Most people don't know anything about anything. They just rehash and regurgitate opinions they're subscribed to out of a primitive impulse to excuse their existing biases. The moment you lose sight of this truth - is the moment you lose sight. Then how do we differentiate the liars and the fools from those who are pure in their intentions - you might ask? USE your INTUITION about a person. USE your INSTINCT about a person. And cast no judgement, have no biases - your emotions are useless here - just listen to the two guides I mentioned above. You have two of the most potent filters for truth integrated within your mind and body. USE them. Instinct will be more physical, like a grotesque physical response. Perhaps to bad food or filthy surroundings. Intuition will be more visual, visceral - an emotion or feeling deep within your gut and heart. A great example of this is the Heaven's Gate cult tragedy. When someone (like its leader) is convinced that they're absolutely right and receiving divine messaging, they overestimate themselves to such degree that they are basically destined to misinterpret higher truths. Why? Because their source is contaminated, their source is not of higher consciousness - but something that is masquerading as higher consciousness - and they are being fed only half-truths. We've talked about this in the past. Half-truths, not lies, are the tools of lesser beings. When we talk about "building your spaceship" and shifting timelines, for example, the information they had received was similar to this concept. But as a half-truth, key elements of it were omitted - forcing them to interpret them from their state of limited awareness and knowing. This explains their several odd behaviors and rules - or what would seem incredibly odd to the average person. To anyone looking in and asking "well, what could've driven these people to do these crazy things?" This concept of elevating one's consciousness, on its own, is harmless and gracious and inspires only positive action - wanting good for the other, wanting to create harmony and beauty around you and then to spread it throughout the world. But while they had the general concept down correctly, their wretched and abominable interpretation of said concept, caused by their inability to grasp its FULL depth - basically ended with them waiting for an actual spaceship to arrive, for their souls to depart their bodies, and for it to take them to a better timeline of existence. And because they are infantile souls and they cannot fathom the full truth of higher concepts - their lives ended in tragedy, self-mutilation and self-destruction. You can research this particular case if you so wish. Understand that just holding information about a spiritual or esoteric concept does not imply mastery over it. You just holding a piece of information doesn't even imply your full grasp of it, or even basic understanding of its true and final meaning. This is why it is of the utmost importance to listen to your own conscience and intuition, and to empower yourself in body, spirit and mind - in order to use discernment to your benefit. Higher knowledge has its own timing and requires a certain preparedness from the seeker to fully understand it. There are no shortcuts here, there is only modesty, humbleness and a willingness to grow with an open mind and heart. If you're unsure about something someone's preaching to you, first try to understand it, and only after having removed your biases, emotions and insecurities - use your intuitive and instinctive senses to determine whether it's well-intentioned or not. ![[8be21c82ebd346d25a77bba9175c11c4.jpg]]