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March 2013 Spirit of Phillips

March 2013 Spirit of Phillips

Look Back Forward Beyond

By Peter Molenaar Amid the raging turbulence of the early 1970s, the dropped-out guru peddled his book:  BE HERE NOW.  The ancient mysticism did so readily combine with the chemistry of the period.  We were happy to inhale the tear gas.  However, this reliance upon sensory inputs proved to be inadequate. Luckily, as was later discovered, everything exists in motion owing to the interpenetration of opposing forces.  To know the essence of a thing, one must reveal by analysis the main contradiction within it.  Yes, APPEARANCES CAN BE DECEIVING, especially the appearance of permanence. One example: (more…)

A Frank Reflection

By Frank Erickson It is chilling that the powers that be would use children from Sandy Hook Elementary School to promote Americanism.  It is pure exploitation to wrap these students in the American flag at the Super Bowl, where they sang “America the Beautiful” with Jennifer Hudson. What is the connection”¦between murdering of their classmates and the song “America the Beautiful”””just how is their surviving a mass murder attempt connected to the song “America the Beautiful”?  The parents of these children should realize and see that their children are being taken advantage of.  As if these children have not been traumatized enough, now the U.S. is going to use them to promote itself. To lead us to believe the U.S. is about peace and love, and the safety of children.  To soften the appearance of the “wars”, of :enhanced interrogation techniques”, of world domination, drone killings, and the [...]

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