Cosmic reality judges #19
The travel was a complete success and both returned rejuvenated back home.
This return however brought them towards a new reality: There was a scroll tied in rope binding and a small part that blocked it. A Pythagorean quote in greek was in the binding Ουδέν κρυπτόν από τον ήλιο.
The item was then easily removed and it was a seal of sorts with a scale and number 13. So it’s easy.
The message after an easy riddle was as follows:
Greetings, you’re hereby invited to participate in the cosmic gathering of judgement at 07:07 in the Supreme Court of Cosmos due to helping our work more than hindering it
Eagerly awaiting your arrival
Best regards
The four judges of underworld
After a while Creator/Narrator and protagonist arrived to the Supreme Court of Cosmos ready to watch the event unfolding without knowing what to really expect… Or did they?
As they entered the room of judgement they came across Thoth in a moment depicted nearly everywhere in ancient Egyptian art. There he was next to the cosmic scale weighing or trying to weigh a heart. The problem of weighing it didn’t have an apparent cause till they approached and discussed with him. Next to him were the four judges of ancient greek mythology.
Thoth: Hi people! Welcome! The meeting is pretty exclusive as you may find out. The people here are by invitation only and will perhaps be broadcasted in a cosmic frequency!
Thoth:I was too busy to add myself to the number and also I lost a bet so I had to allow them this. I have been to dust and back and still I have to search for feathers as we have too many hearts but not enough feathers
Aiakos:Welcome! It’s great to have you with us as you realised that the matter is of utmost importance!
Radamanthys: Oh boy! Here we go again! Thought we were past the importance and salutations part but alas
Minoas: Hey quit it you! This air of exasperation really doesn’t suit you. Weren’t you the chill one? Your words not mine!
Triptolemus: Did someone said anything about chill? That’s me! The absolute party animal or else known as the soul of the party!
Radamanthys:Soul right! Just because you judge people participating in the ultimate after life party doesn’t mean you’re chill you know
Aiakos:Do you want some break? Wait after the debate is over and we may even judge you! Hades would definitely hate it if he saw us and given he has an invisible cap perhaps we should say hello to candid camera of sorts!
Radamanthys:Easy there you old timer. Just because you remember candid camera-which is pretty late given what we already saw and lived up until now -doesn’t take all your eons from your back! Does Asclepius help a bit your back pain or is he kept away by Hades and Zeus? Hope his father and Ermes already found a way to make Asclepius walk again as he used to! Perhaps Prometheus already had his titan hands in this development or even Nyx terrorised Zeus!
Minoas: Radamanthys back off. You’re no youngster yourself so you should act like your stature.
Radamanthys: What stature? You dare speak of stature? Did you get to judge your brother Sarpedon or does he rest in Elysian Fields by any chance?
Triptolemus: You have to vent so vent but not on my poor ears I had a hangover yesterday after a symposium taking place with some tragic poets and Menippos came uninvited again Loukianos be damned!
Aiakos: Sarpedon is both your brother. And Radamanthys Sarpedon is in your jurisdiction as Lycia was still in Asia Minor when Sarpedon died! Our origin is from Zeus himself all three of us except Triptolemus but I think he’s chill about it! Had he not been that hospitable with Demeter though Hades would have been more lenient with us and Perspehone would have stayed with him more but this is a guess.
Radamanthys: Sarpedon was a European though! If he was Cretan he falls under your jurisdiction! Is he an unresolved case Aiakos? What did you or did you not do to our brother?
Random person walks towards them arrives just before them
Random Person:Could you please see the documents of judgement? Sarpedon should be somewhere in there but you already know it Radamanthys don’t you?
Radamanthys: Who are you? Why did you come here? We’re in the middle of something. There’s cosmic work at stake! We’ll be late!
Minoas:Please brother don’t do this. Let him talk to you and don’t make such a face. If it’s something you know speak of it don’t throw accusations even for the fun it may has for you. For this person to intervene something is off don’t you think?
Aiakos: You’re correct. Sorry for keeping you waiting we’ll be there shortly excuse him for this is just a bad moment of his.
Triptolemus: You know Radamanthys I think you should lower your voice a bit. Think before you talk. Who could have known what we talked about? Can’t you see I am no longer as I was in the beginning of our discussion?
Radamanthys: Oh could it be?
Random Person: Excuse me just a sec and your question will be answered shortly!
Random Person transforms into Hades
Hades: Better now Radamanthys?
Radamanthys: How did you know it’s him guys? Did you know all this from the beginning? Did you plan for this? I feel betrayed!
Hades: The didn’t know but perhaps they saw what your troubled mind or your momentary cloud of judgement didn’t allow you to see.
Hades:Radamanthys I thought you were wiser than that given your reputation and how wise you were in handling things back in the Underworld .
Radamanthys:Thanks for the pep talk I’ll try to take it down a notch.
Hades:I hope so. If you keep going like this you will lose your hysterophemia and your place will mean nothing despite you having my respect so and this position I gave you. You understand that right?Can’t keep you in place because you’re a son of Zeus despite Zeus being my brother and all because what kind of king isn’t wise enough?
Radamanthys:Even gods can have their authority stripped away so long as their believers worship other gods and forget about them. I understand you completely though I never expected us having this discussion. I thought you were okay with me boss man but alas it seems I miscalculated! Anyway lighten up a bit. Don’t be so gloom all the time! Meant no disrespect I just can’t be too dead serious all the time as the seasons can’t be all the same but you know this don’t you? You didn’t keep me because I’m the son of Zeus but because I stayed true to my purpose so thanks for reminding me of my place as you wanted to and goodbye.
Creator/Narrator and protagonist remained dumbfounded as this cosmic drama unfolded making a full circle till Hades left somehow.
Aiakos:Oh you’re still here? Well we’ve been preoccupied I’m afraid. Would you mind giving us a moment?
Creator/Narrator & Protagonist:Yeah sure. Take your time. We’ll be waiting with the rest of the people invited.
Creator/Narrator with protagonist then leave the scene not waiting for a response knowing full well no response could fully answer them what really transcribed.
Minoas:Dear brother,are you completely and utterly insane?
Aiakos:Are we certain he left? Maybe he is in here somewhere wearing his gift from Hephaestus spying us from somewhere? This helmet of his makes him do this very efficiently. What if he is somewhere transformed into stuff or another random individual? Careful what you all say.
Radamanthys:Oh I bet he’s in here watching he better be! But if you are dear Hades show yourself it’s pretty bad on your side just watching, but hey your kingdom your rules.
Triptolemus:Minoas please for the love of whatever you deem holy bring your brother to his senses? Drama king as he is I can’t allow myself to know I could have done something and I didn’t and would hate to see him replaced from another figure of a judge if his fame gets completely tarnished even if this person would be Socrates or Pythagoras!
Minoas:Oh you know my brother if something can get in his head nobody stops him but himself I’ll make another perhaps desperate attempt though
The four judges then return to the task at hand walking towards their seats in the room. Aiakos lingers a bit before seating down heading towards the Creator/Narrator and Protagonist addressing them
Aiakos:Forgive us this delay but some things needed to be addressed now moving on
Then Aiakos returns to their seat delivering a salutation:
Aiakos: Welcome everyone for the cosmic presentation we invited you into! Forgive us for the slight delay but we needed to cope with something unexpected and here we are! So to begin with let’s address the core issues first what is the notion of microcosmos? Does it connect with macrocosmos in more than wordplay and what does it mean for everyday life of everyone gathered here this glorious day? First of Minoas you may begin presenting your thesis:
Minoas:So the way I see it the microcosmos and macrocosmos are connected as a smaller system a group of individuals or part of something reflects the structure and properties of something larger. As hermetic philosophy said :As above so below
Aiakos: This is a great beginning. Do you Radamanthys agree on this take?
Radamanthys: I definitely agree! The structure of universe with its specific laws of existence makes this response holy and symmetric and makes sense why Pythagoras himself believed in it! He was a mathematician a philosopher and musician after all! If one person would know how the system connects and is interconnected this would be him…But in politics he … well it is a different story…
Aiakos:Thanks Radamanthys! Now moving on what about you Triptolemus? Is this kind of structure the way you see it or is it not?
Triptolemus:Well while I can’t stop but agree with how everyone talked about it I can’t help but feel that this symmetry if it’s approached as pure symmetry is a false construction by origin. I believe we need to ask ourselves the big why’s and what ifs if we want to understand the existence itself and the consequences of the macrocosmos and microcosmos. What about you Aiakos? What is your take in all of this?
Radamanthys:Yes Aiakos tell us don’t leave us hanging!
Aiakos:Well it would be only proper to tell you now. I believe your thesis is a good one Triptolemus a perfect balance on an imperfectly perfect universe.
Then all judges pretty much invested on the discussion presented their thesis each as they could best. Minoas believed microcosmos macrocosmos was connected in a Pythagorean symmetrical way. Triptolemus believed any extreme form of presentation or calculation was at fault as universe had what he proposed as a chaotically beauty and the symmetry just enhances the chaos. Aiakos acted as a logical bridge between them. Radamanthys at times agreed with them only to dramatically disagree and hint at the folly of wise men that can’t comprehend the universe. Even hinting again at Pythagoras failing to live a happy life though he considered in the beginning to be as sacred as the concepts in discussion.
Aiakos: First half of discussion has passed so now it’s time for a slight break! We’ll return in about 40 minutes!
Radamanthys: Aiakos why stopping there? It wasn’t the half of discussion do we lie now to people?
Aiakos:If I hadn’t stopped you would have turned it into a circus. I know you are wise enough not to make people know our cosmic struggle. Whenever mortals knew of us they had a tragic fate the fate of Semele for instance Kassandra, Laocoon and his sons Diomedes etc so if my lie was bad for you imagine what lead me there now apologise Rhadamanthys
Rhadamanthys: My playful jabs didn’t want to harm Pythagoras or harm his fame or perhaps it’s what I tell myself. I didn’t want to anger Hades or blame you on Sarpedon. Truth be told we are both the proper ones to judge him yet he’s our brother. How can we judge him like that? He’s destined for Elysian Fields with Achilles and the others. A part because he’s our brother but another perhaps bigger part about his achievements in his life.So I’m truly sorry Minoas and Aiakos. Despite my eons of foresight and my lore friendly unmistakable wisdom I was quite a fool earlier. I value you a lot and wouldn’t want to leave my post for anything. Thank you for reminding me what matters.
Back in the room where the discussion took place Creator/Narrator and protagonist tried making sense out of all this
Protagonist: What was this about? How rare to witness something like that! The theme of discussion is pretty intense but even for this perfect moment of divine intervention it was more than worth it!
Creator/Narrator: This was exactly what you saw. Cosmic power at its finest lore friendly Hesiod’s version kinda though I doubt he would have ever written or anticipated that. And you’re correct! This scene we had the luck of witnessing was something unforgettable!
As they talk they both witness the crowd gathering in a certain place gossiping perhaps on something
Creator/Narrator: What now? Don’t tell me Hades wanted to perform here? He’s not Apollo or Dionysus to gather the crowd like that. Always thought he was one of the most humble gods. Could it be him, another god, a mythical beast, or just a cat always sitting or laying where it shouldn’t?
Protagonist:We don’t lose anything from watching from a distance. Shall we?
Creator/Narrator:We definitely should!
Protagonist & Creator/Narrator approach the crowd only to feel surprise and deja vu on the purest form watching Hobbs sitting with elegant clothing and his channel catfish Leviathan inside its glass bowl.
Creator/Narrator:Is that…
Protagonist:Hobbs and Leviathan! Yes, small world right?
Creator/Narrator: Definitely! Let’s go greet him!
Creator/Narrator: Greetings there Hobbs!What a surprise seeing you here! Were you in the first part as well or did you just arrive?
Hobbs: Creator/Narrator, Protagonist! So good seeing you both! I was in the first part as well sitting front row. Were you as well in the first part?
Creator/Narrator & Protagonist: We were! Front row as well!
Hobbs: Quite interesting given it’s a small crowd!It seems to be a small crowd and an event smaller world! What are you doing here?
Creator/Narrator & Protagonist:We should ask you the same. We wanted to witness the Cosmic discussion and we decided to come after we found a strange invitation! What about you?
Hobbs:How peculiar! I found an invitation as well in my house and some strange sentences of a cannon universe. How odd! Perhaps they invited me after some lectures I gave before them or because of my books. I write books attend lectures and create and design mind palaces!
Creator/Narrator & Protagonist: Sounds like a lot! We love your books and the mind palace you created and designed was beautiful!Hope you have some time to just rest! Personally we can’t get enough rest. Our work is as heavy though it may won’t appear to be from a third observer that lacks empathy and understanding.
Hobbes:I see! I have no doubt you do a great job! Read some scribblings on the mind palace you put on frames and I’m not talking on the Mayakovski ones. Excellent work! So any news?
Creator/Narrator: Nothing really. More work and less resting. We did have a trip however to K2-18b. There was an upcoming book festival so we bought some books made some memories and worked in a different environment with a new perspective! It helped a lot! What about you any news?
Hobbs: K2-18b is a beautiful place. Magnificent scenery great music and art festivals,book festivals,full moon celebrations!I published some books over there Gryffin Editions with calfskin binding and gold and embroided!Next time you visit the place head to these editions if you want! They have something like a book café and their books are beautifully binded! Some are hardcover other use calfskin binding, vellum and other stuff. But you can always visit me at home I live close to you in the same cosmic neighborhood! Speaking of travels I had the misfortune of traveling to TRAPPIST -1 Universe as I always wanted to visit it but didn’t expect things going bad that fast. To summarise I found myself involved with some revolutionaries and the regime there is dictatorship so I was this close to a diplomatic episode but thankfully I escaped! You did good avoiding it as a place of vacation and please keep avoiding it!
The three of them discussed more. 40 minutes pass really fast and the discussion of the judges continued on. Some analysis was done about cause and effect and cosmic microwave background or relic radiation but the thing that stuck in the end was the final rhetorical question delivered by Aiakos and Rhadamanthus:The intrigue of microcosmos and macrocosmos meet the intrigue of human life. The burden of being, the burden of leaving, the burden of having your choices chosen by someone else, and your actions to change it or not is like you claiming that you agree on terms and conditions.
What part is the terms and conditions? What part is the self? What part is the judgment? Is the game rigged? Is the judgement rigged? Is the judgement judged and forgotten like ancient colours painting the grandeur? Questions that needed answering yet were as captivating or even more than their answers! Protagonist, Creator/Narrator, Hobbs had a marvellous time! The event was more than worth it for the discussion and the event Protagonist and Creator/Narrator witnessed and will be on their minds for a long time if not forever!
