| Discrete Vs Structural Processing | 9 comments |
 18 Jul 2008 @ 14:00, by Max SandorThank you all for the comments to my recent contemplations at [link] ! During the process of assessing and verifying our past successful actions, after many, many hours of exchanging ideas with my female counterpart Heloisa, it feels necessary to outline an evaluation towards that I gravitated for some time and that is now much clearer to me: We see in the discussion of discrete processing (incidents/events in time) versus structural processing, (meaning generic oppositions, polarities, primes, GPMs, Odu, or whatever you may call it) yet another instance of particle/wave opposition, spirit/soul, masculine/feminine, yang/yin, shiva/shakti, or whatever you may call it. Observation demonstrates clearly that discrete processing does NOT lead to reconciliation between spirit and soul and, even worse, may aid to the DENIAL of the other's side existence. Typically the Being, over time, gravitates towards the spirit side, and in the end is identifying itself exclusively with that view and assuming a perceived dominance over the soul part (scn lingo: theta controlling MEST). In some philosophies, the spirit delegates this honor to the child of soul & spirit, thus we get "mind over matter". In both cases we witness the phenomenon of "arrogance" arising to a degree that appears destructive, and in the end self-destructive, both on an individual level as on the global level of civilization on Earth. On the other hand, it seems very difficult to arrive at a clearer view of things without removing at the very least the most heavy charges from past incidents and a 'structural-only' processing would simply enter the other (op)position. An obvious solution, as always, would be to either do both kinds of processing, sort of in parallel, or, if it were possible, create processes to integrate both aspects. Certainly, many are already calling for a healthy balance of "positive and negative" processing, meaning not only REMOVING obstacles in the form of charges and considerations, but also ADDING positive abilities (creative processing). Observation of the field shows clearly that in the end, the negative processing takes up practically all the time and resources for the aspiring person and positive processing, for most, is being neglected. On top of this, positive processing, if it doesn't involve the soul and spirit dichotomy of the personality, will not aid in transparency either but gravitate towards an exclusive spirit-view as well. The temporal "freedom" from internal and external conflict is desirable and necessary in order to go ahead. But if the STRUCTURE OF CONFLICT has NOT been resolved in the process, the "charge" can be recreated at any given time in the future. Before proposing an integrative solution, let us briefly review the case of 'case': First, let us avoid the chicken&egg problem of whether matter arises from an act of spirit or if spirit is ascended from 'earth element' or if even matter would be condensed thought, that means created by the brainchild of soul and spirit, the mind. Instead, as a constantation of existing circumstances, we find both form and essence, idea and matter, spirit and soul, as basic elements in our world, each seemingly trying to dominate the other, often to the point of even accepting destruction of the whole system in order to be right. In my evaluation of the situation, the basic problem consists of a miscommunication between the two. One could try to explain the communication breakdown "system-mechanically" by the difference in their "communication lags", in other words, spirit expects its ideas to be materialized instantaneously whereas soul needs a certain time frame to shape itself into a physical similarity to the given idea. The resulting irritation with each other escalates quickly along a known scale to a rupture in affinity and finally into attempts to dominate the other side completely, and, if the attempt failed, to DENY the existence of the other pole. But let's also put the latter speculation aside and let us focus on how to expand processing in general to assist the resolution of any type of conflict of soul and spirit. The following applies to all such conflicts, whether within a single individual or entire large social structures; actually it is postulated that it applies to any and all structures. [The Concur Principle (Steingrubner, 1990) postulates that any possible manifestation is repetitively subdividable into two components (of the yin/yang kind) with the number of repetitions determining the resolution (in a technical sense) of the model and that such a representation constitutes the minimal model of the manifestation. More on this at another time.] It is proposed to expand any process, discrete or structural: 3-Steps-Expansion (repetitive until the underlying conflict is resolved) 1. identify both INTERNAL "sides" (soul and spirit) in the conflict 2. if applicable, determine which of the EXTERNAL sides represent predominantly soul or spirit. Note: every side itself is a mixture of both soul&spirit but in a conflict the sides will represent either soul or spirit. Just determining this polarization correctly can discharge a conflict but it is not always that simple as it can result in a new war. The classic example is of course the Victim/Aggressor polarity, overt-motivator sequences, etc. One could see it as the basic soul/spirit conflict in itself as it arises out of the super-(pseudo)polarity of "cause & effect". 3. Reestablish a communication line between the two parties, at least to the point to concede "that the other side exists". Some may argue that the above considerations would only be of theoretical nature. But any conflict, partnership, war, business, marriage, sport, was, is, and will be invariably based on the two poles of THE basic polarity. And just as one more hint, as it was accepted knowledge in ancient times, especially in India and China, human illness on any level and in any kind is being recognized more and more as a conflict of left and right brain hemispheres, which is clearly an outflow of THE basic polarity of this Universe. Without going so far that the above would constitute a practical and/or instant solution for many such cases, it should in any case be addressed in order to reduce the chance of future repetitions as it reflects the underlying condition of the internal or external conflict. Lastly, to emphasize once more, the above has been evaluated for all kind of processes, whether "scientific", "technical", or "psychological/spiritual" known to Heloisa and myself, and is therefore significant on all levels, applicable not only on an individual level but also for groups and global peace. It is not enough to patch up the past, it is necessary to change the present in such a way as to minimize conflicts in the future. |