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A Look at Morality
I have been accused of being amoral because I can view action in that way, mine and others. But if you judge, can you also be compassionate? Mercy matters, but can you show mercy if your actions or those of others are somehow about your person? Cause and effect. Energy is a dance. We consider…
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Norse Beliefs
The Norse saw there was not one world, but nine. Perhaps corresponding to the chakras of eastern mysticism, and these nine worlds rested on Yggdrasil the world tree not unlike the Jewish tree of life. Modern physics also have a theory of ten dimensions, but seen from our point of view it might seem like nine.…
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Stoic Morality
In Stoic philosophy the way of a reasonable life is foremost, and they value universal reason over human reason. They say that poor moral conduct is an error of ignorance, but they don’t define morality in a religious sense. They do have a sort of dualistic view of the world, but it isn’t materialistic. They…
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Morality vs. Ethics
Loyalty is your choice of attention? Loyalty is not quite choice, but it does influence choice. Your inner mind recognizes where it comes from even if your conditioned outer consciousness denies any connections whatever. The conscious attitude of denial of relationship is called nihilism. How well do nihilists actually live their belief system? Nihilists can’t…
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Primal Morality
Does the desert fox concern itself with moving to greener territory? It lives within its means. It lives within the balance, but also capable of change. The coyotes come down from the mountain in times of drought. They learn how to move through desert cities despite the strange patterns humans create. Change is a part of the…