{"id":3571,"date":"2011-12-22T23:46:45","date_gmt":"2011-12-23T04:46:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gornahoor.net\/?p=3571"},"modified":"2021-12-21T21:52:52","modified_gmt":"2021-12-22T02:52:52","slug":"the-law-of-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gornahoor.net\/?p=3571","title":{"rendered":"Three Stages of Development"},"content":{"rendered":"

Development of Feeling<\/a> \u21d0 Previous<\/p>\n

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In old Europe human life received its ideal content from the Catholic faith, on the one hand, and from knightly feudalism on the other ~ Vladimir Solovyov<\/strong>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"Cosmic<\/a><\/figure>\n

Vladimir Solovyov<\/strong> claims that there is a three stage process of development.<\/p>\n

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  1. In the first stage, the levels exist in an undifferentiated form. The levels exist virtually, not actually.<\/li>\n
  2. In the second stage, the lower levels manifest independently of the higher one and seek to exist independently. Furthermore, to assert its independence, each area rejects the corresponding areas on its own level.<\/li>\n
  3. In the third stage, the highest level separates itself, gaining its freedom and thus bringing about the possibility of a new unity. Since none of the lower levels can actually achieve exclusive domination, they are forced to seek a higher center outside themselves. This must involve the free, conscious subordination of the lower levels to the higher as their true centre.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    These stages will be discussed in terms of the Cosmic Cycle as well as specific historical manifestations. For reference, the following chart is included.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
    <\/th>\nSphere of Creation<\/th>\nSphere of Knowledge<\/th>\nSphere of Praxis<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
    Subjective Basis<\/th>\nFeeling<\/td>\nThinking<\/td>\nWilling<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Objective Principle<\/th>\nBeauty<\/td>\nTruth<\/td>\nGood<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Absolute Level<\/th>\nMysticism<\/td>\nTheology<\/td>\nSpiritual Society<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Formal Level<\/th>\nFine art<\/td>\nPhilosophy<\/td>\nPolitical Society<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Material Level<\/th>\nTechnical Art<\/td>\nScience<\/td>\nEconomic Society<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Integration<\/th>\nTheurgy<\/td>\nTheosophy<\/td>\nTheocracy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

    Cosmic Cycle<\/h2>\n


    \nFrom the Traditional perspective, this development is understood this way.<\/p>\n

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    1. In the Primordial Golden Age, there is a true unity and everything is ordered to the level of the Absolute. There is no caste distinction since everyone has this understanding.<\/li>\n
    2. The next stage encompasses the degeneration of castes in a process of decline. The centre moves from the Absolute, to the formal, to the material following the successive revolts of the lower castes. Eventually, the material world is the main focus. However, this degeneration cannot continue unabated.<\/li>\n
    3. In the ascending phase of the Kali Yuga, there is the possibility for some men to come to a higher awareness and adopt the higher viewpoint, not as a matter of birth, but rather as a conscious and free choice. This will lead up to a new Golden Age.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Historical Manifestation<\/h2>\n

      Solovyov does not explicitly mention the law of cosmic cycles, though he had to have known of them. However, he helpfully gives several examples of the Law of Development.<\/p>\n

      Ancient City<\/h3>\n

      In the Ancient City, the spheres and levels were not differentiated. The family and clan were the first forms of economic life, but they also possessed a political and religious significance. Since we have already written extensively on this in The Mind of the Ancient City<\/a>, The Religion of the Ancient City<\/a>, and The Degeneration of the Ancient City<\/a>, we will pass over this cursorily. Solovyov notes that the levels were not distinguished and hence they formed interconnected wholes. He identifies them as:<\/p>\n