Emotional Mind Control
Stop falling for it.
I. MUH FEELS
I think most of us are attracted to new ideas whether it’s to open our minds to them or to criticize them. Most of the time, we’re looking for something that validates what we believe or how we feel. I like hearing different perspectives, too, and for those reasons. But that’s where a lot of people get stuck. We want that validation and then that’s it. We don’t want to question ourselves. We don’t want to put in the effort to truly know if something is true or not. The fear of saying “I was wrong” is a strong feeling. That’s the ego not wanting to let go.
In my own writing, I’m not trying to placate anyone’s feelings or appeal to their beliefs to reel in likes and follows. I talk about things that require serious contemplation and encourage deeper internal work – things that people don’t want to hear. Harsh truth doesn’t make friends. Maybe in the long run it can, if you’ve helped someone, but that’s a rarity. Making friends is not my goal, though. My goal is to get people out of the slave mindset, whether it’s slavery to the ego, to an unhealthy belief, or to “authority.” My goal is to help awaken someone to their sovereignty.
The motto on my website is “freedom begins within,” and it’s 100% true. True self-reflection and the willingness to face your traumas, attachments and erroneous beliefs is difficult. Working through them is difficult. It’s uncomfortable, and nobody wants to experience discomfort even if it benefits them in the long run. This is one of our biggest problems. We let our emotions dictate everything. We think “I don’t want to see it, think it, or do it if it makes me feel bad.” In some cases, that’s appropriate, but we have to use discernment.
Emotions are meant to guide our moral choices and how we interact with each other, not to act as a gauge for truth. For example, we feel Shame and Regret when we do bad things. We feel Guilt when we’ve wronged someone. Without those emotions we wouldn’t know to not take those actions anymore. When we see injustice we feel Anger. Then we have to channel that anger properly in order to stop wrong-doing. And Love (as in Agapé Love) is the great connector. It’s not just a feeling, it’s a higher level of consciousness / awareness. I highly recommend looking into the work of David Hawkins on our different emotions and levels of consciousness.
When we come across information that is unsettling or insulting, however, we have to put what we’re feeling about it aside. We have to gauge that information rationally and objectively. Truth can be very upsetting, especially if it contradicts long-held beliefs. We have to stop and re-evaluate those beliefs and be willing to say “I was wrong about that.” You can’t twist the truth to fit your worldview, you have to adjust your worldview in alignment with truth. And once you have that truth in hand, you can’t sit on it. You can’t edit yourself and sanitize your language over the risk of offending someone.
“The truth is belligerent; it strikes out not only against falsehood, but against particular people who spread falsehood.” – Bertolt Brecht
One of the biggest forms of mind control is the repetition of lies. It’s a classic cult technique called Indoctrination Through Repetition. The more a lie is spoken – especially by someone that we consider an “authority” or leader – the quicker people accept it as truth. Through mantras, slogans, propaganda pieces, and speeches the lie is spoken over and over. It’s especially effective when it appeals to our emotions. It’s a kind of sorcery.
Sorcery is the art of using words to manipulate and control consciousness. Magick is the art of using words to influence and uplift consciousness. Speaking the truth is True Magick. Even though the lie is repeated, so must the truth be. That’s why most of my posts here cover the same subjects, using some of the same phrasing. If I waver too far from the core issues just to attract more readers then what am I? A sorcerer. If we don’t speak the truth belligerently, unapologetically, and unwaveringly then we’re not making it louder than the lie. We’re not making any kind of impact.
The lie will always be validating, comforting, and spoken in soft appealing language. People will gravitate to it because it makes them feel good. Well, I’m not interested in making you feel good. If the nightly news pundit is smiling and telling you “love is all you need,” and the guy on the street corner screaming into a megaphone saying “love is NOT all you need – you also need courage, conscience, and will-power,” which one will you trust more? Will you allow your reactive feelings to decide? Will you let a loud, angry voice put you off from the truth? I really hope not.
How something makes you feel when first hearing it cannot determine its truthfulness. This is Emotional Mind Control. Don’t fall for it.
II. TRUE CARE
Someone I know was once scornfully told, “no one will remember anything you said; they’ll only remember how you made them feel.”
It’s such a shame how humanity has turned into some sensitive child who cares more about how they feel than they do about the truth. No care for what’s right, or good, or true, only for whether or not we’re offended or triggered. We have to grow the fuck up and get over ourselves. Your feelings do not and never will matter when you are being culled and enslaved. You have to face the hard truth, accept it, and then do what needs to be done to change the condition we’re in – a condition we’ve allowed to manifest because of willful ignorance, apathy, false beliefs, and misplaced focus on feelings over WHAT IS.
I will never care how offended you are by what I write. What I do Care about is your freedom. I want YOU to Care about your freedom… and mine. We’re all connected. If you’re not free, neither am I, and vice versa. Our freedom is hinged upon our behaviors and our acceptance of truth, not our feels. We’ll get nothing done if all we do is sit idly in our “safe spaces” and comfort zones in ignorance. That’s how a slave exists, not a sovereign being.
True Care is conscious and active. It cannot be fooled and duped. It isn’t selfish. It has no attachments to ego. It doesn’t cherry-pick to feel validated. It doesn’t cower and curl up into a fetal position because its feelings got hurt. True Care is resilient, passionate, and devoted to what’s true and right for all life. It accepts the truth for what it is (regardless of how it is spoken), meets the requirements for change, and gets shit done. That’s what Agapé Love is. It’s not ALL you need, but it’s a firm foundation for the Courage and Will to create true positive change. I hope it’s one we build before it’s too late.