Re: Theos-World Can we see democracy as a Mass Psychosis.
Jan 21, 2009 10:48 AM
by Martin
as in Demon - Crazy...
--- On Wed, 1/21/09, christinaleestemaker <christinaleestemaker@yahoo.com> wrote:
From: christinaleestemaker <christinaleestemaker@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: Theos-World Can we see democracy as a Mass Psychosis.
To: theos-talk@yahoogroups.com
Date: Wednesday, January 21, 2009, 7:22 PM
Morten, you started this subject.
If you change one letter in it Democrazy
yes than you can see it as masspsychose as every one take that fo sure
Otherwise http://en.wikipedia .org/wiki/ Democracy:
Democracy is a form of government in which power is held by " the
people" under a free electoral system. It is derived from the Greek
δη μο κρ ατ ία (Ell-Dimokratia. ogg [dimokratia] (help·info)), "popular
government"[ 1] which was coined from δή μο ς (dēmos) , "people" and
κρ άτ ος (kratos), "rule, strength" in the middle of the 5th-4th
century BC to denote the political systems then existing in some
Greek city-states, notably Athens following a popular uprising in 508
BC.[2]
In political theory, democracy describes a small number of related
forms of government and also a political philosophy. Even though
there is no universally accepted definition of 'democracy', [3] there
are two principles that any definition of democracy includes. The
first principle is that all members of the society have equal access
to power and the second that all members enjoy universally recognized
freedoms and liberties.[4] [5][6]
There are several varieties of democracy some of which provide better
representation and more freedoms for their citizens than others.[7]
[8] However, if any democracy is not carefully legislated to avoid an
uneven distribution of political power with balances such as the
separation of powers, then a branch of the system of rule is able to
accumulate power in a way that is harmful to democracy itself.[9][10]
[11] The "majority rule" is often described as a characteristic
feature of democracy, but without responsible government it is
possible for the rights of a minority to be abused by the "tyranny of
the majority". An essential process in representative democracies are
competitive elections, that are fair both substantively[ 12] and
procedurally[ 13]. Furthermore, freedom of political expression,
freedom of speech and freedom of the press are essential so that
citizens are informed and able to vote in their personal interests.
[14][15]
Popular sovereignty is common but not a universal motivating
philosophy for establishing a democracy. In some countries, democracy
is based on the philosophical principle of equal rights. Many people
use the term "democracy" as shorthand for liberal democracy, which
may include additional elements such as political pluralism, equality
before the law, the right to petition elected officials for redress
of grievances, due process, civil liberties, human rights, and
elements of civil society outside the government. In the United
States, separation of powers is often cited as a supporting
attribute, but in other countries, such as the United Kingdom, the
dominant philosophy is parliamentary sovereignty (though in practice
judicial independence is generally maintained). In other cases,
"democracy" is used to mean direct democracy. Though the term
"democracy" is typically used in the context of a political state,
the principles are also applicable to private organizations and other
groups.
Democracy has its origins in Ancient Greece.[16][ 17] However other
cultures have significantly contributed to the evolution of democracy
such as Ancient India[18], Ancient Rome[16], Europe[16], and North
and South America.[19] Democracy has been called the "last form of
government" and has spread considerably across the globe.[20]
Suffrage has been expanded in many jurisdictions over time from
relatively narrow groups (such as wealthy men of a particular ethnic
group), but still remains a controversial issue with regard to
disputed territories, areas with significant immigration, and
countries that exclude certain demographic groups.
--- In theos-talk@yahoogro ups.com, "Morten Nymann Olesen" <global-
theosophy@.. .> wrote:
>
> Dear friends
>
>
> My views are:
>
> Let me be more precise about the below quote and emphasise the
following passage
> and compare this with the present day democracies in the western
part of the world.
>
> Theosophy and politics:
> "Some vilify the Theosophical Society only because it presumes to
attempt to do that in which other systems - Church and State
Christianity pre-eminently - have failed most egregiously"
> .......
> "Will you revile and scoff at the "Sermon on the Mount" because
your social, political and even religious laws have, so far, not only
failed to carry out its precepts in their spirit, but even in their
dead letter? Abolish the oath in Courts, Parliament, Army and
everywhere, and do as the Quakers do, if you will call yourselves
Christians.
> .......
> "Abolish the Courts themselves, for if you would follow the
Commandments of Christ, you have to give away your coat to him who
deprives you of your cloak, and turn your left cheek to the bully who
smites you on the right."
> http://www.phx- ult-lodge. org/aKEY. htm (H. P. Blavatsky)
>
>
>
>
> M. Sufilight
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Morten Nymann Olesen
> To: theos-talk@yahoogro ups.com
> Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2009 7:23 PM
> Subject: Re: Theos-World Can we see Obama as Hitler in Mass
Psychosis.
>
>
> Dear friends and all
>
> My views are:
>
> May I add the following?
>
> H. P. Blavatsky wrote in The Key to Theosophy, p. 53-55:
>
> "ENQUIRER. This is pure Altruism, I confess.
>
> THEOSOPHIST. It is. And if only one Fellow of the T. S. out of
ten would practise it ours would be a body of elect indeed. But there
>
> 54
>
> are those among the outsiders who will always refuse to see the
essential difference between Theosophy and the Theosophical Society,
the idea and its imperfect embodiment. Such would visit every sin and
shortcoming of the vehicle, the human body, on the pure spirit which
sheds thereon its divine light. Is this just to either? They throw
stones at an association that tries to work up to, and for the
propagation of, its ideal with most tremendous odds against it. Some
vilify the Theosophical Society only because it presumes to attempt
to do that in which other systems - Church and State Christianity pre-
eminently - have failed most egregiously; others because they would
fain preserve the existing state of things: Pharisees and Sadducees
in the seat of Moses, and publicans and sinners revelling in high
places, as under the Roman Empire during its decadence. Fair-minded
people, at any rate, ought to remember that the man who does all he
can, does as much as he who has achieved the most, in this world of
relative possibilities. This is a simple truism, an axiom supported
for believers in the Gospels by the parable of the talents given by
their Master: the servant who doubled his two talents was rewarded as
much as that other fellow-servant who had received five. To every man
it is given "according to his several ability."
>
> ENQUIRER. Yet it is rather difficult to draw the line of
demarcation between the abstract and the concrete in this case, as we
have only the latter to form our judgment by.
>
> THEOSOPHIST. Then why make an exception for the T. S.? Justice,
like charity, ought to begin at home. Will you revile and scoff at
the "Sermon on the Mount" because your social, political
>
> 55
>
> and even religious laws have, so far, not only failed to carry
out its precepts in their spirit, but even in their dead letter?
Abolish the oath in Courts, Parliament, Army and everywhere, and do
as the Quakers do, if you will call yourselves Christians. Abolish
the Courts themselves, for if you would follow the Commandments of
Christ, you have to give away your coat to him who deprives you of
your cloak, and turn your left cheek to the bully who smites you on
the right. "Resist not evil, love your enemies, bless them that curse
you, do good to them that hate you," for "whosoever shall break one
of the least of these Commandments and shall teach men so, he shall
be called the least in the Kingdom of Heaven," and "whosoever shall
say 'Thou fool' shall be in danger of hell fire." And why should you
judge, if you would not be judged in your turn? Insist that between
Theosophy and the Theosophical Society there is no difference, and
forthwith you lay the system of Christianity and its very essence
open to the same charges, only in a more serious form. "
>
> http://www.phx- ult-lodge. org/aKEY. htm
>
> What are your views about the above?
> Are you disagreeing?
>
> M. Sufilight
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: adelasie
> To: theos-talk@yahoogro ups.com
> Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2009 4:16 PM
> Subject: Re: Theos-World Can we see Obama as Hitler in Mass
Psychosis.
>
> Christina,
>
> If I understand that your post is serious and that you really
wish
> the list to consider your statements, I must say that your post
is
> evidence of the same blindness and fear that HPB and all great
> teachers fought throughout the ages. Humanity has a choice: we
can
> choose to reject progress along the path to enlightennent, to
turn
> away from the Light and plunge ourselves again into future eons
of
> man's inhumanity to man, and to all nature, or we can embrace the
> change that is coming and proceed with love and faith, hope and
> courage. Theosophy teaches the student to learn to think for
himself,
> and, while you have the right to your opinion, it is important
that
> all other students realize that intellectual manipulation of
paranoia
> and fear-mongering, such as your post consists of, does not
> necessarily reflect truth. What it points to the most is the old
> saying, "We prefer the familiar darkness to the unfamiliar
Light."
>
> Theosophhy teaches the that all life is one. There is no them and
us,
> no perpetrator and victim. We are all responsible for the
conditions
> in which we live and for the leaders we have. We are not mindless
> automata, being led by some diabolical mastermind. Not unless we
> choose to be. This theory you propound is a good example of
exactly
> the kind of thinking it professes to expose. The evidence is
> everywhere. Humanity has come to a crossroads and it is time to
> choose a new direction. This is why theosophy emerged when it
did,
> why so many Great Souls have been working tirelessly to bring the
> realization to all humanity that it is time to be done with greed
and
> selfishness, fear and dispair.
>
> Take courage and take control of your own mind, of your own life.
> Look within your own heart if you want to know the truth. It is
> always there. Leave fear and anguish behind and step boldly
forward
> into the Light that awaits us all, if we will only embrace it.
>
> Adelaise
>
> On 20 Jan 2009 at 12:41, christinaleestemake r wrote:
>
> >
> > the use of NLP have all to do with it too.
> > Christina
> >
> > --- In theos-talk@yahoogro ups.com, "adelasie" <adelasie@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Christina,
> > >
> > > What does all this have to do with theosophy?
> > >
> > > Adelasie
> > >
> > > On 19 Jan 2009 at 20:53, christinaleestemake r wrote:
> > >
> > > >
> > > > Obama's speeches are a mass of mind-control techniques and
Neuro-
> > > > Linguistic-Programm ing, or NLP, and they are carefully
> > constructed to
> > > > implant beliefs and perceptions into the mind of the
viewer. Click
> > > > here for a description of his psycho-babble, headed An
> > Examination of
> > > > Obama's Use of Hidden Hypnosis Techniques in His Speeches.
> >
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