Well, I hope!
Friday, July 10, 2026
Our only hope?
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LOL. Nigel Farage, the leader of Reform UK, recently triggered a by-election in his own constituency of Clacton by resigning as Member of Parliament, only to declare his intention to run for the seat again. In other words: the by-election is political theater, probably to deflect from various parliamentary inquires into Farage´s finances. Labour, the Tories, the Liberal Democrats, the Greens and Restore (!) have all declared that they will boycott the by-election. This has opened the field for various micro-parties and novelty candidates, with Count Binface as the apparent front-runner in the anti-Farage camp.
Yes, Count Binface. *That* guy again.
He unsuccesfully tried to challenge the next Labour leader Burnham in Makerfield recently, and it seems he has now taken his rubbish to Clacton instead. Ahem, don´t you actually have to *live* in the constituency the seat of which you are contesting? Still, Farage´s opponents are in on the joke. From Wikipedia:
>>>Many mainstream politicians reacted to Binface's candidature with a mixture of amusement and approbation.
>>>Kemi Badenoch, the Leader of the Opposition said that if the by-election was a "people versus the establishment" contest, Binface might be the people's candidate. Keir Starmer, the prime minister, said he could not endorse him due to Labour Party rules. Andy Burnham, the favourite in the race to become the next Labour leader, posted a picture of himself shaking hands with Binface at a by-election.
>>>The New Statesman´s business editor, Will Dunn, endorsed Binface and called for a united front in support of his candidacy. Martin Bell, who served as the independent MP for Tatton between 1997 and 2001, called for voters in Clacton to rally behind "the right independent candidate". Stephen Pollard, writing for The Spectator, called the election a straight "two-way fight" between Farage and Binface, and speculated that the latter could win.
>>>Binface received a surge of support from activists after announcing his candidacy, raising more than £15,000 in donations in a day. He said he hoped to appeal to voters from all sides of the political spectrum and said he could even court the immigrant vote, given he was "the ultimate alien".Green energy industrialist Dale Vince, who has previously donated to the Labour and Green Parties, offered to fund Binface's campaign. His campaign gained global media attention.
The latter seems to be true, since I read (with some surprise) about Binface´s splendid intervention in a Swedish newspaper just now. Or rather at their on-line site. And no, I don´t think Harvey (the Count´s real name) can win over Farage, who carried Clacton with 46,2% of the votes in 2024. That being said, I admit this was a rather jolly little distraction!
Thursday, July 9, 2026
Tyger tyger burning bright
"Apparently, some so-called scientists (big game hunters, more like it) of the Afrikan Ape persuasion claim that tigers and panthers are products of a blind process of evolution which didn´t have us in mind?! May the holy were-cat curse and consume these blasphemers!"
"Oh, and they claim that tigers are orange and panthers black, when everyone knows that we´re actually green and blue. I mean, what the heck is `orange´anyway? As any feline philosopher can tell you, color is an objective property of reality."
"Read my lips before I eat you: THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS ORANGE ON THE PLANET OF THE CATS!!!"
"What?"
Concealment
According to atheism as informed by modern science, God doesn´t exist. Humans are temporary products of a blind process of evolution that didn´t have them in mind. Here is an intriguing idea: God does exist *and* humans are products of a blind process of evolution that didn´t have them in mind.
How does that make you feel, earthling?
Submission
Orthodox bad boy Jay Dyer calls out the SSPX (or as he jokingly calls them: Ssss-pksss), who were recently excommunicated from the Catholic Church. The SSPX faithful presumably want the Orthodox to submit to Rome, but they don´t seem willing to submit themselves...
Dyer was a supporter of the SSPX for a number of years and his video contains some funny gossip about the society. Are we to believe Dyer, the SSPX is teeming with crypto-Nazis, barely closeted homosexuals and kooks in general. At one point, our man emphasizes that no gay priest ever touched his butt?! Alcoholism is another rampant problem. One SSPX priest had a private collection of German Nazi memorabilia which he treated in an almost sacramental manner. Dyer also believes that the society is theologically heterodox compared to mainstream conservative Catholicism, perhaps in a Jansenist and Gallican direction.
His main argument against the Society of Saint Pius X, however, is their refusal to consistently obey the papacy. Dyer argues at length that according to both Catholic theology and canon law, Catholics are duty bound to follow "the First See" at Rome *on all issues*. Yet, the SSPX picks and chooses which decisions of Rome they will follow, and hence acts exactly like the "modernists" they are condemning!
This is something I noticed, too. The SSPX do next level "lawyering" in order to stay inside the Catholic Church. For instance, they pretend to recognize the Second Vatican Council, but argue that its decisions aren´t binding (cuz reasons blah blah).
In case you are interested in this latest occasion for scandal...
Decommissioned
>>>Erdogan gave personalised revolvers to each of the leaders attending the Nato summit, along with live rounds of ammo. The Turkish president supplied export papers for each of the guns, which were inscribed with the name of their recipients (!!). Starmer has not taken home the gun he was gifted as it would be illegal to bring it into the UK, but left it behind for decommissioning.
Rena 70-talet, jättebra?
Är jag den ende som tycker att den här Conviq-reklamen är lite...ähum...rasistisk? År 2026. LOL!
Hoppsan
Pinsamt för det finländska företaget, men varför gjorde shia-muslimerna detta? Är det inte lika pinsamt för dem? Eller bryr de sig inte? Karbala i Irak är förresten shia-islams heligaste stad...
A guru named Ruru
There are so many Hindu god-forms that it boggles my mind. And yours, I imagine. "Ruru Bhairava" is apparently a nice form of the fierce god Bhairava. Or so ChatGPT claims.
Can you tell me about Ruru Bhairava?
Ruru Bhairava (रुरु भैरव) is one of the Aṣṭa Bhairavas — the eight principal manifestations of Bhairava in several Śaiva Tantric traditions. He is a particularly interesting form because, unlike some of the more terrifying Bhairavas, Ruru is often associated with knowledge, music, refinement, teaching, and the transformation of desire into wisdom.
He is sometimes called Guru Bhairava or Ruru (Ruru-nātha) because of his connection with instruction and spiritual transmission.
1. Meaning of the name “Ruru”
The name is unusual because ruru has several meanings in Sanskrit.
It can refer to:
- a kind of deer (especially the ruru deer)
- a teacher or spiritual guide in some contexts
- something connected with sound or calling
The deer association is significant. The deer is a classical symbol of:
- gentleness
- sensitivity
- alertness
- the wandering mind that must be brought under control
This already gives Ruru Bhairava a different character from, say, Krodha Bhairava or Saṃhāra Bhairava.
He is fierce Bhairava, but his fierceness is expressed through knowledge and mastery, not merely destruction.
2. Place among the Eight Bhairavas
One common arrangement of the Aṣṭa Bhairavas is:
| Bhairava | Direction | Associated Śakti | Main quality |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asitāṅga | East | Brāhmī | creation, sacred knowledge |
| Ruru | Southeast | Māheśvarī | wisdom, arts, teaching |
| Caṇḍa | South | Kaumārī | power, protection |
| Krodha | Southwest | Vaiṣṇavī | destruction of obstacles |
| Unmatta | West | Vārāhī | transcendence of convention |
| Kapāla | Northwest | Indrāṇī | sovereignty, liminality |
| Bhīṣaṇa | North | Cāmuṇḍā | terrifying protection |
| Saṃhāra | Northeast | (varies) | dissolution |
(The exact pairings vary between texts and lineages.)
So Ruru occupies the southeast, the direction associated in many Hindu systems with Agni (fire).
That is quite appropriate: Ruru is a fire of knowledge and refinement, rather than a fire of destruction.
3. Ruru Bhairava and Venus (Śukra)
This is where your earlier question becomes very relevant.
In some Aṣṭa Bhairava systems, Ruru Bhairava is associated with Venus (Śukra).
This may seem surprising because Bhairava is usually thought of as austere or terrifying, while Venus suggests:
- beauty
- art
- love
- pleasure
- refinement
- poetry
- music
But this actually reveals something important about Tantra:
Bhairava does not reject beauty or desire; he transforms them.
Ruru Bhairava represents the possibility that:
- art becomes a path to the divine,
- beauty becomes a doorway to awareness,
- desire becomes refined into devotion and wisdom.
This places him much closer to the world of:
- Śrī Vidyā,
- Sarasvatī,
- aesthetic spirituality,
- mantra and sacred sound,
than the cremation-ground imagery usually associated with Bhairava.
4. Iconography of Ruru Bhairava
Descriptions vary, but common elements include:
- a peaceful or semi-peaceful expression
- a white or pale complexion in some traditions
- ornaments and royal adornment
- holding weapons associated with knowledge and protection
- sometimes carrying a vīṇā (lute) or other musical association
The vīṇā symbolism is especially interesting.
The instrument suggests:
- harmony
- cosmic vibration (nāda)
- the ordering power of sound
- mantra
This makes Ruru Bhairava a fascinating counterpart to the idea of Śiva as Nādarāja — the Lord of sound.
5. Ruru Bhairava and the destruction of ignorance
Many Bhairava forms destroy something:
- Krodha destroys anger
- Saṃhāra destroys limitation
- Kapāla destroys false identity
Ruru destroys something subtler:
spiritual ignorance disguised as knowledge.
He represents the teacher who cuts through:
- false learning,
- intellectual pride,
- superficial refinement,
- attachment to beauty without wisdom.
His “weapon” is not only a sword; it is insight.
6. Ruru Bhairava and Śiva’s gentle side
Among Bhairava forms, Ruru is one of the closest to the saumya (peaceful) side of Śiva.
He has affinities with:
- Dakṣiṇāmūrti (Śiva as the silent guru)
- Sarasvatī-like wisdom
- Śiva as musician and yogin
- the refined aesthetic world of Tantra
A rough comparison:
| Form | Transformation |
|---|---|
| Aghora Bhairava | fear → liberation |
| Kapāla Bhairava | ego → emptiness |
| Krodha Bhairava | anger → power |
| Ruru Bhairava | desire/beauty → wisdom |
(...)
8. Ruru Bhairava’s deeper Tantric meaning
A useful way to understand him:
Ruru Bhairava is the realization that the things which attract the mind — beauty, music, love, knowledge — are not obstacles when they are recognized as expressions of Śiva.
Ordinary desire says:
“I want this beautiful thing to possess it.”
Ruru Bhairava says:
“Recognize the beauty itself as a manifestation of consciousness.”
That is a very Tantric move.
In relation to your previous symbolic questions
If Kapāla Bhairava + Indrāṇī is the guardian at the threshold, with a lightning-like royal force, then Ruru Bhairava is much more like the inner temple musician and teacher.
His atmosphere is:
- dawn or firelight rather than storm,
- mantra rather than thunder,
- refinement rather than shock,
- beauty transformed into wisdom.
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