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The Climate Crisis is real, urgent and existential!
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).
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. (See also this excellent analysis on the topic.)
World War II was probably the biggest global crisis before our current situation, and during those terrible events, there were a number of people undertaking magickal work, including Dion Fortune - as 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 19 monthly meditations; 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.
Coming back to the present, the climate crisis has been our World War III for some time, and we also have the COVID-19 pandemic, caused by the zoonotic SARS-CoV-2 novel coronavirus (there are other novel coronaviruses), on top of that.
Now, 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.
This post is this week’s contribution.
This Lesson: No. 73 - Flanking
In almost every post I have made in this series (and long before), I have posed the hypothetical question: how do you outflank an idea?” (e.g., see lessons 53, 59, 66, and 71)
Outflanking an idea is finding a way to subvert, but not directly clash with an idea.
To choose an example from the world of bad parenting, when a child starts to throw a tantrum about, say, not getting an icecream, you might distract them by pointing out something interesting.
From a grey area of politics, I vaguely recall reading about a US politician decades ago used racist concerns about black nurses caring for wounded white soldiers to get approval for white women to be allowed to work in that area.
Also from politics, some people - often not politicians - may do a beat up on one issue because of another, such as perpetuating false slurs against refugees to cover their racism.
Militarily, of course, the concept involves bypassing or going around strong points - as China did when invading Tibet, and as the allies did in the Pacific front of World War Two.
A more constructive example from parenting might be to convert an argument about cleaning a room into a discussion about the realities of being an adult.
Politically, one might say democracy outflanks monarchy - although that really is more of a direct context.
From the world of activism, one might
respond to concerns about people with some sort of difference moving into an
area by raising issues of population density or gentrification.
(Responding by talking about issues such as participatory democracy or
community engagement or the benefits of multiculturalism is a direct contest of
ideas, as discussed in Lesson
72.)
Philosophically, one might respond to a fallacy (“of logic”) by pointing out a more constructive way to make an argument (e.g., meet “football team X’s forwards are all too small” with “I find hearing opinions on the tactics teams use to get the best out of their forwards interesting”).
Psychically, if someone has set up defences against BPM energy on one level only (e.g., the etheric), you might shift to the astral, go behind the defence, and then shift the BPM energy from astral to etheric.
Spiritually, if someone is very
rigidly set in their hate and bigotry, you might
strengthen their connection to their Higher
Self - which is the innate, innermost
source of goodness that EVERY sentient being has.
That is one of the most important tactics and
lessons of this entire series - a basis for having faith in the inherent
goodness of people, although it needs to be tempered by the knowledge that some
actions by or or on people are SO sever it can take lifetimes to undo the
damage.
(Also, on spiritual - or at least emotional - matters, responding to despair
by pointing out the things one can do is also a direct contest of ideas.)
The point is, once one has outflanked something, that thing is no longer relevant. When cars became affordable, horses became mostly irrelevant, so you could say cars outflanked horses (although that still verges on direct context).
So when doing this work, always consider: is there a way you can make problems (“challenges”, in toxic positivity-speak) irrelevant?
This week’s sigil is a repeat of Lesson 71’s Flexibility.
Exercise AC- Innovation
Establish and check protection, and then do your initial self-assessment.
Do your combined basic energy work drill, which is, as a broad summary:
- Exercise A - self care (Week No. 46);
- Exercise B - links (self work) (Week
No. 47);
Exercise C - links (partnered - whether physical or nonphysical) (Week No. 48); - Exercise D - objects (self work) (Week
No. 49);
Exercise E - objects (partnered - whether physical or nonphysical) (Week No. 50); - Exercise F - energies (self work) (Week
No. 51);
Exercise G - energies (partnered - whether physical or nonphysical) (Week No. 52); - Exercise H - rescuing cooperatives (self work) (Week
No. 53);
Exercise I - rescuing cooperatives (partnered - whether physical or nonphysical) (Week No. 54); - Exercise J - rescuing uncooperatives (partnered - whether physical or nonphysical) (Week No. 55).
In addition to the skills directly practised, the partnered exercises have practised your ability to work constructively with others. Both sets of skills will now be developed (and pay particular attention to the skills in the lessons on proficiency, countering adaptations, and evolution [which included the “this course as a blog” links] ), but with a focus towards working in larger groups, which in turn have a focus on changing the world. These will be based on the Rangers of the Inner Plane, which is no longer physically active (other than me), but is still working on the nonphysical.
This exercise will aid in your quest to outflank ideas, as it is focused on being innovative.
If you want an idea of how to be innovative in the psychic/nonphysical realm, you could consider the films “Doctor Strange” or “The Matrix” (just the first one), and around minutes 16 to 20 and 25 to 26 of the “The West Wing” series 6, episode 1 “NSF Thurmont”.
The Star Wars novels have some descriptions which could also be useful.
Lessons 16, 20, 22, 54, 55, 61, and 71 also have material which could be helpful.
I am sure there is probably material - good, bad, and indifferent - on the internet as well (e.g., here).
I’m going to list a few prompts which may be helpful in considering situations with a view to coming up with something different:
- can you increase, decrease, or change the nature
of something (or several “things”) in the situation?
If yes:
o what will the effects be now/in the short term, and in the medium and long term, here and elsewhere; and
o are these effects BPM, nonBPM, unclear, mixed in each of those times and places?
- can you change the directions of flow or change
the nature of energy / visualisation to weaken / make irrelevant defences (e.g.,
if a nonBPM unit is anchored against what is perceived as wind, shake the
surface they are attached to as if it was experiencing an earthquake)?
If yes, consider the points listed above. - can you transform the essence of something (e.g.,
transform the weapons earthbound soldiers are using to keep fighting - which
are thought forms - into bunches of flowers)?
If yes, consider the points listed above. - can you take advantage of a particular focus (e.g.,
with earthbound entities on a train, use an astral announcement to get on an
adjoining [entirely nonphysical] train to separate them from the routine they
are stuck in, and open them to being talked to by BPM Guides)?
If yes, consider the points listed above. - can you invent something totally new?
If yes, consider the points listed above. - can you find another way of looking at this (e.g.,
I sometimes write [bad] poems, sketch, or try to translate the matter into another
language)?
If yes, consider the points listed above. - are you being limited by feeling you have to
label something before you work with / adapt to / counter something?
If yes, how do you overcome that (the Zen Habits blog can be useful in terms of developing comfort with chaos)? - what other questions / prompts can you think of (and ask that question again in the future)?
It is worth keeping in mind that creative exercises are likely to lead to a series of innovations - sometimes in response to problems, or counter innovations.
In the military world, the development of tactics in the World War (part) 2 Battle of the Atlantic and the World War (part) 1 Western Front illustrate that, but there are other illustrations of a sequence of development, including:
- education, which has evolved from the passing-on-of-practical skills in the Palaeolithic (early Stone Age) era to today’s complex multi-tiered system covering reading & writing, maths, and social, scientific & other areas of knowledge;
- safety and environmental (including electric cars) measures that were developed and applied as motor vehicles were developed and human safety risk (problems) and environmental impacts became apparent; and
- developments of democracy, including extending it to all mature people in a society, and matters such as participatory democracy.
In my opinion, there has also been a history of development in the psychic world as well - for instance, from divination using what was at hand (“casting the bones”) through runes to Tarot and now a multiplicity of divination tools including the complexities of astrology.
A similar sequence of developments is likely to apply to all your group does - but it should be at the rate that consensus agrees is appropriate, effective, and reasonable.
Do your final self-assessment and restorative work, re-check yourself (get help if you need it), and then 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 - implement your Psychic Emergency Action Plan if necessary.
Previous meditations in this sequence are:01. Introduction, definition of the problem(s), and Realisation; 02. Determination; 03. Together; 04. Caution, respect and integrity (aka cunning); 05. Momentum; 06. Insight; 07. Preciseness; 08. Progress; 09. 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;
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; 46. A central, unifying image; 47. How to avoid group think - or a nonBPM group mind / “egregore”; 48. The allure of power; 49. The challenge of servant-leadership in this unevolved world;
50. Managing up - including spiritually; 51. The long term benefits of planting a seed; 52. The short term need of decisive, quick, and strong action; 53. Differentiating between short and long term needs - and finding a holistic solution; 54. Finding a more spiritual solution; 55. Finding a psychic solution; 56. Lessons from war; 57. Gathering intelligence; 58. Astral undetectability; 59. The battlefield - or psychic topography;
60. Preparing - building strengths and numbers; 61. Preparing - planning tactics, strategy and grand strategy; 62. Nonphysical allies; 63. Other aids; 64. Force concentration; 65. Unity of effort; 66. Reinforcement and reserves; 67. Fire and manoeuvre; 68. Clearing and healing in detail; 69. Defence in depth;
70. “Hedgehog” defence; 71. Manoeuvring; 72. Direct contest.
The Meditation (see here, here, and here) broadly consists of:
(1) use appropriate
and responsible techniques (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);
(2) establish
a personal connection to your Higher BPM
influences;
(3) 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;
(4) flush one’s aura with green (R0, G102,
B0), blue (R0, G0, B204) and
purple (R153 G0, B204);
(5) 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;
(6) visualise
the rune / bindrune;
(7) generate feelings
of love, peace, joy and respect;
(8) strengthen
those feelings (energies);
(9) radiate
those energies to the world for nine to eighteen minutes;
(10) 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;
Also on Sunday, perform
the exercise(s) as set out in this post;
(11) 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;
(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; and
(iv) make sure you are yourself again - free of any
lingering attachments or (misguided) ideas of being subservient,
respectful of yourself and your integrity as you should be of others.
WLNGRHDMT
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