The Egregore
By Sonny Saggar
Planned book · Working title · No publication date announced
Can a group create something that begins to govern its members? A curious journey through beliefs, rituals, institutions and collective life.
A place to begin
A club begins with people making rules. Later, newcomers may obey those rules without knowing who chose them.
A question worth arguing with
When we say an institution wants something, whose decisions are we describing?
Try this
Find a group custom. Trace how it is taught, rewarded and challenged. Treat a group mind as a metaphor, not an established supernatural fact.
This is a new introductory companion to the proposed book’s subject, not an extract from a completed manuscript.