Saturday 11 April 2015

Post No. 684 - For Sunday evening’s meditation-clearing



For everyone’s convenience, I’ve shifted the reminders / explanations about Sunday’s meditation-clearing to the end of this post.

Now, the themes – short, medium and long term - that come to mind for my work this week, after I review all this news, are (and no apologies if this repeats the themes of any previous weeks – in fact, given the size of this task, that is to be expected):
(a) how does one take a threat to one’s very survival? That question is generally assumed to be about physical survival, but could equally be about the loss of the essence of oneself. Sometimes that could actually be good – consider, for instance, the benefit of a violent, sadistic murderer learning not to be that, which involves giving up whatever made them a violent, sadistic murderer. Less beneficially, people across the planet experience pressure to yield on BPLF morals or do something that is harmful to them or loved ones (e.g., pressure to work extra overtime). Some of these are small matters, but handling them in a BPLF [1] manner helps to set up an energetic pattern of handling such matters well, and that ultimately contributes to helping others who are dealing with what are considered bigger matters – terrorist threats, widespread corruption, crime syndicates, poverty, and so on. It is easy to criticise someone who may be, for instance, breaching human rights principles in how they treat terrorist suspects, but are you doing better in YOUR everyday life?
(b) those who select people for positions with power, such as police officers, judges, members of the military, government officials and politicians (oops – that last one is selected by us, if we're in democracies with functional elections) need to be sure they choose people who are strong enough not to fail under the unrelenting, sustained pressures and exposures of that position, and thus will never fail to be BPLF. If they cannot do so, then the system needs to be changed so that more human people can be trusted with power, by being in situations where they cannot abuse it;
(c) the methods one uses to oppose wrongs need to be appropriate – not just that they are in accordance with the principles of Balanced Positivity and Mature Spirituality, but also that they will work. Street marches have worked in many cases, but not against Maggie Thatcher, for instance. When I was involved with lobbying (what is now termed “community activism”), there were times when we told our people to stop writing letters and emails, to avoid annoying politicians enough to get them off side. Always: think! Be thoughtful and well informed about what you do – wise, even, if you have the courage :)
(d) abuses of power often involve shutting down communication – bigger instances, such as Turkey’s ham handedness, are obvious, but the energy of doing so in everyday life contributes to that. On that, note the quotes I have had on the subject of listening in my signature block:
We have two ears and one mouth, so we should listen more than we say (Zeno of Citium)
and
Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply (Stephen R. Covey)
(e) the nuts and bolts of conferences and plans and monitoring and measuring and managing matter;
Don’t forget the ”Shield of Hope”, and the importance of clearing nonBPLF units, as well as thinking about people and places that are most in need of help through Sunday evening’s meditation. Also, we are part of a planet of billions: it may take persistent, patient effort to realise the results we are seeking – and doing so in a BPLF [1] way is only effective way to do so.

News and other matters from this week include the following (opportunities/good news are shown in green; good news and comments are shown in purple; WARNING: some of these links may contain triggers around issues such as violence, sexual assault, discrimination, etc). Incidentally, the purpose of reading these news links is not only to inform: it is also to stimulate a connection to nonBPLF units that need to be cleared and BPLF units that need to be strengthened. That only works if you don’t let yourself be overwhelmed by this, so take it in small chunks if you need to, but remember to actively clear and heal! … including yourself.
  • permanent issue: may all actual and potential BPLF [1] Leaders be kept safe against any/all attempts to divert them away from effectively fulfilling their role of Service to Life by being effective BPLF Leader(s), including keeping them undetectable to the nonBPLF and keeping all their Significant Others inviolable against being used for indirect psychic attack (including also being kept undetectable to the nonBPLF), all as is for the Highest Spiritual Good;
  • 2nd permanent issue: may all actual BPLF workers create, with the guidance and assistance of their Higher Self and BPLF allies, a reserve of positive (BPLF) energy, links, allies and other units, sufficient to act as a (tactical) reserve for when it is needed and to ensure that all the BPLF support and resources they need continue;
From the Daily Briefings of the United Nations (UN) (and other sources):
  • in Syria, the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) said that after days of the continuing siege and sustained violence inside the Yarmouk camp, no UNRWA humanitarian operations have been possible as of 8th April, and the situation in the camp remains extremely tense, with street fighting continuing and unconfirmed reports of aerial bombardments of civilian areas, and 18,000 Palestinian and Syrian men, women and children remain unable to safely access water, food and basic healthcare – see also here, which claims this situation is a test of the international community;
  • in Yemen, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) warned that humanitarian access remains severely constrained by the continuing insecurity, with the most serious constraints are in Aden, Lahj and Al Dhale'e. The World Health Organization (WHO) adds that ambulances in Aden could not reach injured people in some districts earlier this week. The UN Children’s Fund or UNICEF today warned that children continue to be killed, injured, displaced and put at increasing risk of disease as the conflict continues in Yemen, as the conflict is exacerbating an already precarious situation for children in a country prone to food insecurity. On Friday, Johannes van der Klaauw, the UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Yemen, said that the humanitarian situation in the country is “getting worse by the hour”. Conflict is now impacting 15 out of the 22 governorates in the country. A first airlift of urgent medical and other supplies from UNICEF arrived and was unloaded and more are planned. The 16 tonnes of medical equipment and water supplies that have landed will be made available to organizations working, and will help up to 80,000 people, as well as provide micronutrients for up to 20,000 children. The violence has killed 643 people and injured 2,226 between 1th  March and 6th April, and 12 million people are now food insecure. See also here, here, here, and here, which raises concerns about Iran’s attitude towards the almost nuclear deal, and the potential for the conflict in Yemen to destabilise the region, and here, which questions the disparity of responses in the region to Da’esh and the situation in Yemen, with some thought provoking comments from Pakistan – but see links from the War on the Rocks and the International Crisis Group on problems in Pakistan;
  • UN Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has condemned the killing of at least 18 civilians over the last 24 hours in three separate incidents, including Thursday’s armed attack on the Prosecutor’s Office in the northern city of Mazar-e-Sharif;
  • in Sudan, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has expressed deep concern over the impact of fighting in Darfur on civilians, and at the most recent reports of aerial bombardment of villages in North Darfur, More than 10,000 people have been displaced over the past month;
  • in South Sudan, close to 4,500 displaced people have recently sought shelter in the UN Mission in Malakal, in Upper Nile State, bringing the total number of civilians in that site close to 26,000, and overall [more than] 115,000 country-wide;
  • in Mali, between 300 and 400 protestors, some of whom are claimed to have been armed, attacked a base of the UN Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA), in Kaga-Bandoro, nearly 350 kilometers north of the capital Bangui, with one protestor being killed What is going in Mali? There have been several of these incidents: why?;
  • the head of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs’ (OCHA) Office in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, country has strongly condemned a number of attacks by armed militia against sites hosting displaced people in Irumu territory in Orientale Province. The Office last month received serious allegations regarding the presence of a mass grave holding 421 bodies in Maluku commune, in Kinshasa province, and is working closely with the authorities in recent few weeks, including by supporting the judicial investigation into these allegations, and also is conducting its own independent human rights investigation, including by carrying out site visits and interviewing witnesses and family members of victims;
  • the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights is concerned at the continuing and increasing use of administrative detention by Israeli authorities against Palestinians. Administrative detainees are held without charge or trial, often on the basis of secret evidence, for periods of up to six months, which are extendable indefinitely. Detainees are also often transferred to prisons inside Israel in violation of the Fourth Geneva Convention;
  • the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) says that access to health remains a major concern for the displaced and others impacted by the conflict in Ukraine;
  • on the International Day of Reflection on the Genocide in Rwanda, the Secretary-General said we must use this occasion to look back on the past and to squarely confront the challenges of the present, renewing our collective resolve to prevent such atrocities from happening again;
  • a new report issued this week by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) spotlights new opportunities in geothermal energy for developing countries;
  • on Sunday, the UN Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice starts in Doha, in Qatar, and this year will have a strong focus on integrating crime prevention and criminal justice into the wider work of the United Nations. In particular, it will highlight the effects of crime on sustainable development;
From other sites:
  • the US-based and -centric “War on the Rocks” blog (which I have found may also have other articles that I have concerns with - and thus do not provide links to, unless I want you to think … :) ) has:   an article on problems the USA has in dealing with Pakistan (see also the International Crisis Group report), and some thoughts on problems in Afghanistan (namely, that the main source of ongoing problems is corruption – but no comments on cultural influences and attitudes);   an article on the remaining hurdles (the comments about Israel and other nations are a bit brief) to be overcome to realise the tentative agreement with Iran (see also here);   a good article reviewing the USA’s foreign policies and the various bases for these, which includes the following: “Scratch the surface of many current threats and you will find evidence of it being a reaction to our prior actions. In other words, foreign interventions stimulate rather than deter terrorist attacks on the United States”, and “Our issues with Iran cannot be understood in isolation from a litany of Iran’s perceived grievances. Resentment against the United States in Iran has existed since 1953 when the CIA instigated a revolt that led to the overthrow of Mossadegh’s democratically elected government”;  an article on the expected growth of China’s navy see also here, for an opinion that China may not be gaining much sway in Asia;  and links to an article on the ways that Da’esh and Boko Haram are benefitting from each other, and another on Bedouins training to fight Da’esh so they can retake their home, Mosul;
  • Human Rights Watch has:   an article on the third denouncement of my nation’s appalling treatment of refugees;   articles on problems with police in the USA and India;   an article on the failure of the World Bank to consider human rights issues;   an article on “the reforms needed if the Ivorian justice system is to credibly prosecute atrocity crimes”;   an article on Pakistan’s abuse of due judicial process by using social media to prematurely announce court decisions;   a good article on the ways that terrorist attacks in Kenya are fuelling social divisions in that nation, and the need to effectively address those various sets of discrimination and human rights abuses in order to prevent the attacks being successful;   an article on “people’s power” type movements in North Korea;   an article on the fear that elites have of the “spillover of people power”;   an article on the disappearance of Itai Dzamara, a prominent Zimbabwean human rights activist;   an article on a march for equality in Peru;   an article comparing the visible justice of Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev ‘s conviction against the problematic Guantanamo Bay approach following 9/11;   an article on Israel’s detention of the Palestinian lawmaker Khalida Jarrar;   an article on the censoring of public debate on violence in Pakistan by that nation’s military;
  • the Nonviolent Conflict site has links to:   an article on nonviolent movements being the best option for democracy;   an article on the precarious state of democracy in the Maldives – and another reports the threat of police there to break up nonviolent protests;   an article on “the [historical] stages of nonviolent resistance” as the Western Sahara seeks independence;   an article on the legacy of the death of a female protestor in Egypt in 2011;   an article on the need of Chinese rights activists to match their efforts against slower onset repression;   an article on Iran allowing women to attend sporting events;   an article suggesting that Russia’s alleged provocation of unrest in eastern Ukraine was to deflect attention within Russia away from the sanctions imposed after it annexed Crimea – another article reports the stripping of immunity from the only Russian member of Parliament (my words) who voted against that act;   an article on peaceful resistance to a canal being built by China in Nicaragua;   an article on concerns about laws in Morocco (the “law of the underwear”) that have the potential to be abused;   a report on Turkey’s attempts to restrict online debate;
  • the Justice in Conflict blog has:   an article on a statement by ICC Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda that marks the latest in a series of pronouncements by her that have demonstrated her willingness to use the symbolic power of her office to distribute responsibility and, at times, stigma to States and the Security Council for political limits that have impeded the work of the ICC;   an article on what an honest UN Security Council referral of [Da’esh] to the ICC would look like;   the third in a series of articles on Palestine and the ICC;
  • the Political Violence at a Glance blog has:   an article on piracy, most of which is purely criminal, but which also flourishes where nations are weak;   an article on the cyber-attacks against Da’esh by the “hacktivist” collective known as Anonymous, and the pros and cons of this (the latter include that removing virtual trails to suspected militants could hinder investigators’ ability to gather intelligence, map out communication networks, and track down operational cells, but the former include impeding Da'esh's ability to gain publicity and to recruit);   an article on  the local and transnational causes of the conflict in Yemen;
and, from other sources:
  • appalling as it is, this could finally lead the USA to do something about the problem. The statistics mentioned in the article – “in March alone police in America shot 111 people, while UK police have killed 52 since 1900”, “in 2011 American police justifiably shot dead at least 404 people. Over the same period Australian police killed six people, German police killed six and English and Welsh killed two”, and “in 2013 American police legally shot dead at least 460 people after a previous high of 458 in 1994” “Mr Burghart …  believes American police officers kill more people than their colleagues in Britain and Australia because they can do so with almost complete impunity.”- are particularly telling. There is this on the other hand: “David Klinger, an academic and former police officer, who wrote the book, Into the Kill Zone: A Cop's Eye View of Deadly Force … has a far less jaundiced view of police behaviour. More American police are shot on duty than in other countries too, he says. In 2013, 27 police were killed on duty, down from 71 in 2011, he says. Professor Klinger believes America is in a state of moral panic over police shootings, and that what figures that do exist show that the number of killings has declined rather than increased. He also believes that police acted legally in many of the recent incidents that have outraged America. He believes American police kill more often than those in other western nations because they police a more violent and dangerous society” - but that just goes to prove the point about the sad problem of violence in that nation, where the so-called right to have weapons is enshrined constitutionally – a significant matter, symbolically and psychologically - and defended by an organisation I find questionable at least, and stupid and vile at worst: http://www.theage.com.au/world/flood-of-us-police-shootings-spurs-action-20150409-1mh45a.html. Also, there is this: http://www.theage.com.au/world/helicopter-video-shows-southern-california-deputies-beating-man-after-bizarre-horse-pursuit-20150410-1miun8.html.
I have a simplified blogiography of posts related to this work here, a list of themes I have identified here, and my changing the personality of oppressors post, which I am contemplating expanding to include some key people to work on, is here.

Now, my regular weekly reminder / explanation.

Remember that, in general, every ‘bad’ news story is something that requires:
(i) clearing of all negative energy associated with the event directly (e.g., pain, fear, etc on the part of the direct victims) or indirectly (e.g., fear, overreactions, inappropriate reactions, or seeking to outdo others’ reactions in others reached via the media);
(ii) healing of those harmed;
(iii) that those responsible be found through BPLF [1] means and brought to BPLF justice (if otherwise, as the means shape the end, the result will a society that is lessened and a strengthening of the so-called ‘law of the jungle’ [2]); and
(iv) that BPLF inspiration be given to enable all to rise above this, and take BPLF actions that will ensure a BPLF prevention of a recurrence, in the sense that USA President John F Kennedy talked of “true and lasting peace”.
Thus, every one of these ‘bad news’ stories is an opportunity – but, furthermore, so are many of the ‘good’ news stories, which often requires nonBPLF units to be cleared to prevent blocking of improvements, to help those who are busting their guts and becoming exhausted trying to make good things happen, and to provide some much needed BPLF inspiration and encouragement –
every
single
good
news
story.
Don’t be complacent :)

Now, keep always in mind that I started this meditation programme based on the idea of generating the energy of peace, as set out in the channelled teachings of “The Nine” in Phyllis V. Schlemmer's "The Only Planet of Choice" (see p. 279 - well, in my copy at least :) ), which was the follow up to the brilliant "Briefing for the Landing on Planet Earth" by Stuart Holroyd [2]. “The Nine” proposed getting twelve (or a minimum of three) people to meditate for eighteen minutes (or a minimum of nine minutes) at 9 PM Sunday in Jerusalem, which is based on using the Magickal Principle of Harmony (of time), from the Watery Magickal Law of Frequency, and the Magickal Principle of Effect, from the Earthy Magickal Law of Strength and Common Sense. In other words, get everyone working together, at the same time, and as many people as possible, for as much impact as possible.

Now, that is valid, but getting people to work at the same time across the world is an incredibly difficult proposition – and, in my experience (including for multinational companies in my day job), leads to fewer people taking part. That experience also includes my time at the Correllian Shrine of the Crystal Web, where one member (not me – I hate getting credit where I don’t deserve it) pointed out that they had found that having people perform work at the same hour by their local time can build up a wave of energy going around the entire planet, which is the Magickal Principle of Dynamism from the Fiery Magickal Law of the Taijitu. That worked well there, and so I have adopted it for these meditations. I also am happy for every person who wants to contribute to do so, rather than waiting until there is a group of a minimum size, which relies on harmony of focus being a way of overcoming physical separation (which is the Magickal Principle of Magickal Distance, from the Airy Magickal Law of Distance).

“The Nine” are the first source I can remember talking about Balanced Positive, which is where I get the term BPLF [1], but:
I also include the use of clearing, so there is more than one difference to the original proposal.
However, I agree that the more people who join in, the better.

I would also like to point out that other people have been working on the use of coordinated, group meditation for beneficial effect, including the Lucis Trust's Triangles network (which has been running for many decades, since before World War Part Two, I think),   the Correllian Tradition's 'Spiritual War for Peace' (begun in 2014), the Hope, Peace, Love and Prosperity Spell (also from the Correllian Tradition, in around 2007 or 2008, I think, from memory),   the Healing Minute started by the late, great Harry Edwards (held at 10Am and 10PM local time each day, and one can pay to be officially registered. This also has been running for decades);   and   a Druid ritual for peace, to be performed at each Full Moon (begun in 2014, I think). This work is neither original nor solitary. Other spiritual paths do this sort of work as well - for instance, see here and here, and even commercial organisations are getting involved (for instance, see here).

To further set the mood for this work, here are a couple of quotes from this surprising article:
“External armed interventions tend to extend the duration of civil wars and even worse, increase the number of civilians killed. A country has a more than 40% chance of relapsing into civil war within 10 years if the conflict is resolved through violent means”;

“Admittedly, a political struggle is not a panacea for every type of violence, but nonviolent organizing and mobilizing against violent actors have proven to be historically twice as effective as and three times shorter than armed struggle, not to mention almost 10 times more likely to bring about a democratic outcome within 5 years after the end of the conflict than its violent counterpart.”
Ongoing military conflicts are listed at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ongoing_military_conflicts, and include (as of Wednesday 21st January, 2015):

This can be viewed as a map at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ongoing_conflicts_around_the_world.svg (keep in mind that nations involved have been coloured in completely, whereas the conflict may be in only a part of that nation).

Finally, but far from least, don’t forget the Shield of Hope. This area is formed by (part or all of) the South Atlantic Ocean, Southern and Eastern Africa (including both sources of the Nile), the Indian sub-continent (including the Himalayas) and the Indian Ocean, shown in gold on this week’s energy map, and the aim is to ensure this area consistently has BPLF energy at or above 7 by the time Neptune leaves Pisces, on around 30th March, 2025 (a date which has an eclipse the day before). If you wish to do a little more coordinated action on a positive strategic front, I'm also planning on routinely sending BPLF energy to Hong Kong, Tunisia, and Mexico, which show potential as "outposts of the BPLF”, and I wish to encourage their change for the better. Furthermore, I am currently sending BPLF energy from that area through the Red Sea and Suez Canal, into the Mediterranean, and thence to the connected Black Sea.


[1] BPLF = Balanced Positive (spiritual) Light Forces. See here and here for more on this.

[2] Please see here, here and my post "The Death of Wikipedia" for the reasons I now recommend caution when using Wikipedia. I'm also exploring use of h2g2, although that doesn't appear to be as extensive (h2g2 is intended - rather engagingly - to be the Earth edition of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy").

[3] I apologise for the formatting: it seems Blogger is no longer as WYSIWYG as it used to be, and there are a lot of unwanted changes to layout made upon publishing.

Love, light, hugs and blessings
Gnwmythr, Wéofodthegn
(pronounced "new-MYTH-ear"; ... aka Bellatrix Lux … aka Morinehtar … would-be drýicgan or maga ... )

My "blogiography" (list of all posts and guide as to how to best use this site) is here, and my glossary/index is here.

I started this blog to cover karmic regression-rescue (see here and here), and it grew ... See here for my group mind project, here and here for my "Pagans for Peace" project (and join me for a few minutes at some time between 8 and 11 PM on Sunday, wherever you are, to meditate-clear for peace), and here for my bindrune kit-bag. I also strongly recommend learning how to flame, ground and shield, do alternate nostril breathing, work with colour, and see also here and be flexible.

I am a Walker upon the Path of Balanced Positivity, seeking Spiritual Maturity.
  • Neither eloquence nor inarticulateness inherently indicates correctness, but, as words can kill, the right to freedom of speech comes with a DUTY to be as well-informed, objective and balanced as you can be.
  • Gnwmythr's Stropping Strap: Occam's Razor only works if  the simplest solution is actually recognised as being the simplest, rather than the one that best fits one's bigotries being labelled 'simplest'.
  • I mourn the desecration of the term 'Light Worker' by commercial interests, and the warping of the word 'Light' away from 'Clear Light' by the "(Fluffy) White Lighters".
  • Presuming that everyone has, or wants, a smartphone is discriminatory, unspiritual, and downright stupid.
  • Obsessive love may be a cover up of guilt.
  • Proxy embarrassment is both a form of control, and an internal barrier to truth, honesty and perspicacity.
  • Our entire life experience, with all the many wondrous and varied people, places and events in it, is too small a sample for statistical reliability about Life.
  • May the world of commerce and business be recognised to be a servant, not a master, of the lives of people.
  • Life is not a struggle for status.
  • Being accustomed to interacting via certain rules makes those rules neither right nor universal.
  • Like fire to the physical, emotions to the soul make a good servant, and a bad master.
  • The means shape the end.
  • My favourite action movie of all time is "Gandhi", although I've recently come across "Invictus" and might put that one in to that category. However, I loathe the stereotypical action movie - and, for similar reasons, I loathe many dramas, which are often emotionally violent, more so in some cases than many war films.
  • All of the above - and this blog - could be wrong, or subject to context, perspective, or state of spiritual evolution ...


Human dignity is the inherently cumulative holistic combination of human rights, wellbeing and potential, and all actions or interaction which promote, realise or facilitate same. The converse also applies: whatever degrades, diminishes or robs humans of dignity, is inherently undignified.
Gnwmythr

The “purpose” of spiritual evolution is not the attainment of “spiritual perfection” - not in the sense of not having to evolve further, at any rate, since there is no such thing. We need to evolve in order to grow - but we can take rest breaks (hopefully well earned :) ) along the way. No, the “purpose” of evolution is, rather, to perfect our ability to learn, and thus grow.
Gnwmythr

Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.
Martin Luther King, Jr.

Females, get over 'cute'. Get competent. Get trained. Get capable. Get over 'cute'. And those of you who are called Patty and Debby and Suzy, get over that. Because we use those names to infantalise females – we keep females in their 'little girl' state by the names we use for them. Get over it. If you want to be taken seriously, get serious.
Jane Elliott

The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good [people] to do nothing.
(based on writing by) Edmund Burke

We didn't inherit the Earth from our ancestors, we only borrowed it from our children
Antoine De Saint-Exupéry

There are risks and costs to a program of action. But they are far less than the long-range risks and costs of comfortable inaction.
John F. Kennedy

Tags: activism, discrimination, energy work, magick, meditation, nonviolence, peace, society, violence, war,
First published: Laugardagr, 12th April, 2015
Last edited (excluding fixing typo's and other minor matters): Saturday, 12th April, 2015

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