This goes back to a very ancient idea which is called 'animism' and it's essentially the idea that everything, animate and inanimate, has a spirit in some form. This is really a fundamental idea in many forms of shamanism but I have found it's especially notable in the Shinto religion, particularly because it has very much included machines. Here's an interesting article regarding Shinto and the japanese love of machines.
https://www.technologyreview.com/s/42118...fear-them/
Instead you would think of your machine as more like an 'ally' which is existing according to its nature. If you are good to the spirit, then the machine will work well for you, that is part of the idea. Many people have noticed that I seem to have a knack for machines and computers. They often 'just work' when I am around, usually unusually so, when they have been troublesome to the user. Maybe it's because I communicate well with the machine spirits?
Interesting food for thought in any case.
It is easy to speak to inanimate spirits. You merely think and intend towards them your thoughts and then observe how your thoughts change. The way they shift and change is the 'response'.
https://www.technologyreview.com/s/42118...fear-them/
Instead you would think of your machine as more like an 'ally' which is existing according to its nature. If you are good to the spirit, then the machine will work well for you, that is part of the idea. Many people have noticed that I seem to have a knack for machines and computers. They often 'just work' when I am around, usually unusually so, when they have been troublesome to the user. Maybe it's because I communicate well with the machine spirits?
Interesting food for thought in any case.
It is easy to speak to inanimate spirits. You merely think and intend towards them your thoughts and then observe how your thoughts change. The way they shift and change is the 'response'.
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