Before and After

Ryan Dunn · 13 Aug 2010, 19:12 · from 2010-August.txt.gz

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From: ryan at liftingfaces.com (Ryan Dunn)
Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2010 15:12:16 -0400
Subject: (urth) Before and After
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On Aug 13, 2010, at 3:02 PM, Dan'l Danehy-Oakes wrote:

> Ummmm. I think that for Yesod to be "before" Briah doesn't necessarily
> mean that Yesod is a predecessor of Briah. Consider this diagram (time
> proceeds from left to right):
> 
> 
> YYYYYYYYeeeeeeeessssssssoooooooodddddddd
>     ...Briah(n-1) Briah(n) Briah(n+1) ....
> AAAAbbbbbbbbaaaaddddddddoooonnnn
> 
> So that Yesod exists not only before but also after any given
> iteration of Briah, but "above" it while Abbaddon is "below." This
> two-dimensional schema allows for, I believe, everything we know about
> the Briahtic multiverse.

As long as you agree that each universe lives dies and is reborn, then yes. At least, Briah does this, and when it does this, there is not overlap. Each Universe should have its own life cycle independent of the next. I think whether each Universe has the same rules is up for debate, in Wolfean cosmology at least, but I'd like to believe that Yesod has its own divine years, also.

I do like the idea of Yesod as a heaven, and Abbadon as a hell, in terms of planes. I also like the idea of the gods being created by man in a previous Briah.

...ryan

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