Psychological emotions turning NEGATIVE! This produces a RECESSION!

The Silicon Valley Bank situation along with Signature Bank defaulting on their investments has produced a negative psychology for our markets. Money is a game of psychology and when investment emotion changes significantly we have a DOWNTURN in the global markets. I now sense that this downturn is here. We may have some relief for a few days (or weeks) as our Central Bank is manipulating psychology with their policies. But this is unlikely to change the longer-term TREND.

Money is a confidence game and when confidence declines major change is around the corner. My view is that we could have a short-term relief for a few weeks as investors get manipulated by FED and TREASURY policies. Easing the interest rate trend and pumping in new cash might work for a few weeks. Longer term, however, the TREND is seriously DOWN. Psychology is changing and investors are seeking new safe havens.

My sense is that gold and silver will benefit from this psychology change. Gold and Silver are physical commodities which exist and which also have a positive history in times of major change. Gold is currently going UP as is silver. My sense is that these precious metals will benefit for the remainder of 2023. We could witness a doubling in value by the end of 2023 for these metals. Watch these metals going forward!

The American dollar is in serious trouble as the BRICS are forming a new currency regime for 50% of the global market. Saudi Arabia is also allowing their oil to be priced in alternative currencies. The dollar peg is no longer mandated. Prices of oil may benefit from this change. Our American dollar index should decline for the remainder of 2023. The index is currently around 104.00. I suspect that this index will decline below 100 in the near future. All this change is favorable for gold and silver.

Real estate will benefit (temporarily) as interest rates may trend down going forward. The huge bubble in real estate, however, will still produce declining prices over time. In my area of Arizona, prices are declining even as listings are increasing. List prices have not moved down much as of yet, but I suspect that this will change in the near future. Mortgage affordability is still a major problem for many buyers. Will the FED now pivot and start to lower interest rates?

This is unlikely as INFLATION is a major problem. If gas prices increase going forward, this will show that INFLATION is a big problem. Our FED can manipulate these interest rates and produce temporary change which is positive but they can not change the overall investor PSYCHOLOGY. The psychology is changing and I sense that the END of a CYCLE is now here. By August we could be in a serious economic depression. Watch what the FED does going forward. March 22 is a key date!

The BIG PICTURE reveals that we are at the END of a major business cycle. We are also at the END of this Keynesian economic system which has existed since 1934. Debt has grown to unsustainable levels and this will not go away. You can witness the numbers here: www.usdebtclock.org. As I write the money supply is going down and this will lead to a depression by August if this trend continues. The END of Keynesian Economics is here IMO.

It may be wise to buy some gold coins and silver coins if you have excess savings. A supply of paper bills may also be wise. I am not giving investment advise (professionally) but I am suggesting that this alternative is usually positive given prior financial history. I follow this advice for my investments. This concept called VALUE is key to financial success. VALUE can decline in seconds if you have digital (virtual) assets. Today, most investments are held in digital currencies. Digital money can vanish with the stroke of a computer key. Digital money is VIRTUAL meaning that it is non-physical. It can vanish in seconds.

We need a NEW MODEL for our global commerce. This will come as the current model ends. My sense is that KEYNESIAN economics is essentially over. DEBT can not continue (forever) as it slows the economy when the numbers get excessive. Today, our DEBT situation is beyond salvation. We need a NEW MODEL for all global commerce. In the meantime, it may be wise to get out of the SYSTEM and into a commodity which has no SYSTEM control of its existence. Gold and Silver are these commodities.

Think for yourself and do your own research. What is right for me may be wrong for you. Each person's situation is unique. I am: Donald B. Swenson, Economist/Philosopher, donaldswenson.blogspot.com.

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End of Business Cycle is Here! Why?

With the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank I now expect an avalanche of banks to follow this lead bank. I have seen this financial act before. The business cycle has ended and our economic depression is only months away.

Real estate will crash by August as prices are trending down fast. Layoffs will grow as companies lose revenue. The manipulated stock market will crash by August (maybe sooner). The END of our 14 year business cycle has arrived. It all started in 2009 as the last cycle ended.

I have watched this movie before. Cycles are real. The Fed has created this event with their interest rate policies. It was predictable. The historical inflation experience was produced by prior Fed policies. We are now at the end of this current business cycle (some 14 years of prosperity). 

My house value more than doubled during this current business cycle. It will now decline for the next few years. My car value also reached historical highs during this current cycle. Inflation in asset values happened as Fed policies promoted more demand. It was all predictable. 

The game is now changing fast. By August of 2023 we will be in a depression. Deflation will arrive. Asset value declines will be historic. Bankruptcies will grow exponentially. Chaos will grow as people become AWARE. The END of a major manipulated business cycle is HERE.

Point your mental focus at our Central Bank. This institution is primarily responsible. Also Biden's spending policies are part of the problem. Our exponential growth 💹 in debt is also part of the problem. Our dysfunctional political system is also part of the problem. American voters have also ignored our past financial excesses.

Prepare now for an END to Keynesian economics. This model started in 1934. After some 90 years, this model is now ending. Debt was at the core of this model. Demand management was the core policy. Spending was the alcohol. Imaginary money was the execlar. It's all ENDING. We now need a new model.

Don't blame anyone for this ending. Accept the consequences. The fault was a model which had debt as it's execlar. You can witness the endgame here:

 www.usdebtclock.org

Think 🤔 positive and help your leaders create a NEW MODEL. I will do likewise. Have a good day! I am: Donald B Swenson, Economist/Philosopher, donaldswenson.blogspot.com.

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History/Theology: Ministry of Messiah Yeshua and Prophet John the Baptist! Their Core Beliefs!

Let's review some history (my viewpoint) on two Jews who had a message for mankind (during their day and also for today). The two Aramaic Jews are:

1. John the Baptist (who preached a message of repentance) and of God's coming Judgment.

2. Yeshua (who John viewed as the Jewish Messiah). Messiah means anointed one of Yahweh God.

Prior to the ministry of Yeshua, there was this cousin (relative) called John the Baptist/John the Forerunner. John and Yeshua were friends (nearly the same age) and both were Aramaic Jews who believed in the God of Israel (called Yahweh in Hebrew). John was the son of Zachariah, a priest of Yahweh God, who worshiped at the Temple of Yahweh in Jerusalem. John was prophesied to be special as the angel, Gabriel, said so to Zachariah and his wife Elisabeth prior to John's birth.

Since John was living in the area of Jerusalem while Yeshua was living in Nazareth, they both could visit when they attended their various Torah studies at the Temple of Yahweh in Jerusalem. This Temple facility is also called the 2nd Temple of Yahweh God (until it's destruction in 70 A.D.). 

John grew up and became a Prophet of Yahweh and then Yeshua became a Messiah of Yahweh during his lifetime. John had the belief that the Kingdom of his God (Yahweh) was near and that Judgment was coming for those who did not REPENT. Yeshua agreed! Judgment did eventually come in 70 A.D. with the Roman destruction of God's Temple and most of the Jewish people.

The message of John the Baptist (during his ministry) was REPENT for the Kingdom of God is near and Judgement is coming from the God of Israel (Yahweh). Yeshua was a brief follower of his mentor, John, and he had similar beliefs to that of John. At the age of 29 (+ or -), Yeshua chose to get baptised by John (his cousin/mentor). John was baptising fellow Jews in the Jordan River (northeast of Jerusalem). Yeshua chose to get baptised as John had a message from the God of Israel which resonated with Yeshua's beliefs.

At the time of baptism, John and Yeshua heard a voice (inside their spirit) which appeared spontaneously (within their consciousness). This voice was apparently from above (the spiritual realm). This voice apparently said, "this is my anointed one (son) of whom I am well pleased" (or similar words). No-one knows precisely what was said but the Gospel of Mark records the words as coming from Yahweh (also called the Father in this Gospel) via the Holy Spirit (in the form of a Dove). Apparently, both John the Baptist and cousin Yeshua experienced this spiritual epiphany (during this baptism event).

Anyway, after this event, John continued with his ministry of repentance for sin and his Apocalyptic message of Judgment (that which we call the 'wrath' of God when we read today's scripture in Revelations). John was later beheaded by Herod Antipas for his moral judgment of Herod's marriage situation. After this beheading, Yeshua chose to start his three year ministry. Yeshua went into the desert (first) for his temptation experience (with Satan) and then he went to his home town of Nazareth to start his ministry. His message was mostly rejected in his home town.

After praying (to Yahweh) on a mountain side (within the province of Galilee) Yeshua , subsequently, chose  12 disciples who followed his ministry. He chose these Apostles to help him with his ministry. Later he chose another 70 to go out and attempt to announce his Gospel message to the people. Yeshua's Gospel message was that the Kingdom of the Jewish God (Yahweh) was near (at the door) and Judgment was coming for those who did not REPENT (this was similar to the ministry of his cousin John the Baptist). 

Yeshua taught his followers in Parables so that his message was concealed to those that were not chosen for understanding. His Parables were all about the coming KINGDOM OF GOD (his God) and the need to REPENT if one were to enter this coming KINGDOM. The Parable of the tares, the Parable of the mustard seed, and other Parables presented the Gospel of the KINGDOM in various forms to those who desired understanding. Yeshua's ministry continued for some three years (+ or -) and then he chose to confront his superiors at the Temple/Sanhedrin.

His brief trial with the Jewish authorities led to his further trial with the Roman authorities (Pilate, et al). The High Priest of the Sanhedrin along with a crowd of non-believers (in the Message of Yeshua) ridiculed his Gospel message. Apparently, many thought he was promoting himself as God in the flesh.

In reality, however, he was promoting HIS God (the God of Israel) as coming (spiritually) to establish a spiritual Kingdom for all people's. Being a Torah believing Jew the idea of promoting HIMSELF as God was anathema (not valid/preposterous). He desired HIS God as KING 👑, not himself (a flesh and blood human). But many of his contemporaries thought different. This led to his trial and conviction as the authorities and a huge crowd disbeliefed his rhetoric.

After his crucifixion and death, his spirit was apparently 'glorified' (made virtual). He then ascended to his God, Yahweh, within the spiritual realm. He assumed a position of authority under his God, the God of Israel...also called Yahweh (Father). A right hand position meant that Yahweh had honored his earthly experience. His new role was now to act as the believers High Priest (mediator).

Today (2023) this glorified person has assumed an idol status within this earthly Church called Christianity. Many believers have exalted this prior Aramaic Jew (a fully human person) to a God status and a God person within a Trinity Godhead. He has been exalted and deified to Creator status my many. The old testament God of Israel (Yahweh) has now been replaced (say many) by a new Trinity God (three God person's within one Godhead). Is this idolatry or what?

All this theology and belief is now crumbling as we enter these end-times. Prophecy teachers are now proclaiming an END to this Christian Church Age. This end times, many say, will commence with a bodily RAPTURE of all Christian believers into the clouds above. Escape is now the mantra of many believing Christians. Then a tribulation emerges for all those left behind (some seven years).

Finally, 😎 a second coming of the glorified Yeshua will occur. A bodily descent from the Throne Room will happen. Yeshua will then establish his Kingdom and reign supreme with his flock of believers. All this will happen here on planet Earth 🌎.  Yeshua will act as God and enforce his mandates on all society (planet earth). This is reality for many Christian believers. 

Is any of this real? I would suggest No! It's pure 😇 fantasy with a smattering of reality built in to deceive the gullible. Yes, a new Messiah is coming to planet Earth. Isaiah 2, 11 make this clear. Revelation 19- 22 also confirms that Yahweh's Kingdom will come. Father God will eventually rule this planet (invisibly) from his throne room. This is my viewpoint. You must think 🤔 for yourself on all these theological issues. It's interesting to learn and grow spiritually. Have a great 👍💯 day.

I am: donaldswenson.blogspot.com.

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ASSUMPTION: Our World works via CAUSE and EFFECT! Let's explore the reasons!

Most thinkers (philosophers/scientists/educators) assume that our world works via 'cause'/'effect'. Nothing happens which has no cause. Events happen because a CAUSE produces an EFFECT. My prior missive reveals my reasons why I operate (live my life) 'at effect'. I did not choose to be born and I did not choose my inputs (mind/talents/culture/parents/thinking, etc.). I, therefore, (like you) live my life without KNOWING the real causes. I must think and make ASSUMPTIONS (assumptions are key to my worldview).

It is my assumption that a Higher Source (a higher intelligence) is acting as the ultimate CAUSE (behind the scenes) for all events. I respond from birth to death to this Higher Source (intelligence) which provided my inputs. I have no other choice. I did not create myself. I did not choose to be born. It all just happened and now I must develop my own worldview on why all this is happening. The HOW is more easy than the WHY. I assume you must do likewise if you desire your worldview to have meaning!

Earlier in my life when I was a tennis player, I visited a tennis friend who was also a POTTER. This friend had his own pottery company and he sold pots, bowls, figurines, art objects, etc. at his pottery venue (it was in Wisconsin). I noticed how he would spin the clay and use water so as to produce a pot. The end result was amazing after the entire process was complete. This POTTER is my example for the Higher Source which I view as our ultimate CAUSE (the ultimate POTTER).

My assumption is that the FIRST CAUSE for all events which happen (on our planet) is our Higher Source (intelligence). This INTELLIGENCE lives in the NOW and acts to create the events on planet Earth and our greater universe. I call this CAUSE our POTTER. If this is valid, then I become the CLAY under this assumption (you also). As the CLAY we represent precisely what our POTTER has created. We did not have any freewill on this situation. Our Higher Source (POTTER) produced me/you precisely as a Potter produces a clay pot. It all happens beyond our full knowledge and control.

We are now living (today) as 'an effect' from the action of our POTTER (behind the scene). I am here in the NOW not KNOWING the full story which my POTTER has created. I assume that your situation is similar. You do not KNOW your reasons for being (fully) as your POTTER has all the specifications (details) hidden. But we both can speculate on what has happened and then recognize that our POTTER probably had reasons for his/her creation. Let's speculate!

My sense is that this Higher Source (POTTER) is fully in control of the end game which he/she created. Each bit of CLAY has some purpose and each event which happens leads to some END (result). The beginning is easier to discern then the END. I am here NOW and this means that I was created (my birth date is known). I have lived my life (now some 80 earth years) and I now like to think about the MEANING of all this. Was there a purpose for my birth and my life? Is the life of each person (on this planet) part of the puzzle that is active and relevant? Do all events and persons have a purpose?

My sense is that human beings have been active on this planet for some 6,000 years (give or take). Does our POTTER have an END GAME for his creation (you and me)? My sense is YES. We are now in this END GAME as the rule of man is ending (after these 6,000 years of activity). Our POTTER is bringing the CLAY under his control so that this END GAME can happen. The FIRST CAUSE is bringing us the 'effects' which we now experience on this planet. All is happening PRECISELY according to plan. That is my ASSUMPTION!

The END GAME will lead to a NEW AGE. Life is eternal (my belief) so life can not end. Life must continue with a NEW AGE evolving with new inputs which then lead to new outputs. The GAME of life continues because life is eternal and everlasting. The ending of one age leads to the beginning of a new age. This new age is likely to be on this planet and also in another realm for those not on this planet.  Give this scenario some reflection as you watch events happen on this planet. 

My assumption is that our POTTER is fully in control of his creation and all that happens is suppose to happen. It's confusing and much beyond my full understanding! But it does have meaning to me. Give my premise some reflection and then add your own inputs. Have a great day! I am: Donald B. Swenson, Economist/Philosopher, donaldswenson.blogspot.com.

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Two 'Assumptions' about REALITY which seem 'irrefutable'! Let's Review!

Personally, I view reality as relative (meaning that I can not discern absolutely that which I call reality). Reality continues to change over time. I can, however, discern that which appears to be solid and true based upon my own personal 'experiences'. There are TWO assumptions about reality which I would assert are solid and true. Let's talk about each of these assumptions to discern why I view them as solid and true.

The TWO ASSUMPTIONS at the core of reality:

1. All my reality is experienced as a NOW event. I experience no PAST and no FUTURE.

2. All my reality is derived from 'causes' which are beyond my freewill and being. In other words, I live my NOW reality AT EFFECT. The CAUSE is ultimately unknown and beyond my ken to totally discern.

Let's talk about these two assumptions to see if I have solid data to conclude that these assumptions are valid (for me and also for you). First of all, I view all my personal experiences as happening within a NOW moment (consecutively). I can not escape the NOW moment as I live my life. The NOW is part of my consciousness and my consciousness is continually a NOW situation. No escape from the NOW is possible. Try to escape the NOW? I don't think anyone can!

My so-called PAST is never experienced (as a reality). What happens is that I experience a MEMORY (in the NOW) and this memory is what I call my PAST. But this memory is ALWAYS experienced as a NOW event (within me). I can think about my life yesterday (or earlier) and recall some of the events which happened. But I do this THINKING in the NOW (always). I never actually experience a PAST (only NOW memories of my past). All this happens within my consciousness (not outside my consciousness).

This situation leaves me with the conclusion that I LIVE in the NOW (always). I dream in the NOW. I drive my car in the NOW. I eat and sleep in the NOW. I act daily and this experience (action) is always a NOW experience. I can not escape the NOW. What does this mean for this idea we call TIME? Is TIME always a NOW event? Does TIME evolve in (from) the NOW. Was TIME invented in the NOW (via some past experience of NOW)? Does this mean that TIME is mental/imaginary/virtual?

I would suggest that TIME is derived from human imagination (mental activity). TIME was invented by humans for a reason/purpose. TIME may have been invented to help us discern seasons and to produce order within the marketplace. TIME gets invented as astronomers watch MOVEMENT (within the heavens). The motion of our planet can produce this concept we call TIME. The motion of our planet around our SUN can give us this concept called a YEAR. Fractions of a year can then be derived mathematically from this prior MOTION.

Eventually, we can invent a CLOCK to follow the motions and this gives us 'clock time'. Clock time is derived from prior cosmic motion and human invention. Today, we have very sophisticated technology to measure clock time. But cosmic time is really a measure of our imaginations about prior motion. Once clock time is invented, we can produce new imaginations about TIME (and history) which may not be fully valid. In reality, TIME is a NOW event and this means TIME originated with a human person (an invention).

Time is much like MONEY (it's invented as a tool for a purpose). In reality, both TIME and MONEY do not EXIST (separate from the human mind). Both are mental inventions derived from mental experiences. All is meant to serve a PURPOSE for humans so life can be improved. But both of these concepts are technically IMAGINARY. We could eliminate both of these concepts. That which is 'invented' can be 'uninvented'. Amazing!

Now lets talk about this assumption called LIVING AT EFFECT. In reality, I was born on this planet without any personal input. I had no FREEWILL at the point of birth. The CAUSE of my birth was beyond my ken (vision). After my birth, I then started my mental (experiential) journey on this planet. All events which happened (after birth) were mostly derived from causes much beyond my personal knowledge and control. Did I choose my parents, culture, health, talents, skin color, appearance, gender, etc.? I don't think so! I originated from CAUSES beyond my freewill. What does this mean?

The idea that I have full freewill to create my own reality is really a MYTH. I did not create my birth (my beginning) so I must conclude that I live AT EFFECT (a reality of causes much beyond me).  I live and experience that which is within me even as the CAUSE is beyond me (unknown). This leads me to conclude that I live AT EFFECT. If this is true for me, maybe it is also true for you. We both live life in the NOW and experience reality without knowing the ultimate CAUSES. Amazing!

The TWO assumptions which seem solid and true are that I live continually within the NOW (this is how I experience life) and I also live AT EFFECT (not knowing the true causes which produce my life experiences). Are these assumptions true and solid for you also? Think on these assumptions and ask yourself questions. Questions produce answers as we ask and experience life. It was Socrates who stated that life starts with a 'question' and ends with a 'question'.  We really KNOW NOTHING! Amazing!

Have a great day as you contemplate reality. I am: Donald B. Swenson, Economist/Philosopher, donaldswenson.blogspot.com.

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What does Alex Murdaugh reveal? What about Tovia Singer? O.J. Simpson? Is all 'reality' built on a LIE? I think so!

 

What is now happening in real-time is amazing. Our system (religious and secular) is BUILT on LIES (at the core). The 'default program' within us (each and everyone) derives from a LIE (when push comes to shove). The entire system which we live with today derives from LIES within each of us. Amazing! Who comprehends? The Alex Murdaugh trial (which just ended) reveals that his entire LIFE was derived from his LIES! He was viewed as upstanding and righteous even as he (down deep) was a huge LIAR/DECEIVER. Amazing revelations are now happening!

The above video by Tovia Singer reveals (to me) the lies within this religion called Christianity. Tovia is a rabbi who does desire truth and honesty (even as he is also imperfect). The text that people read (supposedly) as true biblical scripture, was actually changed by the writers to reflect their conceptions and lies. Text was then promulgated as being from God so as to deceive the reader/teacher/pastor/theologian. Amazing! God is now allowing us all to experience LIES (text and verbal) so we can eventually reject these lies as we create a NEW SYSTEM for this planet.

I listened to the Alex Murdaugh trial as this trial reveals his core lies even as he denies these lies to salvage his human nature. Alex, apparently, KILLED his wife and son to gain his views on reality for his SELF. A jury of twelve viewed his testimony as mostly lies and chose to convict him. He now must appeal and/or spend the rest of his days (on earth) in jail. Alex did not admit his guilt as this would be a negative which he could not live with. None of us can LIVE totally on a 'negative'. This causes us (all) to LIE when push comes to shove. To protect one's human nature, one must LIE (at least this is what the trial seems to reveal).

Telling the absolute TRUTH on issues of human nature (one's core character) is difficult (when push comes to shove) and MOST will LIE to SAVE their real-time SOUL. It's the DEFAULT program within us (so it seems). LIES work for a time period (say the 6,000 years of man's rule). Then God's Judgment arrives and LIES lead to tribulation and death. This seems to be the situation that we all are now experiencing. The entire human SYSTEM is built on LIES (at its core). Religious lies, secular lies, scientific lies, educational lies. Can you discern the LIES that are now being revealed? It's confusing and challenging!

1. The Covid 19 virus situation is, apparently, built on lies. Today, the U.S. Department of Energy reveals a study which points to this virus as being a LAB LEAK situation. Is this TRUE or a LIE?

2.  The official mantra has been that this virus emerged from a bat (or similar) and then jumped to humans. Now this mantra is being exposed as a huge LIE (by many scientists). Others continue with the standard view that the virus jumped from an animal to humans. Who is lying and who knows the truth?

3. The lies of O.J. Simpson were also instructive to me back in 1995. O.J. claimed he did not KILL his wife, Nicole, and another human, Ron Goldman,  in 1995. A jury found O.J. innocent even as I viewed this legal soap opera as a Judicial JOKE. The entire trial was less than credible to me. So called 'truth' was portrayed as 'lies'. Yet O.J. still claims (today) that he did NOT kill these person's. Millions agree that the trial PROVED him innocent! Amazing deception! I was a bartender at the time in 1995!

4. We now have another O.J. situation with this Alex Murdaugh trial. This jury chose to convict this liar even as another jury did the opposite in the O.J. trial. But all is circumstantial (in reality) as Alex claims he did not kill his wife or son. The two guns (that were used) have not been discovered. His guilty verdict could be reversed on an appeal (although this is unlikely). The reality is that nothing can be proven completely. All of reality is 'circumstantial' (lies work for a season). Truth is subjective! Amazing!

5. We are now living in the END TIMES (my view) and this rabbi, Tovia Singer (see above video) reveals some facts on biblical text which shows corruption was present (at the writing of sacred scripture). Amazing! This so-called NEW COVENANT concept (proclaimed by Christianity) is really not valid (if old testament text is viewed as final). Jeremiah 31 (and other Old Testament text) does indicate that another NEW COVENANT will arrive for this planet (after the next Messiah arrives).  See Isaiah 2 and 11. A NEW AGE will then arrive. Is any of this valid thinking? Have lies been perpetrated in sacred scripture (under the mantra of being TRUTH)? Do pastors lie today as they proclaim their scriptural mantra's?

6. My sense is that our entire CURRENT system is built on lies (at the core). Lies get revealed (over time) and then people REJECT the lies as they DISCOVER new TRUTH (in the NOW). We all want TRUTH but TRUTH is subjective and those in POWER will LIE to the END (so it seems) to protect their worldview. Biden will lie, Putin will lie, Xi will lie! Our SYSTEM is built on LIES (at the core). Truth is discovered as events happen in REAL-TIME. The NOW reveals truth! But people reject the NOW until it becomes ubiquitous!

7. Today, we live mostly with LIES. Lies work for a season (until enough people discover these lies). Was the Covid 19 virus a 'gain of function' event? Was a bat the real source? Did the virus JUMP to man from an animal? Or was the virus weaponized in the LAB? Who knows the TRUTH?

8. Did Alex Murdaugh KILL his wife and son in 2021? Did O.J. kill his wife and Ron Goldman in 1995? Who is telling truth and who is enunciating lies? It's difficult to discern in real-time as people must derive their own views (all is subjective at the core). I see O.J. as a liar and also Alex. But my view is subjective at the core. I am not God. Only God really KNOWS what happened and why?

9. Do we all live AT EFFECT (unknowingly)? Are there invisible agents (spirits) which produce behavior that is negative? Who is ULTIMATELY 'at cause' on all these events? Is 'human nature' built on a LIE (at the core)? Did Eve take the 'apple'? Was it then given to Adam? Did Cane kill Able? It's all subjective at the core. Is God the ultimate SOURCE of every event (as it is 'implied' in scripture)? Read Revelation 4 and 5 and 6 - 19. Is reality revealed over time as we all experience reality? Is the NOW reality?

The issues are not easy to discern. My worldview assumes that truth is subjective and that invisible agents RULE this planet. For me, the NOW is reality! Am I correct? Is my worldview valid? You will need to THINK for yourself on all these issues. I may be partly correct and partly incorrect! Develop your own view as you watch human nature in action. I must do likewise! Have a great day!

I am: Donald B. Swenson, Economist/Philosopher, donaldswenson.blogspot.com.

http://kingdomecon.wordpress.com

Experiencing our Creator God: A NOW event always!

David Chalmers seems to recognize that consciousness is non-material. For a scientist this is sound thinking IMO. The movie within us is at the core of our inner self!

Have you experienced the spirit of our Creator God during your lifetime? I have. This experience was a NOW event. It happened without my input. I would suggest that we all can experience our Creator God via our inner self (our consciousness). My/your 'consciousness' is part of our inner self and this inner being can experience a Higher Intelligence which I call our Creator God. Let's think on this idea for this missive!

Everyone on this planet lives within their CONSCIOUSNESS (inner self). We think and then act on words and concepts which appear within our 'consciousness'. This source (called our consciousness) is where our Creator God also lives. We live within a spiritual realm (mostly unknowingly). Most people can not discern that their INNER SELF is spiritual. Most are deceived by educators who claim that my/your inner self is our Brain. This deception is part of the misinformation which permeates our education establishment.

In reality, my INNER SELF is my spirit self. I live within my spirit self as I breath, think, act, and communicate. Our Creator God can and does access this inner spirit self with his 'words' (his voice). A WORD arrives within me/you and then we act out the meaning of this WORD. Amazing! Words create behavior and behavior derives from the WORDS which arrive within us (spontaneously). All this is a spiritual enterprise which few seem to comprehend.

If we desire to experience this Higher Source (intelligence) all we need to do is get into our inner self (our consciousness). Our consciousness is active in the NOW always. It's impossible to shed this inner self. I was born with an inner self and I die with my inner self. All was predestined prior to my birth. My talents were predestined. My parents were predestined. My culture was predestined. My growth over time was predestined. I would suggest that YOU are similar. All that happens is predestined (but we assume otherwise do to all the false education within this system of ours). 

To experience one's inner self (consciousness) is key to understanding REALITY. Have you had an 'out-of-body' experience during your current lifetime? I did (1977). What happened? My sense is that my 'consciousness' escaped my body for a brief time period. During this escape I experienced a world (our outer universe/cosmos) which is beyond normal reality. I experienced a world of cosmic events and images. All happened in the NOW. Was I outside my physical body during this experience? My sense is YES!

It's impossible to escape the NOW as our consciousness is living continually in the NOW. The NOW produces our reality! NOW events happen suddenly and spontaneously. The causes are mostly not understood. Who is the real SOURCE behind all these events? Let's think on this!

Ask yourself these questions and then THINK on the meaning:

1. Did I (you) choose to be born?

2. Did I (you) choose our parents?

3. Did I (you) choose our culture/language/gender?

4. Did I (you) choose our inner talents (music, sports, science, beliefs, etc.)?

5. Did I (you) choose the inner program which produces our daily behavior, habits, character?

6. Did I (you) choose our problems, tribulations, challenges, health, and friends?

7. Did I (you) act with total freewill as we lived our life (in the NOW)?

My sense is that none of us realizes that we are actually agents of a Higher Source which provided all these events. I call this our POTTER who created me/you, the CLAY. We are deceived by our culture as we think on these core events. That is my sense. Our education and our politics mostly deceives our senses on many issues of life. Those who desire to CONTROL us want us to think as they do. Playing God is what many ego's in positions of POWER desire. Deception works (to a degree) for those who want to control the marketplace. Uncertainty and unknowingness allow select guru's to control our thinking!

To experience the VOICE of our Creator God all you need to do is get into your INNER SELF (your consciousness). This VOICE is active in the NOW (always). Anyone can access this VOICE if they seriously desire this voice. Reality is spiritual and our INNER SELF is part of this immaterial spiritual realm (within us). I experience this realm daily as I THINK, ACT, and REFLECT. You can do likewise IF you get INTO your inner spiritual SELF. Think on these ideas as you reflect on events that happen (to you) daily. Have a GREAT DAY! Life has meaning when we get into our inner self!

Ekhart's thinking is mostly valid IMO. I read two of his books called The Power of Now and Stillness is Meaningful! He recognizes the reality of the inner self!

An out-of-body experience gives one the reality of our immaterial consciousness. My experience happened in 1977 and my experience of our Milky Way Galaxy (during this event) was amazing as my consciousness floated in space! This experience happened spontaneously and without my choice!

I am: Donald Brynolf Swenson, Economist/Philosopher, donaldswenson.blogspot.com.

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