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Ethics is the study of what is right and wrong, examining moral principles, their origins, and their application across contexts and cultures.
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In the Psycheverse
Psyche uses mythology, philosophy, and real-world scenarios to interrogate ethics not as abstract rules but as living tensions—questioning whether morality serves transcendence or becomes a tool for power and control, and whether spiritual evolution requires abandoning conventional moral frameworks or deepening them.
Episodes (4)
How online attacks become life-ruining
Psyche discusses the destructive nature of online harassment, targeting, and coordinated attacks that result in real-world consequences like job loss and social destruction.
EP.891
The Subjectivity of Morals Through History
This episode of the Cult of Psyche podcast explores the evolution of moral standards throughout history, focusing on the subjectivity of ethical judgments across different cultures and time periods. Host Psyche examines how moral perceptions have changed over time, using the example of slavery.
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The ethics of tarot readings and personal boundaries
This episode discusses the importance of consent and boundaries in tarot readings, emphasizing that individuals must ask for readings and not be forced into them. Host Psyche explains his approach to giving readings and prioritizing members.
IMadness Open Panel Tarot and Cats
The Cult of Psyche episode 'IMadness Open Panel Tarot and Cats' features a discussion on vulnerable populations, ethics, and tangential topics, with host Psyche moderating conversations and addressing disruptive behavior from a panel member. The episode explores themes of respect, empathy, and understanding towards individuals with different abilities and backgrounds.
🐇 Rabbit Hole
Topics that frequently appear alongside ethics
human natureHuman nature is the set of fundamental characteristics, behaviors, and capacities shared across humanity—including capacity for compassion, judgment, desire, and moral complexity.schadenfreudeconsentConsent is the informed, voluntary agreement of all parties to an action or arrangement, establishing boundaries and protecting autonomy. In the Psycheverse, consent emerges as a legal, ethical, and interpersonal framework—from contract validity and image rights to sexual dynamics and streaming ethics. Psyche treats consent violations as serious breaches worthy of legal reframing or community accountability, and uses it as a lens to examine power imbalances, exploitation, and the often-blurred boundaries between spiritual/magical relationships and genuine agreement.coordinated attacksCoordinated attacks are organized, multi-pronged efforts to damage someone's reputation through disinformation, manipulated media, and false allegations spread across multiple platforms. In the Psycheverse: These attacks feature prominently in community lore as weaponized gossip campaigns—particularly the coordinated disinformation about Mini Manson involving deepfaked and spliced videos designed to misrepresent her actions. Psyche treats these incidents as cautionary lessons about how misinformation spreads in online communities and the deliberate distortion of context that can turn innocent behavior into scandal.
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