The power of the mind to influence our health and well-being was an often overlooked aspect of a "pandemic" which effectively used our emotions as a weapon against us.
A great article. Fear makes individuals unable to reason, and it seems to do the same to societies.
My only caveat is that some studies on how fear induces symptoms seem to be just Pharma propaganda. An example is the study described in the _Independent_ article: "In 2018, a study found that people living in countries with more Google search results about statin adverse events were more likely to report statin intolerance. Authors of the study concluded that exposure to online information contributed to these adverse effects."
No doubt the study authors came to, or at least wrote down, that conclusion. Statins are, next to "vaccines," the holy water of medicine. No ill can be spoken of them in medical journals. And, like vaccines, they are poisons.
Thus, another interpretation of that 2018 study is that when the medical system gaslights patients about statins ("no, that can't be due to the statins,"), which they do a lot, patients start to live in that reality. But when there is more freedom of thought, patients notice the harms from statins.
What would fear of truth generate in a mind tricked or seduced to protect self-illusion in its place?– if not a world set in conflict, fragmentation, loss and reversal?
The idea of divine retribution, and of the vengeance or curse of others you have wronged or who come to represent payback for 'sins' of the past, is within fear of contagion.
Giving a true measure is the basis for acceptance of true results.
But giving or thinking and acting on the basis of a false sense of self and world will persist the 'Garbage in; garbage out' experience of conflicted predicates bringing conflicted results. The attempt to make sense of such results in their own terms will operate in and by the predicates or core beliefs and definition that are framing our perception and response as our experience - real or imagined.
Thanks a lot Mike for another great and thoughtful article. I fully agree with your views of the 12 characteristics. Here are my (non-exhaustive) additions: At least 2 of them, trust and awareness, are of the kind where the opposite is true too: A lot of trust in entities which spread false or inflated information or outright anxiety, can of course increase fear. And I'd say that was (and still) is part of the C19 crisis. A lack of awareness can lead to surprise or even shock. I have no good specific example but at least I wouldn't want to exclude this factor. (BTW, over-simplification in explanations can have a similar effect.)
Speaking of the point "awareness": I'd like to add virology and germ theory in general which since decades is used to explain illnesses and hence raises awareness for germs, including viruses of course.
One "characteristic" I'd like to add to the list is: Abuse, propaganda and misconduct. There were parties with deliberate interest in raising risk perception, anxiety and fear. Like the (often government supported) nudging units, parties who benefit economically from risk perception (journalism and (social) media being 2 disgusting examples), and those with military interests.
I agree. There are many in the health freedom movement whom people trust who promote fear to their audience. It's ridiculous. And I also agree with the lack of awareness being a problem and as you said, the opposite where people are aware of a problem, such as "viruses," which in turn causes fear. We must make them aware that there is no need to fear fictional entities. 😉
If not ready or willing to face our fears we will be driven by a need to cast out or project a displacement & dissociation to fictional or mythic 'entities' that then have all the power we are giving them as the actual purpose they serve for our decision - regardless what we say to ourselves or others as part of reinforcing ro boosting such a defence.
There is a catch 22 in this in that fear blocks questioning, and so the basis for questioning has to come from something that is not fear. Hence the way in which we teach or communicate or relate is the context of whatever we think we are saying or sharing, and so we can see the examples of those whose acts belie their word.
Self-contradictions can be experienced as an opportunity to question the 'thinking' that masked them as currency of meaningful exchange. But the blame culture works to shame and attack the weakness in the other as a means of boosting self-rightness or moral superiority. So masking over fears, doubts and uncertainties operates as a survival strategy, that collectively operates as a sort of 'pass the parcel' lest the music stops to leave you with the guilt, and exclusion.
Well said Binra! I truly believe knowledge is power but we must find the most effective way to relay this knowledge onto others so that we do not turn them away. While the fear in "viruses" is strong, the fear that can result in not believing in "viruses" may be stronger to some due to not knowing how to live in a world without these entities. It is a paradigm and realty-shifting option we present to people which comes with a leap of faith. However, I believe if someone overcomes their initial hesitancy and looks at what is considered "scientific" evidence in regards to virology, that leap of faith won't look so daunting. It's just a matter of presenting the information in the most easily digestible manner, which is something I'm still trying to figure out.
Knowledge undoes a false power by which we conflict, hurt ourselves/each other and become beset by fear.
Finding the way is feeling our way, because the way we learned to think is more conflicted than...we think it is.
Motivation for change is the key indeed. For who asks when they believe they 'know' and are supported and protected or guided in life thereby?
The fact in such times as these is that the complex or mindset that is invoked to 'make you safe' from deeper conflict or fear by social masking - no longer works to keep such fear unconscious. Not least by its having to ramp up the use of fear to maintain compliance.
So here is our tipping point, and here is our service - in terms of attending to the willingness to ask and receive a sane and significant or meaningful sense of self and life, in place of subjection to False Evidence Appearing Real.
The field aligns the movement. As we truly listen, so are we guided or informed as to how, when, whether to speak or respond to our situation. If we 'already know' then our current ignorances will frame or filter our giving and receiving. This is where we can become problem-defined and driven; meet blocks but at some point learn from the experience.
I see you spend a lot of time and attention to details that conclude with a summary.
I wonder if a page link to the summary would help those who want the gist with the freedom to refer to the basis from which it came?
Or conversely start with a summary that links to its references down page?
Part of my own sense is where I have been over a particular issue such as to have essentially 'done that' unless something new comes in.
I felt a response not yet written to the antibody 'discovery' that addresses invested stories, that are then protected by ad hoc extensions which build on false foundations as 'progress' of a fundamentally flawed idea (in this case pathogenic attackers).
We cant give anything to an unwillingness or unreadiness to receive it. Though we may sow seeds.
I appreciate your witness and in my own way contribute from where I feel life and connection as a shared worth rather than 'joining' in hate of a pathologically flagged 'threat'.
As insane as the featured people in the article have become (been driven by the most successful psyop in humanity's history), they seem almost sane compared to the collective insanity displayed in the 3000+ comments. Don't read them, if you have value your sanity or faith in humanity.
A great article. Fear makes individuals unable to reason, and it seems to do the same to societies.
My only caveat is that some studies on how fear induces symptoms seem to be just Pharma propaganda. An example is the study described in the _Independent_ article: "In 2018, a study found that people living in countries with more Google search results about statin adverse events were more likely to report statin intolerance. Authors of the study concluded that exposure to online information contributed to these adverse effects."
No doubt the study authors came to, or at least wrote down, that conclusion. Statins are, next to "vaccines," the holy water of medicine. No ill can be spoken of them in medical journals. And, like vaccines, they are poisons.
Thus, another interpretation of that 2018 study is that when the medical system gaslights patients about statins ("no, that can't be due to the statins,"), which they do a lot, patients start to live in that reality. But when there is more freedom of thought, patients notice the harms from statins.
What would fear of truth generate in a mind tricked or seduced to protect self-illusion in its place?– if not a world set in conflict, fragmentation, loss and reversal?
The idea of divine retribution, and of the vengeance or curse of others you have wronged or who come to represent payback for 'sins' of the past, is within fear of contagion.
Giving a true measure is the basis for acceptance of true results.
But giving or thinking and acting on the basis of a false sense of self and world will persist the 'Garbage in; garbage out' experience of conflicted predicates bringing conflicted results. The attempt to make sense of such results in their own terms will operate in and by the predicates or core beliefs and definition that are framing our perception and response as our experience - real or imagined.
Thanks a lot Mike for another great and thoughtful article. I fully agree with your views of the 12 characteristics. Here are my (non-exhaustive) additions: At least 2 of them, trust and awareness, are of the kind where the opposite is true too: A lot of trust in entities which spread false or inflated information or outright anxiety, can of course increase fear. And I'd say that was (and still) is part of the C19 crisis. A lack of awareness can lead to surprise or even shock. I have no good specific example but at least I wouldn't want to exclude this factor. (BTW, over-simplification in explanations can have a similar effect.)
Speaking of the point "awareness": I'd like to add virology and germ theory in general which since decades is used to explain illnesses and hence raises awareness for germs, including viruses of course.
One "characteristic" I'd like to add to the list is: Abuse, propaganda and misconduct. There were parties with deliberate interest in raising risk perception, anxiety and fear. Like the (often government supported) nudging units, parties who benefit economically from risk perception (journalism and (social) media being 2 disgusting examples), and those with military interests.
I agree. There are many in the health freedom movement whom people trust who promote fear to their audience. It's ridiculous. And I also agree with the lack of awareness being a problem and as you said, the opposite where people are aware of a problem, such as "viruses," which in turn causes fear. We must make them aware that there is no need to fear fictional entities. 😉
If not ready or willing to face our fears we will be driven by a need to cast out or project a displacement & dissociation to fictional or mythic 'entities' that then have all the power we are giving them as the actual purpose they serve for our decision - regardless what we say to ourselves or others as part of reinforcing ro boosting such a defence.
There is a catch 22 in this in that fear blocks questioning, and so the basis for questioning has to come from something that is not fear. Hence the way in which we teach or communicate or relate is the context of whatever we think we are saying or sharing, and so we can see the examples of those whose acts belie their word.
Self-contradictions can be experienced as an opportunity to question the 'thinking' that masked them as currency of meaningful exchange. But the blame culture works to shame and attack the weakness in the other as a means of boosting self-rightness or moral superiority. So masking over fears, doubts and uncertainties operates as a survival strategy, that collectively operates as a sort of 'pass the parcel' lest the music stops to leave you with the guilt, and exclusion.
Well said Binra! I truly believe knowledge is power but we must find the most effective way to relay this knowledge onto others so that we do not turn them away. While the fear in "viruses" is strong, the fear that can result in not believing in "viruses" may be stronger to some due to not knowing how to live in a world without these entities. It is a paradigm and realty-shifting option we present to people which comes with a leap of faith. However, I believe if someone overcomes their initial hesitancy and looks at what is considered "scientific" evidence in regards to virology, that leap of faith won't look so daunting. It's just a matter of presenting the information in the most easily digestible manner, which is something I'm still trying to figure out.
Thanks and yes.
Knowledge undoes a false power by which we conflict, hurt ourselves/each other and become beset by fear.
Finding the way is feeling our way, because the way we learned to think is more conflicted than...we think it is.
Motivation for change is the key indeed. For who asks when they believe they 'know' and are supported and protected or guided in life thereby?
The fact in such times as these is that the complex or mindset that is invoked to 'make you safe' from deeper conflict or fear by social masking - no longer works to keep such fear unconscious. Not least by its having to ramp up the use of fear to maintain compliance.
So here is our tipping point, and here is our service - in terms of attending to the willingness to ask and receive a sane and significant or meaningful sense of self and life, in place of subjection to False Evidence Appearing Real.
The field aligns the movement. As we truly listen, so are we guided or informed as to how, when, whether to speak or respond to our situation. If we 'already know' then our current ignorances will frame or filter our giving and receiving. This is where we can become problem-defined and driven; meet blocks but at some point learn from the experience.
I see you spend a lot of time and attention to details that conclude with a summary.
I wonder if a page link to the summary would help those who want the gist with the freedom to refer to the basis from which it came?
Or conversely start with a summary that links to its references down page?
Part of my own sense is where I have been over a particular issue such as to have essentially 'done that' unless something new comes in.
I felt a response not yet written to the antibody 'discovery' that addresses invested stories, that are then protected by ad hoc extensions which build on false foundations as 'progress' of a fundamentally flawed idea (in this case pathogenic attackers).
We cant give anything to an unwillingness or unreadiness to receive it. Though we may sow seeds.
I appreciate your witness and in my own way contribute from where I feel life and connection as a shared worth rather than 'joining' in hate of a pathologically flagged 'threat'.
To see empirical proof of how much psychological damage sustained fear can do, see
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2022/10/26/covid-pandemic-still-isolating/
As insane as the featured people in the article have become (been driven by the most successful psyop in humanity's history), they seem almost sane compared to the collective insanity displayed in the 3000+ comments. Don't read them, if you have value your sanity or faith in humanity.
Thanks very much for this, Mike. This will be very helpful in one FB "discussion" i'm engaged in.
Always happy to help Jeffrey! 🙂
So glad you did this article Mike, best one yet IMHO :)
Thank you so much! I thought it would fit in nicely with the Halloween spirit. 😉