Syncretism
Syncretism is a an ancient term originally referring to a political organization around the kingdom of Crete. If you take an inclusive view of diverse schools of thought, if you entertain the notion that otherwise discrete belief systems can be held together mutually, that they correspond to each other in any way, that is syncretic thought.
I argue that human beings are naturally syncretic thinkers, instinctively so. Insistence of exclusivity in doctrine and purity of practice seemed confined only to those cultures with some measure of xenophobia or cultural prejudice. The history of syncretism is vast planet wide.
Syncretic Thought
Shall we discuss syncretism? Syncretism is an ancient term. It originally referred to a political organization around the kingdom of… Read More
Contemporary Syncretism
The history of syncretism is really vast planet wide. Shall we look at contemporary syncretism? With the brain initiative, as… Read More
The Force
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Jedi Code: First and Second Precepts
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Jedi Code: Third and Fourth Precepts
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Jedi Code: Fifth Precept
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Jedi Disciplines
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Sith Code: Passion, Strength, Power
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Sith Code: Action Statement
Shall we move on to the next statement of the Sith code? Through power, I gain victory. We seek many… Read More
Sith Code: Through Victory
The next Sith statement is … Through victory, my chains are broken. How much of a sense of agency do… Read More