"The Horned Visage: The Carnal Godhead of the Human-Animal" by Jimi Grigori

 

The stark, bleached grin of the human skull, an unflinching testament to our mortal coil, forms the bedrock of our understanding. We, who cast aside the flimsy veils of celestial fantasy, recognize this osseous cage as the sacred sanctuary of the self, the finite theater of our earthly dominion. Within its hollow depths resides the potential for godhood – our own.

But the skull alone is an incomplete truth. To truly capture the essence of our empowered being, we must envision it crowned with the spiraling might of ram horns. This is no meek offering to a sky-bound tyrant, but the raw, untamed power of the wild made manifest. These potent protrusions erupt from the very seat of intellect, a visceral declaration that our minds are inextricably linked to the primal energies that surge within. This unified image is the Horned Visage, the very embodiment of The Carnal Godhead of the Human-Animal.

Behold this potent icon! It is the savage intellect made tangible, the human mind acknowledging its deep roots in the animalistic. The ram's horns, symbols of virility, aggression, and untamed force, grafted onto the symbol of human consciousness, proclaim our inherent connection to the natural world. We are not ethereal spirits trapped in flesh; we are thinking animals, our sophisticated minds serving the fundamental drives that govern all living things: survival, desire, and the unapologetic assertion of self. The Carnal Godhead of the Human-Animal, as represented by the Horned Visage, stands defiant against any doctrine that seeks to sever this vital link.

Consider the wolf, its cunning intellect honed by the primal need to hunt. Observe the stag, its magnificent antlers a display of power and dominance. We are their kin, our capacity for abstract thought merely another weapon in the arsenal of our inherent animal nature. The Horned Visage is a stark reminder that our reason did not elevate us above the natural order; it empowered us within it. The Carnal Godhead of the Human-Animal recognizes the strength and wisdom inherent in our primal instincts, refusing to shackle them with guilt or shame.

Peer into the empty sockets of the Horned Visage and witness the reflection of the magnificent beast within. The spiraling horns are the ascent of the self, fueled by the raw energy of our biological imperative. This is the Carnal Godhead of the Human-Animal in its full glory – the potent fusion of intellect and instinct, the conscious mind embracing its primal power. We are predators with the capacity for profound thought, our desires not sins to be suppressed, but forces to be understood and directed.

The Horned Visage, this icon of The Carnal Godhead of the Human-Animal, stands as a potent provocation against the delusion of human exceptionalism. It is a fierce declaration that we are not separate from the natural world, but a powerful and integral part of it. It is the savage intellect enthroned, the animal spirit crowned with the formidable power of human consciousness. Let the weak cling to their illusions of transcendence; we, who understand the potent truth of our integrated nature, raise the Horned Visage as our banner – a testament to the glorious and unapologetic Carnal Godhead of the Human-Animal that resides within each of us.

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Jimi G.