Keys To Understanding - Journey of Awakening

Keys to Understanding - Journey of Awakening

Keys to Understanding

August 10, 2014

The information below is an examination and an expansion of the ideas that were presented in Journey of Awakening - The Spiritual Gatekeepers. Please see the segment Definitions for additional clarifications regarding the terms and concepts that were explored in this series. New information will be added to this segment periodically. Newer entries are located at the top. Each set of new posts is separated by date.

--- August 16, 2015 ---

Knowledge is Power

It is often said that knowledge is power. However, in reality knowledge is only a raw material. Knowledge, by itself, can be used for any purpose. Therefore, it is only through the eyes of awareness, understanding and wisdom that knowledge finds its true power.

Question for contemplation: How is knowledge used today within the power structures of the world?

--- June 16, 2015 ---

The Truth

For the truth to become truly known, it must remain flexible. However, if the truth becomes too malleable, then it can become unknown.

In other words

A clever lie can forever masquerade as a dogmatic truth. And an eternal truth can be temporarily molded into a cleverly masked lie.

Question for contemplation: What is meant by the phrase "the truth must remain flexible"?

--- May 24, 2015 ---

The End of the World

What if you knew that the world was going to end in six months? What would you do?

Would you stock up on personal provisions and survival products and hope to ride the storm out? Would you build an underground shelter? Would you spend the rest of your days partying, having fun and having sex? Would you get depressed? Would you drown yourself in alcohol and drugs? Would you try to make a positive difference in the world? Would you make an attempt to continue to learn and to grow? Would you try to help others?

What if you knew that your world was going to end in 40 years? What would you do?

What if you knew that your world was going to begin in 41 years? How would you live the rest of your life?

Reflections Hidden in the Mud

Is it possible to examine the corrupted ego of another person (or the collective) and not become affected (or infected) by the disease ourselves? Yes and no.

In order to help illustrate this concept, I'll use the analogy of a car that is stuck in the mud:

Question: Can a vehicle drive into a pit of mud in order to free another vehicle, and not get stuck in the mud themselves?

Answer: Only if the driver of that vehicle is able to see the mud around their own vehicle as clearly as they can see the mud around the stuck vehicle.

Question: How can a vehicle that was formally stuck in the mud get clean and functional again?

Answer: See the mud, clean the vehicle and then get back on the road again.

Question: How can a vehicle that is clean also be muddy at the same time?

Answer: If a driver of a vehicle washes the mud off of the outside of the vehicle, but forgets to wash themselves off at the same time, then the outside of the vehicle will probably look nice and shiny, but the inside of the vehicle will likely become full of mud.

What is the relevance of the analogy above?

All vehicles that travel down the road will inevitably accumulate a little dirt along the way.

The further that a vehicle chooses to travel off the beaten path, the more bumpy that the road can become. Driving on paved roads is safer. However, traveling off-road is more interesting.

No vehicle is completely immune from getting lost or becoming stuck in the mud.

Most of the vehicles that end up getting stuck in the mud, are the one's that think that they cannot get stuck in the mud (or the one's that don't realize that they are currently stuck in the mud).

When we see another vehicle that is stalled or stuck along the road, we can either ignore the situation and drive on by, or we can stop and help the driver to get their vehicle back on the road again.

--- May 3, 2015 ---

We and Me

For a "me" to exist, there must be a "we". And for a we to exist, the must be a me. If me is taken out of the equation, then there only is a collective of we. However, if we is taken out of the equation, then there is only the ego of me.

Here is a little experiment to try. Write the number three on a piece of paper and hold it up in front of a mirror. What to you see? The mirror image of three (please see the image above). What if you were to take the number three (and the mirror image of three) and then move them together? It would form the shape of the number eight (please see "we" in definitions for more info).

Eight = (5+9+7+8+20) = 49 = 13

And "m" = 13. In other words, it all starts with you (and me). As Gandhi would say, "be the change that you want to see in the world".

Questions and answers:

1) What is the significance of the number eight? Eight represents two polarities connected together as One. In this world when a me is added to another me, it often results in a polarized "we". However, in reality, "m" (13) + "m" (13) = 26 = 8. Eight represents the infinite relationship (connection) that exists between two polarities

2) What happens when you add "M" (13) to the constant "E" (5)? Thirteen + five = Eighteen. Eighteen represents freewill or the ability to choose between the polarities of light and/or dark (please see the September 28, 2014 entry in this segment for more info)

3) What is the significance of question #1 and question #2 above? Freewill can lead to creation and/or freewill can lead to destruction. Creation can be benevolent, or creation can be malevolent. Destruction can also be benevolent, or destruction can be malevolent. How do we arrive at true and lasting freedom? By using freewill responsibly.

4) Where is the path that leads from four to five? It exists in the art of seeing and understanding One (please see image above)

5) What does "me" + "we" equal? Unity (One)

Big Dog, Little Dog, Underdog, Regular Dog

The big dog wants to remain the top dog. The big dog uses its status as top dog to try and control all of the smaller dogs below it. The big dog sees the world as a dog eat dog world and acts accordingly.

The little dog wants to be the big dog. The little dog usually yelps the loudest, hoping that other dogs will perceive it to be bigger than it really is. The little dog tends to chase all of the other dogs around.

The underdog doesn't want to be under any other dogs. It just wants to be seen and respected for the dog that it is. Other dogs sometimes root for the underdog in the hopes that one day the underdog will receive the respect and recognition that it deserves.

The regular dog is happy with just being itself (regardless of its size). Regular dogs usually get along well with other dogs. However, if the regular dog is pushed too far, it will defend itself against other dogs (big or small). The regular dog may be labeled as being "regular", but that does not mean that it is without uniqueness. Every dog is unique in its own way.

Question for contemplation: Which sentence above contains a paradox? How can that paradox be addressed or resolved?

It's interesting to note that of all the different dogs out there, it is often the regular dog that is first to come to the realization that it is not just a dog, but a part of God. In other words, the very same letters that make up God, also make up dog. And the very same letters that make up one, also make up One. That is not to say that humans are dogs. Rather, it is to say that humans can sometimes act like dogs, and dogs can sometimes act like humans.

The Spirit and the Shadow of Creation

There are two forms of spirit, the spirit of the individual and the spirit of Creation. When the spirit (Light) within is known and understood, it helps to light up both the individual and Creation. However, when the spirit of the individual is not known and not understood, it can be overshadowed by the darkness that exists around it. When a shadow is cast upon the spirit of the individual, there is also a corresponding shadow that is cast upon the spirit of creation and Creation.

There are also two forms of ego, the ego of the individual and the ego of the collective. When the ego of the individual is known and understood, it can help to light up both the individual and Creation. However, when the ego of the individual is not known and not understood, it can overshadow the light that exists around it. When a shadow is cast upon the spirit of the individual, there is also a corresponding shadow that is cast upon the spirit of creation and Creation.

Creation refers to the natural world that exists around us, while creation refers to the things that we create (as creators within Creation). CCC (Consciousness, creation and Creation) are the pistons in the engine of Creation. The three Cs are not separate from each other, they are connected as One (Three to One).

Religious Esotericism

God is known as the Light of the world. God opposes the Darkness. Satan is known as the "adversary". Satan opposes the Light. The angels help to "lighten" the darkness. And the devils help to "darken" the light. The light of Creation is what helps to lighten the Dark. And the shadow of Creation, is what helps to darken the Light.

Jesus is also known as the Light of the world. His Light comes from an awareness of the spirit within him. Jesus was the Light that walked on the earth. Jesus died for our "sins" (ignorance) by being crucified on the cross. While on the cross, his Light (awareness) bled out into the rest of the world (north, south, east, west).

The pain of being on the cross, is analogous to the pain that one encounters during the journey of awakening (towards awareness). During this process, the old self is destroyed and a new Being emerges (is reborn). After being "reborn", one may still encounter painful situations (and perhaps even bleed a little) as "stones" are hurled towards them by those that are still fighting to cling on to the old corrupted ways.

When is Jesus returning? He is already here (along with the Buddha and all of the other great teachers of the world). They are patiently waiting inside of us to be discovered, to be known and to be understood.

A similar relationship (between the light and the dark) can be found embedded in many different religious, spiritual and philosophical traditions in the form of allegories. One of the best examples of this idea can be seen in the simple beauty of the yin yang symbol.

In this symbol, we can see the main aspects of the Light and the Dark as they "oppose" (or face off) one another. But we can also see that there are some aspects of the light within the Dark, and there are some aspects of the dark within the Light. If we really zoom out, we can see that all aspects of the Light and the Dark are enclosed together in one circle.

Question for contemplation: What does this mean? Hint: It does not mean that we should accept or encourage pathogenic darkness or evil in the world. However, does natural darkness have a place in Creation? What about when darkness is allowed to grow to such an extent that it morphs into evil? Does evil serve any purpose then?

What are some of the other esoteric aspects of the yin yang? You may have to look at the symbol for a while to see this. The yin and the yang are curled up together and they are laying upon one another, not as eternal enemies, but as friendly foes. This makes me think of two cats. One moment they may be hissing at each other, and the next moment they may be curled up together on the couch purring.

If you look really closely at the symbol, you can also see that the light and the dark are chasing each other around in circles, not trying to consume one another, but playing as if they were children on a playground.

My personalization (characterization) of the yin yang above helps to bring up one of the most obvious questions posed by this symbol...is everything just black and white? Or, is there actually a foundation of black and white, and it is our freewill (creation) that helps to color the canvas of Creation?

The earth knows that in order for it to survive, there must be the light of day and the darkness of night. Nature knows that its color is created through the interaction between the light and the dark. The spiritual being knows that in order to have freewill (and the chance to grow), there must be the opportunity to choose between the light and the dark. The stars know that in order to be seen in the sky, there must be light and there must be dark. Life instinctively knows that in order to properly grow, there must be day and there must be night.

Questions for contemplation: As humans, how do we normally see the light and the dark in Creation? In what ways have the light and the dark been distorted in our creations?

--- March 30, 2015 ---

The Drowning of Consciousness,
and the Shedding of Illusion

Trying to become fully aware while immersed in the matrix is like trying to dry yourself off while standing in a swimming pool.

Relevance

The purpose of the matrix is not just to create illusion. Rather, it is to enforce illusion, reinforce illusion and validate illusion.

Question for contemplation: What does it mean to be immersed in the matrix?

--- March 21, 2015 ---

Synthetic Reality

It is easier to begin with something natural and then create something artificial with it, than it is to take something artificial and then create something natural from it.

Relevance

Gray can be created from color quite readily, however it is much more difficult to create color from gray. Freewill allows us to choose freely, but it is wisdom that encourages us to live responsibly. Just because we have gained the knowledge to create something, doesn't necessarily mean that we should choose to create it.

--- February 26, 2015 ---

Birds of a Feather

Vulture (from Wikipedia):

"Vulture is a name given to two groups of scavenging birds of prey: the 'New World' Vulture and the 'Old World' Vulture." Vultures are considered to be predators, however they rarely attack healthy animals, preferring instead to kill the wounded or the sick. When the hide of a carcass is too thick for a vulture's beak to open, the vulture will wait for a stronger scavenger to eat first (i.e. do the initial work for them), then it moves in and feeds.

"A group of vultures is called a 'wake', a 'committee', a 'venue', a kettle or a volt."

"New World vultures often vomit when they are threatened or approached. New World vultures urinate straight down their legs in order to kill the bacteria that accumulates on them while walking through carcasses."

Relevance

There isn't much difference between an Old World (order) vulture and New World (order) vulture. They are really just birds of the same feather:

Both types of vultures prey on the weak or on the dead (or what they perceive to be dead). The greater the number of sick and weak in the world, the more prey that there is for them to feed on

Vultures use both of their wings (the right-wing and the left-wing) to hunt their prey, to scavenge on carcasses and to achieve their objectives. Both wings of the vulture are connected to the same body
Vultures usually rely on other predators or scavengers to weaken their prey for them. Many vultures do not have the strength nor the courage to confront or kill their prey directly
New World (order) Vultures have been known to gather together in groups or "committees" at a "venue" in Northern, CA to partake in a "wake" ritual known as the "Cremation of Care". As a result of this ritual, New World (order) Vultures care little about who or what they feed on
New World (order) Vultures can appear intimidating at first glance. However, if they are approached when they're alone, they will often vomit on those who confront them (see the Wikipedia article on New World Vultures)
New World (order) Vultures urinate on themselves and the environment that they walk on (see Wikipedia article on New World Vultures). They also have been known to crap where they sleep as well

Resistance to Scavengers

Create a strong and healthy mind, body and spirit (the Alchemy of Three is the master key)

Maintain a warm heart and a tough skin (the Balance of Two is tried and true)

Pursue knowledge and develop understanding (knowledge leads to awareness, and awareness leads to understanding, and understanding leads to wisdom. When wisdom is applied to freewill, the actions that result can help to create positive and lasting change)

Do not allow yourself to be a pawn or an agent for the vultures of the machine (the few can only control the many, when the many are willing to follow the few)

--- February 13, 2015 ---

A Chalice of Knowledge and a Cup of Ashes

In 1945 five cups were found while digging at an archeological site in northern Egypt. The cups were rather plain looking except for some unknown language and a few strange symbols that were embossed on the outside of the cups. After cataloging the find, the lead archeologist of the dig decided to give the cups to his five best team members (a scholar, a scientist, a museum curator, a college student and a laborer) as gifts for the good work that they had done.

The following month a manuscript was discovered by the archeologist at another site which referenced "five repositories of knowledge". The archeologist thought back to the gifts that he had given to his team members and wondered if there might be a connection. Therefore, he decided to seek out his former co-workers and check the cups for any clues which might link them to the so-called repositories of knowledge.

The archeologist first went to the university where the scholar was teaching. He learned from the scholar that a special team of academics had been formed to study the cup. A significant amount of money had been spent on the investigation and there were many arguments and debates that had occurred, however little progress was made regarding the nature of the cup.

Next the archeologist went to the institution where the scientist was employed. When the archeologist inquired about the cup, he was told that it was being stored in the basement of the building. When the archeologist asked why the cup was in the basement, the scientist replied, "the language on the cup was recognized by one of the department heads and there was some concern that this knowledge might jeopardize their funding because it was in direct conflict with the theories that they were pursuing at the time".

Next the archeologist went to the taxi company where the college student was employed. When the archeologist asked the student about the cup, the student went to his taxi, retrieved the cup and gave it to the archeologist. When the archeologist looked inside the cup, he was surprised to find that it was filled with cigarette butts and ashes. After removing the ashes and the cigarettes, the archeologist noticed that there was a strange orange substance in the bottom of the cup. When he asked what it was, the student replied, "a few weeks ago I was watching the football game on TV and I didn't have anywhere to put my Cheetos, so I used the cup".

Next the archeologist visited the curator in the museum. When the archeologist asked the curator about the cup, the curator led him to glass case in one of the rooms in the museum. The curator explained that the cup had been on display in the case the entire time.

Finally, the archeologist went to the apartment of the laborer. However, when he got there, there was no sign of the man anywhere. So the archeologist went to the office and asked the apartment manager what had happened to him. The manager gave the archeologist a package and said that the man had moved out a few weeks ago but left this package for him. Inside the package was the cup and a short note addressed to the archeologist which read..."I got thirsty while digging at the site one day and I drank from the cup that you gave me. An astounding thing happened. My head instantly became filled with many amazing ideas. I've decided to take an extended vacation and travel around the world so that I can explore the many things that have been shown to me. I'm not sure when I will be back. I'm leaving the cup here so that you may share it with others".

Conclusion

Knowledge can be brought to the people. But it is up to the people to choose what to do with the knowledge. Knowledge can be observed, studied, hidden, abused or discarded. However, knowledge only becomes truly understood when it becomes known through practice, experience, learning, discernment and growth.

The Hammer and the Nail

Those who hold the potential to do good in this world will be tested by evil
The greater the potential that a person has to do good, the more that they will be tested
The closer that a person gets to the core of truth, awareness and understanding, the more distractions that they will encounter (money, materialism, ego, drugs, alcohol, sex, entertainment, etc)
The more that a person is able to resist the things that feed evil (ignorance), the greater the chance that they will be targeted by evil
The more that a person resists evil, the stronger that they will become. And the stronger that they become, the greater the chance that they will be passed over by evil (in favor of easier prey)

Conclusion

The nail that stands out the most, is usually the one that gets hammered the hardest. However, it is only the nail that risks being hammered, that has the opportunity to become one with the wood.

The Decent into godhood
(from On the Road to Dystopia)

As long as the ego is being fed, it will blind us and it will rule over us. As long as the ego sees the possibility for fame, fortune and worship, it will drive our pursuits and it will dictate our actions. The ultimate goal of the ego is to achieve godhood. The ego desires "followers". When the ego is threatened, it will reject reason and it will retaliate against all those who challenge it. The ego is a jealous god. The ego does not want competition. However, the ego will sometimes hide among and support similar egos in order to avoid being discovered.

The goal of the Spiritual Being is to understand their connection to God and to become one with God
The goal of the ego is to maintain a separation from God (blindness/duality) so that it may become the one god

--- January 24, 2015 ---

Source, Synergy and Separation

Examples: The Nature of Creation and Illumination and The Battle Between the Light and the Dark and The Tree of Life and the Roots of Destruction and Communicating with Nature and Creation and Gray Areas and The Road to Destruction and Welcome to the Machine - Mechanisms of the Matrix and Nested Realities and Corrupted Realities and Balance and Spiritual Protection

The further away from Source that one travels, the greater the potential there is for experience, learning and growth. However, the further away from Source that one travels, the greater the chance there is that one may also become lost in the dark, blinded by the light, intoxicated by illusion or corrupted by delusion (transhumanism, scientism, religionism, governism, etc).

A person may travel to the right, or a person may travel to the left. A person may look above, or a person may look below. To see one, is the potential to understand one. To see two, is the potential to understand two. To bridge two, is to see and understand One. To know One, is to understand the Light within and the Light without.

A connection with Source nourishes life. A separation
from Source corrupts and pollutes life

--- December 6, 2014 ---

Shells of Illusion

A person went to the store and bought a package of almonds. However, when they got home they found pistachios in the package instead of almonds. To correct this error, the person took the pistachios out of the mislabeled package and emptied them into a large jar. Then they wrote the word "almonds" on the jar and placed the jar in the kitchen cupboard.

The next day they went to the cupboard and removed the jar that they had labeled almonds and opened it. However, much to their surprise there weren't almonds in the jar, there were pistachios. This time they emptied all of the pistachios out on the table and painted all of the shells brown so they looked like almonds. Then they placed the jar back in the cupboard once again.

The following day they went to the cupboard, removed the jar of almonds and cracked a few of them open. What did they find inside? Pistachios! In fact, no matter how many times that they cracked the nuts open, they always found pistachios inside.

Moral of the Story

It's not the wrapper, the label or the shell that is important. It's what is inside that matters the most. To expect an external shell to change an internal component, is as nutty (absurd) as trying to change a pistachio into an almond simply by changing its label or appearance.

Relevance

External Shells - Government, corporations, religion, organizations, science, technology, police and military

Internal Components - People (employees, workers, followers, administrators, agents, enforcers, etc)

External Shells - Body, house, car, career, clothes and possessions

Internal Components - Consciousness, mind, morality, integrity, compassion, respect, responsibility, knowledge, awareness, understanding, wisdom, love, care and strength (willpower)

--- November 23, 2014 ---

Strong Foundations

Many years ago while attending college I took a course in creative writing. At first, the teacher of this class appeared to be very strict in her approach to teaching. In fact, the entire first half of the semester was devoted primarily to learning the "rules" of writing. Rules and creativity? That seemed like an oxymoron. Actually it was in a way...half of an oxymoron (if there is such a thing). After thoroughly learning the rules of writing, the teacher surprised the class by stating that the best writers typically do not follow a fixed set of rules (i.e. dogma), rather, they develop a firm foundation and a solid framework from which all of their creative ideas and writing is built upon.

Creation is actually structured in much the same way that good creative writing is structured. There is an underlying foundation and a framework from which everything else is built (Universal Law). If the foundation is sound, and the creation above it is sound, then the entire structure will also be sound. In other words, good creative force in Creation is built upon a firm moral foundation. On the other hand, improper creative force in Creation often tries to get "creative" with the underlying Principles of Creation (which then creates instability in the foundation from which everything else is built).

In the first example above, a firm and responsible foundation supports the weight of many responsible acts of creation. However, in the second example, a corrupted foundation encourages many corrupted acts of creation which will eventually come crashing down upon the weight of their own corruption (and the fractured foundation from which they were built).

Number Magic

I also had two other teachers in college that I considered to be true teachers. The first one taught a course in accounting. The basis of accounting, this teacher taught, is built upon a principle known as GAAP. What is GAAP? GAAP stands for "Generally Accepted Accounting Principles".

Generally accepted? That doesn't sound like a very firm foundation for a system that is supposed to "account" for the underlying conduct of the IRS, corporations and government. And it isn't. In reality, GAAP is just an acronym for another system that is based upon the application of subjective and relative morality (i.e. "generally accepted" moral and ethical principles).

To the credit of this accounting teacher, he illustrated the many ways in which GAAP is abused out in the "real world" and why most accounting under GAAP is nothing more than number magic and legal corruption. Perhaps, another way that you might look at the name GAAP is as a "gap" in the foundation of accounting, a failure to "account" for actions or as a "gap" in conscience.

The second example of true teaching comes from a teacher that I had in statistics. If there was ever a system that was designed to express the fullest potential of number magic, it would be statistics. In fact, much of the information (marketing) that is conveyed to consumers today is based on statistical analysis (and the clever manipulation of it).

One of the examples that was used to illustrate the use (and abuse) of statistics was the pharmaceutical industry. I think most people would probably be horrified if they knew just how much "massaging" of data goes on behind the scenes in drug trials. In fact, the so-called effectiveness of many pharmaceutical drugs today is actually way over-rated, while the safety of those same drugs is way under-rated.

Here we have another example of a system where a flimsy foundation encourages the practice of flimsy conduct. In addition, the ongoing practice of distilling human beings down into simple numbers and statistics is a significant factor in the dehumanization of this world. I am not saying that statistics doesn't have its proper use and place in this world. Rather, I am saying that a system that is built upon a corrupted foundation, will invariably create output that is also corrupted.

What separated the two teachers above from the rest of the teachers that I had in college? Moral character. They could have just blindly taught dogma. However, instead they chose to incorporate true moral and ethical principles into their teachings and made an effort to truly educate the class about the dangers of living in a system that is built upon a corrupted foundation (with a flimsy house of cards stacked above it).

To summarize:

When the creators of Creation understand and adhere to the basic framework of Creation, then the Story of Creation is enhanced and it moves forward in a positive motion
When dogma becomes entrenched within Creation (taking the place of free-thinking), then creativity becomes hindered and the Story of Creation stalls (i.e. the "writers" get "writers block" or they end up telling the same story over and over again throughout history)
When the underlying foundation and framework of Creation is ignored (or not properly understood), then the Story of Creation becomes jumbled, destructive and typically has a very bad ending

I think that the teaching examples above help to illustrate three main things:

There are still some true teachers in the educational system
Teachers and learning arrive in many different forms. To prematurely dismiss the teacher or the information before it has been heard, considered and understood is to dismiss an opportunity for learning and growth (even if it that learning and growth may occur at a later time)
Do not discount your ability to make a positive difference or a lasting impression in this world. Twenty years after attending college, these teachers are really the only ones that I remember from that time period. Had they chosen not to speak the truth, then the truth would have remained hidden and they would have simply taken their place among the other "instructors" and "instructions" (dogma) that was not learned in college

Conclusion

Words left unspoken, are words that are never heard and never understood. However, words that are spoken (and acted upon) in harmony with (and in defense of) Universal Law, are music and poetry to the ears of Creation.

Strong Foundations (Illustrated)

To further illustrate the concept of strong foundations, I'll use a couple of images that I created from previous segments to help express the idea of true spirituality:

From Two for One

In the image above, the foundation of the pyramid (3) is built upon two very polarized extremes with a large "gray area" (illusion/subjective truth) in the middle. When a system is built upon this type of foundation, people usually get "captured" into one extreme or another or they "fall" into various gray areas of truth and/or relative areas of morality.

To move up (or ascend) the pyramid (2), is to remove the illusion of subjective/relative morality, and create a much firmer foundation from which to build upon.

To rise up (or ascend) to the top of the pyramid (1), is to acquire the knowledge that is necessary to properly understand the true nature of polarities and to apply freewill in the form of responsible (wise) action. This is the basis of true spiritual awareness and "ascension". Just to clarify, the top of the pyramid (1) is not intended to represent the elimination of natural polarity (choice/freewill). Rather, it is to "see the light" (or to become "illuminated").

The "Middle Way" (MW) is not about indecision, lack of action, inability to take a firm stance or sitting on the fence. It is about the wisdom that is realized through the understanding and the application of right choice and right action (the responsible use of freewill). Without such an understanding, people can be more easily "programmed" to fall into various states of duality and division (extreme states of polarity) or gray areas of illusion (the hazy and relative middle ground of subjective morality).

From The Ascension Formula

In the image above, truth is the firm foundation from which everything else above is built. Understanding (knowledge) and understanding (compassion) are what lead ("ascend") to True Love (Universal Love and wisdom). True Love always leads back to understanding and truth.

Internal peace and happiness can only be realized through the understanding and application of truth and love. External peace and happiness is a reflection of internal peace and happiness.

True peace and happiness is not the same as artificial bliss. What is artificial bliss? Drugs, illusion, willful ignorance and the elimination of freewill (i.e. the removal of the natural polarity of darkness in order to avoid responsible choice). The removal of choice and freewill is equivalent to the institution of slavery.

Quite a bit of time in this series was dedicated to discussing the concept of "going within" (truly knowing and understanding "the self"). Why? Because external chaos is often a reflection of internal chaos (as within, so without). Without the proper understanding of the internal, does it really matter what type of new external "system" that we design or build to replace the old corrupted one?

A strong foundation begins with an understanding of Universal Law. And the application of Universal Law begins with the individual. Of course once this type of understanding is reached, then the question becomes why build another system of artificial law that will eventually grow so large and so corrupt that it over-shadows Universal Law (as has been seen throughout history)?

What is Universal Law? The short answer is this: Do no harm (i.e. do not harm yourself and do not harm others). That sounds like a very simple concept. However, its true meaning, its understanding and its rightful application have been completely distorted and lost in our modern society.

Within the concept of Universal Law exist the core values of responsibility and morality and an understanding of the nature of consequence (i.e. consequence derived from actions and inactions that are taken or not taken). Simply stated, Universal Law is understanding the gift of freewill and responsibly applying freewill to ourselves and to the world around us.

--- October 14, 2014 ---

Stories of Creation
(and doors of perception)

The use of common (traditional) language is just one way to tell a story. There are actually many different methods of story telling including allegory, metaphor, analogy, symbolism, numbers, music and art. Each time that we create something new in this world, we are in effect telling a new story and adding to the Story of Creation. Each person (creator) in Creation has been "gifted" with their own talents of story telling. And each person in Creation responds a little differently to each type of story. It is for this reason, that I choose to incorporate many different types of stories within this series in order to help communicate one important message.

A line of dominos could be seen as a series of mechanisms that are set up to lead Humanity through a series of "cascading" events that are designed to destroy our Humanity. Or, a line of dominos could be seen as a series of preexisting doorways that are all connected to each other. If the doors are opened correctly, each door will lead to another door. And with each new door, new realms of perception, communication, consciousness and understanding will be realized.

The key to finding the doors, exists in understanding the mechanisms that currently blind us from recognizing the path. And the key to following the path exists in "seeing" the layers (dimensions and realms) that exist beyond the artificial constructs of the matrix.

What role does symbolism have in this process? Symbolism (in all of its forms) is perhaps the best way to begin to understand the multi-layered nature of reality:

Hidden knowledge and "keys" are encoded (symbolized) in everything that exists around us. Sometimes this is intentional, while other times it is simply a result of the "miracle" of Creation
Symbolism is found in the most advanced ancient cultures of Earth. Today, crop circles "speak" to us in the present using various forms of symbolism of the past
Some types of symbolism may represent good (light) concepts while other types of symbolism may represent evil (dark) concepts. Sometimes light symbolism can get transmuted into dark symbolism, and sometimes dark symbolism can get transmuted into light symbolism. Discernment is important
If a symbol has been adopted by a dark organization, it doesn't necessary mean that the original origin of that symbol is dark. In order to determine the true nature of a symbol, one must take into consideration the application and the intent of that symbol. Corrupt organizations will often hijack or corrupt benign symbols to use for their own dark purposes
Some of the most important concepts, words, numbers and symbols have been purposely associated with (and corrupted by) dark people and dark organizations in order to help keep them hidden (occulted) from the general population. Today when people see certain numbers and symbols that have been associated with the all-encompassing "illuminati", they assume that all applications of that number or symbol are evil. However, in doing so, they may actually end up hiding potentially good information associated with those numbers and symbols from themselves and from others
A single symbol or a small group of numbers can often communicate the same "expression" (or an even greater expression) than what might be possible with many different words contained within a book
Traditional language can sometimes hinder universal understanding. However, non-traditional forms of "language" (symbolism and math), can help to communicate universal forms of understanding

If the symbolism and numbers below appear confusing, you may want to skip past those sections and then return to them later after reading some of the other sections and other links below. This may help to clarify the relevance and importance of these numbers and symbols and how they relate to the larger picture.

--- September 28, 2014 ---

The All Seeing Eye

(Key is A=1, B=2, C=3, etc. Numbers/letters are added together i.e. "Light" = 12+9+7+8+20 = 56, and then reduced i.e. 56 = 5+6 = 11). For more info, please see Letter Number Key

There are thirteen steps that lead to the fourteenth (illumination). At the thirteenth step, one may choose a path that leads to either Light Illumination or to Dark "Illumination".

Thirteen = (20+8+9+18+20+5+5+14) = 99 (9+9) = 18

18 = (1+8) = 9 = 333 (Light)
or
18 = (6+6+6) = 666 (Dark)

The Light

If the path of Light is chosen, then one may eventually "ascend" up to the level of fourteen and become one with One (fully see and understand our Universal connections)

Thirteen = (20+8+9+18+20+5+5+14) = 99 (9+9) = 18 = (1+8) = 9 = 333

Nine = (14+9+14+5) = 42 (the secret of the Universe)

Fourteen (Illumination) = (6+15+21+18+20+5+5+14) = 104 = 14 (1+4) = 5

Five = (6+9+22+5) = 42 (the secret of the Universe)

The Dark

If the path of Dark is chosen, then one will remain at the level of Thirteen (on the Dark side = 666). The Dark side is characterized by a desire for power and control (ruling over others below using occulted knowledge that was gathered while climbing the previous steps of the pyramid). Instead of "ascending" to become one with One (God, Great Spirit, Source, Universe, Creation), the Ego "ascends" (over the Spirit) to become the illusion of a "god" (away from God).

The all-seeing-eye on the back of the one-dollar bill is a corruption (666) of the concept of the Eye-of-Providence (in its non-religious context). In its corrupted form, the "eye" represents hierarchical power and control over others realized through the accumulation of external wealth. A focus on external wealth weighs one down, while the realization of internal wealth (wisdom) enlightens the Spirit.

Thirteen = (20+8+9+18+20+5+5+14) = 99 (9+9) = 18 = (6+6+6) = 666

The Eighth Tower

The Eighth Tower is another way of describing the Thirteenth step of the pyramid.

Eight = (5+9+7+8+20) = 49 (4+9) = 13

Thirteen = (20+8+9+18+20+5+5+14) = 99 (9+9) = 18

18 = (1+8) = 9 = 333 (Light)
or
18 = (6+6+6) = 666 (Dark)

At the Eighth Tower (or Thirteenth step), one may choose to either feed the dark "gods" (by sacrificing others) or contribute additional light to Creation (through the giving of knowledge, understanding and wisdom to all).

Gateways

The Light and the Dark:

Light = (12+9+7+8+20) = 56 (5+6) = 11
Dark = (4+1+18+11) = 34 (3+4) = 7
Light + Dark = 11 + 7 = 18
18 = 333 (light) or 666 (dark)

Twin Pillars:

Pillar = (16+9+12+12+1+18) = 68 (6+8) = 14 (1+4) = 5

Two Pillars = 5+5 = 10
Ten = (20+5+14) = 39 (3+9) = 12 (1+2) = 3
Three = (20+8+18++5+5) = 56 (5+6) = 11
11 = The twin pillars or the "Gate"

Gate:

Gate = (7+1+20+5) = 33
Thirty Three = (20+8+9+18+20+25+20+8+18+5+5) = 156 (1+5+6) = 12 (1+2) = Three (three = 11 = the "Gate")
Three Three (33) = 11:11
Eleven Eleven = (9+9) = 18 = A gateway to Light (333) or a gateway to Dark (666)
An understanding of the Light (333) and the Dark (666) = 999 (27) = 9 = 42 (the secret of the Universe)
Nine = 42 (4+2) = 6 and Six = 7 and Seven = 11 (the "Gate") and Eleven = 9 and Nine = 42 (the secret of the Universe)
6+ 7+ 11+ 9 (see directly above) = 33 (the "Gate")

The Eight Tower and the Ninth "Dimension":

8 = "H" and 9 = "I"
The Eighth Tower (13) is the gateway to the Ninth "dimension" of consciousness (Nine = 42 = the secret of the Universe)
If one successfully traverses through 8 (H = duality) they will eventually reach 9 (I = on e = 333)

The Secret to Infinity:

The secret to infinity (8) is the creation of One from Two
One = 7 and Seven = 11
Eleven is a "gateway" to Nine
Nine = 42 = the secret of the Universe
"9" equals "6" and Six equals 7 and Seven equals 11 (11 is the gateway to 9 and Nine = 42 = the secret of the universe)

Eye of Providence (non-religious context):

Eye = (5+25+5) = 35 (3+5) = 8 (to see infinity)
Of = (15+6) = 21 (2+1) = 3 (of Creation)
Providence = (16+18+15+22+9+4+5+14+3+5) = 111 = 3 = (to become one with Creation- i.e "of providence" = 3 and 3 merged together = 8 = Infinity)
Eye of Providence = (8+3+3) = 14 (1+4) = 5 and Five = 42 (the secret of the Universe)

All Seeing Eye:

All Seeing Eye = (7+14+8) = 11
11 is a gateway to awareness or a gateway to power and control over others (via freewill choice)

Freewill:

Free = (6+18+5+5) = 34 (3+4) = 7 (Seven = 11 - Freedom allows access to the "Gate")

Will = (23 +9 +12 +12) = 56 (5+6) = 11 (Our will is the way to the "Gate")
Freewill = (7+11) = 18 = 333 or 666 (choice of Light or Dark)

The Key to Balance is the Gateway to the Universe:

Polarity = (16+15+12+1+18+9+20+25) = 116 (1+1+6) = 8 (eight is a "symbol" of polarity, balance and infinity)
Balance = (2+1+12+1+14+3+5) = 38 (3+8) = 11 (Eleven = 9 = 333 = Balance = the "key" to the "Gate")
Nature = (14+1+20+21+18+5) = 79 (7+9) = 16 (1+6) = 7 (Seven = 11 or "the Gate")
Key = (11+5+25) = 41 (4+1) = 5
Five = 42 (the secret of the Universe)

--- September 22, 2014 ---

Fractals, Fractions, and Fragments

Fractal = Of One: We are all one within One

Fraction = Less than One: We are but a fraction of what we once were (and what we are capable of becoming)

Fragment = Pieces (missing) of what once was One: Our world (our home) has been fragmented and torn apart. Our "temple" is not as one (or of One), it has merely become a fragment of one and of One

None = Absent from One: Blindness. Movement without direction. Knowledge without understanding or wisdom. The pursuit of "being" without Being. "Intelligence" without "smartness". Growth of the body, without growth of the Being. The illusion of "light", while living in an environment of darkness

Duality and Polarity

What happens when unnatural duality is conquered through the destruction of natural polarities?

Freewill is eliminated. Without choice, there can be no freewill. Without freewill there can be no individuality. Without individuality, creation halts and Creation stalls
The ability to reason and discern is eliminated. When errors and mistakes occur, they cannot recognized. Failure to recognize mistakes results in greater error (leading to a path of pathological destruction)
The potential for growth and wisdom is eliminated. Freewill is the foundation of experience. Without experience, learning cannot take place. Without learning, there is no growth. Without growth, there can be no wisdom

What happens when duality overshadows natural polarities?

Division, confusion and conflict result
Hierarchy, external power and imbalance occur
Distraction, fragmentation and destruction become the norm

Riddles and Answers

(Math is fun and "illuminating". Key is A=1, B=2, C=3, etc. Numbers/letters are added together i.e. "Light" = 12+9+7+8+20 = 56, and then reduced i.e. 56 = 5+6 = 11)

Riddle One: Synergy is the understanding of two, so that three equals five, and five equals One. What does that mean?

The synergy of two is much greater than the power of one by itself, or the result of two that are simply added together. The synergy of one and one, is equal to One
Three is the balance point of two, and five is the balance point of four. Balance is the art of seeing and Being One (See = 11, Be = 7, Balance = 11 and 11 + 11 + 7 = 29 = 11 = One)
5 minus on e = 4 and 4 minus on e = 3 and 3 minus on e = 2

Riddle Two: What is infinity?

Infinity is eight turned on its side (or five + three). Eight is a number (and a symbol) of the balance that exists between two polarities. Within the balance of two, exists the concept One. And within the concept of One, exists the concept of Infinity
Five = " 42" and Three = " 56" and 42 + 56 = 98 → 9 + 8 = 17 → 1 + 7 = 8 = Infinity
42 → 4 + 2 = 6 and 56 → 5 + 6 = 11 and 6 + 11 = 17 → 1 + 7 = 8 = Infinity
6 → 3+3 and 11 → 1+1 and 6 + 2 = 8 = Infinity and 33 + 11 = 44 → 4+4 = 8 = Infinity

Riddle Three: What is half of Eight?

Half of Eight is Three. Three turned on its side is W and M (see illustration below)
33 = As Within, So Without (see illustration below)
W and M = As Above, so Below (see illustration below)
W + M = 36 → 36 = 3+6 and 3+6 = 9 and 9 = 333 and 333 = One
3/6 = .5 (half of One) and 6/3 = 2 (the polarity/ potential of One) and .5 x 2 = One

Question: What is encoded deep within the simple (but corrupted) concept of the Worshipful Master and the "33"of Freemasonry?

Answer: The sequences that are listed above, and the questions (120 → 3 ) and answers (80 → 8) that are listed below. Questions (3) + Answers (8) = 11 = One (on e to one = Balance). Thirty Three = 156 → 156 = 1+5+6 = 12 = Three (the first order of Balance). Thirty Three also equals Three (11) and Three (11) = 11:11 (on e to one = Balance)

Image above: A split from one to two (duality). Also included in this image is a possible reference to Zion, an inverted heart, a rainbow and some other symbolism. What is it that they are trying to communicate here? Are they trying to say that we have become fragmented, or that there is an agenda to fragment us? Perhaps there is a plan to deconstruct us, and then reconstruct us in their image (ordo ab chao)? Or, is there some other "intelligence" that is trying to tell us (in some convoluted way) that we need to come together, become whole again, turn our hearts around and change our way of thinking?

Question: What is true "illumination"?

Answer: Illumination = (9+12+12+21+13+9+14+1+20+9+15+14) = 149 = 1 + 4 + 9 = 14 = 14 = 1+4 = 5 and Five = "42" (the secret of the universe)

(11:11)

Pyramid = (16+25+18+1+13+9+4) = 86 → 86 = 8+ 6 = 14 → 14 = 1 + 4 = Five (illumination)

Question: What is Light?

Answer: Light = 56 → 56 = 5 + 6 = 11 (on e to one = Balance)

Question: What is Three?

Answer: Three = 56 → 56 = 5 + 6 = 11 (on e to one = Balance)

Question: What is 11:11?

Answer: Eleven to eleven, is on e to one = One (on e to one = Balance)

Question: What is Balance?

Answer: Balance = 38 → 38 = 3 + 8 = 11 = One (on e to one = Balance)

Question: What is Eleven?

Answer: Eleven = 63 = 6+3 = 9 = 333 = One

Question: What is also Eleven?

Answer: Eleven = One (7) and One (7) = 14 = Five (42 = the secret of the universe). Eleven is also the gateway or portal (pillars) to Illumination (5)

From Universal Code

Twelve = 15 = 6 = 33 and Thirty Three = 156 = 12 = 3

Twelve (33) + Thirty Three (3) = 9 = 333 = One

on e = 34 = 7 and Seven = 65 = 11 (the "gateway" to illumination)

What is Seven and Eleven? (see below)

Question: What is One?

Answer: One = 34 → 34 = 3 + 4 = 7

Universal Code - One (7) and Seven (11)

What is 7 and 11? Eighteen

What is 18? See Below

Question: What is Seven?

Answer: Seven = 65 → 65 = 6 + 5 = 11 = One (on e to one = Balance)

Question: What is Seven to One (or One to Seven)?

Answer: Light and Color

Prism = 75 = 12 = 3. Three = 56 = 11

Eleven = 63 = 9 = 333 = One

One = 34 = 7 (one equals seven)

Question: What is Seven and Eleven?

Answer: 7 + 11 = 18 → 18 = 6+6+6 = 666 = The symbolic number for Evil (the inverse of Live)

Question: What is also Seven and Eleven?

Answer: 7 + 11 = 18 → 18 = 1 + 8 = 9 = 333 = The symbolic number for Live (the inverse of Evil)

Question: What is the hex code number for "Gray"?

Answer: The hex code number for "gray" is 666666. This number is symbolic of the hindrance of Light and the absence of color (gray areas)

Question: Why is the hex code number for "Light" also 666666 (FFFFFF)?

Answer: Because a person can be blinded by the light in much the same way that they can be blinded by illusion (gray areas)

Question: What happens when one moves away from "gray" areas and into the Light (knowing)? What happens when one discovers the true relationship between the Dark (000000), the Gray (666666) and the Light (FFFFFF)?

Answer: Dark (000000) + Light (FFFFFF or 666666) + Gray (666666) = 0 + 36 + 36 = 72 → 72 = 7 + 2 = 9 = 333 (one learns to see beyond the light and the dark and the gray...and one becomes One with the Universe)

Universe = 113 = 5

Five = 42 (the secret of the universe)

Forty Two = 7 and Seven = 11 (the "gateway" and "portal" to illumination)

Eight = 13 = 4 (four = 6 = 33)

33 = the two components of Eight (polarity)

Thirteen = 99 = 18 (18 = the light and/or the dark)

The light and the dark together = Balance = Infinity

A few questions to ponder:

Why has Freemasonry been so demonized? Is all of Freemasonry evil? Or are there actually light and dark aspects of it (just like everything else in this world)?
Why have the "Mystery Schools" been demonized? Why has the concept of "illumination" been demonized? Are the Mystery Schools and Illumination Evil? Or are there actually light and dark aspects of them (just like everything else in this world)?
Why is it important to understand symbolism? Why has symbolism been so demonized?

Why is it important to ask the question...What exists below (underneath) that which exists above?
Why does almost every mythical journey or quest involve a monster that one must "slay" in order to move forward? Why do those monsters always seem to live somewhere in the darkness (in the night, in a cave or in the underworld)?

Hide and Seek

1) Begin by seeking knowledge

2) When knowledge is found, understand that one path leads towards the light, and the other path leads towards the darkness

3) When the correct path is recognized (discerned), then ask what exists below this layer of knowledge?

4) When a new layer (level) of knowledge is discovered, understand that one path leads towards the light, and the other path leads towards the darkness. As new knowledge is understood below, do not lose sight of that which exists above

5) Traverse through all layers, levels and "gates" of knowledge. Understand the dark, but do not get lost in the dark. Understand the light, but do not get blinded by the light. When the true center is finally reached, then one will come to understand the true foundation from which all else is built (from One)

Next week I will continue to decode the Mysteries

Mysteries = 133 = 7

Seven = 65 = 11

Eleven = 63 = 9 = 333

Three Three Three = 11 + 11 + 11 = 33

Thirty Three = 12 = 1+2 = The Magic Number Three (11)

What does Eleven Equal? 333

--- September 12, 2014 ---

Saviors

Examples: The Virtues and Sins of Religion and The Warrior Within Us and Externalizing the Internal and Numbers Paths and Destinations and Corrupted Realities and Spiritual Protection and Escape from the Matrix and When Jesus Met Buddha and Earth is a Prison/University and Unified Theory of Spirituality

What exactly is a divine savior? Does divinity exist outside of us, or is true divinity inside of us (and all around us)? Are we our own potential saviors? Or, do we need to wait for the return of a divine "savior" in order to be saved? Who or what are we being saved from? Are we being saved from an external evil, or are we being saved from the actions and inactions of ourselves (individually and collectively)?

A truly divine "Higher Being" would never set up a situation where people of a particular belief system would have to wait for their return sometime in the future in order to be saved. A true Higher Being would want to see all people achieve their fullest potential, not to have that potential squashed or hindered by the interference of others (higher or lower beings). True divinity (Creation) wants all people to experience, to learn, to grow and to evolve naturally.

Almost every religion and belief system on Earth right now is waiting for a "savior" to return and save them. This is a very dangerous situation. These systems are potentially setting up their followers for the realization of even greater enslavement than what we see today.

Currently we have a situation where a group of malevolent "entities" have taken over and enslaved almost the entire population of Earth. Truly Benevolent (non-human) Beings are limited in what they are able to do overtly or directly due to the laws of non-interference and existing "claims" which have been levied against this planet. Many agreements have been made between various dark "entities" and the governing systems of Earth (other dark entities). And the people of Earth have "agreed" to be governed by these institutions and belief systems. In fact, they have given their permission and their consent (actively or passively) so that they may be ruled over by others (i.e. "rightfully" and "lawfully" enslaved).

Why would a vastly superior race (technological, not moral) need to make various "agreements" with us (governments, religions and individuals)? Why not just conquer us? Why is it that there are so many artificial laws, rules and regulations in place in the world today? Why do "vampires" (metaphorically speaking) need to ask for your permission to enter your "home"? Why are we asked to freely give our permission away on an almost daily basis through such things as government, technology and certain rituals that are hidden in plain sight?

These entities aren't stupid. They know that we must be willing to give away our freewill, agree to be ruled and become fully compliant with our enslavement, otherwise it opens the door for possible intervention from outside forces. Why have various people, throughout history, suggested that we (the Human race) are actually the property of someone else?

Benevolent Beings fully understand the scope of the situation, however their hands are essentially tied (prevented) from engaging in direct action. However, that being said, there is an enormous amount indirect help being offered to us if we only learn to see and hear it when it presents itself to us. I sometimes hear people say that we aren't getting any help from "above". Really? What about that curious synchronicity that helped to guide us towards "the path" of truth and discovery? What about that little nudge in the right direction? What about that lesson that led us to greater growth and understanding? What about that person that mysteriously came into our life at just the right moment, made just the right impression and then mysteriously disappeared...leaving us to individually discover our own true path? What about that "accident", that was not really an accident, but was a gift and teaching in disguise?

Every day, we are presented with help from all around us...from benevolent beings, from nature, from the planet and from Creation (God, Source, Universe, Great Spirit, etc). Each and every day various aspects of Creation present their "gifts" to us. However, it is up to us to see them and decide whether we want to accept them or not (to experience them, to learn from them and to grow from them). True benevolent guidance is always subtle in Nature. Why? Because they want us to independently grow, not to become dependent on them.

Once one makes the decision to reject illusion and truly (sincerely) enter the University of Life, watch how quickly the lessons and the doors and the hints and the nudges and the synchronicities and the "miracles" start to appear before us. Creation believes in us 100%. We just need to believe in ourselves, in our abilities and in our potential to become the true Beings of creation (and the Beings of Creation) that we are.

The Relevance of Time
(The past, the present and the future are intimately connected)

Examples: The entire series - Journey of Awakening - The Spiritual Gatekeepers

Is it important to keep an eye on the past? Yes. A recognition of the past gives us the opportunity to grow in the present and avoid making the same mistakes (of the past) again in the future.

Is it important to keep an eye on the future? Yes. The future is merely a reflection of what we have learned in the past (and it is a strong indicator of what we are doing now in the present).

Is it important to be grounded in the present? Yes. We can't change the past, or say for certain what will happen in the future. However, we can choose to live in the present so that the past has meaning and the future looks promising and hopeful (true promise and hope that are derived from constructive actions that are taken).

Past, present and future...

Draw from your past, but do not allow your past to draw from you
Live in the present, but do not allow the present to overshadow the lessons of the past or destroy the potential of the future
Look towards the future, but do not allow visions of the future to cloud your ability to see in the present

The present is where the past and the future meet, and it is where the potential for balance is created (Three to One)

Light Arithmetic

Examples: The Battle Between the Light and the Darkness and Two for One and Darkness is My Friend, but Evil is My Enemy

To experience the full light of day, one must travel through the darkness in order to see the Light.

If one remains only in the light, then the darkness will hide in the shadows cast by the light
If one remains only in the dark, then the light will be suppressed by the shadows of darkness

The light = 50% knowing (and 50% ignorance)

The darkness = 50% ignorance (and 50% knowing)

The light + the darkness = 100% Light (experience, knowledge, learning, understanding and wisdom)

One day is made up of 12 hours of light, and 12 hours of darkness. To be complete, a day must contain both light and dark aspects. If a day were made up of only light, the life on this planet would not be able to properly rest and rejuvenate themselves. If a day were made up of only darkness, then there would be no opportunity for growth. In nature, the healthiest growth occurs when the light and the dark are properly balanced (day and night, summer and winter, hot and cold, etc).

The Corruption and the Inversion of Green

Examples: Nested Realities and Mechanisms of the Matrix and Now We are Making Progress and Communicating with Nature and Creation and Chemtrails and For the Children and Corrupted Realities and Let Your Love Flow and The Battle Between the Light and the Dark and The Ascension Formula and Monsters Among Us

Natural Green

Natural Green = Nature, Creation, balance, love, compassion, right action, intelligent "non-action" (when appropriate), knowledge, understanding, wisdom, responsible freewill, Humans (without artificial "isms" attached), internal (true) wealth and internal power

The Green Evolution is an evolution and an expansion of organic consciousness

Artificial Green

Artificial (corrupted) Green = Greed, envy, lust, ignorance, knowledge (without compassion, understanding or wisdom), control over others, corruption of freewill, the "creation" of Destruction, disease of the ego, the inversion of right action (left-hand path), programmed reactions, transhumanism, external "wealth" and external power

The Green Revolution is a (manufactured) revolution against Humanity, the Earth and organic consciousness

Flat Tires and Stalled Vehicles
(Impeding the Progress and the Expansion of Consciousness)

Many people think of consciousness as something that exists purely within us. However, consciousness actually exists all around us. People that are sensitive to these "fields" of consciousness can often sense how personal and collective consciousness fluctuates up and down over time.

Over the last forty years or so, I have seen many things change (and many things stay the same). One of the things that has remained absolutely consistent during this time is the relationship (correlation) between the level of collective consciousness and the timing of major historical events. Without exception, every time that the collective consciousness begins to rise significantly, some event seems occur right on queue to derail the progress and the expansion of consciousness. Each time that one of these events occurs, the TV, the radio, the newspapers and the internet are blanketed with the "news" of these events until the collective consciousness returns back to a more manageable level once again.

These events usually involve some type of staged situation such as a big scandal (political, celebrity, etc), a shortage of some type (food, oil, energy, etc), a war (take your pick of country), an attack ("terrorist", gunman, bombing, etc), a crash (stock market, plane, train or automobile) or some other (not so random) occurrence or atrocity. Obviously, many of these events are also tied to agendas of greed, power and control. However, the primary objective (at the very highest level) is to keep consciousness in check. The precise timing of these events (as they relate to collective consciousness levels) simply cannot be coincidental. Of course not all of these events are directed by outside influences, but many of them are.

I have studied this phenomena quite closely for many decades and it always happens this way. It's like there is a consciousness meter that is located in a dark "think tank" somewhere and every time that it reaches a certain level, they pull out the "playbook", pick a new play and then more chaos is initiated.

Why is there so much concern regarding the level of collective consciousness (by the entities that rule this world)? Because if consciousness (and awareness) rises too high, then it is game over for them. However, consciousness can be a tricky thing (for both us and for "them"). For example...

What happens if we spend too much time immersing ourselves in manufactured dramas and atrocities? Collective consciousness falls
What happens if we spend too little time examining manufactured dramas and atrocities? Collective awareness suffers (and then the atrocities can occur more frequently and more freely).
What happens if the corrupt rulers do not produce enough manufactured dramas and atrocities? Collective consciousness rises
What happens if the corrupt rulers produce too many manufactured dramas and atrocities? Awareness increases. People wake up and collective consciousness rises

What is the solution to this dilemma? As with so many other things in life, the "key" to the expansion of consciousness exists within the "art" of balance.

Guilty Parties and Blaming Fingers

Examples: One Step Back, Two Steps Forward and Escape from the Matrix

The information that was presented in this series was not intended to promote a sense of guilt. Nor was it intended to point a finger of blame at any particular person (there is plenty of that already going around). And most importantly, it was not meant to create a feeling of fear. Rather, the purpose of this series was to try and encourage awareness, understanding, self-empowerment, constructive action and the realization of true freedom.

Many of the segments in this series were written in such a way as to ask three main questions (either directly or indirectly):

Are we happy, content and fulfilled in our current existence? If so, is it true happiness, or superficial (fake) happiness?
Is the current "system" beneficial or harmful (to ourselves, to others, to the planet and to Creation)?
What role have we (individually and collectively) played in creating, maintaining and supporting the current system that we live in? What role can we (not government, religion or some other "savior") play in creating a better reality for us all (individually and collectively) to live in?

Does blame actually exist? Of course it does. But how far does blame extend out into the future? At what point do "we" decide as individuals (and as a planet) to take back our own lives from the "guilty parties"? Pointing out the broken system (seeing and recognizing it) is an important "step" in the process of awakening. But it is only one step towards true progress. Once we understand the situation, then we still have climb the rest of the stairs ourselves (not wait for someone or something external to do it for us)

As long as we remain victims of our imprisonment, the "guilty" parties will retain (maintain) their power over us
As long as we remain ignorant of our imprisonment, the "guilty" parties will retain (maintain) their power over us
As long as we contribute to our imprisonment (knowingly or unknowingly), the "guilty" parties will retain (maintain) their power over us
As long as we remain inactive towards our imprisonment, the "guilty" parties will retain (maintain) their power over us
As long as we hold on to pain, trauma and anchored negative emotions, the "guilty" parties will retain (maintain) their power over us

We don't have to fix the world all by ourselves. We just need to be consciously part of the solution, instead of unconsciously part of the problem.

Me, You and We

I decided to use the word "we" throughout this series because...1) I wanted to include "me" in the "we", and 2) I think that the use of "we" (in most cases) is actually correct in this context in that it applies to a large portion of the general population. However, that being said, I understand that everything does not apply to everybody all of the time (except for Universal Law). Hopefully, it was clear that the use of "we" was not intended to be an "all-inclusive" statement.

I suppose that I could have used the more common expression of "you" (instead of "we") in this series, but I don't think that would be correct. When someone uses "you" to express an issue, it can imply blame only to others instead of indicating a shared responsibility (of both the individual and the "collective") within society. The use of "you" is actually a very common method of excluding "me" from an equation, thus making an issue much more palatable to address (because the issue/problem/situation is one that exists outside and external of "me").

Like others, I have made my own share of mistakes in this life. And to the best of my ability (at the time of each mistake), I have tried to learn from those mistakes. Sometimes the learning was quick, while other times it took a little longer to sink in. Fortunately, the learning has gotten easier (and the mistakes fewer) as I have progressed (journeyed) through this life.

Like others, I have also had my share of pain, grief and trauma in this life. And to the best of my ability, I have tried to learn something from each of those experiences. Sometimes I learned what I needed right away, while other times I did not begin to understand (or even fully recognize) these things until many years later in my life. With regards to trauma, true learning is not about learning how to forget. Rather, it is about learning how to release trauma constructively through the use of "sight" (recognition) and the "art" of alchemy (transmuting the darkness into light).

I have also had many opportunities presented to me in my life. Sometimes I moved forward from those opportunities, while other times I moved backward. In retrospect, I would have to say that simply learning how to recognize backward movement, is what has helped me the most to continue in an ongoing forward movement today. That sounds very simple. But it is surprising just how many people today do not realize it when they are moving in a backward motion.

In this world, we are taught not to admit mistakes (because this is a sign of weakness). We are also taught not to admit to ignorance (because this will make us "appear" stupid). And we are taught not to confront the darkness (because this is the way to more "light"). However, these "teachings" (programming and conditioning) are actually the exact opposite of what we should be doing. Learning to "see" promotes growth. It is the blindness and the ignorance that promotes darkness and stupidity (and much more suffering in the end).

What is Trauma?

Examples: The Battle Between the Light and the Dark and Two for One and The Art of Alchemy and Escape Velocity and Escape from the Matrix and The Great Airship and The Bus Trip and Monsters Among Us and Externalizing the Internal and Numbers Paths and Destinations and When Jesus Met Buddha and Cross Roads and Earth is a Prison/University and One Step Back, Two Steps Forward and For the Children and Mechanisms of the Matrix and Nested Realities and Essential Concepts and Balance and Final - Freedom and The Ascension Formula

What is trauma? Trauma probably means different things to different people depending on what their experience is (or was) and what their living environment is (or was). Most people are conscious of some traumas, however there are many other traumas that we typically remain unconscious of (that are stored deeply within the subconscious mind).

Traumas may be classified into "lessor" traumas and "greater" traumas. Many "greater" traumas are actually a result of the accumulation of "lessor" traumas which then manifest into larger traumas. When small errors (or traumas) are ignored, then they are allowed to grow into greater errors (and traumas). Many times our "lessor traumas" are experienced as something that is simply "missing" in our lives (i.e. a missing piece of us that is not quite defined or understood).

Some examples of trauma may include...

A Loss of Family - Trauma often involves a physical or emotional loss of immediate family, friends, pets and/or "extended family" (i.e. cultural/tribal family, geographical family and/or planetary/universal family). The true nature of family is nurture. However, when our "true nature" becomes lost, so does our ability to effectively give nurture and receive nurture

A Loss of Freewill - Trauma may involve a loss of our personal power, our personal sovereignty and our personal freewill. Without freewill, freedom cannot survive. Physical, mental and sexual abuse are well known traumas that infringe on our freewill, our personal sovereignty, our freedom and every aspect of who we are as individuals

A Loss of Love - Trauma may involve a loss of love. True Love is actually a very broad and encompassing (universal) concept. When we forget how to love (Creation, nature, the planet, ourselves and others), we experience a great loss in our lives. What is life without love?

A Loss of our Natural "Connections" - Trauma may involve a loss of our organic "connections" (with a concurrent replacement of artificial or technological connections). Technology can either corrupt us or it can help contribute to our growth

A Loss that is Shared - When we see others suffering in the world, we share in their pain and their trauma (even when we try to suppress it). When we cause pain in someone else's life (consciously or unconsciously) we share in their pain and their trauma (even when we try to suppress it). We are all connected (even when we try to suppress it)

A Loss of Peace - Trauma may involve an internal or an external war. Chaos can occur both internally and externally. Manufactured chaos almost always leads to the development of some type of trauma

A Loss of Spark - Trauma may involve a loss of our Divine Spark (Light) within us. When our internal spark dims, then darkness has the opportunity to take root within us, grow and overshadow the light

A Loss of Humanity - Trauma may involve a loss of our Humanity. When our Humanity is lost through the process ("progress") of dehumanization or transhumanism, then our true potential as Human Beings is also lost

A Loss of Happiness - when we consciously (or unconsciously) become aware of what we have lost, we feel unfulfilled, discontent and unhappy. When severe unhappiness is allowed to grow within the darkness, it can begin to express itself pathologically through the abuse of ourselves and the abuse of others. When trauma is not addressed, it is carried forward and can become generational in nature

A Loss of Sight - when we lose sight of what is beautiful in this world, then what is "unbeautiful" begins to overshadow our inner-beauty and the beauty that exists in the world around us

A Loss of Reality - when we loose touch with reality, illusion takes its place. Illusion helps to cloud our hearts, our minds, our bodies and our souls (and our "vision" of Creation)

A Loss of Light - when darkness (ignorance) takes the place of light (knowledge, understanding, compassion and wisdom), then all is lost. The darkness (in its pathological form) begins to rein over us in the form of pain, trauma, ignorance, blame, denial, fear, hatred, conflict, destruction, etc

Conclusion

Why is it important to understand these traumas? Because trauma is not just a function of past or present traumas. It is also includes the collective realization of a potential future, without any real future (please see the next section below for more info).

The Colors of Our Time (and of their time)
(and of consciousness)

Examples: The entire series - Journey of Awakening - The Spiritual Gatekeepers

The Natural Color of Green

Green is the color of nature and of balance and of Creation
Green is the color of organic consciousness and awareness
Green is the color of organic spiritual Growth

The Artificial Color of Green

"Green" is the color of greed (the pathological accumulation of money) and of artificial growth (i.e. material "growth" that is blinded by the necessity for never-ending material "consumption")

The Colors of Brown, Black and Gray

Brown is the color of the death of nature
Black is the color of evil (pathogenic darkness), ignorance, fear, blame, denial, distraction, war and deceit
Gray is the color of the destruction of the Human Being

Gray is a state of being, without any true Being
Gray is a color that has a great deal of external power, but has little internal power
Gray is a color that describes a loss of feeling and emotion
Gray is a color that is neither male nor female
Gray is a color that lacks the ability to naturally reproduce
Gray is a color that chose genetic modification over organic evolution
Gray is the color of a race that gave up their gift of Being, in the pursuit of more "being"
Gray is the color that is left over when fear, greed and ego are allowed to overshadow the expression Love, truth and understanding
Gray is the color of a race that gave up their gift of freewill, and lost their Will to be free
Gray is the color of the "Spark of Life", after it becomes extinguished
Gray is the color of the illusion that exists between the darkness of ignorance, and the Light of Wisdom
Gray is a color that is devoid of any color (and consumes all other colors)
Gray is the pursuit of the left-hand path (wrong path), at the expense of the right-hand path
Gray is a blindness to seeing and awareness
Gray is the color of a race that chose to technologically "ascend", on the eve of the potential to organically ascend (consciousness)
Gray is the color of a race that chose to live in an artificial "environment" over a natural environment
Gray is the color of a race that exhibits extreme arrogance and evil (but it is unaware that it is evil)
Gray is the color behind many rulers of the past, the present and the future
Gray is the color of a race that enslaved themselves through their own actions and inactions (while blaming others for their own slavery)
Gray is a color of a race that must clone themselves, because they sterilized themselves
Gray is an artificial color that can "overlay" itself upon organic (natural) consciousness
Gray is a prison, with very few doors of escape
Gray is what some people call the "demonic", and what others call the "angelic" (false light angelic)
Gray is the color of a race that outsourced their personal responsibility and understanding of right and wrong to external "entities" (the church and the state)
Gray is the "face" behind the illusion of many other faces in history
Gray is the ability to only see only sadness, envy, jealousy, regret, and hatred (at the realization of an immeasurable loss)
Gray is the color of a race that found individual responsibility too challenging, and the "feeling" of emotions too painful
Gray is the loss of individual consciousness, in favor of a collective hive mind
Gray is a never-ending loop in time, without any reason or rhyme
Gray is an interaction with beings (entities) who are trying to find some way to feel (i.e. to "Be") again
Gray is the color of a "previous" (future) race that traded a beautiful, natural, vibrant, unique and diverse planet for an environment of ugliness, sameness and conformity
Gray is trading freedom, for the ultimate expression of slavery
Gray is losing unlimited Potential, and "gaining" something with no potential
Gray is the endless pursuit of "intelligence" (knowledge) while being simultaneously devoid of any understanding, compassion or wisdom (balance)
Gray is the color of a race that gave themselves "permission" (in the future and in the "present") to abduct "themselves" (in the past)
Gray is the color of a race that is trying to "fix" (modify) their own mistakes (made in the past and in the future), by making the very same mistakes once again (in the present)
Gray is what some Humans once were, what some Humans now are, and what many "will" become
Gray is the color of a time, that is "out of time"
Gray is a future, with no real future
Gray is a color of a race, that endlessly desires to add more gray to their current level of gray
Gray is the color of a Being, after it is "assimilated" into a form of non-being
Gray is the direction (and the destination) of some of Humanity
Gray is the color (and the result) of Transhumanism

"Gray" is a Complex Concept to Understand

Gray is an entity, an energy and a thought form. Gray exists inside of time, outside of time and throughout time. Gray is part of us (sometimes), and we are part of it (sometimes). Gray is within our consciousness, and it outside of our consciousness. Gray is an unrecognized disease, and it is also a potential cure (when recognized). Gray will be the enslaver of some people (that choose to ignore it, focus too much on it, or openly embrace it). And Gray will be the catalyst of freedom for other people (those that learn from it, grow from it and move past it).

Gray Energy, Gray Future?

The existence of "Gray Energy", "Gray Entities" and the possibility of a "Gray Future" is based on my own personal experiences, observations and insights. I imagine that some will disagree with these observations. However, look around the world today. Look at how GMOs are replacing many forms of natural life (at an accelerating and alarming rate). Look at how technology (both genetic and hardware based) is overshadowing the very nature of who we are. Look at the growing desire among Humans to not feel any emotions (as witnessed by the astronomical rise of antidepressant use). Look at the growing apathy towards freedom and the embracement of conformity (hive-mind mentality) and enslavement. Look at how the corruption of life is occurring on almost every level now...physically, mentally, morally and spiritually.

Gray Influences

What is the mentality of our current rulers (leaders)? They seek power and control. They lack compassion and empathy. They are genetically modifying the entire world. They are trying to assimilate the entire population into one conforming "hive-mind" mentality. They are conducting many different cloning experiments. They are creating conditions that will likely result in sterility among much of the general population. They believe that they can "rightfully" do these things to us because they think that they have dominion over the world and have our permission to enslave us and experiment on us.

People that have had encounters with the "Grays" will probably recognize the eerie similarity between the traits of some of our rulers (leaders) and the actions and traits some of these "entities". For those that may not have had any encounters (or do not remember any encounters) with these entities, just do a little research into "abductions" and "Grays" then come back here and read this section again. Then ask yourself this question...is a "Gray future" being created right now in front of us?

They are Destroying Us,
and We are Destroying Them

Why does it seem like much of Humanity is trying to escape from itself? Why is Humanity so averse to the truth (any truth)? Why does it seem like much of Humanity is happy to live in ignorance? Why are the "Grays" so secretive about who they are and where they come from? Why do the "Grays" often show horrific depictions of the destruction of Earth to abductees?

What would happen to the timeline ("ours" and "theirs") if the Earth was destroyed? What would happen to their chance to (re)gain Being if this planet was destroyed? Gray (dark) "energy" corrupts itself and it corrupts us because it doesn't know any better. Gray energy is extremely intelligent, however it is not very smart (it lacks emotions, discernment, true reasoning, compassion, empathy, true understanding, love and wisdom).

Gray Energy is "Tricky"

"Gray energy" is a very tricky thing to examine. For example, we need to be aware of its existence and the potential influence that it can have over us (in order to avoid its influence). However, at the same time, we need to learn to reject it and nullify it so that it loses any potential power over us. The "tricky" part is this...if we ignore it, then it can grow freely (and a Gray future becomes a strong possibility). However, if we examine it too closely, then it can actually "manifest" more easily simply through our thoughts, our attention and our examination of it.

Sometimes, even just viewing a photo of a Gray can potentially open a door (portal) to them (depending on what a person's state of consciousness is at the time). It is important to see and understand all of the related connections. However, after we learn how to recognize Gray and Dark energy (in all of its forms), it is also important to begin to focus our attention on positive actions and solutions that can help to change our present situation for the better (so that the future looks bright, instead of Gray). There is definitely a balance to the process.

The "Scooby Doo" Effect

Many people may not consciously experience (or remember) an encounter with a "Gray". However, if you get too close to "seeing" and realizing true clarity, reality, understanding and truth, then it is quite possible that you may encounter one of these "entities". If you do encounter a situation where you see a Gray in your "minds eye" (and you do not wish to be entranced by it), make sure that you look away quickly (i.e. do not focus on it or allow it to establish a "link" with you).

Most of the time when a "Gray" presents itself consciously to a person, it does it to scare you away or dissuade you from continuing along your current path (of discovery and truth). If you do encounter them, do not let fear paralyze you. And be very careful not to let illusion cloud your mind. Remain confident and willfully strong. Also know when it is appropriate to back away temporarily (in order to maintain strength, perspective and direction).

Gray Energy and Light Colors

There is much Gray and Dark energy in the world today. But there is also much Color and Light as well. Understanding Gray and Dark energies (in all of their forms) can help us to move past them and begin to see the Color and the Light once again. However, if we spend too much time examining the Gray and the Dark energies, then they can begin to bind to us and create an unnatural reality (now and in the future), while simultaneously blinding us to true reality and the true beauty of the current world that we live in.

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The Future is Not Set in Stone

We are the drivers of our own reality. The past is in the rearview mirror. The present is right here beside us (the steering wheel, the gas pedal, the brakes, the turn signals and the headlights). Out the front window is the future. The vehicle travels in the direction that we steer it.

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Footnote: Please use your own discernment skills when dealing with "aliens", spirits, guides, beings, angels, etc. It's a big Universe out there (and in "there"), with lots of different "beings" inhabiting it. Some are good, some are bad and some are neutral (and some are the "same"). Outward "beauty", doesn't always equate to inward beauty. Likewise, outward "ugliness", doesn't always equate to inward ugliness. Also remain cognizant of the possibility of some type of Savior appearing in the future. And most importantly, do not let fear distract you from the enormous beauty that is contained within us and all around us.

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Note

I have been working on part 2 of "Communicating with Nature". However, it was turning
into a small book (which I really didn't want). Therefore, I am in the process of editing
it so that it is more concise and to the point. Actually, I prefer to writing in this format
(nice bite-size expressions of thought), rather than longer essays and articles.

--- September 7, 2014 ---

The Dark Night of the Soul

How does one travel safely through the Dark Night of the Soul? How does one emerge safely on the "other side" (in the light, instead of in the darkness)? Is the Dark Night of the Soul an individual journey? Or is it also part of a greater collective journey as well? Does our planet (Earth) have a soul? How about the Sun, does it have a soul? These are some interesting questions to ponder.

The Journey of Awakening is a journey through the darkness and into the Light (from pain to joy, from sadness to happiness, from hiding to seeking, from seeking to finding, from sleeping to awakening and from ignorance to knowing). The "Spiritual Gatekeepers" are those "entities" that either help us or hinder us along our journey(s). We all have been programmed and conditioned to be our greatest obstacle along our journey(s) (both individually and collectively).

The Journey of Awakening (in a nutshell) is:

1) Stop running (away)

2) Turn around (and look forward)

3) Stand and face the darkness (our ignorance, our trauma, our pain, our isolation, our fear, etc) and face the light (the truth, our potential happiness, our potential independence, our potential connections to all, our potential growth, our potential freedom...and our true Potential as both Human and Spiritual Beings)

4) Bring Light into the darkness

5) Transmute the darkness into Light (thus creating balance once again)

For information on some possible methods that one might use to transmute the darkness into Light (to help bring about balance once again), please see The Art of Alchemy - Transmuting the Darkness into Light

What's Up?

(Examples: Please see the section above for relevant links)

1) Ask the question: What is Up?

What's Up (4 Non-Blondes) - Should we engage in another bloody revolution? Or should we create a (r)evolution in (of) the mind...a new way of thinking, experiencing and living (to create lasting and true freedom)?

2) Then... Stand Up

Stand (Susan Ashton) - Sometimes it is necessary let go of corrupted "will" in order to let organic Will back in. Footnote: This is a Christian singer with some Christian symbolism in the video. However, it is not intended to promote Christianism (or any other religion). Hopefully at some point we will begin to realize that we can all be unique people and still stand as "one" (individually) and as "One" (together). As many probably know by now, I am not a big fan of organized religion. However, that doesn't mean that I have become blinded (or deaf) to hearing and appreciating the emotion and inspirational words contained within this song (in a much greater context).

3) Then... Grow Up

Let it Grow (Eric Clapton) - Should we grow a new crop of old corrupted love? Or should we sprout some new True Love within us and around us?

--- August 10, 2012 ---

The Triangle

Examples: The Alchemy of Three and The Ascension Formula and The Hierarchy of Control and The All Seeing Eye and The 2012 Olympic Games and The Ascension Formula

Triangle symbolism (and symbolism involving the number three) is distributed quite widely throughout many different religions, secret societies, ancient teachings and esoteric traditions. Depending on its application (and its intent), there can be many different meanings that are associated with this type of symbolism...some of which are "good", and some of which are "bad".

The beneficial interpretations of the triangle have been almost completely suppressed (overshadowed) in the modern era. What we see today is mostly based on the corrupted version of this symbolism which is often seen in various secret societies, the music/advertising industry and in Hollywood. It is also commonly seen in many public rituals such as in music awards, half-time sporting events and Olympic opening/closing ceremonies.

Beneficial interpretations of the triangle include:

A state balance (equilateral triangle)
A representation of truth (full knowledge and a balanced perspective)
A symbol for natural polarities as seen in alchemy (male/female) or the Hermetic teachings (as above, so below).

Corrupted interpretations of the triangle almost always involve the representation of hierarchical power/control systems and/or corrupted ideas of the all-seeing eye (power and control over others).

A triangle is also known as a triad. The triad is just another level/dimension (or extended representation) of the polarity of two. Natural polarities offer the opportunity for us to experience, to learn and to grow (and to create synergy via alchemy ). Unnatural polarities encourage duality which helps to "create" artificial division and conflict.

An equilateral triangle has three sides of equal length, and three points of equal intersection. If one side of the triangle becomes longer or shorter than the others, then the shape of the triangle becomes "distorted" (or out of balance). However, when the triangle is in balance, the synergy between the three main points creates a fourth point (of additional balance) located in the center of the triangle. This point of balance represents increased "sight".

In a pyramid, the point of balance may be expressed as the all-seeing eye. When in balance, the all-seeing eye represents internal power and increased sight. When imbalanced, the all-seeing eye represents hierarchy and power and control over others (from the top down).

To help illustrate the idea of equilateral balance, I'll use the following example from The Alchemy of Three:

There are three main modes of thought which are represented in image above...spirituality, philosophy and science. Each mode of thought can act independently or it may act upon (or in unison with) the other two.

When science acts independently without first examining what the consequences of an action might be, it is acting in a potentially reckless manner (or out of balance). However, when additional forms of thought (philosophy and spirituality) are brought into the picture, then a more expanded and balanced approach to science can be achieved (acting with vision, as opposed to acting with blinders on).

What do we typically see today in the field of science? A balanced or unbalanced approach? What has come out of science recently...GMOs, weather modification, atomic energy/weapons, social control, transhumanism, the military industrial complex, toxic modern "medicine"...the list goes on and on. In its current form, modern science has become a petri dish for the growth of Evil. It has also become the gatekeeper (hider) of information that could possibly move us forward in a very positive manner.

Is the universe is trying to communicate something to us with the word "conscience"? Perhaps that modern mainstream science is a con? Or that mainstream science has no conscience (or true consciousness)?

Lets take a look at a couple more examples. What if we were limit ourselves to only spirituality? We might gain some additional knowledge about that which exists "above", but we would potentially be more blinded to that which exists "below". However, adding philosophy and science to the mix could help one to remain more "grounded", thus creating the opportunity to learn equally from that which exists below and also that which exists above.

What if we were to endlessly philosophize, without exploring the potential benefits of science and spirituality? Then once again our thinking and our actions may become unbalanced, thereby potentially limiting the expansion of consciousness and awareness.

Similar types of relationships can be seen in many other "triunes" as well, for example:

Father, Mother and Child
Sun, Earth and Moon
Spirit, Mind and Body
Creation, Preservation and Destruction
Past, Present and Future
Etc

Each element (in each one of the groups listed above) has a very important role to play. When they work together (in balance), growth is enhanced. However, when they become "divorced" from one another, an imbalance occurs and growth is inhibited.

The numbers depicted in the image above help to illustrate the process (art) of alchemy and the idea that no one "element" is fixed in its understanding. Rather, each element is always in motion and can therefore be transmuted from a positive into a negative or from a negative into a positive (from light to dark or dark to light).

Truth always remains truth. However, it can be overshadowed by darkness and/or corrupted by unbalanced thinking. Truth can also evolve (or ascend) to higher forms of understanding (wisdom).

There is a light and a dark aspect to everything. Using the example in the image above, 666 can be expressed as 18, and 18 can be expressed as 9, and 9 can be expressed as 333, and 333 can be expressed as One. The light and the dark exist together (and also within one another). The "Middle 333" is not intended to represent a "middle of the road approach" (or sitting on the fence). Rather, it is an expression of an understanding regarding the true nature of the relationship that exists between the light and the dark.

The Subconscious Mind

Examples: The Grand Illusion and Never Surrender and For the Children and Monsters Among Us and Dinosaurs of Tomorrow and Epilogue

When the conscious mind is under attack (but it is unconscious of that attack), the subconscious mind will often attempt to warn the conscious mind of that danger. However, since the subconscious mind lacks the necessary tools to properly communicate with the conscious mind, such communications often take the form of some type of symbolism.

What happens when the subconscious mind realizes that the conscious mind has been taken prisoner? It will attempt to warn the conscious mind of its "captivity"...

These shirts were quite popular during the 1980's (and still are today). Check out The Grand Illusion and Subdivisions and Never Surrender for a few examples of how the subconscious mind and the conscious mind interact with each other (often without realizing it).

What happens when the subconscious mind realizes that the conscious mind, the body and the spirit are in danger? It will attempt to communicate this danger to us (and identify its captors)...

Are these eyes trying to tell us something?

The Darkness Below

Examples: Earth Cries People Sigh and Mechanisms of the Matrix and For the Children and Prison Planet Earth and Nested Realties and Corrupted Realities and The Externalization of the Internal

The darkness from below
Has stolen the show
The fruits of their rule
Have made many a fool

Question #1

Is the darkness below:

A) The inner-earth/underworld
B) The depths of hell
C) That which is underneath our consciousness

Answer: C

It is that which is underneath (or subconscious) of our awakened mind.

Consciousness is universal. It is all around us. It exists in both the seen, and in the unseen world. It can grow from the light, or it can spawn from the darkness (in a corrupted form).

A conscious (awake) mind is difficult to control. However, when the conscious mind sleeps, the subconscious mind can sometimes become dominant and begin to overshadow the conscious mind. When we loose our ability to see the shadows within us (and around us), we also loose our ability to see that which lives in the dark.

Pathogenic darkness can "infect" us or "incarnate" into the dark areas of our mind and our consciousness. When this darkness "possesses" us, it can pathogenically affect our perceptions and our behaviors.

Question # 2

Is the Anti-Christ:

A) A Man
B) A supernatural being
C) An energetic force

Answer: All of the above

When the darkness grows and takes on its pathogenic form (Evil), it comes into "being". When that "state of being" infects a man (or a woman), it turns into a supernatural (or non-natural) force. Unprotected people may be potentially infected by this force and take on the appearance and behavior of the "Anti-Christ".

How does one protect themselves from this dark energy? By bringing light into the darkness. In other words, by de-compartmentalizing the mind, confronting (facing) the ego, examining destructive behavior(s) and identifying (and addressing) suppressed emotional pain or traumas. When we expose the darkness within us, we bring "light" into the darkness, thereby eliminating any suitable areas (environments) where this energy may take up residence.

To bring light (knowledge, balance, understanding, wisdom) into our consciousness, is to create "Christ (light) Consciousness".

Every person is capable of achieving higher states of consciousness. However, there are many different factors that can affect how consciousness develops including genetics, physical environment, psychological environment and freewill. When these factors act in balance, consciousness has the opportunity to rise up to a new plane of existence (ascend). However, when these factors become corrupted, they can help to create a fertile environment for "Anti-Christ consciousness" (pathogenic darkness) to take root...both individually and collectively.

This is why it is so important to identify and understand all of the physical and psychological mechanisms which are currently being employed against the Human race (so that we can learn to avoid them and prevent them from negatively affecting us). While some wait for the (one) Anti-Christ to appear, there are actually many within the collective that are being infected (or affected) by "Anti-Christ energy" right now.

Language and "Spell"ing

Examples: The entire series - Journey of Awakening - The Spiritual Gatekeepers

Language has the potential to cast many "spells" (shadows) upon truth. However, language also has the ability to "spell out" (expose) the darkness and bring much light into the world via knowledge, understanding and wisdom.

Many ancient texts are constructed in such a way as to form many layers (or levels) of information within them. Those who gloss over such texts are likely to only see the top layer of information. However, those that seek greater understanding will have the opportunity to see beyond the top level and into the many additional layers of knowledge and understanding which may be encoded deep within the same text.

The key to deciphering language exists within the keys (understanding) of polarity. Language has both a literal meaning and a symbolic meaning. To only see one half of the polarity (literal meaning), is to be "one eye blind". The symbolic, metaphoric and allegorical meanings extend into many layers beyond the literal meaning. It is here that knowledge can be transmuted into understanding and wisdom. When wisdom becomes visible, everything begins to flow. Doors begin to open. The mind is freed, so that consciousness can expand.

Conclusion

Good "spells" activate sight (understanding) and help to lead one further into the light (understanding). Bad spells lead one away from the light (understanding) and further into darkness (ignorance).

Literal language imparts linear knowledge. Symbolism, metaphor and allegory are the "alchemical activators" that help to create multidimensional connections between the many "realms" of knowledge and consciousness. To "ascend" the dimensions of knowledge, is to find understanding in knowledge and transform that understanding into wisdom.

The Flow of Consciousness

Examples: Two for One and The Battle Between the Light and the Dark and The entire series - Journey of Awakening - The Spiritual Gatekeepers

The technology of the pyramid may be used for either good or for evil. On one hand (the right), it can be used as a tool for the expansion of consciousness, spiritual growth and the pursuit of Universal understanding. However, on the other hand (the left), it can be used to create a power differential between those with knowledge (the rulers) and those who lack knowledge (the general population).

Right Hand Path = Internal power and greater understanding (wisdom within) and sharing knowledge with others

Left Hand Path = Power and control over others (hierarchal power, occulted knowledge and rule without consciousness or wisdom)

The Darkness is My Friend
(But Evil is my Enemy)

Examples: The Battle Between the Light and the Dark and Balance and Numbers Paths and Destinations and Essential Concepts

One of the most difficult concepts to try and get people to understand is that there is light within the darkness. In its natural form, the darkness is merely a tool (or an extension) of the light. The light uses the natural polarity of darkness to teach us about the Light. Evil, on the other hand, uses the darkness to cover up the light.

When we confront the darkness and learn from it, we bring light into the shadow (so that the darkness loses its power over us). However, when we ignore the shadow and push it deeper into darkness, then the light has a more difficult time in penetrating the darkness (within us or around us). The darkness has the potential to either increase the light (understanding), or to increase the darkness (the depth of our shadow).

When half of the light is ignored, we are left with only half of our true potential. Experience becomes limited, knowledge becomes hidden, learning becomes hindered and growth becomes retarded. The potential to gain wisdom is lost. In this way, it is possible to actually fall further into darkness, while living within the illusion of light. This is how evil (pathogenic darkness) springs into existence...by blindly following the "light" of knowledge (minus the other components of compassion, understanding and wisdom).

The Bringers of Fire
(The dusk of darkness or the dawn of light)

Examples: The Battle Between the Light and the Dark and 2012 Olympic Games - Opening Ceremony and A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words and The Return of the Sun and The Ascension Formula

Will the "bringers of fire" throw more pathogenic fire upon us? Or will they help to awaken us to the Fire of Creation that exists within us? Will darkness bring more darkness into this world? Or will the darkness help to wake us up to see the light within us (and all around us)?

This Fire...

St Elmos Fire
(John Parr)

The "game" may be defined as many different things. If we are talking about "their" game, then it is probably best not to participate in it. The current system is set up like a casino. The corrupt rulers of this world are analogous to mob bosses, and we are like their marks. They have rigged the game in their favor. When (or if) it becomes necessary to engage in their game, simply choose not play by their rules (the rules of the rulers).

Our game is how we choose to personally live our lives and contribute to the world around us (i.e. the use of individual freewill). The true "rules" of the Universe can basically be summed up with three words...integrity, responsibility and morality (to Creation, to our planet, to our self and to others).

One of the biggest illusions (delusions) of this world is that our greatest battles are fought externally when, in fact, they are actually fought internally (but expressed externally). As the darkness grows within (our shadow), this same darkness is transferred (unconsciously) out into the world around us. Pathological darkness (both internal and external) may be defined as our "altered ego"... or greed, jealousy, hatred, cruelty, arrogance, apathy, envy, ignorance, etc. If you really think about it, these emotions (and behaviors) are just a subset or a result of fear, trauma and pain.

Pathological fire consumes us (pathologically). The Fire of Creation, helps us to create new creations (responsibly)

Love is Alive
(Gary Wright)
If you can get past the album cover, there are some
good lyrics in this song

Or this fire...

Ring of Fire
(Johnny Cash)

What is modern love based on? A love of life? A love of nature? A love of each other? A love of our individual uniqueness and diversity? A love of Creation?

Or is modern love based more on a love of money? A love of gadgets and technology? A love of material possessions? A love of Destruction?

In the modern world, do we like the people we love? Or do we love the people who "like" us?

As with other concepts (or "elements"), love has both a light aspect and a dark aspect to it. Uncorrupted love nourishes life, while corrupted love depletes life.

Footnote: The above is not intended to promote any type of fear or religious dogma. It is simply reality. Pathogenic fire is all around us right now, and it is trying to grow. Is it realistic to assume (if we remain comfortably numb in such an environment), that we can avoid getting burned by those flames?

In Your Eyes

In Your Eyes
(Peter Gabriel)

In your eyes...whose eyes? Hint: Walk into the bathroom and look above the sink. There you will find the light, the heat, 1000 churches, the doorway and the resolution. Potentially, it's all in your eyes...God, Source, Spirit, Creator, Universe...it's all within us (and all around us).

As we learn to love that which is outside of us, we must also learn to love that which is inside of us

As we learn to respect that which is around us, we must also learn to respect that which is within us

As we learn about responsibility to others, we must also learn about responsibility to ourselves

As we grow in the external environment, we must also learn to grow in the internal environment

As we learn to put fear behind us, we begin to see that love has always been within us, and all around us...As within, so without (about)

All my instincts, they return

And the grand facade

So soon will burn

Without a noise

Without my pride

I reach out from the inside

To be continued

A complete index of all segments in this series
can be found here:

Journey of Awakening - The Spiritual Gatekeepers

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Keys To Understanding - Journey of Awakening

Keys to Understanding

The Truth

The End of the World

Reflections Hidden in the Mud

We and Me

Big Dog, Little Dog, Underdog, Regular Dog

The Spirit and the Shadow of Creation

The Drowning of Consciousness, and the Shedding of Illusion

Synthetic Reality

Birds of a Feather

A Chalice of Knowledge and a Cup of Ashes

The Hammer and the Nail

The Decent into godhood(from On the Road to Dystopia)

Source, Synergy and Separation

Shells of Illusion

Strong Foundations

Strong Foundations (Illustrated)

Stories of Creation (and doors of perception)

The Light

The Dark

The Eighth Tower

Gateways

--- September 22, 2014 ---

Fractals, Fractions, and Fragments

Duality and Polarity

Riddles and Answers

Hide and Seek

--- September 12, 2014 ---

Saviors

The Relevance of Time(The past, the present and the future are intimately connected)

Light Arithmetic

The Corruption and the Inversion of Green

Flat Tires and Stalled Vehicles (Impeding the Progress and the Expansion of Consciousness)

Guilty Parties and Blaming Fingers

What is Trauma?

The Colors of Our Time (and of their time) (and of consciousness)

--- September 7, 2014 ---

The Dark Night of the Soul

What's Up?

--- August 10, 2012 ---

The Triangle

The Subconscious Mind

The Darkness Below

Language and "Spell"ing

The Flow of Consciousness

The Darkness is My Friend (But Evil is my Enemy)

The Bringers of Fire(The dusk of darkness or the dawn of light)

This Fire...

Or this fire...

In Your Eyes

To be continued

The Drowning of Consciousness,
and the Shedding of Illusion

The Decent into godhood
(from On the Road to Dystopia)

Stories of Creation
(and doors of perception)

The Relevance of Time
(The past, the present and the future are intimately connected)

Flat Tires and Stalled Vehicles
(Impeding the Progress and the Expansion of Consciousness)

The Colors of Our Time (and of their time)
(and of consciousness)

The Darkness is My Friend
(But Evil is my Enemy)

The Bringers of Fire
(The dusk of darkness or the dawn of light)