These links are, in part, to pass on useful or potentially useful
information to help others learn and grow and develop, as I have been helped by
others doing the same for me. If nothing else, some of these at least might
stimulate some useful thought – and disagreeing intelligently with something
can sometimes be a useful exercise.
However, there is more to it than that – particularly as most of these
links, in my more recent readings posts, are news links.
As you may well know from Psychic Weather Reports, Dear Reader, every
‘bad’ news story is something that, in general, 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 the ‘bad news’ stories which I may have provided
links for 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 healing, energy, inspiration and encouragement –
every
single
good
news
story.
Also, keep in mind that reading these stories may well stimulate links
you personally have to similar units (energies, links, etc). Immediately,
that gives you a chance to improve both yourself and the world by dealing
constructively with any nonBPLF units through good shadow work, and by
strengthening any BPLF units.
I now lump these links into three broad categories:
Links on spiritual/metaphysical/psychic/Pagan matters;
Some other links I consider relevant to consideration of
spiritual/moral/ethical and related matters;
Links on other matters.
As you read these, I wish you good hunting, good working, and the odd
bit of fun :) , so let’s begin.
G'day,
hello, howdy, hi, zdravstvujtye (some of my work colleagues are Russian), guten
tag (where I have connection owing to a recent past life), sveiki, czesc (I
have friends, not just colleagues, at work who are Polish), bonjour (colleagues
at a former workplace were French, and we practised and tried to extend my
woeful and limited range of this language), selamat pagi (one of the best
junior engineers I ever worked with was Malaysian, and she taught me a few
words), annyeonghaseyo, pryvit, bitaem, como vai (a friend of mine a few years
ago, although not Brazilian, had Portuguese ancestry), ¡Hola (a former work
colleague and friend, a VERY talented artist - with a Mexican sensibility to
her artwork, particularly around the Day of the Dead - used to teach me Mexican
Spanish), Selamat pagi, ni hao (ah, my work trips to Asia, and the many
wonderful, wonderful people I have met there - and some excellent work
colleagues and friends here, as well), bongiorno (my current home city of
Melbourne has lots of Italians, who have made our culture far richer - and made
us coffee snobs :) ), hoschakal, hejsan, ciao, jo napolt kivanu, chào bà, chào
ông, yiassou (from the city which has, I understand, the largest collection of
Greek people outside of Greece), ceau, salam wa aleikum, sawas dee ka, dia
duit, hoi, hei, namaste, marhaba, dobry den, hej, konnichiwa, kihineh, hæ.
WARNING: some of these
links may contain triggers around issues such as violence, sexual assault,
discrimination.
Links on spiritual/metaphysical/psychic/Pagan matters:
good on Ms Ford for making a
stand: http://www.theage.com.au/national/enough-is-enough-clementine-ford-to-lodge-police-complaint-over-trolling-20150626-ghyr8w.html;
http://www.dailylife.com.au/health-and-fitness/weight-loss/the-one-thing-fitness-gurus-misunderstand-about-weight-loss-20150727-gilmk5.html,
which is about http://www.theage.com.au/world/the-viral-photo-of-a-quiet-act-of-decency-which-soared-over-messages-of-hate-20150727-gilqjn.html;
an excellent article on what I
would refer to as self discipline: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/johnbeckett/2015/07/pagan-discipline.html’
I’ve written elsewhere on this
blog about my views on Deity (e.g., that
they help manifest something into physical reality, and that we should not look
at them or their deeds from a human perspective; I’ll also add that their
function is NOT popularity/awareness
amongst humans), and here are a couple of posts on how
to handle people who view Deities as fads, http://www.patheos.com/blogs/allergicpagan/2015/07/09/your-goddess-is-not-a-fad-but-you-may-wish-she-was/,
and on the offensiveness
of suggesting Deities are fads;
good post which brings to mind
a Yoda-ism
about doing or do not-ing, rather than trying: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/johnbeckett/2015/07/differences-matter-and-trying-isnt-enough.html (the post that led to this post is also well worth reading);
excellent post http://www.patheos.com/blogs/johnbeckett/2015/07/honoring-fearsome-gods.html,
https://krasskova.wordpress.com/2015/06/30/loving-savage-gods/
- and I can relate to both particularly because of my love of wild
weather ;
very interesting: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/allergicpagan/2015/07/21/global-eco-paganism-south-korea/,
and also nice to read someone from Africa interviewed: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/allergicpagan/2015/07/14/global-eco-paganism-namibia/;
this is excellent: http://wildhunt.org/2015/07/whims-of-the-father.html;
I particularly like the line
in here that “Islam is not monolithic”. The next time I hear someone ranting
about Muslims, I may point out that if I took their attitude, I would have to
argue that every neochristian
is a child abuser –which is as patently false as the view that all Muslims are
terrorists, although, in both cases, a very small number are: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/johnbeckett/2015/07/religious-diversity-hospitality-and-a-muslim-cemetery-in-texas.html;
Zoroastrian priestesses
in Iran;
fascinating and very
informative interview
with an Irish folklorist about Irish fairy beliefs;
whilst not solely my spiritual
practice, social justice is certainly a major part (the environment is another major part as well, but also not the entirety,
nor are the two): http://wildhunt.org/2015/08/column-social-justice-is-my-spiritual-practice.html;
I may have posted this before:
http://wildhunt.org/2014/05/guest-post-teens-alternative-faiths-and-misperceptions.html,
which suggest that the difference between problem hearing of voices and psychic
ability is whether or not one can control it. That’s not quite correct, as some
psychics can’t control their ability, but combine that test with whether or not
one can live normally or not, and one starts to get a fair basis for
differentiation. There are some good comments on the ‘everything is always
nice’ mentality.
a very interesting post –
especially the comments about the changes in energy: http://wildhunt.org/2015/08/kemetic-wiccan-builds-temple-dedicated-to-the-goddess-hathor.html;
from the Correllian YouTube
channel: parents and
control, although I also state that the option of walking away from that
relationship is also your right (I have
been blessed in that both birth and adoptive families have not been
problematic, but I am aware from people I know that such is not always the case
– and can be from siblings, friends [family of choice] and others); the response of energy to
exercise, dance, and movement generally;
the limitations
on teleportation and time travel, which I do not entirely agree with; thoughts on “low spirits“ (aka
sadness), including an alchemical perspective;
Pagans and the term “angel”; sigils; animals as ancestors and
guides; a healthy scepticism on
guidance; “blessed be” vs. “merry meet”; conscious and unconscious
ways of working with energy – such as grounding; determining how much is
too much;
Some other links I consider relevant to consideration of
spiritual/moral/ethical and related matters, including environmental and human
rights:
this is concerning: http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/jul/08/exxon-climate-change-1981-climate-denier-funding;
a touching and hopeful story
arising from the tragedy of MH17;
email a Melbourne tree;
a very good friend – an
honorary sister, really – wrote this excellent series of articles on advocacy.
I’d forgotten that some cretin of an MP had claimed we were being paid: given
the amount of money I wound up out of pocket, and the fact that I used up most
of my long service leave on this, I’m tempted to sue the bastard for defamation
… but I don’t have the money: http://salgoldsaidso.blogspot.com.au/2015/04/trans-advocacy-in-victoria-and.html,
http://salgoldsaidso.blogspot.com.au/2015/05/trans-advocacy-in-victoria-and.html,
and http://salgoldsaidso.blogspot.com.au/2015/05/trans-advocacy-in-victoria-and_7.html;
as I already do this, I agree with the
proposal: http://www.theage.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/push-for-24hour-cat-curfew-to-protect-native-animals-20150728-giloew;
http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/priest-slams-religion-curriculum-as-appalling-20110402-1csld.html;
Links on society
generally and other matters:
this is good, but another
issue that needs to be addressed is discrimination, which actively causes
suicides amongst marginalised groups: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-06-26/australian-suicide-rate-could-halve-with-european-strategies/6574110;
this is concerning – warning: triggers
around sexual assault and child abuse. Kids have possibly “always”
played doctors and nurses, but this has resulted in too much information too
early, and thus some truly appalling consequences: http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/online-porn-lures-young-children-into-problem-sex-mother-warns-20150627-ghys1k;
this is not bad: http://www.metanoia.org/suicide/;
