Seven : What is Essential

Understanding the difference between the classic and romantic aspects of reality is so important, so essential to the foundation of the Metaphysics of Quality, that I’m going to wait one more day to drop it on you. It’s so important that I want to make sure you’re ready for it. When you understand the difference between classic and romantic knowledge, you’ll never look at the world quite the same. In the meantime, I’ll tell you another secret…

“Draw me a sheep.” This is a picture of everyone’s Cosmic Door Prize entry for the jaroracle from Helping Friendly Book Club #24 when we met to discuss ‘The Little Prince’ on March 28th, 2017 at The Wild Detectives.

And now here is my secret, a very simple secret: It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.

- The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry