Kheb is a monastery, remote but not secluded, where people can have an alternative to the mercantile system that is imposed upon society by our political, religious and educational institutions.

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The Monastery

Submitted by LoneBear on Wed, 10/28/2009 - 19:54

“It is preoccupation with possessions, more than anything else, that prevents us from living freely and nobly.”

—Bertrand Russell

“Have you ever dreamed of a place, far away from it all…” begins the theme to the 1973 classic musical, Lost Horizon, based on James Hilton’s 1933 novel about the secluded monastery of Shangri-La in the Himalayan mountains, sitting as in inspiration to all that there can be a better way to live your life.

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Psychocartography

Submitted by LoneBear on Thu, 02/04/2010 - 21:10

Psychocartography is the mapping of the psyche. Psyche is a reference to the Grecian goddess that personifies the soul (anima). Therefore, psychocartography is technically the mapping of the anima--the internal environment that connects complexes together.

The psyche can be viewed as a landscape in which the complexes reside. Normally, we only deal directly with the complexes, which are often like 2-year-old children, screaming for attention so we miss a lot of what is going on around it. The approach of psychocartography is to consciously explore the realms when the complexes aren't demanding attention, and map out the associations that form the environment.

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Magnum Opus

Submitted by LoneBear on Wed, 02/03/2010 - 18:55

Kosh"Ah, you seek meaning. Then listen to the music, not the song."

--Ambassador Kosh, Babylon 5

The Magnum Opus is the Great Work, normally attributed to Alchemy but applicable in many other disciplines, such as this one--what we refer to as "Kheb." It is a physical, mental and spiritual process to bring one from the state of blindness, a "muggle," (Harry Potter) or "sap," (The Tomorrow People) to a state of enlightenment--a much larger world view, encompassing all aspects of the physical, metaphysical and spiritual.

Even though it is a relatively simple process, it is not an EASY one! It is not something you can accomplish by just sitting around reading the information on this site. It requires real-world interaction, dedicated research, and some hard-core internal honesty and introspection, to find out the details of where you are, where you are going, who you are, and what you actually want from the process. And as one achieves degrees of enlightenment, there are both duties and responsibilities that come along with it--for what you DO, and what you FAIL TO DO.

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Utopian Ideals

Submitted by LoneBear on Sat, 10/31/2009 - 12:13

Utopian Origins

Sir Thomas MoreThe original idea of Utopia was put forth by a 16th century author, Sir Thomas More, in his book of the same name published in the year 1516 C.E. Utopia was an island community that enjoys perfection in law, politics, religion, culture, community; the ideal state of existence or state of being.

Its basis is in the concept of Paradise, as represented by the Christian Garden of Eden, the Norse Breiðablik, the Arthurian Camelot, the Celtic Avalon, the Tibetan Shambhala and many others.

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