by Jon Rappoport
May 18, 2018
When all obsessive group-consciousness on Earth is finished, exhausted, when it admits defeat, then a different era will emerge. But for now, we are in the middle of the collective experiment.
High-flying cloying sentiment, profound dependence on others, covert repression—these are the order of the day.
How long until the collective age is over? A hundred years? A thousand years? The answer is, as long as it takes for every human to realize that the experiment has failed, and why.
The why is clear—the individual has been overlooked. He has been demeaned. He has been grabbed up and drafted into groups. His creative power has been compromised in order to fit in.
The majority of the world still believes in this approach, as if from good groups will flow the ultimate and final solutions we have all been seeking.
This is sheer mind control, because good groups morph into evil, and vice versa, in the ongoing stage play called reality.
Ideals are twisted, infiltrators subvert plans, lessons are ignored, and the whole sorry mess repeats itself again.
What constituted a triumph of good over evil at one moment is guided into yet another collective, whose aims are “a better kind of control.”
The most deluded among us believe we are always on the cusp of a final breakthrough.
But there is no “we” to make the breakthrough.
It comes to every person on his own. And it does not arrive as the thrust of an external force, but from one’s own struggle, accompanied by insights for which there is no outside agency to lend confirmation.
If indeed it will take a thousand years to bring this collective illusion to a close, that is no cause for despondent reaction.
On the contrary, it is simply an understanding that all experiments come to an end, as does the method of thought on which they are based.
One or ten or a hundred collapses of civilization, and the resultant rebuilding, are not enough.
The pattern endures.
It can only dissolve when overwhelming numbers of individuals, each in his own way, absent self-deception, sees its bankruptcy.
The “we” and the “us” are merely postponements and cover stories splashed on the front pages of the mind.
Fighting for what is right, here and now, is vital. But it does not preclude the knowledge that, as long as people are fixated on groups as the Answer, the underlying problem will persist.
Therefore, as part of my research over the last several decades, I have explored what is now commonly called the Matrix, from the point of view of freeing the individual from it.
The first step is understanding Matrix as an ongoing perverse “work of art” and viewing the nuts and bolts of it.
That is the purpose of my first collection, The Matrix Revealed. You can order the collection here.
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Jon Rappoport
The author of three explosive collections, THE MATRIX REVEALED, EXIT FROM THE MATRIX, and POWER OUTSIDE THE MATRIX, Jon was a candidate for a US Congressional seat in the 29th District of California. He maintains a consulting practice for private clients, the purpose of which is the expansion of personal creative power. Nominated for a Pulitzer Prize, he has worked as an investigative reporter for 30 years, writing articles on politics, medicine, and health for CBS Healthwatch, LA Weekly, Spin Magazine, Stern, and other newspapers and magazines in the US and Europe. Jon has delivered lectures and seminars on global politics, health, logic, and creative power to audiences around the world. You can sign up for his free NoMoreFakeNews emails here or his free OutsideTheRealityMachine emails here.
Its not a planet jon,you know that.
Jon, I am all for the individual, as you are. But it has to be noted that most people just go along and get along and not rock the boat. Its only works when every last one accepts their person responsibility to learn as much as possible, using their own comprehension and ability, and not trust or rely on what others say. Independence of mind is important, essential.
But what are the odds that that could happen? Less then zero. Now if there were a being of infinite power and justice, too, He could lay down the law, especially if he were the one who created everything in the 1st place. He would have a right to say who should live and continue, and who had to be terminated for not wanting accept the responsibility for becoming smart and only cooperating with the group when the group was going in the right direction, and not cooperate when the group deviated.
As I would see it, it would take a far greater intelligence, than ourselves, to straighten us out. We can not get out of our own way. We are a damaged species and the key to fixing us is beyond is in our broken state.
But it will not come from supposed “aliens,” in space ships. Those will be a lie and hoax. But I also fear that if the real deal showed up, few would want it or accept it. They want their own way and not the only way that works.
Because we insist on having our own way all the time, we doom ourselves to the only possible way out. What it really comes down to is that if a power had the solution, he would have to give people a reasonable time for response and acceptance of the solution or the time would come when those who will not cooperate, with have to go. That is, be terminated. No one will like that one, either. Only a few will see the wisdom of that.
That’s one way to look at it truth1, but while you could rightly call it the truth, there’s reason to believe it’s not the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.
What if Jon is right when he says “It comes to every person on his own. And it does not arrive as the thrust of an external force, but from one’s own struggle, accompanied by insights for which there is no outside agency to lend confirmation.”? What if Shakespeare was right when he said, “All the world’s a stage, and we are but players upon it.”? What if we have been left clues in places that would be the last place any proud fool would look?
What if we collectively create our own reality, whether we do it consciously, or unconsciously, and all we have to do to make the world a better place is to change the thinking that created it?
By hoping for the unrighteous to be terminated, we would be following deep religious programming about good and evil, heaven and hell.
Imagine for a minute that we’re in a play, and we want our play to succeed wildly, which actor would we cast as the villain? The worst, or the best, most accomplished and skilful? When the play is over, and we have been made to look great as the hero, when we know our greatness is subject to the magnificence of our opponent, would we still wish them ill?
Life gives us the opportunity to see what works, and what doesn’t, and after trying every other possible option, eventually choosing what works when we’re convinced that its the only way. It’s sort of like reading the instructions when all else fails, only the instructions have been mixed with a whole lot of other putrid rubbish that we have to sift through – without losing hope or faith in humanity – before knowing the whole truth.
Another clue from a less likely source, The Last Samurai: “Perfect!…… THEY ARE….ALL…. Perfect!”
“What if we collectively create our own reality, whether we do it consciously, or unconsciously, and all we have to do to make the world a better place is to change the thinking that created it?”
The problem I would have with that, Peter, is the “collectively” creating our own reality, when we have long since proved that we are not fit to govern or direct, or discipline ourselves, must less determine good from bad (not beneficial). We have become as creatures who need fixed. Look at how easy it was to dumb us down so that we can not tell right from wrong; beneficial from harmful; or advantageous from detrimental. How do we get out of this hole we dug for ourselves so deep? I am so convince that we are not masters of our own destiny. We are at the mercy of our own internal, short-sighted, and out of control instinct that only a few in any given time and age, will dare approach and try to subdue.
We need someone with far greater wisdom and power than we have within ourselves. That either leaves us with God or oblivion. There is no third choice. We are not the answer to ourselves.
Peter: “By hoping for the unrighteous to be terminated, we would be following deep religious programming about good and evil, heaven and hell.”
Let me be clear that no one on earth, among us, is qualified to determine what it best for us and in all likelihood, if someone had the right correction or solution, most would reject it immediately and kill who ever suggested it. Again, our instinct makes our decisions and that is the problem.
But were there a God with a vested interest in us as a species, He would have to require obedience in order to correct our deficiencies and defects. So I ask no one to believe in God or Accept God, Though I do believe and accept such a concept. And if many resisted the maker/designer, if we had one, as I am of the opinion of, He would not only have the right to distinguish and “weed the garden” and terminate the “weeds”, but He would be forced to do so if He ever wanted to get this experiment off the ground.
This is not just “deep religious programming.” It is a natural order for any creative process. Failed designs, say a lousy car design, that was really poorly thought out and the outcome was a disaster; the designer, if He had any real ability, would have to start all over. Much more likely, he had no business designing and building cars in the first place.
But imagine of those cars coming of the assembly line, had a mind of their own! The designer, who I will assume was the manufacturer as well, ever wanted a decent car to sell, He will either have to redesign and retool the factory to make a car that works right and lasts for say, 20 years, and will adjust its own ideas to benefit the customers (advanced AI computers in the cars) or he will have to reprogram the cars, or scrap their design and cease manufacturing. There is no reason to continue to make a failed product that is useless. No one would do so.
So if I am a harsh SOB for expecting corrections from the designer, with any mis-behaving cars being “junked,” then, well, I am a hardh SOB. I’m fine with that label. But the Human race beyond rescuing itself. And the “Aliens” are nothing more than humans making use of Tesla technology so they will not be the answer to ourselves. Only our creator/designer has the ablility and the right to redesign or reprogram us or even terminate us.
I would never put that power in the hands of humans. I have sen that too many times and and it is horrific and has not resulted in anything but far greater misery and decline.
Thanks for your earnest response truth1, You do seem “fair dinkum”, despite your obvious negative programming, and since I’ve been there, I know how difficult it is to correct.
There’s quite a lot of flawed thinking in that post, but the only way to clear it is by systematically following some great advice in the Bible “Prove all things. Hold fast that which is good.” This shouldn’t infer that we should rely on a book to do our thinking for us, or that the Bible holds all truth, and nothing but truth. We’ve been fitted with a brain, but few of us use it regularly, mostly because it’s been corrupted with malicious programming from an early age.
This malware is often installed by those we love, or assume care for us, such as religious authority figures, entertainers, teachers, relatives, and parents. This stuff is difficult to remove because it’s often held in our minds with deep emotional connections that make us feel “bad” when it’s disturbed. Nevertheless, just like your computer, your hard drive needs regular cleaning, by checking all our programming to see if it’s working in our best interests or not.
So, let’s look at your first comment – “we have long since proved that we are not fit to govern or direct, or discipline ourselves, must less determine good from bad (not beneficial). ”
Superficially, this is true, but it’s not the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, as we’d see if we looked deeper. It certainly does seem as if we’re completely hopeless at life, but that would only be true if we were totally sure of the purpose of life, and what we’re doing here. Very few of us do; especially those who are still suffering from religious guilt programming, of which Catholics are the masters.
To unravel this mystery, we’ve been given a brain, and have been left a hell of a lot of clues, many of which are intentionally flawed, diverting us off track, confusing who we are, and obscuring what we’re doing here. That may seem absurd, or frustrating, but it would only seem so if we didn’t understand the nature of our game. This is the key that’s been intentionally obscured more and more as we progress in this game, because we don’t really want it to end. Why? Because we’re enjoying the drama, the highs and the lows, the beauty and the ugly, the good and the bad. If it weren’t for the world of duality, life would be pointless. We’d live happily ever after, and that’s a long time. Eventually, we’d become tired and bored with happiness again, and seek the rough and tumble of life.
“To be, or not to be, that is the question.” read the whole passage from Shakespeare, because he knew the nature of the game. Here’s another clue he left, “All the world’s a stage, and we are but players upon it.” Then, there’s “There are more things in heaven and earth than are dreamed of in your philosophy Horatio.”
While we’ve been left a lot of clues, and a brain, the only guiding principle we need to follow so we don’t get lost, is love. Look for love at the end of everything, not hate, fear, or selfishness in any form. It’s there. Well hidden, under all the negativity. You can find it yourself when you’re ready. Good luck. And remember that line from The Last Samurai – “Perfect!….. They are ALL …..PERFECT!” If we don’t see the perfection, it’s because our thinking is too narrow.
Peter, my parents and brother all hated the Bible. so we can’t blame that. but as well, I offered logic, which just happens to also sound alot like . . . the bible. how bout that! I id offer the 6000 years of human history, which as been very consistent, sadly. It shows we are idiots. better than any other angle does. All I can say is, that Aliens will be completely useless trying to fix us. And given they ARE us, that makes the odds even worse. but not to worry. Like all good cancer cells, we will consume our host until the host is dead and then we will die, too. At least “Evolution” has some brains 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛
There are ONLY 2 FORMS of LAW in this UNIVERSE, NATURAL, which is REALITY or as Religious individuals call it,”God’s” Law and the second is MAN’S (Corporate) Law which is FICTIONAL.
You can ONLY CHOOSE to properly and CONSCIOUSLY follow ONE of THEM. NO matter which you choose you will always be UNCONSCIOUSLY SUBJECT to NATURAL LAW, such as , but definitely NOT LIMITED to, Gravity in the realm of Physics and Life/Death in the Realm of Existence. You can only be subject to MAN’S LAW, if you agree to it or are FORCED/Coerced to, by other Men.
Read On………
OCCULT Knowledge = HIDDEN Knowledge: https://youtu.be /8klN9jUEX0k
1968 RANDOM HOUSE Dictionary DEFINITION of “ANARCHY” :
“A THEORY which PROPOSES the Co-operative and Voluntary ASSOCIATION of
INDIVIDUALS and Groups as the PRINCIPAL mode of an ORGANIZED SOCIETY” and from Mark Passio: https://www.youtube.com /watch?v=Oh2WeAO-5tE
DEFINITION of ATHEISM:
According to the 1968 Version of Random House Dictionary- Atheist: ” Persons who deny the existence or belief of Divine Beings or Deities”,
GOVERNMENT =MIND CONTROL : https://www.youtube.com /watch?v=8frC6sjrBPA
If you could pass the following criticism on to Clint Richardson (author of “Strawman: The Real Story Of Your Artificial Person”), I would most appreciate it…
This whole “MAN’S (Corporate) Law” dissertation could have more persuasion juice to it if were “amalgamated” with some NON- Western Civilization examples of “MAN’S (Corporate) Law” (were, here, granted, we might want to call it “MAN’S (trickster) Law”, in order to be more “inclusive”):
* “Trickster Law” of the sharia-law mooslims. (BTW, I’m disgusted what they do to their women; and, when are they going to have their reformation, they’re 500 years overdue.)
* “Trickster Law” of the 1917 Bolsheviks
* “Trickster Law” of the 1949 Maoists
Yes, “MAN’S (Corporate) Law” in today’s Western Civilization has become infected and bloated — and, yes, largely because men and women have not been taught about natural law — together with man’s law, in context. “My people perish for a lack of knowledge.”
But, bringing all this back home,… in a purely Western Civilization context (Christianity, rational thought, no sharia-law mooslims), is Clint’s proposal to completely throw out “man’s law” with the dirty bath water? Or rather, to know and respect both natural law and western civilization man’s law — where the latter, in the wrong hands, can be rife with abuse? In other words, does “man’s law” have a useful and proper role in Western Civilization, and, if yes, then is it just a question of restoring it to its proper role?
I mean, without “man’s law” completely, say, in 1792, how would they have gotten the international-shipping ships to sale between America and England or between America and France? For example, forcing men to NOT purchase an “insurance policy” (western civilization man’s law) sounds like hardly a solution.
I suggest you do it.
Why would I pass on your belief system???
Yeah, sure. But, I am curious as to what your thoughts are to all this. Do you have an opinion on what I said?
“Theodore”, you already have my thoughts.Are you asking for redundancy?
I hate repeating myself, when what I have already commented (plus source links) is self-explanatory. I tried and TRY to stimulate thought, with those who read me. It seems I have.
I was a teacher for 15 of my 78 years and preferred to teach my student HOW to think NOT, WHAT to think
MY methods may appear harsh to some but, not to the discerning – “C’est la Vie, or, Es la Vida
We are done now.but thanks for reading me
All good.
For me, “man’s law” has been taken advantage of by unscrupulous men. I am not ready to go as far to say that “man’s law” is “original sin of the highest order”. Sometimes I think Clint is claiming that but I could be wrong.
I was just wondering what you thought: throw-out “man’s law” entirely, or, restore it to its “proper” place (if it ever had a proper place)?
Free Spirit:
Mr. Passio has many good points. But his idea is having the insane asylum overthrowing a government, which is no solution, either. I would say we are a flawed species who can only be corrected by a creative force far wiser and able, and with pure motives, which may or may not accompany great power. So for atheists, there is no hope or way out in the beliefs they have settled on. And as for Christians, of whom I consider myself, one of, our beliefs hold out hope . . . if we have been honest with ourselves and oddly, that may well be what keeps many Christians from realizing their hope of being fixed and continuing to live. For no one can make us see ourselves for what we are.
Jon, The following is a CONTINUATION of my Comment as your system would not accept all of it in one comment:
GOVERNMENT and Psychopathy go hand in hand and is unnatural for the Common Man and thus CREATED by and FOR Wealthy POWERFUL PSYCHOPATHS to control the Common Man: https://www.youtube.com /watch?v=UbNbQClSIc4
AUTHORITY means SLAVERY : https://youtu.be /t4g7XlcXSLo
NATURAL LAW vs. MAN’S Law: https://www.youtube.com /watch?v=MwKZxNWzoZA
STRAWMAN is your CREATED Fictitious YOU , http://www.yourstrawman.com/ : created from your Birth Certificate making you a SLAVE from Birth, to make you pay all sorts of imaginary, UNLAWFUL and IMMORAL expenses, including TAXES and the STRAWMAN STORY: http://www.strawmanstory.info/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Strawman_Story_V1_Final_Free_Download_080617.pdf
CANDLES in the DARK . Governmet does Not care about you and the people who work in Government positions of Authority, only see you as a SOURCE of MONEY and LABOUR and how you can finally come to the REALIZATION of that TRUTH: https://www.youtube.com /watch?v=Auf1rehiA-4 and https://www.youtube.com /watch?v=B6jXbNt6LKs
“Theodore”: “throw-out“ man’s law entirely, ” it only serves the Wealthy and Powerful, as I already stated in my comment, ALONG WITH the solution I also stated.
“UNLIKE the pattern which seems to prevail in the rest of life, in the human species the weak not only survive but often triumph over the strong. The self-hatred inherent in the weak unlocks energies far more formidable than those mobilized by an ordinary struggle for existence. The shifts and devices the weak employ to escape an untenable reality are often preposterous, yet they somehow turn out to be generators of power. One thinks of the magic of words which turns thin air into absolute truths, and the alchemy of conviction which transmutes self-contempt into pride, lack of confidence into faith, and a sense of guilt into self-righteousness. Finally, self-hatred endows the weak with an exceptional facility for united action. Flight from the self almost invariably turns into a rush for a compact group. And certainly, this readiness to unite with others is a source of unequaled strength. Thus the soul intensity generated in the weak endows them as it were with a special fitness.”–The Passionate State of Mind p24 Eric Hoffer
The works of Hoffer ought to be found in every household. They are an excellent compendium of the human psyche, a mirror to the common soul. Institutions bad or good come and go, but the soul that creates them is forever striving to escape himself.
JB, there is some sense in your points. But as I would see it, the real motivating factor for the useless and the vile, is their JEALOUSY of those who apply themselves and stand for good, and for wisdom, and decency. the vile are driven by pure gut and base instinct, that holds contempt for self control or self reflection. they do not want to be reminded of what they are not. they just want to destroy anything good or decent.
this is why the only way the human race can survive is if some force of great power as well as extreme benevolence comes along and plucks the weeds from the garden that the good productive crops might prosper. We need a gardener to decide who lives and who dies. That gardener is alive and well and will weed His Garden at the appropriate time which draws very near now. This mess on earth will not be allowed to continue for much longer. The weeds got to go and they will, largely by their own hand and actions . . . along with little help 😉 😛
Either that or they’re playing the villain, so we can play the hero, truth1. Consider that we’re the gardener, or creator, each and every one of us. The creator is also the created, and in order to experience that which it is, it had to create and experience that which it is not.
Peter, I agree with you that they are likely playing the villain. I am only guessing at this point, but we might see 2 opposing “alien” forces, with the victors looking like heros and saviors. It might also as you say, that we become our own heros. but given that all aliens are really us, anyway, it hardly matters. But we have been helpless for at least 6000 years and many argue far more than that. and in all that time, we have never altered in our pathways. Same old, Same old. Any victory will be a short lived one.
That’s a very negative attitude you’re displaying there truth1, which isn’t necessarily a judgement, or a criticism, just an observation. I can’t be judgemental, because I was the same, in fact we all were, or are at some stage of development, but we forget.
To counter that thinking, I’d suggest adapting an old aviation equation that describes how to fly. It simply states, Power + Attitude = Performance. What it means is that the goal is to set power and attitude, and wait. Eventually, when the instruments settle down, and any transitory accelerations are balanced, the instruments will indicate the desired performance if we set the right power and attitude of the aircraft relative to the horizon.
Similarly, Will Power + Mental Attitude = Human Performance. How well or badly we perform will depend on two things – the strength of our will, and our mental attitude. Therefore, we can have a strong will, and a very negative attitude, and achieve a high level of negative performance, or a weak will, and a very positive attitude, and we’ll continually stall because we’re incapable of sustaining our extreme positivity. There are a variety of permutations and combinations that you can derive from those two examples, which will be more clear if you have a pilot license.
If not, it doesn’t matter, just realize how the two variables interrelate to produce our performance over time, and that we can vary both infinitely. Often, because we subconsciously recognize our negativity, we limit our will power so we don’t do too much harm to others or ourselves. This is a very good sign that our heart’s in the right place, which is what you’re displaying. For example, we wouldn’t want to follow the example of a Hitler, or Stalin, since we’d imagine they caused untold harm due to a negative attitude allied with a strong will.
Of course, if we could know the whole truth, and nothing but the truth about what caused them to act as they did, we might be less inclined to judge them too. Truth is stranger than fiction after all.
So, what I’m trying to say is that Mark Twain was right when he said, “It ain’t what we don’t know that gets us into trouble. It’s what we know for sure that just ain’t so.” That implies that our perception of the world has been coloured by so many things we’ve forgotten, but are still exerting an influence decades later, and are continually being reinforced with new programming. The only way to correct that flawed programming is to go through things methodically, and “Prove all things. Hold fast that which is good.”
Consider it spring cleaning for the mind, and prepare to be shocked at how much you throw out. It is tough going but the benefit is that, “…..ye shall know the truth. And the truth shall set you free.”
Some call reality negative. who decides what is negative or not? I , the individual, do! but the possibility remains that if it is negative, that it might be justified. but only time is going to answer that, and I am fine with time being the judge. I look forward to it.
You can decide what is negative, but that doesn’t mean your decision would necessarily be in harmony with the rest of the universe, making it universal truth. You can certainly choose to be negative to suit your purposes too, which would be along the lines of proving what doesn’t work. Therefore, it’s good that you look forward to time being the judge, because reality eventually will show us the way, by proving exactly what does work by elimination of what definitely doesn’t work.
You suggestion makes perfect sense until you realize the lowest common denominator wins out and that common denominator is below an IQ of 60. I might have exaggerated that only a little. Its pretty bad. and I don’t think that those ruling over us have anything good in mind for us.
I’d say there are fewer people ruling you than you think. Only one person truly rules you in life, and that is yourself. It is your own belief that causes you to stay on that narrow little line in order to conform. That is the beauty of the entire system; the slaves inside it enslave themselves.
“Only one person rules your life!” If you’ll forgive my blunt response, No matter what we do with our perception and how we choose to see and act, We are not immune or separated from the world we liven and breath in. Its a bit like osmosis. It will permeate you, rather you give into it or not. You no choice. its what you are. have been throughout our history as a species. Nor have I ever come near to conforming to anything. You don’t seem to know me well. You can try this as evidence for what I say. I disagree with almost every thing on this site of mine. wwww.truth1.org
It is unlike any other hated by most. So I know about being an individual more than anyone else on earth. No man is an island, yet that is what I am. So I can all but me . . . maybe.
There is a status quo out there, and whether you have a lot of room and options, or few, depends on who submissive you are to that prevailing wind of the status quo. To put it plainly, you have few options, if . . . you do not conform to the status quo. I don’t give a damn how independent you are, you will need to conform to the current and ride the rapids and find a niche in the current to ride in and get buy with the simple life. All the positive thinking the world will not change a thing, otherwise. FACT!
And the reward for being your own man? You can sleep well and night and feel good about yourself and that is worth a lot in my book!
You say that I don’t know you, but I do. You are a defeatist. But you don’t know me at all, for I am not a defeatist. Good luck with your submission before you even get started. Let me know how that works out for you. Meanwhile, I’m doing fine just ruling myself.
We will see . . . in 5 years if not less.As they say, its not over till the fat lady sings! and you can label me whatever you want.