Saturday, 7 February 2015

Post No. 655 - 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:

(a) that things like “back door channels” being used to negotiate peace also exist in the non-physical;
(b) that the Ukrainian government needs to turn from a focus on the military situation in eastern Ukraine to demonstrating real understanding and compassion for all people in that region (e.g., provide access for humanitarian aid, even if some of that goes to the rebels), in order to undermine Russia and prove its moral worthiness to have control over that region (and direct escalation is, at present, too fraught with potential for calamity to pursue, I consider), and this needs to be supported by effective news services to counter Putin’s propaganda;
(c) the importance of justice, and local movements for justice, but that these can need international support.

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 tomorrow evening’s meditation.

News and other 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):

  • 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 UN’s Daily Briefings (and other sources):

  • UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein has called for better leadership and a fundamental global rethinking of education as a means of combatting the causes of the conflicts and atrocities occurring across the world;
  • the Secretary-General has addressed the UN Economic and Social Council’s (ECOSOC) Youth Forum, and urged young people from around the world to help the international community drive sustainable development that is people-centred and planet-sensitive, fight injustice and inequality, and to become active global citizens;
  • on the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation, the Secretary-General called on health workers around the world to eliminate the deeply harmful practice that affects at least 130 million girls and women in 29 countries;
  • the UN Secretary-General and for the Secretary-General of the League of Arab States (LAS) have appealed for funding for humanitarian aid in Gaza;
  • last December, after a prolonged political impasse, a new Kosovo government was formed, and it has committed to strengthening the rule of law and continued dialogue with Belgrade;
  • the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said today that fighting in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk region is forcing more people from their homes, pushing the number of people who have been registered as internally displaced close to 1 million, and the Secretary-General has said that he remains gravely concerned over the situation in eastern Ukraine, particularly the plight of civilians trapped without basic services in the city of Debaltseve;
  • the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) today expressed their concern about at least 300 people who remain in detention in the Democratic Republic of the Congo after mass arrests during the recent protests in Kinshasa and in Lubumbashi, and urged the Government to create a space for civil society discussion, to avoid entrenching the divisions in the country ahead of the upcoming elections. The Office also said that it remains very concerned about the continuing detention of Burundian journalist Bob Rugurika, the Director of the independent Radio Publique Africaine, otherwise known as RPA, and serious concerns about the exercise of the freedom of expression in Burundi, particularly ahead of the upcoming elections. OHCHR said it has previously urged the Government to review the Media Law, arguing that this legislation leads all too easily to infringements of freedom of expression (more on this from HRW below);
  • Secretary-General has sent a letter to the heads of parties to the Peace and National Partnership Agreement in Yemen, which was read in Sana’a today by his Special Adviser on Yemen, Jamal Benomar. In the letter, the Secretary-General tells the party heads that they have a tremendous burden and responsibility to steer Yemen through this challenging period. He said that they have to overcome the current impasse so that the peaceful democratic transition that was launched in 2011 can be fulfilled;
  • the Head of the UN Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO), Martin Kobler, said that the recent massacres in Aru and Beni only reinforced the UN determination to fight armed groups in eastern DRC with the Congolese Army, and Said Djinnit, the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Great Lakes Region, said countries in the region should remain united in efforts to neutralise all negative forces in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and support military action against the FDLR; 
  • the World Health Organization (WHO) says that there was a surge in Ebola cases this past week, for the first time in 2015;
  • the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Myanmar, Renata Dessallien, has expressed her deep concern over the plight of civilians affected by the fighting in Hpakan Township in Kachin State that started in mid-January. She appealed to all parties to the conflict to allow the displaced people and other civilians who remain in close proximity to the area of conflict to be permitted to move to a more secure location, and for humanitarian assistance to be allowed to reach this population in the safe areas;
  • the Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Somalia, Nicholas Kay, has briefed the Security Council in an open session on Somalia, and said that 2015 should be a year of federalism and delivery – a year that it will determine whether and how Somalia can become a unified, peaceful federal state. He warned that the political and security challenges and risks continue to be significant, and the need to build a sustainable and inclusive state, one that includes minorities and marginalized groups in the process, remains;
  • the UN Children Fund (UNICEF) has said that South Sudan could face a growing food crisis by the end of the dry and lean season if the warring parties don’t reach a long-term settlement, and fighting continues. On that, the Secretary-General has taken note of the outcome of the last round of negotiations between President Salva Kiir and former Vice-President Dr. Riek Machar, as reflected in the agreement they signed in Addis-Ababa on 2 February 2015, and regretted that neither of them compromised on a mutually acceptable power-sharing formula. He emphasised that no sustainable peace will be found in South Sudan unless its leaders place the interests of the civilian population above their own. On a more positive note, rapid response teams in South Sudan are now able to access areas by air service areas in northern Jonglei State that had been cut off from normal supply lines since the conflict started, and six Bulgarians working for the World Food Programme have been returned safely;
  • the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) says that aid agencies have confirmed that 36,000 people have been displaced by fighting between Government forces and armed movements in Darfur since January;
  • in Malawi, the World Food Programme (WFP) is scaling up its assistance to those affected by massive floods in the country;
  • the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said that, according to reports by Nigeria’s National Emergency Management Agency, attacks on communities in the northeast of the country have been occurring almost every day since January, and more than 981,000 people have been displaced across the country since the State of Emergency was declared by the Government in May 2013, more than 90 per cent of whom are located in the Northeast of the country, where as many as three million Nigerians (in the north-eastern states of Adamawa, Borno and Yobe) risk being unable to meet their basic food needs by July this year;
  • the Secretary-General has welcomed the decision of the Egyptian authorities to release the detained journalist Peter Greste, but noted that there are other journalists still detained in Egypt and the importance of safeguarding freedom of speech and association in Egypt. He strongly believes that pluralism is the key for achieving long-term stability, including the guarantee that all peaceful voices are heard and represented;
  • the UN is supporting efforts to find a political crisis in Syria;
  • according to casualty figures released yesterday by the UN Assistance Mission in Iraq (UNAMI), a total of 1,375 Iraqis were killed and another 2,240 were wounded in acts of terrorism and violence in January.
From other sites:
  • the “War on the Rocks” blog has an article on Russian thinking, and why NATO and Western styles of governing are perceived as a threat;   an article on why responses to Russia’s involvement in Ukraine should not be escalated, which suffers from being USA-centric;   and   an article on the attitudes of soldiers towards freedom and honour, based on the Battle of Waterloo;
  • the Justice in Conflict blog has a post “Justice and Identity: A Retrospect on the Eichmann Trial in light of Israeli Hostility to the ICC”;
  • the Political Violence at a Glance blog has a post on Jordan’s situation, and factors for it to consider in responding to the appalling death of its captured fighter pilot;   and   a post on ways to counter violent extremism;
  • the Nonviolent Conflict site has a good article about the history of problems between West Papua and Indonesia;   an article about the human rights abuses in Mexico (stating that “there is good reason to believe that many of the tens of thousands of disappearances” are by the state), and pointing out that Mexicans must take the lead in addressing this problem;   an article on pressure by the USA on Guatemala to “reduce the presence of the military in everyday life”;   and   an article arguing that “Vladimir Putin is the Slobodan Milošević of the former Soviet Union” (see link to HRW report on suppression of human rights in Crimea below), and arguing for escalation to minimise the length of time Putin is in power (an opposing argument is linked to in the War on the Rocks section) and better news (the BBC is suggested) to counter Russian propaganda;
  • the Institute for War and Peace Reporting has a report on attempts to legislate against domestic abuse in Armenia;
  • Human Rights Watch has an article on the linkage that should exist between human rights and mega-sized sporting events;   a report on the plight of Zimbabwe’s Tokwe-Mukorsi flood victims;   an article pointing out that “Yemen has been brought to the brink of collapse at least in part by a failure to pay heed to demands for justice”;   an article supporting prohibiting children working on tobacco farms (which ban I heartily support);   expressed concerns over the African Union delaying consideration of the report of its commission of inquiry on South Sudan;   an article on threats to media freedom in Burundi;   the need for Indonesia to address religious intolerance and the rolling back of women’s rights;   the potential for Japan to encourage Thailand to return to democracy;   the need for India to enforce protection of trans people;   and   the clamp down on human rights in Crimea;
and, from other sources:
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 :)

As a reminder, 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) 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 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).

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, 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.

I have a simplified blogiography of posts related to this work here.


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-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 "White Lighters".
  • 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.
  • 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
Our greatest struggle with, to borrow from pop culture, the Jedi-Sith scale, is not with the Sith, whether they are hiding or not: it is with the annoying, snotty-nosed, heroine/hero-worshipping little kid who keeps intruding, stopping us from being cool enough to be with our heroines/heroes, the big kids ...
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, 7th February, 2015
Last edited (excluding fixing typo's and other minor matters): Saturday, 7th February, 2015

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