The first part of the phrase indicates a form of immortality, most obviously. It declares that Cthulhu’s comatose state, i.e. “Dead but dreaming”, is just that, inactive physically but lying in wait for the stars to be right. But what else can we understand here?
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We must work within the magickal knowledge that Cthulhu is more than simply a gigantic creature with a cephalopod head, and consider the IDEA of Cthulhu. Cthulhu is representative of forbidden knowledge and the hidden desires of man. Men go mad when they gaze upon him because...
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... they see in him what they themselves both desire and fear. Old Castro spoke of Cthulhu returning and teaching the cult new ways of debauchery and murder, but what they saw was only their basest desire made manifest in their minds. He is much more than that.
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He is the sublime nature of man. He is the idea of freedom from laws and false morality. Men go mad because they cannot withstand having their illusions shattered when they gaze upon him and know that within their hearts they are despicable, vile creatures capable of the most...
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... horrendous deeds. So how does one reconcile this? How can one keep from going mad from such revelations? Look to oneself. Use what few creatures have and apply your intellect. One must face the darkest depths of oneself in order to truly understand oneself.
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For example, using one’s intellect, what would justify the behavior of the cultists written about in The Call of Cthulhu? Would an alien god with intelligence far beyond anything we can comprehend demand human sacrifice? I think not. It would be no more than a paltry snack.
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No, their behavior was a manifestation of their misunderstanding of the depths of their nature. They embraced their own darkness and succumbed to it, allowing themselves to devolve into something less than human. They became manifestations of their inner Beast.
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To evolve, we must understand while that component of man exists, man is more than the Beast. Humans can become gods in their own right! We must face the Beast. Stare into the maw of Great Cthulhu and let your soul be flayed apart so that what is hidden may be revealed!
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You will despise it. You may cringe, you may vomit, you may go mad. But you can contain it. You must accept this part of yourself and absorb it into your psyche. It does not control you, but you it. You need no laws, no false commandments to guide you.
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You are your only guide. You are judge, jury, and executioner with regard to yourself. The idea represented by Cthulhu is as old as time. Older than humanity. The Beast shall never die, but must be accepted and used as a tool like any other. It is within you.
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Understanding this is key to facing the Beast and accepting it. Understand that you are in control of your actions and whether or not you choose to act upon your desires, base or not. Understand that while only you govern yourself, you will face consequences for your actions.
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You are in control. You must face that which is not dead but can eternal lie. You must do as you see best in your daily life and go forth knowing that you are in control of every aspect of yourself and your behavior. You control the darkest parts of your psyche, they do not you.
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“... and in strange æons, even death may die.” I am sorry to say, that you will not find Cthulhu on this earth. “In his house at R’lyeh Dead Cthulhu waits dreaming.” Cthulhu is greater than all of man’s insignificant accomplishments, however in truth he exists beyond...
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...space and time. His great city sunk in the distant past, yet even should we send machines into the murkiest depths of the Pacific, we’ll likely never find R’lyeh. Because it, like the Great Old One himself is not truly of our plane of existence. They are made from matter...
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...unlike anything understood by current science. And in our current age, we are prisoners to natural laws that do not allow their essence to manifest on our plane. The stars are not right. The vibrations of our universe are incompatible with their very makeup.
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But Cthulhu can still call. His mind is beyond our comprehension, and yet he can communicate via dreams and visions. He cares not a whit for mankind, but all the same we exist and therefore he shall use those of us who understand, those who can face his madness and evolve.
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In becoming more than we are, becoming gods in and of ourselves, we can deny death. The body may die, but that which is our essence, that we cannot allow to become subsumed or destroyed. We must preserve the self, the ultimate self, that which we understand to be...
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... the utter core of our consciousness. And to do so we must face all of ourselves. We must know our own being, and embrace it in its totality. Only then, can the stars shift. Only then can we defy the natural law of our universe and achieve godhood.
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The stars will be right and we will be more than human. A strange æon shall arrive and death shall have no meaning, for we will be beyond space, beyond time, and beyond death. Cthulhu will manifest, and he will be us! Iä Iä Cthulhu ftagn!
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