The purpose of this section  is to familiarize the reader with the cult mind, in some of its forms. To be decieved, is to not be aware that you are...it is the nature of the beast. Most people would find it difficult to accept that they are or have been decieved in a religious context, or even a secular one..It is incumbent on the indoctrineee, or initiate to accept, and believe what they are now being introduced to as the truth...or "light". For that reason, once the individual accepts that understanding, they can easily be manipulated and decieved.. Not believing what the group teaches, or even challenging the teachings or exposing them can lead to retribution of the worse kind...It has even come to point that those individuals who think independently, and critically, and challenge what they percieve to be deception and lies, are labeled as Blasphemous..Deception is somehow always carried in a religious context as God is invoked as being the one through whom all their truths are from..Rejecting the truths therefore, by necessary inferrence means that you reject God himself.  On PAGE # 17 PSYCHOLOGY of this site, you will find some imformation from the experts on human behaviour that very nicely identify the state of mind of a decieved individual.. Ironically, most readers will never be able to place themselves in the mirrors reflection...if you can, than inner truth and introspection are aleady a part of your psychology..In any event, read on.. This section is not the be all and end all of the cult mind, it is only given as a few examples to demonstrate the type of thinking that identifies the decieved mind, and the psychology involved in accomplishing that deception and manipulation, which in truth..we ALL have succumbed too, so it should be easy for the reader to identify in principle with the mind set..    Most of us will remember the “ Peoples Temple” led by the Reverend Jim Jones as the head of a group of very pitiable people who gave all their possesions away, secluded themselves away in a foreign place, and then died en masse via cyanide laced grape juice, or Kool Aid, or whatever it was, convinced of the truth they were fed...metaphorically drinking the substance., and thus “dying to themselves”. Some 900 plus adults plus children sacrificed themselves on Jim Jones alter of righteousness, convinced they possessed great truths. We’ve seen the Solar Temple,  and Heavens Gate come and go..and other more violent ones bent on killing not just themselves but lots of others as well..Radical muslims full of hatred seem to be hell bent on our destruction and that of the Israelite nation... Observers on the outside looking in could not beleive how these people could have gotten themselves into this position and frame of mind,.and be so deceived, as to take their own lives, and those of their children...!!!..The statement above his white throne where he presided over the faithfull, will reverberate in our ears forever, “those who forget the past, are condemned to repeat it”... History is what it is for a reason, its lessons are there for us to learn from. The deciding factor though is who is recording the history..?. “To the victor belong the spoils”, it goes without saying that the winner will write the legacy, and who will argue that its not always in their favor.. Ok, there are exceptions to every rule, but history, if written honestly, and completely, is a precedent for future behaviour, as the lessons are there for us to learn from, if we choose to.. The mind can however be manipulated and deceived into thinking it possesses great truths that are absolutes, irrevocable, unchangeable, self evident facts, fortressess of tremendous strenght..these truths come direct from God himself.,or perhaps “one of his representatives”....Argue with God then if you dont belevie me...and we can and will invoke his name to prove it...and give credibility to our claims.. “if God be for us, who can be against us”...this should be self evident.. It was for the members of the Peoples Temple..The cult mindset however, is not confined to organized religion, or the dis-organized kind. You will find the ideals, concepts, and techniques applied in almost every discipline on earth, from secret societies, to education, to large corporations, the military etc...Why do these associations have to do this you ask, after all we voluntarily join them anyway.or due to circumstances are compelled too.. Yes, compelled too would be an accurate statement... For the sake of arguement I’ll lay several cards on the table here, and make a blanket statement... In the minds and agendas of the Oligarchy, the majority of people on earth are fodder, cattle, useless eaters, that are basically stupid, mindless lemmings, that need direction, and have to be told what to do all the time, as they are not capable of thinking for them selves, their truth will and does become whatever we as the ruling elite want it to be..., and we can manipulate them at any time, and do. and will continue to do so. Anyone who has ever belonged to a cult, well , I would have to say, anyone  who has ever been fortunate enough to have escaped from one, and then after identified it as being one, will quite fervently have to admitt that they were conned, lied too, deceived, manipulated to the extreme, and in their hearts they would also confess that at the time, they were sure they had the truth, and could never be deceived. and were not in a cult... Ironically and simplistically, this is the whole rationale behind being deceived, that you are not aware that you are...!!!! In all cases an oligarchy, or plutocracy , or a combination of both is well aware of the real truth or reasons why and how something is done or said, however the peons, pawns,and other “un-worthy” ones have no idea whats going on at all...It is only intended that they think they do...!!! Albert Pike, considered one of the most imformed masons of all time, in his book Morals and Dogma, made the most enlightening statement of all time regarding the cultic mind set... He said... “it is not intended for the average mason to understand the things he is learning, only that he thinks he understands them..” That seems to be enough I think, humorously speaking , considering that every mason who is initiated through the degrees will never apply that very direct and honest statement to himself, his own understanding, insisting  instead that masonry is such that everything we know is written in symbols and esoteric language to protect the truth from being assaulted and defiled by the profane,(like you) so what Albert Pike wrote was in fact written in that kind of language so outsiders would not understand the literal intent, however since we have sworn an oath of secrecy amongst us, and none of our truths can be revealed except to a fellow Beleiver (Mason) you, will never understand...but we,(un said) know and posses the truth.it is impossible for us to be deceived once we received the true light... how quaint..!!! It is true though, that unless you actually do become a mason, you will never know the dynamics of what they learn or what goes on in their lodges,in its entireity, as once you become an entered apprentice, you are sworn to the oath you make.. It is equally true though, although not readily admitted by the masons, is that everything and more of what they think they know is equally readily available to you as John Q. Public to familiarize yourself with... without becoming a mason.,however for all intents and purposes they assume you will never understand it, or be sure of its truth, and even if you did, you would never receive confirmation from them that you had understood...basically, its because not only are they bound to an oath to not reveal this truth to un-initiated infidels, but ironically, and comically, they dont know themselves for sure...they only need to think they do...and this cult mind set has been firmly implanted in their thinking.....”I have truth” . They will however concede to you that nothing about them is a secret, that everything can be found in the bible and other esotoric books and teachings...”its all there” right out in the open,”  they parrot.,you just have to look for it (without saying it, it is implied that if you were among them though we could make it easier for you..)., Well, not entirely, but the premise is, with alot of digging and research any person can excell way beyond the understandings of the most enlightened mason..how is this done.?...through critical thinking... Firstly, dont accept the party line...never...., challenge everything, question everything, that is the first unwritten law of critical thinking... Having said that, once you have taken that leap of faith to be invited to become a mason, you will be expected to go through the required rituals, lets call them initiations. Listen carefully.,as with all entities operating within the cult frame of mind,..you are always “given the choice”, and every opportunity is afforded you to chose NOT to be so imformed or “enlightened”...you enter willingly into an alliance with them..It sounds so good though and reasonable..As an entered apprentice works his way up the ladder to higher degrees, with each step he makes he swears another oath with added principles from the last, always re-affirming the sworn oaths of the prior degree..By the time you reach the higher degrees of masonry in the US lodges (Grand Lodge) your sworn oath may be several pages long... Revealing any of these secrets can and will result in you bearing the full affront of your rebellion..however macarbe and heinous it may be,,.. it is symbolic as well as literal...From the time the first few secrets of these ancient “truths” are revealed to you, you are not only sworn to secrecy, but also to protect the truth as well as your fellow masons at all cost..From what can be accumulated it appears that through the 6th degree it includes even lying or perjuring yourself if need be,to protect a fellow mason whether he be right or wrong..but this excludes treason and murder... As the truth seeker reaches the 7th degree, or what is know as the Royal Arch Degree, his union ,obedience, and protection of his fellow mason extends past murder and treason...Even for those things he is obligated to protect if he or another fellow mason is guilty of,.. basically any sin or moral or ethical terpitude...Can you see the implications of this..? The majority of masons are being “pushed” to reach at the very least the Royal Arch Degree, at which point there is virtually nothing that you are allowed to reveal.and you will surely perjure yourself at all costs to fufill your sworn oath that you willingly took.This is true whether the mason may conscientiously agree or not.. There will always be enough masons in high places above the Royal Arch Degree to lie for his fellow enlightened mason anyway...so its really a moot point whether or not one dissenter blows the proverbial whistle or not..They like to cloud the issues by saying there are two major forms of masonry in the US of which are the Scottish Rite whereby there are 32 degrees, and the York rite..One of these is Jewish oriented and the other Christian oriented...The York rite I have been told has 17 degrees...Alot of masons will have accomplished both rites through all degrees..Admittedly they confess that there is yet still a higher degree 33rd, of which it is “appointed apon you” and a distinguised bestowing of which few are priviledged to enjoy the benefits of.Through a small leap in faith, we can reasonably assume that the initiates that make up the Higher realms of masonry and other secret societies, are the true movers and shakers of the world, and are privy to what is really going on. .How can there be any true justice for all men through the courts or employment, if special concerns or favors are usually given to fellow masons,,,If a majority of our police and judges and lawyers and Politicians are masons, sworn to protect their fellow masons..in all cases and lie for them, if they take their oaths seriously and are bound to them, it is easy to see how any society can be cheated and deceived, and kept in bondage...below the 7th degree they only think they understand, and in any event are bound to an oath to protect the understandings they can only think they understand...Having said that, they are also pawns in the big game, but as such, they are a level above the rest of society, but even more susceptible to being manipulated for the “common good of man”..and for all intents and purposes” are just following orders”..thinking all along they are involved in a just and noble cause.. Are you getting a true vision of the way it really is now...? I hope so..! .Incidently, 52 of the 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence were thought to be Masons..Is that a coincidence..?.I dont think so, as all freemasonry in the US actually came from the British Grand Lodge, and The French Grand Orient Lodge whose degrees are said to go as high as 99.or more..!!!  It is this lodge that designed and gave as a “gift” to the US the imfamous Statute of Liberty, which sits in New York Harbour on Liberty Island..and she is green too..!!! Is that another coincidence..? by now you must know the answer to that one, but we’ll forego that discussion for now as it takes us away from the subject at hand...well it really doesnt, its at the very heart of the discussion, but the revealing of that secret is revealled in the very high degrees of revelation...”and your not ready for that”  !!.   In todays society just in the US, you have millions of masons all working towards a common goal, frame of mind, and sworn to  basically the same oaths of allegiance..It is also a VERY huge coincidence that  Lawyers, Policeman, Judges, Military officers, Politicians, and high ranking government officials, heads of large corporations, Newspapers and syndicated media, etc, and the list is endless, are also High ranking masons or members of other more secret and influential “brotherhoods”...like Skull and Bones,and the Templars,, are some of the more well know ones...Can anyone now deny that being a member of one or several of these societies does not launch them ,and very nicely place them in positions of leadership, and decision making positions...?  Keeping in mind that all are sworn to protect their secrets, and wrongdoings of all the other members is there any hope of actually being told the truth, or receiving any justice yourself..? Not being privy to the true workings of these entities leaves you in a very awkward situation dont you think.?. Trying to expose their true intentions and workings, while the elites in respected positions are sworn to protect each other..this does not include you however the average un-initiated member who is a true pawn in a very large game of which higher placed individuals keep moving the pieces around to do their bidding..They tell you that you do not really choose to be a mason...you must be invited by another mason who will recommend you, and “sponsor” you..From there you of course are given the “choice” at some point to accept or deny the invitation to become a mason..Though every “true mason in heart” will deny flat out, that the brotherhood is not about special favors or treatment in any form, but a higher calling of soul and spirit is involved, the real truth is, though these things may be true in some circumstances, the other benefits are also there to be enjoyed by every member of the brotherhood, anywhere in the world..and the standard signs,handshakes, words, steps etc are, and will be acknowledged by every mason anywhere in the world, and since every degree has its very own sign step word or other indicator, your chances of receiving special favors greatly increase proportionately to the level of mason you encounter..Is it any wonder men want to be masons..? In their minds of course being a mason is a special, honest, fair beneficaial and privelged calling of which they are proud to be a member of...This doesn’t include you though, your family, or situations, but it most definately does include theirs..Ok, here come the detractors... Masons do alot of good work, shriners hospitals, charity work..etc etc, blah blah blah...Yes they do, and so do others who are not masons, and I will re-inforce an earlier statement..that being, doing good things for yourself or your family or your fellow man is a virtue that is incumbent on all men to do and be anyway...You do not get browny points, or special favors for doing what you are suppossed to do, and have a responsibility to do as part of humanity ..unless of course you happen to be a mason or member of other “esoteric” society that creates and supports this ideal..usually for their own intended use and good.If they do good for others is that excelling above and beyond the true requirements of humanity as a whole..? . Masons are everywhere, well placed, as upright members of society, as a mason is required to be truthfull and honest and will always be shown partiallity because of this..It is essential that only masons etc be given positions of authority, and not be “governed” or controlled by non masons who are not sworn to any special oaths, and God forbid speak the truth of a thing that another mason may be accountable for.. How sweet it is to have your back covered so nicely...one hand washes the other..!! This is not an exaggeration readers, this is the way it is, and the reason you see people getting away with murder, symbolically or litterally...Is this true 100% across the board,.?. no of course not,.. Sods law will always make exceptions for stupidity , ignorance, and lack of common sence..The thought being though, that if even 50% of what is written here is true, and I would venture to say its more like 90% to be conservative, it is still much more than a critically thinking individual should be made to tolerate....Is there really a choice here, or is it a “no brainer”?..  . The downside will always be the consequences you will reap for not accepting truth, one in particualr is not being able to participate and share in the true brotherhood of enlightened individuals...who would want to pass that up...?...Your truth is altering at this point, and everything you have ever learned up to that point is a lie...yup, up until the time you were priveledged with becoming a mason you have been living in darkness,.and the major concept involved in your initiaition as an entered apprentice, is to acknowledge that you are in the dark, and want light..and are willing to receive that. and in particular, from them as you have been led to beleive they have this truth you seek... The truth is, that in most circumstances of an entered apprentice this would be a true statement..as for all intents and purposes they have been in the dark their whole lives anyway....but now,  real truth will be revealed to you, welcome to the sled dog team..!!!, after your initial initiation  you are from that point forward living in the light.. Welcome to the light...now that you have arrived in the light, everything you learn from that point onward is surely light related, or possibly light regulated...Congradulations..!!! you have taken your first, and most binding step into the cult mind, with which you will be formally conditioned and prepared to meet the demands of society, your “work” is laid out for you.You have willingly, and of your own free will admitted to being in the dark and un-imformed, but now your special...we love and accept you now...You will look at all other non masons with pity, or possibly contempt for their stupidity and ignorance of the way “things really are”....Puffed up in your own understandings which as a group you support and acknowledge among yourselves, you gingerly go about your merry lives confident in the things you “know to be true”..and thankful for the insight... You are more than willing to follow the crumb trail up to the top of the degree ladder where you will have a more completed understanding and fullfillment...and applauded for your work..Masonry as it exists today is relatively young.. It dates back to around the early 1700’s. Alot of the later degrees have also been added since then..Although the basic tenents of the idea of freemasonry or its premise may go back throusands of years, the average mason is honestly oblivious to the inner workings of the symbolisms themselves, and very few will ever be privy to the true meanings, or knowledge they seek, as it is not meant that they ever acheive that which they seek..Climbing the degrees, continually swearing more and more oaths, and building on the ones already sworn too... If they actually take their oaths seriously and litterally bind themselves to them...a non mason does not stand a chance of fairness in todays world, and this lack of justice and fairness, is I dare say a direct result of the influence of freemasonry on an already deceived and hammered down public... It is so ironic to me, that alot of what they come to understand is certainly the truth, or part of it they perchance understand, however what is not readily apparent , and chances are probally never will be to them , is that they have willingly adopted, and participated in the collective cult mind..and such is the nature of cults, a member or potential member will never see that they are in a cult, where their minds are being programmed to accept a very specific agenda, ideal, or form of logic...and unfortunately it is not in their best interests...in spite of being told either directly or through subtleties that it is... Incredibly, they will be encouraged to expand their horizons to clearly see truths in all things, being now properly equipped to understand things now..being equipped to separate truth from falsehoods..That initial source of light is now the guiding force and principle through which all things will be determined...enforced, reconciled and regulated...Your mind is ripe, and unknown to you has just been picked...!!!... Your fruit is put into the collective basket with all the other fruit, and any rotten fruit they find in there...essentially, anyone that dissagrees, works against, or reveals these sacred truths will be removed from the basket...!!! We cant have bad fruit mixed in with the good fruit... Rejection, humiliation, isolation, condemnation and harsh judgement have been prepared for people just like you...How could you become apostate after being enightened..? I ask you...what sane person would want to endure that kind of persecution..?.of course you did it too yourself though didnt you...why couldnt you just keep your mouth shut, fake it, pretend you beleived the party line, things would have gone much better for you...what is truth anyway, everybody has their own version of it anyway...??..just be like everyone else, and shut the fuck up..!!!, thats the way it is, things will never change...live with it...! Well, I guess I’ve picked on the masons enough, its time to move along to another target of critical thought, Organized religion, in particular the cult variety.which by the way the Masons are definately a part of, but will never admitt or accept that their beleifs and actions are religious in nature or at least principle..oh well, I guess its just a matter of semantics...?..I chose these specifically ( organized Religion) because they are the ones who claim to have used the process of critical thinking to desseminate the lies and falsehoods of other Quasi religious teachings, and through that process have arrived at the truthfull conclusions that their teachings and therefore their truth is the correct and honestly presented one, and of course God is on their side, and everything they do and say in oral and especially written form is the gospel, God breathed in fact, conclusively the truth.Without actually saying it all the time, all religions have this disease.. There are several of these to chose from as they all bear the same identifying trademarks, there are some variations, but basically the same Modus Operandi...Two in particular come to my mind, the Mormons and Jehovahs Witnesses, but since they in principle are programmably similar, I will pick on the Jehovahs Witnesses, as ironically, they dont really consider themselves to be part of organized religion...even though they are heavily incorporated, and worth multi-Billions of dollars, so I’ll make them the object of my intention, certainly not my affection. and test the waters..The Mormons are also very rich as an organization but the Jehovahs witnesses are more in your face, and we see them more often than Mormons..but both can be recognized “a mile away” by their personna, and way of dress..they have a “cloneness”, a hive aura about them.... Most people, in most parts of the world have had these people show up on their doorsteps, or avoided them on the streets, or even have acted like you were’nt home when they came to your door, maybe you’ve let the dog out hoping to scare them away...Or just maybe, like Millions of other people you let them in your house, and held a discussion with them...They seem like nice people dont they,.? .clean, articulate for the most part, well dressed, polite...and they appear to have your best interests at heart...after all, they came to your house on a weekend, to discuss some very important truths with you...They could be out there enjoying themselves, having fun... but no..they have something very important to “share” with you...What is important...?  Truth, is what they are presenting, the kind you will like... Truth, is known to the Jehovahs Witness as light, satirically, you have old light, these are doctrines no longer valid as God has given them a new understanding, and the old light that was once binding on all to accept, is re-packaged as New light..and in many instances completely opposite to what was originally beleived...Lastly, you have present light, which has not yet become old light due to changing understandings, and yet has not morphed into new light as the patrons are not yet ready to receive a new understanding...So present light or “ the truth” is what is currently binding on all members, they dont like to be called Members though, as this implies they are in a club or something, and you dont join the Jehovahs Witnesses...they are not a club...ok ok...So how does one (this is a favorite word used in their publications, as its neutral and non implying = one) become a Jehovahs Witness..? Well, normally, it starts with that spurious knock on your door, or you having read one of their brochures or magazines having visited a Doctors office or Laundry Mat, restaurant etc... Like little tooth fairies in the night, these magazines can be found just about anywhere... magically, YOU found it...you have obviously been chosen by God to hear “the good news” of Gods kingdom...if they came to your door and you let them in, and you actually were interested in what they had to say, you were specially favored to receive truth...God knows your heart...he loves you and wants you to know the truth...and specifically that all other organized religions have lied to you your whole life. This is certainly a true statement, but nothing in this world could prepare you for the lies and brainwashing you are about to willingly receive from them.. You are clearly ready now to hear the truth... Little do you know though that in their minds, “symbollically”, you are now regarded as being a sheep...(yes, dont laugh yet) of the sheep class who will follow the shepherd wherever he goes, hearing only his voice, gentle and kind, you are loved by God and receptable to hear the truth... Lets hold the sheepeople inuendos for now, but hold onto the thought itself.... All Jehovahs Witnesses who accept their truth are classed as sheep.and fit to receive light  (truth) and eternal life on a Paradise earth... On the other hand, if they came to your door, and you set the Watchtower magazine on fire, sic’d your dog on them, slammed the door in their face, or even made the statement ‘I’m not interested”...you have been classed as a Goat...an unruly, rebellious, hardheaded beast, fit for destruction, certainly not acceptable to be one of Jehovahs Witnesses...thouroughly trained to endure these forms of persecutions, they will leave, kicking the dust off their shoes behind them, you are a goat...you will not hear the truth... Now, just so you have all the facts, there is another class of people, that for all intents and purposses is thrown in there with the goats... but not necessarily being rebellious, more lazy and ignorant..They are refferred to as “Bird Seed”...this is a refference and inuendo to the Parable of the sower of seeds casting some that didnt grow on  unfertile ground, or just sprung up and then withered and others the birds ate...hence...bird seed..If by chance some of that seed fell on fertile ground and sprung to life...well, clearly you are not bird seed, but will be afforded water and food and tender care so that you grow into a perfect stalk of wheat...to be harvested and put into the masters barn at the end of days.... I love their analogies..that of course will always apply to them if its a good fit.., I have to give them that... Keep in mind that if you are not a sheep, you are not fit to receive the truth..you are basically an infidel, a child of the devil, a rebel..who as their doctrine states became puffed up with his own self and wisdom and rebelled against the very authority of God....consequently, in their minds if you reject what they have to say, you must be just like the devil, who also rejected the truth...and they will scrape you off in a skinny second, and move on to the next prospect...why waste time with an un-enlightened infidel...now if you willingly submitt to their teachings... well ok then, we can work with that....!!! You can see the basics of the cult mind at work here....The first thing a cult needs to do, in whatever form it takes, is to get you to WILLINGLY go for the bait... Its like the old stories of Dracula...or any of his “children”...before they can enter your house and bite you on the neck to make you a fellow vampire, YOU have to invite them in, you willingly, of free will bring Dracula into your house...only this way can you become a true vampire... There is very strong and esoteric knowledge in this story, but that is not the intent of this section...but for reasons that should by now be obvious, a cult by any other name can never posses you unless you of your own free will enter into it...Once you do, it becomes an alliance of nearly unbreakable strength that you willingly have committed yourself too, and because it is associated with God, or the semblance of a form of God, and truth itself, you dare not question the ruling authority for fear of rejection, humiliation, condemnation, and judgement... Peer pressure at its best... The secound rule of critical thinking is ... Do your own research... In this age of the internet and freedom of imformation (ok not all imformation, but a good chunk) there is no excuse why anybody in a puesdo free world cannot imform him/herself...all it takes is the desire to know truth.or a truth...Truth is of the nature that only if you are searching for it in truth will you be able to find it...in some cases, there are truths that some people will never let you find, as by their possession of it they can in many circumstances controll you... However, we as individuals, having inwardly the capacity for truth in ourselves posses the ability to discern truth anyway...you may not get the confirmation of it right away, but it will be a “knowing” inside your self, this is discerned by having passed through the mountains of Bullshit in the past... you know the identifying marks of lies and the cult mind, you are now truly ready to discern  at least what is not true... Discernning what is true may take a little more time and patience...In the case of Jehovahs Witnesses, this should be applied immediately, and not to them alone, but to all cult mind sets.in every situation and doctrine your confronted.with..do the math.yourself .!!!..Their techniques will eventually stand out like dogs balls once you begin the process of critical thinking..including what you are reading now. Incidently, the Jehovahs Witnesses use this same approach on you, and actually encourage you to do your own research, however, not if, but when you find a contradiction in what is true and what they are peddling...you are encouraged to accept their renditioin, as the others although “appearring” sensible, are actually flawed...This is the point where your own truth is examined..a moment of truth, a definning point in your life...without critical thought, you will be assimilated.... Yes, I do have a habit of associating life, people, and our relationship to life and each other in terms of “the borg”, the hive mind, the collective..resistance is futile, you will be assimilated...catchy little phrases aren’t they..?, right up there with bird seed, and the “Prime directive”...coincidental..?  please dont beleive that..!!!... Rule #3 in critical thinking... There are no such things as coincidences in our society... if there are, then we just haven’t figured out yet who planned it, or it hasnt played itself out yet... After you have become a willing participant in the cult mind, everything you are presented with from thereon out, will, and must be interpreted according to the indoctrination that you will be receiving...After time, no thought  that ever comes into your mind will be an original idea or concept, independent thinking is very discouraged as it leads to conflict of doctrinal points, leading the adept to apostate ideas, which is very detrimental to your physchological, and spiritual well being..No alternative thoughts are allowed, and externallization of ideas not conforming to the party line are  “Verbotten”.. sound familiar...?  Let me inject this comment at this point to keep you up to date... In principle this cult mind has permeated our entire society...unless you think in critical terms, outside the box, your chances of “being assimilated” are directly proportional to the amount of crumb food you have willingly ingested... These concepts apply whether you are actually involved with a religious cult, or your in the military, in a corporate environment, or cooking up “freedom fries” at Macdonalds... It  is no coincidence that it exists, and there is a very specific agenda associated with it...Moving on with Jehovahs Witnesses, lets assume for the moment that you have been happily brainwashed for several years, being a good little J-dub, obeying all the rules, spiritual and otherwise, and then...as if by an epiphany or personal trauma, you suddenly realize that you have been living a lie all these years...it happens...!!! What choices do you have...? Well, as a JW would be forced to think, lets consider the options...we need all the facts here.. .You of free will and intent studied with them to get this light of truth, this may have taken some time before you were “convinced” of the truth of it...after you were convinced it was true, they brought out the big guns...It used to be called the 80 Question book, not sure if they still use it or its been renamed.but you more than likely never saw this book before your teacher decided that you were a good candidate for Baptism, and YOU yourself expressed the desire to “dedicate your life to God”....Within the pages of this book are as it is intimated  80 very specific questions that they will ask you, to ensure that you are truly a good candidate for Baptism..Like in masonic symbolisms, Baptism is a ritual symbol, a language of great importance that seals a truth....to be sure.... your baptism seals your future, fate and your covenant that you are getting prepared to make “with God”...I put that in quotations because alot of the affirmatives you will be required to answer, deal with your submission , and allegiance too, what they refer to as the Governing Body... These are now a group of “Annointed” people, anonymous of course , for legal reasons, although in all fairness several years ago they were well know personnally...In essence, it is this body of annointed people who are responsible to God for ensuring that all the sheep receive “their food (crumbs) in the proper time, a reference to the parable of Jesus and faithfull servant/slave, which name they also adopt for themselves...the “faithfull slave”..This is done through numerous publications, and magazines, books, tracts, and brochures, conventions/assemblies etc etc... This is done voluntarily at Bethel (House of God) in Brooklyn, NY where they have a massive facility where all their material is printed, bound and published...There is also a very productive farm in upstate NY where all the food is produced etc.. The major doctrinal avenue is the Watchtower and Awake magazine which is published bi-monthly/monthly  in scores of different languages, and distributed all over the world, to “feed the Flock”, and teach prospective sheeplings... This Governing Body, is the avenue by which all truth is dispensed...suppossedly directly from Jesus, via God himself...it is necessarily   inferred that any reluctance to accept or reject these teachings is a direct affront against God himself...Heresy in its purest form..It is forbidden to add to or subtract from these teachings, much less have the audacity to question or challenge them... Having said that, one of the questions asked that HAD to be answered in the affirmative was...Paraphrased...”do you beleive that the Governing Body, is the sole instrument on earth today where-by ‘”Jehovah” ( God ) is revealing truth to his faithfull followers...?  To say no, would disqualify you from being “In the Truth”...who would want that, by this time in your study you already accepted the other teachings, and you have been seduced gradually to accept that as well...so you say yes, a time is dedicated for your Baptism to seal you once for all time as one of Gods sheep... After you have “dedicated” your life to God ....by proxy the Governing Body, and you in essence swore an oath to that effect, and have officially been baptised...you are now in “the truth”...squarely...as a mason would be, firmly standing on the square...!!! although not using that phrase...but you get the picture I hope...The cult mind, is usually final, and complete...however defectors seem to be raising their ugly heads all the time making trouble for those who have the truth...what do we do with them... As with all cultic expressions whether corporate, secular, secret, or religious...we get rid of them of course, (there are many ways of getting rid of someone), we cant let their apostate, poisonous and diseased ideas infect the rest of the Hive...Well, in the case of Jehovahs Witnesses, they have perfected the art of the old Puritan concept of Shunning... (Puritan...what a contradiction in terms that is)...Only they call it Dis-fellowshipping.. Keep in mind that for most of Jehovahs Witnessess, their whole families and circle of friends are involved...As they are encouraged to be “no part of the world”..their whole circle of friends are made up of fellow Jehovahs Witnesses... If you are fortunate enough to be tossed out, usually done publically in the congregation, you are publically humilliated, sanctioned, and anyone that associated with you before is now forbidden to have anything to do with you...ever...never mind the effect on children ,wives, husbands, friends, employers, your whole life is ruined, noone is allowed to talk to you even, you are phased out,  essentially erased , treated in affect like a leper, a dead man...You can be dis-fellowshipped for anything really...smoking is one of my favorites, fornication, adultery, and other more severe crimes and sins like actually daring to challenge the doctrines of the Governing Body... Imagine the implications here of challenging the authority of God  .What insolence..!!..are you crazy.?..you must be...In the minds of JW’s the sin of Apostacy is the Big Bitch...the be all and end all of sins...all the other ones can be forgiven, but that one, you can never really return from...Why not..?  It is because you once made an oath to willingly obey the light you were initiated into...you now reject that truth, and even dare to speak to others about what you know...You are a treacherous devil, pond scum, and treated as such...anyone that sympathizes with you, can and will be dis-fellowshipped in like manner...we cant have dissention....talk about censorship...they have it down to a science...!!! This religion..or I should really say, mind set, has been the destruction of hundreds of thousands of families...and the spiritual death and torture of millions of others...All religions, corporations etc have this very same power in their hands, our government can, has, and will use it against us at any time...A conscious mind needs to be aware of whats going on around them, and pay particular attention to what your being told as being “reasonable” or truth...As mentioned above there are many ways to get “rid” of someone..You can litterally have them snuffed out, but thats too obvious for the most part, instead you can ruin their life some other way...and thats where being creative has its atributes if your bent on evil... The greatest power you have within yourself, is being able to control your own thoughts..It goes without saying you cant always control others thoughts..but yours are for the moment your own, or should be.. I have attached a copy of a Baloney Detection Kit  (Carl Sagan))..but for referrence purposess you can get the idea of things to be on the lookout for...critical thinking requires actually thinking, and desseminating the things presented to you as truth. You may have to dig a little deeper than surface scratch....Rule # 3 states...”Do your own Research”