Post No. 929 – For Sunday evening’s meditation-clearing

For everyone’s convenience:   the reminders / explanations about Sunday’s meditation-clearing are here;   a simplified blogiography of posts related to this work is here,   a list of themes I have identified here;   my changing the personality of oppressors and other world leaders post is here;   (see here for some investigation into evidence of the effectiveness of this type of work … 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 has excellent, helpful insights on generational transmission of harm, the cost of war, and ways to heal our hearts;   and   this post reminds us to be patient and persistent, like a “speeding oak” (and I like the comment about a sudden “shift” being just another form of apocalyptic thinking).

Now, the purpose of posting these news links (and, incidentally, these posts are the equivalent of a re-tweeting service, or, at best, a commentary site: I am NOT a journalist, and make NO claims to objectivity or freedom from bias or trying to cover all [there are often more than two] sides of an issue – see here) 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, so that you can do the clearing / strengthening that is required.   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.

Further to that, 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.

There are some notes at the end of this post about other options for those who do not like this way of working, opportunities for healers, and the default plan for any time I am late getting my Psychic Weather Report up.

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 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 perspective of Æther;

(d)   the principles of public debate are being exercised – and the possible flaws (e.g., potential discrimination against minorities, and what happens when it is suppressed) are being evinced. This also shows the need for good access to accurate information, which is why, ultimately, the Internet needs to be adequately protected;

(e)   the need for a broader, more spiritual perspective on everything is more apparent;

(f)   power, alliances and conflict have been showing considerable fluidity;

(g)   some people, groups and places are less evolved – which is not necessarily related to social, economic or technological advancement/complexity;

(h)   history has too often been used to suppress: sometimes that doesn’t work … ;

(i)   impatience is never good;

(j)   reacting emotionally can sometimes be enhanced by taking time to calm down and think –especially about unintended or flow on consequences;

(k)   people with power have obligations and duties: they also have rights, as do those without power or influence;

(l)   bullying and thoughtlessness has claimed more victims this week;

(m)   discrimination has costs – sometimes literal financial costs for the discriminators;

(n)   naiveté is problem – especially with regard to children, as is assuming that parents opposition to education changes is always (and sometimes it is) malicious, rather than based on ignorance or fear of being outsmarted by those one is responsible for;

(o)   the counter to fear is genuine  EQ and clear thinking, expressed through calm, de-escalating speech;

(p)   peace is powerful, but it is a process requiring patient (not impatient!), persistent and nuanced nurturing, and a blend of conventional spiritual work, clearing nonBPM units, and physical world activism;

(q)   where problems exist, advocating for BPM responses, and being as BPM as one can be, and constructive solutions - as is clearing nonBPM units;

I also take this opportunity to emphasise 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;
• Events warranting particular attention, or fitting into too many categories:
     concerns that “someone” (possibly China, or maybe Russia) is trying to work out how to take the Internet down (in my day job, I know and use the benefits of connectivity, but I have had concerns about the risks from the start – and those risks are greatest because of laziness around basics such as individual password creation and usage, but this sort of possibility has to be considered as well. Why isn’t it? possibly because the drive to greater economic efficiency has left people dealing with such issues overwhelmed by their workload, and unable to effectively deal with such issues no matter how their managers flap their lips about such being the responsibility of the overloaded workers);
• With regard to democracy, freedom and governance (e.g., here and here):
     -   the Australian neoliberal party’s first openly gay MP is opposed to a plebiscite on Equal Marriage on the grounds that it weakens representative democracy;   Luxembourg’s Foreign Minister has called for Hungary to be suspended or even expelled from the European Union because of its "massive violation" of EU fundamental values;   a critique of a notorious Australian Senator’s past claims about being “swamped” by some ethnicities (claims now redirected to religions), and a rebuttal of her victim-blaming comments about domestic violence and the Family Court – see also here;   the Australian National Audit Office has criticised the Immigration Department for shoddy hiring practices in relation to Australia’s refugee gulags – see also here;   an assessment that the expansion of NATO was good;   a critique of new Australian Senator Hinch, and his crusade to name and shame child abusers;   an examination of international relations around the Pacific;   the European Union is ready to begin discussing Brexit (this brings to mind the regular claims by a small minority in North Queensland [Townsville and north] and Far North Queensland [north of about Innisfail] that they would be better off without the rest of Australia / Queensland – which ignores the massive funding boost they receive from the rest of Australia / Queensland; fortunately, the majority of people in those areas have escaped enough sunstroke to be rational. [On the other hand, Western Australia, with its minerals boom until recently, had a case – now gone, and squandered by the friends of big business who seemed to have genuinely believe in the trickle down economic conspiracy theory]: the UK, I suspect, is going to find itself a bit like NQ/FNQ … );   experts have called for parents to be given easy access to practical skills classes and support, saying Australians get no training for our toughest job ("This is one of the few areas in psychology and psychiatry where a brief intervention actually can be the best way to go and have a very powerful effect ... for the majority of families, when you're able to get in early enough … in the primary school or preschool years … they're very powerful"), with positive support from parents who have completed such courses;   an analysis of the cost per olympic medal for Australia at the recent Rio games (as a teenager, I was quite successful at competitive sailing – not enough to be an Olympian, but good enough that I could have made a living through it as paid crew on large yachts. I chose not to because I wanted to do something of community value. I have also been concerned – and at times horrified – by some of the money spent on competitiveness. There is a need for fun and recreation, but that can be had without large expense – the New Zealand designs of small yachts built with plywood, for instance, show that. Things like carbon fibre and tilting keels unquestionably make boats faster and more exciting, but I am not comfortable with that level of spending – and this sort of expense is the ultimate expression of that, for national glory, rather than the Olympic ideal. [Oh, and for someone who doesn’t have any money, almost all boats need CREW … ]);   an opinion piece arguing that “forthcoming summits will reflect India’s status as a key player both regionally and internationally. But unless we move from an event-oriented to a process-driven diplomacy, this will only be a transient gain”;   an examination of the decline of the leftist groups who were instrumental in the overthrow of the Shah in 1979;   an examination of the effect of the resurgent alliance between Russia and China on the relationship between Europe and the USA;
     -   Fiji has arrested (and later released without charge) opposition figures who criticised that nation’s constitution;   China has shut down a village which was a trailblazer for grassroots democracy;   concerns that a US state’s decision to require photo ID will hit poorer voters;   concerning cheapskate compulsory acquisitions of property are being fought (as a young engineer in Queensland, it appalled me that local Council was so glib about taking people’s land, and trying to do so cheaply “for the good of the community”, with NO consideration of the devastation they would cause);
     -   the European Union’s President has suggested a permanent military headquarters as a step towards a permanent military (from a governance point of view, the short and long term views of this make sense: how it stacks up morally/spiritually depends on the detail – if it is to be used to push refuges back into the sea, it will be a bad thing; if it is used to speed humanitarian interventions, good; and if both, a bag of mixed blessings);   corruption charges have been filed against a former Brazilian President;   the US government has agreed to pay compensation to the family of an Italian aid worker killed by a drone strike in Pakistan;
     -   Argentina and the UK have agreed to work toward removing measures restricting the oil and gas industry, shipping and fishing around the disputed Falkland Islands;
     -   a critique of Australia’s highly variable relationship with the nations of the Pacific, which has reached a low point over climate change;   the Northern Territory has a female majority cabinet;   the charities regulator has threatened the tax-free status of the Catholic Education Commission of Victoria (CECV) after it urged parents not to vote for the Greens at the federal election, but has failed to act similarly against the Australian Conservation Foundation and Environment Victoria, both of which campaigned against Liberal candidates in the July poll;   Australia has lost the industrial base necessary to be able to defend itself;
• 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 violent extremists 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. As a final point, I am deliberately avoiding the use of specific names of violent extremist groups as much as possible to reduce the publicity they get – I’m not a primary news source, and thus consider I can do so: any names that are needed are in the articles I have provided links to):
     -   violent extremist attacks have occurred in Australia, Pakistan, and, according to this Wikipedia page, 28 other attacks have occurred, including 6 in Iraq;   prevention has or may have occurred in France; and actions have occurred against violent extremists in Libya, Syria; an eight hour protest over religiously mixed marriages has ended with arrests;   gun nuts have shot and burned the effigy of a gun control supporter in Australia;   prolonged experience of abuse (including what I regard as sexual assault) by travellers who “look like they might be terrorists”;   5.6% of detainees released from Camp X Ray at Guantanamo Bay by the Obama Administration have joined violent extremists, down from just over 20% under Bush;   Tunisia, the nation which did best in the Arab Spring, has become the leading source of violent extremists;   discord within violent extremist groups in Nigeria;
     -   Iran has criticised Saudi Arabia for its links to violent extremism – forgetting about its own such links;   the Australian Prime Minister has warned One Nation and his own outspoken backbencher George Christensen that "Tagging all Muslims with the crimes of a few is fundamentally wrong and it's also counter-productive";
     -   a critique of ways to find a balanced response to terrorist threats;
• With regard to refugees:   Syrian refugees in Lebanon are fearing tighter rules;   an explanation of why so many children are fleeing the gangs in Central America;   refugees see mobile connectivity as a lifeline;   one Australian’s explanation why they – belatedly - changed their mind regarding Australia’s refugee gulags;   the USA will increase its refugee intake to 110,000 next year;   days before the 19^th September Summit for Refugees and Migrants, the UN Secretary-General has said “we cannot let innocent people be buried by indifference”;   Nobel Peace Prize nominee, Nadia Murad Basee Taha, who survived trafficking at the hands of violent extremists, has been appointed a United Nations advocate for the victims of human trafficking;   the UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Africa’s Sahel region has called on the international community to show increased support for people who have been displaced from their homes amid violence extremists;   the return of refugees to Somalia from Kenya is claimed to have breached international laws;   over 200,000 refugees have queued to cross the Mediterranean;
• With regard to human rights and discrimination (including associated violence / crime):
     -   mediaeval approaches to same sex attraction in China;   the discussion on a plebiscite on Equal Marriage in Australia has started claiming victims (relocation to avoid bullying) as our opposition party, several cross benchers and one government MP prepare to block this;   Ballarat's Anglican Bishop has declared his support for same-sex marriage and said he opposed the Federal Government's proposed plebiscite on the issue – and see also here;   the benefits of a progressive teaching of gender;
     -   a TV show has been made to highlight the contributions of African-American women to the US space programme;   an indigenous man has bought a couple of racists a cuppa;   class action is being taken in Queensland to recover “stolen” wages;   more on Canada’s “stolen sisters” problem;   a respected indigenous elder has finally been allowed to mentor indigenous prisoners;   successful work to bring police and the Watts community in the USA closer;   “Aunty, with our prospects in life, what is the point of being healthy?”;   Australian psychologists have apologised to indigenous people;   a Native American has been punished academically for refusing to take the US citizenship pledge;   remembering the nearly two centuries (longer?) of history of Chinese people in Australia, including the discrimination they faced;
     -   the Northern Territory has a female majority cabinet;   an Indian woman has been raped because she allegedly ate beef;   better pay deals for some Australian women athletes;   “shine theory” has been successful in President Obama’s administration;   Kuwait has been urged to make better efforts to stop human trafficking and exploitation;   Egypt is in line for this week’s stupidity prize for making mothers have a breast examination … none of which is helped by a milk formula shortage, that the army has promised to fix??!!!;   a woman has committed suicide after years of online humiliation about a sex tape;   an editorial stating that “the Supreme Court’s order directing the Centre to ask States to end the oppressive practice of sterilising women in large camps is a timely reminder that the country must urgently adopt a rights-based health policy” – well are truly overdue!;
     -   grave concerns over the USA’s lifting of sanctions against Burma;   a British man has been jailed for murdering an imam who practised a form of healing which he saw as "black magic" incompatible with Islam;
• With regard to crime, judicial matters and policing:   police statistics show crime has an association with lower socio-economic status, but have asked for more police, rather than commenting on addressing the cause;   Russian hackers are attempting to bully, intimidate and shame people over medical issues;   a respected indigenous elder has finally been allowed to mentor indigenous prisoners;   I have just found out that US police endangered a child in a recent viral photo by not blurring his face – the images here all had the face covered. That is unacceptable – not as bad as the behaviour of those in the front seat of the car by a long shot, but still utterly unacceptable and unprofessional;   an explanation of why so many children are fleeing the gangs in Central America;   successful work to bring police and the Watts community in the USA closer;   an unpublished report by Victoria's corruption watchdog has recommended sweeping changes to the way the state's police service handles complaints against officers;
• 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):   an opinion piece arguing for refinement of defamation laws;   a defence of Section 18C;   another article on offensive language - through history;   an examination of why US citizens have less trust in the media;   the UK’s Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO) has ruled that photographs showing Prince George sitting on a police motorbike, taken through the railings of Kensington Palace, were of "private activity on private land" and thus were a breach of privacy;   five people have been charged with insulting Tanzania’s President on social media;
• With regard to overcrowding and “modern” lifestyle issues (is YOUR smart phone free of conflict  minerals, environmental harm and child labour? 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?):
     -   population growth is making it harder to relocate snakes from my home city;   wind generators that look like trees;   a group of former top officials from US military and national-security agencies have endorsed three documents warning of climate change's "strategically-significant risk to US national security" and calling on the next US president to create a cabinet position dedicated to managing the problem;   humans are driving an unprecedented marine extinction;   Global Fishing Watch has a crowdsourced technology which aims to offer a solution to the problem of illegal fishing;   a sinkhole under a tank holding wastewater from fertiliser manufacture that contained a slightly radioactive product known as phosphogypsum has caused a leak of 1,000 ML of contaminated water into Florida’s main groundwater source of drinking water (how is it that most members of the public have no chance of finding out about this sort of by-product until a disaster occurs – unless they are an activist? How was the tank designed, and how were approvals managed – was this truly an unforeseeable event?);   Indian scientists have recycled fish scales into green energy;
     -   concerns that “someone” (possibly China, or maybe Russia) is trying to work out how to take the Internet down (in my day job, I know and use the benefits of connectivity, but I have had concerns about the risks from the start – and those risks are greatest because of laziness around basics such as individual password creation and usage, but this sort of possibility has to be considered as well. Why isn’t it? possibly because the drive to greater economic efficiency has left people dealing with such issues overwhelmed by their workload, and unable to effectively deal with such issues no matter how their managers flap their lips about such being the responsibility of the overloaded workers);   an article on digital addiction (and, whilst I would agree that such is a problem, and things like FOMO also, there are some people for whom the Internet is their only or their best way of getting any contact with others);   a woman has committed suicide after years of online humiliation about a sex tape;   a call to rein in the current “open slather” trade in spyware;   an 18-year-old Austrian girl has sued her parents for posting pictures, including “embarrassing” images from her childhood, on facebook without her consent, and appears to have a good chance of success;
     -   a call for an open source drug discovery system;   the benefits of globalisation;   calls in the US state of California for wider health insurance to reduce overall costs;
     -   concerns over the cost of making houses bushfire proof (it was an earth-covered, concrete dome house, built in the 1980s after some devastating fires, that led to me being aware of the advantages of that style of construction, and of the benefits – including to cost – of thinking “outside the box”);   anti-obesity campaigns are increasing eating disorders;   another report on the mental health stigma amongst medical “professionals”, as football players indulge in sledges over the issue;   the problems of “too much” open space in offices;   a new MP has committed to helping mental health, beginning with sharing his experience of his father’s suicide;   a critique of an assessment of laws aimed at reducing alcohol-fuelled violence;
• With regard to education:   hundreds of teachers in the Northern Territory have been assaulted;   the US-based Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has most (not all) of its course materials available on-line – free;   the benefits of a progressive teaching of gender;   the importance of focusing on keeping teachers, as well as getting teachers into the profession;   a call for mentoring of school kids to keep them away from gangs in the USA;   the central Indian government intends to bring a bill to introduce  reservation (positive discrimination) for faculty positions in the country's premier business schools Indian Institute of Management;
• 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):   calls for “avenues to peace” to be urgently explored;
• With regard to Africa, the Africa Center for Strategic Studies (and other sources) also has:
     -   winners and losers from Mugabe’s land policies;   an example of corruption;   Zimbabwe will start printing its own “bond notes”;   protests expected when Mugabe attends a UN summit;
     -   the return of refugees to Somalia from Kenya is claimed to have breached international laws;
     -   concerns that Canada may be contemplating a risky peacekeeping mission to Mali;
     -   five people have been charged with insulting Tanzania’s President on social media;
     -   fuel deemed too dirty for Europe is being sold to Africa;
     -   maps showing the overlapping effects of autocracy and conflict in Africa;
• With regard to China and East and South East Asia:
     -   China is extending its influence in the South Pacific;   mediaeval approaches to same sex attraction in China;   China has shut down a village which was a trailblazer for grassroots democracy;  an examination of the US response to the recent court decision on the South China Sea;   success against a Chinese counterfeiter;   the pain of rejection and loneliness in China;   China is progressing in its plans for a human occupied space station;
     -   South Korea would “reduce Pyongyang to ashes” if there was any sign of a nuclear attack, it is claimed;   the Chinese town that is facilitating smuggling to subvert sanctions against North Korea;
     -   the Philippines current president is facing protests over his plan to honour the notorious dictator Marcos;   a reminder of the abuses of the Philippine people committed by the USA, beginning with a war that killed between 250,000 and one million people at the start of the 20^th Century;   claims that the Philippines President ordered mass killings when he was a mayor – with the accuser now denied protection and left vulnerable to the current crop of death squads (what could have happened in President Duterte’s last life to give his such a predilection for killing – was he executed? Or was he and perhaps people he cared about killed by drug lords or their thugs? It’s worth taking a moment to think about how things go from life to life);   the current mass killings of drug dealers and addicts has caused over 700,000 of the Philippines’ estimated 3.7 million addicts to turn themselves in – overwhelming rehabilitation facilities;
     -   the European Union may help Indonesia in its battle against illegal timber practices;
• With regard to the conflict in Iraq (noting that Iraq was once a peaceful and prosperous society, before the UK / USA / CIA backed revolution – see here, and that it needs an emphasis on a secular society and citizenship – but also here, although based in Syria and here):
     -   the Iraq Body Count project reports 223 people killed in the last week;
• With regard to the Libyan civil war:   an examination of the relationship between Libya and Russia in recent decades;   an assessment of the situation in Libya – and also here;
• With regard to Russia:   Russian hackers are attempting to bully, intimidate and shame people over medical issues;   an assessment that the expansion of NATO was good;   an examination of the effect of the resurgent alliance between Russia and China on the relationship between Europe and the USA;
• With regard to South and Central America:   corruption charges have been filed against a former Brazilian President;   an explanation of why so many children are fleeing the gangs in Central America;   “Of the 150 socioeconomic conflicts related to the extractive industries that Peru’s new government inherited, one of the highest-profile is the protest by the people living near the biggest mining project in the history of the country: Las Bambas”;
• With regard to South Asia (aka the Indian sub-continent), The Hindu and other sources have:
     -   violence in Kashmir has led to more  deaths, and a call for a new strategy;   an Indian woman has been raped because she allegedly ate beef;   a dispute over water has turned violent;   “Compassion should be shown towards stray dogs but ... these animals cannot be allowed to become a menace to society. A balance needs to be created for dealing with such situation”;   an editorial stating that “the Supreme Court’s order directing the Centre to ask States to end the oppressive practice of sterilising women in large camps is a timely reminder that the country must urgently adopt a rights-based health policy” – well are truly overdue!;   an opinion piece arguing that “forthcoming summits will reflect India’s status as a key player both regionally and internationally. But unless we move from an event-oriented to a process-driven diplomacy, this will only be a transient gain”;   the central Indian government intends to bring a bill to introduce  reservation (positive discrimination) for faculty positions in the country's premier business schools Indian Institute of Management;
     -   a call for India to stay out of Nepal’s internal affairs and allow that nation to stabilise itself, followed by India telling Nepal to be inclusive;
     -   an examination of the problems of government-military relations in Pakistan;
     -   “A recent research study “Bangladesh: Looking Beyond Garments” conducted by the Asian Development Bank ADB has revealed that the positive economic turnaround in Bangladesh is largely due [to] the rising presence of women in the workplace”;
• With regard to Sudan and South Sudan:
     -   claims South Sudan’s leaders made themselves rich during the civil war;   over a million people have fled the terrible conditions in South Sudan;   analysts are saying an arms embargo is better late than never;   the UN is seeking accountability for human rights variations, although the South Sudanese government is dithering;
• with regard to the conflict in Syria:   dozens have been killed by airstrikes hours after the US and Russia reached a temporary ceasefire deal, which started on time … and has caused rumblings in the ranks … and has been marred by violence and some levels of continued violence … ;   Turkey, after years of inaction and allowing aid to violent extremist groups, is now claiming it has a duty to destroy those groups … ;   aid trucks for Syria are STUCK on the Turkish border – that border which used to let so much through to violent extremists for so many years;   a “moderate” rebel group in Syria has forced US special forces who were advancing with Turkish forces to leave;
• with regard to Turkey:   Turkey, after years of inaction and allowing aid to violent extremist groups, is now claiming it has a duty to destroy those groups … ;   aid trucks for Syria are STUCK on the Turkish border – that border which used to let so much through to violent extremists for so many years;
• With regard to West Asia / the Middle East, the Middle East Eye and other sources have:
     -   Israel has received the largest ever military aid package from the USA – see also here;   the latest in a spate of shellings and air raids between Israel and forces linked to Hamas has caused no injuries or deaths;   three dead after alleged attacks in the West Bank and Jerusalem;
     -   Iran’s Kurdish minority have stepped up their military action;   Iran has criticised Saudi Arabia for its links to violent extremism – forgetting about its own such links;   an examination of the decline of the leftist groups who were instrumental in the overthrow of the Shah in 1979;
     -   concerns that Saudi Arabia pricing poorer pilgrims out the Hajj;
     -   Egypt is in line for this week’s stupidity prize for making mothers have a breast examination … none of which is helped by a milk formula shortage, that the army has promised to fix?!;
• With regard to the war in Yemen:   claims one third of Saudi-led air strikes have hit civilians;
• With regard to natural and other catastrophes:   an earthquake in Tanzania;   floods in North Korea;   a cyclone in East Asia;   floods in my home state (stay out of flood water, people);   a chikungunya outbreak in India;
• With regard to peace and/or spirituality generally, and the occasional nice story:   my local UN association is having a Peace Day event in Melbourne on the 21^st September;… ahead of the International Day of Peace, the UN Secretary-General has stressed that each of the new global Sustainable Development Goals adopted a year ago are the “building blocks” for peace;   calls for investment to make “inclusive rural transformation” happen;   a questioning of attempts to justify unsuccessful wars;

and from a range of other sites:

• thousands of Spaniards have demanded an end to bull fighting;
• praise for Roald Dahl’s character Matilda;
• despite claims that this person “explained the evolution of altruism”, he didn’t – he lacked the spiritual insight which is necessary to do so;
• an examination of role models;
• after years of fuelling conspiracy theories, conspiracy nutter and Republican US Presidential candidate Trump has finally admitted - as his campaign tried to silence damaging charges of racism - that IS President Barack Obama is an American citizen ... and tried to deflect blame onto Democratic US Presidential candidate Clinton ... ;
• the winners of the Blue Economy Aquaculture Challenge (which sounds like a good idea to me) have been announced;
• researchers are trying to catch up with farmers by recording and analysing cows mooing in order to better understand what the animals are saying. No doubt this is being helped by Google blurring the faces of cows to protect their privacy :)

(Dear Reader, did you note and reject any use by me of pejorative terms? If not, please re-read this and do so – remember, I expect you to think)

Now, some relocated notes and other comments/information.

Remember that many others are very capably 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 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 10 AM and 10 PM local time each day, and 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), there are online groups (e.g. here and here – which I’m not members of, and thus do not know the quality of) and even an app. 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. I also point out that more than just psychic work is required – activism in the physical world, even if it is “only” writing letters to politicians / the media will help, as will a whole range of other stuff. To stimulate some ideas on this aspect of service, see here , here and here, and, of course, here.

(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.)

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.

I apologise for publishing these posts twice, but Blogger keeps changing my formatting. I can either publish it and then correct the altered formatting and re-publish it, or save and close the post and correct it when I reopen it prior to publishing it, but that leaves an extra copy in my "drafts" folder which I then have to clean up ...

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” (a very US-focused site which also has articles I have concerns about, but also a surprising number of gems),  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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