This article is not a feel-good piece. It discusses confronting truths of the current reality on this planet. Some on the spiritual path prefer to ignore these difficult issues, but spiritual maturity requires us to observe this reality, no matter how painful, and maintain heart-based consciousness; this is what we are now collectively learning to do.
We did not come here to bypass the darkness within us, and within this world. We came here to face it and transcend it. But we cannot transcend that which we cannot see. Whether it has been because of conditioning, ignorance, privilege or fear, many of us have been blind. But the time for blindness is done; truth is rising.
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This content was originally posted on April 15, 2020.
THE TRUTH
The world is not getting worse; we are just beginning to see what was always here. There has been much corruption and control on Earth for millennia. What was once inconceivable to many is now unavoidable. Whether we choose to see truth or reject it is a personal choice we all must make.
Over the next decade, we will realize how manipulated we have been. As more and more is exposed, desperate attempts to maintain power will be made by those who currently hold it, but the inevitable will happen nonetheless; humanity will awaken.
Here are some (far from all) of the truths and tactics that are coming to light, and which we will all be called to observe, process and overcome:
1) Media
Media in all forms (social media, television, movies, video games, music, pornography, advertisements, etc.) is used to condition, influence, desensitize, and prepare us. Through it, we are taught that hatred, division, war, violence, poverty, addiction, abuse, trauma, consumerism, pollution, exploitation, destruction, and so on are normal, acceptable, unavoidable, or even beneficial. We are prepared through media for future events, so we are desensitized and compliant when they occur. Media can be and often is weaponized as propaganda.
2) Fear
Fear is one of the most effective ways to control people. Scared people will give away their power in exchange for the false promise of safety. We must investigate "the why" when anyone attempts to push us into fear. The reason is likely not for our own well-being, as claimed.
3) Divide and conquer
We are powerful when we stand together, so division tactics are used to divide people. Race, gender, politics, nation, religion and much more are purposefully used to divide us. Our current societal structure is hierarchical and encourages competition among the people. We are taught to hate and attack anyone who holds an opposing view, and coerced into division and blaming one another, while the real perpetrators at the apex go unseen. We must stop and question why we are encouraged to judge, condemn, hate and police one another rather than working together to find solutions through collaboration and unity.
One of the most obvious current examples of this is politics. As the divide between the Right and the Left grows (by design), so too does the divide between the people. Treating politics as a sport where we pledge unquestioning loyalty to one team is dangerous. We aren't meant to put our politicians on a pedestal; we are meant to be critical of them and hold them accountable, regardless of what name we chose on a ballot. If we are pledging allegiance to any person in a position of power, rather than to our fellow citizens over whom the power rules, the tactic of divide and conquer has been successful.
4) Problem-Reaction-Solution
Controllers use the problem-reaction-solution tactic when they want to advance a particular agenda. Step one: create a problem or take advantage of a current one. Blast it everywhere in the media and wait for the fearful reaction from the people. Step two: the unwitting civilians predictably react to the problem and demand action from the governing agency (as we have been trained to do). Step 3: the agency heroically swoops in with the solution, which just so happens to support their original agenda (unbeknownst to us). This is why each person must exercise discernment regarding "solutions" and consider whose objective they may serve.
5) Distraction tactics
Distraction is how unethical deeds are done while nobody is looking. A distraction can be created, or an actual event can be exploited. Anytime something dominates mainstream media, look elsewhere to see what you may be being distracted from.
6) Might is right
For millennia, we have been living under the rule of leaders who believe that might is right; that if I can take it, I deserve to have it, and should. This concept has led to immeasurable abuse, death and destruction in our world. A world where supremacy, imperialism, colonization, genocide, human trafficking, environmental exploitation, war, racism, and much more have been considered acceptable by many. As the collective consciousness rises, more and more people will awaken to this lunacy and choose to disengage from the lifestyles and systems that feed this sickness.
7) Disconnection from inner divinity
Spiritual sovereignty was stripped from us by demonizing our personal connection to the Divine. Religious organizations persuaded people that we cannot connect to God ourselves; that we need them to do so. Spiritual truth was manipulated, resulting in internal connection being replaced with dogmatic religion, allowing for the control of large populations of people.
8) The era of the mind
We are taught to disconnect from our hearts and rely solely on the brain because the brain is easily programmed; the heart is not. You are vulnerable to influence when you allow your intuitive and empathic abilities to diminish and rely exclusively on the brain. We must use the mind and the heart in a balanced system, working together. When we lose our connection to the heart, we lose our humanity, compassion, and love for ourselves, one another, and the planet; we become computers.
9) Destruction of nature
We are a part of nature, not separate from it, and it is our most powerful physical tool for connecting to and remembering our true essence. It is also our greatest healer and teacher. But we are taught to consider ourselves apart from nature, to fear, disrespect, and devalue it. We must remember and reestablish our proper place within the natural world as caretakers, not destroyers.
10) The war on the Indigenous
The taking of land and destruction of Indigenous peoples and cultures worldwide has been/is undertaken purposefully. The Indigenous are guardians of this planet; they carry wisdom and remember the truth of the natural world and the grand cycles within the cosmos. They are aware of and protect the sacred sites on Earth that anchor the planet's energetic gridlines, which are crucial to the evolution of consciousness. This is just one of the many reasons for the endeavoured annihilation of these cultures.
Please note that the context of this article is very limited and does not address the immeasurable consequences of imperialism, colonization and genocide that Indigenous peoples worldwide have endured, and continue to endure to this day. These subjects are beyond the scope of this article and are far too extensive to be addressed accurately or respectfully here.
11) Tampering of history
Much of what we have been taught as history has been manipulated. When possible, what does not support selected narratives is dismissed, hidden, or destroyed. The oppressors write history, and their atrocities are often erased.
12) Destruction and energetic harnessing of the human spirit/energy
Energy harnessing is done in countless ways (wars, psyops, events, outrage/grief instigation, and many more), but using children is the most potent. Children contain the most life force energy of all beings on our planet, so they are targeted. Abhorrent child abuse is prevalent in our world, and its influence has infected all branches of society. Some of the world's highest governments and agencies are aware of, complicit in, participate in and/or facilitate this abuse. Many law enforcement and judicial systems have been bought off or pressured into compliance. Countless celebrities, influencers, religious and spiritual leaders, etc., have risen to wealth and/or fame by participating in this system. The influence is pervasive and global.
13) Materialism and consumerism
In the Western world, we are conditioned to consume, our lives often dominated by the pursuit of material things. Research is beginning to point to a link between materialism and a reduction in empathy, connection, and sense of purpose. While it is natural to desire material security, if our lives become about accumulation, we have fallen victim to materialism and consumerism, which inevitably harm us and our planet.
14) Repression of innovation
Innovations and inventions that could free people from the chains of dependency are repeatedly repressed, stolen, and hidden. Ask yourself why some technologies move forward at lightspeed while others remain frozen in time. Technologies that could provide free energy for all and propel planetary health and humanity forward are repressed. In contrast, technologies that enslave us in addiction and degenerate our physical and energetic bodies and the planet are pushed upon us.
15) Repression of consciousness
Aware, conscious people are the biggest threat, so the ascension of human consciousness is repressed. This is accomplished by poisoning our physical, mental, emotional and energetic bodies with toxic chemicals, radiation, repressive technology, psychological warfare and emotional trauma.
16) Infiltration
All systems and structures have been infiltrated. There are people with malicious intent in every system and network on our planet (political, pharmaceutical, medical, judicial, educational, activist, religious, spiritual, and so on). We cannot rely on external sources to guide us. It is our responsibility to develop our inner guidance so we can discern what is truth.
17) Censorship
Censorship is everywhere. Anyone who attempts to speak out against selected narratives is gaslit, censored and disregarded. Anyone with hard evidence and sufficient influence to effect real change is neutralized. Consider what happens to whistleblowers and celebrities who speak out. They usually all share the same fate of ostracization and disappearance.
18) Surveillance
Everything we do, watch, read, say, and purchase online is collected as data. Surveillance and censorship are prevalent in modern society, and we have been led to believe they are for our protection. This guise of protection is how laws are passed, allowing government agencies to spy on and censor their citizens legally.
19) Social outcasting
As a society, we are conditioned to ostracize anyone who goes against the mainstream narrative. Critical/independent thinking, questioning, and speaking out are discouraged. Do so, and you will be gaslit and labelled as crazy, or worse.
20) Slow stripping of freedom
The loss of freedom happens gradually to avoid revolt. We don't notice it or resist it because it happens step by step. Then one day, we look back and wonder how we got here. If we review history, we see this tactic used repeatedly.
These are but a few of the dark truths that are currently rising, far from all. Over the coming years, more and more will surface, becoming apparent to anyone willing to remove the blindfold that has been purposefully placed upon us all. And we will wonder, how have we been so blind?
HOW HAVE WE BEEN SO BLIND?
1) Programming
Programming and conditioning begin at birth and are very difficult to escape. We are constantly bombarded with propaganda and technology specifically designed to keep us unaware and contained within a particular belief construct.
2) Pain
When/if the programming fails and we begin to glimpse truth, it is incredibly scary and difficult to accept, to the point where it can cause psychological breaks in some people. The disillusionment is so extreme that many of us choose to dissociate and remain in the illusion, because accepting the lies is easier than facing the pain.
3) Privilege
For those of us who have it, we do not want to lose the privileges of comfort, convenience, or security that the current system supplies. So, we perceive the truth as a threat and choose to ignore it. Because knowing would require accountability and change. So, we pretend it isn't real and condemn anyone who tells us otherwise.
4) Pacification
We are taught that to be a valuable member of society is to be polite, productive and permissive. That to cause disruption is dishonourable. That we could not possibly understand the complexity of this world, and that leadership is best left to the governing agencies who do. It is this pacification that causes us to relinquish our authority to people in positions of power who do not follow the very rules they enforce upon us.
5) Projection
The level of sickness in our world is unfathomable to most of us. Humans naturally project onto others what they personally embody, so our brains label anything we ourselves would not participate in as improbable. This is how the atrocities prevalent in our world remain unchecked; the possibility that they are real is inconceivable to most of us.
But, as I stated at the beginning of this article, what was once inconceivable to many is now unavoidable. The veil is thinning, and we will be shown the truth. It will break our hearts to see it, but see it we must, for we cannot change that which we cannot see. I believe we are destined to be shown the truths of our world, but that free will also exists. So what will we do? Will we rise above the darkness, or allow it to trap us?
THE DARK TRAP
As we awaken to truth, intense bouts of sadness, grief, confusion, frustration, disgust, disillusionment, hopelessness, anger and other extremely challenging emotions are inevitable. These feelings are natural and appropriate, but they also hold the potential to imprison us; this is the dark trap.
Anger is one of the most common emotions to occur in response to the exposure of the dark truths of our world. Anger serves a sacred purpose, and it is needed. It informs us that a boundary has been crossed and that change is required. But anger can also be intoxicating because it feels better than sadness or grief; it feels right, justified, powerful. And it is powerful. There isn't much in this world that motivates action quite like anger. But herein lies the trap: action taken in anger without alchemization feeds the darkness.
To use anger in its raw, unregulated form allows it to grow. Anger easily expands into resentment, rage and ultimately hatred. And hatred closes our hearts, which is exactly what the darkness wants. This is the lesson, the initiation, and the test of our time: will we transcend the darkness, or will we become it?
SO, WHAT CAN WE DO?
We are conditioned to feel hopeless and insignificant, but this is another illusion intentionally created to strip us of our sovereignty. In reality, each of us holds immense power and the potential to initiate massive change in our lives and in the world. But to do so, we must find ways to move through the density without getting trapped within it. Here's some ways we can do this:
1) Avert overwhelm
Overwhelm is extremely common during an awakening event. Information overload can be deliberately used to hijack our emotions and energy. It is important to stay informed and aware, but also to set boundaries, because if we don't, we will become engulfed by the chaos.
2) Process emotions
Sometimes our reaction to challenging emotions is to repress them, choosing avoidance and apathy because they feel better and allow us to maintain the status quo. But the truth is that avoidance and apathy will not bring about change. We must have the courage to face the darkness and the emotions it evokes. Feelings are meant to be felt; we must process them, not repress them.
3) Alchemize, then act
On the other end of the spectrum, our emotions can consume us if we let them. We must alchemize our emotions into positive action rather than behaving recklessly. It is not advantageous to take action when in the turbulent, reactive phase of an emotion. But if we process the emotion and alchemize it, we can have a much more significant and positive impact.
There are many ways to alchemize emotion. Some people do it through creating art, some through physical movement, some through spiritual practice. Regardless of how we do it, alchemization doesn't mean the emotion is no longer there, but that it has been transformed from a controlling, destructive force into a motivating, constructive one. It is from this more balanced state that we can productively take action that feels aligned with the change we wish to see in our lives and the world, without causing more overwhelm for ourselves or others.
4) Release fear
Truth can be scary. So can change. And action. But all three are needed. Choosing not to see truth, create change or take action because we are afraid is a common reaction, but we are more powerful than our fear and can move beyond it.
5) Release force
Allow others to choose for themselves. We are each responsible for our own choices, actions and energy. Lead by example, not force.
6) Release judgment and the need to be right
Begin to move away from division. Open your eyes, your mind and your heart. Unity is the way forward.
7) Release media's hold on you
Media is often used against us as a weapon, but we can learn to consume with awareness or turn it off.
8) Release extremism
The way through the darkness is always the middle road. We must stay anchored and not fall into the trap of extremism; otherwise, we become radicalized and more divided.
9) Step outside the herd
Don't be afraid to think differently, stand alone, stand up or question.
10) Always practice discernment
Develop the sacred skills of discernment and intuition and listen to them.
11) Embrace compassion
There are always good people on all sides of a situation. If we lose our compassion for one another, we have lost our humanity and the battle; we have become the darkness.
12) Ground
Grounding is always essential to well-being, but especially in challenging times. Find a grounding method you enjoy and find effective, and do it regularly.
13) Go outside
Time outside is a great way to ground, but it also provides many other benefits. Nature is our ultimate reset. Go outside every day if you can.
14) Connect
Find people to connect with, whether in person or online. But avoid putting yourself in an echo chamber with only people who share your background, beliefs, experiences and opinions. It is important to expose ourselves and listen to people with viewpoints different from our own. It doesn't mean you have to agree with them, but conversations including varying perspectives are important. Echo chambers breed division, closed minds and hearts, and should be avoided.
15) Cultivate joy and peace
We must remember to cultivate joy and peace through the darkness. This is the whole point.
16) Conduct energetic hygiene
Dense energy is being released from within and is present all around us. Regular energetic hygiene is key to keeping us clear and grounded. Learn about it in the article "Energetic Maintenance".
17) Heal
Hurt people hurt others. Unhealed pain is the reason for so much hatred in this world. Healing is our duty.
18) Forgive
Forgiveness does not mean we forget or condone past behaviours, nor that we allow them to continue, but that we have processed our pain and released the energetic ties associated with it. But forgiveness isn't easy, and it can be complicated, especially for survivors of abuse or trauma. It should never be demanded or forced.
19) Harness inner strength
Awakening to and rising above the darkness is not an easy path. We must harness our inner strength and hold love in our hearts as we stand firm for humanity through inner healing and outer action.
20) Remember, we came here for this.
This article stands apart from the usual "light and love" concepts of trendy spiritual content, but awareness of these truths is a part of awakening and a genuine ascension path. However, we are not meant to get stuck in these atrocities. This is a tricky part of the journey, as evidenced by the number of people who do become trapped here and fall into hatred, radicalism and even psychosis. We must hold awareness of current realities as they come to light (which they inevitably will), while maintaining heart-based consciousness.
For some, they wish to reject this type of information because it challenges their belief systems and way of life, which is understandable. However, ignoring darkness only gives it the space it needs to proliferate. We are fully capable of holding awareness of the darkness so that we may transcend it. We can and will overcome these dark truths rising.
I am currently working on a Sacred Skills Series that will detail the practices we will all need to cultivate on this journey. But for now, check out the Resources list at the bottom of the article "Spiritual Awakening" for additional information that may assist you at this time. And if you feel called to, please read that article in its entirety, for it will be the awakening of our hearts through spiritual truths, not just the awakening of our minds through earthly truths, that will carry us through this transition that humanity is currently navigating. Read Spiritual Awakening here.
This content was originally posted on April 15, 2020.
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