Milestones

So I started this blog awhile ago to write about how strange things relate to each other. I've just passed 3000 views on my blog, and it feels...weird. When others chose to tune into my stream of consciousness for awhile, how should I act? As myself. Right? What could be easier than being yourself? Actually, sometimes it's kinda hard. I try though. I thank those of you who visit my blog. Stay tuned, this world is getting stranger by the second!

3000 page views

strange ratios has hit 3000 pageviews. I feel pretty good about this statistic, as quite a few people have taken an interest in this blog. my only regret is that there hasn't been very much feedback, but knowing people are at least reading these words is very cool for me. Now with my other blogs, I can explore several different topics that are very interesting to me. I guess I'm just proud to be a blogger.

New Horizons in 2013

I remember being in my late teens when the Y2K phenomenon was happening. Many truly believed that our computer infrastructure would be plunged into such chaos that electric grids would fail, planes would fall out of the sky, nuclear missiles would lauch, etc., etc. People built shelters, stockpiled food and water, and took all manner of precautions, and we waited. Over the past two thousand years, the people have believed that the end was near numerous times. In modern times we have passed so many 'false ends' that people have begun to doubt the possibility of some great change within their lifetime altogether, similar to the parable of the "boy who cried wolf." The most recent of these was the year 2012.

In the card-based oracle known as the Tarot, there is a trump card called Death. If this card appears in a Tarot reading, it is symbolic of change. To change from one state to another is what birth and death are. Yet death has taken on a sinister connotation in western society. To many in the modern world, death means the end. For those who believe in an afterlife, death usually means going to the afterlife and never returning. For those who don't believe in an afterlife, death simply means cessation of all biological functions and the end of consciousness. These beliefs arise from the linear perspective of the western mindset. It says, “What has a beginning must have an end.” The cyclical perspective sees everything moving according to a rhythm. It is a holistic perspective, as opposed to the reductionist linear perspective.

Linearity is natural, it is an easily observable phenomenon in our world, but look at the science of astronomy. Our moon orbits around our planet, which orbits around our sun, which moves with the rest of our galaxy around its center. Astronomy is largely about cycles, cycles, and more cycles. Cycles are difficult for the linear mind to grasp. Perhaps the most prominent linear perspective we have is of time. Most people will unanimously agree that time is linear, yet this is not what we experience. Time dilation, missing time, and déjà vu are all commonly reported experiences. How are we to reconcile this dichotomy of linearity and cycles? Let us turn to the ancient Chinese symbol, the Yin Yang.



Light and dark swirling together, constantly cycling, and each polarity contains at least a small amount of the opposite. In this symbol, one side is understood to be masculine, piercing, active, while the other side is feminine, incubating, passive. Here we have the piercing, reductionist linear mindset of the masculine energy that dominates our mindset and culture. The feminine, incubating, cyclical energy has been suppressed for who knows how many thousands of years. Yet even the masculine and feminine perspectives cycle in the Yin Yang. So if we currently have a masculine, patriarchal, linear mindset, at some time in the distant past we must have had the opposite. So too in the future will we have it again.

Then comes the problem of evil. Yes, evil. Whatever you call it, however you quantify it, there are destructive forces that frequently tear part of our world to tiny pieces. If you had to pick an essence, masculine or feminine, which would you say evil projects more? I would say masculine. The piercing, thrusting, reductionist energy can be used for evil. Women can, of course, be evil. But the energy that they are projecting is masculine. The Chinese equate the light side of the Yin Yang as masculine, Yang, the shining sun piercing and blinding the day. Yin is equated with the cyclical moon, passive, reflective, incubating in the dark womb. The dark is not synonymous with the evil energy in the Yin Yang, in fact it is the opposite.

If one wishes to do evil things in our world, one must masquerade as the light. This is an ancient practice, that which appears good is deceptive and evil underneath. The way in which the feminine has been suppressed for aeons could be understood by looking at Yin, the dark half of the symbol. Yang currently has control of us, but sooner or later, Yin will cycle back around and everything we know will change.

The Case for Being Weird

I chose the name weirdpercent because it an anagram of my name, Drew Prentice, and because I'm a pretty strange person; ask anybody who knows me. They'll all tell you the same thing: "Yeah, that kid's a little weird." I've embraced this fact about me, because I'm not afraid to be who I am, a weird person. I don't like labeling people as a general rule because language is powerful, but monikers are a different story. As Shakespeare posed the question:

"What's in a name?"

One of the coolest topics I've ever studied is archetypes. Carl Jung advanced our understanding of archetypes in his work. The way I see it, if your personality (which is constantly changing from moment to moment) is a weird one, you might as well embrace this aspect of yourself instead of denying who you are. Lord Byron said,

"Truth is strange, stranger than fiction."

In modern times, advances in science have transformed our fiction. If science fiction is some of the strangest fiction we have ever known, then what does that say about our truths? To paraphrase J.B.S. Haldane:

“I have no doubt that in reality the future will be vastly more surprising than anything I can imagine. Now my own suspicion is that the Universe is not only stranger than we suppose, it's stranger than we can suppose.”

In our current world of incredibly strange ideas, one inevitably faces the concept of alien beings in our world, whether beings of our realm or those of hyper-dimensional realities. Many choose to pretend this doesn't exist, denying the overwhelming evidence that supports the regular visitation of other-worldly entities who seem to exhibit abilities and technology far beyond our current level of existence. Now, if that weren't strange enough, when one reads all the bizarre and disturbing experiences of our interactions with these beings, the level of misinformation and disinformation out there is staggering.

There is a massive coverup being perpetrated in counterintelligence programs or COINTELPRO which elements of the intelligence agencies in our world carry out against the population. The intent is to deter and interfere with anyone who is actively seeking truths, seekers who can be distracted or misdirected. The threat that we would pose to them if we could pierce the veil and defend ourselves would effectively be neutralized. Thus, the subject is attacked and ridiculed for believing in such things and majority of people remain ignorant. Much of humanity is complicit in keeping it secret, unknown to themselves due to their voluntary ignorance. Those that do research on this subject find a plethora of dead ends, red herrings, disinformation and manipulation done to throw people off their scent. In most cases, it works. In such a strange world, one survival strategy would be to step into the archetype of being weird, to experience it fully and completely.

To be stranger than the world around you is a way of playing your part in the role you've been given. Those that play along with the flow of events find favor by the natural laws governing evolution. To say this more succinctly, one way to deal with the "alien agenda" is to be as alien as you can. This throws a wrench into their strategy so to speak. weirdpercent is an anagram of Drew Prentice. This blog's title is synonymous with weirdpercent. Both are references to General Relativity and chaos theory. I compose synthetic electronic music and practice many dance styles of an illusory nature. I am pansexual. For most of my adult life I have done independent research into all of life's great questions. I have delved into unsolved mysteries, fringe knowledge, hidden history, eschatological prophecies, esoteric traditions, and more. I could go on, but I think you get the point: I'm a very odd person.

As to what I believe about aliens, UFOs, and other strange and other inexplicable phenomena, I will only say that what I believe about these subjects rests on many lines of text read, many hours spent in contemplation, many doubts and fears and questions explored, and what I believe is always subject to change in the face of new evidence. To say my life is unorthodox would be an understatement, but it's my life, and I accept that I'm an alien of sorts. I mean, I'm physically human, any physician will confirm this, but mentally, emotionally, and spiritually, I'm anything but. Don't be afraid of the strange, weird, odd, bizarre things in our world, because they are more numerous than you or I could possibly imagine. Instead, try to blend in by being a little bit weird yourself, and you may find a small comfort. If you can't beat them, join them. Join us. C'mon, it's fun. Deep down inside, everyone is a little weird. To act it out and let it show may surprise you. It can be liberating, in a strange sort of way.

nexus of mythology, cognition, and gaming

reposted from liber.us

The first known tarot decks appeared in the 15th century when powerful Italian families such as the Sforzas and Viscontis ruled over the superstitious masses. It is easy to imagine many of the same control techniques used today being developed in that world of Christopher Columbus and Giovanni Machiavelli. Perhaps the time is right to revisit the renaissance as we seem to be facing the dark ages of religious fundamentalism.

John Keel and his Adventures into Unreality -- High Strangeness -- Sott.net

This is an extremely well-written article that is very relevant to the so-called "2012 event," whatever it may be. We could speculate endlessly about what will happen in that year, but for sure, it is bound to be a nexus point for all manners of weirdness and manipulation of physical reality beyond human capabilities as John Keel experienced leading up to the collapse of the Silver Bridge in 1967 in Point Pleasant, West Virginia. Throughout recorded history, humans have interacted with a whole host of bizarre entities and phenomena, angels and demons, faeries and goblins, djinns, bardo beings, dragons, giants, and so on. Humans are easily suggestible and programmable through such events. Are we so arrogant with our scientific theories that we can claim a rational explanation for these events that conforms to 'consensus reality?' Of course not. Events like this promote shrugs and head scratching at best, paranoia and insanity at worst. In studying the events surrounding Point Pleasant, Keel must have truly felt like a fictional character who was at the mercy of some deranged writer who was authoring an insanely complex and utterly confusing book. The events described in his book are so ridiculous, so ludicrous, that it suggests that 1967 was the year that was 'picked' to bring the UFO and alien contact phenomenon very strongly into mainstream culture, and at the same time debunk it on account of how unbelievable the story was. This coincided with the the Space Race, and many people seem to have been misdirected in that year as a result of these mass shenanigans. Is it possible that many could be misdirected again in '2012' as so many were in 1967? I say yes, quite possibly, many will be swept up in the fervor of 2012 predictions and prophecies. Just a few thoughts to keep in mind as we approach the infamous year folks.

John Keel and his Adventures into Unreality -- High Strangeness -- Sott.net: "http://www.sott.net/articles/show/229112-John-Keel-and-his-Adventures-into-Unreality"

עִבְרִית

I love language. I love to greet all the diverse people I work with in their native language, it makes them smile. Even if those are the only words that I know. One of the most interesting languages I've ever studied in depth is Hebrew (עִבְרִית) Ivritz.

Don't mess with my zodiac!

I've been interested in astrology ever since I began reading descriptions of my sun sign, Gemini. I felt that most of them described me to a 't'. Consistently, from source to source, they knew me all too well. Naturally, not everyone will have this experience. I really approached it objectively, I never "wanted to believe that it was true," I just felt that it was right on target over and over.

Internet 2.0

The Internet is set to evolve into something far greater than we have ever imagined. Whereas now, we think globally and act locally, the next step for us is to think galactically and act globally. The new millennium signals a time when the enterprise of sharing ideas has become the greatest achievement of our race. After thousands of years of killing each other, we finally get along with each other enough to share our secrets, collaborate, brainstorm, mind map, translate, help each other, learn about each other, make a large, foreboding land and sea feel like a home, for now we can click and drag our little mouse pointer and watch our home scale up or down in size according to our wishes. We have made the transition from fantasy literature, with faeries, elves, gnomes, goblins, demons, etc. to science fiction, with its never-ending array of aliens, genetic experiments, hyper-dimensional beings, time travellers, super-intelligent entities, space-age technologies, faster than light travel, and so on. There is a reason for this transition. More on this to come.