In order to make myself as understood as possible, it is essential that you understand exactly what I mean by each of the words in the title, and hopefully their combination by the end of this post. toxic (adjective) 1 … Continue reading →
Author Archives: Journeyman Fool
The Gods that never were
Because all spiritual systems and religions are defined in large part by the perception of Deity within them, any misinterpretation of the nature of that deity will have a major impact on the validity of the world view of that system. If the world view is invalid, then so too is the spiritual system/religion itself. Continue reading →
Excess Baggage
The reason i mentioned perception in my prior note, was to provide a little background for this one. I make no judgments here, nor is this intended to be criticism, merely my observations, and my perception of what I have … Continue reading →
Perception
Each of us perceive things differently, depending on our world view and our expectations. Perception isn’t merely what we see, hear, touch, taste, smell. Perception is much more, it is how we experience sights, sounds, and sensations. Our perception is … Continue reading →
Reprogramming Society : 2
The difficulty we face in today’s society is daunting to say the least. Conflict is everywhere in myriad forms. Ethnic violence, national extremism, secular polarization, gender discrimination, environmental confrontations, political upheaval, and more. It will only get worse as the … Continue reading →
Redefining Communities
We as a society have allowed ourselves to be dictated to as to how, where, and how well we live. Overall we have lost our community identity. We have lost our communities for the most part. And we are programmed to accept it.
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Reprogramming Society
Our current society is failing to do what a society should. A society is supposed to give ALL its members an equal opportunity to survive, be safe, and be comfortable.
Fundamental change needs to occur to provide basic human rights including:
Food, clothing, shelter, medical care, safety, freedom from discrimination.
So … how do we set about changing the world? Continue reading →
The programmed society
The biggest issue I see in society in general is apathy. The vast majority don’t care what’s happening around them unless they are directly affected. But I, for one, don’t blame them. Why? I don’t blame them, because that’s how … Continue reading →
Chains n Things
Most of us living in this modern age consider ourselves free. Freedom is a “given”, enshrined in law in many countries, drilled into us through education, political rhetoric, television, even religion. And yet we remain chained, imprisoned in cages of … Continue reading →
The Universe – a perspective
There seems to be a commonly held belief that fate/destiny/karma/etc are the domain of the universe (or it’s creator in some cases). One often hears such phrases as “the universe has plans for you”, or “the universe will balance itself … Continue reading →