Sunday, 23 April 2017

Post No. 1,017 – For Sunday evening’s meditation-clearing


Note: I am NOT a journalist, and make NO claims to objectivity or freedom from bias:   the purpose of posting these news links 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. Also, the energies we use and manifest in our daily lives contribute to the larger soup of energies that influence world events, so address those as well. The reminders / explanations about Sunday’s meditation-clearing are here;   see also here,   here,   here,   (here and also here and here are interesting),   here, here,   here,   and   this post reminds us to be patient and persistent, like a “speeding oak”. Finally, there are some notes at the end of this post about other options for those who do not like this way of working.
The themes that come to mind for my work this week, after I review all this news, are:
(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, including spirit rescue, and healing the warped views, seemingly “inherent” biases, and other damage created. Also, remember that:
        1. the counter to fear is genuine  EQ and clear thinking, expressed through calm, de-escalating speech,
        2. where problems exist, advocating for BPM responses, and being as BPM as one can be, are constructive solutions,
         3. peace is powerful, but it is a process requiring patient, persistent and nuanced nurturing, and a blend of conventional spiritual work, clearing nonBPM units, and physical world activism;
(c)   viewing the overall emotional state of the world from an elemental point of view, this week we need:
        emotionally (astrally), more BPM Earth (nobility) and Water (compassion);
        mentally, more BPM of the perceptiveness of Æther;
        A plot of the elemental influences on a causal/spiritual level follows, and shows an excess of focus outwards, on others, and a need for more BPM inward reflection, meditation and self development of personal security;
(d)   I’ve created a bindrune for this week’s work, which is:
 (e)   dealing with the current US President, for whom I use the alias Voldemort, requires:
        1. eroding (i.e., slow, patient and persistent clearing of the little bits one can SAFELY cope with – remember, you are but one of many) the nonBPM influences feeding his arrogance and mind-set, and strengthening Voldemort’s BPM Guides and giving them whatever BPM help they need to present a BPM alternative – for which my “changing the personality of oppressors” post is useful – with a view to promoting what would seem to be a change of heart,
        2. lifting the nonBPM influences from the shoulders of Voldemort’s marginal supporters, allowing them to “come to their senses”, which may result in them feeling bewilderment/shame, and simultaneously strengthening the BPM influences around them (e.g., their BPM Guides) to counter them backsliding,
        3. to address the others, physical world activism (especially education) is required. As well as doing what one can there, help those who are doing this work (e.g., sending them “positive vibes”) and look for nonBPM blockages that can be cleared (e.g., setting up a BPM vortex above meetings to draw away external nonBPM influences/energies/units, so that the audience can listen as they are, without any obsession/possession);
(f)   the major events this week are:   the continuing development of famine in East Africa;   the ongoing abuse of power in the Philippines (and elsewhere);   the continuance of asymmetric conflict in a wide range of spheres;
(g)   disingenuousness is a noticeable issue this week – mostly in certain politicians;
(h)   fear, possessiveness and hate are unfortunate drivers in public sentiment (aka consciousness);
(i)   the plague of the blindness of stereotypes continues;
(j)   BPM rationality has made gains – including in areas such as women’s literacy, and regional/organisational agreements;
(k)   the limited perspective of smallmindedness is a noticeable issue this week;
(l)   bigots / discriminators continue to shoot themselves in the foot by denying themselves access to the skills and resources of those they are oppressing;
(m)   consequences continue to flow from disturbances to balance.
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;
  • Matters warranting particular attention:
         an excellent discussion on facts and opinions;   the importance of healthy soil;   an examination of the failure to achieve climate change commitments which attributes this to “policy implementation failure”;   the need to get carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere, in addition to reducing emissions;   “Politicians are getting away with flagrant dishonesty as a shift from fact to opinion colours the political debate around climate change”;   “Reporting on the dire situation across the Middle East [West Asia] region, marked by the largest refugee crisis since the Second World War, fractured societies, proliferation of non-State actors and unbelievable human suffering, a United Nations envoy [has] reiterated the need for a surge in diplomacy for peace to ease the suffering of innocent civilians”;   comment that making people feel excluded is not an Australian value;
  • 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 a section specifically for the current US President below
       -   analyses this week include:   based on ecological strain and economic stratification, a gloomy assessment of the possibility that Western civilisation will continue;   “why corporate Australia should care about inequality”;   a review of the state of democracy in the USA (this comprehensive: I need to spend m ore time reading it);   “If the 2008 and 2012 U.S. presidential campaigns had seemed to confirm Internet utopians’ belief that digital tools enhance democracy by expanding citizen empowerment and engagement, the 2016 campaign highlighted the challenges that the Internet poses for American democracy, and perhaps democracy in general”;
       -   of concern this week:   disturbing evidence that a government department being relocated has tried to tell its staff how to talk to their partners on the matter;   “A Russian government think tank controlled by Vladimir Putin developed a plan to swing the 2016 US presidential election to Donald Trump and undermine voters’ faith in the American electoral system, three current and four former U.S. officials told Reuters”;   “The US Supreme Court [appears] poised to expand religious rights and potentially narrow the separation of church and state”;   Morocco is dithering about sharing power, which risks empowering radical opposition, and cutting back on human rights;   scathing criticism of the Philippines for a politically motivated trial against a Senator;
       -   in the grey area or neutral this week:   an Australian MP is being investigated for funding supposedly “independent” candidates in local Council elections;   New Zealand has jumped on the Australia-and-USA “tighten work visas” bandwagon;   the new head of the Australian Bankers Association, a former Queensland premier, has said "the public and the whole system needs to have confidence that regulators are completely independent from the institutions that they regulate", when criticising watering down of ASIC's language in response to bank pressure;
       -   good news this week includes:   a suggestion for a holiday focused on democracy;   support for young US voters from an organisation for older US voters;   a US town may elect a Muslim mayor;
       -   and in my home nation this week:   former Prime Minister and continuing Bigot Tony Abbott has been criticised by a colleague in his political party for continuing to snipe and undermine the neoliberal government and human rights;   temporary work visas are being altered to give Australians a better chance of getting jobs (is the reason some of these jobs don’t find applicants unacceptable working conditions?), which has resulted in India threatening retaliation;   the Commonwealth Government is starting to consider more decentralisation of government departments (whilst my initial reaction was that this could be good – particularly for regional areas as it may change mindsets, it needs to be handled much better than the current relocation – which appears to have led to a major resignation. Also, apparently 100 years of evidence suggests it won’t work in terms of increasing employment, but I don’t see that as the only issue … );   Australia has jumped on one of the current US President’s bandwagons, and will revamp the Australian citizenship test – last amended by the evil  neoliberal  former Prime Minister John Howard (some of these changes, such as respect for gender equality and religious freedom, are good; I’m not so sure about longer qualification periods nor greater proficiency in English – I consider Australians should be less lazy, and do better with languages other than English. I also hope we get rid of Howard’s questions about sport … );   many of Australia’s Commonwealth MPs – especially in the neoliberal government – are property investors – and they’re making decisions about housing affordability???!!!;   concerns over jobs;
       -   this week’s atrocity alert at R2P lists Syria and Democratic Republic of the Congo;
  • With regard to the current US President (who I consider seriously dangerous, and NOT at all a buffoon) this week:
    I deliberately avoid using the current US President’s name for valid psychic reasons: however, to both simplify my typing and remind people that he is dangerous, I will use “Voldemort” – in this section, at least - as alias.
       -   Voldemort has signed a 'Buy American, Hire American' executive order, and announced a major review of skilled work visas;
       -   Voldemort’s revised travel ban is looking stronger in court proceedings;   the US administration is threatening to escalate the sanctuary cities war;
       -   Voldemort’s cutbacks are imperilling an anti-lead contamination programme just as hundreds more lead hot spots are found;
       -   US citizens who have fled to Canada are happy with their choice;
  • With regard to violent extremism (VE) (aka, terrorism - e.g., Da’esh) (ALL people advocating hate or discrimination in response to violent extremism are actively doing the work of violent extremists, including those who use the acronym ISIS rather than ISIL (see also here, which is actually the Greek name of the Egyptian Goddess Aset) and actively perpetuates the patriarchal and sacrilegious evil that VEs are trying to accomplish in this world (see also here, here and here). This 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 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):
       -   violent extremist attacks/acts have occurred this week in Syria, Egypt, France, Afghanistan, and, according to this Wikipedia page, there have been 2 attacks in Iraq and 1 attack in Syria (out of a total of 9);   prevention has or may have occurred in France; 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 Syria;   a Qatari hunting party has been released in Iraq as part of a complex deal to evacuate four besieged Syrian towns;
       -   “An 18-year-old man living in Israel has been charged over scores of threatening calls he allegedly made to Jewish community centres and schools in the US”;   time is becoming critical for the fight against violent extremists in Somalia;
       -   violent extremist threats against Iran are unlikely to result in a sustained campaign;   an assessment of the risk that the next major violent extremist attack could be biological;   a call for greater research clarity on types of violent extremism (e.g., lone actor vs. remote controlled);
  • With regard to refugees (noting the New York Declaration):
       tensions have become dangerous on Manus Island between refugees in Australia’s gulag and local residents, with sustained fire from an army base into buildings and police unable to deal with matters;   mixed reactions to refugee children attending Greek schools – including the normal “I’m not racist” BS;   the 2nd half of the Trumppence team has contradicted the 1st half by stating the US-Australian refugee deal will stand;   the EU has been urged to focus on saving refugees at sea rather than focusing on patrolling an invisible border;   nearly 9,000 refugees have been rescued at sea;
  • With regard to human (and other) rights and discrimination:
       -   on homophobia/transphobia this week:   trans Indonesians are surviving hate;   Russia is doing nothing as the gay purge in Chechnya continues;   the policeman murdered in France was an LGBT rights activist with a husband;   30 men have been arrested in Iran for allegedly being gay;   a Chinese sports team has been homophobic;   “53 people are facing criminal charges in Nigeria after police claimed they attended a same-sex wedding”;   a film adaptation of a comic has indulged in LGBT erasure;   utterly moronic bigots who clearly have no understanding of what being trans means are seeking to boycott Target, which has courageously and ethically decided to be inclusive in its toilet policy;   a lawsuit has been filed against a county clerk in the USA who was extremely abusive against a lesbian couple;
       -   on racism this week:   three (white) people have been killed in a suspected race hate attack;   staff at the Aboriginal medical service in Mount Isa say children with dangerously high blood lead levels are being treated with hygiene advice and returned to the same "high-risk environment", and that the campaign to promote lead safety among the public is not working for indigenous kids;   an assessment of the effects of indigenous land title agreements;   racist comments by a tennis official;   racism against Sudanese in Egypt;
       -   on sexism this week (keeping in mind the overblown influence given to testosterone):   more investor backlash against all male boards;   a man has pleaded guilty to child marriage;   a notorious presenter has been dropped from a conservative news outlet because of sexual harassment claims;   an article on domestic violence;   global literacy has increased amongst women;
       -   on other forms of human (and other) rights this week:   the slow – very slow - evolution of marriage in Australia;   very ill horses have been seized by the RSPCA (these sorts of incidents always remind me of the time I nearly bough a horse for no other reason than that it was being neglected);   concerns over possible abuses by a psychiatric hospital operator in the USA;   controversy has erupted over an “artist’s” proposal to kill an animal and use its carcass in a supposed recreation of “past rituals” (why do these morons think something like this is a recreation? What is the point that is supposedly being made?);   the needs of renters extend beyond affordability (apart from insecurity - and the unmentioned nastiness of some real estate agents and the inherent intrusiveness of inspections [and why are some allowed to take photos????!!], "Ensuring the right to make a home");   sporting organisations are doing the dirty work of the gambling industry in my nation by opposing proposed restrictions on gambling advertising – see here for the excellent response of a centrist MP;   the current state of ethics in the fashion industry;   as the government continues to suppress human rights groups  and a call is made for Europe to tell Russians their human rights matter, Russia is doing nothing as the gay purge in Chechnya continues;   other human rights issues have occurred in Turkey, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Egypt, Egypt (2nd), Libya, and Cuba;
  • With regard to crime, judicial matters and policing:
       the use of GPS monitoring of convicted offenders in an Australian state will be extended to included domestic violence abusers;   police have stopped a social media-based network of child abusers;   two police officers have confirmed that police are responsible for most of the murders in the so-called “war on drugs” in the Philippines, and that evidence of crimes is being fabricated and payments are being made for the murders;   those in the know are regretting the USA’s apparent regression back to a “drug war” approach;   more disturbing evidence at the Royal Commission into abuses at a youth detention facility, and cross examination has raised some questions about credibility all round;   “A Canberra man who was prosecuted after having a drink on Christmas Day has secured more than $30,000 in damages under the Human Rights Act”;   a Melbourne rabbi may have misled the Royal Commission into child abuse;   an assessment of mediation between the survivors of sexual assault and their attackers;   examination of one of the gangs in the USA;   “A Canadian judge who wore a Donald Trump campaign hat into court after the US election is facing a disciplinary hearing and possible removal from the bench after his actions triggered an unprecedented number of formal complaints”;
  • 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):
       a notorious presenter has been dropped from a conservative news outlet because of sexual harassment claims;
  • With regard to overcrowding and “modern” lifestyle issues (is YOUR smart phone free of conflict  minerals, environmental harm and child labour? IT manufacturers are making some effort in on those. Do you suffer from FOMO or addiction? 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 and contributing to the problem of financialisation?):
       -   an historically significant tree has been felled in Tasmania;   the problem of fake organic food claims;   a new solar power facility will eventually supply 15% of south east Queensland’s needs;   work to save turtles in the River Murray is underway;   a report on decentralised forms of renewable energy;   conservation value of forests;   the need to get carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere, in addition to reducing emissions;
       -   facebook has “vowed” to do better after a user posted a video of him committing a murder (the video was removed after about two hours);   a new way of harvesting moisture from air might have wide applications (and I hope it is affordable to those who most need it … );   social media addiction is worse than alcohol or other drugs;   social media “influencers” have been warned to better identify advertising;   satellites will be used to monitor all land volcanoes on Earth;   proposed fingerprint sensors on credit cards can be compromised;   a notorious social media company is proposing to enable direct connections between brains and machines;   epigenetic influences that are transmitted to children (this, unlike private companies fiddling with our brains, could potentially be good);   “If the 2008 and 2012 U.S. presidential campaigns had seemed to confirm Internet utopians’ belief that digital tools enhance democracy by expanding citizen empowerment and engagement, the 2016 campaign highlighted the challenges that the Internet poses for American democracy, and perhaps democracy in general”;   a review of why nationalism has made a resurgence, despite the view that a broader, global approach is “better”;
       -   in a moderately rare attack of common sense that reduces the problems of privilege and academic inflation, some companies are removing or reducing degree qualification requirements;   the limited timespan of jobs from extractive industries for local tribes;   more backlash and other overbooking incidents;   the world’s economy is growing faster (who benefits, and what is the environmental damage?);   "NZX today announced that it has joined the United Nations Sustainable Stock Exchange initiative as a partner exchange";   many of Australia’s Commonwealth MPs – especially in the neoliberal government – are property investors – and they’re making decisions about housing affordability???!!!;   the needs of renters extend beyond affordability (apart from insecurity - and the unmentioned nastiness of some real estate agents and the inherent intrusiveness of inspections [and why are some allowed to take photos????!!], "Ensuring the right to make a home");   “Australia's main official cost of living measure, the consumer price index, is failing young Australians by excluding home purchase costs”;   the Australian opposition has launched its plan to improve housing affordability – but no mention of house size;   an evidence based rebuttal of fears around house prices for some affordable housing measures;   someone else is advocating for smaller houses – YAY!;   unions in Australia are planning an appeal over penalty rates;
       -   art was destroyed by a possibly ignorant contractor after it was found to have been contaminated with asbestos from the place it was being displayed in, leaving the artist in a dire situation;   a graphic TV series about a suicide has prompted a growing number of calls to counselling services;   some resilient neighbourhoods in the USA;   a housing cooperative in Berlin with a nearby “food forest”;   the USA is facing a crisis in affordable water in urban areas;   a criticism of stereotypes of people in the USA’s Appalachians;   a range of views on whether parents who are not in a good relationship should stay together “for the kids”;   with one in twenty people having a fear of dogs, advice for dog owners to “think about that when they let their dogs off leads, perhaps in places where you're not supposed to have them off lead. You might know your dog is friendly but there might be people there ... who might be really scared”;   “Nearly 1 in 4 Australian teenagers meet the criteria for having a ‘probable serious mental illness’ ";   Amsterdam is improving kids' health by promoting tap water instead of soft drink and enough sleep;   someone else is advocating for smaller houses – YAY!;   the problem of “HiPPOs” in the workplace;   the ongoing problems resulting from a drugs in sport controversy;   migration might build resilience and improve adaptability;
  • With regard to education:
       a Queensland school appears to have gone down the military boot-camp type of approach to “inspiring” (sarcasm, Joyce) self discipline;   criticism of a US University degree funding scheme for effectively being pro-middle class and anti-poor people - 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):
       life for civilians in the area where the USA dropped a large bomb last week, including their reactions to the bomb;   dozens have been killed by a violent extremist attack;   “A prominent Afghan politician [has] said… his dismissal [from the role of representative on good governance and reform] by [the] President … was unfair and could further destabilize the country”;
  • With regard to Africa, the Africa Center for Strategic Studies (and other sources) has:;
       -   the African Union and UN have agreed to work together better;
       -   with profound apologies for a social media link, a video on the famine in East Africa – “the worst since World War Two”;   an assessment that “famines in the Horn of Africa could be normalised due to the constant conflict, an absence of good government and now worsening droughts … that has prevented famine-prone countries from recovering from previous drought and severe food shortages”;   millions of people are facing the perils of disease and famine in Somalia and South Sudan - which is expected to worsen as the drought and violence – including sexual violence - fuelling the crises widen;   aid has been delivered to tens of thousands of Somali families;
       -   the discovery of more mass graves reveals an 'unfolding horror' in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC);   aid has been sent for Congolese refugees in Angola;   a call for the UN to stay in the DRC for the sake of coming elections;
       -   “Nigeria's foreign spy chief has been suspended after anti-corruption officers found more than $43m (£34m)”;   “53 people are facing criminal charges in Nigeria after police claimed they attended a same-sex wedding”;
       -   the internet has been restored in Cameroon;
       -   a call has been made for Equatorial Guinea to release two human rights defenders;
       -   concerns over Ethiopia’s government’s reticence on human rights;
       -   more protests against South Africa’s President on “Freedom Day”;
       -   Zambia may declare a state of emergency following the recent arrest of the opposition leader;
       -   time is becoming critical for the fight against violent extremists in Somalia;
  • With regard to China (may her growing middle class bring a love of peace and freedom), East and South East Asia and the Pacific:
       -   concerns that China’s GDP  growth (how is that on a REAL basis, after population growth is subtracted?) is founded on debt;   China’s modernisation of its military is continuing;   a Chinese sports team has been homophobic;
       -   despite China saying there would be no winners in a war between North Korea (DPRK) and the USA and that is seriously concerned about the DPRK’s nuclear developments, the DPRK is continuing its bluster and threats. See also here, and here;   an examination of options the USA has with regard to the DPRK – and a Republican politician in the USA has called for all options to be kept open;   it now appears that the US carrier group was not despatched to the Sea of Japan as claimed – which is possibly a dangerous lie (aka “bluff”) … ;   an opinion piece arguing that the current US President is not serious about North Korea – and this risks emboldening China;
       -   tensions grew ahead of the religiously-split elections for a new governor of Jakarta, in Indonesia, which was also been affected by fake news, which the current governor, also facing blasphemy charges, lost - see also here;   the election result signals rising intolerance – and problems for the current President;
       -   two police officers have confirmed that police are responsible for most of the murders in the so-called “war on drugs” in the Philippines, and that evidence of crimes is being fabricated and payments are being made for the murders;   scathing criticism of the Philippines for a politically motivated trial against a Senator;
       -   a plaque commemorating a key democratic moment in Thailand has been replaced with an anti-democracy plaque;
       -   “Residents of a village outside Hanoi are holding police and officials hostage in a week-long stand-off over a land dispute”;
  • With regard to Europe:
       -   as one right wing extremists candidate vows to end all immigration, fears over violent extremism have been feeding divisions in French society ahead of the Presidential election;
       -   mixed reactions to refugee children attending Greek schools – including the normal “I’m not racist” BS;
       -   a review of those nations in Eastern Europe who are caught between the European and Russian behemoths;
       -   concern over extremists on both sides of politics pushing France “to the brink”;
       -   concerns over growing fragility in the Balkans;
       -   Brexit may end European support for the UK over the disputed Falkland/Malvinas Islands;
  • 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 “low grade” chemical weapons attack was made on an Iraqi unit with no harm resulting;   a Qatari hunting party has been released in Iraq as part of a complex deal to evacuate four besieged Syrian towns;
       -   and the Iraq Body Count project reports 289 civilians violently killed in the last week;
  • With regard to the Libyan civil war:
       the UN has said that “political momentum must be renewed if Libya’s challenges are to be addressed”;   more refugee deaths off the Libyan coast;   claims of refugee slave markets in Libya;
  • 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:
       -   “A Russian government think tank controlled by Vladimir Putin developed a plan to swing the 2016 US presidential election to Donald Trump and undermine voters’ faith in the American electoral system, three current and four former U.S. officials told Reuters”;
       -   “The United States will not make an exception for American companies, including oil major Exxon Mobil Corp, seeking to drill in areas prohibited by US sanctions on Russia”;
       -   as the government continues to suppress human rights groups  a call is made for Europe to tell Russians their human rights matter, Russia is doing nothing as the gay purge in Chechnya continues;
       -   Russian “hunger” for naval power;
       -   “the Kremlin blocks every alternative to Putin”;
  • With regard to South and Central America:
       -   refugees appear to be applying for asylum in Mexico, rather than continuing to the USA;   a Mexican governor has been arrested on charges of corruption;
       -   “Brazil's President [has] made new concessions to ease passage of an unpopular pension reform bill that has drawn angry demonstrations from labour organizations, including police unions that tried to invade Congress in protest”;   street kids in Brazil;
          protests and violence are continuing in Venezuela;   looters have been killed in Venezuela – some by electrocution;   in an incredibly dangerous – insanely so – move, Venezuela has seized a US company’s car manufacturing factory;
       -   Nicaragua is preparing for climate change;
       -   risks of a new conflict in Colombia;   a landslide in Colombia has killed at least 17 people;
       -   “The UN has been accused of refusing to cooperate with a human rights group that is pursuing child support payments for women left pregnant by its peacekeeping forces” in Haiti;
       -   Brexit may end European support for the UK over the disputed Falkland/Malvinas Islands;
  • With regard to South Asia (aka the Indian sub-continent), The Hindu and other sources have:
       -   India has threatened retaliation against Australia for a change in work visas, and concerns over a similar proposal in the USA;   “India's top court has ruled that senior figures in the governing BJP will be tried for criminal conspiracy over the destruction of a 16th Century mosque”;   India will block Australia from naval exercises with the USA and Japan after China expressed concern (a block that has happened for several years now);   an assessment of India’s strategic concerns in the Indian Ocean;   “Insults made on the religious faith of a particular community “unwittingly or carelessly” without malice is not an offence, the Supreme Court has clarified”;   commentary on US-Indian relations;   “There is no case for water privatisation. In pushing for it, we are ignoring the key issue, which is better governance”;
       -   “Pakistan's Supreme Court is to issue its ruling on corruption claims which could determine the political fate of Prime Minister”;
       -   a rubbish dump landslide has killed at least 20 people and buried over 100 homes in Sri Lanka;
  • With regard to Sudan and South Sudan:
       -   Sudan and Egypt will deescalate a diplomatic row;
       -   women and girls in South Sudan face ‘extremely high risk’ of sexual assault risk;   peacekeepers are working to improve protection of civilians;   millions of people are facing the perils of disease and famine in Somalia and South Sudan - which is expected to worsen as the drought and violence – including sexual violence - fuelling the crises widen;   repatriation of former rebels from the DRC back to South Sudan has commenced;   100,000 people have been displaced by fighting in Jonglei;
  • 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):
       more than 100 people have been killed by a suicide bomb attack on a bus convoy that had stalled;   many Syrians, who are struggling to survive day to day, welcomed the recent attack in response to an Assad regime chemical weapons attack;   a Qatari hunting party has been released in Iraq as part of a complex deal to evacuate four besieged Syrian towns;   some people are thinking of the rebuilding after the war in Syria;
  • With regard to Turkey:
       although there were claims of irregularities, Turkey's President Erdogan appears to have scraped in with enough votes to get sweeping new powers - which might give a belated boost to the opposition;   a call had been made for Turkey to release an imprisoned Italian writer;
  • With regard to the conflicts in Ukraine, particularly in the east:
       Ukraine has made more high profile arrests in a corruption case;   Ukraine is confident of ongoing US support;   Ukraine has urged sanctions against Russia continue to “keep Russian tanks away from Central Europe”;
  • With regard to West Asia (aka “the Middle East”) and North Africa, the Middle East Eye and other sources have:
       -   "Hundreds of Palestinians in Israeli jails have begun a hunger strike in response to a call by prominent prisoner Marwan Barghouti, widely seen as a possible future Palestinian president";   the UN has called on authorities in Gaza to work together with the international community to resolve a new energy crisis – which “should not be underestimated”;   “An 18-year-old man living in Israel has been charged over scores of threatening calls he allegedly made to Jewish community centres and schools in the US”;   a critique of a “lengthy profile of Israel’s Military Advocate-General”;
       -   an article on Kuwait;
       -   violent extremist threats against Iran are unlikely to result in a sustained campaign;   the USA has accused Iran of trying to destabilise West Asia;   an assessment of the political situation inside Iran in the lead up to elections;   30 men have been arrested in Iran for allegedly being gay;
       -   “A video has emerged that allegedly shows Egyptian soldiers shooting dead unarmed detainees in the northern Sinai region”;   Sudan and Egypt will deescalate a diplomatic row;   racism against Sudanese in Egypt;
       -   a review of current US-Saudi relations;   “The United States wants new commitments from Saudi Arabia to improve its targeting procedures to minimize civilian casualties in its part in the Yemen civil war as it weighs resuming sales of precision-guided munitions”;   “friendly fire” has brought down a Saudi helicopter in Yemen;
       -   Jordan is attempting to clamp down on extremist sermons;
       -   the big military ambitions of the UAE;
  • 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):
       the USA has said the situation in Yemen needs a political solution;   the situation continues to worsen for children in Yemen;   “famine like” conditions in Yemen;   “The United States wants new commitments from Saudi Arabia to improve its targeting procedures to minimize civilian casualties in its part in the Yemen civil war as it weighs resuming sales of precision-guided munitions”;   “friendly fire” has brought down a Saudi helicopter in Yemen;
  • With regard to natural and other catastrophes:
       a rubbish dump landslide has killed at least 20 people and buried over 100 homes in Sri Lanka;   working against tropical disease has to be backed by poverty alleviation;   millions of people are facing the perils of disease and famine in Somalia and South Sudan - which is expected to worsen as the drought and violence – including sexual violence - fuelling the crises widen;   a landslide in Colombia has killed at least 17 people;
  • With regard to peace and/or spirituality generally, and the occasional nice story:
       the UN has called for increasing investments in preventative measures that address the problem of fragility before it turns into conflict.
and from a range of other sites:
(Dear Reader, please remember, I expect you to think when reading this blog, and I reserve the right to occasionally sneak in something to test that)
Now, some general comments/information.
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' (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 (running for decades);   the “Network of Light”  meditations;   and   also see here and here – even commercial organisations (for instance, see here), online groups (e.g. here and here – which I do not know the quality of) and even an app.    Thus, if you don't like what I am suggesting here, but want to be of service, there are many other opportunities for you – including secular opportunities: e.g., see here, here and here.   Again, activism in the physical world is also required - see here, here and here, here, and, of course, here.
(Please note that I now specifically have a role for (absent) healers on Saturdays, as explained in the Psychic Weather Report posts. Anyone who wishes to be protector has a role every day :). 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, there is a default plan.
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