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Synopsis

Setting:

Reconciled In Iraq setting is Mosul, Iraq (ancient city of Nineveh).

Purpose:

The purpose is to promote free thinking, truth seeking, and mostly to urge individuals to find their natural path, which leads to bliss. In essence, the individual must break down his/her oppressive walls, get past denial, destroy oppression, accept free will, choose to bifurcate to a life motivated by aesthetics and thereby find true bliss.

Overview:

Reconciled In Iraq challenges the reader to juxtapose his/her own life, to face reality, to prepare and take on moments of truth, and finally to recognize the difference between false happiness and true happiness. Overall, by reshaping an individuals mindset and motivations, and after the individual realizes the aesthetics in life bring about true happiness, then humanity as a whole may change course from chaos to order, from self-indulgence to a harmony. However, everything must start with the individual, specifically the individual must grasp free will.

Excerpts from Reconciled In Iraq:

“As I sat in the very crux of this insane world, our world, I realized my own naivety and gullibility. Looking at a child whose face is torn apart by shrapnel from a VBIED (Vehicle Born Improvised Explosive Device) strikes deeply into the being, forever.”

“To the world, I barely existed as trivial matter. The great sea offered no reluctance, just indifference; everyone gets the same deal.”

“I looked in the mirror and saw my true spirit. Its vindictive eyes flashed into me with sorrowful radiance as my thick clad clothes fell off, revealing protruding bones and depraved flesh…‘Why had so many people lied to me? Why? Why do so many people hide the truth?’”

“There are different ways to escape through the perimeters and away from the inventor’s control, but most people deny the very existence of such perimeters.”

“I noticed something else too. Something we all hold deep inside of us, something great, something resembling a miracle.…”

Explanation of Parts:
Reconciled In Iraq is arranged in five parts.

Part I: Discovery contains four chapters, each one preceded by an extended metaphor, and each chapter contains autobiographical material setting the stage for a new philosophy. The narrator is in Mosul, Iraq (ancient city of Nineveh), but through reflection and dreams, the reader moves with Brian Jopp into his strange and bizarre journeys.

Part II: Perimeters reveals a new philosophy and then provides real-life paranormal experiences to reinforce what the author believes to be our reality. Based upon experiences, observations, and paranormal activities, Brian Jopp diagrams and creates a way to understand the complexities of humanity.

Part III: Free Will and Destiny defines us as humans and reveals our true purpose. Answering age old questions of paradox and ambiguity, Brian Jopp uses simple logic, his new philosophy, and exemplifies the absolute importance of free will.

Part IV: Choosing a Better Life Using Free Will basically places emphasis on “choice.” To grasp free will and to bifurcate to a new life will mean the individual is on his/her natural path, where fate, destiny, God, and ultimately true bliss wait for every individual.

Part V: Live for Bliss, Live Free reveals Brian Jopp’s true bliss in a story about a one-man band. The last chapter depicts Brian Jopp, a soldier who has redeployed to his family, reunited and reconciled to a new life.

Contents

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xv

Part I
Discovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Walking the Plank of Denial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Searching the Sea of Reality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Salvation of an Angler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

The Final Incident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Part II
Perimeters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Psycho-philosophy 43 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

• Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

• Vocabulary Used in Psycho-philosophy 43 and Reconciled In Iraq . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

• Psycho-philosophy 43 BASICS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

• Viewpoint 1: Basic Psycho-Philosophy 43 Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

• Viewpoint 2: Under a microscope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

• Viewpoint 3: Another Explanation of How Perimeters Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Introduction to Cults and Conspiracy Theories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Cults, Conspiracy Theories and A Genius . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Where Am I Today? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

The Supernatural . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

• Paranormal Event at a Teachers Meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

• Professional Career Management Agency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

• Hannah’s Grave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

• The Farm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

• The Hags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

• The Red Room . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Short List of Experiences At the Edge of Reality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Quick Word On Conspiracy Theories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Basic Conclusions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Part III
Free Will and Destiny. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Crossing Paths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Free Will verses Destiny. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

What is Free Will? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

The Only Truth about Free Will . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Where Is the Kingdom of God? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

The Institutionalized Fear Oppressor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Motives and Moments of Truth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Part IV
Choosing a Better Life. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Part V
Live For Bliss, Live Free . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Comment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

What are some aesthetics built into life?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

A True Story “Something-so-Great in Something-so-small” . . . . . . . 119

A Look into the future.… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Afterword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Vocabulary Used in Psycho-philosophy 43 and Reconciled In

Iraq . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Contents

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Resources and Recommended Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Endnotes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

About The Author

Brian Jopp is a sergeant in the United States Army.

Brian's career path has taken him from construction work to teaching secondary English to entrepreneurship.

Originally from Delano, Minnesota, he is currently residing with his wife and two daughters in El Paso, Texas.

Time Line of Brian D Jopp

1971 Born after being in my mother's womb for over 13 months

1987 First Exposure to FreeMasonry: a few years later, I move from the Perspective Realm to Paranoia Realm

1987 Attended North Hennepin Community College instead of Delano Senior High School

1987 Dreams of the Red Room

1988 Event at Hannah's Grave

1989 Completed Secondary Options Courses at NHCC and received H.S. Diploma from Delano Senior High

1989-93 Worked for Minnesota Department of Transportation

1990 Attended Winona State University

1992 Met Marnie in Wisconsin Dells on my 21st Birthday

1993-94 Attended Saint Cloud State University

1993 Started J and J Painting

1993 Red Room Exposed at Aunt's House

1993 Deeply questioned my beliefs, incident with Ben at SCSU, during class on Paradise Lost

1994 Switched to full experimentation of thoughts from absolute to relativity, from order to chaos

1995 My Brother Kevin Died

1995 Worked for FAB/CON

1995 In the same month as my brother's death, I connect again with Marnie, who will eventually be my wife

1997 Married Marnie

1998 Went back to Saint Cloud State University and earned BS English

1998 Looked over the Grand Canyon: My spirit screamed from the other side

1998 Taught at West Valley High School, Hemet, CA

1998 Paranormal Event at a Teacher's Meeting

1999 Began to work on a number of Inventions

1999 Visions at a Professional Career Management Agency

1999 Worked as a Glazier for J & J Glass

1999 Taught Secondary English at Saint Michael-Albertville Senior High

2000 Taught Secondary English at St. Francis Senior High

2000 Established 5^th Avenue Marketing

2001 Created R. E. Jopp & Sons, LLC

2001 Patented “Portable shelter's modular shell including displaceable/connectable walls”

2002 Created Site Processing, INC

2002 Profits begin to soar, reaching over $12K/month

2002 Moved to Monticello, MN on the Majestic Mississippi River

2003 Lost two major accounts and found myself nearing bankruptcy

2003 Annika Born, later she develops a complicated skin rash that sends me into debt

2003 Bizarre Presence at The Farm

2004 Joined the Army as a Counter-intelligence Agent; Changed MOS to mechanic after old debt haunted me

2005 Tour in Korea

2005 The Hag Visits

2006 Ava Born 17 Days before I deploy to Iraq

2006 Tour to Iraq

2007 Dream of finally catching a Giant Fish I sought my whole life

2007 Conversed with Annika through a supernatural means which sparks my vision: I construct Psycho-philosophy 43

2007 Made a Choice To Live Out My Natural Destiny

2007 Published Reconciled In Iraq

2008 Degree in Military Intelligence (Paperwork not complete)

2009 Stationed in Europe

Resources and Recommended Reading from Reconiled In Iraq

Asimov, Isaac. The Foundation Trilogy. New York: Science Fiction Book Club, 2004.

Brodie, Richard, Virus of The Mind. Seattle: Integral Press, 1996.

Campbell, J., & Moyers, B. (2001). Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth. City: Highbridge Audio.

De Botton, Alain. Consolations of Philosophy. New York: Random House, Inc. 2001.

Griffin, G. Edward. The Creature from Jekyll Island; A Second Look at The Federal Reserve. New York: American Media, 1998.

Hawking, Stephen. A Brief History of Time. New York: Bantam Books, 1988.

Hawthorne, Nathanial. Young Goodman Brown. New York: Dover Publications, 1992.

Heinlein, Robert. Between Planets. New York: Ace Books, 1951.

Huxley, Aldous. Brave New World. New York: Harper Perennial, 1998.

International Bible Society and Send The Light. New International Version. IBS-STL Global, 2007. http://www.ibs.org/niv/index.php.

Kah, Gary. En Route to Global Occupation. Lafayette: Huntington House, 1992.

Kierkegaard, Soren. The Essential Kierkegaard. Edited by Howard Hong and Edna Hong. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2000.

Orwell, George. 1984. New York: New American Library, 1961.

Polk, William. Understanding Iraq. New York: Harper Perennial, 2006.

Russel, Bertrand. The Basic Writings of Bertrand Russel. Edited by Robert Egner and Lester Dennon. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1961.

Waley, Arthur, trans. The Analects of Confucius. New York: Random House, Inc., 1989.

Waters, Roger. “Welcome to The Machine.” Wish You Were Here. London: Abbey Road Studios, 1975.


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