Humanocracy - Part 12

As we emerged from the strobe lit room back into the common area, everyone turned to look at us in both surprise and wonder.  Nameno was the first to speak.

“Billy, get them each a Quacktail.  I’m sure they have much to explain.”

Billy poured Snepal and I a round, and the two of us sat down at a table as the others gathered around.

“We are quite excited to hear your tale,” Nameno began again.  “You were only gone a few moments, so I am quite confused as to how much you might have to tell.  But please, do begin.”

Snepal looked at me and nodded for me to start.

“I am confused, Nameno,” I stated.  “We were gone for quite some time down there.  How is it that you say we were only gone for a few moments?”

“I believe you can answer that for yourself, if you think about it later.  For now, please tell us everything.”

I thought about it later that night after I explained everything that I remembered to the rest of the Quacks.  Each of them sat in awe as I repeated what the voice and console showed us.  Snepal added in the parts I forgot, and between the two of us we retold everything that was shown to us.  I later realized, after thinking about it as Nameno said, that the limits of time and space did not exist on the other side of the Kaleidoscope Gate as they did here, in the common area - in Reality.  It was difficult to admit this, but it was the only explanation that I could muster after such a long day.  All of the Quacks were to meet the next night, pick the two beings to reenter the Gate, and delve further into this mystery.

Humanocracy - Part 11

I stood there in silence while my mind raced on and on for over ten minutes.  I had no idea what I was about to get myself in to.  As my mind raced, my heart began to pound faster and faster.  I was having an anxiety attack.  I couldn’t let my body go through this if I was to go through the Gate.  I remembered what Selmip said – keep it simple.  I focused my attention on absolutely nothing and stopped my mind from running circles around itself.  It started to work.  As soon as I had calmed down completely and regained my composure, I saw a figure heading my way.  I could tell by the look on this unknown face that he too was feeling a bit tense.  As he approached he began to speak.

“Nice to finally meet you, fair son.  My name is Snepal.”  He reached out to shake my hand with his right hand and then immediately shoved a Quacktail into my left.  “I believe we are going to need these,” he finished with a smile.  The two of us drank our Quacktails, let our eyes burn and our heads begin to spin, and then walked side by side through the Kaleidoscope.

It took a couple of minutes for our heads to clear after we entered the other side.  I noticed Snepal shake his head in an attempt to clear his vision.  I looked back to make sure the Kaleidoscope and our return home was still there.  It was, and a bit of my acquired anxiety left.  When I turned back around, I noticed we were in a completely dark room, I guess you would say.  I couldn’t see any walls, but then again, I couldn’t see anything that was not directly next to, in front of, or behind me.

A moment later, Snepal and I saw a console slowly begin to rise up out of the floor in front of us.  When it stopped, the two of us noticed five large buttons on the face of the console.  The first four buttons had a number on them.  The numbers started at one and went to four, respectively from left to right.  The fifth button had a star on it.  Snepal and I looked at each other.  We stared for a couple of seconds, and then I went forward and pushed the button numbered one.

As I released the button, a holographic screen rose out of the console.  At the top of the screen was a title – Planes of Human Existence.  As we read the title, other words began to print themselves on the screen and the two of us read them as such:

Planes of Human Existence

1^st = Physical Reality

-          sensation

-          touch, see, hear, smell, taste

-          body is an organ of sensation

-          self-observation

* to transcend: must become aware (conscious) of the senses on the physical body in every single moment of time and space (Here & Now)

Explanation: The first plane is called the Physical Reality, because it is comprised of the Physical Body, the material.  The Soul, or the immaterial, is born into a physical shell – the body.  It is the first plane because it is Humanity’s basic entrance into the Physical Reality.  Within this plane Space and Time constraints exist.  Humanity lives within a 4-Dimensional world – 3 dimensions of space and 1 dimension of time.  Time, however, is part of space, because it is simply just a linear space that our minds perceive.  Human bodies and hearts deal in 3D space while the mind deals with time in a 4D space as the mind goes along the linear sequence.  When all 4-Dimensions are put together, the moment of creation is apparent – both the creation of this reality and the creation of Humanity physically.  The body is how the Soul (spirit) interacts with physical objects (manifestations of 3D space).  Thus, the Soul residing in the body, allows Humanity a chance to experience and walk through connected, physical space.  However, everything in the Physical Reality is made up of energy at different vibration levels coming together to make “forms” or “objects.”  As a result, none of the Physical Reality is real – it is just a 3-Dimensional show of what energy can become physically as the mind tries to register all of this in the 4^th dimension.

Objective: The objective within this reality is to obtain the self-observation of physical material (forms/object) and the interactions between those.  Also called the “Sense State.”  The Sense State is the ability to be consciously aware of an individual’s “real” existence among all of the other forms/objects manifesting at the same time and to interact with those forms/objects while still being aware of the individual during the entire process.  Humanity must continually sense the world through the senses of the physical body and constantly be aware of those sensational interactions within the mind.

Practice: Physical stretching/Yoga

The words stopped and the holographic screen went blank.  I couldn’t believe what Snepal and I were reading.  I ached for more information and hurriedly stepped forward to hit the second button.  The words continued . . .

2^nd = Emotional Reality

-          actions of the heart

-          range of emotions

-          heart is the organ of emotion

* to transcend: must learn the difference between positive and negative emotions and begin to emit positive emotions and eliminate negative (energy wasting) emotions; also must realize that negative emotions stem from the individual and not from some external stimulus/phenomena.

Explanation: The second plane is called the Emotional Reality, because it is comprised of the emotions of the Heart.  The Heart can produce both positive and negative emotions.  Negative emotions are engraved into the Human psyche at birth through the experiences and patterns each individual goes through.  As a Soul grows, it experiences both the positive and negative emotions.  Unfortunately, it is hard for an individual to decipher which emotions are good and which are bad because of all of the impressions that are put upon through experience.  To simplify, positive emotions feel good and conserve energy while negative emotions feel bad and waste energy.  An individual can’t, however, always tell which ones feel good and which ones feel bad since some negative emotions (habits) individuals acquire seem as if they are positive and beneficial.  The only way to truly tell is to recognize which emotions conserve energy and which ones waste energy.

Objective: The basis behind this reality is the unquenchable desire to be “unconditionally loved.”  All emotions manifest from this desire. However, there is a catch to being able to be unconditionally loved, and in order to have this one must obtain the “Ever-loving State.”  The Ever-loving State is the state of constantly feeling perfect about one’s self (not vanity though) in order to love one’s self.  If an individual does not love his/her self then that person can never be unconditionally loved and realize the potential of Love.  Once the Ever-loving State is achieved individuals are able to obtain a positive energy course and can easily tell the difference between positive and negative emotions.  Within this state Humans can control the wasting, negative emotions and conserve energy, when the Heart becomes a calm fire that is under control.

Practice: Feel the Heart beat; fill the Heart with love

Once again the words stopped.  I had this uncanny feeling as I pressed the third button and the words once again filled the holographic screen.

3^rd = Mental Reality

-          catalogue, don’t analyze

-          simplicity

-          mind is the linking organ = point of existence

*to transcend: must realize what the mind is and how it works in order to make it work the correct way and not fight itself; must also allow the Mind to stop analyzing (thinking) and rest without thought thus showing the essence of being (consciousness) and causing the realization that one goes on forever.

Explanation: The third plane is called the Mental Reality because it is comprised of the Mind.  The Mind is how the Soul (immaterial) gets its direct link to the physical, material world the first two planes deal with.  The Mind is chaotic and is constantly running and processing information.  It is here the 4^th Dimension takes place as the Mind is stuck on the Time linear of Space.  The Mind, as an organ, already knows how to work.  It processes information that the Physical Body and Heart experience.  Where Humanity goes wrong is in the concept of analyzation.  The way the Mind is used at present has a tendency to move in an analytical direction in order to teach individuals from their past and anticipate the future that is to come.  As a result, it gives the false impression that Reality can be controlled.  Unfortunately, nothing can be controlled except the way the Mind works and functions.  The Point of Existence is where pure, positive energy from the Source (immaterial void; also known as God) comes into the Physical Dimension and creates forms and beings by slowing down the vibrational level of energy.

Objective: The objective within this reality is to correct the way the Mind functions and realize the concept of The Point of Existence.  Instead of analyzing everything, the Mind needs to be at peace as it processes experiences from the first two planes.  There can be no worry of the past and no anticipation of the future.  The Mind needs to simply rest, working as it should, by recording observations and experiences.  In order to achieve this one has to reach the “Focused State.”  The Focused State is where the Mind has focused attention rather than fleeting thoughts that keep it going in circles.  In the Focused State, the Mind is as calm as water when it is undisturbed.  This calmness only comes once an individual eliminates anxiety, anticipation, and analyzation.  Humanity can reach the focused state only after the first two planes have been realized.  Calming the Mind in such a manner as described here takes a huge amount of energy, because Humans must understand how to observe and their place in connected space.

Practice: Meditation.

At this point, I did not know what to think.  Actually, I realized I need not think.  Not thinking was the key.  As I pressed the fourth button, I let my mind wander thoughtlessly and was hoping that Snepal was doing the same thing.

4^th = Spiritual Reality

-          immaterial

-          vibrations

-          soul is pure energy

* to transcend: must keep the Physical Body continuously sensing, the Heart continuously positive, and the Mind continuously calm.

Explanation: The fourth plane is called the Spiritual Reality, because it is comprised of the Soul, the immaterial.  It is also the highest vibrational level allowed in the Physical Dimension.  The Soul is immaterial, because it cannot be perceived.  Humanity will never reach this plane if the Soul is seen as untrue or non-existent.  Spiritual Reality is the highest vibration level.  It takes a huge amount of energy to stay at/in this plane.  It has been referred to in the past as “Moments of Enlightenment” where there is clarity, no doubt, calmness, and peace.  Often referred to as seeing God.  The Soul is encased in the Physical Body, expressed through the Heart, and linked to reality through the Mind.

Objective: The objective of this plane is to obtain complete freedom by combining all of the lower three planes in order to enter this fourth plane.  In order to do this, Humanity must reach the “Consciousness State.”  The Consciousness State is when an individual realizes what eternity actually is.  Eternity is actually “The Moment” – every single second of every single minute of every single hour or every single day of every single year, etc. – also known as the Here & Now.  However, in order to reach the Consciousness state, Humanity has to realize the Dream and overcome the common misconceptions about reality.  Reality is nothing more than a physical dream of consciousness immersed completely in the simplicity of the Here & Now.  Unfortunately, everything Humans must do to survive within reality is just a formality in society’s own manifested reality and complex way of existence.  Therefore, realization of the true reality of things is clouded by society’s misconception of what it thinks reality is.  The Dream is that none of this exists.  It is all just a stepping-stone to the next phase of existence.

Practice: See the energy of everything; realize the Dream.

With the conclusion of the last plane, I couldn’t imagine what the button with the star on it would provide.  With anticipation, I looked at Snepal as I pressed the fifth button.  I felt as if God himself was talking to me, giving me insight into all of this knowledge that was being presented in front of the two of us as we read on . . .

Conclusion:  Planes 1 or 2 can be transcended in any order, but both must be completed before a being can begin Plane 3.  As a being completes (understands) a plane, its vibrational level moves up a bit higher.

 Once Plane 3 is transcended, the ability to complete Plane 4 arises.  Without completing Plane 3, Plane 4 cannot be worked on.  Plane 4 is the highest physical beings can get, but by working on Plane 4, the Highest Plane is realized.  It is only in Plane 4 where a being can begin working on existence in the Source and start preparing for the next phase of existence.

The reason for the hierarchy of planes is because of energy.  As a being transcends Plane 1, the vibration level of the being’s energy increases.  The same holds true for transcending Plane 2.  A being must transcend Planes 1 and 2 before work can begin on Plane 3, because Plane 3 requires a huge amount of energy in order to calm the Mind and keep it calm.  Once the Mind is kept calm day after day, then work on Plane 4 can begin.  It is very hard to constantly exist in Plane 4, and most beings are thrown back into the lower planes.  This results from the negativity that exists in the Physical Dimension. 

In Plane 4, the vibration level is so high, even the smallest negative aspect will knock a being off-center.  The best example is a spinning top.  The top spins so fast that even the slightest physical matter or negative reaction to its position will cause it to topple off course.  To explain better, as a being exists in Plane 4, any negativity will drop the vibration level.  For example, if a being forgets to Sense his/her surroundings in Plane 1 the vibration level is dropped out of Plane 4.  The same holds true if a being lets negative emotions fill its Heart and wastes energy.  Also, if a being lets the Mind analyze and confuse itself, rather than remain thoughtless, his/her vibration level will drop.  As a result, if any part of the lower three planes are forgotten, the being is knocked off track.

A key to remember: Sensation must override analyzation – that is why Plane 1 must be transcended before Plane 3 can be worked on; Plane 2 must also be complete before Plane 3 can be worked on in order to conserve the energy needed to calm the Mind in Plane 3.  At any point, Plane 4 can be knocked off by the inability to combine all of the previous three planes in a constant state of awareness (Consciousness).

And with that, the holographic screen disappeared, the console sunk back to its original home, and Snepal and I were left in complete darkness.

The two of us turned to head back through the Kaleidoscope Gate when we heard a voice from behind us in the darkness.

“Leaving so soon?” the voice asked curiously.  “Heard enough for one day?”

Neither of us knew how to respond so we waited dumfounded.

“There is so much more that you Quacks have no understanding or insight about. None of you comprehend the Immaterial and the Material, the Diagram of Reality, Common Misconceptions, In Between and Dreaming, or the Duality of Existence.  All I am waiting for is the right combination of Quacks to enter this place beyond space and time.  And while I have the two of you here still, there is one more concept I must explain before you leave and send me the next two.”

When the voice finished, the console rose back up from the floor.  This time there was only one button labeled with two letters – IM.  I walked forward and pushed the button.  Once again, the holographic screen rose and words began to fill it.  Across the top of the screen were the two words – Immaterial/Material.  The words following were as such:

The Immaterial consists of those things outside of the Material – the Physical Reality.  It is where the Conscious Source of pure energy is found.  Within the Immaterial there are no limits of Space-Time.  Here is where there is a calm of rest and peace where nothing matters because it already IS what it is; whatever IS needs not become something else.  The Immaterial is the source for the Material.  The pure (positive) energy of the Conscious Source is the highest vibration level, or wavelength, that there is.  It is where this pure, high vibration energy starts to lower its wavelength when the Material forms.  The point at which the high vibration starts to lower is called the Point of Existence – where the Material begins to form.

The Material consists of those things inside the Physical Reality.  It is where the pure energy of the Conscious Source slows down its vibration to manifest Forms and Beings.  Within the Material there are Space-Time limitations and constraints.  Here is where there is a chaotic experience of combinations of energy in which different objects are manifested into Reality.  In this realm, the Perceiver (being) experiences variations of energy in forms and objects that can be manipulated to create the Environment.

The Immaterial is the creator of the Material, and the Material is where Humans are created within.  The Soul of Humanity is always connected to the Immaterial (Conscious Source) regardless if Humanity realizes it or not.  In order to realize this connection, however, Humanity must transcend Planes 1 or 2 and begin to work on the rest of the Planes of Existence.  There is where the work must start.

See the following - Immaterial/Material: Diagram 

The diagram stayed there for a while in order for Snepal and I to study over it and comprehend what was being shown to us.  Then, just as before, the screen disappeared and the console sank back into the floor.  The voice began to speak to us again.

“One of you needs to come back in order for the next step to be taken.  The Quacks are getting far, but are still very distant from the finality of this knowledge.  Tomorrow, please make your selection of the two who will walk through the Gate.  Until then . . .”  The voice faded away, and we were left in the dark.

Humanocracy - Part 10

Nameno stood by the bar as Billy placed a Quacktail in front of each of us.  Nameno raised his glass high into the air and began: “We have come a long way, each of us, to find ourselves in this room on this night.  Every Quack has had a large part in all that we have done.  Now we venture into the unknown.  A place where each of us must use our abilities in common and help guide each other along the way.  We have finally found our eleventh Quack, our fair son, who has been able to spur us into this void of the unknown.  Drown out the reality that exists beyond these doors with the downing of your Quacktail and we shall proceed.”

“Here, here,” the room echoed as each Quack finished his Quacktail.

“Well, fair son, please join me up here.”

I slowly rose from my seat and made my way towards the bar.  As I did so, Billy was pouring two rounds – one for Nameno, one for me.

“Are you ready?” Nameno asked?  I merely nodded.  “Grab your Quacktail and follow me.”

The room fell silent as the two of us approached the door with the strobe lit voice.  We entered the room and closed the door.  The strobe was flickering faster than before, and it was harder to figure out where I was going.  I followed Nameno through squinted eyes.  My eyes were beginning to burn from the last Quacktail, so I took another sip of mine hoping the burn would subside.  It didn’t.  The two of us walked down the dark stairs into the room where I first met Nameno.  The Four Parts of Man were still emblazoned above the Kaleidoscope circle.  As we approached, we once again heard the riddle from the voice:

“To enter this Gate the Quack must have the key.

However, this key one cannot see.

It exists in words that can be told.

But only by men who feel as bold.

There are two sides, existing in space.

There are two sides among your race.

Conflicting Existence is how it’s described.

And because of it many men have died.

The names of the two sides are what I seek.

I need these names within a week.

Look within these words I now say to you.

The answer is immersed in the clues.

Two sides compete every day.

Their names I must hear you say.

One side deals in the past and the future.

They analyze both to try to control the present.

This gives them a false reality

as they are stuck to deal in space-time limitations.

The other side deals in the present.

They sense the moment with their organ of sensation.

Their mind registers and catalogues the sensations and the experience

as they deal in the Here and Now.

The two names I need, within a week.

These two names I seek a Quack to speak.”

The voice continued, “The time has come Quacks.  I need the two names now or this Gate shall be shut for centuries.”

Nameno looked at me and nodded.  I began to speak.

“Do’ers and Be’ers.”

“Very good, you have passed.  The Quacks have come a long way since the last time they came upon me.  I must warn you, though.  What you are about to cross over to has not been seen or understood in ages.  However, there is one condition that exists in crossing through the Kaleidoscope - only two of you can cross over at a time.  Only one of you two is ready.  The other who is ready is still upstairs.  You have an hour to decide which one of you is ready and who the second will be.  Make your decision wisely.  I will give you one clue as to what lies beyond the Kaleidoscope: Beyond this Gate everything deals with a geometric object, existence and their relationship to each other. 

Nameno turned to look at me and spoke quick and clearly, “You stay here, fair son.  I will send the other down as soon as I can to go with you.  Don’t fear.  I think I know exactly who to send.

Humanocracy - Part 9

Nameno had each of us put our piles down in front of him.  He just nodded to us as we did.  He just nodded at me.  I sat back down and took a huge swig of my Quacktail.  I was going to need it for this.

“Alright, here’s what I’ll do,” Nameno said.  “I will read through each list.  Anxiety first.  Then Sense.  After we go through each of them, do what you want to do.  We’ll vote later after we all feel it has been discussed.”  Nameno picked up one stack of papers and said, “Under Anxiety we have the following: Control, False, Limitation, Control, Mind, Frustration, Past, Future, Mind, Space-Time, and Do’ers.  Under Sense we have the following: Organ, Moment, Here, Now, Moment, Sensation, Reality, Organ, Body, Sense, and Be’ers.  Those are the eleven for each.  

After Nameno finished I looked at Jones.  Jones looked back at me.

“Well, what do you think?”  I asked.

“I don’t know, fair son, I really don’t.  All of the words sound the same to me.  However, there were two words I didn’t expect to hear.”

“Oh yeah, what were those?” I asked.

“To better explain, I heard all of the words in the voice’s riddle except Do’ers and Be’ers.  And to tell you the truth, I don’t exactly know what was meant by them.  I wish I knew who wrote those two words down so I could ask a few question in order to get a clearer understanding.”

“Why do you need a clearer understanding?  Don’t the words themselves have any significance?”

“Yes, they do to me.  But what I want to know is what significance they have to the person who wrote them.”

“Ask away then.”

“You wrote those words?”

“Yes, I did.”

“Well, you know more about all of this than I do.  I might have found the Diary, but most of the words I could not comprehend out of their context.  What is the difference between Do’ers and Be’ers?”

“I’m not sure I understand it myself, but those are the words that came to my mind when I had to answer the questions Nameno placed in front of us.”

“You must know the difference if you stated the words.  What do you know?”

“All I know is that those who exist in the past and future are Do’ers.  And those who exist in the present are Be’ers.  The Do’ers are consumed with what they have not accomplished or what they want to accomplish.  The Be’ers are consumed with the moment of reality and what they can sense at the time of each event.  I mean - that’s what I think about all of it, that’s all.”

“Interesting, I must say.  I never thought about it that way.  It makes sense.  Hey, drink your Quacktail, there’s someone I want you to meet.”

I did as I was told.  Jones led me to Billy in order to get another Quacktail.  Then he led me to a table with two fella’s sitting patiently.

“Hey Jones,” a fat man said as we approached.  “Who’s your pal?”

“He’s our fair son, Fanamt.  He’s the one with the answers.”

“Really?  He’s the code cracker for the four parts of man?”

“Yes, he is.”

“Interesting.  Do you mind if I prod his mind for the answers I am seeking?”

“Only if it has to do with the questions at hand.  No crazy personal bullshit, Fanamt.”

“No problem there.  We have bigger fish to fry as we all know”

“Yes, we do.”

Fanamt scoured me over for a minute, but it didn’t take him long to start his questions.  He began, “You must be the one who wrote those two words that stuck out so much, Do’ers and Be’ers, aren’t you?”

“Yes, it was I.”

“Interesting.  So you really must be our fair son.  Where did you obtain all of your knowledge?  I mean, how did you come about this place, this information, this insight?”

“Actually, I just stumbled across this place one day and met Jones in the parking lot.  This information, or insight, just seems to be inside of me.”

“You did not study any of this?  No formal schooling?  No retreats into the woods?  No hiding?  No sensory deprivation?”

“None of that.  I have read the philosophers, the sages, the religious texts, and other New Age artists the world is so fond of at present.  But formal schooling or hiding from society for many years I have never done.  I guess, in a sense, I have been hiding from society while living within it.  The older I got the more introverted I became.  I just absorbed all of the information I read and all of the experiences I went through, and let it all flow through my mind.  Took the middle ground of everything and did not judge, just accepted it all.”

“Well, I’ll be.  Who would of thought all of these new steps would be introduced by a, let’s see, a modern fair son.  I have to say, I cannot wait until you answer the voice’s riddle.  I cannot wait.  I, personally, have never been able to put all of it together.  There is so much information to draw on out there I always get sidetracked.  I always get confused.  But you, you seem to somehow keep it all together in that mind of yours – without even really knowing you are doing it nonetheless.  Physical, Emotional, Mental, Spiritual, Do’ers, and Be’ers.  What else lies behind those eyes of yours?”

“That, I suppose, I will not know until the time presents itself for it to come out.”

“I suppose so.  Well, don’t let me keep you any longer.  Thank you for your time.”

“Thank you.”

I started to rise from my seat and then caught the image of the person sitting at the table with Fanamt.  I looked at him, and he just smiled at me as he introduced himself.  “My name is Selmip.  Remember one thing, please.”

“Yes, what may that be?” I asked wonderingly.

“Keep your simplicity.  Keep your mind simple.  Don’t let it get bogged down by all of what is to come.  Believe me, it will be hard, but keep the simple perspective.”

“I will remember.”

Selmip reached out his hand to shake mine and said, “Nice to meet you fair son.”

“Nice to meet you too.”

Humanocracy - Part 8

Four days later I met Jones in the parking lot of the Quack House.  We went through our normal ritual, our barter for the evening, but neither of us spoke.  We just sat there thinking.  It was weird.  At one point it felt as if I could hear Jones talking.  Not to me, but to himself.  And not out loud either.  I was listening to his thoughts.  At first I got scared.  I did not want to know what was going on in his mind unless he knew about it.  I couldn’t take the anxiety, if it was a hidden secret.  As I thought this, Jones just smiled.  He obviously could hear my thoughts too.

We got out of Jones’ car and walked through the propped doors.  Everyone else – Nisbub, Nameno, Billy, and the other six I still had not learned names of, were already there.  Nisbub was in his typical corner, the shadows.  Nameno was at the bar talking to Billy.  Jones and I sat down.  Quacktails were already waiting.  Nameno turned towards his audience. 

“Quacks,” he began, “What do you think?  We have been presented with a riddle in which to solve if we wish to go any further.  Who knows what will happen if we don’t answer it correctly.  But I wish not to go down that avenue, as we have very important business to attend to.  Under each table below your seats are two pieces of paper and a pencil.  Don’t get them yet; let me finish.  On one sheet I want you to write what you think the name for the side which ‘deals in only the past and the future.  They analyze both to try to control the present.  This gives them a false reality as they are stuck to deal in space-time limitations.’  That sheet is labeled Analyze.  One the other sheet I want you to write what you think the name for the side which ‘deals in the present.  They sense the moment with their organ of sensation.  Their mind registers and catalogues the sensations and the experience as they deal in the Here and Now.’  That sheet is labeled Sense.  Please do so now.”

Each of us did as instructed.  We knew it had to be one word, but what word could that be?  I was thinking so hard that at one point Jones turned to me and reminded, “Drink your Quacktail.  It’ll help.”  I did.  One by one the minutes ticked by as I ran the words over and over through my head.  Analyze and Sense.  Analyze and Sense.  The two were opposites in their description.  One dealing in past and future.  The other dealing in the present.  Control and Organ.  False Reality and Moment.  Space-Time Limitations and Here and Now.  I was lost.  I finished my Quacktail.  My eyes began to burn, and my head began to spin.  I closed my eyes for a few moments and opened them to a kaleidoscopic scene.  Billy was already serving the second round, and it seemed everyone else had already turned their papers in and were sitting down again.  I even caught Jones sitting back down when I reopened my eyes.  He just sat back and relaxed.  I couldn’t think of anything and started to panic.  The funny thing is, when that happened, I had an even harder time thinking.  It was the anxiety.  Anxiety - the one thing the Mind has to eliminate, especially if it has to think.  Otherwise it just runs crazy without any real purpose.  People who analyze get anxiety.  I did not need it.  I needed to relax.  I calmed myself down. 

What should I write?  Then I heard a voice in my head.  It told me just to close my eyes, open them, and write down the first two words I thought of.  So I did.

Humanocracy - Part 7

Nameno stood in front of the crowd.  There were eleven of us in all.  I knew five people – Billy, Nisbub, Nameno, Jones and myself.  The other six were strangers.  None of them spoke as Nameno began.

“As all of you know, the next step has been taken.  We’ve been left with a riddle and have a week to figure it out.  Billy, as I get in to this, get everyone another Quacktail, it’ll help absorb all of this in.”

Billy got up from his seat and started pouring.  Those of us who had a bit left of our previous Quacktails in our hands finished them off.  Within minutes all eleven of us had a fresh round. 

Nameno continued, “Let’s toast to our new beginning.”  He raised his glass into the air.  The remaining ten of us did the same. “We have gotten to the next step.  Some of the information we will already know from the Diary of the Quacks that Jones found buried in that grave in Belize on his expedition.  Much of the knowledge and the information we currently have come from the Diary.  It told us how to get this deep into Humanocracy.  Now we embark on new knowledge in order to gain and understand.  But first we must solve a riddle.  We have to find two names.  I will repeat what the voice said, verbatim, in order for us to begin our conversations.  After I say the riddle, I say we disband this Quack Tale until four days from now.  It will allow us to meet and still have three days until we must present our answer.  The three-day siesta will give us all time to think of our own, unique answer and allow us to discuss them fully.  Please, after I tell you what we heard, finish your Quacktail and drive home.  We will meet in four days.  Does everyone agree?”

The room bellowed, “Here, here.” And Nameno told them the riddle.

“To enter this Gate the Quack must have the key.

However, this key one cannot see.

It exists in words that can be told.

But only by men who feel as bold.

There are two sides, existing in space.

There are two sides among your race.

Conflicting Existence is how it’s described.

And because of it many men have died.

The names of the two sides are what I seek.

I need these names within a week.

Look within these words I now say to you.

The answer is immersed in the clues.

Two sides compete every day.

Their names I must hear you say.

One side deals in the past and the future.

They analyze both to try to control the present.

This gives them a false reality

as they are stuck to deal in space-time limitations.

The other side deals in the present.

They sense the moment with their organ of sensation.

Their mind registers and catalogues the sensations and the experience

as they deal in the Here and Now.

The two names I need, within a week.

These two names I seek a Quack to speak.”

Everyone in the room finished their Quacktail, rose from their seat, and drove home.

Humanocracy - Part 6

The room was pitch black.  I stood there for a minute or two waiting.  The silence was almost overbearing.  At about the same point that I wanted to turn around and get out of there, the strobe lights began again.  The voice began to speak.

“So, you made it past Nisbub, eh?  Good going.  Many Quacks don’t even get passed the Quacktails, the large tables, and the conversations.  And you, all in two nights!  Ooh, I’m excited now.  Walk forward five paces for me.  Good.  Hold your hands out in front of you.  Do you feel the door?”

“Yes,” I muttered.

“No need to talk, I can hear your thoughts.  Conserve your energy.  Feel for the handle on the door and open it.  Go down the stairs.”

I left the strobe light voice and walked down into the ground.  There were about fifty steps or so, and there wasn’t any light.  The only light that remained was the flashing of the strobes above my head.  The stairs rounded a corner as I descended.  I ended up in a cellar.  There was a hanging light bulb in the middle of the room.  It was too dark to see into the four corners of the room, and I did not know what to expect.  There was a door on the opposite wall, and I headed towards it.  When I got to the middle of the room, I was told to stop.

“Wait,” a voice said from behind me.  “Stop right there.  I’m going to push a chair your way.  Sit down in it, but don’t look back.  Keep facing the door.”

I heard the chair scrape along the concrete floor.

“Sit down, please,” the voice continued.  “Nisbub sent you.  I’ve been told you’ve only been here once before.  Quite unusual, I must add.  Nisbub thought the same, but I trust his judgment to send you here.  He can spot a fool in an instant.  Do me a favor; hear me out for a couple of moments.  Then tell me what you think.  Nisbub thinks you can help us.  I still have my doubts.  You are, however, a Jones’ Quack, and those are the types that have gotten us this far in the first place.  I am going to turn the lights out and set it up so we can see the sign.  Close your eyes and stop your thoughts while I do so.”

I closed my eyes and felt the light go out.  My eyes began to burn and my head began to spin.  I literally thought I had been turned upside down.

“Okay, open your eyes.”

I had been turned upside down!  I was now sitting on the ceiling and the floor was above my head.  I was startled.

“Don’t fret, I know it’s strange, but this is the only way we’ve figured out how to see the sign.  And it took us centuries to figure just this out.  Look, over on the wall, on the door, do you see it?”

I stared at the door and let my eyes focus and my head readjust.  I could see a faint drawing on the door.  The more I stared the brighter it got.  There was a circle with arrows and words.  As I stared harder I saw it in its entirety.

I continued to stare, wondering what this meant.  As I did, I began to see writing appear on the wall above the door.  It read:

Four Parts of Man

The words, Four Parts of Man, continued to flash.  Other words appeared to the left of the door on the wall, half a foot from the floor, which was now the ceiling.  One after the other, four areas of writing appeared on the wall.  In the top left was Body.  Bottom left was Heart.  Top right was Soul.  Bottom right was Mind.

The voice from behind me began to speak, “Those are the four parts of man: Body, Heart, Mind and Soul.  There is nothing more and there is nothing less.  Each of those parts combines in this four-dimensions of reality we exist in.  Each part represents something.  They get their names from the old idea of Earth, Fire, Water and Air.  The Body is Earth.  The Heart is Fire.  The Mind is Water.  The Soul is Air.  The Quacks have figured out what aspects are dealt with under each of these parts, but we don’t know the word that describes their relationship to Human Existence.  Thus we are stuck at this impasse in our Humanocracy.  Nisbub thinks you will know the answer.  Watch as the specifics of each area explain themselves on the wall, and then tell me the first word you think of after you see them.”

I looked to the wall and watched the following be written.

BODY

-          listen to what it says

-          take care of it

-          organ of sensation

-          flow with discipline

-          eliminate vices

·          

“What word comes to mind, fair son?”

I paused for a second unable to think of anything.  Then, all of a sudden, “Physical,” exploded out of my mouth.  The word itself was written after the dot in the list of specifics as such.

BODY

-          listen to what it says

-          take care of it

-          organ of sensation

-          flow with discipline

-          eliminate vices

·         Physical

Then the following was written below:

HEART

-          fill with unconditional love

-          be happy where you are but work towards goals

-          keeper of the truth

-          feel it beat

-          eliminate negative emotions

·          

Out of my mouth flew the word, “Emotional,” and it was written in as such.

HEART

-          fill with unconditional love

-          be happy where you are but work towards goals

-          keeper of the truth

-          feel it beat

-          eliminate negative emotions

·         Emotional

Next I saw,

MIND

-          meditate

-          simplify

-          see life as the Dream

-          don’t analyze

-          focused energy and attention

-          eliminate anxiety

·          

I yelled out, “Mental, and it was written as such.

MIND

-          meditate

-          simplify

-          see life as the Dream

-          don’t analyze

-          focused energy and attention

-          eliminate anxiety

·         Mental

Lastly I saw,

SOUL

-          energy

-          consciousness

-          phases

-          levels

-          immortality

-          BE

-          eliminate attachment

·          

Finally, I bellowed, “Spiritual,” and it was written as such.

SOUL

-          energy

-          consciousness

-          phases

-          levels

-          immortality

-          BE

-          eliminate attachment

·         Spiritual

It was at that moment when the door began to shake on its hinges.  It began to rattle and shake more violently each second.  Oddly, at the point when it seemed the door was going to fly out towards me, it disappeared.  A spiraling cloud containing every color imaginable in kaleidoscopic fashion was spinning in front of me where the symbol of the Four Parts of Man had been.  I could not see through it or around it.  I heard the voice behind me shriek in astonishment.

“You got all four of them!  You got all four of them!  I can’t believe it!  Nisbub was right.  So was Jones.  You got all four of them!”

In his excitement, the man began dancing.  I could hear his feet scuffling on the concrete floor.  At one point, I caught a glimpse of him out of my peripheral vision.  The man had long hair, a long beard and mustache, and wore monk-like robes.  He was very old.

From behind the colored spiral came a strange voice.  This voice was extremely deep, almost fiendish, but spoke in riddle like fashion.  It said:

“To enter this Gate the Quack must have the key.

However, this key one cannot see.

It exists in words that can be told.

But only by men who feel as bold.

There are two sides, existing in space.

There are two sides among your race.

Conflicting Existence is how it’s described.

And because of it many men have died.

The names of the two sides are what I seek.

I need these names within a week.

Look within these words I now say to you.

The answer is immersed in the clues.

Two sides compete every day.

Their names I must hear you say.

One side deals in the past and the future.

They analyze both to try to control the present.

This gives them a false reality

as they are stuck to deal in space-time limitations.

The other side deals in the present.

They sense the moment with their organ of sensation.

Their mind registers and catalogues the sensations and the experience

as they deal in the Here and Now.

The two names I need, within a week.

These two names I seek a Quack to speak.”

The old man ran up and gave me a huge bear hug expounding words of thanks and gratitude.

“Thank you.  Oh, thank you, fair son.  You have helped us immensely.  Nisbub was right.”  He slowly released his squeeze and came around in front of me.  “My name is Nameno.  I am the eldest Quack.  Come with me.  We must find Jones and a Quacktail.  The two of us walked up the stairs, through the strobe lights, and into the Quack House’s main room.  Jones was sitting at the table closest to the door.  I saw Nisbub in the corner standing.  As our eyes met, he smiled and then bowed.

“Hey Nameno, it’s been a while since we’ve seen you up here.  You look elated.  What happened?”  Jones asked.

“Your fair son, he’s another Jones’ Quack.  Where did you find him?” Nameno asked.

“He found me,” Jones answered.  “What happened?”

“He figured out the four words, and the most amazing things happened.  I’ll tell you more later.  We need to have a Quack Tale right now!  Drink this Quacktail first.  It will help you calm down and think clearly.  I’ll round up the others.”

Jones got up while Nameno and I drank our Quacktails.  I didn’t know what was happening, but I followed Jones’ previous advice and went along for the ride.