What if Fractal patterns are reflections of the underlying character of the conscious intentions of the cosmos, and their repetitions reflective of the alignment of logic, their vastness reflective of the generalized nature of paradigms which are characterized by both their individual and collective agreement…at the same time? And what if this dual yet thoroughly combined character of individualism and collectivism and the flowing movement through simulated space and time within which the fractal patterns are observed is also reflective of the integrative nature of the conscious intention of the cosmos  which leads to a simultaneously third, flowing and unitary state known and experienced down through history as Grace?

Couldn’t that make both evolution and consciousness natural?

And both a natural spirituality and the re-sacralization of nature a new and post modern understanding?

Wisdom is Integration, Integration is always Addition via Subtraction until it Becomes Continuous Integration at which Time it Becomes Grace which is the Flow of Continuous Integration Called Consciousness which is a  Personal Unitary Experience of Both Inwardness and Outwardness Through Space and Time.

Larry, “The possible solution to integrating what are presently two subdiscipliines of a single field doesn’t lie in the nature of the data, it lies at the theoretical level. It isn’t a matter of new, better, different data; the bar to your image of integration lies in the fact that the two paradigms are deeply incompatible with one another, and data can’t fix this.” I disagree. I think it is both data and theory. If data is not being perceived its missed. If it is looked at and then fit into a mistaken ideology as DSGE I believe interprets the data I refer to, its actual reality is misperceived/twisted. For instance the data on costs and incomes is misinterpreted within General Equilibrium. What the data actually tells us is that the system is in a continual/dynamic state of Disequilibrium. This implies adult, responsible action/policy to stabilize/equilibrate the system instead of treating the system/market as an unquestionable God. Paradigms are general ideas/philosophies. The current paradigms in economics are Debt and Stasis. The new paradigms need to be Grace as in Gifting and Process as in Dynamic Flow. It is no coincidence that the philosophical underpinnings of each of the cutting edge theoretics of MMT, Disequilibrium theory, Positive Money, Public Banking and Social Credit express aspects of the the natural concept of Grace and Flow. Having said all of this I wouldn’t disagree that the philosophical/theoretical conclusions are more important than merely then data, but that is because the integrative mindset….is thoroughly integrative and not mere in any sense…and the result of the integration of the data within a more realistic philosophical/theoretical interpretation is a third more unitary understanding of the whole of the discipline.

The term presence, that is presence in present time, is often used in describing consciousness. Grace is also described as sovereign presence and power. Analogously structural Public Banking is a continual temporal presence of the power of money creation in  the interests of the individual, and a central public bank a  sovereign entity in ultimate control of the entire system.  An aspect of Grace/Consciousness is thereby reflected in Public Banking as it is in each of the leading economic and monetary theories and reform movements.

As Solomon knew that threatening to cut in half the child two mothers claimed was their own would elicit an immediate reaction of horror in the real mother, so conversely  would the boldness of implementing the policies of a philosophy of Grace in the economic system create horror in those whose monopolistic product is debt and joy in the hearts and minds of the true inheritors of progress and true creators of wealth, namely the individual citizens within the economy.

Simonsky, Yes, for instance the paradox of thrift is actually simply the refusal to acknowledge that the economic system is basically disequilibrated by a continual and dynamic scarcity of total individual incomes in simultaneous ratio to total costs/prices, and that a continuing supplement to individual incomes would resolve the individual aspect of that problem and a discount to prices to consumers by retail merchants that was rebated back to them would resolve the cost/price aspect of the problem.

Ikonoclast,

I would assert that such opinions are merely restatements of orthodoxy. We need, we require a new idea, a new economic paradigm. No more mere economic theory. Look at the empirical data of scarcity of individual incomes in ratio to total costs/prices inherently created by the system, look at the history of this scarcity ratio playing out time and again in history, look at the present trends which are only going to make that inherent reality worse. Monetary Gifting must be integrated into economic theory. To hell with capitalism and socialism with their top down hierarchical enforced orthodoxies, we need a third way Distributism whose philosophy and reflective policies are a practical and ethical upgrade from such mereness.

Grace is an inclusive state of consciousness and so is life affirming of all realities. Not so for states below it which restrict, inhibit and/or totally ban consciousness from perceiving realities above it. Grace is the outer most and hence most inclusive concentric circle of experience. It is also “conentric” in that Grace can influence and pervade consciousness on any and all levels with its mentally and emotionally redeeming qualities. A linguistic and psychological understanding and experience of Grace is probably the most important, most powerful and most healthy pursuit one can have.

The time for fragmented debate is passed. All of the discussion about reform on the internet in various forums and on various aspects of the economic and monetary problem is between the various theories and theorists and also primarily focused on convincing the current operators of the system to change their minds and policies….even though their egos are caught up in defending the current failed theoretics and/or they don’t actually give a shit about changes that will impact their dominance of the vast majority of enterprises and nearly all of the individuals in the system. It’s almost as if we are a bunch of frustrated wives arguing with a drunken and abusive husband to stop beating us and get his mind right??? Is that workable or productive?

The first law of marketing is showing the customer how it is in his/her interest to buy your product.  We need some marketing insight applied in economic and monetary reform.  To wit I propose Project Grace as a mass social movement.

We need a movement based on grace as in addition, abundance, sovereignty, existential temporal presence,  dynamic flow, change and process and direct to the individual giving/gifting. As these aspects of the concept of grace are reflected in each of the current most cutting edge research and reform movements of MMT, Positive Money, Public Banking, Disequilibrium Theory and Social Credit I suggest integrating the truths, workabilities and applicabilities of each of these reforms into Project Grace and marketing their benefits to the two major constituencies that will make change as rapid and as complete as possible, namely the individual and virtually every traditionally productive enterprise in the economy.

Upping our philosophical and marketing games is the shortest route from A to B.  Let us begin.