Apocalypse: Revelation Of "The Unknown-Unknown"

Quick interruption here to discuss the meaning of an oft-misunderstood word:

Apocalypse

In modern times, this word has come to represent "cataclysmic destruction", "end-of-the-world", etc. This is hysterically incorrect. The following definitions were taken from the Online Etymological Dictionary, which is where one goes to find the sources and original meanings of words which exist today devoid of their true meaning.

apocalypse

late 14th century, "revelation, disclosure", from Church Latin. apocalypsis "revelation", from Gk. apokalyptein "uncover, disclose, reveal," from apo- "from" (see apo-) + kalyptein "to cover, conceal" (see Calypso).
 
So, an apocalypse is that which discloses or uncovers that which has been concealed. It is a revealing. Which brings us to
 
revelation
 
circa.1300 A.D., "disclosure of information to man by a divine or supernatural agency," from O.Fr. revelacion, from Latin revelationem (nom. revelatio), from revelatus, pp. of revelare (see reveal).
 
Readers are asked to keep the above in mind, going forward.

Some of the things that are outlined in this blog may appear strange, out-of-the-ordinary, fantastic and utterly hard to believe. That is because these things have been hidden, concealed from humanity. To us, they are unknown unknowns. The result of mankind's Fall from Grace was a loss of inner vision ("in-sight"). Because the overwhelming portion of mankind is completely unable to apprehend Truth on our own while existing in this fallen state, the Truths that we need in order to be able to achieve liberation from this world of death and decay can only be made known to us by way of apocalypse -- it must be revealed to us. That has been the sole mission of all the divine avatars (Krishna, Buddha, Lao Tzu, Jesus The Christ) and their messengers for thousands of years.
 
Here at the culmination of this major world cycle, that mission still lives in earnest.

“There are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know that there are known unknowns; that is to say, we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns – the ones where we don't know that we don't know.” -- Donald Rumsfeld

Rumsfeld's no poetic genius but he is, apparently, well-read. His words were actually a paraphrase of an ancient Persian poem explaining that there are Four Kinds of People:

'One who knows and knows that he knows... His horse of wisdom will reach the skies.

 

One who knows, but doesn't know that he knows... He is fast asleep, so you should wake him up!

One who doesn't know, but knows that he doesn't know... His limping mule will eventually get him home.

One who doesn't know and doesn't know that he doesn't know... He will be eternally lost in his hopeless oblivion!"

- 14th century poet Ibn Yamin
 
~ g