striped-pad,

Thanks for the reply. The way to avoid confusion, dualism and orthodoxy is to understand and practice Wisdom (mental integration of whatever factors are relevant and true) Wisdom is actually the objective science of truthfulness that adapts and adopts what is real, true and dynamic. It drops any untruth, agenda mongering and “reasonable” compromises that alloys the effects of an actual integration and so inhibits or prevents an actual integration. Such an attitude remains open to further truth and hence to evolution.
this is in fact the signature of good, open minded science which we see is not prevalent in economic theory and even many of the so called “hard sciences”. And by the way, the hallmark of scientific breakthrough is the integration of an aspect or aspects of the conscious flow state and the scientific method. Wisdom is the continuous integration of human consciousness/insight into organic human affairs. The pinnacle concept and practice of Wisdom is hence INTEGRATING, a mental verb, a conscious and purifying process of truthfulness. That process, known by various names (atman, kensho, satori, Grace) is a unitary state of mental/systemic/organic flow.

As far as Ptolemaic theory is concerned its relevance is this: we live in Ptolemaic times where orthodoxies and their complex and adhoc justifications are an indication that a true paradigm change is upon us and that a single deep insight can result in and be the new paradigm that is integrated into the old and that in turn becomes a thirdness-more complete oneness. Paradigm changes are marked by complete inversions ala replacement of the earth with the sun or in the present economic and monetary systems the replacement of the primary ethic of power with a new ethic of Grace in all of its aspects. As with the helio-centric insight which tranformed and corrected the inconsistencies and flaws of Ptolemy and yet left most of the system/temporal reality the same so a new paradigm of Grace/Monetary Gifting will transform the power relationships in society and yet many of the structures of the current system will remain and individuals and profit making economic systems will in fact be freed from many of the burdens built up over the period of palliative reforms placed on them since the last crisis in the 1930’s.

The way to guarantee that a new policy/paradigm remains true to its philosophical roots and has political force is to have as clear and comprehensive an understanding of the philosophical concept as possible so that clarity and focus are never lost, and then market both the improved self interests and ethicality of same to the largest constituencies effected. In the case of a new paradigm of Grace as in Monetary Gifting the individual and the small to medium sized business are a natural alliance because they both have an interest in having a supplementary gift of income go to the individual, and businesses would love to have a way of selling their product/service at retail sale at a discount of 30-40% and still get their full price because their discounts are rebated back to them. This reciprocal discounting/rebating/gifting at the very end of the economic/productive process reflects the quintessence of Grace, Flow and Cycling/Recycling/Process.

The primary obstacle to a monetary paradigm of Grace/Gifting is the almost complete monopoly on credit creation by private Banks. Governments have the ability to take back sovereign control of money creation, but it must do so with Grace as in sovereign benevolence and caring. Grace is the taking of power…..in order to give it back to the individual. And that is why a policy of a universal dividend IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY…..otherwise a monopoly on credit creation by government will inevitably become corrupted. And such Grace/Gifting is rapidly becoming more and more necessary as innovation and artificial intelligence increasingly reduce aggregate individual demand in the near future.

Contemplate the natural concept and psychological state of Grace, align policies with it, and build a grass roots social and economic movement of self interested parties and you can’t go wrong…..personally or systemically.

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Regarding Keen’s explanation of his Leave vote for Brexit

You’re right, Leave is the discerning vote even if it momentarily strengthens UKIP etc. Reference my latest post on the prior thread regarding the general intellectual environment before a paradigm change.

And you naive? The progressives who support Remain are not only naive they are blind and waaaayy cautious as well at a time (paradigm change) when confidence and forthrightness are required. No ideology or institution which has come to power in a world obsessed and based on power gives it up unless they either come to know an even deeper concept that surpasses and yet incorporates and encompasses power, or are herded in the direction of same by a grassroots movement that awakens individuals and the business community to their true self interests, and promulgates direct policies that will end their coercive threat of unemployment over the individual like a Sword of Damocles.