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  • Human Reason’s Myopia

    Ideation’s Limit at Extreme Scales and Idolatry Our reason, often a beacon of clarity, becomes ever blinder with distance and difference in scales. Thus we are also often lead down paths laden with unintended consequences and ultimate failure when rely upon reason alone. If a scientist shifts the variables in an experiment, the results become…

  • Flexibility in God’s Plan Versus Rigidity in Human Plans

    Human Ideations, Human Idolatry Imagine two cliff climbing teams scaling the tallest and most extreme cliff face ever discovered, twenty times bigger than anything else, with its root in a deep cave. One team has each member follow their own logically planned route, though without any safety equipment, focused solely on reaching the summit at…

  • Extreme Ideations and Goals

    God’s Moderation Over Idolatry’s Extremes An unmistakable pattern that emerges over generations is that of the tendency for goals outside God’s realm to veer into extremes. These goals need not be against God per se, but rather untethered from divine wisdom and empowering the self. Imagine planting seeds in your garden. If you water too…

  • Reason Guided by Grace

    Gifts From God and Their Outcomes Imagine if every question was answered as immediately as it was asked, and where no one ever doubted anything. Would this not be a meaningless prison of certainty? Then let us here consider the interplay between grace and reason, for theses are not opposites but complementary forces that work…

  • Wonder and Scepticism

    To Look Beyond Ideations Let us now turn our attention to scepticism, which is too often cast as mere doubt rather than the tool of discovery it is. In a world where ideas have become idols, scepticism becomes the break from their chains enabling us to seek greater things. The more we question, the more…

  • Absoluteness of Love

    Divine Love in Everything The only absolute that can truly satisfy the human soul is God’s Love. For what is an absolute if not something that remains unchanged? Even in the face of all uncertainty. Relativism and subjectivity are the rule of the day, yet truths transcend our own desires, fears, and short lives. The…

  • Embrace Bias Toward Life

    Leadership in Doing Good Instead of Shmolitics Hope is a choice, just as much as despair, but there is always the underlying reason for hope or despair: where our faith and biases rest. A bias toward life is more than just optimism; it’s an active choice to focus on possibilities rather than limitations. Be proud…

  • Paulus’s Nuance

    Complex Language for Simple Notions In youth, outside bible study, the world was vast, the texts were dense, and the weight of unanswered questions pressed heavily on my mind. Paulus emerged as both a paradox and a puzzle. He became, for me, the fulcrum of many doubts and, eventually, the engine of my spiritual awakening.…

  • Break Free With Your Fight

    Shmolitics Is Not It, Your Fight Is Stockholm Syndrome, a psychological phenomenon, causes hostages to develop positive feelings towards captors. In a broader sense, it can manifest as a societal condition where individuals internalise the narratives imposed upon them by people who are holding them hostage, most often to their detriment. In contemporary society, many…

  • Blame of the Blind

    Shmolitics is Resentment People constantly point fingers, always blaming external forces for their woes. This is a widespread societal phenomenon. Blame shifts away from personal responsibility and onto others, creating a cycle that stifles awareness, personal growth, and natural communal harmony. In today’s society, victimhood has become a currency, often used to garner sympathy and…

  • All Politics are About Identity

    Shmolitics as Identity of Politics Ever felt like you’re in a maze where every turn reveals another wall? That’s often the experience of well-meaning individuals navigating today’s identity politics. Let’s explore this paradox where good intentions meet preconceived notions, creating a labyrinth that can stifle even the most altruistic efforts. However what are politics if…

  • Rising Alchemy

    What Boiling Bubbles in Toils and Troubles In depths of human experience through the light of God, where philosophy meets spirituality, Resurrexit Spiritus is a phenomenology attempting to lay out the immortal truths of human experience structurally. Imagine, if you will, a map drawn in representation of the shoals to our souls. This map is…

  • Freedom, i.e. Servitude to All

    How to be Truly Free So let’s discuss freedom more, since it is so fundamentally misunderstood. Truest freedom is in aligning ourselves with the will of God. In terms of pertinent scriptures, freedom cannot be seen as some right to be asserted over others. For Paulus, given his direct line to Jesus, freedom was in…

  • Unseen Barriers

    Shmolitics Out of Control A man walks into a room, his heart brimming with good intentions, ready to make a difference. Instead of warmth, he encounters cold stares and disinterest. His offers to help are met with suspicion, kindness with scorn. Sound familiar? This isn’t a tale from a bygone era but a reality for…

  • Triad Unity

    Rejecting Shmolitical Distractions For a working societal framework, culture, community, and organisation form an inseparable triad. Each element is dependent on the others, and together they create a foundation for lasting power that cannot be undone by political shifts. Culture provides the values that guide our actions; community offers the purpose that unites us in…

  • Unshakeable Foundation

    Bedrock of Human Purpose: Faith To reiterate the primary point of this series of articles: Paulus’s contemporaries did not question whether God existed. The apostle asked whether we should worship in material submission for material gain, by way of sacrificial rituals materially and asking for our own interests to be fulfilled from a place of…

  • Antistate Deceptions

    Two Acceptable Positions How did it become so common to believe that organisations and people should not benefit their nation? The spread of such a depraved lie reshapes societal expectations, requiring considerable effort to amend. It has weaved a narrative so insidious, that even discerning minds struggle to untangle its threads. More than simple propaganda,…

  • Recognitions Cycle

    Replication and Reinforcement Recognitions in virtues are inherently cyclical and dynamic in nature. There is a continuous process of recognition and response, intertwined with both grace and intentional effort; encompassing the present moment (which reflects the past experience of God’s love) and extending into the future (the love that we actively choose to give to…

  • Echoing Recognitions

    Recognition of Purpose and Love These virtues are like echoes of an undying symphony resonating through the chambers of our souls, interconnecting and resounding all the more together. Recognitions of God’s divine love for and purpose in us are not byproducts of the virtues but rather the reverse. These recognitions are the engine and transmission…

  • Eternal Recognitions

    How Spiritual Completion Never Ends What follows forgiveness? What path do we tread as we journey from the seedling of magnanimity to the towering oak of spiritual maturity? The answer is in perseverance through analysis leading to higher levels of analysis and perseverance, so that together with increasing honesty these aspects of reason allow us…

  • Ordering of Recognitions in Structural Virtues Theory

    Greater Spiritual Recognitions Structural Virtues Theory is a philosophical compass designed to navigate the complex terrain of moral growth. This theory posits that our souls are not simply blank slates but intricate architectures, built upon foundational virtues that interlink which, when more well understood, propel us toward spiritual maturity. These virtues are forces built into…

  • Faithful Truths

    God Ties All Things The faith of Paulus was not about proving the existence of God but about trusting in His goodness. Such faith is only acquired through prayer, divine discourse, and following the example of Jesus Christ; an internal death of our lower material selves. This is the spiritual practice that forms the foundation…

  • Truth in Silence and Prayer – the Proof of Imposed Imperfection

    Pray Everyday, Then Ceaselessly Prayer is more than merely an action of supplication and sublimation, for it is a sacred dialogue between the immortal soul and its divine origins. In a world that celebrates busyness over stillness, prayer has become a relic of whispers lost in the darkness of modern life. Yet silence is not…

  • Becoming Faith

    A Faith Most Becoming When Paulus spoke of following Christ, he did so with the understanding that this was not just about replicating His actions but embracing His Spirit, of selflessness, compassion, and unwavering faith in God’s goodness. This is the recognition that to follow Christ is to embrace the journey of becoming through humility,…

  • Shmolitical Delusions

    Disabuse and Disillusion The most dangerous political illusion of our time? The belief that political victory is synonymous with legitimate success. We are encouraged to vote, to protest, to get charged up, and to align ourselves with parties that promise change. History demonstrates that even the most well-intentioned actions can lead to ruin, out of…

  • Get Organised Now: Community Versus Shmolitics

    Shmolitical Distractions People might ask at this point, without shmolitics, how do we organise and accomplish anything? An organisation is more than a set of rules or procedures; it is the blueprint for how power is harnessed and directed within. Every person who labours for said organisation empowers that structure. This is the skeleton upon…

  • God is Good

    Our Foundation God’s goodness is not something to be proven in objective terms but experienced through self-identification. When we pray, repent, and reside upon our past errors, we can see the divine patterns otherwise hidden from within the ostensible chaos of existence. God’s goodness is an active force that moves through our lives, shaping our…

  • Christ’s Kings, Suffering

    Power in Humility, Weakness, and Suffering Consider the words of Jesus: “Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believes on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father.” (John 14:12). This is not a promise of mere mimicry;…

  • Alchemical Purpose in Spirit

    Transformation Begins Within So spiritual transformation is to find focus in spirit, acquire a peaceful spirit internally, and, eventually, attain to spiritual warfare. This is absolute progression that mirrors the structure of creation itself. There is the act of choosing to align oneself with higher truths rather than the distractions of the world. There is…

  • Alchemical War for Spirit

    Weapon of Mass Construction: Spirit Violence surrounds us, the reality and threat. We engage battle with forces seeking to diminish spirit, to such a degree that many will read these words mockingly and with a haughty disdain (if this is true, I’m sorry and pray for you). Defence is called for, and so our best…

  • Peace of Spiritual Alchemy

    Peace Within, and Particular Alignment Acquire a peaceful spirit immanently. Far from passivity, it is preparation for the greater battles. Cultivate a profound stillness that permits vision beyond illusions of the world. Embracing the present moment with unshakeable serenity, despite the turmoil and chaos which surrounds us. To acquire peace within is to recognise that…

  • Focus in Spiritual Alchemy

    The Only Focus on Particulars & Universals Let us begin with a truth so simple it is often overlooked: the soul is more than a passenger in the body; it is the driver of all human purpose and confused only by separation from God’s purpose. Lasting focus in spirit must be based upon a recognition…

  • Art of Discourse part 5: Weapon Against Corruption

    Destroy the Corruptive Element with the Corrective What does it mean for discourse to be a weapon against corruption? It is the primary means by which we challenge the powerful, expose their lies, and force accountability. Discourse is the tool that allows us to speak truth to power and punch up rather than down. Where…

  • Faith in the Power of Prayer

    How Divine Discourse Transcends Words as Logical Destiny Prayer is a sacred dialogue between the soul and the divine, most importantly in supplication. When Paulus spoke of prayer, he did so with the understanding that it is not about changing God’s mind, or attempting to influence Him or His plan for us, but about aligning…

  • Christ’s Kings, Leadership

    Return of the Kings The Christian world has few leaders, with much fear, but there is only one path, straight and narrow. Cheers to those few men out there beginning to light the torches along the way. Our best leaders will follow the kings’ King, the Lord of lords. For He makes fit the humblest…

  • Faith IN God

    No Secular Atheists in the Bible When Paulus spoke, he did not address those who doubted the possibility of divinity; he addressed those who already believed in various gods, so very few if any doubted higher power but rather the mechanisms which Paulus taught of God’s. They doubted God’s GOODNESS and Greatness without really realising…

  • Imposed Imperfection as Seed of Truth and Meaning

    Would You Do Better in God’s Place? In attempting to overcome mortality in the material, man’s failure to understand the purpose for errors is not a flaw in the creation itself, but a reflection of man’s greater spiritual imperfection. It is incorrect and will naturally be corrected, as designed. We live in society that prides…

  • Sword of Wonderment Against Idolatry in Ideation

    Grace Forces Absolute Scepticism Through the Light of Truth in Life Wonder wide ye who know how dear you are to God, for wonderment is not merely a sentiment; it is the sword that cuts through the thickest of idolatries. To wonder is to stand in awe before the vastness of creation, to recognise that…

  • Individual Growth in Oneness

    The Absolute and Eternal Undefinable Definer Growth in individual self-discovery is where the concept of Oneness takes on its deepest and most personal significance, as a craving for unity within ourselves. In our daily lives, we are often fragmented and torn between conflicting desires, in whirlwinds of thoughts and emotions. However, if there were a…

  • Mathematics and Science in Oneness

    One Patterns Beauty and Defines Promised Goodness Now, let us shift our gaze to the realms of mathematics, where logic and reason are presupposed to reign supreme. Profoundness of Oneness is the unifying principle central to all things and in all patterns, transcending all disciplinary boundaries. In all things, and all situations we find similar…

  • Idolatry in Ideation: God’s Mind Versus mind’s god

    Would We Have the Mind of God or Simulacrum? Imagine a world where every idea is a god, and every thought is a prayer. How would such a world look? It would be a place where no one could ever truly believe in anything, for every belief would be an idol: a stone carved from…

  • Magnanimity as Reflection of God’s Love part 4: Enabling Empowerment of Grace Through Honest Awareness

    Be Aware in All Actions Dear Man Central to the journey of reflecting grace through magnanimity is honesty, the bedrock upon which all reason, and therefore all proceeding virtues, must stand. Magnanimity demands that we be honest and aware of ourselves and others, acknowledging faults and ordering higher expectations. Rather than wallow in pity parties…

  • Corporate Ethnic Antistates: Exploitation Nation

    National Disgraces in Corporate Malfeasance Criminal syndicates entwine themselves with the levers of power. This is well documented throughout history, and they will use people, even their own, to acquire such power. Corporations owned by ethnic criminal syndicate, especially those not original to the nation, corrode the foundations of society. Corporations aren’t generic disinterested economic…

  • Magnanimity as Reflection of God’s Love part 3: Mirror of Divine Love

    Reflecting His Light Magnanimity serves as a mirror reflecting God’s love back at us in all its splendour. This is a mirror we must share to truly love. When we embrace forgiveness, for others while also accepting the gravity of God’s forgiving love for ourselves, we align our hearts with the divine rhythm of existence.…

  • Shmolitics part 4: Heart of True Power

    Invisible Glues of Spirit If culture is a reflection of the internal spiritual then the processes in the externalising culture must necessarily be confirmations which enable the most natural and healthful expansions for interests of the spirit. These are expansions and improvements upon the invisible glues that hold societies together. A community is not merely…

  • Divine Unity part 1: Human Diversity

    Holy Purpose in Division Paulus said, “There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus” (Galatians 3:28). This verse, often misread or oversimplified, is not a call to erase identity but a revelation of the divine order that…

  • Slapped in the Face part 4: Win by Modelling Divine Grace

    The Insults are Nothing To win without fighting is the ultimate victory, and nothing suggests an inability to do this more than to be always ready for a spiteful response with any insult. This is not really any form of non-violence, but rather the demonstration of a meekness in strengths as focused upon goodness. At…

  • Existentialism as Babel Tower part 10: Continued Existence of Tradition, Nation, Identity, and Christian Protections

    True Universals Achieved Through True Particulars Powerful technocrats actively push subjective and existentialist ideas to dismantle tradition, nation, and identity; framing our very identities as obstacles to progress. Internationalism, often hailed as a pillar of technocratic agendas, is itself a form of rebellion against divine order, a rejection of the cultures and histories that have…

  • Existentialism as Babel Tower part 9: Anti-Racism

    Anti-Humanism in Disguise Now we come to one of the most pernicious existentialism’s children: “anti-racism,” so-called, which has become so powerful in the West, despite its basic confusion. At first glance, it may seem like a noble pursuit couched as a campaign against the injustices wrought by prejudice and discrimination. However, beneath its surface lies…

  • Existentialism as Babel Tower part 8: The Anti-Everything

    Existentialist Philosophy as Basis for AntiEverythingism Look around at this hubristic structure erected by humanity in its self-deification outside God, seeking to reach the heavens not through faith but through force, not through humility and mortal understanding but through pride and denial. The builders do not merely dream of a tower; they seek not simply…

  • Existentialism as Babel Tower part 7: Balance and Communion

    Taking for Granted the Community and Cultural Commonality Humanity often seeks to build an artificial means to heaven through its own perceived strengths, only to be scattered by divine intervention of the very real consequences of such attempts. Kierkegaard’s philosophy, in its insistence on individual faith, is a structure built on the ruins of reason,…

  • Existentialism as Babel Tower part 6: Interdependence of Positivism, Discourse, and Creativity

    Communication In Depth and Shallow; Discourse as Skill Logical positivism rejects metaphysics in our material reality and insists upon empirical verification; and the philosophical and spiritual arguments are founded upon discourse. So then it must be asked, can truth ever be known without language? Kierkegaard, with his focus on subjective experience, would likely dismiss this…

  • Existentialism as Babel Tower part 5: Manteic Critique

    Critique of Kierkegaard Within Manteia Manteic theory ontology (as part of Resurrexit Spiritus) posits that imagination and rationality are not opposites but co-dependent forces, a synthesis that allows for a deeper understanding of reality. Yet Kierkegaard, in his rejection of Hegelianism, often dismissed reason as a mere tool of the intellect, incapable of grasping the…

  • Existentialism as Babel Tower part 4: Kierkegaard’s Leap Beyond Reason

    Reconciling Objective and Subjective If Heidegger’s existentialism sought to reconcile a perspective of Christian theology with the modern age’s fragmented self, Kierkegaard took a different path, one that rejected even the idea of universal truths in favour of the individual, as the sole arbiter of meaning and beauty. Is this not a structure built on…

  • Existentialism as Babel Tower part 3: Manteic Ontology’s Creative Rationality

    The Common Light of Elevation in Spirit and Rationality in Material Manteic ontology (https://24k.cc/?s=manteic; click for a listing of articles on the topic) is a bold proposition that challenges both Heideggerian existentialism and the idea that logical positivism as a rule for understanding the material necessarily refutes spirit. At its core, the manteic ontology posits…

  • Existentialism as Babel Tower part 2: Illusive Verifications and Cowardly Confirmations in Language Limits

    Going to be focusing upon this series for a bit due to the extent of the arguments I must make. There is much to say on this topic, as well as confusion, so my efforts here are fruitful, especially at this moment in history when our task will be to expose self-obsessive materialists to the…

  • Shmolitics part 3: Spirit and Purpose as Cultural Bedrock

    Power is in the Foundation; Bedrock of Culture is in Spirit and Purpose What is culture but the outward manifestations of the spirit which naturally binds humanity? Shared sets of histories, values, art, traditions, and beliefs that define who we are. It is not merely in the artistic or physical products of artistry; it is…

  • Existentialism as Babel Tower part 1: Heideggerian Paradox of Christian Existentialism

    Heidegger’s Position as Christianity in Existential Disguise Is Martin Heidegger’s philosophy merely an existentialist echo of Christian theology, or is it something altogether different? This idea reveals a fascinating tension, a kind of philosophical Babel in which there is a merging of sacred ideas with the secular. Heidegger once aspired to be a Jesuit priest…

  • Slapped in the Face part 3: Humble Resistance to Dishonour

    Resistance to Dishonour of Ignorant Insults Through Humility What is humility if not the recognition that we are a part of a whole? Our worth is not measured by the approval of others, but by the integrity of our own soul. To show the other cheek is to embrace this truth in its purest form.…

  • Progress in Oneness

    Oneness’s Progress in Seven Truths Witness this vast canopy of creation: gaze upon the ‘all existence,’ in our unity. For in this design, Oneness is not merely a concept; it is reality itself. Every atom, every energetic star, every breath of wind is an echo of that singular, unifying force that binds all things together,…

  • Art of Discourse part 4: Patterns in Power

    Identify the Patterns of Power to Unravel Now, let us step back and examine the pattern we’ve uncovered. There is a reason why these two elements of discourse (speaking truth to power and punching up rather than down) are so vital. The first principle, speaking truth to power, ensures that those in authority are held…

  • Slapped in the Face part 2: Paradox of Face

    The Honourable Competition Within Civilisation Let us consider the face as both a symbol and a weapon: a vessel for identity, yet a battleground for power. To strike another’s face is to violate not only their body but also their dignity, for the face is where we encounter the world, where we are judged by…

  • The Garden of Innocence part 5: Virtue is Founded in More Than Innocence

    Mere Innocence No More Than Starting Point for Virtue In conclusion, let us return to our original question: is innocence foundational to goodness? The answer, I believe, lies not in the absence of evil but in the presence of virtue. Innocence may be a starting point, a state of potential, but it is only through…

  • Myth of Immutable Selfness part 6: Magnanimity Versus the Sinful Will

    If we fall into the sin of ‘Amnesis,’ of forgetting the self and who we are supposed to be, then we must find a way to awaken that memory, to rediscover who we are. This is where anger comes in, especially in times of strife. For when we see lies, deception, and corruption; when we…

  • Magnanimity as Reflection of God’s Love part 2: Beauty in the Divine Spark of Forgiveness

    Forgiveness Necessary in Search of Divine Beauty; Ultimate Psychomenal Activity To grasp the significance of Magnanimity, we must delve into the very essence of our being; our connection to the divine. God’s love isn’t a distant, impersonal force; it’s an intimate, enabling gift that permeates every aspect of our lives, literally the empowerment of our…

  • Art of Discourse part 3: Immoral Power

    Leveraging Truthful Criticism of Immoral and Illegitimate Power Here we arrive as a most profound truth: the powerful are often immoral. This is a mere observation. Power corrupts, as the adage goes. Yet, there remains more to this than a simple warning. The powerful are not merely flawed, anymore than others; they are often systematically…

  • Slapped in the Face part 1: Insults and Injuries

    Slapped Face of Honour or Reflections on Dignity, Insult, and Justice What is honour? It is individual justice, within and in honesty, it is your wisening conscience. True honour is moral force in moderation by honesty, that first aspect of reason necessary for the expansion of virtues, a flame that burns within the soul, unextinguished…

  • Shmolitics part 2: Paradox of Political Loyalty

    Political Loyalty Paradox-ics, Shmolitical Community Paralytics Now, let us turn our gaze to the modern obsession with mere political loyalty, a phenomenon as absurd as it is dangerous. In an age where ideologies are weaponized and alliances forged over slogans rather than substance, we find ourselves trapped in a cycle of serial loyalties. These are…

  • The Garden of Innocence part 4: Illusions of Goodness

    There is a dangerous illusion that one can live a good life without ever facing struggle, and that this is somehow preferable to make it to the end of life with least amount of pain, rather than most amount of triumph. This belief suggests that if we simply avoid wrongdoing, we will automatically become virtuous.…

  • Art of Discourse part 2: Punching Down Destroys You

    How Punching Down Hurts All Now, let us cast our gaze upon a darker shadow in the realm of discourse: punching down. To punch down is to target the powerless, the vulnerable, or the nearly voiceless; those who have no say in the systems that govern their lives and who have most often been used…

  • Oneness part 3: Founder Universal Language

    Now, let us shift our gaze to the realms of mathematics, where logic and reason are supposed to reign supreme. Profoundness of Oneness is the unifying principle central to all things and in every single pattern; transcending all disciplinary boundaries. In mathematics, consider the number One. It is the foundation upon which all other numbers…

  • Shmolitics part 1: Politics as Circus of Thieves

    Who You Support Politically Does Not Matter What is power? Is it the sword wielded by kings, the gavel of judges, or the charisma of leaders who rally crowds to their cause? Or is power something far more elusive, a quiet mostly unspoken force that resides in the nation, in the culture, in the hearts,…

  • Myth of Immutable Selfness part 5: Stealing the Divine

    Divining the Stealing of Man Let us now turn our gaze to the virtues themselves, for they are the very lifeblood of this Structural Virtues Theory. Let us consider Magnanimity, the first virtue, which requires us to remember who we are through Awareness and Honesty. If we are immutable, then why bother with memory? Why…

  • The Garden of Innocence part 3: Paradoxes in Temptation

    Innocence in Misunderstanding Temptation’s Paradoxes Paradoxically, coming to understand temptation is one element in the humbling yet empowering recognition process of self through virtues earned in discourse. Without the discourse, this value is lost, however, because all must be funnelled through it for growth of emboldened progressive virtues. This process is lost for the majority…

  • Myth of Immutable Selfness part 4: Domains of Human Phenomena in Disarray with Sanctified Selfness

    Human Experience Value Lost with Sacred Selfhood / Selfness Sanctified To understand how this myth of immutable selfness wreaks havoc on the human soul, we must turn our attention to the Resurrexit theory phenomenology. This theory divides the human experience into four structured domains, each with its own role in the journey of becoming. Let…

  • Oneness part 2: Unifying Principle

    How we Align, the Principle of Oneness as Unifying Naturally Parmenides argued that change is an illusion and that reality is eternal, unchanging, and indivisible. For Parmenides, Oneness was not merely a concept but the very essence of being itself as timeless and ethereal entity that underpins all existence. Heraclitus saw the world as a…

  • Myth of Immutable Selfness part 3: Structural Virtues Dismantled by Selfness Obsessions

    Now, dear reader, we turn our gaze toward the Structural Virtues Theory (SVT), the framework through which we must dissect this myth and why it is so nasty. According to SVT, Reason comprises three aspects of Honesty, Analysis, and Perseverance through four moments: Awareness (reflect), Propriety (response), Morality (right), Spirit (divine Love; ‘experienced’ most through…

  • Magnanimity as Reflection of God’s Love part 1: Dawn

    The Dawn of Magnanimity with Identity Under God Dear seeker of wisdom, let us embark on a journey into the heart of virtue; a voyage that begins with that most originating of the moralising beacons: Magnanimity. This is not merely an abstract or theoretical concept to be pondered from a distance; rather, it is a…

  • The Garden of Innocence part 2: Mirage of Static Goodness

    How Does the Static Become Dynamic Goodness? There is a seductive allure to the idea that innocence is synonymous with goodness. After all, what could be more virtuous than being free from sin? To be innocent is to be uncorrupted, untainted by the stains of wrongdoing. Yet this view misunderstands the nature of virtue itself.…

  • Art of Discourse part 1: Truth to Power

    Power Punching Up as Art and Truth as Boxing Glove Reader, you’ve returned! Splendid! Why are the loudest out there often the ones punching down? At some point you’ll notice these things for the distractions that they are. The most powerful liars out there are often the loudest because they fear being heard. Sound strange?…

  • Oneness part 1: Mystery of Unity

    Unity in Oneness; Unending Mystery Imagine, if you will, an infinite expanse, a vast ocean of possibilities stretching endlessly in every direction. Within this boundless sea, countless currents swirl and eddy, each unique yet part of a greater flow. Now, picture a single drop infinitely small yet infinitely significant. This drop is Oneness, but then…

  • The Garden of Innocence part 1: Is Innocence Goodness?

    Why Static Goodness of Innocence in Lack of Badness can be Overture to Corruption in the Garden of our Souls Ah, dear reader, you’ve returned, thank God! Let us contemplate a most curious paradox: that innocence, often hailed somehow as the purest form of goodness, is not actually goodness in itself. It is, rather, an…

  • Two Important Rules of Discourse

    Two crucial elements of meaningful discourse that many people often overlook or miss entirely: 1) Always speak the truth, especially when addressing those in positions of power and authority. It is vital to be honest and courageous in confronting power with truth. 2) Avoid punching down or attacking those who are less powerful or more…

  • Myth of Immutable Selfness part 2: Truthful Reckoning Against Comfortable Delusions

    The first man who ever blinked at his reflection in a puddle, imagine him. What did he find so captivating? Was it worship of self, as he was born, or was there a recognition of the flaws he needs to overcome: the progress made and yet to be made? This tale is about that most…

  • ‘Unlimited’ Free Speech

    What is Truly Unlimited Freedom in Free Speech? Videographic prostitution (pornography) is about free speech, indeed: speech being a freedom most valuable when cogent arguments find capable people, but both are limited within cultures where smut is ubiquitous and an industry unto itself, so are we supposed to be okay with this? A culture deprived…

  • Virtues as Triple Helix Formation part 16: Leading as Sacred Responsibility and the Divine Flame of Willpower

    What is the secret to becoming a great leader? What kind of being reveals the future ideal self through the alchemy of action? Who is controlled by and who controls the mirror of perception? Who transforms the feedback loop into an ever-unfolding scroll of divine Truth? Willpower is the divine spark that kindles the light…

  • Children Sacrosanct: Protecting Innocence

    ‘Liberally’-minded folks, as propagandised these days, can’t get it through their skulls that they aren’t experts in childhood development and have very little understanding of what is harmful to children, especially in the long-run. Children should not be exposed to things that have nothing to do with them, ever. There will be plenty of time…

  • American Goy, Owned

    As an American goy, I was raised by Jewish-owned corporations to consume mindlessly, shrink into ignorance, and then ultimately die as murdered by transhumanist technologies. The same technologies which these wealthy atheists use, trying their hardest to remake themselves into the shittiest of ‘gods’; would-be eternally material demons, just like their lying father: demiurge, i.e.,…

  • Myth of Immutable Selfness part 1: Information as Clay in Eternal Sculpting of ‘Philosopher’s Stone’

    Sculpting Selfness: Transforming Information into Wisdom Today we discuss the process by which seemingly raw data can be sculpted into our own philosopher’s stone of virtue. Information and perception together course through our neural landscapes like rivers carving canyons. It shapes perceptions, moulds habits, and spurs action in an eternal dance of creation and refinement.…

  • Beyond Sandcastles: Reality as Instrumental to Building Strong Kids

    Imagine, if you will, parents standing at the edge of a vast sea called reality. Their child stands beside them, eager to explore its depths. Some parents gaze into this sea of life, seeing its beauty and complexity and help their children wade in, guiding them through its currents. Other parents, however, see something different:…

  • Virtues as Triple Helix Formation part 15: Courage as Empowerment of Virtues

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  • Virtues as Triple Helix Formation part 12: Justice as Balance of Morality

    Justice projects Ethics, and thus Morality, into the realm of universals, reconfirming material exclusivity through negating action. It is the desire for morality in society and a redoubling of Excellence’s advanced drive. Justice is the narrow road as recombination of all moments entirely, with only Loyalty pulling in Spirit, or divine love. This virtue desires…

  • Virtues as Triple Helix Formation part 11: Ethics as Compass of Internalised Morality

    Virtues as Triple Helix Formation part 11: Ethics as Compass of Internalised Morality

    Ethics is the compass of morality, guiding us through the complexities of right and wrong. It emerges from the Analysis aspect in Morality’s moment, a desire for stability and fair application of rules stemming from Prudence, though supported by Honour. This ninth virtue encapsulates the inward products of completion in Propriety and Awareness moments. Ethics…

  • Virtues as Triple Helix Formation part 10: Virtuous Cycle in Symphony

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  • Virtues as Triple Helix Formation Part 9: Prudence in Wisdom of Worthiness

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