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And by a prudent flight and cunning save A life which valour could not, from the grave. A better buckler I can soon regain, But who can get another life again? Archilochus

Monday, September 15, 2025

To Immanentize or Katechonize the Eschaton?


*IMO- The "Dark Ages" were a Process of Katenchonizing the Eschaton (Delaying the End-Times/ Apocalypse/ Achievement of Utopia)  Symbolized by the Snail.  The Enlightenment Immanentized the Eschaton.  Symbolized by the Rabbit (Easter Bunny) or Knight Errant (Parsifal/ Holy Fool)..

from Google AI (based on a Jeopardy question last night:
The phrase "Basil chapel holy fool" refers to St. Basil the Blessed, a renowned Russian "holy fool" (or "fool-for-Christ") after whom St. Basil's Cathedral in Moscow's Red Square is named. As a holy fool, Basil was a devout and respected ascetic who deliberately acted eccentric or insane to reveal societal vices and conceal his own virtues. He was known for his prophetic gifts, including rebuking Tsar Ivan the Terrible and foreseeing disasters like the great fire of Moscow, and his burial site became the foundation
 
and foolishness (like dreams) become contagious... 

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