Note: 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: these posts are the equivalent of a
re-tweeting service, or, at best, a commentary site, and are posted for the
purpose of assisting in the clearing of nonBPM (“unbalanced/unbalancing”, or spiritually
immature”) energies.
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, as mentioned above, 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 Æther;(d) I’ve created a bindrune for this week’s meditation, which is:(e) the major events this week are: the imposed (forced) celebrations in nations with a neochristian history, which have been debased by commercialism and create unreasonable family pressures, and the attempts to use those to create fear of and hatred towards refugees; the growing power – soft and hard – of Russia and China (soft), the declining ethical standards of the USA, and the reluctance and inability of anywhere else to step up as a world leading and ethical nation – and most politicians have been abysmal failures on this; there have been some good moments when people have been ethical or actively in support of ethics;(f) much as one should not speak in anger, one should not react in fear;(g) the lessons of history –particularly the last century – are clearly being forgotten, particularly when it comes to taking real, credible action to prevent genocide;(h) the evasion of personal responsibility that is “unconscious bias” continues to plague the world;(i) lazy and sloppy thinking continue to be problems;(j) the “me first” attitude and the error of assuming that other people – or, even worse, that most people – have that attitude also continues to cause problems;(k) the counter to fear is genuine EQ and clear thinking, expressed through calm, de-escalating speech;(l) 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;(m) 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):
- analyses this week include: a thoughtful and interesting analysis of international politics in South East Asia, largely summed up as “be patient as local nations continue to hedge” (it begins with an interesting quote: “"when the elephants dance, the chickens must be careful"); an examination of the US Obama administration’s approach to international actions; an assessment of 2016 from the point of view of Russia – which portrays it as more significantly the third year since 2014, rather than the 25th since the fall of the Wall, and points out that there has been a 40% decline in the Russian economy since 2013; Romania will have its first female and its first Muslim Prime Minister; lessons for US President-elect Trump from the Nixon administration, which had a similar scepticism towards intelligence agencies;
- of concern this week: US President-elect Trump has thanked his “violent, vicious” supporters at a rally – and indicated he wants more rallies (those rallies may be feeding Trump nonBPM energy … here’s to the demands of government keeping him too busy to have many more); growing fears ahead of the new US administration; concerns over the incoming US administration’s new Ambassador to Israel; criticism of the US plan to improve business conduct as “too little, too late” – and subject to reversal by the incoming administration; the Trump family kids appear to be learning they can’t cash in on Dad being the President-elect … ; US President-elect Trump is going to spend up big on that nation’s nuclear arsenal;
- in the grey area this week: Polish protestors have blocked Poland’s Parliament in support of press freedom; a call for a peaceful transfer of power in Gambia, following the recent election; a call for demonstrable goodwill in Guinea-Bissau to resolve the political crisis there; the corruption investigation in South Korea is continuing;
- good news this week includes: the UN is pleased by peaceful and inclusive elections in Côte d’Ivoire;
- and in my home nation this week: Australian voters are losing confidence in governance – see also here; despite recent spending, my home state has still underspent on infrastructure to a major extent; a notoriously racist and xenophobic political party in Australia has its first Asian candidate – who appears to be applying a more specific and targeted form of those fears (although I note that China is, as with other governments, seeking to use “soft power” and, as with other governments, that can be a concern); the Ombudsman has been asked to investigate allegations that Centrelink is wrongfully pursuing poorer people over alleged debts; a call for Australian investors to focus on social outcomes, along the lines of the “Impact Investment” movement; in the 1980s, Australia accepted thousands of Chileans fleeing the US-supported dictatorship in Chile, and hundreds fleeing the regime in El Salvador – despite the USA trying to declare those people not to be refugees - and a call for Australia to think more independently on military matters now; my nations GHG emissions are continuing to rise – which will not be seen as of concern to the climate change denying conspiracy nuts who infest the government; the stupid conditions and requirements set by Australia’s neoliberal party for unemployment benefits are devastating remote communities;
- this week’s atrocity alert at R2P lists the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Syria, and Burma; - 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 Turkey, Afghanistan, Jordan, Yemen, Germany, Turkey (2nd), Switzerland, US airline in the UK (kicked a passenger off for speaking in Arabic to his mother), and, according to this Wikipedia page, there have been 3 attacks in Iraq (out of a total of 27); prevention has or may have occurred in Indonesia, Australia; and actions have occurred against violent extremists in Nigeria (rescue of hundreds of civilians), Nigeria (2nd) – although I’m wary of claims that the group being targeted has been crushed; a report that US female Muslims are giving up wearing hijab for safety reasons; as Da’esh loses territory, it is using attacks to create hostility towards refugees;
- the blame game has started in Germany as a call is made for calm, and see also this analysis from a security point (it may be that there is a need for more truck stopping barriers – which are possible without being unduly intrusive or ugly);
- a proposed response to cyber-attacks; a call for Canada to repeal its anti-terror legislation (fixing the many, huge problems would be another option, albeit one requiring partial repeal); an investigation shows that those US citizens who grossly overestimate the number of Muslims in that nation are likely to support repressive measures; a balanced and nuanced look at the statistical aberrations around violent extremists from ethnic communities; - With regard to refugees (noting the New York Declaration):
a refugee in Australia’s gulag system appears to have been denied treatment after having a heart attack one month ago; in the 1980s, Australia accepted thousands of Chileans fleeing the US-supported dictatorship in Chile, and hundreds fleeing the regime in El Salvador – despite the USA trying to declare those people not to be refugees; a cyclist has suffered a violent and savage attack, possibly from refugees: is this a case of lack of support to people admitted grudgingly from areas of trauma coming home to roost?; as Da’esh loses territory, it is using attacks to create hostility towards refugees; a trial project will be held to help Somali refugees returning from Kenya; a detainee who was turned away from medical care in Australia’s refugee gulag has died; a Singaporean asylum seeker in the USA, who has been jailed twice for criticising the Singaporean government, has been detained by the USA, the land which claims to support free speech; - With regard to human rights and discrimination (including
associated violence / crime):
- on homophobia/transphobia this week: the Safe Schools programme has separated from the politically naïve co-founder who landed it in so much trouble recently; the most significant part of this story is that the unnamed cretin who wrote it thinks that objecting to inaction over abuse of women and LGBT people constitutes a cheap “spat”;
- on racism this week: the problems of racism (aka “racial profiling”) in police, and possible solutions; utterly appalling racism by white students at a US sporting event – begin by them holding up a sign with the name of US President-elect Trump on it; indigenous teaching in a park in my home city (there are at least two other places in Melbourne where one can experience nature); a coroner’s finding shows the importance of teaching medical staff and police about unconscious bias (which I can endorse, from my personal experience – for causes other than race. I particularly liked the warning that teachings about unconscious bias “may also imply it is not the responsibility of those with unconscious bias to change their implicit beliefs and explicit actions”, and the cartoon showing the difference between equality and equity); a criticism of science’s biggest mistake as being the invention of “race theory”;
- on sexism this week: 14,000 women farmers in Afghanistan have been helped by an aid project to improve their agricultural output; the problem of men using their wives as puppets to get around gender quotas in India; more sexist abuse on facebook; “A legal service which assists hundreds of unrepresented women at the Family Court in Victoria will have to be dropped next year due to federal funding cuts, according to the Women's Legal Service of Victoria”; hundreds of Kenyan girls are hiding in schools to avoid being subjected to the barbarity of FGM; a Protective Services Officer in my home state has demonstrated complete unfitness for his job by contacting a woman whose details he obtained in the course of his duties; a thoughtful and comprehensive analysis of the reasons for ongoing sexism;
- on other forms of human rights this week: as the UN says it gets daily reports of rapes and murders of Rohingya, in response to pressure from other south east Asian nations, Burma has agreed to give humanitarian access to the Rohingya; a summary of evidence presented –so far - the Royal Commission into child abuse in Australian institutions; a call to recognise the rights of women with disabilities; a workers’ union building in my home city has been subjected to a night time drive-by shooting; a serial murderer is on the loose in the UK; a call to address the root causes of human trafficking (most of victims of which are women - one third are girls), by focusing on human rights and stability; “Previously unpublished evidence strongly suggests that a former top commander of Colombia’s military did not take reasonable steps to stop or punish hundreds of illegal killings”; six US retailers will end “on call” shifts; google is being subjected to more legal actions and investigations for its creeping infringement of privacy; the scandal over child abuse in soccer clubs continues to grow; global wage growth has fallen to its lowest level in four years; a media investigation has resulted in some action by a state government in my nation to protect children who had been with a care provider who was allegedly putting profits before care; - With regard
to crime, judicial matters and policing:
the problems of racism (aka “racial profiling”) in police, and possible solutions; former British soldiers will be charged with the alleged murder of an IRA official (if charged, the soldiers are presumed innocent unless they are found otherwise by a court of law. Whilst it is devastating to face such charges after nearly half a century, respect for rule of law is part of what separates those who want a decent society from violent extremists and thugs and vigilantes – and, understandable though the emotions of latter are, they are not actually helping, and are feeding nonBPM energy into the situation); a workers’ union building in my home city has been subjected to a night time drive-by shooting; as would be reasonably expected, the UN's human rights chief has asked Philippines authorities to investigate President Rodrigo Duterte for murder, after he claimed to have killed people while he was a regional mayor; the destructive consequences of cyber-attacks; the commander of soldiers who committed murders and other atrocities in a Guinea stadium has been arrested; concern over police abuses, including killings and torture, in India – see also here; a coroner’s finding shows the importance of teaching medical staff and police about unconscious bias (which I can endorse, from my personal experience – for causes other than race. I particularly liked the warning that teachings about unconscious bias “may also imply it is not the responsibility of those with unconscious bias to change their implicit beliefs and explicit actions” , and the cartoon showing the difference between equality and equity); a major drug shipment has been intercepted; a cyclist has suffered a violent and savage attack, possibly from refugees: is this a case of lack of support to people admitted grudgingly from areas of trauma coming home to roost?; two tonnes of fake (plastic!) rice made in China has been seized in Nigeria; a Protective Services Officer in my home state has demonstrated complete unfitness for his job by contacting a woman whose details he obtained in the course of his duties; my home state’s government has been charged with failing to provide a safe workplace over a jail riot; - 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: having an “equal say”, or a “right to respond” MUST be
assessed in the context of what is happening overall in society – NOT solely in
one limited incident):
Polish protestors have blocked Poland’s Parliament in support of press freedom; the most significant part of this story is that the unnamed cretin who wrote it thinks that objecting to inaction over abuse of women and LGBT people constitutes a cheap “spat”; an independent radio station run by Syrian exiles in Turkey is trying to give hope to Syria; Trump supporters have tried to trigger epileptic attacks in a media critic; a media investigation has resulted in some action by a state government in my nation to protect children who had been with a care provider who was allegedly putting profits before care; - 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? Do you want a bigger, flashier
home/car than people had 50 years ago – which means you are actively abusing
the environment and society’s cohesion?):
- staggering levels of air pollution in northern China; the global dangers of air pollution – including causing more deaths than water pollution in Africa; several big fishing companies have signed a joint agreement to crack down on illegal fishing, improve traceability and cut down on greenhouse gas emissions; India has announced a plan to move towards renewable energy – which may stop an Australian coal mine that has environmental questions; a call has been made to let UNESCO, which is considering whether to declare the Great Barrier Reef endangered, know that tens of thousands of hectares of land in the reef catchment area on the mainland is going to be cleared; a virus related to measles caused the death of dozens of dolphins three years ago; my nations GHG emissions are continuing to rise – which will not be seen as of concern to the climate change denying conspiracy nuts who infest the neoliberal government; half of all seabirds have plastic in their stomach;
- the Australian Productivity Commission has recommended an end to the pernicious practice of geoblocking; more sexist abuse on facebook; google is having more problems with search results, this time as a result of hate groups trying to interfere with results; google is being subjected to more legal actions and investigations for its creeping infringement of privacy; a criticism of science’s biggest mistake as being the invention of “race theory”;
- a proposed move to “fair use” laws will rob writers and other creative people of their income – see also here and here; a call for Australian investors to focus on social outcomes, along the lines of the “Impact Investment” movement;
- a survey has looked at “corner cutters” in the workplace; a ban on “dog box” apartments in my home state is good – but I still want tiny homes approved; the recent debate about intergenerational inequality, particularly around housing, has missed the fact that there is an enormous amount of inequality within generations (which I can vouch for, given my particular experiences); the inclusion of young people with disabilities in an aged care home is reportedly beneficial all round; a call to stop blaming victims for chronic diseases – work and stress are factors (good that someone has started on this, but there is a long way to go); the need for public space and greenery for cities to be liveable; the USA is catching up with what we call “Water Sensitive Urban Design” and using wetlands, bioswales, etc as “green infrastructure”; a call for doctors to be allowed to feel (that is indeed part of the problem, but part of it is also the focus on science in medicine, and the cold personalities that attracts); home made alcohol has killed scores of people, this time in Russia; poor quality house and flat/apartment building in my home city (I consider this due to the cut backs in Council supervision, including the use of engineers as Superintendents, which can perhaps go back to economic “rationalism”); alcohol restrictions have been put in place in a town, in response to drunken violence ahead of a cyclone; a state government in my nation has declared “Code Red” for homeless people ahead of an imminent heat wave; another example of the diabolical constraints exerted on people in suburbia;
a call to treat retail staff decently (I don’t necessarily agree with all these points, but treating someone else badly always says something about oneself); - With regard to education:
the benefits of a small rural school; a call for physics teaching in schools to include Einstein; schools in China are failing to manage bullying; Argentina is trying to improve its education system; hundreds of Kenyan girls are hiding in schools to avoid being subjected to the barbarity of FGM; ideological indoctrination of children in kindergartens in Thailand by the military junta; - 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):
14,000 women farmers in Afghanistan have been helped by an aid project to improve their agricultural output; - With regard to Africa, the Africa
Center for Strategic Studies (and other sources) also has:
- concern over the ongoing arrests and detentions in the Democratic Republic of Congo – see also here and here; responses to the crisis from France and Germany;
- a new group is committing crimes on a large scale in the Central African Republic; the UN may have to end aid to the Central African Republic because of a lack of funds;
- the commander of soldiers who committed murders and other atrocities in a Guinea stadium has been arrested;
- two tonnes of fake (plastic!) rice made in China has been seized in Nigeria;
- a fight has broken out in Kenya’s Parliament; hundreds of Kenyan girls are hiding in schools to avoid being subjected to the barbarity of FGM;
- a call for a peaceful transfer of power in Gambia, following the recent election;
- a call for demonstrable goodwill in Guinea-Bissau to resolve the political crisis there;
- the UN is pleased by peaceful and inclusive elections in Côte d’Ivoire;
- Nigeria’s megacity Lagos is facing a water crisis;
- a trial project will be held to help Somali refugees returning from Kenya; - With regard to China and East and South East Asia:
- a thoughtful and interesting analysis of international politics in South East Asia, largely summed up as “be patient as local nations continue to hedge” (it begins with an interesting quote: “"when the elephants dance, the chickens must be careful");
- staggering levels of air pollution in northern China; China has returned the US oceanic drone it stole last week; concerns that three human rights activists have been disappeared; China has bought a couple of former allies of Taiwan; two tonnes of fake (plastic!) rice made in China has been seized in Nigeria; schools in China are failing to manage bullying; Nepal will hold military exercises with China; China’s name and shame campaign to reduce environmental pollution has failed;
- as the UN says it gets daily reports of rapes and murders of Rohingya, in response to pressure from other south east Asian nations, Burma has agreed to give humanitarian access to the Rohingya;
- road repair guerrillas in Malaysia;
- as would be reasonably expected, the UN's human rights chief has asked Philippines authorities to investigate President Rodrigo Duterte for murder, after he claimed to have killed people while he was a regional mayor; James Taylor has cancelled a concert in the Philippines in protest against Duterte’s mass killing programme;
- ideological indoctrination of children in kindergartens in Thailand by the military junta; - 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):
- concern over extrajudicial killings by militia; the UN has condemned the killings near Mosul of civilians who were waiting for aid and aid workers; an assessment that members of all religions are fighting together well against violent extremists on the battlefield, but that unity is not reflected yet in the government; US troops are embedding more extensively in the Iraqi military to speed up the campaign to retake Mosul will this wee the end of the special tactics, which had been intended to reduce civilian casualties?);
- and the Iraq Body Count project reports 192 people killed in the last week; - With regard to the Libyan civil war:
a review of the ongoing problems in Libya; Putin is now turning his attention to Libya; - With regard to Russia (which is currently actively supporting an
– in my opinion, based on R2P principles - illegitimate regime in Syria):
Estonia’s reserve army is ensuring preparedness, with the main risk being Russia; a review of growing tensions in and about the Baltic States; US President Obama has said he told Russian President to stop the hack attacks; home made alcohol has killed scores of people, this time in Russia; an examination of the political fallout from the assassination of Russia’s Ambassador to Turkey (the reported willingness to blame the USA for both this and the coup is of some concern, and has shades of that term I detest: “post-truth”); an assessment of 2016 from the point of view of Russia – which portrays it as more significantly the third year since 2014, rather than the 25th since the fall of the Wall, and points out that there has been a 40% decline in the Russian economy since 2013; Putin is now turning his attention to Libya; - With regard to South and Central America:
- Venezuela has reopened its border with Colombia (again);
- “Previously unpublished evidence strongly suggests that a former top commander of Colombia’s military did not take reasonable steps to stop or punish hundreds of illegal killings”;
- Argentina is trying to improve its education system; - With regard to South Asia (aka the Indian
sub-continent), The
Hindu and other sources have:
- technical problems with the implementation of Aadhaar; India has announced a plan to move towards renewable energy – which may stop an Australian coal mine that has environmental questions; the problem of men using their wives as puppets to get around gender quotas in India; a call to recognise the rights of women with disabilities; concern over police abuses, including killings and torture, in India – see also here; an opinion piece supporting India’s policy of non-alignment, particularly with respect to Syria; a ban on burning waste in open spaces; India is going to spend billions on a nationalistic statue;
- an examination of the growing tension between India and Pakistan over water;
- an utterly moronic superstition in Nepal has led to the death of a girl who was menstruating, and is being investigated by police; Nepal will hold military exercises with China; - With regard to Sudan and South Sudan:
- stay at home protests against austerity measures in Sudan;
- Sudan and South Sudan have extended their oil agreement, and are talking on their border dispute;
- another warning on the growing genocide in South Sudan; an analysis of the situation in Sudan, with recommendations for that and neighbouring governments, and regional and international organisations; ongoing violence and atrocities, as the UN prepares to vote on an arms embargo and sanctions … and the proposal has been rejected; another article on the growing humanitarian needs in South Sudan; - 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):
- buses going to evacuate a Government-held village under siege (part of the deal for allowing evacuation of Aleppo) have been attacked and destroyed; Israelis are donating to help Syrians; an independent radio station run by Syrian exiles in Turkey is trying to give hope to Syria; Iran may have caused the interruptions to the evacuation of Aleppo; internal divisions in rebel groups in Syria; the UN will investigate war crimes in Syria; - with regard to Turkey:
Turkish soldiers and Turkish-backed rebels are making gains in Syria; an examination of the political fallout from the assassination of Russia’s Ambassador to Turkey (the reported willingness to blame the USA for both this and the coup is of some concern, and has shades of that term I detest: “post-truth”); - with regard to the conflicts in Ukraine, particularly in
the east:
US supplied drones have been ineffective against jamming and hacking; a report on how Russian hackers tracked Ukrainian artillery using Android devices – see also here; more sanctions against targeted Russians over Crimea; - With regard to West Asia / the Middle East and North
Africa, the Middle East Eye and other sources have:
- an opinion piece arguing that we are seeing an Arab late spring, rather than an Arab autumn;
- Israelis are donating to help Syrians; Israeli squatters (aka “settlers”) have had another major win; the Israeli Prime Minister and the US President-elect have urged the current US President to veto a UN resolution to ban Israeli settlements – which was not done: the resolution was adopted, and Israel has begun diplomatic retaliations; the UN says population growth in Gaza is driving the growing demand for housing and services;
- Iran may have caused the interruptions to the evacuation of Aleppo;
- the complexity of politics in Lebanon;
- police have clashed with protestors in Bahrain; - With regard
to the war in Yemen (unlike Iraq and Syria, I cannot find a
source of regular information on casualties in Yemen, but the hardship and
deaths from food, water and medical shortages that concerns me just as much –
if not more, and I don’t know if such sites would report that; it is also
important to remember that there are multiple sides in this dispute – and
opponents to the government are not necessarily Houthi or violent extremist):
in Yemen,. where the war has directly killed 7,000 people, 1,000 children a week are dying because of preventable issues such as malnutrition; - With regard to natural and other catastrophes:
the Horn of Africa is facing another hungry season, and needs agricultural support; UNICEF is lacking funds for children in West Asia; - With regard to peace and/or spirituality generally, and
the occasional nice story:
a koala (which is NOT a bear!!!) has sat for half an hour to have burrs brushed out of her fur; a $75 billion commitment has been made to ending extreme poverty; another surprise from World War Part One: the possibility that it could have ended in 1916 … However, having read the text (see here and, if you have time, here), I’m not entirely surprised the arrogant and revisionist (whilst I would be surprise if a government admitted guilt, they could have chosen a diplomatic silence on the issue of causation!) note was rejected. See also here, for an overview of peace initiatives generally through that war; a report on an Australian summit on how to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (which I have not read yet);
and from a range of other sites:
- a speculation on how contact with extraterrestrials might affect the Abrahamic religions – which suffers greatly from not having considered other religions, many of which would be fine with this possibility;
(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,
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 ...
No signature block for these posts.
