The Constitution of the Union of Philadelphia

Preamble

We the People of the Union of Philadelphia, in order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common Defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the Union of Philadelphia.

Article I

            Section 1. All Executive, Legislative, & Judicial power shall be vested in each Citizen. For purposes of enabling the Citizens of the Union of Philadelphia to achieve their goals of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, there shall be designated one primary and six derivative levels of governing authority. These are as follows:

The primary level of governing authority shall be the individual Citizen.

The first derivative level of governing authority shall be the family in its generations. The family may consist of blood relatives or of unrelated Citizens with a common interest, e.g. a small business or other type of association.

The second derivative level of governing authority shall be the tribe, which may consist of multiple families or similar groups with a higher level common interest, e.g. a mid-sized business or other type of association.

The third derivative level of governing authority shall be the clan, which shall consist of several tribes with a higher level common interest. Tribes need not be co-located, but may serve as members of a network, e.g. a large-sized business or other type of association.

The fourth derivative level of governing authority shall be the county, which shall consist of all Citizens located within a designated physical area, generally but not necessarily equivalent to counties in existence at the time this document is implemented.

The fifth derivative level of governing authority shall be the state, which shall consist of all counties which have agreed to be part of it.

The sixth derivative level of governing authority shall be the Union of Philadelphia as a whole, which shall consist of all Citizens in all their groups within the counties and states.

Should other nations adopt the principles set forth in this document yet retain their own cultural and/or national identities, they, with the Union of Philadelphia, shall constitute a seventh derivative level of governing authority.

There shall also be designated three primary guilds consisting of Citizens who have demonstrated very high levels of competency in the executive, legislative, and judicial functions and have been acclaimed to membership in these guilds by their fellow Citizens. These guilds and their areas of responsibility shall be as follows:

The Executors Guild. Acclaimed Executors shall work in pairs, one designated as Justice, one as Mercy. Together they shall be responsible for assisting any and all Citizens who have requested their services to execute the will of the Citizen or group of Citizens within the limits of the Golden Rule.

Justice shall be responsible for enabling the execution of the will of the Citizen or group of Citizens. Justice shall also be responsible for coordinating the defense of the group as and when needed, both within and without the militia. This includes participation in the Sacrament of Execution should one or more Citizens refuse to allow resolution of a dispute with any other Citizen or group of Citizens.

Mercy shall be responsible for enabling the respectful interaction of all Citizens within the group. Mercy shall work with Justice to ensure that the will of the group shall be executed in a manner respectful of the rights and duties of all other Citizens. This includes participation in the Sacrament of Execution with Justice.

The Counselors Guild. Acclaimed Counselors shall be responsible for assisting any and all Citizens who have requested their services by providing comfort and advice, assisting group members in learning new skills, encouraging respectful resolution of differing opinions, and helping group members develop mutually agreeable goals and plans for achieving them.

The Arbiters Guild. Acclaimed Arbiters shall be responsible for assisting any and all Citizens who have requested their services in resolving any dispute, potential or actual. They shall also be responsible for keeping records of all meetings, all arbitration hearings, all negotiations and the agreed upon contracts resulting from them, and all financial transactions made between any Citizen and any other Citizen or group of Citizens. They shall also be responsible for participating in the Sacrament of Execution should their efforts to assist Citizens to resolve disputes fail.

Executors, Counselors, and Arbiters acclaimed by any group of Citizens shall serve at the pleasure of all Citizens or groups accepted as members of the contracting group for a contracted period not longer than one year. At the end of the contracted period, the group shall determine whether to extend, renegotiate, or terminate the contract. There shall be no limit on the number of times a group may extend the contract.

            Section 2. Each Person who shall have attained the age of 18 and who shall have demonstrated competency in the following areas shall be granted full Citizenship, and shall be authorized to conduct all activities he or she shall find necessary for sustaining life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness within the limits of the Golden Rule, stated as “You do to others what you expect them to do to you.”

                        Section 3. Areas of required competence:

Must be able to read, write, and speak clearly, and to be able to state an effective argument for a given course of action.

Must be knowledgeable about the history of the world as currently understood, as well as of the former United States and the Union of Philadelphia.

Must be knowledgeable about personal and corporate finance, as well as economics, and must have one or more salable skills so as to be able to support him or herself without recourse to charity.

Must be skilled in armed and unarmed self-defense so as to be able to serve as a member of the militia when called upon to do so. Citizens 70 years of age or older may be excused from this requirement as long as they remain competent in all other requirements.

Must understand the dispute resolution process laid forth in this document and must show willingness to be reconciled to life in any dispute by treating all others with respect.

Upon acclamation to Citizenship, the candidate must swear or affirm that he or she will preserve, protect, and defend this Constitution. He or she shall then receive a Certificate of Citizenship from the Arbiters’ Guild of his or her county, and his or her name will be entered into the rolls of Citizenship in that county.

This Certificate shall contain all endorsements of special competency in addition to Citizenship competencies, constantly updated health, financial, and other personal information, and shall be required for the execution of any commercial or financial transaction.

Citizenship is not transferable under any circumstances, and the Citizen must retain his or her Certificate in his or her possession at all times. Each Citizen is expected to protect his or her Certificate from theft or damage by others with the same fervor with which he or she would preserve, protect, and defend this Constitution.

Loss of the Certificate shall require recertification of all requirements for Citizenship. Replacement of a damaged Certificate may be requested at the Arbiters’ Guild office in the county of record by the Citizen to whom said Certificate is registered, and shall be received on surrender of the original Certificate, which will then be destroyed in the presence of the Citizen and two witnesses.

Anyone found in possession of a Certificate of Citizenship which is not his or hers, or whose name is not found on the rolls of Citizenship shall be taken to arbitration immediately for possession of counterfeit or stolen property.

In any case, competency in all requirements for Citizenship must be demonstrated every ten years in order to renew the Citizenship Certificate.

            Section 4. Persons unable by reason of physical, mental, or emotional incapacitation to show competency in all areas required for Citizenship will be considered Wards of Charity, and may not participate in commerce under their own recognizance. The definitions and categories of Wards of Charity shall be determined by the Arbiters’ Guild as a whole, as shall the definition and designation of guardianship for any Ward of Charity.

Anyone designated a Ward of Charity shall have his or her needs provided for by a guardian appointed by the Arbiters’ Guild in his or her county of residence. Any revenue he or she may generate as a result of creating or providing salable goods or services shall be managed on his behalf by his guardians until such time as he or she is capable of demonstrating competency in all areas required for Citizenship. All guardianship arrangements shall be overseen by the Arbiters’ Guild to prevent misfeasance, malfeasance or other causes for dispute between guardian and ward.

            Section 5. Citizens may lose the rights and privileges of Citizenship if at any time they treat any other person, Citizen or Ward of Charity, with lack of respect such that they are taken to arbitration and refuse to be reconciled with the plaintiffs. The dispute resolution process shall be as follows:

Any Citizen or Ward of Charity who has a dispute with any other Citizen is encouraged to seek resolution with any or all other disputants in direct consultation.

If any party to the dispute refuses to acknowledge the existence of a dispute, or to work out a resolution mutually acceptable to all parties, any party may call upon a Counselor at the next level of derivative governing authority.

All parties to the dispute are encouraged to work with the Counselor to find a resolution mutually acceptable to all parties.

If any party to the dispute continues to refuse reconciliation, the Counselor may request the services of an Arbiter at his or her level of derivative governing authority.

All parties to the dispute are required to state for the record their positions with regard to the dispute. The Arbiter will remind them of the ultimate penalty for continuing to refuse to work out a mutually acceptable resolution to the dispute.

Refusal to be reconciled at arbitration shall result in a choice of sentence, at the Arbiter of Record’s discretion, as follows: temporary loss of citizenship and training for re-qualification for citizenship, permanent exile, or death by the sword in the Sacrament of Execution.

Any parties to the dispute who continue to refuse reconciliation but who accept temporary loss of citizenship shall become Wards of Charity under a guardian appointed by the Arbiters Guild until they have successfully demonstrated competency for Citizenship, and a willingness to act respectfully toward all other Citizens and Wards of Charity.

Any parties to the dispute who refuse reconciliation and choose permanent exile shall have their Citizenship revoked and their Certificate destroyed. They shall then be conveyed to the nearest border check point by the bailiffs, at which point their wealth, if any remains after all just debts have been paid, shall be given to them in gold or other specie for their use in exile. They will be listed on the rolls as “Exile-No Right of Return.” Any attempt to return shall result in being turned back, or death by Citizens in self-defense.

Any parties to the dispute who refuse reconciliation and evidence extreme anger and/or violence, particularly if they threaten by word or deed other disputants or the arbiter, shall be sentenced to the Sacrament of Execution, to be performed by a pair of Executors at the same level of derivative governing authority as the Arbiter of Record. Sentence shall be executed within 72 hours.

All other parties to the dispute are encouraged to do whatever they can to persuade the person under sentence that he or she need not die if he or she is willing to work with them to resolve the original dispute. In addition, a certified physician, a certified psychologist, and a certified spiritual advisor shall also appeal to the person under sentence to choose life rather than death.

Should all efforts to encourage the person under sentence to be reconciled fail, all parties to the dispute, as well as the Arbiter of Record, shall participate in the Sacrament of Execution, along with the selected Executor pair. The Executors shall first confront the Arbiter of Record with the sword. If the Arbiter shows willingness to be reconciled, the Executors will next confront the plaintiffs. If they show willingness to be reconciled, the Executor pair will next confront the person under sentence. Mercy shall do everything she can to persuade the defendant that he or she still need not die, if only he or she will choose reconciliation to life.

If the defendant attacks the Executors, particularly Mercy, or the Arbiter or any other parties to the dispute, Justice shall be authorized to defend himself and all others under threat by executing the defendant.

Section 6. The principles of this Article may not be amended.

Article II

            Section 1. All financial transactions involving two Citizens may be recorded as Contracts by mutual agreement of the parties to the Contract. All such transactions involving more than two Citizens shall be recorded as Contracts.

All payment for goods and services shall be in gold or other specie, or in notes redeemable in gold or other specie, at rates agreed to by all parties to any given transaction. The value of an ounce of gold shall be set by the market, and the value of all other specie shall be set by the market in relation to the value of gold. The Arbiter’s Guild shall be responsible for maintaining standard weights and the records of all contracts in the counties or states in which they are settled.

Coinage shall be handled under the direction of the Arbiters’ Guild, with input from any Citizen or group of Citizens desiring such, to include submission of designs, requests for specific weights for coins, or redemption of notes for equivalent gold or other specie.

Any and all notes printed to substitute for gold or other specie shall state plainly that they are fully redeemable for the stated quantity of gold or other specie, and shall be redeemable on presentation to the issuing organization. On pain of arbitration, such organization must maintain reserves of gold or other specie sufficient to redeem all outstanding notes. For purposes of this section the term “note” may be defined as physical or electronic. Every effort shall be made by the issuing organization to prevent counterfeiting of its notes, and the issuing organization shall be authorized to take anyone it finds guilty of counterfeiting to arbitration at the next higher level of derivative governing authority.

Any coin of any weight or specie may be submitted to the Arbiters’ Guild by any Citizen or group of Citizens for verification of weight and purity at any time. Any one found to have caused debasement of the currency shall be taken to arbitration for resolution of the dispute with those he or she has defrauded.

Failure by any party to a contract to execute his or her responsibilities as specified shall be subject to arbitration. Any person or group found to have defrauded any other Citizen or group of Citizens shall, on acceptance of reconciliation, work out an agreement to compensate the Citizens who are party to the dispute out of the defendant or defendants’ personal wealth and/or through repayment during a term as Ward of Charity. Only when the injured parties have been fully recompensed and the defendant(s) have completed recertification for Citizenship shall the defendant(s) again be issued a Certificate of Citizenship. Should a defendant or defendants refuse reconciliation, at the Arbiter’s discretion, said defendant(s) may be sentenced to permanent Exile, or to the Sword. In either case, the wealth of said defendant(s) shall be disbursed to the plaintiffs by the Arbiters’ Guild to settle all just debts or claims. Any remaining wealth shall be returned to the defendant(s) on Exile as gold or other specie, or to the closest relative who is a Citizen on Death by Execution.

Compensation for work done by Executors, Counselors, or Arbiters in the execution of their responsibilities shall be set during the negotiation of their contracts with the Citizen or group of Citizens who have requested their service. Executors, Counselors, and Arbiters are to consider themselves as much under the Golden Rule as any other Citizen, and as liable to being taken to arbitration should they treat any other Citizen or Ward of Charity with disrespect.

            Section 2. The Union of Philadelphia shall, as a whole, have no authority to raise revenue through any means that imply coercion, nor shall any lower levels of derivative governing authority. However any group of Citizens may request dues or subscriptions of Citizens or groups of Citizens desiring to become members of the group, and these shall be specified in membership contracts agreed to by all parties. Groups of Citizens may also raise revenue through sale of goods and services to Citizens and other groups of Citizens both within and outside the groups making the sales.

            Section 3: All land not claimed as a free hold by a Citizen or group of Citizens shall be held in trust by the Arbiters’ Guild of the county or counties of which it is a part. Any Citizen or group of Citizens may purchase any part or all of it on negotiation of a contract agreeable to all parties. Ownership of any real property shall be determined using all extant records recorded from the time of original settlement under the previous regimes of the United States of America and/or (if applicable) any other national claimant. Property previously managed by any Department of the United States such as Interior through the Bureau of Land Management, the National Park Service, or any other department shall be held in trust by the Arbiters’ Guild of the county or counties of which it is a part.

            Section 4: All Native American tribal lands previously designated as reservations shall now be considered counties for purposes of this Constitution, with the same rights, privileges, and responsibilities as any other county, including the right to affiliate with a state of choice within the Union of Philadelphia, or the right to change state affiliation, or to disaffiliate from the Union of Philadelphia.

            Section 5: The principles of this article may not be amended.

Article III

            Section 1. Full faith and credit shall be given at all levels of derivative governing authority to the public Acts, Records, and Judicial Proceedings of all other levels of derivative governing authority.

            Section 2. New counties may be admitted into this Union by ratification of this Constitution by three-fourths of the residents of said county after a period of six months during which all residents shall be required to demonstrate the competencies required for Citizenship and receive Certificates of Citizenship or become Wards of Charity with guardians selected by the Arbiters’ Guild. Counties may then determine if they wish to become part of an existing state contiguous with at least one border, or become part of a new state with one or more other counties being admitted at the same or similar time. If neither option is available on admission, the county may remain unaffiliated from any state until such time as one or both options become available. Affiliation agreements between counties and states will be subject to review once every five years, and may be renegotiated, extended, or terminated, in which case the county may, if contiguous with another state along at least one border, choose to negotiate affiliation with the second state.

            Section 3. Should a county or counties determine that it no longer wishes to be affiliated with the Union of Philadelphia, by a vote of three-quarters of its residents, all Citizens who wish to continue as Citizens of the Union of Philadelphia must leave the county or counties within three months, after which the county or counties shall be staked as foreign territory, containing Exiles with No Right of Return, until and unless three fourths of the residents of that county or counties shall petition the Arbiters’ Guild of the state or states within which they exist to again become part of the Union.

            Section 4. Any section of this Article may be amended only by the Arbiters’ Guild upon determination by the Guild as a whole on behalf of the Citizens of Philadelphia that amendment is required to better enable the Citizens of the Union of Philadelphia to achieve their goals of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

Article IV

            Section 1. All interactions with foreign territories on the American Continent shall take place at fortified check points on major transit routes. All other transit corridors shall be cut at the border. Residents of the foreign territory risk death by Citizens acting in self defense if they leave their territory by any but established check points. As Exiles, they will be unable to engage in commerce beyond the free trade zones at the check points. If they wish to travel to any other foreign territory and must pass through counties which are part of the Union to reach their destination, they must do so under escort by units of the militia.

All interactions with foreign territories not contiguous with the Union of Philadelphia shall take place at designated sea and airports, within fortified check points. Attempts to enter the territory held by the member counties and states of the Union of Philadelphia anywhere other than these check points will be met by force by units of the militia acting in defense of self and others.

Section 2. Any resident of any foreign territory who wishes to become a Citizen may so request at a port of entry. Such resident of foreign territory must spend a minimum of six months as a Ward of Charity while following the Path to Citizenship. Once the candidate has successfully demonstrated full competency in all required areas of knowledge and skill, the candidate shall be enrolled as a Citizen with all the rights, privileges, and responsibilities thereof.

            Section 3. Any Citizen or group of Citizens seeking trade beyond the defined borders of the Union of Philadelphia shall do so at their own risk. In addition, they shall have no expectation of rescue by the militia of the Union of Philadelphia, should the residents of any foreign territory take offense and subject them to local laws and punishments.

            Section 4. Upon ratification of an agreement designating a seventh level derivative governing authority by nations agreeing to the principles of this Constitution, particularly Articles I and II, but wishing to maintain their own national identities, languages, and cultures within the limits of the Golden Rule, all Citizens of the member nations, upon presentation of their Certificates of Citizenship, shall be accorded all the rights, privileges, and responsibilities of the Citizen of the Union of Philadelphia.

            Section 5. Any section of this Article may be amended only by the Arbiters’ Guild upon determination by the Guild as a whole that amendment is required to better enable the Citizens of the Union of Philadelphia to achieve their goals of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

Article V

This Constitution shall be considered the supreme law of the Union of Philadelphia. All Citizens shall consider themselves bound by their oaths or affirmations to preserve, protect, and defend it, on pain of arbitration as detailed above.

Article VI

The Ratification of this Constitution by three quarters of the residents of three quarters of the counties of each of three quarters of the states participating in this convention shall be sufficient for Establishment of this Constitution between the counties and states so ratifying the same.

Following ratification of this Constitution, all residents over the age of 17 ½ in any county having so ratified this Constitution shall have six calendar months to complete the Path to Citizenship and prove competency in all areas listed in Section 3 of Article I. Those who choose not to follow the Path to Citizenship or accept status as Ward of Charity must leave the territory held by the ratifying counties within the same six calendar months or be taken to arbitration. Residents who continue to refuse reconciliation will be sentenced to Exile with No Right of Return and escorted to a check point on the defined border of the Union of Philadelphia with foreign territory.

Done in Convention by the unanimous consent of the counties of the several states represented and present this _____ day of _________ in the Year Two Thousand and Twelve of the old order, and of the Independence of the United States of America the Two Hundred and Thirty-sixth, and Year One of our Compact with Reality as each of us shall accept It and our places in It In Witness whereof We have hereunto subscribed our Names…

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I know, it's been a really long time since I last posted. No excuses.

My current project is a novel called "Reality Bites." The above constitution is from that tale (but based on our current Constitution).

Any of you who have ever read any of my novels (available at www.phoenixladysnest.com) will know that I firmly believe that ALL laws are based on the Golden Rule, stated as "You do to others what you expect (consciously or unconsciously) others to do to you." This rule rises out of the only choice any of us ever has--whether to accept or deny Reality and our places in it. We make this choice with every thought we think, every breath we take, every word we speak, and every action we do. Acceptance of Reality and our places in it always leads to respectful actions toward others, because we respect ourselves. Denial of Reality and our places in it always leads to disrespectful actions toward others because we disrespect ourselves. It's really that simple. What makes it difficult is that the choice to accept or deny Reality is ongoing, not something made once and for all. As a result, none of us can say we're perfect in the sense of accepting Reality 100% of the time. This is why we're not to judge others (i.e. their worth as part of Reality) lest we be judged, for the judgment we give to others is a projection of our own self-condemnation (denial of Reality and our places in it).

I present this draft of a proposed Constitution for your perusal. Those of you who generally accept Reality may find it of interest, whether you agree with all the elements or not. Those of you who generally do not accept Reality probably will find it quite offensive, because it recognizes that all power vests in the individual and can neither be stolen from or given away by any individual, like it or not. We are all responsible for our choices and actions--and for the consequences thereof.

As for "Reality Bites," it's likely to be quite substantial by the time I finish it--and I don't know when that will be. I'll let you all know when I think it's ready to share.

I look forward to your comments.

For the fun of it, I've run the numbers (as in numerology) on Barack Hussein Obama, George Walker Bush, and Adolf Hitler (with the intention of doing more analyses of historical figures. I thought you might be interested to see what they say about Mr. Obama. I know it's long, but when my husband (the history buff) read it, he kept nodding in agreement. Pay particular attention to the Birthpath (2), the Destiny (19/1), and the Heart's Desire (9). Mr. Obama is a leader driven to drag everyone into his vision of a world in which everyone lives in peace with everyone else. Given that he has no 7's (the number of reflection and contemplation) in his name, he is not given to reflecting on the consequences of his choices and actions on anyone else. In fact, he is impatient with those who don't agree with him, and whom he considers to be less intelligent and therefore not worthy of his attention.

On the other hand, he really can't be compared to Hitler, whose chart looks very different. If anything, Mr. Obama doesn't have a thing on Mr. Hitler when it comes to being a true demogogue. I'll run Mr. Hitler's chart in my next entry.

Laugh at numerology all you want, but consider the possibility that in some way it has the ability to show how one's birth day and birth name shape the fourth dimensional aspect of one's life. The numbers reveal, to some small degree, the shape of each person's life, the tasks and lessons presented, and the consequences resulting from a person's choice at all points to accept or reject Reality and his or her place in it.

The Numerology Chart

Full Original Name as it appears on birth certificate: Barack Hussein Obama

Day of Birth: 08/04/1961

General Information: The Day of Birth is the first personal number we are aware of, one with which we quickly learn to identify. Have you noticed that wherever you hear it you think, “That’s my birthday!”? It is a powerful indicator of your point of view and general stance in the world. Your Day of Birth will have the most influence when you are between the ages (roughly) of 28 and 56.

You were born on the 4th

You succeed through business, management, production, and anything connected to building and the earth. You learn things the hard way and have confidence that you can learn anything if shown the principles. You may have trouble seeing the “big picture.” You can be very cautious and careful in your approach to work and life in general. You must make an effort to keep up-to-date. With fundamental, no-frills thinking, you have strong ideas about the right way to do things. You may work at several manual jobs in your life before working your way up to a position where your experience is respected.

Birthpath: 2

General Information: The answers to the questions “Who am I? What do I do best? What are my natural abilities?” are found in your Birthpath number. This number indicates who you are as you begin life—your natural tendencies, your abilities, your attitude toward the world. It is the unchangeable aspect of your chart, and therefore denotes your basic and eternal qualities.

Even though you may have the same Birthpath number as someone else, differences in the month, day and/or year will account for variations you may see between their attitudes and yours.

The lessons of your month number tend to dominate your life until approximately age 28. The lessons of your day of the month tend to dominate your life from then until approximately age 56. The lessons of your year number tend to dominate your life after 56.

As a Two, you are naturally sensitive, analytical, psychological. It is very important that you have at least one close friend with whom you can share your feelings. You need to live in a quiet atmosphere of beauty and spirituality. It is essential for you to find a marriage partner who is sensitive and able to share emotions. You are happiest when married or involved with a cause, which can take the place of a spouse in your life.

Accordingly, your role is to be supportive, helping others to achieve. You are more prone to think of others before yourself. You tend to wait to make a move, preferring to hold back until circumstances demand that you go forward. Perhaps part of your timidity comes from the fear of making a mistake and drawing attention to yourself. You much prefer to do things with others. You may have a strong inner voice (learned from a dominant adult in childhood) that chastises you, forbids you, criticizes you. You may have fears and inhibitions about standing alone in the world. Yet how often have you wished that you had spoken up when your intuition told you the right move instead of assuming that others’ opinions were superior to yours?

You are admired by others for your friendliness, reliability, and willingness to take care of things. You are persuasive rather than forceful. Watch out for a tendency to nit-pick and criticize. If you feel caught up in petty quarrels and concerns, you might ask yourself if you are trying to control a situation in which you feel rather powerless. Twos must learn to communicate what they need so they do not fall into a victim role. Since you fear hurting anyone’s feelings (and their possible anger), you tend to tell people what they want to hear.

Your life will be emotionally oriented and you will invest a lot of time in relationships. As a child (especially if you were born in February) you may have lacked self-confidence due to comparing yourself to others, or by being overly modest to protect a sibling or friend.

You are the peacemaker of the world and bring continuity, cooperation, warmth, and affirmation to the world.

Destiny: 19/1

General Information: Your Destiny number describes what you have been born to accomplish—the mission or purpose you must fulfill. Your opportunities, your environment, and your inner resources are directly related to your Destiny number. It is what you must do.

The Destiny number is derived from the reduced number totals of each of your names. It is important to remember that your Destiny is the area that must be explored, mined, and developed in order for your soul to continue its progress. Your first name gives you the most personal lessons; your middle name often contains hidden abilities you do not consciously try to develop (or ones you do not like); and your last name carries the characteristics shared by your whole family.

The individual letters of your name help you to fulfill the total Destiny number. The presence or lack of individual letters in a particular area indicates what strengths you have or what qualities you may have to consciously train yourself to acquire.

Additional support for your Destiny may come from one or more of your Pinnacles, the four numbers governing particular phases of your life. If one of your Pinnacles is the same as your Destiny number, this will be a very favorable time for you to accomplish or make significant progress towards your life’s goals.

With a 19/1 Destiny, your tasks in life revolve around leading others, giving direction and order, or serving as an outstanding example. You know instinctively that you must apply yourself and work your way to prominence by your own efforts.

You work best alone, but enjoy the interplay of ideas among those you consider your equals. If you feel that others are not as qualified or as quick as yourself, you may override their decisions, or at least make every effort to put forth your own ideas. You like others to appreciate your originality, to defer to you. In a relationship, you will be the stronger of the two unless you find someone you feel is just as strong and talented, and then you will be willing to listen and learn. While you are very interested in justice, you do not expect much from ordinary people or conventional systems.

Under stress, you tend to be critical, seeing bad points before good ones. You can express a somewhat cynical attitude; your humor tends toward the witty and sarcastic.

You like to write down thoughts, outline them, and get to the point. Your method is to direct and delegate because you may not like details and you can accomplish more when you have others working for you. You dislike committees, feeling they are a waste of time because they dilute energy. Not competitive, you have an innate desire to better yourself on your own terms. Your integrity, honor, and sense of pride are among the highest.

Your Destiny is to break up the existing order, to be the iconoclast. You naturally rebel against tradition.

You identify with beginnings, plans for the future, modern design, clean lines, simplicity, and all things “high-tech.” You hate delays and often create obstacles just to test your limits and powers of recuperation. Maturity will bring you more awareness of just how you do this.

When out of balance, contracted, or in resistance, you are stubborn, lazy, selfish, bossy, impatient, critical, inconsiderate, and may follow your self-styled, opinionated path to the bitter end.

As for career, vocation, business, or talent, you will most likely be self-employed. If you must work for someone else, you will want to be in a leadership position, having influence over others, being able to direct and plan. You can find opportunity in design, literature (publishing, public relations, promotion), teaching (new concepts for the future), invention, exploring, pioneering. You enjoy taking a risk, being daring, standing up for justice. You should seek any place where foresight is valued. These include architect (especially if you have the number four prominent in your chart), lawyer, politician, psychiatrist, surgeon, manufacturer, contractor, inspector, personnel officer, director, clothes designer, chef, executive, stylist, entertainer (the star). Your field must involve the avant-garde, the frontier, new ideas, research, or require power and command.

With respect to your hopes and fears, you hope and expect to be the best, the first, the top, the fastest. You want at times to be left alone. Your image to the world is very important.

You may fear loneliness, being second-rate, being left behind, or being stuck in a routine. You would hate to be considered lazy, a braggart, or dishonest. You may tend to jump the gun for fear of missing an opportunity. You fear losing control.

When it comes to marriage, you need to be the stronger in the relationship or to be with someone who clearly matches your energy and zest. You are usually absorbed in your work and are not fussy about domestic issues. You may be an indifferent father or mother unless your child shows some special trait or promise. You are not prone to sentimentality, but can be an unusually diligent romantic because of your idealistic sense of perfection! You may irritate others by your abrupt manner, by your sarcasm, and by your tendency to be the devil’s advocate (part of your task in life). You have a strong sense of style and are extremely loyal. You will react strongly to any hint of rebuke or nagging by your mate.

Heart’s Desire: 9

General Information: The Heart’s Desire reflects the foundation of your beliefs and attitudes towards life. It describes your inner motivations—your values and how you set your priorities. This number is very important in the chart since it indicates how you may handle your Destiny number.

The Heart’s Desire is your instinctive knowing; its meaning is not always apparent to the outside world, and sometimes even you may be unaware of its impact. But look back on some of the major turning points in your life. What choices did you make at the time? For example, in your last job decision did you opt for great working conditions, improved status, or a higher salary? These are indications of your Heart’s Desire.

It is important to compare your Heart’s Desire number with the other positions on your chart to see how they might influence one another. Sometimes there is a conflict, particularly if the Heart’s Desire is incompatible with the Destiny and/or Birthpath. In these cases, the Heart’s Desire may drain energy from the others. By contrast, if your Heart’s Desire is compatible, you will have increased chances for success.

A Nine Heart’s Desire is generous, open, and warm. You generally try to find something to identify with in everyone and are often attributed with a spiritual and philosophical outlook due to your ability to forgive and forget easily. You are romantic, colorful, dramatic, intense; you thrive on creative work.
You get involved if events demand it, but have a tendency not to initiate or plan for practicalities. You are exceptionally impressionable and are usually a champion of the common man (except you can be extremely elitist in your private life—you adore luxury). You may feel you have the ability to do anything, but have a problem with making the first step in deciding what to do. You derive ego-satisfaction from commitment to mass movements, causes, or metaphysics.

The Nine Heart’s Desire is usually easygoing, tolerant, passionate about its own interests, and not very practical (as a rule). When restricted or anxious over matters out of your control, you tend to get depressed. You are either emotionally demonstrative or distant. You need to feel useful, inspired, connected. Your tolerant attitude attracts unusual situations and people.

Nine Heart’s Desire + One Destiny: Born leader with humanitarian goals. Highest attainment is possible. Very idealistic, romantic, refined, and possibly very good looking.

Given that this individual is currently President of the United States and considered by many to be the leader of the free world, this person could be said to have attained the highest level of achievement. He is also very idealistic, considered very good looking, and is undoubtedly considered romantic and refined by many of his female followers.

Personality: 1

General Information: Your Personality number reveals how you appear to others. The people around you—coworkers, friends, family—may not know your Destiny or Heart’s Desire, but chances are they can describe you and your attributes. This is the information revealed in the Personality number. Unlike other major numbers, which may define deep, seldom glimpsed traits, your Personality number may even describe a social mask you use to protect yourself.

A One Personality appears assertive, independent, and confident—with a candid manner toward all. People will see you as dynamic, courageous, and brave in the face of adversity. They will look to you for leadership or to solve their problems. You can capitalize on this quality if your vocation requires a strong public image.

Usually, people will project onto you the heroic qualities they admire: ambition, honesty, and integrity. You are goal-oriented, which can mean that you don’t always soothe the feelings of the people you deal with when focusing on your work.

The One Personality can give the impression of being impatient (you are!), intellectual, and quick-tempered. Your sharp, witty tongue and verbal assaults keep people at a distance, but may be overlooked by your closest friends who value your unique characteristics.

Out of balance, you tend in the direction of laziness, imitativeness, or selfishness. You may appear bossy, weak, or boastful. Cynicism is always a strong possibility because it is the dark side of your idealism. You won’t compromise in certain areas.

You will want to work independently and will pursue innovation rather than convention. You are a self-starter and have excellent financial attractions.

Realization: 3

General Information: The question “What will be my major accomplishment?” will be answered by your Realization number. It differs from your Destiny in that it describes what you will accomplish due to the combination of who you are (Birthpath) and what opportunities you are given (Destiny). Its influence is felt increasingly as you grow older.

The Realization number predicts your overall achievement. It is derived from adding together your Birthpath number and your Destiny number. Your Realization is best thought of as the result of who you are (Birthpath) and your purpose in life (Destiny) reacting together. The effects of your realization will start to be felt in middle to late life.

The One Destiny + Two Birthpath = Three Realization: Obviously there is an inherent conflict of direction here. The demands of the One on your quieter, less confrontational nature may bring you a higher degree of stress as life will present situations for you to solve, drawing you out of your shell. You may ask yourself frequently “why me?” You have been chosen, however, to bring a sensitive, insightful approach to life while attracting some intriguing experiences. You are, in a very real sense, putting yourself on the line and taking risks from which you cannot easily retreat. Your Heart’s Desire number will have a lot to do with how you handle the challenges of your One Destiny. You may choose a career (career is more likely than job) that allows you to shine as part of a team; architecture would be good. A woman may become a surgeon or designer. Your emphasis will be on quality and timing. Your work will be analytical and inquiring. Maturity will bring an easing of financial burdens and greater freedom of expression, with less concern for what others think. You may change your artistic hobby into a moneymaker after all!

Habit Challenge: 9

You may have a tendency to be an impractical dreamer, too generous for your own good, uncertain of your goals and talents. You may be too idealistic or starry-eyed in your relationships. You may squander your artistic potential through lack of commitment; your nervous tension can lead to escapism. There is a tendency to moodiness and emotional extremes.

If you are on the passive side of the Nine, however, you can be quite cold and detached (claiming that you are being broad-minded and objective). Vocationally, you may be a “jack-of-all-trades” and master of none.

If your chart has predominant Fours or Eights, you may need to learn tolerance and compassion, to cultivate a broader outlook. If it has predominant Threes or Sixes, you will be emotionally vulnerable. In combination with strong Sevens, you may be disinclined to deal with reality.

Use the Nine for self-examination, personal growth, and awareness; work where there is scope. Your strong emotions will exert a positive influence in drama, teaching, or religion. Your generosity to others (and inability to say “no”) may strain your relationship with your spouse.

Specialties: 1=6, 2=3, 3=2, 4=1, 5=2, 6=1, 7=0, 8=1, 9=2

General Information: While your major numbers (such as Destiny and Birthpath) are patterns that guide and mold your overall direction in life, there are other positions on the chart that exert their influence at the everyday level. The components of your name, Specialties and Missing numbers, determine your reactions to people, events, and situations. Looking at the distribution of numbers in your name will give you the rhythm and texture of your temperament. This information is especially important to consider in long-term relationships and job commitments.

The numbers that do not occur in your name are your Missing numbers, sometimes called Karmic Lessons. They describe traits that are weak or lacking in your nature. When they coincide with your Pinnacles or Challenges they point out problem areas for you. For example, if Eight is missing from your name and you have an Eight Pinnacle or Challenge, you will need help or training to be decisive, businesslike, and objective (the lessons of the Eight).

One appears in your name 6 times

There is an emphasis on leadership and having your own way. Willful and not easily assimilated into a group, you tend to be original, avant-garde, and highly idealistic. You need some Fours or Eights to stay in touch with practicality. You resist being told by others what to do. You have a determined, aggressive approach and a desire to shine. Known for your wit, you have a special talent for writing or design. You love beginnings.

Two appears in your name 3 times

You have a shy, sensitive nature and can be very self-conscious. If male, you tend to have a well-developed feminine side and to be receptive, patient, and highly considerate of others. You show exceptional ability to do things well and perform technical or detail work with much patience. Beauty, color, and friendship are very important to you. You need to be with others who share your sensitivity. You may have artistic talent (in photography) or musical ability (especially with stringed instruments or drums). You love the theater and ballet. You may give in to others very readily or have a fear of new situations and people. A spiritual connection is essential for you. You accumulate collections of things or articles of interest. You can be anxious or a nit-picker.

Three appears in your name 2 times

You are imaginative with average verbal ability. A creative thinker, you will try many things but become bored easily. You may love music but not feel talented. You love children and will stay youthful a long time (unless heavily influenced by Fours or Eights).

Four appears in your name 1 time

Your practical side is pronounced, making you an organizer able to handle details and get things accomplished. A wonderful implementer of others’ ideas, you may design systems of your own. Order is necessary to your well-being.

Five appears in your name 2 times

Having two or fewer Fives is unusual and indicates a cautious nature. You may have trouble making changes or moving forward towards challenges. You hesitate to promote yourself and dislike being in crowds. You may have had a sales job for awhile in order to develop persuasive techniques, but you probably disliked the job! Not particularly ambitious or competitive unless Ones are strong elsewhere in the chart.

Six appears in your name 1 time

You have a good sense of right and wrong and the ability to nurture. Being a parent makes you feel “right” about yourself. You teach, advise, and rescue those in need. You love good wines, comfortable clothes, and a spacious home. You are humanitarian and a healer by nature no matter what specific career you might pursue. If Fours are present, you will prove an excellent organizer or manager.

Seven appears in your name 0 times

You are open-minded and yet may jump to conclusions. You are not as cautious as a person with at least one Seven, but may be prone to worry (especially if there are sixes in the major numbers). You may be drawn to study religion or the occult. You are a tireless worker when your mind is engaged in a project.

Eight appears in your name 1 time

You have the ability to supervise and direct; you are a troubleshooter and assessor. You will gravitate to the business world (especially if your major numbers are Eight, One, or Four). Strong and capable, you have the ability to convince others of the wisdom of your plan. You respond well in crises. Reliable, objective.

Nine appears in your name 2 times

You are compassionate, broadminded, generous, and intuitive. You are emotionally receptive and have idealistic goals for humanity. Perhaps a patron of the arts, you enjoy romance and good living.

Karmic Lessons: Missing numbers are 7

Balance of Temperament:

General Information: The Planes of Expression—Physical, Mental, Emotional, and Intuitive—organize your responses to the everyday environment and prompt you to make certain choices (which reflect your Heart’s Desire).

Physical Plane:

The total number of Fours and Fives in your name is 3

You are outgoing and gregarious, not worrying about tomorrow. You can always come up with new ideas and love to talk about possibilities (rather than facts). You love to travel, throw parties, give presents, and may be known as “scattered” or as a social butterfly. Happy, optimistic, loving, and generous, you do not like to be criticized. You can be very sarcastic or witty. You may not accomplish as much as others, but do not put yourself down for it. You have strong recuperative powers. You dislike routine or manual work. You do not like to live alone.

Mental Plane:

The total number of Ones and Eights in your name is 7

You are a very deep thinker and need time alone. An excellent researcher or diagnostician, you observe and put your knowledge to use. You are prone to eccentricity, and your views will always differ from those around you. You work best alone and have mathematical or technical skills. Your intuition is strong.

Emotional Plane:

The total number of Twos, Threes, and Sixes in your name is 6

You are one of the most emotional people in the world (unless your chart contains Ones or Eights). Affectionate and demonstrative, you tend to get too involved in other people’s lives and want to solve their problems. You may be quite opinionated and worry obsessively when you see someone going down the “wrong” path (particularly your children). You have strong ideals and probably need to marry someone who is dutiful and family oriented. You can never be happy unless you are being useful and appreciated. You are probably very interested in health and nutrition and have a strong flair for teaching and counseling. Even with strong career numbers (One or Eight) your work will involve serving others. Advice to you is, “Easy does it.” You need to learn to let go.

Intuitive Plane:

The total number of Sevens and Nines in your name is 2

You are one of the most sensitive people. Your intense convictions can make you something of a fanatic, and you may wonder why others don’t seem to feel as involved with life as you do. You may cry easily over others’ tragedies. You will make an excellent and empathetic counselor if you can learn to detach yourself somewhat from your desire to solve others’ problems.

Pinnacles, Challenges & Ages of Life
First 3 4 Birth to 34
Second 3 4 35 to 43
Third 6 0 44 to 52
Fourth 7 0 53 till death

Pinnacles

General Information: The Pinnacles of your chart describe your response to the environment, people, events, and experiences you will encounter during their influence. The Pinnacles and their corresponding Challenges represent the four major phases of your lifetime. Generally the Pinnacle number is considered a benevolent force.

The Pinnacles must always be considered in light of your major numbers, especially the Destiny and the Birthpath. As you read about your Pinnacles, you must ask how do they help, obstruct, constrict, expand, or complement the other numbers.

The first Pinnacle occurring in your life will have a long-term effect on your attitude because you are, in a sense, molded by that first perspective and have no other experience with which to compare it. For example, if you had a beginning Pinnacle of Five, you may have moved often, changed jobs easily, had a variety of sexual partners, and feared that you just couldn’t “stick” to anything. As a result, this Pinnacle taught you to rely on your quick thinking, to be versatile and flexible, and how to deal with people, thereby providing you with a broad scope of experiences before you chose a life’s work. Many people tend to regard this first period as their “real” self, but, in fact, it is usually just the beginning.

Other times, however, the First Pinnacle may have a more lasting effect. For example, if your First Pinnacle is Seven, you may go through life as an observer—quiet and studious. You may have an early sense of accomplishment by the mastering of a particular area. You may see yourself as “the loner” all your life.

A person with a First Pinnacle of One will always carry a sense of self-sufficiency (if positively developed during the time of the Pinnacle).

First Pinnacle—3: The Years of Spontaneity & Expression: The Three Pinnacle usually indicates an easy time when thoughts are directed more to the present than to the future. As a First Pinnacle, there may be a tendency to drift into several different occupations, testing each and finding out what you like. You meet people, socialize, and spend time on pleasurable activities. You may feel life flow towards you. Your attitude may be youthful, easy come easy go.

Second Pinnacle—3: Because the Three emphasizes creativity of any kind, the Pinnacle may be a time of child rearing as well as artistic pursuits. If you have an interest in dancing, acting, design, writing, speaking—anything decorative or even luxurious—take advantage of this period. Stay in touch with people, take short trips (especially on business), and enjoy yourself. Money is usually not a concern, but extravagance might be a problem. You may not have a long-term or nine-to-five job.

You will benefit from positive thinking, using your imagination to affirm your goals. Dream. Beautify. There may be a triangle in a relationship, but it is a good time for marriage overall.

Third Pinnacle—6: The Years of Responsibility: No matter when a Six Pinnacle occurs, your lesson is to work for and with others—to think in terms of the needs of others. It is a period for you to attend to the demands made upon you and to make yourself available to your family and close friends.

During the Six Pinnacle, you are much influenced by the opinions of others and by your internalized parent figure who dictates what you should do. It is not a time for speculation, but one of relative protection. Your own opinions tend to be strong, possibly creating problems in marriage. Anxiety is common. It is a good time to marry and settle down, have a family, and care for relatives. You work will be connected with a service involving a group or community. Six is a good time for the arts and for those involved with healing, counseling, or creating a beautiful harmonious environment.

Fourth Pinnacle—7: The Years of Reflection: At any time of life, the Seven is a time of soul development. You may develop “moods” as a way of gaining time alone. Country living is well suited to life during a Seven Pinnacle. This is a time to study, develop, and thing about life. You are learning to be alone, to know yourself, learning about the principles of right living and a right attitude. A Seven Pinnacle may bring difficulties in marriage, which must be worked out through faith and detachment from the need to control your spouse. The best relationship will be between two people with similar goals or ways of looking at the world. Be patient about money. People come to you for what you know.
A Last Pinnacle of Seven brings a spiritual depth to your life.

Challenges

General Information: While the Pinnacles describe the events and environment of your life, the corresponding Challenges describe the inner limitations, fears, or handicaps with which you may be grappling while their influence is in effect.

If your Challenge is the same as your Destiny, you may experience trouble in finding the right vocation or place in life. At the same time you will be presented with the means to develop the characteristics you need to carry out your Destiny. Your efforts will not be wasted.

If your Challenge is the same as your Birthpath, chances are you will find that you possess the resources necessary to make this a fruitful time.

If your Challenge is the same as your Heart’s Desire, you will be highly motivated to tackle your weak spots and acquire the necessary training to overcome any obstacles to success.

If your Challenge is the same as your Personality, you may find that you exhibit the aspects of the number so intensely that people do not readily accept you. For example, if your Challenge and Personality are Four, you may be entirely too stubborn and resistant to get along with others.

Also consider your Missing numbers. If your Challenge is one of your Missing numbers, you may have a rather difficult time learning the lesson indicated by that number.

First Challenge—4: During a Four Challenge, you are learning practical matters through restriction; nothing comes easily. You will have goals and work steadily for them. This number allows you to put your ideas into form. There will be many obligations and people to take care of. You will very likely marry, have a family, buy a home, or construct something of lasting value. The lesson here is to pay attention, plan, carry on, build, save, and follow through. Curb impatience; do not cultivate rebelliousness. Try not to be stubborn or argumentative. Keep the facts of your situation in mind without being narrow-minded or literal. Watch out for self-righteousness or false moral attitudes. Do not be so focused on work that you are insensitive to the feelings of others. This is a period of real growth for those of you who have prominent Fives or Ones. You will learn to come through for family, employees, or employers. Contracts, time-lines, and money are your teachers.

Second Challenge—4: See above.

Third Challenge—0: Metaphysics teaches that a person creates his or her own life experiences out of a need to learn and grow on the spiritual plane. If you have a Zero Challenge, there is an indication that you are an “old soul,” one who has lived many lifetimes or one who is ready to open to life. With the Zero Challenge, no particular challenge is designated; this means you may have many trying obstacles or relatively few. There seems to be greater chance for growth during this period—a chance for you to see the meaning of your life lessons. You have a choice now. Will you rest on your achievements or risk something new? It’s up to you.

This can be a time for letting your Destiny or Birthpath work its way to fruition. Nothing is holding you back. You will be adding to the world now, not taking from it.

The possibilities are limitless. Practice meditation and positive visualization to create your ideal world.

Fourth Challenge—0: See above.

I just sent the following to flag@whitehouse.gov

To Whom It May Concern:

Like a very large number of other Americans, I oppose the health care/insurance package currently being considered in Congress. As far as I am concerned, government in general and Democrats (and too many Republicans as well) in particular fit the definition of busybodies.

C.S. Lewis had this to say about busybodies.

“It may be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron’s cruelty may sometime sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end, for they do so with the approval of their consciences.”

If the shoe fits, wear it.

What you people do not understand—or refuse to admit—is that we, the people, are not nearly as stupid as you think. Moreover, you people have left a paper and video trail over the last 20 or 30 years (or much longer, back to President Wilson at least), that makes it clear that what you are after is control of the many by the few. This is called feudalism, and it belongs in the Dark Ages. You are not barons, dukes, kings, or queens, and we are not your serfs, bound to the land and destined to provide you with the good life at the expense of our own lives.

Because you refuse to admit that we, the people, are your equals in value and intelligence, you don’t appear to realize we can see right through the smoke and mirrors you’re trying to foist on us under the guise of Health Care/Insurance Reform. We refused to accept this Trojan Horse when it was called Hillary Care, and we refuse to accept it as Obama Care. It isn’t about care, it’s about control. Because you all hate yourselves and hate reality, you all lie to yourselves all the time. You have no hope of selling this bottle of snake oil to those of us who accept ourselves as being whom we’re supposed to be, doing what we’re supposed to do. But, of course, you will keep trying, failing, and making fools of yourselves.

There are much better solutions—but you people believe you know everything, and that your package is best “for the children.” Therefore it is highly unlikely you will ever be interested in listening to those solutions. However, should you decide you might be interested in learning what some of those better solutions might be, by all means feel free to reply to this email.

Servitude is not an option.

Theresa Holmes

It appears this is a rising tide. If they give us an email address we know they're paying attention to, how stupid are they to believe we won't use it against them. "Fishy" indeed!

I also included my contact information in case they want to round me up and take me away. If several million of us do the same, yeah, they'll know where we live, but they'll also realize (unless they're totally crazy--which they may be) that we're really not afraid of anything they can do to us. We're heaven-bound. They're not.

...as I've said many times before, the only choice any of us ever has is whether to accept Reality and our place in it, or deny Reality and our place in it. We do this with every breath, every thought, every word, every action.

Now, expand the thought to the 6 billion or so humans living right now. If that is too much to get your head around, narrow the thought to the leaders of the US, Russia, China, the European nations, the Muslim controlled nations, and Israel.

Examine the words and actions of each (as well as your own). It's fairly clear from the words and actions of most (if not all) of these leaders that they, to varying degrees, deny Reality and their places in it. If they accepted Reality and their places in it, they wouldn't have the obvious need for control of the lives of others that they show. And they wouldn't be leaders.

Some examples: The Taliban leadership is all men with what appears to be a horrible fear of women. Why else would they treat women the way they do? And why else would they seek to turn the rest of the world to their way of thinking and acting? They are vengeful children in adult bodies who believe in a terrible, vengeful god who is merely the outward projection of their inner nature.

The Russian leadership, again, is all men, but at least these men don't appear to be as terrified of women. Rather, they resent the "civilized" nations of Western Europe, and especially the US, for daring to have come up with the idea of individual rights and responsibilities. If individuals have rights and responsibilities, they must also have power, which diminishes the power of the leader to control them.

The American leadership, on the other hand, is a mix of men and women. Their problem is that they all have a terrible need to control everyone they see as inferior to them socially. They are, effectively, the descendants of the feudal lords and ladies from the Dark Ages of Europe. They see themselves as modern day lords and ladies with the right--nay, the duty--to control the lives of the peasants because peasants are too stupid and uneducated to know what is best for them. Peasants are supposed to shut up and do exactly what they are told to do, nothing more, nothing less.

And then there are those who choose (most of the time, as no one can do so all the time) to accept Reality and their places in it. They understand that all power is vested in the individual and cannot be ceded to anyone else, no matter how hard they may try. They know that they are responsible for their choice to accept Reality and their places in it--and for the consequences rising out of their words and actions based on that choice. They are adults in a world swarming with vengeful children in grown up bodies.

Given that the vast majority of people on the planet, especially their leadership, are vengeful children or terrified children, there is a strong element of inevitability in the course of events.

I have no clear vision of how this particular crisis, or the larger tangle of international interactions will work out. I only know that Reality IS, and therefore that every single one of us, like it or not, is responsible for the consequences of our choice to accept or deny Reality and our place in it.

As I've also said elsewhere, those who choose to accept Reality and their places in it most of the time make their own Heavens in this life, and will be prepared to see Reality face to face in the next. Those who choose to deny Reality and their places in it most or all of the time make their own Hells in this life (and try desperately to drag everyone else into Hell with them), and will refuse to accept Reality in the next. Instead, they will burn in the lakes of fire they built up over a lifetime of resentment, fury, and hatred--because they are already burning in those lakes of fire in this life.

If Reality IS, and Time is merely the revelation of what IS to us in the form of consequences derived from our only choice, for which only we as individuals are responsible, then those who end up in Hell have only themselves to blame (though, of course, they will blame everyone else instead). And thus the Original Sin (the terrible illusion of separation from Reality that resulted from our development of language, when we named everything and defined Reality as Not-Us) infects generation after generation.

Think about it, folks. You are who you are supposed to be, doing what you are supposed to do, RIGHT NOW. The choice--and the responsibility for the consequences of that choice--is always yours. You can't give it away. You can't blame the consequences on someone else. You exist to choose acceptance or denial of Reality and your place in it. And because you make that choice with every breath, thought, word, and deed, you can always change your choice from denial to acceptance--or vice versa.

How do you choose? It's entirely up to you.

...here's my vision of the future.

We "right wing extremists" put on a millions march on DC (date still to be determined between July 4th, September 12th, or October 2nd). Your heroes (I prefer to call them the Ruling Troika) find excuses to be elsewhere (not that they'll need much, as we've seen already). The bad guys detonate a suitcase nuke or dirty bomb at the top of the Washington Monument at the height of the speeches on the Mall and wipe out the millions of "right wing extremists," to say nothing of the rest of DC. Voila! We "right wing extremists" don't care anymore--and you will have the country all to yourselves.

The Ruling Troika, of course, will set up shop in another major city (Chicago? Denver?) and use the devastation of DC (and the decapitation of the current government) as their excuse to declare martial law and implement the rest of their draconian plans to make themselves kings and queens, with the rest of you made into serfs to serve their every need and desire. You won't be able to travel--no money to buy any form of transportation (gas, public transit, etc). You won't be able to communicate because the Internet will be reserved for the rulers--and besides, you won't have electricity to power your computers, not to mention your houses.

Most of you remaining will starve to death if you don't die violently when the hateful ones rob you of what little you have left.

And we "right wing extremists" won't be around to stand up for your rights, or defend you from your enemies.

Have fun.

I posted the above on one of Hugh Hewitt's blog posts. No response, especially from the liberals. I admit to having been tired and upset when I wrote it, but I don't regret a word of it. The liberals, of course, don't want to admit this vision is exactly what they want to happen to us, although they think the world will be so much more "civilized" without us "right wing extremists." Yeah, right! But we'll be in Heaven and they'll be stuck in a Hell of their own making. Couldn't happen to nicer people.

My husband and I were playing with the idea of what currency will replace the dollar once hyper-inflation makes it truly worthless.

First, the replacement for the $1 bill and coin (a trillion of which will be exchanged for it) will be the Obama.

Second, the replacement for the 50 cent piece will be the Biden.

Third, the replacement for the quarter will be the Reid.

Fourth, the replacement for the penny will be the Pelosi.

Since we must be green, all coinage will be made out of sun-baked clay.

Enjoy the day.

I split this up. Check out Part I here, and Part II here.

I would guess that by the time the speeches were over, there were 2,000 or so folks present.

I'm not sure where it went, or how to get it to appear by my biography, but for those of you who want to email me, here's the best place to find me: phoenixlady5179@yahoo.com. I have other email addresses, but this one is specifically for my Townhall and Political Activities.

Hope this helps.

Setup my own Tea Party Patriots page, here.

I'll be attending the Tax Day Tea Party in Colorado Springs, along with as many friends I can persuade to join me. To see if there are any Tax Day Tea Parties in your area, click here and pick your state. I think you'll be surprised how many Tea Parties are being organized.

There've been complaints here and elsewhere that the media isn't picking up on the Tea Party movement. That's not necessarily bad, especially since we can be the media. I'll be taking my handi-cam and posting video on YouTube, then linking to it via FoxNews.com (where they do have a function by which you can let them know about breaking news). If enough other people did this, especially hitting the other MSM, we'd be rubbing their noses in the fact that we don't need them--and forcing them to start taking us seriously.

I'll keep you all posted on what happens next.

I wrote the following back in 1997 or  1998, as part of a novel called "The Second American Revolution," available here.

“The thing I don’t understand is how the president’s approval ratings can be so high with the economy falling into the tank. Don’t people realize his policies are guaranteed to make things worse—just like what happened in Russia during Yeltsin’s last years?”

“I think they do, dear. Especially since the bank holiday back in ’04 that killed President Ericsson’s chances for a second term. They just don’t want to face the cold, hard fact that they haven’t done the responsible thing and saved up for their golden years. Now those golden years are here, and they’re suddenly discovering they’re maxed out on their credit cards, they’ve got 2nd mortgages impossible to pay off when their homes are depreciating in value, and they’ve got nothing set aside except their 401 (k)’s and IRAs. And those have lost value over the last couple of years instead of gaining value. They really believed the Dow would hit 40,000 and they’d all be rich forever. Now the house of cards is collapsing and they’re caught in the crunch. They’ll go on denying the truth as long as they can—and maybe longer. As long as they do, they have to approve of President Gordon’s performance. If they don’t, they have to face up to their responsibility for the state of their finances. I wouldn’t want to, if I were in their shoes.”

Granted, I was wrong about there being a bank holiday, and President Gordon was based on Al Gore (rather than John Kerry or Mr. Obama). But I get cold chills when I remember I wrote this over 10 years ago and now it's come true.

Denise from LA (a conservative, constitutionalist independent as she goes to considerable pains to make clear) posted a fascinating piece of an article from the NY Daily News

Quote From The NY Daily News.

Missing in action is the Barack Obama who vowed to unite the country around common values. Lately he has been the very opposite of the man he promised. Instead of hope, many have a growing fear of the arrogant government he leads.

In truth, there is no history for what he is doing. He is the most radical President of our times, far outside the mainstream of our political philosophy. He is not a reformer who fixes things. He fancies himself "transformative," a man who reshapes and reorders. It apparently begins with smashing the existing order under the pretext of managing the crisis he inherited.

During the campaign, a fellow journalist confided that "I know Obama is a Manchurian candidate, I just can't figure out what for." I laughed then, but no more. Obama represents a secular religion that believes, no matter the malady, Washington is the antidote. More government is the chicken soup of his tribe.

It is an illusion of many Republicans and Democrats that Washington can successfully manage the economy and our lives. Our institutions and culture are too big, too diverse and too unruly to be run like a banana republic.

Yet the economic mess has robbed the nation of its confidence, and the vacuum is being filled by politicians bearing promises and borrowed dollars. The true cost of this "help" will come later, with back-breaking debt and a lack of growth and opportunity.

We can't say we haven't been warned. "Whom the gods would destroy, they first make mad" is more than folklore. It predicts our fate if we follow the government mob.

This is my response:

Whom the gods would destroy...

...they first make mad. Good quote, Denise. Especially since "mad" can be taken two ways.

First, as in "insane," which Mr. Obama (and a lot of the noisier liberals in Congress and elsewhere) are, given that all of them are non-normies. What is a non-normie? A child who never learned to grieve losses but stuffed his/her towering snit down into his/her psyche to grow into a lake of fire over the years. A child who grew up stuck on stupid, with a raging hatred of normies (those who did learn to grieve losses as children and grew up to become adults).

Second, as in "furious," which an increasing number of normies and recovering non-normies are becoming as the threat of having everything they hold most dear and valuable taken away from them by the non-normies grows daily. Despite what Tabitha (above) says, the normies and recovering non-normies far outnumber the flaming non-normies (and many of them are military, both active duty and retired). As Glenn Beck points out, we surround the non-normies--and between the Tea Parties and the We Surround Them rallies, we are beginning to express that fury."

For me, that fury has very little emotion in it. It feels (if that's even the right word) like a Mission Directive (h/t Tony Hubble of Pebbles in My Pond, a blog of Townhall, available here). Mine might best be stated as "I will not be treated like a slave or a serf. I will do whatever is necessary to prevent my family, friends, and fellow normies and recovering non-normies from being treated like slaves or serfs by those flaming non-normies who show nothing but contempt for me and all others. Give me Liberty or give me death."

While I'm not a conspiracy theorist, I am very concerned about the possibility of Mr. Obama and his cronies in Congress using the GIVE Act, available here under H.R.1388, as the basis for creating the Obama Youth and the Civilian Security Force. Alternatively, check this link out for the latest DOD document on the Civilian Expeditionary Workforce. (h/t to Curtal Friar at Fountain Abbey.) Apparently this idea has been around for quite awhile, but note the date on this revision. January 23, 2009.

Unlike many conservatives, I do not, and will not, own a gun, largely because I suffer from a mild form of bipolar disorder and do not want the temptation to use said gun on myself. However, I am seriously considering getting back into archery, which is considerably less dangerous to me, and potentially at least as dangerous to the bad guys. Also, as my last post indicates, I'm working on ways to enable myself, my family, my friends, and my fellow normies and recovering non-normies to get out of Dodge. I think the window of time available for this is less than two years, perhaps considerably less.

In closing, here are a couple more exerpts from "The Second American Revolution." Remember, I wrote this over ten years ago.

For a moment, she considered this, as if trying to determine how much she dared tell me—and how best to do it. Finally she heaved a sigh. “I’m scared to death about what’s going to happen in the next Congress, now that the Democrats will control the House. If they pass the program President Gordon’s announcing today, I don’t see how we can survive.”

I lofted one brow. “Do you know something I don’t?”

“Sandy Beringer, the president’s press secretary, is a college classmate of mine—and a secret Villager.” Again she kept her voice so low I could just hear it. “He took me out to dinner at a little bistro last Friday night and told me in gory detail. He’s not very happy with President Gordon, either, but keeps his feelings to himself. Hidden in the fine print of this glorious package to fix Social Security and all the other social and environmental ills of the world are three daggers aimed right at us. The first one is confiscatory taxes. No one’s to be allowed to keep any income over $30,000 per family of four. The rest will go to save Social Security and revamp the educational system to be controlled by the Department of Education, because local school districts just can’t do the job right. And what those two programs don’t soak up will go toward enforcing draconian environmental standards. People won’t be allowed to own cars any more, but must ride public transportation or bicycles, or walk. Everyone must have a national ID card for any purchases, travel, or medical procedures. And all the armed services will be combined with the INS, Customs, ATF, FBI, and other national law enforcement and investigative bodies into a single National Police Force—to ‘relieve’ the cities of the onerous responsibility for local law enforcement.”

I stared at her, horrified.

She went on without noticing. “Finally, no one may legally own gold in any form, and all gold held by individuals and corporations must be surrendered to the Federal Reserve Bank without compensation of any kind. Furthermore, all work on space development must stop immediately, and all residents off world must be brought home immediately on pain of death by abandonment. The space station and any other properties in space must be de-orbited and destroyed, and the satellite networks must be decommissioned."

And this one.

With a grunt, I returned my attention to the transcript showing in the Klipboard. “So what we see here is a master harpist playing on the fears and concerns of the general public, especially the baby boomers.”

Michelle nodded. “Even in his proposal, he’s—circumspect. He doesn’t come right out and say people won’t be allowed to keep more than $30,000 in annual income per family of four, or own gold in any form. He just proposes a graduated tax rate that produces that effect, and taxes gold holdings at 150% of the spot price for gold on the last day of any quarter. He doesn’t even come out and forbid private ownership of cars, just proposes that states which don’t ticket people driving autos with fewer than five passengers will lose all Federal highway construction funds. If the cars belong to a fleet, such as a taxi company, they must have a minimum of one passenger at least 90% of the time. As for the trucking industry, he proposes a very steep curve for conversion to 0% polluting vehicles.” She sighed. “I—overreacted earlier.”

The novel is free for download if anyone wants to read the whole thing. Meanwhile, I just keep acting on my Mission Directive--and blogging the occasional results and suggestions rising out of it here.

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It’s hard to say how long we have to prepare for economic disaster (in whatever form it appears). At the moment, the economy is actually showing tentative signs of improvement. But the rush to pass cap and trade, national health care, and assorted tax increases—to say nothing of throwing money at problems money can’t fix—will eventually increase the price of everything, especially fuel for travel, heating/cooling, etc. I’d like to have something in place to serve as a refuge for the responsible. A place where the John Galts can go and live in small, relatively self-sufficient networks that have no need to provide goods or services to the irresponsible. It’s really kind of a sustainable networking thing, like what Mike Callicrate (Ranch Foods Direct) does. Essentially, we’ve gone too far in terms of division of labor.

What will also be interesting to observe is if the PRC actually buys large swaths of the US in payment on the Treasuries they own. Would they buy the federally owned land? Or would they buy populated land through a form of eminent domain? They might do the former since that’s where all our raw resources (e.g. oil shale, gas, coal, base and precious metals, etc.) are locked up. Not only that, but if they bought the federally owned land, they’d have lots of space to put their own excess population to work the land and/or diggings. If they bought populated land (e.g. cities), more likely they’d buy either individual parcels, or companies that own and/or manage the parcels (e.g. warehousing companies, or, in the grain belt, corporate farming/ranching outfits like Tyson).

More on this idea in a later post.

BTW, if you want really good beef and buffalo, check out Ranch Foods Direct at the link above. Mike even runs Waygu (or half-Waygu) beef cattle. You think maybe Mr. Obama might be buying his Waygu beef for a lot less than $100 a pound from Mike? I'd hope so, because he'd be supporting American ranchers in that case. Mike is a good friend, and we buy about half our groceries from him. No hormones, no anti-biotics, and no chance of mad-cow disease.

The market is up at the moment. It’ll be interesting to see what Mr. Obama says to make it drop later today. After all, he has to destroy the economy so he can enslave us.

I was thinking on the way in about the differences between city folk and country folk. The latter are much closer to Reality in the sense that they live on the land and work with it to produce basic necessities (food, fiber, building materials, etc.). Generally speaking, they also have longer sight and a sense of connection to the past, present, and future. They are like a first derivative.

So, country folk tend by nature to be relatively sensible (at least if they own and care for a decent amount of property, such as a farm or ranch; I can’t speak for the folks buried deep in the Appalacians). Second level derivative folks are those living in the market towns who provide services that allow the country folk to communicate, execute their tasks, and market their goods. Examples would be small town bankers, educators, phone company workers, grain elevator operators, commodities brokers, etc. These folk would have some contact with the land, though mostly through the first level folks, as well as contacts with the larger world.

Third level derivative folks are those living in larger towns or small cities, usually with a college or university unit (e.g. Greeley). These folks are usually employed in service industries and many times in processing industries (from meat packing to bread making to manufacturing), as well as in higher education, regional governance, and often power generation. They have even less of a connection to the land and more of a connection to the wider world. Rather than working the land, they are working with the products of the land, and with each other. Networking, in other words, as they process, manufacture, transport, etc.

Fourth level derivative folks are those living in the suburban areas of large to very large cities. Most of them are in service industries, from small businesses such as grooming shops for people and animals, to medium sized businesses such as call centers for various purposes or high-tech manufacturing, to large businesses such as insurance, banking & financing, etc. This would include the large companies that move products from the land to markets such as grocery and big box stores for electronics, etc. Many other people are in government jobs, usually at local, state, or federal levels (depending on location), as well as higher education and medical/pharmaceutical research and education. These folks are even farther from direct connection to the land, and many of them are fairly well-off in terms of paper investments. Their primary focus is on people and networking—working the system, if you will.

Fifth level derivative folks are those living in the large to very large cities. They have almost no connection to the land, and mainly work in services at all levels, from tiny to huge. Instead of resource processing and/or manufacturing, they deal largely with wholesale and retail sales, banking and finance, investing and commodities exchange, government, education at all levels, and internal and external transportation and communication. To them, especially at the highest levels, the world looks very small and very full of people. Because the large cities are quite crowded, these people are unable to manage without dealing with each other as members of groups. They also stratify themselves within their close in networks, and may feel like they’re on top of the world because they have movers and shakers around the world in their networks—which makes them big shots, so far above the “little” people that they can’t even see them, let alone the ground. The people at the bottom have slightly more contact with the land, but more in terms of the past than the present, as their recent ancestors may have moved to the city in hopes of bettering their prospects through greater access to work that provided paper wealth, often because they felt they had no chance to gain real wealth in terms of land or gold. Now, for a large variety of reasons, these people have because a permanent underclass that is “farmed” by higher level people for personal power. They have often become wards of the state.

One website, http://www-personal.umich.edu/~mejn/election/2008/, has not only maps of the 2008 election by county, but also cartograms that show the relative numbers of Democrats vs. Republicans as distorted maps that give a feel for the numbers of each.

Generally speaking, the Republicans count among their numbers most of the first, second, and about half of the third level derivative folks. Everyone else generally shows as independent or Democrat. The so-called country-club Republicans are really independents who happen to wear the Republican label.

This take on the political spectrum, general as it is, suggests that the closer to the land and resources a person is (i.e. the more a person is likely to get his hands dirty), the more conservative he or she is likely to be. Also, given that the connection to the land and resources is much older than the relatively recent higher level derivations, it shouldn’t be surprising that these people are more sensible in general. Life is slower and simpler at that level. The further up (or down, as some might take it) the levels, the faster life seems to pass, the more complicated it appears, and the more stressful it gets.

It’s been very interesting to read Townhall and Fox Forum to see how Mr. Obama and his fellow Democrats are trying so hard to remake the US (and the rest of the world as well) into their utopian fantasy world where everyone cares about and helps everyone else without counting the cost (supposedly). They are so transparent—and so clueless. Sheesh! If Mr. Soros (and possibly several other socialist billionaires) really is behind this, how can he possibly expect us to roll over without protest and let him rule the world from behind the scenes? For more about this, particularly the GIVE Act just passed by the House, click here.

I’ll be very interested to see where the military comes down in all of this. Unlike other countries, our military doesn’t hold political power, either behind the scenes or as a ruling junta. There’s no tradition of doing so, even though we have had presidents who have served at various levels of the military, with Eisenhower being the highest ranked. It would appear, however, that there is a small but growing movement by active duty and reserve/retired military demanding proof of Mr. Obama’s legitimacy to serve (i.e. show a valid birth certificate proving he is a natural born citizen). After all, they have to prove their citizenship. Several commenters on TH who have military connections indicate that if this movement grows to include 10% or more of the military (not clear whether they mean just active duty or all military), Mr. Obama will be forced to take notice.

There is definitely a ground swell of anger growing into fury among the usually silent majority. This administration is so unbelievably clumsy—worse than Mr. Carter ever was (and he was bad enough)—in its efforts to force us into its vision of what we’re supposed to be. Mr. Obama, et al, may think he is tech and internet savvy, but he’s not. Or more accurately, he’s not aware of the fact that the conservatives are also internet savvy and finding more and more creative ways to counteract his delusional demands.

This isn’t the age of Hitler, Stalin, and FDR, when communications was still limited. Communications is wide open, and there’s almost no way the government can really track down everyone in opposition to it. Oh, sure, they can, and probably will, try by using IP addresses, mailing addresses (e-mail and snail mail), etc. They may even try to set up the “blue shirts,” aka the Civilian Security Force, using gangsters (i.e. bloods, crips, et al), mostly black and latino in the large urban areas (as a way to provide them with a living, of course), and trying to encourage everyone to become snitches on their neighbors. I expect this will fail because a.) the minute the Feds try to circumvent the 2nd Amendment, they will be toast, and b.) the effort to “encourage” everyone to snitch on his or her neighbors will instead encourage neighbors to band together (think Neighborhood Watch) to protect their neighborhoods from the CSF and/or the Alphabets (ATF, et al). Most neighborhoods have retired military, and many of them have firearms and a conservative and self-reliant worldview.

Oh, snitching will happen, especially in the urbanized areas, simply because it’s human nature, but our culture, especially in flyover country, doesn’t encourage it. In fact, given the rise of the “tea party” movement, coupled with the growing demand for Mr. Obama to prove he is a natural born citizen, suggests that Mr. Obama may be removed as president within the year. Mr. Biden won’t be much better, but he would still be a legitimate president.

We may hope for a “peaceful” resolution of the growing anger among the populace in flyover country, but wannabe dictators tend to react to anger with more anger, and especially they try to silence their opposition. If Mr. Obama decides he must do so using violence (even if it is set up as an act of random violence, especially against a major conservative voice such as Rush Limbaugh), that might well be a flash point to revolution.

It was suggested on one of the columns on TH yesterday (3/7) that a general might declare martial law. The only way that would happen would be if a terrorist attack decapitated government by basically wiping out the Mall while Congress is in session and listening to a major speech from Mr. O. Usually this would be for things like the SOTU speech, where everyone, including the Supreme Court and nearly all of the cabinet are present. (There’s always one cabinet member absent for just such situations—hopefully it would be Mr. Gates, current SecDef).

I could see something happening next year at the SOTU, as nothing happened this year. It could be something as simple as a sea-launched nuke targeting the Capitol (or even another jet liner out of Newark or some other nearby airport).

(Note: these are musings I write between troubleshooting calls at work. They are not to be construed as calls to action.)

Or more accurately, what happened to my series of articles about him and how we can use his rules for radicals to our advantage?

I got busy. But see my last post for a way to apply several of his rules. Can you imagine several million tea bags clogging up the postal system? With no return addresses, they'll undoubtedly have to be processed somehow--if only to be dumped in a landfill. And even if we all print a statement of fact about the contents, the postal inspectors will have to do their job to make sure no one has slipped anything nasty into the envelopes (and please, anyone who is even thinking about it, stop. We're the civilized ones). The point will have been made. What happens next will depend on how seriously the recipients take us--and that will depend largely on how many bags of tea we send.

Think about it. Then act.