Is Shopping the New Religion?
The light of the World has come! That’s right, you got it…it’s Westfield’s Flagship Shopping Centre in London. Come to her, all who are weary and she will make you heavy laden with bags and bags of delightful goods!
When she arrived the crowds flocked to see her! They came from miles around to behold her beauty! They were captivated by her magnetic power and charm
She truly lights up the world!
A City on a Hill that can not be hidden!
Where cathedrals and churches once dominated the skylines, the cities are now dominated by temples erected to the God of consumerism
They promise you leisure and the ultimate experience…
Although some think the real meaning of Christmas is the birth of God on earth, the only sign of this is the £840 the average UK family spends on presents, food, drink and decorations.
The temples were indeed full on this festive season, as they will continue to be every year…that is…unless the God’s topple…
Where people once went to church on Sunday’s, they now go to receive quality service at Asda; open 24-7 to meet your every need!
The saints once lived by faith, now consumers live by brands.
Even the shops are using words once associated with belief to define themselves:
As though walking into a shop and trying on a new coat will automatically increase your faith levels…who knows, maybe it will?
I mean…what would our lives be like without the brand?
We would be empty, lost, without meaning in this world…
Of course, some brands are not content merely beckoning to us from the shelves, billboards and advertising space…some have transcended above all this…
The bitten apple…once the ultimate symbol of a fallen humanity has now become the ultimate way of life…
Even our identity can now be found in Apple…
The thing is…this has become so very normal…and there are not too many out there prepared to ‘think different’
As the very act of shopping continues to evolve from buying necessities, to buying convenience, to buying experiences to buying a way of life…
The temples will continue to grow, the god’s will continue to be empowered, and the people will continue to be satisfied…for about 24 hours or so
Great Peter, well presented illustration of the great deceiver’s replacement strategy. It is saddening to see how the sheeple are being sold a very cheap alternative, this has been contrived by years of social engineering, saddening to know that this is becoming so addictive that they will gladly comply to the master of delusion’s coming instructions to surrender all to accept the mark so they can continue this worthless pursuit that will result in unthinkable consequences.
Good observation about the apple, symbols and logos have become a powerful medium, adapting the satanic methods of the masons and the illuminati.
Colin said this on January 20th, 2011 at 5:11 pm