Theosis and the Noumenon
What is outside human sense is inferable by the effects it produces; it is disclosed through uncreated energy. Although it cannot be perceived, synergy with the noumenon is possible. Theosis is achieved through working with the emitted energies— the grace of God, that is, the mere presence of the unknowable, discernible in every part of the observable world. Synergy with God can only be confirmed by its accordance with the phenomena; this is what predictive ability entails. The greater one’s participation in uncreated energy, the closer to a god by grace, the clearer reality—and what is about to come—becomes.
The Exoteric and Esoteric
The tension between esoteric and exoteric modes of communication shapes the very structure of how information operates. In systems governed by feedback and signal-processing —whether social, economic, or technological (which are largely the same thing, anyways) —the distinction between what is openly shared and what is strategically withheld becomes foundational. Exoteric is the reasoning behind mass media, democratic discourse, politics. The exoteric prioritizes visibility, ubiquity, and consensus. Exit is forbidden. It serves as the ideological infrastructure of politics, where legitimacy is tied to how widely an idea can be distributed and accepted. The exoteric demands participation, loyalty, presence—it feeds on noise and interprets silence as betrayal.
Introduction
An Introduction # X and online chatrooms cannot contain my pseud ramblings any longer. Welcome to the Obsolete Flesh blog, here you may find posts about any number of subjects I find interesting, but mostly philosophy and (anti-)politics.