Note: This lecture was given the night that the Temple of Set was legally incorporated. Michael A. Aquino attended this lecture following submitting the corporate formation documents. Dr. Iyers would become his Ph.D. advisor. In a time of confusion, constant change, and continual crises, we are ever tempted to elevate our tentative half-judgments to theContinue reading “The Community of the Future”
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Orienting by Desire: Visions
In my previous discussions of the constraints on the Gift of Set and the extended exploration of how those constraints inform our Challenges, I mentioned Ipsissimus Flowers’ “Awaken, See, Act” formula. In its basic form, it means Awakening to present circumstances, Seeing what is actually occurring, and then taking Action. In following this formula, youContinue reading “Orienting by Desire: Visions “
The Elusive Obvious: Dialectics
The ideas of economists and political philosophers, both when they are right and when they are wrong are more powerful than is commonly understood. Indeed, the world is ruled by little else. Practical men, who believe themselves to be quite exempt from any intellectual influences, are usually slaves of some defunct economist. John Maynard KeynesContinue reading “The Elusive Obvious: Dialectics”
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The Elusive Obvious: The Hazards of “Is”
When looking into human stress responses, I learned about one of the odder side effects of the Gift of Set several years ago. Unlike nearly every other animal on the planet, which only experiences stress under conditions of actual threat, humans can be stressed chronically. The root of this comes from one of the criticalContinue reading “The Elusive Obvious: The Hazards of “Is””
The Elusive Obvious: Logic
One of the foundational tools of the Gift of Set derived from, of all things, land use. In trying to understand how to utilize their lands best, the Egyptians developed a set of methods for understanding divisions of space and their relationships. These methods would become the foundation of the ideas brought to Greece byContinue reading “The Elusive Obvious: Logic”
The Elusive Obvious: Introduction
Unless you engage in a practice specifically related to it, you probably never really think about your breathing. Since you were born, you have always done it, as if the lungs were designed to breathe themselves. Similarly, in humanity’s default conditions, most people never think about thought. Their minds have always thought as if theyContinue reading “The Elusive Obvious: Introduction”
Constraints: Further Readings
This post marks the end of the section about some constraints upon the Gift of Set. As such, I would like to share further reading suggestions for those interested. As with all things Setian, these are suggestions, not prescriptions. You are free to pursue or ignore them as you see them resonate with your Work.Continue reading “Constraints: Further Readings”
Orienting by Desire: External Structures
Take a look at your challenges, especially your external Challenges. Now, apply your insights from the most recent discussions around external structures and apply them to your Challenges. Maybe you have noticed that boredom and an under-enriched “Human Zoo” has been a major factor in the persistent depression you have been experiencing. Perhaps our inabilityContinue reading “Orienting by Desire: External Structures “
Constraints: Working Memory and Span of Control
Human awareness has operating limitations built into its structure. Perhaps the most widely known was discovered by George A. Miller in 1956 concerning “working memory.” Through empirical studies, Miller found that participants could keep between five and nine elements in their working memory, with seven being the average. This leads to a simple formula, “7Continue reading “Constraints: Working Memory and Span of Control”
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