Wet Fire Editorial Review

11/09/2025

THE POETS tell us that the Giants, being brought forth by Earth, made war upon Jupiter and the gods, and were routed and vanquished with thunderbolts, whereupon Earth, in rage at the wrath of the gods, to revenge her sons brought forth Fame, youngest sister of the giants.

10/31/2025

NARCISSUS is said to have been a young man of wonderful beauty, but intolerably proud, fastidious, and disdainful. Pleased with himself and despising all others, he led a solitary life in the woods and hunting-grounds; with a few companions to whom he was all in all; followed also wherever he went by a nymph called Echo. Living thus, he came by chance one day to a clear fountain, and (being in the heat of noon) lay down by it; when beholding in the water his own image, he fell into such a study and then into such a rapturous admiration of himself, that he could not be drawn away from gazing at the shadowy picture, but remained rooted to the spot till sense left him; and at last he was changed into the flower that bears his name; a flower which appears in the early spring; and is sacred to the infernal deities,—Pluto, Proserpine, and the Furies.

10/22/2025

“THE POETS tell us that Juno being angry that Jupiter had brought forth Pallas by himself without her help, implored of all the gods and goddesses that she also might bring forth something without the help of Jupiter: to which when wearied with her violence and importunity they had assented, she smote the earth, which quaking and opening gave birth to Typhon, a huge and hideous monster. He was given to a serpent by way of foster-father to be nursed. As soon as he was grown up he made war upon Jupiter, whom in the conflict he took prisoner; and bearing him on his shoulders to a remote and obscure region, cut out the sinews of his hands and feet, and carrying them away, left him there helpless and mutilated. Then came Mercury, and having stolen the sinews from Typhon gave them back to Jupiter, who finding his strength restored attacked the monster again. And first he struck him with a thunderbolt, which made a wound the blood whereof engendered serpents; then, as he fell back and fled, threw upon him the mountain Ætna and crushed him beneath the weight. “

10/21/2025

“THEY say that Cassandra was beloved by Apollo; that she contrived by various artifices to elude his desires, and yet to keep his hopes alive until she had drawn from him the gift of divination; that she had no sooner obtained this, which had all along been her object, than she openly rejected his suit; whereupon he, not being permitted to recal the boon once rashly promised, yet burning with revenge, and not choosing to be the scorn of an artful woman, annexed to it this penalty,—that though she should always foretell true, yet nobody should believe her. Her prophecies therefore had truth, but not credit: and so she found it ever after, even in regard to the destruction of her country; of which she had given many warnings, but could get nobody to listen to her or believe her. “

10/17/2025

“Luxury has an important role in the decline of an empire “

05/04/2025

“Much of this sounds so much like coming from the mouths of some bygone generation of people who have never before seen the light of reasoning. I mean, what has gone wrong with some of you, for “chrissake?!”

Let's be real. You do not have to be one logician in order for you to understand that the original comment carries with it no real inherent spite. Although what could be thought of, rather than what could be vented out as an accusation, is that the comment may well be rather indifferent to the situation. But then that in itself is no crime. And the comment is not derogatory to the victim or to his murderer. Generally, it’s not even such to Jews. Thus I have never spoken anything nice or cordial, or friendly or even polite, about the murderer. The least that can happen is for someone to see the comment, say; as a sort of sarcasm, but that’s all.
Now, I warn you; let no man judge another in these really difficult circumstances. Because to see in these words anything other than as a moment for some of you to awaken from your poor, shrunken and otherwise depraved, miserable minds, would be a rather losing enterprise.
Try to put aside the bloodlines for a moment and focus on “the history” and not even a history too far out. The history, sadly, is right now being unfolded in Palestine.

For those of you who have accused me of hatred, I have to say that I am too well read for me to hate another man. And moreover , I have a lot of safety valves to myself to prevent me from descending into that dark hole. But then before you can even start to worry about me, have you ever tried for once to consider why would one group of people- in all this wide world- just so happened to be so notorious for being the subject of hatred, even long before you and I ever saw the light? Do you think that the world just woke up one day and decided that it was going to hate Jews?”

“ The Karma of Israel looms bright within the astral light,” is a saying that almost any diligent student of theosophy will recognize at once. This prophecy was first written down in the Secret Doctrine long before the first world wars, and long before even the second world wars, nay even before Hi**er was born. And based on this, may we not conclude that the astral light is again pregnant with those same evil deeds.?

04/23/2025

04/18/2025

The fooleries and the online bullies of today fall into two main categories. And this would be the ignorant masses and those who purposely bully others just to avoid looking at the facts. China is getting ahead- not there yet- but will eventually get there.

The 16th century English philosopher, Sir Francis Bacon, once outlined in his famous Organon, just how advancement and growth can exit one country to another, on and on.
Why would anyone think, that in the midst of China ‘s growing industrial rise, that this is probably not the time for the Chinese? I think this is like a whole new enlightenment age for the Chinese race.

Everything in nature has three distinct faces; whether it be a man, who’s coming of age, or a whole nation, there will come a time for every country a period of an ascending arch. This period is overseen by a huge increase in industrial advancement and in military power. And then comes its apex, which is when, along with this unsurpassed military power, also comes a period of great learning and riches and literary influence, and which may last for centuries. The last stage is described as the descending arch- which is when the age of decay sets in. This age has been described by the English philosopher as the mechanical age. America is probably nearing the beginning, if it’s not already within it.

At its apex , for over two hundred years, the United States stood firmly as the only Superpower. It is rich, and a world- conquering empire, even acting, in certain cases a bit more carefree. Same will come also for the Chinese, as it did for the British Empire.

04/13/2025

“Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.”

Shakespeare

03/23/2025

“The lesser evil is still evil! And in some ways even worse “

Noam Chomsky

03/23/2025

“Blood and destruction should be so in used and dreadful objects so familiar “

Shakespeare

01/23/2025

Anyone who has ever read a Jung's book would agree that the books are usually full of symbolisms, interpretations and so many other interesting facts. Yet, throughout his career, and as a doctor, a bulk of Jung’s interpretations of dreams, and even the essays he wrote on symbolism, including Jung’ s own personal explanations for some of those dreams experiences, are for the most part full of his personal opinions and observations.

Jung comes from a Judeo-Christian background, and his erudition and character have to have been thoroughly informed by the doctrine of the day. Though Jung did travel to India, and even spoke frequently and favorably of Buddhist and Hindu texts; his views on the mind or rather the soul, remain mostly unchanged as can be seen from most of his writings.

Still Jungian literature speaks more to those with the Christian upbringing than it would to a mind trained in esotericism and philosophy.