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reply posted on 6-7-2009 @ 07:30 PM by Spiramirabilis
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forgot... :-)
Cranky= Evil in your book? Boy you've had it real easy in life eh? lol!
you should see what happens when I forget to eat :-)
evil/cranky - splitting hairs
You're right. Horror flicks just don't seem to scare people as much anymore. And that's an interesting topic. Since it's your idea, You
should start a thread on that in BTS. Link me to it if/when you do. I love topics about movies.
I suck at thread starting - seem to do OK at thread killing though :-)
I have about 5 great thread ideas - trying to find other people to do the work for me...
I'm like the Cuckoo bird of ideas
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reply posted on 6-7-2009 @ 07:33 PM by Spiramirabilis
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Avatars and Signatures are as interesting a topic as names. And while we're there, I have a question for you. I know you saw it coming too.
What's with the monkey(s)???
I DID see it coming :-)
I just really, really like monkeys
that was less than satisfying - wasn't it?
:-)
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reply posted on 7-7-2009 @ 09:12 AM by Psychdoc
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I would love to uncover my real name..... but do not know how.... unfortunately I don't have enough posts to U2U shamus78, but would appreciate some
help on this!!
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reply posted on 7-7-2009 @ 03:08 PM by darklord
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The beginning of language on earth can be traced back to John 1:1, which states:
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. (NRSV)
Here's something really interesting about the original Hebrew language, which is sometimes said to be a 'Divine Language'.
The Symbolism of the Hebrew Language
The written Hebrew language captures the original concept of God's program. It is the only language that survived after the confusion of Babel to
retain some of its original design.
Many Bible verses contain hidden or confirming messages buried within the text that are revealed when overlaid or analyzed with what I call the Hebrew
Alphabet Number System. As stated elsewhere, each letter of the Hebrew alphabet contains three dimensions:
1. They are simply common letters that make up words.
2. Each letter also expresses a symbolic concept.
3. Each letter represents a mathematical value.
Read more here.
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reply posted on 7-7-2009 @ 03:08 PM by darklord
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Ok, gimme your 5 thread ideas, and I'll make the one I most like for you.
Oh, and I loved your thread on Guitars. I'm gonna add to that myself when I have more time.
I just really, really like monkeys
...I really don't know what to say.
lol! Damn right it was less than satisfying! Care to tell me more about this fascination of yours?
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reply posted on 7-7-2009 @ 04:06 PM by darklord
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reply posted on 7-7-2009 @ 06:40 PM by Spiramirabilis
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is this from the Kabbalah?
you see - this is just the sort of ting I can't get involved in - because that would be it - that would be my life...
1. They are simply common letters that make up words.
2. Each letter also expresses a symbolic concept.
3. Each letter represents a mathematical value.
secret messages inside secret messages...it's the sort of thing I would try to create on my own - if I had the time - and if I were a little bit
crazy
I'm not saying I'm not a little bit crazy - but - who has that kind of time? :-)
here's the one that gets to me:
OM/AUM
...The Mandukya Upanishad is entirely devoted to the explanation of the syllable. The syllable is taken to consist of three phonemes, a, u and m,
variously symbolizing the Three Vedas or the Hindu Trimurti...
...Some accepted definitions include:
The eternal process of birth, life, death and rebirth, and life incarnate. The Aum is the Universal symbol of Creation. Its four parts represent the
four stages of consciousness: Awake, sleeping, dreaming, and the transcendental state.
The sacred syllable of creation, the Word that went forth in the beginning and from which all other sounds originated.
Unity between all people, creatures, and things...
en.wikipedia.org...-3
"OM" or "AUM" has been called the "Sound of the Universe" as it is believed that the whole Universe, in its fundamental form, is made up of
vibrating, pulsating energy. Om is considered as the humming sound of this cosmic energy and is the most important and significant word of Mantra
tradition. Moreover, OM is the most often chanted sound among all the sacred sounds on earth. This sound is considered as the sound of the existence
too.
ezinearticles.com...
I love symbols - and this one is just so beautiful
I've tried to find out how old it is without any real success - I've read that it's older than Hinduism - if anybody out there knows the answer -
about the origin/age of the symbol - I would love to know
anyway - the original sound :-)
I love the idea
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reply posted on 7-7-2009 @ 06:52 PM by Spiramirabilis
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Ok, gimme your 5 thread ideas, and I'll make the one I most like for you.
cool - I'll U2U you with my most brilliant ideas :-)
I will first have to wrangle my thoughts into something that actually seems like it maybe kinda sorta could be an idea :-)
there are people here at ATS that amaze me - they can create a thread out of almost nothing and have it be really and truly interesting - it's a gift
I think
Oh, and I loved your thread on Guitars. I'm gonna add to that myself when I have more time.
thank you - please do - it's been quiet for a while - and I really do love to hear the stuff that other people love
I just really, really like monkeys
...I really don't know what to say. lol!
Damn right it was less than satisfying! Care to tell me more about this fascination of yours?
monkeys are funny - who DOESN'T like monkeys? :-)
okay...I love their faces - their eyes - I pretty much see us when I look at them
and - most of the time - I really dig us
some days more than others - but, you know how that goes...
but, once you get away from the symbolism, the truth is - I just really, really like monkeys :-)
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reply posted on 9-7-2009 @ 04:43 AM by darklord
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is this from the Kabbalah?
well not exactly from the Kabbalah, but Ancient Hebrew, before the creation of it's diverse dialects, is said to have this design.
you see - this is just the sort of ting I can't get involved in - because that would be it - that would be my life...
secret messages inside secret messages...it's the sort of thing I would try to create on my own - if I had the time - and if I were a little bit
crazy
I'm not saying I'm not a little bit crazy - but - who has that kind of time? :-)
lol! What an interesting person you must be! I bet you were one hell of a preoccupied child when you were young. And you still haven't lost touch
with the kid in you! I like that. Child-like, crazy, sometimes they're the same thing.
I read somewhere else that the language of Hebrew is so well structured, that the mathematical value of certain words add up logically. For example,
if you add the mathematical values of the letters in the hebrew word for 'Mother', and add them to the sum of the values in the word 'Father', you
gat a value which is equal to the sum of the mathematical values of the letters in the Hebrew word for 'Child'!
I'm going to search for a link on this. It's really interesting. I'm sure you'd love it.
The concept of OM truly is a beautiful one. It is said to represent every vibration in the universe. And since the whole Universe IS nothing but
vibration, OM represents the Universe, or all there is. It's has various other representations and mystical meanings. About being older than
Hinduism, well you see, Hinduism itself is a concept that can not be tied to a date of origin. It was a philosophy whose scriptures and written
evidence dates back to about 1500 BCE. But that's only the written evidence. And in the written evidence, there's more evidence to believe that
before anyone ever attempted to put the Hindu Philosophy in writing, it was traditionally propagated by word of mouth for many thousands of years. So
the concept of OM might just be as old as time itself (in a manner of speaking). There's no way of knowing.
Are you into spirituality? If so, I suggest you read deeper into Hinduism. It is so interesting, and you'll be amazed at how so much of it can be
related to modern spiritual ideas.
monkeys are funny - who DOESN'T like monkeys? :-)
I don't NOT like them. I'm just indifferent to them. I dunno, maybe you were just lucky to meet some really interesting monkeys.
okay...I love their faces - their eyes - I pretty much see us when I look at them
and - most of the time - I really dig us
some days more than others - but, you know how that goes...
but, once you get away from the symbolism, the truth is - I just really, really like monkeys :-)
"I really dig us. Some days more than others"
ROTFL!!! I know exactly what you mean, and I agree 100%!
Couldn't have said it better myself!
Ok I guess monkeys CAN be funny, though I never really... you know... obsessed over them. lol!
You see, I'm more of a dog person. No offense to monkeys, either regular or evolved.
Oooh! I like this avatar of yours better. Gorillas are sometimes scary/angry looking.
Baboons are more friendly looking. Or at least non-threatening looking.
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reply posted on 9-7-2009 @ 04:57 AM by shamus78
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Wow, I never though to investigate the mathematical symmetry of some of our older languages. Good point!
After all, everything can be boiled down to maths, and it makes sense that the earlier languages would have incorporated it, before they got diluted
by time and evolved into the languages we know today.
Great, now I've got another thing to think about as I try to get some sleep!
Love this thread. Keep them coming!
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reply posted on 9-7-2009 @ 08:17 AM by Spiramirabilis
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well not exactly from the Kabbalah, but Ancient Hebrew, before the creation of it's diverse dialects, is said to have this design.
I do think it's interesting - but so involved that every time I start to get into it I realize - it's one of those things that I would really have
to get into - to even begin to get into it - if you know what I mean
I think I picked wrong on career day maybe
lol! What an interesting person you must be! I bet you were one hell of a preoccupied child when you were young....
interesting is in the eye of the beholder maybe :-) preoccupied child? My mom used to tell me she would have to check in on me often just to make
sure I wasn't dead :-)
I read somewhere else that the language of Hebrew is so well structured, that the mathematical value of certain words add up logically. For
example, if you add the mathematical values of the letters in the hebrew word for 'Mother', and add them to the sum of the values in the word
'Father', you gat a value which is equal to the sum of the mathematical values of the letters in the Hebrew word for 'Child'!
this is the sort of thing that could only have happened before television :-)
I don't know anything about this - really - that's just nuts if true - but a very beautiful kind of nuts
The concept of OM truly is a beautiful one.
yes - even if you only read into it: Unity between all people, creatures, and things...
About being older than Hinduism, well you see, Hinduism itself is a concept that can not be tied to a date of origin. It was a philosophy whose
scriptures and written evidence dates back to about 1500 BCE. But that's only the written evidence. And in the written evidence, there's more
evidence to believe that before anyone ever attempted to put the Hindu Philosophy in writing, it was traditionally propagated by word of mouth for
many thousands of years. So the concept of OM might just be as old as time itself (in a manner of speaking). There's no way of knowing.
see - that's as far as I got - but I know there are people out there who must know something more? or not - in any case - pretty darned old
even forgetting about the meaning - and the origin of the meaning - the actual symbol is beautiful - and it's been adopted by several religions - I
just have to wonder about it
Are you into spirituality?
it would be honest of me to say I'm interested in pretty much everything, then interested in it all over again in the ways that everything interacts
and relates to other things, then how those things relate to each other and other things - it's never ending
monkeys are funny - who DOESN'T like monkeys? :-)
I don't NOT like them. I'm just indifferent to them. I dunno, maybe you
were just lucky to meet some really interesting monkeys.
indifferent? impossible :-)
...You see, I'm more of a dog person...
oh - I have room in my heart for all the rest - am pretty fond of the dogs myself :-)
Oooh! I like this avatar of yours better. Gorillas are sometimes scary/angry looking. Baboons are more friendly looking. Or at least
non-threatening looking.
I've got some baboon pics that will change your mind - one in particular I've been dying to use - but, man - it's so angry - and threatening - I'd
only be able to use it for a few minutes here and there :-)
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reply posted on 10-7-2009 @ 08:49 PM by darklord
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More on the power of words, is this article, written by Chuck Gallozzi, a Canadian author, and founder of the Positive Thinkers Group.
Did you ever reflect on the power of words? Words can cause us to erupt into laughter, break down into tears, fly into a rage, sink into despair, or
float on clouds of happiness. Pretty strong stuff, wouldn’t you say? Yet, that’s only the beginning, for the words we use do more than describe
the events we experience and actions we take; they determine their outcomes. What I am today is the result of the words I have used. What I will
become and experience tomorrow, depends on the words I use today.
My thoughts have no substance until they are shaped into words. Once they become words they can be strung together to make statements. And the
statements I make create my reality. If I make angry statements, I AM angry. If I make joyful statements, I AM joyful. When I state my job is
miserable, I AM miserable. When I state my job is interesting, I AM interested.
The words we use can block our progress or clear the path to success and happiness. They can deprive us of personal power or release it. Words are
potent. They are infused with a divine spark. They are a gift from God — tools, which are used to create our reality. Their significance is hinted
at in verse one, chapter one, in the Gospel of John: "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God."
Read the whole article here.
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reply posted on 10-7-2009 @ 09:00 PM by darklord
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I think I picked wrong on career day maybe
Haha! Didn't we all? Don't even get me started on that.
preoccupied child? My mom used to tell me she would have to check in on me often just to make sure I wasn't dead :-)
LOL! You never fail to crack me up!!!
I don't NOT like them. I'm just indifferent to them. I dunno, maybe you were just lucky to meet some really interesting monkeys.
indifferent? impossible :-) "
The monkeys I really DO like, are capuchins. I wouldn't mind one as a pet at all.
I've got some baboon pics that will change your mind
I know exactly what you're talking about.
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reply posted on 10-7-2009 @ 09:11 PM by darklord
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Oh, by the way, best avatar yet! I wonder how many of those you've got...
Also, in case you're trying to change my mind about gorillas by fixing up that pic of a gorilla with angelic wings... it's working. lol! He looks
adorable sitting there like that.
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reply posted on 11-7-2009 @ 12:54 PM by Spiramirabilis
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this is something that got to me:
...My thoughts have no substance until they are shaped into words. Once they become words they can be strung together to make statements. And the
statements I make create my reality...
in a way, we're getting away from the power and meaning of names -
but they are still words
this is why I like this - I disagree that our thoughts have no substance - our thoughts are incredibly substantial (I feel) for each of us - trapped
with them as we are in our own heads
I find everything we do to make these thoughts understandable and substantial for people on the outside of us just endlessly fascinating - and
beautiful
words, music, painting - on and on. different methods work differently or better in different situations - of course intent is everything I think
a poem has a way of communicating something that just saying it can't - a painting can symbolize an entire thought process...
each word has meaning, more than one many times - and how we combine them and arrange them changes everything
since we all agree to these meanings (more or less) even in with any confusion there's going to be some level of understanding
what I wonder about (obviously) is sound itself - does sound have meaning?
I don't know the answer - but I've always suspected it does have meaning that we understood before we even had words
so, along with any preconceived ideas about a person we might have going just by their name -and how their name has turned up throughout history,
literature - and in our own personal experience - does the actual sound of their name influence us as well?
a name ends up being a symbol for that person - and symbols seem simple - but they can be very complex once you start picking them apart
this is why I think I screwed up on career day - I wish I understood more about language
but - not dead yet
:-)
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reply posted on 11-7-2009 @ 01:03 PM by Spiramirabilis
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I think I picked wrong on career day maybe
Haha! Didn't we all? Don't even get me started on that.
I know - some people get it right straight out of the gate...
would you really have picked something different?
it's not that I don't like what I do - it's just that I didn't know then what I know now
I also didn't fully comprehend the concept of having just the one lifetime to do it
:-)
Oh, by the way, best avatar yet! I wonder how many of those you've got...
Also, in case you're trying to change my mind about gorillas by fixing up that pic of a gorilla with angelic wings... it's working. lol! He looks
adorable sitting there like that.
:-)
thank you. See - gorillas not bad, gorillas good
another new one coming soon...
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