Excuse my belated reply, I had been following the rise of nationalism (Brexit etc. Btw, notice how Brexit has 'exit' within the name, perhaps it subliminally influenced perception). We seem to be watching some kind global struggle between nationalism & internationalism, but I digress.
Donald, to tell you the truth, I'm impressed by your collection of Rudolf Steiner
For I am familiar with
'An Outline of Occult Science.' Like I said before, I had stumbled upon his work while researching quantum field theory and its dissemination. I think you may exercise a greater command over Anthroposophy and its world view than myself. See, I've been reading
'The Gnosis & The Law,' alongside the book of Enoch. Interestingly enough, RS's world view seems to follow the
'hidden' contours of metaphysical world history. For the great story of Atlantis, stories of ascended masters, giants of old earth, blood line lineage, and alien races (some inter-dimensional) seem to dominate the theological discussion of yesteryear
(before genetics had been explored/established through the scientific method). Leading one to immediately recognize the contemporary archetypes that inhabit
'mythic form' as derivatives of the original
'blood lines.' Meaning to say: Our modern psycho sociological anthropomorphic
'idols' tend to be extensions of ancient archetypes which
'shapeshift' according to our human needs. We are dealing with the same transcendent forces that had influenced human evolution for centuries. Rudolf Steiner
(along with many other metaphysicians) wish for men to understand the internal life, so we may grasp or unveil the external realm of our ancient life source. The same
'essence' that motivates the external
'form' does not change and its formula may be uncovered through collective discipline & discussion. During the late 19th century & early 20th century explorers of
'essence' (or primordial substance) made many breakthroughs. Quantum field theory had been the scientific approach for unveiling the hidden or internal realm of life that dictates our external experience. Scientists & metaphysicians had been attempting to unveil the internal intricacies that guide external manifestation. With that in mind, perhaps
'divine rays' play a role in shaping human consciousness as we probe the
'essence' of our shared time/space reality. For we are conduits of LIGHT.
Beyond Rudolf Steiner, what do you think about the ideas covered in this thread, Donald?
jakell wrote:RhetoricThug.. that if he just had positive thoughts and pressed on regardless, then he would defeat the bad stuff pressing on him. This hippy hogwash is not such a problem when held by an individual, but unfortunately it is contagious and tends to drag a lot of unfortunate others into the mire too.
So.. was he a hopeless idiot or is this 'broken hearted' thing just an invention? (which does tend to backfire and just makes him look like a romantic fool nonetheless)
We are all romantic fools in our own way... I previously touched on the social hazard called
'solipsism.' The new-age (or what you call hippy hogwash) doctrine of
'positive thinking' is one subjective perversion of the known law of attraction. You must be completely aware of Natural Law (objective operation/laws of physical reality) to utilize the law of attraction. The new age doctrine ignores Natural Law & masquerades as the law of attraction. As human organisms, we operate through the medium called the 3rd dimension, so we must respect its laws, and
pretending to bypass such laws is a consequence of wishful thinking. Ya dig?
Example: I approach a cliff... Wishful thinking may allow one to pretend to fly, but without respecting the Natural Law of gravity, wishful thinking will lead to death. In order to successfully bypass such laws We must be aware of the laws
'running' behind the 3rd dimension program. If I approach the cliff with a
'flying contraption' my wishful thinking becomes fruitful thinking. One day, with the proper techniques, tools/technologies, our wishful thinking will result in fruitful thinking, and we may transcend our 3rd dimension and join the celestial hierarchy of intelligent entities.
You should expand on this into movies. Metropolis to THX. False deities, sexualized underclass, global order. City on a hill as a Swiss invention to isolated dystopic Cities. All on the silver screen.
Be our guest, you may add to this discussion with such relevant topics. George Lucas is very interesting when you consider his film career. THX caught the attention of
'powerful people' and it is my belief that he had been recruited to help structure new
'mythic forms' for the masses to consume and
'live through,' (think Star Wars). Hollywood created a new brand of pantheism by illuminating the silver screen with lesser & higher art forms. These art forms structure new associations (cognitive connections) & paint new fields of awareness for the masses. Roman gods had been lesser or higher archetypes that embodied (while diversifying the field of awareness) material & spiritual reasoning for the plebeian. Today, movies act as metaphors (mythic forms) which bring specialized perspectives to life for commoners. Movies tend to consciously & unconsciously communicate (encode/decode) point of view as process & establish ground rules for the commoner's worldly & spiritual relationships.