Throwback 2015: Free Your Mind 3 Conference and a Peek into the Occult

On April 11, 2015, my friends and I set out on a trip to Langhorne, PA. Now what would four, super-hip ladies from NYC be doing hanging out in a small-town like Langhorne for the weekend? It surely wasn't for the allure of Sesame Place. No, my friends. We were going to the long-awaited "Free Your Mind" conference!

Langhorne, here we come!

The subject matter at "Free Your Mind" focused on consciousness, mind control and the occult. Despite what's available on mainstream social media and cable TV, ALL of that material is completely relevant. 

According to the A.C. Nielsen Co., the average American watches more than 4 hours of TV each day (or 28 hours/week, or 2 months of nonstop TV-watching per year). In a 65-year life, that person will have spent 9 years glued to the tube. Think of the things we can do with that time!

 

Back when SNL was edgy, they made a series of tongue-in-cheek cartoons exposing our weird world. 

But, but, but...the occult??? Oh my gosh, isn't that the creepy Voodoo, "Eyes Wide Shut" sort of stuff?

"Password, sir?"

"Fidelio."

"Thank you, sir."

*gulp* 

Let's take a look at the word "Occult."

The Google definition says:

oc·cult

əˈkəlt/

noun

noun: occult; plural noun: occults

1.

supernatural, mystical, or magical beliefs, practices, or phenomena.

"a secret society to study alchemy and the occult"

synonyms:

the supernatural, the paranormal, supernaturalism, magic, black magic, witchcraft, sorcery, necromancy, wizardry, the black arts, occultism, diabolism, devil worship, devilry, voodoo, hoodoo, white magic, witchery, mysticism; raretheurgy "his interest in the occult"

So sure. In common Google English usage today, the word "occult" means all of that mystical, paranormal stuff--but please suspend your fear for a second. Bear in mind that we have defined the common usage of it. The etymological roots of the word reveal much more to us:

It seems the very meaning of the word has been "occult'-ed from common usage!

So the subject matter discussed at the "Free Your Mind" conference was information that's been hidden from mainstream society--material that is not available on your list of cable channels. Why, you may ask, would you be interested in occult topics though? I have enough to do in my day-to-day life!

While encouraging in its intention, one has to wonder with this caption, is this passive approach to life all that we have to look forward to?

For years, I thought about that question. I worked in corporate banks, bought lots of gadgets and lived a pretty normal life. But one day, I stumbled upon this thought:

 

Motivational speaker Jim Rohn planted this thought in my head years ago.

Living the day-to-day without much thought to really improving myself seemed empty, especially with me being an ex-cult and a 9/11 survivor. What I needed to do was to acquire knowledge on how to improve myself and my outlook on life--topics that are hidden on mainstream cable-TV channels. 

Excessive TV viewing can contribute to poor grades sleep problems, behavior problems, obesity, and risky behavior in children. Thanks mainstream corporatism!

As time went on, I disconnected from TV and began reading books, watching documentaries and listening to podcasts. These are three of the life-changing podcasts I began listening to:

Founded by whistle-blower, Richard Grove, this site provides tools for healthy thinking. You'll reclaim your mind with this one, folks!

Researcher Mark Passio explores our shared reality without us having to join a cult!

What do Barack Obama and Katy Perry have to do with the occult? Freeman's perspective will blow your mind on that and more!

Of course there are many more podcasts out there, but these are sure to whet your appetite. The content is based on hidden knowledge, in other words, what the powers-that-shouldn't-be would rather you didn't know. 

How the mind affects your perspective is astounding!

Fast forward (or backwards, depending on your perspective) to April 11, 2015. I met Mark Passio, founder of What on Earth is Happening podcast and Freeman Fly, founder of Freemantv.com. I'm sure that they, and the rest of the speakers at the "Free Your Mind" conference understand that most of the public would rather just live their lives without exercising thought. The masses are just too spent from the squeeze of our empire-especially since we are seen as mere "human resources." 

                           

                                               Krabby O'Mondays. Yippee.

Some of us, however, are understanding that if we continue to be a cork in the ocean of life, there are consequences to that mode of non-thinking. Some of us also understand that society has been ruled by some pretty effed-up people. We, those who are awakening to higher consciousness, want to see not just our own personal lives improved but the entire world improved! These guys got me started on the road to working on myself and therefore bettering the world around me.

All of which started by reading books like The Magic of Believing.

"What the fool cannot learn, he laughs at, thinking that by his laughter he shows superiority instead of latent idiocy."--Claude M. Bristol

Thanks for all of the work that researchers like the above do. Whether or not, they realize it, they are freeing minds, one at a time!

Mind Control, Mind Control--Let's Take Our Minds Back!

Let's take an honest, truthful look at our system. It kinda sucks. We get up and work for people who don't care about us. We pay taxes to finance the whims of bankers we don't even know. Yet, we feel powerless. Kinda like ol' Morrissey here.

It's ok, man. Don't cry!

In order to assess our situation, we've got to come to terms with some basic facts, even if they make us shudder. FACT: There are powerful people controlling our planet. FACT: It's been that way for a long time. FACT: They know how to present themselves as sanctimonious leaders who'd never harm a fly, meanwhile the harm they've done and perpetuate is insurmountable. FACT: The controllers use institutions like religion, government and money to fool you into believing that you have no power to change things. Advertisement is a perfect example of this point. No other industry uses words to manipulate you to purchase products as effectively as advertisement. Take this ad for example:

Why is Dove using so many nasty words here in this otherwise beautiful graphic? How are they pulling my strings to get me to buy their product?

So, how have the controllers managed to pull the wool over our eyes for centuries? Through words! Linguistics, man. Don't believe me? Take a look:

Words get in everything. Sticky stuff.

Now more than ever, we need to use critical thinking when it comes to words and HOW they are used. The media and internet saturate us with words. Words paint pictures in our minds. It's how we process information, how we view ourselves. It's how we charge our perceptions. For example, I'll start by posing a you a question. If spirituality and religion got into a fight, who'd win? The debate's been going on for centuries and I'm telling you, it's one hell of a fight! I'd wager that your answer will depend on your point of view. Your point of view will be influenced by what images the words "spirituality" and "religion" convey in your mind and trigger in your emotions. Think about that for a second. Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius said "Everything we see is perspective, not truth." If that's the case, we've all got cataracts. Sometimes we hang on too much to our own perspective, when in fact, the truth is eluding us. Truth never wavers and sometimes will kick our ass into next week if we don't let go of our perceptions!!

 

A fight!

 So where to start learning how to use your mind? Here's a great place to start:

The Trivium is Latin for the three ways” or “the three roads” forming the foundation of a medieval liberal arts education. It has been suppressed and removed from modern education. Schools today only teach WHAT to think, (esp with "Common Core Curriculum) rather than HOW to think--which is the basis of TRUE EDUCATION. 

 That's heavy man. I gotta learn how to think in order to free myself of mind control? Look around. Our planet is saturated with people who don't use their minds. Who benefits? Sure as hell not you or me! It's a start, but it'll be well worth it when our minds are truly free.

What I Did On My Summer 2014 Vacation

So what did I do on my summer vacation? Hint: It's one of these 3 choices:






a) I rode around in my gangsta whitewalls.

b) I listened to Pharell's "Happy" until I was farting smiley faces.

c) I wrote a letter to the cult leaders of Jehovah's Witnesses.

If you picked "a," dream on! I live in NYC and parking's a real bitch here. If you picked "b," honey, I don't need Pharell to make me fart smiley faces! If you picked "c," you'd be right, and I'll FedEx your cookie to you.

Now, I was kicked out of that cult back in 1997, but I recently met people who have just left. Man, I remember the days and weeks after I left. I felt like I stepped into an upside down world! I had NOBODY to talk to. So I withdrew. I chilled out and refocused. It's OK to do that when you're confused. Then, I got lots of therapy. That's OK too. There's a lot of information to process. I also made a ton of mistakes. Hey, there's nothing wrong with that either. As long as you own up to them, mistakes can be used as learning curves! Most importantly, I read a TON of books. Knowledge is your way to freedom.

I wrote a letter to the JW cult leaders to speak out not just on behalf of myself. I wrote it for those who are still in the cult and can't express themselves due to the horrible mind fuck they get three times a week. I also wrote it for the ones who were banished like me. We were cut off from friends and family simply because of some bullshit constructs the cult leaders create. They feed millions of people unfounded "Biblical" rules purely to control them.

 Anyway you slice it, it's mind control. It happens everywhere and people must become aware of it.

Rather than spend my whole post writing about it, I invite you to read my letter on my friend, Noel Parsons' Open Letters to Governing Body blog. Noel's my role model! She's brave, strong and dedicated to putting real truth out there. The JW cult leaders will probably harass her what she's doing, but she holds her own. I'm standing right next to her with my fist in the air along with thousands of other awesome people.

YEAH!

In the meantime, I leave you with this video from Mind Control Survivor, Cathy O'Brien given at a conference called, appropriately enough, Free Your Mind. For those of us who have gone through mind-control, whether it's trauma or cult-based, Cathy O'Brien offers solutions for how to deal with the horrors of trauma. Until then, be free my friends!

Leaving the world of the JDUBs

Getting to Know the JDubs 

Yep. I was one of them. Jehovah's Witnesses. Perhaps you met them on one hungover Saturday when they unexpectedly knocked on your door and you then sent them all to hell. To which, they might've responded by asking, "what makes you believe in a fiery hell?" Not the best way to start your weekend. 

I'd have to say, despite their annoying tactics, they come across as nice people. That is, until you wish them a Merry Christmas. Don't get them started on that, 'cuz they will get weird! One time, I witnessed--you do a lot of witnessing as a Jehovah's Witness--a JW beating up a Christmas tree! I wish I were kidding but it actually happened. I was friends with a woman who was married to a guy who wasn't a witness. The JW's words for non-witnesses are "worldly" or "unbeliever," used interchangeably. Anyhow, as we were out all day fishing for converts, he decided to put up his tree. Big one too. When we walked into the house, she was so flabbergasted at the tree that she started wailing at it. I remember seeing ornaments flying everywhere. The tree wasn't having it though. Those tree branches started wailing back and it turned into a real fight! I had 50 bucks on the tree. 

They should have cast Jehovah as the Grinch!

The point of that story, is to illustrate how seriously Jehovah's Witnesses get with their beliefs. After all, everything that they read from their literature is to be taken without question and as fact. Besides not celebrating any holidays--including one's own birthday, they also believe that accepting a blood transfusion is a huge no-no. It may seem random to an "unbeliever," but their belief is that either you practice "blood abstinence" or you'll die in a fiery Armageddon. They even have little cards that say "No Blood." Once I got into an accident in a rough neighborhood and they found my "No Blood" card, so they shipped me off to the Crips Hospital. Imagine my dismay. I look like a smurf with those Blue bandanas. 

Only Jehovah's Witnesses and anorexic vampires need apply

I lived a Jehovah's Witness life because, like every other member, I was conditioned to believe that sacrificing my life to this institution/publishing corporation is the key to salvation. My parents raised me in the cult so leaving at that time was not an option. Becoming a Jehovah's Witness means going to the Kingdom Hall, knocking on stranger's doors looking for converts and accepting the entire JW doctrine without question. One also has to accept that a small group little old men in upstate NY called the "Governing Body" is the mouthpiece of God. Their worst doctrine by far is their policy of shunning anyone who decides that the JW lifestyle is not a good fit for his life. Leaving the mob is easier than leaving the Jehovah's Witnesses! More and more former Jehovah's Witnesses are being vocal about this horrible practice. For example, former member Brenda Lee, who is a long time anti-cult activist tells her story about growing up as a Jehovah's Witness and the cruel way her family shunned her after she left. Check out her story at http://www.outofthecocoon.net/

                                                                               Leaving the Cult (Yes, it's a cult. Get over it!)

The Jehovah's Witnesses disfellowshipped me because I had committed a "serious sin." The leaders of the cult, called "elders" had a meeting with me to discuss my future and my fate. They found me to be "unrepentant," which simply meant that I was unwilling to stop living my life to its fullest instead of being a drone. Although it was rough at the time, I didn't realize how much freedom I had given myself! The Jehovah's Witness life was all I knew up until that point, so leaving meant that my life would drastically change. It was an intense experience--like the day I went to see that Michael Bolton concert. I wanted Michael to notice me so badly and he didn't. Life's just not fair. 

 

Oh, Michael Bolton. Why won't you notice me???

When the JW's kicked me out, I was totally shunned. None of my childhood friends could even so much as look at me--as if I were that ugly! Anyhow, there's a whole controversy about their disfellowshipping policy. The Jehovah's Witness leaders aren't what you may call, merciful people. I committed a "serious sin" and could therefore never associate with Witnesses again. I know of mass murderers who get off with a lighter sentence than me! Watch any episode of Orange is the New Black and you'll see what I mean! 

 

To shun or not to shun? 

Anyhow after leaving, I did what any other rational person would do, I donated bags of clothes to Goodwill. What the hell else was I gonna do a closet full of tacky clothes?

Nobody should have to go through an experience like that. It's a humiliating, degrading and a terribly sad experience--kinda like watching a Jennifer Lopez movie. 

 

Anaconda--When you can't breathe, you can't scream. That's getting shunned by JW

If anyone reading this needs help after leaving the Dubs because of the trauma of shunning, I will refer you to the sites listed below. Please know you're not alone. There are others out there who have gone through disfellowshipping and/or disassociating and have gone on to live happy, productive lives. We ex Dubs are more than happy to help :)

http://gayxjw.org/

http://www.silentlambs.org/

jwsurvey

http://watchthetower.net/

There's plenty more, but those are enough to get you started on your quest for a meaningful life post Jehovah's Witnesses.

Seinfeld, Zero and 7WTC

Am I the only one who hated watching Seinfeld? A show about nothing. Really? The show ran from '98-'89. Nine years of nothing and the dude's shitting money.
 

It's not that the show wasn't funny. It's that Jerry Seinfeld wasn't funny. Larry David wrote the scripts. He was funny. Jerry? Not so much.

There were other elements to the show that were just plain annoying. Like that Seinfeld-slap bass. Man! I hated that Seinfeld-slap bass! It's a laugh cue for the audience. We are not that stupid, Jerry. I laugh when I damn well please! Then there's Kramer. People went crazy for him, but that guy pisses me off! He never knocked on Jerry's door, ever! Lemme tell you something, I was raised in NYC and if any of my neighbors barged into my apartment like that I'd punch them in the throat! 

I remember one episode where Kramer bought a gyro on the subway platform at 42nd Street. Right. Now you KNOW, that has got to be the fakest NYC scene ever. I've been riding subways all my life--NOBODY sells gyros on the platform. That violates thousands of health regulations. But who cares, right? The show is about nothing. *plays slap bass*

                     He's not my boyfriend!

So what was Seinfeld's point anyway? According to him, nothing. Zero. But three years after his show ended, the Twin Towers were attacked. THAT did happen in NYC, unlike the make-believe gyros on the platform. Over and over the planes hit the towers on TV. I didn't watch TV that day. I was at WTC 7 starting my work day. The media christened the site "Ground Zero."  Zero's an interesting number. It's nothing, right? But it's also more than nothing. Any number you multiply by zero magically turns into zero. Any number divided by zero is undefined. Zero's an egg-shaped symbol--a seed if you like--which holds the potentiality of all subsequent manifestation. Now, that's power, baby! A seed was planted. A "nothing" seed. My Hero, Zero.

Anyway, the initial 9/11 fervor with all the flag waving and war mongering eventually died down. Now nothing seems to be happening again, just like Jerry said. That guy's definitely on to something. $800 million seems to suggest so. Look at all those fucking zeros in that bank account. See fo' yo-self!

The Original Fashionista, Jerry Seinfeld

Which brings me to Tower 7. Remember that tower? Nah, I didn't think so. It was completely omitted from the official report. Obfuscated. Tower 7 was shown free-falling unto itself on TV only once on 9/11/01 at 5:20pm. It wasn't shown falling repeatedly like the other two buildings were. I was there, at Ground Zero. Me--a "nothing" temp at Solomon Smith Barney at the 43rd Floor of Tower 7. But lemme tell you, I definitely saw some crazy shit go down. I felt some nasty energy in my body from the explosions, too. I still feel it sometimes.  

   Was it a controlled demolition? You decide.

Alright, still with me? Now it's time to take the "red pill." It's OK. I'll take you there and back again safe and sound.

Morpheus: This is your last chance. After this, there is no turning back. You take the blue pill - the story ends, you wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe. You take the red pill - you stay in Wonderland and I show you how deep the rabbit-hole goes.

Please allow me to share with you, a man who has completely blown my mind, Mark Passio. His work in the areas of metaphysics, occultism, spirituality, symbology and consciousness studies has allowed me to connect some serious dots. He shows, based on the magickal code of numbers called Gematria, that Flight 93 was more than likely headed straight for WTC 7. Straight for ME!

  
This hour long video is just a piece of his presentation. You gotta watch it in its entirety to really sink your teeth into his work

Mark explains the connections between 9/11 and dark magick much better than I ever could. I highly recommend visiting his website: What On Earth Is Happening.com. It will completely rearrange your DNA!

At around 10am that morning, Flight 93 crashed in a Pennsylvania field. Almost simultaneously in NYC, the South Tower (WTC2) had just fallen. About half an hour later, The North Tower (WTC1) fell. Tower 7 was still standing, but there were small fires all over the building. Me, and everyone else in that building survived because WTC7 was not hit by a plane. But let me show you how close I was to all of that craziness.

See Tower 7 at the top? That's where I was that morning. As you can imagine, we had a close view of the madness.

Later that day, upon hearing word that the fires at WTC7 couldn't be contained, Larry Silverstein, leaseholder of the entire World Trade Center site, decided to "pull" down--or demolish--Tower 7.

 

"Pull it (though it takes weeks to set up a demolition)"

WTC 7 disappears into itself just like the other towers, but was never hit by an airplane. It's like it was crushed by an invisible hand. Guess what, though? NONE (back to our friend zero) of this is mentioned in the 9/11 Commission (or omission) report! The building literally, figuratively and historically disappeared from public consciousness. At least that's what the powers that be who "investigated" the most important historical event of our generation would seem to want.  

One thing the official 9/11 investigators did show us by omitting Tower 7 is this (I'm peaking on that red pill now): seven divided by zero is undefined! The power of numbers, especially zero, cannot be underestimated!

Our friend Mark Passio, as well as other alternative researchers like Jake Kotze, compares the 3 Towers that fell on 9/11, to the 3 Pyramids in Giza. Both of these sites, each built with 3 structures, are each representations of Solomon's Temple where powerful magickal energy was raised (I'll briefly explain the Solomon's temple in a second). So basically, the horrible events we witnessed, looked at it in a metaphysical perspective, were a sacrificial ritual. Now you KNOW that shit is not in the 9/11 report!

 

Jake Kotze's short film about 9/11 ritual

WTF? You say. Hey, trust me I understand. When I first came across all of this information, I took it with a grain of salt. The important thing is to keep asking questions. The connections made, even if they seem far fetched and super weird, will at least get your mental gears grinding. And hey, if worse comes to worse, at least you went on a hell of a ride!

Still with me? Awesome!

Now, wait-a-minute--Solomon's Temple? Yeah! Over in Jerusalem there's this wall called the Wailing Wall where Jewish men go to pray. It's the last remaining wall of the ancient Holy Temple that Jewish King Solomon built centuries ago to honor God. In 70CE, the Romans crushed the temple and all that remains is the Wailing Wall. There's a bunch more history to Solomon's Temple, but we'll stop here for now.

As you can see, that structure is pretty sacred to the Jewish faith. And guess to which other group? If you guessed Freemasonry, then you win a cookie! Right Kramer? Oh yeah, you do know that Kramer a.k.a. Michael Richards is a Freemason, right? He'd tell you all about it but he took an oath to secrecy. Shhhh!

While I don't know for sure, I'll bet that pose has a symbolic meaning in the fraternity. Hand signs and handshakes are a big part of Freemasonry. Cosmo is definitely in the club. 

                              Sexy breast to breast action.

King Solomon's Temple symbolic meaning in Freemasonry. Red Pill Stuff for sure!

Now back to the Pyramid thing. Radio broadcaster Art Bell, host of the paranormal-themed Coast to Coast AM once said, "The Great Pyramid resists all efforts to comprehend how it was built, by whom and for what purpose." You got that right. Nobody really knows how those structures were created. All we have are a bunch of theories by "experts."

How did I get here?

Now, let's take Mark Passio's "Pyramids=WTC=Solomon's Temple" idea a step further by substituting WTC for the Pyramids in Art Bell's statement above and reversing the phrase. What we end up is with this: "The WTC (Great Pyramid) resists all efforts to comprehend how it was DESTROYED, by whom and for what purpose." Nobody really knows how those structures were destroyed. All we have are a bunch of theories by "experts." 

Again we have with the mystery of Zero and one hell of a mind fuck. Kinda like this: 

As my English professor used to say, "so what?" So the world changed after 9/11. SOMETHING did happen and CONTINUES happening today. Fuck anybody that tells you different. Seinfeld, the 9/11 investigators and the rest of mainstream media sold us nothing and that's exactly what we're left with if we choose to tune in to that aspect of zero. Hey man, participation's a part of your overall grade, remember? At least that's what they drilled us with in school. We can't just sit around in silence anymore. We gotta create our world. Jerry did it with nothing. I'm sure we, who try to look the truth in the face no matter how weird and scary it is (red pill is wearing off now), have much more relevant things to say. So speak your world! *slap bass plays*

Stuff I learned in School: Pre-Trial Motions in Law

I'm learning about Motions in Law (Motions? Where's my Dramamine). Anyhow, I found an article in FindLaw.com that broke it down for me.

"After the preliminary hearing and before a criminal case goes to trial, the prosecutor and the defense team usually appear before a criminal court judge and make pre-trial motions [...] Pre-trial motions are tools used by the government and the defense in an effort to set the boundaries for trial, should one take place: What physical evidence and testimony can be used? What legal arguments can and cannot be made? Is there any reason that the defendant should not be forced to stand trial?"

So, an easy way of thinking of what Pre-trial Motions do is, God forbid you get arrested and before you go to trial, the lawyers and judge set up the legal playing field. But if your luck goes south and you get convicted, just remember that there's always P90X's Tony Horton's Prison Cell Push-ups to pass the time. This guy's good!

Last Night's Design Class

We saw a film last night in class called Helvetica. It's a film about a font. Sounds super boring right? But I had no idea how ubiquitous that font is. You see it EVERYWHERE! I think I was the only one who found the film interesting, though. When the prof turned on the light, half the room was asleep.

The Helvetica font makes me think of this Old School Puerto Rican saying when they'd see shit over and over, "I even see it in my soup." But they don't use Helvetica in alphabet soup. Maybe the serifs make the soup taste better? (a little font humour for you).
 

Blogger and Brochure Newbie

Hello World!
 
I am both a newbie in Blogger and I'm a student of Computer Graphics and Imaging. I have an information graphics assignment due today which is my first booklet. The assignment was to create a booklet illustrating my commute to school. 

I'm a sophomore in college in my 30's. I chose to switch careers and to finish school. I was in the finance profession, a totally left-brain field. It's not an ideal environment for a creative person to be in. Imagine how free I felt when after staring at invoices and financial statements for years on a computer screen (all boxes and squares) I now draw and paint with Adobe CS3. 

The economy and my lack of experience has made it a little hard to find work in the art field, but I am determined to do what I can to reach my goals no matter how long it takes.

So I'll leave you with this thought, stay true to your goals and follow your heart. If you are unhappy with where your at, then think about what needs to be changed and tweak your life.