The Anchor

I would like to take a moment to explore further the concepts of the Quantum Psychonautics Paradigm as it relates to identity. We know that the human experience is more than just the sum of the physical body's processes. We understand the human experience to be profoundly personal in nature. It is nothing if not individual and specific to certain conditions, which are subject to an innumerable list of factors with varying degrees of influence upon that same experience. When this argument is drawn to its ultimate conclusion, we see that even one's own perspective is not completely within the control of oneself.* What is it that we can call the self, the "I" consciousness of any one individual being? That quality of consciousness we call self awareness is that which seeks to communicate the message that it is 1. aware of its environment, 2. aware of itself as a unique entity, separate of that environment. These two goals need not be accomplished except for the recognition of that quality by another such being. In short, it is only that which is conscious (or self aware) that is able to recognize consciousness in another entity. That sentient being is aware of itself and its environment only after it has chosen an identity as an individual being, it first distinguishes itself from its environment, and then other similar self-aware entities. This perspective acts as an anchor, holding them fast into the reality set of their choosing.* This anchor frames the identity into a functional dynamic system of conscious interaction. As a part of this functionality, the elements of: temporal flow, orientation in both space and time, relations with (memories) and consequences of past actions, as well as the present experience of consciousness (in the moment) are brought into a symphony of personal experience. We believe that because this limited personal experience is functional and relevant to present actions as well as being necessary for social interaction, that this perspective is where our focus must remain. This is a logical argument. Unfortunately it is not a true argument. Many people have no idea what they are? They spend most of there lives thinking that they know. They push and shove, they extend themselves in acts of compassion and wisdom, and yet for all their complexity and beauty they have yet to grasp their one true purpose. The ultimate purpose for any individual is to understand their true nature and to perform that function with minimal resistance internally or externally. It is a dance that dervishes do, it has been called Wu Wei Wu "Doing, Not Doing" by the Tao Te Ching, it is "zazen," it is the Buddha under the Bodhi Tree as he attains enlightenment, it is the Hindu God Shiva dancing through the cosmos and it is Christ walking across the waters of the Galilee. The supreme mandate is that of self-awareness to the point of divinity. Can this anchor be removed? Yes, but there are always consequences.