Post No. 1,004 – For Sunday evening’s meditation-clearing

My apologies: this week’s post has been interrupted by work, family matters and my first workshop in a while.

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 BPM connection between BPM Water, BPM Air and BPM Æther;

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

(e)   the major events this week are:   tension between Turkey and Europe as the Netherlands rejects hate, and there are promising promises between China and the USA (over the increasingly unstable nation of North Korea) and promising firmness by the USA over Israeli squatters (my term for “settlements”);   continuing, concerning abuses in parts of Africa;   continued imposition of repression in the USA;   a hint of good news with regard to climate change, with carbon dioxide emissions having been level for three years;   continued concern over fake news;   the crime of allowing/ignoring/trivialising poverty is still flourishing, with disdain;   places to live may soon include the seas and oceans;   continued “posturing” between some nations is continuing, to the detriment of all;

   (f)   democracy continues to be tweaked and reviewed, as poor governance (often associated with a greed for power – a small portion of which is based on a mistaken notion of being able to do “better” … ) continues to cause massive problems;

(g)   personal commitment to truth and integrity remains vital – on all levels of existence;

(h)   the power to be truly, objectively observant is missing in too many people, and needs to be cultivated;

(i)   discrimination and hate continues to be present in plague proportions across the world;

(j)   incremental improvements continue to happen in many areas;

(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:
     a call to approach religious texts “with an intellectually critical lens and not a morally submissive one”, embrace the notion that “that none of the religious traditions of the world is absolutely perfect”, and to “refocus our spiritual journeys towards fostering a more just, peaceful, and holy world”;   a call to not silently tolerate intolerance, with criticism of the current US President’s badly judged actions that encourage some forms of hate;
• 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:   a review of democracy and happiness;
     -   of concern this week:   as a controversial mining company’s plans to shift income offshore are revealed, a multi-million dollar campaign by mining companies against a proposed resource rent changed the outcome of elections in at least some electorates in an Australian state;
     -   in the grey area or neutral this week:   Bulgaria has “taken steps” to prevent Turkish interference in Bulgarian elections;
     -   good news this week includes:   Holland has rejected the ideology and politics of hate;
     -   and in my home nation this week:   a business group is calling for “budget repair” or we risk losing services … We have not paid enough in taxes for MANY years, and fixing that is the first priority we should have, closely followed by making sure that workers have enough money to spend on businesses … at least some business people are also standing up for Equal Marriage;   protection of the suburban backyard and a partial move towards tiny homes;   a proposal to move from stamp duty to land tax in my nation to improve housing affordability;   one city has dropped direct election of mayors after a dysfunctional result (this has potential implications for other political situations, and was one of the reasons Australia’s abortive push for a Republic back in the 90s failed);   the new head of a major union body has shown questionable political judgement by pointing out that many advances in workers’ rights have been obtained by breaking laws (e.g., by holding strikes) – which also applies in other instances, such as not obeying the evil laws of apartheid or the genocidal laws of 1930s Germany, but has led to a response by the government that one should aim to change laws, which is what is needed in the vast majority of cases (although that can take a phenomenal amount of work and effort, as I know from personal experience when I campaigned to have my state’s anti-discrimination laws improved in the late 90s) and demands that the Opposition condemn the remarks;
     -   this week’s atrocity alert at R2P lists Iraq, Syria and the “Democratic” Republic of Congo;
• With regard to the current US President this week:
     -   as the US administration’s Press Secretary does a near back flip on the US President’s recent attacks on the previous President for wiretapping him, an analysis is published showing the current US President is engaging in “doublethink”;
     -   an analysis shows that the US government’s proposed “health” plan would remove insurance from 14 million people from Obamacare and 5 million from “Medicaid” initially, and increase those without cover by 2026 from 28 million under Obamacare to 52 million;
     -   surprise that the new US envoy to Israel is “an honest broker”;
     -   a call to not silently tolerate intolerance, with criticism of the current US President’s badly judged actions that encourage some forms of hate;
     -   the US White House will appeal a ban on the second version of the travel ban;
     -   a review of the current US investigations into possible/alleged links between the current US president and Russia;
• 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 Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Afghanistan (2^nd), Nigeria, and, according to this Wikipedia page, there has been 1 attack in Iraq and 2 attacks in Syria (out of a total 17);   prevention has or may have occurred in Bangladesh; and actions (Note: there are many others that don’t reach the media I get to see) have occurred this week against violent extremists in France, Mali, Afghanistan;   a gambling agency has been fined for breaching anti-money laundering and counter violent extremism laws;
     -   a notoriously bigoted media figure claims that talking to a Muslim while they were both on a TV reality show has changed views on Muslims (I actually find that difficult to believe, as the topic mentioned is actually one that has had high coverage and is obvious to anyone who cares to think a little);   Holland has rejected the ideology and politics of hate;   concerns that Kenya’s counter violent extremism programme is leading to human rights abuses;
     -   a criticism of the British response to terrorism;
• With regard to refugees (noting the New York Declaration):
     Europol’s director has stated that Australia’s send them back/to an offshore gulag approach would not work in Europe;   40 Somali refugees have been killed by a helicopter attack off the coast of Yemen;   a Ghanaian people smuggler has been arrested in Italy for rape, kidnapping and murder;   Germany is expecting Turkey to maintain the deal on refugees … ;   a Mexican priest is helping women who are trying to get into the USA with preventive birth control;   refugee deaths increased last year – particularly in the Mediterranean;   Eritreans are fleeing into Ethiopia;
• With regard to human (and other) rights and discrimination (including associated violence / crime):
     -   on homophobia/transphobia this week:   trans women in Indonesia are standing up against the abuse and discrimination;   some business people are also standing up for Equal Marriage;   LGBTIQ sports supporters are starting to get organised, but LGBTIQ players still face bigotry;
     -   on racism this week:   criticism of Australia as being behind on racism (which I agree with);   an Australian indigenous community has finally received local control;   West Australia’s first indigenous Treasurer will make “sweeping” changes to Aboriginal Affairs;
     -   on sexism this week (keeping in mind the overblown influence given to testosterone):   research shows women troll dating apps as much as men do;   the problem of gender inequality in India, and the abuse it leads to;   some effective aid has helped women in Vanuatu become self sufficient;   the need for men’s consent to medical treatment, war and other problems facing women giving birth in Afghanistan;   a satirical law proposal to highlight the problems women have accessing health care;   social media problems for girls;   a Mexican priest is helping women who are trying to get into the USA with preventive birth control;   criticism of Canada’s Prime Minister for token feminism;
     -   on other forms of human (and other) rights this week:   more on a workplace that failed to honour workers’ rights;   governments save money by spending on homeless services – and see here for some human faces;   a church in Australia is “ashamed” after all but one of its dioceses has complaints of child abuse;   casual workers – and others - are losing significant amounts of money that they cannot afford because of death and disability insurance payments that are provided on an “opt out” basis;
• With regard to crime, judicial matters and policing:
     a woman who was mistakenly taken into custody and “excessively shackled” deserves an apology;   reflections as a result of listening to impact statements by the victims of neochristian priests who abused children;   police in my home city are claiming more police are needed in the suburbs in order to prevent crime in the CBD;   prison guards give their experiences, including on having youth detainees threatening the guards’ children, and the horror  stories of youths also continue to be revealed (it appears many problems may have been associated with one guard in particular: why was he allowed to continue? Also, training may have been inadequate – or inappropriate;   two neighbours turned away a woman being attacked before others helped her – after she had been seriously injured (reading between the lines, were the first two being racist? Also, is this a refugee who needs help with PTSD or similar? If the latter, then it is better to do so BEFOREHAND … );   a church in Australia is “ashamed” after all but one of its dioceses has complaints of child abuse;   after several years, Somali pirates have struck again – and backed down;   the new head of a major union body has shown questionable political judgement by pointing out that many advances in workers’ rights have been obtained by breaking laws (e.g., by holding strikes) – which also applies in other instances, such as not obeying the evil laws of apartheid or the genocidal laws of 1930s Germany, but has led to a response by the government that one should aim to change laws, which is what is needed in the vast majority of cases (although that can take a phenomenal amount of work and effort, as I know from personal experience when I campaigned to have my state’s anti-discrimination laws improved in the late 90s) and demands that the Opposition condemn the remarks;   police in my home state are being accused of defying magistrates' rulings and misusing the state's new night court system in an effort to keep a man behind bars;   mass graves at a prison in Venezuela;
• 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?):
     -   carbon dioxide emissions have been steady for three years;   problems with the invasive pest carp in the River Murray are growing;   an Australian state which recently had major power supply problems will take action to prevent a recurrence – including battery storage, a new gas-fired power station, and increased State authority to turn on standby assets – see also here, and here for my home state jumping on the bandwagon (in a much smaller way), and here for the Commonwealth jumping on the bandwagon and trying to outdo everyone else by using pumped hydro storage;   the need for community participation to protect forests in the “Democratic” Republic of Congo;   according to a small scale human study, high doses of the various types of vitamin B may offer some protection against the impacts of air pollution (this needs to be replicated);   coral bleaching is moving south off Western Australia;   apartments in my home city are failing the heat stress test;   the argument over duck hunting has moved into other fields, including economics;
     -   the inventor of the world wide web has called for users and companies to implement a five year strategy to defeat fake news;   a new TV series will focus on the problem of cyber bullying (including an MRI to show the physical effects – see also here);   social media problems for girls;   the grieving Mum of a child who suicided after being abused has warned of the dangers of social media (although I would describe this more as the kids being attacked more, than that it “reduces resilience);
     -   some companies will ignore a commission’s cutting of Sunday penalty rates in order to protect their workers (and, incidentally, contribute to continued consumer confidence/spending) as others “race to the bottom”;   a call for a discussion around a shorter working week (or shorter working days) as part of adapting work to the future (see also here);
     -   protection of the suburban backyard and a partial move towards tiny homes;   a proposal to move from stamp duty to land tax in my nation to improve housing affordability;   an article on seasteading as a way of creating independent nations (I question that: live on the sea - yes, but as part of existing nations);   the use of music in Alzheimer’s therapy;
• With regard to education:
     a new documentary series shows the need for bullying to be addressed – see also here;   the problem of trying to keep kids sedentary for education;   a radio programme on school bullying that was actually OK – not naïve, and covered evidence based responses, personality flaws, and facts such as 1 in 4 bullying kids wind up in court (see also here);
• 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):
     the need for men’s consent to medical treatment, war and other problems facing women giving birth in Afghanistan;   another violent extremist attack;   a kidnapped woman has been released;   Afghani special forced have released dozens of prisoners of violent extremists;
• With regard to Africa, the Africa Center for Strategic Studies (and other sources) also has:
     -   a rubbish slide has killed dozens in Ethiopia, with many more missing;   Eritreans are fleeing into Ethiopia;
     -   the need for community participation to protect forests in the “Democratic” Republic of Congo (DR Congo);   DR Congo soldiers are attacking civilians and blocking UN access;
     -   security forces have killed rebels in the Republic of Congo;
     -   after several years, Somali pirates have struck again – and backed down;   40 Somali refugees have been killed by a helicopter attack off the coast of Yemen;   a group of Turkish people, aided by the national airline, will send 60 tonnes of supplies to Somalia;
     -   an examination of the ongoing Burundian crisis;
     -   Tanzania will send hundreds of doctors to Kenya to cover the doctors’ strike;   concerns that Kenya’s counter violent extremism programme is leading to human rights abuses;
     -   Niger will investigate allegations of corruption;
     -   the former head of Nigeria’s oil authority has been charged with fraud;
     -   The Gambia has asked for more Senegalese troops;
     -   South Africa will compensate victims of the Marikana massacre;   a South African opposition leader will face disciplinary action after saying the legacy of colonialism was not all negative;
     -   a Namibian court case Germany for a massacre is progressing;
• With regard to China (may her growing middle class bring a love of peace and freedom) and East and South East Asia:
     -   the problem of fake news in South East Asia (with an utterly stupid comment about astral travel);
     -   as the new US Secretary of States visits China, he ramps up the rhetoric against North Korea - and the USA and China agree to work together against the North Korean threat;   Russia and China have blocked a UN statement on the violence in Burma;   a military exercise will be held by France, Japan, the USA and the UK in the western Pacific;
     -   a media opinion that North Korea is “looking more unhinged than ever”;
     -   rallies for and against the impeached South Korean President;
     -   “Plans for a massive Donald Trump real estate development in a spiritually sensitive part of Bali have met resistance from locals, some of whom are refusing to sell to the US President's Indonesian business partner”;   trans women in Indonesia are standing up against the abuse and discrimination;
     -   criticism of the USA’s attempts to recover debt from Cambodia;
     -   Rohingya women who were raped by Burmese soldiers have subsequently been harassed and ridiculed – including by Aung San Suu Kyi, who I have now lost a lot of respect for;   Burma has been urged to let the Rohingya return to their homes in Rakhine state;   Russia and China have blocked a UN statement on the violence in Burma;
• With regard to Europe:
     -   Turkey (or its leader) is continuing to choose to aggravate nations in the EU, with the Netherlands the latest to be involved in escalating retaliations – see also here, and here;   Kurds in Germany have demonstrated against Erdogan;   an assessment that Turkey is further away “than ever” from membership of the European Union;   Germany’s intelligence agency has not been convinced by Turkey that the Gulen movement was behind the failed Turkish coup;   Bulgaria has “taken steps” to prevent Turkish interference in Bulgarian elections;   Germany is expecting Turkey to maintain the deal on refugees … ;
     -   a warning to France not to ignore Saudi Arabia’s diplomatic “split personality”;
     -   Germany has called for Europe and the USA to maintain sanctions against Russia;   a Namibian court case Germany for a massacre is progressing;
• 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):
     -   more on the mass graves near Mosul;  more people are fleeing Mosul;   a call for a reconciliation plan in Iraq;
     -   and the Iraq Body Count project reports 208 people killed in the last week;
• With regard to the Libyan civil war:
     east Libyan forces have captured the last stronghold of a group of violent extremists, and recaptured two oil ports;   suspicions that Russia has deployed special forces to west Egypt, near the Libyan border;   “Libya's eastern parliament [has] said … it supported ending a deal to unify the country's National Oil Corporation”;   more fighting in Tripoli;
• 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:
     -   preparations are continuing for an Indian-Russian summit;   Russia and China have blocked a UN statement on the violence in Burma;   Germany has called for Europe and the USA to maintain sanctions against Russia;   a review of the current US investigations into possible/alleged links between the current US president and Russia;   suspicions that Russia has deployed special forces to west Egypt, near the Libyan border;
• With regard to South and Central America:
     -   the “healthiest hearts in the world” have been found in Bolivia;
     -   ongoing bread shortages in Venezuela;   mass graves at a prison in Venezuela;
     -   increased manufacture of drug precursors in Bolivia and Columbia;
     -   a Mexican priest is helping women who are trying to get into the USA with preventive birth control;
• With regard to South Asia (aka the Indian sub-continent), The Hindu and other sources have:
     -   the problem of gender inequality in India, and the abuse it leads to;   India is fast tracking hydropower projects in disputed Kashmir;   India is moving towards plastic notes (which has worked well in Australia);   taking advantage of a campaign against female infanticide, a neochristian cult in India has been stealing daughters of Indians for decades;   preparations are continuing for an Indian-Russian summit;   arsenic contamination of water supplies in Bengal;   “India is leveraging bilateral military exercises to further strategic cooperation” (18 nations in the last 3 years, including Nepal, Oman, Singapore and the USA now or recently);
     -   Pakistan is investigating allegations of corruption in its international airline;   Pakistan’s first census in 19 years has commenced;
     -   ethnic divisions are causing political problems in Nepal;
• With regard to Sudan and South Sudan:
     -   South Sudan is continuing to spend massive amounts of its money – 97% of which comes from oil sales – on weapons;   two people have been killed in an attack on an aid convoy;   the numbers of internally displaced people and people in need of aid 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):
     criticism of my nation for not cooperating with an organisation tracking civilian casualties of air bombing in Syria (in the 90s, I crewed for a few years for someone who was saved, as a kid, by sheltering under a piano when his house collapsed – he was in Coventry, when it was bombed by the Germans in World War Two. That bombing, just a few years after the infamous bombing of Guernica, was one of the first times “a city was flattened” – of course, as bombs became more powerful, that bombing increase, through Warsaw, the Blitz, and the others, the carpet bombing of Dresden, Hamburg and the others, and on to Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Terrible as those last two were, militarily, they possibly saved lives [I consider the notion of a demonstration nuclear bombing to be naïve, incidentally, although the entry of Russia may well have had more to do with Japan’s surrender than is commonly given credit, and there certainly was a problem of a momentum of “we built it, so we must try it”], and that is why air bombing continues: it has military merit – it won’t win a war on its own, but it potentially can accomplish some military aims – the bombing of oil supplies finally brought the German war machine to a halt in World War Part Two, and this article claims the bombing meant there was a change of attitude towards the Nazis and thus there would be none of the “stab in the back” rubbish that followed World War Part One, which led to Part Two: “If the Allies had not had the courage and determination to answer Nazi violence with violence in order to stop the Germans running amok, would liberation, renewal, a democratic future have been possible?”. Now, we have the potential horror of ICBMs. The threat has grown: that shows something about us that is not good, but the campaigns for accountability, such as described in the article about Syria, and, even better, true and lasting peace, show something about us that is good about us – we just have to avoid the danger of naiveté along the way … );   claims that Israel has attacked violent extremists in Syria;   rebel evacuation of a besieged Syrian city has commenced;
• With regard to Turkey:
     Turkey (or its leader) is continuing to choose to aggravate nations in the EU, with the Netherlands the latest to be involved in escalating retaliations – see also here, and here;   Kurds in Germany have demonstrated against Erdogan;   a group of Turkish people, aided by the national airline, will send 60 tonnes of supplies to Somalia;   an assessment that Turkey is further away “than ever” from membership of the European Union;   Germany’s intelligence agency has not been convinced by Turkey that the Gulen movement was behind the failed Turkish coup;   Bulgaria has “taken steps” to prevent Turkish interference in Bulgarian elections;   Germany is expecting Turkey to maintain the deal on refugees … ;
• With regard to West Asia / the Middle East and North Africa, the Middle East Eye and other sources have:
     -   tensions within the ruling coalition government in Israel – see here and here;   claims that Israel has attacked violent extremists in Syria;   more rocket attacks from Gaza have resulted in Israeli retaliation;   the new US envoy to Israel – described as an “honest broker” – has not reached an agreement with Israel over squatters (my term);   the new UN Secretary-General has ordered the removal of a report accusing Israel of establishing an apartheid regime – leading to a protest resignation of the head of the responsible UN body: see also here;   the father of an Israeli girl who was murdered by a Jordanian soldier 20 years ago has wished that “in the same way King Hussein touched our hearts with his decency, his spirit will seep into the souls of Jordanians and Palestinians, and they will adopt his mantle of peace and know that as King Hussein said, we are all ‘members of one family” and “If there is any purpose in life it will be to make sure that all the children no longer suffer the way our generation did’ ”;
     -   the Christian head of the neochristian Catholic Church will travel to Egypt to meet Muslim and Coptic Christian leaders;   foreign students in Egypt are living in a state of fear;   possibly warming relations between Egypt and Iran;   suspicions that Russia has deployed special forces to west Egypt, near the Libyan border;
     -   a warning to France not to ignore Saudi Arabia’s diplomatic “split personality”;
• With regard to the war in Yemen (unlike Iraq, 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):
     40 Somali refugees have been killed by a helicopter attack off the coast of Yemen;   the proportion of Yemenis in crisis or emergency food situations has increase from 40% last June to 60%;   the warring parties in Yemen are refusing to talk, according to the UN;   a rocket attack (probably by the rebel Houthis) has killed 22 people in a mosque;   renewed calls for independence for southern Yemen, which would be a reversal of the events of the 1980s;
• With regard to natural and other catastrophes:
     floods and mudslides in Peru have killed dozens;
• With regard to peace and/or spirituality generally, and the occasional nice story:
     some effective aid has helped women in Vanuatu become self sufficient;

and from a range of other sites:

• the case for “not” getting married;
• a bioluminescence display.

(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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