# 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

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