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. I may be cutting back my attention to this blog even further until the end of April.
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 of the BPM awareness of Air;(d) the situation needs more clarity, but there is still a problem of interference and the lack of respect that entails – from the West, and from the UAE, through their influence on the former UN representative;(e) social structures and strictures are, in many cases, a problem: we, as a species, have moved beyond the necessity to focus on survival – many people struggle with survival, particularly those in poverty, but we, as a species are more likely to become extinct through the actions of the wealthier people and nations (through climate change and . or war). If our societies had more acceptance of diversity, they would be richer, safer (i.e., less likely to destroy the world), and more people would be happy. Blocking that are many things: one of note today is people insisting that others should enjoy the same things they do – out of fear and other personal INADEQUACIES – i.e., those who are uncomfortable with BPM diversity are FLAWED as human beings;(f) those same blocks, and similar flaws and inadequacies of character, are causing many problems in governance – including the ultimate flaws of arrogance and addiction to power. Such flaws are often characterised by people not learning from the past – e.g., thinking what they’re proposing has never been tried before (I see this in the world of business and commerce too, actually);. Those same flaws and inadequacies of character are present in violent extremists;(g) democracy gives a voice to all: the result when those voices come from the throats of those who have flaws and inadequacies of character is, sadly, flawed – unless there are genuine BPM leaders amongst the elected politicians. In the long term, education and better, BPM communication are the “cures” to this problem. Situations with strong leaders, such as monarchies, oligarchies, dictatorships and the lie are INHERENTLY flawed, as there are inherent STRUCTURAL barriers to communication, expression and education;(h) non-violence is ALWAYS better than violence – and not only with regard to physical violence: mental, emotional, verbal, spiritual, psychic - including sarcasm, "lording it over others" and gossip;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):
a critique of the growing conservatism and economic stupidity in Australian politics, and an article on workers having to pick up the tab on the budget and another on banking risks; conservatives are NOT better at economics; negative gearing has created “empty houses and artificial scarcity”; more on the downside of Council mergers and reforms – from the point of view of local democracy;
an assessment of the options facing South African President Zuma, following an adverse court ruling on misuse of funds, and how this demonstrates the benefits of strong institutions -- see also here and here; the choices facing Uganda’s opposition; Aung San Suu Kyi will be “State Counsellor” and Minister in the President’s Office, after the military junta wrote a constitution banning her from power because her children have foreign citizenship. She has vowed to push for release of political prisoners; the opposition in Cameroon has defied police and continued protests against efforts by the ruling party to organise early elections, saying that President Paul Biya, after 34 years already in office, is angling to be "president for life”; Djibouti has expelled journalists ahead of a Presidential election; police in Chad have arrested a fifth activist on the eve of a banned anti-government rally before polls in which President Idrissy Deby Itno is seeking to extend his 26-year rule; a review of the corruption scandal in Brazil, and the strength of the institutions managing that; the runner up in Congo’s recent Presidential elections has accepted the result, and called on the government to stop its “war operations”;
evidence that human sacrifices built the class based social structure we have had since the domestication of plants (i.e., development of agriculture) … which continues, metaphorically, perhaps … ; - 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 Libya, may be being planned/prepared for in Europe, Libya, prevention has or may have occurred in India, and actions have occurred against terrorists in Nigeria (arrest of a terrorist leader), Libya, Somalia, Nigeria (a rehabilitation camp, and rescue of hostages), Somalia (again);
mass graves of terrorist victims have been found in Syria; distrust is hindering cooperation between European security organisations; a radicalisation problem is growing in Bosnia-Herzegovina; concerning possibility of a rift in an Afghani terrorist organisation mending;
“unrepentant” terrorists could be held indefinitely (this is, in my view, a little like continuing to hold child abusers: there is a clear public need for safety, and a definite [“clear and present”?] risk to public safety. The downside of this, of course, is the risk of that approach being extended to situations where such extend detention is NOT justifiable … ) - see also here, for an exposition of the human rights side of this argument; the ongoing problems faced by those who survived terrorist rape and sexual slavery; violence between anti-Muslim and anti-fascist demonstrators (which puts them both in the same boatload of idiots, in my view), which has led to a proposal to ban face masks (good in this situation, but a problem in others); US citizens approve of torture and are proud of it; a proposal has been made for Turkey to strip home-grown terrorists of their Turkish citizenship;
an analysis of the causes of terrorism (this is one view among many; I personally consider it to be valid, but that there are also other causes); continuity in governance and political stability in the West African sub-region have been identified as important elements in the fight against terrorism and insurgency; an article on a second, less well known terrorist group in Nigeria; - With regard to refugees: background to a recent media “good news story”, and thoughts on where Australia should go from here on this topic; deportations of refugees from Europe are continuing; the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has said that the number of people fleeing violence in Central America has surged to levels not seen since the region was wracked by armed conflicts in the 1980s; a critique of Australian attitudes;
- With regard to human rights and discrimination (including
associated violence / crime):
an example of a family violence “hub”; the price of family violence; media bias in reporting on family violence and crimes; a critique of the weak defences given for people being sexist; an affirmative action bake sale has apparently resulted in rape threats (which I hope the police are investigating as the serious matters they are); video of an assault on a woman in China has highlighted sexist and bystander problems;
a critique of a recent incident of ridiculing someone else’s religion; another liberal blogger has been murdered in Bangladesh;
more LGBT-hate laws in the USA; the NSW branch of the Australian neoliberal Party may have been giving contact details to an anti-LGBT group without permission; an article on basic terminology; the problems for trans people in finding health care; LGBT hate in South Africa; a son says his two Mums are his parents; an article on the effects of hate / discrimination on LGBT people;
racism in the media; concern continues over possible racist treatment of an indigenous singer;
use of social media to bypass (not directly seek to change the problem of) discrimination in job applications; - With regard to crime, judicial matters and policing: a leak has led to investigations of money laundering and tax evasion – see also here, here, here, and here; Burma’s part in the heroin problem; a joint team led by the Secretary-General’s Deputy Special Representative, Diane Corner, has travelled for the second time to Kemo prefecture in the Central African Republic (CAR) as part of the information gathering and fact-finding mission. The Secretary-General's Special Coordinator on improving United Nations Response to Sexual Exploitation and Abuse will also visit the CAR on this matter, and also the Democratic Republic of Congo, where similar allegations have been raised against Tanzanian peacekeepers (UN daily briefing) – see here for a criticism of the UN culture on this issue; executions increased 50% last year, to over 1,500 – over 1,000 in West Asia / the Middle East; a review of Queensland (largely unsuccessful) anti-bikie laws; France has banned prostitution, as part of an attempt to cut human trafficking – although that also affects legitimate sex workers; regional Victorian police are being investigated for alleged abuse of a woman; an example of the stupidity of some drivers;
- 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. Do you suffer from FOMO? 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?): more violence on public transport (PT); Australia’s policies on protecting the Great Barrier Reef are considered likely to fail; treating depression and Vitamin D deficiency helps heart health; a mother’s thoughts for her daughter on being over-busy (“Rushing Women’s Syndrome”); psychologists are struggling to keep up with the problem of social media addiction; warning of an economic recession if the world ignores climate change; “young people squeezed by creeping pressures not of their making and largely beyond their control … brittle laughter at jokes about renting until 50 and retiring beyond the grave” – it is not only young people: only one of my friends in the over 50s age group is reasonably secure; hackers have put nearly 50 million Turkish people at risk of identity theft and fraud; an antivaxxer has changed her views after she became ill, passed it on to her child and nearly killed the child; a modern day version of kid’s “lemonade stand”, and a call for more free range kids; an article stating that economics is what stops extensive reuse;
- With regard to education: social class-based discrimination in my home State, and concerns that under-resourcing is leading to difficulties managing behavioural problems;
- With regard to Africa, the Africa Center for Strategic Studies (and other
sources) also has:
children are being held in military prisons in the Democratic republic of Congo (DRC); violence has erupted in the DRC’s capital, allegedly by forces formerly local to a losing candidate;
the United Nations has approved a police force for Burundi, which has been accepted, as Burundians are urged to record crimes against humanity;
the UN Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations has told the Security Council that, while important steps had been achieved in the implementation of the peace agreement in Mali, progress was still too slow regarding defence and security (UN daily briefing);
the Office for the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has said that it was concerned about the increasing number of people killed in mob attacks in Malawi (UN daily briefing);
the World Food Programme (WFP) has released a new study on Rwanda, indicating that rates of chronic malnutrition in Rwanda have fallen significantly in the last three years, but still remain stubbornly high, especially in rural areas;
the USA and Uganda disagree over the impact of the recent elections on Uganda’s credibility; - With regard to China and East and South East Asia: North Korea will pursue its nuclear and ballistic missile programme in defiance of the United States and its allies, and considers that a state of "semi-war" now existed on the divided Korean peninsula (a state of “semi-war” already exists on that peninsula, as the two nations have only ever declared a ceasefire, not peace. Time for China to prove its international credibility, and get their semi-puppet state to pull its head in); … which China has now done, to some extent, by restricting trade with North Korea over the latter’s nuclear programme; the problems caused by Japan’s sense of rivalry with China; the significance and state of relations between Japan, South Korea and the USA; an examination of the influence of domestic political issues on Indonesia’s approach to the South China Sea problem; video of an assault on a woman in China has highlighted sexist and bystander problems;
- With regard to the Indian sub-continent, The Hindu and other sources
have:
forty-seven police officers have been sentenced to life in prison by a special court in India for killing 10 Sikh pilgrims in 1991 and then lying in an attempt to justify the shootings; an argument for more restorative justice in minor crimes; six people have been arrested for attacking Dalit teenagers; an analysis of a recent violent incident, triggered by cricket but around “nationalism” and education;
twenty million people in Bangladesh are still drinking water contaminated with arsenic, two decades after the potentially deadly toxin was discovered in the supply;
attempts to discuss peace between India and Pakistan have been suspended;
the US Senate has unanimously adopted a resolution calling on the Maldives to rectify the injustice meted out to its former president Mohamed Nasheed and all other political prisoners;
Sri Lanka is neither pro-India nor pro-China; - 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): humanitarian assistance is continuing to refugees from areas near Mosul (UN daily briefing);
- With regard to the Libyan
civil war: an assessment of the
current situation; the new “unity”
government, still oppose by the previous
twoonetwo governments(the Tripoli government has now ceded power to the unity government – later changed to NOT ceded), has frozen the bank accounts of state organisations; Tunisia will reopen its embassy to Libya to support the new “unity” government; weapons can be bought via facebook in Libya; - With regard to Sudan and South Sudan:
fighting continues – as does the need for aid - in Sudan;
In Sudan, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has said that the refugee influx into the country from South Sudan is continuing, and aid has been stepped up (UN daily briefing);
formation of a joint security unit, as set out in the recent peace agreements, has commenced; warnings that food insecurity in South Sudan is increasing; - with regard to the conflict in Syria: calls for medical evacuations to be facilitated (UN daily briefing); the Syrian government is continuing to block the delivery of aid; Syria is press-ganging men into its army; the UN Special Envoy for Syria has met Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to discuss the resumption of peace talks (UN daily briefing); rebels have recaptured a town from terrorists;
- with regard to Turkey: a review of Turkey’s failures since the civil war started in Syria; an assessment of Erdogan;
- with regard to the conflicts in Ukraine, particularly in the east: the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has announced that it aims to reach 270,000 of the most vulnerable people in eastern Ukraine with monthly food assistance over the first half of this year;
- With regard to West Asia / the Middle East,
the Middle East Eye and other sources have:
the UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process has said that, following Israel’s decision to suspend the private import of cement into Gaza in response to allegations that a substantial amount had been diverted from its intended legitimate beneficiaries, the United Nations is working closely with its Palestinian and Israeli Government counterparts to assist in resolving the situation in order to prevent incidents that could lead to any future suspension of imports (UN daily briefing); unsafe drinking water in Gaza; the “right to movement” marathon; the problematic role (and flaws?) of the Palestinian Authority; the Israeli soldier who recently shot a wounded Palestinian has now been charged with murder; the wellbeing / fate of Israeli soldiers who have been taken prisoner in Gaza remains unknown; racism in Israel; Israel is normalising diplomatic relations with Turkey;
warnings from an Egyptian editor that diplomatic ties between Egypt and Italy are at risk over failure to properly investigate the torture and murder of an Italian student; - With regard to the war in Yemen: Houthi rebels are talking to Saudi Arabia; a review of the changes in this conflict over the last year, with the Saudi focus shifting more to terrorists, rather than the Houthis as “enemy number one”; weapons bound for the Houthis have been seized;
- With regard to natural and other catastrophes: flooding in Pakistan and Kashmir has killed dozens; flooding also in Fiji and Vanuatu (UN daily briefing);
- With regard to peace and/or spirituality generally, and
the occasional nice story:
claims fighting between Azerbaijan and Armenia has stopped – which is disputed. See also here, for an assessment of the situation; the USA has sold advanced attack helicopters to Pakistan; a review of the recent nuclear safety summit;
- interesting thoughts from a candidate for the role of next Secretary-General on expanding the number of permanent members of the Security Council;
- the World Health Organisation(WHO) has appealed for US$ 2.2 billion to provide lifesaving health services to more than 79 million people in more than 30 countries facing protracted emergencies this year, including Syria, Ethiopia, Fiji and Angola.
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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