Unpacking the Five-Layered Self – Part 1

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Deha: The Body as a Vehicle of Experience
In integral philosophy, the body, or ‘Deha’, is considered the individual-interior aspect that houses our consciousness and allows us to interact with the world. It is the seat of our sensory perceptions, actions, and is integral to the lived experience of being. The body is not just a biological structure but is imbued with subjective experiences, emotions, and perceptions that shape our personal identity and existential understanding. Caring for the body through proper nutrition, exercise, and mindfulness is seen as essential for physical and mental integrity.
Vastu: The Role of Material Objects and Media in Shaping Experience
In the context of integral philosophy, ‘Vastu’ refers to material objects or media that serve as individual-exterior elements influencing our lives. These could be possessions, technological devices, or any physical objects that enhance or impede personal experience and development. The interaction with materiality shapes behaviors, provides comfort, influences mood, and can even dictate aspects of lifestyle. Integral philosophy encourages a mindful engagement with material objects, emphasizing their subordinate role to spiritual well-being. Ensuring a balanced material environment that supports rather than distracts from spiritual and personal growth is highlighted.
Citta: The Energy Body and Cultural Interactions
In integral philosophy, the ‘Citta’ represents the energy body or emotional and mental influences that are expressed through cultural and collective experiences. This aspect encompasses shared emotional and cognitive patterns, as well as cultural values and societal goals. Our emotional and psychological experiences are greatly influenced by the cultural and relational contexts in which we find ourselves. Citta therefore emphasizes the importance of cultural awareness and emotional intelligence in navigating social interactions and nurturing positive communal relationships.
Prāṇa: Vital Energy and Its Role in Systems
‘Prāṇa’, within the framework of integral philosophy, is understood as the vital energy that fuels both the individual and universal life processes, representing aspects of collective-exterior phenomena like sustainability, ecology, and energy networks. Prāṇa is key to understanding the interconnectedness of life systems and their health. Factors such as climate, ecosystem stability, and environmental policies are systems influenced by this vital energy. Recognizing the relationship between Prāṇa and collective systems underscores the need for ecological responsibility and the synergy between human activity and environmental sustainability.
Interior is both Deha and Citta in oscillation, and Exterior is both Vastu and Prāṇa in oscillation. It’s worth noting that Prāṇa (vital energy) a precondition for Citta (energy body), Deha (body). So it can be said that it’s through Prāṇa that these two are in oscillation.

Counter-Narratives on Early Cultural Development

Human beings have bodies with tribal psyches: consisting of networks of families, clans, and tribes. According to AQAL, the archaic and magic altitude arrived earlier than 50,000 years ago. And at that time, social ties between family members of about fifty, and social ties between clan members of about one hundred fifty were common. And including tribe connections, we are talking of 12-15000 members. These are thus the fundamental units for understanding human beings as social creatures. Within this size, there is no criminality.

Tribes then have a feminine inside, which is run deterministically, with circular time it returns to the same place; a masculine outside, which is run indeterministically, with linear time it never returns to the same place; androgynous in-between these two, and shamanoids in-between tribes. We are thus, here, explaining, intra-tribal and inter-tribal dynamics. It’s because of this inter-tribal dynamics which makes it possible to create higher altitudes.

Then with egocentric altitude, we have a reformation of power into a stable triad. This was the basis of some of the early empires. The network dynamics is split into three, the feminine function with the real power, the masculine function with the imaginary power, and the shamanoid function with the symbolic power. Then with later developments, we have the ethnocentric altitude, which forms local laws to be followed by the members of a nation within an empire. These nations become popular and form the basis for the variety of languages available today. And with knowing all of this, can we then build the Tower of the new Paradigm?

The Syntheism marathon continues…

This site is a continuation of my writing activities at Syntheism.org. Syntheism is an ideology that is about participatory culture and co-creative economics. According to the memeplex map AQAL, Syntheism is the highest stage in tier one, and because the ideology is trans rational it also transcends into tier two. And as such built on the meta-fictives planet and network, what we could say is a logic of what is fundamental for life and what is significant for intelligence.

At this site we are going to write about Digital Schamanic Practice, with the emphasis on how we are going to participate in the emerging co-creative economy. The emphasis will therefore be on practicing a mature expression of the trans rational ideology Syntheism. You can think of this as affirmative nihilism (versus naive, cynical or ironic nihilism)! It’s through practice and practice only that you know state, realms, body and systems. And even if these practices might occur at different places it is happening at the duration which is the same for all who participate in the practice.