The European American’s conception of self as separate from others, and therefore in opposition to others, is an extension of the European ontological conception of the human being as being against or in opposition to nature. In isolating himself from nature he succeed in constructing the illusion of a despiritualized world of which he has complete control, because he can control and manipulate the material within it with his science and technology. In isolating himself from others he robs himself of a source of emotional definition and security that comes with communal identification. However, within himself he isolates that part of himself that he considers “proper” to him (because he associates it with control and power) from that which is “improper” (because it represents “passivity” and therefor weakness). He trains himself to eliminate emotion and to replace it with part of nature and whose source power is spirit. The consistent theme and process in the culture determines the possibilities of European behavior, both toward non-Europeans (others) and toward one another. Listen on this podcast to understand how to depossess the mind. If you have any requests let me know or if you want to join in on the Moor Podcast. Moor knowledge, moor wisdom, moor power. Peace.