Notes - Watering the Dead / the Sawhorse, then Milton

         Early afternoon. You finished the mowing with some help from Carol, particularly on the hilly slopes. As you sat down you were thinking that if the Dead need closet space, they must take a lot with them while the living usually say, “You can’t take it with you.”

         Stopped by Graeter’s and now at Kroger’s. The Dead carry more than you’d think, boy. A few think they’re carrying a world on the shoulders, and some do carry a lot more that that. People do things that conflict with their humanity, but as their humanity brings them to the place they have no choice. What they do is deal with it or not. Being an honest human being isn’t that easy, takes a lot of humility. This blog is good practice for you, boy. You get a better feeling as to how things work and we're going to the plumbing. Well, Merlyn’s going to the plumbing, the waterworks. You’ve worked in the Westerville Water Department on occasion, and sewage department.

         Why water, Amorella, you could use any of the four basic elements?

         Humans enjoy the virtual swim through the River to get to Elysium. People know about the Styx and the River Jordan, getting across to the Other Side. People are composed of water. It is the most plausible basic element that all earth life and marsupial-humanoid life too, fits. What element would you use, orndorff? Hot, cold, wet, dry – which best suits your taste if you want to ‘live’ a comfortable familiar existence?

         You are home after a pleasant afternoon with tea and a cookie, sitting in the shade conversing genially with Carol about family, then a drive up to the black barn in Lebanon for fresh tomatoes and fresh smelling peaches from Georgia. Post. – Amorella.

        Leftovers for supper while watching the national news. You are sitting thinking about ‘frugality’ and wondering what ‘waterworks’ is while Carol is working on email in her office. And, you have spent time checking out the many various crosses as mentioned in Wikipedia under ‘cross’.

         It is a most ancient symbol with many variations, and with the variations many distinctive meanings. The simplest, and one of the most ancient meanings, (from my perspective through the Wikipedia reading) is that the cross symbolized the four cardinal directions (north, south, east and west). In this book I see it as a building block and in addition to the building block, a plus or times mathematical sign.

         See the dictionary definition. – Amorella.

“Cross: 6: a figure or mark formed by two intersecting lines crossing at their midpoints;  specifically: such a mark used as a signature”

From: Merriam-Webster

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         It may be more practical to show the cross, perpendicular but on its sides as one might construct an ‘X’ in a times sign. This way the ‘river’ can appear to ‘run downhill’ from the right and the left.

         Like a sawhorse.

         Like a sawhorse.

         The marsupial-humanoids Dead; does their Place of the Dead have the same constructed configuration?

         Yes. – Amorella.

         The other night I watched part of last week’s “Through the Wormhole” and two black holes danced around each other when they got close. I can check but is this something analogous we can use with the leaning crosses?

         You are in the right building but the wrong room, boy. Let’s call it a night. – Post. – Amorella.

          That's fine; I'd rather go through this slowly so I have an understanding of the architecture of HeavenOrHellBothOrNeither.

1.           Keep in mind these lines from Milton’s Paradise Lost. (My Separations) - Amorella.

This further consolation yet secure [ 620 ]


I carry hence; though all by mee is lost,


Such favour I unworthie am voutsaft,


By mee the Promis'd Seed shall all restore.

So spake our Mother Eve, and Adam heard


Well pleas'd, but answer'd not; for now too nigh [ 625 ]


Th' Archangel stood, and from the other Hill


To thir fixt Station, all in bright array


The Cherubim descended; on the ground


Gliding meteorous, as Ev'ning Mist


Ris'n from a River o're the marish glides, [ 630 ]


And gathers ground fast at the Labourers heel


Homeward returning. High in Front advanc't,


The brandisht Sword of God before them blaz'd


Fierce as a Comet; which with torrid heat,


And vapour as the Libyan Air adust, [ 635 ]


Began to parch that temperate Clime; whereat


In either hand the hastning Angel caught


Our lingring Parents, and to th' Eastern Gate


Led them direct, and down the Cliff as fast


To the subjected Plaine; then disappeer'd. [ 640 ]


They looking back, all th' Eastern side beheld


Of Paradise, so late thir happie seat,


Wav'd over by that flaming Brand, the Gate


With dreadful Faces throng'd and fierie Armes:


Som natural tears they drop'd, but wip'd them soon; [645]

The World was all before them, where to choose


Thir place of rest, and Providence thir guide:


They hand in hand with wandring steps and slow,


Through Eden took thir solitarie way.