Empathy is not passive sympathy—it is entry. To empathize is to feel into another’s experience until the boundary between “you” and “them” briefly dissolves.
Jonathan Edwards once described it as knowing another’s feelings as if they were your own. That’s closer to the truth than most realize.
Empathy is more than emotion—it’s perception.
A heightened nervous system, a tuning fork of consciousness that resonates with the unspoken frequencies around it. Science now peers curiously at this mystery, finding evidence of hyper-responsive mirror neurons and unique dopamine patterns, particularly among introspective personalities.
Yet the laboratory only grazes what mystics and sensitives have long known: empathy is not merely learned; it can be awakened.
Some are born empaths—open channels of sensation from the first breath.
Others grow into it, chiseling sensitivity from stillness, meditation, and the discipline of inner quiet.
With intention, anyone can refine this art:
grounding the body
visualizing energetic boundaries
learning when to open and when to shield.
Focus enhancers—nootropics, deep breathing, and meditative practice—can sharpen this capacity.
But the core of empathy remains spiritual, not chemical.
The word itself comes from the Greek empatheia—to feel into, to be moved by passion.
Later, the German Einfühlung carried it into psychology through Hermann von Helmholtz in the 19th century. Yet long before language named it, empathy pulsed through the human story as the invisible bridge between souls.
At its root, empathy is threefold:
Understanding
Recognizing and comprehending another’s emotions.
Sharing
Feeling a reflection of what they feel within your own body.
Perspective-Taking
Stepping fully into their world and seeing through their eyes.
From these arise the primary faces of empathy:
Affective (Emotional) Empathy
When another’s sorrow or joy ripples through you, unbidden. It’s the contagion of feeling that can both unite and overwhelm.
Cognitive Empathy
The intellectual capacity to see through another’s frame of mind. It doesn’t feel what they feel—it understands it. This form is vital in discernment, negotiation, and healing professions, where compassion must be guided by clarity rather than collapse.
Somatic Empathy
When the body itself becomes a translator of emotion. A stomach tightens in response to another’s anxiety, a chest constricts when they recall grief. The nervous system speaks in sympathetic vibration.
Spiritual Empathy
The rarest and deepest: when one soul feels into another beyond words, time, or separation. It’s the awareness that what hurts one part of creation reverberates through the whole.
Empathy lives at the intersection of heart and brain—an orchestra of mirror neurons, amygdala signals, and energetic resonance.
Emotional cognition allows us to interpret what we feel, to trace the current back to its source and understand how emotion shapes thought, memory, and decision.
At its highest form, empathy becomes empathic resonance. It is the recognition that another’s heartbeat is not separate from your own, only playing a different rhythm.
To cultivate empathy is not to drown in feeling—it’s to master it.
The empath who grounds their sensitivity becomes an instrument of peace. The one who leaves it untrained becomes a sponge for the world’s pain.
Empathy is the art of sacred attunement.
It is both psychic and profoundly human, the oldest language of the soul.
When harnessed with discernment, it births compassion, connection, and the quiet strength that heals unseen wounds—within and without.
The Alchemical Art of Turning Thought Into Reality
Have you ever paused to consider the spell cast by a well-crafted sentence?
The way words weave together, shaping emotion and image, is nothing short of alchemy. A single phrase, perfectly placed, can open doorways in the mind.
The Spell of a Sentence
Have you ever paused to consider the spell cast by a well-crafted sentence?
Words weave together, shaping emotion and image—it’s nothing short of alchemy. A single phrase, perfectly placed, can open doorways in the mind.
To write is to commune with the unseen. Language is the wand; attention is the incantation. When we master its rhythm, we access the flow states of God—those luminous currents of creation that move through us as expression.
The Realm of Imagination
Imagination is not mere fancy—it’s the workshop of reality. It’s where archetypes stir and symbols awaken. Reading the works of Bunyan, Plato, and Jung revealed this truth: thought itself is creative, and every word shapes the invisible architecture of being.
To realize this is to take up a sacred responsibility.
Words are not idle things. They reverberate in the psyche long after they’re spoken, planting seeds in the soil of consciousness—ours and others’.
The language we release into the world becomes the atmosphere we breathe back in.
The Hidden Architecture of Expression
Beneath eloquence lies Essence—the silent intelligence that shapes our words before they form.
Writing becomes self-revelation: transforming confusion into clarity, chaos into meaning.
To merge logic with intuition is the mark of the alchemist. It grants lucidity without sterility, reason without rigidity. In this union, perception widens, and we recognize the strange with both wonder and discernment.
Be Subtle | The Quiet Force of Influence
Subtlety isn’t weakness—it’s power refined. The strongest influence whispers; it doesn’t demand.
In persuasive writing, this is gold. Too much force repels; subtle persuasion invites. It works through resonance and rhythm, guiding rather than grabbing.
Ask questions. Offer mirrors. Let truth be discovered, not dictated.
That is the difference between manipulation and mastery.
Alchemy of the Word
To write alchemically is to transmute ordinary language into gold. Each word becomes a vessel of vibration; each sentence, a spell of transformation.
Eloquence is part of this process: the Rule of Three, parallelism, and isocolon create rhythm that shapes emotional response.
These are not ornaments—they are harmonics that make the unseen felt.
Hermetic Principles of Creative Writing
The magick of writing reflects the Hermetic Laws of reality:
Mentalism — Thought precedes form.
Correspondence — Every line mirrors a greater order.
Vibration — Words carry frequency; tone determines impact.
Polarity — Meaning lives between opposites.
Rhythm — Language breathes; learn to breathe with it.
When honored, these laws turn writing into manifestation.
Unveiling the Essence
Like ancient alchemical texts, true writing conceals treasures for readers willing to look deeper.
Each phrase is a key—unlocking ideas, yes, but also aspects of self.
Writing is a sacred act of becoming.
Through subtlety, discipline, and imaginative daring, both writer and reader are transformed
—lead into light, confusion into comprehension, word into world.
The concept of God is a complex and multifaceted one, explored across various cultures, philosophies, and religious traditions. At its core, God is often described as the Supreme Being, the Creator, and the Sustainer of all existence.
The Almighty – Emphasizing His unlimited power.
The Creator – Originator of all existence.
The Divine – Denotes His sacred and transcendent nature.
Supreme Being – The highest entity above all.
Heavenly Father – The nurturing and paternal aspect.
Lord – Sovereign authority over all things.
Deity – A general term for a divine being.
The Most High – Unrivaled supremacy.
The Eternal – Timeless, without beginning or end.
Providence – His protective and guiding care.
God Across Cultures
Allah – Islam.
Yahweh (YHWH) – Judaism.
Jehovah – Christian derivation from YHWH.
Brahman – Hinduism’s absolute reality.
Waheguru – Sikhism.
The Great Spirit – Various Native American traditions.
Descriptive Titles of God
Omnipotent One – All-powerful.
All-Knowing – Omniscient.
Alpha and Omega – The Beginning and the End.
King of Kings – Supreme Ruler.
Light of the World – Illuminator and Guide.
The Way, the Truth, and the Life – Christian designation of Jesus Christ.
Philosophical Concepts of God
Prime Mover – The initial cause of motion and existence.
First Cause – The uncaused cause of all.
Absolute – Ultimate reality.
The One – Singular source of all being.
Ultimate Reality – The ground of all existence.
God in Poetry + Literature
The Divine Architect – Designer of the cosmos.
Author of Creation – Literary framing of His creative work.
Master of the Universe – Sovereign over existence.
The Great I Am – Biblical self-revelation (Exodus 3:14).
God’s Eternality + Self-Nature
“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.” (Revelation 1:8)
“Before the mountains were born or you brought forth the whole world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God.” (Psalm 90:2)
Spirit and Formlessnessness of God
“God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in the Spirit and in truth.” (John 4:24)
God as Omnipotent, Omniscient, and Omnipresent
“Ah, Sovereign Lord, you have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too hard for you.” (Jeremiah 32:17)
“Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight.” (Hebrews 4:13)
“Where can I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee from your presence?” (Psalm 139:7-8)
God as Creator and Sustainer
“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” (Genesis 1:1)
“For in him all things were created… all things have been created through him and for him.” (Colossians 1:16-17)
God’s Desire for Relationship
“Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person, and they with me.” (Revelation 3:20)
Early Christian Beliefs of God
Monotheistic
Affirmed one true God, inherited from Jewish tradition.
Trinitarian
God as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit — a concept that developed early but rooted in scripture.
Truth revealed through fire: The spiritual realm is the true substance; the physical realm is but a fleeting shadow.
“For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal.”
– 2 Corinthians 4:18
What is seen is temporary. What is unseen—eternal.
“Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal.” – Matthew 6:19-20
The Old Testament, with all its laws, rituals, and symbols, was never the final word. It was a shadow, a foreshadowing.
As Hebrews 10:1 declares,
“The law is only a shadow of the good things to come—not the realities themselves.”
These old systems—they’re rooted in flesh, bound by material signs—were copies, symbols, types.
But the fullness? That belongs to Christ. The fullness of what???
Colossians 2:17 says it without apology:
“These are a shadow of the things to come, but the substance belongs to Christ.”
Before faith came, we were imprisoned under the law—confined by flesh, chained to the visible.
But now? The veil is torn.
The light has come, and light exposes shadow for what it is: impermanent.
As it is written in 2 Corinthians 3:6:
“The letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.”
We are not ministers of a fading covenant carved in stone, but of the living Spirit that resurrects the soul.
Jesus is the Light of the World— not a symbol of light, but the Light itself.
He reveals the spiritual reality behind the physical symbols.
He exposes the temporary nature of the material and brings us into contact with what is eternal.
Even the sacrifices—bloody and endless—were never the end goal.
Hebrews 9:23 makes the distinction clear:
“The copies of the heavenly things were purified with earthly sacrifices, but the heavenly things themselves require better sacrifices.”
And that better sacrifice is Christ Himself—who did not enter a manmade sanctuary, but Heaven itself.
This is the arc of the Gospel from creation to revelation, from shadow to light.
“Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, ‘I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.’”
John 8:12
From death to life.
The physical was the womb. But birth comes through Spirit. This is what it means to be born twice.
Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water (womb) and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
John 3:4-7
What once served as a veil is now obsolete, abandoned, transcended.
“No one puts a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old garment, for the patch tears away from the garment, and a worse tear is made. Neither is new wine put into old wineskins. If it is, the skins burst; and the wine is spilled, and the skins are destroyed. But new wine is put into fresh wineskins, and so both are preserved.”
Matthew 9:16-17
Christ has brought us from death into life—not metaphorically, but metaphysically.
“Jesus said to her, ‘I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this?’”
John 11:25-26
So I say let’s live no longer according to the flesh, but by the Spirit.
Let us not cling to the image of humanness when we have access to the essence.
Let us no longer fear the law and live by it, for we have entered into grace to live in.
“For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.”
John 1:17
The goodness of God is not proven by material blessing, but by His initiation into the eternal.
The physical is the symbol. The spiritual is the substance.
“It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh is no help at all. The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and life.” – John 6:63
And through Christ, we are called to live in the Real not as contrived.
“But the hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father is seeking such people to worship him.”
The universe began with the Creator’s Thoughts, these Thoughts manifested the very Essence of the reality that we, in this moment, inhabit.
The Guiding Mind
These reflections stem from the same Mind that guides us on our earthly journey, leading us toward higher dimensions of Being.
We are ascending back to our forgotten home, elevating ourselves to an altitude which the universal laws of Divine Order emerged us from, in the beginning.
The universe itself supports and expands all things and people. But only those conscious beings who choose to be in harmony with these laws will feel the comfort that Divine expansion brings to those ready to expand.
Resistance to these laws, however, only perpetuates further frays in the Soul-life of anyone distant and falling away from harmony with self and God.
This is where dis-ease takes hold. We can see this increasing daily.
Humanity takes this wonderful gift for granted:
The ability to create.
The ability to create mirrors the identity of the Creator, entitling us to manifest our ideas into a form, just as the Creator did when He brought forth all substance from His Pure Thought.
Every truth we hold is continually a reflection of our level of understanding, shaped by learned belief systems and inherited collective experiences.
Transforming Lies into Truth
What may once have been perceived as an absolute lie can evolve into a profound truth, illuminating your journey.
As you navigate this path, it is essential to acknowledge that your perception may often be flawed. Instead of relying solely on what you perceive, begin to trust your intuition more.
Embracing the Journey Beyond Duality
This shift in perspective encourages you to seek beyond duality more and increases your ability with persistent effort.
By recognizing that what you perceive as concrete truths can transform and develop, you open yourself to the capacity for new insights and advanced wisdom.
This journey calls for a devotion to comprehending the complexities of life and taking in the lessons that emerge from both the light and shadows.
This highlights the intrinsic power and perfection of the Divine within us, reminding us that our perceptions are not fixed to the limits of this mortal body and it’s sensorial boundaries.
We uncover that the essence of whether or not we are in the truth is determined by our ability to accurately combine contrasting perspectives, comparing & contrasting dualities, & formulate a deeper connections with ourselves/God & the universe in the process.
Embracing this fluidity lets us transcend boundaries and identify with the unity that exists within all of Life’s alleged paradoxes.
Our past transgressions & even present betrayals exist as opportunities to learn the lessons that our Creator has become cognizant to, as we recollect the mission we set out to accomplish by our free choice when we descended to Earth density.
Original sin caused disconnection and imperfections, distorting our perception. It erodes the Soul’s path, separating us from Spirit and anchoring us to the body, resulting in a fractured state of being and conflict.
THE WAR WE FIGHT
In our spiritual struggle, the nature of our warfare diverges significantly from worldly tactics.
Our battle against sin is not won through self-loathing & retribution; instead, we engage in this fight with the power of love and forgiving grace.
We realize that sin originates from brokenness & divergence from Self, so despising the “bad” or “sinful” aspects of ourselves does not lead to healing nor victory, in fact, it is the very cause of our suffering with sins malady in the first place.
The fragmented parts of our originality and advents will ultimately reunite. When we fulfill our purpose here on this hell, every aspect of our being will harmonize into it’s singular essence.
We are currently engaged in a profound journey of reconnection, a process that precedes the dissolution of time itself, leading us to a state of eternal wholeness.
This intrinsic wisdom is a powerful inheritance, urging us to peel back the layers of societal programming to uncover our authentic selves.
We need constant reminders that the answers we seek are already within us, waiting to be acknowledged, sometimes over and over again.
This is your inheritance, a deep bubbling well of wisdom that you do Know, underneath all the BS you’ve learned – this truth— passed down to you through the force of creation is Alive and living within you.
The integration will, cause our fallen life of internal inversion and lies, to blossom into a miraculous chronology, a metaphor for the ages— experiences we’ll offer to the Holy of Holies living within us.
WE ARE INSTRUMENTS DOING ONE OF TWO THINGS:
holding the static of confusion, contributing to the entropy — but dirty noise, or
serving as vessels of Glory that carry Light into the darkness, exposing eternal Truths to all on the Path of the eternal flow.
Truth, by its very nature, is eternal and will always align with the Truth Maker and Architect of Life.
The concept of extraterrestrial beings extends far beyond mere science fiction; it is intricately woven into the fabric of human history and mythology.
Over the centuries, this idea has evolved, manifesting in various forms, including modern conspiracy theories.
Despite the diverse representations, these notions share a common thread that connects them throughout time.
Unified Thread Across Time
From ancient myths to contemporary narratives, the fascination with extraterrestrial life reflects humanity’s enduring curiosity about our origins and our place in the universe.
Through a methodical and interdisciplinary approach, it examines the evolution of extraterrestrialnarratives,fromancientmythstomodern-day UFO incidents
This exploration highlights how our understanding of aliens has transitioned through different cultural lenses, emphasizing the timeless nature of this captivating subject.
REPTILIANS
Among the most notorious are the Reptilians, often depicted as cold-blooded, intelligent beings with a penchant for manipulation and control.
These entities have been linked to ancient conspiracies, suggesting they infiltrate human society to maintain dominance.
This notion has been popularized by figures like David Icke, who argues that they are shape-shifting beings that manipulate global events from the shadows.
ANUNNAKI
In stark contrast, the Anunnaki are portrayed as ancient deities from Mesopotamian culture, often reimagined in modern narratives as advanced extraterrestrial beings who visited Earth thousands of years ago.
Proponents of this theory suggest that the Anunnaki genetically engineered humanity for their own purposes, a claim that has sparked significant debate among historians and archaeologists.
PLEIADIANS
This narrative intertwines with the Pleiadians, who are often depicted as benevolent beings from the Pleiades star cluster, advocating for humanity’s spiritual evolution and enlightenment.
GREY ALIENS
The Grey aliens, perhaps the most recognized archetype, are characterized by their small stature, grey skin, and large black eyes.
They are frequently associated with abduction phenomena, where individuals claim to have been taken aboard spacecraft for experimentation.
This narrative has permeated popular culture, influencing films, literature, and even public perception of UFOs.
INSECTOIDS
Lastly, the Insectoids, with their hive-like mentality and insect-like features, are often portrayed as hostile and enigmatic, raising questions about the potential for conflict between humans and alien civilizations.
The Ongoing Search
The scientific quest for extraterrestrial life is a multifaceted endeavor involving disciplines such as astrobiology, astronomy, and planetary science.
SETI technology involves using radio telescopes and other instruments to scan the cosmos for signals or signs of intelligent extraterrestrial life. This includes monitoring electromagnetic emissions and searching for non-random patterns that could indicate technological activity from other planets.
The discovery of exoplanets in habitable zones around distant stars and has fueled optimism about finding life beyond Earth.
However, the search is fraught with challenges, including the vast distances involved and the limitations of our current technology.
Theories
Controversially, some theorists argue that the government has concealed evidence of extraterrestrial encounters, citing incidents like the Roswell crash and the Phoenix Lights as examples of suppressed information.
This has led to a proliferation of conspiracy theories surrounding the existence of alien life and the potential for government collusion with extraterrestrial beings.
Such theories often evoke a mix of skepticism and intrigue, prompting individuals to question the nature of reality and the extent of human knowledge.
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For further exploration of these concepts, consider reading “Chariots of the Gods?” by Erich von Däniken, which delves into ancient astronaut theories, or “The Cosmic Serpent” by Jeremy Narby, which explores the relationship between shamanism and the search for extraterrestrial life.
The exploration of extraterrestrial beings invites us to ponder profound questions about our place in the universe.
As we continue to search for signs of life beyond Earth, we must remain open to the myriad possibilities that exist. The narratives surrounding these beings challenge our understanding of reality and encourage us to consider the implications of contact with civilizations vastly different from our own.
The Book of The Law is the central axiom, the Law of Thelema.
The Law is summed up in two phrases from the Book:
1. “Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law” – AL I:40)
&
2. “Love is the law, love under will” – AL I:57
THELEMA’S GOAL:
TRUE WILL
True Will is the Will from Heaven.
Know firmly, O my Son, that the True Will connot err; for it is thine appointed Course in Heaven, in whose Order is Perfection.
– Liber Aleph vel CXI – The Book of Wisdom or Folly pg.13
HOW THELEMITES ATTAIN TRUE WILL? MAGICK
THELEMA’S DOCTRINES:
COSMOLOGY
The Book of the Law establishes a model of reality that combines two elementary forces: the infinite extension of space, which is personified by the Egyptian sky-goddess Nuit, and the infinitely contracted point, personified by the Egyptian god Hadit.
It is the interaction of these two forces that results in manifested reality.
Crowley often described this interaction in sexual terms:
“Nuit is the centripetal energy, infinitely elastic because it must fit over the hard thrust directed against it; Hadit, the centrifugal, ever seeking to penetrate the unknown”
Magick Without Tears, Ch.38
The union of these two opposites results in the new current of the present Aeon, represented by Ra-Hoor-Khuit (lit. Horus of Two Horizons), also called the Crowned and Conquering Child.
ETHICS
Arguably the central Thelemic ethic is one of individual liberty and the personal freedom to fulfill one’s Will.
Social restriction—such as laws that make illegal certain sex acts between consenting adults—is generally seen in a negative light by most Thelemites.
Two documents in particular help to define Thelemic ethics for most adherents
Oz and Duty
Liber Oz establishes the rights of the individual.
Duty is described as “A note on the chief rules of practical conduct to be observed by those who accept the Law of Thelema.”
THELEMA IN THE BIBLE
Thelema appears in the Holy Bible referring to divine will, human will, and even the will of the Devil.
One well-known example is from “The Lord’s Prayer” in Matthew 6:10,
“Your kingdom come. Your will (Θελημα) be done, On earth as it is in heaven.”
mat. 6
More Bible Verses
“He went away again a second time and prayed, saying, “My Father, if this cannot pass away unless I drink it, Your will be done.”
—Matthew 26:42
“But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe in His name, who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.”
—John 1:12-13
And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect.”
—Romans 12:2″
Worthy are You, our Lord and our God, to receive glory and honor and power; for You created all things, and because of Your will they existed, and were created.”
— Revelation 4:11″
…and they may come to their senses and escape from the snare of the devil, having been held captive by him to do his will.”
“If those who lead you say to you, ‘See, the kingdom is in the sky,’ then the birds of the sky will precede you. If they say to you, ‘It is in the sea,’ then the fish will precede you. Rather, the kingdom is inside of you, and it is outside of you. When you come to know yourselves, then you will become known, and you will realize that it is you who are the sons of the living father. But if you will not know yourselves, you dwell in poverty and it is you who are that poverty.
– Gospel of Thomas
That statement alone invites us to read Scripture as more than just historical narrative or morality anecdotes.
THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN IS WITHIN
An esoteric reading of the Bible treats it as a psychological and spiritual map.
The Bible is a manual for how the human mind operates and how the soul evolves.
Every character, event, and place represents an aspect of the human experience.
The Bible isn’t just about people in other eras and lands; it’s about you.
What Esoteric Doesn’t Mean
“Esoteric” doesn’t mean abstract or mystical for the sake of being mysterious.
Esoteric Does Mean:
It means looking beyond the literal to uncover the spiritual truth within.
Esoteric Parables
Jesus often taught using parables—stories layered with symbolic meaning.
“Though seeing, they do not see;
though hearing, they do not hear”
These weren’t just teaching tools.
…they were keys, designed to open deeper levels of understanding.
He told his disciples directly:
“It has been given to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given.”
That distinction matters.
The outer story speaks to the crowd.
The inner story speaks to the seeker.
The prodigal son:
On the surface, it’s a touching story of forgiveness—a father welcoming back his wayward son.
But if that’s all you see, you’ve only read the first layer, the exoteric.
On an esoteric level, it’s about the human psyche (soul) drifting away from spiritual truth—squandering its inheritance.
We trade our Soul’s Divine essence for the outer worlds fake luxury.
The Return of the Son
When the “son” returns, it’s a symbol of returning to higher consciousness, to alignment with the Divine source, our Father in Heaven.
The “father’s house” isn’t a physical home.
The Fathers house is the original state of spiritual awareness we’re meant to live from.
You can find beautiful wisdom in the Bible at the surface level, but if you never look for the second upper-story, you’re missing its true power.
The real spiritual meaning isn’t obvious.
It’s concealed in plain sight.
Most theologians don’t teach this—
I don’t think they’ve ever learned to read it this way or they’ve become so indoctrinated that they avoid it in fear of becoming a “heretic”.
