Language often reveals the hidden frameworks that shape our collective psyche in any cultural and political climate. One striking example is the phrase “a war of principalities,” which I’ve seen pop up more and more across the political spectrum—from both the left and the right—especially since Trump’s recent election.
But the very fact that this language is used speaks volumes about the deep indoctrination of Abrahamic religion and colonization that permeates the entire political spectrum in the United States and the broader West. This shows just how profoundly entrenched these ideas are, even among those who may think they have transcended religious dogma.
However, we are witnessing today not merely a war of principalities in the traditional sense described by Christian theology. It is an archetypal war, a battle of eternal symbols and forces that derive from the duality of masculine and feminine principles. Unlike the Abrahamic notion of good versus evil, these principles are neither morally charged nor inherently good or bad. They are natural, eternal forces that make up the entirety of our reality, shaping our lives and the world around us. They exist as a part of the natural order, with no intrinsic moral value, and the ignorance of these truths has fueled our modern collective psychosis.
We live in a time where we are witnessing the consequences of a co-opting of the human mind, a phenomenon that has infiltrated not just conservative or religious spaces but also progressive and secular ones. The division we see is not a simple binary struggle between Republicans and Democrats or good and evil; it is a reflection of a deeper crisis of consciousness. Until we start asking the right questions—ones that dig beneath the surface of political identities and cultural narratives—this insanity will continue.
Consider how society places a near-religious faith in figures who symbolize the “hero” or “heroine” archetype, whether that figure is Jesus, Kamala Harris, or Donald Trump. We project our salvation fantasies onto these personalities without examining the archetypal forces at play behind them. The fixation on personalities blinds us to the more profound energies and patterns governing the collective psyche. The cultural binary that pits left against right, good against evil, prevents us from becoming curious about the essence of what is happening beneath the surface.
To understand this moment in history, we need an initiated eye—a way of seeing that goes beyond judgment and embraces curiosity. What is happening in our world cannot be fully grasped with a literal or dualistic mindset; it requires a deeper, archetypal understanding. The principles at play are not about choosing sides but understanding how opposing energies, like masculine and feminine, creation and destruction, or life and death, interact to shape reality.
But here lies the challenge: Our society is built on judgment. People are obsessed with being on the “right side” of history, the morally superior side. The fear of being wrong or evil drives a culture where people double down on their beliefs, even when those beliefs are divisive or destructive. This need to be “good” blinds us to the complexity of reality and keeps us locked in perpetual conflict.
True understanding requires leaning into curiosity. It demands that we ask deeper questions and open ourselves to uncomfortable truths. This is a time when our collective psychosis—the insanity of thinking we are fundamentally separate from one another—comes to a head. To heal this divide, we must recognize that it is not about choosing sides but about understanding the archetypal forces at work. Only by doing so can we hope to transform our world and move beyond the binary struggles that have plagued humanity for far too long.
If we can embrace this curiosity and resist the urge to judge immediately, we may find that what we thought were external battles are actually internal struggles—manifestations of our collective shadow. Until then, we will remain caught in a cycle of division, fueled by the illusion that our side is righteous while the other is evil.
The way forward requires not just political action but a spiritual and psychological awakening that reconnects us to the eternal forces that shape our world.
We must be initiated back to reality where real authenticity reigns, and not the performance of "good".
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