From Movie Stars, to Pop Stars, Sports Stars and now Reality TV Stars, everyone has the opportunity to be famous, or infamous. We can even name a star for our loved ones or for our own immortality. How has this shift in consciousness occurred? Some might point to the spiritual practices of the East such as Yoga and Theosophy that teach us that the divine resides within. Some might point to the development of the Space Program that captivates our attention with space travel. But I believe there is a more powerful influence at play here: the magic of Hollywood designed to distract us from our inner truth and transcendence. Is it mere coincidence that the wood of the holly tree is used for making magic wands? Hollywood Directors literally become creator gods as they conceive and create an artificial view of reality populated by performances of stars, our new heros and legendary characters projected across the big screen that substitutes for the night sky.

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