Reality myths, a bit counterintuitive, are covered in Reality Myths and The Ephemeral Journey.
From reality myths come a special category of force known as a bind. They are at play for individuals. However the reason they effect individuals as forces at all is that they mirror those around us, including collectively.
The use of the word “force” in relation to the reality myths Feel It All, Have It All, Be It All, Comprehend It All, Me First, and I Am Right will seem “like a stretch” to many. I submit that forces in relation to reality as a whole are like the field of cognitive science where there are, in effect, forces attributed to the mind. The later, while ambivalent as far as causation, are still quite useful to pursue.
A different approach may be helpful. One that first shows how minds and forces are not so different as our limited current theories hold.
Forces and the mind are tricky but important topics to bridge — culturally, indeed, though even more so logically. Be patient as you weigh the following new information against your current assumptions and understanding. First,
To bridge, consider the ancient parable of Pandora’s Box.
It’s a mistake, though an instructional one, to relate only superficially to Pandora’s struggle. Such a reading is about human pitted against will — not just one’s own but indirectly others’ too. The perceptible object of vexation has been constructed by four clever rivals, each trying to usurp the other. The reader/hearer of the story apprehends the object’s folly, making them a decidedly un-objective observer in relation to the box. The un-objective observer to some degree anticipates (has a vague sense of) Pandora being in dire straits — a possible outcome that her choice puts all of humanity in dire straits seems lost whereas her burning curiosity becomes foremost.
To the degree the un-objective observer in us desires a Hero Journey, we experience dread to the degree that we feel unable to helpfully usurp her will and save the day! In this way, Pandora represents how needfulness clouds The Ephemeral Journey. [Follow link and make sure that’s clear before proceeding.]
Let’s say our hero gave it a rest and just dwelled in the experience. Being un-objective observers, given we were told in advance the epic gift box’s origin story, projecting dire outcomes where none yet exists is the natural, even expected response. In pausing the projection, we witness the experience for what it is — a force-mind fk**. With that, unless we wise resign the story altogether, we have zero chance of attaining the state of curiosity that would allow us to open the box to reveal, instead of doom,
Extended to collectivity, the wide arch of humanity and all it serves, within a force-mind milieu, our active awareness is rendered oblivious to the reality that we are participating, and not necessarily in a good way. If we cannot be curious about what’s in the box, we’re a projector for a world full of forces necessarily at the behest of hidden others. This is both true and — here’s the tricky part — not a glitch. Welcome to the way things really are!
The question is, does this actually doom humanity collectively, or is it just a reveal of the force-mind f**k in full effect? Dread is not yet justified, as we have yet to dismantle the underlying assumption. When we do that, what the “full effect” ignites in us is a special capacity for insight and clarity, or, ephemerality.
The negative orientation to what’s in the box is fueled by the assumption that there’s no real “rhyme or reason” behind the constraints that give us binds and the vibes that give us mental health. When we fail to be sufficiently curious about the absurdity of such an assumption (too busy to pause, anyone?), we abandon Pandora to her tricky box. ****More importantly, for the observer in us, it’s like agreeing to play chess and quitting every time your Queen gets taken. If your goal is to get your opponent to suggest another game, why not just say “I want to play a different game.” Or, see if you can win without a Queen, that is, control of Pandora’s will.