Some claim that brain activity leads to mental experiences. And there appears to be tons of evidence describing this. This reflects the standard materialist, matter over mind perspective. Others claim that mental experiences lead to brain activity. And there appears to be tons of evidence describing this. This reflects the standard relativistic, mind over matter…
Kernel – Introduction
This is the central methodology by which we process the world around us. It is usually a reduced core set of principles or guidelines extracted from other larger perspectives. Synonyms include modus-operandi and core movement (as discussed earlier). Examples of these often take the form of ‘mantras’ or ‘questions’ we repeat over and over to…
Appeasement
This is the process by which one party appeals to the desires or wishes of another party, to prevent a feared repurcussion. This process often backfires when the appeased party catches on, and manipulates the framework to extort demands from the appeasing party. This should not be confused with compassion. The distinction is that compassion is…
POV Type: Omni Perspective
This is the sum total set of ALL perspectives, direct and abstract, both subjective, intersubjective, and projected (ie. objective). Many mix up the ‘objective’ perspective with the ‘omni’ perspective. However, our conventional use of the word ‘objective’ refers to a perspective derived from a certain methodology (such as the scientific method or mathematical patterns) rather…
POV Type: Ethical perspective
This is a perspective of ethics or moral principles, that we might feel is imperative to follow for explicit reasons (such as social cohesion) or implicit reasons (such as preventing inner turmoil). Examples are speaking the truth, not betraying another person, allowing others to express themselves, and ensuring the well-being of fellow human beings. This…
POV Type: Legal perspective
This is the perspective of laws. There are generally four levels of governing bodies (international, national, state, and local), the primacy of which is contextual and sometimes arbitrary. We’ll discuss these distinctions in more detail later. The authority of these laws is determined by the cohesion of the governing body, and the relative strength of…
POV Type: Religious perspective
This is the perspective of a particular religion that’s I, you, us, or whoever we’re referring to belongs to or has faith in. This could be Buddhist, Hindu, Muslim, Jewish, Christian, or others.This is different from philosophical or spiritual perspective, which we’ll address later. It is formally considered or talked about as the ‘highest’ perspective,…
Future Linking Up, Syncing Up
Over the next several years, our interactions with the world and others will be experienced more and more as one continuous flow, rather than discrete isolated events. This will allow a greater sense of nonduality, or nonseparation, with others and the world around us. Our Thoughts/Emotions <-> Actions <-> Physical Change <-> Other’s Thoughts/Emotions The…
Epiphany Clinging
This is the experience where we try to capture an epiphany state (whether individual or social) and try to replicate it. Almost always, this effort is to no avail. These experiences of heightened awareness, functioning, or performance are ultimately temporary attainments that can never be replicated, or at least never be replicated in the same…
Leading Questions
The process by which a party asks questions to another party to induce a response that matches what the asker preemptively desired to evoke. This unethical practice is often used by politicians, lawyers, and salespersons to get the customer, recepient, witness, or opponent to respond according to the asker’s intentions. The result is the person…
Cutting loose
This is the process by which we loosen our relationship obligations between ourselves and another party. This can be done when the relationship has met its purpose or doesn’t currently serves benefit for either party. A lot of the time, a relationship has outgrown its current value, but one or both parties still hold on…
POV Type: 2nd on 3rd person
This perspective is your perspective of someone else. English: It could translate to “Your opinion of him”. However, this doesn’t differentiate whether this opinion is of the exterior (physical characteristics) the interior (experience). We’ll deal with this later. Integral Math: 2px3p
POV Type: 2nd on 2nd person
This perspective is your perspective of yourself. English: It would translate to “Your opinion of you”. However, this doesn’t differentiate whether this opinion is of the exterior (physical characteristics) the interior (experience). We’ll get to that later. Integral Math: 2px2p
Core movement
Our ‘core movement’ is the inner impulse in us that epitomizes confidence, clarity, and direction. It is more solid than any fixed ideal, concept, value, goal, or measure, yet there is no way to externally validate it. Some people might call this ‘intuition’, but ‘core movement’ is differentiated from intuition by being tangibly and viscerally…
Forceful talk
‘Forceful talk’ is a way of intimidating another person into changing their perspective to either match ours or match what we want it to be. This should be differentiated from words that have a natural force behind them that stems from clarity, breadth or sensibility. The way to differentiate this natural force from ‘forceful talk’…
Our perspectives are being blown wide open
With Web trends like Twitter, Facebook, blogs, wikis, and others, hundreds to thousands of alternate perspectives are now assaulting our minds daily. The only way to process this influx is to let go the restraints we have on our current point of view. I can say that limitations in my own perspective are being blown…
British Report – Terror Cocktail
NEW REPORT The Future Character of Conflict published by the British Defence Ministry outlines potential terror attacks in next 20 years. It states: The merging of state proxies, extremist ideologies and criminal interests into a toxic cocktail, along with the effects of globalisation, such as more porous borders, will make some non-state actors harder to…
POV Type: 2nd on 1st person
This perspective is your perspective of me. English: It would translate to “Your opinion of me”. Integral Math: 2px1p
POV type: opposite/shadow perspective
The opposite, counterbalance, or shadow of the perspective in discussion. English: Antonyms (Instead of “I feel good”, we might say “I feel bad”) Integral Math (proposed): using a “-” sign (e.g. -1p, -2p, -3p)
Aversion
Aversion is the want to avoid something, putting blinders on the consequences of its avoidance. PURPOSE: fulfill safety and homestasis by avoiding risky situations, dangerous environments, and unprocessable ideas. LIMITATION: can blind our awareness of cause = effect.