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Göttliche Wirkmacht >BW 200 und >BW 500

 

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Wortherkunft Macht (Schöpferkraft)

In dem Wörtern Macht, Mama, Magd und dchen ist die erste und wichtigste Silbe Ma = Mutter (Mater / Materie) enthalten, die ein Säugling zu lallen lernt.
Das deutsche Wort Macht kommt von dem
  ➤ althochdeutschen Wort maht,
  ➤ mittelhochdeutschen Wort maghein,
  ➤ keltischen Wort magan (megin),
  ➤ englischen Wort might.

 

Macht hat den Bedeutungsgehalt von VERMÖGEN, POTENZ (siehe lateinisches Nomen potencia), KÖNNEN, Kompetenz, Wirkmacht.
Die deutschen Wörter Mädchen und Magd wurden von Macht abgeleitet.
Das Vermögen, die Potenz, das Potenzial einer geschlechtsreifen Frau, aus ihrem scheinbar leeren Schoß, aus dem schein-
baren Nichts, neues Leben auszutragen und hervorzubringen, erschien den Menschen unbeschreiblich "mächtig".
Es ist Schöpferqualität, die aus dem Nichts etwas zu erschaffen vermag oder etwas be-wirken kann.

 

Interessante Wortverwandtschaften
  ➤ arabisches Wort allahu الله für den allmächtigen Gott
       [Es ist nur ein "m" verloren gegangen gegenüber dem althochdeutschen all(m)ahu.]
  ➤ arabisches Wort Imam Mahdi für den angekündigten recht geleiteten Endzeit-Führer der Muslime
       ["Mahdi" ist identisch mit dem althochdeutschen Mahdi, der Mächtige.]
  ➤ der Messias, Endzeit-Erlöser erwartet von den Juden und Christen
       [Hinsichtlich des althochdeutschen mahdi, mahtico wurde aus dem "t" ein "ss".]
  ➤ arabisches Wort Ulèma علماء für den moslemischen Rechtsgelehrten [Wortverwandt mit dem Stamm der Alle-manen (Ule-ma).]

 

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Tarotkarte 8 – KRAFT

Hinter einer Handlung gibt es keinen Tuenden, sagt Hawkins, denn die Dinge geschehen aus sich heraus, wenn ein Feld fruchtbar ist.

 

Ein inspirierter Mensch ist be-geistert vom Geist des Göttlichen erfasst. Das Wort "Enthusiasmus" setzt sich aus den beiden griechischen Wörtern "en" und "theos" zusammen und heißt übersetzt: 'eins mit göttlichen Energie sein'. Das Wort Inspiration kommt vom lateinischen "spirare", das 'Geist, atmen, Leben geben' bedeutet. Weitere Definitionen sind: 'Einatmen; Beleben; Stimulation durch eine Gottheit, ein Genie, eine Idee oder eine Leidenschaft; ein göttlicher Einfluss auf Menschen'.

 

Wirkmacht//Schöpfungskraft erhält sich selbst, indem sie stetig immer mehr Energie aus dem Göttlichen empfängt; sie ist die Folgeerscheinung der Ausrich-
tung auf den göttlichen Willen (BW 850). Kraft entspringt nicht der Persönlichkeit (Ego), sondern dem Reich des Unmanifesten. Das bedeutet, dass ein Mensch nicht Macht "haben" kann, sondern sich lediglich als Kanal für göttliche Wirk-
macht zur Verfügung stellen kann. Für das Ego ist das Bedrohliche daran sein damit einhergehender scheinbarer Kontrollverlust.

 

Göttliche Macht wirkt spontan, genau zeitlich abgestimmt und aus einer höher schwingenden, allumfassenden Wissendheit heraus. Die Entfaltung der Wirk-
macht zu erlauben, ist eine enorme Herausforderung für das Ego.

 

Göttliche Macht findet Anklang bei dem, was erhebt, würdigt und veredelt. Sie beruht auf Wahrheit und eint.

 

Wirkmacht zeigt sich als "natürliche Autorität". Träger der Wirkmacht werden von Inspirierten um Rat gebeten. Sie wird Menschen zuerkannt, die auf Grund ihres Wissens, ihrer Wissendheit, ihrer Erfahrung und ihrer Fürsorglichkeit Vertrauen erwecken.

 

Wird Macht "genommen" (erzwungen), geschieht der Missbrauch von Macht ohne Rücksicht und Bedenken auf etwaige Schäden, die daraus resultieren.

 

  • Dominationsmacht1 beherrscht, bezwingt (mit Übermacht), kontrolliert mit Zwang.
    (Sich) Macht (heraus)nehmen = Zwang, Erzwingung der patriarchal-hierarchischen Perspektive zweier gespaltener Geschlechter
  • Wirkmacht lädt ein, inspiriert, gibt ein Beispiel (Vorbild).
    Macht erlauben / durch sich fließen lassen = Attraktion, Magnetisieren

 

Zwang / Dominationsmacht — orientiert an Inhalten
Wirkmacht — orientiert an Inhalten plus Kontext
Wirkmacht / Liebe — orientiert am Kontext plus Inhalten
Wirkmacht / Liebe / Frieden — orientiert am Kontext

 

Siehe auch: ► Wirkmacht (Kraft) ⇔ Dominationsmacht (Zwang) und ► Zwangsmacht ⇔ Wirkmacht

Impressionen der Lebenskraft

  • Ein Dattelkern, der unter einem Stein liegt, hat die Kraft, dieses Hindernis zu überwinden.
  • Ein Graskeimling durchbricht die über ihm liegende Teerdecke.

Zitate zum Thema Wirkmacht (Kraft) / Power

Zitate von D. Hawkins

⚠ Achtung Siehe Power vs. Truth (engl.) Januar 2013

  • Wirkmacht ist die Folgeerscheinung, wenn man sich auf den göttlichen Willen ausrichtet. Sie erhält sich selbst,
    indem sie beständig mehr Energie aus dem Göttlichen empfängt. Dr. David R. Hawkins, Quelle unbekannt

 

 

  • Kraft [Wirkmacht] verhält sich analog zu einem Schwerkraft- oder magnetischen Feld, insofern alles, was darin auftaucht, automatisch und einwandfrei die Folge des Wesens des Feldes an sich ist. Das Feld "wählt" nicht, irgendetwas anzuziehen. […] In einem spirituellen Kraftfeld wird jeder und jedes aufgrund seiner eigenen Be-
    schaffenheit oder seines spirituellen "Gewichtes", seiner Schwingung oder seines Attraktorfeldes angezogen
    und beeinflusst. FU Das All-sehende Auge, S. 227, 2005

 

  • Um sich spirituell weiter zu entwickeln, braucht es Kraft [Wirkmacht], die im unsichtbaren Reich des GEISTES
    wohnt. FU Das All-sehende Auge, S. 433, 2005

 

  • Im Gegensatz zu Zwang hat Kraft keine Begrenzung. Kraft ist eine Eigenschaft Gottes und daher grenzenlos. Sie umschließt die ganze Schöpfung, all ihre Universen und ist immer in vollständiger Harmonie und Balance.
    FU Licht des Alls. Die Wirklichkeit des Göttlichen, S. 139, 2006

 

 

Quotes by D. Hawkins

⚠ Caveat See Power vs. Truth, January 2013

  • Power appeals to what uplifts, dignifies and ennobles. Source unknown

 

  • Potential lies within all of us. Placed in an appropriate and sufficiantly filled energy field potential will actualize itself. Source unknown

 

  • Force can bring satisfaction but only power brings joy. Source unknown

 

 

  • On examination, we'll see that power arises from meaning. It has to do with motive, and it has to do with principle. Power is always associated with that which supports the significance of life itself.
    ➤ It [power] appeals to that part of human nature that we call NOBLE – in contrast to force, which appeals to that
         we call CRASS.
    ➤ Power appeals to what uplifts, dignifies, and ennobles. Force must always be justified, whereas power requires
         no justification.
    ➤ Force is associated with the partial, power with the whole.
Power vs. Force. The Hidden Determinants of Human Behavior, chapter 8 "The Source of Power", S. 132, Hay House, Februar 2002

 

  • In looking for the source of power we have noted that it is associated with meaning, and this meaning has to do with
    the significance of life itself. Force is concrete, literal, and arguable. It requires proof and support.
    The sources of power, however, are inarguable and aren't subject to proof. The self-evident isn’t arguable. Power vs. Force. The Hidden Determinants of Human Behavior, chapter 8 "The Source of Power", S. 133, Hay House, Februar 2002

 

 

  • One characteristic of force is arrogance; power is characterized by humility. […] with that which supports life, and
    force is associated with that which exploits life for the gain of an individual or an organization.
    Force is divisive. […] whereas power unifies. […]
    Power serves others, whereas force is self-serving. […]
    Power appeals to our higher nature, force to our lower nature.
    Force is limited, whereas power is unlimited.
Power vs. Force. The Hidden Determinants of Human Behavior, chapter 8 "The Source of Power", S. 133, Hay House, Februar 2002

 

 

 

 

 


 

Zitate von anderen Quellen

Jesus rief sie zu sich und sprach zu ihnen: Ihr wisset, dass die weltlichen Fürsten herrschen und die Mächtigen
unter ihnen haben Gewalt. Er aber sprach zu ihnen: Die weltlichen Könige herrschen, und die Gewaltigen heißt
man gnädige Herren. Aber also soll es unter euch nicht sein. Sondern welcher will groß werden unter euch,
der soll euer Diener sein. Und welcher unter euch will der Vornehmste werden, der soll aller Knecht sein.

Denn auch des Menschen Sohn ist nicht gekommen, dass er sich dienen lasse, sondern dass er diene und
gebe sein Leben zur Bezahlung für viele.
Markus 10, 42-45 (NT); Matthäus 20, 25-28 (NT)

 

Bekenntnis

  • Ihre Autorität basiert nicht auf einer formalen Position, die sie innehat. Ihre Kraft kommt einzig aus ihrer spirituellen Glaubwürdigkeit. Je mehr ich als Manager nach Vorbildern suchte, desto klarer erkannte ich, dass dies die Kraft mit den tiefsten Wurzeln ist. Wenn mein Chef mich bittet, ein Meeting zu arrangieren, dann schaue ich zuerst in meinen Kalender. Wenn Dadi Janki, zu der ich keine formale Beziehung habe, jedoch sagt, ich solle nach London kommen, dann setze ich mich einfach in das nächste Flugzeug! Tex Gunning (*1950) holländischer Wirtschaftswissenschaftler, ehe-
    maliger Präsident von Unilever Bestfoods Asia über Dadi Janki (1916-2020) indische Präsidentin von Brahma Kumaris, Wahre Business-Gurus, präsentiert von dem deutschen Magazin "Was ist Erleuchtung? (WIE)", Craig Hamilton, US-amerikanischer Pionier in emergierender evolutionärer Spiritualität, WIE-Chefredakteur (1998-12/2006), Heft 16, Januar/März 2005

 

Öffentlicher Appell

  • Gesellschaftlicher Wandel wird sich erst einstellen, wenn die Menschen über Wirkmacht verfügen. Er erfordert einen neuen Ausdruck von Macht, eine friedsame Form von Macht. Nicht nur mangelnde Empathie lässt Konflikte und Leiden weiterhin bestehen, sondern auch die fehlende Wirkmacht, insbesondere die friedliche [nicht-raubtierhafte] Macht und Zivilcourage. Wir brauchen nicht nur Empathie, um die Welt zu verändern, sondern auch empathische, mitfühlende Menschen mit Heldenmut, die Situationen, wo gelitten wird, thematisieren und obendrein eine Form von Macht anwenden, die Veränderung auslöst, indem sie Menschen zur Rechenschaft zieht, ohne selbst missbräuch-
    lich zu agieren. Wir brauchen mehr als nur Empathie, und mehr denn je brauchen wir empfindungsstarke, mitfühlen-
    de Einzelne, die Wirkmacht und Zivilcourage entwickeln, um solchen Konfliktherden zu Leibe zu rücken. Andernfalls nehmen lediglich Tyrannen und Soziopathen Machtstellungen ein.
    Gelöschtes Audiointerview mit Linda Kohanov (*1950) US-amerikanische Reitlehrerin, Pferdetrainerin, Dozentin, Autorin, A New
    Interview with Linda
    , präsentiert von US-amerikanischen Webradio Attunement, Gastgeber Anthony Write, Minute 50:56, 52:50 Mi-
    nuten Dauer, eingestellt von Eponaquest, multidisziplinäre Bildungsorganisation, ~3. Mai 2013

 

Einsichten

  • Dieselbe Macht, die sowohl unvorstellbare Pracht wie auch unvorstellbares Grauen hervorgebracht hat, wohnt in unserem Inneren und wird alle unsere Befehle befolgen.
    Katharina von Siena (1347-1380) italienische Mystikerin, geweihte Jungfrau, Tertiärin des Dominikanerordens, Scholastische Philosophin, Kirchenlehrerin, zitiert in: Gregg Braden (*1954) US-amerikanischer Pionier in der Synthese von Wissenschaft und Spiritualität, Seminarleiter, Autor, Verlorene Geheimnisse des Betens, Kapitel 1, [2006], EchnAton Verlag, 1. Auflage Juni 2008

 

  • Autorität ist ein bedeutendes Wort, das die meisten Menschen beunruhigt, vor allem in Form von Autoritäten. Doch die Wurzeln der Autorität gehen auf Wörter wie Autor, Verbesserung und authentisch zurück. Es kann Formen echter Autorität geben, die sich aus dem Verfassen/Erschaffen von Gütern/Dienstleistungen und echter Schöpferkraft ent-
    wickeln. Angesichts der unvermeidlichen Ungerechtigkeiten des Lebens gibt es so etwas wie verbindliche Autorität, die nicht in der gewöhnlichen, häufig verworrenen Welt verwurzelt ist, sondern in etwas Tieferem, das sowohl kreati-
    ver als auch echter ist. Wenn Menschen aus der Quelle ihres tieferen Selbst (Seele) schöpfen, werden sie authen-
    tisch und können mit wahrer Originalität handeln, denn das tiefe Selbst (Seele) ist insgeheim mit dem Ursprung des
    Lebens verbunden. Michael Meade (*1944) US-amerikanischer Geschichtenerzähler, Mythologe, Ritualist, Männerbeweger,
    Autor, Living Myth Podcast #194, Facebook Kommentar, eingestellt 24. September 2020
  • Beginnen können ist Stärke. Vollenden können ist Kraft.
    Laotse [BW 610] (604-531 v. Chr.) chinesischer Weiser, Philosoph, Begründer des Taoismus, zitiert in: Aphorismen.de

 

 

  • Wenn du keine Wirkmacht erkennst, ist es [die Umgebung, das Feld] von Wirkmacht erfüllt.
    Caroline Myss Myss.com (*1952) US-amerikanische mystische Bewusstseinslehrerin, Energiemedizinerin, intuitive Diagnostikerin, Erfolgsautorin, Quelle unbekannt

 

  • Der machtvollste Willensakt ist, keinen [eigenen] Willen zu haben. Es ist ein Paradox. Caroline Myss Myss.com (*1952) US-amerikanische mystische Bewusstseinslehrerin, Energiemedizinerin, intuitive Diagnostikerin, Erfolgsautorin, Quelle unbekannt

 

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Sorbische Ostereier
  • Kraft macht keinen Lärm. Sie ist da und wirkt.
    Albert Schweitzer (1875-1965) deutsch-elsässischer evangelischer Theologe, Arzt, Philosoph, Humanist, Organist, zitiert in: Aphorismen.de

 

 

  • Der Pharao hatte die [politische] Macht, doch Moses hatte die [inne-
    re] Autorität.
    Die römischen Führer hatten die [politische] Macht, doch Jesus hatte die [innere] Autorität.
    Die Briten hatten die [politische] Macht, doch Gandhi hatte die [innere] Autorität.
    Prätoria hat die [politische] Macht, doch Nelson Mandela hatte die [innere] Autorität.
    Videointerview mit Rev. Jim Wallis (*1948) US-amerikanischer politischer Aktivist, Chefredakteur des Magazins Sojourners, evan-
    gelikalischer christlicher Autor, Whom would you like to interview, and what would you ask?, präsentiert von dem US-amerikanischen Webportal Big Think, 2:11 Minuten Dauer, eingestellt 4. Februar 2008

 

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Definition von Zwangsmacht: Macht ist das Privileg, dumm bleiben zu können.

 

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Definition von Wirkmacht: Macht ist die Möglichkeit, gemeinsam etwas voranzubringen.

  • Wahre Macht ist nur dort, wo Menschen zusammengeführt werden, um gemeinsam und in Freiheit etwas voranzubringen. Hannah Arendt (1906-1975) jüdisch-deutsch-amerikanische politische Theoretikerin, Philosophin des Totalitarianismus, Publizistin, referen-
    ziert in: Blogartikel Was ist Macht? – Mit Hannah Arendt gedacht, präsentiert von der deutschen Wochenzeitung der Freitag, Melanie Lanner, 2. Mai 2020

 

  • Das Wort "Magie" entstammt dem indogermanischen Wort "magh" und ist verwandt mit dem deutschen Wort "ver-
    mögen"
    im Sinne von "können". Auch das Wort "Macht" ist davon hergeleitet. Macht und Können waren jedoch für
    die Menschen von Anfang an notwendig, um die Angst vor dem Tod, vor dem Ausgeliefertsein an todbringende Natur
    gewalten zu bannen, und dafür hatten sie nur ein Mittel: Magie. So haben alle Religionen ihren Ursprung in der Ma-
    gie, was auch heute noch – zum Beispiel in den Ritualen der katholischen Kirche – sichtbar ist.
    Aufsatz von Herbert Becker, deutscher Wirtschaftswissenschaftler, Mathematiker, Vorstandsmitglied der Buddhistischen Gesell-
    schaft Berlin, Magie und Schopenhauers Philosophie, undatiert

 

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Berühmte epische Warnung vor Dominationsmacht:

Beachte: Das Wort Macht wird oft verwendet um Zwangsthemen zu beschreiben.

  • Macht korrumpiert, und absolute Macht korrumpiert absolut.
    Sir John Acton (1736-1811) französisch-italienischer Politiker, Militärangehöriger englischer Abstammung, Premierminister von Neapel unter Ferdinand IV., 1887

 

Referenz: de.Wikiquote-Eintrag Macht


Quotes by various other sources

Personal avowals

  • I hope that our wisdom will grow with our power, and teach us that the less we use our power the greater it will be. Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) third US president (1801-1809), principal author of the Declaration of Independence [LoC 700/
    705], 4. July 1776

 

Recommendations

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Seema Kohli, Indian contemporary artist, 9. July 2009
  • Don't even blink at your own power. You have to trust your love, what you see, what you know, and you have to trust that your insistence is going to lead to something good. That is when you come to a place of power. Then you learn how to marry your thought and emotion. […] Hang on to your anger, because you want to be able to use a little bit of that anger with the thought that you care about deeply, and when you put these two together, something happens. All emotions are useful, when you know how to use them. They are important. Video interview with Penny Kelly, US American engineer, kundalini awakened psychic, science translator, teacher, lecturer, spiritual consultant, naturopathic physician, author, Penny Kelly – The Future of Money & Consciousness, presented by ConnectEconomy, founder and host Anja Schuetz, Berlin, YouTube film, minute 1:24:42, 1:26:48, 10. September 2018

 

 

  • Power is like the wind. It comes and goes. No one really owns it. You don't possess power. Power possesses you. Frederick Philip Lenz, III, Ph.D. [Rama] (1950-1998) US American Buddhist spiritual teacher, cited in: Quotefancy

 

  • Once you become very powerful and advanced, you must be willing to go back to school and start over. Very few are willing to do that.
    Frederick Philip Lenz, III, Ph.D. [Rama] (1950-1998) US American Buddhist spiritual teacher, source unknown

 

Appeal

 

Conclusions

  • When I dare to be powerful, to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whe-
    ther I am afraid.
    Audre Lorde (1934-1992) Caribbean-American activist, poet, writer, The Cancer Journals, Aunt Lute Books, 1980, 1997
  • Power is of two kinds. One is obtained by the fear of punishment and the other by acts of love. Power based on love
    is a thousand times more effective and permanent than the one derived from fear of punishment.
    Mohandas Karamchand Mahatma Gandhi [LoC 760] (1869-1948) Indian Hindu sage, spiritual activist leader, humanitarian, lawyer, nonviolent freedom fighter, cited in: Goodreads Quotable Quote

 

 

  • What is called mind is a wondrous power residing in the Self. It causes all thoughts to arise. Apart from thoughts,
    there is no such thing as mind. Apart from thoughts, there is no independent entity called the world. [...] When the
    mind comes out of the Self, the world appears.
    Sri Ramana Maharshi [LoC 720] (1879-1950) Indian Hindu sage, saint, cited in: Inspirational Prayers and Quotations

 

  • The most powerful act of will is to have no will. It's a paradox. […] When you see no power, it's full of power.
    Caroline Myss Myss.com (*1952) US American spiritual teacher, mystic, medical intuitive, bestselling author, source unknown

 

  • The power we generate by becoming spiritually congruent is immeasurable.
    Caroline Myss Myss.com (*1952) US American spiritual teacher, mystic, medical intuitive, bestselling author, source unknown

 

 

 

  • Power comes from the depths of silence. It is not "of" us, but "comes through" us. Power is accessed from the divine realms and must be wielded with a balance that is intrinsic to the heart. And women are particularly well suited for the job. Lucia René, US American mystic, ordained Buddhist monk, spiritual teacher, woman's activist, author, Facebook comment, 25. April 2011

 

 

 

 

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Deconstructing disempowerment

  • One of our people in the Native community said the difference between white people and Indians is that
    Indian people know they are oppressed but don't feel powerless.
    White people don’t feel oppressed, but feel powerless.
Deconstruct that disempowerment. Part of the mythology that they've been teaching you is that you have no power. Power is not brute force and money; power is in your spirit. Power is in your soul. It is what your ancestors, your
old people gave you. Power is in the earth; it is in your relationship to the earth. Winona LaDuke (*1959) Ojibwe
Native American economist, environmentalist, activist, writer, aphorism cited in: Goodreads Quotable Quote

 

  • A single twig breaks, but the bundle of twigs is strong. Tecumseh (1768-1813) Native American Shawnee warrior and
    chief, primary leader of a large, multi-tribal confederacy in the early 19th century, aphorism cited in: Tecumseh Quotes

 

 

  • The power paradox is this: we rise in power and make a difference in the world due to what is best about human nature, but we fall from power due to what is worst. We gain a capacity to make a difference in the world by enhan-
    cing the lives of others, but the very experience of having power and privilege leads us to behave, in our worst mo-
    ments, like impulsive, out-of-control sociopaths.
    How we handle the power paradox guides our personal and work lives and determines, ultimately, how happy we
    and the people we care about will be. It determines our empathy, generosity, civility, innovation, intellectual rigor,
    and the collaborative strength of our communities and social networks. Its ripple effects shape the patterns that
    make up our families, neighborhoods, and workplaces, as well as the broader patterns of social organization that
    define societies and our current political struggles. Dacher Keltner, Ph.D. (*1962) US American professor of psychology, University of California, Berkeley, altruism researcher, director of the Greater Good Science Center, author, The Power Paradox. How We Gain and Lose Influence, Penguin Books, United Kingdom, 17. May 2016, reprint paperback edition 16. May 2017

 

  • 20 POWER PRINCIPLES
    PRINCIPLE #1 Power is about altering the states of others.
    PRINCIPLE #2 Power is part of every relationship and interaction.
    PRINCIPLE #3 Power is found in everyday actions.
    PRINCIPLE #4 Power comes from empowering others in social networks.
    PRINCIPLE #5 Groups give power to those who advance the greater good.
    PRINCIPLE #6 Groups construct reputations that determine the capacity to influence.
    PRINCIPLE #7 Groups reward those who advance the greater good with status and esteem.
    PRINCIPLE #8 Groups punish those who undermine the greater good with gossip.
    PRINCIPLE #9 Enduring power comes from empathy.
    PRINCIPLE #10 Enduring power comes from giving.
    PRINCIPLE #11 Enduring power comes from expressing gratitude.
    PRINCIPLE #12 Enduring power comes from telling stories that unite.
    PRINCIPLE #13 Power leads to empathy deficits and diminished moral sentiments.
    PRINCIPLE #14 Power leads to self-serving impulsivity.
    PRINCIPLE #15 Power leads to incivility and disrespect.
    PRINCIPLE #16 Power leads to narratives of exceptionalism.
    PRINCIPLE #17 Powerlessness involves facing environments of continual threat.
    PRINCIPLE #18 Stress defines the experience of powerlessness.
    PRINCIPLE #19 Powerlessness undermines the ability to contribute to society.
    PRINCIPLE #20 Powerlessness causes poor health.
Dacher Keltner, Ph.D. (*1962) US American professor of psychology, University of California, Berkeley, altruism researcher, direc-
tor of the Greater Good Science Center, author, The Power Paradox. How We Gain and Lose Influence, Penguin Books, United Kingdom, 17. May 2016, reprint paperback edition 16. May 2017

 

  • As the most social of species, we evolved several other-focused, universal social practices that bring out the good in others and that make for strong social collectives. A thoughtful practitioner of these practices will not be misled by the rush of the experience of power down the path of self-gratification and abuse, but will choose instead to enjoy the dee-
    per delights of making a lasting difference in the world. These social practices are fourfold: empathizing, giving, ex-
    pressing gratitude, and telling stories. All four of these practices dignify and delight others. They constitute the basis
    of strong, mutually empowered ties. You can lean on them to enhance your power at any moment of the day by stir-
    ring others to effective action. Dacher Keltner, Ph.D. (*1962) US American professor of psychology, University of California, Berkeley, altruism researcher, director of the Greater Good Science Center, author, The Power Paradox. How We Gain and Lose Influence, Penguin Books, United Kingdom, 17. May 2016, reprint paperback edition 16. May 2017

 

  • Power can be taken, but not given. The process of the taking is empowerment in itself.
    Gloria Steinem gloriasteinem.com (*1934) leading US American feminist of the new women's movement, visionary and political activist, founder and editor of the feminist magazine Ms., journalist, writer, cited in: Goodreads Quotable Quote

 

  • The ultimate aim of the quest must be neither release nor ecstasy for oneself, but the wisdom and the power to serve others. TV interview with Joseph Campbell [LoC 410] (1904-1987) US American mythologist, expert in comparative mythology and comparative religion, author, cited in: six part PBS television documentary The Power of Myth, interviewing host Bill Moyers,
    21-26 June 1988

 

  • The hero comes back from this mysterious adventure with the power to bestow boons on his fellow man.
    Joseph Campbell, Ph.D. [LoC 410] (1904-1987) US American mythologist, expert in comparative mythology and comparative religion, author, The Hero with a Thousand Faces, Princeton University Press, 1949

 

  • The males of most cultures will ordinarily define themselves by ex-
    ternal performance, self created ordeals, and ego affirming tasks – unless they are offered a very real inner world and larger outer world that is even more alive and challenging. […] Older cultures seemed to assume that unless the male is led on deliberate jour-
    neys of powerlessness
    , he will normally seek and abuse power. The only external power that you can trust is in men who have also found their real inner power. Power it seems is the key fascination in the male soul and in every male archetype. It does not go away by churchy preaching or cultural poverty. It just takes disguised and different forms and finally comes back to defeat most worthwhile projects or worse, keeps them from ever getting started. If the male does not experience his power and his pos-
    sibilities, if he does not let others educate it and tame it, power needs/ego needs tend to control his whole agenda.
    It does not go away. Primal cultures understood this to an amazing degree, and they took steps to insure that it would not keep happening and subverting their community. Father Richard Rohr O.F.M. (*1943) US American Franciscan friar, enneagram teacher, author,
    Made not Born. Men and Power, PDF, presented by Malespirituality.org, July 2003  
    Link deleted

 

  • Social change is not going to occur until people have power. And it has to be a new form of power, a non-preda-
    tory form of power. It's not just a lack of empathy that causes conflicts and suffering to continue it is also a lack of po-
    wer, particularly non-predatory power and emotional heroism. Not only do we need empathy to change the world, but we need empathetic, compassionate people with emotional heroism to walk into situations where suffering occurs and also show a form of power that effects change and holds people accountable without also becoming abusive. We need more than empathy and more than ever we need sensitive, compassionate individuals to develop the power and emotional heroism to step into these conflicts. Otherwise we just get bullies and sociopaths in power. Audio interview with Linda Kohanov (*1950) US American riding instructor, horse trainer, speaker, author, A New Interview with Linda, presented by Eponaquest, multi-disciplinary educational organization, host Anthony Write, minute 50:56, 52:50 minutes duration, aired ~3. May 2013

 

  • Authority is a big word that often troubles people, especially in the form of "the authorities." Genuine authority invol-
    ves authoring things and being creative and original when faced with difficulties. The trouble with most autho-
    rities is that they substitute rules and use force when being truly creative would serve a greater purpose.
    Michael Meade Mosaicvoices.org US American storyteller, mythologist, ritualist, spokesman in the men's movement, author,
    Fate and Destiny. The Two Agreements of the Soul, Greenfire Press, 30. September 2010
    • Authority is a big word that troubles most people, especially in the form of the authorities. Yet the roots of authority go back to words like author, and augment and authentic. There can be forms of genuine authority
      that develop from authoring things and from being truly creative. When faced with the inevitable inequities of
      life, there is such a thing as authentic authority that is rooted not in the common, often confused world, but in
      something deeper, that is both more creative and more genuine. When people draw from the root of their
      deeper self, they become authentic and able to act with true originality, for the deep self is secretly connec-
      ted to the origins of life. Michael Meade Mosaicvoices.org US American storyteller, mythologist, ritualist, spokes-
      man in the men's movement, author, Living Myth Podcast #194, Facebook comment, posted 24. September 2020

 

  • Increasingly, people see ways in which those with the power to help others indulge instead in their own greed or poi-
    sonous obsessions – not to mention the spread of wars and terrors. Amidst all the confusion it becomes easier to
    forget that the real battle is inside; that the struggle everyone takes part in happens in one's own heart and soul. Michael Meade Mosaicvoices.org US American storyteller, mythologist, ritualist, spokesman in the men's movement, author, Fate and Destiny. The Two Agreements of the Soul, Greenfire Press, 30. September 2010

 

  • Authority comes from an unseen place. All authority [the beginning of which is 'author', the capacity to make and create things] doesn't come from this world. All authority comes from the other world. What people are missing
    now is not simply changes or improvements in this world. What people are missing now most often is the connection
    to the other world, the world behind the world. Audio interview with Michael Meade Mosaicvoices.org US American story-
    teller, mythologist, ritualist, spokesman in the men's movement, author, The Light Inside Dark Times, presented by the US American web radio station Shrink Rap Radio, psychology podcast #216, host David Van Nuys, Ph.D., US American professor emeritus of psychology Sonoma State University, California, starting at minute 16:10, 1:10:19 minutes duration, aired 21. August 2009

 

  • As you lower your entropy in consciousness you get more power, more ability to have an effect.
    Lowering entropy by improving the organization (profitability) of accumulated experiences increases the energy / power / information available to the evolving entity.
    Lowering entropy, spiritual growth, increasing the quality of consciousness, evolving one's consciousness, and growing up are all different expressions for the same thing. Video presentation by Thomas Campbell (*1944) US American physicist, consciousness researcher, sponsored by London School of Economics, London, Great Britain, Physics, Metaphysics & the Consci-
    ousness Connection
    , part 9 of 18, YouTube film, minute 0:05, 9:00 minutes duration, filmed 22. February 2008, posted 13. April 2008

 

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Strength differentiated from force – conscious leadership

  • A new consciousness leader knows the difference between strength and force.
    • Strength comes from a deep inner confidence; from loving and respecting and expressing one's own authentic self. That kind of strength opens the gate to real love of others and life itself.
    • Force comes from a deep inner wound that spawns the urge to dominate and to even the score.
A new consciousness leader uses her strength – she is bold, direct, and decisive, but views terror and violence as the tactics of cowards and fools. Video key note speech by Elizabeth Lesser, US American cofounder and senior advisor of the Omega Institute for Holistic Studies and Omega Women’s Leadership Center, author, Women & Power. Our Time to Lead Confe-
rence
, transcript The New Leadership Story, sponsored by the US American non-profit educational retreat center Omega Institute for Holistic Studies, 24-26 September 2010, Vimeo video, minute 29:47, 41:08 minutes duration, posted July 2011

 

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Crossing the threshold
  • Words have the power to destroy or heal. When words are both true and kind, they can change our world.
    Thomas J. Cottle (*1937) US American professor of education, Boston University, sociologist, licensed clinical psychologist, source unknown

 

  • Agnes Whistling Elk tells us, "A person of power attains their goal and remains whole as a person. To truly have power, you must first love yourself enough to stay in your own center of truth. If you want to have power in your life, you must make a place inside you for power to live." Lynn Andrews, US Ameri-
    can shamanic teacher, author, Handbook. Guide to the Personal Act of Power, Lynn Andrews Productions, 2014

 

  • Knowledge is the most democratic source of power.
    Alvin Toffler (1928-2016) US American futurist, focused on digital revolution, communication revolution, corporate revolution and technological singularity, writer, cited in: Goodreads Quotable Quote

 

  • These places of possibility within ourselves are dark because they are ancient and hidden; they have survived and grown strong through darkness. Within these deep places, each one of us holds an incredible reserve of creativity and power, of unexamined and unrecorded emotion and feeling. The woman's place of power within each of us is neither white nor surface; it is dark, it is ancient, and it is deep. Audre Lorde (1934-1992) Caribbean-American activist, poet, writer, Sister Outsider. Essays and Speeches, S. 36, Crossing Press, Trumansburg, New York, 1984, reprint edition 1. August 2007

 

  • The most powerful weapon on earth is the human soul on fire. Ferdinand Foch (1851-1929) French soldier, military theorist, marshal of France, Allied supreme commander in World War I, cited in: Goodreads Quotable Quote

 

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Famous quote on FORCE

Note: The term 'power' is often used to express issues of force.

  • Power tends to corrupt; absolute power corrupts absolutely.
    Sir John Acton (1736-1811) French born British Italian commander of the naval forces of Grand Duchy of Tuscany, prime minister of Naples under Ferdinand IV., epic warning, 1887

 

Reference: en.Wikiquote entry Power

Literary quotes

  • When power becomes gracious and descends into the visible – such descent I call beauty. And there is nobody from whom I want beauty as much as from you who are powerful: let your kindness be your final self-conquest. Of all
    evil I deem you capable: therefore I want the good from you. Verily, I have often laughed at the weaklings who thought themselves good because they had no claws. Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (1844-1900) German classical scholar, critic of cul-
    ture, philologist, philosopher of nihilism [LoC 120], writer, Thus Spoke Zarathustra [Also sprach Zarathustra], part II, chapter 13,
    "Those Who Are Sublime", Ernst Schmeitzner, Chemnitz, 1883-1891

 

  • What a strange paradox! Every warrior on the path of knowledge thinks, at one time or another, that he's learning sor-
    cery, but all he's doing is allowing himself to be convinced of the power hidden in his being, and that he can reach it.
    Carlos Castaneda [LoC 220] (1925-1998) Peruvian US American anthropologist, diplomat, author, major character in the series
    of books on Nagual 'Sorcery' Don Juan Matus, The Power of Silence. Further Lessons of Don Juan, Washington Square Press,
    1987, reissued edition 1. June 1991

 

Movie lines

  • I had proven as a very young man that power was my weakness and my temptation. [...] It is a curious thing, Harry, but perhaps those who are best suited to power are those who have never sought it. Those who, like you, have leadership thrust upon them, and take up the mantle because they must, and find to their own surprise that they wear it well.
    Joanne K. Rowling (*1965) British bestselling author, character Albus Dumbledore to character Harry Potter, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, seventh book of the phantasy series youth novel Harry Potter, Bloomsbury Publishing, 21. July 2007, cited in: Goodreads Quotable Quote

Englische Texte – English section on Power

Power ⇔ Force

          POWER ☯ LoC 200-1000                    FORCE ☯ LoC 1-199          
*Takes the high road, is essentially humbleTakes the low road, appears arrogant
 *Appeals to what uplifts, dignifies and ennoblesIs divisive, self-serving, exploitative
*Is unifying, serving, unlimited, inarguableIs concrete, literal, arguable, limited
*Is not subject to proofRequires proof and support
*Results in a win-win solutionResults in a win-lose solution
*Brings lasting joyMay provide short lived satisfaction
*Gravitates to cooperationFavors competition

Power filled states ⇔ force driven states

Life-views, processes and charcteristics
          POWER ☯ LoC 200-1000                    FORCE ☯ LoC 1-199          
Life viewsEmpowerment – Release – IntentionTranscendence – Abstraction – Revelation – Transfiguration – Illumination – Pure consciousnessElimination – Destruction – Abdication – Despondency – Withdrawal – Enslavement – AggressionInflation
 AttributesFeasible – Satisfactory – Hopeful – Harmonious – Meaningful – Benign – CompletePerfect – BeingMiserable – Condemning (evil) – Hopeless – Tragic – Frightening – Disappointing – Antagonistic – Demanding
 TypesPower-with – Mutuality
Power-for – Advocacy
Power-in – Union
Power-of – Proxy
Power-over – Domination
Power-against – Conflict

LoC calibrations (engl.): Power

  • LoC 430 – Statesmen / stateswomen
  • LoC 415 – Stewardship [Responsible caretaking]
  • LoC 415 – Oligarchy [Wisdom culture]
  • LoC 400 – Authority
  • LoC 200 – Beginning of Divine power, courage, individual responsability

  • Below LoC 200 – "Hate the Leader" syndrome
  • LoC 199Culmination of Negativity and force
  • LoC 199 – Average LoC of the CEOs [97% male leaders] of the companies [Status 2004]2
  • LoC 198 – Average LoC of the CEOs [97% male leaders] of the best Fortune 500 companies [Status 2002]3
  • LoC 190 – Politicians (on average)
  • LoC 180Authoritarianism
  • LoC 120 – Hatred of Authority
  • LoC 120 – Vilify legitimate authority
  • LoC 105Sedition Overt, subversive, inciting, discontent, resistant conduct (speech/organization) tending to insurrection against
    the established order of a constitution and to lawful authority

Index: Audio- und Videomedien (engl.) von und mit D. Hawkins

  • Audio series containing seminar snippets The Highest Level of Enlightenment, 6 CD set, Nightingale-Conant, United Kingdom, January 2003, 2004
    "With enormous power Gandhi [LoC 760] stood there and faced of the [prideful] British Empire [cal. 190]. Without firing one shot he defeated the British Empire and took it apart and brought the end of colonialism. Selfrule became the dominant political system in the world today."

 

Links zum Thema Wirkmacht (Kraft) / Power

Literatur

Literature (engl.)

The Power Paradox Quotes, presented by the US American "social cataloging" website Goodreads, ~2017

Externe Weblinks


External web links (engl.)


Audio- und Videolinks

Audio and video links (engl.)

  • Video interview with Linda Kohanov (*1950) US American riding instructor, horse trainer, speaker, author, The Power of the Herd, presented by the New World Library, host Monique Muhlencamp, publicity director, YouTube film, 13:06 minutes duration, posted 13. June 2013

Understanding the difference between predatory and non-predatory power: commitment/clear intention, motivating crescendo, immediate
positive feedback

 

Interne Links

Wiki-Ebene

Englisch Wiki

 

 

1 Zwang ist die energieraubende Nutzung von Macht im Sinne von Max Weber: Jede Gelegenheit ergreifen, in einer sozialen Beziehung den eigenen Willen auch gegen Widerstand durchzusetzen.

2 Sedona Seminar Thought and Ideation, 3 DVD set, 28. February 2004

3 CD series The Highest Level of Enlightenment, CD 3 of 6, Nightingale-Conant, January 2003

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