The Lawless Way

The Lawless Way …

… An history, a possible future and living right now

Philip J Bradbury

Praise for Philip J Bradbury’s books

Philip’s articles have always been refreshing and amusing to read as he combines both the serious and humorous sides of life in a blend of words that only he would dare to write. Some of his insights and philosophies are similar to other authors I have read in the past, but he has a few new thoughts as well. Philip certainly has a way with words and his new book is easy to read and full of deep and meaningful questions, but the difference with this book is that he also includes simple exercises to help you find the answers! It’s all well and good to read about someone else’s great insights and hope to learn from their experiences, but Philip knows we must experience it ourselves and he wants us, the reader, to learn from our own life, not his.

Philip includes some of his own experiences, some will make you laugh and others will make you cry as you recognize your own life in his words and you will realise that we aren’t so different after all. We all have our hopes and fears and judge the present by the past, but we can still be a part of a brighter future. This book will inspire you to take that first fearful step of your predestined journey called life. It will help you to find out who you really are by recognizing who you really aren’t.

We do not have to accept everything that we read as truth and we all have our own philosophies on life, but Philip J Bradbury’s book will ask you questions you may not have even thought of asking yourself. We also all have our own life journey and Philip’s book helps us to find out not only who we are and who we want to be, but also what we may encounter along the way.

This is clearly a book to recommend to your friends. It is full of inspiring words and insights that Philip may not consider to be New Age but as I see it, we are living the new age, the age of enlightenment and he has given us a guide for the journey.

Review by Jill Bonner, Insight magazine, Australia

What makes Philips book different, and a cut above the average, is not that it is based upon his personal experience, or even that he suggests that we find out who we are by being who we really aren’t, but that he provides practical exercises - he shows readers how to apply the insights and techniques that have proved helpful to him and others in their efforts to reclaim their freedom. Philip does this with an astute sense of humour, wisdom and encouragement.

Philip suggests that our primary purpose for being here is to discover who we really are. Most of us are pretty confused about this - we have been programmed to believe that other people know our hearts better than we, and for the sake of being loved by others, we adopt the perceptions they have of us. These perceptions, suggests Philip, are usually based on fear. Self-empowered people cannot be enslaved by fear however, because they know what their own rules are. They know this because they have learned to listen to the whisperings of their own hearts.

Once we have taken this first brave step, says Philip, the universe will magically step in to synchronise events, people and assistance. At the same time he suggests that we always check our own inner knowing before embarking on the bus to somewhere, especially when someone else is driving.

What Philip offers is practical advice about how to stay on track during the process of empowering ourselves, and he teaches by asking us to ask questions about ourselves and what we really want. If you feel like you are lost, says Philip, you are already on the path to finding out who you are because admitting you are lost or confused is the first step to becoming found. Continuing on the path means listening to our hearts, and being still until our hearts are moved. In other words: If you’re in a rut, stop digging; and, when you don’t know what to do, do nothing. Taking our freedom back from our perceptions about who we are, and reclaiming our original intention for being here, is about unclouding our vision.

Dr Michelle L. Crowley, Clinical Psychologist, Sth Africa.

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The Lawless Way …

… An history, a possible future and living right now

Copyright 2010 © Philip J Bradbury

Smashwords edition

ISBN-9 452892997

ISBN-13 9781452892993

www.thewritesite.biz

Typed (with two fingers) by Philip J Bradbury

Typeset (with brilliance and majesty) by Philip J Bradbury

Front cover designed (with flair and imagination) by Philip J Bradbury

All rights reserved. Although this book is copyright and you’re not supposed to reproduce it in any form, I know that some of you will. As a sculptor of words, I’m well aware that it’s so easy for anyone to pretend these words are theirs and receive acclaim for that. If you can live with that then, please, go ahead.

All I can do is ask that you treat the spirit of these words with respect, treat me with respect and enjoy the product thereof. I can live with that.

With Love, Philip J Bradbury

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Contents

Why This Book?

Intention Space

I Don't Tell The Truth

Hiding from Yourself

An Extraordinary World

The Gathering Tribes

Lawlessness Is Not A Religion

Forward To The Past

Laws For Lawlessness

An Historical Perspective

A Lifetime Of Ages

Arian Infants

Piscean Teenagers

Aquarian Adults

Needs, Motivation And Growth

A Western Viewpoint

Physiological Need

Safety and Security Need

Belonging Need

Affection Need

Esteem Need

Self-actualisation Need

Altruistic Need

The New Education System

Changes Upon Changes

An Extraordinary You

The Two Biggest Lies

Original Sin

Karma

The Awareness System

Teachers And Reminders

A Meaningless Life

Looking Good - ALGS

The Talk Talk In Your Head

Where And Why Are You Hiding?

Staying Unhealthy

What You Don't Understand About No

Your First NO - I'm Not Good Enough

Your Second NO - I Don't Belong

Your Third NO - I'm On My Own

Moving From Re-action To Response-ability With NO

Touching Up The Mona Lisa

Finding Big Problems

Infancy Problems

Childhood Problems

Schooling Problems

Less Problems, Less Life

The Problem With Problems

The Problem Of Avoiding Problems

The Problem With Your Problems

Not Knowing What You Don't Know

Resisting Your Problems/Dreams

Doing It All At Once

I Could Lose What I've Already Gained

Not Fearing The Fear And Doing It Anyway

Giving Up

Caring Less, Living More

Interpreting Life's Images

Interpretation One - Filling In The Gaps

Interpretation Two - The Filing System

Interpretation Three - Emotional Response

Interpretation Four - Physical Response

Events And Stories

Being Unreasonable

The F A G Principle

Our Life Purpose

Breakdowns and Breakthroughs

Ideas To Try

Radionics

Body Questioning

Ambidextrous Writing

The Alphabet Game

Vision Book

The Builder Boy

A God Steps Forth

The Word

About The Author

Other books by Philip J Bradbury

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Why This Book?

The one rule is that there are no rules.

I met a man who became my friend. His name is Darryl Whiting. We met over a weekend and never saw each other again for exactly one ear. The second time we met, he told me that he had thought of me at least once every week of the previous year. Each time he thought of me, the thought that dominated was that Philip J Bradbury was to write the next bible. He thought that I should codify the new rules for living. I was honoured that he thought of me and was surprised (and amused) that I should be thought of in connection with formulating rules, as I had broken so many in my joyous life. This was also at a time that I came to realize that the only relevant rules were the ones we formulate for ourselves. Nothing is by chance and so in thoughtful mode, I took up the challenge and decided that I should write my Bible.

I do, however, puzzle over the task I have set for myself, which is to explain the laws by which our lives are governed. You see, the laws I speak of are not plural, but very, very singular. There is but one law or rule to this life of ours and that rule is that there are no rules. How, then, do I explain a No-Thing to you when you have been trained in the knowing of Limitedness. In the Limitedness in which you see your life being contained, there are only Somethings. You have had, do have and will have many Somethings:

Parents

Toys

Friends

Food

Enemies

Houses

Fears

Teachers

Joys

Achievements

Disappointments

Jobs

Hobbies

Degrees and Diplomas

Habits

Pets

Cars

Business Cards

Titles

Children

Computers

Thoughts

Dreams

Gardens

Cell-phones

Furniture

Farms

Businesses

Rituals

Activities

Habits

Ceremonies

Sports

Entertainment

Addictions

Obsessions

Gestures

Customs

Pretences

Each of these Somethings can be explained and described. Most can be seen, touched, smelt, heard or tasted. As you think of each of these Somethings, an emotion will arise – a Something stirs in your body (yet another Something) in response to that prior Something, somewhere else. In the world of Limitedness, there can only be Somethings which you strive for, obtain, rejoice in, discard, regret and pine for.

The other world (the one surrounding your Limited one) is the world of limitlessness and in that world there are no Somethings – there are only No-Things. Because there are no Somethings to create boundaries, there is the limitlessness of everything. And that limitlessness is you, unbounded by the limitedness of your fears, expectations, beliefs and Somethings.

One of the great difficulties that we humans have is that we’re not aware that there is an unlimited world, an unlimited us and unlimited opportunities beyond the boundary we put around our smaller limited world. Because we only know of limitedness, we become comfortable with it and it is to that comfort that we turn when we need support, direction and upliftment. In our moments of dire need we always look for Something to lean on, Something to guide us and, most often, what we look for then are rules or laws. Because we live in limitedness we are not free and life must necessarily be a struggle. Because it’s a struggle, we continually feel dire needs which lead us to feel the need for laws. With such high demand for laws, knowing that supply always equals demand, we shouldn’t be surprised that there are so many people who are so willing to supply us with our necessary laws – a myriad of church and philosophical groups, law makers, parents, teachers, employers, sporting and cultural clubs, peer groups, pressure groups, children, advertisers, politicians, money-lenders, rubbish-collectors, neighbours and, more so than anyone else, ourselves – and these people have created rules that so often conflict with each other, confuse us and bind us more tightly to our fears … creating more dire needs, a greater need for laws, a more dire need … and so the spiral winds and grinds us down.

Because we’ve only experienced Somethings and never tasted No-things, we’re not aware that our deepest need is for No-thing, for in the emptiness of the void is the space, the gnawing hole in our soul, filled. Only in emptiness can we be filled and fulfilled. Only without laws can we become true to ourselves and truly respectful to others.

The Law-less Way is not about the perceived consequences of anarchy – mayhem, destruction and disrespect – but about finding ourselves, our whole selves, without the different distractions of others and, from that (w)hole, realising the strength, beauty and commonality within each of us. Only in lawlessness can we ever become The Law (Loving All Ways), respect every other being, including that which we are.

These ideas are not new but they have not been made public, for those with the greatest (perceived) needs and pains are those who are the most prolific and powerful law creators and enforcers – at the bottom of the need/law spiral, it is difficult for them to see the opposite way. These ideas, then, seldom see the light of day as they oppose the very fabric upon which our law creators/enforcers exist. So, though these ideas are as old as God, they might seem to be very new … and quite strange. Don’t be surprised if you feel confused and disorientated at times, for looking at life from this perspective is not what your educators have encouraged in the past – your indoctrination has been so very effective and it takes a brave soul to challenge the truths it has adopted as its own. Simply allow the confusion to pass by (as it will) and, who knows, the lawlessness and freedom you’ve been thirsting for may be on its way to you right now.

Limiting yourself to that which others seem to expect of you is a painful predicament – you are happy that they’re happy but something else stirs you to be more than they can perceive of … more than you can perceive of. Stepping into your greatness, your potential, can be a frightening prospect. The fear that surrounds any process of change is not the fear of the change itself, for that is very exciting, even intoxicating. We only fear that which we imagine, that which we have not experienced. And, if we never attempt the change our soul asks of us, we will continue to experience that fear. And if we never attempt the change, we will forever live in regret of that which we didn’t do. Ask any older person what their biggest regrets are and you will always be told that it is the things they didn’t do – never the things they did. The only way to lose the fear (and the regret) is to turn your imagination into expression and into action – experience it.

Notice how many people (especially men) spend weeks researching car manuals, talking to experts, taking test-drives and doing all manner of things before purchasing a new car. The time and energy expended before changing their car, which they’ll typically have for two years, can be immense.

Notice how much money and time people will put into planning their new house, which they’ll typically have for five years. They might spend $20,000 on architectural plans and spend a year or so deciding on the right carpet, doorknobs, bathroom fittings, site, finance and a thousand other small and large considerations. Daunting though this research is, no one shirks from it and they’re happy to spend far more than they have, knowing that they may never be able to repay the borrowings they incur.

Notice how much time and money people will spend on planning their wedding and it only lasts for a day!

Notice just how little time, money and energy people spend on planning their new life – something they’ll typically have for … well, a lifetime! They’ll baulk at spending $200 on a personal development seminar, buying a $20 book or even talking about what they’d love to become. Ask any person what their dreams are and you’ll see their eyes glaze over as they become coy and embarrassed.

Yet people wonder why their lives are less-than-satisfactory! The reason is mainly because they’ve seen the new car, they’ve walked into houses they like and they’ve been to weddings they like. They haven’t yet experienced (in any way) the life they dream of.

Many people are happy to design your life for you – your parents, teachers, friends, advertisers, politicians, law-enforcers, bosses, partners, children and, in fact, almost everyone else – and none of their designs will be the same. If you have no input into that, you’ll live a life that fits their conflicting expectations and designs, you’ll have conflict with yourself and with others and you’ll have a life that has nothing of you in it – you’ll stop being yourself!

This book may help you change that.

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The first part of this book is a glimpse into the future from the grander perspective of the past – it may help you get a perspective on your life in relation to LIFE itself.

The second part of the book is a series of exercises help realise how you’ve become the person you are right now.

The third section is a further series of exercises to help you to become the master and architect of your life – to create that which you wish to be.

This book will not give you all the answers you need, for those answers are within you. This book will, however, provide a key to the doorway of your own power and beauty. This book will help you discover who you really are and who you’ve always been but have forgotten for a while. However, we need you to play your part. Together we can create magic in your life! Let’s do it!!

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Intention Space

Your intentions are the magnet for your reality.

I wrote this book with the intention that it would be an agent of positive change. My intention is that, from the experience of this book and all that it encourages you to feel, do and think, you and your life will be transformed and enlightened in ways that you could not have imagined before you picked it up. Further, my intention is that, through this book, you will become an agent for positive change in the lives of many other people.

I know that I cannot imagine the changes that are possible for you and through you and it is, therefore, impossible for me to tell you what is good for you or what you must aim for. In fact, it would be counter-productive for me to tell you what to aim for. It would also be counter-productive for you to decide what to aim for, for if you think you have all the answers to your life now, you would be standing in the space of I am not changing. This book is about positive change, for you and the rest of us on this planet, and if you had chosen a state of no-change, you would not have felt an urge to pick this book up. The intention I have expressed (above) will ensure that only those with a will to explore the unknown and to experience the extraordinary, will experience this book.

So, let’s get very clear about why you’re reading these words. You are not reading them as some sort of idle entertainment, as an amusement to keep your mind off more important things. You are not reading this book to change the world for you know that when you have read the last word here you will still get phone bills, people will still be rude and abusive, it will rain on your picnics, politicians will continue to tell lies, people will still break your heart, wars will still be fought, cars will still break down and the world will keep turning. Life goes on and you’re not about to change it – this much is very clear to you, though it seems to contradict the first paragraph above. The world will not change though your own world can.

What might not be so clear to right now is that you’re