Here, in towns and villages, with the invention of metal and the spoke wheel, in plains and fields, men gathered in larger groups, to perform ceremonies and rites, by use of various weapon fetishes, in order to obtain success in rapine, plunder and pillage, and with rhythmic movement of hands and feet in certain prescribed patterns, accompanied by vocalization of non-sense gibberish. The Great War, based on the belief in revealed might, and the glory of militarism, was the third religion of man, and it's High God was the ingenious Warrior, thus Archer whose bounty was called Booty.
Was this essay helpful? On Wed, Oct 23, 2013 at 6:05 PM, Richard Williams <pundits...@gmail.com>wrote: > With the invention of the plow, agriculture, and animal husbandry, the > second religion of man became 'Nature and Society', governed by laws, both > secular and divine. Fixed laws are opposed to man's free-will, laws > ascertained by observing the heavenly planets and the seasons; a faith in > the bountiful harvest, which was a boon from the sky gods, who could be > seen of man by the clearing the fields. In this religion of revelation, > truth was thought of as a fixed expression of cosmic order, with a > firmament above, the stars being the shinning gods, or chinks in which > light entered the world of man below. > > Here, in towns and villages, men gathered in large groups, to perform > ceremonies and rites, by use of a pole and a sacrifice fetish, offered in > return for a good harvest, and with rhythmic movement of hands and feet in > certain prescribed patterns, accompanied by vocalization of non-sense > gibberish. The Harvest, based on the belief in cosmic law was the second > universal religion, and it's High God was the industrious Arch Harvester, > thus Naturalism whose bounty was called Maat. > > Next: > > Osiris and Seth > > > On Wed, Oct 23, 2013 at 1:56 PM, Richard Williams <pundits...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> The very first religion of man concerned the 'Luck of the Hunt', >> expressions of which remain in the neolithic cave paintings of Southern >> France. Here, in small groups, early man retired inside dark solitary >> places in order to perform ceremonies dedicated to obtaining food with the >> use of a fire fetish and with rhythmic movement of hands and feet in >> certain prescribed patterns, accompanied by vocalization of non-sense >> gibberish. >> >> Are we agreed so far? >> >> The Hunt, based on the religious belief in man's free-will to move about >> in a search for food, was the first universal religion of man, and it's >> High God was the energetic Arch Hunter, thus Animism whose bounty was >> called Manna. >> >> Next: A fixed law harvest and all about the cargo cult. >> > >
