Life and Death - The Spheres in which We Exist

All stories are about a fight between life and death. Many knowing this on one level or another stick to stories in which this is taken literally. However as the old say goes "There are things worse than death." it is true because literal life and death is only one sphere of many. Depending upon a character (or persons) values life in one sphere can be worth the death in another, and so a story of a life and death struggle can be compelling without being literal in that sense.

The Personal Spheres:

The Physical Sphere

The basic needs of existence, Shelter, Food, Safety, Pain or Pleasure. Our Body our material needs.

Life: Life, Pleasure, Safety, creature comforts

Death: Death, Pain, Danger, Lack, discomfort

The Emotional Sphere

Our Feelings, Our Personal Sphere, Inner Dialogue

Life: Joy, Happiness, Contentment

Death: Depression, Sorrow, discontent

The Mental Sphere

Our need for closure. Our thirst for Knowledge and Understanding, Mystery, Truth,

Life: Closure, Learning, Solution, Exchange

Death: Darkness, Forgetting,

The InterPersonal Spheres:

The Social/Communion Sphere

Our need to be in communion with others. Our Family, Friends and Acquaintances. Anyone who we have made contact with. Corresponding Need: Communion, Acceptance

Life: Acceptance, Love, Unity, Expression

Death: Rejection, Hate, Isolation, Silence

The Cultural Sphere

Our need to have a place in this world and to be important.

Life: Status, Place, Security, Power

Death: Exile, Unimportant, Insecurity, Powerless

The Moral Sphere

Our Need for justice and environmental order. Religion, Faith, Our Moral Code Upheld, honor. Setting thing right

Life: Justice, Right-standing, boundaries

Death: Injustice, lack of boundaries, in the wrong

The TransPersonal Spheres:

The Time Sphere

Our needs to change. Growing up, Overcoming Circumstances, Change, Moving from one place to another.

Life: Progression, Change for better, Forward movement, Healing, Expansion

Death: Stagnation, Change for worse, Regression, Decay, implosion

The Dream Sphere

Our Dreams, Aspirations, Fulfillment. Purpose,

Life: Fulfillment, Meaning, Purpose

Death: Meaninglessness, Emptiness, purposeless

The Spiritual Sphere

Our need to be alive as spiritual beings and to be connected to the spiritual realm. Spiritual warfare and gifting.

Life: Faith, Trust, Belief

Death: Fear, Rebellion, Unbelief