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The Human Soul Inspection Handbook

This handbook provides instructions for the categorization and classification of human souls.

By J. Otis HaasPublished about 7 hours ago 12 min read
The Human Soul Inspection Handbook
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Introduction:

This handbook provides instructions for the categorization and classification of human souls. Tier III³ Associates and above in the Souls Receiving Department are required to be familiar with this document.

All procedures outlined in this document are for post-khet inspection only. The khet is the physical shell or body associated with the soul. The presence of a non-cat khet in The Facility is cause for a Level V Quarantine Protocol Initiation. If a non-cat khet is detected anywhere but within the confines of its own subreality (This includes The Facility, The Rainbow Bridge, The Void, etc.) initiate Emergency Procedures 6.665-6.667 as outlined in The Emergency Procedures Manual. Next, alert a supervisor so that cats may be dispatched to collect the khet.

Human souls are quantum monads and proper handling procedures as outlined in Form 762.1 must be adhered to.

Unlike those of most material organisms, human souls are subject to moderate to severe side-effects of faulty subreality contextualization. Pursuant to this phenomenon, they generally require significantly more cycles of Samsara to evolve than any other species in their subreality construct. While this may make your job more difficult, it is not believed to be a bug, but rather a feature included by The Designers in certain iterations of various subrealities.

Resultantly, many human souls arrive at The Facility in a state of agitation. Associates who have been working with species better able to contextualize their subreality may find this distressing. It is important to remember that you have been specifically chosen for this task because of your senses and sensibilities. Others like you are, right now, dedicating their eternities to Dimensional Tunneling or amending The Book of Known Truths, but having scored high in empathy, you exhibit qualities that suit you to understanding subrealities and their inhabitants.

Despite knowledge regarding humanity’s True Purpose imparted to them by cats, fungi, and loti, humans have proven to be extremely resistant to comprehending Known Truths as we understand them. Resultantly, they may demonstrate a great lack of contextualization during inspection. It is unlikely that they will recognize the examiner or facility for what they truly are. You may be contextualized as an angel, devil, archon, machine elf, or other entity.

-Mission Statement Reminder:

Never forget that the scope of this project, and the purpose of this organization is to discover the True Intent of The Designers. Within your resident Alltime, it is believed that dimensional evolution is the key to this process. Your efforts in soul classification are vital in this endeavor as human souls represent the 119th most likely sentient species to achieve evolutionary gestalt.

As time exists as a finite infinite within The Facility, failure to carefully adhere to the guidelines outlined in this document may result in a backlog of souls in The Souls Judging Department and possible project delays.

-Step 1: Pre-Inspection

Upon receiving the soul in your inspection chamber, first check that all interlock devices in the containment zone are in the locked position. Set temporal flow to: 2.036 Qhz and quantum gravity to cosmic background levels for Subreality 0037.0037.0037.0037.0037.0037 calibrated to the fine structure constant.

Your inspection chamber should come equipped with everything necessary to conduct your inspection. Locate all tools, measuring devices, and other equipment as outlined in List 1.1 in the appendix of this document. If any equipment cannot be located, alert your cat. If your cat cannot be located, alert your supervisor.

-Step 2: Sah Location

Next you must establish that all necessary components of the soul have made the post-khet transition. Foremost, the sah must be located. The sah is the spiritual manifestation of the soul. If the sah cannot be located, check the entirety of your inspection chamber. Often, a detached sah can be found in the quorners of the containment zone. If you cannot locate the sah, alert your cat. If your cat cannot locate the sah, contact your supervisor.

A soul that arrives sans sah shall have been deemed to have failed inspection, but must be sent to The Souls Holding Department while an investigation is done to locate the sah. If the sah is found to have remained with the khet in the form of a spirit (vengeful/mournful/other) the remainder of the soul shall pass from Holding to Judging. However, a sah found to have been lost in The Void shall be reunited with the remainder of the soul and be returned to Samsara. If a sah is found to have escaped containment and is suspected to be free-roaming in The Facility cats will be dispatched to locate it.

-Step 3: Inventory

At this point, locate the ren, ba, ka, ib, shuyet, and sekhem, as indicated in Illustration 1.1 in the appendix of this document. If any element of the soul has not successfully made the transition, alert your supervisor. If all elements are accounted for, proceed to the next step.

-Step 4: Ren Identification

At this point, locate the ren. This is a stamped name that should be found beneath the ka, and will act as the identification for the soul as it passes through The Facility. It will also accompany any silver thread frequencies broadcast through astral dimensions (5-8).

Record the ren on form 1A and at this time select the sah’s initial mien on the drop-down menu. While the sah may present, at first, as fearful/apprehensive/afraid, this is unlikely to be the final mien, so do not be discouraged at this point.

-Step 5: Ba Inspection

The ba contains the soul’s personality. First, attempt to pass the ba though the ba gauge in your equipment kit. A ba that fits through the gauge is underdeveloped and must be returned to Samsara.

Next, examine the ba’s wings. They should be supple and strong. If atrophied, the soul may have spent its material existence experiencing Fear Trials or Shame Spirals and must be returned to Samsara.

Now, check the mouth. If the ba’s teeth are overgrown or immobilize the jaw, it indicates an existence of not speaking up for oneself. If they are sharp and fang-like, the soul was likely prone to verbal conflict and arguing for the sake of argument. Many missing teeth suggests a soul that did not care enough for itself. The presence of any oral abnormality shall result in a soul failing inspection.

The ba’s talons should be capable of firmly grasping and holding Weighty Concepts 1-9 but should drop 1, 3, 7, and 8 upon pressure being applied to the akh. Failure to meet these conditions shall result in a soul failing inspection. If the ba passes inspection, move on to the next step.

-Step 6: ka Inspection

The ka contains the vital essence of the soul. Place the ka on the rostrum in the inspection chamber. The drawer adjacent to the rostrum contains Offerings which are to be presented in the following order: Ball, Blade, Book, Coin, Key, Lotus, Mirror, Nails, Rose, Quill, Whip, Cat.

Make note of the ka’s degree of illumination as each Offering is presented. Results observed during this process will be considered in regard to the ka’s final mien. Remember that this is a holistic process and you have been chosen for your sensitivity and discretion.

-A ka that illuminates most brightly in the presence of the Ball shall be deemed to be too frivolous, failing this step and requiring return to Samsara.

-A ka that illuminates most brightly in the presence of the Blade shall be deemed to be too conflict-oriented, failing this step and requiring return to Samsara.

-A ka that illuminates most brightly in the presence of the Book indicates a soul dedicated to the virtue of Knowledge and shall pass this step of inspection.

-A ka that illuminates most brightly in the presence of the Coin shall be deemed to be too tightly attached to material components of its subreality, failing this step and requiring return to Samsara.

-A ka that illuminates most brightly in the presence of the Key indicates a soul dedicated to the virtue of Mystery and shall pass this step of inspection.

-A ka that illuminates most brightly in the presence of the Lotus indicates a soul too lost in the altered states, failing this step and requiring return to Samsara.

-A ka that illuminates most brightly in the presence of the Mirror indicates a soul that is too self-absorbed or prideful, failing this step and requiring return to Samsara.

-A ka that illuminates most brightly in the presence of the Nails indicates a soul which believes suffering is a virtue, failing this step and requiring return to Samsara. Suffering is not a virtue.

-A ka that illuminates most brightly in the presence of the Quill indicates a soul dedicated to the virtue of Creativity and shall pass this step of inspection.

-A ka that illuminates most brightly in the presence of the Rose indicates a soul dedicated to the virtue of Love and shall pass this step of inspection.

-A ka that illuminates most brightly in the presence of the Whip indicates a soul which believes Domination is a virtue, failing this step and requiring return to Samsara. Domination is not a virtue.

-A ka that fails to illuminate in the presence of a Cat shall fail this step and must be sent immediately to The Souls Judging Department via the appropriate tube.

-Step 7: Ib Inspection

The ib is the Heart of the soul. Locate it and record its size. DO NOT WEIGH THE IB! Weighing the ib is not the responsibility of your department. Once the ib is located, proceed to the next step.

-Step 8: Shut Inspection

The shut is the shadow of the soul. To locate it, illuminate the inspection chamber to Brightness Level 100. The shut may linger beneath the mass of the soul or may be found in the quorners of the chamber.

Once located, examine the shut for rigidity. It should be supple enough to be folded up and passed through the shut gauge in your equipment kit. If the shut will not pass through the shut gauge, it shall be deemed to have failed inspection. If the shut passes through the shut gauge, continue your examination of the shut.

Search along the edges of the shut for the presence of sharp organelles. A soul that has dedicated too much of its existence to dark or unsavory endeavors will present a shut that bristles with tiny, needle-like spikes. If they are flexible, it indicates a fascination with ghoulish endeavors. This, alone, is not enough to fail inspection, but if they are stiff and barbed, the soul has spent too much of its time engaged with the darkness within itself and must be returned to Samsara.

-Step 9: Akh Inspection

The akh is the intellect of the soul. Unlike most material species, the human akh often fails to evolve alongside the rest of the components of the soul. This is often a result of rigid adherence, during its material existence, to thought forms which foster likewise rigid intellectual development. An underdeveloped akh that is too mushy or goo-like (Refer to Table 9.1 in the appendix of this document for the Akh Development Chart) shall be deemed to fail inspection and must be returned to Samsara.

An akh that is insufficiently pliable may have begun the process of concretion or even crystallization (Refer to Table 9.2 in the appendix of this document for the Akh Hardness Scale.) If the akh has begun to harden, knead it and make note of whether it returns to a homogenous state, retains a concrete or crystalline form, or integrates, but retains hard elements within that can not be broken down.

If the akh is pliable enough to be folded into fourths, begin the inquiry process as learned during your training. This is an opportunity to more deeply probe the soul to ascertain its motivations and beliefs. Special attention must be paid to this part of the process, as for human souls, insufficient akh development is the most common reason a soul fails inspection.

Using the techniques you have learned, you must ascertain whether or not the akh understands, or can even comprehend, its place in the order of Creation. The akh is the mechanism by which the soul justifies its attitudes and behaviors across all dimensions. It is the catalyst which informs the development of all other parts of the quantum monad. An underdeveloped, calcified, or crystallized akh can impede the nourishment of the soul. In most material species this is rarely seen, but in humans it is extremely common.

Once the akh has been deemed appropriate to interview, begin the questioning. There is no established protocol for this part of the process. You must tailor the conversation to the soul’s contextualization of the situation. The goal here is two-fold. You must establish what the soul perceived its purpose to be in the material dimensions as well as determining its suitability to proceed to the next step of the process in The Souls Judging Department.

Do not forget that the object now under your examination is a quantum monad, and as such, each part informs the inclinations of the others in a complex differential equation, which is part of an even more complex differential algorithm. While the sah may give voice to the soul, the elements of it exist among its associated ba, ka, etc. In humans, the akh exhibits extreme influence on the development of the soul’s other components. Its peculiar gravity informs the actions of the khet and sah more so than in other species. The akh is the lever by which the general momentum of the system is impelled.

It is not uncommon for humans to use deep rationalizations to justify actions and attitudes which weigh down the ib. This is the mechanism by which concretion and crystallization of the akh occur. Determining the presence of any such intellectual inclinations or so-called mental gymnastics is crucial at this juncture. Pliability of the akh is crucial to the sort of acceptances that sometimes must radically be made to foster recursive development of the system, resulting in actions and attitudes which lighten the ib.

At this time it will be helpful to let the results of your ka inspection guide the conversation. A human soul may have evolved to so-called maturity, but still not comprehend that it is but just one element of a much larger system. The ka is often the sticking point around which the gravity of ego hinders further development.

The shut also factors in. Even a soul whose ka is motivated by the virtue of Love, for example, may find this twisted by an overdeveloped shut, into a predatory, self-serving endeavor. Determining the true parameters of the soul’s perceived purpose is a touchy task, and you must remember that souls you deem to pass inspection that then fail Judgement are destroyed forever. Only the sekhem can be recycled. This represents a missed opportunity for all of us.

If a soul is deemed to have passed akh inspection, enter your findings on Form 1A and proceed to the next step.

-Step 10: Sekhem Inspection

The Sekhem is the vital essence of the soul, and its true functionality is known only to The Designers. It may present in many forms and various luminosities. If you cannot locate the sekhem, alert your cat. If your cat cannot locate the sekhem, alert your supervisor. Otherwise, proceed to the next step.

-Step 11: Final Results

If the soul has passed each step of the inspection, at this point it is time for you to make a final determination. Enter your findings for the soul’s final mien and check the appropriate box in the Pass/Fail section on Form 1A. A result of Pass shall result in a soul being sent to The Souls Judging Department. A result of Fail shall result in a soul being returned to Samsara.

At this point, make sure all components of the soul are intact. Once the completeness of the quantum monad has been established, use the appropriate tube to send it to the correct destination.

Conclusion:

The success of this project relies on the dedication and discretion of many entities. Your task, which may seem tedious at times, is a vital part of this process. Any given human soul may seem insignificant, but as we do not know the True Intent of The Designers, each soul must be regarded as if it is the one which will solve the Mystery.

Humans are a taxing species to engage with, often prone to deliberate faulty contextualization. They are ego-driven and self-absorbed entities who tend to reject Known Truths more often than they assimilate them, despite the presence of cats, fungi, and loti in their subreality. This may result in frustrating, repetitive interactions, but remember that you have been chosen for attributes that make you ideally suited for this task.

Furthermore, though much evolution may have occurred, remember your own origins. Whether evolved up from a Lower Subreality or designed as part of The Host, you are Divine, as are the souls in your charge. If you find yourself in need of emotional or spiritual support at any time during this assignment, utilize your cat.

Thank you for your adherence to these guidelines. Your work does not go unnoticed.

-From: The Office of the Metatron

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