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" And many of them said, He hath a devil, and is mad; why hear ye him ? " INTRODUCTION. Every human being functions in only one
of three possible states of mind.
Natural man functions as an irrational being,
spiritual man functions as a rational
being, and then there are those who are trapped in the
in-between position, who are disorientated.
The present social order refers to natural man as
being 'normal', spiritual man as being
'eccentric or weird ', and those who are
disorientated as being insane, having a 'mental
illness '.
The
Three States
of Being
"
That
was the true Light, which lighteth
every man that cometh into the world." When a human being is
born it enters the world as a spiritual being
without blemish.
During the first year of its life the being is
corrupted by the
world and dies spiritually, becoming natural man.
This is the
first death. Unless the individual is born
again, he will
go through life as a deluded person. Some
individuals get trapped
in the in-between position and are labeled as
'insane'.
The Bible
refers to deluded man as natural man , and
converted man
as spiritual man . Those who are
disorientated are "
lukewarm. " In this essay I
will
briefly outline what the problem is with a person that
is disorientated
and who is labeled as being 'mentally ill '
or 'insane '. MENTAL DISORDER AND ' MENTAL ILLNESS '. Henceforth I will refer
to those who are lukewarm as suffering
from a mental disorder. By mental disorder I
imply that these
individuals are living in a state of confusion.
They are in a
state of confusion because they are caught between two
worlds.
The real world and
the fantasy world of natural man into which they where
coerced after
birth.
The present social system attempts to force them back
into the
fantasy world of natural man.
In this present world
the impression is that a person who has a mental
disorder is '
mentally
ill '. The label 'mentally ill ' implies that
the individual is
suffering from a 'sickness ' that is completely
divorced from
the mind
(spirit). It implies that there is something
wrong with the
individual's chemistry, or that he has
'inherited '
some or other
mysterious ' sickness ' that is completely
beyond his control
and requires 'medical treatment '. The
'treatment ' usually
includes
the administration of some or other mind altering
drug that is
often
prescribed permanently to restore the so called
'chemical imbalance '.
The days of the medical drug peddlers are
numbered, soon they
will be held accountable for their atrocities.
IN - BETWEEN.What does it mean to be caught in - between or to be lukewarm. The Three
States
of Being
Referring to the diagram
we see that soon after birth natural man falls
from grace into
a state of delusion. However he is very comfortable
with this condition
because he is part of the irrational social
order. His
behavior
is constantly reinforced and in addition he is
rewarded
to
the degree that he conforms to the system. The
system
classifies him as a normal law abiding citizen.
Spiritual man on the
other hand is seen as behaving in a 'strange '
manner and is
often seen to be anti-social. In addition he
can sense that as
long as he refuses to go along with the stream , he
will always be kept
in his 'place
'. Because spiritual man's behavior is not
irrational he is not
placed in an 'mental institution '. Spiritual
man is persecuted
in that he is usually very closely observed and
should he
violate
any rules he will soon find himself on the
wrong side of
the
law. He is seen and treated as an outcast
by the system.
Labels
such as weird and eccentric are often used to describe
him.
In - between man is trapped in the twilight zone of two worlds. The real world and the fantasy world in which he grows up. He is confused and disorientated and is constantly attempting to accept both worlds. The main characteristic of his behavior is confusion and paranoia. He is rejected and labeled by the social system as being mentally ill or insane.
' MENTAL HOSPITALS. ' Individuals who are 'diagnosed
' as 'mentally ill' are institutionalized in
what is referred to
as 'State or Mental Hospitals ', where they
are given ' medical
treatment '. The main objective is to coerce
these individuals
to conform to the system so that they can be
returned to the
prevailing social order. The two main activities that
take place in
these 'mental hospitals ' are, drug peddling, and
indoctrination.
These activities are referred to as medication
and
rehabilitation by the system.
As long as a person remains deluded and conforms to the corrupt system of this present world, he is in no danger of ending up in a ' State Hospital '. However should a person come face to face with reality , and his defense mechanism collapses , the chances are that he will end up in such a ' hospital '. Some individuals will manage to make the transition from being deluded to being enlightened, however even they are bound to suffer a great deal of unpleasantness while adjusting to reality. In order for the reader to see what is actually taking place it is necessary that he familiarizes himself with the basic mechanism that protects irrational man, the so-called defense mechanism. What is the
defense mechanism, and how does it
function ?
The defense mechanism is the means whereby natural man protects his delusional state of mind. The defense mechanism protects his false sense of identity. The false sense of being that has been imposed on him by the corrupt world system. It helps him to maintain his fantasy world of a distorted reality. When a persons false sense of reality, his
delusion,
is threatened, the defense mechanism comes to
the rescue.
The
individual feels fear and he reacts by using
one or more of
the defenses at his disposal. The defense can be one
of the
following; denial,
evasion, projection, rationalization, repression,
sublimation,
regression and reaction formation. The individual
employs the defense
instinctively and is not even aware of what he
is doing. The
common
denominator with
all deluded as well as disorientated persons is fear.
Fear is
the unpleasant feeling that an individual feels when
the garbage
that pollutes his mind is in danger of being
exposed. The
defense mechanism hides the garbage that is
always present in
the mind. The price a person has to pay for
this
'protection' is tension,
(stress), that which manifests itself in
the form of high blood pressure and other
physical problems. When a person's defense
mechanism collapses the individual experiences extreme
fear: anxiety.
SUMMARY
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