HowToDeprogramYourOwnMind

byA.Orange

1. Recognizethatprogrammingiseverywhere,andit

isn'tallbad.Yourprogrammingstartedwithyour
parentsteachingyouthings,andbothconsciously
andunconsciouslyprogrammingyouwithalloftheir
beliefsandattitudes.Thatisnotnecessarilybadit
isusuallygood.Youarebetteroffforhavinghad
parentswhocaredaboutyouandwantedtoteach
you.Butunfortunately,youalsoinheritedalloftheir
misinformation,superstitions,mistakes,and
irrationalanduntruebeliefs.
Andyoualsoinheritedyour"culture",whichincludesallofthefalse,
irrational,andwrongbeliefsofyourentiresociety.Andyouareleftwith
thejoboffiguringoutwhichofthosebeliefsaregoodandtrue,and
whicharestupidandcrazy.
2.

Andyouarealwaysvulnerabletopressurefromyourpeergroup,which
willalwaystrytomakeyouconformtotheirbeliefs,standards,and
behavior,evenifyourfriendsarenotevenreallyawareofthefactthat
theyaredoingit.
3.

4.
5. Recognizethatprogramminganddeprogrammingareconstant,

ongoingprocesses.Evenwhileyouaretryingtodeprogramand
clearyourmind,televisioncommercialswillbetryingtoprogram
youintobelievingthatyoureallyshouldbuytheirproduct;you
willbesohappyifyoudo,andyou'llbebeautifulandgetlaidtoo.
Andthepoliticianswillalwaysbetryingtomakeyoubelievethat
theyarewiseandrightabouteverything,andifyouarepatriotic
youwillnevercriticizethem.

6.
7. Wanttoknowthetruth.Thisisessential.Thisisthewhole

ballgame.Ifyoudon'twanttolearnthetruth,thenyou
probablywon't.
Lovethetruth,evenifitissometimesinconvenientorunpleasant.
Respectthetruth,cherishthetruth,seekthetruthaboveall.
8.

Peoplestaytrappedincults,ortrappedinillusions,becausetheydon't
reallywanttoknowthetruth:
9.
1. Sometimes,theyareafraidtoknowthetruth
1. Theyfearthattheirworldwillfallapartiftheystop

believingcertainthings,oradmitthetruthofotherthings.
Thatisoneofthebeliefswithwhichtheygotprogrammed
theideathatiftheydon'tbelievetherightthings,they
willgotoHell,ortheywilllosetheirtickettoHeaven,or
somethingelsereallybadwillhappentothem.Oneofthe
thingsthatcultsdoisimplantphobiasaboutleavingthe
cult,orlearningthetruthaboutthecult.
2. Theyareafraidoflosingtheirstatusormembershipinthe
grouptheyareafraidthattheywillbeshunnedand
ostracizediftheydon'tbelievethesamethingsastheother
peoplearoundthem.Andtheyarejustplainafraidofbeing
alone.
3. Theyfearthattheywillhavetoleavethecultiftheystop
believinginit,andtheywillstopbelievinginitifthey
learnabunchofnegativethingsaboutit.("Then what will I do
with my life?!") Sotheyplugtheirearsandclosetheireyes,
andplay"Hearnoevil,seenoevil..."
2. Somepeoplejustdon'twanttoseethattheywerefooled.
1. "I refuse to believe that I spent twelve years of my life in a cult. It isn't a
cult. It can't be a cult. It's a wonderful movement."
AstheysayinA.A.,"Denial isn't just a river in Egypt."

1. Somepeoplejustdon'twanttogiveitup.
1. "If I leave the group, I will be lonely because I won't have any friends. So
shut up and quit telling me disturbing things about it."

2. "I have lots of time invested here. I'm a respected elder. If I quit the
organization, I'll be a nobody."

Similarly,peoplewhochoosetostaytrappedinaddictionsdonotwishto
knowthetruthabouttheiraddictions.Fewpeoplewishtohearthatthey
arewastingalloftheirmoneyonsomethingthatispoisontothem,and
wreckingtheirlives,andthatcontinuingtoconsumethatstuffisstupid?
Sotheytryouttheminimizationanddenialtapdance:"Well, yeh, it might
be messing up my health a little bit, butfrankly,I'mnotreadytoquitright
now."

1. Don'tcondemnyourself.Selfcondemnationandselfcriticismare

partofthebrainwashingandindoctrinationprocess,andtheyare
counterproductivewhenitcomestodeprogramming.Ifyoufind
thatyouhavebeenprogrammedtobelievesomegoofyidea,then
justrecognizethatitisanirrational,illogical,goofyidea,and
rejectit,butdonotcondemnyourselfforhavingbelieveditfora
while.
It'sjustlike,if,whileexploringtheWildWest,youfindthatyouhavean
arrowstuckinyourback,pullitout.
2.
1. Don'twallowinselfcontemptandguilt,condemningyourselffor

havingstupidlygottenanarrowstuckinyourback.
2. Don'timaginethatyouaresomehowallfuckedupforhaving
gottenstuckwithanarrow.
3. Don'timaginethatfindinganarrowstuckinyourbackprovesthat
youaresomehowinferior.
Justpullthearrowoutandthengetonwithyourlife.
Nowthatdoesn'tmeanthatyoushouldn'texamineyourbehavior,and
changeitifyouaredoingsomethingwrong.Butbewaryofexcessive
faultfindingandselfcriticism.Cultswillteachyoutodothat,andwill

eventrytoconvinceyouthatyouwillmakeyourselfmoreholyby
constantlycondemningyourselfandputtingyourselfdownandfeeling
guiltyabouteverything.Allthatreallyaccomplishesismessingupyour
mind,destroyingyourselfconfidenceandselfrespect,andmakingyou
unabletothinkclearlyoractdecisively.

3. Watchoutforotherpeoplecondemningyou.

Peoplewhowanttocontrolyouwilltrytomakeyou
feelstupid,inferior,flawed,andmentally
incompetentfordisagreeingwiththem.
Asmentionedabove,selfcondemnationandselfcriticismareabigpart
ofthebrainwashingandindoctrinationprocess,sothosewhowouldlike
tocontrolyouwouldalsoliketogetyoucriticizingyourselfandbeing
downonyourself.AndProf.MargaretThalerSingeraddedthatinducing
feelingsofpowerlessness,covertfear,guilt,anddependencyinthe
victimswasalsoapartofthebrainwashingprocess.
4.

Sodon'tletthemmakeyoubelievethatyouareflawedandinferior.
Whensomeoneisreadingyourbeadsandlistingyourfaults,italmost
alwaysmeansthattheywanttocontrolyoutochangeyourbehavior
tosomethingthattheywant.
5.

6.
7. Also

watch
out
for
other
peopl
e
trying
toclip

your
wings,
and
keep
you
from
being
your
whole
self.
Forexample,oneofthecommonestcripplingstuntsthatcultsor
churchespullonpeopleisdemandingthattheynotfeeltheirfeelings.
"YoumustonlyfeelEternalBliss"or"YoumustonlyfeelSerenityand
Gratitude",or"Youmustnotfeelsexualurges.Thatisn'tspiritual."
8.

Anger,especiallyangerattheevilsofthecultanditsleaders,is
supposedlyverybad.
9.

BillWilsonwrote:
10.
11.
It is a spiritual axiom that every time we are disturbed, no
matter what the cause, there is something wrong with us. If
somebody hurts us and we are sore, we are in the wrong
also. But are there no exceptions to this rule? What about
"justifiable" anger? If somebody cheats us, aren't we
entitled to be mad? Can't we be properly angry with selfrighteous folk? For us in A.A. these are dangerous
exceptions. We have found that justified anger ought to be
left to those better qualified to handle it.
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, William Wilson, page 90.

12.

Whatrot.Youarewrongtogetmadwhensomebodyhurtsyouor
commitscrimesagainstyou?Suchangershouldbe"lefttothosebetter
qualifiedtohandleit"?Andjustwhoisthat?

Nobody.

Allitmeansis,youcan'tfeelyouranger.Youhaveto"stuffyour
feelings."
Pseudoreligiousgarbagelikethatwilldoagoodjobofcripplingyou,
andkeepingyoufrommakingtroubleforyouroppressors.
13.

Likewise,somechurchesorcultswilltellyouthatyoushouldn'tfeel
horny,orfindtheoppositesexattractive,orthinkaboutsexwiththem.
Nonsense.Yourbrainishardwiredtothinkaboutitandwantit
That'swhatkeepsthehumanracegoing.Wewouldbeextinctifwe
couldbelogicalandrationalaboutsexandhavingchildren."Toomuch
bother;abighassle;tooexpensive..."Butlogichasnothingtodowithit,
andthat'swhywearestillhere.
14.

Anothercommoncripplingstuntthatcultspullontheirmembersis
demandingthatmembersstopthinkingcriticallystopwhattheycall
"havingdoubts":
"If you are really holy, then you won't have any doubts."

Nonsense.Normal,sane,healthypeoplehavelotsofdoubtswhencon
menandphonyholymentrytofoistastupidillogicalhoaxonthem.
Thosedoubtsareyourremainingsanitywarningyouthatsomething
soundsfishy.
15.

Similarly,cultsandothermindmanipulatorswilltellyouthatyou
cannottrustyourownmindandyourownthinking(soyoushouldlet
themdoyourthinkingforyou).Ifyoubuyintothatidea,itwillreally
crippleyou.Youwon'tbeabletothinkanythingwithoutalsothinking
thatitmustbewrong,becauseyouthoughtit.(Butthenthethoughtthat
yourthinkingiswrongshouldalsobewrong...Soyourthinkingmustbe
right...Butifyourthinkingisright,thenitmustbewrong...Nowyouare
trappedinoneoftheclassicGreekparadoxes.)
16.

17.
18. Bewar

eof
wanti
ngto
believ
e.
OntheTVshow"TheXFiles",Mulderhadaposteronthewallofhis
officethatsaid,"IWantToBelieve".That'sokayfortheXFilesand
storiesaboutflyingsaucers,butitleadstodisasterinreallife.
19.

Insteadofwantingtobelieve,wanttoknowthetruth.
20.
21.
Wanting to believe is perhaps the most powerful dynamic
initiating and sustaining cult-like behavior.
The Wrong Way Home: Uncovering the Patterns of Cult Behavior in
American Society, Arthur J. Deikman, M.D., page 137.

22.
Billy Graham says that everyone really wants to believe in a dogmatic, fascist
religion:
23.
24.
"The world longs for authority, finality, and conclusiveness.
It is weary of theological floundering and uncertainty. Belief
exhilarates the human spirit; doubt depresses."
Billy Graham

quoted in Holy Terror: The Fundamentalist War on America's Freedoms in

Religion, Politics, and Our Private Lives, Flo Conway and Jim Siegelman,
page 144.
Also see: The Wrong Way Home: Uncovering the Patterns of Cult Behavior
in American Society, Arthur J. Deikman, M.D., page 143.

25.
26.
Certainty (as Billy Graham testified) is one of the great
benefits of [dogmatic] religious belief.
The Wrong Way Home: Uncovering the Patterns of Cult Behavior in
American Society, Arthur J. Deikman, M.D., page 144.

27.

28.
29. Watchoutforselfdeceptiveego

games.
Forexample,insomecultsorreligions,theywillflatteryouandtellyou
thatyouareveryimportant,andinvolvedinveryimportantwork,doing
theWilloftheLord,usheringintheMillennium,savingtheworld,if
youbelievewhattheysayanddowhattheysay.Butifyoubuyintotheir
game,itisyouwhoisallowingyourselftobedeceived,andit'syouwho
isenjoyingthebigegogame.
30.
31.
Part of the attraction of believing the leader's views and
actions to be of paramount importance is that the
follower's own sense of importance is heightened.
The Wrong Way Home: Uncovering the Patterns of Cult Behavior in
American Society, Arthur J. Deikman, M.D., page 67.

32.
"If the leader and his religion are saving the world, and I follow the leader, then I
am saving the world, which makes me very good and very important."
33.

Conversely,ifsomeonecriticizesthecult,itsleader,oritsteachings,
thenthatreflectsbadlyonthemember.Ifthecultmemberbelievesthe
criticismstobetrue,thenhewillgofrombeinganoblesaviorofthe
worldtobeingjustafoolishfollowerofanevilcharlatan.Sothe
memberhasavestedinterestinrejectinganycriticismofthegrouporits
leaderallbasedonhisownegotism.Thushewillresistlearningthe
truth,outofpurelyselfishinterests.
34.

35.

36. Bewareofcomparingapplesandoranges.

Bewareofequatingthingsthatarenotequal.
Forexample,manypeoplesaythattheyreallyliketheA.A.program
becauseitissuchawonderfulsocialclubwithsuchbrotherhoodand
fellowship.Excuseme,butitissupposedtobeanalcoholismtreatment
programsomethingthatwouldmakemorepeoplequitdrinking.They
seemtoforgetthatitdoesn'tactuallyworktocurealcoholism,andjust
proclaimthatit'sgreatbecausetheylikethesociallife,thebrotherhood
andthe"spirituality".That'smixingapplesandoranges.WhenIgoto
thedoctortogetsomemedicalcare,Idon'texpectabigpartyinthe
waitingroom.Ijustgogetthepills,andthengohome.IfIwantaparty,
Igosomeplaceelse.
37.

38.
39. Watchyourownmind.

Watchyourthoughts,attitudes,andslogans.
Alsowatchyourdesiresandfears.
Thisistheheartofthedeprogrammingprogram.Thisisaconstant,
neverendingtask.Watchyourmindalldaylong,orasmuchasyoucan
rememberto.
40.

Youhavetonotonlywatchwhatpeoplearetellingyou,butwatchhow
youreacttoit,andwhatitmakeshappeninsideyourhead.Watchwhat
youarethinking,andifyoucan,understandwhyyouarethinkingthat.
41.

Noticeyourdesires,andhowcertainstatementscanarousethem.I'mnot
knockingdesires,oraskingyouto.Justlookatthemandmakeanoteof
whatitisyouactuallywant:love,approval,status,importance,power,
security,sex,youth,beauty,wealth,possessions,knowledge,wisdom,
intelligence,compassion,virtue,goodness,spirituality,whatever.Then
noticehowcertainideasorstatementscanarousecertaindesires.And

thennoticehowsomepeople(especiallypoliticians)areskilledin
tossingoutbuzzwords,phrases,andslogansthatwillarousecertain
desiresinyou.Theyaremessingwithyourmindbymanipulatingyour
feelings.
42.

Likewise,watchyourfears,andseehowpoliticiansandpreachersare
goodatarousingthemtomanipulateyourthinking.
43.
2. "If you don't suspend the Bill of Rights and let the Homeland Security Force violate
everybody's privacy and spy on everybody, then the nasty Arabs will get you."

3. "If you don't give the oil billionaires a big tax cut, and let them drill for oil in every
wilderness and wildlife preserve in the world, then they will go broke and run out of
oil and you will freeze in the dark."
4. "If you don't believe all this stuff, and give your money to the preacher man, then
God will get mad at you and you will go to Hell."

44. Watchoutforcommonlyacceptedfallacies

thethingsthat"everybodyknows"aretrue,but
whicharen't,like"Everybodyknowsthatthe
worldisflat".
Forexample,itiscommonlyacceptedthatalcoholicscan'torwon'tquit
drinkinguntilthey"bottomout"or"hitbottom".Thatiscompletely
untrue.Peoplequitatallstagesofalcoholism;someevenquitbefore
theycouldevenbecalledalcoholics,becausetheyseeanastyproblem
startingtodevelop.
45.

Sohowdidtheideathatalcoholicsmusthitbottomcometobesucha
universallyacceptedpieceoffolklore?Well,whathappenedisBill
Wilsonfoundthatordinary,relativelysanepeoplewouldn'tjoinhiscult
religionorbelieveinhisgrandiose,bombasticsermons,oraccepthis
braindamagedsuperstitiousnonsense.Onlythereallysick,frightened,
dyingpeoplewhoweredesperatelygrabbingatanythingthatmightsave
theirliveswouldswallowBill'sbullshit.SoWilsonmadeupastory
abouthowalcoholicscan'treallyquitdrinkingandstarttorecoveruntil

they"hitbottom"and"thelashofalcoholismdrivesthemtoA.A."( see:
TwelveStepsandTwelveTraditions,page24.)A.A.membershavebeenspreading
thatparticularpieceofmisinformationforthelast60years,andnow,
everybodywhothinksheknowssomethingaboutalcoholismrepeatsit.
Butitisstilluntrue.
46.

Youcanfindplentyofsimilarexamples,everywhere."Thecommon
wisdom"oftenisn'twiseorknowledgeable.
47.

48.
49. Watchoutforirrationalbeliefs.Oursocietyisloadedwiththem,andyou

hearthemoften,andoften,theyarenotclearlystated.Bewareofpeople
tryingtoshovehidden,unspoken,valuesystemsonyou.BewareofThe
ShouldTricktheassumptionofunstatedandunexaminedvaluesand
moralstandards.Somebigredwarningflagsofmerelyassumedvalues
arekeywordslike:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

Should
Ought to
Supposed to
Must
Have To
Deserve
Entitled

Statementsthatcontainthosewordsoftencontainassumed,unstated,
beliefsaboutvalues,like
1. "Lookatthoseteenagegirls,dressingsosexy.Theyshouldn't

dresslikethat."
2. "It'sFridaynight,andIshouldbeabletodrinkwithmybuddies.I
deserveadrink.Iworkedhardallweek,andnowIdeservetobe
abletorelaxandenjoymyselfnow."
3. "Thepooroughttogogetajob,insteadofcomplainingand
wantinghelp."

4. "Ideservethebestofeverything,becauseIwasbornamemberof

thebetterclassIcomefromaveryoldmoneyfamily.We
reallyareroyalty,youknow."
5. "Thepoliciansoughttotellusthetruth.It'sawful,thewaythat
theyhabituallylietous."
6. "ImustpassthistestormylifewillberuinedandI'llgocrazy."
(Beliefs about values may be true or untrue. They are not necessarily always
wrong. The six examples above were selected because they all contain erroneous
assumptions even the one about politicians.)

AlsonoticetheexaggerationofnegativitywhichDr.AlbertEllis
called"awfulizing":
1. "It'ssoawful,Ican'tstandit."
2. "It'sabsolutelyterrible,andnobodyshouldhavetoputupwithit."

Agoodwaytohandleirrationalbeliefsistodisputethemwith
challengeslike:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

"Whosays?"
"Sincewhen?"
"Isthatreallytrue?"
"Whereisitwritteninstone?"
"Whereistheevidenceforthat?"
"Whydoyoubelievethat?"
"Wheredidyouhearthat?"
"Whotoldyouthat,andwhydidtheysaythat?"

Andthereisthetechniqueof"Iwouldprefer",asin:
1. "Iwouldpreferitifthepoliticianswouldtellthetruth,insteadof

beingabunchoflyingsleazebags,butiftheypersistintheir
practicesofdeceitanddeception,Icanstandit.Idon'thavetoget
allbentoutofshape,andstartdrinkinganddoping,justbecause
ofthem."
2. "IwouldpreferitiftheAmericanpeoplewereintelligentandwise
enoughthatallpoliticianscouldtellthemthewholetruthallof
thetime,andstillwinelections,butiftheAmericanpeoplepersist
intheirstupidity,Icanstandit.Itwon'tkillme."

1. Noticementalhabitslikeratingothers.Forexample,

agirljudgeseveryoneshemeets,ratingtheboyson
whethertheyaregoodenoughforher,andratingthe
girlsonwhethertheyaregoodenoughtobeher
friend.Wheredidsuchbehaviorcomefrom?
Obviously,shelearneditfromherparents.The
problemwithsuchamentalhabitisthatitwarps
one'sthinkingandcolorsallrelationships,andthen
thegirl'sownselfimagewillbejudgedthesame
way.LikeitsaysintheBible,"Judgenot,lestyebe
sojudged."Well,it'sapplicablehere.
Thekickerquestionis,whatarethestandardsbywhicheveryoneis
beingjudged?Wheredidthosescalesandrulescomefrom?Again,
almostcertainlyfromthegirl'sparents.Butarethosestandardsvalid,or
realistic,orevensane?Isshejudgingpeopleonthebasisofsuperficial
thingslikestyleorexpenseofclothes,oravailablemoney?Ortastein
music,orwillingnesstoconformtothegroup(clique),orwillingnessto
followtheleader?Orphysicalattractiveness,orathleticskills?Or
"popularity"?
2.

Likewise,anabusedandbulliedchildwilloftenrateeveryoneonascale
ofwhethertheywanttohurthim.Thatisunderstandable,butitoften
leadstosomeappallinglybadchoicesoffriendsthechildwillfind
someoneacceptablejustbecausethenewfriendisn'tabullywhowants
tohurthim.
3.

4.
5. ReadKaslandSagan:

CharlotteKasl"ManyRoads,OneJourney:MovingBeyond
the12Steps",
and
CarlSagan"TheDemonHauntedWorld:ScienceasaCandle

intheDark".
Whatthosetwobookshaveincommonisthattheybothpush
commonsenseandlogic,andleavemewithasortofpositive,
upbeatfeeling.Theywillhelptoclearthingsupandputsome
goodideasinyourhead.

6.
7. Understandthegamesthat

themindprogrammers
andbrainwashersplayon
people'sheads,andthe
techniquesthattheyuse
formindcontrol.
Forinstance,thereisthephenomenoncalled"cognitivedissonance".
Whatitmeansis:Peoplewanttokeepalloftheirbeliefs,actions,
thoughts,andfeelingsinharmonywitheachother.Peoplewanttodo
whattheybelieveisrightandgood,andiftheydootherwise,theyfeel
badtheyfeel"dissonance".The"dissonance"isjustlikemusical
dissonanceitfeelsjarringanddiscordantandwrong.
8.

Brainwashershavediscoveredthattheycanusecognitivedissonanceto
changepeople'sbehavior,beliefs,feelings,andthoughtsforcea
changeinone,andtheotherswillfollow.Ifyouforcepeopletoperform
certainactions,theywilleventuallycometobelievethatit'sokayit
mustbeokay,becausetheywouldn'twanttobedoingbadthingsallof
thetime.
9.

Ifyouforcepeopletosaysomethingoutloudtoagroupoverandover
again,thespeakerswilleventuallycometobelievethatitistrue,because
theydon'twanttofeelliketheyarehabitualliars.Thesubconscious
mind'ssolutiontotheproblemis:believethatitisalltrue,sonowthere
isnoconflict.(That's why A.A. instructs newcomers to "Fake It Until You Make
It.")

10.

Sincewenormallyonlyrevealourinnermost,mostembarrassingand
damagingsecretstoourclosestandmosttrustedfriends,ifweconfess
everythingtoaroomfullofstrangers,thencognitivedissonancekicks
in,andoursubconsciousmindswillstarttoassumethatthosepeople
mustreallybeourclosest,mosttrusted,friends.Thateliminatesthe
conflictoverhavingtoldembarrassingpersonalsecretstoabunchof
completestrangers.Ourfeelingswillactuallychangesothatwefeel
muchclosertothosepeople.OrganizationslikeWernerErhard's"est"
scam,AlcoholicsAnonymous,andvariouscultchurchesusethis
techniquetocreatefeelingsofinstantintimacy,closeness,
"brotherhood",and"fellowship"amongthemembersofagroup.
11.

Likewise,ifyouforcepeopletoperformhorribleacts,likekillJewsina
concentrationcamp,thenthekillerswillchangetheirbeliefsaboutthe
victimstomaketheiractionsokay,andwilleventuallycometothe
conclusionthatthereisnothingwrongafterall."Itisn'treallymurder
becausetheyaren'treallypeople.Theyareenemiesofthestate,andneed
tobeeliminated.TheyhaveitcomingforwhattheJewsdidtous.They
areathreattous,andmustbeeliminated."Thatstuntusually(butnot
always)worksevenifthekillershadoriginallythoughtthatJewswere
okaypeople.(Asmall,seldommentioneddetailofhistoryisthatnotall
GermansoldierscouldstomachkillingtheJews.Somesoldiershadtobe
transferredoutoftheconcentrationcampsbecausetheyweregoingnuts
justfromseeingalloftheJewskilled.)
12.

ArecentmovieshowedhowtheNaziswouldpickoutsomeJewstoact
asworkersintheconcentrationcamps,forcingthemtomanagetheother
Jewswhowerebeingherdedintothegaschambers.ThoseworkerJews
wouldofcourseexperiencehorribleconflictsovertheirjobofhelpingto
killtheirfellowJews,butcognitivedissonancewouldkickin,andthey
wouldendupseeingeverythingintermsofproperorder,proper
behavior,andproperfunctioning:"AJewwhomakesafussanddisrupts
theefficientworkingsofthegaschambersisatroublemakerandabad

Jew.GoodJewsshouldjustgoalongwiththeprocedureinanorderly
mannerandnotmakeanytrouble."
13.

14.
15. Breakthe

exclusivityof
informationinput.
Avoidgettingallofyourinformationfromjustonegrouporonesource.
(Any one source. Don't trust anybody that much.) Examineboth(orall)sides
ofanissue.Don'tletanyonedictatewhatyoumayread,see,orhear.
OneofthemostpowerfultoolsthatcultsorCommunistsorfascistsuse
tobrainwashpeopleisinformationcontrolpreventingthevictims
fromgettinganyinformationcontrarytothebrainwashing.
16.

Recognizethatthreedifferentpeoplewhoallsaythesamethingisnot
necessarilythreedifferentsourcesofinformation.Forexample,the
eveningnewsprogramsofNBC,ABC,andCBSmayalltellyouexactly
thesamestory,justparrotingtheinformationthatwasjustreleasedby
theWhiteHouse.Also,thecorporateownersofthenetworksoftenkeep
Jennings,Brokaw,andRatherfromtellingtheuglytruthsoraskingthe
hardquestions.PowerfulstockholderssimilarlymuzzledtheNewYork
Times,andkeptitfromreportinghowGov.JebBushriggedthe
PresidentialelectioninFloridain2000,sosuchproblemsare
everywhere.(Jebdiditbyremovingabout60,000honestblackpeople
fromthevoterregistrationlists,claimingthattheywere"felons".)
17.

Sometimes,NationalPublicRadioorPublicTelevisionwilltellyou
somethingelse,butsometimesyoumayhavetogoontheInternetand
checkoutBBCortheLondonTimestogettheothersideofthestory.
AndalsocheckoutCanadaandSydney,Australia,andNewDelhi,India
whileyouareatit.TheyspeakEnglish,too.Andsodothepeopleof
NewZealand.(Remember"LordoftheRings"?)

18.
19.

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk==TheTelegraph
http://www.guardian.co.uk/==TheGuardian
http://www.smh.com.au/==TheSydneyMorningHerald
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/==TheGlobeandMail
http://www.vancouversun.com/==TheVancouverSun

6. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_newspapers
1.

Similarly,don'tjustlistento12Stepperstogetinformationabout
alcoholismanddrugaddiction.
2.

LiketheysaidonTheXFiles:"TrustNobody.TheTruthIsOutThere."
3.

4.
5. Breakselfprogramming.

Peopleoftengetprogrammedtoprogramthemselves:
6.
1. Thinkabouttheguywhoisalwaysplaying"motivational"tapes

thatwillsupposedlyteachyouhowtogetrichquickorbuildup
yourselfesteemorsomething...Nowlotsofcultsareintoittoo,
andtheyhaveasetoftapesforyou.
2. Andthentherearethepeoplewhoarealwaysreadingthesame
bookorsmallsetofbooksoverandoveragain,asifthosebooks
heldallofthewisdomintheworld.
3. Thentherearepeoplewhojustconstantlyrepeatslogans,which
effectivelystopsthemfromactuallythinking.

4. Andtherearesomepeoplewhopracticemeditationorchanting

constantly,reprogrammingthemselvesandstoppingrational
thought,allday,everyday.(Notethatmeditationandchanting
canbegoodthings,butphonygurusteachpeopletousethem
excessively,asmindcontroltools.)
5. Andthentherearemeetings,services,andgettogethers.Churches
andcultshavechurchservicesand"Biblestudy"andsocials,and
A.A.andAmwayhaveameetingforeveryoccasion.Notethat
thisisamatteroffrequency,andofhowmuchtimetheytakeout
ofyourlife,andwhattheyarereallytryingtosellyou.One
churchserviceaweekisnormalforallchurches,butwhen
someonetellsyoutodo"90meetingsin90days",ortocometo
motivationalmeetingsorchantingormeditationorprayerorBible
studysessionseverysingleday,thenthewarningbellsshouldbe
goingoffinyourhead.And you should be hearing klaxon horns and air raid
sirens when people brag about doing three meetings per day.
6. Andthenthereisdenialandrationalization.Somepeoplewill
endlesslydenyorrationalizeeverynegativethingtheyhearabout
theirleaderortheirchurchorcult(ortheircorporationortheir
politicalparty,orwhatever).Theywillneveractuallyleta
contraryideagetintotheirheads.
7. Whichleadstoselfcensorship.Somepeoplecensortheirown
minds,andwillnotevenallowthemselvestothinkoneforbidden
thought.Soofcoursetheystayprogrammed.

1. TVCommercialssellyouimages,and

theyareverypowerful.Watchout.
Theytellyouthatyouwillbebeautiful
andsexuallyattractiveifyoulooklike
theirimages.
"Youwanttobuytheseclothes,and
styleyourhairlikethis,andwearthese
glasses,andloseweight,andmake
yourwaistnarrowerandyourboobs
bigger,ifyouareafemale.Andifyou
areamale,youwillwanttoflashthe
cashanddrivethiskindofacar,and

buythiskindofahousesothatyoucan
moveinatrophywife..."
Theyaresellingyouimagesof"thebeautifulpeople".Afterawhile,you
willstarttofeelliketheremustbesomethingwrongwithyouifyou
don'tlookandactlikethepeopleonTV.Andyouwillstarttothinkyou
mustbeaweirdoifyoudon'tbelieveandsaywhatthepeopleonTV
believeandsay.ButthebeautifulpeopleonTVarepaidtoonlysaynon
disturbingthings,tonotrocktheboat.Theywon'ttellyouabouttheir
sponsorscorporatepolluterspoisoningyourchildren,notaword.
Theywon'ttellyouthatthesponsor'scarisadeathtrap,likelytoroll
overorexplodeinflames.Theywon'ttellyouthattheirsponsorcheats
itsownemployeesoutoftheirretirementfundsandhealthinsurance.
Theywon'tsayanythingabouttheirsponsorsfeedingyourchildren
pesticideorherbicidecontaminatedorgeneticallyalteredfood,nota
word.Thatwouldbemakingtrouble.
So just how beautiful are those beautiful people, really? Are you sure you want to
be like them?
Nevertheless, those images are still extremely attractive, aren't they?
2.

Yearsago,therewasarathericonoclasticCommissioneroftheFCC
namedNicholasJohnsonwhosaidthattherewasalotmoreonTVthan
meetstheeye.Heobservedthatfurniturepolishcommercialsactually
sellexpensivehardwoodfurnitureaswellasthepolish.Theyimplythat
yourlifewillsomehowbehappier,moreelegant,genteel,andcultured,
ifyouhaveabeautifulhousefullofthekindoffurniturethatrequires
furniturepolish.
3.

So,asyouwatchTV,watchhowtheyaretryingtoprogramyourmind.
Watchwhattheyarereallyselling.Noticewhattheyareselling,besides
whattheyseemtobeselling.
4.
As a defense, don't watch so much TV. And even if you are an addicted media
junkie, you can still watch video tapes and DVDs instead of channels with
commercials. That way you, not they, control your information input. Oh, and
Public Television isn't so bad, either. And then there is the Internet. It has banner

ads, but it just isn't nearly as hypnotic, and your information stream is not
controlled by just a few giant corporations.
5.

6.
7. ReadthewebpageonPropagandaTechniquesseveraltimes.Ithelpsto

understandandrecognizethestuntstheypullonyouandthemindgames
theyplayonyourheadtogetyoutoacceptcertainideasandbeliefs