Post No. 1,020 – 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 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, 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), the compassion more BPM Water;
        mentally, the insight more BPM Æther;
        a plot of the elemental influences on a causal/spiritual level follows, and shows a need for more BPM reflection, self care, and security, which suggests a need for more BPM Æther;

(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 growing tensions between North Korea and the USA, with China taking on a significant role as a possible mediator;   the ongoing famine crises in east Africa and Yemen;   ongoing unrest and abuses in central Africa;

(g)   swaggering, stereotypical macho bluster is plaguing the world – most notably in relation to North Korea;

(h)   a lack of empathy for people at a distance, or people not related in some way, is also crippling both the world and the individuals who live in it;

(i)   fear continues to be an issue – not only the possessive fear that cripples individuals, but the fear of other regimes that is, to a significant extent, behind North Korea’s bellicosity – and many of the others who do not enjoy being trampled on by the USA or its rampantly out of control businesses;

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:
       the IMF and World Bank have dropped a pledge to fight trade protectionism and members would "work together" to reduce global trade and current account imbalances "through appropriate policies";   as I drove in to work one day this week, I heard a report that China’s daily newspaper has warned North Korea not to make the mistake of assuming that North Korea is serving in the role of a buffer between China and the west – which is a major and heartening change of position (sorry, no URL) –see also this review of China’s capacity for change on the DPRK;   Iran’s army will be transformed into an “offensive force”;   some thoughts of mine on the benefits of deferring war … ;   “the importance of inclusivity in building a peaceful society”;   an update to ICG’s “Watch list” (which I haven’t fully read yet) includes comprehensive information on counter-terrorism, Afghanistan, Egypt, Somalia and the Western Balkans;
• 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:   “We'd be much better off having people explain the contradiction rather than refuse to take a different position based on different considerations. Better be called a hypocrite than make a bad decision in fear of it”;   political repression in Belarus;   comparison of attempts at sustainable peace and prevention of violence in Burundi and Gambia;
     -   of concern this week:   Lebanon’s electoral suicide;   the death toll from political unrest in Venezuela is rising;   “A Thai man who spent more than two years in jail for distributing an ABC documentary has been detained in Bangkok for protesting the mysterious disappearance of a plaque commemorating a 1932 revolution”;   a Zambian court has upheld treason charges against an opposition figure for blocking the Presidential motorcade … ;
     -   in the grey area or neutral this week:   a film is maintaining widespread concerns over safety standards in South Korea in relation to a ferry disaster in 2014 which killed hundreds;
     -   good news this week includes:   the Pope has given a TED talk warning that leaders need to be humble;
     -   and in my home nation this week:   two conservative right wing extremist parties in Australia have merged;   the military has said, following North Korea’s threat, that we need to start thinking about ballistic missile defence;   some comments about good vs. bad debt that I actually consider reasonable;   the need for better laws to provide protection of privacy against “drones”;
     -   this week’s atrocity alert at R2P lists Iraq and the Philippines;
• 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.
     -   a small sample of views on Voldemort;
     -   Voldemort has “put pressure on Democrats … as U.S. lawmakers worked to avoid a government shutdown, saying Obamacare would die without a cash infusion the White House has offered in exchange for their agreement to fund his border wall” … but later backed down;
     -   questionable statements that the US administration is only targeting dangerous criminals;   undocumented immigrants in the USA are living in fear;   “A judge [has] blocked President Donald Trump's executive order that sought to withhold federal funds from so-called sanctuary cities”;   Voldemort’s “hotline to report 'criminal aliens' [is being] trolled with space-related calls”;
     -   “The US Homeland Security Department's inspector general [has] said … he was investigating possible abuse of authority in a case that triggered a lawsuit against the department by Twitter”;   “the top US telecommunications regulator will launch a "comprehensive review" of regulations that restrict consolidation among media companies, potentially opening the door to a new wave of deals among broadcasters and newspaper”;
     -   the US State Department has finally removed a promotional blog post about Voldemort's Florida resort;
     -   Mexico is taking a harder line with Voldemort ahead of NAFTA talks;   Canada has limited options if a trade war with the USA develops;
     -   “Former White House national security adviser Michael Flynn likely broke the law by failing to get permission to be paid for a trip to Russia in 2015”;   investigations into Flynn are intensifying;
     -   “Nine former U.S. ambassadors to the United Nations warned Congress … that slashing funding for the world body would weaken Washington's global influence by ceding "the agenda to countries that can be hostile to our interests." ”;
     -   “More than a dozen state prosecutors [have] urged President Donald Trump … not to withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement”;
     -   “Ivanka Trump, appearing on a high-powered panel at a conference to push for more support for women in business, has drawn boos and hisses from an audience in Berlin for defending her father's treatment of women”;
• 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 Nigeria, and, according to this Wikipedia page, there have been 2 attacks in Iraq (out of a total of 16);   prevention has or may have occurred in Northern Ireland, the UK, Saudi Arabia; and actions (Note: there are many others that don’t reach the media I read) have occurred this week against violent extremists in the Philippines;   holocaust denial material has been circulated at some Australian universities;
     - the Taliban's recent brazen attack eclipses the USA's 'mother of all bombs', and suggests the focus on Da’esh is wrong;
• With regard to refugees (noting the New York Declaration):
     as the neochristian Catholic Church’s Christian Pope compares refugee centres to concentration camps, confirmation is made that there was no link between a suspected child abuse case and a violent attack on Australia’s refugee gulag on Manus Island;   an Australian Senator “will use a trip to Manus Island next week to "get to the bottom" of what sparked a shooting at the Manus Island” refugee gulag;   “Germany approved just under 48 percent of asylum applications from Afghan migrants in the first two months of 2017, down from close to 78 percent in 2015”;   claims that “some of the charities saving migrants in the Mediterranean Sea are colluding with people-smugglers”;   an organ trafficker who preys on refugees;   LGBT refugees have been abused in Africa;   aid for refugees in Jordan and Lebanon;
• With regard to human (and other) rights and discrimination:
     -   on homophobia/transphobia this week (noting that trans kids are the same as cis kids of the trans kids’ true gender) :   the hidden lives of LGBTI people in the military;   Chechnya is torturing suspect gays to out others;   a homophobe has been taught a lesson by a politician who called the homophobe’s grandmother;   “A lesbian couple … tricked by a [homophobic] father into flying to Dubai – where homosexuality is illegal – has been found in a Turkish detention centre”;   “A man who committed a “vile” transphobic attack has been sentenced to two months in prison”;   “A groundbreaking study has found that trans children are extremely similar to cis children of their true gender”;   “Science presenter Bill Nye is under fire from hardline Christians for mocking gay ‘conversion’ therapy”;   growing uncertainty for trans kids and their families;   LGBT refugees have been abused in Africa;   Japan has ignored widespread acceptance to block school measures for LGBT kids;
     -   on racism this week:   more racism in sports incidents have occurred – see here and here;   Fraser Island's national park has been given the indigenous name K'gari;   a survey shows indigenous Australians prefer talks on substantive change in preference to options seen to be more symbolic - such as changing the Constitution;   “Masked New Orleans workers in bullet-proof vests have removed a Confederate monument that officials said was a symbol of the US South's racist past”;   past discrimination against indigenous soldiers;
     -   on sexism this week (keeping in mind the overblown influence given to testosterone):   an article on confronting (the inconsistency of) domestic violence in Islam;   with profound apologies for using a social media link, an interesting article on “gender resentment wars”;   “Ivanka Trump, appearing on a high-powered panel at a conference to push for more support for women in business, has drawn boos and hisses from an audience in Berlin for defending her father's treatment of women”;
     -   on other forms of human (and other) rights this week:   allegations of abuse of mentally ill older people in a nursing home are being investigated;   “A Congolese rights group has written to the attorney general to demand a criminal investigation into a Reuters report that most of the money from fees for printing new passports goes overseas”;   age discrimination is starting at 45;   the leader of an Australian organisation has apologised for belittling differently abled people;   the need for better laws to provide protection of privacy against “drones”;   the European Parliament may protect foreign garment workers;   the European Parliament has finally acted on human rights abuses in Hungary;
     other human rights issues have also occurred in France;
• With regard to crime, judicial matters and policing:
     the US is monitoring the piracy increase off Somalia, and considers this is linked to the famine – although experts have commented it never totally went away;   a US airline has suspended an employee over a fight with a passenger over a baby stroller (although the reaction was over the top, I suspect that baby strollers exceed cabin baggage limits – which is a conflict that needs to be resolved as part of resolving the systemic, widespread abuse of cabin baggage limits, in conjunction with anti-discrimination considerations);   my home state will change laws relating to drive by shootings – some of which is good, some of which possibly not so good … ;   “An Israeli policeman caught on video beating up a Palestinian truck driver in east Jerusalem last month has been fired”;   the Royal Commission has heard the grave concerns of a prison officer – identified by detainees as “good” - over upper management’s instructions on treatment of young detainees;   a metadata abuse of power by a police officer;   a staggering DNA mix up has led to a wrongful conviction;   after five years, Thai police have asked for an arrest warrant for a rich person who killed a police officer in a hit-run;   Egypt will allow its President to appoint judges … ;   illegal jails in the Philippines;   more political prosecutions in Hong Kong;
• 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):
     an Italian journalist arrested in Turkey has been freed;   plans have been announced for a new online news site similar to Wikipedia, with an aim to combat fake news and avoid the click bait trap;   attitude towards women”;   “the top US telecommunications regulator will launch a "comprehensive review" of regulations that restrict consolidation among media companies, potentially opening the door to a new wave of deals among broadcasters and newspaper”;
• 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? Are you afflicted by management  fads? 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?):
     -   interfaith groups are leading preparations for a series of marches on climate change;   Rome’s rubbish is feeding an Austrian waste-to-energy plant;   a leading conservationist has been shot and injured in an ambush at her conservation park in Kenya, which may be part of an ongoing conflict between herders and growers for survival in harsher times;   on “Mother Earth Day“, the UN has emphasised that environmental and climate literacy is the engine not only for creating green voters and advancing environmental and climate laws and policies but also for accelerating green technologies and jobs;   “More than a dozen state prosecutors [have] urged President Donald Trump … not to withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement”;   a bank is trying to be more environmentally responsible;
     -   the history of “public key cryptography” (“geeks vs. governments”);   with profound apologies for using a social media link, some common sense on big vs. small data (I have seen such problems in internal systems in quite a few companies now);   “Smart electricity meters carry vulnerabilities that could assist burglars and compromise privacy … a leading cyber-security expert has warned”;   another disturbing (warning – seriously disturbing, involves a child victim) live incident has occurred on live social media;   a metadata abuse of power by a police officer;   a warning about using face based apps on social media;   the need for better laws to provide protection of privacy against “drones”;
     -   the World Bank and Asian Investment Bank will increase cooperation;   the problem of noise in offices following the “open plan” management fad;   “Fast food chain McDonald's is to allow its UK staff a choice of working fixed hours or having zero-hours contracts”;   concern about increased use of skin whitening products in Australia;
• With regard to education:
     Japan has ignored widespread acceptance to block school measures for LGBT kids;
• 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 Taliban's recent brazen attack – which has led to the resignation of Afghanistan's defence minister and army chief of - eclipses the USA's 'mother of all bombs', and suggests the focus on Da’esh is wrong;   violent extremists have announced this year’s (northern hemisphere) spring offensives, as the USA considers it options;   there has been a SLIGHT decline in civilian casualties;   “Germany approved just under 48 percent of asylum applications from Afghan migrants in the first two months of 2017, down from close to 78 percent in 2015”;   the toll of the Afghan war on children;
• With regard to Africa, the Africa Center for Strategic Studies (and other sources) has (noting the risks of atrocities in Eritrea):
     -   the US is monitoring the piracy increase off Somalia, and considers this is linked to the famine – although experts have commented it never totally went away;   “Strict British and US counter-terrorism laws are discouraging humanitarian organisations from delivering vital emergency assistance to millions of people facing starvation and fatal diseases in drought-hit Somalia” (in areas held by violent extremists);
     -   “A Congolese rights group has written to the attorney general to demand a criminal investigation into a Reuters report that most of the money from fees for printing new passports goes overseas”;   a background report on one of the more recent conflicts in the DRC – which has killed hundreds, displaced a million people, and seen human rights abuses on both sides;
     -   excessive workloads for Tanzanian midwives;
     -   a leading conservationist has been shot and injured in an ambush at her conservation park in Kenya, which may be part of an ongoing conflict between herders and growers for survival in harsher times;
     -   the continuing problem of landmines in Angola;
     -   “A South African court has annulled initial agreements the government reached with three countries to help it build nuclear power stations”;   the South African Presidential “succession race” is heating up;
     -   a Zambian court has upheld treason charges against an opposition figure for blocking the Presidential motorcade … ;
     -   “Ten trucks carrying much-needed food for Burundi are back in Rwanda’s capital after authorities denied entry”;
     -   LGBT refugees have been abused in Africa;
• With regard to China (may her growing middle class bring a love of peace and freedom), East and South East Asia and the Pacific:
     -   an article on why China needs to lead the response to/management of North Korea (DPRK);   on that, as I drove in to work one day this week, I heard a report that China’s daily newspaper has warned North Korea not to make the mistake of assuming that North Korea is serving in the role of a buffer between China and the west – which is a major and heartening change of position (sorry, no URL) –see also this review of China’s capacity for change on the DPRK;   China has warned not to aggravate the DPRK;   the entire US Senate has been briefed on the DPRK by the White House;   the DPRK has made threats against my nation (which, at this stage, I’m not personally too concerned about: their missiles aren’t good enough to reach us – yet, and – as far as I am aware, as an ordinary member of the public - they don’t appear to have miniaturised a nuclear bomb to suitcase size – yet … );   the DPRK has arrested a third US citizen;   the DPRK has threatened to sink a US aircraft carrier when it is close (which is possibly within their capabilities, but the US navy has quite good defensive capabilities: I suspect that – militarily, any attack would cause damage but no sinking, and would be as catastrophic in the long term as the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour in 1941, which “woke a sleeping giant” – and then there’s the Chinese reaction … which is more likely to be what prevents anything happening);   the DPRK and USA are continuing their “shows of force”;   the USA has called for new sanctions on the DPRK;   the current US President has said a major war with North Korea is possible … but he has acknowledged the efforts of China;   the DPRK is more globally connected than many assume;   an assessment of the risk of atrocities in the DPRK;
     -   New Zealand has become the first Western nation to join China’s “Belt and Road Initiative”;   outcomes from the inaugural Australia-China High-Level Security Dialogue;   China’s currency policies are likely to remain a key issue;   more political prosecutions in Hong Kong;
     -   a film is maintaining widespread concerns over safety standards in South Korea in relation to a ferry disaster in 2014 which killed hundreds;   the challenge of reforming South Korea’s mega-sized firms (and on that, what about Internet companies?);   the USA has “suggested” that South Korea pay for the anti-missile defence system that the USA recently provided;
     -   “A Thai man who spent more than two years in jail for distributing an ABC documentary has been detained in Bangkok for protesting the mysterious disappearance of a plaque commemorating a 1932 revolution”;   after five years, Thai police have asked for an arrest warrant for a rich person who killed a police officer in a hit-run;
     -   a call has been made for “the Cambodian government [to] immediately release five human rights defenders who have spent a year in prison on politically motivated charges”;
     -   a review of Burma after one year of the Suu Kyi government
     -   “Female Islamic clerics in Indonesia have issued an unprecedented fatwa against child marriage”;
     -   illegal jails in the Philippines;
     -   economic problems in Nauru;
     -   risks in Burma;
• With regard to Europe:
     -   “Germany approved just under 48 percent of asylum applications from Afghan migrants in the first two months of 2017, down from close to 78 percent in 2015”;   the son of a Nazi war criminal has warned that Germany could return to authoritarianism if the economy continued to worsen;   “Israel's prime minister has cancelled talks with Germany's foreign minister [for refusing] to call off a meeting with Israeli human rights activists”;   Germany has moved towards a partial ban on the burqa (e.g., for judges);
     -   France’s final round of voting for President will be between a centrist – whose campaign was subjected to cyber attacks - and a far right extremist – see also here;   France’s Pacific colonies are following the election;   “A far-right French mayor has been fined 2,000 euros for inciting hatred, after declaring that there were too many Muslim children in his local schools”;
     -   “Turkey will not wait at Europe's door forever and is ready to walk away from EU accession talks if rising Islamophobia and hostility from some member states persist”;
     -   Estonia is concerned that Russia may station troops in Belarus to challenge NATO;
     -   the European Parliament has finally acted on human rights abuses in Hungary;
• 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):
     - hundreds of people are fleeing fighting in west Mosul , as others return to areas formerly controlled by violent extremists;   “The US has expressed "deep concern" at Turkish air strikes that killed about two dozen Kurdish fighters in Syria and Iraq”;   a town has been liberated from violent extremists;   risks;
     -   and the Iraq Body Count project reports 417 civilians violently killed in the last week;
• With regard to the Libyan civil war:
     more people have been killed in fighting;   a former Gaddafi aide is now wanted (again) for war crimes and crimes against humanity;   “a diplomatic breakthrough … has the potential to bring the two main warring sides together in a new political agreement after years of division, fighting and economic misery”;   the USA may disengage from Libya;   concerning claims that the UAE has been interfering 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:
     -   Russia has searched the office of a pro-democracy organisation;   Estonia is concerned that Russia may station troops in Belarus to challenge NATO;   sanctions have stopped Russia building power stations in occupied Crimea;   anger might be growing in Russia over inequality;
• With regard to South and Central America:
     -   Venezuela’s President is seeking talks with the opposition before the next round of protests;   the death toll from political unrest in Venezuela is rising;   calls for early elections and enforcement of rights in Venezuela;
     -   Columbia’s 2^nd largest “guerrilla group”, who had commenced negotiations over releasing hostages as a pre-condition to peace talks, lost one hostage when he escaped into the jungle, injuring five of their members and being injured himself;
     -   dozens of thugs from a Brazilian gang have raided an armoured car company in Paraguay;   indigenous groups and police have clashed in Brazil;   Brazil is facing a nationwide strike;
     -   after the media intervened, a Mexican bank has backed down and will give a 116 year old woman a bank account;
• With regard to South Asia (aka the Indian sub-continent), The Hindu and other sources have:
     -   “Drought-hit farmers in India have suspended a protest, after an assurance that their demands would be met”;   India and Cyprus has signed several agreements;   an arrest has been made in a bribery case;   more on the water shortages in India;   an examination of the secular vs. sectarian debate in the context of Indian communalism;   a call for self examination with regard to racism;   the population growth problem in India;   more “cow protection” vigilante violence in India;
     -   an all female Indian battalion will be raised to take on Kashmiri women who throw stones, as a call is made for peace to allow talks to start;
     -   a Pakistani court has rejected a call to disqualify the current Prime Minister;   there may be a change of blasphemy laws in Pakistan in response to outrage at a student’s murder;
• With regard to Sudan and South Sudan:
     -   the presence of gold is changing the war in Darfur;   peace talks have occurred in Sudan;
     -   the imperative of accountability for human rights abuses in South Sudan;   the UN will discuss ending the war in South Sudan – which soon will have lost half its population;   an eight nation trade bloc in Africa has been urged to sanction South Sudanese military commanders;   South Sudanese banks have run out of cash;   more on the crisis in South Sudan, including recommendations;
     -   see also here and here;
• With regard to the conflict in Syria, where Assad’s regime has, in my opinion, lost all claims to legitimacy, and it is time to consider partition (see here, here, here and here):
     the Assad dictatorship has tried to deflect attention away from its responsibility for chemical weapons attacks;   “The US has expressed "deep concern" at Turkish air strikes that killed about two dozen Kurdish fighters in Syria and Iraq”;   Israel appears to have attacked weapons that were being shipped through Syria;   two hospitals have been bombed;   Estonia is concerned that Russia may station troops in Belarus to challenge NATO;   risks;
• With regard to Turkey:
     an Italian journalist arrested in Turkey has been freed;   “Turkey will not wait at Europe's door forever and is ready to walk away from EU accession talks if rising Islamophobia and hostility from some member states persist”;   “The US has expressed "deep concern" at Turkish air strikes that killed about two dozen Kurdish fighters in Syria and Iraq”;   “Turkish bombardment of Kurdish strongholds in Iraq and Syria may be [a] prelude to wider operations to reverse growing Kurdish autonomy”;
• With regard to the conflicts in Ukraine, particularly in the east:
     Ukraine is preparing to jam separatist radios;
• With regard to West Asia (aka “the Middle East”) and North Africa, the Middle East Eye and other sources have:
     -   economic problems are looming for West Asia;
     -   “An Israeli policeman caught on video beating up a Palestinian truck driver in east Jerusalem last month has been fired”;   “Israel's prime minister has cancelled talks with Germany's foreign minister [for refusing] to call off a meeting with Israeli human rights activists”;   Israel appears to have attacked weapons that were being shipped through Syria;   “As Palestinians face Israeli-imposed water hardships, an Israeli firm makes money off extracting water from air to 'quench global thirst' ”;
     -   Saudi Arabia has restored financial perks to state employees (which had been removed as part of a modernisation drive), which is reported to have boosted share markets;   the current US President is unhappy with Saudi Arabia’s financial contribution towards the US’s defence of Saudi Arabia;
     -   Lebanon’s electoral suicide;
     -   Iran’s army will be transformed into an “offensive force” - see also here;
     -   Egypt will allow its President to appoint judges … ;
• 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):
     my nation has made a miniscule aid donation for Yemen;   “The Yemeni government has proposed to the United Nations that it monitors the rebel-held port of Hodeidah to ensure that no arms are smuggled through it”;   Saudi Arabia claims to be delivering aid to all of Yemen, including rebel held areas;   risks;
• With regard to natural and other catastrophes:
     the US is monitoring the piracy increase off Somalia, and considers this is linked to the famine – although experts have commented it never totally went away;
• With regard to peace and/or spirituality generally, and the occasional nice story:
     the experiences of a young injured veteran trying to fit back into society – and similar after World War Part One  here (I’ve long felt the military needed to put as much effort into de-training members as training).

and from a range of other sites:

• an article on “Utopian thinking”.

(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.

I apologise for publishing these posts twice, but Blogger keeps changing my formatting - and the problem seems to be getting worse.

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