15 Common Cognitive Distortions (Updated With Examples)

A similar diagram is in the book, "Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Made Simple: 10 Strategies for Managing Anxiety, Depression, Anger, Panic, and Worry" by Seth J. Gillihan.

 

 

(I found this diagram to have the best descriptions when doing an image search.  Sorry about the overlay about the paid version to remove the mark though.)

 

Update:  I decided to give an example for each one:

 

Catastrophizing

Someone is preparing for a job interview.  They start thinking, "What if I completely mess up?  They'll think I'm incompetent, and I'll never get a job.  I'll end up ruining my career and won't be able to support myself."  This thought spiral escalates a single event – a challenging interview – into a disastrous, life-altering scenario without evidence.

"Should" Statements

Someone might think, "Life should always reward hard work and good intentions.  If it doesn’t, then life is cruel and meaningless." While it's natural to feel this way when facing injustices, this expectation can create bitterness, as life doesn’t always follow a clear cause-and-effect pattern of fairness.

Magnification

A person has a disagreement with a close friend, and they think, "This argument is the end of our friendship.  They probably don’t like me anymore, and we’ll never be as close as we were."  This takes a single conflict and blows it out of proportion, assuming the worst about the relationship without considering the context or history.

Minimization

A person works hard on a creative project, like designing a 3D model or animation, and receives praise for their work.  Instead of appreciating the feedback, they think, "It’s not that impressive.  Anyone with the right software could do it."  This dismisses the skill, effort, and creativity they brought to the table.

Emotional Reasoning

A person feels lonely and thinks, "I feel unlovable, so it must mean that no one actually cares about me."  They interpret their feeling of loneliness as proof of being unworthy of love or connection, even though there’s no factual basis for this conclusion.

Mental Filter

A person attends a dinner and has several enjoyable conversations, but they accidentally spill a drink at one point.  Later, they think, "Everyone probably remembers how clumsy I was," focusing solely on that one awkward moment and ignoring all the positive interactions they had throughout the evening.

Disqualify The Positive

A city organizes a community clean-up day, and hundreds of volunteers show up, collecting trash and beautifying the area.  Afterward, a local official says, "This doesn’t really reflect the community’s spirit.  They probably just came because it was a nice day and they had nothing better to do."  This dismisses the volunteers’ enthusiasm and commitment to improving their community.

Black And White Thinking aka All-Or-Nothing Thinking

A person hears about a natural disaster, such as a hurricane causing widespread damage, and thinks, "This region is completely uninhabitable now and will never recover."  This view disregards the resilience of communities and the historical evidence of recovery and rebuilding after similar disasters.

Personalization

A person notices that their neighbor hasn’t been as chatty lately and thinks, "It must be because I did something to annoy them.  Maybe they’re upset with me."  They take their neighbor’s behavior personally, even though there might be other explanations, such as the neighbor being busy, stressed, or preoccupied with personal matters.

Blaming

A member of a spiritual group experiences personal struggles and thinks, "This is the group’s fault.  They didn’t give me the support or guidance I needed."  They place full responsibility on the group for their difficulties, without considering other contributing factors, like personal decisions, external circumstances, or their own efforts in seeking help.

Jumping To Conclusions

A person sends a text to a friend and doesn’t receive a reply for several hours.  They think, "They must be upset with me or ignoring me."  They jump to a negative conclusion without considering other possibilities, such as the friend being busy, their phone being off, or simply forgetting to reply.

Mind Reading

A person attends a book club meeting and shares their thoughts on the novel.  Later, they notice someone in the group is quiet and think, "They must have thought my opinion was silly or uninformed."  They assume they know what the quiet person is thinking without any evidence.

Fortune Telling

A person is invited to a social event where they don’t know many people.  They think, "I’m not going to have a good time, and nobody will talk to me."  They predict a negative outcome without any evidence, letting their assumption affect their mood even before the event begins.

Overgeneralization  

A person goes on one bad date and thinks, "This always happens.  I’m never going to find a meaningful relationship."  They take one negative experience and apply it to their entire future, assuming that all potential relationships will turn out the same way.

Labeling

A person shares that they’ve been exploring different perspectives on a heated issue, and someone reacts by saying, "You're a shill." This label dismisses their thoughtful approach and reduces them to a negative stereotype, ignoring the value of open-mindedness and critical thinking.  

Boredom's Damage Is Drastically Underestimated

The Event is not tangible because it hasn't happened yet, and no one knows when it will happen.  If someone were asked to have an imaginary house to live in while being physically homeless, this imagined house isn't enough.  The house needs to be physical.  Another example:  An imaginary boyfriend or girlfriend.  That just doesn't work.  He or she needs to be physically real.   

Yes, the Event will be physically real, but because it hasn't happened yet, it's still within the realm of imagination.  A human being needs more than that.  A human being needs something to be real in the here and now in order to have purpose and meaning in the here and now.  

The Event is strongly sought, and there is rebellion against 'matrix life.'  But when matrix life is thrown out, there isn't anything tangible to take its place.  People who are 'in the matrix' can actually be less toxic than some (but definitely not all) lightworkers, because people in the matrix can have more of a purpose in the here and now.  Even if this purpose is to maintain the status quo, there are even worse scenarios.  How ironic that by rebelling against matrix life, one can stoop to a level below matrix life.  

Boredom stems from having a lack of purpose and meaning.  Having something strongly desired that's out of reach (the Event) without having purpose and meaning in the here and now – it's no wonder there have been so many issues with lightworkers.  (The dark forces definitely play a major hand of course.  The dark forces work on delaying the Event as long as possible, as well as on compromising lightworkers.)   

Without having purpose and meaning in the here and now, one becomes vulnerable to corrupting forces.  Napoleon Hill's book "Outwitting the Devil" reveals this extensively. 

There are people who wake up every morning with a strong sense of purpose and meaning.  This could be a career, or raising children, or a combination of the two.  Some may be self-employed.  Others may be a part of a team at their place of work.  The bottom line is, they have purpose and meaning in the here and now.  

Lightworkers may need to find some interesting ways to have purpose and meaning in the here and now if they reject matrix life.  This guy is a good example:

https://youtu.be/fFSMhdEie0k

Even going for an hour walk a few days per week, or even every day, can increase a sense of purpose and meaning.  (If it rains, just wear a rain coat.  Rain is beautiful too.)  And hey, mine as well make it an 'emerald walk.' 

On another note, I feel guided to post this protection meditation from We Love Mass Meditation:  

https://youtu.be/_DiQWMMpZWg  

I also feel guided to post this timestamp of one of Captain Marigold's A432 music compilations:

https://youtu.be/5gn1zzqDiFM?t=4486

They Dyed My Emeralds, Regarding Trump and Musk, Things To Do, and Still A Hostage Situation

They Dyed My Emeralds

I decided to work with emeralds again and went for a walk for over an hour with one in each pocket, with each hand holding one the entire time.  When I got back, my hands were bluish-green from some kind of dye.  I immediately wondered if I had been scammed.  After doing some research, I discovered that they've been known to dye emeralds to enhance their color.  So, my emeralds may still be authentic.  I wish they wouldn't do that though.

Regarding Trump and Musk

Because "the Light Forces, including some Aldebarans in cloned human bodies within the Trump administration, are directly and indirectly supporting Trump and Musk team in their auditing endeavors," technically, this means first contact has already happened.  It's just that Trump and Musk don't know it, so it has hasn't happened "officially."  

Regarding first contact, I sensed some hurt feelings from lightworkers.  Some lightworkers may be thinking, "We do all these meditations and work, and yet Musk and Trump are the only candidates for first contact, when they haven't done anything in this regard.  Neither has much of the white nobility.  Shouldn't we be the ones who are the most deserving of first contact, since we are the surface humans/starseeds who gave the most support for Cobra and the light forces while being relentlessly attacked by the dark forces for doing so?"

I can see how so much focus on Musk and Trump can come off as being unfair.  However, Cobra also stated that lightworkers could be contacted for pre-Event operations.  So, it's probably more a matter of Musk and Trump being selected for "public first contact."  There could definitely be "covert first contact" for lightworkers/warriors as well.  Glass half full, you're not being left out.

Things To Do 

I still do meditations, and I'm interested in working with the White Fire of An lately.  However, as stated before, inner being and meditations are half of the equation.  The other half of the equation is having a variety of activities to keep life interesting, which in turn elevates inner being.

Boredom is the #1 cause of issues.  Of course there is the cabal, but aside from that, boredom is the #1 enemy.  Life must absolutely not be boring before the Event!  I will not accept this!  I will not go along with this!  PERIOD! 🔥🔥🔥  

Here are a list of activities that come to mind to eliminate boredom:

– Read useful books, and/or fiction if that's your thing.

– Go for walks.

– Learn with something like Brilliant.  (Khan Academy is like Brilliant but is free.)  Or, if you have money, get an online degree.  I'm interested in getting one in Psychology.  (I may not be able to afford this though.  I just looked into it.  Nope, I definitely cannot.  Online degrees are actually very expensive, wow!)

– Get a different kind of job you've never tried before.  Interestingly, I applied for a different kind of job prior to reading this from the latest conference notes:

"Question about key persons making mistakes. Asking what they should do instead.

Answer: they should do something intense, drastic, go beyond limiting beliefs. They shouldn’t refuse to go to the next level. This could mean that they take up a new job or a new project. They have to go beyond what most people have the courage to do. And they should not get involved in stupid conflicts that have no meaning."

– Research Health.

– Engage in personal hobbies.  One of mine is making bread.

– Research and get into the occult (the non-abusive, clean aspects). 

– Try nootropics to increase powers of perception and psychic abilities.  Nootropics enhance the mind but they are not drugs.  Some examples:  Ginkgo Biloba, L-Theanine, and Rhodiola Rosea.  Just be careful that your supplements don't have nanites!  (I don't take any nootropics currently but am considering it.)

– Other activities not mentioned here; maybe something awesome you've never done before.  

It's Still A Hostage Situation Though

When using metaphysical tools, the dark forces ramp up their methods of compromising me to make me stop.  This may be true for others as well.  

It's best to continue with one's work, but exercise caution.  Keeping a low profile in certain ways helps.  I have been tempted to make videos of me talking, and I'm glad I didn't.  Some people can be more revealing without issues though.  It just depends on how much they see someone as a target.  

In the latest conference notes, Cobra also stated:

"We are in the final phase of the Galactic War and it is taking place on the surface of the Earth.  This is a real war in which people die, lives are ruined, people disappear, etc."

Yep.  But I still won't be bored! 😂

Utilizing the External for Personal Transformation

For those who don't have a sexual partner, which means not having a sexual outlet (masturbation just doesn't do the trick), unexpressed sexual energy results in various kinds of toxicity.  Besides finding a sexual partner, another solution to this issue is to have a high level of activity.  Basically, there needs to be something to do beyond meditations.  This especially holds true for men.  

By design, men are more action-oriented, and a lack of activity results in not just stagnation, but also vulnerability to lurker influence/possession.  It's not when one is at a place of work or active in public when issues arise.  It's instead when one is sitting around for long periods of time with nothing to do.  It's fine to relax, but when there is only relaxation, the outcome can be catastrophic.  

(Personally, I live in an isolated location.  It's difficult to find steady work and so forth, and goofing off is highly encouraged.  The state I live in encourages homelessness, stoners, and hard drug use.  There is a constant vibe of stagnation and laziness to contend with, almost like an 'etheric fog.')

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy utilizes external action to alter internal states, which is a major breakthrough.  Usually, we are told to only find the answers from within, and even to not engage much with the external world.  This mentality can be found in various spiritual teachings, with a strong emphasis on being and a disregard for doing.  

A phrase like "Nothing external can get to me" is half true.  Yes, it's important to focus on inner being and to not allow undesired external circumstances to 'get under one's skin.'  However, the external can be used as a powerful tool for growth and evolution.  

Spiritual teachings give half of the equation.  The other half is working with the external to elevate inner being.  Just as the inner can influence the outer, so can the outer influence the inner.  The outer can be a powerful tool for personal change and transformation.

I would like to thank an awesome commenter for having a conversation in the comments about this on my post, "It's For The Best."    

Warning: Mature Audiences Only

(I'm assuming all who read this blog are adults, so I'm going to discuss sexuality.)

When Cobra said in the conference, "unconditional, loving sexual energy," I don't understand this.  I also don't understand the linkage of sexuality with the heart center.  

I have always been confused about sexuality.  It never really made sense to me.  Because sexuality is a massive part of 2012 Portal, it's hard to know how to continue when I have massive confusion. 

I'm not discouraging others from continuing.  But as for me, I'm a 40-year-old virgin who just doesn't understand.  Others who have a sexual partner are far better candidates compared with myself.

I have intellectual knowledge of women having whole-body orgasms.  I've seen (I'm ok with admitting this) videos of how to finger a woman with the right technique to get her off so hard her whole body shakes with ecstasy.  (I don't look at this anymore.  This was years ago.)  Although I support the sexual liberation of women, again, I still don't understand.

Personally, I seek to have a bliss that is not tied to sexuality.  It would be easier for me to not have to deal with sexuality at all.  I used to be able to achieve a state of bliss that didn't go 'down there.'  As the years went by though, more and more, I couldn't be in the present moment for too long without sexuality trying to take over.  I feel that this is a step in the wrong direction.  I feel that I'm being limited by my sexuality.  I thought "kundalini rising" means that it rises.

There's also the issue of mind control.  Star Trek actually has soft disclosure of cabal mind control methods.  This scene surprised me.  It's very dark for Star Trek:

https://youtu.be/WTAmjxBI4pg

The above video illustrates what the dark forces did to me through the dreamstate over the years.  In the dreamstate, I was often unable to stop them from showing me what they wanted to show me.  I also was heavily infiltrated by etheric machinery (very long story). 

I may hold the world record for the amount of horrors I was forced to witness through the dreamstate.  If I specifically mention what I was being shown, it's 100% certain that this post will be blocked.  Even early this morning in the dreamstate I was shown something that would definitely get this post shut down if I were to be specific.  (It may get shut down for mentioning women getting fingered anyway, in which case I will edit that out.)

(Cobra mentioning China doing micro-chipping caught my interest.  I wonder how many nanites are in my brain.)

I'm really strong though.  I can always return back to my center, even with all these issues.  Nothing they do to me phases me much anymore.  Geordi became this way too in that Star Trek episode.  He was made to harm others while thinking everything was fine.  But don't worry, I can't be activated to hurt anyone.  I'm far too aware and powerful for that.  (I don't want to 'toot my own horn' too much, sorry.)

Anyway, regarding those who are struggling to 'hold the light' (myself included), I bet most of them don't have sexual partners and/or have been tortured with psychotronic weaponry.  It only makes sense.  

I always try to get to root causes.  Perhaps I have succeeded this time.  But of course, take this with a 'grain of salt.'  

And for lightworkers/warriors, don't allow my posts to be a distraction from your work.  What I expose on my blog is partly intended for the Light Forces.  They maybe need to know more about what's been going on with me.

It's For The Best

I'm not white nobility, but I don't know what my power level is.  In this regard, I ask the light forces to not place me in any key position of power because I have too many personality flaws.  I would only end up causing damage if placed in any key position.  I'm not just saying this to sound humble or enlightened.  Seriously, trust should not be placed in me to fulfill any key mission or position.

I'll maybe make more posts on findings that could be helpful, but I can't really do much because I have too many issues.  I will likely be sitting on the sidelines throughout the rest of the process of planetary liberation.  It's better that I be honest about this now so that I don't contribute to disaster in the future.  It's for the best. 💖   

The Return to Innocence

Even groups claiming to be a part of planetary liberation can be very ignorant and judgemental.  Those who judge others do so in order to place themselves on a pedestal.  Doing this contributes to the problem and hinders the healing process.  

Although others may see me as someone who is incapable of change, I don't have to allow their ignorant and limiting judgements of me define me.

Ultimately, others have no right to judge me, but if they judge me anyway, this is beyond my control, so I let this go in order to not generate loosh.  

Those who commit crimes against humanity need to be stopped, but I don't judge them.  Just as others have no right to judge me, I have no right to judge others – not even the worst of the cabal.  Again though, the dark forces must be stopped and taken where they belong.

Ultimately, everyone is innocent.  For those who are damaged and compromised, the way to healing is to know that no matter what you have been programmed with, there is still a part of you that is innocent, as your inner child.  This is your true self.

Some may have to be sent to the Galactic Central Sun to relearn their innocence, starting over from the very beginning.  Others just need to disidentify from negative programming (maybe including in many cases, "Omega programming").  Whatever the case may be, ultimately, all are of innocence, all are of Source. 

When disidentifying from negative programming, the negative programming becomes noisier and more severe.  The negative programming doesn't want to be disentangled, so tightens its grip.  Yet, its grip has to loosen after tightening as it dissolves.

The end of the duality game on Earth applies to all dualities – even the most extreme.  If it wasn't meant to dissolve the most extreme of the extreme, there would be little point in having the 11:11. 

The Power of Action

There are many positive changes taking place in the world, but on a personal level, I don't feel that I'm making enough improvements.  This is partly why I've been so frustrated recently. 

Finally though, I've been making progress with what's called "Cognitive Behavioral Therapy."  Yes, this is another book I'm reading titled "Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Made Simple – 10 Strategies for Managing Anxiety, Depression, Anger, Panic, and Worry" by Seth J. Gillihan.  Here's a useful quote:

"Action seems to follow feeling, but really action and feeling go together; and by regulating the action, which is under the more direct control of the will, we can indirectly regulate the feeling, which is not."  – William James

In the past, I tried to change my feelings internally, such as changing my focus.  However, actions themselves can also change feelings – and with great power.  It may be an action that I don't feel like doing initially, but if I take the action anyway, the action brings forth positive feelings. 

No longer taking action based upon how one feels, but instead taking action based upon what one wishes to accomplish based on one's values – this is what causes real life changes.  

In order to get out of a rut, action must be taken, and the motivation for taking action arises out of knowing that positive changes and positive feelings will be the result.  Avoiding self-destructive actions also holds true.  

When immediate feelings take a backseat to action, the feelings themselves can be transmuted from negative to positive.  This also ties into stoicism, with actions being guided by the will and by reason instead of by initial feelings.

Using depression as an example, someone who's depressed can only get out of depression by taking actions to counter depression, such as going out to a social gathering.  By not going out to a social gathering, the depression is only reinforced.  Not feeling like going to a social gathering should never enter the equation if someone wants to no longer be depressed.   

In short, actions change feelings.

So, one can do Cobra meditations.  One can get out of the house and go for a walk.  One can do something positive and new that's never been done before.  One can (fill in the blank).  Don't allow discouraging feelings to dictate your actions, and there is no limit to what you can accomplish. 

I'm really surprised by this book.  I figured I would just read it and not make any positive personal changes.  I'm not finished reading and filling out the worksheets in it yet, but I already decided to take an action today I've been avoiding for a long time that may lead to a sense of purpose in my personal life.  This really works!

Walking That Fine Line

The more time that passes without tangible results, the more likely I am to consider this:

All these intel people and groups, from Cobra to Kim Gougen to Keylontic Science to (fill in the blank) could exist to ensnare people who awaken beyond the mainstream in order to keep them 'under the thumb' of 'the system.'

The ones I see with the highest level of personal power are Positive Non-Abusive Occultists (PNAOs will be used to refer to them for convenience.)  PNAOs have an awareness of metaphysics and manifestation power that in many areas, surpasses that of lightworkers.  Therefore, PNAOs could be more outside 'the matrix' compared with lightworkers.  

Can lightworkers astral travel at will, see auras clearly in the waking state, manifest personal wealth and abundance, and (fill in the blank)?  For the most part, probably not.  PNAOs, however, have many such super-abilities.  Some PNAOs even do weather magick, such as this one:

https://youtu.be/aoMpKSHeCqs

If a PNAO was asked about all these different intel outlets that contradict one another on a regular basis, a PNAO would not know about any of them.  Also, if exposed to any of these intel outlets, a PNAO would probably see them as being a total waste of time.  

While truthers are running around chasing their tails trying to figure out which intel outlet is telling the truth, PNAOs are being badass with their manifestation powers.  Someone listening to Kim Gougen, for example, would not do the LBRP (Lesser Banishing Ritual of the Pentagram) because according to Kim Gougen, the archangels worked with in the LBRP betrayed humanity and were sent back to Source.  Meanwhile, disciplined occultists do the LBRP at least once per day as they gain more and more power and leverage.

Now, I have a soft spot for Cobra.  Cobra has some very powerful meditations.  Maybe I shouldn't put Cobra in the same category as being a disempowering distraction to ensnare those who left the mainstream.  But again, I can't help but acknowledge that in many areas, lightworkers aren't as powerful and metaphysically aware compared with PNAOs.  

Why wait for the Event like a carrot on a stick for tangible results when one can become a PNAO and gain some serious abilities and awareness?  (I'm not saying it's easy though.  This takes a massive level of discipline, dedication, and practice.)

Yes, PNAOs still have social security numbers and pay their taxes (well, most of them probably pay their taxes 😂), but they are the ones I see who are the most free from the drudgery of 'matrix life.'  Lightworkers are told life will be boring before the Event while PNAOs live the most interesting lives in the here and now.

Am I saying not to be a lightworker?  I don't want to cause any damage if a key lightworker decides to ditch Cobra meditations or something.  That would really not be good, which is why I usually just bite my lip.  I've actually called things out like this before on my blog only to delete it a couple hours later because I didn't want to cause damage.  So, if one's intuition feels that they should not listen to what I'm saying here, of course go with that.  

And, maybe I'm underestimating the metaphysical awareness and manifestation powers of lightworkers.  Maybe the abilities of lightworkers operate in areas that are much more subtle than that of PNAOs.  Interestingly, the more subtle the ability, the more power it can have.  So, maybe I can leave this post up after mentioning this without causing damage.  

Also, I'm sure Cobra will have an awesome update in the near future.  Then I'll get all excited again and feel ashamed for making this post. 🫠

A Most Virtuous Endeavor

The most terrifying experiences of anomaly I ever encountered were from influence(s) on a friend to make him want to be able to morph the physical world into anything and everything.  On the surface, this doesn't sound too messed up, but the implications are this:

(Warning:  This is very disturbing.  If you decide to watch this, let it reinforce your determination to dissolve what's left of anomaly/subquantum anomaly.)

https://youtu.be/Us466Rp31zg

The influence(s) on my friend was very much of the H.P. Lovecraft genre, and I began seeing astonishingly messed up morphings of reality in the dreamstate.  To say the least, this was extremely traumatizing.  I saw things no one should ever see (and feel).  (This happened over a decade ago.  Fortunately, I don't have this issue now.)

I'm curious if the above video and what I saw in the dreamstate 'back in the day' are examples of expressions of anomaly's true essence.  My intuition says "Yes."  I'm also curious if AI is far older than anyone knows – as old as the "old ones."

My friend has a Light side to him, and I encourage this.  Discouraging the dark and encouraging the Light is a most virtuous endeavor.

Regarding Self-Reliance

(This is a follow-up to Self-Empowering Quotes regarding the quote, "The ultimate power in life is to be completely self-reliant, completely yourself.")

I heard the thoughtform, "People need each other."  

Stoicism teaches to be positive members of the human race.  However, stoicism also teaches that although relationships with other people are preferred, it's possible to be alright without them.

The above quote I picked for stoicism reflects my personal experiences.  My personal experiences with other people have been mostly negative.  Mostly, I have disappointed other people, and other people have disappointed me.  Also, I often am bombarded with being called names like "coward" and so forth through thoughtforms, possibly by an occultist I used to know online.  Most occultists are disappointed in me, and most people do not like me once they ‘get to know me.’  And hey, maybe this is with good reason.  If I'm mostly rejected by others though, I choose to be emotionally self-reliant.  

It's true that people need each other in the material sense.  For example, I would not be able to make blog posts without other people doing all the work of inventing electricity, computers, and so forth.  However, on the emotional level, it's possible to not need anyone.  Because of mostly negative interactions with others, I've learned to be content with being completely alone as I connect with Source and environments instead.  Unlike most other people, Source and environments do not harshly judge me.  (Not to say I’m a victim.  Many of my past behaviors toward others have not exactly been ‘exemplary.’)     

I look to animals for guidance.  A cat in a barn is just relaxing and is fully content.  Although I'm not a cat and I don’t live in a barn, I can be the same way.

In the hypothetical scenario of my survival needs being met without seeing another person ever again – if I was the only person on the planet, I might feel sad and lonely at times, but I would achieve a high level of well-being by connecting with Source, environments, nature, the planet, and the cosmos.  If I could not be self-reliant like this, I would be at the mercy of other people’s validation of me, which would make for a very disempowering and miserable existence.  

Beyond my personal experiences and lens through which I view the world, yes, it's definitely fine for other people to have friends.  It's fine and healthy, but it's not the only way, just as my way is not the only way.  Each to their own.  

Quotes for Self-Empowerment

(Sorry for going 'a million miles and hour' with my posts.  It's just that I feel a strong impulse for rapid change, which could be influenced from rapid change happening in the world.  There's that kind of energy going around lately, which is good.  I'll take a break from posting though in the near future.)

Here are some stoicism quotes I picked out for self-empowerment:

“Focus on what you control, take the rest as it happens, and respond with virtue.”  – Jonas Salzgeber

"Freedom is the only worthy goal in life.  It is won by disregarding things that lie beyond our control."  – Epictetus

"Every obstacle becomes an opportunity to practice wisdom, courage, justice, and self-discipline."  – Jonas Salzgeber

"The greater the difficulty, the more glory in surmounting it."  – Epictetus

"Become the person who can do what others dread doing and resist doing what others can’t resist doing."  – Jonas Salzgeber  

“No person has the power to have everything they want, but it is in their power not to want what they don’t have, and to cheerfully put to good use what they do have.”  – Lucius Annaeus Seneca

“The wise man does not consider himself unworthy of any gifts from Fortune’s hands.  He does not love wealth but he would rather have it; he does not admit it into his heart but into his home, and what wealth is his he does not reject but keeps, wishing it to supply greater scope for him to practice his virtue.”  – Lucius Annaeus Seneca

"It is not the man who has too little, but the man who craves more, that is poor."  – Lucius Annaeus Seneca

“Receive without pride, let go without attachment.”  – Marcus Aurelius

“We shouldn’t seek thanks or recognition for doing the right thing.  Doing the right thing is its own reward.”  – Jonas Salzgeber

"When someone is properly grounded in life, they shouldn’t have to look outside themselves for approval."  – Epictetus

“What do others think of us?  Not up to us.  We must not mistake outward success with what’s truly valuable – patience, confidence, self-control, forgiveness, perseverance, courage, and reason.”  – Jonas Salzgeber

“Instead of tying our well-being to what others think, we should tie it to our own actions.  That’s all we control.”  – Jonas Salzgeber

"The tranquility that comes when you stop caring what they say.  Or think, or do.  Only what you do." – Marcus Aurelius

“Let’s be indifferent to what others think of us.  Let’s be as dismissive of their approval as we are of their disapproval.  And let’s focus on where our power lies – our well-intended actions.  Doing the right thing is its own reward.  Let’s find satisfaction in that.”  – Jonas Salzgeber

"The best revenge is not to be like your enemy."  – Marcus Aurelius

“Let’s banish the nonessential from our lives once and for all.  And let’s focus on the essential instead.  This ability to cut through the extraneous and concentrate on the things that matter is immensely powerful.”  – Jonas Salzgeber

"Relentlessly prune bullshit, don’t wait to do things that matter, and savor the time you have."  – Paul Graham

"We suffer more often in imagination than in reality."  – Lucius Annaeus Seneca

"Man is not worried by real problems so much as by his imagined anxieties about real problems."  – Epictetus

"The mind that is anxious about future events is miserable."  – Lucius Annaeus Seneca

"The whole future lies in uncertainty:  live immediately."  – Lucius Annaeus Seneca

"To bear trials with a calm mind robs misfortune of its strength and burden."  – Lucius Annaeus Seneca

"Between stimulus and response, there is a space.  In that space is our power to choose our response."  – Viktor Frankl

"The ultimate power in life is to be completely self-reliant, completely yourself."  – Robert Greene

"Man conquers the world by conquering himself."  – Zeno of Citium

"No man is free who is not master of himself."  – Epictetus

Repentance

I'm reading "The Thirteen Petalled Rose" by Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz.  (I'm reading three different books at the same time.)  Regardless of how people feel about the genocide of Palestinians, Rabbis have very rare and profound knowledge.  Also maybe keep in mind that many Rabbis probably do not support what's been done to Gaza.  

This excerpt may be of interest to those who were part of the dark forces who joined the Light Forces – those who were not destructive enough to be sent to the Galactic Central Sun who chose to change sides.

“Repentance is not just a psychological phenomenon, a storm within a human teacup, but is a process that can effect real change in the worlds.  Every human action elicits certain inevitable results that extend beyond their immediate context, passing from one level of existence to another, from one aspect of reality to another.  The act of repentance is, in the first place, a severance of the chain of cause and effect in which one transgression follows inevitably upon another.  Beyond this, it is an attempt to nullify and even to alter the past.

This can only be achieved only when man, subjectively, shatters the order of his own existence.  The thrust of repentance is to break through the ordinary limits of the self.  Obviously, this cannot take place within the routine of life, but it can be an ongoing activity throughout life.  Repentance is thus something that persists; it is an ever-renewed extrication from causality and limitation.

When man senses the wrongness, evil, and emptiness in his life, it is not enough that he yearn for God or try to change his way of life.  Repentance is more than aspiration and yearning, for it also involves the sense of despair.  And it is this very despair – and, paradoxically, the sin that precedes it – that gives man the possibility of overleaping his past.  The desperation of the endeavor to separate himself from his past, to reach heights that the innocent and ordinary man is not even aware of, gives the penitent the power to break the inexorability of his fate, sometimes in a way that involves a total destruction of his past, his goals, and almost all of his personality.    

Nevertheless, this level of repentance is only a beginning, for all of the penitent’s past actions continue to operate – the sins he committed and the injuries he inflicted exist as such in time.  Even though the present has been altered, earlier actions and their consequences continue to generate a chain of cause and effect.  The significance of the past can be changed only at the higher level of repentance called Tikkun.  

The first stage in the process of Tikkun is of equilibration.  For every wrong deed in his past, the penitent is required to perform certain acts that surpass what is demanded of an “ordinary” individual, to complement and balance the picture of his life.  He must build and create anew and change the order of good and evil in such a way that not only his current life activity acquires new form and direction, but the totality of his fate receives a consistently positive value.

The highest level of repentance, however, lies beyond the correction of sinful deeds and the creation of independent, new patterns that counterweigh past sins and injuries; it is reached when the change and the correction penetrate the very essence of the sins once committed and, as the sages say, create the condition in which a man’s transgressions become his merits.  This level of Tikkun is reached when a person draws from his failings not only the ability to do good, but the power to fall again and again and, notwithstanding, to transform more extensive and important segments of life.

It is using the knowledge of the sin of the past and transforming it into such an extraordinary thirst for good that it becomes a divine force.  The more a man was sunk in evil, the more anxious he becomes for good.  This level of being, in which failings no longer exert a negative influence on the penitent, in which they no longer reduce his stature or sap his strength, but serve to raise him, to stimulate his progress – this is the condition of genuine Tikkun.

Thus the complete correction of past evil cannot be brought about merely by acknowledgment of wrong and contrition; indeed, this acknowledgment often leads, in practice, to a loss of incentive, a state of passivity, of depression; furthermore, the very preoccupation with memories of an evil impulse may well revive that impulse’s hold on a person.  In genuine Tikkun, everything that was once invested in the forces of evil is elevated to receive another meaning within a new way of life; deeds once performed with a negative intention are transformed into a completely new category of activity.  To be sure, forces of evil that had parasitically attached themselves to a person are not easily compelled to act in the direction of the good.  Spiritual possibilities of which a man who has not sinned can never even gain an awareness have to emerge and become a driving force.

The penitent thus does more than return to his proper place.  He performs an act of amendment of cosmic significance; he restores the sparks of holiness which had been captured by the powers of evil.  The sparks that he had dragged down and attached to himself are now raised up with him, and a host of forces of evil return and are transformed to forces of good.  This is the significance of the statement in the Talmud that in the place where a completely repentant person stands, even the most saintly cannot enter; because the penitent has at his disposal not only the forces of good in his soul and in the world, but also those of evil, which he transforms into essences of holiness.”

Benefits of Modifying/Hybridizing, and Guides on Rocks And Crystals

Benefits of Modifying/Hybridizing

The positive occultist/magician, the transurfer, or the lightwarrior/worker – these kinds of people (and/or groups of these kinds of people working together) can have control over certain things that stoicism says cannot be controlled.  Yet, the core stoic principle remains the same.  Regardless of how high the power level may be, there will always be something that cannot be controlled.  (Stoicism teaches to not stress over what cannot be controlled and focus on what can be controlled.)  In short, stoicism can be modified or hybridized for those with higher power levels while still keeping its core beneficial principles. 

The current era has variables that did not exist in older eras, so it's beneficial to modify or hybridize older systems of knowledge.  Although it's a 'double edged sword,' modifying or hybridizing older systems for the current era (and even future eras) can make them very useful. 

Guides On Rocks And Crystals

This absolutely fantastic book is an A to Z guide to the healing properties of nearly 200 different kinds of rocks and crystals:

 

 

For those who don't want to buy a book, this one isn't as good with the descriptions but covers 430 rocks and crystals:

Healing Crystals: The A to Z Guide

Rocks and crystals have always fascinated me!  I figured, why not learn about all of them?

Stoic At Heart, Be Careful, Do Your Thing, and Should You Listen To Me?

Stoic At Heart

I was advocating principles of stoicism in previous posts without realizing it.  

In previous posts I stated that being upset over events beyond one's control generates loosh.  On this post I stated:

"There are problems that I cannot solve no matter what I do.  I realize that these problems are not my fault because I've done everything I could to fix them.  I won't be a loosh battery from problems that are beyond my control.  At this point, they are no longer my problems - I let them go."

There are a few more of my blog posts like this with different ways of saying it.  I recall one that talks about how there can only be loosh generation and disempowerment from being upset about abusive events in the world while not being able to do anything to stop these abusive events.  I can't find this post, but I know I wrote it somewhere.

"The Little Book of Stoicism" by Jonas Salzgeber states the exact same principle:

"Handing power to things we have no direct control over causes emotional suffering."

I also have a post (I looked for a while but can't find it - I have over 900 posts) making comparisons of stating objective facts vs. stating negative subjective interpretations of objective facts.  "The Little Book of Stoicism" does the exact same thing:

"Duh, I’m so clumsy.  Vs.  The glass is broken. 

This is the worst day of my life!  Vs.  There’s dog poop on my shoe sole.  It smells.  

Argh, such a jerk!  I hate this guy.  Vs.  He erected the middle finger in my direction."

Aspects of stoicism from Eckhart Tolle and Transurfing also appealed to me.

If You Want To Learn About Stoicism, Be Careful Not To Be Misinformed

There are scammers out there who distort the teachings of stoicism.  Be wary of those who try to turn stoicism into a marketing campaign.  There's nothing wrong with making money, but these marketers distort the original teachings.  Some have tried to corrupt the teachings of stoicism with various agendas. 

"The Little Book of Stoicism" does not promote modern corrupted teachings of stoicism.  (It can be useful to hybridize teachings from the past, but this hybridization needs to not be destructive.)  This book, unlike certain other books, is true to the original positive intentions of stoicism. 

Even "The Little Book of Stoicism" doesn't completely cover stoicism though, as has been mentioned in the comments/replies on this Reddit post.  To go even further, "The Inner Citadel: The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius" and "The Practicing Stoic: A Philosophical User's Manuel" can be read, which I plan on reading.  There are also of course the original works of the stoics themselves.  "The Little Book of Stoicism" is an excellent book for getting started though. 

(My intuition told me that some people are getting annoyed by me suggesting to read all these different books.  (My bad.)  I really enjoy reading books, especially out in nature.  When I muster the discipline to do this, it's quite liberating!  I also of course apply what I read to real life.  I don't feel that it's a waste of time at all.) 

One of the misconceptions about stoicism is that stoicism is unfeeling.  Stoicism is more a matter of using common sense and reason to make decisions if destructive emotions and feelings arise.  In the case with nondestructive emotions and feelings, this can come from the soul, and should be allowed to flow freely.  Suppression of various emotions and feelings hinders healing and growth.

Do Your Thing

It's not selfish at all to do your own thing.  Some may tell you it's selfish, but this is because they want you to do their thing.  Only when I stopped doing someone else's thing and did my own thing did I start to make real positive changes in my life.

By doing what works for you and finding your own path, this is embracing your own positive inner power, which makes the world a better place.

Sure, the perspectives of others can be considered.  It's beneficial to get input from others to gain a wider perspective.  However, it's detrimental to make someone else's dream your own dream.  This was disempowering, and I'm very glad I stopped.

If it resonates to do Cobra meditations, that's fine.  Just make sure this is what you really feel guided to do.  I suggest to not do Cobra meditations out of guilt-induced responsibility.  Do them if they are a part of who you are.

Should You Listen To Me? 

Should readers of my blog listen to anything I say?  This blog has my own findings that may or may not benefit others.  If some of 'my thing' resonates with others and is helpful to others, I accept this.  If not, I accept this too, and they are free to move on to something else (free will). 

We all have different walks in life.  If all people always did the same thing there would be no uniqueness, and humans would not be worthy of existence.

Common Sense

One must have a clean, well-functioning subconscious to begin with if activating 'special abilities' with various esoteric tools.  In many cases, even a small amount of damage to the subconscious can become a full-blown distortion when activating such abilities.  The examples of spiritual leaders who became abusive in this post all had too many issues with their subconscious to begin with, which caused their downfall. 

Damage to the subconscious is most easily picked up during childhood, but can also occur when older.  Often, esoteric tools do not heal this damage, but instead amplify it.  The damage is like a dark seed or set of dark seeds, and esoteric tools can cause this seed or set of dark seeds to grow into a monstrosity in the truest sense.  A beast with superpowers is still a beast.

There's also the problem of subconscious damage from past lives.  Cobra stated that the lords of karma are no more, but this doesn't necessarily mean that subconscious damage from past lives has been healed.

There's also the problem of skipping levels.  Yes, of course we all could fly before the dark forces invaded, but we must to re-learn how to fly, and to do this, we must first re-learn how to crawl, then walk, and then run before flying.  Trying to fly before one can even (in some cases) crawl results in disaster.  

Sometimes what someone really needs is not something fancy like cintamani stones, or tarot cards, or orgonite (I'm also including tools people use outside of 2012 Portal as examples), or (fill in the blank).  Sometimes what someone really needs is to learn common sense.  Cobra's attitude seems to be, "You should all already know common sense."  Yet, most were never taught common sense (or, not-so-common sense).  

Average parents do not teach their children common sense very well, nor do schools and other institutions.  At best, the majority of the surface population only knows bits and pieces of common sense.  The book I mentioned in my previous post actually teaches common sense in its entirety, or is at least the most complete teaching of common sense available to my knowledge.  

A very healthy subconscious and a vast understanding/overstanding of common sense are the prerequisites for being a powerfully positive non-abusive occultist.  It's also the prerequisite for being a powerful and non-compromised lightworker.  

The lurker hasn't been cleared from the subconscious of the surface population and lightworkers, so that's a considerable minus.  Yet, at least there's the ability to learn common sense, which could be a doorway into healing the subconscious.  Or, at least there is the potential to control the bull.  It doesn't have to be like this:

 

Follow-Up On The Most Difficult Thing

The reason I have so much difficultly with emeralds and so forth is because this is too advanced for me.  And, judging from the behavior patterns of many commenters on 2012 Portal along with Cobra repeatedly mentioning infighting, this may be too advanced for many lightworkers as well.  

There are some who can handle it very well, but it's possible that these people are the exception and not the rule.  I at least am definitely not the exception.

If many lightworkers can't handle it, the surface population will probably have a very, very tough time with the Event, and the days ahead that lead up to the Event.

Maybe much of the surface population would handle it better if the level of trauma and damage didn't run so very deep within so many.  

Anyway, I've decided to get stronger roots and stability by reading and applying this book:

 

 

I was using grounding rocks to become more stable, but this wasn't enough.  I'm going to have to drastically strengthen my foundation with stoicism.  It's something I've been meaning to get into, but have been holding off until now.  I've only read the first chapter so far and I'm very impressed!

Despite being free of all psychoactive substances and eating a healthy diet, there are just too many issues I developed over the years that have been spiraling out of control.  Who knows, maybe when I'm stable enough I'll be able to handle 2012 Portal participations in the future.  'Never say never.'  But for now, I feel guided to really focus on grounding and stability. 

Mind-Blowing Intel

Her knowledge will not be ignored. 

"A Byproduct of Going Off the Gold Standard Was That Food Changed

Depending on how old you are or where in the world you live, you might have noticed a change in your food back in the 1960-1970s.  If you lived in a rural area and got produce from the local grocery store you probably noticed that food used to taste different.  Now with the advent of GMOs, processing and radiating food etc., which is part of the whole process unfortunately that needs to end, but you might have noticed even if you buy from an organic farm a difference in the taste if you’ve been around long enough.  And you may have noticed you needed less food even because it tasted different.  Well, this is a byproduct of a system that happens to coordinate with going off the Gold Standard and the initiation of a global worldwide financial system.  Those two things don’t go together, they don’t make any sense, but I’d say, the mechanism goes like this:

We often talked about how gold generates Source’s golden energy, essence, etc. and in its purest form is predominantly a golden color and it’s the color of Source too.  When you are directly receiving the current of Source, you’ll notice it’s a golden current that is coming to your person.  Now this little Marduk hidden system within our financial system did not allow that to happen.  Most of your life you would have seen Source as white light. Well, it’s the same for your food.  It’s different because plants also receive direct current of Source and therefore, you’re different.  It might have been easier in the 1960s and 70s to see that golden light when you meditate or see the world in a different way.

Let’s talk about the food first.  Regardless of how organic produce is you are still not getting the same quality we used to get back during that period of time, and unless your seeds are really old you’re probably all growing the same stuff.  You can get better quality where it’s not radiated and it’s definitely healthier for you and you’ll taste a difference for sure, but with plants and earth being cutoff from pure golden Source light they are not getting the nutrients they need either.

What Marduk had done is he structured the financial system to go off the gold standard and everyone thinks that it was some President’s idea or Bretton Woods, it wasn’t it was Marduk.  So up until this point in time we were getting at least 21% of pure gold into our bodies.  That gold standard would then translate into the banking system as a backing of a pure Source energy for currencies."

The full article is well worth reading:

https://justempowerme.com/elon-musk-not-a-happy-camper-duck-dynasty-causes-upheaval-in-their-world-ours-impose-tariffs-against-canada-mexico-exit-usaid-no-more-depart-of-education-1-billion-in-weapons-g/

The Most Difficult Thing I've Ever Had To Say

Every time I would work with what's on the list below, I would get messed up:

– A cintamani stone

– Tachyon chambers

– Emeralds 

– Many other Cobra participations

What kept happening was issues would arise, and I thought that these issues were just intensifying to be cleared, but the issues just kept intensifying without being cleared.  I've been enduring this for several years now, suffering in silence.  I was silent because I didn't want to mess things up for others.  I have a group of followers who take stock in what I say.  But last night was the final straw when I decided to give the emeralds a try again. (I gave myself a break from emeralds - they've just been sitting on a table for a few days until last night.)  

I was feeling really strong and centered just before last night's the emerald session.  I felt really good that I had surpassed some serious personal issues.  But during the emerald session, these issues came back very intensely, just like all the other times before when I used emeralds.  

Again, for years I kept thinking, "Oh, it's just coming up for clearing."  But when this sort of thing keeps happening, and it doesn't get cleared but just intensifies and seriously compromises me, I have no other choice at this point – I can't do this anymore. 

I'm really sorry to all the people who've been following me, but I need to move on and no longer participate in anything Cobra-related.  It's time that I move on because I really, really need to get better.  If others don't develop issues with Cobra-related items and participations, then keep doing what you are doing.  I don't want to discourage anyone.  But I'm sorry.  I'm out.  

The Violet Flame and White Flame can be beneficial though.  St. Germain's material preceded Cobra.  Cobra did not originate the Violet and White Flames.  And, maybe we are moving into a Golden Age.  But at least personally, I need to approach this from an angle that is no longer connected with Cobra/2012 Portal.  

I'm really sad over this.  I've led people on all these years and it's heartbreaking for me to make this post, but if I don't say something, and if I keep 'sucking it up' while continuing to become more and more compromised, my life will be irreversibly destroyed.  It really does get that bad.  This is ultra-serious.

I'm so very sorry.  

Beyond the Intellect

I had another post prepared that was more controversial than the last one.  This was a mega-post that covered numerous angles on something, but I then realized that the intellect alone is not enough to comprehend and solve the really tough issues.  I suppose this is the true meaning of the saying, "I'm at my wit's end."

Beyond the intellect, there is Goddess Presence.  (There are other names for this too.  This doesn't have to have a fancy name.)  

I would at times hear the thought, "starving."  Now I know why.  Many don't even know that they have been starved.  Truly, the world has been starved of Goddess Presence. 

Even a small amount of Goddess Presence coming through causes massive positive transformations.  

Weaponization of the Event, and Controversial Subject Matter

I'm often 'metaphysically influenced' to not discuss controversial subject matter here.  Yet, great progress can be made from addressing such subject matter.  I'll give a warning though:  This post contains controversial material not suitable for all audiences.  

I'll start off with the less controversial part first:

Weaponization of the Event

People believing that most of the progress can be made only at the Event are disempowering themselves.  There are even cases of people holding off on their development because they are so fixated on the Event.  

Cobra has a vast number of posts detailing vast portions of the dark forces being cleared.  So much is already being done before the Event, so why not have the mentality that action can be taken Now instead of only at the Event? 

I was attacked by some negative entities last night.  I then had this thought that said, "Only at the Event can this be cleared."  I then stated on no uncertain terms, "No, this will be cleared Now."  I then set forth my intention to clear it with various tools, such as the Violet Flame.  

Do you see the difference between waiting for the Event and taking action Now?  Maybe ask the question, "What can be done Now?"  Let's do this Now!

(The remainder of this Post Is more controversial.  You've been warned.)

Drugs and Rape

Hypothetically, if all drugs from Earth didn't exist (including alcohol), cases of rape would substantially decrease.  I recall recently reading an article about heroin addicts who were arrested for raping children.  Would they still have done this had they not ever taken heroin (or any drugs at all)?  I had a friend who told me that her father did heroin and raped her when she was a child.  She said he turned into someone else when he was on it.

Going after cartels can not only decrease drug use.  This can also decrease rapes.  Of course, people can just get their drugs from other producers elsewhere.  However, if it's made difficult to obtain drugs, drugs will be used less often.  Therefore, less rapes.

This doesn't mean drugs are to be blamed for all rapes.  There would still be rapes by people who don't use drugs.  However, the stats on rape would go down with no drugs.  

Drugs push people over the edge.  The darkness inside them is unleashed on the physical level.  Those with dark sexual fantasies act their fantasies out, because drugs remove their inhibitions and boundaries.  They no longer care about consequences at all as their base desires completely take them over.  

The reason I'm so against drugs is not just because I want to maximize leverage in life.  In the world at large, drugs are instigators of rape.  The friend who told me about her father raping her was not the only case of rape I've been told about when drugs were involved.  This, combined with numerous news reports of gang rapes with drugs and alcohol involved gives my argument a substantial degree of legitimacy.

Some cultures actually condone rape.  So, rape has many factors and causes.  Again, this is not saying that rape would be eliminated if drugs are not involved.  But drugs are a key factor.  When parts of the US government wanted to instigate genocides in other countries, two things were given to the youth carrying out these genocides:  Gun catches and drugs.  

Taboo Desires

This video reveals hidden desires that a far greater portion of the surface population has than previously believed:

https://youtu.be/A-MyszTlrhE 

Women who have been raped can role play being raped as a way to cope.  They have control over the role playing when it's with someone who can be trusted, which can open a doorway for healing.  This doesn't mean all rape victims should role play being raped.  But this had never occurred to me.  I wonder what the perspective of the Light Forces would be on this form of healing.  

Here's another perspective:

https://youtu.be/MftchCX3uRg

How Many People I Knew Who Were Sexually Abused as Children

Six people.

I've also taken a look at registered sex offenders on maps of various locations in the US.  The US is saturated with them.  Much of the rest of the world is probably similar.  And what about unreported sexual abuse?  How many actual sex offenders are there in the world?  The real number would be very disturbing.  This can't just be the dark forces doing this.  The surface population is far more abused and depraved than the Light Forces realize.  Welcome to Earth. 🙂

The Year of Light

I don't want to end this post on a low note.  There are huge clearings taking place!  Something absolutely massive is happening!  

I see 2024 as "The year of darkness."  I see 2025 as "The year of Light."