# Ousia-Energia

In Palamism of the orthodox church, there is a distinction between
god's ousia-energia, i.e. essence-energies. God's ousia is totally
transcendental and incomprehensible since it's not a part of this
world. However, god is the only source of truth, good, beauty and
you can experience divinity with all those things in this world. T
hat means, you can experience (only) god's energia in this world.

When I was daydreaming, I realized that I can apply this concept t
o myself.

Think of Stirner's definition of ego as "creative nothing". You ca
n't know the essence of yourself. What is your "ousia"? I don't kn
ow about myself either.
Then think of pragmatic maxim. By that maxim, you are equal to all
the consequences of your existence in this world. So I could call
this your "energia".

You can experience only my energia from my posts. Well, those are
my energia themselves too. About my ousia, I don't know that eithe
r. That's a creative nothing.

If we apply this to things, ousia becomes like "thing-in-itself" b
y Kant. Or I could interpret them as the Platonic ideas, i.e. the
direct objectifications of will by Schopenhauer. And will itself i
s incomprehensible.