The struggle of humankind is a struggle to become more conscious. This is true whether you're talking about humanity as a species, human society as an individual nation or community,
the interpersonal relationships in a specific family or social structure, or the inner processes of an individual human
being.
Like a fractal, you see this same struggle to expand consciousness happening on every level of humanity no matter how
far out or how far in you zoom the camera.On the largest scale humanity is struggling to expand consciousness beyond the distortions of ignorance and propaganda
to the point where a critical mass of people understand what's really happening in their world and use the power of
their numbers to force an end to the oppression, exploitation, violence and ecocide of the immense global power
structures which rule our planet.On the smallest scale we're struggling to expand our inner consciousness of the egoic structures and subconscious mental
habits which dictate our attention, thinking and behavior and cause us to suffer and create suffering for others.Between these two extremes you have struggles like expanding consciousness of abusive and unhealthy dynamics in families
and relationships, expanding consciousness in cultures and societies of abusive and unhealthy dynamics in wealth
distribution, policing, race relations, sex and sexuality, and expanding consciousness in individual nations and
communities of abusive and unhealthy dynamics in politics and government.
Real Revolution Means Expanding Consciousness, Both Outwardly And Inwardly
This is my best attempt so far at explaining our plight, our best shot at addressing it, and where we appear to be
heading.https://t.co/3lkyCKvnDo
— Caitlin Johnstone
(@caitoz) June 30, 2020
This expansion of consciousness is not some feel-good hippie dippy stroll through the park--it has enemies. Within every
possible recursion the fractal, you've got forces opposing that expansion of consciousness. On every level there are
forces which have a vested interest in keeping things hidden in unconsciousness, whether it's global power structures
hiding their malfeasance behind propaganda and government opacity, corporations hiding their misdeeds behind PR spin and
secrecy, cult leaders and religious exploiters hiding their depravity behind doctrine and domination, abusive partners
and parents hiding their abusiveness behind manipulation, or subconscious habitual coping mechanisms hiding the
discomfort their discovery would create behind compartmentalization and dissociation.
On every recursion of the fractal, humanity is trying to awaken from the matrix of untruth by moving further into a
conscious recognition of what's true. And every recursion has its own Agent Smith trying to prevent that movement from
happening.
When you do deep inner work the Agent Smith you find yourself up against might look like inertia, cowardice, tightly
guarded self narratives, or the habitualized movement of attention away from memories of trauma; whatever the
unconscious identity structures within you need to do to remain unconscious and keep pulling the strings of your life
from behind the scenes. When we fight establishment power structures the Agent Smiths we end up fighting might look like
propagandists and deceitful politicians. For every push toward consciousness there's a push in the opposite direction
coming from the darkness, no matter how big or how small.
The good news is that any expansion of consciousness on one level of the fractal helps expand consciousness on all the
others. Individuals who have expanded their consciousness inwardly are more adept at helping to expand it their society,
because the manipulation of an Agent Smith internally is very similar to the manipulations of Agents Smiths on a mass
scale. A society expanding its consciousness frees individuals up to become more inwardly conscious, and helps make
humanity as a whole that more more conscious. Any expansion of consciousness for humanity as a whole--such as increased
awareness of the importance of personal freedom, equality and justice--benefits every other level of the fractal.
We're just turning on the lights, so that all which is unseen can become seen. Any new little bit of light makes the whole room that much brighter, and makes it that much easier for people to find
new light switches. Soon we'll have this whole thing lit up, and from there, a movement toward health and harmony for
our species will be inevitable.
May All Be Revealed
"The fight for humanity’s future begins at your own eyelids."https://t.co/j1JQcolxIh
— Caitlin Johnstone
(@caitoz) June 24, 2020
You can't change something you're not aware of, but once a sufficient amount of awareness has come to it, change is
inevitable. The puppet show can never be mistaken for reality once you've had a good look at the puppeteers.
The lights are coming on; what they reveal isn't often pretty, but they're coming on. If I had to pick a narrative to
describe what's been happening in 2020, that would be it. The most distinctive feature of the last four years has been
expanding consciousness--expanding consciousness of media corruption, of DNC corruption, of government corruption, of
the abuse of immigrants, of police militarization, of unhealed racial wounds etc--and the story of 2020 has been the
story of the rapid acceleration of that trend.
I don't see this trend slowing down any time soon. I see it speeding up faster and faster.
Everything which was once hidden is now roaring into consciousness with greater and greater urgency. The lights are
coming on, and the more light there is the weaker the Agent Smiths become on every recursion of the fractal.
As the lights come on we're seeing more and more creepy crawlies that had been previously hiding in the darkness, but
that's just it: we are seeing them, and when they are seen they lose their power to pull the puppet strings from the
shadows. I am seeing more reasons than ever to feel hopeful today. May all continue to be revealed.
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