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Jul 23, 2023Β·edited Jul 23, 2023Liked by Kathleen Devanney. A human.

Excellent piece, Kathleen.

100% correct on RFK's missed opportunity. The habitual defending against words intended as silencers or epithets is exactly the wrong approach. You point out correctly the exact approach to take in terms of how to come right back at these predictable, dull name callers. One of the most important things RFK, Jr. could have called out is π’π’Šπ’‚π’ƒπ’Šπ’π’Šπ’•π’š π’Šπ’Žπ’Žπ’–π’π’Šπ’•π’š. Instead, he accepts their premise and defends against it.

As for saving this sinking ship and the people on it, hubs and I ask this question all the time. Can we and is it worth saving? Only a moral people are fit for liberty, so I think we have our answer. "The Remnant" will have to find each other and steer clear while the ship goes down.

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Thank you! Good to know I'm not the only one who sees it that way.

I agree that many of us won't make it. The ones who stand up, who say no and embody their freedom - I think they will carry the day. We'll find each other. πŸ’• Best to you.

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Jul 23, 2023Liked by Kathleen Devanney. A human.

I too was thinking of what you call the zig zag just this week. The phrase that came to me was 1 step forward and about 10 steps back. And the way a deer runs in a zig zag to elude the arrow or bullet. I see how claiming anti-vaxxxer as a label is the only reasonable thing to claim with regard to poison jabs, and how the jabbers are clinging to that phrase as the whole debacle burns to the ground; so many many dying post jab. My central concern now is that even the unjabbed are showing up with blood issues like the jabbed, shedding (of something, graphene, radiation, spike or a combo of those) may end up killing many more off. I know I experienced it after my ex was jabbed, and I feel I know when I was transfected. That was the last night I slept next to my ex, they became a poison to me at that moment, and there is no way they will likely ever understand that, or the current genocide that is occuring all around us. I feel I am the deer, running in a zig zag to avoid being killed by my own government, my flesh already tainted by fear. My hope is that the hunters drop dead before they shoot, dead from their own stupidity, dead from their own poison medicine.

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Thanks Jacquelyn. I hear you on the shedding and all the unknowns. I'm trusting good choices will largely be rewarded. So much is outside our control. Maintaining higher levels of frequency will assist in needed healing, I think as well.

I definitely believe they are on their way out. All we can is keep going, making those good choices right? And keep the faith. Best to you.

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Jul 23, 2023Liked by Kathleen Devanney. A human.

What do you get out of writing these truths? Obviously, the satisfaction of having expressed them to the point of fully understanding them yourself. The small risk of being identified as a minute danger to an immense system.

Can you envision being a seed crystal around which a group of like-minded individuals coalesce? More important, the center of a community, capable of raising future generations of independent thinkers?

It strikes me that you need the right geographical location. I tend to agree that the United States is not the place. What are your thoughts?

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Thank you, Graham. I guess it's me doing my little bit - what's in me to do.

Re your question, I have not envisioned anything like that. I trust there are many, here at this extraordinary time, all contributing in their unique way. We learn from each other.

As far as geography goes, right now, it makes sense, given family relationships to be here. But who know where the future might take me.

Are you pitching for Ukraine! :-)?

Thank you SO MUCH for the paid sub. I really appreciate it. Beet.

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Jul 23, 2023Liked by Kathleen Devanney. A human.

You always want to invest at a market bottom. That's Ukraine right now, with the uncertainty of this Russian invasion.

As you have seen in my blog (thanks for reading!), we have civic pride, a level of mutual trust, altruism, etc. that seems possible only with a fairly homogeneous population. See "Bowling Alone," also books by Edward Dutton. We have always been, and are more so now that foreigners have left on account of the war.

Just as the Great Depression and the Second World War forged the Greatest Generation, Ukraine's present turmoil is forming a people who know who they are and are going to hang on tight to their freedom. I'm glad to be here. I'd recommend at least a visit to take a look at how others live. Best would be to spend a summer here and let your kids interact with the locals. Talk about schools etc., but just observe how healthy and normal the kids are.

FWIW, real estate prices are low because of (1) the war risk and (2) high down payments and interest rates. In our neighborhood, about $400,000/acre for land. Decent family apartments from $150K, depending on location and your notion of "decent."

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Thank you for that information.

"Just as the Great Depression and the Second World War forged the Greatest Generation, Ukraine's present turmoil is forming a people who know who they are and are going to hang on tight to their freedom." Beautifully said. Pressure does have a way of forging us into better versions.

I'm glad you're glad to be there! And I know your family is flourishing which is always lovely to see updates on.

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Jul 24, 2023Liked by Kathleen Devanney. A human.

Compromise is premised on the notion of avoiding conflict. It’s seeking a middle which necessitates giving up something of value. But what happens when that thing is something we shouldn’t be asked to give up, or in the giving, we compromise ourselves?

The culture is obsessed with compromise because it has been portrayed as the β€˜reasonable’ path forward, avoiding direct conflict.

What has been missing, is integrity. Standing behind what you know and believe. This has been so underrepresented in the public realm, it has more in common with a mythical unicorn than possibility, at least as far as it is portrayed.

And yet, that qualityβ€”integrityβ€”is deeply valued in most human beings. It’s the basis for trust. If we really are seeking a transformation of sufficient gravity, then those boundary lines that define β€˜acceptable’ positions will need to be ignored, precisely because conforming to them compromises integrity.

It’s not complicated, but it is the hardest path, because all of the inertia of the culture flows against it. More than impressive, we need honest. Warm-blooded human integrity.

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"What has been missing, is integrity. Standing behind what you know and believe. This has been so underrepresented in the public realm, it has more in common with a mythical unicorn than possibility, at least as far as it is portrayed."

So true. We no longer even expect it in our so-called leaders and maybe for many now, even in themselves. Not that long ago while speaking a 20 ish year old, when I mentioned the importance of integrity she 'schooled' me by responding - Well that's not really how the world works. My heart sank.

Still, I think values like integrity will be making a comeback; the world where they weren't required isn't working. As you say, " If we really are seeking a transformation of sufficient gravity, then those boundary lines that define β€˜acceptable’ positions will need to be ignored."

Exactly. I think the momentum is there, the frequency push and forces behind the transformation is happening. So much upheaval, so much to be optimistic about..

Thanks, TFish. Appreciate the comment as always. Best.

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Jul 25, 2023Liked by Kathleen Devanney. A human.

Yes, I think many realize, or are in the process of coming to realize, that integrity has a fundamental role and value. Without it, many of our basic relationships and societal trust becomes not only non-functional, but pathological. This should have been obvious, but it’s a lesson being relearned on a societal level.

β€˜Playing the game’ will not cut it anymore.

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Jul 23, 2023Liked by Kathleen Devanney. A human.

God Wins.

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Jul 24, 2023Liked by Kathleen Devanney. A human.

I love this, Kathleen, by which I mean, of course, I love you. You keep staying with that uncomfortable feeling until it breaks into some meaning. I too feel like I've been resisting the pedo-sadism as one place I just couldn't go, and now it's coming from all directions.

I've also been considering a post on "Bobby Apologizes for Being Right (Again). He's not an anti-vaxxer, no one has been a more staunch supporter of Israel than him, and Covid was not an ethnically targeted engineered pathogen, he never meant to imply that.

He is trying to please everyone and it's not working.

But trading eggs for babysitting won't work when the bankers own all the houses, giving them all our labor for free including the police to evict us. Everything you envision can be true but we need to understand how money works and take back that power. It isn't possible now but we have to be ready with a plan when people have nothing left to lose.

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πŸ’ I love it when you weigh in Tereza. I know the discussion is going to expand.

On the money piece - well, I don't know. You know much more and have thought through the whole subject...I stay out of the weeds.

I'm merely suggesting, more as a mental reorientation, that we don't NEED it. We are fully able to operate without it, to live, exchange as needed, without it, and in fact have, in the past.

I don't think we play their game. Period. We come up with our own rules and for awhile that will likely include money. Cash. Over time that probably changes.

I don't envision 'their' plan to own everything working. At all. Or their ability to enforce their vision as even possible - unless of course large enough numbers of us comply with the digital and CBDC stuff, basically sign on the dotted line to being overt slaves. Obviously, I don't know what happens, but whatever that is, it's good to know we don't NEED money to survive.

Thanks, Tereza. I love you, too.😊

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Jul 24, 2023Liked by Kathleen Devanney. A human.

I am ready to lose my life for my genetic integrity. I am at peace with my decision.

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Ive opted out! for all the reasons ;). and although i think bobby is going to lend some balance where I stand in connection to power means I wont feel or be part of the intention of him, just the shadow of feedback. I'm might vote. i haven't voted ever but we shall see. Meanwhile as a herbalist Ive been squirreling away at the root issues of this dying civilisation. i think about the last 2000 years of christian savior theology and how that has shaped us, I see the agreements we are quagmired in and the burgeoning lack of connection, and now with tech and toxins the ability to even make connection . I think about all these things. like you! so thankyou - looking at the root issues, trying to bring back balance I have land, have skills, good relationship with my resources and have room for sharing. There's a lot of folks like me. and it feels good.

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What a beautiful comment, Natasha. Thank you - you are articulating exactly that spirit that will move us forward. Of course it feels good! It's fully aligned with taking responsibility and the steps needed. How nice to hear. So appreciate the comment. Best to you.

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Jul 23, 2023Liked by Kathleen Devanney. A human.

No-one is coming to save us, and instead of waiting for a saviour, we need to be building alternative systems based on very different values.

"This planet is our home. It provides everything we need including water, oxygen and food. We are not helpless, we are held. Humans lived with this knowledge long before governments and banks showed up and turned us into commodities they live off of."

- I was watching a video of a tour of a "no dig" market garden. The sheer abundance of this very simple method was joyful and elating just to behold. This is an example of alternative systems that are already fully fledged and operational now. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrqmfDmIuuU

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Thanks for sharing the link, Gary. I'll definitely check it. Exactly right - we need to build the alternatives systems. Thank you. Best.

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Jul 23, 2023Liked by Kathleen Devanney. A human.

Thank you for this post. I notice that I am attaching myself to him as the holy cow, and wanting to believe we are ready for this quality of honesty, and accountability, wanting him to tame himself to endure the naysayers so that they will be worn down and discover he's the reasonable choice that could balance the nonsense slurry our society has been whipped into. And yet, I appreciate your take on how his campaign and the truth's he seeks to explore are necessary and maybe more necessary than his actually ability to win the presidency.

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Thank you, Jill. Yeah, saw myself doing the same. Many will think that's the best way to go, compromise, get in, make the changes... etc. But that's just not where we are anymore. And that never was all that good anyway because it led us here. Though it was a lot better than where we are now!

Appreciate the comment, Best.

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Jul 23, 2023Liked by Kathleen Devanney. A human.

I think ... we've never been good at the long game. Clearly we have morphed into a 24/7 I 'need it now' shallow society. The long game knows that truth always wins. This is where I return for solace. That our ultimate health, that the beauty and wisdom of this divine earth will help us through the ways folks have been hypnotized and mislead and we slowly reshape humanity into something that is ready for honesty, ultimate health, and wisdom that allows us all to win and grow beyond anything we've yet to know in our known timeline thus far.

thank you for your good work and writings to be a large part of redirecting folks

much love

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"The long game knows that truth always wins. This is where I return for solace. That our ultimate health, that the beauty and wisdom of this divine earth will help us through the ways folks have been hypnotized and mislead and we slowly reshape humanity into something that is ready for honesty, ultimate health, and wisdom that allows us all to win and grow beyond anything we've yet to know in our known timeline thus far."

I love this and couldn't agree more! I wish I wrote it! Thank you, and love back to you.

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Jul 24, 2023Liked by Kathleen Devanney. A human.

I no longer believe human-scale justice is possible for all the reasons you have so beautifully articulated. I do the right thing because God is watching, and try to forgive so that I may have a seat at His table.

As much as I can, I aspire to Rev. 21:8 "But the cowardly, the unbelieving, the vile, the murderers, the sexually immoral, those who practice magic arts, the idolaters and all liarsβ€”they will be consigned to the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death.”

Note what is listed first: the cowards. God wants us to fight, I believe for the children. Also, note that the idolaters are in there too. All those on "Team Bobby" or "Team Trump" expecting an idol to save them. That's pretty much where I am right now.

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I have a sense that what we're going through is so large, that we can't fully come to terms with its scope. We're in it but we can't see what we're in. We can't know how far along, and we naturally look back to what we know and reimagine life returning to something like that.

I don't think that happens and no idea how long all this takes... but my sense is we'll end up living aligned to the Natural World as was always intended. We'll live without the manufactured world that was imposed over reality. All all their imposed 'givens' about how this world works.

A fake reality. Once that's gone, do we again naturally intuit our divine selves, and our connection to the cosmos? To each other, as well as the earth, the trees and flowers? Yeah, I think we do. Freed from this slave-system, (frequency is dismantling it) there's an inevitable snapping out of it I think will happy. (To put it super simple)

That's the part that right now we have to imagine. Even our imagination has been limited and shaped. We don't yet know this world or ourselves as truly free.

I'm glad you're clear on where your integrity and strength comes from. That will make all the difference. Best to you. Appreciate the comment.

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Jul 24, 2023Β·edited Jul 24, 2023Liked by Kathleen Devanney. A human.

You are so completely right; no more shrinking from their as you say BORING accusations. It will take at least one prominent person in the public eye to start this as the (deservedly hip) new counter-culture. All that robotic, moral highroad-claiming compliance, will be turned on its head. I do think this is a strong possibility now. The one silver lining to the fake plague is that so many've wakened up to the last century of propaganda.

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Thank you, Joanie,

"I do think this is a strong possibility now. The one silver lining to the fake plague is that so many've wakened up to the last century of propaganda."

Ironically yes. Of course if we weren't so fast asleep, we wouldn't have gotten that fake plague, in the first place,..Still agree with your point. People are waking up.

Steep learning curve at this point!

Best.😘

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Jul 24, 2023Liked by Kathleen Devanney. A human.

"Of course if we weren't so fast asleep, we wouldn't have gotten that fake plague, in the first place." That's for damn sure! And here's what someone commented on YouTube:

"Those who fell for the lies are as dangerous as the ones who told them."

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Thank you. Though not sure myself if those who fell for them are as dangerous - potentially so - especially if they continue on as useful idiots instead of standing up to their enslavers. I pray many of them will come to see the truth. Best .

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Jul 24, 2023Liked by Kathleen Devanney. A human.

This might help convince you: https://joaniehiggs.substack.com/cp/135363918 (cross-post from Lawyer Lisa).

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I'm not saying everyone who goes along isn't capable of such ugliness. I'm saying we can't lump everyone together, because, some of them will have an awakening. But, yes I get your point. So much horrible complicity and thuggery from so many.

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Jul 24, 2023Liked by Kathleen Devanney. A human.

Yes, of course not everyone becomes a thug. However, the thugs are able to get away with their atrocities because of the prevailing social state of acquiescence. It's all of a piece, in my perspective. But I'm not here to argue with you, just defending my previous statements. Your article here is very much appreciated.

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Jul 24, 2023Liked by Kathleen Devanney. A human.

And this just came to my inbox:

Former TDSB principal, Richard Bilkszto

Wokeness has sadly claimed another victim: former TDSB principal Richard Bilkszto has been bullied to death for his courageous stand against the Toronto District School Board’s β€œdiversity, equity and inclusion (DEI)” mantra.

Bilkszto had spent the last couple of years contesting the ideology that held the school board in its jaws, even going so far as to take the Board to court for harassment over his treatment by a presenter during a diversity training session, a battle which took an ever-increasing toll on his mental health. A statement released by Bilkszto’s family through his lawyer, Lisa Bildy, suggests that the relentless bullying from this employer led to his death.

β€œUnfortunately, the stress and effects of these incidents continued to plague Bilkszto. Last week he succumbed to this distress,” read a statement by the family released Thursday by his lawyer Lisa Bildy. β€œHis family and friends have been left reeling and wishing they could have had the chance to convince him that he was loved, respected and needed here.”

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Tragic. Heartbreaking.

I wonder how many of us, the percentage needed, who if we just opted out, how quickly this would all change? Don't pay taxes or your mortgage or insurance, don't send kids to school. Just stop. If we had 1/3 willing to do it, iI imagine it would all fall apart and we would turn things around quickly. We need more numbers. And we need more humanity.

Thanks for sharing.

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Jul 23, 2023Liked by Kathleen Devanney. A human.

I wondered too Kathleen, why Bobby wouldn’t just come out and just say he is an antivaxxer.

I’d like to think that EVERYONE who knows the truth about vaccines would proudly say they are one. I wasn’t one until I read the TRUTH. I refuse to hesitate to say that I am one. But then, I don’t really give a shit what anyone thinks about me. (One of a few good things about being in your 60s.)

Just read only the first chapter of Turtles All the Way Down. There are no safe vaccines. They have NEVER existed. Nature will NOT be messed with. As Judy Mikovits says, β€œOur bodies are perfectly made”. I love to brag that I got to hear her say those words at a conference where she spoke last October in Canton, OH. πŸ₯°πŸ₯°πŸ₯°

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I share your sentiments - proud anti-vaxxer who regrrets vaccinating her kids. Happily can say none of them took the recent jabs. And yes, you and Judy M are right, we came well equipped and don't need any of it.

So nice you got to see her live! Thanks for the comment - love your clarity. Best.

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Jul 23, 2023Liked by Kathleen Devanney. A human.

(First sentence β€œwaking” = β€œmaking”?)

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Thank you!! I think I just fixed it. Damn, right out of the gate.

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Aug 7, 2023Liked by Kathleen Devanney. A human.

Terrific! Thanks.

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Thank you!

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Aug 5, 2023Liked by Kathleen Devanney. A human.

What a wonderful way to start my day! Thank you to the writer who pointed me in your direction. I thoroughly enjoyed your article and the comments following.

I have been β€œwaking up”, making lifestyle changes and doing everything I can to β€œexit the system” since before the plandemic and struggle. Why? Because trying to run a business with integrity is just not possible to do so in our current system. It requires us to sacrifice integrity in order to be β€œsuccessful”. β€œProfit” is literally the results of sacrificing integrity.

I hope I’m wrong and I’m just β€œbad” at running a business. Perhaps it’s just the ridiculous cost of living where I reside? I don’t know. I wouldn’t pay me what I’m charging.

I’m in the business of trust. I’m fully booked all the time and I don’t need to advertise - my clients word of mouth is enough to fill my schedule. I don’t outsource any work, I take care of every single detail alone to ensure it’s done with integrity. My brand is me. I’m selling me. At my core and in my heart, it does not feel β€œright”. I’m taking money from others just for being myself, a helpful and considerate human. I cringe as I write this.

Also, I don’t understand how a person/business can justify asking for more money from their customers without exchanging more for it? How can you continuously raise your prices without offering something in return? It is not reasonable, it is lazy and greedy. Blaming it on β€œinflation” is equivalent to blaming the media for injecting yourself with poison. Doing something because everyone else is doing it is childish. You are participating in the enslavement of yourself and your loved ones! You are part of the problem!

I happily provided the same β€œservice” to my friends and family for free for years. I would happily continue to provide my β€œservices” for free but I need to eat and pay rent. I have never understood money. I don’t want to - I don’t want anything to do with it to be honest. I know it is rooted in evil. I will happily work hard and offer my services in exchange for food or shelter or items I need to survive. I will not take from others without offering something fair in return. This is basic human decency as far as I’m concerned.

Our current system is designed to enslave us. Start thinking outside the box people!

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Thank you, Yvonne! I appreciate the comment and sharing.

I think what you articulate around money is something many of us struggle with. Perhaps in future we'll figure a way around it, or do a combination of things, (trades, donations) so all can participate and get what they need. Big changes coming.

Good on you, I think you'll be better aligned to the future. Best.

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As always, Kathleen, you drive straight into the heart of the matter and park there. What you're exploring in this essay feels like it speaks right to the questions reverberating in my own soul. Thank you, dear one. You're a gift.

I've taken a break from writing lately, yet this piece is beckoning me back. All gratitude...πŸ™πŸΌ

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What a beautiful comment, Mary. Thank you for that.

And the feeling is quite mutual.

Hope you're enjoying a good break. And, I look forward to your next.😘

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