Category Archives: AI

Standing in the Void

Posted on February 5, 2026 by PlatoHagel

This inquiry examines the nature of the inner self alongside the reflective function of surfaces as a framework for structural recognition of the world presently under consideration. The perspective adopted here is neither strictly subjective nor purely objective, but rather … Continue reading →

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Where Does Mind Exist

Posted on February 2, 2026 by PlatoHagel

Platohagel: Now the interaction as prescribed geometrically, one could move around the circle using the triangle, using relationships working in various ways. For example, the mind working between the body and the world, revealing the appearance of. Can you assess … Continue reading →

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The Sun in Action

Posted on February 2, 2026 by PlatoHagel

The Sun On January 23, 2026, NOAA’s Space Weather Follow On – Lagrange 1 (SWFO-L1) observatory executed its final engine burn, successfully entering its final orbital position at Lagrange point 1. Located roughly one million miles from Earth, this unique vantage point allows … Continue reading →

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Mirror, Mirror on the Wall

Posted on February 1, 2026 by PlatoHagel

Why Do Mirrors Reverse? Platohagel: What is the assessment of this opening lecture in contrast to the archive I hold regarding Mirrors? Socratics: Assessment of the opening lecture The passage is rhetorically strong but philosophically shallow. It uses a genuine … Continue reading →

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A Dialogue on Ethics, Death, Responsibility, and Neuroscience

Posted on January 31, 2026 by PlatoHagel

Socrates: If the mind or soul precedes the body, Platohagel, then our first question must be this: How ought one to live under such an arrangement? For ethics always follows ontology. I. Ethics Reconsidered Socrates: If the soul is primary … Continue reading →

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A Dialogue on Ek-sesthai — Standing Outside Oneself

Posted on January 31, 2026 by PlatoHagel

Socrates: When you invoke ek-sesthai, Platohagel, what do you take it to mean? Platohagel: To stand outside oneself—to be displaced from the ordinary center of identity. Socrates: Good. And note carefully: this “outside” is not madness by necessity. It is … Continue reading →

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Eskesthai(Ek-sesthai) to Ekstasis

Posted on January 31, 2026 by PlatoHagel

The Ethical Risk of Ek-sesthai Socrates: But now we must be careful. Not all standing-outside is truthful. There is: ek-sesthai toward meaning, and ek-sesthai toward dissolution. Jung warned of this sharply. When the ego abdicates without integration, archetypes possess rather than … Continue reading →

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Trace Ekstasis from Plato → Plotinus → Jung

Posted on January 31, 2026 by PlatoHagel

Very well. Let us proceed in the order you propose: first, the error; then, the lineage. I. How Modern Psychology Mislabels Ekstasis Socrates: Modern psychology begins from an assumption: that the ego is the proper center of mind. From this, a … Continue reading →

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Recognizing Authentic Ekstasis — Beginning with the Image

Posted on January 30, 2026 by PlatoHagel

Platohagel: I would first like to imagine ekstasis in the pictorial symbolic sense, and in that effort, as it would be buried deep in the soul. This would be known as an mandala. In this sense, the structure is fundamental … Continue reading →

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Sovereignty as a Thing, or, to be Participated in?

Posted on January 29, 2026 by PlatoHagel

Tell me first: if sovereignty were something one possesses, like land or gold, where would it reside? In a document? In a parliament? In the hands of those who govern? And if so, how could it ever be lost without … Continue reading →

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