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Cybalism offers a profound approach to understanding the universe through the lens of spirituality, philosophy, and science. Drawing on 2,500 years of Taoist traditions, Cybalism emphasizes principles of balance, cycles, and the interconnectedness of all life. The philosophy posits a single spirit or "Ghost" within all beings, linking us to the universe. Through cycles of death and rebirth, the text explores the essence of life and offers virtues like truth, simplicity, and control that promote personal well-being and harmony with the cosmos.
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An Introduction to Cybalism The New View of the Universal Truth
What is Cybalism? • A Spiritual Philosophy based on the Self-evident Truth of the Universe • Has broad similarities to 2,500 year-old Taoist Philosophy, combined with Science • Provides strong sense of wellbeing and calmness • Belief in a single spirit, in cycles and balance in all things
Why has it come to light now? • Modern science has provided the link through “Big Bang” and “Big Crunch” theories • Many other systems have come very close • 15 years of philosophical thought has resulted in “The Book of Cybalism” • To be published in 2009 • The book “closes the loop”
Cycles The Symbolism of the Cybal Negative Positive The Balance, or See-Saw
Cycles Throughout the Universe • Planetary Orbit & Rotation • Menstruation & Biorhythms • Seasons, Tides, Animal Migration • The Food Chain • Birth, Life, Reproduction & Death • Rise and Fall of Empires • Circles are special cycles without time • Feel the cycles present in everything
Balance – The Universal Way • Balance is the most natural state • All things move towards balance • The sum of all the matter and energy in the Universe is balanced at zero • Appreciate the balance inherent in all things • e.g. Your gravitational pull on Earth = its pull on you!
Is there a God? • Not in the “biblical” sense of a separate, sentient, intervening, all-powerful being • “The Ghost” is a spirit or spark, apart from the Universe but able to experience it or “commune” with it through life-forms • The mind of living things is a conduit, connecting the Ghost with the physical world • Mankind has the most optimal conduit
The Ghost • The Ghost is like a hologram smashed into pieces – there is a whole image in every piece • It has no sentience, like electricity • Yet it is the sum of the sentience of all living things • We all have the same Ghost, but are different aspects of it • We are all the Ghost – if the Ghost is God, we are all God
Death & the Afterlife • When we die, the Ghost remains present in all other living things • We therefore live on through others, as those who have died live on through us • “Heaven” and “Hell” do not exist, there is no balance in their concepts • Justice is inherent in the Ghost – harm done to others harms ourselves
The Cataclysm The Two Cycles The Great Cycle The Ghost Cycle
The Great Cycle • The Universe is born, expands and dies in “The Great Cycle” • The Big Bang is the start • As the Universe expands, the extreme distances involved cause it to enter the fourth dimension, a “curvature” • This curvature brings the Universe back in on itself
The Great Cycle • Eventually, the Universe returns to the central point and implodes in a “Big Crunch” • The sum of all positive and negative mass and energy is zero – total balance • At the crunch, the Universe “winks” out of existence, and is reborn in the next Big Bang
The Ghost Cycle • The gulf between the rebirth of the Universe and that of the Ghost is the “Cataclysm” • The Ghost is born with the first life-form • It dies with the death of the last • During the Cataclysm, the Universe is barren and time is unmeasured
The Five Virtues Simplicity Flow Control Truth Balance
Simplicity • Removal of Prejudice and conditioning • Reduction of complexity • Child-like thought • Start with “blank sheet” • Paint picture first with facts • Fill in with perceptions based on cycles and balance
Control • Remain in control of your life • Never seek to control others • Make your own path • Ignore social and peer pressures • Believe in yourself, or you cannot expect others to believe in you • Allow others to be in control of themselves
Truth • Be truthful to yourself and to others • Be readable like an open book • Lies are like bricks in a wall across the road between mind and spirit • Appreciate and encourage truth in others • Be accepting and open-minded
Balance • The natural flow of all things is towards balance • Balance is the ultimate state of all things • Be balanced and moderate of opinion, seeing both sides of the coin • Realize that all things are both good and bad • The truth flows through the middle
Flow • All things have a natural flow • Learn to discover and appreciate this • Your own flow is your natural path • Go in harmony with the flow of things, and you can achieve without effort • To flow is to achieve wellbeing and calmness
The Three Layers Spiritual Mental Physical
Physical Layer • Concerned with the body and all living and material things • A body tuned by the virtues is a pillar for the mind • Concentrate first on the body and the mind will follow • Provides senses, a pathway from the physical to the mind
Mental Layer • Concerned with the brain or mind • A mind tuned by the virtues provides a conduit or road between the Universe and the Ghost at the Spirit Layer • This road must be wide, flat, straight, and free of debris • Via this road, the Ghost experiences the Universe
Spirit Layer • This is the layer at which the Ghost resides • A spirit layer tuned by the virtues allows one to “glimpse” the Ghost • If provided with a strong conduit, the Ghost can experience the Universe, resulting in calmness, wellbeing and ecstasy
Further Study • Look out for “The Book of Cybalism” in 2009 • Check out www.cybalism.org, much more information is coming soon • The Cybalism Forum there is ready for discussion and analysis • Further lectures on advanced techniques and compatibility with Thelema etc. • Email info@cybalism.org