SAVIORS OF GOD

Another Look at KAZ

The Saviors of God is seen to be an expression of the internal dynamic which every man experiences at the various stages of his conscious development. Kierkegaard's categories have been used as a broad context to develop this construct. The art form derived for this analysis shows the edge of struggle at each stage. For example, the circumspect man struggles with his self and is on the edge of confronting the mystery of being.

The chart on the second page gives a seminar orchestration for the whole book and may be used in conjunction with the Kierkegaardian categories.



Dynamic


Kierkegaard


Address



MIND

Preparation



Naïve

Man


Awakening by Heart
Cry

MIND - HEART - HOPE - EGO

March



Immediate

Man


Becoming Aware of Cry

(Fight w/in Self)



EGO - RACE - MANKIND - EARTH

Vision



Circumspect

Man


Seeing Mystery in self

and Chaos in Life



EARTH - GOD - MAN - NATURE

Word



Defiant

Man


Embracing Self in the

Midst of all Life



NATURE = O


Man

of

Faith


Being the Self who is

Utterly clear `Nothing exists`,

the Secret of Life

PATHFINDERS' CONCLUSION

Man struggles in every form to find some meaning for the next step he will take. Every man's insight, personality, and demand is different from the next individual. Man strives for affection, ideas, and true and the beautiful. But don't use this form to ground into being what Kazantzakis is saying, for if you do there is no need for you to study him.