In Counter Disinfolklore, we conceive of Mana as the spring from which our Moods, Intentions, Motivations and Attitudes flow.
Since Counter Disinfolklore is a manual, let us summarise this method:
1. Discern the Mana in the meme or the troll - it will be there. It might be manifesting positive, neutral, or negative energy.
2. Assess the quality of the subtle energy the Mana represents, encapsulates, and promotes.
3. Make a call: Russian Disinfolklore, counter Disinfolklore, or indeterminable (literally meaning “unidentifiable, unassessable Mana (“Mina” as another M-N- word is simply another form of the same thing))?
The means by which we exchange moods, motivations, emotions and intentions through almost all forms of communication (literally, a “comingling of our Mana” (muni)) can seem magical. It is enchanting. With the help of the Dalai Lama / Ekman “timeline of emotions” cognitive model which I will introduce in the next chapter, though, we can perceive this passing between us of moods / motivations / intentions / Mana / emotions / energy as being quite mechanical. It just happens so fast that we are not aware of all the stages we go through while our minds are transformed from one state to another by Disinfolklore.
Also, because until I coined this word “Mana” to describe this process, you did not have a means to isolate this aspect of what it means to be human. Now with Mana we can, at last, meditate on and control the exchanges of Mana that Disinfolklore uses to undermine all our communications.
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