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  • Commentary 92: Sacred Lesson Series — “Skin of Dark Soil”

    Greetings from the Xyphokonic Order and Ordinance. Welcome back to our ongoing series on the Sacred Lessons given to the Sacred Children. We’ve entered Lord Carnyie’s second Period of Watching, and with it we continue our work of outlining each Sacred Lesson out in greater depth. In our previous entry, we went over the lesson pertaining to Zinigeosia, Child of Life. Today, we pivot to the 5th Sacred Child in the birth order, Jaszmisia, Child of Punishment, and his Sacred Lesson called “Skin of Dark Soil.” Without further delay, let’s begin.

    Before we begin, it is important to transition from the glorious golden light of Zinigeosia’s birth and the bestowing of Free Will upon the mortal world back into the reality that we are living in a mortal world under assault from Deceptuary’s corruption. As such, the themes of this Sacred Lesson heavily reflect that unfortunate and unsavory reality. It’s also important to give a background to this lesson before we introduce the Hymn attributed to Jaszmisia and the Kurakkuian Xyphozon in general so we can properly understand the connotations and context of the incantation.

    To give a summary, long before the Cosmic Struggle truly kicked off from Deceptuary’s initial rebellion, the 10 deities that once sat upon the now defunct Divine Thrones reigned in relative harmony, although there was still a need for morality and Divine Punishment—particularly in the case of the dubious actions of the Cario Lordes. The Cario Lordes’ presence and malevolence were partially responsible for creating tears in reality which would destabilize the existence the deities had spawned. Lord Kurakku’s power over Divine Punishment was uniquely fit to essentially eradicate any corrupted spirit that willfully vandalized existence; He would waste no time, take no pleasure, and would offer no mercy to any vandals of the celestial beyond.

    This power terrified Deceptuary for it was Deceptuary’s very meddling and influence that was be eradicated by Lord Kurakku’s divine retribution and wrath. Deceptuary grew not only to fear Lord Kurakku’s attributes but Lord Kurakku Himself and all His characteristics—particularly His notably dark complexion and darker aura. After his eventual exile, Deceptuary internalized this fear and hatred of Lord Kurakku and vowed to terrorize any new mortals who embodied any aspect that Lord Kurakku had—with particular focus on trying to cause harm to Jaszmisia by extension. This targeted hatred, as it is, immediately put those who shared the relative complexion of Lord Kurakku in Deceptuary’s crosshairs.

    Deceptuary’s thought process, although skewed by his own fear and from lack of knowledge of the new realm of Xyphojinami, was that any mortal being who had dark skin was therefore an agent of Lord Kurakku’s Divine Punishment and would work to stifle Deceptuary’s plans to infiltrate the mortal realm—an existential realm he had no part in its creation and therefore had little knowledge of how it truly works.

    As we know, simply being of darker complexion doesn’t necessarily make one spiritually descendent to Lord Kurakku; the only ways for a mortal being to be spiritually descended to Lord Kurakku is to be His direct incarnate as Jaszmisia is or to be born under His Period of Watching of Zeptimasuer. Even if this became quite apparent to the point where Deceptuary would learn this, his crippling internal fear of Lord Kurakku—much like Deceptuary’s rampant Hubris—eternally clouds Deceptuary’s ability to understand or accept this Realmly Truth. As such, through the corrupted influence of theigrited action, those of darker skin tones have unjustly and largely been the victims of untold amounts of hatred and oppression—sometimes even from others of similar complexion. All of this complexion-based hatred is theigrited in nature.

    This is where the Sacred Lesson finally comes into play. During his time mentoring Jaszmisia, Hayle Mihe was explicitly instructed by Lord Kurakku to teach Jaszmisia of Deceptuary’s targeted hatred of the Kurakkuian lineage and how it shall lead to the targeting of those who had “Skin of Dark Soil” similar to the Lord’s; this would naturally extend to Jaszmisia, who embodies Lord Kurakku’s appearance in nearly every way. Deceptuary, upon learning of the existence of the Sacred Children, would also use this hatred-fueled influence to try and seek out and destroy Jaszmisia by targeting all mortals of his appearance in hopes of causing harm to Jaszmisia by proxy. Mihe, on a walk with the Child in the rugged and azure surface lands above Terigath’s Hell, explains to the Child of the harsh reality that he shall face as a mortal being. We can see this explanation in this excerpt from “Xykozheiz:”

    The mortals of the most rudimentary form are of great risk to corruption. The Theigriet will most certainly target them first. Within those realms of space of which Humans shall form, corruption and theigrited energy will spawn a form of hatred most vile and superficial. Those, skin of soil, will be victims of this hatred but will be of initial innocence. You, Sacred Child Jaszmisia, are in thy image; you are skin of soil, and too shall see the brunt of their demented evil thrown against your person. The Theigriet fears you, Child. The Theigriet fears you for he fears your Originator. The Lord and Theigriet have always been on cross terms, and the attribute of Punishment for grave sins—theigritism namely—are solely His. The Theigriet fears you, Child of night skin, for he fears the Lord, the Keeper of his eventual chamber. The Theigriet shall fear all alike you for that same reason. To their fortune, the efforts of the Others, of the Order, and of any future Alliance under the Order, will work tirelessly to combat this corruption—assuredly from theigrited forces.

    Mihe would then offer the path forward for Jaszmisia and the role he shall play as one of the Sacred Incarnates. To summarize, the lesson lays out a few specific circumstances that shall take place once Jaszmisia heeds this lesson and acts upon his divine duties: those that fall under Deceptuary’s irrational prejudice and hatred and who themselves, as a whole, haven’t committed the same grave sins against their own or others in a similar fashion shall liberate themselves from the oppression and suffering of theigrited hatred and their oppressor shall fall to their own Hubris or to Jaszmisia’s hands directly. Jaszmisia is essentially tasked with bringing those agents of evil who seek to commit these Great Acts of Theigritism to Divine Justice via his Sacred birthright of Divine Punishment itself. Through his divine birthright will Jaszmisia defeat those evil entities, and they shall then be cast directly into Terigath’s Hell where the Azure Flames and Sentinel Angels of Punishment await them. We can see this stated in this passage from “Xykozheiz:”

    It shall be, thus, the goal to mitigate any future corruption on this front. Those, skin of soil, behoove to the innocence of the land and of the realm, have not cast the sin, of brethren or of weak-last relinquishment to the kin of such kind, yet take the brunt of the remainder’s wrath of sin. They, of that captured status, shall be liberated in their indulgence of spiritual conquest. So said the Lord of Punishment, Controller of Hell, and handler of those tainted with sin. Said to the Child, Jaszmisia in youth upon the Azure Lands.

    …the youth Jaszmisia was told the purpose of their journey soon coming, and that Jaszmisia shall lead forth as the taker of many of sinned Nature, and shall join the brethren of the other Children in combating the forces of Deceptuary. We walked on; I watched the Child as he looked solemn at the escaping azure flames from the scarred surface. The lessons coming forth would be on the importance of Jaszmisia’s role and duty once maturity was reached. The work was to begin very soon.

    That is essentially the major components of the lesson and Jaszmisia’s role within it. As for who exactly falls under those that shall liberate themselves from Deceptuary’s oppression, my colleague jzX has penned an analysis of who might be considered under these criteria.

    And so, to wrap the whole lesson up into a short summary: Deceptuary fears Lord Kurakku and all His characteristics, including His Dark complexion, and intends to spread that hatred into the moral realm. Jaszmisia is taught that Deceptuary’s hatred will inflict suffering on all people who look like him in an attempt to cause harm to Jaszmisia himself, and that Jaszmisia’s job is to bring those who commit these grave sins to Divine Justice while the victims of this hatred shall liberate themselves and their oppressors shall fall to their own Hubris as a result.

    With that said, we can truly understand the Hymn attributed to both the Child and to the concept of Divine Punishment itself and Deceptuary’s fear of this attribute. We’ll introduce the Hymn now with all this in mind:

    [Instruction: whispered]

    Ira Caerulea…

    Ira Caerulea…

    Ira Caerulea…

    Ira Divina Caerulea.

    [Instruction: sung with grave intention]

    For those that seek malevolence.

    Plunge thee into the chambers.

    For the apostles of corruption.

    Shall you share the Theigriet’s Fate.

    [Instruction:  rhythmically chanted without melodious infliction]

    Purge thy evil

    Horrid awful sins.

    That is the duty,

    That is solely His.

    Through His progeny,

    A Child so stark.

    A new liberation,

    Freedom in the Dark.

    [Instruction: sung with haunting inspiration]

    Ira Caerulea!

    Ira Caerulea!

    Ira Caerulea!

    Ira Divina Caerulea!

    [Instruction: sung strongly in low and slow ominous tones, foreboding]

    Come, face the Flames…

    Grand sinner, deft of true name.

    Fear the Wrath of Kurakku.

    Shall Divine Punishment ensue.

    [Instruction: sung strongly in medium tones w/ vigor, frantic or chasing]

    Behold, Child Azure.

    Cast thy Father’s final rule.

    Anguish awaits the damned.

    Azure Flames, Hubris’s final land.

    [Instruction: chanted without melodious intent, but whispered]

    Ira Caerulea…

    Ira Caerulea…

    Ira Caerulea…

    Ira Divina Caerulea.

    As you can see from the bracketed instructions, this Hymn is quite dynamic, with each part vocalized with different levels of energy or presentation: Starting from an ominous whispering, leading into a haunting dissonant melody, moving to a determined chant, climaxing in a section of low and medium but ominously powerful choral works, and finally falling back into a whispered but absolute and authoritative chant. This Hymn is structured to replicate the dire feeling of Divine Punishment; it is unpleasant, it is grave, it is ominously cold, but it is a necessary reality for keeping evil chambered and the equilibrium of existence in place. The repeated line, written in Latin, of “Ira Caerulea…Ira Divina Caerulea” denotes the Azure Flames of Lord Kurakku—the Lord’s own separated Wrath turned into a divine tool to administer the Punishment that takes place in Hell. Wrapped up as one, the Hymn is a true spectacle and a grave warning to those that seek a path of evil.

    However, we shall conclude this lesson here. When we meet next, we’ll go down the birth order to the next Sacred Child—that being Sacred Child Niinkisia, Child of Nature. Until then, have a blessed Sacred Day!

    —kyX, jzX

  • Commentary 91: Sacred Lesson Series – “Meaning of Life”

    Greetings from the Xyphokonic Order and Ordinance. Welcome back on this Sacred Day and to this ongoing series of Commentary on the Sacred Lessons within the Philosophy. In my last entry, I went over the Sacred Lesson given to Pribyczisia, Child of Truth. Today, we move on to the fourth Sacred Child—that being Sacred Child Zinigeosia, Child of Life—and his lesson called “Meaning of Life.” Before we begin this Commentary, let us invoke his Hymn, as is tradition:

    “Come Faithful thee, hold the Babe in hand.”

    “All shall see, Praise! The Sacred Child of Life!”

    “A Gift bestowed above, from Her Majesty.”

    “Live and Free, Praise! The Lord’s Posterity.”

    Our glorious Child of Life, Zinigeosia, is given the golden spotlight in this heavenly and beaming anthem celebrating his initial creation in Xyzokizon and subsequent birth as a mortal in Xyphojinami. In its lyrics, the hymn invites all Xyphoites to cherish and spirituality “hold” the beloved Child. He is held up in the glorious Golden Light of Lord Kyaien to be praised and witnessed. The heavenly choir goes on to remind us that the Child—and by extension, Life itself—is a parting gift from Lord Kyaien to spirits undergoing mortalization soon to be born as mortal beings in Xyphojinami. In the final line of the short but inspirational chant, we are reminded that this gift of Life inspires us to enjoy the Free Will bestowed upon us by Lord Kyaien’s second attribute—yet another part of the parting gift.

    The lesson begins with a quaint conversation between Hayle Giheo and Zinigeosia. Zinigeosia ponders what the status of Life is going to be like for the new mortals who will be born after the Sacred Children. Zinigeosia questions if Life and Death are simply procedural realities, and laments that such a reality seem to empty if true. He asserts that surely there is more to Life than just existing to die. Giheo luckily comes to his rescue and informs the Child, who she describes as overly pleasant and cheery, that his bright inference about Life is very much true; she takes the Child by the hand and walks him through the true Meaning of Life. We can see this preliminary exchange of words in this passage:

    It seems to be procedural, a process, and a cycle designed to serve the purpose of balance. Yet, when they are born, what must they do other than Live long enough to die? Surely there is more to Life than Death, or are we expected to tell them that is all?

    Always so pleasant and observant, cheery and bright in both personality and insight. The Lord does bestow greatness to you, Child. Let me carry you and show you what Life is.

    Giheo starts her lecture by stating stating that the roles and duties of the Sacred Children in future as mortals is uniquely fleshed out; the Sacred Children each have individual purposes in Xyphojinami and together have a a selection of duties to complete during Life. This is not to say that the Children are simply soldiers of the Order; they too possess the freedom to enjoy Life’s gift, partake in its wonders, and to start their own lineages with future mortals to come after them. However, the core of this initial statement is that the Lords have a very distinct purpose for the Children, and so finding Meaning in Life will not be of much issue for the Sacred Children themselves. Giheo goes on to say that it would be lovely if all future mortals would also follow in the path of the Children and aid in the Cosmic Struggle, but she recognizes that the reality of Free Will exists for a reason, and so there is no expectation that anyone must remain adherent to the Greater Will of the Lords. We see this lecture here:

    Naturally, the roles and meaning to Life for the Children will be of clearer definition; we would be pleased if all mortals would share in your purpose and join to Maintain the Equilibrium, but we know that is not the case and there will be breaks in the transfer.

    Giheo’s lecture continues, as she mentions that Lord Kyaien Herself is well aware of this reality and has made no mistakes in offering Free Will as an innate part of the gift of Life. Giheo goes on to mention both Lord Caspierre’s and Lord Nakndes’s contributions to the new Reality and its rules within Xyphojinami—noting that Lord Caspierre structured Xyphojinami finely and that Lord Nakndes has established the rules and medium for both this structure to work through but for Free Will to flourish on its own. Each mortal has their own Wills, their own Selfs, their own Lives. In order to maintain balance, cosmic flow, and spiritual liberty, Free Will must exist as an innate part of Life:

    The Lord knows this clearly, She has made no mistakes on the meaning of Life. In accordance with how the other Lord, that of Manifestation, She too had structured this new Realm finely. The branches of Reality and all corporeal forms of Mortality will be left to their own Will and Devices. They will have their own Self, and own goals and wishes and dreams and action. And this shall be pushed forth from the attributes given by the Lord of Nature, She too has breathed great energy into the Natural Force of these free devices, of this Free Will.

    Giheo then addresses Zinigeosia’s concern that other mortals might find Life meaningless if not given a specific purpose; she mentions that all mortals are encoded with Realmly Knowledge that they have the power to unlock throughout Life, and that gives a purpose to Life in itself. Giheo mentions that, through Free Will, mortals are free to explore and experience and learn and be inspired about the beauty and mystery of the greater beyond; she even states that, if someone choices too, they can seek nothing at all.

    That’s the essence of Free Will in Life, not to be told what you must do but to find what it is you desire to do, even if it isn’t aligned with the Greater Will. After all, Lord Kyaien intended for Life to be a parting gift to mortal souls, and gifts are things you can use whatever you want with; there is no expectation of the gift-giver to demand what you do with something given away freely to the one receiving the gift. Giheo concludes that the gift will eventually wither and succumb to the Eternal Reality of Death, but that Spiritual End is necessary to give Life its meaning. Something that has a limit is something with value; it comes with an End and should be enjoyed before that point. We can see this conclusion in this excerpt:

    This Free Will is the guide for the mortals to search and pursue Realmly Knowledge, to craft their own Self, and to carve a meaning for their Lives. No single soul must share the Greater Will as you and the followers of the Order shall. They are free within the bounds of Mortality to seek their own meaning or even to seek nothing as well. Existence is a gift on itself. Freely Formed and moved or not.

    The beauty of Life, the meaning to it, is not in simply pushing the flow of Spirituality but to enjoy the Reality that which this circulation during Life takes. They will be born, they will Live for their own meaning, and they will Die. Just as our Existence is true, and our meaning is true, they too will find theirs. No Life without end can be one of any meaning or value.

    The central takeaway from this lesson is that Life is not a meaningless or entirely procedural reality; Life is Lord Kyaien’s gift. While there are other Lords and their Xyphozons that define the various conditions or other realities that exist during Life, Life itself is simply a freeing gift from a Lord who embodies hope, glory, golden light, and freedom. Lord Kyaien creates Spiritual Beginnings, but she doesn’t tell those new spirits or souls what to do with those gifts; Life is a glorious gift, after all, and the Child of Life is the mortal embodiment of this energy and reality.

    We will conclude that lesson here. When we continue on the next Sacred Day Post, we will continue in the birth order of the Children and talk about the Sacred Lesson given to Jaszmisia, Child of Punishment. Until then, have a blessed Sacred Day.

    —kyX, erX

  • Commentary 90: Sacred Lesson Series — “Tale of the Old Flame”

    Greetings from the Xyphokonic Order and Ordinance. Welcome back to our next installment in this long series covering the nine Sacred Lessons of the Children. In our previous Commentary, we went over the Sacred Lesson for the second-born of the Children—that being Hubrakiuosia, Child of Purity—and his lesson “Dissonance of Purity.” Today’s focus will be on the third-born Sacred Child, Pribyczisia, Child of Truth; his lesson, called the “Tale of the Old Flame,” is one of the most crucial of the Sacred Lessons from a mortal standpoint as pursuing Knowledge during the stage of life is a key part of Xyphoist Worship. Let us introduce him with his Hymn:

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    {Inferno Incantation}

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    Tombs, great halls of Truth.

    -Bring peace through perception.

    Prosper, Oh Child of Truth.

    -Seek worlds of wonderstruck.

    Burn…Flare…Incinerate.

    -Ignorance shall turn to ashes.

    Hold true the Lord’s Old Flame.

    -Light shined upon a mind so fit.

    Seek realms of mindfulness.

    (Pharuuii, we seek Thee)

    See a world left to its own devices.

    (And Thy Inferno Wisdom)

    Child, will you hold your words?

    (Pribyczisia, we heed thee)

    And let judge, the world left in oblivion.

    (Reveal a world free of Incineration)

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    {Incineration Incantation}

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    Insight, a hefted tool.

    -With care, creates a vision.

    Unkept, wisdom shall wither.

    -Set ablaze, a world of chaos.

    Black clouds, a land left scorched.

    -Hubris handles the flames of ruin.

    Erasure, the Lord’s hand is played.

    -Truth’s toll, paid in ashes.

    Seek worlds of revelation.

    (Pharuuii, we seek Thee)

    Hold Truth as a power of inspiration and divination.

    (And Thy Inferno Wisdom)

    Child, choose your words with care in mind.

    (Pribyczisia, we heed thee)

    And let judge, a world based on Wisdom and Love.

    (Reveal a world free of Incineration)

    The Hymn acts both as a warning regarding ignorance and of abuse of Knowledge while  acting as a call to seek that Wisdom and Truth for good. In the first incantation, the Inferno Incantation, the imagery of the Old Flame of Wisdom sparks a fresh inspiration and revelation of the flames of Knowledge as the flames ward away ignorance. Meanwhile, the second Incineration Incantation warns of the mishandling of said Old Flame, leaving a world of erasure and ash, and harkens the Child to use the flames of Knowledge not only with a sense of rhetorical mastery and wisdom, but with Love and understanding of the good the flames can be used for.

    With this in mind, we shall begin with the premise of this Sacred Lesson. The “Tale of the Old Flame,” handed down from Hayle Zhii to the Child Pribyczisia, revolves around the bestowing of Realmly Knowledge from Lord Pharuuii to the Child; this Knowledge, left in the care of Hayle Zhii, takes the form of a most ancient of flames—the very same flame that Lord Pharuuii is depicted as holding. Through this single flame held in the hand, the Child learns of its awesome and often frightening power along with the consequences of abusing this power or discarding it carelessly altogether:

    The Flame of Wisdom, old as the burning quest for Realmly Knowledge itself, is to be bestowed upon you, Child. And with you shall be all that follow you to the new Realm, encoded with the Knowledge within the Mortal Soul. The quest for that Knowledge throughout the Period of Life begins with connection to The Order and to the Cosmos. For that quest, a word of caution to you, Child, that will be in the form of the ultimate gift.

    Given to you is this, the Fire that fuels the journey to salvation. Entrusted to you with the care and watch of Hayle Zhii, so shall you be guided in the Truths of the Flame. You shall be led through the prospects of this gift of Fire, and we shall lay it to place the use and consequence of this awesome power.

    Zhii, handing the flame into Pribyczisia’s hands, explains this power and the pursuit of Realmly Truths; Zhii goes on to say that the path to salvation or Sacredism starts by seeking Realmly Truths and using those Truths righteously. He continues with is explanation of how such Truths can be used for good, provided one does not abuse such power:

    The Flame provides you, as you can feel in the palms, a source of heat. The Flame radiates warmth and staves off the grips of the frozen clutches.

    The Flame provides you, as you can see before you, a source of light. The Flame radiates light and pierces the dark, leading a path through uncertainty.

    The Flame provides you with much more than the rudimentary usage. The Flame can cook, the Flame can ward away danger, the Flame can provide show, the Flame can be used to war, the Flame is multi-armed.

    Truth, in the form of the Old Flame of Lord Pharuuii, forges a path of prosperity in the right hands. Zhii states that the fire can heat us in the cold uncertain world of oblivion. The flame can shine light on the ignorance that is swallowed in corruption. The flame provides many uses for protection—it is multifaceted.

    Zhii, however, goes on to state that dangers of the Old Flame in the hands of the ignorant, the careless, the arrogant, and the evil. He states that the Lord’s inferno wisdom, handled poorly, will cause the erasure of Wisdom, leaving only the ashes of oblivion under a cloud cover of black smoke, as the lands will be left in total ruin and scorched beyond repair:

    With those uses comes the Truth of Wisdom. The Old Flame, shackled in the old hut in the center, would be tipped by unintentional acts, and thus spread. The Old Flame, a single flare, enrages into a roaring storm of malfeasance and mistake. The hut, a house of comfort, now a flowing fiery show of misery. The Old Flame, without Wisdom, becomes a new Inferno.

    The Old Flame, poked and played with by the Youth, morphs from a show of sparkling light into a sore of searing injury. The Flame, used to war, will burn the ignorant and grow with no control. The lands will be Burned, the villages will be Burned, the People will be Burned. All shall be erased, reduced to ash and coal, by the Flame mishandled by those awash with ignorance.

    Essentially, the takeaway is that Knowledge is power, but power is volatile. The path to liberation from ignorance is built by seeking the Realmly Truths encoded in us all, but those Truths are meant to not only liberate us from oblivion, but to be handled properly and with care; failure to do so will lead to those very Truths erasing us and reducing us to nothing but ash and dark smoke.

    We shall conclude this lesson for today. When we speak next, we will cover the next Sacred Child’s lesson in the birth Order—Zinigeosia, Child of Life. Until we speak again, have a blessed Sacred Day.

    —kyX, phX