The Ahrimanization of Culture

[SpiralHawk]

To begin a discussion of what lies beneath:


The Ahrimanization of Culture

In the social-cultural sphere, Ahriman's influence is apparent everywhere, especially strong and growing stronger throughout the Twentieth Century. Chief among the Ahrimanic trends are:

* Antagonistic nationalism based on ethnicity. (Moderate folk-nationalism was a progressive principle in the past, but ethnic nationalism is retrogressive and destructive today.)

* Dogmatic party politics, engendering hatred and bitterness arising from the refusal to see other, equally valid (or invalid) points of view

* The subjugation of cultural life (e.g. medicine, education, research, criminal jurisprudence) to political and economic power

* The mechanization of the political state, bound by rigid laws everywhere, with little place for free human initiative

* In everyday life: Philistinism, tedium, and alienation, lack of interest in one's work, even in intellectual work (Ahriman wants knowledge to be devoid of warm human interest and connection, to be stored in libraries and not to live in human souls.)

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the rest, and it is quite a lot. Recommended for patient soul voyagers, solamente:

http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Sparta/1105/ahriman.htm#theoccultmeaningofthecomputer


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[housewolf]

1. Who is Ahriman?

I imagine the article will tell me, but I thought I'd ask because I can't go read the article right now, although I'd like to get back to it later.

Thanks,

[SpiralHawk]

2. Compicated answer. The linked article does fair job, but deep into it

From the essay

"In addition to living in the inner world of the soul, the Man can live in the world of thought.

"Through thinking, we make contact with the being of the things of the world. By "spirit" I mean the essence of thought. Contrary to common misconception, thought is not subjective, but objective, in that it belongs to the whole world, accessible to all.

"Many people can grasp the same thought and through that thought contact the same objective reality, though they do not (usually) experience each other's sensations and feelings. As the physical world interacts with the soul, so also does the spirit; we can call forth thoughts by our acts of will, and the thoughts give us feelings."

[muriel_volestrangler]

6. Ahriman is the "evil spirit" in the dualistic strain of Zoroastrianism

from Wikipedia.

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[newyawker99]

4. Hi palomino!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[palomino]

5. hiya newyawker99!

and thank you for the welcome! guess i'm a new yakker here!

hope to hear from Sprialhawk on this soon.