Awakening becomes branding, not liberation

Dormancy is ancient. WE were the followers then, WE are the followers and today

Ancient Civilizations

  • In ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, China, and India, we followed rigid hierarchies and divine kingship. Most never questioned OUR place; spiritual and political obedience were indistinguishable.

  • Traditions were passed down with absolute authority, and social mobility was nearly nonexistent.

Feudalism and Empire (16th–18th Century)

  • Feudal systems across Europe, Asia, and parts of Africa sustained deep dormancy through patriarchy, monarchy, and tradition.

  • Even as Enlightenment ideas spread, most common WE remained under authoritarian or superstitious frameworks.

Industrial to Modern Era (19th–20th Century)

  • Dormancy shifted from spiritual to institutional — obedience to bosses, nationalism, capitalism, and bureaucracy.

  • New ideologies (capitalism, communism, nationalism) gave US roles, not freedom. Again, WE believed WE were advancing — but often remained psychologically and politically dormant.

So How Long?

At least 5,000 years (dawn of recorded civilization) of mass SOCIAL dormancy — from the earliest agricultural societies to the Tetrahedral Artificial Reality. The forms have changed (from temples to brands, kings to influencers), but the mechanisms are often the same:

  • Obedience

  • Identity-based thought

  • Fear of exile

  • Illusion of growth

⚠️ The Wake-Up Is Recent — and Fragile

Real systemic questioning — of capitalism, tradition, identity, spirituality — has only gained visibility in the last 50–100 years, and even that remains marginal.

Most of US, even today, are not fully awake — just comfortable within updated forms of dormancy.

OUR new dormancy is not sleep — it’s stimulation that blocks awakening

🏺 Then: Dormancy Through Scarcity and Ritual

In ancient and pre-industrial societies, control was imposed through restriction and dependence:

  • Food was seasonal, local, and often scarce. Elites or religious figures controlled grain, land, or livestock.

  • Fasting, food offerings, or ritual purity were used to tie nutrition to obedience — WE ate what the system permitted.

  • Dormancy came from lack: lack of access, lack of knowledge, lack of choice.

WE were taught that OUR suffering, hunger, or deprivation had spiritual meaning — it reinforced submission to gods, kings, or moral laws. It was a tool of visible control, where dominance was clear.

🏙️ Now: Dormancy Through Excess and Simulation

Today, control has evolved from restriction to saturation. Food is everywhere — but it’s engineered, toxic, and addictive:

  • Ultra-processed products dominate shelves. They are rich in calories but empty in nutrition.

  • Industrial agriculture floods food with chemicals, hormones, plastics, and petroleum-derived preservatives.

  • Marketing ties food to identity, happiness, and performance — replacing ritual with consumer mythology.

⚠️ Fear as the Operating System of Dormant Societies

In ancient systems, WE were kept dormant through fear of:

  • Divine punishment

  • Social exile

  • Hunger or war

Today, fear is omnipresent but abstract:

  • Fear of climate collapse

  • Fear of the “other” (immigrants, opposing political parties)

  • Fear of missing out, falling behind, or not being “enough”

  • Fear that our “side” is under attack and must be defended at all costs

These aren’t irrational fears — they’re based on real crises. But they are weaponized by institutions, creating a perpetual state of alertness that blocks introspection.

📺 The Cycle of Dormancy by Urgency

  1. A crisis is broadcasted

  2. People feel fear, then duty

  3. They react — post, donate, vote, panic

  4. The system stays intact

  5. A new crisis emerges

This constant churn mimics consciousness but actually replaces it with obedience. WE feel righteous — but WE are being emotionally programmed to stay within the lines.

🔄 Common Patterns Across Religions:

  1. Sacred Authority
    Most religions have scriptures, doctrines, or leaders whose interpretations are considered authoritative. Dissent is often discouraged — especially when it threatens institutional power.

  2. Explanations for Suffering
    Religions often offer moral or spiritual explanations for suffering:

    • Christianity: Suffering from sin, punishment, or God’s plan.

    • Islam: Test from Allah or punishment for wrongdoings.

    • Hinduism/Buddhism: Karma and cycles of rebirth.

    • Judaism: Suffering as consequence of sin or divine testing.
      These ideas can bring comfort — or can lead to passivity, especially when people believe they cannot change their fate.

  3. Social Control
    Religious authority has often been used by ruling powers to maintain order — sometimes through fear, guilt, or promises of reward/punishment in the afterlife.

⚖️ But Important Differences Exist:

  1. Degree of Control
    Not all religions exercised the same level of control over people’s minds or daily lives at all times. It depended on:

    • Whether the religion was in power or persecuted.

    • The historical era, region, and political system.

    • The culture of interpretation (some traditions encouraged debate more than others — like Talmudic study in Judaism or philosophical discourse in early Buddhism and Sufism).

  2. Internal Diversity
    Even within a religion, there’s a spectrum:

    • Mystics, reformers, heretics, and philosophers often pushed against rigid control.

    • Some religious movements emphasized personal enlightenment, moral questioning, or individual conscience.

  3. Literacy & Access
    Some religious communities promoted literacy and study (e.g., Jewish yeshivot, Islamic madrasas).

    Where WE could read and interpret texts ourselves, control was harder to maintain.