While I am
trying to survive the chaos of moving and trying to help my sister resolve some
issues around my father’s estate, I can only do a very cut back version of this
post. My apologies.
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 and other world leaders post 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 … and also here and here are interesting.) A range of information on emotions is here,
and suggestions on how to work with emotions is here.
This
copy of a speech to one of the Parliament of World Religions also has
excellent, helpful insights on generational transmission of harm, the cost of
war, and ways to heal our hearts. This
post reminds us to be patient and persistent (and I like the comment about a sudden “shift” being just another form
of apocalyptic thinking).
The purpose of posting these news links is
not only to inform: it is also to stimulate a connection to nonBPM units that
need to be cleared and BPM 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, it is absolutely VITAL that this psychic / metaphysical /
spiritual work be performed non-violently and as is for the Highest Spiritual Good – which is
part of being BPM – on all levels and in all ways. Always
remember (see here): Do you fight to change things, or to
punish? See also here,
here,
here, here,
here,
and my comments about “authentic
presence” in this
post.
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.
Finally, remember that many others are
doing this type of work – for instance, the Lucis
Trust's Triangles network (which has been running for many decades), the Correllian
Tradition's 'Spiritual
War for Peace' (begun in 2014, and the website was recently updated
to include many more activities; on that term, see also here
and here), the Hope, Peace, Love and Prosperity Spell
(also from the Correllian Tradition, in around 2007 or 2008), 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); the “Network
of Light” meditations; and
also see here and here –
even commercial organisations are getting involved (for instance, see here).
No doubt there are many others, so, if you don't like what I am suggesting here, but want to be
of service, there are many other opportunities for you.
(Please
note that I now specifically have a role for (absent) healers on Saturdays, as
explained in the Psychic Weather Report posts. Anyone who wishes to be
protector has a role every day :) , including – perhaps particularly - the
first permanent issue I list below. At all times, on all levels and in ways, BOTH must ALWAYS be
BPM in the way they perform such roles.)
Now, if
I am ever late getting my Psychic Weather Report up any week, the default plan is to build up energy in the “Shield of Hope” on Sunday, send energy to West Asia / the
Middle East on Monday, and then extend that to include Europe on Tuesday, the
USA on Wednesday, East and South East Asia on Thursday and Africa on Friday.
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 20th 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 nonBPM 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, this week we need more insight of Æther, and BPM compassion of Water, built on the BPM self assurance of Earth and BPM understanding of Air;(d) there are people acting, or attempting to act, in a BPM manner: they need and deserve our active support;(e) others are acting for self gain at the expense of others (e.g., corruption and abuse of power – in Egypt, for instance) and need to be stopped – by BPM means, including improvements to laws, enforcement and social attitudes;(f) difference is still being judged and hated by majorities in many places, and even sizeable groups such as women and children continue to suffer disadvantage and worse;(g) Burma is at a delicate stage of its transition, and needs gentle but firm BPM guidance and help – including clearing nonBPM units to allow the best in all people to surface;(h) the state of leadership, particularly political - in ALL nations, not only the USA – which is particularly poor at the moment, needs a boost of ethics and selflessness. Ensuring this is as genuinely BPM in any groups you are involved with, no matter how small, will help with the larger problems;(i) terrorism in Africa (not only northern Africa), aggression in China and accumulation and abuse of power in Russia and Turkey remain concerns, as do the violence in Burundi (now bordering on genocide), Yemen and Syria;(j) the environment and changes it is experiencing remain major problems – low key at this stage, but as great as any political or economic crisis now, and likely to become more significant with time;(k) the Western powers need to manifest greater respect for – most easily shown by listening and working with – people they are trying to help;I also take this opportunity to repeat that it is absolutely VITAL that this psychic / metaphysical / spiritual work be performed non-violently and as is for the Highest Spiritual Good – which is part of being BPM – on all levels and in all ways. Always remember (see here): Do you fight to change things, or to punish? See also here, here, here, here, here, and my comments about “authentic presence” in this post.
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 BPM [1] Leaders be kept BPM safe, including keeping them undetectable to the nonBPM and keeping all their Significant Others inviolable against being used for indirect psychic attack, and may they have all the BPM opportunities and assistance (so-called “good luck”) for them to be BPM effective at influencing the world’s direction, development and unfoldment, all as is for the Highest Spiritual Good;
- Permanent issue: may all humans recognise, irrespective of the appearance of difference, the essential shared humanness of other people, the inherent resilience, the dynamic power, the strength of BPM collaboration, and the opportunities of having a diverse, inclusive and welcoming population, and may all people choose fairness, when such decisions are before them;
- Permanent issue: may all humans choose to live modestly – to forgo outdoing others, or trying to have more than they need - for the sake of an easier, more manageable life, if they cannot do it for the sake of the planet;
- With regard to democracy, freedom and governance (e.g., here and here):
before he was removed from office by the Prime Minister, Malaysia’s Attorney-General planned on bringing charges of corruption against the Prime Minister (which suggests an abuse of power has been compounded by a further abuse of power), as some prepare to ask the Malaysian King to remove the PM (as someone who has seen the damage caused by such actions, I urge caution); concerns over the convictions of pro-democracy activists in Angola; Trump’s campaign manager has been charged with assault, highlighting the extent of problems (mass media created?) Trump has with women voters; a US government aid agency has withdrawn $472m of funding for a Tanzanian electricity project after criticising elections in Zanzibar; Putin’s Russia is now using a very twisted version of so-called “ethical standards” to prevent critics being elected; the United Nations (UN) Secretary-General has congratulated Tunisia’s President on democratic growth in that nation, and commended his efforts to tackle social and economic inequalities – ironically, as that nation proceeds to prosecute men for being gay; after boycotting recent elections, Niger's opposition has said that it is ready to open a dialogue with the President, who has proposed a government of national unity. Subsequent to these comments, Niger’s opposition leader has been released from detention; Cameroonian police have detained scores of political opponents; shop keepers are protesting the election results in Congo; the Central African Republic’s newly elected President has demanded that Sudan supports his effort to bring peace and stability; Tanzania’s President is calling for reduced reliance on aid; the chair of the United Kingdom’s Foreign Affairs Committee will produce an independent report into “political Islam”; the grab for power by Poland’s government is accelerating;
China and Australia top the list of nations facing a debt crisis within a few years; the current US Presidential campaign could change that nation’s ideological commitment to free trade – and that could be a good thing, particularly given the absence of a safety net in the USA;
smaller local Councils are better than too big;
this opinion piece about why change occurred in Burma is mainly of significance for a stupid comment about sanctions: “that they make the life of people in the nation harder”. So does oppression, and I am concerned that no acknowledgement was made of the notable success of sanctions in the case of South Africa (where sanctions were called for by those affected), and the signs that the BDS movement is having an effect on Israel. Burma is not yet a democracy, and it won’t be until the military have been relegated to their proper duties of defence only. See here for a better background on the transition to democracy, here for a better reasoned view on “reducing” sanctions, and here for an assessment of the new Cabinet; - With regard to violent extremism (aka, terrorism - e.g., Da’esh) (and, incidentally, I consider ALL people advocating hate or discrimination in
response to violent extremism to actively be doing the work of violent extremists. This PARTICULARLY includes those cretins [including in
the media, and Amnesty International] who use the acronym ISIS (see also here), which is actually the Greek name of the Egyptian Goddess Aset – and others (see also here and here) - and actively perpetuates the
patriarchal and sacrilegious evil that terrorists are trying to accomplish in
this world – which will be countered, in
part, by the sort of approach advocated by “Cure
Violence”,
and, in part, by addressing real and perceived disempowerment and acknowledging
the variety in what provides genuine, BPM fulfilment as a counter to fanaticism as a source of meaning. I also am
inclined, personally, to include here the last two millennia of neochristian
and colonialist social engineering, which has led to suppression of women,
child abuse, the Crusades, the Inquisition, etc, as violent extremism, but that
would take too much explaining):
terrorist attacks have occurred in Pakistan (leading to the arrest of 5,000 people), Egypt (hijacking of a plane), Somalia, India, Niger, (incidents in Palestine and Israel, listed below), prevention has or may have occurred off Somalia, and in Somalia, and actions have occurred against terrorists in Syria (recapture of Palmyra from terrorists), Europe, Somalia, and India;
UN concerns over growing insecurity in Mali, and the possibility of terrorists launching a nuclear attack (which has been a possibility for decades); an outline of how terrorists built their network in Europe in recent years, allegedly despite the awareness of security forces; the FBI forewarned the Netherlands about terrorists who recently committed an atrocity in Belgium: the Dutch say they passed the warning on, but the Belgians deny ever having received it - see also here; abuse of young girls has occurred because they are Muslim, and football supporters have displayed an anti-Muslim banner; France has dropped plans to remove French citizenship from those convicted of terrorism who hold dual nationality; criticism of Pakistani moves to address terrorism; a call for security considerations to move beyond a nation-based focus; - With regard to refugees: the UNHCR, Médecins Sans Frontières, the International Rescue Committee, Save the Children and the Norwegian Refugee Council have all halted their logistical and aid programs for refugees in Greece, saying that they wanted no part in a system of detention and deportation; Italy has rescued nearly 1,400 refugees; concerns that Syrian Kurds have over the possibility of being sent to Turkey;
- With regard to human rights and discrimination (including
associated violence / crime):
the Royal Commission into Family Violence’s final report, containing 227 recommendations, recommends drastic and much-needed change to Victoria’s responses to, and prevention of, family violence - see also here, and the need for homes for domestic violence victims;
some young women are leaving jobs for better pay; sexism is still widespread in Australia – see here and here; inappropriate behaviour by taxi drivers towards single female passengers;
racist products at a market in Australia; the white occupation of Australia was a violent invasion, not a peaceful settlement, and why Australia lies to itself about this;
more trans abuse in the USA; an examination of the veto of LGBT-hate legislation in one US state;
concerns that the justice agreement between the Colombian government and Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) could allow members of the armed forces responsible for the systematic execution of civilians to escape justice;
the current neoliberal Australian government is enforcing abuse of contract labour; Qatar’s (soccer) World Cup 2022 workers feel like they are in prisons;
a Turkish court ruling to close the criminal trial of two journalists to the public has undermined the rights of the defendants to a fair trial;
children’s rights campaigners have accused the French authorities of breaking international child protection laws by holding an unaccompanied eight-year-old boy at Paris’s main airport for more than a week after he trying to enter France with false identity papers, rather than allowing the youngster join relatives in France;
the state of emergency in Rakhine, a troubled western province bordering Bangladesh which has a long history of sectarian violence between Myanmar’s majority Burman Buddhist community and minority Rohingya Muslims, has been lifted; - With regard to crime, judicial matters and policing: a bigot on a modern day witch-hunt has been found guilty of murder; I’ve just come across the powerful film Amu, about the 1984 massacre of Sikhs in Delhi; a drug money launderer has been arrested in Mexico; a delegation led by the Secretary-General’s Deputy Special Representative for the Central African Republic (CAR) and including members from the conduct and discipline team, human rights unit, as well as representatives of UNFPA, UNHCR, and UNICEF, has visited Kemo prefecture to gather more information on new allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse (allegedly by troops from Morocco and the Central African Republic), and to engage with local communities and authorities (UN daily briefing), and a trust fund for victims has been established; the so-called “war on drugs” is causing problems obtaining strong pain relief in some nations; the legal balance between self-protection and vigilantism in Australia, in the context of “home invasions”; a court in Bangladesh has issued an arrest warrant for the opposition leader Khaleda Zia over an arson attack on a bus that killed two people and injured dozens last year; a major corruption scandal in the oil industry - see also here, as the world advocates for Australia to improve its anti-corruption actions;
- With regard to press aka the media, and freedom of expression (keeping in mind that claims of presenting “both sides” of a debate can be WRONG if the other side is RUBBISH –as is the case on LGBTIQ issues): three international journalists who had been accredited to cover elections in the Republic of Congo have been assaulted and their passports and equipment seized; Ugandan police are found worst for attacks against journalists; during and before World War Part Two, Associated Press cooperated with Nazi Germany;
- With regard to overcrowding and “modern” lifestyle issues (is YOUR smart phone free of conflict minerals? I was recently pleasantly to find IT manufacturers now making at least some effort in this regard. Are you being duped by modern mantras? Does your AI use ethics? Does your corporation misuse mindfulness as a distraction from working conditions? Do you understand embedded emissions?): appalling incompetence / behaviour by a train driver in relation to a child being separated from its parents by the train driver; a seed bank project in remote northern Australia is training Aboriginal women in horticulture to help protect plant biodiversity of the region; a campaign to stop the dumping of wastes in forests; shellfish shells are being recycled form restaurants to create artificial reefs; the first-ever survey on youth and Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) in Asia-Pacific was launched in Bangkok by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), and reported that young people will play a key role in achieving sustainable development in the Asia-Pacific region; a review of Bitcoin and “the madness of men” (quote from Sir Isaac Newton on the “South Sea Bubble” – also commented on [actually, cautioned against] by tradie [apparently] turned author, Daniel Defoe) which is more hopeful of Bitcoin becoming useful now that criminals and fantasy games have been eradicated (or words to that effect); the use of electronic devices to keep children quiet can harm their development; Japan has extended its whale murdering to include pregnant whales – as others die of starvation because their stomachs are full of plastic waste; Mexico has ordered all cars off the road one day a week to reduce air pollution; the egg industry has won in the fight over free range eggs; smoking while pregnant changes the foetus’ DNA;
- With regard to education: social class-based discrimination in my home State;
- With regard to Africa, the Africa
Center for Strategic Studies (and other sources) also has:
concerns over the fate of 400 people (over 300 of whom are children) abducted by terrorists in Nigeria one year ago - and possible government inaction;
calls for the new president of the Central African Republic to make security and justice for serious human rights abuses priorities for his government;
over one thousand people have fled the Ivory Coast to seek refuge in neighbouring Burkina Faso after clashes between farmers and herdsmen that left at least 17 people dead;
the European Union plans to cut back its funding for Burundi’s lucrative peacekeeping contingent in Somalia to try to force President Pierre Nkurunziza into talks with opponents and away from the brink of ethnic conflict;, as signs emerge that Burundians will not wait for others to fix their problems, as others assess a new civil war as likely, and as expert assesses Burundi as being at the transition from the 6th to the 7th stage of genocide, the actual committal; - With regard to China and East and South East Asia: China has moved against the family of overseas Chinese born critics in an effort to further crush dissent; a very brave newspaper editor in China has criticised media censorship and resigned; a review of attitudes towards China (including the absurdity of the notion of “managing” China’s rise), language used and possible motivations of China with regard to the South China Seas, and a call for a focus on diplomacy;
- With regard to the Indian sub-continent, The Hindu and other sources
have:
an analysis suggesting India will stay out of tensions over the South China Sea;
a growing water crisis; the problem of disunity in farming politics; - 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): a group of Iraqi soldiers may have committed a war crime – and recorded it on Instagram;
- With regard to the Libyan civil war: British and Jordanian special forces are operating inside Libya; the prime minister designate and seven members of the presidential council of Libya’s new UN-backed government have reached Tripoli, travelling by sea as air space had been closed by existing Tripoli-based authorities, defying threats from city militias to proclaim a new order for the conflict-ravaged country in a move that could eventually pave the way for international forces to provide help to train a new Libyan army and launch airstrikes against terrorist bases - and support the new government, which faces opposition from both of the country’s existing regimes – the Tripoli-based General National Congress (GNC) and the elected House of Representatives in eastern Libya;
- With regard to the Russia (see also Syria): the USA is increasing troop numbers in eastern Europe in response to Russian aggression;
- With regard to Sudan and South Sudan: the Sudanese Government has signed an Action Plan with the United Nations to prevent the recruitment and use of children by Sudan Government Security Forces, which the Office of the Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict said was a new milestone for the ‘Children, not Soldiers’ campaign (UN daily briefing); Sudan has stopped human rights activists from travelling to a hearing of the UN Human Rights Council; hope that South Sudan is inching towards a unity government; Sudan has closed its border with South Sudan – again; hunger and insecurity is leading to South Sudanese fleeing; the UN Secretary-General has welcomed the latest initiative of the African Union High-level Implementation Panel (AUHIP) for Sudan and South Sudan to bring together the Government of the Republic of the Sudan, the National Umma Party, Sudan People's Liberation Movement/North, Justice and Equality Movement and Sudan Liberation Movement/Minni Minawi to reach an agreement on a cessation of hostilities, humanitarian access and assistance and an inclusive national dialogue process; the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has extended its logistical support to the transportation of troops as part of its mandate to support the Peace Agreement and its implementation through assistance to the Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (JMEC) (UN daily briefing);
- with regard to the conflict in Syria: an examination of what might happen as a result of the Syrian government’s re-capture of Palmyra – see also here; a Syrian refugee camp in northern Iraq is showing signs of becoming a city; the UN Secretary-General has called for global solidarity on the plight of Syrian refugees; a favourable review of the decision not to bomb Syria after Assad used nerve gas;
- with regard to Turkey: cross border escalation of the conflict in south east Turkey; Turkey’s attacks on Kurds have created tensions that mean Turkish President Erdogan will not be meeting US President Obama while in the USA; how Turkey created its terrorist problem;
- With regard to West Asia / the Middle East,
the Middle
East Eye and other sources have:
a critique of France’s plans to restart stalled Palestinian-Israeli talks; a Palestinian human rights activist, arrested during a meeting on non-violent resistance, has been released after DNA evidence showed he was innocent; a controversial bill targeting Palestinian members of the Israeli Knesset has passed its first reading; more corruption scandals in Israel;
Egypt's Supreme Judicial Council has forced 32 judges into retirement for having opposed the army's overthrow of Islamist president Mohamed Morsi in 2013; Egypt’s president has dismissed the country's top auditor who earlier had said corruption has cost the country billions of dollars;
Jordanian authorities have banned the Muslim Brotherhood from holding its own internal elections - which have been held for the past 70 years – see also here;
a review of Saudi Arabia’s actions to undermine and weaken an organisation, declared as terrorist by many, and often regarded as a “state within a state”; a third royal Saudi prince has disappeared after criticising the government; - With regard to the war in Yemen: children are bearing the brunt of this war; an assessment of what is needed for the peace talks in April to succeed; the World Food Programme’s (WFP) Market Situation update for February indicates that several governorates, including Taiz, Sa'ada, Marib, Al Jawf, Sana'a and Al Bayda continue to face severe shortages of basic commodities. However, the level of food imports in January 2016 was the highest since July 2015 (UN daily briefing);
- With regard to natural and other catastrophes: Papua New Guinea is continuing to suffer food shortages;
- With regard to peace and/or spirituality generally, and
the occasional nice story:
although I disagree with this Christian (he is definitely not in the “neo” camp) on equal marriage and abortion (which dispute he conducts himself with reason and civility on), I agree with his focus on addressing poverty and his challenge to the USA on racism; the change of focus for nuclear safety (see also here), and a call for India to “come clean” on nuclear matters; the UN Security Council (UN SC) has formulated a consensus position on Western Sahara expressing serious concern regarding recent developments, especially as they relate to their impact on the effective functioning of MINURSO. The UN SC noted that peacekeeping operations and other missions are deployed to carry out tasks that are critical for the maintenance of peace and security, that all Member States and other actors should abide by their obligations under the Charter and the decisions of the Security Council, and that what is now important is to overcome the current difficulties and enable the Mission to resume its full capacities to carry out its Council-mandated functions (UN daily briefing); the UN SC has met to discuss the role of women in conflict prevention and resolution in Africa. The Executive Director of UN Women told the Council that the role of women in conflict prevention was often lauded but rarely visible, that women’s empowerment was the best line of defence against militarism and violent extremism, that the Council had to make sure that its deliberations were more frequently informed by the perspective and analysis of women on the ground, and that women’s organizations should receive political and financial support to engage in violence prevention, mediation and diplomacy. The Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs said that prioritisation, prevention and inclusive political solutions has never been more urgent, and that experience has shown that with early diplomatic initiatives, actively engaging civil society and notably women’s organizations, we stand a better chance of helping prevent and resolve conflicts (UN daily briefing); a review of an interview with US President Obama on use of the military (suggests he is inclined towards “Just War” theory, with an emphasis on moral aspects of violence [take a life to save many] and the benefits of avoiding war); at a special meeting on inequality at the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOS) chamber, the Deputy UN Secretary-General said that inequalities within and among countries pose a global challenge to development efforts;
- the report of the task force investigating a former President of the General Assembly has been released, with recommendations having a particular focus on increased transparency;
and from a range of other sites:
- the surprisingly widespread problem of sleep disorder, and what worked for one person;
- a US museum has returned to Cambodia a stolen ancient statue of a Hindu god;
Regular sources include the Daily Briefings
of the United
Nations, Human Rights Watch, the Global Centre
for the Responsibility to Protect, “War
on the Rocks”, the Early
Warning Project blog, the Justice in Conflict blog, the Political Violence at a Glance blog, the Institute for War and Peace Reporting, the International Crisis Group, the Middle East Eye, The Hindu, the Africa Center for Strategic Studies, the BBC, Spiegel International, The Conversation, John Menadue’s blog, Wikipedia’s current events portal,
Wendell Williams’ blog, George Monbiot’s website, the Campaign Against Arms Trade, the “Cure
Violence” blog, the Inter Press Service Agency (IPS), the Lowy
“Interpreter” blog (which
occasionally has good links about what is happening in the Pacific), and
others.
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