re: #2 Bob Levin

re: #1 Bob Levin

The mystical side of Bob L?

I would propose that there is a social/environmental element to consciousness that exists outside of what is commonly considered “culture”, or perhaps as a subset thereof. This element is part of an untaught, “lived” pattern of beliefs and behaviour; however, I do not think of it as “ancestral” in the sense that the chain can be broken by disruptions in social and environmental patterns. There is a feedback loop of beliefs, behaviours and attitudes which reinforces itself through such things as folklore and other patterned behaviours. Almost like a cultural “habit” which can be broken, even though with difficulty.