Enter the Trivium

Welcome to the number one lesson “they” don’t want you to learn—The Trivium. The Trivium is a 3-phase model. Very simply put, it goes as follows. First, is the taking in of information. Second, is the questioning and processing of information. And third, is the expressing and manifesting of information. The Trivium is a foundational system, it’s a core concept, that underlies our reality. That means a near-infinite number of examples could be given to describe it. It’s what’s at work beneath the surface of things, below the impression, beyond the image. Each phase is interwoven with the others, the Trivium feeds back unto itself for Infinity, and it works on many different levels and time-frames simultaneously. I’ll explain more as we progress.

There are many different ways of wording the three phases of the Trivium. Long ago, it went by Knowledge-Understanding-Wisdom. Within academic or classical circles, it became known as Grammar-Logic-Rhetoric. In simple computer lingo, you could call it Input-Process-Output. You could even say Inbound-Inventory-Outbound. I prefer to use the long ago wording, for the most part. But let’s spend a little time to specifically cover what Grammar, Logic, and Rhetoric mean.

Grammar is the process of collecting the parts together, putting all the pieces of knowledge in front of your perception, acquiring every last thing you’ll need so that they can be linked together into an understandable whole. In reading this very sentence, you are doing just that by combining the letters together into words, the words together into this sentence, and finally this sentence into understanding. Then you will combine the sentences into a paragraph, the paragraphs into a section, and the sections into a whole tapestry.

But Grammar isn’t just about letters and words, “Grammar” can be extended to encompass anything. Reality across all layers loves to combine separate parts together into a new working unity. As a simple example, if you’re building a machine, collecting the parts of the machine is the first step, you must apply “Grammar” to acquire everything you will need for the machine to work. Once you’ve got all the parts, you can then move on to logically look at how they will work once put together.

Logic is the process of understanding how the parts go together, how they fit into a whole, so they can lead to the desired affect. Just because you have every individual part needed to build a car, doesn’t mean you can build a car. You need to understand, through logic, how those parts combine together to create the working car.

But imagine if someone, say a time traveler from the past, had no idea how to build a car, but he had seen one. Even though this time traveler has the individual parts needed to build a car, he doesn’t have the understanding of how they are put together. However, if he went through a process of trial and error, if he found out thousands of ways how not to build a working car, he would eventually build a working car. The understanding process of Logic is apophatic, you find out what something is not in order to find out what it is.

The understanding of how a car works with all its parts wasn’t always around, we had to discover it through logic, through trial and error, through seeking knowledge and understanding of each part, and how those parts could combine together into a greater whole. The “letter” of the wheel had to combine with the “letter” of metal-working with the “letter” of combustion engines with countless other things in order to finally get “the word” of a working car. But now that we have a working whole that we understand, what do we do with it?

Rhetoric is the process of presentation, of action, of manifesting, so that effects can be caused out into the world. Continuing with the car example, what can be done now that we have a working car? Travel is made much easier, fuel becomes a constant worry, a sense of power is at our fingertips and feet, and countless other things are manifested into society because of the invention of the car.

And the Trivium is cyclical, meaning it feeds back unto itself. We can now put cars together with other things to create roadways and races, traffic jams and accidents, insurance scams and repair shops. And on and on it goes. The parts (Grammar) were put together into a working whole (Logic) that is now having an affect upon reality and human life (Rhetoric).

I use the car example because it’s tangible, it’s something we are familiar with in everyday life. But the Trivium is a foundational system that applies to both the tangible and the intangible. How humanity has gained the knowledge and technology is has, how it has gotten to where it is today, is because of the Trivium process—whether people were aware of it or not. You see, the Trivium isn’t some idea, it’s how reality works, it’s how human society is created and changed. The Trivium wasn’t invented, it was discovered—in much the same way we discovered gravity, we discovered radio waves, we discovered our biology is made of tiny cells, etc.

However, not everything in reality can be put into a bottle and measured by today’s science. But at the same time, your awareness, your Consciousness, your “all seeing I,” tells an entirely different story about the seeing of reality. You won’t find “proof” of the Trivium, or any other intangible Law of our reality, through any evidence easily shared. Sometimes measurements only matter to you because your Consciousness is the only way to gather that data.

People long ago desired and sought the Knowledge, they went through grueling trials and errors until they achieved Understanding, until they finally gained some real Wisdom on how to live correctly and what to do in this life. Well, that 3-phase process hasn’t stopped, you are part of it, I am part of it, we are all part of it.

And now, today in this world, here on this planet, at this time, we are combining our pieces together into a new working whole, into a fresh unity for a sane society composed of authentic human beings that will make sense instead of cents. I’m a little sick of the duck-taped putt-putt car called humanity, aren’t you?

As you acquire the pieces of Knowledge (Grammar), they must be put together to become Understanding (Logic), so that the value of Wisdom (Rhetoric) is not only known and understood, it is being done and having an affect upon the world. Once you know what you’re doing, you’ve got to reach out and deeply effect people’s minds, inspire people to something greater, and legitimately change human reality. When action hides in dreams it’s not kicking ass in the world. When you let the human world be as it is, your actions decay, your willpower rots, and tyranny smells it from a million miles away.

Knowledge is not action. Understanding is not action. Wisdom is action. Wisdom is willpower. And all the wisdom in the world is worth nothing if no attention is directed at it. Get out there and change things for the better, however you might feel called to—once you know what you’re doing!

Many people “get stuck” on one phase of the Trivium or another, and that is really not good. Acting without first knowing what you’re doing will end in disaster. Seeking an understanding without every piece of the puzzle results in frustration and failure. You could gather information forever, and it won’t automatically lead to change in the world. You have no right to live with silent Understanding!

Right action, meaning Wisdom, is dependent upon Understanding. Understanding is dependent upon Knowledge. You must flow between all three phases, throughout every level of yourself, as your life unfolds. And that flow starts with Knowledge, leads into Understanding, and expresses with Wisdom. There is an order to the Trivium, and it won’t work if it isn’t followed. Look before you leap, but be sure to take the freaking leap!

Another way of looking at the Trivium is with the metaphor of a work table. Imagine a “mental work table,” or an internal area to discover and work upon all the intangible components of reality. This isn’t just a concept for intellectual entertainment, this is a reality that needs to be understood for our continued survival through the evermore crazy future we are heading into.

When it comes to the tangible components of reality, we can clearly determine for ourselves what is dangerous. The tangible stuff is easy to discover. At some point in our past, as little kids, we discovered the sharp edge cuts, the hot thing burns, a fall any further would kill me, etc. But that process, of discovering what is dangerous, should continue into the intangible, and it should never stop revealing what is dangerous.

Think about the danger, and the suffering, and the death, that have resulted from the intangible, from the beliefs people have held, from the perceptions people have insisted are truth without allowing for any challenging of that perception. What has the view that one race is superior to another wrought in its time? What has the belief that my god is better than your god done to all those non-believers? What does the perception of “I’m a worthless piece of shit” eventually do to the jaded teenager? The intangible isn’t a fucking fabrication of a human primate’s brain, the intangible is the most important thing there is for us to investigate and understand!

You can shove your Hadron Colliders and Space-age Technologies where the Sun don’t shine, because there are more important things to spend our time, attention, and energy on. We can explore space after we would no longer bring our violence, pollution, and madness to it. We can work on finding the “god particle” after we’re done with the work on finding our humanity!

Materialism is a machine grinding away at the human heart, and it does wonders to keep the individual confused, afraid of a “useless rebellion,” and unaware of the power differential cast upon them. Materialism is yet another dangerous belief that must be checked against, that must be challenged. Let’s grow up already and discover the bullshit beliefs will hurt you. Let’s learn the lesson that when we refuse to challenge our own beliefs we end up harming another. Love isn’t an illusion of molecules—it’s the other way around. And remember, words are only as powerful as the minds that define them.

First, you’ve gotta get the parts on your work table. This phase of gaining Knowledge is about considering information as a possible truth, as a potential explanation, as a remote chance that despite the ridiculousness this just might be the answer. A possible truth, not the absolute and established known truth. This first phase is when you are merely entertaining a thought. It’s when all possibilities are not denied.

This phase requires a foundation in the Infinite, an unshakable sense of humility and confidence, and a good sense of humor, to truly work properly. This is the “Sherlock Holmes within” noticing what no one else has. Take a good look at it with your own “eyes,” investigate it for yourself on your own time and through your own attention, and incorporate every bit of data so you can challenge every bit of data. Leaving out what doesn’t fit into your perceptions means you care more about your perceptions than you do about the truth.

Ignoring what doesn’t fit into your belief system means you’re too intellectually lazy to challenge the uncomfortable data. Sherlock Holmes isn’t interested in his opinion on who committed the crime, he’s interested in the truth about who commented the crime—and that’s why he’s such a badass. There is no acceptance required here in this first phase, there is no change of lifestyle needed, you don’t need to get upset… yet.

Second, you’ve gotta pick apart and put together those parts until you unlock understanding and find what you’re looking for, without letting your courage fade. Reconstruction and deconstruction, over and over again. Chop it up, slice it to bits, cut it all down. Then reassemble the stuff, glue it all back together, and rejuvenate the dead parts into a living whole yet again.

And keep at it, throughout your entire life. There is no such as “graduation” when it comes to learning and life. This second phase requires the use of mental tools, it’s primarily about mental tools. Sherlock Holmes is still alive and well here. We’ve covered some tools already, such as trying out new flavors of tea, not letting emotional mind control overpower you, and the Chicken Enchilada Philosophy, but there are many more tools available. And each one is invaluable. Section 7 will list many more of them in detail.

This second phase of Understanding is often referred to in everyday chatter as thinking. “What were you thinking?” But we need to say, and think about, far more than just the word “thinking.” What is thinking? Who is thinking about thought? Why bother to think? What constructs thinking? This is the phase where you might very well get upset… really upset.

And lastly, you’ve gotta get your findings onto other people’s work tables. This is the phase that will upset other people, no matter what you do. Trying to make everyone happy is as useful as trying to make everyone said. When you obsess with making everyone happy, you are guaranteeing to make yourself sad. So forget about that crap and just speak the truth. Sherlock Holmes doesn’t care whether or not a president, preacher, or prime minster committed the crime. Criminals are criminals no matter what uniform they were.

Presentation of your information can take many different methods, many different styles, many different approaches. No single approach is “superior” to another, because each person learns in different ways. Sometimes, in your face with a boot up yer ass is just what the doctor ordered. Sometimes, soft and relaxing, serene and calming, laid-back and easy-going, is the perfect way to reach somebody. And sometimes, a logically sound and step-by-step progression with expert’s facts and experiment’s data is the method of maximum efficiency. This third phase is the study of Rhetoric, of communication, of all those subtle little tricks of manipulation.

And there’s a keystone word to emotionally check yourself on—manipulation. I’m willing to bet that almost everyone who hears the following sentence will immediately say it’s wrong without thinking about why it would be wrong: Manipulation is not evil.

Yet again, the importance of intangible words. Manipulation does not have a build-in context, although society has hammered into our skulls that it does. Do you manipulate your hands to make a cup of coffee? You must be evil! Do you manipulate yourself into feeling better by listening to music? Good heavens, that is an act of pure evil! Do you manipulate a loved one into feeling better? “How dare you manipulate me!”

For some, “manipulate” has a build-in context and there is no arguing with them. But for me, it doesn’t. So hear my usage of words. The bad guys aren’t the only ones who can manipulate things so they run into the gutters, the good guys can also manipulate things so they run out of the gutters. “Manipulation” is a word with profound philosophical implications, related to power, control, and morality, and it’s another branch unto itself.

But in a nutshell: you are manipulating things every moment of your life, you can’t escape that, but you can escape the madness of programmed unconscious manipulation, by building up a Conscious manipulation that is based in your personal loving-awareness. Manipulate the reality-machine and the players within it toward evermore love, as you reinforce your personal shields against fear, and express your true Self. Avoid those deadly cliffs with what you know. Are you willing to be manipulated by benevolent forces? Are you willing to manipulate others using benevolent means toward benevolent ends?

There is a before the Trivium, and an after. There is a phase below, and above. If we wanted to get philosophically technical, we could argue the Trivium needs to be renamed, as there is a condition below it, and a manifestation above it—there are five phases. Knowledge requires the proper environment, or foundation, or situation, to be gained, and Wisdom is what manifests our society, our civilization, our created and shared human world.

It starts with Love, a solid foundation where Knowledge can be gained. The Knowledge is then gained. Understanding is then forged. Wisdom then creates actions in the world. And those actions contribute to what the overall world is for all of us, our shared and manifested Reality. Love-Knowledge-Understanding-Wisdom-Reality.

Imagine you are putting together a puzzle. The pieces are Knowledge. Putting those pieces together is Understanding. The completed image in Wisdom. However, you need a flat calm surface (a loving stable environment) to work the puzzle, don’t you? Try putting a complex puzzle together on a rocky and bumpy hill (a non-loving unstable environment). Good luck. The surface you are putting the puzzle together on is the foundation, what I like to call Love (please keep that word in context!). You don’t build a tall beautiful building on shifting sands, you build it on a solid, stable, reliable foundation.

The environment one is immersed in, the living situations and vibrations they are surrounded by, the presence of love and Consciousness (or lack thereof), forms the foundation for gaining Knowledge. Knowledge has context. The degree to which love and Consciousness are present determines the strength of the foundation for gaining Knowledge.

When somebody is in a state of fear, they’re not in a state of love. When somebody is in a state of protection, they’re not in a state of growth. The amount somebody is focused on immediate primal survival is the amount they are not focused on exploration of the universe before them.

And these mental states can flow throughout the day and night. When somebody is saying to themselves: “The universe might harm me, even kill me,” they are not saying: “What is the universe, its purpose, and who am I?” You don’t seek to question when you’re stuck seeking to survive. It’s a very dangerous thing to read a book in a predator-filled jungle.

What people refer to as “stress” is the state of fear, the state of protection, the amount somebody is focused on survival. Stress is the force that directly works against Conscious learning. Stress can be dealt with through 1 of 3 methods. Stress can be actively avoided (seeing it and turning tail). Stress can be directly challenged (seeing it and fighting). Or the worst kind, stress can be repressed (not seeing it and pretending all is fine). The study of stress and its affects is yet another big branch.

Stress imprints memorization, of course, but it does not allow for learning, for the growth of Consciousness. Have you ever heard the story of a student who knew everything he needed to for the big test, but he got so stressed out about whether or not he’s going to get that grade that when the big test finally came he couldn’t remember squat? His brain shut down higher Consciousness in a state of fear, in a state of “I’ve gotta protect myself now and fight or flight,” in a state of STRESS.

Relax man, it doesn’t matter what grade you get, what matters is how wise you become. Emotional stability is a requirement for learning. Those sayings about how: “all we need is love,” are true if they’d just remove the “all” part. We do need love, of course, but we need more than that as well. What’s the point of forming your foundation if you build nothing on top of it?

So we could say the Trivium has five phases. I’ll word it in different ways here, to help with understanding. You can use whatever words you’d like. The more academic types might use: Context-Grammar-Logic-Rhetoric-Society.

Or, in more computer/technical lingo: Goal-Input-Process-Output-Screen.

Perhaps one prefers the more spiritual wording: Consciousness-Information-Unification-Change-Creation.

My favorite fantasy books even mention the Trivium, with the line, “I Desire the Gathering to Galvanize my Executions for our beautiful Worlds.”

You could also say: Situation-Elements-Question-Expression-Experience.

And, as yet another way to word it, Background-Emotion-Mind-Action-Story.

Or, as I prefer, the more arcane version of wording: Love, Knowledge, Understanding, Wisdom, and Reality.

The state of love automatically allows for the questioning of reality. When one is in a state of love, they organically pursue Knowledge. There is no need to tell them they have to, for they just will of their own accord, on their own path and through their own time. Love forms the foundation for Knowledge. Knowledge gathering leads to Understanding. Understanding unshrouds the moral responsibilities of Wisdom. And Wisdom fuels the honorable behaviors needed to create a beautiful Reality, a sane Society.

Wisdom is the real-life actions, the powers you wield, what you create, the things you do, in your private life, in civilization, in the world, to yourself, to others, and ultimately to all of life. But if Love is nothing more than a chemical illusion from an advanced primate’s brain, than we’ll never have the Reality of honorable behaviors in the world, and thereby a sane Society, will we? Fear coalesces into Chaos. Love leads to Order.

Yet another approach to grasping the Trivium is the Scientific Method. Indeed, the Scientific Method grew out of the Trivium. One could say the Scientific Method is the Trivium process done through physical technology.

First, is the idea, the theory, the Hypothesis. Second, is the gathering and/or inventing of the physical Equipment needed to run the tests. Third, the Experiment is ran with every known variable accounted for (hopefully). Then, Data is collected that can be shared with the world. And finally, a Conclusion is now closer to being reached as the process repeats over.

Hypothesis-Equipment-Experiment-Data-Conclusion. It’s the same process as Love-Knowledge-Understanding-Wisdom-Reality, but with different names, and done through physical technological/machine means, rather than through Consciousness thinking/feeling means.

Understanding the Trivium through the Scientific Method of Hypothesis-Equipment-Experiment-Data-Conclusion is a lower case version of understanding the Trivium itself. The Trivium is a fundamental working of reality, that has an infinite number of potential expressions into our reality. (“Data” and “Knowledge” are used here within their respective contexts. Yet again, intangible words and context.)

What people are doing in their lives manifests our created society. That’s people in the combined sense, to pull back the view and look at the big picture, I’m referring to the aggregate human world in which we interact with. Civilization is not an accident, it’s the result of people’s programming.

I’m going to introduce 3 German philosophical words here, that might be brand new to you. They don’t really have any truly accurate translations into English. They form a 3-world model for reality, as mentioned near the beginning of this site. They are the Eigenvelt, the Mitvelt, and the Umvelt. Simply put, they are the Personal, Social, and Natural worlds.

While the words: “Personal, Social, Natural,” are good for the basic idea and surface-level introduction, the true complexity just isn’t summed up by the English words. But as long you understand the concept, you can call it what you will. This model is not directly related to the Trivium, but it does help to understand it. I’m branching out here a bit. The Trivium is happening between and within these three worlds.

The Eigenvelt is your personal world. This is where Free Will and Imagination reign supreme. All your thoughts, emotions, dreams, loves, hates, beliefs, personality, artistic desires and creations, and more, exist within the Eigenvelt, within your Personal world. Within your mind, you can do anything you’d like without immediate consequences from others. The Eigenvelt is internally directed. Somebody’s overly focused here, unbalanced to the Eigenvelt, is off to the mountains to enter into deep meditation in serious contemplation about the profound meaning of their navel—and live in IGNORance of the world and the people suffering in it. There asses love the comfy spiritual butt-pillows.

The Mitvelt is the social world. This is where Free Will meets Natural Law. All of culture, society, media, relationships, environments, teams, groups, organizations, other living things, other dimensional entities, and more, exist within the Mitvelt, within our Social world. Within society and interactions with others, you can do whatever you’d like, but there will always be consequences for your behavior, positive or negative. The Mitvelt is externally directed. Somebody overly focused here, unbalanced to the Mitvelt, is off to conquer the world, control Nature, and be the master of everything and everyone—meaning they support slavery, so as long as they’re the master. There asses love the feel of the throne.

The Umvelt is the reality-machine, it’s Natural Law. This where your Free Will means squat. Nature, the universe, space, time, matter, energy, Physical Law, material consequences for behavior, and more, exist within the Umvelt, within the Natural world. The forces of Nature are of the Umvelt, while the creatures of Nature are of the Mitvelt. And many of those creatures live in perfect harmony with the forces of Nature, hence they are essentially one and the same. Connecting with one helps to connect with the other.

The Umvelt is impersonal, it’s a programmed reality-machine. The universe will not shift itself just to accommodate your Ego. Imagine the Umvelt as a train on its tracks, you’re stuck on this train, and while you can move about the various compartments as you please, you do not have access to the conductor’s compartment nor the engine room. This train is rolling on down its tracks whether you like it or not. The Umvelt just is, it’s both internal and external, both material and energy, both form and spirit, both mind and heart.

Somebody overly focused here, unbalanced to the Umvelt, is “just along for the ride,” is “controlled by forces above and beyond little old me,” and will sit on the pansy-ass pacifist sidelines with a comforting distraction, idle with their head down. And they will remain afraid of doing anything against evil. They have 100% convinced themselves there is no Free Will, and therefore they live as a slave. There asses prefer wherever they’re already sitting. (And some of them are so far gone, they’ve confused Natural Law with man-made law, the Umvelt with the Mitvelt. I could easily argue most are that far gone.)

The world of the Eigenvelt (Free Will) operates within the world of the Umvelt (Natural Law) to create the world of the Mitvelt (Manifested Society). Once again, intangible words. When you hear or read the word: “world,” which of these 3 worlds are being referred to? “Super-Humans should save the world.” Is that right? Which world? Keep it in context or you’re not keeping it in truth.

Fully diving into the various ways in which these 3 worlds interact and influence each other would require far too much time and energy for my efforts here on this site. Yet again, another big branch for the future. But I’m sure as you contemplate them, you’ll see how subtly and wonderfully interwoven they are with each other. A few things to dive into a bit though, to get you thinking:

One of the many goals of this 3 world model is to align the Eigenvelt with the Umvelt, to change your own models about reality over and over again so they will more accurately match with actual reality, to shift your wavering perceptions until they align with the unwavering truth. The map is not the territory, and your mind can only be a map-maker. The heart, on the other hand, is another story. No world is ever truly isolated.

Another important concept is the values you place upon things within the 3 different worlds. Some value a social personal over all else, consistently obsessed with reputation. Others, their own creations are all that matters, screw the world and the stupid people. And some belittle their own creations and humankind, saying humans are pathetic and Nature is all that matters. “Save the planet” and all that.

All 3 worlds have value, no one is superior to another. Your personal creations effect others to align all of us with objective reality. Nature is the foundation, yes, but we humans (and other beings) are the point of the foundation, the purpose, the building on top. You sacrifice the Self and you sacrifice everything.

Your body is made from the atoms that come from the Umvelt, the universe. But the spirit you are, the Eigenvelt, is animating those atoms into form and giving you the power of Free Will choices with those atoms, with that body. But at the same time, who you are is directly shaped by the age and society you live in, the Mitvelt.

All 3 worlds interweave into a coherent operating unit. The example I gave near the beginning, of the water-proof basket made from 3 different materials, is a good example. Do not deny any world, or else it will only hinder you and your goals.

New-age types could argue the universe is alive, that it is not impersonal, and that “reality-machine” is bad wording to describe the universe. I got a few things to say to them. I’m well aware of this idea, I’m well aware of synchronicity, and I’m well aware that I don’t determine the Laws of the universe.

When I talk about Natural Law, unwavering truth, and the Umvelt, I am not talking about anything with Consciousness that adjusts itself to suit specific life-forms. The entire universe is not going to change itself just to suit you. Sure, the universe has plenty of room to accommodate you and your Free Will, should you align yourself to it, but it will not change its Laws just to suit your Ego.

Yes, capital “E” Evolution is the name of the Universe’s Game. And yes, for a very long time that Evolution has been happening according to forces that didn’t involve too much Free Will. But here and now, in this modern-day age, with Human Beings, Free Will is taking center stage. The ball is now in your hands. Make your move Mr. Namaste.

Spirits care. Machines can’t care, although their programming can mimic it quite well. Your left foot isn’t Consciously concerned with the problems plaguing humanity. Sure, you might be concerned as an individual point of Consciousness, but your left foot is just a program doing what it’s programmed to do. Well, the universe is just doing what it’s programmed to do. Which, in large part, is compute human choice.

Saying the universe is alive and that it cares about you is like saying: “My computer loves me, my car is really concerned about my well-being, and if I’m ever in a bind I know my toaster will save me.” It’s ridiculous new-cage Ego-pampering crap. Of course, designers or maintainers of those machines might love you, but the machine itself is not Conscious. It’s just a machine.

I’m aware some might use the word “Conscious” to describe the material stuff of the universe, like the rocks, sky, water, etc. I understand that idea. But I prefer to use more accurate words like: “memory,” or “energy,” or “vibration.” When a rock actually stands up and walks around, and responds to stimulus. then I’ll say it’s Conscious. When a rock leaps out of the psychopath’s hands and into the innocent victim’s, because the rock cares about doing the right thing, THEN I’ll label a rock as Conscious. Until then, it’s simply energy, a vibration, and a beautiful energy at that.

Goddamnit, gravity will never stop working just to save your falling ass, and neither will any other Natural Law. The universe is not automatically going to do for you, what YOU need to do in your life, of your own Free Will. The spiritual savior is seen in the mirror—nowhere else.

And I’m well aware that many different sources need to be cited that influence your Free Will choices, and cosmic-scale frequencies are certainly on that list, but those frequencies are not going to change themselves and be reprogrammed just to suit you. Those frequencies are merely part of the machine, doing what they were designed to do. The universe itself it not some sort of savior that will do anything for you, it simply sees your choices and computes them accordingly without fail.

Enough with the assault upon Free Will and the Sacred Masculine energy from the new-CAGE community—stand up and defy the madness because you decided to do so, of your own Self. I’ve had it with all the castrated saviorship models running amok in the so-called spiritual communities. My message to them is: GROW THE FUCK UP ALREADY!

Oh, my bad. I’m being “negative” and therefore everything I say is a lie, and can’t be true. Please. Truth doesn’t care about your feelings, it cares about truth. Love has a masculine side just as much as it has a feminine side, and BOTH are required for true love. Otherwise, it’s FALSE love. There is such a thing as Egotistical altruism. But that’s a another blog unto itself.

I’d like to devote a block to the feedback aspect of the Trivium. Love creates Reality, but at the same time, Reality creates Love. After the experiments are ran, and the data is collected, the conclusion might very well change you original hypothesis. If the computer screen keeps giving you the blue screen of death, than clearly your programs suck. If your situation isn’t being changed for the better, than it should be obvious that the experiences you require are being shunned, they are being ignored. If your Consciousness is “stuck” it’s because your creations suck. If the context of your life is a nightmare, it’s because the society you’re living in is a nightmare—get out and create your own.

The Trivium is designed to reveal faults, it’s designed to unveil the wrongs, it’s meant to make you go: “Oh shit I was wrong. I’ve been duped.” The most important and powerful three words are: “I was wrong.” (“I love you” is a very close second.) If a baby didn’t do this it would never learn how to walk, let alone learn anything else. Let that sink in.

R-e-a-l-l-y let that sink in.

If you didn’t learn from your mistakes as a freaking baby you would never have learned how to even so much as walk. If you didn’t take the chances, get a few bruises, and learn from you mistakes, you would be still crawling around on your knees.

And so how to you feel now about your mistakes, today as an adult? Are your mistakes truly a “bad” thing? Do you still have that get-the-grade-or-else-gun pointed against your head, terrified of not getting that A+? Are you still worried about disappointing the master? Perhaps your master goes by the name of “father,” or the name of “professor,” or the name of “lover.” Ask yourself if “being wrong” is actually such a bad thing—or if your programming about wrongs is the bad thing.

Do you know what is right, or are you scared of being wrong? Every mistake is a step closer to truth. Every incorrect action grants understanding of what the correct action actually is—but only if we pay attention. Every wrong we commit is designed to reveal what is right, so long as we don’t ignore the message! Make mistakes your greatest allies. When reality is denied, the love that could have been dies. When pain is suppressed, its lessons are unlearnable.

Are you refusing to look at the data that goes against your own hypothesis and theories? And is that truly scientific, truly intelligent? Your choices, good or bad, will reflect back unto you, eventually. The question is, when that reflection happens, as a good experience or a bad one, whether you’ll point the finger of blame on yourself and your own choices, and change yourself as a result—or if your place all the blame on the outer world and other people, and remain the exact same person for the rest of your life.

Is your lack of the Love the culprit here, or is the social Reality of shallow people you cannot change the culprit? Which one are you going to spend your time, attention, and energy on, and which one will pay off? Stop beating your bloody head against the steel door and find the goddamn doorknob!

Who’s telling the story of your life: a sick sadistic society that cares more about high scores on bank account screens and Ego-inflation than life, until the entire universe is consumed? Or the Sovereign Spirit of beautiful and loving power that you actually are deep down in the innermost core of your being? You wanna change the story, you gotta change the characters.

There are 3 major phases to the Trivium, with a foundation below and a manifestation above, that must be gone through in order for the system to work properly. But don’t ever forget the Trivium is forever, and it will continue to expand of itself, through the underlying and brilliant system of Evolution that it is, no matter what form it may ever take. Explore. Enjoy. Evolve.

I’d like to take a few moments to mention the Quadrivium, Logical Fallacies, and the importance of your Five Senses. The Quadrivium is 4 important subjects: Number, Geometry, Music, and Cosmology. Which, like the Trivium, can be worded in different ways. I highly suggest further exploration into the Quadrivium. It does move into the “what” more than the “how” of learning, and it’s a massive series of subjects to dive into, so I’m only mentioning it here.

Logical Fallacies are fun. Yes, they are fun. In Section 7 I will be going over Logical Fallacies in more detail, but simple put it’s stupid thinking. A Logical Fallacy is when things don’t add up quite right, when the argument is flimsy or emotionally based rather than fact based, and plenty more. People, including politicians and “trusted” sources, commit Logical Fallacies all the time.

Once you learn about them, and get a good feel for the fallacy, it’s fun to pick them out. And despite my best efforts, I’m sure I’ve slipped up here and there myself. But I’m more than willing to listen to any Fallacy I’ve made, unlike far too many out there in society.

And finally, trust your five senses. At least trust them enough. We can’t be guided by only high and mighty things in the sky, and nor can we place 100% faith in the physical reality before us. Flow between the opposites and find that vibrating center point. Your five sense aren’t meant to be deceptions, but they do become that if you don’t go beyond them.

Lesson 6
Knowing of Nature