Sunday, December 7, 2014

Port of Spore: Part II



            In my first paper I defined sport in a way that is sure to raise some eyebrows and ruffle a few feathers. Yet from a logical standpoint my definition is firmly rooted in deductive reasoning by use of etymology; and as a reminder my definition of sport was and still is that sports are ritual offerings to the female fertility goddess Gaia Spore of the ancient Roman societies.[1] In this paper I will explain these rituals in greater detail which will lead me to point out the real underlying ethical issue I have with sports.
            Ethical issues in sports can take many shapes and forms; usually one would think of ethical issues that actually take place during the practice of the sport such as the ethics of using performance enhancing drugs, or betting on sports. My ethical issue with sports can be seen in isolation of sports and is not necessarily tied to the practice of these sports. Also this issue is much grander than sports in general and also ties into other social structures like religion and politics. But as I will demonstrate sports in our modern society is extremely closely tied to my ethical issue and fundamental to the continuance of this reprehensible issue.
            The issue at hand follows logically from the definition set forth in the first paper that is; sports of all kinds are sex magic rituals, which is why just about every sport under the sun has some form of pole and ball(s). Just to be clear though I have no issue with full-grown consenting adults partaking of sex magic rituals, I believe they should be informed of the nature of their sport of choice but that is an educational issue and not an ethical issue. The ethical issue here is that these sex magic rituals always incorporated children into the ritual, 100% of the time. As a matter of fact, sex with children is intimately intertwined with the entire myth of Gaia Spore.
          According to the myths it was Gaia who gave a virgin birth to her first child Uranus, Gaia then had sex with her first born child to give birth to the Titans; which of course is a myth specifically designed to incorporate and glorify pedophilia.[2] The last born of the Titans was Cronus who is the personification of Saturn. Cronus was the orneriest of the children of Uranus and Gaia and eventually overthrew his father Uranus by castrating then murdering him with the scythe.[3] Again, we see why Nike uses the symbol of the slash to symbolize the ritual castration and murder associated with Cronus who is linked to Nike and thus the link to sports rituals.  But Cronus did not stop with just murdering his father Uranus, he was also highly insecure about bearing children because he saw it as a threat to his power, so Cronus ate his children upon birth. This myth served to glorify ritual sacrifice of “young virgins” which of course is the politically correct way to say the sacrifice of children.
          But by now you’re likely wondering how does any of this have to do with sport, where is the connection between sports and Cronus? We will use football again, specifically the National Football League (NFL) to draw these connections. The whole practice of football is designed to mirror the virgin birth of Uranus; each play the center snaps the ball to the quarterback and thus it is a live ball situation, or the ball is alive. That is why the quarterback lines-up right behind the center in a position that looks an awful lot like the “doggy-style” sexual position. The quarterback then makes his calls at the line using words and terms that mean nothing to the average person, symbolizing the sex magic incantation before initiation of the ritual. The quarterback then sticks his hands between the legs of the center as he gives birth to the live ball situation. When the referee blows the whistle the play is over and they say it is a dead ball situation. In football any given play usually last between five to twenty seconds, and remember it symbolizes the birth of a child; therefore each play is symbolic of Cronus eating his children within moments of their birth, because of course after Cronus ate his children they were dead, just like the ball.
          In the last paper I mentioned that the Super Bowl Half-Time Show is a hot spot for driving home these sex magic rituals to the subconscious mind; and I gave examples of Janet Jackson’s boob, the Red Hot Chili Peppers singing their hit single “Give It Away” off their album “Blood Sugar Sex Magik”[4] and really I could go on and on. But now it is important to show how they incorporate children into these rituals and not only children but the themes of death and children.
At the 2013 Super Bowl before Jennifer Hudson sang the National Anthem, the NFL decided it was in good taste to parade survivors of the Sandy Hook school shooting out to sing “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” (which for anyone familiar with mind-control techniques would know that song selection was not by chance, but I digress). The death and children themes really could not be any more obvious; and of course to top it all off the graphic shown on the screen to identify the children said “Sandy Hook School Chorus” (see ex. 1), interesting that they chose the word chorus instead of choir. They chose the word chorus because it encodes both the name Horus and Cronus; Horus is the same personification as Cronus just from the earlier Egyptian society; like Cronus, Horus murdered his father Osiris to take the throne, and had sex with his mother Isis (where have I heard that name recently?). It is also worth noting that the term chorus has its’ origins as a term used in Greek tragedies for those who commented on the action of the play.[5]
 
Example 1
          As a furtherlink between death, sex, and children at the Super Bowl, I have to ask who were the teams that played in Super Bowl XLVII (of course they use Roman numerals)? Oh, it was the San Francisco 49ers against the Baltimore Ravens[6]; well let’s think about this, San Francisco is widely regarded as the gay capitol of the world, and remember the term gay comes from the same root word as game, guy, and sport. Then the Raven is almost always associated with death, because they tend to gather on battlefields to feast upon the dead. Many Christians believe a Raven to be a symbol of Satan[7], jeez what a coincidence the term Satan (pronounced in Latin Sat-han) comes from the same root word as Saturn whom Cronus personifies. (For those who doubt this connection between the Raven and Cronus/Saturn, I reference this Old Spice Swagger commercial featuring the most famous Raven of them all and a man who himself was once accused of murder[8], Ray(ven) Lewis.)[9]
            The final and most damning evidence I will provide for this unethical link between children, sex magic, and death is really the worst kept secret in the NFL. That secret is that every year, without exception, the Super Bowl weekend is the biggest human sex trafficking weekend of the year. So much so that in 2011 when the Super Bowl was to be played in Dallas, Texas; it prompted then-Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott to comment that “The Super Bowl is the greatest show on Earth, but it also has an ugly underbelly, it's commonly known as the single largest human trafficking incident in the United States.”[10] I agree with that sentiment, but would add that the Super Bowl is the greatest magik show on Earth, as in sex magik. Throughout the rest of the article Abbott tries to explain away the link as simply a large influx of people, mostly men, looking for sex; and that can explain part of it but Abbott fails to address the elephant in the room being that massive sporting events like the Super Bowl and sex magic are two peas in a pod.  
          Hundreds of thousands of children go missing without a trace and to never be found again, every year in the United States.[11] I would suggest very strongly that many of them end up at the Super Bowl which is fitting given that those who win the Super Bowl are always asked the same question: “(Name here), you just won the Super Bowl! What are you going to do next?” To which they answer: “I’m going to Disneyworld!” Disney being one of the greatest sorcerers concerning the themes of sex magik and children (see ex. 2); which leads me to ask the question “Young child, you were just kidnapped and sold into sex slavery, what are you going to do next?” Unfortunately many of those children would answer ironically with “I’m going to the Super Bowl...”.
Example 2
            In the ancient Roman times it was well known among the ruling class that they only needed to provide two things to the masses to keep them under control; those two provisions were bread, and circus.[12] Meaning, if you feed them and entertain them, they will go along with anything; and those tactics are still being used today just in a more high-tech sophisticated manner. However, the rituals and sacrifices pretty much stay the same, it is just they do not explicitly tell you or educate you on these practices so as to hide their deeds in plain sight.
            With the next and final installment of what I have dubbed the “Port of Spore Trilogy” I will introduce a nefarious character by the name of Jerry Sandusky. In this next installment, I will provide links between Mr. Sandusky and some of the most prominent men and organizations over the last century in American society to prove that sex magik is fundamental in the practice of sport and the overarching power structure of modern society; which will further imply why sports, football especially, have been promoted as symbols of manliness, and why so much of the world society will literally go to their place of worship to pray for their sports team. In the meantime, I will be praying for humanity to awaken from their sports induced coma to see what is hidden in plain sight. I love a good sporting event as much as the next person; but at what cost?  



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Monday, September 29, 2014

The Port of Spore: Sports & Sex Magik Part 1



Every area of philosophical inquiry leads to questions, by enrolling in a class titled Philosophy of Sport the first most obvious and possibly most profound question has to be “what is sport?” This question is metaphysical in nature which often leads to difficulty in providing a concise definition.[1] Sport has often been described as a form of play; such a description is debatable as some believe that definition trivializes the basis of sport. Huizinga posited the definition of play as “a voluntary activity or occupation executed within certain fixed limits of time and place, according to rules freely accepted but absolutely binding; having its aim in itself and accompanied by a feeling of tension, joy, and the consciousness that is different from ordinary life.[2]” Even if this were a widely accepted definition of play it still leaves the term sport as subcategory of play being the broader umbrella term.     
Another term closely associated with sport is game. Bernard Suit pointed out what he felt was the four elements that comprise a game: 1.) A goal 2.) A means of achieving said goal 3.) Rules 4.) Lusory attitude[3]. Both of these definitions are filled with difficulty and a general lack of consensus, though the intuitive link between play, sport, and game is widely acknowledged. One major reason these definitions are insufficient is because they are derived inductively. Meaning there is an assumption whether conscious or not, that the words themselves do not have an inherent meaning. On the contrary, these terms can be traced back to various ancient languages and cultures. Through the study of etymology we can build a deductive framework to understand these terms.
By applying etymology, the terms play, game, and sport take on a vastly different connotation than the general 21st century perception. The term game comes from the name for the Greek Goddess of the Earth, Gaia. In these ancient Roman societies they would hold these events or games to pay homage to the fertility of the Earth Goddess.  Furthermore, terms like guy, and gay come from this root word Gaia; these terms associate with the notion of these games because it was widely held that only men would compete in the games which explains the reason guy and gay are so closely related, the reason ancient Greek societies are associated with homosexuality and why women generally do not partake of these games, because they are actually fertility rituals providing an offering to the Earth Goddess and women’s fertility in general.
The etymology to the word sport is even more interesting; the word Sport is a combination of multiple different root words, first and foremost it derives from a different name for the Greek Earth Goddess, Gaia Spore[4]. This word is a reference to the reproductive structure of a spore again symbolizing fertility, in this case the virgin birth of Uranus; furthermore the word sport also symbolizes the union of the letter S which stands for serpent which is considered a male fertility symbol; and port, like where boats dock. Boats are always referred to as females thus we have female ships which rest in ports (female) tied to the pole (male) which again symbolizes the union of the male and female; which explains why after the Roman (row-men) traveled across the sea (sea men) they found a port (female) to disembark their(sea)men; but the female ship must have its (male) pole to tie down to, and after the boat has been tied down to the pole and the sea men have disembarked their vessel they then call the place that is holding the boat a berth. Invariably, the etymology of these words comes back to ancient ritualized sex magic, of which the purpose is to make an offering similar to the way that people would offer their finest foods or objects as an offering to the Gods; these games and sports were a means of offering the biggest strongest and most skilled man’s abilities to the Earth Goddess as if it were a fine art. Therefore my inductive (therefore fundamentally flawed) definition of sport is a competitive art form which challenges demographically similar participants in various areas of talent and skill within certain pre-agreed upon guidelines.  
Evidence of sports being closely related to sex rituals is pretty much ubiquitous from ancient sports to even more modern day sports and sports organizations. Let’s begin first and foremost with the oldest organized sport of all which would be wrestling.   It is well known that wrestling used to be practice by two naked men, and of course the original form of wrestling known today as Greco-Roman wrestling is directly linked to the Greeks and thus to the Olympic games. The Olympic game’s symbol is a direct reference to sex magic, symbolizing the female hips and vagina. So we have two naked men rolling around together trying to score on each other, as an offering to the goddess, Gaia.
Alright so wrestling is an obvious example of this definition of sport but what about more recently developed sports certainly we’ve broke away from the sex symbolism, right? Let’s use basketball as the next example; basketball is a relatively new sport getting its official start in 1891 by a man named Dr. James Naismith. Clearly though, Dr. Naismith understood the origins of sport by the way he designed his basketball court. Remember originally, there were no three-point lines on a basketball court; clearly if you look at an aerial view of a basketball court the sex magic symbolism is put right in your face, as the court clearly depicts two phallic shapes fighting for a hole in the middle. (See ex. 1) Also, how about the fact that it’s called a basketball court? Playing on a basketball court is a reference to courtship like in a Romantic relationship or the dating game, which is why when you are courting that person you need to play your cards right and be on top of your game; so that you can score, player!                                         
                                                            Example 1:
Notice also that the clip board is from Anaconda Sports, again referencing the serpent as a symbol of male fertility.
 Of course, the object of basketball is to put the ball in the hole; the word ball is associated with the ancient Canaanite bull god Baal. Baal was slayed by the goddess Nike, which is why the multi-national corporation named after the slayer of the bull god Nike uses a slash or swoosh as their symbol. And obviously it is not hard to see the corporation Nike’s connection to almost anything sports related because all of these games are paying homage to these fertility goddesses, therefore Nike is being fed both literally and metaphorically through the practice of these games and the incorporation of this symbolism.   
As a final example of the use of sex magic symbolism and sports we turn to none other than the National Football League. Throughout the sport itself there are undeniable themes of sex magic however for the sake of concluding this paper and opening a segue into the next paper about ethical issues in sport the focus of this paragraph will center on actual rituals performed in association with these sporting events. The most obvious ritual associated with the National Football League is the Superbowl Half Time Show. Flashback to just this past year and we have the Red Hot Chili Peppers playing one song “Give It Away”  which is off their 1991 album titled “Blood Sugar Sex Magik” which (big surprise) is about 18 year old girls coming of age and giving away their virginity. Simultaneously, while the Red Hot Chili Peppers were playing a song directly referencing sex magic, Bruno Mars is engaging in a mock gay wedding. And for anyone even slightly familiar with Superbowl Half Time Shows knows this kind of symbolism and sex magic is far from out of the ordinary, Madonna’s half time show in 2013 was much the same with her Baphomet helmet and Roman servants; and of course there will always be the infamous Janet Jackson sex magic ritual from 2004, which is self-explanatory.


Some may consider this definition of sport extremely debasing to the meaning of sport and athletic competition. But the importance of this definition and the reason I posit it for consideration is to illustrate just how out of proportion all of these sports have become, where they are massive industries and people are made multi-millionaires through what at the end of the day is just a ritual. In our culture people have been blinded by sport and begin to see their whole life through a sports paradigm. This has massive implications for social control and provides a cover for the more sinister aspects of the rituals to which these sports are paying homage; which will be the topic of my next paper considering ethical issues in sports.  The ethical issue I raise will then lead to my sports figure I have chosen to focus on and will bring together all three of these projects together to paint one giant picture of the nature of sport in modern society.


[1] Heather L. Reid, Introduction to the Philosophy of Sport, 2012
[2] Johan Huizinga, Homo Ludens, 1938
[3] Bernard Suit, The Grasshopper, Games, Life, and Utopia, 1978
[4] Christopher Lord, SymBullism Of The Bull God Of The Bible - Taurus Torah, 2014