The Rational Wizard
@rationalwizard
Hypnotic Artist, Rational Mystic, Psycho-cosmologist, Philosopher, Coach and Consulting Wizard for Hire
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"But I'm always dreaming, even when I'm awake; it is never finished." - Peter S. Beagle 🎨 Michal Dziekan
The Magic Circle by John William Waterhouse, 1886
Confirmation bias is twisting the facts to fit your beliefs. Critical thinking is bending your beliefs to fit the facts. Seeking the truth is not about validating the story in your head. It's about rigorously vetting and accepting the story that matches the reality in the world.
Glass half empty, or the glass is half full. Two viewpoints that are both skews on the data. They are illusions, it's just halfway. However, only one of those illusions will get you out of bed in the morning. Sometimes illusions are helpful. That's what a positive attitude is.
All your anxiety is because of your desire for harmony. Seek disharmony, then you will gain peace.
Take interest, I beseech you, in those sacred institutions which we designate under the name of laboratories. Demand that they be multiplied and adorned; they are the temples of wealth and of the future. There it is that humanity grows, becomes stronger and better. ~ Luis Pasteur
“Never regret being a good person to the wrong people. Your kindness says everything about you. Their behavior says everything about them.” ~ Anonymous
“People who can't communicate think everything is an argument.”
“You should sit in meditation for twenty minutes every day, unless you're too busy. Then you should sit for an hour.” ~ Zen proverb
“Never trust your tongue when your heart is bitter. Hush until you heal.”
Belief is not a prerequisite for reality, nor is reality a prerequisite for belief.
The Navajo man (native-american) in this photograph is wearing the costume of Tonenili, the God of Water, for a ceremony called the night chant or Yebichai. His costume is made of spruce tree branches and a mark. c. 1904. Photographer: by Edward S. Curtis.
Gentle doesn't mean weak. It take real strength to get what we need in life without creating enemies or going to war. It’s an act of courage to live without hardening your heart.
“We live in prisons of our own making.” ~ James Pierce
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