Thoughts/Theories: One Young Catholic's Radical Ideas For Pope Francis II, His Bishops, & The Entire Catholic Church Concerning Successful Evangelization This 2015 Lent Season

One Young Catholic's Radical Ideas For Pope Francis II, His Bishops, & The Entire Catholic Church Concerning Successful Evangelization This 2015 Lent Season;

“St Boniface Catholic Parish, San Francisco. Lenten Day of Retreat March 1, 2015: titled : “We Must Reach Out” & “CONVERSION.”

I’m writing this open letter to any concerned Catholic as a 34-year old lifetime Catholic and an avid (meaning I not only put money _in the basket_ but that I try to attend _Every_ Sunday, not just "High Hollidays," and partake of -ALL_ the Sacraments of Mother Church, including "Confession") member of the St. Boniface Parish. The reason for my writing is my desire to add to the communal pool of opinions on the subject of “CONVERSION.” Always a difficult subject for me personally and for many other “Younger” Catholics of today’s world.

I hope to enlighten the readers of this letter to the _Specific_ difficulties inherent in “getting through to, Reaching, Successfully Communicating” with the younger people of today; Specifically Generations X (myself included), Generation Y, and now Generation Z.

These three Generations pose problems, in the area of Religious Conversion, which have never before been a Concern of the Catholic Church, and therefore, in my singular opinion, based on extensive service and Membership to these Youth Communities; The “Traditional” Methods of Conversion must be changed to adapt to the times if they wish to be maximally effective, or the youths of today will simply not be attracted to the Church at all, which seems to be the current state.

The main difference is these youths “DESENSITIZATION” (as any Marketing/Advertizing Executive can quickly inform you) – In my case, I was exposed to such a vast quantity of ADVERTIZING, as a little child, that I became totally IMMUNE to it! To this very day ANYTHING that smells even remotely of an Advertisement, or even “Pop Culture” (Being Manipulated, these days, by large Corporations) to me are IMMEDIATELY AVOIDED and most other Peers in my age group as well. We have simply been “marketed to death,” and so far, no one has found a “fix,” but to call us “Apathetic,” and increase efforts ten-fold to ensure that Generations Y and Generations Z _ARE_ “Product- Addicted-Consumers,” mostly by manipulating them on the Internet, but that is another story.

Though _CONVERSION_ is certainly NOT MARKETING, we are asking for almost NOTHING, and we are actually offering EVERYTHING; but to me and mine every ATTEMPT BY THE CHURCH to “CONVERT” _smells_ like plain old ADVERTIZING to us, and so we tend to avoid it like the Plague.

So the pretty simple Question before us becomes: “How do we bring Conversion to these groups of Young People, who view ANY ATTEMPT AT ALL TO INTERACT WITH THEM IN ANY WAY AS MANIPULATION FOR NEFARIOUS PURPOSES (“mind control” being a popular phrase)???”

This is a much bigger question than can be addressed by this simple letter at this point in time, though I do have a few simple suggestions for starters. First, there is another fellowship with a motto of “ATTRACTION RATHER THAN PROMOTION,” emphasizing that the BEHAVIOR OF ITS’ MEMBERS should speak for itself, and thus be ATTRACTIVE. This method has been enormously effective, for almost 100 years, with that particular Fellowship, as well as many spin-off groups.

As _CHRISTIANS_ one would think that this method would be *IDEAL* for us… But sadly, in my own singular experience only; there are many more Parishioners _Claiming_ Christianity than there are actually PRACTICING it. Contrarily, there are many who personify Christ’s Teachings and Love admirably, but will not call themselves “Christian” or especially not “Catholic!” Why is this? That should be a question for serious meditation itself.

Secondly is that The Young today, in America at least, are in dire need of Parental Guidance and Leadership. With the rate of Divorces skyrocketing and so many broken homes; The Young need Strong Adult Guidance and The Catholic Church is in a *PERFECT* position to step up and assume this role. Teaching today’s youths the Morals and Truths they will need to Survive as an Adult and not become a Criminal. What’s keeping these youths from coming to Mother Church, coming to receive the Love and Direction they so badly need, yet cannot find anywhere else? Well, why _should_ they come to us, I ask you? How are We Publicly acting ANY different to those youths than the Police, The Courts, Bad Parents, Organized Criminals, etc who have already hurt them so badly? How are we acting? Yes, the Soup Kitchens and Homeless Shelters we run are fundamental aids to societies downtrodden, but they are salves that come far too late, most often. By the time a person has been so humiliated by their lives that they are willing to even eat in a “Soup Kitchen,” it’s sometimes too late to really help them at all. The Ideal for us, as Evangelists, is to reach people while they are _YOUNG_, while they still have a chance to make the most of themselves. Yes, Jesus came “for the least of us,” but that doesn’t mean we ignore the others, right? To me, we appear to youths to be acting THE SAME AS ARMY RECRUITERS. Telling them what to do, what is right, what is wrong, trying to CONTROL THEIR LIVES, telling them what to believe (rather than just making suggestions and letting them come to their OWN CONCLUSIONS); If I were a confused young person today I would see NOTHING attractive about the Catholic Church at all! Lucky for me, I’m not so young any more… The Young People of today are *BRILLIANT*, *SUPER-EDUCATED*, *WILLFULL*, and more. The same old:

1: “We can save you from hell.” – Many don’t believe in Hell, feel they are already in it, or just don’t care about death.

2:”You need a Savior, we have the only one, you gotta be with us!:” – many of these kids “role-models” turned out to either be blatantly Abusive, or sadly Human (as ALL OUR HUMAN HEROES ultimately turn out to be, right? Because we are all sinners). They do not see any need for a “Savior” of any kind, so this may fall on deaf ears.

3: “Don’t you feel like a dirty Sinner inside? It’s because you are! Come to us and we’ll fix ya right up, and hey, we are the ONLY ones who can…” – Kinda strong-arm this one, neh? Any type of MANIPULATION is a direct turn-off.

4: “Aren’t you terrified of dying?! (Well Duh, EVERYONE IS, practically) Well, we are the ONLY ONES who can make sure you have a GOOD TIME AFTER YOU DIE. Otherwise, it’s gonna be real, real, bad for you. FOREVER.” – Again, rather manipulative, and honestly many of these kids ARE NOT SCARED OF DEATH AT ALL! They worship or seek it, as misguided as that is. And being WELL-EDUCATED, they have probably read all the studies of “Near-Death Experiences” and formed very COMPLEX belief systems surrounding their post-death world and a Catholic Converter who speaks to such a youngster as if they have never before thought about death and they are “beginners” on the Theology of the matter, will only be INSULTING their youth. Again, listening to their ideas first can be very educational.

5: “Christ died FOR YOU! You must be some kind of Schmuck to let God’s ONLY SON DIE, on a CROSS no less, die tortured just for you, and now, what, you don’t give a dang? You must feel GUILTY if you don’t kiss his butt! I mean He DIED FOR YOU, ya ungrateful jerk.” – Just wrong, but I’ve heard it. They get enough Codependent Manipulation like this at home; they don’t need it from us.

6: “We are the Power of Good. We are the ONLY POWER OF GOOD. If you wish to fight Evil, or simply be on the side of GOOD; we are your ONLY CHOICE.” – I like this one, personally, but a bit too Star Wars to actually work. That purple-haired, nose-ringed, tattooed girl you are talking to may actually have a Graduate Degree in “Semiotics,” or “Philosophy,” or some such and spent more time than you can even imagine thinking about what “Good” and “Evil” actually mean. May even have read many Popes and Saints on the subject, and just to make this interesting, perhaps she had an Abortion when she was younger, so she has faced a LOT of HATE from what she views as Catholicism… This is a tough customer, but if she is even talking to you at all, it’s a good sign, but being open to LISTENING to her more than talking is key. She has “The Inquisition” and every other reason why we are “Evil,” So this argument must be used on the basis of FAITH and the CURRENT STATE OF THE CHURCH, not “Facts” or “History.” Still, it remains one of _MY_ personal favorite reasons that I’m a Catholic =D

7: “Aren’t you sick and tired of feeling guilty, feeling that you are worthless? Don’t you want to know _Why_ it is that you feel deep down inside that there is something _Wrong_ with you? Why you sometimes do bad things, things you know you shouldn’t do? Don’t you want to be FREE of all the Burdens of Guilt and Pain? We can show you the way! The reason you feel like that is called ‘Original Sin’ and all Humans have it, but through Jesus Christ you can be saved! He can FREE YOU of all your Guilt and Sin, because that is what he was sent to do!” – I have to admit this is more attractive the older I get, because who doesn’t want to be free of their _Conscience_ sometimes, right? But the kids of today are actually TOO RESPONSIBLE to be attracted to this concept. First, they do not feel any “inherent guilt,’ or if they did they had buried it long ago. Second, they believe in personal responsibility. They don’t think it’s _Right_ that some bearded guy should get crucified for what they do and they don’t even want to think about it. Finally, that was 2000 years ago, right? So just LOGICALLY, how could Jesus have “died for _Their_ Sins.” Even if he did, how could he do that and ALSO die for each and everyone elses? See what I mean, Converters? When you really get into this pitch it becomes like a Graduate Course in Seminary. Best to keep it simple, keep it about you and your experience, speak from your heart and not your brain, because these kids’ brains are getting weirder every day! ;)

You get the Idea, I’m sure.

The Techniques which I am theoretical suggesting may be outmoded have the benefit of being very Basic Arguments, which have been very successful for a long, long time, because they all speak to the very Heart of most of Humankinds deepest INSTINCTS.

However, the YOUTHS of today have been so Inundated with Commercial Manipulation like this, because it was stolen/used by the Mighty Corporate Marketing Machine of the 1950’s – Present for MARKETING ON TV/RADIO/WEB, that NONE OF THE REASONS FROM # 1- 7 MEAN ANYTHING TO YOUTHS AT ALL ANY MORE. They all appear to be “Typical Marketing Come-Ons” that fall off of them like water from a ducks back, no matter how TRUE they actually may be.

That is one of the major reasons, in my opinion, that church numbers (like Freemasonry numbers) have been consistently FALLING. The NEW MAN, with the Internet at his Fingertips, has ALL THE INFORMATION in the World at his fingertips and not a single drop of FAITH or SOUL equally available. For that he is COMPLETELY DEPENDANT ON OTHERS, like the Catholic Church. Whether others can see it or not, I see this as a time when the world needs the Church possible more than ever before, and if it acts ideally, could make a tremendous “come-back,” strictly in terms of Converts. So that is my “Bad News.” The “Good News” is that there _ARE_ many viable and working ways to reach the younger Generations, many of which I have tried to mention, which I believe will help bring younger people into the Fold… But it does sometimes take a HUGE REORIENTATION to the way that many long-time “Converters” see their role, as Catholic Evangelists, a new understanding of just what their job is.

I would greatly enjoy to hear the thoughts of a Priest or some other Office Holder in St. Boniface (as it is _my_ beloved Parish, who inspired me to type out these thoughts, for the Parish Lenten Day of Retreat), or any Catholic Conversion Volunteer for that matter.

In Summary; My, advice, as a “Kool & K-Rad younger Catholic person,” is this.

1. First and foremost try to LISTEN to a potential Candidate. They usually have a LOT to say, before they can be ready to listen to ANYTHING you may have to say. “A full cup cannot be filled; it must be emptied first.” – So many times, if we find someone willing to listen to us, we are so thrilled we begin evangelizing right off – this is not always the wisest course. They also, sadly, sometimes have a lot of RESENTMENTS against the church and only by LISTENING TO THEM FIRST, without reacting or DEFENDING in any way, can we come to a point where they are ready to LISTEN, and we have done them a service by listening to their troubles. By LISTENING FIRST, we open ourselves to the possibility that the Holy Spirit may inspire us to say something to that person SPECIFICALLY FOR THEM, something we never would have said if we had just “launched into our conversion script.” Spending our Primary energy on LISTENING, not only can make us more effective Converters, but also pays homage to the Sacred Catholic Act of “CONFESSION” and as such can be giving the listener a Taste of what Catholic Life can be like. This leads nicely to suggestion two…

2. Whenever possible: TEACH BY DOING, NOT BY TALKING. As Human Mammals we learn first and we learn best by WATCHING OTHER HUMAN ROLE-MODELS. First our parents, then others, often our Spouses (which is why some married couples tend to become more and more like each other as years pass). Rightly or Wrongly Catholic Conversion is WIDELY STIGMATIZED as Catholic people TALKING _AT_ YOU. Which is the last Public Relations image we want for ourselves, right? That’s certainly not very attractive and kept yours truly AWAY FROM THE CHURCH for many years. The only way I know of to change this Stereotype is if we begin to LISTEN more than TALK. And when we talk, talk about OUR LIVES, OUR FAMILIES; To PROVE CATHOLICISM WORKS does not need to be about Bible this and scripture that, though it is nice we have those things as back up. Modern Youth are just not that Shallow (or perhaps “Deep” others may argue). If they are going to decide to become Catholics, or even toy with the idea, they need to see that it’s not just ALL SURFACE LIES. They need to see that BENEATH THE SURFACE are happy people, living happy lives, BECAUSE OF CATHOLICISM. If they need scripture; they can find it a million ways. But how many opportunities do these people get TO MEET A REAL PRACTICING CHRISTIAN…? Probably not that many. Because if you are the type of Christian who is Evangelizing, than you are probably very dedicated to what you do and are thus a GOOD CHRISTIAN. This leads me to suggestion #3…

3. LET THEM LEAD: Once a rapport has started, rather than leading the conversation (a natural turn off for them), let them lead the Conversation! You will be amazed at some of the Insightful and Godly question that youngsters may ask you, and never be afraid to say “I DON’T KNOW!” – They hate liars worse than anything! Don’t force the Bible on them, but IF THEY ASK to see a certain verse you quote in answer to a question or “Prophetic Proofs”, and then bring out the Bible. Once it’s out, DO NOT ASSUME they need/want to see more, ASK THEM, and do not be disappointed if one Psalm is enough; To them it may be all they can digest at the time! If you let them lead, they will leave with a much better feeling, not that they were just “talked at,” but that they had a Genuine “INTERACTION,” and with luck, a Godly One.

4. LET THEM KNOW THERE IS VARIETY IN CATHOLICISM: One of the biggest turn-off misconceptions I find about youngsters and Catholicism is that they think ALL CATHOLICS ARE THE SAME. The last thing any youngster wants is “to be the same” as ANYTHING, right? Let them know that there are TONS of Catholic Churches in the Bay Area, ALL OF THEM DIFFERENT, different Emphasis, different Saints, Languages, etc, etc. INDEPENDENCE and UNIQUENESS are VITAL to youths. They need to know that Catholicism is/has changed so much, and is so DIVERSE ITSELF these days, that they can still be UNIQUE as Catholics and maybe MORE SO _because_ of their Catholicism.

5. There are many more than this, in the end it’s how God Inspires you, and every Interaction is Different. Thank you for listening to my idea’s, but they are just that; Idea’s. I have yet to be a Converter myself, so I can’t know how it is “in the field,” but I have worked with a lot of Youth, especially “At-Risk” One’s, so I Pray my suggestions are Helpful to you this Lent. Please UNDERSTAND, my _Capitalization_ is not “yelling,” as the Internet suggest, but just my way of adding Emphasis. I’m experimenting with _New_ Grammar=D Have a great Lent and Evangelizing season everyone! Thank you for reading, my prayers are with you, God bless you all!

Yours Very Truly,

Name Redacted Phone Redacted (no text capabilities, but voicemails/calls encouraged) Avery.kates@gmail.com (rarely checked, e-mails DISCOURAGED except in cases of large Documents, etc)

Thoughts: Welcome to The 21st Century Illuminati Upper Classes & Returning Immortal Elders

Illuminati State of Teh Gnu World Odor 2015, with a Brief Introduction & History

The 13th Century Holy, Celibate, Christian, Order known wisely today (Thank You "Dan Brown" and all the success of your "Masonic Templar Conspiracy" Thrillers !!)as The Knights Templar, were the first Global Power _Evar_ to establish a solid International Banking Consortium.

Having established their Temples and Buildings in almost every "Civilized" known country on Medieval Earth, having the largest force of Experienced (Due to the "Holy Crusade" wars in the Middle East at the time)Armed Soldiers available for hire (to protect travellers with their wealth) who were otherwise uncommitted to _Any_ Ruler/King/Power on Earth (Besides the Pope, initially). The Templars were the only force on earth capable of protecting large amounts of valuables (usually gold, silver, jewels, etc)in transit; Protecting it from Pirates, Brigands, etc.

The Templars-turned-International-Bankers figured out fairly quickly that they did not actually _need_ to "escort" things like _Gold_ around at all! Having wealthy established places everywhere; All a person who was moving needed to do was go to a Templar Bank and "Deposit" an Amount of Gold. The Templar Banker would "Translate/Cypher/Encode" the _Amount" of Gold into a One-Time-Pad-Like-System. The Depositor then takes this "Sigil (often these codes looked like elaborate Magickal Sigils, learned from the Arabic Muslim "Word Art" of the Middle East Cultures)" to _Any_ other Templar Bank, who would then be able to "Decode" it and Give the person however much the _C0de_ indicated the Client had originally deposited. These "Paper Slips Worth Gold" were the First "Paper Currency."

Now is where the real Tricks (and High Crimes!) Begin! These First, "Pioneer Bankers" learned the basic Economic Law which what all Bankers today still use: Once International Banking has been firmly established - people _Stop_ coming to the bank to get their Gold and just start trading the pieces of paper with each other!!<> Can you see what this means yet? Don't feel bad, _Most_ people didn't see it then, nor do they even see it now (though it is firmly in the realm of "Economic Facts of Banking," now)...

...What this means is this: If people are Not collecting their Gold any more, then who actually /knows how much gold is even in the bank at all?! Thus, they slowly began issuing more "Currency Notes" than there was actual _Gold_ in their Bank. This is the central (and /ONLY/, really)cause of "Inflation," the "phenomenon" where the Paper Currency in your Pocket is quite suddenly (and for no apparent or clear reason to the vast numbers of "Teh Public")/WORTH LESS/ than it did just yesterday? Why is this? How could this possibly make any sense?? That's why. Because a Bank issued more money than it actually had; that's why. Essentially _Counterfeiting_, but because _They_ are the "Money Authority" - there is/was no one to prosecute/investigate them! Hah! What a fucking /BRILLIANT/ racket, eh?

Today the Racket has gotten so complicated (the better to /F00L/ a more Edumacated Public, with greater access to Information) that there are silly rules like "Banks may issue exactly 90% more Currency than they actually have." Because _Now_, with Credit, Debit, Interwebs, and Yadda; People often don't even come for Teh _Money_ any more!

Back to History: So things are going *GREAT* for the Knights Templar Holy Warrior Bankers for a time... Meanwhile England and France are fighting a terribly expensive war, plunging _BOTH_ their Economies into terrible _Debt_, as Governments just *LOVE* to do, and to continue to Fuel their wars, /BOTH/ Countries begin to borrow a _Lot_ of Money from the Templar Bankers, who being True Illuminati, reveled in having their hands up the Butt of two waring Governments. As Proud as any modern Arms Dealer, I'm sure.

What they had not planned or counted on was that King Phillip of France and King Stephen of England would come to a _Secret_ Agreement: "Since they both owed the Templar Bankers Money, and since the Templars were so rich anyways, and didn't pay taxes... why not manipulate to get a Pope into position to have them all declared "Satanists" or "Homosexuals" or whatever? That way, both countries debts are /CANCELLED/ and on top of _That_, both Governments get to "Confiscate" all the Templar _Goodies_ in their Boundaries (meaning *lots* of gold, loot, property, Yadda)?!"

And so they did. Pope Urban declared them every Evil thing in the book (though they were, in point of Historical Fact, the /ONLY/ truely "Good" and "Holy" Knights - such as those so often portrayed in the Cinema today. The vast majority of "Knights" during the Midevil ages were Raping, Pillaging, _MONSTERS_, of men. The Knights Templar were not only _SERIOUSLY_ Christian Monks, but... (to be continued...)

WTF?! NEW BLOG POST GETS 4 HITS in FIRST 20 MINS!

Site Update: Unprecidented attention hyopthetically blamed on Adrian Lamo... or possibly the large number of google searches on "tai-Chi???"

Music That Never Gets Old: "You are what you is," from the album "Frankly Acapella," by "The Persuassions."

"You are what you is," from the album "Frankly Acapella," by "The Persuasions."

This song, and the entire album (thus the "_Frank_" in "Frankly Acapella" Title)is a Tribute to and Cover of Frank Zappa Songs, by The Persuasions , an incredibly talented, all African-American, Acapella-only group.

I'm not a Racist. But, Frank Zappa music is widely believed to be the sole confine of White Nerds. These four Gentlemen prove differently; Zappa is loved by all the peoples of the world =D

You Are What You Is, by The Persuasions

or You Are What You Is, by The Persuasions

YOUTUBE WILL NOT EXIST, NOR CONTINUE TO CONTAIN ALL THE KOOL MUSIC IN EXISTANCE: SO, IF YOU TRUELY LOVE MUSIC, GO OUT AND BUY A COPY OF THEIR ALBUM, OR LEARN HOW TO HAXOR YOUTUBE VIDEO'S & BACKUP, BACKUP, BACKUP!

Theory: 13 ways to _STAY HIGH_, when you _GET HIGH_ ; A Guide For the Truly Desperate Junkie…

13 ways to _STAY HIGH_, when you GET HIGH , for the Truly Desperate Junkie…

(Mostly “discovered” while kicking Diacetyl-Morphine-HCL in jails, but these really work… they are not the way to get “The Best High,” nor ways to “Get the Highest.” They are all simply suggestions based on experience for ways to keep drugs in the Human System as long as possible) 1. Do not eat anything and drink minimal water.

2. Do not sleep. This is true for several reasons. Firstly the brain does a “Cleansing Cycle” while asleep that we do not desire, here. Secondly, when we *skip* that Cycle, all types of toxins build up in the brain, and many of them mimic certain recreational drugs. Thus Sleep Deprivation works. Usually this is not a concern during Opiate, Alcohol, and Benzodiazepine Withdrawal, as Sleep is not an option anyways. (*WARNING* this one can quickly lead to /BAD JUDGEMENT/)

3. Freeze Motherfucker! (Means: Do not move your body more than strictly necessary because it spends Calories and anything that spends Calories=”Detoxing”=”No, thanks!”; ideally stay laying on your back.

4. Limit Sweating: it’s sweating out your drugs, d00d!

5. Freeze Motherfucker! Yes, _again_!(Means: Keep it COLD! Heat causes your body processes to _Act Faster_ = Detoxing = No Thanks!)

6. Don’t Poop or Pee, no really! I don’t actually know any Doctors who agree with me on this one, and most people don’t have the discipline for it anyhow (especially as Opiate and Alcohol Withdrawal often come with uncontrollable “Hershey squirts.”) – But I swear that it works for me. My belief is that by stopping these processes I’m further letting my body know it’s time to “shut down.”

Summary: All these basically point to the same thing, mainly; S-L-O-W-I-N-G down all the body’s natural processes as much as possible. What this means is that your actual Detox/Withdrawal Symptoms, though being /QUALITATIVLY/ less physically painful than others, will /QUANTITATIVELY/ last longer. So it’s rather a Devil’s Bargain. Yes, less pain, but longer pain. The choice is yours.

Though I /DO NOT/ actually _recommend_ these suggestions, per se. In the best situation, with plenty of food and water and freedom to exercise and Coffee and Television – It’s best to Detox as _QUICKLY_ as humanly possible = the exact OPPOSITE of all these suggestions… However, in the event that time doesn’t really matter and resources are limited; You may agree with me (though I pray you will never have to) that a “slow burn” can be very comforting.

Thoughts: College Departments which Tai Chi Chuan Fit Into

College Departments which Tai Chi Chuan Fit Into

1. ANTH - Anthropology, specifically Chinese Cultural Anthropology. I understand that describing a genuine Tai Chi Class, with an Authentic, Auspicious, and Honorable Lineage, as “A Study of the Ancient Chinese Art of Tai Chi,” may be distasteful to Garrett, Maureen, Paul, and other genuine Tai Chi Instructors, though I honestly do not find this description to be dishonest or misdirecting in any way; The only real way to study Tai Chi, Academically, (writing as a “one-credit-short” Cultural Anthropologist) is by learning Tai Chi using Traditional Chinese Methods first, and only then begin to study Tai Chi’s possible Cultural effects on Chinese Society and History in a Broader Sense. Radiating outward from the practices of individual groups, continuing through the Enculturation effects each Ancient Tai-Chi School had on each other (and thus Chinese society as a whole). The only serious way to study both the changes as they now stand, and their differences with origins in history is by beginning a study of the practice as it Currently exists. Though not all Academics with a Specialization in “Asian Culture” will be attracted to intensive classes like these, there is no question that anyone who completes even a “Beginners’ Tai Chi Class” at a Community College has a serious Academic advantage over those who do not … but as I understand this situation the “Community College Accreditation Board,” or whomever, is trying to use “Semantics,” to stop Tai Chi Instruction (aka “Lawyering”) in California Community Colleges, thus why not use the same tactics? In the end, is not Tai Chi being taught what really matters? people will always be attracted to it regardless of whether it’s Officially Listed as “helping with Balance” or “a study in how Chinese deal with balance in their elderly.”

2. HIST – History, Chinese History Specifically. History, as a “Social Science,” is a very close relative to Anthropology and thus the same arguments I use for Anthropology apply here too.

3. PHYS – Physical Education, along with Yoga, Boxing, and other simply Physically Healthy Classes; Tai Chi Chuan as a Marital Art cannot be ignored.

4. DNC – Dancing, Chinese (why not?)

5. Consciousness Studies (? – Check Catalog)

*Naturally I recommend that my theses be passed by someone in the Social Sciences Department, but I seriously doubt that you will have any trouble.

Hypothesis & Experiments in the 4th Dimension

Hypothesis: There are "4th Dimensional Consciousness/Entities." Much as we Earth-Beings appear to all our "Science" ("Physics" essentially, in this case) as "3rd Dimensional Consciousness/Entities" who are "moving/traveling" through the 4th Dimension of "/Time/" - who ourselves have discovered sorts of "2-Dimensional Beings" (like Amoeba's, Parmacia, Virisii, and many would argue "Demons" and even the living "Ghosts" of Humans ho came before... Essentially, if one applies Scientific Analysis to the Judeo, Christian, Muslim, Buddhist, Taoist, Native & Indigemous Beleifs found in all Holy Books and Oral Traditions from Cultures around the entire Planet Earth; The Same Deduction is Obvious.

That _If_ there _are_ to be any _Higher_ Order of Beings than Humans in this Multi-Verse; They Must be "4th Dimensional Beings." And what would be the Qualities which _Define_ a 4-D Being? Unlike _Us_, they would not be moving _through_ time; To them /EVERYTHING HAS ALREADY HAPPENED/ &/or could be said to be /HAPPENING ALL AT ONCE/...

...Just try to take a moment, take a few deep breaths, and try to take that ginormous concept in. Because everything we "know" tells us that the "future is unwritten" and that "anything can happen." Not so to a 4-D Being. To "It," the future has already happened... This equals what Physicists like to call a "5-Dimensional Superstructure," but we are not quite there yet, my dear fellow Theoretical and Philosophical Daydreamers.

Our 4-D Beings, being "Above our Time" - yet _below_ the 5th Dimension (aka "Eternity") - basically fit the classic description of JUDEO-CHRISTIAN-MUSLIM ANGELS, ARCH-ANGELS, some JINH, many African Diaspora ORISHA, LOA, & PALO Spirits, many "lesser" PAGAN GODS & GODDESSES, some ELEVATED ANCESTORS, Huna's AUMAKUA/POE AUMAKUA, Theosophist's HIDDEN MASTERS, Uncle Al's Argentum Astrum (Crowley,A:.A:.), etc.

Being 4-D would mean that these beings could easily see a person's future and even date and time of death. Being "Above" our 3-D world they could easily see through walls, Teleport, Read Minds... Appear to do just about *ANYTHING* to us. Just one of these beings on an "Angry Rampage" against Humanity would be an incredible Catastrophy (as some Holy Books tell tales of happening in our Ancient History...). Happily, both our most Ancient Holy Books and the Mathemagical Equations of Magus Albert Einstein point towards the "Law of Nature" and that these Powerful 4-D Beings are just as bound by it as the "Mighty" Planets of Saturn and Jupiter and Bound by Gravity and the Space/Time Continuum.

The Judeo-Chrisitan-Muslim Bible explains this by saying that "Angels were not created with _FREE WILL_, as Us Humans were" (So they are more like Huge Insect Janitors or some such, i guess, forces of Nature?)... ...Except for those who _did_ have "Free Will" (never explained) and exercised it by Mutiny, to become the "Evil Demons _Below_ (...inferring 2-D, perhaps?),"forever jelous of the 3-D Human "Above" them, yet still below the 4-D Angels. Cross Refferencing the "Demonic Data" with more Judeo Books as well as the Holy Koran garners the possible Information that _NOT all_ "Demons (from the Ancient Greek "Daimonos" meaning only "Cosciousness") or "Jinh" (The Koranic Term for Disembodied Powerful Natural Intelligences "made of Fire and Air") _are_, in fact, /EVIL/... ...Some are simply Neutral and a few are even 'Good," wishing only the best for Us Humans. Strange, I know, but I didn't write it... At least, I don't think so...

12th-15th Century Documents from reportedly Organized Ceremonial Magicians of Europe cite their /DATA/(Most notably the Books: "The Goetia of King Solomon [all 5 Volumes, including the Notable "lesser" and "Greater" Keys"] publication often by Uncle Al (Crowley), The "Picatrix," "Collected Works of Cornellius Aggrippa," "The Magus" by Francis Barrett, The "Grand Grimoire," and "Grimorium Verum," and others, all confirm this bizairre *TWIST*; that perhaps _NOT_ all "demons" are "Bad..." But That's for another day!!

Back to my point in hand, have you not already gotten bored or lost it, as well as Uncle Al's Hypothesis stated about 200 years before its' time in his novel-based- on-reality "Moonchild." In this the character "Simon Iff" explains early on to a Neophite how "God" and It's Forces are clearly 4-Dimensional in Nature, and thus how this knowledge helps us to learn how to better *IDENTIFY*, *COMMUNICATE*, and ideally *WORK* with It. Who wouldn't want a 4-D Pal to push things in their favor, eh? With these thoughts in mind ( and I highly recommend that every sincere Knowledge-Seeker read the "Moonchild" chapter with the 4-D Discussion in it ) I present you, my dear readers, with my first two *EXPERIMENTS IN THE 4TH DIMENSION* - which _anyone_ can try! ;]

This first Experiment is very simple to perform and I guarentee that you will receive results within one Moon-Cycle of starting this...HOWEVER: I actually DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS PRACTICE TO ANYONE AT ALL. I performed it for far, far longer than 30 days because the *RESULTS* I garnered were so intense that I did not want to break the Experiment for any reason. Finally it simply came down to my sanity; Either I continued and lost my mind or I stopped. So I stopped, and eventually recovered and processed my data. Here is all I did...

By examining the /action/ of the Smoke, Water, Planet Earth, Earth's Moon, Earth's cycle's around the Sun, the Sun's cycle's around the center of the Milky Way Galaxy, and the Milky Ways Galaxy cycle around the Giant Black Hole Cluster in the middle of the Virgo Constellation... all started to suggest to me that /CIRCLES/ are very important to "The Universe" (and indeed Traditional Witchcraft and Ceremonial Magick AGREE). Metaphysical Theory suggests that "Clockwise" /INVOKES/ (Attracts, brings in, Invites), while "Counter-Clockwise" /BANISHES/ (Sends Away, Cleans).

4-D THEORY & EXPERIMENT #1: If I only walk in /CLOCKWISE/ circles, the _LARGER_ the better; It WILL ATTRACT 4-D "Notice."

NOTES: This is not at all as hard as it may sound, if you do not drive very much, as I do, though public transportation can take some advanced planning. If one reaches an "odd corner," where one is _almost_ forced to go "Counter" all one needs do is turn a few clock-wise circles in place, until facing the desired direction. After a few weeks this can become second nature and barely requires thought. Also the pure fun of planning my entire day in the morning to create larger and larger Circles as I travel around was most unexpected.

RESULTS: I'd rather not say. Though I would really like to hear back from anyone who tries this. My results were nothing less than "mind-shattering." In the words of an old Magician I knew "Never, ever _Invoke_ without _Banishing_!" - This Experiment very much is in the Vein of just Invoking and Invoking and Invoking, without end; Good & Bad, come one, come all, only *KEEP IT COMING*! The _ONLY_ real reason to perform this experiment is _IF_ One really, really, insists on *PROOF* of Other Beings in the Universe. The time it takes to heal from this can be quite lengthy, and some people may not recover at all. With all that fun news I bring you Experiment #2...

4-D THEORY & EXPERIMENT (& Art!) #2: If we live in a Multi-Verse with "physical rules," where every action has an equal and opposite Reaction. A Reaction we cannot see or even Consciously Calculate because of Quantum Realities, the Butterfly Effect, etc... What would it look like, to an Observing 4-D Entity, if Everything which left my "Sphere" (i.e. "Trash," mostly)' Doubled, Tripled, Quadrupled, etc? /HOW/ ? Simple, my dear Watson! Say that I am throwing out a piece of used Paper. Before disposal I cut it exactly in half. Then cut those halves in half, then those, until it's the smallest Confetti... Mathemagically it is close to an "Exponential Increase" in the _NUMBER_ of _OBJECTS_ leaving my Sphere vs. the Single Object which it was when it entered - AND these Objects are all the same size !! It would be a wonderful /MYSTERY/, I must imagine, to a 4-D'er to see this single Sphere consistently turning "1's' into many, many "tiny 1's", repeatedly, for no clear reason, and consistently! Ha ha!

HYPOTHESIS: I will become very Wealthy because the balance of so much Output (+ garbage SPACE saved, by my Art) vs. so little Input must eventually be rectified by the Mechanical Laws of Nature.

NOTES: Though my wealth is doing Humbly & Happily well * this experiment is simply fun because it makes anyone trying to /INVESTIGATE/ me by looking in my trash find not but a bunch of Confetti, hahaha ;D

Good Luck & Do let me know if anyone has any other thoughts on "Impressing the Fourth Dimension"... except on "Tesseracts," please. Quite enough of that, thank you.