Evaluate everything you see or hear, especially when watching or listening to the news media. The broadcasting company makes no difference at all as today's newscasts are a dog-and-pony show that often bears no relationship to what actually happened. This is called stinted news which is filtered through the lens of the station's policy and the news manager's outlook. Here too can be found mysticism in grand profusion. The same holds true for state, church, and big business. Each has an agenda, and you can bet that they want to keep the advantage for themselves. Don't let them have it! Remember, the best way to lie is to mix ninety-nine percent truth with only one percent falsehood which is weighted with double-talk to sound like the truth.
Using this approach is similar to hiding one bad apple somewhere within a barrel of good apples. Did you ever notice that no matter how carefully you select a bunch of grapes, there is always a rotten one hidden in the cluster? This is the way that the news media presents current events. You see, mankind runs upon the rails of philosophy which is the basis for their politics and agendas. All you have to do to gain Advantage #5 is to read between the lines to discover their philosophy, and you will have the advantage. There is no defense against the Satanic Advantage! "Satan is thinking of you!"
Satanic Advantage Six
More people have lost their advantage by doing or saying
something rash because it seemed a good idea at the time
than any other method of failure. Recognize that every
situation or endeavor is made up of many small pieces or
segments that all work together to form the whole. Some
segments or aspects are positive in nature, some are
negative, and some are borderline, capable of going one
way or the other. Words are like seeds, and once cast
upon the wind cannot be retrieved. Actions are much
stronger, for they have a foothold in the reality of the
here-and-now. What takes a second to do might take a
lifetime to undo. Often, compensation does not come easy.
Consider that all situations are like a chess game where
the pieces may be moved about at will. The road to
Satanic Advantage is the awareness of all the possible
variations, and then selecting the correct moves that
will benefit you. "Church Lucifer is coming."
Here is a story about a genie imprisoned in a bottle. The genie waited in the bottle for three thousand years to be set free. The first thousand years, the genie was angry. He said that he would kill the person who would let him out. The next thousand years the genie was so anxious to be free that he said that he would serve the person who would set him free all the days of his life. The third thousand years, the genie came to his senses and simply said that whosoever would set him free, he would grant three wishes and then go his way and live for his own benefit. It was then that the genie knew total freedom as he had learned his lesson. It was then that his restrictions and limitations vanished along with his bottle. Advantage #6 is achieved by taking time to evaluate the current situation and then making the correct moves or adjustments. Never take hasty action that is driven by your emotions or need. If it seems like a good idea at the time, it probably isn't. "Satan is wise."
Life is like the stock market. Never forget that. In 1960, the index ran about thirty. In 1995, it ran about three thousand. In 1997 it is pushing eight thousand. Obviously, it has increased a bit. Had you purchased one hundred shares of a certain stock in 1970 for $16.80 a share, it would be worth something like a hundred and seventy-eight million dollars in 1995. True, the market rises and falls, but it always recovers and rises higher. Never forget that as it is carved into history. The market even recovered from the great crash of 1929. Those families who are really rich in 1995, had a wise investor in their past who bought those fallen stocks on sale... It is all in how you look at it. Here is a true story: a fellow who bought and sold used computer equipment took a 2.2 million dollar deposit on a check verification system that banks use to cancel checks. The system would not become free for 30 days, so this fellow invested some of the deposit money in silver futures. Of course, silver took a nose dive as it always does. He would have been safe except that he did not research his current situation and became frightened.
His fear drove him against good advice to sell those silver futures at the down price, and he lost fifty- thousand dollars of his customer's money which he couldn't replace. The interesting thing is that within a week, silver futures rose to a price that well exceeded his original purchase price. Fear and bad timing ruined that man overnight, and he lost his advantage. His future was based upon one untoward action that had the ability to make him a prince or a pauper. The Advantage #7 is to always research trends before you take a major, life- changing step. That way, you know what to expect, and through awareness contemplation and perseverance, you will maintain your advantage. "To the victor go the spoils."
Often, single people in their late forties or early fifties complain that they are either having trouble acquiring new relationships or maintaining their existing ones. They implore me to supply them answers as they are at a loss to figure out their own problems. However, suitable answers are often difficult to provide without ruffling feathers. You see, there is such a thing as tact. I have no wish to break any bubbles; but I see a certain widespread pattern evolving, and no one in particular is to blame. What is the problem? Well, it has something to do with human nature. What is the answer? Well, "Things, they are a changing".
Here is another very good answer. Many of these fine people are currently living a dream where they still see themselves as 30 years young or even twenty. They are not. No matter how good they look for their age, and no matter how well they preen and care for themselves, they just can't compete with the younger generation. Their problem is simply mother nature at work, and neither you nor I can change her mind. It is all happening just as it is supposed to happen, no faster or slower, as we all must pass through these various phases of life in linear fashion. True, some individuals withstand the assault of time better than others, but no matter. Still, we have to accept our condition and learn to make the most of it.
Think of it like this: we should be glad that we are survivors, and that our current physical state is the irrefutable badge of honor granted for our station in life. At this point, we must accept the fact that we are what we are and that our spiritual and mental state is of more importance than our physical condition. So, the name of the game is maturing gracefully, and the more gracefully, the better. However, what we have lost in the animal attraction of youth, we can easily make up in the animal magnetism of personality, being, and stature. Eventually, all of us must look at ourselves in the mirror of our soul and come to terms with what we see. Better yet, we should come to like what we see. How can we do this? That answer is simple: we all should work to increase our strong points and strive to either eliminate or at least diminish our weak points. Advantage # 8 is not to see yourself through the mists of your dream, but to see yourself as others see you. Then once you know the real you, make adjustments in your personality, being, and stature, until those who matter in your life really like what they see! "Satan is a realist."
Minor Hurts can lead to serious traumas. The process starts during childhood and continues on through life. At first, most hurts are physical in nature, but later, we are less concerned with the little physical hurts such as a skinned knee or elbow and pay more attention to our emotional or psychological hurts. We are especially concerned with those hurts that result in the permanent condition, known as trauma. Rebuff and embarrassment can be among the worst of hurts, especially when they become repetitive in nature. It seems as though one event builds upon the foundation of the last, and the pile grows higher, waiting for future hurts to fill in the capstone and crown the whole morass with the glory of misery. At this point, the little hurts sort of gang up, and like the pieces of a jigsaw puzzle, become a whole trauma in their own right. Not that we can't achieve a trauma in one grand event, but we are vividly aware of those. It is the combination of a multitude of the minor hurts of rebuff and embarrassment that can culminate into an emotional problem that makes us wonder just what happened and when. Of course there are so many minor events that the answers blend into confusion, and all meaning is lost. We begin to overreact to daily events without ever realizing what we are doing, but other people do notice, and often, the chip on our shoulder puts them off.
And so it is that a great many relationships and
attempted relationships fail without us really knowing
why. Of course we tend to take the righteous stand and
blame the other party, but when the situation repeats
itself too many times, we should stand back and question
what is happening to us. If we are fortunate, perhaps, we
can ask a close friend for their opinion concerning our
actions and reactions, leaning upon their loving advice
to set us upon a straighter course. But often our friends
won't reveal their opinions to us for fear that one more
relationship might be added to the refuse heap. Should
this be the case, then the only option is to consult with
an objective third party who has nothing to lose by
telling you the truth as they see it. You may agree or
disagree with this person, but then there is always a
second opinion waiting in the wings. Of course, should
you find a consistency among the opinions of several such
objective persons, then perhaps, it would be well to
begin taking them seriously. No one likes to admit that
they have a problem, but people do have problems.
Advantage #9 is that once a problem is identified, it
should be promptly dealt with before it worsens and
produces a major backlash. No one likes to read their
name in the newspapers. "Take control."
Many people have suffered under the iron hand of a parent during their childhood. Others have had the misfortune of being raised by parents who themselves suffered from alcohol or substance abuse and then took their frustrations out upon the children. Then there are the parents who were hoodwinked by the mystics who sold them a bill of goods to control and enslave them. Of course, it then became the parent's duty to plant the same seeds of ignorance, mysticism and self doubt in their own children. The rusty weapons of these unfortunate pawns who wished to retaliate for their own inadequacies were guilt, fear, and repression. There is no doubt that their children suffered mightily.
However, time always turns around, and in this enlightened age, the product of such parental abuse often manifests as pure hatred. The child then grows up in pure retaliation of the parent's teachings or abuses. Sometimes, this hatred is manifested as rebellion. Other times, it is repressed or delayed; but sooner or later, that hatred will come out. The problem here is that often the hatred is not only directed at their parent or parents, but toward others who are in no way guilty. Their irrational hatred becomes an integral part of their persona, dripping off them like venom from a snake. They are coiled for attack and will spray their venom much like a cobra, wishing to blind an assailant before it can do them harm.
These Adults who have suffered as children are not about to put up with any further suffering, and they let you know it right up front. They have a chip on their shoulder a yard wide, and if you cross their path, they will bludgeon you with it. Funny how these people always complain that their relationships fail and that no one wants to be their buddy. "Oh mirror, mirror on the wall who is the most hateful of them all?" "Why, you are, my dear!" The trick is for these people to come to grips with their problem and identify it for what it is. The sooner they realize that they are only causing themselves more suffering by their venomous actions, the better, for no one with any sense is going to enter into a relationship with them. Advantage #10, for these people is gaining control and ridding themselves of this emotional trash, for they are enslaved by it. It is time to cast off the chains of the past. "See yourself as others see you."
We must take responsibility for our own lives, accessing all that we are, all that we do and the environment in which we choose to live. No one is better equipped to make our daily decisions than we, and the sooner we come to that realization, the better. Ninety-nine times out of a hundred when we ask someone else's opinion on the next turn of our life's path, they will first consider what is in it for them. They want to know how our proposed decision or action will affect them, asking the question, "Good for me, bad for me?". You can bet that if your direction conflicts with their interests, they will try to steer you upon another less obtrusive path, far away from diminishing their own personal goals. This is human nature.
You are looking for the greatest advantage in all that you do, so read between the lines and research your possibilities and options well, searching for your best advantage. When you find it, ponder your choices, basing your final decision upon hard data and established trends. Should all else fail, base your final decision upon your own gut instinct. You see, Advantage #11 works from the back door. When you really do take responsibility for your own actions, you will make many less mistakes in life, for you will have no one else upon which to blame your failures. Therefore, you will have many less failures. Obviously, If you have less failures, you will then have many more successes. See how it works? Satan is a winner."
Always seek to move yourself ahead toward your goals as you currently understand them. However, as your horizons and abilities expand, so will those achievements. Life is a project. You are given a finite amount of intelligence, education, ability and talent. Most of us only use a small percentage of our gifts because we don't spend enough time expanding them and therefore never fulfill our life's project to its fullest. We live in a world of half-done endeavors and half-baked plans that have been cast aside before full fruition, never knowing or understanding the rewards of living and doing to the fullest of our capabilities.
Our enemy is apathy, letting opportunity slip by like the brass ring on a merry-go-round that is just of our reach. The difference between mediocrity and perfection is having the interest, desire and tenacity to stretch a little farther and seize those opportunities offered us. Advantage #12 is having courage to stand up in the saddle as we approach the brass ring, thus bringing its advantage within our consciousness and its treasure into our physical possession. "It's all a part of becoming."
Satanic Advantage Thirteen
Be a self starter. Take the initiative and grab the obvious advantage. If you can't do something totally original, then find something already successful and improve upon it. If you need something, let everybody know. The probabilities are high that someone has it or can get it for you. Learn the ins and outs of networking, that's people helping people for the benefit of all. Today, much is accomplished by networking. The best jobs are networked, one person recommending another qualified individual to a prospective employer. Large companies are often reserved about hiring strangers off of the street. Far better to accept someone known, who comes well recommended. Advantage #13 is not being afraid to ask for help or afraid to give it in return. "Get a little help from your friends."
Too many people live by their emotions, allowing their
feelings to overshadow their good sense. Instead of
rationally contemplating their words and deeds, they
forsake the Rule of three and immediately process the raw
desires of their id into reality whether it is to their
advantage or not. Remember, words are like seeds. Once
they are cast upon the wind, they can never be
successfully retrieved. Deeds are even worse, as
they have an even firmer foothold in the collective
memory of mankind. The prisons and divorce courts are
full of people who allowed their emotions to overcome
them. They have harmed, maimed or even killed other
people for no rational reason. Why did they do so? That
screaming child, their id, took control over their ego
and super ego and no brakes were applied. Their actions
were like a semi-truck out of control on the Grapevine
hill. There was no way to stop, and the driver was
asleep at the wheel.
All people get urges. These are the raw desires of their id affecting their conscious thought patterns. Feelings or desires such as hunger, establishment of power or place, sexual gratification or acquisition of property gather in the libido and rise to the surface of our thinking self for consideration, not action. Successful adepts consider well the ramifications (outcome) of their desires and the fulfillment of them. Often during that contemplative process, they find that their id was mistaken and that they really didn't want whatever it was that caught their fancy in the first place or that the advantages of it were outweighed by its downside. You cannot look ahead and back and around a corner at the same time. Each must be done in its own space while its information is properly evaluated.
Winding up losing your business, your spouse, your property or sitting on a jail house bunk can really make a person think hard about this little lesson on unbridled emotion. It is much better to contemplate this simple truth before the fact than while swinging from a rope. More people have been destroyed by their emotions or runaway id than have ever been eaten by lions, stepped on by elephants or killed by the plague, wars or natural disasters. Those who live by morals will probably fail as they only attempt to do as they are told. Those who take control of their emotions, bodies and environment and live by personal impeccability of character have a much better success rate as they are in the ongoing process of creating a successful future for themselves. Yes, people who work toward their own benefit always do better than those who are just along for the ride.
Oh yes, the Rule of Three is to always contemplate any decision for at least three days before acting. That way, you will have time to look behind, look around the corner and look far ahead before committing yourself. You will never lose the opportunity to buy something from a salesman by waiting three days. If a possible spouse won't wait three days for your answer, then let the boat sail. If you do miss a chance to acquire something, it really doesn't matter as soon, you will have another chance to acquire it cheaper, one just like it or something better.
As I look back over the last 56 years, anything I missed, I never missed. If I could go back and acquire something in particular, I can't think what it might be. Ideas, ideals, desires, wants and needs change with the passing days. The most beautiful person now will only degrade over time and probably make you wish that you had went somewhere else for lunch.... Did you not buy a certain stock at a certain price? There are other stocks just as good for sale right now. They will be there next week too. There is always another opportunity if you watch for it. Never have I shed a tear for the past.
The important thing to remember is that you live in society with others, and therefore, must play by its rules and obey its laws. If you don't, you will be dealt with in a manner, the likes of which, you won't appreciate. So who the heck are you, and why should society put up with your incipient silliness? These are the immortal questions which everyone should consider well before allowing their id to get away from them. To be successful, you must learn to first control yourself and then learn to affect your environment in a positive manner, making beneficial decisions and then acting upon them. Imagine the chagrin of your adversaries when they present you with some sort of a B.S. deal or plan, assured to heap destruction upon your head while emptying your wallet, and you don't bite... Never act on impulse, as impulse is merely your id biting you upon your posterior. ADVANTAGE # 14 is learning to keep your fly zipped and your powder dry. "Your personal demons are controlable."
