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Could we please hear your new thoughts on blood, rage, and mind?
Well, delving deeper into stuff, I'm starting to notice that the classpects all kind of have like... correspondence to Story Components as well as philosophical concepts
TIME/SPACE = plot/setting = yang/yin
In Chinese philosophy, [yin is] the feminine or negative principle [yin](characterized by dark, wetness, cold, passivity, disintegration, etc.) of the two opposing cosmic forces into which creative energy divides and whose fusion in physical matter brings the phenomenal world into being.
CALLIOPE: space falls back. it yields. hosts the play silently. CALLIOPE: then, it roars to life when its time comes, showing all who is really the master. CALLIOPE: and so too when the time comes, it collapses in on itself, taking all else with it.
In Chinese philosophy, [yang is] the masculine or positive principle (characterized by light, warmth, dryness, activity, etc.) of the two opposing cosmic forces into which creative energy divides and whose fusion in physical matter brings the phenomenal world into being.
uu: BECAUSE I'M NOT THE IDIOT KID I USED TO BE. NOW I KNOW. THAT WHAT IT TAKES FOR ME TO LEARN AND GROW STRONGER. uu: IS EXCRUCIATING EFFORT.
LIGHT/VOID = text/subtext = ego/id
Originally, Freud used the word ego to mean the sense of self, but later expanded it to include psychic functions such as judgment, tolerance, reality testing, control, planning, defense, synthesis of information, intellectual functioning, and memory. The ego is the organizing principle upon which thoughts and interpretations of the world are based.
MEENAH: the stuff [aranea] does is never about the things shes actually doing MEENAH: its about what those things M-EAN and makin sure everyone KNOWS what they mean MEENAH: and above all makin sure everyone understands how important she is cause shes obviously the source of all that critical M-EANING without which all action would be pointless right?
Freud conceived of the id as the unconscious source of bodily needs, impulses and desires, especially those related to aggression and the sexual drive.[9] The id acts according to the pleasure principle—the psychic force oriented to the immediate gratification of impulse and desire.[10] Freud described the id as "the dark, inaccessible part of our personality".
Your name is EQUIUS ZAHHAK. You love being STRONG. [...] You have broken so many bows, it has developed into a habit BORDERING ON FETISHISTIC. You have to stop. But addiction is a powerful thing. [...] Practically everything MAKES YOU FURIOUS. You have so much rage, it can only be expressed through STAGGERING QUANTITIES OF PHYSICAL VIOLENCE.
HEART/MIND = character/actions = atman/karma
In contemporary Hinduism, Ātman means "real Self" of the individual,[note 1] "innermost essence."[16] Atman refers to the essence of human beings that persists amid change, distinct from the ever-evolving embodied individual being (jiva) embedded in material reality. Embodied personality can change while Atman does not.[17] In Advaita Vedanta, it is the observing pure consciousness or witness-consciousness, "pure, undifferentiated, self-shining consciousness,"[18] while in Neo-Advaita it is also the nonconceptual insight that 'being' cannot be grasped in words or deeds.[note 4]
DAVEPETASPRITE^2: B33 < everything that ever happens to every version of you is an important part of your ultimate self… like a superceding bodyless and timeless persona that crosses the boundaries of paradox space and unlike god tiers or bubble ghosts or whatever, it really IS immortal […] DAVEPETASPRITE^2: B33 < maybe i "got it" quicker though because of the two people i was and their aspects DAVEPETASPRITE^2: B33 < understanding heart is all about the nuances of a distributed self
Karma (/ˈkɑːrmə/, from Sanskrit: कर्म, IPA: [ˈkɐɾmɐ] ⓘ; Pali: kamma) is an ancient Indian concept that refers to an action, work, or deed, and its effect or consequences.[1] In Indian religions, the term more specifically refers to a principle of cause and effect, often descriptively called the principle of karma, wherein individuals' intent and actions (cause) influence their future (effect):[2] Good intent and good deeds contribute to good karma and happier rebirths, while bad intent and bad deeds contribute to bad karma and worse rebirths.
PORRIM: I do+n't really understand karma. LATULA: th4ts c4us3 your3 not 4 m1nd pl4y3r.
GC: 1F YOU S33 WH4TS 1N YOUR M1ND CL34RLY 4ND UND3RST4ND TH3 POW3R YOUR THOUGHTS H4V3 GC: TH3N YOU UND3RST4ND R34L1TY WH1L3 3V3RYON3 3LS3 1S RUNN1NG 4ROUND CONFUS3D 4ND 4NGRY 4ND UPS3T GC: B3C4US3 TH3Y TH1NK R34L1TY 1S SOM3TH1NG H4PP3N1NG TO TH3M GC: R4TH3R TH4N SOM3TH1NG TH3Y 4R3 M4K1NG 3V3RY MOM3NT W1TH 3V3RY THOUGHT
BREATH / BLOOD = character agency/happy endings = free will/true will (or fate, destiny, etc.) = Peter Pan/Serendipity (the book most associated with Breath players/the movie most associated with Karkat)
The notion of compatibilist free will has been attributed to both Aristotle (4th century BCE) and Epictetus (1st century CE): "it was the fact that nothing hindered us from doing or choosing something that made us have control over them".[6][11] According to Susanne Bobzien, the notion of incompatibilist free will is perhaps first identified in the works of Alexander of Aphrodisias (3rd century CE): "what makes us have control over things is the fact that we are causally undetermined in our decision and thus can freely decide between doing/choosing or not doing/choosing them".
Off we skip like the most heartless things in the world, which is what children are, but so attractive; and we have an entirely selfish time, and then when we have need of special attention we nobly return for it, confident that we shall be rewarded instead of smacked.
Crowley, drawing from diverse mystical traditions and personal experiences, articulated True Will as essential to personal fulfillment and universal harmony. For Crowley, the journey to uncover one's True Will requires deep introspection, spiritual discipline, and a commitment to the ethical conduct outlined in The Book of the Law. This principle asserts not a license for unchecked indulgence, but rather a mandate for individuals to align their actions with their truest spiritual calling. By adhering to their True Will, practitioners of Thelema seek to fulfill their spiritual destiny by harmonising with the cosmic order.
Jonathan: Where did you find this place? Sara: I first came in because of the name. Serendipity. It’s one of my favorite words. Jonathan: It is? Why? Sara: ‘Cause it’s such a nice sound for what it means: a fortunate accident. Except I don’t really believe in accidents. I think fate’s behind everything. Jonathan: Oh, you do? Fate’s behind everything? Sara: I think so. Jonathan: Everything’s predestined? We don’t have any choice at all? Sara: No, I think we make our own decisions. I just think that fate sends us little signs, and it’s how we read the signs that determines whether we’re happy or not. Jonathan: Little signals. Fortunate accidents. Lucky discoveries.
LIFE/DOOM = forward progress/hindrances and setbacks = Life Instinct (Eros)/Death Instinct (Thanatos) = optimism/pessimism
In 1969, the feminist artist Mierle Laderman Ukeles published the Manifesto! For Maintenance Art, 1969! That’s part of the title. This manifesto wrestled between her two conflicting social identities at the time, one of an artist and one of a mother. Nice. As an artist, she felt compelled to innovate, distinguish herself, invent, deconstruct social norms, rebel, assert her individuality. But as a mother, she felt compelled to care for things already in existence, maintain, preserve, endure. So she decided to name these two competing compulsions, The Death Instinct and The Life Instinct. “The Death Instinct: separation, individuality, Avant-Garde par excellence; to follow one’s own path to death– do your own thing, dynamic change. The Life Instinct; unification, the eternal return, the perpetuation and MAINTENANCE of the species, survival systems and operations, equilibrium.” The Life Instinct sheep cares what other people think. It goes along with the status quo uncritically, it mimics the crowd, repeating patterns of old, trusting that what exists is already what needs to. But The Death Instinct individual rages against the machine. It challenges authority. It asserts its own subjectivity in defiance of the arbitrary social norms that have been set before it.
The term derives from the Latin optimum, meaning "best". To be optimistic, in the typical sense of the word, is to expect the best possible outcome from any given situation.[1] This is usually referred to in psychology as dispositional optimism. It reflects a belief that future conditions will work out for the best.[2] As a trait, it fosters resilience in the face of stress.[3]
Pessimists are often better prepared for tough times and may avoid risks that more optimistic thinkers might ignore. Research has shown that pessimists tend to foresee obstacles more readily since they expect things to go wrong, meaning that they are more likely to plan for difficulties. For example, some older research found that negative thinkers are more likely to build safety nets. They're also more prepared practically and emotionally when things go wrong and don’t find their worldviews in crisis when bad things do happen.
She’s an average, fun-loving kid leading the life of the least average kid on the planet, and she wants to make the best of her situation, whether it’s inheriting the throne (where she would bring peace to the planet) or saying goodbye to the world and playing the game (which she knows will happen, because her lusus told her it would). Like Aradia, Feferi is okay with a lot of things, but she slides through adversity easily with the power of enthusiasm rather than apathy. The only other character I can think of with “averageness” as a built-in feature of her profile is Jane. Who is also a Life player, and an heiress to a different throne (occupied by, yet again, the Condesce).
FEFERI: But I )(ave it on good aut)(ority t)(at s)(e is fine! FEFERI: Everyt)(ing is going to go swimmingly, YOU'LL S-E-E. 38) SOLLUX: you are 2o riidiiculou2ly optiimii2tiic iit'2 kiind of 2iickeniing, why do you even put up wiith me?
TA: but, TA: ii can't 2hake the feeliing the2e ruiin2 are goiing two be nothiing but trouble for u2. AA: but y0u say that ab0ut everything! TA: that'2 becau2e iit'2 fuckiing true about everythiing!
HOPE/RAGE = creation/editing = idealism/nihilism
Idealism in philosophy, also known as philosophical idealism or metaphysical idealism, is the set of metaphysical perspectives asserting that, most fundamentally, reality is equivalent to mind, spirit, or consciousness; that reality or truth is entirely a mental construct; or that ideas are the highest type of reality or have the greatest claim to being considered "real".[1][2] [...] In ordinary English, optimism may be synonymous with idealism—often, unrealistic or foolish optimism in particular.
GT: Hope to me is all about believing in stuff. GT: If you believe in stuff then everything feels like its going to turn out ok. GT: And if you believe in stuff with enough gusto i dare say it imbues that stuff with a pinch more chutzpah. Even the fake stuff! GT: And then if you keep an open mind and adventurous spirit, that chutzpah flows directly into your heart, and thats when YOU have the power. GT: So i think if hope grants one the power to smite villainy and vanquish hooligans thats probably where it comes from! uu: NO. uu: OH GOD. NO. uu: THAT IS ACTUALLY THE WORST THING I'VE EVER READ.
Nihilism[a] is a family of philosophical views arguing that life is meaningless, that moral values are baseless, or that knowledge is impossible. Thus, such views reject the basis of certain ideas. [...] In epistemology or the theory of knowledge, nihilism challenges knowledge and truth.
DID YOU. OR DID YOU NOT. KNOW [GAMZEE] HAD THESE KEYS. Nope. I'm just as surprised as you. I DON'T BELIEVE YOU. Hey, I told you. I have no idea what that clown gets up to in his spare time. I'm not even really sure how he got here, to be honest.
So. Kind of interesting!
