#29 - Tolkien and the Developmental Need for Evil

Published: Sept. 2, 2020, 9:12 a.m.

Yes, dark, shocking events may feel like an affront to our sense of rightness and our wish to see consciousness advancing in a perceivable way against ignorance, but we also need to recognize that these are ego judgments and the way of evolution is diverse and roundabout, a weird zig-zag path that confounds discernment.