It's always darkest just before the dawn
Last night my wife Jenny and I saw one of our favorite 90s movies. It's called “Other People's Money,” and it's about a Wall Street financier who buys and sells companies – and sometimes liquidates them – all for short-term monetary gain. A small company that is run with complete integrity and that has no debt is targeted by “Larry the Liquidator” because it's share price is too low. That's because the company has a “wire and cable” division that employs hundreds of workers, but is losing money. The entire town is dependent upon this failing division, which the other profitable divisions have to support.
The climax comes down to a proxy fight – a voting of shares by the stockholders – to determine whether the Liquidator's slate is elected, or the old-school slate. If Larry's slate is elected, he will close the plant, sell off their machinery and building (making a nice profit for himself) and throw everybody out of work.
There are two paradigms of thought represented in the movie: the old school paradigm of integrity, honesty, sound financial management, and concern for the welfare of workers and community on one side; and rapacious greed on the other.
The wire and cable division is a dinosaur that makes products used in the production of elevators and bridges, and wire used in the manufacture of old-style circuit boards. Much of the company's production is being replaced by fiber-optic cable, and demand for their products is shrinking.
But what happens to the community if the company goes under? Essentially, it dies. So what is the right thing to do? The company’s owner, Jorgy, is a man with a big heart, and a man who loves his community. He would rather see the company lose money than hurt his friends and destroy the town. Larry the Liquidator represents a new paradigm.
The movie presents that confrontation in simplistic terms: The old paradigm is good, and the new paradigm is evil. When you watch Jorgy give his impassioned speech for heart-centered values, community, and patience, you stand up and cheer. Jorgy tells the stockholders that when America finally gets around to repairing its infrastructure, the wire and cable division will be booming once again. All that is needed is a little patience. (And that is absolutely true.)
When Larry the Liquidator first comes on the stage, everybody boos. Here is the representative of the evil new paradigm, like barbarians at the gates of civilization, come to overthrow what's left of the Good. But then Larry begins to speak. He says that the wire and cable division is already dead, and that people in the town just don't realize it yet. “New technologies, fiber-optics,” Larry says, “has already killed demand for your wire and cable. Don't blame me, I didn't kill it. I'll bet the last buggywhip maker made the best damn buggywhip in the world!” Larry says. “But the recipe for failure is to get an increasing share of a dying market. So let's do the smart thing, stockholders, and kill this dead company, and make some money. Then we can take that money and invest it in something more modern and help the economy, and create real jobs.”
Now as Jorgy sits there listening to the Liquidator, you can see a dawning look of comprehension on his face. He understands that what is happening is not an evil man trying to wreck his company, but a real paradigm shift in technology. Larry, he understands, is just the representative of a “new wave” of thought, and even before the vote is taken, he realizes that he will lose the vote.
Has that ever happened to you? Have you ever been in a situation where the floor comes out underneath your comfortable set of assumptions, and you are faced with a severe reality adjustment? I'm sure that this has happened to almost everyone. In fact, it is happening right now to every single person on the planet. We are all in the middle of a huge vibrational wave of change, which is literally replacing an old set of assumptions about life, and opening up a huge potential for change. Just like in the movie, there are two competing paradigms: A world of cooperation, openness, and integrity versus a dystopian “smart” world controlled by AI where citizens are forcibly vaccinated with programmable nanobots that can change behavior, and monitored from the moment of birth until death. This paradigm makes Larry the Liquidator look like a saint.
Fortunately, the dystopian paradigm being shoved down our throats by our psychopathic overlords is so dark and twisted that it will be rejected by the 95% of the population who aren’t sociopaths. It can only gain adherents through fear and intimidation, but those old tactics cannot survive in the new vibration. The old thought forms are very powerful, but they are not able to keep up with the new wave of energy on the planet.
Consider the idea that the consciousness shift underway has propelled us to a new track of history; a fresh track without the old memes of war, struggle, and conflict, free of the old energy/karma of the endless wars that were part of the old 6,000-year-old historical track.
The problem is that many are holding on to the old thought forms. The idea is, “6,000 years of history tells us that civilizations rise and then fall. The darkness on our planet is the precursor to a civilizational collapse. It’s inevitable, so prepare yourselves.”
Yeah, but what if the old track of history is no longer valid? What if the consciousness shift has prepared a new, fresh track without all the previous garbage? What if “historical inevitability” no longer applies?
“That’s stupid,” you say. “There is no evidence whatsoever for that assertion. It’s typical new age nonsense.”
Well, what is the alternative? The collapse of civilization. The new paradigm of thought offers a way out of that.
Eight billion human beings are contributing to the collective consciousness in the human thought space. Humanity is tired of the old ways and is looking for positive change. This is the powerful force exposing the darkness in every strata of human society. It is creating a Light that is growing stronger every day as people reject horrible, dystopian alternatives. It’s almost as if we are following a benevolent cosmic script that presents us with stark choices: the death of everything, or a new path of cooperation, harmony, and prosperity.
When a higher vibration replaces a lower one, this is precisely what occurs. The darkness gets exposed so that people can make choices. But the darkness has to be confronted. There aint no magic wand to instantly make everything better. Karma must be worked through.
In “Other People’s Money,” Larry the Liquidator’s slate was approved. Jorgy’s plant closed down and everyone was thrown out of work. Everything was bleak and hopeless. Then, a couple of months later, a Japanese company saw a perfect opportunity to use the facility to make air bags for automobiles. Airbags are made from fine steel mesh, but the company's current machinery and production facilities were unsuited to the new plan.
So what happened? Adjustment! A new infusion of capital from the foreign investor. The workers need to learn new skills, and must redesign the plant to conform with the new airbag specifications. The result? Once the uncomfortable learning and adjustment period was over, a booming, productive plant comfortably riding on a new wave of business in the new paradigm.
More and more people are waking up. That is why the forces of darkness are mobilizing so quickly: they know it’s game over unless the Dark paradigm can be very quickly established. But it’s too late for them now.
When a tipping point in consciousness is reached, it successfully carries everyone along, just like an inspiring musical performance carries everyone in the audience to new heights.
Light >>>> Dark.
The good news is that, just like a music concert, it only takes a minority of musicians to propel the entire audience to a new level. We are those musicians!