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Tuesday 20 December 2005

1) We all know the passage in Zarathustra where he talks of the 'Three Metamorphoses of the Spirit',where the spirit becomes a Camel,then a Lion,and finally a Child.
Rather than seeing the Camel,Lion and Child as sequential,and on an individual level,we can also see them hierarchically,i.e.,politically.
Taking the form of the pyramid we can see them in reverse order going form the pyramid's peak,down;
The Child is at the top;this is the philosophical ruler who understands the 'Innocence of Becoming';they are amoral and their motto is 'I AM'.

The Lion is next in rank;they are fighters who create values,and whose motto is 'I WILL'.

The Camel is below;these are scholars who systematise all knowledge,including morality;their motto is 'THOU SHALT'

And finally,in the mass,comes The Herd;they obey the Holy Lies of the Camel and serve the Lion and Child. Their motto is 'WE OBEY'.

2) 'Universal human rights' is only possible when all 'humans' accept 'universally' the same view of what those human 'rights' can be. Until then,such 'universals' are a sham,Platonic Idealities and ill-afforded luxuries.As Nietzsche says,if humanity has no common goal,then perhaps 'humanity itself' is lacking.

3) The Body Basilisk. Abandon yourself to the dance;the dance of Dionysian amnesia. Then empty your thoughts in a whirling dementia of endless circular motion. Gilded with sweat as you collapse exhausted into the night;thought returns as recurrent,tangible dream.The need for Festival.Life as a gambol.

4) 'There is nothing new under the sun' saith the Preacher. -What!-could it be that the slaves have overheard their masters discuss the Eternal recurrence of the Same?!

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