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The Philosophy
We have a core philosophy that revolves around support, knowledge, and empowerment. The following points embody this philosophy.
Love as the Ultimate Environment
This program operates under a single, all-encompassing premise: Love is not a passive emotion; it is the ultimate, all-accepting environment.
Love is the space in which both the light and the dark parts of human experience are allowed to exist without judgment. Every experience is a human experience. We do not look to escape the darkness or bypass hardships; we face the darkness in the shade of the light. That means we use our personal power to stand strong, not run away, suppress, or hide. Because love accepts all, every failure is a step forward.
Personal Power
You already have your own personal power, but the modern world has intentionally or accidentally severed our access to it. Whatever the reason, we have forgotten it. The knowledge on how to reclaim it is left unspoken, and we are left without a light to feel our way through life’s challenges.
This program identifies over 100 abilities that we collectively call “personal power”. It consists of your many awarenesses, strengths, stability, agency, and more. These are already a part of you, but they are like muscles that need to be trained. It might take a lifetime to find your personal power by looking everywhere it isn’t. Instead, we teach you how to look inside yourself.
Sovereignty of Good
Since love is the acceptance of all, the program strives for a preference toward good as opposed to evil. We refer to this preference as the “Sovereignty of Good”.
While each person chooses their own preference, the program prefers a positive growth that is the least destructive and the most considerate of all choices. Further, it is our own belief that we are all one in togetherness, and striving for love means accepting one’s own preferences while coexisting respectfully with everyone else’s.
Strength from Speech
Speaking the truth will set you free. It’s a stronger person who speaks their life than who types or writes it because true understanding comes from inner knowledge.
Books and videos cannot work through your personal issues because they say the same thing, whether you understand them or not. True alignment with your inherent power requires a dialogue where you are both listened to and cross-examined without judgment. You are encouraged to make your own truths, while the traits of this program serve as a supportive framework.
The Methodology
The program is structured to respect your energy and time. We move away from lectures and focus on active, practical, and, ultimately, interactive sessions.
Modular
Each of the abilities in your personal powers is examined in practical supplemental material provided for free on this website. Look in the Site Explorer under “Power Modules”.
Each Power Module focuses on one aspect at a time to maintain focus and reduce feeling overwhelmed. You are given solid ground to stand on before moving forward.
Questioning
This helps you to uncover specific, internal blockages or blind spots by forming a dialogue, wherein two people examine an issue without judgment. We use the Socratic Method and Dialectic.
Thought Experiments
We strip away your mental loops to see your private reality as compared to reality itself. By using imagined situations, we practice the thought patterns that steer you straight. We also notice the patterns that leave you stuck.
Focus Points
We use Learning Points & Misery Points to identify friction, suffering, or repetitive patterns. They become noticeable details that can result in misery or growth.
Demonstrations
To illustrate the ideas behind your personal power, we demonstrate the meaning through short stories, symbolism, and poignant analogies. These reveal hidden insights and glaring mistakes.
Mnemonic Devices
We use clever sayings to help you recall the lessons, similar to PEMDAS (from math class), the alphabet song, and the months of the year song. Mnemonics act like automatic memory refreshers at a moment’s notice because they are simple and sometimes silly.
Support Levels
We provide self-guided materials through YouTube and supplemental materials. Everyone is free to move through those at their own volition.
- Level 1, Supporter: Free access to the YouTube videos and the Power Modules. These are fast, packed, and generalized navigation points that can apply to anyone. Our video offerings are being built.
- Level 2, Member: The YouTube channel membership provides longer, deeper insights into specific abilities in your personal power, exploratory questions, and prompts for personal reflection.
- Level 3, Correspondent: This is for those who want regular, scheduled one-on-one guidance sessions with me.
- Contact me to become a Correspondent.
Regarding Socrates’s idea of the dialectic, our YouTube videos and Power Modules may not be enough to enlighten a person to their personal power.
This is why the one-on-one discussion in support level 3 is the ideal form of empowerment because media doesn’t synthesize for you. For example, a person might understand an ability of their power, but somehow they may not know how to use it.
FAQ
Q: Why should I do this? A: In simple terms, you should do this to be a better person. In this program, you are trying to find what you lost: your original, personal power. Maybe you don’t know you lost it, but there is a power in everyone that isn’t easily seen. The goal of the program is for you to want to find your power and do the hard work to claim it.
Q: What if I don’t feel I’ve lost or forgotten something? A: That’s easy to do if you don’t remember that you ever had it. It’s hard to recall something you forgot without something to remind you. The best prison is one without walls, and the best slaves are those who aren’t educated to know better. This program seeks to bring that education, which seems to be lacking in most public institutions.
Q: How does A Lighthouse help me find it? A: You learn how to look inward. The program isn’t a self-centered, eccentric, and exclusive movement open only the few, so the only restrictions are those you put on yourself. There are best practices, which may be hard to follow, and not everyone is ready to face the dark parts of themselves. Take the program in stages, when you feel ready for more.
Q: What if I don’t know how or I don’t understand? A: We use Socratic questioning to customize the program to your life experience. We also use symbolism, such as metaphors and analogies, to make abstract ideas more concrete. You are free to ask your own questions to seek better understanding.
Q: What do I learn? A: You learn answers to existential questions that many people have: who am I; where am I; why am I here; what’s the meaning of it all; how do I become a better person? You learn to remember, access, and use your personal power to understand your emotions and use them with logic to make efficient life choices.
Q: How will I remember the strategies I learn? A: The symbolism in the program delivers powerful messages appropriate to your personal background, and we use mnemonic devices to pack lessons into a memorable phrases. We also have YouTube videos to help you remember the content any time.
Q: What if I need help? A: You can ask for help through the personal consultation portion of the program. Finding your support group (your friends, your loved ones, professional help, and whoever else you trust) can help you stand on your own two feet. One day, by working through your particular hardships, you will be strong enough to stand on your own.