“The larger a society or confederacy, the greater the amalgamation of collusive factors - which is typical of every large organization - the more aggravated the moral and spiritual degeneration of the individual.”    

-Carl Jung“

 

The absurd depends as much on man as it does on the world. For the moment it is all that links them together. It binds them one to the other as only hatred can weld two creatures together.” “The absurd is born of this confrontation between the human need and the unreasonable silence of the world.”    

-Albert Camus

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I am attempting to reclaim the term "Authentic Self" in the name of Science. To be specific the sciences of psychology and philosophy.

I am reclaiming it from Dr. Phil, Eckart Tolle, Andrew Cohen and anyone else who currently uses the term outside the empirical.

My thesis is that Authentic Self may be achievable satisfactorily through psychology, at least to the point of dealing with the psyche. Without due philosophical consideration to the social causation of the "Unauthentic Self" through purpetuated societal norms,  we are dismissing a larger problem and losing the opportunity to solve it.

We can't see the fire for the trees.

Dr. Phil and folks like him are dealing with individual problems. They "put out" individual fires without acknowledging the overall forest fire that's about to take over. This results in the perpetuation of the problem.

The following is taken from my website where you can read my post far to lengthy to host here. You will also find helpful, educational links that help me illustrate my argument:

http:www.anti-socialengineering.com

 

 

 

Human ability to interfere with our own ideas gives us the unique power to work against ourselves or defy what nature would likely do. It doesn’t seem logical when stated as such, nevertheless, to date, we are the only species we know of to act in this way. Through my interests, hobbies and eventually my studies since 1995 I have come to understand at least a part of why this has happened, how it works and what can be done to help facilitate the necessary corrections. I am not alone in claiming this feat, there are many books, films, classes etcetera that can help you find peace, understanding, knowledge, strength, God, whatever it might be that you find yourself lacking. There has been self-help type books and seminars for thousands of years. The philosophy generator should prove to be more of a habit of consideration than a recipe for success. Success is a matter of opinion and we are primarily concerned with fact. This is of a different sort of “self-help” type information, it doesn’t promise to give any warmth, hope or even strength. It is quite probable that some readers may even become upset with the understanding that can be achieved by the following chapters, for it is within you that you must find it. ...and we, you and I, my friend, are a mess!    

 

    This is a primer that, in plain and efficient language, with a tireless commitment to reason, can provide you with nothing less than an original point of view. A way to find a place to come from that will, if you need it to, change the way you experience everything. A new standard by which you can measure truth or worth and thereby decide smartly, or not at all. After we’ve established the standard, we will use it to re-examine our realities. Other “procedural manuals” are composed by authors often specializing in one discipline. Many of these fine lessons illumine my chapters. The difference being that we will be examining these lessons from both sides of the story and ultimately from within ourselves.