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The Seamus Casino Parable
- Seamus loses his job, follows a voice to gamble and miraculously wins at poker, blackjack, and roulette.
- The punchline reveals even God jokes about Seamus's luck, undercutting the fantasy of a perfect other.
Wholeness Is A Shared Illusion
- Religion and secular commodities both promise wholeness to cover an underlying sense of lack.
- Recognizing that our imagined complete others are also alienated robs that fantasy of its sting.
Create Communion Around Shared Lack
- Try forming 'communions' where people admit lack and witness each other's vulnerability.
- Use simple practices like introductions of name plus struggle to forge bonds without requiring agreement.