A new FAQ is answered! This one's probably one that many people have been waiting for. Today I got a tap on the shoulder and an "ahem, we have to get this written up, please", and here it is. You'll find the whole answer at this link: http://opalescentnine.com/about/faq

One note regarding a word they introduce, which was, shall I say, alien to me: abreality. I had no idea what this meant, and had a hard time finding much on Google past a Madonna documentary. Okay, so I added "philosophy" to that keyword search and bingo! here's what I found:

The concept of Abstract Realities (AbReality) is described in the glossary:

Abstract Realities. Human-created systems of beliefs and agreed ways of doing things: constitutions, economies, religions, corporations, etc. In his ‘79 book, Mind and Nature, Gregory Bateson described in detail the meaning of Abstract Reality.

Bateson states that the AbReality process is a lateral extension of abstract components, and that all human organizations are the result of this process. Pillars of our society, such as the theatre, defence budgets, governments, sports or religions are all abstract entities. They do not exist naturally or materially but only in our minds. They are all convenient names for actions that we carry out. If suddenly all human action stopped, all of those AbRealities that we consider as real would cease to be apparent, except for the associated documentation and artefacts. But not all AbRealities are even documented. Many social norms are simply learned and handed down from generation to generation. When Carl Jung alluded to this line of thought he suggested that the individual is the carrier of the culture.

The whole article is pretty interesting, and very recent (January 2015). You can find it here: http://www.pelicanweb.org/solisustv11n02page5.html I love how the Pleiadians throw these concepts at us and help us make sense of the mess of history we've inherited.

Happy reading. I hope to get to the next question ("Is there a God?") before so much time has passed. I think it's good to think about these things right now!