MISSION STATEMENT
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- “Aim for the brightest star to know who you truly are!” My mission statement is an extension of the Apollonian dictum to ‘Know Thyself’. It reminds one to avail of the whole spectrum of virtues in order to attain a greater good. In light of and to the degree that wisdom is revealed and the capacity to discern is refined, one can steady their aim in order to reach the goal of their contemplation. To illuminate the mind with ideas that can assist all sentient beings for the good of the whole is one the highest ideals of the visionary but to intelligently cognize these ideas into a form that is simple, clear and easy to understand is the task of a true philosopher. Through the dichotomy of language there is always a better way to ask a question and in this dialectical interplay with others & ourselves, we align our desires and intentions so as to harmonize and draw closer to that most brilliant star; the source of existence and the intelligence by which to realize who we truly are.
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Tag Archives: Plato
As Night & Day Are One
“Constantly observe all that comes about through change, and habituate yourself to the thought that the nature of the whole loves nothing so much as to change one form of existence into another, similar but new.” – Marcus Aurelius We … Continue reading
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Tagged Clarity, Heraclitus, Lucidity, Lucius Annaeus Seneca, lunacy, Muses, Plato, platonism, Stoicism, stream consciousness, theatrical splendour
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Set Forth into the Deep
This poem largely draws upon platonic thought so as to express how we have come to experience reality as separated beings. It encapsulates a world view no longer acceptable by the masses but for the poet it remains the fabric … Continue reading
Posted in Philosophy, Poetry, Spirituality
Tagged lyrical, Myth of Er, Neoplatonism, Plato, platonic thought, platonism, Plotinus, Poem, Reincarnation
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Who is Socrates?
Who is Socrates? THE PASSION OF THE WESTERN MIND Understanding the ideas that have shaped our world view. By Richard Tarnas Narrated by Jason Youngman
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Tagged ancient philosophy, Narration, Passion of the western mind, Plato, platonic thought, Richard Tarnas, Socrates
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The Roots of Platonic Thought
Providing a little background to better understand our western roots in Platonism [Spirituality] and our soul’s longing to know its true self through the ground of being. THE PASSION OF THE WESTERN MIND (Understanding the ideas that have shaped our … Continue reading
Platonic Dialogue – For the modern day soul.
Here resides the beginning & end of platonic dialogue. This is philosophy for the everyday person. The trial and death of Socrates is one of the most cherished stories within the western world. It is a classic that remains forever … Continue reading
Our Guardian Spirit
As children our Guardian Spirit is very real to us but as we become more rigid and cynical in our view of the world we pass off our Daemon as mere superstition. Plato himself approaches such topics through the medium … Continue reading
Posted in Mysticism, Philosophy, Spirituality
Tagged Daemon, Enneads, Guardian Spirit, Neoplatonism, Plato, platonic thought, Plotinus
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ON WELL BEING – Rooted in the Good Itself
In this tractate Plotinus presents how we are to live well and reach our true good. Despite the present & more popular notion of living well, which has come to be associated with power & wealth, he takes the higher … Continue reading
Posted in Mysticism, Philosophy, Self Improvement, Spirituality
Tagged Enneads, Neoplatonism, Plato, platonic thought, platonism, Plotinus, Well Being
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EUDAIMONIA – THE ART OF LETTING GO
Eudaimonia is often translated as happiness or well-being. The name itself suggests a spiritual component or orientation. My new year’s resolution for 2016 is to ask as many people as possible what they believe to be the common element of … Continue reading
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Tagged eudaimonia, happiness, Neoplatonism, Plato, platonic thought, platonism, Plotinus, Well Being
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Plotinus – Ennead I.3 – Commentary
“In Plato’s time, dialectics was a debating technique subject to precise rules. A “thesis” was proposed-an interrogative proposition such as: Can virtue be taught? One of the two interlocutors attacked the thesis; the other defended it. The former attacked by … Continue reading
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Tagged ancient philosophy, Becoming Vision, dialectic, Enneads, Iona, Know thyself, pierre hadot, Plato, Plotinian Light, Plotinus, self transformation
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