05-14-2014, 04:37 AM
I would suggest that the 'striking of the hour' metaphor could be taken more literally for better understanding.
When the hands show to twelve, the clock begins to strike the hour. This continues for some time and neither start nor end can really signify an exact moment of when one hour drops into the other. It's inexact only denominated by the amount of striking in regular intervals. On a cosmic scale you'd expect the striking to keep on going for quite some time with our general understanding of time.
If you will, the clock could be striking every lap around the sun in a number equal to the lifespan of a human (today) times the mean spiritual progress.
For example.
When the hands show to twelve, the clock begins to strike the hour. This continues for some time and neither start nor end can really signify an exact moment of when one hour drops into the other. It's inexact only denominated by the amount of striking in regular intervals. On a cosmic scale you'd expect the striking to keep on going for quite some time with our general understanding of time.
If you will, the clock could be striking every lap around the sun in a number equal to the lifespan of a human (today) times the mean spiritual progress.
For example.