Post No. 2,972 - For what is coming ...

I started this as the lead in to this week’s coming reflection and news post - and may keep it there yet, but it deserves to stand alone (I may add hyperlinks later in the week).

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I’m going to be blunter than I have been in a long time: 

the US presidential election result - and EVERY PERSON WHO ABSTAINED OR VOTED FOR THE WINNER - means this world is facing several years of calamity, and quite possibly disastrous wars. 

Tr_ mp is making statements that can reasonably be interpreted as advocating for invasion of sovereign nations - and that is something the USA has a dreadful history on as it is, let alone when it has someone unstable as its chosen leader. 

The rest of world is now being forced to grow up, and face up to the neoliberal rot of the last few decades - the sort of rot that people like Robert Reich have been warning against for decades - and the reality of tolerating violent despots like Putin - whose tyranny and rapacious imperialism the Ukrainians are, as Timothy Snyder is so eloquently pointing out , FIGHTING AGAINST ON BEHALF OF THE WHOLE WORLD. 

And then there are the mass atrocities in Africa and Palestine (and note that the ICJ and ICC have made preliminary decisions which carry weight and should be heeded) that the world is ignoring - those in particular are litmus tests of decency, and there are police and authority figures around the world who, as with Israel, are going to realise one day just how wrong they were ... 

There are, incidentally, many people in Israel and Jewish people elsewhere who are opposing what is being done in Palestine. 

But there are political figures and parties and influential organisations who are acquiescing to the vile evil of anticipatory compliance or the curse of centrism - and will never recover from the damage they are doing. 

On the other hand, some are meeting the challenges of these times by standing up and fighting back - telling truth, refusing to comply or give in to bullying, and defending human rights and democracy as best they can. 

And on that, I have settled on my views about pardons for people Tr_ mp has threatened: 

those warriors will be needed on the battlefield, not in jail: PROTECT THEM AND THEIR CAPABILITY TO FIGHT BY PARDONING - AND ACCEPT THOSE WHO LEAVE RATHER THAN BE PART OF EVIL

I have come to this partly through writing a poem, “I need ...”: 

I need ...
my Fierceness
my Warrior Spirit.

Too long and too oft
have I gentled and
gentled been,

but war is on us
and deeds fell and foul are nigh
and needs must be fought,
and I must Fierce again be.

Let us all fight for freedom and human rights, democracy and decency, as BPM fiercely as is needed. 

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Remember: we generally need to be more human being rather than human doing, to mind our Mӕgan, and to acknowledge that all misgendering is an act of active transphobia/transmisia that puts trans+ lives at risk & accept that all insistence on the use of “trans” as a descriptor comes with commensurate use of “cis” as a descriptor to prevent “othering” (just as binary gendered [men’s and women’s] sporting teams are either both given the gender descriptor, or neither).

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Post No. 2,971 - a solstice ritual for northern and southern hemispheres

I liked this ritual, performed online earlier today, and particularly that it included northern and southern hemispheres: 

“Yule / Midsummer Ritual with Rev. Don Lewis and Friends”   https://www.youtube.com/live/aTDa69kfYrI     

I have previously posted a ritual with similar intent: 

“Post No. 363 - Southern Litha / Northern Yule”   https://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2012/01/southern-litha-northern-yule.html   (and note my commentary at “Post No. 2,432 - Link to old post”   https://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2023/05/post-no-2432-link-to-old-post.html   )     

If you appreciated this post, please consider promoting it - there are some links below, and there’s also Instagram. 

Note that I am cutting back on aspects of my posts - see here. 

(Gnwmythr is pronounced new-MYTH-ear)  

Remember: we generally need to be more human being rather than human doing, to mind our Mӕgan, and to acknowledge that all misgendering is an act of active transphobia/transmisia that puts trans+ lives at risk & accept that all insistence on the use of “trans” as a descriptor comes with commensurate use of “cis” as a descriptor to prevent “othering” (just as binary gendered [men’s and women’s] sporting teams are either both given the gender descriptor, or neither).

#PsychicABetterWorld   and   

Copyright © Kayleen White 2007-2024     NO AI   I do not consent to any machine learning aka Artificial Intelligence (AI), generative AI, large language model, machine learning, chatbot, or other automated analysis, generative process, or replication program to reproduce, mimic, remix, summarise, or otherwise  replicate any part of this post or other posts on this blog via any means. Typo’s may be inserrted deliberately to demonstrate this is not an AI product.     Otherwise, fair and reasonable use is accepted under Creative Commons 4.0 on an Attribution-ShareAlike basis https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/  

 

Post No. 2,970 - end of year commentary

One of the major problems with this time of year is the expectation of family get togethers. 

Many of those are good, or at least free of disharmony, although maybe prone to wasteful over-consumption, performative falsity, etc, but some are actually problematic - for instance, no-one has to tolerate bigotted nonsense, psychological hostility, forced endurance beyond their limit of socialisation, assaults,etc. - and some families can be prone to such issues. 

The truth is, despite the social pressures and commercial propaganda, socialising is NOT compulsory - especially with people you do not see any other time of the year (and workplace end-of-year functions now come with a plethora of warnings about DEI, trauma, not breaking laws [especially about drink driving], etc - refer to LinkedIn, for instance). 

For those who are neurodivergent, or traumatised, it is important to consider your own well being and limit or avoid (I go with blanket avoidance of anything outside my immediate household and a few other close friends) - and not only for your sake. 

The increased awareness that socialisation pushers can potentially gain from having the fact that family or other get togethers are not always good, or even neutral, is something that could well be of great importance to their long term spiritual evolution/growth. 

Similarly, it can be important for the socially avoidant, such as myself, to understand and acknowledge that others do find such get togethers good and beneficial. 

In a sense, this is largely a case of to each their own - but the warnings that apply to workplace end-of-year functions also apply to other functions.

Take care - be safe (especially on the roads) & well, and enjoy yourself to the extent and in the manner you (legally etc) can. 

Part of my enjoyment will doing the work of this blog - disasters and suffering don’t take a break ... at least I can also celebrate the coming graduation of a young friend in Africa who we have been helping get through a Uni course. 

PS - slightly off topic, but near enough to include:   “‘A pill for every ill’: doctors say Australia overprescribing antidepressants to mask toxic social conditions | Health | The Guardian”   https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/dec/21/a-pill-for-every-ill-doctors-say-australia-overprescribing-antidepressants-to-mask-toxic-social-conditions      

PPS - see also   “Christmas was always the hardest time of year for Steve. It was a trigger for past family trauma”   https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/dec/23/christmas-was-always-the-hardest-time-of-year-for-steve-it-was-a-trigger-for-past-family-trauma   “When the holiday season rolls around, the expectation to feel ‘connected’ with loved ones can amplify the sense of isolation”      

PPPS - this end of year period has NOT been a good one for me. The blogging problems will continue for a few more weeks yet. 

PPPPS - the gathering of so many people with the nominal intent of togetherness/sharing/goodwill also makes doing BPM work such as healing easier and more effective

If you appreciated this post, please consider promoting it - there are some links below, and there’s also Instagram. 

Note that I am cutting back on aspects of my posts - see here. 

(Gnwmythr is pronounced new-MYTH-ear)  

Remember: we generally need to be more human being rather than human doing, to mind our Mӕgan, and to acknowledge that all misgendering is an act of active transphobia/transmisia that puts trans+ lives at risk & accept that all insistence on the use of “trans” as a descriptor comes with commensurate use of “cis” as a descriptor to prevent “othering” (just as binary gendered [men’s and women’s] sporting teams are either both given the gender descriptor, or neither).

#PsychicABetterWorld   and   

Copyright © Kayleen White 2007-2024     NO AI   I do not consent to any machine learning aka Artificial Intelligence (AI), generative AI, large language model, machine learning, chatbot, or other automated analysis, generative process, or replication program to reproduce, mimic, remix, summarise, or otherwise  replicate any part of this post or other posts on this blog via any means. Typo’s may be inserrted deliberately to demonstrate this is not an AI product.     Otherwise, fair and reasonable use is accepted under Creative Commons 4.0 on an Attribution-ShareAlike basis https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/