Two Basic Questions of Thumotics, Part One

How spirited are you?

How are you spirited?

These are the two basic questions of Thumotics. 

"How spirited are you?" is the quantitative question. We can be more or less spirited. The less spirited we are, the less alive we are. The more spirited we are, the more alive we are.

The degree of our spiritedness can  range from "0" (dead) to "10" (yet to be determined). We do not know enough about our spirit to know how spirited we can be.

The quantity of our spirt can change from moment to moment. Both internal  and external factors can change the degree of our spiritedness. 

For example, we can change the quantity of our spirit by changing our intention, object of attention, breathing, and/or self talk. Physical, emotional, mental, and social exertion can also change our spiritedness.

External factors can change or spirit. For example, receiving praise or blame from another person, being loved or hated, being helped or harmed, illness, injury, our circumstances, and a wide range of actions of others can change the degree of of spiritedness.

It is the work of thumology to study and increase our knowledge and understanding of the qualitative aspects of spirit. It is the work of thumotherapy to learn the therapeutic care and healing of spirit.

In my next post I will address the second question: "How are you spirited?"