Argonaut
Jedi Master
Re: About David Icke & James Redfield
Like anart, I'm not irritated at all. I don't see irritation coming from anyone here, actually. When you point out how we're going astray and advise us to get on track, that's a good thing. And I think almost all of us see it that way.
I agree. At the very least, David Icke is undiscerning. This shows when he warns readers not to blindly trust info from a hyperdimensional source, yet he doesn't seem to grasp how this warning could apply to his own past decisions. He also looks to syncronicities for proof and guidance, and this is often how he determines the validity of information, including the testimonies of supposed "eye-witnesses." And like Nomad pointed out, he's determined to work alone, trusting solely in his own mind to process all the data properly. But like you said, we can't hang him for these things. If he really is sincere but misguided, he's no different than many of us were prior to encountering the ideas of the C's, Gurdjieff, etc... as well as the feedback network we have in this forum.
"Holy cow!" That's great.
Also, in that thread SeekinTruth mentioned how Theosophy may have been founded as a way to counteract the impact of Gurdjieff, which reminds me a lot of what we're talking about in this thread. Laura seems to be filling the role Gudjieff had back then, while Icke may be her counteracting "Blavatsky." Of course, this in no way says that Icke is aware of this scenario being played out (and Blavatsky probably wasn't, either).
These are key points. If Icke feels he's achieved "enlightenment," that shows by itself that he really doesn't grasp the scope of the problem or its solution. But like other claims he's made, it's near impossible to know if he actually believes what he's saying or if he's just making it up. The "stupidity vs. malice" issue really is a sticky wicket.
There is a section in the most recent book on this (p. 576-79). As I don't own a scanner, I'm only going to recreate enough to provide the main gist:
He then goes on to quote a channelled personality called 'Magnu' who communicated with him in 1990, and which he was impressed with and trusts. So in general, his thinking seems to have remained constant -- he doesn't completely disavow channeling, but states rather accurately that it can represent many different kinds of sources. He is also describing the specific kind of channel represented by, say, Jane Roberts, and not the kind that Laura et al usually do with the board.
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Thanks for posting this. So it looks like some of us were completely wrong - Icke does not totally dismiss channeling. And yes, he is very accurate in his warning to use discernment. But even so, he doesn't mention any good way to exercise that discernment. He himself says, "there are many entities in other realms that use 'channels' to mislead," so what standards does he use to determine if an entity is legit or not? Did he say why he was so impressed with "Magnu"? This also makes me wonder how he determined that he could trust the forces that acted on him in the beginning. Back then he had no experience or knowledge to draw from, yet he just let them move his body around, command him, and issue prophecies from his mouth. I could understand why he did this at the time, since he was so inexperienced... But these forces launched him on the path that he remains on today, and he still recounts it as a positive, life-changing series of events. At the very least, this shows an incredible disconnect between what Icke says and what he does.
Actually, he doesn't always recount those events as life-changing. During an interview with Bill Maher for the movie "Religulous," he seems to have forgotten it (interview is on YouTube here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TidD_MnrfHI) Here's a written excerpt fo the parts in question:
I agree completely. I've felt doubt about many of the things I wrote in this post too - I wondered how objective I'm being, if I should delete this, clarify that, etc. And I have changed or deleted several things. Did some non-objective sloppy things still slip through? I'm not sure. I know that I've speculated, and made claims that certain info possibly points to certain things... But I think that's fine. I've watched out for stuff like "this is proof" and "Icke is definitely a [fill-in-the-blank]" And I've tried to stay objective overall. So we'll see. We have quite a task before us if we're really going to do this, but I think we can, especially with the robust feedback and mirroring exchanged here. :)
E said:I'm sure everybody here who has firmly cemented David Icke in their minds as a disinformation source or COINTELPRO agent must be a little irritated with this thread by now.
Like anart, I'm not irritated at all. I don't see irritation coming from anyone here, actually. When you point out how we're going astray and advise us to get on track, that's a good thing. And I think almost all of us see it that way.
Yes, Icke has shown some really bad judgment himself, has evidenced a lot of wishful thinking, but you can't hang somebody for that!
I agree. At the very least, David Icke is undiscerning. This shows when he warns readers not to blindly trust info from a hyperdimensional source, yet he doesn't seem to grasp how this warning could apply to his own past decisions. He also looks to syncronicities for proof and guidance, and this is often how he determines the validity of information, including the testimonies of supposed "eye-witnesses." And like Nomad pointed out, he's determined to work alone, trusting solely in his own mind to process all the data properly. But like you said, we can't hang him for these things. If he really is sincere but misguided, he's no different than many of us were prior to encountering the ideas of the C's, Gurdjieff, etc... as well as the feedback network we have in this forum.
Laura] 2) In the excerpt from wikipedia above said:Yeah, those sacred cows do hide in the darnest places, though they're rather large being cows and all, their hiding all around our person. Then you discover another one and exclaim "Holy cow!" and put another one out to pasture.
"Holy cow!" That's great.
Nomad said:I also happen to think that, due to Icke's popularity, and also the nature of his situation which is like a huge 'case study' of other goings on in the alternative scene, it is really important that we get a handle on this, and bring some clarity, so that common traps can be avoided in future, and that those who are being misdirected on whatever path, may have the potential, here, to 'see' what is going on.
Oh absolutely, if anything, this thread and the other one I recently started, made me not underestimate the ‘dark t-shirts’.
Also, in that thread SeekinTruth mentioned how Theosophy may have been founded as a way to counteract the impact of Gurdjieff, which reminds me a lot of what we're talking about in this thread. Laura seems to be filling the role Gudjieff had back then, while Icke may be her counteracting "Blavatsky." Of course, this in no way says that Icke is aware of this scenario being played out (and Blavatsky probably wasn't, either).
In my understanding, the fundamental flaw inherent in Icke's (and other New Agers') solution to the problems of our current reality is that if we all realized we are really just one in the complete sense he is espousing, then we essentially cheat the Cosmic Mind out of the lessons that validate our specific mode of existence in the first place. I really do have to wonder as well if Icke has achieved the state he describes where there is no longer a 'little me' but only an infinite 'I'. Moreover, as also noted elsewhere in this thread, a fundamental understanding of psychopathy is absent from Icke's work, and this is quite problematic.
These are key points. If Icke feels he's achieved "enlightenment," that shows by itself that he really doesn't grasp the scope of the problem or its solution. But like other claims he's made, it's near impossible to know if he actually believes what he's saying or if he's just making it up. The "stupidity vs. malice" issue really is a sticky wicket.
Shijing] [quote author=Alderpax said:[Regarding channeled sources] ...Icke's words here sound pretty solid and balanced, actually, aside from his concept of "wavelengths" replacing that of densities and STS/STO alignment. But I wonder if what he wrote in that book is his position today.
There is a section in the most recent book on this (p. 576-79). As I don't own a scanner, I'm only going to recreate enough to provide the main gist:
It is right to be careful about psychic or 'channelled' communications because much of it is tosh for many reasons. Some of the 'channels' are getting 'information' from their own psyche, not other dimensions, or higher consciousness, and what they say is constructed to fit their own beliefs. Some may be connecting with awareness beyond this reality, but there are many entities in other realms that use 'channels' to manipulate and mislead. You can often have a psychic or channel who is excellent one day and poor the next...A channel is taken over by another-dimensional awareness that speaks directly through his or her body-computer. The channel's role is not to communicate, but to withdraw from the conscious state to allow another awareness free access. The same principle is used malevolently by the other-dimensional Reptilians to dictate the behaviour of their Reptilian hybrids...
He then goes on to quote a channelled personality called 'Magnu' who communicated with him in 1990, and which he was impressed with and trusts. So in general, his thinking seems to have remained constant -- he doesn't completely disavow channeling, but states rather accurately that it can represent many different kinds of sources. He is also describing the specific kind of channel represented by, say, Jane Roberts, and not the kind that Laura et al usually do with the board.
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Thanks for posting this. So it looks like some of us were completely wrong - Icke does not totally dismiss channeling. And yes, he is very accurate in his warning to use discernment. But even so, he doesn't mention any good way to exercise that discernment. He himself says, "there are many entities in other realms that use 'channels' to mislead," so what standards does he use to determine if an entity is legit or not? Did he say why he was so impressed with "Magnu"? This also makes me wonder how he determined that he could trust the forces that acted on him in the beginning. Back then he had no experience or knowledge to draw from, yet he just let them move his body around, command him, and issue prophecies from his mouth. I could understand why he did this at the time, since he was so inexperienced... But these forces launched him on the path that he remains on today, and he still recounts it as a positive, life-changing series of events. At the very least, this shows an incredible disconnect between what Icke says and what he does.
Actually, he doesn't always recount those events as life-changing. During an interview with Bill Maher for the movie "Religulous," he seems to have forgotten it (interview is on YouTube here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TidD_MnrfHI) Here's a written excerpt fo the parts in question:
Icke's latest book said:...When we are at peace with someone else looking, acting and believing differently to us, we will no longer be divided. Without division, there can be no rule by the few.
Shijing said:this unified reality does exist, but at a level so superior to us that it can only be understood as an abstraction from our point of view.
Well, funny enough, I have been thinking this morning about Icke's 'no mention' of STS/STO. Our galaxy became a galaxy of duality after the battle where STS won.
So there's 2 possible scenarios here:
• Either Icke is unfamiliar with the Cs and the Ra material, unlikely, but I think we have passed the point of assumptions by now. If he is unfamiliar with it, then he isn't a very thorough researcher, since both these channelled texts were discussed on the Icke forum. And how can someone 'specializing' in hyperdimensional realities miss this?!? ...or
• He is familiar with it, and he is deliberately avoiding it. Giant red flag, since it is core. In our 3rd dimension/density, this polarity exists.
So Icke stays very, very close to the truth, and then leaves out the fundamental bit.
I have hit the post button a few times in this thread, thinking, "you are taking this too far". But since I, and I'm sure many others, are struggling with this, the only way we can bury this matter for once and for all, is if we conduct this investigation properly, and come to a conclusion which will stand up to scrutiny based on Icke's work, and be fair in the process.
I agree completely. I've felt doubt about many of the things I wrote in this post too - I wondered how objective I'm being, if I should delete this, clarify that, etc. And I have changed or deleted several things. Did some non-objective sloppy things still slip through? I'm not sure. I know that I've speculated, and made claims that certain info possibly points to certain things... But I think that's fine. I've watched out for stuff like "this is proof" and "Icke is definitely a [fill-in-the-blank]" And I've tried to stay objective overall. So we'll see. We have quite a task before us if we're really going to do this, but I think we can, especially with the robust feedback and mirroring exchanged here. :)