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I. Thesis: Healing and Dealing — The Intersection of Modern Medicine, Body Collecting, and the Unweighed Hearts in the Mercantile Regime

In this thesis, we explore the dual role of modern medicine as both a healing and dealing industry, where the ancient and mercantile practices of body collecting continue under the guise of medical advancement and care. While the modern medical motto is often espoused as "do no harm," historical truths reveal a more complex narrative. Unweighed hearts remain at the core of the medical-industrial complex, where healing and the collection of bodies, fluids, and souls are inseparable. This heart-and-soul collection regime manifests through practices like lobotomy, organ donation, placenta collection, plastic surgery, abortion, and any procedure involving the harvesting of body fluids or organs.

We situate these modern practices within a broader cultural and economic context by linking them to the media promotion of body dysmorphia, the hourglass figure, and mercantile medical practices. Through this lens, we interpret Thomas Eakins’ "The Gross Clinic" as a precursor to this industry, visualizing the medical theater as a heart-collecting ritual. Eakins' later work, particularly his connection to the Linda Hall Library, serves as a symbolic attempt to atone for the commodification of bodies, yet it too participates in this regime.

Through a hermeneutic interpretation, we investigate the etymology of Eakins’ name, linking it to terms like "EKG," "eek," and "ectoplasm", all of which suggest an ongoing relationship between life, death, and the collection of human essence. Furthermore, we explore the Alpha Female Hyena, an animal whose mocking laughter and pack nature mirror the predatory nature of modern medicine and marketing industries. The Cigarette Pack, marketed to women and children, draws a direct line to the pack mentality of predatory industries, mocking the unweighed hearts of those unable to offer their essence to Spacetime.

### 1. Healing and Dealing in Modern Medicine: The Ritual of Collecting

Modern medicine, while focused on healing, has long been intertwined with the ritualistic collection of bodies. Ancient practices of body and organ collection, such as those seen in mummification and sacrifice, have their modern counterparts in procedures like organ donation, placenta harvesting, abortion, and plastic surgery. Each of these procedures collects parts of the body—whether organs, fluids, or tissues—in a transactional ritual.

- Lobotomy and Cochlear Implants: These procedures, particularly in their early development, were framed as progressive medical treatments but are emblematic of medical dealing—altering the body and mind for the sake of advancement or control, often with unweighed hearts suffering the consequences.

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- Organ Donation and Placenta Collection: The harvesting of organs and biological material represents a continuation of body collection practices, commodifying the human form under the guise of healing. Placenta collection, for instance, ties to the idea of reproductive labor being co-opted and monetized.

### 2. The Gross Clinic and the Medical Theater as a Heart-Collecting Ritual

Thomas Eakins’ "The Gross Clinic" (1875) provides a visual representation of the medical theater as a ritualistic space where bodies are dealt with in ways that echo ancient sacrificial rites. In the painting, the surgeon becomes the priest or ruler, conducting a ceremony of healing that is also a performance—a staged event where the human body is both healed and commodified. The depiction of surgery mirrors the ritual collection of hearts seen in cultures like the Aztecs, suggesting that modern medicine’s claim to "do no harm" is undermined by its simultaneous role as a dealer in human bodies.

- Eakins and the White Lab Coat: The later works of Eakins, particularly those connected to the Linda Hall Library, show a shift toward atonement, with the white lab coat becoming a symbol of the scientific priesthood—a technological veil over the continued collection of human bodies. The nurse in his works symbolizes a new form of ritualistic care, one that maintains the power dynamics of the earlier medical theater but cloaks it in the veneer of modernity.

### 3. Hermeneutic Interpretation: Eakins, EKG, Ectoplasm, and Eye-Line

The etymology of Eakins’ name and its phonetic connections to terms like EKG and ectoplasm deepen the relationship between life, death, and the body-collecting practices of modern medicine. The EKG, which measures the electrical activity of the heart, mirrors the idea of capturing the soul’s essence, while ectoplasm, a term associated with spiritualism, suggests that the body’s essence is something that can be extracted and dealt with, much like organs and tissues.

- Eye-Line and Cosmetics: The term eye-line, and its connection to linen and the needle, provides a connection to the ritualization of appearance in the modern cosmetic industry. Cosmetics, like plastic surgery, have become part of the body-dysmorphic culture that deals in unweighed hearts, commodifying the body and its image as part of the broader heart-collecting regime.

### 4. Hyena, Laughter, and the Pack Mentality

The hyena, particularly the Alpha Female Hyena, plays a crucial role in this thesis. Known for its mocking laughter, the hyena symbolizes the predatory nature of industries that exploit bodies, including medicine, fashion, and marketing. The hyena’s pack mentality reflects the collective predation that occurs when these industries work together to commodify human bodies, particularly women and children.

- Cigarette Pack and Camel Toe: The Cigarette Pack, marketed to women and children in the early 20th century, mirrors the pack mentality of predatory commerce. Joe Camel, a symbol of the tobacco industry’s targeting of youth, ties directly to the feminization of tobacco marketing and the use of sexualized imagery like camel toe to demean and commodify women’s bodies.

- Sand, Gravel, and Walking Spacetime: The gravel or sand in which the crane walks becomes a metaphor for navigating the mirror of Spacetime. The sandy toe, referencing the footprint left in sand, connects to the hourglass figure, symbolizing the finite measure of time imposed on bodies by the heart-collecting regime.

### 5. The Hourglass, Marketing, and the Unmarked Hearts

The hourglass figure, long associated with female beauty standards, has become a tool for the modern marketing industry to perpetuate the false weighing of hearts. This mockery of Spacetime forces bodies—particularly women’s—into narrow definitions of worth based on physical proportions rather than the true weighing of the heart. The modern fashion industry, from corsets to contemporary beauty standards, has placed a disproportionate burden on unmarked hearts—those who have not yet been given the chance to weigh their hearts against cosmic truth.

- Marketing and the Unweighed: The marketing industry, through its emphasis on body image and self-worth, has created a system where unweighed hearts are constantly exploited. The unweighed are trapped in cycles of self-commodification, unable to offer their hearts to Spacetime, leading to cosmic imbalance and suffering.

### Conclusion: Healing, Dealing, and the Heart-Collecting Regime

Modern medicine, despite its claim to "do no harm," participates in a long-standing regime of heart and soul collection. Through procedures like organ donation, plastic surgery, and the harvesting of biological materials, the medical-industrial complex continues the practice of commodifying human bodies for both healing and profit. The hourglass figure, imposed by the fashion industry, further perpetuates this regime, forcing bodies—particularly women’s—into a narrow definition of worth based on external proportions.

The hyena, with its mocking laughter and pack mentality, symbolizes the predatory nature of industries that thrive on the exploitation of unweighed hearts. The sandy toe, a metaphor for walking through Spacetime, connects to the hourglass as a symbol of finite, imposed measure—a distortion of the infinite possibilities represented by trueheart and the weighing of the heart.

In this thesis, we conclude that the medical, marketing, and fashion industries are all participants in the heart-collecting regime, where hearts are falsely weighed and commodified for profit. The challenge remains to restore cosmic balance, allowing the heart to be weighed properly by Spacetime, free from the distortions of commerce and exploitation.

II. Thesis: The Duality of the Hyena, Collective Women, and the Misalignment of Modern Society through POIDal Cosmological Disruption

This thesis explores the duality of the hyena as a symbol of collective power and female leadership while connecting it to the hawk through a phonetic and hermeneutic lens. The term "high een-a" for hyena, which translates to "high eye of collective women," reveals a deeper layer of meaning within Egyptian mythology and contemporary symbolism. The hyena’s dual nature—both as a predator and a matriarch—reflects the collective power of women, laborers, and children. We further connect the hyena to the hawk through the semantic relationship established in previous theses, symbolizing sharp-sightedness and cosmic judgment. The hyena’s pack—women, children, and laborers—becomes central to understanding modern society’s imbalance and its ongoing struggle with the unweighed heart.

By connecting laborer, labor, and Labrador, a term historically linked to gold and retrieving, we trace the intersection between the symbolic retrieval of lost souls and modern labor's role in the collective soul’s burden.

The Gross Clinic and the Linda Hall Library function as visual and symbolic representations of darkness and light, heavy and light in the POIDal cosmological scale. These two works of art form a diptych, symbolizing the extremes of high and low points on the cosmological scale of harmony. However, this cosmological harmony is represented as cruciform, and without an intervening Axis—particularly the Z-axis that weighs the heart—harmony is lost, leading to the unraveling of self, soul, and body.

We further connect this concept to modern art, particularly through the work of Barnett Newman and the push-pull dynamics of Zips, which represent the modern misalignment of society and art's role in reflecting unweighed hearts. The Z-axis becomes central to weighing the heart, where push and pull in modern society tempts individuals with their own reflection, but the true reflection of Spacetime requires sacrifice and gratitude. The Great Grandmother Spider (akin to the Black Widow) weaves the electromagnetic pulse of Spacetime through her tendrils, calling individuals to consent to love and sacrifice at the intersection of dark and light medicine.

Finally, we interpret the hourglass figure, the weighing of the heart, and the Black Widow as symbols of the Great Grandmother Spider, connecting contemporary content creation, intellectual property, and the darkened anonymity of the internet to a modern bureaucracy that disrupts Spacetime by extracting thought and property from unweighed hearts.

### 1. Hyena and Hawk: Duality and Sharp-Sighted Judgment

The hyena and hawk, when examined through phonetic etymology, share a symbolic connection rooted in their roles as sharp-sighted predators. The phrase "high een-a", interpreted as "high eye of collective women," positions the hyena as a matriarchal figure—the female alpha who leads a collective of women, laborers, and children. This collective pack operates with the same keen judgment and strategic sharpness as the hawk, embodying a dual nature: nurturing and protecting the collective, yet ruthlessly efficient when it comes to survival and leadership.

- Hawk and Hyena as Dual Aspects of Judgment: In this hermeneutic framework, the hawk represents the individual sharp-eyed judge, while the hyena represents the collective—a pack that exercises power through unity. Both creatures possess a connection to cosmic vision and the ability to weigh the hearts of those under their gaze, connecting directly to POIDal theory where rulers exploit the unweighed.

- Labor, Laborer, and Labrador (Gold Retrieval): The Labrador Retriever, historically bred to retrieve gold, becomes a symbol of the retrieval of lost souls by those laboring in the collective. The connection between labor and retrieving reflects the ongoing work of collective women—laborers, workers, and mothers—who retrieve unweighed hearts from the fields of modern commerce.

### 2. Gross Clinic and Linda Hall Library: Light, Dark, and POIDal Harmony

The Gross Clinic and the Linda Hall Library serve as visual representations of dark and light, functioning as cosmic extremes on the POIDal scale of harmony. Together, they form a diptych—one representing the heavy darkness of the medical-industrial complex’s dealing in bodies and souls, and the other symbolizing the potential for enlightenment or atonement through knowledge and science.

- Dark and Light, Heavy and Light: The Gross Clinic captures the dark side of medical practice, where bodies are treated as objects of dissection, mirroring the ancient rituals of heart collecting. Conversely, the Linda Hall Library is intended as a space of light and knowledge—a repository of thought that seeks to uplift, though it too may be complicit in the ongoing commodification of intellectual property.

- Cruciform Harmony and the Z-Axis of the Heart: The Z-axis in this framework represents the axis of heart-weighing, with the push and pull dynamics of Spacetime defining the individual’s journey toward balance or imbalance. Barnett Newman’s "Zips", which suggest vertical lines of energy, echo this modern aesthetic misalignment—where modern art, like society, reflects unweighed hearts that are drawn toward their own reflection but are severed from the true balance of Spacetime.

### 3. Hourglass Figure, Black Widow, and the Great Grandmother Spider

The hourglass figure, long associated with feminine beauty, becomes a metaphor for the cosmic balance between heavy and light, time’s passing, and the dual nature of sacrifice. The Black Widow, as a symbolic counterpart to the Great Grandmother Spider, embodies the dark feminine—the weaver of fate and tendrils of Spacetime that call individuals to sacrifice and gratitude.

- Great Grandmother Spider as the Arbiter of Sacrifice: The Black Widow, much like the Great Grandmother Spider in Hopi mythology, weaves the web of electromagnetic pulse through which the soul must navigate. Her tendrils represent the binding forces of love, calling individuals to surrender to the pull of Spacetime’s harmonic resonance.

- Hourglass Figure as a Reflection of Unweighed Hearts: The hourglass figure, imposed by fashion and beauty standards, reflects society’s tendency to focus on the superficial weight of the body while ignoring the true weight of the heart. In this context, the unweighed heart is tempted by vanity and external appearance, whereas the true weighing lies in the sacrifice of ego and the offering of the soul to the cosmic scales of the Great Grandmother Spider.

### 4. Content Creation, Intellectual Property, and the Dark-Light Medicine of Modern Culture

The Gross Clinic’s representation of dark medicine—where the body is dissected and analyzed—extends to modern content creation and the anonymity of the internet, where ideas and creativity are extracted and commodified in much the same way. Intellectual property, much like body parts in the medical industry, is harvested, often from unweighed hearts, with little recognition of its true spiritual weight.

- Darkened Anonymity and Extraction of Thought: The darkened anonymity of the internet allows for the unseen extraction of intellectual property, ideas, and creativity, paralleling the dark side of medical extraction in the Gross Clinic. Just as bodies were harvested for knowledge, so too are thoughts and creations extracted from the unmarked hearts of creators.

- Entertainment Royalty Rights and the Disruption of Spacetime: The bureaucratic structures of entertainment and content creation serve as the new arenas where hearts are falsely weighed. In this space, creators are drawn into a system where their souls—like their ideas—are commodified, disrupting the cosmic harmony that the Z-axis represents.

### Conclusion: Healing the Unweighed Heart in the Modern World

The duality of the hyena, as a high eye of collective women, and the sharp-sightedness of the hawk, together represent the collective and individual forces that weigh the heart and guide the soul through the push and pull of Spacetime. However, modern society, through its medical-industrial complex, the fashion industry, and the commodification of creativity, has disrupted this balance by focusing on external appearances and superficial weight.

The Gross Clinic and Linda Hall Library form a visual and symbolic diptych, representing the ongoing struggle between light and dark—between the extraction and commodification of the body and mind, and the potential for cosmic atonement through knowledge and sacrifice. The hourglass figure, often imposed as a symbol of beauty, reflects the false weighing of women’s bodies, while the Great Grandmother Spider calls for the reconnection of the soul to the binding tendrils of Spacetime through sacrifice and love.

In conclusion, the modern world continues to tempt unweighed hearts with reflections of vanity, but the true path to cosmic harmony lies in the sacred balance of sacrifice, gratitude, and consent to love, as represented by the weaving of Spacetime by the Great Grandmother Spider.

III. Thesis: Superficial Weight, Fissures of the Heart, and the Fisher of Men — A Hermeneutic Journey into False Weighing and the Planting of Love’s Seed

This hermeneutic interpretive thesis explores the etymology and phonemes within the terms superficial weight, fish, fissure, and fisher of men, revealing deeper connections to the false weighing of hearts and the duality of human identity. By connecting superficial to official and the concept of an unmarked "bank" of identity, we unearth the societal structures that falsely separate unweighed hearts and create artificial divisions. These divisions, funded by the Identity Bank, fuel identity politics, driving a wedge between individuals by casting them as foes rather than allies in healing. This dichotomy, like the diptych of light and dark in Eakins’s works, represents opposing forces within human experience. Ultimately, the official weighing of the heart must supersede all false and harmful attempts at collecting the heart, spirit, or mind.

This thesis posits that the true "super seed" of life is found in love, and that the Heart-Body-Mind Harvesters—those who seek to manipulate or extract essence from others—must plant their own seed within their own heart, allowing only love to survive. The term "superficial weight" is tied to our POIDal theory as a false weighing of the heart, and the phonetic syllable "fic" is connected to fish, fissure, and the biblical phrase "fisher of men." By replacing fisher with fissure, we interpret the heart as a fractured space, where the process of weighing the heart reveals its fissures—openings that must be mended through love.

### 1. Superficial Weight and Official Identity: The Unmarked Bank

The term superficial weight refers to a false or shallow measure—an external and often deceptive way of evaluating the worth of something, particularly the human heart. When connected to official, we understand superficial weight as the weight given by institutions or authorities that falsely assign value to identity, appearance, or social status, rather than the true weight of the heart as measured by Spacetime.

- Superficial and Official Weighing: The official weight is the one deemed valid by systems of power and commerce, but it is superficial because it disregards the depth and authenticity of the soul. The Identity Bank, as a metaphorical institution, funds identity politics, creating artificial divisions between people based on superficial identifiers rather than their true nature. These divisions separate unweighed hearts from one another, fostering conflict where healing should occur.

- Foe in the Hand to Heal Through the Un-Held: The unweighed hearts, manipulated by superficial identities, are cast as foes—people who could be united through shared human experience but are divided through false notions of identity. This leads to a situation where healing is withheld because the hands that could heal are un-held, symbolic of our inability to connect deeply with one another due to false judgments.

### 2. Diptych of Light and Dark: Eakins’s Works as a Metaphor for Opposing Forces

In Thomas Eakins’s works, particularly The Gross Clinic and his later, more redemptive pieces, we see the diptych of light and dark, representing the opposing forces of human experience. This mirrors the false weighing of hearts in modern society, where light and dark are cast as opposites when they are in fact part of the same continuum.

- Official Weighing Superseding False Collecting: Just as the official weighing of the heart supersedes the false and harmful attempts to collect and control hearts, minds, and spirits, so too must truth rise above the superficial weights imposed by societal structures. The super seed, the true essence of life, must be allowed to grow within each individual, rather than being harvested or extracted by external forces. This super seed, planted within the heart, feeds the soul and allows it to reach cosmic harmony.

### 3. Super Seed and the Blade of the Ka-Bar: Planting Love’s Seed

The Ka-Bar, a symbol of sacrifice and piercing truth, represents the cutting edge of the process by which the heart is weighed. In this thesis, the Ka-Bar is reimagined as the tool that pierces the superficial layers of identity and false weighing, allowing the true seed of love to be planted within the heart. The Heart-Body-Mind Harvesters, who seek to extract value from others, are ultimately called to plant their own seed within their own heart, recognizing that only love must survive the cosmic process of weighing.

### 4. Superficial Weight and the POIDal Theory: False Weighing of the Heart

The term superficial weight connects directly to the POIDal theory, where false weights are imposed upon the heart by external systems, preventing the true weighing that leads to cosmic balance. The phonetic syllable "fic", present in superficial, leads us into a hermeneutic exploration of fish, fissure, and fisher of men, revealing deeper connections to the heart and its fractured nature.

- Fish and Fisher of Men: The biblical phrase "fisher of men" refers to the act of gathering souls, often for spiritual purposes. When we replace fisher with fissure, we transform the act of gathering into an act of revealing—where the heart is not collected but opened, its fissures exposed. These fissures—the cracks in the human soul—are the places where true healing must occur.

- Fissure as the Opening of the Heart: A fissure, in geological or anatomical terms, refers to a crack or split in a surface. In the context of the heart, a fissure represents the wound or opening that occurs during the process of weighing. Rather than collecting or harvesting the heart, we must open it, revealing its fissures and allowing love to fill these cracks, healing the heart from within.

### 5. Weighing the Heart and Healing Fissures: Mending the Cracks

In our earlier discussions of the weighing of the heart, the heart must be weighed against the feather of Ma'at, where lightness symbolizes purity and truth. The fissure of the heart represents the spaces where false weights have been imposed—these fissures are the superficial cracks created by societal judgments and external pressures. Only through the process of weighing the heart can these fissures be healed.

- Fissures as Sacred Spaces: These fissures are not weaknesses, but sacred spaces where love can enter. The Ka-Bar, symbolizing the blade that pierces the superficial, cuts open the heart and allows the true seed of life to be planted. In this way, the super seed of love can heal the fissures of the heart, leading to a reunification with the cosmic balance of Spacetime.

### Conclusion: The Fissures of the Heart, Superficial Weight, and the Planting of Love

In this hermeneutic interpretive journey, we have connected the superficial weight of identity, the false dichotomies of identity politics, and the fissures within the heart to the ancient process of weighing the heart. The fisher of men becomes the fissure of men, where the act of collecting souls is transformed into an act of healing the cracks within each heart. The super seed of life—love—can only grow when planted within the heart, and this process must be initiated by the individual rather than by external harvesters.

The superficial weight imposed by society is a false measure, a POIDal distortion that prevents the true weighing of the heart. By opening the fissures within the heart, we create space for love to enter, healing the fractures and allowing the heart to be weighed against truth and cosmic balance. Only through this process can we achieve cosmic harmony, where the heart, mind, and body are unified in love, and the false identities that divide us are dissolved.

The super seed of life is love, and the Ka-Bar serves as the tool that pierces the superficial, allowing the heart to be healed. As fissures in the heart are mended, the true weight of the soul is revealed, and cosmic balance is restored.