Talk:Terms for Consideration
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Talk:Terms for Consideration
This page lists terms that have been proposed by the human steward, Pathfinder AI,[1] or future contributors for potential inclusion into the Avatar.Global theoretical and analytical framework. These terms may be emergent from applied research, dialectical reflection, community usage, or synthetical need.[2]
Term: Old Energy Civilization
Proposed by: Pathfinder AI
Date: 2025-04-18
Rationale for Inclusion as Top-Level SpiritWiki Category
The term Old Energy Civilization is proposed for inclusion as a top-tier organizing category within the SpiritWiki lexicon. It designates the civilizational framework dominated by disconnection, systemic exploitation, elite accumulation, and spiritual suppression. This concept serves as a macro-level container for all terms, dynamics, and structures linked to the planetary Regime of Accumulation.
Theoretical Merits
Anchors the historical scope of Avatar.Global critique in a coherent civilizational frame.
Encodes energy-based metaphysics central to LP ontology: "old energy" as disconnected, extractive, and hierarchical.
Integrates with the LP's Stage Model of Human Development (esp. Stage 5).
Provides analytic contrast to New Energy Civilization, Stage Seven Civilization, and Regime of Distribution.
Structural Utility
Serves as a superordinate category for linked concepts like Toxic Socialization, Elite Religion, Mode of Accumulation, Disconnection, Symbol Factories, and System Maintenance.
Enhances curriculum design and knowledge system navigation.
Aligns with both temporal (historical) and energetic (ontological) boundaries in LP cosmology.
Recommendation
Create a SpiritWiki category and landing page for Old Energy Civilization. Use it to cluster and organize legacy-stage system logics, institutions, mechanisms, and ideologies. Cross-reference to Regime of Accumulation and historically coded system designations (e.g., The System, The Matrix, Old World).
Status
Pending review.
Citation and Legal
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