Artsu

We all go to heaven one day.

Those connections don't seem that strong to me. For example, tentative speech, and complex/metaphorical speech are not that similar. There's going to be overlap in how dichotomies are described because we have limited language. Overall, there shouldn't be much similarity, so treat the dichotomies as completely separate, with maybe some interesting connections.

This is pretty much it, except that there is a correlation between being open to experience (in big 5) and focusing on the big picture, and somewhat with being spontaneous. (Big picture/intuiton/idea focus and spotaneity/perceiving/adaptiveness are not correlated, or not very significantly correlated at least)

There is a metadichotomy of yin yang that applies to the other dichotomies. Intuition is yin and sensing is yang, perceiving is yin and judging is yang. When compared with each other, these two dichotomies have little in common besides openness, and they're open in different ways. J is goal focused, P adjusts to surroundings, thus taking in new information. S is focused on the concrete, N is focused on the abstract, conceptual, speculative, and has a preference for novelty and new approaches. So they are both open in the sense of preferring new information, but in Se, the new information is what's around you and what is concrete. Si and Ni are apperceptive, meaning they see the world through a subjective lens. Si has a preference for the known, Ni for the unknown. SPs will be drawn to physical experiences, NJs will conceive of new ways to see things. Both have a bit of the other. Hopefully that clears things up. Edit: also, SJs seek to improve the certainty of information and adherence to previous standards, thus running contrary to openness. NPs are drawn to new ideas and are the most open. Again, each has a bit of the other.

George, your dad is right. You're being an idiot. You are telling us that your dad is below you in consciousness, when in reality he is likely much wiser than you. Think you're a fast developer? Ok, well he has many years on you with which to develop. I'm not saying that being older automatically makes someone higher in consciousness than someone else, but consciousness develops as you get older so clearly they are correlated. Anyway, your post makes it sound like you are in the wrong, so that is why i am saying that.

There are some articles on truthforallpeople.com that say that reincarnation isn't real. These articles are the channelled messages of spirits, through a medium.

Manifesting physical objects is very difficult. However if you see through the illusion, you can accomplish much through faith.

Since a couple people mentioned it... you don't need to leave the house in order to develop. Change takes place internally.

Some thoughts arise separately to us, some we think intentionally. We of course do have free will. You can feel that you are free. Misuse of logic shouldn't convince you otherwise.

In terms of spiral dynamics, different people will plateau at different ages, but 25 to 30 is a common age range that the plateau happens.

Consciousness is a subtle thing. You might have raised your consciousness more than you think. Rather than comparing, try and identify markers of consciousness in terms of a system, such as spiral dynamics.

I don't know what it would mean exactly to be authentic, but at a given point in time i can be more or less inhibited.

There really are people who can do complex calculations without doing it analytically, so i don't find the claim too suspicious. OP, its probably a form of synaesthesia. There are many forms. I sometimes see video clips in my minds eye when i listen to music, but not like the same colours for the same videos, so thats more imagination. When i hear peoples voice, i can link that to cognitive functions, so thats a sensory to conceptual synaesthesia.

Yeah the cringe is normal. I find its the same but lesser with forum posts, and it also depends on your mood. Sometimes I'm in the right mindset and i dont cringe.

Plenty of people overcome mental illness. You don't actually believe the mental health system do you?

Have you thought of what you need to break free from?

To an extent you are going to meet a person at their own stage. If you talk to blue, you will become more blue temporarily. However you still keep your elevated status. (I am referring to higher states of consciousness, not rank) Surely you notice that people sometimes make you angry, but you keep perspective. The anger can be strong but generally manageable without losing soul composure.

I think I'll stop coming to the forum soon. Too much of what I post is remnants of my pride, and that I need to leave behind.

I thought I would make a journal on the site. The purpose of this journal is primary to document my transition into a new phase of life. For the past 8 years I have been studying personality types (independently) and mathematics (at university) (and spirituality, which is more important, but I will get to that later). Now I am wrapping up my personality types studies, I've got my bachelor of mathematics, and I'm starting a masters degree in social science. That's what I need to transition into. This degree should be the basis for the next couple decades of my life. I want to go into policy, then maybe (environmental) campaigning. It looks like a clear pathway through. It means getting actually interested in the material though. I chose this degree because it seems to be the best option. I don't hugely like what I'm going to be studying, but I dislike it less than every other degree I saw, that I can think of. So the main thing I need to focus on right now is getting interested in politics. Spiral Dynamics is providing a nice platform for me to think of society. I could maybe do some more study in aeonics, but SD is suitable for now. So this blog will also consist of my process of making sense of Spiral Dynamics. I will post about other typologies, both vertical (developmental) and horizontal (personality types). Feel free to post any thoughts that you have about anything I say. I might write some poems too, or post general philosophical ideas, and there will certainly be a lot of spirituality to come. I will be focusing on the divine love, which can be learnt about on truthforallpeople.com. That'll do for the intro. Here we go!

This might not sound like useful feedback, but I read mobile phone application and stopped reading. It's certainly not what I would be doing with my time. Hopefully someone else gives good feedback on the idea itself.

Uh it means you have choice in what you do. Youre not just running like clockwork, but actually decide what to bring to each moment.

There is free will. If you think there isn't you are deluding yourself and this will impact you.

We have inclinations and life trajectories from the time we are conceived, but we actually have to work at it through life to get good at it. There are different levels of spiritual ability a person could possess in the future depending on what they do. People with spiritual talent will generally have an easier time with psychedelics. It will be less foreign and easier to master. A person who is both spiritual and morally good can effect a great change in the world, without outwardly seeming like they are doing much at all. Think of the monk in the monastery who is simultaneously boosting up the consciousness of mankind. Those who are spiritually strong but morally bad also effect great change, but a lot of destruction and pain goes with it. Those who advance faster spiritually may keep the lead forever, but things do change. Don't be bleak if you're not spiritually talented. Use what you have to become better than you are now. What more can be asked of you? Edit: it's hard to say what causes it. Thats a deep question. Spiritual strength would be an indicator of someone's ability to learn spiritual material, such as what Leo discusses. It's like saying someone isn't good at maths. Factually, that could be completely true, but if they still want to learn maths, encouragement should go with it. I think everyone can learn great spiritual truth and ability, because we all have a spirit, and we all will become far more spiritual than we currently are. A lot comes down to overcoming your inner resistance to such things. (Post 707)

Well yeah, because everything is new. Plus ties to imagination. Links into what I was saying about the connection between purple and yellow via sublimation of the magical in the intermediate stages.

When you die, which way will have provided you with the most benefit for your afterlife? Which way helps other people most?