to the battlefront, the theater, the globe, the historical trends, the tonal aspects, and primal consciousness. The battlefront maneuver is focused on a specific target demanding immediate, swift action, yet is flexible enough to pick up on new advantages. A theater maneuver is a coagulation of battlefront maneuvers in a transrational frame aimed at significant victory within a particular geography­over a number of fronts. A global maneuver is the comprehensive thrust of a corporate body in grappling with the global contradictions by coordinating all priorities at a global level, in a limited time frame. Historical trends are statements of how the forces of history are creating deep shock-waves in the times, and where named become the indicatives for grasping the time as ripe for engagement. Tonal aspects are related to the sustaining of morale in the forces through the display of symbols and decor, and the drama of songs and rituals that catalyze the momentum of victory. Primal Consciousness is the awareness of being in charge here and now responsible, for all, in complete identification with the total task.

C. THE CALCULATED DEFINITUDES

The calculated definitudes are not abstract analyses beforehand of the field of victory, but are the components of the practical art of maneuver itself in action: timing, weaponry, forces, terrain, pinpointing the enemy and knowing the self. Timing is designed to avoid opportunism and to cut through routine so that momentum is created for sudden, rapid victory. Weaponry is organized through embodying social philosophy, using disciplined methods, demonstrating public prowess and exemplifying profound humanness. Forces are deployed in such a way as not to commit all the forces at once, but to employ both regular and special forces in positions of advantage in such a way that victory is always won without confrontation. The terrain is a delimited grid of space in which both the public and private sectors are cultivated along the common lines of already established clout, under the guideline of only dealing with the enemy when standing on death ground. Pinpointing the enemy is the act of discerning the enemy's Achilles heel which can be assailed without killing but in order to open the path of the future. Knowing the self is the objective estimate of the number of troops available, their resolve and discipline, their capabilities and gifts.

D. THE VOID

The Void as a factor in effective maneuver ensures that action is based on the deep currents of history, and is both profoundly appropriate to the present moment, and radically open to situational variations and futuric options. The Void intrudes as the voice of the future foretelling what shall be; jarring imagination, reason and intuition; forcing studied consideration of the outlandishly foreign possibility; contending with the familiar, the tried, the tested and the known; and rocking open the basis of human action and relating it to the sheer Other which is the creative ground of all of life. The Void is the cry of historical necessity, denouncing innocent suffering as cruel inequity, stripping away all tolerance for excuses and illuminating all decisions which fall short of the appropriate and authentic response to global human need. The Void is the jolt which explodes this space to universal proportions, and stretches this moment to all historical time, demanding that the particular act performed in the given confines of a specific theater is the ultimate act of care for the all. The Void is the call to be the integrity of the inclusive whole, transcending reductionism, insisting that one life engages in creation with other lives, and that appropriate action is directed toward releasing both the universal and the particular, the parts and the whole. The Void is the whisper of the unknown companion, the glimpse of the face of the exemplars of transparency' the Saint whose commitment sustains focus in the midst of weariness, doubt! confusion; the Sage whose wisdom gives balance to judgement; the Poet! whose images invest reality with the color and form of profundity; the Anointed to whom belongs all wholeness, unity and vision. The Void is the path the Way, the Tao, the nothingness, without which the mystery of consciousness, care and tranquility which mark profound historical action are not.

THE PRACTICS OF MANEUVER

E. THE VICTORIOUS EXECUTION

The victorious execution is the practical counterpart of the winner's mindset, which proclaims the victory before the event through a comprehensive strategic plan covering every eventuality. Advantageous positioning is the first stage, standing upon the present advantage one knows the victory as already achieved, yet also recognizes the particular manifestations of the enemy which call for precise decisions of maneuver. The indirect approach charms victory from the situation; adaptability ensures that every block is removed by a positive response which honors the situation and the people. This subtle approach is achieved through precise analysis of the target so that the advance can be made on the soft underbelly of the enemy. A maneuver matches and takes advantage of the nuances of society as they change: therefore, a special force equipped with a story adaptable to every situation, and a framing model for on the road analysis can swiftly capitalize on every event. A basic principle of maneuver is that it focuses on a single objective, which is approached from many directions, although these will vary in style and intensity, every approach is designed to achieve one objective and not an approximation; success is both a solid victory and a new advantageous position. A surprise attack achieves the victory when normal paths are closed The attack is made from unexpected directions, often from within a system which needs to be nurtured, or by using a powerful piece of authorization. In this way doors are opened dramatically, especially if the maneuver is executed rapidly, and with a sense of complete familiarity with the situation. Finally, the single maneuver is both one thrust and part of the larger theater designed to win the war; there is infinite freedom to move in many directions simultaneously so that the enemy is outflanked and surrounded, not just in relation to one locale, or one objective, but in relation to the whole global, historical war.

F. THE SITUATIONAL DISCERNMENT

Second, the practice of maneuver require articulating the practical plan for victory in the transrational form of the maneuver; this equips the general and his troops with the detail and the motivity that assures victory. The key to effective maneuver building is the radical empiricism by which the general and his army first, objectively define the real situation within which victorious action will occur, and then, out of intimate and exact knowledge of the battlefield which presupposes continuous study, analysis, evaluation and reinterpretation, draw the picture of victory into a simple, practical model. Because the sole purpose of maneuver is to illuminate how to win the life and death battle, all consideration of philosophical questions, problems, wish dreams, worries and projected future contradictions is bracketed before the all consuming task of detailing the move to victory. The maneuver rests upon a transrational design which reflects the whole task and each of its component parts in such a way that its practical viability is immediately obvious and its power to win at every point is verifiable. The exercise of writing the maneuver paragraph is both the symbolic act of claiming the victory before the battle, and the practical act of building the plan which moves the army beyond the realm of good intentions onto death ground, on the one hand it sculpts the poetic image which sustains motivity and raw expenditure, on the other it details the forces or weaponry and specific actions which are the very substance of the winning thrust. The maneuver provides the rational structure for embracing the self­imposed finality of death ground, it focuses the sudden, rapid act of indirection in a time design which avoids the tedium of routine, tne disaster of protracted engagement. The maneuver, finally, dramatizes that there is only one task to do, it is the result of creative teamwork by which each aspect is talked through in detail, rapidly gestalted, written up in prose which spells out the intricate orchestration of movement, and symbolically represented in a holding chart which enables the forces to live out of confidence in assured victory.

G. THE GENERAL

The general is the historical nobody who guides the particular situation to victory, birthing history in response to the Void and in utter detach ment to all but the resolve to serve creation. The general never resorts to self-justification, apology or self defense for he has no personal reputation to maintain; with nonchalant detachment at the heart of his profound care, he determines the necessary action, performs it, and offers it up to the mystery. Always positioned at the center of battle where the demand for engagement is maximal, and knowing that he alone bears final responsibility, the general wrests possibility from every situation, never saving himself, his energy or his power from the total expenditure required to meet victoriously the presept encounter which, for him, is always the ultimate one. Grounded in radical care for the whole world and all of time, the general acts inclusively to transform particular social structures, grasping his action as the human response to life's Mystery, and continually creating occasions which call him to plumb the transparency present in the mundane. The general is chaste to the one task to which he has given his life, embracing all that he knows as adequate for performing the radically free act, acknowledging no limits upon his decision to win, and standing prepared at any moment to wrestle with the impossible and claim its transformation ­ which he has helped to­birth, but which finally belongs to the Mystery alone. Trusting his intuition as the key to perceiving the complexity of any historical moment as simplicity and form, the general sees through every situation to its deeps, i.n profound awareness of the ultimate dynamics of his own depth encounter with the Other, and of its significance beyond what he will ever rationally know. The general takes his one life and wills its expenditure in the effort to resolve the moral issue of his time, recognizing that he has been chosen to fearlessly give his one death, his last weapon against the enemy.

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