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 A last word or words:

Systems

      Interrelations, in most cases, are considered a demonstrable fact. We live in an interactive paradigm. Further, we all exist within a constantly changing inter-relational web. Another representation of an inter-relational web would be a system or systems. A system is, minimally, a group of members, entities, parts, and/or elements that: 1) interrelates for a common purpose or purposes and/or a common functions or functions and that 2) exhibits characteristics and behaviors unique to its purpose and functions.

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Self

     A concise definition of the reality of the self, the physical and the non-physical self, could be described as ‘a totality of being’. The self is the person who represents our totality or our completeness. This completeness comprises a height and a width. The width of our existence or the horizontal self could be regarded as our conscious self with its various internal voices and its various external roles or personas. The height of our existence or the vertical self can be considered as extending from the ordinary or the everyday self to our supra ordinary reality, which is a multi-dimensional personality that exists in this physical reality and non-physical reality simultaneously. Continue reading →

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 Persona

We tacitly express who we are every day. This is communicated to the world at large through our personal preferences about the tangible and intangible elements that comprise our lives. This is communicated to the world at large through our persona or that part of ourselves that we show to the world or that we display to the world.

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Language

Our cultural identity is expressed thru the languages we use. Language is a common connective within a culture and there can be subtle variations within one common language as different groups distinguish or differentiate themselves. Relatedness and interactions within a particular culture and its sub-cultures are facilitated through the use of language.

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Consciousness

      Perhaps a most important breakthrough for 20^th and 21^st century psychology, tradition and non-traditional, has been the continued delineation and exploration of human consciousness. There seems to be clear agreement, at the very least, that there are conscious and unconscious aspects of the human mind with the mind considered as the non-physical counterpart to the physical brain and physical body. Continue reading →

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 Body

      The body communicates within itself, usually for the purposes of self-regulation. This communication is usually maintained outside of our normal range of consciousness primarily because of the intricacies of the communication and the immense numbers of the communications. In a sense there are several levels or byways of communications; from intra-cellular and inter-cellular, to more complex communications governing operations within and between large organ systems. The internal networks of nerves, body fluids/chemicals, and blood vessels; and the large connective blocks of bones and muscles; and the sophisticated guidance/regulatory systems of the heart, lungs, and the brain; all enhance the complexity of the body’s communications.

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 Modes

      The psychic arts suggest four classical modes of human expression as symbolized by the four elements: earth, fire, air, and water. The earth element and the fire elements represent exterior modalities while the air and water elements represent interior ones.

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