Counting Sheep
[image error]What does it mean to be woke? What is consciousness? How does it manifest itself? Consciousness magnifies your spiritual self… above your flesh. It makes you re-evaluate things. Sometimes it shuts you down and makes you angry. Some food stops tasting good. You start having weird cravings if you tune in. Some are healthier. Others may be a sign you are missing something in your diet. In some, it intensifies their spiritual connection to The Creator, The Most High, God, The Universe, or their highest self. It gives our life purpose or at least makes us seek a purpose.
As a result, some find God anywhere and everywhere. We can be Christian but not take the Bible literally. We can be Buddhist but still go to church. We can enjoy Gospel music, knowing there isn’t a heaven or hell… or that heaven and hell aren’t physical places but a way of being. Hell is us in denial of our spiritual self and unconsciously trying to be happy meeting external expectations and goals.
More importantly, when you become conscious (wake up) you realize most of the stuff you’ve been taught is a lie. Which means you don’t know anything. So the quest begins… The unlearning. The deprogramming and reprogramming. You become hungry for something tangible to build a foundation to process on.
For instance, many people have begun to speak negatively about Black Lives Matter. However, it’s a global opportunity that black people all over the diaspora are using to protest their collective oppressors. My baseline to process challenges to Black Lives Matter is COINTELPRO.
(If you’ve never heard of COINTELPRO, you should definitely Google it.)
I know for a fact the following statements are true. The government will insert black people in black liberation groups to undermine its effectiveness. I know for a fact, governments will release false information to confuse the public. I know our government will create division among leaders of organizations by spreading rumors. I’ve learned this through reading as well as through meetings with elders who were once Black Panthers. I know our government killed Martin Luther King Jr. I know our government believes in cutting off the head of a movement. I know several leaders in Ferguson Missouri involved with Black Lives Matters have been killed. Based on this knowledge, I choose to support Black Lives Matter as a global movement connecting the black diaspora. I hope you will too.
The truth is not always black or white. It’s complicated. Right now, the truth being offered is Biden or Trump. The real truth is, we in America are not a Democracy. Democracy means one man, one vote. We are a republic. The Electoral College needs to be abolished, it is one of the last vestiges of slavery. I would love to see us move to rank voting so no vote is lost, and so we could get beyond the two-party system.
The truth is, we need a whole new political system, where we are not forced to pick the lesser evil. The uncomfortable truth is, I would really like to check out of the political process altogether. At the same time, Trump has done a lot of damage which has affected us all in less than four years. If he wins this next election, he can never be re-elected. Knowing there isn’t another term ahead, he would be a total disaster. So, it’s self-preserving to vote him out.
The truth is not easy to find, determine and in so many cases is painful. I was devastated when I found out the Africa I’d been idealizing sold my ancestors. Sometimes the truth can be so unbelievable and painful, some people choose denial or ignorance. Which looks like, pretending the Trans Atlantic Slave Trade never happened. Which looks like conspiracy theories being pushed by other black people, claiming they are indigenous to the United States of America. The quest for truth is where many people go back to sleep. Or, some of us are innately sheep.
I acknowledge we are not all leaders. All of us don’t need all the information. In fact, some of us are overwhelmed by too much information. Sheep are the most important people in the movement. We couldn’t build armies if we were all leaders. Somebody has to follow.
We often see the idea of being sheep as negative. Yet, the Bible also talks about sheep… I’m having a hard time here, knowing the whole truth. Sheep are led to slaughter and lambs are sacrificed. Jesus is often referred to as the lamb of God, as he was sacrificed for mankind. See, this is where I’d check out if I wasn’t able to see the goal and the steps to reach it. I need all the information. Sheep are frontline warriors. Egyptians saw them a sacred and mummified them like humans. Sheep give of themselves selflessly. Leaders are few and far between, and they can’t do the work alone. Leaders are born knowing their destiny and they lead in many capacities before they finally find their calling. While the majority of people are looking for purpose, leadership and the way… or a way. I believe in many ways.
There are sheep leading other sheep. If you are not committed to evolving emotionally, mentally, and most importantly, spiritually you are not a leader. If you are making decisions in irrational fear (some fear is good) you are not a leader. If you are not committed to staying conscious, researching information thoroughly before you share it you are not a leader. If you are not open to challenging your thoughts, positions and unwilling to change you cannot call yourself a leader. If you believe your freedom is dependent on oppressing any group of people; women, LGBTQIA, black people, people of color, certain religions, children, or poor people, you can’t call yourself a leader.
If challenges to your position make you emotional, verbally abusive, violent and so emotional you claim faith (faith means trust without proof) then you are not doing basic critical processing and… unfortunately you’re a sheep.
As a sheep, you need to be constantly open to changing your information source, or deciding to only trust some sources regarding certain things. There are some sources I choose for business and economic news. Another few sites for technological and science advancements. Then I have a whole host of sites I use to balance and check each other regarding politics and social news.
Sheep and leaders need to research the source of your information. You also need to understand everyone awake (conscious) does not have the same level of awareness. Some conscious people use their awareness to beat the system to their own satisfaction or taught self-destruction. That could mean many things. Some manipulate people from wherever they are or become capitalist, sociopaths, warriors or leaders.
Contrary to popular belief, being conscious doesn’t automatically mean you know more… Yes, you know more than people who are still accepting what they’ve been taught. As a result, it could feel like you’re a genius… You’re not though. In fact, we’re the loosest. We’ve lost our roots. We’re looking for something to grasp. We are devouring information… Some of us unconsciously… This is why some of you are sending me YouTube videos saying the government planned the murder of George Floyd. Seriously?
Some people who think they are conscious as appose to the unconscious, are actually unconsciously accepting information from another source without critically thinking. Which is another reason we are lost. Just because someone is black, speaks with authority, strings together some pictures, quotes and video clips, doesn’t mean what they are saying is true. Look at Candace Owens. All skin ain’t kin.
If you are blindly accepting information, you need to find a trusted source, which I still feel is dangerous, but it’s better than trusting any and every source. I think self-evaluation is an important part of a revolution. Are you one of the sheep? Are you a leader?
I think Democracy Now is a great news source if you are not critically thinking. It is a great way to know what is going on globally. It presents several perspectives. With this in mind, I’m asking everyone to post trustworthy news sources for sheep/warriors below, separate from your personal comments regarding this post. This way, if I disagree with the objectivity of your news source, your comment won’t be removed with the new’s source.
Ashe’
