 |
|
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
 |
 |
Oracle: You're cuter than I thought. I can see why she likes you. Neo: Who? Oracle: Not too bright, though. Last night, my friend, Hamzah came to spend the night with me which is always such a pleasure - even if he didn't bring his oud along this time! I woke him up this morning before heading off to work, playing some music (Debussy) and brewing some Turkish coffee. Mid-morning, he was off to Egypt. Truthfully, as much as I adore the country, the idea visiting Egypt and having to contend with the sweltering August heat allowed me to contain my jealousy. Still, if one needs to consult the Oracle and Delphi isn't handy, I definitely recommend heading directly to the Siwa Oasis for a quick consultation at the Oracle of Zeus Ammon. In 331 BCE, Alexander the Great marched across the Libyan Desert to get there. "Sandy Zeus," Ammon started life as an Egyptian god of wind, fertility and secretsOracle: OK, now I'm supposed to say, "Hmm, that's interesting, but..." then you say... Neo: ..."but what?" Oracle: But... you already know what I'm going to tell you. Neo: I'm not The One. Oracle: Sorry, kid. You got the gift, but it looks like you're waiting for something. Neo: What? Oracle: Your next life, maybe. Who knows? That's the way these things go. A few years later (2005 CE), I took a bus from Alexandria, westward across the Egyptian Mediterranean coastline until, about 4 hours later we reached Marsah Matruh. From there, we turned away from sea and headed about 5 more hours southwest into the desert to reach Siwa. The oasis, about 80 kms (50 miles) long and about 20 kms (12 miles) wide, is located 560 km (348 miles) from Cairo and only 50 kms (31 miles) from the Libyan border. It has an over-abundance of sweet, fresh water and is partially surrounded by vast salt lakes and there are millions of date palms. The oasis has been inhabited for at least 3,000 years. The ancient fortress of Siwa, the Shali Ghali. Because of the high salt content in the mud bricks, there's some rather spectacular erosion that would have inspired Antoni GaudiYour Score: The Oracle33% Extroversion, 66% Intuition, 16% Emotiveness, 90% Perceptiveness Heuristic, detached, and analytical to a fualt, you are most like The Oracle. You are able to tackle any subject with a fine toothed comb, and you possess an ability to pinpoint nuances and shades of meaning that other people do not have and cannot understand. Accomplishment and realization of ideas are, for you, secondary to the rigorous exploration of ideas and questions -- you are, first and foremost, a theorist. You hate authority, convention, tradition, and under no circumstances do you accept a leadership role (although, you will gladly advise leadership when they're going astray, whether they want you to or not). Abstraction and generalities are your interests, details and particulars are usually inconsequential and uninteresting. You excel at language, mathematics and philosophy.
You are typically easy-going and non-confrontational until someone violates one of the very few principles that you deem sacred, at which point you can fly into a rage. Although you possess a much greater understanding of process and systems than the people around you, you are always conscious of the possibility that you've missed something or made a mistake. You don't tend to become attached to particular theories, and will immediately discard mistaken notions once they're revealed to be incorrect (but you don't tolerate iconoclasts who try to discredit validated theories through the use of fallacies and bad data). Despite being outwardly humble, you probably think of yourself as being smarter than most other people. That's because you are. In fact, in your dealings with people your understanding of their motives is so expansive that you know what they're going to say before they say it, and in world affairs, you usually know what is going to take place before it actually does. This ability would make you unbeatable in debates if only you were a little less pensive about your own conclusions, and a little more outgoing.
Famous people like you: Albert Einstein, Charles Darwin, Adam Smith, Thomas Jefferson, John McWhorter, Ramanujan, Marie Curie, Kurt Godel Stay clear of: Apollo, Icarus, Hermes, Aphrodite Seek out: Atlas, Prometheus, Daedalus Oracle: [pointing to a banner] Do you know what that means? It means know thy self. I wanna tell you a little secret, being the one is just like being in love. No one needs to tell you you are in love, you just know it, through and through. Neo: What happens if I fail? The Oracle: Then Zion will fall. Neo: If you already know, how can I make a choice? The Oracle: Because you didn't come here to make a choice, you've already made it. You're here to try to understand why you made it.Tags: alexander, egypt, hamzah, neo, oracle, siwa Current Mood: bleary-eyed Current Music: JS Bach: Goldberg Variations, Christophe Rousset (cembalo)
|
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
 |