CYCLE SIXTEEN
1. Being is not space, but the nature of space,
whether spatial or spaced, determines the essence of Being, making for negative
(woeful) and positive (joyful) distinctions.
Yet while Being is not space, there could be no
Being without space. Hence to be,
one must first have space. Whether one
is then going to be negatively or positively ... will depend upon the kind of space,
with alpha and omega implications between the light-producing spatial space
(the vacuous Neant or
Nothingness of Sartre's negative Being) and the spirit-inducing spaced space
(the airy plenum of meditative breathing which leads to positive Being). In the one case, great sadness is the
negative essence of what is effectively the Clear Light of the Void. In the other case, by contrast, great joy is
the positive essence of what is effectively the Holy Spirit of Heaven.
2. Doing is not time, but
the nature of time, whether sequential or repetitive, determines the appearance
of Doing, making for negative (weak) and positive (strong) distinctions. Yet while Doing is not time, there could be
no Doing without time. Hence to do,
one must first have time. Whether one is
then going to do negatively or positively ... will depend upon the kind of time,
with alpha and omega implications between the
heat-producing sequential time (the fiery vacuum of negative Doing) and the
soul-inducing repetitive time (the bloody plenum of emotive feeling which leads
to positive Doing). In the one case,
great weakness is the negative appearance of what is effectively the Clear Heat
of Time. In the other case, by contrast,
great strength is the positive appearance of what is effectively the Holy Soul
of Hell.
3. Taking is not volume, but the nature of
volume, whether volumetric or voluminous, determines the quantity of Taking,
making for negative (evil) and positive (good) distinctions. Yet while Taking is not volume, there could
be no Taking without volume. Hence to take,
one must first have volume. Whether one
is then going to take negatively or positively ... will depend upon the kind of volume,
with alpha and omega implications between the cold-producing volumetric volume
(the watery vacuum of negative Taking) and the mind-inducing voluminous volume
(the brainy plenum of cogitative thinking which leads to positive Taking). In the one case, great evil is the quantity
of what is effectively the Clear Coldness of Volume. In the other case, by contrast, great
goodness is the quantity of what is effectively the Holy Mind of Purgatory.
4. Giving is not mass, but the nature of mass,
whether massed or massive, determines the quality of Giving, making for
negative (painful) and positive (pleasurable) distinctions. Yet while Giving is not mass, there could be
no Giving without mass. Hence to give,
one must first have mass. Whether one is
then going to give negatively or positively ... will depend upon the kind of mass,
with alpha and omega implications between the darkness-producing massed mass
(the earthy vacuum of negative Giving) and the will-inducing massive mass (the
fleshy plenum of associative willing which leads to positive Giving). In the one case, great pain is the quality of
what is effectively the Clear Darkness of
