The destination of those searching for world peace and oneness. Here you may find faith in the power of universal, infinite, and perfect love. -- As two witnesses, each may unify with the one perfect creator - simply by accepting the part of ones self in perfect communion with all others
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Who do I think I am?... I am not a leader among men. God wishes me to be a feeder of them. Not with grain or manna or meat, Not with a delicious, decadent treat... But with love, and humble compassion - Using words He has helped me fashion - With a wink and grin and heartfelt embrace; God has great plans for this place! Achieving peace is the timeless reward, And the Will to worship Him of one accord; And when the Son returns in power and majesty - There are some who must change with urgency! Yet there will be those who have truly heard - The bold aim and righteousness of His word... Not limited to a canon bound with blood, But from those who brought forth each other's good. I have been but a sheep following the Shepherd, What I write will surely not be the last word; God will speak to all who have followed His direction - Look inside your heart and grasp the connection...... With One another.... Will Fillmore... Grasp the small scroll which is open in the hands of the seventh angel who stands on the sea and on the earth. There is no more time…
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BIPOLAR illness is not a persistently debilitating mental condition. Have you given the issue much thought? By the typical global citizen it is not very well understood. Even those afflicted with the diagnosis are unable to understand it completely. It plays on both intellect and emotion. You could probably formulate some preconceptions about a person who has been unfortunately labeled with this stigmatizing condition. What would your judgement be based on? Even practitioners of mental health care don’t agree on the factors that comprise the disorder. It is a normal circumstance today for many to have experienced some anecdotal encounter with a person who has been deemed “bipolar”. If you have had personal knowledge of anyone called “manic depressive” or “bipolar”, does that make you an expert? Are you now qualified to generalize and define what it means to make this definitive assessment of who is and who is not “bipolar”? No doubt some of you would say yes. In doing so, have you raised yourself to a stature above reproach?
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV) is the text used by health care providers to determine symptoms and treatments for any known mental illnesses. Even in this text, Bipolar Disorder has a broad range of manifested symptoms and diagnostic strategies. Most importantly, it is still considered a mental illness, therefore requiring treatment of some kind. This blanket consideration by our accepted health care providers has failed to take into consideration the possibility of human diversity and evolution in the psychological realm. Before the advent of pharmaceutical intervention, the phenomenon of unique and nonconforming thought was considered differently. Psychosis which manifested itself as dangerous or violent had to be dealt with in some restrictive fashion, but people who merely espoused surprising and abstract ideas and differing consciousness then had to be dealt with differently by society. Using the example of Leonardo DaVinci, who by most learned assessments was “bipolar”, may in itself shift some people’s thinking of what this “affliction” is all about. Abraham Lincoln, who some have called visionary and gifted and who certainly impacted American society markedly, in fact suffered from “episodes” of severe bipolar depression. However, without either a physician’s textbook or a flourishing pharmaceutical industry, men like these and many other great people of note have risen to heights of human achievement still embraced in today’s intellectual world.
Therefore, before being enslaved by a modern mindset of judgement and categorization, you should be open-minded enough to reevaluate some of the sources of your own beliefs. From a historical perspective, and especially a religious one, we may need to be reminded that momentous changes in the minds of human beings have sprung from thought that was neither conformist nor compromised. We are all limited, and we need to realize that different people have different ranges of limitation. While some apparently “normal” people are gifted in many aspects, they may be limited in others, and should realize that their horizons can be broadened by admitting they still have much more to learn. After all, don’t we all have more to learn?
A bipolar state of mind might be reconsidered to be a positive asset to society in many senses. Although there are many accounts of a lack of empathy on the part of these anomalies of humanity, it may instead be true that they have a type of “hyper empathy”, that allows them to perceive existence from more than one opposing points of view. Even if their thoughts seem outrageous, none can dispute their thoughtfulness. The outlook I have observed in many bipolar men and women is one of an excellent member of a debate team – capable of supporting the perspective of multiple sides of an issue. This ability to shift perspective is indeed an empathetic one, and might explain why many sufferers are determined to be oppositional and argumentative. In fact, it is common for this small number of people to resent immovable authority and pomposity. It is also common for some in this group to “push buttons”, thus making others uncomfortable. Bipolar thought, therefore, is not self-righteousness. It is its antithesis. It thwarts individuals who truly personify self-righteousness, and can force those who are stoic but weaker in intellect to become indignant toward them.
Many called bipolar have a deep spiritual awareness. Some even embody a “messianic” posture. Whether you believe in human prophesy or have concluded it is impossible, you must still admit there are those throughout human history who have been called “prophets”. Christians call the man Jesus “messiah”. Muslims call the same man “prophet”. Abraham’s conversations with God outlined in Scripture are usually not disputed by people of faith, whether members of the monotheistic religions of Judaism, Christianity, or Islam. The same faiths embrace Noah, Moses, Elijah, and David as agents of God in some fashion. Imagine if you can – these same men in 21st century society. The probability is that they would be diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Even agnostic and atheist citizens of our world must see the danger of stifling the words and thoughts of people who have brand new ideas and pronouncements. Even if you choose not to believe in prophetic words presented to you, will you believe that there are things seen and imagined that you haven’t witnessed for yourself? Prayer and meditation are personal experiences, and are indeed secular in their truest sense. For even without the need to acknowledge God, you have undoubtedly prayed for something and have spent time in deep meditation during certain times in your life. Whether explained by God or by science, your beliefs have been formed thoughtfully, in the invisible realm of consciousness.
This book is about “bipolar” consciousness… the ability to exist in this world observing life from the bottom up and from the top down, as if witnessing from two separate and distinct states of being. You, as the reader, must determine for yourself what you truly fear to understand your own intolerances. You must question why you feel this fear. You must decide if your thoughts consist of words alone, or something more. Can you understand how limited words alone are? There is a profound message imbedded in these pages. The words are what you see before you, and yet they can only fuel the fire they create. Words alone are not that fire. Although written by one author, it comes from dual witnesses.
-- W. Fillmore
Wow this made me think alot. I have similar feelings about dignosis and treatment of what we don't understand and therefore fear.
And now the powers that be are diagnosing and medicating children, who are the closest to God, because most adults don't have the awareness to understand and welcome evolution of humaanity...
But I have hope that the evolved will find have grace and strength to endure as they will prevail when everything begins to change!
Everything is beginning to change. The world's eyes will be opened.
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