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The Number of the Beast

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~~~~~~*~~~~~~*~~~~~~

The never ending search for god is a journey

(you shall find) fraught with lies and deception.

By looking past the lies with eyes focussed

upon planes of obscure vision –in this way you can

find the thought that created us in the beginning,

and continues to bind us all.

You'll have to wait your turn to learn

what secrets lie inside. For on paper scribed

this lie was penned in tune to a different mind.

Beware! For what is truth in one eye can

seem false within the other; drop all preconceived perceptions

for you can do with out.

Once accomplishing this you may find that sense

is a tool misused badly; your eyes are now

open to the beauty of god.

Once accomplishing this you may find that love

is a gift abused daily; your eyes are now

open to the glory of self.

~~~~~~*~~~~~~*~~~~~~

COMPETITION

I want someone to be able to "find the thought that created us in the beginning" which is hidden amongst this poem. It's not especially difficult... when you know where to look.

The Prize

If you like, I'll send you a handwritten signed copy of this poem (or any poem I've written for that matter). I realise this sounds like a sucky prize. So I will also promise to read nine (9) of your poems from your profile (you can choose them if you want) and give you in-depth feedback on each.

Let the games begin!

Hints

Some people have come close to solving part of this puzzle. Thanks to everyone that has tried!

Memnoch is on the right track by asking:
is it "by looking past the lies with eyes focused upon planes of obscure vision"???

That is not the answer, but that is the path to finding the answer.

Melvin was getting me excited when he started talking about 666 being the number of the beast.
Peril also took this idea and ran with it... well spotted Peril:
the interlude thingies ~~~~~~*~~~~~~*~~~~~~ number six then six then six (one of my favourite numbers :)

666 may be the answer to the title, but not the answer i am looking for.
Once again, it is part of the path towards the answer...

Notice also, if you care, the number of lines for each of the verses...
6 lines then 6 lines then 6 lines... it really is all too evil =D

Lydia Jade has been killing herself on this... she is desperately close to the answer:

"there are three verses is it the sisxth line of each verse that gives the answer...or what?"

What, lydia, what.

!The Solution!

Lydia is my idol... she worked so hard...
i feel sorry for her. I'M SORRY LYDIA JADE!
I don't think she quite got there. Her brain burned out.
But my conscience is killing me... i'm going to let her sleep.

The solution is as follows... take the sixth word from each line... it spells out the original line to the poem... the "thought that created us in the beginning" ... "us" being words in the literal sense... i don't want to go into the submeanings and other readings of it, that's up to you.

To read this original line, the first line, you are reading vertically, not horizontally... an obscure plane of vision in terms of the way we normally read.

If you are too lazy to go back and find out for yourself what the sixth word of each line is... i'm reposting the poem below.

~~~~~~*~~~~~~*~~~~~~

The never ending search for god is a journey

(you shall find) fraught with lies and deception.

By looking past the lies with eyes focussed

upon planes of obscure vision –in this way you can

find the thought that created us in the beginning,

and continues to bind us all.

You'll have to wait your turn to learn

what secrets lie inside. For on paper scribed

this lie was penned in tune to a different mind.

Beware! For what is truth in one eye can

seem false within the other; drop all preconceived perceptions

for you can do with out.

Once accomplishing this you may find that sense

is a tool misused badly; your eyes are now

open to the beauty of god.

Once accomplishing this you may find that love

is a gift abused daily; your eyes are now

open to the glory of self.

~~~~~~*~~~~~~*~~~~~~

Or... God lies with-in us all. Turn on tune in drop out. Find your god. Find your self.

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On Monday January 2nd, 2006, An Expired Member (4) writes:

Amazing! I wish I had got here in time to try and solve it.

On Friday September 23rd, 2005, An Expired Member (12) writes:

I absolute;y LOVE IT! I thought of 666, and checked out every sixth word in every line... the message is awesome! I look forward to reading more of your writings! Awesome! -Storm

On Monday August 29th, 2005, Possesion (192) writes:

Whoa! love love the answer, i honestly though didn't rack my brain on it. Glad to know others minds can rest though

On Sunday August 28th, 2005, SamoneDrone (407) writes:

hmmmmm.... very cool and creative.

On Sunday August 28th, 2005, ShardsofSilence (329) writes:

interesting....

On Sunday August 28th, 2005, abattoir (147) writes:

sweet. you are

On Sunday August 28th, 2005, stormtalk (908) writes:

Huh.

On Sunday August 28th, 2005, NikesRain (1429) writes:

*shakes head* too much for this pagan brain

On Sunday August 28th, 2005, Lydia Jade (790) writes:

fucking hell!! grrrrrr!!!!

On Sunday August 28th, 2005, Lydia Jade (790) writes:

so damn close!!!

On Sunday August 28th, 2005, TheBardOfBlasphemy (472) writes:

you did exceedingly well, dear LJ...

On Sunday August 28th, 2005, Lydia Jade (790) writes:

well, regretfully, not well enough....as is my usual best

On Sunday August 28th, 2005, Lydia Jade (790) writes:

when you forget everything youve been taught or been led to balieve...the only thing you have to believe is yourself?

On Sunday August 28th, 2005, Lydia Jade (790) writes:

all, out, self

On Sunday August 28th, 2005, TheBardOfBlasphemy (472) writes:

why stop there...?

On Sunday August 28th, 2005, Lydia Jade (790) writes:

am i on the right track?

On Sunday August 28th, 2005, Lydia Jade (790) writes:

thats only two sixes...the sixth word on the sixth line....where is the third six?

On Sunday August 28th, 2005, Lydia Jade (790) writes:

the sixth line of each verse is also only six words

On Sunday August 28th, 2005, elisa (2020) writes:

001101100011011000110110 (666)........i see binary:)

On Sunday August 28th, 2005, Lydia Jade (790) writes:

is there even a frickin answer to this????

On Sunday August 28th, 2005, Lydia Jade (790) writes:

you said the never ending search for god, but if god was real, when you died wouldnt your jouney come to an end?

On Sunday August 28th, 2005, TheBardOfBlasphemy (472) writes:

i never thought of that... i guess the search does end with death... ho hum... just a turn of phrase then... nobodies perfect :P

On Sunday August 28th, 2005, Lydia Jade (790) writes:

if there are three verses, all with six lines...666...does the answer lay within the sixth line of each verse?

On Sunday August 28th, 2005, Lydia Jade (790) writes:

each verse mentions eyes...6...6...6...thats three sets of eyes...lol...god, satan, and you...another dead end...i need to read it more

On Sunday August 28th, 2005, cucuio (209) writes:

Okay.... My stupid guess is finding the 'evil' behind the love... or the devil [self] behind god?

On Sunday August 28th, 2005, cucuio (209) writes:

wait...not a thought... ignore me

On Sunday August 28th, 2005, ApathysKiss (463) writes:

ok, 666 is the mark of the beast which is mentioned in the book of revelations [in reference to the line 'For on paper scribed this lie was penned in tune to a different mind']....

On Sunday August 28th, 2005, ApathysKiss (463) writes:

the book of revelations speak of the world-ending to obliterate all of humanity's confusion and the appearance of such a beast during this armageddon. here it talks of god's plan and purpose humanity finally unveils..

On Sunday August 28th, 2005, ApathysKiss (463) writes:

is it the thought of purpose of our existence to embrace the ending of all endings because everything has a beginning and an end? [looking back at that line..'You'll have to wait your turn to learn what secrets lie inside.']

On Sunday August 28th, 2005, ApathysKiss (463) writes:

i'm spent and i have a migraine.

On Sunday August 28th, 2005, ApathysKiss (463) writes:

i thought it would be purpose, it binds everyone who believes (6th line of first verse), atheists can do without it (6th line of 2nd verse), and meaning for 6th line of 3rd verse.

On Sunday August 28th, 2005, Urban Shipwreck (985) writes:

Perhaps by accepting and embracing both our love and our hatred we finally become the complete person that we are, a revelation of sorts opening our eyes to the tragedy of what the world really is but

On Sunday August 28th, 2005, Urban Shipwreck (985) writes:

allowing us to get back to our roots and balancing out the forces of creation, the opposites and what have you. I'm sure I'm way off ;)

On Sunday August 28th, 2005, Elegant Kiss (318) writes:

... Or dude. It's Love! That bastard thing called love. That equals 666, yeah?

On Sunday August 28th, 2005, Elegant Kiss (318) writes:

The thought that created us in the beginning is Life, unfortunately. Life which ultimately brings death.. Caused by deep wounds from cutting each other on broken fucking hearts. Ha. I win.

On Sunday August 28th, 2005, Elegant Kiss (318) writes:

Or at least I should get a bitter broad award.

On Sunday August 28th, 2005, Lydia Jade (790) writes:

Mr Lab Rat made and interesting revelation to me, that i cannot completly agree with, he said the answer is your thoughts...but i think it may be each persons own thought that creates them...rather then the thoughts of anyone else

On Sunday August 28th, 2005, elisa (2020) writes:

i have pondered that revelation myself for a long time.....at the risk of whoring i have a poem named 'The Whole' that i wrote about this very point:)

On Sunday August 28th, 2005, Lydia Jade (790) writes:

eh, ill never get it right, i dont know why i try...besides what you think to be the

On Sunday August 28th, 2005, Lydia Jade (790) writes:

"thought that created us in the begining", may not be the same to another person...so to figure this out i would have to have the same train of thought as you...and i am a moron...so that is unlikely..

On Sunday August 28th, 2005, Lydia Jade (790) writes:

.but all this doesnt matter anyways...beacuse its your write and that make you right...and your answer the only answer that matters..here at least...thanks for the challenge...and curse you for making me think

On Sunday August 28th, 2005, Lab Rat (325) writes:

our own thoughts begin us is what i meant, not Bards here... but our exploration, experience, and self awareness is what begins us, our own dawn is thought

On Sunday August 28th, 2005, Lydia Jade (790) writes:

upon several more times of reading through this i found a few more interesting points, while still trying to look at it in a littaral point...i found the last verse to hold a source of enlightenment to me it is basicly saying...when sense is misused your

On Sunday August 28th, 2005, Lydia Jade (790) writes:

eyes are open to god...and when love is abused your eyes are open to self...but this enlightenment only comes after you learn to forget all "preconcieved perceptions"

On Sunday August 28th, 2005, Lydia Jade (790) writes:

and learn to think for yourself and find the truth for yourself, whatever your truth may be

On Sunday August 28th, 2005, Lydia Jade (790) writes:

Also I cant help but wonder which beginning you are talking about...the before christ begining or the After christ beginging, beacuse they seem to be two entirely different beginings

On Sunday August 28th, 2005, Lydia Jade (790) writes:

Im retarded, but here is what i found interesting...In the second verse you said "You'll have to wait your turn to learn what secrets lie inside"...

On Sunday August 28th, 2005, Lydia Jade (790) writes:

my guess is that you are saying you will have to wait until you die to behold the real truth...and then you said "For on paper scribed this lie was penned in tune to a different mind."..

On Sunday August 28th, 2005, Lydia Jade (790) writes:

my guess on this is that you are speaking of the bible..saying that what the bible says may hold some truth but it is just the truth of those who wrote it?

On Sunday August 28th, 2005, Lydia Jade (790) writes:

I dont know...i wish i could figure it out...your to smart for me...but my guess would be that the thought that created us in the beginning has something to do with right and wrong, good and evil...I dont know...youve stumped me

On Sunday August 28th, 2005, TheBardOfBlasphemy (472) writes:

this is very perceptive... i like the interpretation you took from this... but the poem is also speaking literally.

On Sunday August 28th, 2005, Lydia Jade (790) writes:

I see...Im gonna have to read this a million times to understand it...this may take a while

On Sunday August 28th, 2005, suicideseason (2141) writes:

This is making my head hurt.I mean...damn...I'm a fucking moron...I'm not even sure of what day it is...I have to stop looking at this or i may combust.

On Saturday August 27th, 2005, ApathysKiss (463) writes:

it's the devil within us muahahahahaha

On Saturday August 27th, 2005, ApathysKiss (463) writes:

conscience and blah i give up what if we don't agree with the answer?

On Saturday August 27th, 2005, elisa (2020) writes:

your not really that close minded are you? ........already to [dis]agree;)

On Saturday August 27th, 2005, ApathysKiss (463) writes:

i like disagreeing 8^) it's what makes the site go round and round and round...truth be told everyone has their own [significant] opinion .... 8^)

On Saturday August 27th, 2005, elisa (2020) writes:

shh.....don't tell the others......they like winners and losers and rights and wrongs;)

On Saturday August 27th, 2005, peril_notion (123) writes:

I just noticed, while reading Melvin's comment, that your squigly thingies are in 6's.... "~~~~~~*~~~~~~*~~~~~~"

On Saturday August 27th, 2005, peril_notion (123) writes:

This finding leads me to believe the answer is 666, although it's usually referred to as "the mark of the beast" ~Heather

On Sunday August 28th, 2005, TheBardOfBlasphemy (472) writes:

you are dancing towards enlightenment...

On Saturday August 27th, 2005, MelvinOliverDrauma (552) writes:

666 is the number of the beast.....infinity is the number for God but if you where to ask me the number for god would be nill or null your know that zero with the dash thougth it

On Saturday August 27th, 2005, elisa (2020) writes:

Ø:)

On Saturday August 27th, 2005, MelvinOliverDrauma (552) writes:

self

On Saturday August 27th, 2005, ApathysKiss (463) writes:

lies and perception are all thoughts, now i know what that philosophical phrase means...'i think, therefore, i am.' doh.

On Sunday August 28th, 2005, sIo (883) writes:

no he who quoted that drove himself insane trying to prove to himself that he did not exist, with the rest of the world. he thought he was not real, therefore he was not real to himself. that doesn't make it true.

On Sunday August 28th, 2005, ApathysKiss (463) writes:

lol i didn't say it was true...rather...understood what it means...yet we don't really know what is true do we...

On Saturday August 27th, 2005, abattoir (147) writes:

*perception*...damnit, sorry but I can't help playing your game..I LOVEIT

On Saturday August 27th, 2005, TheBardOfBlasphemy (472) writes:

i love it that you're loving it. Stay tuned.

On Saturday August 27th, 2005, peril_notion (123) writes:

My answer would have to be my own thought, plus what I derived from your work: we created the thought to begin with. *shrug* :) ~Heather

On Saturday August 27th, 2005, elisa (2020) writes:

...the number of the beast...........yeah i have him on speed dial....such an irresistible bastard;)

On Saturday August 27th, 2005, ApathysKiss (463) writes:

lmao

On Saturday August 27th, 2005, abattoir (147) writes:

A-L-L

On Saturday August 27th, 2005, Elegant Kiss (318) writes:

Deception.

On Saturday August 27th, 2005, Elegant Kiss (318) writes:

Actually if you "look past the lies".. It's "and deception..." ;)

On Saturday August 27th, 2005, Solace (1425) writes:

This is a well rounded piece with expressions and sentiments from various philosophical backgrounds. they come together to make a truly wonderful piece that speaks for itself

On Saturday August 27th, 2005, Solace (1425) writes:

My respect to whoever gets the answer. *smiles*

On Saturday August 27th, 2005, Ashlar (256) writes:

is it "by looking past the lies with eyes focused upon planes of obscure vision" ???? just thought id give it another try ;)

On Saturday August 27th, 2005, ApathysKiss (463) writes:

thought/thinking created us in the beginning? this piece rocks. =)

On Saturday August 27th, 2005, Griffin (135) writes:

it's the fifth line, it's whats in quotation marks there. DUH DUCK!

On Saturday August 27th, 2005, TheBardOfBlasphemy (472) writes:

yes... but i want the "thought" ... which is elsewhere

On Saturday August 27th, 2005, abattoir (147) writes:

Y-O-U

On Saturday August 27th, 2005, Ashlar (256) writes:

oh oh pick me pick me....kidding....ummm it has something to do with the eyes right...am i even close?...ok never mind then :)

On Saturday August 27th, 2005, abattoir (147) writes:

this write/concept of yours was great!will you let me know the answer someday?

On Saturday August 27th, 2005, abattoir (147) writes:

I have to say, all life that was ever given a chance, in this hell, "in the beginning" fought for the right to exist.

On Saturday August 27th, 2005, abattoir (147) writes:

to be in all ways unjudgemental and with an unconditional awareness one may begin to comprehend the fact that the human mind can only conceive its own limits.

On Saturday August 27th, 2005, MelvinOliverDrauma (552) writes:

I think there for I am......GOD

On Saturday August 27th, 2005, elisa (2020) writes:

how dare you take my name in vain!!.....now i have to smote you! *begins smoting process*

On Saturday August 27th, 2005, peril_notion (123) writes:

*fires up the smoting machine*

On Saturday August 27th, 2005, Eric (94) writes:

Great write! Is the thought that created us love?

On Saturday August 27th, 2005, elisa (2020) writes:

focusing both eyes on the same point of truth makes us one again....peace

On Saturday August 27th, 2005, Ashlar (256) writes:

did u win?

On Saturday August 27th, 2005, TheBardOfBlasphemy (472) writes:

nope

On Saturday August 27th, 2005, elisa (2020) writes:

you shall find you though..... :)

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