Series: Virtues as Triple Helix Formation


  • Virtues as Triple Helix Formation part 1: The Primacy of Magnanimity

    The journey through Reason’s triple helix commences with Magnanimity, the first perfective virtue, which is to say it is the skill in reason to do with self-image. This virtue springs from the moment of Awareness in Honesty, born of extended moderation in the Eros domain of Resurrexit phenomenology. It is here that individuals recognise their…

  • Honour, the second perfective virtue, manifests from Reason’s divide between Spiritual and Material. It is devotion to an advantageous moral ordering, determined by culture, education, and experience. This virtue, nurtured through Love, aligns actions with deeply held values despite any external resistance. It measures the self against moral ideals, increasing order through pride in that…

  • Temperance evolves out of a certain moral comfort in identity, ordering pride to evoke more measured responses to change. It is a humility born of self-knowledge, a balance achieved through Honesty’s Propriety moment. This virtue measures the world and the self, increasing order through pride in that equilibrium in ever greater amounts. Temperance does not…

  • Loyalty, the fourth virtue, evolves naturally from ordered pride and budding mastery in the moments of the Honesty aspect in Reason. Loyalty, as a virtue skill, can often prove very hard won, especially these days when trusting people are liable to be burned a lot before learning to be more discerning and discriminating. The capital…

  • In all human abilities, Reason stands as maestro, conducting three threading aspects: Honesty, Analysis, and Perseverance. These are dynamic facets that intertwine to form a helix, each strand essential for the stability of the whole. Honesty, as the aspect underlying the virtues discussed thus far, is the bedrock of the system, the first light in…

  • Excellence represents the very first glimpse into Reason’s intricate Analysis aspect, a harmonious and beautiful phenomenon that emerges naturally from sincere Honesty. It is not some distant or unattainable form of perfection, but rather a never-ending and active attaining work to align with our deepest values, so that we may apply them in our daily…

  • Patience is the remembrance of other identifications and who they must be, implying an immediate forgiveness above and beyond mere magnanimity. Through Perseverance’s moment of Awareness, Patience accepts delays due to differences, based in the realisation of how little is controllable. It is not passive resignation but active understanding, a willingness to wait for the…

  • 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 the greatest Good possible.…

  • Prudence is the wisdom of worthiness, the appreciation of value through skill in Propriety’s three virtues. It requires the greater identifications of others and universals, a broadened perspective gained only through life experience to do with the Eros domain of Resurrexit theory. Through Analysis’ moment of Awareness, Prudence measures worthiness, guiding our actions towards meaningful…

  • The triple helix of Honesty, Analysis, and Perseverance is the symphony that plays through every virtuous act. Each aspect provides a unique rhythm and melody that together form a harmonious whole, allowing the mind to function with clarity. The Awareness moment begins this symphony where Reason’s remembrance starts the music and is echoed by Honour’s…