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  • Commentary 108: The Reprisal Strike of Nature

    Greetings, fellow followers and all interested readers, back to the Order and Ordinance. We join here again to continue our various musings and loose discussions regarding the various angles and stages of Lord Nakndes’s Nature. We’ve been marveling at Nature’s beauty and hidden aspects and even looked at its outward warnings. Today, we will move past the thorn and, much like the intuitive Niinkisia, onto pricking it to understand the true power of Nature’s rule; this is quite fitting on such a beautiful but stormy Sacred Day. We shall talk about the wrath of Nature, both in its natural cycles, but also upon those that hold such Hubris that they seek to conquer or best Nature. Let us begin, shall we?

    Nkes, the great Hayle of Lord Nakndes, warns us well enough throughout Niinkisia’s Sacred Lesson about the true role and raw power that Nature hides behind its verdant and meditative beauty. We shall walk the path of Niinkisia together in this one, and purposely prick the thorn of the cherished flower so that we may truly understand the wrath of Nature.  The thorn gives us clear warning, and is intentional in its design, yet we act in our audacity and decide to touch it anyway. Immediate pain, a wince, and blood drawn are the results. Our teacher lightly chides and mocks us for our action, inquiring cheekily if we did so to test the premise. As it turns out, we did, just as Niinkisia had. Nature has, within its spirit, the power to punish the arrogant and the unknowledgeable, as all these Sacred Lessons work in tandem as all the Xyphozons work as a single body of organs.

    We look at human examples, the poisoning of our water systems result in the ecological deaths of needed vegetation or organism chains. Our climate becoming destabilized from our lack of care of this green and providing Earth in exchange for malpractice of growth. The bleaching of our coral reefs, the draining of the Aral Sea, the building of massive world-changing dams that eventually break to the sheer flow of Mother Nature’s tears. We witness the lifeblood of water leave the rivers in the Mojave or the Nile, we see the sands of the Sahara consume the edges into the Savannas, the extreme heat that dries the life in the equilateral deserts, the calamitous floods of the mountains in western Asia, and the ravenous storms that rock the Caribbean and Americas. The plagues spawned that tear human populations into shreds, and the chilling arctic winds that leave their homes and bring stasis to regions they otherwise would not be. In the same light, we see the homes of those cold winds warm and vegetate at the expense of the beasts that need those chills to survive.  This is the wrath of Nature, and its sheer power from the trifling of its Cosmos inflict an immeasurable punishment of mass effect upon that entity that grows passed its own ego. Whether it be human or not, Nature will correct that which seeks to overrun the Creating Force.

    In milder and more Natura cycles, the Force of Nature has  forces that seek its own renewal, and these forces may be seen as destructive to us mortals.  The storms bring ruin to our habitats and to our lives, but they replenish the waters we drink and feed the plants we eat. The wildfires burn indiscriminately across our establishments, but they renew the soils and open the cones and reform the new stage for a new generation of Natural belongings. The high winds spread pollen and rebirth Nature’s verdancy, the diseases cull the numbers that grow beyond their own means. The web of life balances itself through Natural Force; and Nature is the rule-maker of all of these processes.

    So, to purposely prick the thorn, as Niinkisia has done, is to understand the difference between Natural Force and Nature’s Retribution. Lord Nakndes’s beloved Child pricks his finger to seek insight on what Hubris looks and feels like, and he uses that insight to know when to act upon his divine role to usher in Nature’s corrections and to protect that which seeks the thorn. We can follow in his example, and it is the duty of the Ordinance and its followers to do so. We shall work to protect these resources, to save these pollinators, to shield these reefs, and to preserve this verdant gift we all sit on and are subject to. We shall do this not for our own self-preservation, but for the equilibrium of all. The suffering of the innocent caused by the Hubris of the arrogant will set fractures in the Spectrum that the Cosmos will right through Nature’s Wrath. We can avoid these consequences by preventing the pricking of the thorn in the first place—as we can not only infer its power but have now pricked ourselves to decipher its wrath without any doubt. That is one of many goals of the Ordinance, and it is the lesson of “Natural Rebirth” that Hayle Nkes teaches; she is less merciful than the rule-making Lord, after all. Lord Nakndes creates the Nature and establishes its rules, but it is Nkes that appropriates its thorns and teaches of its ultimate power, and it is the Child Niinkisia that demonstrates how we are to act in accordance with Nature’s gifts.

    So on this Sacred Day, we should go beyond observing the power of the storm and the strike of its lightning and understand that Nature shall always rebirth itself, but it shall eradicate that which flows against its creating power. With every awe-striking strike of lighting, we must acknowledge that even a single strike can reduce us to lifeless carbon, and that we know that we are pieces of a greater cosmic web that we must all work to preserve and respect. With that said, have a insightful and introspective rest of your Sacred Day.

    —lnX

  • Commentary 107:  The Minatory Presence of Nature

    Greetings, as usual, from the Order and Ordinance. We rejoin in our space to continue our loose selection of discussions on various perspectives and angles of Nature. We began with unearthing the more whimsical nature of the Lord Herself, and moved to appreciating the hidden meditative aspects of nature. But, as is true of most things, there is always another side to explore. Today, we shall move into the calm before the storm and talk about the warning that Nature gives to those who seek to challenge it. Let us start.

    We’ve talked many times of Sacred Child Niinkisia’s lesson regarding Nature, and how the thorn on the follower he admired held a hidden warning to it. Nkes spoke quite directly about the power of Nature’s wrath, and so as we zoom in on this particular lesson, we can make a few distant observations about the minatory aspects of Nature even before any wrath is applicated. The thorn on the flower itself is the perfect example of this; just from observing the sharp and spinal appearance of the thorns, we can ascertain that they are both sharp and meant to ward away threats. For all the beauty that the flower holds, as Nkes warns, the thorns protect the blossom, and one can reason from appearance alone that function of the thorns is protection.

    We often see the vibrancy of Nature and are taken by its colorful beauty, but even those exuberant colors act as warning for us to respect Nature’s awesome power. Vibrant colors can both be a display of whimsy but also a sign of menacing toxicity. Take, for example, the vibrant pigmentation of the Poison dart frog—holding enticing and intricate color patterns. However, that is indicative of their highly toxic nature, as bodily secretions of alkaloid toxins act as a defense against predators to the species. The same property often applies to various plant life too. The beautiful blossoms may belay a hidden poisonous nature if the plant or flower is consumed; this is especially true of some plants that produce berries or fruits that would otherwise be inedible or poisonous to humankind at the very least. This is where a more sinister aspect of Nature’s protective wrath comes into play. The instinct to seeing vibrant colors or delectable berries or fruit would be to touch or eat them, but as we see from Nkes’s warning, doing so is testing a Nature one does not either truly understand, appreciate, or respect.

    Finally, we shall talk about the ominous warnings that Nature gives us to its wrath, and the perfect example can be seen through severe weather or climate events. The classic “calm before the storm” applies here, where we can physically witness the weather patterns changing, the darkening of the skies with heavy cumulonimbus clouds arriving on the horizon. The barometric pressure dropping, or a cold front rushing in. We can hear thunder and know that that indicates that lighting has already struck; in more frightening cases, we can feel the static energy in the air indicating lighting is about to strike. Other catastrophic warning signs include the receding of the tides so far out from the shoreline after a major earthquake has taken place near a seaside—indicating immediate danger of a tsunami coming inward. Watching the behaviors of animals, who often have unique sensory abilities that humans don’t, is also another ominous aspect of Nature. Animals will often detect a climate event just before it happens—especially in cases of storms or earthquakes, and will act erratically or flee before catastrophe strikes. We can draw from all these cases that Nature gives warnings for nearly every menacing circumstance it affords, and as with Nkes pointing out the thorns to a young Niinkisia, we too should always be in tune with Nature and be observant and respectful of those warnings as well.

    For now, we will conclude this portion of discussion here. I encourage reflection on this aspect of Nature and hopefully a new appreciation for the divine properties of Lord Nakndes’s creations. With that said, please have a wonderful and vigilant Sacred Day, and take a look at the Nature around you and see if you can spot parts of it that apply to this discussion!

    —lnX

  • 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