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Realistic Empowerment

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'''Realistic Empowerment''' is a psychological state/orientation whereby the individual feels capable of change (empowered) and where they adopt a realistic attitude on how that change needs to occur.
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==Notes==

The concept introduced in LPWBKII in the context of meeting the [[Seven Essential Needs]]. In order to be successful at making changes in one's life, one must be realistic about what needs to be done and how to do it.

Realistic means taking into account domestic, social, environmental, political, and economic limitations.

A goal of therapy is the establishment of a state of realistic empowerment in the client.

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Ego Damage

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Occurs as a result of [[Toxic Socialization]]. "The basic dynamic is simple and arises as a result of the fracturing of attachment, the destruction of self-esteem, and the provision of conditional forms of love and attachment"

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Body of God

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<blockquote class="definition">The '''Body of God Chakra''', more commonly known as the '''Root''' or '''Muladhara''' chakra, is one of the seven main [[Energetic Conduit|energetic conduits]] (i.e. [[Chakras]]) of the [[Energy System]] of the [[Physical Unit]]. Energies from the Root chakra are associated with your ability to ground in reality and manifest your will in that reality. Energies from the root chakra go towards the development and support of your entire body and all its systems. As such, it is a foundational chakra. Deficiencies in energy flow can lead to numerous physical, emotional, psychological, and spiritual dysfunction. </blockquote>

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"As above in consciousness, so below in matter." The root is the final step in the manifestation of Consciousness/Will.

'''Visualization/reactivation''': To "open" your root chakra, simply visualize energy flowing out of your body through your anus and into the ground below you. Visualize that energy pouring, like a gusher, into the Earth. Know as you do this that your Consciousness is becoming more and more grounded and rooted in reality. This grounding gives you the platform from which to manifest Divine will, which is also your will.

'''In world religions'''

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Seeds of Imperfection

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<blockquote class="definition">'''Seeds of Imperfection''' are ideas and [[Archetypes]] that undermine [[Awakening]], encourage [[Misalignment]], increase [[Disjuncture]], and otherwise interefere with proper [[Connection]] of the [[Physical Unit]].
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Fool's Tarot

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The '''Fools' Tarot''', also known as the '''Masonic Tarot''' is the common Rider-Waite Tarot created by Freemasons during the industrial revolution as an ideological tool to help them spread Capitalism.<ref>Mike Sosteric."A Sociology of Tarot." Canadian Journal of Sociology 39 3 (2014).</ref> The Masonic Tarot contains [[Old Energy Archetypes]] designed to create compliant individuals subservient to [[The System]].
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==List of Old Energy Masonic Archetypes as implemented in the Masonic Tarot==

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The [[Masonic Tarot]] helps inscribe into [[Collective Consciousness]] the following [[Old Energy Archetype Constellation]]s

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The Masonic Tarot is not a spiritual tool. It is a propaganda tool. It was created by Freemasons during the French and Industrial Revolutions to help lubricate the transfer of power from Feudal elites to Capitalist elites.<ref>Mike Sosteric."A Sociology of Tarot." Canadian Journal of Sociology 39 3 (2014).</ref>

Elisabeth Haich makes outlandish, undocumented, and now thoroughly debunked claims about the ancient nature of the Tarot. "The initiates of prehistoric times who created the tarot cards were familiar with all these different levels and states of development of the human consciousness. They depicted these levels of consciousness from the first awakening to divine all-consciousness in twenty-two pictures. These are the 'Greater Arcana' of tl1e tarot pack." <ref>Haich, Elisabeth. The Wisdom of Tarot. London: Unwin Paperbacks, 1985. p. 19</ref>

Haich proselatizes the deck and suggests psychologists should avail themselves of its ancient wisdom. "Moses, one of the greatest prophets of all time, received the pictures from the great Egyptian initiates and handed them on as religious treasure to his people, the Jews. If Moses esteemed these cards so highly as to regard them as religious treasure, then the serious psychologist should certainly also be able to discover their profound inner value."<ref>Haich, Elisabeth. The Wisdom of Tarot. London: Unwin Paperbacks, 1985. p. 165.</ref>

Haich says "Yet for the person who understands them, these cards are a wonderful means of acquiring self-knowledge....The nature of these cards is such that they can produce a strong awakening effect on man's unconscious....They are like a spiritual mirror in which we can not only recognise but also thoroughly examine and study ourselves. "<ref>Haich, Elisabeth. The Wisdom of Tarot. London: Unwin Paperbacks, 1985. p. 24-5.</ref>

The world’s foremost tarot scholars suggest that the Tarot has been the "...most successful propaganda campaign ever launched; not by a very long way the most important, but the most completely successful. An entire false history, and false interpretation, of the Tarot pack was concocted by occultist; and it is all but universally believed. "<ref>Decker, Ronald, Thierry Depaulis, and Michael Dummett. A Wicked Pack of Cards: The Origins of the Occult Tarot. New York: St Martin’s Press, 1996. p. 27.</ref>

The tarot is designed to be constitutive of personal identity suitable to the Capitalist [[Mode of Production]]. It purports to locate the individual in relation to the System and the "Cosmos." "The Tarot is a system of enlightenment, a system whose ultimate aim is "<ref>Haich, Elisabeth. The Wisdom of Tarot. London: Unwin Paperbacks, 1985. p. 157.</ref>assisting the individual in understanding his relationship to the Cosmos." <ref>Wang, Robert. An Introduction to the Golden Dawn Tarot. Main: Sam Weiser, 1978. p. 8. </ref> It provides "seed ideas" <ref>Wang, Robert. An Introduction to the Golden Dawn Tarot. Main: Sam Weiser, 1978. p. 13. </ref> intended to lead to a certain understanding of the human condition.

The Masonic Tarot, in its esoteric form, is elitist. It is a "secret oral tradition." <ref>Wang, Robert. An Introduction to the Golden Dawn Tarot. Main: Sam Weiser, 1978. p. 11. </ref> Knowledge and power given only to the worthy. "It has revealed Itself, in a measure, to the wise." <ref>Case, Paul Foster. An Introduction to the Study of the Tarot. New York: Kindle Edition, 1920.</ref>

The Masonic tarot has two "streams," an elite esoteric stream aimed at elite members of exclusive fraternities (Freemasonry, Rosicrucians, Golden Dawn, etc.) and an exoteric stream aimed at the masses. This dual-stream is an explicit and openly admitted feature of Western esotericism. For example,

"The religion of the masses differed very much from that of the Initiates. They did not share in the Mysteries, nor in the advantages of the Initiates, in the same way as they were never in danger of the penalties to which the trespasser of the Mysteries was exposed. The greatest of the Mysteries was that they should eternally remain mysteries to the masses. he initiated worshipped the one true God under the name of Demiurgos. The masses, on the other hand, worshipped without let or hindrance the secondary kind of gods, whose worship, when amongst themselves, was forbidden to the Initiates. In public even the Initiates adhered to them, in order to deceive the masses, and the better to preserve their secrets amongst themselves." <ref>Pianco, Magister. The Rosicrucian Exposed. Edited by Darcy Kuntz. Austin, TX: The Golden Dawn Research Trust, 2007. p. 23-24.</ref>

Pianco calls this the [[Secret Philosophy]].

The difference between the two streams is one of intent. The esoteric stream is aimed at socializing elites into mechanisms of power and control, while the exoteric stream is aimed at creating compliant bodies. In this regard, the [[TOSAS]] distinguished between the [[Book of Slavery]] (the exoteric version intended to create compliant bodies) and the [[Book of Power]].

The threat of violence is used to prevent initiates from revealing "the secrets." <ref>Wang, Robert. An Introduction to the Golden Dawn Tarot. Main: Sam Weiser, 1978. p. 13. </ref>

The Masonic Tarot, in its exoteric form, exerts control over individual consciousness and inscribes a [[Fool in School]] ethic on the individual. Life is all about karma and lessons and so don't struggle or fight back, passively accept and learn your lessons. If things don't go your way, it is your fault, your karma, your lack of sensitivity, talent, receptiveness, etc. For example, Metzner notes that "If we are receptive with innocent purity, the blessings of the light of the stars pour abundantly into earth-body and emotional waters." <ref>Metzner, Ralph. Maps of Consciousness: I Ching, Tantra, Tarot, Alchemy, Astrology, Actualism. New York: Collier Books, 1971.</ref>

A classic statement of this perspective is "The Tarot is a deck of 78 cards, each with its own imagery, symbolism and story. The 22 Major Arcana cards represent life's karmic and spiritual lessons, and the 56 Minor Arcana cards reflect the trials and tribulations that we experience on a daily basis."<ref>Biddy, Bridget. “Learn the Tarot Basics.” Biddy Tarot (blog), 2020. https://www.biddytarot.com/learn-tarot/.</ref>

Many respectable scholars and well-educated folk, take tarot to be a tool of deep spiritual, archetypal, or psychological wisdom. A "holistic tool that can help us mine our own unconscious..." <ref>Wen, Benebell. Holistic Tarot: An Integrative Approach to Using Tarot for Personal Growth. Berkeley, CA: North Atlantic Books, 2015.</ref>

Psychologist [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Metzner Ralph Metzner] discusses the "Hero's Journey" and suggests that tarot is a reflection of that journey, a reflection of "archetypes of psychic transformation." As he says, "In these myths the inner journey to the discovery and realization of the Higher Self—the trials and obstacles to be overcome as well as the sudden breakthroughs and steps of initiation are disguised as an outer journey, a hero’s quest. And we find that there is always a common pattern to this myth of the hero “with a thousand faces”:2 whether his name is Gilgamesh, Rama, Orpheus, or Siegfried, there exists a communality which stems from the fact that all these heros are engaged in the same eternal quest."<ref>Metzner, Ralph. Maps of Consciousness: I Ching, Tantra, Tarot, Alchemy, Astrology, Actualism. New York: Collier Books, 1971. p. 55.</ref>

The Masonic Tarot is sexist. All authors who comment upon the archetypes reproduce binary and stereotypical notions of gender. "He is the objective aspect of consciousness....she is the subjective aspect..."<ref>Case, Paul Foster. An Introduction to the Study of the Tarot. New York: Kindle Edition, 1920.</ref>

Writers, like Paul Foster Case and Aleister Crowley, etc. use [[EPMO]] to obscure the basic ideology. Long paragraphs of tortuous prose with complicated and largely meaningless associations obscure the basic ideological statements. See for example Case

The Masonic Tarot is based on an ancient [[Old Energy Creation Template]], a [[Zoroastrian Creation Template]].<ref>For details of this template, see Mike Sosteric "From Zoroaster to Star Wars, Jesus to Marx: The Science and Technology of Mass Human Behaviour". 2018. <https://www.academia.edu/34504691>.</ref>

This analysis focuses primarily on the major arcana. The minor arcana are considered less important, even (in personified form) a perversion of occult principle." <ref>Wang, Robert. An Introduction to the Golden Dawn Tarot. Main: Sam Weiser, 1978. p. 21. </ref>

Patriarchal, Judeo Christian roots. "It is forbidden to blaspheme against his creation."<ref>Wirth, Oswald. Tarot of the Magicians: The Occult Symbols of the Major Arcana That Inspired Modern Tarot. San Francisco. CA: Weiser Books, 1990. p. 128.</ref>

Although the tarot deck itself was originally merely a pack of playing cards, it was particularly suited to the creation of an archetypal system because, as can be clearly seen in the symbolic pastiche on the Wheel of Fortune card, the Tarot cards are rich with symbolism. The rich symbolic content makes it easy to project any content one would wish to project onto the cards (Decker et al., 1996, p. 171), a particular useful function for elites attempting to create a new discourse.

===Recovery===

Many tarot aficionados and writers attempt to re-write the esoteric and exoteric tarot, trying to find alternative, sometimes more progressive, "less disturbing" more "life-affirming" messaging. <ref>Virtue, Doreen. The Big Book of Angel Tarot: The Essential Guide. New York: Hay House, 2014.</ref>

Doreen Virtue exposed her process: For example, "...symbolism was very carefully reviewed. When something distressing was removed from an image, we were diligent about replacing it with something peaceful that signified the same thing. Card names were changed when necessary to more accurately convey the loving message embedded in even the most challenging cards."<ref>Virtue, Doreen. The Big Book of Angel Tarot: The Essential Guide. New York: Hay House, 2014.</ref>

Virtue also makes effort to remove "mystery" and "secrets." However, she still duplicates the a-political, blame-the-individual tropes of the masonic tarot. We are still here to learn our lessons, and we should "give thanks" for that.<ref>Virtue, Doreen. The Big Book of Angel Tarot: The Essential Guide. New York: Hay House, 2014.</ref> She just presents the tropes and the masonic perspectives in a more "loving" and inviting manner.

Metzner also discusses the "Tarot for the Aquarian Age" from 1962 was as one such attempt. "This Tarot was obtained, according to the authors, from an unnamed source referred to only as “One,” through the Ouija board, in a series of sessions involving a group of four persons and lasting several months in 1962.... In the Aquarian Tarot each of the twenty-two cards, with a new image and new name, is regarded as a progression from a corresponding card of the old deck. The reason for the progression is said to be first, to rescue the Tarot symbols from their degenerate use as fortune-telling cards, and secondly, because we are entering a new phase, the Aquarian phase, of the cycle of human evolution-in-consciousness and new symbols are called for." "<ref>Metzner, Ralph. Maps of Consciousness: I Ching, Tantra, Tarot, Alchemy, Astrology, Actualism. New York: Collier Books, 1971.</ref> His discussion, like Virtue's, contains no awareness of the political and ideological nature of the original tarot, though both are noteworthy as attempts to recover/imprint authenticity.

Various attempts to recover or insert authenticity are documented in the Recovery section of the individual tarot entries.

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Awakening

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'''Awakening''' (a.k.a. spiritual awakening) is the process of expanding awareness and understanding of the realities of ourselves and the world in which we live. The more an individual sees, realizes, and understands things, the more awake they are.<ref>Sosteric. Rocket Scientists’ Guide to Authentic Spirituality. St. Albert, Alberta: Lightning Path Press, Unpublished Draft. https://press.lightningpath.org/product/rocket-scientists-guide-authentic-spirituality/.</ref>
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[[Awakening]] is a process that occurs as the consequence of one or more discrete [[Connection Experience]]s.

Awakening is an [[Outcome Measure]] of [[Authentic Spirituality]] <Ref>Sosteric. Rocket Scientists’ Guide to Authentic Spirituality. St. Albert, Alberta: Lightning Path Press, 2018. https://amzn.to/2Vnr4L4.</ref>

Carl Jung is on record as recommending "Spiritual Awakening" as the only cure for the intransigent alcoholism of the morbidly addicted.<ref>AA World Services Inc. [https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01C91R4WY/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=lightningpa02-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B01C91R4WY&linkId=34f312f4722cf2b2cd1e952c2aea4fae Pass It On]. AA World Services Inc. Kindle Edition. </ref>

Awakening as a process may be distinguished from an [[Awakening Experience]], which is a discrete low power [[Connection Event]] that leads to enhanced understanding and insight.

Spiritual awakening (or just awakening for short) is typically a volunteer process. It is initiated by intent and (sometimes) facilitated/accelerated with [[Connection Supplements]], [[Connection Appliances]], and [[Connection Practice]]. In certain situations, [[Forced Awakening]] may occur.

Spiritual awakening a biological process that, under healthy conditions, occurs naturally, without intervention, as part of the maturation process of the [[Physical Unit]]. The natural process of spiritual awakening can be subverted by [[Toxic Socialization]] and associated practices. When the natural process of awakening has been subverted, remedial training and [[healing]] are typically required.

Spiritual awakening is a significant process that implicates all aspects of an individual's psychological, emotional, physical, and spiritual life space.

Spiritual awakening may be initiated via a simple statement of Intent. The intent may be verbal, as in the case of [[Awakening Mantras|Awakening Mantras]], or it may be visual, as in the case of [[Awakening Visualizations]]. Connection Supplements may also be used to facilitate short-term (a few minutes to a few hours) Connection Experiences.

Awakening (i.e. drawing Consciousness into the vessel) is a complicated and, owing to failures in this planet's [[Toxic Socialization]] process, challenging process. In many cases, professional psychological, emotional, and sociological supports are required in order to fully awaken an individual.

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Displacement

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'''Repression''' is an [[Awareness Reduction Mechanisms]]] that the [[Bodily Ego]] uses to avoid uncomfortable confrontation with reality.

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Displacement is another tertiary ARM that distorts reality. Displacement is similar to projection in that we are shifting attention from our thoughts, behaviours, and actions, but in this case, we are shifting our negative emotions and behaviours from a risky target to a less risky one. For example, I had an issue with women for a long time because of the abuse my mother heaped upon me. I could never challenge my mother as a child or adolescent because if I did, the abuse became much worse. As a child, I learned that if I got angry with my mother, it was best if I just kept it to myself. My mother shut my anger at her abuse down, but it did not go away. For many years I displaced it towards other women who were “safer” targets. I did this until I finally became aware of what I was doing, being angry at all women because I couldn’t be angry with mom. Finally realizing my anger, and also realizing its roots, allowed me to instantly release that anger and transform my irrational fear. I say irrational because as an adult, I knew my mother couldn’t harm me anymore. Unfortunately, I was still operating with my childhood fear. When I realized, I released anger and fear and was able to move forward in a more authentic space.

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Creations Equation

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'''Creation's Equation''' is a statement of the fundamental mechanic of creation. </blockquote>

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Creation's Equation: '''[[Force]] + [[Formation]] = [[Creation]]'''

In Eastern spirituality, force is equated with yang and formation is equated with yin. In ancient Egyptian traditions, Osiris/Force, Isis/Formation. See Papus's description of the Empress tarot archetype. "The absolute creative force, or Osiris, and the absolute preservative force, or Isis, neutralize themselves in the equilibrist force, which contains in itself the two very different properties of the two first forms."<ref>Papus. The Tarot of the Bohemians. Wilshire Book Co, 1978. https://sacred-texts.com/tarot/tob/index.htm.</ref>

The equation can also be stated '''[[Intent]] + [[Expectation]] = [[Creation]]''' or '''[[Yang]] + [[Yin]] = [[Creation]]''' or [[Will]] | [[Understanding]] = [[Creation]]

Sociological Edward Carpenter provides a discussion of this in his essay "The Art of Creation" in the book of the same name, although he does not name things as such:

<blockquote class="quotation">Or we wish to build ourselves a house of our own. For a long time, this may only be a kind of cloudy pious aspiration. But at last and almost inevitably, the dream of the house takes shape within our minds. We get so far as to make a pencil sketch of what we want. We go and prospect a site. We consult an architect, and presently there emerges a much more definite and detailed plan than before. Then steps are actually taken towards building. Heaps of bricks and stone and other materials begin to appear on the scene; and at last there is the house standing, which once only existed in the dream-world of our minds. Always the movement is outwards, from the indefinite vague Feeling or desire to the definite clearly formed Thought, and thence to Action and the External world.<ref>Carpenter, Edward. The Art of Creation: Essays on the Self and Its Powers . Ravenio Books. Kindle Edition.</ref></blockquote>

Creation's equation represents a fundamental principle of "magic" (or, if you are a pretentious egoist, "magick"). ''Formative expectation diffused throughout The Fabric of Consciousness at all levels is a critical component of manifestation and creation.'' (RSGDISC)

We should note that human expectation/human will/formation (and the way we apply force for that matter) is manipulated may be manipulated in the [[Mass Consciousness]] via the implantation of archetypes (RSGDISC).

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Master Archetype

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<blockquote class="definition">'''Master''' is a [[New Energy]] [[Archetype]] in the [[Triumph of Spirit Archetype System]] (TOSAS). Unlike the [[Old Energy]] idea that you have lessons to learn, this [[New Energy Archetype]] sends the message that you are already a master of creation, at something. Your mastery has been attained via lifetimes of creative practice and preparation. In order to tap into this mastery, accept the truth of it, and let it grow inside you. </blockquote>

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Parable of the Candle

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<blockquote class="quotation">The '''Parable of teh Candle ''' is used to provide some sense of the magnitude of difference between the [[Normal Consciousness|normal consciousness]] of a [[The Veil|veiled]] [[Physical Unit|physical unit]] and the raw power of Monadic Consciousness. The metaphor goes something like this, consider your normal day to day consciousness to be like a candle, and consider the raw and powerful consciousness of your monadic spark as like the sun. The difference in magnitude between the candle and the sun is the difference between what we accept as "normal" during our day to day existence, and what is possible should we have a fully functioning and ascended [[Physical Unit|physical unit]]. </blockquote>

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Survival

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'''Survival''' is one of the three [[Primary Goals]] of the [[Physical Unit]].

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Druh

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'''Druh''' is Sanskrit/Indo/Iranian term indicating falsehood<ref>Boyce, Mary. A History of Zoroastrianism: Volume One The Early Period. New York: E. J. Brill, 1996.</ref> and false/harmful action. The term is syncretic with the LP term [[Wrong Action]]. </blockquote>

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<blockquote class="definition">'''Spheres of Alignment''' are personal and collective life spaces within which an individual interested in [[Connection]] must work to achieve [[alignment]].<ref>Sosteric, Mike & Ratkovic, Gina. Lightning Path Workbook Three - Connection. Vol. 3. Lightning Path Workbook Series. St. Albert, Alberta: Lightning Path Press, 2017. https://press.lightningpath.org/product/the-lightning-path-book-three-connection/.</ref>
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The general therapeutic/spiritual advice is to start at the personal sphere, with one's own self, and move into the family, social, work, community, work, and global spheres as healing occurs, confidence grows, and more people become available to connect with.

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An '''Ego Mode''' is a mode of operation of the [[Bodily Ego]]. There are three ego modes, [[Growth Mode]], [[Defense Mode]], and [[Deficit Mode]]. A bodily ego may be said to operating in a specific mode when a significant portion of its energy is spent in operation in that mode. </blockquote>

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Authentic Spirituality

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'''Authentic Spirituality''' is spirituality rooted, but not exclusively focused on, [[Connection Experience]]s. Authentic spirituality is free of elite influence. Authentic Spirituality encourages, supports, and facilitates [[Healing]] and [[Connection|Connection]], which necessarily will lead to happiness, contentment, and the full development of the [[Physical Unit]]. An authentic spirituality can be recognized by the presence of all [[Seven Pillars of Authentic Spirituality]]<ref>Sosteric. Rocket Scientists’ Guide to Authentic Spirituality. St. Albert, Alberta: Lightning Path Press.</ref>
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[[File:RSGAS.jpg|250px|right|What is authentic spirituality?]]

"True religion, then, is not necessarily what goes on in the name of religion. Institutionalized religion is often a mistranslation of higher truths experienced by the truly religious, the founders of various religions. Religion in its basic connotation is a means of experiencing a higher level of consciousness. Religion, therefore, may not be considered as a body of sacred truths, but rather a method or a set of practices believed to achieve a state of awareness and feelings that takes us beyond the normal states of awareness and being, and to stand in a special relationship to something considered divine."<ref>Ramakrishna, K. Rao. “Some Reflections on Religion and Anomalies of Consciousness.” In Body, Mind, Spirit, 68–82. Charlottseville, VA: Hampton Roads, 1997. p. 71</ref>

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<blockquote class="quotation">Authentic spiritual systems are based on ... systematic exploration of the psyche using well-defined mind-altering technologies. They are results of a process that in many ways resembles the scientific method.<ref>Laszlo, Ervin, Stanislav Grof, and Peter Russell. The Consciousness Revolution. Las Vegas: Elf Rock Productions, 1999. pp. 38.</ref></blockquote>

Authentic religion is religion that "nurtures people's relationship with whatever they hold sacred."<ref>Mahoney, Annette, and Kenneth I. Pargament. “Sacred Changes: Spiritual Conversion and Transformation.” Journal of Clinical Psychology, no. 5 (2004): 481-2.</ref>

Leo Tolstoy's [[The Kingdom of God is Within You]]<Ref>Tolstoy, Leo. The Kingdom of God Is Within You (Classics To Go) EBook: Leo Tolstoy: Amazon.ca: Gateway. Translated by Constance Garnett. CreateSpace, 2016. https://amzn.to/2Dg2jtj</ref> provides an extended discussion of the difference between an authentic understanding of Christ's teachings, and an unaligned, hypocritical, an inauthentic reading used to justify the status quo, rather than emancipate humanity, as Christ had intended. As with Einstein, Tolstoy felt that an authentic spirituality provided a ready-made solution to humanity's ills. It "solves all the contradictions and all his sufferings."

Authentic spirituality makes a difference, not within the extended time frames of [[Old World Spirituality]](i.e. years, decades, and lifetimes), but within short, workable, and verifiable time frames of days, weeks, and months. In other words, techniques and principles provided by an authentic spirituality will have an immediate and discernible positive impact.

===Wicca and Pagan Spiritualities===

Wicca and pagan religions are an attempt to develop/reclaim an authenticity lost in traditional mainstream elite exoteric religion. "The Pagan vision is one which says that neither doctrine nor dogma nor asceticism nor rule by masters is necessary for the [[Visionary Experience|visionary experience]], and that ecstasy ''and'' freedom are both possible." <ref>Adler, Margot. Drawing Down the Moon: Witches, Druids, Goddess-Worshippers, and Other Pagans in America Today. Boston: Beacon Press, 1986. p. xii.</ref>

"A common phrase you hear is "I've come home," or, as one woman told me excitedly after a lecture, "I always knew I had a religion, I just never knew it had a name." <ref>Adler, Margot. Drawing Down the Moon: Witches, Druids, Goddess-Worshippers, and Other Pagans in America Today. Boston: Beacon Press, 1986. p. 14.</ref>

Margot Adler's discovery of wicca was the culmination of a search for authenticity, a "ecological-religious framework compatible with my own politics and commitment to the world."<ref>Adler, Margot. Drawing Down the Moon: Witches, Druids, Goddess-Worshippers, and Other Pagans in America Today. Boston: Beacon Press, 1986. p. 19-20.</ref> Adler had a [[Connection Experience]] whereafter listening to a tape of some Wiccan rituals. "A feeling of power and emotion came over me." (p. 20).

Non repressive, general. "Many people said that they become Pagans because they could be themselves and act as they chose, without what they felt were medieval notions of sin and guilt." <ref>Adler, Margot. Drawing Down the Moon: Witches, Druids, Goddess-Worshippers, and Other Pagans in America Today. Boston: Beacon Press, 1986. p. 23.</ref>

Non repressive, feminism. A spirituality that honoured women, outside of the patriarchal mainstream. <ref>Adler, Margot. Drawing Down the Moon: Witches, Druids, Goddess-Worshippers, and Other Pagans in America Today. Boston: Beacon Press, 1986. p. 23.</ref>

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Purity

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'''Purity''' is a term syncretic with [[Alignment]]. An individual who is "pure" is not encumbered by [[Wrong Thought]] or [[Wrong Action]]. An individual who is pure has established [[Right Thought]] and [[Right Action]].
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You find the concept of purity in Vivekacudamani of Sankaracarya Bhagavatpada, a.k.a. [[Crest-Jewel of Wisdom]].

"The notion of 'purity' and 'purification' is one of the commonest and most characteristic ideas in Orphic literature;"<ref>Adam, James. The Religious Teachers of Greece. Gifford Lectures. New Jersey: Reference Book Publishers, 1965. https://www.giffordlectures.org/books/religious-teachers-greece.</ref> In Orphic literature, purity included "a particular mode of life" (i.e. [[Right Environment]] and [[Right Action]], such as not partaking of animal food. Note, according to Adam, in the Orphic mysteries, we strive for the purity of the soul. On the [[LP]] we would say the soul is pure enough, being above the disruption, disease, and corruption of blindfolded existence, and that "purification" really refers to the alignment of the spiritual ego, body, and living spaces so as to provide a suitable space for the full expression of [[Highest Selff]]

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According to Emmanuel Swedenborg, the '''Heavenly Marriage''' is the marriage of "what is good and what is true."<ref>SWEDENBORG, EMANUEL. New Jerusalem (NW CENTURY EDITION) (p. 13). Swedenborg Foundation Publishers. Kindle Edition. </ref>
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The term '''Heavenly Marriage''' is a syncretic term for [[Is a syncretic term::Alignment]]. In his chapter on "Goodness and Truth," and also in the chapter "From Secrets of Heaven," Emmanuel Swedenborg elaborates upon the meaning of this marriage, and its beneficial outcomes to those who achieve it, like the achievement of "angelic intelligence and wisdom", "beautification," "power against things that are evil and false," "wisdom," and on on.<ref>SWEDENBORG, EMANUEL. New Jerusalem (NW CENTURY EDITION) (p. 22-5). Swedenborg Foundation Publishers. Kindle Edition. </ref>

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The '''Seven Pillars of [[Authentic Spirituality]]''' are seven characteristics or pillars upon which all authentic [wiki]Connection Framework[/wiki]s, all spiritualities and religions, should be built. These pillars state that authentic connection frameworks should be fruitful, accessible and inclusive, grounded and embodied, responsible and non-judgmental, empowering, logical and consistent, and empirical and verifiable.<ref>Sosteric. Rocket Scientists’ Guide to Authentic Spirituality. St. Albert, Alberta: Lightning Path Press. </ref> </==Related LP Terms==

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For a spirituality to be authentic, all pillars must be present.

The Buddha speaks of pillar five, the accessibility of authentic spirituality when he says "I have preached the truth without making any distinction between exoteric and esoteric doctrine: for in respect of the truths, Ananda, the Tathagata has no such thing as the closed fist of a teacher, who keeps some things back."<ref>Rhys Davids, T. W.. The Book of Great Decease: MAHA-PARINIBBANA-SUTTA (With Active Table of Contents). Kindle Edition. "</ref>

The Buddha alludes to pillar four, empowering, when he encourages his buddy Ananda to be an independent and empowered truth seeker: "'Therefore, O Ananda, be ye lamps unto yourselves. Be ye a refuge to yourselves. Betake yourselves to no external refuge. Hold fast to the truth as a lamp. Hold fast as a refuge to the truth. Look not for refuge to any one besides yourselves.<ref>Rhys Davids, T. W.. The Book of Great Decease: MAHA-PARINIBBANA-SUTTA (With Active Table of Contents). Kindle Edition."</ref>

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===Pillar One: Accessibility and Inclusivity ===

1 Corinthians 14 contains a stipulation that spiritual teachings should be accessible and free of [[EPMO]].

<blockquote>Now, brothers and sisters, if I come to you and speak in tongues, what good will I be to you, unless I bring you some revelation or knowledge or prophecy or word of instruction? 7 Even in the case of lifeless things that make sounds, such as the pipe or harp, how will anyone know what tune is being played unless there is a distinction in the notes? 8 Again, if the trumpet does not sound a clear call, who will get ready for battle? 9 So it is with you. Unless you speak intelligible words with your tongue, how will anyone know what you are saying? You will just be speaking into the air. 10 Undoubtedly there are all sorts of languages in the world, yet none of them is without meaning. 11 If then I do not grasp the meaning of what someone is saying, I am a foreigner to the speaker, and the speaker is a foreigner to me. 12 So it is with you. Since you are eager for gifts of the Spirit, try to excel in those that build up the church (1 Corinthians 14: 5-12).</blockquote>

===Empirical===

Marilyn Schlitz, Eugene Taylor, and Nola Lewis call for an expanded epistemology, a "radically empirical" epistemology, after William James. "A noetic sciences epistemology would focus on open inquiry and public (intersubjective) validation of knowledge, even while recognizing that these goals may be met only incompletely at any particular time. This epistemology would be "radically empirical" in the sense urged by William James: It would be phenomenological or experiential in a broad sense, including subjective experience as primary data in addition to physical-sense data. And it would address the totality of human experience -- reported phenomena would not be dismissed because they "violate known scientific laws."<ref>Schlitz, Marilyn, Taylor, Eugene, and Lewis, Nola, “Toward a Noetic Model of Medicine,” Noetic Sciences Review Fall//Winter, no. 47 (1998): 57.</ref>

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Sangha

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Center

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<blockquote class="definition">An '''Egoic Explosion''' is a temporary collapse of the [[Bodily Ego]] caused when an unprepared [[Bodily Ego]] endures a [[Connection Experience]] of an intensity, duration, quality, and content for which the individual is not prepared.<ref>Sosteric, Mike & Ratkovic, Gina. Lightning Path Workbook Three - Connection. Vol. 3. Lightning Path Workbook Series. St. Albert, Alberta: Lightning Path Press, 2017. https://press.lightningpath.org/product/the-lightning-path-book-three-connection/</ref>
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A well-known case of an individual who experienced profound childhood abuse demonstrates the outcomes of egoic collapse<ref> Schreber, Daniel Paul. Memoirs of My Nervous Illness. New York: NYRB Classics, 2000.</ref>

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Cosmic Religion

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'''Cosmic Religion''' is Albert Einstein's conception of what [[Is a::Authentic Spirituality]] is.
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"...as a man becomes conscious of the stupendous laws that govern the universe in perfect harmony, he begins to realize how small he is. He sees the pettiness of human existence, with its ambitions and intrigues, its I am better than thou' creed. This is the beginning of cosmic religion within him; fellowship and human service become his moral code. And without such moral foundations, we are hopelessly doomed" <ref>Hermanns, William. Einstein and the Poet. Boston: Branden Books, 1983. np</ref>

Cosmic religion "is not a religion that teaches that man [sic] is made in the image of God -- that is antropomorphia [sic]. Man [sic]has infinite dimensions and finds God in his [his] conscience. This religion as no dogma other than teaching man [sic] that the universe is rational and that his [sic] highest destiny is to ponder it and co-create with its laws." <ref>Hermanns, William. Einstein and the Poet. Boston: Branden Books, 1983. np</ref>

"To me, cosmic religion means one humanity, one love, one peace." <ref>Hermanns, William. Einstein and the Poet. Boston: Branden Books, 1983. np</ref>

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'''Clarity''' of purpose, of mission, etc., is an outcome of a positive and aligned [[Connection]].
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In chapter one of his book [[This Is It]], Alan Watts comments on the association of clarity with [[Connection Experience]].<ref>Watts, Alan W.. This Is It (p. 18). Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. Kindle Edition.</ref></blockquote>

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"Cosmology (from the Greek κόσμος, kosmos "world" and -λογία, -logia "study of") is a branch of astronomy concerned with the studies of the origin and evolution of the universe, from the Big Bang to today and on into the future. It is the scientific study of the origin, evolution, and eventual fate of the universe. Physical cosmology is the scientific study of the universe's origin, its large-scale structures and dynamics, and its ultimate fate, as well as the laws of science that govern these areas."<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmology</ref>

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Holotropic States

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<blockquote class="definition">'''Holotropic States''' is a term coined by Stanislav Grof to refer to what on the [[LP]] we might call states of connection. </blockquote>

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"Holotropic states are characterized by a specific transformation of consciousness associated with dramatic perceptual changes in all sensory areas, intense and often unusual emotions, and profound alterations in the thought processes....We are experiencing invasion of other dimensions of existence that can be very intense and even overwhelming. However, at the same time, we typically remain fully oriented and do not completely lose touch with everyday reality." <ref>Grof, Stanislav. “Psychology For the Future: Lessons from Modern Consciousness Research.” Spirituality Studies 2, no. 1 (2016): 3–36. p. 4. https://www.spirituality-studies.org/dp-volume2-issue1-spring2016/#2</ref>

"Extraordinary changes in sensory perception represent a very important and characteristic aspect of holotropic states. Our visual perception of the external world is usually significantly illusively transformed and when we close our eyes, we can be flooded with images drawn from our personal history and from the individual and collective unconscious. We can also have visions portraying various aspects of nature, of the cosmos, or of the mythological realms. This can be accompanied by a wide range of experiences engaging other senses – various sounds, physical sensations, smells, and tastes."
<ref>Grof, Stanislav. “Psychology For the Future: Lessons from Modern Consciousness Research.” Spirituality Studies 2, no. 1 (2016): 3–36. p. 4 </ref>

"The emotions associated with holotropic states cover a very broad spectrum that extends far beyond the limits of our everyday experience. They range from feelings of ecstatic rapture, heavenly bliss, and “peace that passes all understanding” to episodes of abysmal terror, murderous anger, utter despair, consuming guilt, and other forms of unimaginable emotional suffering that matches the descriptions of the tortures of hell in the great religions of the world."
<ref>Grof, Stanislav. “Psychology For the Future: Lessons from Modern Consciousness Research.” Spirituality Studies 2, no. 1 (2016): 3–36. p. 4-5 </ref>

"The content of holotropic states is often spiritual or mystical. We can experience sequences of psychological death and rebirth and a broad spectrum of transpersonal phenomena, such as feelings of oneness with other people, nature, the universe, and God. We might uncover what seem to be memories from other incarnations, encounter powerful archetypal beings, communicate with discarnate entities, and visit numerous mythological landscapes. Holotropic experiences of this kind are the main source of cosmologies, mythologies, philosophies, and religious systems describing the spiritual nature of the cosmos and of existence. They are the key for understanding the ritual and spiritual life of humanity from shamanism and sacred ceremonies of aboriginal tribes to the great religions of the world."
<ref>Grof, Stanislav. “Psychology For the Future: Lessons from Modern Consciousness Research.” Spirituality Studies 2, no. 1 (2016): 3–36. p. 5 </ref>

"A particularly interesting aspect of holotropic states is their effect on thought processes. The intellect is not impaired, but functions in a way that is significantly different from its everyday mode of operation. While we might not be able to rely on our judgment in ordinary practical matters, we can be literally flooded with remarkable information on a variety of subjects. We can reach profound psychological insights concerning our personal history, unconscious dynamics, emotional difficulties, and interpersonal problems. We can also experience extraordinary revelations concerning various aspects of nature and the cosmos that by far transcend our educational and intellectual background. However, by far the most interesting insights that become available in holotropic states revolve around philosophical, metaphysical, and spiritual issues."<ref>Grof, Stanislav. “Psychology For the Future: Lessons from Modern Consciousness Research.” Spirituality Studies 2, no. 1 (2016): 3–36. p. 4-5 </ref>

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Holotropic states tend to engage some- thing like an “inner radar”, bringing into consciousness automatically the contents from the unconscious that have the strongest emotional charge, are most psychodynamically relevant at the time, and are available for processing at that particular time. This represents a great advantage in comparison with verbal psychotherapy, where the client presents a broad array of information of various kind and the therapist has to decide what is important, what is irrelevant, where the client is blocking, etc...The phenomena originating in these deep recesses of the psyche were well-known to ancient and pre-industrial cultures of all ages and greatly honored by them. In the Western world they have been erroneously attributed to pathology of unknown origin and considered to be meaningless and erratic products of cerebral dysfunction."<ref>Grof, Stanislav. “Psychology For the Future: Lessons from Modern Consciousness Research.” Spirituality Studies 2, no. 1 (2016): 3–36. p. 13-14. https://www.spirituality-studies.org/dp-volume2-issue1-spring2016/#2</ref>

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==Notes==

Distortion is the first tertiary ARM we will look at. Distortion involves the deceptive reshaping of reality. When we distort things, we make them appear like something they are not. Distortion is an extension of denial and rationalization, often with a dose of intellectualization thrown in for good measure. When we deny the truth, rationalize, and make excuses, we are attempting to distort our perception of reality.

A good example of intellectual distortion is the common cultural trope “What does not kill you makes you stronger.” This trope basically sends the message that abuse and trauma are good for you because they build strength and character, and make you a better person. People invoke this trope every time their attention is drawn to the abuse and trauma they endured, or that they inflicted upon others. How many people do you know tell you that the abuse they experienced at home “builds character” or made them who they are? How many parents have you heard say that assaulting (i.e. spanking, disciplining, etc.) their children strengthens them and prepares them for life in the real world?

When individuals invoke this trope, they are trying to distort reality, because the trope is simply not true. There is lots of evidence to indicate even minor psychological trauma can cause serious, lasting damage. Major events like sexual assault do horrific damage. But, if you believe the cultural trope “what does not kill you makes you stronger,” you can distort your perception of reality and repress your burgeoning awareness of trauma and disjuncture by pretending that the damage you see, or that you cause, builds character and strength. Distortion helps you “not worry about it” so you can go have a happy drink with your boys or a yummy glass of wine with the girls. It is easier to forget and pretend if you can convince yourself that what happened to you, or what you did to others, isn’t that bad after all.

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Graduation

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<blockquote class="definition">'''Graduation''' is an eschatological term that refers to the completion of a planet's evolutionary development and its triumphant initiation into an inter-planetary alliance of species devoted to helping each other get the most fun out of physical creation.
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'''Graduation''' is a [[New Energy]] [[Archetype]] in the [[Triumph of Spirit Archetype System]]. The [[Graduation Archetype]] represents culmination of [[The Great Work]], which is the spiritual/evolutionary development of a planet.

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New Energy

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'''New Energy''' is a [[Lightning Path]] phrase used to describe energy that is properly balanced, with equal amounts [[yang]]/[[force]] and [[yin]]/[[formation]]. New energy creates a world of balance, harmony, unity, prosperity, and peace. New Energy is generated when Consciousness is filtered through [[New Energy Archetypes]] in the mind.
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==Notes==

New energy is dramatically different, and much more powerful, than [[Old Energy]]. Old Energy is imbalanced, violent, implosive, aggressive, depressing, destructive and explosive. New energy is balanced, gentle, expansive, uplifting, generative, inclusive, and (over the long term) indomitable.

New energy is generated by individuals working with [[New Energy Archetypes]] in a [[New Energy Creation Template]], like the [https://tosas.lightningpath.org/ Triumph of Spirit] [[New Energy Creation Template]].

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Karma Yoga

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<blockquote class="definition">Karma Yoga is an introductory yoga that encourages, through an understanding of psychological and causal principles, individuals towards [[Right Action]] by developing the "science of work," (e.g., science of action)<ref>Vivekananda, Swami. “Karma Yoga.” Collected Works of Swami Vivekananda. Vol. 1. 9 vols. Advaita Ashrama, 2016. https://www.holybooks.com/wp-content/uploads/SWAMI-VIVEKANANDA-COMPLETE-WORKS-Vol-1.pdf</ref> a carefully reasoned approach designed to move individuals towards alignment, thereby facilitating gradual [[Reconnection]].</blockquote>

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==List of Connection Frameworks==

==Notes==

[[Swami Vivekananda]] provides an excellent treatise on Karma Yoga<ref>Vivekananda, Swami. “Karma Yoga.” Collected Works of Swami Vivekananda. Vol. 1. 9 vols. Advaita Ashrama, 2016. https://www.holybooks.com/wp-content/uploads/SWAMI-VIVEKANANDA-COMPLETE-WORKS-Vol-1.pdf</ref> which is all about how to work in the world in a way that moves you towards alignment and connection, and away from disjuncture and disconnection.

Karma Yoga encourages one towards [[Right Thought]], [[Right Action]], and the creation of [[Right Environment]], which in turn are the foundation of [[Healing]] and [[Reconnection]] (the current goal of this planet's [[Pinnacle Species]]) by a careful process of observation coupled with reason.

Since action (a.k.a. work) is something that we must undertake to exist and thrive, action, or rather [[Right Action]], is a particular focus for Karma Yoga

Karma yoga uses the concept of [[Duty]] to underline the types of actions one should engage in with regards to self, others, and the environment.

Karma yoga emphasizes non-attachment as a key criteria of engaging in [[Right Action]] that leads to healing and reconnection.

Acting in an aligned way that encourages connection means paying attention to the multiple consequences of our actions (our Karma), not only for our own physical unit but for all of [[Creation]]. Note Karma is NOT punishment.

Karma Yoga also emphasizes work to meet the needs of others<ref>Ssee Chapter III - The Secret of Work I'm Vivekananda, Swami. “Karma Yoga.” Collected Works of Swami Vivekananda. Vol. 1. 9 vols. Advaita Ashrama, 2016. https://www.holybooks.com/wp-content/uploads/SWAMI-VIVEKANANDA-COMPLETE-WORKS-Vol-1.pdf.</ref>

Personally, I think Karma Yoga strains too much over the details, trying to reason out the nature of aligned action in order to give advice on encouraging proper karma (i.e, consequences that lead to alignment and connection). This is understandable. In the past, in an era where information was not accessible at one's fingertips, determining aligned action in regards Creation was much more difficult. Is drinking a Pepsi cola an aligned action likely to lead one towards connection? Ask this question in the 1960s and you would not have been able to give an empirically grounded answer. These days, however, you can easily look up the poisonous qualities of sugar, the labour practices of Pepsi, the horrific plastic waste generated by the soda industry and easily conclude that drinking Pepsi is NOT an aligned action because of the serious damage it does.

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Colonized Spirituality

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<blockquote class="definition">'''Colonized Spirituality''' is spirituality captured and corrupted by the rich in ways that support hierarchy, priviledge, and power over others.</blockquote>

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==Examples==

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==Notes==

Representatives of [[Colonized Spirituality]] often suggest that only “the chosen few” are able to, or worthy enough, to make this type of realization/connection. This is exactly the position taken by influential English occultist who tells us that “very few in life ... can attain to the full realization of their divine origin and nature.” <ref>Regardie, Israel. The Middle Pillar: The Balance Between Mind and Magic. St Paul, Minnesota: Llewellyn, 2004. p. 1</ref>

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Basic Needs

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<blockquote class="definition">The '''Basic Needs''' are the human needs that must be sufficiently satisfied if the individual is to grow healthy and whole.<ref>Sosteric, Mike & Ratkovic, Gina. “Eupsychian Theory: Reclaiming Maslow and Rejecting The Pyramid The Seven Essential Needs.” PsyArXiv Preprints, 2020. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/fswk9</ref> Basic needs include the physiological, environmental, cognitive, emotional, and psychological needs. The basic needs are represented by the outer circle in the [[Circle of Seven Essential Needs]].
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==Notes==

Sufficient satisfaction of Basic Needs supports satisfaction of more advanced needs for alignment and connection.<ref>Sosteric, Mike & Ratkovic, Gina. “Eupsychian Theory: Reclaiming Maslow and Rejecting The Pyramid The Seven Essential Needs.” PsyArXiv Preprints, 2020. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/fswk9</ref>

==Further Reading==

: Reclaiming Maslow and Rejecting The Pyramid The Seven Essential Needs.” PsyArXiv Preprints, 2020. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/fswk9
: The Seven Essential Needs - https://www.lightningpath.org/lp-theoretic/#essentialneeds

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Hidden Curriculum

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The '''Hidden Curriculum''' consists of the "invisible" lessons that teach us how to behave in accordance with our assigned place in the [[Social Order]].<ref>Anyon, Jean. 1980. “Social Class and the Hidden Curriculum of Work.” Journal of Education 162 (1): 67-92
http://www.jeananyon.org/docs/anyon-1980.pdf</ref> For example, the hidden curriculum of [[gender]] teaches individuals how to speak, dress, and behave in accordance with socially acceptable gender expectations. Sanctions (e.g. ridicule, exclusion, violence) are applied against those who do not learn to speak, dress, and behave in accordance with social expectations.</blockquote>

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==Notes==

In addition to the hidden curriculum of gender, there is also a [[Social Class]] hidden curriculum. A different curriculum applies to members of the [[Working Class]] as does to members of the [[Ruling Class]]. For example, those from the lower classes learn the "value" of hard work, the importance of punctuality, the importance of compliance, the "honor" of deference to authority (i.e. management/officers/clergy, etc), and so on. Members of the elite learn the importance of control, the mechanisms of power, justifications for their privilege, and so on.

Hidden curriculum is taught by parents, grandparents, teachers, and other [[Agents of Socialization]].

<strong>Note</strong>, at first glance it might appear that the upper-class curriculum does not contain the same messages of compliance and obedience as the lower class curriculum does, but it does. Indeed, more so. The higher up in the hierarchies and an individual rises, the more important it is for them to be totally compliant and unwaveringly obedient to those above.

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Fight, Flight, Freeze, or Fawn

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<blockquote class="definition">The '''Fight, Flight, Freeze, or Fawn'' response is a physiological [[Defence Mechanisms]] autonomically deployed by the [[Physical Unit]] when it perceives a harmful event, attack, or threat to its survival. When the [[Bodily Ego]] perceives a threat, when it experiences fear, it may fight to put the threat down, flee from the threat, freeze (become silent, try to slip into the background to avoid detection), or fawn (try to please whoever is triggering the response)<ref>Marschall, Amy. “The Four Fear Responses: Fight, Flight, Freeze, and Fawn.” Verywell Mind, 2021. https://www.verywellmind.com/the-four-fear-responses-fight-flight-freeze-and-fawn-5205083.</ref>
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==Notes==

==Additional Reading==

For an excellent overview,read [Marschall, Amy. “The Four Fear Responses: Fight, Flight, Freeze, and Fawn.” Verywell Mind, 2021. https://www.verywellmind.com/the-four-fear-responses-fight-flight-freeze-and-fawn-5205083. "The Four Fear Responses."]

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