After this remarkable piece, no more words can adequately express its profound ingenuity and originality. It transcends mere words; it is a documented doctrine of our free will, consciousnesses, and awareness of moral goodness. As you mentioned, fatalism and its false idols - cynicism, despair, and defeatism- hinder our dreams' realization. Manipulators, the ultimate "dream hunters" and destroyers, also uphold these false standards. "Manipulative personality disorder" is among the most severe mental illnesses, not due to the danger they pose, as they are powerless, but because they are unseen and operate in secrecy; their biggest fear is being exposed and found.
They persistently employ narcissistic tactics to impede our dreams, such as emotional abuse, gaslighting, and bullying. And because of their hate and disregard for boundaries, they regularly invade our privacy and resort to blackmail by exposing our personal information. Their eagerness to maintain us as followers leads them to keep us mentally, emotionally, socially, and digitally enslaved, using any means required to confine us within the fabricated maze of lies and deceit that they have spun.
Regrettably, many of us find ourselves detained by fear of social judgment, afraid of feeling humiliated, ashamed, or ridiculous - a condition known as "Catagelophobia." And because we often lack self-compassion and emotional courage to confront our fears, pain, traumas and weakness , we easily lock ourselves into the maze. Instead of proudly revealing our scars, we remain trapped in a labyrinth of our own making. To overcome manipulation, we must have the courage to admit that we are all just humans, sinners, and lack completeness; we must embrace our imperfections and dismiss the unattainable dream of perfection. None of us are flawless; we all experience failure, brokenness, and moments of darkness. As the King poignantly stated in his final words: "We are all beggars," each of us is blind and yearning for the truth to open our eyes.
Nothing can be more deeply shameful than allowing the largest genocide and ethnocide in history for eight months; nothing can be more humiliating than repeatedly voting for the same leaders, and most of us are fully aware that they can't be the real ones. They are nothing but manipulation 'tools. They aim to observe us as we argue, fight, and harm each other while diverting our attention from uncovering the manipulators' true identities. They are like clowns, distracting us from the leading actor who holds the key to our escape, permanently keeping us chained and imprisoned in their trap.
We need the courage to break our silence, not just with words, tears, and sympathy, but with action. We need the courage to dream and confront the unflattering truths about ourselves, our real enemy and oppressor who reside within our minds and hearts, and that is where great 'revolution' always begins.
Your superior knowledge, transparency, and wisdom inspire us to dare to dream amidst the darkness. Your guidance is truly invaluable. Thank you.
"They persistently employ narcissistic tactics to impede our dreams, such as emotional abuse, gaslighting, and bullying."
There's the rub. We are dealing with an organised group of maniacs who deludedly imagine themselves to be the opposite of what they are.
As individuals they destroy lives, as a group they threaten the globe. If you've ever dealt with someone like that, you know they are relentless and often invoke God, or a Higher Purpose as their driver rather than the reality: shallow, acquisitive psychopaths.
What they cannot live with is being ignored; the narcissist doesn't care whether you love or hate them, they just need to be under your skin like a parasite, to use you as and when required. Ignoring them is difficult because media and tech promote these people and their ideology 24/7.
The best people have managed to contain them so far is when a few good people in power are able to contain them with checks and balances on power; since the 1980s this has now disintegrated in the West and they are accelerating us all toward the cliff edge.
I am daring to dream along with so many others on this substack and many others. We can dare to dream because the system is collapsing from both within and without as they have now threatened powers that are able to stand up for themselves. As this is happening now "dreamers" must be prepared to fight to put these people back in their box - they will not go quietly.
"A political society distilled of the humanities is not a society meant for human beings. It is a society meant for parts and machines, profits and algorithms."
You may already be familiar with Iain McGilchrist whose extensive work on the above looks at how deluded, left-brained fanatics are leading us all over the cliff. His two recent books, The Master and His Emissary and The Matter with Things examine this in rigorous and lengthy detail:
Haven’t finished, but I’m grateful for the timing. I was just sharing my thoughts on my own belief that to feel/create/experience whimsy is to be happy
We always found it horrifyingly unacceptable that so many phd.s..were ostracized unemployed.....repressed obscured banned mothballed and..basketball or porn stars and staged professional political superparasite characters were rolling in heavy money..this schizoid upside down scenario may benefit the Lord of darkness but is always ...*faith in reverse"for decent non criminal folks...all the best..thanks for a fine article commentary."
After this remarkable piece, no more words can adequately express its profound ingenuity and originality. It transcends mere words; it is a documented doctrine of our free will, consciousnesses, and awareness of moral goodness. As you mentioned, fatalism and its false idols - cynicism, despair, and defeatism- hinder our dreams' realization. Manipulators, the ultimate "dream hunters" and destroyers, also uphold these false standards. "Manipulative personality disorder" is among the most severe mental illnesses, not due to the danger they pose, as they are powerless, but because they are unseen and operate in secrecy; their biggest fear is being exposed and found.
They persistently employ narcissistic tactics to impede our dreams, such as emotional abuse, gaslighting, and bullying. And because of their hate and disregard for boundaries, they regularly invade our privacy and resort to blackmail by exposing our personal information. Their eagerness to maintain us as followers leads them to keep us mentally, emotionally, socially, and digitally enslaved, using any means required to confine us within the fabricated maze of lies and deceit that they have spun.
Regrettably, many of us find ourselves detained by fear of social judgment, afraid of feeling humiliated, ashamed, or ridiculous - a condition known as "Catagelophobia." And because we often lack self-compassion and emotional courage to confront our fears, pain, traumas and weakness , we easily lock ourselves into the maze. Instead of proudly revealing our scars, we remain trapped in a labyrinth of our own making. To overcome manipulation, we must have the courage to admit that we are all just humans, sinners, and lack completeness; we must embrace our imperfections and dismiss the unattainable dream of perfection. None of us are flawless; we all experience failure, brokenness, and moments of darkness. As the King poignantly stated in his final words: "We are all beggars," each of us is blind and yearning for the truth to open our eyes.
Nothing can be more deeply shameful than allowing the largest genocide and ethnocide in history for eight months; nothing can be more humiliating than repeatedly voting for the same leaders, and most of us are fully aware that they can't be the real ones. They are nothing but manipulation 'tools. They aim to observe us as we argue, fight, and harm each other while diverting our attention from uncovering the manipulators' true identities. They are like clowns, distracting us from the leading actor who holds the key to our escape, permanently keeping us chained and imprisoned in their trap.
We need the courage to break our silence, not just with words, tears, and sympathy, but with action. We need the courage to dream and confront the unflattering truths about ourselves, our real enemy and oppressor who reside within our minds and hearts, and that is where great 'revolution' always begins.
Your superior knowledge, transparency, and wisdom inspire us to dare to dream amidst the darkness. Your guidance is truly invaluable. Thank you.
"They persistently employ narcissistic tactics to impede our dreams, such as emotional abuse, gaslighting, and bullying."
There's the rub. We are dealing with an organised group of maniacs who deludedly imagine themselves to be the opposite of what they are.
As individuals they destroy lives, as a group they threaten the globe. If you've ever dealt with someone like that, you know they are relentless and often invoke God, or a Higher Purpose as their driver rather than the reality: shallow, acquisitive psychopaths.
What they cannot live with is being ignored; the narcissist doesn't care whether you love or hate them, they just need to be under your skin like a parasite, to use you as and when required. Ignoring them is difficult because media and tech promote these people and their ideology 24/7.
The best people have managed to contain them so far is when a few good people in power are able to contain them with checks and balances on power; since the 1980s this has now disintegrated in the West and they are accelerating us all toward the cliff edge.
I am daring to dream along with so many others on this substack and many others. We can dare to dream because the system is collapsing from both within and without as they have now threatened powers that are able to stand up for themselves. As this is happening now "dreamers" must be prepared to fight to put these people back in their box - they will not go quietly.
Everyone that has children must remember this. We are afraid but we must not let this limit what they can imagine.
Agreed. Raising children can remind us of human beings' incredibly capacity for growth and creativity.
"A political society distilled of the humanities is not a society meant for human beings. It is a society meant for parts and machines, profits and algorithms."
You may already be familiar with Iain McGilchrist whose extensive work on the above looks at how deluded, left-brained fanatics are leading us all over the cliff. His two recent books, The Master and His Emissary and The Matter with Things examine this in rigorous and lengthy detail:
https://channelmcgilchrist.com/
Thanks for a great piece.
A timely piece. Well said. I struggle to lift my despair. I will not find false hope but I will be able to take action again.
Beautiful!
Such an important message. Thank you, Jeffrey! Here's the song that came to mind as I read your post: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjbxFu0eh1A
Thanks for reading and sharing the music!
Too little… too late? Though it’s not over till it’s over… got it!
Haven’t finished, but I’m grateful for the timing. I was just sharing my thoughts on my own belief that to feel/create/experience whimsy is to be happy
Anarchy. No more hierarchies. No one should ever have power over anyone.
Male egos screaming
drowning women’s
wisdom
Male egos screaming
violence is power and love is a joke
Pretty much😕
We always found it horrifyingly unacceptable that so many phd.s..were ostracized unemployed.....repressed obscured banned mothballed and..basketball or porn stars and staged professional political superparasite characters were rolling in heavy money..this schizoid upside down scenario may benefit the Lord of darkness but is always ...*faith in reverse"for decent non criminal folks...all the best..thanks for a fine article commentary."