Seeking True North, at the Centre of our World.. Seeking Community, in this Age of Illusions..

True North, in the context of this thread, is a metaphor for the understanding we gain of the nature & purpose of this shared reality we are all seeking after, when we set aside our superficial cultural differences & look for the Truth which binds us above all other considerations of what might be considered meaningful & worthwhile in the world of which we are an intrinsic part, each with our own soul construct nestled within greater & more vastly extending constructs within the grandeur of Nature which occupies everything we know, from our own niche to the totality of what can be experienced.

It starts and ends with family, then congregation, then community, then city, region, nation, and finally race itself. Note that this is rooted about a sense of PLACE rather than the more ephemeral sub-cultures which we have been blessed or cursed to discover in the non-geographical 'places' of the Internet. True North can only be found in locality, proximity, geography - this is the anchor which holds us firmly to the greater constructs of the world we occupy. It is absolutely fine to be a part of some sub-cultural grouping which is able to 'meet' & 'congregate' in an online space - but that should, in the context of a healthy self vs non-self reality, in the search for the True North described, be secondary to a proximal measurement of one's place, position, status, heritage & ancestry.

I would put forward the suggestion that we have become detached from our True North, from the healthy proximal measurement of relationship to the world beyond the boundaries of Self, and although we have tapped into great & immeasurable riches in the ability to merge with a group which expresses similar ideology & sub-cultural mores that we ourselves espouse within our soul complex, we must reel ourselves back in habitually to ensure that we are also connected to a community anchor which expresses healthfully the identification of our Self, including the sub-cultural mores without fear or insecurity, made to fit within the hierarchies of our proximal, geographically-oriented community groupings. It's absolutely fine to be a Dungeons & Dragons enthusiast who rocks it on the regional championship boards for that interest - but reel it back in & fit yourself into a logical & mutually supportive 'Russian Doll' Community Complex. Find your family, your congregation, your community, your city, your region, your nation, your race. Your allegiances should be the greater the closer in to your own individuated Self that they happen to be. We owe our greatest allegiance (aside from that owed to God) to our family, that much is clear - but we also owe our congregation greater direct allegiance than we owe to our city. Our allegiance to our city should take priority over the allegiance we naturally hold to more indirectly with the nation within which we live, yet at the furthest extreme there is a paradox, because we owe our race the highest allegiance other than that we owe to God & family. IE we should always seek to be the Good Samaritan if anyone of any group is ever found to be hurt or in mortal danger from unjust persecution.

And by race I do not mean ethnicity, because I would argue that we do not owe allegiance to others of our same ethnicity, only those to whom we owe allegiance due to shared culture, one feature of which may be ethnicity, though that is the least part of it all, for it is merely a cosmic throw of the dice, there is no virtue or principle of justice to be observed in supporting someone merely because they share your genetic ancestry, except those who are native or adopted in your nation to whom you owe your national allegiance. Again, it is a paradox. Our sub-cultural connections may be due to shared interest, such as Dungeons & Dragons, or due to shared historical culture, such as those who profess a love for their Latin heritage. They do not love their contemporary because they share a genetic template, they love them because they share a wealth of societal constructs which radiate in a particular pattern which represents the features of that sub-culture, the Latin culture involving music, food, habitual forms of recreation, love of certain familiar places, and so on.

All of our societal constructs then are flooding & spiraling out in every direction. And our soul can be floated alone on the less than gentle breeze of a rising hurricane, if we are not anchored to the centre of what we are experiencing of the core spiritual aspect of Reality. And I argue that our spiritual centre is strongly allied to our geographic social constructs - that these are the most vitally important constructs to maintain proper grip upon, if we are to retain a handle on what can be considered to be the True North of our naturally 'world-building' soul complex. By nature, we can generally only craft meaningful social bonds with around 250 people, it has been stated, from scientific studies of sociology. So having a thousand friends on Facebook is pretty meaningless, unless they embody true connection. By spending all of our time with virtual friends we are diminishing the amount of time we can put aside to store stock in true, local, geographically congruent social acquaintances with whom we can build meaningful friendships, with whom we can ally ourselves so that we are able to offer aid & receive aid in real world scenarios.

I think that the task of The Powers That Should Not Be, in the age of social media, has been to segregate us & atomise our potential for meaningful social contact between real humans in a face to face manner, preventing growth of a bountiful group of true friends & acquaintances amongst whom we can exchange meaningful action in the pursuit of shared dreams. Yes of course we can carve out a social construct consisting of many friends on a Discord group, or within a forum such as ATS - but the Enemy intends for us to be utterly isolated when the power goes out, leaving us isolated, without connections in the proximal geographical area - essentially, leaving us naked & afraid.

The main thrust of why I'm writing this thread, is an appeal to everyone here, everyone who is reading these words, to forge relationships with friends & acquaintances in the real, geographical world around you. Start with family, move out to congregation - church is best - then to local community, perhaps through people you meet alongside the activities of your kids at their school; parents groups & coaching the little league, etc. Community groups that mean something, friends and acquaintances to whose home you might be invited for a meal, or to a poker game with the guys. Beyond that you have your city, and you could take meaningful political action if that's a way of strengthening community ties around issues that need to be addressed. By this point you've probably reached your maximum social grouping with whom you can have meaningful relationships, around 250 people. But keep going perhaps, and spread your wings further, advocating for the needs of your region, by fundraising, campaigning, or simply crafting mass events such as sports days, marathons, cookouts, whatever it may be - forge links with the precious few additions you can admit to your maximum social grouping of geographic contacts.

# hitting the fan?

If you live in the way suggested, ignoring the psychological warfare of the mainstream media, you will not be naked & afraid - you will be READY.

FITO