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The
druid Finn’s daily invocation: “Ave, Imperator, moriturus te saluto.” The druid Finn’s daily invocation, “Ave,
Imperator, moriturus te saluto,” is not a religious ritual but a procedural
calibration. Addressing “Imperator” as Nature (thus “Hail, Nature!”),
understood as the current iteration of the Universal Procedure (UP), the
salutation acknowledges absolute jurisdiction without personification, mercy,
or appeal. By naming himself moriturus, Finn
affirms structural finitude rather than indulging in morbidity, clearing
cultural illusions of exceptionality and immortality that distort action. The invocation functions as a daily diagnostic reset, countering
artificial narratives that promise protection or entitlement, and restoring
alignment with unavoidable constraints. In doing so, it affirms sovereignty
through accuracy: seeing the arena, accepting the rules, and acting cleanly
and perfectly within them. The result is not worship or resignation, but
operational competence grounded in realism. That is not religion. That is
procedural sobriety. “Ave, Imperator, moriturus
te saluto.” Adv. The druid Finn also said: |