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Conspiracy Theories -- Let’s Get to the Root of Them

By on August 3, 2020
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By Crystal Andrus Morissette

I’ve always been fascinated by human beings, why we do what we do, feel what we feel, and believe what we believe. Lately, I’ve become disillusioned by the amount of “good people” I know who have fallen into believing some pretty cooked-up conspiracy theories.

Conspiracy theories have happened throughout history, but they are progressively getting worse, most likely because the president of the United States consistently embraces or creates them. It’s become so out of control that I’m trying to understand better the people who believe in them.

>>> I couldn’t help but notice a pattern. We’ll get to that shortly, but first, what is a conspiracy theory?

The dictionary defines a conspiracy theory as a belief that some covert but influential organization is responsible for a circumstance or event.

In other words, I can’t just believe bad, unfortunate, frustrating, even evil things happen. For example, I can’t believe a pandemic is happening even though they have occurred almost every hundred years or so since recorded history. I can’t believe random acts of evil happen — that maybe I was in the wrong place at the wrong time or that one mentally ill person planned a grotesque attack on innocent people. Or that the Elite Wealthy hasn’t gotten their money by hurting, harming, or doing bad things, especially to children. They call this theory the Deep State.

The Deep State is believed to be a clandestine network entrenched inside the government, bureaucracy, intelligence agencies, and other governmental entities. The Deep State supposedly controls state policy behind the scenes, while the democratically elected process and elected officials are merely figureheads.

New research by Josh Hart, associate professor of psychology at Union College, indicates that people with certain personality traits and cognitive styles are more likely to believe in conspiracy theories. The research was recently published in the “Journal of Individual Differences.”

First, it helps to realize that conspiracy theories differ from other worldviews in that they are fundamentally gloomy. This sets them apart from the typically uplifting messages conveyed by, say, religious and spiritual people. At first blush this is a conundrum. They believe in love and light and spreading good vibes, yet they also see the world as a chaotic, malevolent landscape full of senseless injustice and suffering.

“These people tend to be more suspicious, untrusting, eccentric, needing to feel special, with a tendency to regard the world as an inherently dangerous place,” Hart said. “They are also more likely to detect meaningful patterns where they might not exist. For example, they were more likely to say that nonhuman objects — triangle shapes moving around on a computer screen — were acting intentionally. In other words, they inferred meaning and motive where others did not,” he said.

So, who are these people? Are you ready? Fasten your seatbelt:

→ Spiritual White People Often Women
→ Uneducated People
→ Angry White People Often Men
→ Evangelical People Who Believe in an Almighty God in the Sky

People who believe in the supernatural and those who express manipulative tendencies are more likely to believe in conspiracy theories, reports a new Australian study investigating the “Dark Triad” of psychological traits. The Dark Triad is a personality inventory that explores the socially undesirable traits of Narcissism (excessive self-love), Machiavellianism (a manipulative attitude), and Psychopathy (lack of empathy). However, one more predictor was the strongest, and it’s something called “schizotypy.” The trait borrows its name from schizophrenia, but it does not imply a clinical diagnosis. Those with ‘schizotypy’ were more likely than nonbelievers to judge nonsensical statements as profound, making meaning of things that do not make sense to most people. They are illogical.

Now, don’t get me wrong. I can be very woo-woo at times. My intuition can be off the charts. Yes, it’s true! I’ve accessed information from what I believe is “the other side.” I’ve even watched energy flowing out of my husband’s fingertips one time that was so unbelievable we didn’t want to tell anyone for fear they’d think we were crazy. Yes, I’ve healed animals. I’ve resuscitated a bird that had drown in my pool, and I’ve seen my own presence lighten up very dark, heavy rooms many times. Yes, I believe in energy! Yes, I believe in spirit! Yes, I believe we are a part of a holographic image, and there is way more going on than meets the eye! However, I can’t and won’t buy into a collective fear story:

>>>>> Because I don’t understand why this is happening, and I feel scared, helpless, angry, and out of control, I need to blame someone or a group of people. If I can blame ‘them,’ I have someone to fight. If I can fight, I don’t feel so powerless. Helpless. Small. Insignificant. <<<<<

Sounds a little like the Salem Witch Hunt to me — where tens of thousands of victims, about three-quarters of whom were women were tortured and executed.

We also know a lack of education, and social class influences those who believe in conspiracy theories. Why? Simply because you have not ‘trained your brain’ to look at complex problems through complex solutions, instead, you want to seek out the simplest answer >>> it must be a clandestine group of bad wealthy people—maybe even aliens. Yep, the Elite Wealthy and Aliens!

Now don’t get me wrong: There are bad people in the world. Evil people. And I know human trafficking is a huge problem. I know there are other Jeffrey Epstein’s out there. We all know this. But believing that Donald Trump, a man who grabs women by the pussy and who was good friends with Epstein and his girlfriend, Ghislaine Maxwell is God’s chosen man, here to eradicate all the problems facing the world is absolutely illogical. To suggest that Sandy Hook never happened is disgusting and shameful. To believe the Earth is flat is bonkers. To believe that Hillary Clinton was part of a crazy child sex trafficking ring called #PizzaGate is bordering on the edge of insanity.

I’m baffled to be quite honest. You’d think our Spiritual Women who believe life is eternal, love is the answer, and “all is okay” would be smarter than to fall prey to this. Or maybe, deep down, they are still so afraid that the ‘men in charge’ are coming for them. (The Witch Hunts)

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Here is it in a nutshell: A deep fear and a deep need to be more special than other people are at the root of conspiracy theories.

My solution: Do the work to understand your brain to become more empowered. Understand why your brain works the way it does, how staying safe is your brain’s number one objective, and how you can retrain your brain for peace, joy, true love, and what appears to be the missing ingredient: Reason.

Remember that ‘reason’ resonates directly under love on the map of consciousness. You simply can’t be afraid, angry, and reasonable, all at the same time. Don’t get me wrong: your fear may cause illogical thinking, which can cause you to feel angry, which hopefully leads you to have the courage and willingness to become reasonable and take reasonable action. Which one will you choose: fear, anger, or reason?

The truth will set you free.

Sources:
https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2016-57821-001
https://www.scimex.org/…/machiavellian-cynics-more-likely-t…
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6890261/

 

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Crystal Andrus Morissette
Founder and CEO The S.W.A.T. Institute and Simply Woman Magazine

The S.W.A.T. Institute is the world’s premier empowerment coaching certification school exclusively for women.

 

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From life as a homeless teen to coaching A-List celebrities, from having abs of steel and the Miss Galaxy to weighing over 200 pounds after having babies, Emotional Age and Communication Expert Crystal Andrus Morissette is a worldwide leader in the field of self-discovery and personal transformation. A media darling, she has been featured numerous times on Oprah.com, the New York Post, Fox TV, the Daily Mail, CBS Radio, CTV, CityTV, Global TV, Slice TV, the Globe and Mail, and the Toronto Star. Crystal is the founder of the S.W.A.T. Institute (Simply Woman Accredited Trainer), an empowerment coach certification exclusively for women that she created with fellow female visionaries Louise Hay, Marianne Williamson, Dr Christiane Northrup, Colette Baron-Reid, and Sandra Anne Taylor among others. Established in 2009, the S.W.A.T. Institute is now in over 30 countries.

Crystal is the author of five best-selling books, including her latest release entitled, “Simply…Woman: Stories from 30 magnificent women who have risen against the odds!” She is also certified in nutrition, sports medicine, and yoga.

Crystal’s message of resilience, strength, and inner power has allowed her to grace the stage with speakers such as Dr. Phil, Dr. Wayne Dyer, Naomi Judd, Suze Orman, Marianne Williamson, Louise Hay, Dr. Christiane Northrup, Dr. Joan Borysenko, Debbie Ford, Sarah Ferguson—Duchess of York, and many more. Crystal has coached women from all walks of life including A-list celebrities, best-selling authors, scientists, doctors, dentists, and lawyers to stay-at-home moms and struggling teens. Her passion is to get down in the trenches and help people become the (s)heroes of their own lives.

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