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The Uroboros: A Great Mystery That Explains Many Things in Life
Consciousness cannot be explained by logic alone
There’s nothing more boundless than our own consciousness. Although the universe is eternally expanding many of us forget the infinitely complex and confusing universe that resides in our own mind and soul.
Consciousness is more complicated than we give it credit for. There is no clear understanding of the miracle of life; no answer as to why my eyes are open and why I can say the words Cogito, Ergo Sum. “I think, therefore I am.” Moreover, no explanation as to why we have this voice in our head 24/7 and why we have no control over it.
“Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate.” — Carl Jung
In many respects, as children, we are Adam and Eve in a walled garden of unconsciousness. We think we understand the struggles of life, but it isn’t until we progress past this period, after we bite the fruit of knowledge that our consciousness begins to take form. This knowledge, however, comes at a price.
When Friedrich Nietzsche proclaimed “God is dead!” he didn’t do it triumphantly; he believed Western civilization was going to encounter its…
