I went into the Knowledge book to pull some post hypnotic suggestions that were the constant diet of fussy gummy thinking that can lead to fear and paranoia.
Pg 10 “If life in Paradise appeals to you, let nothing hold you back from gaining the knowledge of God.”
This is a blanket all or nothing statement that registers in the unconscious mind as “I need to do all the JWs tell me with no exceptions, to have the paradise life.” This type of over generalized comment is the constant diet at meetings time after time. The person seldom puts any context where this type of statement should be disregarded.
Pg 12 “It does not belong to man who is walking even to direct his step” (Jeremiah 10:23) Today, the truthfulness of that statement is more evident than ever. Thus, historian William H. Mc Neil notes: “The human adventure on the face of this planet has been an almost uninterrupted series of crisis and disruptions of society’s established order”
The pattern here is, use a scripture followed up by their own frame of reference sealed with a quote from some obscure person who has an extremist worse case scenario perspective. In sales this is called building a yes momentum to where the person has difficulty disagreeing with the conclusion at the end of the presentation. What registers in the mind is “If prominent experts say this who am I to question the truthfulness of these facts?”
Pg 13 “Some claim that the Old Testament is for Jews and “New Testament” is for Christians. But according to 2 Timothy 3:16, “all Scripture is inspired of God and beneficial.” Therefore, a proper study of the Scriptures must include the entire Bible.
The person’s future JW experience hinges on the sale of this belief that the Bible is the sole and absolute gospel truth and in later chapters the JWs sell you the idea they are the sole interpreters and dispersers of this book. They lie by omission to new recruits that they believe the Bible was just written for their anointed members. The JWs will program fear into the new recruit of a vengeful short-tempered punitive bloodthirsty god by creating similes of the Old Testament with the current JW organization. The person does not have objective facts to counter this belief that will lead to a life of enslavement. The facts are; the Bible is a book full of plagiarized myths and legends of tribal people, many of the same myths contained in the Bible predate it by thousands of years, the current Bible is a product of men voting on what would constitute Bible canon and what would not, the Bible is written with such ambiguity that any religious leader can argue any contrived theology they come up with.
Pg 21 “As you study the Bible, you are likely to learn things that differ from what you have been taught in the past. You may even find that some of your cherished religious customs do not please God. You will learn that God has standards of right and wrong higher than those common in this permissive world. This may seem overwhelming at first. But be patient! Carefully examine the Scriptures to find the knowledge of God. Be open to the possibility that the Bible’s counsel may call for an adjustment in your thinking and actions.
Here is the post hypnotic suggestions that register in the unconscious mind. YOU LEARN things that differ from the past…….your cherished customs do not please god….YOU LEARN God has standards of right and wrong …..higher than this world……..BE PATIENT!……examine the knowledge of God…….the counsel call for an adjustment in your thinking and actions. As you can see these type of commands have no context other than what JWs decide to give them. A person generally will lack the expertise to counter example with critical thinking.
Pg 60 Satan is very likely to stimulate opposition to your pursuit of the knowledge of God through your study of the Bible. It is sincerely hoped that you will not let such pressures prevent you from practicing what is right. (John 16:2) ……Satan ruthlessly tries to intimidate anyone keeping the knowledge of God. However, you should always remember and appreciate the wonderful things Jehovah has done. You may even be able to help opposers to gain the same appreciation.
Again if we reduce these comments to the lowest common denominator this is what ends up being programmed in the unconscious mind. Satan is opposition to God through your study of the Bible……..you will not let pressures to prevent you from what is right …….Satan ruthlessly tries to intimidate anyone ……you should always…..remember and appreciate Jehovah…..You help opposers gain appreciation.
Pg 167 The congregation also serves as a shelter, a protective refuge where you can feel secure. In it you will find honest hearted people who are striving to do what is right in God’s eyes……No matter how distressing your problems may be, you have a valuable resource available to you – a loving congregation that will stand by you in times of affliction or deprivation.
With this type of loaded language that the person has heard at meetings, these hypnotic suggestions and commands operate to reel the person against logic. Here is the unconscious programming. The congregation serves as a shelter, a protective refuge where you can feel secure……..you find valuable resources available to you……a loving congregation that will stand by you in times of affliction or depravation.
Ok boys and girls it’s now your turn to debunk these half truths and out right lies from the most loving people on earth.
Victor Escalante