To Begin

 

We need to start by bringing the two primary camps in the polarization into the APP. 

 

Liberal (Mainstream) - Positive Intent in their Point of View

In general, seeks fairness, equality, and justice for all people and sustainability for life on this planet. 

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Alt Arena - Positive Intent in their Point of View

Sees hypocrisy in the Liberal (Mainstream) and how there is manipulation and control especially within the mainstream media that has created a wall against information that is a threat to its status quo. Hence it has disconnected itself from this Mainstream and is fully committed to getting to the bottom of what is going on and exposing it. Calling out and dismantling the "deep state" is what ultimately is needed.

 

Liberal (Mainstream) - Shadow Blind Spots

​1) There tends to be a blind faith in the established media, and government. The initial positive intent to create regulatory agencies in the government to monitor abuse (such as the CDC and EPA), for example, this group fails to see how these agencies have been captured by corporate interests. 

2) There is a wall that guards against anything that threatens its status quo and anything that lies outside that boundary is often labeled as "conspiracy" and completely discredited. Information that threatens the official narrative is not allowed and is censored. So sophisticated is this process that most people in this camp don't see this happening. 

3) There can be an oppressive system of social norms that can be intolerant of more basic and long standing human values. Cancel culture and political correctness are examples of this.​

 

Alt Arena - Shadow Blind Spots

1) Because this camp exists in a system of information gathering that has broken away from norms of journalism with less of a critical thinking filter that thrives in the untamed jungle of the internet, it becomes an ecosystem where base human values get more and more attention and traction such as racism, sexism, mysogeny, bigotry, fundamentalism, regressive nationalism, etc. 

2) Though it serves to expose conspiracies that are denied by the Liberal (Mainstream), it can get lost down the never-ending rabbit hole of these conspiracies and there is an inflation (hubris) that can come with the feeling that they have inside information that the Liberal (Mainstream) isn't able to see. This then leads to a wall against information that might shed questions and doubt on their own conclusions.

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The Common Higher Ground

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As we bring these emotionally charged viewpoints into the container of the Pyramid, we can together look at where the shadow side and blind spots can be disconnected from the valuable insights and positive intentions of both sides. With this, we come to a Higher Ground where we set foot on a common platform, where we clearly are seeking the same outcome. In the geometric image of the Alchemical Pyramid, this higher level, up from the base of the pyramid, is called a frustum.  

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On September 29, 2024, five people in Sonoma County, CA got together to do a trial run of this process. We all had varying viewpoints that to some degree fell into these two camps but there was also much overlap. As this was an initial meeting, specific issues did not necessily get worked through in the process for we were looking more at the bigger picture. We found ourselves coming to some footing on this Higher Ground where we were all clear that we were not wanting to be manipulated by nefarious agendas and we were all seeking to find more empowerment as spiritual people striving to build a new and better society. We all could see that fear was a big part of what was happening in the various points of view. In response, we all felt it was important to be aware of threats but to not let this lose our connection to the spirit of an Earth grounded in a new paradigm of spiritual connection and higher consciousness. It was helpful that we all knew each other very well and our relationships helped us to have high levels of respect for each other. There were at times some heated topics that came into the pyramid. For example, the election with strong opinions towards both Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, the Deep State, Project 2025, Christian Nationalism, "woke",  women and the rebalancing of the feminine in this patriarchal culture were all put into the cauldron. Mostly we were looking at better understanding how to understand this polarization and how to define it. A form of mirroring was utilized to see the positive intention behind the other's point of view. Doubts about the other person's opinion was expressed as we all worked to maintain the integrity of this Alchemical Pyramid Process. 

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Though this wasn't clarified specifically, this is a general Common Higher Ground that we came to. 

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1) We want to congregate together in a spirit of love and that fostering love is a fundamental principle around which we can all gather. 

2) We can interact with the specifics of what is happening in the world as seen from different points of view, recognize fear that is there, but not lose ourselves to that fear.

3) We want transparency and integrity in government, the media, the economy, the medical system, and other systems. 

4) We seek to retain basic human values of community goodness.

5) We want to expose and clear anything that is manipulating and exploiting us to the advantage of the super privileged.

6) We are humbled by how unfathomable the complexity and magnificence of this planet and we seek to not exploit nor destroy it's delicate ecosystem. 

7) We know there is a bigger picture of what is happening that is unable to be explained within a limited 3d orientation. Hence we seek to expand our awareness to be open to higher dimensional (quantum) phenomenon. We see that humanity is at a developmental crossroads where our ability to connect to a higher spiritual (organic) intelligence is necessary for us to be able to make it through to the next phase without destroying the entire human experiment. This can be generally identified as coming into the fifth dimensional paradigm.