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The following article appeared in the October 2002 edition of the "Prosperity" newsletter, Glasgow, Scotland:

A New Paradigm for Monetary Reform by Philip Snow

"The basic and controversial premise of this article is that the present system of money creation is a reflection of the present-day collective state of consciousness, notably in the western world. My understanding of consciousness, and as I have experienced and studied it through 15 years practice of transcendental meditation, is that it is the awareness of Being. In its most fundamental state, and its highest level of consciousness, Life is blissful, and exists as, or in a state we could call, Heaven.

Our collective, and in varying degrees our individual, state of consciousness is, however, a lot lower, held down by the grossness of the physical universe, our physical bodies and our individual nervous systems. Thus we do not live in a heavenly state, a Heaven on Earth, but in a hell of sorts. The conditions and circumstances and societal systems in which we live are innocent reflections of that state of consciousness, created by us as an inevitable, outward expression of our inner states. Take the supply of money, for example. In Heaven we would probably imagine there to be no money. Everything we would desire would manifest instantly. There would be no lack. Here on Earth, in our lower state of consciousness we behave as if there is a shortage of resources. We act greedily, we seek a greater share than others, we allow others to experience poverty, we compete for what we consider a lack of resources. I believe this to be a matter of faulty perception. There is no lack of resources. We are capable of creating infinitely. Our spiritual parent, the Universe, Life, Nature, God, whomever or whatever we conceive as mankind's creator, supports us in our desires and our creative endeavours and wants us to fulfil our individual and collective potential, which is its own potential which it seeks to actualise. But having somehow in our conscious minds, but not in our superconscious souls, detached ourselves from the realisation of who we really are, we behave as if we are lost in an unsupportive universe, that there is no access to the creative energies and resources of the universe other than those we can grasp for ourselves from a limited supply.

We have allowed the governing people in our societies, to create a system for the supply of money which reflects a supposed tack of resources. However, were we to remember that our essential state is spirit, linked to the infinity of life, we would create a system of money supply which reflected that.

A NEW PARADIGM
Therefore, and here is the new paradigm, if we seek to reform the supply of money, we need to reform the perception of who we are, our place and purpose in life, and thus raise our state of consciousness. Having done so, it will become more widely and readily apparent that the monetary system which has prevailed for three centuries needs reform. The million pound/euro/dollar question is how do we achieve that? I am encouraged by the worldwide growth of awareness and empowerment that has given rise to the Monetary Reform Movement, for example, and the anti-globalisation, anti-capitalist movement which seeks to halt a perceived power struggle in world economics. I see movement towards a rising of consciousness which would support our efforts to reform the money supply. The question now is: how would this higher consciousness be reflected in the money supply? I would suggest this is how things could change: My experience is that, even at this low level of consciousness, it is possible to manifest money when it is desired, or required. In the mid-80s I conducted a private ceremony in which I sold a gold Guinea coin which I had been given as a Christening present as a baby in 1945. I sold it for the going rate of £72 as an affirmation that I now knew that whenever I needed money it would come. I exchanged the £72 for a pair of shoes, which I thought suitably prosaic. At the time I had recently taken over as managing director of a group of companies which was teetering on liquidation, and was running a Creditors' Moratorium in which I was doing my best to keep the company afloat, pay the bills and find a solution to the satisfaction of creditors. We had little income but large monthly debt instalments to pay. Fortunately the group consciousness of the companies' employees was high, and I found that exactly the right amount of money would come just in time to pay the bills. This continued for several months until one of the creditors pulled the plug. More recently, after a long spell out of the harsh commercial world I started a business in the motor trade. I started with no money and no idea how much I would need. I was anxious that I had no source of funding and our group consciousness was fairly incoherent by past standards. Nevertheless, month by month I found the money to pay the bills and develop the business. I have been reminded of what I learnt in the 80s, that money will come when the need arises.

My experience is that money can be manifested when it is called for. This seems not to be conditional upon one's deserving or anything else. It seems to be conditional only upon one's state of consciousness, and even then it is only the ease and speed of manifestation which is different. The higher the state of consciousness, the easier and faster the money is manifested. So by raising one's own state of consciousness, and more importantly by raising collective consciousness, by which we are all held down, the manifestation of money is facilitated. To give you some idea of how I believe this would appear at a day-to-day, practical level, here are a few levels, ranging from today's low to a heavenly high:

  1. At today's level of collective consciousness, money is somewhat hard to manifest. Its supply is restricted by a governing force which seeks to keep people under control, and to accumulate as much of the perceived shortage of resources, and creative power, to itself. As we see, the governing world elite restricts money supply, loans it repayable with interest, and engages in restrictive practices.
  2. At a somewhat higher level of consciousness, money becomes easier to manifest at both individual and collective levels. More 'debt-free' money is created, more systems of exchange are created. The flow of money is facilitated. People feel that money is easier to obtain and the pressure on resources eases, reducing inflationary tendencies. Universal, basic wages are provided to reduce poverty; people no longer have to take multiple jobs, fewer spouses work, leading to improved quality of family and community life.
  3. At the next level there is a much freer availability of money and resources but we have not yet reached a level of community or world responsibility where people can use resources freely. Governments mature to the point where they reflect the needs and desires of their populace, but they continue to exert a governing influence. Resources are made more freely available yet under a degree of control.
  4. At a yet higher level of consciousness world poverty is eradicated, and more of Nature's inherent potential is actualised leading to greater availability and use of renewable resources and infinite energy for everyone. Work becomes a lifestyle choice rather than a necessity. Desires are more readily fulfilled leading to a lessening of the perceived value of money. Status-seeking is reduced and greed is reduced as competition for more readily available resources lessens.
  5. At a level where we have created a Heaven on Earth there is no longer any need for money as such. Desires are fulfilled virtually instantly and Nature pours forth her bounty as if there is no end to it.

So to conclude, I propose the paradigm that the supply of money is a function of our level of collective consciousness, and that reform in the supply of money will come as a reflection of our society's rising level of consciousness. It is appropriate for us to investigate how the supply of money can be facilitated. We can feel confident that over the next few years our efforts will bear fruit. The perceived immovable forces behind the western economy will lose their power, and people will become more relaxed about money as they find it more readily available. This will promote further reform, and more ease in the manifestation of money, as the
present level of stress about money is dissipated. Will monetary reform lead to raising of consciousness, or will raising of consciousness lead to monetary reform? I suggest the one will facilitate the other, whichever happens first, and that reforming the creation of money will pave the steps to Heaven. Nice thought."

The following appeared in the August 2002 issue of the "Prosperity" newsletter:

Emancipation from debt psychosis
James Gibb Stuart writes:

Economics is the phony science of the twentieth century, a mumbo-jumbo of statistics, graphs and computer readouts, all slick and sophisticated from the outside, but internally diseased. For all their modern gadgetry and pretensions, economists are not problem-solvers. They would like to be, but are eternally denied that feeling of fulfillment because the illness forbids them to take their interpretative science back to first principles. The business of economics is money, and the most important thing about money is to understand the banking mystique within which it is created. Since orthodox economists cannot or will not address themselves to the fundamental aspects of this matter, the young and angry, will have to look for their own answers. They will find, if they look persistently enough, that it's really very simple. Jobs are dependent upon monetary credit being available, and in an ideal economy the credit would be created in response to a social, industrial or other national need. But our present system is far from ideal. It operates under a protocol whereby virtually all money must be obtained as a debt from the bankers. The Government, in common - astonishingly - with private industry, borrows from banks and financial institutions, and what it borrows on an annual basis is known as the Public Sector Borrowing Requirement, or PSBR. But most Government Debt, unlike private debt, never gets effectively repaid. Though old maturing loans are continually being paid off, this is only accomplished by the continual commitment to new borrowing.

So yet another astonishing fact becomes readily apparent: The government - our government, our 'representatives' - borrow money at interest, just to pay back the money that has previously been borrowed. The economic theory known as 'monetarism' claimed that by 'fiscal disciplines' such as making cutbacks and drastically reducing public spending, it would be possible to reduce Government outlays to such an extent that borrowing would no longer be necessary! But under this system, even with privatisation and PFI, no one seriously believes the PSBR can be whittled away entirely. Every Chancellor's financial strategy is usually to contain the borrowing at as low a level as possible. Learned economists nod their heads and accept it. 'There is', they say, 'no alternative'. This is the stage at which the new student generation should get very angry. If we can conquer our environment, venture into space, and confidently predict that one day we will set foot upon the planets, why should the economists meekly confess that our own domestic economic problems are virtually insoluble? Is it because they have been pressured into assuming that a monopoly of credit-creation should always remain with the bankers? Or is it because they simply have never considered any other way? For this is what it's all about: The banking system is creating as a debt, and charging out at interest, money which the State could create debt-free for the benefit of all.

We have no option now but to try and force our leaders to understand, accept and act on this fact, because a nation whose growth and expectations are subservient to the bankers' debt payments, faces a future of economic decline, with a consequent loss of independence. And what crusading youth must appreciate, even if its elders are too weary to listen, is that there is absolutely no need for any decline. When expansion takes place through government-created debt-free money, there is no danger of overheating or inflation, if it's done in a suitably measured manner. In fact, as explained in my book, The Money Bomb [available from Prosperity], inflation itself is a direct derivative of government debt. Once emancipated from debt psychosis, an economy's limitations are bound only by its availability of manpower and its own physical resources.

It could abolish poverty and income tax, renew the housing stock and allow us to benefit from the fruits of our expanding technology. Surely a worthy cause to engross a whole generation of student crusaders!"

The following appeared in the March 2002 issue of the "Prosperity" newsletter:

"The Market" is a convenient excuse, Bill Daly writes:

"Our world has become almost completely dominated by a system of beliefs and doctrines that stem from something now described as "The Market". But few could offer a consistent explanation of what it is. Politicians have become very good at referring to The Market, as if it is the complete answer to nearly every difficulty. It is not uncommon, for example, to hear comments such as, 'the psychology of the market' or 'the effects of market forces'. It's the pat explanation offered whenever their policy changes result in home industries being swept aside by lower priced imports, or public assets are traded off to foreign multinationals. 'It's the market' is a very convenient excuse. It absolves the politician from any personal responsibility for the problem. Those whose instincts tell them there's something not quite right about that, are often unable to articulate their opposition, because of the intimidating effect of the mass of propaganda. It's as if it's all pervasive, everywhere at all times - which sounds like a definition of God, or at least of a false god. Indeed, for its adherents, The Market is as much a religion as for any other sort of believer.

The doctrines of The Market are accepted as self-evident truths. They include the notions: Money is not man-made, but results from trading. All trading is good, even if it is of junk, or unsustainable products, which will be on the scrap heap in a fewmonths. Industrial and economic growth is vital, and the sky will fall in if it is not achieved.

The terminology of 'The Market' has become a convenient screen behind which the money system - or more accurately, the money scam - operates.

Those who own, control and profit from the monopoly of credit are dependent upon continuing the belief in the minds of the peoples of the world that money is not manmade, and the financial system cannot be controlled. They are dependent upon people thinking that The Market's existence and functions are as natural as the force of gravity and the air we breath, and there is nothing we can do about it. They desperately require that everyone accept as reality, that The Market is the most obvious and natural force existing in the world, with a life of its own, and that there is nothing that properly directed legislation can do to tame it. What this emphasis on 'The Market' means is that we are not supposed to think that someone may actually be responsible for the consequences of bad policies. There can be no personal responsibility when everything is merely dictated by 'The Market'. The English writer, politician and reformer William Cobbett, in his History of the Protestant Reformation claimed that a thirteenth century Englishman was considerably better off than the wage slave of Cobbett's nineteenth century industrial England. In the 13th century an average of sixteen weeks of work each year was ample to provide the material needs of a man and his family. Leisure was highly regarded; so much so that the Church had declared up to 150 Holy Days - holidays - a year. It is impossible to imagine a member of that culture paying tribute to The Market, or advocating continual economic growth, or suggesting they should have an export drive. But that was before the debt money system had taken its toll."

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International banking and human sabotage
(Extracted from The Holy Land of Scotland: Jesus in Scotland & The Gospel of the Grail by Barry Dunford). This reveals the centralised controlling monetary mechanism of International Finance which currently dominates the Governments and the people of this world. There is also information as to how this anti-social and wholly unnecessary state of affairs can be changed for the betterment of humanity.
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