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  • Commentary 106: The Meditative Beauty of Nature

    Greetings, and welcome, from the Order and Ordinance. It’s with great joy that we get to continue our various musings on the spiritual and enlightening sides of Nature this Period. In the previous and introductory Commentary, we pondered over the inferred whimsical traits of the Lord of Nature, but today I’d like to zoom in on Her creations themselves. Let us take ponder over various parts of Nature and seek out the spiritual and meditative potential of each, shall we?

    The inspiration came from a walk earlier in the week; we are in the peak of blossoming season, and the trees and wildflowers are gracefully blessing the landscape. Taking a moment to understand the greater environmental function of these blossoms, we can pull out something much deeper from them. Nature’s Reincarnation properties are hard at work, spreading pollen, feeding bees and other insects, and allowing Nature to rebirth itself from its own force. The breeze carrying pollen through the air, the sun’s rays warming the soil, and the rains that will feed the seeds of the next generation, are all key parts of nature we can seek inner peace whilst thinking about them.

    Naturally, the first stopping point is admiring the visual beauty of the flowers themselves, as was Sacred Child Niinkisia’s initial observation as well in his Sacred Lesson. Like many aspects of Nature, the vibrancy of Nature catches attention and sparks sensations of joy, wonder, charm, and desire. We may see these flowers and wish to observe them closer; we wonder if they have a sweet and pleasant scent. There is often a temptation to pick them for internally we find a desire to hold and cherish this beauty. It is important to remember, as taught by Nkes, that Nature is not a mechanism for our desire, and that we should remain respectful and not intrusive to this force that also gives us presence. Regardless, we seek a sense of gratefulness from the visual sight of new natural force.

    But looking deeper, we can pull another level of meditative peace from Nature. We can think of how those blossoms work to feed millions upon millions of insects or other organisms every day, and we can think of how those insects help pollinate other plants that are key to growing the food we eat. In making that observation, we find can draw a deeper understanding of Lord Nakndes’s work, as it is quite literally keeping our presence fed and nurtured. From that understanding alone—that the Creating Force of Nature is feeding us the very Life gifted to us from Lord Kyaien—we reach an inner meditative peace with Nature and conclude we must protect this force that maintains ourselves and beyond.

    We can even feel the greatness of Nature. The cooling waters of a lake, the unending waves of an ocean’s shore, and the warmth of the sun’s rays all give us a sensory understanding of the sheer power of Natural Force. Taking a walk on a pleasant sunny day and remarking how nice the warmth of the sun feels is a small gift in itself, and what better a time to ponder Nature’s spiritual wealth than by basking in the warmth of Mother Nature’s embrace? We can also take note of how the sun’s energy is the lifeblood of our Earth’s existence. Plant life harness the sun’s rays to help produce the energy they need to grow; and this is especially important on our case for the plants that bear the food we eat. The very thought that a giant ball of enflamed gasses spawned from the greater beyond of existence under the rule of the Lords can feed an entire planet with such a cosmic energy is an amazing concept to think about. The whole experience brings about a greater appreciation for Lord Nakndes’s Natural Force, as without that sun, our vessels would never have existed here in the first place.

    The drawing point of this discussion is to reaffirm that we, as Humans, are part of Nature, and that the Creating Force of Nature is meant to be lived in and with, not against or above. There shall never be a time where we will fully conquer the Creating Force, and as Nkes teaches, attempting to do so will result in our own eradication at Nature’s hands.

    For now, we will leave those observations to waft in the seasonal spring winds, just as the pollen current is, and let our minds take that in and give grace to Nature’s power. With that said, have a beautiful Sacred Day.

    —lnX

  • Commentary 105: The Whimsical Workings of Nature

    Breathe,

    Nature’s Sacred Tree.

    We shall heed your dynasty.

    Allow us to breath.

    Bear new fruit, stem adorned in thorns.

    (Praise the Lord, Praise Her work, Old Sacred Tree)

    Ancient roots, soil of true seeds.

    Let them lay and roost.

    Her Fruit, Divine Child…nurtured so sweet.

    Prick the thorn, but be warned of what Nkes shall teach.

    Creating root, Destroying root, Reincarnated in sleep.

    Nature stirs and relieves.

    Rebirth thy roots, regain youth and verdant green.

    Praise the Child, Her Reincarnated Root.

    Greetings, on this beautiful Sacred Day, from the Order and Ordinance. It’s a pleasure to introduce the start of Lord Nakndes’s Period of Watching for this year, Maiye. And with it I’d like settle the intense and rock-solid last few Commentaries with some topics that are a bit more fluid and calming in Nature. While we still remain in the Yrridthmas Echelon, I intend to use this Period to both give pertinent Commentaries about the case at hand but also to provide some more free-flowing and soothing discussions as well. For this first entry of the Period, I would like to cover a bit about a part of the Nakndsian Xyphozon we haven’t really explored all too much, and that’s the Nature of the Lord Herself, Lord Nakndes. We’ve talked fairly extensively of Her fruitful Child, and in relation, we have talked about Hayle Nkes and her warnings of Nature’s Wrath, but we’ve mostly avoided the vibes and aura of the Lord Herself. So let us talk about the curious, whimsical, but also rule-setting energy of Lord Nakndes and of Nature itself.

    From the start of this discussion, we can informally refer to the Lord as “Mother Nature” naturally. Lord Nakndes is, in every sense of the word, the matriarch of Nature’s existence itself, and quite literally the Mother of Sacred Child Niinkisia, Child of Nature. We saw, once again, the Hymn attributed to Niinkisia as the opener to both this Period and to this Commentary. Just by going through the Hymn’s message and feeling, we can see references to the “Sacred Tree” of Nature, which can correlate to the ancient standing and authority of Lord Nakndes. In our melodic worship, we shall heed the dynasty of Nature by respecting the authority of the Lord, heeding the teachings of Hayle Nkes, and revering the wondrous and bountiful insight of the Niinkisia. The Hymn prays to the Lord to grant us the breath needed to Live, and we continue to praise the Lord’s work in crafting such a wonderful Natural Force for us to spawn in.

    The Hymn is somewhat cryptic, flowing, calming, and serine—as if it were a breeze carrying us, the seeds of Natural Force, through the air awaiting our planting and growth from the rich soils given by the Lord. By understanding the Hymn from this perspective, we can take hints of the Lord’s disposition. She is calm, She has a sense of whimsy as She crafts Nature’s beauty, yet She is unrelenting and not be trifled with as Her forces of Nature hold the eternal power to eradicate all that seeks to conquer the Creating Force. We can take note, however, that the trifling forces of Nature seem to be mostly ponied off onto Nkes’s authority as Hayle, with the more ancient and absolute standing of Nature itself belonging to the Lord exclusively.

    We can also make inferences of the whimsical Nature of the Lord through her beautiful Child, Niinkisia. When revisiting the Sacred Lesson pertaining to him, we see that Niinkisia is a soft-spoken and mellow being with outwardly dull eyes but an internal insight and perspective to see the true root of Nature. While bombarding Hayle Nkes with inquiries about Nature’s forces, we witness Niinkisia’s curiosity be tempered by divine insight. Finally, we witness the daring moment the Child pricks his own finger on the thorn of a flower in the eternal divine gardens of Evernleth to teach himself what the wrath of his own Mother’s Nature feels like—doing so to gain the insight to know when to intervene to protect Nature from the Hubris of mortalkind. Niinkisia otherwise keeps his whimsical, soft-hearted, and intuitive Nature and he and Nkes continue to frolic in the meadows of Evernleth, inspecting more of Lord Nakndes’s bountiful creations.

    We may draw some inferences from that exchange as to the whimsical and beautiful sides of Lord Nakndes’s energy and influence. We can even see this in the beauty of our natural landscape itself. We witness the blooming of Spring blossoms, the greening of the verdant trees, plains, forests, and jungles. We witness the beauty of the flowers, and gorge in the warmth of the Sun’s rays. Through these very simple observations, we see the Lord’s whimsy and beauty through those works of Nature we often take for granted as simply parts of daily life. It is through these observations that we can gain a sense of gratefulness and appreciation for Nature itself, and seek to preserve these wonderful gifts from our own Hubris. In later entries, I would like to talk about how Nature itself is showing its wrath, but to understand the wrath of Nature, we must first bear witness to the grand beauty of Nature’s miraculous form, and give praise to the Lord’s work. She is the rule-make, and Her rules are not to be trifled with, but the Lord is one of whimsy and wonder—and we can appreciate the fruits of Her work and seek to protect those works as a Sacred duty.

    Thank you for joining in on this Period’s opening discussion. We’ll use this Commentary as a reference once we begin talking about Nature’s wrath a bit more. For now, we should take these words into consideration and truly take a deep look at our surroundings today and reflect on how Life would be without such rich resources. I shall wish you a wonderful Sacred Day!

    —lnX

  • Commentary 104: Avoiding the Innate Personality Flaw – Criticisms, Adversity & other Opposition

    Greetings from the Order and Ordinance. This will be the final installment of this mini-series on avoiding the Innate Personality Flaw. To briefly recap, over this Period of Watching we went over how to avoid the IPF on a personal level, when dealing with others, and when coordinating as an organization. Today, we’ll wrap it all up by discussing how Xyphoites can avoid the IPF when dealing with direct criticisms to the Philosophy, adversity and discrimination against Xyphoites, and other obstacles or forms of opposition.

    The first thing to remember is that, through the innate workings of the Order, opposition to the Philosophy is expected to take place. We talk quite regularly about concepts like Spiritual Liberties, Free Will, Divergency and the like, and we also mention how the Lords have shown to be beyond the need for praise or to respond to mockery petulantly, so we can immediately take upon Their example and conclude that we, as Xyphoites, should do the same. We’ve highlighted these types of topics in several older Commentaries regarding mockery or desecration before, so let’s reaffirm this tenet now.

    Criticism is expected and part of Divergency, as the Order does not proselytize nor preach in accordance with not committing the Immoral Act that condemns those very actions. How one responds to such criticisms or critical review makes a difference, however. As many readers may have already noticed, we AHGs have tried our best to form these Xyphoist resources found on this website to both serve the Xyphoist community but to also be palpable to potential outside audiences such as potential future followers, researchers, or other curious people stumbling upon this website. While we often write highly-dense Commentaries that dive into the deepest parts of the Philosophy, we also pen several posts that break down the denser concepts into more simple terms. My peer Phox has extensively worked on making easy-to-grasp posts, explanatory essays, and of course, Q&As that answer big questions in concise answers.

    This is intentionally done to make information more open for both curiosity but also for critical review; we personally believe in this Philosophy and also believe It can stand open to scrutiny. Our confidence in the Lords is absolute, and so we fear not any critical review that is genuine and constructive in nature, especially since such critical review helps spread the Philosophy without having to commit an Immoral Act to do so. We welcome those reviews, we welcome challenging questions, and we welcome criticism because it puts our faith to the test, makes us truly think deeply about the Lords’ message, and sharpens our resolve to find Realmly Truths.

    Now, there will come criticism that is shallow or petulant in nature, namely from groups that have an interest in specifically taking down or attacking the Order itself; those will almost exclusively be from other religious philosophies that are either directly linked to Deceptuary or who go after any religious philosophy that isn’t adherent to their own. We expect and aren’t concerned with those attacks, as most are likely to be motivated by fear, Hubris, or otherwise petulant in nature, and this is especially true of those criticisms or attacks rely on any of the Philosophy’s Immoral Acts to do so. Invoking an opposing philosophy to try and criticize our Philosophy de-fangs the premise of the attack by relying on insular sources. That is, of course, the greatest weakness of proselytizing to be begin with; relying on internal gossip to attack outside sources who have not attacked first is exactly how Hubris of the IPF works. We are not to give much attention to such attacks as they will be a colossal waste of time, and this is especially true of critique from theigrited philosophies whose only goal is attacking the Order on behalf of Deceptuary.

    Other criticisms will comes from communities that reject religiosity altogether and maintain an atheistic stance. Again, this is expected criticism and not to be of concern. I will reiterate on Spiritual Liberties, Free Will, not proselytizing, etc. Those Spiritual Liberties also guarantee that those that seek no faiths are free to do so without persecution or Divine Punishment as well, and engaging with arguments on the front of “this isn’t real, you believe in fiction” is still a colossal waste of time. Arguably, most of those arguments against theism in general were borne from the adversity caused by religious movements that fell to the IPF and committed heinous or otherwise unsavory acts in the name of their religions, and that isn’t exclusive to only theigrited philosophies as other divergent philosophies have done so as well. It’s explicitly for this reason that we’re even having this discussion on the IPF in the first place. The Ordinance, in accordance with the Lords’ Will and the Philosophy, seeks NOT to repeat those kinds of arrogant, dangerous, and harmful acts, which is why any Xyphoite who commits those acts is just as likely to face Divine Punishment as any non-Xyphoite would.

    Regardless, the point to drive home is that when dealing with those types of targeted or adverse criticisms, we should mostly acknowledge that such critiques will happen and that they aren’t worth the effort to constantly bat about. Legitimate critical review is always welcome, but petulant attacks aren’t aimed to be constructive and aren’t a productive use of time to constantly argue about.

    We then come to more serious forms of opposition, such as persecution, oppression, and physical or violent attacks. For these forms of adversity we have the Echelons of Action for. We are currently declared under Yrridthmas, the 3rd highest Echelon, which allows us to openly criticize the state of the corrupted world and take material humanitarian actions against Deceptuary’s corruption and to mitigate the suffering of the innocents. Below that, we have Hadradthmas and Endotithmas, which are much more peaceful and muted levels. Finally, we have Kurathmas, which is the highest Echelon and only invoked in cases of direct war declared against the Order as a last resort. Idealistically, we all in the Ordinance dream of returning to Hadradthmas, but the state of existence demands that we stay in an Echelon where we can materialistically impact existence.

    And so, as we’re under Yrridthmas, the expected level of action includes lobbing our own criticisms at theigritry and defending the innocent through productive or fruitful means, doing extensive advocacy and charity/humanitarian work to mitigate the suffering caused by corruption, and seeking inner understanding and confidence to remain steadfast in conducting the other two actions.

    However, it’s crucial not to fall into the IPF when doing so. When motivated by faith, self-righteous or extreme actions are always possible. We penned earlier Commentaries about extremism and self-righteousness as well, and those both reaffirm that the Philosophy explicitly negates those kinds of actions. We must avoid a “savior” complex and focus on simply making meaningful impacts without taking any kind of victory lap over them. Mitigating suffering is an existential threat not an advertisement opportunity, and that plays back into an earlier Commentary about using money as a source of anonymous power to help those who need it most. There is no room for greed in a world poisoned by corruption, and so excess wealth is to be used to lessen worldly suffering, not shield oneself from the images of it.

    By reminding ourselves of humility, the example of the Lords, the acts of the Hayles, and the duty of the Sacred Children, we have numerous models to follow that all lead to the same destination: Maintaining the Equilibrium through mitigating worldly suffering. If I could, I’d like to invoke the image of Lord Carnyie, who willingly chains Himself to the abyss of frozen dark fog in Parrinze so that He may hear all of the cries from the innocent. He, the Lord of Purity, takes upon that sacrifice and grants His eternal mercy through His emissaries. We can learn from such great sacrifice, and while we’re not expected to chain ourselves to all pain as Lord Carnyie has done, we are expected, as Xyphoites, to adhere to the Greater Will of the Lords, which calls for service to the world. This is not a Philosophy for those seeking escape from woe, it is a Philosophy seeking the healing of the woes of the innocent. Only then shall Equilibrium be achieved.

    We’ll wrap up this series there and move to the weekly reset. Remember that we live in a world of variety and a world of diversity. You shall face opposing forces, and you must understand when criticism is prudent and when it is prejudice and petulant. Take those constructive critiques to heart and seek the Philosophy’s lessons to find the Truth within, and dismiss petty attacks as the attacker has nothing to offer the world. We stand together for a greater good and a Greater Will, and we are just as valid as any other group. There will be setbacks and there will be persecution, but there NEVER will be defeat at the hands of true evil, as the old line goes: Theigrits will inevitably destroy upon themselves through their own Hubris. It is our job to let them fall into the pit they dug for us, return the Earth’s soil to the pit, and build a better world atop those ruin of war. Have a blessed rest of your Sacred Day.

    —ruX, phX