Meditating at the altar of programmed deception. |
Nor, have these recent studies occurred in a vacuum. In fact, throughout all of man's entire world history, unscrupulous men have sought after the apparent: Religious, Political, and Economic advantages they truly offer! Through the hypnotic and suggestive designs of Corporate Logos, to the rote memorization techniques of cleverly made Advertising Slogans and Jingles, and to the audible manifestations of Patriotic Political Propaganda, we have often been led to our physical and/or metaphorical slaughter. All the while, we are fully understanding that something is largely and/or substantially wrong... and yet, we can only dimly perceive it. What on Earth, can be [truly] going on?
Adam and Eve in the midst of the garden. |
This is the KEY to all successful forms of: Mind Control, Brainwashing, or Propaganda - they incorporate just enough Truth to be argumentatively plausible. No one will consciously accept anything, beyond the realms of their own perceptible understandings of apparent reality! Even hypnotic suggestions, must be done in such a way as to mesh with the individuals own mental preconceptions. That is why hypnotists cannot make you do anything which is deeply, profoundly, and fundamentally against your own will. However, they can [and do] slowly and subtly alter, or shape, that will - when given: enough access to it, understanding of it, and time being invested.
Coca-Cola: The World's Number 1 Soft drink! |
How many of us can still recite numerous of these jingles word for word from our youth? Personally, I can easily remember: "I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing... Coca Cola," "The Oscar Meyer Bologna Song," "If It Says Libby's," etc.... Why? Because, they have utilized commonly understood Mind Control Techniques for hundreds of generations and have actually gotten quite good at it! Although our media and governments will deny this ongoing fact - for obvious political reasons - everything we: See, Hear, and Experience alters our ongoing perceptions of reality, in certain fundamental and verifiable ways.
It is for this singular reason, that the scriptures state:
- "My son, give attention to My words; Incline your ear to My sayings. Do not let them depart from your eyes; Keep them in the midst of your heart; For they are life to those who find them, and health to all their flesh. Keep your heart with all diligence, For out of it spring the issues of life." - Proverbs 4: 20-23.
- "But my eyes are upon You, O Yahweh my Creator; In You I take refuge; Do not leave my soul destitute. Keep me from the snares which they have laid for me, And from the traps of the workers of iniquity. Let the wicked fall into their own nets, While I escape safely." - Psalm 141: 8-10.
- "But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of Yahweh, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as the spirit of Yahweh." - 2 Corinthians 3:18.
That, which we behold with our mind's eye, changes us for either: better, or worse. Moreover, we all most obviously and inherently already know this. How, can I say that? Very easily, in fact! How many of us have effectively used, or witnessed, the changes wrought by: Hypnotism, Subliminal Tapes, Meditation and Chanting, Advertising Campaigns, or [even] Political Propaganda? All of these are but different variations of mind control techniques being utilized everyday in our societies. That which enters the windows in to our being, or consciousness, invariably alters it - sooner or later!
Randy Alcorn's book, "Lord Foulgrin's Letters" is a modern day version of "The Screwtape Letters" and is a fascinating read on the subject of demonic influence in every day life. To be honest, that book was so eerily real and made so much sense, that if I hadn't already been going to church I definitely would have gone running to one in a hurry :o) Great post!
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