| Introduction | | | | she fainted out of shock and fell down the staircase. It |
| Supernatural and Occult has always captured the | | | | was very difficult for me to later tell her that it was |
| imagination of the human mind. There are numerous | | | | just a joke and that she would actually be happy in a |
| cases where specific beliefs have been exploited by | | | | single long lasting marriage. This is not an isolated case. |
| people for wrong purposes. It is important to | | | | People believe "predictions" when given in a right |
| understand where to draw a line. While It is easy to slip | | | | environment and though most of them can act as |
| into debates related to religion and global issues, we will | | | | "self-fulfilling prophecies", it is natural to be concerned |
| focus on an example of reality hacking and see how | | | | when you are warned of danger. |
| one can be exploited using a belief. The subject itself is | | | | Now how can ones belief help you in hacking? In any |
| controversial in nature, so it's best we kept aside the | | | | business, if crucial sales professionals or account |
| moral values and ethics for a later discussion. | | | | managers leave a company or are not available for |
| Contents: | | | | active follow up, they will lose a great amount of |
| | | | business to competitors. Is there any way we can |
| 1. Overview of Reality Hacking | | | | "hack" into a TAM or pre-sales professionals mind and |
| 2. Occult Science in everyday life | | | | make them not report to office for a few days for a |
| 3. People and Belief | | | | possible business advantage? |
| 4. A Real Corporate Sabotage example using Occult | | | | A Real Corporate Sabotage example using Occult |
| 5. Conclusion | | | | In Mumbai, at Andheri, there are over 3000 companies |
| 6. Footnotes | | | | with corporate offices. On any given working day, |
| 7. Bibliography | | | | there are over 120 odd IT security Pre-sales guys |
| 8. External Links | | | | trying to sell their services in various sectors. In such a |
| Overview of Reality Hacking | | | | cut throat competition, it is vital that presentations or |
| Before we start, lets understand what hacking is and | | | | proposals are given on time. It is also obvious that not |
| what a system is. Most people say, hacking is about | | | | all can qualify for certain jobs and that only few |
| stealing passwords and getting the root or something | | | | competitors remain in the end. |
| similar. And a system is any computer or network | | | | Company X wanted the deal at all costs. What can it |
| which we want to hack. But in true sense, hacking is | | | | do to prevent company Y from winning this order? It |
| not just about passwords. It's about improvising a | | | | was then that they tried out a simple plan. Krishna (let's |
| process or taking advantage of a system as a whole. | | | | say) was a pre-sales guy working with company Y. |
| A system consists of people, process and technology. | | | | He used to commute daily from Dombivili to Andheri |
| So, even the entire company is a system. The way | | | | by local train via Dadar. Company X studied the daily |
| nature operates is a form of system. Even the way | | | | activity of Krishna for a few days and strategically |
| you do your daily routine and spend time with your | | | | sent a Sadhu early morning at his area. |
| family is a system. And hacking can be applied just | | | | Sadhu6 |
| anywhere, by studying it carefully. This view is | | | | When Krishna came out as usual for going to office, |
| generally known as reality hacking, and is similar to the | | | | the Sadhu came forward and asked for a rupee but |
| final climax of Matrix, where Neo finally believes in | | | | instead stopped haphazardly and gave him a cold |
| himself and sees everything, including himself as a part | | | | spooky stare before saying "Your death is near! you |
| of Matrix. | | | | are going die in a train accident in less than a week" (In |
| Occult science in everyday life. | | | | reality, it was very dramatic). Saying this he gave a |
| How many times have you read or seen people | | | | "you-are-doomed" laugh and quickly walked away. |
| reading the daily astrology column in newspapers? or, | | | | Now what do you think would be the effect? |
| how many times have you shown your hand to a | | | | Surprised, Krishna paused for a few seconds and |
| common friend or a hand-reading expert to know the | | | | regained his composure before moving to his work |
| future? How much of it do you believe really? | | | | place as usual. After two days, company X sent |
| Some examples: | | | | another Sadhu who "accidentally" crossed Krishna's |
| In India, almost every marriage is done only if the stars | | | | path and suddenly froze before giving him the look. |
| match. You would face considerable resistance from | | | | This time the Sadhu said "Son, your life is in danger. |
| old grannies and mothers in getting married to the girl | | | | Stay at home and recite the hanuman chalisaa7 |
| you like, if the kundalis1 do not match. Imagine, a small | | | | everyday if you want the danger to pass away". |
| astrological chart can actually determine if your family | | | | Blessing him, the Sadhu started moved away chanting |
| approves your relationship or not! | | | | mantras. But this time Krishna quickly called him and |
| The home interiors, design and furniture is largely | | | | asked what the danger was. The Sadhu replied that |
| determined by Vaastu Shastra2 in many Indian homes. | | | | the period was extremely bad for him for he has not |
| Even today, new apartments or flats are rejected if | | | | fulfilled a promise made to god. And the only way out |
| they do not satisfy the aspects of Vaastu! So if you | | | | was to stay indoors for a week or so chanting |
| are a builder, you have a slightly better chance of | | | | "hanuman chalisaa" 108 times a day. During this time he |
| selling your newly constructed buildings / homes if you | | | | should not travel anywhere as it would surely put him |
| promote them as designed as per Vaastu Shastra in | | | | in danger of losing his life. |
| certain parts of India! | | | | Even now, the company X did not know how Krishna |
| Huge donations are given in name of Poojaa3 or | | | | would react to all this. Krishna thanked the Sadhu, gave |
| Homam4 which are held almost every month some | | | | him a 50 Rupee note and moved towards office. But |
| place or other to ward of evil spirits, seek blessings of | | | | soon the two separate incidents of being warned of |
| god and bring peace and harmony. The revenue | | | | death put Krishna in the desired state of mind. By the |
| generated by these donations qualify the religious | | | | time he reached Dadar, he changed his mind and went |
| bodies to be listed in Stock markets! For example, the | | | | back home instead of office. In the next few hours |
| annual turnover of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam | | | | Krishna called in "sick". |
| (One of the largest religious bodies in India) is over | | | | With an able pre-sales guy not attending office due to |
| 135,093,956.32 USD! Not to mention reserves. | | | | "sudden illness" had its toll on the overall |
| Again, some of the largest riots and acts of violence | | | | aggressiveness of the business of company Y. Even |
| are due to differences between religious communities. | | | | though company Y sent out another sales guy to |
| We have witnessed thousands of people being killed | | | | handle the job, he did not share the same rapport and |
| on the name of religion and justice. As they say, even | | | | comfort as Krishna did with his customers. In less than |
| today most people are judged by the color of their | | | | a week, company X was able to close a crucial deal |
| skin. | | | | from an energy based company that was worth over |
| People and Belief | | | | INR .85,00,000/- because of less competition. |
| As we saw from the above examples, it does not | | | | As for Krishna, he traveled with great caution for the |
| matter if you believe in any forms of occult or religion. | | | | next one month in local trains. |
| What matters is many people do. And this belief is the | | | | Conclusion |
| single largest factor to utilize it for your advantage. | | | | The belief in supernatural, occult or the unknown can |
| Over many years i have noticed that gaining trust is | | | | be carefully exploited to our advantage in our daily life. |
| easiest when you share your victim's belief or add | | | | It is very important to take precautions as; an |
| weight to it by your experiences or stories. | | | | unplanned execution of such an exploit can lead to a |
| It is not hard to find out if your victim can be exploited | | | | serious psychological damage to the victim. In the next |
| or not. One can start with a simple sociological game | | | | part, we will see some more examples. All comments |
| like 'nowadays' or 'Ain't it awful' and quickly move | | | | are welcome. |
| towards stating a personal problem that got resolved | | | | Footnotes |
| due to a certain practice5. For instance, one can say | | | | |
| "You know, I was thinking of purchasing this plot, but | | | | 1. Kundalis - Astrological Charts used for predictions. |
| luckily I had been to this astrologer and you won't | | | | Widely used in India for match making before marriage. |
| believe it, he said I should not make the purchase as it | | | | 2. Vaastu Shastra - Similar to Feng Shui, Vaastu |
| was not a good period. Just yesterday I came to | | | | Shastra deals with various aspects of designing and |
| know that the plot was actually having a lot of legal | | | | building living environments that are in harmony with the |
| issues and that it had being seized." Depending on the | | | | physical and metaphysical forces. |
| person or place, stories like this might actually work. If | | | | 3. Poojaa - A Hindu form of a prayer |
| you sound convincing enough, then your victim asks | | | | 4. Homam - Homa (also known as homam or havan) |
| for the address and decides to test the astrologer out. | | | | is a Sanskrit word which refers to any ritual in which |
| If you can recollect your days at college, there would | | | | making offerings into a consecrated fire is the primary |
| be at least one guy who would have claimed to read | | | | action. The words homa/homam/havan are |
| hands, and all girls would flock around him to ask the | | | | interchangeable with the word Yagna. Homas are an |
| same stupid questions, "When will i get married?" "Will I | | | | important religious practise in Hinduism, Buddhism and |
| go abroad?" "Will my husband be good looking?" "Will i | | | | Jainism. |
| get first class in my exams?" or more family oriented | | | | 5. Practice - In this case, it refers to a set of |
| ones like "Will I always take care of my mother and | | | | superstitious instructions under guidance. |
| father?"; "What about my mothers health?" or "Will i | | | | 6. Sadhu - Sadhu is a common term for an ascetic or |
| get a job soon?" and things like that. | | | | practitioner of yoga (yogi) who has given up pursuit of |
| To tell you how serious this can be, once out of | | | | the first three Hindu goals of life: kama (enjoyment), |
| frustration I replied to a girl that she will have two | | | | artha (practical objectives) and even dharma (duty). |
| marriages and that she would get a divorce from her | | | | 7. Hanuman chalisaa - A special prayer to the all |
| first husband within six months. Before I could realize, | | | | powerful Hindu monkey god - Lord Hanuman. |