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Presence is everything. “And it all comes down to you.”
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Not to convince, influence, not quite seduction. The Spanish expression tocar el tema used earlier feels appropriate, to touch a theme. Personally, a form of reciprical intimate transparency rather than an undesirable invite into seduction. Under the consensus we all shine when there is wiggle room to contract via discernment and expand via grace.
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Once you become “enlightened” to some degree all metaphysics become inherently obvious and apparent
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Sacred Teacher Medicine Plants are serious and need to be respected, definitely.
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The "Other", as Jidu Krishnamurti said, reveals itself when Observation is without the Observer. Theoretical physicist David Bohm went deeply with Krishnamurti about the Observer, Observed question, Limitations of Knowledge...
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"Materialism", the doctrine of Ahriman.
You’re drawing on a very esoteric framing here — the connection between materialism and Ahriman comes most directly from the spiritual science of Rudolf Steiner (founder of Anthroposophy). Let me unpack it clearly:
Materialism
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In philosophy, materialism is the view that only matter (physical stuff) truly exists, and that consciousness, spirit, or mind are products of material processes.
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It denies or minimizes the independent reality of spirit, soul, or metaphysical dimensions.
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In modern culture, it also refers to a fixation on possessions, consumption, and wealth.
Ahriman in Steiner’s framework
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In Zoroastrian tradition, Ahriman (Angra Mainyu) is the spirit of darkness, the opponent of Ahura Mazda (spirit of light).
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Steiner adapts this: he sees Ahriman as a spiritual being/force that works to harden humans into cold intellectualism, technological domination, and reductionist thinking.
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Ahriman’s temptation: to trap humanity in the belief that the material world is the only reality.
Doctrine of Ahriman = Materialism
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Steiner described materialism as the "doctrine of Ahriman" because it aligns humanity with Ahrimanic forces:
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Fixation on external, mechanical explanations.
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Denial of soul and spirit.
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Loss of connection to higher meaning.
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He warned that unchecked Ahrimanic influence could lead to a civilization that is spiritually dead, ruled by machines, utilitarianism, and soulless intellectual systems.
Balance in Steiner’s view
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Importantly, Steiner did not advocate rejecting Ahriman outright.
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Ahriman’s influence has value: it grounds us in science, logic, technology, and sharpens human thinking.
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But when unbalanced by spiritual awareness, materialism becomes destructive—leading to alienation, ontological shock, or nihilism.
✨ So in this esoteric lens, materialism is not just a philosophy, but a spiritual current tied to Ahriman—a force that wants to bind human beings to matter alone, severing them from ecstatic truth and higher worlds.
Would you like me to show how this contrasts with Lucifer’s doctrine (the opposite pole in Steiner’s dualism: seductive spirituality without grounding), and how Steiner thought humans must balance between Lucifer and Ahriman?
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What you touch. Touches you back.
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ability to suspend constructs is where psychedelics can be worthwhile. mushroom trip an it was terrifying but the reason it was, is because the constructs dissolved. the phone ringing in pocket, didn't know what it was. cars, no idea, ego - didn't exist. Now ever since, able to suspend any construct at will.
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