Just a quick post today to ask a question. Who really cares what Kanye West says. A huge deal is being made about his White House appearance and rambling speech. One may agree or disagree with what he said, once you decipher it, but, really, who cares? And, if you do, why?
When are we going to get past our juvenile obsession with celebrities and their opinions? They have no more knowledge, and usually much less than your average working American. The same goes for academics. They all live in an insular World and there day to day concerns are not the same as yours and mine.
We do not need these folks to tell us what to do and what to think. Same goes for career politicians
Learn all you can about problems and come up with your own solutions. Then get together with like minded people and get to work.
We have no time to even give thought to the half baked ideas of celebrities.
Have a wonderful and Blessed weekend
Showing posts with label politicians. Show all posts
Showing posts with label politicians. Show all posts
Friday, October 12, 2018
Thursday, August 23, 2018
If You Dance, You Have To Pay The Fiddler
Many years ago, when JFK was killed. Malcolm X said that it was just the chickens coming home to roost. We are seeing a similar thing in American culture now.
Many political leaders, over the last many years, have been found with nasty skeletons in their closet, including our current leader and some of our recent ones. Scandal is the order of the day. The entertainment industry is awash in sex scandals. Police forces have more than a few shady officers as does the FBI and the CIA and most any other combination f letters you can name. Churches are not exempt either.
I can guarantee one thing. What we hear is just the tip of a very dark ice burg, These people are very adept at hiding their improprieties and, being the shrewd folks they are, realize that some issues are going to get out. The minor incidents are slipped out and, while disturbing, draw attention away from more scandalous behavior,
Now, you may ask, what does that have to do with the average American? Plenty. We support these folks. We joke about misbehavior. If they line our pockets, we turn a deaf ear. We vote in politicians who we know are as crooked as a dog's hind leg.. We pay good money to attend entertainment events starring people with horrific personal habits. Worse, we often emulate these people/
Our Creator loves us. Why? I sometimes wonder, but therein lies Kierkegaard's existential problem. But, that aside, The Creator's mercy is tempered by justice. The New Testament scholar, James Dominick Croissan once wrote that justice without compassion in horrific, but compassion without justice is inane. We are forgiven our sins, but we have to pay a price. I know from personal experience that , while yes, I am forgiven, I have had to pat a price for my misbehavior. Hopefully, that debt is now almost redeemed. This is the way the Cosmos works. If that makes you unhappy, so be it.
Forgive. Certainly and always you must do that. Judge not, in the sense that you must not abandon anyone and must always be ready to help (also, only God knows enough about anyone to see the whole picture and cast an appropriate judgement). But, do not continue supporting bad behavior. And, especially, stop joining in.
If you dance you have to pay the fiddler and, if it is the devil doing the fiddling, you have to pay the devil's price. Trust me, that is a high price.
Many political leaders, over the last many years, have been found with nasty skeletons in their closet, including our current leader and some of our recent ones. Scandal is the order of the day. The entertainment industry is awash in sex scandals. Police forces have more than a few shady officers as does the FBI and the CIA and most any other combination f letters you can name. Churches are not exempt either.
I can guarantee one thing. What we hear is just the tip of a very dark ice burg, These people are very adept at hiding their improprieties and, being the shrewd folks they are, realize that some issues are going to get out. The minor incidents are slipped out and, while disturbing, draw attention away from more scandalous behavior,
Now, you may ask, what does that have to do with the average American? Plenty. We support these folks. We joke about misbehavior. If they line our pockets, we turn a deaf ear. We vote in politicians who we know are as crooked as a dog's hind leg.. We pay good money to attend entertainment events starring people with horrific personal habits. Worse, we often emulate these people/
Our Creator loves us. Why? I sometimes wonder, but therein lies Kierkegaard's existential problem. But, that aside, The Creator's mercy is tempered by justice. The New Testament scholar, James Dominick Croissan once wrote that justice without compassion in horrific, but compassion without justice is inane. We are forgiven our sins, but we have to pay a price. I know from personal experience that , while yes, I am forgiven, I have had to pat a price for my misbehavior. Hopefully, that debt is now almost redeemed. This is the way the Cosmos works. If that makes you unhappy, so be it.
Forgive. Certainly and always you must do that. Judge not, in the sense that you must not abandon anyone and must always be ready to help (also, only God knows enough about anyone to see the whole picture and cast an appropriate judgement). But, do not continue supporting bad behavior. And, especially, stop joining in.
If you dance you have to pay the fiddler and, if it is the devil doing the fiddling, you have to pay the devil's price. Trust me, that is a high price.
Wednesday, August 22, 2018
Black Magick
Yesterday, in my discussion of political and social maneuvering, I mentioned black magick and I want to touch on that in more detail.
Magick, in the true sense of the term. means manipulating the fabric of reality, by applying will power. Science is magick, as is its step child, technology. In essence, if I am hungry and there is ham and cheese and bread in the fridge, and I get up and make a sandwich, that is magic.After all, I have to will myself to get up and assemble the food and, when I have finished, I have altered the reality of separate ingredients into a new reality of a lunch.
If I give that sandwich to another, that is white magick; it befits another. If I make it for myse;f, it is sort of neutral , in moral terms.
But, If I use that sandwich to coerce a hungry person into doing my bidding, that is black magick and it is pretty much the norm in our modern corporate world. Businesses dangle products we do not need, ie the absolute newest smart phone. If your old phone is working, you do not need to change, but the various companies, using the proven techniques of advertising will work diligently to convince you that your life will be wretched if you do not run out and buy immediately.. They benefit by getting your money. This is, by definition, black magick. Avoid it. But when you decide you need to and buy what will work for you.
Politicians have perfected this art, Both sides practice it and it is shameful. This is why I urge everyone to look deeply and find out what truth there is in what you are told and what is hidden. Remember; if there is something dominating the news, there is most likely a real agenda being covered. Note; The Nazi Party perfected this technique. That should show you the evil inherent in these systems.
Watch your own behavior. All of us, here and there, try to use the efforts of other to our own ends and we all should stop it. Remember the Lord's Prayer. Jesus taught that we should say "Thy will be done." This reminds us to make sure that what we want and do, the magick we work, is in accord with the Creator's will. Give that a try and your life will go better. And, please do not let yourselves be come the victims of black magick. It is nothing supernatural, no hocus pocus, just planned and powerful manipulation and it is evil.
Magick, in the true sense of the term. means manipulating the fabric of reality, by applying will power. Science is magick, as is its step child, technology. In essence, if I am hungry and there is ham and cheese and bread in the fridge, and I get up and make a sandwich, that is magic.After all, I have to will myself to get up and assemble the food and, when I have finished, I have altered the reality of separate ingredients into a new reality of a lunch.
If I give that sandwich to another, that is white magick; it befits another. If I make it for myse;f, it is sort of neutral , in moral terms.
But, If I use that sandwich to coerce a hungry person into doing my bidding, that is black magick and it is pretty much the norm in our modern corporate world. Businesses dangle products we do not need, ie the absolute newest smart phone. If your old phone is working, you do not need to change, but the various companies, using the proven techniques of advertising will work diligently to convince you that your life will be wretched if you do not run out and buy immediately.. They benefit by getting your money. This is, by definition, black magick. Avoid it. But when you decide you need to and buy what will work for you.
Politicians have perfected this art, Both sides practice it and it is shameful. This is why I urge everyone to look deeply and find out what truth there is in what you are told and what is hidden. Remember; if there is something dominating the news, there is most likely a real agenda being covered. Note; The Nazi Party perfected this technique. That should show you the evil inherent in these systems.
Watch your own behavior. All of us, here and there, try to use the efforts of other to our own ends and we all should stop it. Remember the Lord's Prayer. Jesus taught that we should say "Thy will be done." This reminds us to make sure that what we want and do, the magick we work, is in accord with the Creator's will. Give that a try and your life will go better. And, please do not let yourselves be come the victims of black magick. It is nothing supernatural, no hocus pocus, just planned and powerful manipulation and it is evil.
Tuesday, August 21, 2018
Keep Your Eye on the Prize
Today's news leads off with the deportation of a 95 year old ex-Nazi prison guard. Okay. He was, by all accounts, a despicable man, at least 70 years ago, and I'm not at all sorry to see him go. But, in the whole World, is this really the most important thing going on?
California has been burned to ashes and, if they ever get rain again, which is becoming another issue, the mud slides will be frightful. Around the World, the Ring of Fire seems to be growing more and more active. I am quite sure that no one really wants to look at the potential for more and stronger volcano eruption, earthquakes and tsunamis, but it may be a good idea to start thinking about emergency management strategies/ Iran is testing long range missiles. Russia has launched a satellute that can, potentially be used as a weapons platform/ Missouri, the geart of America's farmland is going through a catastrophic drought. And so on.
I am not about to start ranting about theses issues. I want to point out the power of misdirection. WE humans are easily distracted. This is the essence of stage magic. The President goes on, at great length , in praise of fallen cops and soldiers. Fine, I feel horrible when folks are senselessly killed, but, when the talk goes on and on, something else is going on. Likewise, when a celebrity death is the lead story. Sane when trials and investigation concerning small time crimes stemming from political maneuvering dominate the news for days and months for years.
I am not saying that we are being lied to. There is truth in all of these headline stories. The whole thing is far more subtle. Our attention is being directed away from the important to the trivial. Why?
One, someone, or some group of someones, is up to no good and hope to get their way before we notice. Or, something is about to happen and it is being kept from us because, if it is revealed, panic will ensue. Or both. There is thought, and some evidence, that certain elite folks want to grab all they can before all hell breaks loose, then flee the scene with all the goodies. Is that true? Maybe. Either that ot we are all considered idiot children who cannot handle the truth.
Stage magic is a close cousin to occult magick, of the Crowlean sort. Both types work by mind manipulation. Stage magic is harmless fin. The other sort is neither. When people are attempting to manipulate your attention and, in essence, control your thought, that is, by definition, black magick. We must fight such action if we are to keep our lives and our souls
Fight it by always looking for what is being stressed by the media and by politicians and corporations. In fact, those are now the 3 branches of our Government. Always look deeply and always remember what really counts, life, family, friends, God. In other words, keep your eyes ob the prize.
California has been burned to ashes and, if they ever get rain again, which is becoming another issue, the mud slides will be frightful. Around the World, the Ring of Fire seems to be growing more and more active. I am quite sure that no one really wants to look at the potential for more and stronger volcano eruption, earthquakes and tsunamis, but it may be a good idea to start thinking about emergency management strategies/ Iran is testing long range missiles. Russia has launched a satellute that can, potentially be used as a weapons platform/ Missouri, the geart of America's farmland is going through a catastrophic drought. And so on.
I am not about to start ranting about theses issues. I want to point out the power of misdirection. WE humans are easily distracted. This is the essence of stage magic. The President goes on, at great length , in praise of fallen cops and soldiers. Fine, I feel horrible when folks are senselessly killed, but, when the talk goes on and on, something else is going on. Likewise, when a celebrity death is the lead story. Sane when trials and investigation concerning small time crimes stemming from political maneuvering dominate the news for days and months for years.
I am not saying that we are being lied to. There is truth in all of these headline stories. The whole thing is far more subtle. Our attention is being directed away from the important to the trivial. Why?
One, someone, or some group of someones, is up to no good and hope to get their way before we notice. Or, something is about to happen and it is being kept from us because, if it is revealed, panic will ensue. Or both. There is thought, and some evidence, that certain elite folks want to grab all they can before all hell breaks loose, then flee the scene with all the goodies. Is that true? Maybe. Either that ot we are all considered idiot children who cannot handle the truth.
Stage magic is a close cousin to occult magick, of the Crowlean sort. Both types work by mind manipulation. Stage magic is harmless fin. The other sort is neither. When people are attempting to manipulate your attention and, in essence, control your thought, that is, by definition, black magick. We must fight such action if we are to keep our lives and our souls
Fight it by always looking for what is being stressed by the media and by politicians and corporations. In fact, those are now the 3 branches of our Government. Always look deeply and always remember what really counts, life, family, friends, God. In other words, keep your eyes ob the prize.
Thursday, August 16, 2018
Watch the Watchmen
You've got to rely on your body and mind to see the light from shade. 'When I was a Young Boy', Savoy Brown from the album Raw Sienna
If you gave never read Alan Moore's great graphic novel, The Watchmen, do so. If you don't have time, see the movie, it's pretty good.
Look around and you'll be amazed at how many folks want to run your life. Not just politicians. You can include educators, religious leaders, entertainers, therapists, doctors, sports figures, family members and countless more.
The thing you gave to ask yourself is, how great is their life. I have known more than a few ministers who were absolute scoundrels.Psychiatrists have one of the highest rates of suicide in the Nation. I have known teachers who were abusive to their own kids. I could go on, bit you get the point.
I will listen to advice from almost anyone and make my pwn judgments as to how much of it I will heed. The problem comes when people try to push you into following them.
For example. The current Administration in the White House gas accomplished a fair amount. There is no doubt of that. But, the President himself continues to try and bully people into obeying him. There is no doubt of that either. I am not getting political here. I simply want to point something out. If you go to buy a car, you din't let the salesman push you to buy. Despite his business background, Donald Trump jeeps reverting to the bully. That may be needed when dealing with N. Korea, but not with your own people. Something is going on and we, the American people, are being pushed in some direction by people we really should not be trusting of. We are being conned.
How long will we buy into ha;f bakes and less than half explained ideas.
Again, it is not just politics. I hear ministers who spout drivel from the pulpit, when it is obvious that they have not seriously studied theology and no nothing of the history behind the Bible. I have heard teachers who are doing nothing but reading the textbooks to kids and, now, they just direct them to Wikipedia. I have seen that in an expensive private school.
Why do we keep taking life changing advice from cheap con men. All of ys need to gather information and experience and then, with God's help, figure out our own path.
If you gave never read Alan Moore's great graphic novel, The Watchmen, do so. If you don't have time, see the movie, it's pretty good.
Look around and you'll be amazed at how many folks want to run your life. Not just politicians. You can include educators, religious leaders, entertainers, therapists, doctors, sports figures, family members and countless more.
The thing you gave to ask yourself is, how great is their life. I have known more than a few ministers who were absolute scoundrels.Psychiatrists have one of the highest rates of suicide in the Nation. I have known teachers who were abusive to their own kids. I could go on, bit you get the point.
I will listen to advice from almost anyone and make my pwn judgments as to how much of it I will heed. The problem comes when people try to push you into following them.
For example. The current Administration in the White House gas accomplished a fair amount. There is no doubt of that. But, the President himself continues to try and bully people into obeying him. There is no doubt of that either. I am not getting political here. I simply want to point something out. If you go to buy a car, you din't let the salesman push you to buy. Despite his business background, Donald Trump jeeps reverting to the bully. That may be needed when dealing with N. Korea, but not with your own people. Something is going on and we, the American people, are being pushed in some direction by people we really should not be trusting of. We are being conned.
How long will we buy into ha;f bakes and less than half explained ideas.
Again, it is not just politics. I hear ministers who spout drivel from the pulpit, when it is obvious that they have not seriously studied theology and no nothing of the history behind the Bible. I have heard teachers who are doing nothing but reading the textbooks to kids and, now, they just direct them to Wikipedia. I have seen that in an expensive private school.
Why do we keep taking life changing advice from cheap con men. All of ys need to gather information and experience and then, with God's help, figure out our own path.
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