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Warren Hammond's Personal View: Ancient frameworks, modern truths
We are not just witnessing volatility; we are living through a rare inflexion point.
Beneath the swirl of macro chaos and geopolitical fragmentation lies something deeper.
This reflection draws from the Ramayana not as mythology, but as symbolic architecture, offering clarity and perspective for those navigating today's disorientating world.
This article from The Personal View is a rare diversion, not just for investors, but for anyone who feels fortunate to be alive in this era of structural overhaul, which vanquishes the status quo. It's written for all who appreciate and understand the modern world through the lens of ancient wisdom, and who sense that beneath today's upheaval, something profound is unfolding.
' May you live in interesting times .'
Often called a Chinese proverb, whether it's a curse or a blessing depends on your vantage point.
We are living through extraordinary dislocation, frequently discussed and forecast within The Personal View since 2016. A time of global, political, economic, ideological, environmental, and technological forces converging at once. Yet beneath this disruption lies something deeper.
This marks a rare, reflective moment. While The Personal View focuses on politically informed investment and alpha-generating insights, this article reveals a personal fascination: how ancient wisdom frames modern reality.
The Ramayana offers an enduring archetype: the battle between Rama and Ravana. But this is more than mythology, it's a symbolic clash: Rama, the embodiment of Dharma, order, discipline, right action.
Ravana, the force of Adharma, ego, distortion, intoxicated power.
Their war plays out not just in ancient texts, but in markets, governments, and within us all. Dharma isn't just virtue, it's timing, alignment, inner truth.
Adharma isn't just evil; it's imbalance, fragmentation, and violation of law.
Unchecked Adharma brings a crisis. The maelstrom becomes the correction. Power is unmoored from principle.
Truth is sacrificed for expediency.
Markets mirror deeper disorder.
Yet in chaos, clarity returns, if we know how to look. Dharma demands action.
Power without ethics collapses.
The outer war mirrors the inner one.
The storm is a threshold, not an end.
The ancients didn't just tell stories. They encoded truths about collapse, leadership, rebalancing, and the return of principle. These truths are timeless, but they feel urgent now.
' Where there is Dharma, there is victory .' – Yato Dharma Tato Jayah (Mahabharata)
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