Is
it a creature, akin to ba, alive to maneuver through personalities? Or is it
more an offshoot of ka, and thus, a life-giving force? Many presumptions are
without the luxury of clarity. We are certain that mania is a body of energy,
which alters a given personality in such a way that the person undergoing a
manic spell tends to act in a fashion deemed as unusual for the agent presently
in question. Mania often leads to anger, sexual escapades, and a tendency to
purchase items of high value; but there is another element to mania, that
mingles in a sphere of spirituality, where mystic realities extend themselves.
One may be inclined to point out that one undergoing a state of mania is
influenced by an altered state of consciousness. This language goes into a
place of deepness; that is, transcendental/spiritual experiences are most
commonly experienced through a mysterious filter, where the agent undergoing
the experience feels a need to state that s/he were in a state of mind altered
by a greater force than humankind. Stating this plainly, we more often than not
experience the Divine through an altered state of consciousness. The question
that becomes palpable is whether or not it is possible to maintain a coherent
and clear mind guided by intelligent faculties while undergoing a manic spell.
The answer is yes considering that certain properties are in operation (e.g.,
medicine, extreme training, therapy, etc). Nevertheless, we are not going to
pass over the fact that while manic the agent in question is in the presence of
an altered state of mind. What does this entail? What does this suggest? Are
all manic agents alike? In addition: Are we comfortable with some that are
manic, and not others? If so, then why? I leave us with these questions as we
attempt to shed light on the next topic.
Depression
is unlike mania, but they have been known to occur within an agent
simultaneously, as it was once explained to me. Would we be remiss if we were
not to refer to depression as some form, force, or entity? I believe that we
would in fact be remiss if we were to travel along that path. This force spins
some agents into a sphere of creativity, when it is not the case that a
depressive episode is more in fact debilitating. Depression colors an agent
with thoughts, or more often a state of presence, where a sense of discomfort
and angst smothers an otherwise balanced state of being. If it is an entity, we
are with need to ask: “How is it triggered?” The answer is quite complicated;
for it can be triggered through an event, genetic disposition, a thought, etc.
What is of more importance to this present line of thought is whether or not
depression in itself is an intelligent agent, such as ba and ka. It stands to
reason that every agent experiences highs and lows; that is, something is
affected within a given agent that allows for happiness to shift for sadness
when it is the case that the agent in question is sitting in his or her din
alone. It becomes arguable that forces within shift and tug where the agent
becomes moved or agitated. Depression is then an operation of these forces that
alert us to an agitation that has yet to take form within the realm of
articulation; but it is remiss to suggest that all forms of depression are
capable of remedy. In many cases, both mania and depression are entities that
we must adjust to and learn to monitor through our separate journeys. We often
say less to depression and more to mania; that is, we rarely judge a person for
being depressed, where we often misjudge a person for being manic. I leave us
with the following question: If depression is in fact an entity within a given
agent, could we quite possibly provide therapy for said entity?
I
spoke of balance in the above paragraph; but what is balance, that is, a
balanced state of being? Many are able to intuit an answer. According to one
Bishop, balance is a state of nothingness. It is neither high nor low, it just is. I shall here argue that balance is
to maintain an obvious level of control over one’s faculties in spite of the surrounding
stimuli. That is to say, that while an agent is undergoing a state of mania or
depression s/he is able to display a level of intelligence, which constitutes as
a healthy calm. However, there is another state of balance that speaks more to
serenity where one is entertaining self by reading a great novel, or cooking a
marvelous pot of spaghetti. There is too a balance where agitation is present
while one is writing a letter, a poem, or even a dissertation. I would be in
error not to point out that many are depressed and functioning at levels that
speak to admiration. This is too applicable to some that are often manic.
Balance is a machine in motion, where in the case of humans the mechanisms are
mainly hidden forces operating in connection with a primary force. Of course,
our natural faculties come into play. So more often balance is both clarity and
a multiplicity of activity. Nonetheless, I leave us with the following
question: If balance is in operation within a given agent, whether for
depression or mania, should we ostracize the person in question?
