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How Not to Fall into Lethe

How Not to Fall into Lethe

Everything in the shadow land is a shadow until we see through it and infuse it with divine perfection.

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The mythological river Lethe in the kingdom of Hades is the river of “oblivion.” Lethe means oblivion or forgetfulness. The river flows through hell, and whatever falls into Lethe is forgotten.

Surprisingly, Lethe is related to the Greek aletheia, truth. The prefix “a” means “the opposite of” and Lethe means oblivion. Truth is something th…

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