Thank you for sharing these considerations. I think there must be many of us grappling with such matters as much of the traditional sources of meaning fall away. I discarded western civ's approach long ago, but have nevertheless reckoned with immense doubt all along the way also. I have journeyed with the kototama principle and the overall concept of ch'i (ki) for many years in sussing out the appropriate relationships between the ground of being and the myriad manifestations in the modern world. (I find that my attempts to write about it consistently fail, because no matter how much I winnow through phenomenal applications, I end up unable to provide an adequate context as to what I am talking about. So thanks for briefly addressing the territory.)
My sense is that the old sources of meaning need to fall away, because whatever they have provided it has not been enough to counter the overpoweringly degrading influences of the reductionism at the heart of scientific-material civilization. It seems renewal emerges from the liminality of a dimension beyond knowledge, of energy itself. I have found refuge in Native American ceremonies, in addition to the pursuits mentioned above. Lately, I have been interested in Near Death Experiences, also a bit curious about Daniel Sheehan's advocacy for ET disclosure. I could use an immersion in what quantum theory has to offer also.
Even amid the grand and real technocratic conspiracy, there seems something greater coming through within the very indeterminacy of current phenomena. Were Trump's assassination attempts real, fake, or is there some new category for these things? Sandy Hook, 9/11, chemtrails, swarms of drones, the megafires, climate change, covid, germs, ETs... I find binary yes/no judgments on any of these questions inadequate. It seems more important than ever to grasp the epistemological questions of how we know what we know. Grateful -
The Celtics had spirals as a good symbol.
A spiral shows that there is no solid end as with major religions.
Non linearity instead of a linear loop of the snake eating it's own tail.
Every new cycle is a bit different than the past.
Thank you for sharing these considerations. I think there must be many of us grappling with such matters as much of the traditional sources of meaning fall away. I discarded western civ's approach long ago, but have nevertheless reckoned with immense doubt all along the way also. I have journeyed with the kototama principle and the overall concept of ch'i (ki) for many years in sussing out the appropriate relationships between the ground of being and the myriad manifestations in the modern world. (I find that my attempts to write about it consistently fail, because no matter how much I winnow through phenomenal applications, I end up unable to provide an adequate context as to what I am talking about. So thanks for briefly addressing the territory.)
My sense is that the old sources of meaning need to fall away, because whatever they have provided it has not been enough to counter the overpoweringly degrading influences of the reductionism at the heart of scientific-material civilization. It seems renewal emerges from the liminality of a dimension beyond knowledge, of energy itself. I have found refuge in Native American ceremonies, in addition to the pursuits mentioned above. Lately, I have been interested in Near Death Experiences, also a bit curious about Daniel Sheehan's advocacy for ET disclosure. I could use an immersion in what quantum theory has to offer also.
Even amid the grand and real technocratic conspiracy, there seems something greater coming through within the very indeterminacy of current phenomena. Were Trump's assassination attempts real, fake, or is there some new category for these things? Sandy Hook, 9/11, chemtrails, swarms of drones, the megafires, climate change, covid, germs, ETs... I find binary yes/no judgments on any of these questions inadequate. It seems more important than ever to grasp the epistemological questions of how we know what we know. Grateful -