THE TRUE CONCEPT OF HERMETICS

The objective, my friends, is to actually wish that you remember this: Everyone says how disorganized I present this thing, so I'm about to organize your ass. Did you read this? Is the figure familiar? Or, perhaps you prefer this?


One of the most amazing things about this wonderful symbol over here is that there are 22 paths between 10 intelligences. Our job, if you will allow us, is to move your intelligence from Malkuth.

As a result of that, we must make you aware of the various pathways between the diverse intelligences. Unfortunately, even were you to offer me massive amounts of money, the journey to Kether is not for sale. It is something that happens within and without of self. All 22 pathways must be followed, and all 10 intelligences must be experienced.

And, them old Eastern bastards sure had it down. They called it karma. You gotta do the whole thing. They gave you a little break. They call that dharma. Sorta means it's your choice. But no matter how you cut the mustard, my friends, if you really want to play around with that concept of God, or Goddess, or any other form of universal consciousness, you will at some point experience all 10 of these intelligences, and you will approach each and every one of them from all 22 paths.

For your convenience, up on the right we have the tree inside the tree. One going one way, and another one going the other way. We are preparing, or about to, or any way your consciousness would prefer to deal with it, to approach the epiphany of self on SELF. Suddenly, the entire concept of masculine and feminine will be joined as Chokmah meets Binah, and we have been trying to teach you and assist you in understanding the rest of the separations and congruencies that exist in this wonderful mathematical and geometrical example of reality.
You can travel the world//You can investigate the universe//Been to Sedona?//Have you tried Christianity/Buddhism/ad infinitum or are you one of them new age motherfuckers that settle for Zen?

If you consciously follow any of the above, or any other truism, (OH) you're certainly aware of the concept that somehow we are all one. It does not matter whether you be good or bad, male or female, up or down, left or right, correct or incorrect, Republican or Democrat, Christian or Muslim. If you follow any one of those theosophies, you must accept that we are all one.
Picture One as one rubber band. For the last several thousand years, that rubber band has been pulling against itself, as we have been arguing and trying to decide which one is One.
If we really wish things to proceed without opposition, if we really do not want 12/21/12 to be a negative (recognizing that thoughts become things), perhaps // just maybe // perhaps it may be possible to just stop things from getting any worse by the simple expedient of not judging your neighbor or yourself. This, my friends, is the hermetic philosophy. We do not need Azatoth, the Druids, the Egyptians, or any other ancient concepts to assist us in understanding the need of acceptance to allow continuity as we make the change and pass judgments to future realities.
You have decided that you actually want to seek higher self. (I might mention that they're tracking us right now because we're constantly stealing their graphics.) So your concept of self/SELF, your ability to proceed in this time-spatial context, your willingness to investigate without judgement is your most powerful tool and our job is to assist you in that process.

So we're going to allow you a rough look at our thoughts. As we prepare these wonderful little tidbits of knowledge for you, these are the things we think of.



Is the cessation of separation. you ain't gotta stop being self ya just gotta stop....everything can be controlled and balanced at this point but if we keep judging and going further apart it will become untenable///so what if the asshole is wrong///it will not help to remind him at this point anymore than it will to insist that you are right///it is really more the time to force acceptance than the concept of balance//

if you let it continue inside self it is as much your fault as theirs
no right or wrong just stop the judgement from expanding//
they fucked up

the worlds fucked up
we're all fucked up
so's i must be fucked up
if there is a god//it does not matter if it belongs to ye or yeh or ya
please do not let the concept force violence
you wish universal consciousness, then you either reject god or allow the other person's view

THINK GREEN
BLESSED BE

Just a Few Real Aura Photos

Taken with an $85 Kodak camera, no special lighting or filters, no photoshopping, no nothing. Courtesy of http://covinahermiticia.com/

GROW UP

As we enter this totally screwed up 2012 period, it's time to grow up. I don't care if you believe in Jesus, Buddha, Mohammed. Depending on your orientation, you may change the order of them. Oh, god damn, I'm not supposed to like judgement.  Read it, dude. We're months away from what could be the best or worst thing that has ever happened in this time-spatial place. (LET'S GET OUR SHIT TOGETHER.)

Everyone's worried about, oh, what's my aura doing. Hell, I got a a friend worried about whether his GD pecker can get hard. And then I got a lady friend that is so interested in accepting everything that she can't accept anything outside her space. C'mon, c'mon, c'mon. 389 days now till 12/21/2012. As a result of this, we have decided to add the DAILY OOMPH (which is just a couple of Tarot cards and a little intuition), for those who are either intellectually or financially unable to join COVINA HERMITICIA. Every morning now, there will be a little gadget called the DAILY OOMPH, just for fun. Always positive, within the possible. Today's OOMPH...

Good morning! Another wonderful day. As you can see from the cards, we have a return of the Ace of Cups, which is a solidly positive emotional card, the Ace of Disks, which is a powerful material card, and that wonderful Beth, the Priestess.  All in all, a wonderful day. It could easily be interpreted as a day to spend money on those you love, i.e., Christmas shopping. And giving can be so much fun, particularly to your partner and family. We still have that Mercury retrograde, so caution is advised, but, all in all, an absolutely wonderful day. Have fun, be happy, remember to love yourself.

THINK GREEN
BLESSED BE

The (nearly) Ripe Tomato

Here's aphoto of the ripest tomato in the garden. This morning, I went outside for a breath of fresh air, looked at the tomato that is half red (side facing sun) and half green (the other side) and got a sinking sensation. Of course, I am anxiously awaiting tasting this first (perhaps only) heirloom beauty. Knowing Cougina's impatience, I know he can barely wait to pick it. So, I requested, that he please, oh, please, wait till the tomato is ripe to pick it. He took a photo to help you visualize our conflict, and you can see that only the ripe side is visible. Sigh... Our landlord, Abraham, thinks it's great that I want to wait. That means he will be able to steal it away a day early...

TZADDI THE MOON: COVINA HERMETICIA SNEAK PEAK

Hieroglyph: Tzaddi
Roman: X

Tarot Card: Moon

Astrological Symbol: Pisces
Meaning: Duality, roof, oppressing. Considered by most to represent the most negative card in the deck, but, as a positive, it represents a fecundation and new beginning: a pregnancy of possibilities (dualities) that could be used to achieve that final balance and allow an individual to center to the point that they actually achieve their extrasensory ability.

UH OH! Gotcha now! I once had a lady friend who had these wonderful perky little breasts, and she happened to be Jewish, and within the ability of the feminine concept, interested in true cabala. It took us weeks to name those two entities. We ended up with Mem and Tzaddi, and spent so much time trying to decide which was the left or right, the active or passive, that I finally managed to sodomize this lovely lady.

The above will be appearing on the subscription blog, Covina Hermiticia, soon.  If you are interested in this type of metaphysical commentary, you should check it out. Email covinahermiticia@att.net, or contact Cougina or Aggie (contact info at the top of this page).

THINK GREEN
BLESSED BE
COUGINA & AUGUSTA

PS DON'T BEND OVER IN THE SHOWER

THE PLANETARY AURA

First of all, let me be perfectly clear that this is my interpretation of the thoughts and feelings of my community, not necessarily representative of consensus at all points. The planet is a living thing. Even in order to think, one must think that humanity would be the most evolved orgasm on the planet. Now, just to give you an example, I had to stop and think. After that last big O, because my partner's consciousness went one way, and mine went the other. That's why life consciousness is not organic but an orgasm. Believe me that rock or that mountain lives as really as that tree. The planet itself has an auric being that I refer to as Douani. In many ancient cultures, various spellings of this living concept of the planet have existed and manifested. They really are all the same. The planet equates to your expression (human, that is) of love. A truly caring and benevolent entity that, from an egotistical point of view, is here to do nothing more than to support you.

Now comes the hard part. That perception is entirely true. The planet is here for you. However, somehow, in the last hundred years or so, we seem to have lost respect for our support system. We carve large chunks out of her, and carry her to various places in order to change her to suit our purpose. Buildings, bridges, highways. Drill holes in her, and suck her vital fluids, change them, refine them, abuse them, and eventually use them to infect her very atmosphere, her very process of breath.

DOUANI, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING SO PATIENT AND PUTTING UP WITH US FOR SO VERY LONG. Please, from this point forward, allow us to accept some responsibility for our actions. Be patient with us, and allow us to find solutions or at least apologize for the pain and discomfort we have caused you. Please, oh please, allow us to assist you in reestablishing that beautiful white light of health that maintains us in our ignorance and assists us in our evolutionary development toward balance.

OH MOTHER WHO SUSTAINS ME, PLEASE FORGIVE ME.

THINK GREEN
BLESSED BE
COUGINA & AUGUSTA

Our First Real Arts and Crafts Show

Trinity Monastery Festival of the Arts was a disappointing show, in the sense that we sold barely enough to cover our expenses getting there.

Of course, there were positives.  We slept in Augustina, our van, in the driveway of Cougina's friends, Jim and Debbie. Cougina doesn't call many people "friend," so it was interesting to meet two people who had earned that title in the period immediately following his wife's death (a time when he was far more difficult to get along with than he is now, if you can imagine that, and drinking way more). Jim, an authentic Christian, was able to discuss his religious views, while allowing Cougina his paganism (although he worries for Cougina's soul).

The highlight of the show was musical entertainment. We got photos of one of the bands, who played Hawaiian music. It had been raining all day, meaning hardly any visitors or sales, and there were only a handful of people in front of the stage. The band members, particularly the keyboard player, were so happy, everyone cheered up. I wish that I knew the name of the band.

After a few songs, the dancers came out...



Followed by the children...



Followed by men recruited from the audience...

PS This is what Aggie's pristine kitchen looks like the morning after a heavy day of ritual...

THINK GREEN
BLESSED BE
COUGINA & AGGIE