Post No. 844 – For Sunday evening’s meditation-clearing

While I am trying to survive the chaos of moving and trying to help my sister resolve some issues around my father’s estate, I can only do a very cut back version of this post. My apologies.

For everyone’s convenience, I’ve shifted the reminders / explanations about Sunday’s meditation-clearing to this post. I have a simplified blogiography of posts related to this work here, a list of themes I have identified here, and my changing the personality of oppressors and other world leaders post is here. (Also, see here for some investigation into evidence of the effectiveness of this type of work, which shows variability [and mentions causes] and cycles in the energetic/consciousness response … and also here and here are interesting.) A range of information on emotions is here, and suggestions on how to work with emotions is here. This copy of a speech to one of the Parliament of World Religions also has excellent, helpful insights on generational transmission of harm, the cost of war, and ways to heal our hearts. This post reminds us to be patient and persistent (and I like the comment about a sudden “shift” being just another form of apocalyptic thinking).

The purpose of posting these news links is not only to inform: it is also to stimulate a connection to nonBPM units that need to be cleared and BPM units that need to be strengthened. That only works if you don’t let yourself be overwhelmed by this, so take it in small chunks if you need to, but remember to actively clear and heal! … including yourself. Also, it is absolutely VITAL that this psychic / metaphysical / spiritual work be performed non-violently and as is for the Highest Spiritual Good – which is part of being BPM – on all levels and in all ways. Always remember (see here): Do you fight to change things, or to punish? See also here, here, here, here, here, and my comments about “authentic presence” in this post.

Also, in the same way that activists used to argue that “the personal is political”, the energies we use and manifest in our daily lives contribute to the larger soup of energies that influence world events. If you want to, for example, improve the communication of nations, improve yours. To help stop abuses of power, be always ethical in your conduct. Want peace? Then work in an informed, understanding, intelligent and nuanced way for peace in yourself and your life.

Finally, remember that many others are doing this type of work – for instance, the Lucis Trust's Triangles network (which has been running for many decades),   the Correllian Tradition's 'Spiritual War for Peace' (begun in 2014, and the website was recently updated to include many more activities; on that term, see also here and here), the Hope, Peace, Love and Prosperity Spell (also from the Correllian Tradition, in around 2007 or 2008),   the Healing Minute started by the late, great Harry Edwards (held at 10Am and 10PM local time each day, and one can pay to be officially registered. This also has been running for decades);   the “Network of Light”  meditations;   and   also see here and here – even commercial organisations are getting involved (for instance, see here). No doubt there are many others, so, if you don't like what I am suggesting here, but want to be of service, there are many other opportunities for you.

(Please note that I now specifically have a role for (absent) healers on Saturdays, as explained in the Psychic Weather Report posts. Anyone who wishes to be protector has a role every day :) , including – perhaps particularly - the first permanent issue I list below. At all times, on all levels and in ways, BOTH must ALWAYS be BPM in the way they perform such roles.)

Now, if I am ever late getting my Psychic Weather Report up any week, the default plan is to build up energy in the “Shield of Hope” on Sunday, send energy to West Asia / the Middle East on Monday, and then extend that to include Europe on Tuesday, the USA on Wednesday, East and South East Asia on Thursday and Africa on Friday.

Now, the themes – short, medium and long term - that come to mind for my work this week, after I review all this news, are (and no apologies if this repeats the themes of any previous weeks – in fact, given the size of this task, that is to be expected):

(a)   based on my interpretation of information here and here with Saturn in Sagittarius contributing to finding an authentic balance (until 20^th December, 2017), Uranus in Aries contributing to fresh and possibly radical starts (until some date in the Year 2018), and Pluto in Capricorn contributing to a transformation of power and business (and careers) (until some date in the Year 2024), conditions are ripe for a change for the better in world politics;

(b)   there is an enormous need to clear nonBPM energy – the thought forms, unattached energy and scars of the collective unconscious created by millennia of violence. This need includes rescuing those who have been trapped by that history, and healing the warped views, seemingly “inherent” biases, and other damage done by the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual violence committed on scales large and small in that timeframe;

(c)   viewing the overall emotional state of the world from an elemental point of view, this week we need the stability of Earth and the slow persistence of Ice (rune Isa);

(d)   on the centenary of the Easter Rising in Ireland, it is worth meditating on the desirability of achieving freedom through peaceful means, the many ways that those in power can frustrate that and try to force division, fear and violence (or resort outright to violence up to and including genocide – which is another anniversary, of the Armenian Genocide –the centenary of that one was last year), the range of responses – short, medium and long term; BPM and nonBPM - which can be made to those frustrations (and what types of people would be attracted to each, and WHY), and the challenges of trying to get a population to move effectively, with courage, and in as BPM manner as possible, towards peace – in other words, how can one contribute to being more of a Gandhi-type leader in all that one does, physically and nonphysically?;

(e)   now apply that to ALL the people of the world, giving particular consideration to issues around social division / haves and have nots / inequality, for developed, developing and undeveloped nations and cultures;

(f)   the world is slowly inching towards freedom – including freedom’s current best political expression: democracy. There are encouraging signs, steps and actions for those who wish to seek reassurance;

(g)   our perspectives are typically limited and skewed towards to personal, and short term. That is lacking in both balance and maturity, and facilitates the actions of the socially powerful to maintain their grip on power and to continue distracting people from BPM spirituality;

(h)   mistakes and slips of the tongue – as was the case recently with the UN Secretary-General – can sometimes have the partial silver lining of revealing the truth;

(i)   the talks and negotiations in Switzerland over Syria remain of great importance;

(j)   Libya is sliding back towards chaos, facilitated by the West’s lack of respect and failure to listen adequately to the right people. Those errors need to be corrected NOW;

(k)   diversity is a good and desirable thing.

I also take this opportunity to repeat that it is absolutely VITAL that this psychic / metaphysical / spiritual work be performed non-violently and as is for the Highest Spiritual Good – which is part of being BPM – on all levels and in all ways. Always remember (see here): Do you fight to change things, or to punish? See also here, here, here, here, here, and my comments about “authentic presence” in this post.

News and other matters from this week include the following (opportunities/good news are shown in green; comments are shown in purple; WARNING: some of these links may contain triggers around issues such as violence, sexual assault, discrimination, etc).

• Permanent issue: may all actual and potential BPM [1] Leaders be kept BPM safe, including keeping them undetectable to the nonBPM and keeping all their Significant Others inviolable against being used for indirect  psychic attack, and may they have all the BPM opportunities and assistance (so-called “good luck”) for them to be BPM effective at influencing the world’s direction, development and unfoldment, all as is for the Highest Spiritual Good;
• Permanent issue: may all humans recognise, irrespective of the appearance of difference, the essential shared humanness of other people, the inherent resilience, the dynamic power, the strength of BPM collaboration, and the opportunities of having a diverse, inclusive and welcoming population, and may all people choose fairness, when such decisions are before them;
• Permanent issue: may all humans choose to live modestly – to forgo outdoing others, or trying to have more than they need - for the sake of an easier, more manageable life, if they cannot do it for the sake of the planet;
• With regard to democracy, freedom and governance (e.g., here and here):
     an excellent article on the problems of inequality;   the problems Thailand is having with achieving good governance;   the transformation of Columbia;   a review of the turmoil in Brazil over corruption;   Tibetans in exile have voted for new political leaders;   a warning from a former United Kingdom minister of the risk of “dividing” society;   elections have taken place in five African nations, while Senegal held a referendum on reducing presidential terms: Congo’s elections were held under a media blackout and returned the incumbent for a third term in results disputed by the opposition, there has been a change of government in Cape Verde – after 15 years, Senegal had a low voter turnout, Niger’s re-elected President has proposed a national unity government with the opposition, who boycotted the election, Zanzibar’s opposition boycotted the elections, while in Tunisia, a new political party has been formed by a dissident, and Tunisia’s first freely elected President has been interviewed (and claimed the “Arab” Spring was a European invention), and a US Ambassador has criticised “power grabs” in four Great Lakes nations – Rwanda, Burundi, Congo and Uganda;   corruption in Mexico;   Myanmar’s new President will cut the number of government departments, and has invited Aung San Suu Kyi to be a government Minister;   the need for land reform in Papua New Guinea;
     US Presidential candidate Crazy Don has caused more uproar: this time because he plans to be neutral, not pro-Israel … until he was talking to a pro-Israel lobby;   officials in Arizona have asked the US Department of Justice to investigate the lack of polling stations in poor or minority areas during the state's primary;
     an interview which gives insight into how President Obama thinks;
• With regard to violent extremism (aka, terrorism - e.g., Da’esh) (and, incidentally, I consider ALL people advocating hate or discrimination in response to violent extremism to actively be doing the work of violent extremists. This PARTICULARLY includes those cretins [including in the media, and Amnesty International] who use the acronym ISIS (see also here), which is actually the Greek name of the Egyptian Goddess Aset – and others (see also here and here) - and actively perpetuates the patriarchal and sacrilegious evil that terrorists are trying to accomplish in this world – which will be countered, in part, by the sort of approach advocated by “Cure Violence”, and, in part, by addressing real and perceived disempowerment and acknowledging the variety in what provides genuine, BPM fulfilment as a counter to fanaticism as a source of meaning. I also am inclined, personally, to include here the last two millennia of neochristian and colonialist social engineering, which has led to suppression of women, child abuse, the Crusades, the Inquisition, etc, as violent extremism, but that would take too much explaining):
     terrorist attacks have occurred in Turkey, Egypt, Algeria, Belgium (on that, I understand that Israel screen passengers – maybe not as in depth as before boarding? - before they enter the airport, for exactly this sort of reason: sadly, maybe other places also now need to consider that – although this article suggests it may not be workable. Actions in response to this event have been proceeding), Yemen, and Iraq, (incidents in Palestine and Israel, listed below), may be being planned or developing in West Africa, prevention has or may have occurred in France, and Mali, and actions have occurred against terrorists in Somalia, Kenya, Cameroon (release of hundreds of hostages);
     more tales of un-Islamic behaviour from defectors from Da’esh;
     the Pope has condemned both the terrorists involved in the recent Belgian attack, and arms makers as Europe’s security services come under  scrutiny - see also here, for an appeal for realistic expectations and addressing alienation, and here;   calls for Europe to pre-empt the far right by implementing an information seeking process before reacting to the recent attack;   a call to remember non-European victims of terrorist attacks;   the response of the Côte d’Ivoire to a recent terrorist attack has been describe as credible - see also here;   the USA has helped Cameroon boost airport and border security;
     the Israeli Supreme Court is debating the legality of Israel’s home demolition policy as a counter terrorism measure;
• With regard to refugees:   refugees are continuing to flee to Greece;   a call for a regional approach to refugees in south east Asia;   the use of humour against vigilantes in Finland;   the UN has praised Uganda’s handling of refugees;
• With regard to human rights and discrimination (including associated violence / crime):
     an article on the vicious opposition to LGBT rights and the welfare of children being promulgated by Australia’s so-called liberal (I’ve started referring to it as the “neoliberal Party) party – and a warning that it is leading to self harm (and see here for a success story from the disputed programme);   commentary on the fight over the life saving Safe Schools programme as a battle for Australia’s soul: yes, it is, and the Australian neoliberal Party is on the side of evil;  on the topic of the Australian neoliberal Party, I recently wrote to their leader, Australia’s current Prime Minister, asking about actions to ensure the safety of LGBTIQ people at their proposed plebiscite, and the matter was bounced through to a staffer in the Attorney-General’s department who ignored my question and came back with rubbish about the plebiscite. Now, what to do about this idiotic reply – and political gift … ;
     a small step forward on women’s’ rights in Chile;   the problems Nepal’s forthcoming “Girls Summit” will have to address;   the problem of “daughterly guilt” in India (which occurs elsewhere as well);   the horror of – very much mislabelled - “honour” killings;   women in Vanuatu have marched to call for an end to violence against women;   the Indian High Court has asked the government how it will control websites promoting dowry;
     the importance of water rights (which is why I’m in my day job);
     a call for Bahraini authorities to stop deporting Bahrainis who have been stripped of their citizenship on vague accusations that they had “damaged state security”;
     a scientific article advocating the benefits of social diversity;
     a slavery museum has opened in the USA with the aim of getting the USA to deal with that terrible aspect of its history;
•  With regard to crime, judicial matters and policing:   fears Japanese gangs (yakuza) will escalate violence against each other;   the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has welcomed the judgement by the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the case of Jean-Pierre Bemba, a Congolese national who was found guilty of crimes against humanity and war crimes, including rape, murder and pillage, committed in 2002-03 in the Central African Republic – which is being seen as a high profile warning to commanders who let their troops rape and commit other atrocities;  t he Democratic Republic of Congo's justice minister has said that one of the most wanted suspects in the 1994 Rwandan genocide has now been extradited home to face charges; some child abusers are escaping (mundane) justice because their victims are disabled;   some US states are considering a “survivor’s Bill of Rights” for rape;   a detailed story about gentrification, new prejudices, poor dog awareness / control, and the death they led to, in San Francisco;   Radovan Karadzic has been found guilty of genocide;   a Catholic bishop has called on the Pope to ask for every priest who failed to take action against child abuse to resign;
• With regard to press aka the media, and freedom of expression (keeping in mind that claims of presenting “both sides” of a debate can be WRONG if the other side is RUBBISH –as is the case on LGBTIQ issues):   worsening problems for journalists in Afghanistan;   attacks of freedom of the press in Kenya;   a photographer in Yemen has been killed by a Houthi sniper;
• With regard to overcrowding and “modern” lifestyle issues (is YOUR smart phone free of conflict  minerals? I was recently pleasantly to find IT manufacturers now making at least some effort in this regard. Are you being duped by modern mantras? Does your AI use ethics? Does your corporation misuse mindfulness as a distraction from working conditions? Do you understand embedded emissions?):   an excellent article on the problems of inequality;   coral bleaching of the Great Barrier Reef is reoccurring;   security threats associated with the “Internet of Things”;   plans to log Tasmanian wilderness have been dropped after criticism from the UN;   on the occasion of the UN's International Day of Forests, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) launched  a new programme aiming to enhance the critical role of forests in improving water quality and water supplies – which is a lesson we’ve known here for over a century;   a detailed assessment of some of the legal aspects of the current cases in the USA relating to privacy vs. (perceived?) security (which may no longer be necessary, as the FBI may have found a way to hack into the phone);   problems from US mortgages are continuing, as big business refuse to foreclose;   an Air Force pilot's conviction for smacking his 12-year-old son has been overturned by the Supreme Court. Justice David Peek quashed the conviction for aggravated assault and said pain caused during discipline did not transform a parent into a criminal (comments by a lecturer also completely miss the reality of life that parents need support - what external stresses are they under? Violence is not right, but don't be simple minded about it – and DON’T ASSUME EVERYONE KNOWS ABOUT THESE OTHER OPTIONS!!!);   agricultural practices and soil characteristics (including as carbon sinks) mean that vegetarian is not clear cut as being environmentally better than meat-including diets;   much though I love our (indoor) cats, I am aware they come with potential problems: this parasite is one;
• With regard to Africa, the Africa Center for Strategic Studies (and other sources) also has:
     following the firestorm after the UN Secretary-General’s – correct – reference to Morocco’s occupation of Western Sahara, some of the UN’s civilian personnel have been withdrawn from the UN Mission in Western Sahara, MINURSO, and are working remotely. Members of the Security Council and senior United Nations officials are in contact with Moroccan authorities to reach a mutually acceptable solution, and the UN is also in touch with representatives of the Frente Polisario to keep them informed about the situation. The United Nations and MINURSO are committed to ensure that the safety, the security and the well-being of its military and civilian personnel will not be compromised;
     the UN Secretary-General has addressed the Security Council on the Great Lakes region, saying that the last several years had seen some progress in stabilising the security situation in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, but “major peace and security challenges persist and require our continued attention”, he warned;
     Burundi is now trying to blame its problems with violence on sanctions … ;
     Angolan rebels claim to have killed 30 troops;
    protests in Ethiopia against its unrestrained development; 
• With regard to China and East and South East Asia:   uncertainty as to whether any progress has been made in attempting to stop China’s cybercrimes;   Indonesia has protested an incursion by a Chinese naval vessel;
• With regard to the Indian sub-continent, The Hindu and other sources have:
     Indian Prime Minister Modi is trying to split hairs on dissent;   an article comparing the relationship between the USA and India on patents to an abusive domestic relationship;   a Good Samaritan law may reduce bystanders avoiding helping;   a debate on sedition law included comments that it is a political law often misused;
     road rage has led to a murder;
     hill-country Tamils in Sri Lanka are objecting to being referred to as “Indian” Tamils;
     Nepal has secured transit rights through China (and occupied Tibet);
     signalling India’s deepening naval engagement in the Indian Ocean, the Indian navy has for the first time deployed one of its advanced maritime reconnaissance aircraft to Seychelles for surveillance of the island nation’s Exclusive Economic Zone;
• With regard to the conflict in Iraq (noting that Iraq was once a peaceful and prosperous society, before the USA / CIA backed revolution – see here):   the story of a Sunni woman and her tribe who sheltered hundreds of Shiite soldiers from terrorists;
• With regard to the Libyan civil war:   the UN envoy has not been allowed to land in Tripoli, as fighting kills 7 people;
• With regard to Sudan and South Sudan:   the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), has said that calm has returned to the Juba protection of civilians site after fighting broke out between individuals of two different internally displaced communities (UN daily briefing);   the USA is pressuring Sudanese rebels to sign a peace “roadmap”;
• with regard to the conflict in Syria:   an inter-agency humanitarian convoy is on its way to Big Orem in Syria’s Aleppo Governorate to deliver much-needed humanitarian assistance to some 50,000 people (UN daily briefing);   US-Russian tensions over ceasefire violations;   a call for a new constitution for Syria by August;   a terrorist group’s second in command has been killed as government forces have recaptured Palmyra;
• with regard to the conflicts in Ukraine, particularly in the east:   repression has been created in Russian occupied Crimea;
• With regard to West Asia / the Middle East, the Middle East Eye and other sources have:
     the violence is continuing in Israel and Palestine – see, for example, here;   Israel will seize more Palestinian land as part of its Greater Israel expansion;   Ethiopian Israelis have objected to plans to stop them bringing in relatives;   an Israeli soldier has been arrested for killing a wounded Palestinian;
     Lebanon has started cleaning up its piles of rubbish, although it is using a short term approach;
     Saudi Arabia has offered $1.5 billion aid in Sinai to Egypt;   the instability being caused by Egyptian President Sisi’s “blame shifting”;   criticism of the European Union’s late actions on human rights abuses in Egypt;
• With regard to the war in Yemen:   the stress and trauma of the ongoing war is causing an increase in stillbirths and miscarriages;   the siege of Taizz has been lifted, but the Houthis have left mines;   the Houthi rebels and the government have allegedly agreed to a ceasefire before peace talks in April;
• With regard to natural and other catastrophes:   Fiji has extended the state of emergency, declared following Cyclone Winston;
• With regard to peace and/or spirituality generally, and the occasional nice story:
     US President Obama has visited Cuba – but more is needed on human  rights there;   Pope Francis has supported social revolution in Mexico;   a scientific article advocating the benefits of social diversity;   the Aurora Prize, for people who risk their lives saving others, created by an Armenian on behalf of Armenian genocide survivors and their descendants in gratitude to their saviours (found via here);

and from a range of other sites:

• the scope of the very real problems of endometriosis – and the utter stupidity of some medical “professionals” on the matter;
• the need for improved resources and skills in Indonesia’s mental health care sector;
• I dispute the conclusion drawn in this article: what it is really about, is the challenge everyone faces when seeking friends – the challenge of finding people with enough similarities / points in common for a meaningful and rewarding friendship, and of learning the importance of quality over quantity. This applies to people whether they are intelligent or not;
• an article on the concerns which led a former UN worker to leave;
• the claim that moderate drinking is OK is being challenged by a review of the evidence;
• a call for compulsory annual mental health checks for Australian military personnel because of the problems following returns to Australia after deployment;
• some good common sense has upheld a ban on a mental patient smoking.

Regular sources include the Daily Briefings of the United Nations, Human Rights Watch, the Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect, “War on the Rocks”, the Early Warning Project blog, the Justice in Conflict blog, the Political Violence at a Glance blog, the Institute for War and Peace Reporting, the International Crisis Group, the Middle East Eye, The Hindu, the Africa Center for Strategic Studies, the BBC, Spiegel International, The Conversation, John Menadue’s blog, Wikipedia’s current events portal, Wendell Williams’ blog, George Monbiot’s website, the Campaign Against Arms Trade, the “Cure Violence” blog, the Inter Press Service Agency (IPS), the Lowy “Interpreter” blog (which occasionally has good links about what is happening in the Pacific), and others.

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