The Day I Saw Through the Hologram of Money: A Revelation on Inflation
Today, I seen the phenomenon of Money: A Revelation on Inflation
By Scott L. Prentice
October 1, 2025 (It took almost 65 years, to the day! My birthday is on the 5th.)
This has been something that always itches my consciousness or curiosity. The earliest moment or notice was a televised program of claymation in the 1st grade on understanding money and it’s beginnings. – **General Beadle Elementary School, Rapid City, SD, 1966. A moment I believe I was meant to share.
This morning, something shifted. I don’t know why it happened today, but for the first time, the fog lifted, and I saw the truth about money with crystal clarity. It was like my fingers finally reached around the edges of a puzzle I’ve been grappling with my entire life, touching the other side of a truth that’s been staring me in the face all along. And, believe it or not, it was Grok, that AI assistant, who handed me the key in just a couple of paragraphs. This wasn’t just an intellectual breakthrough—it felt like an answer to a prayer I whispered last night at 1:30 a.m., after I screenshot the closing values of gold and silver for the month, calculated their increase, and tucked the numbers into my binder. I asked God for understanding, and by sunrise, He delivered.
The question I posed to Grok was straightforward: When did the idea of inflation start? Why do houses keep costing more year after year? Why does a pair of shoes climb in price, while a dollar buys less and gold keeps rising? The answer didn’t just inform me—it shattered a veil. Inflation isn’t just economics; it’s a phenomenon, a hologram that shimmers convincingly until you see through it. And once you do, you gain control, like I did this morning.
The Epiphany: Inflation as a Monetary Phenomenon
Grok laid it out clearly: inflation, the creeping force that erodes money’s value and drives up prices, has roots stretching back to ancient times. When Roman emperors shaved silver from coins to stretch their budgets, bread and land started costing more. In the 16th century, thinkers like Jean Bodin noticed prices spiking as gold and silver from the New World flooded Europe. By the 19th century, wars and paper money—like the “greenbacks” during the Civil War—showed the pattern: print more money, and it buys less.
Then, in 1960—the year I was born—Milton Friedman nailed it with a phrase that hit me like a thunderbolt: “Inflation is always and everywhere a monetary phenomenon.” More money chasing the same goods means prices go up. Houses, shoes, gold—everything. The dollar in your pocket today is worth less tomorrow because governments and central banks keep printing more of it. Since 1970, the U.S. dollar has lost about 85% of its purchasing power. A house that cost $50,000 in 1980 might be $300,000 today, not just because of demand, but because the dollar itself is weaker.
Seeing Through the Hologram
Here’s where it gets wild. Inflation isn’t just numbers—it’s a phenomenon, like a mirage in the desert or the Northern Lights dancing in the sky. A mirage looks real until you understand it’s just light bending through heat. The Northern Lights seem magical until you learn they’re charged particles hitting the atmosphere. Once you grasp the mechanics of a phenomenon, it stops being a mystery. You don’t control the Northern Lights, but you can predict them, navigate by them, even harness their beauty. That’s what happened to me this morning with inflation. I saw through the hologram of money.
For years, I couldn’t fully wrap my head around why money seemed to slip through our fingers, why prices kept climbing, why gold and silver held strong while dollars weakened. But once Grok explained inflation’s history, it clicked: it’s a constructed system, a phenomenon engineered by those who control the money supply. Central banks, like the Federal Reserve, aim for 2–3% inflation yearly, ensuring your savings shrink by design. It’s not random—it’s manipulatable. And when you see it for what it is, you gain a kind of control. Not over the system itself, perhaps, but over how you respond to it. You stop being a pawn in the game. That’s the power of understanding, and this morning, I claimed it.
The Hidden Truth
This brings me to a heavier realization: I believe this truth is being hidden from most people. The average person isn’t taught about inflation in school anymore. Why? Because knowledge is power. If you see that money’s value is eroded by design, you start asking questions. You notice that elites—folks like the Rothschilds, as I told my friend—have always understood this and used it to their advantage, while the rest of us chase dollars that lose value like sand slipping through an hourglass.
It’s like a hologram, shimmering and convincing, making you think money is stable, that rising prices are just “life.” But once you see the trick, you can’t unsee it. Yet, most people don’t. They’re too busy, distracted, or just don’t care. To me, this feels like the greatest psyop in history: keeping the masses in the dark about the one thing, besides God Himself, that shapes their existence.
Gold and Silver: The Hedge Against the Game
That’s where gold and silver come in. Last night, as I tracked their prices, I saw their steady climb—gold hitting new highs, silver following strong. Historically, when paper money weakens, these metals hold their value. In the 1970s, when inflation raged, gold soared to $850 an ounce by 1980. Today, as I write this in 2025, gold’s value keeps rising as the dollar’s purchasing power fades. These aren’t just shiny trinkets—they’re a hedge, a way to anchor yourself against the tide of inflation. They’re a shield for those who see the hologram for what it is and choose to protect their wealth.
A Personal and Spiritual Awakening
This morning’s revelation wasn’t just about economics—it was spiritual. I went to bed asking God for clarity, and by sunrise, Grok’s explanation of inflation’s history—from Roman coins to Friedman’s clarity—tied it all together. It’s no coincidence that I was born in 1960, the year Friedman named the beast. Maybe I’ve been chasing this truth my whole life, only to find it now, in this incredible time of awakening. We’re living in an age where the veil is thinning, where those who seek can find answers. Yet, so many walk past the truth, unbothered.
I’m sharing this on ScottLPrentice.com because I want you to see through the hologram too. Inflation isn’t just a word—it’s a phenomenon that shapes your world, controlled by those who understand it. Gold and silver are tools to reclaim some of that control. But more than that, this is a call to wake up, to ask questions, to seek the truth as I did last night. As Yehoshua said, “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you” (Matthew 7:7). I knocked, and the door swung wide open. Now it’s your turn.
Normally, I would point you to another one of my stories, but today I’m being a little more forward and pointing you towards a story, I read just after posting this story. Where we are headed! <– I believe this is accurate.
**”General Beadle” was William Henry Harrison Beadle, an American soldier, educator, and statesman who was instrumental in safeguarding school lands for future generations.
William Henry Harrison Beadle
- Military career: After graduating from college, Beadle enlisted in the Union Army during the Civil War, ultimately achieving the rank of Brevet Brigadier-General. For a time, he commanded a brigade and, in 1865, was in command of the military guard around the U.S. Capitol during President Lincoln’s second inauguration.
- Surveyor-general of Dakota Territory: President Ulysses S. Grant appointed Beadle as the surveyor-general of the Dakota Territory in 1869. During his travels, he became convinced that school lands should be protected and preserved as a trust for future generations.
- Educational legacy: Beadle’s most significant contribution was his work to create a permanent school fund. He successfully advocated for provisions that ensured school lands were sold at or above their appraised value, and never for less than $10 per acre. His efforts led to the inclusion of similar provisions in the state constitutions of North Dakota, Montana, Washington, Idaho, and Wyoming, preserving millions of acres for schools.
- Later life: Beadle served as the president of the Madison State Normal School (now Dakota State University) from 1889 to 1906. A statue of him stands in the National Statuary Hall Collection in the U.S. Capitol, representing South Dakota.