Happiness and Alignment

CHAPTER FOUR

by David Nova

The universal desire for happiness connects us, yet it doesn’t necessarily make us morally good, particularly when an aspect of competition enters human beliefs and human interactions. Do we share joy or do we compete for happiness? Is our own happiness more important than our neighbor’s happiness? Do our own needs outweigh the needs of others? This is the very foundation of the moral alignments represented in the Ra Material.

An Exploration of Duality and the Alignment System, Part Two

 

by David Nova

In Part One, I discuss the The Alignment System as a tool for a more nuanced understanding of duality. This system was originally developed for the fantasy role-playing game “Dungeons and Dragons” in the late 1970s as a guideline for players to create their own characters, a two-axis system that incorporates the duality of “Good vs Evil” and “Lawful vs Chaotic” (or “Order vs Chaos”).

An Exploration of Duality and the Alignment System, Part One

 

by David Nova

While I’ve written extensively about the subject of duality, the topic can be considerably more complex than simply  Two Sides and the “Balance of Opposites.”