Only a statement that 50 years down the road (if there are any to say then) the writers of history will point and say “THIS was when WW3 began” 

only I think it started much earlier.   The strangest part of ‘this war’ is that the governments are against their very peoples.   All the western world is coming apart at the seams while the orient is growing stronger, ORIENT being the asian world to include Russia: call it old world nomenclature of territory.

There are some articles out there circulating showing how all those aligned with BRICS are the opposite pole of the West, and how they are moving forward away from the old centralized thinks,,, still somewhat centralized as there are reasons to hold on to that, what with Mass Armed governments that still hold to the EMPIRE thinks,,,  Hard to have an Arms Industry when everything goes locallocallocal,,,  Especially when you are building things like hypersonic missiles.    

What I don’t get it, is the tit-for-tat mentality,,,   You stomp someones embassy, then get all Ire’d up when they retalliate,,,,   Shit seems so ‘Fifth Grade’ hormone soaked pre-teen angsty,,,     Can we please get the adults back at the heads of state again?

Yeah, yeah,,, I know,,,,   When have we EVER had adults in heads of state?   Even the majority of monarchs were childish in their ways (still are in many of those still around,,,)

At least could we get rid of the dunderheaded profit grabbers?   That would be a start anyways,,,   

more laters,,,

as in PUT OFF,,, you don’t have to follow along with my journey, but if you do, you are going to hit where I am at currently.  I don’t even care if you agree or not.  I am not putting any of this out here for you, not you in particular; this is completely for my own record.  If you take something from it: Excellent.  if not, I hope you find your calling/muse/purpose/fascination in your own way.   Its a heavy burden ‘waking up’, and not just to the lies of our current times, but waking up to what I feel are facts (call it faith that they are, if  you wish)

That everything we were ever taught is  based on fabrications for benefit to a select few, and the preponderous nature of that fabrication is causing greater and greater echos of SUFFERING as the years go by.

I used to Joke about “Illuminati”,,,  Now, not so sure.   I used to say that the Knights Templar were better bankers than warriors,  now, I am thinking they found out something and the Holy Roman See was paying them hushmoney. I re-read sections of history concerning the Inquisition, and the targeted groups for Heresy, what those groups believed and practiced, and wonder “Why?”: but I think I know why.  The lessons I have been gleaning certainly paint a different picture of that past.   One not so pretty, not that those times were pretty or anything.

And how much information was flat destroyed? How much is under lock and key under the Vatican? Safe from prying eyes like mine (and many many others,,,)How many there KNOW they are perpetuating a fabrication, and how many are just Duped?

I know it matters not.  I know it, but that does not give me comfort.   I see why history repeats itself, over and over, never quite in tune, but always repeating the same cycles.

There are mysteries that aren’t explainable by science.   Not as yet anyways.  I think there is a time coming where even those will have explaination, and when they do, MAGIC will be reborn, only it won’t be magic, it will be Science. 

I told you, I am feeling ‘Off’,,, might even sound a bit kray-kray,,,   My brain does not settle down, and follows threads all over the place.  

My thoughts on “magic” are in part from stories of the Buddhist monks and ‘miracles’ and some quite paranormal accounts.  Maybe they can do those things: I can’t say, never seen them done, only seen one Buddhist in my entire life and that was the current Dalai Lama when he came to Cincinasty for something.   I was part of the production team for the venue, providing Public address and lighting for all the speakers.   I certainly did not see anything paranormal take place. 

I can say he was a powerful person, and instilled calm about him wherever he walked, but that could be many things, not ‘some superpower’,,,   I have met others that did the same at some level.  I have been to places that had the same effect.   Odd, but not paranormal, just peaceful.

It sucks to be so damned introspective,,, I look around, but I am always looking back at me at the same time.  Analyzing ME, to see if I ‘measure up’,,,,  

Sometimes I do, sometimes I don’t.   But I keep trying, keep learning, keep applying, and thats all I know TO DO.   I try to teach others some of what I have learned, usually the hardest way possible (I am stubborn and can make Mules look flat submissive.)  And I know the mantra; “you teach that which you most need to learn” 

we are all teachers

we are all students

we are all

HUMAN

Fallible, misguided, sinful in some way shape or form,,, None of us is an angel in waiting,,,, thats the aspiration, the goal,

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The world around us is in turmoil, politcal shifting like techtonic plates slamming into each other.  Sometimes both rise, creating incredible mountain ranges.  Usually one will be driven down while the other rolls over it and creates ongoing frictions for a time.   Sometimes, the two will just slide along each other, and occasionally, there will be a hangup that breaks loose causing issues off and on.  

But the world doesn’t end, the trip around the sun carries on, and this little rock in the outskirts of a Galactic arm doesn’t give a rats ass if I exist or not.   I DO, (care that is)  but I am a very brief spark in a fire that has been going on forever.   When the sun finally goes dark, there won’t be some footnote in the galactic forums mentioning me in particular.  Maybe this crazy ‘Human Race’ that was near schizophrenic and suicidal,

but not me.

And I am good with that.     It means I can live my life to my fullest, and even if I fail, no one will know except me. 

And I will have (have had) my failures.  Along with my successes; Six of one, half dozen the other,,, it all come back to the laws of conservation doesn’t it.  You can’t create or destroy energy, you can only transform it: and that is all we really are,,, energy compressed so tightly, we are solid(ish) 

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Happy Muhndae to y’all,,,, thanks for letting me vent,,, Maybe now I can get back to the original program of this here bloggy thingy,,, (no promises,  its a whimsical thing,,,,)

Keep on livin’

That rabbit hole,,,, a video synopsis of it anyways,,, Pay attention to the last 15 minutes or so,,,,

Facts.  Most of the New Testament was put in written form several decades to a century AFTER the death of Christ. 

Several of the original texts have ZERO mention of the Crucifixion, and while there are discrepencies in ‘what happened’ this can be expected as no two people will observe the same event in exactly the same manner. (and many interregators will tell you, when two stories match perfectly, both people are lying,,)  the real issue here is that the event was ADDED AFTERWARD with no mentions prior,,,, 

There is little to no evidence in Roman Records of a Jesus, but there are records for an Yashuah, and ISA,, the name of the person buried in Kashmir (see video above)  The book of Thomas in the Gnostic texts does not use the name Jesus, but Yashuah.

The hole I fell into is well documented; there is substantial evidence, even in modern niches, that give lie to the narrative.   That ONLY the Christian sects claim there was a death and resurrection, even though the events leading to that point are recorded in the other sects; Judaism and Muslim accordingly.   There are ‘pilgrimages’ of Jews to Kashmir to see the burial place, to this day.  The people of that area also call themselves the “10th Tribe of Israel” (so there may be some bias, but I think time and distance from the mother tribe would erase some of that.)(NOTE, look at the facial features of the local people,,, Definitely NOT asian/mongol, much more Caucasian/Roman features, including that hawkish beak of a nose.)

Here us where my problem arose.   The teachings of Jesus AS DOCUMENTED were counter to much of the teachings of Judaism, then AND now.   Much more aligned with Buddhism or so similar as to make no difference.   There was that whole Gaping Hole of years where NOTHING was known or written (14-29) and then suddenly he was a powerhouse of Messiah.   Even following the ‘death’, his power was used by others, in a very divided way, creating many sections and beliefs; Some quite ‘out-there’.

I said I don’t believe in coincidences.   Very much an Occams Razor kind of guy.   And I see too many traces of Human Nature’s desire for Power over Others in the rise of the Christian Faith.   Buddhism does not contain a heaven or hell, its claims of source of enlightenment is internal, a gift one must acheive, not be rewarded by some external judge.  But the peaceful nature, the ‘Choose'(not Submit), the ‘meek shall inherit the earth’ philosophy,,, Common currency with Buddhism and Christianity, but  not readily apparent in either of the other two (and obviously absent in Islam with the ‘kill all infidel’ creedo.)

What burns me: a narrative, twisted from whole cloth, that was kidnapped for personal power, that led to the creation of a hostile narrative in Islam, and between the two,  has killed more people over 2000 years than any group of governance ever has, under the guise of “God wills it”. (and that last is on BOTH sides,,,,   One God? Two beliefs at odds?   yeah,,, that’s no bias, that’s just looking beyond what I am told,,,)

Re-watch that vid, the last few words says all I needed to hear about my feelings on this.   Cognitive dissonance would/does make the evidence MOOT.  2000 Years of lies won’t be corrected no matter how much evidence, irrefutable evidence, is thrown at it.  People want to believe what they want to believe and DO NOT like admitting they fell for a Con: you only need look at how we are still recoiling in public 3 years after the Rona’s with it’s attendant Tyranny.  People will do as they FEEL, and thinks rarely have much to do with it.

  So my rabbithole is just that; a small hole that someone occasionally falls into but will never amount to anything beyond the personal.   Meanwhile, it has reinforced my thoughts of quantum cloud based reality (which is gaining more and more evidence as we move forward. ) That we make our own reality, sharing small parts of others for brief flashes that LOOK uniform and coherent.    Time and space being the illusion we create to learn something, or to escape the cloud for a brief spell (vakay) or,,,,

Both aspects come back to that “what if”, that is The UnComfortable Truth that All religions try to answer.   The big difference between Buddhism and Christianity is that Buddhism doesn’t try to explain it away, or create myths to alleviate suffering; it accepts that is the fact and shows a way to enlightenment HERE, NOW, not after the fact.   Nor does it try to milk it’s parishioners of their livelihood.  There IS a hierarchy within, but if you were to walk into a buhhdist monestary, you would be hard pressed to SEE it,,, they all look outwardly the same, the ‘rank’ is within, EARNED, and not just some title attached to a name. (could be why I am  attracted to it more so than the others.   I am very Meritocratic in my biases.)  That Hierarchy is not a POWER base thing,  You don’t see the Buhhdist’s waging war on other sects (The Crusades for example, or such current conflicts as we have in the M.E. currently, which looks like it may take on a Crusades mode, at least with the Western world.)

Doesn’t matter.  I believe what I want to believe, you believe what you want to believe, and as long as we don’t step on each other’s toes, or you try to kill me for not believeing as you; it’s all good.   Oh, and no buggering babies, or slaughter them at an alter, or well, No Killin’, except in self-defense.    Thats my Pagan-ish side comin’ out.  “So long as it harms NONE, do as ye will.”   (and that “none” includes the self.)    LIVE AND LET LIVE.   and yet seems to be the hardest thing for our species to understand,,,,

keep on livin’

Water levels WAY up from last time I was here.  All the little islands and ridges that were exposed are now travel hazards for the fast movers.   Parks has already been out and re-set/replaced the hazard bouys.

Didn’t do much, some piddling, riding waves by sittin’ still, drifting with winds, which were quite gusty at 13+   Doesnt’ really show it in that pic but the zephyrs were pure chaos,  

and as usual, flat water anxiety, that settles down once the water stands up and dances a bit; swells not so big as to swallow Lyssa, but deep enough troughs you could see ’em comin’.   What was really driving me batty was that wind.   One minute over your shoulder, the next in your face, then suddenly off the port/starboard sides and HARD HITTING,,, tippy feelz all around,,, 

So I hugged shores really tight and just piddled, talking to the trees and fishies, getting my sealegs back and being alive for a bit. 

Nothing wrong with this world.   People on it, maybe, but not the world.    She is just fine and will keep doing so with or without us.   That’s the humble feeling I get when I am in that torpedo of a boat and exposed to her whims.

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Wanna talk about that rabbit hole some, but not quite ready for prime time on that one,,, not yet.   Something tells me “keep your peace, keep breathing O2”  at least for now. 

Only thing I am going to say about it; “I don’t believe in coincidences”, and that rabbit hole has LOTS of ’em,,,   2000 years worth,,,   but it’s not something I am ready to write about here.  Maybe not ever,,,   Dunno.   want some facetime/meatspace with some peeps and get some feelz for “am I seeing shit, or over the rainbow on this?”

I don’t wanna dwell on it as a teaser to y’all.

more laters

and I’m not out of it yet. 

BUT

I am taking a minute to breathe some air, get some sunlight induced Vitamin D in my system, and zone out on wave and wind patterns.

John Carter has some mirrors on my thoughts of late   Seriously been considering how to disconnect/unplug,,,  There are a lot of downsides to it, but one positive that wieghs almost as much as all of the downs combined: SANITY.  I would need to consolidate my financial side to something local for one, and I hesitate to do that since I have been with my banking institution for 20+ years: there are benefits to that relationship that aren’t easily replaced. 

It would also put a serious dent in my blogging.

No worries yet, I haven’t made up my mind on what or how.    And besides, it may be a forced event when things come crashing down.  I don’t see that happening easily, since our entire economy is driven by the advertising Algorithm from the net now: they surely don’t want THEIR money ceasing to flow and will do all in their power to keep the system propped up as long as possible.

“what I want is what I’ve not got, And what I need, is all around me”

That little mantra has been flowing in my forethoughts a lot of late.    There is wisdom in the simple words. 

its time to hit the water and let the mind unwind and get the kinks stretched out.  Maybe I will share some of that rabbit hole I fell into when I get back. 

The above pic is what is on my current read efforts.  Yes, All four of them.   What isn’t pictured are the two fictionals that I use to unwind so I can focus on the above.  

and that doesn’t include the number of websites I take in on the daily, nor the number of words that I tap out,,, (and you get to read about one in four of what I type, as I end up deleting quite a bit.)

  The above: Rhetoric, laymans medicine, Education principles, and Theology (comparitve, I do A LOT of the comparitive. )   Despite the bleating of the Baptist ministers, I do NOT believe any ONE religion is the Ulitimate Truth.  Take that particular tome above.   Books that were removed from the Canonicals by Constantine,,, (and Constantine was was right around the break from Rome and the Orthodox ministries that are predominant in Asia.)   Why were they removed?   A mans answer is not sufficient to this Contrarian.  I want to read them and see if there was serious confluence, influence, counter-influence, what have you, that would impell the clergy of that time to “Edit with Prejudice”.  

And I can see why they did, but not for the reasons claimed.    Much of the text that I am reading currently sounds MUCH more in line with Buddhism.

and there are discrepencies in some time  frames, as one ‘book’ states that Christ resurrected and continued teaching the disciples for another 11  years (sophia of jesus christ)  

LOL…  Word of man indeed,,,,   Narratives MUST be maintained,  MUST!!!   Any dissenting voice, even those of the disciples Peter and Philip, MUST BE QUELLED or people might start to think for themselves,,, Can’t be having that, now can we,,,,

That last line of thought, boiled down from years of self imposed exploration, is why I have no love of ORGANIZED RELIGION.   That I have thoughts that parallel or mirror thiers, YES, but that I refuse to accept that there is ONE true word when the words we have been allowed to study ARE CENSORED, or mistranslated (intentionally by all accounts from discovered notes between King James’ scribes.) and mistranslations due to ‘language nuances’ lost in time.   We see the evolution of language year to year now, and I am certain that similar was happening back then (just a much more sedate pace since communications were slower.)  Things that meant “this” in 1990, are meaningless today unless you are speaking to someone that was using “this” back then: and you will likely get a strange look or a belly-laugh from said person.  One passage in particular comes to mind.  From the KJV: thou shalt not suffer a witch to live.    The original, in greek, used the word pharmakia (my spelling my be whacked, but phonetically correct)   It means POISONER in the context of the wording (it has many meanings, but ancient greek and latin are VERY contextual languages.)   Why the switch?   According to some notes between two scribes,,, they were uncomfortable giving accurate translation as King James was being prosecuted on suspicion of poisoning a wife/rival/opponent or some such (total recall just slipped a tooth.) and to have that translated out as poisoner would give his rivals “reason” to call for his head on a pike.  

It came down to POLITICS

Pretty much the same reason these particular chapters were removed from the common form for distribution.

Now on one note, I can see why one chapter was left behind.  The Gospel of Thomas:  It contains 114 sayings of Christ.    Some of them,,,   I can’t really tell if the problem was one of translation from the original Coptic text, IE, nuances of language lost, OR, Thomas or his scribe were long in tooth and dementia was kickin’ in.   Some of those sayings seem to be Biden-esque in flavor.  I read them and stumble, re-read it and trip, then read it a third time and scratch the skulls asking “Whaaaadafuk???”  (and to note, SOME of the more commonsensical ones are repeated in the other Gospels more commonly known.)  I do know that Thomas was the Doubter of the twelve, and was also one of the mans favorites, maybe there is some of that doubt mixed into the original text and it colored the translation (nuances, lost contexts,,,)

And I am just some ‘uneducted lunk’ that has a hobby of asking “WHY?” way to much,,,,so take me with a grain of salt and maybe a shot of whiskey to calm the nerves, IF I am picking some scabs of yours by writing what I am.  And that ‘asking ‘WHY?’ way to much” is from my Grands on my mothers side  (genetic disposition or the little bit of influence they had on me as a child,, can’t say, but that disposition is VERY Strong.)

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April Showers,,, Lots of little spring showers today at the J.O.B.   We managed to get a bit done, and Bossman decided to call it early,,, Fine by me, three days of wet feet is enough for this old ground pounder.   One more day to weekends, and its supposed to be rather dry (comparitively speaking) and HOT,,,   I want to spend at least one day with paddle in hand, butt in boat, and cruise around on my favorite church.  Probably gonna be some boat traffic withh the warms, so waves a plenty, (and windy as well, forgot to mention that,)  

Admittedly, I have some thinks that need to percolate and the ZEN of paddling definitely helps there.

more laters,,,

Keep on livin’

Today is hump day, for my work-week, even though I am on the downhill slide of my payweek: tomorrow is my payday.

but these drag-ass days with wet-feet and blah weather and some seriously HARD work (we are tearing out the fencing around a HS football stadium so they can come in an build a new one.   Several thousand feet of fencing and pulling the posts as well, and it has to be done systematically: fence wired rolled up so we can haul it out, etc, etc,,,)

At least today, the lower rung Emps showed up, even though Burnout left early,,,

but now home, feet dried off, shoes hung up to dry out, kids are fed, and I am trying to ‘ketch-up’,

and dropping out, eyes aflutter, dozing off.

So my burned out status is more ‘dog-tired’, and not burned out on writing,,, (as if,,,)  but if I am too tired to read, I am probably not going to be thinking clearly either.

weekend is coming,,,  needz it!

keep on livin’