Here’s a nice little FYI for people trying to free themselves from automatic, controlled programming, including the formation of “appropriate opinions.” If you become familiar with this topic, you’ll notice all sorts of people trying to squirm out of all sorts of situations by using covert hypnosis. If you find yourself in a situation of outrage, for example, and then someone talks with you (or at you) for fifteen minutes and then you suddenly can’t remember why you ever felt anything but approval for what previously outraged you … um … kind of a warning sign, especially if the outrage was about something like torture, thievery, murder or other abuse. Another common sign of covert hypnosis is also when you feel extreme confusion about something that would normally be very clear cut — spinning your wheels into non-action.
“Covert hypnosis is very subtle.” It’s designed to shut down your analytical mind. Unfortunately for most students, analytical thinking is no longer taught in schools, and it’s often poo-poo’d in religious, channeling, or spiritual circles as “not having faith” or “being negative.” Faith is a powerful, wonderful tool, but so is critical thinking. When we integrate all aspects of Awareness, we can transcend base attempts to manipulate us into living smaller, controlled lives that aren’t our own best Self.
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