According to this model 666 translates to Caesar Nero. This is understandable since the underground Jewish resistance to the Roman occupation required coded messages to the faithful. The Bible is full of it.
On a lighter note: "Leander falls in love with Hero and swims every night across the Hellespont to spend time with her" - but he never got there because his massive phallus was dragging weed! (joke)
Thanks for all that. I am aware of gematria. Flippant is fine and humour does conquer most tragedies as you say. Monty Python have always been good value and so appropriate to today.
However, I will just expand to state that I used to think (vaguely) that colds and 'flus were transmissible but only because I had not considered the matter properly and because I merely believed what mainstream medicine implied via viral theory.
I was wrong because colds are in essence a deficiency of something and 'flus are an excess of toxic substances.
Colds and 'flus appear to be transmissible because people in general will be worn down together, typically in winter months where sunlight levels are limited, but because we are individuals the effects and timing of any disease will vary. Those who are wise may avoid altogether the issues.
It would of course be lovely to sit down and discuss but we are limited to the internet, so otherwise may I suggest you consider my link and then come back if it does not make sense.
I was brought up with the notion "Feed a cold, starve a fever." and this seems to me a very good adage.
As for dictionary meaning, we need to ask the person who came up with this strange designation. Counting the gross sale of the product worldwide, that person probably earned huge royalties.
As for functional meaning, it is completely irrelevant. A name like any other. We need names because we are so intelligent and sophisticated that we would not stand living with “that thing”.
As for hypnotic meaning, whatever name is used is irrelevant, provided that it is not obvious and telling in itself. Then hundreds of people worldwide will spend thousands hours on debating the meaning, the significance and everything else that they will throw into the subject to inflate word count, podcast duration, or their own ego. This name has become a spell in itself, cast by everyone on everyone.
It will slowly become enveloped in fear, which will probably strengthen with more detrimental effects being reported. Journalists, media, and online comment makers love spreading fear, the best incentive to attract attention of readers. Then “covid” may become a modern synonym of “baba yaga” or Jabberwocky, following the proven record of spell words like aids, cancer or more recent anaphylaxis, myocarditis, mammography, spike, isolation, climate change, ozone depletion (remember this one?), zika, ebola, polio, malaria, contagion, spread, viral, PCR, quarantine, DNA, nano, lipid envelope, blood clots, and many more. It is all a huge, massive black magic spell casting launched against the whole population of the Earth.
It is all word magic which is why the word 'spell' is used, words are spelled. Understanding language is key to breaking the spell. The way they are spelled matters, that is how language works.
Thank you BM and I love your word-play. Actually the Hebrew alphabet allocates numbers to each letter. https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/gematria/
According to this model 666 translates to Caesar Nero. This is understandable since the underground Jewish resistance to the Roman occupation required coded messages to the faithful. The Bible is full of it.
On a lighter note: "Leander falls in love with Hero and swims every night across the Hellespont to spend time with her" - but he never got there because his massive phallus was dragging weed! (joke)
Perhaps Monty Python will cheer us up? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ig23CbO1rBA
Regardless - sorry to be flippant but humour does conquer most tragedies!
Thanks for all that. I am aware of gematria. Flippant is fine and humour does conquer most tragedies as you say. Monty Python have always been good value and so appropriate to today.
Re: “The ‘flu, despite appearances to the contrary, is not contagious.”
Why do you say that?
Also see: Do people catch 'Covid', colds and flus from other people?
What is the evidence supporting transmission of respiratory ailments from person to person? https://elizabethhart.substack.com/p/do-people-catch-covid-colds-and-flus
Thanks for asking. I have read quickly your link and will endeavor to reply there also. However, I have answered this on my link.
https://baldmichael.substack.com/p/what-is-the-flu-aka-covid-19-and
However, I will just expand to state that I used to think (vaguely) that colds and 'flus were transmissible but only because I had not considered the matter properly and because I merely believed what mainstream medicine implied via viral theory.
I was wrong because colds are in essence a deficiency of something and 'flus are an excess of toxic substances.
Colds and 'flus appear to be transmissible because people in general will be worn down together, typically in winter months where sunlight levels are limited, but because we are individuals the effects and timing of any disease will vary. Those who are wise may avoid altogether the issues.
It would of course be lovely to sit down and discuss but we are limited to the internet, so otherwise may I suggest you consider my link and then come back if it does not make sense.
I was brought up with the notion "Feed a cold, starve a fever." and this seems to me a very good adage.
Through using COVID as a tool to forward their agendas, many governments and corporations have earned our distrust.
As for dictionary meaning, we need to ask the person who came up with this strange designation. Counting the gross sale of the product worldwide, that person probably earned huge royalties.
As for functional meaning, it is completely irrelevant. A name like any other. We need names because we are so intelligent and sophisticated that we would not stand living with “that thing”.
As for hypnotic meaning, whatever name is used is irrelevant, provided that it is not obvious and telling in itself. Then hundreds of people worldwide will spend thousands hours on debating the meaning, the significance and everything else that they will throw into the subject to inflate word count, podcast duration, or their own ego. This name has become a spell in itself, cast by everyone on everyone.
It will slowly become enveloped in fear, which will probably strengthen with more detrimental effects being reported. Journalists, media, and online comment makers love spreading fear, the best incentive to attract attention of readers. Then “covid” may become a modern synonym of “baba yaga” or Jabberwocky, following the proven record of spell words like aids, cancer or more recent anaphylaxis, myocarditis, mammography, spike, isolation, climate change, ozone depletion (remember this one?), zika, ebola, polio, malaria, contagion, spread, viral, PCR, quarantine, DNA, nano, lipid envelope, blood clots, and many more. It is all a huge, massive black magic spell casting launched against the whole population of the Earth.
It is all word magic which is why the word 'spell' is used, words are spelled. Understanding language is key to breaking the spell. The way they are spelled matters, that is how language works.