revelations of Enosh

The Revelations of Enosh, king of Enoch, first among the childer of Caine the Father.

These are the words of the revelations of Enosh, wherewith he blessed the elect and righteous, who will be living still at the day of tribulation, when all the wicked are to be removed.
I, Enosh, whose eyes were opened, saw a vision in the heavens, which the angels showed me, and from them I heard everything, and from them I understood as I saw, but not for this generation, but for a remote one which is to come.

And it came to pass when the children of men had multiplied that in those days were born unto them beautiful and comely sons and daughters. And the third-born, the children of Enoch, saw and lusted after them, and said to one another: 'Come, let us choose us mates from among the children of men and beget us children.' And Semjaza, who was their leader, said unto them: 'I fear ye will not indeed agree to do this deed, and I alone shall have to pay the penalty of this great sin. For it is forbidden by Caine our Father's Father, and by the God that accursed Him.' And they all answered him and said: 'Let us all swear an oath, and all bind ourselves by mutual imprecations not to abandon this plan but to do this thing.' Then swore they all together and bound themselves by mutual imprecations upon it. And they were in all two hundred; who descended in the days of Jared on the summit of Mount Hermon, and they called it Mount Hermon, because they had sworn and bound themselves by mutual imprecations upon it. And these are the names of their leaders: Samlazaz, their leader, Araqiel, Rameel, Kokablel, Tamlel, Ramlel, Danel, Ezeqeel, Baraqijal, Asael, Armaros, Batarel, Azazel, Zaqiel, Samsapeel, Satarel, Turel, Jomjael, Sariel. These were their chiefs of tens.

And all the others together with them took unto themselves mates, and each chose for himself one, and they began to go in unto them and to defile themselves with them, and they taught them charms and enchantments, and the cutting of roots, and made them acquainted with plants. And they bore great beings who consumed all the acquisitions of men. And when men could no longer sustain them, the giants turned against them and devoured mankind. And they began to sin against birds, and beasts, and reptiles, and fish, and to devour one another's flesh, and drink the blood. Then the earth laid accusation against the lawless ones.

And Azazel taught men to make swords, and knives, and shields, and breastplates, and made known to them the metals of the earth and the art of working them, and bracelets, and ornaments, and the use of antimony, and the beautifying of the eyelids, and all kinds of costly stones, and all coloring tinctures.
Semjaza taught enchantments, and root-cuttings.
Armaros taught the resolving of enchantments.
Baraqijal taught astrology.
Kokablel taught the constellations.
Ezeqeel taught the knowledge of the clouds.
Araqiel the signs of the earth.
Shamsiel taught the signs of the sun.
Sariel taught the course of the moon.
And there arose much evil, and the men became corrupt in all their ways. And as men perished, they cried, and their cry went up to heaven.

And then Michael, Uriel, Raphael, and Gabriel looked down from heaven and saw much blood being shed upon the earth, and all lawlessness being wrought upon the earth. And they said one to another: 'The earth cries up to the gates of heaven. And now to you, the holy ones of heaven, the souls of men make their suit, saying, "Bring our cause before the Most High."'
And they said Caine our Father: 'Accursed Lord of lords, King of kings, the throne of thy glory standeth unto all the generations of the ageless, and thy name holy and glorious and blessed unto all the ageless! Thou hast made these things, and power over these things hast thou: and these things are naked and open in thy sight, and thou seest these things, and nothing of this can hide itself from thee. Thou seest what Azazel hath done, who hath taught all unrighteousness on earth and revealed the eternal secrets which were preserved in heaven, which men were striving to learn: And Semjaza, to whom thou hast given authority to bear rule over his associates. And they have gone to the children of men upon the earth, and have slept with them, and have defiled themselves, and revealed to them all kinds of sins. And they have borne terrible beings, and the whole earth has thereby been filled with blood and unrighteousness. And now, behold, the souls of those who have died are crying and making their suit to the gates of heaven, and their lamentations have ascended: and cannot cease because of the lawless deeds which are wrought on the earth. And thou knowest these things as they come to pass, and thou seest these things and thou dost suffer them, and thou dost not say what is to be done in regard to these.'

Then said Caine our Father, 'The God that accursed me has heard this suit, speak not of these things to me, for the sins of man are not my sins, and the suit of man is not my suit, nor is it made at the gates of my kingdom but instead is made at the gates of heaven.'
And the God of Adam sent Uriel to the son of Lamech, and said to him: 'Go to Noah and tell him in my name "Hide thyself!" and reveal to him the end that is approaching: that the whole earth will be destroyed, and a deluge is about to come upon the whole earth, and will destroy all that is on it. And now instruct him that he may escape and his seed may be preserved for all the generations of the world.' And again the God of Adam said to Raphael: 'Bind Azazel hand and foot, and cast him into the darkness: and make an opening in the desert, which is in Dudael, and cast him therein. And place upon him rough and jagged rocks, and cover him, and let him abide there for ever, and cover his face that he may not see. And on the day of the great judgment he shall be cast into the fire. And heal the earth which the third-born have corrupted, and proclaim the healing of the earth, that they may heal the plague, and that all the children of men may not perish through all the secret things that the third-born have disclosed and have taught their sons. And the whole earth has been corrupted through the works that were taught by Azazel: to him ascribe all sin.'
And to Gabriel said the God of Adam: 'Proceed against the bastards and the reprobates, and against the children of fornication: and destroy the children of fornication and the children of the third-born from amongst men and cause them to go forth: send them one against the other that they may destroy each other in battle: for eternity shall they not have. And no request that they make of thee shall be granted; for they hope to live an eternal life.'
And to Michael said the God of Adam: 'Go, bind Semjaza and his associates who have united themselves with mortals so as to have defiled themselves with them in all their uncleanness. And when their children have slain one another, and they have seen the destruction of their beloved ones, bind them fast for seventy generations in the valleys of the earth, till the day of their judgment and of their consummation, till the judgment that is for ever and ever is consummated. In those days they shall be led off to the abyss of fire: and to the torment and the prison in which they shall be confined for ever. They shall be condemned and from thenceforth be bound together to the end of all generations. And destroy all the spirits of the reprobate and the children of the third-born, because they have wronged mankind. I shall destroy all wrong from the face of the earth and let every evil work come to an end: and let the plant of righteousness and truth appear: and it shall prove a blessing; the works of righteousness and truth shall be planted in truth and joy for evermore. And then shall all the righteous escape, and shall live till they beget thousands of children, And all the days of their youth and their old age Shall they complete in peace. Cleanse thou the earth from all oppression, and from all unrighteousness, and from all sin, and from all evil: and all the uncleanness that is wrought upon the earth destroy from off the earth. And all the children of men shall become righteous, and all nations shall offer adoration and shall praise Me, and all shall worship Me. And the earth shall be cleansed from all defilement, and from all sin, and from all punishment, and from all torment, and I will never again send these things upon it from generation to generation and for ever. And in those days I will open the store chambers of blessing which are in the heaven, so as to send them down upon the earth over the work and labor of the children of men. And truth and peace shall be associated together throughout all the days of the world and throughout all the generations of men.'

Before these things Caine hid himself, and no one of the children of men or the children of Caine knew where he was hidden, and where he abode, and what had become of him. And his activities had to do with the third-born.

And I, Enosh was blessing the majesty of my father, and lo! the Keepers of heaven called me, Enosh the scribe, and said to me: 'Enosh, thou scribe of right, go, declare to the third-born who have left the city of Enoch, the eternal place, and have defiled themselves with mortals, and have done as the children of earth do, and have taken unto themselves mates: "Ye have wrought great destruction on the earth: And ye shall have no peace nor forgiveness of sin: and inasmuch as they delight themselves in their children, The murder of their beloved ones shall they see, and over the destruction of their children shall they lament, and shall make supplication unto eternity, but mercy and peace shall ye not attain."

And I, Enosh went and said: 'Azazel, thou shalt have no peace: a severe sentence has gone forth against thee to put thee in bonds of earth: and thou shalt not have toleration nor request granted to thee, because of the unrighteousness which thou hast taught, and because of all the works of evil and sin which thou hast shown to men.' Then I went and spoke to them all together, and they were all afraid, and fear and trembling seized them. And they besought me to draw up a petition for them that they might find forgiveness, and to read their petition in the presence of Caine our Father. For from thenceforward they could not speak with Him nor lift up their eyes for fear of their sins for which they had been condemned. Then I wrote out their petition in regard to their spirits and their deeds individually and in regard to their requests that they should have forgiveness and eternal life. And I went off and sat down at the waters of Dan, in the land of Dan, to the southwest of Hermon: I read their petition to the heavens till I fell asleep. And behold a dream came to me, and visions fell down upon me, and I saw visions of chastisement, and a voice came bidding me I to tell it to the third-born, and reprimand them. And when I awoke, I came unto them, and they were all sitting gathered together, weeping in Abelsjail, which is between Lebanon and Seneser, with their faces covered in fear. And I recounted before them all the visions which I had seen in sleep, and I began to speak the words of heaven, and to reprimand the third-born.

'I wrote out your petition, and in my vision it appeared thus, that your petition will not be granted unto you throughout all the days of eternity, and that judgment has been finally passed upon you: yea your petition will not be granted unto you. And from henceforth you shall not ascend into heaven unto all eternity, and in bonds of the earth the decree has gone forth to bind you for all the days counted by seventy generations of man. And that you shall witness the destruction of your beloved children and ye shall have no pleasure in them, but they shall fall by the sword. And your petition on their behalf shall not be granted, nor yet on your own: even though you weep and pray and speak all the words contained in the writing which I have written.
And the vision was shown to me thus:
Behold, in the vision clouds invited me and a mist summoned me, and the course of the stars and the lightning sped and hastened me, and the winds in the vision caused me to fly and lifted me upward, and bore me into heaven. And I went in till I drew nigh to a wall which is built of crystals and surrounded by tongues of fire: and it began to affright me. And I went into the tongues of fire and drew nigh to a large house which was built of crystals: and the walls of the house were like a tessellated floor made of crystals, and its groundwork was of crystal. Its ceiling was like the path of the stars and the lightning, and between them were fiery cherubim, and their heaven was clear as water. A flaming fire surrounded the walls, and its portals blazed with fire. And I entered into that house, and it was hot as fire and cold as ice: there were no delights of life therein: fear covered me, and trembling got hold upon me. And as I quaked and trembled, I fell upon my face.
And lo! there was a second house, greater than the former, and the entire portal stood open before me, and it was built of flames of fire. And in every respect it so excelled in splendor and magnificence and extent that I cannot describe to you its splendor and its extent. And its floor was of fire, and above it were lightning and the path of the stars, and its ceiling also was flaming fire. And I looked and saw therein a lofty throne: its appearance was as crystal, and there was the vision of cherubim. And from underneath the throne came streams of flaming fire so that I could not look thereon. And the God of Adam sat thereon, and His raiment shone more brightly than the sun and was whiter than any snow. None of the angels could enter and could behold His face by reason of the magnificence and glory and no flesh could behold Him. The flaming fire was round about Him, and a great fire stood before Him, and none around could draw nigh Him: ten thousand times ten thousand beseeched Him, yet He needed no counselor. And the most holy ones who were nigh to Him did not leave by night nor depart from Him. And until then I had been prostrate on my face, trembling: and the Lord called me with His own mouth, and said to me: ' Come hither, Enosh, and hear my word.' And one of the holy ones came to me and waked me, and He made me rise up and approach the door: and I bowed my face downwards.

And I heard His voice: 'Fear not, Enosh, approach hither and hear my voice. And go, say to the third-born, who have sent thee to intercede for them: "Wherefore have ye left the high and eternal city, and lain with mortals, and defiled yourselves with them and taken to yourselves mates, and done like the children of Eve, and begotten creatures as your sons? And though ye were living the eternal life, you have defiled yourselves with the blood of mortals, and have begotten children with the blood of flesh, and they, as the children of men, have lusted after flesh and blood as those also do who die and perish. But you were living the eternal life, and immortal for all generations of the world. And therefore I have not appointed mates for you. And now, the creatures, who are produced from the blood and flesh, shall be called evil spirits upon the earth, and on the earth shall be their dwelling. Evil spirits have proceeded from their bodies; because they are born from men and from the third-born are their beginning and primal origin; they shall be evil spirits on earth, and evil spirits shall they be called. As for the spirits of heaven, in heaven shall be their dwelling, but as for the spirits of the earth which were born upon the earth, on the earth shall be their dwelling. And these creatures shall afflict, oppress, destroy, attack, do battle, and work destruction on the earth, and cause trouble: they shall take no food, but nevertheless hunger and thirst, and cause offenses. And these spirits shall rise up against the children of men and against the women, because they have proceeded from them. From the days of the slaughter and destruction and death of these creatures, from the souls of whose flesh the spirits, having gone forth, shall destroy without incurring judgment -thus shall they destroy until the day of the consummation, the great judgment in which the age shall be consummated, over the third-born and the godless, yea, shall be wholly consummated.
And now as to the third-born who have sent thee to intercede for them, say to them: "You have lived as if in heaven, but all the mysteries had not yet been revealed to you, and you knew worthless ones, and these in the hardness of your hearts you have made known to mortals, and through these mysteries women and men work much evil on earth." Say to them therefore: " You have no peace."'

And they took and brought me to a place in which those who were there were like flaming fire, and, when they wished, they appeared as men. And they brought me to a mountain the point of whose summit reached to heaven, where would be the salvation of man. And they took me to the living waters of the west, which receive every setting of the sun. And I came to a river of fire which flows like water and discharges itself into the great sea towards the west. I saw great rivers and the mountains of the darkness of winter and the place where all the waters of the deep flow. I saw the mouth of the deep. I saw the turning of heaven which turns and brings the circumference of the sun and all the stars to their setting. I saw the winds on the earth carrying the clouds: I saw at the end of the earth the firmament of the heaven above. And I proceeded and saw a place which burns day and night, where there are seven mountains, three towards the east, and three towards the south. The middle one reached to heaven like the throne of God. And I saw a flaming fire. And beyond these mountains is a region near the end of the great earth: there the heavens were completed. And I saw a deep abyss, with columns of heavenly fire, and among them I saw columns of fire fall, which were beyond measure alike towards the height and towards the depth. And I proceeded to where things were chaotic. And I saw there something horrible: a place chaotic and horrible. And there I saw seven stars bound together in it, like great mountains and burning with fire. Then I said: 'For what sin are they bound, and on what account have they been cast in hither?' Then said Uriel, one of the holy angels, who was with me, and was chief over them, and said: 'Enosh, why dost thou ask, and why art thou eager for the truth? These are the number of the third-born, who have transgressed the commandment of the Lord, and are bound here till ten thousand years, the time entailed by their sins, are consummated.' And from thence I went to another place, which was still more horrible than the former, and I saw a horrible thing: a great fire there which burnt and blazed, and the place was cleft as far as the abyss, being full of great descending columns of fire: neither its extent or magnitude could I see, nor could I conjecture. Then I said: 'How fearful is the place and how terrible to look upon!' Then Uriel answered me, one of the holy angels who was with me, and said unto me: 'Enosh, why hast thou such fear and affright?' And I answered: 'Because of this fearful place, and because of the spectacle of the pain.' And he said unto me: 'This place is to be the prison of the third-born, and here they will be imprisoned for ever.'

And these are the names of the holy angels who watch. Uriel, one of the holy angels, who is over the world and over Tartarus. Raphael, one of the holy angels, who is over the spirits of men. Raguel, one of the holy angels who takes vengeance on the world of the luminaries. Michael, one of the holy angels, that is set over the best part of mankind and over chaos. Saraqael, one of the holy angels, who is set over the spirits, who sin in the spirit. Gabriel, one of the holy angels, who is over Paradise and the serpents and the Cherubim. Remiel, one of the holy angels, whom God set over those who rise.

And thence I went to another place, and saw a mountain of hard rock. And there was in it four hollow places, deep and wide and very smooth. How smooth are the hollow places and deep and dark to look at. Then Raphael answered, one of the holy angels who was with me, and said unto me: 'These hollow places have been created for this very purpose, that the spirits of the souls of the dead should assemble therein, yea that all the souls of the children of men should assemble here. And these places have been made to receive them till the day of their judgment and till their appointed period, till the great judgment comes upon them.' I saw the spirit of a dead man making suit, and his voice went forth to heaven and made suit. And I asked Raphael the angel who was with me, and I said unto him: 'This spirit which maketh suit, whose is it, whose voice goeth forth and maketh suit to heaven ?' And he answered me saying: 'This is the spirit which went forth from Abel, whom his brother Caine slew, and he makes his suit against him till his seed is destroyed from the face of the earth, and his seed is annihilated from amongst the seed of men.'

And from thence I went to another place of the earth, and he showed me a mountain range of fire which burnt day and night. And I went beyond it and saw seven magnificent mountains all differing each from the other, three towards the east, one founded on the other, and three towards the south, one upon the other, and deep rough ravines, no one of which joined with any other. And the seventh mountain was in the midst of these, and it excelled them in height, resembling the seat of a throne: and fragrant trees encircled the throne. And amongst them was a tree such as I had never yet smelt, neither was any amongst them nor were others like it: it had a fragrance beyond all fragrance, and its leaves and blooms and wood wither not for ever: and its fruit is beautiful, and its fruit n resembles the dates of a palm. Then I said: 'How beautiful is this tree, and fragrant, and its leaves are fair, and its blooms very delightful in appearance.' Then answered Michael, one of the holy and honored angels who was with me, and was their leader. And he said unto me: 'Enosh, why dost thou ask me regarding the fragrance of the tree, and why dost thou wish to learn the truth?' Then I answered him saying: 'I wish to know about everything, but especially about this tree.' And he answered saying: 'This high mountain which thou hast seen, whose summit is like the throne of God, is His throne, where the Holy Great One, the Lord of Glory, the Eternal King, will sit, when He shall come down to visit the earth with goodness. And as for this fragrant tree no mortal is permitted to touch it till the great judgment, when He shall take vengeance on all and bring everything to its consummation for ever. It shall then be given to the righteous and holy. Its fruit shall be for food to the elect: it shall be transplanted to the holy place, to the temple of the Lord, the Eternal King. Then shall they rejoice with joy and be glad, And into the holy place shall they enter; And its fragrance shall be in their bones, And they shall live a long life on earth, Such as thy fathers lived: And in their days shall no sorrow or plague Or torment or calamity touch them.'

And I went from thence to the middle of the earth, and I saw a blessed place in which there were trees with branches abiding and blooming. And there I saw a holy mountain, and underneath the mountain to the east there was a stream and it flowed towards the south. And I saw towards the east another mountain higher than this, and between them a deep and narrow ravine: in it also ran a stream underneath the mountain. And to the west thereof there was another mountain, lower than the former and of small elevation, and a ravine deep and dry between them: and another deep and dry ravine was at the extremities of the three mountains. And all the ravines were deep and narrow, being formed of hard rock, and trees were not planted upon them. And I marveled at the rocks, and I marveled at the ravine, yea, I marveled very much. Then said I: 'For what object is this blessed land, which is entirely filled with trees, and this accursed valley between?' Then Uriel, one of the holy angels who was with me, answered and said: 'This accursed valley is for those who are accursed for ever: Here shall all the accursed be gathered together who utter with their lips against the Lord unseemly words and of His glory speak hard things. Here shall they be gathered together, and here shall be their place of judgment. In the last days there shall be upon them the spectacle of righteous judgment in the presence of the righteous for ever: here shall the merciful bless the Lord of glory, the Eternal King. In the days of judgment over the former, they shall bless Him for the mercy in accordance with which He has assigned them their lot.'

And thence I went towards the east, into the midst of the mountain range of the desert, and I saw a wilderness and it was solitary, full of trees and plants. And water gushed forth from above. Rushing like a copious watercourse which flowed towards the north-west it caused clouds and dew to ascend on every side. And thence I went to another place in the desert, and approached to the east of this mountain range. And there I saw aromatic trees exhaling the fragrance of frankincense and myrrh, and the trees also were similar to the almond tree. And beyond these, I went afar to the east, and I saw another place, a valley full of water. And therein there was a tree, the color of fragrant trees such as the mastic. And on the sides of those valleys I saw fragrant cinnamon. And beyond these I proceeded to the east. And I saw other mountains, and amongst them were groves of trees, and there flowed forth from them nectar, which is named sarara and galbanum. And beyond these mountains I saw another mountain to the east of the ends of the earth, whereon were aloe-trees, and all the trees were full of stacte, being like almond-trees. And when one burnt it, it smelt sweeter than any fragrant odor. And after these fragrant odors, as I looked towards the north over the mountains I saw seven mountains full of choice nard and fragrant trees and cinnamon and pepper. And thence I went over the summits of all these mountains, far towards the east of the earth, and passed above the Erythraean sea and went far from it, and passed over the angel Zotiel. And I came to the Garden of Righteousness, I saw from afar off trees more numerous than grasses, and I saw among these trees two trees there, very great, beautiful, and glorious, and magnificent, and the tree of knowledge, whose holy fruit they eat and know great wisdom. That tree is in height like the fir, and its leaves are like those of the Carob tree: and its fruit is like the clusters of the vine, very beautiful: and the fragrance of the tree penetrates afar. Then I said: 'How beautiful is the tree, and how attractive is its look!' Then Raphael the holy angel, who was with me, answered me and said: 'This is the tree of wisdom, of which those who were before thee, have eaten, and they learnt wisdom and their eyes were opened, and they knew that they were naked and they were driven out of the garden.'

fragments from the Book of Nod

let me share with you pieces of the book of Nod, which is considered gospel by those who believe. myself, included. and in revealing this, i have already compromised my safety and everybody else's.

i just thought everyone has a right to know the truth.

"In the beginning there was only Caine. Caine who murdered his brother out of anger. Caine who was cast out. Caine who was cursed forever with immortality. Caine who was cursed with the lust for blood. It is Caine from whom we all come. Our Sire's Sire.

For the passing of an age he lived in solitude. In loneliness and suffering. For an eon he remained alone. But the passing of memory drowned his sorrow. And so he returned to the world of mortals. To the world his brother and brother's children had created. He returned and was made welcome. The people saw his power and worshipped him. Making him King of their great city. The First City, a place by the name of Enoch.

Though he became ruler of a mighty nation, he was still alone. For none were as he. His sorrow grew once again. Then he committed another great sin, for he begat Progeny. Of which there were only three. But from them came more Progeny, his grand children. And then Caine said "An end to this crime. There shall be no more." And as Caine's word was the law, his Brood obeyed him.

The city stood for many ages. And became the center of a mighty Empire. But then came the Deluge, a great Flood that washed over the world. The City was destroyed. And its people along with it.

Again Caine fell into great sorrow and went into solitude. Becoming as a dog amidst the wastes,And leaving his Progeny to their own ends. They came to him and begged him return. To help them rebuild the City. But he would not come with them. Saying the Flood had been sent as punishment, For his having returned to the world of life And subverting the true law.

So they returned alone to what mortals were left And announced that they were the new rulers. Each created a Brood, in order to claim the Glory of Caine. Yet they did not have his wisdom or restraint. A great war waged, the Elders against their Children, and the Children slew their parents.

The rebels then built a new city and brought to it 13 tribes. It was a beautiful city and it people worshipped them as gods. They created new Progeny of their own, The Fourth Generation of Cainites. But they feared the Jyhad, and it was forbidden for those Children To create others of their kind. This power their Elders kept for themselves. When a Childe was created, it was hunted and killed, and its Sire with it.

Though this city was as great as Caine's, eventually it grew old. As do all living things, it slowly began to die. The gods at first did not see the truth, and when they at last looked about them it was too late. Their city was destroyed and their power extinguished, and they were forced to flee, their Progeny along with them. But many were killed in flight, for they had grown weak. With their authority gone, all were free to create their own Broods, and soon their were to many new Kindred, who ruled across the face of the Earth.

But this could not last. Over time, there came to be too many of the Kindred, and there was war once again. The Elders were already deep in hiding, for they had learned caution. But their Children had founded their own cities and Broods, and it is they who were killed in the great wave of war. There was war so total, that there are none of that generation To speak of themselves any longer. Waves of mortal flesh were sent across continents, in order to crush and burn the cities of the Kindred. Mortals thought they were fighting their own wars, but it is for us that they spilt their blood.

Once this war was over, All the Kindred hid from one another And from the humans that surrounded them. In hiding we remain today, For the Jyhad continues still.."

starlight

nobody looks at the stars anymore. i know i don't.

i, like all others, have always been fascinated with the mysteries of the universe. and, like everyone else, have asked myself countless times, if there really is, life in outer space.

perhaps it is human nature to seek out others, in fear of being alone. and in an event that a nuclear fallout should occur, the survivors would definitely band together in search of others to seek a new beginning. and in the end, arrive at the same decisions that caused the fallout in the first place. it's a vicious cycle.

it is man's nature to destroy himself.

we really don't stand a chance.

but that is beside the point.

in our various attempts to study other planets, scientists have launched probes to examine the environment in the adjacent planets.

mars, the red planet, has been deemed unfit for life, due to the thin air and the lack of water supply. the only way to be able to produce a stable supply of both breathable air and potable water is to discover a procedure to melt the polar ice caps on a planetary scale. such an undertaking, combined with the epic terraforming process with our current technological advances, will take us lifetimes to complete.

neptune, on the other hand, has been discovered to be in constant swing, as there appears to be an undying state of calamity. the whole planet, is enveloped with constant hurricanes, lightning storms, and other unpredictably hostile weather conditions.

unfit, for life.

you'll excuse the expression.

on a galaxial scale, considering such minimal singularities in radius, one would be perplexed by the enormous impact it has on the planetary conditions rendering the others uninhabitable.

surely, in a universe this diverse and this huge, there must be room for others. and in a ratio of X to a trillion, surely, there must be more than one.

and in the event that we discover the existence of other life forms, how will that affect us?

all aspects of thought will change, for sure. the way people perceive. the way scientists postulate. and most of all, it could mean the end of religion, for some.

maybe it is, in many ways, better to be kept in the dark.

perhaps there really is a higher power at work, keeping us from discovering these things. and with good reason.

we depict off-worlders as humanoid and semi-humanoid forms with apparent alien features for one reason. that is because we earthlings have concluded that their homeworld's planetary conditions would have to be very different from ours.

higher gravity would result to smaller and thicker forms, lack of humanly breathable air would result to mutated lungs or.. no lungs at all. non humanoid aliens, would have to be psychic. or must have some sort of telekinesis. this is because of the fact that for a species to survive, there must be a way to create detail in all things physical or material. or, they must have a good sense of evolution to begin with. and so on.

we believe that aliens who visit this planet will have to be technologically advanced in terms of propulsion technology. allow me to make an example.

in comparison to our technology, and setting aside planetary factors which may or may not be appropriate, travelling at light speed is currently improbable. it has always been known that great speeds are a destructive force. in our planet, it breaks the sound barrier. because of the air, and the sound, which is also a derivative of air, which are both mediums. an object, travelling at the speed of light, must be durable enough to withstand disentegration. because most objects disintegrate if they travel any faster. that is, in our planet. it may be different in a vacuum, which is outer space.

also, even an object as small as a bullet, travelling at such ridiculous speeds, will ignite matter caught within an unbelievably disproportionate blast radius. imagine how much damage a bigger object can do.

light, is neither an object, nor a body. it is a form of energy, which is, immaterial. and we have been baffled for centuries now, as to how the molecules could travel at such speeds. if they are indeed, molecules. therefore, any object, in hopes of accelerating to the speed of light, must be light, itself.

you can get lost in such thoughts. it may not take you anywhere far, but surely, these things are worth pondering about.

because nobody thinks about these things anymore. and in a way, it exudes some sort of peace of mind. even for a little while.

plus.. you get to be cool.

seed of destruction

hundred injuries. eleven deaths. one explosion. zero conscience.

another explosion has occurred in a local mall, killing some, wounding many, troubling everybody.

another terrorist attack, they say.

i read later on in the news that this could be another diversion the president caused to veer the people's attention from the crimes she was deemed guilty of, to buy herself time and to plan another strategy and to somehow use the people's grief to her advantage in terms of strengthening her reviews.

and win people's hearts.

i really don't care.

i care about the victims. i care about the afflicted. some of the victims may have deserved it and with good reason. i say this because in this world, nobody's innocent. i know i'm not a saint, and at some point i did feel my unrighteous skin tingle.

but there are those who didn't deserve it. and that's what should matter.

in a gentle world, nobody innocent should ever have to suffer. evidently, things have gotten very real.

my heartfelt condolences to the families of the victims of the tragedy. for the broken promises, wounded hearts, forlorn hopes, and exiled dreams. i wish i can say more, but my words do not sway much.

and to quote a great person who has been an inspiration to those who know him, we, as people, have an obligation to know who we are and where we are and what we can do. we have an obligation to understand the ramifications of the things we do, and to choose to do them or not with our eyes open.

and so.. our proper response to the inexorable march of progress that has brought us to this place and time in the history of civilization is to find a way to confront it responsibly, not modestly. not unselfconsciously. not with faith in a power greater than ours to descend from the sky and set things right despite our best efforts to screw up.

and thus, i dare say we need not play the blame game. there is not a need to point a finger. we need only look in the mirror, and see.

everything that happens around us is the corollary of what the people in the mirror do, whether consciously, or unconsciously.

they're right. we don't stand a chance. in a world full of bitterness and hate, what can man do?