Nordland: Of the Abyss and Chaos
Ahriman is perhaps one of the clearest resources that the early Christians used to attribute their monotheistic “devil” to. Strangely enough, Luciferians do not view Ahriman as “evil” in the moral sense; rather the mere term “evil” refers to the nature of darkness in a primordial sense. Chaos or…
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The terms yin and yang do not represent certain phenomena, nor are they pronouns of certain things. They are showing relative tendencies compared dynamically and therefore are to be understood comprehensively. In daily life on this planet, for example, we experience them in the following ways: in tendency yin is more expansive, while yang is more contractive. In dimension, yin is more spatial, while yang is more temporal. In position, yin is more outward, while yang is more inward. In direction, yin is more ascending, while yang is more descending. In color, yin is more purple, blue, and green, while yang is more yellow, brown, orange, and red. In temperature, yin is colder, while yang is hotter. In weight, yin is lighter, while yang is heavier. In natural influence, water results in yin, while fire results in yang.
In atomic structure, electrons and other peripheral particles are more yin, while protons and central particles are more yang. In the world of elements, oxygen, nitrogen, potassium, phosphorous, and others are more yin, while hydrogen, carbon, sodium, arsenic, and others are more yang. In the realm of light, yin is darker, while yang is brighter. In physical construction, yin is more surface and peripheral, while yang is more interior and central. In vibration, shorter waves and higher frequency waves are more yin, while longer waves and lower frequency waves are more yang.
In work, yin is more psychological, mental, and spiritual in orientation, while yang is more physical, material, and social. In attitude, yin is more gentle, passive, and receptive, while yang is more aggressive, active, and outgoing. In the biological world, the vegetable kingdom is more yin, while the animal kingdom is more yang. In the botanical world, yin manifests itself as branches, leaves, and flowers and plants that are taller, juicier, and more tropical in origin, while yang manifests itself as roots and stems and plants that are shorter, drier and more northern or colder in origin. In sex, yin is more manifested in female, while yang is more in male. In body structures, softer and more expanded organs such as the stomach, intestines, and bladder are more yin, while harder and more compacted organs such as the liver, spleen, and kidneys are more yang. In the nervous system, peripheral nerves and the orthosympathetic system are more yin, while central nerves and the parasympathetic system are more yang. In taste, spicy, sour, and strongly sweet are more yin, while salty, bitter, and mildly sweet are more yang. In seasonal influence, hot summer creates a yin expanding influence, while cold winter creates a yang contracting influence. As we can see, everywhere and in everything, in whole or in part, every manifestation in nature can be observed and experienced, com-…
The Seven Principles of the Infinite Universe are:
- Everything is a differentiation of one Infinity.
- Everything changes.
- All antagonisms are complementary.
- There is nothing identical.
- What has a front (i.e., a visible side) has a back (i.e., an invisible side).
- The bigger the front, the bigger the back.
- What has a beginning has an end.
The Twelve Laws of Change of the Infinite Universe are:
- One Infinity manifests itself into complementary and antagonistic tendencies, yin and yang, in its endless change.
- Yin and yang are manifested continuously from the eternal movement of one infinite universe.
- Yin represents centrifugality. Yang represents centripetality. Yin and yang together produce energy and all phenomena.
- Yin attracts yang. Yang attracts yin.
- Yin repels yin. Yang repels yang.
- Yin and yang combined in varying proportions produce different phenomena. The attraction and repulsion among phenomena is proportional to the difference of the yin and yang forces.
- All phenomena are ephemeral, constantly changing their constitution of yin and yang forces; yin changes into yang, yang changes into yin.
- Nothing is solely yin or solely yang. Everything is composed of both tendencies in varying degrees.
- There is nothing neutral. Either yin or yang is in excess in every occurrence.
- Large yin attracts small yin. Large yang attracts small yang.
- Extreme yin produces yang, and extreme yang produces yin.
- All physical manifestations are yang at the centre, and yin at the surface.
from “The Book of Macrobiotics” by Michio Kushi
The Order of the Universe
Without knowing the Order of the Universe, it is fruitless to talk about life or truth, and it is senseless to speak of human existence and life. Without understanding the Order of the Universe, no one can achieve health, freedom, and happiness through his or her own initiative. No society can achieve order, progress, and harmony. No country can complete its security, prosperity, and development, and no world can establish peace and justice.
Where there is no understanding of the Order of the Universe, there is no true love, no real truth, and no true happiness. It may appear from time to time that there is love, peace, and happiness among people, but it shall pass away in vain as the poets tell us like morning dew or the foam on a stream. Needless to say, there were in the past, and there are at present, many teachings of a religious and spiritual nature, many discourses of a scientific and intellectual nature, and a cornucopia of knowledge of a social and cultural nature. Love is sought everywhere, health is discussed everywhere, peace is yearned for everywhere, and grace and salvation are spoken of endlessly. And yet, far and near around us, there are really very few seekers of the Order of the Universe and the principle of eternal change. As a result, all religious and spiritual teachings have decayed, all theoretical and aesthetic cultural movements have declined, and all human races and societies have been unable to escape the miseries of disease and poverty, selfishness and war.
Here and there throughout the world, we hear voices of consolation and whispers of encouragement. They are calling now as their ancestors called in the past, “Come to us. Your rest is here.” But despite that there are few teachings that reveal the perpetual Order of the Infinite Universe, and even fewer teachings that demonstrate how to practice it. Unless we know ourselves as a manifestation of the Order of the Universe, we are unable to realize our endless dream.
We may see around us injustice practiced upon naive, innocent, and good people. We see sickness suffered by those who appear to be practicing the proper way of life. We see people suffering from daily hardships that appear unreasonable for them. We ourselves at any time may meet with an unexpected accident, unforseeable misery, or sudden death. We may consider all these things unfair and unreasonable, but actually there is nothing excepted from the Order of the Universe. As infinitesimally small inhabitants of an infinitely large cosmos, we are unable in our ignorance to see the larger currents of cause and effect, the movement of eternal life encompassing our own small existences. Everything and anything happens with a certain order by a definite cause and process. From the absolute perspective, there is nothing that is unjust, unrighteous, and improper because all things have arisen and shall vanish according to the endless Order of the Infinite Universe or what we might call the law of God. Therefore unless we know that order, or what has been called the justice of the Kingdom of Heaven, and how to practice it, all of what we are doing in this life, and on this planet, shall turn to ashes. This is the meaning of the famous passage in Ecclesiastes: “Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity. What profit hath a man of all his labor which he taketh under the sun? One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh: but the earth abideth forever. The sun also ariseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteneth to his place where he arose. The wind goeth toward the south, and turneth about unto the north; it whirleth about continually, and the wind returneth again according to his circuits. All the rivers run into the sea; yet the sea is not full; unto the place from whence the rivers come, thither they return again.”
from “The Book of Macrobiotics” by Michio Kushi
