# The Elevation of Unknown Things
%title The Elevation of Unknown Things

A personal essay on spirituality and religion. Couch in the context of what does religion mean in Post-Self, maybe as written by Ioan and Joseph Chace? 2291/systime 167

## Ideas

In no particular order

* [ ] [Prayer](prayer) - The alignment of the self with God in all things
* [ ] [The Kingdom of God](kingdom) - The alignment of all with God in all things
* [ ] [Frameworks of language](frameworks) - Framing the numinous in the language of spirituality
* [ ] [Hierarchies](hierarchies) - The appeal of Quakerism
* [ ] [The numinous](numinous) - The elevation of unknown things
* [ ] [Should all things be known](all-things) - If there is nothing unknown left, what then? (viz Universal Paperclips)
* [ ] [The fractal nature of God](fractal) - Infinitely nested nature of physicality mirrored in the divine (incl Ground)
* [ ] [Lapsed charismatics](charismatics) - Quakers as lapsed charismatics
* [ ] [Eschatology and soteriology](ens) - The subtle importance of E&S
* [ ] [Magic, mystery, and ecstasy](mme) - Journey through PF/Phoenix spirituality, the importance thereof
* [ ] [On grief](grief) - Job = argue with God; Ecclesiastes = letting go

## Resources:

* [Better living through transhumanism](https://jetpress.org/v19/dvorsky.htm)
* [Theology and science fiction](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32274841-theology-and-science-fiction)

## Outline

* [.] [Intro](intro)
* [ ] [Layers](layers)
    * [ ] [Sense of the numinous](section-numinous)
        * [ ] [The numinous](numinous)
        * [ ] [Prayer](prayer)
        * [ ] [Ecstasy](ecstasy)
    * [ ] [Intellectual](section-intellectual)
        * [ ] [Frameworks](frameworks)
        * [ ] [Fractal natures](fractal)
        * [ ] [Mystery](mystery)
        * [ ] [Theodicy](theodicy)
    * [ ] [Emotional](section-emotional)
        * [ ] [Grief](grief)
        * [ ] [Eschatology](eschatology) (or existential grief)
        * [ ] [Lapsed charismatics](charismatics)
    * [ ] [Physical/practical](section-practical)
        * [ ] [Communities](communities)
        * [ ] [Hierarchies](hierarchies)
        * [ ] [The Kingdom of Heaven](kingdom)
* [ ] [Conclusion](conclusion) (should all things be known) vis a vis paperclip maximizer

## Non-Post-Self version

* [o] [Intro](mfa/intro)
* [.] [Layers](mfa/layers) (intro done)
    * [.] [Physical/practical](mfa/section-practical)
        * [o] [Communities](mfa/communities)
        * [.] [Hierarchies](mfa/hierarchies)
        * [ ] [The Kingdom of Heaven](mfa/kingdom)
    * [ ] [Intellectual](mfa/section-intellectual)
        * [ ] [Frameworks](mfa/frameworks)
        * [ ] [Fractal natures](mfa/fractal)
        * [ ] [Mystery](mfa/mystery)
        * [ ] [Theodicy](mfa/theodicy)
    * [ ] [Emotional](mfa/section-emotional)
        * [ ] [Grief](mfa/grief)
        * [ ] [Eschatology](mfa/eschatology) (or existential grief)
        * [ ] [Lapsed charismatics](mfa/charismatics)
    * [ ] [Sense of the numinous](mfa/section-numinous)
        * [ ] [The numinous](mfa/numinous)
        * [ ] [Prayer](mfa/prayer)
        * [ ] [Ecstasy](mfa/ecstasy)
* [ ] [Conclusion](mfa/conclusion) (should all things be known) vis a vis paperclip maximizer

## Attempt #3: Restrict to the book of Job

Written more like Seasons, breakdown of Job in the context of loss in a general way, perhaps as an expansion to Seasons? Turn it into book length.

(Can still be done from the point of view of the System (perhaps from the point of view of one of Oh, But To Whom Do I Speak These Words's stanza; No Unknowable Spaces Echo My Words *και κλαδοι*/*and instances*)

[The Elevation of Unknown Things](iyov/index)
