We live in an age where shock has become ritual, and narrative eclipses reality. Screens light up with the same story, the same images, the same grief — but beneath the spectacle lies a deeper machinery at work. To see it is unsettling; to name it is often branded insensitive. Yet it matters, because if nothing else, our task is to discern what is real from what is staged, and to remember that even illusions shape the world we walk through.
Tag: trauma
There’s a strange comfort in recognizing the patterns — the ones hiding in plain sight, dressed up as adventure, romance, or noble sacrifice. The further you watch, the deeper you’re pulled into a current of escalating darkness, until you’re wading through brutality so casual it feels almost normal. But normal it’s not. This is programming — crafted to slip under the skin, past the rational mind, into the places where stories and reality start to blur. And once you see it, you can’t unsee it.
We’re at a turning point — not just in institutions, but in consciousness. As the veils thin and the damage becomes too visible to ignore, what was once dismissed as fringe or conspiratorial now echoes through the cracks of collapsing systems. This isn’t about blame. It’s about recognition — and reckoning. About peeling back the sterile façade to reveal the deeply human cost beneath. And, most importantly, about remembering there’s another way to be here.
In order to be as predictable as a politician, you have to go through life with your head down, obeying and abiding by what others tell you to do, and to be a good little boy or girl. Unfortunately, this means that as an adult, you may have a lot of work to do because this kind of behavior is destructive, both to yourself and to those around you. You have no idea who you are, what you want, or why you’re even here. You may not even be willing to question your motivations or dig into the reasons for your blind obedience to external authorities. Not good enough.
It appears that at least once per generation, and on numerologically significant dates, events are orchestrated to shock and traumatize the human collective. The unsuspecting masses are abruptly interrupted and knocked unsteady while simply living their lives, enjoying familiar routines, pursuing their careers or vocations, practicing their arts or trades, bettering themselves, or providing for their families.