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Further Investigation

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Further Investigation

Two things I have found, in addition.

  1. The Federation of Damanhur has two inventions that may help you answer your question. (A.) First, they are divided into 7 ways, including: The Way of the Oracle, the Way of the Word, the Way of the Knight, the Way of the Monk, and so on. Each way holds works and capabilities and ideas, similar to what you have described. (B.) They have a “Personalities Theory” that seems connected to the “life as role playing game” work. You may want to look into that.
  2. It occurred to me today that a “role” is always a portion of a larger system or a play. There are usually other elements involved, if the system is really a larger system.

What this suggests then, (if the metaphor applies) is that role playing efforts may work dramatically better when there are other people with other roles who are collaborating with you in your role play.

This makes sense, just considering teams and religions; In a certain sense, the people are living in a collective fantasy (such as a game of football, or a religious belief structure.)

I have admired how, in Japan, the Japanese say, “Hello” to the picture of their dead mother, even though she has passed away. (This seems like a much more connected way of living, to me.) I tried to emulate this in the United States, but was too embarrassed to try: Nobody else would understand what I was doing. It has become clear to me that spirituality and spiritual practice is not a solitary practice (even for monks,) that it is always connected with society. Not only monks— hermits, too! Because a hermit has to be known as a hermit, in order to be distinguished from a thief, a monster, (and so on.) Hermits are socially regarded as wise and original, after all.

So if you are going to role play life, it may be very beneficial to find others who you interact with daily, to reinforce your (and their) roles.

Something to consider.

I believe papers found at http://www.laetusinpraesens.org/ may contribute to your inquiry as well.

Life as Roleplaying Game: beyond metaphor By: duus (7 replies) October 20, 2007 - 12:35pm
 
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