectibility: Omega periodically re-issues this highly sought-after, vintage-inspired chronograph (often recognized by its straight-lug case, Alpha hands, and "dot over ninety" bezel). [1, 2, 3, 4]
Mainstream archaeologists and historians confirm that these objects are not timepieces, but rather highly detailed rosette bracelets. [1]
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The historical reality
In Neo-Assyrian art—such as the palace reliefs of King Ashurnasirpal II and Tiglath-Pileser III found at Nimrud—elite figures are depicted with highly stylized circular discs secured to their wrists by bands. [1, 2, 3]
• The Rosette Symbol: The circular "watch face" is actually a multi-petaled rosette, a powerful ancient motif representing divinity, cosmic order, and good luck. It was particularly associated with Ishtar, the goddess of war and fertility. [1, 2]Sign of Status: Rather than tracking hours, these bracelets served as sacred regalia. They symbolized divine protection, supreme authority, and high social hierarchy within the empire. [, 2]
Alternative theories
Despite clear archaeological consensus, the striking resemblance to modern technology has made these carvings a staple of fringe historical theories: [, 2]
• Ancient Astronauts: Proponents of the Anunnaki or ancient alien hypotheses argue that these symbols represent highly advanced, extraterrestrial tools or communication devices. [1]The "Handbag" Connection: These "watches" are frequently paired in alternative circles with the mysterious ancient "handbags" (sacred buckets or baskets) carried by the same winged figures, which fringe theorists interpret as advanced power units or technological kits. [1, 3]
Key Visual Elements of the Scene
• The Central Tree: A highly symmetrical network of crisscrossing lines, branches, and palm-like or pomegranate blossoms. It is frequently topped with a winged solar disc representing the supreme god, Assur. [1, 2, 3]Flanking Figures: The tree is almost always guarded or tended by a pair of symmetrical figures. These can be the King himself or winged, eagle-headed supernatural genies (often mythical sages). [1, 2, 3]Ritual Actions: The flanking figures are shown blessing or "fertilizing" the tree. They hold a ritual bucket in one hand and point a pinecone (or pollen sponge) toward the tree in the other. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
Historical Significance
• King and Cosmos: The reliefs project the Assyrian king as both a political ruler and the ultimate mediator between the gods and the earthly realm. [1]The Original Paradise: Scholars note that the Eden narrative in Genesis was heavily influenced by Mesopotamian culture. Assyrian royal parks and botanical gardens—which featured exotic imported plants, animals, and flowing waterways—were literal, physical representations of earthly paradise. [1, 2, 3]
Exploring this inner "imaginarium" connects the individual to deeper human truths and spiritual encounters. Key aspects of this transition include:
• Mythic Imagination: The mind actively engages with the symbolic languages found in art, dreams, and ancient stories. This allows one to uncover archetypal patterns, such as the daimon (inner guide).Contemplative Seeing: Instead of viewing nature and life strictly as a collection of objects, one begins to appreciate the soul in all things, allowing for deep mystical resonance.The Contemplative Pathway: Traditions across philosophy and religion—from Eastern philosophy to the contemplative Christian and mystical traditions—have long used solitude and silence as a bridge to ultimate reality or divine connection.Beyond Logos: It embraces the right-brain, experiential way of knowing, moving away from analytical logic to experience a sense of unity, stillness, and healing.
Would you like to explore how a specific mythological tradition (like Greek, Egyptian, or Celtic) utilizes gates and portals, or are you interested in meditative practices to access your own mythopoetic imagination?
Psychologists note that the media you consume during the day has a strong influence on your dreaming mind, especially with awe-inspiring or thrilling visuals like space. Because the logical parts of your brain (the prefrontal cortex) quiet down during sleep, these movies give your subconscious an imaginative playground to explore themes of freedom, wonder, or the unknown. [1, 2, 3, 4]
From a scientific and neurological standpoint, there is no empirical evidence supporting the idea that a human consciousness can physically leave the body or independently observe the physical universe. Instead, mainstream science categorizes these experiences as complex neurocognitive phenomena. [1]
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