Originally posted by BlueMule

Originally posted by monkofmimir

Beyond mythological kings such as Arthur Pendragon and Vikramāditya humans have never experienced a properly functioning government.

We have allowed our mythologies, which we need in order to stay sane, to become dysfunctional. We have allowed our mysticism to become materialistic and blasphemous. As a result we can't establish a harmony with the cycles of nature. Without that harmony, we can't produce wisdom. Without that mystical wisdom, we can't produce wise rulers.

edit on 4-7-2012 by BlueMule because: (no reason given)

The Iroquois Great Law of Peace

The Great Law is like a Great White Mat of Law upon which the Chiefs sit as they deliberate on the affairs of the nations. Burning before the assembled chiefs is the council fire, called "the great light," that never dies as long as the people believe in the Great Law. The kindling the council fire, considered sacred in that it purifies the words of those assembled, obligates the Chiefs to speak the truth. Also holding a council only in the daylight is another cultural mechanism to assure clear thinking. Meeting held at night are considered inappropriate and meant for foster dissent.

The Chiefs were to use the power of their mind to reason, to figure out what was best for the welfare of the people. The three main principles of the Great Law of Peace are: Righteousness (Good News), Civil Authority (Power), and also Mind (Reason) and the welfare work." We are to view the chiefs like a circle of standing trees, supporting the Tree of Peace that grows in the middle. They help to keep it from falling over. With each Chief was to be a helper, to keep the Chief standing tall.