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  • Commentary 12: Sexuality, Gender, Sexualism, and Naturality

    Greetings from the Order and Ordinance. Welcome back! As we’re still under Vevaourei, Period of Lord Saifaosé, we shall tackle more topics regarding the general concept of Love, emotions, personality, etc. Today we’re touching on what could be considered a hot topic depending on your general perspective; today we’d like to cover the topics of sexuality, sexualism, naturality, and gender from a Xyphoist perspective. So let’s begin.

    Sexuality

    Working off from a previous commentary regarding the state of the mortal vessel and how regardless of the form of the vessel, the soul is the source of Self and personality. This same concept applies in regards to the existence of a Self’s sexual orientation during the period of mortal life. The vessel, a container created by Natural Force to hold the soul in the period of Life in Xyphojinami, is just that—a container. The vessel can come in many forms based off the conditions of Nature itself, which includes geographic conditions, biological conditions such as genetics, etc. In the specific case of Humans, you can have tall people, large people, brown people, blonde people. You can have blue eyes, you can deep voices, you can have all kinds of forms and shapes. In the more specific case of natural binaries, Human anatomy has been categorized in sexes: male, female, and intersex. Before we jump into gender, let’s tackle how sexual attraction applies to these binaries first.

    From a Xyphoist perspective: the vessel is the vessel, but the SOUL is the source of the Self and personality, and the soul isn’t confined to the corporeal binaries of the vessel. The soul is a condensed spirit, and spirits are ethereal and undefined by physical nature. So, while it is true that once a soul enters a vessel, the Self is the determining entity to what the complete mortal shall feel or think or desire. It’s because of this that, from a Xyphoist perspective, the matter of sexuality isn’t even on the radar of things to be considered “an issue” or a problem. A soul in a male Human vessel finding attraction to another soul in a male Human vessel is something so unimportant on the grand scheme we as Xyphoites couldn’t imagine wasting our time seeing this as an issue. A soul has found attraction to another soul, perhaps due to the physical characteristics of the vessel itself, but Love is a Divine attribute that goes far beyond those superficial traits.

    Of course, this has evolved into a societal issue mostly due to the influence of Deceptuary’s theigrited philosophies and their baseless condemnation of such relationships. Truly, one could not thing of such an unnecessary hatred for such a superfluous case; yet the Theigriet is petulant and found a means of creating division and control through the avenue of sexuality. The Xyphokonic Ordinance sees no issue with same-sex relationships as Romantic Love is far beyond that of the vessel in general; Love is the Initial Will and Divine. The vessel applies only to the conditions of its current Nature. This would mean creating Romantic Love Contracts between two people of the same sex is of no issue; Love Contracts bound two souls together, not two vessels. Even in Death, the Contract will be held in the Remembrance of the fallen beloved, as we see in the Sacred Lesson “Love’s Untimely Quarrel.”

    Gender

    With that said above, we can apply this same perspective to Gender. It’s first important to recognize that the terms “sex” and “gender” are not synonymous. Sex is a biological state, while gender is a societal role or creation. Different societies have assigned various roles to the sexes over time and culture. The general role or expectations within Greek society could be VERY different than the general roles or expectations in Aztec society; all of these societies created different expectations depending on their various histories, conditions, social needs, etc. That’s the formation of gender, it is conditional and not a function of nature. Sex is based of the natural state of the biological Human vessel.

    Regardless, what we perceive as man or woman in terms of gender is entirely dependent on those social roles, but the soul is, yet again, a soul. It is ethereal, it is spirituality given personality. The soul’s personality, the Self, can have feminine or masculine traits, as all people tend to have in some degrees. Even the most masculine of men will still cry given the right conditions, such as the death of their child or some other traumatic experience or pain. The most feminine of women can exert traits seen as masculine, such as protecting their child physically from an assailant. Now these are very rudimentary examples, perhaps outdated, but the crux of the Xyphoist perspective is that the Soul and its Self are not bound by the physical vessel; they are spiritual. The Self, the personality, can show masculinity or femininity in whatever degree the personality falls into; the vessel is simply holding that Self and its personality.

    Which brings the topic of transgender, non-binary, intersex situations into hand. Once again, the Xyphoist perspective would ask: “Why would these even be an issue?” The vessel is temporary, the Soul is ethereal, the roles are created by varying societies, and so this is a situation that isn’t even on the radar of things to be considered “problems.” A transgender individual is a soul with a Self in a vessel that they feel doesn’t match what a social setting demands of their personality, so they choose to modify how that vessel presents itself or choose to act out of those roles to match the personality of the Self. This is such a non-issue on the grand scheme of things, it’s shocking we even have to say this when so many other matters of Cosmic importance trouble us daily.

    Sexualism

    Now we come to a term we coin as “sexualism.” Simply put, the general action of sexual attraction or sexual behaviors in general. Moving away from sex as a term meant to refer to biological binaries, we now speak about the general action of sexual arousal, sexual intercourse, sexual attractions, etc. The BIG question would be “is sex immoral, taboo, dirty?” or “what kind of sexual acts are considered immoral, bad, taboo?” And to both of these, the answer is “when it is not consensual or desecrates the dignity or Remembrance of someone.” The Lords were very clear that sexual abuse, rape, sexual coercion all fall under the immortal act of Belligerent Force. Right off the bat, any sexual action that is nonconsensual or meant to inflict pain or suffering is immortal without question.

    In terms of sexual acts regarding desecration, that would include defiling the remains of one’s Remembrance or other acts seen as offensive or meant to create a needless disturbance to others. This immediately includes necrophilia for it absolutely defiles the remains of a dead individual’s remains. Other such acts, such as intentionally doing sexually unwanted acts in spaces where they are otherwise offensive is an obvious case. Nobody dining with their family wants to be subjected to such a display. In general that wouldn’t be consensual to those around you.

    A Xyphoist perspective isn’t going to be prying into the bedroom of others, telling them they can’t have sexual intercourse in a certain position, and we already established the issue of same-sex relations is NOT an issue in general. These types of intimate relations are PRIVATE, and the Ordinance is certainly not going to condone the proselytizing sin of telling people how they shall have intercourse. In that same light, the general idea of sexual pleasure, often seen as dirty or immoral under other philosophies, is yet again another non-issue regarding this topic. And that leads into our final segment.

    Naturalism

    In regards to our mortal bodies, a part of their functioning is sexual arousal and pleasure; we can feel an enjoyable and invigorating sensation of sexual nature, both physical and also psychological. Nature is the creating force and creates every condition. And while other philosophies, such as theigrited philosophies but not limited to, have deemed these desires to be sinful, it would make no sense from the Xyphoist perspective to see this sensation as, again, an issue. It isn’t creating any foreseeable physical and non-consensual harm, it is part of nature and is part of sexual reproduction as well as recreational sexual intercourse, and it’s a natural part of the development of Humans as they grow. To make people feel shame for processes of their own bodies they have no control over is like punishing someone for sneezing or having a muscle cramp.

    Now it doesn’t mean one shouldn’t still keep themselves in check with any actions in general, but the act of being sexually aroused isn’t sinful or shameful, it is part of the body’s functioning and more often than not something one doesn’t control. This is particularly true of young Humans who haven’t fully developed. Puberty is a chaotic time, full of emotional, psychological, and sexual development. It isn’t a shock that one going through this stage of life would explore their sexuality or sexualism, and punishing them for doing so can do more harm to this very fragile time in life. It seems almost irrational to blame an adolescent for exploring in this time of their life; rather, making sure they aren’t causing harm to themselves by engaging in actions they clearly aren’t ready for is a much more reasonable, and educating them on the topic and of their changing physical forms instead. This includes teaching of psychological effects as well as the physical. What a Xyphoite would not do is blame Humans, created by Nature, for their natural states and conditions when such conditions aren’t innately causing destabilization to the equilibrium. Sexualism is part of Naturalism, and with all things in life, should be handled with balance and reasonable care.

    —voX, lnX, whX

  • Commentary 11: Doubt, Self-Doubt, Image, and the trap of Perfectionism

    While speaking strictly in terms of the realm of perspective known to myself as a human mortal on Earth, it comes as no shock to me that in our state of being, thoughts of great doubt seek to cloud our well-being. One interpretation of the grand scheme of reality and the structure of spiritual beings in this Spectrum would see that mortal humans as miniscule in nature. Such interpretation would incorrectly assume that because humans, particularly those on our planet, are among those with the least amount of spirituality on the whole, that it would mean our lives are essentially meaningless and that we are insignificant. In coming to this conclusion, they find a sense of inadequacy with our relatively short lives and existences.

    Part of accepting and joining in Xyphoist philosophy is understand the purpose of life and of our roles in the grand scheme of things, and in doing so earn a most important sense: the sense of humility. Shown throughout the history of Earthian humans is a geocentric, often narcissistic perspective in terms of human standing. Humans have, in the past and in current times, seen themselves as the center to all that is and is not, regardless of truth or new discovery. Even in cases where it is quite apparent we are not the center of all things, we act as though our ability to see outward at the universe innately assigns us to a position of ultimate standing; we are superior because we have the power of sight beyond our own worlds, that we have accomplished things that other mortal beings on earth have not. The creation of civilizations, technology, schools of thought, etc.

    It is here that we run into the trap of this perspective and the lack of humility gained from the realmly truth that we are not alone nor are we necessarily the most spiritual. That there are other forms outside of our reach that have greater ability than ours. The revelation of this truth is seen as a negative yet that conclusion could not be farther from the truth.

    Humans can certainly accomplish greatness, have done so on our realm of perspective, but accepting that we are not the rulers of all isn’t an offense. It is a strength in itself. The ability of self-reflection, of realization, and of acceptance to outward possibilities is a strength and a gift, a talent, not a detriment.

    And going back to the perspective that humanity is superior, that leads to the trap of doubt. Through truth in reality, that humans are perhaps not the center, comes with it an opening for humanity, both on a grand scale and individual, to cloud their minds with doubts of all varieties. Doubts, borne of the usual motive of fear, seek to post questioning to one’s existence, purpose, form, and ability, among other aspects. Doubt, when mismanaged, creates great internal fears and external fears that impact the health and stability of all.

    On a mass scale, doubt in societies cause turmoil when not managed with healthy skepticism and reflection. One should always be willing to challenge information that may put their comfort at risk, but when one lets those discomforts fall into despair, doubt manifests as great fear, and then, as corruption. History is littered with examples of this, too many to recount. After effects have been total collapse of whole societies, genocide, wars, crusades, and the like.

    On an individual scale, doubt in persons cause internal chaos that may lead to greater issues of the Self, Core, and Psyche. Humans are more likely to be taken by corruption than most other spiritual beings. Humans live shorter lives than many other mortals. Humans have lower spirituality than most beings. Humans are not the center of all existence. All these realities, these truths, leave the existence of a mortal human in a sense of jeopardy with proper realization. One may conclude that humans are insignificant, and that they as an individual is even less than the insignificance of an average human.

    Problems regarding self-image, body image, ability, levels of talent, adequacy, sexual appeal, levels of wealth and success, and so many other criteria arise with this doubt in place. Such doubts, left unchecked and unchallenged, spawn a plethora of problems that end up corrupting the Self, the Heart, or the Psyche, and we see these issues manifest in falls to darkness, from grace, and into the hands of evil.

    We also see these fallings manifest as, in the ways that humans would recognize, mental, emotional, and psychological conditions that negatively impact people negatively. Self-image, feelings of inadequacy, inferiority complexes, eating disorders, over-exercising, self-harming, substance abuse, depressive states and seclusion, and suicide. Doubts can bring upon great ruin to the Self if not handled properly.

    Thus, how does one tackle doubt?

    Doubt is a tool, as is the motivation of fear, in the hands of those willing to pick it up. Feelings of self-doubt are not a means to destroy yourself or lock away parts of your personality to escape the fear of succumbing to that doubt. Instead, embrace that doubt. Explore the roots of it.

    • Did you see this doubt in yourself on your own or was it brought to you by someone else?
    • Was it seeded in you by someone who either did so on purpose, did so out of ignorance, or did so on accident?
    • Were you comparing yourself to others? People are, by logical default, NOT you?
    • Did you fall short of a goal you set for yourself or had set for you to accomplish?

    So many other questions can be asked about where this doubt originated. I could spend eons asking for the source, but now that the initial stage of questioning the origin has been done, we can explore these doubts further.

    We ask next why it is important that this doubt has hit you. Why does it matter to you that you have this doubt? You ask why does it matter to all the previous origin questions. Often times, it sets back a plan or goal, or you see yourself as falling behind someone else. Perhaps you weren’t recognized by someone else as you wished you were. There are many reasons.

    So then you must ask why that entity of purpose beholden to your success matters as well. In the case of meeting a goal you agreed upon with another, falling short would put that situation in jeopardy. Falling short at work could lead to consequences such as a losing a job or not getting a promotion. These doubts are understandable, but it is also important to remember that the pursuit of perfection is a trap in itself. No one should expect perfection if they too are not absolutely divine. The Lords themselves do not expect of us to be perfect, and the Lords follow their own regulation and rule as so they have shown to us. Your boss is far from a Lord, and can’t expect such a reality either.

    Perhaps you weren’t recognized by someone more personable, maybe you feel inadequate to a figure in your life you want recognition from. Perhaps you felt you are not good enough for a romantic love and that you weren’t chosen because of this?

    We ask the same question: who are they to expect perfection if they too are not perfect? And should you devote yourself to such individuals who don’t see the power in doubt and learning from falling? I suggest that those people, themselves, are also swallowed in doubt and reflect it as a standard for which they unequally apply based off their current level of feeling. In other cases, they could very well have meet people who simply were not applying themselves to be genuinely good people and weren’t to waste time rehabilitating individuals who must do it themselves.

    It is now that you ask, are your doubts and feelings of inadequacies, if not seeded by others wrongly, aspects of corruption that have soured you and perhaps have made you an emissary of suffering to others. This is very much a possibility. An individual struck with corruption that causes ill to others yet suffers from toxic doubt is a case where we do need reflection and self-rehabilitation. Mistakes can be made, but intentionally not correcting acts that are known to cause others suffering in immoral ways are not mistakes. Instead of directing your suffering inward and destroying yourself solely by doubt, you could be throwing that suffering at others and hoping to inflict pain.

    That is sin. And sin is not a mistake nor an act given mercy. Knowingly causing harm for self gain, even if motivative by the fear of doubt, is unforgiven and is sin. Begging at the end when the azure fires are near shall not be met with mercy; it is met with punishment and purging.

    Preventing this dire outcome from happening is key. Before allowing doubt to consume the Self, reflect. Heal, do not destroy your inner workings less they be taken easily by corruption. Doubt is a fear, and fear is a motivator and a tool when handled with care, intelligence, knowledge, proper application, and bravery.

    Locking away pain and letting it fester instead of facing the pain, speaking with your inner Self, and understanding that all doubt, fear, and pain are not walls but tools to build a new perspectives is the key to controlling doubt. Distraction from those inner fears will not kill them; you have distracted yourself, they will take the opportunity to grasp you with your back turned.

    Instead, confront them, converse with them, accept that they exist, and then think of how you can use these fears and doubts as ways to build onto yourself. Discarding them is a myth in itself, as it either is unsuccessful or removes part of your Self that was necessary to live as you desired to.

    Doubt, as an arm of fear, is a motivator and a tool, a part willingly accepted and mastered, and a block to built upon. Fear not and distract not, discard not and destroy not. Confront, converse, accept, build, and prosper.

    —kyX

  • Love’s Untimely Quarrel: A retelling from the Invalid’s Perception

    Greetings from the Order and Ordinance! Seeing as this is the perceived season of Love, I was given the go-ahead to give a poetic retelling of the Sacred Lesson “Love’s Untimely Quarrel” for this week’s post. It seems fitting given that for most, this is the loveliest time of the year or perhaps the loneliness. As written in the Xyphokron, the brief explanation of this Sacred Lesson details how Time can be wasted if one does not act on their Love, and how it can perish; what is left is often a broken Core left to its own pain. That Core Love, however, can still hold power. A sacrifice, in the name of one’s unrequited Love, can still act as a Charm to protect the unsuspecting beloved. As so, I’d like to retell the story a bit but from the perspective of the broken-hearted corrupted. Please enjoy!

    A silent declaration, or perhaps one of clandestine nature. Once was administered in the cowardice of rejection, and then met with that very end. Upon those lessons of the past have I’ve been so unfortunate to learn, in the face of that direct confrontation with my most precious, that what I pursued was that of a toxic end; not because the rejection was imminent, but because I had failed to remember the truth of my affection. I had vowed to protect, I had vowed to assure their happiness, and was then overtaken by obsession and had broken the promise of protection. I had failed in my own conviction because my fear of loss was greater.

    Thus, in that moment, no other choice was to be made but to cut the string. The sick and ill core, the heart blackened, coughing and without any such breath. It must be done, in the name of the wise Remembrance, just like such tales, it had to be done. Laid to rest was the promise that was broken, not by intended betrayal, but by forgetful obsession. The heart was struck down.

    Time rules over this pain, and rules over the Core’s function. A 9-fold rotation on this Earth, and the heart, crusted and in shadow, rattles just slightly. The rattle started off in ill-beginning as the corruption had already broken the apparatus, but the rattle was there nonetheless. It was allowed to grow silently as I had kept a loose peripheral eye on it until, upon waking in the new sun, the rattle was a beat—one so tragically unintended.

    Impossible, truly locked out from the rhythm of this new surge by all means within the rules of the world, yet the beat was consistent and the longest—7-fold rotation in the making. All accumulated in the realization that the patterns of the previous beloved were in repeat but with new ill-formed obsession at the helms.

    Yet, to the slim light of fortune, I was wiser, enriched with experience and Realmly Truth than at the previous departure. The beat was a corruption yet still, instilled in intent of the evilest form, yet so earnest. There had been, in fact, two hearts in this one vessel, a true and a fake. The fake was a plant, ready to poison the body and take away the future’s path. Two Selfs, fighting for control, and yet destiny was assured the corrupted would lose out.

    In this realization, passed to the corrupted, he acquiesced. It was artificial, this new beat, as was the Self that spawned it. Both were corrupt, both were created by the darkest of all evil, and both were designed to impede the body as a whole. Yet, the beat…was so genuine, pure, but simply wrong.

    The Theigriet had failed.

    The hope was that this corrupted Self would sabotage all, yet the power of love, the true Doctrine of Love, and of Her beautiful attribute and power so says the Lord of Love and Time, was greater than his evil. Her Love was greater than his corruption, and as such, the rules of Love, which applied to all, also applied to the corrupted.

    He rejects his creator, accepts his love, and with the Realmly Knowledge of the other Self, vows to truly protect that which he loved in the only way possible.

    The Corrupted made a new promise, one that could be kept, and vowed to ensure the happiness, protection, and safety of the future of that which he loved. In doing so, the corrupted had to accept one simple truth, one simple fate, an outcome only one who truly loved another would ever be able to accept.

    The corrupted was the greatest threat to his beloved. He was the greatest threat to the future of his beloved. If he were allowed to confess, if he were allowed to come into contact, if he were truly allowed to continue to exist, his beloved would be in jeopardy, would be in grave danger.

    He knew his love was toxic, that he was the greatest threat to his beloved. And so the acceptance of the fate was made.

    In conversation with the true Self, the corrupted acknowledged this Truth. This vessel was for one, and it was not his. Invalid in all forms, and a danger to his true and pure love, the corrupted came to see the only path forward.

    He would have to die. He would have to be eradicated from within, by the true Self. In doing so, the toughest part of this fate was known. The corrupted was an agent of theigritism, created by pure evil, and if such a Self were to die, the end was absolute.

    There was a chamber waiting for him in Hell. Upon the death of the corrupted Self, he would immediately be cast to Hell for eternity. He would watch in horror for eternity as his own beloved loved another. All fears turned into fresh, unending reality in the chamber of that azure, flaming cold Hell. He would have to die, and upon death, would be a prisoner of Hell forever.

    And he was still scared, absolutely terrified by this outcome…but not afraid of dying…

    Because, Her Love was absolute, the Lord’s attribute was absolute. Love would overcome all other fears.

    He was unafraid of his fate because he would willingly accept plunging his own being into Hell if it meant the protection, happiness, and safety of his beloved. This was his revelation.

    A being, created by evil to do onto evil. A being so corrupt his intended purpose was to plunge the world into darkness…had rejected his creator and his purpose and established a new one.

    He rejected hate and evil with Love.

    His ill-formed by genuine love for his beloved had overcome theigritism, had overcome his own creator, and had triumphed in the end. He may not have been ordained by the Order, but he had come to aid of them through the power of Love.

    And so, with no fear of his fate so long as the guarantee that his beloved would be protected, the corrupted Self accepted his fate that he will die and be sent to Hell. In the failed Remembrance, he vowed to succeed.

    And as a promise to the corrupted and soon to depart, the true Self would craft his sacrifice into a charm to be placed on the beloved forever. The beloved would be guarded for the duration of Life by the charm created by the corrupted’s sacrifice in death.

    Love is the ultimate form of protection, even such that corrupted forces can reject their own nature by Love’s power.

    I will pray for your purity, though I cannot guarantee you will be granted as such, oh corrupted one. I will craft your sacrifice into a charm for your beloved, I promise. I will bring the others to their state of alertness and craft this world to be one with a bright future for your beloved and for all, I promise. Your sacrifice will bring upon a new world, one filled with Love, as yours was the catalyst for the new beat.

    —voX