Post No. 725 – Psychic Weather Report No. 0035

My apologies: the scheduling set up didn't work!

This will be my last Psychic Weather Report for a few weeks, while I head up to Brisbane to attend to some family matters. There may be one or two scheduled posts while I am away, but regular service will not resume for around three weeks. Also, this week’s Report is cut down to the basics.

There is an introduction / reminder / explanation about these posts here. I have a simplified blogiography of posts related to this work here, a list of themes I have identified here, and my changing the personality of oppressors post, which I am contemplating expanding to include some key people to work on, is here. It is also worth contemplating that one of the greatest weaknesses of those who oppose Balanced Positivity is the inherent pain, suffering and negativity of their aims and means – from the personal slights, insults and traumas left by the petty tyrant, autocrat, dictator/monarch or the ruthless (some at least are not; some are BPLF) oligarch or politician, through the social dislocation of the economic ideologue to the long-lasting trauma, injury, death and desolation of society caused by those who use violence or war as a means to achieve power or impose their will. It may take time, but people WILL eventually realise what is not good, and will take action – which is why slavery is no longer ubiquitous, and why the march to freedom and democracy is underway – tentatively, and with backsliding and mistakes along the way, but inexorable nevertheless.

Also, as you read this, consider this: how does one outflank an idea, or attack an emotion in the rear? It is as well to consider what those who are unbalanced could do to good ideas and emotions, as well as considering BPLF ways to outflank or ‘attack in the rear’ bad ideas/emotions.

As a first point, it is also recommended that you read yesterday’s summation of world events. The key themes were:

(a) based on my interpretation of information here and here with Jupiter in Leo contributing to an expansion of opinions, beliefs and perceptions (until 11^th August, 2015), Saturn in Sagittarius contributing to finding an authentic balance (until 20^th December, 2017), Uranus in Aries contributing to fresh and possibly radical starts (until some date in the Year 2018), and Pluto in Capricorn contributing to a transformation of power and business (and careers) (until some date in the Year 2024), conditions are ripe for a change for the better in world politics;

(b) the unacknowledged problems of population growth – which is as INHERENTLY unsustainable as economic growth, and for much the same reasons (see here, here, here and here – but see item 11 here for a salutary caution on this) - and over-crowding (see here and here) MUST be addressed, if we are to have a future;

(c) when a situation has been brought to a state of balance (Balanced Positivity and Spiritual Maturity), it is possible for that to be brought undone by those who, through immaturity, unbalance caused by fear, grief, anger, hate, pain or some other cause, do not understand the advantages of that state;

(d) talking, and cutting off resupply of nonBPLF resources (in the astral, as much as the physical – which also includes peer influences and hate speech), are still key for achieving and maintaining peace;

(e) everywhere is usually shades of grey and combinations of shades of grey - or, maybe, combinations of black and white – for instance, Brazil has been good for the Internet, but poor for Venezuela, whereas the USA has been the opposite;

(f) temptation to do wrong can be overcome by BPLF spiritual discipline – i.e., commitment to the principles of Balanced Positivity and Spiritual Maturity;

(g) don’t ignore or underplay problems, such as the remaining gaps in the proposed Iran nuclear deal, which could see the whole thing fail;

(h) always look deeply, to the true causes of problems – and they overwhelmingly predominantly are multiple;

Overall, there is a preponderance of negative energy in North Africa and the Middle East – which is as would be expected, based on news events. It is good to see the high levels of BPLF energy in East Asia, and that North America (which includes Canada, incidentally) and the Pacific have improved energetically, and the Indian Ocean continues to be good energetically (although it has problems – environmental, and human rights abuses in various places).

My approach this week will be:

Sunday
 - clear nonBPLF units from, and send BPLF energy, to the Indian Ocean;

Monday
 - clear nonBPLF units from, and send BPLF energy to, the Indian sub-continent, South East Asia and Australia - both directly, and from the reserve in the Indian Ocean;

Tuesday
- clear nonBPLF units from, and send BPLF energy to, Russia and East Asia - both directly, and from the Indian sub-continent, South East Asia and Australia, worked on previously (making sure no depletion occurs);

Wednesday
- clear nonBPLF units from, and send BPLF energy to, the South Atlantic Ocean, Central Africa and Southern Africa - both directly, and from the reserve in the Indian Ocean;

Thursday
- clear nonBPLF units from, and send BPLF energy to, South and Central America and the North Atlantic Ocean - both directly, and from the South Atlantic Ocean, Central Africa and Southern Africa, worked on previously (making sure no depletion occurs);

Friday
- clear nonBPLF units from, and send BPLF energy to, the Middle east and North Africa - both directly, from the reserve in the Indian Ocean, and from all the areas worked on previously (making sure no depletion occurs);

Saturday
- same as Friday.

Irrespective of this assessment, however, please join us in trying to make sure that the Shield of Hope area 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 outlined in gold on this week’s energy map, consistently has BPLF energy at or above 7 by the time Neptune leaves Pisces, on around 30^th 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, and through the Red Sea and Suez Canal to the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea.

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

[2] Please see here, 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").

[3] I apologise for the formatting: it seems Blogger is no longer as WYSIWYG as it used to be, and there are a lot of unwanted changes to layout made upon publishing, so I often have to edit it immediately after publishing to get the format as close to what I want as possible.

 

 

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.

Tags: activism, discrimination, energy work, magick, meditation, nonviolence, peace, psychic weather, society, violence, war,
First published: Sunnudagr, 28^th June, 2015

Last edited (excluding fixing typo's and other minor matters): Sunday, 28^th June, 2015

Post No. 724 – For Sunday evening’s meditation-clearing

This will be my last pre-weekly meditation post for a few weeks, while I head up to Brisbane to attend to some family matters. This week’s psychic weather report will be posted tomorrow, and there may be one or two scheduled posts while I am away, but regular service will not resume for around three weeks.

For everyone’s convenience, I’ve shifted the reminders / explanations about Sunday’s meditation-clearing to this post. I have a simplified blogiography of posts related to this work here, a list of themes I have identified here, and my changing the personality of oppressors post, which I am contemplating expanding to include some key people to work on, is here.

The purpose of posting these news links is not only to inform: it is also to stimulate a connection to nonBPLF units that need to be cleared and BPLF units 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! … including yourself.

Also, in the same way that activists used to argue that “the personal is political”, the energies we use and manifest in our daily lives contribute to the larger soup of energies that influence world events. If you want to, for example, improve the communication of nations, improve yours. To help stop abuses of power, be always ethical in your conduct. Want peace? Then work in an informed, understanding, intelligent and nuanced way for peace in yourself and your life.

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) based on my interpretation of information here and here with Jupiter in Leo contributing to an expansion of opinions, beliefs and perceptions (until 11^th August, 2015), Saturn in Sagittarius contributing to finding an authentic balance (until 20^th December, 2017), Uranus in Aries contributing to fresh and possibly radical starts (until some date in the Year 2018), and Pluto in Capricorn contributing to a transformation of power and business (and careers) (until some date in the Year 2024), conditions are ripe for a change for the better in world politics;

(b) the unacknowledged problems of population growth – which is as INHERENTLY unsustainable as economic growth, and for much the same reasons (see here, here, here and here – but see item 11 here for a salutary caution on this) - and over-crowding (see here and here) MUST be addressed, if we are to have a future;

(c) when a situation has been brought to a state of balance (Balanced Positivity and Spiritual Maturity), it is possible for that to be brought undone by those who, through immaturity, unbalance caused by fear, grief, anger, hate, pain or some other cause, do not understand the advantages of that state;

(d) talking, and cutting off resupply of nonBPLF resources (in the astral, as much as the physical – which also includes peer influences and hate speech), are still key for achieving and maintaining peace;

(e) everywhere is usually shades of grey and combinations of shades of grey - or, maybe, combinations of black and white – for instance, Brazil has been good for the Internet, but poor for Venezuela, whereas the USA has been the opposite;

(f) temptation to do wrong can be overcome by BPLF spiritual discipline – i.e., commitment to the principles of Balanced Positivity and Spiritual Maturity;

(g) don’t ignore or underplay problems, such as the remaining gaps in the proposed Iran nuclear deal, which could see the whole thing fail;

(h) always look deeply, to the true causes of problems – and they overwhelmingly predominantly are multiple;

News and other matters from this week include the following (opportunities/good news are shown in green; comments are 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 BPLF safe, including keeping them undetectable to the nonBPLF and keeping all their Significant Others inviolable against being used for indirect psychic attack, all as is for the Highest Spiritual Good;

• with regard to Da’esh and violent extremism generally:   Kurdish forces have cut Da’esh’s main supply lines from Turkey, but Da’esh is still accessing Turkey, despite the Kurdish gains;   an opinion piece on what draws people to Da’esh;   18 people have been killed in a Uighur attack in China;   a debate in the USA, in response to the tragic murders in a Charleston church, over whether domestic violent extremists are a greater threat than overseas violent extremists;   Da’esh has its sights set on North Africa;   concerns about the extent of proposed responses to involvement in terrorism in Australia – see also here;   concerns about Muslim radicalisation in Georgia’s Pankisi Gorge;   as Da’esh militants fail to win the religious debate when challenged by Sunni Muslims, they turn to their guns to silence dissent;   the week has ended with attacks in France, Tunisia and Kuwait, with concerns about the connection between these;

• with regard to the war in Yemen:   the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs reported that health kits, IV fluids and other essential medicines have been delivered to health facilities in four governorates in Yemen in the past week, for the treatment of more than 438,000 people, including treatment of patients with dengue fever;   an opinion piece that the talks failed because the “aggressors - that is the Saudi-led, British-US sponsored 'coalition' bombing the country” wanted them to, but the members of the Security Council have recognised and welcomed the extraordinary efforts of the UN, in particular the Secretary-General and his Special Envoy for Yemen, to convene the consultations for Yemen in Geneva and expressed their continued support for the efforts of the Special Envoy;

• with regard to the conflict in Syria:   in an interactive dialogue in Geneva, Paulo Sérgio Pinheiro, Chair of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic, told the Human Rights Council that the war in Syria had mutated into a multi-sided and highly fluid war of attrition - the surges and setbacks in that war have fuelled the illusion that a military victory remains possible;   the UN Refugee Agency said that a shortage of funds is hampering humanitarian and development assistance efforts to meet the needs of 3.9 million refugees who have fled the conflict in Syria, as well as more than 20 million people in affected local communities hosting them in neighbouring countries, according to a report released today - only a little over $1 billion of the $4.5 billion called for in the regional refugee plan has been received as of the end of May;   within the framework of the Geneva Consultations, the Special Envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura, has met with leaders of the Syrian tribes, who briefed Mr. de Mistura on their assessments of the situation on the ground, concerns of their respective communities, and perspectives for a political solution to the Syrian conflict, as Deputy Special Envoy for Syria Ramzy Ezzeldin Ramzy met with Rajaa Altalli and Mr. Renas Sino of the Centre for Civil Society and Democracy in Syria, who briefed Mr. Ramzy on the escalating conflict and deteriorating situation on the ground, the work of the Centre, and their perspectives for a political solution in Syria and for ways that civil society organizations could contribute to efforts for ending the Syrian conflict, and aid agencies in Qamishli prepare to assist displaced people;

• with regard to the Libyan civil war:   the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Libya, Bernardino León, has met with the representatives of armed groups from various parts of the country as part of the UN Mission’s efforts to meet with the security and military actors involved in the Libyan dialogue as a complement to the ongoing political discussions, and convened a new round of dialogue with Libyan parties in Morocco;

• with regard to Russia:   Russia has blocked the website of a consumer protection group that had called Crimea an “occupied territory”;

• with regard to the conflict in Iraq:   a suicide bombing has killed 14 Sunnis at a tribal meeting;

• with regard to the conflict in Afghanistan:   the UN Secretary-General has condemned in the strongest terms the assault against the parliament in Kabul as yet another unacceptable attack on civilians in Afghanistan, which follows the killing of 16 civilians on 20^th June in a minibus which struck an improvised explosive device in Helmand;   “as Taliban turmoil spreads across Oruzgan, the Afghan province that for a decade was home to Australian forces, corruption and incompetence have become the hallmarks of a fragile system of local governance that is crumbling”;

• with regard to China:   18 people have been killed in a Uighur attack in China;   the US has raised its concerns over cyber attacks with China;

• with regard to the natural and other catastrophes :   a heatwave in Pakistan has killed hundreds;   new Ebola cases in Sierra Leone;   flooding is continuing in Georgia;   a flood alert in Kashmir;   India has pledged $1billion to Nepal in aid;   the Indian monsoon has killed 45 people;

• with regard to refugees:   Japan will help the Rohingyas;   Sigrid Kaag, the UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon, has called for increased donor assistance to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East in order to meet the needs of Palestinian refugees in Lebanon and those from Syria;   children fleeing recruitment as soldiers, child marriage, attacks on schools or other effects of war, discrimination and other abuse are driving refugee movements;   a report on the failure of the European Union to address the refugee problem;   a legal flaw in Australia’s system of refugee abuse, and a spectacular piece of stupidity by a company in that industry;   the UN Commission of Inquiry for Eritrea has informed the UN Human Rights Council that, with thousands of Eritreans continuing to flee Government repression, the dire human rights situation in that country can no longer be ignored;   instead of discussing measures for a more organised and equitable system of taking people in, European leaders at a recent meeting focused on how to keep people out and on deporting those who get in;   a State government in Australia offers travel assistance to asylum seekers, on the grounds of helping those less fortunate – which is odds with the National governments savagery;

• with regard to democracy, freedom and governance:   a call for caution about the influence of unelected officials, which I am taking with a grain of salt;   a West Papuan independence activist’s thoughts;   the UN Commission of Inquiry for Eritrea has informed the UN Human Rights Council that, with thousands of Eritreans continuing to flee Government repression, the dire human rights situation in that country can no longer be ignored;   the Secretary-General is concerned that Sheikh Ali Salman, Secretary General of the al-Wefaq National Islamic Society, Bahrain’s largest opposition society, was sentenced to four years in prison on 16^th June;   a review of the transition to democracy in Burkina Faso;   the Secretary-General has requested his Special Representative and Head of the UN Regional Office for Central Africa, Abdoulaye Bathily, to offer good offices in Burundi in support of regional efforts to reduce tensions and help Burundians peacefully settle their differences;   later in the week, the UN Secretary-General has said that he continues to follow closely developments in Burundi, and commended the efforts of the Joint International Facilitation Team, comprising the East African Community, the African Union, the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region and the UN, to assist the Burundian parties to reach consensus on the way forward to ensure peaceful and credible elections in their country, but, l, deeply concerned over the prevailing political and security environment in Burundi, appealed to the Burundian authorities to seriously consider the proposal put forward by the Joint International Facilitation Team to postpone the elections further in order to create a conducive environment for inclusive, peaceful and transparent elections, in line with the recent decisions of the African Union Peace and Security Council and the Summit of the East African Community;

• with regard to human rights and discrimination:   Latvia is also attempting to kill LGBTIQ children, as Ukraine takes a tiny step towards ending governmental abuse of trans people;   the UN Commission of Inquiry for Eritrea has informed the UN Human Rights Council that, with thousands of Eritreans continuing to flee Government repression, the dire human rights situation in that country can no longer be ignored;   a landmark ruling has found that 'gay conversion therapy' is in breach of US consumer fraud law;   the UN Secretary-General welcomes the decision reached by the United States Supreme Court to legalize gay marriage, which paves the way for gay and lesbian Americans to have their relationships legally recognized, no matter what part of the country they live in;   a report on persecution of the Montagnards in Viêt Nám;   concerns over the abuse of trans people in the US immigration detention system;   abuse of trans women in Malaysia;

• with regard to crime, judicial matters and policing:   problems with past “scientific” analysis of hairs;   one police officer killed in an action against a large scale criminal drug organisation in Albania;   the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights has expressed concern at credible reports of excessive use of force by police officers in Armenia, including against journalists, in their handling of protests in Yerevan on 23^rd June. The Office calls on the authorities to investigate the incidents thoroughly and promptly;   a South African commission has recommended a criminal investigation into police over the deaths of 34 miners during a strike in 2012;   in his message for the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, the Secretary-General said that efforts against illicit drugs must be connected to our work to promote opportunities through equitable and sustainable development;

• with regard to media and freedom of expression:   Germany has a choice between ethics and acceding to Egypt’s requests to inhibit media – and see also here and here, from later in the week, after the journalist was released;   Russia has blocked the website of a consumer protection group that had called Crimea an “occupied territory”;   a critique of a recent controversial media event, and the equally controversial responses, here;   a journalist has been killed in the Philippines: if this is work related, it will be the 27^th under the Aquino regime;   Egyptian authorities are holding 18 journalists behind bars, the highest number in the Arab country since record keeping began in 1990, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists;   an editorial on the killing of an Indian journalist and the inadequate response to it;

• with regard to overcrowding and “modern” lifestyle issues:   over-work and the underlying issues;

Also from the Daily Briefings of the United Nations (UN) (and other sources):

• the UN Secretary-General has drawn attention to the immense suffering in Syria, Iraq, Yemen, and South Sudan at a Council of Europe meeting;

• the Secretary-General has received the report of the High-level Implementation Panel on Peace Operations last week, and will study it closely as he prepares his own recommendations to the General Assembly and the Security Council, and has asked Louise Fréchette of Canada, who served as the UN's first Deputy Secretary-General in the 1990s, an expert on peace operations and a former Deputy Minister of Defence in Canada, to advise him in the drafting of his report, which is expected to be ready for the 70^th session;
• at the 2nd Annual Session of the Peacebuilding Commission, the Deputy Secretary-General, Jan Eliasson said that peacebuilding remains at the core of UN activities in conflict-affected countries, helping countries transition from war to peace, but the lack of sufficient and predictable funding for critical peacebuilding priorities continues to hold back the UN’s efforts. He urged the international community to do more to be effective in preventing the relapse into violence, and added that building institutions that form the backbone of sustainable peace can take a generation;
• the UN Mission in the Central African Republic reported that it has received new allegations of sexual abuse perpetrated against street children in Bangui by members of one of its contingents: the troop contributing Member State was immediately notified, an investigation procedure was initiated, and medical care and assistance is being provided to the alleged victims. If the allegations are substantiated, this would constitute a grave violation of UN principles and code of conduct for UN Peacekeepers. The Member State would be requested to take swift and appropriate punitive action (What is happening here? How is this continued appalling abuse happening? How on Earth did it start?! From here: “An internal UN report detailed accusations of sexual abuse of children by peacekeepers from France, Chad and Equatorial Guinea between December 2013 and June 2014 in Bangui. Those soldiers were not UN peacekeepers as the UN did not take over the African Union operation until September 2014, but  it has been criticized for its slow handling of those allegations”);

• the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned that the global community will fail millions of children if it does not focus on the most disadvantaged;

• the Independent Commission of Inquiry on the 2014 Gaza conflict issued its report today and said that it has gathered substantial information pointing to the possible commission of war crimes by both Israel and Palestinian armed groups;

• the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, is in the Republic of Korea, where he opened a new field office in Seoul to work on the human rights situation in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK – aka, North Korea);

• the Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Mali, Mongi Hamdi, has briefed the Security Council and warned that, in spite of notable progress on the political front, the security situation in the country remains fragile;

• the UN Mission in South Sudan has reported that five internally displaced persons (IDPs) were shot during an incident early Saturday evening at a market area adjacent to the protection-of-civilians site in Juba - four of the wounded people were taken to a clinic inside the site for medical treatment in a serious condition. UNMISS is investigating the incident. Meanwhile, UNMISS aircraft have been denied permission to land at the Mission’s county support base in the Upper Nile State town of Nassir by armed opposition forces for six consecutive days. The amount of supplies for UNMISS personnel stationed at the Nassir base is reaching critically low levels as a result of the inability to operate flights into Nassir;

• the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said that the latest report from the Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWSNET), the severity of food insecurity is likely to be worse than previously anticipated;

• the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia, Nicholas Kay, has strongly condemned the attack by Al Shabaab militants on an African Union Mission (AMISOM) base in Leego, manned by troops from the Burundian contingent;

• the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic has launched a military operation aimed at restoring freedom of movement and security on the main road of the Nana -Mambéré Prefecture which supplies the capital city of Bangui;

• speaking at an event marking the 15^th anniversary of the UN Global Compact, the Secretary-General said that the initiative, which started as a simple call to action, has now become a global force for good. He added that it has been instrumental not just in reshaping global business practices, but also in opening the UN’s doors to a business community that for too long saw little common ground or shared interest;

• the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Zainab Hawa Bangura, has welcomed the signed commitment of 47 commanders from the Forces Républicaines de Côte d’Ivoire (FRCI) to fight against sexual violence and ensure respect for international human rights and humanitarian law within all the units under their command;

• the Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Somalia, Nicholas Kay, has condemned in the strongest terms the attack on a United Arab Emirates convoy in Mogadishu yesterday that has resulted in some casualties. According to the UN Assistance Mission in Somalia, the attack was against civilians and international officials providing critical peacebuilding and state building support to Somalia;

• on Colombia, the Secretary-General has expressed concern over the current upsurge in fighting in Colombia following a welcome period of de-escalation in the armed conflict;

• in his message for International Widows Day, the Secretary-General called on everyone to help end discriminatory attitudes and take action to ensure that widows of all ages enjoy equal human rights, including the right to shape their own future and to participate fully in society;

From other sites:

• Human Rights Watch also has:   criticism of recent stupid statements in support of child marriages in Zimbabwe;   a report on reprisals against critics of World Bank projects;   a call for the Council of Europe to keep Hungary (which has subsequently backed down) under scrutiny;   a call for Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff and USA President Barack Obama on Tuesday to discuss two pressing human rights issues on which they have played central – but opposite – roles: Internet freedom and Venezuela;

• the Middle East Eye also has:
   - top US diplomat John Kerry has warned that there would be no deal with Iran if it fails to satisfy all lingering questions about its nuclear programme, as he prepares to head back to tough negotiations;
   - US President Barack Obama has admitted his government had not always done enough to stop the "unrelenting nightmare" faced by relatives of hostages held abroad, as he eased restrictions on talking with captors;
   - a review of a “powerful but not popular” Palestinian politician who was recently cleared of corruption charges;   a housing crisis for Arab Israelis;   a hunger strike by a Palestinian prisoner;   an article on the “Freedom Flotilla 3”;   Hamas leader Hassan Yousef has been freed after a year in Israeli custody, just weeks after Palestine’s parliamentary speaker was freed;
   - anger – at times violent, even fatally so - of the Druze at Israel’s support of the Syrian opposition;
   - criticism of the UK’s decision to invite a visit by Egyptian President Sisi;

• the Nonviolent Conflict site has links to:   “the majority of dictatorships brought down by largely nonviolent struggles, as with Tunisia, usually evolve into stable democracies. But after a bloody civil war in Libya, an elected coalition led by secular moderates was unable to exert power in the face 200,000 armed militiamen”;   “the strangling of democracy in Russia has been exported to Crimea. The list of rights abuses against Tatars and anyone suspected of opposing Russian rule is long. A new report mentions cases of torture and disappearances and a crack-down on freedom of speech including the closure of media companies. But the report’s authors, an international team of lawyers, has mapped a legal framework to bring Russian aggression to justice”;   “confounding commentators who see China as defined by its Confucian legacy, President Xi belongs to another philosophical stream, legalism, dating back to the first emperor 2,200 years ago. This puts faith in top-down autocratic rule, frightening citizens into obedience. The way in which reform is perceived in the Chinese leadership to have brought down the USSR is held up as an example of weakness”;

•  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, unless I want you to think … :) ) has:   an opinion piece that “cyber-silliness may be far more damaging to American national security than even the most fevered scenario of cyber-doom”;   a guide on what to read in order to understand India’s military;   an opinion piece that the US military is at risk of focusing too much on large conflicts, rather than smaller “asymmetric” wars;   a review of Iran’s nuclear negotiation tactics, and the role Ayatollah Khamenei has had;   concerns over the use by violent extremists of secure communication, and the desire of counter-terrorism agencies to have backdoor access (again);   a review of the decision to drop the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki;

• the Justice in Conflict blog has:   a report on the UN enquiry into abuses during Sir Lanka’s civil war;   the pros and cons of using smartphone apps to document atrocities;

• the Political Violence at a Glance blog has:   a review of the Charleston shooter’s motivations;   a review of the history of civilian self-defence in Peru;

• the Institute for War and Peace Reporting also has:   a project to promote women’s rights and political inclusion in Arab states;   a human rights defender has been forced to flee Azerbaijan;

• the International Crisis Group has:   an assessment of the need to address the causes of instability (entrenched poverty; underdevelopment, particularly in the peripheries; and a booming youth population with little access to education or jobs and no real loyalty to the state) in the Sahel;

• the “Wronging Rights” blog has:   “Is the International Criminal Court targeting black men?”;

and, from other sources:

• The Hindu also has:   “India has taken up the issue of China blocking its move at the United Nations to seek action against Pakistan for releasing the 26/11 mastermind Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi “at the highest level” with Beijing”;   an editorial on “the government’s proposal to incentivise electronic transactions in preference to cash dealings so as to curb” illegal markets;   an editorial on the problems in Afghanistan;   the risk that the National Food Security Act may be “cut to the bone”;   sexism in science (I am finding this paper consistently one of the best sources of science news articles);   a political crisis;   a caution, drawing on past lessons, about current political approaches;   concerns over the possible future loss of professionalism in India’s Foreign Service;   Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera has defended the Sri Lankan government’s policy of engaging with Tamil diaspora groups;   a call for residents to decide how urban areas should develop;   religion-based violence in Indian society “continued to be a concern”, during the first year of Narendra Modi’s rule as Prime Minister, according to a report on worldwide human rights abuses released by the U.S. State Department;   an opinion piece on the possible Iranian nuclear deal;   a move to amend Myanmar’s constitution to remove the military’s legislative veto on key decisions fell short of the required 75 per cent support in Parliament on Thursday, preserving the armed forces’ powerful political role in the Asian nation;

• the BBC also has:   reports of evidence suggesting high-ranking army officers in Colombia knew of the extrajudicial killings of civilians;   claims that India contributed funds and training to Pakistan’s MQM party, being investigated in the UK for money laundering – which is denied by India;   a report that the Rwandan spy chief arrested in the UK over alleged war crimes had travelled to London to meet the head of MI6;

• Spiegel International also has:   a report on working women in Saudi Arabia chipping away against discrimination, and a critique of recent changes there;

• the (South African) Mail & Guardian also has:   concerns over the way accountability is being sought in South Africa’s Parliament;   a legal challenge to a police crackdown on foreigners which was initially framed as a response to xenophobia;   the government could face charges over allowing Sudanese President al-Bashir, charged with war crimes, to leave the country;   a refutation of 3 myths fuelling xenophobia in South Africa;   allegations that South African soldiers are amongst the worst sex offenders in UN missions;   a call for a realistic response to corruption;   a report on the Marikana massacre (see BBC article above also);   a report that South Africa may leave the International Criminal Court;

and also:

• http://www.theage.com.au/world/onward-and-inward-the-shift-away-from-europes-union-20150620-ghsy9y;

• Pope Francis has said weapons makers are not Christian;

• a review of China’s growing influence and the ineffectual US responses, summarised as “we can concede some leadership space to China, but we do not have to live under its shadow”;

• http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/24/opinion/cold-war-without-the-fun.html?_r=0;

• an example of the unthinking everyday violence that contributes to the general violence and savagery on this planet;

• an excellent review on gun control;

• the myth of “compassionate conservatism”;

• a furore over torture in Lebanon;

• the French President has called an emergency meeting after revelations that the USA spied on 3 French Presidents;

• a review of happiness and unhappiness in various societies;

 

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

[2] Please see here, 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").

[3] I apologise for the formatting: it seems Blogger is no longer as WYSIWYG as it used to be, and there are a lot of unwanted changes to layout made upon publishing, so I often have to edit it immediately after publishing to get the format as close to what I want as possible.

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.

Tags: activism, discrimination, energy work, magick, meditation, nonviolence, peace,  society, violence, war,

First published: Laugardagr, 27^th June, 2015

Last edited (excluding fixing typo's and other minor matters): Saturday, 27^th June, 2015