Conspiracy of the Gods!
RED HOT NEWS! See it here, the exclusive Natural Inquirer interview with Prometheus, the Bringer of Fire. The WakiLeaks whistle blower who is both criticized and worshipped, tells all to hot shot reporter, Cherry Belle, of the Natural Inquirer.
RED HOT NEWS! Prometheus tells all! Conspiracy of the Gods!
EXCLUSIVE! HOT SHOT REPORTER, CHERRY BELL, INTERVIEWS PROMETHEUS!
I waited with pleasant anticipation in the fabulous Lizard Lounge of the Hotel California. Looking around, I decided that the softly lit, art deco style lounge was my new favorite comfort zone.
Prometheus, looking very hot indeed, in his young Sean Connery avatar incarnation, appeared in the lounge entryway. Ah, yes, he IS a Greek God, I sighed, I almost swooned, as he sauntered through the door of the lounge. Behind him was the sparkling hyperlight of the lobby. The bright back lighting silhouetted his wide shoulders and narrow hips, (OMG!). He walked with a languid, powerful grace into the twilight of the lounge.
I waved and he came and set opposite me in the booth. He was right on time for our appointment.
Our server, Swishy, struggled to maintain a professional demeanor, as he stared at Prometheus. He took our order and wiped the drool off of his chin with the back of his hand. I smiled in secret amusement at the server's loss of poise. I was feeling a bit shaky myself. Of course it is stunning to see a real God, right there in front of your face. We were both awestruck.
Swishy was cute and charming. He served our refreshments with a dramatic flourish and barely contained adoration. I expected him to bow at any minute. Prometheus had an Evian water, I had a Singapore Sling. (Just shut up! I know what time it is.)
After the required few words of small talk, I cut right to the chase, "Tell me Prometheus, everyone wants to know, why did you leak that astounding information about
The Conspiracy of the Gods?"
His voice was deep and melodious, it thrummed in my belly, "Well, Cherry Belle, I believe that the people should know about this huge conspiracy that effects every aspect of their lives. Even though it happened over 100,000 years ago, the conspiracy has long ranging effects people. The Gods endeavor to keep humanity unenlightened, you might say that they want people to be stupid.
You see, in Heavenly Olympus everything is perfect. Perfectly boring. The Gods, Zeus, Hera and their friends need something entertaining for couch potato time. After a hard days work creating planets and animals, naturally they want to veg out with a little mindless entertainment. So they turn on the Omniscient Power and spy on humans.
Humans are constantly creating problems, issues, and drama. If you were rational and disciplined then it would not be so much fun to spy on you. Your madcap behavior entertains the Gods. You are the TV of the Gods. YOU are the ultimate reality show.
(Maybe you thought that you were having Truman Show delusions, but this is true.)
"Prometheus, what do you say to your critics? They say that you are a traitor of the status quo. You are a whistle blower, you gave all the secrets to WakiLeaks, some even say that you are a sacrilegious devil. They say that you are a thief, that you stole from the Gods. What do you say to them?"
"Thank you for asking, Cherry Belle, I am the liberator, I brought fire to earthlings, for this I was severely tortured. With fire, earthlings were able to crawl out of the mud and create civilization. Fire gives people light, warmth and cooked foods. Fire is a metaphor for intelligence. It is true that humanity continues to be greatly flawed, but without the enlightenment of fire Earthlings would still be groveling in the dirt, literally and figuratively."
....to be continued....
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Impertinent Asides
In Greek mythology the immortal Prometheus defied the gods and gave fire to humanity. He was tortured with cruel and unusual punishment for this theft. Almighty, King of the Gods, Zeus (played by Brad Pitt) had Prometheus chained to a rock in the Caucasus mountains. Each day an eagle was sent to feed on his liver. Each night his liver grew back to be eaten again the next day.
Fire symbolizes en-LIGHT-enment, intelligence. With fire humanity progressed and created civilizations. We crawled out of the mud and created cities, cars, computers, Square Pants Sponge Bob, and cat memes.
In other words, according to the ancient Greek myth there was a conspiracy of the gods to keep humans ignorant! Prometheus wanted to empower people but the gods, with Zeus as leader, tried to prevent our rise.
I knew it! I knew there was some weird deep shit happening that makes people so irrational and counterproductive. We can blame it on the gods. A conspiracy of the gods.
It is convenient to have someone or something to blame for the chaos of life. We certainly do not want to take personal responsibility for the exciting and interesting mess where we find ourselves.
Conspiracy theories proliferate and breed like frogs. Mysteries surround the Kennedy assassination, the death of Marilyn Monroe, and even New York 9/11. "The government" has covered up the truth, at least that is what many people think. Me, I am maintaining an open mind. I am entertaining all options, you know, I am confused.
Scholars note that conspiracy theories, once limited to the lunatic fringe have become commonplace in mass media. Conspiracism has emerged as a cultural phenomenon. (Wikipedia)
As we humans search for meaning in this time when the economy is a roller coaster, when "the news" is a celebrity flaunting her bikini body. In this time when we have sent people, people in the flower of youth, to war for what ten, twelve, forever years now, but really do not see much about the war on "the news". Where are the pictures of the coffins? At a time when even "the news" is subject of conspiracy theories, we search for meaning and understanding.
Wikipedia info:
Conspiracy theories:
As a predominating cultural phenomenon replacing democracy as the dominant political paradigm[edit source | editbeta]
Some scholars argue that conspiracy theories once limited to fringe audiences have become commonplace in
mass media, contributing to conspiracism emerging as a
cultural phenomenon in the United States of the late 20th and early 21st centuries, and the possible replacement of democracy by conspiracy as the dominant paradigm of
political action in the public mind.
[8][10][11][12] According to anthropologists Todd Sanders and Harry G. West, evidence suggests that a broad cross-section of Americans today gives credence to at least some conspiracy theories.
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Prometheus:
In
Greek mythology,
Prometheus (
Greek:
Προμηθεύς,
pronounced [promɛːtʰeús]) is a
Titan,
culture hero, and
trickster figure who is credited with the
creation of man from clay, and who defies the gods and gives fire to humanity (
theft of fire), an act that enabled progress and civilization. He is known for his intelligence and as a champion of mankind.
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The punishment of Prometheus as a consequence of the theft is a major theme of his mythology, and is a popular subject of both ancient and modern art.
Zeus, king of the
Olympian gods, sentenced the Titan to eternal torment for his transgression. The immortal Prometheus was bound to a rock, where each day an
eagle, the emblem of Zeus, was sent to feed on his
liver, which would then grow back to be eaten again the next day
