CONTRARIES

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Man Sweeping the Interpreter's Parlour

Scene from Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress

It is not easy for us to grasp how contraries can be equally true, but since we live in a time when divisions seem to be how we define ourselves, it is a necessary exercise. The exercise of seeing may be helpful in understanding how to bring together two contraries. Think of two contraries, lets say wrath and pity, as existing at the extremes of a vast expanse of space. If we attempt to focus on wrath, pity will be totally out of focus. We wouldn't be able to see it clearly enough to describe it. If we change our focus to see pity clearly, wrath will be only a blur. There is a point of focus where both wrath and pity are part of a clear picture. This allows us to see the contraries as equally true. However it we insist on not focusing so that we see them both, but concentrate on one or the other, we experience the false reasoning which negates the finely balanced contraries.

Rintrah as Wrath and Palamabron as Pity worked together as brothers until Satan interfered by exchanging the harrow, the instrument of pity, for the mill, the instrument of reasoning. Satan introduced the false reasoning which took away Palamabron's ability to practice pity or drive the harrow.

In this passage of scripture we see how differing treatments are necessary to deal with differing individuals. A gentle form of wrath, a reprimand, is required for the rule-breaker; a mild sort of pity, encouragement, is offered to the timid; the weak who are those with distorted thinking, are offered help to see more clearly.      

1st Thessalonians
Phillips translation

5:13b-18 - Live together in peace, and our instruction to this end is to reprimand the unruly, encourage the timid, help the weak and be very patient with all men. Be sure that no one repays a bad turn by a bad turn; good should be your objective always, among yourselves and in the world at large. Be happy in your faith at all times. Never stop praying. Be thankful, whatever the circumstances may be. If you follow this advice you will be working out the will of God expressed to you in Jesus Christ. 

Jerusalem, Plate 43 [29], (E 191)
"I elected Albion for my glory; I gave to him the Nations,
Of the whole Earth. he was the Angel of my Presence: and all
The Sons of God were Albions Sons: and Jerusalem was my joy.
The Reactor hath hid himself thro envy. I behold him.
But you cannot behold him till he be reveald in his System       
Albions Reactor must have a Place prepard: Albion must Sleep
The Sleep of Death, till the Man of Sin & Repentance be reveald.
Hidden in Albions Forests he lurks: he admits of no Reply
From Albion: but hath founded his Reaction into a Law
Of Action, for Obedience to destroy the Contraries of Man.     
He hath compelld Albion to become a Punisher & hath possessd
Himself of Albions Forests & Wilds! and Jerusalem is taken!"