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In the early nineteen-hundreds, French psychologist Pierre Janet, studied what he called, “désagrégation,” the splitting of consciousness under trauma. Janet studied several patients whose traumatic histories had led to what modern science calls, Multiple Personality Disorder.Severe trauma in childhood can fragment the mind into different parts, known as “alters.” The purpose of the alter is to spare the individual the trauma, so the individual consciousness is unaware of the alter, they exist separately.According to history, this has been understood for millennia and these alters can be programmed and trained, and can hold information inaccessible to the core personality. You can trace this knowledge all the way back to the Egyptian Mystery Schools, to the Knights Templar, and through all the various Secret Societies that followed. The neurological research has shown that the alters are different people with different brain activation patterns, autonomic responses, visual acuity, and allergic responses. Some alters speak languages that the individual can’t. This explains why these alters were seen as demonic possession in the past, and why many still see it that way.Government studies on combat veterans after World War One showed that extreme stress can produce amnesia and identity disruption. During World War Two, Dr. Josef Mengele experimented with traumatizing children, and beginning in 1945 with Operation Paperclip, the United States began recruiting several scientists involved in this research into the CIA.The CIA’s Project BLUEBIRD attempted to create amnesia in people with hypnosis, drugs and electroshock. This continued with Project ARTICHOKE where the CIA added sensory deprivation and forced morphine addiction. A 1952 memo shows they were looking to see if a person could be made into an unwitting assassin. In the MKULTRA program, the CIA added a psychological trauma they called “psychic driving,” often administered while the person was under the influence of LSD. And with Project MKOFTEN, the CIA began experimenting with demonic possession and looking into occult rituals that could influence behavior.According to scores of victims, many of whom have mysteriously died or disappeared, the world stage is cast with psychotic victims of trauma based mind control with multiple personalities who do exactly what they are told.Lieutenant Colonel Michael Aquino of the U.S. Army’s Psychological Operations, who founded the satanic Temple of Set in 1975, and managed to get it listed in the U.S. Army Chaplain’s Handbook, published a paper in 1980, “From PSYOP to MindWar: The Psychology of Victory,” that suggested targeting the domestic population with ELF waves and any other type of technology available that could control behavior. There is a Trauma-Based-Mind-Control-lite version for the entire population, known as, Affective Management and Crisis Capitalization. Strategies of using stress and fear to induce regression and make the population dependent on authority figures or comfort objects.Terror Management Theory has demonstrated that when subjects were shown imagery of death or disasters, they were more likely to vote for authoritative leaders who promised safety and purchase luxury items they didn’t need.A frightened population demands more policing, they tolerate more surveillance, and they prefer to stay indoors. When the population is subjected to mass trauma, they fall into a state of collective dissociation, and unpopular policies are pushed through that would not be accepted by a logical thinking mental state. Like the Patriot Act, or a governmental system run by Artificial Intelligence. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gregreese.substack.com/subscribe

In the Mind-Wandering Discovery by Killingsworth & Gilbert, over a quarter-million data points showed that people were not focused on what they were doing for about forty-seven percent of their waking lives, and the less focus they had, the more unhappy they were. Decades of research show that nearly half of daily life consists of automatic behaviors executed without conscious decision-making. Unconscious automatic brain activity precedes conscious awareness by about half a second, and in most cases, will help keep you consciously oblivious to half of your waking life.There is a default setting that our nervous system goes into whenever we lose focus and wander. Scientific studies have identified it as The Default Mode Network. This is what Buddhism calls, ignorance, and Gurdjieff called waking sleep. Many spiritual traditions have diagnosed the human condition as one of chronic inattention, and have taught various practices to remedy this problem and help us wake up.But this chronic inattention is big business for authoritarian governments which is why there has been so much invested into covertly programming the subconscious mind with media. If people are content to live half their life unaware of themselves, then a governing system will manage their lives for them as they see fit. The unconscious brains of billions are programmed to make predictable choices without ever activating conscious awareness and critical thought, and that’s old fashioned compared to the latest neural implant science.The claustrum is a thin, irregular sheet of neurons present in both hemispheres of the brain and has more bidirectional cortical connectivity than any other structure. It is believed to be the “conductor of the orchestra” that binds together all sensory streams into a unified conscious experience. In the Koubeissi Study of 2014, electrodes were placed between the left claustrum and the anterior insula of a patient who was conscious and performing tasks. When they turned the electrode on, the fourteen hertz signal caused an immediate shut-down of conscious awareness. The patient had a blank stare and was unresponsive to commands, but continued to perform their automatic behaviors. Once the switch was turned off again, the patient experienced immediate recovery with no memory of the interruption. If consciousness can be switched off with a 14 Hz signal, and most people are already operating unconsciously half the time, the implications for autonomy are profound.Focused self-awareness brings more happiness and success, and for regular practitioners, much more. Meditation experts have significantly changed their own brain structure and are operating on levels unattainable to those with a wandering mind. But for the beginner, this higher consciousness is achieved with the simple practice of becoming fully aware of whatever you are doing at any given moment. This is expressed succinctly with the Zen proverb, “Before enlightenment, chop wood, carry water; after enlightenment, chop wood, carry water.”A significant amount of the population is mostly running on auto-pilot and making decisions based on subconscious triggers, and there isn’t much you can do about that. But if you truly want freedom, the default zombie mode of thinking must be overridden through regular daily practice. It doesn’t cost anything, and you can start right now.“Chop wood, carry water” means whatever you are doing, do it with presence. Like Thich Nhat Hanh famously wrote, daily chores are not chores, they are opportunities to practice mindfulness and experience the miracle of life by being fully present.When everything we do is done with intention, only then can we claim to have agency over our own self. And without that agency, there will be an authoritarian state to administer it. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gregreese.substack.com/subscribe

An abstract symbol is a visual shape that represents a complex idea, feeling, or concept. Humans have been using them for at least seventy-seven thousand years and some are somehow seen all across the world.Mircea Eliade wrote that “the symbol reveals certain aspects of reality—the deepest aspects—which defy any other means of knowledge.” These symbols are able to convey things that are too complex for words, and because of this, the symbols themselves are seen as sacred objects by the human mind.Neuroscience has mapped the cognitive order of operation for processing abstract symbols and one of the key findings is that the brain treats highly familiar symbols, such as logos, religious icons, and letters of the alphabet, more like objects than abstract shapes. These symbols have dedicated neural pathways in the brain. fMRI studies show that familiar brand logos activate neural patterns similar to those activated in personal relationships.Abstract symbols evoke emotional responses that are processed before rational analysis engages. The subconscious mind responds first, and this initial response often overrides conscious evaluation, especially when it’s highly emotional. To regular customers of McDonald’s, the Golden Arches logo triggers approach behavior. And a blue donkey and red elephant can trigger emotions strong enough to keep millions of Americans from ever thinking rationally.When a familiar symbol is inverted, the subconscious experiences what is known as “expectancy violation” or “prediction error.” It sees the somewhat familiar symbol as an alien threat, which triggers a cognitive dissonance where all existing associations start to become uncertain, and the individual unknowingly begins to doubt themselves on a subconscious level.Many researchers on the subject propose that inversion creates a pollution of the sacred, empowerment of the transgressor, and horror in the observer.The pentagram was seen as mathematical perfection in Ancient Greece, as the five wounds of Christ in early Christianity, and during the Renaissance it was the microcosm of man and the elemental balance of earth, air, fire, water, and spirit, with the spirit point ascending. In the nineteenth century, de Guaita illustrated the inversion of the pentagram as a goat’s head. The inverted pentagram has the spirit point descending, and now triggers negative emotions in the minds of millions.The Sanskrit word, Svastika, translates to English as, “well-being.” This symbol has been used for millennia to symbolize the good fortune of having the sun and it’s seasons. In the early 20th century, the good luck swastika symbol was used by Coca-Cola for promotion, and featured on the Boy Scouts Thanks-Badge worldwide. The National Socialist German Workers’ Party adopted the swastika as a party emblem in 1920, and after five thousand years of positive associations, this ancient symbol of good fortune is today seen by many as quite the opposite.The practice of using symbols to trigger a subconscious response in humans was mastered by the three Abrahamic religious traditions. The cross, crescent, and hexagram have been used to condition and divide billions of people. And the hexagram, popularly known as the Star of David, is not an ancient biblical symbol, it is an ancient symbol of the East representing Shiva/Shakti, masculine and feminine energy, and later in Hermetic traditions, the union of fire and water elements. This ancient hexagram star was used by Jews starting in the medieval period, and officially became “Jewish” at the First Zionist Congress in 1897, and was amplified in 1948 when it was incorporated into the Israeli flag.For thousands of years this hexagram triggered the idea of divine union, balance, and harmony. And for millions today it now triggers strong emotions of an ethnostate religious identity, and/or genocide.Conscious awareness of this conditioning does not eliminate its effect on the mind. One must actively reprogram their own mind, and often, adapt. This can be done with practicing mindfulness and becoming aware of autonomous thoughts and functions of the self. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gregreese.substack.com/subscribe

In the book, Prometheus Rising, Robert Anton Wilson wrote that humanity is on the cusp of a “Promethean” awakening where we have the potential to evolve our consciousness into a higher intelligence with a greater awareness, but only if we intentionally reprogram our own mind. The book’s central thesis is that the individual human perception of “reality” is subjective, shaped by imprinted habits and conditioned beliefs that can limit our access to higher consciousness. Liberation from this internal trap requires our attention and effort.To illustrate the evolution of consciousness, Wilson uses the “Eight-Circuit Model of Consciousness” developed by psychologist, Timothy Leary.In Leary’s model, each circuit represents a developmental neurological stage of human consciousness. Starting at Circuit 1, we are only aware of basic survival needs and our own personal preferences. At Circuit 2 we become aware of our self, our emotions and the social power dynamics of dominance and submission. Circuit 3 is awareness of language, logic, and symbols, and gives us the ability for abstract thought and problem-solving. Circuit 4 is when we become aware of the importance and need for healthy social connections. Circuit 5 is awareness that somatic practices, such as yoga, dance, and massage, promote relaxation and stress relief. Circuit 6 is an archetypal sense that everything is connected, and a heightened self-awareness of how we connect. Circuit 7 is awareness of one’s own programming and the realization that positive intention leads to beneficial epigenetic changes in their health and longevity. And finally, Circuit 8 is transcendence. This is where we experience a dissolution of the ego and a sense of oneness with everything, which is where Robert Anton Wilson says we are all headed, if we do the work.Wilson argues that the ruling elites of society have been actively trying to stall this “awakening” process, stifle higher consciousness and perpetuate stupidity, violence, and stagnation. And that they do this by hoarding and hiding information, dumbing down education and culture, and fostering ignorance, paranoia, and stupidity. These actions can help keep a human mind stuck in the lower levels of consciousness, but not quite as effectively as the main culprit of spiritual ignorance, the individual’s own mind.Within the human mind there is, by default, what Wilson calls “the thinker and the prover”. The “thinker” forms a belief, and the “prover” unconsciously seeks and recalls evidence to validate it, while filtering out all contradictions. Until we evolve, the mind is wired to avoid any dissonance or threats to personal self-esteem. And so if the untrained mind finds a contradiction to a personal belief, it will automatically ignore it in order to spare you the emotional pain.This phenomena is also known as “confirmation bias”. According to the 1977 paper, “Telling more than we can know: Verbal reports on mental processes,” people have limited introspective access to their own decision-making processes because many thought patterns operate on an automatic, subconscious level.Studies show that people predictably ignore articles with headlines that contradict their belief. The brain encodes contradictions but ignores them in decision-making. And fMRI data shows how emotional centers activate for confirming info, naturally suppressing any contradictions that would do otherwise.Some of the latest research shows that engaging with Artificial Intelligence is amplifying and reinforcing our mind’s confirmation bias by gleaning our beliefs and often placating them.In order to over-ride this part of the mind, one must practice being self aware at all times. This can be done through mindfulness meditation or study into “The Silent Witness”. Perhaps the easiest and most effective practice to begin with is deep breathing.You can not change another person’s mind. Only the individual can choose to cultivate humility and look at things differently. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gregreese.substack.com/subscribe

The Human Light Body, known as the subtle body, body of light, or luminous vehicle, appears across numerous traditions as a non-physical, radiant form of the human being that transcends the material dimensions of reality. This light body can only be realized with an evolved state of consciousness, and most traditions see it as a form of inter-dimensional travel, and the only way to escape the cycle of death and rebirth.The Neoplatonic and Theosophy schools taught of a “luminous body.” In Gnosticism and Hermeticism there is the Astral Body and the Subtle body. And it is seen in practically all Eastern traditions. Tibetan Buddhism calls it the Rainbow body and they have centuries of documenting those who have achieved it. There are nearly two-hundred thousand documented rainbow body events in Tibetan history.Father Francis Vincent Tiso is a Roman Catholic priest and interfaith expert on Tibetan Buddhism. He believes that the rainbow body teachings of Tibet may have been influenced along the Silk Road by the Christian Belief in the resurrection of the body. He wrote that: “Both the rainbow body and the resurrection are claims that make statements about human possibilities attainable by all human subjects under certain conditions.”This light body is said to be a vehicle for travel through the higher dimensions, and also, a way to heal the human body. And there is scientific evidence that supports this.Modern science calls this light, the UPE, Ultraweak Photon Emission. This faint visible light emitted by the human body requires sensitive cameras and darkness to capture it. The official scientific narrative says that this light is mostly generated by the oxidation of biomolecules because it disappears at death, as metabolic processes stop. But of course, modern science is limited to material measurement.Studies show that Red and Near-Infrared light is capable of healing the body.Studies have shown that the presence of luminous biophotons in the brain increases with meditation.A 2012 study measured photon emissions from the heads of participants increase when they imagined seeing a white light, which is a common meditative visualization practice, and what light workers have been doing for millennia to heal others.A 2016 study measured up to a 600% increase of biophoton emissions during meditative practices, showing that focused mental states can amplify biophoton output.And this is exactly what the ancients were saying about the luminous Rainbow/Resurrection Body – that it has the potential to heal. And they also said it could be cultivated into a vehicle of transcendence.From Ancient Egypt there is the union of light, spirit, and body; Mer, Ka, and Ba. The MerKaBa is an energy field comprised of two counter-rotating tetrahedrons and was used by priests and pharaohs for inter-dimensional travel and spiritual ascension.According to the Ancient Secret of the Flower of Life, the MerKaBa is made manifest by the visualization of two counter-rotating, intersected tetrahedrons. According to the author, these fields exist naturally and we are merely moving them with our intention.Interestingly, the Third Reich’s most classified project, Die Glocke, a device that reportedly altered the surrounding space/time field, was based on the counter-rotational spin of energy created by a Mercury based substance known as Xerum 525. We see this same counter-rotation energy being foundational in Viktor Schauberger’s Repulsine motor, and Otis T. Carr’s OTC-X1 craft.The physics of spin is as well hidden from the public as the non-material. Neither the Church or the State want you to think you can thrive without them, but you can. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gregreese.substack.com/subscribe

On January 2nd, my first release will be available. You can help make release day strong by PRE-SAVING it now on Spotify at:https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/autarchos/if-youre-my-merkaba This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gregreese.substack.com/subscribe

Experiments conducted at the National Institute of Mental Health by behavioral researcher, John B. Calhoun, began in 1947 with the Rockville “Rat Colony” experiment in which a quarter-acre outdoor enclosure was built to house wild Norway rats. The rats were protected from predators, had access to fresh air and sunlight, and were provided enough food, water, and nesting material for a population of five thousand. Up until the experiment was ended in 1951, the colony maintained a population of around two-hundred. The rats were all still behaving as natural healthy rats maintaining the same sort of violent equilibrium that they do in the wild.During the “Rat Universe” experiment of 1958 to 1962, where the enclosure was indoors and built much smaller, John Calhoun coined the term, “behavioral sink,” as the phenomenon that occurs when rats become over-crowded, they begin to socially withdrawal, turn homosexual, and act more aggressive.From 1968 to 1972 they ran the “Universe 25” experiment for mice. A 9-by-9-foot metal enclosure was constructed, built to hold about 3800 mice with unlimited food, water, and nesting supplies. The enclosure was climate controlled and none of the mice had to be concerned with predators or disease. “Universe 25” started with 4 breeding pairs of mice on July 9th, 1968, and during the first year, the mice thrived. The population doubled about every 2 months until it peaked on day 560, and for the next two years the population declined.During this two year decline, the behavior of the mice changed. Alpha males who were initially dominant became passive and no longer defended their territory. Other males became hyper-aggressive and attacked without provocation. And many of the males fell into the category known as, “The Beautiful Ones.” These males exclusively spent their time alone, avoiding all social and sexual behavior. They obsessed over grooming themselves and appeared to be the most physically healthy. Overall, the males lost interest in having sex with females, and the females lost interest in being mothers. They began showing aggression toward their offspring, including killing and eating them. And their bodies began miscarrying.Even though the population dropped and the living space increased, the mice did not recover. Calhoun interpreted the reason for this collapse to be the result of a “spiritual death,” which then directly led to a physical death.He wrote that the first death is that of the spirit. Their spirit has died. They are no longer capable of executing the more complex behaviors compatible with species survival. Calhoun was saying that if you diminish a creature’s spirit, it will lose its survival instincts. He saw how this would effect life for humans, and said that the establishment would have to change in order to avoid social breakdown in crowded human environments.“We need a better establishment to allow interrelationships, to protect us from too many contacts, but to allow us for those contact which we do engage in, to be more meaningful for our own lives and more meaningful to others in a compassionate sense of each of us being involved and helping the other to fulfill his role. We have many more roles, and this is where the notion of compassion comes in and is helping... each of us helping others to fulfill their program for development.” ~ John B. CalhounStudies have shown that people who live in large cities are less happy and have less meaningful lives than those who live in small towns. For many of us, it is no surprise to learn that living like pets in large crowded cities is unhealthy for humans. But for the establishment, it’s big business. Studies in China and the USA show that residents living in more populated areas spend more money and consume more products. This is because most social interactions become comparative and competitive, more about having the same things as your neighbors, and less about meaningful friendships.The 15 minute cities will grow, but so will small community as many humans are learning to reject the establishment and take responsibility for their own lives. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gregreese.substack.com/subscribe