Axis Mundi of our society, life goal as an individual and a question of our values

Irina Ideas
Sep 5, 2018 · 3 min read

Ideologically, though, Axis Mundi always represented the lever that moved the world and built the future, it is the place in the mind with infinite possibilities, but finite definition, a firm structure held together by gravity or intention in human terms. We often think of charisma as a gravity and the power of personality, but collectively the Axis Mundi is in the focus of the collectives around the ideas/ideals.

Historically those ideals (the Axis Mundi of the mind) of the collective ranged from the mythical characters to religious enlightenment in various stages of human civilization. Today we have a somewhat concerning prospect, the Axis Mundi of so many individuals are in money making.

We are all observing the Hero or contemporary mythological characters in the tech world, a new generation of entrepreneurs, a modern day pirates that disrupt the industries from their own garage (Google) or a tiny dorm room (Facebook), coworking space (Snapchat),…..the list is endless. We love the overnight success on the trajectory from nothing to everything or even the parameters that make someone a success based on the ability to sell the computing bundle that attracts millions of users. Many generations think of this portrait as a standard to strive for, to create a technological solution that it becomes an axis mundi in life of multitudes.

The goal of life is so much in optimizing the comfort and in securing the material riches that the immaterial infinity shrinks, it becomes an ornament. How can we lead a content life where spiritual aspects are only optimized, and equated to hedonism in so many cases. Instagram teaches us about glamorous life, in so many cases giving an insight into the painted reality, pulling the viewers into this painted image of life. Promising the same happiness if only more time and resources was dedicated to this same instagram, a machine of creativity used for good and bad in sometimes unequal proportions.

I sometimes look at life through the prisma of a camera (like all of us, as we should, exploring our creative views with the help of smartphones) but historically, before our digital reality, in order for a photo to be produced, it had to go through the stage of negative where everything was in reverse in terms of colors. I think that we as a civilization are moving and evolving in a zig-zag pattern, from one extreme to another, from one Axis Mundi to another and it is really the balance that is the only optimum. I am afraid that today the Axis Mundi is in the production of the spectrum between the Unicorn and the useful tweaks that make money.

The question is, now that technology has reached such stellar capabilities, and is accelerating in development every year, are we literally slowing ourselves down with focus on monetary over everything else? How can new generations produce something unique and uplifting when the pressure is first and foremost for that product or idea to sell well and attract the largest number of people?

This is a mundane side of the writing from my ideasrexoid no.1 from my 3rd live streamed collection, corresponding to the above painting, I would like to hear your opinion and genuinely connect on the bases of intellectual exchange, in the meantime please support the societal norms by sharing a comment, share and a clap or 50 to this post!

Thanks, if you want to connect with me @ideasrex across all social media, if you want to get in touch, forget the DM and just use the good old email or telegram app.

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🎼Pianist🌌think🌠future🌋write🎨art-ist Maker of http://ideasrex.com & http://musebuz.com among others. Multidisciplinary, documenting my creations live

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