You Could Not Step Twice into the Same River
You could not step twice into the same river.
from Cratylus (dialogue) by Plato
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Theme: “Round and Round”
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Everything Flows and Nothing Stays
Everything flows and nothing stays.
from Cratylus (dialogue) by Plato
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The Heavens Were the Realm of Perfection
These loopy planetary orbits were hugely problematic for the ancient Greeks, because all the orbits were supposed to be circular according to Plato and his pupil Aristotle. They declared that the circle, with its simplicity, beauty and lack of beginning...
Source: Big Bang by Simon Singh
A Radical Change to Astronomy and Cosmology
The years when Jesuits established their first schools coincided with the beginning of the so-called scientific revolution and the origin of modern science. In 1543 Nicolaus Copernicus had published his book, De revolutionibus orbium celestium, in which he proposed the...
Source: Jesuit Contribution to Science by Agustín Udías
You Can’t Get Any Further Away Before You Start Coming Back
You can't get any further away before you start coming back
Source: The Truman Show
It Is Probably a Sphere
Before any celestial distances or sizes could be calculated, the ancient Greeks first had to establish that the Earth is a sphere. This view gained acceptance in ancient Greece as philosophers became familiar with the notion that ships gradually disappear...
Source: Big Bang by Simon Singh
Earth Had to Be a Sphere
It is not so much that certain educated men had not already theorized that Earth was round, but that with the return of the first ship Victoria the expedition’s wealthy financial backers had visual evidence that ships could circumnavigate the...
Source: JFK by L. Fletcher Prouty
All of a Sudden, Proved to Be a Sphere
The first of these schemes derives from the fact that the generally accepted "flat earth" was, all of a sudden, proved to be a sphere by the voyage of Magellan's ships around the world.
Source: JFK by L. Fletcher Prouty
He Believed That the Moon and Stars Were Nothing More than Holes in the Firmament
Anaximander of Miletus argued that the Sun was a hole in a fire-filled ring that encircled the Earth and revolved around it. Similarly, he believed that the Moon and stars were nothing more than holes in the firmament, revealing otherwise...
Source: Big Bang by Simon Singh
Concept of the Earth Revolving—Axially and Orbitally—Around the Sun
The term [revolution] derives from the Latin substantive revolutio, which was unknown in classical Latin but was used in the early Middle Ages by St. Augustine and other Christian writers. Translated into Italian as rivoluzione in the early Renaissance and...
Source: Fire in the Minds of Men by James H. Billington
Being a Sphere, It Therefore Had to Be a Finite Object
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.
Source: JFK by L. Fletcher Prouty
The Science of the Spheres and Heavens
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...
Source: Morals and Dogma by Albert Pike
🎼 Song Excerpts
We’ll Watch the World from Above
We'll watch the world from above, as it turns to the rhythm of love
It All Keeps Spinning, Spinning, Round and Round…
This world keeps spinning and there's no time to waste - Well it all keeps spinning, spinning, round and round and upside down
This World Keeps Spinning
Who's to say, what's impossible? Well they forgot, this world keeps spinning
I Look at the World, and I Notice It’s Turning
I look at the world, and I notice it's turning - While my guitar gently weeps
There’s No Beginning and There Is No End
There's no beginning and there is no end
Forces Pulling from the Center of the Earth Again
I can feel it, coming back again – Like a rolling, thunder chasing the wind – Forces pulling from the center of the earth again – I can feel it
Can You Feel It? Now It’s Coming Back
Can you feel it? Now it's coming back We can steal it, if we bridge this gap
Round and Round the World We Go
Round and round the world we go - Back and forth in time - Always looking for the new sensation - Bigger and better every time
To the Tallest of the Towers That Fall and Rise
From farmers in the fields - To the tallest of the towers that fall and rise
Feathers Hit the Ground Before the Weight Can Leave the Air
There's a problem, feathers, iron - Bargain buildings, weights and pulleys - Feathers hit the ground before the weight can leave the air
The World Is Spinning, Turning Day to Night
The world is spinning, turning day to night - And my thoughts are running at the speed of light
But the World Keeps Turnin’ ’Round
World goes round, life goes on and on and on - You say it's over, but the world keeps turnin' 'round
That’s How the Story Goes
That's how the story goes
We Are a Rock Revolving Around a Golden Sun
We are a rock revolving around a golden sun
Before the Earth Was Round, There Was No End to Things
Before the earth was round, there was no end to things - And no one tried to measure what they knew
It Was Always Burning, Since the World’s Been Turning
It was always burning, since the world’s been turning
All Around, All Around, All Around
Going down, going down, round and round - All around, all around, all around
Making the Earth Whirl Softly
Making the earth whirl softly - Love makes the world go 'round
But the World Still Goes Around and Round
Nothin' comes from talkers but sound - We can talk all we want to, but the world still goes around and round
Again and Again and Again and Again and Again…
Again and again and again and again and again...
And the Beat Goes On
And the beat goes on
The World’s a Subway, Subway
Doesn't anybody ever know? That the world's a subway, subway
I Think I’m Just a Little Too Close to the Edge
Now, she's gone round and round inside of my head - I think I'm just a little too close to the edge
And the World Keeps Spinning ’Round
And the world keeps spinning 'round - But my world's upside down, and I wouldn't change a thing
It’s like a Merry-Go-Round
Summer, it turns me upside down - Summer, summer, summer - It's like a merry-go-round
This Is the Game That We Came Here For
Round and round it goes and oh, don't you know, oh, this is the game that we came here for
What’s Been Lost Must Be Found
What goes up must come down - What goes 'round must come 'round - What's been lost must be found
Where the World’s Headed, Nobody Knows
So, 'round and around and around we go - Where the world's headed, nobody knows
Round and Round and Round and Round and Round We Go
Round and round and round and round and round we go
Set You Spinnin’ with You Feet Never Touchin’ the Ground
Would be sure to set you spinnin' with you feet never touchin' the ground - And I'm round and round and round and round and round and round and round
Where We’re Gonna Stop Nobody Knows
Round and round and round and round we go - Where we're gonna stop nobody knows
We All Make the World Go ’Round
We all make the world go 'round Together, all of us We all make the world go 'round And 'round and 'round
Children, Are You Learning?
Crooked wheels keep turning - Children, are you learning?
Can’t Keep My Eyes From the Circling Sky
Can't keep my eyes from the circling sky
The Wheel in the Sky Keeps On Turnin’
Ooh, the wheel in the sky keeps on turnin'
Tell Me Your Secrets and Ask Me Your Questions
Tell me your secrets, and ask me your questions - Oh, let's go back to the start - Running in circles, coming up tails - Heads on a science apart
Never Ending Love Is What We’ve Found
Circle in the sand - Round and round - Never ending love is what we've found
I Saw the World Spin Beneath You
I saw the world spin beneath you
That’s the Power–Makes the World Go ’Round
That's the power - Makes the world go 'round
Is It Love That Makes Your World Go ’Round and ’Round?
Is it love that makes your world go 'round and 'round?
Axis Spins So Round and Round We Go
Axis spins so round and round we go Where we're going no one really knows Here we, here we, here we, here we go Feel the fire way down below
I Feel the Earth Move Under My Feet
I feel the earth move under my feet
Can’t Keep My Mind From the Circling Sky
Can't keep my mind from the circling sky Tongue-tied and twisted, just an earth-bound misfit, I
If You Go Straight Long Enough You’ll End Up Where You Were
If you go straight long enough you'll end up where you were.
Research and Find Out the Root of the Truth That You Seek Of
The Earth was flat, if you went too far, you would fall off - Now the Earth is round, if the shape change again, everybody woulda start laugh - The average man can't prove of most of the things that he chooses to speak of - And still won't research and find out the root of the truth that you seek of
The Universe Works on a Math Equation
The universe works on a math equation that never even ever really ends in the end - Infinity spirals out creation
Spinning in Infinity
He looks around, around, he sees angels in the architecture - Spinning in infinity - He says Amen! and Hallelujah!
I’m Spinning Around
Why don't you guide me in if I'm such a lost soul? I'm spinning around
In the End It’s Only Round and Round
Up and down, and in the end it's only round and round
It’s Spinning Round and Round
It's lost and can't be found, It's spinning round and round - Slow it down
Believe That Planet Earth Turns
I'd like to make myself believe, that planet Earth turns slowly
You Keep Me Hangin’ ’Round and ’Round
Oh you, you keep me hangin' - 'round and 'round and 'round and 'round
The World’s Still Spinning ’Round We Don’t Know Why
The world’s still spinning ’round we don’t know why
The World Went Round
We'd better think about the games we play - The world went round, around and round
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Cause Everything Is Never As It Seems…
With a wave of his hand, he had made the Earth a planet and set it spinning.
Narrative Episodes
My Head Is Stuck in the Clouds
They had to imagine the sun as something that does not move in relation to the earth and the earth even as something moving.<div class="more-link-wrapper"><a class="more-link" href="https://www.stationaryreality.com/fragments/my-head-is-stuck-in-the-clouds/">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text">My Head Is Stuck in the Clouds</span></a></div>
The Eyes in His Head See the World Spinning Round
Day after day, alone on a hill, the man with the foolish grin is keeping perfectly still.<div class="more-link-wrapper"><a class="more-link" href="https://www.stationaryreality.com/fragments/see-the-world-spinning-round/">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text">The Eyes in His Head See the World Spinning Round</span></a></div>
Watching the Wheels Go Round and Round
No longer riding on the merry-go-round. I just had to let it go.<div class="more-link-wrapper"><a class="more-link" href="https://www.stationaryreality.com/fragments/watching-the-wheels/">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text">Watching the Wheels Go Round and Round</span></a></div>
We Go Round and Round and Round…
Is the truth really there? Or is it right under our hair? For all we know it's been there all the time.<div class="more-link-wrapper"><a class="more-link" href="https://www.stationaryreality.com/fragments/still-isnt-found/">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text">We Go Round and Round and Round…</span></a></div>
We Are Afflicted by Fiction
I wander through fiction to look for the truth, buried beneath all the lies.<div class="more-link-wrapper"><a class="more-link" href="https://www.stationaryreality.com/fragments/we-are-afflicted-by-fiction/">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text">We Are Afflicted by Fiction</span></a></div>
I Wanna Turn the Whole Thing Upside Down
Who's to say what's impossible? Well they forgot, this world keeps spinning.<div class="more-link-wrapper"><a class="more-link" href="https://www.stationaryreality.com/fragments/turn-the-whole-thing-upside-down/">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text">I Wanna Turn the Whole Thing Upside Down</span></a></div>