I’m going to begin with an excellent article, as usual, from Jason
Pitzl-Waters, over at The Wild Hunt,
discussing an academics backing of polytheism, and identifying the tactics of
haters: http://wildhunt.org/2014/08/editorial-the-invisibility-and-inevitability-of-polytheism.html.
(The comments also show how attitudes
towards the Yezidi are problematic … ) This article basically shows the intolerance
that is almost inevitably associated with monotheism, as opposed to the
inherent tolerance that is more the case with polytheism. That tolerance is
something the world needs more of.
The world also needs more of what politicians used to call ‘moral
fibre’. This is perhaps most clearly illustrated by this
article about the UN, and how it is limited by the ‘lack of will’ of its
member nations. In addition, the Pope (yup, that
Christian bloke) has made some interesting comments on ISIL, and that the
world ‘should stop them’, but that ‘stop them’ may not be an endorsement of
violence. See here.
(There is an old saying that armies march
on their stomachs – and that is reflected by the importance of logistics in any
military campaign. If you want to stop an army as non-violently as possible,
cut off their supplies. So … where are the arms for ISIL coming from? When they
run out of ammunition they’ve captured, can where they would get more be cut
off? As a responsible psychic, I will clear all negative units I can that could
contribute to resupply of those terrible people, and strengthen those BPLF
[1] units that could prevent the resupply.) At least the seriousness of the
situation is being recognised, and this will be one that probably leads my
focus on clearing and sending positive energy tomorrow (note that this may well involve people who aren’t in the area directly
affected, but should be taking action – or stronger action).
As a further example of the subtleties that apply to world politics and
societies, this
is an insightful article, with very illuminating quotes from the great Dr
Martin Luther King, Jr., about the problems in Ferguson, written before the
problems there flared up into violence again. The comments about the need for
signs of progress are, in my view, particularly prescient (and often, in my view, apply to many other situations as well). However,
it could well be that outsiders are problematic - see here.
On the other hand, my nation, Australia, is indulging in some of the
most appalling conduct imaginable, by committing what is called refoulement
on Syrian refugees. See here.
On the other hand, our head of ASIO has been trying
to reassure Muslims that they are not the target of the Government’s actions on
terrorism, with limited
results. I am of the view that “Welcome
to Australia” is doing a better job.
These are all the sorts of issues I will be aiming to improve tonight. Other
issues include the polio crisis in
Afghanistan, continuing
tensions between Azerbaijan and Armenia, South Sudan
(see also here
and here),
Thailand,
Viêt
Nám, and other reports I’ve read from Human
Rights Watch. As I do so, I will keep this excellent post
at Pagan in Paradise in
mind.
The nonBPLF entities in geostationary positions that I referred to
recently have mostly been cleared, and even replaced by BPLF entities – on this
side of the planet. The fact that I still cannot see that side indicates that
someone over there is meant to be doing what I’m doing. Hope that is the case
:)
Now, coming events.
First off, the daily midday briefings by the UN are a good summary of
key events in the world, including Gaza, Ukraine, Syria and other places. It is
also a good source of information on meetings that are coming up at the UN –
which are perfect opportunities to clear negative influences so that the small
decisions which can swing a series of events can be made in the interest of the
BPLF (and thus all humanity, not the few socially powerful) – which is
something well illustrated the film “The Sum of All Fears” and the TV mini-series “37 Days”. This week, those events include a press conference on
the rights of people with albinism, consideration of resolutions about United
Nations forces in Lebanon, Darfur and Libya, a World Health Organization Global
Conference on Climate Change and Health
(on that, don’t forget the escalating crisis around Ebola in west Africa),
a Security Council meeting on Syria, presentation of findings from a report on
exclusion (i.e. discrimination) in
the Pacific, the Sixth Global Forum of the United
Nations Alliance of Civilizations, and Friday 29th August is the
International
Day Against Nuclear Tests.
That’s all I have for coming events, so now, some other reading links:
- there have been a couple of excellent articles on The Wild Hunt: this one, about the prejudiced attitudes to many people have (the article also reminded me of the time I spent living in the notorious Pines in North Frankston (contrary to the Wikipedia post, ‘The Pines” is a part of North Frankston, not the whole lot), where I felt safer and had around twenty times less frequent discrimination amongst a community which had many women with deep voices because of smoking than inner northern Melbourne suburbs), and this one, about the excessive consumption of Western societies, which is interestingly backed up by Wayne Swan’s warning about business oligarchs in this article;
- this is an excellent article on the flaws of fashionable Western attitudes towards Buddhism: http://www.abc.net.au/religion/articles/2014/08/19/4069992.htm;
- the cretin who gave the advice to submit to police abuse in this article has absolutely no bloody clue about humans and how to heal them or minimise the psychological damage such EVIL causes - and ALL police who think the same way are UNFIT to wear the uniform and should be dismissed: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/08/19/sunil-dutta-police-washington-post_n_5692266.html;
- an unusual article pointing out that there can be some benefits to emotions that are generally considered ‘negative’, such as anger and fear: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/08/12/anger-benefits-fear-embarrassment-self-deception_n_5648483.html?utm_hp_ref=healthy-living;
- and I will end with a few links from the Zen Habits blog on how one’s mind resist change, how to believe in oneself, how to live a simpler life, how to be prepared for anything, and the importance of not avoiding problems (as, in effect, a coping strategy), which is an important post to read if you find reading about the troubles in the world unsettling: if you've been reading this blog for long, you'll know that I am of the view that there is ALWAYS something one can do.
[2]
Please see 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").
Love, light, hugs and blessings
Gnwmythr,
Wéofodthegn
(pronounced "new-MYTH-ear"; ... aka Bellatrix
Lux? … Morinehtar?
… Would-be drýicgan
... )
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 at 9 PM on Sunday, wherever you are, to meditate 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.
- One size does NOT fit all.
- Don't be mediocre - seek to excel.
- 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'.
- 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.
- Ban the dream interpretation industry!
- A home is for living in, not feeling, becoming or being rich or a “better” class than others.
- 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.
- Expertise at intimacy and emotional happiness is generally not the same thing as spiritual growth.
- Any person, male or female, who has neither a serious health issue, dependents nor an agreement about study. yet expects their partner to work to support them, is, spiritually speaking, little more than a parasite.
- The means shape the end.
- BPLF restraint of uncooperatives is NOT an opportunity for revenge or getting even - even unconsciously.
- 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.
- 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 ...
Do not pray for easy lives. Pray to be
stronger [people].
John F. Kennedy (who was
quoting 19th Century Episcopal Bishop Phillips Brooks)
Jesus loves you. Odin wants you to grow up.
We make our decisions. And then our decisions turn around and make us.
F.W. Boreham
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
The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them.
Albert Einstein
We didn't inherit the Earth from our ancestors, we only borrowed it from our children
Antoine De Saint-Exupéry
Like an unchecked cancer, hate corrodes the personality and eats away its vital unity.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
True compassion is more than flinging a coin to a beggar; it is not haphazard and superficial. It comes to see that an edifice which produces beggars needs restructuring.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Too much and too long, we seem to have surrendered community excellence and community values in the mere accumulation of material things. Our gross national product ... if we should judge America by that -- counts air pollution and cigarette advertising, and ambulances to clear our highways of carnage. ... Yet the gross national product does not allow for the health of our children, the quality of their education, or the joy of their play. It does not include the beauty of our poetry or the strength of our marriages; the intelligence of our public debate or the integrity of our public officials. It measures neither our wit nor our courage; neither our wisdom nor our learning; neither our compassion nor our devotion to our country; it measures everything, in short, except that which makes life worthwhile."
Robert F. Kennedy 1968
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
If we could change ourselves, the
tendencies in the world would also change. As a man changes his own nature, so
does the attitude of the world change towards him. … We need not wait to see
what others do. (Often degraded to “Be
the change you want to see in the world” – see here)
Gandhi
Tags: attitudes, change, discrimination, emotions, energy work, Martin Luther King Jr, nonviolence, peace, preparation, reading, society, violence,
First published: Sunnudagr, 24th August, 2014
Last edited (excluding fixing typo's and other minor matters): Sunday, 24th August, 2014
