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The Book of Wesley

Being an Inconcise Compendium

of Irrational Thought

in the Fields of Science, Language,

Philosophy, Music, and Theology

Which

Borders on Truth—

Most of the Time.

By J. Wesley Allen

MCMLXXXI

 

Introduction to the Third Hundred

The Third Hundred of The Book of Wesley is largely an elaboration of Wesley’s Theory of Relativity as introduced in the First Hundred (17). In it, he becomes increasingly preoccupied with mathematical formulae. (“Mathematics is the first great division of philosophy.” 279) Sometimes, however, it is difficult to tell if Wesley is referring to mathematics or to some other societal phenomenon. (“Potential is the product of initiative divided by opposition.” 213)

In this volume, Wesley begins his exploration of alternative systems. It contains immediately confessed errors and contradictions. However, the thought process can still be traced. It has been my effort once again to leave in the progression, even when stray thoughts seem abhorrently in error. We can only wait to see if Wesley returns to them to redeem them.

After all, it seems he has a long way to go before he reaches his conclusion.

Nathan Everett, editor

August 4, 1982

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201. Consider this about motion (19, 199)—If you shoot an arrow at a moving airplane propeller, what are the chances that the arrow could get past it? Very slim. Why? Because the speed (motion) of the propeller exceeds the relative motion of the arrow.

202. Thus, as far as arrows are concerned, the entire path of the propeller blad is a solid, not just the blades themselves. In fact, the solid area—being a circle—is over three times the area of the blades themselves—being a star—only because of motion.

203. The mass being moved may be reduced infinitely as long as the motion is relatively increased. In other words, it would be possible for a thread to create an equally solid circle if one could propel it fast enough.

204. This is the principle of what is known to us as atomics. We discover upon examining the atom that there is far more empty space than there is solid particle; and even the solidity that is there is doubtful. As a walking being made of atoms, I am more empty space than solid mass.

205. The atom is therefore described in terms of relationships and balance, positives and negatives, and motion. It is nothing more than the pattern—the brainwave, if you will—of the universal conscious.

206. Returning to the arrow, as you shorten it and/or increase its own motion relative to the moving propeller, you increase the chance that the arrow may pass the field of the moving propeller. So a bullet fired from a high-powered rifle may stand a better chance of passing than the original arrow. To the bullet, the circular field is less solid than it is to the arrow.

207. Thus, a person, being a highly concentrated motion, finds the universe by contrast to have great holes in it that one might pass leisurely through, but finds a table impenetrable because of its even greater concentration of motion.

208. The solidity of an object, be it space, water, wood, or flesh, is therefore only relative to the motion of other objects it encounters (17).

209. All laws are inherently oppressive. (114)

210. The lack of law is a law in and of itself.