Something that you believe is true without having any proof.
The most difficult subjects can be explained to the most slow-witted man if he has not formed any idea of them already; but the simplest thing cannot be made clear to the most intelligent man if he is firmly persuaded that he knows already, without a shadow of doubt, what is laid before him.
I’m the same as I was when I was 6 years old
And oh my God I feel so damn old
On a plane, I can see the tiny lights below
And oh my God, they look so alone
Words like violence,
break the silence
Come crashing in,
Into my little world
Painful to me
Pierce right through me
Can’t you understand?
Stand in the place where you live
(now face North)
Think about direction,
wonder why you haven’t before…
Now stand in the place where you work
Now face West,
think about the place where you live
Wonder why you haven’t before…
The old blueprint no longer manifests itself
as the correct way to exist –
wipe the grime off the view hole
Another reason why the Greeks rejected Aristarchus’ Solar
System was its apparent failure to stand up to scientific scrutiny.
Aristarchus had built a model of the universe that was supposed to match reality, but it was not clear that his model was accurate.
Did the Earth really orbit the Sun?
We accept the reality of the world with which we’re presented.
And as I roll along, I begin to find,
Things aren’t always just what they seem
One more sun comes sliding down the sky
One more shadow leans against the wall
God appears as the architect of the world, shaping the universe with the aid of a compass. Within the perfect circle already created are the spherical sun and moon and the unformed matter that will become the earth once God applies the same geometric principles to it.
Albert Pike (December 29, 1809 – April 2, 1891) was an American author, poet, orator, editor, lawyer, jurist and Confederate States Army general who served as an associate justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court in exile from 1864 to 1865. He had previously served as a senior officer of the Confederate States Army, commanding the District of Indian Territory in the Trans-Mississippi Theater. A prominent member of the Freemasons, Pike served as the Sovereign Grand Commander of the Supreme Council, Scottish Rite, Southern Jurisdiction from 1859 to 1891.
The Square is a right angle, formed by two right lines. It is adapted only to a plane surface, and belongs only to geometry, earth-measurement, that trigonometry which deals only with planes, and with the earth, which the ancients supposed to be a plane. The Compass describes circles, and deals with spherical trigonometry, the science of the spheres and heavens.
Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, or simply Morals and Dogma, is a book of esoteric philosophy published by the Supreme Council, Thirty Third Degree, of the Scottish Rite, Southern Jurisdiction of the United States. It was compiled by Albert Pike, was first published in 1871 and was regularly reprinted thereafter until 1969.
Designed for or understood by the specially initiated alone.
It gets old when you talk to the sun
In a tongue understood by no one
It’s the terror of knowing
what this world is about
Watching some good friends screaming,
“let me out“
One day,
I gotta get out of here
I gotta make everything clear
I gotta see you
Steeple guide me to my heart and home
The truth’s gonna come around –
The sky is the limit now
Take it to the limit
One more time
The universe works on a math equation
that never even ever really ends in the end
Infinity spirals out creation
Pinwheel, pinwheel, spinning around.
Look at my Pinwheel and see what I’ve found.
Well, we ain’t sure where you stand
You ain’t machines, and you ain’t land
And the plants and the animals, they are linked
And the plants and the animals eat each other
Will you tell me what you saw
and I’ll tell you what you missed,
when the ocean met the sky.
Well I’m just a boy with a broken toy
all lost and coy.
So it’s here I stand as a broken man
but I found my friend.
We just want to dance here,
someone stole the stage
I can feel it.
I can feel the earth moving.
It’s moving too fast. Raj, slow it down.
It’s lost and can’t be found
It’s spinning round and round
Slow it down
Now take it in but
don’t look down
Ripple in still water
When there is no pebble tossed
Nor wind to blow
It is the supreme challenge, and a brutal one, but every scientific theory must be testable and compatible with reality. The nineteenth-century naturalist Thomas Huxley stated it thus:
‘The great tragedy of Science — the slaying of a beautiful hypothesis by an ugly fact.’
If wishes were trees
the trees would be falling
Listen to reason
Reason is calling
Listen to reason
Season is calling
The paper holds their folded faces to the floor
and every day the paper boy brings more
People asking questions,
lost in confusion
What good is livin’ the life you’ve been given
If all you do is stand in place?
First, the Greeks expected that if the Earth moved then we would feel a constant wind blowing against us, and we would be swept off our feet as the ground raced from under us. However, we feel no such constant wind, and neither is the ground tugged away, so the Greeks concluded that the Earth must be stationary.
I have done a good thing,
I’ve got you moving,
everybody’s dancing
Gravity release me,
and don’t ever hold me down.
Now my feet won’t touch the ground
Stand in the place where you are
(now face North)
Stand in the place where you are
(now face West)
No longer riding on the merry-go-round.
I just had to let it go.
Why don’t you make like a tree
and get outta here?
Biff Tannen
Back to the Future II
‘Round here,
we always stand up straight
Feeling kinda tilted and I’m pouring out
the truth, just fading out these talkers
‘cause now all I want is you.
L. Fletcher Prouty (January 24, 1917 – June 5, 2001) served as Chief of Special Operations for the Joint Chiefs of Staff under President John F. Kennedy. A colonel in the United States Air Force, he retired from military service to become a bank executive.
Being a sphere, it therefore had to be a finite object, with a finite—that is, limited—surface area. With this awakening the ideas of world trade and related colonial proprietary rights were born.
Take it to the limit
One more time
[Stand] is one big dumb pop song
Michael Stipe (R.E.M.)
Why are things so heavy in the future?
Is there a problem with the earth’s gravitational pull?
How long am I gonna stand,
with my head stuck under the sand?
I’ll start before I can stop or
before I see things the right way up
If you should stand,
then who’s to guide you
If I knew the way,
I would take you home
Notes & References
🎥 Stand
💬 Quote Library
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He Is Firmly Persuaded That He Knows AlreadyThe most difficult subjects can be explained to the most slow-witted man if he has not formed any idea of them already; but the simplest thing cannot be made clear to the most intelligent man if he is firmly persuaded that he knows already, without a shadow of doubt, what is laid before him.Source: The Kingdom of God Is Within You by Leo Tolstoy
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Make Like a Tree and Get Outta HereWhy don’t you make like a tree and get outta here?Source: Back to the Future II
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We Accept the Reality of the World with Which We’re PresentedWe accept the reality of the world with which we're presented. It's as simple as that.Source: The Truman Show
🎼 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
Am I Right Side Up or Upside Down?Am I Right Side Up or Upside Down?Source: Crush by Dave Matthews Band
Carry a Compass to Help You AlongIf you are confused, check with the sun - Carry a compass to help you along
Come Crashing In, into My Little WorldCome crashing in, Into my little worldSource: Enjoy the Silence (WTC) by Depeche Mode
Feeling Kinda Tilted and I’m Pouring Out the TruthFeeling kinda tilted and I’m pouring out the truth, just fading out these talkers ‘cause now all I want is you.Source: Sit Next To Me by Foster the People
It’s Spinning Round and RoundIt's lost and can't be found, It's spinning round and round - Slow it downSource: Falling Away from Me by Korn
I’ve Got You MovingI have done a good thing, I've got you moving, everybody's dancingSource: I Got The Message by Men Without Hats
No Longer Riding on the Merry-Go-RoundNo longer riding on the merry-go-round. I just had to let it go.Source: Watching the Wheels by John Lennon
Now My Feet Won’t Touch the GroundGravity release me, and don't ever hold me down. Now my feet won’t touch the groundSource: Life in Technicolor II by Coldplay
One Day, I Gotta Get Out of HereOne day, I gotta get out of here - I gotta make everything clear - I gotta see youSource: The Lights Go Down by Electric Light Orchestra
One More Shadow Leans Against the WallOne more sun comes sliding down the sky - One more shadow leans against the wallSource: Einstein on the Beach by Counting Crows
- People Asking Questions, Lost in ConfusionPeople asking questions, lost in confusion
Source: Watching the Wheels by John Lennon
- Pierce Right Through MePainful to me, pierce right through me, can’t you understand?
Source: Enjoy the Silence (WTC) by Depeche Mode
Ripple in Still WaterRipple in still water When there is no pebble tossed Nor wind to blowSource: Ripple by Grateful Dead
Round Here, We Always Stand Up Straight'Round here, we always stand up straightSource: Round Here by Counting Crows
See Things the Right Way UpHow long am I gonna stand, with my head stuck under the sand? I'll start before I can stop or before I see things the right way upSource: Speed of Sound by Coldplay
Someone Stole the StageWe just want to dance here, someone stole the stageSource: We Built This City by Starship
The Paper Holds Their Folded Faces to the FloorThe paper holds their folded faces to the floor and every day the paper boy brings moreSource: Brain Damage by Pink Floyd
The Sky Is the Limit NowThe truth's gonna come around - The sky is the limit nowSource: Skies the Limit by Fleetwood Mac
- The Trees Would Be FallingIf wishes were trees, the trees would be falling - Listen to reason, reason is calling
The Universe Works on a Math EquationThe universe works on a math equation that never even ever really ends in the end - Infinity spirals out creationSource: Never Ending Math Equation by Modest Mouse
Things Aren’t Always Just What They SeemAnd as I roll along, I begin to find, things aren't always just what they seemSource: Upside Down by Jack Johnson
- Think About the Place Where You LiveThink about the place where you live - Wonder why you haven’t before…
Watching Some Good Friends Screaming Let Me OutIt’s the terror of knowing what this world is about - Watching some good friends screaming, “let me out“Source: Under Pressure by Queen & David Bowie
When the Ocean Met the SkyWill you tell me what you saw and I’ll tell you what you missed, when the ocean met the sky.Source: Ocean Breathes Salty by Modest Mouse
Wipe the Grime off the View HoleThe old blueprint no longer manifests itself as the correct way to exist - wipe the grime off the view holeSource: World Go ‘Round by No Doubt
- Wonder Why You Haven’t Before…Think about the place where you live Wonder why you haven’t before…
- You Ain’t Machines, and You Ain’t LandWell, we ain't sure where you stand - You ain't machines, and you ain't land - And the plants and the animals, they are linked - And the plants and the animals eat each other
Source: Never Ending Math Equation by Modest Mouse
- Your Feet Are Going To Be on the GroundIf you are confused, check with the sun - Carry a compass to help you along Your feet are going to be on the ground - Your head is there to move you around
📖 Excerpts Library
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Being a Sphere, It Therefore Had to Be a Finite ObjectBeing a sphere, it therefore had to be a finite object, with a finite—that is, limited—surface area. With this awakening the ideas of world trade and related colonial proprietary rights were born.Source: JFK by L. Fletcher Prouty
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Did the Earth Really Orbit the Sun?Another reason why the Greeks rejected Aristarchus’ Solar System was its apparent failure to stand up to scientific scrutiny. Aristarchus had built a model of the universe that was supposed to match reality, but it was not clear that his...Source: Big Bang by Simon Singh
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I Can Feel the Earth MovingI can feel it. I can feel the earth moving. It’s moving too fast. Raj, slow it down.Source: The Big Bang Theory
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Is There a Problem with the Earth’s Gravitational Pull?Why are things so heavy in the future? Is there a problem with the earth’s gravitational pull?Source: Back to the Future
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It’s as Simple as ThatMike Michaelson : Christof, let me ask you, why do you think that Truman has never come close to discovering the true nature of his world until now? Christof :We accept the reality of the world with which we're presented....
Source: The Truman Show
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The Earth Must Be StationaryFirst, the Greeks expected that if the Earth moved then we would feel a constant wind blowing against us, and we would be swept off our feet as the ground raced from under us. However, we feel no such constant...
Source: Big Bang by Simon Singh
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The Science of the Spheres and HeavensThe Square is a right angle, formed by two right lines. It is adapted only to a plane surface, and belongs only to geometry, earth-measurement, that trigonometry which deals only with planes, and with the earth, which the ancients supposed...
Source: Morals and Dogma by Albert Pike
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The Slaying of a Beautiful Hypothesis by an Ugly FactIt is the supreme challenge, and a brutal one, but every scientific theory must be testable and compatible with reality. The nineteenth-century naturalist Thomas Huxley stated it thus: ‘The great tragedy of Science — the slaying of a beautiful hypothesis...
Source: Big Bang by Simon Singh
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The Unformed Matter That Will Become the EarthGod appears as the architect of the world, shaping the universe with the aid of a compass. Within the perfect circle already created are the spherical sun and moon and the unformed matter that will become the earth once God...Source: Gardner’s Art Through The Ages by Kleiner, Mamiya, Tansey
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Can’t You Understand?
I Have Done a Good Thing, I’ve Got You Moving
It’s the Terror of Knowing What This World Is About
Take It to the Limit, One More Time
We Accept the Reality of the World with Which We’re Presented
You Ain’t Machines, and You Ain’t Land
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🔎 Lexicon
EsotericDesigned for or understood by the specially initiated alone.- FreemasonryA system of morality veiled in allegory and illustrated by symbols.
- LimitThe point, edge, or line beyond which something ends, may not go, or is not allowed.
- PresuppositionSomething that you believe is true without having any proof.
- RoundBeing such that every part of the surface or the circumference is equidistant from the center.
