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 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 compassion and agape-style love of BPM Water;(d) the USA faces a choice between giving in to fear, and the anger and hate that leads to, or not. Unfortunately, owing to its position, this decision will impact the rest of the world;(e) the counter to fear is genuine EQ and clear thinking, expressed through calm, de-escalating speech;(f) 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;(g) 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;
- With regard to democracy (which requires protection of minorities and the vulnerable), freedom
and governance (e.g., here, here, here and here):
- a series of papers examining options for Australia with regard to the South China Sea (and – to simplify - arguing for greater ties with other disinterested parties – Indonesia and South Korea); an assessment that the closure of a left-of-centre newspaper shows Turkeys drift away from Europe; an interesting opinion piece on the future of globalisation ("we need to rescue globalisation not just from populists, but also from its cheerleaders”; "Inequality is not just about material standards; it’s also about social exclusion"; "The challenge for the “left” is to re-engage with economics"; and "The consensus in the post-war period was that the economic role of government, besides the normal functions of providing public goods, was to protect capitalism from its own self-destructive tendencies"); a critique of the Australian government’s attack on civil society; Trump is “not an outlier … he is the distillation of all that we have been induced to desire and admire”;
- there has been a series of assassinations in Mozambique; the crackdown on the opposition in Gambia is threatening the fairness of the coming election; “The alt-right, or alternative right, is an umbrella term for a group of Americans who share a desire to eschew political correctness, are hell bent on breaking the current political system and are viewed by critics as racist and dangerous”; Hungary’s right wing government is trying to claim the legacy of the uprising, 60 years ago, against the Soviets and for freedom, democracy and progressive European values (I’ve met several people who fled Hungary at that time);
- concerns over the FBI’s conduct regarding advise on new investigations of emails linked to US Presidential Candidate Clinton – see also here and here (the FBI is on a hiding to nothing on this issue, but the questions are valid); El Salvador's former President Elias Antonio Saca has been arrested over accusations of embezzling millions of dollars of public funds; an Iranian court has sentenced Tehran's controversial (for his anti-reform stances) former chief prosecutor to 135 lashes for corruption; an investigation into President Zuma has indicated possible corruption at high levels in South Africa; 93% of the 42% of voters who turned out in the Ivory Coast approved the new constitution;
- the Australian Government's proposed lifetime ban on asylum seekers and refugees has been described as "extreme", "evil" and "sick"; criticism of Australia’s Prime Minister “his indulgence of the right-wing campaign to axe part of the Racial Discrimination Act: (“How dire if Malcolm Turnbull's signature achievement, aside from rescuing a grateful nation from Tony Abbott, was to make it easier for Australians to be publicly racist”); ignoring the advice of public servants has cost a Senator his position; the eligibility of two Senators has been challenged – see here and here; a leading surgeon who would have been barred from Australia for life under a proposed refugee policy if he had arrived from Iraq later has pleaded with the government not to be blinded by a wave of right wing radicalism; the dearth of jobs in Australia;
- this week’s atrocity alert at R2P lists Central African Republic, Iraq, Syria and Eritrea; - 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/acts have occurred this week in Nigeria, Uganda, and, according to this Wikipedia page, 5 attacks in Iraq (out of a total of 9); prevention has or may have occurred in Saudi Arabia; and actions have occurred against violent extremists in Nigeria; extremely concerning allegations that Nigerian officials are sexually abusing the rescued victims of violent extremists; Greek authorities have moved against men in military garb who stormed the planned site of the first official mosque in Athens; allegations of extrajudicial killings; claims the leader of violent extremists is trapped in Mosul, Iraq; talks aimed at stopping attacks on oil facilities in Nigeria have been inconclusive; as violent extremists face the prospect of defeat in Iraq, counter-terror experts say the risk of foreign fighters returning to their home countries is increasing dramatically;
- support for the female victims of violent terrorists in Syria and Iraq, despite a struggling health system dependent on aid; a travelling interfaith team in France is countering hate;
- the ongoing trauma of the Yazidis – many of whom fear to return home because their neighbours helped the violent extremists; - With regard to refugees (noting the New York Declaration):
the Australian Government's proposed lifetime ban on asylum seekers and refugees has been described as "extreme", "evil" and "sick"; the UN will investigate Australia’s refugee gulags; the looming food shortage for refugees in the Western Sahara; the UN has said that the Governments of France and the United Kingdom fell seriously short of their obligations under the international child rights convention by inadequately handling the situation of minors living at the refugee camp near Calais, in France; concern over work and living conditions for refugees in Italy, who are also subjected to hate attacks; a Kurdish refugee camp in Greece appears to be well run by the refugees; a trip with a refugee rescue team in the Mediterranean; a leading surgeon who would have been barred from Australia for life under a proposed refugee policy if he had arrived from Iraq later has pleaded with the government not to be blinded by a wave of right wing radicalism; a report that Italy has abused refugees in response to European Union pressure; the ongoing trauma of the Yazidis – many of whom fear to return home because their neighbours helped the violent extremists; - With regard to human rights and discrimination (including
associated violence / crime):
- the so-called “bathroom bills” in the USA affect more than only transgender people; India has a transgender news anchor; Tanzania has extended its homophobia into its anti-AIDS programmes; the absurdity of responding to “fleeting expletives” with criminal sanction - particularly so when contrasted to language which depicts homosexuality as abnormal, unnatural and sinful; homophobia in Morocco;
- criticism of Australia’s Prime Minister “his indulgence of the right-wing campaign to axe part of the Racial Discrimination Act: (“How dire if Malcolm Turnbull's signature achievement, aside from rescuing a grateful nation from Tony Abbott, was to make it easier for Australians to be publicly racist”) - see also here and here; a personal story from the 50th Anniversary Conference of the Black Panther Party; the excess of enquiries into indigenous affairs in the last few decades has led to “enquiry fatigue” but no action;
- a questioning as to whether or not Canada’s feminist Prime Minister has delivered adequately on his rhetoric; the struggle against domestic violence in Brazil needs to continue;
- the Australian Red Cross has exposed half a million Australians to the risk of ID theft; Burmese security forces have shot scores of people, raped women, burnt the Koran and looted and burnt shops and houses in western Rakhine state in the biggest upsurge in violence against Rohingya Muslims in four years; Amnesty International (which, although I support most of its work, is anti-Pagan) has been kicked out of its Moscow offices for criticising Russia’s actions in Syria; concern over work and living conditions for refugees in Italy, who are also subjected to hate attacks; a travelling interfaith team in France is countering hate; Greek authorities have moved against men in military garb who stormed the planned site of the first official mosque in Athens; Bangladesh’s National Human Rights Commission has said that attacks on Hindu homes and temples was a planned land grab; Saudi Arabia – which, in addition to its war in Yemen had hundreds of issues raised during its last periodical review –kept its seat on the UN Human Rights Council because of a lack of competition from other nations in the region for the region’s allocated seats, and an assessment of Hungary’s also surprising election; details of 140 online activists who Gulf nations have tried to silence; a very surprising example of interfaith cooperation in Queensland, which is often quite backward socially – in fact, that is one of the reasons I left there three decades ago (that and boredom with the interminable heat and humidity :) ); - With regard
to crime, judicial matters and policing:
the Australian Red Cross has exposed half a million Australians to the risk of ID theft; concerns over the FBI’s conduct regarding advise on new investigations of emails linked to US Presidential Candidate Clinton – see also here and here (the FBI is on a hiding to nothing on this issue, but the questions are valid); fears overcrowding at a central Queensland jail will lead to more sexual assaults; a major drug bust in India; suggestions for the ICC on improving its relationship with African nations; the absurdity of responding to “fleeting expletives” with criminal sanction - particularly so when contrasted to language which depicts homosexuality as abnormal, unnatural and sinful; a critique of Indonesia’s adoption of chemical castration; Indonesia may move towards abolition of the death penalty; - 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):
no winners in the dispute between Pakistan and India over who has the freer press; India has a transgender news anchor; this week saw the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists and an opportunity to raise awareness about the 827 known killings of journalists over the past 10 years - only eight per cent of perpetrators have been held accountable; Somalia remains the worst nation for the unsolved murders of journalists; details of 140 online activists who Gulf nations have tried to silence; the absurdity of responding to “fleeting expletives” with criminal sanction - particularly so when contrasted to language which depicts homosexuality as abnormal, unnatural and sinful; - 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?):
- the USA is considering alternative routes for a pipeline which Native Americans has said would disturb sacred land and pollute waterways supplying nearby homes; controversy over what has been described as “wastewater” from a mine being pumped into a river feeding into Sydney’s water supply, after an unspecified form of treatment (if the effluent is still high in TDS and metals as claimed, it is not being properly treated; if the treated effluent doesn’t have high metal etc concentrations, what are the actual limits, and what is the nature of wastewater and the treatment process being used?); a new compound may make cleaning up marine oil spills easy; the Paris climate agreement has come into effect, as a warning is made that its targets won’t be reached – see also here; an article on protecting the environment during warfare;
- the Australian Red Cross has exposed half a million Australians to the risk of ID theft; the cyber-security problem of lazy decisions from uninformed executives; Liberia, which shares a single cable to the Internet with 20 other nations, has been cut off several times;
- the “buy nothing new” movement – a against capitalism and consumerism; an opinion arguing for the economic credibility of the Australian Greens; an analysis of the economic policies creating a generation of life time renters and a haves vs. have-not divide;
- violence at a major gambling venue in Sydney is much worse than has been reported; - With regard to education:
centres focused on China at Universities (outside of China) are vulnerable to the influence of the Chinese government because of a lack of funding; Spanish parents are taking action over excessive homework; - With regard to the conflict in Afghanistan (noting that Afghanistan was once a
peaceful and modern society, even allowing women in miniskirts, before the
Russian invasion – see here):
a critique of the US response to ICC investigation of its actions in Afghanistan – see also here; - With regard to Africa, the Africa
Center for Strategic Studies (and other sources) also has:
- the UN has condemned killings and increased violence in the Central African Republic;
- extremely concerning allegations that Nigerian officials are sexually abusing the rescued victims of violent extremists; talks aimed at stopping attacks on oil facilities in Nigeria have been inconclusive; seven senior judges have been suspended while they are investigated for possible corruption;
- an investigation into President Zuma has indicated possible corruption at high levels in South Africa;
- 93% of the 42% of voters who turned out in the Ivory Coast approved the new constitution;
- Ethiopia’s Cabinet has been reshuffled as investors shy away during the current crisis;
- Somalia remains the worst nation for the unsolved murders of journalists;
- Liberia is seeking $1.3 billion to revive its economy;
- there has been a series of assassinations in Mozambique;
- Tanzania has extended its homophobia into its anti-AIDS programmes;
- the crackdown on the opposition in Gambia is threatening the fairness of the coming election;
- suggestions for the ICC on improving its relationship with African nations;
- Liberia, which shares a single cable to the Internet with 20 other nations, has been cut off several times; - With regard to China and East and South East Asia:
- hmm … I celebrated too early: China is now saying the situation at the disputed Scarborough Shoal has not changed, so the Philippines President appears not to have achieved anything there after all … - see also here, for a detailed and reasonably objective assessment of actual events; a series of papers examining options for Australia with regard to the South China Sea (and – to simplify - arguing for greater ties with other disinterested parties – Indonesia and South Korea); a former Red Guard during the Cultural Revolution in China is ashamed of his role in those terrible events; centres focused on China at Universities (outside of China) are vulnerable to the influence of the Chinese government because of a lack of funding;
- the Philippines leader Duterte has resorted to using the racist slur “monkeys” against Americans because they wouldn’t sell guns he wanted to continue his mass killing campaign;
- Burmese security forces have shot scores of people, raped women, burnt the Koran and looted and burnt shops and houses in western Rakhine state in the biggest upsurge in violence against Rohingya Muslims in four years – see also here;
- Thailand’s Crown Prince will be enthroned next month;
- a scandal in South Korea has grown and now threatens the government;
- stupidity, political inaction and religious hard-liners have combined to create a building, religious and RACIST fire storm in one Indonesian city that includes threats of violence, assassination and the involvement of violent extremists (“This is why extremism and intolerance are growing in Indonesia: because no one dares draw a line and recognise religiously-inspired incitement for what it is, let alone condemn it or take measures to stop it”) - see also here; Indonesia may move towards abolition of the death penalty; - 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 battle to retake Mosul could take months; support for the female victims of violent terrorists in Syria and Iraq, despite a struggling health system dependent on aid; the struggling state of Iraq’s democracy; claims the leader of violent extremists is trapped in Mosul, Iraq; hundreds of people have been killed in and around Mosul by violent extremists, who have also recruited child soldiers; the ongoing trauma of the Yazidis – many of whom fear to return home because their neighbours helped the violent extremists;
- and the Iraq Body Count project reports over 770 people killed in the last week, and a total of 2,300 civilians were killed in October; - With regard to the Libyan civil war:
officials from the United States, Britain, Italy, France, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia have met the Prime Minister for talks to tackle a standoff preventing the Government of National Accord from expanding its authority outside the capital; civilians are besieged in Benghazi; - With regard to Russia (which is currently actively supporting an
– in my opinion, based on R2P principles - illegitimate regime in Syria):
Amnesty International (which, although I support most of its work, is anti-Pagan) has been kicked out of its Moscow offices for criticising Russia’s actions in Syria; Russia’s anti-Ukrainian campaign has now extended to include a librarian from Moscow's Library of Ukrainian Literature; allegations of torture of a protestor; - With regard to South and Central America:
the struggle against domestic violence in Brazil needs to continue; - With regard to South Asia (aka the Indian
sub-continent), The
Hindu and other sources have:
- India has a transgender news anchor; allegations of extrajudicial killings; allegations of misconduct against government and police in relation to the suicide of a veteran, claimed to be linked to the “one rank, one pension” (OROP) campaign – see also here; more than 30 civil society organisations, including women’s groups, trade unions, students’ groups and cultural groups, along with retired military officers and family members of military personnel killed in wars, have come together to launch a campaign against war-mongering and to appeal for peace; a major drug bust in India; a new compound may make cleaning up marine oil spills easy;
- unknown attackers are destroying schools in Kashmir; no winners in the dispute between Pakistan and India over who has the freer press; claims that Pakistan’s border forces are targeting civilians;
- Bangladesh’s National Human Rights Commission has said that attacks on Hindu homes and temples was a planned land grab; - With regard to Sudan and South Sudan:
- US sanctions against Sudan will continue for another year;
- in light of the serious shortcomings revealed by an independent inquiry into the response of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) after violence broke out in and around its premises in the capital, Juba, in July, the UN Secretary-General will introduce a raft of measures to increase its protection of civilians, including through greater accountability of uniformed and civilian personnel, and has sacked the commander; - with regard
to the conflict in Syria, where Assad’s regime has, in my opinion, lost all
claims to legitimacy, and it is time to consider partition (see here, here, here and here):
- the UN Special Envoy for Syria is appalled that anti-government forces are attacking civilians in Aleppo; the UN has concerns over both western and eastern Aleppo; Amnesty International (which, although I support most of its work, is anti-Pagan) has been kicked out of its Moscow offices for criticising Russia’s actions in Syria;
with regard to Turkey:
an assessment that the closure of a left-of-centre newspaper shows Turkeys drift away from Europe; the pro-Kurdish HDP party in Turkey has denounced the arrest of its leaders as an attempt by the government to eradicate democracy; - with regard to the conflicts in Ukraine, particularly in
the east:
Russia’s anti-Ukrainian campaign has now extended to include a librarian from Moscow's Library of Ukrainian Literature; - With regard to West Asia / the Middle East and North
Africa, the Middle East Eye and other sources have:
- the head of the Palestinian Football Association has threatened to go to the world’s top court for sport unless world governing body FIFA takes action against Israel over clubs based in the illegally occupied West Bank; the ultimately successful struggle for social security in Palestine; an opinion piece on an Israeli crackdown on a political party for Palestinians living in Israel; Jewish and Arab women are campaigning for peace;
- in scenes akin to those that launched the Arab Spring, thousands of Moroccans have protested the death of a fish seller – but this is not likely to re-launch another such wider event; homophobia in Morocco;
- Lebanon has finally elected a President, but the situation may not improve just yet – see also here and here;
- Saudi Arabia has decided to stay firmly in the 19th Century; an assessment of foreign policy “blunders” by Saudi Arabia;
- Egypt is continuing its attack on civil society; after a three-year silence, former Egyptian vice president Mohamed el-Baradei has published a lengthy social media statement attempting to absolve himself of blame for the Rabaa massacre; the Egyptian army has handed out 8 million food aid parcels; a call for Egypt authorities to stop imposing travel bans to prevent human rights defenders from leaving the country and speaking out about Egypt’s appalling human rights record;
- an Iranian court has sentenced Tehran's controversial (for his anti-reform stances) former chief prosecutor to 135 lashes for corruption;
- details of 140 online activists who Gulf nations have tried to silence; - With regard to natural and other catastrophes:
a devastating earthquake has occurred in Italy; the UN Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) has warned that an imminent funding shortfall could have a devastating impact on the lives of people in need; - With regard to peace and/or spirituality generally, and
the occasional nice story:
Sally Kohn and “emotional correctness”; the amazing story of the son of a violent extremist who chose to become a peace activist; more than 30 civil society organisations, including women’s groups, trade unions, students’ groups and cultural groups, along with retired military officers and family members of military personnel killed in wars, have come together to launch a campaign against war-mongering and to appeal for peace; an article on protecting the environment during warfare;
and from a range of other sites:
- scientists have transformed spinach into a plant that can detect explosives;
(Dear Reader, please remember, I expect you to think when
reading this blog, and reserve the right to occasionally sneak in something to
test that)
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. On more
physical level, there is the United
Nations Online Volunteering page.
(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.
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.
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 ...
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