Saturday, 29 August 2020

Post No. 1,650 - Magickal Battle of the World - Weekly Meditation - Week No. 20 - Evolution


Black Lives Matter!
Stay safe - wash your hands, practice social distancing and wear a face mask in public, and follow informed medical advice - and be considerate towards those at risk or in situations of vulnerability (including economic) while the COVID-19 pandemic is a problem.
I have been writing about improving the world through a range of means on my blogs: this blog has been focused on spiritual and psychic means, including strengthening  BPM  units and clearing nonBPM units, and meditation to generate BPM energy (and units, if you know enough).
This has been done before - particularly during times of crisis.
The climate crisis has been our World War III for some time (with the denialists being, at the very least, the WW3 equivalents of Quisling, Vichy France, etc), and we now have the COVID-19  pandemic, caused by the zoonotic  SARS-CoV-2  novel coronavirus (there are other novel coronaviruses), on top of that.
World War II was probably the biggest global crisis before our current dual crises, and during those terrible events, there were a number of people undertaking magickal work, including  the work by Dion Fortune (there were others) outlined in the Gareth Knight edited book "The Magical Battle of Britain" (my copy pub. Skylight Press, 2012, ISBN 978-1-908011-45-9), which I reviewed here. Ms Fortune directed her team through a series of 136 weekly and (I think) 19 monthly meditations (I originally intended to publish a list at some stage, but it’s so long and comprehensive that I’m concerned about breaching copyright, so I may either see if I can find an online list, or publish something listing the broad themes only). At the end of this, she was exhausted, and that work is considered to have contributed to her death, but a change for the better had been accomplished.
We already have a lot of people doing a lot of work on making the world a better place (including before the current crises), but I would like to extend my contribution to also include a series of weekly - or near weekly - meditations along the line of those directed by Ms Fortune.
I am proposing this be added to the Sunday meditations which are part of my regular psychic work. For convenience, an outline of the meditation is provided at the end of this post.
The notes on each week’s meditation will probably be brief to the point of being terse.

This Week: No. 20 - Evolution
One of the concepts that has become more clearly elucidated in recent centuries is that of what is often referred to as “evolution”. This clarification was largely spurred by the simultaneous and similar work by Wallace and Darwin on what they termed “natural selection” - which was an explanation of how species change or, if they fail to adapt to change, die out.
The concept of developing was not new. Sadly, it was clearly and wrongly used in ideas of racial superiority - racism, yes, but not only by Caucasians, if you go back long enough.
More constructively, there were concepts around development of the person - particularly in education (SIGH) - although that was only for the rich.
Spiritually, the concept of development was not as clearly used. My impression is that most of what was described (often wrongly) as spirituality or religion was really more about mundane power (even if disguised as a pseudo-spiritual “authority”) or seeking a future reward for present suffering.
There have been, however, some gems along the way - including the concept of reincarnation/rebirth, which can be loosely described as being about personal/spiritual evolution, until was “evolved” beyond needing to reincarnate/be reborn.
Over the best part of the last century, the concept of personal growth has been clarified - and raised to the status of being worthy in its own right.
The problem with all these various applications of the notion of becoming “better”, or, in the generic sense, evolving, is that they’ve often been applied through very flawed worldviews - and hence things like the eugenics and other forms of racism, downplaying sentience in other species, classism, educational and other snobbery, and so on.
We will all eventually change - we might be able to defer it for a long time, maybe even most of a lifetime or even several lifetimes in some aspects, but we will eventually change.
The longer we put it off, the more the change is likely to be catastrophic.
The change is not necessarily going to be for the better, either. Just as some species can die out, so some personal change can be for the worse.
This is not always within our control - a child cannot control being abused, but will be scarred for the rest of that lifetime, and maybe coming lives.
Nevertheless, most of the change that most people experience can be worked with. We can choose when, how quickly, and which way (good or bad) to quite an extent, once we accept the inevitability of change, and choose to start working with it at the rate that best suits us.
Too many people who specialise in this area tend to view it as something that must be pushed at an uncomfortable rate because they have the utterly wrong concept that speed is the only, main, or a key way of “stretching” people. (I won’t use challenging, as that has too many negative connotations.)
Such people also often, in my experience, miss the fact that these changes apply to all areas of life. I’ve come across a whole bunch of ways of viewing those areas, and suggest you research those and choose what suits you, but what I currently work with are:
  • spiritual;
  • psychic;
  • mental;
  • emotional;
  • relationships with Significant Others (family who merit it, and family of choice - friends);
  • ability to work with others;
  • ability to learn (and desire to do so);
  • ability to pass on knowledge (“teach”); and
  • physical survival skills (including a job [if it is tied up with meaning, that fits in elsewhere], looking after physical health, etc).
If ever pushed about my concept of when we no longer “have” to reincarnate, after qualifying that worldview with a comment that it is made more negative by the sad state of this world, with all its inequality, self-centredness, selfishness, greed, materialism, and greed for power and status, I will say something to the effect that we can stop when we have perfected our ability to learn as much as we can in this world (see also here).
What is more relevant, in my view, is thinking about personal growth/evolution. Here are a few questions that may help that along:
  • does this detract from any other area of life (e.g., by being obsessive)? If yes, rethink, or replan - or, at the very least, seek some good independent perspective;
  • how much of this is skill development, and how much could be considered evolution (remembering there is nothing wrong with skill development, if they are BPM)?
  • how does contribute to me / my life / those about me / the goals of those I care about or have committed to (including any BPM groups) / making the world a better (more BPM) place?
In the context of this work, some previous posts that it is worth reviewing are:
I also wish to draw your attention to the concept of using the earlier part of my blog as a guide to spiritual growth. I have regular, if infrequent reminders about that, and have included a summary after this week’s sigils.
I’ve provided that as further food for thought.
In terms of the work of this series of posts, the sorts of areas I would expect people to evolve in are:
  • Psychic proficiency;
  • Clearing proficiency;
  • Healing proficiency;
  • proficiency at Nonphysical Self Care;
  • proficiency at Psychic Tactics;
  • proficiency at Psychic Strategy; and
  • COMPASSION.
Those who consider the first six sufficient should consider my poem “Heartlight”:
You can not
shine from your mind,
unless you first
shine from your heart.
This week’s sigils for “evolution” are:
 Supplementary: This Blog as a Course
This section is intended to be a guide to those who wish to learn from what I have posted on this blog in a reasonably organised way. To attempt to do so when one is looking at a mass of hundreds of post, some more for my venting than anything else, is - of course! - difficult. This section provides a suggested structure, a way of working through this content and getting some coherent benefit from the other end of one’s work.
It is not set out with an intention of doing one lesson weekly or monthly – rather, take as long as is needed for each step before you move to the next. It is strongly recommended that you make a fair dinkum (genuine, for any non-Aussies reading this :) ) attempt at doing any practical exercises several times a week (preferably daily) for at least one month before moving on to the next “Lesson”. I also suggest keeping a journal or diary so you can refine your practice and work – at least for the first few years.
Also, where I consider external sources of information are needed, I have referred to them.
This is also a good opportunity to mention that I didn’t start work on this blog with a view to it being a standalone creation, and am working on at least one book to try to present what I am getting at more effectively.
Lesson One – Clear and Independent Thought
I have mentioned several times on this blog the importance of “keeping your thinking cap on”, which is a saying that basically means take personal responsibility for what you believe and think - don’t adopt something simply because someone you know or respect (e.g. parents, someone famous [which counts me out - phew!], or someone with experience) advocates for something.
There are a couple of steps along the path to achieving this that I wish to mention in particular: firstly, clear thinking, and secondly, the adage “know thyself”.
“Know thyself” will be addressed in a later “lesson”, but in terms of clear thinking, I recommend: getting the free on-line resource “Clear and Present Thinking”, by Brendan Myers, from http://www.brendanmyers.net/wickedrabbit/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=50:cpthinking&catid=19:aboutbooks&Itemid=8 (which I have mentioned previously, in Posts No. 523 and 486).
As you work through Mr Myer’s excellent publication, keep in mind that my “reality map” is based largely on:
  • the concept of levels of existence, most of which are NOT physical,
  • the concept of spiritual evolution,
  • the observations of karma,
  • my observations of psychic effects,
  • my experience of receiving help from physical and non-physical sources; and
  • the concept - which I am working at developing - that I term “Balanced Positivity”.
That reality map is not inherently more correct, right or better than any other reality map, but it has worked phenomenally well for me.
It is also important to keep in mind that my background is middle class, Western, and white (giving me loads of unearned privilege - although my reading, personal growth work [particularly in the 80s] and work travels have leavened my awareness), and trans* lesbian Pagan (giving me loads of unearned discrimination and an enhanced awareness of society’s underbelly).
As you consider what it may be, what are the personal, cultural, etc background influences acting on your reality map?

Lesson Two – The Nature of Reality
Keeping in mind my reality map, which may differ from your reality map, read:

Lesson Three – Know Thyself
Read the key posts grouped under the following headings in the “keynote posts” section of this post.
  • Emotions,
  • (negative psychic) Control,
  • Religion, Paths and Change, and
  • Balanced Positivity, Spiritual Maturity, Peace and Personal Conduct.
Then have a look at this post of mine, and try meditation or other personal growth work to develop an enhanced awareness of yourself (you will probably have to try a few techniques to find what works best for you … and be prepared for possible changes of what is working best for you), and start working out what you would like to change, why, and how. Look also at this.

Lesson Four – Types of Psychic Sensing and Phenomena
For the time being, I am going to refer you to this post of mine, which is based largely on Wikipedia, which I have reservations about [2]. I am working on definitions to post at my Glossary, and will update this section when that has been done. (I have done a definition of ESP, which should be read.)
A key point here that many people do not seem to know of is the difference between objective and subjective (e.g., see here), which I discuss at the referenced post.
There is a general conception of nonphysical senses as being higher octaves (in my words) of the physical senses - so clairvoyance, for instance, is seen as the nonphysical version of our physical sight. I consider this idea not too bad - especially if one accepts Brendan Myers’ idea of thinking as an organ of perception (which I do :) ), which makes intuition the nonphysical version of thinking …
Also, read the following posts about Patron Deities, BPM Guides and dreams: here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, and here.
Next, read this post.
This is just a basic introduction: there are many other forms of psychic phenomena and sensing.

Lesson Five – Psychic Health and Well being
Read, consider, meditate, think about, and conscientiously practice and apply this post. Then read the key posts grouped under the following heading(s) in the “keynote posts” section of this post.
  • Psychic Attack,
  • Control.
Look at this.

Lesson Six – Basic Psychic Exercises
Now, the first and most important part of this is that developing these sorts of skills takes AT LEAST the same amount of time as other, more mundane skills – maybe more. Some people have suggested 10,000 hours of practise is required for such mastery of skills, so why not keep a track of how many total hours you have spent working at developing these skills? And if it is significantly less than 10,000 hours, don’t whinge! Have a look at this post first.
Of course, sticking at things like this without emotional reactions is unlikely. In too many cases, I don’t think we allow ourselves the luxury of being sad or flat or bored or tired for a little while (if prolonged, you may need to look at matters more closely – and don’t hesitate to get help if it could be needed! Listen to your friends on this), so reread the key posts grouped under the following heading(s) in the “keynote posts” section of this post.
  • Emotions
OK, so now, having got that out of the way, the posts to work through and conscientiously practice and apply until they are nearly as easy as breathing is for most (not all) people are:
Now, next, have a look at this post, and see if you can work out a way to use it to improve your practice.
Finally, again, read the key posts grouped under the following heading(s) in the “keynote posts” section of this post.
  • Psychic Attack,
  • Control,
and look at this and this.

Lesson Seven – Clearing Energy
Work through my workshop notes here and here, focusing on the techniques for working with energy rather than the past life regression content, and also here. These skills are at least as important as those from Lesson Six, if not more …
Look also at this.

Lesson Eight – Problem Solving
In a sense, becoming psychic can be considered to be a problem to be solved: how do I become psychic - or more psychic or a better psychic? Ditto for spiritual, etc. The benefit of this sort of approach is that one tends to be more dispassionate, and thus less prone to disappointment or despair (remember the post about practising for 10,000 hours?).
Have a look at, and a think about, the flow charts located here and here.
Now, re-read this post.

Lesson Nine – Consolidation
The best way to learn something is teach it (or try to!), so … how would you teach someone else what you have been learning? Re-write the notes I’ve provided in a format that suits you, and include what you’ve recorded in your journal or diary – which will be superceded by this exercise, if properly undertaken.

Lesson Ten – Healing
I am used the word ‘healing’ here is the sense of ‘channelled energy healing’, which I consider an important skill, so see here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here and here.

Lesson Eleven – Group Work
Working with others can be vital in both personal development, and also achieving major tasks. Therefore have a look (and a think!) here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here (specifically, the group leadership bindrune), here, here, here, here (warning! The film reviewed in this post includes graphic and extreme violence, and may be a trigger), here, and re-read the key posts grouped under the following headings in the “keynote posts” section of this post.
  • Emotions,
  • (negative psychic) Control,
  • Balanced Positivity, Spiritual Maturity, Peace and Personal Conduct.

Lesson Twelve – Mental Rescue of Cooperatives
Read the key posts grouped under the following headings in the “keynote posts” section of this post.
  • Regression-Rescue and Spirit Rescue,
and then look at this.

Lesson Thirteen – Other Development and Finding a teacher
Read the key posts grouped under the following headings in the “keynote posts” section of this post, look also at this, this, this, this, this, this, and here, here, here, and work through as you are drawn to.
  • Regression-Rescue and Spirit Rescue,
  • Psychic Attack,
  • Reality including Karma,
  • Chakras,
  • Healing and Other techniques,
  • Religion, paths and Change,
  • Balanced Positivity, Spiritual Maturity, Peace and Personal Conduct.
Next, do an Internet search on the topic of finding a good teacher, one who is genuinely experienced, encourages and is OK with questions and independent thought, and is aware of and respects the need for safety, compliance with the law and not discriminating or taking advantage of people. Ignore any post that has the work ‘easy’ in the title. You may have to find a few people as sometimes, no matter how good the teacher is, they simply may not be compatible with your learning style.
Now, over to you …


Previous meditations in this sequence are:
1.       Introduction, definition of the problem(s), and Realisation;
2.        Determination;
3.       Together;
4.       Caution, respect and integrity (aka cunning);
5.       Momentum;
6.       Insight;
7.       Preciseness;
8.       Progress;
9.       Learning;
10.   Purposefulness;
11.   Conciseness;
12.   Measurement;
13.   Faith;
14.   Proficiency;
15.   Alliances;
16.   Countering adaptations;
17.   Motivations of the nonBPM;
18.   The humanness of the flaws that underlay opposition;
19.   Undetectability.

The Meditation (see here, here, and here) consists of:
 - appropriate and responsible protection (see here, here, here), prayer and ritual (e.g., here) to establish and check protection (re-do the protection, or re-schedule the meditation, if you don’t feel safe and secure);
 - establish a personal connection to your Higher BPM influences;
 - flush one's aura with emerald green, royal blue and royal purple;
 - fill one’s Heart Chakra (and maybe one’s Earth Star, Solar Plexus, Third Eye and Crown Chakras) with emerald green, royal blue and royal purple; send a weave of three streams of this colour from the Chakra(s) to a visualisation of a gigantic, multi-faceted emerald (which has been created to facilitate networking of BPM workers) through your facet until you see your energy enlivening other areas of the emerald and can feel similar energies flowing back to you;
 - visualise the rune / bindrune (if given - or, on Sunday, the group of symbols provided);
 - generate  feelings of love, peace, joy and respect;
 - strengthen those feelings (energies);
 - radiate those energies to the world for nine to eighteen minutes;
 - then, on Sunday, also perform the additional meditation work for around 15 minutes or so: contemplate the topic, and the spiritual (i.e., nonphysical) implications of it, and seek insights and understanding. Do not be distracted by thoughts of physical actions - those are necessary also, but this exercise is about the nonphysical, in the broadest possible sense, and the focus should be on nonphysical actions, energy flows, symbols, and the like, all with the intention of bringing about a change for the better. As a second stage, if you wish, you can meditate on any physical actions which may be necessary, but get the spiritually focused work done first;
 - when finished, close your chakras, centre and ground yourself and close your aura, use the banishing version of the LBRP to open circle, ground and release all excess energy; and make sure you are grounded and closed down – eat, if you need to, or seek help from someone capable and trusted.
WLNGRHDMT
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