Witches and conjurors, hexes and spells, gods and goddesses, magic, myths and legends are as old as humankind, and I for one would be the poorer without such things giving full rein to my own imagination and need to believe in things supernatural. What animates life and departs with death is without scientific explanation and remains the great mystery it has been from the beginning and we are fortunate to have an imagination, a characteristic of divinity that can entertain thoughts that facts lie behind much of what is passed on through myths and legends. I consider myself very fortunate to be able to allow myself speculation about all things paranormal and supernatural without hindrance by any orthodoxy that invariably fall victim to the common curse of confusing beliefs with factual knowledge. Over the years my beliefs eventually became amenable to change by new facts and knowledge, and these serve to expand my imagination and speculations accordingly.

We know the brutal conditions some people face in other countries; we see the starving children and adults and understand this world has been inhospitable and harsh for the most part throughout human history for those that have to depend on the weather, for example, to stay alive. I was born and raised among Dust Bowl migrants and heard the stories of Steinbeck’s “Grapes of Wrath” first hand from those that were devastated by that dreadful lack of rain they depended on for their crops. History is replete with examples of changes in weather patterns that have proved to be catastrophic for entire societies resulting in death or forced migration. With world-wide instant media we are made aware of how our species is depleting natural resources at a enormous rate, and I doubt a population of nearly 7 billion can be sustained. This together with unpredictable weather patterns naturally gives rise to apocalyptic scenarios.

War has been an unrelenting and horrid saga of cruelty and brutality of our species since the beginning with no end in sight. Now we are being told to brace for a pandemic of influenza, the problem being that we never know when we are being told the truth by any agency of government having been lied to so many times and no one in government from the President on down is to be trusted to tell us the truth since they all lie to get elected and continue lying to stay elected. And I credit Satan with being, as Jesus pointed out, the “Father of lies” since he was a liar from the very beginning.

The wonderful thing about myths and legends is that they are not meant as lies; they are stories, and the best storytellers were held in the highest esteem among the various cultures. The original word “Poet” meant “Maker,” and as such the ancient poets were our first historians. But to make a story based on facts memorable for the sake of passing on to other generations the early poets would embellish the facts not as lies but simply to make the facts unforgettable. It is only to be expected that without writing and relying on oral stories alone, the facts behind the myths and legends would become obfuscated or lost over a long period of time. Perhaps there was a “Homer” and perhaps Plato wrote a factual account of Atlantis; we simply do not know. But the myths and legends remain entrancing areas of continued speculation and scholarly studies.

Now we live in the modern world of computers and instant communications world-wide, we are literally drowning in a sea of both information and lies. Some blog sites like that of The Bakersfield Californian are open to “unclean spirits” that thrive on lies and insults, some are called “trolls,” and some are obviously cowards hiding behind their computers and are not happy unless they can attempt to make themselves appear important by demonizing others; one of the characteristics of the unclean spirits that seem to posses politicians. Since its beginning in 2006 I have become a favorite of those possessed by unclean spirits attempting to silence me on that Bakersfield Californian blog by unrelenting insults. For this reason, I do not comment on posts on that blog or any others where such insults are allowed a pass by the poster. But the Devil takes care of his own; as conditions worsen for America I expect those possessed of unclean spirits to multiply throughout the land and world-wide.

Control of a nation’s media is all-important to tyrants and despots and Hitler is a prime example of Satan and his unclean spirits taking over an entire nation by this work of the Devil. Now, it would appear those same unclean spirits are harder at work than ever right here in America, Obama and  Company being at the forefront of this work of Satan in order to bring about the New World Order by subduing all dissenting voices. But the Bible does tell about those living in the End Time to expect an increase in demonic activity and whether one believes this or not, no one can deny that America is fast becoming inhospitable to civilized good manners and speech throughout and the threats against those of us critical of Obama and Congress are becoming increasingly blatant against the targets of Satan and unclean spirits.

But like the attacks against Russia’s poets under the Stalin regime, those that would not settle for anything less than telling the truth, we see the very same thing happening here in America. And in the past, many a myth or fairytale would be a veiled attempt to call attention to the works of the Devil through his unclean spirits possessing tyrants and despots. The same thing may begin to happen right here in America, and our “storytellers” may yet have to go underground or resort to subterfuges to maintain the truth.

Human history is filled with lies, it being all too true that the winners of wars write the history. Here in America, the universities simply revise history to suit their own satanic agenda, passing these lies through the schools and into the general population, one of the more prominent and successful lies being that America can survive without well-defined and defended borders, a national language, heritage, and culture. Well, I still believe the seed of America’s destruction was sown in slavery; and if so it is the Devil’s agenda to turn people against one another and give power to those he chooses.

Myths and legends of antiquity require very close scrutiny and study in an attempt to get at the facts that are the foundation of such myths and legends; however, these are worthy of such study since they are more to be trusted than the “histories” of tyrants and despots. As a result, I am increasingly drawn to the study of ancient myths and legends knowing the leadership of nations eventually fall prey to lying, unclean spirits; though poets take the risk as the Apostle Paul phrased it: “Am I become your enemy because I tell you the truth?” Or, as Melville so well said: “The truth; it don’t pay.”

Here in the Kern River Valley I still have not been able to get a flu shot since I am no longer able to stand in a line. We may have a “drive-through” at the hospital and someone would take me there; but I’ve just learned the company that was to deliver the vaccine says it never received the order from the hospital. So, after three attempts over less than a year’s time I may succeed in dying this time should I get hit by the flu or pneumonia since I am in the very highest risk category with my elderly status and very advanced COPD. That would silence my voice; but I still believe my time is in God’s hands.

Bad enough that it seems the stories about this year’s flu vaccine are obfuscated and not to be trusted, but when a hospital like ours becomes a victim of someone dropping the ball so badly even the personnel at the hospital are unable to be protected one becomes suspicious. The Devil’s work? I believe so; since in the end it is really all about profits, the domain of Satan. And if Obama and Company really wants to kill the elderly here is fuel to fire such speculation.