Nietzsche & The Tarot: What is FREEDOM? | Philosophy // Psychology
Summary
TLDRThis script delves into the concept of freedom, questioning whether it's truly achieved through external liberties or personal liberation. It explores the idea that true freedom comes from overcoming resistance and being self-responsible. The narrative contrasts the physical man who aligns with nature and the mental man who builds towers of intellect, suggesting that a balance is needed. It uses the Tarot symbols of the 'Strength' and 'The Fool' to represent the unconquerable spirit and the power of creation, ultimately suggesting that freedom is an eternal return of overcoming challenges and embracing change.
Takeaways
- ๐ Freedom is a complex concept that is often misunderstood in a deterministic universe.
- ๐ True freedom comes from overcoming resistance and personal challenges, not merely receiving liberty.
- ๐ช Strength and the will to be responsible are essential for achieving freedom.
- ๐ฅ The script suggests that without the struggle against resistance, freedom is hollow and lacks value.
- ๐ง The mental man builds castles in the sky, detached from nature and reality, which can lead to self-deception.
- ๐ฑ Aligning with nature and using its forces can lead to self-mastery and true freedom.
- ๐ฎ The script warns against the pitfalls of egoism without a strong will, which can lead to a deranged and deceptive path.
- ๐๏ธ The physical man is encouraged to be in tune with nature to achieve his goals and overcome obstacles.
- ๐ Freedom is not found in mental juggling but in the continuous cycle of overcoming challenges and self-improvement.
- ๐ The Tarot's Fool represents the unconformity and spontaneous energy that breaks free from societal norms and stagnation.
- โ๏ธ The Sun in Tarot symbolizes the divine will that destroys old structures to make way for new life, invention, and creation.
Q & A
What is the primary theme of the script?
-The primary theme of the script revolves around the concept of freedom, exploring what it means to be truly free and how it relates to overcoming resistance and personal responsibility.
How does the script define 'freedom'?
-The script defines freedom as not just being given liberty, but rather as a state achieved through personal struggle and overcoming resistance, which involves a strong will and responsibility.
What is the difference between being given liberty and being liberated according to the script?
-Being given liberty is portrayed as receiving freedom without having to fight for it, which lacks true value. Being liberated implies a personal conquest over obstacles, making one truly free.
How does the script relate freedom to the concept of strength?
-The script suggests that strength is necessary for freedom, as it is through overcoming resistance that one gains the ability to be responsible and thus free.
What role do the 'poisons' of life play in the script's discussion on freedom?
-The 'poisons' represent the negative forces that try to control or enslave an individual. Overcoming these poisons is part of the process of achieving freedom.
What does the script suggest about the value of self-responsibility?
-The script implies that self-responsibility is crucial for freedom. Without it, one allows external forces to control their will and dreams, leading to a loss of freedom.
How does the script view the relationship between egoism and freedom?
-The script cautions against egoism that is focused solely on the self without regard for one's physiological value and the world, which can lead to a deranged and deceptive path away from true freedom.
What is the significance of the 'tower' in the script?
-The 'tower' symbolizes safety and protection, but also stagnation. Its destruction by the sun signifies the need for change and new beginnings to achieve true freedom.
What does the script suggest about the role of nature in achieving freedom?
-The script suggests that aligning with nature and using its forces can aid in overcoming resistance and achieving self-mastery, which is essential for freedom.
How does the script use the tarot to illustrate the concept of freedom?
-The script uses tarot symbols such as the 'Strength' card to represent overcoming resistance and the 'Fool' card to symbolize the unconformity and spontaneity that leads to true freedom.
What is the final message about freedom conveyed by the script?
-The final message is that true freedom comes from within, through personal struggle, responsibility, and the ability to create and innovate, rather than conforming to external rules or expectations.
Outlines
๐๏ธ Freedom and Self-Liberation
The first paragraph explores the concept of freedom in a deterministic universe. It questions whether freedom is truly achieved by being granted liberty or by overcoming resistance and becoming liberated. The narrative suggests that freedom is not merely given but earned through personal struggle and cost. It discusses the idea that without the strength to overcome challenges, one cannot be free, and that true freedom is the result of conquering resistance. The paragraph also touches on the dangers of egoism without self-responsibility, leading to a life of delusion and deceit. It contrasts the physical man who aligns with nature and the mental man who builds่ๅนป็ structures, highlighting the importance of strength and self-responsibility for true freedom.
๐ The Conquest of Resistance and the Power of the Sun
The second paragraph continues the theme of freedom by discussing the metaphor of climbing a mountain as a physical representation of overcoming resistance. It suggests that true freedom comes from conquering minor troubles and ascending above resisting forces. The paragraph uses the tarot imagery of the armored skeleton of death and the horned hand to symbolize the affirmation of life and the spirit of nonconformity. It emphasizes the importance of spontaneity and unrestricted energy as keys to freedom. The paragraph concludes with the imagery of the sun in tarot, representing the divine will and creative energy, which destroys the tower of safety to bring about new life, invention, and creation.
Mindmap
Keywords
๐กFreedom
๐กLiberty
๐กResistance
๐กSelf-responsibility
๐กStrength
๐กEgoism
๐กPhysiological Value
๐กMental Man
๐กDivine Will
๐กTarot
๐กConformity
Highlights
What is the true understanding of freedom in a world perceived as deterministic?
Are you truly free when given liberty, or when you've become liberated?
Liberty given without personal cost may not hold true value.
Freedom is achieved through overcoming resistance and being responsible.
Strength is necessary for freedom; one must fight against life's 'poisons'.
The concept of self-responsibility is key to achieving freedom.
Egoism for personal development must align with one's physiology.
A person with no physiological value may lead to a deranged ego.
The physical man uses nature's force to overcome hurdles.
The mental man builds towers of intellect, detached from nature's reality.
Intellectualism can lead to self-deception and the blaming of others for one's suffering.
Freedom is not found in mental juggling but in the acceptance of nature.
The hiker feels freedom in the body upon conquering the peak of mountains.
A truly free spirit is one of spontaneity and unrestricted energy.
The fool in tarot represents the energy that destroys stagnation.
The sun in tarot represents the divine will to create new life and destroy the old.
The power of the sun symbolizes the creative energy that brings about new beginnings.
Transcripts
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what can possibly be
the understanding of freedom for the
many modern man
and woman who see the world as
determined as a world without free will
a universe powered by uncontrolled flux
spewed by the grandiosity of nature's
churning
belly when are you truly free
do you have freedom when you are given
liberty
or when you have become liberated
now what does this presuppose the
conquering of
resistance but what would one need to
liberate themselves
from to be truly free
we can come to understand that that
which has been given liberty
is not free at all really for in what
way are they responsible
for their own liberation well
they're not responsible at all it may be
given to them on a silver platter but it
would
hold no true value for them
as a person because it did not come
about
through any personal cost in a sense
therefore is it really freedom
at all when no resistance has been
fought
the measurement of freedom can be seen
in those
which have fought all battles of
resistance and one
whereby their will to be responsible has
overcome all
hurdles to be responsible itself
thus if you have no strength why would
you ever have
freedom no will to be responsible means
no
will to respond to life's poisons the
poisons which
try their hardest to make you their own
all the devils
and demons inside and out it's the first
principle
that strength is necessary to be free
one could say that freedom is never
achieved
until one overcomes resistance
for what are you when you subsume into
that which overcomes you
in the fluctuating battle of wills what
do you become when given the mark
of the beast the stamp of enslavement
which not only bends your will of dreams
but contorts it
and devours it like cancer now
to allow for such a thing to happen is
not very responsible
that the will to self-responsibility has
festered away
and allowed all else to crumble before
you
so what is the physiological value of
man when he attains an interest
in egoism if he is to be selfish
for his own development man must be keen
towards
his physiology to act within the world
to be direct and to claim his future
dreams
but a man who has no physiological value
with an intent to be an egotist of
persona
and not egoistic of one's will may lead
themselves down a road of sickening and
derangement
one of deceiting style and of less true
dreaming substance for the physical man
he will align nature to his desired
conditions
as much as possible for his intended
development
and place extremes in his way to
overcome all
hurdles using the brute force of nature
as his measuring rod to intended
proclaim
treating it as the best friend and foe
for self-mastery
yet the mental man will build beautiful
towers
of palace and clear glass without
realizing how empty they are of nature
and reality
that nature's force breaks all tall
towers with just one strike of stone
and in so doing may even pave the
destructive paths
of resontima from his rejection of
nature's power
to idolize an alternative universe of
mind
and maya or nothing but veils of
beautiful deceit
for the weak to blind himself and all
the many follower
that he has seduced to psychotically
use intellectualism and mental
arithmetic
driven instead by inner demons as the
madman's best friend
all for the sake of blaming someone else
for their own suffering then themselves
to enforce within what is good to be
seen as ill
similar to transference in a sense
seeing the other individual
incorrectly with a glaze of their own
unconscious repression
transferring the character of their own
demons
onto them thus freedom
is not that when one is deranged by
mental juggling but is instead
in an unending eternal return of
disappointment
and self-loathing negating nature when
man lives in nature
he tries to negate his own ecosystem
of grounded physiology for a system of
his own making
one of idealism in this state the
opposite of pragmatism
so it's the hiker that feels freedom in
the body
when upon the peak of all the mountain
summits when one looks
above all mountain tops and reaches the
end point
of conquered resistance for the freedom
achieved
is that when the will is free from minor
troubles
and ascends higher than any other
resisting force
that all other conquered resistance has
become a heightened tally
to one's armor like the armored skeleton
of death in tarot
his affirmation of life transcends all
of resistance
made upon him bends them to serve his
own will
through encountered experience like the
reflection
found upon his shining metal which
brings us to the tarot
a truly free spirit is one of
spontaneity
of unrestricted energy ultimately
one of unconformity the one who raises
the horned hand to all the many
conformists for invention is against all
laws
and doesn't play rule to any man's game
thus
limat or the fool in tarot
embodies flux to know that nothing can
destroy
him that his creation will be his life
and death
his beginning and end fearless and with
innocence
in aspiration and it is this energy we
come to know
that destroys all perpetuated stagnation
when need be nothing can stand against
the will of the divine le mat or the
fool
is that embodiment in human form
yet it is the sun which strikes the
tower to bring about
new life for a new beginning
the power of the sun is the divine will
of god
for the sun is that which creates all
life and is
creative energy itself hence why in the
tarot
the sun's rays destroy the tower
the tower of safety the tower of
protection
for the sake of new life invention and
creation
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