Yeah you’re working,
Building a mystery,
And choosing so carefully
In this spirit of mystery they professed to imitate the Deity, who hides Himself from our senses, and conceals from us the springs by which He moves the Universe.
They admitted that they concealed the highest truths under the veil of allegory, the more to excite the curiosity of men, and to urge them to investigation.
It gets old when you talk to the sun
In a tongue understood by no one
More than words,
Is all you have to do to make it real
The earth laughs beneath my heavy feet
Walking on a dream –
How can I explain?
As its name suggests, the mental-rational structure, which Gebser believed began circa 1225 B.C., is characterized by rational, discursive thought, the kind of logical, sequential thinking associated with the left brain.
Whereas the previous structure of consciousness, the mythic, is characterized by “a shaping or designing of images”—a right-brain activity—the mental-rational structure is focused on words.
Speak to me in a language I can hear
humor me before I have to go
Deep in thought I forgive everyone
As the cluttered streets greet me once again
I know I can’t be late supper’s waiting on the table
Tomorrow’s just an excuse away
So I pull my collar up and face the cold, on my own
The earth laughs beneath my heavy feet
At the blasphemy in my old jangly walk
Steeple guide me to my heart and home
The sun is out and up and down again
I know I’ll make it, love can last forever
Graceful swans of never topple to the earth
And you can make it last, forever you
You can make it last, forever you
And for a moment I lose myself
Wrapped up in the pleasures of the world
I’ve journeyed here and there and back again
But in the same old haunts I still find my friends
Mysteries not ready to reveal
Sympathies I’m ready to return
I’ll make the effort, love can last forever
Graceful swans of never topple to the earth
Tomorrow’s just an excuse
And you can make it last, forever you
You can make it last, forever you
Can it be that I hear what he’s saying?
Is there a reason why I’m still awake?
Take me to the place where you go
Where nobody knows if it’s night or day
There is a road, no simple highway
Between the dawn and the dark of night
And if you go, no one may follow
That path is for your steps alone
Goodbye everybody,
I’ve got to go –
Gotta leave you all behind,
and face the truth
So I pull my collar up and face the cold
On my own
Walking on a dream,
How can I explain?
Talking to myself,
Will I see again?
I’m talking here, to me alone
I listen to the finest worksong
I’m on a river that winds on forever
Follow ’til I get where I’m goin’
Maybe I’m headin’ to die but I’m still gonna try
I guess I’m goin’ alone
I might point to the fact that, although the meetings of our society are of necessity enshrouded with the veil of secresy, which circumstance, in seasons of excitement and peril, the designing and malicious would have converted into matter of accusation or suspicion, yet the highest authorities have ever patronised our assemblies; and in no case has their confidence been misplaced—there existing no recorded instance of a disloyal Freemason. I might produce a long catalogue of the benefits which individuals have derived, in periods of danger and distress, from having been made acquainted with this universal language, having become links in this vast chain extending round the whole globe.
The Freemasons’ Quarterly Review
September 30, 1841
Where’d you go?
I miss you so –
Seems like it’s been forever,
that you’ve been gone
The secrecy in which they buried their Mysteries, had that end. Those to whom they were confided, bound themselves, by the most fearful oaths, never to reveal them. They were not allowed even to speak of these important secrets with any others than the initiated…
People talking without speaking
People hearing without listening
People writing songs that voices never shared
No one dared
Disturb the sound of silence
Disturbed
(Simon & Garfunkel)
The Sound of Silence
Notes & References
🎥 Thirty-Three
🎥 Thirty-Three (Sadlands Demo)
🎼 Song Excerpts
A Tongue Understood by No OneIt gets old when you talk to the sun - In a tongue understood by no oneSource: Something to Believe In by Young the Giant
Building a Mystery, and Choosing So CarefullyYeah you're working, Building a mystery, And choosing so carefullySource: Building a Mystery by Sarah McLachlan
- Can It Be That I Hear What He’s SayingCan it be that I hear what he's saying? Is there a reason why I'm still awake?
Source: Something to Believe In by Young the Giant
Gotta Leave You All Behind, and Face the TruthGoodbye everybody, I've got to go - Gotta leave you all behind, and face the truthSource: Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen
More than Words, Is All You Have to Do to Make It RealMore than words, Is all you have to do to make it realSource: More Than Words by Extreme
Mysteries Not Ready To RevealMysteries not ready to revealSource: Thirty-Three by The Smashing Pumpkins
People Writing Songs That Voices Never SharedPeople talking without speaking - People hearing without listening - People writing songs that voices never shared - No one dared, disturb the sound of silenceSource: The Sound of Silence by Disturbed
Seems Like It’s Been Forever, That You’ve Been GoneWhere'd you go? I miss you so - Seems like it's been forever, that you've been goneSource: Where’d You Go by Fort Minor
That Path Is for Your Steps AloneThere is a road, no simple highway - Between the dawn and the dark of night - And if you go, no one may follow - That path is for your steps aloneSource: Ripple by Grateful Dead
- The Earth Laughs Beneath My Heavy FeetThe earth laughs beneath my heavy feet, at the blasphemy in my old jangly walk
Source: Thirty-Three by The Smashing Pumpkins
Walking on a Dream, How Can I Explain?Walking on a dream - How can I explain?Source: Walking On A Dream by Empire of the Sun
Where Nobody Knows If It’s Night or DayTake me to the place where you go - Where nobody knows if it's night or daySource: Don’t Look Back in Anger by Oasis
📖 Excerpts Library
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Links in This Vast Chain Extending Round the Whole GlobeI might point to the fact that, although the meetings of our society are of necessity enshrouded with the veil of secresy, which circumstance, in seasons of excitement and peril, the designing and malicious would have converted into matter of...Sources
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The Mental-Rational Structure Is Focused on WordsAs its name suggests, the mental-rational structure, which Gebser believed began circa 1225 B.C., is characterized by rational, discursive thought, the kind of logical, sequential thinking associated with the left brain. Whereas the previous structure of consciousness, the mythic, is...Source: The Secret Teachers of the Western World by Gary Lachman
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They Concealed the Highest Truths Under the Veil of AllegoryIn this spirit of mystery they professed to imitate the Deity, who hides Himself from our senses, and conceals from us the springs by which He moves the Universe. They admitted that they concealed the highest truths under the veil...Source: Morals and Dogma by Albert Pike
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They Were Not Allowed Even to Speak of These Important SecretsThe secrecy in which they buried their Mysteries, had that end. Those to whom they were confided, bound themselves, by the most fearful oaths, never to reveal them. They were not allowed even to speak of these important secrets with...
Source: Morals and Dogma by Albert Pike
