The Allegory of the Cave: Turn Around
Putting the Allegory of the Cave into my own words seems comparable to
the Christian idea of using the lord's name in vain. First, I'd like to
introduce a phenomenon I have observed throughout my life time. I call it soul
resonance. Bear with me here. When two objects emit sympathetic vibrations,
the sound or force multiplies. Example: Two tuning forks of the same frequency
are struck upon each other and held a few feet apart. The vibration is much
stronger. Something basic about each object recognizes a similar quality in the
other, and amplifies it. As with so many other laws of science, this law
applies to many other phenomena. I believe this is what people feel when they
first hear the Allegory of the Cave . . . soul resonance. Somehow, something
deep inside tells them that here we have found a singular truth.
The Allegory, taken as the story of one man, narrates his life from
ignorance to enlightenment. He sits within a......
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