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God and Evil<\/em> is, of necessity,
\nwritten in neo-academic style.
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\nGod and Good<\/em> looks at the obverse side of the coin: Good.<\/p>\n

And what we discover of the cosmic order is quite majestic and elegant, and, indeed, beyond incredible.<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153God\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s 120 Guardian Angels\u00e2\u20ac\u009d, is my very carefully chosen vehicle to flesh\u00e2\u20ac\u201cout further my core proposition of Quest for Potential\u00e2\u02c6\u017e<\/sup>. The book is a very deliberate and calibrated attempt to deal with an infinite and profound concept \u00e2\u20ac\u201d through finite means: literary devices (120 Angels), gentle poetic prose, and mythical constructs. Ultimately, the final leap \u00e2\u20ac\u201c in accepting or rejecting an overarching metaphysics \u00e2\u20ac\u201c must be to feel it in your gut \u00e2\u20ac\u201c as no one has been at the Cosmic Center \u00e2\u20ac\u201c or at the Creation point – or \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcfar enough out\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 to have a perspective encompassing all. Indeed, to-the-end-of-time the full and complete truth will never be proved conclusively. Indeed, in any event, it might take until the end of time to relate and explicate the full truth.
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The final section, The Lost Manual,
\nwhich comes later at the very end of the book,
\nis built on two Parallel Tracks:<\/p>\n

A \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Wisdom Book\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

and a<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Self-Actualization Book\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

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Simultaneously, implicit in this body of work is another key proposition and theme: namely, that what is true on a cosmic level, metaphysically is also true, in parallel, on a personal level \u00e2\u20ac\u0153self-actualization\u00e2\u20ac\u009d\u00e2\u20ac\u201d wise, and vice versa.<\/p>\n

Meaning, by understanding one, we achieve a fuller and more profound understanding of the other.
\nEach can provide crucial clues as to the other. I operate under a related corollary of mine \u00e2\u20ac\u201c that gaps in one can be filled-in, by examining the other.
\nI propose that this elegant \u00e2\u20ac\u201c and awesomely powerful \u00e2\u20ac\u201c
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u02dccosmic detective tool\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 will enable philosophers and metaphysicians to fill in gaps or fine-tune aspects of Metaphysics.<\/p>\n

I posit that metaphysical themes which play out on a grand cosmic level, driving the cosmos, have direct, usually 1:1 parallels with mortal dynamics.<\/p>\n

Inasmuch as I also posit that every single human is a universe, albeit physically smaller than the grand Universe which we operate in, the parallel works elegantly and powerfully.<\/p>\n

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\nUnlocking the cosmic code is not just an ivory tower academic enterprise. For, the stakes are, of course, great. For, to the extent that we unlock the cosmic code, we also understand ourselves, our children, our purpose, our inner drive, our universe, our planet, our civilization, our struggles and triumphs and our ultimate meaning. We can better prioritize and put matters in perspective. We can achieve higher and higher levels of self-actualization, and, indeed, consciousness. We can empower ourselves and optimize our lives. We can better set goals for ourselves and for our children. We can prevail better over adversity and inevitable setbacks, and, indeed, prevail better over success. We can advance forward with deliberate confidence. As noted, The Lost Manual is also a \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Wisdom Book\u00e2\u20ac\u009d, offering either explicit or implicit thoughts about life \u00e2\u20ac\u201c from the perspective of \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcthe perpetrator\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 of this particular overarching metaphysics. The underlying motif is that there are really no simplistic ABSOLUTES. Rather, life is more nuanced, more textured. Some of the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153wisdom themes\u00e2\u20ac\u009d offered, are spins of classic themes, but with more nuance, and with an occasional dose of pop culture.<\/p>\n

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Cosmic Drama Focus:<\/p>\n

The Mode of Metaphysical presentation<\/em><\/div>\n

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Now, the mode of presenting my solution is not so simple. At the one extreme is the one sentence proposition:
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Quest for Potential\u00e2\u20ac\u009d drives the cosmos. Take it or leave it.<\/p>\n

At another extreme is to attempt to delineate tens of thousands of nuanced potentialities.<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153God\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s 120 Guardian Angels\u00e2\u20ac\u009d tries to flesh-out the core proposition by playing with 120 potentialities or concepts related to Quest for Potential. This is my chosen vehicle.<\/p>\n

Cracking cosmic codes and articulating the infinite is not that simple.<\/p>\n

We are, each of us, at the very center of \u00e2\u20ac\u201d and integral to \u00e2\u20ac\u201d the cosmic drama.<\/p>\n

The dimensions of the drama are, indeed, infinite.
\nEach of us…each and every one of us…is an entire cosmos\u00e2\u20ac\u201cin\u00e2\u20ac\u201cmicrocosm.<\/p>\n

And each of us is part-and-parcel of this \u00e2\u20ac\u0153divine unfolding\u00e2\u20ac\u009d.<\/p>\n

So here we go, my friends… Open your souls and hearts…<\/p>\n

The next phase of this journey commences…<\/p>\n

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