8/28/09
8/6/09
Seton Homeschooling (moar like SATAN homeschooling, amirite?)
I attended public school for 12 years (including Kindergarten)- not 13 like everyone else. Instead of going to public school for 4th grade, my mother made the decision to try a homeschool curriculum for a year. Now don't get me wrong, homeschool had it's perks: you got to sleep in as late as you wanted, you had an hour for lunch, you only had to do a few easy assignments every day, there was a field trip every friday, and my personal favorite: the "school day" only lasted a good 3 hours. My mom was the "teacher." She would assign things to read and writing excercises to do.
There are hundreds of homeschooling curriculums available. We used one called Seton Catholic Homeschooling. Inspired by Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, the patron saint of Catholic schools, Seton Homeschooling focused on an old-school, religion-based curriculum. Everything we learned somehow connected to God, whether is was relevant or not.
We only learned about CATHOLIC scientists and their discoveries. We only learned about CATHOLIC explorers and their adventures. All of the math word problems had CATHOLIC undertones. Since most of the english curriculum was based on perfecting cursive writing, we only used practice sentences that had to do with catholicsm.
For example, in my writing book there would be one sentence written out in perfect cursive. It was usually something like: "Father Jones and Sister Anne are planning a pilgrimage to Fatima in the fall to deepen their relationship with Jesus Christ." I would then have to copy that sentence over and over again for a good three or four pages until my cursive was flawless.
My little brother was homeschooled for a year as well, but he was in 1st grade. Since 1st grade revolves around learning how to read, Seton sent us these easy to read "Dick and Jane" books- but instead of sentences like "Dick and Jane play catch" or "Dick and Jane go to bed," it would say things like "Dick and Jane kneel at the altar" and "Dick and Jane love Jesus."
I was forced to memorize a book called "The Baltimore Catechism." It's basically like... a field guide to catholicsm that use to be used back in the 50's in all the Catholic schools. I would have to study the pages and recite them word-for-word into a tape recorder. Memorization was a huge part of my "grade."
Another huge part of my grade was my book report. I could only choose a book about a saint and it was sent away by mail and graded by some random lady across the country. I got an "F" on it. I have no idea why, and I don't really care.
Everything seemed fine with Seton Homeschool at that point. Yeah, it might have been a little overkill when it came to the catholic undertones, but it wasn't too bad. Then we started reading a book called "This is Our Land"- the history book. It was half history text and half literature. The literature part was what had me second guessing the curriculum. I remember a story about a girl who lived in a fort in the west during the mid-1800's. Her fort comes under attack by the local native Americans and it's basically just her freaking out while the native Americans burn down the fort and kill everyone. The moral of the story was that it didn't matter that they were burning down the fort, because they're all going to Hell for not believing in God.
....I'm sorry, what?
At that point, I snapped out of my "eh, this homeschool thing ain't too bad" mode and checked back into reality. This book was literally teaching white supremacy and that it was totally okay that the pioneers and settlers came in and kept taking native American land. When I brought that up to my mom, she didn't get it because back then she was still a sheeple and didn't really understand anything (don't worry, now she's all good and fighting the NWO! Woot!)- but, I dunno. The whole thing was just disgusting.
So you're probably still wondering, how do homeschool kids make friends and have a social life? It's called a "homeschool group." Basically, the people at Seton gave us the numbers/emails of other people in our area using the same curriculum. We would then set up picnics and things like that so that the kids and parents could hang out. Sounds fun, right?
Yeah, it would have been except it was wicked depressing to see how brainwashed and delerious the other kids were. They had never been to public school and had no idea what was going on in the real world. They all dressed similar to the Duggars on TV (you know, the fundamentalists with 18 kids)? If you don't know that show, all the girls wore turtlenecks and ankle-length skirts and kept their hair long and permed. All the guys wore high-waisted khakis with tucked-in polo shirts and rocked identical crew cuts.
Thankfully, one of my best friends at the time whose mother was also VERY catholic opted to try homeschooling with us so I'd have a friend at these meet-ups. Me and my friend would show up in our shorts and t-shirts to the prayer sessions and literally be frowned upon by everyone else there. We'd ask them things like "Do you guys like the new Britney Spears song?" and they'd all be like "Who's that? We like God Kidz Bop!"
I mean, I guess if they were happy, it's fine. They're innocent and will probably grow up to be really sweet people, but you all know I'm a realist- and I'm sorry, but catholic homeschool brainwashing does not give kids a glimpse into the real world- AT ALL.
Also, not all homeschooling curriculums are like this, just FYI.
-HeidiFaith
7/31/09
The most disturbing post I've ever written.
When I first started getting involved with the truth movement, a lot of things I learned made me think twice about the people around me and the people in charge. One of the topics that convinced me to never, ever go back to my sheeple ways is the annual Bohemian Grove meeting.
If you know NOTHING about the meeting, watch thsi video. I promise, it's worth it.
For those of you too lazy to sit still for 9 minutes and 45 seconds, Bohemian Grove is a meeting of the world's top executives and leaders. It happens once every summer and every year the guest list changes. It's a male-only event and it's heavily guarded.
If you know NOTHING about the meeting, watch thsi video. I promise, it's worth it.
For those of you too lazy to sit still for 9 minutes and 45 seconds, Bohemian Grove is a meeting of the world's top executives and leaders. It happens once every summer and every year the guest list changes. It's a male-only event and it's heavily guarded.
So, what happens at Bohemian Grove? Well, it's a religious ceremony. Bohemian Grove hosts an altar of some sort where the religious ceremony titled the "Cremation of Care" takes place. It's a large stage with a giant owl statue in behind it. The ceremony starts with a procession to the altar where everyone (wearing their robes and carrying their torches) takes their place and recites random ritualistic quotes. I still have no idea what any of them mean, so ask Alex- not me.
The main focus of the ceremony is the human sacrifice. Some sources say it's a MOCK human sacrifice, but by fast forwarding to the 8:25 mark in the video above, it's clear that it's a real human. I know a real human last-scream-before-death when I hear one. Where do they find these people to sacrifice every year? I'll leave that to you to look up.
Anyway, the Cremation of Care mirrors ancient Babylonian ritual sacrifices when people would throw their children into the fire as a gift to the gods.
So what happens next? Well, it's actually really fun- to them, of course. And well, probably to your average American. First they all sit around and discuss politics and such, then the drinks come out and they all get hammered, then they get naked and dance around a bit. Might I remind you, no girls are allowed, so it's a bunch of drunk rich men dancing naked.
Okay, all joking aside- the reason I wrote this post is because this is a serious issue. These people at this ceremony are people YOU VOTED FOR and SUPPORTED. They write and enfore your laws. They collect your taxes. They run the big companies you buy from. What do you think of them now?
If you want all the sources and information on Bohemian Grove, you can watch the complete uncut version of "Inside Bohemian Grove" free on GoogleVideo. Search for it.
The people in charge are nothing but monsters, and you're nothing but one of their slaves that they would love nothing more than to throw into the fire.
-HeidiFaith
7/29/09
THE COMPLETE YVETTE'S DIRECTORY
Okay, I promised a bunch of people I'd have my Yvette's theory up by the end of this week, but I've yet to hear any of YOUR theories which is why I waited so long in the first place. Anyway, I decided I'd give you guys ALL the pages in an organized matter so that you could better ivestigate. PLEASE post YOUR theories in the comments section below!
BROADWAY DOLLY: collection of MSPaint drawings:
SEAN: pictures from the birthday party + other randoms:
POEMS AND STORIES: collection of original work by Yvette:
QUOTE PAGES: words of inspiration chosen by Sean and Yvette:
BRIDAL GOWNS:
INTERVIEW: Yvette's interview with her spiritual advisor:
OIL PAINTINGS: some of Yvette's paintings. SOME HAVE TEXT/INFO AS WELL:
TUXEDOS AND DRAGONS: most random page ever:
RECIPES: secret codes and patterns ensue:
PEEPNITE: Yvette's stalker photos:
ARCHITECT: Yvette's landscape design photos:
MEDIA INDEX: free MP3 download's of all Yvette's music on the site!
I look forward to your theories. :)
-HeidiFaith
7/27/09
I just don't think people were that stupid back then.
I've always loved the fantasy world. Throughout my childhood, I was convinced that unicorns existed and that my backyard was filled with fairies. I believed that all the little squirrels and rabbits in the forest behind my house had the ability to come inside and help me do everything from cleaning the house to making a beautful dress- yes, I was channeling my inner Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, and Cinderella. I honestly believed that places like Peter Pan's Neverland existed- or some kind of place where kids could stay young forever and never buy into the depressing, horrible adult world. (Can you see where I got my Disney obsession from?)
Unfortunately, due to my lifestyle and things that have happened to me, I've been forced to mature more than I ever wanted to. If I had my way, I'd still spend all of my time turning my life into a fairytale, but alas, becoming an adult stinks. You don't really have as much time to just sit around and dream about the fantasy world.
So where am I going with this? Well, ever since I started becoming a "truther"- not just in the sense of 9/11 and government stuff, but learning the truth about EVERYTHING- I noticed that the world we refer to as "fantasy" may not be so impossible. How did I start thinking about that? Well, I was actually playing "Diner Dash: Flo Through Time" earlier tonight (see picture above).
"Diner Dash" was the game that made me addicted to time management games. It's wicked fun and addicting. To play the entire full free version (with no stupid 60 minute time limit), check it out on iWin games: http://www.iwin.com/games/diner-dash-flo-through-time
ANYHOO- I'm currently on this level where Flo (the waitress) is working at a medieval restaurant. To cook the food, the cook tosses up the meat and a DRAGON blows fire on it! Isn't that amazing? I thought it was cool. I dunno, I'm easily entertained.
But why is it that we automatically assume dragons never existed and they were purely imaginative?
Honestly. Take ANY ancient culture. For example, let's think of the ancient Greeks. We refer to the things they believed in (Zeus, centuars, Hades, the little goat/human dudes that look like Philoctes from "hercules") as "Greek MYTHology" but how do we know they were lying about anything?
I remember asking my 6th grade teacher why they called it "mythology" and she explained how people just made up stories to explain everyday phenomena like the sunrise, thunderstorms, and the ocean. I dunno, I just don't honestly believe that people were that stupid. Like, for example, my mom used to say that thunderstorms were just the angels bowling, but me and her both knew that wasn't the case...
Or did we?
I mean, in 10,000 years, people will probably call pandas, the pregnant "man", Octomom, bald eagles "American MYTHology." I know, it's a stretch, but bear with me.
My point is, no one really knows anything. Yeah, poweratheists are gonna come at me right now and be like "UHM HULLO THEY HAVE FOSSILZ AND BONEZ AND SCIENTIFICC X-PERIMENTZZ". Yeah, well how do you know they're not lying to you? They could just be making up their own "mythology" to explain something they don't fully understand.
So you know what? I believe in dragons, unicorns, fairies, etc... Just 'cause we don't see 'em all the time and they're not documented in some professional field guide or history book doesn't mean I can't wonder.
I mean, come on. Do you really think all those ancient cultures were THAT stupid?
-HeidiFaith
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