Every Story, Every Narrative
Contains a Myth...
Since the origins of human thought and language, people
have told stories about themselves and their cultures
- embedded in
these stories and the myths is evidence of the
secrets, and sometimes there are pointers
to the code that
reveals the secrets. Of all the possible
"epic" stories for
humanity to create - why these ones?
Wisdom -
Among The Purest
Forms Of Human Impulse...
In ancient times the notion of wisdom, an essential
function of human consciousness was discussed. Along
with wisdom
came compassion, peace, and a kind of quiet
power rarely
seen or understood. Wisdom has been
lost along with the
other secrets of human consciousness. How
did wisdom
get lost?
The Craving of Humanity Through
All Time...
For Plato
there was something that would be like Gold -
pure and incorruptible. It was to be better
than "Man", above man.
In music for Bach it was the
"Golden Braid" - a sound like
no other. In many religions it is
something like the "Golden
Rule", some truth above man. Or
it could be a "Holy Grail" -
the Golden Chalice. In myths it
is the promise of a treasure,
a magic key, magic itself, or
something indescribable
above and beyond known experience
- but always - it refers
to something that the mind craves
and humanity hungers
for. What could the secrets be
telling us about what is
craved since the dawn of
consciousness?
The
Craving for Truth...
The particular truths humanity wants
are many. Yet there are two very
important aspects to the notion of Truth. One
aspect is
the question "Which truths
are the solid truths - the "True"
truths. The second aspect
is the human urge or compulsion
to know truths at all. To
seek truths, or to have a craving
to seek truths indicates, on
the face of it, that something
was lost. That is to say - if we
assume truths exist then there is
something seated in the
human mind and consciousness that
is aware that
something is missing - something
which compels this
ages old urge to find and learn
truth. In contrast, it seems
that if the important truths of
life were not missing -
humanity would not want or need
to seek them. What could
these truths be and more
importantly - what is the source
of these powerful truths humanity
craves?