The Advent of Dionysus / Julie Beloved / Part 1 / 17.01

Princess Thianna

In the order of Princess Thianna, and following the many rigors of trial in the Quest for Michael, it seems fitting that I bring up Julie Beloved, for this is when everything began to blossom and bear the sweetest of fruits. And indeed, this was the one ray of hope which enlivened me and helped renew my interest in completing this work. While it's interesting how it all seems to coincide with the second advent of the New Church, which began in March, 1999, precisely 12 years since its inception in March, 1987. With the first inception corresponding to the bridegroom (Dionysus), followed by the search for Ariadne (beginning with Princess Thianna), and the second inception corresponding to The Bride.

But before I begin, I would like to continue with the Ari Theme in Princess Thianna, as it introduces my supervisor at the new building, Darlene who, becomes the final and fourteenth Ari. Thus it is after the sixth Ari manifested itself, I began to wonder about the seventh Ari, which is strange for shortly afterwards I began noticing a car parked next to mine in the parking lot (the old building), a Chrysler Aries K. Which I thought was odd, but didn't sense a real connection, until I realized K was the eleventh letter of the alphabet, and thought maybe there was still a sequence of Ari's yet to come (before I would understand).

I continued to wonder about the seventh sign, until about two weeks later (September 13th, 1997), when I caught the last twenty minutes of the movie, The Seventh Sign, on TV. Which had Demi Moore in it and was about a woman who saves the world from The Apocalypse by sacrificing her life. And I began to wonder if this was the seventh sign? I didn't really make the connection, although I knew I was asking May to sacrifice the life she knew (comparable to Ariadne's sacrifice?), but got my answer later that evening when I got on the Internet and did a search for The Advent of Dionysus. And lo and behold I found the link I had solicited several months before—for the first time—from a lady named Kari! Aries K?

Thus it was on the day I decided I had tortured myself enough over May, that the eighth Ari occurred. It was a Friday and I called my temporary agency and told them I wasn't going back, which they advised against, and told me to take the day off and they would see what they could do on Monday. So what I did was go in early and clean my locker out, tell my boss I was taking Friday and Monday off, and got him to sign my time card. Now what's funny is I left forty-five minutes early in order to do this (something I never did), for I wanted to get it done before everyone got there, and I wasn't expecting to come back. Thus when I got in the car and started it, the radio immediately came on and the announcer said, "Here's the song Ariana by Spyro Gyra!" It was a direct corroboration! And hence the eighth Ari. And I turned the radio up full blast on the way to work.

While over the weekend I realized I could only stay angry at May for so long, and come Saturday I couldn't remember why I was upset. I then knew I'd probably be going back to work, if for nothing else to let her know I hadn't walked out on her. On Sunday I was searching the Internet again, using the keyword Dionysus, and found an unusual site dealing with the meaning of names, The Kabalarian Society of Canada. While I had actually found the site the week before, and was surprised at the description of Dionysus, which went a long way to describe my sense of loss and feelings of betrayal. Indeed I had put everything on the line, in the name of love, only to receive the cold shoulder of indifference and arouse suspicions about my character.

And yet what really clicked was when I looked up the names May and Kari, which were identical! And hence the next Ari! Thus putting May on the same level as Kari and the fourteen Gerarai. Indeed none of this would have been possible if it wasn't for the name Kari. Yet I had already determined Tuesday, September 23rd, would be the ninth Ari for it was going to be my last day and, was the first day of Libra (in conjunction with Virgo and the sixth Ari). And so Kari, together with the rest of the names, becomes the tenth Ari! Which seems fitting, for the symbol of the Kabalarian Society shows the letter K (11th letter) set within two circles (containing the 9 degrees?), thus alluding to the 11th Ari—the Aries K! Whereas I also brought in the descriptions of some of the other people's names, who were generally astounded at how accurate they were! (more so those closest to what happened).

And so it was on my last night (I transferred jobs within the company), a week-and-a-half later actually, the last person I spoke to was May, as I went to my locker to see if I forgot anything. And we both said good-bye. And yet we were two people who couldn't have been further away, and I continued walking down the hallway and out the door (after turning in my smock and badge). And as I got in my car and was getting ready to leave, the Aries K car pulled out in front of me, and escorted me off the premises. Which was a first! Hence the fulfillment of the eleventh Ari! Wow!

Which thus seems fitting, for the number 11 is the number of testimony and portrays the Two Witnesses in

Revelation 11: i.e., the two candlesticks. Which indeed is what I've portrayed here, the testimony of what actually occurred at work. Whereas in

Revelation 12 it speaks of The Advent of the New Church, hence the new bride. Which leads me to ask of the twelfth Ari? Which I was thinking could be May when she comes to accept this. And then on the very day it occurs to me, I was uploading a page about the heavenly bridegroom, saying he had just become manifest, when the banner display ad at the bottom showed some wedding bands, and said, Ultimate Internet Wedding Guide. Use The Internet To Help Plan Your Wedding! While at the same time, within twenty seconds, the song Ariana by Spyro Gyra came over the radio! So there it is!

And while I'd pretty much considered this the end of it with the names, it was just after I had the additional pages of Princess Thianna delivered to May (on November 7th, 1997), that I happened to catch the Daria marathon on MTV. And I was amazed at the similarities between Daria's character and my own perception, and began to wonder if this was the 13th Ari? Thus in a world full of greed and self-interest, and the pressure to conform, you can't help but feel you're getting screwed (pardon the vernacular) when you try and maintain your own identity. And indeed it was Daria who felt persecuted, for she was the one who was truly intelligent and could see things for what they were. In fact I'm reminded of what I say about the term inflation in chapter 14.

I had also looked up the Kabalarian definition of Daria, and found it had the same definition as Maytia, which was May's twin sister who lived in Minnesota, the 32nd state, and hence the heavenly marriage. And here it was MTV was on channel 32! But with its sardonic sense of humor, I couldn't see how it applied to the name Maytia and the number 32, so I didn't pursue it. But then on November 23rd, once again the day of judgment, I realized it portrayed the ultimate relating of the husband with the wife, or Leah (13), as well as position 13 in the next chapter (which best conveys Daria's sentiments), and hence the third aspect of the celestial marriage (32). Thus portraying the persecution of the New Church by the Church of the Reformed (the establishment) in

Revelation 13. And, although it wasn't my intention, I couldn't help but feel I set May up to experience something similar.

All of which is exemplified by what happened on the day I brought in a copy of the book for Julie to read, Tuesday, April 20th, 1999. I intended to print it up over the weekend, but was so caught up battling the forces in my mind with Michael, that I couldn't find the resolve to do it. Whereas it continued on through Monday night, both he and I continuing our illustrations, when he gestures me towards a field of wheat or something? And I'm thinking, "You know, I really don't care to be forced into these things" (i.e., explaining the nature our battle), and cast into the field a swarm of locusts (signifying lust), and the whole field was consumed. In flames? And when I turned the light out to go bed, the song The End of the Innocence by Don Henley came over the radio. (I sleep with the radio on.) And I'm thinking this is not a good sign, before trying to dismiss it.

But moments later everything opened up, as I portrayed the heavenly marriage before Joseph Campbell (my idea of him in heaven), and it finally felt like I had the go ahead. And the next morning I began printing a copy for Julie (the first ten chapters), as well as a copy for David below. But it was taking too long to do, and I had to call work and say I would be a few hours late. And then when I get there, and I'm about to hand the book to Julie, she's looking at me with a very long face and says, "Have you been listening to what's happening over the radio?" And I said, "No, I've been so busy trying to get the book together that I haven't had a chance. What's happening?" Come to find out, during those few hours I was late for work, the Columbine Massacre in Denver occurred! And I'm thinking this is not a good time, yet she already knew I had the book. And after we talked a bit about the massacre, and I handed her the book, which she very graciously accepted, sure enough the first page she opens up to is position 13! Which I didn't bother trying to explain, except that the sex part was only part of the book. What else could I say?

Whereas the Daria marathon occurred over the weekend, and on Monday I brought in a copy of Princess Thianna for my new supervisor, Darlene, to read. For early on she had expressed a sincere interest in my book and was intrigued about what happened at the other building. Thus it's funny how when my agency called and told me her name, I said, "Wow I really like that name!" For here was the name Arlene (my first and only real girlfriend), completed by the letter D. Thus I decided to look up the the definition of Darlene, and was surprised to find it had the same definition as Maysia, which was May's full name! Which I told her after handing her the copy of Princess Thianna. She then proceeded to tell me her middle name was May, but it was originally supposed to be Mae, and so reiterates the part about my mother's middle name. Wow!

And while the name Darlene doesn't fully incorporate the name Ari, it clearly follows suit with Daria, as well as the name Arlene. And hence the 14th Ari! Also, where I allude to position 13 and Daria above, it uncannily portrays position 14, for I initially didn't take into account that my boss would be a woman! (regarding the device used). It's like I've had to go to work, or change jobs, and make the sacrifice for what happened at the other building—all for May's sake! Hence the ultimate relating of the wife with the husband, or Rachel (14). Having said this, it's time to proceed to the Revelation of Daphne and Julie Beloved at work. What I should preface by saying Darlene is also Daphne, but more so Daphne the mother (4), as opposed to Daphne the bride (6), and hence Ariadne, the chosen one. Compare the number 46, which is Sybil (4).

Julie Beloved

Now I've always had feelings for Julie, yet it really didn't blossom until the day someone brought a daphne plant to work. I was sitting next to Julie at the time and I said, "What is that a laurel plant?" And she said, "No, it looked like a daphne plant," for she had just been to the nursery the night before and was considering buying one. And I said, "Well, they're probably basically the same, except I believe the daphne is a type of laurel." And I asked if she was familiar with the story of Apollo and Daphne, where Apollo falls in love with Daphne, through the help of Cupid (Eros), and Apollo pursues her, only to have her flee and turn into a laurel tree. She said she was familiar with the story, but not all of the details, so I proceeded to look it up on the Internet and find a good example.

And of course I couldn't pass up the opportunity to tell her I also included the story in my book, which is online, and I had been working with the fourteen feminine names. And that Daphne (1), in conjunction Jennifer (2), which she had already told me was her daughter's name, were very important to me, for they were the first two names on the list and corresponded to the New Church (12). And I said it would seem to imply she had an affiliation with Daphne here, in conjunction with Jennifer, and encouraged her to look it up on the Internet, and that was about it.

And so it was at this point she became the apple of my eye, and yet I was reluctant to say anything, for the name Daphne only signifies "a beginning." And being caught up in the material world like everyone else, although she kept clueing me in that she was more the homebody type (like myself), I didn't expect her to understand, and opted to hold off and wait and see what happened, if anything? And while my feelings for her only became more magnified over the next year or so, this lovely creature pervading my thought stream in the most delightful way (Daphne, the water nymph?), I didn't think I should pursue it. (Unlike Apollo?) Whereas Julie is a very attractive, voluptuous, sweet woman (especially), and all the men seem to have eyes for her. And, as she seems to enjoy all the attention, I've doubted I would be able to compete with it, not unless she was sincerely interested and understood.

Whereas it was in late February or early March, of 1999, that I began having dreams about Julie (for the first time). In the first one I was laying in bed, which was on the lawn? and I caught sight of Julie sneaking up on me, as a soldier crawls on the ground, trying to keep the people from work from looking on—who, happened to be in the background. And, while nothing really happened (romantically), it began to stir my imagination. In the second dream, which I told to my supervisor Darlene, Julie and I were eating dinner at my house, and I had just boiled ten or so ears of corn. And I apportioned out enough for Julie to eat, wanting to make sure she had enough, and prepared to eat the six or seven ears which were left. And as we ate I began to think of the dream's romantic conclusion. But then I awoke! And I thought, Nebraska? The Corn Husker State? And, the 37th state?

Which, would be about right, for in the three golden ears I had given her, I was asking her to partake in the innocence of Artemis or Cindy (3), and in the seven golden ears given to myself, I was asking that we partake in the sport of Aphrodite or Karen (7). Hence it is the good of truth (yellow or gold) corresponds to the good of love (violet), as exemplified by the numbers 37 and 373 (and the state of Nebraska?). And hence the symbolism on the front cover! After this I had two other dreams which were nearly identical and just as impressive (even more so). Where I was wide awake in bed, battling the forces in my mind with Michael, only to fall asleep for a moment or two, as Julie approached. And without even seeing her face she would say, "Hi Dennis," and I'd be wide awake, totally enthralled! Thinking, to have such a beautiful creature so close ... A sign of things to come? Well, one can only hope? ... "And that the dream was doubled unto Pharaoh twice [with respect to all the corn in Egypt, wow!], it is because the thing is established by God, and God will shortly bring it to pass."

Genesis 41:14-32

And yet in spite of all of this, I still wasn't ready to make the connection, although my passions were definitely beginning to stir. It wasn't until a week or so before Easter that everything began to click. When I walked up to Julie at her bench and picked up the lollipop she had laid down. And I said, "What's this, a bunny lollipop?" At which point she very graciously insisted that I take it. And I said, "No, I don't want to take your lollipop, I was just curious." And she said, "That's okay I have another one, and I would very much like you to have it." So I took it. And when I peeled back the foil to take a look we noticed it was a lemon yellow (3). And, when she peeled back the foil on hers we noticed it was orange (2). And she said, "You see, mine is better, because it's orange, which is my favorite, because just like me, it's very sweet," and I couldn't have agreed more. While I said that was fine, because I really liked the lemon, as it was more tart.

Thus without her realizing it, she had just portrayed the "heavenly marriage," as portrayed in Sybil (32), where the husband assumes the woman's father or Cindy (3), and the wife assumes the man's mother or Jennifer (2); which is the lemon lollipop (3) over the orange lollipop (2). And it really made my day, for it was precisely how I felt about Julie and corroborated everything else that had occurred. Whereas David, the person in charge of the wave solder machine, gave me a second lollipop (unbeknownst to me he had given Julie the other two), a cherry red lollipop (3-1), and I was thinking here we have the three degrees of spirituality that the well-disposed spirit enters after death: the celestial or highest level (3), which rules over the spiritual level (2), which rules over the natural level (1).

Whereas here I'd like to compare the relationship between the three colors, yellow (3), orange (2), and brown (10), with that of the three (dominant) butterflies of my early childhood, and show how they relate to the three spiritual states. While it's also fitting that I bring up Vanessa here, who is the bride (6), and in Greek means butterfly. Hence I'm referring to when I lived in Campbell, California, and went to the first and second grades at Cherry Lane Elementary School. It's a time that reflects the innocence of my youth, and transcendence from the natural (1) to the spiritual (2), and consequently my feelings towards Julie, that of a virgin or cherry love. Hence the name Cherry Lane and, the first and second grades, as corresponds to the number 12 and, the New Church. While this is also in close proximity to San Jose, California, which is why I like to lift these things up in the name of Joseph Campbell, thinking if anyone can appreciate the innocence here, Joseph Campbell can.

Whereas the butterflies I'm referring to are the Tiger Swallowtail (3), the Monarch (2), and the Mourning Cloak (10), which are the celestial (3), the spiritual (2) and the natural (1), respectively. I'll begin with the Monarch, an orange and black butterfly (29), which was most prevalent. For there were milkweed plants outside the classroom at school, and the kids would bring the caterpillars in and watch them spin their chrysalises and turn into butterflies! Hence the metamorphosis from the natural (1) to the spiritual (2). Hence the spiritual or royal kingdom. Monarchy? Whereas the Tiger Swallowtail, a yellow and black butterfly (39), was more of a solitary buttefly (e.g., the Monarch hibernates droves), and I usually found them closer to home around the anise or licorice plants. Hence the celestial kingdom or priesthood. As for the Mourning Cloak, a brown and yellow butterfly (13), I usually encountered these on the way to school. And indeed, how does one make the transition from the natural to the spiritual, without first donning the Mourning Cloak of repentance? So here we have Vanessa, the butterfly, and Vanessa the bride (34).

While I believe it was the same day the incident with the lollipops occurred that I started to ask, "Why is this happening now? What is it about Julie? Is there something more to the inklings I've had about her and Daphne? Dare I even hope?" And I started thinking about the number 43, for I had just turned 43, and this is the number that signifies the New Church (something I was considering since the first of the year), i.e., the 43rd month, following the 42 months of prophecy by the Two Witnessess in

Revelation 11. Which thus becomes the New Church in

Revelation 12: "And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars ... " So here it is we have the number 43 and, the number 12 (i.e., Daphne and Jennifer), which I refer to in Sybil.

Whereas the number 43 is Daphne's number and, even before I began working with the base fourteen numbering system, and even before I was familiar with its reference to the New Church above, I instinctively chose (intuition) to begin the series with the number 43 (i.e., 43-56 instead of 1-14), which is really what made the whole thing click! And thus Daphne (43) portrays the the woman which is the New Church in

Revelation 12. Also, having worked with the twelve tribes of tribes of Israel, which is the third church, the next logical step was to look at the 4th and 3rd tribes, which are Judah (4) and Levi (3). And what do you know? When you take the first consonants of each you get, "Ju-Le" or, "Jule Dahvi." Which is amazing! Whereas the name "Dahvi" is so close to David and Daphne, that it too tells the story. For it was the representation of Daphne, wearing her cherry heart necklass, that first struck me about the 14 images of Kari, that of a first love or cherry love and, the name beloved. Which is what David means! And hence Julie Beloved!

But that wasn't the end of it, for over the next few days I began to discuss my findings with David. Which was unusual because David took almost immediately to what I had to say. But then again David's a pretty unusual person. So why does everything seems to coincide with David here? We had also been talking about my problems with Michael, and he already knew about the book, so it wasn't like I sprung it on him all at once. And then on April Fools Day I was telling him about the awful experience I had 12 years before, in 1987, and how I was going through something very similar, except now I understood what I was doing and I wasn't going to let it get the best of me. Then right before lunch I drew up a representation of the six elements of marriage, including the marriage itself (7), the honeymoon (8), true intercourse (9), and joy or climax (10), and gave them to David.

Whereas it was getting close to quitting time (for day shift), and everybody was playing their silly April Fool's jokes, more so one person, who was directing towards at Julie, and I wasn't particularly impressed, pretty much ignoring it all, when Julie pulls a slip of paper out of the trash and said, "Here Dennis, this has your name on it." And when I looked it said, "R650," and she said, "April Fools!" And I said, "Wait a second, maybe there's something to this!" and started rattling something off. And she was just beginning to walk away and half-jokingly said, "Oh, I don't think we need to get into it now." She wasn't all that interested in the names and numbers stuff. But then I looked again and it was pretty clear what it meant: i.e., as for the number 56 (056), which is the bridegroom (5) joined to the bride (6), and then read from right to left and multiplied by 10 (R650), it illustrates the "bride's perspective" (65), and suggests the bridegroom knows how to make her happy (650). This is what I conveyed to David, who immediately understood, and later told Julie. Remember I had just given him the illustration at lunch time! And yet she still wasn't impressed?

But it was later that evening or possibly the day after (I was working the split shift), I was unpacking some field return boards, and getting them ready for rework, something both Julie and I had been doing (a process I had taught her), and lo and behold, I unpackaged one of the boards Julie had worked on in assembly the year before? And guess what? Where she had signed it on the back, she signed it "Jule!" And I'm going wow! Isn't this what I just got through telling David the day before, about the sons Ju-dah (4) and Le-vi (3), and Jule Dahvi? Or Julie Beloved? And, while it seemed like I had seen her sign her name this way before, inadvertently? it was the first time I had seen it while reworking the boards! (in 5 or 6 months). So this was no fluke!

I did two batches of fourteen boards altogether, setting aside the one out of the first batch for David to see in the morning, and got them ready for test, which Julie did the next day. Whereas David found the board in the morning and showed it to Julie, who wasn't sure what to think, and wiped it off and rewrote it correctly. And I later explained the first batch corresponded to the ultimate realization of the husband or Leah (13), and the second batch corresponded to the ultimate realization of the wife or Rachel (14). Which, when added, equaled 27, which once again was Leah (myself); here, the 28th board itself corresponding to Rachel (Julie). While it's funny how the same thing occurred the very next day, where I reworked two batches of fourteen boards (Julie had prepared them) and had to set aside a board out of the second batch because of a failure in test. And I was thinking, here we have the numbers 1314 and 1413 which, when added equals 2727, thus helping to illustrate the reciprocation between Julie and I.

While in getting back to what happened on April Fools Day, it's funny how in the dream I had about casting the Devil out of heaven in chapter 5 (on April 1st, 1987), involved another young woman named Julie, who I had worked with at NCR Corporation as recently as 1983. And yet I never really understood why she was in the dream, both she and her boyfriend, to whom she was very attached, that is until now. For just prior to the two getting together, she had expressed a genuine interest in me, a rarity in and of itself, so I'm thinking this could have easily been me; and like me he was also the shy and quiet type (even more so). But because she had recently separated with her husband, and because I was unsure about sharing my spirituality with someone else (in accord with Roy Masters), I didn't want to go there. Otherwise I probably would have! (something I've maintained to this day).

So here it is I have this dream back in 1987, signifying the Advent of the New Church, and its subsequent persecution, which involved another woman named Julie, and her sweetheart, who very easily could have been me. And here it is almost twelve years to the day that the experience with the lollipops occurred (within a week), and at a time of another troubling period in life (as corresponds to the persecution of the New Church). And here it is I find myself extremely attracted to Julie Beloved, who represents the same thing! Except now I am interested! ... And if only she were!

And yet there was another thing about the first Julie's car, an early eighties Mustang, with the new style change (the first year), which was a reddish (1) orange (2) color, and hence the number 12 (as corresponds to the New Church). And here it is within a few days after making the connection between the two Julie's, that I'm driving to work and, thinking about this car specifically, when all of a sudden there it is, the exact same car! The same color and style and everything! Which was a first since I had moved to the Portland, Oregon area five years before! Whereas the color itself, reddish orange (12), alludes to the vision I had of the red swastika on the previous page. Thus alluding to the Columbine Massacre above, which occurred on the 110th anniversary of Adolf Hitler's birthday!

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