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THE WRONG RABBIT HOLE

Life October 1, 2021

Picture of me, Mel Ve… a fitting tribute to trips down the WRONG RABBIT HOLE – www.melve.life

THE WRONG RABBIT HOLE | The absolute dishonesty and fraudulence of most corporate mainstream media is now common knowledge.

The rise of Alternative and Independent Media over the last two decades, has facilitated a mass awakening of people to the fact that we are systematically lied to and programmed into believing a false version of reality via the modalities of religion, education and mainstream media, all of which are controlled at a by a power elite via their global intelligence network. However, the power elite have long since realised that we are waking up to their game… And thus a counter intelligence movement was created to curve the effects of Alternative and Independent Media.

An important aspect of an individual’s awakening to the true nature of our reality, is the first step away from the mainstream narrative, and where they land.

This journey of discovery is a gauntlet of challenge for the newly awakened, filled with cleverly dressed up indy news outlets, alternative media platforms and humanitarian causes, that only serve to allow one to feel as if they have found their way clear of the mainstream media lies, but will only serve to spoon feed the most irrelevant and outlandish information, made to look like the most cutting edge truth that one will find no where else. This is what is known as PERVERSION DIVERSION. The issue with such groups, be they new belief systems such as the New Age movement and their Ascended Masters; Better-world-ment / New Earth groups, such as those that claim to give you sovereignty or even financial independence such as the Free Money Cults, the many Kangaroo Courts that have sprung up, the many Hidden History / Lost World genres such as the Mudfossil University and Tartaria groups, and yes indeed, even pseudo political groups such as the Green Party, Ubuntu Party and the Q Anon groups, is that they seem like what the newly awakened have been looking for, however, as this is just an extension of the same mainstream media manipulation, these groups will ultimately lead the newly awakened astray.

Whether or not they are aware or not, these New Paradigm cult like groups actually serve the power elite by creating diversions from the truth. These groups take on cult like behaviours, complete with core shaping ideologies, and even engaging in cult shunning for anybody daring to question said ideologies of said group, resulting in a digital psychosis manifesting in damaging online cults. This is indeed one of the biggest distractions, and dare I say, dangers, of the online environment. That being said, this does not mean said cult groups will not drop some truth, even ones that may seem important, but when it comes down to what matters, such groups lead to nothing of actual importance. Always try to remember what the awakening process is all about, and that is TRUTH. Truth is always provable. Truth is always singular. Any versions of it are untruths…. And the great thing about truth is, there is always evidence to back it up. Truth does not need a movement, only lies do, because solid evidence speaks for itself, no movement needed.

With over a decade as an Independent Investigative Journalist, documentarian and author, moving in the world of Alternative and Independent Media, as co founder and creative director of Conscious Consumer Network, and having trained numerous Independent Media Journalists in the skills of research via my Journalism academy, I have personally encountered many individuals, groups and media outlets that put out sensationalistic false information, and with all the experience I have in this area, they are so easy to spot. Whether or not they are aware, these purveyors of falsities are secretly serving the powers that be, by continuously pumping confusing disinformation into the online stratosphere. We simply can not create a better world on the back of lies. It is the drive to seek truth and create a better world that motivates me to call out the falsities that ensnare vulnerable people with deliberately misleading information.

Over the years, I have published a number of exposes, which are done with the intention helping people find their ways clear of the lies and manipulations of falsities. I have exposed many of these false prophets and provided concrete evidence of my claims, which have never been disputed. But no matter how obvious it is that a particular person or media platform is operating in a highly unethical manner, and that they are clearly not focused on truth or creating a better world – rather just enriching themselves, or creating a group of devoted followers, – some people are just so desperate to cling to their newly found pseudo truths, given to them by their newly found saviours, the so-called gurus of “truth”, that they attack the exposers for exposing the frauds, instead of recognising them and thanking the exposers, who often spend much time and effort investigating and compiling the evidence pointing out the deceptive elements, under much abuse and duress from the very people we are trying to help. These exposes are done so that I can help awakening people not get sucked up into following more lies and deception, however those who expose the frauds will often be accused of being jealous of the exposed party, or seeking to deliberately cause conflict. Nothing could be further from the truth. In fact, it is the drive to seek truth and create a better world that motivates me to call out the falsities which inevitably distract, divert and even cause loss and harm to vulnerable people.

For those who have followed along with my journey of discovery over the past two decades, you will be well aware, that everything I put forward as my own work, is based on solid research and evidence, all of which is published in the public domain, in order that the public can see it for themselves, and make up their own minds about what to believe. To date, none of my work has ever been disproven. At no point have I ever set out to shape anybody’s narrative. That being said, I recognise the platform I have, and take great pride in my documented works, which are only ever intended to help people deconfuse themselves from deliberately misleading disinformation. And indeed, it does get really frustrating seeing good, well meaning people, going to far down the wrong rabbit hole. I always encourage a healthy curiosity, but when people seize upon a pseudo genre, and encompass it as part of their external locus of identity, I really have to question their intentions and their integrity.

TARTARIA

The overall premise of what in present times is deemed as TARTARIA, is an alternative history, consisting of technologically advanced “TARTARIAN” empire, emanating from north-central Asia or thereabouts. These TARTARIANS either influenced or built vast cities and infrastructure all over the world. The reality is that TARTARIA, or “Tartary”, has never been a coherent empire. It did exist, but rather it is a general term for north-central Asia, more specifically, Russia and Mongolia.

TARTARIAN believers postulate that either via a sudden cataclysm or a steady antagonistic decline — and perhaps as recently as 100 years ago — TARTARIA fell. Its great buildings were buried, and its history was erased. After this “great reset,” the few surviving examples of TARTARIAN architecture were supposedly re-cast as the work of contemporary builders who could never have executed buildings of such grace and beauty, and subjected them to clumsy alterations.

A dedicated group of YouTubers and Reddit posters view countless discarded pre-modern beauties and extant Beaux-Arts landmarks, as artefacts of a globe-spanning civilization called the TARTARIAN Empire, which was supposedly erased from the history books. Adherents of this theory believe these buildings to be the keys to a hidden past, clandestinely obscured by The Powers that Be..

But WHO and WHY? And to what possible end? Who and what would benefit from obscuring the so called TARTARIAN Empire?

As in many other more high-profile conspiracy theories, the TARTARIAN genre offers nothing much in the way of practical considerations, logic or evidence. But it’s grounded in some real anxieties, pointing toward the changes wrought by the modern world in general and modern architecture specifically.

TARTARIAN advocates share the belief that there are two very different types of architecture:

There’s modern architecture of square concrete boxes which are designed to be produced very fast, very cheap and very effectively produced. And then there’s TARTARIAN architecture, a label that gets applied to anything that’s particularly ornate and pre-modern, without taking into consideration the clearly distinguishable and obvious differences in architectural styles of the past. The term is also sometimes used for some non-Western structures, like the Taj Mahal. Structures that seem geographically or culturally dislocated, like the Beaux-Arts commercial buildings in Shanghai’s Bund District, are particularly attractive to this theory, as are those that are impressively massive, like Stone Henge, the pyramids of Egypt or the Great Wall of China, all built, or so TARTARIAN Theorists believe, by TARTARIANS within the last 100 years.

This photograph from 1914 shows one of the lintels being replaced during restoration work on the Stonehenge

One of the pictures which as been seized upon by TARTARIAN advocates, as supposedly absolute and indisputable evidence of the fact that Stone Henge was in fact a TARTARIAN structure built within the past 100 years, is photos from 1914 showing restoration work being done on this ancient megalithic site. TARTARIAN advocates claim that this picture evidences the building of Stone Henge within the past century, when in fact, it was one of a series of restoration efforts that have happened in the past 120 years or so. At no point do TARTARIAN advocates bother to simply Google “old photos of Stone Henge”, a search term which produces numerous images of Stone Henge, both in photography from the 1800’s, and artworks from the mid 14th century, which depict Merlin building Stone Henge. And therein is the problem. TARRARIAN advocates will not do any research that could potentially disprove their far fetched claims.

A mid-14th-century manuscript illustration showing the wizard Merlin building Stonehenge. This idea, explained by Geoffrey of Monmouth in his ‘History of the Kings of Britain’ in 1136, was widely accepted until as late as the 16th century

A photograph of Stone Henge taken in the 1800’s – This categorically disproves that Stone Henge was created within the last 100 years as TARTARIAN advocates claim.

A picture that has been in Queen guitarist Brian May’s collection, is believed to be the oldest picture of Stone Henge in existence and dates back to the 1800’s. Notice the same vantage point in the photo of Brian May (left) and the photo from the 1800’s (right). Also notice that in the old photo (right), one of the megaliths has toppled over, evidencing the fact that restoration (not construction) work was done at a later stage.

A rare photograph of the Pyramids taken in 1870 – This categorically disproves that the Pyramids of Giza were created within the last 100 years as TARTARIAN advocates claim.

An acquaintance of mine actually wrote the following on a Facebook TARTARIA group:

“I bet we can find pictures of the pyramids being built in the last 100 years.”

And thus, instead of just idol speculation and far reaching, unsubstantiated claims, I rose to the challenge and actually went and Googled pictures of the pyramids being built in the last 100 years, and I could not find one single image of the pyramids being built within the last 100 years. However I did find several photographs and drawings of the Pyramids of Giza, from the 1800’s, which categorically disproves TARTARIAN advocates and their idol speculations with regards to the age of the Pyramids of Giza. The actual age of the Pyramids of Giza has in recent times been a contentious issue, but the actual “pyramid age” debate focusses on whether the great Pyramids of Giza are the commonly accepted age of 5000 years old, as postulated by Egyptologist Zahi Hawass, or are they indeed much older, possibly reaching back as for as 13,000 before present time. At no point would any serious academic, researcher, journalist or historian settle on the age of the Pyramids of Giza being anything less than 5000 years old. In fact, when the lower chambers of the Pyramids of Giza were explored in the 1800’s, salty sea water was found, and traces of Sodium Choride (sea salt) was found on the walls of the chambers within the pyramids, indicating that the Pyramids of Giza were at some point flooded by sea water, originating from what we reference as the biblical floods, an event which happened at least 12,500 years ago.

Another picture from the 1800’s of the Pyramids of Giza, showing the body of the Sphinx buried in sand

Anywhere there’s a perceived gap between the refined craftwork of an old building and the “primitive” technology of the horse-and-buggy-era people building it, space for TARTARIAN speculation pops up. This genre of information has expanded like a primordial ooze, to envelope other far fetched blogosphere fantasies including some outlandish theories such as mountains are indeed burnt or melted buildings, as are sea caves, and many other natural geological formations, whilst ignoring reliable sciences such as Geology, and without every having visited said sites to see the geology for themselves.

The TARTARIAN milieu is an intensely visual medium, occupied with riffing on photos and maps, picking out apparent inconsistencies and making one-off conjectures, instead of weaving together comprehensive timelines, whilst failing to back said claims with any comprehensive, solid evidence. The theory is notably light on reasoning as to why and how the greatest cover-up in history was undertaken, but it does offer a few options for how TARTARIA was erased and the great reset propagated. Many say that an apocalyptic mud flood buried its great buildings; some suggest the use of high-tech weaponry to tactically remove TARTARIAN infrastructure. A consistent theme is that warfare is an often-used as a pretext to wipe away surviving traces of TARTARIAN civilization, with the two world wars of the 20th century finishing work that may have begun with Napoleon’s invasion of Russia A.K.A TARTARIA

Despite their interest in architecture, most Tartaria theorists do not appear to have backgrounds in the building trades: Many of the more easily refuted arguments spring from very basic misunderstandings of how the built environment works, as well as broader confusion about how buildings function in the economy and culture de jour. An abundance of posters appear convinced that below-grade basement windows in older buildings, for example, are evidence that the building had been inundated by a mud flood, and the rest of the structure is actually buried deep underground. It beggars belief that people don’t think about the most logical conclusion, which is that when many of these grand, ornate buildings of yesteryear were built, they did not have electricity, and thus, building windows at basement level allowed for light to come in so that builders and craftsmen, could see what they were doing. In fact, building never took place at night, and Kerosine or oil lamps were banned from buildings under construction, due to the fact that they may pose a fire hazard, thus threatening the newly built structures often crafted with flammable materials such as wooden frames. Imagine just for one moment, trying to hammer a nail without any light. In order to build any structure, light is needed in order to see the construction process.

When it comes down to it, and all the evidence is weighed and considered, the whole TARTARIA landscape is just gusher of outlandish speculation. There is no consistency, no evidence, and it would seem that adherents can pick and choose which elements they want to sign on to, which means that everybody has different versions and nobody actually has the truth, and as I have already said, truth is singular, all versions are untruths.

The truth about TARTARIA is as follows:

The word TARTARIA or TARTARY, was a blanket term used in Western European literature and cartography to reference or label a vast part of Asia, bounded by the Caspian Sea, the Ural Mountains, the Pacific Ocean, and the northern borders of China and India. Western Cartographers gave the name TARTARY / TARTARIA to a region that was largely unknown to European geographers. The active use of the TARTARIA toponym, can be traced from the 13th to the 19th century.

In European sources, TARTARY became the most common name for Central Asia in a series of negatively coloured names that had no connection with the real polities or ethnic groups of the region. Until the 19th century, European knowledge of the area remained extremely scarce and fragmentary. In modern English-speaking tradition, the region formerly known as Tartary is usually called Inner or Central Eurasia.

TARTARY was not a country, nor an empire, but rather a European name for a region poorly understood by Europeans, who were extremely ignorant and out right racist and dismissive of anybody who was not like them. Ignorance surrounding TARTARY’S use as a place name has spawned conspiracy theories on the internet including ideas of a “hidden past”. Indeed, there is a hidden past. I personally have written books about our hidden past. However, one need only look at the etymological roots of the word TARTARIA, to better understand what the word TARTARIA refers to.

The word ‘etymology’ comes from the Greek word ‘etumos’, which means ‘truth’. The truth about TARTARIA is that it was named as such by people who lived outside of the region, as TARTARIA was “the land of the Tartars”, which originates from the Latin etymon “Tartarus”. This label was used to reference the hordes of Ghengis Khan (1202 -1227) who were said to be “Tata”, a derogatory name for the Mongols. The root of the word for TARTARIA, picked up dualism in its meaning to references someone that came from Hell. Indeed, the Latin word “Tartarus”, means ‘hell’, and that anybody from Tartaria / Tatarus was from ‘hell’ or a bad and evil place that should be looked down upon, which was a common aspersion of Roman Catholic controlled Western Europe.

An example of this can been seen in a letter of St. Louis of France, 1270:

“In the present danger of the Tartars either we shall push them back into the Tartarus whence they are come, or they will bring us all into heaven”.

The word TARTARIA originates from a historical word for what now are references in ethnological works as Tatars, which were a Turkic people, and their native region was east of the Caspian Sea. Ghengis’ horde was a mix of Tatars, Mongols, Turks, etc. The word TARTAR or TARTARIANS was thus used figuratively, negatively and dismissively for “savage, rough, irascible person”.

To ‘catch a Tartar’ was was a phrase used in the 1660’s by Western Europe, and allegorised the process of ‘getting hold of what cannot be controlled’, inferring that the TARTARIANS were considered to be lawless, uncontrollable and barbaric, and of course, of a non-Christian nature. Any culture that was not Christian, was viewed in a negative light.

To be a TARTARIAN meant to be akin to a BARBARIAN. In fact, the word BARBARIAN comes from the negatively toned word “Berber”, which is a reference to the Bedouin tribes of North Africa, that were also viewed by Western Europe as rough, unclean, uncontrollable savages, in much the same way as the Tartars were.

The region of North Africa inhabited by the ‘Berbers’ was henceforth referenced as BARBARY, much like the the area inhabited by the ‘Tartars’, was references by ignorant and assumptive cartographers of that era as TARTARY.

To call a Russian or a Mongol, a TARTARIAN, is actually a cultural faux par, as this word is as insulting to them as the word ‘Nigger’ or ‘Kafir’ would be to a person of African origin / descent. In fact, at the same time Western European cartographers used the word TARTARY on maps, they were also using the label of “Negroland” on maps of Africa, from which the world ’Nigger’ is derived, in order to place a label on the African Continent, in accordance with their ignorant perceptions, which was rooted in their dismissiveness and outright disgust for anything that was not civilised, sophisticated and indeed, Christian. This was a most common practice of the dominant Christianised culture of Western Europe, sanctioned at the highest levels of society, particularly the ruling class, royals, and indeed, the Roman Catholic Church. In fact, Cartographers of that era were largely educated and trained in their field, by the Jesuits, a Roman Catholic organisation.

So many well meaning people have been sucked into these pseudo genres in quite a cult like fashion, and anybody that dares to question their assumptions or speculations, is usually met with dismissive, condescending comments such as “Open your mind”, as if their mind is more open because they make speculative conjectures without solid evidence. It has become a bit of a cult based on speculative conjecture, and very limited evidence, much like religion… And like most cults or religions, those who dare to offer an alternative to this narrative with solid evidence to refute such speculations and assumptions, are minimised and shunned.

There is much in the way of hidden history and lost worlds to explore, without the need to make up pseudo genres, which ultimately, lead to nothing of actual importance, and most certainly do not provide answers or solutions to our troubled world. The reality is that many self styled truth seekers just do not know what constitutes solid evidence, nor do they bother to research deeper than what suits their own narrative, and thus, they get easily swept up in sensationalism because they lack solid grounding, thus distracting them from the truth.

To those people I say WELL DONE… You have managed to play right into the hands of the the Powers that be by steering people away from fact based truth and solid research based on evidence. Whether you know it or not, you are part of the problem, not part of the solution. You are not on the side of truth or change for the better when you pursue this avenue. Furthermore, you are insulting an entire culture by using a term that is meant to be a derogatory reference to said culture.

Why do this? Why get so distracted with stuff that simply does not matter and does not make the world a better place?

Do you feel good about yourself when you participate in this environment?

Be honest and check yourself.

Going down the wrong rabbit hole, will get you all very lost, and unable to discern fact from fiction.

Furthermore, those who trust you, will be dragged down that dead end rabbit hole with you, and will end up being just as lost.

Who does that benefit?

The controlling elites who have systematically lied us about our past. It contributes to their cover up of the truth.

How does this make the world a better place? It doesn’t.

In fact, it makes it worse because it takes us further and further way from freedom…

Because, only truth can set you free.

Peace Love Unity Respect

Mel Ve

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OUTSIDE THE BOX

Life June 9, 2021

OUTSIDE THE BOX |I have always been different. From a young age my Mother tried to squeeze me into a beige square box, when I was a rainbow coloured, star shape covered in glitter. The struggle to be true to my uniqueness and individuality, has been a constant challenge throughout my life. I have never been a conformist, and I have never felt the need to fit in. I have for the most part of my adult life, openly and honestly questioned that which does not make sense. I have always had a different outlook on the world, and after some paradigm shifting, life changing experience, I realised that I had a specific purpose in it, the nature of which, shall not be the subject of this blog.

Being driven by heart, talent and instinct, I try always to feel like I am leading not following. When I have started to get distracted by people on the left or the right, I lose that clarity of thought. I have always been one to focus on the facts, and not get distracted or influenced by this one to the left, or this other one to the right, because in the end, your truth and your choices have to come from who you are. The only truth you know, is the truth you find for yourself, and you ultimately have to take responsibility for your decisions. True integrity comes from owning your decisions, owning who who you are, and doing it without apology. That may smack of arrogance to some people, or even just a lack of diplomacy to the snowflake types, but that is the point. Diplomacy is nothing more than the external locus of identity created to mask our real feelings. Diplomacy is for those that lack integrity, a way of lying silently, much like political correctness. It takes real strength and confidence to call a spade a spade, wholeheartedly, and unapologetically, irrespective of whose precious ego may get bruised.

There have been those who have held me in very high reverence for the creative renderings upon my purpose path. Indeed, I have an international fan base who read my books, watch my documentaries, listens to my interviews and who learn from the many bodies of academic research which I have published, some of which include doctors, professors, anthropologists, historians, as well as other accomplished researchers. Those who appreciate my work are amongst the most intelligent, awake, forward thinking and savvy people on the planet…. But sadly, that is a very small percentage of people. The vast majority of people are caught up in a vicious circle of toxic drivel and small mindedness, and are too consumed with their own narcism to actually reach a higher level of awareness and understanding about the true nature of our reality.

ADDRESSING YET MORE NASTY RUMOURS

Not so long ago, I had to address spurious rumours set forth on a local community forum, which alleged that my husband and I were stealing cats, due to the fact that my kitty children are taken for walks and beach outings in a pink pet stroller. Some pathetic so and so had taken pictures of my husband and I, walking down the street, with three of our kitty children in a pram, and one on his shoulder. Now I realise that to most people, this is rather unusual, as I have never ever seen anybody else doing this, and I have lost count of the amount of times we have been stopped by people who are amazed that we do this. Indeed, it seems to bring endless joy to people to see kitties in a pink pram, or playing on the beach sand. Just the mere fact that we are able to do this with cats is a testament to our characters, as cats are energetically sensitive. If we were were bad or cruel people, we would not be able to have this relationship with our kitty children. Often people ask how we have managed to train them, and I explain that it takes patience and love. Cats cannot be disciplined by spanking or shouting a them, as most people tend to do with dogs. The key is to developing a relationship and bond with them based on trust and love.

More recently, I have a been told by locals that there are toxic people whom I have parted ways with due to how toxic they are, who know precisely for a fact that I take my cats out to the beach in a stroller, and who have been present with me on occasion during my beach visits, and who have after our parting of ways, gone around telling locals that we steal cats and babies, which is why (or so they claim) we walk around with a pink stroller. The reality is, no babies have ever been reported missing in my local area of Carvoeiro whilst we have lived there. The GNR (Portuguese Military Police) have never had a report against my husband and I to that effect, and we have never been questioned about such matters with regards to any such occurrences. The local GNR have our contact details, and they know who we are, and how to get hold of us, and they would contact us if they had any need to do so.

Making such a false claim such as child abduction is a seriously slanderous act. Article 180 of the Portuguese Criminal Code which punishes defamation (difamação), and which is defined as alleging a fact or formulating a judgment (or reproducing such) about a third person that is offensive to that person’s honour or reputation – with up to six months in prison or a fine of 240 days. http://legaldb.freemedia.at/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/PortugalCriminalDef_IPI_ENG.pdf

Furthermore, being rather proficient in law, as my husband has a degree in International and Commercial Law, and having worked with a number of international humanitarian projects, we are quite familiar with legal precedent of CORPUS DELICTI, which is a Latin legal term which references ‘body of the crime’. CORPUS DELICTI is a term from Western jurisprudence referring to the principle that a crime must be proved to have occurred before a person can be convicted of committing that crime. For example, it is impossible to charge someone with murder, if there is no corpse, hence the term ‘body of the crime’. In much the same way, it is impossible to charge someone with child abduction, if nobody no child has gone missing, or been reported as missing. Those toxic people who felt the need to spread such ugly rumours that we are stealing babies in our pink pet stroller, have done so without any evidence of any crime having occurred, rather they have come up with the most lurid allegations they could in order attempt to tarnish us in the eyes of the local community, due to the previous exposes I have done which has detailed some rather disgusting and criminal behaviour on their part. The motivation for spreading such false rumours is rooted in revenge, as there is absolutely no truth to them at all.

The sad reality however is, that the vast majority of people out there are utterly stupid, ignorant, brainwashed and soul sick, not to mention, so negatively polarised, that they can’t help themselves but to act out negatively and project ugliness onto others in an attempt to self soothe. This is not an attempt to elevate myself by belittling anybody else, rather this is a genuine observation based upon years of experience, of psycho-social analysis, of interaction with people from many different cultures, social demographics and backgrounds. In all honesty, I can’t really blame them people for being so messed up in their heads. This world is so utterly twisted, that the majority of people out there are suffering from some form of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).

I come from a tight knit community on the beautiful East Coast of South Africa, where I lived for 23 years. My decision to spread my wings and go abroad to London, was partly rooted in the need to escape the small town mentality, where one was judged for being different or not conforming to the narrow minded expectations of others. One of the most liberating things for me about going to London, was that nobody knew me, and I knew nobody, and thus, I did not care what anybody else thought of me, and nobody cared enough to try to pigeon hole me into their ideologies. In fact in London, I could be anything I wanted to be, as there were so many different types of people running around, that my uniqueness was pale in comparison to some. I especially loved hanging out in places like Camden Town due to the vast artistic diversity of people who frequented, lived and worked there. I never felt like a total freak there, because there were far crazier, and more freakier people than I, in the various corners of Camden Market. Equally, I embraced my move to Holland, with it’s open minded attitudes and liberal policies. I mostly lived in the Hague on the beach front, which is was a great part of the world to be for a while.

The down side to living in big cities as opposed to small communities, is the actual lack of community feeling. Indeed, in some places we lived, we never ever saw or met our neighbours. For a while this was something I just lived with, but eventually the disconnection begins to eat away at your soul, and thus, I began to crave the community feeling which in my youth, I had found so stifling and suffocating.

When we moved to the Algarve in July 2017, I really embraced the community feeling that was missing in the big city environments. I started to participate in local markets, not because I needed the revenue, but because I wanted to integrate into the local community. I never forgot how moved I was the very first time I attended the Barao de Sao Joao market (formerly known as the Hippie Market) which used to take place on the forth Sunday of every month. I remember thinking to myself, “I want in on this scene”, because of the intense community spirit that was so prevalent. Sadly, this market has all but been ended for various reasons, in March 2019, but the year that we participated in the market, was one of the best years of my life. I also regularly participated in Lagoa Bio Market, whilst it was still running, along with various events and festivals such as FAVA vegan food festival. I met so many interesting people, and I totally embraced the out of the box, artistic, alternative community vibe of people looking to create a better world.

I have lived in Lagoa and Carvoeiro since I arrived in the Algarve four years ago. Despite the many wonderful times we have had, places we have been to, and people we have met, we have also had some real challenges, which I have chronicled in my various blog posts such at THE TOLL OF 2020, THE TOLL OF 2021, CBD SCAMMERS STRIKE AGAIN, EXODUS and FROM ROTTEN ROOTS COME ROTTEN FRUITS, the latter of course detailing the root and source of many of the issues and rumours that I have dealt within this blog post, and indeed, which connects to many of the other issues we have experienced.

It almost feels as if there has been a concerted effort in an attempt to bully us out of town. The problem with that is that the toxic nasties underestimate us. We are far too strong for them, because we know one simple secret about life: THE TRUTH WILL ALWAYS OUT LIVE A LIE. No matter what they say in an attempt to hurt our reputation, they can’t hurt us, because the people that matter, know the truth.

It is only the bottom feeding scum who would seize upon such false filth and give it any space within their sick realities. People with integrity and intelligence look for proof, truth and fact, and in the end, it is only people with integrity who’s opinions actually matter. And besides, I honestly do not care what anybody thinks or says about me. I know I live a life of utmost integrity… And when I go to bed at night, I go happy and I sleep peacefully. I like the person I see when I look in the mirror, and ultimately, I know who I am.

Despite all that, I have stuck it out here, because I really wanted to make it work within a small community setting. Despite some of the challenges and nastiness we have had to face, I still believe that as a community, we are stronger. It is not just the hatred of foreigners I have experienced from Portuguese people, it is nastiness amongst the Expat community too, which has been rather appalling, and I am not the only one who has noticed it. There are quite a few sensitive souls who will not even socialise with their fellow local expats, due to their toxicity. Alcohol abuse, drug abuse, spouse and child abuse, criminal activity, gossip, bad lifestyle and life choices plague many within the Algarve Expat community. This place is paradise, but paradise comes at a price. One has to literally fight through a hoard of pirates before they find their blissful corner of the paradise.

But in the end, when you stand in your truth and hold your head up high, nothing can touch you, rather those that try to bring you down, do more damage to themselves as they expose their true nature. I just feel sorry for them. It must be hard to be that toxic and soul sick, and I hope they find inner peace someday.

Peace Love Unity Respect

Mel Ve

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Disaster Opportunism

Life March 23, 2021

Disaster Opportunism – One of the best books I have ever read, is called DISASTER CAPITALISM by Naomi Klein. It explores many of the key themes we see every day playing out on social media in the wake of Covidity. However, we seem to be moving towards a global Communist world government, using the platform of a manufactured health crisis, rather than moving towards the Capitalistic paradigm. In many circles, “Capitalism” has been criticised, but I have always been a strong believer in free and fair open market trade, where all are welcome to benefit from so called “Capitalism”. However, we have never had a free and fair system. The game has always been rigged in favour of a few controlling interests at the top of the financial spectrum.

It should come as no surprise to those who can see what is really going on in the world, that through the manufactured Covid crisis, the rich are getting richer, and the poor are getting poorer. Indeed that has always been part of the agenda, the transference of wealth from masses to the elites, who, prior to the onset of Covid, owned more than half the world’s wealth and resources already.

Not only the world’s billionaires, but mask and vaccine makers have all made opportunistic manoeuvres due the manufactured covid crisis… and of course let us not forget the media personalities. There are no shortage of self styled gurus who use a disaster as an opportunity to create a platform for themselves, and their supposed versions of the truth. In fact, the online airwaves have become so saturated with it, that I can barely find the will to broadcast a peep these days, and that is saying something, considering that we have run a broadcast network in some form or other for the past decade. The online world has become a cult garnishing environment, and I simply do not want to participate in any cult ideologies, never mind perpetuate them.

There are many people waking up and speaking out about this dire state of affairs, with demonstrations happening all over the world, despite the lockdown measures. The so called “Alternative Media” has gone into overdrive on this subject, as more and more people awaken to the reality we are currently being faced with, and indeed, more and more people taking to broadcasting their new found truth to the world, which in one way is a good thing, as more and more eye opening information is being made available, shared around, and thus, fundamentally altering the state of consciousness of humanity by awakening the collective.

But it must be said at this juncture, that important part of the individual awakening process has always been the first step away from the Red Pill moment, and where you land. There are no shortage of cults, controlled opposition groups, new agers, fakers, scammers, failed rock stars chasing fame, and out right narcissists, who want to suck in the newly awakened being in the an energetic vampiring cycle in order to create social equity, thus beckoning in the adulation, creating sustenance for the soul sick. Indeed, I have seen first hand this sad vacuous cycle and the damage it can do.

It must however be said, that with each false turn, I grew more knowledgeable, more savvy, and with improved the clarity of my perception, which has allowed me to navigate this cosmic gauntlet of challenges, course correcting when necessary, because I never truly went too far into the wrong rabbit hole. I thank my husband for pushing me forward, and never pulling me back, never limiting the intellectual reaches of my mind, whilst accompanying me, guiding me, giving me arms to cry in, when I have been hurt due to misstep, and once fallen, encouraging me to always get back on the horse, so to speak. The simple fact is, you do not know everything. It is easy to take a wrong turn out of blind faith, but thankfully I have have been every so blessed to acquire an international circle of trusted people, who’s advice and council has been invaluable in keeping me aligned with my purpose path. It is really important to surround yourself with knowledge, research and opinions of people that you trust, and who are not in anyway frightened of disagreeing with you.

As an author, broadcaster, Independent Investigative Journalist, Conscious Consumer, and Cosmic Navigator, I have always felt compelled by truth and fact. It does become tiring, and there are times I just want to write something less serious like a cook book, but it is important to recognise the conversation of the day, as not to recognise it is a great misstep. I openly acknowledge that. However, trying to own or capitalise off that conversation, seems to have become the trend de jour, but not all the conversation is worthy of time, attention and / or money.

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Being driven by heart, talent and instinct, I try always to feel like I am leading not following. When I have started to get distracted by people on the left or the right, I lose that clarity of thought. Listen to the information, but in the end, your truth, your choices have to come from who you are. The only truth you know, is the truth you find for yourself, and you ultimately have to take responsibility for your decisions, and thus you need to own your decisions, own who who you are, but do it without apology. That may smack of arrogance to some people, or even just a lack of diplomacy. That is the point. Diplomacy is nothing more than the external locus of identity created to mask our real feelings. Diplomacy is for those that lack integrity, a way of lying silently, much like political correctness. It takes real strength and confidence to call a spade a spade, wholeheartedly, and unapologetically, irrespective of whose precious ego may get bruised.

This way of being may not make you the most popular person around, but it will earn you the respect of the right people, the people that matter. There is no point of being a one eyed king in the land of the blind. With what is going on right now in the world, we need to go forward with both eyes wide open, so that we can base our decisions on fact and truth, not on self engrandising delusions. We need to be honest with our selves about who we are and where we are, in order to ever get a grip on our ongoing reality.

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Mel Ve

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The art of not giving a damn

Life November 21, 2020

The art of not giving a damn | Working actively in Indy Media for over a decade, has taught me some pretty hard won lessons, through experience, challenge and triumph. One of the most relevant lessons I have had to learn the hard way is: It is hardly possible to make an impact with one’s work, without acquiring a few detractors and / or haters along the way. Of course, this is to be expected, and by this stage of my journey, I have truly mastered the art of not caring terribly much about the nasty or negative stuff random haters have to spew across online media. Each and every time some random toxic pops up and unleashes vomit upon the world, I can hardly be bothered to have to clean it up with replies and / or rebuttals.

Every morning, my husband and I get up early to do our daily cleaning chores. We shower, dress and then we convene for a cup of Rooibos tea, where we take a look at all that is going on in our online social media circles before we start our work day. We check You Tube, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and specifically log onto a few of our favourite blogs, including Karen Irving’s Hoaxstead Research website.

One of the numerous projects that we have been actively involved in now for 6 years, in the running of Conscious Consumer Network, a live broadcast production network that has aired over 4000 broadcasts and had broadcasters from all over the world, and in multiple languages. We have had the great pleasure of having front row seats to some of the most cutting edge and valuable information, literally bequeathed to us, and we always respect those who have gifted us with this knowledge, as we learn, grow and communicate the wisdom of better ways, and share the hope of better days.

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The aim of Conscious Consumer Network, was to provide a professionally run, uncensored, independent media platform for free and independent media to share their work via the modality of live video broadcasts. The content was varied, but tied together with the agreed principle that all work aired on CCN, had to be aimed at the creation of a free, fair, just, peaceful, sustainable, non-toxic world, with abundance for all. Once a broadcaster agreed to that fundamental imperative via the modality of a Consentual Operating Format, their airtime was theirs. This network was a wonderful experiment, and indeed, we learned much about the world of media, and indeed, the type of people it attracted. From the perspective of us as the Producers, we got to sit in silence and watch with attention, thousands of people come across our screens, all with some vision of them self, or of their philosophy, their invention, their product, their guru-dom, their ego platform.

Hot chocolate in my CCN branded cup with slogan “We are the ones we’ve been waiting for”

The plain and simple truth is that yes, we met some lovely people and had the blessing of launching some lovely projects and concepts, but there were a far greater percentage of people who are just complete narcissists, and somehow believe that they are entitled to some deluded sense of grandeur, and everyone else must feed their self imagined grandeur. Some individuals were just so utterly toxic, that they often end up in fights with other people in the movement, and spent much time online posting hate articles, comments, broadcasts and videos. If we had upfront grasped any idea as to just how toxic some of these people were when we first started to work with them, we probably would have refused the collaboration outright. But as they say, nothing beats experience, and I indeed have had the dubious pleasure of working with some of the biggest names, egos, narcissists, charlatans, and outright fraudsters. Sadly I have also at one time promoted these dubious characters, and then had to find out the hard way that I had made a mistake. But I am always one to step up and admit when a cause or story I have promoted and supported, has been done mistakenly. And indeed, I have learned some hard won lessons from that too, as I have had to put out many exposes on said people, having had first hand experience and having first hand evidence with which to expose them. Sadly, such noble intent and action may win you loyalty with people who respect the integrity of such an action, but it also makes one enemies in various camps, not least of which being, the person / party that is exposed.

At this juncture, I beckon the question: Is it possible in these times to find love in your heart, or is it a case of, once a hater, always a hater? I do always hold out hope that some of these people who are self proclaimed influencers, actually do find some love in their heart, other than just for themselves. Perhaps then they may be able to operate ethically and stop projecting their malfeasance unduly onto other people… but wait, that would mean actually having to admit just how soul sick they are… and therein lays the rub.

I am no stranger to adversity. In fact, I have had to deal with some rather challenging situations and people in my life. Some of these experience are too arduous to ever recount, but I will say that through each challenge I have grown stronger, and so I guess I should be grateful to those people who bring darkness and cause loss / harm on any level, because I have grown strong through it all, in fact, strong that I have learned the wisdom of knowing which battles to pick and what to ignore. These days I largely opt for ignore. I have also realised that what we fight, we give energy to. I do not want to give my energy to people that just do not deserve it, especially if I gave them my energy, attention and network for their outpourings via live broadcast. I have most blissfully reach the point of not giving a damn what anybody else thinks of me, or what nasty thing this or that one has to say. There will always be someone trying to tear me down out of jealous, for being smarter, for being more talented, for being happier, for being a public figure, for being different, for being me. I have gotten used to it, for indeed, who are we without our trolls. Does one even exist nowadays without a dedicate band of haters, which in the eyes of many, gives one credibility? I have yet to find one legitimate, well meaning public figure that does not attract their fair share of adversity and criticism.

So I guess doing what I do, having my fair share of detractors is a rather normal state of affairs, and I have come to accept that. I lose no sleep over it what so ever. My concern however is rattled when said toxic individuals, are unable to let go of what ever it is that vexes them, and move on. There are still the crazies out there who try to draw attention to themselves by posting videos with lamentations about my husband and I, and what we have apparently done to this one or that one. I mean, I have seen so many claims by people claiming to have dirt on me, and nothing has ever been published, because there really is nothing, apart from what I have already publicly disclosed. I have always been more than honest about my life experiences, for better or worse. I have nothing to hide, so if anybody out there wants to do a big disclosure, by all means, go ahead. I would love to see what you are wasting your time on now

To the haters out there. Thank you for your time dedicated to making me the subject of your focus, albeit in hate, but focus nonetheless. I am honoured with your attention, but I do hope for your sake, that you find more constructive ways of spending your time, for indeed, I am hardly worthy of the energy you pour into hating on me. I am sure you can find far more beneficial routes for expending your creative capacity, such as tending to your mental wellbeing.

One more thing… I really do send you all my love and good intentions. I have no intention of meeting hatred with hatred, no matter what smut you may vomit in your cries for attention. I hope you find your inner peace one day, and that you may one day be able to move past the trivialities that vex you, because I can assure you, I do not give a damn. I have never been one to be defined by the opinions of others. I know who I am. I know I have love in my heart, and I try always to be kind, and for me that is enough. I simply do not need the approval of anybody else, to know who I am and what I am about. I continue as I have, to live in a place of love, and not to allow the darkness of anybody, destroy my inner peace.

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