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HOW TO CHANGE THE WORLD

TO CHANGE THE WORLD
IF WE ALL TOOK A MOMENT TO SIMPLY OBSERVE THE
WORLD AS IT IS, THE EVOLUTION OF OUR SPECIES
WOULD HAPPEN OVERNIGHT

ELINA ST-ONGE

 


 
HOW TO CHANGE THE WORLD


 

Author’s Note
I’m
  not
  an
  economist,
  an
  environmentalist
 
or
 a
 political
 expert.
 I
 don’t
 have
 any
 of
 the
 
credentials
  that
  would
  help
  make
  this
  book
 
appear
  more
  credible.
  So
  what
  do
  I
 
know
 about
  the
  world?
  Who
  am
  I
  to
  claim
 
knowledge
  of
  what
  it
  takes
  to
  change
  it?
  I
 
may
  not
  have
  letters
  after
  my
  name,
  but
  we
 
live
 in
 a
 world
 full
 of
 Ph.D.’
 s
 and
 experts
 of
 
all
  sorts
  and
  still
  we
  destroy
  the
  planet,
  kill
 
each
  other
  at
  war
  and
  have
  yet
  to
  end
  poverty.
  Do
  we
  really
  need
  more
 
authorities
 to
 rely
 on
 or
 can
 we
 finally
 trust
 our
 own
 ability
 to
 observe
 our
 society
 
and
 think
 critically
 about
 what
 is
 needed
 for
 change?
 
 

 

This
  book
  is
  the
  result
  of
  what
  I
  have
  come
  to
  understand
  through
  my
  own
 
observations
  and
  with
  the
  help
  of
  other
  thinkers.
  When
  we
  take
  an
  observer
 
perspective,
 we
 do
 not
 look
 at
 the
 world
 and
 think
 to
 ourselves
 “that’s
 just
 the
 
way
  it
  is.”
  We
  instead
  ask,
  “why
  is
  it
  this
  way?”
  This
  is
  the
  approach
  I
  take
 
throughout
  this
  book.
  In
  the
  final
  chapters,
  I
  also
  connect
  dots
  between
  mind-­‐
bending
  scientific
  discoveries
  that
  altogether
  bring
  clarity
  on
  our
  true
  nature
  and
 
purpose
  on
  this
  planet.
  If
  you
  are
  interested
  in
  understanding
  human
  society
 
without
  filtering
  it
  all
  with
  political
  and
  economical
  jargon—and
  if
  you
  often
 
wonder
 about
 who
 we
 are
 and
 what
 we
 are
 here
 for,
 yet
 are
 not
 satisfied
 with
 
conventional
  belief
  systems—you
  might
  enjoy
  the
  perspectives
  shared
  in
  this
 
book.
 My
 aim
 is
 to
 assist
 in
 seeing
 the
 world
 with
 a
 fresh
 pair
 of
 eyes,
 which
 is
 
what
  I
  feel
  we
  need
  in
  order
  to
  open
  our
  minds
  enough
  to
  create
  meaningful
 
change
 in
 our
 world.
 

 

 

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Introduction
Have
 you
 ever
 stopped
 for
 a
 moment
 and
 asked
 yourself
 “who
 are
 we?
 Why
 are
 
we
 here?
 What
 is
 our
 purpose?”
 Have
 you
 ever
 gazed
 at
 the
 stars
 and
 wondered
 
if
  there
  is
  more
  to
  life
  than
  what
  we
  have
  been
  told?
  Perhaps
  you
  have
  once
 
taken
 a
 moment
 to
 observe
 human
 society
 and
 thought
 to
 yourself
 “do
 we
 even
 
know
 what
 we
 are
 doing?”
 
 

 

These
  are
  called
  existential
  questions;
  the
  most
  basic
  and
  fundamental
  questions
 
one
  could
  ask
  about
  our
  human
  existence.
  Yet
  interestingly
  enough,
  they
  are
  not
 
a
  very
  popular
  subject.
  The
  media
  would
  rather
  talk
  about
  stock
  markets
  or
 
gossip
  about
  celebrities,
  while
  schools
  would
  rather
  focus
  on
  getting
  us
  to
 
memorize
  names,
  numbers,
  places
  and
  dates.
  There
  may
  be
  a
  variety
  of
  religious
 
belief
  systems
  and
  hypotheses
  offering
  different
  takes
  on
  what
  our
  purpose
  on
 
this
 planet
 is,
 but
 very
 few
 of
 them
 seem
 to
 put
 in
 perspective
 the
 overall
 state
 of
 
humanity
 and
 system
 by
 which
 we
 live.
 
 

 

Is
 this
 all
 there
 is
 to
 life?
 Can
 we
 live
 without
 war
 and
 poverty?
 Is
 the
 destruction
 
of
  our
  planet
  inevitable?
  Will
  greed
  and
  inequality
  always
  be
  a
  part
  of
  life?
  If
  you
 
have
  asked
  such
  questions
  to
  a
  parent
  or
  a
  teacher,
  you
  have
  most
  likely
  been
 
told,
 “that’s
 just
 the
 way
 it
 is”
 or
 “that’s
 just
 human
 nature.”
 Perhaps
 you
 have
 
heard
 others
 defend
 the
 status
 quo
 by
 insisting
 that
 the
 way
 our
 society
 functions
 
is
 the
 only
 way
 order
 can
 be
 maintained
 in
 the
 world.
 In
 the
 end,
 such
 inquiries
 
are
  deemed
  irrelevant
  because
  we
  should
  all
  be
  focusing
  on
  what
  is
  “important,”
 
such
  as
  surviving,
  working,
  consuming,
  paying
  taxes,
  watching
  the
  news,
  going
  to
 
church,
  getting
  the
  house,
  the
  car,
  the
  family
  and
  the
  pension
  plan…
  right?
  If
  you
 
are
 planning
 to
 read
 this
 book
 however,
 you
 are
 most
 likely
 a
 part
 of
 the
 growing
 
number
  of
  people
  who
  feel
  less
  and
  less
  comfortable
  settling
  for
  this.
  Even
 
though
 following
 the
 rules
 is
 all
 that
 is
 asked
 of
 us
 to
 be
 
 “functional
 
 members
 
 of
 
 


 

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society,”
  many
  of
  us
  are
  feeling
  that
  there
  is
  something
  off
  with
  the
  world—
 
something
 unanswered.
 But
 what
 is
 it?
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

Instead
  of
  trying
  to
  answer
  this
  question
  by
  intellectualizing
  or
  referring
  to
  any
 
ideology
 or
 concept
 of
 this
 world,
 let’s
 simply
 step
 back
 and
 observe
 our
 society
 
like
  an
  ET
  from
  another
  planet
  would.
  Let’s
  look
  at
  the
  concepts
  and
  routines
  we
 
take
  for
  granted
  as
  a
  part
  of
  life,
  the
  things
  we
  think
  we
  should
  be
  doing
  and
  the
 
things
 we
 believe
 will
 never
 change.
  If
 we
 never
 question
 the
 way
 things
 are—or
 
more
 importantly
 the
 way
 we
 think—how
 can
 we
 ever
 look
 at
 ourselves
 and
 the
 
world
 objectively?
 


 
You go to school, and try really hard so that you can get into a
good college, and then you try really hard at college to get a good
job, and then you try really hard at your job so you can make money.
And then your kids do the same thing. And everyone just keeps on doing
this and no one even stops to think WHY they’re doing it anymore...
- Dylan, 12 year old


 

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Below
 is
 a
 brilliant
 story
 revealing
 the
 value
 in
 questioning
 and
 revising
 the
 way
 
we
  do
  things
  as
  opposed
  to
  simply
  doing
  things
  because
  “that
  is
  how
  we
  have
 
always
 done
 it.”
 

 

 

The Pot Roast Story


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A
  newly
  wed
  husband
  noticed
  that
  every
  time
  his
  wife
  cooked
  a
  pot
  roast
 
she
  would
  first
  cut
  an
  inch
  off
  either
  end
  before
  putting
  it
  in
  the
  oven.
 
When
  he
  asked
  why,
  she
  said
  “Because
  that’s
  how
  you
  are
  supposed
  to
 
cook
 pot
 roast.”
 Unsatisfied
 with
 her
 answer
 he
 pushed
 until
 she
 admitted
 
that
 she
 had
 learnt
 it
 from
 her
 mother.
 
Waiting
  until
  a
  visit
  with
  his
  wife’s
  mother,
  the
  husband
  asked
  “Your
 
daughter
  tells
  me
  you
  taught
  her
  to
  cook
  pot
  roast
  by
  first
  cutting
  an
  inch
 
off
  each
  end?”
  To
  which
  the
  mother
  replied,
  “well
  of
  course,
  that’s
  how
 
pot
  roast
  is
  cooked.”
  But
  the
  husband
  was
  not
  to
  be
  deterred,
  and
  after
 
pressing
 his
 mother-­‐in-­‐law
 on
 the
 subject
 she
 finally
 admitted
 that
 she’d
 
learnt
 it
 from
 her
 mother.
 
This
  meant
  the
  husband
  had
  to
  ask
  the
  wife’s
  grandmother.
  When
  he
 
finally
  got
  his
  chance
  he
  asked:
  “Your
  daughter
  told
  me
  you
  taught
  her
  to
 
cut
  an
  inch
  off
  each
  end
  of
  a
  pot
  roast
  before
  cooking.
  She
  swore
  it
  was
  a
 
requirement,
  but
  I’m
  dying
  to
  know
  why?
  Is
  there
  any
  sane
  reason
  to
 
throw
  away
  two
  inches
  of
  perfectly
  good
  meat
  in
  order
  to
  cook
  a
  pot
 
roast?”
 
Laughing,
 the
 grandmother
 said
 “Oh,
 heaven’s
 no!
 You
 see
 in
 those
 days
 
we
 were
 very
 poor
 and
 didn’t
 own
 much
 cookware.
 I
 cut
 the
 ends
 off
 the
 
pot
 roast
 so
 it
 would
 fit
 in
 my
 only
 pan!”
 
And
 so
 ends
 the
 story…
 
 

 

 

Are
 we
 ready
 to
 observe
 our
 world
 from
 a
 refreshed
 perspective?
 

 


 

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That’s Just The Way It Is ?


 

As
 young
 children,
 we
 don’t
 have
 a
 clue
 as
 to
 what
 life
 is
 “supposed”
 to
 be
 
like.
 We
 are
 simply
 open,
 not
 yet
 defined
 by
 a
 culture,
 a
 religion,
 a
 social
 status
 or
 
a
  conventional
  worldview—not
  even
  by
  gender.
  We
  simply
  are
  what
  we
  are,
 
while
 being
 open
 to
 all
 possibilities.
 The
 primary
 instincts
 that
 can
 be
 observed
 in
 
a
  child
  are
  not
  about
  survival,
  hoarding
  materials
  or
  thinking
  about
  a
  choice
  of
 
career—they
 are
 about
 exploration,
 curiosity,
 play
 and
 boundless
 creativity.
 We
 
are
  born
  much
  like
  blank
  canvases;
  ready
  to
  play,
  learn
  and
  color
  our
  path
  in
  any
 
way
 the
 moment
 inspires
 us
 to.
 
 

 


 

 


 
Art is older than production for use, and play older than
work. Man was shaped less by what he had to do than by what he
did in playful moments. It is the child in man that is the source
of his uniqueness and creativeness, and the playground is the
optimal milieu for the unfolding of his capacities.
– Eric Hoffer


 

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A
 child
 does
 not
 “deserve”
 his
 right
 to
 be
 born;
 it
 is
 a
 freedom.
 A
 child
 does
 not
 
have
 anything
 to
 give
 in
 return
 once
 out
 of
 his
 mother’s
 womb,
 yet
 he
 is
 nurtured
 
and
 cared
 for
 freely,
 simply
 because
 his
 life
 is
 valued.
 It
 is
 only
 natural
 to
 feel
 that
 
life
  has
  value—not
  because
  it’s
  worth
  gold,
  not
  because
  some
  official-­‐looking
 
piece
  of
  paper
  says
  so,
  not
  even
  because
  this
  value
  could
  ever
  be
  taken
  away.
 
Simply
  because
  life—when
  unfiltered
  by
  artificial
  concepts—evokes
  an
  innate
 
sense
  of
  wonder
  and
  awe.
  A
  feeling
  that
  emerges
  when
  you
  realize
  the
  freedom,
 
purpose
 and
 creative
 potential
 in
 the
 statement:
 “I
 am
 alive.”
 
 

 

But
 with
 the
 human
 society
 we
 have
 created,
 it
 does
 not
 stay
 that
 way
 forever.
 A
 
few
 years
 after
 we
 are
 born;
 our
 child-­‐like
 nature
 of
 freedom
 and
 playfulness
 is
 
interrupted
  by
  the
  need
  to
  train
  ourselves
  for
  the
  “real
  world”:
  when
  life
 
suddenly
 becomes
 something
 we
 must
 earn.
 
 

 

 

 


 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 
’Earning a living,’ an expression so commonly
used that we have become desensitized to its meaning:
we need to ‘earn’ our right to be alive.
- Anonymous


 

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EDUCATION
We
 may
 be
 born
 free
 and
 without
 a
 concept
 of
 limitation,
 but
 to
 survive
 in
 this
 
day
  and
  age,
  we
  cannot
  draw
  outside
  the
  lines
  too
  much.
  Playing
  and
  creating
  all
 
day
 long
 is
 not
 what
 is
 going
 to
 get
 us
 the
 job
 and
 the
 money
 to
 pay
 for
 the
 basics
 
of
  life.
  We
  need
  to
  adapt
  to
  society;
  which
  is
  a
  very
  busy,
  competitive
  and
 
survival-­‐oriented
 game.
 The
 education
 system
 is
 here
 to
 help.
 

 

The
  education
  system—as
  our
  modern
  world
  describes
  it—is
  what
  allows
 
children
  to
  learn
  what
  is
  necessary
  to
  lead
  a
  successful
  and
  secure
  life.
  It
  is
 
considered
 to
 be
 the
 sure-­‐fire
 way
 to
 attain
 valuable
 knowledge,
 good
 morals
 and
 
to
  be
  able
  to
  find
  our
  rightful
  place
  in
  the
  world.
  Sounds
  great!
  But
  instead
  of
 
simply
 leaving
 it
 at
 that,
 let
 us
 dig
 deeper.
 What
 exactly
 is
 meant
 by
 “success?”
 
What
  knowledge
  are
  we
  talking
  about?
  How
  exactly
  are
  we
  being
  taught?
  In
 
order
 to
 gain
 a
 more
 objective
 view
 of
 our
 education
 system,
 we
 need
 to
 revisit
 
what
 the
 average
 schooling
 process
 is
 like.
 

 

 


 
A true bubble is when something is overvalued and intensely
believed. Education may be the only thing people still believe in, in
the United States. To question education is really dangerous. It is the
absolute taboo. It's like telling the world there's no Santa Claus.
– Peter Thiel


 

 

School
  usually
  begins
  around
  the
  age
  of
  5
  when
  it
  is
  considered
  time
  to
  start
 
shaping
  children
  into
  functional
  members
  of
  society.
  5
  days
  a
  week
  and
  all
 
throughout
 our
 formative
 years,
 we
 are
 taught
 reading,
 writing,
 mathematics
 and
 
a
  variety
  of
  pre-­‐selected
  academic
  subjects.
  But
  most
  importantly,
  we
  are
  taught
 
how
 to
 perceive
 reality.
 
 

 

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• “If
 you
 follow
 the
 rules
 and
 obey
 authority,
 you
 will
 succeed”
 
 
• “If
 you
 do
 not
 do
 as
 you
 are
 told,
 you
 will
 face
 consequences”
 
• “If
 you
 conform,
 you
 will
 be
 supported”
 
 
• “If
 you
 do
 not
 conform,
 you
 will
 be
 left
 out”
 
 

 

These
  concepts
  and
  perceptions
 
are
  generally
  reinforced
  through
 
the
  schooling
  process.
  While
 
success
  could
  mean
  something
 
unique
 

to
 

every
 

individual
 

depending
  on
  their
  respective
 
interests,
  gifts
  and
  talents,
  the
 
version
 of
 success
 most
 valued
 in
 
the
 education
 system
 is
 the
 ability
 
to
  keep
  in
  line
  and
  score
  high
 
marks
  in
  exams.
  How
  is
  this
  done?
  Mostly
  by
  memorizing
  and
  repeating
  what
  we
 
are
 being
 taught
 on
 a
 sheet
 of
 paper.
 To
 put
 it
 simply,
 academic
 success
 is
 widely
 
associated
  with
  the
  ability
  to
  absorb
  and
  repeat
  prescribed
  information
  and
 
worldviews.
  On
  the
  other
  hand,
  supporting
  every
  student’s
  uniqueness,
 
independent
  thought,
  interest
  and
  freedom
  to
  contribute
  with
  new
  ideas
  all
 
seem
 to
 be
 low
 priorities
 within
 the
 education
 system.
 

 


 
 


 
I suppose it is because nearly all children go to school
nowadays, and have things arranged for them, that they seem so
forlornly unable to produce their own ideas.
- Agatha Christie


 

 

 

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The
  context
  in
  which
  we
  are
  educated
  resembles
  that
  of
 
assembly
  lines.
  Days
  are
  segmented
  into
 
standard
  units
  of
  time
  marked
  out
  by
  bell
 
rings,
  much
  like
  a
  factory
  announcing
 
time
  shifts.
  Students
  are
  educated
 
in
 batches
 according
 to
 age,
 and
 are
 
given
  standardized
  tests
  to
  determine
 
whether
 or
 not
 they
 meet
 the
 standards.
 Those
 that
 do
 can
 move
 
along
 the
 lines,
 to
 finally
 receive
 their
 stamp
 of
 approval
 (diploma)
 before
 being
 
sent
  out
  into
  the
  market.
  This
  depiction
  may
  not
  address
  all
  subtleties
  of
  the
 
education
 system,
 but
 in
 a
 general
 sense,
 it
 is
 the
 standard
 model
 that
 we
 have
 
adopted.
 Is
 this
 the
 best
 way
 to
 expand
 creative
 and
 innovative
 thinking,
 or
 are
 
we
 manufacturing
 our
 children
 to
 fit
 a
 preconceived
 mold?
 
 

 


 

 

 


 

 


 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 


 

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What
  could
  potentially
  be
  a
 system
  that
 
would
  allow
  the
  unique
  talents
  and
 
skills
 of
 each
 child
 to
 flourish
 seems
 to
 have
 
been
  reduced
  to
  a
  factory-­‐like
  place
  in
  which
 
conformity,
 

memorization,
 

repetition,
 

competition
 and
 test
 scores
 are
 the
 highlights.
 
It
  is
  actually
  considered
  normal
  to
  dislike
 
learning.
  Most
  children
  now
  associate
  learning
 
with
  stress
  and
  boredom,
  instead
  of
  curiosity
 
and
 the
 desire
 to
 expand
 in
 knowledge
 and
 
creativity.
  When
  school
  is
  cancelled
 
because
  of
  snow,
  kids
  celebrate!
  And
 
on
  Friday,
  everyone
  is
  in
  a
  better
  mood
 
because
  the
  weekend
  is
  arriving.
  So
 
who
 is
 defective:
 the
 students
 or
 the
 education
 system?
 According
 to
 authorities,
 
the
  students
  are
  the
  problem.
  Individuals
  whose
  interests
  and
  attention
  lies
 
outside
  of
  the
  standard
  educational
  protocol
  are
  often
  diagnosed
  with
  an
 
attention
  deficit
  disorder
  or
  learning
  disability.
  Drugs
  are
  even
  prescribed
  by
 
doctors
 to
 “help”
 students
 stabilize
 their
 minds
 enough
 to
 focus
 on
 the
 tasks
 at
 
hand.
  Would
  it
  not
  be
  fair
  to
  make
  sure
  our
  children’s
  environment
  is
  supportive
 
of
 their
 specific
 learning
 needs
 before
 putting
 chemicals
 into
 their
 brains?
 

 


 

It is among the commonplaces of education that we often first
cut off the living root and then try to replace its natural functions by
artificial means. Thus we suppress the child's curiosity and then when
he lacks a natural interest in learning he is offered special
coaching for his scholastic difficulties.

- Alice Duer Miller


 

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DID YOU KNOW?

There is no ADD/ADHD epidemic,

  but an epidemic of diagnoses
"They
  made
  a
  list
  of
  the
  most
  common
 
 symptoms
  of
  emotional
  discomfiture
  of
 
children;
 those
 which
 bother
 teachers
 and
 parents
 most,
 and
 in
 a
 stroke
 that
 could
 

 
not
  be
  more
  devoid
  of
  science
  or
  Hippocratic
  motive
  –
  termed
  them
  a
  'disease.'
 

  of
  the
  term
  'research,'
  has
  failed
  to
 
Twenty-­‐five
  years
  of
  research,
  not
  deserving
 

  –
  the
  "epidemic"
  having
  grown
  from
 
validate
  ADD/ADHD
  as
  a
  disease.
  Tragically
 
500
 thousand
 in
 1985
 to
 between
 5
 and
 7
 million
 today
 –
 this
 remains
 the
 state
 of
 

 
the
 'science'
 of
 ADHD."
 
 

 


 

-­‐
 Fred
 A.
 Baughman
 Jr.
 MD
 (Neurologist,
 Pediatric
 Neurology)
 

 


 

PONDER THIS

1.
 If
 our
 education
 system
 would
 allow
 the
 unique
 interests,
 skills
 and
 talents
 of
 
every
 child
 to
 flourish
 and
 be
 supported
 –
 as
 opposed
 to
 suppressing
 them
 in
 the
 
name
  of
  conformity
  and
  standardization
  –
  do
  you
  think
  children
  would
  be
  as
 
prone
 to
 dislike
 school
 and
 lack
 attention?
 
 

 
2.
  If
  a
  child
  can
  concentrate
  for
  a
  long
  time
  on
  something
  that
  engages
  their
 
creativity
  and
  skills,
  but
  cannot
  concentrate
  as
  well
  on
  math
  homework,
  do
  they
 
really
 have
 a
 disorder?
 


 

Valedictorian Speech – Erica Goldson ►

 


 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

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Are
 we
 learning
 all
 that
 we
 could
 learn
 in
 school?
 Are
 we
 discovering
 all
 that
 the
 
world
  has
  to
  offer—and
  more
  importantly
  all
  that
  we
  as
  individuals
  have
  to
  offer
 
to
 the
 world?
 Or
 are
 we
 mostly
 being
 taught
 how
 to
 conform
 to
 a
 specific
 system
 
with
 no
 further
 thought?
 One
 thing
 is
 certain:
 we
 are
 not
 taught
 to
 question
 the
 
way
  our
  world
  works;
  we
  are
  instead
  taught
  how
  the
  world
  works
  and
 
encouraged
  to
  simply
  follow
  along.
  Perhaps
  because
  too
  much
  creative
  and
 
innovative
 thinking
 would
 threaten
 society’s
 boundaries?
 

 

Apparently,
  we
  have
  no
  choice
  but
  to
  follow
  along.
  Even
  if
  we
  no
  longer
  find
 
fulfillment
  in
  this
  conventional
  method
  of
  learning,
  we
  cannot
  simply
  choose
 
differently
 because
 it
 is
 through
 this
 system
 that
 we
 are
 offered
 a
 better—yet
 not
 
guaranteed—chance
  at
  earning
  a
  living.
  It
  is
  this
  system
  that
  offers
  us
  the
  one
 
and
 only
 ticket
 to
 survival:
 money.
 That’s
 just
 the
 way
 it
 is…
 or
 is
 it?
 
 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

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THE BUILDING BLOCKS OF MONEY

 
 

First
 of
 all,
 what
 is
 money?
 Rectangular
 
pieces
 of
 paper,
 circular
 pieces
 of
 metal
 
or
 digits
 on
 a
 computer
 screen.
 And
 what
 
is
  it
  for?
  The
  more
  money
  you
  have,
  the
 
more
 you
 have
 access
 to
 resources
 such
 as
 food,
 
transport,
  shelter,
  clothing,
  technology,
  luxury
 
and
  so
  on.
  The
  less
  money
  you
  have,
  the
 
harder
 it
 is
 to
 have
 access
 to
 these
 resources,
 
and
  the
  more
  your
  life
  becomes
  centered
  on
 
survival.
  Plain
  and
  simple;
  you
  are
  not
 
supposed
 to
 survive
 without
 money.
 
 

 

According
  to
  society,
  money
  equals
 
life.
 That
 is
 why
 earning
 a
 living
 is
 synonymous
 with
 earning
 money.
 That
 is
 why
 
our
 education
 system
 itself
 is
 modeled
 to
 make
 everyone
 fit
 for
 the
 job
 market
 
more
 than
 anything
 else.
 That
 is
 why
 passion
 and
 creativity
 is
 not
 considered
 as
 
important
 as
 simply
 getting
 the
 job
 that
 will
 allow
 you
 to
 survive.
 If
 it
 were
 not
 
for
 money,
 most
 people
 would
 not
 willingly
 go
 and
 do
 things
 like
 shuffle
 paper
 or
 
input
 data
 into
 a
 computer
 all
 day.
 
 

 


 
 


 
‘Normal’ is getting dressed in clothes that you buy for
work and driving through traffic in a car that you are still paying
for – in order to get to the job you need to pay for the clothes and
the car, and the house you leave vacant all day so
you can afford to live in it.
- Ellen Goodman


 

 

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If
  we
  are
  lucky,
  we
  are
  able
  to
  earn
  a
  living
  doing
  something
  that
  we
  love.
  But
 
most
 people
 work
 simply
 because
 they
 have
 to.
 We
 have
 to
 work
 to
 pay
 our
 bills.
 
We
 have
 to
 work
 to
 earn
 the
 food
 that
 is
 on
 our
 plate.
 It
 does
 not
 matter
 if
 we
 
are
 homeless
 and
 starving;
 the
 rule
 says
 that
 we
 cannot
 feed
 ourselves
 without
 
money.
  We
 could
 end
 the
 story
 there,
 stop
 questioning,
 go
 on
 with
 our
 lives
 and
 
decide
 that
 money
 will
 and
 should
 always
 rule.
 But
 how
 about
 asking
 even
 more
 
basic
  questions:
  Why
 is
 it
 this
 way?
 Why
 does
 money
 come
 in
 between
 human
 
beings
  and
  basic
  necessities?
  What
  makes
  that
  possible?
  The
  answer
  is
 
ownership.
 Since
 almost
 everything
 is
 owned
 on
 the
 planet,
 we
 need
 to
 work
 and
 
pay
 for
 pretty
 well
 everything.
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 
 


 
LAND: A part of the earth’s surface, considered as property.
The theory that land is property subject to private ownership and
control is the foundation of modern society, and is eminently worthy
of the superstructure. Carried to its logical conclusion, it means
that some have the right to prevent others from living.
- Ambrose Bierce


 

 

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# 1: OWNERSHIP & HIERARCHY

 

In
  a
  global
  context,
  ownership
  is
  the
 
concept
  where
  individuals
  can
  take
 
possession
  of
  what
  is
  already
  freely
  given
 
by
  the
  Earth—such
  as
  land,
  water,
  food
  or
 
even
  energy—and
  can
  choose
  to
  forbid
 
others
  from
  having
  access
  to
  them
  unless
 
they
  are
  willing
  to
  pay.
  Ownership
  is
  the
 
very
  foundation
  of
  the
  money
  system.
  If
 
nothing
  were
  owned,
  there
  would
  be
 
nothing
 to
 sell
 back
 to
 the
 population
 and
 thus
 no
 economic
 growth.
 
 

 


 

 

Basically, economic growth means that you have to find something
that people once got for free, or did for themselves or for each other,
and then take it away and sell it back to them somehow.
– Charles Eisenstein

 


 
Ownership
  is
  a
  product
  of
  the
  ingrained
  belief
  that
  there
  will
  never
  be
  enough
 
space,
 opportunity
 and
 resource
 in
 the
 world
 for
 everybody
 to
 share.
 This
 has
 in
 
turn
 made
 the
 concepts
 of
 competition,
 “survival
 of
 the
 fittest,”
 rich
 &
 poor
 and
 
ruler
 &
 ruled—a
 reality
 amongst
 the
 human
 race.
 One
 where
 you
 must
 earn
 your
 
spot
 in
 the
 world,
 hold
 on
 to
 it,
 own
 it,
 protect
 it
 and
 ideally
 profit
 from
 it.
 

 

The
  concept
  of
  ownership
  is
  what
  makes
  it
  possible
  for
  a
  few
  to
  monopolize
  land
 
and
  resources
  while
  the
  majority
  become
  subject
  to
  their
  rules
  and
  conditions.
 
This
 has
 created
 a
 human
 society
 based
 on
 a
 pyramidal
 structure:
 the
 powerful
 
few
 at
 the
 top
 and
 the
 rest
 of
 humanity
 at
 the
 bottom.
 We
 call
 it
 a
 “hierarchy.”
 

 

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By
 definition,
 a
 hierarchy
 is
 a
 system
 in
 which
 people
 or
 groups
 are
 ranked
 one
 
above
 the
 other
 according
 to
 their
 level
 of
 authority,
 status,
 control
 and
 privilege.
 
In
  the
  context
  of
  a
  global
  hierarchy,
  the
  higher
  you
  are
  ranked,
  the
  wealthier
  you
 
are
 and
 the
 more
 power
 you
 have
 over
 the
 earth
 and
 its
 people.
 The
 lower
 you
 
are
 ranked,
 the
 more
 you
 have
 to
 abide
 by
 the
 rules
 dictated
 from
 above
 and/or
 
slave
 to
 survive
 in
 the
 world.
 Many
 would
 be
 quick
 to
 label
 this
 as
 one
 of
 those
 
“conspiracy
 theories.”
 But
 as
 much
 as
 this
 hierarchy
 sounds
 harsh,
 it
 is
 not
 some
 
hidden
 information
 written
 by
 a
 guy
 in
 a
 tinfoil
 hat.
 It
 is
 in
 fact
 “hidden”
 in
 plain
 
sight.
  This
  system
  is
  considered
  the
  norm
  and
  has
  been
  given
  a
  popular
  name:
 
Social
 Class.
 To
 keep
 it
 simple
 for
 people,
 the
 global
 hierarchy
 has
 been
 divided
 in
 
four
  social
  classes:
  the
  upper
  class,
  the
  middle
  class,
  the
  lower
  class
  and
  the
 
underclass.
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
The
  Underclass
  is
  often
  overlooked
  and
  represents
  the
  most
  disadvantaged
 
people
 within
 the
 social
 hierarchy.
 It
 consists
 of
 the
 poor,
 homeless,
 disabled
 and
 
unemployed
  whom
  have
  no
  participance
  whatsoever
  within
  the
  system.
 
Members
 of
 the
 underclass
 often
 inherited
 this
 lifestyle
 from
 their
 impoverished
 
family
  or
  country.
  They
  usually
  struggle
  to
  survive
  or
  simply
  fail
  to
  survive—
unless
 they
 are
 able
 to
 become
 members
 of
 the
 working
 class
 and
 earn
 enough
 
money
 to
 feed
 themselves.
 
 


 

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The
  Lower
  Class
  and
  Middle
  Class
  (Working
 Class)
  are
 terms
 used
 to
 represent
 
those
 who
 do
 what
 the
 system
 sets
 out
 for
 them:
 work,
 pay
 taxes
 and
 pay
 bills.
 
The
 lower
 class
 consists
 of
 people
 on
 a
 low
 income
 who
 can
 barely
 afford
 to
 keep
 
up
 with
 bills.
 The
 middle
 class
 refers
 to
 people
 with
  a
 higher
 income
 who
 can
 live
 
comfortably
 if
 they
 are
 willing
 to
 keep
 working.
 

 

The
  Upper
  Class
 is
 commonly
 referred
 to
 as
 the
 “rich
 and
 powerful.”
 Millionaires,
 
politicians
  and
  celebrities
  are
  its
  most
  widely
  known
  members.
  However,
  a
  less
 
talked
 about
 portion
 of
 the
 upper
 class
 could
 be
 referred
 to
 as
 the
 owner
 class.
 
They
  belong
  to
  the
  very
  top
  of
  the
  hierarchy
  and
  their
  wealth
  is
  generated
  by
 
how
  much
  land,
  resources
  and
  major
  industries
  they
  own
  and
  profit
  from—as
 
opposed
  to
  how
  much
  money
  they
  were
  able
  to
  make
  through
  regular
 
commercial
  activity.
  These
  individuals
  have
  no
  financial
  limitations,
  wield
  the
 
greatest
  political
  power
  and
  exert
  the
  most
  control
  over
  the
  use
  of
  natural
 
resources.
 While
 they
 make
 up
 only
 1%
 of
 the
 overall
 population,
 they
 own
 and
 
control
 a
 disproportionately
 large
 amount
 of
 the
 overall
 wealth
 and
 resources
 of
 
the
 world.
 

 


 


 

George Carlin – The Real Owners ►


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

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The members of the tiny capitalist class at the top of the
hierarchy have an influence on economy and society far beyond their
numbers. They make investment decisions that open or close employment
opportunities for millions of others. They contribute money to political
parties, and they often own media enterprises that allow them influence
over the thinking of other classes... The capitalist class strives to
perpetuate itself: Assets, lifestyles, values and social networks...
are all passed from one generation to the next.
– Dennis Gilbert, The American Class Structure


 

WHO ARE THEY?

 

This
  elite
  is
  made
  up
  of
  international
  bankers,
  royal
 
families
  and
  leaders
  of
  major
  multinational
 
corporations.
  They
  do
  not
  partake
  in
  the
  system
 
like
  everybody
  else;
  they
  run
  it.
  They
  do
  not
 
deliver
  political
  speeches
  on
  television;
  they
 
pull
  the
  strings
  behind
  the
  scenes.
  Such
 
individuals
  are
  often
  born
  into
  it
  and
  their
 
immense
  wealth
  is
  passed
  from
  generation
  to
 
generation
 in
 order
 to
 maintain
 the
 high
 status,
 nobility
 and
 power
 within
 their
 
bloodline.
  The
  Royal
  Family,
  the
  Rothschild’s,
  the
  Rockefeller’s
  and
  the
 
Morgan’s—amongst
 several
 other
 bloodlines—all
 are
 key
 players
 within
 this
 elite.
 
Their
 power
 is
 symbolically
 represented
 on
 the
 back
 of
 the
 US
 dollar
 bill
 by
 the
 
“all-­‐seeing-­‐eye”
  at
  the
  top
  of
  the
  hierarchy.
  These
  same
  families
  are
  traceable
 
throughout
  our
  history
  and
  have
  always
  been
  at
  the
  forefront
  of
  the
  money
 
system.
  Although
  many
  private
  societies
  are
  tied
  to
  the
  elite,
  the
  most
  publicly
 
known
 groups
 in
 which
 they
 are
 involved
 in
 are
 the
 Bilderberg
 Group,
 the
 Royal
 
Institute
 of
 International
 Affairs,
 The
 Council
 on
 
 Foreign
 
 Relations,
 
 the
 
 Trilateral
 
 

 

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Commission
 and
 the
 Club
 of
 Rome—all
 of
 which
 were
 “coincidentally”
 created
 by
 
one
 or
 more
 of
 the
 elite
 bloodlines.
 These
 six
 organizations
 are
 the
 key
 rulers
 and
 
decision-­‐makers
 in
 the
 sphere
 of
 politics,
 banking,
 business,
 military,
 education,
 
religion,
  media,
  energy,
  health
  and
  agriculture.
  Although
  most
  of
  these
 
organizations
 are
 not
 so
 secret,
 what
 goes
 on
 inside
 of
 them
 is—hence
 why
 the
 
media
 is
 forbidden
 to
 cover
 what
 transpires
 at
 the
 annual
 Bilderberg
 meetings.
 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 
The world is governed by very different personages from what is
imagined by those who are not behind the scenes.
- Benjamin Disraeli, first Prime Minister of England


 

 


 

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The
 wealth
 gap
 between
 the
 upper
 class
 and
 the
 underclass
 families
 who
 cannot
 
even
  afford
  a
  meal
  is
  outrageous,
  however
  many
  people
  consider
  it
  an
  inevitable
 
part
  of
  life.
  It
  is
  believed
  that
  poverty
  is
  the
  result
  of
  overpopulation,
  poor
 
education,
 racial
 inferiority
 or
 even
 laziness.
 But
 because
 most
 people
 never
 think
 
to
  question
  the
  concepts
  of
  hierarchy
  and
  ownership,
  few
  realize
  that
  they
 
represent
 an
 important
 building
 block
 in
 today’s
 inequality
 of
 consumption.
 The
 
passage
 below
 describes
 this
 reality
 very
 well:
 
 

 

 

 

THE CAUSE OF POVERTY


 

Is it Overpopulation or Who Owns and Controls The Land?


 

 

 

 

 

 


 

“The
  often
  heard
  comment
  (one
  I
  once
  accepted
  as
  fact)
  that
  ‘there
  are
  too
 
many
 people
 in
 the
 world,
 and
 overpopulation
 is
 the
 cause
 of
 hunger’,
 can
 be
 
compared
  to
  the
  same
  myth
  that
  expounded
  sixteenth-­‐century
  England
  and
 
revived
  continuously
  since.
  Through
  repeated
  acts
  of
  enclosure
  the
  peasants
 
were
 pushed
 off
 the
 land
 so
 that
 the
 gentry
 could
 make
 money
 raising
 wool
 for
 
the
  new
  and
  highly
  productive
  power
  looms.
  They
  could
  not
  do
  this
  if
  the
 
peasants
  were
  to
  retain
  their
  historic
  entitlement
  to
  a
  share
  of
  production
  from
 
the
 land.
 Massive
 starvation
 was
 the
 inevitable
 result
 of
 this
 expropriation.
 (…)
 


 

 

 

 

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There
  were
  serious
  discussions
  in
  learned
  circles
  about
  overpopulation
  as
  the
 
cause
  of
  this
  poverty.
  This
  was
  the
  accepted
  reason
  because
  a
  social
  and
 
intellectual
  elite
  were
  doing
  the
  rationalizing.
  It
  was
  they
  who
  controlled
  the
 
educational
  institutions
  which
  studied
  the
  problem.
  Naturally
  the
  final
 
conclusions
  (at
  least
  those
  published)
  absolved
  the
  wealthy
  of
  any
 
responsibility
  for
  the
  plight
  of
  the
  poor.
  The
  absurdity
  of
  suggesting
  that
 
England
  was
  then
  overpopulated
  is
  clear
  when
  we
  realize
  that
  ‘the
  total
 
population
  of
  England
  in
  the
  sixteenth
  century
  was
  less
  than
  in
  any
  one
  of
 
several
  present-­‐day
  English
  cities.’
  The
  hunger
  in
  underdeveloped
  countries
 
today
 is
 equally
 tragic
 and
 absurd.
 Their
 European
 colonizers
 understood
 well
 
that
 ownership
 of
 land
 gave
 the
 owner
 control
 over
 what
 society
 produced.
 
 
 
If
  ever
  re-­‐established,
  this
  ancient
  practice
  would
  reduce
  the
  rights
  of
  these
 
new
  owners.
  For
  this
  reason,
  much
  of
  the
  land
  went
  unused
  or
  underused
  until
 
the
  owners
  could
  do
  so
  profitably.
  This
  is
  the
  pattern
  of
  land
  use
  that
 
characterizes
 most
 Third
 World
 countries
 today,
 and
 it
 is
 this
 that
 generates
 
hunger
 in
 the
 world.
 
These
 conquered
 people
 are
 kept
 in
 a
 state
 of
 relative
 impoverishment.
 
Permitting
 them
 any
 substantial
 share
 of
 the
 wealth
 would
 negate
 the
 historic
 
reason
 for
 conquest
 —
 namely
 plunder.
 The
 ongoing
 role
 of
 Third
 World
 
countries
 is
 to
 be
 the
 supplier
 of
 cheap
 and
 plentiful
 raw
 materials
 and
 
agricultural
 products
 to
 the
 developed
 world.
 
Nature’s
  wealth
  was,
  and
  is,
  being
  controlled
  to
  fulfill
  the
  needs
  of
  the
 
world’s
 affluent
 people.
 
The
 U.S.
 is
 one
 of
 the
 prime
 beneficiaries
 of
 this
 well-­‐established
 system.
 Our
 
great
  universities
  search
  diligently
  for
  ‘the
  answer’
  to
  the
  problem
  of
  poverty
 
and
  hunger.
  They
  invariably
  find
  it
  in
  ‘lack
  of
  motivation,
  inadequate
  or
  no
 
education,’
 or
 some
 other
 self-­‐serving
 excuse.
 They
 look
 at
 everything
 except
 
the
 cause
 —
 the
 powerful
 own
 the
 world’s
 social
 wealth.
 
 
As
  a
  major
  beneficiary,
  we
  have
  much
  to
  gain
  by
  perpetuating
  the
  myths
  of
 
overpopulations,
  cultural
  and
  racial
  inferiority,
  and
  so
  forth.
  The
  real
  causes
 
must
  be
  kept
  from
  ourselves,
  as
  how
  else
  can
  this
  systematic
  damaging
  of
 
others
  be
  squared
  with
  what
  we
  are
  taught
  about
  democracy,
  rights,
  freedom,
 
and
 justice?
 

  J.W.
  Smith,
  The
  World’s
  Wasted
  Wealth:
  the
  political
  economy
  of
  waste,
  (New
  World’s
 
Press,
 1989),
 pp.
 44,
 45.
 

 


 

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DID YOU KNOW?


 

Source:
 globalissues.org


 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

Ÿ An
 analysis
 of
 long-­‐term
 trends
 shows
 the
 distance
 between
 the
 richest
 
and
 the
 poorest
 countries
 was
 about:
 
3
 to
 1
 in
 1820,
 11
 to
 1
 in
 1913,
 35
 to
 1
 in
 1950,
 44
 to
 1
 in
 1973
 and
 72
 to
 1
 in
 
1992
 
Ÿ More
 than
 80%
 of
 the
 world’s
 population
 lives
 in
 countries
 where
 income
 
differentials
 are
 widening.
 

 

 

It
  is
  well
  enough
  that
  there
  is
  a
  huge
  gap
  between
  the
  world’s
  rich
  and
  poor,
  but
 

 

how
 has
 it
 come
 to
 be
 so
 big?
 And
 why
 is
 it
 growing?
 The
 one
 word
 answer:
 debt.
 

 

 


 


 

 

 

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# 2: DEBT

 


 
And to preserve independence, we must not let our leaders load
us with perpetual debt. We must make our election between
economy and liberty, or profusion and servitude.
- Thomas Jefferson


 
Ever
 wonder
 where
 money
 comes
 from?
 Many
 people
 still
 believe
 that
 it
 is
 the
 
government
 who
 creates
 money
 and
 that
 it
 does
 so
 in
 proportion
 to
 how
 much
 
gold
 exists
 in
 reserve.
 However,
 both
 assumptions
 are
 false.
 Private
 central
 banks
 
create
  money—not
  by
  printing
  it,
  minting
  coins
  or
  moving
  around
  precious
 
metals—but
  by
  simply
  typing
  it
  into
  existence
  whenever
  a
  borrower
  asks
  for
  a
 
loan.
  Yes,
  money
  is
  created
  out
  of
  thin
  air.
  As
  stated
  by
  the
  Boston
  Federal
 
Reserve,
 “When
 the
 Federal
 Reserve
 writes
 a
 check,
 it
 is
 creating
 money.”
 

 

The
  catch
  is;
  whenever
  money
  is
 
borrowed
  into
  existence;
  bankers
 
expect
 it
 to
 be
 paid
 back
 with
 interest.
 
However,
  the
  interest
  attached
  to
 
each
 loan
 is
 never
 created.
 This
 means
 
that
  the
  debt
  generated
  by
  interest
 
rates
  will
  always
  exceed
  the
  total
 
amount
  of
  money
  in
  circulation.
  So
 
how
  can
  we
  ever
  repay
  money
  that
 
does
  not
  yet
  exist?
  Do
  we
  have
  the
 
power
  to
  create
  money
  out
  of
  thin
 
air?
 No,
 the
 banks
 do.
 
 

 


 

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Therefore,
 we
 need
 to
 repeat
 the
 cycle
 of
 borrowing
 more
 money
 to
 the
 banks.
 
But
 more
 loans
 equal
 more
 debt.
 Welcome
 to
 the
 debt-­‐based
 monetary
 system.
 
 


 

 
 


 

Banks lend by creating credit.
They create the means of payment out of nothing.
– Ralph M. Hawtry, former secretary of the treasury


 


 

 

DID YOU KNOW?
Ÿ For
  every
  $1
  in
  aid
  a
  developing
  country
  receives,
  over
  $25
  is
  spent
  on
 
debt
 repayment
 to
 the
 rich.
 (2008,
 globalissues.org)
 
 
Ÿ $550
 billion
 has
 been
 paid
 in
 both
 principal
 and
 interest
 over
 the
 last
 three
 
decades,
  on
  $540
  billion
  of
  loans,
  and
  yet
  there
  is
  still
  a
  $523
  billion
 
  debt
 
burden.
 (2005,
 globalissues.org)
 
Ÿ Debt
  kills.
  Around
  11
  million
  children
  die
  each
  year
  due
  to
  conditions
  of
 
poverty
 and
 debt.
 (globalissues.org)
 
"The
 history
 of
 third
 world
 debt
 is
 the
 history
 of
 a
 massive
 siphoning-­‐off
 by
 
international
  finance
  of
  the
  resources
  of
  the
  most
  deprived
  people.
  This
 
process
  is
  designed
  to
  perpetuate
  itself,
  thanks
  to
  a
  diabolical
  mechanism
 
whereby
  debt
  replicates
  itself
  on
  an
  even
  grander
  scale,
  a
  cycle
  that
  can
 
only
 be
 broken
 by
 cancelling
 the
 debt.
 "
 
 

 

-­‐
 Third
 World
 Debt,
 a
 Continuing
 Legacy
 of
 Colonialism
 

 

 


 

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The
 more
 you
 are
 able
 to
 make
 the
 world
 
be
  indebted
  to
  you,
  the
  more
  you
  can
 
manipulate
  the
  population
  into
  spending
 
their
  entire
  lives
  trying
  to
  survive
  as
  debt
 
slaves
  to
  your
  self-­‐serving
  system.
  This
  is
 
the
 intention
 behind
 our
 modern
 banking
 
system.
  Mortgages,
  taxes,
  credit
  cards,
 
payment
  plans…
  all
  of
  it
  is
  designed
  to
  perpetuate
  debt,
 since
 it
 is
 debt
 itself
  that
 
feeds
  this
  economic
  machine.
  Instead
  of
  going
  into
  greater
  detail
  about
  the
 
workings
 of
 our
 debt-­‐based
 economy
 here,
 below
 are
 links
 to
 documentaries
 and
 
videos
 covering
 the
 subject
 matter
 in
 greater
 detail.
 

 
DOCUMENTARIES: Money System
Money
 As
 Debt
 (46:56):
 youtu.be/jqvKjsIxT_8
 

 

Zeitgeist
 Addendum
 (2:03:07):
 youtu.be/gCPaszQpXjE
 

 

Hidden
 Secrets
 of
 Money
 (29:35):
 youtu.be/iFDe5kUUyT0
 

 

The
 Collective
 Evolution
 –
 Finance
 (17:59):
 youtu.be/knpJoGal65c
 

 

 

 


 


 


 
We protest not only at our exclusion from the American
Dream; we protest at its bleakness. If it cannot include everyone on
Earth, every ecosystem and bioregion, every people and culture in its
richness; if the wealth of one must be the debt of another; if it entails
sweatshops and underclasses and fracking and all the rest of the
ugliness our system has created, then we want none of it.
- Charles Eisenstein


 


 

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# 3: DEPENDENCY

 

In
  addition
  to
  the
  perpetual
  debt
  it
  creates,
  the
  monetary
  system
  needs
  the
 
population
  to
  continually
  buy
  new
  stuff
  and
  pay
  for
  services,
  or
  else
  it
  will
 
collapse.
  Notice
  how
  we
  are
  commonly
  referred
  to
  as
  “consumers”
  rather
  than
 
human
 beings.
 That
 is
 because
 a
 consumer
 is
 what
 the
 powers
 that
 be
 need
 us
 to
 
be.
  In
  order
  to
  uphold
  this
  economy,
  it
  is
  necessary
  to
  create
  mental
  and/or
 
physical
  dependency
  to
  industries,
  whether
  it
  is
  the
  banking
  industry,
  the
 
pharmaceutical
 industry,
 the
 oil
 industry,
 the
 food
 industry,
 the
 beauty
 industry
 
etc.
 Creating
 dependency
 is
 crucial
 for
 the
 few
 to
 overpower
 the
 many.
 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 


 

 


 

 

 
The few who understand the system will either be so interested
in its profits or be so dependent upon its favours that there will be no
opposition from that class, while on the other hand, the great body of people,
mentally incapable of comprehending the tremendous advantage that capital
derives from the system, will bear its burdens without complaint, and perhaps
without even suspecting that the system is inimical to their interests.
- The Rothschild brothers of London writing to associates in New York, 1863


 

 

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Dependency
  is
  created
  in
  3
  simple
  steps.
  First,
  you
  must
  create
  something—
whether
 it
 be
 the
 first
 dollar
 in
 existence,
 a
 service
 or
 a
 product
 (this
 step
 is
 to
 be
 
skipped
  of
  course
  in
  the
  case
  of
  natural
  resources.)
  Secondly,
  you
  must
  claim
 
ownership
  of
  it.
  Thirdly,
  you
  must
  ensure
  that
  others
  will
  continually
  need
  (or
 
think
 they
 need)
 to
 get
 it
 from
 you.
 Then,
 you’re
 in
 control.
 

 

However,
 if
 you
 do
 not
 claim
 ownership
 
and
  control
  over
  resources—or
  create
 
meaningful
  products
  and
  systems
  that
 
would
  allow
  people
  to
  be
  self-­‐
sufficient—your
 power
 hungry
 or
 profit-­‐
making
  mentality
  is
  quite
  useless.
  You
 
would
 have
 to
 be
 okay
 with
 creating
 and
 
providing
 solely
 for
 the
 greater
 good
 and
 
freedom
  of
  all—even
  if
  it
  means
  they
 
will
 no
 longer
 depend
 on
 you—instead
 of
 thinking
 solely
 in
 terms
 of
 short-­‐term
 
personal
 gain.
 This
 is
 obviously
 not
 good
 for
 business.
 
 

 

It
  is
  only
  a
  matter
  of
  observation
  to
  see
  how
  major
  industries
  altogether
  form
  an
 
interlocked
  web
  of
  dependency
  that
  feed
  each
  other
  by
  creating
  more
  need,
 
instead
 actually
 liberating
 the
 world
 from
 need.
 Because
 of
 this
 business
 model,
 
the
  natural
  desire
  to
  contribute
  for
  the
  betterment
  of
  all
  has
  gradually
  been
 
replaced
 by
 the
 robotic
 desire
 to
 accumulate
 numbers
 and
 pieces
 of
 paper.
 We
 
can
 see
 the
 result
 of
 this
 short-­‐sightedness
 in
 today’s
 industrial
 practices.
 
 

 

• Manufacturers
 keep
 cutting
 corners
 and
 producing
 lower-­‐quality
 products
 
with
 a
 shorter
 lifespan
 to
 keep
 sales
 going
 (planned
 obsolescence).
 

 

• Food
 companies
 ignore
 health
 hazards
 in
 the
 name
 of
 cheaper
 fillers
 and
 
chemical
 additives
 to
 maximize
 flavour
 and
 prolong
 shelf
 life.
 
 

 

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 The
  medical
  industry
  prioritizes
  the
  creation
  of
  dependant
  “pill-­‐takers”
 
simply
 because
 there
 is
 no
 money
 in
 healthy
 people.
 
 

 

• Free
  energy
  technologies
  are
  suppressed
  to
  protect
  the
  billion-­‐dollar
  oil
 
industry.
 
 

 

• Scams
 and
 false-­‐advertisement
 are
 considered
 legitimate
 business
 tactics.
 
 

 

• The
  education
  system
  prioritizes
  standardization
  to
  create
  good
  workers
 
and
 consumers,
 while
 human
 creativity
 takes
 the
 back
 burner.
 

 
 
This
  is
  perpetuating
  a
  world
  in
  which
  everyone
  focuses
  on
  competing
  against
 
each
  other,
  making
  money
  and
  hoarding
  mostly
  unneeded
  stuff,
  as
  opposed
  to
 
exploring
  our
  potential
  to
  co-­‐create
  better
  products,
  better
  systems
  and
  better
 
lifestyles
 for
 the
 freedom
 and
 greater
 good
 of
 the
 whole.
 “Over-­‐producing,
 over-­‐
consuming
 and
 over-­‐wasting”
 is
 the
 motto
 we
 live
 by,
 which
 does
 not
 only
 ravage
 
the
 planet
 but
 further
 deprives
 the
 poor.
  “But
 it’s
 good
 for
  the
 economy”
 is
 what
 
supposedly
  justifies
  this.
  “But
  it’s
  bad
  for
  the
  economy”
  is
  what
  supposedly
 
justifies
  the
  suppression
  of
  any
  alternative
  that
  would
  not
  be
  about
  profit
  but
 
about
 truly
 benefiting
 the
 world.
 Our
 old
 ways
 may
 be
 profitable
 to
 a
 system
 that
 
thrives
  on
  controlling
  the
  masses
  by
  maintaining
  a
  hierarchy
  of
  power,
  but
  the
 
price
 is
 high
 when
 you
 think
 in
 terms
 of
 freedom
 and
 human
 evolution.
 
 


 
Now, why are they going to war? Why isn’t alternative energy
 
used instead of oil? Why aren’t all the hungry and homeless fed and
sheltered? Why are people suffering in trafficking? Why is there a huge
drug trade in the world? Why is the rainforest cut down? Why are the
oceans overfished? Why? Why?? Why??? And the answer is:
Profit. Money. Greed. Property.
- Harald Sandø


 

 

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The
 following
 quotes
 are
 from
 thinkers
 and
 whistleblowers
 that
 understand
 how
 
each
 of
 the
 major
 industries
 of
 our
 world
 prioritize
 the
 creation
 of
 dependency
 as
 
opposed
 to
 enabling
 freedom
 and
 truth.
 Please
 consider
 doing
 your
 own
 research
 
about
 each
 industry
 to
 further
 substantiate
 the
 following
 points
 (click
 on
 the
 title
 
of
 each
 box
 to
 access
 more
 information).
 

 

POLITICS
“Presidents
 are
 selected,
 not
 elected.”
 
-­‐
 Franklin
 D.
 Roosevelt
 

 


 
I
  don’t
  vote
  as
  I
  believe
  democracy
  is
  a
  pointless
  spectacle
  where
  we
  choose
 
between
  two
  indistinguishable
  political
  parties,
  neither
  of
  whom
  represent
  the
 
people
 but
 the
 interest
 of
 powerful
 business
 elites
 that
 run
 the
 world.”
 

 

-­‐
 Russell
 Brand
 

 

 


 


 


 


 


 
 


 


 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 


 


 

 

 

 

 

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PHARMACEUTICAL/HEALTH INDUSTRY
The Pharmaceutical Industry Does Not Create Cures,
They Create Customers

“I
  would
  like
  to
  dispel
  the
  myth
  that
  the
  pharmaceutical
  industry
  is
  in
  the
 
business
  of
  health
  and
  healing,
  because,
  in
  fact,
  what
  the
  pharmaceutical
 
industry
  is
  in
  the
  business
  of
  doing
  is
  “disease
  maintenance”
  and
 
“symptoms
 management.”
 They
 are
 not
 in
 the
 business
 to
 cure
 Cancer,
 to
 
cure
  Alzheimer’s,
  to
  cure
  heart
  disease
  because
  if
  they
  were,
  they
  would
  be
 
in
  the
  business
  of
  putting
  themselves
  out
  of
  business;
  and
  that
  in
  fact
 
doesn't
 make
 sense.”

 
-­‐
 Gwen
 Olson,
 former
 pharmaceutical
 representative
 


 


 

 

 

 

 


 

 


 


 

 

 

 
Bill Maher on
 Big Pharma ►


 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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FOOD INDUSTRY

  Healthy Locally Grown Organic Food has No Economic Value

 
“Industrial
 
food
  manufacturing
  involves
  appropriating
  raw
  materials
  from
 

 
nature
  and
  turning
  them
  into
  profitable
  commodities.
  Kellogg,
  for
  example,
 

 
takes
 whole
 corn,
 removes
 almost
 all
 naturally
 occurring
 nutrients,
 adds
 sugar,
 


 

salt,
  and
  chemical
  additives
  to
  maximize
  flavor,
  stability,
  and
  shelf
  life,
  and
 
puts
 the
 ingredients
 through
 a
 complex
 manufacturing
 process
 to
 create
 Corn
 
Pops.
 […]
 Other
 food
 companies
 like
 McDonald’s,
 and
 Coca-­‐Cola
 also
 maximize
 
profit
  by
  taking
  raw
  materials
  such
  as
  wheat,
  potatoes,
  salt,
  and
  sugar
  and
 
process
  them
  with
  chemical
  additives.
  Companies
  make
  more
  money
  selling
 
unhealthy
 food
 because
 truly
 healthy
 food
 doesn’t
 come
 in
 a
 box.
 They
 simply
 
cannot
 produce
 healthy
 food
 in
 a
 way
 that
 both
 maximizes
 profits
 and
 benefits
 
public
 health.”
 

 
-­‐
 Michele
 Simon,
 JD,
 MPH,
 public
 health
 lawyer
 who
 has
 been
 researching
 and
 writing
 about
 the
 
food
 industry
 and
 food
 politics
 since
 1996.
 


 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

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SEED INDUSTRY

 
"Once
  they
  have
  established
  the
  norm
  that
  seed
  can
  be
  owned
  as
  their
 

 
property
 
and
 royalties
 can
 be
 collected,
 we
 will
 depend
 on
 them
 for
 every
 seed
 
we
 

  grow
  of
  every
  crop
  we
  grow.
 If
 they
 control
 seed,
 they
 control
 food,
 they
 
know
 it,
 it's
 strategic.
 It's
 more
 powerful
 than
 bombs,
 it's
 more
 powerful
 than
 

 
guns.
 This
 is
 the
 best
 way
 to
 control
 the
 populations
 of
 the
 world."
 

 
 


 

-­‐
 Vandana
 Shiva,
 Philosopher,
 environmentalist,
 author


 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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ENERGY INDUSTRY

 
"J.P.
 Morgan
 got
 Lorentz
 to
 cripple
 the
 Heaviside
 equations
 so
 that
 the
 new
 EE
 

 
(electrical
 
engineering)
  concepts
  being
  taught
  in
  the
  universities
  would
  not
 
ever
 

  contain
 free
 energy
 and
 over
 unity
 systems.
 This
 deliberate
 mutilation
 and
 
crippling
 
of
  electrical
  engineering
  is
  the
  real
  and
  single
  cause
  of
  our
 

 
dependence
 on
 oil
 and
 of
 much
 of
 the
 pollution
 of
 our
 biosphere…
 The
 “High
 

 
Cabal”
 

  Churchill’s
  name
  for
  the
  secret
  consortium
  of
  elite
  families
  and
 


 

organization
 we
 loosely
 refer
 to
 as
 the
 “control
 groups.”
 –
 has
 been
 ruthlessly
 
suppressing
  free
  energy
  inventors
  for
  a
  century,
  including
  by
  direct
 
assassination.
  Having
  personally
  survived
  several
  such
  assassination
  attempts,
 
I
 have
 experienced
 what
 I’m
 speaking
 of."
 

 
-­‐
 Tom
 Bearden,
 Inventor,
 Author,
 Energy
 from
 the
 Vacuum
 

"If
  these
  new
  energy
  technologies
  were
  to
  be
  set
  free
  world-­‐wide,
  the
  change
 
would
  be
  profound;
  it
  would
  effect
  everybody:
  it
  would
  be
  applicable
 
everywhere.
  These
  technologies
  are
  absolutely
  the
  most
  important
  thing
  that
 
has
 happened
 in
 the
 history
 of
 the
 world."
 

 
-­‐
 Brian
 O’Leary,
 Physics
 Professor,
 NASA
 Astronaut
 


 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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ARMS INDUSTRY
“You Can’t Feed The Poor But You Can Fund A War?”

“War
  is
  a
  racket.
  It
  always
  has
  been.
  It
  is
  possibly
  the
  oldest,
  easily
  the
  most
 
profitable,
 surely
 the
 most
 vicious.
 It
 is
 the
 only
 one
 international
 in
 scope.
 It
 is
 the
 
only
 one
 in
 which
 the
 profits
 are
 reckoned
 in
 dollars
 and
 the
 losses
 in
 lives.
 A
 racket
 
is
 best
 described,
 I
 believe,
 as
 something
 that
 is
 not
 what
 it
 seems
 to
 the
 majority
 of
 
the
 people.
 Only
 a
 small
 'inside'
 group
 knows
 what
 it
 is
 about.
 It
 is
 conducted
 for
 the
 
benefit
 of
 the
 very
 few,
 at
 the
 expense
 of
 the
 very
 many.
 Out
 of
 war
 a
 few
 people
 
make
 huge
 fortunes.”
 

 

-­‐
 Smedley
 D.
 Butler
 (retired
 United
 States
 Marine
 Corps
 Major
 General
 and
 two
 time
 Medal
 of
 
Honor
 recipient)
 

 

“We’d
  be
  trundling
  through
  Taliban-­‐controlled
  areas
  in
  armored
  vehicles,
  dodging
 
ambushes
 and
 hitting
 IEDs,
 and
 the
 soldiers
 would
 be
 saying,
 ‘We’re
 funding
 both
 
sides
  of
  this
  war.’
  It
  seemed
  preposterous
  at
  first.
  But
  as
  I
  dug
  into
  the
  story,
 
officers,
 diplomats,
 and
 aid
 officials
 confirmed
 the
 rough
 outlines
 of
 the
 pernicious
 
system.
 One
 sardonic
 US
 intelligence
 officer
 told
 me,
 ‘It’s
 the
 perfect
 war.
 Everyone
 
is
 making
 money.’”
 

 

-­‐
 Douglas
 A.
 Wissing
 (award-­‐winning
 independent
 journalist)
 


 

Aaron Russo - 911 War on Terror Fraud ►
 


 

 


 


 

 

 

 

 


 

 

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MASS MEDIA

 
“(…)
  The
  ones
  who
  have
  access
  to
  the
  media,
  including
  the
  intellectual
  journals,
 

  who
  essentially
  control
  the
  educational
  apparatus,
  should
  properly
  be
 
and
 
referred
 to
 as
 a
 class
 of
 ‘commissars.’
 That’s
 their
 essential
 function:
 to
 design,
 

 
propagate
 
and
  create
  a
  system
  of
  doctrines
  and
  beliefs
  which
  will
  undermine
 

 

independent
  thought
  and
  prevent
  understanding
  and
  analysis
  of
  institutional
 
structures
 and
 their
 functions.”
 
 

 
-­‐
 Noam
 Chomsky;
 Chronicles
 of
 Dissent


 


 
“The
 bottom
 line
 is
 that
 the
 government
 is
 getting
 what
 they
 ordered.
 They
 do
 
not
 want
 your
 children
 to
 be
 educated.
 They
 do
 not
 want
 you
 to
 think
 too
 much.
 
That
  is
  why
  our
  country
  and
  our
  world
  has
  become
  so
  proliferated
  with
 
entertainments,
  mass
  media,
  television
  shows,
  amusement
  parks,
  drugs,
 
alcohol,
 and
 every
 kind
 of
 entertainment
 to
 keep
 the
 human
 mind
 entertained,
 
so
 that
 you
 don’t
 get
 in
 the
 way
 of
 important
 people
 by
 doing
 too
 much
 thinking.
 
You
 better
 wake
 up
 and
 understand
 that
 there
 are
 people
 who
 are
 guiding
 your
 
life
 and
 you
 don’t
 even
 know
 it.”
 
 

 
-­‐
 Jordan
 Maxwell


 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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A system that is so ‘sane’, that the more successful it is in
its own terms, the quicker it destroys the planet. It insists every year
that we take more from the earth even quicker, turn it into more things,
sell even more things, consume even more things, throw away even more
things, to worship the real god of the modern world – economic growth.
It insists that every year 20% of the people of the world consume 80% of
the resources while leaving the other 80% to get by on the remaining 20%.
 
Crazy? Of course it is! This is the economic system – take, make and throw
away – that controls your life and mine, and of the 6 billion people here.
– David Icke


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

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Beyond Conditioning


 
This
 brings
 us
 to
 the
 question:
 Does
 it
 need
 to
 be
 this
 way?
 

 

 

But
 of
 course
 or
 else
 our
 whole
 system
 will
 collapse!
 What
 will
 we
 do
 
 
without
 jobs?
 How
 could
 we
 live
 if
 we
 suddenly
 could
 not
 rely
 on
 the
 
 
huge
 corporate
 giants
 to
 feed,
 clothe
 and
 supply
 our
 families?
 

 

 

Great
  questions!
  This
  is
  exactly
  what
  we
  need
  to
  start
  thinking
 
about
 to
 open
 our
 eyes
 and
 minds
 to
 new
 possibilities.
 But
 in
 
order
 to
 see
 those
 possibilities,
 we
 cannot
 keep
 on
 thinking
 
the
  same
  way
  we
  have
  been
  conditioned
  to.
  Contrary
  to
 
popular
 belief,
 our
 modern
 society
 is
 not
 a
 reflection
 of
 our
 
inherent
  human
  nature.
  Just
  how
  natural
  is
  it
  to
  destroy
 
nature
  and
  ourselves
  in
  the
  process?
  Are
 
we
  born
  equating
  pieces
  of
  paper
  and
 
digits
  on
  a
  computer
  screen
  with
 
great
  value?
  Think
  about
  it:
  it
  takes
 
on
  average
  20
  years,
  starting
  from
  a
 
very
  early
  age,
  to
  shape
  us
  into
  so-­‐called
  “functional
  members
  of
  society.”
  And
 
why
  not
  add
  a
  daily
  dose
  of
  “television
  programming”
  into
  the
  mix!
  This
  is
  not
 
human
 nature.
 This
 is
 human
 conditioning.
 For
 this
 reason,
 we
 need
 to
 seriously
 
rethink
 the
 concepts
 we
 as
 a
 society
 have
 taken
 for
 granted.
 
 


 

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The American Dream betrayed even those who achieved it,
lonely in their overtime careers and their McMansions, narcotized to the
ongoing ruination of nature and culture but aching because of it, endlessly
consuming and accumulating to quell the insistent voice: “I wasn’t put here
on Earth to sell a product.” “I wasn’t put here on Earth to increase market
share.” “I wasn’t put here on Earth to make numbers grow.
- Charles Eisenstein


 

 

So
  what
  if
  the
  numbers
  all
  collapsed?
  The
  image
  that
  is
  often
  created
  in
  our
 
minds
  when
  imagining
  a
  world
  without
  this
  system
  is
  chaos.
  It
  is
  believed
  that
 
there
 is
  too
  much
  scarcity
  in
  the
 world
 and
 that
 without
 money,
 grocery
 stores
 
and
  governments,
  everybody
  would
  end
  up
  killing
  one
  another
  to
  survive.
 
Newsflash:
 this
 system
 did
 not
 always
 exist.
 If
 the
 human
 race
 once
 lived
 outside
 
of
 it;
 who
 says
 it
 is
 now
 our
 one
 and
 only
 option?
  This
 is
 not
 to
 say
 that
 we
 should
 
go
 back
 in
 time
 and
 live
 exactly
  like
 ancient
 civilisations.
 New
 possibilities
 exist.
 
But
 as
 mentioned
 before,
 we
 cannot
 fully
 know
 new
 possibilities
 with
 the
 same
 
conditioned
 mind
 that
 currently
 has
 or
 once
 locked
 us
 in
 the
 status
 quo.
 

 

A
 question
 we
 can
 ask
 ourselves
 to
 open
 our
 minds
 further
 is:
 if
 I
 never
 watched
 
TV,
  read
  the
  newspapers,
  heard
  of
  politics,
  knew
  of
  money,
  learned
  about
  the
 
concept
  of
  “my
  toys”
  and
  “their
  toys”
  or
  had
  been
  told
  that
  I
  was
  supposed
  to
 
“earn”
 a
 living,
 would
 I
 think
 most
 of
 the
 thoughts
 I
 think
 today?
 Would
 I
 worry
 
about
 the
 same
 things?
 Would
 I
 hold
 the
 same
 beliefs?
 Would
 I
 chase
 after
 the
 
same
 stuff?
 Would
 I
 be
 doing
 what
 I
 am
 doing
 now?
 

 

As
  we
  clear
  our
  mind’s
  slate,
  we
  are
  better
  able
  to
  think
  critically
  about
  the
  most
 
basic
 concepts
 our
 society
 fights
 to
 defend.
 In
 the
 previous
 chapter,
 we
 depicted
 
what
  these
  concepts
  are,
  what
  their
  purpose
  is
  and
  what
  type
  of
  world
  they
 
create.
 Now,
 let’s
 see
 if
 there
 is
 any
 truth
 to
 them
 and
 explore
 some
 alternatives!
 


 

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• Money
 

• Scarcity
 

• Ownership
 

• Standardized
 Education
 

• Hierarchy/Authority
 

• The
 need
 to
 “earn
 a
 living”
 


 

 

OWNERSHIP

 

Can
  we
  really
  own
  land?
  Can
  we
  really
 
own
 a
 tree?
 Can
 we
 own
 the
 ocean?
 Can
 
we
 own
 the
 earth?
 Who
 owned
 it
 before
 
anyone
 claimed
 that
 they
 did?
 No
 one;
 it
 
belonged
  to
  us
  all.
  This
  system
  was
 
founded
 on
 the
 first
 and
 most
 important
 
misconception:
  the
  belief
  that
  you
  can
 
actually
 own
 anything.
 There
 is
 no
 such
 
thing
  as
  ownership,
  but
  only
  people
  who
  claim
  ownership.
  You
  cannot
  own
  in
 
reality,
  but
  only
  on
  paper.
  What
  is
  a
  deed
  other
  than
  a
  fancy-­‐looking
  piece
  of
 
paper
 we
 choose
 to
 believe
 in?
 Ownership
 is
 a
 mental
 concept
 and
 nothing
 more.
 

 
 

 
 


 

You need to understand this. We did not think we owned the land.
The land was part of us. We didn't even know about owning the land.
– Kent Nerburn


 

 

The
  concept
  of
  land
  ownership
  for
  instance,
  was
  invented
  very
  late
  in
  the
  history
 
of
 mankind
 for
 the
 purpose
 of
 allowing
 owners
 to
 exclusively
 control
 and
 profit
 
off
  of
  what
  they
  own.
  But
  now,
  ownership
  is
  widely
  believed
  to
  be
  a
  universal
 
law.
  Yet
  the
  earth
  does
  not
  come
  with
  preinstalled
  fences
  and
  borders.
  It
  does
 
not
 
 concentrate
 
 its
 
 abundance
 
 wherever
 
 there
 
 is
 
 gold
 
 
 or
 
 
 stop
 
 
 seeds
 
 
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sprouting
  if
  they
  were
  not
  owned
  or
  paid
  for.
  The
  earth
  does
  not
  exclude;
  it
  is
 
simply
  there,
  available
  to
  all
  life.
  Restrictions
  were
  made
  up.
  A
  whole
  empire
 
designed
  for
  the
  “richest”
  to
  exclusively
  hoard
  most
  of
  the
  earth’s
  resources
  is
 
nothing
 more
 than
 an
 idea,
 a
 game
 of
 monopoly
 covering
 the
 underlying
 truth:
 
 

 

PLANET
  EARTH
  PRODUCES
  MORE
  THAN
  ENOUGH
  RESOURCES
  FOR
  ALL
  OF
  ITS
 
INHABITANTS
 TO
 SHARE
 EQUALLY.
 

 


 
Earth provides enough to satisfy every man’s need,
but not every man’s greed.
 
 

 

– Gandhi


 

 

Yet
 it
 is
 believed
 that
 if
 we
 were
 to
 allow
 humanity
 equal
 access
 to
 the
 earth,
 it
 
could
 not
 provide
 for
 everyone.
 The
 concept
 of
 ownership
 itself
 is
 based
 on
 the
 
idea
  that
  there
  is
  no
  such
  thing
  as
  equal
  opportunity
  for
  all—hence
  the
  “every
 
man
 for
 himself”
 motto.
 This
 is
 simply
 not
 true.
 As
 much
 as
 our
 system
 pretends
 
to
 be
 driven
 by
 the
 desire
 to
 avoid
 scarcity,
 it
 is
 ironically
 the
 creator
 of
 it.
 It
 is
 a
 
veil
 of
 fabricated
 rules
 and
 conditions
 concealing
 a
 world
 of
 inherent
 abundance.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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DID YOU KNOW?


 

 

Source:
 foodfirst.org


 

Ÿ “Abundance,
  not
  scarcity,
  best
  describes
  the
  world's
  food
  supply.
  Enough
 
wheat,
 rice
 and
 other
 grains
 are
 produced
 to
 provide
 every
 human
 being
 with
 
3,500
  calories
  a
  day.
  That
  doesn't
  even
  count
  many
  other
  commonly
  eaten
 
foods
  -­‐
  vegetables,
  beans,
  nuts,
  root
  crops,
  fruits,
  grass-­‐fed
  meats,
  and
  fish.
 
Enough
 food
 is
 available
 to
 provide
 at
 least
 4.3
 pounds
 of
 food
 per
 person
 a
 day
 
worldwide.”
 
 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

Ÿ “Many
 nations
 can’t
 realize
 their
 full
 food
 production
 potential
 because
 of
 
the
 gross
 inefficiencies
 caused
 by
 inequitable
 ownership
 of
 resources.”
 
 
Ÿ “Many
  of
  the
  countries
  in
  which
  hunger
  is
  rampant
  export
  much
  more
  in
 
agricultural
  goods
  than
  they
  import.
  Northern
  countries
  are
  the
  main
  food
 
importers,
 their
 purchases
 representing
 71.2
 percent
 of
 the
 total
 value
 of
 food
 
items
  imported
  in
  the
  world
  in
  1992.
  Imports
  by
  the
  30
  lowest-­‐income
 
countries,
 on
 the
 other
 hand,
 accounted
 for
 only
 5.2
 percent
 of
 all
 international
 
commerce
 in
 food
 and
 farm
 commodities.”
 
Ÿ “The
 American
 Association
 for
 the
 Advancement
 of
 Science
 (AAAS)
 found
 
in
  a
  1997
  study
  that
  78%
  of
  all
  malnourished
  children
  under
  five
  in
  the
 
developing
 world
 live
 in
 countries
 with
 food
 surpluses.”
 
 
Ÿ “Africa
  has
  enormous
  still
  unexploited
  potential
  to
  grow
  food,
  with
 
theoretical
  grain
  yields
  25
  to
  35%
  higher
  than
  maximum
  potential
  yields
  in
 
Europe
 or
 North
 America.29
 Beyond
 yield
 potential,
 ample
 arable
 land
 awaits
 
future
 use.
 In
 Chad,
 for
 example,
 only
 10%
 of
 the
 farm
 land
 rated
 as
 having
 no
 
serious
  production
  constraints
  is
  actually
  farmed.
  In
  countries
  notorious
  for
 
famines
  like
  Ethiopia,
  Sudan,
  Somalia
  and
  Mali,
  the
  area
  of
  unused
  good
 
quality
 farm
 land
 is
 many
 times
 greater
 than
 the
 area
 actually
 farmed,
 casting
 
doubt
  on
  the
  notion
  that
  there
  are
  simply
  too
  many
  people
  for
  scarce
 
resources.”
 
Ÿ “The
  success
  of
  organic
  farmers
  in
  the
  U.S.
  gives
  a
  glimpse
  of
  the
 
possibilities.
  Cuba's
  recent
  success
  in
  overcoming
  a
  food
  crisis
  through
  self-­‐
reliance
  and
  sustainable,
  virtually
  pesticide-­‐free
  agriculture
  is
  another
  good
 
example.
 Indeed,
 environmentally
 sound
 agricultural
 alternatives
 can
 be
 more
 
productive
 than
 environmentally
 destructive
 ones.”
 


 


 

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If
  our
  system
  were
  not
  all
  about
  a
  few
  individuals
  owning
  the
  world
  and
  selling
  it
 
back
 to
 whoever
 earns
 enough
 money
 to
 afford
 it—lack
 would
 be
 a
 story
 of
 the
 
past.
 For
 lack
 to
 be
 possible,
 there
 has
 to
 be
 a
 minority
 of
 people
 that
 not
 only
 
consume
 more
 than
 the
 rest,
 but
 also
 own
 and
 thus
 regulate
 who
 can
 have
 what.
 
 

 

IS MOTIVATION POSSIBLE WITHOUT MONEY?

 

Would
 we
 really
 let
 ourselves
 perish
 without
 an
 
authority
 determining
 whether
 or
 not
 we
 can
 
afford
  life?
 A
  common
  belief
  is
  that
 without
 
money,
  no
  one
  would
  be
  motivated
  to
  do
 
anything
 of
 value.
 People
 often
 say
 “who
 is
 
going
 to
 produce
 our
 food
 if
 it
 wasn’t
 for
 food
 
corporations
 creating
 food-­‐manufacturing
 jobs?”
 
Or
  “no
  one
  is
  going
  to
  get
  off
  their
 
couch
  if
  it
  wasn’t
  for
  the
  lure
  of
 
money.”
  But
  is
  it
  really
  money
  that
  motivates,
  or
  the
  threat
  of
  not
  earning
 
enough
 to
 get
 by?
 We
 cannot
 know
 natural
 human
 will
 and
 creativity
 while
 it
 is
 
artificially
  controlled
  through
  the
  reward
  of
  wealth
  and
  the
  punishment
  of
 
deprivation.
 On
 top
 of
 that,
 the
 mainstream
 media
 glamorizes
 a
 life
 of
 financial
 
abundance
  and
  material
  luxury,
  which
  conditions
  people
  into
  seeking
  this
 
manufactured
  version
  of
  “success”
  as
  opposed
  to
  asking
  themselves
  what
  they
 
would
 truly
 want
 to
 create
 with
 their
 lives.
 

 


 
Many of the jobs out there are make-work projects. They serve
no greater purpose. Remove the concern for ones survival and allow
a person to simply do what they love: believe me, pieces of
paper won’t even come to their mind.

 


 

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Gardeners,
 designers,
 architects,
 engineers,
 inventors,
 artists
  and
  scientists…
  it
  is
 
not
 money
 that
 produces
 such
 passion
 and
 talent.
 Humanity
 alone
 is
 an
 all-­‐in-­‐one
 
toolset
  with
  more
  than
  enough
  potential
  to
  create
  heaven
  on
  earth!
  However,
 
money’s
  imagined
  equivalence
  to
  survival,
  success
  and
  happiness
  is
  used
  to
 
manipulate
 human
 productivity
 according
 to
 the
 needs
 of
 the
 economy.
  Imagine
 
what
 type
 of
 world
 we
 could
 create
 if
 we
 were
 not
 so
 busy
 chasing
 dollar
 signs.
 

 


 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It
  is
  believed
  that
  it
  is
  in
  our
  DNA
  to
  fight
  amongst
  each
  other
  for
  survival.
  But
 
would
 we
 be
 doing
 so
 if
 it
 were
 not
 for
 the
 artificial
 scarcity
 that
 ownership
 and
 
money
 has
 created?
 Some
 would
 argue
 that
 the
 urge
 to
 own
 and
 deprive
 others
 
is
 natural
 since
 certain
 animals
 show
 territorial
 behaviors.
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is
  only
  shown
  by
  a
  minority
  of
  species,
  most
  of
  which
  at
  least
  work
  together
  as
  a
 
community
  within
  their
  territory.
  We
  may
  use
  the
  example
  of
  a
  minority
  of
 
animals
  as
  an
  excuse,
  but
  why
  not
  observe
  humanity
  itself?
  It
  is
  very
  revealing
  to
 
observe
 what
 happens
 when
 natural
 disaster
 strikes
 and
 people
 are
 forced
 out
 of
 
their
  secluded
  lifestyle.
  The
  aftermath
  has
  shown
  us
  several
  times
  that
  rioting,
 
stealing,
  rape
  and
  murder
  were
  not
  automatic
  results.
  Instead,
  people
  pulled
 
together,
 shared
 resources,
 cared
 for
 each
 other
 and
 in
 many
 cases
 found
 great
 
joy
 in
 contributing
 to
 the
 community.
 Why
 not
 use
 that
 as
 an
 example
 instead?
 

 

 

If we ask Nature: “who are the fittest: those who are continually
at war with each other, or those who support one another?” We at once
see that those animals which acquire habits of mutual aid are undoubtedly
the fittest. They have more chances to survive, and they attain, in their
respective classes, the highest development of intelligence
and bodily organization.

 

- Ronald Logan

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 
BOOK


 


 


 


 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

RECOMMENDATION

Ÿ The
  false
  assumptions
  of
  human
  evolution
  and
  of
  the
 
Darwinian
  theory
  "Let
  the
  strongest
  live
  and
  the
  weakest
 
die"
  and
  how
  this
  plays
  out
  in
  corporations,
  societies,
 
warfare,
 and
 civilization
 today
 

 

Ÿ The
  origin
  of,
  and
  reasons
  for,
  war
  in
  our
  ancient
  past,
 
and
 why
 it
 may
 become
 obsolete
 in
 our
 time
 

 

Ÿ 400
  peer-­‐reviewed
  studies
  in
  the
  20th
  century
 
concluding
  that
  violent
  competition
  and
  war
  directly
 
contradict
 our
 true
 nature
 of
 cooperation
 and
 nurturing
 

 

Ÿ

 

 

Evidence
 of
 advanced,
 near-­‐ice
 age
 civilizations

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A human being is a part of the whole called by us “the universe,” a
part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and
feelings, as something separate from the rest – a kind of optical illusion of
consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our
personal desires and affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task
must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening the circle of
understanding and compassion to embrace all living creatures
and the whole of nature in its beauty.
- Albert Einstein


 

 
The
  urges
  to
  own
  and
  hoard
  are
  not
  human
 
nature,
  they
  are
  the
  response
  to
  a
  perceived
 
disconnection
  between
  “me”
  and
  “the
  world.”
 
We
  have
  forgotten
  our
  natural
  sense
  of
 
community—which
  has
  in
  turn
  left
  us
  feeling
 
alone
  and
  separate.
  When
  we
  exclude
  ourselves
 
from
  the
  whole;
  the
  small,
  separate
  and
  lonely
 
identity
 that
 remains
 tries
 to
 compensate
 for
 this
 loss
 of
 wholeness
 with
 the
 need
 
to
  claim
  as
  much
  as
  possible.
  And
  so
  instead
  of
  building
  a
  society
  based
  on
 
relationships,
 equality
 and
 collaboration,
 it
 is
 now
 based
 on
 exclusive
 ownership,
 
power
 and
 control—where
 the
 masses
 are
 left
 to
 compete
 for
 their
 piece
 of
 the
 
cake
  by
  working
  for
  the
  ultimate
  owners
  of
  the
  world’s
  wealth.
  This
  is
 
perpetuating
  a
  world
  of
  fierce
  competition,
  environmental
  abuse,
  war
  and
 
scarcity;
 all
 in
 the
 name
 of
 isolated
 survival.
 Yet
 this
 “less
 for
 you
 is
 more
 for
 me”
 
mentality
 is
 a
 response
 to
 the
 belief
 in
 separation.
 It
 is
 a
 learnt
 behavior
 used
 to
 
compensate
 for
 the
 artificial
 loss
 of
 community.
 It
 is
 this
 perception
 that
 drives
 us
 
as
  far
  as
  destroying
  the
  earth
  without
  realizing
  we
  are
  a
  part
  of
  it.
  It
  is
  not
 
natural.
 It
 is
 not
 even
 survival.
 It
 is
 self-­‐destruction
 disguised
 as
 survival.
 

 


 

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We abuse land because we regard it as a commodity belonging to us.
When we see land as a community to which we belong, we may
begin to use it with love and respect.
- Aldo Leopold


 

 

What
  if
  everyone
  snapped
  back
  to
  reality
  and
  remembered
  that
  the
  world
  can
 
provide
  for
  everyone
  if
  only
  we
  collaborated,
 shared
 and
 lived
 in
 harmony
 with
 
nature?
 Is
 that
 not
 what
 we
 try
 to
 teach
 our
 children?
 
 

 

It
  is
  time
  for
  humanity
  to
  quit
  trying
  to
 
loosely
 regulate
 scarcity
 and
 environmental
 
destruction
  without
  addressing
  the
  cause
  of
 
it.
 If
 it
 were
 not
 for
 the
 beliefs
 that
 we
 are
 
separate
  from
  one
  another,
  that
  we
  can
 
own
 resources
 and
 that
 we
 can
 use
 money
 
as
 a
 tool
 for
 misdistribution,
 poverty
 would
 
not
 be
 an
 issue.
 If
 it
 was
 not
 for
 the
 belief
 that
 we
 are
 separate
 from
 the
 earth,
 
can
 own
 the
 natural
 world
 and
 mistreat
 it
 for
 the
 sake
 of
 upholding
 this
 enslaving
 
economy,
  environmental
  destruction
  would
  be
  recognized
  as
  self-­‐destruction.
 
The
  same
  goes
  for
  the
  conquest
  of
  land
  and
  resources
  through
  war.
  If
  we
  all
 
recognized
  each
  other
  as
  part
  of
  the
  same
  human
  family
  inhabiting
  the
  same
 
earth,
 military
 men
 and
 women
 would
 drop
 their
 weapons
 in
 an
 instant.
 Can
 we
 
open
 our
 mind
 to
 new
 possibilities
 beyond
 this
 system
 of
 ownership?

 


 

• Money
 

• Scarcity
 
 

• Ownership
 
 

• Standardized
 Education
 

• Hierarchy/Authority
 

• The
  need
  to
  “earn
  a
  living”
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POSSIBILITIES BEYOND: OWNERSHIP

 


 

 

Why do we have to pay to live on the planet we were born on?

 

– Anonymous


 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 


 
Imagine
 for
 a
 moment
 if
 humanity
 let
 go
 of
 ownership.
 This
 means
 that
 money,
 
trade
 and
 profit
 would
 also
 become
 obsolete.
 What
 if
 we
 instead
 replaced
 it
 all
 
with
 what
 the
 earth
 was
 naturally
 set
 up
 for
 us
 to
 do:
 share
  the
  planet
  and
  its
 
resources?
  This
  suggestion
  would
  traditionally
  be
  ridiculed
  and
  judged
  as
  too
 
idealistic,
  but
  knowing
  that
  ownership
  and
  scarcity
  are
  artificial
  creations,
  how
 
farfetched
 is
 it
 to
 simply
 explore
 what
 is
 more
 natural
 and
 fair?
 That
 being
 said,
 
let’s
 continue
 considering
 the
 possibility.
 

 

Imagine
 not
 even
 one
 human
 being
 excluded
 from
 the
 abundance
 of
 the
 planet
 
they
  were
  born
  on.
  Picture
  a
  world
  that
  does
  not
  rely
  on
  money,
  banking,
 
patents,
 investors,
 secrecy,
 war
 or
 trafficking.
 No
 need
 to
 keep
 drilling
 the
 earth,
 
cutting
  down
  more
  trees,
  shortening
  the
  lifespan
  of
  products
  or
  creating
  more
 
meaningless
  jobs
  that
  could
  be
  automated
  simply
  to
  uphold
  a
  fake
  economy.
 
Imagine
 not
 having
 to
 earn
 our
 right
 to
 live.
 
 

 

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We're in a situation where we don't have enough jobs for people.
But what are the jobs for? Are they because we need more production?
Actually no. We have more than enough food for the whole world. We burn
food in America to keep market value high. We have more than enough places
to live so much that we're demolishing homes. In America we're ripping down
homes because if we just let people live in them, then the market value would
go down. And we're looking for ways to create jobs for people so they can
compete for stuff that's already in abundance that we're burning down.
That's when I look at it and say something is ass backwards here.
– Douglas Rushkoff


 

 
What
  would
  happen
  if
  we
  stopped
  valuing
  these
  pieces
 of
 paper,
 digital
  numbers
 
and
 ownership
 deeds
 altogether?
 What
 if
 we
 let
 this
 whole
 system
 collapse?
 We
 
would
 be
 left
 with
 the
 only
 thing
 that
 truly
 matters
 in
 the
 end:
 resources.
 Unlike
 
money,
 resources
 are
 what
 we
 actually
 need.
 They
 are
 what
 we
 can
 plant,
 what
 
we
  can
  eat
  and
  what
  we
  can
  build
  with.
  By
  removing
  money
  and
  ownership
  as
 
the
 middlemen
 between
 humanity
 and
 the
 access
 to
 resources;
 accessibility
 and
 
usership
 would
 be
 restored.
 

 

ACCESSIBILITY & USERSHIP

 

Accessibility
  and
  usership
  mean
  that
  everyone
  has
  access
  to
  everything
  on
  the
 
planet
 and
 can
 use
 a
 particular
 resource
 as
 long
 as
 they
 need
 it.
 When
 they
 are
 
done
 with
 it,
 it
 goes
 back
 into
 the
 pool
 of
 shared
 resources
 from
 which
 it
 came.
 
This
 means
 that
 resources—not
 money—would
 be
 recognized
 as
 the
 world’s
 true
 
wealth,
 yet
 nothing
 would
 restrict
 a
 human
 being
 and
 their
 right
 to
 have
 access
 
to
  it.
  The
  only
  justifiable
  law
  would
  be
  to
  never
  use
  resources
  in
  a
  way
  that
  is
 
unsustainable
  or
  to
  create
  something
  that
  would
  cause
  harm—which
  no
  one
 
would
 think
 of
 doing
 anyways
 when
 realizing
 they
 are
 a
 part
 of
 the
 community.
 
 

 

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In
  this
  reality,
  greed
  and
  competition
  would
  lose
  their
  meaning.
  Since
  no
  one
 
would
 be
 pressured
 to
 compete
 and
 earn
 a
 living,
 it
 would
 only
 make
 sense
 to
 let
 
our
  skills,
  knowledge,
  inborn
  talents
  and
  resources
  be
  freely
  shared
  and
  gifted
  to
 
the
 world.
 No
 bickering.
 No
 money.
 No
 profit.
 No
 “you
 owe
 me”
 and
 “I
 owe
 you.”
 
Instead:
  Collaboration.
  Joy.
  Creativity.
  Excitement.
  Opportunity.
  Not
  for
  a
  select
 
few
  to
  make
  profit,
  but
  to
  contribute
  to
  the
  whole.
  We
  would
  no
  longer
  sacrifice
 
public
  and
  environmental
  health
  to
  ensure
  financial
  profit.
  A
  truly
  free
  society
 
would
  thrive
  on
  evolutionary
  projects,
  ideas,
  products,
  systems
  and
 
technologies—not
 on
 restricting
 our
 potential
 to
 maintain
 a
 “way
 of
 life.”
 

 

LIMITLESS ACCESS, LIMITLESS POTENTIAL

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 
When
 everything
 is
 made
 accessible,
 everyone
 is
 rich
 beyond
 measure.
 When
 the
 
earth
 belongs
 to
 everyone,
 everyone
 is
 vibrant
 with
 potential.
 Think
 about
 it:
 if
 an
 
individual
  or
  group
  of
  people
  wants
  to
  work
  on
  a
  project
  (e.g.
  product,
 
technology,
  architecture,
  agriculture,
  music,
  art),
  they
  could
  simply
  go
  for
  it!
 
There
 would
 be
 no
 “I
 wish
 I
 could,
 but
 I
 don’t
 have
 the
 money”
 or
 “if
 only
 had
 the
 
 

 

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rights
  to
  this
  land”
  or
  “forget
  about
  my
  ambitions,
  I
  need
  to
  make
  sure
  my
 
children
  don’t
  starve
  today.”
  Not
  only
  that,
  people
  with
  the
  same
  passion
  and
 
right
 skill
 set
 would
 want
 to
 join
 in
 and
 assist
 in
 co-­‐creating
 the
 project
 knowing
 
that
 its
 completion
 will
 also
 enrich
 their
 existence.
 
 

 

Communities
 in
 which
 people
 would
 freely
 collaborate
 and
 contribute
 with
 their
 
unique
 ideas,
 skills
 and
 talents
 would
 generate
 an
 abundance
 of
 wealth,
 beauty
 
and
  diversity.
  What’s
  in
  it
  for
  people
  if
  they
  don’t
  get
  paid?
  The
  abundance
 
created
  by
  the
  community
  is
  freely
  given
  back
  to
  the
  community.
  This
  shared
 
abundance,
 not
 to
 mention
 the
 freedom
 to
 do
 what
 we
 LOVE
 to
 do,
 would
 be
 our
 
“paycheck.”
 Not
 a
 finite
 amount
 of
 money
 earned
 at
 jobs
 we
 probably
 hate
 just
 
to
  survive.
  Money,
  survival
  and
  competition
  would
  no
  longer
  be
  the
  driving
  force
 
behind
  our
  ambitions;
  it
  would
  be
  love,
  passion
  and
  our
  connection
  to
  all
  life.
 
Because
  in
  a
  world
  where
  everyone
  has
  free
  access
  to
  what
  they
  need
  to
  be
 
healthy;
 the
 “survival
 of
 the
 fittest”
 mentality
 becomes
 completely
 irrelevant.
 

 

 

Each of us is a unique strand in the intricate web of life and
here to make a contribution.
- Deepak Chopra


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Think
  of
  how
  expansive
  our
  society
  would
  become
  if
 
everyone
  were
  given
  the
  equal
  opportunity
  to
 
collaborate
  his
  or
  her
  gifts
  and
  ideas
  with
  all
  of
  us.
 
Imagine
  the
  technologies,
  inventions
  and
  creativity
  that
 
would
  emerge
  out
  of
  a
  human
  race
  that
  is
  no
  longer
 
bound
  to
  a
  life
  of
  isolated
  survival.
  Imagine
  all
  of
  the
 
beauty
 humanity
 would
 come
 up
 with
 if
 99%
 of
 us
 were
 not
 enslaved
 by
 money.
 

 

• We
 would
 no
 longer
 bother
 to
 cut
 corners,
 create
 unsustainable
 products
 
that
 make
 us
 slave
 to
 corporations,
 or
 sacrifice
 health
 for
 profit.
 We
 would
 
instead
  get
  excited
  about
  creating
  the
  best,
  most
  beneficial
  and
 
sustainable
 products
 that
 would
 support
 our
 freedom
 and
 self-­‐sufficiency!
 

 

• We
  would
  no
  longer
  protest
  for
  more
  jobs
  to
  “survive
  better”
  while
 
putting
  up
  with
  the
  same
  enslaving
  system
  (i.e.
  protesting
  for
  a
  bigger
 
cage.)
  We
  would
  instead
  use
  technology
  to
  automate
  tedious
 work,
  which
 
would
 enable
 everyone
 to
 follow
 their
 true
 calling.
 

 

 

 


 


 

 

 

 

 


 
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  the
  previously
  misunderstood
  origins
  of
 
money,
  the
  rise
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  elite
  and
  how
  they
 
control
 us
 to
 this
 day.
 

 

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 African
 philosophy
 of
 UBUNTU
 and
 how
 it
 
will
  allow
  us
  to
  seamlessly
  move
  from
  a
  divided,
  money-­‐
driven
  society,
  to
  united
  communities
  driven
  by
  people,
 
their
 passion
 for
 life
 and
 their
 God-­‐given
 talents.
 

 

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 UBUNTU
  CONTRIBUTION
  SYSTEM,
  a
  blueprint
 
for
  a
  new,
  moneyless
  social
  structure
  in
  which
  everyone
  is
 
absolutely
 free
 and
 equal.
 


 

 

 

 


 


 
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• Money
 

• Scarcity
 

• Ownership
 

• Standardized
 Education
 

• Hierarchy/Authority
 

• The
 need
 to
 “earn
 a
 living”
 

POSSIBILITIES BEYOND: HIERARCHY & THE
DEPENDENCY TO AUTHORITY

 

 

We make you pay for the water you drink, the food you eat, for
the wars we need, for the crimes we commit; we make you dedicate
the most important part of your life to us, but we give you wages and tell
you they allow you to buy stuff and pay for your needs to make us
even richer. We call this freedom.
- Anonymous

To
 whom
 would
 we
 “earn”
 our
 living
 to
 if
 we
 all
 shared
 and
 
lived
  as
  equals?
  Without
  owners,
  who
  could
  rule
  over
 
others?
 As
 we
 let
 go
 of
 the
 belief
 in
 ownership
 and
 allow
 the
 
earth
 to
 be
 our
 provider,
 we
 will
 know
 that
 it
 is
 the
 earth
 we
 
depend
  on
  and
  nothing
  else.
  A
  small
  group
  of
  people
  calling
 
themselves
  the
  absolute
  authority
  and
  claiming
  they
  own
 
most
 of
 everything
 would
 simply
 get
 laughed
 at
 if
 humanity
 would
 see
 the
 bigger
 
picture.
 In
 the
 same
 way
 that
 there
 is
 no
 such
 thing
 as
 ownership
 beyond
 official-­‐
looking
  pieces
  of
  paper
  we
  give
  value
  to,
  there
  is
  no
  such
  thing
  as
  authority
 
beyond
 paper
 credentials
 and
 titles
 we
 give
 power
 to.
 If
 accessibility
 and
 usership
 
became
  a
  reality,
  it
  is
  not
  to
  say
  that
  there
  would
  be
  no
  form
  of
  management
 
system
  within
  communities
  across
  the
  world.
  However,
  management
  would
 
never
 be
 about
 overpowering
 others
 or
 acting
 independently
  to
 the
 population’s
 
will,
 
 as
 
 our
 
 governments
 
 currently
 
 do.
 
 Nor
 
 would
 
 it
 
 be
 
 an
 exclusive
 
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only
 certain
 people.
 In
 a
 collaborative
 society
 in
 which
 everyone
 is
 empowered
 to
 
co-­‐create
 the
 world
 of
 their
 choice,
 a
 management
 system
 would
 simply
 reflect
 
the
 collective
 intention
 and
 assist
 in
 bringing
 it
 into
 fruition.
 It
 would
 be
 used
 to
 
coordinate
 people’s
 efforts
 and
 skills
 to
 accomplish
 projects,
 goals
 and
 objectives
 
chosen
 by
 the
 people
 and
 for
 the
 people.
 If
 there
 will
 be
 any
 assigned
 mediators
 
helping
  to
  manage
  projects,
  they
  will
  simply
  be
  representing
  the
  collective
 
intention,
  not
  directing
  it.
  This
  role
  would
  not
  be
  valued
  more
  than
  another’s
 
role;
 it
 would
 simply
 be
 another
 piece
 of
 the
 puzzle
 contributing
 to
 the
 whole.
 
 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial interests with their advertising industry do not
want people to develop contentment and less greed. Military interests in
economic, political, ethnic or nationalist guises, do not want people to develop
more tolerance, nonviolence and compassion. And ruling groups in general, in
whatever sort of hierarchy do not want the ruled to become too insightful, too
independent, too creative on their own, as the danger is that they will become
insubordinate, rebellious, and unproductive in their allotted tasks.
- Robert Thurman


 

 

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By
  sinking
  the
  top
  of
  the
  hierarchical
  pyramid
  back
  to
  the
  ground,
  notice
  what
 
remains:
  equality.
  No
  concentration
  of
  wealth
  at
  the
  top
  while
  the
  bottom
  needs
 
to
  “earn”
  their
  share.
  No
  enslavement.
  Everything
  becomes
  available
  to
 
everyone.
 Everyone
 is
 empowered.
 
 

 

THE POWER OF AUTHORITY VS. THE POWER OF HUMANITY

 

Easier
  said
  than
  done?
  It
  may
  seem
  like
  it,
  however
  we
  too
  easily
  dismiss
  our
 
power
 to
 take
 control
 of
 our
 destiny.
 Self-­‐disempowerment
 plays
 the
 biggest
 role
 
in
  how
  difficult
  we
  make
  change.
  A
  practical
  way
  to
  grasp
  our
  potential
  is
  by
 
simply
 observing
 our
 civilization:
 it
 did
 not
 just
 happen
 to
 be
 there.
 WE
 built
 it.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 


 

We made up our society from scratch.
We are way more powerful than we think. We could shift it
all around overnight if we understood the power we have to do so.
- Franco DeNicola


 


 

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If
  we
  built
  this
  world,
  what
  makes
  us
  believe
  we
  cannot
  build
  something
 
different?
 As
 of
 now,
 we
 use
 most
 of
 our
 manpower,
 creativity
 and
 intelligence
 to
 
build
  weapons
  of
  war,
  unsustainable
  technologies
  and
  meaningless
  products—all
 
because
 we
 choose
 to
 obey
 “authority”
 and
 comply
 with
 the
 system.
 We
 mostly
 
unite
  forces
  for
  military
  action.
  We
  waste
  incredible
  human
  potential
  inside
  of
 
small
 cubicles
 for
 tasks
 that
 could
 be
 automated,
 or
 that
 serve
 no
 higher
 purpose.
 

 


 

 

What
  if
  we
  used
  all
  of
  our
  manpower,
  creativity
  and
  intelligence
  in
  alignment
 
with
 our
 true
 purpose?
 What
 if
 we
 united
 forces
 not
 for
 war
 and
 destruction,
 but
 
for
  peace
  and
  creation?
  What
  if
  we
  instead
  used
  this
  same
  potential
  to
  create
 
sustainable
 technologies,
 beneficial
 products
 and
 harmonious
 systems
 that
 would
 
allow
  humanity
  to
  thrive?
 Imagine
  if
  we
  united
  as
  a
  people,
  stopped
  complying
 
and
  created
  a
  more
  beautiful
  world—not
  because
  of
  some
  piece
  of
  paper
  we
 
would
 get
 in
 return—but
 because
 it
 only
 makes
 sense?
 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

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Reality is created by the mind, we can change our reality
by changing our mind.
- Plato

 


 

 

Without
 us
 following
 an
 authority
 forcing
 standards
 upon
 us,
 there
 is
 no
 “box”
 to
 
fit
  into,
  no
  status
  quo
  to
  keep
  up
  with.
  If
  there
  were
  one
  “standard”
  worth
 
keeping,
 it
 would
 be
 flexibility.
 The
 flexibility
 to
 change,
 expand
 and
 evolve.
 

 

We
  are
  not
  actually
  held
  by
  chains
  here.
  What
  makes
  this
  system
  appear
  so
 
daunting
 and
 powerful
 is
 the
 7
 billion
 people
 powering
 it
 with
 their
 compliance.
 
Think
 about
 it:
 7
 billion
 human
 beings
 powering
 and
 even
 defending
 a
 system
 run
 
by
  a
  few
  old
  men
  in
  suits
  who
  do
  not
  care
  for
  humanity.
  If
  the
  majority
  of
  us
 
realized
  this,
  how
  long
  would
  they
  stay
  in
 
power?
  How
  long
  would
  “authority”
  be
 
taken
  seriously?
  How
  long
  would
  soldiers
 
keep
 on
 fighting
 rich
 men’s
 wars?
 How
 long
 
would
 policemen
 separate
 themselves
 from
 
the
  rest
  of
  humanity
  by
  defending
 
corruption
 and
 fighting
 protesters
 who
 want
 
to
 create
 change?
 
 

 


 
I believe that the human race has developed a form of collective
schizophrenia in which we are not only the slaves to this imposed
thought behaviour, but we are also the police force of it.
- David Icke

 


 

 

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Authority – Bugs life ►


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Money
 

• Scarcity
 

• Ownership
 

• Standardized
 Education
 

• Hierarchy/Authority
 

• The
 need
 to
 “earn
 a
 living”
 


 

POSSIBILITIES BEYOND: STANDARDIZED EDUCATION
What
  type
  of
  education
  would
  we
  have
  in
  a
 
world
  where
  there
  would
  be
  no
  need
  to
  earn
 
our
 right
 to
 live
 and
 have
 access
 to
 the
 world’s
 
wealth?
 How
 would
 we
 learn
 if
 we
 did
 not
 have
 
to
 conform
 to
 a
 particular
 standard?
 It
 is
 simple
 
really:
  nurturing,
  expressing
  and
  expanding
  our
 
inborn
  gifts
  and
  talents
  would
  be
  the
  role
  of
 
education.
 It
 would
 be
 about
 bringing
 out
 what
 
is
  already
  within
  us
  and
  complement
  that
  through
  a
  personalized
  and
  flexible
 
education.
 It
 would
 be
 to
 promote
 independent
 thinking
 and
 enable
 uniqueness.
 
 


 

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This
 is
 different
 from
 creating
 a
 rigid
 set
 of
 rules
 and
 expecting
 human
 beings
 to
 
reduce
 themselves
 into
 a
 standard
 mold.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 


 

 
Given the challenges we face, education doesn't need to be
reformed – it needs to be transformed. The key to this transformation
is not to standardize education, but to personalize it, to build achievement
on discovering the individual talents of each child, to put students in an
environment where they want to learn and where they can
naturally discover their true passions.
- Sir Ken Robinson


 


 
The
 notion
 that
 a
 teacher
 knows
 better
 would
 also
 dissolve.
 When
 it
 is
 believed
 
that
 knowledge
 is
 conclusive
 and
 exclusive
 to
 teachers
 and
 authorities,
 not
 only
 
does
 it
 hinder
 the
 freedom
 to
 evolve
 ideas,
 it
 also
 denies
 the
 potential
 in
 students
 
to
 contribute
 with
 new
 knowledge
 and
 unique
 
 perspectives.
 
 As
 
 of
 
 now,
 
 several
 
 

 

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new
 scientific
 discoveries
 and
 inventions
 defy
 the
 accepted
 “laws
 of
 physics”
 yet
 
nobody
  is
  willing
  to
  re-­‐write
  the
  books.
  The
  same
  goes
  with
  our
  notions
  about
 
health.
 We
 are
 taught
 to
 simply
 repeat
 what
 was
 once
 thought
 of
 as
 truth
 while
 
new
 information
 and
 evidence
 that
 would
 prove
 otherwise
 often
 raises
 eyebrows
 
and
 triggers
 ridicule.
 This
 attitude
 is
 the
 foundation
 of
 a
 stagnant
 society.
 

 


 
Teachers and students must always remain free to inquire, to
study and to evaluate, to gain new maturity and understanding;
otherwise our civilization stagnate and die.
- Sweezy v. New Hampshire , 354 U. S. 234, 250 (1957)


 
A
  natural
  way
  of
  educating
  would
  be
  the
  opposite:
  new
  ideas
  and
  perspectives
 
would
  be
  welcomed.
  Evolving—not
  repeating—would
  be
  the
  new
  common
 
sense.
 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

• Money
 

• Scarcity
 

• Ownership
 

• Standardized
 Education
 

• Hierarchy/Authority
 

• The
 need
 to
 “earn
 a
 living”
 
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QUICK RECAP


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

ENSLAVED
  STATE:
  We
  need
  to
  earn
  our
  way
  through
  life.
  We
  need
  to
 
earn
  good
  grades
  so
  that
  we
  can
  earn
  a
  diploma
  so
  that
  we
  can
  earn
  a
 
better
 chance
 at
 getting
 a
 job
 that
 will
 earn
 us
 the
 money
 that
 earns
 us
 the
 
right
 to
 survive.
 Who
 says?
 “Authority”
 says
 so.
 “Owners”
 say
 so.
 
NATURAL
  STATE:
  From
  the
  moment
  we
  are
  born,
  we
  have
  access
  to
 
everything
  on
  the
  planet.
  As
  a
  result,
  we
  are
  full
  of
  potential.
  Instead
  of
 
learning
  how
  to
  conform,
  we
  learn
  what
  will
  expand
  our
  individual
  skills
 
and
 talents.
 Instead
 of
 running
 in
 circles
 shuffling
 paper
 to
 earn
 some
 more
 
pieces
 of
 paper,
 we
 get
 to
 share
 our
 gifts
 to
 the
 world
 and
 live
 the
 life
 we
 
truly
  want
  to
  live.
  There
  are
  no
  owners
  and
  no
  authority.
  There
  is
  co-­‐
existence,
 collaboration
 and
 co-­‐creation.
 

 


 
To
  many
 
people,
  most
  of
  the
  ideas
  shared
  so
  far
  in
  this
  book
  probably
  seem
 

oversimplified.
 
No
  ownership,
  no
  hierarchy,
  no
  money…
  it
  sounds
  quite
  drastic.
 

 
The
 aim
 of
 this
 is
 not
 to
 provide
 an
 ultimate
 solution
 but
 simply
 to
 show
 that
 a
 
world
  without
  this
  system
  is
  indeed
  possible.
  More
  importantly,
  we
  can
  allow
 
ourselves
 to
 think
 beyond
 all
 of
 the
 concepts
 and
 belief
 systems
 that
 have
 shaped
 
our
  world
  thus
  far.
  We
  could
  not
  only
  live
  without
  them;
  we
  could
  live
  better.
 
Nothing
  about
  our
  world
  is
  set
  in
  stone—we
  have
  made
  it
  up.
  Whether
  it
  is
  a
 
tradition
 that
 has
 been
 passed
 on
 for
 several
 generations
 or
 a
 concept
 that
 our
 
ancestors
 have
 lived
 by,
 it
 should
 not
 be
 a
 reason
 not
 to
 question
 and
 revise
 it.
 
Why
  do
  we
  do
  that?
  Why
  do
  we
  believe
  this?
  Is
  it
  still
  true?
  Does
  it
  still
  serve?
  Is
 
it
 still
 relevant?
 Are
 there
 other
 possibilities
 that
 would
 better
 suit
 our
 needs
 at
 
this
 time?
 Remember
 the
 pot
 roast
 story…
 we
 do
 not
 need
 to
 keep
 living
 by
 rules
 
that
  were
  created
  hundreds
  or
  thousands
  of
  years
  ago
  if
  they
  are
  now
  limiting.
  If
 
we
 can
 change
 our
 mind,
 we
 can
 change
 our
 reality.
 

 

 

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Throughout human history, as our species has faced the
frightening, terrorizing fact that we do not know who we are or where we
are going in this ocean of chaos, it has been the authorities, the political, the
religious, the educational authorities who attempted to comfort us by giving
us order, rules, regulations, informing, forming in our minds their view of
reality. To think for yourself you must question authority and learn how
to put yourself in a state of vulnerable, open-mindedness;
chaotic, confused, vulnerability.
- Timothy Leary

 


 

WHO ARE WE?

 

This
  question
  may
  appear
  unrelated
  to
 
the
 subject
 of
 global
 change,
 however
 it
 
is
  the
  most
  important
  piece
  of
  the
 
puzzle.
 Think
 about
 it:
 all
 this
 time,
 while
 
we
 were
 busy
 sleeping
 our
 way
 through
 
this
 scripted
 lifestyle,
 we
  did
  not
 reflect
 
much
  on
  our
  purpose
  for
  being
  on
  this
 
planet.
  We
  did
  not
  stop
  to
  question
  who
  we
  are.
  We
  were
  so
  busy
  identifying
 
with
  our
  jobs,
  possessions,
  revenues,
  roles
  and
  traditional
  beliefs
  that
  we
  did
  not
 
bother
  questioning
  whether
  or
  not
  there
  is
  more
  to
  life
  than
  what
  we
  have
  been
 
told.
 If
 the
 reality
 we
 have
 experienced
 so
 far
 is
 the
 result
 of
 our
 indoctrination,
 
then
 who
 are
 we
 beyond
 it?
 What
 is
 our
 true
 nature?
 Why
 are
 we
 here?
 
 

 

The
  reason
  such
  questions
  are
  so
  important
  is
  not
  only
  because
  the
  answers
 
reveal
  our
  true
  purpose,
  but
  also
  the
  power
  we
  have
  to
  transform
  our
  reality.
 
Welcome
 to
 the
 next
 chapter
 of
 our
 awakening:
 existential
 questions.
 


 

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An Answer to Existential Questions

 


 

 

Let’s
  take
  a
  moment
  to
  reflect
  on
  galaxies,
  star
  systems,
  plants,
  trees,
  animals,
 
particles,
 cells
 and
 all
 of
 the
 ingenious
 mechanisms
 that
 make
 up
 our
 reality.
 Ever
 
wondered
  why
  snowflakes
  show
  flawlessly
  geometrical
  patterns,
  or
  why
  plants
 
know
 when
 to
 bloom
 and
 birds
 when
 to
 migrate?
 Ever
 wondered
 why
 you
 even
 
have
 the
 ability
 to
 consciously
 witness
 such
 phenomena?
 

 


 
The most incomprehensible thing about the world is that
it is comprehensible.
- Albert Einstein


 

 

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Nature by Numbers ►

 


 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

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This
  is
  not
  an
  attempt
  to
  preach
  about
  a
  religious
  dogma
  and
  give
  all
  credit
  to
 
some
 deity.
 It
 is
 simply
 an
 observation
 inviting
 us
 to
 reflect
 further
 than
 the
 idea
 
that
  this
  existence
  is
  all
  a
  coincidence
  with
  no
  consciousness
  involved
  in
  its
 
inception.
  Some
 believe
 that
 it
 is
  unscientific
  to
  think
 this
 way,
  but
  after
  all,
  what
 
is
 science?
 It
 is
 simply
 a
 tool
 assisting
 us
 in
 understanding
 the
 already
 intelligent
 
mechanics
  of
  nature.
  We
  attempt
  to
  learn
  about
  it,
  yet
  it
  already
  existed
  in
 
perfect
 harmony
 before
 we
 tried
 to.
 However,
 many
 scientists
 insist
 in
 describing
 
such
  a
  rich,
  intelligent
  and
  lively
  existence
  as
  an
  unconscious
  and
  coincidental
 
phenomena.
  The
  only
  intelligence
  or
  consciousness
  that
  mainstream
  science
 
seems
 to
 acknowledge
 is
 the
 intellect
 of
 our
 brain.
 
 

DOES CONSCIOUSNESS ONLY EXIST IN BRAIN MATTER?
To
 this
 day,
 we
 read
 in
 most
 science
 
books
  that
  consciousness
  is
  merely
 
an
  outcome
  of
  chemical
  processes
  in
 
the
  brain,
  as
  if
  it
  emerged
  by
 
coincidence
  out
  of
  brain
  tissue.
  It
  is
 
said
  to
  be
  found
  nowhere
  else
  but
  in
 
the
  brain.
  If
  we
  are
  going
  to
  accept
 
that
 

logic,
 

then
 

how
 

could
 

unconscious
  natural
  forces
  create
  a
 
brain
  that
  is
  not
  only
  conscious,
  but
 
that
  has
  a
  capacity
  for
  complex
  subjective
  experience?
  How
  could
  “non-­‐
consciousness”
  evolve
  into
  a
  mental
  system
  capable
  of
  asking
  why
  it
  exists?
  Why
 
do
 conscious
 and
 experiencing
 beings—such
 as
 us—even
 exist
 in
 the
 first
 place?
 
Why
 is
 there
 consciousness?
 
 

 

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Consciousness
 is
 undoubtably
 a
 problem
 that
 the
 scientific
 community
 continues
 
to
 ignore
 due
 to
 its
 inability
 to
 provide
 a
 clear
 answer.
 

 


 
How is it that something as unconscious as the matter of the
brain ever gives rise to something as immaterial as an experience?
(…) Scientists find themselves in the strange position of being confronted
daily by the indisputable fact of their own consciousness,
yet with no means to account for it.
- Peter Russell


 

 


 

Physics,
  biology,
  chemistry
  or
  any
  other
 
science—despite
 

their
 

success
 

in
 

analyzing
  the
  material
  world—simply
 
cannot
  explain
  the
  purpose
  and
  origin
  of
 
existence.
  They
  cannot
  account
  for
  the
 
essence
 within
 each
 and
 everyone
 of
 us
 
that
 makes
 us
 conscious
 individuals
 with
 
a
  deep
  sense
  of
  self
  and
  of
  subjective
  experience.
  Our
  spark
  of
  being—the
  one
 
that
 makes
 us
 creators,
 thinkers
 and
 observers
 with
 such
 a
 rich
 and
 multifaceted
 
inner
 world—is
 undeniably
 beyond
 the
 bounds
 of
 mainstream
 science.
 

 

So
 what
 is
 the
 force
 behind
 ingenious
 biological
 mechanisms
 such
 as
 our
 brains
 
and
 bodies?
 What
 is
 the
 intelligence
 behind
 this
 ingenious
 existence?
 In
 order
 to
 
know
 the
 answer
 as
 well
 as
 our
 role
 within
 the
 universe,
 we
 have
 to
 explore
 the
 
deepest
 level
 of
 our
 reality.
 What
 is
 it
 made
 of?
 What
 are
 we
 made
 of?
 

 

 


 

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My studies in mathematics and quantum physics explained how
the entire material universe could have evolved from the simplest of the
elements—hydrogen. Yet the most fascinating question for me had now
become: How had hydrogen—a single electron orbiting a single
proton—evolved into a system that could be aware of itself?
How had the universe become conscious?
- Peter Russell


 


 

REALITY BEYOND THE BRAIN
When
  basing
  our
  understanding
  on
  a
  three-­‐dimensional
  experience,
  our
 
automatic
  reasoning
  will
  surely
  be
  that
  reality
  is
  made
  up
  of
  matter.
  Not
  to
 
mention
  that
  the
  word
  “real”
  is
  mostly
  tagged
  upon
  all
  that
  is
  perceivable
 
through
  our
  5
  senses.
  However,
  quantum
  experiments
  and
  neurological
  studies
 
have
  proven
  this
  impression
  to
  be
  inaccurate.
  Reality
  is
  actually
  quite
  different
 
from
 the
 images
 filtered
 by
 the
 brain.
 

 

 

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The
 mind
 may
 find
 it
 ridiculous
 to
 even
 consider
 that
 what
 it
 so
 clearly
 perceives
 
is
  not
  exactly
  as
  it
  seems.
  But
  who
  is
  to
  say
  that
  the
  human
  brain—which
  only
 
serves
  as
  a
  decoder
  of
  abstract
  electrical
  signals—is
  the
  ultimate
  point
  of
 
reference
 as
 to
 what
 is
 real
 and
 what
 is
 not?
 

 

 


 
Do you remember how electrical currents and “unseen waves”
were laughed at? The knowledge about man is still in its infancy.
- Albert Einstein


 

 

 

As
  much
  as
  Cartesian
  minds
  may
  conquer,
  it
  is
  primordial
  to
  set
  aside
  the
 
scientific
  ego
  and
  open
  ourselves
  up
  to
  a
  path
  of
  uncertainty.
  Because
  the
  first
 
step
 to
 understanding
 the
 fundamental
 construct
 of
 reality
 is
 to
 accept
 that
 it
 is
 
quite
  unlike
  our
  mind’s
  perception
  of
  what
  is
  “out
  there.”
  As
  the
  reknowned
 
physicist
  Erwin
  Schrödinger
  stated,
  “Every
  man’s
  world
  picture
  is
  and
  always
 
remains
  a
  construct
  of
  his
  mind,
  and
  cannot
  be
  proved
  to
  have
  any
  other
 
existence.”
 

 

There
 is
 indeed
 no
 evidence,
 which
 could
 
prove
  that
  the
  reality
  we
  experience
  “out
 
there”
  is
  not
  a
  mere
  reconstruction
  of
 
information
 received
 and
 filtered
 through
 
our
  nervous
  system.
  As
  a
  matter
  of
  fact,
 
studies
 show
 that
 the
 world
 we
 perceive
 
through
 our
 eyes
 is
 merely
 our
 brain’s
 interpretation
 of
 electrical
 signals
 derived
 
from
 light.
 


 

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Light
 is
 scientifically
 referred
 to
 as
 electromagnetic
 radiation,
 or
 simply
 as
 energy.
 
We
  often
  think
  of
  light
  as
  the
  brightness
  we
  can
  see
  with
  our
  eyes,
  yet
  visible
 
light
 is
 but
 a
 very
 small
 portion
 within
 a
 vast
 range
 of
 light
 frequencies.
 The
 light
 
frequencies
  known
  to
  the
  scientific
  community
  have
  been
  categorized
  and
 
labelled
 in
 what
 is
 called
 the
 electromagnetic
 spectrum.
 


 

Visible
 light
 is
 a
 range
 of
 frequencies
 that
 project
 our
 three-­‐dimensional
 reality.
 
As
  these
  light
  frequencies
  enter
  the
  eye,
  it
  triggers
  chemical
  reactions
  in
  the
 
retina,
 which
 produce
 electro-­‐chemical
 impulses.
 These
 travel
 along
 nerve
 fibers
 
to
  the
  back
  of
  the
  brain,
  which
  is
  where
  vision
  is
  interpreted.
  The
  brain
  then
 
analyses
 the
 data
 it
 receives,
 and
 recreates
 its
 own
 picture
 of
 what
 is
 “out
 there.”
 
However,
 what
 is
 “out
 there”
 is
 quite
 unlike
 the
 coherent
 and
 conceivable
 world
 
we
 experience
 through
 our
 senses.
 
 

 

 

 

 

 


 


 

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Consider our experience of the color green. In the physical
world there is light of a certain frequency, but the light itself is not green.
Nor are the electrical impulses that are transmitted from the eye to the brain.
No color exists there. The green we see is a quality appearing in the mind in
response to this frequency of light. It exists only as a subjective
experience in the mind.
- Peter Russell

 


 
Even
  though
  we
  have
  labelled
  certain
  light
  frequencies
  with
  names
  such
  as
 
ultraviolet
 or
 gamma
 rays,
 they
 are
 all
 just
 light.
 There
 are
 no
 definitive
 breaks
 or
 
boundaries
 when
 it
 comes
 to
 light,
 but
 only
 a
 continuous
 range
 of
 energy,
 which
 
can
  lower
  or
  raise
  its
  vibration
  speed.
  It
  is
  within
  this
  ocean
  of
  light,
  that
  our
 
ingenious
  brain
  is
  able
  to
  translate
  a
  small
  percentage
  of
  light
  frequencies
  into
 
what
  we
  call
  our
  visible
  “reality.”
  Makes
  you
  wonder
  about
  everything
  else
  we
 
are
 not
 seeing…
 

 

THE SECRET OF THE QUANTUM WORLD
Everything
  is
  inherently
  made
  of
  light
  in
 
different
  frequencies
  and
  this
  does
  not
 
exclude
 solidity.
 Just
 as
 light
 can
 manifest
 
itself
  in
  a
  frequency
  range
  that
  is
 
perceivable
  through
  sight,
  it
  can
  also
 
manifest
  itself
  in
  a
  frequency
  range
  that
 
is
  perceivable
  through
  touch.
  It
  doesn’t
 
mean
 that
 the
 objects
 we
 experience
 are
 solid
 by
 nature;
 it
 only
 means
 that
 our
 
brain
 interprets
 them
 as
 solid.
 

 

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What we have called matter is energy (light), whose vibration
has been so lowered as to be perceptible to the senses.
There is no matter.
- Albert Einstein

 


 
Of
 course,
 the
 thought
 of
 matter
 being
 “immaterial”
 will
 seem
 farfetched
 to
 the
 
mind,
 because
 its
 only
 reference
 point
 is
 the
 human
 senses.
 But
 let’s
 not
 forget
 
that
 all
 of
 our
 senses
 are
 the
 product
 of
 an
 ingenious
 computer
 called
 “the
 brain”
 
which,
 again,
 is
 only
 a
 decoder
 of
 electrical
 signals.
 Our
 5
 senses
 will
 never
 give
 us
 
an
 accurate
 picture
 of
 what
 is
 truly
 “out
 there,”
 because
 they
 can
 only
 experience
 
what
 they
 are
 designed
 to
 experience.
 Without
 a
 brain
 programmed
 to
 transform
 
light
  into
  electrical
  signals,
  and
  electrical
  signals
  into
  visible
  shapes,
  colors,
 
sounds
  and
  sensations,
  there
  is
  only
  light
  of
  different
  frequencies
  and
  vibrations.
 
As
  the
  great
  inventor,
  electrical
  engineer,
  and
  scientist
  Nikola
  Tesla
  stated,
  “If
 
you
 want
 to
 find
 the
 secrets
 of
 the
 universe,
 think
 in
 terms
 of
 energy,
 frequency
 
and
 vibration.”
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Are not millions and millions of blobs of energy and light,
photons and electrons? They make up this imaginary three-dimensional
solid world, which does not exist at all according to Relativity or Quantum
Mechanics. The only realities we know are the ones our brain manufactures.
A brain receives millions of signals every minute. And we organize them into
holograms which we project outside ourselves and call it “Reality”
- Dr. Robert Anton Wilson


 
As
  the
  quote
  above
  states,
  “blobs
  of
  energy”
  and
  “light”
  are
  terms
  that
  would
 
best
 describe
 the
 smallest,
 most
 elementary
 particles
 that
 make
 up
 the
 material
 
world.
  Most
  linear
  minds
  would
  hope
  to
  find
  proof
  of
  their
  solidity,
  but
  the
  truth
 
turns
 out
 to
 be
 more
 puzzling
 than
 the
 easy-­‐to-­‐grasp
 concept
 of
 size
 and
 mass.
 

 

We
  all
  know
  that
  matter
  is
 
composed
 of
 atoms.
 Yet
 studies
 
now
  reveal
  that
  each
  atom
  is
 
composed
 

of
 

99.9999999%
 

empty
  space.
  They
  are
  nothing
 
like
  the
  “solid
  balls”
  science
 
once
 described
 them
 as
 for
 two
 
thousand
  years.
  The
  remaining
 
0.0000001%
 of
 the
 atom
 represents
 the
 elementary
 particles
 that
 are
 hundreds
 
of
 thousands
 times
 smaller.
 This
 means
 that
 if
 we
 enlarge
 an
 atom
 to
 the
 size
 of
 a
 
football
 stadium,
 the
 nucleus
 of
 the
 atom
 would
 only
 be
 as
 large
 as
 a
 tiny
 grain
 of
 
rice,
  and
  so
  are
  the
  electrons
  orbiting
  around
  it.
  As
  the
  early
  twentieth-­‐century
 
British
  physicist
  Sir
  Arthur
  Eddington
  stated,
  “Matter
  is
  mostly
  ghostly
  empty
 
space.”
 


 

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The
  discovery
  that
  matter
  is
  mostly
  immaterial
  seemed
  too
  uncomfortable
  for
 
the
  minds
  of
  physicists
  to
  grasp.
  Therefore,
  in
  an
  attempt
  to
  at
  least
  ascribe
  solid
 
properties
  and
  measurements
  to
  the
  elementary
  particles
  of
  matter,
  physicists
 
have
  encountered
  another
  so-­‐called
  “anomaly”
  within
  the
  quantum
  world.
 
Experiments
  show
  that
  elementary
  particles
  can
  behave
  and
  look
  like
  particles,
 
but
 are
 not
 solid
 in
 essence.
 They
 are
 truly
 and
 inherently
 “waves”
  of
  potential
 
existence.
 

 


 
With the advent of quantum theory, it was found that even
these minute subatomic particles were themselves far from solid. In
fact, they are not much like matter at all—at least nothing like matter as we
know it. They can’t be pinned down and measured precisely. They are more
like fuzzy clouds of potential existence, with no definite location. Much of
the time they seem more like waves than particles. Whatever matter
is, it has little, if any, substance to it.
- Peter Russell

 


 
The
 reason
 for
 this
 abstract
 description
 is
 precisely
 because
 what
 appears
 to
 be
 
elementary
  “particles”
  behave
  in
  a
  most
  abstract
  manner.
  They
  are
  inherently
 
spread
  out
  as
  waves
  of
  light—without
  a
  defined
  and
  measurable
  substance
  or
 
location
 like
 we
 would
 expect
 “solid”
 particles
 to
 have.
 However,
 this
 light
 carries
 
all
 potentialities
 in
 terms
 of
 how
 it
 can
 manifest
 itself.
 In
 other
 words,
 light
 has
 
the
  potential
  to
  project
  itself
  in
  many
  ways,
  which
  would
  explain
  why—despite
 
there
 being
 only
 light—we
 experience
 a
 world
 of
 many
 particles,
 textures,
 colors,
 
sounds
 and
 so
 on.
 

 

 


 

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This isn’t the world of electrons. It’s the world of potential electrons.
- John Hagelin, Particle Physicist, Ph. D.


 

 


 

According
  to
  quantum
  studies
  such
  as
 
the
  double
  slit
  experiment
  (video
 
description
  on
  the
  following
  page),
 
that
  which
  defines
  what
  potentiality
 
the
 wave
 will
 “choose”
 is
 the
 presence
 
of
  a
  conscious
  and
  observing
  entity.
 
Physicists
  can
  now
  say
  for
  a
  fact
  that
 
the
  very
  presence
  of
  a
  conscious
  mind
  observing
  and
  intending
  to
  define
  or
 
measure
 a
 particle,
 consequently
 determines
 the
 aspect
 and
 location
 in
 which
 it
 
takes
  form.
  This
  strange
  phenomena
  has
  made
  the
  attempt
  of
  objective
 
measurement
  impossible.
  The
  question
  modern
  science
  cannot
  answer
  is
  the
 
reason
 why
 light
 defines
 itself
 as
 a
 particle
 the
 moment
 we
 observe
 and
 define
 it.
 
This
 quantum
 anomaly
 is
 scientifically
 known
 as
 “the
 measurement
 problem.”
 

 

 


 
 
The measurement problem is this: an atom only appears in a
particular place if you measure it. In other words, an atom is spread out
all over the place until a conscious observer decides to look at it.
- Prof. Jim Al-Khalili


 

  And anytime we attempt to look at particles beyond a certain level,
the very act of observation changes (their) lanes.
- Dr. Dean Radin


 


 

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To
  put
  it
  simply,
  the
  fundamental
  nature
  of
  reality
  is
  originally
  “open”
  to
  all
 
potential
 outcomes,
 yet
 our
 very
 consciousness
 is
 intimately
 hooked
 to
 the
 one
 
that
 shall
 be
 experienced.
 We
 literally
 are
 the
 creators
 of
 reality.
 As
 the
 physicist
 
Dr.
  York
  Dobyns
  stated,
  “without
  us,
  there
  would
  just
  be
  this
  expanding
 
superposition
 of
 possibilities
 with
 nothing
 definite
 ever
 actually
 happening.”
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 


 

The Double-slit Experiment ►


 

 

 

 

 


 


 

 

 

 


 

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MYSTERIOUS LIGHT

 
Any exchange of energy between any two atoms in the universe
involves the exchange of photons. Every interaction in the material
world is mediated by light. In this way, light penetrates and interconnects
the entire cosmos. (…) Although all we ever see is light, paradoxically, we
never know light directly. The light that strikes the eye is known only
through the energy it releases. This energy is translated into a visual image
in the mind, and that image seems to be composed of light—but that
light is a quality of mind. We never know the light itself.
- Peter Russell

For the rest of my life I want to reflect on what light is.
- Albert Einstein


 

 

Modern
 science
 is
 not
 in
 the
 
business
  of
  asking
  what
  this
  light,
 
this
  energy,
  this
  empty
  space
  or
 
this
  wave
  of
  potentiality
  is—all
 
terms
  aimed
  at
  describing
  the
 
fundamental
  construct
  of
  our
 
reality.
  It
  aims
  at
  describing
  the
 
way
  things
  work,
  but
  barely
  ever
 
questions
  what
  or
  why
  it
  is
  this
 
way.
  Some
  claim
  that
  answering
  these
  questions
  is
  a
  job
  for
  philosophers,
  not
 
physicists.
  However,
  everyone
  agrees
  that
  quantum
  theory
  works,
  but
  most
  of
 
those
 who
 study
 it
 are
 not
 quite
 sure
 what
 it
 means.
 

 

 

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SUMMARY

We have learned that:

 

 
1.
  Consciousness/intelligence
  was
  already
  present
  within
  life
  before
  the
 

 
human
 
brain
 attempted
 to
 study
 it.
 

 
 

 

 


 


 


 

 

2.
  The
  reality
  we
  perceive
  through
  our
  senses
  is
  the
  result
  of
  the
  brain
 
acting
 as
 a
 decoder
 of
 light
 frequencies.
 

 


 

 


 

 

 
3.
  Light
  is
  the
  all-­‐encompassing
  source
  of
  this
  intelligent
  reality—
permeating
 and
 interconnecting
 everything
 in
 existence.
 

 

 

 

 
4.
 Light
 is
 a
 wave
 of
 many
 potentialities,
 while
 an
 observer’s
 consciousness
 
defines
 the
 potential.
 We
 create
 reality.
 

 


 

 


 


 

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So
 what
 does
 it
 mean?
 

 

• The
  universe
  is
  conscious
  and
  intelligent,
  because
  its
  source
  is
 
consciousness.
 Light
 is
 consciousness.
 

 

• Consciousness
 is
 the
 singular
 force
 that
 projects
 this
 entire
 reality.
 (Below
 
is
  a
  flowchart
  demonstrating
  how
  quantum
  physicists
  have
  came
  to
  this
 
realization.)
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 


 

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• Who
 are
 we?
 All
 of
 us
 are
 a
 part
 of
 this
 consciousness,
 similar
 to
 how
 cells
 
altogether
  make
  up
  a
  whole
  body.
  We
  are
  the
  lifeforce
  of
  the
  universe
 
embodied.
 We
 are
 all
 one.
 

 

• As
  conscious
  observers,
  we
  define
  how
  light
  manifests
  itself.
  In
  other
 
words,
 we
 define
 reality
 through
 our
 minds.
 
 


 
The tighter physics have tried to grasp on to physical reality, to
understand what it’s really made of, what are the core building blocks
of life at the basis of it all – life, the universe, slips through your fingers.
And you come up with something that’s increasingly abstract. And that’s
what the unified field is; pure abstract potential. Pure abstract being. Pure
abstract self-aware consciousness, which rises in waves of vibration to give
rise to the particles, the people, everything we see in the vast universe.
- John Hagelin, Particle Physicist, Ph. D.

UNITING SCIENCE & SPIRITUALITY
To
 this
 day,
 modern
 science
 avoids
 asking
 what
 light
 or
 consciousness
 even
 are.
 
From
  an
  atheist’s
  point
  of
  view,
  we
  should
  only
  acknowledge
  whatever
 
measuring
  devices
  or
  material
  evidence
  can
  quantify.
  Meanwhile,
  the
  religious
 
community
  maintains
  the
  illusion
  of
  separation
  between
  man
  and
  spirit
  while
 
refusing
  to
  acknowledge
  any
  piece
  of
  information
  that
  challenges
  religious
 
doctrines.
 
 

 


 


 

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Why
  remain
  in
  segregation
  when
  the
  world
  is
  full
  of
  dots
  waiting
  to
  be
 
connected?
 Why
 cling
 to
 our
 beliefs
 when
 we
 could
 instead
 seek
 to
 understand
 
the
  nature
  of
  reality
  with
  an
  open
  mind?
  Dogma—whether
  spiritual
  or
 
scientific—seems
 to
 have
 clouded
 a
 truth
 that
 does
 not
 require
 adversity
 with
 the
 
desire
 to
 prove
 ourselves
 “right”
 and
 others
 “wrong.”
 But
 once
 we
 set
 aside
 our
 
egos
 and
 allow
 our
 consciousness
 to
 expand
 beyond
 the
 beliefs
 we
 cling
 to,
 we
 
will
 begin
 to
 wonder
 how
 we
 could
 have
 missed
 the
 obvious:
 
 

 

The
  parallels
  between
  the
  light
  of
  physics
  and
  the
  light
  of
  consciousness
  do
  not
 
contradict
 each
 other,
 because
 they
 are
 each
 other.
 
 

 

1. Both
 are
 immaterial.
 
 
2. Both
 cannot
 be
 pinned
 down
 through
 senses
 or
 technological
 devices.
 
 
3. Both
 are
 the
 fundamental
 construct
 of
 our
 reality,
 permeating
 everything
 
in
 existence.
 
 

 

From
 a
 scientific
 perspective,
 light
 is
 the
 source
 of
 everything
 we
 experience.
 And
 
from
  a
  spiritual
  perspective,
  consciousness
  is
  the
  source
  of
  everything
  we
 
experience.
  If
  only
  more
  scientific
  minds
  would
  acknowledge
  the
  conscious
 
nature
 of
 light
 when
 observing
 the
 conscious
 ways
 in
 which
 it
 manifests
 both
 in
 
nature
  and
  ourselves.
  And
  if
  only
  more
  religious
  minds
  would
  rise
  beyond
  the
 
belief
 in
 separation
 and
 acknowledge
 the
 oneness
 of
 all
 life.
 
 

 

In
 the
 end,
 uniting
 both
 science
 and
 spirituality
 lead
 to
 the
 same
 realization:
 Light
 
is
 consciousness
 and
 consciousness
 is
 light.
 We
 are
 Light.
 We
 are
 consciousness.
 
We
 are
 one.
 There
 is
 no
 separate
 “God,”
 nor
 is
 there
 an
 absence
 of
 divinity.
 Every
 
human,
  animal,
  plant,
  rock
  and
  blade
  of
  grass
  is
  an
  expression
  of
  the
  same
  spirit,
 
of
 the
 same
 light,
 of
 the
 same
 consciousness.
 


 

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THE COLLECTIVE CONSCIOUSNESS

 
The world we are experiencing today is the result of our collective
consciousness, and if we want a new world, each of us must
start taking responsibility for helping create it.
- Rosemary Fillmore Rhea


 

It
 is
 in
 understanding
 our
 oneness,
 that
 we
 become
 aware
 of
 our
 true
 power
 to
 
create
  change.
  Our
  energies
  altogether
  create
  a
  collective
  consciousness
  which
  is
 
what
  projects
  our
  reality.
  If
  we
  are
  collectively
  caught
  up
  in
  separation,
  hate,
 
judgment,
 fear,
 competition
 and
 survival,
 it
 is
 no
 wonder
 our
 world
 reflects
 that
 
energy.
  Our
  beliefs
  and
  perceptions
  literally
  shape
  the
  world
  we
  experience.
  As
 
more
 of
 us
 raise
 our
 consciousness
 beyond
 this
 illusion,
 not
 only
 will
 our
 actions
 
reflect
  greater
  wisdom
  and
  potential,
  but
  our
  higher
  vibration
  will
  elevate
  the
 
collective
 consciousness
 and
 stimulate
 change.
 
 

 


 

 

 


 

Consciousness: Mind Over Matter ►


 

 

 

 

 


 


 

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The Purpose of Life
Consciousness,
  light,
  spirit,
  the
  universe
  or
  God
  are
  all
  terms
  often
  used
  to
 
describe
  the
  source
  of
  life.
  But
  to
  avoid
  confusion
  and
  dogmatic
  connotations,
 
Source
 is
 the
 word
 that
 we
 will
 used
 from
 now
 on.
 
 

 

If
 we
 are
 all
 Source
 incarnate,
 then
 why
 are
 we
 not
 born
 aware
 of
 this?
 And
 for
 
what
  purpose
  would
  Source
  manifest
  itself
  as
  galaxies,
  stars,
  planets
  and
  living
 
organisms?
 Why
  would
  Source
  manifest
  itself
  as
  humanity?
  These
 are
 very
 good
 
questions
  that
  can
  be
  best
  answered
  by
  putting
  ourselves
  “in
  the
  shoes”
  of
 
Source,
  before
  it
  has
  projected
  into
  numerous
  forms,
  before
  the
  “big
  bang.”
 
What
  would
  you
  do
  as
  pure
  formless
  consciousness,
  with
  nothing
  outside
  of
 
yourself
  to
  interact
  with
  but
  with
  the
  limitless
  potential
  to
  create
  and
  experience
 
life
 within
 yourself?
 You
 would
 probably
 use
 that
 potential
 and
 go
 for
 it!
 
 

 

1.
 You
 would
 create
 worlds
 in
 which
 you
 could
 experience
 yourself
 (planets).
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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There
  are
  zillions
  of
  planets
  in
  the
  universe—
many
  of
  which
  are
  likely
  to
  be
  hosting
  different
 
species
 and
 experiences.
 But
 let
 us
 focus
 on
 the
 
one
  we
  know
  best:
  planet
  Earth.
  Like
  all
  other
 
planets;
 it
 is
 spherical;
 enabling
 us
 to
 explore
 it
 
through
 and
 through
 without
  ever
  reaching
  an
 
edge.
 It
 has
 gravity,
 which
 enables
 us
 to
 stick
 to
 
it
 without
 floating
 all
 over
 the
 place.
 It
 has
 this
 amazing
 eco-­‐system
 that
 nurtures
 
the
  needs
  of
  every
  creature
  living
  on
  it.
  It
  is
  beautiful
  and
  full
  of
  textures,
  smells,
 
tastes
 and
 colors.
 Doesn’t
 it
 sound
 like
 the
 perfect
 experiential
 playground?
 
 

 

2.
 You
 would
 split
 yourself
 into
 several
 fragments
 of
 your
 own
 light
 (souls).
 
 

 

Similar
  to
  how
  the
  trunk
  of
  a
  tree
  splits
  itself
  into
  several
  branches,
  you
  would
 
individualize
  your
  consciousness
  so
 that
 you
 could
 experience
 and
 interact
 with
 
yourself
  as
  seemingly
  separate
  beings.
  Sounds
  more
  fun
  than
  to
  play
  alone,
 
doesn’t
 it?
 Much
 like
 it
 is
 more
 enjoyable
 to
 watch
 a
 movie
 with
 many
 characters
 
than
 it
 is
 to
 stare
 at
 a
 black
 TV
 screen,
 it
 is
 a
 more
 enriching
 experience
 for
 Source
 
to
 project
 itself
 into
 many
 forms
 rather
 than
 remaining
 formless.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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3.
  You
  would
  want
  to
  experience
  and
  interact
  with
  yourself
  inside
  of
  vehicles
 
(bodies)
 you
 carefully
 designed
 to
 experience
 the
 worlds
 you
 have
 created.
 
 

 

As
  we
  have
  learned
  in
  the
  previous
 
chapter,
  there
  is
  no
  doubt
  our
  bodies
 
are
  incredible
  mechanisms
  designed
  to
 
decipher
  this
  “light
  show”
  into
  an
 
intricate
 experiential
 playground.
 That
 is
 
what
  our
  bodies
  are
  after
  all;
  vehicles
  in
 
which
 consciousness
 experiences.
 

 

 


 
Knowing that I am different from the body, I need not neglect
the body. It is a vehicle that I use to transact with the world. It is the
temple which houses the Pure Self within.
- Adi Sankaracharya


 

 

4.
 You
 would
 choose
 to
 forget
 who
 you
 truly
 are
 when
 entering
 your
 physical
 
journey.
 

 

This
 is
 why
 we
 are
 we
 not
 born
 aware
 of
 it
 all.
 To
 understand
 why,
 we
 need
 to
 
put
 ourselves
 once
 again
 “in
 the
 shoes”
 of
  Source.
 Wouldn’t
 you
 find
 it
 a
 tad
 too
 
predictable
  if
  you
  entered
  an
  experience
  knowing
  you
  are
  the
  creator
  and
 
recalled
 every
 detail
 about
 your
 creation
 beforehand?
 Imagine
 being
 the
 creator
 
of
 an
 amazing
 video
 game
 and
 you
 were
 given
 the
 opportunity
 to
 take
 a
 pill
 that
 
would
  wipe
  out
  your
  memory
  about
  every
  quest
  and
  mission,
  enabling
  you
  to
 
experience
 them
 anew.
 Sounds
 like
 a
 more
 exciting
 way
 to
 play,
 right?
 
 


 

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I wish I could replay it, but have it all be new again, like it was
when I first played it. Being able to discover everything again and have
the feeling of not knowing what was around the next corner.”
- Excerpt from a Video Game Forum Thread


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 


 

 
The
  same
  intention
  applies
  to
  Source.
  Souls
  purposely
  take
  on
  temporary
  veils
 
covering
 the
 memory
 of
 their
 origin.
 That
 way,
 Source
 can
 experience
 life
 with
 a
 
fresh
 pair
 of
 eyes
 and
 rediscover
 itself
 anew.
 
 

 

5.
  You
  would
  want
  to
  experience
  yourself
  through
  many
  different
  journeys
  and
 
perspectives.
 

 

Pure
 formless
 consciousness
 is
 not
 identified
 as
 one
 particular
 thing,
 it
 is
 in
 fact
 
nothing
  in
  particular!
  As
  we
  have
  come
  to
  understand
  in
  the
  previous
  chapter,
 
Source
  is
  a
  field
  of
  infinite
  potentiality,
  ready
  to
  get
  creative.
  Being
  nothing
  in
 
particular,
 
 would
 you
 not
 want
 to
 
 experience
 
 yourself
 
 as
 
 many
 
 distinct
 
 beings
 
 

 

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and
  through
  unique
  journeys?
  That
  is
  why
  despite
  Source’s
  inherent
  oneness,
 
every
  manifestation
  and
  experience
  of
  it
  is
  different.
  Each
  and
  everyone
  of
  us
 
represents
  a
  unique
  potentiality
  of
  Source
  and
  will
  experience
  the
  world
 
differently.
 To
 stick
 with
 the
 video
 game
 analogy,
 wouldn’t
 it
 become
 stagnant
 to
 
play
  the
  same
  game
  over
  and
  over
  again
  and
  always
  with
  the
  same
  character?
 
Diversity
 allows
 the
 Source
 to
 be
 enriched
 from
 many
 different
 experiences
 and
 
view
 points.
 

 


 


 
You are an aperture through which the universe is looking
at and exploring itself.
- Alan Watts

The cosmos is within us. We are made of star-stuff.
We are a way for the universe to know itself.
- Carl Sagan
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

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What
  is
  Source
  doing
  all
  of
  this
  for?
  Our
 
minds
  may
  have
  hoped
  for
  a
  more
 
complicated
 purpose
 but
 to
 put
 it
 simply;
 
Source
  is
  an
  artist.
  It
  could
  be
  compared
 
to
  a
  painter,
  however
  it
  does
  more
  than
 
simply
 paint
 the
 scenery
 and
 characters.
 It
 
enters
  the
  painting,
  embodies
  the
 
characters,
 experiences
 the
 scenery
 and
 becomes
 so
 engaged
 with
 its
 creation—
forgetting
 it
 is
 in
 fact
 the
 source
 of
 it.
 A
 beautiful
 aspect
 of
 this
 cosmic
 game
 is
 
that
 while
 we
 allow
 ourselves
 to
 forget
 our
 true
 nature,
 we
 simultaneously
 give
 
ourselves
  the
  opportunity
  to
  rediscover
  it
  throughout
  our
  journey.
  In
  other
 
words,
  our
  purpose
  is
  to
  play,
  learn
  and
  rediscover
  who
  we
  are
  in
  the
  process.
 
The
  state
  in
  which
  we
  fully
  recall
  our
  true
  essence
  of
  Source
  is
  commonly
 
referred
 to
 as
 “enlightenment.”
 
 

 

 


 
Enlightenment means waking up to what you truly are
and then being that.
- Adyashanti


 

 

It
  may
  sound
  aimless
  to
  “go
  through
  so
  much
  trouble”
  when
  you
  end
  up
 
returning
  where
  you
  came
  from.
  But
  the
  goal
  isn’t
  so
  much
  to
  enter
  a
  physical
 
experience
 only
 to
 rush
 our
 way
 back
 to
 enlightenment.
 It
 is
 to
 take
 with
 us
 all
 of
 
the
  beautiful
  lessons
  and
  expansions
  that
  have
  resulted
  from
  experiencing
  life.
 
Much
  like
  a
  painter
  expands
  his
  talent
  the
  more
  he
  paints,
  Source
  expands
  in
 
knowledge
 and
 creativity
 the
 more
 it
 experiences.
 
 


 

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THE ENLIGHTENMENT PROCESS

 

Enlightenment
  is
  a
  gradual
  process,
  similar
  to
  peeling
 
layers
  off
  of
  an
  onion.
  The
  center
  of
  the
  onion
 
represents
  the
  core
  essence
  of
  Source
  within
 
us
  all.
  The
  layers
  represent
  the
  beliefs
  and
 
perceptions
  we
  take
  on
  that
  have
  shaped
  our
 
identity
 thus
 far,
 all
 while
 enabling
 us
 to
 “forget”
 our
 
core.
 And
 it
 is
 through
 our
 journey
 that
 we
 gradually
 “peel
 
off”
  our
  illusions,
  layer
  by
  layer,
  until
  we
  uncover
  the
  core
  of
  our
  being—the
 
Source
 of
 infinite
 potential
 that
 we
 are.
 
 

 

To
 put
 this
 information
 into
 context,
 notice
 how
 in
 our
 personal
 lives
 we
 often
 go
 
through
  experiences
  that
  challenge
  certain
  beliefs
  and
  mental
  limitations
  we
 
have
  adopted
  and
  held
  on
  to.
  Even
  our
  relationships
  seem
  to
  bring
  to
  our
 
awareness
  all
  of
  our
  emotional
  baggage,
  fears
  and
  sensitivities.
  It
  is
  as
  if
  the
 
universe
  conspires
  to
  make
  us
  transcend
  whatever
  is
  weighing
  us
  down.
  This
  is
 
exactly
  the
  case.
  We,
  as
  souls,
  set
  ourselves
  up
  by
  orchestrating
  the
  perfect
 
experiences
 that
 will
 enable
 us
 to
 learn
 and
 further
 uncover
 our
 true
 nature.
 

 

For
 example,
 someone
 who
 has
 taken
 on
 the
 fear
 of
 what
 other
 people
 think
 and
 
has
 finally
 “peeled
 it
 off”
 will
 probably
 tell
 you
 that
 they
 now
 feel
 lighter,
 more
 
peaceful,
  less
  limited
  and
  closer
  to
  who
  they
  truly
  are.
  They
  have
  uncovered
 
more
  of
  who
  their
  true
  essence,
  which
  is
  of
  greater
  freedom
  and
  potential.
 
Having
  released
  this
  veil,
  they
  now
  radiate
  more
  light,
  more
  soul,
  more
 
consciousness.
  In
  other
  words,
  they
  have
  “de-­‐programmed”
  certain
  beliefs
  and
 
perceptions
 out
 of
 their
 psyche,
 and
 now
 have
 one
 less
 veil
 clouding
 the
 truth.
 

 


 

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In every moment of our lives, there seems to be two different
versions of reality taking place. One, is the surface reality and it is where
who you think yourself to be exists as the main character in the movie of your
life. It is in this surface reality where you interact with the other characters,
make choices, and advance your storyline. Deeper than this surface reality,
yet always existing within it, remains a spiritual reality.
This reality remains peaceful and unmoved by the actions and reactions
of the surface reality. It views the characters in the surface reality as various
messengers delivering the wisdom of the spiritual reality, so the characters
can learn exactly what each has been brought to learn in every
scene of life's vivid movie.
It is from this spiritual reality where one might imagine the soul resides,
with one's lifetime serving as an interactive way for the soul to impart its
wisdom to a world of characters. The characters we think we are,
deliver soul wisdom to one another and reap the rewards
by becoming more conscious.
- Matt Kahn


 

 

 

Many
  spiritual
  or
  religious
  beliefs
  hint
  at
 
enlightenment,
  but
  then
  turn
  it
  into
  a
 
means
 to
 an
 end,
 a
 rare
 accomplishment
 or
 
an
 act
 of
 repentance
 to
 compensate
 for
 the
 
belief
  in
  our
  separation
  and
  inferiority
  to
 
“God.”
 It
 is
 not
 that
 such
 beliefs
 are
 wrong
 
to
  have,
  but
  it
  is
  only
  a
  matter
  of
  neutral
 
observation
 to
 find
 their
 root
 in
 the
 illusion
 
of
  separation.
  Those
  who
  seek
  enlightenment
  often
  believe
  they
  must
  become
 
“something
 else”
 than
 who
 they
 truly
 are
 when
 it
 is
 
 in
 
 fact
 
 the
 
 opposite.
 
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who
  follow
  a
  religious
  dogma
  often
  feel
  unworthy
  of
  “God,”
  as
  if
  it
  is
  this
 
separate
 entity
 with
 enough
 of
 an
 ego
 that
 he
 is
 ready
 to
 burn
 any
 of
 his
 children
 
who
  will
  not
  praise
  him
  or
  read
  a
  book
  he
  wrote.
  Does
  this
  truly
  resonate
  as
 
wisdom?
 We
 are
 not
 separate
 from
 Source.
 Enlightenment
 is
 not
 about
 becoming
 
better
 or
 more
 worthy,
 it
 is
 simply
 about
 “unlearning”
 every
 illusory
 perception
 
we
  have
  taken
  on
  until
  we
  are
  left
  only
  with
  the
  truth
  of
  our
  being.
  We
  are
 
already
 “it.”
 

 

 


 
The word enlightenment conjures up the idea of some
superhuman accomplishment, and the ego likes to keep it that way,
but it is simply your natural state of felt oneness with Being. It is a state of
connectedness with something immeasurable and indestructible, something
that, almost paradoxically, is essentially you and yet is much greater than
you. It is finding your true nature beyond name and form.
- Eckhart Tolle

THE EXPERIENCE OF SEPARATION
Many
 of
 us
 are
 probably
 scratching
 our
 heads
 thinking
 “then
 why
 would
 Source
 
choose
  to
  experience
  all
  the
  war,
  pollution,
  poverty
  and
  corruption
  of
  planet
 
earth?”
 Maybe
 it
 is
 not
 that
 we—as
 Source—precisely
 chose
 to
 experience
 such
 
things,
 but
 wanted
 to
 see
 how
 far
 the
 illusion
 of
 separation
 could
 go.
 What
 if
 we
 
wanted
  to
  feel
  what
  it
  is
  like
  to
  believe
  ourselves
  to
  be
  totally
  separate
  from
  one
 
another
 and
 our
 environment
 to
 see
 what
 would
 come
 of
 it.
 Sure,
 we
 could
 say
 
that
  hell
  came
  of
  it.
  We
  could
  say
  that
  it
  was
  all
  a
  big
  mistake.
  But
  as
  was
 
suggested
 before,
 we
 are
 here
 to
 create
 experiences,
 learn
 from
 experiences
 and
 
enlighten.
 Let
 us
 remember
 that
 the
 intent
 of
 Source
 is
 
 to
 
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and
  creativity
  through
  all
  potentials;
  all
  routes
  of
  experience.
  From
  this
  higher
 
perspective,
  there
  is
  no
  “right”
  or
  “wrong”
  routes,
  but
  only
  the
  opportunity
  to
 
grow
 and
 rediscover
 ourselves
 through
 unique
 paths.
 The
 question
 we
 should
 ask
 
ourselves
 is:
 what
 can
 we
 learn
 from
 this
 one?
 
 

 

The
  separated
  state
  we
  are
  in
  may
  have
  brought
  about
  a
  world
  of
  disharmony
 
and
 chaos,
 but
 this
 reality
 offers
 the
 opportunity
 to
 learn
 powerful
 lessons.
 We
 
would
 not
 have
 the
 opportunity
 to
 learn
 how
 to
 reclaim
 our
 true
 power
 if
 it
 was
 
not
  for
  this
  challenge.
  We
  would
  not
  have
  the
  chance
  to
  grasp
  just
  how
  bright
 
and
 powerful
 our
 light
 can
 be
 if
 it
 was
 not
 for
 experiencing
 our
 light
 as
 dim
 and
 as
 
divided
  as
  possible.
  It
  is
  the
  illusion
 of
 separation
  that
  enables
  Source
 to
 undergo
 
an
  awakening
  of
  its
  true
  potential
  and
  oneness—a
  knowing
  of
  itself
  via
 
experience.
 Imagine
 how
 much
 more
 powerful
 the
 realization
 of
 our
 true
 nature
 
would
 be
 coming
 from
 an
 experience
 of
 such
 disconnect.
 

 


 
We have created the illusion of separation in order that we may
experience the reality of Oneness. Only when we are outside the reality
can we experience it. It is our wish to know ourselves as who we really
are. Thus, we must first create the experience of who we are not.
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Lessons For Humanity


 


 

In a Simple Analogy…

Imagine
  children
  playing
  in
  a
  sandbox
  full
  of
  toys.
  A
  few
  of
  them
 
decided
  that
  the
  toys
  are
  theirs,
  and
  tell
  all
  the
  other
  kids
  that
  they
 
must
  earn
  these
  little
  pieces
  of
  paper
  that
  will
  grant
  them
  access
  to
 
the
  toys.
  The
  parents
  observing
  the
  situation
  would
  most
  likely
 
intervene
 and
 remind
 the
 children
 that
 the
 toys
 are
 to
 be
 shared.
 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 
Now
  imagine
  children
  on
  a
  big
  blue
  playground
  featuring
  an
 
abundance
  of
  vegetation,
  animal
  life,
  oceans,
  lakes
  and
  rivers.
 
Although
  the
  playground
  is
  set
  up
  for
  everyone
  to
  play,
  explore,
 
create
  and
  share
  as
  equals,
  some
  of
  them
  decided
  that
  they
  should
 
have
  more
  rights
  and
  authority
  than
  others.
  This
  belief
  led
  them
  to
 
take
  possession
  of
  whatever
  land
  or
  resource
  they
  came
  across.
  They
 
then
  created
  a
  hierarchical
  system
  in
  which
  they
  are
  the
  supreme
 
authority
 while
 others
 have
 to
 abide
 by
 their
 rules.
 Resources
 became
 
accessible
  only
  under
  the
  condition
  of
  money,
  which
  is
  earned
  only
 
under
 the
 condition
 of
 work.
 
 
 

 


 


 

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As
 this
 hierarchy
 became
 pervasive
 across
 the
 entire
 playground,
 that
 
which
 was
 once
 sharing,
 creativity
 and
 play
 became
 conformity,
 fear
 
and
  survival.
  The
  children
  of
  the
  playground
  no
  longer
  recognized
 
each
 other
 as
 playmates
 and
 co-­‐creators
 of
 the
 same
 human
 family,
 
but
  as
  strangers,
  competitors
  and
  even
  enemies.
  There
  may
  be
  no
 
parents
  watching
  over
  the
  playground
  reminding
  all
  children
  of
  the
 
earth
  to
  simply
  share
  and
  be
  kind
  to
  one
  another,
  but
  there
  is
  a
 
growing
 call
 for
 change
 felt
 within
 the
 heart
 of
 mankind.
 

 


 

 

At
 a
 first
 glance,
 such
 an
 analogy
 may
 seem
 over
 simplistic.
 But
 the
 moment
 we
 
look
  at
  the
  world
  without
  clouding
  our
  sight
  with
  the
  beliefs
  fed
  to
  us
  by
  society,
 
we
  realize
  it
  really
  is
  that
  simple.
  We
  are
  all
  equal
  facets
  of
  Source,
  here
  to
  share
 
this
 experience,
  co-­‐create
  and
  evolve
  together.
  The
  planet
  is
  designed
  to
  support
 
and
  provide
  for
  all
  beings.
  Our
  consciousness
  creates
  our
  reality.
  Are
  we
  done
 
creating
 this
 dream
 of
 separation
 and
 disempowerment?
 Are
 we
 ready
 to
 learn
 
our
 lessons?
 Are
 we
 ready
 to
 wake
 up?
 

 

 

 

 


 

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LESSON # 1
NOTHING HAS POWER OVER US UNLESS WE GIVE IT

 

Money.
 Ownership
 agreements.
 Titles.
 Authority.
 Official-­‐looking
 pieces
 of
 paper.
 
Law
  books.
  They
  may
  look
  impressive,
  they
  may
  evoke
  the
  feel
  of
  power
  and
 
permanence…
  but
  nothing
  could
  be
  further
  from
  the
  truth.
  They
  are
  made
  up.
 
For
  humanity
  to
  move
  forward,
  we
  need
  to
  remember
  this
  obvious
  yet
  forgotten
 
fact.
 We
 are
 more
 powerful
 than
 all
 of
 this
 because
 we
 created
 all
 of
 this.
 We
 
are
  allowed
  to
  revaluate
  our
  laws,
  change
  them
  or
  scrap
  them
  altogether
  and
 
start
 fresh,
 because
 all
 of
 it
 is
 a
 human
 creation.
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

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LESSON # 2
“NO PROBLEM CAN BE SOLVED FROM THE SAME LEVEL OF
CONSCIOUSNESS THAT CREATED IT”
- ALBERT EINSTEIN

 

War
  cannot
  be
  solved
  by
  war.
  Hate
  cannot
  be
 
solved
  by
  hate.
  Poverty,
  inequality
  and
 
environmental
  destruction
  cannot
  be
  solved
  by
 
the
  same
  system
  that
  created
  them
  in
  the
  first
 
place.
  Trying
  to
  change
  the
  old
  paradigm
  of
  fear,
 
hate
  and
  separation
  with
  more
  fear,
  hate
  and
 
separation
 is
 like
 trying
 to
 change
 the
 color
 of
 a
 
wall
 by
 spreading
 more
 paint
 of
 the
 same
 color
 on
 it.
 
 

 

To
 create
 change,
 we
 first
 need
 to
 become
 a
 neutral
 observer.
 That
 way,
 we
 are
 
able
  to
  gain
  a
  higher
  perspective
  of
  the
  situation
  and
  our
  actions
  will
  reflect
 
greater
 wisdom
 and
 understanding.
 After
 all,
 the
 world
 is
 a
 reflection
 of
 our
 state
 
of
 consciousness.
 This
 means
 that
 the
 consciousness
 we
 collectively
 put
 out
 is
 the
 
world
 we
 get.
 If
 we
 want
 a
 world
 of
 peace,
 harmony
 and
 care
 for
 the
 planet
 and
 
one
 another,
 we
 must
 therefore
 align
 our
 consciousness
 with
 that
 energy.
 We
 do
 
so
  not
  by
  forcing
  it
  to
  happen,
  but
  by
  letting
  go
  of
  all
  barriers,
  belief
  systems
  and
 
baggage
 that
 come
 in
 the
 way
 of
 us
 embodying
 our
 true
 nature.
 

 

 


 
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that.
Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
- Martin Luther King Jr.


 

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STOP REACTING, START CREATING!


 

 

• Have
 you
 ever
 noticed
 that
 creativity
 is
 never
 about
 perpetually
 re-­‐acting
 
the
 same
 old
 ways,
 but
 always
 about
 creating
 anew?
 

 

• Why
  is
  creative
  inspiration
  often
  paired
  with
  a
  quiet
  and
  peaceful
  mind,
 
rather
 than
 a
 reactive
 and
 distracted
 mind?
 

 

• How
  about
  the
  fact
  that
  it
  is
  always
  out
  of
  creativity
  that
  valuable
  ideas
 
and
 inventions
 emerge
 and
 never
 out
 of
 blame
 and
 anger?
 
 

 

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That
 is
 because
 with
 creativity
 comes
 a
 natural
 sense
 of
 personal
 responsibility.
 It
 
is
  no
  longer
  about
  an
  endless
  emotional
  reaction
  to
  a
  circumstance,
  but
  the
 
actual
  willingness
  to
  create
  the
  circumstance.
  As
  mentioned
  before,
  there
  is
 
tremendous
 potential
 in
 humanity
 coming
 together.
 Spreading
 awareness
 about
 
existing
 alternatives,
 creating
 new
 ones
 and
 uniting
 our
 potential
 to
 make
 them
 
happen
 is
 a
 lot
 more
 constructive
 than
 staying
 isolated
 and
 in
 perpetual
 reaction.
 

 


 

 


 

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LESSON # 4
BEYOND BLAME: UNDERSTANDING ROLES
“Yes,
 but
 we
 must
 make
 the
 government
 pay!
 We
 must
 blame
 the
 elites
 for
 the
 
situation
  we
  are
  in.
  We
  must
  stop
  them.”
  It
  is
  only
  a
  matter
  of
  understanding
  the
 
roles
 being
 played
 to
 realize
 how
 blame
 and
 judgment
 serves
 no
 purpose.
 Sure,
 
the
  individuals
  at
  the
  top
  of
  the
  hierarchy
  may
  not
  consciously
  want
  to
  see
 
change.
 They
 may
 be
 heavily
 programmed
 with
 the
 mentality
 of
 separation
 and
 
personal
 gain.
 They
 may
 equate
 their
 own
 survival
 to
 the
 accumulation
 of
 power
 
and
 wealth
 at
 the
 detriment
 of
 others.
 They
 may
 be
 everything
 our
 ego
 loves
 to
 
hate.
 Yet
 the
 truth
 is;
 they
 are
 not
 separate
 from
 us,
 nor
 are
 they
 the
 “evil
 ones.”
 
The
  individuals
  who
  play
  authority
  are
  facets
  of
  Source,
  just
  like
  every
  other
 
being
 in
 the
 universe.
 Even
 if
 their
 mental
 construct
 is
 heavily
 programmed
 with
 
ill
 intentions,
 their
 souls
 are
 aware
 of
 a
 deeper
 truth
 our
 egos
 may
 not
 want
 to
 
hear:
 they
 play
 the
 perfect
 role
 for
 us
 to
 grow
 up
 and
 realize
 our
 power!
 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 


 

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The
 powers
 that
 be
 are
 simply
 a
 mirror
 reflecting
 humanity.
 They
 reflect
 our
 own
 
belief
 that
 we
 are
 separate
 and
 powerless
 individuals
 with
 no
 other
 option
 than
 
to
  either
  comply
  or
  blame.
  They
  reflect
  our
  own
  ego.
  If
  we
  realized
  our
  true
 
power,
  the
  reflection
  in
  the
  mirror
  would
  change.
  They
  would
  lose
  power
 
because
 we
 would
 no
 longer
 fuel
 them
 with
 our
 own.
 

 

That
  being
  said,
  an
  empowering
  lesson
  for
  humanity
  would
  be
  to
  stop
  blaming
 
and
  instead
  thank
  the
  roles
  being
  played.
  They
  are
  pushing
  us
  to
  realize
  just
  how
 
powerless
 and
 divided
 we
 have
 perceived
 ourselves
 to
 be
 so
 that
 we
 can
 make
 a
 
shift.
  Without
  the
  role
  of
  the
  oppressor,
  we
  would
  not
  learn
  to
  shift
  our
 
consciousness
  from
  victimization
  and
  disempowerment
  to
  co-­‐creation
  and
  self-­‐
empowerment.
 No
 one
 else
 can
 do
 this
 for
 us.
 It
 is
 our
 own
 learning.
 

 


 
First realize that your world is only a reflection of yourself and then
stop finding fault with the reflection.
- Nisargadatta
 


 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

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LESSON # 5
ONE SINGLE CANDLE CAN BRIGHTEN A DARK ROOM

 

It
 may
 seem
 like
 our
 old
 ways
 are
 stronger
 than
 this
 new
 understanding.
 It
 may
 
appear
  as
  though
  we
  would
  need
  more
  than
  half
  of
  humanity
 on
  board
  to
  create
 
a
  real
  impact
  in
  the
  world.
  Yet
  on
  an
  energetic
  and
  soul
  level,
  a
  higher
 
consciousness
  is
  many
  times
  more
  powerful
  than
  the
  dormant
  state
  we
  have
 
been
 in.
 
 

 

Think
  about
  the
  impact
  of
  a
  single
 
candle
  in
  a
  pitch
  black
  room.
  Just
 
one
  source
  of
  light
  automatically
 
charges
  up
  all
  surrounding
  atoms
 
which
  brightens
  the
  entire
  room.
 
Now
  try
  bringing
  darkness
  into
  a
  lit
 
up
  room.
  It
  has
  no
  power
 
whatsoever.
 

What
 

we
 

call
 

“darkness”
  is
  simply
  a
  very
  low
 
frequency
 of
 light.
 It
 is
 not
 more
 powerful
 than
 us;
 WE
 enable
 darkness
 to
 prevail
 
as
 we
 consciously
 or
 unconsciously
 dim
 our
 own
 light
 (disempower
 ourselves).
 
 

 

That
  being
  said,
  an
  encouraging
  lesson
  for
  us
  all
  is
  the
  realization
  that
  even
  a
 
small
 percentage
 of
 humanity
 taking
 the
 blinders
 off
 creates
 a
 huge
 ripple
 effect
 
in
  the
  world.
  The
  more
  of
  us
  who
  “light
  up
  our
  candle”
  by
  elevating
  our
 
consciousness,
  the
  more
  it
  spreads
  out
  an
  energy
  that
  supports
  constructive
 
action
 beyond
 old
 ways.
 
 

 

We
 are
 all
 one.
 A
 change
 in
 one
 is
 a
 change
 in
 all.
 

 

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END NOTE

 


 
This is all about us. We are the ones calling this forward.
We are the ones who have asked for this. We are the ones who are
making this change ourselves, within ourselves. Nobody else is responsible
for this, but us. Whether consciously or not, all of us have decided on some
level that this is as far as it goes. Life, the way we have lived
thus far, is going to be changing.
- Alex Collier
 


 

 

A
  world
  of
  peace,
  love
  and
  harmony
 
already
 exists
 within
 each
 and
 everyone
 
of
  us.
  If
  we
  can
  imagine
  it,
  feel
  it
  and
 
resonate
  with
  it,
  it
  means
  the
  potential
 
is
  iminent
  within
  every
  atom
  of
  our
 
being.
  It
  already
  exists
  in
  the
  field
  of
 
endless
 possibilities
 we
 are
 all
 made
 of.
 
Therefore,
  a
  peaceful
  and
  loving
  world
 
is
  not
  something
  you
  reach
  out
  for
  or
 
create
  outside
  of
  you.
  It
  is
  something
 
you
  bring
  out
  from
  within.
  For
  this
 
reason,
 

the
 

most
 

important
 

contribution
 we
 could
 do
 for
 the
 world
 right
 now,
 is
 to
 go
 within.
 
 

 

It
  is
  within
  that
  our
  true
  essence
  dwells.
  The
  source
  of
  infinite
  potential,
  love,
 
peace
  and
  creativity
  that
  all
  of
  the
  ancient
  mystics
  and
  modern
  physicists
  have
 
been
 speaking
 of
 is
 looking
 right
 out
 our
 eyes
 in
 this
 very
 moment.
 
 


 

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Our
 task
 is
 not
 to
 ask
 ourselves
 whether
 or
 not
 a
 world
 of
 peace
 and
 freedom
 is
 
possible,
  but
  to
  look
  for
  all
  the
  barriers
  within
  ourselves
  that
  we
  have
  built
 
against
 our
  true
  essence—which
  is
  of
  peace
  and
  freedom.
  This
 natural
 state
 is
 
only
  felt
  when
  we
  no
  longer
  cling
  to
  the
  beliefs
  and
  perceptions
  that
  separate
  us
 
from
  others
  and
  all
  of
  life.
  It
  is
  only
  experienced
  when
  we
  understand
  this
  reality
 
to
  be
  a
  dream
  of
  separation
  we
  have
  the
  power
  to
  transform
  as
  we
  awaken
  to
 
the
 fact
 that
 we
 are
 dreaming
 it
 all
 into
 being.
 
 
 

 


 
The nature of the cosmos is such that whatever vision you have
about yourself and the world will become reality.
- Alberto Villodo
 


 

 

This
  does
  not
  mean
  we
  should
  all
  be
  enlightened
  by
  tomorrow
  or
  try
  to
  be
 
“spiritual.”
 It
 only
 means
 that
 it
 is
 time
 we
 see
 our
 path
 for
 what
 it
 is:
 a
 learning
 
journey.
 One
 that
 offers
 all
 the
 cues
 we
 need
 to
 let
 go
 of
 what
 no
 longer
 serves
 
us.
  One
  that
  keeps
  pointing
  to
  our
  freedom
  if
  only
  we
  cared
  to
  look
  instead
  of
 
judge,
 feel
 instead
 of
 avoid.
 

 

• What
 do
 we
 fear?
 
 
• What
 are
 we
 not
 at
 peace
 with?
 
 
• In
 what
 way
 do
 we
 separate
 ourselves
 from
 others
 and
 the
 world?
 
 
• Do
 we
 judge
 ourselves?
 
 
• Do
 we
 judge
 others?
 
 
• If
 so,
 why?
 
• Do
 we
 fear
 what
 other
 people
 think?
 
 


 

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• What
 are
 we
 afraid
 to
 feel?
 
 
• What
 perception
 is
 blocking
 us
 from
 loving
 ourselves
 unconditionally?
 
 
• What
 perception
 blocks
 us
 from
 simply
 being
 who
 we
 are?
 

 

As
 we
 get
 to
 the
 root
 of
 our
 fears
 and
 discomforts
 from
 an
 observer’s
 perspective
 
(the
 soul’s
 perspective)
 we
 realize
 that
 none
 of
 them
 are
 based
 in
 truth.
 They
 are
 
a
  collection
  of
  perceptions
  and
  beliefs
  that
  once
  served
  but
  that
  we
  are
  now
 
ready
 to
 transcend.
 

 


 
After meditating for some years, I began to see the patterns of my
own behavior. As you quiet your mind, you begin to see the nature of your
own resistance more clearly, struggles, inner dialogues, the way in which you
procrastinate and develop passive resistance against life. As you cultivate the
witness, things change. You don't have to change them. Things just change.
- Ram Dass
 

In observing himself, a man notices that self-observation itself brings
about certain changes in his inner processes. He begins to understand that
self-observation is an instrument of self-change, a means of awakening.
- G.I. Gurfjieff
 


 

 

World
 change
 may
 sound
 like
 a
 mission
 going
 on
 outside
 of
 us,
 but
 it
 is
 very
 much
 
an
 inside
 job.
 The
 less
 at
 war
 we
 are
 with
 ourselves
 and
 the
 less
 programmed
 we
 
are
  with
  old
  beliefs,
  the
  more
  empowered
  we
  are
  to
  choose
  differently.
  It
  is
  in
 
this
 state
 that
 we
 begin
 attracting
 opportunities
 to
 unite
 with
 other
 souls
 who
 are
 
ready
  to
  live
  differently.
  When
  we
  shift,
  our
  reality
  shifts.
  This
  is
  true
  on
  an
 
individual
 and
 collective
 level.
 

 

 

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Change
 is
 already
 underway.
 There
 are
 many
 movements
 happening
 all
 over
 the
 
world
  in
  which
  people
  are
  coming
  together
  to
  opt
  out
  of
  the
  system
  and
  live
 
sustainably.
  Not
  to
  mention
  the
  protests
  happening
  all
  over
  the
  world,
  the
 
countless
  whistleblowers
  speaking
  out,
  the
  information
  spreading
  all
  over
  the
 
internet
 and
 the
 corruption
 that
 is
 leaking
 out
 of
 the
 system
 for
 all
 to
 see.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Change
 is
 not
 only
 already
 reflecting
 in
 the
 physical
 world—the
 whole
 universe
 is
 
in.
 Cosmic
 energies
 from
 supernovas,
 solar
 flares
 and
 planetary
 alignements
 are
 
all
 assisting
 in
 raising
 the
 collective
 consciousness
 of
 humanity
 (click
 here
 to
 know
 
more).
  We
  are
  getting
  all
  of
  the
  stimulation
  that
  we
  need,
  both
  internally,
 
cosmically
 and
 for
 our
 eyes
 to
 see.
 At
 this
 point,
 we
 have
 to
 wear
 blinders
 on
 to
 
continue
 denying
 this
 global
 call
 for
 change.
 

 

It
  is
  up
  to
  us
  to
  choose
  which
  wave
  we
  will
  ride
  on.
  The
  dying
  wave
  of
  a
  stagnant
 
world
 in
 which
 we
 feel
 small,
 insignificant
 and
 powerless…
 or
 the
 growing
 wave
 
of
 change
 in
 which
 WE
 are
 the
 co-­‐creators
 of
 our
 reality.
 

 

 

 

 


 

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