The History of Janthopoyism

Book 5: The External Worship | Chapter 5.1 | 29 April 2021

Welcome to Book 5, where we take things to the next level! Because while Books 1 - 4 were building a philosophical backbone to prop up the teachings, here is the practical side that finally utilises the power of Janthopoyism to serve evolution as the best versions of ourselves, guaranteed!

But first, a little history lesson as to how Janthopoyism and the Skew System came to be.

The Skew System predates Janthopoyism, initially developed as a standalone self-help text. The program had little to do with spiritual philosophy whatsoever! Instead, it began with a simple hypothesis: is depression circumstantial? And, if so, can we cure depression by focusing on our lives rather than our minds?

It's an ambitious theory, especially considering how many of today's psychiatric therapies and spiritualistic mindfulness publications are obsessed with placing the internal before the external. But it was worthy of the challenge due to similar patterns that appeared throughout reports of human mental concerns. People complained of unshakable darkness, but after some questioning, you'd quickly uncover that they were enduring moments that were out of sync with their happiness anyway. They hated their jobs; they were unhealthy; they were lonely etc., yet these entirely fixable external problems dictated their days by spiralling from the moment they awoke until everything felt wrong.

Another reverse indication that our proposition has merit is that people do find glee whenever life goes their way. For example, even the most discouraged minds exploded in an extended bout of euphoria when falling in love with someone new or boarding a plane on their way to a vacation abroad. Granted, they'd usually slip back into former cerebral habits, but the proposed evidence remained undeniable. If an external stimulation could provide such a massive relief that overrides the brain, could it not be possible to sustain at least a root foundation of enjoyment if everything was going well?

So in 2016, the study began. The program was temporarily named Skewercide as a blending wordplay on "skewing suicide," i.e. the route away from killing yourself. I never intended this silly term to become permanent, but when the shortened title "Skew" popped out, it just stuck. Please feel free to call it whatever you like, but that is what we will be referring it to from here on out, for better or worse.

I formulated the basic structure using the teachings of Abraham Hicks, who compartmentalised life into four all-encompassing sections: Health, Relationships, Home, and Work. Very quickly, it was apparent that something was missing to achieve total happiness, and we now refer to that as Spirit. The basic idea is to keep an eye on every segment then build up the weaker ones until each component vibrates on an equally high grade. It is a straightforward (and pleasurable) process that we will explain in the next chapter, followed by in-depth detailing of those specific categories. But for now, know this: it didn't work.

Depression is a complex subject. It differs from person to person because every brain is so distinctive. And while we stand firm that anyone who dedicates themselves to the Skew schoolings will alleviate much of their inner turmoil, it's a problematic promise unless everyone can get everything in their life functioning at 100% all of the time. The Skew System also neglected past traumas, intrusive thoughts, genetic imbalances, brain injuries and many other issues that directly affected the brain as an organ. As a result, the Pencil Program spun off, which is the content you'll find in Book 6.

However, speaking from my own experience, what ultimately happened was perhaps even more spectacular. It was in 2016 when I started running the system. I was grinding at an office job in an industry that did not connect with me. I smoked half a box of cigarettes a day and got drunk several times a week. And I was forever falling in and out of "love" and heartbreak with whoever was open to it. Fast-forward to 2019, and I concluded the Skew System had failed in curing depression, then I sat back for the first time to take stock of my life. In three short years, I was working my dream job (a cartoon scriptwriter!), which allowed me to travel the world whilst I did so, changing countries almost every two weeks just for fun. It was a full-time holiday! I was also healthier than I'd ever been, jogging up to 100km every month, no longer smoking, and only drinking socially with the thousands of people I was meeting along the way. I credit this entirely to the Skew System, and once you reach the end of this book, you will understand why. There's nothing mystical about these guidances. It's purely practical, and your brain will latch onto it immediately.

I knew I was onto something good, and the self-help project was still very much a future endeavour. Meanwhile, in the background, I had my general "spiritual" viewpoint, which too was growing ceaselessly as a special philosophy, owed to my obsession with uncovering the common esoteric threads winding through the different worldwide religions and other relevant "meaning of life" perspectives. I never cared to write these thoughts down because they were just for me.

That was until I travelled around South America, a continent famed for its rich vibrational buzz regardless. It proved to be the fertiliser needed for something to gently touch in my mind, like two individual plants intertwining their roots. It was a booming "oh my God" moment where I realised that my understanding of the Universe and my self-improvement Skew System worked as one singular philosophy. I was cradling the seedling of my own "religion", for lack of a better term, and it was sprouting faster than my writing hand could keep up!

I had a choice to make. Should I author this scripture and risk scrutiny? Or should I let it drift away, never to exist in the world? If you've been paying attention to the previous chapters, you'll know why I chose the latter. My True Path had unlocked an uncharted avenue. It'd be sacrilegious to reject it especially noting the sheer volume of information I found gushing into my skull. And so here we are.

One of the most accurate summaries of the Janthopoyism teachings would go like this:
Appease the mind. Worship the soul.
We need to pacify the inner chatter to hear the highest emotional route to pursue. Without the brain's noisy distractions, we can better feel where our energy is trying to align, and by following its command, we are serving the evolution of all things. But if your energy vibrates with dissonance, how are you expected to achieve under that hefty burden?

The Skew System plays into this notion perfectly and from many angles. Primarily, we are looking to shed any conflict that is commonplace to the general human experience. Sure, your heartache or unemployment or broken leg or nosey neighbours are valid instances to cause upset. And, sure, your brain is so unique that your perspectives will always provide brand new info for the Universe without fail. But this is not living an extraordinary existence. This is going through the motions of an average life story. We need a taming of the Skew to set your unparalleled power free. Ask yourself which struggle you think serves evolution more: an argument with your ex? Or the astronaut whose fingers slipped off the space station's railing as they orbited the Earth? Now that spaceman's mind provides some fancy fresh data for the collective consciousness, I assure you!

When all of your Skew cylinders are firing with vigour, reality will pester you less with its petty nonsense, and your mind will disengage with those numerous worries that claw at the driver's seat. The fewer things clogging your mental activity, the freer you are to daydream, the easier the Universe can deliver information to you. The river of least resistance, highlighted by your emotions, will flow stronger without that clamour. And as you grant each Skew the attention it requires, one of the Skews will explode into your passion, revealing your True Path. If you have not yet located your Meaning of Life, the Skew System will provide that for you too.

What's more, a robust Skew System will eventually click into a self-sustaining automated machine. The better you get it working, the greater satisfaction you will feel, and this uplifted mindset will benefit each Skew anyway. A stress-free existence has well-documented health benefits. A smiley face translates nicely in the relationship scene. A cheery outlook will positively lift every facet of life, and an elevated emotional response shall follow, which is an energetic/spiritual response. The Korean religion Cheondoism (a branch of the Neo-Confucianist Donghak movement) states that we access heaven in our minds and can only move closer to full divinity by self-cultivation and improving one's nature. We agree. The Universe will permanently shove conflict into your existence. That is by design as an order from the cosmos enforcing evolution. But if you can minimise the chances of the ordinary going wrong and instead fixate on your True Path, the conflict provided will be far more unique and suited to you. The Absolute will ask you questions that align with your calling, and you will love to answer them. Friction becomes exciting challenges, and the further you reach, the more problems that only you can solve will arise due to such a distinct evolutionary development. That is what we are genuinely seeking here. No more boring standard conflict! We want High-Quality Conflict!

And considering the Skew System involves regular maintenance, as soon as the energy in your life veers off slightly, you will catch it early within its subcategory and can address it long before it snowballs. Then you'll resume the zoom down your slide of joy, producing the finest material for the Universe to revel in forever.

This program needs to become a priority in your day-to-day.
Because this is how we clean the dead weight from your True Path.
This is how we worship evolution.

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