As a reminder, I started this meditation regime 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. “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) pointed out
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). I also include the use of clearing,
so there is more than one difference to the original proposal. However, 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 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).
As a first matter, my first reaction to a mention, in this
post, of disappointment after failing to stop the US-led invasion of Iraq, was
that it was probably going to be about someone who did one single ritual, and
then found it didn’t change the world instantly, which is a naïve, lacking in
all connection with reality (particularly the Earthy Magickal
Law of Strength and Common Sense) and downright foolish view,
but it wasn’t. In actual fact, when I read the referred to post - here,
it was about the problems of getting people with an interest in magick to have
even a semblance of doing magick that is effectively focused on making this
world a better place.
Equally, that article does actually show that there are such people in
the world – and I have met one more such person today, just a few hours before
beginning this post.
Matters from this week include the following (opportunities
are shown in green; good news is shown in
purple; WARNING:
some of these links may contain triggers around issues such as violence, sexual
assault, discrimination, etc):
- according to this report, 10,000 terrorist attacks occurred in 2013, with the majority - and the majority of casualties - being in Iraq: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-30086435;
- one of the papers I have found surprisingly good at times, since I came across it a few months ago, is “The Hindi”. This article is about the shortcomings of counterinsurgency efforts in that nation: http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/the-soldier-as-state-actor/article6608758.ece?homepage=true. This is another article along a similar line: http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/macchil-conviction-military-justice-in-a-political-season/article6608752.ece?homepage=true;
- more concerns about inappropriate enforcement of one group’s choice of morals: http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/pramod-muthalik-hisses-at-kiss-of-love-campaign/article6605450.ece?homepage=true (which reminds me of another example of inappropriate behaviour this week – two actually: someone lodging an anonymous complaint about a bicycle that was out of the way in a car park space with a Body Corporate – which is why I will NEVER live anywhere that there is a Body Corporate, and a neochristian trying to undermine someone who is part of the LGBTIQ communities but stuck in the same workplace);
- some very good reflections on World War Part One, the passage of time and the current political situation in Asia around balance of power: http://www.theage.com.au/comment/alpha-leaders-driven-by-dreams-of-lost-glory-20141113-11lnrn.html;
- Mr Putin has shot his credibility in the foot a few times of late, but there have been mistakes on both sides in the conflict in the Ukraine. At least talks are happening, and Mr Putin is trying to portray the possibility of a peaceful outcome: http://www.theage.com.au/world/solution-to-ukraine-crisis-possible-says-putin-20141117-11o4yq.html. On the other hand, Mr Putin is prolonging and exacerbating the conflict by arming the rebels: http://www.theage.com.au/world/ukrainian-rebels-have-sophisticated-russian-weapons-military-expert-nic-jenzenjones-says-20141117-11o8x1.html;
- there have been “in principle” agreements to ceasefires in parts of Syria: http://www.theage.com.au/world/syria-agrees-in-principle-to-un-truce-20141117-11on9w.html;
- the world has 36 million people living in slavery: http://www.theage.com.au/world/nearly-36-million-people-live-in-modern-slavery-report-20141117-11onel.html;
- I’ve been reflecting on “what if” in relation to avoiding World War Part One; this article is about the apathy of many Australians towards climate change, but it also mentions the great tragedy of a recent missed opportunity, when then-PM Kevin Rudd could have had a double dissolution and proceeded with action on climate change. That is a great tragedy, not only on climate change, but also because it might have cut off some of the competitive extremism against refugees in recent years: http://www.smh.com.au/comment/australia-the-selfish-country-20141119-11pbz0.html;
- more on the immoral stance of Australia in relation to refugees: http://www.theage.com.au/comment/scott-morrisons-response-to-claims-of-refugees-molestation-selfharm-is-immoral-unjust-20141120-11q8bo.html;
- some interesting thoughts on the balance between human rights and modern concepts of sovereignty: http://www.theage.com.au/comment/the-nation-state-is-key-to-peace-and-prosperity-20141119-11pieq.html;
- from the UN: work is continuing in relation to the Ebola outbreak in west Africa (a later outbreak elsewhere in Africa has been successfully contained); the transition to democracy in Burkina Faso; rebuilding in the Gaza Strip, the UN has called for respect for the ceasefire in, and for more aid for, South Sudan; winter supplies have been sent to Kurdistan; the UN World Food Programme (WFP) has been working on food aid to Eastern Ukraine, and on the SAFE initiative - Safe Access to Fuel and Energy, addressing the risks of violence (including sexual) for women and girls accessing cooking supplies and/or food; human rights abuses are continuing in eastern Ukraine; there is concern over the failure to prosecute a case of female genital mutilation in Egypt; a patrol from the African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) visited Abu Leha in North Darfur to investigate reports of alleged air bombing in the area; the Secretary-General welcomed the pledges of up to US$9.3 billion made by Governments towards the initial capitalisation of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) at the Berlin Pledging Conference; the UN Secretary-General has called on all participants to demonstrate the necessary flexibility, wisdom and determination to bring the negotiations over Iran’s nuclear programme to a successful conclusion that meets the concerns and interests of all sides; High-Level Partnership Forum (HLPF) on Somalia led to a commitment to review Somalia’s political and security progress within the next six months; the attack on a synagogue in Jerusalem has been condemned, along with all acts of violence against civilians; there was a 12 hour humanitarian truce in Benghazi, Libya; one million people in the Central African Republic will need aid in the middle of next year; Ministers and top officials from over 170 countries have endorsed the political Declaration and Framework for Action to tackle hunger and obesity at the Second International Conference on Nutrition in Rome; Guinea-Bissau is at an important crossroads; discussions have been held over the responses by the Iraqi parties to the atrocities of the Da’esh group, also known as ISIL;
- the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights has reported on the first international forum on the human rights of Muslim women, held in the Republic of Tatarstan, home to the Russian Federations’ largest Muslim community; eradicating harmful practices against women and girls; and violence and atrocities against minorities;
- the International Crisis Group has released a report on limiting violence in Nigeria’s coming February, 2015 elections;
- Human Rights Watch has reported on shortcomings in President Obama’s immigration plan; an LGBT group has been fighting to be recognised in Botswana; the need for the USA to respect human rights for ALL people; detention conditions for refugees in Thailand; a homophobic law in Gambia; a missing activist in Uganda; refoulement in the USA; disappearances in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, allegedly at the hands of police; human rights abuses in Crimea; child marriage and other human rights abuses in Tanzania;
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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 … 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 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.
- eloquence does not indicate correctness, but inarticulateness may indicate a failure to think clearly and comprehensively;
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 ...
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.
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.
Jesus loves you. Odin wants you to grow up.
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
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
We didn't inherit the Earth from our ancestors, we only borrowed it from our children
Antoine De Saint-Exupéry
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.
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, economy, energy work, magick, meditation, nonviolence, peace, society, violence, war,
First published: Laugardagr, 22nd November, 2014
Last edited (excluding fixing typo's and other minor matters): Saturday, 22nd November, 2014