Please find a reference which introduces The Basket of Tolerance.
During his life-time the author of which thoroughly examined at a profound depth-level every proposition made about the nature of Reality in ALL times and places - not just the West. He began his necessary investigations at Columbia University in the late fifties where he studied philosophy with major components in Art & Literature. Using his own words he "devoured" the entire Western Canon discovering that the West including its Christian religiosity was driven by a dark "muscular mortality"
With rare exceptions the entire Western Canon fits squarely (and only) within the first Three Stages. As such it does not even begin to take into account the entire Spectrum of latent human possibility in stages four, five,six and seven
In fact there is a Prohibition against the Higher (yogic) States of Knowledge & Realization
The monks who wrote down the great Celtic traditional stories which had previously only been preserved in oral form certainly kept it alive for more people so that we can access it now. Will you be looking at those as well as works in the Western Canon?
If your culture is only those things that someone chose to write down then you’ve got a narrow definition of culture.
What about Music? What about Dance? What about oral traditions and storytelling?
The dis-integration of centralized power after Rome fell could have led to a loss of writing but it also led to the creation of thousands of unique, individualized cultures, city-states and statelets across western Europe and the British Isles.
James C Scott in Against the Grain says;
“Writing appears to be necessary for the centralized, stratified state to reproduce itself... It seems to favor rather the exploitation than the enlightenment of mankind.”
Very true. Important work you are doing.
Thank you! have noticed, your substack (any substack?) can be found on Bluesky. You might find yet an additional audience there.
Thank you for providing this welcome invitation to discover and discuss some major works of our Western culture
Your culture CAN come back, but at great cost.
Look at what Spain has to do to expel their Muslim invaders. It takes force, not just words.
That's a very good reminder. Thanks.
Please find a reference which introduces The Basket of Tolerance.
During his life-time the author of which thoroughly examined at a profound depth-level every proposition made about the nature of Reality in ALL times and places - not just the West. He began his necessary investigations at Columbia University in the late fifties where he studied philosophy with major components in Art & Literature. Using his own words he "devoured" the entire Western Canon discovering that the West including its Christian religiosity was driven by a dark "muscular mortality"
http://beezone.com/botc.html
The book was previously titled The Seven Schools of God Talk which relates to the Seven Stages of Life, as described here: http://www.integralworld.net/reynolds6.html
With rare exceptions the entire Western Canon fits squarely (and only) within the first Three Stages. As such it does not even begin to take into account the entire Spectrum of latent human possibility in stages four, five,six and seven
In fact there is a Prohibition against the Higher (yogic) States of Knowledge & Realization
http://www.dabase.org/up-1-3.htm
The monks who wrote down the great Celtic traditional stories which had previously only been preserved in oral form certainly kept it alive for more people so that we can access it now. Will you be looking at those as well as works in the Western Canon?
If your culture is only those things that someone chose to write down then you’ve got a narrow definition of culture.
What about Music? What about Dance? What about oral traditions and storytelling?
The dis-integration of centralized power after Rome fell could have led to a loss of writing but it also led to the creation of thousands of unique, individualized cultures, city-states and statelets across western Europe and the British Isles.
James C Scott in Against the Grain says;
“Writing appears to be necessary for the centralized, stratified state to reproduce itself... It seems to favor rather the exploitation than the enlightenment of mankind.”