Being Oppositional

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There are some who believe that nothing of importance exists outside the realm of what we can see, touch, hear, taste or smell. They disavow any other perspective of reality other than those that find manifestation within the confines of a three dimensional world of space/time. This perspective produces a disparity between our interpretation and comprehension of there being an inner and outer life. The idea that the world is realized in the form of a series of contrasting events brings attention to an interesting conjecture, and that is that a series of contrasting elements establish the most appropriate environment and condition necessary for truthful inquiry, discovery, creativity and growth. It therefore becomes apparent that the concept of duality be considered a major pre-requisite when exploring and investigating the attributes surrounding design consciousness.

The dualistic nature of the Universe is clearly illustrated in the Chinese symbol for duality, which illustrates the relationship between opposing forces of Yin and Yang. The Yin Yang symbol attempts to describe reality as a series of forces that appear to oppose each other as a natural course of events. Fundamental to this circumstance is the realization that all relationships are constantly changing and that our own true nature is that of an observer changing in relationship to ourselves. The complimentary elements of yin and yang like those surrounding the concepts of the ego and the self, are in constant motion. Consciousness could be described as an awareness of these ever changing events ... our interpretation of every event is part of an “experience”.

The ego is the symbolic projection of an active state of observation. The ego represents and is an expression of a particular kind of being finding expression is 3D space/time.  Eckhart Tolle describes being as originating “deep within every form at its innermost invisible and indestructible essence.” The ego is a symbolic interpretation, i.e. a vehicle if you will, used to experience this “being ness” in this dimension and in this particular space and time. 

The ego is a creation of this essence whose purpose is to make itself symbolically apparent, i.e. manifest, solely in order to experience a relatively different dimension (universe). The ego describes a particular point of view (POV). The ego creates the symbolic connection required for this particular POV from this particular dimension. The ego is the label for a particular POV experiencing this state of realization, i.e. dimension. This is the only game in town. If you desire to expand in awareness and therefore consciousness you must experience 3D space/time. It is an integral part of a greater system of consciousness symbolically re-presented in the form of the universe. 

The observer resides within as a focal point, a mysterious Source that feels central to our very being. It is a realization in the form of a feeling that is attained and comprehended through symbolic means of expression and self-awareness.

Contrasting elements play a dominant role in the road towards self-awareness. Understanding the symbolic relationships (experiences) created between the observer and the ego are instrumental in discovering the true nature of design consciousness.

Edited: 11.19.2013, 05.03.2017, 01.24.2021

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Projected Preconceptions

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Symbolic projection and reflection are the means by which we learn to experience our own true nature. Each projection and reaction entertains the desire to symbolically justify to ourselves who we are. We attempt to explain our inner life by casting our reflection into space and time. Our very being senses life as a symbolic journey towards a greater understanding that can only be discovered through experience. In Life we sometimes experience ourselves as living in another dimension that symbolically re-presents its self in 3D space/time. 

This inner being exists within and beyond human comprehension. It is more felt than understood. Yet, because of the symbolic nature of design we can experience, discover and interpret for ourselves certain aspects of this internal mystery. The more mysterious and hidden the circumstance the more complex the challenge becomes.

Design consciousness is based upon the premise that what we perceive outside of ourselves, i.e. the outer objective world, has a corresponding and symbolic relationship with what lies cloaked within us. It is here where the symbolism that is attributed to design consciousness becomes analogous with the unknown mystery of Being. Design helps interpret and understand both ourselves and the world around us.

Please note that the symbolic interpretation of these projected events are more felt than understood. This is because the mind is unable to grasp the vastness surrounding the concept of Being. The mind has the tendency to invite separateness and therefore create a symbolic disconnect with who we really are. Our mind has the potential to detach us from the symbolic reality that connects us to the Universe. The same vehicle that supports us is in our journey towards greater understanding of our objective world, is also capable of creating division and distortion in our inner world. This can bring great difficulty if we mistakenly identify ourselves (self) with our mind rather than with our deep-seated connection, i.e. feeling, to Being.

How we think and how we feel about ourselves are constantly being projected, reflected upon and internally interpreted. Each projection of our self also carries a certain intention (desire) supported by earlier experiences. Generally, these intentions are designed to reinforce past belief systems patterned about a series of earlier interpretations. These projections color every evaluation of ourselves and others. These same symbolic projections affect how we perceive and interact with the world. If not satisfied with what we subconsciously feel or recognize, our mind will be inclined to return to an earlier “situation”*. We tend to support past outcomes and interpretations thereby reinforcing, protecting and reassuring our ego that it has a major role in our interpretation of consciousness.
* 3D space/time creates the timeline and dimension necessary towards exercising the mind in remembering situations that surrounded a certain event and/or experience.

We often purposely reinforce our belief systems by actively supporting previously pre-conditioned expectations. In this fashion we avoid internal conflict by supporting what the mind would consider the status quo. Some find it simpler to shelter themselves from the truth by accepting the patterns of a particular belief system in a mindless fashion without question. When what we sense and desire doesn’t meet expectations we tend to reinforce the very same patterns that originally conditioned our thinking, i.e. ego, ... facts or no facts. In some circumstances it can seem much easier that way. Generally, we tend to pre-condition our expectations and react rather than appropriately respond to the situation.

Preconceptions appear as forces that can likewise distort our experiences. Preconceptions can contaminate our perceptions, condition our thinking and perpetuate belief systems that can stifle our inner quest to discover who we are. In essence, preconceptions have the ability to distort our internal projections and interpretations thereby restraining our ability to expand in awareness.

Preconceptions can result in the ego maintaining a dominance over consciousness by means of focusing upon past conditioning. In order to expand experience, i.e. consciousness and therefore our design awareness, we must do so without preconception.

Edited: 11.29.2013, 04.25.2017. 01.24.2021, 09.26.2021, 12.01.2023

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I Believe, I Believe

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As stated earlier what we perceive both subjectively and collectively is symbolic of an unknown mystery that appears to permanently reside within us. Some describe this essence as our conscience. * So, in order for us to resolve the mystery we observe outside ourselves we need to begin to resolve some of the mysteries that reside within ourselves.
* Is what has been described as a conscience the immaterial spiritual core and source of consciousness? And exactly who and or what is it that presides over this awareness?

I suggest that we attempt to justify our existence by first projecting what we believe to be a reflection of who we are into space and time. This projection is based upon a number of impressions that together have “conditioned” us to believe that we think we know who we are. Our parents, friends, colleagues, institutions, cultures and societies have imprinted these beliefs upon what we mistakenly describe as our consciousness, but what is actually a figment of our imagination, i.e. an aspect of our mind. Collectively these belief systems contribute towards helping us create the person who we believe we are or rather, what our mind describes and imagines us to be.

"Belief is the death of intelligence"
Robert Anton Wilson

Belief systems have contributed to how we perceive others. Both collectively and individually belief systems have fostered, encouraged and influenced certain patterns of behavior that affect how we think and feel each and every moment of each and every day.

A conditioned response to both the subjective and objective worlds we live in basically requires that we “buy into” one or more belief systems in order to support a position or opinion that has actually been pre-described by someone or something else. Kind of strange when you think of it that way isn’t it? However, belief systems are important in maintaining a certain degree of psychological stability as we experience Life’s ups and downs … and that also includes what we describe as our dream life. Even if we don’t believe we partake in a belief system supports the fact that this position is a belief in its own right. It’s a paradox that no one can escape. We all believe in something as we should. What is of importance is if there is any truth in what we believe.

“The truth for sure, when it arrives, will make you smile. If it doesn’t, you should seek a deeper truth.” — Terence McKenna

Our minds are engaged in a closed system of perpetual self-evaluation based upon experience and discovery. Our minds are likewise calibrated to broadcast and receive information symbolically. Consciousness leads us along Life’s journey by experiencing the constraints of time and space through the symbolic vehicles of our body, mind and emotions.

Belief systems have been designed to leave an emotional impression upon our mind and our mind’s “eye” as to how we should perceive the world. However, we also know that what we perceive doesn’t always reflect who we really are even after we've fully accepted a certain set of beliefs.

“In reality, standard human cognition is primarily driven by cognitive biases and emotionally based heuristics. People will rationalize to make the evidence and observations align with their existing beliefs and prejudices. The essence of the human condition is the clash between our emotional unconscious that has guided our ancestors for millions of years and our noisy, overzealous consciousness that enables us to exquisitely perceive our own struggles for existence.” 

Mitchell Diamond 

https://darwins-apple.medium.com/about 

The Problem with Consciousness 

https://darwins-apple.medium.com/the-problem-with-consciousness-50e2575f6af2 

“The problem facing humanity today is a spiritual problem. It has to do with humanity’s beliefs.”

Terence McKenna

Belief systems offer us different directions we might consider experiencing along our Life's travels towards self-realization. Generally, belief systems are designed to expose us to a variety of experiences while simultaneously grounding us in the process. However, every belief system also harbors certain inherent limitations. Not all belief systems are created equal, nor does every system interpret the world in a similar fashion. Likewise, not all belief systems will approach or ever reveal the many facets of the unknown in the same way.

For example, the paradigms of religion and science are both designed to reveal and make sense of the unknown. Both rely on their own set of symbols and symbolic methods for guiding and controlling the mind’s perception of the world. Yet neither system has the capacity or ability to wholly satisfy our drive towards greater awareness due to human and symbolic limitations.

When individuals perceive and interpret the world in a similar fashion they collectively give birth to another belief system; the result ... another sense of consciousness in the form of a network appears to emerge. Each individual appears to resonate with another by agreeing upon a certain collective view of the world based upon a symbolic interpretation of what they deem to be "reality". A type of “collective awareness” becomes the origin of a newly designed, i.e. symbolic system, of patterns, convictions and responses whose primary purpose is to maintain the image of a collective interpretation of the world and how it functions.

Comparable to the consciousness of an individual, a collective consciousness creates its own concept of an immaterial ego or self consciousness similarly driven to sustain, maintain and perpetuate its own power over the awareness of the group. Carl Jung proposed that some of these patterns are archetypal in character and have a major influence on human evolution. I can’t agree with him more.

Repetitive projections into 3D space/time whether individual or collective “condition space” by creating patterns of energy in and of what has been pre-scribed and perceived as consciousness. These projections are cause for response in what is commonly viewed as the phenomenon of cause and effect. In order for us to become aware of these patterns and more importantly the consciousness that supports and projects them, we must become intimately sensitive to the symbols that harbor, enhance and perpetuate their existence.

To be unconscious is to unaware of the symbols and vibrations of an energy pattern that instigates the way we respond to situations in a conditioned fashion. Whereas to be design conscious is to be aware and question the symbolic patterns that are instrumental in causing us to respond in such a manner. When patterns are repeatedly projected in time and space their reflections become reinforced, which in turn affects our response to those projections. Here is where the concept of change enters into the mix. To be design conscious is to be sensitive to change and all that it symbolically re-presents. 

"How spiritual you are has nothing to do with what you believe, but everything to do with your state of consciousness."
Eckhart Tolle

It’s no longer about what you believe rather it’s more about what your being led to believe. Always look within.

Beliefs create false impressions, hold opinion and appear to be true and forthcoming. To know recognizes the truth and perceives it directly with facts, knowledge and understanding. To know is to be familiar, factual and aware. To believe runs counter to knowing and experience. Always be extremely aware of what you believe to be true.

- Train for any argument with Harvard's former debate coach

- The Design Registry

- Anger

"To believe is to accept another's truth.

To know is your own creation."

Anonymous

Edited: 11.29.2013, 11.19.2014, 02.25.2015, 04.24.2017, 03.25.2019, 01.24.2021, 04.05.2021, 10.21.2021, 11.01.2021, 01.13.2022, 04.04.2022, 06.25.2022, 04.16.2023, 09.01.2023, 11.22.2023

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