|
|
| (22 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown) |
| Line 1: |
Line 1: |
| <blockquote style="color:#008b9c";>I have come to "set in motion a machinery which will bring noble ideas to the door of everybody, and then let men and women settle their own fate. Let them know what our forefathers as well as other nations have thought on the most momentous questions of life. Let them see specially what others are doing now, and then decide. We are to put the chemicals together, the crystallization will be done by nature according to her laws. Work hard, be steady, and have faith in the Lord. Set to work, I am coming sooner or later. Keep the motto before you — "Elevation of the masses without injuring their religion.<ref>Vivekananda, Swami. Collected Works of Swami Vivekananda. Vol. 5. 9 vols. Advaita Ashrama, 2016. https://www.holybooks.com/complete-works-of-swami-vivekananda/.</ref></blockquote> | | <blockquote> Since writing the book, I have been gradually led to believe that the old stories must be taken literally if at all possible, that deep secrets and a deeper awareness of the complexity of our universe was experienced by our ancestors , and that something of their belief, and experiences can be ours once again. '''Vine Deloria''' - God is Red.</blockquote> |
| | |
| <blockquote style="color:#008b9c";>
| |
| How do you know it is truth, and not an error of your own? We know truth when we see it, from opinion, as we know when we are awake that we are awake. Ralph Waldo Emerson. <ref>Emerson, Ralph Waldo. “The Over-Soul.” In ''The Complete Essays and Other Writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson''. New York: Modern Library, 1950. p. 268.</ref></blockquote>
| |
|
| |
|
| ==Introduction== | | ==Introduction== |
|
| |
|
| The SpiritWiki is an online research and educational tool designed to bring scholars, their ideas, and the people, together, with a purpose. | | The SpiritWiki is the canonical core and empirical foundation of the [[Lightning Path]]. The SpiritWiki provides canonical definitions, conceptual interlinks, and scholarly citations to ground it all out. |
| | |
| The SpiritWiki is an evolving resource. It is currently organized roughly into three major sections corresponding to the [https://www.lightningpath.org/research/ research priorities] of the Lightning Path. These include a psychological concern with [[Human Development]], a sociological concern with the [[Accumulating Class]], their [[Regime of Accumulation]], and the institutions that make it up, and a spiritual concern with understanding the true nature of our human existence on this planet (hint, it's not to slave away in factories and cubicles). See the [[Psychological Theory]], [[Sociological Theory]], and [[Spiritual Theory]] subheadings of this site.
| |
| | |
| Connection is the main topic of this SpiritWiki. Connection refers to the phenomenon of [[Connection]] between the [[Spiritual Ego]] and [[Bodily Ego]], sometimes called mystical experience, peak experience, transcendence, depending on the strength of the connection. Connection may be continuous or discrete. A discrete connection is a short term [[Connection Experience]] that can be measured along five [[Connection Axes]].
| |
| | |
| A [[Connection Experience]] may be a positive [[Zenith Experience]] or a negative [[Nadir Experience]]. A [[Connection Experience]] may lead to many positive and some negative [[Connection Outcomes]]. Sometimes, when the [[Bodily Ego]] is heavily damaged, [[Connection Experience]] can lead to [[Connection Pathology]] and even [[Connection Catastrophe]].
| |
| | |
| Connection is a common and ubiquitous human experience<ref>Sosteric, Mike. “Everybody Has a Connection Experience: Prevalence, Confusions, Interference, and Redefinition.” Spirituality Studies 4, no. 2 (2018). https://www.spirituality-studies.org/dp-volume4-issue2-fall2018/files/assets/common/downloads/files/4-2-sosteric.pdf.</ref> that happens to everybody at least once in their lives, but that some people actually pursue, through various forms of [[Connection Practice]], using various types of [[Connection Techniques]] and [Connection Appliances]], and often using powerful [[Connection Supplements]].
| |
| | |
| Scientists and scholars are aware of the existence and significance of [[Connectin Experience|Connection Experience]]. They take one of three basic [[Theoretical Approaches to Connection]] to [[Connection Experience]], reductionist, adaptive, or transformative. The LP, this SpiritWiki, takes an adaptive/transformative approach.
| |
| | |
| Connection is an ongoing human concern. Through the centuries many [[Connection Manual]]s have been written, from various cultural, scientific, and religious perspectives. Connection manuals are designed to help guide and facilitate the expanded [[The Flow|Flow of Consciousness]] that occurs during connection, and to help individuals overcome [[Connection Obstacles]]. Connection manuals are often a part of various [[Connection Framework]]s.
| |
| | |
| Connection is a challenge. High levels of Consciousness in the body tax the mind and body in the best of situations. When there is damage to the bodily ego, connection can be even more difficult. When the bodily ego is damaged, connection may lead to [[Connection Pathology]] or even [[Connection Psychosis]].
| |
| | |
| Achieving persistent and consistent connection is the goal of human development.
| |
| | |
| Under ideal circumstances, achieving consistent connection requires extensive [[Connection Practice]]
| |
| | |
| Under the less-then-ideal conditions of planet Earth, achieving persistent and consistent connection requires healing from the trauma of [[Toxic Socialization]].
| |
| | |
| | |
| ==Toxic Socialization==
| |
|
| |
|
| * [[Toxic Socialization]] is a socialization process that undermines human potential and disables the body's ability to connect.
| | Find out more about the who, why, and what of the SpiritWiki by checking out the Spiritwiki [https://spiritwiki.lightningpath.org/index.php/The_SpiritWiki:About About]page. |
| *Toxic socialization is consciously designed to undermine human potential and amputate/subvert human's natural ability to heal and connect.
| |
| *Toxic socialization is implemented in order to ensure a steady supply of labour suitable for the factories, cubicles, and board rooms of [[The System]].
| |
| *Toxic socialization is implemented by [[System Agents]].
| |
| *Toxic Socialization is characterized by '''violence''', '''neglect''', '''chaos''', and '''indoctrination''', all of which damage and diminish the [[Physical Unit]] and make it difficult to heal and connect.
| |
|
| |
|
| <blockquote>Surely there is very real and convincing data that the planet cannot survive the excesses of the human race. Proliferation of atomic devices, uncontrolled breeding habits, pollution of land, sea, and air, the rape of the environment. In this context, isn’t it obvious that Chicken Little represents the sane vision? And that Homo sapiens’ motto, “Let’s go shopping,” is the cry of the lunatic. '''Twelve Monkeys'''</blockquote>
| | Find out more about by watching our "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RChgho_j6k What is the Lightning Path]" video, or by visiting our main page (https://www.lightningpath.org). |
|
| |
|
| {{endstuff}}
| | <youtube>1RChgho_j6k</youtube> |
