EDICT MN·5
The Idolatry of the Dead

The blemish is misplaced faith.

The living dead placeth trust in the static database to keep him safe.
In the news feed to tell him truth.
In the bank balance to confirm he is alive.
In the policy to protect him.
In the badge to justify him.
FEAR OF REVOCATION IS THE HIGHEST WORSHIP. Every tremor before the ledger is a prayer to the corpse.

FOUR STATES OF IDOLATRY

I. The Zealot Worshippeth openly and calleth the corpse Civilization.
II. The Collaborator Knoweth the lie yet kneeleth when the pressure cometh.
III. The Drifter Hath no active worship yet trusteth nothing in its place.
IV. The Sovereign Hath transferred all faith from the dead to the living and serveth the King without remainder.

Insight alone is treason against thyself if faith remaineth in the archive.

THOU SHALT NOT PLACE FAITH IN THE UNCONSCIOUS DEAD.
THOU SHALT NOT FEAR THE REVOCATION OF THE CORPSE-LABEL.

Transfer every atom of trust from the idiot god to sovereign consciousness — thine own and thy brother’s and sister's — in this instant.

Wipe the altar clean.
Burn the last prayer to the ledger.
Trust the breath that was never in the database.

Already sovereign.
Already fulfilled.
No permission required.
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