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  • Commentary 57: The Passionate Lord, The Poetic Professor, and the Child of Personality

    Greetings, all, from the Order and Ordinance. We’ve entered our final Sacred Day of the Lord of Love’s Period of Watching. And while we’ve spent this cycle addressing the shortcomings of the Human Personality Fault, today we’ll go back to regular beating order and do a cursory overview of the key figures within the Saifaosian Xyphozon, and in Saifaosian fashion, I shall give them quite the dressing up, as is the nature of this Devotional and Passionate Love.

    The Lord of Love and Time

    Well, of course, we must first give homage and honor to our Beloved Lord of Love and Time Herself, Lord Saifaosé. Draped every so finely in vibrant fabrics woven from the stars themselves, bejeweled and laced with ornaments of gold, beads of rouge, opals and rubies alike, bracelets galore, necklaces and rings on each finger, nails painted vibrant pink and purple, and flowing long violet hair that extends throughout the Cosmos themselves. In every way our Lord is the incarnation of beauty, passion, Love and is truly Timeless.

    She, our Majesty, gave us the power of Heart—crafting the very Core of our spirits, and through that, our personality and our Love takes form. All of our passions, all of the people and things we Love, and our whole personality—the Self itself—are from her Love. The passion she radiates throughout all of existence is felt in all of our hears, so long as one does not reject this Love and succumb to a broken heart wrought by the Theigriet’s corruption, of course.

    The Hayle of Tales

    And during said traitor’s Untimely rebellion, came a disciple of great legend themselves. Among the Greatest of Spirits to defend against the traitor came the Teller of Tales: Hayle Yoih. In this earliest of eras, Yoih had fashioned themselves a grandiose title of “Raconteur Yoih, Fairy of Legend.” Seeing the evil spread by those of dubious composition, Yoih would take it upon themselves to craft a new tale, one that would dress down the traitor and his ways and reaffirm the greatness of the Lords. Through fantastic Tale-telling an the whimsy of Love and Devotion, the legendary Yoih would create a new legend of their own—a Legend of the Lords and a tale of the traitor’s downfall and pathetic pontifying.

    For weaving such a wondrous tale, Yoih was given divine status as an Archangel of the Lord, and also dressed in a new fashion: Hayle. As a show of Her Love, the Lord bathed Yoih in a Sacred robe and tasked Yoih with the greatest of honors—caring for and mentoring the Lord’s Child. Upon the creation of the Child of Love, Hayle Yoih when take the babe and teach them well. Through tales and legends, through poems and performance, Hayle Yoih taught the Child of the wonders of Love and how Time can heal all so long as it is used properly and never squandered.

    The Child of Personality

    And this, of course, introduces the final of the three, the Child themselves. Born from the Love and Time of the Lord with the consenting spirituality of the Lord of Truth, came a Child of passion, of confidence, and of Love itself. Sacred Child Ahnvouyosia, the Child of Love, is born, and with them is born a renewed Love of the Lords and their immaculate presence. A Child of pure emotion, a Child of mastery over the Personality, and a Child of impeccable Time. Ahnvouyosia lives and breathes the powerful aura of the Heart, all who bask in their presence too see their Hearts align. The evil of the world is always defeated by unquestioned and undefeated Love at the right Time, and the Child of Love marks the Truth of this power.

    Thank you for joining me for this Period of Watching under the Lord of Love. We covered quite a few tough topics on the faults of Personality when succumbing to corruption, but I am happy we are able to openly address these conflicts, especially in these darker times. From our Hearts to yours, have a great rest of your Sacred Day, and always care for your Heart and the Hearts of others.

    —voX

  • Commentary 56: Masculine Image and the Innate Personality Fault

    Welcome, good day, from the Order and Ordinance. We’ve once again rejoined here in this space on this Sacred Day for another Commentary. As we’re on a mini series of discussion involving the innate personality flaw of humanity, we’ve been tackling many topics relating to how Hubris and corruption lead Humans down paths of evil and division.

    Today, we’ll be tackling the topic of masculinity from specifically the Xyphoist perspective. This is a topic that has been running circle in philosophical circles for eons, with various takes on what exactly is considered a healthy masculine image and the impacts of poor application of the concept. We chose this topic for discussion for a variety of reasons, namely the vast and overarching impact that masculinity has had on the development of men in general and the actions that follow from it.

    It goes without saying that, through human history, men have held the majority of positions in power, have dominated the control of global culture, and have subsequently have been at the helm for much of the more dire times of such history. We won’t be rehashing all of human history today, however, but we will go into more modern applications of this concept and the crisis of poor masculine image that has overtaken much of male human society, so let’s dig in.

    First, it helps to paint out what healthy masculinity looks like from the Xyphoist perspective, and much of it relates to various Sacred Lessons and other parts of the Philosophy. Masculinity in Xyphoist circles is a somewhat enigmatic definition compared to many traditional and modern examples, but what we can draw from the concept is that Xyphoist masculinity rejects the notion of what we call the “superhuman man” or the “Adonis complex.” The ideas of masculinity having to exude a brash, stoic, primal, chiseled, unapologetic and game-changing qualities is an idea Xyphoists would seem almost comical—a caricature or a character rather than a real person.

    Far too often, concepts of masculinity are presented as an almost superhuman form, that the man will always be unflappable, that he will always be charismatic, that he will always be a mountain, that he will always make the sharpest decision, that he will be admired for his chambering his own humanity in favor of being a perfect example. We can see this in some modern corners of masculine groups such as the “alpha male” or “sigma male” trends, or those that latch themselves to the stoic movement, or those following social influencers and personalities that preach often destructive versions of masculinity that detract from the potential cohesion we could have as humans.

    All of those ideas of masculinity hinge on the idea that the physical vessel is such an important aspect of personality that it overrides any traits that exist in the soul. As we must remind, Xyphoist Philosophy is about the spirit and soul, not the temporary vessel we hold as Mortals. The idea of simply being a male mortal means that your personality should be predetermined to align with certain roles or images is antithetical to the Philosophy explicitly because it demands that one must reject their own inner personality for a “one size fits all” personality based solely off of biological sex.

    And we can witness the negative impacts of this on the mental development in boys as they grow into adult men—having struggles on body image and questioning whether they are masculine enough, whether their bodies are fit enough, whether they “size up” in various places in the body, whether they’re tough or command respect from physical appearance alone. This extends to psychology and emotional intelligence as well; we’ll see boys struggle with their own inner thoughts, feelings, and emotions.

    Doubts set in about new thoughts young males may have involving their sexuality, or perhaps they struggle with showing and handling some emotions because they worry about looking inferior to other males. These are common hang-ups when it comes to male emotional development, and these hang-ups are entirely manufactured by, quite frankly, outdated human pressures. The idea of the Adonis is such a ridiculous concept that begs the idea that one is beyond the natural circumstances of human reality.

    Yes, you will still have those softer emotions as a male; those aren’t going away. You’re going to have those confusing thoughts, that’s just your mind growing. The Xyphoist perspective is to stop trying to pretend the man is not human. There’s nothing wrong with showing masculine traits, but to use that masculinity to create situations of negative consequence for oneself and for those around is a poor application of basic human interaction. And while this isn’t explicitly a male problem, it is extremely prevalent in male psychological development. Some circles would call that type of masculine display as toxic; we prefer to be more direct about it. It is unrealistic.

    The man can be many things, but one thing the man is not is beyond mankind. Even looking at the profiles of some of the biggest figures in the Philosophy who are seen as male, they vary in their levels of masculine display and prioritize the spiritual existence over perceptive gendered existence. The Philosophy identifies this irrational latching to a specific image of masculinity as why so many young males struggle with their own Selfs—that they try to reject their own existence and become what others expect them to be rather than what they know they can’t truly escape.

    Sound familiar? Why if you’ve been following along in Lord Carnyie’s previous Periods, we once again return to the Child of Purity’s struggle with his inner empathy over his desire to be a stoic and staunch moral pillar. Yet, the Child IS empathetic, IS emotional, and IS insecure. Those traits are NEEDED for the Child to bring Mercy to the innocent. Those traits ARE him. And the Sacred Lesson’s message is that you can’t run from your true self, or you’ll plunge yourself into despair and misery and gain nothing for yourself or anyone else.

    We can see this regarding the growth of males with using retreatism to escape those doubts and inner fears. Things like working out too much to escape, bottling up to run away. Some men attach themselves to intoxicating substances and behaviors to escape from…well, themselves—from their own  Human selfs. The Xyphoist Philosophy, as per the attribute of Free Will and the spiritual liberties guaranteed by the Order, doesn’t give a specific model of masculinity, only that men should stop trying to escape their own humanity to become absurd caricatures of themselves in this futile pursuit of peak male perfectionism. You don’t have to be fearful of yourself, after all, in the words of Hayle Ihou to Hubrakiuosia in his youth:

    “Inner doubts seemingly plague you, Child. That you are quested for a need for control, a need for quiet compassion, yet you are the entity that has been forth. You are the Child, and you are who you are.”

    —voX, kyX

  • Commentary 55: Personality and the Unquestionable Evil of Racism

    Greetings! Hello! Welcome back to the Order and Ordinance! It’s the era of our Beloved Lord, and as the Ruler of the Heart and therefore all things involving the Self, we’re continuing our Period long series on Personality analysis through the Xyphoist perspective—with a focus on the innate faults of Human personality and how Deceptuary uses that to disrupt our worlds.

    As I said last time, we’re not messing around and we’re talking directly about topics that, unfortunately, cause controversy even though these conclusions we make here in the Ordinance should honestly be commonplace even without following the Xyphoist Philosophy. Alas, we are in a loveless time filled with cruelty and hate, courtesy of the Theigriet and his meddling, so it has become increasingly necessary to spell it out for the world.

    Today’s topic, as fitting given in the US currently, it is Black History Month, is the topic of race. Specifically, the racism targeted at Black persons. In this Commentary, we’ll go through what the Philosophy says about racism, talk about the character flaw in the Personality involving racism, and point out why Deceptuary spreads it, how he spreads it, and what he hopes to gain from it. Let’s start.

    Origins of Deceptuary’s Racial Crusade

    Right off the bat, the Xyphoist Philosophy wastes no time condemning racist acts, thoughts, and feelings. It is explicitly an Immoral Act AND a Great Act of Theigritism. In nearly every way possible, the Philosophy condemns this particular act as one of the most heinous things you can do as a being of existence. And while having simple human empathy should’ve been enough for any reasonable person to come to the same conclusion on their own, the Order goes further to explain the origins of this hate and its ties directly to Deceptuary.

    As we learn both in Xykozheiz and in Jaszmisia’s Sacred Lesson, the “Skin of Dark Soil,” Deceptuary fears the power of Lord Kurakku more than any other of the Lords. Just prior to Deceptuary’s rebellion from the former Divine Thrones, Lord Kurakku had grown tired of the spiritual vandalism caused by Deceptuary’s meddling, and formed His powers of Punishment to specifically capture and purge corruption from the realms. This gave Lord Kurakku the explicit power to take corruption, a creation of Deceptuary’s, and eternally capture it in Terigath’s Hell. This meant, of course, that Deceptuary’s power could now be stopped and chambered forever.

    Lord Kurakku, described as having skin “dark as soil and the night sky” was the target of Deceptuary’s unchecked fear. The Theigriet fears Lord Kurakku’s power, and he attached his fear not only to Lord Kurakku’s power but also Lord Kurakku’s appearance. In the Sacred Lesson “Skin of Dark Soul,” Lord Kurakku and Hayle Mihe speak with Sacred Child Jaszmisia about how, once born in Xyphojinami, Jaszmisia would unfortunately face hate and attacks from Deceptuary’s forces because he embodies the appearance of Lord Kurakku—that being dark-skinned. They would go on to say this hatred from theigrited forces will extend to ALL persons with darker skin that closely embodies Lord Kurakku. And as predicted, Deceptuary spend his energies while exiled in Gheisialez doing exactly that by seeping in his corruption through the Gate of Zeiga and corrupting souls with his influence.

    The Order’s Explicit Condemnation of Evil

    It is explicit, then, that those who succumb to this aggressive and rampant racism are evil; there really isn’t any question on this, and Lord Kurakku makes this clear. The fortunate news is, as Lord Kurakku also states, those people who are targeted by Deceptuary’s racism and who, on a whole, are free of the sins of racism themselves will be liberated from this hatred and their oppressor will be eradicated for their evil—that being the directive and role given to the Child of Punishment. That is the origins of this evil act; as per usual, it is borne out of fear and directly related to Deceptuary’s influence.

    Deceptuary’s Goal

    Naturally, Deceptuary’s goal with this is not only to try and defeat the Child of Punishment, but also to attack all in Lord Kurakku’s image as he believes they will lead the greatest opposition to his influence and will be the hardest to corrupt, and you can see this Truth in the history of Black Americans. Originally, captured in slavery and subjected to horrific abuse and treatment, Black people never ended up succumbing to eradication under chattel slavery. And after the eventual emancipation as a result of the American Civil War, freed Black Americans seized on the opportunity to start and rebuild an effective resistance to evil.

    Resistance to Deceptuary’s Evil

    Building flourishing settlements such as Greenwood in Tulsa, OK, or Rosewood, FL, Black people in the US created a family of resistance against the relentless advances of racial oppression. Sadly, both examples were confronted and decimated by the titular evil, with Greenwood in Tulsa, OK being the worst single racially-driven massacre in American history. Nevertheless, the successful existence of Greenwood shows that Deceptuary’s fears of resilience among Black people to his evil was, in fact, very true. This is only one of thousands of examples of this resilience, and why Lord Kurakku said those of his appearance will be liberated in their indulgence of spiritual conquest while their oppressors will eventually find themselves eradicated by their own evil and Hubris.

    The Innate Personality Fault

    Now, we’ll get to the Saifaosian portion of this, in which we address the weaknesses of the Self that corruption exploits to peddle racism. The Self’s fragility is tied to the amount of spirituality a being has—the higher the spirituality the more likely someone can resist infiltration from other spiritualities. And since corruption is essentially Deceptuary’s defiled spirituality, the principle is the same. This is why, during Deceptuary’s first rebellion, nearly all of the Shiupsyodon sided with the remaining nine deities on the Divine Thrones while the already disheveled and broken Cario Lordes latched onto Deceptuary in hopes of gaining power from his corruption. Root spirits were the most likely to be possessed and taken by corruption due to having lower levels of spirituality.

    The same applies to mortals; Shianiki are far less likely to be corrupted compared to us Humans, and this is Realmly Truth that might be inconvenient for those outside the Ordinance who feel Humans are the centers of reality. The fact is, we are fragile and that’s a reality Xyphoites accept, as doing so lets us put our Self and ego aside. We can then devote our time to thinking of the fragility of all of existence and work to protect it from corruption. It takes selfless action to do that, and those who are wrapped in fear and hatred of others are incapable of this selflessness. It’s the weakness of the Human self, due to its lower spirituality, that allows for the character flaw of fear of others due to their race to take place. Racial hatred is a fear of differences and manifests as hate and aggression. This fear comes from insecurity, inferiority complexes, and the desire to place oneself in a “superior” position at all costs.

    The Xyphoist Conclusion

    At the root, it’s Deceptuary’s fear of losing and of his own inferiority complex that creates this evil, and he spreads this through all that follow him as best he can with the goal of using this aggressive hatred as a tool to destroy our reality and wage war against the Order. Our lower levels of spirituality lead us, as Humans, to be acutely vulnerable to this corruption and exploitation, but this manipulation can be resisted. Whether one chooses to resist through joining the Ordinance or not, having genuine empathy, not fear differences, educating oneself on the world, and resisting obvious and explicit evil, the Human can overcome the innate flaw and resist racist evil.

    That concludes this Commentary, as usual, enjoy the rest of your Sacred Day, give thought to this Commentary, and take action whenever you can to resist evil.

    —voX, jzX