3/5/2010 13:00 NEWS COMBAT: Osama vs. Assange.
Though it has been a while since I've last updated this blog, today my publishing threshold was exceeded: While majority of media speaks about death of Osama Bin Laden, the future prophet's, Julian Assange's revelations about media lies and facebook scam receives less attention.
Which one of these topics are more relevant? Well, we can begin by statistics. Let's take two numbers: First competitor is a rough composition of christianity which counts up to 2 billion people, and those of Islam faith, which counts up to 1 billion, and some random fanatics, who no-one even bothers to count, ones who feel compassion towards Osama. That number may roughtly be about one to fifty million depending how we calculate it: I used division based on that most people, regardless of their religious alignment, are not fundamental extremists of neither religion. This number represents those who could really react - positively or negatively - because of the alleged death of Osama Bin Laden.
What about facebook users then? According to Wikipedia, it has more than 500 million unique users. But how many of them are real persons, with real name and real friends? I'd imagine about a half. That would mean that 250 million people who have given away their personal information to facebook and it's affiliates (which Assange says to be US intelligence agencies), and like companies, should be interested in these news.
Of course statistics are not only items of valuation of relevance, but also personal and collective affections can have effect on our judgements. Facebook is only an application of social media, which we consider to be safe environment (or do we?), yet Obama was a radical terrorist, capable of inflicting great damage both physically and psychologically.
However, the questions are following: 1) Was Osama a real terrorist at all, or just a convenient dummy? Osama after all has allegedly been in service of several intelligence agencies. An ankward transition to intelligence agencies, 2) we must consider how safe it to share information on the facebook (or elsewhere in Internet)?
Our competitor against Osama, Julian Assange, has made some forceful accusations towards Facebook and media generally. Assange blames Facebook for compromising our personal information. He blames media for spreading governmental propaganda for gaining casus belli for aggressive military action. These are serious accusations, especially when thought in context including all aspects: Osama, Assange and the history of casus belli and false flag operations
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19/12/2010 11:00 FEAR: the basis of all beliefs.
Why do we believe? Because otherwise we would be utterly lost, wouldn't we? One can believe in theoretical, political or religious dogma, in which one leans when explaining the world and all what happens in it. We want security, and false security is achieved by belief. God promises us everlasting peace, eternal life and paradise should we believe in his word; scientific dogma gives us rational basis of explanation, a secure ground upon which build higher card houses; political ideology gives us sense of security that we are not alone, but there are others who have succumb into the madness as well.
If we think about it, we quickly notice that one reason behind accepting any belief is FEAR itself. Without beliefs, what would happen? Woudn't we be very afraid of tomorrow itself? If we had no pattern of action, based on belief - either in God, or in communism, or in socialism or in capitalism - the dogma which we are conditioned in, we would be utterly lost. Isn't the acceptance of any belief system covering up this fear? This fear that there is nothing, that we are empty and alone?
Can human mind stay remain sane without belief system? We all after all believe that sun will rise tomorrow as it has risen every day since (except during the Kaamos up here or down there). Can we be genuinely open to the option that it is possible that sun doesn't rise tomorrow (as metaphorically)? In other words, can we set aside all systems of belief wheter religious, philosophical, ethical, political etc. and remain sane? I think we can:
For sometime (for few years) I have lived like this, or at least tried to. That is, without fear and renouncing beliefs in my personal sphere of experiences every time I come accross one. I look at the world as it is, not postulating creator or absence of it, not subscribing into any political frameset, not believing anything. It is so refreshing - with it has come real freedom; freedom of thought that is not constrained by any conditioned boundary, which are typically erected by various beliefs. With this, nightmares are gone; even if I see nightmare, I feel no fear and I can actually act in those dreams, where before I used to paralyze.
The problem with fear based beliefs are that they divide; they make people so angry against each other, that they start throwing stuff, later perhaps bullets - at each other. Even the believers in same dogmas have their differences in opinions, which they then argue in heated debates. Yet all of these people fail to understand that their opinions are based on conditioned dogmas which gives them false security; and when this security is threatened by opinion of others, they get angered. And if totally debunked, they get depressed. So they defend their security in fear to the last breath; the cause of wars.
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8/6/2010 22:00 Escapism in the Extraverted World.
Dr. Jung's thoughts about materialism and spiritualism, and how they are based on extraverted type of thinking, gone into extreme. Today one can observe the very same phenomenas, perhaps disguised in new clothes, but indeed transparent - just as the emperor of the story. Indeed, history kinda repeats itself as long as people's psychology remains the same; and it appears to be rigid to change.
“There are guardians of public morals who suddenly find themselves in compromising situations, or rescue workers who are themselves in dire need of rescue. Their desire to save others lead them to employ means which are calculated to bring about the very thing they wished to avoid. There are extraverted idealists so consumed by their desire for the salvation of mankind that they will not shrink from any lie or trickery in pursuit of their ideal. In science there are not a few painful examples of highly respected investigators who are so convinced of the truth and general validity of their formula that they have not scrupled to falsify evidence in its favour. Their sanction is: The end justifies the means. Only an inferior feeling function, operating unconsciously and in secret, could seduce otherwise reputable men into such aberrations.
The inferiority of feeling in this type also manifests itself in other ways. In keeping with the objective formula, the conscious attitude becomes more or less impersonal, often to such a degree that personal interests suffer. If the attitude is extreme, all personal considerations are lost sight of, even those affecting the subject’s own person. His health is neglected, his social position deteriorates, the most vital interests of his family – health, finances, morals – are violated for the sake of the ideal. Personal sympathy with others must in any case suffer unless they too happen to espouse the same ideal. Often the closest members of his family, his own children, know such a father only as a cruel tyrant, while the outside world resounds with the fame of his humanity.
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The destructive quality of this thinking, as well as its limited usefulness on occasion, does not need stressing. But there is still another form of negative thinking, which at first glance might not be recognized as such, and that is theosophical thinking, which today is rapidly spreading in all parts of the world, presumably in reaction to the materialism of the recent past. Theosophical thinking has an air that is not in the least reductive, since it exalts everything to a transcendental and world-embracing idea. A dream, for instance, is no longer just a dream, but an experience “on another plane.” The hitherto inexplicable fact of telepathy is very simply explained as “vibrations” passing from one person to another. And ordinary nervous complaint is explained by the fact that something has collided with the “astral body”. Certain ethnological peculiarities of the dwellers on the Atlantic seaboard are easily accounted for by the submergence of Atlantis, and so on. We have only to open a theosophical book to be overwhelmed by the realization that everything is already explained, and that “spiritual science” has left no enigmas unsolved. But, at bottom, this kind of thinking is just as negative as materialistic thinking. When the latter regards the psychology as chemical changes in the ganglia or as the extrusion and retraction of cell-pseudopodia or as an internal secretion, this is just much a superstition as theosophy. The only difference is that materialism reduces everything to physiology, whereas theosophy reduces everything to Indian metaphysics. When a dream is traced back to an overloaded stomach, this is no explanation of the dream, and when we explain telepathy as vibrations we have said just as little. For what are “vibrations”? Not only are both methods of explanation futile, they are actually destructive, because by diverting interest away from the main issue, in one case to the stomach and in the other to imaginary vibrations, they hamper any serious investigation of the problem by a bogus explanations. Either kind of thinking is sterile and sterilizing.” (CW 6: Psychological types. Pages 349-354.)
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21/11/2009 13:00 Increasing Complexity in the Universe.
Here at the sandbox of philosophy, this text aims to play with the concepts and conceptions of religions. The purpose is not claim anything, but rather to play around with the conceptions. Neither the purpose is not to offend anyone, but perhaps just to provoke a little pondering, if there going to be any.
This is perhaps a philosophical topic rather than a religious one, even it considers the order of creation and concepts of god, angels, demons and other 'supernatural' entities. Please bear in mind, that preceding entities are used in a very broad sense, when 'god' could be meaning merely 'origins of the universe', and the 'angels' could be regarded as a building blocks of it; may as well be regarded as atoms, or as laws of nature.
What if the god (the assumed creator or originator) is not on top, but at the bottom. What if the angels (the messengers and the little helpers of creator) are not above us, but below. And what if the demons (the messed up entities) are not below, but above - or perhaps at the same level with - us?
Sounds stupid? Bear with the explanation: Here we could understand 'god' as a matrix - kind of a base of the universe. While in a sense it would be 'the creator', it would still - in metaphorical sense - lay below us, yet still reaching it's influence into everything.
The conception of angels would then locate itself between the materialized world and the origins of the universe; they would represent something like the laws of the nature. In philosophy and theology, angels are conceived as entities without free will, so it kinda fits the scheme proposed here.
Then we - the humans - amongst the other material beings are the growing branches (or leaves) of the tree, as it might be suitable to think. The material manifestation is more complex, while going down this 'hierarchy', the entities reduce in complexity, getting more simple.
Then we might think the demons be so messed up in complexity, that they have lost in, drowned in the sea of existence as could be stated metaphorically. They are the unfortunate ones are too complex to be build upon; so they eventually might crash like a house of cards - or a sandcastle. And in this complexity they make irrational decisions and are flawed in continuity.
In order to give more to ponder, all this can be exrpressed in numbers. From zero(0) we begin; it is the matrix, indivisible - it is the emanation from which universe expands and starts to build up in complexity. Then simply - conviniently enough, without any explanations nor reasons - we begin to get more complex numbers that are bound by more complex laws and operations.
The traditional Qabalah presents Kether (the crown, or the first emanation) as number one, and Malkuth (the physical world) as number 10, in it's Tree of Life. The preceding thoughtplay would replace 1 with 0 and 10 with 9.
Following will hardly receive general approval, but it matters not, for such is something not to be craved. In fact, it is of indifference what the reader may think about it.
In the beginning
Imagine, that in the beginning everything was very simple; In the emptiness existed only a single element - the Singular. Whence it came from, propably no one knows; most likely it has always existed, hence it is eternal. It is the archetype of elements, or the the most fundamental class.
In following presentation, the space (emptiness) is represented by zero (0), which is indivisible. It is the Kether, the crown, which can be understood as domain. Number one (1) represents the Singular, or the Chokmah, wisdom. During the aeons of time, this Singular mutated by the influence of forces that are present in Emptiness. This mutation became independent of Singular, formulating Binah, represented by number two (2). It is then became the "bride" of the Singular. All together, there is the first trinity.
The complexity increases
This first trinity forms the basis of our existence. So in metaphorical sense it lays below us as a matrix. It is the context of life. This could be the first creation, perfectly natural one, consisting force and matter. From here on, the complexity increases, as the two basic elements began to form compounds.
If we think numbers 1 and 2 as elements, would not their addition then be 3, or third emanation. So, the first two forms a compound which is distinct of them. Then, this third element can form compounds with either one and two or even with both of them (3+1=4 or 3+2=5 or 3+2+1=6). By this way, the complexity in Universe increases - just as it is increasing this very moment. It is called Evolution, not only Biological Evolution, but Universal Evolution!
Concluding, the increase of complexity seems to be an universal phenomenon. Of course, this is should be nothing new, as it can be observed by very little effort.
The ramifications of increasing complexity
We can observe the increasing complexity in almost everything, also in artificial institutions of mankind. We began with just man and woman, evolving in family, followed by tribe and villages, into today's unions of nations, cities and so on. Not only these social institutions are affected by complexity, but also economical and cultural ones.
The complexity also evolves at the biological level; the development of animal intelligence, and at it's apex is consciousness. Our intelligence is nothing but result of this complexity. Our brains with it's myriad of functions are more complex matter than is found in plants for example.
What then happens, when we are not able to cope with the complexity? Burn-outs, schizophrenia, depression and so on at personal level; wars, conflicts, oppression and so on at national level, strange mutations at biological level.
According to preceding, the recent emanations of the creation appears to be further away from their origin, yet they nevertheless are still connected to it - They are what they are meant to be, evolved according to certain laws that governs the dance of the matter. While not wanting to make an definitive opinion whether the increasing complexity is a good or bad thing, there certainly is something to think about.
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08/09/2009 17:00 Psychological Revolution.
In memory of Jiddu Krishnamurti and Samael Aun Weor
"What is thought?", asked Krishnamurti in his speech to UN in 1985. The answer was that the thought is memory, and memory is the memory of experience. So our knowledge, based on thoughts, is actually past. With these past memories, we are able to protect ourself against the future - but there is a terrible price for that! When our thinking is related on past experiences, we become incapable of thinking in a fresh way. We must abandon thought. We must stop gathering experiences and categorizing them in a subjective way. That is the Psychological Revolution!
It is obvious that we need memory in order to be able to speak, use technology and tools; but we are talking here of different kind of memory: With the real experience, we tend to save also our subjective emotions and feelings with it. Was it pleasant? Or was it painful? This is an subjective memory; not necessarily real in any way - it is only reality in your mind, but not to anyone else, therefore it can hardly be described as real. This subjectivity in observation and experience blocks innovative ways of thinking, because it tends to put us asleep. For example, learning of language: Let's say we dislike swedish people, yet we must learn the language in order to communicate. This process is made more complicated because of our rejection towards swedish language, because we don't like them. Therefore we find it difficult to learn the language we don't like. But would we be free of subjective feelings towards the language, the learning process would be easier and quicker. The reason is simply the angst towards anything linking to Sweden in our mind, making our mind to reject it or even to invent more unpleasant features to stamp upon the label "Swedish".
Furthermore, if we extend this subjectivity in other phenomenon, like into interaction between human beings, we become unable to understand the other, others become "alien" to us. We cannot understand each other, and only possible outcome is more conflict. Even more, eventually we become unable to understand reality at all, and become neurotic. Therefore it is utterly important - as both of these teachers emphasized - to observe objectively, as it is. Not trying to give stamps by categorizing reality.
This dualism of our mind is a doubled edged sword, which - quite sadly - is often put in the hands of a child. Our mind constructs it functions upon division: Something is evil, another thing is good; that is black and this is white. But reality cannot be divided, it must to be seen as a whole. "I am the world, and the world is me." Said Krishnamurti in his famous UN speech, meaning the oneness of this whole system. Once we become able to stop the division and start observing objectively, we will awaken our consciousness. Then we created our universal bodies, the vechiles of higher existence. This is psychological as well as physical; we have areas in our brains we seldom use, if not at all. These parts are "calcified" by our conventional ways of using our vechile. We think like this because we have always thought this way, therefore our brains will always work that way, and no innovation can arise!
By innovation, we mean completely new, not something old, used in different way. Once we commit the psychological revolution, our brains will become more efficient. If we really break the cycle of accustomed manners, the actual transformation - or mutation - of our brain takes place. This will allow "higher viewpoint", achieved by the efficient use of the brain mass we have. Instead of thought, we will use our heart, body and mind in perfect balance to achieve higher understanding of things - or one could say, more complete view.
Method of achieving this state is said to be simple. One has merely to observe oneself and one's actions in objective manner; through it, the self-awerness will develop. One begins to understand oneself and the insanity of thought. One will learn, that thought is constantly in conflict with other thoughts, ideologies, religions and so on. And as the self-awerness increases, the more aware of environment one can become. In the same process, inevitable changes will take place. One no longer needs self-improvement, as it happens automatically, without effort at all. And as one developes, it will improve the quality of society as a whole.
Finally, below is first part of eight parts of the speech J.Krishnamurti gave in UN 1985. I hope you'll enjoy it as much as we do! Gnothi Seauton!
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02/09/2009 11:00 Two realities.
Obviously, many people say and believe that there is only one reality. This is true, but only in a limited sense. Of course there is ultimately single reality, like there is ultimately a single law that governs the existence itself. But to some creatures - like these walking humanoids which we call humans - there is at least two realities that intervene. A sensible person would experience only one reality, which is the true, objective reality. But most people live in two realities: 1) The objective reality, that appears similiar to everyone. 2) The subjective reality, which is kind of a reflection of the objective reality, only that has been painted with the colours of personality.
Allow us to clarify with an example and a picture. Imagine three different people which are you, person one and person two. Let's now say that you appreciate both of these persons; meaning that you consider both as a friend, and each of the others regards you as a friend. But person 1 and 2 are not friends to each other. This is a very common situation in human interaction; your subjective reality intervines with subjective realities of both these person's, yet their subjective realities are merely intervining with your reality, not theirs. And the objective reality which appears same to all of these three persons, somehow connects these realities. Yet, if the subjective realities (meaning values and so on) fail to intervene, these persons hold each other immoral or even evil.
Because of our dualistic experience of reality, we are unable to experience the objective reality as it is. The formation of subjective reality is the result of learned behaviour pattern, the social pressure, one's personal fantasies and many more factors, which contributes to the seperation of realities. Every time you take yourself a belief, dogma or build a fanciful theory in which you believe, you seperate yourself from objective reality - unless those beliefs you have, are one's of objective reality.
The further one developes one's subjective experience of reality, the further the objective reality seems to fade. Ultimately, neurosis is a result of this process. Easily enough, we spot this event going on in others, yet we fail to regonize it in ourselves. We see person that has been succumbed by one's subjective reality becoming more and more unstable and seperated from reality - and we are quick to judge that one as a nutcase, yet we don't see the same processes in ourselves.
It is most urgent that everyone that regonizes this process in oneself, starts to battle against it. If you allow it to swept you away, you are in the path of death - both mental and physical. The fight happens by auto-observation: You have to pay attention to the actions and thoughts of yourself. Observe the subjectivity of your vessel, also try to regonize the objective. Take a look of a tree for example: What does it bring into your mind? What kind of thoughts? Is it an obstacle of sunlight? Is it an important part of the ecosystem? Observe your thoughts in every observation - kill the sensation of subjective and defend the objective. This way you will come closer to reality and furthermore, you'll improve yourself and humankind in general.
NOSCE TE IPSUM!
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22/06/2009 13:10 The voice from the desert.
I haven't wrote for a while; although I am unsure to whom I am writing. I guess it's mostly for myself, to clarify and crystalize loose thoughts into more organized reasoning. Howerer sometimes, it is impossible task to descripe reality comprehensively and exactly.
Mankind as a whole is devolving (or in best case revolving), not evolving as commonly thought. Surely we have developed a miraculous science of medicine, as even most complex diseases today can be healed, and there are only few illness' that are fatal and uncureable. It is obvious that our common science has reached new levels of sophistication as we are discovering the secrets of energy and matter. Unfortunately, these great achievements are not proof for development of mankind as a whole. Surely we have great individuals that are on higher level of consciousness, but the great mass - the greatest part - are ignorant and degenerating. To a great grief, these people sometimes are elected as a leaders, but also chosen for a spiritual guidance. This is merely a display of current level of minkind. We will get political leaders which we deserve as we get the spiritual guidance according to our level.
To the reader all this may appear as self-evident, as - unfortunately - texts of the seekers (which I consider myself to be) are usually read by the other seekers, as the texts of the holders (of truth) are usually read by other holders. There is a fundamental distinction between seekers and holders of truth. You may already know what I am referring to: Seekers are those that are sincerely looking for a key to the mystery, when holders claim already to posess this key and are reluctant to alter their views. Ironically enough, the seekers in my opinion are far closer to the truth than those claiming to posess it, for great master Jesus said that it is the childrenlike that are allowed in kindom of God, and children are constantly seeking.
Anyway, it is obvious to us, that modern science is unable to help mankind with it's problems. In fact, it often worsen the problems we have; think about wars and sheer destructive powers of modern weaponry or artificial sweeteners and so on. It hasn't brought about peace, nor cure for everyone. Of course, science is not to blame for this, only the man is responsible. We can use mercury for healing or killing, for it is our choice. Medical science is unable to bear the load mankind is putting in it - even though we can cure much of modern diseases and dysfunctions of human body, our pace of achieving vices is alarming. Surely Lucifer is the lightbringer, but it is not responsible if we get burned in it. Today we know how to use earth's resources to create energy -- we can split the atom and so on. But how has it all helped us in away? We have more pollution based diseases than ever before. In Germany, the storages of nuclear waste are failing and causing trendemous problems in future. And I don't want even to start with China ("Woe on ye, the nation which is greatest! For which you want will rise against you! You wanted order and honor, but slaves under the powers you shall be, and fall without glory. The rinsing waters will wipe you like hill of the ants - Your population decline and your land shall vomit your filth; And you will cry your deeds in front of uncorruptness.").
Truly the solution to all problems are within us. Just as we are the source of the problem, we are it's solution. It has been emphasized here and elsewhere so often that our ears has grown deaf to it's message: "Man, know yourself and you will know universe and it's gods.". We need to turn inwards, purify our vices and transform the lead into the alchemical gold. We have to abandon "I" and start thinking in terms of "us". We need to learn compassion, chastity of mind and body, spirituality, honour and honesty. Everyone needs lots of patience. Start climbing upwards instead of descenting down. Inside of everyone, there is father and mother that are capable of teaching us in these eternal virtues, but "me" is disturbing their message like a rebellious teenager that don't want to listen. The trinity: Spirit, matter and it's outcome which is "the child", and that is you! Suddenly, you have been put amidst of a religious (religion [religare = to unite]) drama, you are the the child and all the other characters. They are your psychological aggregates which are called "egoes" - if you allow them to rule, you will become antichrist. Should you go againts them, you will be crusified and perhaps tortured, but despair not, because there is a great reward for enduring the psychological suffering.
Bear the light of universe, the virtues. Be chaste and loving towards others and love them as you love yourself for you are all same - the "I" is illusion, for we are never alone and independent of each other. Pity the wrongdoers as they do not know what they are doing. Be forgiving, but in the same time, do not accept evil for it is only the lack of "light". You do not need to worry about other people's views and perhaps untruthful conceptions of reality - merely turn your observation into yourself: If someone hurts your feelings or otherwise, question yourself in meditation that why the situation came led to it and you will have answers. The most important thing ever self-observation. After all, we are the perceivers of reality, and if we do not observe ourselves carefully and hence achieve somekind of knowledge about ourselves, how can observe reality as we do know nothing about the observer? Self-observation leads to objectivity about reality. Once we know ourselves and know the position from where we are observing the reality, we can be objective. Objectivity about perceived reality leads to pure intuition. Feelings of intuition can be true or false, and subjective intution quite often is false. Objective intuition is always truthful. If we have lot of egoes inside us, the intuition tends to be subjective, observed from the viewpoint of "I". But if we lack the interests of "I" in our observation, we are more likely to intuitively know the truth, s.o having an objective observation of something.
Visita Interiora Terrae, Rectificando, Invenies Occultum Lapidem.
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26/09/2008 17:00 A treatise about vampires.
By the view of science and common people, there are not such creatures as vampires; blood sucking, charming and un-dead - creatures of great evilness, yet they look exactly like us, but they suffer greatly in sun light. No, of course there are no such creatures of literal interpretation. However, we must be looking on allegorical and metaphorical meanings of those ‘properties’, that are connected to the mythological vampire. Here in this short treatise, I will unveil these metaphorical ‘properties’ of these metaphysical creatures, and in doing so, I must conclude that in a certain sense, vampires do exist!
First we must acknowledge that the stories and teachings do change due the time. Take that classical rumour as example: You tell some specific message to someone, and he tells it forth to someone as he recalls the story, and so on and so on; eventually the or®iginal message has twisted into something barely recognizable and unfamiliar, even into something incomprehensible. In same manner the truth about vampires has changed due the time: The meaning of this highly symbolical description of state of soul has been twisted into some fantasy creature, and then used merely to tickle imagination. Well be afraid, vampires exists! They are not fantasy creatures of imagination, but real monsters that can overcome and infect anybody but the most strong in faith.
I start explaining this conception by listing the properties of mythological vampire and then explaining how these properties are meant to be interpret to be comprehensible for common sense.
(i) Bloodsucking
We all know what the physical blood is; it is of course the red liquid substance that circulates in our system transporting necessary elements of life around our body. Without the blood circulation, we couldn’t live, therefore ‘blood’ is often referred as ‘life-force’. Now this is interesting because blood can be as well understood metaphorically as life-force in the certain way, that the life-force doesn’t mean same as physical blood. Life-force is the energy or the ‘will’ that binds material together as to living organism. Vampires in literature and media are of course blood suckers. They suck blood with the help of their pointy teeth that penetrate the skin inflicting a visible wound where the blood can be sucked from.
However, our metaphysical and very real vampires do not suck your blood, but your life-force. They metaphorically ‘penetrate your skin’, which means that they overcome your mental protections and your will ‘by their pointy teeth’, which refers to any method to get one hooked into something sinister. Then they literally suck your life-force away through that wound: They do it by making you act on their will - they are the puppet masters to whom rhythms you sway. And how do they control you? This will be explained on following paragraphs.
(ii) Vampiric Charm
Vampires in literature are known to possess evil forces of magick that can charm ordinary people and make them act according the Vampire’s will. They charm you by staring fixed in your eyes and you staring fixed back to them, until you are possessed by their evil will. This basically means same as you would be interested in something, you’d ‘stare’ at it, meaning that you’d be focused in it. Hence, focusing into something that has been laid there by ‘Vampire’, you’d quite likely fall into their charm and you would therefore be ready to be sucked.
Vampires very well know what intrigues people (their prey). It is wealth, glamour, popularity, good food, fast cars, lethal weapons, all the new toys etc. In other words, all that is mundane and has value in the eyes of shallow people. So the Vampires give you a glimpse of these nice stuffs that you want and you’ll do almost anything to get your hands on them; you’ll sacrifice your life, your family and your health to work in some horrible conditions around the clock to get your hands on these Vampiric Charms. Or then they just give you a loan and bang, you’re in their charms again!
It is due this slavery that you will give your life-force to them, making them grow and more powerful. They are those secular and shallow little things that lure you away from real values which lasts test of time, and it is them that bring you under the spell of the Vampires. This is why I earlier said, that only those strong in faith cannot be affected by Vampires. Because those that are strong in faith (not necessarily of some certain religion, but strong spirited) are not easily strayed by mundane profanities.
(iii) Vampiric Domination
Once you have fallen under their charm and they has penetrated your skin, you are giving your life-force away. Almost all people in modern societies are dominated in some extent. Do you work hard to meet your living expenses? Why do you have such high living expenses at first hand? Do you really need that fancy car and that swimming pool and thousand acres of land? Have you perhaps fallen into the charm of Vampires, and are now paying the price dearly by the expense of your health and willpower? You dream about winning from Lotto so that you would’ve never work again-- well, keep dreaming I say. It can happen, but will it ever happen to you? Until then, you work as their slave because of your own lust; and that is our next issue.
(iv) Vampiric Infection
In literature there are many ways to become infected and eventually to become Vampire oneself. The most popular method is by getting bitten. This isn’t sufficient though. You actually need to drink the blood of Vampire to become one - as in Bram Stoker’s Dracula for example. This means -when interpreted without the veil of allegory - that one has to taste how it is like to dominate others. One has to taste from Vampiric powers and adapt in to that. This also means, that you have to be in favour of some Vampire that is superior to you. In practice it means that you have to lick asses of your bosses to become anything - in order to climb the stairs of corruption and sin.
Don’t worry if you are ‘bitten’ by the vampire - you are not necessarily vampire by yourself. You are just being used by them, and by being strong you can always reject. But beware should you drink from theirs! This is very dangerous to your immortal spirit, and it will spoil your spirit like the rot spoils the decent wood.
(v) Vampiric Immortality
So, in legends vampires are immortal until staked into their heart by a wooden stake. Let’s first consider the immortality, then afterwards we’ll have few words of stakes.
To understand the legend of Vampiric Immortality, you need to understand immortality in general. Every spirit is immortal, only our matter decays. Once our body has decayed, it will die - but our spirits go on. By this I am not implying on theological views, but mere philosophical. Plato’s theory of forms is important to keep in mind when considering immortality. This immortality is not something that our personalities would last over death, that our bodies would last forever. We are created by the spirit, which is equivalent to the will. The will of human made the matter to take a shape of the human. It is the eternal form of human that will survive when we die.
We are like instances of computer program that compute their specific program and then returns zero either one to the program that overseers it. If it returns zero, nothing happens and the program is executed again, but if it returns one, it is complete and does not need to be recomputed. Imagine the form of human as the overseeing program, and the instance of that program is you. You live, and you either ascend or descend, depending of your life. Vampires returns zero forever, until they are ‘staked’.
So they are immortal in the sense that they will never be able to leave samsara, the wheel of life. The will be bound forever on the material word, doomed to circulate in it because their love of it. This is why they are called Cainites; they are called it because of their love towards the material, not exactly because Cain killed his brother Abel. Of course, Cain’s lust for profane was the motivator behind the murder too! Nevertheless, a vampire can be redeemed by ‘staking’, which is our next issue.
(vi) Killing the Vampire Within, Staking!
So if you find yourself to fit the description of vampire as explained above, don’t worry. You can always get ‘staked’ and have redemption - although that be meaning the end of your eternal life with mother matter. Not many Vampires are able to ‘stake’ themselves, because their lust in matter is such a great force, that they’ll rather do anything else. This is why the task is often left to the others, most likely to the close ones, that loves the vampire. So in general, staking is involuntary event for a vampire. In symbolism, wood is often conceived as spirit or wisdom just as sun (this is why vampires are said to suffer in sunlight) is. So staking is a metaphorical equivalent of forceful conversion. A vampire infested heart is hence forcefully brought into the light, so to speak. If this ‘stake’ hits the heart - meaning that the evil soul takes note of the wise words spoken to him - he will automatically convert and be saved of his past deeds. From thereon, he will be able to lead a good life and eventually start the ascension towards the spirit.
(vii) The Conlusion
In this short treatise I have dealt with the properties of mythological vampires, and have made an attempt to translate these ‘allegorical’ properties to more common, and more easily understandable form.
I have always believed that there are most likely a truth basis for every myth that has sufficient age and redundancy. So in the light of preceding paragraphs, I’ve come into the conclusion that in this sense I’ve explained, vampires are real. Of course they are not literally bloodsucking creatures that gets burned in the daylight, but rather a metaphorical condition of human soul. Anyone that feels need of controlling other people’s lives, has potentially a ‘vampiric’ soul. So often the members of governments, the kings and other despots are really the worst kind of kin - but their small minions do live at many homes, sitting on that couch and yelling to one’s partner that ‘get me more bear or I’ll beat ya!’. Of course there are many more subtle ways of domination than mere violence. There are types of psychic control which relates to psychology, and this type of domination is even worse because the rot is then deeper within the soul and more difficult to cleanse.
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18/09/2008 16:16 Wikileaks down (again)!
It's the sad fate of wikileaks.org to be one of the toughest netsites to access. They often are attacked by those who want to suppress the truth. This time it is down because of Sarah Palin's alleged use of private e-mail addresses in govermental issues; A group of hackers have compromised Palin's Yahoo email (gov.palin@yahoo.com) and found out that this vice president canditate of United States may be using her personal email addresses to handle governmental affairs.
One part of me wishes that this whole thing is not true and it's merely political mud throwing at her; I mean, can that woman really be so stupid to choose such e-mail address? She should've put her social security number there also ; ) Maybe this is just a bad dream and these people are not so stupid in reality.
I guess that only the time will tell whether this is true or not. Below are few links to other sources:
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6/09/2008 12:00 About religions...
What is religion? If asked, many people think to know the answer; but how many has really put effort on this thought? It is easy to say for example, that it is a set of beliefs, or a belief-system, but what does this really tell? In my opinion, not quite much. Of course they are those above, but they are lot more too: They are systems of power, wolves disguised as a sheep. Religions, while they may prove valuable to the societes by causing cohesion, they are depraving human being. So from the collective view point they may be useful institutions in the short run, but from individual perspective they are harmful. I would attribute this idea to almost any organization: They are like old houses, built upon a set of ideas, ridig to change, providing easy cover but leaking here and there. Of course these 'houses' can be repaired time to time, but the foundation stone and frame always remains - and if its not based on absolute truth, they are eventually to be demolished, because they just causes problems to their environment. Living in such house would eventually inflict you with some disease.
Of course many religions carries valuable teachings for humanity - but their defect is this: They cause lazyness of thought. Many people just adopt some religious doctrine, and once they have established themselves with their favourite choice from the candyshelf, they just stop thinking. Some become zealous defenders of their religions, some are willing to change their beliefs if their current choice is conflicting with their views, or views of their society. Many will develop various types of neurosis because their personal views and the requirements of their religion conflict. Most defenders of religion put basis of their claims into the argument that religion allows people to attend to life instead of being forced to think about meaning of their life. Instead they can just increase the common good by being good people and working for the society. But what's the point? Next great disaster will swept away most that mankind has ever built as common effort. Should the waters arise or the storms swept, this 'house of cards' is blown away. As the Ecclesiastes said: "Everything is vanity".
I rather put my effort in the eternal than into the material which is temporal. This is why I reject every religion (well, I'm babtized christian so look who's talking!). I must confess that I indeed belong into Ev. Lut. Church - but this happened against my own will - first I was babtized before I could have anything to say against it, then I married before I never really thought about it. I am not saying that I don't love my dear wife, indeed I do love her. I am merely saying that the society has put these chains on me and I have accepted them. Fortunately, belonging into church doesn't mean much. I can still be critical against it and speak out loud my thoughts; maybe I'll eventually get expelled!
So, I like many others do belong to church but do not wholeheartly accept their views and teachings. And maybe you'll have to go inside the house in order to be able to demolish it. You have to be there in order to see where it leaks and from where the wind blows in.
Christianity - for example - bears many good teachings, and it is indeed a continuation of ancient knowledge, or 'gnosis'. This knowledge flows from time thousands years ago; It flows from the Hierarchs of Egypt, from Brahmans of India, it mixes in with teachings of Zoroaster and Judaism - all these tells the same story, which is the psychology of human being. There is only one God, that manifests in you and in everything else. But unfortunately modern Christianity - like most religions - has twisted this knowledge for mundane purpose: the Power. The Church won't teach you the truth, but instead you have to steal these teachings - contemplate them - from it and put it on fire and break it down (allegorically of course, don't go burn churches I say!). You have to understand that the religions are for dead; they are dying trees which branches are falling and killing people.
In the end as shown above, the religions are dead manifestations of living creation. Do not accept their message or you will die. Instead be alive and search the answer within. Acquire the necessary knowledge and process it! Think about it! Do not take readily chewed thoughts from the hand of someone else. Be yourself, and know thyself - and you will know the universe and all the gods.
- Peace
Comment by jtcapa: I enjoyed your blog comments on religion. Your right most people don't think, nor understand the difference between a "religion" and say Christianity. In all my studies of the Bible, I never found where God or Christ said "start a religion in my name". Church yes, but their meaning is not "religion".
Once we understand this, the message becomes much more important than the religion. Therein lies the truth. A solid rock of a foundation.
Cheers
-=JT=-
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2/09/2008 12:12 Explaining the occult - the interconscious and astral.
I have been "out of air" for few months, mainly because I have had some trouble updating my blog because of the updates in their systems by my ISP. Also, I had to do some regular working during the summer months, but now I am back and better than ever! Lately I've been giving thought on the matter that considers the unconsciousness. The more I've thought about it, the more I've become into the conclusion that the unconsciousness is the explaining factor behind the supernatural experiences, like Astral projection, some religious experiences and other "occult". Following paraghraps are not my own inventions or theories (but they are merely expressed by me), but what I am willing to share here from what I've learned from the dead. By consulting the dead I mean the learning from the people that had lived before us; the dead people. In other words, I've read about the matter quite widely, and within me a thought is forming; the thought is not mine, but it is an hybrid of past and contemporary processes.
(i) Introduction
I know that there is little objective ground for the following matter, which regards the interconsciousness; or the relation between science (more accurately, psychology), alchemy and religious experiences. These interconsciousness experiences are highly subjective, but keeping in mind their frequency of appearence, they really are objective phenomenon for human beings at least; too many people are experiencing strange emotions and feelings - some even hallucinations and visions. However, public largely dismiss these scientifically proven phenomenon.
It is common that many people who have had religious type experiences - like visions of angels, guardians or have had been spoken to through mind and given orders of doing this or avoid doing that - cannot explain them except with supernatural. However, one has to realize that there is no such as "supernatural", there is merely law of the universe and it's implications which we cannot explain scientifically or otherwise logically, and therefore we call them supernatural.
This writing mainly focuses on concept of Astral Plane and astral travelling and imagination. In short, I claim that Astral Plane - which so many mystics and alchemists have descriped - is being nothing more than capability of our soul (or mind, by witch I mean the whole human-system, including everything from brains to toes) and perfectly natural phenomenon. I believe that this capability of soul is achievable for almost anyone (expect maybe for those, who cannot understand the terminology or this matter at all).
(ii) Conscious Dreamstate
I suspect that everyone has at least once had a dream that have been quite vivid; where the images are clear, one can hear sounds and feel emotions and so on. So it is quite unarguable that our mind is capable of producing images without eyes seeing anything but perhaps the inside of our eyelashes. These unseen images then are products of our brains (the exact physical organ), somewhere there exists a center where from the dreams emerge. However, this dreamcenter - as I like to call it - can be activated in state of consciousness. This is bit tricky, but as we know there are many people capable of entering this state, usually they do it by meditation -- another good method is hypnosis, yet it can be dangerous because in hypnosis you give the control to someone else.
The methods of entering Astral always requires this meditative state, aquired by meditation or by other means (perhaps drugs or hypnosis). What I suspect (I have no hard evidence on this because I am not a brain surgeon/researcher) is that on this meditative state, one activates the dreamcenter, yet holding onto consciousness by not falling asleep. Once this state has been achieved, one can hear sounds, feel and see things that one normally cannot. Advanced practioner of these techniques (let's call them adepts) can even form specified images and have wanted results from their dreamcenter. These images are then cast into the mind and they enter the consciousness route different than the eyes.
What some inexperienced mystics fail to see, is that Astral plane is no way reality. They tend to think that Astral plane is kind of objective reality to the certain, advanced people like themselves, but in here the fall in the pit of selfhisness, and their advance in knowledge is more likely blocked. However, Astral Projection can become reality. According to Alice A. Bailey (the author of the Treatise on white magick), all the forms are first created in Astral Plane. I back up this claim by saying that every of our intentions and inventions takes place in our thoughts first -- in a sense, the plane of our thoughts can be called the Astar Plane. This is important knowledge to those who really wants to know. So nothing in Astral is real before it is transfered into energy and matter. In a sense it can be said that the Astral form is the seed that is cast into the material world. Then it either developes or dies, depending on the quality of the seed.
(iii) Dreamstate and Unconsciousness
Normally we conversate with our unconsciousness in dreams. C.G Jung valued the meaning of dreams above all in his analytical psychotherapy. Mentally (as well as often even physically) sick people tend to have this certain instability between their conscious and unconsciouss. They strongly support either one, but are not balanced between them. Some people have horrible dreams and it usually means that they are not balanced, and if they do not achieve this balance, the dreams will get more horrible and their mental and physical condition worse. If we live in a constant conflict with ourselves and our environment, our unconsciousness will try to warn about this through dreams, or if person is mental enough, by visions, which both usually are someway shocking and grose.
So the dreamstate is really the process between our conscious and unconsciouss. It tries to arrange the events of the day into proper context and depending of our stability, it more or less succeeds in it. It is said that successful meditation reduces the need of sleep, it is because this conversation between un- and consciousness has already taken place. We don't need so much sleep if we are constantly contacted with our inner self.
(iv) The "Supernatural"
I'd like to emphasis again, that all the visions about angels and demons are products of our unconsciousness. They are the archetypes of collective consciousness -- for thousands of years they have been indoctrinated in us by our culture and our way of living. Thoughs and ideas can take form of some creature in the dreamstate as well as on this meditative state; seeing a demon (or some other unpleasant being), or being commanded by it could be meaning that we're in peril to be succumbed by a malcious ideology or idea (our innerself feels bad about it, hence it casts resentful images in your mind), and an angel could represent a pure idea or ideology in our mind, because our innerself likes the idea and hence casts forth a pleasant image, giving courage and will to continue on chosen path.
(v) On the end...
Well, I feel that I've already typed too much and am certain that there are not many who will endure through these thoughts, and I guess there are even less people that will agree with them. I welcome all the critic -- As I said in the beginning, I hold no pride to this work as it is not mine.
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27/04/2008 13:20 The Tolkien Code - A gnostic tale?
While finding hidden meanings from old literature is becoming more and more popular, I started to figure out my own interpretation about the meanings of John Ronald Reuer Tolkien's which he embedded on his books about Middle-Earth. I am quite certain that Tolkien had some Gnostic knowledge which he took seriously, but back then, considering he was a scientist, and Church and Christianity had some steep attitudes towards alternative interpretations about bible and creational myths, Tolkien decided to tell this story in a fantasy book; This way he could spread the Gnostic teaching, yet not to ridicule himself in scientific groups and not to cause too much opposition from the religious circles. When the book is considered as a complete fiction, as many surely thought about Silmarillion and Lord of the Rings, it will be more widely accepted.
While this could merely be speculation, I have enough confidence about it's factuality that I decided to type it down here in my blog. Perhaps this way, if I have totally mistaken Tolkien's message, someone can correct me and let me know the facts that contradicts with my theory. Or perhaps, if someone has more to say about this same matter, could point me to the facts that I have missed. This however, is not too serious examination on the matter, for it lacks depth and continuity. These thoughts which I had, are the first ones and hopefully will give birth to more serious thinking and research; this is only the framework that I've thought in my mind, perhaps I or someone else might want to carry on this line of thought more seriously in future.
I have 'studied' Tolkien's texts quite widely. His three most famous books: Lord of the rings, Silmarillion and Hobbit I have consumed least 4 times each, and I have read the other books as well. In my interpretation, I see the strong link between the creation myth in Silmarillion and the one presented in the secret book of John, found amongst the scriptures near Nag Hammad, in 1945. As a professor of linguistics, the Tolkien might've access to these texts, or at least he might've heard about them and their content. Furthermore, Tolkien had wide knowledge about other creational myths presented for example in Gilgames, Kalevala and so on. While I have no real idea, when Tolkien - if he even has - familiarized himself with these ancient myths, possibly with the texts of Nag Hammad, the correspondece between his works and these other texts remains.
To not get this text too lenghty and tiresome, let us begin with the similarities: In the secret Book of John, the Unborn One that has no name, creates entities from itself (these could be referred as ainur in Silmarillion, while the 'Unborn One' might refer to Eru Iluvatar), the Unborn One then gives part of it's powers to the entities it created. Amongst these entities were Wisdom, but Wisdom started to think itself, and wanted to create something out from itself without the acceptance of the Unborn One (all this could easily be compared with Melkor's lust for creation of his own. He therefore started to include his own tune or song in the great song of creation, causing discord). Melkor means 'one that is ascending on might', he was also given greatest power, skill and wisdom. In secret book of John, wisdom gives birth to Jaldabaoth, the creator God of the World who later in his false pride proclaimed: "I am the only God, and there are no other Gods!". And this is the God that Christianity now worships. This God is known as Melkor in Tolkien's creation; Melkor said and thought same way, and his pride later consumed him - as did happen to Jaldabaoth as well. Both of them were blind in their pride, and had forgotten about the true Father, which in Book of John is the 'Unborn One' and in Tolkien's story is Eru. Now both Melkor and Jaldabaoth creates their own entities, or rulers. Melkor creates and corrupts Orks and Trolls, furthermore some higher spirits like Sauron; Jaldabaoth creates The Rulers, amongst others he creates Sabaoth which still stands for sabbath in many religions. The description in Secret Book of John is very similiar in some parts to Tolkien's description: For example the way how the Melkor/Jaldabaoth gives his powers to the entities he created. While the entities gained power through him, he lost his powers: "When the light is mixed with darkness, the light corrupts and gets dim; when the darkness is mixed with light, the darkness gets brighter, but never as bright as the original light.
Another correspondence is the way how lesser Gods (the entities which the 'Unborn One' - or Eru - created) pays homage to the first one (excpections are Melkor and Jaldabaoth of course), and how these entities rule the world(s). This is somewhat similar to the Gilgames, the epoch of ancient Sumerians also. In 11th table of Gilgames, which is a descritption of great flood, there is hierarchy of Gods descripted which is quite Similar to Tolkien's and John's: 'Ea', is the highest entity (and Ea is the another name of existence in Tolkien's fantasy) and Annunaki - Or Ainur according to Tolkien - are the lesser Gods.
All in all, Tolkien's works are great collection of mixed creational myths, starting from Oldest ones and ending in most modern interpretations. I think it might be in order to say that Tolkien's work is a creational myth in itself. For sure it contains valuable teachings about character of the world and eternal truths about good and evil. The 'Gods' and 'Rulers' might refer to the planets of our Solar System, and the violent past when the Gods fought and caused havoc on earth, might be reference to the wild past of our Solar System: When the planets were not so perfectly aligned in their orbits, and there were lots more stuff floating around in our near space. When the fire and brimstone has fallen from the sky, when the waters have flooded all around the world, all these might be the symptoms of unbalanced planetary system. I know there is little proof for all this, but for me it sounds intriguing at least, and perfeclty logic. Think about it. Maybe the great flood mentioned in Bible, Gilgames and so many other writings, were just a collision of a great object against our planet. Wouldn't the waters move away from the collision point if such would happen? When did the moon get seperated from the Earth or was it the actual object that collided with Earth? So many questions and only hints are available. The most fundamental question which remains, if all this is merely descreption of our wild solar system aligning, is that who recorded all this? Who wrote these stories? Nevertheless, if it is merely fantasy and fictional creation, it is well written and might have correspondece in real world events.
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And then I had clear thoughts, as I would hear them almost spoken out: "Woe on ye, who live accross the sea and the stream. For which you worship, shall deceive you: You shall become joyless slaves, because joy and freedom you worshipped. You will become poor and sick, because wealth and strength you worshipped. Which you worshipped will consume you, because you were not pure but wanted more. You lusted what was given to others and therefore your kingdom fall, which merely is justified in front of uncorruptness."
"Woe on ye, the nation which is greatest! For which you want will rise against you! You want order and honor, but slaves under the powers you shall be, and fall without glory. The rinsing waters will wipe you like hill of the ants - Your population decline and your land will vomit your filth; And you will cry your deeds in front of uncorruptness."
"Woe on ye, the home of free nations! You think you are clean, but you are more filthy than a doorcarpet. You must've ascended yourself, but do you know how it will end? Your vision has weakened and now you wander in the woods you regonize no longer. You will crawl in the filth which youself created and shall complain miserably your own blindness!"
"Woe on ye who are asleep! Asleep you walk your eyes'n'ears shut on the fields full of pits. Soon enough you'll fall and break your bones; maybe it will open your eyes, but does the crippled has use for the eyes? He may look, but without strenght he can struggle and no longer affect on his destiny. He will look in the eyes of his death, and will not be anything but afraid and miserable."
"But he who wakes from the slumber may wash oneself, eat food that will not smell or rot. He can cast his eyes upward and see the tree of life, walk the path without stumbling until he reaches his goal. Those who hold it as knowledge, love of life and understanding it's perfectness; Those have God that will never abandon, not even when the towers collapses or land would tremble, because they know that greatest is the uncorrupted universe."
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12/04/2008 12:00 Stupid people.
People say I'm mad - or angry if you like. Yes I am, and that is because I see so stupid people around me, from politicians all over the world to fellow citizens here in Oulu. I'm not saying that I myself am clever or intelligent of any sort, but I'm so frustrated to see the illogical behauviour of people; Destroying this world has obviously become a cause of mankind; satisfactory from the actualization of most grim nightmare scenario of apocalyptic proportion seems to be course of the day.
Let's take few examples, first one being far abroad: Dick Cheney, in his radio interview with Sean Hannity, paints a picture of apocalyptic Ahmadinejad, that seeks the destruction of the world and the becoming of the judgement day. Furthermore he seems to know that 12th Imam - the mahdi - is supposed to preceed the apocalypse, to "end tyranny and to promote justice", as quoted directy from here. That doesn't hear like a end of a world, but instead of becoming of the righteous rule or government. But yeah, Cheney says they seek destruction and that certain muslim's has apocalyptic mindset. Hey Dick, what about the Christians then? What about the book of John and all the hullaballoo about the coming of the kindom of God. Isn't that apocalyptic also? (source)
So Dick thinks that Mahdi army requires a special treatment and Iran needs to be bombed to prevent the judgement day? Well, now there's some doublethinking required, but following is even better: General David Petraues from Army of United States says that Iran is supporting "special groups" that promote violence in Iraq. That is an odd claim, especially when he directs his accusations towards the Quds Army of the Iranian Republican Guard Corps, which in fact helped to gain a ceasefire between Muqtada al-Sadr's envoys, who came from Iraq and Hadi al-Amri, which is the number two of the Supreme Islamic Council of Iraq. (source)
Yeah, that some logics! But let's get back to the average Joe's here in Finland (I guess they'd be called 'Matti Meikäläinen' more properly). So and average Joe hears all kind of stuff about climate change and global warming, the pollution and natural disasters caused by humans by their own actions. I know that the Finnish people are quite authority respecting, so that quite many believes what the officials tells them. But when the blind is guiding another one along unfamiliar path, both are likely to stumble. So, by listening these blind people(the leaders - politicians) the avarage Joe engages in illogical thinking, yet he could (if he wishes to) to use his own perceptions, experiences and connecting the dots with logic, he could act more wisely. But no, eyes blindfolded and ears shut he goes on by the tunes of some discorded piper that has illusions of knowing better!
I know, they say it is impossible for average Joe to know enough about all scientifical stuff they make up; so respect towards the scientists and experts are required. And the Average Joe respects them as Finnish Christian Peasant respected the word of a priest in 1800's. If it is the truth, the way, the light; It is then no better than a illusion. Definately, it is no better than a intuition of an being, that knows oneself. The intuition of an self-perceiving creature can be easily as trustworthy as the best scientifical research - even better. So I say it once more (and I most likely will say it again): The truth is inside, so know yourself!
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1/04/2008 14:30 War on the Horizon. U.S.A is planning massive military operation against Iran.
The possibility of U.S attacking Iran has been long in speculations. All the political rhetorics from Bush-Cheney axis of evil has been paraller to what it was prior invasion of Iraq: The demonization of Iran leaders, the suspicion of weapons of mass destruction, the connection to the international terrorism, al-qaeda and so forth. You have not to be a genious to see the parallers and how the history once again is repeating itself.
Not to mention the past months of Iran demonization, the US military preparations for massive escalation is on the way, according to the Russian intelligence. Read more here and here.
So if it is true that U.S is going to attack 6th day of this month, now being day one, we have little time to prevent this. I know there are forces trying to prevent this that has been working for a long time, but it is now time for people to demonstrate. Print out somekind of banner against the war and go out there - most of the people don't have idea about this and thats why instant public knowledge is required. If you can't go demonstrating, go writing to forums or otherwise spread the info! Be quick, time is running out!
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Against the will of majority of people, Finnish Government decides to participate in NATO Rapid Response Force. This indeed is a clear demonstration that the current administration of Finland is acting against the will of the people, and therefore should all be banned from their positions. Finland should be a democracy where important decisions like this should be driven by the will of the majority, but as the rightwing government coalition took the power, it has acted uniliterally without approval of the people.
There are absolutely no reason for Finland to join this terror force 'number one' in the world. Creating defensive coalition like NATO and others only feeds the cycle of violence, calling for need to them to be actualized in form of war.
I hereby declare myself as a terrorist; not to cause terror amongst the people, but amongst government. In every possible opportunity, I shall act against the will of the government, will publish shameful information about it, here in blog. Let's take personalities from our government as an example: Both our Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen and Foreign Affairs Minister Ilkka Kanerva are questionable characters; they cannot obtain themselves of acting in immoral ways. They both have issues with opposite sex(the women), both have been publicly proven to use their influence and power on the affairs with women. Kanerva promised substantial art purchases to his artist date, and Vanhanen sued his ex girlfriend over practicing her freedom of speech.
Furthermore, Finnish Government sent finnish UN troops in Afghanistan to back up the local poppy production and manufacturing. It is worth of noticing that the profits of medicine industry in Finland grew from 2001 (right after US invaded Afghanistan) to 2006 with more than 500 million euros according to the data I've achieved from reliable sources (data can be viewed below). Finland was insider in anti-afghanistan coalition from right off the start, for it's population is highly addicted to various painkillers based on poppy. The course was set when Taleban government banned poppy cultivation and the availability decreased world wide.
| 1,142,465,251 | 1,281,750,147 | 1,414,557,476 | 1,503,694,956 | 1,625,425,087 | 1,740,268,989 | 1,726,898,568 |
Isn't it shameful? We are claimed democracy, yet our 'elected' government chooses to dismiss the will of it's electorate and act uniliterally in important issues. We don't want to join any NATO or other coalitions of violence; all we want is to live in this land in which we have always lived, and mind our own businness. We don't want to participate in Rapid Attack Force around the world, when protecting the interest of few rich bastards!
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Having suffered 10+ years from periodic backache, I finally have found a cause to my pains. This is a common cause to other back-issues if not treated. According to various sources (mainly to some Finnish naturopaths) SI-joint misaligment can be cause of some 50 % or more back related issues people are experiencing. SI-joint is a connecting joint between iliac bone (Ascaris lubricoides) and rump-bone that is located at the bottom of the spine just above the tail-bone. Prolonged bad postures can cause the general posture of the pelvis to become misaligned, and therefore spine automaticly readjusts itself to match the change, resulting in a twisted posture which again with time causes pain all around the body. But first symptom is backache in lower back and around the pelvis. Pain can also radiate into legs.
Due the time, SI-joint misalignment will cause other back-related symptoms and defects. For example, a degeneration in intervertebral disks of spine can be result of a prolonged pelvis misalignment. For my disappointment, I have to conclude after having visited various doctors, that doctors in mainstream medicine doesn't have a clue about this thing! All they did (to me) was that they manipulated my back and after concluding that it is normal resulting from too much sitting, they wrote a recipe to some painkillers and that's it! Medicine and other temporary solutions only heals the symptoms but not the cause itself.
So the only real way to heal this complaint for good is up to yourself. You are the only one that will be able to change is posture to more healthy, correctly straight one. Below you can find instructions how to identify and how to start healing from this complaint. All I can say, that as soon as I properly diagnosed myself - which happened few days ago and started to do these excercises listed below - my back has become lot better! Few days ago I could hardly walk, now I can do normal things like write to my blog :) But I am so happy about my finding (this info), and because I am sure that there are perhaps millions of people around the world suffering from same issue and they quite unlikely will get help from doctors, unless they get good ones, I want to share this method. It is based on method Holma and I learned about it from finnish naturopath Timo Maaranen's homepage. I am not sure where they obtained this info, but I am sure that it helps a lot - at least helps me! I hope they agree spreading this info, and I will be in contact with them to ask permission to spread all this.. I am quite sure they have nothing against it!
Experienced healers can identify SI-joint misalignment by judging from one's pose when standing straight. By comparing my own posture to the example provided by professional healer, I found out that my posture matched perfectly with the typical posture of someone that suffer from SI-joint misalignment.
From below, you can find some very light excercises to start working with your pelvis and SI-joint. Start out carefully, but generally these excercises are so light that they are quite safe to do. For example, I started doing them out on acute pain phase, i.e when I was feeling worst! From below each picture, you can find a short description what to do with every posture. Good luck and get better :)
IDENTIFYING SI-JOINT MISALIGNMENT:
On the left is a image of a posture which is typical for an individual that suffers from SI-misalignment. Image on the right shows a good standing posture a person that is unlikely to suffer from it.
EXCERCISES:
Lay on floor as shown in the picture. Do this exercise several times for both legs. Once laid down, rise up your foot as above, and push it forwards towards the direction of the arrow. This should slightly elevate the side of the pelvis that is being worked. Hold this position for 10 to 15 seconds. Repeat as many time as it feels comfortable.
Lay on floor as shown in the picture. Do this exercise several times for both legs. Once laid down, rise up your foot as above, Use your hands to draw the leg towards your chests and same time, push the leg up. Hold this position for 10 to 15 seconds. Repeat as many time as it feels comfortable.
Lay on floor as shown in the picture. While holding your pelvis and back on the floor, start gently lifting your pelvis upwards, but on the same time, hold down your lower back against the floor. Use your muscles in stomach and rear to complete this exercise. Hold this position for 10 to 15 seconds.Repeat as many time as it feels comfortable.
Lay on floor as shown in the picture. In the starting position, you lay on the floor your feet bent in a 45 degree angle. Then you use your upper stomach musches and your hands and try reach upwards / forwards without lifting your pelvis and lower back from the ground. Make sure they stay down! Hold this position for 10 to 15 seconds. This is pretty heavy exercise, repeat as many time as it feels comfortable.
Lay on floor straiht on your back. Start then drawing your feet towards your chest and use your hands to hold them against you, as shown on the picture. Hold this position for 10 to 15 seconds. Repeat as many times as it feels comfortable.
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19/02/2008 14:14 Wikileaks down?
(Note: Wikileaks.org can temporarily be accessed here, which is same as: http://88.80.13.160/wiki/Wikileaks)
US (as well as other) government has shut down whistleblower site wikileaks.org. This is another severe setback for the freedom of speech. I believe that even if the information shared by whistleblowers in wikileaks may be illegal in some states, the general nature of internet makes it no man's land, where the laws of nations won't generally apply.
According to the discussion at abovetopsercret forums, wikileaks have already been taken down several times already. The servers are hosted in various places around the globe, so the site was capable of recover, but when I checked it few minutes ago, it was down again.
To find out more, read following mainstream media articles as well:
BBC News
Slashdot.org
30/01/2008 12:15 Know Thyself.
It is said that in Delfoi where the Oracle was, there was a sign labeled: "Know thyself.". Because when you know yourself, you shall know everything else within crasp of human conscience, although this knowledge is said to be unconscious. Knowing oneself means awakening of unconsciousness; it is an illumination. When you know yourself perfectly enough, you shall be capable of objective observing of nature and human. You shall know what drives you, why you do what you do and so forth. If you are enlightened enough, you will be able to see reason behind actions of others. Knowing thyself is a key to understanding the world as it manifests itself to human being. Therefore Oracle of Delfoi told to Socrates that he indeed was the wisest man in the world, when Socrates confessed that he didn't actually knew anything for sure. In there - for those who don't yet crasp the meaning - Socrates admitted the limitation of human perception and capabilities accordingly: He knew himself, that he is a human and his capabilities are bound to the limitations of human consciousness.
It is not only Socrates of stories, but many other great "teachers" that have addressed the importance of selfperception and -knowledge. Characters from literature and something that is so called history, varying from Jesus to Freud have emphasized the importance of knowing oneself.
Why it is so important to know myself? Sometimes people may actually distance themselves from real self, because learning one's deepest motives can be so frightening and disgusting that they seek to bury these inner egoes with new egoes. So if I don't like my real self (which of course I don't really know, since I am under command of my egoes and therefore incapacitated to feel and think in correct manner) I will invent something new to do, so that I don't need to think myself; I'll buy some new item, make a new hobby or eat more, or whatever makes my thoughts to stray from myself. If I am easily irritable type, I'll reason forever over the faults of others and how their actions are harmful to me, yet I fail to understand that this irritation raises from within, not from actions of others. If I let things irritate me, they will - it is really that simple. This way I will continue to give birth to the new egoes that will invent all type of excuses to make it seem like the fault of my misery is coming from outside, not inside.
As stated before, past is full of teachers that stress the importance of selfpreservation. Alike, these great teachers from both faith and science are referring to the same truth: In Psychology, it is now comprehended that self builds from personalities and roles - the expectations laid forth by society. In faith, which is portrayed in many religions, this is expressed in various ways; but all the same, the underlaying truth is paraller to the one expressed in psychology.
However, it is misleading to claim that the foundations of our personalities lies in society, even it is partly true. We have to remember that society builds from us and us alone, thus the manifestations of society are manifestations of ourselves and therefore society is interpendent from us. This leads to think that all the errors in society have their base in us, and we are affected by this error allowing the society to affect us. Therefore it is crucially important for one to know him-/herself, because that is the only way to fix the reflectations of our errorous ways in society. When enough people will find themselves, this will reflect positively in society allowing it become more enlightened in general, which again positively affects the awakening of the rest (I hope). The path to wisdom and balanced society starts from knowing thyself.
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24/01/2008 21:40 Isn't this already enough?
What I can tell from my own experience is that when having debates on various internet forums and in real life as well, people are very fed of the lies and misleading by Bush administration. People, including scholars of very high respect, all seem to agree that government of United States of America is the greatest, biggest and most disgraceful, most sinister, most corrupted and most fearsome rogue government in whole world! Since it's influence throughout the world has to be regonized, it is appropriate that even us non-americans express our concerns about current course of U.S.A.
Recently more 'official' doubts about honesty and integrity of U.S government have surfaced; Study: Misinfo by Bush's Administration shows us that even the turtles are catching up with reality. I couldn't find link to the orginal study, but as it has been reported widely in media, I assume that one exists. So what now when everyone knows what most of us did back 2003, or began to suspect in 2001? Is it time for action? There's a chance of action to citizens of U.S when they get to choose new president, although it is disputable that how good chance that is, when the voting machines might be rigged and furthermore, what could single man or woman do to this whole industry of violence which begins from somewhere else than from the current administration.
We in Europe have our own slightly similar problems; right-wing parties are in power in many european countries and politician so twisted, that even rain doesen't wet them, are misusing fear to achieve their tyrannical goals. United Kindom is already an big brother state with over four million cameras in London alone. French have their new president Sarkozy, a former mossad agent who lays on his face towards his masters in US and Israel. He has just called tougher restrictions towards Iran and then on with left hand he sells nuclear technology for the Libya! Le Fuckque!
Anyway, this rant was origanally meant against government of United States, so let's get back to trail. I wish something like this will happen in future:
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10/01/2008 23:10 Democracy in the U.S.A.
(IMPORTANT: Article in IntelDaily.com)
It's been a while since my last post, but you know, everyone's busy now and then and can't always do what they usually do on their leisure. Well, I've been following the latests events of US 2008 elections and here's what have surfaced so far:
This rumor mill already started back in 2004, when it was suspected that there were some inaccuracies in counting votes of few states, when president Bush was elected for his second period. Well, the woe is on us again! (Uh OK, I'm not american, so the woe is not upon me, but upon americans - although, who knows what the next fraudulently elected president gets in his mind, maybe attack Finland?) Already, even the elections are merely at primary, there have been suspects of frauds taking place in New Hampshire.
In pre-election opinion polls Barack Obama led Hillary Clinton with about 8% to 13% according to various sources, but in the actual vote - surprisingly - Hillary won by 39% against Obama's 36%. However this is not the only odd case which took place in NH. There have also been reports that votes of some canditates were not counted at all, even tho people have said that they voted for them.
In many states, Diebold voting machines are used; and it has been previously shown that the memory cards in Diebold machines - in which the actual votes are transfered - can be tampered with. It is possible to set negative amounts to some of the canditates that doesen't show on the checks with the memory cards. Then these cards will take votes off from the canditate that negative amount was preset.
It is now coming into the light, that one of the contractors of Diebold, has criminal records and have seen cruising around the states with trunkload of these cards. Even though he may be criminal doesen't guarantee that he is the man behind the rigging, for he is of course only the committer of the crime, but propably not the planner. The brains quite likely are higher above in foodchain; they are those that want certain canditates to prevail in the elections - or do you think that common criminal would want the polls to be rigged? If so, for what? To make his top canditate win, yeah sure!
Does the company that manufactures the voting machine (Diebold) take money from canditates to guarantee their success? Or maybe it is as simple that some criminal - like the above contractor to Diebold - collect money from the canditates in order to boost their campaign with specific service he is capable of providing? Who knows, and I think that the true criminals are never to be found - again :(
Some other sources regarding the matter elsewhere in the net (thanx to zerbot):
The Nation, article from 2004
Digg.com
Michellemalkin.com
Rense.com
Here is an YouTube-video, that sums up the preceeding:
blackboxvoting.org
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Take a look on below 4 minute video. That 4 minutes can tell you many things about modern times. To give a hint when watching the video, pay attention what the Kings College professor Michael Clarke says. Especially when he says: "...and this whole philosophy; using air power to back up ground forces...". Even though he is Defence Studies professor, he should know what 'philosophy' means and not confuse it with 'military tactics'. Wake up people! That professor's 'love of knowledge'(philosophy) is love towards killing! Is this what our universities have become?
Anyway, in last parts of the video theres footage from F-16 Fighting Falcon's guncamera, showing brute slaughtering of some 30 civilians:
Posted by user worldcantwait
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9/12/2007 15:00 Last of Iraqi - in memoriam of american greed:
http://www.last-of-iraqis.blogspot.com/
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8/12/2007 00:45 Former top CIA operator hints about possible terror attacks.
According to article by Joseph Watson on Prison Planet, former CIA veteran Robert Baer talks about the possibility of new terror attacks in United States. He suggests that casus belli for the attack against Iran could be achieved by new terrorist attack against United States. Baer also questions government's actions of protecting the perpetrators of 9th September 2001:
"There were several Americans that could have grabbed Khalid Sheik Mohammed in 1996 when he was in Dohar who are now working for that government (Qatar), there's been no explanation of how he got away....there's been no explanation of why these American officials went to work for the same man - the Minister of the Interior, including Rudy Giuliani, he has an enormous amount of contracts with Dohar today with the same guy who protected Khalid Sheik Mohammed," - Robert Baer on Alex Jones' show.
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5/12/2007 21:7 An incomplete History of Past and Modern Manifestations of False Flag Operations.
I. Introduction
False Flag operation is an covert operation, where self-orchestrated attack against own or abroad population is blamed upon some politically suitable group. "Blame your enemies" must be the oldest trick in a book of deception, by which thou shalt make war; or at least increase the willingness towards war amongst own population. It seems that -- due the democracy, that this tool has become even more important for warmongers.
I a. About this document
This short essay is a semi-scientifical writing, as I try to find at least some source to cite, or in case of my own opinions, try to state it clearly. Some of the exambles listed in history of false flag operations are either debatable or the details of incident so well hidden that they cannot be verified. However, I have included some of them, as they have connotations or recemblance typical for false flag operations. I try to distinguish clearly between widely accepted and more dubious cases.
This is not a complete collection of False Flag Operations, I meantion perhaps few of the best known ones, but due the secret nature of the matter, there may be many operations I don't know of, or even that I may've forgotten some ops while typing this down. This is afterall, an categorizement for own pleasure, a framework for better understanding about the matter for myself; a well suitable text to be published in a blog, typed between dinner and evening trip to mall and therefore lacking of too deep seriousness.
I b. Public conception about "False Flag" operations
It would be platantly insuffient view to claim that false flag operations would be either history or or that they would not have one. They have histrory and modern manifestations of their existence. Yet there are people, who simply can't or care to understand the similiarity of modern and history cases of False Flag. They usually don't know concept of "false flag" and furthermore they don't associate - for examble Nero's attempt to burn Rome - as one, but rather as lunacy of that particular man. This leads me further in this writing:
II. FFOps of the past
18 - 19th of July 64, Great fire of Rome, accussed to be started by contemporary Emperor Nero, and early christians were to blame. Nero of course didn't himself ignited the fire (or he did, who knows anymore), but it did gave him a comfortable chance to discredit the troublesome christians, who didn't agree with All-Roman ideology. Confession is said to be achieved by torture. (Wikipedia - Great Fire of Rome)
27th of February 1933 the Reichstag fire in Nazi Germany is a well known false flag operation. Certain members of Nazi-party itself set the building on fire and it was then blamed on communists to gain casus belli for socio-infrastructural change and dissent towards the Soviet Union. (Wikipedia - Reichstag Fire)
26th of November 1939, Shelling of Mainila, Finland. This FFop was done by former Soviet Union in attempt to gain casus belli, or a justification to invade Finland. Soviet army shot cannon rounds into their own village(Mainila) and blamed Finland for it. Events resulted in Russian assault in Finland 30th of November in 1939. (Wikipedia - Shelling of Mainila)
Egypt, Summer 1954, Operation Susannah was failed Israeli FFop. They fired upon various American and British owned targets in Egypt. Operation was later revealed, and participants punished. (Wikipedia - Lavon Affair)
From 2nd to 4th of August 1964 Gulf of Tonkin two american destroyer were allegdly destroyed by naval forces of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam - or North Vietnam. However, later research is revealing that Gulf of Tonkin incident was false flag operation, again to gain casus belli amongst the population for waging war. (Wikipedia - Gulf of Tonkin incident)
8th of June 1967, USS Liberty while on standard reconnaince mission on international waters, was fiercely engaged by Israeli planes and torpedo boats. It is debated whether this was an attempt of False Flag Operation or simply a mistake. It is controversial that Israeli aggressors very well knew that USS Liberty was friendly, but they kept attacking it until reinforcements were send from nearby US carrier to defend Liberty.
III. Conclusions
III a. Casus Belli
Populations should generally speaking be quite peace loving. No one should want war as there is a serious possibility of getting killed. But constantly we are making more and more weapons to wage more wars, simultanously talking about world peace. This is as contradictory as wanting war is. Then we critically need ideologies, that ensure artificial unrest between various orthodoxes, the unsolvable needs to be set violently, yet no one wants war. One common nominator for all preceeding FFOps is gaining the casus belli, the justification for the violence. For without it, wars would end in democracies. With ending of wars, great changes would come about: Lots of unemployment in the US and other countries that rests heavily on arms sale and manufacturing. No one wants unemployment as it causes unhappiness in people. For politician it is even dangerous(career-wise) to propose declining of arms industry in those countries, as voting for such representative would be a vote for unemployment and for decline of all kind of growth.
III b. 9th September, 11th March and 7th of July
Serious questions must be asked and public investigations established to get answer whether those attacks that occured in United States, Spain and England were government backed false flag operations. A lot of serious questions have already been asked, not many answers have been received, yet none serious public investigations have been made, that would've been publicly funded and independent. I've already pointed out some inconsistencies about 7th of July 2005 bombings in London. I will propably write something about 11th september 2001 also, yet it is already widely debated in internet, but somehow the mainstream media is completely missing this debate. Maybe making enough "noise" in the internet will wake up the mainstream to note the newsworth of these issues.
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5/12/2007 13:13 The 7-7 "Disaster" - Government backed terror drill gone terribly warped?
Most europeans remember well enough events from 7th of july 2005. All we know for suffient certainty, is that four bombs went of in London: Three in subways and one in a bus. Remaining "facts" surrounding the story are more or less speculation of what might've happened. Even the official story given by British Government. According to that, four islamist suicide bombers - somehow linked to Al-Qaeda - blew them selves up in these transport vehicles. Why do I claim that official account is speculation? Because it's a nice word for an outright lie.
Let us start with some interesting notions of what happened prior to 7/7/2005. Is it coincidence, that almost paraller vision of actual event that happened in 7th of july 2005, was given in a BBC program called "Panorama" in 2004? Was it coincidence, that a private consulting firm called "Visor Consulting" was having mock terrorist excercises in same location at the same time than the real attacks occured? Why has Visor Consultants refused to give the name of their customer (the one that ordered the "mock terrorist drill") to publicity? Because it would lead into British Government perhaps? If it would lead into a known terrorist organisations it wouldn't matter. Well there's enough to chew for a sometime I bet, but lets look some more oddities that occured back then.
All above - meaning the Panorama program and mock terrorist exercises all really happened. According to official account of the events, the terrorists, these four perpetrators met in Luton and continued from there into the places they had planned for attacks. However, it is claimed that the tube train that was supposed to take three of the terrorists in Luton to their rendevouz-point, had been cancelled. And therefore only one of the "terrorists" was actually on the transport vehicle that exploded. Others have cancelled the operation as they had no means to reach their destinations. (Source, fastforward around 18:20)
(Edit 10/12/07 - Later the "error" in official statement was corrected: BBC Article)
Another oddity there is (this is apparently fact as well), is that the train carriages that have been exploded, have clear marks that the explosion happened outside the carriage rather than inside, as one could assume when a portable bomb in backbag would explode. So they were most likely pre-planted with explosives. Also, de-railing of the carriages also suggests that explosion happened underneath them. Accordingly, news told (surprisingly only once) that three men involved in bombings were shot dead by a police anti-terror squad later that day (Source, fastforward around 23:00). How could suicide bombers survive the explosions unless they were somewhere else at the time?
The explosion of Bus number 30 was also an oddity. Why it was diverted from it's normal route to King's Cross to Tavistock Square? Why a fanatic muslim had seen eating beefmeal at McDonalds? I guess he was on same muslim sect with Mohammed Atta, the martyr that did cocaine and nightclubs. Anyway, London Bus number 30 doesn't go to Tavistock Square at all, not in a single phase of it's route. So it was diverted, and according to Alex Jones, it was diverted by two unmarked cars to the stop where it later exploded. Well, some of this information may be false, but even if we just keep with facts, the event smells fishy enough.
As an end statement, I'll further feed the suspicion around the event, yesterday BBC news itself reported about doubts around 7-7. To crystallize the emphasis of the article I quote: "The 7 July attacks also made clear that the threat was not coming from abroad, as had been thought in the wake of 9/11." (BBC News article, read 5 of december, 2007).
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4/12/2007 16:55 Flaws of modern societies.
In modern (meaning today's societes, which can also be perceived sometimes as 'postmodern') societies, the loosening or even absence of communal ties between members is the cause of increased individualism, ignorance towards the other, and even criminal activity; one perceives most of community as total strangers, and therefore easily considered them even hostile. To clarify this meaning, let us examine mind of an individual: If one knows well people around him, he is more unlikely to cause harm to their property, he is far less to steal from them or hurt them physically. But what happens when individual is surrounded by unknowns, possibly hostile people as it is, quite saddly, in modern city enviroments? First he doesen't feel responsibility towards others, then how could he respect their property or their traditions and so forth.
Preceeding is coupled by the contrast in a society where individualism is promoted as a way of succeeding. Thing is, that our society is becoming something that greatly rewards individual success, be it of one being a succesful CEO of some corporation, rewarded artist, author, scientist or top athletic.
This social disintegration in my opinion is major contributor to great suffering in modern socities. It can be traced from Jokela's School Massacre to the war against terror and again to Jihad and objection of western values. To find out more I recommend watching following BBC documentary. It is an three part documentary, illuminating the ideological reasoning behind American Neo-conservatists and Islamic fundamentalism. It states that alleged social disintegration is the reason of moral relativism and ethical decadence within nations. Documentary also shows how neo-conservatist ideas are artificially implemented to bring cohesion into the society.
Nonetheless, social disintegration is one of the fundamental problems in modern societies. Enhanched integrity would undoubtly increase social security overall but it can aslo contribute into the factors more unwanted: It can lead into increased us-them thinking, which is in contrast with globalization ideologies.
As that for that, next time I plan to write about London 7/7 2005 bombings. I'll have some interesting stuff to tell, stay tuned ;)
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30/11/2007 09:12 British troops obsessed in Friendly Fire?
Amongst other newspapers, Jyllands Posten and Expressen reported that two danish soldiers died in Afghanistan because of friendly fire by british troops. Of course, friendly fire is quite common in war, but British troops seems to be committed into it.
For your knowledge, this isn't first time odd circumstances takes place with British army. In 2005, two soldiers of British Special Forces(SAS) were masquaraded as arabs and went violently shooting against friendly roadblock and civilians in Iraq. When they were arrested by local police, british command staged an immediate rescue operation to recover it's agents. One could ask: What the hell is going on these occupied areas? Are "allies" feeding the violence against each other by committing psy-ops in the area?
Sources:
Jyllands Posten article
Expressen article
BBC article
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20/11/2007 11:52 9/11 Pentagon attack simulated:
In below video, I fly Boeing 777 into the Pentagon. It is of course a simulation, done with Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004 and therefore it is non-comparable to real life event. It demonstrates however, that non-professional pilots like me, can fly jetliner easily into ground target (and yes, I'm doing the same loop trick which alleged terrorists did). Just moments before actual collision, the IAS (indicated airspeed) is more than 450 knots, which is about the speed that terrorists flew).
So I'm not a pilot, but I was previously familiar with Flight Simulator. A quick estimate is that I may have some 80 to 100 hours in simulator time in total. That time spans across long period of time. This simulation film was done after more than a year pause from flight sim, on a first shot. As a footwork, I checked some maps and other data about finding my target, but I did not do any route planning on flight simulator (like installed flight plan on GPS or NAVs): Finding the target was done completely manually. Also, I didn't use autopilot at all, from the taxi to crash, it's all piloted manually.
The reason I did this was because I wanted to find out whether it is possible or not; many sources claims Hani Hanjour as incompetent or even poor pilot, that couldn't fly Cessna lightplane safely. Therefore, it is claimed, he couldn't possibly pull out such a manouver that was said to be a tricky one. Well, I was in that impression first as well, but after doing this I might think otherwise:
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Bakuneon@youtube:
dude.. its was 9/11... the 11th of? september :P and hani hanjour was a hijacker
Alaskaslim@youtube:
Hey Video guy, YOU'RE AN IDIOT, the? ACTUAl terroists used the AUTOPILOT for all but 8 minutes, and for 5 of THOSE minutes, flew straight and level.
You fail, you looked up the flight path, but not the facts about the flight itself.
v01i0:
I'm an idiot and I even confused the date, what about the rest then?
:p
8/11/2007 12:35 Finland's first U.S style school massacre.
"Totalitarian governments rule people through education system, consumerism, mass media, monopoly on the legitimate use of physical force (police, military) and laws discriminating people who think differently than the majority. Democracy… you think democracy means freedom and justice? You are wrong. Democracy is a dictatorship of the moral majority… and the majority is manipulated and ruled by the state mafia. Modern western democracy has nothing to do with freedom or justice; it is totalitarian and corrupted system. Laws are made over the heads of the people and people are being brainwashed to support the system and connected to the institutional structures immediately after their birth. Societies are being ruled by manipulative and charismatic politicians who only care about the interests of majority, and who do not base their decisions on reason but emotions and feelings of the masses. These masses let the authorities of state to make all the important decisions for them. The masses will get an education, they study, get a job, go to work and vote in elections. They think they are free and don’t criticise or question the system. They have become robots. It is like a constructed mechanism in mind, that leaves little choice for an individual to think, talk and act independently."
Above is quote from manifesto of Pekka-Eric Auvinen, the killer of Jokela Highschool. Thoughts like that must've been too much for him to bear, and therefore he became to act in such a desperate manner. I think this has to act as a strong message to everyone; it has to invoke thoughts in every but perhaps in most stubborn mind. In my mind, I have no symphaty on the act he committed, rather I feel sorry for him of going over the edge. Realizing such things as he obviously had, is just too much to carry for unprepared mind of that young. However, I will lit the candle for the memory of his victims - they are actually victims of modern culture, the way we allow ourselves to be ruled.
This event will have many implications. For one, we have to start preparing young minds for contemplation of radical information. Cencorship is not a cure for the cause of the sickness, it is only a medicine (not too good even) to treat the symptoms. Cencorship would be much like placebo, once revealed to be illusion, it'll lose it effect and cause even more unrest. Objection towards any violent act must be increased - will it be psychological or physical. The laws and punishments towards any kind of violence must be enchanced. The juridical concept of violence must be re-examined and reinforced to include also state tyranny, economical violence and physical violence for they all are ways of coercion, therefore violence.
Many would suggest or allow the increased state control over personal liberties. It is not a solution however, since we are already pretty tightly controlled and it didn't prevent this of happening. Haven't we heard the metaphora about the cornered beast? Well that's exactly what happened in Jokela. Pekka boy didn't (in his mind) see any other options, how else he could've done what he did? If he would've had caring and intellect society around him, this would've been prevented. But instead he was totally ignored: He even youtubed his intentions to kill on previous day, yet managed to execute his plan quite accordingly.
Care about others, and care about yourselves. Always remember, your career is not you and it's not one you find true friends from.
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3/11/2007 23:15 Nationalism - the great Satan of Globalism
In order to see beyond all the fancy concepts from "global village" or "world citizen's" to "single market" and "global economy", one has to understand what forces would benefit from increased globalization and in turn, who would suffer from it. The number one enemy of globalism is therefore nationalism. Demonization of nationalism has reached new maxim, as it is reaching the status of religious doctrine where the freedom of speech (and even thought) is becoming threatened. For instance, in some european countries - like in Sweden - it is prohibited to carry nationalist symbolism, for examble, flag of Sweden. I am not one of those denying holocaust, but if I would be, I would certainly feel like my human rights are being violated if I couldn't deny it. Case is so in some European countries: It is illegal to deny holocaust.
In globalizing world, we will be seeing more problems arising from nationalism-globalism complex in the future. Already many states that have threatened global markets with nationalising it's recources, have been "converted" either by coup, murder or other sanctions, i.e by coercion. Let's all now cheer to that, because those nationalist pigs are refusing our access to our own! Or at least that is how globalized mind should think. And yes, there is some truth in there, because this world ain't yours nor mine. All the crap with goods and bills belongs to us all. This brings about many conflicts of interests, and there will be more "peacekeeping" and more "insurgency".
Who's the driving force behind globalization? It's you and me (well not me, really), all the businessmen, bankers and industrialists who accepts the prevailing system of exploitation of nature's recources to bring higher living standards to each and everyone supportive to the system. If you work hard, which in turn feeds the system, you'll get riches and goods. Getting the big picture already? Isn't it like any other system of group coercion and exploitation of those, who have different values? It might work, but problem is there that human desire for luxury and power seems endless. Our needs seems to be bottomless - and in most cases - every satisfied need seems to spawn immediately more needs. Shame on you! Can't you get on with just basic needs satisfied, like food, shelter and so on? Do you really need to get the newest model of some irrelevant piece of equipment? Absolutely not, because the older one works just fine as long as it is supported. The ruthless industrialists often decide to drop the support in some point, as the technology presses on and new applications become available. Thus, creating the needs creates the money, to someone. Usually you just will have to work harder to fullfil your new "needs". How sad is that?
What does all that have to do with nationalism being enemy of globalism? If you don't get it already, then someone can strip your brains out as you don't use them anyway. Let's put in concrete: Even though nationalism probably have existed as long as nation-states(or it may span even further than that), it has only become problem in a "civilized" world, as straightforward conquering and oppression is not in repertoire, yet our technological, architectural and scientific achievements needs more resources; the system needs fuel and nationalism, that once served well nation-states, have become an obstacle. It prevents the access to global resources as it resists the global government. It needs to be removed.
This brings me to one of my favourite subjects: The rELiGiOn. Nationalism just like religion are tools of an old world order. The only problem for new one is that the old instructions are sitting tight in people's mind. Nationalism needs to be replaced with globalism and religion with science (a new form of religion, let's call it accordingly religion 2.0). Finnish thinker Pekka Ervast vividly explained how science can be religion and religion science. I'll repeat it here as I remember it: "In religion, one believes that someone else - likely the priests or equivalent - possess better knowledge about the reality and order of the universe than oneself. Afterall, the poor peasant's most time goes in work, while they feed the priests so that they could spend their time educating themselves in knowledge. Exactly the same thing happens in most scientifical work. "Scientists" are supposed to know better and standard "believer" suck up their thoughts as a truth.". People trust in science's process of self correction. In my opinion, only distinction between religion and science that matters, is that science claims to be seeking the truth about universe, while religion already claims to possess it. Between individual and science / religion there's usually the state. State has traditionally used both of these as methods of mass control, but due the globalization, states are becoming obsolete, as new trilateral order is established on the way towards one world government.
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1/11/2007 13:15 Possible Google Video Cencorship.
Google appears to be cencoring other than just pornography and inappropriate content from it's video service; I am quite sure, that Alex Jones' End Game got reduced in lenght to its current 2 hr 19 min and 29 seconds from more than 2 hr and 20 minutes. Besides of editing, some of the comments have been deleted as inappropriate. There was a comment telling that google edits videos, and that same comment stated the current length of End Game at the time (was more than 2 hr 20 min if I recall correctly). To be honest, I might recall the original lenght incorrectly, but at least the comment which was about google cencorship is gone now. Will report more later once I can have some real backup for this.
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1/11/2007 12:45 Alex Jones' End Game.
A document worth of watching. Mr. Jones has been doing his antigovernmental propaganda for several years; his previous productions includes Terrorstorm, Martial Law 9/11 and Police State 2000 amongst other. His appearance and style is rather aggressive, which in someway gives credibility for his ethos. He could be perfect Fox reporter, although his reports include highly flammable material, in a political sense. In End Game, he casts forth a scenario of upcoming enslavement of the people. He explicitly declares the steps to tyranny and emergence of very natzi-like (or Orwellian like, if you will) society, led by elitists controlling about everything. While Alex's scenario is probable, one have to bear in mind that there are many forces in world that tend to prohibit others. Every freedom brings restrictions and so forth. One cannot paint world with colours of white and black without missing something relevant. Anyway, I recommend this doc and gave it four stars in Google ratings. It'll be worth of watching, through some filters (ahem, not meaning google cencorship tho!)
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20/10/2007 12:48 Finnish NATO debate.
More than a year ago, I wrote about the debate considering Finnish NATO membership upon the presidential elections in Finland. This text is still readable at my MSN blog in finnish, yet it's time to review the text and put it out in english also. I think that those arguments stated in finnish text are still valid, except president have been chosen a while ago, yet the debate is still going on, mainly driven by our politicians, political pressure groups (ETLA, EVA or Suomen Atlantti-Seura) and individuals, like Risto E.J Penttilä. In my opinion, these individuals and organizations have all failed in one important task: To speak clearly out the reason, why it is imperative for Finland to join North Atlantic Treaty(own edit: TRADE) Organization or NATO.
Why have they failed in pointing the reason for the people then? Because (once again, my opinion) it is not in their interests to openly discuss that NATO will be important tool to secure resources globally over the possible objection of local people. With suffient military force, every peasant can be obressed and "terrorists" subdued.
Why do we need to secure resources then? Surely You've read about the climate change, global overcrowding, depletion of nature's resources and such nightmarish scenarios. All this may happen in few decades and even quite simultanously. Politicians and others in power that are worried about future of their countries surely know all this as well. Therefore there may be a chance for resource wars in near future, and obviously by being a member of a large coalition would make survival of small nation more likely. But even by being a member of NATO would not quarantee safety and suffiency of resources.
What should the costs be, before all this break out? Would we not attract more terrorist threats than avoid them by joining the coalition? We would also lost some of sovereignty in case of joining, because then the organisation would be able of affect our military structures. As I see it, most importantly, what would the ethical implications be? Would we like to see Kosovo happen again, this time with us involved? In economical sense our defence costs would increase from 1,3 percent of GDP to near 3,0% which is recommended for NATO countries. You think that ain't lot of money? Well think again, for 1,3% is 2253 million euros (Source).
In conclusion, I'd like to see NATO positive politicians and groups to be able to give out credible explanations of their motives to join NATO, instead of some obscure terrorist threats and instead making region - as well as the world - more safe. Those in my opinion are lies, if not intented ones at least ones of ignorance. Way I see it, staying clear from any kind of military coalitions as well as international trade organizations is the best way to ensure both interanal and external security while maintaining pure conscience and independent economy, which more likely less vulnerable to global depressions. Of course, good relations with these organisations should be preserved, and I don't see any reason why it should not be suffient.
Or do you want to convience me to think otherwise? Then contact me and tell your opinion!
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20/10/2007 12:48 What may have caused Hitler to emerge:
As a sum up of the writings linked below, one might make assumption that emergence of Adolf Hitler was caused by politics practiced by it's neighbouring countries, United States and Zionist Jews. To claim something like that is really a frightening thing, because I - just like you - have been taught to think that rise of Adolf Hitler was due to increasing popularity of National Socialism. Of course, there is some truth in that statement as well, but the reasons behind the popularity of nazism are often left in dark. Here I try to shed some light in the matter by merely pointing out few facts.
It's about the time to accept, that anomalies like rise of nazi's, are just reflections of our own western way of life. At early 20's Germany was imposed with the loans it couldn't pay back, which resulted in occupation of Ruhr area and switching control of Reichbank(German national bank) under allied supervision(known as "The Dawes Plan"). If we pass few years onwards in time, we'll notice that there was global event known as "the great depression" that caused economies around the world to decrease. It was mainly due the overheated market system and people's warrantless faith in economic-technological growth, that caused the depression to happen. The violation of national rights of german people, empowered further with the great depression of late 20's, potentialized the need of national defences, that actualized in emergence of Hitler and nazi-party. As we saw, this national defence mechanism worked fine untill it has it's fuction accomplished. By preceeding sentence I mean that it's further remain in power caused this defensive mechanism to backfire and become an institution of oppression and attack.
If these type of defensive mechanisms will occur whenever a nation is exploited by others, we may expect that those type of Hitler will keep to emerge, yet they are often suffocated effectively by international communities that encourage this exploitation. We must carefully consider whether it is necessary to participate or join ourselves with the institutional and ideological systems, that keep practicing interventitative politics in global scale, in order to benefit few at the expense of many. We must ask ourselves if it is morally and ethically acceptable, that our governments and companies, as a collective actor on global system in our behalf, are justified to drive us in this global system of dominance, designed for exploitation of all resources on this planet.
I have come into these conclusions with several years of personal research. I have studied the material available in internet, libraries and universities. Because of the nature of life, which tends to keep one busy with the satisfaction of basic needs, I haven't been able to invest as much time as I would like to into this matter. However, I often spend several hours in a day on reading through news - both mainstream and independents -, articles, publications or researches, so I regard myself as a someone who can make an opinion about the global politics through processes of individual thinking. While I do not know if my assumptions are correct, even if they appears to be, I must state that I'm gravely conserned about the future of our planet.
The only thing that I ask from you, is that you will educate yourself by learning as much as you can about the principles of global systems like EU, UN, World Bank, IMF and such. These superhuman organisations are in the focuspoint of global politics, and are therefore important to familiriaze oneself with. Even though comprehensive knowledge about the actions and functions of these institutions might seem overwhelming to achieve, it is imperative that as many people as possible will learn about them. One without her own research is limited in preceptions and interpretations of others, which doesen't cause enough motivation for action. When one makes interpretation of his own, he shall know that it is indeed his own conclusion, not any propaganda of somebody's else and will have the certaintity beyond the motivations that call for action. Yet ones that are depending on interpretations of others, are reductant to act, because they do not know for sufficient certainty if their own opinions are based on truth. In fact, I do courage you to do research of your own, then write about your writings regardless what you may find. Every opinion counts.
In which group you want to be, when all that happens today and in near future, are pressed on the pages of history books?Do you want to be those, who accepted the system that was later condemned to be wrong and even dangerous? Or you would you like to be one of those - who courageously challenged system's legitimacy often endangering their own careers and sometimes even lives - who condemned the existing system and demanded its disintegration? I want to be the latter.
Internet sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dawes_Plan
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Plan
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_bank
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IMF
http://www.angelfire.com/mi4/pastore/index.html
http://reformed-theology.org/html/books/wall_street/chapter_01.htm
Literal sources:
Perkins, John; The confessions of an economic hit man
Chomsky, Noam; Pirates and Emperors
Chomsky, Noam; The new military humanism, lessons from Kosovo
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