Debunking Saint Germain

 

The Why Files take on the ever-evolving legends about the Count of Saint Germain, a mysterious French character who officially died in 1784. I admit that some of the content in this video was new even to me! Apparently, there is a "tradition" in Lousiana that Saint Germain was a vampire and lived in the state for a number of years. Another tall tale claims that he was taken prisoner by German soldiers during the First World War and predicted Hitler´s rise and fall. As late as the 1970´s, some stage magician in France claimed to *be* Saint Germain. 

All the standard legends about the Count are of course also incuded in the video, such as the claim that he persuaded the Founding Fathers to sign the Declaration of Independence, or that Voltaire un-ironically called him "the man who never dies". The Why Files also briefly mention Guy Ballard and the Mighty I AM Activity, the American New Religious Movement which treats Saint Germain almost as a god.

There is no doubt that the Count of Saint Germain was a real person, although nothing for certain is known about his origins. The "count" was probably an Italian adventurer and con man who claimed to be an alchemist. At some point, he had overstayed his welcome at the French royal court and had to make a run for it to Schleswig-Holstein, where he is also buried. As a good Scandinavian, I couldn´t help noticing that the Why Files refer to the Count´s final residence as "Germany". Not wrong, but at the time Schleswig-Holstein was in union with Denmark!

For whatever reason, this colorful character was turned into a semi-divine being by 19th century Theosophists ("Master Rakoczi") and 20th century Theosophy-inspired groups ("Ascended Master Saint Germain"). But that´s another show, as they say. 

Vinter

 

Har inte läst denna roman, men recensionen är intressant. Några citat nedan! Observera att handlingen verkar utspela sig i ett Sverige som gradvis blir allt *kallare*, inte varmare. Romanen är uppenbarligen baserad på tanken att Golfströmmen (eller var det AMOC) kommer att kollapsa. Notera också recensentens kritik av "klimatromaner" som bara handlar om medelklassens ångest, och så vidare.  

>>>Det senaste decenniets svenska försök att skriva klimatromaner bekräftar i princip Ghoshs tes. Merparten har fastnat i ett självupptaget intresse för den privilegierade medelklassens klimatångest och rubbade livspussel, och det är nästan bara de romaner som tagit ut svängarna mot fantastiken som lyckats sätta något på spel och säga något nytt. 

>>>Magnus Dahlströms senaste roman ”Vinter” hör helt klart till denna senare kategori. I tre berättelser om tre generationer av en utsatt och olycksdrabbad släkt skildras hur ett litet samhälle i norra Sverige drabbas av allt längre vintrar. Temperaturen kryper med åren ned till minus 30, 40, ja nästan 50 grader. Till slut ligger snön kvar året runt.

En mardröm om en evig isande kall svensk vinter

The cursed heart

 

Some more "campfire stories" from the Why Files. This time about phone calls from the dead, the black-eyed kids, and cursed hearts. As in: heart transplants supposedly also transplants the personality of the donor. If the donor killed himself...well...

I haven´t asked mi amigo ChatGPT to debunk these stories (yet), but I suppose that *could* be fun. Meanwhile, be careful over there around the campfire!

The Tyrannids are here

 

Ana Kasparian has returned to the liberal leftoid side. Apparently. In case anyone gives a damn, but since I commented her U-turn in the opposite direction in 2024, I might as well post this follow up. From some ex-TYT channel on YouTube.

White Nationalists say: Breed more colored babies!

 

White Christian Nationalists want more colored babies!

J D Vance wants to expand "Mexico City Policy", halt foreign abortions

Helt otroligt

 

Enligt denna artikel var Danmark faktiskt beredda på krig med Donald Trumps USA (även om de betraktade detta scenario som ett av de mindre troliga). De skickade dessutom en förfrågan till Sverige om militärt stöd. Men offentligt sade de ju att Trump missförstått syftet med truppförflyttningarna till Grönland. Uppenbarligen gjorde han inte det...

Frågan är vem som framstår som svagast i den här situationen. Danmark, som jag antar inte har en chans mot USA om de verkligen invaderar "isbiten"? Eller Trump, som svarade på de danska trupperna med hot om strafftullar på smörrebröd eller vad det nu är DK exporterar över Pölen?!

Eller också är det någon någonstans som ljuger. Men även om vi antar att så är fallet är det givetvis intressant att någon nu spinner propaganda om att Danmark (och Sverige) under några dagar inte uteslöt krig med Förenta Staterna. Och ärligt talat tror jag att uppgifterna stämmer.

NATO framstår alltmer som ett ännu större skämt än när Biden lät Erdogan och Orbán trakassera Sverige under ratificeringsprocessen...   

Danmark satte militären i beredskap

Infohazard

 

A 30-minute autistic video on (alleged) infohazards and cognitohazard. OK, a few of them use to rattle me too. Most others...not so much. LOL. Am I *that* normal, then? Damn. Somehow, that realization is a cognitohazard in itself...

Many of the intellectual "hazards" mentioned in this video are either obviously false or simply meaningless. So why bother with them? Others are pure thought experiments from horror stories or computer games. But sure, maybe some autists or very sensitive people are affected by this stuff. 

What´s up with the Invertebrata, btw? Now, *that* shit almost scared the hell out of me!   

Strange reset

 

Two YouTube videos (with heavily overlapping information) about the strange Internet phenomenon known as Unfavorable Semicircle. I admit I never heard about it until earlier today. But then, the whole thing is a bit too "autistic" for my (relatively) normal brain. 

To this day, nobody knows who created the weird YT channel with the strange title Unfavorable Semicircle. Was it a modern art project? Or aliens as usual? Who knows. And more importantly: Who cares? Unless it´s aliens, of course.  

Crazy stuff White folk do

 

Some White dudes all but un-ironically worshipping an idol of Ganesha. Yes, it´s Skanda Vale again. I asked ChatGPT to translate the devotional song. It goes:  "Victory to you, O elephant-faced son of Pārvatī and Śiva! You are the pure destroyer of obstacles, revered even by Skanda. At your feet, O Gaṇeśa, I take refuge." 

I also asked why Ganesh is holding a psychedelic mushroom in one of his hands. The AI hotly denied it, claiming it´s a stylized modaka! (An Indian dumpling often offered to...you may have guessed it...Ganesha.) Apparently, Skanda Vale aren´t into the more psychotropic end of the Hippie alternative commune spectrum. 

BUT THEY NEVER ASKED WHAT´S INSIDE THE MODAKA, HUH HUH.

Kidding...

Linked here for no particular purpose. 

"I shit and offer it to Buddha"

 

Ikkyu was a 15th century Japanese Zen master of the usual "crazy wisdom" kind. He slept with prostitutes, drank rice wine, dressed like a beggar, and wrote a collection of bizarre poetry titled "The Crazy Cloud". Ikkyu´s last poem said that he had grown so old and tired, that he just shat and offered the feces to the Buddha! 

I kind of wonder about the social role played by "crazy wisdom" teachers. Is it a extreme counter-reaction to a society so hierarchic that it can´t be meaningfully reformed or revolutionized, making "crazy wisdom" the only possible form of social protest? Or is it rather a way for said society to get rid of (while de facto also managing) its kooks and undesirables? The protest against the Spectacle is part of the Spectacle itself.

Maybe that´s the fate of all "radical" counter-cultures. Meanwhile, also in 15th century Japan, there were peasant rebels trained by dissatisfied samurai. They too claimed to be Buddhists...

Draw your own conclusions.