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... an increasing number of ancient civilizations lost their cultural heritage.


I wonder if it is possible for a cultural group to grow out of their heritage.

As a youth I grew out of quite a lot of taught beliefs and patterns


Once you have encountered an ever-increasing array of ...

For what it is worth:

- Fuxi and Nuwa, brother and sister, depicted as part serpent part human, sometimes holding square and compasses

- Osiris/Asar and Isis/Ast, brother and sister, depicted as part serpent part human, with Ast being the Widow of Freemasonry.

Are they the same entities ...

You know how in history, Taoism is often called the "Huang-Lao" school—"Huang" meaning the Yellow Emperor, the founding ancestor of Chinese civilization, and "Lao" meaning Laozi, the guy who left us the Tao Te Ching. Way back at the end of the Han dynasty, when Zhang Ling (the First Celestial Master ...

When Laozi traveled west and passed through Hangu Pass, the warden Yin Xi saw purple clouds rising from the east and knew a sage would arrive. He stopped Laozi, and thus the Tao Te Ching was left to the world.

To this day, dozens of versions of the Tao Te Ching have been discovered. Among the best ...

The Incurable Epidemic

Have you---or someone close to you---endured this kind of ordeal?

Diagnosed with depression or anxiety. Prescribed medication. Symptoms eased, but never truly vanished. Switched to another drug, then another, even combined therapies---yet that sensation of 'a stone pressed ...

Article Three: How Possession Amplifies Your Negative Emotions

Have you ever experienced this?

An ordinary afternoon. You're sitting in your office. Nothing bad has happened. But suddenly, a profound despair surges from your chest, like a hand squeezing your heart. You don't know why. Your life ...

Cultivation speaks of virtue, of doing good and accumulating virtue. Yet what is virtue, and what is goodness? On this, people disagree: some cling to their own views, some are vague, some pretend to be profound.
What is goodness? Is a good heart more important, or good deeds?
If a good heart is ...

Article Two: A Clinical Taxonomy of Spiritual Phenomena

Before discussing whether spiritual factors might cause depression or anxiety, we need a clear set of conceptual tools. Just as a physician must distinguish viral pneumonia from bacterial pneumonia to prescribe correctly, we must ...

The cosmos generates qi (炁, vital energy). Qi has its limits. The pure and light rise upward to form Heaven; the heavy and turbid sink downward to form Earth. The balanced and harmonious accumulate between Heaven and Earth to nurture all things.

The essence of Heaven and Earth is yin and yang; the ...

>do everything in my power to stem this insidious erosion by malevolent spirits

My own view is that it is important to perform all actions with an open heart. Otherwise we are copying and extending the patterns of the adverse spirits


We cannot dissipate the patterns of the evil spirits; the ...

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As humans, our only imperative is to strike back against anything that preys upon or encroaches upon humanity, and to eradicate it to the fullest extent of our ability.


That may be a phase required to achieve survival - but when survival is assured, what approach should be taken?

Is there ...

That may be the path to endless war


On the other hand, as a parent I often stood above, untouched by childish tantrums.

Is that possible at a planetary scale?


Endless war has always existed; much like a flock of sheep, existence itself entails facing the ceaseless predation of wolves—and ...

The new born human is ruthless in demanding attention at any time. That is not evil.

By age 5 we expect the child to be respectful in asking for attention - otherwise such a child might be regarded as spoilt.

Thus good and evil are contextual. Contexts may be local or cosmic.

It may however be ...

Would forcing a choice between good and evil be an evil event?


The definitions of "good" and "evil" are, in truth, somewhat inadequate; from the perspective of Heaven and Earth, a more fitting distinction is that of "clarity" versus "turbidity." Clarity infuses all things with vitality, whereas ...

...anything that hinders or harms human beings is, by definition, evil!


That might be a bit broad. Sometimes I wish that gravity did not hinder me so much.

By one account the two world wars forced humans to choose between "good" and "evil".

Would forcing such a choice be an evil event ...

I am not sure how useful is the label: evil.

Perhaps chickens think that humans are evil for eating them.

Perhaps chickens need some incentive to be free. Escaping humans might be just that incentive


Broadly speaking—and from the perspective of the universe as a whole—nothing possesses ...

Amor wrote: Tue Apr 07, 2026 9:12 pm "Could Something Else Be Feeding Your Depression"

Often it is an intelligence feeding off the depression. Humans are not the top of the food chain

There are evil spirits, and this phenomenon is becoming increasingly common.

Article Two: A Clinical Taxonomy of Spiritual Phenomena

Before discussing whether spiritual factors might cause depression or anxiety, we need a clear set of conceptual tools. Just as a physician must distinguish viral pneumonia from bacterial pneumonia to prescribe correctly, we must ...

Article One: The Incurable Epidemic

Have you---or someone close to you---endured this kind of ordeal?

Diagnosed with depression or anxiety. Prescribed medication. Symptoms eased, but never truly vanished. Switched to another drug, then another, even combined therapies---yet that sensation of 'a ...