Fragment 42

I usually try to avoid talking about current events, but since recent events have confirmed my observations from the last "Fragment", I feel compelled to comment. Also, the demon I first identified as Vindahl has made a spectacular appearance in Uvalde Texas. I feel a need to comment since no other demonologist has mentioned the incident. In this "Fragment" I want to discuss the causes and energies that have destroyed society, I also want to pay tribute to the most remarkable man I ever knew, and he was also the best friend I ever had. I am also going to have to divide the material into two "Fragments", because it is too much for a single "Fragment". With that said, let us turn to Vindahl. As those who have read my previous "Fragments" know I have discussed Vindahl before, Vindahl is the demon of the school shooter. He is very much a modern demon. There is no finding him in any ancient Grimoires. He is a new demon born of modern energies. As I have said before, it is time for a new demonology. It is not Bronze age or Medieval demons that are plaguing us, but a new group that is created by the energies we emanate. Vindahl was born in a Bell Tower at the University of Austin in 1966. Since then he has made many appearances, but some stand out; these are the ones we learn more about Vindahl or show his growth. The Uvalde shooting is one of these as was Columbine. Even though Vindahl is a modern demon, the ritual for invoking him is a primitive form of magick, but just because it is primitive does not mean that it is ineffective. The twist is that the ritual has a high tech. medium. One does not consult mouldering books for the invocation, instead one consults a computer or game council. To understand we must turn to look at some very early hunting magick. This type of magick is still used by some tribes in Africa. The ritual consists of drawing a picture of an animal that one wants to kill on a hunt. The drawing is made at a certain time usually before the Sun rises. After the drawing is completed the hunting party waits for the Sun to rise. When the first rays of the Sun fall onto the picture an arrow is added to the kill spot on the game animal. Then the party goes out to hunt. The amount of effort to invoke Vindahl is considerably less than the hunting ritual, but follows the same form. One must acquire a platform to play first person shooter games. Playing the game is the ritual. I know a lot of readers are thinking lots of people play first person shooter games to no effect. I have a multipart answer. To begin with Vindahl is a very exclusive demon, he only feeds off the energy of young men. Second one must have the proper intention to complete a successful ritual. Look at all the people who do rituals they find in old books with no result. They lack belief and intent. The third answer is that the rituals do have an effect even though one is not conscious of them. They affect the unconscious. Around World War 2 there were studies made of how many soldiers actually shoot to kill. The reason for the studies was to increase those that shoot to kill. It was found only about 15% of soldiers shoot to kill. This fact was not unknown to seventeenth and eighteenth century Generals. I am sure if you could ask a seventeenth century General about this they would tell you more than enough shoot to kill. Remember back in those centuries the command was "Ready, Level, Fire" not "aim". Another example is if one has read anything about the mercenary actions in Africa in the mid to late twentieth century. They will remember that the European and American mercenaries were always complaining that native troops aimed high, usually missing everyone. This was usually blamed on native troops' inexperience with firearms, but the real reason is that humans have a natural aversion to killing one another. This worry about the percentage of troops' that shoot to kill is mute now. The percentage is usually around 100% with modern armies. Almost all soldiers shoot to kill now. Yes, video games have dehumanized the targets, I have singled out "first person shooter'' games, the reason being is that the other video games do not have the same effect. As an example if anyone tried to copy the moves of a fighting game they would be brought back to reality very quickly. We know now that the Uvalde shooter was addicted to "first person shooter games". Again the correspondence between primitive hunting magic should be clear. The difference is the medium, not the magick. Also before leaving this topic I want to state I am not opposed to legislation to slow down the devotees of Vindahl whether it be hardening targets, gun control, etc. Even though it is just treating the symptoms and not the cause. Treating symptoms, instead of causes, is a valid medical treatment, and the only treatment available when the patient is terminal, like our society. To conclude this "Fragment" I want to give a prologue to the material in the next "Fragment". I must warn everyone the next "Fragment" will be a rambling one, because it is also a tribute to the most remarkable man I ever met, and the best friend I ever had: Bishop David Smith of the Old Catholic Church. The reason it will be rambling is because it involves conversations I had with David over a 48 year span. Anyways back to the topic of the conclusion of this "Fragment". I want to cover one of the ways our society is failing in one of its basic functions; meeting the needs of its members. The subject is the response to the covid plague by International organizations. The response to the covid plague by the International organizations is one of the best arguments ever made against central planning. International organizations by definition are central planners. This also shows the weakness of compartmentalized thinking. All central planners are quantitative thinkers or they would not be central planners. Again we have the two different ways of thinking; rational or compartmentalized thinking and qualitative thinking which involves pattern recognition, this is the thinking that I call magickal thinking. The first mistake of the central planners was that the economy is like a machine one can flip a switch and turn off and on. Central planners being compartmentalized thinkers are all quantitative thinkers who do not understand the qualitative elements of a process. They are basically number crunchers. I shall give an example from my past. Long time ago I worked for a large theatre chain. I remember that every several years that some of the upper management would come to visit. It was not hard to notice that they were amazed at how the company made money by the questions they asked. They also did what compartmentalized thinkers do when a company loses revenue, they fired the marketing department. Then they realized they needed some marketing so they tried to push marketing on to theatre staff, with the expected result. When the accounts take over a company bankruptcy is soon to follow. Back to the International organizations and their failure. The central planners did not realize the qualitative elements that kept the supply chain and society functioning. They cannot quantify the relationships and the hidden expertise that make things work. The public school system is a good example. The central planners thought they could just shut down schools like turning off a light bulb, and then turn it on again when they judged it ready to resume. They did not consider how interrupting the lives, and habits of children would set them and damage their education and socialization into society. The same with the food chain. If any of the central planners had read history, they would have known that famine usually follows plague. The food chain cannot be turned on and off, like a light bulb. When people are prevented from making money they often leave the field, instead of waiting around for the central planners to turn the system back on. I shall use another example from my recent past ( about two weeks ago). I went to the pharmacy to have a script filled for a commonly used pain killer. The people at the pharmacy told me they did not have it in stock, and they did not know when or if they would get it back in stock. I have talked to other people that have had the same experience with other medications. This is another mistake central planners make. Without central planning, each geographical region tries to make themselves autonomous. In simple terms, every region tries to make themselves independent, and not have long supply chains. Of course, this is anathema to central planners. Central planners always favor one huge manufacturing plant to supply a country, or several countries. The baby formula shortage is an example. Instead of regional factories making baby formula, all the contracts go to one source. Of course there does not even have to be a breakdown of manufacturing for there to be major shortages, overstretched supply chains are a weakness. When there is no local manufacturing, everything has to be shipped in. Which increases the likelihood of a breakdown, because there are more parts that can break down. And as usual the central planners have no back up plan. This is characteristic of compartmentalized thinking. Compartmentalized thinking is always overly optimistic. It is so optimistic that it tries to deny the other type of thinking. Next "Fragment" my tribute to Bishop David Smith, and a deeper look at the damage compartmentalized thinking and the loss of the spiritual has caused to us.