Saturday, 7 March 2015

Post No. 668 - 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 (and no apologies if this repeats the themes of any previous weeks – in fact, given the size of this task, that is to be expected):

(a) the world is catching up on the importance of human rights, but still lacks the maturity to manage apparently conflicting demands (e.g., Israel vs. Palestinians, development to cure poverty vs. climate change), and is partly limited by the Westphalian based nation-state system which has had successes in managing war. A new approach, one which incorporates and builds on the successes of the past, but is mature enough to address problems, will be found – one day;
(b) The ability to be able to discern the difference between good compromise and bad compromise is important, ranging from the level of the individual to the entire planet (and beyond);

(c) In all that we do, as individuals, as a species, and as a planet, it is likely that resources will be limited –in the sense of being finite, shared with other valid and compelling needs, and less than we would like: it is vital that we learn to make the best use of what we have, and don’t ONLY seek more resources. That is true from sharing time between work and home, balancing a budget between now and future needs, and finding enough resources to bring peace and relief to the planet;

(d) being BPLF ethical in one’s personal conduct is important – not just for oneself, but ultimately for the entire world;

(e) communication is vital, but that also has to include communication with one's Higher Self and the BPLF;

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. Also, we are part of a planet of billions: it may take persistent, patient effort to realise the results we are seeking – and doing so in a BPLF [1] way is only effective way to do so.

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). Incidentally, the purpose of reading these news links is not only to inform: it is also to stimulate a connection to nonBPLF units (people, places, objects, concepts, energies, etc) that need to be cleared and BPLF units (people, places, objects, concepts, energies, etc) that need to be strengthened. That only works if you don’t let yourself be overwhelmed by this, so take it in small chunks if you need to, but remember to actively clear and heal!
  • 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 Daily Briefings of the United Nations (UN) (and other sources):
  • the Secretary-General has launched the 2015 Global Assessment Report (GAR) on Disaster Risk Reduction, welcoming its focus on “Making Development Sustainable”, noting that it shows how investing in risk prevention pays high dividends while saving lives and how it charts a path toward a more disaster-resilient future, and noting that a major collective step forward will occur at the Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction in Sendai, Japan, later this month;
  • the World Health Organization (WHO) announced this week the launch of a Phase III trial in Guinea to test the VSV-EBOV (Ebola) vaccine for efficacy and effectiveness to prevent Ebola. Also this week the Secretary-General’s Special Envoy on Ebola, David Nabarro, participated today in the high-level international Ebola Conference in Brussels, and said that the Phase 2 of the response, where we are now, is the hardest part and a bumpy road. He added that all must remain fully engaged until the task is completed, especially as the virus is moving and as some communities are reticent about being engaged in the response;
  • In a video message to the opening of the new Human Rights Council session, the Secretary-General emphasized how the protection and realization of human rights is intrinsic to the entire agenda of the United Nations, and said that the world faces serious violations of human rights, from discrimination and inequality to oppression and violent extremism, and that our shared challenge is to do far more to keep these and other abuses from occurring in the first place. The High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein urged States not “to lose their grasp” of the human rights principles underlying their societies in their struggle against violent extremism. Also relevant, from other sources is this article from a journalist for whom I have the greatest respect, who is pointing out a very obvious question here, one that I’ve posted links about previously;
  • the Human Rights Council also held, this week, a discussion on the potentially devastating impact of climate change on human rights;
  • in a message for Women’s Day and the 20th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, the Secretary-General said that some progress had been made over the past twenty years, with more access to education for girls, more presence in businesses, governments and global organizations, as well as progress in maternal health. However, he called on the world to come together in response to the targeting of women and girls by violent extremists. Also, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) pointed out, this week, that women in 27 countries are still not allowed to pass their nationality on to their children on an equal basis with men, creating a cruel cycle of statelessness;
  • in a statement issued this week on the South Sudan Peace Process, the Secretary-General urged President Salva Kiir and former Vice President Riek Machar to show leadership and make the necessary compromises to conclude a power sharing agreement that will pave the way for a comprehensive settlement of the conflict;
  • the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA), a part of Sudan accorded "special administrative status" by the 2004 Protocol on the Resolution of the Abyei Conflict (Abyei Protocol) in the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) that ended the Second Sudanese Civil War, reports that today some 100 armed Misseriya attacked the village of Marialachak in the southern part of the Abyei resulting in three Ngok Dinka killed, three wounded and eight children abducted. The Mission also says 24 houses were burnt in the operation;
  • the UN Children Fund (UNICEF) says that the children seized by armed men from a village in northern South Sudan two weeks ago remain forcibly recruited as child soldiers, and it now believes that the number of children might be in the hundreds;
  • the Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Somalia, Nick Kay, and the Special Representative of the African Union Commission Chairperson, Maman S. Sidikou, this week made a joint call for increased measures to protect Somalia’s women and girls;
  • the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) today reported that some 16,000 Nigerian refugees fled to Cameroon’s Far North region over the weekend to escape clashes in north-east Nigeria between regional military forces and insurgents;
  • the UN Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) congratulated the parties on the draft agreement on peace and reconciliation which was initialed in Algiers yesterday by the Government of Mali, one of the coalition of armed groups "Platform" and all members of the Mediation;
  • the Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Libya, Bernardino León, has briefed the Council on the Secretary-General’s Special Report on the Strategic Assessment of the UN presence in Libya as well as on the work of the mission, and said that the overall situation in Libya is deteriorating rapidly, adding that unless Libya’s leaders act quickly and decisively to address the political crisis, the risks to the country’s national unity and territorial integrity are real and imminent. The UN Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has announced that the next round of political dialogue will take place “later this week” (now past) in Morocco;
  • the World Food Programme (WFP) says that due to a shortage of funding, it has had forced to reduce the number of Syrian refugees it can assist in Turkey;
  • the Secretary-General’s Special Adviser on Yemen, Jamal Benomar, has warned that there are extremists within many sides who want for the UN-sponsored negotiations to fail, but no side has the ability to impose control by force over the entire country, and that any side that would want to pursue a military solution would be inviting a protracted conflict in the vein of a Libya- or Syria-like scenario. He emphasized that peaceful dialogue is the only way forward, and is meeting President Hadi in Aden. UN agencies and humanitarian partners this week also launched a revised aid appeal for Yemen, seeking more than $747 million to address urgent needs of 8.2 million people in 2015;
  • the Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Sigrid Kaag, met this week in Cairo with League of Arab States Secretary-General as well as with senior Egyptian officials, with a focus on the situation in Lebanon and developments in the region, including the need for the full implementation of Security Council resolution 1701, and the importance of Lebanon’s stability, security and the need for stabilization in the complex and very difficult regional environment. Stability in Lebanon also includes the urgent need to resolve the presidential vacuum, and the Special Coordinator noted that in 83 days Lebanon will have gone for one year without a president;
  • the UN and its humanitarian partners in Iraq are rushing aid to thousands of displaced families in Iraq’s Samarra District, following clashes in multiple parts of Salah al-Din Governorate. The Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Iraq, Nickolay Mladenov, today urged all armed forces in Tikrit to do their utmost to avoid civilian casualties, and fully respect fundamental human rights principles and humanitarian law, and the UN Mission in Iraq (UNAMI) reports that more than 1,100 Iraqis have been killed and another 2,280 people have been wounded in acts of terrorism and violence in February. The Director General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, has condemned in the strongest possible terms the destruction of the archaeological site of Nimrud site in Iraq. She said this was yet another attack against the Iraqi people and added that nothing was safe from the cultural cleansing underway in the country, and that the deliberate destruction of cultural heritage constitutes a war crime;
  • the number of people killed in eastern Ukraine since last April has now topped 6,000, despite successive ceasefires, according to the latest report from the High Commissioner for Human Rights which was issued today. Briefings to the Security Council indicated that the ceasefire had held in general, but the human rights situation has remained alarming;
  • the Secretary-General has expressed his concern regarding the 5th March decision by the Palestine Liberation Organization’s (PLO) Central Council to suspend all forms of security coordination with Israel;
  • the Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, Jeffrey Feltman, has said that Sri Lanka’s democratic elections and peaceful transition have not only inspired the citizens of Sri Lanka, but also captured the attention of its many friends in the international community;
  • the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) has warned that three quarters of the world or an estimated 5.5 billion people worldwide have limited or no access to pain relief medications;
From other sites:

  • The “Wronging Rights” blog has:   mention of a conflict of interest when a Director of Public prosecutions charged with corruption dismissed the charges against himself;
  • the US-based and centric “War on the Rocks” blog (which I have found may also have other articles that I have concerns with - and thus do not provide links to) has:   an article on the need for the USA to collaborate more with its allies - along with reporting comments that the US expects those allies to do more themselves (Australia’s replacement submarines and other nations get reasonable mentions);   an article on the economic developments coming from Pakistan and China’s friendship (Pakistan apparently regards China as an “all weather friend”);   a review of a book on mercenaries, which argues that they are a return to pre-Westphalian systems, have sometimes been beneficial, but could do with oversight on some matters including human rights (Consulting Africa International also has an article on the potential good from mercenaries);   an article arguing that responding with aggressive nuclear weapons posturing is not an effective way to respond to Russian belligerence;   the next in a series of articles on China’s actions in the Indian Ocean, and how best to view them;   a series of articles reviewing the tensions in the South China Sea between China and other nations in that region;
  • the Political Violence at a Glance blog has:   an article questioning whether the US government spending money on civil resistance in other nations is effective;   a link to an article about the “Future of War” conference, including consideration of who can be identified as a belligerent in non-violent warfare;   a link to an article on the role of suffering in causing change – and failing to do so;
  • the Nonviolent Conflict site has:   an article on nonviolent resistance to a mine in Guatemala;   an article on nonviolent resistance to a US military base on Okinawa;   an article on nonviolent civilian resistance to “Russia’s hybrid warfare”;
  • Human Rights Watch has:   a report on the Philippine government striking a long-overdue blow against the country’s epidemic of unsolved extrajudicial killings by filing murder charges against the tough-talking former mayor of Mindanao’s Tagum City, Rey “Chiong“ Uy;   a report on racism in Ferguson’s police and elsewhere (see also here);   a report on “the continuing deficiencies of Tunisia’s legal system in upholding human rights four years after the “Jasmine Revolution” set the country on a path towards democratic rule”;   a report on how Cambodia and Australia are “selective in their interpretation of international laws on the rights of refugees”;   a report on “Afghanistan’s strongmen and the legacy of impunity”;

and, from other sources:
Now, my regular weekly reminder / explanation.

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 :)

Now, keep always in mind that 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 – I hate getting credit where I don’t deserve it) 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 Hope, Peace, Love and Prosperity Spell (also from the Correllian Tradition, in around 2007 or 2008, I think, from memory),   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). This work is neither original nor solitary.

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, but far from least, 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.




[1] BPLF = Balanced Positive (spiritual) Light Forces. See here and here for more on this.

[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 … 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 for a few minutes at some time between 8 and 11 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 "(Fluffy) White Lighters".
  • Presuming that everyone has, or wants, a smartphone is discriminatory, unspiritual, and downright stupid.
  • 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

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 March, 2015
Last edited (excluding fixing typo's and other minor matters): Saturday, 7th March, 2015


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