#Exodus pt.1&2

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~The Water is Fine~

[fairlyabookie]

the things you do that got them head over heads (pt. 3)

Part 1 | Part 2

Jade - accompanying him on a hike

The evening skies, a perfect shade of violet and pink, heralded the time to hike. Classes, lengthy lectures completed with more homework, had finally concluded and so, with a simple trot over to the premises outside of campus, Jade’s club activities officially started. You wanted to tag along, wanting to get a change of pace outside of class - besides, you were getting burnt out from studying your butt off for exams. Being the gentleman that he was, Jade agreed to your wishes, allowing you to come along as you wished.

Matter of fact, he was quite excited when you approached him to go hiking with him. He had to withhold every urge he had to tell you the many routes he goes for his hiking activities. With a small smile, he offers his equipment and a journal of the flora he had encountered on his travels, another journal for the mushrooms - don’t ask.

Jade would gladly indulge your curiosities, already answering the questions you have in mind about the surrounding nature. He practically memorized each form of life from his hikes, saying a factoid or two and consulting his journal to point out his observations about it - he might’ve consumed one or two just to taste-test.. As he explained every detail of his travels, he caught a glimpse of your attentive gaze, a tender smile on your lips as you listened. His words faltered for a moment as he found himself lost in those beautiful eyes.

“Mm, were you saying something, Jade?” You perk an eyebrow. A quizzical look replaces Jade’s expression, his cheeks are colored a peony-pink. He turns around, clearing his throat to recover his demeanor. You totally didn’t see him staring. “I’m alright, [Reader]. Let’s continue on.” He offers an arm, fixing his gaze on the path ahead of you.

Silver - waking him up

Slumber lay upon Silver like a heavy blanket, a canopy of pleasant dreams flickering in his vision as a gentle wind tussles his locks. He opens his eyes, his vision alight with colors of spring, floral scents of blooming flowers drift along, as the heavy veil of sweet dreams lifts from Silver’s mind.

He sees the sky opening up to him, the beautiful blue sight for sore eyes. The lunch hour was the perfect time to nap, where he isn’t scolded by Sebek for showing poor decorum or Riddle for neglecting his club duties. A yawn escapes from his lips, the remnants of sleep lingering in his body. A chuckle startles him from his stupor. Of course, you were waiting for him to wake up.

As if on cue, the critters and birds surrounding the second year disperse, their departure an official conclusion to his daytime slumber. You stifle a chuckle, a childish thought passing your mind as you witness the exodus of animals taking their leave.

“Did you sleep well, Sleepyhead?” An affectionate smile cross your lips as you offer a hand for your classmate. It was hard not to ignore the thump on his chest as he pulls himself up. “It was very restful.” He replies simply, stretching out fatigued muscles and knots on his body.

Jamil - insisting him to rest up

Working was second nature to Jamil - the second he gets up from his bed, a million things come to mind. A break means nothing to him as soon as he proceeds with his routine, from waking Kalim up to preparing meals for the dorm - he had no time to commit to himself save for a meal or two. When you catch a busy Jamil in the middle of cleaning up, you have to force him to stop.

Jamil’s thoughts screech to a halt as you place yourself in front of Jamil, a firm grip on his hands. Your lips form a pout, one he saw too often from his little sister, but one that meant business to his apparent dilemma. Guess I’ll have to go through this before I do anything, the second year thinks to himself, bracing the inevitable as you take him to an empty seat by the common room.

From that point on, you placed a ban on Jamil not to enter the kitchen under any circumstance - that fed wonderfully to his paranoia. You were very adamant about this, even throwing glares his way to ensure that he didn’t move from his seat. A few moments later, you emerge from the kitchen, along with the residents, a meal palette befitting of a king and a couple of self-care supplies.

A stunned Jamil watches you tend to him, reclining his seat back where he sees you work your magic. The others, now in the absence of Jamil’s usual machinations, reigned in the kitchen - with Kalim in tow - as they set the dorm for a feast, even providing a portion for Jamil when you finish up with him. “You are to rest, Mr. Viper. An hour of rest shouldn’t bother you, no?” A teasing smile from you was enough to shut him up - did he have a weak spot for you already?* He says nothing, letting you work the treatment befitting of a king.

Kalim - inviting him to your very own party

Kalim had a penchant for parties, and boy, does he know how to throw one. His skills as a capable host would more or less impress those who came by; their expressions a blend of excitement, eagerness, and surprise when he shows them hospitality befitting of a king.

Of course, a party always meant a change of pace, somewhere one could unwind and relax, somewhere where they could detach themselves from reality. Alas, a party could last for so long and happen occasionally - too much would do terrible on the mind, and he certainly didn’t want to accidentally upset folks by doing more parties.

You, on the other hand, approached him with an invitation: an invitation to your humble home at Ramshackle Dorm for a small hang-out with friends. A simple hang-out, nothing bombastic, nothing too extravagant; a quaint get-together between friends, coupled with games, entertainment, and snacks for everyone.

To say he was touched was an understatement of his feelings when he came to your party. Here, he was bonding time with friends and just having a good time. Kalim reaches out to you with a hug, “Thank you, thank you, [Reader]!” You reciprocate the hug with a sweet smile. “It’s really no biggie, Kalim. I’m glad you’re enjoying yourself here.”

author's note: I played with too many ideas with these concepts; spare sanity. joking aside, I hope you enjoyed these, and please feel free to share, like, and comment!

[solidrockistand]

Praise of God's Law pt 19

145. I call with all my heart, answer me, O Lord, and I will obey your decrees. (I seek you with all my heart; do not let me stray from your commands. Psalms 119:10 NIV)

(I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart; I will recount all of your wonderful deeds. Psalms 9:1 ESV)

(I give thanks to you, O Lord my God, with my whole heart, and I will glorify your name forever. Psalms 86:12 ESV)

146. I call out to you; save me and I will keep your statutes. (Save me, for I am yours; I have sought out your precepts. Psalms 119:94 NIV)

(Heal me, O Lord, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved, for you are my praise. Jeremiah 17:14 ESV)

(Moreover, the light of the moon will be as the light of the sun, and the light of the sun will be sevenfold, as the light of seven days, in the day when the Lord binds up the brokenness of his people; and heals the wounds inflicted by his blow. Isaiah 30:26 ESV)

147. I rise before down and cry for help; I have put my hope in your word. (O Lord, in the morning you hear my voice; in the morning I prepare a sacrifice for you and watch. Psalms 5:3 ESV)

As often as it passes through it will take you for morning by morning it will pass through, by day and by night; and it will be sheer terror to understand the message. Isaiah 28: 19 ESV)

(And the Lord sent against him bands of the Chaldeans and bands of the Syrians and bands of the Moabites and bands of the Ammonites, and sent them against Judah to destroy it, according to the word of the Lord that he spoke but his servants the prophets. 2nd Kings 24:2 ESV)

148. My eyes stay open through the watches of the night, that I may meditate on your promises. (When i remember you upon my bed and meditate on you in the watches of the night. Psalms 63:6 ESV)

(And in the fourth watch of the night he came to them, walking on the sea. Matthew 14:25 ESV)

149. Hear my voice in accordance with your love; preserve my life, O Lord, according to your laws. (Hear my voice when I call, O Lord; be merciful to me and answer me. Psalms 27:7 NIV)

(Let them give glory to the Lord and declare his praise in the coastlands. Isaiah 42:12 ESV)

Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous works among all the peoples! 1st Chronicles 16:24 ESV)

150. Those who devise wicked schemes are near, but they are far from your laws. (Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him; do not fret when men succeed in their ways, when they carry out their wicked schemes Psalms 37:7 NIV)

(The Lord will fight for you, and you have only to be silent. Exodus 14:14 ESV)

(The Lord is a man of war; the Lord is his name. Exodus 15:3 ESV)

151. Yet you are near O Lord, and all your commands are true. (The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit. Psalms 34:18 ESV)

(The troubles of my heart are enlarged; bring me out of my distresses. Psalms 25:17 ESV)

(And the king swore, saying "As the Lord lives, who has redeemed my soul out of every adversity. 1st Kings 1:29 ESV)

152. Long ago I learned from your statutes that you established them to last forever. (I will praise you with an upright heart as I learn your righteous laws. Psalms 119:7 NIV)

Psalms 119:145-152 NIV

[t4ngledinf41th]

Praise Him and Acknowledge Him PT 1

The Lord is my strength and song and He is become my salvation,He is my God and I will prepare Him an habitation; my fathers God , and I will exalt him, Thou in thy mercy hast led forth the people which thou hast redeemed: : thou hast guided them in thy strength unto holy habitation , blessed be the God and the Father of our Lord Jeus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places, According to He has chosen us in Him before the foundation in the world, that we should be holy and and without blame before Him inlove. To the praise of the glory of His grace wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved .

KJV

Exodus 15:2

Exodus 15:13

Ephesians 1: 3-4

Ephesians 1:6

[ballin-and-cant-get-up]

Fluff Alphabet - Frost PT.1

Request: Could you do a fluff alphabet for Frost? If you can’t, could you at least do F, J, M, W and X? (Also, could you do street fighter?)  Could you add P to the frost thing pls?

I am going to be used an un-cyberized Frost who works with SF alongside her S/o. This contains Letters C, E, F, G, H, K, L, M, N, P, Q, W, Y

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C omfort - How would they help their s/o when they feel down/have a panic attack etc.?

Frost is not the most emotionally aware person, but she tries her best. She covers her own problems with bravado, so don’t expect her to give any a valuable insight. She would probably just hold you and try to make you feel secure. She’s doing her best.

E qual - Are they the dominant one in the relationship, or rather passive?

Frost tends to be very abrasive and dominant in everything she does, including your relationship. 

Well...until you try to be dominant. 

She will tease you relentlessly, but the second you retaliate, it’s like a switch was flipped. 

Frost will immediately become shy and submissive.

F ight - Would they be easy to forgive their s/o? How are they fighting?

It depends on what the fight was about.

If the fight was about something small, Frost tends to hold a tiny grudge but will let it go after awhile. She WILL get you back though in one way or another 😈.

If the fight was something big, she will get really emotional about it and accuse her S/o of planning to abandon her. Frost also resorts to insults and underhanded comments during an argument. She doesn’t mean them, but it still hurts. It takes a lot of patience to be in a relationship with Frost. Afterwards (or if her S/o starts to cry), Frost will begin to panic and frantically try to apologize.

If the fight is about her exodus from the Lin Kuei or her alliance with Kronika, there is a chance she could get violent. She will stop herself, but it is a really sensitive topic. It is best to steer clear of those subjects.

G ratitude - How grateful are they in general? Are they aware of what their s/o is doing for them?

Frost tends to act like she doesn’t care, but she does and she doesn’t know what her life would be like without you ,nor does she want to. 

Don’t expect her to say anything, but she tries to show her appreciation in other ways.

H onesty - Do they have secrets they hide from their s/o? Or do they share everything?

Secrets? Nah

Frost tends to keep most things out in the open. She usually says what she means and means what she says.

It’s what she doesn’t say that is concerning.

Frost bottles A LOT of her emotions up and she tends to keep things to herself. Expect to have to do a little digging if you wants her to open up.

Once she sees you aren’t going to tear her head off for expressing herself, she will begin to be more trusting.

K iss - Are they a good kisser? What was the first kiss like?

Her lips are cold. 

No clue what you were expecting but kissing her is not like kissing an ice pop.

If feels like a normal kiss but your lips tend to feel tingly like you rubbed menthol on them. 

She is VERY good at kissing. Like damn!

The first kiss will definitely come when she has to bail you out after you do something stupid. She would be yelling at you one second and yanking you towards her the next.

She blushes like crazy immediately afterwards.

L ove Confession - How would they confess to their s/o?

It could go one of two ways depending on how dominant or submissive her S/o is:

Scenario #1

  Frost: “(Y/n)?”

  (Y/n): “Yeah?”

  Frost: “You’re my S/o, now.”

  (Y/n): “O-okay.”

  Frost: . . .

  (Y/n): . . .

  Frost: “Also, if Cassie even looks at you, I am going to kill her.”

  (Y/n): “Frost, no!”

Scenario #2

  Frost: “H-hey, (Y/n)?”

  (Y/n): “Yeah?”

  Frost: “I..uh... wanted to-”

  (Y/n): “Tell me you think I am hot?”

  Frost: “What?! No!”

  (Y/n): “Well, I think you’re hot.”

  Frost, furiously blushing: “Fuck off! I hate you!”

 *Frost walks off*

 (Y/n): “Love you, too! I’ll pick you up later!”

M arriage - Do they want to get married? How do they propose? What would the marriage be like?

Frost hasn’t really thought about an official marriage. She doesn’t see the point, but is open to it if her S/o is.

Her S/o would need to propose to her because she wouldn’t be able to other wise.

(Y/n): “Do you want to get married?”

Frost: “I...I thought we were?”

After getting married, Frost and her S/o would either live on the Lin Kuei Compound (if she reconciled with Sub-Zero), or live in an apartment.

N icknames - What do they call their s/o?

Frost doesn’t really use nicknames, but call her by any pet name and she will implode.

Frost: “GOD DAMMIT, (Y/n)! How many times have I told you...?! (Y/N)!”

(Y/n): *Takes out earbuds* “Hmm? What did you say, snowball?”

Frost, a blushing flustered mess: “I-I don’t remember.”

P DA - Are they upfront about their relationship? Do they brag with their s/o in front of others? Or are they rather shy to kiss etc. when others are watching?

Frost is not a fan of PDA and is rather reserved about her relationship. She definitely won’t gush about her S/o in public; she has a reputation to uphold. What would people think if the coldest killer on Earth melted at the very sight of her S/o? However, she will brag to Cassie and jab at her inability to hold a boyfriend.

Just because she doesn’t initiate PDA doesn’t mean she will stop her S/o from doing so

PDA has an...effect on her. If you even hold her hand in public, she will have a complete mental shutdown. If she was still a cyborg, she would be steaming like a cartoon. Cassie can, and has, used this against her before.

Q uirk - Some random ability they have that’s beneficial in a relationship.

She may or may not like to make frozen treats. I know it is cliché, but her ice powers make it really easy and she enjoys it. Ice cream, Sorbets, Iced coffee, Ice pops, etc. She will make anything and have her S/o taste test.

W ild Card - A random Fluff Headcanon.

(With cyberized Frost)

It seemed like a completely normal night returning from work. Walking up to your home, you heard a crash and rolling sound from inside. A burglar? You are (probably) a trained fighter and your girlfriend is a stone-cold, killer cyborg, so you felt pretty confident you weren’t in danger. You cautiously open the door and creep through your living room. You grab a (preferred household weapon/item) and follow the noise. You climb up the stair, avoiding creaky floor boards. A bump sounds from the bedroom. Before you can get to the door, it opens with hitch pitch creak. A headless figure emerges. You shriek as the figure lunges at you. Its grip is tight and it pulls you into the room before letting go. You flip the light switch and see... Frost’s body? 

A muffled, “(Y/n)? (Y/n)! Help!” can be heard from under the bed. You peak under and spot your girlfriend’s head in the center of the cobweb filled dark. 

“Frost? What happened.”

“My body malfunctioned and I-”

“Lost your head?”

“Shut up! Can you help me out?”

“Your body seemed pretty coordinated. Why can you get yourself out?”

*Blushing* “I can’t fit.”

“Oh, give me a minute”

You had to use a broom to push her out.

Y earning - How will they cope when they’re missing their partner?

She doesn’t cope...like at all.

When you are away from her for long periods of time, she gets CRAZY aggressive.

It got so bad that Kronika had to give you a temporal anchor so you could visit her fortress.

And Elder Gods forbid you join the coalition against Kronika. Frost will be inconsolable (privately of course) when she hears the news and then become extremely angry. 

On the battlefield, she’ll make a B-line for you and try to murder your ass. She will act like she hates you more than Quai Liang but she is really just hurt.

The only thing keeping her going is Kronika’s promise that you will be by her side in the new Era.

[fromashesweriseuphiddenones]

PT.3 of going game by game to see what needs to be remade. I am going to say right now there are a few given

1) options to play the game in the native language of the settings

2) have proper speakers in the English dub. So sorry Patrick Stewart, you getting to voice Chevalier won't work. Though you as Haytham Kenway would be a nice choice.

3) any game that had a spin off that spin off should get packaged with the game DLCs included.

Assassin's Creed Chronicles 

Remaster these to where you are playing both the

historical side and the modern day. God damn you play as Nicolai in Russia, give us Daniel Cross damn it. Expand India so we can see Hereny Green. Hell have Shao Jun get to collect memories of working with the elder Ezio. 

Origins

I think my only beef with this one is to rework it so you can play as either Bayek or Aye the entire game. 

Odyssey 

Take out the mythical monsters or put them in a dlc like they did with Valhalla, or even have Kassandra or Alexios view memories of great Greek heroes and that's how you can have them. 

Valhalla 

Okay a total rebuild of the story for this one that could be a bit risky but it sort of fits with what Valhalla was trying for. Following the cue of Dragon Age and Dungeons and Dragons Valhalla could have different outcomes depending on your choices. True ending being that you played as history played out and you met all the requirements to get the original modern day ending where we see Basim revived. However you can choose to join the hidden ones when asked, choose to join the Order of the Ancients, submit to Odin and become like Basim etc. 

Mirage 

Once again I think there are only two things I would change. Get a dlc set later on when Rashid, young and ambitious, leads an exodus from Almaunt to Maysaf. And for main game, at the end of the story you come out of the Animus in the first person view you don't know who was viewing Basim’s memories as you remain lying prone until you hear Shaun say “It's uncanny (either William or Rebecca) he looks just like him, hetacroma aside.” fade to black before you hear a male ISU say “Elijah it's time.” 

As far as any additional AC games not mentioned such as Rebellion, Nexus and Jade they can be packaged with any of the rebuilds as bonus cutscenes as was done in the Kingdom Hearts remixes. 

I hope you enjoyed this series of what ifs and how the games could improve.

[socaprince]

SOCA THERAPY - JUNE 15, 2025

Soca Therapy Playlist

Sunday June 15th 2025

Making You Wine From 6-9pm on Flow 98.7fm TorontoHot & Groovy (Dr Jay Plate) - Militant Jamtown - Coutain x Tano Jamtown (RaeMix) - Rae x Tano Hero - GBM Nutron x Tano Medicine - Kes x Tano Life After Fete - Kerwin Du Bois Everytime - Nadia Batson Dansa - Klassik Frescobar Shots - DJ Cheem x Jagwa De Champ Drinking Partner - Dev x Klassy Pass It Around - Dj Private Ryan x Hey Choppi x Voice Feting Family - Shal Marshall Own It - Imani Ray Trini To The Bone - David Rudder x Carl Jacobs Runaway - Mical Teja Take Me Home - Freetown Collective Livin' Fast (In the Moment) - Jus Jay King x Grateful Co Too Sweet - Peter Ram x Dj Spider Shake - Ding Dong x Dj Spider No Gal - Problem Child x Dj Spider Bajan Code (Radio Edit) - Faith Callender x Dj Spider  Bumpers Rollin' - Alison Hinds

Bashment Winers - Lil Rick

Tight - Peter Ram

We Like It - Iwer George x Ziggy Ranking

Head Bad (Remix) - Skinny Fabulous

I Like That - GBM Nutron

A Little Jam - Problem Child

Vibes Team - Preedy

Cyah Hear Yuh - Patrice Roberts

Mind Off (Radio Edit) - Jus Jay King x Lil Rick Pick A Side - Erphaan Alves x Kes Stage Gone Bad - Kes x Iwer George Fi Go Bequia - OG Park Horn - Marlo Benn Fraid Horn - Problem Child

TOP 7 COUNTDOWN - Powered By The Soca Source

Top Collabs with Kes Streamed on Spotify

7. Out Of This World - Sean Paul x Kes 6. Mood - Shaggy x Kes 5. Dear Promoter - Voice x Kes

4. Close To Me - Kes x Shenseea

3. Liki Tiki - Kes x J Perry x Michael Brun

2. Like It Like That - Kes x Patrice Roberts

1. Workout - Kes x Nailah Blackman

Wassy - Full Blown Aye Gyal - Hey Choppi x Chalmer John Junction - Coutain x Tano Tack Back - Kes x Tano Thermostat - Lyrikal

Ba Ba Ben (Wine & Bend Pt 2) - DJ Cheem

Birthday Bashment Freestyle (Radio Edit) - Lil Rick Livin' Meh Life - Farmer Nappy x XplicitMevon Backyard Jam - Farmer Nappy Happy Place - Lyrikal Bless This Party - Patrice Roberts Never Again - Machel Montano This Carnival - Imani Ray The Greatest Bend Over - Yung Bredda Feel The Love - Freetown Collective x Dj Private Ryan

Reason To Love - Kes x Dj Private Ryan

EA Dingolay Refix - Erphaan Alves x Dj Private Ryan Too Own Way (Dr. Jay Plate) - Voice

PAN MOMENTS Too Own Way - Republic Bank Exodus

TANTY TUNE (1994) Man Cyah Tek Butt - Touch

Yuh Woman Buttin' Me - Fryktion x Problem Child x Parry Jack

Party Start - Skinny Fabulous Push It - Skinny Fabulous Showtime - Machel Montano Lit - Motto x Lyrikal

NORTHERN PRESCRIPTION No Man's Land - Elvin Belfon

Days Of My Life - Edwin Yearwood Party Nice - Cle Woods x DreamingCloud Magnet - Jus Jay King x Saddis Cocoa Tea - Kes x Tano Doubles Everyday (parody) - Ryan Spartan When Last - GBM Nutron x Jus Jay King Rum In Meh Veins - Ravi B x Jahllano Night & Day - Th3rd x JMTB Thanks For The Love - Kerwin Du Bois Daddy Reach - Kerwin Du Bois x Destra Best In A While - Nadia Batson Erupt - Machel Montano Erupt - Skinny Fabulous x Fireman Hooper In The Van - Skinny Fabulous Needle Eye (Clean) - Trevor St. John I Do Anything (When Ah Drunk) - Suhrawh Curry - Angie Maya

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Metallica (monografia) pt. 1

I Metallica nascono a Los Angeles nel 1981, ma il loro quartier generale sarà spesso situato a San Francisco. Nel 1983, realizzano Kill ‘Em All, il loro primo album, il disco a fondazione di tutto il thrash metal (e chi ha qualcosa da ridire può parlarne con me per ore).

1. Kill ‘Em All ⭐️

2. Ride the Lightning

3. Master of Puppets ⭐️

4. …And Justice for All

5. Metallica

6. Load

7. Reload

8. St. Anger

9. Death Magnetic

10. Hardwired… to Self-Destruct

11. 72 Seasons

***

9/10: 3.

8/10: 1.

7/10: 2, 4, 11.

6/10: 5, 10.

5/10: 6, 7.

4/10: 8.

63

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Kill ‘Em All

1. Hit the Lights

2. The Four Horsemen

3. Motorbreath

4. Jump in the Fire

5. (Anesthesia) - Pulling Teeth

6. Whiplash

7. Phantom Lord

8. No Remorse

9. Seek & Destroy

10. Metal Militia

I Metallica sono James Hetfield (voce, e chitarra ritmica), Kirk Hammett (chitarra solista), Cliff Burton (basso), Lars Ulrich (batteria). O meglio, questa è la formazione storica; i fondatori della band sono Hetfield e Ulrich. Hammett era già stato attivo negli Exodus, ed è stato un ottimo acquisto. Cliff Burton non era un semplice bassista, ma anche un po’ la mente del gruppo.

Inizialmente era presente Dave Mustaine (i cui crediti compaiono in The Four Horsemen, Jump in the Fire, Phantom Lord, e Metal Militia), ma il chitarrista non farà mai davvero parte dei Metallica, e andrà a formare i Megadeth.

Kill ‘Em All, è un album storico che al momento della sua uscita cambia le carte in tavola dell’intera scena globale. Il thrash metal come movimento e come nuovo genere riesce a strappare lo scettro al metal inglese e a lanciare definitivamente la “succursale” americana della stella heavy metal.

Non è un caso che i Metallica siano i primi che ho deciso di trattare, perché oggi si ha bisogno di rileggere la storia dell’heavy metal a partire dalla tecnica del palm-muting, una tecnica chitarristica ampiamente sdoganata e utilizzata soprattutto nel thrash, e a partire dai primi anni ‘80.

La miscela che ha reso Kill ‘Em All davvero innovativo, è prodigiosa, e parte dal fatto che i Metallica hanno nelle loro corde tutta la storia del rock. Il loro suono, in questo primo lavoro, è ancora indefinito: per ora è un calderone di metal, hard rock, assoli veloci, blues, batteria secca e spedita, e la voce roca di Hetfield.

Il “miracolo Metallica” avverrà semmai un anno dopo, con la comparsa di Ride the Lightning (1984), la loro seconda opera; tuttavia bisogna testimoniare la grandezza, e la classicità di KEA come capolavoro, perché è un documento del primo stile adoperato dai ‘Tallica, e loro prima apparizione sulla scena.

Notevole la prodezza al basso (Anesthesia) - Pulling Teeth di Cliff Burton, che si ritaglia un brano solista per dimostrare le sue capacità.

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Ride the Lightning

1. Fight Fire with Fire

2. Ride the Lightning

3. For Whom the Bell Tolls

4. Fade to Black

5. Trapped Under Ice

6. Escape

7. Creeping Death

8. The Call of Ktulu

In appena un anno, il suono dei Metallica ha raggiunto la maturità; hanno cambiato produttore (da Paul Curcio a Flemming Rasmussen), e stavolta sono andati a registrare in Europa, agli Sweet Silence Studios di Copenaghen. Solo l’etichetta è rimasta la stessa (Megaforce), nonché alcuni crediti di Mustaine che ancora permangono (Ride the Lightning, e The Call Of Ktulu).

La coesione che la band sta trovando come quartetto, si sente nella scrittura più matura (i temi di Ride the Lightning sono più maturi di quelli di Kill ‘Em All, come dimostra For Whom the Bell Tolls che cita Hemingway, e Fade to Black, una “ballad” dai toni depressivi, ricca di esistenzialismo - infatti i testi soprattutto di KEA avevano lasciato un po’ a desiderare, non essendo particolarmente originali).

A proposito di Fade to Black: con questo brano comincia la consuetudine da parte dei Four Horsemen, di inserire in ogni disco alla quarta traccia, un pezzo maggiormente melodico, così come The Call of Ktulu principia la tradizione di mettere alla fine della scaletta un lungo pezzo strumentale, delizia dei fans.

Creeping Death, il singolo, prosegue sulla china di brani epici dai testi altisonanti, ed entra di diritto nella playlist dei migliori brani dei Metallica di moltissimi loro appassionati.

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Master of Puppets

1. Battery

2. Master of Puppets

3. The Thing That Should Not Be

4. Welcome Home (Sanitarium)

5. Disposable Heroes

6. Leper Messiah

7. Orion

8. Damage, Inc.

Stabilita la nuova routine (registrare agli Sweet Silence, con produttore Rasmussen), i Metallica passano alla Elektra, e realizzano Master of Puppets (1986), senza ombra di dubbio la loro migliore opera, nonché uno dei più grandi dischi trash e heavy mai realizzati.

Il suono sviluppato su Ride the Lightning, si è ulteriormente arricchito; da quando registrano in Europa, i riff dei Metallica suonano puliti, distorti, ma perfetti nelle loro sporcature.

È come se la melodia emergesse direttamente dal silenzio, fendendo l’aria con dei riff affilati; il loro songwriting è barocco, e quanto più intricato il loro genere ha mai dimostrato di poter essere; si susseguono arpeggi melodici e accordi durissimi, per non menzionare le tematiche che sono sempre più seriose.

Il pezzo melodico di turno Welcome Home (Sanitarium), si ispira al film Qualcuno volò sul nido del cuculo, per cui tratta di malattia mentale. Orion, la settima traccia, completamente strumentale, è tra le più belle e toccanti da loro composte.

La title track, ovviamente è rimasta nella storia come uno dei più complessi e al tempo stesso efficaci singoli metal mai realizzati.

Tragicamente, il punto più alto della carriera dei Metallica, è anche per così dire il loro canto del cigno. Artisticamente non riusciranno mai a ripetere l’exploit prodigioso di questo album, pur continuando a migliorare.

Come se non bastasse, durante il tour di promozione del disco, perderà la vita su una strada ghiacciata che manderà fuori strada il loro tour bus, il bassista Cliff Burton, anima del gruppo e parte attiva del songwriting.

I Metallica probabilmente non supereranno mai questo punto di non ritorno, ma la loro storia futura all’86, diventerà il tentativo di ricominciare pure se con una spina nel cuore.

Jason Newsted, un giovane e talentuoso bassista prenderà il posto di Cliff, ereditando più che altro una posizione talmente scomoda da rendergli le cose forzatamente difficili, al di là della sua buona volontà.

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…And Justice for All

1. Blackened

2. …And Justice for All

3. Eye of the Beholder

4. One

5. The Shortest Straw

6. Harvester of Sorrow

7. The Frayed Ends of Sanity

8. To Live Is to Die

9. Dyers Eve

Nel 1988, continuando il sodalizio con Elektra e con Rasmussen, i Metallica pubblicano …And Justice for All, il loro quarto album in studio, registrato al One on One di Los Angeles.

L’opera è forse la più ambiziosa dei Metallica, il gruppo spinge il proprio modo di scrivere canzoni, ai limiti del progressive metal, pagando lo scotto però di un missaggio che andrà a rovinare proprio le tracce di basso, lo strumento che a questo punto si rivela al centro della debolezza della band, che sta affrontando la scomparsa di Cliff Burton.

La leggenda narra di una sorta di episodio di nonnismo, da parte soprattutto di Hetfield e Ulrich ai danni di Newsted, che avrebbe visto i due fondatori abbassare volontariamente il volume delle tracce di basso di Jason in fase di realizzazione, forse insicuri delle sue capacità.

Il fatto non è stato mai meglio chiarito, ma effettivamente a detta anche degli stessi ascoltatori in tutto il mondo il basso è davvero difficilmente udibile all’interno di …And Justice for All, e questo ne ha compromesso in fondo la buona resa, nonostante l’ottima fattura dei brani in sé come partiture e in fase di scrittura.

Nonostante questo noto e spiacevole episodio, Newsted fu coinvolto nella scrittura di Blackened, …And Justice for All sarà tra le title track più ispirate di sempre, One diventerà una delle hit più conosciute e sicuramente meglio riuscite della storia dei Metallica, e To Live Is to Die rimarrà nella storia come tributo a Burton, e ultimo pezzo in assoluto che annoveri i suoi crediti.

In definitiva, un album che avrebbe potuto essere tra i migliori di quelli prodotti dalla band losangelina, è rimasto tristemente noto per un fatto extra-artistico che ha gravato su una struttura compositiva ambiziosa e potente.

I Metallica, in ogni caso, riusciranno a recuperare il proprio equilibrio interno, sulla strada che li porterà alla realizzazione e pubblicazione del loro self-titled nel 1991.

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Metallica

1. Enter Sandman

2. Sad but True

3. Holier than Thou

4. The Unforgiven

5. Wherever I May Roam

6. Don’t Tread on Me

7. Through the Never

8. Nothing Else Matters

9. Of Wolf and Man

10. The God That Failed

11. My Friend of Misery

12. The Struggle Within

Metallica, a cui spesso ci si riferisce come Black Album, è per così dire il lascito definitivo del gruppo di San Francisco, nonché con ogni probabilità il loro massimo successo commerciale.

Enter Sandman, diventata un cavallo di battaglia, premia il piglio più aggressivo del quartetto, inquadrando bene il loro nuovo suono, forse studiato con Bob Rock che ha sostituito Rasmussen alla produzione, che trasforma il loro classico thrash in un più moderno ma anche più facilone heavy sound più smaccatamente radiofonico rispetto ai loro standard.

The Unforgiven, tutto sommato il brano migliore in scaletta, è un altro dei pezzi iconici dei ‘Tallica, rimasto sicuramente nel greatest hits ideale inscritto pure nel cuore degli aficionados, oltre che nell’idea critica chiamata a incoronare uno dei loro migliori testi, un capolavoro di esistenzialismo.

Wherever I May Roam è un elogio della vita nomade, mentre Nothing Else Matters rincara la dose di power ballads presenti nel disco, andando a scrivere un altro capitolo dei pezzi riusciti anche se assolutamente mainstream della band.

A proposito di mainstream, è questa la principale critica che di solito viene rivolta al Black Album da parte della fanbase: Metallica è un disco troppo sbilanciato sul lato commerciale della proposta musicale, andando ad uccidere quella che era l’identità che i Metallica avevano costruito durante gli anni ‘80.

In conclusione questi dodici brani, hanno però il pregio di fungere da versione dei Metallica aggiornata agli anni ‘90, e come biglietto da visita di un gruppo e un sound ormai riconoscibili e ben noti in tutto il mondo.

Volendo esprimere un parere oggettivo e ponderato, la sufficienza è il voto giusto per un’opera che difatti non ha aggiunto niente di nuovo a ciò che il quartetto ha già dimostrato di saper fare, quanto piuttosto il Black Album va visto come un greatest hits o compilation di inediti che hanno finalmente dato ai Metallica lo status che meritavano probabilmente dall’inizio.

“Black Album” è diventato come un modo di dire per indicare un disco da parte di un gruppo che sia un po’ una commercialata, o addirittura una caduta di stile; ma al di là del meme, i Metallica negli anni ‘90 escono dalla cultura di nicchia del thrash, per diventare archetipo heavy metal, e della musica tutta.

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Load

1. Ain’t My Bitch

2. 2 X 4

3. The House Jack Built

4. Until It Sleeps

5. King Nothing

6. Hero of the Day

7. Bleeding Me

8. Cure

9. Poor Twisted Me

10. Wasting My Hate

11. Mama Said

12. Thorn Within

13. Ronnie

14. The Outlaw Torn

I veri problemi cominciano semmai con Load, che rinnova il sodalizio con Bob Rock produttore, e compare dopo cinque anni dal black album, spazzando via purtroppo ogni credenza di credibilità che i Metallica ancora tendevano a conservare.

La weltanschauung di Bob Rock, se mai ce ne fosse una, è convertire i quattro in una macchina da soldi archiviando in fretta e furia tutto quanto li abbia aiutati a divenire celebri durante la prima fase della loro carriera (83/91).

In quel periodo i quattro cavalieri dell’apocalisse, si tagliano i capelli, e si reinventano in uno stile che sembra portato via al Lou Reed dei Velvet Underground, un tentativo malriuscito di renderli appetibili a un mercato che è cambiato nella direzione di archiviare l’epoca d’oro del metal, ha visto l’entrata in scena di una nuova tendenza come il grunge, e in genere la rivalutazione dell’alternative/hard rock come nuovo faro da parte dei giovani.

Ai Metallica non è che manchi l’ispirazione, poiché Load va a comporre insieme a Reload quello che in realtà è un doppio album che contiene in tutto 27 brani, per una durata complessiva di più di due ore e mezza di musica, il problema sta proprio nel fatto che il genere non è quello consueto del quartetto.

Del nuovo stile volgare, tamarro, a tratti irriconoscibile dei brani di Load, si salva ben poco: Until It Sleeps è il pezzo lento di turno, molto interessante ma pallida imitazione dei fasti del passato; King Nothing e Hero of the Day tutto sommato sono orecchiabili, ma in questa ipertrofia ingiustificata, viene da salvare ancora solo Mama Said, e The Outlaw Torn, tipico rodeo di fine disco ma stavolta cantato.

A proposito di canto, dal 96 in poi non si sa bene per quale motivo scivola in un buco nero dove i continui intercalari vocali che lo contraddistinguono rovinano le sue performance mettendo in luce probabilmente i suoi limiti come cantante melodico.

Questo accade pure perché all’interno del metal, come nel cantautorato, vigono delle regole che tra virgolette proteggono gli artisti che fanno professione di seguire un certo genere: mi spiego meglio, protetta dal suo proprio genere la band aveva potuto nascondere i propri limiti all’interno delle ristrette regole del genere stesso, ma ora confrontandosi con il rock e la musica tutta devono giustificare maggiormente le loro scelte artistiche, giustificazione che di fatto non avviene lasciandoli in balia dell’impietosità del tempo e della critica.

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[catolinewsdailyreadings]

Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord

Readings of Sunday, August 6, 2023

Reading 1

DN 7:9-10, 13-14

Thrones were set up and the Ancient One took his throne. His clothing was bright as snow, and the hair on his head as white as wool; his throne was flames of fire, with wheels of burning fire. A surging stream of fire flowed out from where he sat; Thousands upon thousands were ministering to him, and myriads upon myriads attended him. The court was convened and the books were opened.

As the visions during the night continued, I saw:

One like a Son of man coming, on the clouds of heaven; When he reached the Ancient One and was presented before him, The one like a Son of man received dominion, glory, and kingship; all peoples, nations, and languages serve him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that shall not be taken away, his kingship shall not be destroyed.

Responsorial Psalm

PS 97:1-2, 5-6, 9

R./ The Lord is king, the Most High over all the earth.

The LORD is king; let the earth rejoice; let the many islands be glad. Clouds and darkness are round about him, justice and judgment are the foundation of his throne. R./ The Lord is king, the Most High over all the earth.

The mountains melt like wax before the LORD, before the LORD of all the earth. The heavens proclaim his justice, and all peoples see his glory. R./ The Lord is king, the Most High over all the earth.

Because you, O LORD, are the Most High over all the earth, exalted far above all gods. R./ The Lord is king, the Most High over all the earth.

Reading 2

2 PT 1:16-19

Beloved: We did not follow cleverly devised myths when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we had been eyewitnesses of his majesty. For he received honor and glory from God the Father when that unique declaration came to him from the majestic glory, “This is my Son, my beloved, with whom I am well pleased.” We ourselves heard this voice come from heaven while we were with him on the holy mountain. Moreover, we possess the prophetic message that is altogether reliable. You will do well to be attentive to it, as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.

Gospel

LK 9:28B-36

Jesus took Peter, John, and James and went up a mountain to pray. While he was praying his face changed in appearance and his clothing became dazzling white. And behold, two men were conversing with him, Moses and Elijah, who appeared in glory and spoke of his exodus that he was going to accomplish in Jerusalem. Peter and his companions had been overcome by sleep, but becoming fully awake, they saw his glory and the two men standing with him. As they were about to part from him, Peter said to Jesus, “Master, it is good that we are here; let us make three tents, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” But he did not know what he was saying. While he was still speaking, a cloud came and cast a shadow over them, and they became frightened when they entered the cloud. Then from the cloud came a voice that said, “This is my chosen Son; listen to him.” After the voice had spoken, Jesus was found alone. They fell silent and did not at that time tell anyone what they had seen.

[solidrockistand]

Praise of God's Law pt 22 Final.

169. May my cry come before you, O Lord; give me understanding according to your word. (O earth, cover not my blood, and let my cry find no resting place. Job 16:18 ESV)

(And the Lord said, "What have you done? The voice of your brother's blood is crying to me from the ground. Genesis 4:10 ESV)

(And for your lifeblood I will require a reckoning from every beast I will require it and from man. From his fellow man I will require a reckoning for the life of man. Genesis 9:5 ESV)

170. May my supplication come before you; deliver me according to your promise. (And listen to the plea of you servant and of your people Israel, when they pray toward this place. And listen in heaven your dwelling place, and when you hear, forgive. 1st Kings 8:30 ESV)

(But if they confess their iniquity and the iniquity of their fathers in their treachery that they committed against me, and also in walking contrary to me. Leviticus 26:40 ESV)

(When he realizes his guilt in any of these and confesses the sin he has committed. Leviticus 5:5 ESV)

171. May my lips overflow with praise, for you teach me your decrees. (O Lord, open my lips, and my mouth will declare your praise. Psalms 51:15ESV)

(You shall speak to him and put the words in his mouth, and I will be with your mouth and with his mouth and will teach you both what to do. Exodus 4:15 ESV)

(And the Lord put a word in Balaam's mouth and said, "Return to Balak and thus you shall speak. Numbers 23:5 ESV)

172. May my tongue sing of your word, for all your commands are righteous. (Deliver me from blood guiltiness, O God, O God of my salvation, and my tongue will sing aloud of your righteousness. Psalms 51:14 ESV)

(Deliver me from all my transgressions. Do not make me the scorn of the fool. Psalms 39:8 ESV)

(Turn, O Lord, deliver my life; save me for the sake of your steadfast love. Psalms6:4 ESV)

173. May your hand be ready to help me, for I have chosen your precepts. (Through he falls, he shall not be cast head long, for the Lord upholds his hand. Psalms 37.24 ESV)

Lest my enemy say, "I have prevailed over him," lest my foes rejoice because I am shaken. Psalms 13:4 ESV)

(Then Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, "So may the gods do to me and more also, if I do not make your life as the life of one of them by this tomorrow." 1st Kings 19:2 ESV)

174. I long for your salvation, O Lord, and your law is my delight. (I wait for your salvation O Lord, and I follow your commands. Psalms 119:166 NIV)

(My soul faints with longing for your salvation but I have put my hope in your word. Psalms 119:81 NIV)

(Blessed are those who dwell in your house, they are ever praising you. Psalms 84:4 NIV)

175. Let me live that I may praise you, and may your laws sustain me. (Incline your ear, and come to me; hear, that your soul may live; and I will make with you an everlasting covenant, my steadfast, sure love for David. Isaiah 55:3 ESV)

(Give ear, Omy people, to my teaching; incline your ears to the words of my mouth. Psalms 78:1 ESV)

(Give attention to me, my people, and give ear to me, my nation; for a law will go out from me, and I will set my justice for a light to the peoples. Isaiah 51:4 ESV)

176. I have strayed like a lost sheep. Seek your servant for I have not forgotten your commands. (For forty years I was angry with that generation; I said, "They are a people whose heart go astray, and they have not known my ways. Psalms 95:10 NIV)

(The people of Israel ate the manna forty years, till they came to a habitable land. They ate the manna till they came to the border of the land of Canaan. Exodus 16:35 ESV)

(Our fathers are the manna in the wilderness; as it is written, He gave them bread from heaven to eat. John 6:31 ESV)

Psalms 119:169-176 NIV

Lord Jesus, I thank you so much for your law that is written in your word. I praise you for lighting the path for every person who calls for you. I thank you Jesus for your love, and for your grace. I pray that the light of Jesus shines through each verse. You are the beginning and the End, and nothing is greater thank you Jesus! I say these things in your precious and most holy name, Amen

[thefirstknife]

Spire of the Watcher lore reveals!

Okay, so, I've done the dungeon and I've been in the game for 11 hours doing multiple clears and I am ECSTATIC because my obsession with stuff I thought were possibly throwaway things from years ago were actually foreshadowing!

I am talking about the stuff I noted first as an overall possibility at the end of this post from last year, and more concretely in this post from August. In short, the weblore Legacy pt 1 and 2 (specifically 2) is very important as it follows Ana's journey to the edge of the system where she discovers a Bray space station orbiting Uranus, where Braytech was preparing an exodus mission. The goal of the exodus mission was to establish a colony in the Andromeda galaxy (M31).

ECHO-1 and ECHO-2 were stocked with Exo unit crews. As you know, their task was to establish and oversee embryonic development at Colony M31, Site-A and Site-B.

The dungeon confirmed that! The dungeon also explores a really unique collaborative effort between Braytech and Ishtar Collective who were working on Mars together to explore exodus options for missions. Ishtar installed a special submind in the facility which they classified as an "Augurmind" and called it Soteria.

The Augurmind was designed with the use of Vex technology to use data to predict which places would be good for colonisation efforts of the exodus missions. As a side note, augurs were special "prophets" in Ancient Rome that interpreted the future by observing the flight of birds. Cool! As a second side note, "Soteria" was an Ancient Greek goddess of safety, salvation and protection from harm. From that word comes "soteriology" which is the study of religious concepts of salvation. Also cool! The Vex used the same word for their programs, back in Splicer, probably a nod to Soteria's predictive abilities of Vex origin.

The lore from dungeon items mentions the ECHO project, which was the name of the Braytech exodus project ships. Due to Clovis' interferences and overall just Clovis behaviour and his desire to have control over Soteria, Maya eventually pulled Ishtar from the project and resigned, but not before Soteria made the attempt to launch one of the ECHO ships with pods to protect humanity. At that point, Soteria had already detected strange anomalies, cancelled the flight to Andromeda and had to alter many of her data. During a test flight, Soteria changed commands.

(rest below because lore is not yet on Ishtar and there's a lot of long screenshots with text)

From Long Arm scout rifle:

AI-S is soteria. [H] is humanity. CBI is Clovis Bray I. Clovis got pissy about Soteria ignoring his direct command to return and Soteria said the following:

"Twilight" refers to the Twilight Exigent moral structure where the Warmind assumes that all humans are dead without his intervention and will prioritise saving the human species over individual humans. Rasputin used this structure during the Collapse. Soteria noted that she designated a new route for ECHO's escape; use ANY available "strongholds" on the way to a destination in Andromeda. One of the strongholds, Nefele, is Neptune.

After Clovis interfered with this, Maya resigned. Clovis partitioned Soteria, aka split her into smaller pieces and effectively put her in a prison where she could no longer act alone. However, the partitioning was not instant. In Into The Sunset sparrow from the dungeon, she says so herself and uses the little remaining time she has to designate one part of herself to tether onto the ECHO ship she tried to save:

This now independent part of her split off from the rest and was able to be freed of the prison Clovis wanted to put on her. This fragment of her is weak, but it can go forward and drive the people to a nearest possible location; Neptune.

She notes that the ship crashed "through azure clouds." A part of the ECHO fleet is the exodus ship that originated Neomuna! I was on the right track with that back when I first talked about Legacy and Braytech colony ships and here in this post where I made the connection that Rasputin and Braytech have to be involved with Neomuna and that ships mentioned in Legacy (ECHO project) were possibly the ones that made Neomuna. Also a good predictive analysis in this post, where we both noted the possibility that the colony ship that made Neomuna was originally planned to go elsewhere but had to land on Neptune.

So, Neomuna was seeded by Soteria, a submind whose only purpose was to predict a safe spot for humanity to continue existing after she detected an anomaly approaching and endangering humanity's existence. From Terminus Horizon machine gun lore:

Maya asked for details, but Soteria could not understand the data, only that the anomaly appeared to be mobile and dangerous. Soteria changed all predictions, cancelled the previously established route to Andromeda, removed most of the habitable worlds from the list and noted that the hazard of travel is 87-100% mortality rate. In other words, Soteria saw the Black Fleet. Soteria also sent this data to Rasputin:

And Rasputin immediately started preparing for the Collapse. "Egyptian" is a code for a security protocol. During the Collapse, the security check was "SECURE ISIS" which falls under "Egyptian." It's a nice tie-in to the beginning; Soteria's discovery led to Rasputin's activation to prepare for the Collapse. He used Soteria's data to do so!

It's a really cool connection, one that I've considered before, but couldn't really prove much besides just speculating. But Legacy weblore was HUGE and it was never fully resolved and I'm glad they tied that to this. It definitely makes sense, since I've made the connection already, and other people have also considered the overall possibility.

Braytech is definitely involved in Neomuna's creation! Neomuna being based on nanotechnology is not a coincidence, as they were probably packing SIVA and had a thousand years to develop that technology to the level they have without the Collapse. Interestingly enough, Clovis specifically wanted Soteria to piss off because ECHO had Exos on board and he didn't want them to be wasted on a "rogue" AI's whims, especially AI directed by Maya Sundaresh. I wonder if there were any Exos left on the specific ship picked by Soteria that crashed on Neptune. Would be immensely cool if there were highly advanced Exos there.

I feel like mentioning this is meant as a hint to expect Exos or some form of Exo technology on Neomuna. Perhaps far more advanced and possibly the origins of Cloudstrider augmentation; advanced nanotechnology and advanced exo tech would certainly do it. Maybe!

Another really cool detail from the lore is this poem that Soteria wrote and dedicated to Rasputin, from Liminal Vigil sidearm:

I love these nerd AI.

There's other lore from the dungeon, especially the stuff about the fireteam that Ana works with after we secure the site to get more information from the Spire. They're a really cool trio geared in Tex Mechanica armour that's loot we can get. One of them is particularly interesting; Moss-2 is a Warlock with a unique ability to connect to his Ghost (No Name) via an implant which allows his Ghost to literally control his body and abilities in a fight. From the helmet:

From the class item:

Unbelieveably cool.

And to end this with more info on Soteria herself, after we raided the Spire and freed it from the Vex, what's left of Soteria fled and integrated herself into the new exotic bow! She is in the bow!

Unfortunately, she is not exactly talkative, but her prediction engines still work, which is incorporated into how the exotic itself works (I haven't gotten it yet though):

Soteria deserves this and more for being made by the original girlboss Maya Sundaresh, defying Clovis, originating the data that prepared Rasputin for the fight of his life in the Collapse and saving humanity!

[spinallyspiraling]

Kristus Lucifer Pt:1

“He that overcomes, and keeps my works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations [Goyim גוים]... And I will give him [the glorified son of the dawn - Hillel Ben Shachar - הילל בן��שחר] the morning star.” -

~ Revelation 2: 26, 28

“We must destroy Babylon the Great, the mother of all fornication and abominations of the Earth. Obviously, Babylon is our psychological city, populated by the psychic aggregates (the goyim גוים) that we carry within our interior.”

~ The Gnostic Bible, The Pistis Sophia Unveiled by Samael Aun Weor

“And יהוה said unto him, What is that in thine hand? And he said, A rod.

And he said, Cast it on the ground. And he cast it on the ground, and it became a serpent; and Moses fled from before it.

And יהוה said unto Moses, Put forth thine hand, and take it (the serpent) by the tail. And he put forth his hand, and caught it, and it became a rod in his hand: That they may believe that יהוה אלהים Jehovah Elohim of their fathers, the Elohim אלהים of Abraham, the Elohim אלהים of Isaac, and the Elohim אלהים of Jacob, hath appeared unto thee.”

~ Exodus 4: 2-5

“This (serpent) refers to the rod of Elohim that was delivered into his hand. As it is written:

“And Moses said unto Yoshuah, `Choose for us Anashim אנשים, and go out, fight against Amalek עמלק: to-morrow I am standing on the top of the hill, and the rod (serpent) of Elohim אלהים in my hand.” - Exodus 17: 9

“And this (serpent) is the same rod that was created (when the sun rose for the first time in his spine) at the twilight of the Shabbat eve and was engraved with the Holy Name by a Divine Shaping.”

So, “The rod of Moses symbolizes also the serpent or tempter, who (as Satan) was the cause of the captivity of (the archetypes of) Israel (because of the bestial orgasm).”

~ Zohar

“How art thou fallen from heaven, (Hillel Ben Shachar - הילל בן־שחר) O glorified, son of the dawn! how art thou cut down to the earth (Malkuth), which didst weaken the nations (Goyim גוים)!

For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God (El אל, Chesed): I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north: will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High (Elion עליון).

Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the abyss.”

~ Isaiah 14: 12-15

Hillel הילל, “glorified,” is translated into Lucifer which is a Latin word that relates to the light. “Luce” is light and “fer” means carrier. From that word “fer” comes the English word “ferry.” So, when you say “Lucifer,” you are addressing the carrier of the light, which is something very profound. This word is not addressing, as people think, a certain personage or angel that fell from heaven and that is controlling all the nations of the Earth; because as was stated, the staff of Moses represents that serpent or tempter who unleashed all of the plagues upon the people of the Earth—which is symbolized in the bible by Egypt, or Mizrahim [מצרים] in Hebrew—that we need to comprehend.

In the graphic above, you again find Christ, crucified upon the Tree of Life. In the first triangle of the Tree of Life, you find the three letters of the tetragrammaton, the sacred name of Elohim: Iod-Hei-Vav [יהו]. The last Hei ה of the tetragrammaton is placed in the Ain Soph. This is to show you how these letters,Iod-Hei-Vav-Hei [יהוה] are related with the light, because Ain Soph Aur means “the limitless light” and Eros-Lucifer is the carrier of such light. Sometimes, we state that this carrier is fire; it is logical that the carrier of the light is the fire. Fire and light are two phenomena from the same thing (דבר Dabar, the Logos), that is why we can also translate Lucifer as Luci, light and Fer, fire.

As you can see, we are addressing the first triangle of the Tree of Life together with the Ain Soph. It is very remarkable to see that the tetragrammaton, the holy name of Elohim, Iod-Hei-Vav-Hei [יהוה], is also hidden in the word Jehudah [יהודה], which is related to the solar light. If, before the last Hei [ה] of the tetragrammaton, you add the letter Daleth [ד], then you find that it is no longer Iod-Hei-Vav-Hei [יהוה] but is now Iod-Hei-Vav-Daleth-Hei [יהודה], the word Jehudah or Judah. This Jehudah is precisely that tribe of Israel related to the constellation of Leo, the solar logos, the king star, which Samael Aun Weor addresses as follows:

“Authentic Jews are only the children of the lion from the tribe of Judah [יהודה], meaning, the Christified Ones.”

~ Samael Aun Weor

This is why, on top of the cross of the crucifixion, above the star of David in Daath, is written INRI, which is Latin for: Ignis Natura Renovatur Integra, the fire renews nature integrally. The Bible translates this as “Iesus Nazarenus Rex Iudaeorum” which in English means, “Jesus of Nazareth, King of Judah.” We did not say “King of the Jews (Christified Ones)” but “King of Judah” because that tribe of Judah is related precisely to the crown or first triangle of the Tree of Life, to the Ain Soph Aur, which is above the first triangle, related with the Absolute. The letters Hei and Daleth at the end of the word Jehudah [יהודה] hide a certain meaning related with the light of the Ain Soph Aur and Daath, that we have to comprehend and understand.

When we talk about the light, it is good, as the Zohar explains, for us to imagine the light of a candle. When you observe the light of a candle, you’ll see that at the very bottom of the flame there is a dark-bluish color. This is that dark fire, which is consuming the candle. The dark fire is melting the wax, while the white flame above does not consume anything, but only gives light.

In that blue, yellow, white flame we see the symbol of the trinity that we call Father-Son-Holy Spirit, Kether-Chokmah-Binah, which are represented by the first three letters of the holy name Iod-Hei-Vav-Hei [יהוה]; the dark flame is represented by the final Hei. This four-lettered name, translated as Jehovah but which we call Iod-Havah, is the Glorian. The Glorian is formed precisely by the dark-blue, yellow and bright-white of the flame. Moses addressed the Israelites in the Bible and said:

“For Jehovah Elohim (כי יהוה אלהים) is a consuming fire, even a jealous God.”

~ Deuteronomy 4: 24

Daleth. Daleth is the fourth letter of the Hebrew alphabet, which is the letter that we use in order to write Daath [דעת] knowledge, the mystery of the Tree of Good and Evil.

In the Gnostic Bible, Master Aberamentho addresses the three primary forces as the word Yew. You can say Yew or Jew [יהו], it is same thing. This word refers to the tribe of Judah. What we need to grasp from this is that those monads that reach the realization of the light within themselves are monads that belong to the tribe of Judah. In Kabbalah, we study many tribes or hierarchies related with the flame of the Lord. but we have to understand that the highest tribe of all the hierarchies, which is represented by the 12 zodiacal signs or 12 tribes of Israel, is the tribe of Judah (Leo) which is placed on top. This is because those beings are, as explained in the previous lecture, related with the Dharmakaya, Sambhogakaya, and Nirmanakyaya bodies, even with the Adikaya bodies. Bodies that are built related with light that allows them to dwell within the absolute abstract space. In other words, to allow them to dwell within the dark light. That light that consumes sinners in hell.

If you imagine that light, you will see that it is consuming matter of any type in Klipoth, which is called Saul or Sheol [שאול] in Hebrew. That is why when religions speak about hell, inferno, describing a place with fire, we have to understand that it is addressing the black fire that consumes, that melts any type of matter. The white flame, that white light of the Lord is the one that gives life and rises and transforms the entirety of the Tree of Life in each one of us.

The golden cross behind the Tree of Life is the Greek Orthodox Cross; it relates to the 10 Sephiroth. At the very bottom is Malkuth, which is at the base of the cross. You see that Christ is crucified and has his feet on Yesod, which is the Sephirah of sex, the sexual force. When someone is working in the christification of himself with the fire of Lucifer—with the staff of Moses, which is fire and light—they find that the most difficult step in this process is the stigmata of the feet on the cross. You see that the right foot is over the left on the cross. That signifies that you have to control the left side of the Tree of Life, related with evil, with the right. That is only possible with the sexual fire.

In many lectures we have stated that Lucifer is related with Eros, the sexual potency. Now, the stigmata related with the hands are not easy, but they are easier than the ones of the feet, because the one in the hands are related with Gedulah and Geburah. These are the two superior aspects of the monad. While, those of the feet are related with the inferior aspects of that monad, which is ourselves; our three brains, namely, intellect, emotion, sex, and our physicality. That is why it is only on the cross that you can ask for annihilation, because God is the consuming fire at the bottom of the flame. This relates to the four bodies of sin.

When you observe the orthodox cross, you see that the last, lowest horizontal beam is always unbalanced, crooked. People wonder, “why did the Greeks or Orthodoxs make the first horizontal beam of the cross on top very well balanced, then the bigger one in the middle related with the monad also horizontal and very well balanced, but the one on the bottom crooked?” When you know Alchemy and Kabbalah, you understand that the most difficult work that we need to perform is related with the kidneys. Of course Hod and Netzach are related with Jezebel, the inferior emotional center and the mind, respectively, but these two Sephiroth also relate to the kidneys, which are those organs that give sexual strength to Yesod.

"Notwithstanding I have a few things against thee, because thou sufferest that woman Jezebel, which calleth herself a prophetess, to teach and to seduce my servants to commit fornication, and to eat things sacrificed unto idols [the goyim or egos of the mind]. And I gave her space to repent of her fornication; and she repented not. Behold, I will cast her into a bed, and them that commit adultery with her into great tribulation, except they repent of their deeds. And I will kill her children with death; and all the churches shall know that I am he [the glorified son of the dawn - Hillel Ben Shachar - הילל בן־שחר] which searcheth the kidneys and hearts: and I will give unto every one of you according to your (sexual) works."

~ Revelation 2: 20-23"

The kidneys, in relation to Yesod, are related with the cross of Saint Andrew, which is an “X”; it is upon this cross that you have to suffer all the karma related with lust in order to annihilate it: Kamaduro and Karmasaya. That is why balancing the crooked horizontal line of the Orthodox cross is the most difficult part of the work for any alchemist, because here in the bottom is Hod, Netzach, Yesod, Malkuth, which together are called the four bodies of sin, where we have the ego very strong. This is precisely what all of us are working with, trying to make that beam even, but it takes a lot work.

The last work that the initiate does on the cross is precisely the stigmata of the feet. When those stigmata are received in the astral plane in the internal planes, the initiates are already balanced in Hod and Netzach, which is the most difficult part. This is what the Greek cross symbolizes. Beneath Malkuth is Klipoth, or Sheol.

Pe’er [פאר], in relation with glory or splendor.

Tiphereth [תפארת], in the middle of the tree of life is also related with splendor, with glory, with light.

Hod [הוד] The Sephirah Hod is also related with the light, the glorious light.

Hadar [הדר] Another Hebrew word with the same meaning

Zohar [זוהר] Splendor

All of these words are synonymous, and are used in the Bible in different ways to specify the different aspects of the light. That is why each part of us as we are, physically speaking, have within the different forces that come from the top of the Tree of Life and mix in Malkuth. Here we wrote along side the seven lower Sephiroth the seven fluids related with such light in our organism:

Water of Gedulah

Wine of Geburah

Milk of Netzach

Blood of Tiphereth

Dew of Hod

Olive Oil of Yesod

Honey of Malkuth

Water is related with the spirit, or Gedulah in Kabbalah; it is that water in which the brain and spinal medulla are floating, the cerebro-spinal fluid where the forces of spirit are floating, or hovering within us. The wine of Geburah is related with fire. The blood of Tiphereth. Both wine and blood or fire and blood are interrelated. In other lectures we have said that Geburah relates with the force of the systole and diastole of the circulatory system, and that Tiphereth relates with the heart that circulates the blood. Both are related with what we call the monad. In Netzach we find what the Bible calls the milk, which is the secretion of all the glands that we have in our organism, the totality of the endocrine glands. The immune system, the lymphatic fluid are related with the dew of Hod. Then we have the olive oil which is that fluid related with our semen or shemen that the Bible refers to; it is the oil with which we have to be anointed. And the last fluid is honey, related with Malkuth.

All of those fluids are rivers or forces that are mixing in the physical body and giving us different types of energies from the Tree of Life. That is why the book of Ecclesiastes 1: 7 says:

“All the rivers run into the sea; yet the sea is not full; To the source where the rivers flow, there they flow again.

~ Ecclesiastes 1: 7

You need to understand that all those rivers that we are talking about also relate to all the fluids that we have in our organism, which come from the Glorian, that light that we are pointing as the Ain Soph Aur. All of us are connected to that. Here, we have to understand that all of those fluids or forces that enter our organisms are related with what we call Lucifer, because all of them carry the light in different modalities. That is why the Zohar states:

“As the light passes from one to the other throne through the various channels between them, it becomes more powerful and stronger in its circulatory course, similar to the blood in the veins of the body. Such is the region on high that gives rise to the seven different colors which, in their totality and blending, constitute the great mystery of that unknown something termed light. There are also seven other different colored lights, which, on flowing together and thus becoming blended, form one great ocean of light which then streams forth from its seven different outlets.”

~ Zohar

The following is quoted from Isaiah:

“And Iod-Havah shall lay waste the tongue of the sea of Egypt (mitzrahim - מצרים), and shall lift up his hand over the river in the strength of his spirit: and he shall strike it in the seven rivers, so that men may pass through it in their shoes.”

~ Isaiah 11: 15

Isaiah is talking about those alchemists that are working always with all of these fluids or rivers which the master Solomon addresses in Ecclesiastes. The Zohar continues:

“Each of the seven outlets or streams becomes divided and forms into seven reservoirs, and each of these into the source or fount of seven rivers and which subdivide again and form seven brooklets; thus forming a vast circulatory system by which the waters of each separate and then meet again and become blended together."

~ Zohar

When you read this passage of the Zohar, if you do not know Alchemy, you might wonder “what is all of this?” When it is said “from one to the other throne through the various channels between them it becomes more powerful and stronger in its circulatory course”; What is that? What throne is the Zohar speaking about? When you study Alchemy and Kabbalah, you understand that the throne of Chesed, the spirit, which is also called Gedulah, is the cerebrospinal or central nervous system, the brain and the medulla. That is why also the Zohar states that when genesis says “and a river came out of Eden and parted into four heads” all of those four heads and the river are related with the Sephirah Chesed or Gedulah. If you analyze this alchemically, you understand that the throne of God is the cerebrospinal nervous system, and our physical body. And when you are united, sexually speaking, with another throne—that is, when husband and wife are united, because it is only through the sexual organs that the two thrones can unite—then you understand what the Zohar says. As the light passes from one to the other throne, it is an interchanging in the sexual act of the forces of the rivers that the physical body has, in both men and women.

The only channel that can interchange that is Yesod, the sexual organ, and all the plexuses that we have in the body. As the sexual act increases, then you find that it becomes stronger in its circulatory course, similar to the blood in the veins of the body. When you know Alchemy and the mystery of Daath, it is easy to understand that the scripture is speaking about the sexual act; that is the only way to interchange the forces between man and woman.

In the former graphic we also wrote, “vanities of vanities, vanity of vanities, the temple is vanity.” The physical body is the vanity that holds all the vanities. That vanity is the breath, because Habel which is translated as Abel, is also that breath. The one that is performing all of this work, interchanging all of this light, is Lucifer, because in the sexual act, he is one that is carrying all of this in our circulatory system, in all the fluids that we have. Lucifer is not what people think, a particular individual; if we say “spirit” from the point of view of the English language, that “spirit” is a fluid that circulates throughout our physicality. That is why that we always state that Lucifer is always tempting people, but people do not know how they are being tempted by Lucifer. So, how does Lucifer tempt people? Behold, Isaiah explains us how; let us read:

“How did you come down from (Iod-Hei הי) heaven, O glorified son of the dawn [הילל בן־שחר Hillel Ben Shahar]…”

~ Isaiah 14: 12

And Jesus said:

"And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he [הילל בן־שחר Hillel Ben Shahar] that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven. And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man [הילל בן־שחר Hillel Ben Shahar] be lifted up"

~ John 3: 13, 14

Hillel הילל contains half of the four-lettered holy name of God (Iod-Hei-Vav-Hei יהוה); namely, Iod-Hei (הי), which is father-mother, the two thrones (Lameds לל) in heaven. Hallelujah (הללויה) contains all four letters, Iod-Hei-Vav-Hei יהוה, which together are father-mother and man-woman, which are the two thrones (Lameds לל) on heaven and earth. This is showing us, alchemically speaking, that Hillel הילל becomes the Son of man, the Son of Vav-Hei (וה), man-woman on earth.

Hillel הילל is translated as Lucifer by Jerome of Stridon who was a Latin priest, because in Latin, Lucifer means carrier of the light. It is the same glorified son of the dawn [Hillel Ben Shahar הילל בן־שחר ] or Son of man. How did the glorified son of the dawn (Hillel Ben Shahar הילל בן־שחר) come down from heaven?

Let us explained how. The Tree of Life, from the Ain Soph Aur does glorify one because, as we explained in other lectures, the first emanation of the absolute, of the Ain Soph, is the Ain Soph Aur, the limitless light, which in Greek is called Christ and in Latin, Lucifer. That is why the title of this lecture is “Kristus Lucifer.” But in Hebrew, they call it neither Christ nor Lucifer, but Hillel [הילל], which means “glorified one”; it is the light.

This myth about the descent of Lucifer or Christ into matter has many meanings, one of which, and most commonly understood, relates with the falling of the angels, but this is a separate meaning from that which we are discussing here. The meaning of this symbolism, for the purposes of this lecture, relates with the descent of the light in the initiate, in us.

“How did you come down from heaven, O glorified son of the dawn [הילל בן־שחר Hillel Ben Shahar]. How art thou hacked down (Nag’daath נגדעת) to the earth,”

The earth, as a symbol, represents out physicality, as well as the planet itself; that light we are talking about emerges from the Absolute, and that is “hacked down” into the ninth sphere, the center of any planet, and any individual physicality, our sex.

“to dominate the Goyim [גוים]!”

The goyim, as we stated, are related with our egos, because if we rearrange the letters of the word goy, we find the word ego (יגו). In this day and age, the word Goyim [גוים] is interpreted as being related with gentiles, in other words, people that do not belong to the Hebrew race. People have this interpretation because they do not know anything about Kabbalah or Alchemy. People think this word is related to race, just as in India where they think that the Brahmans relate to certain sects that follow Brahmanism. This is something different, related to the archetypes. Do not fall into the mistake of thinking that when the Bible speaks about the goyim, it is addressing the “gentiles” as we understand it in today’s terminology. People that do not know anything about esotericism think of the goyim as those who do not belong to the Hebrew race; however, we explain that the goyim that the Bible speaks about are nothing other than our egos.

Only Lucifer can control the ego. When Lucifer enters into our own psyche, a psyche that is filled with lust, pride, anger, vanity, laziness, gluttony, avarice, etc., he becomes Satan. He becomes black like the consuming fire. He is glorified on heaven, but when he enters inside of us, he becomes black. This is what people do not understand.

Some people confuse Lucifer with Satan: they are two different things. Lucifer is pure light when not mingled with our goyim (egos); but, when he enters within, in order to dominate the goyim in any initiate, he becomes black, dark light, like charcoal. That is why Isaiah continues:

“For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God [אל].”

El [אל] is the name of God in Chesed. Above our spirit, the monad, is Iod-Hei-Vav-Hei [יהוה]; Lucifer or Hillel [הילל] comes from that height. He exalted himself there, but when he enters into us, he goes down. Isaiah continues:

“I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north”

We always talk about the north, which is above the head in the superior dimensions, the Absolute.

“I will ascend above the Heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High. Now, thou shall be brought down to Sheol, to the depths of the abyss.”

~ Isaiah 14: 12-15

Here we find a passage in which Isaiah is addressing the King of Babylon. You might say “Was Sadam Hussain the king of Babylon in past lives?” No. The King of Babylon is somebody that has reached the 5th initiation of major mysteries and become one of the malachim, but yet who still remains with the ego very fat, very alive. When we enter into this path, we become a melek (king), the plural of which is malachim; in other words, a king of Babylon. What Babylon? Our own particular, individual Babylon, Babel. In the book of Isaiah it does not say Babylon but rather Babel בבל. Babel is a tower, the spinal nervous system, where the king is seated, but unfortunately, we have too many goyim within; too many egos.

So, this scripture is addressing an initiate of the 5th initiation of the major mysteries, one who took the direct path and wants to annihilate all the goyim within. Such an individual wants to become an inhabitant of the tribe of Judah, because it is from that height that Lucifer descends. Lucifer or Hillel or Christ belongs to that area of the Tree of Life, the first triangle and the Absolute. It is that very purified light, which for us is dark for us because we cannot see it, but for the Paramarthasatya is radiant. This is precisely what we have to understand.

When that light wants to help any initiate, where does that light enter? Sheol. In many lectures we have explained that the word Sheol [שאול] contains the same letters needed to write the name Saul, the first king of Israel. The symbol of the first king of Israel is the first king that all the archetypes of Israel had when they reached the 5th initiation of major mysteries, which is Saul, Sheol, שאול, Hell.

So, when we understand Kabbalah and Alchemy, we understand that Hillel, Christ, or Lucifer, descends into Sheol, into Saul, because he wants to transform him into David. Sheol or Saul, David, and Solomon represent three processes or transformations that the alchemists passes through when entering into the mysteries of the cross.

If you read the Bible you will see how Saul had many problems with Samuel. Samuel anointed him. Samuel, Shemuel, is related with the name. The word Shem [שם] means, “the name.” Shemuel anointed him and he received the help of Jehovah. Who is Jehovah? That is Iod-Hei-Vav-Hei above. That light that enters from above in order to help, but because he has the ego very alive, he is in trouble and becomes an enemy of David, who is the one that kills Goliath, and destroyed many enemies, alchemically speaking. It is Lucifer who is helping David, helping Samuel and also Solomon. The one that shows us how to do it is Moses, with his staff: when Moses is working with the staff, bringing the plagues of Egypt (or Babylon, same symbol), he is doing it with Lucifer, the serpent, which is that very staff.

“Now, thou shall be brought down to Sheol, to the depths of the abyss.”

This abyss is us, in other words. That is why, when this Lucifer appears to the initiate, to Saul, he appears with a terrible aspect. Why? Because Saul has the ego very alive, and thus that beautiful Lucifer is now Satan. That Satan wants to transform Saul into pure gold and for that he has to tempt him; thus, though in himself he is pure, hebecomes impure, in order to help the initiate. This is why the book of Job explains how Satan is always doing the impossible in order to tempt you because he knows that if you triumph over temptation, he becomes glorious again within you. That process is called the resurrection.

In the graphic below, you find Shiva, Binah in Kabbalah, and above him is his wife, which is the river. In Hebrew, river is Naher [נהר]; sometimes in other verses of the Bible it is called Nahera [נהרה]. When we read the book of the Master Samael Aun Weor, Igneous Rose, we find in it that he explains that Najera-Nahera is the name of the angel that controls the fig tree, which relates to the feminine sexual forces. This is the only way to understand what Naher, the river that comes from Eden, means. In Genesis 2: 10-15 we read:

“And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became into four heads.' These four heads or channels are symbolized by Chesed (mercy) on the right shoulder of the sephirotic tree of life.”

~ Zohar

That river is the feminine aspect of the Divine Mother, Binah, that descends from Daath, from heaven, and goes down into Chesed. As the Zohar states “Chesed represents the four rivers of Eden.” In synthesis, in the previous graphic we explained the 7 fluids in the physical body, but now we are going to synthesize them in the four rivers of Eden. The Zohar says “Chesed, the spirit, relates to these four rivers.”

Genesis continues:

“The name of the first is Pison: that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold; And the gold of that land is good: there is bdellium and the onyx stone. And the name of the second river is Gihon: the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Ethiopia. And the name of the third river is Hiddekel: that is it which goeth toward the east of Assyria. And the fourth river is Euphrates.

The Zohar states:

“These are the four heads of the living creatures that carry (in Malkuth) the holy throne - Central Nervous System - and perspire because of the physical exertion (sexual alchemy). The sweat because of the (light and fire) load they carry becomes Naher Di Nur נהר די־נור (lit. river of fire), as it is written: "A fiery stream (Naher Di Nur נהר די־נור) issued and came forth from before him; (Aleph Alephim אלף אלפים) a thousand thousands served him" (Daniel 7:10)” - Zohar

Again, when the man and the woman are united sexually, the first river, Pison, relates to the cerebrospinal fluid in the man and the second river, Gihon, to the fluid of his genitalia. Two rivers, two fluids: the cerebrospinal fluid and the genitalia. These are Pison and Gihon in the man. The other two rivers, Hiddekel and Euphrates, are related with these same two polarities, but in the feminine body. All of these rivers are related to the cerebrospinal nervous system and the genitalia; the fluid that comes from heaven, that river, controls the sexual organs and the spinal column and the brain in both sexes. So, when united in the sexual act, those forces, those energies of the man and woman that descend from heaven intermingle. The one that is giving and taking the fire from heaven, that is stealing the fire from heaven in that sexual act is called Lucifer.

Unfortunately, people ignore who Lucifer is and in the very sexual act, all that fire that Prometheus-Lucifer steals from heaven is spilled in the orgasm, and the couple remains in darkness. But, if you know how to take advantage of the forces of that river, you know that Binah, the Holy Spirit, is the one that controls the waters along with Chesed, the spirit that floats upon the waters of Genesis. This is how you have to see that river, divided in 4 ways in the sexual act, alchemically and kabbalistically.

When you take these symbols superficially, as people do, you will start thinking these rivers are the literal ones found in Asia, and that the garden of Eden was also in Asia. The word Eden means voluptuousness, bliss. That bliss is felt in the very sexual act. That is Eden. But remember that in the moment that you are performing that act, Lucifer, the giver of light, is present. He wants to make of you a radiant being, but in order to become that, you have to overcome temptation. That is why it is written:

“And Iod-Havah Elohim took Adam, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.” - Genesis 2: 10-15

From where did Iod-Havah Elohim take Adam—Adam represents the true man, the true human being ? He took him from the rivers, from the four rivers. This is how you have to create the solar bodies, the Christic bodies, the electronic bodies, which are pure energy. It is through these bodies that you can rise and approach God, because God is a consuming fire down but not up.

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2015 : EXO at Festivals Pt. 1

FEBURARY 2015

150211 - CCTV Spring Gala - LAY

Full [1]

Lay MC Cut [1]

Interview [spanish subs]

MARCH 2015

150329 - Music Bank in Hanoi - EXO

Greeting Video [1]

Press Conference - Chen & Suho [1]

Full [1]

Full EXO Cut - [1]

Ending [1]

Behind the Scenes [1]

APRIL 2015

150414 - K-pop Concert in Jeju - EXO

EXO - Call Me Baby [xiumin]

EXO - EXODUS [1]

EXO - Overdose [1]

EXO - Lucky [1]

EXO - Growl [1]

Ment [1]

MAY 2015

150515 - Yonsei University AKARAKA Festival - EXO

Full Cut - EXODUS + Growl + Ment + Lucky + Call Me Baby [1]

EXO - EXODUS [1]

EXO - Growl [1]

EXO - Call Me Baby [1]

150523 - Dream Concert - EXO

Red Carpet [1]

EXO Full Cut - MBFTY + MC Suho + Call Me Baby + Ment + Growl [1]

Chanyeol - MBFTY [1]

Ending [1]

150524 - Lotte Family Concert - EXO

EXO - Call Me Baby [1]

EXO - EXODUS [1]

EXO - Growl [kai]

EXO - Lucky [baekhyun]

EXO - Don't Go [1]

Ment [1]

JULY 2016

150723 - Lotte Lovely Young Concert - EXO

EXO Cut - Growl + Call Me Baby + Lucky + Ment + Love Me Right [1]

EXO - EXODUS + Growl [1]

EXO - Call Me Baby [1]

EXO - Lucky [1]

EXO - Love Me Right [1] [baekhyun]

Part 2

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2021 Best Rap Albums/Mixtapes

1. Tyler, The Creator - CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST 2. Kanye West – Donda 3. Genesis Owusu - Smiling with No Teeth 4. Armand Hammer x The Alchemist – Haram 5. Kota the Friend x Statik Selektah - To Kill A Sunrise 6. Little Simz - Sometimes I Might Be Introvert 7. Conway the Machine - La Maquina 8. Lloyd Banks - The Course of the Inevitable 9. Nas - Magic 10. Nas - King's Disease II 11. Ransom – Se7en 12. Russ – Chomp 2 13. J. Cole - The Off-Season 14. Th1rt3en x Pharoahe Monch - A Magnificent Day For An Exorcism 15. Mick Jenkins – Elephant In The Room 16. Wale - Folarin II 17. Westside Gunn - Hitler Wears Hermes 8: Sincerely Adolf 18. Blu – The Color Blu(e) 19. Blxckie – B4now 20. Big K.R.I.T. - A Style Not Quite Free 21. Baby Keem - The Melodic Blue 22. IDK - USEE4YOURSELF 23. JPEGMAFIA – LP! 24. Isaiah Rashad -  The House Is Burning 25. Flee Lord & Roc Marciano – Delgado 26. HRSMN - The Last Ride 27. Lil Baby & Lil Durk - The Voice of the Heroes 28. Hus Kingpin – Portishus 29. Benny The Butcher - Pyrex Picasso 30. BROCKHAMPTON - ROADRUNNER: NEW LIGHT, NEW MACHINE 31. Bronze Nazareth x Recognize Ali - Brother Minutester, Vol. 1 32. Injury Reserve - By the Time I Get to Phoenix 33. DMX – Exodus 34. Ka - A Martyr's Reward 35. Lute - Gold Mouf 36. Mach-Hommy - Pray For Haiti 37. Vince Staples - Vince Staples 38. Vakill - God's Gun 39. Benny the Butcher & Harry Fraud - The Plugs I Met 2 40. Boldy James & The Alchemist - Bo Jackson 41. Slowthai – TYRON 42. Phora - Heartbreak Hotel 43. Mickey Factz x blu x Nottz - The Narrative 44. Common - A Beautiful Revolution, Pt. 2 45. Lou From Paradise x Statik Selektah - Not Dead Yet! 46. Megan Thee Stallion - Something for Thee Hotties 47. Page Kennedy – Page 48. Styles P & Havoc - Wreckage Manner 49. Gucci Mane - Ice Daddy 50. Drake – CLB

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Hip-Hop/Rap Albums 2021

1.Tyler, the Creator – Call Me If You Get Lost

2.Benny the Butcher & Harry Fraud – The Plugs I Met 2

3.Curren$y – Collection Agency

4.Casey Veggies – Cg5

5.Denzel Curry & Kenny Beatz – Unlocked 1.5

6.Young Dolph & Key Glock – Dum and Dummer 2

7.Conway the Machine – La Maquina

8.Gotham, Talib Kweli, & Diamond D – Gotham

9.Cordae – Just Until…

10.Moneybagg Yo – A Gangsta’s Pain

11.J. Cole – The Off-Season

12.DMX – Exodus

13.Smoke DZA – The Hustler’s Catalog 2

14.Big K.R.I.T. – A Style Not Quite Free

15.Wale – Folarin II

16.Lloyd Banks – The Course of the Inevitable

17.Vince Staples – Vince Staples

18.Duke Deuce – Duke Nukem

19.Larry June – Orange Print

20.Russ – Chomp 2

21.Migos – Culture III (Deluxe)

22.Fred the Godson – Ascension

23.Jim Jones & Harry Fraud – The Fraud Department

24.Czarface & MF Doom – Super What?

25.Dave East & Harry Fraud – Hoffa

26.Dave East & Millyz – Pablo & Blanco – EP

27.The Alchemist – This Thing of Ours

28.Dark Lo & Harry Fraud – Borrowed Times

29.Key Glock – Yellow Tape 2

30.Nas – King’s Disease II

31.Drake – Certified Lover Boy

32.D Smoke – War & Wonders

33.Joell Ortiz – Autograph

34.Westside Gunn – Hitler Wears Hermes 8 : B Sides

35.Snoop Dogg – Snoop Dogg Presents Algorithm

36.Dave – We’re Alone in This Together

37.Benny the Butcher & 38 Spesh – Trust the Sopranos

38.Lil Nas X – Montero

39.Benny the Butcher – Pyrex Picasso

40.French Montana – They Got Amnesia

41.Animé – Twopointfive

42.Big Sean & Hit-Boy – What You Expect – EP

43.Maxo Kream – Weight of the World

44.Guapdad 4000 & !llmind – 1176 (Deluxe)

45.Brockhampton – Roadrunner: New Light, New Machine Plus Pack

46.Gucci Mane – Ice Daddy

47.Payroll Giovanni – Giovanni’s Way

48.Duckwrth – SG8*

49.Various Artists – Judas & The Black Messiah: The Inspired Album

50.Peter Rosenberg – Real Late

51.Armani White – Things We Lost in the Fire – EP

52.Skepta – All In – EP

53.Boldy James & The Alchemist – Bo Jackson

54.Styles P – Ghosting

55.Pop Smoke – Faith (Deluxe)

56.Isiah Rashad – The House Is Burning (Homies Begged)

57.Megan Thee Stallion – Something for Thee Hotties

58.Payroll Giovanni & Cardo – Another Day Another Dollar

59.Yelawolf – Mud Mouth

60.K Camp – Float

61.Young Thug – Punk

62.Reason, Wale, & Benny the Butcher – No More, No Less: Demo 1 – Single

63.Mickey Factz, Blu, & Nottz – The Narrative – EP

64.Curren$y – Still Stoned on Ocean

65.Belly – See You Next…

66.Gucci Mane – Ice Daddy

67.Terrace Martin – Drones

68.Young M.A. – Off the Yak

69.Homeboy Sandman – Anjelitu – EP

70.Tsu Surf – Until Further Notice

71.Blu – The Color Blu(e)

72.Dom Kennedy – From The Westside With Love Three

73.Larry June & Cardo – Into The Late Night

74.Kevin Gates – Only the Generals II

75.Drake – Scary Hours 2

76.Common – A Beautiful Revolution Pt. 2

77.Armand Hammer & The Alchemist – Haram

78.Logic – Bobby Tarantino III

79.21 Savage – Spiral: From the Book of Saw Soundtrack – EP

80.Young Dolph & Paper Route Empire – Paper Route Illuminati

81.Don Toliver – Life of a Don

82.Baby Keem – The Melodic Blue

83.DJ Khaled – Khaled Khaled

84.Westside Gunn – Hitler Wears Hermes 8: Sincerely Adolf

85.IDK – USEE4YOURSELF (Deluxe)

86.Mozzy – Untreated Trauma

87.Lil Baby & Lil Durk – The Voice of the Heroes

88.Pop Smoke – Faith (Deluxe)

89.GoldLink – Haram!

90.Paul Wall – Hall of Fame Hustler

91.Twista – Shooter Ready

92.The Alchemist – This Thing of Ours 2 – EP

93.Meek Mill – Expensive Pain

94.Various Artists – Chillhop Essentials Winter 2021

95.Various Artists – Chillhop Essentials Fall 2021

96.Various Artists – Chillhop Essentials Spring 2021

97.Various Artists – Chillhop Essentials Summer 2021

98.Dark Lo & Havoc – Extreme Measures

99.Lil Wayne & Rich the Kid – Trust Fund Babies

100.  Sy Ari Da Kid – Sy Ari Not Sorry

101.  True Story Gee & RARE Sound – Bucket Hat Shordie

102.  Bia – For Certain (Deluxe)

103.  Young Thug & Gunna – Slime Language 2

104.  TyFontaine – Ascension (Deluxe)

105.  G Herbo – 25

106.  Various Artists – The Harder They Fall (The Motion Picture Soundtrack)

107.  Fetty Wap – The Butterfly Effect

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Whats your favorite kpop albums /mini albums??

i really dug deep for you anon hope u appreciate my hard work. anyway here r my faves albums. the ones that are bolded r ones i consider legendary & required listening for kpoppies, the others r just my personal faves

SECOND GENS

GIRL GROUPS

f(x): pink tape aka one of the best albums of all time, kpop or otherwise

wonder girls: reboot

sistar: touch n move, give it to me, so cool (although all their albums are truly exceptional)

2ne1: crush

snsd: oh!, mr. mr, lion heart, girls generation, run devil run

after school: virgin

t-ara: absolute first album

brave girls: high heels

exid: street, four walls

brown eyed girls: basic

BOY GROUPS

2pm: make it

THIRD GENS

GIRL GROUPS

twice: taste of love, eyes wide open, fancy you, the story begins, however every single album of theirs is god tier

red velvet: reve festival finale, perfect velvet, the red

wjsn: happy moment, unnatural, wj please

blackpink: the album

BOY GROUPS

bts: the most beautiful moment in life: young forever, as well as tmbmil pt 1 & 2

exo: exodus, don’t fight the feeling

day6: remember us: youth part 2

svt: your choice

FOURTH GENS

loona: [+ +], &

itzy: guess who, not shy

stayc: staydom

purple kiss: into violet

SOLOISTS

iu: modern times, lilac

chungha: querencia

boa: better

baekhyun: bambi