The Negatively Adept

[GregorArturo]

A couple months ago I had a conversation with my brother that was one of the most interesting I have ever had. My brother is two years younger than me and is going for a business degree at the University of Hartford. As I always said, "He's quantitative, and I'm qualitative. He's easily moved into the rich upper class scene of the greater New York metropolitan area.

We ended up having a three plus hour conversation about what is going on and differing philosophies. He knew of many of the conspiracy theories in great depth, even recent news events in relation to them. He was definitely reading more than your average kid and this was the first time I was really aware of this.

He even had a great deal of faith in these things except... He was on the other side.

Tonight I just finished a conversation with one of my best friend's mom being her mom is best friends with my mom. Well, her mom is the CEO of a large advertising firm here in Portland. The debate started out over the Law of Attraction. I immediately took a stand that it puts forth wishful thinking over positive thought, which I was not a fan with.

And the same thing happened, in domino like fashion with each conversations. They were both well informed of the situation, but were definitely of the negative polarity. And even more importantly I could recognize them as the negatively adept. There was no balance or gray are to the way they swing. They are most certainly in the 90ish percentile of service to self one could say.

With the Law of Attraction, she had stated a notion based on a 1929 notion. She told me to read these three books that all had the phrases 'riches', 'money', and 'wealth' in the titles. I could not even fully comprehend the seriousness of how she was putting this across. I can also tell you both my brother and her are amazingly smooth (and yes, manipulative and sly can be thrown in there) talkers. That is by far their forte. I am more indeed a writer and as my Mayan challenge power is wind (communication) its something I know I've had to work on more than anything (I really didn't start talking fully until five). However, with this notion (oh tangents), we did come to the agreement it wasn't instantaneous, and that it was about a thought form which is putting an energy vibration out into the universe and that is how it manifests. By only true familiarity with the law was presented to me with "The Secret" which did skew the true message.

We were on the same wavelengths for the most part with metaphysics. She asked at one point [like sarcastically and a little cocky], "You know metaphysics?" I really wanted to laugh right here, especially if you guys are familiar with my voice on the forum. And responded of course with a simple 'yes'.

But the overall brick wall we ran into was with the law [as I countered some of her notions with the Law of One], was the Law of Attraction was to help things manifest for YOU, while I said it was for things to manifest to benefit for US. And finally she accepted we had two different philosophies and came to a primitive for of respect for it, as she wasn't going to contradict with a direct [and negative] wrong.

The things I noted I wanted to also share with you from the conversations which you can then recognize yourself. They denied the existence of the philosophy of service to others or the positive polarity. They saw us as 'separate' beings with the goal of life as abundance and joy over learning and growth. They are interrelated but different. I usually like to say abundance and a joy are a byproduct of the latter. The fundamental difference I noticed because of say the denial of the 'other side', [while we most certainly understand it, recognize it, and even more importantly 'respect' its place in nature,] is they are of a more narrow mindset or as one commonly calls 'close minded'. Of the latter mindset, the positive polarity, one tends to be [more] open minded.

They also choose not to recognize the potential of an idealistic state of living, or utopia as most choose to call it. This easily akin to a resource based economy and the Venus Project, and that capitalism can evolve into this. They don't like socialism, and I am a socialist at heart, but we all (as in all of us in the room, as there were a bunch of adults (dinner party) listening in rather intrigued to hear a CEO and 23 year old college student go at it in philosophy) agreed upon the notion for a free capitalist system which is not the case at the moment (as our capitalistic society is much more restricted). However, most would not choose to recognize that the human element will not evolve out of this state of greed and corruption [which those terms they spun around a little as they're too 'negative', and subliminally choose not to be associated with such terms]. I was the only who saw the potential for it to evolve into an idealistic stat based communally (versus self) without money. Lauri (the CEO) would not even recognize the possibility that a society could exist without money.

The capitalist mindset my friends is just as worse as that as Christianity. Remember that. Going and preaching New Age theology, the Law of One, or corrupt politics may get you [and usually always] nowhere. Be weary with your words. You may make those friends more of your enemy. And on that note, maybe there's truth in 'keep yours friends close, and your enemies closer'.

However, the greatest treasure I really have discovered from these discussions is that 'man is inherently good'. And yes woman too. As we are all one Because after those conversations I still gave my brother and Lauri a hug and wished them a good night. I truly do love these people (known Lauri since I was three, same with her daughter) and always will, no matter what. They are family. That also implies why there is no evil in the world. It is only perspective that man came to be distorted or into manifestation into this ever so beautiful of an illusion.

Namaste.