Author Archives: PlatoHagel

Plato’s Doctrine of Recollection

Posted on June 13, 2026 by PlatoHagel

Plato’s doctrine of recollection, however, addresses such criticism by saying that souls are born with the concepts of the forms, and just have to be reminded of those concepts from back before birth, when the souls were in close contact … Continue reading →

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Ekstasis and Jung

Posted on June 12, 2026 by PlatoHagel

Ekstasis and Jung (The Reopening) Jung quietly reopens the door. He reframes ekstasis as encounter with the unconscious—archetypal, symbolic, meaningful. He refuses to call it pathology unless integration fails. Active imagination, dreamwork, and symbolic confrontation are disciplined forms of ekstasis. … Continue reading →

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Interlocutor Definition and Role

Posted on June 11, 2026 by PlatoHagel

Who and what is an Interlocutor? An interlocutor is a person who takes part in a dialogue or conversation. The word comes from the Latin inter (“between”) and loqui (“to speak”), meaning one who speaks between or among others. In … Continue reading →

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Betrayal of Images” by Rene Magritte

Posted on June 11, 2026 by PlatoHagel

Saturday, November 06, 2004 I first wrote this post as noted above and have added it to the current post some 22 years later. My thought was inherent in the established views I had about dimensionality and the relevance to … Continue reading →

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Source Across Traditions

Posted on June 11, 2026 by PlatoHagel

The question you raise has occupied philosophers, mystics, and theologians for millennia. If there is a single Source—the One, the Good, the Monad—how has humanity spoken of it across different traditions, and is Jesus one expression of the same reality? … Continue reading →

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Sun in Allegory of Plato’s Cave

Posted on June 10, 2026 by PlatoHagel

In the Allegory of Plato’s Cave, we see comparisons to shadows on the wall, the turning about and ascent toward the opening to face the Sun. What does the Sun represent in this action? In the allegory found in The … Continue reading →

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Journey Beyond the Cave’s Illusions

Posted on June 10, 2026 by PlatoHagel

Let this Dialogue be progressive to the point of the realization of the Good, and go beyond the cave entrance removing the illusions of the shadows. Tell us more about the good in this conversation. SOCRATES: Tell me, friend — … Continue reading →

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Digital Data Center on the Laptop

Posted on June 7, 2026 by PlatoHagel

Data Center on your laptop, how would this work and is it feasible? A “data center on your laptop” can mean several different things, ranging from something already common today to a much more ambitious vision. 1. A Personal AI … Continue reading →

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Centralized Versus Distributed Intelligence in AI

Posted on June 7, 2026 by PlatoHagel

SOCRATES: Come, let us examine this image you have drawn before us — for it is a striking one. You say the traditional cloud resembles a centralized polis, where knowledge is gathered into one place. But tell me, in such … Continue reading →

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More Songs Produced Here on Dialogos of Eide with Suno

Posted on June 6, 2026 by PlatoHagel

MP3 downloads were produced with a different Music AI company and are being switched out for Suno.com Centralized Versus Distributed Intelligence AI Periagoge The House That Memory Keeps The Glass Kingdom Thucydides The Center and The Sea The Long Ascent … Continue reading →

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