Ekos to Eros or Eros to Ekos?

Soul contains a sacred sense of place and a sacred sense of being in-place to cultivate quality with sacred intent. Spirit carries a divine sense of promise, purpose, and progress to celebrate vitality with divine intent. But which of these take precedence in your life?

Soul or spirit?

Which of these have priority for you: Sacred intent or divine intent? Cultivate quality or celebrate vitality? A sense of place or a sense of purpose? Ekos Sacred or Eros Divine? The satisfaction of need or the fulfillment of desire? Pure ekotic satisfaction or pure erotic fulfillment?

Do you move from Ekos to Eros or do you move from Eros to Ekos? Do you establish a sense of place to satisfy your needs before you seek to fulfill your desires? Or do you seek to fulfill your desires before you establish a sense of place by which to satisfy your needs?

One might ask: which draws you more closely or strongly: a sense of mystery or a sense of mastery?

A religious relationship with the mystery of life will move us to cultivate a sense of place and a sense of being in-place. A spiritual relationship with the mastery of mind will move us to celebrate a sense of promise, purpose, and progress.

Moving from Ekos to Eros, the fulfillment of desire depends on having a secure sense of place and a secure sense of being in-place. When I feel safe in my place, when I feel comfortable where I am, when I feel like I belong, I know my needs are met and the fulfillment of desire is possible through my needs.

Moving from Eros to Ekos, the satisfaction of need depends on having a vibrant sense of promise, purpose, and progress. When I feel alive to the promise of life, when I feel a strong sense of purpose in my life, and when I make meaningful progress with my life, I know that my desires are met and that the satisfaction of need is possible through my desires.

Do you move from Ekos to Eros? Or do you move from Eros to Ekos? Do you make one or the other of these movements exclusive as a dominant theme in your life? Do you allow one and then the other to come and go in your life as you please?

Or, do you strike the balance between Ekos and Eros with every choice you make and with every action you take?