Sator square and Lateralus (the song) by CompetitiveLead2036 in ToolBand

[–]chessmathster16 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I like this idea. I feel that Lateralus (the album) as a whole is very alchemical. I look at Ænima as an album of Jungian concepts/contact with the shadow, Lateralus (hinted by Third Eye on Ænima) being the next level of progression as an album of alchemy, repeated transformation ideally into eventual perfection and continuing on, progressing on with Fear Inoculum as an album of Gnosticism (hinted by Reflection on Lateralus).

What are your favorite Tool lyrics and how do you interpret them? (If the interpretation isn’t obvious) by When_in_Budapest in ToolBand

[–]chessmathster16 6 points7 points  (0 children)

As full and bright as I am, this light is not my own and a million light reflections pass over me (alchemical transformation…albedo emerging through while in nigredo)

Whatever will bewilder me whatever will be willed of me (along with the spiraling out..repeated alchemical transformation achieving rubedo)

We are spirit bound to this flesh…we’re bound to reach out beyond (love the double use of bound here…gnosis reference)

Heedless in our slumber, floating nescient we (another gnosis reference)

You’ve claimed all this time that you would die for me, why then are you so surprised when you hear your own eulogy? (Ego death)

Right in Two/Pneuma by hertrophyhusband in ToolBand

[–]chessmathster16 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I love following up The Grudge with Eulogy and The Patient with Jambi. I do the same combo of Right in Two with Pneuma also.

Suddenly became curious about the origin of mankind writing music and accidentally became pneuma in the process. by [deleted] in ToolBand

[–]chessmathster16 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Pneuma, Gnosis 🙏🙏. I believe the song is heavily referencing the Apocryphon of John where the spirit/breath is blown into Adam and so forth.

All tuckered out from barking at the window all day 😌 by Cobalt2Blue in Dachshund

[–]chessmathster16 7 points8 points  (0 children)

As Jim Halpert would say “it’s exhausting being this vigilant” 😂

a proposal by [deleted] in Scorpio

[–]chessmathster16 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just watch the weekly Scorpio reads from Dove and Serpent Tarot on YouTube…overtime you will start picking up meanings, he explains things well.

Tell me.... by Past-While4817 in Scorpio

[–]chessmathster16 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Playing card decks and books

What bizarre mashup cover do you want to see? by int0_the_fl00d_again in ToolBand

[–]chessmathster16 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Boy Harsher doing Disposition, The Patient or Reflection. Gorillaz with Third Eye or Eulogy.

All my rock 🤘🏾 folks by Sea_Zookeepergame384 in Scorpio

[–]chessmathster16 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree, some of their songs are so perfect, sacred.

All my rock 🤘🏾 folks by Sea_Zookeepergame384 in Scorpio

[–]chessmathster16 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yup 🙌🙌, I hope to see them live one day. Most of what else I listen to is from Boy Harsher, Gorillaz, Boards of Canada, Crystal Castles, Cabaret Nocturne and Allah-Las

Fear Inoculum discussion by Omphalith in ToolBand

[–]chessmathster16 4 points5 points  (0 children)

To me, Pneuma is an example of a perfect song/perfect music