Dragonosophy (Wisdom of the Dragons)
In this section, I'm going to offer you some of the more profound insights that the life of a dragon has to offer. I call these insights, "Dragonosophy."
Dragonosophy has seven principles, which are the following:
- The universe is life. Dragons ascribe to animism, or the idea that the universe is essentially alive.
- All life is motion. Because the universe is alive, it is always in motion, growing in whatever ways it sees fit.
- All motion has a destination. When a living being exists in the universe, it has a destination.
- All destinations are part of evolution. When a living being has a destination, meeting this destination will help it evolve. By not meeting its destination, it will still evolve, but not as quickly.
- The most natural evolutionary trajectories move outward in a spiraling pattern. If you imagine yourself moving in a spiraling motion outward around a given point, you can turn inward for a clear view of all the "layers" of yourself that you have thus unraveled. Dragons see the spiral as an intuitive model for one's personal growth. It is the most organized and spontaneous path possible.
- The spiraling pattern ascends into infinity. Since the spirits of humans and dragons alike are eternal, so is their spiraled evolutionary trajectory.
- Infinity is the destination of the universe. Since conscious beings all have eternal aspects, and these aspects evolve into infinity, the destination of the universe is also infinity.
Now, you might be thinking: Dr. Ryerson, how do I know you didn't make this up or find it in a New Age bookstore somewhere? Well, you don't. I can't force you to believe that I got this from actual dragons (although sometimes I think it would be nice if I could), but just take the teaching as it is and think about it. The message is more important than the messenger. You can choose to accept this wisdom, or you can choose to accept it maybe 5 or 10 minutes from now. The choice is yours.
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