Absolute Delusion [Das Erotica]Music, Arrangement, Lyrics: J.A. Seazer (J.A.シーザー) |
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Translation Notes From Ayu Ohseki: Aelia laelia crispis Part of an allegorical inscription that 16th and 17th alchemists long puzzled over. Carl Jung translated it in his Mysterium Coniunctionis: "Aelia Laelia Crispis, neither man nor woman, nor mongrel, nor maid, nor boy, nor crone, nor chaste, nor whore, nor virtuous, but all." Orgia alchemy Orgia is the plural of orgion, an ecstatic form of worship in ancient Greece associated with Dionysus. Geometry, reproduction, albedo, mystique The kana says "arupedo," but it probably is supposed to be "arubedo," i.e. "albedo," an alchemical process literally known as "whitening" that is vital in the creation of a Philosopher's Stone. Everything is one absolute desire: solutio Solutio is a major alchemical process closely linked with water, purification and dissolution; it is the process by which matter returns to its most basic, undifferentiated form. Eros, the Thanatos principle competes with flirtation The Thanatos principle refers to the "death drive" postulated by Freud as being the self-destructive urge of living things to die. The Eros principle or life instinct, which is the urge to create life, its its opposite. The two principles war against each other. Libido atman Atman (literally "self") is a concept important in Hinduism, Buddhism, and other religions, and refers to one's true self. Translation Notes from Verthandi: Aelia Laelia Crispis This name begins an allegorical inscription (supposedly discovered in Bologna) that confounded 16th and 17th century alchemists. Translation from "Mysterium Coniunctionis" by Carl Jung: D.M. Aelia Laelia Crispis, Neither man nor woman, nor mongrel, nor maid, nor boy, nor crone, nor chaste, nor whore, nor virtuous, but all. Carried away neither by hunger, nor by sword, nor by poison, but by all. Neither in heaven, nor in earth, nor in water, but everywhere is her resting place. Lucius Agatho Priscius, Neither husband, nor lover, nor kinsman, neither mourning, nor rejoicing, nor weeping, [raised up] neither mound, nor pyramid, nor tomb, but all. He knows and knows not [what] he raised up to whom. This is a tomb that has no body in it. This is a body that has no tomb round it. But body and tomb are the same. Perhaps coincidentally, there are two species of orchid named laelia crispa ("a popular summer flower whose white and purple blooms are large and fragrant, with ruffled petals and lips") and laelia crispilabia ("purple or pale magenta flowers"). Orgia orgies, but also in the more classical sense; an act of devotion. Early Greeks used the words "orgia" and "mysteria" (mysteries of faith) interchangably. Eros Roman god of erotic love. In psychoanalysis, Eros is the insatiable pleasure-seeking instinct; the urge to life. Thanatos Roman god of death. In psychoanalysis, Thanatos is the self-destructive instinct that urges us to stay in our proverbial coffins. Atman the great ultimate being of the RG...er...Rig Veda. The original meaning of the word was "breath" or "soul" or "vital principle" (cf. German "Atmen"). Atman is the universal spirit. But more interestingly: "In the Brihad-Aranyaka Upanishad, Atman is explicitly called a Person that created the universe by first splitting himself into male and female halves." Aprodite a Germanic variation of "Aphrodite," the Greek goddess of erotic love. |
Revolutionary Girl Utena music by KING Records, US release by Geneon. Content from these releases compiled here by Giovanna for Empty Movement. Fan-translations belong to named creators and reproduced with their permission. Yay! |