During the Reformation era of the Renaissance culture, the sudden emergence of drastic thought changes caused fundamental elements in the people that were rebellious, self-determination and the expansion of the individualism which lead to the impulse of both intellectual and spiritual independence. This thought process threatened the authority of the Roman Catholic Church which has continued until present day. An egotistically over-minded world continues by being born into a society that has the same thought processes as the last generation. The thought process of the modern mind tends to manifest into actions then leads to controlling others which greatly influences the ego thereafter. In general our minds are undergoing even more stress as we try to rationalize the thoughts of those controlling influences that are needed to rule out and which thoughts to use as encouragement and inspiration for the mind and spiritual development.
The mind has believed to have two states of consciousness that have been considered a duality in the psychology and may be referred to from one angle, as the ego-consciousness and the other, the higher universal consciousness. The state of consciousness has lead to become an important factor in changing the culture’s psychology related to the dualistic processes between the ego-consciousness and the universal higher consciousness. This has caused even modern society’s commercialization factors affect the forming of a collective environment whose goals are to reach a higher state spiritually. If the society we are born into has an environment which promotes the intellectual mind over encouraged personal gain, then growth within this environment would provide individuals with a common goal, in order to survive better then history has showed us. It has been proved that to influence those who act in according to those factors instated by a higher power, can play on the ego to repress the masses. By becoming individuals who are aware of the harm that can be directed by not promoting the commonsense in order for true thoughts, could truly influence a change similar to that of which the Church has directed in the past. The spirit could overcome the ego minded who long for their wild dreams, their fantasies and desires of passion that all influence those to seek his or her individual pleasures which lead them to fight, slander, steal or even kill for. “True freedom was found not in unlimited intellectual speculation but in Christ’s saving grace.” (Tarnas, p. 117) Our modern society has provided us examples into those who are over egotistically minded individuals whose greed has overcome their spirituality by clinging to his or her pleasures. This in turn leads to the downfall of the true spirit of the individual. Another new formation of true spiritual development would again, need to seek to free the mind from the over ego thus creating a uniquely new revelation which it has been set by the examples such as in the past during the emerging battle between the Renaissance, and the Roman Catholic Church. Seeking for freedom from the influences of religious leaders will continue to form ideals which will follow the insights to the emerging and awakening of spiritual consciousness.
“The Protestant Reformation, the withering away of the Holy Roman Empire, and the rise of the modern European state system of territorial sovereignties and confessional churches further accelerated this trend. Sovereignties and churches now became the particularistic sponsors of the surviving and newly created universities.” (Herbetst, p. 563)
We will be destined for another Reformation and when this happens, is surely to awaken the repressed spiritual goodness, along with the continuing research into the early minds of the individuals during the Renaissance era. This will enable the now modern mind to continue to expand and rediscover the ideals and influences of past culturist writings. Overall, this will continue to enhance the quality of life and expand the Western ego into developing equality between the mind and spiritual development.
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Herbetst, J (Sept. 2004). The limits of scholarship: thoughts on academic
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