If shape is
something a priori then it’s also not the competitive order we are
nowadays instructed to follow. An order is something that follows instructions,
a routine and is likely associated with algorithms. In a sense that goes
against the freedom of the universe to just be itself, to freely and flexibly
fight to stay alive and to thrive.
To be flexible
there can be no scripted routine to follow; there can only be spontaneous
action in-the-moment. This is actually the theme of Bruce Lee’s final film Game
of Death, set in a pagoda where Lee encounters a different opponent on each
level.
In order to win
he can have no preset routine and must be free to respond to each different
threat and style of attack. He called this Jeet Kune Do, which is sort of a
mixture of a lot of preparation and then complete freedom of movement and
attack.
This
double-pronged approach means there’s no such thing as pure order (outside of
the sun), since that involves routine (algorithms). Action is pure freedom,
outside of technique (The Big Pretence)
The verifiable
proofs of science (such as the double-helix) are scripted routines that exist
outside of primordial rhythm (shape). The competitive order we follow is a
scripted routine that has no basis in physical reality. Like a lot of these
things, it exists in the head, or usually the algorithm.
The universe we
have lost is the one of instinctive, primitive action at one with the beasts of
the forest. What “they” would have us believe is that primitive instinct exists
in the consciousness (apparently DNA), whereas actually they are primordial to
the physical universe (sun and moon).
The physical
universe is bloody and predatory (and superstitious – see Van der Post prev);
without that structure, all that is there are electrochemical impulses. This is
the implication of Hameroff’s Quantum Consciousness (C14) since he
assumes consciousness exists (in neurons) without the need for action.
The real problem
with these theories is they are all types of scripted routines. Whether DNA,
algorithms or Quantum Consciousness (electrochemical impulses), they are all
outside of conscience (religion) and codes-of-honour (blood sacrifice).
Where do these
come from? From the physical universe of sun and moon, planets and stars
(figures in the sky). So, how do they get into the consciousness? Quoting Babar
Ahmed (C14) quoting Hamlet, “There are more things in heaven and Earth,
Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy.” (interview)
The fantasy element
of Royal Kill (the game) is
actually Manichean, the twist at the end as Wraith finds that the female
assassin (Kim) is his evil self.
A Manichean
universe is intrinsically bloody as there is a continual conflict going on,
even within each individual, between right/wrong or good/evil (or male/female
as in the film.)
Zoroasrtianism is
an ancient Persian belief that predates Christianity, and you can find echoes
of it especially in the Old Testament. “Angels were terrible beings”, to quote
CC Beck, as this early Renaissance image by Cordoban painter Bartomole Berjemo
attests
There is a
physical universe that is strong and lusty; where physical actions are not
scripted; where there is no order (of competition) but free-thinking irrational
instinctive behaviour - of the unconscious, dream, of good/evil, male/female.
This is the
universe of the dangerous serpent and of Weird Tales.