Purpose of This Maiden Voyage
This is my first Steemit article. I am nobody in particular, but I am thrilled to be able to use this platform to bring out my expression. I also hope to deliver good content over time that is worthy of people's time and attention. My wish for this article is to share some personal insights about Natural Law Principles, human emotion, and the first law of Thermodynamics. Also, I am reminded of the axiom below and am aware of the self-imposed penalties for ignoring it. Therefore, I express to the best of my ability about what I have come to know, and I hope for the betterment and fulfillment of all those who read these words.
"The possession of Knowledge, unless accompanied by a manifestation and expression in Action, is like the hoarding of precious metals-a vain and foolish thing. Knowledge, like wealth, is intended for Use. The Law of Use is Universal, and he who violates it suffers because of his conflict with natural forces."The Kybalion
Caution Before Reading
Please do not take anything that is written here as truth or lies on face value or how it makes one feel. If one wishes to find out if something is true or not, then it is up to the individual to put whatever it is to the test.
Worthy Mention
The theory of Thermodynamic laws inevitably breaks down concerning the presence of black holes in space. There is another field of science, called Black-Hole Thermodynamics that seeks to reconcile the laws of thermodynamics with the existence of black-hole event horizons. The subject is not relevant to the scope of direct human interaction and experience but does deserve mention for the preservation of the balance of this expression.
Introduction - Natural Law
Natural Law Principles (NLP) constitutes a body of knowledge that remains mostly unseen, however, widely available to all who come to seek it out. They are known as the governing dynamics of human consciousness or universal law. Please see the book called The Kybalion for more clarity on the topic. For an additional source of information, please see the Corpus Hermetica and the Corpus Hermeticum.
There are seven general Natural Law Principles, and an 8th hidden or lost principle. We are only covering one principle in this article. The first principle, called Mentalism or Thinking.
Mentalism/Thinking
The Hermetic Principle called Mentalism or what could be more modernly called Thinking, and it states: The ALL is the MIND. Thinking leads to the creation of things, events, and an individual's state and quality of existence. Before a human observation can occur, thought must occur before the observation becomes realized. Usually, the process of observation becomes mistaken as being primary before the act of thinking, but in reality, the reverse condition is immutably true. Hence, the reason why Mentalism/Thinking is the first principle that can found in Nature, before all others.
The Emotional States of Individuals
Emotional states are dynamic and vary by degree, in the course of human life. Neuroscience has shown that humans generate electrical impulses through their brains and nervous systems. At the most basic level, actions such as reading involve a series of electrical impulses moving through the body along a network of linked nerve cells called neurons. Naturally, it would follow, that the changes in the emotional state of an individual would also be a change in the state of energy in their nervous system.
An individual can harness an awareness of their varying emotional states through the mind with thinking and observation, arrived at through the available senses. The changing of the conditions of emotional energy into other states is dependent upon the location of the individual, the nature of their action(s) or inaction(s), according to their present moment of experience, bound by NLP.
When an individual encounters an emotional state from within, it is only changed by an act of choice and the internal will into an altered state. Life, in general, has many influences that contribute to inducing a broad array of emotional states within an individual. However, barring the result of an action leading to death, debilitating injury, or by some other defect, there is no exemption with regards to the individual, from being able to choose to alter the internal state they are experiencing.
Commentary & Conclusion - Bringing it Together with Thermodynamics
The first law of thermodynamics is the conservation of energy. This law states that the total energy of a system (universe) is constant. Moreover, that energy cannot be created or destroyed but can be changed from one form to another.
With bringing this trinity of concepts closer together, the conservation of energy principle breaks down a simple truth that is fundamental to the human experience and how individuals act toward themselves and one another. By now, I hope this is evident to the reader, but please continue as this simple truth is expanded upon further.
What is the simple truth that is being revealed? (Examples Below)
- The same energy that can be used to hate is the same energy that can be used to love.
- The same energy that can be used to criticize another is the same energy that can be used to better oneself.
- The same energy that is used to divide oneself from others with ideologies is the same energy one can use to bring themselves closer to others.
- The same energy that is used to feel depressed is the same energy that can be used to pursue happiness and the free agency of life.
- The same energy that can be used in the act of destruction is the same energy that can be used in the act of creation.
- The same energy that is used to scorn the beggar is the same energy that can be used to feed him.
- The same energy that is used to mourn a passed loved one is the same energy that can give thanks and gratitude upon mention of them or when they come to the mind.
- The same energy that is used thinking about how rough life is treating oneself is the same energy can be used to make someone else's life a little easier.
- The same energy that one uses to cut themselves off from the beauty and wonder of existence is the same energy that one can use to step into their rightful place among the infinite and grand Cosmic Brotherhood and Sisterhood of Souls.
There is nothing wrong with wanting to be better and do better as an individual working towards fulfillment. As far as the rules are concerned, the truth of the individual and Nature make it quite clear, through reward or punishment and without care of how we feel about those knowable conditions.
Moving on to conclude, it starts with the individual. Meaning, you are it! Now, what shall you choose do with it? Are you going to choose to break, bend, or work towards mastering the flow of it?