RE: Vegan Anarchy: Awakening the Sacred Masculine
This is a very important topic that has been at the forefront of my mind lately. I have been internally working on my own beliefs trying to identify the line between judgement, polarity, interfering with the free will of other entities on their journey of evolution and forcing what resonates with me on others VS. non-judgement, non-attachment, unconditional universal love and allowing total free will and individual evolution without interference. I used to be very militant, angry and judgmental about my beliefs trying to convince people to do what I believe is best, such as veganism.
Currently I've taken a step back with a "hands off" non-interference policy and am only focused on internal work, being a living example and sharing information that I have found valuable openly for anyone to accept or reject.
I don't know the answer and I am continuing to reflect and evolve, but I am interested to hear the perspective of others on this topic and why.
I hope I didn't give the impression of spreading the message of freedom in a militant way. I think it only makes sense to speak directly to those who are somewhat open minded and already on the path of awakening. I don't really try to convince my family to go vegan. I choose to write blog posts because it isn't an imposing form of communication. People can choose, via their free will, to read my work or discard it. That's up to them.
With that said, the people that need to be reached the most are those in the police and military, which is why I respect Mark Passio's work so much.
Unconditional love is all well and good, and I agree with that sentiment and will write a post on it at some point. But some people aren't willing to receive your love and will gladly violate your rights if told to by some 'authority' figure. It's these people that need to be reached. Even telling them that you love them will not stop them from violating you. Some people need to be called out on their wrong behavior in a very direct way.
As always, thanks for reading and upvoting @thepatrick. Are you still in Acapulco?
No, you did not I was just using the two examples of the polar extremes of spreading an idea -- militant VS pacifism -- that I am trying to find the line between that resonates within me. Your examples of art, music and blogging are excellent and I appreciate them because they definitely feel like they fall within that line.
Often we see the projection of guilt being used in Veganism, even through physically non-violent activism like protesting, or PETA videos, in attempts to spread the message, but in my opinion that is just another form of violence and militant force that violates free will, and in most cases pushes people that need to hear the message the most away more than bringing them closer because they are repelled by it. Manipulating behavior through acts that purposefully make the recipient feel guilt (or the projection of any emotion onto them without their permission with the intent of modifying their behavior according to what I believe they should do and believe) is in my opinion the exertion physical force.
I love Mark Passio's work and information and I am so grateful to find out that someone is out there spreading that message. I don't enjoy the aggressive presentation style personally because he's preaching to the choir with me and I already agree with every word he says, but I do understand the purpose and necessity in reaching some individuals. I hope it works. The challenge I see, is that I have been studying his field of expertise myself for over 10 years, and I have never heard of him until this past Anarchapulco. In fact, I've never heard of anyone in the Anarchist community even talking about this topic until his talk at Anarchapulco 2018. That to me is a blaring problem. If I've never heard of him and I am actively searching for experts like him, then how many people who may be ready to hear the message are out there who are never exposed to him? How can this be rectified? Although part of the challenge is that the message is way ahead of the curve of personal development and responsibility than most people are ready to accept, but it seems to me that if this is the case after this many years of effort on his part, maybe there might be a more effective way to spread the message that hasn't been thought of or attempted. I don't know, I felt like I was the only person who realized that we are never going to change the outside world without addressing the true source of the problem directly, but I am pleasantly surprised to have finally met so many people this Anarchapulco 2018 who share in this realization.
Much love, thank you for sharing. Yes, I am still in Acapulco. I will be here for a couple more weeks before heading out on a road trip to spend some time exploring the Mayan ruins in the Yucatan.
Great points in this comment and I agree with pretty much all of them. As you said, it's about balancing pacifism (feminine) with direct action (masculine). It's why writing resonates so much with me.
I agree when you say some vegans project their guilt onto others. It is important for vegans to remember that they, too, were once avid meat eaters. Some of them seem to have short term memory loss and forget they ate meat & animal products for 90 percent of their lives.
This information wasn't forced upon me; I looked into veganism through my own self-inquiry and curiosity and came to the decision myself. I think that is the same of most vegans, but they think yelling it at others or talking about it 24/7 is going to convince others to change. It isn't. Everyone is at their own level of understanding and some people are simply not ready to be unplugged.
I'm not sure if you've heard of him, but I believe Ken O'Keefe has the perfect delivery. He speaks hard truths, but his compassion, love and spirituality shine through in his videos. One of his videos on Facebook (Syrian false flag) had like 32 million views. People resonate with his message.
I'll have to save up and attend next year's anarchapulco. I'm tired of the shitty weather in the UK.