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What About the Prisoners!? A US military investigation announced recently that no credible evidence was found indicating that a Koran was ever flushed down a toilet during torturous interrogation sessions at Guantanamo Bay or elsewhere. The Muslim world, and human rights activists, can rest easy knowing that US torture manuals do not contain specific instructions for the disemboweling of religious texts. A high level of concern remains however, for the five instances in which the Islamic holy book was "mishandled".
Meanwhile, actual human beings, prisoners who revere that particular book, are being blindfolded, beaten, sexually abused, and forced to kneel on sharp gravel in the hot sun, thousands of miles away from their homes and loved ones. Most of them are there simply on the "suspicion" of being a terrorist, and will never hear the evidence against them (most likely because there is none, other than the fact that they are not white and live in a land desired by white people.) No investigation will be done to discover if human heads were flushed into a toilet. It is good to know that we all have our priorities straight. This slice of real life drama and idiocy serves to illustrate a major obstacle that keeps many humans locked in their disempowered states of awareness and at the mercy of orchestrated global events. I'm talking about the power we give to symbols. How one reveres or reacts to them can be an accurate indicator of one's unlearning progress. Here's a question from a standardized Unlearning Test: 31. You are accosted by a forceful and seemingly vicious group bent on destruction. Their leader speaks to you and says that you must choose what they will burn as sacrifice to their power god. The other will be spared. The choices are If you chose "a)", come back and read this editorial after you've had a few more incarnations on Earth.a) You Simply stated and humor set aside, awakened humans are clear that a symbol has no power in and of itself. If a symbol is to be powerful, it must be imbued with human thought and emotion, as well as given regular attention. Symbols surround us in more ways than most people can count, yet there are a few who know their number and purposely engage in their ritual use and propagation. Symbols are an occult science. Many researchers have pointed out that the power elite use symbols to communicate their agenda of control more effectively than words or outright intimidation. Some of the most powerful symbols are religious symbols and national symbols. Millions of humans have died rallying around the defense or promotion of a symbol. Because symbols ultimately come from us, we wind up personifying them and placing our greatest hopes in them. When they are attacked, we feel attacked. This is where the creator becomes slave to his created. Returning to our real life example, there is no doubt that many of the Muslim prisoners were deeply injured by the "alleged" abuse to their beloved text. Many Christians and Jews would feel the same way if the tables were turned on them. Yet, what is the harm if a book, flag, relic or icon is damaged intentionally some way? The harm is real. It is mental. It is the pain of the chains you still wear on your soul. As long as symbols have that kind of power over you, you are a slave to whomever created the symbol. Unlearners know that the most powerful symbols, while seemingly benign in nature, act to siphon power from those attached to it and serve the whims of a most unfriendly clandestine clique. This is why the World Trade Center was destroyed by controlled demolition from forces inside the US government. The symbol provoked more emotion than the three thousand or so dead bodies crushed and smoldering in the ashes of that terrible day. This is why Korans are being fondled by naked interrogators and flushed down toilets. These are the puppet strings that march the world off to war. The good news is that once you unlearn the power of symbols, the Illuminated masters have lost a major means of controlling you. Not only are you free from their overt and covert manipulations, but you will now have at your disposal a tool that can be as equally effective for the manifestation of positive desires. Symbols, like all tools, are neutral. They can be very effective for focusing one's feelings, desires, and thoughts into concentrated intentions that will bear fruit. As long as you have decided that you would like to stick around in physical reality, you can design symbols that reflect your highest ideals. The most moral of symbols are for self-influence alone. Purposefully subjecting others to subconscious intentions, even if the desire is deemed "good", is still slavery, only with velvet cuffs. No matter how you choose to use and view symbols in your reality, it is a good idea to constantly develop your resistance to them, as a reminder of where the real power lies. Practice taking or creating revered symbols and destroying them. If you feel angst, trepidation, or regret, chances are you are still bound to the symbol and its ideas in some ways. The same can be said if you feel an overwhelming sense of glee in the act of destruction instead of the sense of freedom. We will know that life on earth is embracing greater unlearning and empowerment when we are ready to destroy the world's controlling symbols and the thoughts they represent rather than the people who believe in them. If those imprisoned Korans could speak, if they are truly holy works, they would gladly suffer any indignation so that all of us would be free from the sad drama we are currently acting out. Whose Life are You Living? |
