About The Andreia Philosophy

The Andreia Philosophy is a philosophy based on the pursuit of mastery in Body, Mind, and Spirit(BMS). Body, Mind, and Spirit are the three domains that make up mankind. The three, that make the one. 3:1. An Andreian Wanderer is the sum of their pursuits of mastery–the one, that makes up the three.

The Andreia Philosophy is the pursuit of mastery on the path of paths. This is inspired by the legendary Samurai Miyamoto Musashi, undefeated in 63 duels. He achieved total mastery with the sword by vanquishing his most famous opponent, Sasaki Kojiro on Funajima island, later renamed Ganryu island, after Kojiro’s sword school.

This was Musashi’s last duel to the death. After this duel, he taught his style of Swordsmanship with his Two Heavens as One sword style (二天一流 Niten Ichi-ryū), wielding a katana and wakizashi at the same time. Musashi realized each hand can hold a sword: The Katana for striking, the wakizashi for parry and close-up attacks. He Pursued mastery in martial arts instruction after his last duel.

Miyamoto Musashi also pursued mastery in calligraphy, martial arts instruction,  painting, writing, philosophy, metallurgy, garden design, architecture, and carpentry. He was the master of many paths. The philosophy of mastery over many paths creates a fulfilling life.

What is Andreia

Mastery Examples:

You may have a single mastery that touches each pillar of Body, Mind, and Spirit. You may have a path for each pillar, and you can even have major and minor paths for each pillar. You will likely change your paths to mastery throughout your life, like Musashi did. You must always walk forward down the path of paths.

Lifestyle Philosophy

The content provided here is meant to be stolen by the reader and adopted into their personal philosophies. None of this content is meant to be philosophical laws demanded to be followed. Instead, content here is aimed to be philosophical prescriptions that an individual can decide to adopt into their personal codes, disregarding what does not help them on their path.

A notetaking app can be used to build a suitable lifestyle philosophy for yourself. Your code can live everywhere. It can be passed down. A collection of lessons & wisdom you build upon when you find them that can be shared. Every lesson learned because every lesson can be reviewed. Laws for your good life. Notetaking apps include Upnote(current pick) -one time charge for lifetime access, Joplin(open source),  and others. We do not recommend notetaking applications from corporations who prioritize profit over product.

Wisdom From The Past

Much of the philosophy discussed in this publication comes from, or is inspired by books from the past. Often, modern individuals mistake individuals from the past as being mentally inferior, which is false. Individuals from the past had different tools than we do, but are not inferior to the modern individual. Different eras, different tools, same people.

When you read, or listen, to books or stories, you absorb the wisdom of another. A mind to mind transfer of wisdom. Part of mastery in the mind domain is the continuous collection of information while assimilating what is useful, and discarding what is not–the individual decides what is useful for their paths. 

The “book” is a tablet of information, which started as a clay tablet, around 3000 – 2000 BC. Today you may read a book on an electric tablet. The same concept, with a different tool.

The Book of Five Rings, Musashi’s philosophy written in 1645 shortly before his death, is just as valuable and valid today, as it was when it was written roughly 400 years ago. And 4,000 years into the future, The Book of Five Rings will be just as valuable. Musashi wrote The Dokkōdō (The Path of Aloneness / The Way to Be Followed Alone) days before his death. The Dokkōdō contains 21 philosophical rules for life that pertain to The Path, and The Way.

People often ignore the past because the living are louder than the dead. This is a crucial mistake. Look to the past to learn about the present and the future.