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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 - and I’ve found this group working at following [and adapting] Ms Fortune’s techniques and purposes), 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, work which goes beyond my initial response.
I am proposing this be added to the Sunday meditations which are part of my regular psychic work, but there will now also be exercises (“homework”). 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. 46 - A central, unifying image
One of the key parts of the work done by Dion Fortune during World War Two was guiding the members of her group in the progressive development of a central thematic image. The image or theme was fairly complex, and had the effect of enabling higher forces to be manifested for a particular purpose, as well as enabling a united work for members who were all spread across the UK.
As I understand it, this worked well - a bit like a guided meditation imagery does for a group, but one that was tied in to some powerful forces.
Ms Fortune’s group all shared her faith, which was a form of the Western Mystery Tradition that was strongly influenced by christianity. That is not my path, and I suspect relatively few of the readers of this blog would share that path - in fact, I consider it likely that the readers of this blog probably have a wide range of faiths. Nevertheless, it should be possible, in my opinion, for people of multiple faiths to work together for common, good cause - which is something that has been shown a few times in the past, perhaps notably with the Parliament of the World’s Religions and GreenFaith.
I am not inclined towards the style of psychism (mysticism?) that develops new iconographic imagery, so I am happy with the sigil that has been developed - back in Week No. 14.
That sigil shows how elements that are relatively small on their own can, when linked with others, become strong and significant - which is the case with any good network.
It has a few other elements in it - balance, as shown by the central Taijitu (“yin yang symbol”), the five metaphysical elements, and the significance of energy - shown by the use of colours.
This week’s sigil is our central sigil.
It should also be noted that we use one of piece of symbology that is unique and significant: the large, green, multifaceted emerald. This came out of the work by the Rangers of the Inner Plane, and was developed as a way for people to share their knowledge for the benefit of others, and, in receiving that which is shared by others, to also gain a benefit - one possibly greater than what has been given.
I encourage you all to be aware of that second symbol, and aim to contribute to and receive from it.
Exercise A - Self Care
I am going to start introducing some exercises for people to start practicing and developing their skills. The first one is assessing your state of being, which is to be used before and after doing these exercises.
If your state of being declines while doing these exercises, you MUST immediately do something to improve that. For me, it is listening to upbeat music, and I have a selection already prepared, put my headphones on, and listen until my state of being is at least as good as it was before starting the exercises.
If you are to do this work for the long term, you MUST manage your state of being - both in the short term, as well as the long term (for longer term recovery, I - as we say in Australia - go bush).
This is a short questionnaire, aimed at providing prompts to aid you in analysing your state of being quickly. Your homework for this coming week is to apply the questionnaire a few times, then work through the nonphysical health, strength and wellbeing workshop here, and revise the questionnaire to better suit yourself. Revise the questionnaire regularly - maybe two or three times a year, aiming to make it better suit yourself.
When applying the questionnaire, there should be no judgement: no-one other than yourself will know the answer, so be honest with yourself.
The assessment looks at physical, emotional, mental, psychic and spiritual levels - if you do not know what the assessment is for each level, say so. It will likely change with practice.
For each level, the idea is to assess, on a scale from 1 to 5 (or whatever scale works best for you) how much constructive (BPM), neutral and unbalanced/unbalancing/”destructive” (nonBPM) influences exist. To give an example of that co-existence of “good” and “bad”, some people in a workplace may be happy with the type of work, unhappy about the long hours, and neutral (“it is OK”) about the pay. On the physical level, you may be tired, but happy about changes to you diet (or not working because it is the weekend). Emotionally, you may be worried about a family member or friend (who is part of your family of choice), but relieved at the end of a lockdown (and I am aware that some places in the world are going in to lockdown, which may be a negative for them, but other places are coming out of lockdown - such as the state of Queensland further norther in Australia). Mentally, you may be exhausted from work, but pleased at some interesting reading (maybe even this blog, which I’ll put into “emotional optimism” in my next self-assessment : ) ). Psychic and spiritual get more complicated, so I’ll leave them for now.
You don’t have to keep a record of these, as you will be looking at them again after a few minutes, but you may find it useful to look at long term trends. You don’t need to record the details that led to the assessment, but a few brief notes on anything significant may give you some useful data to look back at regularly (I suggest each of your birthdays, as suggested in the nonphysical health, strength and wellbeing workshop).
- On the physical level:
o what is your current overall BPM ranking? _
o what is your current overall nonBPM ranking? _
- On the emotional level:
o what is your current overall BPM ranking? _
o what is your current overall nonBPM ranking? _
- On the mental level:
o what is your current overall BPM ranking? _
o what is your current overall nonBPM ranking? _
- On the psychic “level” / state of being:
o what is your current overall BPM ranking? _
o what is your current overall nonBPM ranking? _
- On the spiritual level:
o what is your current overall BPM ranking? _
o what is your current overall nonBPM ranking? _
Next, consider what you would do to give yourself a quick boost if there is a change for the worse (increase in nonBPM, or worse [closer to, or actually, nonBPM] net state of energy) in any of these aspects.
Try your ideas out, and see what is quick, easy, and effective for you. As I indicated, I’ve got pre-selected songs for me, but also doing a quick, simple sketch, getting outdoors (if I can - subject to pandemic, weather, and personal safety), or alternate nostril breathing exercises work for me. For others, it might be doing exercise, being with people, dancing (Tai Chi also helps me, but I’m still re-learning so don’t have it in my “quick fix” kit-bag), nice food, aromatherapy (or scents that you like - e.g., nice herbs), different types of music (classical, or metal [some symphonic metal is good, IMO, or even country and western), looking at paintings or even just colours.
The only requirements are:
- it must not be nonBPM - i.e., it must not harm others (which is why I wear headphones - not everyone shares my music tastes);
- it must be readily accessible and quick; and
- it must be done BEFORE you close (close your chakras, centre yourself and close your aura, use the banishing version of the LBRP to close circle, ground and release all excess energy; and make sure you are grounded and closed down) the circle.
And you are going to have to try various options to see what works, what doesn’t, what works under certain circumstances, and so on. I’m not a fount of universal wisdom - I can’t write “do this, it will work” (even if I could do so for each person reading this - and what will work for some of you almost certainly won’t for some others). Be curious, and be willing to adapt or change in response to the knowledge you gain about what does and doesn’t work for you, what influences that, and so on.
As a final check on your restorative work, consider: if you were watching someone else feeling what you are now after a session like, what would you do? If you need to, get help from someone else - you should have an “emergency action plan” (an old, overly simple one of mine from some years ago is here) in place (likewise plans for quick evacuations for physical disasters - and I grew up in Queensland when such thinking was encouraged because of cyclones [many workplaces now have emergency plans and drills]), prepared in conjunction with those who care about you (excluding sceptics, whose “care” is arguable) and may need to take action, and that plan should include seeking help from others if needed. This may not be elaborate - you may need to simply offload (‘debrief”) with a friend, but consider what you might also need to do if subjected to a strong and/or prolonged psychic attack.
A short note on the numbering of the exercises. Once I have completed the first round of alphabetic numbering, from to A to Z (which I pronounce zed, like every good Aussie), will continue using AA to AZ, then (if needed, which I doubt) BA to BZ and so on (this is the same columns are labelled in Excel spreadsheets).
Previous meditations in this sequence are:
1. Introduction, definition of the problem(s), and Realisation;
3. Together;
4. Caution, respect and integrity (aka cunning);
5. Momentum;
6. Insight;
7. Preciseness;
8. Progress;
9. Learning;
11. Conciseness;
12. Measurement;
13. Faith;
14. Proficiency;
15. Alliances;
17. Motivations of the nonBPM;
18. The humanness of the flaws that underlay opposition;
19. Undetectability;
20. Evolution;
21. Perspective;
22. Wisdom;
23. Tradition;
24. The outmoded;
25. Persistence;
26. Discernment;
27. Paleo-emotions;
28. Inspiration (bringing out the best in individual people);
29. Inspiration (bringing out the best in oneself);
30. Ally;
31. Inspiration (bringing out the best in groups);
32. Cooperation: the counter to subservience;
33. Humility: the counter to arrogance;
34. Imbalance and balance;
35. Spiritual opportunities from spiritual distancing;
36. The spiritual needs and opportunities of the climate crisis and the environment;
37. The spiritual challenges of entangled issues;
38. Knowing what changes need to be made now and on a long term basis;
39. How to find a direction for a constructive, evolutionary response;
40. Knowing when and how to adopt a chosen direction / action;
41. How to work with the various levels and aspects of oneself;
42. How to work with the various levels and aspects of others;
43. How to work in a group or movement;
44. How to work in a group or movement at a distance;
45. How to work in a group or movement with ethics and integrity.
The Meditation (see here, here, and here) broadly 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;
- visualise the sigil (see above) for this work. Think of what this work means for you as you do so, then, when you feel you have fully tuned in to the meaning of the sigil, see it as a portal or doorway (you could open it like a door [close it behind you], simply pass through it, visualise yourself shrinking and passing through the centre, or whatever else works best for you), and travel through to to a place created by the visualisation of yourself and others for this work. That place should have:
(a) a visualisation of the workplace you personally prefer - something you can change, if you wish, as you yourself change; and
(b) a shared visualisation of a device to astrally share our knowledge, something developed in a previous project (still active astrally): a visualisation of a large, green, multifaceted emerald. Large: around half the size of the Moon; multifaceted - billions, for all people who wish to be part of this at any time; green - largely tied up with the previous project, but has connotations of nature and growth. One of those facets is yours - choose whatever location and shape you wish (and you may change that as you change [grow] over time), but in the interest of humility and sharing, see it at around human - or human aura - size;- flush one’s aura with green (R0, G102, B0), blue (R0, G0, B204) and purple (R153 G0, B204);
- fill one’s Heart Chakra (and maybe one’s Earth Star, Solar Plexus, Third Eye and Crown Chakras) with green, blue and purple; send a weave of three streams of this colour from the Chakra(s) to the visualised gigantic, multi-faceted emerald 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 you have finished your work:
(i) send the thought of any knowledge you wish to store or share through your portal into the group visualised emerald;
(ii) return back through the sigil; and
(iii) 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.
The work for the assigned exercises broadly comprises the following:
- establish appropriate and responsible protection (see here, here, here), prayer and ritual (e.g., here) to establish and check protection (re-do or re-schedule, if you don’t feel safe and secure);
- establish a personal connection to 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 this week’s sigil;
- generate feelings of love, peace, joy and respect, strengthen those feelings (energies), and radiate those energies to the world (ideally for nine to eighteen minutes, but do what you can), focusing on the planetary region(s) and attributes for that day as specified in this week’s Psychic Weather Report (as, if none, as you consider necessary or best);
- perform the meditation or other work and exercise(s) as set out in this post;
- close your chakras, centre yourself and close your aura, use the banishing version of the LBRP to close circle, ground and release all excess energy; and make sure you are grounded and closed down – eat, if you need to, implement your Psychic Emergency Action Plan if necessary (e.g., seek help from someone capable and trusted).
WLNGRHDMT
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