Post No. 993 – For Sunday evening’s meditation-clearing

As I predicted last week, the need to earn a living through my day job has resulted in this week’s news report not being as comprehensive as I would like. Also, some of these links should actually have been posted last week – my apologies.

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: again, 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. (I also urge people to simplify their lives as much as is possible.)

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 self discipline of BPM Æther;

(d)   I’ve created a bindrune for this week’s meditation, which is:

(e)   the major events this week are:   the current and imminent humanitarian crises which are being either ignored or given token attention by the world;

(f)   I noted, while meditating on the world’s energy state, that many of the key blockages causing imbalances in our world are around fear of losing out or losing one’s personal material superiority if society is inclusive: that needs to change;

(g)   our addiction to change, the new and flashy, and youth needs to be replaced by maturity and a refusal to throw the baby out with the bathwater;

(h)   our world continues to struggle with good governance, confusing that with the exercise of power … ;

(i)   self indulgence is a problem;

(j)   reactionary backlashes  aka revenge – are also an issue this week;

(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;
• Events warranting particular attention, or fitting into too many categories:
     something I have commented on previously is that you do not change a political system because you don’t like the result – thus, for instance, if you are a US citizen you don’t advocate to change the US presidential electoral college system because you don’t like the last election result, you do so because it is inherently flawed (particularly since the development of political parties) and there are better (more democratic) options available, and you do so knowing full well that this may result in parties you don’t support gaining power. Similarly, principles such as the “Goldwater principle” (see here and here), which prohibits psychologists pretending that they are psychic (because they are apparently able to diagnose accurately at a distance … ), are not abandoned simply because the current US President appears to have psychological flaws: if you do that, you open up the can of worms that leads to people who you like (I suspect that is relevant!) and people who may NOT have psychological flaws (more than the usual extent, at any rate) also being subject to distant and quite possibly erroneous “psychological assessments” – see here and here, which is an evidence-based attempt to develop a risk profile from th field of “political psychology” (see here);   “it’s high time to rethink our preference for youth and disdain for wisdom. The world needs, and should be able to make room for, both. Let’s hope it happens in time to help me get my next job”;   a human rights group has criticised politicians for divisive and dehumanising rhetoric and hate speech, and for actively legitimising misogyny, racism and homophobia and exploiting refugees for political gains - particularly the current US President, but also in Turkey, Hungary and the Philippines;
• With regard to democracy (which requires  protection of minorities and the vulnerable – and remember Gandhi’s question about whether one is fighting to change things, or to punish, and the list of 198 methods of nonviolent action), freedom and governance (e.g., here, here, here and here, and see also here):
  Note: I have created a section specifically for the current US President below
     -   analyses this week include:   an opinion piece arguing that the loss of (educative) union newsletters and a neochristian newsletter have inhibited the ability of voters to think (I agree on the loss associated with unions, but not on the loss of a homophobic, transphobic rag);
     -   of concern this week:   “Cambodia's authoritarian government has changed the law covering political parties, in what some commentators are calling the "final triumph of dictatorship” ”;   “A Dutch security official meant to protect [an] anti-Islam politician ... has been arrested on suspicion of leaking his location to a Moroccan criminal gang” – which, if true, does NOT help anything, nor does assassination (the person concerned comes back even angrier and more set in their ways, and their followers hold them up as a martyr!!!);
     -   good news this week includes:   the appointment of a new Romanian justice Minister is likely to end a month-long upheaval triggered by a government decree that would have decriminalized several graft offences and shielded dozens of officials from prosecution;   an Iranian-American who is a former US soldier is contesting the leadership of the US Democratic Party’s National Committee;
     -   and in my home nation this week:   another far right politician may leave the neoliberal party which currently holds power in the Commonwealth government so he can go off and do his own extremists thing;   on the day that we received an idiotic notice for a 3 cent additional payment of an $18 hospital bill that we have already paid, more evidence of Australia’s neoliberal parties being out of touch (warning: the story includes reference to a youth suicide as a result of the gross incompetence of the “debt recovery system);   an article on the concerning abuses being committed by debt collection agencies;   a refugee returned by Australia to Vietnam has told of the assaults received after being returned (as was warned at the time: so much for non-refoulement … );   immigrant unemployment is being tackled in one area of Australia by a start-your-own-business mentoring programme;   the Medicare rebate freeze might finally be removed;   “Former federal treasury head Ken Henry has lashed out at the political and media dysfunction that he says has led to reform paralysis”;   a far right politician has joined the club of pollies showing how out of touch they are – this one on pregnancy;   one of Centrelink’s victims had made a very common sense and obvious suggestion;
     -   this week’s atrocity alert at R2P lists South Sudan and Burma;
• With regard to the current US President this week:
     -   more concerns that abuses of power may be occurring under the current US President’s deportation drive – see also here;   Japanese Americans have been recalling the pain of being interned 75 years ago;   a nasty, reactionary backlash has seen dozens of workers fired for taking part in the “Day Without Immigrants” protest (some teachers also made racist comments);   any person found to have entered the USA from Mexico in any way not to the perfect satisfaction of the USA will be thrown back over the border – irrespective of their actual nationality;   the US Department of Homeland Security disputes citizenship being an indicator of terrorist threat;
     -   a climate change denier is now in charge of the US EPA;   California has moved to protect the environment ahead of possible attacks by the US administration;
     -   the current US President is reprising his “campaigner in chief” role;   “Republican politicians are returning to their home districts to a barrage of criticism, as many constituents demand to know how they'll hold [the current US President] to account” – see also here, this is the chink in the supporters’ voices that I have been looking for, something that shows realisation, although I suspect many supporters are still that;   more protests against the current US President on a “Presidents Day” holiday;   an article on young people who support the current US President;
     -   a comparison of the current US President’s “enemy of the people” remark about the media to similar remarks by tyrants such as Stalin and Mao;   more fake news from the US administration;
     -   the current US President’s next (“iconoclastic”) choice for National Security Advisor might be OK … , as claims are made the USA’s nuclear arsenal needs to be improved … ;
     -   an outbreak of anti-Semitism in the USA has been condemned (by the current US President);   the current US President has joined his bosom buddy Putin in trying to kill trans kids - which has led to protests;
     -   the current US President, who has “vowed to stop U.S. manufacturing from disappearing overseas, will seek job-creation advice … from at least five companies that are laying off thousands of workers as they shift production abroad”;
     -   an article on the five current US administrations … ;
• 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 Pakistan, the USA, France, Niger, Nigeria, and, according to this Wikipedia page, there have been 6 attacks in Iraq (out of a total 25);   action against violent extremists in Senegal, Ethiopia;   a violent extremist has admitted from prison he sees nothing wrong with mass rape;
     -   Germany has said it is important to cooperate with Russia in the fight against violent extremism (terrorism which is pseudo-Islamic, in my words);   a polygamist Emir in northern Nigeria wants to ban or restrict polygamy (and modernise gender relations) in one Nigerian state to reduce the number of abandoned or poorly raised children being recruited by violent extremists;
     -   a warning that corruption must be addressed to enable a proper defeat of violent extremism in West Asia;   “Chinese authorities in part of the western Xinjiang region have ordered all vehicles to be installed with satellite tracking devices as part of a crackdown on terrorism” (which raises privacy concerns – yet again, in that totalitarian nation … );
• With regard to refugees (noting the New York Declaration):
     thousands have demonstrated in support of refugees in Spain;   a refugee returned by Australia to Vietnam has told of the assaults received after being returned (as was warned at the time: so much for non-refoulement … );   Pope Francis has called for a radical change of attitude towards refugees, saying they should be welcomed with dignity and denouncing the "populist rhetoric" he said was fuelling fear and selfishness in rich countries;   a female Afghan refugee has become an Australian soldier;   any person found to have entered the USA from Mexico in any way not to the perfect satisfaction of the USA will be thrown back over the border – irrespective of their actual nationality;
• With regard to human (and other) rights and discrimination (including associated violence / crime):
     -   on homophobia/transphobia this week:   an LGBT book aimed at countering homophobic bullying has been released;   Australia’s soccer body is being tested for its commitment to ethics, following display of a homophobic banner by one club’s unapologetic supporters – which has left the children of the targeted person unwilling to go to games in future;   legalising Equal Marriage has led to a drop in LGBTI suicides;   a UK heterosexual couple want the right to be able to form a civil union;   the current US President has joined his bosom buddy Putin in trying to kill trans kids - which has led to protests;
     -   on racism this week:   gravely concerning allegations of an appalling sexual assault by French police on a member of an “anti-negrophobia group”;   a Dutch populist politician has launched his election campaign with racist slurs;   my home state has launched a new anti-racism campaign;
     -   on sexism this week:   the UK will introduce a new anti-domestic violence law;   a violent extremist has admitted from prison he sees nothing wrong with mass rape;   allegations of sexism at Uber are being investigated … by the company (at least they’ve hired someone with a legal reputation);   sexism in “Silicon Valley”;   east Libya has banned women travelling on their own;   Norway has joined the move to counter the anti-abortion push by the USA’s current President;   the club scheduled to host the golf at the 2020 Tokyo Games must allow women to have full membership or organisers will have to find another venue;   an article on what bystanders can (safely) do when sexual harassment is happening;   a US judge has found a city that banned topless women was guilty of perpetuating stereotypes, and overturned their ban;
     -   on other forms of human (and other) rights this week:   some Hong Kong police have – quite rightly, but somewhat surprisingly, to me – been jailed for beating a protestor;   Bosnia will challenge a UN court finding from 2007 which cleared Serbia of genocide;  a judge hearing a further case against a convicted child abusing priest is “blown away” that the neochristian church is continuing to fund the abuser’s defence, and that the abuser is still a priest;   concerns about privacy settings on Windows 10 remain;   a large bank has ripped off thousands of its employees on superannuation;   an outbreak of anti-Semitism in the USA has been condemned;   “Chinese authorities in part of the western Xinjiang region have ordered all vehicles to be installed with satellite tracking devices as part of a crackdown on terrorism” (which raises privacy concerns – yet again, in that totalitarian nation … );   my home state will create a well funded social housing growth fund;
• With regard to crime, judicial matters and policing:
     evidence has been found that a lethal drug may have passed through a postal centre;   an online new source and journalist have – quite rightly – been found guilty of contempt for prejudicing a murder trial;   some Hong Kong police have – quite rightly, but somewhat surprisingly, to me – been jailed for beating a protestor;   gravely concerning allegations of an appalling sexual assault by French police on a member of an “anti-negrophobia group”;   a comparison of the current US President’s “enemy of the people” remark about the media to similar remarks by tyrants such as Stalin and Mao;   a sharp rise in kids committing sexual assaults in one region;   the experience of an albino woman in Malawi who has been the subject of murder attempts by people wanting her body parts;   the experience of a female police officer in southern Mexico;   the US Supreme Court may wind up being split on whether or not to allow a Mexican family to sue the US officer who killed their son while their son was in Mexico: evidence about the son’s behaviour is disputed, but, irrespective of the US court decision, firing into another nation is subject to international law;   a report on an investigation into a neochristian church’s compensation scheme that has been suppressed will be released to the Royal Commission;   a judge has pointed out that putting youths in jail does NOT stop them offending;   several police in my home state have been awarded honours;
• 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? Is your social media making you miserable or envious? 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?):
     -   the environmental importance of seagrasses (which was an issue in the Bay where I lived on a boat in the 90s, just as it has also been known for a long time that mangroves are vital);   the use of chemicals in a newly developing cotton industry has forced the closure of a honey industry, owing to the effects of the chemicals on the bees;   a bee-friendly insecticide is being developed;   the kelp forests of Tasmania appear to be being lost;   a (clumsily worded) call for agriculture and eaters to know “the true cost of food on the environment, public health, and social welfare and equity”, to enable better decision making, with a start towards achieving this;   a surprising assessment that we can cope with 9 billion people on this planet … PROVIDED we deal with climate change effectively, and do a few other things which I will read about over the coming days – and a report that one fifth of the world’s food is wasted … ;   disturbingly, some power companies are choosing to pay financial penalties rather than meet requirements for renewable energy;   fallout from the Chernobyl disaster has affected a particular type of mushroom that hungry wild boards in the Czech Republic are eating – making them slightly radioactive;   a plan has been developed to save the 10% of coral reefs predicted to survive bleaching by 2050;   another article on walking softly on the earth;   “More than 80 significant trees set for removal from an Adelaide housing development have been saved for now”;   a climate change denier is now in charge of the US EPA;   California has moved to protect the environment ahead of possible attacks by the US administration;   India has committed to a major increase of solar power;
     -   an app has been develop to help people not commit acts of cyberbullying by highlighting when they are writing something that could be cyberbullying;   Germany has banned a doll which can listen to conversations and respond on the basis of it potentially being a surveillance tool;   an article on the people shortage in IT – see also here;   concerns about privacy settings on Windows 10 remain;   a development of the greenhouse has occurred, with a new, improved “solar glass” claimed to allow growth in any season (European winter?);   an app for finding toilets;   facebook has very, very belatedly – and only after media pressure was added – removed a fake news site using stolen photos;   changes to cervical screening result from having a population mostly vaccinated against HPV – although the changes evidently weren’t explained well enough in advance;   bots on Wikipedia squabble like humans;
     -   unpaid overtime is rampant, and calls into question every claim to be profitable where it occurs;   another article on the housing affordability crisis which admits that our economic addiction to growth is part of the problem – see also here and here;   a sacrifice of some penalty rates may not result in the improvement employers and Australia’s neoliberal government think it will – and will hurt young people the most;   a call for a better deal for renters;   Singapore, a keen early adopter of the sharing economy, has fired a warning shot across the bow of Airbnb and Uber with tighter rules that could shake up their business models and growth ambitions in Asia, which is also being interpreted as a sign that even sympathetic governments have a hard time striking the right balance between encouraging disruptive technologies and keeping them in line;
     -   a critique of some of the ideas to improve housing affordability, as more caravan park residents face eviction;   micro house blocks are best sold in Western Australia;   Australia’s first “free range pig farmer” has now left the industry;   a crowdfunding project is seeking to present a more realistic view of pregnancy and childrearing;   one couple’s decision to “downsize” their home;   an elderly activist is pushing for simpler aged care contracts;
• With regard to education:
     one Australian state is returning to a “hard science” type of approach to education … why not do both??? The loss of context in some cases is actively harmful!;   a call for a consistent policy on heatwaves in Australian schools (this needs to be adapted to suit various places in Australia – for example, at the 22°C mentioned, kids in Queensland would be wearing jumpers);   personal experience of widespread physical violence – but no sexual violence - in neochristian schools in the 70s and 80s;
• 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):
     storms have killed dozens of people in Afghanistan, and forced the US defence secretary to cancel a trip;   hundreds of Afghani families have fled Pakistani cross-border military fire;   military aid to Afghanistan has returned to including grass roots training;
• With regard to Africa, the Africa Center for Strategic Studies (and other sources) also has:
     -   the link between food insecurity and conflict in Africa;
     -   a polygamist Emir in northern Nigeria wants to ban or restrict polygamy (and modernise gender relations) in one Nigerian state to reduce the number of abandoned or poorly raised children being recruited by violent extremists;   Nigeria’s President has been in the UK for a month – with no announcements, explanations or comments;   Nigerian protestors have called for South African businesses to leave, and the SA Ambassador has been summoned, in response to anti-Nigerian protests in South Africa;
     -   South African police have broken up xenophobic protests;
     -   four UN peacekeepers have been wounded in an ambush in the Central African Republic;
     -   Kenya has been given permission for direct flights to the USA;
     -   soldiers and armed groups have held joint patrols in Mali (this was one of the great signs of hope in Palestine in the 90s … may its potential for good be realised this time round);
     -   Ethiopia says it is ready to “cooperate” with the USA;   Ethiopia and South Sudan are talking on security;
     -   hundreds of protestors have called for the resignation of Guinea-Bissau’s president;
• With regard to China (may her growing middle class bring a love of peace and freedom) and East and South East Asia:
     -   China has said its economic policies will remain unchanged by the USA’s focus on domestic jobs;   the USA is increasing its military presence in the South China Sea;   “Chinese authorities in part of the western Xinjiang region have ordered all vehicles to be installed with satellite tracking devices as part of a crackdown on terrorism” (which raises privacy concerns – yet again, in that totalitarian nation … );
     -   a warning that North Koreans see themselves as being in a state of war;   China will suspend imports of coal from North Korea as a measure to implement UN sanctions;   a rebuttal has been made of a claim that one of the assassins who recently murdered the brother of North Korea’s leader – using VX - may have thought she was taking part in a prank TV show, as a number of people are arrested and warrants are issued for North Korean embassy officials;
     -   the Thai police raid on a temple did not find who they were seeking;
     -   thousands of Filipino Catholics have marched against the death penalty and that nations’ mass murder “war on drugs” campaign;   the Philippine’s military will join in the “anti drugs war” (aka mass murders) campaign;    the most vocal critic of the Philippines President has been arrested for allegedly extorting money from imprisoned drug dealers – which she vehemently denies, claiming she is being set up;
     -   “Cambodia's authoritarian government has changed the law covering political parties, in what some commentators are calling the "final triumph of dictatorship” ”;
     -   the latest flooding in the Indonesian city of Jakarta has been very political, given the current election campaigns;   “Indonesia's Child Protection Commission has demanded the Australian Government pay compensation to a group of Indonesians allegedly jailed in adult prisons while they were minors”;
     -   Singapore, a keen early adopter of the sharing economy, has fired a warning shot across the bow of Airbnb and Uber with tighter rules that could shake up their business models and growth ambitions in Asia, which is also being interpreted as a sign that even sympathetic governments have a hard time striking the right balance between encouraging disruptive technologies and keeping them in line;
     -   some aid has finally got through to at least some of the Rohingya;
• With regard to Europe:
     -   Bosnia will challenge a UN court finding from 2007 which cleared Serbia of genocide;
     -   gravely concerning allegations of an appalling sexual assault by French police on a member of an “anti-negrophobia group”;
     -   the UK will introduce a new anti-domestic violence law;
     -   the current (homophobic and transphobic) US Vice-President has claimed the USA will continue to support NATO and Europe;
     -   Germany has said it is important to cooperate with Russia in the fight against violent extremism (terrorism which is pseudo-Islamic, in my words);
     -   thousands have demonstrated in support of refugees in Spain;
     -   a Dutch populist politician has launched his election campaign with racist slurs;
     -   Greeks are sinking further into poverty and despair;
     -   following the current US President’s remarks last week, a riot has occurred in Sweden (at who’s instigation?);
     -   Estonia is seeking to better integrate its Russian speaking minority;
• 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):
     -   a violent extremist command post in a hospital complex is claimed to have been destroyed – which is an example of violent extremists in Mosul using human shields, the benefits of “smart” munitions, and the limitations of media, as no comment has been made of civilian casualties (aka “collateral damage”);   leaflets have been dropped to warn of an imminent assault on western Mosul;   concern that there may have been inadequate planning for treating civilian casualties in Mosul from a (distressing) human interest story;   another warning that the battel for Mosul is likely to take months;   preparations are being made for up to a quarter of a million people to be displaced by fighting in Mosul;
     -   and the Iraq Body Count project reports 215 people killed in the last week;
• With regard to the Libyan civil war:
     the pseudo-regime in east Libya has banned women travelling on their own, and now has banned all people aged between 18 and 45 from travelling (stopping potential soldiers fleeing?);   an assessment of how to achieve unity in Libya;   half of a group of refugees fleeing Libya in a shipping container have died;
• With regard to Russia (which is currently supporting an – in my opinion, based on R2P principles - illegitimate regime in Syria), Russian influenced nations and eastern Europe, and responses:
     -   Russia is finding the path to peace in Syria difficult (“more difficult than war”);   a NATO general has warned that more fake news stories will be issued by Russia;   Russia will veto sanctions of the Assad dictatorship over chemical weapons;   a warning of a potential new arms race … -see also here;   Japan has protested to Russia over its planned military build up on disputed islands;
• With regard to South and Central America:
     -   accusations of corruption have been made against Ecuador’s (leftist) government;
     -      the experience of a female police officer in southern Mexico;   any person found to have entered the USA from Mexico in any way not to the perfect satisfaction of the USA will be thrown back over the border – irrespective of their actual nationality;   Mexico has expressed its “irritation” with the USA;
     -   a air traveller has been deported from Colombia for – stupidly – joking about a bomb threat;
     -   the peasant leading the fight against a proposed new “inter-oceanic” canal through Nicaragua;
• With regard to South Asia (aka the Indian sub-continent), The Hindu and other sources have:
     -   human rights defenders in an Indian state are being threatened by government-aligned thugs;   a fragrance company in India is using blind people to test its scents;   new e-waste centres in parts of India;   the current pro-Hindu political party has won key city elections;   India has committed to a major increase of solar power;   a call for intellectually better Universities in India;
     -   India will allow Bangladesh to use some of its border roads to build in remote areas;   protests in Bangladesh over a proposed increase in gas prices;
     -   disputed claims that Sri Lanka is hunting some of its citizens who allegedly sheltered Edward Snowdon in Hong Kong;
• With regard to Sudan and South Sudan:
     -   a famine has been declared in South Sudan – see also here;   Ethiopia and South Sudan are talking on security;
• 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):
     -   Russia is finding the path to peace in Syria difficult (“more difficult than war”);   the Assad dictatorship has attacked rebels;   another round of UN sponsored talks between the Assad dictatorship and the opposition will commence shortly to “maintain momentum”;   Russia will veto sanctions of the Assad dictatorship over chemical weapons;   Turkey claims to have achieved its goals in Syria;
• With regard to Turkey:
     Turkey will allow female soldiers to wear headscarves;   Turkey has increased scrutiny of Russian speaking Muslims;   a conflict between archaeology and housing of the poor;   Turkey claims to have achieved its goals in Syria;
• With regard to the conflicts in Ukraine, particularly in the east:
     Germany, France, Russia and Ukraine agreed to “use their influence to implement a ceasefire and the withdrawal of heavy weapons from Monday in eastern Ukraine”;
• With regard to West Asia / the Middle East and North Africa, the Middle East Eye and other sources have:
     -   a critique of the effects of the current US President’s recent remarks on the possibility of a “one state” solution – which have been contradicted by the US Ambassador to the UN, and belatedly “clarified” by the US President … ;   another article on the problem of Israeli squatters (my term);   an Israeli soldier who was condemned by his superior officers for killing an unarmed, injured Palestinian has, following a divisive court case, been jailed for 18 months;   there have been clashes on the anniversary of a 1994 massacre of Palestinians by a right wing extremist Israeli squatter;   claims by police of killing a violent extremist have been contradicted by subsequent police investigations;
     -   Iran has called for a Palestinian intifada;
     -   on the day that hundreds of protestors were massacred in Egypt, bystanders were also arrested and have been held in jail ever since;   Christians are fleeing Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula;
• 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):
     another warning on the health system crisis and impending famine in Yemen;   a polio vaccination drive has been launched;   the Saudi-led coalition has cleared itself of blame for civilian deaths;   Houthi rebels have killed a senior Yemeni general;
• With regard to natural and other catastrophes:
     storms in the USA;   hay is being sent to farmers who have been affected by fire;   a famine has been declared in South Sudan, as an appeal is made for $4.4 billion for 20 million people in South Sudan, Somalia, Yemen, and north-east Nigeria facing famine – and a warning from the UN that “business-as-usual not an option with future global food security in jeopardy”;   a heavily contaminated creek in the USA has flooded;   storms in the UK have killed one person;   storms have killed dozens of people in Afghanistan;

and from a range of other sites:

• Tonga is getting a formal postal system for the first time;
• a suggestion that the boards of companies focus on finding problems, rather than solving them;
• a book deal by an alt-right leader in the USA has been cancelled after an old video of him speaking in favour of child abuse surfaced;
• bees can learn from each other.

(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 ...

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