Mind Mastery

Voluntarism...What's That?

With our bridges in place, we can begin to act in a way befit of a voluntary society, freely.

Not just for individuals or small groups, but on progressively larger and larger scales.

What exactly is a voluntary society?

Well, it's the opposite of an involuntary society.

It can also be called group sovereignty. 

In comparison to an involuntary society, which relies on the threat of punishment to function, a voluntarist society is a peaceful society.

It's a society that respects the individual.

It's a society which does not force you to contribute.

It aims to inspire and encourage you to share your gifts with the world.

A voluntary society is one where all interaction is on a voluntary basis.

It's the only type of society that respects good values and morals.

Involuntary societies rely upon dictatorship, fear, intimidation, violence, punishment and force to operate.

Involuntary societies must use tools of control to maintain power, such as fines, threats of imprisonment and violent arrests to ensure the obedience of the people.

Unlike involuntary societies, peaceful co-operation and collaboration is the strategy behind Voluntarism.

There are no fines or threats being issued by a monopolised central command structure.

Instead there are people choosing to help lift up and educate each other to build a better tomorrow.

Voluntarism is the only type of society that allows others to live in peace without violent interference.

If the society you live in actively breaks The Lore Of Morality to ensure your subjugation, then it is an involuntary society.

If you ever feel forced or coerced to do something against your will, it's an involuntary society.

If you only ever volunteer, donate and offer your time, energy and skills to the society you live in, then it's a voluntary society.

What do you live in now?

What would you prefer?

Citizens & Rulers

A voluntary society does not rely upon the threat of punishment to control it's citizens.

The term citizen is used to define one who owes loyalty to a state and who can enjoy it's privileges.

A voluntary society doesn't have citizens, but people with fundamental rights, not privileges, who believe in and are loyal to the idea of voluntarism, not states or ruling classes.

There is no centralised rulership as rulership implies punishment for disobedience.

There is localised leadership, which logically concludes some people are better at certain things than others and people should play to their strengths for specific roles and projects.

It's a society that works to co-exist peacefully with people close and people far.

It's a society where everyone can have a say and has the equal opportunity to contribute their part.

In a voluntary society, you don't have to be disagreeable to disagree.

Voluntarism is the best humanity has to offer and it's the way things should be.

No masters, no slaves.

Only real people, who really care about each other.

No Rulers – Not No Rules 

A voluntary society is only absent rulers, not rules. 

Instead it's full of leaders who are ready to share their brilliant ideas and to inspire others to help build them.

The more rules a society has, the more controlled and fascist it becomes, the less likely you would want to live in that society.

The more rules a society has, the higher the implication that the people who live in that society possess a low intelligence that require such rules.

Instead of creating more rules, the focus should be on raising the standard of intelligence through education.

Voluntarism does not focus on rules. 

It focuses on The Lore Of Morality, which come from an elevated level of consciousness, a connection to your heart, having compassion for others, a sense of honour and duty and from a set of values that is built upon equality and respect.

These positive attributes contribute to building a healthy attitude. 

Attitude is crafted via education.

Involuntary societies such as modern democracies or communist states do their best to invert and repress healthy attitudes and high states of being.

This is because it is much more difficult, if not impossible, for rulers to rule people who know that the idea of rulership is wrong.

That’s why systems with rulers do everything they can to suppress the people so they can maintain a power hierarchy where they control and dictate everything.

When enough people embody this higher state of being, there is no reason to impose any more laws.

Although rules are different to laws, such as the rules of the road, which can be very useful! 

The less rules in a society, the healthier it is.

When people are able to embody a higher level of consciousness, they strive to only create rules that are absolutely necessary.

When you really think about it, you’ll be surprised at how few rules a society needs that are outside The Lore and supporting attitude.

So who creates new rules when necessary? 

That should be obvious.

You do.

The people decide.

Democracy

There is a turkish proverb that says...

"The forrest was shrinking, but the trees kept voting for the axe, for the axe was clever and convinced the trees that because his handle was made of wood, he was one of them."

Most people believe that democracy is everyone voting once for one person to decide everything all the time.

This is not real democracy, not even close.

Real democracy is everyone voting on everything all the time.

Modern democracy threatens you to participate once and then disallows any further participation.

Real democracy respects your right to participate and to not participate equally.

Modern democracy doesn't allow your input.

Real democracy expects it and can't function without it.

In modern democracy, you only have one opportunity to express how you feel society should progress, by voting for 1 of 2 people to "represent" you and your interests.

Though that person has no idea your interests because they never get your feedback and don't know you exist.

Modern democracy revolves around the idea of "electing" one person to do it all.

Real democracy revolves around the idea that everyone who wants to participate is able to cast a vote on every decision that is relevant to them and the community.

Modern democracy is a "well if you don't like it, wait a few years and vote for someone else" way of thinking.

Real democracy is "well if you don't like it, organise a revote right now for that specific thing you were voting on".

To learn more, read this short story about a group of people ship wrecked on a deserted island here. 

(8 minute read)

For an even deeper and more comprehensive demonstration of real democracy, read this short story about a Voluntarism meeting here.

(30 minute read)

You can also learn more by watching this video made by Larken Rose here and the 43 supporting videos linked in the description.