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Consciousness question

Iacchus said:
The title of the book is The Advent of Dionysus, and my first name which, is Dennis, comes from Dionysus. My mother had also succumbed to Hades in my early youth, and we began to explore the heights and depths of this after moving to the Wine Country in 1972. Needless to say I had become very unhappy and withdrawn as a teenager (my late teens), and it took me the next 15-20 years to examine what this was all about. The height of which occurred between the dates of March 2nd and March 4th in 1987 (after returning to live with my mother) which, strangely enough, coincides with this festival held in Dionysus' honor. Which, if it hadn't happened, there would be no other correlations, hence no book.

Obviously one had to be standing in my shoes to fully appreciate what this is all about, but then again that's the whole point now isn't it? I have no intention of changing what I've written any time soon.
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I've read that Caligula suffered in the same way. Only he was Zeus; among others.
 
Mercutio said:
"Yes" to which part?

Even when you appear to agree, you phrase yourself hazily.

Or do you say "yes" just out of habit, to try to make yourself seem like you are in agreement with those who actually know what they are talking about?
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Yes, he should be asking how it applied to him, rather than asking what kind of "kick" that I'm on. And yes, it brings up another opportunity for me to bring up the notion of "the soul."
 
rharbers said:
I don't want to sound mean. I apologize. I just can't understand you.
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There's not much to understand, really. I'm not altogether different than anyone else, aside from the fact that I've had a few weird things happen to me.
 
Tricky said:
My mistake. Besides Iacchus, it only makes sense to imaginary people.
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Whether Cassandra actually existed or not I couldn't say. The thing that lends it credibility, however, is the message that it conveys.
 
Iacchus said:
Whether Cassandra actually existed or not I couldn't say. The thing that lends it credibility, however, is the message that it conveys.
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What is that message? I hope it's not, "Obey God or wind up like Cassandra the prophetess."
 
Iacchus said:
Whether Cassandra actually existed or not I couldn't say. The thing that lends it credibility, however, is the message that it conveys.
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As rharbers and uncounted others have told you, it doesn't convey any message. Like Cassandra, your communication skills are purely mythological.
 
Tricky said:
As rharbers and uncounted others have told you, it doesn't convey any message. Like Cassandra, your communication skills are purely mythological.
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And I could very well be speaking the truth. It doesn't matter though really, because it isn't the sort of thing (like you say) that was meant to be understood, at least right away anyway.
 
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rharbers said:
What is that message? I hope it's not, "Obey God or wind up like Cassandra the prophetess."
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More so the notion that folks will flat-out deny what you say, whether you're speaking the truth or not. So in that sense, yes it's a curse. But then, what do you expect when folks begin to profess of such things?
 
Iacchus said:
More so the notion that folks will flat-out deny what you say, whether you're speaking the truth or not. So in that sense, yes it's a curse. But then, what do you expect when folks begin to profess of such things?
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Or it could be that folks need and want to know the truth of someones words without blindly accepting them as fact. If I make a profound statement, a decent respect toward them require that I offer proofs that can be tested.
 
rharbers said:
Or it could be that folks need and want to know the truth of someones words without blindly accepting them as fact. If I make a profound statement, a decent respect toward them require that I offer proofs that can be tested.
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The burden of proof is all on me, however.
 
Yes, you drew several corrolations. However, that still means nothing. I have had dreams of Wonderland but I am not about to claim I am Alice incarnate, nor am I going to claim that that is somehow evidence of other Worlds beyond our universe.
 
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