There is an argument form that is useful in deconstructing abstractions one has held previously. It involves the fact that, if two things are equivalent, then they are equivalent and there is no use talking about the difference; in a sense, a third way of thinking is born. For example: If I claim that every […]
What is a ritual? Rituals are actions or a series of actions that we take for the purpose of satisfying desire and engaging the Process. They involve either realizing or deconstructing abstractions – but usually doing so purposefully, even if we aren’t aware of the purpose*. They are the tools we use to believe in […]
Just as abstractions are necessary and non-arbitrary, so are values and the process of evaluation. While we are justified in applying our own values to the values of others, it is important to understand, and thus be able to communicate and receive, the sources that “cause” people to value what they do. There are many […]
Let’s recap for a moment: Reality is the expression of the Process of becoming, or actualization. Actualizers are realized reference points of actualization. Actualizers experience the Process through desires. Since every actualizer is a unique reference point, their desires are entirely subjective. The only consistency between them, and the only way to move between the […]