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Book Review “First Principles & First Values” by David Nicol
Read on Substack David Nicol is an Australian native now living in North California. His book, Subtle Activism: The Inner Dimension of Social and Planetary Transformation (SUNY Press) was the first comprehensive study of the idea that focused collective intention can powerfully and measurably contribute to social change. David writes a blog on Substack called Geistic Musings, offering his “reflections on the intersection of consciousness and culture.” Book Review “First Principles & First Values” A New Story of Value for Our Times David Nicol Jul 16, 2024 Today I want to share about (what I [...]
On the Erotic and the Ethical
Download a PDF of the Essay The Temple of the ancient Israelites is the original Hebrew expression of pagan consciousness. Now—as we will see later in this essay—the difference between Temple and pagan consciousness is very crucial. But it is a difference that is only important because of their profound similarity. Both the Temple and the pagan cults shared an intoxication with the feminine Goddess, symbol of sacred eros. The relationship with the Goddess was not a hobby for the Israelites like modern religious affiliation often tends to be. It was an all-consuming desire to [...]
Eros Is Ethics
Excerpt from The Mystery of Love by Dr. Marc Gafni Download a PDF of the Essay Echoes of Emptiness—The Erotic and the Ethical The arena where emptiness—nonerotic living—is most destructive is in the ethical. Every ethical failure comes from the absence of eros. It is their inability to stay in the experience of emptiness that moves people to violate their ethics. All crimes are in some sense crimes of passion. But this is actually a misnomer. What we mean is that all crimes are rooted in the fear of passion’s loss! We cannot imagine what life would [...]