Tag: Science
Subjectivity, objectivity, stillness
Long before I was an undergraduate, there has been an adage in the humanities and social sciences that “everything is subjective,” or that “objectivity is a myth.” These statements hail from quantum physics’ discovery in the 1920s that the observer’s mere inclusion in an experiment influences that experiment, which is to say that detached observation… Continue reading Subjectivity, objectivity, stillness
Spiritual anatomy (Spiritual Download)
Kyle Hilding of the Spiritual Download YouTube channel and I discuss spiritual anatomy: what is soul? What is mind? What is body? What is heart? What is spirit? How do these things exist in relation to one another? For the purpose of this discussion, Kyle and I created and compare two diagrams portraying our views… Continue reading Spiritual anatomy (Spiritual Download)
Spiritual vs scientific objectivity
I want to introduce the idea that there is a form of spiritual objectivity that can be reached over a lifetime of emotional work and spiritual practice. This framework is parallel to scientific objectivity, but transcends and encompasses it. In scientific objectivity, we work to ensure that we as observers remain separate from the experiment… Continue reading Spiritual vs scientific objectivity
Intro to Magic
Where does magic come from? In what sense is it natural? What is negative magic? Why do we doubt our magical capacities? https://youtu.be/z_uB8fldiDA
Jackson Holzberg Buckley 