- Books
- Chinese Arts Of War
- European Arts Of War
- De Re Militari By Flavius Vegetius Renatus
- De Saxe – Reveries On The Art Of War
- On War By Von Clausewitz
- The Art Of War By Baron De Jomini
- The Art Of War By Frederick II The Great
- The Art Of War By Nicco Machiavelli
- The Book Of The Courtier By Count Baldesarre Castiglione
- The Prince By Nicco Machiavelli
- The Strategemata By Sextus Julius Frontinus
- Indian Arts Of War
- Japanese Arts Of War
- DVD’s
- News
- Sons Of Heaven
- Video Seminars
The MonoMyth
Posted by admin in Uncategorized on March 10, 2010
- Ordinary World: “The Hero’s home, the safe haven upon which the Special World and the Journey’s outcome must be compared.” The Journey begins in the Ordinary World, travels to the Special World, and returns to the Ordinary World.
- Call to Adventure: The Call to Adventure sets the story rolling by disrupting the comfort of the Hero’s Ordinary World, presenting a challenge or quest that must be undertaken.
- Refusal of the Call: “A Hero often refuses [or is reluctant] to take on the Journey because of fears and insecurities that have surfaced from the Call to Adventure. The Hero may not be willing to make changes, preferring the safe haven of the Ordinary World. This becomes an essential stage that communicates the risks involved in the Journey that lies ahead. Without risks and danger or the likelihood of failure, the audience will not be compelled to be a part of the Hero’s Journey.”
- Meeting with the Mentor: “The Hero meets a Mentor to gain confidence, insight, advice, training, or magical gifts to overcome the initial fears and face the Threshold of the adventure. The Mentor may be a physical person, or an object such as a map, a logbook, or other writing.”
- Crossing the Threshold: “Crossing the threshold signifies that the Hero has finally committed to the Journey. He is prepared to cross the gateway that separates the Ordinary World from the Special World.”
- Tests, Allies, Enemies: “Having crossed the threshold, the Hero faces Tests, encounters Allies, confronts Enemies, and learns the rules of this Special World. The Hero needs to find out who can be trusted. Allies are earned, a Sidekick may join up, or an entire Hero Team forged. The Hero must prepare himself for the greater Ordeals yet to come and needs this stage to test his skills and powers, or perhaps seek further training from the Mentor. This Initiation into this Special World also tests the Hero’s commitment to the Journey, and questions whether he can succeed.”
- Approach to the Inmost Cave: “The Hero must make the preparations needed to approach the Inmost Cave that leads to the Journey’s heart, or central Ordeal. Maps may be reviewed, attacks planned, a reconnaissance launched, and possibly the enemies forces whittled down before the Hero can face his greatest fear, or the supreme danger lurking in the Special World.” The Approach may be a time for some romance or a few jokes before the battle, or it may signal a ticking clock or a heightening of the stakes.
- Ordeal: “The Hero engages in the Ordeal, the central life-or-death crisis, during which he faces his greatest fear, confronts his most difficult challenge, and experiences “death”. His Journey teeters on the brink of failure. The Ordeal is the central magical Stage of any Journey. Only through “death” can the Hero be reborn, experiencing a resurrection that grants greater power or insight to see the Journey to the end.”
- Reward (Seizing the Sword): “The Hero has survived death, overcome his greatest fear, slain the dragon, or weathered the crisis of the heart, and now earns the Reward that he has sought. The Hero’s Reward comes in many forms: a magical sword, an elixir, greater knowledge or insight, reconciliation with a lover. Whatever the treasure, the Hero has earned the right to celebrate. The Hero may have earned the Reward outright, or the Hero may have seen no option but to steal it. The Hero may rationalize this Elixir theft, having paid for it with the tests and ordeals thus far. But the consequences of the theft must be confronted as the Shadow forces race to reclaim the Elixir that must not see the light of the Ordinary World.”
- The Road Back: “The Hero must finally recommit to completing the Journey and accept the Road Back to the Ordinary World. A Hero’s success in the Special World may make it difficult to return. Like Crossing the Threshold, The Road Back needs an event that will push the Hero through the Threshold, back into the Ordinary World. The Event should re-establish the Central Dramatic Question, pushing the Hero to action and heightening the stakes. The Road Back may be a moment when the Hero must choose between the Journey of a Higher Cause verses the personal Journey of the Heart.”
- Resurrection: “The Hero faces the Resurrection, his most dangerous meeting with death. This final life-or-death Ordeal shows that the Hero has maintained and can apply all that he has brought back to the Ordinary World. This Ordeal and Resurrection can represent a “cleansing” or purification that must occur now that the Hero has emerged from the land of the dead. The Hero is reborn or transformed with the attributes of the Ordinary self in addition to the lessons and insights from the characters he has met along the road. The Resurrection may be a physical Ordeal, or final showdown between the Hero and the Shadow. This battle is for much more than the Hero’s life. Other lives, or an entire world may be at stake and the Hero must now prove that he has achieved Heroic status and willingly accept his sacrifice for the benefit of the Ordinary World. Other Allies may come to the last minute rescue to lend assistance, but in the end the Hero must rise to the sacrifice at hand. He must deliver the blow that destroys the Death Star (Star Wars), or offer his hand and accept the “magic” elixir of love.”
- Return with the Elixir: “The Return with the Elixir is the final Reward earned on the Hero’s Journey. The Hero has been resurrected, purified and has earned the right to be accepted back into the Ordinary World and share the Elixir of the Journey. The true Hero returns with an Elixir to share with others or heal a wounded land. The Elixir can be a great treasure or magic potion. It could be love, wisdom, or simply the experience of having survived the Special World. Even the tragic end of a Hero’s Journey can yield the best elixir of all, granting the audience greater awareness of us and our world (Citizen Kane).”
Appraise The Situation
Posted by admin in The Art Of War on February 23, 2010
Appraise The Situation

To win a hundred victories in a hundred
battles is not the hallmark of skill. The acme
of skill is to subdue the enemy without even
fighting.
—The Art of War
One who excels in warfare does not await the deployment of forces. One who excels at eliminating the misfortunes of people manages them before they appear.
Conquering the enemy means being victorious over the formless. The superior fighter does not engage in battle. Thus one who fights and attains victory in front of naked blades is not a good general. One who makes preparations after the battle is not a superior Sage!
—The Six Secret Teachings
You start with an idea—a notion—about something you want to do or something you want to get or someone you want to become. Before you take action or even make an action plan, you should first take a moment and see if it’s worth it. To borrow a business term, you need to do a “feasibility study.” You need to gather as much quality information as you can and roughly estimate the feasibility of the project.
Or in terms of conflict, this is an initial “sizing up” of the opponent in the environment. For instance, the annoying loudmouth at the bar often has a crew to back him up, so you might want to think twice before telling him that he is an annoying loudmouth.
You must answer “Yes” to 3 questions (or maybe 2 out of 3) to move past this initial stage when considering any action.
1. Are there definite advantages to be gained?
2. Is my defense solid?
3.Is there is a high probability of victory?
1.There are definite advantages to be gained.
Do not move unless there are definite
advantages to be gained; do not use troops
unless you can succeed; do not fight unless
you are in danger.
—The Art of War
Don’t allow yourself to get pulled into a conflict that you are not suited, or ready, for due to emotional reasons. One of the most difficult things in life is to control your emotions. To achieve this control, we must be ever vigilant.
A ruler must not start a war out of anger;
A general must not fight a battle out of resentment. Engage only when it is in theinterest of the State;
Cease when it is to its detriment.
—The Art of War
2.Your defense is solid
In ancient times, those adept at warfare first
made themselves unbeatable and waited for
opportunities to defeat the enemy.
—The Art of War
You can think of “defense” as “worst case scenario” thinking. If I pursue this course of action, what is the
worst thing that can happen?
Sometimes it’s the best course of action to work “bottom-up.” You figure out what the worst thing is that can happen and then you continually work to make that worst case scenario slightly better. You keep working at improving your “base rate” until there is a relatively low margin for “failure.”
3.There is a high probability of victory
There are rarely things in life that are one hundred percent certain, but strategy and strategic advantage can dramatically increase the odds of a certain outcome.
Those that the ancients referred to as excelling in warfare conquered those who were easy to conquer. Thus the victories of those that excelled in warfare were not marked by fame for wisdom or courageous achievement. Thus their victories were free from error. One who is free from error directs his measures toward certain victory, conquering those who are already defeated.
—The Art of War
If you choose a course of action where the odds are highly stacked in your favor, your victory will be “free from error”.
So, how do you go about determining the feasibility of a proposed course of action? There is one “quick and dirty” method that will pretty much get to the heart of the matter right away.
He who has a thorough knowledge of himself and the enemy is bound to win in all battles. He who knows himself
but not the enemy has only a fifty percent chance of winning. He who does not know himself or the enemy is bound to perish in all battles.
—The Art of War
You should also factor in external variables as much as possible.
Know your enemy, know yourself, and your victory will not be threatened. Know the terrain, know the weather, and your victory will be complete.
—The Art of War
You can do a quick appraisal of the situation by examining your strengths and weaknesses vis-à-vis the competition in that particular context.
New Thick Black Theory?
Posted by admin in Guanxi, Influence, News, The Art Of War on February 16, 2010
I *MAY* Release A New Version Of Thick Black Theory

I’ve been working on some new materials and I may release a new version of Thick Black Theory – with about 80 new pages of material nobody has seen before.
It’s all ready to go. I just have to decide whether I have time to promote it or not.
I’ll be moving back to Korea on March 1st, so will probably be pretty busy for a while getting settled in and all of that. We’ll see.
If you are interested in getting a copy let me know.
Peace.
Wandering About Consensus Reality . . .
Below is an old post I made maybe years ago . . . But I really think it’s one of the more interesting things I’ve written and I wanted to add it here. Note: This was written at least 4 years ago. I’ve changed my ideas a little bit since then, but 85% still stands up with me.

Why don’t you settle down?
This is a question I get asked pretty frequently . . . or “Don’t you miss your family?”
I’ve been bumming around this planet for a long time. I started when I was 15 or so, within the confines of the United States, since I didn’t have a passport.
Truth be told – I was a teenage runaway.
I moved from coast to coast, and everwhere in between, living on the streets, and surviving by my wits, and for anyone that age who might be reading this – I’m definitely not glorifying it. Looking back, I did lots of very regrettable things, and out of my own blindness and perceived necessity at the time, did alot of things that were stupid, dangerous, and damaged my development.
But, on some level it was probably destiny. Or a healthy mix of destiny, stupidity and random chance that led me to the life of vagrancy.
And it became a habit.
During my “adult” life, I’ve spent the past 10 years in 5 different countries – The U.S., India, Thailand, South Korea, and China.
So, when I get asked about it, as I often do, I usually answer the easiest and quickest way I can to stop the conversation – “Because it’s easier to be a foreigner in a foreign country than in the country of your birth”.
About 25% of the people “get it”, I suppose.
But the real reason is a bit deeper.
It’s also not something that I ever planned, but it’s more of something that I’ve come to realize:
Keeping yourself inside of human society but outside of the consensus reality speeds up your development, if you’re conscious about what you’re doing.
What do I mean by “consensus reality”?
I think the easiest term that is congruent would be “group think” or “the herd mentality” or something along those lines . . .
And let’s be honest – there is a pretty significant difference in the way that people in different cultures perceive the reality around them. Not only cultures, but countries, locations, ethnicities, and so on.
It could be as obvious as the difference between egalitarian and Confucian social relationships, or as subtle as the difference between saying “it is a wave” and “It is being a wave”.
Imagine the 19th century British foreign officer in Sub Saharan Africa. . . He walks around, interacting with “the natives”, interacting with their consensus reality, and possibly even running around in a loin cloth for the better part of the day.
But something interesting happens right around dinner time. He cleans up, puts on his best suit or uniform, and sits down for a very formal and ritualized “British” style dinner.
Why? To maintain the connection to his OWN consensus reality, and not totally surrender to the group think around him. . .
I first started noticing this stuff during the years I was living in India.
For lack of a better term, I started to BECOME Indian. That’s not to say that I was physically changing, but I began to start thinking in similar ways, and seeing the world with a distinctly “Indian” perspective, if there is such a thing in such a diverse country. Maybe it would be more appropriate to say I was becoming Rajasthani.
When I noticed it, I had a sort of violent, knee jerk reaction to it and retreated to the safety of my own conditioned paradigm. . .
Then, as time and other countries passed me by, I began to not only see my host country or cultures consensus reality, but began to see my own for much more of what it really “is”. Not that it, or they or good or bad – but they just are what they are.
Wayfaring As Spiritual Excercise
So, now I’ve arrived at this point, wherein I’ve realized that by design or chance, I’ve stumbled into a very unique situation, wherein I’m not Chinese. Not Korean. Not Thai, Indian, Buddhist, Jain, Hindu, Sihk, Muslim, or whatever.
I’m also certain that I’m not “American” any more, either . . .
Most people who live for long periods outside of their own country or culture talk about “culture shock”.
There is, however a very real situation of “Re-entry shock” as well. This occurs when you return to your own country or culture, and realize that you are so utterly and completely out of step with the consensus reality that you are effectively a foreigner in your own home.
Zhuang Zi talked about Wayfaring, or “Free and easy wandering” . . . Academically, most people usually understand that as wandering beyond the boundaries of conditioned thought.
Practically, it can be taken literally – walking around. Going on walk about.
I think that in my case, after the last decade abroad, and 20 years of rootlessness, that it’s a bit of both;
To be free of conditioned thought, you have to first be able to perceive it.
To perceive it, you probably have to perceive it in other people first.
Then, you can look inward at yourself, and realize – at least on some small scale the extent to which the consensus reality has influenced your perception of “true” reality.
. . . And then you can really get to work . . .
Join Me On Facebook . . .
First off . . . Here’s a quick new video about the 4 quadrants of power:
Also – I wanted to let you know that I set up a facebook group that I’d like you to join.
You should join if you are into:
- HeavenSon.com
- The 4 Quadrants Of Power
- Thick Black Theory
- Strategy
- Power
- Influence
- Martial Arts
- Progeria dudes
- Free stuff nobody else gets
I suspect it will be something along the lines of this type of awesomeness:
You can go join up here:
I’m going to be spamming you giving away a lot of stuff there that I won’t be giving away anywhere else so hope to see you there. Also hope that people who are interested in this stuff can use it to interact with each other . . . I’d like to see what could happen.
And Finally . . .
What do you all want me to make new videos or video seminars about?
I can continue with the classic stuff on strategy, or I could do a lot of other types of things.
Leave me a comment and let me know what you’d like to see here and I’ll get back to work.
Peace.
Die Antwoord – Enter The Ninja
Move Over Spinal Tap . . .
This is without a doubt the most brilliant thing I’ve seen in a while . . .
Here’s the shortlist of awesomeness:
- Being crazy about martial arts but not knowing anything about them (Ninja/Yin Yang/Samurai)
- Massive Cameltoe
- Worlds longest living Progeria dude
- Sketchy old dude with bad tattoos
- “Fookin’ Prawns!”
This thing is right on so many levels that it can’t be wrong. Massive WIN in the name of awesomeness!
The Sun Zi Flow – The Art Of War
Sun Zi For The De-Systemized
So lots of people talk about Sun Zi (Sun Tzu) . . . People quote that shit non stop on twitter. But not many people really understand it.
In the 4 Quadrants Of Power I break down Sun Zi to the highest level principles in the introduction, but I just wanted to give my friends here a taste ahead of time, and I think just this 10 minute video can help people out a lot.
Part of the bonus package for the early adopters of 4qp is going to be the Sun Zi Flow (There will be other bonuses as well).
The Sun Zi “Flow” is really simple. People try to overcomplicate Sun Zi to make themselves look smart, and to make you feel stupid. I want to explain the truth to you at the highest levels, and help you make sense of this life we’re all in together.
I’m guessing the 4qp will drop on Tuesday or Wednesday. Basically I just need to film some more live action video.
As you know the 4 quadrants are:
- Mental Power (Heaven)
- Structural Power (Earth)
- Social Power (Water)
- Martial Power (Fire)
I’ll cover each of the 4 quadrants in books, audio and massive amounts of video.
In the Fire/Martial power section I’m going to be including some simple movement training to increase your martial power. If you do this practice for 20 minutes a day, you’ll gain the martial ability that takes normal people years of training in a couple of months. No bullshit.
The truth is, that at the upper levels of each of the 4 quadrants of power, the truth is the same, and it’s simple. So – studying all 4 creates a synergistic effect where you rapidly increase your power in all 4 quadrants much faster than if you were training in a single quadrant (Martial arts, for example).
The funny thing about the movement training is that it’s applicable not only to the martial quadrant, but to the other 3 as well and you’ll realize some very funny stuff very quickly after you begin practicing.
For example – based on the very simple physics of formation and degeneration through the 4 elements I’m going to teach you – you’ll learn how to quickly and easily change your mental state with a simple excercise. These same excercises can help you in ever area of your life – to get more money – more influence – more security . . . After I explain the principles to you your jaw is going to be on the floor – because it’s so simple but it’s completely counter-intuitive and different than what anyone else teaches.
So you know – Everybody on my mailing list will have a 48 hour window of opportunity to get the 4qp training for $27. Then, after that I’m raising the price on “Outsiders” to $97 (Because it’s HOURS of video. HOURS of audio. And probably a couple THOUSAND pages of supplementary text) – which is still cheap considering what I’m offering people.
When you get an email from me mentioning that you have 48 hours – I suggest you move fast. Because I won’t make any exceptions for anyone under any circumstances out of fairness.
This material on the Sun Zi Flow is also going to be part of the bonus package for first movers. That means that only like the first 300 people will get this material.
P.S. – If you have a mailing list, friends on facebook/twitter/myspace, a blog or whatever and want to promote the 4qp I’m offering a ridiculous 75% commission on the $97 sale. Email me at mail @thickblack theory.net and I’ll tell you how to do that.
#NoSleestak Thursday – Altrusians Vs. The Slees
Posted by admin in #NoSleestak on February 4, 2010
Welcome to #NoSleestak Thursdays.
If I don’t forget about it in a few days, #NoSleestak Thursdays will be a weekly series here on HeavenSon.com where I break down the facts on one of my favorite subjects – Bipedal Reptillian Transdimensional Pest Control.
Now . . . It’s worth mentioning that old Zhao An Xin doesn’t REALLY believe in Bipedal reptiles and that in fact – I do know they were a work of Saturday morning kids television fiction and nothing more.
HOWEVER . . . I realized late last year that many of my European and otherwise non-American readers, fans, sycophants and so on were disadvantaged in life because they didn’t know about the Whammy. Whammies could be all around you and you’d never know until it’s to late and they’ve taken all of your money. So, Frenchy – Beware.
More recently I’ve begun to realize that most of my readership is blisfully unaware of Slees and their general modus operandi – so I’ll try and make it a point to educate the masses.
Unlike everything else you see on HeavenSon.com – take #NoSleestak Thursdays with a grain of salt. . . (This is the kind of shit they broke my back over in China).
This will all probably go right over your head
In fact – MOST of you won’t really understand this post. The few that will won’t really understand it at a higher level until at least an hour after you read it.
Every time I’ve educated others about the Slees, it almost always takes a good long while for the profundity of it all to really “sink in”.
Let’s start with the “Business Cycle” . . .
You’ve probably heard talk of this “business cycle” at some point in the past. Probably throughout your entire life. You hear about it on the news. In the papers. Pundits pontificate upon it. You’ve probably not thought to much about the business cycle, because it seems like a more or less naturally occurring phenomenon – like the change from spring to summer to autumn to winter.
The business cycle is in fact – Sleestak code talk for engineered perpetual slavery. I’ll try to show you why in this post.
Gold – Don’t believe the hype
I want to say right at the beginning that in times of economic chaos – people constantly advise you to buy into gold. Because it’s the only “Safe” investment. You hear it everywhere – Commercials on talk radio. Internet advertising. From the talking heads on TV.
Like most things in life, the truth is out there, it’s simple but it’s mostly COMPLETELY COUNTER-INTUITIVE.
I’m also going to prove to you in this post that you should NOT be investing in gold when things are rough. . . .
Fractional Reserve Lending (Palm – meet face)
I guess this is as good of a place as any to start.
What is Fractional Reserve Lending? It’s how the banks work. Basically, for every dollar of “money” the banks have, they’re allowed to loan out $10. Sound fishy?
How FRL Enslaves You Good Mammals
When you realize how simple, clever and awesome this trick is you’re going to either feel like you’re about to puke or like you’ve been inhaling lines of adderal for the first time (*wink* *nudge*) . . .
Here’s the basic run down. The bank has $1. They loan you $10. You go to work. You trade your labor for “money”. You use this money to pay back the loan from the bank. But you don’t pay them back the $1 in secured reserves that they loaned from – you pay them back the whole $10 PLUS (+++) interest.
Here’s where it gets sketchier than a drawing pad . . .
Let’s take a break for a minute and talk about how money actually gets made. It goes something like this:
- Federal Reserve (Or Bank of England or whatever) has $1.
- They loan the government $10 and that loan is secured by government savings bonds.
- Government taxes your income to pay back the loan.
- Now the bank has $10 plus interest.
- Bank loans you $100 based on their fractional reserve of $10.
- You payback $100 + interest.
- Bank has magically created $100 out of NOTHING except your labor.
It’s basically this hilarious circle jerk of vacuous nothingness wherein you work for free.
“But I don’t work for free – I get STUFF!”
Enter the business cycle . . .
I’m going to say this as simply and clearly as possible.
The business cycle is the process where the Sleestaks take away your stuff which you’ve earned through your work that you did for money which never even existed.
It’s basically a kind of arbitrage . . . The old buy low/sell high routine played out on a fantastic scale.
- Here’s the short story on how it works:
- The banks issue a lot of credit into the market place. Basically they loan and print more money.
- People buy stuff like businesses, houses, cars, etc. using said credit.
- Gold is cheap. The Slees buy it all up.
- They then decrease the available credit and physical money.
- The Slees SELL gold. You buy it at a high price because it’s “safe” and things are looking bad.
It’s so awesome and funny how simple it is. You work to buy “stuff” at it’s highest price and sell it off at it’s lowest price.
So here’s how to get rich every time, without fail . . .
The basic formula is – The available credit is inversely proportionate to the price of gold.
Don’t believe me? Use MS Excel, and plot (by fiscal quarter) the available credit, inflation, and the price of gold for the past 50 years on a line graph and see if you don’t get the adderal giggles.
That means – when more money is being put into circulation (in the form of printed money and credit) gold is cheap. When there’s less in circulation gold is expensive.
But what happens?
People don’t think. They don’t question what the talking heads tell them. They get suckered and scammed by people who are smarter than them.
Like right now. People are thinking about gold as a good investment. Are you kidding? Gold is at a super premium price! Now is the time to buy stock.
Wait until the next phase of the “business cycle” – after the sleestaks have BOUGHT BACK all the gold you’re buying $1500 an ounce for $350 and start selling it for $400/oz again when none of the sheep are buying.
Let me say it again for the English Impaired . . .
90% of the population is being inexcusably stupid.
The Sleestaks make you work for money that doesn’t exist. You use that money to buy stuff at a high price in an inflationary environment. Then they restrict the flow of vapor-capital, and repo all your shit, and in a panic you invest in “safe” things like gold at the highest possible price point, which they intern buy back from you at the lowest possible price point.
Net effect? You work for free. You go through a recurring process of expensive gains and cheap loss and your net gains are zero. Their net gain is your life.
The business cycle. It’s brilliant, it’s simple and it’s beautiful in a “your hot but feeding off of me” kind of way.
Peace.
P.S. I’ll probably delete this post . . .
P.P.S – One more time. Do the opposite of what seems right to the herd every time and you’ll win more often than not.









