Anonymous
It is time to wake up.
Thu Mar 4 15:00:49 2004
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http://www.cassiopaea.org/cass/signs.htm
Regular readers of the Signs page will be aware that, for quite some time now, we have been sounding the warning bells that all is not well or as it seems on the big blue marble. We did not come to this conclusion as a result of any specific information that we received, but rather by simply looking objectively at the global political, social and environmental scenes as they have developed over the past number of years. Often, we delve into history, since it serves very well to show that events currently taking place should not be taken in isolation. In fact, the current state of our planet appears to be the culmination of a series of connected events that go back hundreds or even thousands of years.

Our task here on the Signs page, and on the web site in general, is to attempt to put the pieces of this global and historical jigsaw puzzle together, in order that we and our readers might get a clearer view of the nature and reality of the world in which we live. With each new piece of the puzzle that we have found and put in place, the picture has become clearer, and the gravity of the picture that it presents has become undeniable.

Ideally then, there should be no need for us to "bang the drum" on a daily basis. In an ideal world, everyone would be conscious enough to see and accept the Signs that are so evident all around us. Yet it appears that this is not the case, and now is not the time for wishful thinking on our part.

People are asleep. The sleep is REAL. It is not the "sleep" which we associate with bed and nighttime. It is a waking sleep.

We are all aware of the experience of daydreaming. Think back to the times when you have daydreamed. Do you remember how "spaced out" you were, how distant the real world was, even if only for a moment? Do you remember how you only realised when you came to your senses just how far into a dream world you were? If you understand this, then understand also that the state of daydreaming is an excellent analogy for the state of waking sleep of which we speak, and which we all suffer from to diiffering degrees. Understand also that it is extremely difficult for a person immersed in such an illusory world to realise that they are in it.

To awaken, first there must be acceptance of the fact that we are asleep, that it is an inherent aspect of the human condition. This can be verified by simply looking at some of the most common personal issues in our lives. Have you ever suffered emotional pain as a result of a relationship? If so, undoubtedly this pain was a result of your wishful thinking about another. You were not seeing reality as it really was. You were in a state of waking sleep.

We must accept, then, the fact that we cannot trust ourselves to see that we are asleep. There will be an automatic rejection of the very idea that we could be fooling ourselves in this way, that we are not really in control of ourselves. We will resort to all sorts of theories and rationalizations to convince ourselves that we are still the "masters of our own ship."

This is the first "rock of belief" which we cling to, and which many perish upon before they even begin to awaken.

Objectivity then is essential, yet we cannot rely on ourselves to be fully objective. Others who have committed to a similar goal of awakening can help greatly in the process, they can provide the much needed objectivity that we are unable to provide for ourselves. Of course, we must be prudent in who we trust to provide us with this "mirror", but this trust can be achieved through careful observation of others, the very type of observation that they can later provide for us.

In collecting and producing the Signs page every day, we attempt to retrain ourselves to see reality as it is; this is our primary motivation. We publicise the results of our work on this page, and in doing so we honor the ideals of truth and freedom that we hold dear.

At this stage in our evolution, reading these Signs points to the stark reality that there is no scope for further wishing or hoping that "things will work out fine in the end". We may actually be living at the tail end of the possible evolution of our species in its current form. Does that sound "doomsdayish"? Well, what is wrong with doomsday? If the Big Bang happened, can the "Big crunch" not happen? Or for the religiously-minded, if god said "let there be light," can he not as easily say "Lets turn it out"? Would he tell us before hand? Perhaps. How would he do it? By way of "Signs" perhaps?

However, we are not "predicting the end of the world." The Signs, rather, suggest that the world will pass through a cataclysm and emerge on the other side greatly changed: billions dead, the great cities leveled, life as we know it will be over. Pockets of people may survive. Or perhaps only one hemisphere, or one continent will be affected. But with the integration of the world economy, with the emergence of the Global Village, even if only a part of the world were to suffer such a great destruction, it would affect us all.

Darwin tells us that we are little more than glorified monkeys, little more than members of the animal kingdom. At present many species of animals are facing extinction, many have in recent years become extinct. Do we really think we are so special? Can we not become "extinct" also? Could it not be argued that animals without the ability for independent self-reflection, and therefore consciousness, are actually LESS likely to become extinct since they do not possess the abilities to produce weapons capable of exterminating their entire species? Where does that leave us? At present we are facing any combination or all of the following:

Nuclear annihilation

Manmade viruses

Ethnic Specific Weapons

A perpetual worldwide "war on terror" that kills civilians and "terrorists" alike.

Social decline

A vast array of "natural" impending cataclysms brought to our attention by the Pentagon itself

And yet some still criticise us, insisting that we are overreacting - or even worse, they accuse us of being some sort of "cult", simply because, as a result of observing all the above, we suggest that all is not well and that the future of the human race seems to be rather tenuous!

The core point which we wish to make is that it appears that this is not a game, it is not a drill. The gravity of the situation is such that our very existence may be in peril. We state again that this conclusion is not drawn from any unique information that we are in possession of, but rather as a result of looking objectively at the world in which we live and at the actions and nature of the people that appear to be at the "helm".

It is time to wake up.

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l'Affaire AZF

The story continues. More information is coming out today about the "terrorist" threat in France. Liberation and Le Figaro published articles today detailing the contacts between the group AZF and government officials. The group has been writing letters and making telephone contact from pay phones in and around Paris. The government has been responding via the Personal Ads in Liberation. An attempt to deliver the ransom failed on Monday when night fell before the police located the drop-off point. Since then, there has been no communication from the group. On Wednesday, the story broke in the press revealing details on the means of communication, and the authorities are upset that their one means of contact has been made public.

Other "facts" are emerging. The AZF claims to be a "lay brotherhood" with "political and ethical concerns." Right. What kind of ethics permit people to threaten to blow up the French train system causing the deaths of possibly thousands of people?

According to Le Monde, the group defines itself as a "pressure group of a terrorist character" and evokes their membership in a cult or a brotherhood.

According to Liberation, a source in the Ministry of the Interior says the group's letters to the government are an "incoherent mix of inflamed words" that denounce wholesale the economy, the education system, consumerism, the media, and politicians who are more preoccupied with themselves than the state. They claim they wish to put into place sociopolitical systems that favour the individual.

Sure. And the way to do this is through extortion and threat.

This smacks more and more of a counter-intelligence campaign. The problems raised by this group listed above are raised by many people in France, citizens who are upset with the changes occurring in their country. These are the main issues in any developed society: the economy, education, control of the media, etc. The AZF are now attempting to associate dissatisfaction with these issues with "terrorism" and with "cults," but these issues are the basis for any political discussion between different members of the body politic.

The demand for a ransom is also evidence that the "political discourse" is bogus. It sounds more like self-interest.

We think any real and lasting change must come from the ground up. It cannot be imposed from the top-down, nor by a small group capitalising upon the inflamed passions of the crowd to seize power and to impose their vision of the world upon others. Lasting change can only come through work on the self, through ridding oneself of the those characteristics that are negative in the society around us, that is, that are expressions of these characteristics within the members of that society.. Unfortunately, for some people, the years of patient and continual work to achieve this is too long to wait. They want to impose their vision of how the world should be right now. Any attempt such as this is bound to fail.

We think the two most likely options for this operation are the following: It may be a small group of crooks who, seeking to capitalise on the world-wide fear of "terrorism" and "terrorists", have no other interest than to line their pockets with the ransom money. The political-fraternal discourse is a cover to distract the authorities from the gang's rather more self-interested motives. The other option we think is possible is that this is an affair of counter-intelligence, carried out by a country or countries that do not have the interests of the French at heart. They are trying to associate cults with terrorism in the public's eye.


Cover of Le Nouvel Observateur
no. 2051, week of 26 February - 3 March, 2004.
We think that there are extremely dangerous cults in the world who focus on death. They not only focus on prophetic claims of the end of the world, but they are in a position to bring about the death and destruction of millions, if not billions, of people. The French newsmagazine, Le Nouvel Observateur, ran this cover on last week's edition. The title says: Evangelicals: The Cult that wants to conquer the world.

At the head of this cult stands George W. Bush. Bush has said that he gets advice from God, friendly and helpful advice such as orders to invade Afghanistan and Iraq. We wonder whether Bush's God has an office next to Rumsfeld's at the Pentagon.

This is a cult that believes their savior is going to return very soon, that they, themselves, will be saved, whisked off to safety before the bombs start to fall, and those left behind will face the Tribulations. They believe that by aiding in creating the conditions for their savior's return, that is, by bringing on Armageddon, the "End Times," they are doing "the Lord's work."

How sick is that?

Yet a man who fervently believes these fairy tales is at the head of the most powerful country in the world, a country that spends more on arms than the next twelve combined!

Ah, the Lord works in mysterious ways.

To understand what is happening on our planet, we need to understand the hyperdimensional character of our reality. It is science that can help us understand this reality, science married with work on the self, a joint raising of one's knowledge and one's being so that one has the understanding necessary to put into practice one's knowledge. The explanations that such scientific work deliver, such as the possibility that there are many different realities coexistent with our own, and many different dimensions, both above and below our own, may appear completely crazy, especially when slander campaigns and disinformation attempt to reduce this scientific understanding to the level of a tabloid by associating it with vulgar stories of "space brothers." When these slander campaigns are orchestrated by the same powers that buy into the Christian "End Times" scenario, one is forced to admit that things are completely upside down, reason has been thrown out, and we are facing a horrible mass hallucination that has taken in most of the people on the planet and threatens to destroy the world as we know it.

Why is it that scientific work attempting to explain the truth of our multidimensional universe is debunked and ridiculed while the entire monotheistic world-view is accepted by billions without question? Note that monotheism comes complete with miracles, prophecies, God parting the waters to set his people free, covenants thousands of years old used to justify genocide today, teachings that being a martyr for one's religion will bring you to the side of God, which depends upon BELIEF, and no means to verify any of it! It may have to do with the educational system, the media, consumerism, and our economic structures, but, hush, don't talk about it, because you can be accused of being a "terrorist."

It is also clear from following the news that Bush's "War on Terror" is the main motor creating "terror." This fact is not lost on the populations of Canada and Europe:

Canadians, Europeans say U.S. invasion of Iraq worsened terror threat: polls

08:17 AM EST Mar 04

WASHINGTON (AP) - A majority of people living in Canada and in five major European countries said they think the war in Iraq increased the threat of terrorism in the world, Associated Press polls found.

In the United States, people were evenly divided on whether the war has increased or decreased the terror threat. The AP polls were conducted by Ipsos, an international polling firm, in Canada, Britain, France, Italy, Germany, Mexico, Spain and the United States.

While a majority in each of the countries polled, except the United States, said the terrorism threat is greater now, fewer than one in 10 in any of the European countries said the terror threat had been decreased by the war.

In Canada and France, just over one-half said it had been increased, whereas in Germany, three-quarters said the Iraq war has made the terror problem worse.

[...] The polls found people living in all the countries except the United States have an unfavourable view of the role President George W. Bush plays in world affairs. Only in the United States did a majority, 57 per cent, have a positive view of the role played by the U.S. president.

The logical thing to wonder after recognizing this is whether Bush and friends created the war on terror in order to create the more dangerous conditions that justify their growing repression. And might a "terrorist threat" in France help along those who wish to do the same thing there?

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