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copley / Why Self-Transformation Exhausts and the Cross Gives Rest
Created January 17, 2026 07:11
Why Self-Transformation Exhausts and the Cross Gives Rest
## 1. The short answer (plain and direct)
**Yes. *You²* is the same structure as New Age material.**
It differs in language (business / performance instead of spirituality), but it is **the same operating system**.
And that system **cannot do what** The School of Jesus Christ Crucified does — because it keeps the burden on *you*.
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## 2. The hidden structure behind *You²* (why it feels exhausting)
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copley / Why Modern Mind-Centered Spiritual Systems Ultimately Fall Short of *The School of Jesus Christ Crucified* by Max Copley
Created January 17, 2026 06:59
Why Modern Mind-Centered Spiritual Systems Ultimately Fall Short of *The School of Jesus Christ Crucified* by Max Copley
Below is a **comprehensive essay** that articulates—carefully, respectfully, and rigorously—the thought process we have been developing together. It explains **why systems associated with Goldsmith, Goddard, and Proctor ultimately fall short of *The School of Jesus Christ Crucified***, particularly **for the mind**, **for suffering**, and **for lasting interior rest**. Examples are woven throughout.
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## Why Modern Mind-Centered Spiritual Systems Ultimately Fall Short of *The School of Jesus Christ Crucified* by Max Copley
### Introduction: The Shared Promise and the Hidden Fracture
The spiritual and self-development works associated with figures such as Joel Goldsmith, Neville Goddard, and Bob Proctor share a compelling promise: that human beings can live free from fear, limitation, and frustration by aligning the mind with deeper spiritual principles. They speak of faith, inner stillness, imagination, vibration, expectation, and trust. Many readers report moments of clarity, enthusiasm, and even measu
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copley / concise, complete taxonomy of tape qualities that matter for a serious tape + time engine.
Created January 13, 2026 08:15
concise, complete taxonomy of tape qualities that matter for a serious tape + time engine.
Core Tape Qualities
Durability – persistence of information through time
Continuity – absence of abrupt state resets
Memory – whether past order flow influences future behavior
Resolution – whether conflicts are decided via price, not jumps
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copley / Why it feels like NG should have the “honest” tape
Created January 13, 2026 08:15
Why it feels like NG should have the “honest” tape
Why it feels like NG should have the “honest” tape
On the surface, NG looks ideal for tape reading:
Physical market with real constraints
Storage, pipelines, weather = real economy
Violent moves that look information-driven
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copley / The More You Care, The More You Block It Stop Caring - Neville Goddard
Last active January 10, 2026 13:20
The More You Care, The More You Block It Stop Caring - Neville Goddard
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7ONrV0IFdA&t=874s
10 steps to discern effort or forcing daily action.
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## 1. Understand the core error (why “doing” keeps looping)
You are defaulting to **doing** because your nervous system is trying to create safety.
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copley / End of the Journey
Created June 19, 2025 10:25
End of the Journey
"The journey ends not in acquiring more knowledge, but in resting in identity."
“I AM one with God.”
Meaning:
Spiritual seekers often endlessly pursue new insights, techniques, or mystical experiences. But the ultimate destination is not information—it’s identity. To realize “I AM Opus Dei” is to end the search and become the truth you've been seeking.
Implication:
This is liberation: the deep, inner knowing that you are not separate from God, that your essence is divine. This realization dissolves fear, guilt, karma, and striving. It births inner peace, wholeness, and union with the eternal.
🎯 Purpose Goal Card
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copley / A single mental move
Created June 19, 2025 10:21
A single mental move
A single mental move: Choose peace over conflict.
A single mental move: One decision
A single mental move: Now. Always now. The present is the only point of power.
A single mental move: Affirm "I am loved" instead of "I am lacking."
A single mental move: Pause and breathe instead of reacting.
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copley / Who, What, Where, When, Why, and How framework
Created June 19, 2025 10:14
Who, What, Where, When, Why, and How framework
Who, What, Where, When, Why, and How framework, using Bob Proctor’s and Chuck Missler’s teachings as inspiration—especially focusing on Purpose, Vision, Identity, and Action:
Who are you?
You are a spiritual being in a physical body with a powerful mind.
You are not your past, not your limitations—you are created in God's image, with infinite potential.
"You’re God’s highest form of creation." – Bob Proctor
What are you here to do? To do the Will of God.
You are here to discover your purpose, align with your divine design, and express it in the world through love, service, and creation.
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copley / ELICITING GREAT DESIRES: Their Place in the Spirituality of the Society of Jesus
Created June 4, 2025 05:26
ELICITING GREAT DESIRES: Their Place in the Spirituality of the Society of Jesus
ELICITING GREAT DESIRES:
Their Place in the Spirituality of the Society of Jesus
By E. Edward Kinerk, S.J.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction
A. Desire
B. Definitions and Presuppositions
I. DESIRES IN THE LIFE OF IGNATIUS
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copley / Book
Created April 23, 2025 08:44
John Comenius: The Labyrinth of the World and the Paradise of the Heart
John Comenius: The Labyrinth of the World and the Paradise of the Heart: 0091 Paperback – 1 January 1997
by Howard Louthan (Translator), Andrea Sterk (Translator, Introduction)
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"The texts are first-rate, and the introductions are informative and reliable. The books will be a welcome...addition to the bookshelf of every literate religious person." Spiritual Life John Comenius: The Labyrinth of the World and The Paradise of the Heart translated and introduced by Howard Louthan and Andrea Sterk preface by Jan Milic Lochman "May the mercy of God be praised, for he opened my eyes also, enabling me to see the manifold vanities of this pompous world and the wretched deceit hiding everywhere under outward brilliance. I have learned to seek peac