A lot of our problems come about because we are unable to see a discrimination between "the movement" ([[SolSeedNetwork]] is comparable) and [[SolSeed]] itself, as a [[SolSeedCommunity|community]] and a [[society]].
TODO: (the reasons why maybe historically)
The values that we collected in the [[SolSeedCharter/Values|session on values]] at [[Seed 2009]] are ''the wider movement's values.''
SolSeed as a group a people (a "[[SolSeedMovement|sub-movement]]," a "[[SolSeedCommunity|community]]," a "society," people who happened to "add this" to their life or [[SolSeed and Religion|scripture]]) -- is ''smaller than'' the wider movement, even though it fully supports it.
In Lion's vision (in ''my'' vision, in what I see happening,) there are ''lots'' of societies, like [[SolSeed]], self-organizing into the different works emanating from the wider movement's values. This is comparable to the self-organizing that takes place in [[OpenSpace]].
We're confused because our wider movements values endorse great diversity and difference, ''anything that means [[bringing Life]],'' but we see a uniqueness in [[SolSeed]] as a group of people, and an ''exclusion'' that comes from saying: "We're doing ''this.''" (We're [[starfarers]], and we really mean it.)
The secret to get beyond this frustration, in Lion's vision of the [[Three-Level Identity]], is that [[SolSeed]] relies on the greater movement for the diversities, serves it, and everyone in the greater movement is connected with [[SolSeed]], and vice versa. "Our future is not separate from the future of humanity, or that of the body of all [[life]]."
So the "three levels," and this is somewhat arbitrarily described, are:
(0. All of [[Life]]. You are the living expression of [[Life]].)
1. Humanity. You are the living expression of ''humanity,'' the spirit of humanity.
''2.'' Your "organ" of society. The society of people who can help you realize your possibilities, your [[creativity]], in service of the individuals, the societies' values, and ultimately, all of humanity and [[life]].
3. The Individual. You are yourself, and realizing your [[life]], your possibilities, your [[creativity]], your virtues, ''in the service of humanity, all [[life]].''
The "new idea" here is ''layer 2.''
Traditionally, we see every society as a totalizing society, wiping out others' values and uniqueness.
We looked at societies who have had purposes, and tried to subordinate other societies to their purposes. We said, "No more to purpose!" We threw out ''telos,'' ''goals,'' "destiny," and with with them meaningful lives, purpose, and so on. This is an element of "the post-modern condition."
So we are suspicious of societies that have ''destinies.'' But if we understand that there is a new "2nd-level identity" type society, that has a higher aim of serving all of humanity and [[life]], that is larger than its particular [[TheDestiny|mission]], then we can be at peace with difference, even on the scale of a society: Because we know that even people in other societies with other missions hold us in their hearts, as we hold their hearts in ours.
--[[User:LionKimbro|LionKimbro]] 22:11, 10 January 2009 (UTC)