Part 2 : I realized that indeed ZetaTalk is a manifestation of Nancy's being
In retrospect, I don't think I should have promoted ZetaTalk so fervently all the time thinking I could protect ZetaTalk from misguided people or interpretations. Whatever any one person sees in ZetaTalk is necessarily going to depend on where that person is coming from and what they are looking for, and there is probably little I can do to affect their perception. Likewise, I realized that indeed ZetaTalk is a manifestation of Nancy's being, not mine, and it was foolish for me to pretend otherwise. It is an often repeated message from Nancy that ZetaTalk is, in fact, being created BY all us through our questions and input, but what she won't often acknowledge and is just as true is that ZetaTalk is being created FOR us. Such being the case, there is a strong propensity among TT membership towards an "us vs. them mentality" which may have its usefulness in some cases (such as keeping a list on the right track) but I believe is mostly counterproductive and uncharacteristic of a healthy organization.

When people take what they believe is truth, identify with it, champion it, and rally behind it, they are not acting with a lot of awareness. Doesn't the mind lose its sensitivity when it attaches itself to a higher authority such as the ZetaTalk doctrine? How can a mind beholden to and conditioned by a higher authority be independent and meet the present with clarity? For many people ZetaTalk and thus Nancy have become a vital part of their identity, an extension of themselves so-to-speak, and so defend it as if they were defending themselves when criticized. As is the case with people who are afraid to look at themselves in the mirror of relationship and question their own beliefs and actions incessantly, so is the case with ZetaTalk and all those who identify with it. Without a deep understanding of the structure of the self, the fortress we build around essential being, those who champion ZetaTalk are very apt to make ZetaTalk the embodiment of their own fears and ambitions. I think, to a great extent, this is what is happening at ZetaTalk and Nancy permits it to happen. ZetaTalk, in my view, is very educating as far as dispelling a lot of our ego-centered assumptions about the universe, acquainting us with concepts yet undreamed of, gathering lots of disparate information and giving it coherence and order, illuminating us about other forms of governance and parenting styles, and so forth. However, while it certainly challenges our conditioning and demands our open-mindedness, can't it also recondition us and create its own kind of closed-mindedness if we aren't aware? So if the real revolution hasn't already occurred on a deeper level, maybe we are only jumping from one prison of thought to another.

I don't think ZetaTalk is all that it is hyped up to be. There is very much a division between what ZetaTalk claims to be, and the reality of what it is. There is a contradiction between the ends being sought, and the means employed to get there. Nancy and ZetaTalk may indeed have grand visions of the future, but if we as individuals are not living and demonstrating those truths today (rather than simply jumping on the ZetaTalk bandwagon), I'm afraid all is for naught. The "utopic" vision ZetaTalk presents is just that, a vision, which is not in accordance with fact. The facts speak for themselves and I will clarify them as best as possible. While ZetaTalk and Nancy make numerous references to empowering people (giving them the tools to survive the shift, giving them the information they need to understand today's world, etc..), I tend to think that dis-empowerment is the overall effect. The nature of ZetaTalk, in which one person has been given a monopoly over extraordinarily sensitive information and the tools to respond, as if a god, to everybody's questions about the mechanics of the universe, sets the tone for the whole organization. Essentially, this whole operation we call ZetaTalk is being run by one person. One person is dictating reality for a great many people. Nancy is the one with all the answers. The same person is both providing the information that has the potential to extinguish the human race and setting herself up as its savior. It is no wonder that Nancy not only dictates the content and tone of ZetaTalk, she also dictates the tone and content of Troubled Times. If anyone has the illusion that Troubled Times is an entirely collaborative effort, they are wrong. Troubled Times is as much dependent on Nancy's leadership as ZetaTalk.
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