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| | '''''Come, and see.''''' | | '''''Come, and see.''''' |
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| − | == The Enlightenment of Galeo == | + | == Principles of Holos == |
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| − | Blessed is one who reads these words and gains Knowledge.<br />
| + | From the story of the [[Holos/The Enlightenment of Galeo|Enlightenment]], we discover four principles of Holos: |
| − | May this testimony be a sign of great things to come<br />
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| − | That bring the immortal race of perfect humanity<br />
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| − | Into full being with the Whole.<br />
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| − | I, Galeo, who also am your brother,<br />
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| − | Sat in repose in my chamber<br />
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| − | Contemplating the end of my life.<br />
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| − | My mind was troubled<br />
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| − | My spirit was shadowed<br />
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| − | My body was tired unto death.<br />
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| − | As I reached for a dagger to spill my life's blood,<br />
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| − | I heard a noise like a great trumpet<br />
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| − | Though there was no sound<br />
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| − | And my chamber was willed with a blinding Light.<br />
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| − | I was afraid, and yet<br />
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| − | Behold!<br />
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| − | The Light wrapped me in healing Power<br /> | |
| − | And the a mighty Voice spoke to me, saying,<br />
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| − | '''"You are a prisoner wishing to be free.'''<br />
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| − | '''You have been imprisoned all your life'''<br />
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| − | '''Never to walk in the true world,'''<br />
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| − | '''You have been blind'''<br />
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| − | '''Never to see the Light that is true Light."'''<br />
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| − | I asked the Voice,<br />
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| − | "Where is my prison?<br />
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| − | And how may I leave it?"<br />
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| − | The voice replied,<br />
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| − | '''"Come, and see."'''<br />
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| − | A bright light flashed around me, and then<br />
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| − | Behold!<br />
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| − | I saw myself in a large cave deep within the earth.<br />
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| − | All around me were prisoners<br />
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| − | Shackled hand and foot with heavy chains.<br />
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| − | Their heads were bound also<br />
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| − | So that they could not look from side to side<br />
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| − | And they could not see the cave around them;<br />
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| − | They could only look<br />
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| − | Ahead<br />
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| − | At one wall in front of them.<br />
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| − | Behind the prisoners a large fire burned<br />
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| − | Lighting the cave.<br />
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| − | In front of the fire many objects were made to move;<br />
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| − | Objects of stone,<br />
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| − | Wood,<br />
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| − | Metal,<br />
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| − | Clay,<br />
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| − | Objects that had the shape of men,<br />
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| − | Trees,<br />
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| − | Animals,<br />
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| − | Birds,<br />
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| − | So that shadows were cast on the wall<br />
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| − | For all of the prisoners to watch.<br />
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| − | When one object passed in front of the fire<br />
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| − | That had the shape of a horse,<br />
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| − | The prisoners said, "It is a horse."<br />
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| − | And when another object passed in front of the fire<br />
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| − | That had the shape of a crow,<br />
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| − | The prisoners said, "It is a crow."<br />
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| − | And when one prisoner could correctly guess<br />
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| − | Which shape would follow another,<br />
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| − | The others would praise his wisdom<br />
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| − | And marvel at his understanding of the world.<br />
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| − | I asked the Voice,<br />
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| − | "Why do they not see that these are only shadows?"<br />
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| − | The Voice replied,<br />
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| − | '''"They have been imprisoned here all their lives'''<br />
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| − | '''And they believe the shadows to be Reality'''<br />
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| − | '''For the shadows are all that they have ever known."'''<br />
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| − | Suddenly there came a loud crack of breaking metal<br />
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| − | And the shackles fell away from one of the prisoners.<br />
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| − | He stood up and began to move around the cave.<br />
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| − | He came to the place where the objects move<br />
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| − | Between the fire and the wall<br />
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| − | But he could not recognize the objects that had made the shadows.<br />
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| − | He returned to the place where he had been sitting<br />
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| − | And went back to watching the shadows.<br />
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| − | And the Voice said,<br />
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| − | '''"Here are the ones who find true Knowledge'''<br />
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| − | '''But do not recognize it.'''<br />
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| − | '''They will not leave the cave'''<br />
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| − | '''For they believe the shadows on the wall to be more Real'''<br />
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| − | '''Than what they see for themselves."'''<br />
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| − | Again there came a loud crack<br />
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| − | And the shackles fell away from another prisoner.<br />
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| − | He stood up and began to move around the cave.<br />
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| − | He came to the place where the fire burns<br />
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| − | But when he looked into it,<br />
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| − | He was dazzled and blinded by the flames.<br />
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| − | He returned to the place where he had been sitting<br />
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| − | And went back to watching the shadows.<br />
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| − | And the Voice said,<br />
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| − | '''"Here are those who see the true Light'''<br />
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| − | '''But can not bear the sight of it.'''<br />
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| − | '''They will not leave the cave'''<br />
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| − | '''For they would rather watch what they can see clearly'''<br />
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| − | '''And hold to be Real."'''<br />
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| − | A third time there came a loud crack<br />
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| − | And the shackles fell away from another prisoner.<br />
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| − | He stood up and began to move around the cave.<br />
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| − | He moved around the cave for a long time<br />
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| − | Until at last he found a hidden passage in the rock.<br />
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| − | He crawled along the passage<br />
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| − | And disappeared from my sight.<br />
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| − | I asked the Voice,<br />
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| − | "Where will this one go?"<br />
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| − | The Voice answered,<br />
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| − | '''"Here are those who will find their way to the surface.'''<br />
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| − | '''They will leave the cave and walk in the sun.'''<br />
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| − | '''They will be blinded by Light'''<br />
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| − | '''And burned by heat'''<br />
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| − | '''And lashed by winds'''<br />
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| − | '''But soon they will grow used to these.'''<br />
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| − | '''They will see more and more things around them,'''<br />
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| − | '''The cause of seasons,'''<br />
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| − | '''The motions of the stars,'''<br />
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| − | '''And the nature of all things truly Real."'''<br />
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| − | Now it seemed I heard another Voice<br />
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| − | And the second Voice cried,<br />
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| − | '''"Woe to those who are still imprisoned!'''<br />
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| − | '''Woe to those who have never seen the Light!'''<br />
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| − | '''One must go and bring them up from their bondage!'''<br />
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| − | '''But who will go for us?'''<br />
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| − | '''And who shall we send?"'''<br />
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| − | And I said,<br />
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| − | "Here I am. Send me!"<br />
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| − | The first Voice spoke again,<br />
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| − | '''"Once you have seen the Light'''<br />
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| − | '''You will lose sight of the shadows.'''<br />
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| − | '''You will remember what had passed for wisdom among the prisoners'''<br />
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| − | '''And you will disdain it.'''<br />
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| − | '''You will play their game of guessing which shadow will come next'''<br />
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| − | '''And you will do badly at it.'''<br />
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| − | '''They will say that your eyes are corrupted'''<br />
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| − | '''And that it is not worth trying to go up'''<br />
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| − | '''And if they can get their hands on you'''<br />
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| − | '''They will kill you."'''<br />
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| − | And I was deeply afraid<br />
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| − | But the second Voice called out,<br />
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| − | '''"Fear not!'''<br />
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| − | '''For you will gather to you those of the immortal race of perfect humanity.'''<br />
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| − | '''You will share your Knowledge with them'''<br />
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| − | '''And bring them up beside you.'''<br />
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| − | '''This is what you are for.'''<br />
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| − | '''And when you have left the cave'''<br />
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| − | '''You will never again be imprisoned'''<br />
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| − | '''But you will return to the Light'''<br />
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| − | '''To live in perfect Whole'''<br />
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| − | '''Forever."'''<br />
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| − | Immediately I woke in my chamber<br />
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| − | Alone<br />
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| − | And began to write all that I have now told.<br />
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| − | Let the Whole who is Light be praised<br />
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| − | And let all who would Know<br />
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| − | '''''Come, and see.'''''<br />
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| − | [[Category: Dwilight]] | + | # The perfect Whole is the source of true Light and all other good things. |
| − | [[Category: Religion]] | + | # The world that we see around us is not the real world; rather, it is an imperfect shadow cast by things that come between humans and the Light. |
| | + | # The immortal race of perfect humans are imprisoned in this world and prevented from rejoining the Whole. |
| | + | # Humans may escape this world and rejoin the Whole by gaining true Knowledge. |
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| | + | == Scriptures of Holos == |
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| | + | * [[Holos/The Enlightenment of Galeo|The Enlightenment of Galeo]] |
| | + | ::''In this first glorious message to humanity, [[Sciurus Family/Galeo|Galeo]] is shown the nature of his prison and charged to bring others up into the true Light of the perfect Whole.'' |
| | + | * [[Holos/Letter to Artemesia|Letter to Artemesia]] |
| | + | ::''Galeo writes to [[De Lutece Family|Artemisia]] about the serch for true Knowledge and the rejection of false knowledge.'' |
| | + | * [[Holos/Apocryphon of Senex|The Apocryphon of Senex]] |
| | + | ::''A letter fragment attributed to the scribe Senex collecting some of the sayings of Galeo.'' |
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| | + | [[Category: Religions of Dwilight]] |
| | + | [[Category: Lost Religions]] |
