During the psychedelic era of the 1960s and 1970s, people used LSD, mushrooms, and other street drugs to enter an altered reality.
Now 50 years later, a few people use LSD and mushrooms, but most of the mind altering drugs are legal. Around 18% of women are on some type of antidepressant and about 7% of kids are on some type of behavior modifying (mind altering) drug.
Then there are the additives that companies place in food. Some of these additives are used because they impact the brain. Several studies have indicated that sweeteners, preservatives, and emulsifiers may trigger mental disorders including anxiety, depression, and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
And then there is a completely different reality conundrum. This reality shift can impact anyone, even people who are not taking pharmaceutical or illegal mind altering drugs or eating food with additives or preservatives.
This is the “information” reality shift. Through extensive research, companies and governments discovered it is possible to control behavior with “information” that is delivered in special ways. This information can be delivered in audio, video, or written formats. It can be true. It can be false, but made to appear true. It can be delivered to inspire fear or happiness.
When mind control techniques are used, it becomes very difficult to determine whether the “information” is real, partially real, or fake. In recent years, information controllers have used “experts” to sway people. And in the last couple of years, they paid “fact checkers” to “verify” information they wanted people to believe. In addition, universities sometimes push an agenda to keep low cost employees or put forth half truths that make it easier for them to obtain grants.
In South Dakota, we see people paying big money to make things appear different than they are. For example, on Amendment H, the proponents spent hundreds of thousands of dollars trying to convince the people of South Dakota that Veterans could not vote. People have become wise to this type of manipulation.
On the other hand, it is harder to know when a doctor or hospital has the right motivations. Many people have started to wonder if a well check is sometimes just a way to find something wrong to generate income. Or if a free session with a personal trainer is really just a way to pressure you into a sale.
The worst part of a morphing reality, is figuring out how to escape the mind control matrix whether it is legal drugs, food additives, or information. Maybe a first step is to leave our phones, TVs, computers, and the slick marketing materials and escape into the beautiful South Dakota outdoors. Then it is just you and nature. And no one seems to be trying to manipulate that experience yet.
Steven King talks of sugar and additives in our food. Sugar is like a drug and it does alter the brain. I have given up sugar and try to eat clean foods. Amazed at how clear my throught process is. Sugar and salt are added to food to help create a food craving and it works...... I used to take care of a young boy with Aspergers which is in the Autism Spectrum disorder. It was hard to control him, very active and very little speech and no eye contact. After he was diagnosed his mother refused to put him on medication and after a lot of research decided to change his diet. Everything was organic, no wheat, no dairy. After a week he was like a different child. Still active but like a 7 year old should be. He was enrolled in a special school for Autistic children and soon would communicate and there was eye contact...... So, what they are doing to our food is very scary. Just eliminate added sugar and see how great you feel. Sugar in our fruits and veggies is great, it's the added sugar that's a killer. Same with salt. it's added to enhance the flavor and another killer, literally. If you can't pronounce all the ingredients simply don't eat it.
Unfortunately this is all too true. One way I deal with it is to understand I don’t just consume with my mouth, but also my ears and eyes. Nature is a place I spend a lot of time, and while the blood pressure builds in society, the songbirds, wind whispers and vast expanses go on and on. Nature heals me, teaches wonderful lessons and reminds you of who you are and where you belong.