Post No. 753 – For Sunday evening’s meditation-clearing

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. (Also, see here for some investigation into evidence of the effectiveness of this type of work, which shows variability [and mentions causes] and cycles in the energetic/consciousness response.) A range of information on emotions is here, and suggestions on how to work with emotions 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 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)   there is an enormous need to clear nonBPLF energy – the thought forms, unattached energy and scars of the collective unconscious created by millennia of violence. This need includes rescuing those who have been trapped by that history, and healing the warped views, seemingly “inherent” biases, and other damage done by the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual violence committed on scales large and small in that timeframe;

   (c)   viewing the overall emotional state of the world from an elemental point of view, those continuing the fighting in Yemen are being stubborn: they need the flexibility of water. On the other hand, those responsible for the fighting in south eastern Turkey, most of whom are not in that area, are showing signs of addiction to power: they need the spirituality of Æther;

   (d)   people – including, but not only restricted to those in developed nations - need to learn the lesson of generosity;

   (e)   those in power need to learn that, no matter how much power they have, they are NOT infallible, and their grasp on power is NEVER absolute – lessons from history such as the fall of the Russian Tsar and the Roman and other empires show that. There is a basis to their power, and attempting to secure that through regressive measures may delay the inevitable – at the price of making the fall worse when it comes;

   (f)   decision makers need both accurate and true evidence, and the wherewithal to recognise that truth when they see it. “Decisions” range from world shaking government decisions down to personal reactions to news stories;

   (g)   learn from history;

   (h)   think, and do not let yourself be duped;

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 democracy, freedom and governance:   the experience of a politician who made mistakes, attempted to commit suicide, and recovered;   the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Côte d’Ivoire, Albert Gerard Koenders, has called all political actors to show restraint on the way to the next presidential elections, to be held in October 2015;   the houses of some Indian government parliamentarians have been burned;   an opinion that the recent “Australian Border Farce” was inevitable, as tyranny against a few will become tyranny against the many, and Australia’s Human Rights Commission’s president says the power given to the force disrespect human dignity;   more abuses of power alleged in Victoria;   the impeachment motion Somali parliamentarians filed against President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on 12^th Aug has created a political standoff that might further threaten the country’s stability shortly ahead of planned elections in 2016;   the UN Secretary-General is aware of recent allegations of corruption involving President Otto Pérez Molina of Guatemala, as well as former Vice-President Roxana Baldetti. Those were brought to light by the Office of the Guatemalan Attorney General and the International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala. He trusts that Guatemalan institutions will act with transparency and responsibility to ensure accountability and provide due process for all parties involved in these allegations. Later in the week, following the decision by President Otto Pérez Molina of Guatemala to resign, the Secretary-General said that he trusts that the authorities will abide by the Constitution and ensure an orderly democratic transition. He calls on all Guatemalans to ensure that the upcoming elections are held in a peaceful environment;   the UN is concerned about reports of violence and is saddened by the loss of life in Nepal. He urges all to refrain from the use of force, denounce violence in all forms and engage in dialogue. The UN has supported the Nepali-led peace process, of which a new constitution is an important milestone, and is hopeful that the leaders will share again a spirit of compromise;   Morocco is voting in elections which may be a test of whether or not the country can transition from monarchy to democracy;   concerns over a behind-the-scenes power struggle in Algeria;

   with regard to Da’esh and violent extremism generally:   an examination of the possibility that intelligence on Da’esh is being politicised;   an article arguing that the focus on sexual violence by Da’esh needs to be broadened to consider the problem of sexual violence in the Arab world generally;   the UN Secretary-General has condemned the weekend attacks by suspected Boko Haram elements in Borno State, Nigeria, that reportedly killed over 80 civilians;   a call for action against extremist right-wing groups in India;   the U.S. has asked Pakistan to intensify efforts to counter terrorist sanctuaries inside its borders and take concrete steps against the dreaded Haqqani network responsible for major attacks on American installations in Afghanistan;   concerns that Boko Haram has spread to Lagos;   a review of the situation with regards the fight against Da’esh;   the dangers of international arms trading, with Da’esh munitions coming from the flow of conventional weapons and ammunition into the Middle East for decades;   an article on the mass rapes of Da’esh;   an appeal to recognise the dilemmas involved in working against Da’esh, and an assessment that Da’esh is still holding up against the campaigns against it;   a suicide bomber in Pakistan has killed 6 and injured 31 people;   former Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai has called upon the United States and its allies to seek advice from and consult with the “three emerging great powers” — India, China and Russia — to tackle the problem of terrorism or extremism in the world;   concerns that Da’esh could smuggle mustard gas to Europe;   the violent extremist group al Qaeda (don’t forget, not only 9/11, but that the majority of victims of that group are actually Muslims) is trying to re-brand itself as a more acceptable violent extremist group than Da’esh;

   with regard to human rights and discrimination:   an appalling plan to rape, humiliate and abuse two sisters in India as “punishment” for their brother’s alleged misdeeds;   a comparison of past and current sexual assaults in media, and reactions;   more – continuing - racism in local sport; the Israeli authorities’ declared ban on recently released Eritrean and Sudanese nationals living and working in Tel Aviv and Eilat violates their right to freedom of movement;   an article on the mass rapes of Da’esh;   the United States of “No” to human rights recommendations by its peers;   a US government official who had been refusing to issue marriage licences has – rightly – been jailed;   Pope Francis and the neochristian Catholic Church advocate discrimination against trans people, on the basis of errors of fact and truth;

   with regard to crime, judicial matters and policing:   police in Turkey have been abusing detainees, and a call for the new police head in the Philippines to address human rights abuses;   changing attitudes to solitary confinement in the US judicial system;   concerns over US police firing into moving vehicles;   corruption of Indonesian police;   anger in Azerbaijan after death of a suspect in police custody;   very good response to a Royal Commission head excusing himself using legal sophistry;

   with regard to media and freedom of expression:   a comparison of past and current sexual assaults in media, and reactions;   Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo is struggling to stop the government and military censoring journalists;   two British journalists have been arrested in Turkey on charges of having connections to Da’esh (later released);   a flawed trial has convicted an Azerbaijani journalist as legal action is taken against journalists in Kazakhstan;   an analysis of class biases in reporting on a murder in India, and criticism of reporting on another crime;   concerns over press freedom in the Arab world;

   with regard to refugees:   attacks against refugees in Germany, a review of the European situation generally, and Germany’s Chancellor Merkel says the crisis is a test of Europe’s core ideals – and see also here, here, here and here, as Hungary goes into a meltdown on the issue;   a priest has caused ruffled feathers in Transfield over their involvement with Australia's refugee detention industry;   UN Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Kyung-wha Kang visited a displacement site today in North Kivu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo today, which hosts some 5,000 internally displaced people, and she said that though she had visited many displacement sites in her life, Mugunga was the toughest she had seen. The aid appeal for DRC is currently only 45 per cent funded;   the current refugee crisis in Europe is over a group constituting around 0.068% of the population. By contrast, “undocumented immigrants” in the US constitute 3.5% of the population (I would like to know what the figures are for Australia). Thus, the crisis is mostly political – and the more European leaders manifest their commitment to European values, the more they will protect European culture;   an Egyptian billionaire has offered to buy an island to develop for refugees;   the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, António Guterres, has said, ahead of key emergency meetings of the European Union, that the situation requires a massive common effort that is not possible with the current fragmented approach;   some heart-warming good news from Germany;

   with regard to overcrowding and “modern” lifestyle issues:   an appeal for a return to welcoming camper-vanning in Australia;   multitasking is a myth;

   with regard to the conflict in Afghanistan (noting that Afghanistan was once a peaceful and modern society, even allowing women in miniskirts, before the Russian invasion – see here):   a call for Afghanistan’s foreign donors to press the government to address the country’s persistent human rights problems at a major international meeting of senior officials;

   with regard to China:   China is continuing to behave like an Imperialist   military power in the South China Seas. Is this because it's military are worried that they have not had recent combat experience?;   China is “attempting to fine tune [its] transitioning economy”;   the USA has called on China to release several lawyers and Christian leaders who were detained ahead of a meeting with a senior US official;   China says it will reduce its military by 13%;

   with regard to the conflict in Iraq (noting that Iraq was once a peaceful and prosperous society, before the USA / CIA backed revolution – see here):   the UN Assistance Mission in Iraq has said that a total of 1,325 Iraqis were killed and another 1,811 were wounded in acts of terrorism, violence and armed conflict in August;   18 Turkish construction workers have been kidnapped;   an assessment suggesting the USA should be working through smaller regional players such as Kurdistan, rather than the Iraqi government;

   with regard to the Libyan civil war:   the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has announced that the next round of the UN-facilitated political dialogue in Geneva. The UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative, Bernardino León, has said that time is of the essence for Libya as the country continues to face more violence, a growing Da’esh terrorist threat and a collapsing currency. He added that now is the time for all leaders to set aside their differences, and put the country’s interest first and work towards the quick establishment of the Government of National Accord, as called for in the political agreement;   a car bombing. He has held consultations in Istanbul with representatives of the General National Congress to discuss ways to move forward the dialogue process;   international pressure is growing to find a political solution;

   with regard to Russia:   more children being abused in Russia: this time, children with disabilities;

   with regard to the conflict in Syria:   residents of Damascus have protested the government’s failure to lift sieges of two Alawite towns;   the UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura, has met the Deputy Foreign Minister of Arab African Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Hussain Amir Abdullahian, to analyse the evolving situation and discuss efforts supporting the recent UN initiative to operationalize the Geneva Communiqué;   a call for the USA to focus on getting the Syrian government to stop its air attacks in southern Syria to open a door to peace;

   with regard to the conflict in eastern Ukraine:   violence (a grenade has killed one and injured more than 100) at a nationalist protest against parliamentary consideration of decentralisation, which is part of the ceasefire agreement;   the UN Refugee Agency has delivered humanitarian aid to Horvlika and nearby areas not controlled by the Government for the first time in several weeks;

   with regard to the war in Yemen:   the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs has reported that citizens in Taiz have been subjected to indiscriminate violence (65 dead and 400 injured), the loss of water, sanitation and health services, and other human rights abuses, and others report serious abuses by both sides against civilians in Aden (see also here);   a major children’s hospital is on the verge of closure;   two aid workers have been killed;   the UN Secretary-General has condemned the suicide terror attacks against a mosque in the northern Jarraf district of Sana’a during evening prayers on 2^nd September that left more than 30 people dead and almost 100 injured. Such attacks against places of worship are not justifiable under any circumstances;

   with regard to the natural and other catastrophes :   a rare hurricane in the east Atlantic has hit Cape Verde;

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

   according to the latest Food Security and Nutrition Assessment for Somalia, the number of people facing food crisis has increased by 17 per cent compared to six months ago. A total of 3.1 million people require humanitarian assistance, including an estimated 855,000 people who are food insecure;

   the Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Somalia, Nicholas Kay, has strongly condemned the attack by Al-Shabaab militants on an AMISOM base at Janaale, manned by troops from the Ugandan contingent;

   for the first time in 29 years, the flagship UN handbook Basic Facts has been published in Chinese;

   the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights said it deeply regretted the resumption of the death penalty in Chad;

   a new UN programme funded by Germany will help eight developing countries revamp and strengthen their climate change adaptation responses;

   the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, has said that, while far better than it was at the height of the conflict in late 2013 and early 2014, the human rights situation is still a cause of intense anxiety for both the Central African Republic’s own inhabitants and the United Nations. He added that the country is still gripped with fear, and its people remain terribly divided. He also said that the most notorious leaders are not being arrested, let alone prosecuted, tried and convicted. The UN Mission in the country needed to be reinforced with both personnel and material so they can make good on the strong Chapter 7 mandate bestowed on them by the Security Council, and the UN and the Government must do more to find solutions and bring about reconciliation between Christians and Muslims;

   the World Health Organization’s Emergency Committee (EC) has met regarding the Middle East respiratory syndrome and, whilst the situation still does not constitute a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), it still emphasizes a heightened sense of concern about the overall situation – particularly as the current outbreak is occurring close to the start of the Hajj and many pilgrims will return to countries with weak surveillance and health systems;

From other sites:

   Human Rights Watch also has:   concerns that US authorities are attempting to silence those being held in immigration detention centres, and those who speak on their behalf;

   the Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) also has:
   an occasional report, aiming to give background, offer analysis, track international response and suggest necessary action, for four nations in immediate crisis (“mass atrocities are occurring and urgent action is needed”: Syria, Iraq, Sudan and South Sudan), three nations at imminent risk (“the situation is reaching a critical threshold and the risk of mass atrocity crimes occurring in the immediate future is very high if effective preventive action is not taken”: Nigeria, Democratic Republic of Congo and Burundi), and five nations for which there is serious concern (“significant risk of occurrence, or recurrence, of mass atrocity crimes within the foreseeable future if effective action is not taken”: Central African Republic, Burma/Myanmar, Libya, Yemen and Pakistan);

   Recommended actions are:

   in Nigeria (I will work through other nations from the report in coming weeks):
      “Regional and international cooperation is crucial to defeating Boko Haram and holding perpetrators of mass atrocities accountable. Governments involved in military operations against Boko Haram need to ensure they mitigate the risk to civilians during anti-Boko Haram operations and strictly adhere to IHL and international human rights law. Families of Boko Haram members, as well as captives living in Boko Haram camps and child soldiers, need to be adequately protected and carefully reintegrated into Nigerian society.
      The UN, AU, Economic Community of West African States, ECCAS and states with significant bilateral ties to Nigeria, should assist the government in meeting humanitarian needs of affected communities and provide technical and military expertise. Captured Boko Haram leaders should be held accountable for crimes against humanity committed in areas under the group’s command and control.
      With international support, the government needs to urgently undertake security sector reform to ensure that the army and police are trained to protect civilians and prevent mass atrocities while respecting human rights. The government should conduct thorough investigations into all abuses, including alleged extrajudicial killings committed by the military.”
      In addition, from an energetic point of view, those in Boko Haram need the higher and lower chakras to be more actively and clearly functioning, to drain an excess of energy away from their base and solar plexus chakras, to enable to them to have a better (more mature, more spiritual) perspective. Those affected – including indirectly - by the actions of Boko Haram need massive healing.

   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 … :) ) also has:   the challenges of cutting off military aid to Pakistan;   an assessment of a decades long internal struggle over the nature of Israel;   a small window of opportunity for improved relations between Iran and the USA;

   the Justice in Conflict blog has:   an article examining whether convicted war criminals should be allowed to study, and the outraged reactions to a current prisoner seeking early release to complete a PhD (which needs, in my opinion, to have more on the issue of rehabilitation);

   the Political Violence at a Glance blog has:   following the end of the Cold War, civil wars began lasting for a shorter time over the period 1992 to 2008, as the USA and the USSR had stopped funding proxy wars: that trend now appears to have been reversed in the Middle East, with Iran and Saudi Arabia suspected of being the funding culprits nowadays;   “Art, Conflict and Social Change in Peru”;

   the Institute for War and Peace Reporting also has:  

   the International Crisis Group has:   a review of what needs to be done to help Gaza;   concerns over religious radicalisation in Cameroon;

   the Middle East Eye also has:

 - a gunfight has occurred during an Israeli raid;   the UN has warned that Gaza could become uninhabitable by 2020;   Netanyahu says he is ready to discuss a “two state solution”, but based on a demilitarised Palestine;   Palestinians have attacked US tourists after mistaking them for Jewish settlers;
 - an opinion that the Turkish-Kurdish energy deal could lead to the break up of Iraq;   the need for Turkey to be more inclusive of Kurds;   seven people have been killed in Turkey’s south east, including a 12 year old who stepped on a mine;   the family of US military and diplomats in southern Turkey have been urged to leave;
 - concerns over one prisoner in particular being held at Guantanamo Bay’s Camp X-Ray;
 - “ninjitsu” is being studied in Iran;   Iran has objected to Kuwait linking it to a terrorist group;
 - “US President Barack Obama will host Saudi Arabia's King Salman in their first and long-delayed White House summit on Friday, with clashing views on Middle Eastern crises coming to the fore”;
 - six international peacekeepers were wounded on Thursday in two roadside bombings in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, where Islamic State group militants are active;
 

   The Hindu also has:   the Law Commission is in favour of the abolition of the death penalty, except for terrorism offences;   the need for jobs to address youth unemployment;   concerns over the Modi government stopping talks with Pakistan;   relief as a land acquisition ordinance lapses;   the Sri Lankan Presidential Commission on Missing Persons has almost completed its task, according to Justice Maxwell Parakrama Paranagama, chairman of the panel;   “Returning to power in 1980, the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi had considered a military strike on Pakistan’s nuclear installations to prevent it from acquiring weapons capabilities, a declassified Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) document has claimed”;   a militant and a solider have been killed in a military operation in Kashmir;   violence in Churachandpur district has killed 8, as a curfew is extended – later in the week, 6 MLAs were peacefully asked to resign;   an editorial on the political and historical aspects of a proposed road renaming;   the Eighth Parliament of Sri Lanka has come into being with President Maithripala Sirisena calling for promotion of reconciliation and co-existence, and developing the political culture of consensus in the country;   child brides continue to be the secret shame of the Indian state Kerala, despite its hugely applauded human development indices and other laurels;   the Indian Vice-President has delivered a speech which “was a thoughtful and creative celebration of India, Islam and democracy”;   a critical review of the inadequate help with post-flood recovery in Jammu and Kashmir;   Prime Minister Modi is concerned at a recent increase in “barbaric” violence;

   the BBC also has:   a review of Amal Clooney’s legal (human rights) work in Egypt;   a report that US President Obama is considering options for closing Camp X-Ray at Guantanamo Bay, despite opposition;   the US military has ordered a new crackdown on laboratories producing biological toxins, after another anthrax contamination scare;

  the (South African) Mail & Guardian also has:   a maintenance shut down will exacerbate power shortages;   legal action may prevent the mainly white South African rugby union squad competing in the world championships (and the OECD has called for more action to make South Africa inclusive – see here);   changes – and the need for change – at South Africa’s University of Cape Town, under the title “A riot is the language of the unheard”, which is part of a quote from the great Dr Martin Luther King, Jr.;   the problem of gun culture in the USA;   Sudanese President al-Bashir, wanted by the ICC for war crimes, plans to visit the UN in the USA, which therefore creates a challenge;

   Spiegel International also has:   concerns over neo-Nazi arsonists;

and from other sites:

   Puerto Rico’s religious leaders have called for debt relief of the Caribbean U.S. territory in the face of the $72 billion liability that represents 20,000 dollars of debt for every man, woman and child;

   concerns over offshore oil drilling in the Arctic;

   a call for hydropower on the Amazon to come with local development;

   a landmark three-day UN Conference on Disarmament Issues has ended in Hiroshima – one day ahead of the International Day Against Nuclear Tests – stressing the need for ushering in a world free of nuclear weapons, but without a consensus on how to move towards that goal;

   concerns over internally displaced people in Sri Lanka, who, years after the conflict ended, still do not have homes;

   more stupidity from the USA’s NRA;

   in Australia, leading public health organisations have written to every federal MP arguing that there is a “strong public health case for marriage equality” and urging all public figures to consider the health impacts of the language used in the marriage equality debate – which I can vouch for, on the grounds of the abuse I suffered when the evil John Howard banned same sex marriage;

   gang violence in El Salvador killed over 900 people last month – a death rate not seen since the civil war;

   a call for Britain to stop air brushing its colonial history;

   the USA’s history of nuclear near-misses;