Rule #1: DO NOT start referring to friends, family, and co-workers as, 'Sheeple'. Keep your mouth shut and your views off of Facebook for at least a year; You're only going to alienate people and make yourself look like an asshole. It's great that you're 'awake', but you don't know shit yet. The rabbit hole is deep, and you've only just peered over the edge. (This may or may not be based on personal experience).

Rule #1: ... you don't know shit yet.

Rule #1: Lurk more.

Fully agree but I'd cut out the "rabbit hole" and any talk of "awakening". Everyone's a skeptic and everyone's a critical thinker, just in different ways.

One of the more infuriating aspects of some posts here is the automatic denigration and/or insulting of people who don't share the same interests. This can be avoided really easily by keeping the language clear and neutral. Stops you looking like a loon, too.

Handbook For The Recently Aware™

Looks like we're in business. PM me for an email and we can play.

Well if you're stealng it then, recently guilty?

I don't know. Call it "Between the lines - what media & politics aren't saying" or something.

Just avoid elitism in the title.

I think this is a great idea. I want to make a website similar to this idea. I'm down for helping! Also, what book did you read that changed everything for you?

edit: a word.

When you've made a fair amount of money to cover your time and hassle (hopefully), can I request you donate the book to the Gutenberg project please? Freedom and sharing of intellectual resources would be my request for your book.

I wasn't criticising you, you should get something for your effort too. And you're right about perceived value, look at the strange difference in prices a name brand achieves for the same sweatshop's clothing.

Don't get hung up about the price. If its of value and the time is right, people will come.

My bad, it was kinda crypto. I'm down. I am also gonna read the book. Thanks for the offer and I look forward to your book. We as a community need this. Cheers, mate!

Many "awakening manuals" use many of the same ideas and concepts that have been around for many years. The interest of a potential reader lies in YOUR take on it, YOUR experiences.

That said, if you're looking to put together a compendium, do so - but take the wisdom from the Greats, not from random people from the internet.

When it's available to read, let us know - and good luck to you!

The interest of a potential reader lies in YOUR take on it, YOUR experiences.

Completely agree with this. As we've seen with organized religions, it's hard/impossible to generalize spiritual truths. The best thing you can do is describe your path and know that it will inspire others.

Off the top of my head topics I'd like to see:

• how to find likeminded individuals or not feel so fucking lonely

• how to subvert or socraticize common conversations(crap about politics, entertainment, when CNN is on in the breakroom at work etc) to help awaken others

• what the endgame should or could look like for "the revolution"

• a list of tools/platforms/resources we'll need and how to maintain and defend them(net neutrality issues come to mind)

Please do a section on fear and not to give into fear. They want us who are awake to be afraid, and play right into their hands. Have faith in the human spirit. I got this from mark Philips and Cathy O'Briens interviews. Please put that in... Don't be afraid/angry. This is something new people would struggle with I think. After a while you overcome it and start enjoying life again.

I have that problem too, but have improved over time. Replace anger with compassion and you will be more effective. Also another redditor said something on the lines that if you come from a place of anger, people take you less seriously.

I'll contribute. PM me for details. We can negotiate editorial control and IP ;)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9D_-Gun8R1U

http://www.ayahasherayah.org/images/elohim.pdf

For me I've always just "not cared" in a way... I'm not going to censor myself because... why do i care what others think when i think they're stupid anyways. If shit does go down and i die, then i die. Yea it's sad but really, if there's somewhere to go after death, I'll be plenty distracted. If there isn't i won't know or care and if reincarnation is true then i have a whole different life to live. There's never any good in pretending to be something you're not. I've quit jobs over it. left friends because of it. Kicked habits, etc.

It blows my mind when people on here say they don't express their true feelings. It's never worth it and it compounds your problems.

To quote that god awful movie, "let it go"

And to quote nwa "express yourself"

Be happy, gratefu,l and content. Focus on what you have instead of what you don't. Love what is, don't hate it for what it isn't.

I'm so intrigued.

I'm commenting to save the link, so I can think about what I want to say without sounding like an idiot.. :)

You should include a section that deals with things you weren't taught in history class. Maybe that could even be the intro. I think we can all agree that certain historical events are either completely omitted, or whitewashed in public history textbooks.

MKULTRA.

The Edgewood experiments.

Operation Mockingbird.

The St Louis cadmium sulphide experiments.

Unit 731.

Operation Paperclip.

etc.

May I suggest adding mental health awareness? Pretty much every conspiracy theorist I know personally has paranoid delusional thinking, hallucinations, and obsessive fixations as symptoms of misunderstood but ruinous if untreated psychological disorders, such as schizophrenia. You yourself see imaginary butterflies?

'Waking up' to me usually sounds like the onset of some manic psychosis. Much conspiracy theorist literature and resources seem to actively undermine people's mental health by reinforcing delusional thinking. It is a legitimate concern of mine, as I have close family and friends who have degenerated terribly after starting our 'skeptical.'

Things that float by you offering a calming presence is a common side effect of some brain chemical imbalances. I have a friend who has an orb fairy buddy around. Perhaps you see some butterflies sometimes and connect them with an underlying pattern but butterflies are always flying around gardens minding their own business being cute to everybody, they got nothing to do with you they wild animals.

A book about spirituality and all that sounds lovely but your butterfly talk is somewhat disconcerting. Never feel wrong about seeing a psychiatrist or therapist sometime, everyone should treat their brain like anything else that gets occasional check ups.

If you wanna write, write about yourself some. Makes more interesting reading usually.

You should also cover the three aspects of physical wellness.

Health on the physical, mental and spiritual aspects of man.

How to maintain them and how to recognize if you aren't healthy in one of these aspects.

I think a handbook for the recently awakened would be an excellent idea, with as many people waking up as their are now, in a seemingly ever increasing amount, I could see this, if done correctly, to be a very big thing indeed.

Doesn't our wiki cover it all?

You state

Doesn't our wiki cover it all?

Yet 99.33% (repeating of course) of your comments are refuting claims and touting Official Versions of things (from what I've seen).

Do you consider yourself part of the community here, merely because your username appears here?

I'm all for opposing views and contrarian content to check the tinfoil (shoutout to /u/Tchocky whom hadn't been well received here but we've had solid back-and-forths), but this statement, coming from you, rings both hollow and hilarious.

I'm all for opposing views and contrarian content to check the tinfoil (shoutout to /u/Tchocky whom hadn't been well received here but we've had solid back-and-forths), but this statement, coming from you, rings both hollow and hilarious.

Howdy. Cheers for the compliment.

Certainly haven't been well-received but that's neither surprising nor interesting.

What it can be is annoying. Haven't posted much recently aside from the odd sarcastic BLARGH because if you're in negative subreddit karma posting is limited to once every ten minutes. It makes discussion almost impossible to everyone but the long-term underemployed.

Point is, you can make a well-reasoned (if contrarian) argument that ensures a constant posting limit, or a snarky jibe at a well-worn target that gets upvoted to on high.

Now that's just reddit, that's not surprising. What might help is the removal of the karma-based posting limit for this subreddit. There might be almost 300K subscribers, but it's usually the same old crows commenting. Ah well.

/u/Drytruth might be being sarcastic, snide and generally unhelpful, but rounding on track records/reputations isn't a great way to be. Ignore usernames and argue the content. If there's no argument, ignore it.

Well said my man. I completely forgot about the negative karma thing. Maybe that should slowly degrade based on the age of account or something, so legitimate contrarians (and I mean this not as an insult) and not just random new socks can be spamming all day erryday. Hmmm...

Considering that I've been posting on here for over five years, I'd definitely consider myself part of the community.

You're the hero we deserve? A watchful protector. A debunking knight? We're so grateful.

No problem :)

I guess you're a part, then. I don't see you contributing much besides arguing with this that are considered to be facts around here, however.

Why does it matter? This is a sub for discussing conspiracies, not blindly following the rambling of an anonymous YouTuber or blogger. Skepticism and scientific analysis should be welcome in a sub that purportedly wants to get to the truth.

Why does it matter? This is a sub for discussing conspiracies, not blindly following the rambling of an anonymous YouTuber or blogger.

I completely agree.

Skepticism and scientific analysis should be welcome in a sub that purportedly wants to get to the truth.

I completely agree. I just don't see that from you much, but maybe I'm missing those posts/comments.

Can you offer specific criticism? I don't know how I'm supposed to improve if all I get is "Go away, troll!" from most users.

Not really specific, as I haven't figured you out yet. But I will give you a bit of advice, on the off-chance that we are far more similar than I thought (any thing's possible).

In order to get people to start thinking your way and consider your viewpoints, you must become that which you which you wish to convince, and then argue yourself out of it as sufficiently as possible.

That's how I started here. How can I convince anyone or sway anyone here if I can't convince myself?

It's why I started tutoring in undergrad, and why I'm in higher education now (and this place is my little extension of that line of thinking).

Picking up what I'm putting down?

Yeah, I gotcha. It's tough arguing with deeply entrenched ideologies that some people hold around here. Sadly, trying to help them results in harassment, downvotes, etc. And lack of background makes things tough, as well. For example, trying to discuss "chemtrails" with someone who has no interest in atmospheric science is not easy and usually just results in them getting frustrated and running away.

That's a huge difference between school and reddit. People in school know they don't know something and are actively seeking to improve their knowledge. People on reddit think they know and want others to agree with them and feed their ego.

Yeah, I gotcha. It's tough arguing with deeply entrenched ideologies that some people hold around here.

Then don't argue. Have conversations. Tone and sarcasm do not translate well to a medium such as this, so be as straight forward as you can and before you hit 'send,' ask yourself:

Does this sound like an argument or a discussion? What will the other person think of this?

And don't get me wrong, I'm all for an internet argument every once in awhile, but at this point know all to well it won't be positive or fruitful once concluded.

Sadly, trying to help them results in harassment, downvotes, etc. And lack of background makes things tough, as well.

I believe part of your specific issue here is you state you are trying to help, but snarky comments calling those that are passionate about chemtrails or any other decisive issue (9/11 comes to mind) do not help. These people do not want help (most of the time), but want things to make sense and come here to bounce ideas off of us and have them peer reviewed, in a way. Change your mentality change your approach, and I think you'll be pleasantly surprised.

For example, trying to discuss "chemtrails" with someone who has no interest in atmospheric science is not easy and usually just results in them getting frustrated and running away.

Then let them.

That's a huge difference between school and reddit. People in school know they don't know something and are actively seeking to improve their knowledge.

As a university professor I can assure you this may be common, but is no means the rule. Plenty of students think they know it all on day 1. The comparison may not be apt, but I would argue where ever one comes to learn is a an opportunity to teach. And if you haven't already, look up the history and etymology of the word 'school.' Very interesting.

People on reddit think they know and want others to agree with them and feed their ego.

Put down your broad brush, engage everyone with civility and respect, and your reception here will change.

-Jim's /r/conspiracy 101 tips and tricks

Thanks for the feedback! Good to have a conversation with a fellow college professor.

Rule #1: ... you don't know shit yet.

Rule #1: Lurk more.

Fully agree but I'd cut out the "rabbit hole" and any talk of "awakening". Everyone's a skeptic and everyone's a critical thinker, just in different ways.

One of the more infuriating aspects of some posts here is the automatic denigration and/or insulting of people who don't share the same interests. This can be avoided really easily by keeping the language clear and neutral. Stops you looking like a loon, too.

Well if you're stealng it then, recently guilty?

I don't know. Call it "Between the lines - what media & politics aren't saying" or something.

Just avoid elitism in the title.

Handbook For The Recently Aware™