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Social Organisms

Society dictates to us to “get in where we fit in”. It divides us into smaller-groupings of identity based on many variables including; economic achievement, religious ideology, ethnic-background, geographical location, etc. Really, the way in which we identify within society is a product of our individuality. We choose to identify with a set of people due to a perceived commonality which further illustrates our natural desire to gain acknowledgment from the rest of the organism. We work to gain acceptance and then start the process of aligning our viewpoints with the collective-consciousness that exists within that held identity. We begin to think alike, act alike, and react alike.

Group-think begins the process of directing the outward expression of the social-organism. This is commonly seen within the societal structure with how an individual reacts within their environment. Individuals typically latch onto the mindset of the collective-consciousness of the social-organism of control and mimic the behaviors that are viewed as acceptable. They become the identity of the social-organism which they are a part of. Identity, once again, shows us how powerful it can become with some social-organisms. Mass political movements are social-organisms that are working to achieve a common goal. Political parties and political affiliations dictate a mind-state that people mimic which alters their perception of the world around them. This contributes to the construction of social-organisms.

Now, how does the social organism fit into the myriad of discussed organisms of control? The way in which we define our individuality is directly attributed towards our alignment within the societal structure which is comprised of many social-organisms which dictates people’s reactionary processes to their environment. Like a cascading waterfall of control, the social-organism is all-inclusive. This means that all of us define our individuality through interpreting social-organisms from which we chose to identify with. The blueprint, from one person to another, is something that we derive our individual identity from. A thought experiment would be to just sit and think about what makes you, you. You may be surprised at how much your mind will want to show you an archetype instead of relying on your personalized experiences. We are molded into our identities by aligning with the blueprints we see around us.

Social-organisms are, by far, the most powerful organisms of control. The consciousness that exists within this matrix of control, is shared amongst those that identify within that grouping. Just as the individual learns norms within their family structure from an early age, so does the individual learn what is acceptable and what is not within each grouping of identity along the chain of identities that exist. The number of identities is not unique to just one set. A person can have multiple social-identities and can even go so far as to change their identity as their environment changes or when it is beneficial to do so. This brings me to the final organism of control, which is that of the individual self.

This is a writing segment for The Codex Primum. These writings are created on this platform and I intend on publishing the finished product somewhere in the future. I am a writer by trade, but these beliefs are where I have found myself. I hope you enjoyed the mental exercise this hopefully evoked, and hopefully this provoked a new train of thought, if even for just a moment. Look for more to come in the following days, and follow me. I want to share this journey with whoever is willing to listen...

~Deep1111