Besides the crazy amount of unexplainable happenings experienced by normal, well-adjusted folks, the amazing amount of mental twisting and bending they employ to 'explain' the happening away is breathtaking. Think swamp gas syndrome - any explanation, no matter how outlandish, that keeps the bubble of delusion intact is enthusiastically embraced by the masses.
While I never advocate blindly accepting anything unexplained without well-reasoned analysis and research, I'm flabbergasted by how far some will go to convince themselves only the most mundane explanations are acceptable.
We, as a whole, have been conditioned not to question or even consider the possibility of anything outside the approved narrative. And that conditioning is strong.
I don't actually normally ask people for their stories, but they volunteer them to me all the same. Probably because I don't hide my interest.
Not everyone tries to distance themselves from the more 'fantastical' aspects of their experiences, but quite a few do. And I get it. The disconnect between what we are taught is real and possible and what may actually be real and possible can be a tough leap.
I never ask with this air of "i'm gonna prove you wrong". I just ask like the way a researcher collecting stories for a book would do, or the way a drunk friend would do. Somewhere between neutral and supportive. People like to show you that they are cool and the things that happen to them are cool.
I love this approach. It's tough enough for some to even admit to their experiences without being confronted with judgement or censure.
Right now we are learning of so many social constructs that are manipulated for the benefit of the few. I think the learning curve is going to be uncomfortable for just about everybody, even those who are aware of the deep state's shenanigans.
Faith, love, compassion, support, and positivity will be needed as things unfold. It's going to be a wild ride.
This!
Besides the crazy amount of unexplainable happenings experienced by normal, well-adjusted folks, the amazing amount of mental twisting and bending they employ to 'explain' the happening away is breathtaking. Think swamp gas syndrome - any explanation, no matter how outlandish, that keeps the bubble of delusion intact is enthusiastically embraced by the masses.
While I never advocate blindly accepting anything unexplained without well-reasoned analysis and research, I'm flabbergasted by how far some will go to convince themselves only the most mundane explanations are acceptable.
We, as a whole, have been conditioned not to question or even consider the possibility of anything outside the approved narrative. And that conditioning is strong.
I don't actually normally ask people for their stories, but they volunteer them to me all the same. Probably because I don't hide my interest.
Not everyone tries to distance themselves from the more 'fantastical' aspects of their experiences, but quite a few do. And I get it. The disconnect between what we are taught is real and possible and what may actually be real and possible can be a tough leap.
I love this approach. It's tough enough for some to even admit to their experiences without being confronted with judgement or censure.
Right now we are learning of so many social constructs that are manipulated for the benefit of the few. I think the learning curve is going to be uncomfortable for just about everybody, even those who are aware of the deep state's shenanigans.
Faith, love, compassion, support, and positivity will be needed as things unfold. It's going to be a wild ride.