Welcome to 1984: Part 2
The “Sacred Science”
This technique is somewhat abstract and a bit hard to explain without going into lengthy examples. I’ll try to summarize it nonetheless.
The purpose behind this technique is to establish your teachings as holy and sacrosanct, so much so that they are beyond question. So sacred are your teachings that they cannot be violated or criticized. And while your teachings are sacred and beyond any critical thought, they must also be scientific and logical, making any would-be debunker seem not only unsanctified, but illogical and unscientific as well.
This reminds me of a friend of mine forced into a 12-step rehabilitation program because his employer surprised him with a drug test. He tested positive and was then forced into an aggressive one year program in order to keep his job. The funny thing is that it has been about fifteen years since he touched anything. It was just bad timing. And yet he is now being told by his rehabilitation councelors that he’s definitely an addict, which they base of course on “scientific” fact.
They’ll lie with statistics, as well as make statements which seem like established facts. For example, “Everybody knows that spiritual healing works.” This example uses another advanced language pattern as well. Can you tell me which one?
Just remember it this way:
1. Your teachings are sacred and therefore unapproachable. For someone to even question them shows their ignorance of the universe and its purpose. Your purpose and the purpose of the universe are one.
2. Use lots of pseudo-science to back up what you’re saying. A good example of this is the Law of Attraction and Quantum Physics. You can pair just about anything together and make it sound good. Then you can dig up plenty of examples to “prove” your claims.
Loading the Language
The purpose of loading the language is to limit the usage of language by restricting creativity and using repetitive words and phrases. This method is often found in political and religious cliches. Those people which identify themselves with a certain group will use many of the same keywords. The beauty of this is your followers don’t really need to understand the phrases they are parroting. Note the similarities to advanced language patterns used in persuasion, only in the case of brainwashing it is used to replace a person’s vocabulary and limit their self-expression, making it much easier to lead them. Basically, the true purpose of the public education system. Bahahahaha!
“Hallelujah! Praise the Lord!” (Just ask any Christian you know what Hallelujah really means. They don’t know. Who are you to question God anyways!?).
“He understands the voters.”
“You need an upgrade.”
Are you scratching your head at this point? It really is abstract and hard to grasp which makes it all the more powerful. The less powerful one feels by using loaded language, the more they will use it to mask their own fear and guilt. Again, are we really saying anything to each other?
Doctrine Over Person
This is very much how it looks. Don’t modify the teachings, but create new rationalizations in order to cause people to conform. Just look at the core teachings of all major religions. They don’t modify their fundamental beliefs to fit in with a more contemporary perspective, isn’t that right? They change the people to fit the same doctrine.
The same goes for history. Each country rewrites history to fit in with its own doctrine. It no longer matters what really happened so long as they submit to whatever you have arbitrarily decided as true.
We all live in a totalist environment even if we’ve been told otherwise. The majority and the masses comply to the environment’s doctrine for the most part without question. Then there are those few who are like “mutants” for lack of a better term. The mutants may comply to a certain extent, but know there are alternate versions of reality to experience. I imagine many of this blog’s readers are like this and many of them will find themselves immune to techniques like Doctrine Over Person. The reasoning behind this is the majority of people do not have a strong self-made identity and easily accept any identity that is given to them. The “mutants” have a strong sense of individuality and therefore are less prone to believe in outside influences.
Do you see how similar we are? You are one of the elite. You are special. Join Me. 
The Dispensing of Existence
This makes me think of a song by a favorite band of mine called Ordo Rosarius Equilibrio. The song is called The Perplexity of Hybris. What we call hubris the Greeks called hybris.
Among the roses where I stand
Torn and scratched disguised by blood
I watch the puppets stagger in their unlife
Caught in the web of perplexityI glorify myself
I glorify myself for who I am
I glorify myself
I glorify myself for what I amScreams of frustration echo
While my feet walk across the shells of the damned
In these realms of demise
Where life seeks its markListen to my laughter
High upon the wind
I walk the path of my choice
Trampling those who seek to stand in my wayA bright glowing star
Shines almost invisible
Down into the crypts in the city of worms
Where life pursues in darknessThis is my life
And I rightfully praise myself for my accomplishments
My intellect guides me
As my life ceaselessly progressesWhat is hybris in a world that thrives on contempt?
What is hybris in a world that fosters shame?
What is hybris in a world where blind are made to lead?
What is hybris in a world where abstinence is a deed?
What is hybris in world where the fools are highly praised?
What is hybris for a god in a world of the impaled?
What is hybris for a god in a world that spews on strength?
What is hybris in a world where virtue is repent?
We have the divine right to destroy those that do not submit to our chosen doctrine. Our path and only our path is the one true path to freedom. All others are false and deserve to be destroyed. Our God is the only true God. Blah blah blah…
Does this remind you of anything going on in the world right now?
The dispensing of existence need not be physical. You can cause the fear of extinction and annihilation by forcing others to choose a path of existence of the future. This is an easy task in a society where people are not longer self-reliant. Loss of house, job, credit cards, bank account, driver’s license, spouse, family is for the most part equated with death. You must now obey the doctrine or your personal identity which was created for you will be stripped away. So don’t question too much and just follow along.
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