My husband told me long ago that culture is a pendulum. The people are mainly in the middle but the powers push past the boundaries. When they push too far we resist and the pendulum swings back. If they have pushed too far, the pendulum swings far to the other side but eventually comes back to the middle. This made sense 30 years ago and even more so now. The powers never stop pushing. It is our resistance, or lack thereof, that determines our path. Our awakening has strengthened our resistance to the pendulum. Many epiphanies have occurred along the way. Doubtless, many more will come. Epiphany falls every year on January 6. Did the master storyteller choose this date for a reason? Regardless of the results of the Brunson case or the 2021 protests, epiphanies are occurring as the sheer weight of lies begin to crumble their narrative. The truth shall set us free.
As always, BB, I read every word of your article with great interest, however my thinking may be outside this box. There is no Overton window in my mind. What has been wrong in the past will always be evil, and God sent us the 10 Commandments to emphasize this - and maybe that's the ultimate in narratives, as you call them. The fact that societies construct these windows to justify their actions, proclivities and wicked obsessions, and attempt to normalize them in pursuit of more earthly pleasure and excitement, to escape the truth of their ultimate damnation, doesn't account for much on this so-called "stage." For the real consequences of depravity are experienced in the here and now, as well as for eternity. So many never learn this.
Burning Bright: you continue to prove to me my decision to choose you as my first paid subscription was right! As all of your readers know, you have been teaching us the tools to do our role in this war without the angst so many feel on a daily basis and we will perform our individual service better because of your instruction. Knowing now the individual is actually in control is such a positive point! Teaching us is one of the best ways to help us and I am still so thankful for your willingness to do so! Plus, our reading skills continue to improve and I can now read through your articles without having to reread as many sentences and comprehending them better. Your focus today reminds me of a kaleidoscope as we observe the windows used on both sides of this war and how quickly the views change. I have come to agree with you completely about the purpose of the narratives throughout mankind’s history. The battle between good and evil has always been for man’s soul. Excellent thought-provoking analysis is what we’ve come to expect from your articles and I suspect the vast majority of your readers wait with the next article with anticipation as I do! Thank you! God bless and protect you!🙏
Dec 28, 2022·edited Dec 29, 2022Liked by Burning Bright
Very nice piece Bright . The battle for the mind requires deception which is a very dynamic component of hybrid warfare . There are "good actors" and there are "bad actors". Unfortunately we , unlike the actors , aren't privy to the entire script . Perhaps we will never know , come curtain call , who played their role and who didn't .Question everything , use critical thinking , be careful who you follow and don't forget the popcorn . Thank you "Carizzer"
Thank you BB! Being a student of Sacred Geometry I always see your macrocosm-microcosm also in terms of AS ABOVE; SO BELOW, or as we know from the Lord's Prayer, our prayer is "on Earth as it is in Heaven". Thank you for your continued gift of showing us how to find the bigger picture in such artistic, thought-provoking and imaginative ways. It reminds me of my daughters' Waldorf Education from kindergarten through high school. God blesses you!
“If the doors of perception were cleansed every thing would appear to man as it is, Infinite. For man has closed himself up, till he sees all things thro' narrow chinks of his cavern.“ William Blake
You are a Sage for our times, BB!
Every time I read The Tiger’s thoughts,
my window of perception looking out on the world stage of our times is cleansed❤️
Thank you for sharing your thought-provoking observations.
Maybe the narrative deployments are a bit like brushstrokes on a canvas: once applied, the artist steps back, assesses the effect, and adjusts where necessary—always mindful of how the final picture should look. From a narrative (storytelling) perspective, each event that impacts our collective mindset will contribute to the full picture that’s being co-created with us, the audience. Our responses help guide the narrative artists to their next brushstrokes. They have a final picture in mind, and we have to help it take form.
In fact, how we help this final version of the story get written is of great importance: the narrative we create right now, the story we are writing, will become a tool to help protect our future generations. They will hear about the American patriots who rose up to fight against tyranny during this Second American Revolution, and they will identify that freedom-loving spirit within themselves. In this way, our efforts will not only defeat our current enemies, but will arm our descendants against future propaganda warfare as well.
The world isn’t being done to us; it is being done by us. That is the Great Awakening.
After clever distractions for decades, we are now learning that hidden in those outer distractions and beneath our captured attentions, we fell “victim” to a diabolical plan to twist our concept of freedom and personal responsibility right out of our grasp. We are waking up and we do not choose to be victims….in no small measure thanks to Trump and The Plan, we yet get to choose our destiny!
“We are a culture largely built on the cult of personality”. Your’s is a mind of great wisdom, BB!
Freedom is at the heart of our spiritual journey, a journey which ultimately is what the world is for.
The movie has become far more interesting through the lens of the Tiger’s mind. Deeply grateful for your contribution during this great chapter of humanity! ❤️ Thank you…you wrote this last night but I love starting my day with a ‘mind/heart’ BB read!!
Fantastic read! I don’t generally pay for sub stack reads! However, I loved your writing & decided I needed to read everything you write. Thank you, thank you , thank you ♥️🕊️
Thank you for another intelligent and fabulously crated prose BB.Your writing is valuable in keeping one’s headspace positive and intact.You write very well and fast becoming one of my favourite anons.Stay bright my fren 🙏🏻🐸🦘
The last 4 paragraphs were particularly brilliant. You have described a template of the ancient war for our minds. The current struggles are but a phase in this war. The ancient war will rage on, no matter who "wins" the current struggles.
It can be difficult to engage in this war as it is almost impossible to be emotionally untouched by the promoted narratives. However, emotional involvement is perhaps a requirement, so you can know what others may be experiencing. Regardless of the emotions, one can continue to fight back and resist, thought by thought, mentally dismantling the offensive narratives. Then word by word which contradicts the offending narratives. Action follows.
My husband told me long ago that culture is a pendulum. The people are mainly in the middle but the powers push past the boundaries. When they push too far we resist and the pendulum swings back. If they have pushed too far, the pendulum swings far to the other side but eventually comes back to the middle. This made sense 30 years ago and even more so now. The powers never stop pushing. It is our resistance, or lack thereof, that determines our path. Our awakening has strengthened our resistance to the pendulum. Many epiphanies have occurred along the way. Doubtless, many more will come. Epiphany falls every year on January 6. Did the master storyteller choose this date for a reason? Regardless of the results of the Brunson case or the 2021 protests, epiphanies are occurring as the sheer weight of lies begin to crumble their narrative. The truth shall set us free.
As always, BB, I read every word of your article with great interest, however my thinking may be outside this box. There is no Overton window in my mind. What has been wrong in the past will always be evil, and God sent us the 10 Commandments to emphasize this - and maybe that's the ultimate in narratives, as you call them. The fact that societies construct these windows to justify their actions, proclivities and wicked obsessions, and attempt to normalize them in pursuit of more earthly pleasure and excitement, to escape the truth of their ultimate damnation, doesn't account for much on this so-called "stage." For the real consequences of depravity are experienced in the here and now, as well as for eternity. So many never learn this.
Burning Bright: you continue to prove to me my decision to choose you as my first paid subscription was right! As all of your readers know, you have been teaching us the tools to do our role in this war without the angst so many feel on a daily basis and we will perform our individual service better because of your instruction. Knowing now the individual is actually in control is such a positive point! Teaching us is one of the best ways to help us and I am still so thankful for your willingness to do so! Plus, our reading skills continue to improve and I can now read through your articles without having to reread as many sentences and comprehending them better. Your focus today reminds me of a kaleidoscope as we observe the windows used on both sides of this war and how quickly the views change. I have come to agree with you completely about the purpose of the narratives throughout mankind’s history. The battle between good and evil has always been for man’s soul. Excellent thought-provoking analysis is what we’ve come to expect from your articles and I suspect the vast majority of your readers wait with the next article with anticipation as I do! Thank you! God bless and protect you!🙏
Very nice piece Bright . The battle for the mind requires deception which is a very dynamic component of hybrid warfare . There are "good actors" and there are "bad actors". Unfortunately we , unlike the actors , aren't privy to the entire script . Perhaps we will never know , come curtain call , who played their role and who didn't .Question everything , use critical thinking , be careful who you follow and don't forget the popcorn . Thank you "Carizzer"
Man, you are brilliant.
Thank you BB! Being a student of Sacred Geometry I always see your macrocosm-microcosm also in terms of AS ABOVE; SO BELOW, or as we know from the Lord's Prayer, our prayer is "on Earth as it is in Heaven". Thank you for your continued gift of showing us how to find the bigger picture in such artistic, thought-provoking and imaginative ways. It reminds me of my daughters' Waldorf Education from kindergarten through high school. God blesses you!
“If the doors of perception were cleansed every thing would appear to man as it is, Infinite. For man has closed himself up, till he sees all things thro' narrow chinks of his cavern.“ William Blake
You are a Sage for our times, BB!
Every time I read The Tiger’s thoughts,
my window of perception looking out on the world stage of our times is cleansed❤️
Thank you for sharing your thought-provoking observations.
Maybe the narrative deployments are a bit like brushstrokes on a canvas: once applied, the artist steps back, assesses the effect, and adjusts where necessary—always mindful of how the final picture should look. From a narrative (storytelling) perspective, each event that impacts our collective mindset will contribute to the full picture that’s being co-created with us, the audience. Our responses help guide the narrative artists to their next brushstrokes. They have a final picture in mind, and we have to help it take form.
In fact, how we help this final version of the story get written is of great importance: the narrative we create right now, the story we are writing, will become a tool to help protect our future generations. They will hear about the American patriots who rose up to fight against tyranny during this Second American Revolution, and they will identify that freedom-loving spirit within themselves. In this way, our efforts will not only defeat our current enemies, but will arm our descendants against future propaganda warfare as well.
The world isn’t being done to us; it is being done by us. That is the Great Awakening.
After clever distractions for decades, we are now learning that hidden in those outer distractions and beneath our captured attentions, we fell “victim” to a diabolical plan to twist our concept of freedom and personal responsibility right out of our grasp. We are waking up and we do not choose to be victims….in no small measure thanks to Trump and The Plan, we yet get to choose our destiny!
“We are a culture largely built on the cult of personality”. Your’s is a mind of great wisdom, BB!
Freedom is at the heart of our spiritual journey, a journey which ultimately is what the world is for.
The movie has become far more interesting through the lens of the Tiger’s mind. Deeply grateful for your contribution during this great chapter of humanity! ❤️ Thank you…you wrote this last night but I love starting my day with a ‘mind/heart’ BB read!!
Fantastic read! I don’t generally pay for sub stack reads! However, I loved your writing & decided I needed to read everything you write. Thank you, thank you , thank you ♥️🕊️
Thank you for another intelligent and fabulously crated prose BB.Your writing is valuable in keeping one’s headspace positive and intact.You write very well and fast becoming one of my favourite anons.Stay bright my fren 🙏🏻🐸🦘
The last 4 paragraphs were particularly brilliant. You have described a template of the ancient war for our minds. The current struggles are but a phase in this war. The ancient war will rage on, no matter who "wins" the current struggles.
It can be difficult to engage in this war as it is almost impossible to be emotionally untouched by the promoted narratives. However, emotional involvement is perhaps a requirement, so you can know what others may be experiencing. Regardless of the emotions, one can continue to fight back and resist, thought by thought, mentally dismantling the offensive narratives. Then word by word which contradicts the offending narratives. Action follows.
Fabulous.
Also, just saw this broke on the Unusual Whales Twitter account last night:
“BREAKING: Elon Musk has said that Twitter is "open to the idea" of buying Substack.”
Ha!
LOL. 🍿
I do not use WINDOWS. I am on IOS. 😂🤣
The bards and the court jesters have been working overtime 😉
Just waiting, watching, listening. Popcorn popped!! As usual, mesmerizing to read!