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“Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one.” ~ Marcus Aurelius
By Catherine Austin Fitts
The story of Gideon is my favorite Bible story. I often tell the story of Gideon whenever someone asks me, “What can I do?”
Last year, I shared the Gideon story with publisher Thomas Meyer. To my delight, he immediately went to Judges 6-9 in the Old Testament and read it. His insights inspired me to invite Thomas to join me on The Solari Report for an in-depth discussion of Gideon and why this story offers intelligence so relevant to these times.
We will record our discussion this coming Monday after a workshop and salon in Basel, Switzerland, for The Present Age and Europa, both of which Thomas publishes. I want to compare the concerns that I am hearing this week in Europe with those coming from North America and Asia.
For Let’s Go to the Movies, check out a long-standing favorite of mine, Friday Night Lights, for its relevance to the story of Gideon.
This week is the last week of the month, so there is no Money & Markets. Post your questions for Ask Catherine at the commentary for the first week in April here.
Talk to you Thursday!
Related Reading:
Thomas Meyer’s Website
Destiny and the Process of Dying
Solari Reports with Thomas Meyer:
A Conversation with Thomas Meyer
An Afternoon in Sofia with Thomas Meyer
The Future of Europe with Thomas H. Meyer
Rudolf Steiner on What We Do Now with T. H. Meyer
It was an enjoyable conversation to hear. If I may, I think we are fooled because we are optimists, and we get that from the spark of divinity that we possess. God knows how the story comes out, but He gives each soul the chance to choose a path. He is no fool in giving this choice.
We don’t know how the story comes out, principally because we are on the plane where we cannot see very far, but our optimism suggests that the truth will out. All deception takes advantage of a tendency in the good to think the best of others. So, if we are fooled, it is not so much a loss of this or that material thing, but a gain in our discernment. We still strive to find and join with the good, the fair and the honest, despite our missteps. This habit, especially when shared by many, keeps the current flowing towards goodness, light and truth.
You should read Axelrod’s Evolution of Cooperation. The Tit for Tat player wins because the high quality players over time shun the dirty players. Tit for Tat player has to be willing to whack back.
I’ll have to look at it. I am persuaded through experience that a grudge is a shabby motivation and that the old advice of “living well is the best revenge” still obtains.
It was an enjoyable conversation to hear. If I may, I think we are fooled because we are optimists, and we get that from the spark of divinity that we possess. God knows how the story comes out, but He gives each soul the chance to choose a path. He is no fool in giving this choice.
We don’t know how the story comes out, principally because we are on the plane where we cannot see very far, but our optimism suggests that the truth will out. All deception takes advantage of a tendency in the good to think the best of others. So, if we are fooled, it is not so much a loss of this or that material thing, but a gain in our discernment. We still strive to find and join with the good, the fair and the honest, despite our missteps. This habit, especially when shared by many, keeps the current flowing towards goodness, light and truth.
You should read Axelrod’s Evolution of Cooperation. The Tit for Tat player wins because the high quality players over time shun the dirty players. Tit for Tat player has to be willing to whack back.
I’ll have to look at it. I am persuaded through experience that a grudge is a shabby motivation and that the old advice of “living well is the best revenge” still obtains.
I’M SO INSPIRED
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I’M SO INSPIRED
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I LOVED the Gideon interview, which may be one of my favorite Solari interviews ever! Somehow, it reached exactly something in me that I was needing. And, as someone who did not grow up reading the Bible (though trying to make up for it now), I especially appreciated the remedial education and the excellent parsing of the text’s meaning and lessons.