Ok so I came across some interesting work by Mark Passio (http://www.whatonearthishappening.com/bio) which I found quite insightful. He basically talks about "natural law" and other related concepts. Since the video (seminar) is more like a 9 hour session I'll just give you an overview of it so that you know what it is about but I highly encourage you to look into it yourself since this is only an overview.
So he starts by saying that there are REQUIREMENTS for everything we desire (love, happiness, peace etc..) in a sense there's a cost attached to everything and therefore educating oneself about these costs is important (obviously). This education or knowledge is what he calls as occult knowledge. (hidden knowledge). This occult knowledge can be divided into two parts:
Knowledge of human consciousness (that of human psyche)
Knowledge of natural law (that of already existing laws which "govern the consequences of human behaviour") This natural law is given names like consequentialism, karma, moral law etc.
This knowledge is "hidden" in order to create and maintain the hierarchy of power.
Next he differentiates between Nescience and Ignorance
Nescience: To not know cause knowledge was absent or unattainable
Ignorance: is to not know despite the presence of the information since either its wilfully ignored or disregarded.
Our society is Ignorant. We're "asleep" and "hypnotised" (hypnosis: suppression of knowledge)
Steps to Problem solving:
Recognising that there is a problem: Dealing with fear based denial. (Heart-mind-gut i.e. care enough- to know- and put in action)
Treating the cause rather than the symptom by way of knowledge which requires effort and time
Action
Coming to truth, its objective and indifferent. It's not based on perceptions. Consciousness is simply one's ability to recognise patterns and meanings with respect to reality, meaning you have an accurate understanding of that which is taking place within and around you. The higher the consciousness, the more accurate is the perception and vice versa. Perception is the filter we use to see reality.
Next he talks about Solipsism. And then moves to the word "definition" explaining the etymology of it. This is one thing I personally liked about his teaching style, that he break words down and give comprehensive definitions and etymology of it at every stage.
(coming to natural law)
Natural Law: Law/existing condition that is binding and immutable (cannot be changed) which governs human behaviour. Laws that are inherent; have a base in reality/nature/truth; not made/caused by humankind. Also called "spiritual law" which also manifests itself in the physical domain. Also these laws don't care if you're ignorant/nescient. They are immutable and binding.
Next he talks about Discovery vs belief; the word "absolute" quoting that "Humanity's greatest fear is that the truth is absolute"
Coming to Consciousness, It has 3 expressions-
Thoughts: creative force which is the expression of consciousness within the individual (mind component)
Emotions: The feminine aspect- internal expression
Actions: The masculine aspect- interacts with the physical world.
A marriage between your thoughts and emotions give rise to action.
Brain structure and behaviour
The triune brain model: http://www.whatonearthishappening.com/part-1-the-solution/65-the-triune-brain (worth reading: about left/right brain dominance and the problems it leads to)
Mental Schism
Left brain dominance leads to: Rigid scepticism, scientism, atheism, solipsism, authoritarianism etc.
Right brain dominance leads to: Naiveté, blind belief, religious extremism etc.
He also talks about worldview schism for being either too masculine or too feminine.
How our reality is built
Knowledge: Available info which may be gathered, processed, understood and acted upon
Decision making: Understanding- which depends upon the available info
Wisdom: Human behaviour- knowledge and understanding that has been "Applied". Wisdom=action
Generated result: Manifested reality
PRINCIPLES OF NATURAL LAWS
(this is the core of his work)
Principle of mentalism: states that everything in creation is a manifestation of mind i.e. everything that exists physically has to have a mental creation in the beginning. Thoughts leads to this manifestation. Therefore be responsible for everything you create by being responsible for everything you think. Changing reality requires changing thoughts.
Principle of correspondence: That which is above is similar to that which is below. The macrocosm (the very large; totality) and the microcosm (very small; individual units that comprise the whole) are mere reflections of each other. The universe is like an individual and the individual is like the universe so the knowledge of the working of the individual will lead to the understanding of the macrocosmic laws and vice versa. (Movie suggestion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fKBhvDjuy0) So the universe is holographic (whole contained in parts and vice versa) and also self similar.
Principle of vibration: states that nothing called "rest" or "dead motion" exists. Death in a sense is an illusion since that would be cessation of all motion and energy. Nothing rests. Everything moves at the fundamental level, everything at its core comprises of pure vibratory energy manifesting itself in different forms.
Principle of polarity: States that everything has a dual nature to it, everything has poles, its pair of opposites. These opposites are identical in nature but different in degrees. Eg. Hot and cold are seen as opposites but they can be seen as absence and presence of heat energy (cold and hot resp.) Presence changes our perspective but at the core they're the same. Another eg. might be yin-yang
Principle of rhythm: Everything flows, out and in. Everything has its tide. All things rise and fall. The "pendulum swing" manifests itself in everything. Eg- the stronger the tide, more the effort to row the boat
Principle of cause and effect: Every cause has an effect and vice versa. There is however a time gap between the cause and the effect. Humanity as a whole remains ignorant of the underlying causes which leads to self inflicted suffering. (this is in much depth in the video)
Principle of gender: Everything has a masculine and a feminine aspect to it be it mental world, or phy or spiritual. Eg. Mental Gender: co existence b/w masculine (left brain) aspect and the feminine (right brain) aspects of the mind.
Principle of Care: (Generative principle): what are you giving your attention to/focusing upon. Care: what matters to you; different from compassion or love. That which you put your time in. (Heart-mind-gut i.e. care enough- to know- and put in action)
Spiritual currencies: Time and attention. What you "spend" your time in and what you "pay" attention to.
Expressions of natural law.
This part I believe is very important whereby he mentions how these natural laws actually express themselves. Its given in a chart form and therefore I'll just attach the pictures of my notes. There's a positive and a negative manifestation which leads to the next expression of it. This I found (regardless of the natural law) can be applied to one's own personal development. Also the stages cannot be skipped and are unilateral.
I couldn't keep up with his 3rd video since he went into Anarchy and government and mind control. I understand a bit of it but it didn't interest me much. He also talks about "right and wrong", morality and the skills needed to bring change (marketing and promotion; organisational skills; courage and persistence etc.)
Please keep in mind that this is just an overview, a summary of an extended 9 hour seminar. I personally gained a lot from his content, but again there were places I couldn't agree to and that is ok. Also avoid skipping the instructions he provide in the beginning of his 1st video. His teaching style might come across as rigid and opinionated, just try balancing between skepticism and being open minded. The seminar's divided in 3 parts:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASUHN3gNxWo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57UBuxnicOA&t=6330s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=204aGDVa3Vw
Also I have attached the notes related to Expression of natural laws.
Would love to hear your opinion on this.