Lecture: Paradox Virtues, Prayer, and Language — Vocabulary Flashcards

Vocabulary flashcards covering key terms and definitions from the lecture on paradox virtues, prayer, and the linguistic architecture that underpins reality.

Paradox virtue

A virtue that is strengthened by holding its opposite; it exists as a dynamic, creative tension rather than a simple possession or contradiction-lessness.

Meekness (proto metaphor)

Originally meant restrained strength—power under control, like a warhorse under a rider; not weakness but disciplined power.

Ego containment loop

A self-prayer pattern where the focus folds back onto the self, creating a self-referential cycle.

Self-prayer

Prayer centered on the individual’s needs and benefits, risk of ego maintenance if overemphasized.

Communal prayer

Prayer oriented outward toward the community (e.g., Our Father), emphasizing shared alignment and needs.

Recursive grammar of the self

A framework where self, virtue, and prayer unfold through recursive structures and roles (observer, agitator, architect).

God-point invitation

The Lord’s Prayer acts as a gateway to connect with divine authority, preventing prayer from becoming mere personal demands.

Kopokinesis cross

The cross as a foundational act of mercy—an inscription of infinite mercy that realigns, not merely forgives repeatedly.

Field-aligned ego

Ego oriented toward serving something larger than itself, enabling meekness rather than tyranny.

Proto position

Raw, time-space presence before any relational orientation or vector is assigned.

Proposition

A declared stance or position—static, awaiting relational context or connection.

Preposition

The transformative link from static position to dynamic relation; location plus directional alignment (vector).'

Proto architecture of language

A three-tier view of language structure: foundational words, metaphoric words, and slang; prepositions as hidden architectural operators.

Tier 1 foundational words

Ancient, paradox-rich words (foundational compression codes) carrying deep resonance.

Tier 2 metaphoric words

Crafted metaphoric terms that serve as recursive scaffolds carrying dual resonance and inevitability.

Tier 3 slang words

Surface-layer terms (pop culture, hashtags) aimed at social recognition and belonging.

Ontological operators (prepositions as ligaments)

Prepositions function as the hidden connectors that maintain coherence and enable movement and relational structure.

Inevitability systems

Codified ritual patterns (e.g., colonial line battles) that test and reveal coherence under pressure; survival signals alignment.

Power–ego alignment axis

Two-axis idea: high power with a self-centered ego leads to tyranny; same power with a field-aligned ego yields meekness.

Meekness inheritance of earth

The idea that truly meek individuals hold the field through coherence, becoming custodians of the earth rather than its owners.

Anger as channel energy

Anger is constructive when channeled toward coherence; if hoarded or unleashed, it becomes deficit tyranny.

King in Yellow dissolution

Metaphor for dissolving into the virtue field, a depth of immersion into paradox and resonance.

Observers: observer, agitator, architect

Internal roles within recursive virtue: the observer, the agitator, and the architect—each shaping dynamic coherence.