Truth universal theme

Truth is knowledge that is factually or logically accurate. The idea conforms to an objective reality and exists outside of emotional or personal states.

Big ideas

• Some things are innately true, others are not (they are false).
• What you feel or what you believe to be true is not truth, no matter how sincere that belief.
• Popularity is not truth.
• There are universal truths, and there are personal truths that are real for your being.
• Being human involves feeling a wide variety of emotions and learning to feel and express them.

Truth key concepts

• An absolute is pure in nature and quality, complete and final. It is not to be questioned.
• Accuracy is making sure that there are no errors, that everything is correct. It fits the standard required specification.
• A façade is the surface of something, the part that can be seen and therefore presents a picture of a desired impression, rather than a fully honest one. 
• A fact is anything that has been done or proven to be true.
• Fantasy is the area of vivid imagination, dreaming, and creation of mental imagination of things which have not happened. 
• Logic is a study of the thinking process (reasoning) and how a person sorts out information, figures and principles and uses these to make decisions in life.
• A miracle is a wonderful thing that has occurred, an event that occurs despite seeming to contradict the laws of nature, it happens with some kind of divine or spiritual intervention.
• Objectivity is the point of view of observing actual conditions, uninfluenced by emotion, guesses, or personal prejudice.
• Reality is everything that objectively, factually exists.
• Sensibility is the ability to feel, especially to feel and express emotions.

Archetypes

animals: aardvark, Tasmanian devil, turtle, weasel

birds: chickadee, lapwing, loon

flowers: balloon flower, bittersweet

foods: pear

roles: imposter, sage

settings: cave

situations: confession

symbols: Holy Grail, wind

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