Blind faith and evolution

[Whateverist]

The small tip at the top is the rational mind or what most of the people can perceive but the part under the water is the gift as Einstein put it.
So by getting the gift on the surface you are able to come up with a lot more knowledge.

This gets at the difference between the aims of spirituality and of integration. The idea that you drag the unconscious mind to the surface where you can plunder it with your conscious mind is the essence of spirituality. The goal of spirituality is for the conscious mind -Einstein's faithful servant- to take over the gift. Integration brings the two together but while the conscious mind becomes more and more in tune with the unconscious, it never takes over. The conscious mind remains the servant and in that way the totality of the self flourishes.

I tend to see spirituality as a kind of escapism from the actuality of the unconscious. The unconscious, like the world, is what it is. It will never bend to your will. Spirituality seeks the high places where one can see far. But life is in the valleys and swamps. I've done some spiritual questing and taken in some nice views but I choose to abide in the lowlands. The heights are ultimately sterile and devoid of life. It is better to find your place in the swamp where you are a part of something bigger and have lots of company.