In a nutshell, please remember that folks who focus too much on the past, and not the present and future, tend to get stuck there. They get stuck not only in the tenor of the time but also in the mire of argument.
This is not to say that we should not visit the past in terms of the treasures of knowledge stored there.
But remember that intelligence does not always obey straightforward rules, and some knowledge is so heavy that it really is like a booby trap; capable of blowing up in the nicest of faces.
A good way to avoid the trap of the past is to evaluate its worth in terms of the present in which we live and the future we desire.
If we just lift the coffin door and stare into the void too long, we may risk the very sort of "attachment" previously warned against on our own forums!
Please forgive my somewhat blunt analogies.
Much love to each of you, especially our founder!
Yes infinite in love, but also, as the Romans say, remember thou art only a man,
Memento Mori.
When we declare ourselves sovereign and off limits to negative energies, yes we are also embracing our mortality, along with all of the protection it gives against entities capable of touching us from beyond the grave.
I am probably not explaining this very well bc I'm a noob.
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/endrant lol
Memento mori ("remember that you have to die")[2] is a Latin expression, originating from a practice common in Ancient Rome; as a general came back victorious from a battle, and during his parade ("Triumph") received compliments and honors from the crowd of citizens, he ran the risk of falling victim to haughtiness and delusions of grandeur; to avoid it, a slave stationed behind him would say "Respice post te. Hominem te memento" ( "Look after you [to the time after your death] and remember you're [only] a man."). It was then reused during the medieval period, it is also related to the ars moriendi ("The Art of Dying") and related literature. Memento mori has been an important part of ascetic disciplines as a means of perfecting the character by cultivating detachment and other virtues, and by turning the attention towards the immortality of the soul and the afterlife.[3]
