TNR Happenings, December 5, 2022

Are you being held hostage and you don’t even know it? Cultural assumptions, beliefs ,and dogma are told to us in the form of stories; these come from experiences by our parents, teachers, the media, and the internet. We accept them as true without question. It’s so easy to become enslaved by an unquestioned belief or to become dependent on someone like the government or a magical other to take care of you. There is a Native American tale that was told to me by elders on the Fort Peck Reservation of plains Indians being approached by trappers and hunters who offered them a business deal of doing the hunting and fishing for the tribe in exchange for a few pelts and furs. The Indians thought the hunters were foolish whites. The Indians met in the tribal council to discuss the business arrangement. The younger members were all for it while the elders warned of the dire consequences. The elders spoke of a distinction without a difference (an artificially created distinction when no real difference exists), a method of deception that is commonly used in politics, religions, treaties, science, research, and governments to justify killing others of differing beliefs, foisting false beliefs and agendas (think covid here), taking of land and resources, etc The younger members echoed the benefits of free time: they would have more time to frolic with the fair maidens or their wives and more time for sports. “It’s such a tiny price to pay for freedom from our hunting duties.”  As it turned out, the motion passed and the agreement was entered into. The first year it went great and the Indians thought they got the better end of the deal, while the predatory, deceptive European settlers knew better. That’s how it is when you are being enslaved or taken advantage of; at the beginning it seems great, like you are winning (the deception is invisible to you!) only to find out later, you’ve been taken advantage of and you are left holding the proverbial bag.

The next year the settlers wanted to meet again with the Tribal Council to renegotiate the terms of their agreement (kind of like EVERY treaty entered into by the US has been amended or completely ignored). They wanted a ten fold increase in furs and pelts and they wanted access to the fair maidens. The council was outraged and wanted to resort to violence against the settlers. Alas, the warriors of the tribe had turned into out of shape wanna bees. They had lost their spiritual connection with the unknown and, along with it, their ability to hunt and protect was lost. They were forced to concede to the settlers and the beginning of the Indian Problem was witnessed.

I see the same thing happening with people allowing MDs to be their saviors to fight disease instead of developing and aligning to health. They don’t protect people, they protect their own interests by keeping the illusion alive at any cost. After awhile, people become oblivious to being held hostage by the arbiters of disease: MDs. The MDs keep creating more and more disease while they proclaim to be helping and protecting. Another distinction without a difference. We have lost our hunting ability, our inalienable right to be healthy, and in its place is the world of appearance, the Predicament of the Species, war, crime, suffering, pollution, etc. It’s all about profit over people and politics. The original intent to help people relieve suffering has been lost and now there is a dependency on MDs and their methods, diseases, nursing homes, etc. Paying hostage money (disease insurance) is considered an essential of living today and not an eyebrow is raised. It’s invisible and accepted because our tails were lowered between our legs a long time ago and we became enslaved to disease, darkness, and limitation. Most people don’t believe it’s the right and responsibility of the individual to remain healthy; they think it’s the church, state ,or government responsibility.   

At a recent Head-to-Head, the doctor told me he had the feeling of being trapped. It’s another way of a difference without a distinction. His life has gotten out of hand. He is being taken advantage of by a spouse that has simply given up and depends on the effort of the other; the spouse sees nothing wrong with this. He is being held hostage but says he’s in it too deep to change. There are two kids involved. Where are you being held hostage? Insurance coverage originally was thought to be a great thing in Chiropractic (see story above about the plains Indians). Today, it’s the cancer of our profession. It enslaves doctors and forces them to sacrifice integrity (embellished coding procedures), and they are dependent on a magical other (insurance company) for their very income and survival. Another tale of enslavement. Everyone would love to have a cash practice but most have lost their hunting ability. There is always a story about being in too deep, can’t be helped, etc. When it comes to change, we sound eerily similar to our practice members making excuses why they can’t accept care to become healthier.     

Where are you being held hostage? We see this with parents who are being held hostage by rebellious or capability disabled kids. A codependency is created. Even though the parent knows they are being taken advantage of, they are powerless to do anything about it. Being held hostage cripples the spirit of humanity. It’s absolutely paralyzing. A Miracle Training client told me about a female DC who found out her husband took the kids to have the ‘chemical cure’ behind her back, along with 3 or 4 boosters. What was her response? She looked the other way. She said he has a right to exercise his views, up to and including poisoning her children. She says she has to respect her husband at all costs. She is hanging on to a loveless, disempowered marriage and is being held hostage, but is not asking for help.     

If you find yourself being taken advantage of, enter into a dialogue with me about it. Don’t suffer in silence and hopelessness. There are solutions if you are willing to display courage instead of the absence of it. Contrary to popular belief, the answer isn’t scorching the earth, getting rid of people (spouses, CA, practice members, etc.), accepting, or resisting, it’s blending. Blending is the solution you’ve been searching for. It’s a solution to conflict instead of more suffering, shame, and guilt. It’s win-win for both people. Blending is unknown in our society. We fight against disease, war, etc., never achieving results. Blending is being FOR, not against. If you are not following what I am writing about, call Dr. Julie immediately for your next Head-to-Head.

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