LESSON 1: Saturday, October 15, 2016

Introduction: A Medley of Perspectives and an Advance Organizer

Joe was truly on a mission. In no other work more than in Knowledge and Critical Pedagogy: An Introduction did he make it most clear that his mission was love. He was not seeking just any love. He was seeking his One Love who had become lost in the hell world of the human-constructed maze (often referred to as “the matrix”) called “earth.” And while he was at it, he wanted to help other people learn to do the same for themselves. Why else would he step his beautiful, pure, loving soul essence down to this planet? What other purpose is there than love---“Eros” Love as he refers to it in this book. Eros Love is a Divine, Overarching, “God-Love” (not the debased sexual connotation that so often is attached to the word in this matrix). Eros Love, of course, includes sexual love, but it’s at a high plane of consciousness that very few people have attained at this point in human evolution. I wrote a poem that describes Eros Love, hoping it will give people a better idea of its nature so that they can move away from the restrictive notion that it’s all about sex.

Eros Love is Ultimate Love by Vanessa Paradis

Eros love is expaaaaanding love

Fractals, choice points, infinite manifestations

Eros love is our Great Creator God

Emanating, seeping, building creations

Eros love is all-encompassing,

Love of earth, God and divine aberrations

Brotherly, sisterly, agape and philia

Love of life, learning, teaching and initiations

Eros love is connectivity

Telepathic, intuitive and galactic teleportation

Tasting colors, smelling sounds,

And new forms of love communication

Eros love is accepting all

From 3D earthlings to celestial emanations

Befriending aliens and loving differences

Seeking, thriving on novel interpretations

Eros love is embracing complexity and chaos

Peace and joy and pleasant recreations

Serving others, giving all

Embracing genetic and dna mutations

Eros love is fire and flames that fuel the heart

That turns the soul into a divine aspiration

And jettisons it to karmic-free service

Serving entities in selfless adoration

Eros love can never be fully expressed, my friends

It’s everything that is and was and the very foundation

Of our future eternity and infinite possibilities

In expanding pluriverses and continuous unification.

Somehow, I “knew” that Knowledge and Critical Pedagogy was Joe’s last book. He had announced on his website that this book had been published and was now available, and after I read it I felt very sad that it was possibly his last book (keep in mind that we were connected, working in the higher realms, so I seemed to know he was leaving earth soon for which I felt very sad, even terrified over). When he announced his new book, he seemed to feel bad that is was so expensive, because at the same time, he stated that it would soon be available in a paperback version for less than $30. He later told me in an email that he had negotiated with the publisher for more than 10 years to offer the book at an affordable price before he would write for them. His exact words were:

just a note, i negotiated with springer for 10 years to get this series. i wouldn't sign b/c of the high cost of books. we compromised. they put out a 150 dollar hardback book and get their big library sales, then after 9 months put out a paperback version for under 30 dollars.  (Personal Correspondence, Mon, Sep 22, 2008 6:36 am).

They finally agreed that they would publish a hardcover library edition for a few months and then publish a paperback version. I complimented him for his patience (that is amazing patience). Thus, you can now purchase the book for less than $30, and even less if you buy it used. This was a brilliant move on Joe’s part since it is an absolutely brilliant and powerful work and this makes it affordable to most everyone. If you read the book, it will change you.

At the time he made the announcement on his discussion forum, I didn’t care how much the book cost. I immediately purchased it and read it from cover to cover over the next two days after receiving it.

I will be honest….I was totally asleep and did not understand the high level knowledge he presented. In fact, I had cried more than once because I felt time was short and I must come to understand his work. I didn’t understand it at the time, but I felt I had some kind of obligation to taking his work forward, but it all seemed like learning a foreign language (until later, when I had a unique phenomenological experience that reversed this condition, a Gift from him in the form of sharing his consciousness with me). Still, I intuitively KNEW even before then that his work was absolutely amazing…and besides (truth be known) I was totally falling in love with him (but as I was to later learn, I was already in love with him before I even met him in this dimension). I loved HIM—NOT the attention that writing for his website brought me (people did seem to like the blogs I wrote for his site), but I learned later that I was tagged an “Eager Beaver Critical Pedagogue” (oh, the hypocrisy of humans). I couldn’t care less about attention from humans of that sort of mindset, lol….somehow, I knew Joe was transcendent of being that fallible as a human, and maybe even qualified as one of those “gods” he somewhat humorously presented in this book. Here was a man who really LOVED, who really CARED, who really and truly wanted CHANGES in the world….not for his own self-serving purposes. And he knew how to make it happen, as his work clearly delineates—if only more humans would come to understand the process and that it requires getting “personal.”

When educators dismiss the intersection of personal experience with multiple knowledges, they take an important step toward constructing education as a mode of stupidification (Kincheloe; Knowledge and Critical Pedagogy: An Introduction, p. 249).

Phenomenology and hermeneutics in their critical articulation operate in the tension between particularity and generality—with generality focusing on power blocs and their insidious operations. This epistemological principle is basic to the intersection between student experience and pluriversal knowledge. The direct experience to which phenomenology connects us is one that is always in need of a form of critical interpretation that reminds us that we make sense of it from our particular locale in the web of reality. It provides us in this context with access to one—but a damned important one—of the multiple realities we have discussed throughout the book. (Knowledge and Critical Pedagogy: An Introduction, pp. 248-249).

After reading the book I had written an email to him thanking him for the book and telling him that his work was “a gift to the world.” I was sincere and he knew it. I also felt this nagging intuitive knowledge that he was leaving soon, even to the point of telling him in one email, “I trust your judgment completely” and that “I never want to disappoint you.” My higher consciousness was beginning to leak through, but I still did not understand it all. I did know that anything he decided was to be his decision and his alone, I did not want to sway him from what he wished. I loved him and I would always love him. And somehow I knew that we had some kind of grander plan and I trusted him to guide me.

Strangely, I had sent him a music video in response to the very first email he had sent me….I had actually heard a song when I opened his email and this was such a new and profound experience, I felt compelled to send the song to him, even telling him, “you make music.” I was not aware of how true this would prove to be. At the time, this was something totally new for me; I was not into YouTube or music videos (later they became a primary mode of his educating me, as my blogs illustrate). In the song, it asks him to “lead the way.” Did I know, even then, that he was guiding US out of this hellish matrix? (This was before I had even read much of his work; in fact the only thing I had read was his chapter in a book he published with Peter McLaren, Critical Pedagogy: Where Are We Now? and the early posts on his web forum. And I only came upon his website by accident (so I thought at the time), clicking on a link on Peter McLaren’s site.

The song that magically began playing when I opened that first email was “It’s a Beautiful Morning” by the Rascals, and as it turns out it had some amazing spiritual symbols in it, of which I was not aware at the time—I was sound asleep. Joe would have picked up on the symbols, however, and know that even though I was sound asleep I was connected into spirit and love. You can view the actual video here:  It's a beautiful Morning - The Young Rascals. I learned later of the Blues Brothers image and their motto, “We’re on a mission from God.” And so here we are today….Joe was on a mission. He had a dream, a “beatific vision” (?). And we shared the same dream.

However, I was truly asleep and in fear when our paths crossed. Obviously, that was not true for Joe. He was wide awake and had dropped many clues that went over my head. Due to my fear, I had asked him on his forum what his next book or books were. I was really looking for reassurance and I was nervous about asking him, since I wasn’t sure he necessarily wanted to reveal what he was working on, so I had added the comment, “I hope you don’t mind me asking.” I was a bit disappointed to learn there were no more books immediately planned that picked up where Knowledge and Critical Pedagogy: An Introduction had left off. And Joe could read right through me, fears and all. In the subject line of his message back to me, he had written, “As James Brown said, I don’t mind.” Well, it went over my head until after his death and then he revealed to me how he has left many special messages for me…and that was when I found the true message he had left for me embedded in the lyrics of the song.

James Brown & The Famous Flames - I Don't Mind

When I combined it with another message that he had sent me in an email about the same time, signing it, “Strawberry fields forever, Joe” I was beginning to become a little more conscious…and of course, now I know the truth. And for those who cannot comprehend why I can’t get “over Joe,” well, the truth is he is part of me and I am part of him; we are one, two, and greater than three…when you join in a love union with another soul it’s eternal, magical, and very, very powerful. We work as partners. Aside from that, I am still exploring and learning what this is all about (I was not taught these things in school or church!) and as McDonald’s says, “I’m lovin’ it!” lol….you must know where that came from, given he also wrote the book about McDonald’s. That’s another great book, The Sign of the Burger: McDonald’s and the Culture of Power, in which Joe demonstrates his research process, the critical complex bricolage.

I hope people don’t mistaken what was happening between me and Joe and make their gross human interpretations. He was married, I thought (although that was somewhat confusing to me since his wife never referred to him as her husband, but rather, her “partner” as in business partner in all of her writings). And in some of Joe’s writings, further questions were provoked. But I assumed he was married and Joe impeccably honored his commitment and I totally respected his social positioning and never crossed any boundaries nor would I even have considered it. I loved him far too much to cause those kinds of complications or issues. Our relationship was one that existed at a high level of consciousness. It was a connection that I later discovered we had had all of our lives, even as children, and in past lives. What was happening to us is that our higher consciousness was beginning to dominate our actual experiences, or maybe a better way to put it is that my consciousness was rising up to meet him…but Joe had everything covered. He truly is absolutely brilliant. Even before this lifetime, he was a revered Master Teacher. There is more to this story but it will have to wait for another time. You might find this article interesting in the meantime: Remembering Joe Lyons Kincheloe: A Revered Master (Paradis, 2011)

Where Are We Now?

Where are we as human beings in the world today? One thing I am certain of, most of us are unconscious. (I have moved forward with Joe’s help, but I still suffer from amnesia and ignorance).

Here is a medley of perspectives of where we are, who we are, where we could be, and where we are going. Included are some profound videos and excerpts from Joe’s work. Please think about them and write about them from your own perspective. What do you think the main messages are? Relate them to your own personal experiences and think about how things might be different. How could things be better? What can you do toward creating a better world? Please click on the links and make a sincere effort. This information will help you when you read Joe’s work, in particular the book we are reading for this course, Knowledge and Critical Pedagogy: An Introduction.

Final Goodbye

Where Could We Be?

Hellogoodbye - Here in your arms (Lyrics)

The above song was handed down to me this morning. Really, it does say it all, if you were to experience what I have come to experience. I love the way it is simple, yet profoundly true, and there is hidden depth of meaning which you will really only know when you experience it personally.

It’s so easy for me to believe that God truly did create ONE PERFECT SOULMATE (or “Twin Flame”/”Twin Soul”) for each of us, that we have always been connected, but that we have bought into the lie of separation. For when you and that ONE meet, you immediately begin to merge together at the spiritual, emotional, intellectual levels. It’s the most amazing and beautiful experience. I have come to learn, however, that we were never separated. It’s a trick of those who are evil and live in and create fear that keep us in lower consciousness and forgetting truth. We have been molded to forget that we already have a one perfect love.

When you really think about it, if God created one perfect soul for each of us, then if we are not conscious of that soul and we go about living our lives in this matrix, taking wives, husbands, girlfriends, boyfriends, then we are committing adultery. That knowledge actually really hit me hard. I truly wish I had been conscious. It hurts to know that I committed adultery toward The One I love more than I can even describe and “married” the wrong person—three times, in fact! Three marriages, three divorces. I finally viewed it like a baseball game—I had struck out three times and I was finished. I knew I kept finding the wrong person and that was because I was the one trying to take control of the process…they say that every 7 years you are a brand new person because the body totally remakes itself every 7 years. It was 7 years later, after my last failed marriage, that the Divine Cosmos orchestrated my seemingly chance meeting with Joe and our spiritual reunion began. God gives a new lease on life if you change your ways. Is it a coincidence that “Thou shalt not commit adultery” is the Seventh Commandment? Seven is a sacred number on so many different levels (7 chakras, God’s number, the reunion can only begin when both are at least at the 7^th level of consciousness, Seventh Heaven, etc.).

Honestly, I have never been a highly religious person, and like Joe, I shun fundamentalism. But what if there are truths in the Bible that are similar to the truths of physics such as the law of gravity (just as an example)?

If we commit adultery against our One Perfect Mate, then what are we creating? Are we taking genetics (Genesis) into our own hands, under our own control? Is this what was meant in the Bible when it repeatedly warned not to mix with the seed of Moloch? It’s like inbreeding or maybe bad breeding? No doubt that the human species has serious issues with so many genetic disorders some of which can be/have been caused by inbreeding—especially among the upper elite who try to maintain their bloodlines. These are questions to explore; I do not have answers; I do not even have opinions about most of them. Too much damage has been created in the world through insane views on the genetics of human beings. This is not what Joe’s work is about…we can transcend anything. Nevertheless, the Bible states:

Leviticus 18:21 "And thou shalt not let any of thy seed pass through the fire to Molech, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the LORD."

I am sure many preachers and pastors have their own interpretations, but are they right? Partly right? Partly wrong?

And think about this. If we KNEW we had one perfect partner, there would never be jealousy or the sick competition over who gets a guy or girl. Why can’t we trust God, true nature, and the cosmos to lead us? Mary and Jesus teach that when the two soulmates are in union, it’s impossible, IMPOSSIBLE to even think about wanting someone else. I do believe that for myself. They also teach that if raised in the right environment, they meet NATURALLY even while they are still children, form a loving friendship, and then their relationship develops naturally into love and union. Mary Queen of Scots and King Francois would be an example. Sadly, he died very young, shortly after their marriage (and was probably murdered for political reasons, as was Mary later).

Recently, I was led to some Bible verses that I interpret in this framework—that we are committing adultery if we are not consciously united with our One True Love and end up having relationships with the wrong person. This highlights the need to work toward consciousness and this section of the Bible actually spells this out and what we need to do to attain consciousness. The verses come from Proverbs, which is an interesting chapter relating to this very book, Knowledge and Critical Pedagogy, we are studying. It is about pursuing knowledge and wisdom. We are taking the right step, then, in studying Joe’s book, Knowledge and Critical Pedagogy. For what is critical pedagogy, really? It is about developing wisdom. At least it should be, although some people do not practice it that way. But it’s exactly what Joe’s work is about.

Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets. She crieth in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the gates: in the citiy she uttereth her words, saying, How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? And the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge? (Proverbs 1: 20-22).

Many philosophers and spiritually developed people have observed that love and wisdom are inseparable…thus, if you seek wisdom, you seek love; if you seek love, you must also seek wisdom. They are always conjoined. Is this what Jesus really meant when he advised, “Seek and ye shall find”? When we seek (work toward) wisdom, we find love? In my interpretation, yes. And this is also a major strand in Joe’s work, his “golden strand of love.” Proverbs goes on to say:

Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth. Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her and she shall keep thee. Wisdom is the principle thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding. Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: shall bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her. She shall give to thine head an ornament of grace: a crown of glory shall she deliver to thee. Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many. I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in right paths. When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; and when thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble. Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go: keep her, for she is thy life. Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men (Proverbs 4: 5-14).

While the surface interpretation of this passage is about staying away from evil and pursuing knowledge and wisdom, and that’s important, there is a deeper meaning. You can only experience that deeper meaning if you engage adequately in the surface instructions of pursuing wisdom, which is one reason why Joe’s work is so important. He really does show “the way.”

What is that deeper meaning? It describes the process for attaining union or conscious awareness of “the bride,” or the one true love God has created for each of his sons. The passage differentiates between “son” and “men.” I am not going to speculate on what constitutes the differences other than to say that I do believe all men can BE sons of god or they can follow the wrong paths and be like the “evil men” described in the passage.

I think this is another important facet of Joe’s work—to give us guidance to escape as much as humanly possible, the matrix we are imprisoned in, to change things, etc. We must be conscious first and foremost. I will mention here that he truly practiced what he preached in that he sought wisdom and higher consciousness, and he was impeccably honest, generous, and loving—a wonderful role model.

Additional verses in Proverbs lend support to my interpretation of this referring to the Divine Marriage.

First it describes the narrow path (of which I have written previously in my blogs—the One Love Path is a very narrow path):

Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee. Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established. Turn not to the right hand nor to the left; remove thy foot from evil (Proverbs 4: 25-27).

I think it’s reminding us to “go with the flow” of the Holy Spirit…”let all thy ways be established.” If we trust in this flow, choices become easier and we have vision that we would not have otherwise.

And then it goes on to warn the sons of God:

My son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my understanding: That thou mayest regard discretion, and that thy lips may keep knowledge. For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil: but her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword. Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell. Lest thou shouldest ponder the path of life, her ways are moveable, that thou canst not know them. Hear me now therefore, O ye children, and depart not from the words of my mouth. Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house (Proverbs 5:1-8).

And then the positive advice to the sons of God:

Let thy fountain be blessed; and rejoice with the wife of thy youth. Let her be as the loving hind and pleasant roe; let her breasts satisfy thee at all times; and be thou ravished always with her love. (Proverbs 5: 18-19)

And who be this “wife of thy youth”? In my interpretation, it is the One True Love that was created with you and for you, and with whom you are already wedded (should you become conscious, alive, and remember)—the true meaning of the Divine Marriage. Being married or having relations with anyone other than the “wife of thy youth” is committing adultery, according to this particular interpretation of the seventh commandment. Here is another passage:

…18Let your fountain be blessed, And rejoice in the wife of your youth. 19As a loving hind and a graceful doe, Let her breasts satisfy you at all times; Be exhilarated always with her love. 20For why should you, my son, be exhilarated with an adulteress And embrace the bosom of a foreigner?…

New American Standard Bible

Man’s laws cannot replace God’s Laws. It’s just not possible. God’s Laws are immutable and we see the consequences that breaking them has brought in the world. Some people explain that they are like the laws of physics, like gravity—if you step over the cliff you are going to fall. If you break this law, you are going to experience pain and suffering. How many marriages on this planet are truly happy? How many marriages are not wrought with some kind of disagreements whether it be about money or how to raise children, or something else? It’s one reason I view marriages on this planet as pure folly. They are attempts to take control of what God has already established, not to mention that they are heavily affected/controlled by the role money has in this world. And why do we give away God’s power to a Justice of the Peace or a pastor and a piece of paper that proclaims a marriage. We have been totally hoodwinked! Thus, people may believe they are following God’s seventh commandment, but in reality they are not. In God’s eyes, by this interpretation, they are breaking the Commandment.

The Divine Marriage works in such radically different ways that no comparison can even be made. It would be folly to even attempt to try to make that comparison. After all, I honored Joe to the extent that even though I would have loved for him to stay fully in this dimension in sight of all, my love for him could only honor his freedom and free will; and my love for him only grew stronger when he left. As I learned, however, just three days after he left, he can come and go from this plane as he chooses…we can be together whenever we choose. This is a gift that only God can give and will give to people who have proven they can handle it with complete integrity. As I look back at my life, I went through some extremely difficult tribulations and what some people might refer to as initiations or tests. I can say with 100% certainty that the number of people who would have followed through with them are far and few between. But more about that another time.

I think I am getting what this is all about, why I have been asked to create this particular course—we are supposed to write our life story as we read Joe’s book. We all have so much to learn from each other and our shared experiences. But that is only one dimension of this project…more dimensions will be revealed.

And finally this message from Proverbs:

And why wilt thou, my son, be ravished with a strange women, and embrace the bosom of a stranger? For the ways of man are before the eyes of the Lord, and he pondereth all his goings. His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins. He shall die without instruction; and in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray…..How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? When wilt thou arise out of thy sleep? (Proverbs 5:20-23; 6:9).

It's interesting that this message of waking up appears…for this is the task before us. It’s time to “arise out of thy sleep.”

And so, here I have presented a new interpretation of this section of the Bible. Normally it gets interpreted in context with manmade conceptions and laws about marriage. There are no doubt many other passages and other works that will support this current interpretation. In my view it has to be the greatest LIE of religions—that WE in our feeble minds can take control over our love life. LOVE=LIFE=GOD. We are only alive if the love of God is flowing through us, versus whatever other configurations of energetic impulses we have contrived that justify evil actions and thoughts (archons, satan, jinn, AI, etc.). But Wisdom and Love are like Divine Twins, inseparable, glued together with the Holy Spirit, allowing us to transcend the lower expressions. If we are not fueled by the power of the Holy Spirit (a concept Joe presents in his work in a multitude of ways), we are lost. We buy into man’s contrived, deceptive, illusionary world instead of creating a better reality. We are sound asleep, in a trance, and controlled by powers we don’t understand.

Interestingly, the most fascinating book of the Bible, “Revelations” also speaks to the Seventh Commandment in terms of adultery and fornication. In fact, it is in RED, indicating that the words are what Jesus has said. It seems it is of utmost that we repent for these sins (which I have done). Read Chapters 1 and 2 of Revelations in the King James version that has red text for Jesus’ words. He mentions it three times, signifying its importance. There is deep meaning to these verses and interpretations that have rarely if ever been made, especially by the churches. I will come back to this another time. In the meantime, “anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see” (Revelations 3:18).

It’s time to wake up. And after that, wake up again to the next level, and the next…. Joe raised the question in his book, How many dimensions are there now?: “The critical knowledge we are promoting here comes from another dimension (I’m not sure if it’s the 34^th or 57^th) dimension of human consciousness and reality” (p. 64).

2017 The N.E.W. Beginning

“2017 The N.E.W. Beginning” was just one message I received today…he wants it at the top of the website. N.E.W. has a special meaning, which you will come to know as you study Joe’s work (I believe I have published the meaning in only one place). You’ll come to understand.

Most people believed the year 2012 was to be the new beginning. In relation to this, I found a “lucky penny” yesterday. It’s almost magical how these pennies appear. I’ve written many blogs about lucky pennies I’ve found and their significance. Emanuel Swedenborg discusses these types of things in detail and calls them “correspondences.” They are “effects” from the Heavens to this world and they really do carry messages, unlike the common belief that we’re just being superstitious if we believe such things (another trick to keep us separated from our spiritual existence).

This lucky penny was found in my driveway right by the sprinkler…I have no idea how it could have gotten there. Yesterday, as I pulled into the driveway, “I” was thinking that I should move the hose and sprinkler into the garage now that watering season is over. I looked at the sprinkler when I got out of the car and saw the penny. Makes me wonder was it really I who was doing that thinking? Think about your thoughts. Where do they really come from? It’s something to seriously consider. I came to that conclusion the day the handyman delivered my wedding ring to my front door and I saw how shocked he was that he had argued with himself about bringing it over and then found out he was merely serving as an unwitting avatar-messenger for an unseen human being…God works in mysterious ways. I was ecstatic over my Beloved’s creativity and sentimentality to ensure that we seal our marriage in the higher realms with a beautiful ring in the lower realms. It’s such magic when those in the higher and lower realms can have such interactions—a possibility that’s available to everyone.

So, knowing the significance of lucky pennies I picked it up and brought it into my house. I didn’t look at it until this morning. The date on it is 2012, which is why I bring it up.

Yes, 2012, the year the world was supposed to end and those of us who are good (as good as we can be, while we repent for our failings) get raptured out of this hell hole to a grand new world, so certain prophecies had claimed.

Pipe dreams? Why did Joe do all of the work he did to leave us plans for what’s to come? We must learn to create that grand new world, or at least learn how to maintain it, of course! But we can have a lot of help to make sure we stay on the right track.

Still 2012, was the year things were supposed to really take off….they did not. Things have only gotten worse on this planet. I was graciously informed several times of the decision to delay.

My understanding is that the reason for the delay was that the High Councils decided to give a few more souls a chance to get on board. There have been so many people who were truly just “hoodwinked” into doing evil and they did not have adequate knowledge to get free, or they were in unfair situations being blackmailed and such. Joe has written extensively about how the decks are stacked against most of us, and for those in power. Thus, Joe’s work comes in to help us see exactly how we’ve been hoodwinked and to devise ways to break free, and to do things better.

2017 is the year that 2012 should have been. It’s the year that we will really be moving forward. The Official Word (OW) that was transmitted down to me is this:

For some at least there is Great Hope and it is for those few souls who can see the light and wish to engage in the soul transformation process that we continue our work. Do not be sad over those who do not make it. They have had ample time and instruction and freely choose their road to destruction. But rather let’s rejoice with those souls who travel to the ‘other side’ of darkness…soon it will be time for the Great Jubilation.

What is the “Great Jubilation”? What I picture is total reunion with my soul family and a lot of music and dancing.

Assignment: Do some research on Great Jubilation and find several different interpretations.

Bringing It Back Home

What’s all of this this got to do with Joe’s book, Knowledge and Critical Pedagoy: An Introduction?

It provides a framework for understanding his overarching message, as can be shown from these quotes from different parts of his book. Read these, read his book, and see if you don’t agree.

Playing With the Queen of Hearts: The Joker Ain’t the Only Fool in FIDUROD. As we approach the end of the first decade of the twenty-first century, more and more people around the world are beginning to understand that Western civilization and the epistemology that supports it constitute nothing more than a house of cards. The Western world at this historical point in time is like a man leaning back in his chair as it slips out from under him. (p. 21)

“Girl, There’s a Better Life for Me and You”: The Move to a Critical Complex Epistemology. There’s got to be more than this. Obviously, there are many things that Cartesian-Newtonian-Baconian epistemology did and has done to make the world a better place. I am always reminded of this when a friend’s or loved one’s life is saved by Western emergency medicine. But when it comes to the complexities of the social, psychological, and pedagogical domains not to mention the infinite dynamics of the physical universe, the lofty plains of theoretical math, and even in medical science the province of wellness and healthy living, I think we can agree that FIDUROD has its limitations. (p. 57)

A critical complex epistemology calls for a revolution in the way we see the world and produce knowledge about it. (p. 58)

Moving to the 57^th Dimension: Appreciating Diverse Knowledges and Ways of Seeing. With these ideas in mind a critical complex epistemology sets us up to move to a new domain of knowledge, understanding, interpretation, and pedagogy. The critical knowledge we are promoting here comes from another dimension (I’m not sure if it’s the 34^th or the 57^th) of human consciousness and reality, as it points out what is presently invisible and sometimes repressed by the representatives of dominant power. (p. 64)

True Lies: The Emergence of Western Epistemological Supremacy We must move beyond FIDURORD’s belief that one true reality exists, beyond the one-dimensional view of a physical/social world driven by laws of cause and effect and discoverable by empirical testing of scientific hypotheses. If knowledge producers are objective, FIDUROD’s story goes, if they suppress their values while conducting their inquiry, they can produce universal axioms that transcend time or place. This is the epistemological mythology that has unfortunately misled the people of the West and the world. (p. 73)

After all is said and done, FIDUROD’S perspective on so-called “objective reality” is riddled by unexplained mysteries, contradictions, and suspect “certainties.” Indeed, it has produced a view of the majestic cosmos we inhabit as devoid of larger purpose and inspirational meaning. In this constructed universe the greatest expressions of our human capabilities—such as the power to love unconditionally—are viewed as relatively insignificant. (p. 78) [emphasis added]

Questions of Power and Knowledge FIDUROD and traditional Western epistemology have often operated to enhance dominant power blocs by treating specific, contextualized knowledges as if they were generalizable and universal—a key point in understanding how power and dominant epistemology operate…..Those with the clout to decree what is universally valid find their power dramatically enhanced, as they are able to set up the “rules of the game” to reflect their own situations and requirements. Such a capacity is central to the purposes of this book. If I can make the universal rules as to what constitutes intelligence, I can name my cognitive predispositions as the markers of a great mind; I can use the characteristics of my culture as the criteria for what constitutes a civilized culture. Can you feel the power? (p. 97)

[NOTE: This excerpt about the questions of power and knowledge is critically important. I did an extensive analysis of it in my blogs and the analysis will be picked up again, due to the importance of the message being conveyed here.]

Tracing the Footprints of Dominant Power: The Complicated Task of a Critical Politics of Knowledge, a Critical Complex Epistemology Critical knowledge production always involves pointing out faulty argumentation, unsupported generalizations, and unexamined actions of a knowledge community. What separates the critical sheep from the uncritical goats is that a critical pedagogy/epistemology also involves exposing the cultural, epistemological, and ideological assumptions that shape the knowledge individuals produce and the oppressive actions justified by such information. With such a task before us, I guess we just have to give up any aspirations to winning the Miss Congeniality contest. Such work will inevitably anger the guardians of the status quo. Relax, it’s our existential burden—go with it. (p. 176)

NOTE: This has always been one of my favorite quotes. I have often felt like he was speaking directly to me since I have experienced being ostracized for taking on these tasks. I find it extremely funny since I have never had “aspirations to winning the Miss Congeniality contest.” Aside from that, note that it is a reference to the biblical quote about separating the sheep from the goats. He had been taught to be a preacher by the time he was 12 years old, and he often inserts these sorts of biblical references, often in humorous ways. One interpretation of “uncritical goats” might even be Satanists, since they have overrun the education system (see Leuren Moret’s work). I do not know the Bible well at all but I expect that he has made many references to the various passages from the Bible, not because he’s a fundamentalist, but because as he teaches, we use good ideas from wherever they emerge. It has been interesting to me how often I seem to be guided to certain passages in the Bible and discover a totally different interpretation than what is typically taught.

I think it’s instructive to examine that particular passage about Jesus separating the goats and the sheep and ask ourselves, why was Joe referencing it?

Matthew 25:31-46 New International Version (NIV)

The Sheep and the Goats

³¹ “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his glorious throne. ³² All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. ³³ He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left.

³⁴ “Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. ³⁵ For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, ³⁶ I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.’

³⁷ “Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? ³⁸ When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? ³⁹ When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?’

⁴⁰ “The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’

⁴¹ “Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. ⁴² For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, ⁴³ I was a stranger and you did not invite me in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after me.’

⁴⁴ “They also will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?’

⁴⁵ “He will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.’

⁴⁶ “Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life.”

Cross references:

1. Matthew 25:31 : S Lk 17:30
2. Matthew 25:31 : Mt 19:28
3. Matthew 25:32 : Mal 3:18
4. Matthew 25:32 : Eze 34:17, 20
5. Matthew 25:34 : S Mt 3:2; 5:3, 10, 19; 19:14; S Ac 20:32; 1Co 15:50; Gal 5:21; Jas 2:5
6. Matthew 25:34 : Heb 4:3; 9:26; Rev 13:8; 17:8
7. Matthew 25:35 : Job 31:32; Heb 13:2
8. Matthew 25:36 : Isa 58:7; Eze 18:7; Jas 2:15, 16
9. Matthew 25:36 : Jas 1:27
10. Matthew 25:36 : 2Ti 1:16
11. Matthew 25:40 : S Mt 10:40, 42; Heb 13:2
12. Matthew 25:41 : S Mt 7:23
13. Matthew 25:41 : Isa 66:24; Mt 3:12; S 5:22; Mk 9:43, 48; Lk 3:17; Jude 7
14. Matthew 25:41 : 2Pe 2:4
15. Matthew 25:45 : Pr 14:31; 17:5
16. Matthew 25:46 : Mt 19:29; Jn 3:15, 16, 36; 17:2, 3; Ro 2:7; Gal 6:8; 1Jn 1:2; 5:11, 13, 20
17. Matthew 25:46 : Da 12:2; Jn 5:29; Ac 24:15; Ro 2:7, 8; Gal 6:8

New International Version (NIV)

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That is truly a powerful message! In other words, when we help people we are helping God. Or more specifically, as He stated, “whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.” Thus, part of our mission should be to help those who are suffering that most people just walk away from or pass by on the street, or leave suffering and alone in prison.

This provides me greater insight as to why I was tested with my third failed marriage. I will insert this story here; I have not told it in any detail and everything about it can be verified, since it was so out-of-the-ordinary a story about it had been published in the newspaper.

Back when desktop computers first came out, along with aol.com, I was perusing the posts of people seeking friendships and romantic relationships. I chanced upon one post that gave a prison address. I thought that was kind of weird and I felt a sort of pull, thinking about how lonely it must be for someone in prison.

“Someone” and I do not know who, spoke to me as clearly as if they were right in the room with me: “That man is in prison for a crime he did not commit.”

I contemplated writing to the person.

Later that day or possibly the next day, I just happened to open up my Bible. I don’t even know why it was sitting close by or why I opened it. I am not typically a Bible reader at all, although I have one since I did occasionally try to go to church, but invariably became disenchanted. So I opened this Bible and immediately landed on the verse:

Hebrews 13:3

Continue to remember those in prison as if you were together with them in prison, and those who are mistreated as if you yourselves were suffering.

I was astounded that it was seeming as if God was trying to work through me. I was prompted to write to this person. I had so many questions and he (I thought) and I emailed back and forth quite a few times before the guy finally told me that he was really the cousin to the guy in prison, but that Don was in prison with no email access and really wanted someone to write to. He gave me the address and Don and I began corresponding back and forth, occasionally talking on the telephone. Ultimately, I moved to Boise, Idaho where he was in prison so that I could visit him. He had been on death row and when he told me he didn’t commit the murder, I believed him. I believed him because that was also was what I had been told before I even knew who he was due to “the voice” I had heard. A lot of people interpret these sorts of voices as “God,” but I am not so sure. Although, I do think they may speak in service of God. I tend to relate to Emanuel Swedenborg’s description of a spirit world all around us inhabited with people we cannot see. And they can communicate with us if we are listening. You can develop relationships with different people in the spirit world, as Emanuel Swedenborg had done, and for that matter, as is done in many different cultures. And then there are the “bad” voices that would try to get you to do or think something evil, but that’s a whole different topic (spirits of lower dimensions). It’s easy to program them out of your life.

I took this voice seriously and interpreted it in a positive light. After moving to Boise, I visited Don RELIGIOUSLY. Perhaps that’s the only time I practiced a religion, but I was very conscientious about providing him support during this horrific time for him. I really wanted to visit him and provide him some kind of hope and support. He had been in prison 18 years, much of it on Death Row, until the governor commuted his sentence to life in prison due to insufficient evidence. I found it bizarre that they could even keep him in prison if there was insufficient evidence. Such is the way of the corrupt legal system and for-profit prison system. We got married in 1998 while he was still in prison, but I had faith that he would be released. And he was exonerated after many stressful court battles and released in April 2001. Unfortunately, after his release we could only stay together about 3 months, from April, 2001 to somewhere around July 2001….and at that point I had decided “three strikes” (the third failed marriage) and I was “out.” As I had stated previously, SEVEN years later (perhaps to the exact day, I don’t know) was when I met Joe in person in Canada, on July 31, 2008, and our spiritual/soul reunion went into fast forward. There must really be something about our transforming into new beings every seven years….I don’t know. My meeting Joe, much like my “marriage” to the prisoner, was very divinely orchestrated. It was like some greater power in the cosmos was leading things along, making things happen ensuring that we would connect in person. Some people say that the twin flame reunion can only initiate when the couple actually meet in person; somehow that ignites the fires or something. It did work that way for me since, all the symptoms hit me profoundly after that but I didn’t understand at all what was happening to me. At the time of our meeting he was living in Eastern Canada and I was living in Oregon. Ironically just a few weeks before meeting him, I had informed a participant on his forum that I was going to meet him. I thought I was only saying it in the sense that I wanted to meet him…apparently, I knew more than I thought I knew. Shortly after making the statement, his partner was doing a presentation in Vancouver, Canada, only five hours from my home. I didn’t even know for sure if Joe was going to be there, but I drove up anyway…and of course, he was there. I will never forget his warm hug…I was HOME.

To conclude, somehow Don managed to file for a divorce and had it finalized without my knowledge, with the help of his attorneys—I learned of it when I received the final divorce papers in the mail. I was upset but I let it all go. I knew it was something to do with money; isn’t it always about money? I also felt that somehow the entire experience had been a test of some sort and the test was over. I actually trusted that the cosmos allowed it to happen that way for a reason. One thing about it, there was less emotional pain without having to go to divorce court. Don and I talked afterwards and he said he didn’t know I hadn’t been informed and he had been hoping I would have shown up in court to contest it. That just wasn’t meant to happen, I guess. He did end up suing the state for falsely imprisoning him and won a settlement of $900,000. I knew a big chunk would go to the attorneys and what little was left could never make up for the pain, suffering, and lost opportunities he had endured. It would not pay for a happy life or even provide for him for the rest of his life. I just went on my way, tired of hearing people unjustifiably calling me a “gold digger.” Yes, maybe I was—but it was not the kind of gold they were thinking of. It was the kind of golden love Joe teaches us, and come to think of it, that is what Jesus also teaches us…unconditional love. And so that takes us back to Joe’s reference of the sheep and the uncritical goats. There is true power and truth in that passage from my perspective. God promised eternal life, which I comprehend now, remembering my prior lifetimes and my future life and knowing that Joe still lives on. Little did I know what the future gift would be for “remembering those in prison” as I had done. God does keep His promises. But our acts must truly come from our hearts; I also know that.

One last thing to mention is the significance of the verse number, which, of course, I did not realize at the time. Hebrews 13:3. The 3 represents the trinity and 13 is a sacred number in different contexts that I’ve discussed previously (the 13^th tribe, Enki’s number, the 13^th zodiac sign and month of the year, etc.). I have noticed that certain verses hold a special power and that the numbers associated with them do as well. A lot more analysis could be done here.

Now that I have read that quote from Joe about separating the critical sheep from the uncritical goats, and have read the significance of the quote from the Bible, and have reflected on my own life experience in relation to it, I realize how important it is to walk the path that is put before us, no matter how difficult it may be or how ostracized we might be. I have stated myself that my actions were totally out of character for me, and my family nearly disowned me for marrying a man in prison. As I have stated, this path is not for the faint of heart…Joe also went through some horrific challenges and my heart cries when I think about what he had endured, especially now that I know much of what he did was for me, personally, due to some of my own traumatic experiences, particularly in my childhood and during my first “marriage” (to be discussed another time)…as I’ve said, we have always been connected and working together. We both want to make an impact and bring truth out in the open once and for all in ways that people will finally GET IT. We have been working together for eternity…and on earth for thousands of years through many incarnations.

I have always loved this next quote from him as well because it signifies how badly he wants to make a difference (and I am as passionate about this as he is, which should be evident by the work I’ve done); it’s also funny, an example of his humor that I love so much:

That’s what Knowledge and Critical Pedagogy: An Introduction and its epistemological road trip are about—acting on the belief that the future will be different, more just, less violent, more respectful of the panoply of inspired knowledges that people from diverse cultures have produced. But to get there we have to find a way to engage the attention of diverse individuals languishing in the trance of Western imperial epistemology. How do we get the attention of teachers and students anesthetized by consumerism and hyperreality’s saturation of information and marketing iconography. I want to write for this audience in the style of a detective writer (epistemology noir?), a boy’s adventure writer, an author of girls’ romance novels, a beat poet, Lame Deer’s memoirs, or Stephen King penning a horror story all rolled into one. Anything to get them to think about these issues of knowledge and the ways they shape our lives and the everyday existence of people around the world. Western regimes of epistemology are in the twenty-first century so taken for granted that even the most accessible researcher/writer sounds like she is sending communiqués from the Planet Womp in the Spiral Galaxy. (p. 20)

Sources:

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/1998/feb/14/death-row-inmate-paradis-to-marry/

https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=3522

Continuing with Quotes from Joe’s work. I have selected quotes that I feel will provide a framework or sort of “advance organizer” as we refer to it in instructional design, of his complex ideas in his book, Knowledge and Critical Pedagogy: An Introduction. My hope is that this provides you with a foundation as well as serve to inspire you to want to read this book. Later lessons will delve into more specifics.

Freire’s Radical Love: Remaking Ourselves and the World Paulo Freire’s notion of radical love as permeated all dimensions of my understanding of critical pedagogy and the critical complex epistemology and politics of knowledge that we are addressing in Knowledge and Critical Pedagogy: An Introduction. In the context shaped by Freire’s radical love, we begin to build an emotional, scholarly, and activist oriented telepathic global community…” (p. 178)

I love the title to the above excerpt: LOVE:(Re)MAKING…to change the world. This is a divine principle…of which there is so much mis/dis/and lack of information. Is this what Freire was really talking about? Did Freire know what he was talking about, or has Joe reconceptualized Freire’s take on radical love?

If the critical complex epistemology is taken seriously, everything is open to change, as the comfortable Western assumptions about knowledge, being, and sociopolitical and economic arrangements no longer hold. (p. 192)

…we want to avoid fundamentalisms at all costs—whether they are positivistic/FIDURODian universal truths or Islamic, Hindu, Judaic, or Christian orthodoxies. (p. 193)

The Long March to a New Knowledge Space: Constructing a Critical Complex Epistemology So traveling through critical space, pluriversal space, and cyberspace we make our way to the new dimension opened up by a critical complex epistemology. Here much is possible, self and world can be changed in almost any way that we can imagine, new human abilities can be cultivated, forms of radical love can be nurtured, knowledge production can become a far more nuanced and creative process, and pedagogy can become something that students and teachers are excited about as they observe their actions on self and the larger society. In this new epistemological pluriverse we can develop new states of consciousness from which to engage in our work, in the process coming to see aspects of reality never before perceived. (p. 209)

The Conclusion is Just the Beginning: Continuing the Conceptualization of a Critical Complex Epistemology There is so much more to deal with relating to these issues, especially in the way that constructing new epistemologies may be central to human survival. While this is no short book, it is merely an introduction to these knowledge-related issues and their impact on numerous dimensions of human life…..I realize how much more I have to write on the topic. I am already planning new books and articles that pick up where I leave off here.” (p. 227)

The Existence of Multiple Realities: Making Sense of a World Far More Complex That We Originally Imagined The more we know about the world, the more we understand the complexity of human consciousness and the social and physical worlds we inhabit. Because of the social construction of knowledge and consciousness, we are acculturated from infanthood to discern only a tiny dimension of what our culture designates as “reality.” (p. 231)

Ignorance is a more subtle concept than Westerners have traditionally understood it to be. “Ignorance of what” becomes a very important dimension of how ignorance is designated. (p. 235)

We can become more than we are now via a critical complex epistemology, a critical politics of knowledge, and a critical pedagogy. (p. 250)

As linguistic, imaginative entities we can transcend what are believed to be innate biological tendencies and change violent and destructive behaviors that threaten other human beings and the planet in general. (p. 250)

In criticality societies possess immanence—a sense of moving from what is to what could be. In a critical ontology that sense of immanence moves to the realm of who we are and who we can be as human beings. (p. 250)

Immanence is actually an amazing experience. When Joe passed over, he guided me on many journeys to what can be interpreted as the future (although I experience it as the present). I have written of it often, our home in some other dimension. And while it is the future, it is also our past and present. It’s as if we traveled backwards in time to participate in averting some disaster here on earth, or at least assist with the upliftment of people somehow…is it like a soul retrieval? Or can we alter the course of the planet? Can we avert total destruction? I honestly don’t know for certain, especially given the current state of affairs and all the talk of nuclear war.

Because of the journeys, in which he took me through a wormhole, I remember our life together—he was my teacher. We fell in love, got married and came to earth as a test of our love….it’s a long, complicated and, for me, a very real story. The memories have all emotions intact. Because of these experiences, I have a very real sense of “immanence”—of where we are heading and where earth needs to head, what needs to change, how things SHOULD be, how people should be, etc. In some ways, I was born with that sense of knowing, for even as a young child I had observed and commented on how so many things were backwards. “Love is hate and hate is love” I had once stated at only 3 or 4 years of age. I could see the hypocrisy of what people say and what people do. I had no understanding of the photos of starving African children in Life magazine—no understanding of how humans could allow that to happen to other humans. I thank Joe for the teachings, all of the out-of-body experiences he took me on that reconnected me to our life together and the reality of a place of such elevated consciousness you feel in a constant state of bliss love. It is just so amazing how different the world is at that state. Even the music is incredible…totally different than here. The colors are more vibrant, the flora and fauna amazing and conscious, the water has a slight sweet taste that makes the water here taste like sewer water smells. It is at that home that his name is EmanuEl and my name is Soferia. It is our home base…

And so Joe cautions us:

If you want to stay exactly who you are right now, do not study these critical dynamics. Unless you are committed to resisting any authentic connection with the new experiences such criticality produces, you will return from the encounter with new patterns, processes, and contexts as a different being. (p. 252)

Engagement with subjugated and indigenous knowledges, different ways of viewing knowledge and its production, and the notion that we are things-in-relationship not simply things-in-themselves jettisons us into new domains, new mindspaces, new modes of seeing, being, and acting. I hope you find this as exciting and exhilarating a process as I do. (p. 252)

Join our One Love Revolution…read, write, think, dream, grow in wisdom and understanding, create new knowledge, experience the magic, and follow the “yellow brick road” to LOVE. As Joe put it, and I totally agree with him, it is “an exciting and exhilarating process.”

Didn’t you always wonder what the treasure hunts and searching for GOLD were really about? Enki and the Anunnaki are not aliens who genetically altered us and turned us into slaves to mine gold for them.

The Inseparability of the Knower and the Known As we have discussed throughout this book, knowledge is something humans produce—it is not sent by God or by the aliens who the National Enquirer claimed spoke to President Bill Clinton and Brad Pitt. Beings who came from particular places and times have constructed what we call valid knowledge—these knowledge producers were individuals with many of the great strengths that humans can develop and with many of the weaknesses that afflict all of us who claim to be human. Thus, knower and known are inseparable dimensions indelibly connected to anything we call knowledge. With this in mind a critical complex epistemology understands that any rigorous knowledge work involves studying the construction of the selfhood of the knower and the impact it has on what any group of people claim to know. In this context we gain a profound appreciation of the fact that all knowledge is inscribed with temporal, spatial, ethical, and ideological factors that shape the consciousness and vision of the knower, the knowledge producer. (p. 227)

We did this to ourselves. We created this disaster on this planet. We do not need to allow other people to form our consciousness. Take that old bull (Moloch?) by the horns, roll up your sleeves and get to work…if you are serious about change.

If you think you are fine the way you are, you best not read any more on this website or watch these next three videos.

BUBBLE BURST 1

BUBBLE BURST 2

Conclusion: Requiem for a Dream  

According to Joe, there truly is hope…for some of us, at least. It is a choice.

As linguistic, imaginative entities we can transcend what are believed to be innate biological tendencies and change violent and destructive behaviors that threaten other human beings and the planet in general. (p. 250)

Stay tuned. As I have often conveyed, 2016 was a year of being somewhat “in limbo,” or as it was conveyed to me, “a lull.” I know, however, there has been a lot of work behind the scenes. And it’s paying off. Have you noticed that the powers-that-were are getting ever more desperate? Desperate souls do desperate things. Many good souls have left their ranks, just as we had planned for with this brief lull in outward actions. As Joe put it:

The Western world at this historical point in time is like a man leaning back in his chair as it slips out from under him. (p. 21)

There is still time to get out of the chair. We are ready to implement our plans. They are in Joe’s books, and more information will be forthcoming and things are going to take off rapidly in 2017. And, of course, we are not working alone. Expect that in 2017 to see a wild rush—even more wild than the gold rush of the 1800s—only this time, it will be the right kind of gold—LOVE.

Sometimes I like to call our plans the Pleiadian Agenda (I have studied Pleiadian philosophical works, as prompted, and find much of it is in line with my own philosophy). Pleiadian, we might say is a state of consciousness and in general (although there are differences, of course) they are hopeless romantics, emanate pure love, could never harm another being, see the big picture and the fine details…in fact, they think similarly to the N.E.W. postfomal cognition Joe has developed (See our Reading, Writing, and Thinking online course for more information which covers Joe’s book with the same title).

Or maybe we can call our plans Agenda 2050. This agenda supersedes Agenda 21, Agenda 2030 (referred to as “Agenda 21 on steroids) and nullifies most everything the United Nations has been deviously trying to accomplish toward their New World Order, One Nation under One Satanic Religion Agenda…

It’s all up to God, though, the ultimate Judge and Avenger in the final analysis, and the source of omniscient power. Anyone who is not on God’s side, well, they be fools. If you have not yet joined God’s team, it’s easy….just sincerely ask God for a Holy Ghost to guide you.

As Joe says…

More soon….

LESSON 2: Sunday, October 16, 2016

Are We At War?

I did not know it would be this soon. Are we at war? Or is this another illusion? I often think we need alternative-alternative media. I guess the Marxists would call that negating the negation. Truth be told, we have been “at war” for a very long time but there are also illusions all around us to detract from the real war.

EMERGENCY, The US and Russia are Now in a State of War.

What are your thoughts? Research it thoroughly. Have your thoughts changed?

In relation to this, I am reminded of the opening lines of Joe’s second edition of Critical Pedagogy, he writes:

Over the past few years I have written too many second editions to books that begin with words such as “When I first wrote this book in ____ I had no idea that it would be more germane to the political and educational world of _____ than it did when I wrote the first edition of the book.” Yet, here I am again, writing the preface to the second edition of the Critical Pedagogy Primer that could easily begin with exactly the preceding words. Indeed, I wrote most of the first edition of the book during2003—the book was published in 2004—in the process of watching the horror of George W. Bush’s absurd invasion of Iraq play out in front of me. It seemed so obvious to me—and literally millions of other people around the world—that the war was so unnecessary, so misguided, so fueled by the greedy neo-conservative attempt to enhance the geopolitical and economic position of the United States in the world no matter what the human cost. In the ensuing years, I have watched all my fears about the war materialize. I was wrong on a few counts: I didn’t believe that the situation would be quite as horrendous as it has turned out to be; and I thought the preinvasion antiwar movement would not fade away as is has. (p. vii)

There is no doubt, if you look around you, that things have gotten even crazier. But there are lights midst the darkness…and of course, Joe’s work is one of those lights, as will become clear.

And speaking of lights, this morning when I walked into my office and turned on the light, a bulb that’s supposed to never burn out, immediately burned out. I reached over and turned on my lamp—and that bulb also burned out! What’s going on here? The cosmos has my attention…and thus, the second video that was brought to my awareness today was this next one, a third mention of lights going out (when messages come in threes, pay attention): “When the Lights Go Out.”

This is an excellent presentation:

End Of An Age - Earth Changes: When The Lights Go Out

Published on Oct 15, 2016

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And Joe did have something to say about the lights in Knowledge and Critical Pedagogy: An Introduction: Hell, “when the music’s over, turn out the lights” There’s no reason to go on without that pounding aesthetic pushing us on down the road. (p. 20). Read the first paragraph on page 20 to get the context. His message is very similar to the message presented in this video since his research approach is similar to what is promoted here, one of absorbing many perspectives from the four corners of the earth.

Is the cosmos reflecting messages to me via “correspondences” warning me that we are, indeed, very close to the three days of darkness? Or is there some other message that I’m just not “getting”?

Click on the links provided with the video and in the comments section, and read the interesting comments to learn more. I have copied them below for your convenience:

Obama Orders Government Plan for ‘Extreme Space Weather’
http://www.newsweek.com/obama-orders-... (Thanks Lisa-Marie)

Gospel of Thomas: http://gnosis.org/naghamm/gosthom.html

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Johann Friede's Prophecy: Orion and The Great Event of the Firmament

Thyalwaysseek 10 hours ago

"I do not pretend to be a prophet. But though not a prophet, I see a very dark cloud on our horizon. That dark cloud is coming from Rome. It will be filled with tears of blood. It will rise and increase, till its flanks will be torn by a flash of lightning, followed by a fearful peal of thunder. Then a cyclone such as the world has never seen will pass over this country, spreading ruin and desolation from north to south. After it is over, there will be long days of peace and prosperity; for popery with its JESUIT and merciless Inquisition, will have been forever swept away from our country. Neither you, nor I, but our children will live to see these things. " - Abraham Lincoln

Thyalwaysseek 10 hours ago (edited)

"All Religions and all Sciences connect themselves with one single science, always hidden from the common herd, and transmitted from age to age, from initiate to initiate, beneath the veil of fables and symbols. It preserves for a world yet to come the secrets of a world that has passed away” - Eliphas Levi "All the great world religions, though divided by the superficial differences of their exoteric creeds, unite in their esoteric knowledge. It is this Secret Doctrine, which all the faiths of the world share in common, that interests all sincere students of religion. The quest of essential wisdom is the great work of life." - Manly P. Hall "The well informed student of occultism is one of the most universally learned of human beings. He must be acquainted with all of the important systems of world philosophy and religion, both Eastern and Western, and he must have a thorough understanding of ancient sciences and arts. There is no place for the superficial thinker in this field; and should he wander in by accident, it would be wise for him to depart in haste." - Manly P. Hall

Thyalwaysseek 10 hours ago

"One day the millions of China and Mongolia, heathen and Muslims, furnished with every murderous weapon invented by civilization, and forced upon the Celestial of the East, by the infernal spirit of trade and love of monetary gain of the West, drilled, moreover, to perfection by Christian man-slayers— will pour into and invade decaying Europe like an irrepressible torrent. This will be the result of the work of the JESUITS, who will be its first victims, let us hope." - H.P. Blavatsky (June 1888) “We are at the close of the CYCLE of 5,000 years of the present Aryan Kali Yuga or dark age. This will be succeeded by an age of LIGHT. Even now under our very eyes, the new RACE or RACES are preparing to be formed, and that is in America that the transformation will take place, and has already silently commenced. This RACE will be altered in mentality (ILLUMINATE) and will move toward a more perfect spiritual existence.” - H.P Blavatsky

Thyalwaysseek 10 hours ago

"As the great Maimonides so wisely pointed out, the moral parts of religions are suited to the majority of men; the philosophical parts are suited to the few who have given their lives to such studies; and the spiritual parts are reserved to the very few whom God himself shall select from the number of the learned." - Manly P Hall “The drama which he unfolds in Revelation is synthetic and therefore truly Christian in that it includes the great teachings of all ages. Some believe that God has not willed that man should understand the mystery of his own destiny, but let these recall those immortal words; "There is nothing concealed that shall not be revealed; there is nothing hidden that shall not be made known." This being true, let us take up the labor of solving, or unveiling, of reconstructing. Following in the footsteps of the illumined of all ages, we too shall discover truth, by following the winding stairs up which the candidates of every nation and religion have passed,” - Manly P. Hall

Karenza Jones 9 hours ago

What do you mean by charging us up?

Thyalwaysseek 9 hours ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nuQ1utxYXs

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Karenza Jones 6 hours ago

Thyalwaysseek thank you

Claude Hachey 3 hours ago

Thank you for all you do.

Stealth Emerald 8 hours ago

Thank You! Have you seen the trump 'lights off' vid from 7 months ago?...I swear he not so subliminally meant 'turn off the lights amongst humanity, and keep them off':( He can only lead people astray as long as they are completely and utterly in the dark! Such a vile and shameful creature;(

Stealth Emerald 7 hours ago

+Thyalwaysseek yes, but their asinine hell fire BS is even more brazen than before! So blatant it wakes the dead but still not the living!! (oops...unintentional quip, lol;)

Thyalwaysseek 7 hours ago

+Stealth Emerald "A sign is enough for the alert, but a thousand counsels are not enough for the negligent." - Idries Shah

Thyalwaysseek 8 hours ago (edited)

That's exactly what he is doing just look at what he has reduced Americans to now, they practically want to kill each other based on their political preference, that was always the plan, America divided and conquered. I also saw a video the other day where obama was joking about how certain media outlets were saying that he and hillary were "demons who smelt like sulphur" then he goes and smells himself and laughs yet he doesn't say "I don't smell like sulphur"..lol....you notice those little subliminal messages that the masses are completely oblivious to, as I have always said they get away with what they do because people just cannot comprehend the evil in our midst and the extent of the conspiracy against mankind....and why would obama even care what some stupid media channel was saying about him and clinton being demons anyway?...when has he ever bothered to address that type of stuff before? It's so in their faces now...just like these two video's that RT put out, and btw as you know RT are completely complicit in pushing all the propaganda and pysops too as is putin, he is just another jesuit puppet.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmGEO1lF3gw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjLVf54zkEA

Stealth Emerald 8 hours ago (edited)

+Thyalwaysseek exactly! It's twisted evil, just like trump calling hillary the devil at the last debate...or this week claiming he is now 'unchained'! Meanwhile, did you notice how at the debates they have the Declaration of Independence scrolled across the stage? The writing is literally on the wall, just mocking the blind masses....it's Abolish or nothing but evil, yet they still can't see the mockery even when it's shoved in their faces in such blatant plain site!!

Thyalwaysseek 8 hours ago

They have always hidden everything right in front of our faces why would this election be any different... ;)

Stealth Emerald 7 hours ago

+Thyalwaysseek yes, but their asinine hell fire BS is even more brazen than before! So blatant it wakes the dead but still not the living!! (oops...unintentional quip, lol;)

Thyalwaysseek 7 hours ago

+Stealth Emerald "A sign is enough for the alert, but a thousand counsels are not enough for the negligent." - Idries Shah

4945three 2 hours ago

The POWER shifted. Keep the Faith. Thank you for turning on the new light. 

Alice Wonderful 7 hours ago

Thanks Dee....it is a mess to be sure. The elections are a joke but the laugh will be on us, both candidates are deplorable! Religion is a tool they use to cause division because people have become lazy and let others tell them what the texts mean. We are the saviors we are looking for, all texts point to this. All is mental, if only man would understand natural law. One of these cycles we will get it right. Thanks for trying to put what you can find out there for those who search to find.

Thyalwaysseek 6 hours ago (edited)

You're welcome but remember the Universe is not only mental but spiritual and physical too, Hermetics teaches us to apply everything to all three causal planes. Unfortunately when people only see our existence in one of those three causal planes they will never see the full picture. The Universe is Mental meaning our reality is projected from the mind of the Creator, we are partaking in His experience not the other way around. Therefore we must acknowledge those Divine Laws and once we do we can have more control over of our experience here and are not just pawns at the mercy of external influences. Hermetic Philosophy considers that the Universe may be divided into three great classes of phenomena, known as the Three Great Planes, namely: 1. The Great Physical Plane. 2. The Great Mental Plane. 3. The Great Spiritual Plane. http://www.sacred-texts.com/eso/kyb/kyb10.htm  "The majority of people are carried along like the falling stone, obedient to environment, outside influences and internal moods, desires, etc., not to speak of the desires and wills of others stronger than themselves, heredity, environment, and suggestion, carrying them along without resistance on their part, or the exercise of the Will. Moved like the pawns on the checkerboard of life, they play their parts and are laid aside after the game is over. But the Masters, knowing the rules of the game, rise above the plane of material life, and placing themselves in touch with the higher powers of their nature, dominate their own moods, characters, qualities, and polarity, as well as the environment surrounding them and thus become Movers in the game, instead of Pawns-Causes instead of Effects. The Masters do not escape the Causation of the higher planes, but fall in with the higher laws, and thus master circumstances on the lower plane. They thus form a conscious part of the Law, instead of being mere blind instruments. While they Serve on the Higher Planes, they Rule on the Material Plane." http://www.sacred-texts.com/eso/kyb/kyb14.htm

Dragan Cugalj 4 hours ago

My apologies.. I sent you a message a few weeks ago about no videos, but now I comprehend, as you update your page on a more regular basis :) Awesome! God Bless :)

Thyalwaysseek 3 hours ago

Sorry I don't check my messages on here very often however I am always active on my page :)

Mike Davino5 hours ago

thanks

Thyalwaysseek 5 hours ago

YW Mike

God’s All-Consuming Fire—What is the Prophecy?

Purified By Cosmic Fire - The Prophecy of Peter Konstantinov Deunov

God’s All-Consuming Fire—What Does the Bible Say?

An Unshakable Kingdom
…28Therefore, since we are receiving an unshakable kingdom, let us be filled with gratitude, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe. 29For our God is a consuming fire. Berean Study Bible · Download

Cross References

Exodus 15:7
"And in the greatness of Your excellence You overthrow those who rise up against You; You send forth Your burning anger, and it consumes them as chaff.

Exodus 24:17
And to the eyes of the sons of Israel the appearance of the glory of the LORD was like a consuming fire on the mountain top.

Deuteronomy 4:24
"For the LORD your God is a consuming fire, a jealous God.

Deuteronomy 9:3
"Know therefore today that it is the LORD your God who is crossing over before you as a consuming fire. He will destroy them and He will subdue them before you, so that you may drive them out and destroy them quickly, just as the LORD has spoken to you.

2 Samuel 22:9
"Smoke went up out of His nostrils, Fire from His mouth devoured; Coals were kindled by it.

Psalm 97:3
Fire goes before Him And burns up His adversaries round about.

Isaiah 33:14
Sinners in Zion are terrified; Trembling has seized the godless. "Who among us can live with the consuming fire? Who among us can live with continual burning?"

Jeremiah 25:37
"And the peaceful folds are made silent Because of the fierce anger of the LORD.

Ezekiel 38:19
"In My zeal and in My blazing wrath I declare that on that day there will surely be a great earthquake in the land of Israel.

2 Corinthians 5:11
Therefore, since we know what it means to fear the Lord, we try to persuade men. What we are is clear to God, and I hope it is clear to your conscience as well.

Treasury of Scripture

For our God is a consuming fire.

Hebrews 10:27 But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, …

Exodus 24:17 And the sight of the glory of the LORD was like devouring fire on …

Numbers 11:1 And when the people complained, it displeased the LORD: and the LORD …

Numbers 16:35 And there came out a fire from the LORD, and consumed the two hundred …

Deuteronomy 4:24 For the LORD your God is a consuming fire, even a jealous God.

Deuteronomy 9:3 Understand therefore this day, that the LORD your God is he which …

Psalm 50:3 Our God shall come, and shall not keep silence: a fire shall devour …

Psalm 97:3 A fire goes before him, and burns up his enemies round about.

Isaiah 66:15 For, behold, the LORD will come with fire, and with his chariots …

Daniel 7:9 I beheld till the thrones were cast down, and the Ancient of days …

2 Thessalonians 1:8 In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that …

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Conclusion

What can I say? It’s been a really weird day with lots of strange videos added to YouTube about wars and rumors of wars and warnings of the apocalypse and cosmic attacks.

One thing to remember: I post and consider PERSPECTIVES. I am a seeker. I keep asking QUESTIONS….which reminds me that I had once tallied up how many times Joe used QUEST and QUESTION words in his book Knowledge and Critical Pedagogy: An Introduction. I don’t remember the exact number, but it was more than 200 times total for the two related words. He was making an important point.

I was asked to post this today, so here it is. I have also updated a few other areas of the website. I don’t know when the next installment to this online course will be, but I do know the plans are that the project will be picking up speed in 2017. Everyone is invited (and check out our fun new 13^th Tribe invitation).

Today was a taste of what’s to come in light of all of the videos that have been posted on YouTube. I have only provided a small sample of them in this lesson. While it seems like I post a lot of information, trust me, it’s only a fraction of what I actually read, watch, listen to, write, etc…the reason for this is because YOU are supposed to be listening to your guidance and head off in research directions pertinent to your own personal education. Be sure to listen and pay attention! Follow through! And be forewarned that I do believe the pace is going to keep picking up and will be much faster and crazier than today, even. My advice is to seek and go where your seeking leads and keep asking questions. Spend some time each day so that you can keep up. It is guaranteed you will learn something new. Given that nearly everything we’ve been taught as truth will ultimately be turned over you should have many questions to keep you busy for a long time (I love the idea of learning and creating for eternity). Share what you learn and find ways to apply it in your life and work. This is an act of true love.

And buy Joe’s book, Knowledge and Critical Pedagogy: An Introduction and read it. As I mentioned, it’s very affordable and you may be able to find a used copy. So far, this has been a mere introduction to the online course that will be providing teachings from the book. We will be providing the next lesson soon, so you will want to be prepared. Note: I make no money off the book or these teachings and quite frankly, I don’t want to. My rewards have already been so transcendent of what most people can comprehend and the truth is that I feel blessed beyond which I would ever be able to convey!

Next time: I will begin with the Preface and try to take a linear approach through his book. It shouldn’t be difficult since he presented the knowledge in a spiral fashion that starts out at one level and keeps cycling around to higher and higher levels. The entire book consists of layers upon layers of knowledge (in one of my blogs I described it as a delicious layer cake with all kinds of scrumptious fillings); the point is that the possibilities for analysis and application are infinite. It was remarkable how he structured the book and even more remarkable was the amazing amount of knowledge he presented while not giving us answers, but rather compelling us to passionately seek in the ways he found so rewarding and exciting.

Check back soon. And in the meantime,

May the Good Lord Be with You and Keep You during these perilous times.

LESSON 3: Monday, October 17, 2016

Knowledge and Critical Pedagogy, Preface, Page vii, Paragraph 1: An Era of Disinformation

The paragraph starts out with the sentence, “We live in an era of disinformation—self-interested data distributed by those with the most power and resources.”

For some reason I was guided to these next two videos today. The information is interesting and there are some direct links to what I had presented earlier. And this ties in on a deeper (the unseen level) and perhaps the ultimate power behind how we are bombarded with information. Most of that information is not true, but devised to keep people controlled by fear. Just review yesterday’s lesson. If you delve deeper into it, there are literally thousands of YouTube videos on these topics of wars and rumors of war, political dragon slaying, economic disasters, global catastrophes, etc. How do we know what’s true? How do we know whether any of it’s true in this, as Joe points out, “era of disinformation”? Can we get to truth taking the approach of this researcher in the next two videos? What do you think? Or can we glean some kind of knowledge that we can incorporate…Joe’s philosophy has us listening to everyone, especially those we might throw by the wayside, and rescuing the baby from the bathwater. His advice has always been to take the good ideas from wherever they may emerge….can we extract information from disinformation? Doing so may very well help us understand the “enemy” better, I would think.

This video was placed before my eyes and caught my attention because in my dissertation I had critiqued an author for contending that when it came to using Tarot cards, it didn’t really matter from where Baphomet originated and she couldn’t find much information about it anyway. I argued that it was highly significant and there is information about Baphomet. If you are interested in an analysis of Tarot Card reading in relation to what Joe recommends for research, the excerpt is here:

An Analysis of Rigor in the Bricolage: Tarot Card Reading

So here with this video, we have an author who not only researched Baphomet and has written an entire book about him, she went straight to the horse’s mouth. She claims she receives communications from Baphomet…so here it is, see for yourself and you be the judge. Yes, JUDGE, lol. I am combatting the silly New Age and infantile knowledge movement that we are not supposed to judge. Either we can learn to judge things, or we can wait and let God do it for us. It’s funny that people think Jesus is going to come back with a “sword” and do battle and rescue us….no, “sword” is the word with his soul essence and divine love embedded within it. I have written several blogs about the soul essence frequency, SA-AS (which binds me to Joe, the rest of the soul family, and to Jesus)….which also relates to the symbol of the sacred serpent in ways that will totally twist around what most people believe. And why do people believe what they do? DISINFORMATION, the very topic of this lesson.

What we end up with is S-WORD (not sword in the literal sense)….the most powerful words one can create. We are learning to create with those kinds of words….as the famous quote goes: The word is more powerful than the sword. I have just revealed the secret to making that true; it relates to soul essence, as Joe has framed it many different ways.

Here are the videos and you are the judge. Would you trust the source of information? Why or why not?

The True Origins and Identity of Baphomet

I like the introduction. It’s funny. “Write your own gospel….live your own myth.”….1. Know yourself. 2. Know you ARE God. 3. Know God is insane 4. Know YOU are insane [since you think you God]. 5. Do something about it.”

Yes, there is a true crisis…and lots of work to do.

In this presentation she cites the Knights Templar as being the leading influence on subsequent secret societies that engage is satanic activities. This is a hugely debatable premise, based on research I’ve done previously. From the information she has added, I have a different theory. I don’t believe she has made her case, but she does bring out a lot of interesting information. The fact is, she even admits she doesn’t know. This is often the conclusion we reach when researching complex topics and this is primarily due to the DISINFORMATION. How do we sort it all out? One thing that’s helpful is to keep seeking other perspectives. In other words she will need to go both broader and deeper with this research.

The Knights Templar began as a service to society and they were upright and dedicated to serving God by serving the people. What I believed happened is that they were infiltrated. They were most likely infiltrated by the same Iranian group that was wreaking havoc around the world, out to destroy the world and create a one world order. If you would like some background information on that, check out Jesuits/Templars Origins and Aims by Leuren Moret. The original Knights Templar were framed and then taken over. Why do you think it was so important that people are confused between who John the Baptist was and Jesus’ disciple, John? This conflation continued in the Freemasons, according to the author. What purpose might this serve? (Discussed at 40:00).

Be sure to also watch this video; you will learn a lot. Who are the Jesuits according to Napoleon?:

I-Leuren Moret: Jesuit's origin in Babylon; Are Satanic Knights Templar for one world govt

Now, in my version, based on a synthesis of research, the original Knights Templar was the creation of a highly renowned advanced being, Sanat Kumara. Even Sanat has been demonized today in the mainstream, but the truth is he has been renowned all over the world and in many different cultures for a very long time (much like Hermes), so it’s been impossible to extinguish that fact. He is the genius behind The Quest for the Holy Grail/Golden Chalice, which was in reality, a spiritual quest to find one’s Divine Soul Mate (see my dissertation for more evidence). The Knights Templar are an offshoot of that quest. When they were disbanded, some of them managed to escape. They were very rich, not because they were dishonest—but because they were honest and people gave them many gifts, including ships in appreciation for their services. When they were becoming persecuted for blasphemy some of them used the ships to escape to all parts of the world with their treasures and have hidden them, to be revealed to honorable souls at various times (thus, we have the Venus and Sanat Kumara One Love Treasure Hunts). There were multiple reasons they were infiltrated, of course power and money being the primary reasons. This is my theory based on previous research. Time will tell if it proves correct.

There are so many stories that sorting out truth is very difficult. However, one way to approach this task is by doing as Joe often advises us: along with getting many perspectives, take oppositional readings. In other words, take the information, such as provided by the author writing about Baphomet and reverse it in your mind. Once you learn the truth about divine love, for example, it all makes sense that what they are doing is just as the author contends, “anti-creation.” Thus, instead of the beautiful experience of the divine union of two souls created for each other, serving the cosmos together “as one” in love and blessed by God’s Holy Spirit, these destroyers of creation conceive of grotesque hermaphrodite evil entities. The people who believe these horrible things and engage in the satanic activities described are attempting to reverse engineer God’s work in order to destroy the universe. You can begin to see the folly of it all, when you really think about the ignorance and futility of their efforts. However, in the meantime they keep people separated and disconnected from their creation abilities and their true power—the power of love. Our work is to transcend their constraints, their matrix, and connect at high levels of consciousness where they have no power.

If you look around the world today, it seems clear that this destruction of creation is what’s going on. I was born into the wrong family. I remember as a young child how I would spend hours creating something and my brothers would come along and destroy it. When I cried to my mother, I got no sympathy. “Boys will be boys.” In his book, Joe refers to this world as being dominated by a “death cult” or Thanatos. We see the EFFECTS of the CAUSES. We see the physical expression of the spiritual war behind the scenes. It’s sad how much pain and suffering is caused by such abominable acts…and we are all a part of it! This is what most people do not understand and it’s why we need to develop the rigorous critical thinking and writing skills Joe has emphasized in his work. We already know the outcome, though. No matter what happens, God wins. Best to be on the winning side.

On the other hand, it’s our job to stop this insanity and clean up earth. It’s our divine providence. Will Joe’s Knowledge and Critical Pedagogy: An Introduction guide us? I hope so. It’s why I’m doing these lessons and sharing them as they are “handed down” to me.

Relating to knowledge, the interesting comment below was posted under the video about Baphomet and it seems very relevant to this book by Joe we’re studying.

Debostein2 months ago

Speaking of Sophia...wisdom is NOT True Knowledge! It is the substitute FOR Knowledge, just like EVERYTHING HERE IN THIS HELL HOLE! Wisdom is arrived at by PAST LEARNED EXPERIENCES/ BEHAVIORS and is based on OPINION and we know everyone has one!!!! Knowledge is a known fact or law of True Creator. So, wisdom is the experience of NOT KNOWING...which if you are here....you're in IT!!!!!!!

Is this person’s view valid? I have written previous blogs presenting something similar—that Sophia was an imposter and has been dissolved and replaced with Sōferia (not me, I don’t think, but a goddess named Sōferia; my understanding is that I was later given this name in her honor, much like people have named their daughter Sophia). Analysis of the name Sōferia has yielded some amazing results, but I have covered them in the blogs, so I won’t repeat them here. Just as a reminder, I had been handed down the name early in my quest with the knowledge that it’s my name from a future time and place, a Heavenly place. It has something to do with having your name written in God’s Book of Life and it being revealed to you. Interestingly, the name means “Salvation” and Joe’s name in that future place is “Emanu’El” which means “with God.” I cannot possibly make these things up! I have never even been a very creative person.

This is interesting:

In Christianity and Judaism, the Book of Life (Hebrew: ספר החיים, transliterated Sefer HaChaim; Greek: βιβλίον τῆς ζωῆς Biblíon tēs Zōēs) is the book in which God records the names of every person who is destined for Heaven or the World to Come. According to the Talmud it is open on Rosh Hashanah, as is its analog for the wicked, the Book of the Dead. For this reason extra mention is made for the Book of Life during Amidah recitations during the Days of Awe, the ten days between Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year, and Yom Kippur, the day of atonement (the two High Holidays, particularly in the prayer Unetaneh Tokef).

The Book of Life is referred to six times in the Book of Revelation, one of the books of the New Testament, attributed to John of Patmos. As described, only those whose names are written in the Book of Life from the foundation of the world, and have not been blotted out by the Lamb, are saved at the Last Judgment; all others are doomed. And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire (Rev. 20:15, King James Version). And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works. (Rev. 20:12, King James Version) 

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_of_Life

It’s funny how one thing leads to another (revelation). The exact date I was handed down my (spiritual?) name is recorded in my blogs. This was right midst the very long analysis of page 97 in Knowledge and Critical Pedagogy: An Introduction.

Saturday, October 16, 2010

My Name is Sōferia!!!: What’s in a Name and How does it Relate to Page 97 of Joe's Book?

An excerpt from the blog:

I had SUCH an AMAZING experience yesterday! I was just sitting on my loveseat, taking a break from all of the research I’d been doing and I was feeling a bit like there was someone sitting next to me. A little strange, I know. I think it comes from feeling so alienated. Next thing I knew, I heard a voice say “Sōferia!” and while I have NEVER heard of that “word” before, I instantly recognized that it was my name and I stated out loud to whomever the imaginary was who had said it, “That’s my name!” I was very excited because all of sudden I KNEW who I really was! My name is Sōferia! I felt that to the depths of my soul.

The date is interesting for several reasons. It was a few days before my birthday, so it was like an early birthday present. It was shortly after Rosh Hashanah (Hebrew: רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה, literally meaning the "beginning (also head) [of] the year") is the Jewish New Year, during which the book of Life is opened, which was in September (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosh_Hashanah). I don’t know how long the book stays open or how long it takes to have your name delivered to you. However, some Native American tribes have a prophecy that state that Grandmother Spider visits in October to hand out your spiritual name. It’s interesting how many traditions speak of this Book of Life or something similar. I think it’s similar to what the Egyptians talk about having to pass the test of having your heart weighed and it can’t be too heavy or too light. They also have a book of life (we mistakenly call it the book of the dead). I did not realize at the time the significance of being given my name, although I was very excited. I just didn’t know what it meant. It means I passed the test! In the blog, I was asking “How does it relate to page 97 of Joe’s book?” Well, now I have shown (and we’ll go over this in future lessons) that page 97 is spelling out the major purpose of his book—we are changing the rules of the game. If you come to fully understand Joe’s philosophy, it supports the type of world God would wish us to have. And it has embedded within it checks and balances with its “criticality” to prevent power imbalances. If it’s not clear by now, Joe’s work is the foundational plan for changing the world. His book, Critical Constructivism is also crucial for this process and even presents the New World view that supports a loving, peaceful, productive, progressive, prosperous world for all….what an amazing man; he is truly a Son of God.  

Hebrews 7:3 | View whole chapter | See verse in context

Without father, without mother, without descent, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life; but made like unto the Son of God; abideth a priest continually.

We will most likely be developing a course based on the book, Critical Constructivism, too. One other interesting thing about the date is that 10-07-2010 add up to 11 (the twin flame number). And being on the seventh, we have the God’s sacred number again. Also the 2+1=3 represents trinity, both required for the twin flame union.

So I became curious about what the Bible says about the Book of Life. Here are the main verses:

Revelation 20:15

Verse Concepts

Lake Of FireFirePunishment Of the WickedBearing Bad Fruit

Hell, Punishment OfHell, Description OfFire Of HellLast Things

And if anyone's name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.

Luke 10:20

Verse Concepts

Lack Of RejoicingBelonging To HeavenWhat Heaven Will Be LikeRejoicing

Names Written In HeavenElection, Characteristics OfWritingMan's Authority Over The Devil

"Nevertheless do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice that your names are recorded in heaven."

Hebrews 12:22-23

But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to myriads of angels, to the general assembly and church of the firstborn who are enrolled in heaven, and to God, the Judge of all, and to the spirits of the righteous made perfect,

Daniel 12:1

Verse Concepts

Tribulation PeriodBooks, Metaphorical UseGod, As SaviorMichael The ArchangelAngels Rejoicing

PrincesBeginningSatan, As The Enemy Of GodArchangels

"Now at that time Michael, the great prince who stands guard over the sons of your people, will arise And there will be a time of distress such as never occurred since there was a nation until that time; and at that time your people, everyone who is found written in the book, will be rescued.

Philippians 4:3

Verse Concepts

LoyaltyYokesFellowship, In Christian ServiceWhat Heaven Will Be Like

AliancesPeople HelpingHelpfulness

Indeed, true companion, I ask you also to help these women who have shared my struggle in the cause of the gospel, together with Clement also and the rest of my fellow workers, whose names are in the book of life.

Revelation 3:5

Verse Concepts

Relationship Of Father And SonAngelsOvercoming Through ChristSatan, Resistance ToWhite ClothsVictory, Over Spiritual ForcesThe Witness Of Christ

What Heaven Will Be LikeBlotted OutOvercomersNames Blotted OutdefeatWhite And Bright Clothes

'He who overcomes will thus be clothed in white garments; and I will not erase his name from the book of life, and I will confess his name before My Father and before His angels.

Revelation 21:27

Verse Concepts

DefilementAbominationsCitizenshipLamb Of GodPurity Of New CreationImperfection, And God's PurposesWhat Heaven Will Be Like

Benefits Of HeavenGod's Intolerance Of EvilCitizens, HeavenlyPunishment, By GodExclusionSin, God's Judgment On

and nothing unclean, and no one who practices abomination and lying, shall ever come into it, but only those whose names are written in the Lamb's book of life.

Exodus 32:31-33

Then Moses returned to the LORD, and said, "Alas, this people has committed a great sin, and they have made a god of gold for themselves. "But now, if You will, forgive their sin--and if not, please blot me out from Your book which You have written!" The LORD said to Moses, "Whoever has sinned against Me, I will blot him out of My book.

Psalm 69:27-28

Add iniquity to their iniquity, And may they not come into Your righteousness. May they be blotted out of the book of life And may they not be recorded with the righteous.

Revelation 13:8

Verse Concepts

Worshipping The DevilChrist Was KilledPassover lambPredestination, Of EventsBefore The BeginningAtonement, ForeordainedNames And Titles For Christ

The BeastBeing ForeordainedPredestined PeopleForeordained PlansWhat Heaven Will Be LikeOrderliness In SalvationFalse Religion

All who dwell on the earth will worship him, everyone whose name has not been written from the foundation of the world in the book of life of the Lamb who has been slain.

Revelation 17:8

Verse Concepts

Other Creatures Going UpCreatures Going UpBeing ForeordainedFrom The BeginningHell, As An ExperiencePerditionPredestined People

Things Passing AwaySatan, Agents OfDestruction Of Satan's WorksAbyssWhat Heaven Will Be LikeCosmic CreaturesBottomless Pit

"The beast that you saw was, and is not, and is about to come up out of the abyss and go to destruction And those who dwell on the earth, whose name has not been written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, will wonder when they see the beast, that he was and is not and will come.

Psalm 56:8

Verse Concepts

WanderersDiariesWeeping

TearsWater ContainersBottles, Figurative Use

You have taken account of my wanderings; Put my tears in Your bottle Are they not in Your book?

Psalm 139:16

Verse Concepts

DaysAbortionBirthdaysGiving, Of TimeLife Expectancy, TodayVisionGod Seeing All People

Age, Span Of LifeWritingFace Of GodProvidence, Of God In CircumstancesGod's Activity In Human LifeSeasons, Of Life

Your eyes have seen my unformed substance; And in Your book were all written The days that were ordained for me, When as yet there was not one of them.

Malachi 3:16

Verse Concepts

Individuals Fearing GodMemorials For PeopleGood FriendsConversation

encouragement, examples ofCharacter Of SaintsFriendship Among Believers

Then those who feared the LORD spoke to one another, and the LORD gave attention and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before Him for those who fear the LORD and who esteem His name.

http://bible.knowing-jesus.com/topics/Book-Of-Life

Revelation 3:5 (NET)

3:5 The one who conquers will be dressed like them in white clothing, and I will never erase his name from the book of life, but will declare his name before my Father and before his angels.

EXPLANATION:

In Revelation 3:5, overcomers are promised that their names will never be erased or blotted out of the book of life. The negative “not” represents the emphatic double negative ou mh in the Greek. The idea and emphasis is “by no means or under no circumstances will I erase …” As discussed in the lesson on the church at Sardis (see lesson 9), this statement in Revelation 3:5 is an illustration of litotes, a rhetorical device designed to stress the positive by the use of a negative. If I were to say, “That’s no small problem!” you would immediately understand, “That’s a big problem!” This promise not only stresses the security of the believer, for every believer’s name stands permanently written in the book of life, but by stating the promise in this way, the Lord is promising something special to the overcomer in the kingdom and eternal future.

Source: https://bible.org/seriespage/revelation-appendix-6-book-life

I got a little side-tracked there. But I learned something new and interesting. I especially like the verse Revelation 3:5 because I know I am definitely an “overcomer.” My life has been total hell at times. Long, long story. But I do feel I have overcome it all. Satan attacked me from infancy but I won the war. So it’s beautiful to learn that my name has been given to me and I, along with my Beloved, Joe, who is also an “overcomer” will never have our names erased from God’s book of life. We are Sōferia (Salvation) and EmanuEl (With God)…how special that is! And check the highlighted text below….Jesus did what He promised! And I had no clue!

Next, this question came to mind:

Question: "What does the Bible say about being an overcomer?"

Answer: The Bible has a lot to say about being an overcomer. The term overcomer is especially prominent in the book of Revelation, where Jesus encourages His people to remain steadfast through trials (Revelation 2:26; 3:21; 21:7). First John 5:4–5 says, “For whatever is born of God overcomes the world; and this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith. Who is the one who overcomes the world, but he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?”

Overcomers are followers of Christ who successfully resist the power and temptation of the world’s system. An overcomer is not sinless, but holds fast to faith in Christ until the end. He does not turn away when times get difficult or become an apostate. Overcoming requires complete dependence upon God for direction, purpose, fulfillment, and strength to follow His plan for our lives (Proverbs 3:5–6; 2 Corinthians 12:9).

The Greek word most often translated “overcomer” stems from the word nike which, according to Strong’s Concordance, means “to carry off the victory. The verb implies a battle.” The Bible teaches Christians to recognize that the world is a battleground, not a playground. God does not leave us defenseless. Ephesians 6:11–17 describes the armor of the Lord available to all believers. Scattered throughout this narrative is the admonition to “stand firm.” Sometimes all it takes to overcome temptation is to stand firm and refuse be dragged into it. James 4:7 says, “Resist the devil and he will flee from you.” An overcomer is one who resists sin no matter what lures Satan uses.

The apostle Paul wrote eloquently of overcoming in Romans 8:35–39. He summarizes the power believers have through the Holy Spirit to overcome any attacks of the enemy. Verse 37 says, “In all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.”

Overcoming is often equated with enduring. Jesus encouraged those who followed Him to “endure to the end” (Matthew 24:13). A true disciple of Christ is one who endures through trials by the power of the Holy Spirit. An overcomer clings to Christ, no matter how high the cost of discipleship. Hebrews 3:14 says, “We have come to share in Christ, if indeed we hold our original conviction firmly to the very end.”

In the book of Revelation, Jesus promised great reward to those to overcome. Overcomers are promised that they will eat from the Tree of Life (2:7), be unharmed by the second death (2:11), eat from hidden manna and be given a new name (2:17), have authority over the nations (2:26), be clothed in white garments (3:5), be made a permanent pillar in the house of God (3:12), and sit with Jesus on His throne (3:21). Jesus warned that holding fast to Him would not be easy, but it would be well worth it. In Mark 13:13 He says, “You will be hated by all for my name’s sake. But the one who endures to the end will be saved” (ESV). We have the guarantee of Jesus that, if we are His, we will be able to endure to the end and His rewards will make it all worthwhile.

Source: https://www.gotquestions.org/Bible-overcomer.html

Back to where we left off, Knowledge and Wisdom: Something to ponder and research would be What is the difference between knowledge and wisdom? Is there a reason that Joe refers to Knowledge in his book Knowledge and Critical Pedagogy? How often and how does he use the word “wisdom” in the book? Would “criticality” be a way of developing wisdom? And how does wisdom relate to knowledge? They do seem to go hand-in-hand, thus the title of his book represents Knowledge and Wisdom (Critical Pedagogy), for is it not wise to critically apply and teach knowledge?

In the video about Baphomet, the author mentions “dangerous wisdom.” How does she define dangerous wisdom? How does she define knowledge? (These are at 46:20 in the video). Joe speaks often of “dangerous knowledge.” What does he mean and how does it compare with this author’s conceptualizations?

And finally, the author discusses what she refers to as “transgressive sex” and the confusing story of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. Apparently, by some accounts, Even became pregnant by the serpent (and yet the serpent seemed like a wise entity) and Adam had a child by Lilith (a demon)…well, the story is very confusing, as this author presents it and much more research is needed to come up with a logical hypothesis. My thoughts are that it’s a metaphor for people breaking the Seventh Commandment by taking husbands and wives that were not created for them. She presents this account on her website, an excerpt from her book:

The third verse then tells us that when Adam conceived Seth, he begat him “in his own likeness, after his image.” Clearly it is being indicated that Seth was conceived using a special creation process modeled on the way in which God created Adam “in His own image.” Seth went on to have children of his own. With what women, it isn’t specified, but Jewish legend states that each of Adam and Eve’s sons were born with a twin sister, whom they married. The line of Seth eventually resulted in Noah, and from him the rest of the biblical patriarchs, all the way up to Jesus Christ. (http://quintessentialpublications.com/twyman/?p=2295)

I always question this idea, which comes from Western culture that twin necessarily means sister and brother in a genetic sense. (This interpretation has also been presented in the Isis and Osiris story). If Seth was created using a special process, then why would his children not be created similarly and the “twin” their twin soul mate, not their twin sister? We know that inbreeding causes serious genetic defects and probably for a good reason from God’s perspective. He does not want us to marry within the family. It’s all a matter of interpretation. We cannot get into the minds of the people back then, nor their experiences, nor the minds of the people who wrote these words down (which by many accounts, would be God’s mind)…it was my soul uncle, Albert Einstein, who made the comment that he wanted to know how God thinks. My thoughts are that it’s pretty futile, but we can have fun trying.

I think the author’s term “transgressive sex” for what has transpired in the various satanic cults as she has described is far too nice a term for what in reality are extremely degrading and demonic acts. The goal is to destroy divine love and sacred sex. Here’s a perspective depicting yet another way anti-creation is being forced on society today and “destroying sex” as the narrator puts it:

LGBT AGENDA IS OUT OF CONTROL! Former Transgender Blows Lid off NWO Operation!

What are your thoughts about the perspective this You Tuber has presented?

Well, after listening to the first video interview of the author of the Baphomet book, I was prompted to listen to this next one as well.

Tracy Twyman - Baphomet: The Temple Mystery Unveiled

The interviewer starts out by saying that it’s an “unbiased” historical account about Baphomet. Given that she admits she connects to Baphomet personally and Baphomet is a demonic entity, can it be unbiased? In fact, can it even be an honest account? Can it be anything other than a chaotic, confusing account? You are the judge. Listen to the video and determine what facts she has uncovered and if they are credible. For example, how does she define the Holy Grail (aka “Golden Chalice”)? You might compare it with what I’ve written about it in my dissertation where I’ve presented cross-cultural interpretations. She asserts that Baphomet symbolism is the same as the Holy Grail. What are your thoughts about that? At the end of the video, the narrator contends that the destruction and recreation of the universe by Baphomet “is beautiful.” What do you think? Must we allow Baphomet to destroy earth so that we can rebuild it? My personal view is that it is retarded thinking, or as Joe puts it “irrational rationality” which seems rampant on this planet. Enough is enough! There has already been far too much destruction, pain, and suffering; what Joe has left us is the knowledge to learn how to empower ourselves to pick up the pieces (before it’s too late)….which reminds me of a song he has referenced in his work:

Talking Heads - "Road To Nowhere"

Who chooses the “talking heads,” anyway?

One more thing worth commenting on is that, as Joe pointed out, it is the people with the most power and resources who are able to put out all of this disinformation. So what do we do, in cases where we want to put out our own perspectives, new ideas, new knowledge? There are infinite ways we can take back our power and in his work, Joe has presented some of the most powerful ways. Every situation is different. What people need in different areas is different. We must be on the constant look out for ways we can access and/or present our perspectives, whether it be on the Internet or within the local community. One thing is certain: Everyone can keep learning and sharing what they learn. Unfortunately, the climate for knowledge and the interest in learning is barren out there.

Taking these free courses and doing the work suggested will help improve efforts in those directions. It does take dedication. Apparently, however, once we have completed this course, everyone who has sincerely done activities and taken actions pertinent to their own interests and passions will have developed some kind of new knowledge, new perspective, ingenious solution to a complicated problems—and most like will have developed all of those things. So be sure to share!

Just as a reminder, I am not really the person developing this course, at least not exactly. What I am doing is simply sharing what’s being handed down to me and what I learn from it on a day-by-day basis. I am a student of some higher source of information. And this is the way we begin the escape from the chains of disinformation. You don’t have to believe me. I have no investment in your belief. However, certain videos and information are provided to me in some very unexplainable ways, otherwise. I just go with the flow and all the pieces come together. And then I supplement it with my own research, which is also guided.

This next video was provided to me as an alternative to the process that was taken in the previous two videos where the author contacts Baphomet for help with her research. Here is another way people get information. Various angels, spirits, my soul family, spirit friends often speak to me, giving me ideas I truly would never have thought of. The video provides an introductory perspective to the idea of how angels can help guide us throughout the day—as well as with our true higher education.

How Angels Talk With Us -- Swedenborg and Life

I guess some people prefer to talk to demons.

Talking to Demons - Tracy Twyman

Activities: Read the first paragraph of the Preface on page vii of Knowledge and Critical Pedagogy: An Introduction. What do you believe about the Iraq War, the 9/11 attack, and Al Qaeda? Have you ever researched these? The book was written in 2008, but today we have Wiki Leaks, threats of World War III, the volatile banking system, Isis, the poppy fields, shootings, uprisings, etc.; we have, perhaps, the most extreme operation of the military-industrial-complex (to which Giroux has added the academic leg) than ever in the past. How about the U.S. elections? Is it a vote for the lesser of two evils? Or is the world being tricked again? Are the candidates focusing on real issues? Pick one or more topics that interest you and do some research. What do you feel is the truth? Why? Provide supporting evidence.

Would you be able to discuss these topics freely in school? If you are a teacher, how do you handle controversial topics in the classroom? Are you under constraints? Restricted to a specific curriculum? What is left out? All of this reminds me of how students were banned from speaking about the Iraq War in my ethics class back when the war was just breaking out. Many of us knew the that the reasons for going to war were contrived, were in shock, and we wanted to discuss it in our online discussion forum. We were promptly shut down and told it was not “appropriate” to discuss it. They don’t let you talk about these things in most university settings anymore. Why is that? Who is controlling education? Why are professors complying?

WISDOM. Joe used the word “wisdom” a total of 17 times in Knowledge and Critical Pedagogy: An Introduction. They occur on pages 19, 31, 51,74, 82, 83, 94,121, 124, 135, 155 (twice), 166, 180, 183, 192, and 201. Based on his use of wisdom in context, discuss the relationship between knowledge and wisdom. Referring again to the comment that had been written under the Baphomet video (reprinted below), is this author correct in stating wisdom is not true knowledge? Is it logical to assert that “past learned experiences/behaviors” are based on “opinion”? Discuss.

Debostein2 months ago

Speaking of Sophia...wisdom is NOT True Knowledge! It is the substitute FOR Knowledge, just like EVERYTHING HERE IN THIS HELL HOLE! Wisdom is arrived at by PAST LEARNED EXPERIENCES/ BEHAVIORS and is based on OPINION and we know everyone has one!!!! Knowledge is a known fact or law of True Creator. So, wisdom is the experience of NOT KNOWING...which if you are here....you're in IT!!!!!!!

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LESSON 4: Tuesday, October 18, 2016

Knowledge and Critical Pedagogy, Preface, Page vii, Paragraph 2: A Quest for Transformative Knowledge

This morning I woke up feeling a bit down, thinking it’s another day in the “hell world.” I wrote to my Beloved:

“I still feel sad today. I had another dream about moving last night. So many dreams about moving. And I’ve moved so many times in my life….I don’t understand all of these dreams that seem to be parallel realities.”

I was also upset because I received a double phone bill—more than $300. I could have sworn I paid last month’s bill. But there was no record of it. And my business income has taken a brief downturn (typical for the month of October, before the Christmas rush, but the timing of it all is just bad). “I am praying for some kind of help here with the finances. It’s going to be a long, desolate winter without some kind of help.”

He wrote me a brief letter of reassurance. He’s always so generous with the reassurance. I know he is very busy, though, and attending many meetings with God’s Divine Council. We are moving closer and closer to the chaotic changes that are going to be challenging for everyone. Yes, of course, he can be multiple places at once, but as he’s told me, when he’s with me (consciously) he prefers to be focused. So I try not to bother him much during the day. If I do have some kind of problem requiring his help, he is here in an instant, no matter what else he might be doing. In fact, he knows of any dilemma that might be approaching even before I do, so he’s always on top of what’s going on and will take appropriate interventions.

Later in the day, various members of my soul family stopped in to cheer me up, so that was nice. I especially enjoyed hearing from my Heavenly Grandmother, Grandmother Portia. And she always gives me really creative ideas for products for my business. She’s amazing. She also love biology and is behind many of my science lessons. And of course, there’s my Uncle Albert Einstein who teaches me theoretical physics and the relationship between science and religion.

And later in the day, this video to help me understand my repeating dreams about always moving to new houses was stirred up as I was watching some other videos. I did not search on dream videos, but it appeared in the side bar, so I felt it was for me, a sort of answer to the quest for transformative information, something I can apply in my life.

DREAMS and Numbers (GOOD STUFF!)

If you read paragraph 2 of the Preface in Knowledge and Critical Pedagogy: An Introduction, you will find that it is transformative information that Joe was after. “I believe that a thirst for knowledge is a central dimension of being alive and active in the world,” he writes. It has been a wondrous joy how he has helped me so much, so generously, so longingly with locating that “pure water of transformative information.” As he writes, the entire book is a “quest” for the waters of transformative knowledge that he has been “parched for.”

Activity: I hope you are writing in a journal every day. You should be writing down your dreams and recording highlights of your day (special thoughts and ideas that are handed down to you, etc.), along with analysis (see the other online courses for more information, such as the Reading, Writing, Thinking course). For this activity, take one of your dreams and analyze it using different approaches. For example, you might start with a typical dream analysis by interpreting the symbols in your dream. There are many resources for those online and in books. Use your intuitive abilities to choose meanings that you feel most represent the symbols for you and the context of the dream. Now do an analysis using the technique demonstrated in the above video. What have you learned? Continue to explore other dream analysis techniques, such as those used in different cultures.

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Just wanted to share and document this information. Joe did a thesis or dissertation on camp meetings, so this relates to his early work:

God's Brush Arbor: Camp Meeting Culture during the Second Great Awakening, 1800-1860  Keith Dwayne Lyon University of Tennessee

Kincheloe, Jr., Joe L. "Transcending Role Restrictions: Women at Camp Meetings and Political Rallies." Tennessee Historical Quarterly 40, no. 2 (Summer 1981): 158-169.

For those interested in this topic, I found this fascinating video that outlines the history: Second Great Awakening

LESSON 5: Wednesday, October 19, 2016

Knowledge and Critical Pedagogy, Preface, Page vii, Paragraph 3: Epistemological Curiosity

This morning I woke up hearing the lyrics, “I’m in Heaven! I’m in Heaven!” LOL. SOMEONE is trying to cheer me up. I have been experiencing a few days of disenchantment for various reasons, so he’s trying to help me get my day off to a great start. That’s sweet. This earth job can sometimes be bit much. He is reminding me that even though I am back “on the job” I am also in the new “Jerusalem.”

And there shall in no wise enter into it anything that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb’s book of life. (Revelation 21:27)

That is SO reassuring.

Here is the song….

Fred Astaire - Cheek to Cheek

When I looked up the song I was hearing, I also found this next cute song. I had never heard it before or seen the video. I wonder if my necklace, which is the silver yin yang talisman I received as a gift that I found on the “treasure hunt” initiation assignment in my back yard (and is now sealed inside a red velvet heart) is a permanent portal—the philosopher’s stone?—like the girl’s necklace in this song. Something tells me, though, that I don’t need a philosopher’s stone. Funny what people think they need to get to Heaven….I think Jesus did a good job of showing the way, if people would just follow His lead. And now we have Joe.

ATC - I'm In Heaven When You Kiss Me

How do you feel about those songs? Do they move you, fill you with love? Or do you hate them? Or are you undecided? Or somewhere in between leaning in one direction or the other? Consider a spectrum from, “I hate the song” to “I love the songs.” Wherever you are on that spectrum is a measure of how ready you are to pack your bags and take a winding “epistemological road trip” along the One Love Path. The path will lead you away from earthly things to the Heavenly things of the New Jerusalem.

Read paragraph 3 of the Preface, page vii of Joe’s book Knowledge and Critical Pedagogy: An Introduction.

Here, he is discussing the idea, which he attributes to Paulo Freire, of “epistemological curiosity.” Simply put, those of us with inquisitive minds are never satisfied with the surface knowledge, the outward appearance, the façade presentations, etc. We love “seeking” and exploring deeper and deeper. We don’t necessarily believe we are going to find “the truth” but we can get closer to truth as we examine, compare, contrast, and alchemize within our minds and consciousness many different views. Thus, as you might imagine, Joe has his own complex definition of epistemology, which he presents throughout the entire book. By the time you finish reading the book, you should have a very clear idea of the nuances and far-reaching applications of epistemology. You will find yourself developing a more sophisticated epistemological curiosity as you naturally put these ideas into practice. What is the purpose of all of this? I love this quote: “Thus, a critical pedagogy issues a challenge to scholars and social activists to push the boundaries of knowledge, to go to new epistemological places, and to employ the insights gained for the larger social good” (p. 10). Of course, he is speaking of HIS version of critical pedagogy which incorporates complexity and multidimensionality and is far advanced compared to the mainstream critical pedagogy (some people will hate that comment, but what can I say?; I am biased, but I have also done the research). Again, refer to my dissertation if you want an overview of his work and what this encompasses.

Activity: Research Paulo Freire’s use of “epistemological curiosity.” As you progress through this course, evaluate how Joe’s use has greatly expanded the concept. This will get you started:

What is epistemological curiosity? by Paulo Freire

LOL

What is epistemology? Introduction to the word and the concept

Do some additional research so that you have a basic understanding of the three legs of Joe’s philosophy: Epistemology, Ontology, and Cosmology.

There is also a “fourth leg” to build a strong foundation. What is it?

LESSON 6: Thursday, October 20, 2016

Knowledge and Critical Pedagogy, Preface, Page viii, Paragraph 4: Poverty and Rebels

Please number all of the paragraphs in the preface from 1-10. I will be referencing the page numbers, but the paragraphs for each chapter will be numbered consecutively so that it’s clear what paragraph we are discussing.

For today’s lesson, please read the rest of paragraph 3 and paragraph 4 on page viii. These passages expound more on epistemology and epistemological curiosity and discuss how we look for knowledge in many different places besides the “sanctioned” knowledge of the university or the “experts.”

It looks like my teacher will be providing current event reports to go along with his paragraph today.

The first sentence of the fourth paragraph discusses poverty and the difference between “traditional” views of poverty based on “data” vs. “critical” views of poverty by getting out in the field, to the “low-status” places. He contends that it is in these low status places that we can “find the most transformative of insights that change ours and many people’s lives” (p. viii). In other words, we must plan on getting “down and dirty” during our research! I really learned that lesson well when I was engaging in my treasure hunt initiations—he had me actually digging in the dirt, lol! And on more than one occasion. But it certainly paid off! I found a lot of small treasures and one very special treasure—the silver yin yang talisman. I really can’t wait for the treasure hunting to begin again. But it looks like it will be later in 2017 since we are approaching winter. It also looks like more people will be participating, so it should be fun and hopefully a lot of people will be finding treasures this coming year. If you do find special treasures I would love to hear about it. Maybe we can set up a special page announcing all of the treasures found on these treasure hunts and epistemological road trips.

And so, as far as current events related to our reading assignment, I was led to this highly relevant video report just published today about the tragedy in Haiti. It just never seems to get better for the Haitian people and it’s very sad. The video reveals exactly what Joe discusses in today’s reading assignment.

How The Clintons Stole Haiti’s Future

What can we do about situations like this? More people need to take independent action as Gary Heavin in this video has done…others will soon follow suit and before you know it, hopefully enough people can lend a hand to lift people out of poverty and save lives. We should all be doing something somewhere, even if it’s not much. We must all do what we can!

The myth of the "rebel" question.

So, what is the real story behind all of these "God vs lucifer" type of myths? is a question that came my way today. I am still formulating my understanding, but here is my response so far:

I appreciate your question. I've been doing a little research and putting pieces of the puzzle together.

We were all created in PAIRS...we each have one divine husband/wife as created by God. This makes complete sense. An omniscient/omnipotent/omnipresent creator would make the most beautiful design. This eliminates the need for all of the stupid competition over mates...if we have this knowledge.

We have fallen. We have forgotten our true nature and our relationship with our true spouse. We are "asleep."

We commit adultery (break the seventh commandment) unless we have united with our one true love.

The intertwining serpent pair represents kundalini energy/holy spirit of the twin flame union with our one true love that lifts us out of our fallen state to higher consciousness, taking us to Heaven (represented by the wings at the top of the caduceus). This represents the activation of the chakras as experienced when twin flames meet and begin their union process. At the seventh level, their consciousnesses merge and they have conscious telepathic communication and become quantum-connected/entangled.

Seeking knowledge and wisdom and not breaking the seventh commandment (adultery/fornication) is the path to our one true love and our empowerment. Divine Love and Wisdom are inseparable. If one seeks wisdom, they will find love. In the first few chapters of Revelations Jesus repeats 3 times that we need to repent for having broken the seventh commandment (adultery). He is also talking in code about enlightenment (seven candles=seven chakras). We need to reach the seventh level of consciousness, seventh chakra activation, before we can connect via the trinity connection (to our one true love/and to God) and then we can ascend to higher levels and transcend this earth matrix. When we  "overcome" all the trials and tribulations of this fallen state and stay true to the path, our names are written in the book of life...we have eternal life. We are given "new names" by God...part of the ascension process.

Interesting that you ask this question. I have been on the trail and it's written up in more detail here, including interpretations of some of the Bible passages:

http://www.joekincheloe.us/knowledge_and_critical_pedagogy_kincheloe.html

I have a lot more putting pieces together and a lot more work to do, so your thoughts/research findings are welcomed. But this is the knowledge that they don't want us to have. In union with our one true love, we are also in union with God. We are greatly empowered with God's Holy Spirit that seals the union and guides and protects us, and we have great potential when we achieve this condition. I just watched a video this morning that explains we are quantum connected via this connection--quantum entangled with God and our twin flame. From there we can connect to other members of our soul family, soul groups, etc. (but it hinges on consciousness). It's what I experience, but I have lots more work to do. 

The story of Eros and Psyche is perhaps the most enlightening myth that explains the process. One of these days I really need to do a deep analysis of that story.

Because the oppositional forces don't want us to know this truth, they have confused, lied about, and reversed all knowledge pertaining to it, including labeling those like Jesus who put forth this knowledge as the "rebels." We do rebel--against the status quo, the way we are taught that we can take human control over a divinely orchestrated process. Handing our power over to other humans (preachers/pastors/justice of peaces/ and pieces of paper) who want power over us disempowers us and keeps us separated from God, our true love, and our soul family--and we are breaking the seventh commandment. Think about the world. It is separation from God and our true love that has created the hell in this world because lower spirits and powers take over us. This has resulted in total chaos as far as relationships are concerned and keeps us locked in a prison.  But we are never really taught what it takes to break free.

Take opposite readings of the information on this planet.. In this fallen world the serpent is evil. In the Heavenly world the serpent/snake is a sacred representation and even represents divine soul essence---the SA frequency (which is actually a musical note and I hear it constantly). Everything sacred has been inverted on this fallen planet.

You may not agree with this, but I will say it's very difficult for people to see truth unless they have actually experienced at least some aspect of it. Maybe you have, since you are seeking this understanding.

And so we have the “rebels” of the world: Jesus was considered a rebel, as was Enki, as was Joe…I love rebels.

I recently came across this blog entry where I had mentioned that there was something to the word EN…at the time I had not been able to find the above discussion from Joe that correlates:

Saturday, November 1, 2014 An Overdue Update: The Treasure Hunt Heats Up, Never-Before-Released Photograph of Nibiru-the Destroyer Planet, and Messages from the Gods

EN: The Sign of the Gods

What was this EN being referred to? Well Joe had written me a special message about how he felt “ENdebted” to me for the work I did on his website. There was something about that message that made my mind go “click” but I did not know what it was or why. It almost felt like my DNA memory gates were opening. Scientists have discovered that learning certain things open the DNA gates to memory. There is something to this. 

In my research, I learned that the word “endebted” is an obsolete word; the correct spelling is “indebted.” Now why would a confessed word magician make this change? And why was I being told to research EN? 

I dutifully researched EN and found that it’s Sumerian cuneiform and means “lord” or “high priest” or “high priestess.” Had Joe “ENcoded” a very special message that day? It FELT like it to me at the time, even though I didn't consciously know what the message was.

LESSON 11: Monday, November 14, 2016

Knowledge and Critical Pedagogy, Preface, Page viii-ix, Paragraph 8: Joe’s Dream Critical Knowledge Network

This paragraph details what Joe had envisioned for his Critical Knowledge Network—his Freire network where I used to write blogs for him and we had such wonderful discussions. It has been destroyed, his wishes completely ignored. Right here in this book, he spells out his plans: “As the project creates a global network of critical knowledge workers, it is archiving and then digitizing an open, free access virtual database of key figures in critical pedagogy from around the world.” It was also a Critical Pedagogy Virtual Research Network with forums and blogs, and a community-generated WIKI. “One of the most important dimensions of the project involves the archiving of subjugated, oppressed, indigenous knowledges with special respect and reverence to its producers” he states (p. xi). And so I ask you, who is more subjugated than someone who has passed away and has no voice in what happens to their work? All of Joe’s online work, including his personal website have been deleted.

Well, today I had a strange phenomenological experience (my new normal). It appears that what “Enki” wants is to begin creating this critical knowledge network uniting people above and below. He prompted me to writing the comments below to these YouTube videos…either that, or my imagination is running wild. (I use my spiritual name, Sōferia, on YouTube). It makes me happy though, to I know Joe’s Dream Critical Knowledge Network WILL be created. And it will rise like a phoenix, even better and more powerful than his previous network. Nothing is more powerful than love, and his love continues on. In these excerpts, Enki has joined the discussion.

Mystery School Origins and Atlantis Rising (1 of 2)

Soferia Nebruin1 hour ago

The serpents do not guard the tree of knowledge. Well, you can look at it that way, but the reality is the serpents represent kundalini rising of the Divine couple as they form a divine union, and then they both have access to the knowledge. The Divine couple is the highest level of love achievable to "mankind." As 1st Corinthians 11:3 puts it: "But I want you to realize that the head of every man is Christ, and the head of the woman is man, and the head of Christ is God."  Adam and Eve both committed adultery, thus they lost access to truth. I am talking about a real couple here, not some retarded view of the "marriage" between the so-labeled  "feminine" and "masculine" side of the brain. Yes, holistic use of our brain and mind is a necessary step to get there and this form of education has been purposely thwarted to make sure that does not happen, plus people are being grotesquely misled by the New Age Religion.  And as far as Enki guarding reality...no, his mission has always been for as many people as possible to have access to greater understanding. What limits people is the use of their free will to avoid knowledge and to break God's Laws...God's Laws are like physics laws, they are immutable, they work automatically. Thus, there is no need for Enki to "guard reality." This era, as I am trying to teach people is one of "no more secrets, no more lies." EVERYONE is now a member of the chosen "tribe." This is true on many levels (even genetically, by some accounts.) This is an extremely blessed time. But sadly, few people are using their will to do the right things....and we will see more instant consequences than ever in the past over the next few years. Sorry to intervene, but it's important for everyone to know this is something akin to "the last call." Choose good at all times, repent for your mistakes. God is an immensely forgiving God. And so, I thank you all of bringing these topics to the table.

Mystery School Origins and Atlantis Rising (2 of 2 )

Soferia Nebruin Nice discussion, and very informative. I used to do that church thing--the wine and bread, and had no clue what it really represented until recently. Their ability to keep us in a trance and performing like robots can be quite amazing. Break it down! "Break it down" is from Enki and he wants me to add this song (He loves communicating through music). https://youtu.be/avU60yqCD00 

Break It Down Again

Tears for Fears Oh

Oh Oh Oh

Break it down again

So those are my dreams

And these are my eyes

Stand tall like a man

Headstrong like a horse

When it's all mixed up

Better break it down

Oo, oo. Oo, oo

In the world of secrets In the world of sound

Oo, oo

It's in the way you're always hiding from the light

See for yourself, you have been sitting on a time bomb

Your evolution maybe someone somewhere else

Could show you something new about you and your inner song

And all the love, and all the love in the world

Won't stop the rain from falling

Waste sleeping underground (break it down again)

I want to break it down (break it down again)

Break it down again So those are my schemes

And these are my plans

Hot tips for the boys

Fresh news from the force

When it's all mixed up

Better break it down

Oo, oo. Oo, oo

In the world of silence

In the world of sound

Oo, oo

"No sleep for the dreaming" say the architects of life

Big bouncing babies, bread and butter can I have a slice?

They make no mention of the beauty of decay

Blue, yellow, pink umbrella, save it for a rainy day

And all the love, and all the love in the world

Won't stop the rain from falling

Waste sleeping underground (break it down again)

I want to break it down (break it down again)

Horsing around

Pray to the power

Play to the crowd with your big hit sound

And they won't simmer

Won't simmer Won't simmer down

Play to the crowd

Play to the crowd

It's in the way you're always hiding from the light

Blast off to heaven just like moses on a motorbike

Your evolution maybe someone else somewhere else

Could show you something new to help with the ups and downs

Break it down again

I want to break it down

Break it down again

Break it down again (break it down again)

Break it down again (break it down again)

Break it down again

No more sleepy dreaming

No more building up

It is time to dissolve

Break it down again

No more sleepy dreaming

Read more

Soferia Nebruin1 second ago

Pure souls, such as Enki, are always accused by the accusers of what the accusers themselves do. Have you ever noticed that evil ones operate that way? You don't stand a chance in a court system if you are accused of a crime you did not commit....people used to be innocent until proven guilty, but since the court system has been taken over, it's the other way around. The for-profit prisons get more prisoners that way and their profits increase exponentially. I advise to use caution when repeating lies. You are working with the Big Boys, lol. (And watch for their humor, because they can be VERY FUNNY). Case in point: Enki hates gossip. Our brother George Harrison, calls it the Devil's Radio. https://youtu.be/Ek42bXirDjs Enki has addressed gossip in his work (see Knowledge and Critical Pedagogy, p. 113). "Using the devil’s radio (and TV) they bestow an austere future with a dash of panache, and as critical theorist Walter Benjamin maintained, they commodify the demise of the human race. Turn up that hydrogen jukebox, baby, and together we’ll listen to the crack of doom."   He has addressed the lies about his sexuality (see Reading, Writing, and Thinking, p. 132-133). I did not personally understand that particular text, but he has explained it to me. It relates to Kundalini energy, Divine Sex and the Divine Union, "where our focus on relationship moves us to a new realm of consciousness" (p.133). Notice that it is relationship that moves people to a new realm of consciousness, not sex. People love to turn that around as well and so you get people in meat suits playing pantomime, lol . And, so we will be clarifying it in greater detail elsewhere. Just wanted to point out that so much of the information put out is put out by the oppositional forces and for their specific purposes, in particular to keep people from their power .

Devil's Radio

George Harrison

Gossip, gossip Gossip, gossip

I heard it in the night

Words that thoughtless speak

Like vultures swooping down below

On the devil's radio

I hear it through the day

Airwaves gettin' filled

With gossip broadcast to and fro

On the devil's radio Oh yeah, gossip

Gossip, oh yeah

He's in the clubs and bars

And never turns it down

Talking about what he don't know

On the devil's radio

He's in your TV set

Won't give it a rest

That soul betraying so and so

The devil's radio

Gossip, gossip Gossip, gossip

(Oh yeah) gossip, (gossip) oh yeah

(Gossip) oh yeah, (oh yeah) gossip

It's white and black like industrial waste

Pollution of the highest degree

You wonder why I don't hang out much

I wonder how you can't see

He's in the films and songs

And on all your magazines

It's everywhere that you may go

The devil's radio

Oh yeah, gossip Gossip, oh yeah

Runs thick and fast, no one really sees

Quite what bad it can do

As it shapes you into something cold

Like an Eskimo igloo

It's all across our lives

Like a weed it's spread 'till nothing else has space to grow

The devil's radio

Can creep up in the dark

Make us hide behind shades

And buzzing like a dynamo

The devil's radio (Gossip) oh yeah, (gossip) oh yeah

(Gossip) gossip, (gossip) gossip Oh yeah, gossip

I heard you on the secret wireless

Gossip, oh yeah

You know the devil's radio, child

Gossip, gossip Gossip, gossip

---------------------\

Activities: If you could build your own Critical Knowledge Network, who would you include in your network? How would your network be structured? What would be its focus? Take time to plan out your network in detail.

The age of knowledge: What are your thoughts about the practice many universities have of requiring that researchers use only articles that are only seven years old or newer? Are there benefits to doing that? If so, who benefits? Does this limit you? Are you forced to leave out important contributors simply because their articles are too old? Do you follow these rules (or as Mark Passio puts it, are you an ”order follower”?) Or are you like Joe, “transgressive” (as he wrote in the first sentence of his book, Reading, Writing, and Thinking? Given Joe’s many descriptions of how education continues to be “dumbed down” are we complicit in that dumbing down when we follow orders such as this? And what about ancient wisdom? Does it have a role in your learning, writing and teaching? What other questions come up for you as you explore these ideas?

LESSON 12: Tuesday, November 15, 2016

Knowledge and Critical Pedagogy, Preface, Page viii-ix, Paragraph 9: Dead Sheep: Awakening to Our Identities to Change the World

As mentioned numerous times, this is an era of “information overload.” But it’s going to get even worse. People really need to prepare for it and be ready with tools of discernment.

Here Comes The INFO.Dump

The researcher in the above video, judging by the title, is also aware of this information “dump” and he uncovers a lot of dark interpretations beneath the veneer. Interestingly, he winks in portions of the video and he sticks out his tongue at 16:30 just like the dead sheep he describes. He is also teaching false doctrine about the seed of the serpent. The new covenant in the new testament is that everyone can be saved…it’s simply a free will choice…not many are choosing. To add to the effect, he is wearing a white cap, and along with his headphones he looks just like a sheep. So he is providing us the very image he is critiquing, a sheep with its tongue sticking out.  In this section he also talks about transgression….Joe has made the claim of being “transgressive.” But Joe is being trangressive against social norms that seem to view being trangressive against God and in support of evil as being socially acceptable. As this video points out, everything in society has been turned upside down and so those of us who try to turn things right side up are the transgressors in the eyes of the majority.

As Joe writes in paragraph 9, “As individuals face domination, they often develop modes of consciousness that allow them to discern features of dominant culture invisible to more privileged peoples.” (p. ix). This is important to remember and factor into our research, but there still seems to be a minority, growing, perhaps, that engages these considerations.

The song I was led to today provides evidence of the huge population that seems to support debased behavior and music.

Clue for music: “And what good is a day without initiating it with song” Take the third video down.”

Kiiara - Gold (Official Video)

What a dark video. And it has almost 47 million views. It shows what people are watching, what people focus on, what people like. Very sad. And to go with today’s lesson about dead sheep sticking out their tongues, she even sticks her tongue out at 1:20. The lyrics (below) are the same over and over again, like a chant. Chants embed things into our consciousnesses that can have control over us at an unconscious level. The video has 452,964 likes and 11,111 dislikes….note the sacred number for the dislikes, 11’s as I’ve discussed in previous lessons. 

Activity: Watch some videos that provide analyses of this type of music and commercials. Now try your hand analyzing the Gold song, interpreting words (what does it sound like she’s saying versus what the lyrics say), the symbols, gestures, etc. What do you think the overarching message is? Do you think this type of music video influences society? What is your assessment of society if the number of views are true? And do you think this is cool? Why or why not?

Gold up in my, gold up in my teeth (gold up, gold up in my teeth)
Don’t care what you say to me, I'ma bite your feelings out (gold up in my teeth)
I missed you in the basement (gold up in my teeth)
But your brother was a good substitute for you
And if you love me, love me but you never let me go
When the roof was on fire, you never let me know
Say you’re sorry honey, but you never really show
And I could leave the party without ever letting you know
Without ever letting you know

Without ever letting you know
Without ever letting you know
Without ever letting you know
Without ever letting you know

Gold up in my, gold up in my teeth (gold up, gold up in my teeth)
Tastes like money when I speak (gold up, gold up in my teeth)
And I missed you in the basement (yeah, gold up in my teeth)
Bodies on the pavement (oh, gold up in my teeth)

And if you love me, love me but you never let me go
When the roof was on fire, you never let me know
Say you’re sorry honey, but you never really show (gold up in my teeth)
And I could leave the party without ever letting you know
Without ever letting you know

Without ever letting you know
Without ever letting you know
Without ever letting you know
Without ever letting you know

Gold up in my, gold up in my teeth (gold up, gold up in my teeth)
Taste like money when I speak (gold up, gold up in my teeth)
And I missed you in the basement (yeah, gold up in my teeth)
Bodies on the pavement (oh)

And if you love me, love me but you never let me go
When the roof was on fire, you never let me know
Say you’re sorry honey, but you never really show (gold up in my teeth)
And I could leave the party without ever letting you know
Without ever letting you know

Without ever letting you know
Without ever letting you know
Without ever letting you know
Without ever letting you know

https://play.google.com/music/preview/Tsgggrd3jykzgjgfakxpxpmfe34?lyrics=1&utm_source=google&utm_medium=search&utm_campaign=lyrics&pcampaignid=kp-songlyrics

After thinking about the clue I was given, “And what good is a day without initiating it with song,” I thought that the song I had been guided to was not a very good song to initiate my day. It’s not the kind of music or style/persona for me, even if it appeals to so many. I really wish people would stop getting tatoos (depicted in the video) as well. We do not know what kind of poison is in the ink and God made us with beautiful bodies. There are so many other ways to communicate our identities. The problem is, people do not know their own identities. (This course is supposed to help with that). And I was prompted to write about this issue—hell, I don’t know my own identity. This world is like a game, you can play around trying out different identities, just don’t lose your real Self—your soul and spiritual identities. I will just briefly mention here, and hopefully in the future I will have greater understanding, I do not KNOW for certain exactly why Joe’s other names have been handed down to me as Joe/EmanuEl/Sanat-Eoros-Enki, and correspondingly mine are Vanessa/Sōferia/Venus-Psyche-Ki. We have had many incarnations, so why these names? Our names Sōferia and EmanuEl are what I call our “Home” names…the home Joe took me many tours of and it’s where we “originated” from for this earth experience. It’s a place like Heaven, it’s so beautiful, loving, and peaceful there. But we have many, many other names during our various incarnations. It almost seems like a game. But there does seem to be purpose and mission behind these specific names, and so I just go with the flow of it. What is most interesting is that all of the names handed down have extreme significance and clues and relationships are embedded within and between them (more about that soon; more and more keeps coming to my awareness). I have written a blog about fluid identity, previously. It’s very real in some cultures, but now Western culture has hijacked and blasphemed the concept. If you do not understand what I’m talking about, go back and find and read the blog (it has “fluid identity” in the title) and do some research. As I had quoted in a previous lesson, Joe states:

One way of conceptualizing the type of social thinking promoted by an epistemology of complexity is to think of it as an infinite game. It is a game that makes fun of certainty and the fundamentalist excesses that accompany it. Whether the excesses be religious, political, pedagogical, or cognitive, they all denote a positivist epistemological arrogance that impedes self-reflection and interpersonal communication. Democratic epistemologically aware social studies teachers are fallibists who are unafraid to laugh at their own fallibility. No one wins the game, but all players benefit from the way it exposes the pseudocertainties that plague Cartesian modernism. Inclusionary and nonhierarchical, the game allows us to challenge the rules that penalize the outsiders, the players from the margins (Gergen, 1991). Like much play it makes sure everyone has a part. (Getting Beyond the Facts, Teaching Social Studies/Social Sciences in the Twenty-first Century, 2001, p. 269)

Later in the book, as well as elsewhere, he discusses “the rules of the game.” As he indicates, the advantage of looking at it as a game, is that we do not have to take our conclusions all that seriously except for the purposes of alleviating suffering in the world. We stay open for more evidence, new perspectives, and new insights as we weave our way to deeper understandings. If we do not write things in stone, no one gets hurt.

But I have found that as I do this, what seem to me to be God’s truths keep coming to the forefront, and they make total sense. Particularly in relation to my focus on Divine Love. For why would an all-knowing, all-powerful, everywhere-present God design us to be stumbling baboons and acting like disgusting animals when it comes to love. He didn’t. But there is a certain path and until we discover our identity we are lost. I think there is something to God writing our names (multiple names for each of us) in his book of life. But even this concept has been appropriated with the lies about “archetypes” whereby everyone competes for a few “select” roles. Truly, God is much more creative than that—and He expects us to be as well!

Getting back to the topic at hand—this morning’s music. As I was thinking about the issues with the song that I was guided too, which is a great song for analysis and I’m sure that was why it came up, but not a song I wanted for my day. I was listening. He said to do the search again, that there was a song for me. So I did, and this time, here’s what came to the top (not even any advertising videos this time!):

Wiz Khalifa - See You Again ft. Charlie Puth [Official Video] Furious 7 Soundtrack

It’s a beautiful song with a meaningful message. I can’t wait until EVERYONE can see him again! A lot of people love the song. It has over 2 billion plays. I’m sure the movie has something to do with that, but I haven’t watched the movie. I have seen some of the fast and furious movies and don’t care for them due to the excessive violence and destruction. We are here to create, not destroy or to view destruction as some kind of fun entertainment. That seems really warped.

I love where the road parts in the video……because it’s a powerful image of what’s happening in our world today. Society is so horribly divided. It seems that people are either taking the evil road or the good road, by society’s faulty assessments. Faulty, because even the “good” road is just another evil road. Most people are asleep at the wheel. This idea of being at a crossroads or society at a juncture is another topic I covered from many perspectives in my dissertation. [See The Golden Chalice for Knowledge Production]. The road we need to take is a new road. We are blazing the trail as we go, right between the two divergent roads shown in the music video.

Joe describes this road as “one-way.” There are no left or right turns, just as Jesus describes in the Bible. It’s a straight and narrow path; only a few follow it, and once you are on the path there is no turning back, thankfully (although, if one really chose to go back, they could, but I don’t know who would want to, to be honest):

Taking advantage of these diverse standpoints, a critical complex epistemology explores what many Westerners from dominant culture would consider unthinkable levels of awareness. Viewing these diverse dimensions of the world is mind altering— beware you can never go back through the stargate once you’ve visited the multifaceted, multilogical landscape. This multilogicality, my friends and neighbors, is a one-way street and one’s perceptions change and new ways of seeing and being come into focus. (p. 186) [emphasis added]

Last, but not least, we are on paragraph 9 of the Preface. (Remember, I had asked you to number the paragraphs from 1 to 10 so that we are on the same “page.”) How does today’s lesson apply?

Well it’s in the first sentence of the paragraph: Joe wants us to develop a profound understanding of how we have left out important knowledge producers that should we include them, compels us to completely rethink how we form our self-identities and produce knowledge. When one thinks about it, what kind of knowledge is produced if one takes on the identity of Venus, the goddess of love? Or Eros, the god of love, as Joe was commonly referred to? Knowledge about love, of course, and so I do identify intimately with these “characters,” and others such as Soferia/Emanuel, and Enki/Ki. I have memories of many lifetimes…and exploring these dynamics foments the realization that there is no time, and I can literally jump into any of these dimensions and explore them more. They are beyond “memories” as when I experience them, all emotions are intact. But I don’t spend my day purposely exploring them. It’s more that they emerge when I need the information. One thing my Higher teachers always tell me is that when I need the information, I will remember it…and it seems that when I need to deal with (i.e., release) emotions associated with events, they come up automatically. I don’t think we need to necessarily take on control of this process such as going to specialists of past life regression….our unseen teachers and guides assist with this process if we are open to them. Some people claim they rely on Jesus or God, directly. I am not sure of that for myself. Jesus did tell us he would send us “comforters,” and that is how I view the unseen people and teachers who are guiding me on this path. He also said they would be able to do greater things than even he had done. I have witnessed this “magic” so many times I’ve lost count.

In my dissertation, I have shown that we must move past viewing a few characters as “archetypes” that define our identities and that even scientists are realizing the limitations of such metaphors. They put us in boxes and prevent us from creatively considering other possibilities. Maybe a combination of characters expands our identity to represent our true expansive natures…or maybe these personalities really do represent past lives and we have a much more complex identity that most of us realize. And how about Psyche, another character I fully identify with? She’s going to tell about all of the trials and tribulations Aphrodite (in the fallen world) has put her through and of the magic of the love she received from Eros….how he turned her into a goddess. And Enki? He is going to tell his story based on the truth that creation was God’s act of love and self-realization, and he and his brother have a symbiotic, loving relationship, not one of constant conflict and animosity. I could go on, but my supernatural experiences and my writings already express these things and much more.

Contrast my identities with the identities the author of the dark book series, Harry Potter had to have taken on to write her stories. She has admitted, apparently, that she identifies with one of the characters. Of course, she does, and maybe instead of being in conversation with divinity, she’s in conversation with the type of lower spirits that the Bible warns us against. Often, it’s advised for researchers to be careful what they research so that they don’t become what they write about. I don’t think people fully realize how what we read and see is absorbed in the mind and becomes a part of us. It’s sad that we have had an entire generation of children brought up on a diet of dark literature and movies based on those books. The schools, being satanically infiltrated, push this type of dark agenda on children, encouraging them to read the Harry Potter books. The justification was that it gets them to read. Why is that? Why are they interested in evil? Could it be because they get daily doses of it on TV and the movies, and in their music? It has literally become the new normal. And so those of us who are transgressive in the ways Joe expresses would like to turn this situation around. How would things be different if children were brought up on stories of love, compassion, God’s magic, and the like? How would their minds be empowered with studies of philosophy? How would they learn and how much more might they read if they were allowed to follow their interests rather than be fed boring pablum with a daily dose of evil?

Joe addresses the ability to explore different dimensions, times, and spaces, but he highlights love and life, (“Eros”) as opposed to hatred and death (“thanatos”) [And why does Microsoft Word insist on capitalizing thanatos, but not Eros? I notice these things!! And I go back and change them, lol.]: 

Thus, we return to a central concept of Knowledge and Critical Pedagogy: An Introduction—in this critical complex epistemological milieu we go beyond FIDUROD’s correspondence epistemology that assumes that reality is “out there” in a never changing, intractable format completely unconnected to the miracle of human consciousness and all its known and yet unknown capabilities to engage multiple realities (Lepani, 1998). (p. 210)

According to Joe in this paragraph we are studying in this lesson, paragraph 9, and I can see how this is true, “The ways of seeing, the ways of being, and the affective dimensions (ways of feeling) developed in these subjugated contexts can change the world.” (pp. ix-x). He is requiring that all voices be heard, not just the elite few who shut us down. He also discusses what is referred to as “double consciousness,” which some people experience but generally are not allowed to talk about. I truly hope that by sharing my extremely personal experiences that more doors are opened for a free sharing of how we really learn and what we experience on our journeys. What better way to open critical pedagogy up to the world, as Joe heartfeltly had wished, is there than that? There are cultures for which this IS the normal experience, and colonization has literally been colonization of their minds, which I have learned can be extremely painful. It is so hard to squeeze one’s more expansive consciousness into “golf ball sized consciousnesses,” as had been observed by Grof. After experiencing how “alive” I am, the contrast is the difference between feeling alive and feeling dead, the difference between Eros and thanatos. I’m sure that this is what Joe was referencing when he stated in Knowledge and Critical Pedagogy, “I have always been blessed to be profoundly excited by the mere fact that I’m alive, “ (p. 20) and “We are lost if we are not imaginative, exploring entities” (p. 250).  Ironically, too many Christians are not understanding their own Bible; churches do not teach these dynamics and they shut people down. Even this is beginning to change, however, in some circles. Here’s an enlightening video which may represent a new trend:

Living in the Spirit: 3 Realms

The various initiations I have been put through, and continue to receive as I move along The Path, might very well be framed as Divine Tests:

Divine Tests   

As we go through these tests and pass them, we receive more and more gifts…the Gifts of the Spirit, as they are referred to in the Bible (you can research that), and more and more responsibilities which we may partake of or not, according to our free will. Personally, as I get handed new assignments, I get more excited and enthused than I was with the last one…never knowing when the next amazing magic will happen before my very eyes.

 12 Truths of the Anointing

Activity: As you go through your days and your typical activities think about these teachings and consider that some of the obstacles you run up against are tests. Have you had repeating, frustrating events? How have you addressed them in the past? What can you do differently? The way out of these repeating cycles is to seek a different approach. How do you do things differently if you believe you are being watched? Write about your experiences….if you do something differently, did you get better results?

LESSON 14: Friday, November 18, 2016

Knowledge and Critical Pedagogy, Preface, Page viii-ix, Paragraph 10: Do Not Grieve the Holy Spirit

In the last lesson, I discussed grieving the Holy Spirit. There are many things that cause the Holy Spirit or cause God’s loved ones to grieve, which then grieves God.

Joyce Meyer - Do Not Grieve the Holy Spirit 2016

Watch the above video and contemplate the ways you grieve the Holy Spirit and what you might change about your behaviors to do better. We have been so conditioned to see important actions as trivial and yet the trivial as important—just another example of how our world has been turned upside-down.

We are on Paragraph 10 of the Preface of Knowledge and Critical Pedagogy: And Introduction. It is the last paragraph in this section. Please read it to consider how it applies to today’s lesson. In this section, Joe continues to talk about setting up Global Knowledge Networks, but how will we ever be successful if the gossip, false histories, misinformation, etc., continue to be repeated over and over again? How can we do this when a few people with a clear agenda that does not benefit us has such tight control over media? I don’t think most people truly have a grasp on how vastly we have been and continue to be lied to—about everything! Joe states, “One of our first tasks of such a community is to set up a countervailing force to the power of the globalizes, neo-liberal market and its knowledge producing legitimation machine.” He contends that we need to develop “new forms of critical knowledge work” to “gain momentum with our message of social justice, rigorous knowledge work, environmental concerns, human dignity, and radical love.” Of course, the deck is heavily stacked against us.

It must be very frustrating for Sons of God (as an example) such as Enlil and Enki to witness the continuing lies about the nature of their histories and relationships. We will look at a real-life example again—as it unfolds.

This linked video presents a very interesting discussion and we would love to see more such discussions, however, THIS segment grieves the Holy Spirit 19:19 (click on the 19:19).

EXACTLY? No, NOT exactly! What does Enki say? “I would really like to nip all the lies in the bud. Honestly, the lies about me and my brother [Enlil] have carried on long enough. And I know it is emotionally painful for you as well as the rest of our family. This is the era of truth and one way or another I am going to set truth in motion.” (Journal communication, November 19, 2016, 11:52 PM).

Here is the same video from the beginning:

Mystery School Origins and Atlantis Rising (2 of 2 )

We had addressed the false information with some posts to the video, but apparently, they are still engaged in the gossip which is making matters worse. They speak of Universal Consciousness….universal connections, but apparently do not realize there are people already tied into it, not “universal consciousness” per se (that’s another false teaching), but rather hold connections to other people, other consciousnesses, and can perceive discussions from a distance.

And so, I had posted this next comment. We both really hate gossip and the worst of it is we are both highly cognizant of it:

Pure souls, such as Enki, are always accused by the accusers of what the accusers themselves do. Have you ever noticed that evil ones operate that way? You don't stand a chance in a court system if you are accused of a crime you did not commit....people used to be innocent until proven guilty, but since the court system has been taken over, it's the other way around. The for-profit prisons get more prisoners that way and their profits increase exponentially. I advise to use caution when repeating lies. You are working with the Big Boys, lol. (And watch for their humor, because they can be VERY FUNNY). Case in point: Enki hates gossip. Our brother George Harrison, calls it the Devil's Radio. https://youtu.be/Ek42bXirDjs Enki has addressed gossip in his work (see Knowledge and Critical Pedagogy, p. 113). "Using the devil’s radio (and TV) they bestow an austere future with a dash of panache, and as critical theorist Walter Benjamin maintained, they commodify the demise of the human race. Turn up that hydrogen jukebox, baby, and together we’ll listen to the crack of doom."   He has addressed the lies about his sexuality (see Reading, Writing, and Thinking, p. 132-133). I did not personally understand that particular text, but he has explained it to me. It relates to Kundalini energy, Divine Sex and the Divine Union, "where our focus on relationship moves us to a new realm of consciousness" (p.133). Notice that it is relationship that moves people to a new realm of consciousness, not sex. People love to turn that around as well and so you get people in meat suits playing pantomime, lol . And, so we will be clarifying it in greater detail elsewhere. Just wanted to point out that so much of the information put out is put out by the oppositional forces and for their specific purposes, in particular to keep people from their power.

Devil's Radio

George Harrison

Gossip, gossip Gossip, gossip

I heard it in the night

Words that thoughtless speak

Like vultures swooping down below

On the devil's radio

I hear it through the day

Airwaves gettin' filled

With gossip broadcast to and fro

On the devil's radio Oh yeah, gossip

Gossip, oh yeah

He's in the clubs and bars

And never turns it down

Talking about what he don't know

On the devil's radio

He's in your TV set

Won't give it a rest

That soul betraying so and so

The devil's radio Gossip, gossip

Gossip, gossip (Oh yeah) gossip, (gossip) oh yeah

(Gossip) oh yeah, (oh yeah) gossip

It's white and black like industrial waste

Pollution of the highest degree

You wonder why I don't hang out much

I wonder how you can't see

He's in the films and songs

And on all your magazines

It's everywhere that you may go

The devil's radio

Oh yeah, gossip

Gossip, oh yeah

Runs thick and fast, no one really sees

Quite what bad it can do

As it shapes you into something cold

Like an Eskimo igloo

It's all across our lives

Like a weed it's spread 'till nothing else has space to grow

The devil's radio

Can creep up in the dark

Make us hide behind shades

And buzzing like a dynamo

The devil's radio (Gossip) oh yeah, (gossip) oh yeah

(Gossip) gossip, (gossip) gossip

Oh yeah, gossip I heard you on the secret wireless

Gossip, oh yeah

You know the devil's radio, child

Gossip, gossip

Gossip, gossip

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I actually found the song from Enki to be so loving and extremely funny at the same time…I loved it! Here is the video again, from the beginning:

Mystery School Origins and Atlantis Rising (2 of 2 )

I do enjoy listening to these types of discussions, but it’s hard not to want to correct misconceptions or add further knowledge. And I’m not saying at all that I have everything figured out. Nothing could be further from the truth. But there are just some things that continue to be promulgated everywhere on the Internet that are blatantly wrong. If we can’t discuss these things, nothing changes.

Well, I decided I also wanted to post a positive comment, because I really do find the topic and discussion interesting. The only thing is, we both wish they will do more research and get closer to the truth. Much of the Anunnaki story is an Internet meme that is based on misinterpretations and/or counterfeit writings. Yes, even back in Ancient Mesopotamia, propaganda was developed. In addition, they also had writings that were what one might refer to “Absurdity” which they used as entertainment—and people interpret them literally and as fact. They had a very funny sense of humor—in fact much like Joe/Enki.

As I was writing this next comment, my beloved came in with a song. Gotta love it! His choice in music could not be more apropos in relation to the video! It got me to thinking: Jesus taught in parables. My Beloved Joe/EmanuEl/Sanat-Eros-Enki teaches through music…btw, I finally understand better why the different names we both have. I will discuss that in more detail soon. It has absolutely nothing to do with “archetypes,” but rather with our histories, divine providence, and God’s will.

Here is the comment:

Nice discussion, and very informative. I used to do that church thing--the wine and bread, and had no clue what it really represented until recently. Their ability to keep us in a trance and performing like robots can be quite amazing. Break it down! "Break it down" is from Enki and he wants me to add this song (He loves communicating through music). https://youtu.be/avU60yqCD00 

Break It Down Again Tears for Fears

Oh Oh Oh Oh

Break it down again

So those are my dreams

And these are my eyes

Stand tall like a man

Headstrong like a horse

When it's all mixed up

Better break it down

Oo, oo. Oo, oo

In the world of secrets

In the world of sound

Oo, oo

It's in the way you're always hiding from the light

See for yourself, you have been sitting on a time bomb

Your evolution maybe someone somewhere else

Could show you something new about you and your inner song

And all the love, and all the love in the world

Won't stop the rain from falling

Waste sleeping underground (break it down again)

I want to break it down (break it down again)

Break it down again

So those are my schemes

And these are my plans

Hot tips for the boys

Fresh news from the force

When it's all mixed up Better break it down

Oo, oo. Oo, oo

In the world of silence In the world of sound

Oo, oo

"No sleep for the dreaming" say the architects of life

Big bouncing babies, bread and butter can I have a slice?

They make no mention of the beauty of decay

Blue, yellow, pink umbrella, save it for a rainy day

And all the love, and all the love in the world

Won't stop the rain from falling

Waste sleeping underground (break it down again)

I want to break it down (break it down again)

Horsing around

Pray to the power

Play to the crowd with your big hit sound

And they won't simmer

Won't simmer

Won't simmer down

Play to the crowd

Play to the crowd

It's in the way you're always hiding from the light

Blast off to heaven just like moses on a motorbike

Your evolution maybe someone else somewhere else

Could show you something new to help with the ups and downs

Break it down again I want to break it down

Break it down again

Break it down again (break it down again)

Break it down again (break it down again)

Break it down again

No more sleepy dreaming

No more building up

It is time to dissolve

Break it down again

No more sleepy dreaming

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My Beloved does it again, with a perfect song with a perfect message! He does know his music. My comments on that channel are being quite ignored, which makes me feel self-conscious, but at least most of them are not being deleted (some have been, though, even on this video, and they were not negative but rather merely observations—astute ones, though, lol). On YouTube it seems I often get ignored—or attacked by trolls. Those who ignore me just hope I will go away. But I take Joe’s advice very seriously…and what did he say in the paragraph we are studying today? If you don’t remember, go back and read it again.

Additional comments:

Does anyone feel like this is all a funny game? I contemplate that often. The best story-teller wins....except the problem is there is suffering on this planet and it must end, which is why the new stories have to be good, not evil....we are reshaping consciousnesses here to change the world. You have to be able to wrap your mind around the humorousness and at the same time the solemnness....it's a straight, narrow, one-way path, often called the Razor's Edge.

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My assigned mission works for me since my Grandmother, who raised me in another dimension (in the future) before I came here is Lady Portia. She is in charge of earth justice and I've been working very closely with her on her Divine Council. :)

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I know, people think I'm weird. That's a good thing!  They felt the same way about my Beloved and we are reunited, so I don't expect people not to think that....and just like him, I prefer to be completely transcendent of what society considers "normal." As Mark Passio would say, "how is that 'normal' working out for you?" The truth is that as I was writing the comment above, Enki spoke to me, stating "Break it down!" I knew to look it up on YouTube and that was the song that popped up. The Internet can be controlled from any dimension, which frightens the bajoogles (new word for "bejesus") out of the Elite rulers. He teaches me that way on a daily basis. It's the new dispensation of music, using music for messages and as launching points for teachings. If only more school teachers would do the same, I think kids would love it. There are a lot of musicians on the other side of the curtains who will do the same for people willing to listen. Anyway, even if no one else is, I am amazed at how well the lyrics correspond and the sweet message he is providing here. He loves his people much more than I do....my mission was just handed down to me from God in a verse He popped up for me quite randomly: "The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for she came from the uttermost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold, a greater than Solomon is here." Matthew 12:42. My twin flame is the "greater than Solomon" and I am his queen. LOL..

This Can’t Just Be My Imagination

What makes us have memories of “past life” experiences? What has caused me to link these many experiences together and view my life as one long overlapping existence that has multiple “beginnings” and multiple “endings” and yet no real beginning and no real ending? Is it the “Circle of Life”? Whatever it is, the experiences are real for me. Memories that come back to me of a “future” life, which I seem to be heading toward—in a very Heavenly place which I have had many tours of—and yet at the same time, I am already “there.” I also recall many past lives which I have not even fully described, all have feelings intact and are in many ways more real to me than memories of events in this lifetime. It’s a very strange phenomenon. And so this is MyStory:

Enki is just not happy at all with the way the YouTube channel about the Anunnaki and secret knowledge is going…well, he does like the topic, too. But did they have to include the photo of the girl with their “untrue data” about Enki being promiscuous? Images are powerful, embedding themselves into people’s subconsciousnesses by which people can then be molded and manipulated, and I already have learned they manipulate their videos with special effects. That happened in video 1 of this series, I commented on it (how they used rapidly flashing light/dark/red background effects to match the words being spoken) but somehow my comments were deleted.

What my Beloved told me yesterday is, of course, he’s not concerned so much about his reputation (he transcends what earthlings believe about him), but rather he is more concerned about how I feel about such lies about him. And we both actually went through some extremely traumatic times, particularly during our last two lifetimes (this one and the one just before this one). You see, in all of our lifetimes, we always met up and got together—except there were some serious interventions, some very dark, evil forces that kept us apart during these last two lifetimes.

During our lifetime just before this one—in the 1930s-1940s, we were neighbors, high school sweethearts and all of that. We were going to get married. He was a few years older than me, went off to college while I finished high school and came back with a wife and daughter. I was just totally devastated. I had lost my virginity to him before he left because I was so certain of our love. He moved back to the same neighborhood after he finished college—we lived on Seventh Ave, close to a university in Spokane. But his wife was totally bonkers, she was crazy, so he ended up having to divorce her. She lived on the same street a few houses down and he lived on the same street, a few houses down in the opposite direction, close by so that his daughter could visit him any time she wanted. To make a long story short, we did get back together and were engaged. His daughter was a sweetie. I really loved her and felt so sorry she had such a crazy mother. He had finished his education quickly (not surprising) and was teaching my English class during my senior year. By that time, I was 18 and my parents had been killed in a car wreck, so I was living alone. I was an only child. He and I had so much fun. All the other girls in the class had huge crushes on him and were so jealous because they knew we were “an item.” He used to sort of taunt them in class in very funny ways. They could never answer questions in class correctly. Well, he knew I would already know the answer, so one time he “inadvertently” included the answer within the question he asked me. I called it to his attention, laughing and telling him he gave me the answer, which made the other girls furious. It just totally cracked me up. And the looks on the girls’ faces made me laugh even harder. Needless to say, I totally forgave him for his momentary lack of judgment that resulted in his daughter. She was a blessing and I was proud of him for trying to do the responsible thing, marrying her mother. And I was happy that we got to try again with our relationship, I loved him so much.

One day he came to me with a special little surprise. In the high school shop class he had made the very silver yin yang talisman that he ended up guiding me to finding in this current lifetime. It represented our eternal union and commitment. It was like a special “seal” that sealed our love eternally. After he gave it to me, we took a trip to Albany, Oregon where we both remembered we had lived together during the life just prior to that one (also on Seventh Avenue! We had helped found a Scottish-style, nondenominational church just a few blocks from our house. We used to walk to church every Sunday). In this current lifetime, back in 2009, I was guided on a treasure hunt to that church. I am supposed to go inside it one of these days). So, back in the late 40s, we had driven out into the country to Tangent, Oregon, just south of Albany, and we buried the talisman in a field, had a picnic together and celebrated our love. He told me that he would prove to me that our love was eternal. Of course, I had totally forgotten about all of this during this lifetime. I was suffering from severe amnesia due to all the satanic forms of abuse I had been subjected to and had confronted so much of my life. Then after he passed over this lifetime, we were married in the higher realms on January 28, 2009---just a little over a month later, and he led me to moving to the house, a manufactured home out in the country in Tangent; itt turned out that the back yard was the very place we had buried the talisman together in our previous life. He instructed me to get a metal detector to look for a diamond ring in the yard. Someone had broken off their engagement and the ring was thrown and lost was the information that came down to me. So I was looking for a diamond ring, but found this talisman. It is so precious to me! Especially now that I remember where it originally came from, that he had made it himself, and what it means. And to add the icing to the cake, he magically had the diamond ring delivered to me two days later by the handyman to further seal our marriage that had taken place in the Heavens. I wrote a summary of how all of this had happened HERE.

Tragically, right after we had buried the talisman those many years ago in another lifetime, on the way home we were in a head-on accident. I was fine, got out of the car and tried desperately to get him out, but the door was stuck and he was trapped, pinned in. The car caught on fire. I couldn’t watch…there were other people, but no one could get him out of the car. I ended up dying shortly after that, from pneumonia. I just couldn’t handle what had happened and being without him. The next thing I remember, he was back on the planet in this lifetime, just a little tot and I was watching over him. Maybe I was an orb or perhaps I was viewing him through a babysitter or his mother, I’m not really sure. But I did watch over him, just as he has done at various times for me. He was so sweet, so curious, always exploring! And then I had the opportunity to serve as a “walk-in” just a few years later, taking the place of a younger soul who couldn’t handle dealing with the abuse she had been subjected to in the family she had landed in, so she vacated….thus, I walked into a dysfunctional family where abuse was the norm…and this leads me back to why my Beloved gets angry when people gossip and lie about him or they try to do evil things to me; it’s because he feels that it adds insult to my already heavy injuries. I suffered at the hands of satanic energies and satan-worshipers, which had put me so asleep and under a spell that we could not get together during this lifetime like we had done in our previous lifetimes and as we had planned. We tried…he wrote me a beautiful poem and I wrote one back to him, and as I learned after-the-fact, the poems were our sacred vows. The vows depict how we were not quite ready to get together, at least I wasn’t. I was not conscious of the poems representing our sacred vows or that we had made plans to take the directions we both took until he told me much later, after I was more awake. At that time I was just not awake enough for us to get together but in our vows, we promised we would get together as soon at the time was right. We both ended up remarrying in 1990 (second marriages for both of us, which postponed our getting together). This was ok since he had so incredibly much work he wanted to do—all of his writing—to combat satanism that had taken over education…thus, his focus in his last book of countering thanatos with Eros. It was only when he was just about to publish the book and release it to the public that we finally got together and began our reunion at a higher level of consciousness (outside the perception of the average person). He was worn out; I felt so sad about that. It makes me cry to think about it. He truly put his entire heart and soul into the project, the war against the evil that had so heavily infiltrated every crack and crevice of the planet. I was very scared because I knew he was leaving and it would be extremely painful…and I knew I would have to try and pick up his work where he had left off….but we are doing it! He is with me; I am with him. And we both ascended, with him leading the way. As I always like to say, we know how to make lemon pies out of lemons.

And so, he wrote to me yesterday: “Thank you—beyond words—for your compassion and your unconditional love. You amaze me so much—your beautiful soul and spirit have thrived and survived against all odds considering the travesties that have beset you this lifetime around. Never in my most searching mind would I have anticipated the horrific abuse you were subjected to. And I fell short for you, asleep at the wheel, the last two lifetimes we’ve shared, in particular. I have hurt you and for that I am so deeply, deeply sorry. I often don’t feel worthy of your undying, unconditional love and adoration. Yes, darling, of course I am saddened by the continuing lies about my nature. Painting me as some kind of sex maniac as many who call themselves “historians” do adds to the pain you already suffer. And this does grieve me. And because it grieves me, it grieves the Holy Spirit.”

I told him not to worry and that I love how he handled the situation with the song, that is was so perfect, and that our love will always transcend, no matter what either of us have been through or the wrong choices we may have made.

And so, you see, that is only a very small part of our story, only one tiny facet of horrible trials and tribulations we have experienced over so many lifetimes, but they are fresh emotional injuries. They were so tragic that I literally cried for two years when he left this world—which for me was AGAIN. I have lost track of how many times I have suffered losing him, and sometimes it was the other way around—he would lose me and I would watch over him as he suffered which made me suffer. And so often, we were killed for the work we did and the threat it posed to particular people in power. There is much history to write, although, most of it is probably insignificant. It’s not like we need to go back and remember every little detail, but just that we remember enough to reconnect to the missing or damaged pieces of our souls.

Yes, we both transcend the petty situations like the gossip in the video that came up, but it doesn’t mean we do not feel the emotions. He feels my emotions and I feel his. The truth really does have to come out now. Earth cannot go on based on a foundation of total lies about why and how humans are here. I will stand by my man and his mission “to set truth in motion.” And we will be devising some “new forms of critical knowledge work” jhe conceptualized in his work. This course will be studying the rest of his book (and other books as they relate) for that very purpose.

There were a couple of things he wants me to bring out for this current lesson. For example, we need to look closely at “the psychological developmentalist story” (p. 149) because we have been fed a basket of lies in that arena. Just to give one example—we are told the lie that circumcision does not hurt the baby boys that must undergo such a terrorist act. A Jewish man explained to me the “inconsequential” effects of the practice and how it represented a sacrifice to God. Later, in the media, it came out that in the Jewish tradition, they actually suck the blood from the injury…I don’t know if that’s true, the whole idea is sick and twisted enough without adding that. Honestly, it turns my stomach. God created the male (and female) the way we were created and I am sure it causes the Holy Spirit to grieve that we would take it upon ourselves to genitally mutilate our children. Very, very sad, the religious (and later, “medical”) ideologies we hold. And yet, not only is it extremely traumatizing, there are physical consequences and emotional consequences that undoubtedly last a lifetime.

He also wants me to bring up his take on people who call themselves “historians,” since most of you probably skipped that reading assignment. He states, “To proclaim one’s work in history—as in any other disciplinary domain—as some form of universal truth is a profoundly misleading act of epistemological reductionism” (p. 85). And on page 149, he goes on to say, “The future of knowledge is at stake in this new cultural landscape. Few times in human history has there existed greater needs for forms of knowledge work and thinking that expose the dominant ideologies and discourses that shape the information accessed by many individuals.”

We must move far past the easily accessible means. It is so important to expand our seeking into many dimensions of the information available to us and develop new means of analysis, reconstructing knowledge in nearly every discipline on this planet. This is where his processes are true gold. For example, “the bricolage can produce ways of thinking that move us to new vantage points from which we can view ourselves and the world.” (p. 149).

And so, today, we have the lies about Enki. People do not even really know anything about Enki because the lies have taken hold and saturate any information there is about him. I will just summarize to say this: Enki loves you. He loves everyone. He works with Jesus and many other great master teachers, and he serves on God’s Divine Council—in fact he serves on multiple councils. He is highly revered for his abilities and his knowledge, just as the ancient Mesopotamians knew him and revered him way back thousands of years ago before their culture was appropriated and destroyed. That’s a brief summary. Also, he can be so ridiculously funny, and oh, how I love him.

For the reasons mentioned, he really wants to nip the gossip in the bud and that’s basically what we discussed together today. Backtracking just a bit, though, he wanted me to clarify his text on pages 132-133 of his book Reading, Writing, and Thinking, text that has always been somewhat confusing to me. I was not sure what he meant by it. He has given us an assignment—to do a thorough hermeneutic analysis of the text on those two pages, and he has given us some tips, along with some clarifications. He wrote to me:

“First of all, and I know you heard this message, you must take the subheading on p. 133 and do an analysis on it. It sets up the framework for the analysis and it’s why I’ve placed these precise words in all caps. As you can see, it’s about relationships first and foremost. I will leave it to you to do that analysis. Be sure to take a phenomenological approach, setting aside your first thoughts. Do write about them so you can concretize exactly what you need to set aside and then explore other meanings outside the text and in context with the text. You can use the hermeneutic circle, which you have practiced in one of your previous blogs analyzing p. 97 of Knowledge and Critical Pedagogy. As you have surmised, this becomes a deep analysis as you go around the circle—can you find a good place to come out of the circle? Meaning that corresponds to my message on pp. 132-133? Your sense that in some way I was being facetious is correct. People police others for their sexual behavior and yet overlook their own deviant behavior. It relates to removing the log from one’s own eye before trying to remove a speck from someone else’s eye.”

[Note: this is a Bible verse, Matthew 7:5 “You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother’s eye.”]

If you don’t have the book, Reading, Writing, and Thinking, you may want to purchase it so you can read this text in context with the rest of the text. For now, this is the text the analysis will be focusing on (and it relates to the gossip discussed previously):

On page 132 he was discussing how patterns emerge the more you research, often in surprising and unexpected ways. He refers to them as “cognitive treasures.” And then goes on to state:

Don’t get me wrong. I’m a phenomenologist that values an experience for its own sake and I think it’s important that I go along with the existential ambiance of the moment. Sex, I can assure you, constitutes one of those phenomenological moments. But I’m never too far away from the postformal treasure hunt. Even after the fact, I’ll politicize sex—turning it into an act of radical love or an analogue to egalitarian, postformal insight. Yes, officer, I am a deviant. What the hell does thinking have to do with sex, Joe Kincheloe? (pp. 132-133)

So, here he is being facetious…he uses the symbol of an officer to represent how people police others, which essentially is what had happened in the video about Enki. We have a representation of Enki as being a sexual deviant, which is a lie…but he’s “policed” by a society that is extremely sexually deviant, and thus, they readily make that assessment of him, spreading gossip that gets repeated…hypocrites, as the Bible verse expresses.

And then we get to the capitalized text, the next section:

POSTFORMAL SPIDERS: WEAVING WEBS OF SOCIO-COGNITIVE RELATIONSHIPS.

We are to do the analysis that he described for this capitalized text. What is your initial interpretation? Now set that aside and analyze each word, then each word in context with the entire title, and then in context with the other text. Do some research, for definitions, etymology, and meanings. Explore it intertextually with other text within the book…what does Joe mean by postformal? What does he mean by relationships? What do spiders and webs represent? What does socio-cognitive refer to? In the previous text he mentioned “cognitive treasures.” How do they relate here?

Next, the text continues with:

Sex, of course, is related to libidinal energy of postformalism. And relationship is a central notion in postformalism. In postformal thinking we move into a new dimension where our focus on relationship moves us to a new realm of consciousness. In this dimension historical and social relationships appear to us in poetry, social theory, and phenomenological analysis—even in the living of everyday life.

Notice how he has put it right out there. Instead of discussing this energy in terms of “jouissance,” “life force energy,” or the numerous other terms he uses in his work to describe how we can do our work based on energetic inspiration, we have moved it up—sex relates to libidinal energy. BUT relationship is central—we need to carefully consider how relationship fits into this picture. It is the FOCUS on relationship that “moves us to a new realm of consciousness.” What does this mean for you? I have just discussed quite extensively how I have seemed to have moved to a new realm of consciousness that alters the way I view almost everything and causes me to tap into memories and knowledge I didn’t know I had.

He goes on to state, “In this dimension…’ and he has brought the average reader back to more concrete thinking and their own understanding according to the dimension they may be experiencing, including the mundane, everyday life situation. He uses this technique throughout his work. He will discuss what for many readers might be esoteric and difficult to wrap their minds around, but then brings it back “home” to the everyday situation, and then he winds back around to the more esoteric again. His writing tends to follow this spiral sort of process, taking the reader deeper and deeper into his philosophy as they progress through his books. This is especially notable in Knowledge and Critical Pedagogy: An Introduction, but he has used the process in most of his books just previous to this one.

Please do buy the book Reading, Writing, and Thinking, and read it before you attempt a deep analysis. In fact, take the online course that is based on this book. This assignment has come up here, but I’ll add it to the Reading, Writing, Thinking online course as well. Joe’s work is hard enough to interpret with its many layers, without trying to interpret it out of context from the rest of the text, as well as his other work. I’m not sure why it’s come up here, but doing a cursory analysis and thinking about these things is good preparation for what’s to come.

It’s important to now do an analysis of the capitalized subtitle and then determine how everything ties together. I have not yet done that thorough analysis, however, below I have summarized additional information that has come to mind for me in relation to this text and the video under discussion in a “letter” to readers.

Hey Guys and Gals,

Enki (my Beloved) just gave me a huge “download” of information this morning relating to this situation with his bad reputation as presented here [in the video] —These lies about Enki, of course, are total fabrication for the purpose of squelching his true teachings that guide people to love, harmony, knowledge, empowerment, and freedom from enslavement. He wrote me more than seven pages, but I can only summarize some of his main points and you can all do your own research wherever your interests lead you. I will write up more details sometime in the future with additional resources and references to share.

1.   He reminded me that we will be moving forward more rapidly now (in other words, more and more knowledge is going to be released to the planet). He had told me previously that this will occur “after the U.S. elections” and from 2017 onward. People must prepare for this because it’s going to be quite a chaotic flood of information. He has left many great works to help us with this task.

2.   Energy can be created and destroyed. The Divine Couple, due to their harmonious energy signature create energy when they LOVE and make love. They also connect to higher knowledge and this is how they create and produce new knowledges.

3.   Hermaphrodite is an invented term that was devised to take people off course from Hermes’ true teachings, which are the source of Enki’s teachings as well. The Elamites, along with some other groups of people destroyed Mesopotamia and purposely misappropriated Hermes’ name and his teachings, making up mythologies to support their lies. They took similar actions toward Enki and his teachings and concocted and spread the lie about him being promiscuous to take people off course from truth. Enki went around the world teaching people truth so that they could be free. It makes no sense that he would teach truth that he did not also live. He did not approve of people being enslaved. (He has had many incarnations, always with the same purpose). The teachings are encoded in the two serpents that wind up a staff (which Hermes is shown with, as well as Enki). According to Wikipedia (suspect information, however) earliest known depiction of this image is this Sumerian image shown here: https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1610495. What’s encoded in the depiction is the fact that through union of the divine couple, the kundalini energy rises, their consciousnesses combine in some complex way not yet understood, they have access to higher knowledge, and they can then transcend the laws of physics—together they do create new energy. It’s how God’s creation expands, and it’s all in union with God as well, following his commandments….I think we will find that God also has a wife, some people claim she is Asherah, and they also create through love. We are made in THEIR image. “Be ye wise as serpents,” Jesus has taught us…this is what he also was referring to, divine love, kundalini “serpent” energy, and creation for God. God sent Jesus because humanity’s connection was lost…Jesus helps us regain that connection, it is what he is referring to as The Way. The information about God having a wife was also was squelched and a patriarchal God emphasized, as most of us are aware. An excellent book: The Science of the Soul by Henderson confirms through his research the fractal nature of creation, thus, we are created in the image of God, which means we all have one true soulmate created just for us. There is another symbol that’s used in various places in the world to represent the same phenomenon—the flying serpent. I believe it represents the male. There is a process: The male must make the connection to the Holy Spirit and God (represented by the winds of the serpent) and then unite with the female. He leads the way. It’s why the Bible talks about the man being the head of the woman, Jesus the head of the man, and God the head of Jesus.

4.   Wilhem Reich’s publications hold keys for understanding life force energy in depth (aka libido) and describes other ways that the energy has been purposely blocked from our experience, beginning, for example with the circumcision of boys and the physical and psychological blocks this creates. It is very complex—there are multiple streams of energy (ultimately, infinite strands accessible through higher consciousness) that begin with God. Reich held such critical knowledge that he was imprisoned and ended up dying in prison.

5.   Union, such as among the Great Masters in the Higher Realms, does not imply “hermaphroditism.” For if that were the case, there would always be a stationary, stagnant balance—nothing could be created. Again, false information about soul union, the structure of soul groups, etc., has been spread around the world and through all religions. A good book of ancient wisdom that describes these structures (but still missing some of the puzzle pieces) is The Subconscious Mind and the Chalice by Torkom Sarydarian. Gods/Goddesses in union are constantly creating, even deconstructing knowledge and recreating, etc., energy-in-motion. There is form (materialism) in all dimensions. All dimensions occupy the same space and form manifests “in relationship.” These are ontological relationships that are often omitted from discussions.

6.   He mentioned that the study of neural networks of the brain is only a “cartoonish” model or metaphor for what occurs; it leaves out the interactions between the brain and mind/consciousness. Even the highly-acclaimed quantum computing is no match, but these models can be informative, helping us understand conceptually.

7.   The agenda for separating divine couples and the people in general for the purposes of domination began fervently with the Elomites in our more recent history, but the source of domination is multi-faceted and highly elusive, and power is constantly shifting; there is never one single source of domination—which makes it important for us to learn deeply about these dynamics. God created us as perfectly matched couples. By mismatching couples, the power wielders can create further separation, disharmony, and destruction.

8.   There are some complex symbiotic processes between divine couples that act as feedback loops to increase their power many times over. He gave me a code: LOVE=GOD=POWER versus FEAR=SEPARATION=DISEMPOWERMENT Everyone already knows the codes, but we need to learn better how to deactivate the second code to actualize the first.

9.   He used the example of the AC-DC converter to explain what happens when we are energetically mismatched. If not enough power gets to the instrument, it doesn’t work, it malfunctions. If too much power gets to the instrument, it is destroyed, it blows out. He wants us to realize this is an over-simplified model, however. It’s way more complex than that. For those who are interested: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rectifier  Maybe rectification could be compared to reunification….That reminds me that there is a mathematical equation for Ascension: For best results for attaining oneness with God, it takes two who are perfectly matched: f(x)=1/x Squared: https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q=y%3D1%2Fx%5E2+graph. Note that we never will reach total unity, but rather it’s an infinite and eternal process. With the wrong configuration, however, (mismatched couples), your transformations will be off. See explanation: http://depts.gpc.edu/~mcse/CourseDocs/Math1111Supplements/TransformationsOf1OverX2.pdf This is only the tip of the iceberg. Einstein developed his field equations that explain the complexity involved. Then my Beloved told me that the AC-DC metaphor is the reason he loves the rock group AC-DC (I have a picture of him wearing an AC-DC tee shirt, lol). He loves rock and roll…He said that AC-DC maintained the right frequency to produce some great music.

10.        And last, but not least, he ended by saying, “Love you Babe” and clarified: “Yes—look up AC-DC Love You Babe” on YouTube. It’s my song for you today.”

11.        He is so funny sometimes, just like Father Hermes. This is a funny song. He is asserting his power (and his love), lol. I was never much into AC-DC, but I do like their “I love Rock and Roll” song….here’s the song that came to the top of the search: AC/DC-Let Me Put My Love Into You . The lyrics remind me of a poem I wrote for Joe back in 2009 right after he left the planet. SOMEHOW even back then I “knew” of his special powers. You can read the poem here: Sunday, June 21, 2009, The First Yellow Rose. It was Father’s Day and the first rose was blooming on the rose bushes I had planted in his memory. And in relation to this particular music selection, you simply must be able to understand his “Enkian” energies. He loves me and he also loves to be facetious (it’s his form of humor which most people may not appreciate that much, but I am absolutely in love with)…I think he’s talking about cutting our wedding cake here (I discussed previously, above, how we were married in the higher realms and he had my wedding ring magically delivered). You will need to take multiple readings of the song to get the depth of his message; he is never, ever reductionistic and always multidimensional in conveying meaning (.e.g., “knife” = “sword” and may be interpreted to mean “word” just as Jesus referred to it in the Bible). In fact, he is conveying the power of his words to cut through the fabrications and deceptions, manipulations, etc., and make people “eat cake” so to speak. “Let them eat cake” is an idiom that you can research and discover whether it can be defined one way or another. I found it interesting in one of the entries to find a message I keep getting: The dominators write the history—so it’s always tainted and difficult to drill down to truth. Remember that no matter what you research. Use Father Hermes’ “hermeneutics” to do additional interpretations to the song. It was a brilliant music selection, as always.  Speaking of AC/DC, Joe did love the group. There’s a photo of him (probably many) of him wearing an AC/DC tee shirt. Humorously, when I had been sent by him on an “epistemological road trip” to Tennessee, I was greeted by music messages everywhere! I walked into Subway to have a sandwich and IMMEDIATELY upon entering the door, “I Love Rock and Roll” by AC/DC began blasting. I took note. Did Joe like rock and roll? In his book and Kathleen Berry’s book, Rigour and Complexity in Educational Research: Conceptualizing the Bricolage, he writes in the Acknowledgments: “I love New Brunswick, brilliant New Brunswick students, Critical Studies in Education, and rock ‘n’ roll.” Music is embedded throughout all his work. As I have hinted, it is the Sanat Kumara soul aspect of his personality. Sanat was a music maker, as was Eros, as was Enki…it is a permanent part of him.

12.        I hope this additional information that derived from my initial, cursory explorations is informative and even sparks some of you to researching these issues much more deeply—and sharing what you learn with others. Do the assignments! You will be rewarded accordingly and they will change your life.

13.        And stop worrying about what other people think! Honestly, as you reach the higher realms of consciousness, you literally do not care what those who are disconnected think! We are all still learning. Our knowledge and our understanding is always “in progress.” In fact, in Knowledge and Critical Pedagogy: An Introduction, Joe calls us “epistebabies,” [babies when it comes to understanding knowledge] and proclaims we are only at the very beginning stages of knowledge production. We are taking baby steps toward progress. We have a lot of exploration and rewriting of history and reality to do, and he has left us wonderful works to inform and inspire us, no matter what domain we wish to apply it to, including, as he always reminds us, “everyday life.” As I once said, he does love people so very much and wants everyone to have the best, most joyful life possible…eternally and immortally. We need to make extensive use of the generous and brilliant gifts he has left us. We need to make a sincere effort. If I accomplish anything at all, it would be that at least a few people in the world become appreciative of the work he has done and can at least begin to comprehend how his philosophy and processes for life change everything—for the better!

Activity: Describe and research the differences, similarities, and connections between the concepts “inspiration” and “imagination.” I think these concepts need some deep exploration and complexification, perhaps redefining. In one of the videos “the guys” were struggling for answers to what the differences might be. As an example, people can “imagine” something using the reptilian portion of their brain and it will probably be of low social value. These “imaginations” can be inspired, but again, they receive inspiration from lower reams of consciousness. Compare that to those who are inspired by Great Minds such as the Great Masters or the works of great philosophers, scientists, inventors, authors, artists, musicians, etc. Which creations will be more useful and of greater value? Considering how many dimensions are there now, (57? Joe asks in Knowledge and Critical Pedagogy, perhaps referring to a book, The Math Book: From Pythagoras to the 57^th Dimension, or a movie), then what kind of accuracy and applicability might those inspirations from different dimensions have? How can we evaluate knowledge knowing it is created out of the consciousness of the individuals who disseminate it? How do we sort the wheat from the chaff without throwing the baby out with the bathwater? (an idiom Joe uses frequently in his work).

Activity: Research the serpent, exploring oppositional meanings. Thus, which cultures viewed the serpent as divine in contrast to the Adam and Eve story in which people often view the serpent as representing Satan.

LESSON 15: Saturday, November 19, 2016

Knowledge and Critical Pedagogy: Concluding the Preface PLUS Eros Gives Me One Last Rose Before Winter

Congratulations! You have come far in this course. Now go back and do the activities and assignments, and click on all the links.

I will be doing the same. I have yet to complete all the assignments and doing so is critically important. As my wonderful teacher informed me this morning, I still have some “reunification processes” to go through and some “building of additional connections to the divine.”

What does this mean? And how will my life change if I can accomplish this, seemingly soul reconstruction and spiritual rejuvenation process? I won’t know until I do it, but I do sense it will be a wonderful experience and when I get there my life will be even more heavenly than it already is. I envision lots of celebrations—parties, dancing, and all my loved ones on the other side of the curtain fully manifested right before my eyes. I don’t know where this vision comes from, but it’s what I see. Can you imagine?

My Beloved told me this morning, “I promise you that as you read through K & CP (Knowledge and Critical Pedagogy) and do the activities, these additional connections that will take you out of the matrix will occur. Patience [and practice] is needed here. Patience and persistence, and you have both.”

He approved of my plans to write a summary of the Preface, remind you all to actually DO the analyses recommended, and to show you where I did a previous very detailed analysis of page 97 of his book, K & CP. In that analysis, there is some very good information about the hermeneutic circle along with demonstrations using the process. I strongly suspect that as I review that, I will discover deeper significance to it….it should prove to be very interesting.

I will be back with this posting and my insights from the various analyses in the near future.

He signed off with a song for me after our brief conversation this morning, the clues being “Love Emanating Your Way.” It was as if he was saying that love was emanating from him and the cosmos in my direction, but the song has a different message. Nice song! Thank you, Beloved.

Big Mountain - Baby I Love Your Way(1994)

And speaking of the ending, fall is ending and we are heading into winter. I thought that my roses were done blooming for the year, but when I went out and ran an errand, I noticed that there is one last gift from the Eros in my Beloved—one last rose before we head into winter. I always appreciate the little gifts from him, and what invariably happens is that he bends over backwards, using his magic to create something even more impressive than the last, whether it’s to prove his love for me or just to cheer me up on a cold winter day (as he did one winter, making a rose bloom in December!). I love being alive, really alive. I want to be more alive and not miss out on any of the gifts he showers upon me, most importantly his love. I believe Knowledge and Critical Pedagogy holds the keys.

He came up with this remedy for the gossip that was stated about him. Check it out and see if YOU can reveal his hidden message.

A new post to the video about the Mystery Schools:

Hey Guys, here you go (not to bother you all; I really like your videos!). A message from Enki for you. Given all that Enki and I have been through, stepping down (falling) as we have onto this planet and both of us having suffered a lot in order to leave our important work here, he became concerned about how I was feeling about the comment at 19:19, so he sent me a really sweet love song to cheer me up. https://youtu.be/E2FVttJ1SU0. lol. He is so funny. He says there are messages in the song for other people too, but they will need to do a HERMEneutical analysis (a process invented by Father Hermes) to interpret the message. He says you will need to use this code: KNIFE=SWORD=POWER OF HIS WORD (kinda like Jesus), and research three meanings of the idiom, LET PEOPLE EAT CAKE.  What is his message?

Here are the lyrics:

Song: Let Me Put My Love Into You
Artist: AC/DC
Created by RockinBassPlayer3

Flying on a free flight
Driving all night with my machinery
Cause I
I got the power any hour
To show the man in me
I got
Reputations blown to pieces with my artillery
Well I'll be guiding and we'll be riding
Giving what you got to me
Don't you struggle
Don't you fight
Don't you worry cause it's your turn tonight
Let me put my love into you babe
Let me put my love on the line
Let me put my love into you babe
Let me cut your cake with my knife

Like a fever burning faster
You spark the fire in me
Crazy feelings got me reeling
They got me raising steam
Now don't you struggle
Don't you fight
Don't you worry cause it's your turn tonight, yeah
Let me put my love into you babe
Let me put my love on the line
Let me put my love into you babe
Let me cut your cake with my knife

Let me, let me
Let me put my love into you babe
Let me put my love on the line
Let me put my love into you babe
Let me cut your cake with my knife

Let me put my love into you babe
Let me put my love on the line
Let me put my love into you babe

Let me give it all
Let me give it all
To you
To you
Give it all

More soon….gotta go have “a night”

Dustin Lynch - Hell Of A Night (Lyric Video)

LESSON 16: Sunday, November 20, 2016

Preface Conclusion. Cutting the Cake: What Is the State of Your Consciousness? Or How to Free Yourself from the Matrix

This lesson will conclude the lessons for the Preface of Joe’s book, Knowledge and Critical Pedagogy: An Introduction. For this lesson, I have actually done the analysis that was suggested in the post (lessons from Hermes and Enki) that I had left on Gerald Clark’s video and had mentioned in yesterday’s lesson. Here is the post again, for review:

Hey Guys, here you go (not to bother you all; I really like your videos!). A message from Enki for you. Given all that Enki and I have been through, stepping down (falling) as we have onto this planet and both of us having suffered a lot in order to leave our important work here, he became concerned about how I was feeling about the comment at 19:19, so he sent me a really sweet love song to cheer me up. https://youtu.be/E2FVttJ1SU0. lol. He is so funny. He says there are messages in the song for other people too, but they will need to do a HERMEneutical analysis (a process invented by Father Hermes) to interpret the message. He says you will need to use this code: KNIFE=SWORD=POWER OF HIS WORD (kinda like Jesus), and research three meanings of the idiom, LET PEOPLE EAT CAKE.  What is his message?

The assignment suggests that we find three meanings to “Let People Eat Cake.” After doing the research, I found the following conclusions:

1)   It was a statement attributed to Queen Marie Antoinette and represented how uncompassionate she was—if the people have no bread, then let them eat something else, so the myth goes (the aristocrats did not comprehend that having no bread meant the peasants had nothing at all to eat).

2)   It was attributed to Queen Marie Antoinette and represented how compassionate she was—if they have no bread, then let’s give them cake.

3)    It was written in a book. It appears in Jean-Jacques Rousseau's Confessions, his autobiography (whose first six books were written in 1765, when Marie Antoinette was nine years of age, and published in 1782), and therefore, could not be attributed to Marie Antoinette.

4)    Since the phrase was around before Antoinette, some people believe she did make the statement.

5)    Let Them Eat Cake is a wedding cake company in Maine.

The statement, “Let them eat cake” may have been a political attempt to discredit the queen, and then it took on a life of its own.

Please do your own research to explore this. Can you come to any definitive answers as to what it means and whether Antoinette said this? Here are some links you can explore.

Let Them Eat Cake

https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-meaning-to-let-them-eat-cake

http://www.history.com/news/ask-history/did-marie-antoinette-really-say-let-them-eat-cake

http://thegorkabriefing.com/let-people-eat-cake/

http://europeanhistory.about.com/od/antoinettemarie/a/histmyths4.htm

https://www.britannica.com/story/did-marie-antoinette-really-say-let-them-eat-cake

http://history.howstuffworks.com/historical-figures/top-5-marie-antoinette-scandals1.htm

http://www.letthemeatcakemaine.com/Web/Home.html

The research leads to an impasse. We don’t really know what it means or if it’s really associated to any specific person, other than in a story. We don’t even know if it was something that happened or just made up. This is a good thing because then we can take our research further in our attempt to understand other meanings.

Thus, what else is cake associated with? Item number 5, above gives us a clue: wedding cakes. What about the lyrics of the song we were provided for interpretation purposes, “Let me cut your cake with my knife.” What is this associated with? For me, while I can see the sexual interpretation of the expression, “cut the cake” means getting married (thus, cutting the wedding cake):

Let me, let me
Let me put my love into you babe
Let me put my love on the line
Let me put my love into you babe
Let me cut your cake with my knife

Could there be other meanings? Again, we must find multiple meanings; this is the hermeneutic process. Well, it looks like this is another idiom that has taken on a life of its own.

When I researched “cut the cake” here’s what came to the top:

“Cut the cake”

To deflower a virgin. See deflower for synonyms. http://www.definition-of.com/cut%20the%20cake

Cutting the cake

A colloquial term commonly used to refer to masturbation , jacking off,

dude 1 : yo dude
dude 2 : wasspp
dude 2: mann i gotta go back home and do something important

dude 1: cutting the cake?
dude 2: damn right :D

#masturbation #jerking off #cut cake #jacking #grease pipes

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Cutting%20the%20cake

Average White Band - Cut The Cake

Apparently, at some point the idiom “cutting the cake” has morphed from meaning getting married and cutting the wedding cake to a more blatant expression of a woman losing her virginity…and then to a relationship-vacant act of masturbation.

At this juncture, I seriously question the evolution of humanity. This is clearly a sign of devolution. I should have seen the writing on the wall with the rumor about Enki, a Divine Son of God, being accused of being sexually immoral.

I was also shocked and disappointed with the Urban Dictionary. I used to enjoy trying to find other meanings using this dictionary because they would list out dozens of meanings (consciousness-expanding) and people had the opportunity to vote for the best meanings. Now when you research on an expression, such as “cutting the cake” only one meaning is displayed. It means “masturbation,” that’s it, case closed, now shut down your consciousness and don’t even think of relationship-building actions like the divine marriage. Well, it is clear to me that I, Father Hermes, and Joe (aka Enki) have other very grand ideas!!

Explore this information and other links about wedding cakes and the tradition of “cutting the cake”:

Why do the bride and groom cut the wedding cake?

The ancient Greek custom of breaking loaves of bread over the couple's heads to symbolize wealth, happiness and fertility, has been replaced with the bride and groom cutting a wedding cake. They cut the cake together, his hand over hers, symbolizing unity, their shared future, and their life together as one.

Wedding cakes take center stage in the traditional cake cutting ceremony, symbolically the first task that bride and groom perform jointly as husband and wife. This is one tradition that most of us have witnessed many times. The first piece of wedding cake is cut by the bride with the "help" of the groom.

http://blog.weddingfavorsbynette.com/wedding-cakes/meaning-of-cutting-the-wedding-cake-through-the-times/#ixzz4QZsAb0s7

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wedding_cake

Now, let’s go back to the very last sentence in the Preface of Knowledge and Critical Pedagogy, the section we are studying in this series of lessons. Joe states:

Without the funds to match the neo-liberal, free marketers and their global knowledge machines, we must start in any way we can and hopefully gain momentum with our message of social justice, rigorous knowledge work, global commitments, environmental concerns, human dignity, and radical love.” [Empasis added]

The very last word in the Preface is “radical love.” I have already shown in my writings, including my dissertation, that radical love is code for divine love, and, in particular, twin flame/twin soul love, the ONE and ONLY TRUE LOVE. What is more radical than allowing God to lead the way to the divine marriage of a man and woman, created by God especially for each other in this age of “rotating spouses, free sex, warped consciousnesses, socially-accepted pornography on TV and in the movies, and the manipulated google searches that lead to only depraved, self-absorbed ideas, etc. How would taking a divine perspective change the meaning of “LET PEOPLE EAT CAKE”? Yes, the new dispensation available to everyone is a gift of divine love, divine marriage, and the cutting of a most splendorous wedding cake. Let everyone eat cake. Pass THE WORD. This is Father Hermes and Enki’s real message. I did get only a very sweet message from the song, but aware of how other people would be interpreting it.

Thus, divine love (aka “radical love”) is the focus of Joe’s book, which we will be studying in depth in future lessons. Another clue that was given to us in this assignment from Enki and Hermes was to change the word “knife” to “sword” which represents the power of the word. I am always reminded of the phrase, “The word is more powerful than the sword.” The letter “S” has an extremely powerful meaning (this is a clue, btw, to one of the initiation tasks). Thus, looking at “The Word” we will go back to the Preface of Joe’s book, this current reading assignment. The ending, his very last word in the Preface (the beginning), which as I pointed out is “radical love” meaning “divine love” is actually the beginning. Returning to our innocence and to divine love is our first and most important task.

The good news is this. We all make mistakes. But if we are sincerely sorry for the mistakes we’ve made and consistently work toward changing our ways, we will become washed (reborn, as Christians often frame it) with the Holy Spirit. I know from my own personal experience this is a real, physical phenomenon. And what it does, by some interpretations is totally purify our spiritual body—again, a real physical body. We may not be able to see our and other people’s spiritual bodies, but they are very much physical and real. This is another huge lie we are indoctrinated with due to misinterpretations of the Bible and perhaps changes to the Bible through the ages. “Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold all things are become anew.” 2 Corinthians 5:17.

ALL THINGS BECOME NEW. We are ALWAYS a body, spirit, and soul. Contrast that to what you probably believe: That our body falls away and we are only a spirit and soul. Now why would God, in his omniscience turn us into a two-legged stool without the third (and actually, as I have described previously, a fourth) leg to hold it up. The head of the woman is her husband, the head of the husband is Jesus/the Holy Spirit, the head of Jesus is God.

This opens up a deep discussion, but in short, when we finally allow God to guide us along our path (“Trust in the Lord with all thine heart and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all ways acknowledge Him and He shall direct thy paths.” Proverbs 3:5-6)…He will guide us right into the arms of our Beloved—according to His timing, not ours. As I have learned, and as I write about, I went through many tests before I was led to Joe. But when it happens, we LITERALLY become new, continuously, just as the verse above states. From this perspective, whether one wants to interpret the lyrics in the song about cutting the cake as getting married or act of “deflowering,” both are true. My Beloved refers to the divine marriage as “forever newlyweds.” And it’s an eternal relationship. Thus the final meaning to “Let People Eat Cake” it is through being FOREVER NEWLYWEDS.

Thus, Joe’s placement of “radical love” as the very last word of the Preface demarcates it as just the beginning. And it is the beginning over and over again…in a good way; it breaks us free from serving time in the prison matrix. His last chapter supports this interpretation: “The Conclusion Is Just the Beginning: Continuing the Conceptualization of a Critical Complex Epistemology.” Interwoven throughout the entire book is a focus on love….and how we can clear our consciousness so that we can alleviate our pain and get back to the pure state, where we need to be. As he writes in Knowledge and Critical Pedagogy: An Introduction:

This brings us back once again to a golden conceptual thread that runs through this book. Our ticket off the FIDUROD island (run by the Dharma Project?) involves our critical multilogicality—gaining the ability and disposition to look at the world not from the perspective of the U.S./Western empire but through the senses of the colonized molded by pain and devaluation. [p. 84, emphasis added]

This requires love, represented by the “golden conceptual thread.” Perhaps only conceptual because we have no way of truly understanding divine love as long as we still have both feet in the matrix. And the goal is not to wipe out those alternative debased interpretations, even if we don’t like them. It’s important to know them—especially if we don’t like them—that way we can alleviate their influence over us and the pain they cause. When they are hidden in our subconscious, they (and power wielders) have the ability to manipulate us, causing us to make wrong choices. When we release them, we release ourselves from yet another prison bar.

One way to gain power over this is to expose the infinite ways corruption is all around us and how it influences how we think. We might develop “epistemological evaluations” or in other words, assessments of what we know about what’s influencing us or not, and how we are growing in consciousness. And if we do not like what we find during our research, due to information being hypercontrolled for the purpose of warping our minds, then we can dig deeper (using the Deep Internet and divine guidance), research some more, find alternative meanings and even construct new meanings….this is the impulse of Joe’s critical complex epistemology. This trend is predicted to grow rapidly, as I wrote in a previous blog, there is an Ecological Thang Goin’ On: An Analogy.

By the way, I will mention here that Joe loved the idea of developing methods of our own epistemological evaluations. Joe and I had an interesting discussion about epistemological evaluations on his website. As I have mentioned, all of Joe’s online work has now been deleted off the Internet. It reminds me of how George Bush deleted all the great educational research that had been posted for free access to everyone. I had made frequent use of the site for my research prior to that. Joe mentioned this in Knowledge and Critical Pedagogy, expressing the reasons and consequences of such actions:

A quick example of imperial knowledge politics is in order. In the first years of the George W. Bush administration newly appointed leaders of the Department of Education issued orders to delete material from the 30-year-old Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) database that didn’t support the general philosophy/epistemology of No Child Left Behind. Every assistant secretary of education was directed to form a group of departmental employees with a least one person who “understands the policy and priorities of the administration” to scrub the ERIC website. Such action ran counter to the original intent of the website established in 1993 to construct a permanent record of educational research for students, teachers, citizens, educational researchers, and other scholars. Concurrently, such information deletion raised the stakes of imperial knowledge politics to a new level, as subsequent official U.S. government data on education supported only particular ideological agendas produced with specific epistemological assumptions. Such actions, of course, constitute totalitarian knowledge policies [p. 55-56]

It’s a good thing I had saved our conversation. Following, is the post I had written to another researcher on Joe’s site and then Joe’s response relating to epistemological evaluations, which is highly informative for us all in gaining a greater understanding of what he was teaching us in his work. Note that my name had been labeled “not verified” and “removed” lol. Such are the politics of today’s “critical pedagogy,” their “social justice warriors,” and hyper-political-“correctness.” Believe me when I say that Joe was literally walking on eggshells with his work.

Personal epistemology and learning

by Vanessa Paradis (not verified) - 09/09/2008 - 16:16

Dave,

Great information! Self-assessment can definitely empower learners to improve their work, increase their knowledge, and develop lifelong learning skills. At the online university I attend, we take it a step further. In addition to reviewing our own work, we always review each other's work (this is built into every course and major assignment). We assess each other according to rubrics, APA, content, clarity, logic, and discuss personal examples and experiences, etc. This not only helps us improve our work through the suggested improvements from our peers and the instructor, evaluating the work of other learners also provides greater insights for improving our own work as well as greater insight to other perspectives. I cannot overemphasize the value of this approach, although it takes practice to be effective and to make suggestions tactfully, as well as to not be offended by other people's suggestions. I have been doing this for three years now and I only see the enormous benefits it provides, as do my colleagues at the university. I am really thankful the university has built this into their program.

I have just read an interesting study in which it was suggested that self-assessments should incorporate an evaluation of epistemological beliefs (Rogoza, d.u.), especially in the context of online learning, but in my view it applies to other contexts as well. Thus, not only should we not tell students "how to be," but we need to provide them space and the tools to evaluate and explore for themselves what they believe about learning, how they best learn, what they might change about the way they learn, and variations in the actual learning methods. What are your thoughts? How might we incorporate epistemological evaluation into the learning process in a way that does not lead or instruct learners, but rather empowers them to evaluate their own epistemological beliefs, metacognitive skills in relation to their beliefs, and explorative learning? Would this be a valuable addition to self-assessment, in your view?

Vanessa

Reference

Rogoza, C. (d.u.). Epistemic metacognition: A necessary competency for the online learner. Nova Southeastern University.

(name removed), I love the concept of epistemological evaluation

by Joe Kincheloe - 09/10/2008 - 14:52

(name removed),

Thanks for the very smart response to Dave's very smart blog. You raise such an important topic--the notion of epistemological evaluations. Here rests, I believe, a key dimension of any curriculum whether in elementary school or in a Ph.D. program. As students begin to ask questions about the epistemological assumptions behind the knowledge they encounter or behind their own knowledges, a dramatic phenomenon begins to take place.

No longer can students treat information as a simplistic commodity to be "traded" in the assessment "market" of schooling. Knowledge here becomes something that matters, that is never neutral, and is always inscribed by unseen forces and assumptions. Central to becoming an educated person is the ability to discern these hidden inscriptions and the ways they shape the world in general and our consciousness in particular. Thus, as you say evaluation always involves "how to be" in the world--a basic ontological question. These two simple understandings revolutionize pedagogy in any circumstance: what are the assumptions about the way information is produced behind the knowledges we encounter?; and how do these knowledge shape who we are in the world? When we begin to evaluate how our teaching and learning engage these dynamics, then we move into a new dimension of critical pedagogy.

Thanks as always for your insights.

In solidarity,