Category: Parenting and Virtues
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Our Stories of Acceptance, Rejection, Craft, Product, Egoism, Altruism, Mastery, and Power Let us now step back from the individual domains of Resurrexit Spiritus and see how they all weave together into a single and coherent framework. Of course, this is merely a “best” theoretical construct, imperfectly reflecting our human journey toward spirit, which also…
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Mastery and True Power The final domain of Resurrexit Spiritus is Logos, where all things converge to bring about self-mastery and the only real power deemed worthy of mortal man’s purpose in empowering others. This stage is not directly alluded to in terms of the prodigal son’s development, however it is plain in the culmination…
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Altruism and Egoism in Extremes and Moderations The third domain of Resurrexit Spiritus is Eros, where love is a divinely transformative force that can change everything overnight. It is also worthwhile to note here that while the next domain of Logos is the final one, it is an encapsulation of the previous three making Eros…
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Product and Craft from Self and Other The second domain of Resurrexit Spiritus is Telos. This is where balance is achieved in terms of goals, labour and habits through the reconciliation of product and craft. This is where we spend most of our time experientially as humans. It is the more selfish paradigm in the…
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Effects of Rejections and Acceptances in KRATOS Kratos is the first domain where we grapple with rejections and acceptances, often in pursuit of self-definition. This is the stage where the prodigal son rejects his father’s authority, the rules of family, and the expectations of community, choosing instead to follow his own path with his own…
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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.…
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‘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…
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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:…
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Conservation of Highest Values Conservation fulfils the promises inherent in Temperance and Excellence, marking the completion of Propriety’s moment. The onset of Conservation signals the first wholeness in Reason’s journey. It is the realisation that virtues must be preserved and nurtured, not just acquired. Seven, the quintessence of Life, embodies this virtue, turning division towards…