pg. 1 Dedications We dedicate this book to: ● U.S. President Donald J. Trump ● QAnon ● The Great Awakening Anons on the social media boards ● The patriots around the world who recognized and promoted The Great Awakening at its infancy ● The citizens of the world who now recognize The Great Awakening, and who have resolved to share the burden of maintaining The Great Awakening for the long-term good of mankind pg. 2 Acknowledgments ● Tanya Johnston1, who contributed the cover art, layout and design ● Martin Geddes, who contributed essays ● Ingulf Richter, who contributed photographs, optimism, spiritual guidance and the “World Peace One” phrase ● The GAP - Great Awakening Patriots groups on the MeWe and Gab platforms, who provided research and insight ● Family and friends, who reviewed drafts 1 https://tanyajohnston.com/ pg. 3 The Empowered Citizen Institute, 2020 © 2020 by The Empowered Citizen Institute A User’s Guide to The Great Awakening is made available under a Creative Commons Attribution- NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. 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First PDF edition January 2020 Portions copyrighted by Tanya Johnston, Martin Geddes and Ingulf Richter Book design by Tanya Johnston Photographs by Ingulf Richter Article by Martin Geddes ISBN 978-1-7344930-0-9 (paperback) ISBN 978-1-7344930-1-6 (ebook) www.teci.world pg. 4 Contents Dedications ............................................................................................................................................... 2 Acknowledgments ..................................................................................................................................... 3 1 – Introduction .......................................................................................................................................... 12 About the Authors .................................................................................................................................. 19 Purpose of This Book .............................................................................................................................. 19 The Digital Army ...................................................................................................................................... 21 Why do You Need a User’s Guide? ......................................................................................................... 24 2 – Defining The Great Awakening ............................................................................................................. 27 QAnon Introduces The Great Awakening ............................................................................................... 29 WWG1WGA - The Greatest Communications Event in History, by Martin Geddes ............................... 38 A time like no other in history ............................................................................................................ 38 The stakes could not be higher ........................................................................................................... 39 A strange moment as we all struggle .................................................................................................. 40 MAGA is a revolt and revolution ......................................................................................................... 41 “We have it all” terrifies the “mafia media” ....................................................................................... 42 The perfect double-bind ..................................................................................................................... 42 A “great awakening” is now imminent ............................................................................................... 43 Death of the deep state and its mafia media ..................................................................................... 43 Epilogue ............................................................................................................................................... 44 The Great Awakening from a Sociological Perspective........................................................................... 44 3 - Q and Trump Shape The Great Awakening ............................................................................................ 46 QAnon on Institutional Corruption ......................................................................................................... 47 QAnon on The Great Awakening ............................................................................................................ 54 QAnon/Trump on Propaganda, Truth, Trust and Freedom of Speech ................................................... 85 QAnon - A Positive Outcome is Assured ................................................................................................. 99 QAnon - We Are In Control ................................................................................................................... 103 Great Awakening Memes ...................................................................................................................... 105 4 - The Great Awakening Code of Ethics ................................................................................................... 111 01 - We Are Awake. We Recognize the Infinite Worth of All. .............................................................. 112 02 - We Stand Equally. We Value Trust Over Authority. ...................................................................... 113 03 - We Are Rational. We Do Not Let Emotions Cloud Judgment. ....................................................... 114 04 - We Are Patriots. We Voluntarily Sacrifice to Protect Our Society. ................................................ 114 pg. 5 05 - We Are Warriors. We Secure the Weak From Predation. ............................................................. 114 06 - We Are Justice. We Defend Our Innate Rights. ............................................................................. 115 07 - We Are Freedom. We Support Choices That Harm Nobody. ........................................................ 115 08 - We Are Truth. We Use Truth to Fight for Liberty. ......................................................................... 117 09 - We Are Speech. We Support All Rightful Expression. .................................................................... 117 10 - We Are Light. We Illuminate Evil & Darkness. ............................................................................... 117 11 - We Are Love. We Love Others Unconditionally & Oppose Hate. .................................................. 117 12 - We Are United. We Support Each Other, WWG1WGA. ................................................................ 118 13 - We Are Skeptical. We Examine Motives & Sources. ...................................................................... 119 14 - We Are Receptive. We Can Listen to Others & Adjust Beliefs. ...................................................... 120 15 - We Are Independent. We Are Critical Thinkers, Not Followers. ................................................... 121 16 - We Are Accountable. We Do Not Outsource Personal Responsibility. ......................................... 121 17 - We Are Integrity. We Cannot be Bought or Blackmailed. ............................................................. 121 5 – Core Principles of The Great Awakening ............................................................................................. 122 Truth is more powerful than deception ................................................................................................ 123 Optimism is more powerful than pessimism ........................................................................................ 123 Small institutions are more beneficial to society than large institutions ............................................. 123 It is possible for citizens to unshackle their societal bonds non-violently ............................................ 124 It is possible to continuously improve society ...................................................................................... 126 It is possible to achieve long-term peace and prosperity worldwide ................................................... 126 It is possible, and necessary, to achieve these goals by avoiding the creation of large institutions .... 127 It is possible to embrace an inevitable positive outcome for humanity without requiring outside help .............................................................................................................................................................. 129 All that is needed to accomplish your desired future is a basic set of common principles, the Internet and a trustworthy judicial system ......................................................................................................... 131 It is worthwhile for you to join the effort that is already underway .................................................... 131 The Great Awakening Code of Ethics Aids the Process ........................................................................ 132 6 - The Great Awakening in Action ........................................................................................................... 133 Collaborating with Others ....................................................................................................................