a memorable fancy, plates 16-17

the giants who formed this world into its sensual existence and now seem to live in it in chains

are in truth

the causes of its life and the sources of all activity

but the chains are

the cunning of weak and tame minds

which have power to resist energy

according to the proverb

the weak in courage is strong in cunning

thus one portion of being

is the prolific

the other

the devouring: to the devourer it seems as if the producer was in his chains

but it is not so; he only takes portions of existence and fancies that the whole

but the prolific would cease to be prolific unless the devourer as a sea received the excess of his delights

some will say

is not god alone the prolific?

i answer

god only acts and is

in existing beings or men

these two classes of men are always upon earth

and they should be enemies; whoever tries to reconcile them seeks to destroy existence

religion is an endeavour to reconcile the two

note: jesus christ did not wish to unit but to separate them

as in the parable of sheep and goats!

and he says i came not to send peace but a sword

messiah or satan or tempter was formerly thought to be one of the antediluvians who are our energies