Chapter II. Culture: These sessions cover the following content: The first step in this journey involves naming, defining, comparing, and contrasting 21 Cultural Tendencies we have observed. Knowing and understanding these Cultural Tendencies is essential, as they shape how one thinks and perceives the world.
Chapter II.1 : Culture: This session covers the following content:  ​ Cultural Tendencies 1-3 1. Universal Domains: Western Culture divides reality into two domains, Natural and Super-Natural. Whereas the Non-Western Culture sees reality as the Creator : : and the created, both occupying the same domain.   2. Matter and Spirit: Western Culture places a divide between Matter and Spirit, Matter//Spirit, prioritizing Matter. Conversely, Non-Western Culture views Spirit and Matter as interrelated entities occupying the same domain, Spirit : : Matter, but prioritizing the Spirit.   3. Universal Operating System: Western Cultural Tendencies see the world as operating within a Closed System, meaning natural causes. Non-Western Cultural Tendencies see the world operating within an Open System, open to natural and non-natural causes.
Chapter II.2 : Culture: This session covers the following content:  ​2. Cultural Tendencies 4-6 ​4. Locus of Authority: Western Cultural Tendencies cultivate an Internal Locus of Authority, and the person is trained to be self-governing.  Non-Western Cultural Tendencies are more comfortable with a Locus of Authority External to themselves. Governed by others.   5. Personal Authority Structure: Western Cultural Tendencies generate a person who tends to be Independent, Autonomous, and Competitive. On the other hand, Dependent, Community, and Cooperative describe the Non-Western Cultural Tendencies.    6. Concept of Space: The Independent Western Cultural Tendency maintains Separate Space and at a distance. However, the Community Centered Non-Western Cultural Tendency considers Space as Common to Community.  ​ ​ ​
Chapter II.3 : Culture: This session covers the following content:  3. Cultural Tendencies 7-9   7. Concept of Time: Western Cultural Tendency of time is a measurement of time itself, referred to as Kronos time. Meanwhile, the content of the event encapsulates the Kairos time of the Non-Western Culture.   8. Cognitive Processing Type: As information is received, a Western Cultural Tendency student tends to process it via the Auditory mode. A Non-Western Cultural Tendency is to process the same information via Visual mode.  9. Type of Logic Employed: The logic of the Western Cultural Tendency is Linear, Sequential, Systematic, and orderly in manner and style. The logic of the Non-Western Cultural Tendency tends to consist of Blocks, with Multiple Relationships between the Blocks forming the Big Picture.
Chapter II.4 : Culture: This session covers the following content:  4. Cultural Tendencies 10-12   10. Location of Thought: Internal and Abstract tend to define Western Cultural Tendency thinking, while External and Concrete depict Non-Western Cultural Tendency thinking patterns.    11. Types of Thought and Their Orientations: Western Cultural Tendency orientates thinking toward the Future and is Progressive. Non-Western Cultural thinking Tendency holds to past events, and is Historical and Conservative. 12. Product of Thought Process: Western Cultural Tendencies tend to develop Abstract Ideas and are Original Producer. Non-Western Cultural Tendencies generate Concrete Ideas and are proficient Re-Producers.
Chapter II.5 : Culture: This session covers the following content: 5. Cultural Tendencies 13-15   13. The Use of Words in Language: Western Cultural Tendency uses a language with precise and objective words—Denotative. The Non-Western Cultural Tendency is to use Connotative words—action verbs and subjective phrases permeate the language.   14. A Tendency Produces a Personality Type: Western Cultural Tendnencies tend to generate a person who is Precise, Private, and Skeptical and is seen as cold toward others. Conversely, Non-Western Cultural Tendencies are seen as Warm, Vibrant, Community-Centered, and Believing.    15. Categories of Thought: Western Cultural Tendency again divides, this time in regarding what is thought to be Secular or Sacred, Secular//Sacred.  Non-Western Cultural Tendency is to view everything as a whole, with no division of Sacred : : Secular.
Chapter II.6 : Culture: This session covers the following content: 6. Cultural Tendencies 16-18   16. Relationship of Reason to Faith: For the Western Cultural Tendency, Reason equals Logic, and Faith equals Belief; one needs to take a blind leap of faith to move from Logic to Belief.  The Non-Western Cultural Tendency, having no division between Spirit and Matter or between Sacred and Secular, continues with no separation between Reason and Faith; they hold to a Reasonable Faith supported by historical events.   17. Categories of Reference Material: Western Cultural Tendency is divided between Fictional and Non-Fictional writings, as seen in the local library, with Fictional being primary. The Fictional may reflect events never experienced. Non-Western Cultural Tendency reference is Historical Events or believable experiences that were or could have been Historical.   18. Expressions of Faith: Western Cultural Tendency express their faith in written Creeds and Doctrines; knowledge of what they believe.  Non-Western Cultural Tendency act out their faith in Deeds and Actions, a lifestyle of what they believe.
Chapter II.7 : Culture: This session covers the following content: ​7. Cultural Tendencies 19-21   19. Description of Faith and Deity: Western Cultural Tendency implement Nouns and Adjectives to provide a form to their beliefs: God is love.  Non-Western Cultural Tendency is action-orientated with dynamic Nouns and Verbs: God loves by…   20. Use of Knowledge: Western Cultural Tendency obtains knowledge for Personal Achievement and use.  Non-Western Cultural Tendency obtains knowledge for the Common Good of the family and community.      21. The Axis of Each Cultural Tendency:   Western—The Law: Innocent or Guilty   Mid-Western—Relationships: Honor or Shame   Non-Western—Power: Peace or Fear
Chapter II.8 : History of Two Cultures: This session covers the following content: 1. History of Two Cultures: Introduction: Western and Non-Western: Why use these terms? What meaning do they possess?
Chapter II.9 : History of Two Cultures: This session covers the following content: 2.  History of Two Cultures: A Non-Western Culture — the Hebrew Nation   This section documents a Non-Western Culture, specifically the Hebrew Nation, and how they perceive the world.  God promises them blessings if they obey and curses if they do not.
Chapter II.10 : History of Two Cultures: This session covers the following content: 3.  History of Two Cultures: The Non-Western Hebrew Nation Deported   Alas, the nation proves unfaithful to their God and is conquered. During their captivity in Babylon, they built synagogues to conserve their cultural practices. Some escaped capture and migrated to Egypt, adopting new cultural practices.
Chapter II.11 : History of Two Cultures: This session covers the following content: 4. History of Two Cultures: The Western Culture — Greek   In the same era as the deportation of the Hebrew nation, Greek Western Culture arose, progressing by developing bold ideas and new practices.
Chapter II.12 : History of Two Cultures: This session covers the following content: 5. History of Two Cultures: Non-Western Culture Encounters the Western Culture   The returned Hebrew nation re-acclimates to their homeland, thinking all is well. In the meantime, another Culture begins conquering the world, imposing its own way of thinking, the Greeks and their Hellenization process. And yet, there is recorded an unusual encounter between the Non-Western Hebrew High Priest and the Western General, Alexander the Great.
Chapter II.13 : History of Two Cultures: This session covers the following content: 6. History of Two Cultures: Rome Now Rules the World, But Greece Still Rules the Minds.   The Romans' military might overtook the Greek Empire, conquering the Hebrew nation in 63 B.C. Though Rome ruled the land, Greek philosophy continued to rule the mind. During this turbulent time, Jesus Christ and the Apostle John lived. Later, in John’s letters about Jesus, he addresses the mindsets of both Western and Non-Western Cultures.
Chapter II.14 : History of Two Cultures: This session covers the following content: 7. History of Two Cultures: Bridging the Gap Between the Two Cultures   Two narratives, found only in John’s writings, point out how Cultural Tendencies influence the interpretation of empirical events.
Chapter II.15 : History of Two Cultures: This session covers the following content: 8. History of Two Cultures: Birth and Re-Birth   Greek Philosophical Naturalism began to die out when a non-natural (miraculous) cause gave birth to the Church on Pentecost. Over time, the Church began to lose faith in the miraculous and thus Greek Philosophical Naturalism was Re-Born, the Renaissance Period (The Re-Birth of ...)