2010-07-03 NSBSNT - The Way of the Logos 2: - Dreamwork in Philosophical Midwifery
Channel: Pierre Grimes and the Noetic Society
Date: 08/03/2018

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 Pierre Grimes and the Noetic Society -- 2010-07-03 NSBSNT - The Way of the Logos 2: - Dreamwork in Philosophical Midwifery
The 2nd in a series of 5 monthly talks by Pierre Grimes at the Theosophical Society's Besant Lodge in Hollywood (Los Angeles), California) on Dreamwork and Philosophical Midwifery following the Socratic Logos in Plato's dialogues. (Previous talk here .) Why Plato? Let's go to The Republic. "The Good", aka Nirvikalpa samadhi "The Idea of the Good", aka Savikalpa samadhi, aka the most Brilliant Light of Being, aka Divine Luminosity, aka 'Mind' Sun is to Light (in the physical world) AS The Good is to the Divine Luminosity (in the metaphysical world) How the Mind functions. Four levels. Image-Thinking (source is some belief) What knowledge and Understanding are, and their relation to Divine Luminosity The Allegory of the Cave and the Upper World as an example of ignorance (in cave) and knowing (in upper world), and becoming a philosopher. Education of the Philosopher Family, culture, and indoctrination of ignorance/beliefs they gave you about yourself? Dreams: The way out Pursuing Goals and getting blocked by these same unsuspected beliefs. But achieving a meaningful/high goal means that we will have to change/drop our image of ourself. Destiny and the Myth of Er as reflecting the above in symbolic form. Dreams as Allegory, and their Impact, reflecting your past and impacting your future Example dream exploration with Charisse L beginning at 0:22:00. [Thanks to Marty for videotaping and editing/production, and to StefanR for title and cataloguing info.] More info: http://noeticsociety.org