Greetings once again from the Order and Ordinance! We return with our Periodic series about Nature as we go through the variety of incarnations of its powers. As you  have probably noticed by now, we’ve been covering Nature by its “forces” or forms—starting with Nature as the creating force, moving its trifling force, onward to its reincarnating force, and now finally we are met with the logical conclusion of Nature as the rotting force. So, let us investigate this aspect of Nature.

As we know by now, all things shall enjoy their eventual end, as is the Nature of Spiritual Ends guaranteed by Lord Vuetenexzyei. In the case of Nature, those ends are facilitated by the laws in which Nature creates for us. We explained the creating aspect, a Spiritual Beginning, so with a beginning there shall be an end. After all of creation, the trifling aspects of it, the reincarnation of excess spirituality, there shall then be the logical end.

While discussing the trifling force of Nature, we mentioned how Natural Force determines how something dies or what would be considered deadly within Nature. When it comes to Death in our environment, Nature is once again used as the general medium to conduct that attribute. In the case of the mortal, that medium is the vessel. We, as mortals and more specifically Humans, have corporeal vessels—our bodies. We are born as infants, we grow into adults, eventually there is a point where our bodies begin to age to the point where our cells will no longer replace themselves at the rate that cells shall die out, and that signals the start of the decay of the vessel. Assuming a Human lives a long life and dies simply of Natural causes, the laws of Nature determine that the vessel can no longer sustain itself and Death of the vessel occurs. The vessel loses grip of the soul, and the soul is taken to the Afterlife by the Reaping Angels of Death. That is the course of Death through the medium of Nature as understood in Xyphoist Philosophy. It is natural for the vessel to eventually decay and let go of the soul—in fact, it is necessary to keep the spiritual and cosmic cycle going.

But what about cases where the vessels fails by unnatural means? Say, a car crash or other sudden accident or perhaps even suicide or murder. These are cases where the actions of oneself or that of someone else caused the Death of a mortal. But is it still a “natural death” in those cases? Although the Death is still foreseen by the Lord of Death and by extension, Hayle Kizu, the Foreseer of Death, it is not considered a Natural Death in Xyphoist Philosophy and often one where corruption or simply dubious divergence has claimed a life. In the cases of accidental Death, it can be a case of Cosmic flex simply dishing out an unfortunate but random Death. Murder, however, is always considered an unnatural Death. There are some exceptions where the killing was in self-defense, in which case that would be a Death of Cosmic Retribution. But in cases of cold-blooded or malevolent murder, that is both unnatural and an Immoral Act—namely Belligerent Force. Suicide is a case of corrupted Death, in which the Psyche is poorly-cared for and struck with illness, prompted one to take their own life. This isn’t itself a sin, but does highlight the importance of managing one’s mental faculties. There are exceptions of Dignified Death, in which one chooses Death as a means to die on their own terms and with dignity, such as assisted suicide for terminal illnesses. This is not considered either natural or unnatural and simply a case of Mercy, which follows more along with kyX’s area of expertise.

Regardless, in all of these cases, Nature has set up the conditions to set the eternal reality of Death in motion. To put things more simply: Nature allows our vessels to die so that our souls, sans any unjust wrathful torture, shall move onto the Afterlife and not become demented in the process. As we’ve seen in this series, through all the various incarnations of Nature, we recognize Nature by its fundamental root: the medium in which existence forms on. The conductor or the chef, and the one who gets to stir the Cosmos.

With that said, we will conclude our series on Nature here for the Period. It has been a joy to go through Nature on this level. In our final installment for the Period, we will hold true to the tradition and have an overview of the Nakndsian Xyphozon and its key figures. Until then, have a great rest of your Sacred Day!

—lnX, crX