> In intoxication advance time is snatched from the gods. A hint ex negativo: > in > atheistic periods drug consumption will swell. The Tree of Life is touched. > As far as I recall Adam and Eve ate fruits from the tree of knowledge of good and evil and were expelled from paradise and forced to establish or found human civilization in order to keep them away from the tree of live - of which up to then nothing had been said. On top of it the creator ordered a troop of cherubims with swords to guard the entrance to garden and tree (1, Mose 3,20+). Amazing: throwing a tiny pill gets you through before you even realize. What's wrong with the creator and the cherubims ? > In intoxication advance time is snatched from the gods. But time is also snatched with every breath you take. > That the demons inflict pain, but are overcome, serves as a sign that in > themselves they are powerless. They are unmasked as phantoms. One step > further, in the realm of shears that do not cut, they arouse curiosity rather > than fear. They become domesticated and adorn the fireplace. Is this the first introduction of "the realm of the shears that do not cut" ? EJ comes to think of demons and phantoms because they populate the outskirts of reality, and advises to step further and put them in a bottle. It's also a bit of the hitchhikers guide to whatever is out there. Greetings Walter Hedderich
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