Introduction (to Mysticism)
Yesterday it was 2007-07-07 [1], and some Gregorian calendared minds that already forgot about the headaches that the Millennium Bug Fix caused decided to shorten it to the better looking 07-07-07 [2].
As you know, seven is quite a magical number. One might be thinking of its significance to religions of Judaic influence. Or to numerologists. Or to local witches, among other representatives of a given traditional and cultural manifestation that is focused on explaining the world while consuming only a small portion of one's lifetime. But I have something else in mind.
Think of us drawing a seven and that that same seven is a symbol for our current life. Number seven is special because it shows us that, although it seems there's a path laying straight ahead, in the end we will fall and become almost the same we were when we began, but at a different point (in time, in space). Worry not though. By the use of holy poetry one can stack up sevens and represent the new life one will have after the current one ends. How come? Because the end of a seven will connect to the beginning of the next:
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This proves also – in a finite segment, so that we are able to comprehend it – that each of our new lives will be generated right from scratch. Therefore the need for learning everything once again.
Let’s not forget that the number before seven is six, which represents the beginning [3] of the endless cycle. And that the next is eight, which shows effectively the endlessness of the endless cycle, just in case we were in doubt:
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Some of us, of course, will try to lead our lives as number one. But please pay attention to the fact that, even though the life path of the one seems to be ascendant, the fall will be sharp and straight into the end of the next life, leaving one lifeless for at least one cycle of life. Therefore it is not advisable to lead your current life selfishly.
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I believe that I was able to demonstrate by now and mathematically how Mysticism with a positive intent can be easily constructed. Imagine what I could have invented for numbers two to five. Or to explain the mystery of zero and nine (is there a tail leading to the beginning of the end of the endless cycle represented by number eight after all? ARGH!). And imagine the fine story of the seven with a line splitting it in two.
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[1] According to the International Standard ISO 8601.
[2] It will not be so irresponsible an option on July 7, 2977, just thirty three years before the real end of the world. At the third time it will be for good, traditional wisdom tells us.
[3] The beginning is always a tail, as primordial chickens, once they’re found, will illustrate.
