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The Sky Is Not Blue

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By Dan Thomas

“Most truths are so naked that people feel sorry for them and cover them up, at least a little bit.”-Edward R. Murrow”

Truth can be a hard thing to find, but once found it can sometimes be an even harder thing to face. What’s more is that there are so many people out there that work very hard to see to it that we don’t get all the truth. There are those who know that truth is power, and so believe that if truth can be kept exclusive then they can have power over others. They begin to fear truth because if it became known by others then there would be no more lies to hide behind. Illusions would shatter . . . the gray clouds would part and the sky could be seen as blue and true as it really is.

The truth is all around us. The problem is that the truth, whether by ignorance or fear or deceit and intentionally or not, is largely denied. The truth about our religions, our governments, our corporations . . . our history, our future, our potentials, our faults . . . the truth about each other and even the truth about ourselves, all are bombarded with an opposition of denial that claims a monopoly over our very souls. Is it any wonder that we as a people have changed so very little over the untold years that we have existed as a species? For the most part it seems only the props – the technology and outward appearances – have changed, but we in the true essence of mankind have hardly changed at all. We still war, in the large scale of nations to the small scale of families, because of the same greed and fear and foolishness that we have suffered from the beginning of time. It’s sad, it’s insane, and it’s high time that the B.S. ends!

So, to those of us who already realize this, here comes the ultimate question: what in the world can we do about this mess? Unfortunately that is a question that is not too easy to answer . . . boy, how I wish it was! I think that part of the difficulty in providing an answer is because each of us is different, with different abilities, different resources, and in different personal circumstances. Be an activist and attend rallies to lend your voice to a truthful cause – great, but what if you’re poor and live fifty miles from the nearest small town? Write a book or articles and put your voice for truth in letters – wonderful, but what if you’re not a good writer, and “good luck” getting them published anywhere where people will read them. Donate money to worthy organizations that are trying to get the truth out there – an excellent idea if that doesn’t mean you’ll have to go the next week without food! Try politics or the media? I can hear the cynical laughter already. Maybe that is an option for you and if you can get anywhere with it then great, but most of us simply are not cut-out for that lifestyle.

I’m not trying to make excuses here, but anyone who only offers one of these ideas as the solution isn’t seeing the big picture. If any of these ideas work for you then by all means go for it and know that the rest of us truly appreciates it! Unfortunately, none of these are real options for most people and no matter what you do it will usually seem to be of limited effectiveness. People have been doing these things for decades, and although there has been some growing success, the truth remains elusive and highly debated for many people. How I wish there was an easy solution to this problem, for with the opposition to truth fighting ever onward, it has become more and more imperative that the truth get out there to the minds of the people.

All that I can offer is my hope, my fight, and the opinions formed by my personal experience. Maybe what I have isn’t very much but I’ll provide it anyway, in good conscience, and with luck it can be a contribution of some use. That’s all most of us can do . . . lend the cause of truth our energy, share it with whoever might consider it, and do the best that we can to embrace truth within our own individual lives. We can utilize our abilities of introspection, observation, intuition, and common sense to try and preserve what truths we find within us. In theory, once enough individuals can connect and honor and maintain their wills for truth then a change can occur. It’s a grass-roots movement . . . a revolution of humanity made by each of us in whatever ways we are able. It is up to us to have the courage and the will not to bend or be broken by the weight of falsehoods saddled upon us. Truth can no longer be denied for the sake of our comfort or our egos or for the benefit of controllers who seek only to enslave us . . . all of us! So, even if you think your contribution to the good cause of truth may be minimal, it still counts and so don’t be dismayed and give-up on it!. Enough whispers combined becomes a shout, and the more that hear that collective voice of truth, the better the chances are for all of us.

I do not know if the deep and old wounds can be cleared from our minds, or if the false reality that has been fed to us all from birth can be completely brought into the light by the battle for truth. I do not know if the power of truth is enough to turn the tide against the deceivers who have accumulated their authority from the blindness they have inflicted upon us. What I do know, however, is it’s a vital start to what inevitably will be a long journey. I know, to the very best of my ability, that I will not yield in the struggle for truth and I know that I am not alone in that determination. I also know that the war for truth begins within each of us, and I know that so long as truth is denied we stand no chance of a world that is any better than what it has been. The time is now! The opportunity is present! Let truth be finally heard and faced and, for once, let humanity TRULY become free!

Dan Thomas

I am a website copywriter and an historical reenactor living and working in northern Minnesota. I write articles on history and spirituality, and am currently in the process of writing a sequel to my first book. My intention as a writer is to create stories that engage the reader's imagination as well as their mind and to explore the answers of some of life's 'big questions'. I have just written a new book called "Inner-Tech" which can be found at http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/59984. Here's a short description: "From mental conception to the birth of a new generation, it follows the adventures and experiences in the memory of a being known simply as Sojourn. He embarks on a quest of questions and answers upon awakening to a desperate message given by a mysteriously ancient and alien library. To succeed he must bring all of his wits and will to the war of good against evil before existence itself is lost."

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One, and One More

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“We are all one” . . . it has become a common phrase. With the acceleration of our consciousness and the resurgence of spirituality that has been and continues to occur within society, the awareness of this profound point has become integral to our understandings. Unity, through this awareness of the illusion of our divisions, continues to break false barriers with the revitalized quality of compassion. Each of us is a part of the whole, and each part effects the whole. This fundamental bond of humanity, with its incredibly deep and searching implications, leads to a broader vision of what life truly is all about. It brings us a grand step closer to answering some of those big questions that we have been asking ourselves from the very beginning of our time. Who are we and why are we here? What is life all about? The value of this simple realization can not be overstated, especially in the light of the many challenges that we collectively are facing at this time. And yet, as true as all of this is, I believe there to be “one more” . . . the self.

The paradox, I believe, is that we are all one . . . one in our connections to all others but also one in the connections to our vast individuality. If you will, it’s like the macro and the micro; truth and infinity travels in both directions. If our differences are just an illusion, which I do think in many senses is true, then why does such an illusion exist? Time, space, even physical existence can be said in a manner to be an illusion and yet the experience of life provides us with these as a reality. These “illusions” are some of the very basic tools that divine creation has supplied us with . . . to teach us and provide us with the ability to learn. The depth, the experience, the spiritual value of seeing the inner self is of equal importance as seeing the outer self. Neither view should be discarded lest only half a picture be understood.

Our existence, for now at least, is in an epoch of duality. We are individuals . . . individuals as part of one. I think the key here is achieving some balance of our understanding. The selfish and the selfless . . . neither side attributes full value to the whole, but don’t confuse this balance with morality. Balance is a fine concept in many applications, but leads to stagnation in others. Movement . . . progress needs to be continuous. A balance of good and evil creates an illuminist concept of neutrality that is not at all what I’m suggesting here. What I am suggesting is a balance between the concepts and realities of we as individuals and we as one. Ultimately, If you think about it, such a balance serves well to both sides. For the spiritual benefit of realizing that we are all one, we must first realize it as individuals. For the spiritual benefit of realizing the true vastness of our individuality, we must realize the importance of that individuality in the service of all. Within duality we each have the power of our freewills. We have personal responsibility as well as responsibility towards the whole to wield our thoughts and actions and decisions as moral creators. You are not responsible for my decisions, those decisions are the right and freedom of my own will. I am not responsible for your actions, they are the product of your freewill. We can try to convince each other one way or the other, but ultimately the choice made is due to the individual. What we are responsible for is how our freewills effect the whole.

It would be my guess, and my hope, that anyone who is reading this article probably has essentially the same motive . . . a desire to create a better world . . . a desire for a world that that is how it really should be. We share a vision of a reality that is one of peace, health, and prosperity for you, me, and everyone else as well. We share a desire to find and to face truth, to cease the seemingly perpetual cycle of human tragedy that has for far too long plagued our history, and to live in a world of love and compassion. It is a cause most noble, most worthy of our efforts, and one I must believe can be achievable. For one . . . for all . . . may our futures finally shine!

Dan Thomas

I am a website copywriter and an historical reenactor living and working in northern Minnesota. I write articles on history and spirituality, and am currently in the process of writing a sequel to my first book. My intention as a writer is to create stories that engage the reader's imagination as well as their mind and to explore the answers of some of life's 'big questions'. I have just written a new book called "Inner-Tech" which can be found at http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/59984. Here's a short description: "From mental conception to the birth of a new generation, it follows the adventures and experiences in the memory of a being known simply as Sojourn. He embarks on a quest of questions and answers upon awakening to a desperate message given by a mysteriously ancient and alien library. To succeed he must bring all of his wits and will to the war of good against evil before existence itself is lost."

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Many Lives, Many Lessons

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Time is an illusion in the sense that it depends on a perception. Patience is in many ways the translator through which we experience it. A moment can seem to last forever and yet a year can pass in a blink. The past, the future, the present . . . all moving and shaping to the form of our perspective, coexist like the many channels of a radio. Whichever station our metaphorical dial is turned to is what we call reality. And yet, with so many stations out there, are we really just limited to the one? Life being such a complex and fleeting thing as it is, are we really expected to figure it out in a single try? What I’m talking about here is the sentient relationship to time and its purpose within reality.

To me, the terms ‘past lives’ or ‘reincarnation’ are actually somewhat outdated. If you believe, as I do, that all time is simultaneous then such terms become too linear in thinking. I have myself had what I believe to be many memories of lives in the so-called past as well as the so-called future. However, is the time period in which you have an incarnation actually all that pertinent? Time really only serves as a tool. It is a learning aid that divides our experiences into sections more manageable to our assimilation. It gives us focus so as not to overwhelm our comprehensions with a near infinite array of experiences. We take our experiences one at a time and the purpose of experience is for our learning. To simplify the whole phenomenon of life, I would say that is what it’s all about . . . learning. Every life we have and every experience we have is all for the purpose and benefit of our spiritual evolution. It is all a journey of infinite scale to progress us towards, for lack of a better phrase, the ultimate truth.

Every life, in every time, caters to the purpose of presenting us with a new layer of understanding. It factors both lessons for the individual, and group lessons for the masses. Lessons can take any form . . . dreams, relationships, wars, storms . . . all very significant but not always so obvious. The task is in translating these experiences to find purpose. Translating them to find purpose can often mean tracking them to their true origins, and those origins are not always to be found in the life you are presently living.

I am learning. At this very moment I am learning through many lives for those other lives are now, just simply removed from my conscious focus. So what are these other lives? What am I learning from them? I don’t think anyone can answer these questions with more accuracy than yourself. If these other lives are relevant to you present one, then they will make themselves known to you. To know more than that about them is always interesting though not necessarily needed, however your connection to these other lives will often leave hints in the makeup of who you are now. Apart from dreams, visions, and hypnotic regressions, these hints can often be found by observing yourself for various traits.

Do you have certain talents that have come to you naturally? What are you drawn to? What repulses you? Do you ever have strong reactions to a person that you can’t explain from any experience in this life? The possible causes of these things could be numerous, but sometimes they are an indication of one of your other lives. To separate these indications from other possible causes, try to look at the subject from as many different angles as you can. Analyze yourself in the now by exercising your self-awareness. Give every impulse you have about a possible other life, regardless of how outrageous it might at first seem, an equal and objective opportunity to prove itself to you. In a reality of timelessness, infinite possibilities, and layer upon layer of dimensions, you might realize that it isn’t so outrageous after all.

So now we come to the question of fantasy and over-active imagination. Am I being delusional if I feel I have a life as an extraterrestrial working on a moon base in some distant galaxy? Well, maybe you are . . . or maybe not. Even if imagination has skewed an impression it doesn’t necessarily mean there isn’t something to it. Like mythology, there is commonly some basis of fact hidden within. After all, where does imagination come from? Often times imagination is actually a symbology of reality. Of course you should try to pursue a truthful image of this other life, not some ego trip to fill perceived inadequacies, but such accuracy may or may not have been achieved by the end. If your intentions to find truth really are sincere, then your chances of accuracy are likely improved.

Do the best that you can in unraveling these questions, but ultimately just keep in mind what the real point of knowing your other lives is . . . purpose. It is about your spiritual evolution. What do you gain from this knowledge? Has it helped you in some way? Regardless of the accuracy, that is what is truly important. If you have grown from this memory then it has been worthwhile. At very least, use these contemplations to gain for yourself some compassion for others. Realize that, like you, they’ve had many lives and are far more than what might be seen on the surface. Who they are now doesn’t mean that that’s who they have always been. Sometimes we have hard lessons . . . sometimes we lose the trail. And although we must still deal with others as appropriate to this life, we can still do so with a higher understanding of the nature of humanity with time.

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Dan Thomas

I am a website copywriter and an historical reenactor living and working in northern Minnesota. I write articles on history and spirituality, and am currently in the process of writing a sequel to my first book. My intention as a writer is to create stories that engage the reader's imagination as well as their mind and to explore the answers of some of life's 'big questions'. I have just written a new book called "Inner-Tech" which can be found at http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/59984. Here's a short description: "From mental conception to the birth of a new generation, it follows the adventures and experiences in the memory of a being known simply as Sojourn. He embarks on a quest of questions and answers upon awakening to a desperate message given by a mysteriously ancient and alien library. To succeed he must bring all of his wits and will to the war of good against evil before existence itself is lost."

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