'no matter how we try as individuals swimming against the current, the current is often to overwhelming to overcome. large systemic issues can never be just individual responsibility, our personal problems are a result of systemic escalating complexity, naturally occurring cognitive thresholds, inherited biological predispositions and powerful memes, all conspiring against free will.'
so says, rebecca costa in her book 'the watchmans rattle' which is rather good, although her conclusions are elementary for any one who has a chaos magickal background, nothing she says is new. her ideas have evolved from my own observation and research. however her language is scientific, she is able to support her argument with science based research whereas i have reached my conclusion by magickal practise and deep intuition.
i like the way she uses the environmental argument of recycling as an option to make the middle class feel better but is of no consequence environmentally as this morning i was reading about how the australian states ban of plastic bags in supermarkets that often have multiple uses have led to the increase of people buying garbage bags from supermarkets that are far more dangerous for the environment as these don't break down. the environmental political arm of this movement are really quite absurd, recreating bureaucracy as a solution to environmental woes. carbon tax is a classic example. the human brain is a limited model, it has not evolved as fast as complexity, left and right hemispheres are unable to solve problems contemporary civilisation faces. historically older civilisations fell when they reached this point, the inherent complexities out grew the brains ability to deal with them. is there as solution?
yeah there's a brilliant one. it's called insight.
both rebecca costa and i are in total agreement.
this is what magick is, it's the use of brain change to reveal insight and therefore adapt our perspective for the benefit of evolution.
the starting point is to be aware of the memetics that shape your mind, and practice being unattached from them.