The Trap of Prescience

As visualization becomes something more and more feasible and understood by myself and others, it is clear that all of us do set a path for ourselves to follow, through thought and emotion. Depending on the amount of commitment and effort put forth, that path can be unbreakable. It is possible then to see the trap of prescience as a difficult concept to fully understand, or rather one that is not worth the mental intensity. The idea of self fulfilling prophecy is not a new one, however it has mostly been used as a anecdote or discouragement to the pitfalls of speaking/feeling in a negative tone. And while it is more obvious to look at the negative side all situations leading to this so called self fulfilling prophecy, its also clear that a positive thought and emotion will lead to its own self intended end.

From a historical perspective I think of the Japanese warriors who waited on the beaches while the hundreds of Mongolian ships began to appear on the horizon. Kubuli Khan has massed a massive fleet of warriors whom had just finished easily conquering Asia, now with his sights on Japan. A sea force this large will not be seen again in till the invasion of Normandy some 400 years later.

The small force of Japanese defenders were staring at a almost certain doom, and yet they held that beech front, with a steadfast faith that Japan would never fall to an invasion force. A faith that had been passed down generations, all steaming from the religion of Shinto and the idea of Japan itself being a living Deity of divine protection. A feeling of invulnerability from forces outside of Japan that would eventually lead to their tragic defeat in WWII as well as an inability to surrender after the first atomic weapon was unleashed upon them. But these noble and loyal samurai waited on the beeches, massively out numbered. In the mind of each and every samurai was a feeling and absolute knowledge that Japan was in fact protected by something more powerful. God protected these warriors and their divine islands. After the first wave of attackers, the Mongolians quickly retreated to their ships, unaware that the Japanese were such well trained and powerful close combat warriors. The retreat had been precautionary since clearly the Mongolian force had the Japanese out numbered and processed advanced technology.

That very night, a devastating Typhon smashed the Mongolian fleet and destroyed nearly all the ships, most of which had been poorly crafted by Chinese ship builders. Now the once all powerful Mongolian attack force that had cut through Asia with such ease, quickly defeating all who stood in their way, now lay drowned and buried at the bottom of the ocean. The Japanese would take this as a sign of their divine right and protection from heaven, unfortunately nearly 400 years later it would also lead to the ultimate sacrifices of hundreds and thousands of Japanese lives. The trap of prescience had taken an unexpected divination from that all powerful force that is religious faith and unwaivering belief. A few years after the war Emperor Hirohito renounced his divinity and began relinquishing the government to a democratic format resembling what it is today.