www.DismantleIt.com A peasant must stand a long time on a hillside with his mouth open before a roast duck flies in. —Chinese proverb This Web site addresses the benefits to the American People (and subsequently to the world) that would result from the complete and total dismantling—in a respectful, formal, and timely manner—of the entire U.S. federal bureaucracy. Change is a natural function of evolution—a “Spring cleaning.” Human beings are (at our stage of development) creatures of elaboration. Eventually it makes sense to do a thorough housekeeping and refine, or simply discard, that which we have been elaborating upon for hundreds of years. It is time for the U.S. federal bureaucracy to be “archived” and we can expect that it would be a much smoother process were we to do it ourselves rather than waiting for someone else to do the work for us. Let’s be practical here, folks. Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius—and a lot of courage—to move in the opposite direction. —Albert Einstein Technologies now exist that were not even dreamed of when our country was founded. At that time, the federal government was a prudent and inspired creation, based upon the wisdom of some brilliant and honorable public servants. As creatures of elaboration we have slowly built ourselves a gigantic administrative edifice, but we have also been growing and learning as well and we have outgrown the need for the federal bureaucracy . . . and it costs us a lot of money. Given the rapid, ongoing evolution of our species, there have been many changes since 1776 and even since the first half of the last century when much of the federal bureaucracy was constructed. We now have the tools to greatly simplify the government of the States: cell phones, the Internet, video conferencing, electronic transfers of assets, satellites, new forms of energy (solar, biodesiel fuel, etc.), “Planes, Trains, and Automobiles.” We have even gained some wisdom. It is to everyone’s advantage that we graciously and rapidly dismantle the entire U.S. federal bureaucracy.   All of it.   Gone. This is not “revolution,” this is evolution. It is time for some simple housekeeping, the cleaning up after a long party: a bit of vacuuming, straightening the furniture, emptying the trash, taking a day of rest, regrouping, and then focusing our attention on our responsibilities as members of the human species. “Changes are afoot.” The era of materialism and selfishness is inexorably drawing to a close. The form that that closure takes is up to our species, as a group—perhaps we could say that it is up to the human Spirit. It is a simple decision that actually requires little effort, but to achieve the results that we say we desire does require concise group action: creative, physical action; and it must be coherent, unified, group work, invoked on the plane of the mind. The demonstration of our choice—the recommendation of “We the People” of the United States—to the rest of the world by making that choice and then demonstrating it here, at home in the U.S., is also a goal most worthy of consideration. Dismantling the entire U.S. federal bureaucracy is not the only way that this next stage of our evolution can be explored, but it is one of the most encompassing, gentle, loving, and rapid choices that we—as a group—can make to achieve the goals that we say we desire. We got very close to making this inevitable change due to the consequences of the World War (1914-1945). Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s “The Four Freedoms” and his work with Winston Churchill, “The Atlantic Pact,” were great strides taken by great men. We would be wise to remember these documents: We have not fulfilled their invocations. It is difficult to free fools from the chains they revere. —François Voltaire But we’re not fools—we’re the American People. We’re not idiots, either. [A special “Thank you!” to Monty Python for making the distinction clear.] Why double our work load and our expenses? We no longer have the money to spend on the federal bureaucracy and we don’t need it anymore . . . and it costs us a lot of money. The purpose of this Web site is to encourage the People of the U.S. to assist in the ongoing transformation of consciousness on this planet and to do what we can to ensure that this transformation takes place in as gentle, as loving, and as rapid a manner as possible. Only the People of this country—as a group—can make this patiently and lovingly recommended decision and then take the necessary steps to achieve what would be most significant, beneficial results. “Time is of the essence.” What An overview of the process of the proposed “Spring cleaning” Why A review of some of the causes leading up to the proposed housekeeping Who The active participation necessary to achieve the desired results When Possible scenarios for the timing of the resulting celebrations Wonder The evolution of this opportunity Web site The formatting, update history, and downloading of this Web site WHAT Introductory Notes (posted 2006.12.4) • Introduction to the Process • Personnel Management • Financial and Assets Management • Legislative Authority • Electoral Processes • Military Redeployment • International Liaisons ————— Inaugural Acts (posted 2008.4.8) The following is the sequence of actions to be implemented immediately upon inauguration, should the People choose to hire me: • Dennis Kucinich, Cynthia McKinney, and Ron Paul inaugurated as Vice Presidents. • Immediate dismissal of all members of the three branches of the federal government. • Immediate cessation of any and all acts (or support of any such acts) of aggression or deception outside of our borders. • Immediate cessation all acts of aggression, repression, or deception within our borders. • Immediate closure of all foreign borders except where strict regulation is reliable and verifiable. • Immediate restoration of control over all federal funds, assets, and lands to the States. • Immediate restoration of the Constitution and Bill of Rights. • Immediate return of all federal employees to the U.S. within one hundred hours of the inauguration. • Complete dismantling of the entire federal bureaucracy within four weeks of the inauguration. • Debts forgiven. • Mandated health regulations. • Reestablishing the Separation of Church and State as inviolable. • Development of trust between the U.S. and the People of the World. Introduction to the Process Civilizations in decline are consistently characterized by a tendency toward standardization and uniformity. Conversely, during the growth stage of civilization, the tendency is toward differentiation and diversity. —Arnold Toynbee The process of dismantling the federal bureaucracy is actually not that complicated. The States are well adapted to taking care of themselves and interacting with their neighbors. Federal assistance programs that directly impact the citizens of a State are almost always managed within that State. There are people already well-trained who can either do such work within each State or train others to do the work if a particular program is currently not managed within a State that it affects. It is also reasonable to assume that our Brothers and Sisters are not going to continue to go to a job knowing that they will not be getting paid for their work; thus a clearly articulated process is understandably required. This Web site (including its scheduled subsequent derivatives) was created as a forum for providing sufficient structure to this process so that it may occur in as gentle, as loving, and as rapid a manner as possible. It is important that we dismantle the entire federal bureaucracy completely; we can always decide to restaff those functions that are deemed worthy of restoring—one suggestion might be the National Park, Forest, and Bureau of Land Management systems, perhaps simplified and synthesized. But it is regularly necessary to thoroughly cleanse a stagnant system of government (or of business management) to free it from its calcified mindset. Throughout our (known) history, such “Spring cleanings” have always been and will continue to be, for a little while longer, unavoidable. If we do not take full control of the complete dismantling of the federal bureaucracy then either some very naughty boys will end up with their hands back in the “cookie jar” yet again or individuals from outside our borders will attempt to do the work for us (or for themselves). The Founding Fathers did their homework. They were paying attention. They knew, in advance, that “We the People” would end up being emotionally manipulated and taken advantage of by some very naughty boys, and they deliberately wrote a Constitution and a Bill of Rights that, after the inevitable selfish actions of a select few, would be available to us to be used to reclaim and “replenish” our country. That time has come. I encourage us—as a group—to do our homework and dismantle the federal bureaucracy. All of it. The following categories are brief, broad outlines for the implementation of this transition. They are deliberately left as broad outlines to remind us that this process requires that together we use our minds to regain control over the governing our country. What is suggested is in no way claimed to be “better” than what can, and will, be considered and suggested by our Brothers and Sisters of our country. This page will grow. Personnel Management All federal employees, up to and including the President and all military personnel, will be dismissed from their duties. Let us be gracious and give them a two-week notice. Goodness, make it a four-week notice—some of them have worked hard! As the States will be taking on much greater control over their governance, these dismissed employees will have opportunities for work within their home State or a State of their choosing; the States will require their services. Only some of the federal employees might perceive this as a crisis. (There are reasons the phrase “going postal” has become an American icon.) There are also many federal employees who, in shock, will run into the streets shouting out, “Thank you, God! They finally fired me! Let’s party!” Remember, the federal bureaucracy is not a living person. It has no rights; it does not get to vote on whether or not it exists. Financial and Assets Management All funds, assets, and territories revert to the States, with no exceptions. This includes all vehicles, weapons, hardware, software, and properties used by federal employees who will be encouraged to put their skills to use in the State of their choosing. One of the first functions of a constrained federal government will be to discover and reevaluate where all the money resides—all of it. Refusing to allow any funds (or former high-level government employees) to leave the country until all the financial machinations are resolved might be prudent. However, considering the reputation around the world of the current federal conglomeration, it will not be too difficult to track where the money goes and to see that it is returned. Any and all funds and assets would be distributed amongst the States according to a per-capita, per-State cost-of-living index, determined by the States as a group. All expenditures of funds and allocations of assets and personnel, including military, will be determined by each individual State, coordinated with the other States. We already have the necessary personnel, knowledge, funds, and tools to do our share of the work, as participants in the ongoing evolution of our species; all we need is a little “focused intent.” The printing of any national currency might well best be handled by a not-for-profit public utility, and any other federal functions that are deemed to be of value would also be recreated as not-for-profit public utilities—all under the regulation of the States. Corporate suppliers of resources of necessity: organic foods, pure water, and sustainable fuels, would best become not-for-profit, public utilities as well. (Family farms are best left to their families.) The stabilization and vitalization of life on the planet, in all its blessedly diverse forms, must be recognized as a necessary (and inevitable) goal and steadily encouraged. The eventual synthesis of religions and governments will (necessarily) slowly evolve as we come to recognize that it is our diversity of Peoples and forms of religion and government that are our greatest strength, and such diversity needs to be nurtured and allowed to grow. Legislative Authority The only responsibility that the federal government will retain is the making, evaluating, and authorizing of laws that involve the interactions between the States themselves and between the States as a group and other countries. Thus only the Legislative, Judicial, and Executive branches of the federal government will be allowed to exist. All other powers will return to the States and the federal branches will have no control over any funds, assets, or territories. Think of the process of dismantling the federal bureaucracy as that of inverting the pyramid of authority: • the People of the U.S. are the office managers, • the State governments are the staff workers, and • the federal government is the janitorial staff. The People control the State governments and the State governments control the federal government. An election would be held to replace the entirety of the Legislative, Judicial, and Executive branches. No one will be allowed to be re-elected during this preliminary election. This is not to besmirch the hard work that many of these people have performed, but rather to instill a distinct round of “fresh Spirit” into the system. This is a very necessary and important step. All elected State employees would receive the average salary and benefits of the high school teachers within their State. Elected federal employees would receive the national average of high school teacher salaries and benefits. Periodically, all State legislators would gather at various local high school cafeterias. Interactions between State employees, and between States, would primarily be done electronically via the Internet and when necessary via video conferencing. All communications and results would made available to the public via the Internet. These steps would guarantee the accuracy of the transmitted data as everyone will be able to confirm or question all results. On the federal level, the Legislative Branch would be responsible for the writing of laws of equal service to all the People of all the States; the Judicial Branch would be responsible for evaluating the legality and the wisdom of those laws; and the Janitorial Staff (formerly referred to as the Executive Branch) would be responsible for “cleaning up any loose ends” and ensuring the compatibility of those laws with all the Peoples of the world. Electoral (and General Voting) Processes All voting will need to be conducted on paper, in duplicate, with results tallied and stored in separate locations: the branch where the results were gathered and a centralized location within each State. No electronic voting machines will be allowed in any form (at least for quite some time). Naturally, the housekeeping that we would be performing would result in a period of transition that would necessarily require greater input on the part of the People: due to our greatly increased authority, decisions would be need to be made that would require our voting on a semi-regular basis. Therefore, the voting process would need to be simpler and more regular for the constructive implementation of this rejuvenated authority. Considering that the federal bureaucracy would no longer exist, it would likely be possible to find former federal employees who would be willing to work at implementing and maintaining a physical, paper-based voting system. Some possible options: • A means of confirming recorded votes so that the People can ensure that their votes were (properly) recorded would be wise. One vote, per person, per “vote card,” such that each single vote by each person could be stored separately, (for example: all “yeas” for one question could be stored physically, in one place, in each community, with a tabulated result available on the Internet) is strongly encouraged. This would also allow anyone to physically count the votes on any given question to validate the results. • On the back of each vote could be the person’s name and address, in their own handwriting. The cards could be stored such that only one side of the card could be viewed at any one time. The vote side could simply have the question and/or the question reference code at the top, and in bold print, either “Yes” or “No.” If the card references an electoral vote then the name for the person being voted for could be checked or filled in. • The cards could be filed in boxes specific to the question and a chosen answer—thus two boxes for most questions—and each box could be sorted alphabetically after the voting was concluded, by people who did not know which box was being sorted. This would allow anyone (after presenting proper identification) to confirm that their vote was properly recorded, without revealing to the attendant what the question was or who else voted in the same manner. • A chalkboard could be used to display a running total of the number of those who have voted in that location, along with the number of registered voters for that location. Voting cards could be pre-marked “Yes” or “No” and the voter would simply choose one, put their name on the back, and turn it in to the attendant who would file it name-side up. On a regular basis, or as needed, the cards would be turned over so that the names were no longer visible and then sorted and stored, according to the vote per each question. Ongoing results could tallied on the chalkboard for a running total for each question that could then be easily checked at the end of the voting period. The cards would then be stored for a pre-determined period of time and then reused (as for all but electoral votes, all they would have on the front of the card would be “Yes” or “No”) either by handing the returning voter their previously marked cards when they sign in or by simply erasing or whiteing-out their names on the backs. Military Redeployment All military operations (overt and covert) would immediately cease, including all financial and technical military support of, and weapons sales to, foreign countries. All military hardware and supplies would be recovered and all personnel (overt and covert) would immediately be offered a brief opportunity to return to the States. All food, water, and medical supplies and facilities would be left behind. It is expected that the States would reach a common agreement on civilian employment of military personnel and utilization of the tools, equipment, and supplies. There is more than enough work that needs to be done taking care of our schools and infrastructure such that we would have no trouble keeping our Brothers and Sisters busy. Considering that all of our military hardware and personnel would be within our borders, it is reasonable to assume that we would be well protected during our country’s “gestation period.” International Liaisons This country has wonderful diversity—let’s capitalize on that diversity, and demonstrate to the world the potent strength that results from the synthesis of diversity and unity. The State Department would become a function of the Janitorial Staff. Like the States, the Native American cultures will be fully compensated and made fully independent. Inaugural Acts The following is the sequence of actions to be implemented immediately upon inauguration, should the People choose to hire me: (Excuse me for belaboring what would have been most prudent to consider a century ago, but we are now dealing with the consequences of what this country was carefully, passionately, articulately, and specifically founded to avoid. . . .  On that note:) Dennis Kucinich, Cynthia McKinney, and Ron Paul inaugurated as Vice Presidents. • Each will serve equally and they will have the power to out-vote me; I shall decide any tie votes. • They shall determine how they serve as President of the Senate. • Cynthia, Dennis, and Ron would share the role of President upon my departure, expected to be no later than the end of the first two years of a four-year term. • Note: see Capitol Hill Blue forum: Cynthia, Dennis, and Ron: We Need All Three Immediate dismissal of all members of the three branches of the federal government. • Every member of the three branches of the federal government (Executive, Judicial, and Legislative) will be relieved of duty immediately following the 2009.1.20 inauguration and banned from claiming any federal authority for at least four years; the States are strongly advised to do likewise. Those that have acted in an intelligent and honorable manner may (and likely will) be consulted. Ambassadors to foreign countries may be retained upon review (see below here and here). • Note (to be most gracious in this regard): only a very thorough “Spring Cleaning” will allow the task of trustworthy, responsible, ethical government to begin. This is a very necessary and important step. [The alternative is to have most of them tried for treason.] • The States are thus required to immediately hold carefully audited, paper-ballot elections to restore their representation in Congress. States that delay will risk losing representation until representatives are duly elected. • The three Vice Presidents will submit a list of candidates for the Judicial branch to the newly staffed Senate. Immediate cessation of any and all acts (or support of any such acts) of aggression or deception outside of our borders. • This will require the immediate convening of all ambassadors to review and to clarify our Country’s intentions regarding our interactions with those Brothers and Sisters external to our borders. • All military assistance (including, but not limited to: financial, logistical, technological, weaponry, hardware, software, and personnel) to foreign countries will immediately cease. Immediate cessation all acts of aggression, repression, or deception within our borders. • Any denial of any Constitutional rights, and in particular those rights guaranteed by the Bill of Rights, will be an act of treason. • The suppression or destruction of information or forensic evidence, overtly or covertly related to the actions of the government, will be an act of treason. • The deliberate withholding of information regarding treasonous acts will be an act of treason. • The deliberate fostering of deception will be an act of treason. Public employees (government officials, representatives, police, etc.) and any media outlets found guilty of lying will be dealt with harshly. • Deliberately harassing or detaining any U.S. citizens, or any visitors to the U.S., without verifiable proof of intent to commit a crime will be dealt with harshly. • Armed, private security forces are banned. • Anyone carrying a gun anywhere other than within the borders of their personal, private property must be approved by the People of the State. This is why I strongly encourage the People of each State to use the established role of elected Sheriff for all State law enforcement, answering to an elected Attorney General. • Note: Adolescent, testosterone-fueled insecurity is no authorization to carry a gun—I will not condone demonstrations of adolescent addictions to power. Immediate closure of all foreign borders except where strict regulation is reliable and verifiable. • Particularly at this time, “strong fences make good neighbors”; when the People have once again gained control over our Country, we will be willing to review this condition. Immediate restoration of control over all federal funds, assets, and lands to the States. • All federal funds, assets, and territories revert to the States, with no exceptions. Any and all federal funds and assets would be distributed amongst the States according to a per-capita, per-State, cost-of-living index, as determined by the States as a group. • Each State is responsible for locating, securing, and auditing all funds and assets within its borders. All audits of bank, corporate, and government funds and assets are to be publicly available. All federal funds and assets are to be located, secured, audited, and prepared for dispensation. • The Federal Reserve System will relinquish all funds and assets to the People, and will be held accountable for all actions taken since its creation. • The Basel II Accord will be fully honored. • A stable variant of a full-reserve banking system, backed by a precious metals standard, that allows for reliable, auditable electronic (i.e. “digital gold”) transactions will be established and implemented. Several versions of such a system have been long debated worldwide, are currently being considered, and will be finalized in the coming months. [We the People got ourselves into this muddle; let us use our inspiration and our talent to implement a banking system of which we can be proud and the development of which may well be of service to others.] • All banks with branches outside of any single State will be fully audited and closed after all funds and assets are transferred, via audited transactions, into a State bank of each account holder’s choosing. Failure to comply will be an act of treason. • Hoarding funds and assets will be a federal offense. The limits of asset accumulation will be established in due course by the Congress, but will be required to be made high enough such that those who are enjoying hard-earned funds and assets need not compromise their living standards or the living standards of their immediate family in any way—hard work most definitely deserves its rewards. Excessively vast sums of funds and assets are rarely acquired, or used, ethically. • All allocations of State funds and assets will be determined by the States. • Taxation is a function of the States. • Federal expenses (salaries, utilities, travel expenses—see above) will be pooled by the States into a Maryland bank. • Military expenses will be determined and allocated by the States. • Note: Yes, it will take a few months before the States stabilize the process in which they allocate their funds. It will be worth the effort. Immediate restoration of the Constitution and Bill of Rights. • Any act that compromises the rights of any citizen—as established by the Constitution and the Bill of Rights—will be an act of treason. • Any law that compromises the rights of any citizen—as established by the Constitution and the Bill of Rights—will be immediately revoked as unconstitutional. • No citizen of the U.S., of legal voting age, may be denied the right to vote. The denial of any citizen of the right to vote, free from coercion, or the denial of privacy while voting, will be an act of treason. • All existing electronic voting or vote tabulating systems are permanently banned. All manufacturers are required to relinquish any and all rights to any and all hardware and software upon demand. Refusal to do so will constitute treason. • The original thirteenth amendment (i.e. the Titles of Nobility Amendment) met a dubious fate. It is strongly recommended that the (alleged) remaining thirty-eight States immediately (re)consider and ratify it. If the pertinent questions regarding its original ratification can be ascertained and resolved, it will immediately be granted ratification. • The restoration of the First Amendment will once again guarantee Freedom of the Press. The challenge we (currently) face in this country is that the “mainstream media” is very rarely honest, acting solely in the interests of their owners—not in the interests of the People they serve. This is a challenge all Peoples of the world face, however the propaganda passing as “news” in the U.S. has long reached an unacceptable level—bordering on treason (as outlined above)—and must be publicly addressed. • Note: The reclaiming of our Country will require a careful reassessment as to how we allowed the Constitution and Bill of Rights to be “circumvented.” We the People (as a group) will discover that the theft of our country was carefully planned and executed over much of the past two centuries. Thus, regulations for U.S. citizenship must be established that will require every citizen, upon reaching legal voting age, take an exam that clearly informs the citizen of their responsibilities and clearly defines their understanding of our government and our history. Immediate return of all federal employees to the U.S. within one hundred hours of the inauguration. • All federal employees (overt and covert, including all military personnel) are required to be within the borders of the U.S. within one hundred hours after the inauguration (currently scheduled for noon on Tuesday, January 20, 2009). • Any federal employee deliberately delaying return to the U.S. will be dealt with most harshly. • Deliberately denying or delaying another U.S. citizen’s return to the U.S. will be considered treason. • Any and all weapons are to be simultaneously removed and returned as well. If any weapon cannot be simultaneously removed from foreign territory, it must be rendered unusable as a weapon. • Note: Some may protest that one hundred hours does not allow enough time to return all personnel and weapons to the U.S. I suggest consideration of the following: If every person on this planet knows that our troops are required to be within our borders within one hundred after the inauguration, what is the likelihood that our troops are going to be willing to stay in occupied countries and territories? Food for thought . . .  • All housing, food, water, and medical supplies are to be left behind. • Note: Certainly there will be some naughty boys who will loudly (as naughty boys are wont to do) protest abandoning some very expensive property and assets in certain foreign countries. Let it be made clear that breaking international laws just because they thought they could “hide behind the sandbox bully” does not allow them to cling to any claimed “rights.” If they would like to protest in a Court of Law their right to illegally claimed or utilized assets, they may find themselves facing greater consequences than they might be willing to risk. • There are a few instances wherein federal representatives and technicians working outside the borders of this country are beneficial to the People of this country and to the People of the world. Some instances might include: • a small number of honorable, intelligent, gracious, and articulate ambassadors, serving in or traveling between countries. [We do have such Brothers and Sisters in this country—testimony to the innate gifts that the People of this country have to offer. Food for thought . . . ] • a small group of scientists stationed at the South Pole Infrared Telescope • Other suggestions—qualified by articulate reasons why such work cannot be handled by not-for-profit corporations, i.e. the Red Cross—will certainly arise and will promptly be considered. Complete dismantling of the entire federal bureaucracy within four weeks of the inauguration. • All federal employees will have been dismissed after four weeks, encouraged to work for the State that will likely require their services and experience. • Note: Prior to the inauguration, the States must have full access to, and control over, all records (not plundered or destroyed by naughty boys) of the various federal programs that will now come fully under their jurisdiction and control. The States are encouraged to find ways to simplify the programs over which they now have full control, and to do so in a manner that serves their citizens most honorably. Debts forgiven. • All debts owed to the U.S. by any “third-world” country will be annulled. • All housing foreclosures will be rescinded. • Note: It is understood that not all debts are the result of corrupt banking practices: selfishness and dishonesty are not limited to the banking industry. However, as the corruption within our banking system is so entrenched, it is simply not appropriate to cause the Many to suffer because of the acts of the Few. Thus, debts to banks will be forgiven unless deliberate criminal activity can be proven in a Court of Law. Debts to individuals and local businesses and groups are still to be honored. Mandated health regulations. • All genetically modified seeds, crops, and foods are immediately banned. • All forms of Aspartame are immediately banned. • Water fluoridation is to immediately cease; all chemicals added to water supplies must immediately be declared and publicly monitored. • The killing of animals for food and the control of animal herds are issues to be decided by the People of each State, in coordination with the People of neighboring States. • The farming of organic foods is emphatically encouraged on all levels: personal, family, community, and state. Much of the soil of this country has been managed such that essential vitamins have become a very necessary component of healthy nutrition. Other countries are far ahead of us in this regard. • Natural forms of pest control do exist and are strongly recommended. Again, other countries are far ahead of us in this regard. • Note: This list is deliberately incomplete, but is intended to initiate the necessary results: the health of our Country in all its expressions. Much work restoring the health and nutrition of our children must be undertaken immediately. This is a “Pandora’s box” of critical issues that must be dealt with and that requires extensive communication between the States. The wisdom of ancient cultures is worthy of consideration. There is also an enormous amount of suppressed medical information that must be made available. Do not delay this work. Reestablishing the Separation of Church and State as inviolable. • The separation of Church and State was established for very necessary reasons—largely due to the crimes of certain “religious” organizations—and must be respected. • This separation also necessitates the closing of “religious” educational school systems and “religious”/educational affiliations: any “religious” controls over information dishonor the People they purport to serve. • Note: I do appreciate that this will be a topic of much debate, but the covert actions of prominent religions is in direct conflict with the teachings of Those Who inspired those religions. It is also very important to clearly distinguish those innocent and devoted followers of religions from those who manipulate religions for personal power and gain. I deliberately, and playfully, address this on the Why page. The corruption and limitations of religions worldwide is well known to those who are doing their homework. Development of trust between the U.S. and the People of the World. • All U.S. Territories and Native American Nations are encouraged to resolve their relations with the U.S. as soon as possible. All States are reminded that until we can demonstrate a healthy, vital expression of democracy within the borders of the U.S., we have little reason to think that other Peoples will respect our opinions in such matters. • Note: DismantleIt.net is one forum that has been established specifically to facilitate such interactions. • All nations’ weapons of mass destruction will be overtly, carefully, and completely dismantled, with full international oversight. Any country caught hoarding weapons will be ostracized—not a healthy consequence on a small, insignificant planet, suffering from neglect. WHY Boys, PTSD, and the False Citadel Emotional Manipulation Human Evolution Unconditional Nurturing On Behalf of Women Do Your Homework ————— Boys, PTSD, and the False Citadel The overwhelming, hysterical, panicked rage attacks that many people, especially males, experience—triggered by even the slightest mishap or inconvenience—are the result of deeply rooted survival (“fight-or-flight”) conditioning, where almost any issue or incident triggers the belief, often completely unconsciously, that one is in mortal danger. This programming is the result of thousands of years of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), experienced, to one degree or another, by virtually everyone who has walked this planet. In extreme cases, a condition known as the “False Citadel” can result: The defense mechanisms become so deeply engrained and arise so fast that the person cannot fully comprehend what is happening. The reaction that is triggered is so instinctual that it can even result in the person having no memory of what they have just said or done and they are then mystified by the response of those around them. These conditions are the final defensive ramparts that keep us from understanding and appreciating who we really are: We are denied our innocence and our divinity and a vague and sometimes overwhelming sense of worthlessness debilitates us. For thousands of years, male children have been raised and conditioned, by older males suffering from PTSD, into believing that the natural (and often quite delightful), adolescent male phase of growth, particularly the development of testosterone-fueled emotions, i.e. the “fight-or-flight” behavior patterns, is the pinnacle of male development. Thus we live in a world of boys raising boys to be boys, aptly articulated by the book and movie “Lord of the Flies,” a story about a group of young boys, stranded on a deserted island, who establish a hierarchy based upon brutality and terror. In the story, the condition gets worse and worse, very much like what is happening on the planet right now, until they are rescued by a ship of older males who are shocked by the degree to which they find the boys have degenerated. Unfortunately we do not have such a deus ex machina. Because the planet is so firmly under the control of emotionally stunted males, and has been for countless thousands of years, whenever a male deliberately chooses to evolve out of his adolescence into full manhood, by accepting full responsibility for his own thoughts and emotions, words and actions; he is invariably hunted down, brutally tortured, and finally murdered by the males who, in full control of a subjugated population, believe the emotionally evolved man to be a threat to their authority. It is small consolation when, a few decades or centuries later, the murdered man is declared a saint or has a religion named after him. Until this pattern of boys seeking out, torturing, and murdering the rare few who evolve into men is recognized and firmly and lovingly articulated and addressed, and the boys are lovingly nurtured and rewarded for evolving past their adolescence, the human species will be increasingly at risk to profound decimation and self-destruction. The violently destructive male activity on this planet is also, in part, an unconscious response to the pain of being denied their true self-worth. Achieving this result and allowing for what would be an astoundingly beneficial stabilization of the species is a process that is actually not only quite easy but would also be profoundly joyful. How to get boys—in firm control of the financial/military/industrial/media complex [Thank you, Dwight], which they control in a desperate and ultimately unsuccessful attempt to deal with their PTSD-fueled emotions—to allow such a growth and evolution is the question: a question that must be addressed if our species is to survive, and is a primary intent of this Web site. I learned this, at least, by my experiment: that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours. —Henry David Thoreau Through the twists and turns of evolution, the human species has been emotionally manipulated relentlessly by those who do not have the best interests of their Brothers and Sisters foremost in their thoughts and actions. After so many thousands of years of never-ending trauma we have gotten so disoriented that a curious confusion has developed (and subsequently been deliberately perpetuated): we mistake weakness for strength and strength for weakness. Violence (in its many forms) is almost always the demonstration of the belief that one is helpless to react in any other way—regardless of the inevitable posturing. True power has never been, nor ever will be, demonstrated by the ability to kill another form of life. A two-year-old child can pull the trigger of a gun and there are many suffering families that are, and are still, grieving such losses. Give them your deepest love and compassion, my Brothers and Sisters—parents are not designed to bury their children. [I speak from experience.] Demonstrations of true strength have always been denigrated and repressed by boys unwilling to risk losing their ability to subjugate those under their control. Another example: Native Americans understood both true strength and wisdom when they were invaded; the adolescent boys who overran the continent (defacing much of it in the process, often quite deliberately) did not and we are only now beginning to recognize those qualities. The world is thus (half-) filled with boys and very few, if any, men. Most of the boys are honest, sincere, and quite lovable children. Naughty boys (and there are many) can easily be distinguished by their desperate (and often violent) attempts to convince themselves, by attempting to convince others, of just how strong and fierce they are. Nothing could be further from the truth as they are obviously quite firmly imprisoned on the plane of the emotions. Something we were withholding made us weak until we found it was ourselves. —Robert Frost A planet under the complete control of adolescent males certainly has its share of drama and excitement, but living continuously on adrenaline and testosterone is ultimately not conducive to healthy living and the necessary resulting growth. I encourage you to do your homework. Boys can be delightfully entertaining and passionate, and often do a thorough job of giving girls lots to talk about. Until those boys evolve into men however there are some things that boys would best be refrained from exploring: • Playing with weapons . . . tanks and armored personnel carriers are an especially bad idea, and nuclear-tipped cruise missiles are “right out”; • Playing with “Other People’s Money”; • Creating, promoting, or managing religions—a process especially prone to emotional manipulation and, from a naughty boy’s perspective, one that is indistinguishable from politics: to naughty boys, both are equally exhilarating adventures aimed at removing money (and just about anything else they can get) from other people. [Not to belabour the obvious, but any government or religious “leader” (usually self-proclaimed) who disputes this assessment is simply proving the point.]; • Telling others what to do, think, or believe. To wit: because naughty boys have consistently manipulated their way into gaining control of governments and religions on this planet for thousands of years, we have yet to experience true forms of either democracy or Christianity (to name but two examples); labeling a pig “a duck” will not suddenly enable the pig to fly. Democracy is not a state in which people act like sheep. —Mohandas Gandhi Very naughty boys (and there are only a very few, but a very powerful few) function primarily on the plane of the mind. They are most skillful at emotionally manipulating the People, especially the abundance of naughty boys, to commit acts of violence in order to suppress any particular populace—all for their own personal benefit. This is the primary purpose of almost all of the various forms of military operations around the world and most police forces are just another form of military occupation for the purpose of population subjugation. Police brutality and repression, in every country including this one, is an overt expression of the ravages of PTSD on all of the forms of life on this planet. Such activity is rarely publicized and when it is made public it is done with the usual posturing and emotional manipulation necessary to keep naughty boys in control of their subjugated populaces. Regardless of the fact that there are sincere, dedicated police officers in every country, this behavior has been going on for thousands of years. The exception in this country is the elected office of county sheriff. Elected by the People of their county, the sheriffs are generally quite sincerely “serving and protecting.” [I happen to frequent a county that is blessed with a patient, compassionate, light-hearted, and (as necessary, I expect) firm sheriff. I encourage you to consider putting your sheriffs in full control of all law enforcement and related public service activities in your States, answering to an elected attorney general.] Emotional Manipulation Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities. —François Voltaire George Orwell’s dark vision “1984” is in full force in the world and especially in those countries that proclaim, very loudly and repeatedly, their “honor” and “integrity.” George knew of what he was writing; please do not expect naughty boys to brag publicly about their crimes—sneers and smirks are usually your only clues. ( . . . that, and the piles of dead bodies and rising prices. However, if a male declares himself to be a man, you can be sure he is a naughty boy.) Naughty boys are limited to very simple tools. Emotional manipulation is their primary tool and it has served them well. Naughty boys also use emotional manipulation to suppress and mask their own fears. Their mask of strength is a thin veneer and exists solely for the purpose of defending themselves against those that they fear the most: those to whom they are closest. Throughout history, so-called “terrorist attacks” have been used against one’s own country to further the plans of very naughty boys. As we continue to evolve and move onto the plane of the mind, these acts will become more and more difficult to disguise. This Web site will not address those crimes nor identify the very naughty boys who have perpetrated them. Until we as a group do our homework, dismantle the federal bureaucracy, and stabilize our interactions with the rest of our Brother and Sisters around the world, such information is moot. If we don’t change our direction, we’re likely to end up where we’re headed. —Chinese proverb If a naughty boy is not having any luck manipulating others to his satisfaction, he will often simply just change tactics, i.e. going from “I’m from the Government, I’m here to help you. Give me all your money” to “I’m from the Church, I’m here to help you. Give me all your money.” One of his “assistants” (usually wearing dark glasses and standing just behind or beside him) will realize the first tactic, for example, is not working, poke him with an elbow (attempting, unsuccessfully, to be discrete) and mumble something to the effect of, “It’s not working. Try the Church line.” The “Speaker of the House” will then dash around the corner, take off his necktie, put on a collar, dash back out, and use “the Church line.” At which point his other buddies, hiding in the wings, will chuckle amongst themselves and give each other the “thumbs up.” On occasion, the “police” will then step in and tell them to move along, all the while with their hand open behind their back for their share of the take . . . and so on “up the line.” Some of the most delightful parodies of this behavior appeared in various Monty Python street and courtroom sketches; there are also glaring examples of this in recent American history, but those incidents are not the focus of this Web site.   . . . Boys will be boys. . . .  Fear, separatism, revenge, and self-righteousness are very effective tools when imposed on kind and trusting People. This “emotional glamour” is greatly facilitated when we do not take full responsibility for our own thoughts, our own emotions, our own words, and our own actions. Mohandas Gandhi was a shining example of accepting responsibility for one’s own thoughts and emotions and not blaming them on others. His reaching out to embrace the man who had just shot him is just one of the countless demonstrations of doing your homework that we have been offered by wise and loving Brothers and Sisters since the dawn of time. As we become aware of the conflicting information available to us, it will eventually be considered that at least one of the sources of conflicting information is not being entirely honest. Step One: Accept the possibility that we are being lied to. Step Two: Begin to discern which sources of information are lying, by noting the emotional reactions to the information being provided by any given source. If the information provided triggers emotional reactions of fear, due to vague, indeterminate threats (or acts) of violence, the source that provided such information is practicing emotional manipulation. A source of information that fosters separation and conflict is deliberately lying and often quite skillfully. (One particular “news” program comes to mind.) The only way that this deceit can be successfully accomplished, and thus serve the goals of those who are subjugating others, is through emotional manipulation. It is a skill that has been practiced for thousands of years and we are now at a point of evolution such that the proponents of “Selfishness, Separation, and Stuff” (SS&S)  [I use the term “Stuff” in reference to the wonderful George Carlin routine of the same name. Thank you, George!]  are well aware that they are at risk of losing control over their (often violently) subjugated populaces, should those populations be allowed to fully develop their divine, innate, mental capabilities and facilities—a process that is inevitable and can only be delayed. Thus these very naughty boys are well aware that profound devastation of the planet may well be necessary to maintain their control over the People of the world. They have no concern regarding such consequences, as they would lose control over all of humanity anyway. The various poisons, in many forms, that they have been slowly feeding a trusting population are well known to those who are doing their homework. The only weapon that these very naughty boys have to use against an evolving species is an emotionally manipulated faction of that species, i.e. their military forces. Emotional manipulation is a very powerful tool—it has been used for many thousands of years. But within that power lies the seed of its destruction, because emotional manipulation is the only tool available to the naughty boys (and the very naughty boys who manipulate them) and it requires an unconscious population to have any effect. Evolution is the ticking clock that rumbles in the distance and the naughty boys are well aware (on one level or another) of their numbered days: Because we are at a fulcrum-point in the evolution of the human species—the moving from the plane of the emotions onto the plane of the mind—those naughty boys who had trusted that they would always be able to emotionally manipulate the rest of the planet are slowly realizing that they will have to work much harder to manipulate a populace that is steadily moving to a state of consciousness that is centered in the mind. They are slowly realizing that they will have to resort to ever-increasing levels of deception, manipulation, and violence—usually immediately followed by blaming their actions on someone else (and preferably someone a long way away)—as they try to force the People back into reacting emotionally, allowing the naughty boys an excuse for even greater violence, hoping to trigger yet more emotional reactions, and the cycle goes on and on . . . until their actions can no longer be disguised. Human Evolution Life more abundantly. —The Christ (speaking through the Adept, Jesus) This Web site is not suggesting revolution; it is encouraging you to choose conscious co-creation with the inevitable evolution. Violent revolutions take place on the plane of the emotions; conscious evolution takes place on the plane of the mind—the first rung on the “Ladder of Conscious Evolution.” Revolutions give naughty boys excuses to attack others. Conscious evolution on the part of the People will likely incite them into tantrums as well, but their motives will be obvious: they will only be able to use their only available tool, emotional manipulation, through a steadily shrinking pool of emotionally stunted children. (Blessings to our children.) There are many rungs on that Ladder of Evolution. But when, for the first time, you finally become consciously aware of that Ladder and humbly accept that you have been wandering aimlessly, lost in the miasma of the emotional plane, everything changes. What many think of as the Angelic Realm is simply a slightly higher rung on that Ladder—a Ladder that we have not yet fully become aware of, much less done the homework necessary to be able to begin to climb. All this Web site may do is to tell you that that Ladder exists. You are encouraged to look for it. Free Will means to gladly do what you must do. —Carl Jung Now is the time for action. If we do not take action and thus allow others to define our reality for us, the consequences may not be in our best interest. The human species has evolved to the point where enough people are now making decisions (and slowly becoming centered) on the plane of the mind—based upon their mental analysis of their reality rather than on their emotional reactions to their perceived reality—that a brief but very significant opportunity has become available. What we are currently experiencing is evolution in action. “Time is of the essence.” Human beings have about as much long-term control over their evolution as has bacteria in a scientist’s petri dish. However we do have full control over how we experience that growth. Indeed: Only we have full control over how we experience that growth. We can either lovingly “go with the flow”  [I (and others, I expect) call it “surfing Reality.”]  or we can feel like a ping pong ball and react unconsciously to the many surprises that are in store for us. Influencing the course of human history, consciously and deliberately, does however—like surfing—take a little bit of practice. I encourage you to start practicing and do your homework. [You] can become as God, provided [you] submit to the evolutionary process and do not refrain from being stretched upon the wheel. —D. K. At this time there is a very distinct polarization of consciousness taking place on this planet: Every human being is being “encouraged” to choose between (what is sometimes referred to as) “Service to Others” (STO) or “Service to Self” (STS, also referred to above as focusing on SS&S). The fact that we are now at a point of climactic (including climatic) change explains much of the chaos that we are currently experiencing. As stated earlier, human beings are creatures of elaboration. Human beings are also creatures of complacency; thus this polarization is simply a form of motivation in compliance with the process of evolution. Our evolution is now at a point such that the intended changes will happen whether or not we choose to recognize, acknowledge, or participate consciously in this momentous event. It may be useful to consider that the naughty boys who are acting out their focus on SS&S, are actually a constructive component of the evolution of our species: their actions are compelling those who are “straddling the fence” to assert themselves and choose either STO or STS. We can then ponder the STS behavior as actually an expression of the Creator encouraging us to release our passivity and unconscious subordination and to invoke a consciously chosen path. Without such a stimulus (usually resulting in pain and sorrow), evolution would move at a far slower pace. Pain is an opportunity for accelerated growth and growth is always cumulative (from lifetime to lifetime). Do not forget that All That Is is divine and it is simply our “addiction to victimization,” perpetuated by one’s focus on the plane of the emotions, that allows the Forces of SS&S to continue to emotionally manipulate us. As we move onto the plane of the mind, we will discover that addictions only exist on the plane of the emotions. Food for thought. Your pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding. —Kahlil Gibran This polarization of consciousness is our most readily accessible demonstration of how to proceed at this point of inevitable and irrevocable evolution in as gentle, as loving, and as rapid a manner as possible. It is a most useful “road map.” One of the clearest examples of this polarization of consciousness is the fundamental difference between the two computer systems, the Apple Macintosh and “PC” systems running Microsoft Windows. The foundation of the work of Apple Computer could be described as “inspired creativity through excitement with integrity.” These two distinct computing platforms are external demonstrations of the “old” in conflict with the “new.” Those who are rooted in the mindset, the belief system, that has been in power for over two thousand years are very threatened by the “focused intent” that is now actively replacing it. The crystallized, emotionally focused materialism that has maintained complete control over this species will be raised to the next level of consciousness, centered (at this relatively brief next stage of evolution) on the plane of the mind. This new expression of consciousness will allow (note that qualification) for the unfolding of a degree of awareness that will facilitate the releasing of ancient conflicts between Peoples and will result in what has been longed for and called (for far longer than we are aware), the blossoming of “Heaven on Earth.” Do understand that at some point, “this too must change,” and eventually, when the next “round of lessons” is mastered, yet another turn of the spiral of evolution will unfold. The peace and joyful community that will be gained after this current flux of evolution will not be lost, but will then be raised to yet an even more inclusive degree, which the Christ referred to with the words “life more abundantly.” One step at a time, my Brothers and Sisters, one step at a time. (Or perhaps, “One rung of the Ladder at a time.”) All life is cyclic, from the life of a fly, to that of a nation, a solar system, and far beyond. You can choose to consciously participate in these cycles or to allow yourself to be affected by them. If you choose to participate in this “Game of the Gods” then you must play according to the rules: you must do your homework and deliberately and methodically rise above the plane of the emotions to the plane of the mind. You cannot do this by repressing, ignoring, or denying your emotions. You can only do this by: • Recognizing your emotions and accepting full responsibility for them. No one else is, or ever can be, responsible for your emotions. • Resolving those emotions by deeply exploring where they came from and why they arose. • Consciously making decisions and taking those actions that will “neutralize” or balance those emotions such that they no longer have domination over your decisions and subsequent actions. Evolution from one plane of consciousness to the next higher level is always self-induced and the result of physical actions. This is work, my Brothers and Sisters, and it is hard work. It is not negotiable. This brief opportunity is truly an honor but it will not be fulfilled unless our species—as a diverse, synthesized consciousness—has earned that privilege; which is why on an as-needed basis Teachers are sent to Earth to remind us to do our homework. To accept responsibility for one’s creation requires courage, humility, and much effort. Humility does not mean you think less of yourself. It means you think of yourself less. —Ken Blanchard Waiting for some Divine Being to descend from the sky and wave their hands, “saving” some and “damning” others, is just another expression of what could be referred to as our “addiction to victimization” and our obsession with “Glamour, Glory, and Grandiosity.” (“Glamour,” in the context of this Web site, could be described as “emotional aggrandizement.”) The Gang Upstairs loves us unconditionally and thus grant us the opportunity, the “free will,” to do as we choose, no matter how silly or self-destructive those choices may be. Should we actually begin to do the work necessary to create “Heaven on Earth” there will be many surprises and presents in store for us all. The Teacher of All Teachers will joyfully show up for our next class—just as soon as we do the homework that we’ve been assigned . . . for thousands of years. “Group Graduation Day” is now fast approaching and will not occur again for some time. We have done almost all of our homework, culminating in the World War (1914-1945), and if we do not take the time to “dot our ‘i’s and cross our ‘t’s,” we will not graduate and we will have to take this class all over again. It is a class that has been going on for thousands of years and it has had its moments of struggle, pain, and sorrow. The People of this country have the inherent loving kindness needed to implement this “Spring cleaning” and to do so in as gentle, as loving, and as rapid a manner as possible. Do we, as a united group of Brothers and Sisters, have the strength of will necessary to do this work and see it through to completion? If you bring forth what is within you what you bring forth will save you. If you do not bring forth what is within you what you do not bring forth will destroy you. —The Gospel of Thomas We have the opportunity to celebrate our growth with a physical, active demonstration of that growth—demonstrated both to ourselves and to our Brothers and Sisters of the world. We have made our “Declaration of Independence,” we now have the opportunity to demonstrate a “Declaration of Responsibility.” Are we willing to do the work necessary to demonstrate our “ability to respond”? There is no Religion higher than Truth. —H. P. B. This is evolution in action. ————— I tried to find Him on the Christian cross, but He was not there; I went to the Temple of the Hindus and to the old pagodas, but I could not find a trace of Him anywhere. I searched on the mountains and in the valleys but neither in the heights nor in the depths was I able to find Him. I went to the Caaba in Mecca, but He was not there either. I questioned the scholars and philosophers but He was beyond their understanding. I then looked into my heart and it was there where He dwelled that I saw Him; He was nowhere else to be found. —Jalal ad-Din Rumi Unconditional Nurturing The ultimate lesson all of us have to learn is unconditional love, which includes not only others but ourselves as well. —Elizabeth Kubler-Ross Unconditional, unwavering nurturing at a fundamental level is the only way to begin to heal PTSD. (Do not confuse indulgence with nurturing.) PTSD cannot be healed through counseling or drugs; it cannot be resolved through incarceration. Any forms of “support” that do not offer unconditional nurturing need to be politely rebuffed—PTSD will not be overcome by the imposition of military force. Only nurturing will heal PTSD and everyone on this planet, after thousands of years of violence in its many forms, suffers from PTSD to one degree or another. In their PTSD-fueled survival mentality, boys (of all ages) shame attempts at nurturing our children; that nurturing, however, is a fundamental requirement for growth out of emotional adolescence into mind- (and eventually heart-) based consciousness—levels of consciousness where true power begins not only to become available but where the seeds of such power are joyously offered. Selfishness is a necessary stage of evolution that allows us to learn the consequences of selfishness and then, subsequently, to learn the benefits to be gained by service to others, not just to oneself. Do understand that “service to others in spite of self” is no more true service than “service to self in spite of others.” There is no greater source of physical and emotional nurturing on this planet than women—it is their birthright and their divine power. They too, however, suffer from PTSD and need and deserve that nurturing themselves. Women are long overdue for the respect and honor that they deeply deserve for their perseverance through thousands of years of subjugation on this planet. An outstanding source of consciously evolved nurturing, and accredited training, is the ongoing work of Jacquelyn Small and Eupsychia Institute, out of Austin, TX. [Blessings and thank you, dear Sister] ————— Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Playing small doesn’t serve the world. There’s nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you. We were born to manifest the glory of God within us. It’s not just in some of us; it’s in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others. —Marianne Williamson On Behalf of Women I will not burden you with my (lengthy) pontifications on the patience and perseverance that women have demonstrated for thousands of years. Men and women have rather distinct areas of expertise and responsibility, as well as well-deserved rewards. Those details are not the focus of this Web site. That women have done a commendable job on their share of our evolution—in spite of the fact that there have been very few men on the planet to sufficiently implement the male half of the work—is testimony to women’s devotion to life. That patience and that devotion to life, demonstrated by women for thousands of years, makes asking them for just a little more patience almost disrespectful, but please dear Sisters, just a little longer—we’re getting there just as fast as we can. I lovingly and respectfully encourage you to do your homework so that your work can be made “lighter” (by raising your focus to the plane of the mind) and we will all get there even faster still. I ask you to clearly articulate what you want and deserve: we need you to speak your Truths, now more than ever before. Before any males attempt rebuttals against our Sisters, the fact remains that for thousands of years women have done their share of our work; males have not. In concluding this very brief honoring of our patiently suffering Sisters, may I suggest that we consider the possibility that the reason there are more females on the planet than males, just might be God’s way of saying, “Can you take a hint?” Do Your Homework Introduction Use Your Mind Know Thyself Love Thine Enemy Pay Attention Introduction It is now time to review our homework assignments. These instructions are not just errant doodles that were scribbled down while waiting for the school bell to ring; they’re not just random bits of graffiti on subway walls. These instructions have been offered to us by our Teachers since we first walked on this planet, thousands of thousands of years ago, and the lessons offered by a few of our most recent Teachers can be summarized in just a few very short, very simple words: “Use your mind.” Offered to us by the Buddha, 2,500 years ago; “Know Thyself” Chiseled into the entablatures of the ancient Greek temples; and “Love thine enemy.” As taught to us by the Christ, 2,000 years ago. Should you chose to do your homework, and then make the necessary effort, you will graduate. You are under no external obligation—as Zonker Harris (that erudite Sage, via Gary Trudeau in “Doonesbury”) once shared: “Sophomore year was the best three years of my life!” Doing your homework is not an “after things have settled down a bit” option. Doing your homework is a significant catalyst that must be invoked for the “Spring cleaning” that you are encouraged to consider to become possible. Imagine that you have done all the work necessary to start a garden. Still, nothing will grow until you plant the seeds. Doing your homework is that sowing. You may be quite surprised, perhaps even astounded, by what blossoms from the work you will finally have fulfilled. The work is very simple; it is also very difficult: it requires letting go of thousands of years of unconscious conditioning and manipulation. You will have to do it sooner or later, in this lifetime or another. As Joy Starr advised on her (delightful) business cards, “Transmute now. Avoid the rush!” To my Brothers: We are responsible for endless destruction—on all levels—on this planet and thus it is our obligation to heal those many wounds. To do so, however, we must first be willing to address those wounds that exist within each and every one of us and to accept full responsibility for the creation of those wounds, the festering of those wounds, and the necessary cleansing and subsequent healing of those wounds. Do this homework, my Brothers. Do this homework. Let us let go of any delusions of “Glamour, Glory, and Grandiosity,” and let that work of healing begin now. It is time for the males on this planet to withdraw, to go into deep reflection, and to finally grow into men—as did our Brothers, Lord Gautama and Jesus, when as children they consciously and deliberately did the work necessary to become men. Should we choose to do the homework that we have been assigned for thousands of years, the first action that needs to be taken is to fully understand, to accept full responsibility for, and finally to gain full control over, our emotions—something few have achieved on this planet. The next step then becomes possible: to accept full and complete responsibility for, and then control over, all of our thoughts, words, and actions. If you feel, however, that you have not suffered enough and prefer to remain a pawn of those who are using you (and your loved ones) for their own personal gain (many of whom are entertained by your suffering) then you are doing just fine. If the eons of pain and suffering are starting to lose their attraction, then I encourage you to do your homework. “Time is of the essence.” John Bradshaw’s “Healing the Shame that Binds You” and Alice Miller’s “For Your Own Good” are two very powerful books that address the healing that is both possible and necessary, especially at this time. These books can be very painful to read, but it has always been true, and continues to be true, that you cannot heal that which you refuse to accept. Our ancient, pervasive sense of separation is the primary hurdle: not just the belief that you are separate from your Brothers and Sisters, but also the belief that you are separate from your Creator, Who, in Reality, is not detached from you and ignoring you out of disinterest but is fully present all around you and through you. Out of unconditional love you are offered complete freedom of will—allowing you to choose, when you consciously choose to do so, either the path of “Service to Others” or the path of “Selfishness, Separation, and Stuff.” The choice is entirely up to you and you may try and take as long as you’d like. Graduation Day is fast approaching, however, and you would be wise to consider all of your options. This opportunity (of which you may well not even be aware) is a very “limited time offer” that has only become available due, in part, to the evolutionary shift of a significant and sufficient percentage of the human race from the plane of the emotions to the plane of the mind and is only one of several changes that are taking place in this solar system—global warming on this planet being only one of the more blatant (i.e. what we call “physical”) examples. Let us now briefly review our homework. Use Your Mind The significant problems we face today cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them. —Albert Einstein To develop a conscious awareness of divine will, you must first become centered in the heart, the portal (in human form) for divine love. To become centered in the heart you must first be fully focused in the mind, the portal for divine active intelligence. And to be fully grounded in the mind, you must let go of your obsession with your emotions, rooted in the solar plexus. (Long ago, the human race as a group moved beyond the instinctual, survival consciousness, rooted in the base of the spine. This survival conditioning, however, is “re-awakened” when someone suffers from PTSD.) Our current lesson (for the past thousands of years) is about consciously and deliberately shifting our focus from being centered in the emotions (and thus being vulnerable to emotional manipulation) to being centered in the mind, via the brain. Do not confuse the brain and the mind; they are not the same. The brain is a calculator and an antennae; it processes information. It is also instrumental in perpetuating the dramas and miasmas of the emotional plane. The mind is used to access both information and wisdom and filters them through the brain. Knowledge and wisdom are very different forms of energy. One of the inevitable hurdles, one of the challenges of learning this re-directed focus, is that someone who is rooted in their emotions will sincerely want to believe, and will often declare (sometimes hysterically or with gritted teeth), that they are functioning on the plane of the mind. There is nothing that can be done under such circumstances other than offering that person love and, if necessary, removing oneself from their range of violent outbursts. However, if that person is in emotional or physical pain, is requesting comforting and consolation, and is not expressing violent tendencies, then by all means be as nurturing, as supportive, and as loving to that person as you are able—such support is profoundly needed at this time. Be gentle with them, my Brothers and Sisters, this is a path that eventually we all must walk and remember: kindness and gentleness are not signs of weakness. The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift. —Albert Einstein    (Our Brother Albert was not just very intelligent; he was also very wise.) You cannot go straight from the plane of the emotions to the plane of the heart. You have to use the “bridge” between them: the plane of the mind. It is a very important bridge and must be traversed, but it is only a bridge. The plane of the mind is the first rung on the Ladder of Conscious Evolution. There are countless rungs above it, but it is a very important, essential first step. If you try to take any “shortcuts,” it’s pretty “wet-wheeling” (for those of you who recognize the esoteric humor). You are all loved very dearly; please don’t put yourselves through that. For your encouragement, once you get to the plane of the mind there is a “lightening up,” an “easing of the climb,” that results in a most pleasant and surprising condition: a relaxed sense of humor. [This is why two of my “Bibles” are “Lighten Up” by Joe Sumrall and “ET101” by Zoev Jho and Mission Control. Blessings!] Interacting with others from the plane of the mind requires that you master your emotions—not suppress them or deny them, but master them. It involves being aware, at all times, of where one’s focus lies and requires determined, concentrated effort. Then, if you are compelled to say, “This concerns me!,” you are welcome to speak up, you are encouraged to, you are asked to do so. Express and honor your emotions, but do so from the plane of the mind. Let your emotions serve your mind and you will be serving yourself as well as others. [Thank you, Daniel Giamario!] Know Thyself The People of the U.S. are very intelligent with a significant amount of technological prowess, but we are not yet very wise. Wisdom is gained by the application of knowledge in subordination to emotional maturity. We are currently in the process of gaining that wisdom—there is no stopping evolution. All we can do is to choose, consciously or not, how we experience that growth. If you do not have a clue as to the Truth of who you are, how can you have any true awareness of your Brothers and Sisters? How many of us have really learned to love ourselves, to take care of ourselves? If you or someone you love is not feeling well, how would you care for them, or for yourself? Care that way for yourself all the time; until you do, you will not fully be able to treat others with that same care. If this is your second time on this planet [Thank you, Michael Dynice!], you know that there are lessons to be learned here. Be gentle with yourself. Nurture yourself. Only then will you be able to truly care for others. It has been said, “to know someone is to love them” but it is equally true that “to love someone is to know them.” What we call “reality” is only the wrapping paper around a present from the Gang Upstairs (or depending on your vantage point: All That Is, Allah, the Creator, God, or Bicycle Repair Man). People are desperately trying to comprehend the present (in all its forms and meanings) by relentlessly studying the wrapping paper. If you can see it with your physical eyes, it’s only the wrapping paper. (There are those whose sight has expanded to include levels of etheric substance, but it is not for them that these words are offered—they already know this.) The true nature of Reality will only begin to become revealed to us when we do our homework and allow evolution to proceed with our loving care. We have experienced an enormous amount of growth. The World War (1914-1945) was our Master’s thesis, but if we turn in our final papers without signing our names to them—taking credit for thousands of years of homework—we will not graduate. If you do believe that we are worthy of graduating, then claim that credit; assert our worth and deservability and claim your degree through conscious, equal partnership with all of your Brothers and Sisters. It is the events of our lives, deliberately and systematically created for us by our Souls, that ultimately result in our “doing our homework.” Consciously choosing to do that homework, and then taking the necessary actions, rapidly accelerates our evolution. In the quarry of the personal life are the stones prepared for the great Temple. —D. K. Love Thine Enemy The primary challenge for this transition is that we have to remember how to live in a state of trust and not one of fear. We must do the healing work—on ourselves—that will allow us to trust our Brothers and Sisters. After this transition is complete, we will no longer be battling with our enemies, we will be aiding and supporting our Brothers and Sisters. When you know, not ponder or speculate, but when you truly know that everyone in human form is either your Brother or your Sister, to a degree that you probably cannot yet imagine, then you will have fulfilled your desire for “Heaven on Earth.” Goodwill is contagious. —D. K. This species has been given the same simple homework for thousands of years, but like many adolescents, we have been far too busy obsessing with the actions of others and neglecting to do our work on ourselves. The therapeutic word for this behavior is “projection.” Instead of accepting full responsibility for our own thoughts, our own emotions, our own words, and our own actions, we’ve been looking for someone else who may (or may not) be doing similar actions and then we start a[nother] fight. After the fight is over, and children are running home crying, we wonder why the pattern continues. This PTSD-fueled “but Johnny hit me first!” rationalization will have to end sooner or later. It might as well be now. Do your homework. Girls have been saying for eons, “Boys are the worst!” On a planet exclusively dominated, subjugated, and manipulated by naughty boys, perhaps that pattern is overdue for an upgrade. The best political, social, and spiritual work we can do is to withdraw the projection of our shadow onto others. —Carl Jung The emotional battles taking place within so many people on the planet at this time are actually the result of the very positive shift out of the plane of the emotions onto the plane of the mind—the clearing of thousands of years of accumulated pain. It is not pleasant work, and is now being done on a global, not just individual, scale. We do not change the world by criticizing or attacking others; we change the world by changing ourselves. This is not an “either/or” world, this is a “both/and” world. The enemy that you fear the most lives within yourself. Pay Attention Expand your vision—in all of its forms. The unrest around you exists for a reason. WHO Updates: 2011.7.22 Conscious Evolution and Overpopulation 2010.3.21 Psychopathy, Divinity, and “Positive Disintegration” 2008.2.18 DismantleIt.net Posted 2006.12.4 Initial Post ————— Conscious Evolution and Overpopulation • Prologue • Introduction • The Planes of Consciousness • Conscious Evolution • Overpopulation • Why (An Abridged Overview) • How • The Unprecedented Consequences of Such a Transformation • Concluding Considerations ————— Prologue My Brothers and Sisters, This post addresses a very sensitive and contentious topic, and can be expected to have the potential to trigger a fair amount of strong emotions. ’Tis alright. ’Tis OK. it is understandable and can be expected. But after any initial emotional upheavals have arisen and worked their way through your emotional body, I ask that you find a quiet space—a quiet time—where you can allow your emotions to rest, and give the following—through to the end—some calm, objective consideration. What I am asking you to consider is simply a powerful opportunity for us to invoke, establish, and honor our innate powers—as a diverse, awakening Family—and thus to bring harmony and peace to a world in catharsis by allowing the full expression of our wisdom, will, and compassion to blossom. As often noted, it is our diversity that is our greatest strength. (FYI, as you will see, there are several references to quotes and texts on other pages of this site. Links have been deliberately omitted to encourage reading through to the end before checking any such references. I have tried, yet again, to be as concise as possible, but, once again, there is much to cover!  :-)  ) Introduction While studying these subjects is important, scientists may never fully resolve an answer to the question of carrying capacity before the earth informs the human population what its carrying capacity is through less than polite means of communication. It is important, therefore, for policy makers and activists to continue to focus on activities that hold promise of finding solutions to population growth. . . .  Whether we will ultimately succeed in stopping population growth in time to avoid a global environmental disaster remains to be seen. The more we can do now to quickly reduce fertility rates, the less likely it is we will experience a global catastrophe, or, at least, whatever crises we face may not be as severe. —William N. Ryerson, Sixteen Myths About Population, Part 6 Although the above quote (thank you, Brother!) is quite astute and imperative—given our current circumstances—the question of the “carrying capacity” of the Earth is not the fundamental issue. The criteria that must eventually be carefully explored and contemplated—free from any philosophical or religious dogma—is: “Who are we, what are we, and why are we here, right now, on this magnificent, but little-understood orb?” I ask you to consider that we are here for a very specific, sublime purpose—a purpose that must be investigated and contemplated on an individual basis, including the likelihood that we are not the final authority. This exquisite planet was not “given” to us, to function as some sort of material resource stockpile; we are here to do our sacred work (work that is predestined), in service to this planet and to All Life. Thus the critical question is not, “What is the maximum number of people this planet can sustain?” but rather, “What quantity of our humanity—conscious, healthy, diverse, and vibrant—can be entrusted to ensure that all forms of life (including our own!) are nurtured, aided, and enriched to allow each the opportunity for full expression and gracious evolution in as vital and fulfilling a manner as possible?” The issue becomes one of responsible balance and harmony, within a diverse but strictly limited, living biosphere. It is not about domineering control, rationalized by demonstrations of physical prowess and self-proclaimed precedence. The words, “and the meek shall inherit the Earth,” may not be referring to a weak and submissive People, but rather to a wise and humble People, in awe of Divine Will and Grace. (Please allow me to refer you to the Ken Blanchard quote on the “Why” page.) We are here as stewards, as curators and caretakers, and must trust that the ever-present, active Creator of this glorious sanctuary has a clear intention as to how best to allow evolution to unfold for all Life. To be able to consider, with some degree of appreciation, the matter of overpopulation on this planet at this time, it is essential to first understand the current state of our evolutionary progress, as investigating the distinct levels of consciousness—and subsequently, from moment to moment, being able to discern upon which of those distinct levels of consciousness we are functioning—will greatly assist us in this work. Thus please allow me to offer a very brief, but perhaps sufficient, delineation of the process of evolution for our very-young humanity—some hard-earned clues, for clues are all we are ever given (and deliberately so) . . .  The Planes of Consciousness There are three preliminary, equally valid degrees of consciousness that are currently accessible to our (very young!) humanity. These levels of consciousness have often been referred to as “planes,” as they are completely independent, yet consciously coordinated, distinct expressions of awareness, form, and function. These initial three planes of consciousness are: • the Plane of the Physical (aka the Plane of Survival—the consciousness of the physical body itself and, for us at this time, the most evolved of the forms of consciousness), • the Plane of the Emotions (sometimes referred to as the Astral Plane, the plane upon which we are currently—and have long been—firmly “ensconced” [to be most polite!  ;-)  ]), and • the Plane of the Mind (the plane we are only now just beginning to approach, and which is unique in that it has two distinct “tiers” that are [as is often alluded to esoterically] separated by a “one-way bridge”). Each plane is a distinct, independent level of consciousness and has its own unique “trap” (or to abuse a currently popular phrase, “Weapons of Mass Seduction”): • The trap on the Plane of the Physical is reproduction. • The trap on the Plane of the Emotions is comfort. • The trap on the Plane of the Mind is understanding. These traps are entirely valid, equitable explorations, especially given whatever we may have been experiencing on the previous plane of evolution (e.g.: a bit of comfort is quite nice after the Plane of Survival!). They are referred to as “traps” because: • when evolution beckons—as it invariably always will—letting go of our long-sought, deeply appreciated, and now-familiar conditions is not always a welcome experience, and • there then comes a time when we recognize that the behavioral patterns and conditions of the past simply no longer placate our deep yearning for greater awareness and freedom, and become: • initially, restrictions (yet still loved and cherished!), and • eventually—should we ignore the gentle “nudges” we are increasingly given—life-threatening (as in the case of overpopulation). A person will fluctuate—and initially for many lifetimes without any awareness of doing so—between these three planes, depending on their own point of evolution and the current circumstances of their life. Each of these levels of consciousness manifest for every human being as autonomous, overlapping, physical bodies—physical energy fields of distinct frequencies (i.e. “densities”) and strength. Our nascent humanity is simply still too young to be able to consciously discern these separate bodies beyond what we call “physical” (though such abilities are beginning to be explored by a small-but-increasing percentage of us). We have been working our way through the Plane of the Emotions for so long, few people have any awareness that there are any other forms of consciousness. To compound this challenge, the resident consciousness on the Plane of the Emotions will cling to and defend its tenuous authority (given the grace of the physical body’s consciousness) through relentless rationalization: internal, often subtle, emotional manipulation with the intent of convincing all present that the individual is, in fact, thinking quite clearly—“Thank you very much!”—but is in actuality doing little more than defending their emotional reactions (fueled by their chosen beliefs). Please allow me to offer two notable considerations due to current world conditions: The Plane of the Physical and PTSD Strong emotional reactions can also initially be triggered by powerful fight-or-flight responses from the physical body’s consciousness—on the Plane of the Physical—and are reactions common to those suffering from PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder—also explored elsewhere on this site). Hysterical, apoplectic rage is one such consequence. Severe cases of PTSD can even have the ability to trigger a sudden, abrupt, and often completely irrational sense that the person is suddenly in a desperate, life-threatening situation. This reaction is due to deep, subliminal survival instincts within the physical body’s consciousness—now unchecked due to severe physical trauma—and can be triggered by even the most mundane of events, like dropping a pencil while performing needed repairs. In such cases, the physical body’s consciousness has simply “had enough” and is vehemently demanding radically different, nurturing conditions, and doing so in the manner in which it naturally communicates: a physical reaction of extreme discomfort and sometimes even perspiring or trembling, responded to by the emotional body’s consciousness with grave anxiety and sometimes even terror. Thus the fight-or-flight reaction, often expressed as rage. PTSD can only be healed, slowly, through relentless, deliberate, self-induced nurturing, and (as noted in the previous post below) unless healed, can be sustained from one lifetime to the next. Only when the physical body’s consciousness is able and willing to rest and heal for an extended period of time (usually measured in many years) will it finally begin to relax and recover. PTSD is a devastating debilitation. These conditions are brief examples of how our various consciousnesses interact with us—and with each other—on their innate levels of expression. They do not always agree . . .   . . . the Spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak. —Immanuel, describing his physical body’s response of terror to his immanent torture and slow execution (blessings, dear Brother . . . ) And a second, brief aside, if I may . . .  Comfort and Truth The plane whereon the Truth may be pursued is beyond these initial three, and has its own consequences: • Those who seek Truth choose to love and aid those who seek comfort. • Those who seek comfort often shun those who seek Truth, as they cherish their beliefs (which, again, fuel their emotions) above all else. • Those who seek Truth do not feel any need to be considered correct—the Truth is a purpose, not a comfort. • Those who seek comfort want to be able to relax and feel safe and secure. • Those who seek Truth will risk and, if necessary, relinquish everything they cherish—including their life—for a greater access to Truth. History is rife with stories of people being shunned (or even killed) for devotedly offering information that their Brothers and Sisters were not yet emotionally prepared to consider. People currently working in alternate news media (especially on the Internet) are often being subjected to such ostracization. Conscious Evolution As a humanity evolves, initially individuals move onto the Plane of the Mind and slowly become self-conscious (or, perhaps more accurately, Self-conscious: conscious of and in budding communication with one’s own “Higher Self”—one’s “Expanded Awareness,” one’s Creator, one’s Soul). Then, after an unforeseen, critical mass is reached (the “hundredth-monkey syndrome”), the full multitude becomes self-conscious, both individually and as a single group Awareness. (Rumor has it that it is a moment not to be missed!) When a human species itself becomes self-conscious, the People do not suddenly become “homogenized,” they actually grow and expand in their diversity—diversity being recognized as the means by which all participants can both learn and teach, and thus evolve together most exuberantly. As previously noted, attempts at social homogenization (hysterical social judgements and regulations, instilled by those desperate for control) are always a demonstration of deep insecurity . . . and are currently, fanatically (and often quite violently) rampant on our Plane of the Emotions, as such control over us inexorably wanes. It has taken a very long time (from a human, “3D” perspective) for us to move through the Plane of the Emotions, but we are now “teetering on the brink” of our humanity moving onto the Plane of the Mind, and then becoming self-conscious. Such a transformation is not a function of knowledge; it is a function of wisdom, which is a function of unconditional love. This is both a very bewildering and exciting time for us! Simultaneously (“What a coincidence!”  ;-)  ), we are now facing evolutionary challenges that are impacting us to such a degree that we must consider that our past patterns of circumstance/emotional reaction/physical response may be inadequate for—if not imminently threatening to—our survival (as wisely assessed by Albert Einstein in his well-known quote on the “Why” page). Evolution proceeds at its own pace . . . whether we want it to or not. A human species becomes conscious on the Plane of the Mind just as individuals often do: an unprecedented experience transpires that is so startling that it becomes impossible to “put the genie back in the bottle.” It is then the deliberate choice and subsequent actions by the People—as one, unified group—that move them onto the “Ladder of Evolution” for the first time, and was a primary focus of the teachings of Immanuel of Nazareth (aka Jesus or “the Teacher of All Teachers”). As often noted, this jewel of a planet is our “schoolroom”: • we have limited control over what we experience in our lives (our “homework assignments”); • we can only have full control over how we choose to respond to those experiences; and • our responses to those challenges (and, in particular, how we respond to each other) are what determine the fine-tuning of our personal trajectories—the subsequent “classes”—for our current and pending lives. (I refer you to the Zonker Harris quote on the “Why” page.  ;-)  ) Thus, how we choose (consciously or unconsciously) to respond to and learn from our experiences and interactions in any given lifetime, determines the conditions within which we then gain yet further opportunities to evolve (to wit, the Chinese proverb on the “Why” page). This is why I relentlessly admonish us to do our homework! (as described, again, on the “Why” page). Overpopulation Overpopulation can only be reconciled through an educated, honored, and empowered global awareness, and we have—in so few years!—reached such a moment of cathartic opportunity. Please allow me to begin the discourse on overpopulation with a metaphor . . .  The “Redline” When developing an internal combustion engine, the manufacturer will establish a “redline”: the number of revolutions-per-minute (RPMs), beyond which the engine can be expected to fail—often in a very destructive manner. Running the engine beyond the redline is certainly exciting and can generate a sense of exhilaration, but doing so is ill-advised. It is also unwise to run the engine at or even near its redline for extended periods of time, as the life of the engine may be significantly compromised. I submit that the “redline” for our humanity on this planet at this time is one billion people; it is the quantity of people that we surpassed barely two hundred years ago—a very brief moment in time. Thus to finally establish and sustain a healthy, diverse humanity—in harmony with, and as sacred stewards of, all the myriad forms of equally valuable life on this planet—we must accept our responsibilities and stabilize our population at under one billion people (accepting that some degree of fluctuation is inevitable and allowable). In addressing the acute issue of what is rapidly becoming a magnitude of overpopulation, we must accept that any population moderation must only be considered with utmost respect, care, and unconditional love for all of our Brothers and Sisters. Murdering—or in any way even impairing or neglecting!—anyone, for any reason, is in direct violation of the purpose of our creation. As I have noted in the past, this is group work, my Brothers and Sisters: none may be left behind. How then can we lovingly, graciously, and as rapidly as possible mitigate our numbers? (The urgent necessity for which is now clearly visible worldwide and we are, as yet, only beginning to recognize and honestly report the severity of the conditions.) The only viable resolution (for the foreseeable future) over which we can have any control, is to stop any and all human reproduction for the next few decades until we number less than one billion people. There is no other viable alternative. Here’s Why (An Abridged Overview) We cannot impose a gradual reduction in the birth rate as it would never be adhered to, nor could it be enforced. The valiant attempt by the Chinese government to institute a one-child-per-family policy has been a failure. You cannot legislate wisdom. Were it even possible, it would still be “too little, too late.” Holding some kind of lottery which would allow only the few lottery winners to have a child would be imprudent. To offer just two considerations: • What would the life of a child born under such circumstances be like, with few (if any) friends and schoolmates with and from whom to learn and grow? • How would other members of the community feel, not being the “lucky one”? It is well-known that different regions have significantly different fertility rates. However, allowing some communities to have children, and denying children to others, would be [to quote a dear friend and mentor—thank you, J.!] “the first ingredient in the recipe for disaster.” I trust I need not elaborate! (The issue of divergent fertility rates must be addressed. However, only after we • establish, implement, and sustain a “global reproductive respite”; and subsequently • allow the impacts of such powerful changes to transform and then slowly stabilize our humanity; • can we respectfully address the most appropriate manner in which to deal with any remaining imbalance of population distribution and fertility rates.) We must do all that we can to maximize our health and diversity, while honoring and upholding our responsibilities as stewards of this beautiful—diverse!—planet Earth. Here’s How Only our Sisters bring forth human life into this world, thus the responsibility for pausing our relentless cycles of reproduction must be entrusted to our Sisters. Only they can make this decision and iIt must be done as a group—a single, planet-wide group—inclusive of every woman. Our Sisters must be acknowledged, respected, and honored for their authority in this matter. There is no other viable alternative. Our beloved Sisters have long been known for (and well aware of!) their ability to maintain reliable communication and reach consensus with each other—it is a formidable gift! As one example: many Native American councils in North America (particularly prior to the continent being overrun, as previously addressed) were wise demonstrations of this awareness and its positive, proactive implementation. If we set a minimum global reproductive respite of even thirty years (or until we number less that one billion people), there will still be women in every demographic area able to give birth and thus sustain their community. Remember: maintaining as much diversity as possible is most important. Throughout this extraordinary endeavor, our Sisters emphatically deserve (and will appreciate!) our full, unconditional support, love, and devotion. (Frequent, nurturing foot rubs are adamantly advised as well.  ;-)  ) Birth Control and Abortion The issues of birth control and abortion are two of the most divisive of our species at this time, thus they are also prominent targets for emotional manipulation by those attempting to inflict control over others. These two issues, however, have two definitive qualifications: • No one, regardless of any judgements or rationalizations, is entitled to tell any other human being what they may or may not do with their own body. Only a woman has the ability to bring human life into this world and in doing so thereby accepts the subsequent responsibility to care for any children born. With responsibility comes authority, therefore only she has the right to decide whether giving birth is in the best interest of all involved—regardless of any religious or political hysteria or selfishness. A woman’s divine sovereignty over her body is not negotiable. • The Life that informs any particular physical body exists long before that body is conceived; said Life controls if and when it enters any particular body, and will exist long after any such body is released. Everyone on this planet (including those “waiting in the wings”) has lived many, many lifetimes and will continue to do so for some time still. Therefore, imposing any authoritative edicts upon the creation of Life (about which we know so very little), has never been, and will never be, constructive or successful. Try as many governments or religions might, we cannot legislate moral judgement. We cannot rationalize ethics. We cannot impose wisdom. It has never worked in the past; it is not working now. If, due to instability or for purely selfish reasons, a woman attempts to bring life into the world after our Sisters have agreed upon such a reproductive respite, it is up to our Sisters to decide how best to respond regarding the welfare of our species. Do understand that implementing and sustaining such a transformative protocol of self-determination will have vast consequences, and it will take time for those consequences to be recognized and carefully interpreted. Calm communication, coordination, patience, and compassion will be imperative . . . especially patience . . .  The Unprecedented Consequences of Such a Transformation Such an enterprise would ally our Sisters and finally give them equal authority in a domain for which they are the rightful heirs: the Plane of the Physical is the Domain of the Feminine. They must be acknowledged and accepted as equal partners in decisions made here on “Schoolhouse Earth,” and recognized and honored for their ability to inspire healthy, sustainable living conditions. Such an endeavor would also free them to explore more fully this bountiful planet and expand even further their ability to provide nurturing care and comfort for all forms of life. We would be taking a brief “hiatus” and “resetting the clock.” It would be a much-needed relief from relentless cycles of reproduction—an understandable priority on the Plane of Survival, but one which we have now so severely abused. Such a respite would allow us some “breathing room” (quite literally as well as figuratively) to plan and prepare for healthy, stable, self-sufficient, technologically advanced as well as spiritually advanced, holistic Life—such as we have never before attained. And finally, to be most clear (and to add a bit of levity to such a turbulent topic): You can practice all you want! [ . . . If memory serves me, it’s a rather joyful, magical way to pass the time . . .  ;-)  ] I must emphatically insist, however, that you: • be open, honest, and faithful to your Loved One; • not perpetrate or perpetuate any “compromising predicaments” (including infections); and • lovingly and meticulously ensure that she does not get pregnant until the reproductive respite is resolved. Such a potent eruption of evolutionary progress would also, finally, allow our Brothers to begin to explore their birthright as well—the Domain of the Masculine—a plane long, and so often, deliberately denied to so many of us (often by inflicting PTSD, and as noted in previous posts). Freeing our Brothers for such a powerfully liberating exploration of realms long whispered would yield rewards that have long been alluded to—and rarely but timely demonstrated—throughout our little-known history. It would be a very positive empowerment for our Brothers, and (as I have often noted) long overdue and richly deserved! Concluding Considerations A caterpillar spins a cocoon, and after a period of gestation, emerges as a butterfly. How much longer are we willing to postpone our brief “cocoon”? I understand that this proposition may be startling to many of us. The transition period may well seem awkward and unfamiliar, but it need not be painful. It will certainly be an emotional roller-coaster ride for most if not all of us and it would be wise to expect that such forceful changes will often trigger waves of exhilaration . . . followed the next day by hours of deep despair. These emotional swings are natural and are simply the emotional body seeking balance during times of such powerful expansion. Did you not experience awkward moments as a young child when your physical body was rapidly growing? As another dear friend and mentor once advised [thank you, E.!], “Anxiety and excitement are the exact same energy, viewed from opposite vantage points.” Such a burst of Self-aware evolution would “bring to light”—to be healed and released—thousands of thousands of years of entrenched (and often quite unconscious) beliefs and behavior patterns. But it would also be very liberating emotionally to watch such transformative energies slowly well up and begin healing such ancient traumas—bringing long-overdue, positive changes to our world that we cannot as yet fully imagine. Allow me to ask you this: Do you regret learning how to ride a bicycle? Did not the learning process have some errant spills and scrapes? Was it not still worth the effort? Were you not elated with your new-found mobility and freedom? We can do this, my Brothers and Sisters. We can do this and it would initiate an awe-inspiring exploration of our true power, precipitating one of the most exhilarating moments in our long evolution. All that is required is calm, clear determination, communication, patience, and compassion. If you are willing to believe that you are capable of honoring such an agreement, will you then offer your Brothers and Sisters the honor of according them such faith as well? What greater validation can we offer or receive than to trust and be trusted? Treat a man as he is and he will remain as he is. Treat a man as he can and should be and he will become as he can and should be. —Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Yes, there will be “naughty boys” (and yes, some “naughty girls”) who will see such an affirmation of self-empowerment as a direct threat to their oppressive authority and act accordingly; addressing such challenges in a holistic manner is a primary purpose of this site. But imagine the impact on the many oppressive governments of this world with their relentless lying, stealing, and killing, their attempts to “divide and conquer.” How could their endless cycles of wars—emotional and physical, logistical and financial—continue to be inflicted upon such a determined, powerfully awakening populace? How could parasitic, conscienceless corporations and institutions continue to dictate the laws and conditions of our societies? A child doesn’t get to choose when they go through puberty; it is a biological transition that they experience regardless of their intentions. Can we accept that as a species we are now at a non-negotiable point of awakening and embrace both the responsibilities and, consequently, the barely-dreamed-of bounties? Are we ready to take this “greatest stride of soul folk ever took”? (Please see the closing quote on the “When” page.) I ask you; I implore you: Dear Sisters: Do you have the discipline, the determination, the emotional strength to accept this mantle? Do you have the necessary faith in yourself and your Sisters? Only you, as a group, can make this decision; only you, as individuals, have the right to decide what you may do with your own body—regardless of the emotional and physical torment and trauma inflicted upon you (and our children) by people desperate to control you. Dear Brothers: Can you find within yourself enough true strength—enough humble humility—to acknowledge, respect, and honor the right of our Sisters to make this decision for the benefit of all life on this planet? Will you accept this noble challenge and devote your great, innate, inner strength to the inner work necessary to claim your irrevocable birthright: the power of manifestation, latent on the Plane of the Mind—so little understood, so rarely demonstrated, and yet so powerful and so richly rewarded? Are you willing to walk away from your weapons so that you may reach for your Divinity? You have waited, suffered, and longed for such freedom for so long—for countless eons . . .  (Please see the Jalal ad-Din Rumi quote in the previous post below.) Do we have the devotion and love for our children’s, children’s, children to commit to this global transformation? For even if one would then not have children in this lifetime, we can be sure that the countless, inevitable, subsequent lifetimes will provide endless opportunities still. Imagine drawing upon such new-found wisdom, strength, and devotion—on a planet of peace and plenty—when that moment unfolds, as it surely will . . .  We can do this. The sole deciding factor becomes then, my Brothers and Sisters, simply: your individual beliefs. Only you—individual by individual—can choose to assist or resist this species-wide awakening. I address the crucial issue of our belief systems in many posts. To offer but a few brief encouragements, please allow me to refer you to the opening quote on the “Wonder” page, the two-part “A May-Day Offering (belated)” further down, and the page’s closing quote. We are here to serve Life, not just as caretakers, as curators, as stewards, but also as ambassadors—as the Living Bridge between the non-physical (to us) Planes of Greater Awareness and the physical Planes of Lesser Awareness. This is why we are here and the rewards for such loving service are an immeasurable bounty of beauty and abundance. Let us not be so careless in our judgements of the rocks, the plants, and the animals. Would you neglect a field of flowers that will blossom later in the season, only because one flower is just now bursting forth? We are all evolving, every physical form, as well as the endless forms beyond our limited perceptions. Let us honor equally all of Creation—All That Is. To be empowered to accept the gifts of our evolution, we must also accept the responsibilities. Only through careful, deliberate, loving action—physical, transformative action—can our world unfold in radiant splendor, in front of our awe-filled eyes. Ultimately, the issue is not one of population stabilization; it is about deliberately, actively liberating our entire Family in one glorious moment: The Ignition of the Flame of Divine Love in the Heart of an Awakening Humanity. Blessings to us all—each and every one. ————— People are often unreasonable, illogical, and self-centered.      Forgive them anyway. If you are kind, People may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives.      Be kind anyway. If you are successful, you win some false friends and some true enemies.      Succeed anyway. If you are honest and frank, people may cheat you.      Be honest and frank anyway. What you spend years building, someone could destroy overnight.      Build anyway. If you find serenity and happiness, others may be jealous.      Be happy anyway. The good you do today, people will often forget tomorrow.      Do good anyway. Give the world the best you have, and it may not be enough.      Give the world the best you’ve got anyway. You see . . . in the final analysis, it is between you and God.      It has never been between you and others anyway. —Mother Teresa ————— Psychopathy, Divinity, and “Positive Disintegration” • Prologue • Psychopathy Described • Two Introductory, Clinical Perspectives on Psychopathy • Five Brief Elaborations on the Condition of Psychopathy and the Psychopath’s “Achilles’ Heel” • Psychopathy, Causes and Conditions • Impacts on Society • Emotional Manipulation • Ideological Corruption • Perpetual Conflicts • Evolution of Consciousness and “Positive Disintegration” • Healing Humanity • Understand the Sequence of “Political Ponerology” • Sustain Your Mind • Begin to Understand Unconditional Love • Disarming Our Psychopaths • Closing Thoughts • Epilogue • Appendix: Four Steps for Graciously Subsuming a Psychopath • Sources • Books and Papers • Web Pages ————— Every man is a divinity in disguise, a god playing the fool. —Ralph Waldo Emerson Prologue My Brothers and Sisters, It is time to address not only the parasitic effects of psychopathy upon our world (as many are now beginning to do), but also the manner in which we can break free from these ceaseless cycles of struggle, growth, freedom, complacency, corruption, and self-destruction. This is a pattern that our species has endured for thousands of years. Only with calm, deliberate communication and corresponding action can we first recognize, then overcome, and finally conclude this needless suffering. To do this work, we need to have a coherent, ubiquitous understanding of psychopathy, introduced to children in their teenage years; a clearly established, scientific process for discerning, analyzing, and addressing such pathologies; and a vigilant social structure that deliberately and graciously precludes such individuals from any form of power or control over others. As one example: all officers and members of the three branches of the federal government would be required to submit to a psychological evaluation, including, but not limited to, Robert D. Hare’s Psychopathy Checklist-Revised (PCL-R) prior to holding office. Only then can we resume our inevitable evolution as one healthy family and make possible stable, harmonious living conditions and sustainable growth, enabling us to finally achieve our long-sought birthright, “Peace on Earth.” If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other. —Mother Teresa To be blunt, folks, we need to know just what—locally and globally—it is, in fact, we are dealing with; the true nature of psychopathy is one that is often quite difficult, and sometimes quite painful, to reconcile. Only with clear, conscious awareness can we discover that the task ahead of us can actually be easier than we fear, and in doing so accept that the violent suppression of others—regardless of their words or actions—is often the demonstration of psychopathy and never the solution to it. The words, “and the truth shall set you free,” have never been more compelling. The books and links referenced below are essential in this regard. People and values mature in action. —Andrzej Łobaczewski, “Political Ponerology: A Science on the Nature of Evil Adjusted for Political Purposes” (Second Edition) I will be as concise as I can, but there is is much to delineate, so let us “dive in” . . .  Psychopathy Described Most succinctly, the word, “psychopathy,” is a medical designation for a clinically ascertained condition, often indicated by someone demonstrating no conscience, no concern for others. Estimates of the percentage of psychopaths on our planet range from one to six percent or more. It is very difficult for most people to comprehend the mindset of a psychopath—psychopaths are just not “wired” like the rest of us and they soon discover a way to “short-circuit” a society’s “hardwiring” and thus cause the “system to collapse,” all for their own personal gain. When you meet a psychopath [as I suspect I have at various times, including also being deeply in love with one, for several reasons], they will say and do things that they believe will mask their condition, but to someone with any sense of empathic conscience, their behavior is “just not quite right”—they appear as a caricature of a human being and their words and actions can often be quite baffling . . . and quite hurtful. There is a burgeoning amount of scientific information regarding psychopathy—the medical, clinical terminology has been so (deliberately?) misrepresented that it is almost no longer usable and alternate, obfuscatory terms and diagnostic classifications have been developed. There is ongoing debate about the intent and scientific accuracy of the many relative terms and diagnostic classifications, but there is little debate about the destructive impact psychopaths can have upon a society. A psychopath craves power over others and can (as we grow in awareness) be seen as a common thread in the destruction of societies throughout our history . . . and as we are experiencing, yet again. Two Introductory, Clinical Perspectives on Psychopathy Psychopathy, as originally conceived by Cleckley (1941), is not limited to engagement in illegal activities, but rather encompasses such personality characteristics as manipulativeness, insincerity, egocentricity, and lack of guilt—characteristics clearly present in criminals but also in spouses, parents, bosses, attorneys, politicians, and CEOs, to name but a few (Bursten, 1973; Stewart, 1991). . . .  As such, psychopathy may be characterized in circumplex terms as involving a tendency towards both dominance and coldness. Wiggins (1995), in summarizing numerous previous findings with respect to the BC octant, indicates that such individuals are prone to anger and irritation and are willing to exploit others. They are arrogant, manipulative, cynical, exhibitionistic, sensation-seeking, Machiavellian, vindictive, and out for their own gain. With respect to their patterns of social exchange (Foa & Foa, 1974), they attribute love and status to themselves, seeing themselves as highly worthy and important, but prescribe neither love nor status to others, seeing them as unworthy and insignificant. This characterization is clearly consistent with the essence of psychopathy as commonly described. —Randall T. Salekin, Krista K. Trobst, and Maria Krioukova, “Construct Validity of Psychopathy in a Community Sample: a Nomological Net Approach,” Journal of Personality Disorders, 15(5), 425-441, 2001 ————— All researchers into psychopathy underline three qualities primarily with regard to this most typical variety: The absence of a sense of guilt for antisocial actions, the inability to love truly, and the tendency to be garrulous in a way which easily deviates from reality. . . .  Our first contact with the psychopath is characterized by a talkative stream which flows with ease and avoids truly important matters with equal ease if they are uncomfortable for the speaker. His train of thought also avoids those matters of human feelings and values whose representation is absent in the psychopathic world view unless, of course, he is being deliberately deceptive, in which case he will use many “feeling” words which careful scrutiny will reveal that he does not understand those words the same way normal people do. —Andrzej Łobaczewski (ibid.) A principal challenge regarding psychopathy is that although great efforts are being made by highly qualified individuals (see “Sources” below), the analysis and assessment of psychopathy is still a young science, and one that has been (sometimes brutally) suppressed for decades. To better comprehend the nature of psychopathy, further objective, clinical research is essential—moral judgements are incapable of understanding psychopathy or how to wisely address such a condition. As Łobaczewski repeatedly cites with great concern: Ignoti nulla curatio morbi. (Do not attempt to cure what you do not understand.) —Andrzej Łobaczewski (ibid.) Five Brief Elaborations on the Condition of Psychopathy and the Psychopath’s “Achilles’ Heel” 1. Upon casual interaction, a psychopath can be very charismatic: charming, eloquent, and often considered attractive by many. Unrecognized however—given such “glamours”—is the fact that they lack any form of conscience or “external, egoic reference point.” This is also why psychopaths often seem so confident; they have no such capacity for self-reflection. They perceive compassion and nurturing as signs of weakness, and social ideologies are simply objects to be manipulated and plundered. 2. A psychopath has no concern for others and subsequently has little, if any, memory of prior interactions, unless specifically for personal gain. They have no concern for their own past words and actions; people and the past are meaningless to a psychopath, even after only a brief moment. They always assume that they will prevail, regardless of the extent to which they have repeatedly been caught lying, stealing, killing, etc. 3. Psychopaths are highly skilled at emotional manipulation, as they have studied—since a very early age, initially as a defense mechanism—the manner in which to imitate, and then manipulate, the emotions of others. They tell lies with no regard or regret; passing a lie detector test or lying in a courtroom is effortless. When asserting their power in private interactions, however, they will often methodically inflict what comes across as violent, emotional tyranny. This is when the facade is dropped, the “mask” is removed, and the “predator within” is revealed. 4. They have the innate ability to recognize other psychopaths, and thus as necessary, will enlist, promote, and work with them to sustain and expand their control over those who are unaware of their activities and intentions. This is how psychopaths methodically infiltrate and overthrow companies, unions, religions, governments, et al. In severe cases (i.e., “essential psychopaths”), they are drawn to the very highest levels of power and will hoard and plunder and as much power and assets—and anything else—as they are able to “procure.” It is not power that corrupts, it is that corrupt individuals seek power. —Laura Knight-Jadczyk, Signs of the Times Interview with Silvia Cattori 5. Yet finally and most significantly, psychopaths contain a deeply suppressed insecurity due to their awareness, at an early age, of not being “whole” like empathic, caring people. Thus at times, in one manner or another, the ever-cumulating stress of their fear of exposure—of being “outed” and their survival placed at risk—can cause them to “lose control” and reveal their psychopathy to those able to recognize it. This can also offer some insight as to why they are so good at innately recognizing other psychopaths: they need the camaraderie and support. This stress can often result in the demonstration of serious addictive tendencies, due also to their having no concern regarding any ethical values—these are true “party animals”! [Please excuse a moment of levity; “party parasites” would be more accurate.] This is the “hole in their soul” (actually, their personality)—their “Achilles’ Heel”—that they relentlessly try to fill with material possessions and the feeling of being superior to others. This need to be “whole”—even though they scorn compassionate and ethical behavior—is the “dangling carrot” that they can never reach, thus they never stop accumulating possessions and being relentlessly assertive (to themselves as well as to others). They had a choice at an early age to either concede their disability or to believe that they were better than everyone else. It is a very difficult and painful decision for a young child to make and egoic survival took precedence; it is their own personal version of Jean-Paul Sartre’s “No Exit” (“Hell is other people”). Our awareness of this is one way compassion on our part becomes possible. Psychopathy, Causes and Conditions Psychopathy is considered by some to be a neurobiological brain disorder—either inherited or as the result of brain trauma at an early age—and as such can be detected with brain scans. Some consider psychopathy to be an observable, qualifiable, socially deviant behavior disorder. Psychiatric tests have been developed to ascertain the degree of the condition, should it be present. Psychopathy can also, however, be the result of pain so great that the individual cannot heal the pain and will thus suppress the resulting thoughts and emotions as a survival mechanism. Even a strong personality can eventually become “crippled” or weakened by excessive pain and fear, and if in their lifetime they cannot integrate their pain in a wholesome, healing, healthy way, the resulting weakness allows the condition of psychopathy to become “seeded.” After too many such lifetimes (unhealed emotional pain is sustained from lifetime to lifetime), the condition becomes “calcified” and can eventually result in the Soul losing its “grip” on (or connection to) its physical manifestation, the “personality.” If the “break” is not ultimately healed, the personality can become a “reject” that is “recycled.” This is also how young children can be (and have been) tortured into psychopathy; unmitigated terror and physical pain eventually create a split personality and the emotional body becomes forcibly “disconnected.” The “growth spurt” that we, as a species, are currently going through, is a cause of great pain for many and must be consciously, carefully, and lovingly addressed. When great changes are experienced, regardless of the eventual positive results (see “Positive Disintegration” below), the terror due to the shattering of our deeply cherished beliefs is inevitable and is often expressed as uncontrollable, violent rage—the “fight-or-flight” syndrome—and can leave people vulnerable to developing some degree of psychopathy. [The] psychopath is the new man being produced by the evolutionary pressures of modern life. —Alan Harrington (unsourced) Impacts on Society The Greeks have long had multiple words for the varying experiences of love. A distinction can be made between “love” (a deep, powerful appreciation) and “in love with” (a passionate, intense, intimate love). Someone “in love with” a psychopath will see (and feel) both the psychopath’s insecurity and the psychopath’s carefully crafted pretenses of pain. The unwitting victim will instinctively, compassionately, and devotedly offer comfort and consolation to the psychopath . . . and will be used, plundered, and then discarded after the psychopath has taken all that they can get from them. Their behavior makes no sense; it just hurts, and often for a long time. Because they are masters at deceiving us (“By way of deception thou shalt wage war”) such that we remain unaware of their perspective on the world, psychopaths are highly skilled at infiltrating all facets of society. As I have previously alluded to on the “Why” page, psychopaths make no distinction between governments and religions . . . or gender preferences, hair styles, etc.; they see all social structures and ideologies (as addressed below) as merely forms to be used to manipulate others for their own benefit. By emotional manipulation they infiltrate and corrupt ideologies, plundering and devastating societies. Emotional Manipulation  . . . the first criterion of ponerology: the atrophy of natural critical faculties with respect to pathological individuals. —Andrzej Łobaczewski (ibid.) Psychopaths lie so voraciously and so relentlessly that they destroy our ability to think clearly: the truth is so completely discounted (and often hysterically, aka “reverse blocking”) that we have no foundation of logic on which to anchor our thoughts. We become lost in a consciously and deliberately induced emotional quagmire of hysteria and the truth is then sacrificed in acts of panicked, and ultimately self-destructive, desperation. The stress and subsequent reactions, judgements, and rationalizations that psychopaths deliberately and relentlessly induce in a vulnerable society through ideological corruption and perpetual conflicts (see below) are instinctual emotional reflexes that become contagious due to deep, ancient, cellular patterns to which we automatically revert when threatened, and the television as a trigger mechanism, causing us lose the ability to think clearly (if at all), is an ideal weapon—the events of 2001.9.11 are a (painfully blatant) case in point. This emotional reflex is innate in our young species—just as in a young child, who, when suddenly and severely traumatized, curls up into a fetal position and sucks their thumb in a dark corner. It is an act of self-preservation, but it does nothing to mitigate the injury or avoid its recurrence. Łobaczewski addresses this repeatedly, and for very necessary reasons. A society’s complacency, deliberately induced hysteria, and misguided trust are the life-blood of psychopathic tyranny—they are the foundation of emotional manipulation. Because psychopaths have no conscience, they themselves cannot be emotionally manipulated, but they can easily see this vulnerability in emotionally healthy people and thus utilize, and rely upon, emotional manipulation to a powerful degree. Ideological Corruption Tsze-lû said, “The ruler of Wei has been waiting for you, in order with you to administer the government. What will you consider the first thing to be done?” The Master replied, “What is necessary is to rectify names.” “So! indeed!” said Tsze-lû. “You are wide of the mark! Why must there be such rectification?” The Master said, “How uncultivated you are, Yû! A superior man, in regard to what he does not know, shows a cautious reserve. “If names be not correct, language is not in accordance with the truth of things. If language be not in accordance with the truth of things, affairs cannot be carried on to success. “When affairs cannot be carried on to success, proprieties and music will not flourish. When proprieties and music do not flourish, punishments will not be properly awarded. When punishments are not properly awarded, the people do not know how to move hand or foot. “Therefore a superior man considers it necessary that the names he uses may be spoken appropriately, and also that what he speaks may be carried out appropriately. What the superior man requires is just that in his words there may be nothing incorrect.” —Confucius (Analects XIII, Chapter 3) A society’s beliefs are formulated and aligned through social interactions. Moral judgements are established and an ideology then becomes possible—born from a belief, fueled and rationalized by emotions, and condensed into a simplified doctrine—a “30-second sound bite” of an ideal. The original premise of an ideology is often quite valid: “All men are created equal.” But a society’s (often traumatic) evolution—and ultimately the species’—eventually results in a wiser and more universal understanding of that ideology: “All men are created equal in value.” And then: “All men are created equal in value, regardless of their words or actions.” [We may not be quite there yet.   ;-)   ] On a functional, personal level within a healthy society, there is little difference—relative to the health of the society—between various moral and/or political ideologies; coterminous ideologies allow a society to explore a wide range of evolutionary growth choices and each contains distinct, valuable social guidance, as well as vulnerabilities (due to their inherent oversimplification). Please allow me to be most clear: spirited ideological discourse is essential for healthy evolution. As an example: innovation and caution (or perhaps progress and conservation) are a healthy dichotomy. But when one group of people takes covert control of seemingly disparate ideologies, any fervent discord is just a pretentious exhibition of the “good cop/bad cop” game of psychopathic emotional manipulation—a condition we are now in the full expression thereof. Psychopaths don’t believe in anything—except themselves—so they easily and innately recognize the gullibility of a society to any “ideology-du-jour.” Psychopaths only become interested when a group of people creates a sufficiently powerful ideology worthy of overthrowing for the purpose of societal control . . . and whatever they can plunder, while they’re there. With an innate understanding of emotional manipulation and the requisite charisma, psychopaths know how to enflame an ideology within a crowd; get the organization, union, political party, et al. behind them; corrupt the ideology from within; and then perform whatever acts of (usually criminal) deception they choose—actions that are initially subtly counter to, and eventually in direct conflict with, the loudly proclaimed (and histrionically reinforced) ideology—knowing that we will blindly cling to the proclaimed ideology, which has now become a brutally enforced dogma. Ideologies, founded upon emotion-fueled beliefs and judgements, are the ideal venue for emotional manipulation by psychopaths; such manipulation is one of the most intrinsic, fundamental components of their nature, honed and polished from their earliest years. To break free from such hypnotic conditioning requires much conscious, deliberate, objective effort. Clear, critical clarification of the moral and/or political values present in an ideology compromises such manipulation and is essential for its survival. Perpetual Conflicts Wars, “false-flag” acts of terrorism, financial upheavals, public health “emergencies,” etc., are also means by which psychopaths manipulate and destabilize a society (and, if possible, a world) that they are inherently incapable of functionally managing, due to their neurobiological and/or behavioral disorder(s). An endless stream of sudden and seemingly unrelated conflicts perpetuate emotional histrionics and keep a society from steady, rational analysis. Military forces are aggressively manipulated by psychopaths in control of a country to ensure that strong, healthy young males (and, to an increasing degree, females) are: • relentlessly conditioned to remain in an easily manipulated, emotionally unstable and adolescent, “fight or flight” state (this is also a primary cause of intra-corps and domestic acts of violence by soldiers, including sexual assaults, thus aiding in the destabilization of the country; it can also result in parents being shamed for nurturing young children); • sent off to languish, be crippled, or die in distant lands, as a means of keeping them away from their country so that it can be overthrown from within, without them there to defend it; and • denied the stable growth and harmonious living conditions necessary to develop calm, clear reason and ultimately, the wisdom that would enable them to remove the psychopaths from power and thus further societal, and global, evolution. Deliberate, methodical acts of emotional manipulation, ideological corruption, and perpetual conflict require that psychopaths wage relentless, hysterical invalidation of any and all perceptions of their covert, coordinated criminality—thus the pervasive attacks on “conspiracy theories,” “tin-foil hats,” et al. Evolution, however, ever beckons. Evolution of Consciousness and “Positive Disintegration” As a metaphor for human evolution, a infant will cry in frustration when a parent momentarily stops carrying them around everywhere; this frustration, however, is what finally compels the child to learn to walk. There is no stopping evolution. As previously noted, however, evolution is not a smooth, linear process; like the young child, we falter, stumble, and stagger forward. During times of struggle, alert attention and awareness expand; during times of relief, rest, and a lull into complacency, such contract, and control by force, not wisdom, more easily becomes the rule, abetted greatly by psychopathic emotional manipulation. The consciousness of a human being exists on distinct, independent levels of awareness, all but two of which (the plane of the physical and the plane of the emotions) are virtually untapped by our very young expression of the “humaniform template.” We have been working our way through the plane of the emotions for so long—far beyond our understanding of our history—that we have no understanding of these distinct levels of consciousness (what we might currently consider to be different “brains”), how they interact, or how they independently impact our lives. We can, must, and eventually will, however, deliberately and consciously begin the acclimation process of moving onto the plane of the mind by first becoming aware of, and then attending to, our homework—piece by piece, individual by individual. Many have begun; some graduated long ago . . .  During a growth phase of evolution, one is forced to accept that previously cherished beliefs were superficial and incomplete and regular intervals of “ideological demolition” must take place as all ideologies eventually either become corrupted and collapse, or are simply outgrown; in either case they are superseded by a greater wisdom. We grow into our new awareness (by choice or by trauma) and then the process is repeated; the greater the wisdom gained, the faster the cycle repeats. Such is evolution. Given our current circumstances, however, the crumbling of our emotional belief systems and the subsequent emotional trauma will need to be graciously addressed. We the People of the United States of America are now at such a point, which Kazimierz Dabrowski called, “Positive Disintegration”; this is why this web site opens invoking a conscious, deliberate “Spring cleaning.” Ideologies, regardless of their inherent value, are always a barrier—to one degree or another—between an individual and the truth. This is why ideologies are so important to psychopaths. [It is also a principal reason why monks live alone in the wilderness . . . ] Healing Humanity There is no known cure—no drugs nor any form of therapy or counseling—for psychopathy; it is a condition that psychopaths cherish and will not surrender, and often by soliciting someone else’s understanding of their condition, they then use that analysis to deceive others to yet an even greater degree. What can be done, however, is for each of the rest of us—the vast majority of emotionally healthy, caring people on this jewel of a planet—to attend to our own learning, growth, and healing and thus our evolution, and in doing so, aid in the evolution of us all. When we abandon others, we abandon ourselves. The ability to avoid getting caught up in a psychopath’s inevitable emotional manipulation does require that we “do our homework” and thus not be vulnerable to being manipulated into expressing any unresolved insecurities of our own that the psychopath would then immediately attempt to inflame—shaming us and forcefully changing the focus of the interaction. When I urge us to “do our homework,” I do so emphatically. Specific to this post, please consider the following: Understand the Sequence of “Political Ponerology” The ideology is the venue; emotional manipulation is the tool; and the hapless hysteria of the “sheep being led to the slaughterhouse” is the meticulously crafted conclusion. Or, in other words, the goal of the psychopath is to: 1. covertly overthrow the ideology, 2. disable any critical thinking by relentlessly invalidating the truth via emotional manipulation, and 3. plunder and destroy the traumatized society from within. Sustain Your Mind If we want Peace on Earth, we must grow beyond our emotional, moralistic judgements; we must begin to learn to use our mind. One of the greatest challenges we are now facing as we move to the plane of the mind, is that our emotional consciousness will battle ferociously within us, like a cornered animal, for what it perceives to be our survival. Our emotional consciousness clings to the past because it is known, no matter how painful; it has suffered so much, over so many lifetimes, the thought of change unimaginable (from the emotional perspective) is terrifying. Rationalization is the tool our emotional consciousness uses, and often with no small amount of hysteria, to desperately convince us that we are, in fact, thinking clearly and using our mind. When you learn how to distinguish between your emotional reactions and clear, calm thought; and when you gain—through persistent practice—the ability to maintain that self-reflective awareness in moments of overwhelming adversity; can you then begin to learn how to think, and act, consciously and deliberately. Once you become aware of that distinction, you can never lose access to that consciousness. When you pause and reflect upon your emotional reactions—as they occur—you can only do so from the plane of the mind; self-reflection can only emanate from the eternal, non-attached Witness. You may falter (and you will—we all do), but you will learn that your access to that awareness remains, expands, and always grows ever stronger. Please understand that I am in no way invalidating our emotional consciousness—healthy emotions are a wonderful gift! [I believe I need not go into any explicit details,   ;-)   but also please do remember that a psychopath is unable to fully experience the sublime gifts that full, healthy emotions can offer.] There are, however, some choices that are best made from a more expansive, clear, calm awareness. Once we begin to stabilize our consciousness on the plane of the mind, accepting full responsibility for all of our thoughts, emotions, words, and actions, can we then begin to integrate, and ultimately heal, our insecurities, our fears, and our pain. The Earth is our classroom, your Soul is your Teacher, and you will be tested—far more than you will want. There is no escaping evolution. Begin to Understand Unconditional Love We have all been so bludgeoned into submission after so many thousands of years of physical and emotional tyranny, that those of us who are not actively “doing our homework” will find it difficult to believe that true love can prevail. Yet it not only will prevail, it is inevitable. Unconditional love is a concept little understood by our very young version of humanity, but there is another word that encompasses much (but not all) of the essence of unconditional love. That word is: “forgiveness.” As our ability to love grows, deepens, and expands, so does our understanding of, and compassion for, our Brothers and Sisters and, eventually, for All That Is. Love is directly proportional to understanding—unencumbered by our insecurities, our fears, and our pain—and each nurtures the other. Our lesson is not of learning to forgive others—that happens naturally as our ability to love blossoms—our lesson is to learn to forgive ourselves. If you so choose—and it must be a conscious, heartfelt, deliberate choice that only you can make—you can ask your Soul where a specific pain came from. You will—at some point (preferably one of stillness), in some form or another, but still always—be given the answer; only you can recognize it, but you must learn how to do so, by doing your homework. The resultant “awakening” can often be very powerful and can result in a “deep cleansing” such that the sometimes-ancient pain is completely healed. [I speak from experience.] Do the thing you fear and the death of fear is certain. —Ralph Waldo Emerson Disarming Our Psychopaths For an emotionally healthy person, there are no defenses against a psychopath . . .  until you learn to recognize their condition . . .  and then, “the tide turns,” dramatically and powerfully. Once you learn to recognize a psychopath—before they begin their predatory demolition of your psyche—they lose their power over you. If you didn’t recognize them until after they began their parasitic draining of your energy (the 1986 movie, “Aliens,” is a powerful metaphor for the nature of psychopathy), you will have to work much harder to free yourself, but it can still be done—those deep scars can be healed. Any fear or co-dependence sensed by a psychopath only emboldens them; they “feed” on fear and co-dependence (i.e., conditional love). Unconditional love, on the other hand, is something of which they have no understanding. It offends and frustrates them and when caught off-guard by it, enrages them, triggering a “fight or flight” reaction. In closed quarters, they will often attack (verbally and/or physically) with all their might like the cornered animal. They sense that they are losing control over one or more of us, and they are: psychopaths lose their power when people are unaffected by their emotionally tyrannical responses to unconditional love and their weakness becomes exposed for the world to see. {I have personally witnessed this.] You can love someone and still hold them accountable for their words and their actions—this is the nature of unconditional love. The psychopath will never be able to—will never allow themselves to—attain the power that is innate in us all: the power that illuminates the plane of the heart. No psychopath, however practiced, will ever leave the plane of the lower mind, for to do so would be to surrender their (perceived) power and thus “self-destruct.” So love them. But first you must be very honest with yourself: if the love you offer is not humble, sincere, and heartfelt, the psychopath—a master at deception and emotional manipulation—will see right through you, be thrilled to have found your weakness (self-deception), and in response will “go for the jugular.” You cannot “conjure up” true, unconditional love; you cannot “fake it.” It must be the result of “doing your homework” and accepting complete and total responsibility for each and every one of your thoughts, emotions, words, and actions. So love them fully, deeply, sincerely, and with no attachment to their response, and you will inevitably (and often very quickly) overwhelm them. I don’t suggest you be complacent toward them; I don’t suggest you concede to them or succumb to their subsequent barrage of flowery, condescending compliments or insults. I don’t suggest that you condone their actions or put yourself at risk in their presence (as they can be quite violent in close quarters). Just love them. Don’t accept responsibility for their words or their actions. Don’t lend them your credit card or the keys to your car or house. Don’t let them babysit your loved ones. Don’t hire them or allow them into public office. Just love them. When you offer a psychopath sincere, unconditional love—regardless of their words and their actions—they will initially be thrilled because they will assume that they will then be able to manipulate you. But if you “stand your ground” and offer them that love—knowing full well of their condition and what their responses may well be—and then graciously articulate your awareness of their condition, you completely disempower them. You have demonstrated to them a power that they can never have and their “Mask of Sanity” will crumble; they will reveal their true psychopathy and they will thus stand “naked before the world” in all their insecurity and fear, and (often) violent rage. If they dare not attack you, they will turn and leave as quickly as possible—often while hurling insults (and obscene gestures) over their shoulder. And still, love them. Acknowledge their condition and love them. Whenever we offer love to a psychopath—regardless of their words or actions—and see them plainly as an extreme version of a lost, lonely, and deeply insecure child, we are able to love them and in doing so will experience our own true power: the power of pure, unconditional love. Such an awareness will free us from any attachment to the unavoidable reactions of the psychopath and deepen our own healing and evolution as well. Closing Thoughts Just as you cannot blow up one side of a balloon, you cannot have only one facet of a rapidly evolving society. There is ever a balance between the “light” and the “dark” in this universe, and the power of the psychopaths—as it rapidly grows and causes immense destruction worldwide—must then be balanced by the growth in awareness of the vast majority of sincere, loving people throughout the world as well. The psychopaths who consider themselves to be in control at this time are very powerful against an ideologically obsessed, submissive populace, but they are always vastly outnumbered. They must go to an extraordinary amount of effort to deceive, murder, and plunder, and their plans must be adhered to meticulously. Such machinations often require great effort to overcome any unexpected turn of events, but an emotionally healthy person, due to having billions of healthy Brothers and Sisters, need only do their homework, speak their truth, and cast their votes. The above takes practice, patience, and compassion. The hardest work is surrendering our outgrown beliefs. Should we do our homework and “stand our ground,” we shall see—in our lifetimes—“Peace on Earth.”  . . . having done all, to stand. —Saint Paul Epilogue Of all my posts, this was exhausting; it has taken many months of research and reflection. Surrendering our core beliefs and accepting the next layer of truths is the hardest work we can ever do, for it is work upon ourselves. But this “homework” is also a primary reason why we are here on this planet at this time. When you do this work—as you must someday, in some lifetime—I ask that you be kind to yourself, be gentle with yourself, nurture yourself. This is work, my Brothers and Sisters. The rage that we feel when we hear of, or when we experience, violence being perpetrated with sadistic pleasure, with callous indifference, or even just from a sense of helplessness, is understandable, but ultimately it is not healthy for ourselves or for those suffering or inflicting such atrocities. We will never have peace by hating war, nor will we stop the endless killing by killing those who kill others. Hating a psychopath “feeds” them and if you hate a psychopath to a sufficient degree, you effectively join their ranks. This is hard work. Talking about unconditional love is a wonderful philosophical exercise, but when that love becomes the only perceived means to divert looming tyranny and subjugation—carefully, covertly crafted over many years—one can only be deeply humbled. It is easy to rail at mysterious, unseen-but-assumed forces—the ever-elusive “They.” But when that inner pinnacle—the “Dweller on the Threshold”—is reflected in the psychopath standing before you, there is no place to hide. Unconditional love is the hardest work; it is also the greatest reward. May Peace Prevail on Earth—Goodwill Toward All That Is. Blessings to us all, my beloved Brothers and Sisters, blessings to us all, Arthur “Two Sheds” Jackson ————— The lion who breaks the enemy’s ranks is a minor hero compared to the lion who overcomes himself. —Jalal ad-Din Rumi Appendix: Four Steps for Graciously Subsuming a Psychopath The following is a proposed four-step outline that may assist in becoming free from the emotional manipulations of a psychopath: 1. Study Study the condition and learn how to recognize it. The sources listed below are a good start—it is why they were written. A word of caution, however: the information may well confuse and upset you. When you begin to accept an awareness of the condition, you may well have a strong emotional reaction to the information. Give serious thought to the possibility that you have probably interacted with a psychopath at one point (or several) in your life. 2. Discuss Discuss the condition with your “local area network” (friends, neighbors, and co-workers) so that you have “reinforcements” if you need them; initially, until you get some practice, you will probably need some “backup.” Psychopaths never surrender, they only retreat and/or relocate to plan their next move. 3. Ascertain When you interact with someone in a manner that requires that you give them something (i.e., your money, time, or trust), pay attention to how they present themselves and to the consistency between their words and actions. If their actions do not reasonably follow their words (i.e. if they do not fulfill an obligation or if they tell a lie and then dismiss any question of their responsibility) and they present a boisterous, charismatic, assertive facade, you would be wise to consider that you might be dealing with a psychopath. Do not assume your perception is accurate; check with others, and do not assume their perception is accurate. If you think you might be dealing with a psychopath, look into their eyes and see if you can recognize the wounded, insecure child within them who once realized that they weren’t the same as everybody else and felt the need to wear a “Mask of Sanity.” 4. Love If you see that “mask”—that facade—then honestly and graciously tell them what you are experiencing. Do so only if you can do so sincerely and safely. This is a key moment. A conscientious, caring person will be deeply humbled and apologize; offer a sincere apology in return. A psychopath—if momentarily caught off guard—will become enraged and scream, threaten, and insult you to bait you into responding emotionally as doing so would reveal your own weaknesses. If they are a psychopath and are able to quickly control themselves—psychopaths are often well-practiced at this—they will offer “soothing” words to manipulate you. Pay careful attention to how they respond: if they have masked their psychopathy, there will be rage seething just under the surface; they will also invariably denigrate you, and later do so to as many others as they can as well. Love them anyway, remembering that you are inherently more powerful than they are and that they are vastly outnumbered. Sources The following are not complete lists. Research into psychopathy is ongoing. The Internet holds many treasures. Books and Papers • “Political Ponerology” by Andrzej M. Łobaczewski is a monumental work. [Note: the book is now being published by Red Pill Press under the name: Andrew M. Łobaczewski.] The knowledge, wisdom, empathy, strength, and suffering required to write such a treatise are so pronounced it is palpable. Andrzej’s strength and wisdom have rarely been demonstrated by our species. This is a monumental work. [That Andrzej was finally able to bring it into print is quite a story unto itself. He gives brief allusions throughout the book, but an excellent blog of the history of the book is here. Blessings to Harrison Koehli and the folks at Red Pill Press!] • “The Mask of Sanity” by Hervey Cleckley—first published in 1941—is considered a seminal work and essential reading for someone who wants to understand the condition of psychopathy. It is available for free as a 1.5MB, scanned and OCR’ed PDF download by clicking here. • “Psychopathy: Theory and Research,” “Without Conscience: The Disturbing World of the Psychopaths Among Us,” and “Snakes in Suits: When Psychopaths Go to Work” (with Paul Babiak) by Robert D. Hare The ongoing work of Robert D. Hare is also deeply respected and essential for understanding the medical criteria for the determination of psychopathy. His “Psychopathy Checklist-Revised (PCL-R)” is briefly detailed here and his Web site is here. • “The Sociopath Next Door” by Martha Stout. • “The Authoritarians” by Bob Altemeyer details research studying the qualities present in those members of a society who are most vulnerable to, and would then strongly support, psychopathic emotional manipulation. It is available for free as a 1.4MB PDF download by going the author’s web site here. • “Construct Validity of Psychopathy in a Community Sample: a Nomological Net Approach,” Journal of Personality Disorders, 15(5), 425-441, 2001 by Randall T. Salekin, Krista K. Trobst, and Maria Krioukova can be downloaded here. Web Pages • One of the most comprehensive list of resources is posted by Red Pill Press here and an extensive blog on ponerology is here. • Arkadiusz Jadczyk and Laura Knight-Jadczyk have posted a vast number of pages on psychopathy. A good place to start might be here. [Blessings to Arkadiusz and Laura for their enormous efforts! They were also essential in bringing “Political Ponerology” to print, and Laura and Henry See were the editors.] • “Twilight of the Psychopaths” by Kevin Barrett • “Truth to Power—Psychopaths Rule Our World” by Niall Bradley • The Theory of Positive Disintegration by Kazimierz Dabrowski Here are some pages that offer a perspective on the current political impact, including an analysis of Andrzej Łobaczewski’s work: • “Political Ponerology: Andrzej M. Łobaczewski” • “The Role of the Psychopath in the Generation of Global Evil” ————— 2008.2.18: DismantleIt.net Posted DismantleIt.net was posted as “Forums to Facilitate the Sovereignty of the States.” ————— 2006.12.4: Initial Post This page is actually a trick question, because you are the People who will decide (or not) to implement those necessary actions—primarily by voting—to completely dismantle the entire federal bureaucracy and to reestablish the country that was created, by some very wise fellows, for the People. This work, this invocation of our evolution of consciousness, will only be possible through deliberate, conscious actions established on the plane of the mind. It is actually rather simple work and needn’t be time-consuming but it does require a collective “focused intent” followed by group action. The government need be only a small part of our lives. If, in time, enough mental interest is established, DismantleIt.net will be posted as a means of interacting on a intra-state basis; then should conscious intent be demonstrated through sufficient significant constructive actions, DismantleIt.org will be made available for the support of national efforts. “One step at a time” . . . and . . . “Time is of the essence.” ————— You know, wishing won’t make it so Hoping won’t do it, praying won’t do it Religion won’t do it, philosophy won’t do it The supreme court won’t do it, the president and the congress won’t do it The H bomb won’t do it, the sun and the moon won’t do it God won’t do it and I certainly won’t do it That leaves you, you’ll have to do it —Todd Rundgren   [Thank you, Brother, for so much] WHEN This page is another a trick question, because again, you are the People who, as a group, will make these decisions. Make the transition whenever you want. When in the calendar year would you like a new, or enhanced, holiday? How about on July 4, 2007? How about Washington’s or Lincoln’s birthday? What would the wise Elders of those who were here before us suggest? How about Martin Luther King’s birthday or perhaps [if I may so suggest] the day after, to allow us to both honor MLK for his strength of will, his heart, and his vision and the next day to celebrate the results of our united efforts? I encourage you to consider a date that will pay due respect to all of our Brothers and Sisters. We would not be here without all of their efforts on our behalf. Anyone can cast a vote whenever they want. If the majority of registered voters vote for the dismantling of the federal bureaucracy, it will be done. We can vote whenever you want. “Time is of the essence.” ————— The human heart may go the length of God Dark and cold we may be But this is no winter now The frozen misery of centuries Cracks, breaks, begins to move The thunder is the thunder of the flows, The thaw, the flood, the upstart spring Thank God our time is now When wrong comes up to meet us everywhere Never to leave us till we take the greatest stride of soul folk ever took Affairs are now soul size The enterprise is exploration into God But what are you waiting for? It takes so many thousand years to wake But will you wake, for pity’s sake? —Christopher Fry WONDER Listen to the mustn’ts, child, listen to the don’ts. Listen to the shouldn’ts, the impossibles, the won’ts. Listen to the never haves, then listen close to me. Anything can happen, child, anything can be. —Shel Silverstein Updates: 2009.7.6 Beliefs, Insecurity, and Our Brothers and Sisters in Israel 2008.5.16 A May Day Offering (belated) 2007.12.25 Cynthia, Dennis, and Ron: We Need All Three 2007.12.6 Boys Will Be Boys . . .   (closing with some holiday words of appreciation) 2007.11.26 A Declaration of Responsibility 2007.9.14 A Brief Review of How We Got Here and What We May Expect 2007.8.4 DismantleIt.com Deliberations 2007.6.4 Questions and Responses 2007.2.4 Initial Feedback Capitol Hill Blue Forums: DismantleIt.com Deliberations and Cynthia, Dennis, and Ron: We Need All Three ————— 2009.7.6 at 1:08:27PM: Beliefs, Insecurity, and Our Brothers and Sisters in Israel — Beliefs — Some monks live alone in the wilderness—not out of fear, rejection, or refusal to participate in society—they do so because only when separated from others does one finally begin to understand just how compromised one’s belief system becomes when enmeshed in a carefully structured and controlled society. It is our beliefs that create our emotions, our emotions that influence our thoughts, our thoughts that impel our actions, and our actions that create the conditions and experiences that we then use (unconsciously) to rationalize and thus validate our beliefs. It is this cycle of subservience to our beliefs (and the resulting rationalizations) that enslaves our minds and keeps us from recognizing the truths that live deep within each and every one of us—truths that must eventually be re-discovered by each and every one of us, in one lifetime or another. There is no escaping this classroom that we call, planet Earth. One of the most exciting qualities of life on this planet at this time is that an awareness of how deeply affected we are by our beliefs and (consequently and especially) how easily those beliefs can be consciously shifted (rather than being indoctrinated) is now blossoming—suddenly and simultaneously—all across our planet. It is our beliefs that are the sole cause of our emotions. When we unconsciously cling to a belief without regard to the impact upon ourselves and our Brothers and Sisters, we allow ourselves to be hypnotized and emotionally manipulated. We—each and every one of us—contain all beliefs. We must: you cannot have a coin with only one side (to express it metaphorically) and each of those paired beliefs are of equal value. Which of those two beliefs that you choose to focus on is entirely up to you and no one can ever force you to change your beliefs. Our beliefs are always the cause of all of our emotions. Our emotions influence our thoughts. Our thoughts impel our actions. Our actions create our experiences. Our experiences are then used to rationalize our beliefs and we are “caught in a web of our own creation.” “Seek and ye shall find” applies to the consequences of our beliefs as well. — Insecurity — Ultimately, we now have the opportunity to recognize that all forms of violence—often beginning with emotional upheavals (i.e. passionately expressed negative beliefs) of one person against another or one People against another—are always the expression of a deep, and often unconscious, insecurity: Insecurity taken to an extreme becomes selfishness. Selfishness taken to an extreme becomes brutality. Brutality taken to an extreme becomes sadism. Thus, regardless of what form an act of violence may take (and there are many forms), it is always the result of deep insecurity. Always. And the emotion of insecurity is always the result of a belief . . . and we can always change our beliefs. When we shift the focus of our beliefs, our emotions change; our thoughts change; our actions change; and thus we experience a different sequence of events in our lives—sometimes the shift is subtle, sometimes vast. Consciously choosing which beliefs to express, while honoring the validity of the beliefs we no longer choose to empower, will ultimately heal our emotions—including our insecurities—and, finally, end human violence on our beloved planet. This is what we are on the verge of discovering as a species—we are on the verge of “waking up” to who (and what and where and why) we really are. This is one of the most exhilarating—and terrifying for many!—moments in evolution a species can experience. And it only comes once . . .  This is why I posted DismantleIt.com. — Our Brothers and Sisters in Israel — When we allow our beliefs to create our emotions without careful self-reflection, and then act in an unconscious manner, we invariably create conditions in our lives that will flush to the surface of our awareness those very beliefs and emotions, allowing us (should we choose) to recognize what belief it was that created our experience (usually one of pain and sorrow). When we continue to submit to our beliefs and react unconsciously, we then perpetuate the cycle and create for ourselves yet an even more painful form of “awakening.” Thus, we learn and grow. Right now, our Brothers and Sisters in the government and military of Israel are deeply enmeshed in the victim/perpetrator complex. This is the unconscious expression of ancient and deeply rooted shame and insecurity, as demonstrated and measured by their ongoing crimes against humanity, and is now rising to the surface of our species’ consciousness to finally be healed. Let us rejoice that this deep pain is now up to be healed, for healed it must be; our dearly beloved Brothers and Sisters in Israel deserve no less. Let us also have equal compassion for all involved: this is no easy lesson. The People of Israel have precious gifts to offer to all the Peoples of this wonderful world, but—as each People have their own gifts to offer and their own lessons to learn—the People of Israel also now have the opportunity to learn the lesson of addiction to victimization: a condition rampant on our planet and one which we all must someday address. Again, let us acknowledge that this is not an easy lesson to master! The government of Israel is creating conditions that can only exacerbate and perpetuate their self-imposed isolation from the Peoples of this world. This is sometimes called the “False Citadel” complex and will continue until the wise People of Israel reclaim control of their country and accept responsibility for their actions. Only the People of Israel can do this and there are many wise Brothers and Sisters in Israel who are ready, willing, and able to do this work. All that the rest of us can do is to offer them our love, encouragement, and compassion while they do their homework. Again, this is not an easy lesson to master, but the People of Israel are a very intelligent and strong People; that this pain is now up to be healed can only mean that they have the ability to do that healing. Our Creator does not give out homework that cannot be mastered. All the Peoples of this world want peace; only governments and religions create wars. Even the presumption of being able to create peace through war does nothing other than rationalize war and thus perpetuate the cycle. Evolution is unstoppable and Peace on Earth must, and will, blossom. We cannot change others, and to attempt to do so only invalidates both parties. We can only love them and offer them compassion and patience. Let us trust that the People of Israel have the strength to do what is in both their best interest and the best interest of all Peoples for, ultimately, there is no distinction. Allow me to use a metaphor: When I have a cold, I get a stuffy nose, my eyes water, and various parts of my body just plain ache. As I recover, my body doesn’t just suddenly feel better all over; first my my eyes stop watering and then my body stops hurting, etc., etc. Let us not shame or attack one part of our family just because the rest of us are “feeling our oats”; it has taken us thousands of thousands of years to get this far in our evolution, and we are only just beginning upon our way. Patience. Kindness. Compassion. Forgiveness. Let us appreciate just how much our Brothers and Sisters in Israel must be suffering to speak such words and to allow themselves to commit such atrocities. There is no other way—and we are but a breath away—to achieve Peace on Earth. Blessings to us all, Arthur “Two Sheds” Jackson ————— 2008.5.16 at 9:32:20AM: A May Day Offering (belated) Please excuse the delay in posting this; on April 30th my home was badly damaged by high winds and remains uninhabitable for the foreseeable future. I now own a gazebo (i.e. a home without walls), and can better appreciate what hurricane and tornado survivors must endure. Without further ado . . .  A May Day Offering I have some good news and some bad news. First, the bad news . . .  To paraphrase a delightful comment by our dear Brother, Albert Einstein: If:     a = “It’s a good idea.”         and     b = “It is possible.”         and     c = “It will never happen, so why bother?” Then:     a + b + c = d         where     d = our addiction to victimization My dear Brothers and Sisters, have you not yet had enough pain? How much longer are you going to ignore your heart’s pleas for you to wake up? When you stop looking for someone to blame for the conditions on this planet, all the while begging to someone else to be “saved,” then you will finally begin the process of discovering your true power and becoming free. We have such a rare opportunity to create Heaven on Earth; the only price is your willingness to sacrifice your fears. Your complacency is your own personal condemnation to evermore debilitating, enslaved conditions. And now the good news . . .  The Boy and the Ball and Chain There was once a place and time where people were much like us; they worked, they played, they loved, and they fought . . . but they had long, long ago, decided that once a child was able to walk, they would forevermore wear a ball and chain, fettered to one of their ankles. They had long forgotten why they did this and they had become quite accepting of it. They had even developed a material for the ball and chain such that it could never be removed and would naturally expand as the child grew. Entire ball-and-chain industries arose: “Just spray a little of this friction-free lubricant on your ball and you’ll forget it’s even there!” All was well. One day—a nice, warm, beautiful Summer day—a young boy went out to the playground with his friends and they were having a joyful, innocent, playful time of frolic and delight. After a while, the young boy grew tired, so he went to sit in the shade and watch his friends carrying on without him. He lay back and looked off into the nearby woods to watch the birds singing in the trees. Out of the corner of his eye, he was very surprised to see some kind of movement, so he sat up to get a better look. It must have been some kind of animal as it was moving very quickly! He saw a shape moving through the forest; it looked like a person, but no one can move through the woods that fast! He watched and saw the figure stop and bend down out of sight . . .  Well! This was just too much for a young boy! He had to find out what this was in the woods, and moving so quickly! So, off he went into the woods, carrying his ball carefully to make as little noise as possible. He found some fresh prints and followed them to the edge of a stream, where he saw a man resting and getting a drink of water. The boy was stunned: the man didn’t have his ball! Before the boy could control himself, he shouted out “Who are you and where’s your ball?!” The man jumped up and turned in surprise, and he and the young boy stared at each other in a long moment of shock. . . . Seeing that the young boy was alone, the man sat down and smiled at the boy and said, “Do not be afraid. I am just someone who has chosen to live by myself, freed from the ball and chain I had been dragging around all my life. As I no longer have my ball and chain, I can no longer live with others; it is a very steep price to pay, but I have chosen to be free.” The boy, still in shock, shouted again, “Where’s your ball!?” and the man calmly replied, “I finally decided I had to cut it off.” Well! This put the boy into a real tizzy. He cried out, “Everyone knows you can’t cut the ball and chain off! That’s just not possible; everyone knows you can’t do that! What did you use to cut it off with?!” The man looked at the boy, and after a long pause, he reached into his coat and pulled out an old hacksaw blade. The boy was really incensed now! “You’re lying to me! Everyone knows you can’t cut through the shackle or the chain, especially with a hacksaw blade! You’re lying to me!” The man put the blade back inside his coat and said, “Yes, of course, you’re right: that old hacksaw blade could never cut through the shackle or the chain . . . but it can cut through your leg,” and he pulled up a pant leg and there, clearly circling his leg, just above his ankle, was an obvious scar. “Yes, that old hacksaw blade could never cut through the shackle or the chain, but I’m a doctor and I can safely reattach your foot after you slide the shackle off.” The boy started at the man in complete shock, so the man continued, “I will not saw your foot off for you; you must do that yourself, and you must do it cleanly and quickly so that you don’t blackout from the pain or the loss of blood. But if you are willing to saw your foot off, enduring the shock and the pain, and accepting that it will take months for your foot to heal completely, then you will forevermore be free.”  . . . to be continued . . .  ————— 2007.12.25 at 12:53:50PM: Cynthia, Dennis, and Ron: We Need All Three I know this will confuse many people, but it is worthy of serious consideration: When Cynthia McKinney recently announced her candidacy, I was deeply moved and inspired by her bravery. We now have three people of high integrity running for President: Dennis Kucinich, Cynthia McKinney, and Ron Paul (in alphabetical order). They are choosing to offer themselves as candidates in the Democratic Party, the Green Party, and the Republican Party, respectively. They have diverse backgrounds and focuses of interest, but they have one important commonality: they are dedicated to reversing the (quite deliberate) near-terminal tailspin that this country is in. They have consistently proven themselves to be strong, determined, and dedicated public servants of high caliber . . . and right now we need all the help we can get. Thus I urge you all to consider: Dennis Kucinich, Cynthia McKinney, and Ron Paul would make a great triumvirate serving as President. There are several reasons why they would be very effective in such a role: • They would be able to deal with the current and coming challenges as a group. It has often been stated that “two heads are better than one” and right now three would be even better still. • They would be able to make decisions quite easily as two votes in favor (or in opposition) would decide the result. • They would each have the support of two equal partners and this is not going to be easy work. • They would coalesce a wide range of diverse people . . . and right now we need all the unity we can get. • They are three strong-willed, heart-based people who have enough humility and determination to see this critical phase through to completion, without having to worry about selfish, egotistical dramas playing out. There are other good reasons to hire them as a trio, but I need not pontificate further, especially since I have been encouraging all of us—as a group—to use our minds and to come up with our own answers . . . and right now we need all the wisdom we can get. It will take the efforts of all three of them to begin to accomplish the work that for the past year I have offered to do on my own—though of course I would be thrilled to have them as Vice-Presidents, taking over as a trio after my two-year contract was over. However I am neither wealthy nor famous (nor selfish) and thus have not garnered any consideration. So be it. I will close by condensing the work that needs to be done into three very short, very simple words: “Take the money.” After all . . . it’s your money. Take all funds, assets, and property out of the control of the Federal bureaucracy and put the money and assets somewhere you can trust, i.e. in a locally-owned and operated State bank and keep a very, very close watch over it. Once all the funds and assets are accounted for, I suggest that the Governors of the fifty States agree upon a cost-of-living, per-capita index and a means of distribution and then actually move the resulting funds to within the borders of the assigned States. I can say much more about this process, but this is enough for now. At this critical juncture our focus is best spent on one very basic, very critical action: “Take the money.” “It really is that simple.” Blessings to you all, my dear Brothers and Sisters. 2008 will be quite an adventure! Arthur “Two Sheds” Jackson (The above was also posted on a new Capitol Hill Blue forum: Cynthia, Dennis, and Ron: We Need All Three.) ————— 2007.12.6 at 9:37:44PM: Boys Will Be Boys . . .   (closing with some holiday words of appreciation) All right now. It has been a year since this Web site was first posted and the past year has been quite an adventure. Some of you have wondered why I do not address the many “improprieties” that are currently taking place. They are not the focus of this Web site for three reasons: • Naughty boys are always held accountable for their mischief in due course and those of us who are aware of their activities are already quite outspoken, quite active, and (necessarily so) steadily growing in number; • By simply choosing a “new game to play” (i.e., true democracy) we will discover that their vast, self-proclaimed power was all just a “house of cards”—once they no longer have unbridled access to the American Cookie Jar (i.e. the entire U.S. banking system); and • Various naughty boys have been hard at work to “cover their tracks,” as suppressed information just keeps popping up in the most unexpected places . . . There is really no need for me to focus on their individual improprieties; they have already proven (especially to themselves) that this is a small planet. We can expect a continuation of the ongoing emotional manipulations and dis-information campaigns: naughty boys do get very defensive when things aren’t quite working out as planned. We can expect that there is “a bit” of pandemonium in certain government offices these days and we can also eventually expect lots of yelling and ruckus and pointing of fingers at their former “allies,” while presumed loyalties dissolve “as pieces of cloud dissolve into sunlight” (and a very heartfelt “thank you” to Jalal ad-Din Rumi, wherever you may be, dear, dear Brother). Naughty boys have always kept themselves quite busy manipulating elections and they are particularly determined to manipulate the coming 2008 elections as a means of avoiding further indiscreet “Revelations.” [I am flattered that they have even decided to “rummage” through my various ISP account settings: changing passwords and domain names, worming their way into places they don’t belong, and generally “impeding” many of my emails to various friends and associates. All in all though, it’s very sweet that they could feel that I might be a “threat” to their necessarily clandestine efforts, especially considering that few others have ever shown even the slightest bit of interest in the work that I am offering to do . . .  . . . I just work here . . . ] Thus, as the Holiday Season approaches, please allow me to simply remind you to “slow down” (as much as you can), take three deep breaths, and enjoy this long-celebrated time of year. Be gentle with yourselves; be kind to yourselves; nurture yourselves. The more you are willing to simplify your lives, the easier all of this silliness will unfold—for you and for your loved ones. You are all very dearly loved, even the naughty boys!, for without their very naughty efforts—which, regardless of their protestations, will end up giving them an opportunity to visit The Hague (albeit in chains)—it is quite possible that we would have been too complacent to make the necessary efforts to see this rare opportunity through to fruition. Efforts that will result in benefits and delights that we cannot, as of yet, even begin to fully imagine. And as a closing treat to yourselves, please allow me to remind you—as I expounded upon in my third Capitol Hill Blue DismantleIt.com Deliberations post—to take a moment and enjoy a most-heartwarming video clip by “Juan Mann” and the Sick Puppies: the Free Hugs Campaign. Soon enough, It will be time again for Spring . . . Much love to you all, my dear Brothers and SIsters, Arthur “Two Sheds” Jackson ————— 2007.11.26 at 6:41:54PM: A Declaration of Responsibility When in the course of Human Evolution it becomes necessary for a People to rise above their “creature comforts,” their beliefs, and their perceptions of the world around them, and to recognize and accept responsibility for the True Power that exists within each and every Human Being—the Power that created us in this brief moment of Time—it then becomes possible to accept these Truths to be eternal: • As a (currently) very young and wayward fragment of All That Is, we are none-the-less fully responsible for the care and nurturing of all forms of Life on this sacred Earth, regardless of our limited awareness of why we are here. We are fully responsible for the world of human affairs that exists around us, regardless of any illusions of separation. • Each and every one of us is fully and completely responsible for everything we think, everything we feel, everything we say, and everything we do, regardless of the words and actions of others. We accept that we must do that “homework” which we have long been told—for thousands (of thousands) of years—is necessary to achieve that for which we have yearned these countless eons: Peace on Earth; Heaven on Earth. • We accept that we will not progress in our evolution until each and every child is cherished, nurtured, and educated—fully and equally; until every Brother and every Sister is fully loved and appreciated; and until we understand that it is our united diversity that is our greatest strength and most powerful gift. This also requires that we make the necessary effort to gain a far greater understanding of just how many people this beloved Earth is designed to support. • We accept our responsibility to seek out the Wisdom of the Ages—deliberately learning and growing by virtue of our words and our actions—such that we may function on increasingly higher levels of consciousness. We accept that after countless (from our perspective) eons we are finally moving as a group from the plane of the emotions to the plane of the mind such that we may then move to the plane of the heart and begin to be allowed to learn more fully why we are here. Those who have been forced by wars and famine to return to the plane of the physical—the plane of bare survival—must be embraced and aided. This is group work, my Brothers and Sisters: none may be left behind. • We accept that this beautiful Earth is our classroom and that we will continue to return—lifetime after lifetime—until we “graduate.” Thus we must also accept that killing anyone, for any reason, will only impede both them and ourselves from learning the lessons intended for us in any given life. The only real “crime” that any of us can commit is to unnecessarily harm—in any way—another living being, and should any Brother or Sister do so, it is our responsibility—to both them and to ourselves—to hold them fully accountable for their actions. Killing them, however, will offer neither them nor ourselves the necessary lessons to be learned. Even those who present a risk to the physical well-being of others can be placed into intentionally expansive conditions wherein they may eventually learn to first recognize, and then to accept responsibility for, their own deepest fears and their own deepest pains. (They would also not be the only ones learning the intended lessons from such conditions. . . . ) • And finally, we must acknowledge our innate awareness of the momentous timing of this fleeting opportunity. Many will call these words, “pipe dreams,” but there are now enough of us who know these responsibilities to be self-evident, that we must therefore accept that it is time for us to believe in ourselves and to trust in ourselves; for indeed, until we do, we will be unable to be of true service to either ourselves or to anyone else. We are here for a very specific purpose and we have been encouraged for thousands (of thousands) of years to fulfill our responsibilities. We have also been told of some of the rewards for such focused efforts; efforts performed with reverence, joy, humility, and unconditional love for all forms of Life—for All That Is. No one walks this Path alone, my Brothers and Sisters, no one—regardless of how alone we may sometimes feel . . . and all must walk it eventually. There will always be those who have gone ahead of us and there will always be those who are following in our footsteps. By accepting the responsibilities outlined above, we shall finally gain those Deepest Desires of the Heart for which we have long yearned—and to which we have long been promised. “Time is of the essence.” Blessings to You and to All Your Loved Ones, Arthur “Two Sheds” Jackson ————— 2007.9.14 at 5:36:36PM: A Brief Review of How We Got Here and What We May Expect If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace. —Thomas Paine All right, now. As things will be “heating up” in the coming weeks and months, allow me to offer a brief outline of what has been slowly crafted over many decades. We can expect that there will be (quite deliberately) no “middle ground” offered as a possible compromise (thus necessitating the posting of this web site). Before delving into circumstances of which some of you may not be fully aware, do allow me to remind you that our Creator loves surprises. This is not an insignificant quality and these are not insignificant times for us. What these long-prophesied “surprises” are and how they may unfold, regardless of what many may claim, are also not possible for us to predict with any accuracy. They are, however, possible to prepare for, to a large degree, by doing our homework. “Changes are afoot.” As our Creator loves surprises, the extensive planning and implementation of control over the People of this country (and over the People of this planet) may not quite unfold as our prominent naughty boys (under the control and manipulation of a very few, relatively discreet, very naughty boys) would expect or appreciate. It is to our advantage, however, to pay attention to their actions, and thus become aware of their true intentions, as doing so would then enable us to simply ignore the lies they are relentlessly telling us and render them powerless. I remind you again that emotional manipulation is their only available tool and that telling lies is an integral part of emotional manipulation. To effectively render said naughty, and very naughty, boys powerless—thus allowing us to focus more clearly on what it is that we say we truly desire—we must first consider and then accept that we have allowed ourselves to be lied to for a very long time. This is not a difficult step (though it may well be emotionally painful for many of us), but it will be vigorously fought, via emotional manipulation, by those naughty boys who have every reason to believe that they will be successful in achieving their goals, as they have for thousands of years. The following is in four parts: • Current Conditions (a brief, incomplete list, all of which are quite deliberate and have been covertly accomplished over many years) • The Current “Plan of Attack” • Possible (and deliberately crafted) Unexpected Consequences • A Graceful, Rapid Solution Current Conditions (a brief, incomplete list, all of which are quite deliberate and have been covertly accomplished over many years) • A failing, destabilized (and plundered) economy • Complete control over the mass media • Extensive emotional manipulation in the form of relentless, vague, and ominous warnings • The slow dismantling of the Constitution and Bill of Rights (to be replaced with a North American Union, for starters) • Absolute power exercised by the Executive Branch • The refusal to allow, and/or the overt and covert disruption of, peaceful demonstrations • Concentration camps established in the U.S. • Active preparations for martial law • Neglect of natural disaster victims • Attacking innocent countries for the purpose of controlling their assets • Neglect of our troops and deliberately placing them in harm’s way • Incitement of a global war All of the above are specifically intended to drastically reduce the global population and subjugate the survivors. Understandably (and as carefully planned and reasonably expected through the tried-and-true use of emotional manipulation), there are many of us who will go to great lengths (often with no mental considerations at all) to argue that such concerns and insights are all fear-based delusions. We may believe whatever we like, however I encourage us all to do our homework; as acting like ostriches—at this late stage—is not in our best interest. The Current “Plan of Attack” Soon, we can expect another “surprise” attack on U.S. soil. (We can also expect that the “terrorist attack” will once again be coordinated by a certain “friendly” country’s covert intelligence personnel, using our “hardware.”) We can expect that we will be told that the attacking country was Iran and that “shock and awe” will unfortunately be necessary against the “terrorist state” and, in fact, has already begun. Any insistence from other countries for proof and/or diplomatic negotiations will be branded as “signs of weakness” and proof that we are the only country that has the strength to fight terrorism. We will “go it alone!” . . . as planned. This is where it may well get interesting . . .  Possible (and deliberately crafted) Unexpected Consequences As anyone who is paying attention will know, Iran and Russia (not to mention the rest of the world) are also well aware of our government’s intentions and we can expect that an existing, significant supply of advanced cruise missiles would be used against the U.S. Navy’s Persian Gulf armada, as our ships would be “sitting ducks” for such defensive efforts. Assistance from other countries against our flagrant “Act of Aggression” can also be expected and although such assistance would likely be mostly covert, we can expect that it would not be insignificant. Simultaneously, our troops stationed in Iraq would also become, essentially, “sitting ducks” as well. We can then expect that certain naughty boys in Washington D.C. would go on television to announce (in vague and distinctly emotionally manipulative terms) that: • in effect, World War III has begun, • we have lost many of our soldiers and ships, and • to preserve freedom and democracy for the world, any and all able-bodied citizens will be required to immediately report to the nearest recruiting office. Anyone caught not reporting within a certain time frame would be considered “traitors,” arrested, “detained,” and shipped off to one of the freshly built concentration camps. Anyone caught protesting our invasion of yet another country that not only didn’t attack us, but hadn’t even threatened us, and, we can expect, diplomatically insisted on some peaceful negotiations before they were attacked, would be considered a threat to our “freedom and democracy,” declared “terrorists,” and also shipped off to the now-already-overcrowded concentration camps. We can also expect more Paul Wellstone “accidents.” The naughty boys who are actively finishing the process of converting this country to a police state are aware that they have a limited amount of time to accomplish their goal. The People of this country (and of the world) are learning, growing, and evolving into the conscious, articulate, loving People we are destined to become, and we are gaining the power necessary to reclaim our country. Our “very naughty boys” are also well aware of the fact that they may well need to finish their work before the next election. Thus, it can be expected that whatever actions that could be construed to require that the 2008 election be “delayed” may well be taken. The 2008 election would likely then be “temporarily postponed” and martial law would immediately be established to “maintain control over adverse elements in our free society.” This is a very brief description and, yes, should it unfold, it would all be playing out as planned. I remind you once again that our Creator loves surprises, but also please be well aware that blind trust and complacency are not to our benefit. As I have previously written, acting like lemmings is not “a step in the right direction” and emotion-fueled protests and resistance efforts will only provide the naughty boys with excuses to reduce the population of this country even more rapidly. Conscious, deliberate, focused intent on the plane of the mind, and the necessary subsequent calm, precise actions, are required to establish, for the first time, democracy in this country. Such efforts are actually not that difficult and the more people who are willing to do their work, as a group and from the plane of the mind, the easier it will be for us all. A Graceful, Rapid Solution The biggest challenge here is simply to accept—and I understand that this will be very difficult for many of us—that no one in the three branches of the federal government will be able to stop any of this from unfolding as planned. Even if they want to stop this from happening—which some honorable public servants, like Ron Paul and Dennis Kucinich, will most certainly attempt to do—no one in the three branches of the federal government will be able to stop this. No one. The machinations have been slowly drawn out over many years to allow the Executive Branch to do anything—and I do mean “anything”—that it chooses. When a “New World Order” is the goal, the welfare of the citizens of any given country are not a concern. Recent, large-scale land purchases in foreign countries by prominent naughty boys are a silent testimony to such plans. The only way that we can stop this (quite deliberate) holocaust-in-the-making is to immediately dismiss all federal employees, including all those in the Legislative, Judicial, and Executive Branches, and to order all overt and covert military operations (and foreign military support, overt and covert) to immediately cease and all overt and covert federal employees, including all military personnel with all of the weapons, to immediately return to the U.S. This can be accomplished in one of two ways: • on the State level, by holding a series of nationally coordinated general votes in each State, or • it can be done by hiring someone to function as a “conductor,” working in the role of President, to oversee and facilitate the immediate dismantling of the entire federal bureaucracy and to assist in facilitating communications between the States and between the People of this country and the People of this world. The second method, via a national election, is a simpler, more familiar process for the People of the country, but the first may be necessary if the 2008 election is “postponed.” We may expect that, “for Homeland Security,” the Executive Branch will refuse to leave office, and as they have already completely gutted the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, they will have no trouble defending their actions to the (sufficiently corrupt) Supreme Court—should they even allow it to get that far. But herein lies their quandary: they will have to order the military, and the police (currently just another branch of the military), to ignore the demands of the majority of the People, cast in a legal, national vote or election and to repress, to whatever degree necessary, their Brothers and Sisters. This leaves the military, including the police, liable for Crimes Against Humanity. Such “precarious circumstances” will undoubtedly force the Military “Brass” to choose to risk either being murdered in a foreign country or be tried, and very likely convicted, by an international war-crimes tribunal; or to return to their homes, to the enormous relief and praise of their families, loved ones, and fellow citizens. We can expect that their choice will be given serious thought. Blessings to you all, my dear Brothers and Sisters. ————— 2007.8.4 at 9:35:11AM: DismantleIt.com Deliberations I have started a forum on Capitol Hill Blue: DismantleIt.com Deliberations Do join in, should you be so inclined. ————— 2007.6.4 at 10:30:53PM: Questions and Responses All right now. It has been six months since this web site was first posted. Due to recent activity, it is time to remind you of the time-limited opportunity that is currently available to the People of this Country. Not all of us are paying enough attention to be fully aware of the consequences of inaction on our part, but the consequences would be significant. I encourage all of us to do our homework and pay attention to what is going on around us. Many of us are doing so, but only united group action will achieve the goals for which we have long yearned. Below is a compilation of inputs and responses regarding the work that I am encouraging you to consider, but to preface such, please allow me to first begin with a description of the experience of ripping one’s shoulder out of its socket. It hurts having one’s shoulder out of its socket, but it hurts a whole lot more putting it back in its socket. Until that pain is endured, however, the shoulder is still out of its socket and deteriorating. The sudden relief of having it back in its socket, after the pain of getting it there, is sometimes overwhelming. Sometimes conscious, deliberate growth can be an overwhelming process, but the relief that follows is well worth the brief struggle with our fears and our pain, and it is often best to get the process over with as soon—and as quickly—as possible. Many people will be worried about the changes I propose and I understand and have enormous compassion for their fears and concerns—those fears and concerns are the result of many thousands of years of oppression, brutality, and suffering. However, until this work (or some equivalent process) is accomplished, our condition as a species will only get more perilous. This web site’s proposed “Spring Cleaning” is not the only possible course of action, but it is quite possibly the most inclusive, most rapid, and gentlest course of action we can take at this time. This is the final hurdle: The willingness to accept, and trust, that what we say we want is not only finally possible, but is also quite simple, and, through one process or another, inevitable. We have been given the same homework for many thousands of years. If you believe in the endless process of growth that is referred to as “evolution,” then you must accept that someday, at some point, one way or another, we will achieve “Peace on Earth.” All you need do is to accept that we, as a species, have not been sitting still; we most-definitely have been doing our homework, as demonstrated by our recent, rapid growth in just a few short centuries. Are you willing to accept that we are at a point of great change? Are you willing to accept that those changes, ultimately resulting in (currently) unimaginable benefits, may not happen in a manner that we might prefer unless we, as a group, take an active role in facilitating the inevitable changes in as gentle, as loving, and as rapid a manner as possible? Our hesitancy, born of countless fears, is the only thing holding us back. Are you willing to take this brief, and quite simple, next step? As Todd Rundgren sings out, quite passionately and repeatedly, in a song (“Freedom Fighters”) that he wrote over thirty years ago: “It’s just a question of how and when!”   (Dear Brother, thank you . . . ) The following is a collection of submitted questions and concerns, followed by my responses: Input: I recall my first week of social work school, where we were given the facts of how all the Federally-funded programs were interrelated. We were all on fire to “change the system.” And we found it very discouraging when we saw how complicated it all was. Change one system and it rocks several others in ways we’d not intended to happen. Very true; the federal bureaucracy is quite complicated, however it is complicated only because we are the ones who have complicated it, and then allowed it to be even further complicated. The roots of such “complications” are, however, not relevant to the focus of this work. Input: As a State bureaucrat, I was appalled at how the State of ———— ran its health care and poverty programs. And there are reasons why the work was done in that manner. There are also reasons why those patterns will unavoidably change and I am suggesting that not only can we control, to a large degree, how those changes occur, but we can also control, fully, how we respond to those changes. I am suggesting that we “paddle our canoe facing forward.” Living like ostriches, with our heads in the sand, is, quite possibly, not in our best interest at this time. Input: The Feds were actually better at it than the States. Perhaps. It is also possible that not all States would share that view and I am encouraging us to allow our abundant diversities to benefit the whole. Also, please allow me to point out that our Brothers and Sisters who, as employees of the Fed, “were actually better at it than the States,” will not suddenly disappear. Their experiences, training, and abilities will be coveted! Input: I worked in Child Protective Services, and I had dealings with other States as well, since our perpetrators ran from state to state, running from the law. I couldn’t believe the dysfunction! And I know some of it came from the way the Feds related to the States—financially, and with mandates. Indeed. Time for a bit of “Spring Cleaning.” Input: I respect your vision. But realistically, I know you will need hundreds of others to help you with this dismantling cause. Even though a lot of people will agree with you, the question is where to start, to make sure you’re not making things worse instead of better. I remember a story from the Fourth Women's international Conference in Beijing in 1995: A speaker at a podium was encouraging the participants in that meeting to speak out and declare their truths loud and clear. A participant from the Middle East stood up and said, “But if we speak out and tell the truth, they’ll kill us!” At which point a woman from Africa stood up and said, “Sister, they’re already killing us.” I appreciate your fears, they are well founded, but evolution moves on regardless of how we react to that evolution. Changes will happen whether we want them to or not. Are we willing to let go of our fears? Are we willing to accept that these coming changes—whatever those changes may be—will happen eventually, regardless of how we act, or do not act? The only aspect of our evolution that we can fully control is our interpretations of, and our emotional reactions to, the changes that we experience. However, we can take some control of the manner in which those changes occur, by first doing our homework and allowing our perceptions of our Brothers and our Sisters to grow more inclusive. Only then will those changes will be reflected in the world around us. We are far more powerful than we give ourselves credit for . . .  We can’t order the tide to stop coming in—like the story of the King who tried to order the tide to not come in so as to demonstrate his power—but we can prepare ourselves to deal with the coming changes, in a manner that does not require our ability to predict those changes. What is required is trust and compassion. We already have the compassion: the People of the U.S. are very loving people. Trust, however, requires that we do our homework and pay full attention to what we allow to occur, and, eventually, we must accept that we have allowed ourselves to be lied to for a very, very long time. Input: It’s just so hard to sometimes know how to serve. Your inspirations—like mine—are sometimes ahead of their time. But at least you plant seeds in people’s consciousness so that they can be more awakened to what’s truly going on. All I can do is to offer to do work that I think would benefit as many people as possible, in as equal a manner as possible. I have no control over, nor would I want any control over, people’s reactions to what I am encouraging them to consider. To put all this in a little more perspective: What you do is of little significance. But it is very important that you do it. —Mohandas Gandhi The human species will evolve, “one way or the other.” I simply prefer that our evolution be experienced by the entire species—and all species on this planet, in fact—in as gentle, as loving, and as rapid a manner as possible. Such a change is now, for the first time and only briefly, fully possible. Input: I wish we could start by dismantling the military! I simply do not believe in war on any level. And I do think we could find ways to defend our own borders without ever having to really kill anyone. But I must admit that I have absolutely NO experience in such matters. So hopefully, someone will bring this about whenever it’s a possibility awaiting its manifestation. I discuss this, quite firmly, on the first page of this web site. Dismantling our military outside of our borders and bringing everyone (and all of the weapons) home would be immediate and absolute. Input: I do programs that help people heal their emotions. To me, until the emotional (astral) body heals, we’re completely incapable of thinking clearly. Very true. However, food for thought: What would happen to our emotional group-consciousness were we to successfully, lovingly, ecstatically!, achieve our goal of establishing true, world-wide peace and prosperity and demonstrate—in no uncertain terms!—powerfully and lovingly to the world, that we will neither condone violence in any form, nor will we allow our Brothers and Sisters to be forced to live according to the dictates of others; that we will only respond lovingly to our Brothers and Sisters, regardless of their words and their actions, restraining and counseling only those who are unnecessarily hurting others? What then would happen to our emotional group-consciousness? As I trust many of you are aware, what I am encouraging the People of this Country to consider will not be possible to achieve from the plane of the emotions; a clear head and an open heart are required. We have, however, finally reached a point of balance where enough people have sufficiently evolved and are functioning on the plane of the mind (for starters) to make this possible. Input: I dream of a time when we can all be “free karmic agents” no longer dictated to by our past. We now have the opportunity to accept that we have finally achieved a point of balance between our current “centers of focus” (the emotional plane and the mental plane) that proves that evolution is proceeding apace and that we must therefore have finally reached a point of opportunity for “Peace on Earth.” How else will it get here? What could be a more obvious sign that we are now ready for such a “growth spurt” than to simply achieve a majority vote? Can we do this? I say we can. Remember, karma works in both directions . . .  Input: I think the reason you rarely hear back from folks is that this project you are suggesting seems too enormous for most people to comprehend; it seems overwhelming. And most respond to being overwhelmed by putting their heads under a pillow. The image of ostriches has long been in my mind. However, thank you, a pillow image is a bit more gracious . . .  ;-) Input: Where do you start in dismantling the entire U.S. government? Do you go to Washington by yourself and publicly announce your intention and then deal with what reaction occurs? Are you prepared for the reaction? It would be that you are completely nuts, dangerous, and need to be confined! Wouldn’t just about everyone who has a position in making national decisions or policy in this country have to agree to do this with you? And how would you go about getting this kind of agreement? Remember, everyone with a government position would be out of work immediately, with no income. And I’m sure most of them feel they have families to support. I’m just thinking realistically here. It’s the shift from philosophy to the actual, real life consequences of doing something like this . . .  I appreciate your fears, however, as I clearly state on the web site, I am not proposing dismantling the entire government, only the bureaucracy, and dismantling our federal bureaucracy is actually quite simple: On yyyy.m.d (i.e. whichever date you choose), all assets, including all funds, revert to the States and no one gets paid for showing up to perform any aspect of the federal government; no one—until the next “wave” of elected officials fills the three, purged Branches of the Federal Government . . . and those who are elected will have no jurisdiction over any assets and will only be getting paid, by the States, the average salary of the high school teachers from the State that they represent. You can even replace the federal bureaucracy with an exact duplicate of what was there. (Should you choose to do so, I would encourage you to do your homework and pay attention to the consequences of your actions.) Ultimately, the only question that remains is: Do the People of the United States have the wisdom, and the stamina, to focus on this current opportunity and be willing to trust their neighbors—their Brothers and Sisters? I say we do. All that is required is a vote. The three branches: the Legislative branch, the Judicial branch, and the Janitorial staff (currently referred to as the Executive branch), would still remain, just with a fresh, new quorum of public servants. The States will need the skills of those who no longer have a job. Are you willing to compromise the future of the many for the short-term comfort of a few? The Law of the Land would still exist. Only the money changes hands—it returns to the States from where, of course, it all came. The States will then choose how to allocate those funds. Input: Not to say that I wouldn’t do my part in helping this happen IF I truly believed my part would be helpful and IF I’m convinced that this is a good thing to do here in America, given the reality we live in with the consciousness level we have to deal with in the public. With no government at all, I don’t know that I’d trust the consciousness of the people who would try to take over and rule us. Everyone doesn’t just become peaceful and loving overnight, it would be the greedy, materialistic ones who know how to wield power. So yes, this would be a concern —and I think a very realistic one. I appreciate your concerns. I am not proposing anarchy; the government would still exist, run by a fresh round of people who would not have any control over any assets. Naughty boys would have significantly fewer ways of manipulating OPM (Other People’s Money) and as a full, public understanding of many years of some very naughty behavior becomes more widely known, they would go to great lengths to convince the People of this Country that they had good intentions. What I am proposing is responsibility. And I am doing so because I am convinced it is time to “harvest” the fruits of our past lessons. Here’s the bottom line: The money doesn’t suddenly disappear (regardless of the expected desperate attempts otherwise). No one is suddenly “abandoned.” The land on which we live doesn’t suddenly belong to someone else. When people awake the next morning, the busses will still be running, the stores will still open, the hospitals will still be functioning as they always have, the various public services will all still be there, the sun will still rise in the morning and set in the evening. What will happen, however, is that something very unusual will suddenly start happening all over the Country: People will start shaking their heads, smiling, and laughing uncontrollably.  . . . no one said this would be easy . . .  Input: What I’m doing in my life is trying to help people raise their consciousness. But [we are] very small compared to the huge need out there. So this work is very slow, even though it’s also very compelling and does lead to more people becoming healthy and conscious individuals. It will be conscious people who can make your project happen, and that is, if the conscious people agreed with you that this whole government should be dismantled. They might say, instead, that we do need government, but it needs to be run by conscious people who look out for the whole rather than for special interest groups and their own pocketbooks. That is exactly what I am suggesting and I am suggesting it only because I am convinced it is possible. There are enough people who are doing their homework, using their minds (and, in ever-increasing numbers, their hearts), and paying full attention to the current conditions of our country and our planet. We have reached the “turning point.” I am convinced of it. Will there be people, addicted to their emotions and—desperate to convince others that they are using their minds—loudly proclaiming that only they can declare what the results of our actions will be? Of course, and they will be the loudest—it’s just the nature of desperate, naughty boys. And, yes, they will be going ballistic over the possibility that they won’t be able to keep their hands in the Country’s “cookie jar.” We don’t need to blame them, attack them, or argue with them. Evolution will deal with them in due course; all we need do is to calmly and quietly offer them compassion—as we see this work through to completion. Input: Or,,,,are you just counting on evolution taking care of this? Because I can truly see that this particular national administration is indeed making sooooo many people upset and ready for a change, the evolutionary process may be rapidly accelerating in your direction and pretty soon we could be swooping through a loop of total change. Now THAT, I can see. This is the point that I make repeatedly on the web site: This change WILL happen. What I am encouraging people to do is to “spin the canoe around so that we can steer our way” through these inevitable changes. It won’t be a boring process, but if we do it consciously, it may well be quite exhilarating! Input: Or, are you putting this idea out there to plant in consciousness, to make the start in this direction? That, also, I can see. All of the above, as the seeds do have to be planted before the “harvest,” but more seeds have already been planted than most people are aware and the news of the growth of those seeds has been quite meticulously suppressed—and for quite a long time. I am willing to do whatever it takes, with integrity and respect for all involved, to see this through to completion. Input: I hope this dialogue is fun for you, and useful, too. Ditto—on all counts. Blessings to you all. ————— 2007.2.4 at 2:24:00PM: Initial Feedback All right, now. It has been two months since this web site appeared. Many news sites, mailing lists, and individuals have been alerted to its existence and a distinct pattern of responses has resulted: • All those who responded feel that it offers a valuable alternative to our current conditions, and, • All but a very few are unwilling to “spread the word” because they either have little faith in their Brothers and Sisters and/or they are too afraid to be willing to speak out. Such judgements and fears are understandable. Letting go of ancient belief patterns is not easy (especially if they are not recognized), but such reactions do not serve ourselves either as individuals or as a country. To wit: People are practical. They want change but feel powerless, alone, do not want to be the blade of grass that sticks up above the others and is cut down. They wait for a sign from someone else who will make the first move, or the second. And at certain times in history, there are intrepid people who take the risk that if they make that first move others will follow quickly enough to prevent their being cut down. And if we understand this we might make that first move. This is not a fantasy. This is how change has occurred again and again in the past, even the very recent past. —Howard Zinn It does take an extra bit of effort to start a snowball rolling down a hill. If you are excited by this opportunity and are willing to assist in this work by simply telling others about this web site, the rewards for us all—due to small efforts by many—are worthy of our time. As the number of our Brothers and Sisters who are willing to “spread the word” grows, this invocation of conscious evolution will become easier—and faster—for us all. [Well, most of us anyway . . .    ;-)   ] I lovingly remind you, once again, “Time is of the essence.” ————— I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past, I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain. —Frank Herbert WEBSITE Formatting An explanation as to the structure of this Web site Downloading The current version of this Web site as a text file Q & A Do you have any questions? (Would you like any answers?) History The update log (history) of this Web site About the Author Some random, rather trivial tidbits regarding an insignificant individual Formatting All of the text is in white. The date format is yyyy.m.d. Unvisited links or links to pages that have since been updated are in bright yellow.Visited links change to light yellow. Page names are date-stamped so that a visited page that has been updated will again have bright yellow links to it. This web site was created with white text on a black [all right, dark blue] background without any graphics or design elements of any kind, to reduce as much as possible any emotional reactions to that which you are being encouraged to consider and to make it easier to read under as many conditions as possible. Some words and phrases are emphasized for clarity and do not reflect any obsessions with any ideologies. “All Truths are true.” Downloading This Web site is available for downloading as a plain text file by control/right clicking HERE, should you choose to do so, so that it may be distributed either on paper or electronically. Q & A Each of us has the capacity to gain Higher Understanding in life. But most of us are too comfortable in our suffering. We don’t know anything else. Even when someone tells us we can rise above our problems, we don’t believe it. Nevertheless, there is a way out, and anyone who honestly wants to can find it. —Vernon Howard It is more empowering to gain wisdom by creating within yourself an idea, exploring that idea through experience, and then gaining external validation (“I was right!”) than it is to be given information by someone else and then seeking clarification (“I guess they’re right”). It is a subtle distinction, but a very powerful one. The first course of action is self-empowering whereas the second path perpetuates one’s subjugation to any given “higher authority.” “Seek and ye shall find.” The information you desire has always been freely and readily available to you. You must first, however, demonstrate your determination to gain that knowledge through your thoughts, your emotions, your words, and your actions. The information you seek will then be gratefully provided. Now that that [or should I say “yet another”?] pontification is out of the way, you may ask any question you like, as long as: • The question is relevant to the group work of dismantling the federal bureaucracy, • Your question reflects your focus upon the plane of the mind, and • You demonstrate that mental focus by providing at least one possible, positive solution to your question. I am not going to be posting many (if any) questions related to the conditions currently existing on this planet or to the content of pages other than the “What” page of this Web site, as doing so in either case would be equivalent to doing your homework for you, and I will not respond to individual emails. This is group work, my Brothers and Sisters. I will first address questions (should I get any) that predominate (from different sources) and then questions that invoke positive, insightful possibilities. At some point it will become clear that I am not a necessary component of this work. Update as of 2007.8.12 at 1:56:14PM: I started a forum on Capitol Hill Blue (DismantleIt.com Deliberations) a few days ago and have decided that it would be the best place to post answers to questions. Thus, you may post questions here (in effect, privately) or post questions directly on CHB. Blessings to you all. type your question here      History This Web site has been viewed   times. The outline of Inaugural Acts was posted on the ”What“ page on 2008.4.8. DismantleIt.net was posted on 2008.2.18 as “Forums to Facilitate the Sovereignty of the States” and the link was also posted on the ”Who“ page. A collection of correspondences (on the page ”Wonder“) was posted on 2007.6.4. This Web site was updated on 2007.2.4. This Web site was first posted on 2006.12.4. About the Author Who am I? The details of my life are not relevant (certainly not at this time) to the work that I am encouraging you to consider. This work is not about me; nothing I say or do is going to make this happen. If I disappear tomorrow, all this can still easily unfold; a good janitor can still be found. Do I want to do this work? It’s not on my list of Preferred Options. Still, it is a significant opportunity for our species and I am not aware of anyone else suggesting (much less volunteering to facilitate) this work nor am I aware of any demonstrations of the strength and determination necessary to see this work through to completion. To wit: If your wife is seven months pregnant and you’re running out of toilet paper, would you get out of bed and go to the store? Then please don’t wonder why I’m doing this. [The story of Jonah and the Whale rings a little too close to home.] Someone once commented [adoringly, I trust] to the acerbic wit Dorothy Parker that she must love writing. She replied, “Love writing? I hate writing! I love having written.” I am willing to delay, for a few years, other work that I intend to finish. In the process of doing your homework, should you choose (as a group) to hire me, I am willing to facilitate this transition, functioning as a “conductor” in lieu of a national President. I am willing to agree to a two-year contract, with the afore-mentioned compensation based upon the average salary of high school teachers in this country. After the two years are up, we can decide whether or not to extend that contract. Understand, that if you hire me, the process of dismantling the federal bureaucracy will begin immediately upon the start of my contract. I intend that the process will be completed well within the first year and that the second year will involve, primarily, clarifying our intentions as a country and facilitating our interactions with the rest of the world. After that . . .  Do understand, my Brothers and Sisters, I am neither telling you to hire me nor am I asking you to hire me. I am simply stating that I am willing to make myself available, should you choose to hire me. Let us let go of any delusions of Glamour, Glory, or Grandiosity: stark demonstrations of “camping it up” on the plane of the emotions. Doing so is always entertaining and it is your birthright to stay there as long as you are able (evolution will eventually rear its sublime head); I’m simply suggesting an alternative, one that I’ve pondered upon “a bit.” My work is to assist in the ongoing transformation of consciousness on this planet and to do all that I can to ensure that this transformation transpires in as gentle, as loving, and as rapid a manner as possible. “That’s what I am here for.” [Thank you, Roy Buchannan, wherever you are, Brother! Since you’re probably back in a new body by now, I have just one word for you: “guitar,” Roy, “guitar!” Oh, and by the way, if you, Lowell George, and Lenny Bias could just go a little easier on yourselves this life around we’d all be grateful . . . I’d ask the same of Kieth Moon but “dat boy don’ listen ta nobody!” We love you, Kieth!] Am I qualified to do this work? Management is a primary focus of my life’s work. To elaborate: Twenty-five years ago, I was assisting a very delightful and talented person in running a company that I dearly loved. At one point she (with a smile on her face—believe it or not) said to me, “ . . . you have one good quality and one bad quality. Your good quality is your relentless, single-minded focus. Your bad quality is your relentless, single-minded focus.” [Thank you, J.! My love to you and J.!] Two months ago, one of my best (i.e. few) friends sent me an email stating, “Glad you're back on-line and still being the pain-in-the-ass nitpicking bastard we all love soooo much.” Four days later he wrote, “Your attention to detail is a better phrase.” I replied that the first comment was probably more accurate (but I appreciated his graciousness). And finally, Goddess A (see below if you’re really that bored) would be able to give any of you (she’s not speaking to me) a long list of my personality deficiencies, however I expect that “focused intent” and “strength of will” are not on that list. Do us both a favor and do not hire me if you are not sure that you want this work accomplished. I’m not interested in doing the American version of Monty Python’s “Vocational Guidance Counsellor” sketch. In closing, please allow me to offer to all of you, my Brothers and Sisters, my warmest unconditional love. “Time is of the essence.” Arthur “Two Sheds” Jackson P.S.: For those of you who insist on yet a few more trivial tidbits: ————— In 1991, I had experiences that caused me to realize that I had “a bit” more work to do on myself. I had been very shy and focused on my work for my entire life and had few (and far between) romantic relationships. Still, I realized that I needed to wait for “The One For Whom I Was Intended” so I waited . . . and waited. After seven years, in June of 1998, I found myself in a distant city one night, and through a series of synchronicities, I met an extraordinary woman, a Goddess worthy of the wait—I’ll call her “Goddess Number 1.” It was a very magical evening and we talked for a couple of hours. As I had an early flight, I had to cut the conversation short and told her that I would write to her when I got to the opposite coast. Knowing she was in the process of relocating to a distant city to start her own company, I got out a quick “thank you” note the next day. After two weeks, I had to accept that I was not going to hear from her, so I sent a card, thanking her at least for the opportunity to know that she was on the planet. Saddened, eighteen days after meeting her, I went with my best friend out to a party and, after another series of surprising synchronicities, I met an equally amazing woman—I’ll call her “Goddess A” so that they can each be at the top of their respectful domains. As Goddess A lived less than an hour away, I slowly, gently, casually, and playfully worked to establish communication such that trust and comfort might grow and, perhaps, blossom into a romance. After nineteen months, I had to accept that heart-felt communication and trust were not an option. Deeply saddened, I asked her out to dinner to say goodbye and to lovingly let go. We went to my all-time favorite restaurant, my home-away-from-home, “Sushi To Dai For” in San Rafael, California. [God bless Dai, Julie, K., Jun, Adachi, and all the wonderful people who work or have worked there. Their food is so extraordinary, it’s almost as good as their service!] We sat near the door and I told her of my feelings for her. Without looking at me, she stated “we will never be lovers” but graciously made it clear that I was a convenient bodyguard with whom she was willing to have dinner, every month or two, at “Sushi To Dai For,” early in the week, if none of her boyfriends were available. After a few more “clarifications,” she paused to reload from her prolific plethora of polished verbal projectiles. Saddened by her (usual) attacks, I silently sighed, sat back in my chair, looked up . . . and standing in the aisle in front of me, motionless and staring at me with a look of complete shock on her face, was Goddess Number 1. I had not seen, spoken to, nor heard from her since that magical night, twenty months and one week earlier and three thousand miles away. I recognized her immediately and as I looked into her eyes for five (maybe six) seconds, I had a number of realizations: • She obviously recognized me too and it was not exactly a moment of pleasant delight for her. • She was motionless—clearly in shock—and I was seated directly between her and the door: She would have to pass within inches of me to leave. • Based on her expression, there was little that I could say at that moment that would be at all constructive between us and anything that I said would certainly not be of much benefit to the conversation I was having with Goddess A. • Walking up behind her—obviously her dinner partner—was a very handsome, well-dressed fellow. For those few brief seconds, I had across the table from me a Goddess worth waiting many years for, who would not look at me as she morosely mutilated my sense of self-worth (her favorite form of interacting with me) and immediately behind her was a Goddess who was staring at me in complete shock, unwilling to speak to me, and who was also worth waiting for for many years. I had patiently, faithfully, waited for seven years to meet either of them, then met them both within eighteen days of each other and on opposite coasts, and suddenly now, twenty months later, they were within inches of each other and making it quite clear that I was not on either of their “Worth Waiting For” lists. In those few seconds, my final realization was that the only thing that I could do to allow the moment to pass with any grace at all, would be to simply look away and allow Goddess Number 1 to pass by in peace. I did and she walked by and exited without saying a word. A moment later Goddess A, having gathered her thoughts, picked up where she had left off. When she was finished we left and as I walked her to her car, she commented, “That was fun, wasn’t it?” . . . ah, the False Citadel in all its glory . . .  After offering her some closing words of love and tenderness at her car, I gave her one last big hug, and as I walked off into the night, she called out after me, “We’ll talk later!” It was an encouraging remark but having been told by her, “I don’t call guys” and “I always have a boyfriend,” I felt it was perhaps an unlikely scenario. (I was right.) As I strode through the darkness, I sent love and blessings to the two Goddesses, asking that the deepest desires of their hearts be granted, whatever those desires may be, and I gave thanks (with a distinct lack of enthusiasm) to the Gang Upstairs for reminding me yet again and with a most overt demonstration of succinct synchronicity: “This is a working lifetime.” Indeed. Maktub. (So be it.)