Sunday 7 September 2014

Post No. 592 – The past and next week, for tonight’s meditation, and reading



This week, it seems that peace may be possible in Ukraine, although that really depends on the details of the ceasefire, which I haven’t had time to go looking for yet (busier than usual week in my day job, although that did include a work trip to northern Tasmania for a HAZOP). Mr Putin remains a person of concern, though, particularly because of his rattling of the nuclear sabre and his concerning mention of Kazakhstan, the borders of which I have now lined with astral thought forms of the rune Thurisaz (amongst other measures).

Now, I’ve looked at this (and other) situations from the point of view of politics and personalities in recent weeks, and what I’d like to write about this week is a broader perspective on this. Before I get on to that, though, I’ve decided to try and come up with a bind rune for thoughtfulness, as not thinking things through properly is a major problem of the Moltkes of the world – as is the insecurity and limited perspective of those sad, sad people who only get a sense of adequacy by jingoistic nationalistic fervour (I’m not entirely sure what bindrune would best address their needs … perhaps maturity and perspective, for a start), and, for that matter, the blindness or short-sightedness of those who are consumeristic. 

 Maturity

 Perspective

Now, I’ve been rereading Katherine Kerr’s Deverry series of books, and am getting more out of it (as I tend to do each time I do so). One of the aspects of those books that is particularly relevant to now is the view that there is an interaction between the physical world and the nonphysical realms closest in frequency to the physical – what Ms Kerr refers to as the Inner Planes, a term used in a few metaphysical sources (this author includes some very good notes on where she gets her information on magick from, which I describe as Hermeticism, although some reviewers tend to refer to it as Rosicrucian, possibly because they don’t know of Hermeticism), one that I like as it gets away from the up or down analogy for what we view as changes of frequency. In that series, there is a major event where one of the main characters, Nevyn, sets out to bring peace, and notes eventually a change in the ‘Inner Planes’, with the assistance of another character, Aderyn, who went to the Inner Planes after he died and worked there to heal and balance.

This is also very well described in “The Magickal Battle of Britain”, which I reviewed here. That book covers the real life work of ‘Dion Fortune’ to help the Allies defeat the evil of the Axis powers (Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy, and the Empire of Japan). The exhaustion of that work is supposed to have contributed to Dion Fortune’s relatively early death, and I can well accept that, given what such work has done to me!

This type of change of the ‘Inner Planes’, or the group mind/soul of humanity is part of what I am trying to achieve at some of my online shrines (see Group Mind of Humanity, Group Mind of Australia, Group Mind of Melbourne, and Group Mind of Parliaments – I quite like the pentagram arrangement of bindrunes I came up for the last-mentioned of these). I can be quite specific in relation to the places I live, but I would not feel comfortable trying to do a shrine for the group mind of some other specific place such as Moscow, Kiev or Donetsk: that, I consider, should be done by people who either live there, or near to there.

I can, however, quite rightly work on the broader state of humanity’s group mind and group soul, and the Inner Planes – as Ms Fortune did during World War Part Two.

I can also ask others to help, which is what these posts are about, and connect to others doing similar work, such the work which came out the channelling about ‘The Nine’ (which is where I got the timing for these weekly meditations from, although I have adapted that on the basis of my experience – see here, here, here, here and here), and the ‘Triangles’ network.

Now, the imagery I work with tends towards direct awareness of energy, rather than the symbology that Ms Fortune uses – all such imagery is personal, anyway (which is a point well illustrated in the Deverry series). The energies associated with emotions and the associated needs for growth on a personal level I’ve written about previously (probably best in my post on changing the personality of oppressors), but I haven’t written about the spiritual growth of large groups - well, not much, at any rate, it would seem :) . However, this is actually what I have been covering with the posts on Spiritual Maturity and Balanced Positivity.

Before I go further, I’d like you, Dear Reader, to peruse the following (I’ll listen to some Beethoven while you read … da da da dum):

As a species, we’ve shown we have the potential to overcome the struggle for basic physical survival and meeting those needs on the base levels of Maslow Hierarchy of Needs (I cannot say we have done this, when so many – billions – in the world still lack for such fundamentals), but we’re now at the point where those attributes we’ve developed and are using threaten to destroy us and this beautiful planet we’ve been allowed to borrow from the future of our descendants. The skills of Spiritual Maturity and Balanced Positivity are, in my view, what we need in order to successfully get through the crises that we’re currently having – political, environmental and fairness crises.

I’ll be keeping that in the forefront of my mind tonight, as I consider:

On other matters, Samoa has hosted a conference on Small Island Developing States, who are going to suffer enormously as the effects of climate change caused by the world’s industrialised nations becomes more pronounced, and a Forum of Small States was held at the UN. See here for more. I am inclining more and more, these days, towards a philosophy along the lines of something like ‘Degrowth’ [2], but for that to be taken seriously, the idiots who teach economists are going to have to completely rethink their aims – which may yet happen, given the dissatisfaction of many young economists after the failures of established economists in relation to the Global Financial Crisis a few years ago (see here and here). All of this makes a book published decades ago (“The Limits to Growth”, published in 1972) and pointing out the common sense limits that you cannot destroy the ecology which supports you, even more . See here, which points out that the predictions made then are being met, and here, for a review of the book and who was behind it [2].

I also see that the UN is still working on peace in Cyprus (here), and elsewhere.

On Monday, International Literacy Day, the UN Security Council will be discussing “Children and Armed Conflict”, “in the Economic and Social Council Chamber, there will be a briefing on Global Anti-Semitism: A Threat to International Peace and Security”, and the Human Rights Council will hold its 27th Session.

There will also be meetings this week on UN missions to Liberia and Haiti, rights to water and sanitation, and trade and development.

Remember what I’ve written about previously, about the way a few well chosen words (or energies) can influence people? These coming events are your - and my – opportunity to try using psychic influence towards a more spiritually loving world.

Now, a few reading links.


Each time we gather to inaugurate a President we bear witness to the enduring strength of our Constitution.  We affirm the promise of our democracy.  We recall that what binds this nation together is not the colours of our skin or the tenets of our faith or the origins of our names.  What makes us exceptional -- what makes us American -- is our allegiance to an idea articulated in a declaration made more than two centuries ago:
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” 

Today we continue a never-ending journey to bridge the meaning of those words with the realities of our time.  For history tells us that while these truths may be self-evident, they’ve never been self-executing; that while freedom is a gift from God, it must be secured by His people here on Earth.  (Applause.)  The patriots of 1776 did not fight to replace the tyranny of a king with the privileges of a few or the rule of a mob.  They gave to us a republic, a government of, and by, and for the people, entrusting each generation to keep safe our founding creed.

As a final point, there have been a few reclining seat disputes. Personal space is actually a human need. Cramming people into inadequate space may be something you can get away with for a while, depending on how desperate they are, but just as overcrowding in cities will eventually lead to problems, so too will overcrowding on planes. 



[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? … Morinehtar? … Would-be drýicgan ... )

My "blogiography" (list of all posts and guide as to how to best use this site) is here, and my glossary/index is here.

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 at 9 PM on Sunday, wherever you are, to meditate 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.
  • One size does NOT fit all.
  • Don't be mediocre - seek to excel.
  • 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'.
  • 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.
  • Ban the dream interpretation industry!
  • A home is for living in, not feeling, becoming or being rich or a “better” class than others.
  • 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.
  • Expertise at intimacy and emotional happiness is generally not the same thing as spiritual growth.
  • Any person, male or female, who has neither a serious health issue, dependents nor an agreement about study. yet expects their partner to work to support them, is, spiritually speaking, little more than a parasite.
  • The means shape the end.
  • BPLF restraint of uncooperatives is NOT an opportunity for revenge or getting even - even unconsciously.
  • 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.
  • 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 ...
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We make our decisions. And then our decisions turn around and make us.
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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.
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The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good [people] to do nothing.
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The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them.
Albert Einstein

We didn't inherit the Earth from our ancestors, we only borrowed it from our children
Antoine De Saint-Exupéry

Like an unchecked cancer, hate corrodes the personality and eats away its vital unity.
Martin Luther King, Jr.

True compassion is more than flinging a coin to a beggar; it is not haphazard and superficial. It comes to see that an edifice which produces beggars needs restructuring.
Martin Luther King, Jr.

Too much and too long, we seem to have surrendered community excellence and community values in the mere accumulation of material things. Our gross national product ... if we should judge America by that -- counts air pollution and cigarette advertising, and ambulances to clear our highways of carnage. ... Yet the gross national product does not allow for the health of our children, the quality of their education, or the joy of their play. It does not include the beauty of our poetry or the strength of our marriages; the intelligence of our public debate or the integrity of our public officials. It measures neither our wit nor our courage; neither our wisdom nor our learning; neither our compassion nor our devotion to our country; it measures everything, in short, except that which makes life worthwhile."
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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

If we could change ourselves, the tendencies in the world would also change. As a man changes his own nature, so does the attitude of the world change towards him. … We need not wait to see what others do. (Often degraded to “Be the change you want to see in the world” – see here)
Gandhi


Tags: astral, Balanced Positivity, change, discrimination, energy work, environment, evolution, meditation, peace, runes, society, Spiritual Maturity, war,
First published: Sunnudagr, 7th September, 2014
Last edited (excluding fixing typo's and other minor matters): Sunday, 7th September, 2014


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