Posts by hollowpuma762

swiftpanther26 said:I'm totally with you on that. But it makes me wonder, though... if someone manages to develop both their masculine and feminine sides internally and becomes truly whole, does that mean they won't feel the need to go looking for an external "other half" since that void isn't there anymore? I know it would be perfect if both people developed themselves into complete circles first and then paired up, but honestly, it seems like in the real world, things don't usually work out quite that smoothly..

Nope.

Inner harmony is one thing, but the synergy of a relationship—the kind that serves as the foundation for Life itself—is something else entirely.
The principle of polarity isn't just some psychological trick; it weaves through and scales across the entire system of manifestation.

swiftpanther26 said:I'm totally with you on that. But it makes me wonder, though... if someone manages to develop both their masculine and feminine sides internally and becomes truly whole, does that mean they won't feel the need to go looking for an external "other half" since that void isn't there anymore? I know it would be perfect if both people developed themselves into complete circles first and then paired up, but honestly, it seems like in the real world, things don't usually work out quite that smoothly..

A healthy relationship actually acts as a catalyst for an individual's internal growth.

Partners act as mirrors. They show you how your own actions ripple out and affect the person you're most deeply connected to. It expands your awareness, forcing you to confront your own issues so you can finally deal with them.

A person can't really optimize their internal components until they see them playing out in the physical world.
Some parts of us only truly manifest once we're in a relationship.

Donna Turner7 said:I wouldn't say guys are more spiritual than women globally—honestly, I think it's the other way around. Women usually have much stronger intuition, and looking at how things are shaped, I’d argue they're actually more spiritual than men. The reason we see so many male gurus out there is just because men tend to be more wired for total surrender and seeking initiation. Even when you find a truly spiritual guy, he’ll almost always grab onto that identity and turn into a guru, a priest, or some kind of preacher, just because his nature drives him to claim one specific area and make it entirely his own.

The title of this thread is a bit clunky, let's be honest.
While intuition is huge, having it doesn't automatically mean someone is a deeply spiritual person.

Man and woman are just complementary physical manifestations of the spirit in Man.

When you balance both principles within yourself—and then extend that balance to your inner circle (your partner, your family) and eventually to the wider world (your community, your city, your nation)—you actually increase that sense of "spirituality." By consciously optimizing the flow of energy across all those different levels humans can access, you allow for a much more complete manifestation of the spirit.

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Justin Garcia7 said:Why does it seem like spiritual gurus, thinkers, and philosophers are almost always men?
Sure, you run into an occasional female spiritual leader, but most of the time, the spotlight is on men.
I'm not talking about your typical churchgoers; I mean those people who dive deep into metaphysics and question the core meaning of existence.
For instance, Bud suggests that while a woman can reach Nirvana, it’s a much steeper climb for her because she's supposedly more prone to those impulsive drives from the limbic system.
Is this because women are biologically wired to stay out of leadership roles, leaving that space for men? Or could there be a connection to what the Bible says—that the man should be the head of the woman, just as Christ is the head of the man?
What are your thoughts?

There are a few reasons for that, but if you want the big one, it’s because the masculine principle is fundamentally about initiation and providing.

Also, let's be honest—your title is a bit clumsy.

Here’s my take on the two most likely scenarios:

1) Someone charging huge sums of money just to lecture people on spirituality is nothing more than a total fraud and a con artist.

2) There are some shady loan sharks pulling the strings behind this whole story.

briskranger5 said:If I've understood this correctly—and honestly, there are parts of this I might actually try applying myself—I have a few questions.

I spend far too much time reading trashy tabloids like The New York Post, The Washington Post, USA Today, or The New York Post... I'm constantly surrounded by constant, depressing news about the economy and politics. It's soul-crushing. Should I cut that down to a bare minimum?

And should I make more use of being out in the country—more recreation, running, maybe some manual work?

Or perhaps focusing on reading literature regarding self-improvement, psychology, and other topics that actually capture my interest?

Down to zero.

briskranger5 said:If I've understood this correctly—and honestly, there are parts of this I might actually try applying myself—I have a few questions.

I spend far too much time reading trashy tabloids like The New York Post, The Washington Post, USA Today, or The New York Post... I'm constantly surrounded by constant, depressing news about the economy and politics. It's soul-crushing. Should I cut that down to a bare minimum?

And should I make more use of being out in the country—more recreation, running, maybe some manual work?

Or perhaps focusing on reading literature regarding self-improvement, psychology, and other topics that actually capture my interest?

Look, you've got nature right in your backyard, but you still have the whole world at your fingertips. No noise, no crowds, no stress, and none of that mental clutter that just scatters your focus everywhere.
Doesn't sound half bad, and it opens up a massive amount of possibilities.

Whatever fills your cup, helps you grow, or actually contributes something useful to the community...
Go out there and make the world a little better.

briskranger5 said:If I've understood this correctly—and honestly, there are parts of this I might actually try applying myself—I have a few questions.

I spend far too much time reading trashy tabloids like The New York Post, The Washington Post, USA Today, or The New York Post... I'm constantly surrounded by constant, depressing news about the economy and politics. It's soul-crushing. Should I cut that down to a bare minimum?

And should I make more use of being out in the country—more recreation, running, maybe some manual work?

Or perhaps focusing on reading literature regarding self-improvement, psychology, and other topics that actually capture my interest?

The choice is yours.

briskranger5 said:Greetings, everyone...

Even though I’m only in my early twenties and should be bursting with energy, I honestly feel like I’ve already hit retirement age...

There’s this constant simmering tension inside me, a restless urge to just lash out because I’m dying of boredom—even though I actually have plenty to keep me busy with studies and everything else. But still...

Since I'm no poet, the best way I can describe it is that I feel trapped in some kind of invisible shackles, just wanting to tear everything down around me...

So many days I just feel completely listless... and too calm. I love living in a small town, but it’s almost unnervingly quiet...

Could this be due to the people around me carrying all that negative energy? Or maybe it's because I'm out in the sticks and don't have much of a social circle (not that I've ever been much of a social butterfly anyway)....

Any advice?

Inertia > lack of willpower > a vicious cycle

That feeling starts to shift once you finally break the loop.

briskranger5 said:Greetings, everyone...

Even though I’m only in my early twenties and should be bursting with energy, I honestly feel like I’ve already hit retirement age...

There’s this constant simmering tension inside me, a restless urge to just lash out because I’m dying of boredom—even though I actually have plenty to keep me busy with studies and everything else. But still...

Since I'm no poet, the best way I can describe it is that I feel trapped in some kind of invisible shackles, just wanting to tear everything down around me...

So many days I just feel completely listless... and too calm. I love living in a small town, but it’s almost unnervingly quiet...

Could this be due to the people around me carrying all that negative energy? Or maybe it's because I'm out in the sticks and don't have much of a social circle (not that I've ever been much of a social butterfly anyway)....

Any advice?

What's actually "simmering" is your creative power, your drive, your actual Life.

briskranger5 said:Greetings, everyone...

Even though I’m only in my early twenties and should be bursting with energy, I honestly feel like I’ve already hit retirement age...

There’s this constant simmering tension inside me, a restless urge to just lash out because I’m dying of boredom—even though I actually have plenty to keep me busy with studies and everything else. But still...

Since I'm no poet, the best way I can describe it is that I feel trapped in some kind of invisible shackles, just wanting to tear everything down around me...

So many days I just feel completely listless... and too calm. I love living in a small town, but it’s almost unnervingly quiet...

Could this be due to the people around me carrying all that negative energy? Or maybe it's because I'm out in the sticks and don't have much of a social circle (not that I've ever been much of a social butterfly anyway)....

Any advice?

Those shackles are all in your head.

1) Media detox (cleaning out the brain)
2) Taking action (self-work > activation)
3) Breaking the chains of inertia—bye bye

By the way, weed definitely has a tendency to fuel that inertia.

briskranger5 said:Greetings, everyone...

Even though I’m only in my early twenties and should be bursting with energy, I honestly feel like I’ve already hit retirement age...

There’s this constant simmering tension inside me, a restless urge to just lash out because I’m dying of boredom—even though I actually have plenty to keep me busy with studies and everything else. But still...

Since I'm no poet, the best way I can describe it is that I feel trapped in some kind of invisible shackles, just wanting to tear everything down around me...

So many days I just feel completely listless... and too calm. I love living in a small town, but it’s almost unnervingly quiet...

Could this be due to the people around me carrying all that negative energy? Or maybe it's because I'm out in the sticks and don't have much of a social circle (not that I've ever been much of a social butterfly anyway)....

Any advice?

It's a mix of media influence and that subjective emptiness you get when you aren't hitting any milestones.

briskranger5 said:Greetings, everyone...

Even though I’m only in my early twenties and should be bursting with energy, I honestly feel like I’ve already hit retirement age...

There’s this constant simmering tension inside me, a restless urge to just lash out because I’m dying of boredom—even though I actually have plenty to keep me busy with studies and everything else. But still...

Since I'm no poet, the best way I can describe it is that I feel trapped in some kind of invisible shackles, just wanting to tear everything down around me...

So many days I just feel completely listless... and too calm. I love living in a small town, but it’s almost unnervingly quiet...

Could this be due to the people around me carrying all that negative energy? Or maybe it's because I'm out in the sticks and don't have much of a social circle (not that I've ever been much of a social butterfly anyway)....

Any advice?

Yeah, but only partly.
Your own positive energy can actually outweigh the nonsense coming from others.
It all comes down to who’s calling the shots—you, or whatever powers you’ve decided to surrender to.

briskranger5 said:Greetings, everyone...

Even though I’m only in my early twenties and should be bursting with energy, I honestly feel like I’ve already hit retirement age...

There’s this constant simmering tension inside me, a restless urge to just lash out because I’m dying of boredom—even though I actually have plenty to keep me busy with studies and everything else. But still...

Since I'm no poet, the best way I can describe it is that I feel trapped in some kind of invisible shackles, just wanting to tear everything down around me...

So many days I just feel completely listless... and too calm. I love living in a small town, but it’s almost unnervingly quiet...

Could this be due to the people around me carrying all that negative energy? Or maybe it's because I'm out in the sticks and don't have much of a social circle (not that I've ever been much of a social butterfly anyway)....

Any advice?

Creative pursuits—whether it's an animation, a job, a project, or just a plan. > Actually creating stuff.

Learning things you actually give a damn about > Self-improvement.

Physical activity—sports, manual labor, whatever > Just getting the metabolism moving.

swiftsurfer27 said:Since you’ve taken my comment quite literally and are fixated on that generalization... I could offer you an equally "wise" observation in return:

The moment you use a phrase like "the average person," you are engaging in a generalization.

That is a generalization. To illustrate, consider this perfect example of someone who appeared highly qualified and was systematically educated within a hierarchy, even going so far as to assist the authorities (an authority under an authority, if you will): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Bundy 😁

And so on...
and so on...

But then again, that isn't really addressing your point; it’s just playing mental gymnastics, isn't it?😉

Bringing up a specific case that’s completely out of context while totally ignoring the "seemingly" part of your own quote? Seriously? That kind of logic can be applied to absolutely anything. It’s just a logical fallacy and carries zero weight when you're trying to debunk what was actually said before.

swiftsurfer27 said:Since you’ve taken my comment quite literally and are fixated on that generalization... I could offer you an equally "wise" observation in return:

The moment you use a phrase like "the average person," you are engaging in a generalization.

That is a generalization. To illustrate, consider this perfect example of someone who appeared highly qualified and was systematically educated within a hierarchy, even going so far as to assist the authorities (an authority under an authority, if you will): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Bundy 😁

And so on...
and so on...

But then again, that isn't really addressing your point; it’s just playing mental gymnastics, isn't it?😉

Look, I get why you reacted that way, and it's clearly just a product of misinterpreting things. But I can't tell if your motivation here is just being unnecessarily defensive, or if you genuinely don't see the difference between using a generalization correctly versus using it poorly.
Or maybe it's just a messy mix of both.

wearyowl29 said:http://pixelizam.com/bizarni-psiholo...-posli-po-zlu/

There’s also the Milgram experiment out there, but personally? I find "The Third Wave" way more fascinating—it's actually what the movie was based on!

Honestly? These principles were baked into American TV, radio, newspapers, and the web ages ago.

Welcome to the 21st century.

swiftsurfer27 said:Obedience is perhaps the most devastating thing that can happen to any individual in their lifetime... R. A. Wilson articulated this truth quite eloquently a long time ago, and his wisdom is reflected in my signature.

Indeed.

The film covering that specific movement is titled The Wave. It is a German production and truly phenomenal; I believe it is something everyone should experience.

Furthermore, The Experiment (also German, though there is a Hollywood version starring Adrien Brody) explores the Stanford prison experiment. If you have an interest in the literature behind the mastermind of the Stanford prison experiment... well, look toward Professor Zimbardo and his work, "Lucifer's Effect." You will likely feel a sense of nausea after just a few pages once you witness the practical examples of what obedience can do to a person. It is an incredibly instructive book, yet a difficult one to read.

You really have to be careful when interpreting anything out of context, especially statements coming from people under the constant influence of substances. R. A. Wilson has this habit of drifting from actual wisdom straight into sweeping generalizations and mere guesswork.
To put it mildly.

When we're talking about "obedience," it's smart to avoid those broad generalizations (as usual) and actually make a distinction regarding "authority." Authority itself is just a natural occurrence; whether it's a good or bad thing depends entirely on how it's being used.

The average person doesn't exactly possess the knowledge, the interest, or even the mental bandwidth to gather and apply deep insights into the principles affecting their own lives. So, they end up making moves that screw over both themselves and everyone around them.
In those cases, it's actually wiser to defer to people who actually have the qualifications.

Disobeying a doctor who's trying to set healthy habits for a patient who's already trashed their own health... well, that's not exactly a genius move.

Society functions because of hierarchy. And while those anarchist tendencies might seem understandable given the state of the world today, they're really just the byproduct of a shallow, immature worldview.

Generalizing "obedience" based on the widespread perception of incompetent and corrupt leadership... it's just not a good call.
Besides, "disobeying" the laws of nature and the forces that are much stronger than any individual leads to chaos, illness, and eventually, death.

Mark Torres14 said:If disobedience is a mortal sin, then being too submissive is one too. Think of how many tragedies we could have avoided if people actually knew when to stand their ground.
Since the seven deadly sins are mostly about excess, it’s pretty obvious that extreme obedience counts as a sin itself. But at that point, you aren't even a person anymore—you're just clay.
Even Leopardij once noted that the ancient philosopher Bien said, "It's impossible to please the masses without becoming dough that everyone kneads and spreads however they please."

I wouldn't suggest drawing conclusions using that kind of logic.

Sure, interpreting and putting value on these "deadly sins" makes sense on some level, but it feels like we're missing the point entirely. It ignores the deeper meaning behind them, not to mention the reality of a society that’s basically deaf to this entire moral code.

wearyowl29 said:

You know, everyone talks about the seven deadly sins, but there’s an eighth one hiding in plain sight—one that doesn't even look like a sin at first glance. It's obedience. Honestly, it's caused enough chaos to earn its spot on the list.
It's funny, really. People often toss aside their own common sense and intelligence just to follow some authority figure. They turn into a total herd mentality from the get-go. It’s much easier to let someone else make the calls than to actually think for yourself, right? So they just trade away their freedom of thought for convenience.
Any society built on rigid authority relies on that exact same mindset, and frankly, so do most ideologies and religions.

Check out this episode of Science Magazine dedicated to this "eighth sin."

Looking at it through a spiritual lens, what do you all think? Is blind obedience a good thing or a bad thing when it comes to a person's spiritual growth and maturity?

How do you guys handle your own obedience—or lack thereof? What kind of impact has it had on your life?

Well, that's one way to look at it, if you're into broad generalizations.

Out of context, though? That's a pretty dangerous take.

wearyowl29 said:

You know, everyone talks about the seven deadly sins, but there’s an eighth one hiding in plain sight—one that doesn't even look like a sin at first glance. It's obedience. Honestly, it's caused enough chaos to earn its spot on the list.
It's funny, really. People often toss aside their own common sense and intelligence just to follow some authority figure. They turn into a total herd mentality from the get-go. It’s much easier to let someone else make the calls than to actually think for yourself, right? So they just trade away their freedom of thought for convenience.
Any society built on rigid authority relies on that exact same mindset, and frankly, so do most ideologies and religions.

Check out this episode of Science Magazine dedicated to this "eighth sin."

Looking at it through a spiritual lens, what do you all think? Is blind obedience a good thing or a bad thing when it comes to a person's spiritual growth and maturity?

How do you guys handle your own obedience—or lack thereof? What kind of impact has it had on your life?

Some people just don't have any logic to begin with, and frankly, they're too lazy to develop any.

Following the herd takes way less mental effort.
Which, let's be real, is much easier than doing actual physical work.

wearyowl29 said:

You know, everyone talks about the seven deadly sins, but there’s an eighth one hiding in plain sight—one that doesn't even look like a sin at first glance. It's obedience. Honestly, it's caused enough chaos to earn its spot on the list.
It's funny, really. People often toss aside their own common sense and intelligence just to follow some authority figure. They turn into a total herd mentality from the get-go. It’s much easier to let someone else make the calls than to actually think for yourself, right? So they just trade away their freedom of thought for convenience.
Any society built on rigid authority relies on that exact same mindset, and frankly, so do most ideologies and religions.

Check out this episode of Science Magazine dedicated to this "eighth sin."

Looking at it through a spiritual lens, what do you all think? Is blind obedience a good thing or a bad thing when it comes to a person's spiritual growth and maturity?

How do you guys handle your own obedience—or lack thereof? What kind of impact has it had on your life?

Look, any society needs some kind of leadership to function.
Authority is just a natural thing.

Complex systems depend on hierarchy.

wearyowl29 said:

You know, everyone talks about the seven deadly sins, but there’s an eighth one hiding in plain sight—one that doesn't even look like a sin at first glance. It's obedience. Honestly, it's caused enough chaos to earn its spot on the list.
It's funny, really. People often toss aside their own common sense and intelligence just to follow some authority figure. They turn into a total herd mentality from the get-go. It’s much easier to let someone else make the calls than to actually think for yourself, right? So they just trade away their freedom of thought for convenience.
Any society built on rigid authority relies on that exact same mindset, and frankly, so do most ideologies and religions.

Check out this episode of Science Magazine dedicated to this "eighth sin."

Looking at it through a spiritual lens, what do you all think? Is blind obedience a good thing or a bad thing when it comes to a person's spiritual growth and maturity?

How do you guys handle your own obedience—or lack thereof? What kind of impact has it had on your life?

It probably depends on the context. A black-and-white answer just won't cut it here.

It all comes down to who exactly that person is listening to.

Andrew Hayes8 said:Yes, I am inclined to agree.
The rest are just fragmented pieces.
However, how do you explain why certain expressions, manifestations, or experiences are so saturated with evil that they effectively harm both the individual and the whole?
What if something like human disease is an example of this?

You're looking for an answer to a question that's fundamentally flawed.

Evil, as humans interpret it, is just the byproduct of uncontrolled choice held by an undeveloped Human Being, a group, or an environment.

Illness? That’s just the result of neglect, carelessness, ignorance, and a total lack of responsibility toward the physical bodies of the Human Being.

Evolution utilizes intelligent Forces that influence the processes within human life.
When someone falls out of harmony, the Human Being finds themselves caught in the path of those very Forces through their own actions.

Think of it like this: you can surf a wave or sail on it, but if you lose control, you’re going to get smashed against the rocks.

If a person decides to run down a highway with their eyes blindfolded, ignoring the roar of engines and the blare of horns, and then gets hit by a semi-truck... well, the momentum of that truck isn't an "evil Force." It’s just that the Man chose to go against the Force he is subject to, and he’s being filtered out by the natural evolutionary process.

Benjamin Taylor6 said:By definition, New Age is just contemporary spirituality that hasn't been packaged into a formal religion or a rigid philosophical school.
And that puts you right in that category. Just like it puts this Australian colleague of yours—the one people constantly confuse you with—right in the middle of it:

It’s actually a good thing when two people are saying the same thing, even if their delivery is a bit different.

The real headache, though, is how does one even approach this transcendental knowledge? Some people claim we absolutely need spiritual guides:

But these "guides" often hide their true intentions, much like a snake hides its legs.😁

Sadly, sometimes what shows up isn't a guide at all, but an "anti-spiritual" guide. I suppose those are the ones sent by the late Friedrich Nietzsche:
"If you can't teach someone how to swim, teach them how to sink as fast as possible" :😬

Take my neighbor, a decent guy I knew, for example:

The man was genuinely trying his best to grasp the Supreme Mind—to let it take hold of him. And the poor soul, instead of achieving transcendence of consciousness, ended up getting beaten senseless by people and finishing up in a psychiatric ward.
So, it really makes you wonder: why do certain guides appear to some people without even being summoned? And why do others, despite screamingly loud calls for help, find themselves met by "anti-guides"—people who, instead of offering grace, just rub salt in the wound? 😲 😁 😲

Essentially, a person acts according to this:

But they end up with http://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucifer

Or maybe you're just overgeneralizing.

The guy clearly wrote that he isn't part of some New Age setup, yet the elements he's bringing up didn't even originate from those "modern spirituality" movements.

Your whole interpretation—your way of valuing things and deciding "where someone belongs"—that's strictly your own reality playing out.

restlessdriver42 said:I appreciate the insights... I really need them. It seems most of you have landed on the same conclusion: this is essentially an issue of low self-esteem and similar baggage...

The first time I realized just how deeply insecure I was was with my very first crush. It hit me like a ton of bricks—it was something I couldn't even wrap my head around at the time. That’s when it truly became clear.

Later on, acting on a sort of subconscious instinct, I refused to put myself in situations with guys just for the sake of it. I stayed single, though I did let my guard down once or twice...

No one ever actually hurt me... because I carried this constant, quiet caution within me from the start, even if I wasn't conscious of it.

When I started dissecting this "problem," I went down a bit of a Freudian rabbit hole and concluded that my parents were the root cause. 😁

I didn't have a particularly close relationship with my father; their marriage was quite tense, to put it mildly. I suppose I was an exceptionally sensitive child, and their dynamic took a heavy toll on my nerves.
There was nothing abusive in a physical sense, but the atmosphere at home was definitely uncomfortable. My father dominated the household through what I now recognize as profound insecurity and a lack of confidence.
So, I deduced that this might be the source... who knows what my subconscious has manufactured.

However, simply being aware of the cause doesn't help me move forward. And no, I can't commit to regular sessions with a therapist.

One of you suggested a visualization exercise—imagining a perfect partner who is genuinely interested in me—and seeing how that feels. The reality is that fear is always present. The fear of abandonment. The moment someone gets to know me, I worry they will eventually leave and break my heart, as if I am inherently tied to this low self-worth.

And honestly, I've been aware of all this for a long time... years, actually...🤦
The only thing that offers any hope is the idea of hypnotherapy... my brain is as stubborn as a mule!

Why aren't there any psychologists on this thread? Haha, maybe some could offer a little pro bono advice! 🙂

Look, awareness is just realizing there's a problem. Realizing it is one thing, but actually fixing it? That takes actual work.

restlessdriver42 said:I appreciate the insights... I really need them. It seems most of you have landed on the same conclusion: this is essentially an issue of low self-esteem and similar baggage...

The first time I realized just how deeply insecure I was was with my very first crush. It hit me like a ton of bricks—it was something I couldn't even wrap my head around at the time. That’s when it truly became clear.

Later on, acting on a sort of subconscious instinct, I refused to put myself in situations with guys just for the sake of it. I stayed single, though I did let my guard down once or twice...

No one ever actually hurt me... because I carried this constant, quiet caution within me from the start, even if I wasn't conscious of it.

When I started dissecting this "problem," I went down a bit of a Freudian rabbit hole and concluded that my parents were the root cause. 😁

I didn't have a particularly close relationship with my father; their marriage was quite tense, to put it mildly. I suppose I was an exceptionally sensitive child, and their dynamic took a heavy toll on my nerves.
There was nothing abusive in a physical sense, but the atmosphere at home was definitely uncomfortable. My father dominated the household through what I now recognize as profound insecurity and a lack of confidence.
So, I deduced that this might be the source... who knows what my subconscious has manufactured.

However, simply being aware of the cause doesn't help me move forward. And no, I can't commit to regular sessions with a therapist.

One of you suggested a visualization exercise—imagining a perfect partner who is genuinely interested in me—and seeing how that feels. The reality is that fear is always present. The fear of abandonment. The moment someone gets to know me, I worry they will eventually leave and break my heart, as if I am inherently tied to this low self-worth.

And honestly, I've been aware of all this for a long time... years, actually...🤦
The only thing that offers any hope is the idea of hypnotherapy... my brain is as stubborn as a mule!

Why aren't there any psychologists on this thread? Haha, maybe some could offer a little pro bono advice! 🙂

Hypnotherapy only works if you've got stuff buried deep down in the subconscious.
But you already know way too much already.

At the end of the day, your brain is just a chunk of tissue, and you're the one programming it.*

* Depending on how much time you waste staring at the TV and whatnot.

Sarah Nguyen96 said:Just checking in here after reading through your comments. I’ve actually started working on a new web project. I won't go into too much detail right now.
I noticed some of you think I have a gambling problem. That's not the case. I just wanted to see if my luck would hold up—you never know unless you try. I haven't lost much money; I don't really care about the cash. I even tried playing the stock market, but luck wasn't on my side there either, so I'm moving on from that. I need to focus on making steady, reliable money instead. As for spiritual stuff, I'm not buying it. It's all nonsense to me. I don't see any point in wasting time on meditation or anything like that. Life is too short to waste time.

Look, you don't strictly have to buy into the whole "spiritual" thing.

What matters is having faith in yourself.
That's where everything starts.

When you choose to build your own project instead of sitting there waiting for a roulette ball to land on your number, you're actually engaging with those "spiritual" forces, just in a productive way.

Accepting that there might be higher powers at play in our lives isn't mandatory, but it can be pretty damn useful.

Sarah Nguyen96 said:I just need to get this off my chest.
Honestly, I’m struggling with the feeling that I just have zero luck in life.
I always dream about hitting it big on a lottery ticket. I played for a couple of months, but I eventually quit because I actually save more money when I don't play. Then I tried poker for two days. No luck there either, so I stopped. I even gave roulette a shot a few times with some small change, but nothing happened. Even when it comes to romance, it's a total bust, despite a few brief flings here and there.
The only thing I have going for me is my job, but I really don't want to spend my entire life working for someone else. Why does the universe feel like it's against me? What am I supposed to do?

It's All in Your Head.

Sarah Nguyen96 said:I just need to get this off my chest.
Honestly, I’m struggling with the feeling that I just have zero luck in life.
I always dream about hitting it big on a lottery ticket. I played for a couple of months, but I eventually quit because I actually save more money when I don't play. Then I tried poker for two days. No luck there either, so I stopped. I even gave roulette a shot a few times with some small change, but nothing happened. Even when it comes to romance, it's a total bust, despite a few brief flings here and there.
The only thing I have going for me is my job, but I really don't want to spend my entire life working for someone else. Why does the universe feel like it's against me? What am I supposed to do?

You're chasing fantasies because it's the path of least resistance.

"Gambling" is just a tax on the gullible. Your odds of hitting that lottery jackpot are like 1 in 30 million. If you're pinning your hopes on games of chance, you're living in a delusion built by casino execs who just want to bleed you dry.

As long as you keep overanalyzing your "luck" based on random handouts that fall into your lap without any effort, your "luck" isn't going to change one bit.

Sarah Nguyen96 said:I just need to get this off my chest.
Honestly, I’m struggling with the feeling that I just have zero luck in life.
I always dream about hitting it big on a lottery ticket. I played for a couple of months, but I eventually quit because I actually save more money when I don't play. Then I tried poker for two days. No luck there either, so I stopped. I even gave roulette a shot a few times with some small change, but nothing happened. Even when it comes to romance, it's a total bust, despite a few brief flings here and there.
The only thing I have going for me is my job, but I really don't want to spend my entire life working for someone else. Why does the universe feel like it's against me? What am I supposed to do?

Because your own mindset and attitude are suffocating any actual opportunity.

Sarah Nguyen96 said:I just need to get this off my chest.
Honestly, I’m struggling with the feeling that I just have zero luck in life.
I always dream about hitting it big on a lottery ticket. I played for a couple of months, but I eventually quit because I actually save more money when I don't play. Then I tried poker for two days. No luck there either, so I stopped. I even gave roulette a shot a few times with some small change, but nothing happened. Even when it comes to romance, it's a total bust, despite a few brief flings here and there.
The only thing I have going for me is my job, but I really don't want to spend my entire life working for someone else. Why does the universe feel like it's against me? What am I supposed to do?

The one thing you can do is change your perspective.

Work on yourself and start taking control of your own life based on that shift in attitude.

Your "luck" and "success" depend almost entirely on the choices you make.
Everything else is just challenges and lessons.

By denying your own power to choose, you're handing your life over to outside forces and playing a game of lottery with your very existence.

And let's be real, the chances of hitting the jackpot in that kind of "gambling" aren't exactly great.

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Modern man is the ideal hypnotic subject: puffed up on the idea that he is the crown of creation, he vehemently denies the power of the hypnotist's control over him, even as his head bobs up and down on a string. What we observe in the population today are the three destructive symptoms of persons whose minds are controlled by alien forces:

1. Amnesia, basically just losing your memory.
2. Abulia, which is just a fancy way to say you’ve lost your willpower.
3. Apathy, or simply losing any damn interest in things that actually matter for your own health and survival.

Amnesia, abulia, and apathy... they're pretty much everywhere you look these days, and honestly, it feels like they're digging in deeper every single morning.

The philosopher George Ohsawa once said there’s only one disease that can’t be cured: arrogance. I mean, think about it. If a guy doesn't even believe he's sick, how is he supposed to take the medicine? The arrogant type doesn't feel the need to actually *see* anything—he thinks he's already seen it all. Anything else he might have missed? He figures "the experts" will eventually spoon-feed it to him. But who are these "experts" anyway? They aren't healers. They don't give a damn about his soul. In reality, they're his worst enemies—cunning little manipulators playing him like a fiddle, acting like some modern-day plantation owner.

So why do people worship them? It’s simple: they kiss up to him. This is the first secret of mass mind control and can be observed as the foundation stone of virtually every false religion, political party, cult, philosophy, or indoctrination system out there. How is anyone supposed to break free when they're being told they're practically gods? When they're told the only thing missing is a perfect enough economic model or a political system worthy of their "brilliance"? If you pull back the curtain, the whole trick is so incredibly basic it’s almost insulting. You'd think we'd be smarter than this, but it all comes down to where you point your attention—just like that old story about the con artist and the clown.

These arrogant marks are constantly being whispered to by their handlers that they are "demi-gods"—and apparently, demi-gods are too enlightened to ever be fooled or distracted. Too smart for their own good! That ego-driven satisfaction blinds them right to the very trap snapping shut around their necks. And that’s exactly when "the real sales pitch begins." Over the last few thousand years, the architects of this system have managed to breed a human race defined by a level of sheer stupidity and ignorance that's frankly unprecedented. We've got these blind slaves walking around thinking they're "free" and "well-educated," all while marching under banners that would make a peasant from the Middle Ages drop dead of pure terror.

Peter : "The boss is a Goal"
Car > Isaac: "The boss is both a Goal and a reptile"
Car > Thomas wearing aluminum foil on his head: "The boss is a Goal, a reptile, AND he shapeshifts—I saw it with my own eyes"

Mark, Derek, Gordon: "Look, Peter and the rest of these guys have completely lost it. There is no way the boss is a Goal. Let's just grab a beer and forget them"

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychological_warfare

Peter Phillips32 said:Look, I’ve been thinking about this lately, and honestly, royal families in modern societies kind of function as these living historical institutions—you know, like a massive piece of cultural heritage that just stays anchored while everything else shifts around. And let's be real, they usually end up being the unofficial guardians of these incredible, high-end art collections that you wouldn't see anywhere else. Then you've got those other places out there where the whole government setup is just totally different; instead of dealing with some Prime Minister or a President, the entire state is actually run by a monarch from a royal bloodline. It’s a wild concept if you aren't used to it, but it's how things work in certain parts of the world.

Look, all this talk about secret societies and brotherhoods... honestly, I have no clue what you're even blathering about until you actually drop some links that offer a halfway decent explanation for why these groups even exist in the first place. I need something substantial, you know? Give me something like The New York Times or maybe an American version of Wikipedia that actually confirms these outfits are real and goes into any kind of meaningful detail about how they actually operate.

So, I was sitting there thinking about this whole setup we have here, and honestly, it’s kind of wild when you really stop to look at it. Like, how is it that in a country of 250 million people—maybe even more if you count everyone actually living here—we're stuck with just two main political parties? It feels like we’ve got these massive, entrenched families pulling all the strings behind the scenes, deciding who gets to be President before the rest of us even get a vote. You've got hundreds of millions of Americans with different lives, different struggles, and totally different ideas, yet everything seems filtered through this tiny, exclusive club. It’s almost like we’re living in a system designed to keep things predictable for a handful of powerful players rather than actually representing the massive crowd of people out there. Just feels a bit rigged, doesn't it? 🤷

Look, saying that all our presidents come from just a handful of families is honestly just plain wrong, and you could debunk that pretty much instantly if you actually bothered to show your work and cite where you're even getting those claims from.

Honestly, if all this manipulation wasn't constantly going on behind the scenes, you'd see that most countries would actually be just as wealthy as the big players, but instead, we're stuck in this rigged game.

Man, if things were ever actually settled there, I swear you’d see rivers of honey and milk flowing through those lands.

And these people are actually losing sleep over the idea of all that wealth being concentrated in the hands of the ultra-rich, like, seriously?

Look, this is getting pretty dangerous. We’re talking about statements that basically try to put a target on anyone with a little bit of success, purely because they actually have money. It’s a nasty way to go about things, honestly.

Look, if we're being totally real here, the whole point of any corporation—by its very definition—is just to make the owners happy. I mean, whether you're looking at some massive conglomerate or just a standard firm, the bottom line is always about satisfying the shareholders. That’s the game. It’s what they exist for.

So, I’ve got this one question rattling around my brain, and I really want to dig into it. Why on earth aren't companies like Microsoft and Apple allowed—if we're looking at them as a single unit—to just sit on a massive pile of cash totaling $243 billion? That's the kind of mountain of money they were sitting on back in 2013. Now, look, you've always been vocal about being against this kind of insane wealth hoarding, so I figured you could probably lay out exactly why it’s such a bad thing when two giants, or any massive corporations for that matter, just stockpile that much liquidity. I mean, what’s the actual harm in letting that cash just sit there? And more importantly, if they aren't going to let it rot in a vault, how do you think that money could actually be put to better use?

Look, you can clearly see how everything was being sourced from those much poorer nations under that whole "free market" setup, if you really look at the way things were moving.

Look, if I were actually running some big-time sneaker company around here—I don't know, maybe something like Nike or New Balance—and we were looking at the actual cost to manufacture just one single pair of kicks in the States, say it was sitting at a certain number... well, you'd quickly realize how much of a headache the whole math equation becomes. $83...and then you've got that other one just sitting there, completely out of place. $33.

So, I’ve been sitting here chewing on this idea—is it actually worth the headache to move production overseas, or should we just stay put? It’s one of those questions that sounds simple until you really start digging into the weeds, you know? If we’re looking at targeting the middle class, we’re basically playing a high-stakes game of margins. Like, if we want these sneakers to be accessible without looking like cheap junk, we can't just hike the price up to some ridiculous level. We need to hit that sweet spot where a pair doesn't cost more than, say, a decent dinner out in Chicago or a tank of gas for a mid-sized SUV. If the price tag creeps too high, the average American worker is just going to walk right past our stuff and head straight for Nike or New Balance. You have to weigh the savings from moving manufacturing against the massive logistical nightmare and the potential hit to the brand's soul, which is a real thing, trust me. It's a total balancing act between keeping costs low enough to actually sell something and not losing the plot entirely. $217Look, you’ve gotta realize that if you're running a business, you can't just blow all your cash the second it rolls in from selling sneakers. You’ve got actual overhead to deal with—you have to cover payroll, keep the machinery from falling apart, pay your crew, buy raw materials, and honestly, there's a million other little things that eat up that profit fast. Plus, you can't just live hand-to-mouth thinking about one season at a time; if you actually want this company to stick around and not go belly up in six months, you have to prep for the next season before the current one is even over. It's all about that long-term planning, you know? If you don't map out the economics of the whole operation ahead of time, you're basically just waiting for the wheels to fall off.

So, here’s the thing I’ve been chewing on lately—it’s kind of a massive, messy question if you really sit down and stare at it. Basically, if a CEO can grab much cheaper labor from overseas and pull in raw materials from some other part of the world where the costs aren't astronomical, should they actually go through with it? I mean, if their whole job is to boost the bottom line for the company and keep things affordable for the customers, isn't using those cheaper resources just good business? Or is there this moral obligation where they should stick to much more expensive domestic workers and local supplies just because that's where the home base is? It’s one of those dilemmas that makes you want to pace around the room for an hour, wondering if being "loyal" to your own country's economy is actually a sound strategy or just a sentimental distraction from what's efficient.

By the way, saying it's all just reptiles? Honestly, that's not even hitting the mark.

Look, let’s be real here—the French wouldn't dream of selling us their nuclear tech, and you can bet your life those Germans aren't exactly lining up to hand over one of their massive auto plants to us either. It just doesn't work that way.

It’s not just that you’re out here dreaming up some weird utopia where every single country on the planet is equally loaded; I mean, would Germans actually just hand over their entire auto industry to someone else? Like, seriously, how can you even frame that as a reasonable question?

So here we are, just sitting around waiting on some big-shot foreign investor to swoop in and start charging us a premium just to soak up the sun and take a dip in our own damn backyard.

Look, you can blame the reptilians all you want, but honestly? They aren't the ones to blame for the fact that the American economy feels like a total second-rate mess held together by red tape and a mountain of nonsensical regulations. It’s just exhausting. We basically inherited this whole bureaucratic nightmare from the previous administration, and frankly, the burden of actually fixing this disaster and making things run smoothly falls squarely on our shoulders. It's on us to clean up the mess.

Look, if we’re being real here, the only way we’re actually going to flip the script and change things is if Americans start stepping up with some serious pro bono work to actually fix their own backyard. It’s about taking that individual responsibility to improve the social and political landscape we live in. Honestly, we could probably learn a thing or two from how things work in the States—you see all these highly skilled professionals, people who are absolute wizards in their specific fields, just volunteering their expertise for free because they actually give a damn about making society better. That kind of grassroots, professional engagement is exactly what’s missing if we want to see any real progress.

So, here’s the real question: is there actually an issue with someone stepping up to work for free to actually fix things—you know, like taking on real projects to clear up legal nonsense and cut through all that soul-crushing red tape—or is the "problem" just that it’s way easier to sit around whining about lizard people and some shadowy cabal of twenty powerful white guys who supposedly won't let you participate in your own democracy through actual, tangible action?

I mean, look, I can totally wrap my head around why an African nation would hand over their diamond mines to foreign investors—if you don't have the resources, you've gotta dig up someone else's just to survive—but this whole situation with our coastline? It’s different. We aren't out here digging holes in the dirt to find anything; we've already got the sun and the ocean sitting right there for us. All we really have to do is collect the check, but instead, we're just sitting around waiting for some massive foreign corporation to swoop in and claim ownership of the very sunlight and sea itself. 🤷 And that right there is exactly how the ultra-wealthy play the game—it’s nothing more than straight-up racketeering disguised as strategy.

So, based on what you just laid out there, you’re basically claiming that a company charging for its own products is somehow the same thing as running a racketeering scheme. Seriously? That's a hell of a stretch.

Jacob Cooper5 said:I don't think those people in power even need to bother inventing anything... because they let the public imagination do all the heavy lifting for them. All they have to do is keep the media gates swung wide open.
All this stuff about reptilians and whatever else is just modern folklore that resurfaced back in the 60s and 70s after being around for millennia... The real difference now is that in this modern age, it's become this grotesque commercial product used by "gurus" who seem to pop up everywhere like mushrooms after a rainstorm. They're making serious money off it.

The unknown—that sense of mystery—always leaves plenty of room for people to fill in the blanks with their own fantasies. And when you're dealing with a hot-button issue? Extreme theories become absolutely inevitable...

crimsonhawk47 said:The whole lizard people theory is just plain absurd, I guess.

What on earth made you guys associate this topic with "reptiles"?

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mistygull16 said:I mean, what’s even the point of all those royal families and groups like the Bilderberg Group, or secret societies like the Skull and Bones...

Why does America only have two political parties and a handful of families producing presidents when there are 250 million people out there, maybe even more? 🤷

If it weren't for this manipulation, countries would actually be equally prosperous. Instead, they make sure wealth stays stuck in the hands of the ultra-rich. You see it everywhere—how everything gets bought up from poorer nations on this supposedly "free" market. A Frenchman wouldn't sell us their nuclear tech, and a German wouldn't sell us one of their car plants, yet here we are, waiting on some foreign investor to come along and charge us just to enjoy the sun and the beach on our own coast.

I get it when Africans hand over their diamonds to foreign investors and end up having to dig for someone else's gems, but we don't even have to dig anything up. We just have to collect the fee. So we sit around waiting for some foreign owner to show up and claim the sun and the sea. 🤷 That’s how the elite's strategy plays out—it's basically just organized racketeering.

- because an eagle needs two wings, I guess.
- two is the smallest number you can slap a "demo" prefix onto before it feels fake.
- it creates this perfect little illusion of choice.
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mistygull16 said:I mean, what’s even the point of all those royal families and groups like the Bilderberg Group, or secret societies like the Skull and Bones...

Why does America only have two political parties and a handful of families producing presidents when there are 250 million people out there, maybe even more? 🤷

If it weren't for this manipulation, countries would actually be equally prosperous. Instead, they make sure wealth stays stuck in the hands of the ultra-rich. You see it everywhere—how everything gets bought up from poorer nations on this supposedly "free" market. A Frenchman wouldn't sell us their nuclear tech, and a German wouldn't sell us one of their car plants, yet here we are, waiting on some foreign investor to come along and charge us just to enjoy the sun and the beach on our own coast.

I get it when Africans hand over their diamonds to foreign investors and end up having to dig for someone else's gems, but we don't even have to dig anything up. We just have to collect the fee. So we sit around waiting for some foreign owner to show up and claim the sun and the sea. 🤷 That’s how the elite's strategy plays out—it's basically just organized racketeering.

Did you honestly think the fight for global dominance ended in 1945?

mistygull16 said:I mean, what’s even the point of all those royal families and groups like the Bilderberg Group, or secret societies like the Skull and Bones...

Why does America only have two political parties and a handful of families producing presidents when there are 250 million people out there, maybe even more? 🤷

If it weren't for this manipulation, countries would actually be equally prosperous. Instead, they make sure wealth stays stuck in the hands of the ultra-rich. You see it everywhere—how everything gets bought up from poorer nations on this supposedly "free" market. A Frenchman wouldn't sell us their nuclear tech, and a German wouldn't sell us one of their car plants, yet here we are, waiting on some foreign investor to come along and charge us just to enjoy the sun and the beach on our own coast.

I get it when Africans hand over their diamonds to foreign investors and end up having to dig for someone else's gems, but we don't even have to dig anything up. We just have to collect the fee. So we sit around waiting for some foreign owner to show up and claim the sun and the sea. 🤷 That’s how the elite's strategy plays out—it's basically just organized racketeering.

If you aren't paying attention, you're going to lose more than just a finger.

Did you honestly think the struggle for world supremacy stopped back in 1945?

Did you really think tens of thousands of entrepreneurs were just too incompetent to figure things out?
Did you seriously believe yesterday's neighbors and friends just start fighting "on their own"?

I'm starting to wonder if this whole thread is even worth the bandwidth.

The whole phrase "conspiracy theory" is basically just a way to kill off critical thinking.

It’s this calculated, systematic effort to lump reasonable observations in with pure nonsense. It’s designed to flatten the natural man's instinct to question and fight back against some pre-packaged, forced version of reality.

By slapping that label on anyone who dares to doubt the official narrative, they trigger this primal urge to just fit in with the tribe. People end up abandoning their own logic and gut feelings just to stay part of the crowd, because honestly, nobody wants to risk being cast out by the group for thinking for themselves.