The notion unseen networks of thought and emotion affect human behaviour isn't novel.
Everything that exists is a part of The Greater Whole. That Which Is, indeed, is the grand and awesome Totality, the Mystery worthy of ponderment … knowing It is the goal of mystics, of science and religion alike.
That Which Is ~ the universe, multiverses and all of creation anywhere and everywhere ~ isn't easy to think, though … it's really, really, really big! In normal consciousness, size alone renders it impossible to fathom.
What people do, instead, is focus on smaller units, on countless sub-collectives. For the most part and without passing judgment, we rely on subsets borne of cultural affiliation ~ local, regional, national ~ religion, politics, class, gender, appearance, etc. to define and position ourselves.
Resonant bonds between individuals within subsets are products of agreed upon, communally honored, foundational thought forms that underpin peer groups and societies. Despite invisibility, subsets are quite real.
The moment a sub-collective takes precedence in thought over The Greater Whole, there is division. Division + human capacity to categorize and judge = oft certain birth of polarity.
Besides effectively easing the onus of personal inquiry into the vast Everything, polarity creates framework through which we can easily identify who we are, here and now, in terms of recognizable relationship. We know which end is up, who's who in the pecking order and what to expect … these are is polarity's practical conveniences.
Within the boundaries of collective thought forms, we can find comfort being one of the better these instead of one of the less desirable those … it's flawed, yes, but still one honkingly seductive rating scale!
Everything that exists is a part of The Greater Whole. That Which Is, indeed, is the grand and awesome Totality, the Mystery worthy of ponderment … knowing It is the goal of mystics, of science and religion alike.
That Which Is ~ the universe, multiverses and all of creation anywhere and everywhere ~ isn't easy to think, though … it's really, really, really big! In normal consciousness, size alone renders it impossible to fathom.
What people do, instead, is focus on smaller units, on countless sub-collectives. For the most part and without passing judgment, we rely on subsets borne of cultural affiliation ~ local, regional, national ~ religion, politics, class, gender, appearance, etc. to define and position ourselves.
Resonant bonds between individuals within subsets are products of agreed upon, communally honored, foundational thought forms that underpin peer groups and societies. Despite invisibility, subsets are quite real.
The moment a sub-collective takes precedence in thought over The Greater Whole, there is division. Division + human capacity to categorize and judge = oft certain birth of polarity.
Besides effectively easing the onus of personal inquiry into the vast Everything, polarity creates framework through which we can easily identify who we are, here and now, in terms of recognizable relationship. We know which end is up, who's who in the pecking order and what to expect … these are is polarity's practical conveniences.
Within the boundaries of collective thought forms, we can find comfort being one of the better these instead of one of the less desirable those … it's flawed, yes, but still one honkingly seductive rating scale!
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