Whoa, this is the illusion, reporting from somewhere on spaceship Earth.
There’s a seismic shift happening in how we communicate, and I want to share the tool that keeps me safe — my independence as a thinker.

We live in a world our parents didn’t. I’ve watched it change in my lifetime. My saving grace has been self-reliance, born from not belonging. I didn’t fit in until I found drugs and alcohol — then I fit in by default. But through all that, I never lost my sense of self.

Today, people are desperate for leadership in chaos, pointing fingers at institutions. My gift through sobriety was learning to take full responsibility for myself. I couldn’t blame parents, dealers, bosses, or anyone else. That willingness opened the door to God.

Because I’ve taken responsibility for myself, I don’t look for leaders. I lead myself. I can’t be conned or swept into groupthink. I’ll participate, listen, laugh, but never lose track of who I am.

My message is simple: be the leader of your own reality. Trust yourself. Learn who you are. Once you know, nobody can convince you to do anything against your will. That’s free will — the choice between fear or infinite love.

How we survive moving forward is through decentralized leadership — guerrilla spiritual warfare. Be your own leader or you’ll end up following the wrong ones. When you truly know yourself, you’ll never need to inflict harm. You’ll see the truth: the buck stops with you.

When you take responsibility for yourself, no government, no police, no evildoer has power over you. You’ve entered a voluntary contract with the ultimate giver of power — God. You are consciousness, God’s perfect human being. You may be battered, but the moment you choose who you want to be, you alter reality.

Those of us who’ve failed, fallen, and risen again — we are free, because we understand responsibility. We are the leaders of our own reality. Don’t look to people in faraway buildings. Ask the person in the mirror: Who are you?

Once you make that contact, you choose between fear and abundance, between trinkets and everlasting love. When you choose God’s love, you’ll never be afraid again.

I will never surrender. I’m moving forward with love and abundance. Life’s a struggle, but every morning I decide — do I give it to God or let fear rule? There’s no certainty, only the journey.

All I’m trying to do is help you become the leader of your own reality. Don’t follow me — let’s all lead together. Let’s walk into the storm with our heads held high, love fueling our tanks, and fear left behind.

This is the illusion, thinking about things on a Monday night.

Be the Leader of Your Own Reality - Voice of Hamish Patterson

Geoff is about making the abnormal, sound normal. His work uncompromisingly explores the whole range of human emotion. Frequently experimenting with odd grooves, overlapping melodies, and haunting yet optimistic ambience, his work is sure to take you on a unique journey. Influenced by genre pushing artists such as Between the Buried and Me, The Contortionist, and Opeth he has grown his musical toolbox and developed a focussed and genuine artistic expression.

He has been heavily involved in the metal and music scene since his early teens. Hailing from London Ontario he gathered inspiration from the rich underground metal scene. After moving to Toronto, he further developed his musical palette experimenting with other genres and now considers himself simply a lover of good music. 

He has worked as a multi instrumentalist, producer, and composer in multiple progressive metal inspired bands. He believes the ability of metal to cover so much emotional ground is what makes it so special.

Photography on this page by Harrison Raftery and Geoff Bremner

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