{"id":86,"date":"2014-07-26T08:44:25","date_gmt":"2014-07-26T08:44:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/truehope.info\/wordpress\/?page_id=86"},"modified":"2017-11-18T01:27:00","modified_gmt":"2017-11-18T01:27:00","slug":"psychology","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/truehope.info\/wordpress\/psychology\/","title":{"rendered":"Psychology"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Preamble: It is All About Paradox.<\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-2252 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/truehope.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/paradox-meaning-1-300x247.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/truehope.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/paradox-meaning-1-300x247.jpg 300w, https:\/\/truehope.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/paradox-meaning-1.jpg 485w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Each breath we give and receive reminds us that every aspect of existence involves paradox.\u00a0 This means physics is fundamentally about paradox,\u00a0 psychology is primarily the art (skill) of transcending paradox and philosophy is the loving of the wisdom revealed .<br \/>\nThis, in turn, means we are all psychologists and philosophers to some degree, just as we are all considerable physicists. And this awareness is empowering and a source of true hope.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.etymonline.com\/\">Brief Etymology of Prime Words<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>Psychology is the study of the breath, spirit, soul. It arises from Greek<em> psykhe + logia \u201cstudy of\u201d.<\/em><br \/>\nPhilosophy is the <em>philo- &#8220;loving&#8221; (see philo-) + sophia &#8220;knowledge, wisdom\u201d.<\/em><br \/>\nAnd what is wisdom? It arises from <em>sophron &#8220;prudent, self-controlled&#8221;<\/em> . It is the consciousness that informs us how to act as stewards of the flows and balances of energy that sustain humankind.<br \/>\nPhysics is the study of the arising of all or nature. It arises from Latin<em> physica<\/em> <em>(natural science)<\/em>, which arises from Greek <em>physika (nature)<\/em>, which arises from <em>phyein (to bring forth).<\/em><br \/>\nAnd what is nature? It is of <em>nasci,<\/em> which means <em>the begetting or giving birth<\/em>.<br \/>\nAnd what is spirit? It arises from<em> spirare<\/em>, which is to do with the ability to blow, breathe, expire.<br \/>\nAnd what is psyche? It arises from <em>psykhein \u2013to blow or breathe<\/em>.<br \/>\nAnd what is science? It arises from ancient Indo-European <em>skei- \u201cto cut, to split\u201d<\/em>. It describes how we are continually separated, divided from all with the arising of self-awareness. Self-knowledge rends our sentience of existence asunder even as it reminds us in our universality.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Our Universality<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Psychology. Physics. Philosophy. Wisdom. Nature. Spirit. Psyche. Science.<\/em> The original use of these symbols\u00a0 all share similar meaning and involve paradox. They are all tend to remind us of the incredible, animating force that enables the universe(s), which we experience as energy. Energy is paradox: no one knows what energy is and yet every one of our billions of cells is vitally intimate with energy. This is a central <strong>paradox<\/strong> of our existence.<br \/>\nIn many ways psychology is simply the study and art of transcending paradox. We are all experienced at transcending paradox. For instance, we all breathe. This constant experience makes every human being\u00a0 a skilled psychologist.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/na.signwiki.org\/index.php\/Respiration\"><strong>Our Breath &#8211; The Great Teacher<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2259\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2259\" style=\"width: 250px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/na.signwiki.org\/index.php\/Respiration\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2259 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/truehope.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/respiration.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"203\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2259\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">http:\/\/na.signwiki.org\/index.php\/Respiration<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Respiration involves <a href=\"https:\/\/www.etymonline.com\/word\/expiration\">expiration<\/a> and<a href=\"https:\/\/www.etymonline.com\/word\/inspiration\"> inspiration,\u00a0<\/a> each action arising from the other. Our act of breathing sustains our spirit (see<em> spirare) <\/em>in profound and unthinkable ways.<br \/>\nEach breath subtly reminds us that every living element respires in various ways and ultimately all forms only exist while their unique balance of in-flowing and out-flowing energy is sustained. We all interconnected and conspire i.e. share our breath.<br \/>\nWe are alive only as long as we can use energy to contract our diaphram muscle to exhale (expire) and generate a vacuum within us. The universal potential sustains us there after because\u201cNature abhors a vacuum\u201d. We inhale without effort and\u00a0 are refreshed in and by the greater universe.\u00a0 Thus our breath teaches us a vital lesson: giving to and trusting in existence is living.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-1751 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/truehope.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/vinci-man-circle1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/truehope.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/vinci-man-circle1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/truehope.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/vinci-man-circle1-300x297.jpg 300w, https:\/\/truehope.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/vinci-man-circle1-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/truehope.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/vinci-man-circle1.jpg 408w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>Expiration. Inspiration. Each action arises from the other and so every breath reminds us of the intangible vitality, the arising and passing of all forms, our interconnection with all and our ability to transcend paradox.<br \/>\nThis is why ancient wisdom defined psychology as the study of the psyche i.e.<em> the spirit, the soul, the breath. <\/em>Inherent in this definition is the recognition that psychology and physics are inextricable from each other. Human beings are active elements of the universal flux.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Psychology of Delusive Hope<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<section>A gross transformation of the English\u00a0 language has accompanied the English Combustion Revolution (aka the Industrial Revolution). The excesses arising from this radical change of consciousness are reflected in and generated by uses of English that are in complete denial of the principles of physics.<\/section>\n<section class=\"word__defination--2q7ZH\">Modern English language is now ego-driven, being divisive\u00a0 and acting to fragment our awareness of the profound interconnection of mind, body, soul and cosmos. Thus\u00a0 our essential morality, mortality and paradoxical nature are all denied on scale now.<\/section>\n<section>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2264\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2264\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Christian_Wolff_(philosopher)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2264 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/truehope.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/150-Christian_Wolff.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"213\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2264\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">wiki Christian Wolf (philosopher)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The &#8220;psychology&#8221; symbol has been radically altered in accord with this syndrome. It has been stripped of its vital associations with\u00a0 physics, the ways and principles of the universe.<\/section>\n<section class=\"word__defination--2q7ZH\"><\/section>\n<section><\/section>\n<section class=\"word__defination--2q7ZH\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.etymonline.com\/word\/psychology\">Psychology (n )<\/a><\/section>\n<section class=\"word__defination--2q7ZH\">1650s,<em> &#8220;study of the soul,&#8221;<\/em> from Modern Latin <em><span class=\"foreign\">psychologia<\/span><\/em>, probably coined mid-16c. in Germany by Melanchthon from Latinized form of Greek <em><span class=\"foreign\">psykhe-<\/span> &#8220;breath, spirit, soul&#8221; (see <a class=\"crossreference\" href=\"https:\/\/www.etymonline.com\/word\/psyche\">psyche<\/a>) + <span class=\"foreign\">logia<\/span> &#8220;study of&#8221; (see <a class=\"crossreference\" href=\"https:\/\/www.etymonline.com\/word\/-logy\">-logy<\/a>).<\/em> Meaning <em>&#8220;study of the mind&#8221;<\/em> first recorded 1748, from Christian Wolff&#8217;s <span class=\"foreign\">&#8220;Psychologia empirica&#8221;<\/span> (1732); main modern <em>behavioral sense<\/em> is from early 1890s.<\/section>\n<section class=\"word__defination--2q7ZH\"><\/section>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The Human Condition<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-2222\" src=\"http:\/\/truehope.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/paradox-psyche-150-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/truehope.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/paradox-psyche-150-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/truehope.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/paradox-psyche-150-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>The human psyche can be understood as a dynamic system comprised of three elements:<br \/>\nour relatively vast subliminal sentience comprising more than 50 billion interactions of information in any moment;<br \/>\nour trace self-awareness (thought process) comprising of a few thousand interactions of information in that instant;<br \/>\nand <a title=\"The Ego\" href=\"http:\/\/truehope.info\/wordpress\/the-ego\"><strong>the ego<\/strong>,<\/a> which is the active interface or intermediary of these two dimension of our being.<br \/>\nIn brief, the ego only exists when our psyche is fragmented by self-awareness and thought. Born of division, it abhors all reminders of our mortal nature and thus strives to deny our fundamental interconnection with the continuous universal transformation. The ego&#8217;s potent, pivotal role in the information flows\u00a0 of our psyche means it\u00a0 can generate incredible self-deceits and\u00a0 ingenious rationales denying the principles of physics. The incapacity of the thought process to transcend paradox exacerbates the ego&#8217;s propensity to perpetuate unhelpful division.\u00a0 Hence the ego can thus easily generate delusions and have each of us be our own worst enemy. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2267 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/truehope.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/180-paradox-delusions-non-civics-misery.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"597\" height=\"182\" srcset=\"https:\/\/truehope.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/180-paradox-delusions-non-civics-misery.jpg 597w, https:\/\/truehope.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/180-paradox-delusions-non-civics-misery-300x91.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 597px) 100vw, 597px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The ego and our thought process trap us in paradox and beget delusive hopes that inform our language and behaviour in unsustainable, even lethal ways.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Psychology of True Hope<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>As with the waves on the ocean and the clouds in the sky, the human psyche appears to be extremely chaotic at first glance.\u00a0 The ego&#8217;s incredible self-deceits and ingenious denials of reality perplex and confound us.<br \/>\nHowever universal constants become apparent when we observe that the seas and skies are of each of the other, moving\u00a0 in seamless dance to the inaudible music of the principles of physics.<br \/>\nSimilarly our psyche is actually very consistent, as proven by the fact that our billions of cells have sustained their fundamental form through billions of years of eonic change. This phenomenal achievement of constancy in change occurred because the cells managed to act in harmony with the principles of physics and\u00a0 transcend paradox.<br \/>\nTherein resides true hope. The wisdom of the principles of physics, especially <a href=\"http:\/\/truehope.info\/wordpress\/conservation-of-energy-principle\/\"><em>the Conservation of Energy Principle<\/em><\/a>, can enable us to\u00a0 transcend the paradox of language and behaviour. Never disproven despite the most intensive scrutiny over millennia, the Conservation Principle provides an invaluable measure the sustainability of both our <a href=\"http:\/\/truehope.info\/wordpress\/wise-english-guide\/\">language<\/a> and our behaviour. Equally it provides an invaluable tool for rectifying both\u00a0 so each informs the other in wisdom.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2268\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2268\" style=\"width: 598px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2268 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/truehope.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/180-paradox-harmony-physics-survival-crop1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"598\" height=\"160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/truehope.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/180-paradox-harmony-physics-survival-crop1.jpg 598w, https:\/\/truehope.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/180-paradox-harmony-physics-survival-crop1-300x80.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 598px) 100vw, 598px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2268\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The principles of physics remind us of the reality of continuous, universal transformation. Language and behaviour based in this physics enables humankind to survive.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>No meaningful discussion of psychology can occur without reference to the role of <a href=\"http:\/\/truehope.info\/wordpress\/physics-compassion\/\">compassion<\/a> in the human spirit. This state of being is characterized by inclusiveness and humility, honesty and forgiveness, sharing and generosity. These qualities provide the requisites for the state of science to exist in us, enabling all manner of sustainable learning i.e. civics.to occur. It enables us to embrace the deceits and trickery of the ego with kind humour, for which it has no defence.<br \/>\nCompassion also reminds us that no person is a psychologist though we are all psychologists to the degree we can transcend paradox and act in truly sustainable\u00a0 (civic) ways.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/truehope.info\/wordpress\/the-human-ego\/\">The Human Ego<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/truehope.info\/wordpress\/conservation-of-energy-principle\/\">The Conservation of Energy Principle<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/truehope.info\/wordpress\/wise-english-guide\/\">Guide to Wise English<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>Revised 18 Nov 2017<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Preamble: It is All About Paradox. Each breath we give and receive reminds us that every aspect of existence involves paradox.\u00a0 This means physics is fundamentally about paradox,\u00a0 psychology is primarily the art (skill) of transcending paradox and philosophy is the loving of the wisdom revealed . This, in turn, means we are all psychologists &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/truehope.info\/wordpress\/psychology\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Psychology&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-86","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/truehope.info\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/86","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/truehope.info\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/truehope.info\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/truehope.info\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/truehope.info\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=86"}],"version-history":[{"count":28,"href":"https:\/\/truehope.info\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/86\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2272,"href":"https:\/\/truehope.info\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/86\/revisions\/2272"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/truehope.info\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=86"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}