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Cerulean glow in one palm, golden blaze in the other—

Damnation and salvation, twin flames licking at the wrists.

His halo carved in ash and gold,

Tilts toward ruin with a lover’s grin.

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(via Cognitive Distortions)

Examine the magnified photo of a scratched vinyl record (see visual aid 1). Imagine the circular grooves in the album as healthy neuropathways of the brain.  The impact of living in an imperfect world inflicts wounds and distorts our thought processes; much like a scratch in the album distorts the quality of sound it produces.

A scratched record will not produce the same quality of sound as the non-scratched original.  A vinyl album is fragile and can be easily scarred. If mishandled, it will become lined with grooves which go against the grain of its original design. Once this happens, the needle will frequently slip into the scratch-lines rather than gliding smoothly along the original sound wave channels. This creates audible effects and creates chaos for the listener.

Visual Aid 1: Scratched record album; magnified.

Visual Aid 2: A coin placed on the headshell above the needle. The purpose is to provide extra weight on the needle, so it doesn’t bounce out of the sound wave channel and follow the groove created from a scratch.

Visual Aid 3: Sound wave grooves magnified 1000 times.

Our Takeaway

By placing the weight of the Word on our cognitive distortions, the electrical impulses in our brains began to follow the original pathways designed by our Creator. The Word guides our thought processes and helps us stop jumping from distortion to distortion.

Tetelestai Recovery Volume 2 – Our New Normal; Chapter 3, Brainwashed

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