In previous articles we have considered categories such as the following sixteen: architecture, moderation, success, lucidity, agency, resurrection, glory, realism, life-force, brain-power, discretion, patience, forgiveness, strength, wisdom, and Agea; The context of that set was the general existential context of the river of life, bodily vitality, bitterness, and statues.
The understanding of the sixteen categories was meant to convey a sense of mirth or exorbitant knowledge about the immortal condition, the key example of which was the four categories.
Now I will take an opportunity to elaborate the more elaborate significance of the sixteen categories, as it is clear enough that I have not established relata amongst them.
Although they are in their most proper linear form, they are not organized in a very highly hierarchical way.
What is reflected so far is wisdom, but not knowledge.
Therefore, I will consider re-formatting the categories according to the view that Agea is the primary constituent.
The order will run Agea, wisdom, strength, forgiveness, patience, discretion, brain-power, life-force, realism, glory, resurrection, agency, lucidity, success, moderation, and architecture.
The comparisons will follow unconventional permutation, in which middle sets are simply differing arrangements of the sets of three or four terms in the same order, allowing preference for one or another concept in the list.
This allows for a far shorter list than if the process were pure permutation.
At the beginning and end of the list, the term is compared with itself.
[1] Agea, [2] wisdom, [3] strength, [4] forgiveness, [5] patience, [6] discretion, [7] brain-power, [8] life-force, [9] realism, [10] glory, [11] resurrection, [12] agency, [13] lucidity, [14] success, [15] moderation, [16] architecture Categoric Sets: [1.
1], [2.
5], [5.
2], [3.
6.
9], [6.
9.
3], [9.
3.
6] [4.
7.
10.
13], [7.
10.
13.
4], [10.
13.
4.
7], [13.
4.
7.
10] [8.
11.
14], [11.
14.
8], [14.
8.
11] [12.
15], [15.
12] [16.
16] [1.
1] Agea Agea (Immortality) [2.
1] wisdom of patience, [2.
2] patience of wisdom [3.
1] over-ride, [3.
2] complexity, [3.
3] ambergris [4.
1] judgment, [4.
2] prophecy, [4.
3] estimation, [4.
4] mystery [5.
1] strategy / conceit, [5.
2] difference, [5.
3] patronage [6.
1] causing moderation, [6.
2] being caused by moderation [7.
1] Creation Clearly these can be rearranged to show the original square configuration: [1.
1] Immortality, [1.
2] wisdom of patience, [1.
3] over-ride, [1.
4] judgment [2.
1] patience of wisdom, [2.
2] complexity, [2.
3] prophecy, [2.
4] strategy/ conceit [3.
1] ambergris, [3.
2] estimation, [3.
3] difference, [3.
4] causing moderation [4.
1] mystery, [4.
2] patronage, [4.
3] being caused by moderation, [4.
4] Creation Clearly this gives the most general sketch of what it may entail to pursue four levels of immortality, distinguished one might suppose, by the goddess History, or free choice.
What is shown is again a sign that the matter is vastly up to privilege, but that there are clear determinants which may make differences when differences can be made.
A further determination about the subjects given above is that the fourth set describes Creation, the third describes Difference, the second expresses Complexity, and the first gives Immortality.
There are two ways to read this ostensible 'diagram': one, from least to greatest, describes the quest of the immortal.
The other, from greatest to least, describes the quest of the seeker after immortality.
Here is the Seeker's Proverbs: A.
Creation is caused by moderation, a mysterious patronage B.
The difference is a substance called ambergris, the estimation of which causes moderation C.
To strategize, is the complexity between patience and prophecy D.
To be immortal, patience must override judgment The immortal's proverbs are much the same, but run from D.
to A.
That concludes this edition of the Secret Principles of Immortality.