Disintegration | Indicators of the Coming American Collapse by Andrei Martyanov

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Posted August 25, 2024 | For those who read

Disintegration | Indicators of the Coming American Collapse by Andrei Martyanov

Published: 2021 by Clarity Press, Inc. (236 pages).

Andrei Martyanov is a former laboratory director in a commercial aerospace group.  He is a frequent blogger on the US Naval Institute blog, and author of ‘Losing Military Supremacy: the Myopia of American Strategic Planning and The (Real) Revolution in Military Affairs.

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Disintegration brings to the table many causative inputs missed during my second look at history using the corrective lenses provided by the likes of Antony C. Sutton, Quigley, Engdahl, and others.    This book was written after the US-orchestrated Ukrainian putsch in 2014 but before Russia’s SMO, so represents a snapshot of that time (2021) on the condition of America internally and externally.  The trajectory of destruction is well referenced and documented with many footnotes.  Since 2021, this self-inflicted death spin of corruption, incompetence and information manipulation has only gotten worse.   This is not just another depressing book designed to list the many failures of America, this book brings new insight and evidence of the primary causes that put this great country on the path of disintegration.  –ClearNFO

“Martyanov shows that America’s disintegration is irreversible because the ruling elites are an organic part of the calamitous sources of dysfunction that have destroyed the country.”  –PAUL CRAIG ROBERTS

“Andrei Martyanov’s third book discussing the collapse of the U.S. Empire looks into the social and economic phenomena which all contribute to that collapse. Disintegration is a multi-level analysis of the crisis which is now so clearly plaguing the USA of 2021.  I consider Disintegration a “must read” for every U.S. patriot who wants his country to overcome its current difficulties and for every person on the planet who wants to avoid a full-scale war between Russia and/or China and the USA.  Indeed, if you want to get a superb summation of what is really going on in the United States—read all of Martyanov’s books.”  –THE VINEYARD SAKER

You can find Andrei’s informative podcasts and interviews on many popular platforms, including Rokfin, BitChute, Rumble, Odysee, YouTube and many more.

On Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Disintegration-Indicators-Coming-American-Collapse/dp/1949762343/ref=sr_1_2?sr=8-2

America’s Deep State and London

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Posted August 10, 2024

City of London coat of arms on the street | Domine Dirige Nos “Lord Direct Us”. On a public toilet near Monument tube station. | By Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=13822404

Schiller Institute / ICLC
Presidents Day Conference 1994
Solving the Paradox of Current World History
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBqKgnTx1h8
The Origins of the Deep State in North America. 
by Matthew Ehret
A 3 PART MASTERPIECE ARTICLE, ESSENTIAL FOR PROPER UNDERSTANDING OF THE “DEEP STATE” aka BRITISH SYSTEM:
Origins of the Deep State in North America.
Part 1: https://theduran.com/the-origins-of-the-deep-state-in-north-america/
Part 2: https://theduran.com/the-origins-of-the-deep-state-in-north-america-part-ii/
Part 3: https://theduran.com/the-origins-of-the-deep-state-in-north-america-part-iii/
Gold Goats & Guns Episode 171 – Richard Poe and All Roads Lead to London?
https://open.spotify.com/episode/7FvlsfSDfvk9Pd2AjjcwJt?si=fd890325e01b4764
The Untold Story of Karl Marx, Leon Trotsky, MI6, and the Russian Revolution
https://open.substack.com/pub/richardpoe/p/how-the-british-invented-communism?r=tmpdw&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
SCHILLER INSTITUTE:
Introduction: Solving the Paradox of Current World History by Nancy Spannaus
Presidents Day, 1994
https://archive.schillerinstitute.com/conf-iclc/1990s/conf_feb94_intr_nbs.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_John_Temple,_3rd_Viscount_Palmerston

Watergate Revisited

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Posted August 10, 2024

Letter of Resignation (1974)

Watergate Was A Scam (And Now They’re Scamming Trump)
https://rumble.com/v5a6se2-geoff-shepard-watergate-was-a-scam-and-now-theyre-scamming-trump.html
Powers & Principalities: Episode 360
by Our Interesting Times with Tim Kelly & Joe Atwill
https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/tkelly6785757/episodes/2024-08-09T03_16_29-07_00

Daniel Estulin on the removal of President Nixon: 

The True Story of The Bilderberg Group. The North American Union Edition by Daniel Estulin. Published 2009. Chapter Seven: Watergate Con Game pages 55 – 60

Three Orthodox Christians discuss the End of Globalists

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by DAVID BROWN | CLEARNFO.com | May 2, 2024

Alex Christoforou, Alexander Mercouris and Jay Dyer get together to discuss The Anglo-American Establishment, Carroll Quigley, Operation Gladio and the current geopolitical predicament the West finds itself in… plus more. Interesting, informed discussion.  -db

End of the Globalists w/ Jay Dyer (Live)

Alex Christoforou, Alexander Mercouris and Jay Dyer

RETURN | Repentance and Confession: Return to God and His Church

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by DAVID BROWN | CLEARNFO.com | April 29, 2024

RETURN | Repentance and Confession: Return to God and His Church

Best book I’ve found on this topic. Answered all my questions on the Orthodox Confession: especially for those –like me– who are new to Orthodoxy.  Coming from a Protestant background, the idea of confession seemed strange, unnatural, unnecessary and even scary… but this little 86 page book explained it all to me in terms I could understand.

‘Return’ is a great title for this little book… a RETURN to God and His Church through the process of repentance and confession.  This is what confession on a regular basis does… it helps you return to the path when you stray off into the weeds.

Back Cover: 

  • What is sin and which are sin’s fruits?
  • What is repentance and what isn’t it?
  • How do we prepare for confession?
  • How do we confess?
  • What is the meaning of penance?
  • What is the relationship of repentance with the mystery of the Divine Eucharist?

This small book, in simple words attempts to answer these as well as other questions and helps to offer a RETURN back to the original attitude and to a correct approach to the great and philanthropic mystery of repentance and confession.

Where to buy:

Philokalia ’love of the beautiful’

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by DAVID BROWN | CLEARNFO.com | April 23, 2024

Philokalia ’love of the beautiful’

The Philokalia provides a wealth of wisdom and deep insights which I enjoy daily. This five (5) volume set addresses many questions I have and explores with great care and insight topics that deepen my understanding of the human condition and Christian Orthodoxy.  Daily reading of these important writings have helped clear the debris that clouds my nous (eye of the soul).  I read volume five first and then jumped to volume one. 

As a former artist, it became obvious early on how much easier it was to create amazing monsters and how much more difficult it was to create something truly beautiful and wholesome.   I believe this fundamental theorem resonates with much of my life to date.   Creating monsters is easy and productive, yet this road does not lead to beauty.  Believing I could control my life by my own personal will, intellect and talent would lead to a beautiful, satisfying life proved to be folly.  As it has turned out –while I accomplished many personal and financial successes—my self-directed control, fortitude and personal management proved to be in error exposing the limits of my man-made rationalism, reasoning and abstract concepts.  My nous had become clouded and I was unable to receive the full energy imitating from God which I once knew and experienced as a child.  Reading the Philokalia helped clear my nous and return me to the experience and the eternal wisdom provided by the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.   -db

AE44: The Philokalia Lectures by Metropolitan Kallistos of Diokleia – An explanation of a special collection of writings of the Greek Fathers including what they are, who compiled them and why, and an overview of various spiritual themes. 6 disk package.

From the 5th Volume: The Philokalia, which means “the love of the good and beautiful”, was compiled by St. Nikodemos of the Holy Mountain and St. Makarios of Corinth and first published in Greek in 1782 as an anthology of classic spiritual texts ranging from the 4th and the 15th century. Its rich assortment of edifying literature provides boundless wisdom and guidance regarding prayer, the soul’s ascent to God through grace by its natural “love for beauty”, and its struggle to overcome its own passions and fragmentation.

Orthodox Wiki: The Philokalia is a collection of writings, mostly centering on practicing the virtues and spiritual living in a monastery. In recent decades it has become an important resource for Orthodox Christians, laity and clergy alike, in personal living and in some ways has achieved status as a major secondary spiritual written resource (after the primary one, Holy Scripture) along with St. John Climacus‘ The Ladder of Divine Ascent.

Orthodox Wiki Philokalia: https://orthodoxwiki.org/Philokalia

Where to purchase:

Volumes 1 – 4:  The Philokalia Complete 4 Volume Set (Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3 and Volume 4) Paperback – January 1, 1979 https://www.amazon.com/Philokalia-Complete-Text-Ser-Three/dp/B000KBLIKA

Volume 5: The Philokalia Vol 5 The Full Text Paperback – March 9, 2023  https://www.amazon.com/Philokalia-Vol-Full-Text/dp/1447804864/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&sr=1-4

Prologue from Ohrid

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by DAVID BROWN | CLEARNFO.com | April 23, 2024

The Prologue of Ohrid: Lives of Saints, Hymns, Reflections, and Homilies for Every Day of the Year

A great addition to my library and daily studies: I can’t wait to get up every morning to read The Prologue from Ohrid.  Truly a fascinating book providing much wisdom, historical context and analysis on the lives of the Saints. A simple and quick two page read each morning and then I’m off to reading the Philokalia and other books of great wisdom.

Daily Format of the Ohrid:

  • Date (day of the year)
  • Brief biography of two or more Saints of the day
  • Hymn of Praise for the above Saint(s)
  • Reflection on the life of the Saint(s) of the day
  • Contemplation
  • Homily

I find it Interesting to compare The Prologue from Ohrid to the much condensed A Daily Calendar of Saints by Fr. Lawrence Farley.  The Prologue provides additional historical depth and context expanding my understanding of the life of our Orthodox Saints, plus the ‘Reflections’ and ‘Homily’ sections are pure gold.  After only four months reading The Prologue daily, I feel I have gained a rich understanding of the lives of the Saints, the evil they faced and the historical times in which they lived and died. -db

Additional resources and where to purchase:

Wikipedia: Prologue from Ohrid https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prologue_from_Ohrid

Orthodox Wiki: https://orthodoxwiki.org/Prologue_from_Ohrid

The Prologue of Ohrid: Lives of Saints, Hymns, Reflections, and Homilies for Every Day of the Year (Revised and Expanded) https://sebastianpress.org/the-prologue-of-ohrid-lives-of-saints-hymns-reflections-and-homilies-for-every-day-of-the-year/

Prologue from Ohrid free download (PDF, FULL TEXT, etc.):  https://archive.org/details/ThePrologueFromOhrid_BishopNikolaiVelimirovich

GEORGE THE GREATMARTYR Serbian Orthodox Church https://stgeorgehermitage.org/englishprologue

From Walmart – best price I’ve found for the large, one volume version. https://www.walmart.com/ip/The-Prologue-From-Ohrid-1926-Leather-Bound/247392954

 

The Ladder of Divine Ascent

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by DAVID BROWN | CLEARNFO.com | January 31, 2024

The Ladder of Divine Ascent | by St. John Climacus (579 – 649) died ~age 70; born in Syria

The Ladder of Divine Ascent

Step 1: On Renunciation of the world (7)
Step 2: On detachment (12)
Step 3: On exile of pilgrimage (14)
              – Concerning dreams that beginners have (17)
Step 4: On blessed and ever-memorable obedience (18)
               – About a robber who repented (20)
               – About Isidore (23)
               – About Laurence (24)
               – About a bursar (24)
               – About Abbacyrus (25)
               – About Macedonius the archdeacon (26)
               – About a certain other brother (27)
               – About Saint Menas (27)
               – The first snare (31)
               – The second snare (32)
               – About Saint Acacius (37)
               – About John the Sabbaite, or Antiochus (38)
Step 5:  On painstaking and true repentance which constitute the life of the holy convicts; and about prison. (41)
Step 6: On remembrance of death. (49)
Step 7: On mourning which causes joy. (52)
Step 8: On freedom from anger and on meekness. (59)
Step 9: On remembrance of wrongs. (63)
Step 10: On slander or calumny. (65)
Step 11: On talkativeness and silence. (67)
Step 12: On lying. (68)
Step 13: On despondency. (69)
Step 14: On the clamorous, yet wicked master – the stomach. (70)
Step 15: On incorruptible purity and chastity to which the corruptible attain by toil and sweat. (74)
Step 16: On love of money or avarice. (85)
Step 17: On poverty that hastens heavenwards (86)
Step 18: On insensibility, that is, deadening of the soul and the death of the mind before the death of the body. (87)
Step 19: On sleep, prayer, and psalm-singing in chapel. (89)
Step 20: On the bodily vigil and how to use it to attain spiritual vigil and how to practice it. (90)
Step 21: On unmanly and puerile cowardice. (91)
Step 22: On the many forms of vainglory. (93)
Step 23: On mad pride, and, in the same Step, on unclean blasphemous thoughts (97)                –                – Concerning unmentionable blasphemous thoughts (100)
Step 24: On meekness, simplicity, guilelessness which come not from nature but from habit, and about malice. (102)
Step 25: On the destroyer of the passions, most sublime humility, which is rooted in spiritual feeling. (104)
Step 26: On discernment of thoughts, passions and virtues. (112)
               – On expert discernment (123)
Brief summary of all the previous steps (132)
Step 27: On holy solitude of body and soul. (136)
– Different aspects of solitude and how to distinguish them (139)
Step 28: On holy and blessed prayer, mother of virtues, and on the attitude of mind and body in prayer. (145)
Step 29: Concerning heaven on earth, or godlike dispassion and perfection, and the resurrection of the soul before the general resurrection. (151)
Step 30: Concerning the linking together of the supreme trinity among the virtues. (153)
A BRIEF EXHORTATION SUMMARIZING ALL THAT HAS BEEN SAID AT LENGTH IN THIS BOOK (157)

by St. John Climacus (579 – 649) died ~age 70; born in Syria

Christian Orthodoxy Reading List

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by DAVID BROWN | CLEARNFO.com | January 29, 2024

A Christian Orthodoxy Reading List…

  • The Ladder of Divine Ascent
  • Monastic Wisdom, letters of St. Joseph the Heyschast
  • Wounded by Love, teachings of St. Porphyrios
  • Our Thoughts Determine Our Lives, teachings of Elder Thaddeus of Serbia
  • The Life of St. Anthony by St. Athanasius
  • On the Incarnation by St. Athanasius
  • Counsels from the Holy Mountain, by Elder Ephraim of Arizona
  • A Night on the Desert of the Holy Mountain, by Vlahos
  • The Mountain of Silence, novel about teachings of Bishop Athanasios of Cyprus
  • Early Fathers from the Philokalia, esp. the writings from St. Dorotheus of Gaza
  • St. Nicholas Cabasilas, Life in Christ and Commentary on the Divine Liturgy
  • The various volumes of teachings of St. Paisios the Athonite
  • An Ascetic Bishop (life of St. Niphon)
  • On the Prayer of Jesus, by St. Ignatius Brianchaninov
  • The Garden of the Holy Spirit, life of St. Iakovos of Evia
  • Words of the Heart, life and teachings of Eldress Macrina of Portaria
  • The Art of Salvation, sermons of Elder Ephraim of Arizona
  • The Philokalia: Volumes 1 – 5
  • The City of God – Complete Books I – XXII by Saint Augustine of Hippo (Marcus Dods)
  • The Mystical Theology of the Eastern Church by Vladimir Lossky
  • What is Theology |an Orthodox Methodology by Jean-Claude Larchet
  • Nihilism | The Root of the Revolution of the Modern Age by Eugene (Fr. Seraphim) Rose
  • Thinking Orthodox | Understanding and Acquiring the Orthodox Christian Mindby Dr. Eugenia Scarvelis Constantinou
  • The Whole Counsel of God – An Introduction to your Bible by Stephen De Young
  • The Lord of Spirits: An Orthodox Christian Framework for the Unseen World and Spiritual Warfare by Andrew Stephen Damick
  • The Prologue From Ohrid
  • The Orthodox Study Bible

And also so many of the books published by: