Society
Traditional Definition:
- a) The totality of social relationships among humans.
b) A group of humans broadly distinguished from other groups by mutual
interests, participation in characteristic relationships, shared institutions,
and a common culture.
c)The institutions and culture of a distinct self-perpetuating group..
- An organization or association of persons engaged in a common profession,
activity, or interest: a folklore society; a society of bird watchers.
- a) The rich, privileged, and fashionable social class.
b) The socially dominant members of a community.
New World Definition:
Most often, the term "society" is used to describe the
group of people who do, say, think, and believe what is commonly accepted
by the vast majority of people.
Articles
I Have
a Dream: A Colorblind Society and More by Eric Putkonen
"We must stop identifying with our small tribes and identify with
the whole. As long as we separate, emphasize, or set apart one group
based on some characteristic, there will always be a division. For example,
as long as we have Black History Month or some other derivative segregation,
African Americans will never fully melt into the whole of the pot of
our society, which is exactly what they or anyone else wants...to be
treated the same regardless of color of the skin."
A Woman of
Strength and Beauty by Gretchen Eckes
"Can we regain that inner connection, and what is the momentous
power? What is needed to further the process of reclaiming the world
with feminine energy? How do we continue to move toward an integrated
and balanced society that recognizes the strength and beauty of women
and men, and embodies the best of humanity?"
Interviews
The EDGE Interview
with Maria Shaw by Tim Miejan
"I think astrology's kind of gotten lumped in with the Tarot and
the palmistry and people look at it as a psychic tool, but actually
astrology is a science. The art is in the interpretation. Astrology's
been around for thousands of years. With all of the professional astrologers
conferences, like the American Federation of Astrologers, that are coming
together worldwide, we're trying to make it more professional and build
a reputation of being a more professional society."
Heaven And
Earth -- Making the Psychic Connection The EDGE Interview with James Van
Praagh by Tim Miejan
"That's not the Truth. Those are illusions that society puts out
there. And there are others, such as the illusion that people aren't
psychic. Well, sorry, the Truth is we are, because we're born that way.
When we're born as babies we have to have that sense of a sixth sense
in order to survive. There's a survival instinct. It's called instinct,
you know? "
Quotations
"Despite crime's omnipresence, things work in society,
because biology compels it. Order eventually restores itself, by psychic
equilibrium.."
~Camille Paglia
"Human society is a ceaseless growth, an unfoldment
in terms of spirituality."
~Mohandas Gandhi
"He who is unable to live in society, or who has no
need because he is sufficient for himself, must be either a beast or
a god. "
~Aristotle
"We have to talk about liberating minds as well as liberating
society."
~Angela Davis