Preview of Findings
Reminder of the Primal Quests
The focuses on: wishes and wants
and enjoins you to gratify your sensual and bodily desires.
The focuses on: worthwhile ideals
and enjoins you to live a life of purpose.
The focuses on: existential mysteries
and enjoins you to know what is real, right and true.
The focuses on: human suffering
and enjoins you to save another from harm or danger.
The focuses on: tools, techniques, medium, context
and enjoins you to make something original.
The focuses on: role, duties, ethics, rituals
and enjoins you to fulfil social obligations.
The focuses on: transcendence via divine union
and enjoins you to connect to an Absolute Reality.
The Trajectory in Brief
The natural sequence of (value-sets) to be installed traces out a spiral trajectory when plotted on the . As the values at each Stage cumulate, the becomes progressively stronger and a person is more able to handle obstacles and frustrations.
starts in the , which requires an immediate focus on .
However, it soon becomes evident that just will lead to exhaustion. You are not just an instrument but a unique human being and if that awareness is not brought to bear, then you will become miserable and even dead inside.
The underlying challenge may therefore be labelled: "be creative" (as represented in RsHK) in relation to your work. Cycle-1 is about managing your entanglement with reality in a constructive way, and Cycle-2 is about confronting unexpected stresses without loss of drive.
The various instigators of transition are shown in the diagram below and then briefly explained.
Cycle-1
Stages 1 → 2 → 3 → 4 give you more and better control over the unavoidable constructive entanglement.
may allow survival but the first step in strengthening your position involves recognizing that work needs to tap into personal values.
In Stage-2, values from the enable a focus on what you think is important.
But, over time, you become aware that you impact on others and they impact on you. This generates a need to accept dependence and inter-dependence.
In Stage-3, values from the enable you to give more attention to others.
But, over time, it becomes evident that you experience frustrations and disappointments because you are living with illusions and even delusions. Things are not what they seem.
So in Stage-4, values of the enable you to see your limitations and the unavoidable restrictions in your environment without giving way to pessimism.
Cycle-1 concludes by spontaneously re-entering the . However, the original drive to «work hard» can now be replaced by an ability to «work smart».
Cycle-2
Stages (μ1) → 5 → 6 → 7 allow you to develop the capacity to withstand unexpected stresses while continuing to discharge life's responsibilities.
Cycle-2 is a process in which a perspective on entanglement needs to be developed. The first step involves becoming mentally and bodily energized.
In Stage-5, values of the enable you to exit the work arena to preserve and develop inner energies through rest and recreation.
But such escape can only be partial and temporary. There must be a more constructive means to handle over-involvement within the workplace.
So in Stage-6, values of the enable support to come from the social system because you uphold a role recognized as important.
But following rules and adhering to conventions will be insufficient for unusual circumstances and personal crises.
So in Stage-7, values of the enable you to withstand even the severest setback without regrets and without inner rage.
Having reached this point, a person now possesses an equilibrium that permits both surrender and making the best of situations.
Cycle-2 concludes by re-entering the to enable "work in flow" i.e. «work creatively». You are now working on what you love and what is socially valued; you are embracing challenges and accepting setbacks realistically. You have a work-life balance which allows for meaning and concern for others.
Now start investigating the Spiral with another reminder:
Originally posted: 9-Dec-2022
