Alchemy

With the understanding of the two singularities (henceforth called the Biblical singularity/[Tree_of_Life] and the Monolithic singularity (affiliated with YHVH)), it is now possible to make a more complete, sophisticated, and stable periodic "table of elements".

First, it must be deconstructed the notion of the "periodic" table, as the idea of enumerating elements by simply counting integers was rather wrong headed, resulting in insane and useless elements past 100 that are thoroughly unstable because they simply existed due to the scientist's belief system.

Secondly, the table should be split into two -- as the two singularities will organize around two completely different principles. The Hydrogen side should stay with the Judeo-Christian world. The Biblical singularity is defined by the Tree of Life: an organic, earth-based singularity balanced by and with male and female principles (Genesis 1:26). It will tend towards the organic -- that which supports the functions of life, going towards the four traditional alchemical corners: air, water, earth (atomic minerals), and fire.

The other singularity is organized by strength and purity. It tends towards the monolithic: homogenous, impenetrable, smooth, unpolished and platonic if in space, but lustrous and crystalline if on Earth. They're also conductive while on Earth until the two systems separate. It organizes the stars and galaxies and will interact with the Earth only indirectly after the Separation and never with the free-will (which can trace itself to the Bible and eating of the fruit).

Thirdly, the Biblical system is always organized by two equal, but opposite genders (male/female). These exists in a state of harmony and tension which is the source of the circular and Eternal motion of the symbol traditionally applied to Taoism, but actually belongs to the Tree of Life. The monolithic system tends towards same gendered, a union of two polarized pairs: purity vs. wisdom. The dynamic here is provided by battles of strength and power. It's symbol is a small black circle inside a larger white one. It is in a long cycle of going towards getting a reflection of a smaller, oppositely colored circle inside itself. In this way it will get a name. This cycle was anticipated by the Mayans.

is tending towards identity and human form which will give it smaller circles within each. other

There are two primary elements which are the result of friction between the two systems: Mercury (Hg) belonging to the monolithic system, and Plutonium which should not exist and only came about because of battles within the United States with the Hebrew creator. Mercury should be considered like finely powered metal, which because of its purity is able to move quickly and because of its homogeneity able to move without resistance. Plutonium, on the other hand, should be considered like dark blood, toxic because it is a rupture of the soul into pain.

The reason lead is interesting from an alchemy standpoint, is because it is in-between two possibilities of the two singularities. It has not been molded into a proper form. Another interesting element is Phosophorous. It has had several colors associated with it. This would imply flexibility.

An important aspect to Alchemy is knowing the relationship between phonemes and their letters on the periodic table. Elements with the same letters will have a long relationship with each other.

Interesting, yeast is foreign to the Tree of Life and is more of a proto-metal; that is, it can become metal with right and diverse interactions.

All metals (apart from gold) that melt down transmute into the One metal. Gold is an anomaly related to the Hebrew Tree of Life.

Air should be considered most pure as a pure element which shall be called Ozone, composed of mana-enriched oxygen, emanated by the Tree of Life. Plants inhale not simply Carbon Dioxide at all, but take in material from a very complex boundary that exists between the two singularities which is the waste product of the monolithic system. It would not be quantified.

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The characteristics of noble metals are thus:

• a tendency to purity -- it does not bind with the other three directions in alchemy, like air, water, give in readily to fire.

So the elements can be grouped around Mercury, an herebefore unknown noble metal like Platinum, water, ozone.

For the Earth-centered system (Hebrew system), these will be associated with the four elements of life:  air, water, earth/metal, and fire.

Glass can be considered solidified air and how elements interact with it should be considered important (note for affinities as in Indium where there is a quantum relationship with it in glass tube). water (hydrophyllic or hydrophobic), fire (pyrophillic like most metals,

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Message to building-a-distributed-internet mailing list May 18, 2011

To many this is a throwback to the days of alchemy, fine. But I believe seeing it "from all four corners" is not only relevant and avoids spinning around in circles, but gives a certain credence to the very (grand) task being attempted.

To start, it can hardly be argued against that there are four major groupings that support Life. Those four groupings, recognized as elements long ago, are:

• sun
• earth
• air
• water

These four elements can be maps onto the four [Seasons]. Whatever further micro-categorizations made by science must be simply set aside as too reductionist and over-analytical for the moment.

If you can bear with me, you'll find that this isn't just an over-reaching analogy. Personally, I find what we're trying to do is to create our own [Tree_of_Life]: a living, self-organizing, self-sustaining system. To do so requires the vision "from above" (which Doug suggests might be over-emphasized) and the resources "down on the ground" to actually make it concrete. These are the first two elements of the four.

The pangaia project, to use an example, has the view from above representing the sun element (the project leader, me) and the earth element, in the form of a well-developed wiki. But even having these important two isn't enough to "make something"; i.e. to achieve its goals. It also needs air: people looking into it, developing code, throwing ideas around. And further it needs water: love -- people using it, liking it, spreading the good ideas to help it achieve success and grow.

Now, from this discussion (building-a-distributed-internet) list, there is a lot of air (pun?), a lot of sun input, but whatever earth elements there are (in the form of the different individual projects and actual progress people are making) are scattered to such a degree that they're still, effectively, on different planets. That's to say nothing of the water element which there's hardly any anywhere, because there simply hasn't been enough critical mass yet to attract it to these various "planetoids". (Does it sound like I'm making a case for a teleos in planetary evolution? ...Something to think about.) A similar analysis could be done on any of the other several dozen(?) different sites.

I suppose what I'm saying is that all four of these directions needs to be recognized, allowed for, courted, and assessed in order to avoid the "nothing getting done". Now probably we could just settle or commit to ONE project and achieve better success. Personally I'd offer the project previously mentioned and (further) that everything, including its name (pangaia), the hosting site (sourceforge/github), and such can be negotiated so that no one has to feel that they're having to wear someone else's underwear. (That's really what seems to keep anything from getting done on the wide-scale basis.)

I mean I've tried to make this as abstract, as inclusive, as impersonal as possible in order to achieve that, but frankly I would love to help people see how this all can work, how everyone can get fair credit and a world for everyone will be made so that no one feels like they're getting a second-class seat on this "vision for tomorrow". The vision and work being developed here is quite comprehensive and includes even how the physical-social landscape will change (food security, housing, new urban design, etc.). It just needs filling out by those who hold the expertise, but the main framework is solid and complete.

I invite anyone to Santa Fe to help develop it. There's a lot of hackers here, hackers that can hack arduinos, androids, FPGAs, supercomputers, and such, but another committed person would do a lot to hold the cohesion for such a vast enterprise. There're slots for the hardware side of the vision, the software and content side, as well as the physical side. We're even in the process of acquiring a million-dollar hacker loft at the edge of the Rio Grande to help lodge every one.

Anyway, hopefully that's worth something. The Santa Fe Complex is where I'm working on this. At some point I think there does need to be a decision to commit, in order for the critical mass to develop. Either one lands or one drifts forever around the differing chaotic attractors and doesn't. It's not a matter of privilege but of practicality. The system will adjust to ensure that all will be compensated eventually.