It still begs the question of who is using whom. Is "black energy" an inert force wielded by groups of people for evil deeds, or is it an actual conciousness with its own agenda using those who dabble in it? Russ insists that it is a force in its own right, a conciousness or conciousnesses, that exploits the predelictions of persons or groups of people (i.e. cultures, religions, corporations). This view would answer the question of how do you keep so many selfish people working together toward the same goal for so long, as the continuity it provided with the "black energy" itself. Otherwise, it could be argued that human cabals would all eventually splinter due to the nature of who they are.
