Not-other Defines Itself and All Other Things

Yesterday, I discussed the symbols, not-other and other, and how they give us a sign of God and signs of those things that God creates. No two ‘other’ things are the same and can be defined by the same definition. ‘Other’ things are defined by ‘not-other, which is something that is neither God nor any ‘other’ thing. Thus, not-other does not define God. But, ‘not-other’ is a unique symbol because it defines itself and all ‘other’ things. The symbol, not-other, thus gives us the clearest view of God that man has developed with our words or numbers.

In this dialogue, Nicholas of Cusa says that all things are ‘not other’ than they are. Thus, for example, the sky is defined by saying, the sky is not other than the sky; a cloud is not other than a cloud; a human is not other than a human; a tree is not other than a tree; ... etc.. Not-other defines itself with the same method --- not-other is not other than not-other. When not-other is defined this way. not-other becomes trine and identifies a new Trinity The new Trinity is one in three and three in one. With this definition, the first and third ‘not-others’ form an identity whereas the middle symbol, ‘not other than,’ unifies the other two not-others absolutely. I discussed the earlier versions of the Trinity in my post dated September 16, 2006.

This new version of the Trinity confirms the symbols, one-equality-union, which are used in the above September post. It shows that the mystery of the Trinity far exceeds and precedes all of our sensual abilities. This new version of the Trinity approaches God more precisely than the earliest Christian Trinity --- Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. When combined with the latest Christian Trinity --- one, equality, and union --- the way God creates is becoming much clearer. For instance, it now seems clear that God begins to create ‘other’ things by unfolding essential stuff through not-other.