Post No. 978 - NOT THIS WAY!

There have been reports of violence (e..g., see here and here for a particularly cowardly attack by someone who CHOSE to be hidden) at protests to express concern over the inauguration of US President Trump.

Such violence does NOT "express" anything except immaturity, and will only harden the positions of US President Trump, his supporters, and those like him. Furthermore, it directly feeds any nonBPM entities involved in those hardline positions - and I consider those engaged in such violence are both immature and probably under the direct influence of nonBPM entities: there is NO difference between them and those who are doing the work of violent extremists trying to create a Muslim-nonMuslim split by engaging in Islamophobia, NO difference between the damage being done to society by US President Trump AND BY THOSE VIOLENT PROTESTORS. (This comment also applies to those engaging in violence at world economic events.)

Gandhi, a person directing events in response to the direct killings of thousands and the indirect killing and harm of millions, said:

Do you fight to change things, or to punish?”

That could, perhaps, be extended to also include "do you fight to make yourself feel better, or to change things?"

Those engaging in violence may feel better, or that they have expressed something strongly, but THEY HAVE NOT.

They have contributed to fear, violence, and making this world a WORSE place - they do NOT represent me, let alone ANY of the people who are harmed by the attitudes of people like Trump and his ilk, and they are not doing any of the hard work that is needed to change the world, which requires things like:

• working to enlighten and educate Trump; 
• educating all the people who fear the changes to society and want to go back to days when they were less aware and thought things were OK; 
• continue the currently necessary work of repeating past gains in human rights by teaching new generations of people - starting with children - and politicians why should be inclusive and why they should not be discriminatory in any way.

We keep losing some of the ground we have won, and that is, in part, because people take the easy way out and do things like indulge in violence or think that winning one battle is enough.

Time to stop being so simplistic, and start doing "the hard yards".

Love, light, hugs and blessings

Gnwmythr, Pagan Energy Worker, Wéofodthegn   

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Post No. 667 – Goddesses and Gods … or Me?

One of the themes I have is that we do not have to rely solely on external sources of energy and influence, such as Goddesses and Gods and non-gender specific (NGS, to coin another TLA [three letter acronym]) Deities and BPLF Guides, when doing magickal workings: we can also call on our own inner resources – ourself, our parallels, and our Higher Self. Of course, that may mean we have to work at developing our attributes – and it also means taking on that portion of responsibility which is commensurate with doing that.

Scared?

Well, I’m afraid that’s just part of growing up spiritually. It doesn’t mean we try to do it all ourself (that is also a sign of immaturity), but it does mean we try to do more than most people do, as - in my experience – most people are basically bludging off the attributes of the Goddesses, Gods, NGS Deities and BPLF Guides.

Now, there are a couple more points I would like to make.

Firstly, it is possible to do shadow work in one’s dream state – i.e., while astral travelling during sleep state. This will be more effective if you try to enhance your dream recall, but will be even more effective if you go to sleep with the determination to do BPLF work in your sleep state, including developing your adherence to BPLF Principles to the point where they are ingrained and automatic – not just in your conscious, but also your unconscious/subconscious, parallels and Higher Self: all your levels of consciousness. (See here, also.)

Lastly, as a BPLF worker, it is important to be able to manage oneself, and make sure that if one is, for instance, annoyed, angry or upset, that one doesn’t project out negative energies that could (or, more likely, will, given the lack of grounding and shielding in this world at the present time) affect other people. Closing one’s aura and flaming are examples of techniques that can be used in the short term, although in the medium term shadow work and possibly things like counselling may be necessary, and in the long term one may have to change one’s lifestyle (e.g., move to another nation, move out of the city, move out of small country towns [possibly into the city :) ], change one’s social circle, change one’s job, change one’s lifestyle, fix - or end - problem relationships or find a relationship if being single is unhealthy for you, change religion, study, etc). In my case, I’ve recently found that a protective technique I developed some time ago (visualising a sequence of pentagrams travelling through a space or person) can be used by me on me, and will have the effect of clearing negative energy (partly by dispersing it – so be careful of what and who is around you) fairly quickly.

I got the idea to try this after reading – I think in one of Katherine  Kerr’s Deverry books - of using a flaming pentagram to dispel a mood, and have found it an easy and effective technique to use when I am driving in peak hour traffic.

PS - I've just had some interesting dreams: dreams where I was able to manifest some of the powers that Naropa wrote of - or, perhaps, modern equivalents thereof. The main one for me was being able to consciously and deliberately shape shift, and I had the impression that I could do so either as a reward for having written the above post, or a new affirmation I have begun using to deal with a bit of self sabotage on my behalf, or possibly both. It also occurred to me that I don't recall Naropa writing about shapeshifting (he may have: I just don't recall it), so maybe we need a new set of powers to have in the dream world. If there is such a debate, I'm going to put - and pardon me the toilet humour, but there is actually a purpose to this levity - dreaming of being able to go to the toilet in a dream without consequences in the physical at top of the list :)

[1] BPLF = Balanced Positive (spiritual) Light Forces. See here and here for more on this.

[2] Please see here and my post "The Death of Wikipedia" for the reasons I now recommend caution when using Wikipedia. I'm also exploring use of h2g2, although that doesn't appear to be as extensive (h2g2 is intended - rather engagingly - to be the Earth edition of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy").

Love, light, hugs and blessings

Gnwmythr, Wéofodthegn

(pronounced "new-MYTH-ear"; ... aka Bellatrix Lux … aka Morinehtar … would-be drýicgan or maga ... )

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I started this blog to cover karmic regression-rescue (see here and here), and it grew ... See here for my group mind project, here and here for my "Pagans for Peace" project (and join me for a few minutes at some time between 8 and 11 PM on Sunday, wherever you are, to meditate-clear for peace), and here for my bindrune kit-bag. I also strongly recommend learning how to flame, ground and shield, do alternate nostril breathing, work with colour, and see also here and be flexible.

I am a Walker upon the Path of Balanced Positivity, seeking Spiritual Maturity.

• neither eloquence nor inarticulateness inherently indicates correctness, but, as words can kill, the right to freedom of speech comes with a DUTY to be as well-informed, objective and balanced as you can be.
• Gnwmythr's Stropping Strap: Occam's Razor only works if  the simplest solution is actually recognised as being the simplest, rather than the one that best fits one's bigotries being labelled 'simplest'.
• I mourn the desecration of the term 'Light Worker' by commercial interests, and the warping of the word 'Light' away from 'Clear Light' by the "(Fluffy) White Lighters".
• Presuming that everyone has, or wants, a smartphone is discriminatory, unspiritual, and downright stupid.
• Our entire life experience, with all the many wondrous and varied people, places and events in it, is too small a sample for statistical reliability about Life. 
• May the world of commerce and business be recognised to be a servant, not a master, of the lives of people.
• Being accustomed to interacting via certain rules makes those rules neither right nor universal.
• Like fire to the physical, emotions to the soul make a good servant, and a bad master.
• The means shape the end.
• My favourite action movie of all time is "Gandhi", although I've recently come across "Invictus" and might put that one in to that category. However, I loathe the stereotypical action movie - and, for similar reasons, I loathe many dramas, which are often emotionally violent, more so in some cases than many war films.
• All of the above - and this blog - could be wrong, or subject to context, perspective, or state of spiritual evolution ...

Human dignity is the inherently cumulative holistic combination of human rights, wellbeing and potential, and all actions or interaction which promote, realise or facilitate same. The converse also applies: whatever degrades, diminishes or robs humans of dignity, is inherently undignified.

Gnwmythr

The “purpose” of spiritual evolution is not the attainment of “spiritual perfection” - not in the sense of not having to evolve further, at any rate, since there is no such thing. We need to evolve in order to grow - but we can take rest breaks (hopefully well earned :) ) along the way. No, the “purpose” of evolution is, rather, to perfect our ability to learn, and thus grow.

Gnwmythr

Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Females, get over 'cute'. Get competent. Get trained. Get capable. Get over 'cute'. And those of you who are called Patty and Debby and Suzy, get over that. Because we use those names to infantalise females – we keep females in their 'little girl' state by the names we use for them. Get over it. If you want to be taken seriously, get serious.

Jane Elliott

The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good [people] to do nothing.

(based on writing by) Edmund Burke

We didn't inherit the Earth from our ancestors, we only borrowed it from our children

Antoine De Saint-Exupéry

There are risks and costs to a program of action. But they are far less than the long-range risks and costs of comfortable inaction.

John F. Kennedy

Tags: astral travel, deities, Deity, dreams, growth, maturity, Naropa, personal responsibility, Spiritual Maturity,

First published: Tysdagr, 1^st March, 2015

Last edited (excluding fixing typo's and other minor matters): Thursday, 5^th March, 2015 (added post script)