Truthers: The Premise that Undermines Them All

In Joy’s latest post she throws out a few questions to some of the “truthers” we’ve been observing over the past year or longer. It got me thinking about something that I’ve noticed with many of them, a common unwitting belief they share which may be at best undermining their thinking…and at worst, destroying the world.

I’ve very much enjoyed the presentations and insights of David Wilcock, Santa Surfing, and Simon Parkes over the past year (I’ve watched and read David’s videos and books over the course of several years). The three are not necessarily my favorite “truthers”, though I appreciate the benevolent way they handle their business, and all have offered insights that I believe are based on solid information from “high level” sources. They seem like good and sincere people who are trying to grow spiritually and share what they’ve learned with the world, and I am grateful for that. However, these three hold an explicitly stated premise that needs critical examination.

This premise, which in the case of David and Simon, allegedly comes from an E.T. intelligence, through sources who have made contact with such aliens. From Santa, the same premise (stated, incidentally, in almost the exact same terms) appears to come from a biblical influence, as Santa is an outspoken Christian. David and Simon seem to be more akin with New Age spiritualists…ish.

The premise is this:

We won’t ascend as individuals [and, secondarily, reap the early bounties of the coming Quantum Financial System windfall] unless we are in service to others at least 51% of the time. That is, our spiritual ascension rests on the condition that over half of our time be in service to others.

Defining terms is critical, but for the sake of brevity I’ll leave it to the reader to investigate and learn about ascension from the David and Simon perspective (search for terms such as: 3rd density and 5th density ascension). A search for the Christian perspective of ascension that Santa holds may be more challenging, due to the overwhelming diversity of Christian perspectives out there. In the simplest of terms, both versions of ascension have to do with spiritual growth. And my sense is that all three individuals are probably more aligned on the issue than not.

But let’s get back to that premise. What we’re really talking about here is altruism. The word altruism is a term coined by the philosopher Auguste Comte, and comes from the Latin “altru” for “other”. Other-ism. Comte held that any act in service to self was immoral, wrong, evil, BECAUSE it was done for one’s selfish benefit. Therefore, to be good and moral, an act had to be for the benefit of another, so long as there absolutely was NO BENEFIT to the giver (Comte went so far as to say that even taking pleasure in the good deed made it immoral). Isn’t that the hidden premise behind our “truther’s” mantras about service to self versus service to others? I think so. Giving is better than receiving, so the saying goes. It’s the premise pretty much held by every individual, religion and philosophy in the world today. So it must be true, yes?

Mmm, I don’t think so.

Houston, I have a problem. There was one woman in history who challenged this idea philosophically. And she wrote an 1100 page novel (and tons of non-fiction articles) pretty much dedicated to explaining how the altruist premise is behind every war, every collectivist movement, every religion, almost every individual, and yet most people who read the world-wide bestseller never get the message. They think the book is simply about government overreach and heroic characters who fight back, and it certainly is that too. But it also takes a howitzer to the altruist premise. The book, of course, is Ayn Rand’s “Atlas Shrugged”.

Many of the “truthers” I enjoy listening to hold this altruist premise. It’s funny how there’s even one I used to check out (Charlie Freak) who regularly lauds the brilliance of Atlas Shrugged, yet still remains mired in the “service to self versus service to others” altruist conundrum. He must have completely missed one of the essential philosophical threads of the novel. This oversight is ubiquitous. And these are incredibly intelligent people. Ayn Rand was a millennial genius herself, and couldn’t get even a majority of her readers (even brilliant ones) to fully understand her message…so how in the hell can I!?

I’ll just say, read the book if you want to understand why the altruist premise is so deadly. Hopefully it will be clear to you. It may change your whole way of thinking. It may change your life.

Now I will state my premise in this piece. And my premise is not necessarily Ayn Rand’s premise. And it is this:

What blesses one blesses all.

I hold that you cannot give benefits to others unless you do for yourself, and you cannot do for others unless you also benefit yourself. There is no dichotomy between giving and receiving – they are not at war. We’ve been living our whole lives in a nightmare control system of duality. Black is pitted against white, women against men, gay against straight, employers against employees, Republicans against Democrats, and on and on and on. It’s all a tactic to keep us divided. And the service to self vs. service to others dichotomy is just more of the same. It creates a war within ourselves: me vs. me. You vs. you. The ultimate divide and conquer strategy.

But let’s look at it critically. Do you think it’s even possible for an individual to actually practice service to others more than service to self? Just think about all the bodily functions and ablutions: eating, sleeping, self-care that are needed to be done before a person even leaves the house in the morning. Our lives require our constant selfish attention and maintenance…just to survive. And that’s just on the physical level. Remember, always put on your own oxygen mask before assisting a child with theirs.

Everything positive that you do for yourself, every action and choice, whether physical or spiritual, is a gift to the world. Bathing, exercise, smiling, working, common courtesy... All these things help you and they help the world. Just think about it. Anything you do that actually benefits yourself (both physically and spiritually) also benefits the world.

Don’t fall into the rationalistic trap that because you need to be selfish to survive it must mean that lying, cheating and stealing to receive material benefit (even if you think you’re getting away with it) is justified. Obtaining values in this way will only ultimately lead to anguish, despair and your own destruction. You are a both a spiritual being AND a physical being, integrated.

Service to self (selfishness), if done right, is service to the world. Service to the world, if done right, is service to self (selfish). They are one.

Michael Jackson nailed it 100%:

“If you want to make the world a better place take a look at yourself and make a change.”