Iapetus, interpreted

Note: this topic was originally posted
January 13, 2008 - 5:47 PM
by Steve Arntson on Tribe.net

Well, it's a planet - or rather a moon of Saturn's - it's also a name for the father of Prometheus, the bringer of light - more of this later - now, this moon is very special - when one of our space probes got close and took pictures, we were able to see clearly at last - a good portion of the surface is very dark-colored - the rest is quite bright - like a spherical version of the Tao symbol - it is speculated that dust is being brought to this moon from another satellite in the Saturnian system - one side of Iapetus perpetually faces Saturn - it is the leading edge of this moon that is dark - another strange feature of Iapetus is a ridge that girdles the entire moon, approximately 10 miles in height, very striking - its origin a mystery, like everything else about this moon - I chose this moon as an object of meditation, and to honor the father - he whose issue was to illuminate, and raise out of ignorance, all humankind - the father also embodies dualism - his world is a symbol - the transformed Tao - circle to sphere gone - with the contemplation of this heavenly body comes a synthesis, a Whole - and, additionally, not only is Iapetus both dark and light, but those opposites are seen as a contrast to a sense of this Whole, for yet another duality.

From the Mithraic past, in Persia, right on through Shakespeare's visions, duality shines forth - continually, in Shakespeare especially, two extremes are presented and are the source of all dramatic tension - our own life and death, as a people, a nation, a world - by concentrating on dualism the opposites unite, in the same way we are drawn to the forbidden if constantly advised to walk the staright-and-narrow - and so, paradoxically, a unity is achieved and the mind and soul set free to create - our art flourishes in the spirit of the Synthesis, the third condition, the blessed flow of thought and feeling itself.

by Steve Arntson, copyright 2008

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by Bea Garth,copyright 2008

Hi,

This is the first of many posts by me your host and possibly you and other participants. This is a place to share your creative works whether poetic, artistic, social/political thought, metaphysical explorations or healing in a world much in need for this kind of creative context. Much in the vein of places of synergistic cross fertilization of creative minds in past centuries, we wish to begin this process here.

Here in Eos: The Creative Context please find a welcome place to share and give voice to the coming age that seems to be rolling in towards us at locomotive speed these days. Its my feeling that we need to recognize each other as the brothers and sisters that we are and help each other while helping the planet. Eos as the Goddess of the Dawn is in so many ways symbolic for the dawning New Age that is rapidly coming upon us. She is often depicted in her chariot guiding her two winged horses.

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