Now, when I was helping to run the Shrine of Crystal Web for the Correllian tradition (pre-split), I would occasionally pose - after due consultation with my co-Guide - a topic for debate. One of them was: - at what stage does one start practising control of weather when things are going in ways that one does not wish?
Now, there are a few subtle aspects to this - and some not so subtle. For a start, it assumes that the person making this decision has some ability to influence weather :) (There was a discussion on weather witches on the Druid Journal website a couple of years ago: sadly, I find that site a bit hard to navigate round now, and don't go there as much as I used to. Still it may be worth trying to track down. On a personal note, I find it interesting how my birth mother, who lives on 10 acres in the recently flooded Lockyer Valley in Queensland, would find rain almost always seem to happen when her water tank was low ... [it's currently overflowing, and she hasn't been able to get out and see what has happened to her dam]. maybe - despite my aversion to crediting genetic stuff - I have inherited some of that weather control ability ... I once drove to a friend's home and, jokingly, said "let's keep it clear for me, please" and found the rain stopping just before me and starting behind me all the way to my friend's town.)
Going back to the more subtle aspects, the basic concern is that, if you do something such as cause rain to fall in one area, you may cause a shortage of water elsewhere. If - Goddess forbid! - someone with the ability to control the weather was to indulge something as superficial as indulge a liking for sunny days, they could cause massive droughts ... hmmm ... OK, 'fess up: who did it? (Actually, in some seriousness, I will be posting at some time in the future about how our thoughts and feelings can contribute to large scale effects: I might have to consider this as part of that post ... adds to the debate on climate change,. eh?) This is also an aspect that is of concern for (most of) those scientists who work with cloud seeding (but see here).
More importantly, from my point of view, if one who can influence the weather does so, and thereby contributes to "first world" (and some developing world) humans continuing to live an excessive, consumer-driven, materialistic lifestyle, is it actually being irresponsible by allowing people to ignore their personal responsibilities?
It can be very hard for someone such as myself to see trees that are struggling - dying, even - and do nothing or little in order to try and promote people living in a way that is more responsible, more in harmony with the world of nature. I'm also aware of events such as a storm here a few years ago where tres had been weakened by a few years of drought, and then were blown over by a storm bringing winds from an unusual direction [the trees had "braced themselves", in a sense, against winds from the "normal" direction, but had a root system too weak to cope with the change of wind direction] and a storm a couple of decades ago in the UK where allegedly some strong, negative person had deliberately set out to destroy trees [which could happen, as far as I am concerned: I just don't know enough to comment on the actual storm] by creating an usually violent storm. On that, I was interested to read recently that NASA has found some thunderstorms can create antimatter - see here.)
The debate in the Correllian Shrine went, if I recall correctly, along the lines that if trees are being harmed, it is time for those who can to take action. (On the Druid's Journal blog, I think the debate went the other way, with most people urging caution.) If I was in a third world or developing country, I would go along with that (in fact, I'd probably take action earlier to save lives or reduce the impact on health of starvation or food shortages from crop problems), but in developed nations, I am still not convinced ... we have a long way to go in terms of changing our lifestyle to something that is sustainable (and dealing with greenhouse gas/climate change issues is only the start!)
Now, on the terms I've used, please see:
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_world;
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Developed_nation;
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_world; and
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Developing_nation.
If i take a step back to have an overview of this whole situation, it may be that she has lessons to learn on not making assumptions: she appears to have expected something as a result of sex that the footy player concerned didn't. And, of course, neither party seems to have thought of the possibility of pregnancy, so possibly both share the responsibility (blame?) for her getting pregnant. This leaves me curious: what did she want or expect? It seems she wanted more than just sex ... (BTW, see here.) Keep in mind that BOTH sides clearly have faults ... (e.g. see here).
What does she want now (other than an apology)? She has been very open about wanting to "get something out of this event" - for instance, she has mentioned money through book deals. On the topic of the apology, is that because she expected the AFL or the footy player to look after her because she was pregnant? Or ... did she expect the footy player to become her boyfriend and she wants an apology because he didn't (that could be justified if she had a reasonable expectation of that from the situation she was in, and the conversations the two of them had held - footy players don't get off scott-free simply because they are footy players from morals, ethics and karma)? It seems she may think the AFL have a policy "banning" sex with those under 18. As the age of consent varies, and is generally less than 18, that doesn't seem likely. In any case, she was there too, and she is not making any allegations of rape ... So, what does she want an apology for, exactly?
This issue also raises the issue of communication: "AFL girl" says her having been treated badly is "obvious". Well, no, it isn't obvious to everyone. She would, in my opinion, help her case by saying exactly in what way she has been treated badly. I've found commentary in the media on the vindictive behaviour she claims to have received earlier, when she was trying to do something about being pregnant: is that vindictiveness what she wants an apology for?
(I am also aware she could think everyone uses Facebook/Twitter. That is not so, and, if she does think that way, would constitute another lesson for her.)
On the aspect of vengeance, who started this - AFL girl, or the people giving her a hard time when she was pregnant? It's a bit like the Middle East, where the cycles of vengeance and conflict for generations brings to mind Gandhi's comment that "an eye for an eye only makes the whole world go blind".
The Middle East, and many other such situations, are complicated and not easily resolved (and I have posted on this previously - see here and here, for instance). However, the Middle East, "AFL girl" and considerations of communication raise the issue of truth - which is something that has been described as a jewel with many facets, each facet representing one person's take. (I was originally going to post on the Mavi Marmara incident with respect to truth being a multi-faceted jewel, but time got away from me so I abandoned that idea.)
Finally, one personal perspectives, this story (see here) raises a few issues: who does this drongo think he is? Does him being French give him the right to assault people? Get real, moron! I'm pleased he has been charged.
Love, light, hugs and blessings
Gnwmythr
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Tags: personal responsibility, responsibility, weather magic, climate change, environment, communication,
First published: Thorsdagr, 13th January, 2011
Last edited: Friday, 14th January, 2011 (added this link)
