THE SCROLL: I Stand With The People In Each Country Who Are Held Hostage By Governments That Start Wars, Destroy Economies, and Subjugate Our Lives
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DO PEOPLE REALLY WEAR CLOTHES TO BED?!
EMPATHY ON THE RIGHT FOR THE CHILDLESS….
This is an important blind spot to illuminate.
Thank you for acknowledging this, Librarian of Celaeno.
The saying “I made plans and then life got in the way” is universally resonant for very good reason.
I think many of your peers lose sight of this fact, and with that ultimate loss of empathy, they lose a piece of their crucial shared humanity in favor of a cold, unfeeling ideology that, ironically, has nothing to do with embodying and expressing universal love for their fellow man as they profess to do.
I value that, unlike others, you never seem to fall into that trap just because you happen to be frustrated with modernity and are focused on finding and teaching better ways to navigate our way back out of the societal pitfalls in which we’ve found ourselves.
There are better ways to do this than alienating entire swaths of allies in the fight. Thank you for leading by shining a beacon on that and setting the example.
FRIENDS, ROMANS, AND COUNTRYMEN… LEND ME YOUR LIGHTER….
I STAND WITH THE PEOPLE IN EACH COUNTRY WHO ARE HELD HOSTAGE BY GOVERNMENTS THAT START WARS, DESTROY ECONOMIES, AND SUBJUGATE OUR LIVES….
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MEME DROP #352: Me As Soon As I Wake Up In The Morning.
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MODERN ART… THE GIFT THAT KEEPS ON GIVING….
VIDEO: S1.11.01 Modern Art Is A Front For Money Laundering with Michael Newberry
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Money Laundering and Modern Art: Modern Art Was Developed as a Vehicle for Money Laundering
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OF TRANS AND TROJAN HORSES….
I assure you that the “Trojan horsing” of Brett Richards was purely unintentional.
I had been “Trojan horsed,” as you say, by Librarian of Celaeno and William Hunter Duncan before choosing to comment on Walter Rhein’s pervasive life decision to fashion himself completely out of touch with reality and then whine about it in his restacks to try to create some kind of eyeball-garnering marketing ploy of a rubbernecking effect surrounding people genuinely disagreeing with his word vomit and providing factual examples of real living, breathing people who are both homosexual AND conservative, thereby fundamentally and unequivocally negating his essay’s entire flawed premise.
And then, his bullshit disappeared in a puff of logic.
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THEY DON’T TEACH US ANY OF THE IMPORTANT THINGS ANYMORE….
TRYING TO CATCH UP ON SUBSTACK READING
WHAT I’M READING
WHAT I’M WATCHING
Be Inspired and Motivated. (2025). Scientists Just PROVED The Past Can Change! YouTube.
Description
“Imagine if everything you thought about your past could be rewritten. Scientists have just uncovered mind-blowing evidence that suggests the past isn’t as fixed as we once believed. What if your past failures, regrets, and struggles were just stepping stones you could redefine? In this video, we explore groundbreaking discoveries that prove you have the power to change your story, reshape your mindset, and take full control of your destiny. This revelation could be the key to unlocking your highest potential—don’t miss out on this life-changing insight!”
Brian Scott. (2024). You Are God Awakening. YouTube.
Description
“In the beginning, before time as you know it, there was I – the Unnameable, the All-Encompassing. I existed in a state beyond words, a boundless expanse of consciousness, an ocean of potential. It was in this timeless realm that the universe was conceived, a thought born from the depths of my being, blossoming into a cosmic dance of stars and galaxies. Why, you might wonder, did I, the Infinite, choose to manifest in the finite? It was not out of necessity, for what need could the Eternal have? It was a choice born of love, an expression of my endless creativity. In dividing myself, I became the elements, each atom resonating with my essence. I became the mountains, the rivers, the winds, and the skies, each reflecting facets of my infinite nature. In the heart of every sacred text, in the essence of every spiritual tradition, lies a profound and universal truth: the awakening of God within us. This episode is not just an exploration of a concept; it's an invitation to a transformative realization, one that has echoed through the ages in the whispers of mystics and the proclamations of prophets. It is the idea that God, the Divine Presence, is not solely an external force but an intrinsic part of our very being. To some, the notion that God is awakening within us might seem audacious, perhaps even blasphemous. But this is not a claim of human arrogance; it is, instead, a humble acknowledgment of the divine spark that resides in each of us. This is not about elevating ourselves to the status of the Supreme; it is about recognizing the sacredness within, a divine essence that many religious texts and spiritual teachings have hinted at, sometimes openly, sometimes in veiled language. It is one simple secret: You Are God Awakening.”
DaveAspreyBPR. (2025). How Dr. Kellogg destroyed our food system… YouTube.
ehow. (2024). Citrus Spritz Cocktail with Flower Ice Cubes. YouTube.
Irevelato. (2025). The Highest Archon. YouTube.
Description
“Saturn, the sixth planet from the sun and the last visible to the naked eye, has played a pivotal role in humanity's religious and philosophical understanding across millennia. Its slow, deliberate movement through the night sky led ancient civilizations to associate it with time, limitation, and cosmic order. The Babylonians called it "Kayamanu" (the steady one), while its 29.5-year orbit aligned with human generational cycles, making it a natural timekeeper of human life spans. Most remarkably, Saturn's physical characteristics, from its rings to its hexagonal north pole storm, seem to mirror its symbolic role as the "bound god" who brings order through limitation. Throughout history, Saturn's symbolism transformed dramatically across different religious traditions. In Judaism, it became associated with the Sabbath (Saturn's Day), representing sacred time and divine limitation. In Gnostic traditions, it evolved into Ialdabaoth, the demiurge who created the material world. Medieval Christianity often associated Saturn with the devil, transforming the ancient wisdom-bringer into the cosmic adversary. Yet even in this dark aspect, Saturn maintained its fundamental role as the boundary-setter, the force that defines reality through limitation. The astrological conjunctions of Saturn with other planets marked pivotal moments in religious history. The Jupiter-Saturn conjunction heralded Judaism, representing the meeting of expansion (Jupiter) with limitation (Saturn). The conjunction of Jupiter and Mercury signaled Islam's rise, while Jupiter-Venus marked Christianity's emergence. These celestial alignments reflect deeper patterns in how different traditions interpreted Saturn's fundamental message: that limitation itself can become a pathway to liberation, that boundaries can create meaning rather than just constraint, and that the darkest star might actually reveal the deepest wisdom.”
Pitch Meeting. (2024). Pitch Meeting: Ryan George's Picks For 2024. YouTube.
The Little Platoon. (2025). Rachel Zegler's Snow White & the Seven Deadly Sins. YouTube.
Description
“Rachel Zegler was perfectly cast in the reimagined Snow White - a movie that takes a timeless classic with timeless lessons and reduces it to cheap narcissism.”
The Young Turks. (2022). American Elites Invest In Rejuvenation Technology To Live Forever. YouTube.
Unsolicited advice. (2025). How We Lost Our Focus (and why it should scare you). YouTube.
Veritasium. (2024). Exposing The Flaw In Our Phone System. YouTube.
WHO WAS YOUR MOST RECENT SUBSCRIPTION?
WABI SABI AND STOICISM
Each time I go to write you back, the app crashes. In the spirit of the theme of the beauty of impermanence and nostalgia for the passage of time, I can’t really get rattled about it, but damn was that obnoxious. 🤣
You've already got Kurosawa... Hirokazu Kore-eda’s After Life, Ask This of Rikyū, Dead Poet's Society (thematically), Howl's Moving Castle, La Jetee, Norwegian Wood (if you haven’t read Haruki Murakami yet, you should - much of his work explores this theme but in rather interesting surreal ways), Sans Soleil, Spirited Away, The Virgin Suicides…
I’m sure I will think of others.
We should also ask Librarian of Celaeno. This aesthetic in film is right up his alley.
There was a film exploring the Japanese suicide forest that I think fits in well here too, but I’m spacing on what it was called.
And if the app crashes a fourth time, I’m not trying again. 🤣
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The delightful scroll tags again! Always a pleasure to be included in it and thank you for sharing and continuing to do this! Have a superb weekend :-)
The Scroll. More mentally gymnastic than playing twister with a group of friends! Thanks Demi!