Fractal Cult Pamphlet DRAFT 1 - Principia Discordia

Fractal Cult
FIRST
MEDITATION:
THE
UNIVERSE
IS FRACTAL
Ch ao t e Ch ing , Ch ap t er 1 1
T h e M a nd e lbr ot gr ow s in infinit e com p le xit y
ba s e d on t h e e m p t y s p a ce a t it s ce nt e r .
K now le d ge is bu ilt on fa ct s :
A s ca ffold ing t o s u p p or t ignor a nce .
The universe is infinitely complex,
recurring patterns.
T h e line s in a color ing book give t h e p a ge for m
bu t cr a y ons give it life ,
not s t a y ing cons t r a ine d ins id e t h e line s ,
nor r e d u cing t h e p a t t e r n t o s cr ibble s .
but graspable because it contains
Every bit of the big picture
is present
We s t ick a p a r t a nd s t a y ba ffle d ,
y e t k e e p com ing ba ck
t o t h e ve r y s a m e t h ing.
in the most minute detail.
T h e le ns of t h e fir s t m icr os cop e r e ve a le d fr a ct illia n
ignor a nce .
All is one.
Sh a p e d w or d s , u nr a ve le d m e a nings ,
int e r p r e t , cor r u p t , a d a p t or cons t r u e .
We k ne w a ll a long
w or d s d on’t cou nt .
Se e w h a t e xis t s , u s e w h a t d oe s not .
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