Thank you Eric. I realized sometime ago that this digital condition is reminiscent of the particular concept of God that I absorbed as part of my early upbringing. God knew every thought, every feeling; EVERYTHING Where the hell was a boy to turn in order to find privacy. What a maddening inner condition this created. Any rebellion led to a sense of being outcast, any compliance left me resentful or at least lacking something. The ultimate Double Bind. I'm also reminded of the book you've mentioned before by Robert Bly, "The Sibling Society" The one kernal from that book that always stayed with me was his assessment of the difference between a Guilt culture and a Shame culture, where the Guilt culture actually operated from conscience and Shame culture's sense of right and wrong was more about "will I get caught or not"
Excellent observations here...and sadly, those involved in shame culture no longer have any. They seem to thrive in the midst of an obsession with hypocrisy. And yes the "ominiscient" seeming digital situation leaves us without any sense of inner being just like the crazy notion of "god" who cares about every little thing you think. With no corresponding concept of self-awareness.
Well there is always time. You can get cameras for a few bucks and hang them from everything like Christmas tree ornaments. And then you can use the Skinny Filter, or if you want to go xtreme, the Flabby Filter. It's all an illusion anway. <3
Thank you Eric. I realized sometime ago that this digital condition is reminiscent of the particular concept of God that I absorbed as part of my early upbringing. God knew every thought, every feeling; EVERYTHING Where the hell was a boy to turn in order to find privacy. What a maddening inner condition this created. Any rebellion led to a sense of being outcast, any compliance left me resentful or at least lacking something. The ultimate Double Bind. I'm also reminded of the book you've mentioned before by Robert Bly, "The Sibling Society" The one kernal from that book that always stayed with me was his assessment of the difference between a Guilt culture and a Shame culture, where the Guilt culture actually operated from conscience and Shame culture's sense of right and wrong was more about "will I get caught or not"
Excellent observations here...and sadly, those involved in shame culture no longer have any. They seem to thrive in the midst of an obsession with hypocrisy. And yes the "ominiscient" seeming digital situation leaves us without any sense of inner being just like the crazy notion of "god" who cares about every little thing you think. With no corresponding concept of self-awareness.
I have marked my calendar for 2/20/26 -
A first of its kind in the recorded history of the Universe. That is a very big deal.
Clearly, those of us who are living on the planet right now, are all meant to be here for this time. We'll see how it goes
"..and knowing when you don’t know. And it means accounting for many different viewpoints before you dismiss them.."
I feel like considering many different viewpoints, is baked into Libra. That's my sign.
It is also characteristic that Libra has a hard time making decisions, because there is always
so much weighing and balancing going on.
I have described it as often saying, " but on the other hand..."
It is only recently that I've become comfortable knowing when I don't know, as well as
being able to accept that some things are simply unknowable.
It is almost as freeing a feeling as understanding and accepting that Viruses don't exist.
While the date could prove to be important, this aspect describes our entire era of history...
I go over a few examples on the recent PWFM
Cold-hearted orb that rules the night
Removes the colours from our sight
Red is grey is yellow white
But we decide which is right
And which is an illusion
If I don't have a cell phone or cameras in every room, does that mean I'm too fat?
Well there is always time. You can get cameras for a few bucks and hang them from everything like Christmas tree ornaments. And then you can use the Skinny Filter, or if you want to go xtreme, the Flabby Filter. It's all an illusion anway. <3