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Spirit of State
Perhaps a personal example. As a young person I was frequently asked to be quiet, and I use the word ‘asked’ loosely. So I came to have beliefs about being quiet. It didn’t matter what I thought or imagined about it. There was the experience of the person’s behaviour and words, and the outcomes of…
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Spirit Facet
Beyond the dead, and the imprint they leave on collective memory, we have what could be called the spirits. What would later be called the gods. Every trend in human behaviour, every trend in animal behaviour, in living behaviour in any form, existed before those organisms themselves emerged. The reason you are capable of feeling…
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Spirit of the Satyrs
The spirit of the satyrs is very far from gone. Many still feel the call of the wild and display the gifts Pan was said to provide; animal communication, wild foresight, instinctive intuition, even simple will to live which is not a common trait these days. Pan has been inviting us to dance to the…
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Spirit of Role Play
I think some Role Play communities provide a framework that allow people to get what they need from it. Ideally, they should. That is the spirit of role playing and role playing games. Those that don’t allow that quickly die out. Role playing is an example of intention coupled with desire. The assumed purpose of…
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What is Approval and Can You Function Without it?
What is Approval? Let’s begin with the question, what is approval? What does it mean to have approval? Do you mean to receive approval from others? Yes. Other people don’t find you objectionable.People leave you alone.You have support.You measure up to others likes. This is the common view of approval. Can you function without approval?…