He also likes to discuss contemporary philosophy and science and is interested in putting together a scientifically comprehensive worldview that integrates metaphysics and traditional views of the soul.
Anthropology and ancient history are important as well and Aarvoll is interested in discussing theories of Atlantis, and alternative theories of human evolution and migration.
Wisdom Within — Chapter 38
The Feminine Chaos Experiment
Civilization is, at its core, the embodiment of the Masculine Order. It is the structure that rises from the soil of the Feminine Chaos, transforming wilderness into city-states, nature into culture. Without the Masculine Order, no civilization can endure; yet within its walls, the whisper of the Feminine Chaos has always found a way to creep in.³⁸⁶
In ancient Greece, we see the first tremors of this experiment. From the firm authority of city-states, hierarchies, and pragmatic law arose voices that sought liberty, equality, and the theorisations of a better world. Philosophy itself was born from this tension: rational Stoic foundations held firm, while the humanitarian currents of Socratic thought stirred beneath its marble columns.³⁸⁷
With the advent of Christianity, the experiment deepened. The Roman world embodied hierarchy, authority, and conformity—yet at its heart entered the message of humanity, equality, and inclusivity. The stern order of empire was gradually softened by mercy, charity, and the recognition of the individual soul’s value.³⁸⁸
Even deeper into this experiment were the French and American Revolutions—powerful storms of the Feminine Chaos. They tore at the chains of monarchy and hierarchy, raising instead the banners of liberty, equality, and fraternity. Yet even these revolutions, intoxicated by freedom, could not remain fluid for long. America, founded on liberty, gradually hardened into structures of authority, conformity, and the iron web of a secretive deep state. France, founded on equality and fraternity, swiftly descended into blood and terror, only to restore authority under Napoleon’s imperial order.³⁸⁹
The abolition of slavery in America carried the same paradox. Grounded in Christian principles and the American Constitution, humanity demanded that all men are created equal and that chains must be broken—and rightly so. Yet the societies embracing these ideals could not remain soft forever. To preserve freedom, new structures of authority inevitably arose, for without them, chaos would destroy the very liberty it sought to uphold.³⁹⁰
Then came the tides of Communism in Russia, proclaiming equality for all as its sacred creed. Yet once revolutionary fires burned, the inevitable truth emerged: all may be equal, but some are inevitably more equal than others. The dream of equality hardened once again into hierarchy, for even the chaos of revolution cannot escape the necessity of structure.³⁹¹
Thus, the great irony unfolds: every ideology born from the Feminine Chaos—whether liberty in America or equality in Russia—eventually gravitates back towards the Masculine Order. The Feminine Chaos may stir, inspire, and dismantle, but it alone cannot endure. To stand, it must wear the armor of the Masculine Order.³⁹²
The true balance lies not in the victory of one over the other, but in their harmony—this is the Mīzānist creed. In order for a civilization to flourish, it must remain firmly rooted in the Masculine Order—authority, hierarchy, conformity, and rigidity. Yet within its walls, it must give voice to the currents of the Feminine Chaos—liberty, equality, individuality, and fluidity. Only when Yin rests within Yang can a society breathe in its natural rhythm, neither drowning in anarchy nor suffocating under tyranny.³⁹³
In our own age, this balance has been deliberately distorted into what some may call anarcho-tyranny: a system where ordinary citizens are burdened by invasive laws and surveillance while lawlessness is selectively tolerated or encouraged. Secretive global networks and entrenched intelligence apparatuses weaponize both the Masculine Order—importing authoritarian elements, even using Islam as a bludgeon against Christianity—and the Feminine Chaos—promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion policies; impulsiveness through porn, food and alcohol; endless theoreticism in critical race theory, queer theory, gender studies, postmodernism, and cultural Marxism. These forces, wielded not to uplift but to destabilize, serve the personal gain of elites who thrive in public disorder while consolidating their own hidden order.³⁹⁴
Commentary
386: “Civilization is, at its core, the embodiment of the Masculine Order. It is the structure that rises from the soil of the Feminine Chaos, transforming wilderness into city-states, nature into culture. Without the Masculine Order, no civilization can endure; yet within its walls, the whisper of the Feminine Chaos has always found a way to creep in.”
This sets the stage for the entire analysis: civilization is fundamentally structured (Masculine Order), yet it cannot ignore the undercurrent of change, fluidity, and human aspiration (Feminine Chaos).
387: “In ancient Greece, we see the first tremors of this experiment. From the firm authority of city-states, hierarchies, and pragmatic law arose voices that sought liberty, equality, and the theorisations of a better world. Philosophy itself was born from this tension: rational Stoic foundations held firm, while the humanitarian currents of Socratic thought stirred beneath its marble columns.”
Ancient Greece illustrates the first dialectic: structured governance and law confronted by emerging humanist ideas, producing philosophy as a synthesis of order and inquiry.
388: “With the advent of Christianity, the experiment deepened. The Roman world embodied hierarchy, authority, and conformity—yet at its heart entered the message of humanity, equality, and inclusivity. The stern order of empire was gradually softened by mercy, charity, and the recognition of the individual soul’s value.”
Christianity shows how spiritual principles introduced the Feminine Chaos into a rigid imperial order, softening it with compassion and moral values.
389: “Even deeper into this experiment were the French and American Revolutions—powerful storms of the Feminine Chaos. They tore at the chains of monarchy and hierarchy, raising instead the banners of liberty, equality, and fraternity. Yet even these revolutions, intoxicated by freedom, could not remain fluid for long. America, founded on liberty, gradually hardened into structures of authority, conformity, and the iron web of a secretive deep state. France, founded on equality and fraternity, swiftly descended into blood and terror, only to restore authority under Napoleon’s imperial order.”
The revolutions exemplify the tension: the Feminine Chaos erupts but ultimately cannot exist without structure; liberty and equality are assimilated back into hierarchical systems.
390: “The abolition of slavery in America carried the same paradox. Grounded in Christian principles and the American Constitution, humanity demanded that all men are created equal and that chains must be broken—and rightly so. Yet the societies embracing these ideals could not remain soft forever. To preserve freedom, new structures of authority inevitably arose, for without them, chaos would destroy the very liberty it sought to uphold.”
Social reform demonstrates the same pattern: moral awakening must eventually be stabilized by new structures; idealism without order risks collapse.
391: “Then came the tides of Communism in Russia, proclaiming equality for all as its sacred creed. Yet once revolutionary fires burned, the inevitable truth emerged: all may be equal, but some are inevitably more equal than others. The dream of equality hardened once again into hierarchy, for even the chaos of revolution cannot escape the necessity of structure.”
Communism illustrates the paradox of idealism: even revolutionary chaos will reconstitute authority and hierarchy over time.
392: “Thus, the great irony unfolds: every ideology born from the Feminine Chaos—whether liberty in America or equality in Russia—eventually gravitates back towards the Masculine Order. The Feminine Chaos may stir, inspire, and dismantle, but it alone cannot endure. To stand, it must wear the armor of the Masculine Order.”
This observation generalizes the historical pattern: chaotic impulses always require structural integration to survive.
393: “The true balance lies not in the victory of one over the other, but in their harmony—this is the Mīzānist creed. In order for a civilization to flourish, it must remain firmly rooted in the Masculine Order—authority, hierarchy, conformity, and rigidity. Yet within its walls, it must give voice to the currents of the Feminine Chaos—liberty, equality, individuality, and fluidity. Only when Yin rests within Yang can a society breathe in its natural rhythm, neither drowning in anarchy nor suffocating under tyranny.”
The conclusion frames the Mīzānist principle: order and chaos are complementary. Civilization thrives when structured authority accommodates the dynamism of human aspiration.
394: "In our own age, this balance has been deliberately distorted into what some may call anarcho-tyranny: a system where ordinary citizens are burdened by invasive laws and surveillance while lawlessness is selectively tolerated or encouraged. Secretive global networks and entrenched intelligence apparatuses weaponize both the Masculine Order—importing authoritarian elements, even using Islam as a bludgeon against Christianity—and the Feminine Chaos—promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion policies; impulsiveness through porn, food and alcohol; endless theoreticism in critical race theory, queer theory, gender studies, postmodernism, and cultural Marxism. These forces, wielded not to uplift but to destabilize, serve the personal gain of elites who thrive in public disorder while consolidating their own hidden order."
The final paragraph situates the ancient tension of the Masculine Order and the Feminine Chaos in the modern West through the lens of anarcho-tyranny, showing how elites deliberately manipulate both poles for control. Here, the Masculine Order is distorted into authoritarian imposition—such as weaponizing imported cultural or religious structures like Islam into the West—while the Feminine Chaos is reduced to destabilizing ideologies like DEI, critical race theory, and cultural Marxism. Instead of a natural cycle moving back toward balance, society is trapped in a manufactured disequilibrium where law-abiding citizens face suffocating restrictions while chaos is selectively encouraged. This commentary highlights a darker evolution of the experiment: not the organic search for harmony, but its deliberate sabotage by hidden powers.
Wisdom Within — Chapter 37
The Animal Nature
All creatures of flesh move within a circle unseen. Pain awakens desire, desire seeks pleasure, pleasure fades into pain, and thus the wheel turns without end. This is the law of the beast: the endless hunger of the body, the restless thirst of the soul bound to matter. To flee from pain is to run toward pleasure, and to clutch at pleasure is to summon pain anew. This is the great cycle of Samsara, the prison of becoming.³⁸²
Yet there is a way out. Do not flee, do not chase. Sit instead within the flame. Embrace the pain as one clutches at a hidden pearl. Study it, breathe it, open to it in silence. For when the seeker rests in stillness amidst agony, the veil thins, the suffering dissolves, and behind its mask shines a deeper light. Only when this practice becomes life itself—habit, breath, devotion—does the animal nature wane.³⁸³
Consider two hounds on a leash, one named Dhukkha, the other Sukkha. Each pulls with savage force, dragging the master ...
Wisdom Within — Chapter 36
To Believe and To Know
There is a great gulf between belief and knowledge. To believe is to trust in second-hand sources—in words spoken, in books written, in slogans repeated, in the images of screens and the echoes of authority. Belief rests on faith in another’s testimony, but it is not yet sight. To know, by contrast, is to stand face-to-face with the truth, to encounter it with the six senses, to live it in one’s own being.³⁷⁶
Consider a box of chocolates. If you have never opened it, but only read the label or listened to the descriptions of others, the most you can say when asked is, “I believe it tastes like this.” Your faith is built upon the words of others, but the sweetness is not yet yours. To know, you must break the seal, place the morsel upon your tongue, and taste it yourself. Then there is no room for doubt, for the experience is immediate, undeniable, beyond belief.³⁷⁷
Now consider something heavier, something that stains history with blood. On the ...
Wisdom Within — Chapter 35
The Prakritis and Purushas
Within the order of Mīzānist society, two great communities arise: the Prakritis and the Purushas. The Prakritis labor in the fields of matter, tending to the political, economic, and social concerns of civilization. They are the builders of cities, the keepers of law, the artisans of wealth, and the guardians of civic order. Through their toil, the foundations of material life are laid, ensuring that every citizen is clothed, fed, and sheltered.³⁷⁰
Yet above the realm of matter shines another calling: the Purushas. These are those who renounce the comforts and ambitions of Prakriti life, forsaking luxury for a higher vocation. Their sole concern is the life of the spirit, the inner ascent of the soul toward truth and liberation. To enter their ranks is no light decision: one who becomes a Purusha cannot return to the worldly estate, for theirs is a path of consecration, lifelong and absolute.³⁷¹
Since the Purushas have renounced material striving, the ...
