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Recovery - A Brief Break From Blogging

7/9/2020

Despite previous reservations, I decided to undergo a surgical procedure for my hallux rigidus problem, which I briefly described here. After numerous consultations with doctors, I came to the conclusion that surgery was the best option in my case.

I underwent the same day procedure yesterday morning. It was a walk-in and then hobble out sort of deal, and I and am now at home, my swollen, bandaged right foot elevated on a stack of pillows. I doing quite well all things considered; however, the doctor has instructed me to do as little and rest as much as possible over the next few days.

In light of this, I will be taking a brief break from blogging, probably for the remainder of this week (unless I become extremely restless from all the recovering). I hope to be back by the weekend at the latest.

Until then, all the best.

Note added: Special thanks to Bruce Charlton and stef for the information they shared with me regarding this condition.

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Captured Glimpses Of Nineteenth-Century Rural Life In Hungary - Gyula Aggházy

7/7/2020

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Gyula Aggházy (1850-1919) painted mostly in what is referred to as the naturalist style. Some of his finest paintings, like the second one below, have an almost rough, somewhat unfinished, sketch-like quality about them, while many others are as polished as gems.

Either way, Aggházy - who was equally interested in music and played violin at the National Theatre in Budapest for a short spell - had a wonderful way of capturing the magic and beauty (or raw emotion) within the seemingly mundane.

Girl at a Stove

To Be Angry With You

Light in the Grove

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Marxism/Communism = No Lives Matter

7/5/2020

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Contemporary leftists who fall under the pernicious spell of Marxism/communism tend to do so because they assume the grievously mistaken belief that human lives matter within the utopian framework the ideology espouses.

Nothing could be further from the truth. Though the point has been solidly stressed many times by many people in many ways, I would like to take a moment to make to a declaration which, at this point in history, should not even have to made; under the banner of Marxism/communism, no lives matter. Full stop. End of story.

For the sake of elucidation, let's briefly make our way through a non-comprehensive list of lives that did not matter under Marxism/communism.

Some lives didn't matter from the get go.

Royal lives.
Bourgeois lives.
Capitalist lives.
Fascist lives.
Counter-revolutionary lives.
Traditionalist lives.
Christian lives.
Other religious lives.
Traitor lives.
Nationalist lives.

Other lives mattered for a while, and then didn't matter anymore.

Intelligentsia lives.
Proletariat/working class lives.
Agricultural smallholder lives.
Peasant lives.
Red army/military lives.
Jewish lives.
Women's lives.
Children's lives.
Party member lives.
Informer lives.
Enforcer lives.
Party leader lives.

And so on. When all was said and done, no lives truly mattered. All lives were considered potential threats. All lives were open to the possibility of liquidation, even the lives of the people who helped establish Marxist/communist regimes.

Tens of millions of lives from Russia to China, from southeast Asia to Africa, from Central Europe to Central America; none of these tens of millions lives (perhaps more) mattered.

In light of the lists above, I must say I find it unsurprising that the latest (rather lame and farcical) incarnation of Marxist/communist revolutionary slop parades under a flag declaring that lives matter. In this specific case, the lives that matter are of a particular skin color. Likewise, the ruling global elite have also increased their communist-inspired rhetoric about improving lives, leveling the playing field to provide opportunities for the marginalized and the oppressed, and ensuring dignity for all human lives.

The premise behind Marxist platitudes is elementary. There is an oppressive system in which some lives matter more than others. Marxism purports it can change that through the elimination of oppressive structures, thereby creating a world in which it would be socially, economically, and politically impossible for some lives to matter more than other lives. At its core, communism professes to be an emancipatory force; one that not only liberates the oppressed from their oppressors, but also liberates the oppressors from their burden of having to oppress. Simply put, Marxism emancipates.

Unfortunately, history has shown that the only real freedom Marxism/communism can guarantee is death; that is, freedom from mortal life.

Something to keep in mind in case the Marxist/communist rhetoric currently being thrown around intensifies.

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The Establishment Is Itching To Initiate The Bright Side Of The Crisis

7/4/2020

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As the world continues to grapple with the effects of COVID-19, no part of society seems to be left unscathed. Fears are surmounting around the economy’s health, and dramatic changes in life as we know it are also underway.

The dramatic spread of COVID-19 has disrupted lives, livelihoods, communities and businesses worldwide. All stakeholders, especially global business, must urgently come together to minimize its impact on public health and limit its potential for further disruption to lives and economies around the world.

But the sum of many individual actions will not add up to a sufficient response. Only coordinated action by business, combined with global, multi-stakeholder cooperation – at exceptional scale and speed – can potentially mitigate the risk and impact of this unprecedented crisis.

On the bright side, many experts are also looking to this recovery trajectory as an opportunity for a “great reset” of our global systems.
- selections taken from the World Economic Forum's site.

The purposive pursuit to end something usually indicates a desire to start something new. I feel no kinship for or affiliation to our current System. It is clearly an obstacle. A barrier. It needs to be dismantled and sent to the scrap yard in order for something better to emerge. But the dismantling I am seeing now will unlikely lead to anything better. More likely, it will lead to something worse.
- excerpt from one of my earlier blog posts

I can't stand it, I know you planned it,
I'mma set it straight this Watergate.
- Sabotage, The Beastie Boys

COVID-19: What are the biggest risks to society in the next 18 months?

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Trying To Learn All The Details Of The Global Totalitarian Agenda Provides No Great Advantage

7/3/2020

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Most people are still utterly oblivious of the successful totalitarian takeover that took place at the height of the birdemic hysteria in March and April of this year. Nevertheless, a small but growing number of people have sensed or are beginning to sense the stench of authoritarian permanence emanating from what were initially advertised as strictly temporary circumstances and measures. Becoming aware of the tyrannical coup is an unpleasant experience. I imagine many who have become cognizant of the global autocracy now ruling the world wish they had remained mired in ignorant bliss.

In all fairness, I can't say I blame them, but we are designed to spend our mortal lives experiencing and learning, not pining for states of inexperience and unintelligence. In this sense, becoming aware of something like the recently installed global dictatorship should be considered a blessing rather than a curse because this awareness presents a massive opportunity for learning. Although learning is often difficult and occasionally unpleasant, it is vitally important, especially from a spiritual perspective. Once we have understood the central role of spiritual learning in mortal life, it is only natural to want to acquire all the information we can digest in an effort to facilitate the learning.

This holds particularly true for events like the recent ascendancy of global authoritarianism. An impulse to know everything we can about it flares up within us. We spend hours scouring the internet for the latest news and views. We entertain elaborate and complex conspiracy matrices professing to connect all the dots in the global web of evil. We commit to chasing the latest opinions and observations splattered across the soggy soil of social media. We compare notes with kindred spirits as we attempt to unravel the meaning behind it all. We endlessly search for those elusive but vital details that will provide us with a comprehensive understanding of exactly what is happening and how things will eventually unfold. All of this can certainly be considered a part of the learning process, and some of it can actually provide lucid insights into our current predicament, but most of this kind of learning is not really learning at all. Much of it is unessential and, whether we care to admit it or not, superfluous and counterproductive.

To begin with, it is impossible to become well-versed in the minutiae of what is transpiring at the moment. The amount of information is overwhelming. Much of it is questionable and dubious. A great deal is purposefully misleading. A great deal more comprises outright lies. On top of that, many of the specifics are nothing more than trivialities. Nonetheless, some of the information is true and can provide real insights. On the other hand, not all information that is true is necessarily insightful. A few days of intensive research in the quest to become informed about the machinations of our totalitarian overlords are enough to reveal that the Establishment and the System it controls are encoded in convoluted complexity that has been purposively crafted to confound. After a while, we begin to understand that most of the active players that are hardwired into the System barely know the details either. That much is kept from them; that most are in the dark and act by following the leader without any real concept of who the leader truly is.

All the same, for the sake of argument let's pretend you managed to get your hands on the one and only copy of evil's detailed manifesto to rule the world. The volume contains all the names, organizations, blueprints, schedules, schematics, flow charts, diagrams, and specifics concerning the Establishment's plans for the world for the next fifty years. What would you do with this information? Would you make this information known to the world? If so, how? Who would believe you? How would the information help you personally? Would you use it to find a way to beat the Establishment? Or would you use it merely to get you and your loved ones out of harm's way? How could you even be sure the manifesto was authentic?

Yes, I'm belaboring the point, but I am belaboring it in an effort to build up to a larger point, which is this - we cannot know all the details of our current circumstances and, more importantly, we shouldn't strive to learn them all. This comes off sounding counterintuitive in light of what has been said about the importance of learning in mortal life, but it begins to make sense if we stop and ask ourselves what kind of learning matters after we become aware of the manifestation of something like a totalitarian coup.

The examples I have listed above are primarily external, information-based means learning. Although valid and necessary at times, this form of learning can also be intrusive and inconsequential to spiritual learning. It's worth remembering that most of these external, information-based resources are disseminated by the Establishment itself. As such, the majority of what we encounter serves a purpose that is diametrically opposed to our own individual purpose in life, especially if we take what we encounter at face value. Yet reading between the lines and decoding the Establishment's endless avalanche of information in an effort to find the truth also has its limits. Independent sources often supply good and useful information, but some of it is just as pointless and unreliable as the material the Establishment makes public.

When we become aware of events like the recent totalitarian coup, we are often compelled to find out all we can about it, mostly from external sources, because we are under the impression that this effort to understand is an essential part of our learning in our mortal lives. Though this kind of learning has some benefits, it is not essential.

In other words, knowing all the details provides us with no great advantage because very few of the details we discover are likely to provide anything meaningful to the particulars of our own individual circumstances and our own individual spiritual learning and development. Being aware of the evil inherent in the recent global totalitarian takeover and being able to identify the motivations behind the evil are enough.

Once we have achieved this, we should turn our attention inward and focus on the minutiae of our own individual lives. More importantly, we should allow our awareness of evil to intuitively filter out the useful from the useless and allow it guide us to the kinds of external information that might prove meaningful and useful to our own particular circumstances within the larger framework of the totalitarian system. Most importantly, we should put our trust in faith in God and the Holy Spirit, allow ourselves to proceed on a need to know basis, and keep our channels of communication open to Divine communication. At the same time, we should match this communication with our own concerted efforts at creative, intuitive thinking. Eventually, the external details we need to know will emerge, and with them, all the advantage we require.

Note added: I am not suggesting external information-based resources be avoided or details be ignored, but rather that these resources be vigorously sieved through the filters of our own intuitive and spiritual learning and knowing. As is the case with most things in life, being informed is far better than being uninformed. At the same time, a relentless pursuit of details, details, details coupled with a steady diet based exclusively on external information could lead to a state of being vastly over-informed - a state in which we allow external information-based materials to drown out or overwhelm our own intuitive and spiritual faculties to know and understand. This could confuse priorities and dull discernment and lead us into a state where the overabundance of information actually makes us misinformed about what is most important in our mortal lives.

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Will Misotheism Become The Supreme Moral Imperative Of Our Times?

7/1/2020

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When did atheism first become a moral imperative? The Enlightenment? The French Revolution? Some time in the nineteenth century? The moment Nietzsche declared the death of God? The First or Second World War? The Sexual Revolution?

It is extremely difficult to pinpoint the exact time unbelief in the existence of God became a strongly-felt principle that compelled our civilization to act in ways it had never previously acted before. Nevertheless, somewhere in the above-mentioned span of history lies a tipping point - a point at which all the small, accumulated changes accrued over the centuries initiated a significant change in the world. Somewhere within that stretch of time, rejecting the existence of God went from being considered an acceptable thing to do to being considered the right thing to do.

The moral imperative driving atheism has held up rather effectively. Unbelief in the existence of God is now viewed as a sign of sophistication, reason, and intelligence. Atheism is the mark of self-respecting individuals who understand 'scientific' reality and refuse to let their lives be cowed by superstitious fairy tales and obsolete medieval morality.

Nevertheless, early self-professed atheists understood that their right to un-believe in the existence of the Divine was intrinsically connected to the rights of others to continue believing. Though most atheists considered theists to be misguided, superstitious, and foolish, they tended to respect the right of believers to be believers. But as is the case with most issues that boil down to rights, this ideal state of mutual respect became untenable. As the moral imperative driving atheism continued to expand and strengthen, it gradually drove believer norms, practices, and symbols out of the public domain. Thus religious unbelief, which began as a private, individual right, soon became a public moral imperative, while religious belief, more specifically in the West, Christianity, was systematically relegated to the margins of the public sphere.

The moral imperative driving atheism began to fade the moment unbelief in the existence of God became dominant. Once atheism (Godless leftism) became the dominant belief system in the West, it ceased being a moral imperative and became more of a prerequisite. Within this framework, belief in the existence God was still technically permitted, but only if it was subordinated to the ruling temporal system of unbelief represented by idols such as science, reason, humanity, democracy, equality, liberalism, and all the rest of it. As a result, belief in God has become a moot point. Though the issue of belief versus unbelief in the existence of the Divine technically remains open to debate, the debate itself has been declared unimportant and devoid of any practical value.

When this occurred, atheism began to shift toward the moral imperative of antitheism. To truly do the right thing and live in the right way, atheists had to do far more than harbor unbelief; they had to adopt the view that belief in God was not only silly and misguided, but positively wrong and harmful. Thus, antitheism - recently promulgated and made famous in the public sphere by Dawkins, Hitchens, et. al - has replaced atheism as the new moral imperative.

In this time and place, unbelief in God is no longer sufficient. Being on the right side of civilization and history now demands belief in the existence of God be vociferously attacked, criticized, and ridiculed in the public sphere. Furthermore, the moral imperative of antitheism also demands religion and belief in God be ruthlessly singled out and blamed as the root cause for nearly all of humanity's maladies and suffering. This milieu makes it morally unacceptable for atheists to remain purely atheists; being accepted as politically and, more significantly, morally correct requires far more than mere unbelief; it also entails treating all belief in the existence of God as positively stupid, offensive, and, at its core, evil.

The moral imperative of antitheism continues to drive our current time and place, but in my estimation we are coming to the tail end of this period. Though atheism and antitheism have both proven extremely effective in turning people away from God, I get the sense both of these moral imperatives have essentially served their respective purposes in the spiritual war. Atheism has lured people into consciously and willingly rejecting the very idea of the existence of God and the existence of the Truth that God radiates, while antitheism has succeeded in relentlessly attacking and undermining those who continue to maintain their belief and faith in the Divine and Divine Truth.

Don't get me wrong, not believing in the existence of God and denigrating anyone who believes in the existence of God are still 'the right things to do' in the here and now and will continue on unabated, but I get the sense that this poisonous fusion of atheism/antitheism will soon be augmented by a new overarching moral imperative, one specifically crafted for the times we are currently experiencing. This new moral imperative will appear in the form of active and open misotheism - that is, in the form of explicit expressed hatred of God.

Here's the thing - atheism and antitheism both stem from the principle of unbelief. The atheist and antitheist rejection of God and Truth is based on the relativist, positivist, and reductionist conviction that God and Truth do not and cannot exist in reality. However, the metaphysical rejection of the existence of God also includes the metaphysical rejection of the existence of supernatural evil. Put another way, for most modern people, the active and willing atheist and antitheist rejection of God also denotes a refusal to believe in the existence of the devil. For the atheist/antitheist, neither God nor Satan are real.

For the demonic forces waging war against God, Truth, and Creation, this arrangement represents a compromise. It has been argued that the greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he doesn't exist, and the devil has certainly succeeded in doing that. The demonic forces understand that tempting people away from belief in God also necessitates the relinquishing of belief in Satan. This unbelief in both God and Satan alleviates the explicitness of rejecting Good in favor of Evil, but it has come at the price of compromise. I suspect this time of compromise will soon come to an end.

Unlike their victims and minions, demons cannot harbor unbelief in God for the simple reason that they know God exists - they know God is real. They know God is real because they know they themselves are real. In light of this, they understand that God and Creation are Good, and that Satan and Destruction are evil. They know the value of Truth, Beauty, and Virtue. They are painfully aware of the beauty and truth of Creation and the promise of eternal life in Heaven beyond this world, but they reject it - all of it - and work feverishly to tempt every individual human soul to do the same.

As stated earlier, inspiring unbelief in the existence of God has served the demonic forces well, but it has come at the price of inspiring unbelief in the existence of Satan. Under this arrangement, demonic forces have successfully manipulated people into believing that turning away from God does not implicitly or explicitly involve turning toward the devil, but instead involves a turning toward a 'real' higher good (humanism, equality, democracy, hedonism, whatever) that exists firmly within perceived material reality.

This paradigm is quickly coming to an end. The devil no longer desire to convince the world of his nonexistence. On the contrary, he wants to emphatically assert the reality of his existence, but he understands that any true validation of his existence can only occur through the full acknowledgement of the existence and reality of God. Consequently, we have reached a stage in which the demonic forces feel confident enough to push humanity from the unbelief path to damnation and steer it firmly onto the path of fully conscious and aware self-damnation. Demonic forces are working to make the reality of their existence obvious to everyone, but this endeavor automatically includes raising human awareness about the existence of God as well. Like God, the devil now seems to want people to become fully aware of the metaphysical reality of Good and Evil; to ensure everyone knows that he and God are real.

The inversions and manipulations the demonic forces have utilized over the centuries to turn people away from God are becoming increasingly blatant and transparent. The perceived gray area in which many have erroneously sheltered is diminishing and will soon disappear. The reality of Good and Evil is becoming evermore obvious and undeniable, even to those who refuse to believe in such realities. Satan is currently asserting the reality of his existence. The Prince of Lies wants every soul in the world to accept the reality of his truth and make it a new moral imperative going forward. And what is the reality of Satan's truth?

Misotheism - a voracious and limitless hatred of God.

Declared, open, and explicit hatred of the Divine - a hatred based on firm belief rather than on unbelief in the existence of God - will become the moral imperative of these times. The demonic forces are confident that the vast majority of humans will reject the Divine even after the reality of God's existence is made explicitly clear. More than that, the devil seems convinced most humans will actively choose to join his endless and terrible hatred of God, and by doing so, become fully and consciously committed to destruction and their own self-damnation via a choice made from a position of belief rather than from a position of unbelief.

I harbor hope and faith in an opposite outcome for many individuals. In the meantime, I suspect the moral imperative of misotheism will become increasingly detectable and prevalent in the coming weeks and months.

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If Normal Was A Crisis, The Great Reset Will Be A Catastrophe

6/30/2020

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One thing I have learned since I began perusing the World Economic Forum's website a week or so ago is this: the victorious, post-coup Establishment is steadfastly committed to doing everything it possibly can to ensure the world never returns to any semblance of pre-birdemic normal for the simple reason that "normal wasn't working."

At the purely superficial level, I can't help but agree with our newly self-crowned totalitarian overlords. They're right - normal was not working, but my agreement with this premise does not entail that I support or endorse the conclusions and plans the Establishment is gathering and promulgating in its efforts to alleviate this sudden "crisis of normal."

In my mind, normal wasn't working because our civilization is metaphysically confused and mostly opposed to God and Divine Will. In the Establishment's demonic mind, normal wasn't working because our civilization is not metaphysically confused enough and has still not committed itself willingly and completely to self-damnation.

The only reset I would welcome would be one involving the primacy of the spiritual. The Establishment's idea of a reset involves something else entirely. On the surface, it all sounds so alluring and wonderful. I mean, take a look at what the leader of the WEF has said about the opportunity the birdemic presents:

"The COVID-19 crisis is affecting every facet of people's lives in every corner of the world. But tragedy need not be its only legacy. On the contrary, the pandemic represents a rare but narrow window of opportunity to reflect, reimagine, and reset our world to create a healthier, more equitable, and more prosperous future."

That sounds swell, doesn't it? My only concern is this: the enlightened individuals demanding the global reset are the same enlightened individuals that shaped, constructed, controlled, and profited from the normal that has suddenly stopped working.

But at this point, it doesn't really matter what the Establishment says anymore. They have secured all the power they need; all they have to do now is force their plan through. Here's something to keep in mind - resets usually occur only after prior systems become unsalvageable. The Establishment is currently working to ensure their prior system - the old normal - becomes just that.

Unsalvageable.

The Establishment wants to convince the world that normal is a crisis. Normal may indeed be a crisis, but I can guarantee the new normal the Establishment hopes to create will be far worse than a crisis; it will be a complete catastrophe.

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Prayer Request

6/30/2020

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My friend and fellow blogger S.K. Orr posted the following prayer request on his blog today:

Our eldest son Jason was taken to hospital this morning. "Feels like someone standing on my chest," he told my wife.

We're awaiting the cardiologist to perform a catheterization.

Please pray for Jason, for his wife, for his children, and for my wife.

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Haydn In Eisenstadt

6/29/2020

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I seem to follow Haydn everywhere I go in this region I now call home. I have written earlier about Haydn's time at the Esterhazy Palace in Esterháza (Fertod), Hungary, which is located very near to my village, but I have only touched upon Haydn's main place of residence at the Esterhazy "Schloss" in Kismárton, known today as Eisenstadt, in Austria.

While the palace in Hungary served mainly as a summer retreat and hunting lodge, the palace in Austria served as the Esterhazy's primary residence. I discovered the Haydn link quite accidentally shortly after I began working at my part-time university position in Eisenstadt, Austria.

Though fifty kilometers closer to Vienna than the Esterháza Palace, the palace in Eisenstadt was still considered to be 'in the sticks' during Haydn's time; so much so that the composer often lamented about feeling isolated from the vibrancy and creativity of the capital.

In an effort to attract tourists to the region, Eisenstadt bills itself as "Haydnstadt" on many of its tourist pamphlets and brochures and hosts a veritable avalanche of concerts featuring Haydn's music every year. I have not had the pleasure of partaking in any of these yet, but I would really like to do so this summer. One prominent musical ensemble in "Haydnstadt" is the Haydn Trio Eisenstadt who focus exclusively on Haydn's smaller concertos and chamber music; as far as I know, they still perform in the town today.

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Relying On Intuition Is A Sign of Cognitive Disempowerment

6/27/2020

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Though the Global Establishment readily acknowledges the existence of bonafide conspiracies such as the Volkswagen emissions test scandal, the not-so-secret players that recently pulled off their unprecedented coup du monde during what they themselves have begun referring to as The Great Lockdown continue to insist that any and all criticism of the official birdemic narrative, or any other officially-endorsed agenda item, resides firmly within the heinous and embarrassing realm of conspiracy theory.

In addition, the Establishment wants everyone to understand that all conspiracy theories stem from something called cognitive disempowerment. No kidding. Here's a booklet all about it. So, what's the best way to stop conspiracy theorizing in its tracks?

Cognitive empowerment! What else? And what does cognitive empowerment entail? Well, for starters, it entails not relying on your own intuition.

Conspiracy thinking is associated with feelings of reduced control and perceived threat. When people feel like they have lost control of a situation, their conspiracist tendencies increase. But the opposite also applies. When people feel empowered, they are more resilient to conspiracy theories. There are several ways to “cognitively empower” people, such as encouraging them to think analytically rather than relying on intuition.

I have drawn attention to this for one simple but very important reason - intuition matters. What's more, the Global Establishment understands intuition matters. Intuitive thinking and knowing is cognitive empowerment, not disempowerment. What's more, intuition represents a threat to the Establishment and their plans; which helps explain why the powers-that-should-not-be work so vigorously to denigrate and disparage intuitive thinking every chance they get.

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What Can We Do? - Charles Bukowski

6/26/2020

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I suspect this question gets tossed around quite a bit these days; and if it is not tossed around publicly, then it is likely embedded in the hearts and minds of many.

What can we do?

Readers of this blog already know my answer to this question.

Nevertheless, having decided upon an answer - my answer - does not preclude me from considering the answers of others.

Charles Bukowski's answer is a remarkably bleak one; nonetheless, it contains a few, faint nuggets of hope, particularly toward the end.

Bukowski was a self-professed atheist, but his insights into life were occasionally more Christian than the insights most self-professed Christians broadcast.

Note: I apologize in advance for the awful background music in this clip; unfortunately, this was the only recording I could find for this 'poem.'

What Can We Do?

at their best, there is gentleness in Humanity.
some understanding and, at times, acts of
courage
but all in all it is a mass, a glob that doesn't
have too much.
it is like a large animal deep in sleep and
almost nothing can awaken it.
when activated it's best at brutality,
selfishness, unjust judgments, murder.

what can we do with it, this Humanity?

nothing.

avoid the thing as much as possible.
treat it as you would anything poisonous, vicious
and mindless.
but be careful. it has enacted laws to protect
itself from you.
it can kill you without cause.
and to escape it you must be subtle.
few escape.

it's up to you to figure a plan.

I have met nobody who has escaped.

I have met some of the great and
famous but they have not escaped
for they are only great and famous within
Humanity.

I have not escaped
but I have not failed in trying again and
again.

before my death I hope to obtain my
life.

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Revisiting The Triumph of the Genius of Destruction

6/24/2020

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I first jotted down some thoughts about this Mihály Zichy painting here. Since then, I have come to a deeper understanding as well as a deeper appreciation of what Zichy depicted in this virtuoso piece.

To begin with, I value Zichy's comprehension that the forces fomenting and fanning the flames of destruction are fundamentally spiritual in nature. Zichy chose to depict these forces in the form of two demonic figures, male and female, hovering over a river of carnage. Notice the manner in which both figures orchestrate the slaughter they have instigated, particularly the female demon, who actively demonstrates her possession of the human figure beneath her through the placement and form of her outstretched hand.

The humans embroiled in the massacre in the bottom half of the painting represent the various warring factions from the nineteenth century. Replacing these with the various warring factions of our contemporary world would not diminish the painting in the slightest. If anything, it would serve to highlight an eternal truth Zichy captured here concerning the true source and motivation of destruction.

I mention this because our own time and place - the here and now - is devolving into a time and place of destruction; a time and place where the genius of destruction might very well triumph, at least in the short term. And why might it triumph? Because the creation needed to counteract it and neutralize it has become scant and insufficient. As in Zichy's painting, we moderns cannot (and should not) expect any guidance or support from churches, government, or other organizations which, like the religious and political figures Zichy depicts in his composition, have nearly all become willingly complicit in the destruction the demons have spawned. When it comes to facing the genius of destruction, we are all pretty much on our own.

As is the case with our current situation, Zichy's vision is a bleak one and appears to offer little in the way of comfort and hope. But the faint figure with outstretched arms standing within the framed doorway of light on the left side of the canvas serves to remind us of the purely temporal nature of destruction's triumph, and of the glorious victory not even the genius of destruction can annihilate.

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The Beauty and Artistry of Creation - S.K. Orr

6/23/2020

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Over at his superb Steeple Tea blog, S.K. Orr - one of the best writers on the internet - takes a moment to reflect upon "the beauty and artistry" of creation.

The work day was hard and bitter, full of the little landmines I navigate every day. But when I rose through the mountain pass and reached the twisting lane of crushed gray rock and finally passed beneath the arch of trees lining the driveway and saw that spotted dog with the ridiculous ears and the diamond-shaped mark on his forehead leaping to greet me…when I thought of kissing my wife and hearing her soft Texas accent in my ear…when I thought of sitting in my chair and drinking in the sounds of my own home…the harsh things of the work day faded into the kind of remote memory that I will not retrieve if I have any say in the matter.

The world and its system is dirty and cruel, relentless in its probing and invasion and corruption and infection. But the world that was created by miraculous love and artistry is still here, and available to me if I squelch the vileness and choose to see the beauty and the good. It’s very tiring to do this day after day, and some days I am too weak or too distracted, and the bad stuff flows over me like the tidal waves that batter and bash surfers.
But the beauty is there. I try hold onto this. I look and I watch and I hold on. And I count. I count rabbits and blessings.

Read the rest here.

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The Fundamental Human Right To Damnation

6/22/2020

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It's odd to speak of fundamental human rights so soon after the height of the birdemic panic lockdown - an unprecedented event that succeeded in denying even the most basic and simple of human rights to the vast majority of human beings around the world.

What's even more odd is the same powers that forced and continues to force ordinary citizens to wear masks and maintain two-meter distances now vigorously endorse violent mass protests, statue toppling, looting, and other subversive and anarchistic activities as being exempt from social distancing and lockdown measures for the simple reason that protests, monument destruction, looting, and rioting all constitute fundamental human rights that simply cannot be impinged upon, birdemic be damned.

In a sane world, the depths of such hypocrisy would not only be energetically challenged, but also vehemently opposed. In a sane world, this sort of thing would be recognized as evil and would trigger a completely justifiable and righteous reaction, one that would eventually lead to the toppling of the powers that had enforced such evil upon the trusting and unsuspecting masses. The problem is, this is not a sane world - it is an insane world, brimming with insane people who have willingly allowed themselves to become as deeply corrupted as the deeply corrupted System ruling over them.

As the example above demonstrates, our ruling elites have an extremely clear agenda when it comes to fundamental human rights. The formula is acutely simple and straightforward: anything and everything opposing Divine Will and Divine Creation qualifies as a fundamental human right. Everything within the realms of human belief, thought, and action aligning with God's Will and Creation is condemned as bigoted, deplorable, and evil.

Thus, the fundamental rights our ruling global elites celebrate, impose, and defend are intrinsically fundamental wrongs. The Establishment has used and will continue to use fundamental human rights as a battering ram against Truth, Beauty, and Virtue, and it will not stop - not even in the midst of the current purposive unravelling of its own System - until it succeeds in convincing practically everyone that lies are truths, ugliness is beauty, vice is virtue, and evil is good.

Why? The purpose is as straightforward and simple as the rights agenda - soul damnation. Each person who willingly and unrepentantly rejects the biological reality of sex in favor of the trans ideology represents a damned soul. Each person who willingly and unrepentantly genuflects before radical, anti-religious leftist movements represents a damned a soul. Each person who willingly and unrepentantly chooses comfort or expediency over truth - regardless of the hardship and suffering such a choice assuages - is a damned soul. Each person who cowers in fear, who allows himself or herself to be knowingly manipulated for evil ends, or who surrenders to despair is a damned soul.

The only fundamental human right the Establishment guarantees is the fundamental right to soul damnation. It may strike many as strange to refer to damnation as a fundamental right, but it actually is a fundamental right of sorts. Humans are free agents, and as such we each possess the power and the freedom - or the right, as it were - to choose. That moment of choice is beyond God's control. It's a murky, amorphous no-man's land, that moment of choice. In that moment of ultimate freedom, we exercise our most fundamental human right - the active and willing choice between good and evil; between Reality and Unreality; between that which aligns with God and that which is directly opposed to God.

Though this may strike some as blasphemous, I posit that in the moment of choice we temporarily possess more power than God. At that moment, we may continue to experience God's influence, but we are ultimately beyond God's control. Such is the nature of a personal, loving God. Anyone who understands this, understands why Creation is so central to Christianity, and why all Christians should strive to be active, co-creators - should strive for not only salvation, but also theosis. The demons controlling our ruling elites are well aware of our true fundamental human right, and they have worked and will continue to work ceaselessly to invert this right into a wrong for the purpose of damnation.

Fundamental human rights will form the core of the systemic reset the Establishment and its demonic overlords strive for as they continue to purposefully foment the chaos currently cratering the System. The more the System craters, the more the fundamental human right to human damnation will be pushed and imposed.

These rights (wrongs) must be resisted, rejected, and renounced - and if Christians find themselves in a situation where they cannot resist, or reject, or renounce, then they must repent, and they must repent hard. Any Christian that willingly and enthusiastically embraces any fundamental human right the Establishment pedals without - at the very least - acknowledging and then repenting this right as a wrong - will exercise his or her fundamental human right to choose damnation over Heaven.

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Dignity And That Which Is Beneath It

6/21/2020

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It is becoming increasingly difficult to comment on current events. There is plenty to discuss, but I find so much of it to be beneath my dignity.

Yes, that's right - Beneath. My. Dignity.

Sure, it is crucial to reflect and to judge, and I suppose there might be value in communicating and sharing these reflections and judgments with others, but I find the vast bulk of current events to be utterly revolting, maddeningly repugnant, and disgustingly malevolent - to the point that I often struggle to find the inspiration to comment upon them.

Nefarious. Destructive. Harmful. Damnable. Vile. Revolting. Ugly.

There aren't enough negative adjectives in the English language to fully describe the maleficence gripping the world. And in all honesty, I don't feel much of it really needs to be described or delineated. It's all right there, unhidden - laid bare in naked blatancy.

It is one thing to take note of it all privately; quite another to make note of it all publicly. So much of what we encounter serves no higher purpose than to contaminate and toxify. Sure, I have the antidote, but that does not imply I must always ingest the poison.

Not always. Certainly not today.

Today I am going to forget about all narratives and concentrate on God's. I am going to pick the ripe raspberries in the yard, and I will listen to the cuckoos calling in the distant trees, and deep within I will focus on the source of all dignity; on the grandeur and the greatness made personal through Divine Love.

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István Réti - Master of Interior Light

6/20/2020

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If László Medynánszky (1852-1919) is the master of exterior light in Hungarian painting, then István Réti (1872-1945) is surely the Hungarian master of interior light.

Founder of the famous Nagybánya Artists Colony and later a revered professor at The University of Fine Arts in Budapest, Réti's first phase as a painter focused on the quality of light found in interiors - specifically lamps and sunlight streaming in through windows. I am particularly drawn to his depictions of lamps at night - the perfection with which he captured that soft, warm glow that is at once welcoming and comforting yet somewhat melancholic.

Interior

Bohemians' Christmas Eve

Man Reading

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Anti-Civil Society Organizations

6/18/2020

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I suspect most people consider non-governmental organizations (NGOS) to be benevolent entities that occupy the so-called third sector of society between government and business. I also suspect most people believe NGOS work primarily to advance the concerns of ordinary citizens, chiefly in the realm of civil liberties and personal freedoms. Though I find it highly unlikely, it is possible that a few such benevolently-oriented organizations continue to exist; but as far as I can tell, most so-called civil society organizations are merely tentacles of the Global Establishment; as such, they do little more than actively and purposively work against the concerns of ordinary citizens.

That the Establishment employs its various NGOS in countries around the world to sow destabilization, dissolve social cohesion, and tear away at the social fabric of all countries should come as a surprise to no one, yet the vast majority of people appear completely oblivious to the chaos and malevolence civil society organizations help stoke in nations all over the world. One need look no further than the actors fanning the current bouts of protests, rioting, and insurgency to comprehend the tremendous power and influence non-governmental organizations can wield, especially when they are openly supported the media and by nearly all factions within government and business, the other two supposed sectors that make up the unholy triangle known as modern society.

If you think what I have stated above is hyperbolic, consider this list of players within the business sector that have all openly and unabashedly rushed to support the currently dominant NGO fomenting the vast majority of civil unrest around the world. To me, this only serves as further proof of the successful totalitarian coup the Establishment easily pulled off during the depths of the lockdown freeze. Though the Establishment dominated all three sectors of society (the System) in the West before the birdemic, it used the birdemic to secure critical control of all three sectors and is now using and will continue to use the full force of its third sector - civil society - to distract and divide people and destroy civilization (cities, regions, nations, economies, social cohesion, stability) in order to make room for a much-coveted Fourth Industrial Revolution/Great Reset anti-society (which will likely fail to manifest due to the sheer destruction currently unfolding around the globe).

The current definition of civil society is actually an inversion of the original meaning of the term, which was meant to denote the will of the people within the private sphere (which, ironically enough, was itself an inversion of the primary level of society, namely the family and country based on Divine Will). In other words, civil society is meant to be a bulwark against the threat of possible corruption and aggression from the other two sectors that make up society, namely government and business. The vast majority of civil society organizations operating today do the exact opposite - they advance the corruption and aggression of the Establishment via government and business against the will of the people.

Of course, the last sentence in the paragraph above is not entirely correct for most people in the West who willingly and enthusiastically welcome and advocate for corruption and aggression as means for progress, even it blatantly goes against their own self interest. Appropriately enough, the only civil society that remains viable for Christians under such conditions is family, close, trusted friends, and, perhaps, small groups linked by common interests, more specifically a common interest and belief in serious Christianity and the promise of Christ.

Note added: The vast majority of active civil society organizations fit comfortably within what Dr. Bruce Charlton has lucidly defined as the Cult of Lying Evil.

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Bountiful Late Spring/Early Summer Fruits

6/16/2020

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Our raspberry bushes are literally dripping with fruit this season. It appears the warm dry spring provided nothing but benefits for this particular fruit. Same goes for the cherry and sour cherry trees in the village, which are overladen and ready to harvest. We don't have any cherry trees on our property, but the village I live in is full of them.

Some of my neighbors put ladders out beneath their cherry or sour cherry trees together with a sign encouraging passersby to help themselves to all the fruit they can pick. I may go out to one of those trees tomorrow. After all, one can never have too many cherries - or raspberries for that matter. The cherries in the photo below are courtesy of one of my wife's co-workers.

A good start to the summer, all things considered.

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The Great Reset: The Prime Objective of The Successful Global Totalitarian Coup

6/15/2020

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I've read quite a few articles and blog posts recently all warning of a possible regime change in the near future. What the writers of these articles and blog posts fail to understand is that the regime change has already happened; what we are seeing now - what most interpret as agitation toward regime change - is actually the rapid implementation of the newly-fortified global regime.

In other words, the coup d-état so many are intent on warning us about is already behind us. In my estimation, it happened sometime between March and April when the world was frozen by the global lockdown. What is happening now is not an attempt to seize power, but rather the application of new powers already seized. And what is the overarching objective? Well, it appears be something ominously called "The Great Reset."

Coincidentally enough, the World Economic Forum, one of the many fronts of the Global Establishment, began pushing The Great Reset initiative immediately after the birdemic hysteria it helped foment began to wane. From the WEF's own site:

THE CONTEXT

The Covid-19 crisis, and the political, economic and social disruptions it has caused, is fundamentally changing the traditional context for decision-making. The inconsistencies, inadequacies and contradictions of multiple systems – from health and financial to energy and education – are more exposed than ever amidst a global context of concern for lives, livelihoods and the planet. Leaders find themselves at a historic crossroads, managing short-term pressures against medium- and long-term uncertainties.

THE OPPORTUNITY

As we enter a unique window of opportunity to shape the recovery, this initiative will offer insights to help inform all those determining the future state of global relations, the direction of national economies, the priorities of societies, the nature of business models and the management of a global commons. Drawing from the vision and vast expertise of the leaders engaged across the Forum’s communities, the Great Reset initiative has a set of dimensions to build a new social contract that honours the dignity of every human being.

I won't say anymore about it, but will instead leave links below for three videos the WEF features on its own YouTube channel.

The videos feature key Establishment mouthpieces who provide clear insights into what sort of future the Establishment has in mind for the world. The first is just a visual introduction, while the second presents highlights from the third video, which is a one-and-a-half hour detailed presentation of what The Great Reset comprises. I imagine most readers will understandably skip the last video, but I urge everyone to at least have a look at the first and second. Those who have eyes that see and ears that hear and possess minds that refuse to live by lies will quickly recognize the agenda behind the concerned, altruistic tone and the buzzword-laden, utilitarian rhetoric.

In my own personal and utterly unqualified opinion, I believe the Establishment will hold off on its Great Reset plans until after the world economy collapses, which may happen as early as this autumn. By that point, I suspect the mostly manufactured social unrest we are currently being subjected to will have reached fever pitch. People will become desperate for solutions - and the Establishment will be there waiting for them, solutions ready in hand.

Having written the above speculation, I personally don't believe the Establishment's Great Reset plans will ever manifest in reality. Not because people will resist the plan's implementation (they certainly aren't doing so now!), but rather because the Establishment will find itself in circumstances that will become much larger and far more chaotic than it had bargained for (demons have a way of throwing their servants into deep water). The Establishment will likely lose control of the storm it has unleashed and eventually fall victim to its own attempt to 'reset' the world.

In the meantime, let's enjoy some encouraging and uplifting visions courtesy of our new overlords!

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My Big Toe Is Connected To All My Other Physical Maladies

6/14/2020

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Last summer I suffered an incredibly painful sacroiliac joint injury on the right side of my hip. Well, it turns the big toe on my left foot might be the source of that injury as well many of the other aches and pains I have had to endure for the last two or three years.

Though I have not received an official diagnosis yet, I am fairly certain I have hallux rigidus. The disorder affects the joint located at the base of the toe and, over time, causes the joint to stiffen, making it increasingly difficult to bend. It may not seem like a big deal, but my stiff toe altered my gait. To take the pressure off my left toe, I unconsciously allow my left foot to supinate and roll outwards. This in turn puts tremendous pressure on the right side of my hip, which led to the injury I mentioned above.

Apparently, hallux rigidus is a progressive condition that does not respond much to conservative treatment methods. Regardless, I am going to see a specialist tomorrow to determine if anything other than surgery might remedy the disorder. I am all for regaining full mobility in my foot, but I am not enthusiastic about the idea of going under the knife, not even for something minor like this.

But in the end, it's not minor at all. In fact, it's rather amazing how something so seemingly trivial can so negatively affect the rest of the body. I think that speaks volumes for systems in general. The malfunctioning of one small, apparently insignificant part can wreak havoc on the system as whole, especially over time.

Now imagine how a system might be affected by many small parts malfunctioning simultaneously, or many small parts and a few larger parts going on the fritz at approximately the same time. After a while I assume the system would become overwhelmed and unable to cope.

Something to think about.

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