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Holy smokes, you got it ! That’s exactly what I thought of the Matrix. I actually really liked the second and third movies, despite their weirdness, because of the philosophy they were grappling with. It was really digging into the details of the systems of control that were in place.

I’ve coined the term theriomachist for what we are doing here - “Beast-Fighting”. Theriomachy is opposing the machinations of the antiChrist system, independently of whether or not one is Christian. Not only Christians will suffer - all men who oppose tyranny have everything to lose.

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Theriomachy

Great word. Love that.

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Thanks, I think it’s an important touchstone spanning Communions and/or lack thereof. I’ve always been impressed with how seriously even secular normies take the Apocalypse. It’s relatively uncommon for anyone to simply dismiss it as “idle tales”. The thought of taking the Mark makes most people uneasy, in my experience - even if they laugh at the Resurrection or the Virgin Birth.

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Absolutely. That's actually extremely interesting. There seem to be certain parts of the faith which are sticking points for many. I think part of this skepticism is that, generally, and despite the fact that we are becoming more cynical and shallow, we are also becoming more sophisticated in many ways, which is precisely why the exoteric parts of the mythos are losing their hold. If only it were simpler to get people to see the underlying truth, but it's no easy task. It takes work, and time. We're growing in our sophistication, yet dwindling in our patience.

The trouble is people want what can take years, in the form of a 5 minute video. It just doesn't happen that way. If you combine that with the fact that there are powers actively attempting to destroy history, and all of that esoteric commentary like St. Paul, and Clement of Alexandria, and St. Dionysius, and Meister Eckhart, the situation is made even worse. Most of these were already obscure for many - and in today's world, if you aren't actively going looking for them, it would be like finding a needle in a haystack.

Yet, there are other parts of the faith - like you mention - which people seem to intuitively understand, and which they act as if were very real, like the apocalypse. To me, it's something like race memory and a collective unconscious knowledge. We know that moments of unprecedented change happen, and perhaps we know that one is coming. After all, the events of late aren't exactly subtle in indicating we're approaching something big.