Stages of Seeking.

[outerheaven]

I agree with the basic premise, and it was true in my experience to a large degree.

When I "went down the rabbit hole," I thought it was of utmost importance to "wake everyone up NOW!" Of course, we all know where that leads; arguments, friends and family members looking at you like you're absolutely bonkers. On the other hand, there were many who listened intently and ended up being convinced by what I was saying, the evidence I shared with them, etc. -- but other than that it didn't seem to change or impact their lives at all.

Perhaps this was because they were lacking the spiritual catalyst to go down that path? I'm not quite sure. But the end result was, I stopped thinking it was important to wake people up.

At that point I strongly resonated with The Hermit archetype -- the entity who becomes enshrouded by the very mystery he has uncovered.

As a result, and perhaps due to being guided by the energy inherent in The Hermit archetype, I dove deeper into the mysteries, which of course takes some turns through some "bizarre" topics. Ancient human civilization, ancient mythology, ETs, history of the solar system, etc. Stuff that is no longer in the realm of credibility for people who have a hard enough time believing a government would ever attack its own people (despite historical documents like Operation Northwoods, etc -- but I digress).

I'm not sure I'd say this is "universal" though. I think conspiracy theories are just one of many gateways to discovering, or desiring to discover, our human spirit.

I think, really, any topic can be a gateway to this seeking. Ultimately, the truth is at the basis of everything, right? -- sure it's obscured and buried in a multitude of ways. But all that is required is a strong desire to seek the truth -- to keep digging until you get to the bottom of things. Through that desire, opportunities to seek are afforded.

I would guess that there are many more fruitful avenues of seeking than conspiracy theories. Religion, romantic love, death ... etc ... who knows? But I base that on the number of people I know who are "awakened" to conspiracy subjects but still have little to no desire to seek spirituality.

There are many dead ends, there are many limited hangouts, etc. A truth seeker realizes when he's hit a dead end and turns around and keeps going. It's a lifelong search and it's never done.