We see not reality as it is, but as we are. Everything that you see is, in a way, a reflection of some part of yourself. The Observer is the Observed.
This article is under development, but at least has a basic framework drawn from the works of Allan Cronshaw, G.I. Gurdjieff, various spiritual texts, accounts from near death experiencers, and observing life itself.
The Laws Within and Without
Levels of Consciousness
Everything that is, that was, and always will be Consciousness
Spirit Consciousness
Soul Consciousness
Personality / Ego Consciousness
So when you are angry with someone else for their ignorance, in reality, that is also yet a part of your own reflection. Ignorant people could be compared to a child, and in like manner, each of us has a multitude of perspectives ... and ... children within us. Does this mean one should suppress one's anger? Hardly. Fully feel the anger - embrace it with every fiber - and channel it into something productive and useful. Do not use it to harm your fellow human beings. Use it to improve yourself.
Reasoning
Intuition
Imagination
Wisdom
Body Consciousness
Elimination
Sex
Hunger
Fight vs. Flight
Vegetable Consciousness
Mineral Consciousness
Arbitrary Divisions of Life
- 1 - vision, body, awareness
- 2 - weight and value, money
- 3 - intellect, communication, short trips - logic
- 4 - feeling, home, mom, intuition
- 5 - creativity, sex, children, projects
- 6 - habits, body, pets
- 7 - partnership
- 8 - shared, taxes, lawsuits, etc.
- 9 - long journeys, dharma, grand vision, religion, university
- 10 - will, father, public persona, career
- 11 - frenemies, group mindsets
- 12 - the world, no limits, intuition, imagination