conceits of the starfish

All these people that you mention Yes, I know them, they're quite lame I had to rearrange their faces And give them all another name ...
Bob Dylan, Desolation Row

This week has not been your typical turbulent week, rather it is a week of disturbing revelations where we've been forced to acknowledge there will be no new story of a better world quite as quickly as it seemed during last week's typical turbulence. Why is this you might ask?

As far as I can tell we remain duped and divided. Are you aware of the inane categorization taking place among seemingly truth friendly luminaries? Even the highest echelons of reality philosophy appear to suffer from this dis-ease of categorization - which is just another word for denial. I won't repeat all of the dialogues here, they are illogical. You'd almost miss it if you concentrate solely on the marvelous literary qualities arranging facts, you could be encouraged to go along by the brilliance of metaphor and poetic genius, line after line with words you have to look up to absorb the entire radiance of such cohesive content. Until, one day, you see a sentence or two that wipes the whole charade off the face of the map.

... believers in some sort of apocalypse, etc., all rejected. So disappointing. People who can't understand the science and can't observe for themselves shouldn't waste their time here...

There are a more than a few similar culls going around lately, it is the season of the witch after all. You'd better watch it out there, my friends, they don't like us, they don't think like us, they strongly reject us in fact, and they have esurient agendae among their fraternity that becomes obvious when you finally recognize what it is you are seeing. Dare you challenge them unless you want to hear somebody tell you your presence is ignorant and alarmist. Now, its okay to have an agenda. We'll call an agenda a point of view in the altruism of sharing information. However, in the search for factual and authentic information on the websites in discussion, you could easily ignore the profit agenda while enjoying the scenery. Only when you reread that confusing sentence or two do the alarms go off. Who are they trying to impress? Potential and existing clientele, ah, the smart blog as a sales tool, toned down so you won't notice those hands rifling through your pockets?

A satisfactory portion of what is served by these fraternal heroes of the liquid crystal display is actually nutritious. Maybe this is a commonality shared among many venues, in any anonymous interaction, like a thoughtfully prepared prix fixe meal in an urbane organic restaurant with aspartame powder visible on the dessert? You got something good, but you noticed they really didn't go all the way. You wondered why, if the time was taken to do one part of it properly, what happened at the finish line?

Afterwards, leaving the scene, you'll realize we've got a long way to go. That realization brings on multiple questions concerning denial and hypocrisy. You know you are for real, we have long abandoned our representative selves by now, so you wonder why these others who appeared to be on the same journey suddenly slam on the brakes. This can only be they have not suffered enough yet, especially tragic when they write so skillfully about suffering ... chaos, nature, politics and the dollar. They are not stupid people, they know what they do, they have compromised at our expense. How quickly would they open their minds if you bought their books?

Certainly it explains why we as a civilization remain fubar. No one wants to step forth, even while calling for transparency, they deny the root issues that keep us enslaved inside The Trap. Perhaps the trap is designed with cubbies just for these people's preaching? Oh, it helps pass the time, keeps you pretty occupied, you could even become a Groupie of the Cubby if you were so inclined, but you are not. We're still at the doorway looking out discerning between a hustle and the truth. ''Oh what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive''. You think they have any idea they are deceptive? No, nor is there any thought given to tangled webs.

There is so little left to believe, its more direct to just quit believing and go by your own golden rule of intuition. Spirituality is the key, a void of spirit tells us all we ought to know. You do not have to be a disciple of any religion, you do not have to be anything other than true to yourself. All answers spring from the Creator within. You have to listen with undivided attention to understand. The real work is in the application.

Until we as a united body of humanity relentlessly apply the test of spiritual intuition a.k.a. humilty, compassion, grace, we will struggle indefinitely. At some point, sooner rather than later, rising sea levels will intervene and our immediate struggle will change dramatically. Denial decoupled from self-interest reveals the futility of any motive other than the motive of sheer physical survival. The information is there, hand in hand with the denigration of the information. Denigration is rooted in fear of loss for one's station in life, self-righteous selfishness, material protectiveness, desire for flattery and greater economic achievement. We've seen it over and over and we see through it.

The little people are very accepting. They would never think to suspect motive before jumping in with both feet, heart and mind. How much of the civilized world operates on that principle? I'm thinking easily 95% of humanity does this without hesitation and no matter how much evil reigns down upon the populations, most people always will. The remaining 5% are simply careless. They will come to find their compromises adrift, while desperately clinging to a capsized hull, in a dry hurricane that breached the glittering coastlines with no warning. Salvation wouldn't be available since similar emergencies will be unfolding simultaneously, past peak, in the coming diaspora, the fraternity, the conceits and the compromises worthless on the ocean's floor.