It's kind of funny how a lot of these things seem like common sense but when you talk about them to people around you they get offended. It seems like the way to implement these ideas is to quit trying to change adults minds and work to change your children's minds.
So well done Asha, this is a great outline for a book that should be on thousands of peoples bookshelves (along with beautiful art on each page). We have many great minds in our age, and nature is always at work. Exciting times.
A good read, all in all, and good ideas. If you don't mind a constructive criticism (and perhaps this is your intent and I missed it): consider each part as the synopsis of a full-length piece in its own right, where you go into not only the ontological (for want of a better word in English*) foundation of each idea, but also bring up some concrete how-to suggestions. /That/ X needs to change is a good start, but how to change X is the important bit, even more so than /what/ you change X into (this is so because getting stuck on the desired end-state results in the Underpants-Gnome's problem: stages one and three are clear, stage two is missing).
Personally, I usually tend to combine Diogenes (the wine barrel-one) and Aristotle. The first because his "kynological" philosophy was completely focused on [what is] in its own right without and beyond human subjective input, while the latter was focused on what is morally good and virtuous vs what is morally wrong/bad and base. Alloyed, they make for a good rule-of-thumb for most situations, in my experience.
Added to that is the wisdom of the Sagas. Hávamál holds great advice, as does the other ones, but the Songs of the High One deserves special mention. Even if you can't read Old Norse or Runes, the translations carry most of the wisdom, though some of the kennings are lost.
I do love the Havamal, so i agree with you there. In consideration of use of Time, i think Bruce lee has some outstanding philosophy to offer. Simply put, That which affirms life is moral, and that which affirms death in immoral. But i think of it like this, your experiences shape you. Some degrade, even defile the inner self, others refine it, make it excellent. Interestingly these also take you away from truth reality and authenticity. But you only have so much time. And these experiences bind you to life around you, to those you love, nature and beauty. Not one instant to spare really. A proper spiritual path would show you the difference. But no way can be for everyone. all the time. Reality is ever changing, so we must be too. "Adaptive", in Bruce Lees wording.
If you adapt to your opponent, then he is leading you. But it doesn't end there: if you do not adapt to your opponent, then he is leading you anyway, only in a different manner.
To adapt in such a way your adapting is you leading your opponent by defining how he may lead you, is art indeed and if your opponent is trying to do the same then you're both in a merry dance.
Mountain - wind - fire - river - emulating those as states of mind is a way I've found useful in handling conflicts; adapting without changing who I am, yet being able to change via the different nature of the totems mentioned.
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Havamal and Voluspa have the grace to not be didactic and commanding: no god telling a people to "obey or die", no holy finger pointing and saying "bad thing! do not!", only good advice freely given and yours (the reader) to use or not as you please.
Any moral or ethics are hidden in the kennings of the stanzas, rather than being shoved down your throat under threat of pain. I do believe the Celtic texts are much the same.
Probably it is those old pre-Christian cultural elements that caused Enlightenment and moral/ethical philosophy to arise in Europe (esp. Scotland and England) and nowhere else.
A study of what works, 1, natural medicine for example (your could combine ayruvedic western and chinese traditional medicine, like has been happening for decades) 2, in economic terms, pay the healer to keep you healthy directly, incentivizing what works (likewise mechanics and all other services.. time banking and tally sticks, also are superior monetary tools. 3, Clans or Community based Co-operatives in stead of multinational corporations. 4, The brehon laws, a for of justice so refined and beloved it too a thousand years to stamp out. 5, No organized religion, community based non affiliated organization only. 6, Real family values. tribes and clans - no government just stewardship of local resources.
Well said! The Irish Brehon laws are new to me, although I suspect were one of the last remnants of a far more ancient tradition that was quite likely more, or less, universal.
I particularly agree with you on the prohibition of religions, if, for no other reason than they require you to relinquish your sovereignty to a 'higher power' (akin to buying 'Indulgences' in the Roman Church for amoral acts and behaviour).
As a kid I boiled down the Christian morality to the simple, old addage, 'Do unto others as you would have them do unto you'. It's a hard task master, but has served me well over the decades.
'Modern' humanity has an unhealthy obsession with technology and materialism for it's own sake. We need to break that mindset.
I very much agree with you on that. Especially monotheism teaches authority worship, and that is is OK to not develop your own critical thinking and and be responsible for your own agency. It is easier to be told what to do. But this is an old, old trap. From : The Protocols Of The Learned Elders Of Zion--- " We Appear on the scene, as ALLEGED saviors of the worker, from his oppression. When we propose to him, to enter the ranks, Of Our Fighting forces. Socialists, Anarchists, Communists, to whom we always give support, in accordance with an ALLEGED brotherly Rule, of the solidarity of humanity, of OUR social masonry. " In short, they are all agents of the very same hand. Driving the public towards the single, chosen goal.
They are undoubtedly the masters of human psychology and its manipulation. Always forming the putrid, rotten core lurking in the highest eschelons of an outwardly benign and good organization. I have spent much of my life not wanting to believe that true evil stalked amongst humanity; just those few extremely bad humans out, way beyond the 3-sigma bound of the normal distribution, as it were. Alas, in recent years, I have come to accept that such evil does exist.
I have just started to wade my way through, from start to finish, rather than dipping in here and there, Harold Percival's, Thinking and Destiny. A fascinatiing book.
Of course, any governmental system made by man will be less than ideal. This is why belief in Yahweh Elohim and His Son Yahshua are so vital. Without a good moral foundation, one has nothing. But thinking of a governmental system that has existed, I think of the benevolent White civilization called Grand Tartary. Even though much of that history has been erased by our Communist usurpers, there is still enough to show us that it had to be amazing. In more recent history, the one system of governance that was the best was National Socialism. It was extremely close to everything laid out in this article. Of course, you wouldn't know this, if you only listen to our Communist media.
Americans will say; "What about our American republic?" Well, it's beginnings WERE great. Our original Constitution, which is not being followed, IS great. But our Constitution was abrogated with The Organic Act of 1871, which changed our government into a CORPORATION, and also put us under Admiralty "Law," the law of the sea. And since that time, we have only fallen deeply into our usurper's net. We have seen America, and The West, more and more oppressed by the New World Order of Communism/Judaism.
Morals? the golden rule existed long before Yahway was ever. dreamt of. The story of the Midas touch? From Dionysus. at least 8,000 years old. life and time are more important than money or gold. basic empathy occurs in babies, at least those who are untraumatized on day one. or day 8.
Morality on Earth began with Adam and the White race, but our heritage has been lost over the centuries. And The West has gradually become both multicultural and paganized.
Interesting comments, Rikard: I must now do some reading! :-)
An aspect of the human condition that fascinated me is that 'we' resist change and yet change is everything, for it is the route to novelty, to the new - and potentially better - that leads to progress.
I am not inclined to the definitive concept of right or wrong, but rather to the infinitive better or worse.
It's kind of funny how a lot of these things seem like common sense but when you talk about them to people around you they get offended. It seems like the way to implement these ideas is to quit trying to change adults minds and work to change your children's minds.
So well done Asha, this is a great outline for a book that should be on thousands of peoples bookshelves (along with beautiful art on each page). We have many great minds in our age, and nature is always at work. Exciting times.
A good read, all in all, and good ideas. If you don't mind a constructive criticism (and perhaps this is your intent and I missed it): consider each part as the synopsis of a full-length piece in its own right, where you go into not only the ontological (for want of a better word in English*) foundation of each idea, but also bring up some concrete how-to suggestions. /That/ X needs to change is a good start, but how to change X is the important bit, even more so than /what/ you change X into (this is so because getting stuck on the desired end-state results in the Underpants-Gnome's problem: stages one and three are clear, stage two is missing).
Personally, I usually tend to combine Diogenes (the wine barrel-one) and Aristotle. The first because his "kynological" philosophy was completely focused on [what is] in its own right without and beyond human subjective input, while the latter was focused on what is morally good and virtuous vs what is morally wrong/bad and base. Alloyed, they make for a good rule-of-thumb for most situations, in my experience.
Added to that is the wisdom of the Sagas. Hávamál holds great advice, as does the other ones, but the Songs of the High One deserves special mention. Even if you can't read Old Norse or Runes, the translations carry most of the wisdom, though some of the kennings are lost.
I do love the Havamal, so i agree with you there. In consideration of use of Time, i think Bruce lee has some outstanding philosophy to offer. Simply put, That which affirms life is moral, and that which affirms death in immoral. But i think of it like this, your experiences shape you. Some degrade, even defile the inner self, others refine it, make it excellent. Interestingly these also take you away from truth reality and authenticity. But you only have so much time. And these experiences bind you to life around you, to those you love, nature and beauty. Not one instant to spare really. A proper spiritual path would show you the difference. But no way can be for everyone. all the time. Reality is ever changing, so we must be too. "Adaptive", in Bruce Lees wording.
Being adaptive is tricky and true.
If you adapt to your opponent, then he is leading you. But it doesn't end there: if you do not adapt to your opponent, then he is leading you anyway, only in a different manner.
To adapt in such a way your adapting is you leading your opponent by defining how he may lead you, is art indeed and if your opponent is trying to do the same then you're both in a merry dance.
Mountain - wind - fire - river - emulating those as states of mind is a way I've found useful in handling conflicts; adapting without changing who I am, yet being able to change via the different nature of the totems mentioned.
---
Havamal and Voluspa have the grace to not be didactic and commanding: no god telling a people to "obey or die", no holy finger pointing and saying "bad thing! do not!", only good advice freely given and yours (the reader) to use or not as you please.
Any moral or ethics are hidden in the kennings of the stanzas, rather than being shoved down your throat under threat of pain. I do believe the Celtic texts are much the same.
Probably it is those old pre-Christian cultural elements that caused Enlightenment and moral/ethical philosophy to arise in Europe (esp. Scotland and England) and nowhere else.
Bring back airships for transportation.
A study of what works, 1, natural medicine for example (your could combine ayruvedic western and chinese traditional medicine, like has been happening for decades) 2, in economic terms, pay the healer to keep you healthy directly, incentivizing what works (likewise mechanics and all other services.. time banking and tally sticks, also are superior monetary tools. 3, Clans or Community based Co-operatives in stead of multinational corporations. 4, The brehon laws, a for of justice so refined and beloved it too a thousand years to stamp out. 5, No organized religion, community based non affiliated organization only. 6, Real family values. tribes and clans - no government just stewardship of local resources.
Well said! The Irish Brehon laws are new to me, although I suspect were one of the last remnants of a far more ancient tradition that was quite likely more, or less, universal.
I particularly agree with you on the prohibition of religions, if, for no other reason than they require you to relinquish your sovereignty to a 'higher power' (akin to buying 'Indulgences' in the Roman Church for amoral acts and behaviour).
As a kid I boiled down the Christian morality to the simple, old addage, 'Do unto others as you would have them do unto you'. It's a hard task master, but has served me well over the decades.
'Modern' humanity has an unhealthy obsession with technology and materialism for it's own sake. We need to break that mindset.
I very much agree with you on that. Especially monotheism teaches authority worship, and that is is OK to not develop your own critical thinking and and be responsible for your own agency. It is easier to be told what to do. But this is an old, old trap. From : The Protocols Of The Learned Elders Of Zion--- " We Appear on the scene, as ALLEGED saviors of the worker, from his oppression. When we propose to him, to enter the ranks, Of Our Fighting forces. Socialists, Anarchists, Communists, to whom we always give support, in accordance with an ALLEGED brotherly Rule, of the solidarity of humanity, of OUR social masonry. " In short, they are all agents of the very same hand. Driving the public towards the single, chosen goal.
They are undoubtedly the masters of human psychology and its manipulation. Always forming the putrid, rotten core lurking in the highest eschelons of an outwardly benign and good organization. I have spent much of my life not wanting to believe that true evil stalked amongst humanity; just those few extremely bad humans out, way beyond the 3-sigma bound of the normal distribution, as it were. Alas, in recent years, I have come to accept that such evil does exist.
I have just started to wade my way through, from start to finish, rather than dipping in here and there, Harold Percival's, Thinking and Destiny. A fascinatiing book.
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Great article! i did a similar one as an idea. of course it doesn't compare to yours but i think it's a good idea to read!!!! https://open.substack.com/pub/srfeetlow33/p/the-sublime-simplicity-of-the-shire?r=5fdmve&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
Of course, any governmental system made by man will be less than ideal. This is why belief in Yahweh Elohim and His Son Yahshua are so vital. Without a good moral foundation, one has nothing. But thinking of a governmental system that has existed, I think of the benevolent White civilization called Grand Tartary. Even though much of that history has been erased by our Communist usurpers, there is still enough to show us that it had to be amazing. In more recent history, the one system of governance that was the best was National Socialism. It was extremely close to everything laid out in this article. Of course, you wouldn't know this, if you only listen to our Communist media.
Americans will say; "What about our American republic?" Well, it's beginnings WERE great. Our original Constitution, which is not being followed, IS great. But our Constitution was abrogated with The Organic Act of 1871, which changed our government into a CORPORATION, and also put us under Admiralty "Law," the law of the sea. And since that time, we have only fallen deeply into our usurper's net. We have seen America, and The West, more and more oppressed by the New World Order of Communism/Judaism.
Morals? the golden rule existed long before Yahway was ever. dreamt of. The story of the Midas touch? From Dionysus. at least 8,000 years old. life and time are more important than money or gold. basic empathy occurs in babies, at least those who are untraumatized on day one. or day 8.
Morality on Earth began with Adam and the White race, but our heritage has been lost over the centuries. And The West has gradually become both multicultural and paganized.
"The Origins of The Adam and The Israelites"
https://u.pcloud.link/publink/show?code=XZhJdH5ZCE4bbgneCLQztp4xSHFyWQrwf2EX
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Interesting comments, Rikard: I must now do some reading! :-)
An aspect of the human condition that fascinated me is that 'we' resist change and yet change is everything, for it is the route to novelty, to the new - and potentially better - that leads to progress.
I am not inclined to the definitive concept of right or wrong, but rather to the infinitive better or worse.