From the Summit of the Moral High Ground

Dr Ott’s Nine Veils: A Modern Reimagining of an Ancient Idea The concept of the Nine Veils to Perception , often attributed in modern discussion to Dr Ott, can be understood as a contemporary development built upon the earlier Eight Veils of Don Harkins, while also echoing far older ideas found in Gnostic Christianity—particularly the role of the Archons. Taken together, these frameworks attempt to answer a shared question: What are the layers that separate human beings from a fuller perception of reality—and why do they exist at all? Source of the Modern Formulation The modern nine-veil structure is most clearly articulated in A. True Ott’s article: 👉 The 9 Veils Placed On Every Human Soul This text builds on Harkins’ earlier work and sets out the expanded model, including the key principles that perception is limited, progression is rare, and those who move beyond early veils are often perceived as irrational by others. From Gnostic Cosmology to Modern F...

Understanding the Nine Veils 'Ninety percent of all humanity will live and die without having pierced the first veil.' ' D Harkins Nearly a decade ago, a dear friend and colleague of mine named Don Harkins authored a wonderfully thought-provoking piece entitled 'Slavery and the eight veils. Prior to Harkins' untimely death, we discussed this 'Eight-veils theory' for literally hours together ' and in the end, Don asked me to write a piece about this for his newspaper, 'The Idaho Observer.' He did this, because I had shared much of my research with Don, and we together came to the conclusion that in reality, there were actually NINE veils placed on the human soul (i.e. intelligence), and that spiritual progression and thus a full knowledge of TRUTH would require the piercing of these Nine Veils. ...

Alone against the world There is a form of gaslighting that goes far beyond the personal. It is not the quiet distortion of truth within a relationship, but something far more pervasive—something structural. It occurs when institutions that are supposed to uphold truth instead reshape it, and when that reshaped version is repeated so often that it hardens into accepted reality. This kind of societal gaslighting can emerge when the police assert a version of events that does not align with lived experience or observable truth, when courts reinforce that narrative through official findings, and when the press amplifies it without sufficient scrutiny. Over time, repetition gives the illusion of legitimacy. What begins as an assertion becomes a “fact,” not because it is true, but because it has been authoritatively declared and widely echoed. For the individual who knows otherwise, this creates a profound tension. It is not simply a disagreement—it is a collision between inner certainty an...

If you lived in medieval Europe and feared judgment, there was a solution: pay for it. Not to avoid sin—that still required repentance—but to soften the consequences. Indulgences offered a way, however imperfect, to manage what came after death. The system became so entrenched that it helped provoke the Reformation. When Martin Luther pushed back, he wasn’t denying judgment—he was insisting it couldn’t be bought, outsourced, or reduced to a transaction. Judgment, in other words, was personal.  That is precisely what has changed. Jersey’s Quiet Shift: From Responsibility to Process In modern Jersey, no one sells indulgences. But something more sophisticated has taken their place. When serious administrative failures occur—whether in planning decisions, safeguarding breakdowns, or the long shadow of historic abuse cases—the public is often told that: procedures were followed systems were under pressure lessons will be learned And yet, again and again, no i...