Metaphysics

Enigmatic Reality

The circumstance of Enigmatic Belief may happen to an individual more than once. If the experience is thought of as a test of character, then one may not do well the first time around, but will have been presented with all the various problems of consequence and responsibility, from which the individual may ponder for a lifetime. A second or third experience may be thought of as a retest to determine the evolution of knowledge.

Enigmatic Reality

An abstract self-evaluation is not really valid since when the pressure is on, and the Enigmatic Reality seems absolutely real, decisions taken may be quite different. These experiences can be separated by short, but preferably lengthier periods of time, up to a considerable number of years. Enigmatic Belief could be described in terms of a process of the transcending of the consciousness from the Mundane to the Symbolic.

Mundane Consciousness represents an interpretation of reality which is limited to material, physical and mechanical laws as cause and effect, in which all change is the result of the interactions of diverse physical and chemical properties. As a consequence, reality which does not preserve, promote or produce some specific ends, that are usually intended to increase or decrease value, is considered to possess no inherent consequence, and thus is given scant attention as awareness. In this form of consciousness all the assets of the individual such as awareness, responsibility, power and emotional may be limited to the personal sphere of influence.

Symbolic Consciousness represents a transcendence from the Mundane to a state in which all reality is observed in terms of its possible significance. Reality, which is not directed by human intent, is perceived as capable of recognizing and communicating with the individual in terms of the activity of events. This communication being non-verbal takes symbolic forms. The awareness of the individual is expanded to give consequence to all living and non-living things, and thus any given event in reality may become meaningful.

The experience of Manic Realization is categorized by Primary and Secondary Elements. The Primary Element of the experience of Manic Realization is the occurrence of the idea and realization that the individual is possessed of manifest powers, which elevates the person from the mundane to the extraordinary. These powers, attributes and assets may consist and can take the form of such things as the conceptions of vast personal power, fame, fortune and personal talent, high social status, superiority and spiritual and magical powers. The conventional and limited thought processes of the Mundane Consciousness may become suspended. One assumes a state of mind in which much of the negative and limited perceptions of oneself, obtained by years of conditioning and experience, recede as the dominate perspective, and the individual becomes possessed of the idea that they are possessed of special status.

Manic Realization as an event, is considered as an archetypal or standard experience universal to most individuals in its vehicle of manifestation, as the occurrence of the idea that the individual is somehow exceptional. Secondary Elements are defined as the questions and interpretations which arise from the experience of Manic Realization, which are considered as relative to the individual. Secondary Elements are subject to the background, knowledge, experience, intellectual and emotional state of the person. Secondary elements are such questions as 'how could this not have been known before?' 'How could this be possible? Is this a delusion, or is this real? How great and how far does this power extend? Does this power produce conflicts of interest and vulnerability with others who may also have power, both as merely physical and as magical, in which one should not be exposed and thus remain hidden?

Are there persons who know of the true and actual state of one's power identity, and are they allies and aiders? What forms does this power take? What is the role and behavior of such an individual? What others can one safely tell without them thinking one is crazy? Why has this power been granted, and what is it to be used for? How and in what manner does the individual deal with these questions and many others, determines the individual nature of the experience.

After the occurrence, Primary Element as the initial realization, which may last from a few minutes to something on the order of a day, what the individual may become primarily involved with is the Secondary Elements, which in terms of time may last from a few days to a lifetime. Each question may require an explanation. If the Enigmatic Belief is to be pursued, a logic must be developed which supports it. From these questions, themes may develop which can be explored. The question, how could this not have been known before, and or who has known and what events were indicators may produce the theme of the review of one's life, which may continue for many weeks and months? As a side effect, this review may produce a state of extreme self-consciousness, in which by comparison of the old self, with what is being learned in the new, the individual may feel ashamed at one's past ignorance and pettiness, and become extremely deliberate in present behavior.

For what reason was this knowledge kept hidden from the self? The theme and rational here, involves the concept of held in trust, until such a time as one is ready and capable of assuming the powers and responsibilities of such magnitude.

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