THEORY OF WAR AS HUMAN SACRIFICE FOR THE CHANGING OF WORLDS, Part One

Wrote this essay in the summer. Reading Dion Fortune's Magical Battle of Britain inspired me to write it up.

Theory of War as Human Sacrifice for the Changing of Worlds.

PART ONE

Firstly, think of the changes in Britain after World War One- 'The Great War for Civilisation',the death of millions. The vote for women, the steady spread of Socialism across Europe, the many small changes to society and fashion as the last smouldering embers of Feudralism died away.

Secondly, think of the timeless practice of Human Sacrifice. The ritualised execution of individuals or masses of people for religious/ social aims. For as long as human thought has been recorded, people have sacrificed people to appease the Gods or bring balance to the Earth. Everything from the Aztec mass human sacrifice as their societ died to the modern execution of a criminal in the name of Justice is an example of human sacrifice towards the same ends- the improvement of society.

In the West alone there are many examples of the organised killing of many specific individuals (War) which have led to massive social changes.

The English Civil War and Democracy.

The Boar War,which led to massive social reforms for the British working classes.

The Russian Revolution, after the First World War.

The social upheavals of the 1950s and 1960s which folloed the Second World War and were fueled by the wars in Korea and Vietnam.

Did not the Nazis tried to build their new world with the systematic killing of millions of Jews, and did not the sacrifices of the bravest men and women of that generation stop them?

To be continued



MY CAT IS A BASTARD

The cat, Charles,is a complete bastard.
Since my Muse left in the summer, I have written only one poem and a bit of prose. Since I have nother better to put on this blog, I thought I'd complain about the cat.
I tried to take him inside and feed him last night, and the fat bastard savaged me. Charles really is very fat, three times the size of a normal cat. He's not even my cat, he just lives in the same house. All he does is eat and attack. Now that it is too cold for hunting, he fights the dogs. Damn his fluffy heart.
I miss Meow, my Vietnamese cat. He would not scratch me, only the wall and bed and table and chairs. He was gratefull for a sausage or a bit of cake.
Wish that he had not been eaten.
Need a better cat, or a new Muse.
If anyone reading this is an attractive and inspiring lady,or a pleasent cat, please come to Kendal immediately.
Some manner of cat-girl would be ideal.

2012

THE WORLD IS PROBABLY NOT GOING TO END NEXT WEEKEND.

New Years Day 2012 is almost upon us.
It has become common knowledge that the Mayan's predicted that 'the end of the world' would happen shortly.
It is less common knowledge that the ancient Celts predicted an 'end of the world as we know it ' at around 2014, or that the 'Age of Men' by ancient Greek reckoning and the Age of Kali by Hindu reckoning are also coming to an end.

However, these belief systems do not include a Christian style Apocalypse.

2012 was the year in which the principal God of the Mayan's was due to return (their sorcerer God deserted them when the Spanish came- 2012 may not be the best time to be Spanish in South America), their calendar stopped when their Gods returns, probably because things became utterly unpredictable at that point.
The Age of Kali is followed by the Age of Shiva, which is a distinct improvement.
It is also worth considering that Mayan and Celtic civilisation were severely compromised long before their date for the 'end of this world'. With the Celts, it is worth noting that these were a people who measured time in nights rather and days, and who considered all things to be reborn in ceaseless circles. The end of this particular world could be a rebirth for the old cultures who predicted it.

There is also the business of the Age of Aquarius. The zodiac ages are physical things, particular star formations in particular places, which can be observed and measured. Each age lasts about 2000 years. The age of Pisces is due to end sometime soon and the age of Aquarius is due to begin.
However, because of the vast scale of the astrological bodies involved, this does not happen overnight. For example, the age of Pisces could be said to have began with the birth of Jesus (remember the wise men and the star?) and the symbols of both Pisces and early Christianity are fishes. In many ways the age of Pisces, with it’s tendency for subservience, egocentricity and illogical self destruction, could be considered the Age of Christianity. (Although Jesus himself probably hoped and worked for something more jolly). However it took hundreds more years for Christianity to have a global impact, and it was not until the Medieval Period, in the middle of the Age, that the Catholic Church reached its full power.
If the influence of Age of Aquarius moves in the same way, we may have already missed the most interesting bit, and have a few hundred years to wait until things really get going.
Indeed it could be said that the Age of Aquarius began in the Romantic and Post Romantic Periods with such Aquarian ideas as Romanticism, Marxism and Nihilism, and the decline of the Catholic Church. The First and Second World Wars, and numerous other conflicts, could be seen as 'apocalyptic' confrontations which marked the swan song of one Age and the beginning of another.
It is my opinion that the Age of Aquarius began in the 1840's, will reach its climax in 2012 and be followed by another century of two of strife before things become really rather different.
This year has seen many conflicts across the globe ,and the fall of a few tyrants, and we can expect more of the same next year.
Aquarius is the sign of the Grail, so there is some light at the end of the tunnel.

It would be nice if this world were to change dramatically next week, and I for one would not complain if all were destroyed in ice and fire and we had to start again from nothing, but - if I were a gambling man- I would not bet on it.

Back in Britain

Returned to Britain on wednesday,little seems to have changed in my absence.
The time in Vietnam has changed me from a Communist to a Social Democrat. Democracy is an inherantly flawed system, but it is favourable to tyranny in that there is at least some hope of freedom and justice.
Freedom and Justice are the foundations of decent society,and the two must be kept in balance. One ought not to sacrifice freedom for justice, or justice for freedom.
If the State is to represent the will of the majority (and any thing else would be tyranny), the State must be choosen by the majority of the people.
Socialism is not perfect,but nor is it cruel or self destructive.
On the other hand, the West has a great deal to learn from the ceaseless spirituality of the Vietnamese people. Their conection to the spirit world, and devotion to the memory of dead family and heros is admirable.

GOOD BYE VIETNAM

Halloween.

This Halloween

This crossroads of broken souls,

This twilight of broken dreams,

This falling apart…

Which breaks a heart…

Broken hearts and broken walls;

Endless lives in endless streams

Of dreams and silent screams,

Hopeless and unseen…

This Halloween…

THERE ARE NO GOTH GIRLS IN VIETNAM

There are no Goth Girls in Vietnam, it is not good.