THE RAINBOW SWASTIKA - Scattered Seed Ministries

authority of the [teacher]", and "force" them to "an inward search" beginning at age five.
(p.25)
At the same time, children are urged to rely on another entity such as "Pumsy the dragon".
"Pumsy" is mandatory curriculum in Virginia public elementary schools as of 1983, part of a
course in which children must earn a Certificate of Mastery (CIM) in "Clear Mind". As 6year-olds
are introduced to "Pumsy" in a teacher-guided trance state, they are taught to resort
to this "friend" to rid themselves of a "mud mind" and achieve a "Clear Mind" (and not to
discuss it with parents). The child thus learns the first steps toward "an integrated
personality", one in which his individual identity has merged "with the Whole" (the "spiritual
triad" or Hierarchy). (Bailey, _Education_ I, p.26) The goal is to permanently leave behind
the world of "mud", that is, the concrete aspects of existence: "He lives first the life of
dreams, and then the life of thought." (p.28) To summarize, the external authorities of the
child's everyday world (teachers, parents, etc.) are delegitimized and replaced by the supreme
authority of the "inner self", and eventually the (even more) supreme authority of the "group
self". However, since these routinely prove inadequate for guidance in many of life's
challenges, the resulting authority vacuum is filled by another external source, this one under
the guise of another (unknown) side of the self. The fact that this entity is not really one's
own self is revealed by Bailey's candid description of the actual "guides of humanity", whose
desire is to merge with (and then submerge) the individual self.
[In plain language, the ideal result of this "education" is a generation living in lifelong denial
that there are aspects of life and authorities outside one's personal control. On the other hand,
it is a lifelong dependency on a "higher" entity for guidance, due to the inevitable out-ofcontrol
circumstances of life - circumstances which they are taught don't really exist.
Meanwhile, the reaction toward the few who maintain control over their lives, without the
crutch of constant "entity contact", is nothing but pity for that poor unenlightened,
unempowered soul. At the same time, this mindset roundly condemns those who depend on
the G-d of the Jews for external input and guidance, calling them "automatons" and
"unthinking" - in spite of the Biblical G-d allowing, and even requiring, far more initiative
and personal autonomy than the NA "gods". Go figure.]
4c. OBE's "No-Fail" Really Means "No-Pass": Instead of demonstrating mastery of
academic material and/or analytical skills (reading, writing, math), the pupil is "graded"
against a "Locus of Control", and is awarded a "Certificate of Mastery" if he/she has exhibited
the desired behavioral and attitudinal "outcomes". No one can "fail" and there are "no 'right'
answers"; but if appropriate "learning outcome" is not demonstrated, the child is
"remediated", or re-taught, by "facilitators" using special material from the "National
Diffusion Network". The material is taught over and over indefinitely, until the desired
"outcome" appears. The Pennsylvania Dept. of Education is not shy about calling OBE a
"behavior modification plan based on control theory", a system credited to psychiatrist
William Glasser. And if teachers (in Washington State for example) do not demonstrate
"accountability" in OBE teaching - that is, their classes are not satisfactorily "mastering" these
concepts - they too are placed under "remediation" by "mentor teachers" in the classroom,
until their record improves, or until they are fired.
4d. OBE Allows No Parental Challenge: The same "technologies for expanding and
transforming personal consciousness" which Marilyn Ferguson praised in her 1980 landmark
book, _The Aquarian Conspiracy_, are now being taught across the board to youth without
the knowledge and permission of the parents, and even over parental objections. In many
cases, students are encouraged not to discuss with their new studies with parents, and may be