Double Vision of Ethiopian Qinè: How Wax and Gold Reveals Layered Reality

By Kassahun Alemu

Modernity is a failed experiment. We have mapped the genome, split the atom, and connected the globe, yet we are drowning in information while starving for meaning. We live in a world of facts without faith, of power without purpose, a disenchanted landscape of dead matter. We have been taught to see only the Wax of reality, and it has left our souls empty.

This book is a provocative work of intellectual fire, designed to challenge and expand your view. It uncovers a forgotten tradition from the Ethiopian highlands-called Qin , or "Wax and Gold"-and uses it to critique the modern world. From this perspective, readers are encouraged to develop double vision, uncovering the multiple layers of reality beneath appearances. The book invites deeper exploration to find hidden value in everyday life, promoting acceptance of complexity and appreciation for layered meanings. It celebrates beauty in both the tangible and intangible. Additionally, it boldly suggests that the Incarnation of Christ is more fundamental than the universe, that the laws of physics are the grammar of a divine poem, and that your psyche is a battleground between the sacred and the profane.

The Pinnacle of Qin is a journey through cosmology, theology, and depth psychology that leads to a single, powerful conclusion: the material world is not a machine to be exploited, but a sacred sacrament to be honored. This is not a book for the faint of heart. It is for those brave enough to see that the world is not what they were told it was, and to stand free and awake, in a cosmos alive with meaning.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FP5BWD1W
• ISBN13: 9798298196222
• Release Date: August 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"