For quite some time I've been wondering if some of these things are willful manipulation, even devious or just plain stupidity.
These quotes in the last article of the 12/15/10 WT are quite concerning. I'm gonna def have to bring this up with my family.
If you do some research into mind control / hypnosis, it's done a lot, very common in sales pitches too. By somebody reading a statement, then 'answering' it, as at the WT study, their mind is programmed to accept that thought bypassing brain defense mechanisms that what is being told is BULL CRAP. So for example, the recent change on generation, the way it's presented, everyone would have automatically accepted it and not thought twice. Now, SINGING stuff, with the right tone, music itself can change your mood and control you, since they changed the lyrics, put lot more emphasis on the GB, and as you will see below, they wrote the songs in a way that they will almost 'know beforehand' what comes next, and want people to memorize them, seems like a strong indicator they are "purposefully" done research into music/mind control and the reason for the changes and push for memorizing this. It will put more confidence and belief in the GB, and help fight off reasoning and breaking free.
12/15/10 WT last article - you can download it at www.jw.org
"For the past 25 years, Jehovah’s
Witnesses in many lands have enjoyed using
the songbook entitled Sing Praises to Jehovah.
In the years since that bookwas first
published, the light has been getting brighter
on a number of topics, and some of the
expressions used in that songbook have become
outdated. For example, we no longer
speak of “the new order” but of “the new
world.”
For that and other reasons, the Governing
Body approved the publication of a
new songbook entitled Sing to Jehovah. The
number of songs in our new book has been
reduced to 135. Because there are fewer
songs to learn, it should be possible for us to
memorize the lyrics of at least some of the
new songs.
Listen to them
often; in that way you will soon learn the
lyrics of at least some of our new songs.
The lyrics of many of the songs have
been composed in such a way that
when you sing one line, you will almost
be able to anticipate what
comes next. So when you play the
CDs, why not try to sing along
with the chorus? If you getwellacquainted
with the lyrics and
the music at home, you will no
doubt be able to sing out more confidently
at the Kingdom Hall.
(ALL THAT GAVE ME CHILLS, I WAS THE ONE WHO WAS REALLY SHOWING THE LYRIC CHANGES, AND ADDING MORE FOLLOW FAITHFUL SLAVE, ETC, WHEN BOOK CAME OUT. KNOWING HOW HYPNOSIS WORKS, AND HOW THEY WANT EVERYONE TO MEMORIZE THE SONGS, AND HOW THEY ARE MADE IN A WAY TO GET INTO YOUR HEAD, THEY ENGINEERED THESE SONGS!!)
So, a whole summary of the Dec 15 WT, is......establish worship and full will surrender to the GB to be judged good in great tribulation time, and then their latest command, memorize the lyrics of their new song book which was designed for mind control. THE PICTURES of the magazine ask if you allowing your children to leave during the songs (so they will comment on making the kids stick to it), then another picture asking, "if they are memorize the lyrics at home". I GUARANTEE the elders been given instructions to ask audience to comment on those pictures during that meeting.