Author Archives: oligomath

Purpose of This Blog

Posted on 27/09/2022 by oligomath

The purpose of this blog is to compile together my writings from all over the internet into one self-hosted blog. Any posts dated before this one are therefore of a spurious antiquity, since the very beginning of this blog was … Continue reading →

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Terra Ignota On One Foot

Posted on 26/09/2022 by oligomath

i say something like “oh it’s fucked up but you should read it. it’s like an anime where all the characters are the worst aristocrats you ever heard of in a world made up of like Alpha Centauri factions where … Continue reading →

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Outline for a Sermon to be delivered one morning at the parish of St. Chuancius, Steeple Bumstead, Essex

Posted on 21/09/2022 by oligomath

天地不仁, 以萬物為芻狗. 聖人不仁, 以百姓為芻狗. 天地之間, 其猶橐籥乎. 虛而不屈. 動而愈出. 多言數窮. 不如守中 Heaven and Earth have no 仁; They regard all things as straw-dogs. The sage has no 仁; He regards the people as straw-dogs. Between Heaven and Earth, it is like … Continue reading →

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St Paul’s Personal Penis

Posted on 20/09/2022 by oligomath

early church people make a big thing about the judaising controversy, especially the penis part, and make these remarks about how “circumcision would get you nowhere, simply on a practical level!” but then like 500 years later along comes mr … Continue reading →

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Hellenistic Utopia

Posted on 16/09/2022 by oligomath

— Peter Green, Alexander to Actium

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Astrology Lobe

Posted on 14/09/2022 by oligomath

another astrology experiment that would have hilarious payoff if even vaguely statistically significant: what if it turns out that people with SAD have, like, a chain of natal malefics all lined up that go into solar opposition transit at regularly … Continue reading →

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Paul the Theosophist

Posted on 14/09/2022 by oligomath

I suspect, but can’t prove, that the relationship of the early Christians, or at least the Pauline Gentile churches, to the Jews was more like that between Theosophists and Indians than people like to think. … specifically i mean things … Continue reading →

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A Parable

Posted on 13/09/2022 by oligomath

Imagine Gautama Buddha had something against Tamils. Like seriously, he thought Tamils were everything that was wrong with the world, and Shakyans were good people and some day everyone, but not the Tamils, would realise this. Imagine he span elaborate … Continue reading →

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Queen Elizabeth II 1926-2022

Posted on 11/09/2022 by oligomath

Elizabeth served empire in several ways. It is important to remember that Empire crossed the Atlantic shortly before her reign and was also vindicated in doing so by the success of America in the war, so at her accession, the … Continue reading →

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Granny Weatherwax, Sam Vimes and the Right Man

Posted on 08/09/2022 by oligomath

tarot person on astrology podcast, expressing that of course you should run tarot like a business and charge charge charge. Doesn’t matter if you have a spiritual gift. Would you go to a doctor and expect them to consult with … Continue reading →

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