T.O.P.Y I S...
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People like to control you. They want power and they achieve it. These
thieves are smart and they work off people's insecurities. CONTROL means
dictating how others should live and how to think. If you are afraid of
making these decisions for yourself (because of fear of failure, lack of self-
confidence, fear of death, and definitely laziness) then it is easy to
associate yourself with, and follow someone strong enough to make decisions for
you. You are no longer responsible for yourself and no longer have the burden
or that responsibility. It is easier to identify oneself with an already
developed personality (hero/heroine) than go through the never ending struggle
of self-discovery. The insecure robbers who feed off our weaknesses are the
ones most people tend to trust: our rabbis and priests who control through
strict regulations and traditions, our school teachers who take advantage of
the innocence and naivety of young children by presenting themselves and
their ideas as manifestations of god, and our media which depicts THE
acceptable lifestyle through slanted manipulations. These thieves are aware
of your trust and innocence, and intend on using those weaknesses to control
you.
The Temple Ov Psychick Youth is an organization aimed at DE-control. They
do not wish to control you; they wish to liberate themselves. They offer
suggestions on how you COULD liberate yourself, not how you SHOULD
liberate yourself. The process of liberation consists of many types of
research, such as the music group PTV. Members of the Temple feel that
there is no reason why life should not be "lived to the fullest" where all
one's NEEDS and DESIRES are fulfilled. Because there are so many distractions
to divert one's attention from one's goals, symbols are invented to be worn, to
be drawn, etc., to constantly remind, if not the conscious, then the
unconscious, of these goals. Ideally, through this process laziness is
combatted and the goals will more likely be achieved since those goals are
constantly on the person's mind. Because there are so many distractions and
limitations posed by the "controllers", sometimes our deepest wants do not
seem earthly possible, and we repress them in our subconscious (a step
towards neurosis) trying to dismiss them. The Temple does not believe in
repressing our needs and desires (submitting to those "controllers"), because
our personal needs are what make us human and individual.
The Psychick Cross is the symbol of the "whole" person, uncovering one's
unconsciously hidden desires and obtaining them. The unconscious speaks
most loudly in our dreams and our fantasies. When we fantasize, our desires
usually take place in Utopian settings, and represent these goals by creating
collages including parts of our physical body to personalise the symbol of our
goal even more. This symbol reminds us over and over again that this is thee
want, this is thee self. Temple members using this process end up
understanding their needs and desires better, are more able to satisfy
themselves and succeed in life.
I personally enjoy making decisions and discoveries on my own. I will not
allow anyone to take that joy away from me. I enjoy my intelligence, my
talents, and discovering myself using the symbolic rituals suggested by the
Temple Ov Psychick Youth. T.O.P.Y. is an important organization because: 1) it
shows people they are not alone in the struggle, and 2) it allows people to
exchange views, ideas, and solutions to better these processes to liberate and
satiate the individual self.
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