The Glass Bead Game as a Scenario for the Crash of the Fiat Monetary System
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The Glass Bead Game as a scenario for the crash of the fiat monetary system jwr47 The Glass Bead Game is the last full-l engt h novel of the German author Hermann Hesse 1 , who needed 12 years to complete the volume including 3 biographies The novel has also been published under the title Magister Ludi , !atin for "#aste r of the Ga me " The bi ogra phies, wh ich appro$imately cover 2%-2&' of the boo(, eventually may be representing the core of the novel The first biography )tit led* the rainma(er+ descri bes an ear ly shaman, whose powers to summon rain fail, and he is forced to offer himself as a sacrifice for the good of the tribe The second biography )titled* the confessor+ is of osephus, an early hristian hermit who ac.uires a reputation for piety but is inwardly troubled by self-loathing and see(s a confessor, only to find that same penitent had been see(ing him The biography describes confessors easing their reciprocal penitents/ sins, which in th e end cleans up ever ybody/s catalog of sins The third biography describes the world of illusion ) #aya+, in which an 0ndian prince is living until a yogi helps him to understand #aya and sees that he hadn/t lost a battle nor a son He hadn/t been a (ing nor a father but he had been taught by the yogi to understand #aya/s illusions* the palace, the garden, the library and falconry, the love for his beloved Pravati and the accompanying ealousy all these images had been nothing, no, not 4othing, but #aya illusions 2 5tudyin g thes e biograph ical char acte rs 0 unde rsto od the thre e prot agonists repr esented human failures in efforts 6specially 0 understood the trio represented central ban(ers and politicia ns, who started as rainma(ers to summon the monetary rain falling, but failed and used to be forced to offer themsel ves as a sacrific e for the good of the tribe 0n the 7rench revolution these ban(ers had been guillotined Hermann Hesse could have stopped here, but he added two e$tra biographical elements The second character is the confessor, who represents the reciprocal confessions of the central ban(ers and politicians, who allow themselves to be cleaned up after monetary crashes and catastrophes The crashes cannot be avoided or repaired, but by confessions the rainma(ers may be spared, (ept alive and be sent into cultivated pensions )rated at 82&%( for a first post-7ed speech + 9s an e$tra bac( door Hesse even introduced another biographical element of 0ndian wisdom by annihilating the catastrophe 4one of the catastrophic e$periences may be considered as real 9ll losses, the dead and homeless, they all must be seen as #aya, illusions This way Hesse describes universal human efforts and failures, also including the the :on;i- cha racter of the monetar y syste m The early rainma(e rs had bee n gui llotined at the 7r ench revol uti on, but the moder n rainma(ers have the ir con fes sors st and ing by to absol ve them completely 9t that time the historians come in and declare fiat money as #aya, an illusion which never e$isted The rainma(ers, who are doing Gods wor(, must be considered as helpless sinners, confessing their sins, which ultimately seem to be illusions, #aya, as it has been taught 1 0n 1<=>, He rma nn Hess e recei ved the 4obel :ri;e in !iterature 2 ?er :rota gonis t ?asa hatte we der eine 5chl acht noc h einen 5ohn ver loren, er war we der 7@rst noc h A ater gewesen wohl aber hatte der ogin seinen Cunsch erf@llt und ihn @ber #aya belehrt* :alast und Garten, B@cherei und Aogel;ucht, !iebe ;u :ravati und heftiges #isstrauen gegen sie, alles war 4ichts nicht 4ichts, es war #aya gewesenD Euoted from page >%> im Glasperlenspiels )ubilFumsausgabe, Band des Glasperlenspiels )2+ von Hermann Hesse+
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The Glass Bead Game is the last full-length novel of the German author Hermann Hesse1, who needed 12 years to complete the volume including 3 biographies. The novel has also been published under the title Magister Ludi, Latin for "Master of the Game". The biographies, which approximately cover 20-25% of the book, eventually may be representing the core of the novel.The first biography (titled: the rainmaker) describes an early shaman, whose powers to summon rain fail, and he is forced to offer himself as a sacrifice for the good of the tribe. The second biography (titled: the confessor) is of Josephus, an early Christian hermit who acquires a reputation for piety but is inwardly troubled by self-loathing and seeks a confessor, only to find that same penitent had been seeking him. The biography describes confessors easing their reciprocal penitents' sins, which in the end cleans up everybody's catalog of sins. The third biography describes the world of illusion (Maya), in which an Indian prince is living until a yogi helps him to understand Maya and sees that he hadn't lost a battle nor a son. He hadn't been a king nor a father; but he had been taught by the yogi to understand Maya's illusions: the palace, the garden, the library and falconry, the love for his beloved Pravati and the accompanying jealousy – all these images had been nothing, no, not Nothing, but Maya illusions.Studying these biographical characters I understood the three protagonists represented human failures in efforts. Especially I understood the trio represented central bankers and politicians, who started as rainmakers to summon the monetary rain falling, but failed and used to be forced to offer themselves as a sacrifice for the good of the tribe. In the French revolution these bankers had been guillotined. Hermann Hesse could have stopped here, but he added two extra biographical elements. The second character is the confessor, who represents the reciprocal confessions of the central bankers and politicians, who allow themselves to be cleaned up after monetary crashes and catastrophes. The crashes cannot be avoided or repaired, but by confessions the rainmakers may be spared, kept alive and be sent into cultivated pensions (rated at $250k for a first post-Fed speech).As an extra back door Hesse even introduced another biographical element of Indian wisdom by annihilating the catastrophe. None of the catastrophic experiences may be considered as real. All losses, the dead and homeless, they all must be seen as Maya, illusions....This way Hesse describes universal human efforts and failures, also including the the Ponzi-character of the monetary system. The early rainmakers had been guillotined at the French revolution, but the modern rainmakers have their confessors standing by to absolve them completely. At that time the historians come in and declare fiat money as Maya, an illusion which never existed. The rainmakers, who are doing Gods work, must be considered as helpless sinners, confessing their sins, which ultimately seem to be illusions, Maya, as it has been taught.
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The Glass Bead Game as a scenario for the crash of the fiat monetary system
jwr47
The Glass Bead Game is the last full-length novel of the German author Hermann Hesse1, whoneeded 12 years to complete the volume including 3 biographies The novel has also been publishedunder the title Magister Ludi , !atin for "#aster of the Game" The biographies, whichappro$imately cover 2%-2&' of the boo(, eventually may be representing the core of the novel
The first biography )titled* the rainma(er+ describes an early shaman, whose powers to summonrain fail, and he is forced to offer himself as a sacrifice for the good of the tribe
The second biography )titled* the confessor+ is of osephus, an early hristian hermit who ac.uiresa reputation for piety but is inwardly troubled by self-loathing and see(s a confessor, only to find
that same penitent had been see(ing him The biography describes confessors easing their reciprocal penitents/ sins, which in the end cleans up everybody/s catalog of sins
The third biography describes the world of illusion )#aya+, in which an 0ndian prince is living untila yogi helps him to understand #aya and sees that he hadn/t lost a battle nor a son
He hadn/t been a (ing nor a father but he had been taught by the yogi to understand#aya/s illusions* the palace, the garden, the library and falconry, the love for his
beloved Pravati and the accompanying ealousy all these images had been nothing,no, not 4othing, but #aya illusions2
5tudying these biographical characters 0 understood the three protagonists represented human
failures in efforts 6specially 0 understood the trio represented central ban(ers and politicians, whostarted as rainma(ers to summon the monetary rain falling, but failed and used to be forced to offer themselves as a sacrifice for the good of the tribe 0n the 7rench revolution these ban(ers had beenguillotined
Hermann Hesse could have stopped here, but he added two e$tra biographical elements The secondcharacter is the confessor, who represents the reciprocal confessions of the central ban(ers and
politicians, who allow themselves to be cleaned up after monetary crashes and catastrophes Thecrashes cannot be avoided or repaired, but by confessions the rainma(ers may be spared, (ept aliveand be sent into cultivated pensions )rated at 82&%( for a first post-7ed speech+
9s an e$tra bac( door Hesse even introduced another biographical element of 0ndian wisdom by
annihilating the catastrophe 4one of the catastrophic e$periences may be considered as real 9lllosses, the dead and homeless, they all must be seen as #aya, illusions
This way Hesse describes universal human efforts and failures, also including the the :on;i-character of the monetary system The early rainma(ers had been guillotined at the 7renchrevolution, but the modern rainma(ers have their confessors standing by to absolve themcompletely 9t that time the historians come in and declare fiat money as #aya, an illusion whichnever e$isted The rainma(ers, who are doing Gods wor(, must be considered as helpless sinners,confessing their sins, which ultimately seem to be illusions, #aya, as it has been taught
1 0n 1<=>, Hermann Hesse received the 4obel :ri;e in !iterature 2 ?er :rotagonist ?asa hatte weder eine 5chlacht noch einen 5ohn verloren, er war weder 7@rst noch Aater gewesen
wohl aber hatte der ogin seinen Cunsch erf@llt und ihn @ber #aya belehrt* :alast und Garten, B@cherei undAogel;ucht, !iebe ;u :ravati und heftiges #isstrauen gegen sie, alles war 4ichts nicht 4ichts, es war #ayagewesenD
Euoted from page >%> im Glasperlenspiels )ubilFumsausgabe, Band des Glasperlenspiels )2+ von Hermann Hesse+
