"Winterlong" - Neil Young, Leipzig Arena, Germany - 8 July 2008
(Thanks Harry O.)
Eight years ago, we thought we witnessed a "Sea Change" of history. But we were quickly disillusioned and moved along. Won't get fooled again ... but we did.
Note: This article is written for hard core Neil Young fans and those who understand his songs, motives and methods. Because TW is committed to open source information, we believe that Neil's fans are entitled to uncensored opinions. If you are not up to speed on Neil Young's catalog, this article will probably be a waste of your time. FWIW, there have been significant actions to prevent these articles from ever being published. We must extend a big thank you to our readers who have allowed this article to be published and who are deeply committed to open source Neil Young news, making such available to all who are interested in the truth even when it is hard to fathom.
So how exactly do we get from Neil Young's song written in 1970 titled "Winterlong" to this so called impending "The Big Quantum Shift" (aka "Great Awakening")? What is this illusion that will shatter?
First, here are the lyrics.
Painting by Eric Johnson
I waited for you, Winterlong
You seem to be where I belong.
It's all illusion anyway.
If things should ever turn out wrong
And all the love we have is gone,
It won't be easy on that day.
Waiting to follow
Through the dreamlight of your way
Is not so easy for me now.
Half the time has passed away
Things we thought of yesterday
Come back now, come back now.
Waiting to follow
Through the dreamlight of your way
Is not so easy for me now.
Half the time has passed away
Things we thought of yesterday
Come back now, come back now.
I waited for you Winterlong
You seem to be where I belong.
Next, back in 2015, Neil Young posed the following question on his official website asking "How hard should I try?". Certainly a thought provoking question for us all as we observe the ongoing chaos as "The Quantum BIG Shift" approaches (More on "The Quantum Big Shift", evolving awareness, mass consciousness, full disclosure and total transparency below.)
The Quantum BIG Shift is All About Our Own Consciousness
As we alluded to, this is a big subject that can not be easily summarized. The theory of "The Quantum Big Shift" goes by many, many other names, as well, with various interpretations. Sometimes referred to as "Full Disclosure" or "The Event", for many -- for a very long time -- this has been considered to be the Second Coming of Christ, i.e., a really big deal happening that would be rather hard to miss.
Our take on this at TW is less biblical in nature, but still rooted in cosmic spirituality.
We see "The Quantum Big Shift" as a moment of Truth. We often talk about Neil's song "Winterlong" with the "It's all illusion anyway" lyric as being keystone. Another simple yet insightful lyric from the canon.
We tried to clarify the question of what is "The Quantum Big Shift" in the context of this post regarding energy. Undoubtedly, energy is key to "The Quantum Big Shift". Not just as one considers energy in a conventional sense like oil, gas, electricity, etc. But energy in all it's manifestations -- awareness and consciousness.
Our awareness -- our consciousness -- our ability to seek and know the truth is "The Quantum Big Shift". A tectonic event which will truly lead us all to the next level for humanity. Not to be too esoteric here when so many are just trying to make it from pay day to the next pay day. But there is way more to life than chasing a paycheck. Trust us.
"Winterlong"
...After time has passed away, things we thought of yesterday..
Photo by Elliot Blinder on SAN FRANCISCO ART EXCHANGE
Can't say when. If even in our lifetimes. But there are more encouraging signs that we are on the cusp of "The Quantum Big Shift" than ever before. Let's let's all do our part and make it happen.
We are reluctant to point folks to specific links and sites since everyone has a small piece of the big puzzle and when one starts going down these rabbit holes it can be quite strange and bizarre and frightening. This is The Matrix. Which, btw, is a good start for attempting to understand "The Quantum Big Shift". You are Neo. Find your Morpheus. Take the Red Pill. (From the film "The Matrix" , the red pill and its opposite, the blue pill, are symbolic. They represent the choice between embracing the sometimes painful truth of reality (red pill) and the blissful ignorance of illusion (blue pill).)
In response to a comment, we observed that the US election of Donald Trump on November 8th was merely a slight political shift from left to right -- not The Quantum BIG Shift. Go back and watch The Wizard of Oz again. Dorothy got the BIG Shift right when the curtain was pulled back and all was revealed.
Recall what Witch Glinda says to Dorothy:
"You don't need to be helped any longer. You've always had the power to go back to Kansas."
Use your power and the force will be with you. And we'll see you when you get home.
TW & Uwe "Computer Age" Singing Truth to Power
White House, Washington, DC
Photo by Hounds That Howell
Just prior to the election, we laid it out very specifically. And then clarified any mis-understandings shortly after the election.
And to crystallize our point, we made this comment using a quote from the late-great gonzo Hunter S. Thompson. That said, just as Neil Young takes no pleasure in being right yet again, nor do we in speaking truth to power. No one does. We all pray to be proven wrong. And we won't quit, either, because we also wish somebody would share the news. Especially this news ripped from The Matrix.
We must all be aware that the eternal divide and conquer strategy is alive and well. So stay calm, no fear and rock on. We don't want no stinkin' civil wars, thank you. As usual, just a bunch of paid actors following the scripts.
Yes, "For What It's Worth", there is definitely something happening here and what it is -- while not exactly -- clear, there is a man with a gun over there telling us we got to beware. Fifty years after FWIW, still same as it ever was... but the Quantum "Big Shift" inexorably rolls on and on....
And here's what one of our dear, loyal TW readers Ian has to say on the subject in response to the provocative -- yet ever belligerent -- Dominic Holdem:
@Dominic Holdem--While I don't completely disagree with you--I was frustrated by the difficulties the Democrats had in rallying around their eventual candidate, while understanding of how Clinton's flaws were a part of the problem and, ultimately, I thnk both major parties muffed it.... majorly--I suppose I'm trying to transcend all of that right now, at least for a few moments.Just prior to the election, we laid it all out here on Thrasher's Wheat about how a perfect storm was forming as the elite mainstream media headed towards meltdown in the face of alternative, crowd sourced, citizen journalism outing the massive global corruption which would lead towards what we have termed "The Quantum Big Shift" (see transparency and full disclosure).
Honestly, when it comes to politics and spirituality, I have strong feelings on both and it can be hard to find a balance. How do I reconcile my strong ideological convictions--which I know can cause conflict and act as a barrier between me and people who don't share my ideas--in the context of my ultimate belief that all life is part of the same beating heart and that we must, in spite of our considerable differences, learn to come together as one human family? How do my abstract, sweeping beliefs find grounding in coherent, pragmatic, doable policy concepts? How can I even be politically involved while saying that the material world is bathed in illusion?
Sometimes being politically active feels like participating in the illusion, perpetuating it. But if I don't stand up for what I believe is right, I feel that we're only going to get further away from being able to understand and penetrate the illusion. And of course anyone who sees the world as one family, sees every individual as being connected to the whole and sharing a universal Self, cannot possibly countenance the wars, the suffering and dying, the destruction that happens because, ultimately, of the illusion's corrupting power. One cannot countenance human hands continuing to damage our planet through the forces of climate change and human-manufactured pollution.
These are the questions I wrestle with at times like these. There are no definite answers in life; as I like to say, one thing I know is that I don't know. The near-impossibility of being certain (of anything) is one of the great existential struggles, which in turn is why people have developed philosophical and spiritual belief systems.
Sun Green Was Right
The Greendale Prophecies
Sun Green (Sarah White, Greendale Film by Neil Young, 2003) + Greta Thunberg (Climate Activist, Born in 2003)
Greta Thunberg and Neil Young's Prophetic Greendale: Sun Green + Julia Butterfly
For longtime TW readers, you know that with 2003's release of Neil Young's "Greendale" -- which hit us like a sledgehammer to the anvil of truth -- we have been covering the ever expanding vortex of corruption while trying to mix in some of Neil's activities in the areas of music, film, literature, and technology, among other assorted random musings.
'She was welded to the eagle's beak
sun green leaned into that megaphone
and said, "truth is all i seek" '
"Sun Green" by Neil Young
Again, for longtime TW readers, you know that we have been quite alarmed by the accelerating events propelling us well beyond the prophecies laid out by George Orwell's 1984 and Aldous Huxley's Brave New World. Today, we have an ever growing clamor by the elite media to reign in "fake news" that would make the crusading anti-Communist Joseph McCarthy quite proud. It is without irony, that nowhere in the establishment is there a concern whatsoever about infringing on our Constitutional rights of free speech and free press.
Officer Carmichael in Greendale
' "Carmichael you asshole,"
the new widow sobbed beneath her veil,
"shot down in the line of duty
is this how justice never fails?" '
"Fake news" is just the new re-branding of the old "conspiracy theory" psy-op. To know the mockingbird, is to kill the mockingbird.
The Hypocrisy of the Mainstream Media
None other than the establishment Washington Post (owned by Amazon Corp.'s CEO billionaire Jeff Bezos) published an article on "Fake News" that was immediately found to be in fact "fake" because it was sourced from the non-existent entity ProporNot.
Afterall, the esteemed New York Times committed the gravest of journalistic sins when "reporter" Judith Miller falsely reported that Iraq possessed weapons of mass destruction in 2003. This was epic, egregious and massive fake news. What is chaff and what is wheat? Like we say, always use disCERNment.
Banned Since July 2015 Accused of Being "Fake"
Open up the tired eyes. Eyes wide shut, we tried to lay it all out very specifically just prior to the election. And then clarified any mis-understandings shortly after the election.
The Devil Comes to Greendale
And to crystallize our point, we made this comment using a quote from the late-great gonzo Hunter S. Thompson. That said, just as Neil Young takes no pleasure in being right yet again, nor do we in speaking truth to power. No one does. We all pray to be proven wrong.
And we won't quit, either, because we also wish somebody would share the news. We'll keep on bloggin' till our batteries are dead.
So be aware that the eternal divide and conquer strategy is alive and well. So stay calm, no fear and rock on. We don't want no stinkin' civil wars, thank you.
There's a war on truth. So light that candle. And keep the flame of love burning brightly.
The Illusion of The Matrix Shatters: Corruption, Fake News & The Quantum Big Shift
"Give Peace A Chance"
Paul McCartney and Neil Young
Paul McCartney and Neil Young
It doesn't have to be an Angry World because Yes, There's Definitely A Hole in The Sky. So just "Light a Candle" and take a chance on love.
We Have The POWER To Break Out Of The Matrix
Because sometimes it's NOT "all illusion anyway." Sometimes it is actually REAL... sooner or later...
Who's Going To Stand Up and Save The Earth?
Neil Young
2014-07-12, Hyde Park, London, England
Photo Paolo Brillo |Facebook
FWIW, we always say never stop trying to make the world a better place.
Last we checked, there's only one mother earth, so we've got a job to do.
The rEVOLolution is Love
So what might 2017 bring us?
Clearly, the evolution/revolution continues. Is 2017 The Year We Find Out Who's Really Going To Stand Up? Will the looming "Quantum Big Shift" roll on incrementally or suddenly? In the meantime, here we all are -- both irrevocably changed -- and yet still much the same as we ever were.
Neil Young was so shaken by photos of the four unarmed students killed by military gunfire at Kent State that he wrote "Ohio" for Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young right away. By the end of the week, it was playing on the radio. That was 1970. Now, in 2014, outrage over police brutality has become much more widespread, inspiring protests and "die-ins" nationwide for Michael Brown and Eric Garner, two unarmed black men killed in confrontations with cops. Days ago in Brooklyn, two NYPD officers were murdered while sitting in their patrol car. But this year will end without a defining protest song.
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"I think a lot of it is just due to fear of being blackballed and not making a living," Questlove of The Roots told Billboard, referring to the backlash the Dixie Chicks faced in 2003, when Natalie Maines told an audience that the band was "ashamed" that President Bush was from Texas. "We were like, 'Man, if a white woman can lose her career in the United States for speaking up for what's right, then shit, we'll get the electric chair.' I think that was the bottom line.
And that just really rendered America silent."
Freedom: Kent State University, Ohio - 1970
As always, we live in dangerous times where those who stand for freedom are often accused of treason and worse. Such times are now and the struggle for freedom -- even among those who feel they are actually free -- is more paramount than ever. The right to live and speak freely is an inalienably human right that can never be assumed nor taken for granted.
So, for what it's worth... we're protesting the lack of protest music. Who's gonna stand up and make some protest music?
"First they came for the Communists, and I didn’t speak up, because I wasn’t a Communist.
Then they came for the Jews, and I didn’t speak up, because I wasn’t a Jew.
Then they came for the Catholics, and I didn’t speak up, because I was a Protestant.
Then they came for me, and by that time there was no one left to speak up for me."
Then they came for the Jews, and I didn’t speak up, because I wasn’t a Jew.
Then they came for the Catholics, and I didn’t speak up, because I was a Protestant.
Then they came for me, and by that time there was no one left to speak up for me."
~~ Rev. Martin Niemoller, 1945
The levels of corruption are so off the charts historically it really is truly breathtaking in not only the magnitude and scope, but in the sheer levels of depravity and evil. Oh sure politicians have been grifting cash from day one, but things have gone far, far beyond pay to play.
Basically, the best we can all hope for at this point, is the utter, complete destruction of the two party monopoly system. The demise of the Republican party is well underway, but this could be the final election for the traditional Democratic party as well. If that is the outcome of the Nov 8 election, than it will be for the good of all of us in the long run.
As many of our long time readers here at Thrasher's Wheat know, we have long since declared "The Inconvenient Truth of Greendale".
Mainly this observation centered on the album's environmental call to action and it's plea to respect Mother Nature and all of her creations. But environmentalism is but just one of the many themes of Neil Young's 2003 album Greendale, which we once boldly declared "the most important album of 2003, the musical equivalent of Rachel Carson's Silent Spring".
Greendale Graphic Novel
By Joshua Dysart/Cliff Chiang
The really, truly inconvenient truth of Greendale is its uncomfortable confrontation with themes such as the power of mass media and global corporations, loss of personal freedoms and privacy, destruction of the environment, rampant fraud and corruption, an out of balance government and breakdown of the family. All of which we've detailed before here, here, and here.
And, yes, there is corruption on the highest floor. Quite obviously... at least to us from where we stand. Maybe not to you. Maybe not yet. But if it is not obvious to you as of yet, hopefully it will be before it's too late. Not to sound ominous here or anything, but into your life it will creep.
We all remember those post 9-11 days when so much made so little sense. For us, Greendale was like a sledgehammer to the anvil of truth and awakened this blog from it's post-9/11 dormancy. We can specifically recall receiving a comment back in late 2002/early 2003 which said: "Something has gone seriously wrong."
But what? How? And more importantly, how to fix this derailed streetcar named "Democracy"?
Everyone has to find their own truth and deal with it. Right now, our truth and our solution is likely to be so vastly different for so many that to do so would be unhelpful. That said, anyone who puts in the effort can find that liberating freedom, inner peace and unconditional love.
Earlier this year, we posed the question: Is The Year We Find Out Who's Really Going To Stand Up? Will the looming "Quantum Big Shift" roll on incrementally or suddenly? In the meantime, here we all are -- both irrevocably changed -- and yet still much the same as we ever were.
So how's that "Americana Dream" thing working out these days? Liberty and justice for all, don't you know.
Freedom (1989) by Neil Young -
"The rock and roll coda of the Cold War"
Back on January 1st, 2011, we wrote here about Freedom in a New Year, which has been viewed -- in hindsight -- as somewhat prophetic for the events that would soon unfold.
Neil Young's album Freedom -- which was released in 1989 just as the Berlin Wall fell -- has been called "the rock and roll coda of the Cold War".
NEW LYRICS: "Rockin In The Free World" - Neil Young + Promise of the Real, Antwerp, Belgium Concert - June 24, 2016
"Got a water cannon for the standing man
Got misinformation from the corporation
In the endless search for a drop of oil
People's lives get shattered while we suck it from the soil
Gotta show the children
We just don't care
So we keep on burnin' it
And put it in the air"
Got misinformation from the corporation
In the endless search for a drop of oil
People's lives get shattered while we suck it from the soil
Gotta show the children
We just don't care
So we keep on burnin' it
And put it in the air"
Written by Thomas Jefferson, the American Declaration of Independence is now seen as a universal human rights statement:
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."
The album contains the song "Rockin' In The Free World" and is one of Young's most popular, important and prophetic songs of his vast catalog.
The song has become an iconic anthem and it's status continues to rise as more and more artists cover the song. Young's lyrics are considered to be an indictment of the politics of the 1980's. In today's post-9/11 world, the lyrics seem prophetic and even more meaningful than when originally written on the eve of the '90's as the Berlin Wall fell.
Twenty five plus years on, the song "Rockin' In The Free World" has become an encore finale for bands around the world, as well as, a coda for the days that used to be.
So. Freedom ... Is It All Really Just An Illusion Now?
Here's a look back as we look forward...
The President and the Press:
Address before the American Newspaper Publishers Association
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
New York City, April 27, 1961
Addressing the American Newspaper Publishers Association at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City on April 27, 1961, U.S. President John F. Kennedy said at the peak of the Cold War's Cuban Missile Crisis:
"The very word "secrecy" is repugnant in a free and open society; and we are as a people inherently and historically opposed to secret societies, to secret oaths and to secret proceedings. We decided long ago that the dangers of excessive and unwarranted concealment of pertinent facts far outweighed the dangers which are cited to justify it.
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For we are opposed around the world by a monolithic and ruthless conspiracy that relies primarily on covert means for expanding its sphere of influence--on infiltration instead of invasion, on subversion instead of elections, on intimidation instead of free choice, on guerrillas by night instead of armies by day. It is a system which has conscripted vast human and material resources into the building of a tightly knit, highly efficient machine that combines military, diplomatic, intelligence, economic, scientific and political operations.
Its preparations are concealed, not published. Its mistakes are buried, not headlined. Its dissenters are silenced, not praised. No expenditure is questioned, no rumor is printed, no secret is revealed. It conducts the Cold War, in short, with a war-time discipline no democracy would ever hope or wish to match.
Even today, there is little value in opposing the threat of a closed society by imitating its arbitrary restrictions. Even today, there is little value in insuring the survival of our nation if our traditions do not survive with it. And there is very grave danger that an announced need for increased security will be seized upon by those anxious to expand its meaning to the very limits of official censorship and concealment. That I do not intend to permit to the extent that it is in my control. And no official of my Administration, whether his rank is high or low, civilian or military, should interpret my words here tonight as an excuse to censor the news, to stifle dissent, to cover up our mistakes or to withhold from the press and the public the facts they deserve to know."
"[We have an] obligation to inform and alert the American people -- to make certain that they possess all the facts that they need, and understand them as well -- the perils, the prospects, the purposes of our program and the choices that we face.
Without debate, without criticism, no Administration and no country can succeed -- and no republic can survive. That is why the Athenian lawmaker Solon decreed it a crime for any citizen to shrink from controversy. And that is why our press was protected by the First Amendment-- the only business in America specifically protected by the Constitution -- not primarily to amuse and entertain, not to emphasize the trivial and the sentimental, not to simply "give the public what it wants" -- but to inform, to arouse, to reflect, to state our dangers and our opportunities, to indicate our crises and our choices, to lead, mold, educate and sometimes even anger public opinion."
"And so it is to the printing press -- to the recorder of man's deeds, the keeper of his conscience, the courier of his news -- that we look for strength and assistance, confident that with your help man will be what he was born to be: free and independent."
JFK - 1961
"We got a thousand points of light
For the homeless man"
Freedom: Berlin Wall, Germany - 1989
Yet the song "Rockin' In The Free World" is often misunderstood and attacked on false interpretations and misplaced understandings. Witness some of the near violent comments that have been left on this blog over the years in reaction to some of our previous postings on the song's lyrical analysis (see comments here and here.)
There are those who have argued that "Rockin' in the Free World" espouses anti-freedom ideals, to which we have taken serious issue with in the past.
As always, we live in dangerous times where those who stand for freedom are often accused of treason and worse. Such times are now and the struggle for freedom -- even among those who feel they are actually free -- is more paramount than ever. The right to live and speak freely is an inalienably human right that can never be assumed nor taken for granted.
"We got a kinder, gentler,
Machine gun hand"
Freedom: Tiananmen Square, China - 1989
So, what does it all mean? A comment on Freedom in a New Year:
You need only understand the true context of George Bush’s “thousand points of light” reference. It has nothing to do with a call to civic and charitable involvement. Rather, it is a reference to Illuminism, an encoded esoteric call to arms signaling to all the wreckers throughout the world that the time has come to declare out in the open (in George Bush’s own words), a “New World Order”.Clearly, the evolution/revolution continues.
For us, we try to be wise enough not to “feed the chaos” further with our own fear, anger, or hate. For our own sake, we try to turn our backs and head towards what is true and pure and loving. We try as best we can to devote our lives to that which makes us happy, healthy, and complete. We are all made to enjoy music, nature, beauty, and the company of our loved ones. We try to live the life we believe is right, no matter the consequences. Without fear and with unconditional love.
Our plan is to continue forward and keep on bloggin' until the power goes out and our battery's dead. Thanks to all of you who support what we do here at Thrasher's Wheat. Thank you all for your contributions, support, and helpful efforts throughout the year. We can’t begin to tell you how much we appreciate every single one of you as you manage to keep us refreshed, stimulated, and stepping through your constant sharing of ideas that nudge us onward. We couldn't do it without you. Again, we don't want to sound paranoid that forces are at work to shutdown our advertising, deprive us of revenue, and thwart our freedom of communication. But at the same time, we can't brush all this off in a blase fashion. On the bright side, we consider this to be another validation of a sort of what we do here at TW. In the past, the attacks on this site have reinforced our belief that we have taken the less traveled fork in the road on our journeys.
So believe in what we both together are doing. Knowing we can succeed. Our time is coming. Nothing will stop this now so we begin this year of 2017 with love in our hearts. Make peace our goal, and vow to be true to ourselves. Working to create a world that we can be proud of, and that which we helped to create. May the beautiful energy of music and love surround you and yours, and let it be your traveling muse and guiding light. That is our wish for our world today ... and tomorrow. Look at everything with the eyes of love and we will create harmony and peace. Lastly, we’d again like to thank all of you out there for your amazing support. Thank you for taking the time to read our posts and comment; send heart-warming notes, photos, and links; and thanks for spreading the word.
Dreams can come true... if you want to work hard to make them happen. We are all making a difference together and feel the world is taking notice. Having said this, let’s all prepare for what is to come in what we believe will be a future of positive, lasting change.
this blog is my blog, this blog is your blog, this blog was made for you & me.
~~ Benjamin Franklin, Pennsylvania Assembly Reply to the Governor, 1755
But really, the bottom line -- The Big Secret -- is that it's all about The Bridge Kids. Seriously.
be the alchemy. be the wheat.
peace and love,
namaste,
thrasher & thrashette
Actually, we're no longer Lookin' For A Leader because "We're The Ones We've Been Waiting For".
Afterall, it's all about you and me...
#WT1sWBWF
UPDATE:
As Neil Young asked in 2006, so, "What if Al Qaeda blew up the levees?" Good question. To elaborate precisely on this "Quantum Big Shift". Full Disclosure leads to Transparency. Transparency leads to Awareness. Awareness leads to "Waking Up". "Waking Up" leads to Consciousness. Consciousness leads to The Truth. And The Truth leads to your own personal "Quantum Big Shift". Thanks again to so many out there trying to bring it all back home by plowing those fields of wheat, amber waves of grain. Call it channeling. Call it synchronicity. Or just call call it the magic of TW Rising, The Big Shift, The Ascension or "Great Awakening", we love it and revel in the White Rabbits chasing the Men in Black back down the rabbit hole.
Be Alice. Be Dorothy. Be Toto. Be Neo. Be the RAIN ... but use disCERNment at all times.
It's all about You. And Me. And Us.
Always happy to try and answer questions below.
There is a lot of passion put into this essay. Good read.
ReplyDeleteThank you Thrasher for your passion, and willingness to reveal the truth and the lie.
ReplyDeleteMy faith is not in government or corporations but in truth and love. I believe the greatest gift one can give to oneself is to give of yourself to others. Ultimately we humans are in charge of creating our reality, and the more of us that know that the powers that be are only interested in themselves, and the sooner we all embrace our true power to change this world we live in ,the sooner it will happen.
The challenge we face is getting everyone aware that it's possible. We are on our own here and we can do it.
Peace
Thank you both AFB & Dan S. Very appreciated.
ReplyDeleteYes, we did put a lot into this post. We didn't have as much time as we would've liked to tighten up in a few places but wanted to post by 1200-J-20.
We did say to dear thrashette that if at least one person reads this and one person gets something out of this, than it will have been totally worthwhile.
We do hope folks get a chance to follow some of the links around TW articles as well as those interwebs links.
It's really hard to boil all this down anymore than what we have done thus far.
But it really is very simple.... Golden Rule = Love & Only Love
carry on,
namaste
Meanwhile, in the real world, I'll be standing with those fighting against this nation's slide into fascism, with the help of the "propoganda spewing elite mainstream media" excercising its constitutional role as watchdog.
ReplyDelete@Babbo - thanks for taking the time to wade through this and dropping a comment.
ReplyDeleteA couple of things we would like for you to reply to since you're a long time reader and we truly value your input here.
Might you define "real world"? Seriously. Everywhere we look, we see lots of fakery. A virtual world with magic & illusion. Where might this "real world" be in this modern world?
Next, just so we're clear here, we're trying to fight fascism on all fronts as well. Make no mistake.
Lastly, what might you be doing in terms of activism to fight fascism? / Or more importantly, what activism are you supporting? Are you out on the streets today marching for your causes and beliefs?
Our dear thrashette plans to be out there today for what she believes in.
Hope to see you again soon.
peace
Thank you Thrasher for pouring your Heart into this. I am grateful for your blog, your ideology, and your tireless coverage of Uncle Neil for the Hard Core fans he has, of which I am truly One. My wife and daughters joined 130,000 in Seattle to protest Trump. KoRitFW! Alan
ReplyDeleteThrasher,
ReplyDeleteDo keep reporting on Neil Young, that is what you do well and that is what brings us to your site. In the world I live in the shift from Obama to Trump was big and unsettling. As for the "big shift" you write about, I don't know what you are referencing. Just the facts please. And please leave the alternative facts to Kelly Anne and Sean.
@ Alan - Great to hear that your family was out in the streets and trying to make a difference. "We're the one we've been waiting on."
ReplyDelete@ Grey Rider - thank you for the comment as we know that you're a long time Neil fan and TW blog reader.
We understand where you're coming from in that this post seems to deviate from strict NY news.
A couple of points. We did post a notice a top of article cautioning folks in advance of what was coming so if you're not interested in our reflections on the standing at the crossroads, one could skip along.
As for the "big shift" we write about, if you go back, we think we were crystal clear for those with eyes and minds wide open. Please try again.
AS for just the facts, well we do try live up to our motto of separating the wheat from the chaff everyday. But please bear in mind that just as a daily newspapaer carries news and facts, it also contains opinions and editorial.
This is all a very blurry line of fact and opinion and this has definitely gotten progressively more jumbled. Hence the need for ever greater disCERNment.
At this time we do not see a need to change our approach or format. That said, we do try and keep our eyes and minds wide open. We've never put such a disclaimer on a post before this in our 20 + years of blogging. Expect to see more in the coming days, weeks, months, years and decades ahead. The point is taken that we need to re-format news and opinion. While we have no firewall here because our news content and editorial content are generated by the same staff, maybe some tweaking is needed.
We'll consider at our next "Bored" (sic) meeting.
Got wheat? No? Then be the wheat.
TW, you do what makes you happy. Your website is a labor of love and I feel like you were working something out in your head when you put this last post up. I am sure the hours you put into it felt like a quick moment in time. I for one check in with Neil Young news daily it seems, and will continue to do so. I am sure Grey Rider and all the others will also. We were warned at the top of the post after all.
ReplyDeleteThe power Shift is real and has been happening for 25 years, it is a slow process however. Slow and steady.
@ Acoustic FeedBack - Thanks for encouragement. It's times like these when we fell like a beggar going from door to door.
ReplyDeleteYes, The Shift has been going on much, much longer than any of us realize. Slow and steady but the answer is blowing in the wind and the hour is getting late.
We'll see you hiking on that peace trail...
Part I of II. @Thrasher: I'm gratified to see that post of mine resurface here. It's definitely one of the more heartfelt messages I've ever written here, and although I don't like to think I write for attention, part of me is glad that it hasn't gone unremarked.
ReplyDeleteAs far as The Big Shift, I have now seen several posts of yours that refer to this concept. For my part, when I refer to participating in the illusion, working through the illusion, and so on, I don't imagine an "Us vs. them" dynamic, where there's some nefarious force out to get us, some enemy that is consciously perpetrating the illusion for ulterior reasons. The bigger picture, for me, is that there's no "Us and Them" but rather "us and Us". All of us are, whether we realize it or not, at some stage of the struggle with our own confusions and misleading perceptions. The point is that our brains tend to perceive things at a surface, sensory level that obscures a deeper understanding of what, where, and who we are. Just like optical illusions, when our eyes play tricks on us, our brains get confused and play tricks on us in the attempt to make sense of the overload of information we're trying to process in this, our chaotic, overstuffed world full of all kinds of sensations and experiences. Paradoxically, we continue to over-stuff our material and sensory world, at least partly because of the power of illusion to confuse us into building further confusion. Confusing, eh?
Part II of II: All of which is to say that misguided politicians, or people in some of the less reputable media organizations that spread misinformation and outright dishonesty, are--whether they realize it or not-- struggling with this same illusion. The Sanskrit word, found in Bhagavad Gita, is "Maya", or "That which is not". We each have a differing level of awareness or consciousness of the fact, but we are all embroiled within this struggle. My hunch is that the illusion, as I've taken to calling it, manifests or appears in different ways to different people, but that all of these individual illusions are manifestations of the same underlying problem and search for solutions. "Up in the rainbow teepee sky, no one's looking down on you or I/That's just a mirror in your eyes".
ReplyDeleteIn other words, there's no "us vs. them", because we *are* them. They *are* us. As the Earth Family, if you will, we are all in this together. So I think it's important, even if difficult, to make the effort to approach every person--regardless of their possible misjudgements and mistakes--with compassion and love. They need to be freed just as much as we do, and as a collective whole, will not, cannot be free until they are free. The idea that our fellow humans could conceivably be our enemy, that they are causing the distortion and confusion out of pure malice or evil, is perhaps the most insidious, most vexing part of this self-deception that hides ourselves from ourselves.
I realize I've been a bit verbose here, but in context of this remarkable post of Thrasher's, in which my words have been used, I felt it was right to clarify my own take on things. I don't at all object to being quoted, but I do want the record as straight as I can make it about what I mean when I say stuff. I'll end with the lyrics of George Harrison's Beware of Darkness. One of the verses gets back to Maya, which I alluded to earlier, but I think the words are also timely in other ways and the neatly encapsulate much of what I've been trying to say here. I look forward to continuing to discuss big shifts, peace trails, and all things Neil on this unique celestial body floating out in cyberspace. Something new is always growing.
*Beware Of Darkness*
"Watch out now, take care
Beware of falling swingers
Dropping all around you
The pain that often mingles
In your fingertips
Beware of darkness
Watch out now, take care
Beware of the thoughts that linger
Winding up inside your head
The hopelessness around you
In the dead of night
Beware of sadness
It can hit you
It can hurt you
Make you sore and what is more
That is not what you are here for
Watch out now, take care
Beware of soft shoe shufflers
Dancing down the sidewalks
As each unconscious sufferer
Wanders aimlessly
Beware of Maya
Watch out now, take care
Beware of greedy leaders
They take you where you should not go
While Weeping Atlas Cedars
They just want to grow, grow and grow
Beware of darkness."
@Ian - thank you so much for the thoughts and lyrics. We'll definitely go back and re-listen with new ears.
ReplyDeleteAlso, see latest Comment of the Moment!
Hello All,
ReplyDeleteFrom time to time, folks inquire: "This so called 'big shift' you;ve been blogging about... what's that all about now?"
some misunderstand the 'big shift' has some sudden cataclysmic historic event. no.
the 'big shift' is internal. the awakening. the illusion revealed.
*Beware Of Darkness*
but...
*Be Aware of Lightness"
or The Unbearable Lightness of Being Neil Young
Hello,
ReplyDeleteAs the 'big shift' accelerates, folks continue to be curious as to what we might be suggesting here.
We here @ TW are suggesting nothing unique. This 'big shift' has been predicated for a long time by many others. It will come about as we move towards full disclosure and an age of transparency.
While it is cliche to say "the truth will set you free" it is *the* universal truth. The Prime Directive.
And, once the truth is known by all, we will all be free at last.
namaste
"None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free."
~~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Global shift in consciousness - YouTube
ReplyDeletehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSRTBQG3PZo
We just would like to clarify here that The Big Shift is not to be confused with "The Great Reset".
ReplyDelete"The Great Reset", which has recently entered our lexicon during The COVID YEARS, is more of socio-econmic term used by various globalists as the next step.
so you know the drill ... use disCERNment ... lots of mis/dis-info out there, folks.