ABSTRACT: the dynamic we understand as ‘reality’ seems to ‘come to us’ in three basic forms or ‘levels’ which nest within one another (e.g. as in the systems sciences work of Erich Jantsch [‘Design for Evolution’]).   These three ‘reality options’ accord with my own relational experience, and with my understanding of Nietzsche’s views, so I will proceed directly with a description of these three nested levels of reality, and tie them to popular divisions within human society.   Evidently, the key point for we Western culture adherents is that we have embraced belief in the ‘name-instantiated existence of things-in-themselves with their own powers of ‘sorcery’ [i.e. by ‘sorcery’ I mean the power of the name-instantiated thing-in-itself to source actions and developments’.  This abstract concept of ‘sorcery’ derives NOT FROM OUR ACTUAL RELATIONAL EXPERIENCE, but derives instead from Western language and grammar.  The abstract intellectual concept of ‘sorcery’ gives rise to two ‘versions of reality’ that we refer to as ‘conservative’ reality and ‘liberal’ reality.

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