The Promised Land Project: In the Realm of the Prophets: The Allegory of the Fall of Man

Turning Vision into Action....at least hypothetically

Strike up the music of the band
We're blazing a trail for the promised land
Heaven on earth is within you.

Through the writing of stories, poetry, essays, and a novel, I’ve creatively contended with the consumer culture and the problem of the ideal in the modern era. This preoccupation in time would lead to a vision of cultural transformation and where I believe our democratic society needs to go to truly progress beyond the modern era. Conceding my limited credibility, this blog provides a synthesis of recognized visionaries, poets, and writers with the objective of making a credible argument. Ultimately, it is a certain feeling the project strives to inspire and sustain on a certain level, making more vital use of poetry and the arts; consequently whether one agrees or not is less important than whether one senses it and feels it over time.

Friday, October 8, 2010

In the Realm of the Prophets: The Allegory of the Fall of Man

My poetic take on the allegory of the Fall of Man is that it's a story about consciousness, notably the dispiritualizing aspects of the fall into self-conciousness. Adam and Eve become self-conscious that they're naked, robbing themselves of being in the spirit. It is not their nakedness that's evil but the dispiritualizing feeling itself that we can't help but feel. Yet through certain means, however, such as an intimate relationship, this feeling can be alleviated.

There is more to this allegory as it represents the rendering of a complex notion, that of the evolution of human consciousness, into a more communicable narrative. The allegory also tells the story of our pride, that is, consciously setting ourselves apart from others and nature, or the fall into the consciousness of the individual self. Also reflected is this removal of ourselves from the natural processes such as that which occurred through the agricultural revolution.

Because we're also conscious of our own death, it induces fear that can also rob us of being in the spirit. Without question, one of the great selling-points of Christianity is its promise of eternal life through Christ. Yet there are other means that can alleviate the fear of death, such as one's consciousness being in the spirit of the collective; because while individuals die, the collective lives.