Thursday, January 31, 2013

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.