E76 Firestarters for Men: Building Bridges

E76 Introduction-

Well today we come in with one of our short format Firestarters for Men. I am calling it Building Bridges. For what it’s worth, I am feeling incredibly optimistic right now. That may surprise some of you. It hit me this week. A feeling that we are right on the verge of something historic. A restoration of our Republic. A reclaiming of what is rightfully ours as WE THE PEOPLE.

I want to get a guest on to unpack The Act of 1871 and its implications. I mentioned this at the end of the last episode. It seems this knowledge is making its way to the center stage. Were any of you able to go do some research on this?

I am also starting to put together interviews that will serve us as a tribe NO MATTER what happens in the world. If the shit hits the fan, what are our resources as men? What can we count on? Where is our edge right now as men?

It seems we are being asked to transcend our boundaries. To integrate the polarities that have kept us divided. I hear it from both sides, right and left. I have been in both camps at different points in my life. Here is what you will hear: I can’t talk to them. THEY are brainwashed. THEY don’t listen. THEY are crazy. THEY are stupid. THEY are violent.If you move across the political spectrum in this country, it’s the one thing that both sides have in common. They view the other side as a bunch of brainwashed idiots.

I am not sure if way of thinking if going to get us there. Do you? If what we have been talking about here the past ten episodes or so is true, this polarity will need to be transcended. What work do you need to do?

Let’s not forget what we have learned about projecting our shadow. We have a strong, unconscious tendency to hide, repress, and deny all the traits that we don’t want to own in ourselves. We then project them onto the other person or other group. So, it is always them. THEY that are ignorant ones, never us. THEY are violent, not us. THEY are brainwashed and conditioned, never us. THEY are wrong about something never us. And finally, it is THEY who are arrogant and lack humility, not us.

Do you see how prevalent that is in our thinking? To remedy this, we can get out one of our most powerful tools in menswork and just own the projection.

I can be ignorant of many, many things. There is so much I DON’T know.

I can be violent and angry. Sometimes I want to burn this old, corrupt system to the ground.

I can be brainwashed and conditioned. My whole life I have processed information that wasn’t true. Even though it was packaged as such. So have you, my friend.

I can be wrong….about lots of things. Maybe I am even wrong about this.

And finally, I can be arrogant and lack humility. I can think I know more or am better because I do spiritual work or mens work or I’m smart and well-read and so on and so forth. I can lack humility. This is a shadow that many men have.

Can you find these in yourself? These qualities you project to the other side, whether that other side is on the left or on the right. This sort of owning your shadow is what helps build the bridge. Are you starting to see that?

We have forgotten that WE ARE We The People. There isn’t a political divide in WE THE PEOPLE. The divide is an artificial construct. An impediment or obstacle in our collective awakening .

Sure the MSM, which is controlled by the DS and CIA, stokes and fuels our division. This is by design. However it is up to us to see this and ultimately decide: does this division serve us? Will it take us to where we need to go?  Does it feel good to constantly put our friends and family members “over there” in the box we label as idiots or brainwashed or misinformed (even when you can easily make the case for this). Will standing above others ever awaken them?Or do we need to figure out more elegant ways to build the bridges for WE THE PEOPLE.

I have work to do finding the new language. I am betting that you do too. This is perhaps the most important work you and I will do together. Do you want to be part of reclaiming WE THE PEOPLE and look back on this time as the best thing that you ever saw happen in your lifetime? Then it’s time to lean into your work and your courage. We are counting on you my friend.

For me, another area I see that I can continue to develop is in my ability to hold space for people that don’t agree with my viewpoint. This seems really important right now I‘m really being challenged by that with this show. I want people to like me and respect me (although this desire has lessened as I have grown older).

My teacher Patrick mentioned this in the recent retreat I did with him. He reminded us to stand in the Truth, no matter what. Serve the Divine and serve the Truth. Then let the chips fall where they may. You might lose a few friends and family members as you continue on your Hero’s Journey. But that’s ok. Sometimes these people you think are gone circle back around further up the mountain.

I got a great email from a listener that I want to share with you. He was so respectful and expressed how much he has enjoyed Basecamp and called out some specific episodes that he has enjoyed. He then expressed that the recent episides on The Great Awakening and, specifically, the episodes where Q is referenced have been off-putting and out of alignment with him and his viewpoint.

I completely get this. I have an intuitive feeling that many of you may be sitting with the same unease or lack of resonance with these recent episodes. My question to you is: did you get anything from the episodes, even if you didn’t agree with some of the content?

Here is the email I sent back to him. I hope it makes sense to you. I won’t use his name, of course.

Thank you for your honest response and thank you for listening to Basecamp. I think I understand where you are coming from.

That being said, I wanted to clear something up as best I can. The Great Awakening is not centered on nor dependent on Q for its momentum. It is a collective awakening to both the Light and the Dark. Q is simply a tool to help awaken many to the shadow. That’s it really.

Is Q a military intelligence operation? Yes it is. Are they preparing to make arrests? Yes they are. Is it going to shock the public? Yes it will.

However, beyond that, you don’t ever have to go there (nor does anyone else). There are a lot of ways up the mountain (many versions of the Hero’s Journey) and there seems to be a collective quickening happening right now. It’s palpable in the air, isn’t it?

I’ve done 75 shows now and only 5 or so mention anything related to the Q phenomenon. I will continue to serve men and serve Truth and our collective awakening. 

Thank you for giving Basecamp a listen and I wish you well.

With respect,

Tony

It seems we are being asked to forge new tools for the next chapters of our Hero’s Journey. What has brought us this far may be inadequate for the next challenges. How do you do your part to build bridges? What part of you is beckoning for expression? What part of you that has been dormant is now being asked to come forth? Your voice? Your heart? Your truth?

To steal a few lines from Andy Dufrane in The Shawshank Redemption, one of my favorite films of all-time. If you’ve come this far, perhaps you’re willing to come a bit further. I hope this episode finds you and finds you well.

Your friend,

Tony