On Three Stages Mark; 4;26b-30. A man scatters seed on the ground. Night and day, whether he sleeps or gets up, the seed sprouts and grows, though he does not know how. All by itself the soil produces grain--first the stalk, then the head, then the full kernel in the head. As soon as the grain is ripe, he puts the sickle to it because the harvest has come. In Young Oon Kim’s Divine Principle and its Application (1970), these are named the formation stage, the growth stage, and the completion stage. (I believe that “forming”, “growing”, and “completing” would be more appropriate.) It takes three stages for a point to become a solid. In the structuralist narrative as codified by A-J Greimas there are three stages from the acceptance of his mission by the hero: in the first stage, the hero acquirers internal or external weapon(s) (often by answering three questions); in the second stage, he meets and defeats the enemy who has captured the valuabl...
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JohnAndrew Sonneborn Monday, July 26, 2021 THE MOST IMPORTANT PRINCIPLES- BASIC VERSION This post is my attempt to crystallize some standard teachings of Unificationism, especially as written in Exposition of the Divine Principle , also in New Explanation of Unification Thought , sometimes elaborating/explicating, while suggesting new English terminology, (which are underlined.) in some cases. The framework is partner theology/project theology. it is a purely humanistic version of a post in my blog johnnysonneborn.blogspot.com, “The Most Important Principles". [For a full version for students of Unificationism, a stripped-down version of that, or other posts, click “Archive” on the right panel, then select a year, and a list of posts will appear. Now I am going to write about this text: You may, if you so wish, skip directly to the text by finding”1’. [I will soon be posting several recently-written short pieces.] ---...