Fast förlusten om Rysslands drönare hade bombat herrgården kanske inte hade varit så stor, trots allt?
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Fast förlusten om Rysslands drönare hade bombat herrgården kanske inte hade varit så stor, trots allt?
A good summary of why "lacktheism" is absurd. The two last arguments are (more or less) wrong, but they aren´t really about "lacktheism" anyway. From 2024.
Overheard on my own blog: "To be perfect, God must know Himself. And to be perfectly loving, He must love Himself as Another. Or Herself, if that´s more your thing."
O Varuṇa, Lord of the endless Ocean,
Sovereign of the stars and the sacred night,
whose eyes behold the hidden paths,
whose wisdom rests in the depths.
You are the mystery beneath the waves,
the unseen keeper of truth and order,
the knower of what is concealed,
the guide of those who seek beyond the veil.
Your Māyā weaves the worlds,
yet you command the power of illusion.
The Makara rises from your waters,
sign of the depths you rule.
Ancient Lord, remembered from the dawn of the Indo-European peoples,
guardian of the cosmic law (ṛta),
Ocean of the Infinite —
lead us through the darkness
into the light beyond all appearances.
Om Varuṇāya Namaḥ.
I posted this before, but just rediscovered it. It´s a ChatGPT-composed hymn to Varuna, which sounds almost like the real thing. Making me wonder what the template might have been!
1.
O Varuṇa, Lord of the far-spreading sky,
whose eye is the sun upon all worlds,
you encompass the oceans and the clouds;
your law is the circle that never is broken.
From you flow the waters of truth and mercy.
2.
As the river returns to the sea,
so let my wandering mind return to you.
Cleanse me of falsehood and forgetfulness,
unbind the cords of guilt and fear.
Let your clear stream run through my heart.
3.
Great guardian of order, vast and kind,
friend of the truthful, refuge of the humble,
may I live beneath your open heavens
in harmony with your eternal law.
So I bow, saying: Om Varunāya Namah.
Amazing that virtually all religions make up excuses for why you can´t see *their* particular god?!
Styx says he is diagnosed with ADHD and Asperger´s syndrome, but refuses to accept said diagnoses, arguing that they are bunk. So is the entire idea of an autism spectrum. Not sure what to say about this. Discuss amongst yourselves...
I didn´t know US Christian fundamentalists considered He-Man to be demonic. Or maybe I did, but forgot about it. But yeah, there is a shape-shifting witch in the story, so there´s that. I assume the clip above is from the 1980´s? Cultist BS, if you ask me.
Wtf, I love He-Man now.
Are you telling me that the Pride flag is no longer politically correct? Has the rainbow turned "based"? LOL. Then I *must* hoist one on my balcony. Alongside the Israeli ditto, obviously.
Titta vad som hände när jag gav Gemini prompten "Bala Tripura Sundari and Shiva together in a Swedish forest during springtime". Ser ut som att de firar midsommar eller något sådant. Hela bilden är betydligt större och inkluderar röda stugor också!
Jag antar att jag måste lägga upp en bild av Gustav Eriksson (Vasa) med anledning av nationaldagen. Och så vidare. Så var det gjort.
Om det här utspelet verkligen kommer från Partiet Nyans så är det ett väldigt desperat försök att synas och höras inför den stundande valrörelsen. Vilket antagligen betyder att Nyans är chanslösa. Alltså kan vi lägga dem till handlingarna. Nästa fråga!
Overheard on my own blog: "People become atheists because enormous woods of fern-like trees from the Carboniferous were preserved as coal deep underground. Then, some British homo (sapiens) found a way to exploit it for a profit, and presto!".
As in: the Industrial Revolution disenchanted the world...
Call me a cynic, but how likely is it that the protests against Jared Kushner´s plans to build a posh resort in Albania are organic? Are Albanians *that* enamored of flamingos or sea turtles? Somehow, I doubt it.
OK, let me guess. Either the usual "N"GOs are financing the protests against Kushner (since he is Donald Trump´s son-in-law). Or, if the protests somehow are organic, they are organized by people opposed to the current Albanian prime minister Edi Rama for other reasons than turtle eggs.
Or maybe both. According to all-knowing Wikipedia, Rama has been criticized for (anti)democratic backsliding, et cetera. Which doesn´t rule out NGO involvement, of course. I admit that I don´t really care which at this point. And neither do most Albanians, since they are mostly trying to leave the country!
But sure, I would probably prefer sea turtles (and the fair flamingo) to a corrupted American oligarch...
Is this the secret of the UFO-USO phenomenon? They are fairiy ships, manifesting in our narrow little corner of reality!
Did the Soviet Navy see a gigantic UFO emerging from the water in the Pacific Ocean during the Cold War? Richard Dolan strikes again!
Did *both* superpowers see craft too technologically advanced to be theirs? Hmmm...
Or did both sides have exactly the same disinfo program? That is, blaming secret military programs on space aliens. I don´t know, that seems highly unlikely. The Soviets had tight media censorship, they could classify anything, so what need would there be for such a scheme?
Or did some secret US intelligence agency "psy-op" both the American public and the Soviet military?
Thomas Sheridan has a new conspiracy theory. OK, folks, you won´t believe this one!
In most forms of Christianity, that is. Mahayana Buddhism is somewhat different. Here is a Chinese legend about a "harrowing of hell". From Wikipedia (Miaoshan is a form of Guanyin):
>>>A variant of the legend says that Miaoshan allowed herself to die at the hand of the executioner. According to this legend, as the executioner tried to carry out her father's orders, his axe shattered into a thousand pieces. He then tried a sword which likewise shattered. He tried to shoot Miaoshan down with arrows but they all veered off.
>>>Finally in desperation he used his hands. Miaoshan, realising the fate that the executioner would meet at her father's hand should she fail to let herself die, forgave the executioner for attempting to kill her. It is said that she voluntarily took on the massive karmic guilt the executioner generated for killing her, thus leaving him guiltless.
>>>It is because of this that she descended into the Hell-like realms. While there, she witnessed first-hand the suffering and horrors that the beings there must endure, and was overwhelmed with grief. Filled with compassion, she released all the good karma she had accumulated through her many lifetimes, thus freeing many suffering souls back into Heaven and Earth.
>>>In the process, that Hell-like realm became a paradise. It is said that Yama, the ruler of hell, sent her back to Earth to prevent the utter destruction of his realm, and that upon her return she appeared on Fragrant Mountain.
| Credit: Manish Prabhuni |
From Carrier´s previously linked article. This was funny. Hear hear, ye "agnostic" atheists!
>>>But this does go both ways. An atheist can try to believe nothing, to “suspend belief” in everything, but that’s actually impossible in practice—you have to make decisions, and your every decision hinges on assuming some thing is true that you were pretending five minutes ago you were “suspending” belief in. So atheists can be stupid too. It’s a human folly, not a distinctly supernaturalist one.
A propos the current situation in the UK. Yes, it´s possible that Nigel Farage and Reform will win the next elections, in part because of the recent murder in Southampton and the way the local police (mis)handled the situation. The murderer was a Sikh, presumably of Indian descent. The victim was White and British.
So Farage might become the next British Prime Minister. Promising to stop Indian mass migration. In power, he will then import even more Indian (and other) migrants. Because neo-liberal capitalism needs the cheap labour, obviously. And because of the demographic crisis more generally.
And that´s that. We now resume our regular programming!
De senaste dagarna har jag vid två eller tre tillfällen sett uttrycket "rasifierade" (på engelska "racialized"). Men herre-fucking-gud, den här terminologin känns så 2012.
Dessutom är den absurd, eftersom de "rasifierade personerna" (okej, de är inte längre "kroppar" utan faktiska personer - whoa, framsteg, kamrater!) av allt att döma *vill vara rasifierade*. Är inte det själva poängen med identitetspolitiken?
Okej, låt mig gissa. De vänsterungdomar som blev radikaliserade circa 2012 sitter numera i ledningen för diverse organisationer...och har helt enkelt fortsatt med den floskulösa retorik de fick lära sig första året på kulturvetarlinjen?
Woke-vänstern stretar på...
So *this* is what hit me this Sunday. I KNEW IT, MAN. Had to cancel my sadhana. No more spiritual stuff for me. Not for another ten years or so!!!
Okej, det här var intressant. Enligt Wikipedia finansieras "pedofiljägarna" NCMEC faktiskt av det amerikanska justitiedepartementet! Det verkar alltså vara en "officiell" organisation.
Amerikanska pedofiljägare hittade både "Vilma" och Rubbestad
O Divine Ganesha, remover of obstacles,
I bow to you. You who are vast in form and radiant like countless suns, please remove all obstacles from my path, in all that I do, always.
Om, peace, peace, peace.
O Shiva, I bow to you, source of stillness and auspiciousness. May you be gracious and present.
Om, peace, peace, peace.
May all beings be happy. May all be free from illness. May all see what is good and auspicious. May no one suffer or fall into sorrow.
Om. That is the Truth.
Overheard on the internets: "Breaking news: Trump administration officials have pressed the Bureau of Engraving and Printing to design a $250 bill featuring the president’s portrait, in what would be the first appearance of a living person on U.S. currency in more than 150 years." Source: Washington Post.
Oh.
This is clearly some kind of cult. So we´re supposed to extend our natural life spans with some occult techniques in order to serve the cult longer? Yeah, so about that...
There seems to be fundies and fanaticos in every religion. Note also that the speaker is, ahem, conflating Amitayus and Amitabha. LOL.
HA HA HA. The autistic lawyering of the SSPX is cringe as fuck, and essentially gay. There, I said it.
Will the SSPX schism from the Catholic Church? Does anyone care? Except a bunch of autistic tradCaths?
A Super-El Nino is (probably) about to begin and last for about 8 months. So for the next 8 months, climate change denialists will blame all heat waves on the (naturally occuring) Super-El Nino. Climate activists won´t say anything, since they are too busy doing pro-Hamas activism.
Between 1876 and 1878, there was a Super-El Nino during which about 60 million people died of famine. But the world looked very different back in 1876-78. I mean, colonial empires oblivious to the plight of the colored man, deficient supply chains, no international aid organizations...
Wait a sec.
Well, yes, sounds a lot like 2026, doesn´t it? But I´m not saying the doom-sayers are right. Probably just another slight turbulence on our way down. Right?
Ähum, har vår ofrivillige grannbloggare Tobias helt glömt bort att han stödde Azov under belägringen av Mariupol? Så den verkliga frågan är inte om Lettlands nya regering är högerpopulistisk. Den verkliga frågan är om denna regering är "våra" högerpopulister eller "deras"...
Apparently, Iran is about to close the Strait of Hormuz. Again. I didn´t realize it was supposed to be open? The reason is Israel´s offensive in Lebanon against Iran´s allies Hizbollah. Again.
So I suppose Vance has to strut all the way to Islamabad again for another round of negotiations with the defeated, overthrown and non-existent Iranian regime...
Again.
I och för sig fascinerande att Ebba Busch (av alla högerpolitiker) försöker manövrera med sossarna. Tidigare försökte hon snarast imitera SD. Tydligen står M och SD numera till höger om KD?!
Koalitionsförhandlingarna efter höstens riksdagsval kan ju bli intressanta.
Or more formally Medicine Master and King of Lapis Lazuli Light. OK, so I decided to post a more uplifting picture!
Take care, guys. Let´s be careful out there...
A *very* narrow discussion I had with our favorite LLM companion...
Could Bhairava be reinterpreted as Uranian?
Yes, it is possible to reinterpret Bhairava through a Uranian lens, but it would be a modern comparative or symbolic interpretation, not a traditional Hindu one.
Historically, Bhairava and Uranus come from entirely different symbolic systems:
So any connection is necessarily interpretive rather than traditional.
Modern astrology often associates Uranus with:
Many of these themes overlap surprisingly well with certain forms of Bhairava.
For example:
Breaks social conditioning.
Breaks attachment to limited identity.
Disrupts established systems.
Destroys false certainties and ego structures.
Associated with unconventionality.
Dwells outside ordinary social norms—in cremation grounds, wilderness, liminal spaces.
Of the Aṣṭa Bhairavas, Unmatta Bhairava is probably the easiest to compare with Uranus.
Why?
Unmatta means:
That resonates strongly with modern Uranian themes:
If a modern symbolic astrologer wanted a Bhairava-Uranus correspondence, Unmatta Bhairava would likely be the first candidate.
There are also important differences.
Modern astrology associates Uranus with:
Bhairava is not really about progress.
He is about:
He can appear revolutionary, but not because he wants a better future.
He is interested in awakening now.
Many astrologers connect Uranus with:
Bhairava is much more embodied and existential.
He appears in:
His transformation is often visceral rather than cerebral.
A great deal of Bhairava symbolism revolves around:
Modern Uranus symbolism tends to emphasize:
The existential depth of Bhairava is closer to a fusion of Uranus with themes often assigned to Pluto or Saturn in modern astrology.
If you abstract away from astrology and theology and look at archetypes:
"Everything you cling to will be stripped away. What remains?"
"Everything fixed must change. What new freedom emerges?"
These are related questions, but not identical.
Bhairava's concern is awakening.
Uranus' concern is liberation from stagnation.
A modern tantric philosopher might say:
In that sense:
Uranian disruption could be viewed as one expression of Bhairava's activity.
But Bhairava himself would still be larger than Uranus.
Very roughly:
Bhairava actually overlaps with all three outer planets:
This is one reason no single planetary correspondence feels completely adequate.
Given your recent interest in:
I would say that a modern symbolic reading could plausibly see Unmatta Bhairava as one of the most Uranian figures in the Hindu pantheon:
But that would be a contemporary archetypal interpretation, not something you would find stated in traditional tantric texts. Traditional texts would describe him as a form of Bhairava, not as the equivalent of Uranus.
OK, here is another strange discussion I had with ChatGPT...
Is there a Bhairava who is the Guardian of the West, and what is his function?
Yes. In the common Aṣṭa Bhairava (Eight Bhairavas) system, the guardian of the West is usually Unmatta Bhairava. He is paired with Varahi and corresponds to the western direction, which is also traditionally associated with Varuṇa.
The directional assignments are generally:
| Direction | Bhairava |
|---|---|
| East | Asitanga |
| Southeast | Ruru |
| South | Chanda |
| Southwest | Krodha |
| West | Unmatta |
| Northwest | Kapala |
| North | Bhishana |
| Northeast | Samhara |
Unmatta literally means:
mad, intoxicated, ecstatic, beyond conventional reason.
This does not necessarily mean insanity in the ordinary sense.
In tantric symbolism it often points to:
There are two levels of answer.
Like the other Aṣṭa Bhairavas, Unmatta Bhairava functions as a kṣetrapāla (guardian of sacred space). He protects practitioners and sacred territory from obstructive influences.
In this sense he is:
Esoterically, Unmatta Bhairava is often interpreted as the power that breaks attachment to ordinary identity and social conditioning.
Because he rules the West—the direction of sunset—some tantric commentators associate him with:
A number of modern Shaiva interpreters describe the West as the movement from the visible daylight world into the hidden depth of consciousness, and Unmatta Bhairava as the ecstatic freedom discovered there.
Not primarily.
If you are looking for the Bhairava most explicitly associated with destruction, the name itself points more toward Samhara Bhairava ("Dissolution Bhairava"), who is associated with the northeast in the common Aṣṭa Bhairava scheme.
Unmatta Bhairava's energy is usually more:
than annihilating.
An interesting symbolic comparison would be:
These are different symbolic maps layered onto the same direction. Traditional practitioners would not automatically combine them into a single interpretation of a real-world event, but contemplatively they all touch on themes of completion, transition, and what lies beyond ordinary certainty.
For someone interested in Bhairava and the West specifically, Unmatta Bhairava is probably the form most worth studying. His symbolism is much less about destruction than about a kind of fierce freedom that emerges when conventional identities and expectations have lost their hold.
Can you tell me more about Unmatta Bhairava?
Unmatta Bhairava is one of the more intriguing and less commonly discussed forms of Bhairava because his defining quality is not primarily wrath, destruction, protection, or death—it is divine madness, ecstatic freedom, and transcendence of ordinary mental structures.
However, it's important to note that there is much less surviving textual material devoted specifically to Unmatta Bhairava than there is for Bhairava in general, so many modern descriptions combine traditional iconography with tantric interpretation.
The Sanskrit word unmatta literally means:
But in a spiritual context it often means:
one who has gone beyond the ordinary mind.
The key distinction is:
Many mystical traditions have analogous figures:
Unmatta Bhairava belongs closer to this second category.
Tantric traditions often argue that ultimate reality cannot be fully captured by:
From the perspective of conventional society, someone who is completely free of these limitations may appear irrational.
Thus:
Bhairava appears "mad" because awakened freedom does not conform to ordinary expectations.
In the Aṣṭa Bhairava system, Unmatta Bhairava is associated with the West.
The West carries symbolic associations such as:
Because of this, some tantric commentators understand Unmatta Bhairava as the force that helps one pass beyond the familiar world of fixed identities.
Symbolically:
The ordinary ego experiences this as frightening.
Unmatta Bhairava experiences it as liberation.
Descriptions vary by lineage, but Unmatta Bhairava is often depicted with:
The goal is not horror.
The goal is to depict consciousness that is no longer constrained by ordinary conditioning.
One of the closest Hindu analogues is the Avadhuta ideal.
The avadhūta:
Stories about figures such as Dattatreya often contain this theme.
Unmatta Bhairava embodies a fierce tantric version of that freedom.
Many modern practitioners interpret Unmatta Bhairava as the power that destroys:
Notice that this is different from destroying the world.
He destroys:
the prison of conceptual identity.
Each Bhairava emphasizes a different aspect of the transformative power of Shiva.
Compared to:
Unmatta Bhairava emphasizes:
Not directly in the way Dhumavati is connected to smoke.
However, there is a symbolic resonance.
If we use imagery rather than doctrine:
This is not a classical textual equation, but it reflects how many tantric practitioners experience these symbols.
If viewed through the lens of Kashmir Shaivism, Unmatta Bhairava can be understood as expressing a core insight:
Reality is vastly freer than the ego imagines.
The ego seeks:
Bhairava reveals:
The "madness" is the shock of encountering reality beyond conceptual limits.
People often become interested in Unmatta Bhairava during periods when:
His symbolism says:
Freedom may look like madness from the standpoint of the structures that are being left behind.
Among the Aṣṭa Bhairavas, Unmatta Bhairava is less the destroyer and more the ecstatic liberator.
He represents:
As the Bhairava of the West, he is not primarily the lord of catastrophe or destruction. He is the lord of what becomes possible when the sun of ordinary certainty has set and consciousness is no longer confined by its usual boundaries.