Sign up thread: Wanna get tutored by Namix & take others to school?

[namix]

Originally Posted by Rawn MacDon

Word, well u already know where I stand...I'm down...and tbh, with hiphop writing aside u and I and a few others can have very intellectually stimulating discussions as well...as we have brushed the surface of before...but yeah man im down. Just holla whenever, and if u got AIM ill shoot my handle over...and another thing that i just got out of ur last post...

it sounds like by engaging ourselves in a manner that u described, is like attempting to access what Hagel coined 'the Geist' (translates roughly to 'ghost' but the actual concept is a lot larger then just a ghost LOL)....a collective consciousness, one that can only be attained by exactly what we are discussing. The whole philosophy behind it is very intriguing, and I figured i'd 'name drop' (really concept drop lol) because I feel that is at the heart of what u are getting at...and also am semi-curious if ur familiar with the concept.
Anyways, holla back.

lol, "hell yea" for a couple of reason.

You're the third person who as asked me if I was familiar with the concept in the last 3 or so months -- but to be honest (and to their surprise), I really do not know much more about it than what you and they have surmised.

I am intuitively aware in the absolute truth of collective consciousness, however. If we allow ourselves to see from ANY perspective outside of ourselves, it is clear in everything from science to history to faith & spiritual doctrines. Even in nature - or our own experiences in life - from the empathy of children to the opposite effect money has at it drives us toward materialism and "individualism"...

The collective consciousness is a macrocosm of the infinite microcosms we see in our lives, from the consciousness of a family, to a city, to a society --- yet, the collective consciousness is always more whole when the individuals which make it up "rely on the whole" more than they do "survive on the parts' --- just as a remote native tribe strives for the good of their whole versus striving to individuate, make money so they can avoid relying on others.... then when the money's gone, the individual is left no tribe.

To me, the differences between a society built on capitalism verses the consciousness of a native tribe is analogous over-reliance on the ego vs. the ability to tap into the very collective consciousness you describe.

Love these topics - if you have a good read on the geist subject that you think i should check out man, definitely hollar at me. Otherwise, the philosophizing has already helped us further cross-train each other in ways that include, but are not limited to, creative writing :cool: