Intentioneering A Happiness Ethic Rational Altruism, Material Spirituality and the Art of Culture Magic

If happiness is a state of mind following upon material wellbeing, or upon a state of spiritual grace, purity or virtue, then “intentioneering a happiness ethic ” is the deliberate effort to couple the two. That is, to create happiness through a material existence consistent with a spiritual, theological or philosophical concept of the nature of the universe, and the place of humanity within it. Happiness is a Material Spirituality Intentioneering a happiness ethic can require a substantial change in the way we think, as well as in what we do. So much so that new terms and phrases have to be added to the language in order to counter the current dominant influences of militarism and of monetary economics. Avoiding the common use of militaristic or military-derived terms in our vernacular speech, and away from monetary assumptions in how we view economics, affirms a paradigm shift away from that of conflict and scarcity to that of cooperation and plenty through sharing. For this purpose, each phrase or primary word in the title of this work was coined specifically for presenting some aspect of the plenty paradigm and of the happiness ethic. Changing our language to suit a particular set of values is a deliberate attempt to chang