We are, until then, very happy to read the text written for Count Ehrensvaerd by his diligent lawyer Magnus Holme. In this text Mr Holme has created two short stories and I am glad to present them here. (my own comments within brackets)
Story 1.
There was once a owner of a house. He was a man and his name was A-man. (one ought to observe that all the persons in Mr Holme’s stories are men) One day he was to leave his house but found that someone had parked his car outside the front door so it couldn’t be opened. Mr A-man had to find his way through the basement door. After investigating the neighbourhood he understood that his nextneighbour, the malevolent Mr B-man who had parked his car in this peculiar way. Mr A-man immediately get in touch with the office of enforcement asking them for a permission to have the car removed. (well, it is probably only in Mr Holme’s world people try to solve parking problems by the enforcement officer)
Anyway, the enforcement officer is accepting Mr A-man’s petition and contacts Mr B-man telling him to remove the car. But Mr B-man says that he has borrowed the car of the owner Y-man and that he no longer has the right to use the car. This objection is found to be correct whereafter the enforcement officer asks Y-man to move the car. However, Mr Y-man has lost his interest and do not obey the request. The enforcement officer then moves the car at the expense of Mr B-man and puts it into a garage. Even though this way of dealing with the matter has taken some time, Mr A-man is rather satisfied because of all the support he had had from the authorities. And it comes out that Mr B-man is a rather wealthy man and able to pay the costs.
(This is a small piece of literature with rather interesting personalities. We can also follow the daily life in what probably is a suburb. Mr Holme’s intention is of course deeper than that. The story is probably meant to be an allegory about the troubles that can be found concerning Nimis. One could guess that the car in one way or other is to be understood as at least a part of Nimis. If Nimis had been built just outside count Ehrensvaerd’s door it would be much easier to understand but a real author will not reveal the secrets of his writing that easy. My favourite scene is when Mr A-man tries to open his front door. We don’t know what really happens here. Is he smashing the door into the car? And what is his immediate comment? And there are many more fascinating questions to ask in this plot.)
Story 2.
Mr X is digging in his plot to construct a swimmingpool. (I think this is a fine opening, again a view of the good life in the better suburbs) When digging in the soil he finds a lot of stones and after finishing his work Mr X has a heap of stones which he doesn’t really know what to do with. Mr X being a reader of newspapers has understood how things are done in the artworld. Inspired of a brilliant idea he starts constructing a ”running wall” in the garden of his neighbour. (This neighbour is totally without a name in Mr Holme’s story so I will call him ”Mr N”) Mr N is on vacation. When he returns his house is surrounded by an unfinished wall of stones. Mr X has in the meantime also sold the work to a person by the name of Histo from Argentina. Mr N rushes off to the enforcement officer. (here we can find a pattern in Mr Holme’s stories; the enforcement officer is again the one that might be able to solve one’s problems) However, it takes time for the enforcement forces to achieve something and the nasty Mr N is coming back regularely to add new stones to his work. After some time Histo in Argentina is available. (this must be a very good job by the enforcement officer) but Histo has by then sold the work to a new owner. Mr N gets tired of all this and finally he removs all of it. (we can understand that he is not a lover of landart) (Mr Holme ends his story by telling us that Mr N probably is practising a criminal act – but the reader gets no information about the outcome)
Also this story should have something to do with Nimis or maybe Arx. This is, however, of minor consequence. What comes to the readers mind is the projection of Mr Holme’s inner life and all that he could have done but not yet has tried. He is probably a person who runs like a wall and have a strong relation to Argentina with its tango,horses, hard men and passionate women.
Personally I am very curious to read more by this rather unknown author.
Holy Ladonia,
I'm concerned about the development of Ladonia. Is Ladonia, the foundation
and concept, turning into a religion? A religion with only one true
purpose: its own survival?
While a religion is salvation for its adherents, it can become a nightmare
for those who have chosen not to believe. For those that do not share the
religion's basic idea, its concept and its message.
A religion is (almost) untouchable. The only ones to criticize it are its
messengers - the priests and theologians. And its god/gods can not be
questioned by anyone. They hold the absolute truth - the answer to how each
and everyone's life should be lived.
We're not quite there yet. But perhaps are we getting there. Could it be
so, that the Ladonian life spins too much around its own existence - not
for the sake of a greater cause or idea? Could it be so, that there are
persons within Ladonia that can not be questioned as others? That what they
say automatically is considered as The Truth - for the best interest of
Ladonia?
And maybe this is what Ladonia should become - a "religion" in disguise.
But in that case, are you prepared to be its diciple?
The foundation of Ladonia is based on one mans idea - the sacred items are
Nimis and Arx. And one can even make a pilgrimage to the Holy Land, to
Kullaberg in the North West of Skaane.
The religion is protected by the Father (Lars Vilks), the Son (Fernando
Rodrigues) and the Holy Spirit (Horatius). And its commandments can be read
in its own Bible (the Herlad and/or on http://www.aim.se/ladonia/).
The only thing we're lacking is The Prayer. However, this can be attended
to. Since I've met God, on several occasions actually, I can declare myself
as his messenger. And here is His Prayer:
Our Father, which art in Ladonia
Hallowed be Thy name
Thy independance come,
Thy will be done, on earth as it is on the Internet
Give us this day our daily wisdom
Forgive us our sins,
as we forgive those who sin against Ladonia
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from Sweden
For thine is Ladonia,
and the power,
and the glory forever.”
And Vera, State Graphic, answered:
”Holy Cow!
That the doomsday spirit of the Millenium has haunted our dear Minister of
Propaganda for a long time we've seen already (i.e. lists, voting for the
centuries most blablabla etc) but, seriously, THIS!
IARMWL!
Ladonia, religion? Lars God? The President Son? And Horatius (!) the Holy
Spirit??? Gracious, gracious me!
You create the icons, dear Micco. Doubt and idolization is really your
invention here. If you are in the dark night of the soul there is an
excellent Doctor to help you - our Minister of Health.
As for myself I believe the world will go on spinning even after midnight
Jan 31. As will Ladonia.
Searching for higher meanings is indeed very noble but projecting this
search to Ladonia may be aiming a bit astray, not totally but a bit.
Expectations are doomed to disappointments. Ladonia is very worldly. As is
Lars, the President, Horatius and even me... But I am sure a few egos are
very content here...”
Our new minister of Male Identity, Jesper Adamsson gave his view on the holy mother:
”A holy mother...holy motherhood... the word holy has
always been attached somehow to the word mother.
Femininity has through the ages been defined as
mystical, uncertain and in some ways holy. Males on
the other hand, has been defined as logical, rational
beings with a higher consciousness. To appoint someone
to holy mother would therefore mean that we in ladonia
only gives new strength to this old view of the sexes.
No matter of what has been said earlier in this
debate, I havent had the opportunity to follow it, I
consider the possible appointment of a holy mother as
sexism.
Yours sincerely, Jesper, minister for male identity.”
Horatius comment on this matter was critical:
”Vera the Virgin:
>As for your chauvinist statements I will just let them slip into the
>wholiness. Or the wooliness, if you prefer. Both are suitable.
I am the court jester, fond of chivalry, courtly love and belles dames
sans merci, but I am also sober enough to see that in these times it is
only permitted for the fair sex to be chauvinist.
I own a note-book called the "All men are bastards-calender". Now that's
rude! That's female chauvinism. Could a man publish a book called "All
vomen are bitches" -- the current expression for belles dames sans merci
(sigh... these are prosaic times) -- without being ostracized? No way. Not
even "SOME women are bitches". No, the fair sex has taken over namedropping
and mudslinging, and is more and more becoming the unfair sex.
It is typical of the current situation that Vera tries to silence me
with the C-word. (Nothing chauvinistic about being sober.) Such tactics
would propably be successful in Sweden. But remember, this is Ladonia!
Horatius /The Unholy Sophist”
THE WHOOLY MOTHER
The debate on religion seems to have ended with the declaration, without any protests, that Vera from now on was the holy, wholy and finally Whooly Mother:
”In this New Age of the religious Ladonia I hereby claim the position as the
whooly Mother. (In swedish: Helylle Moder or Helylle Jungfru Vera)
I've got what it takes.” (said Vera)
http://surf.to/avec
We have been trying to find out when the history of Ladonia actually begins and here came an answer. The matter of time has created a long debate in the cabinet like the one written by the Her Royal Majesty Queen Ywonne I:
”I, the Queen, oppose this organizing of how to create time. Time cannot be wasted if it is truly created by each one of us. Also, nobody can patent how to measure time or set time-lines. I myself is in favour of my dear Jarls' way of setting the Ladonian time-line in eternity. And I also ignore, along with my Jarl, the counting of years. Instead we are now experimenting with counting eons, as we create them in time. What would be the beginning of the first eon? Maybe as our dear SS pointed out:
1. When Ladon the dragon took his position in the garden of the Hespers.
The end of that eon and the beginning of the next would be 2, When Ladon was killed by Hercules (if he was?). The end of that eon and the beginning of the next would be 3. When King Ladon arrived in Ladonia.
Now instead of ending an eon we could have parallell eons so the next eon began with 4. When Nimis was started 31 July 1980 without the third eon ending.
As to my knowledge the eon of Nimis has not yet ended and several new eons have begun. History will point out to us how we created time, but it is our actions today that create history and it is our vision of our minds that is the source of our actions. In our vision we will create time as black holes create universes. Like universes, eons can be parallell or in line. One of the present eons is the judicial eon that began in february 1982 by an action of our "enemies". This judicial eon may soon come to an end or continue, depending on the actions of our "enemies". When it is ended it will certainly call for a great feast, gathering Ladonians by hart on the shores of Ladonia. This way of creating time will make it possible for anyone to begin or end an eon in Ladonia. No one can tell how long an eon will last, and it can even be influenced by the actions of others than Ladonians, our co-creators ("enemies"). If we wish to keep track of the eons begun or ended it would be a task for our dear minister of history, count Torby, if he likes. History could also be recorded according to the christian or other calendars to make it more understandable to the rest of the world.
The chinese republic showed the world that you can take part in a celebration of significance to other people than yours by birth or conviction. They celebrated the turn of the christian millenium. I will definitely take part in the celebration of the beginning of the year of the dragon according to ming shu. In fact I proclaim february 5 (christian time) to be the first day of the Eon of the Dragon in Ladonia. You are all invited to celebrate this occassion along with me and my family.”
And by minister of unschooling Gunnar Jarl:
”What is LAD time? Is it time spent with the lads on a pub? Suits me fine. On the other hand I think there is a slight fixation to figures and the roman/christian calendar in this discussion. Our beloved Queen is not very fond of figures, and preferres not to celebrate them at special occassions. So my suggestion is that we don't use the roman timetable or calendar at all (other than as a tool for us to keep track of common dates and events before we get used to other ways of thinking).
Why not simply celebrate the beginning of the year of the dragon according to the chinese calendar. This will occur at the second new moon after midwinter (february 5 this year). The Queen will certainly celebrate this occasion as she herself is born in the year of the dragon. Celebrating the chinese new year means that we only need to be able to count to two, to keep track of when the second new moon after midwinter occurs. To be sure we also need to keep track of the length of the day so we know when midwinter occurs.
The accurate starting time for Ladonia would be eternity. This way we don't need to bother about counting years, only keeping track of the different charactaristics of the Ladonian years to come. Maybe we could have a year of the apples, a year of Nimis and so on. Come in with some creative suggestions here, not merely different figures that have no real meaning to us.”
The main course in Ladonia is the Year of Precession. This year is the time when the axis of the earth is moving a full circle. It takes about 25.800 standard years. Or 20 minutes every standard year. Now when the beginning of Ladonian Time is fixed to the date of James’s revelation - that is 19.100 years ago. In the ordinary time scale this will mean 17.101 B.C. This should be the moment when Ladon the Dragon was killed by Hercules and became a part of the constellation of the stars. The place he abandoned, the Garden of the Hespers, was, much later, to become Ladonia.
As you easily can find there are no living creatures that are even close to be 1 LadYear old. It is hard to become one month old (2.150 years) or a week (496 years). But it is quite possible to become a day old. One day means 70,6 years. A somewhat more comfortable part of Ladonian time is the hour = 3 years.
When we reach even smaller amounts of time they get more understandable:
1 common day is 3 seconds of a LadYear.
Friends,
According to the ladonian votings, the top ten most respected minds of the
past one thousand years are as follows:
1. = 10 votes
Gandhi, M.
Vilks, L.
3. = 8 votes
Einstein
4. = 6 votes
DaVinci
Freud
6. = 3 votes
Darwin
Jung
Mother Theresa
10. = 2 votes
Duchamps
Newton
Shakespeare
13 candidates got one or no vote.
Comments:
The religious leader/guru Mahatma Gandhi made a strong finale in this poll,
as did our divine creator of Ladonia Mr Lars Vilks. Religion and philosophy
seems to be highly appreciated among Ladonians.
Albert Einstein, with his theroies of the relations between mass and
energy, speed and time, was the first of the modern scientists that made
Universe completely impossible to understand. This, of course, makes him a
very Ladonian spirit, too.
Overall, the representation of Science, Fine Art, Religion/Philospohy/Human
Interest is quite balanced with 4, 4 and 4 votes respectively (some of the
geniouses can be placed in more than one category, as you surely already
have figured out).
Other conclusions from this votings I leave entirely up to you. But don't
hesitate to share them with the rest of us.
Lord Aslak Viking, MLP
Minister of Propaganda
- On the top of this list we have two persons, both of them breaking the laws, and both of them trying to make their countries independant. Gandhi and Vilks seem to have something in common though their activities are on different scales.
A word from our Minister of Health
My prophecy for the new era (in last Herald last century) gave the I CHING image of Thunder under Mountain, which makes 'Nourishment'. We must seek what needs to be nourished in ourselves, as the sages nourish men of talent and virtue.
But the short fuse as 1999 turned over to 2000 could mean something immediately practical. Short fuse equals to no patience, a key issue in the psychological state of depression - as all psychological conditions depression depends partly on genetic information (contribution of the physical world) and partly on mental information (contribution of a "mental" world). Depression involves neurotransmittor substance shortages and an experience of emptyness and often even anguish - because confidence in future boons is lost. Emotion knows no time. Only thoughts come one after another like digits in arithmetical calculations. Short fuse, no patience to wait for future boon.
This last apparent mumbo-jumbo makes a lot of sense if we postulate that the sages are right. What a daring proposition - the sages are right! Namely, esoteric teaching all over Tibet, China, India, Near East (according to investigations carried out by the Ministry of Health) is everywhere one and the same - the physical world is contained in a spiritual ("astral") world with less conditioning than the physical, or in our 'collective unconscious' or dreamworld - in its turn contained in an even less conditioned world where the flux of time is replaced by an eternal now, so little conditioned that free will is possible therein - in its turn contained in, etc... Developed man lives in at least two, usually three worlds.
With loosing touch of ones soul, the experience of the eternal now goes. Our emotions, that know of no time, and cannot anticipate, loose the promise of future boons. Depression.
The eternal now is a very important part of our soul, it is the seat of will. Depressed people loose all power of initiative.
When all our parts function harmoniously, we are will, breathing and acting seated in a good solid beautiful garden of emotions, with a tool set of cortex brain thinking at our disposal - just the way the spinal chord continues into the brainstem where breathing and the apparatus of attention are seated, which in its turn continues into the deep seated limbic system of our emotions, finally crowned by the outermost Homo Sapiens tool set of thinking... But that is only the physical representation with networks of nerves, neurotransmittor substances, and other genetically dependent factors...
If the soul is weak, maybe prematurely exposed, maybe weak in holding conscious attention and facing responsibility, maybe exhausted by stressful disappointments, maybe not any more nourished by proper attention, breathing and emotions, maybe its grasp over the eternal now fails, and the soul is virtually "lost" or "stolen" as indigenous shamans explain all diseases, and depression is established.
Maybe The Eternal Now is one of those things around, so vital, so pervading, that we do not notice it at all - we have maybe vague imaginations about "inspiration" and phenomena suchlike, but we never dream of their real absolutely fundamental nature.
So all ye Ladonians and Peoples all over the World, Thunder under Mountain - Nourish your Eternal Now!
Emanuel von Bock, Minister of Health