«Why did you single out my son Gilgamesh (and) impose a restless spirit on him?» — voz de Ninsun ante Shamash, en pregunta y como reproche: por qué escogió a su hijo y le impuso un espíritu inquieto
Religión mesopotámica
What does this tradition say about experience, knowledge and transformation? We approach these questions with consciousness as our centre, listening to the language of each source.
Gonzalo Olivares Velázquez · Spiritus Mundi
1 · Listen to the sources
How these passages were chosen: from the works assigned to this tradition, in alphabetical order, the first passage of each whose quoted words name consciousness, awareness, soul, spirit or knowledge (in English or Spanish); one per work, up to four. The choice is by vocabulary only: a passage may agree with our reading, disagree with it, or leave the question open.
«‘Why did you afflict my son Gilgamesh with so restless a spirit? ‘For now you have touched him and he will tread the distant path to the home of Humbaba. He will face a battle he knows not, he will ride a road he knows not.» — versión estándar, tablilla III: voz de Ninsun reprochando al Sol haber dado a su hijo un espíritu tan inquieto, y describiendo el camino y la batalla que no conoce
2 · Ask what each source declares
Who knows, and what is transformed? Is the relationship between inner experience and the world declared, disputed, or left open? Let the passage determine the answer before bringing it into dialogue with our reading.
Explore documented argument maps →3 · Return to the centre
For us, these paths meet in consciousness. Which passage converses with that reading, and which qualifies or contradicts it? Save it with your own note.
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