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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…