Posts by Victor

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Back to the future circa 2003

by Victor in

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i had to go back into time and dig up this post i did on jwd approximately 14 yrs ago as there is no time stamp.

with age comes forgetting certain things which can be a good think lol.

those of you that remember me know we have been at this resistance for many decades.

Greetings fellow warriors. I had to go back into time and dig up this post I did on JWD approximately 14 yrs ago as there is no time stamp. With age comes forgetting certain things which can be a good think lol. Anyhow I share this with you fellow newbie warriors. Those of you that remember me know we have been at this resistance for many decades. My journey stated in 1994.Enjoy.

The time has come for me to bid you farewell. This Monday was a day to memorialize our fallen heroes. This was also a day for me to honor myself and all you fellow warriors. I printed out my first post to JWD, The “Wall that Heals” circa may 2001. Amazing how time heals and changes us in our evolution. I took that post and the letter below and burned it. I then went to El Paso’s oldest cemetery where every kind of person is buried. Here you find everyone from a Mexican president, Gen Pershing, famous madams (founders of El Paso) to famous Wild West gunslingers and everything in-between. I decided here is where I wanted the ashes of my JW persona to be scattered as my rite of passage to the next level of my path.

Dear Victor,

Today I am here as your silent witness to honor your past contributions and self sacrifice to the Watchtower god. You have struggled for years trying to find meaning to your twenty years of wasted service. Today, your struggle is over, it was not in vain. Through your presence and misguided dedication you helped those that wanted your help in ways that you may not even imagine. At the very least you helped your ex wife to rise above her childhood abuse and you helped yourself. Your past was instrumental in the work you do and will do on a bigger scale. Consider your twenty years of being a witness as a school you had to attend to fully understand heart, mind and soul control. Congratulations you graduated with honors!.

The Watchtower is an institution among many that God has allowed to exist. In the divine scheme of things these are schools for certain souls to attend in their spiritual evolution. Some never graduate and they grow old and die inside these institutions, it’s their use of free will and destiny.

As every great fallen warrior is honored for their service to their country today is your day of honor and death. Today you die to all your hopes and dreams, fears and misplaced faith you once bought into as a witness. I am here as your inner spirit to witness the death of all your JW ideals gone awry. You must also die to your ex JW hopes and dreams this is not your destiny. All great men rise to do what they are destined to do and today you must look forward to your destiny. As you honor and strip off the false self you had to create to fight for your survival, I as your guiding inner spirit will emerge to serve you. You must learn to trust me, and follow the path of least resistance. All men must die few actually live.

“The greatest general is he who makes the fewest mistakes” Napoleon Bonaparte

So Long

Victor Escalante

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Hello

by UnshackleTheChains in

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i decided to join this forum as have been lurking awhile.

there are lots of interesting topics on here that appeal to me.. i have been a witness for almost 3 decades and am very disillusioned with the organisation at this time.

i am beginning to see it in a new light as i am getting older.

Victor

Hi Unshackle

Here is an article I wrote back around 1996. The info is still very relevant. I hope it helps you.

http://www.towerwatch.com/help_for_ex-witnesses/ten_step_program.htm

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Catching My Breath (RIP JWD'ers)

by Phaedra in

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farkel.

ros.

Victor

Thanks flipper and snuggle for your input on Farkel.

Wow, I did not realize all the ones mentioned by other posters were also gone.

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Catching My Breath (RIP JWD'ers)

by Phaedra in

mouthy.

farkel.

ros.

Victor

I come here a couple times a year and sorry to hear of their passing. I locked horns with Farkel a few times over his false assumptions. I could tell he was deeply wounded. Does anyone know if his last years were happy? I heard he was a great pianist.

Ros I knew from Jesus Wit. She was more moderate.

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Leaving the org and marriage possibly ending

by atacrossroads in

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i was raised a witness, baptized at 16, vacation pioneered, got married, etc.

i was very much your typical witness and believed it was the truth until last summer.

a very close relative of mine left the witnesses.

Victor

Hi atacrossroads sorry to hear about your situation. I wrote this article circa 1996 when I was in the same situation.

http://www.jwfiles.com/wt_professional_look_at_jws/threat_social.htm

If it's any consolation to you, while the journey out of JW's is painful, the freedom, peace of mind and joy is worth it.

Do you know Sherie Holmes from Agusta Georgia?

by Victor in

greetings friends i am looking to find sherie holmes.

she at one time lived in seguin texas in the late 1980's.

she has a daughter named brandy and a son but i don't recall his name.

Victor

Greetings friends I am looking to find Sherie Holmes. She at one time lived in Seguin Texas in the late 1980's. She has a daughter named Brandy and a son but I don't recall his name. She has to be in her 70's if she is still alive. She is a very skilled natural health practitioner. She practiced iridology, kinesilogy, and nutrition. She professed to be an anointed person. I last saw her in Augusta Georgia around 1990. I am needing to to find her for her expertise in health and nutrition. If you know her whereabouts can you please send me a pm? Thanks

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Natural Selection in Religions

by Victor in

i recently developed an interest in examining the origins of religion.

so what i've gathered so far is this.

the human mind needs to create an explanation and meaning.

Victor

@ Hairtrigger fear of death = mental pain

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Natural Selection in Religions

by Victor in

i recently developed an interest in examining the origins of religion.

so what i've gathered so far is this.

the human mind needs to create an explanation and meaning.

Victor

@ Cappytan, I'm glad that seeking professional helped you to deal with your dilemma. Your dad may never be open to consider opposing information to his beliefs. This would create too much mental pain leading to cognitive dissonance.

@ Village Idiot these are broad generalizations that will have exceptions. My point is simply this. War and genocide is justified by the religious leaders as a directive from God.

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Natural Selection in Religions

by Victor in

i recently developed an interest in examining the origins of religion.

so what i've gathered so far is this.

the human mind needs to create an explanation and meaning.

Victor

I recently developed an interest in examining the origins of religion. So what I've gathered so far is this.

The human mind needs to create an explanation and meaning. The brain creates problems which leads to brain pain.

The mind creates a god (this ameliorates brain pain)

The tribe creates a mythology of this god that creates the religion

The god that now directs the tribe takes out the brain pain of uncertainty and decision making

This mental god is given a moral code of laws to be followed music and rituals evolve that creates a mystical experience.

Guilt becomes the currency of enforcement of the religion

The religion takes on the social control of population, food supplies, behaviors, etc.

This belief in this particular god is a form of insurance for survival

The religion

All other gods of other tribes are the false gods and the tribe's god is reason to commit genocide of other tribes

As the tribe grows and becomes more complex in it's governance hierarchies have to be created. The top monarch places himself at the top of the religion.

The leader uses this evolved religion to control the nation that is evolving

The hierarchy of priests now being to control and monopolize the trance states the individuals used to have in their own direct connection to god.

The priests now become the direct intercessors for the people to their god

The priests now take on the control on authority of the god/church to attack any person or groups that threaten their position

The politicos now become advocates to crusaders for the religion.

You can not update religion because you undo the whole DNA of power and society

Religion was imported to the U.S. by groups fleeing the persecution of the then monopolistic religions.

These evangelicals all shared the end times theology

Many of these groups became secularized and the fervor of their theology became more moderate

Modern Christianity in American had its start right after the passage of the new deal.

Corporate America saw it as a threat to their profits and power so they funded and seeded ministers of anti government self determination propaganda.

This gave rise to the political power to elect Eisenhower, Nixon, Reagan, and Bushes.

The moral majority thought it had struck gold with Reagan except Reagan only used the moral majority for his political advantage. In the end Jerry Falwell stopped his political crusade feeling used.

Today we find ourselves with hybrid groups and primitive ideologies all fighting for power, money, and control.

Basically tribes on steroids. That's my take on history of religion.

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Brooklyn Bethel

by Victor in

wow this place looks very different from the last time i was here which is years ago.

my old profile log in did not work so for you old timers i'm victor escalante.

now to the topic i had in mind.

Victor

Wow this place looks very different from the last time I was here which is years ago. My old profile log in did not work so for you old timers I'm Victor Escalante.

Now to the topic I had in mind. Last week I got a chance to go to New York City. I wanted to photograph some of the iconic sites such as a Brooklyn Bridge and there it was, the infamous remnants of Brooklyn Bethel. Funny how as a kid seeing all the propaganda of their properties, I had the impression of this huge complex. In relation to all the high rises of New York City they are small potatoes. The area is prime real estate for high end luxury condos and if memory serves me, I think all their properties in Brooklyn are up for sale.

In walking the area I got a feeling of a very distant past lifetime as a JW. I pondered of all the lives that have come through this place including the march of Silent Lambs. This was just archeology of relics from an idealistic past that was all a sham. I even found the old building of The Brooklyn Eagle Newspaper, just a few blocks away. It must have been a riot to turn the pit bull reporters to dog Russel and company to expose all the lunatic practices and theology of their time,