Who Are The Elders?
The Elders are those who have lived many years of life, accumulating the wisdom from their life experiences, where real truth is realized.
The Elders can be your parents, your grandparents, friends, relatives, teachers, mentors...those who have lived many years and paid attention to the universal laws of cause and effect.
This page serves as a platform for our elders to share their priceless wisdom, and most importantly to help restore the natural order of evolutionary intelligence.
Here you can read submissions of wisdom from our Elders or, if you ARE an elder, you are encouraged to share your wisdom.
There is an alchemical gold in our perceptual world, available to us always, yet it is becoming more and more suppressed and distorted by an egocentric society of conformity, greed and disrespect.
The nature of humans is perpetual and resistant, a wisdom that can only be realized through many years of an examined life.
The true meaning of alchemy is to transmute experiences into wisdom…this is the symbolism of “gold”.
With this understanding, the following symbolism of gold depicts the process of wisdom.
“Gold is illuminating, sacred, durable; it is precious. It is almost universally associated with the SUN, or the highest stage in spiritual development. The first is black - sin and penitence; then white - remission and innocence; then red - sublimation and passion. It is heralded as embodying the powers of the EARTH, and it is light. It is the heart of the earth, so it is symbolic of superiority. Its immunity from rust represents immortality and incorruptibility. It is an amulet for wounded people.”
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The golden threads of wisdom is the fruition of an examined life, a cumulative process that is profound and unique.
Life is the Soul’s purpose, the process of cultivating our experiences into eternal wisdom.
Life is the Soul’s purpose, the process of cultivating our experiences into eternal wisdom.
In tribal cultures, where the capitalistic influence of media and corporate greed does not exist, the elders are revered for their experiential wisdom.
These cultures live within the framework of evolutionary logic, learning from the past and applying it to the present. The elders are instrumental in the guidance of this systematic excellence of living, which is based solely on “what works” rather than influential agendas of personal greed and social trends of frivolous obsessions.
“Filial Piety,” a central tenet of Confucianism, is the natural process of evolution that sustains the social order with logic and respect for our elders and essentially, human life.
However, for many reasons, realized and unrealized, there is a growing deterioration in the regard for our elders, causing severe backlash to the integrity of human life.
Due to a growing lack of value and respect for our elders, there is a systematic breakdown in society, leaving a huge gap that is being filled with unsustainable agendas of egocentric greed and self serving goals.
Any form of greed is unsustainable.
Through years of observation of cause and effect, it is undeniable that greed inevitably results in corruption, mental illness, addictions and chaos.
Filial Piety is the foundation of evolutionary sustenance of the human race.
Our elders are our source of true wisdom…wisdom that can only come from the richness of life experiences.
Our elders are the Ones who have lived and loved for many years, experiencing life, loss, triumph and tribulation…this is the substance of wisdom.
Becoming an elder is divine transmutation through the sacred rite of passage known as life, from human to immortal. This precious state of existence is coming full circle from the purity of birth and innocence to the purity of death with understanding of the human process...a process that, in the end knows what truly matters in life.
The nature of humans is also evident in the most revered books.
Through cause and effect, the sacred texts outline the potential of human nature (good and bad). These writings clearly show a resistance to growth that has carried over for thousands of years, causing chaos and suffering. Collectively, it may seem overwhelming to affect change, but individually, we are in full power.
Some view the sacred texts as history while others see them as symbolic guide books for the Self, but with either view, these ancient writings clearly show the fundamental structure of human potential.
In all of the sacred texts, (whether Christianity, Buddhism, Hinduism, Judaism, Taoism…etc.) there is a unified theme of the cause and effect of human behavior.
We have been on this “loop” of societal dysfunction far too long.
In looking back over the years (at the collective and the self), it is clear that something is keeping us on this loop.
One thing that is indisputable is that we are making the same mistakes over and over.
So what is this perpetual flaw telling us?
From the beginning, humans have clashed with each other and themselves in claiming knowledge and the pursuit of happiness.
But what drives this?
• Is it simply an unwillingness to admit to ignorance?
• Is it the nature of the egocentric self that has prevented mankind from evolutionary resolve? And if so, can it be attained?
The answer is YES.
There are fundamental ways to learn and truly evolve but how do we do that?
• Know Thyself using a mindful process of objective self-reflection and introspection.
• Know your flaws and blindspots by observing yourself and others without judgment but rather a willingness to learn.
• Perceive with the goal of attaining wisdom…everything is potential for growth and wisdom in the ever-expanding Self.
• We must LEARN from our ancestors (whether by triumph or tribulation) and most importantly we must value and appreciate the lessons they have lived. This can only be implemented into our being with authentic care and respect.
