The Spiritual Significance of the Release of Atomic Energy

On August 6, 1945, the release of atomic energy was announced–an event that was foretold by prophecy as being the usher to a new era.
This release of energy had been subject to a race between the Dark Forces and the Forces of Light to acquire possession of it.
In 1942, the great White Lodge was close to withdrawing due to the pressure placed on them by the dark forces; however, invocation from humanity prevented this.
The release of this form of atomic energy is due to four factors: a directed inflow of extra-planetary energy, a concerted effort from fifth and seventh ray ashrams, weakening tension in evil groups, and invocative demand from humanity itself.
The destructive use of this energy in Japan was necessary for liberation; its future use will bring about civilized comfort for all humans without destitution or slavery.

Reference: The Externalisation of the Hierarchy, Forces Behind the Evolutionary Progress of the Race, The Release of Atomic Energy (published by Lucis Trust)

American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer is a 2005 biography of theoretical physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, the leader of the Manhattan Project which produced the first nuclear weapons, written by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin
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The book provides deep and thought-provoking insights into J. Robert Oppenheimer’s personal life, shedding light on his relationships, passions, and the challenges he faced. It offers a compelling exploration of the political climate during his time, capturing the complex dynamics that shaped his work on nuclear weapons. Moreover, it delves into the profound ethical implications that arose from his involvement in the development of such powerful and destructive technologies. Additionally, the book unearths the tragic aspects of Oppenheimer’s life, revealing the consequences of his ostracism from the scientific community and the profound impact it had on his mental health, particularly his battles with depression. This comprehensive account invites readers to delve deeper into the multidimensional story of Oppenheimer, enriching our understanding of his contributions and the complexities of his life.

Oppenheimer’s ostracization from the scientific community was precipitated by a tumultuous conjunction of political ideology, personal enmity, and the fearful atmosphere of the Cold War era. Accused of having communist sympathies, he became the focus of a security inquiry in 1954. Stripped of his security clearance amidst allegations of disloyalty to the nation, Oppenheimer found himself exiled from the very community he once led.

But beyond this, his ostracization reflects a deeper philosophical schism. As the architect of the most devastating weapon of destruction, he was the embodiment of the tension between the quest for scientific knowledge and the potential misuse of that power. His fall from grace serves as a sobering reminder of the ethical dilemmas imbued in scientific advancement and the human capacity for creation and destruction.

Oppenheimer’s study of the Bhagavad Gita, an ancient Indian scripture, profoundly influenced his scientific and philosophical approach towards the Manhattan Project. Grounded in the principles of Dharma (duty) and Karma (action), the Gita taught him that every individual has a moral duty to act for the benefit of society, without attachment to the results of their actions. This concept found a complex resonance in Oppenheimer’s work on the atomic bomb, where his scientific duty necessitated the creation of a profoundly devastating weapon, yet his moral duty urged its use only for the greater good. The famous quote, “Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds,” that he recalled while witnessing the first nuclear detonation, is a testament to the Gita’s influence; revealing the deep introspection and philosophical struggle that characterized his approach to this world-changing project.

Oppenheimer’s legacy reaches beyond his scientific contributions to remind us of the moral choices and philosophical reflections that should accompany our actions. His example shows us that each of us has a unique duty to make this world a better place, from the scientists in their laboratories to the everyday citizens in their homes. May we remember his lessons as we strive towards a brighter tomorrow.

John Oppenheimer’s legacy was not only a scientific one, it was also moral and ethical – an example of how science can be used for the greater good when guided by an ethical sense of responsibility. His work on the Manhattan Project showed us that knowledge should be used to benefit society, and that our actions come with consequences which must be taken into consideration. We must also remember that we have a duty to consider the ethical implications of our actions, and work towards a better future for all.

When the sun moved northward that year (1942), the great White Lodge knew that the battle had been won. Their preparations were halted and the Masters then organised for renewed effort (through Their disciples) to bring about those conditions wherein that which was new and that which was in line with loving divine purpose could freely move forward. The war was not won by the surrender of Germany. That was only the outer result of inner happenings. The war was won by the Forces of Light when the mental potency of the forces of evil was overcome and the “energy of the future” was directed or impelled by Those Who were seeking the higher human values and the spiritual good of mankind.

Four factors lie behind the momentous happening of the release of this form of atomic energy, through the medium of what is erroneously and unscientifically called the “splitting of the atom.” There are other factors, but you may find the following four of real interest:

a. There was a clearly directed inflow of extra-planetary energy released by the Lords of Liberation, to Whom invocation had been successfully made; through the impact of this energy upon the atomic substance being dealt with by the investigating scientists, changes were brought about which enabled them to achieve success. The experiments being carried forward were therefore both subjective and objective.

b. A concerted effort was made by a number of disciples who were working in fifth and seventh ray ashrams, and this enabled them to impress lesser disciples in the scientific field and helped them to surmount the well-nigh insuperable difficulties with which they were confronted.
c. There was also a weakening of the tension which had hitherto successfully held the forces of evil together, and a growing inability of the evil group at the head of the Axis Powers to surmount the incidental war fatigue. This brought about, first of all, a steady deterioration of their minds, and then of their brains and nervous systems. None of the men involved in the direction of the Axis effort in Europe is today normal psychologically; they are all suffering from some form of physical deterioration, and this has been a real factor in their defeat, though one that may be difficult for you to realise. It is not so in the case of the Japanese, whose psychological make-up is totally different, [Page 496] as are their nervous systems, which are of fourth rootrace quality. They will be and are being defeated by physical war measures and by the destruction physically of their war potential and the death of the form aspect. This destruction … and the consequent release of their imprisoned souls, is a necessary happening; it is the justification of the use of the atomic bomb upon the Japanese population. The first use of this released energy has been destructive, but I would remind you that it has been the destruction of forms and not the destruction of spiritual values and the death of the human spirit—as was the goal of the Axis effort.
Forget not that all success (both good and bad) is dependent upon the sustaining of the point of tension. This point of tension involves the dynamic focussing of all mental, emotional and physical energies at a central point of planned activity. This, by the way, is the objective of all true meditation work. It is in this act of tension that the German people failed. This cost them the war; their tension broke because the group of evil forces who were impressing the negative German people were unable to attain the point of tension which the Hierarchy could reach when it was reinforced through the action of the Lords of Liberation.

d. Another factor was the constant, invocative demand and the prayers (articulate and inarticulate) of humanity itself. Men, impelled largely by fear and the innate mobilising of the human spirit against slavery, reached such a pitch of demanding energy that a channel was created which greatly facilitated the work of the Hierarchy, under the direct influence of the Lords of Liberation.

Ibid (written on August 9, 1945)

JRO: a Fifth Ray Disciple

The Manhattan Project, the initiative which marked a new era in human history, conducted its first successful nuclear detonation test on July 16, 1945. This momentous event, known as the Trinity Test, took place in the solitude of a New Mexican desert, forever transforming the course of human destiny.

The name “Trinity” for the inaugural nuclear test bears a mystical resonance, informed by J. Robert Oppenheimer’s deep philosophical and spiritual inclinations. The name was purportedly inspired by the poetry of John Donne, a metaphysical poet known for his contemplations of faith, love, and mortality. Oppenheimer was particularly drawn to Donne’s “Holy Sonnet XIV,” which speaks of a divine trinity and the plea for God’s transformative intervention. As such, the name “Trinity” encapsulates the profound change ushered in by this test – a transformative power that bore a duality akin to divine intervention, having the capacity to both create and annihilate. It is a testament to the test’s earth-shattering implications and the indelible mark it left on the trajectory of human civilization.

John Oppenheimer’s legacy is one of moral responsibility and ethical considerations in science – one which should inspire us all to strive for truth, justice, and the betterment of society. By living with these principles in mind, we can ensure that Oppenheimer’s legacy lives on in our deeds and actions. May his memory continue to be a guiding light for us all.

As Oppenheimer’s work has taught us, science should not be used solely for its own sake, but as a means of advancing humanity towards progress and enlightenment. He firmly believed in the potential of science to create a better world and to bring about meaningful change. This teaches us that as individuals, we must strive for progress with the same sense of morality and purpose – working towards a brighter future, guided by our own ethical considerations and moral decisions.

Oppenheimer’s legacy serves to remind us that science is not only an intellectual pursuit, but one with moral implications. We must use our knowledge responsibly, and make sure that it is applied for the betterment of humanity – as Oppenheimer himself did during his lifetime.

The release of the energy of the atom is as yet in an extremely embryonic stage; humanity little knows the extent or the nature of the energies which have been tapped and released. There are many types of atoms, constituting [Page 497] the “world substance”; each can release its own type of force; this is one of the secrets which the new age will in time reveal, but a good and sound beginning has been made. I would call your attention to the words, “the liberation of energy.” It is liberation which is the keynote of the new era, just as it has ever been the keynote of the spiritually oriented aspirant. This liberation has started by the release of an aspect of matter and the freeing of some of the soul forces within the atom. This has been, for matter itself, a great and potent initiation, paralleling those initiations which liberate or release the souls of men.

In this process of planetary initiation humanity has carried its work as the world saviour down into the world of substance, and has affected those primary units of life of which all forms are made.

You will now understand the meaning of the words used by so many of you in the second of the Great Invocations: The hour of service of the saving force has now arrived. This “saving force” is the energy which science has released into the world for the destruction, first of all, of those who continue (if they do) to defy the Forces of Light working through the United Nations. Then—as time goes on—this liberated energy will usher in the new civilisation, the new and better world and the finer, more spiritual conditions. The highest dreams of those who love their fellowmen can become practical possibilities through the right use of this liberated energy, if the real values are taught, emphasised and applied to daily living. This “saving force” has now been made available by science, and my earlier prophecy substantiated. [A Treatise on White Magic, published in 1934, beginning on page 333, where the following statements appear: It might be noted here that three great discoveries are imminent and during the next two generations will revolutionise modern thought and life.]

As I said above, the first use of this energy has been material destruction; this was inevitable and desirable; old forms (obstructing the good) have had to be destroyed; the wrecking and disappearance of that which is bad and undesirable must ever precede the building of the good and desirable and the longed-for emergence of that which is new and better.

The constructive use of this energy and its harnessing for the betterment of humanity is its real purpose; this living energy of substance itself, hitherto shut up within the atom and imprisoned in these ultimate forms of life, can be turned wholly into that which is good and can bring about such a revolutionising of the modes of human experience that (from one angle alone) it will necessitate and bring about an entirely new economic world structure.

It lies in the hands of the United Nations to protect this released energy from misuse and to see that its power is not prostituted to selfish ends and purely material purposes. It is a “saving force” and has in it the potency of rebuilding, of rehabilitation and of reconstruction. Its right use can abolish destitution, bring civilised comfort (and not useless luxury) to all upon our planet; its expression in forms of right living, if motivated by right human relations, will produce beauty, warmth, colour, the abolition of the present forms of disease, the withdrawal of mankind from all activities which involve living or working underground, and will bring to an end all human slavery, all need to work or fight for possessions and things, and will render possible a state of life which will leave man free to pursue the higher aims of the Spirit. The prostituting of life to the task of providing the bare necessities or to [Page 499] making it possible for a few rich and privileged people to have too much when others have too little, will come to an end; men everywhere can now be released into a state of life which will give them leisure and time to follow spiritual objectives, to realise richer cultural life, and to attain a broader mental perspective.

But, my brothers, men will fight to prevent this; the reactionary groups in every country will neither recognise the need for, nor desire this new world order which the liberation of cosmic energy (even on this initial tiny scale) can make possible; the vested interests, the big cartels, trusts and monopolies that controlled the past few decades, preceding this world war, will mobilise their resources and fight to the death to prevent the extinction of their sources of income; they will not permit, if they can help it, the passing of the control of this illimitable power into the hands of the masses, to whom it rightly belongs. The selfish interests among the big stockholders, the banking firms and the wealthy organised churches will oppose all change, except in so far as it will benefit them and bring more financial gain to their coffers.

Signs of this opposition can already be seen in the utterances of certain powerful men who are today encouraging a gloomy outlook in London and in Washington and elsewhere; the Vatican, that wealthy and reactionary ecclesiastical organisation, has already expressed its disfavour, because that Church knows—as do all the vested and monied interests—that their days are numbered, provided humanity governs its decisions during the next fifty years by the idea of the greatest good to the greatest number. World decisions must therefore, in the future, be based upon a steady determination to further right human relations and to prevent selfish control, financial or ecclesiastical, by any group of men, anywhere, in any country. We believe the determination of Great Britain, the United States, and Canada, who are in possession of the secrets, is along these lines.
Ibid (written on August 9, 1945)

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As we reflect on the life of Oppenheimer, let us keep in mind his words: “The world is a very dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing.” Let us strive to be part of the solution – to look beyond ourselves and take action for the benefit of all. In this way, we can ensure that Oppenheimer’s legacy lives on forever.

More information about J. Robert Oppenheimer’s legacy may be found at https://oppenheimerproject.org/

Robert Oppenheimer in 1965 on if the bomb was necessary

When [WWII] was over, the forces of darkness were pushed back but they were not crushed. And ever since then, there has been the possibility of a third world war that would end the whole human experiment up to date and start us back again as an infant humanity to begin to learn it all over again. And in 1954, it was established subjectively and in reality, that there will be no third world war.
Foster Bailey, Changing Esoteric Values (1954)

Now, the exceptional measures taken by the Great Fraternity of SHAMBALLA, revealing those tremendous cosmic links, could be repeated in our present era, marked by the sign of fire and electricity, if any nation of the world tried to use against another this terrible and mysterious device that we call atomic bomb. It must be remembered to this effect that the Great Fraternity – through its multiple and unknown hierarchical deva Agents – is exercising severe control and close vigilance over all those nations of the world which possess and manufacture nuclear devices.

In one of the last planetary Councils held at the SHAMBALLA Center in 1975, it was foreseen the contingency that one of these nations, led by stupid economic or political interests, would try to use this destructive nuclear element against another. The SHAMBALLA Council then decided that “… The first atomic bomb dropped by one country against another, in pursuit of warlike purposes, exploded against its own territory, and consequently had to suffer in its own flesh the evil it intended to inflict on others.” This decision must do, as we saw earlier, with the spirit of survival of the great planetary ensemble linked to an indescribable Corporate Society of Creator Gods. Because of this cosmic survival, an igneous precipitation of electric fire of first Lightning would descend on that nation destroying it completely, as happened in the case of Atlantis. Let us see what is written in certain pages of the “BOOK OF THE INITIATES” concerning these transgressions of the Law:

“The spirits that had so irrationally opposed the fate of Justice appointed by the Great Executors, were destroyed by the waters (Atlantis). The spirits that irrationally, and following sordid and tortuous desires, use the fire against their brothers, by the fire will be destroyed and will not remain of their bodies nor the pious ashes with which Mother Nature covers the end of her creations. (A very graphic definition of physical disintegration by the effect of a nuclear explosion.)

These writings, taken from one of the oldest books of humanity, constitute a subtle reference to the danger of using nuclear devices as elements of destruction. They are also, in the view of esoteric researchers, a song of hope and optimism for all those nations of the Earth that have decided to live outside the wars and adopted peace as the supreme element of social coexistence.
Vicente Beltrán-Anglada, The Mysteries of Shamballa (1985)

Initiation veils a secret and that the revelation of that secret is imminent. Just what this secret is, I may not reveal, but it is concerned with a peculiar type of energy which can be induced at a moment of supreme tension. The only possible hint I can give you in connection with this mysterious matter is that it is closely related to the “Blinding Light” which Saul of Tarsus saw on the road to Damascus and the “blinding light” which accompanied the discharge of energy from the atomic bomb. The “Blinding Light” which ever accompanies true conversion (a rare and sudden happening always when true and real) and which is an attendant demonstration of all Lives Who have passed the human stage of consciousness—according to Their degree—and the light which is released by the fission of the atom are one and the same expression on different levels of consciousness, and are definitely related to the processes and effects of initiation. This will not even make sense to you until certain initiate-experiences have been undergone by you. It is not easy for the average aspirant to realise that progressive stages upon the Path indicate a progressive ability to “take the Light.” When the aspirant prays in the new Invocation: “Let Light descend on Earth” he is invoking something which humanity will have to learn to handle; this is one of the things for which the disciples of the world must begin to prepare the race of men.
Discipleship in the New Age, Vol. II, p. 327

That atomic bomb (though used only twice destructively) ended the resistance of the powers of evil because its potency is predominantly etheric. Its uses are twofold at this time:

a. As the forerunner of that release of energy which will change the mode of human living and inaugurate the new age wherein we shall not have civilisations and their emerging cultures but a world culture and an emerging civilisation, thus demonstrating the true synthesis which underlies humanity. The atomic bomb emerged from a first ray Ashram, working in conjunction with a fifth ray group; from the long range point of view, its intent was and is purely beneficent.

b. As a means in the hands of the United Nations to enforce the outer forms of peace, and thus give time for teaching on peace and on the growth of goodwill to take effect. The atomic bomb does not belong to the three nations who perfected it and who own the secrets at present—the United States of America, Great Britain and Canada. It belongs to the United Nations for use (or let us rather hope, simply for threatened use) when aggressive action on the part of any nation rears its ugly head. It does not essentially matter whether that aggression is the gesture of any particular nation or group of nations or whether it is generated by the political groups of any powerful religious organisation, such as the Church of Rome, who are as yet unable to leave politics alone and attend to the business for which all religions are responsible—leading human beings closer to the God of Love.
The Externalisation of the Hierarchy, p. 548

The Effect of Ray I on Humanity Today

Owing to extra-planetary stimulation, to the immediate planetary crisis and to the present invocative cry of humanity, energy from Shamballa has been permitted to play upon the “centre which is called the race of men” and has produced two potent results: first, the world war was precipitated and, secondly, the fission of the atom, resulting in the atomic bomb, was brought about. Both these events were made possible by the pouring-in of the energy and power of the third aspect of the first Ray of Power or Will. This is the lowest aspect, and definite [Page 647] material effects were produced. The destroyer aspect was therefore the first aspect to take effect. It split the thought-form of materialistic living (which was governing and controlling humanity everywhere) upon the mental plane and, at the same time, it produced a great agent of destruction upon the physical plane.

Thus was the new era ushered in; thus was the stage set for a better future. This was the intent and the purpose of Those Who compose the Council Chamber of the Lord. It rests with humanity itself to take advantage of the proffered opportunity which this destructive manifestation made possible.

Shamballa having acted in this manner, it is nevertheless the Hierarchy which will bring into expression a measure of the second aspect of the first Ray of Will or Power, and it is for this that the Hierarchy is preparing; it is for this event that the Christ is fitting Himself to be the distributing Agent and the directing Factor, with the concentrated assistance of the united Hierarchy; it is this that will begin to manifest when He appears. You have here the true reason for His proclaimed Coming or Reappearance. The distinction between material living and spiritual living will be clearly demonstrated. This is made possible by the cleavage of the ancient materialistic thoughtform on mental levels; the reorientation of human thinking, as this fact is grasped, will have its first results upon emotional levels through the focussed expression of human goodwill; this is the lowest aspect of the second Ray of Love-Wisdom, implemented and strengthened by the second aspect of the first Ray of Will.

On the physical plane, the great scientific discovery, called colloquially the “splitting of the atom,” will be turned eventually to the production of those conditions which will enable mankind to follow the good, the beautiful and the true. This men will then be able to do, freed from the dread presence of purely materialistic thinking. This is no idle vision or vague dream. Many scientists today (and particularly those who love their fellowmen) [Page 648] are not only visioning the non-destructive aspect of atomic energy but are already engaged in harnessing—for the good of humanity—some of its products and its radioactive properties.

Curiously enough, it is the wise, controlled use of the results of this scientific adventure in connection with the atomic bomb which will eventually bring about a specific revelation of the nature of certain forces in relation to light; this event will transform world thinking and lead to a new type of transmutative process, as far as man is concerned.
The Rays and the Initiations

Servant Leadership

Servant Leadership in Politics: A Path to Compassionate Governance

Defining Servant Leadership

Servant leadership is a leadership philosophy that prioritizes the needs of others over self-interest. It’s characterized by a deep commitment to the well-being and empowerment of those one is called to lead. Key qualities of servant leaders include empathy, humility, listening, stewardship, and a focus on community building.

In the political realm, servant leadership translates into placing the interests of constituents first and using political power to serve them effectively. This approach stands in contrast to more traditional, top-down leadership models where power and authority are centralized.

Successful Examples of Servant Leadership

One notable example of servant leadership in politics is Nelson Mandela. Despite his long imprisonment, Mandela emerged with a commitment to reconciliation and nation-building. His presidency was marked by efforts to heal the wounds of apartheid, foster racial unity, and improve the living conditions of South Africa’s poor majority. He listened to the needs of his people, showed empathy towards those who had oppressed him, and demonstrated humility in his role as a leader.

Impact on Effectiveness and Governance

Servant leadership could significantly enhance the effectiveness of politicians and their ability to govern productively. By prioritizing the needs and voices of their constituents, servant leaders can create policies that truly address the issues faced by the community.

Through active listening and empathy, servant leaders can foster a more inclusive and participatory political environment, leading to better public policy outcomes. They can create a space where diverse voices are heard, leading to more comprehensive and effective solutions.

Moreover, the emphasis on community-building can lead to more compassionate implementation of policies. Rather than focusing solely on economic or strategic considerations, servant leaders consider the human impact of their decisions, leading to kinder, more equitable policies.

Potential Challenges and Criticisms

While the concept of servant leadership in politics is noble, it does face potential challenges and criticisms. Some critics argue that the political landscape, often characterized by power struggles and competing interests, may not lend itself to such a selfless approach.

Others may contend that servant leadership could lead to indecisiveness or lack of assertiveness, as leaders strive to accommodate different viewpoints. There is also the risk of leaders becoming too emotionally involved, potentially clouding their judgment.

However, these challenges do not negate the potential benefits of servant leadership. They merely highlight the need for balance – for leaders who can listen and empathize, yet make tough decisions when necessary; for leaders who can serve, yet assert authority when required.

In conclusion, servant leadership offers an alternative model of political leadership – one that prioritizes service, inclusivity, and compassion. While it comes with its own set of challenges, its potential to transform politics and governance cannot be denied.

Understanding Servant Leadership

The Greenleaf Center for Servant Leadership describes a servant-leader as one who focuses primarily on the growth and well-being of people and the communities to which they belong¹. This paradigm shift from traditional leadership models emphasizes the importance of serving others rather than accruing power or taking control².

Differentiating Servant Leadership

Contrary to autocratic leadership, where decisions rest solely with the leader, or transactional leadership, which operates on rewards and punishments, servant leadership is centered around empathy, active listening, and the nurturing of their team members³. The servant-leader shares power, puts the needs of others first, and helps individuals develop and perform optimally⁴.

Implementing Servant Leadership in Government

In a government setting, servant leadership could be manifested in various ways. For instance, a public official could prioritize citizen’s interests when making policies, actively seek public input, and ensure transparent communication. A case in point is the tenure of New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern who has been lauded for her empathetic and people-first approach during crises such as the Christchurch mosque shootings and the COVID-19 pandemic.

Cultivating Servant Leadership

To become a servant leader, one must cultivate certain key characteristics:

Empathy: Understand and share the feelings of your team.
Listening: Value the input of your team members and make decisions collectively.
Awareness: Be conscious of your impact on others and the organization.
Stewardship: Take responsibility for the actions and performance of your team.
Growth: Foster personal and professional growth among your team.

Identifying the needs of your team involves open communication, regular check-ins, and feedback sessions. Empowering them can be achieved by delegating tasks, providing resources and support, and celebrating their achievements⁵.

Servant leadership, while seemingly counter-intuitive, has been shown to lead to highly motivated teams, improved productivity, and a more harmonious work environment⁶. By placing the needs of others first, leaders can foster an atmosphere of trust, respect, and cooperation that ultimately benefits the entire organization.

Footnotes

Ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country.
John F. Kennedy’s inaugural address

The Matrix

Hierarchical Democracy is a form of constitutional government (of the enlightened people, by the enlightened people, for the enlightenment of the people) in which political power is exercised by consent of the governed, as a result of consensus between:

an enlightened meritocracy of servers qualified by spiritual training and experience, and

the free and fully informed (good) will of an enlightened public, adept in self-rule and right human relations.

“Simulacra and Simulation” is a philosophical treatise by French sociologist and philosopher Jean Baudrillard, first published in 1981. The work is a major text in the discussion of postmodernism, simulation, and hyperreality.

In this book, Baudrillard explores the concept of “simulacra” – copies that depict things that either had no reality to begin with, or that no longer have an original. He argues that in the current age, we have replaced all reality and meaning with symbols and signs.

Baudrillard further posits that these simulacra have become more real than reality itself, a concept he calls “hyperreality”. As society has become increasingly reliant on models and maps (a reference to symbols and signs), we have lost contact with the real world that preceded them. This is what Baudrillard refers to as the “precession of simulacra”.

“Simulacra and Simulation” is known for its discussion of images, signs, and how they relate to our contemporary society. Baudrillard’s thoughts on how society has become a set of symbolic signs is particularly influential in media studies and cultural studies.

The book has been famously referenced in popular culture, notably in the science fiction film “The Matrix” (1999), where it was used as a key to unlock some of the obtuse themes of the movie.

“The Matrix” is a science fiction film released in 1999, directed by the Wachowski siblings. The story revolves around a computer programmer named Thomas Anderson, who goes by the hacker alias “Neo”.

In the film, Neo lives a dual life – a normal one as a software programmer by day and a hacker by night. He’s been living with a question that constantly haunts him: “What is the Matrix?” His quest for answers leads him to a mysterious woman named Trinity, who introduces him to Morpheus, a man he’s been longing to meet.

Morpheus presents Neo with a stark choice: take a blue pill and remain in the blissful ignorance of illusion, or take a red pill and discover a harsh reality. Neo chooses the red pill and is awakened to the real world – a ravaged wasteland where most of humanity have been captured by a race of machines that live off of the humans’ body heat and electrochemical energy and who imprison their minds within an artificial reality known as the Matrix.

The Matrix is a simulated reality created by intelligent machines to keep humans under control while they are used as an energy source. In this simulated world, it’s the year 1999, but in reality, it’s closer to 2199.

Once Neo is freed from the Matrix, he joins Morpheus and his crew aboard their ship, the Nebuchadnezzar, in the rebellion against the machines. Neo, being the prophesied One, is believed to have the power to manipulate the Matrix and end the war. The rest of the film follows Neo’s journey of realizing and accepting his role as “The One” and the fight against the system.

Throughout the movie, the Matrix serves as a metaphorical device exploring concepts of reality, free will, and human potential. It combines high-octane action with philosophical musings, resulting in a film that is both thought-provoking and entertaining.

Neuroplasticity, also known as brain plasticity, is a fundamental concept in neuroscience that refers to the brain’s ability to change and adapt as a result of experience. It’s like the brain’s version of a workout for a muscle – just as muscles can grow or shrink and get stronger or weaker with exercise or lack thereof, the same happens with the brain when it learns new things or forgets old ones.

Imagine the brain as a dense forest with countless paths – these paths are neural pathways. When we learn something new, it’s like carving a new path in the forest. The more we walk down that path (or practice what we’ve learned), the clearer and more established the path becomes, making it easier to travel.

Various factors can affect neuroplasticity, such as:

1. Age: While the brain is more adaptable or “plastic” during childhood and adolescence, the capacity for change exists into adulthood and even old age. It’s like the forest growing over time – young forests may be easier to carve paths through, but that doesn’t mean you can’t make new paths in an older forest.
2. Belief Systems: Our mindset can influence neuroplasticity. A “growth mindset,” believing we can learn and develop new skills regardless of age or ability, can foster neuroplasticity. It’s like believing you have the tools and ability to create new paths in the forest, no matter how dense it may seem.
3. Depressive Illness: Depression and stress can negatively affect neuroplasticity, making it harder for the brain to form new connections. It’s akin to obstacles appearing on the paths in the forest, making them harder to traverse.

Brain training exercises, like learning a new language, playing a musical instrument, or engaging in puzzles, can stimulate neuroplasticity. These activities challenge our brains, forging new neural pathways and strengthening existing ones. They’re the equivalent of regularly walking new paths in the forest, keeping them clear and easy to navigate.

In conclusion, neuroplasticity shows us that our brains are not rigidly hardwired as once thought, but are dynamic and constantly changing. This gives us the potential to continue learning and developing new skills throughout life.

Epigenetics is an exciting field in biology that studies changes in gene expression that do not involve alterations to the underlying DNA sequence. Think of it as the software that tells the hardware (our genes) what to do. While genetics refers to the study of genes and their roles in inheritance, epigenetics is about how your behaviors and environment can cause changes that affect the way your genes work.

Epigenetic changes modify the activation of certain genes, but not the genetic code sequence of DNA. The “epi-” prefix means “on top of”, indicating these changes are on top of the basic genetic structure. In simple terms, while our DNA sequence remains fixed for life, the way our genes are expressed does not. This is where epigenetics come into play.

A good analogy would be a script for a play. The words (the genes) are always the same, but the director (the epigenetic factors) can influence how the actors (the cells) perform their roles, leading to different interpretations of the same script.

Understanding the concepts of epigenetics and brain plasticity can be life-changing. These principles reveal that our lifestyle choices, thoughts, and emotions have the power to influence our genes and brain structure.

On Epigenetics and Brain Plasticity

1. Epigenetics: Epigenetics is the study of changes in organisms caused by modification of gene expression rather than alteration of the genetic code itself. In simpler terms, our genes are not our destiny. Our lifestyle choices, environment, and even thoughts and feelings, can influence how our genes operate.
2. Brain Plasticity: Brain plasticity (or neuroplasticity) is the brain’s ability to reorganize itself by forming new neural connections throughout life. This means our brains are constantly changing in response to our experiences and behaviors.

Visualization and Meditation Exercises

Body Scan Meditation: Lie down comfortably and close their eyes. Guide yourself through a mental scan of each part of your body, starting from the toes and moving upward. This exercise helps promote self-awareness and a sense of calm.
Mindful Breathing: Spend 5-10 minutes each day focusing solely on your breath, noticing the sensation of inhaling and exhaling. This practice can help anchor the mind in the present moment and reduce stress.
Visualization Exercise: Visualize their ideal life, including where you live, your relationships, career, health, etc. This exercise can help align your actions with your true desires and goals.

Techniques for Reprogramming and Deprogramming

Affirmations: Use positive affirmations. These are statements that help overcome negative thoughts and self-sabotaging behaviors. They could be statements like “I am capable of achieving my goals” or “I am worthy of love and respect.”
Mindful Observation: Practice observing your thoughts and emotions without judgment. This can help you recognize any negative patterns and make a conscious effort to change.
Gratitude Journaling: Write down three things you are grateful for each day. This can shift your focus from negative thoughts to positive ones, contributing to a healthier mindset.

Remember, just like training a muscle, training the mind takes time and consistent effort. But with regular practice, these exercises can lead to significant improvements in mental well-being and overall quality of life.

Incorporating the principles of epigenetics and brain plasticity into a life coaching approach can be incredibly empowering. It involves helping individuals understand that they have the ability to change their thought patterns, behaviors, and even gene expression, much like the characters in “The Matrix” who learned to transcend their perceived reality.

Step 1: Understand the Concepts

Step 2: Meditation and Visualization

Step 3: Align with Higher Spiritual Self

Align your goals and daily actions with their your spiritual self. This could involve exploring your values, passions, and purpose, and finding ways to incorporate these into your lives. This alignment can lead to more fulfilling and authentic living.

Step 4: Deprogram Toxic External Controls

Identify any external influences or beliefs that may be limiting your potential or causing distress, much like the characters in “The Matrix” realized they were living in a simulated reality. Once these are identified, work on strategies to challenge and overcome these harmful influences. This might involve cognitive restructuring techniques, affirmations, or setting boundaries.

Step 5: Practice and Perseverance

Change takes time and consistent effort. Practice meditation and visualization regularly, and be patient with yourself throughout this process.

By understanding and applying these concepts, you can begin to take control of your own life, breaking free from limiting beliefs and behaviors, and moving towards a healthier, more fulfilling reality.

Roberto Assagioli’s theory of Psychosynthesis is a holistic approach to personal development that focuses on self-realization and helping individuals harmonize various aspects of their personality. One of the key techniques involved in this method is dis-identification.

Dis-identification involves recognizing and separating oneself from our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. It’s about understanding that while these elements are part of our experience, they do not define us completely. This relates closely to the deprogramming advice provided earlier.

Self-Observation and Dis-Identification

Self-observation is the first step towards dis-identification. By observing our thoughts, emotions, and behaviors without judgment, we can start to see them as separate from our core identity.

For example, someone might observe that they often feel anxious when asked to speak in public. Recognizing this pattern is the first step. The next step, dis-identification, would involve realizing that while they experience anxiety in certain situations, they are not an “anxious person” – the feeling of anxiety is just one part of their experience.

Identification and Personal Self Map

After dis-identifying from limiting thoughts and behaviors, the process of identification begins. This involves consciously aligning with positive traits, values, and goals that resonate with our authentic self. Creating a personal self map can be helpful here. This might involve listing out qualities you wish to embody or goals you want to achieve, and visualizing how these elements fit together. For example, someone might identify themselves as a compassionate person or as a dedicated artist and incorporate these elements into their self-map.

Real-Life Application and Effectiveness

In real-life situations, these techniques can be incredibly powerful. Someone struggling with low self-esteem, for instance, might dis-identify from negative self-beliefs (“I’m not good enough”) and instead identify with positive affirmations (“I am worthy”). Over time, this can lead to significant improvements in self-esteem and overall well-being.

The effectiveness of these techniques varies from person to person and often depends on the individual’s commitment and consistency. However, many people find that they provide a helpful framework for understanding themselves better and fostering positive personal change. As with any psychological technique, it’s often most effective when guided by a trained professional, not a life coach reinforcing false beliefs about ourselves, but a professional trained in depth psychology helping us to search and find our true selves, within.

The concept of individual freedom is a cornerstone of democratic societies. It denotes the liberty of an individual to exercise their rights and make decisions without undue interference. A hierarchical democracy relies on this principle to enable citizens to contribute to decision-making processes, express dissent and consensus, and pursue personal development.

However, the ideal of individual freedom can face a quite serious challenge in modern societies. A “toxic matrix” is encroaching our lives, driving us to individual and collective decisions controlled by self-serving power structures. This encompasses a range of external influences, such as media manipulation, societal expectations, consumer culture, and more, that can steer individuals’ decisions and behaviors, often capitalizing on human vulnerabilities.

This “toxic matrix” can lead to a form of societal conditioning, creating addiction-like behaviors, such as compulsive consumerism or over-reliance on social media for validation. These behaviors can undermine individual freedom by restricting independent thought and self-determination. As a result, the democratic process may be compromised, with citizens making decisions based on manipulated desires rather than genuine needs or values.

Addressing this issue requires a multi-faceted approach:

Education: Individuals need to be educated about these manipulative influences and how to resist them. This could involve critical thinking skills, media literacy, and self-awareness training, helping people recognize when they’re being influenced and make more conscious decisions.
Regulation: Governments have a role to play in regulating entities that exploit human vulnerabilities. This could involve stricter regulations on advertising, data privacy laws, or policies to combat misinformation. This would be a prime function of a Hierarchical democracy.
Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs): NGOs can also contribute by raising awareness, advocating for policy changes, and providing resources to help individuals navigate these challenges.
Cultural Shifts: On a broader scale, we need cultural shifts that promote values such as authenticity, critical thinking, and mental health over consumerism and conformity.

In conclusion, individual freedom is crucial for healthy democracies, such as a Hierarchical democracy. However, this freedom is under threat from a myriad of external influences that manipulate decision-making and breed addiction-like behaviors. Freedom from such toxic matrix involves both an internal journey of self-discovery and an external effort to challenge and reshape societal norms. It’s about reclaiming our psychological independence and using it to foster a more conscious and equitable society. Therefore, the solution requires concerted efforts at various levels—from individual education to governmental regulation—to ensure that individual freedom is preserved and that democratic processes are genuinely reflective of the people’s will, guided by “an enlightened meritocracy of servers qualified by spiritual training and experience” in the pursuit of “the greatest good for the greatest number“.

Utilitarianism is a consequentialist ethical theory, primarily developed by Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill in the late 18th and 19th centuries. It emerged during the Industrial Revolution, a time of significant social change and ethical uncertainty in Western societies.

The central principle of utilitarianism, often summarized as “the greatest good for the greatest number,” suggests that an action is morally right if it results in the most good for the largest number of people.

When faced with an ethical dilemma, a utilitarian would aim to calculate the potential good resulting from each possible action, then choose the action that maximizes it at the expense of some discomfort for a minority. For example, a utilitarian might argue for the rational and ethical redistribution of planetary resources from the rich to the poor (while promoting individual responsibility and self-reliance) on the grounds that the societal good delivered would outweigh the discomfort of fewer rich and powerful people.

Utilitarianism has been influential in shaping societal policies and laws. In healthcare, for instance, utilitarian principles often guide decisions about resource allocation, such as distributing a limited supply of organs for transplant or vaccines during a pandemic. The goal is to maximize health outcomes for the greatest number of people.

Utilitarianism remains a prominent ethical framework. Its emphasis on maximizing general welfare and minimizing suffering continues to inform debates on a wide range of social issues, from economic inequality to global warming. By encouraging us to consider the broader impact of our actions, utilitarianism challenges us to think beyond our immediate circumstances and strive for the greater good.

The Jewish Question

A Study on Zionism

Part I: A query to AI about the historical origins of Zionism

Q: Act as a political analyst. Write an objective and informative article on the topic of objecting the Ziosnyst ideology and anti-semitism. Start by defining Ziosnyst ideology and its key principles. Next, present your arguments and evidence regarding whether or not objecting to this ideology constitutes anti-semitism. Be sure to explore key perspectives on the topic to showcase the complexity of the issue. Use reliable sources to support your claims and give your readers insights into various viewpoints. Finally, conclude with your own take on the matter and whether lawful criticism of Ziosnyst ideology is anti-semitic.

A: Zionism is a nationalist movement that originated in the late 19th century with the goal of creating and supporting a Jewish nation-state in what is now Israel. This ideology is rooted in the historical connection of Jews to the Land of Israel, where the Jewish nation’s cultural, religious, and national identity was formed.

The key principles of Zionism include:

Jewish Nationalism: Zionism asserts that the Jews are a nation or a people, and like other nations, they deserve their own state.
Jewish Sovereignty: Zionism advocates for the establishment and sustenance of a Jewish state in the Land of Israel, which would serve as a safe haven for Jews worldwide.
Return to Zion: The concept of ‘return’ is central to Zionism. It refers to the return of the Jewish diaspora to their ancestral homeland, Israel.
Jewish Unity: Zionism seeks to strengthen the bond among Jews worldwide, irrespective of their geographical location.
Cultural Revival: Zionism also aims to revive Hebrew as a spoken language and rejuvenate Jewish culture and traditions.
Self-Determination and Defense: Zionism underscores the importance of self-determination, self-defense, and self-sufficiency for the Jewish state and its people.

It’s important to note that there are different forms of Zionism, including political Zionism, religious Zionism, socialist Zionism, and cultural Zionism, each emphasizing different aspects of the ideology. While the ultimate goal of establishing a Jewish homeland has been realized with the creation of the State of Israel, debates about the nature and future of Zionist ideology continue.

Q: Is there a Jewish faction against Zionism?

A: There are indeed Jewish factions that oppose Zionism for various reasons. Some of the notable ones include:

1. Neturei Karta: A group of Orthodox Jews who believe that the establishment of a Jewish state before the coming of the Messiah is against God’s will. They see Zionism as a secular, political movement that has co-opted the biblical concept of the Jewish return to the Land of Israel.

2. Satmar Hasidim: This is one of the largest Hasidic groups in the world and they are strongly anti-Zionist. Their opposition is based on the Talmudic concept of ‘Three Oaths’ that they interpret as prohibiting Jews from creating their own state.

3. Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP): While not religiously motivated, this U.S.-based group opposes Zionism as they view it as a form of nationalism that leads to the oppression of Palestinians. They advocate for a binational solution and full equality for Israelis and Palestinians.

4. International Jewish Anti-Zionist Network (IJAN): This global network of Jews is opposed to Zionism, which they equate with colonialism and racism. They support the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel.

5. Torah Jews Against Zionism: This group believes that Zionism conflicts with the teachings of the Torah and they reject the idea of a Jewish sovereign state. They argue that Judaism is a religion, not a political movement.

It’s important to note that these groups represent a minority within the Jewish community. The majority of Jews, both in Israel and worldwide, support the existence of the State of Israel, even as they may disagree on specific policies or aspects of the Zionist ideology.

Q: Act as a historian. Discuss the legality of the establishment of the state of Israel in1948. Research and analyze the historical, political and legal context surrounding the establishment of Israel. Consider the international agreements, resolutions, and declarations that led to the creation of Israel, and the perspectives of the various stakeholders involved, such as the United Nations, Britain, Arab countries, and Jewish organizations. Discuss the controversies and complexities of the issue, and examine different historical interpretations and perspectives on the legality of Israel’s creation. Finally, present your overall assessment of the legality of the establishment of the state of Israel, based on your analysis and evaluation of the available evidence.

A: The establishment of Israel in 1948 is rooted in a complex tapestry of historical, political, and legal events. Here’s an overview:

Historical Context

The Zionist movement, advocating for a Jewish homeland in Palestine, gained momentum in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, driven by increasing anti-Semitism in Europe. The Balfour Declaration of 1917, issued by British Foreign Secretary Arthur Balfour, expressed British support for a “national home for the Jewish people” in Palestine.

Political Context

After World War I, Britain took control of Palestine under a League of Nations mandate. However, tensions between Jewish immigrants and the Arab population escalated, leading to conflicts and violence. The situation worsened during and after World War II, with the influx of Jewish refugees escaping the Holocaust.

In 1947, unable to resolve the issue, Britain referred the Palestine problem to the United Nations. The UN proposed a partition plan, recommending the division of Palestine into separate Jewish and Arab states, with Jerusalem under international administration.

Legal Context

On November 29, 1947, the UN General Assembly passed Resolution 181, endorsing the partition plan. While Jewish leaders accepted the proposal, Arab leaders rejected it.

Despite the lack of consensus, David Ben-Gurion, the head of the Jewish Agency, declared the establishment of the State of Israel on May 14, 1948. Immediately, the U.S. President Harry S. Truman recognized the new nation, followed by the Soviet Union and other countries.

Conclusion

The establishment of Israel was a significant event in modern history, marking the culmination of the Zionist movement and the creation of a Jewish homeland. However, it also triggered the 1948 Arab-Israeli War and set the stage for the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Critics argue that the establishment of Israel led to the displacement of Palestinian Arabs, known as the Nakba or “catastrophe.” Supporters counter that Israel’s creation provided a necessary refuge for Jews who had faced centuries of persecution.

Given this complex history, it’s clear that lawful criticism of Zionism or Israeli policies does not equate to anti-Semitism. It’s crucial to differentiate between criticism of a political ideology or state actions and prejudice or discrimination against a religious or ethnic group. However, it’s equally important that such criticism does not veer into denial of the Jewish people’s right to self-determination, which would cross the line into anti-Semitism.

Q: Before the state of Israel was founded in 1948, why would the Jewish people have a right to self-determination if they were not a country?

A: The concept of self-determination is a principle in international law that nations have the right to freely choose their sovereignty and political status with no external compulsion or interference. This principle is enshrined in the United Nations Charter and is often interpreted to mean that people should be able to decide their own political future, including the option to form an independent state.

The Jewish claim to self-determination predates the formation of the State of Israel and is rooted in several factors:

1. Historical Connection: Jews have a long-standing historical connection to the land of Israel, which is central to their religious, cultural, and historical identity. The desire to return to this homeland has been a constant theme in Jewish prayer and practice for thousands of years.

2. Diaspora and Persecution: Over centuries, Jews have faced persecution in various parts of the world, culminating in the Holocaust during World War II. This history underscored the need for a safe haven where Jews could exercise self-determination and live free from fear.

3. Political Movement: The Zionist movement, which emerged in the late 19th century, articulated the aspiration for Jewish self-determination in the form of a national homeland in Israel.

It’s important to note that the right to self-determination is not contingent on being a recognized country or state. Many groups around the world assert this right based on their distinct cultural, ethnic, or national identities, even if they do not have an internationally recognized state of their own.

Q: Why wouldn’t the right of self-determination apply to the Palestine state?

A: The right to self-determination is a fundamental principle in international law that allows nations to freely choose their sovereignty and international political status. It’s enshrined in the United Nations Charter and has been recognized as a universal human right. However, the application of this right can be complex and contested, particularly in the case of Palestine.

Several factors contribute to the challenges of applying the right of self-determination to Palestine:

1. State Recognition: While more than 130 United Nations member states and two non-member states have recognized it, Palestine is not universally recognized as a sovereign state. This lack of recognition can complicate its claim to self-determination on the international stage.

2. Territorial Disputes and Occupation: The Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip, territories claimed by Palestinians for their state, poses a significant obstacle. The ongoing settlement activity and military control in these areas have raised questions about the feasibility of a viable, contiguous Palestinian state.

3. Internal Divisions: The political split between Fatah, which controls the West Bank, and Hamas, which governs the Gaza Strip, has also hindered the Palestinian quest for self-determination. These internal divisions can undermine the unified representation necessary for claiming this right.

4. International Law and Agreements: Some argue that various agreements signed between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), such as the Oslo Accords, may limit the scope of Palestinian self-determination, at least as far as establishing a fully sovereign state without agreed-upon negotiations.

5. Geopolitical Interests: International geopolitical interests and alliances can also influence support for Palestinian self-determination. Some countries might withhold support due to strategic relationships, regional stability concerns, or other geopolitical considerations.

It’s important to note that while these challenges exist, they do not negate the Palestinian people’s right to self-determination. Rather, they represent obstacles that need to be addressed in the pursuit of this right. The United Nations General Assembly has repeatedly affirmed the Palestinian people’s right to self-determination, and resolving these issues is seen as central to achieving a lasting peace in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Part II: Hierarchical perspective on Zionism

Concerning the Ageless Wisdom Writings on the Jewish People

A perspective on the Jewish people through the lens of the Ageless Wisdom tradition.

The Lucis Trust article begins by emphasizing the ancient origins of the Jewish people, stating that they symbolically embody the history of humanity. It traces human evolution back to the time of Lemuria, an ancient lost land, and posits that most Western racial strains descend from this group, except for Finns, Lapps, and those with mongoloid strains.

Three main racial groups are identified as descendants of three original disciples: the Semitic races (including modern Egyptians and Arabs), the Latin and Celtic races, and the Teutons, Scandinavians, and Anglo-Saxons.

The article suggests that the Jewish people, despite being a small percentage of the world’s population, play a significant role in human spiritual evolution. They are identified as the solar plexus of the planetary Logos, a term used in theosophy to refer to an aspect of divine consciousness.

The Jewish people, according to the text, are seen as a focal point for the emotional reactions and feelings of humanity, both positive and negative. Resolving the issues associated with the Jewish people, it argues, is key to raising the energy of the planetary solar plexus to the heart, leading to a significant transmutation.

The article also discusses the Tibetan’s opposition to Zionism, believing that the issues facing the Jewish people can only be resolved through integration into the world’s nations, not by creating a separate nation. However, the article acknowledges that Israel has been a reality for over sixty years.

Finally, the article calls for a loving, compassionate, and understanding approach to the situation in the Middle East, emphasizing the importance of focusing on creative change to improve conditions for all. It concludes that solving the Jewish problem is a humanitarian issue and requires the cooperative efforts of all people, transcending ancient antipathies and hatreds.

Quotes:

Comments on the Jews, found in many of the books that Alice Bailey wrote under dictation from a Master of the Wisdom known as Djwhal Khul and often referred to simply as “D.K.” or “the Tibetan”, have raised questions in the minds of many people of goodwill ever since the books began to be published eighty some years ago.
The Masters of the Wisdom, known collectively as the Hierarchy, have never attempted to adapt Their teaching to politically correct standards. A Master speaks from the level of pure Truth because his vision encompasses the vast sweep of the Plan through history and of our planet’s role in that Plan.
The origins of the Jewish people date back, the Tibetan says, to a period far earlier than what is related for us in the Old Testament. So ancient is the place of the Jews in the destiny of the human race that the Tibetan says “the Jew embodies in himself, symbolically, the history of humanity”. See “The Jewish Problem” in Section 2, Chapter 3, (6.b) of the book Esoteric Psychology Vol I.
“The Jewish race is a symbol of humanity in its mass sense; in the resolution of its conflict and in the taking of right action, a great step forward in human liberation will take place” (The Rays and the Initiations, p. 640).

Part III: Current situation

A general overview of the situation based on historical context and patterns

Historically, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is one of the world’s most enduring conflicts, with roots that go back to the late 19th century. The conflict is wide-ranging, involving territorial disputes, security, water rights, borders, political control, and legalities surrounding refugees.

The territories of the West Bank, East Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip are the main areas of dispute. The West Bank and East Jerusalem have been under Israeli occupation since the Six-Day War in 1967. Despite international criticism, Israel has built settlements in these territories, which are considered illegal by most of the international community.

The Gaza Strip is governed by Hamas, an Islamist militant group. Israel pulled out of Gaza in 2005 but still controls its airspace, waters, and borders, apart from the border with Egypt. The territory has been under a blockade by Israel and Egypt since 2007, leading to a dire humanitarian crisis.

Efforts to resolve the conflict have taken the form of peace talks, but these have repeatedly failed to produce long-term solutions. The most notable of these were the Oslo Accords of the early 1990s, which established the Palestinian Authority to govern parts of Gaza and the West Bank. However, the peace process eventually stalled, and the two sides have been unable to reach a final status agreement.

The issues at the heart of the conflict are deeply contentious and complex. They include the right to self-determination, the right of return for Palestinian refugees, the status of Jerusalem, security arrangements, borders, and mutual recognition.

In recent years, there has been a shift towards a “one-state reality,” with Palestinians living under different forms of Israeli control in the West Bank, East Jerusalem, and Gaza, without sovereignty or independence.

Key takeaways of the complex and contested history and status of Palestine.

Territory and Governance: Palestine claims the West Bank (including East Jerusalem) and the Gaza Strip as its territory, even though it has been under Israeli occupation since the 1967 Six-Day War. The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) officially governs Palestine. However, the West Bank is divided into areas of partial Palestinian National Authority (PNA) rule and full Israeli control. The Gaza Strip is ruled by the Islamic group Hamas.
UN Partition Plan and Aftermath: In 1947, the UN proposed a partition plan for Mandatory Palestine, recommending the creation of independent Arab and Jewish states and an internationalized Jerusalem. This was accepted by Jews but rejected by Arabs, leading to civil war. The day after the establishment of Israel in 1948, neighboring Arab countries invaded, sparking the First Arab-Israeli War.
Recognition: Palestine is currently recognized by 138 of the 193 UN member states. In 1988, the PLO proclaimed the establishment of the State of Palestine.
Oslo Accords and Aftermath: Following the Oslo Accords in 1993, the PNA was formed to govern certain areas of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. However, a conflict between Hamas and the Fatah party led to Hamas taking over Gaza in 2007.
Status of Jerusalem: Although Palestine claims Jerusalem as its capital, it’s under Israeli control, and both Palestinian and Israeli claims to the city are largely unrecognized internationally.
Membership in International Organizations: Palestine is a member of several international organizations, including the Arab League, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, and the International Criminal Court. In 2012, the UN General Assembly voted to recognize Palestine as a non-member observer state.

A Clarifying Final Quote

In every grouping,—whether in heaven or on earth—there is always evidenced a tendency by some units in the group to revolt, to rebel and to show some form of initiative different to that of the other units in the same grouping. When our solar universe came into being, we are told in the allegorical language of the ancient scriptures, there “was war in Heaven”; “the sun and his seven brothers” did not function with true unanimity; hence (and herein lies a hint) our Earth is not one of the seven sacred planets. There is, as we know, the ancient legend of the lost Pleiade, and there are many such stories.

Again, in the council chamber of the Most High, there has not always been peace and understanding, but at times, war and disruption; this is made abundantly clear by several of the stories in the Old Testament. Symbolically [395] speaking, some of the sons of God fell from their high estate, led, at one time, by “Lucifer, Son of the Morning”. This “fall of the angels” was a tremendous event in the history of our planet, but was nevertheless only a passing and interesting phenomenon in the history of the solar system, and a trifling incident in the affairs of the seven constellations, of which our solar system is but one.

Pause and consider this statement for a moment, and so readjust your sense of values. The standard of happenings varies in importance according to the angle of vision, and what (from the angle of our Earth’s unfoldment in consciousness) may be a factor of prime importance and of determining value may (from the angle of the universe) be of trifling moment. The affairs of an individual are, to him, of momentous import; to humanity, as a whole, they are of small concern. It all depends upon which unit holds the center of the stage in the drama of life, and around which central factor the happenings, trivial or important, pursue their cyclic way.

Within the radius of power and life which is the expression of the fourth kingdom in nature, the human, there was to be found a correspondence to that “assumption of independence” and to that “breaking away” which characterized the major grouping. Back in later Lemurian times, a group of men of high development, from the point of view of that time, and numbered among the then disciples of the world, took issue with the planetary Hierarchy, and broke away from the “law of the initiates”. It was a time wherein the emphasis of the teaching was upon the material side of life, and where the focus of attention was upon the physical nature and its control. The Old Commentary expresses what happened in the following terms, and as you read the measured cadences of that ancient script, it would be wise to try and realize that the phrases are referring to that group of [396] disciples who were the early founders of the present Jewish race:

“The law went forth from the inner group which guided the destinies of men: Detach yourselves. Withdraw within yourselves the power to hold and gain and get. The sons of God, who train themselves to leave the world of men and enter into light, they ever travel free. They hold not what they have. Release yourselves, and enter through the gates of peace.

“Some of the sons of God, waiting outside those gates, ready to enter when the Word went forth to roll the gates aside, were laden with the treasure of the earth. They brought their gifts as offerings to the Lord of life, who needed not their gifts. They sought to enter through those gates, not with a selfish end in view, but to present the garnered treasures of the world, and thus shew their love.

“Again the Word went forth: Leave all behind and pass beyond the portal, laden with naught of earth. They waited and discussed. The rest of those who were prepared entered into light and passed between the pillars of the gate; they left behind the loads they brought and entered free, and were accepted, carrying naught.

“Because they travelled as a group, and as a group progressed and grasped, the group responded to the divine command and halted. There they waited, standing before the portal of the Path, grasping the garnered treasures of a thousand cycles. Naught did they wish to leave behind. They had labored for the riches which they held. They loved their God, and Him they sought to dower with the fullest measure of the riches they had gained. They loved not discipline.

“Again the Word went forth: Drop on the ground all that you hold, and enter free.

“But three revolted from that stern command. The rest obeyed. They passed within the gates, leaving the three outside. Many were raised unto the heights of joy. The three remained without the gates, holding their treasure firm.”

In this ancient writing, older than any of the written scriptures of the world, is to be found the secret of the Masonic story and of the slaying of the Master by the three most [397] closely associated with Him in His death and burial. Masons will all recognize the three to whom I here refer. These three were the founders of the modern Jewish race. They were three advanced disciples who resented the command to enter, free and untrammelled, the place where light is to be found. They sought to hold that which they had gathered and to dedicate it to the service of God. Their unrecognized motive was love of riches and a desire to hold safe their gains. Ancient tradition, as taught by the teachers of the past, tells us that…

“They turned their faces towards the gates of earth. Their friends went on….. They stayed behind….. The Masters met in conclave and decided what should be the fate of those who, having reached the Gates of Light, loved the possessions of the world more than they loved the service of the light. Again the Word went forth to the revolting three, who waited still without the gates:

” ‘Hold what you have and gather more, but know no peace. Garner the fruits of mind, and seek your power in wide possessions, but have no sure abiding place.

” ‘Within yourselves, because you are disciples of the Lord, you shall have no share in peace, no sure and certain knowledge of success, nor power to hold your gains.

” ‘Always shall there be the knowledge dim of Him Who watches over all. Always the urge to gather and amass. Never the time to hold and to enjoy. Pass on therefore until the time shall come, and again you stand before the Gates of Light, this time with empty hands. Then enter, free, accepted by the Servants of the Lord, and know, forever, peace.’ “

The ancient legend tells us that the three went forth in sorrow and revolt, laden with their treasures, and thus the history of the wandering Jew began. It is significant to remember that one of the greatest sons of God Who has worked on earth, and Who epitomized in Himself the way and the achievement, Jesus of Nazareth, was a Jew. He reversed all the earlier conditions. He possessed nothing at [398] all. He was the first of our humanity to achieve, and was a direct descendant of the eldest of the original three disciples who revolted from the drama of detachment. The Jew embodies in himself the world prodigal son. He is the symbol of the disciple who has not yet learned the lesson of a just sense of values. He has been the victim of the Law of Light and of his inability to comply with that Law. He sinned wilfully and with his eyes wide open to results. Hence he knows the law as no other race knows it, for he is eternally its victim. He has enunciated the law from its negative angle; the Law of Moses today rules most of the world, and yet fails to bring into life justice and true legality.

The other group of disciples, the representatives (in their day and age) of the race, passed through the ancient portals of initiation and took the first great step. They came back with a latent and dim recollection of the episode which separated them from three of their co-disciples. On their return to life on earth, they spoke of this event. This was their error; the long antagonism started, which persists until today. Those particular disciples have themselves passed through their long pilgrimage and have entered into eternal peace, but the results of their early betrayal of the hidden events of initiation still persist.

Curiously enough, this ancient race, founded by the three who loved that which they had to offer more than that which they longed to take, were the originators of the Masonic tradition. Their history (and incidentally the history of humanity) is embodied in that dramatic ritual. The reward for their sincerity,—for they revolted in utter sincerity, believing they knew best—was the permission to enact each year, on the return of the day when they might have entered into light, the story of the search for light. Because they had been so [399] nearly resurrected from the death of earth into the life of light, the great tradition of the mysteries was started by them. They chose death and slew that which “had lived and which could have claimed reward”, and which could have spoken the word of power which would have caused the gates of resurrection to open wide.

We are told that these three swore an everlasting vow to stand together and never to desert each other. This vow down the ages they have kept; it has consequently produced that racial separateness and community of interests which arouses the antagonism of other races.

Down the ages, the Jew has been wandering, producing much of beauty in the world, and giving to humanity many of its greatest men, but he has (at the same time) been hated and persecuted, betrayed and hounded. He embodies, in himself, symbolically, the history of humanity. The ancient tendency of the Jews to grasp and hold, and also to preserve their racial and national integrity, are their outstanding characteristics. They cannot be absorbed, and yet so ancient is the race that nevertheless today no nation in the world but has its roots in that group which—in old Lemuria—had advanced so far that all its foremost people stood upon the path of discipleship. There are no racial strains in the Western world which are not offshoots of this oldest select people, with the exception of the Finns, Lapps and those nations which show definite mongoloid strains. But the admixture of what is now called Jewish blood is not found to the same extent, and the modern Jew is as much a by-product as is the Anglo-Saxon race, only, through an imposed selective tendency and racial segregation, he has preserved intact more of the original characteristics.

It is the realization of this common origin which has led [400] the British-Israelites into their travesty of the truth, and caused them to trace our modern Western history to the Jews of the Dispersion. It is a far more ancient relation than that, and dates back into a period that antedates the history of the Jews as it is related for us in the Old Testament. The original three disciples and their family groups were the ancestors of three major racial groupings, which can be generalised as follows:

1. The Semitic race or races of Biblical and modern times; the Arabs, the Afghans, the Moors and the offshoots and affiliations of those peoples, including the modern Egyptians. These are all descended from the eldest of the three disciples.

2. The Latin peoples and their various branches throughout the world, and also the Celtic races wherever found. These are descended from the second of the three disciples.

3. The Teutons, the Scandinavians, and the Anglo-Saxons, who are the descendants of the third of the three disciples.

The above is a broad generalization. The period covered is so vast, and the ramifications down the ages are so numerous, that it is not possible for me to do more than give a general idea. Gradually the descendants of two of these three disciples have accepted the legends which were promulgated in Atlantean times, and have ranged themselves on the side of those who are antagonistic to the Jew, as he is today; they have lost all sense of their common origin. There is no pure race in the world today, for intermarriage, illicit relations and promiscuity during the past few million years have been so numerous that there exists no pure strain. Climate and environment [401] are fundamentally greater determining factors than any forced segregation, except that which comes through a constant racial intermarriage. Of this latter factor, only the Hebrew today has preserved any measure of racial integrity.

When humanity awakens to the fact of its common origin, and when the three great major strains in our modern civilization are recognized, then we shall see the old hatred of the Jew die out, and he will fuse and blend with the rest of mankind. Even the oriental races, who are the remnants of the great Atlantean civilisation, have in them traces of intermarriage with the ancestors of the modern Jews and other racial types, but they have not mixed well, and have therefore preserved their characteristics more successfully than have the groups of our Western men.

If you ponder upon the above, and if you study the Masonic tradition with care, much will become clarified in your mind. Ethnologists may disagree, but they cannot disprove what I have said, for the origins of the present racial world situation lie so far back in the history of mankind that they cannot even prove their own contentions. All they are capable of considering is the history of the past one hundred thousand years, and their work lies with effects of that past and not with originating causes.
The Tibetan Master D.K. via Alice A. Bailey

Commentary: This final clarifying quote settles the matter. The root cause of the “Jewish Problem” — which could be better worded as the “Zionist Problem” — has long been solved, as the original infraction against the Law has already been settled. “Those particular [offending] disciples have themselves passed through their long pilgrimage and have entered into eternal peace,” we are told. It is the lingering memory — a thoughtform — of their infraction which nourishes the grievance held by the descendants of two of the three original ones. Ironically, these two original brothers have “passed through their long pilgrimage and have entered into eternal peace,” but their descendants have not. It is most evident that the solution lies in “for-giving” a past fault, that is, giving forth our sacrificial selves, and moving on, in a spirit of goodwill, accepting the Jews as loving members of the One Humanity.

In this context, creating a separate Jewish state was a monumental error because it fosters the separateness that created the original problem. It would have been wiser, as advised by the Masters of Wisdom, to assimilate the Jews into all nations.

It is impossible now to revert that UN blunder of 1948. A two-state agreement would be the most expedient and reasonable political solution now. However, to comply with the spirit of the Law, Jewish communities worldwide — the vast majority of the Jewish people — should assimilate into the cultures of the nations that they belong to dissipate the glamor of separateness nourished by their own “imposed selective tendency and racial segregation.” Furthermore, and as part of this assimilation process, Judaism should join efforts with Christians, Muslims and all other religions in creating a New World Religion. This future religion would leave behind the past good in all faiths, renewing all faiths with fresh “waters of life,” poured forth for thirsty humanity, a united humanity promoting goodwill and right human relations conducive to a lasting peace on Earth.

In this scenario, the Jewish state would grow older, younger Jews would raise their families and intermarry elsewhere, and the glamor of separateness would be “prevented, negated, and destroyed” by the Power of our UNITED Light. -JB

PS: Israel’s demographic situation is unique among developed nations. The country has a relatively high fertility rate (around 3.1 as of 2020), largely driven by the Orthodox Jewish and Arab Muslim populations. This contrasts with many developed countries where fertility rates are below replacement level (2.1).

The high fertility rate in Israel can be attributed to cultural and religious values that emphasize large families, particularly among Orthodox Jews and Arab Muslims. Government policies, such as the Law of Return and state support for large families, also play a role.

According to current projections, Israel’s population is expected to continue growing throughout the rest of the 21st century. As of 2020, the population is 8.66 million people. By 2050, the population is expected to reach 12.72 million people and by 2099, the population is expected to be 18.06 million people. This means that by the end of the century, Israel’s population will be more than double what it is today.

Most developed countries face aging populations and declining birth rates. However, due to its high fertility rate and immigration influx, Israel’s population is younger, with a median age of around 30 years compared to the mid-40s in many European countries.

The disparity in birth rates between different groups in Israel could lead to shifts in the country’s social and political landscape. As the Orthodox Jewish and Arab Muslim populations grow, their political influence may increase, potentially leading to changes in national policy and societal norms.

FORMULA FOR THE DISSIPATION OF WORLD GLAMOUR

Excerpt from the book Glamour: A World Problem published by Lucis Trust

(Technique for a Group)

The Preparatory Stages.

1. The naming of the group members, followed by ten minutes silence.

2. The Protective Formula: The group members say in unison:[238]

“As a soul I work in light and darkness cannot touch me.
I take my stand within the light.
I work and from that point I never move.”

As these words are uttered, each group member makes the sign of the Cross of Divinity.

3. The three preparatory stages:

a. Focussing the dual light of matter and mind.
b. Meditation on soul contact and recognition of soul light.
c. The fusion of the two lesser lights with soul light.

4. On a signal from the leader, the group says together:

“The light is one and in that light shall we see light.
This is the light that turns the darkness into day.”

O M. O M. O M.

The Formula.

5. Then together the group says:

“Radiance are we and power. We stand forever with our hands stretched out,
linking the heavens and the earth, the inner world of meaning and the subtle world of glamour.

We reach into the light and bring it down to meet the need.
We reach into the silent Place and bring from thence the gift of understanding.
Thus with the light we work and turn the darkness into day.” [239]

As these words are said, the group members visualize the great searchlight they have created turning its light upon the astral plane.

6. A pause follows and then comes the invocation of the spiritual will. When this has been done the group says:

“With power upon its beam, the light is focused on the goal.”

7. The glamour to be dissipated is named and the light is thrown upon it. The Words of Power are uttered :

“The power of our united light prevents the appearance of the glamour of separateness.
The power of our united light negates the quality of the glamour from affecting man.
The power of our united light destroys the life behind the glamour.”

8. Visualization of the light, penetrating into the glamour and producing its weakening and dissipation.

9. Five minutes of silence and intensity of purpose whilst the work is seen proceeding. Then the group members refocus themselves upon the mental plane, turning their attention away from the astral plane. The searchlight of the soul is shut off.

10. The sounding of the OM individually and aloud by each member.

The TRIANGLE

May the liberating Light of Lord Buddha,
The infinite Love of the Spirit of Peace,
And the unfathomable Power of the Avatar of Synthesis
Restore the Plan on Earth.

The Rise of Moderation

The outcome of the still undecided 2022 midterm elections may provide a path for the rise of moderation in the United States. The liberating (Uranus) discipline (Saturn) of spiritual discernment could set limits of social responsibility — an Aquarian group consciousness promoting the common good — to the unbridled freedom of the individual promoting its self-interest (Leo).

A House of Congress split 218-217, either way, could foster consensus among moderates of both parties, outnumbering the crazy left (Neptune) and the regressive MAGA right (Pluto).

According to the Plan, we are transitioning into the Aquarian Age of Scientific Magic. We the People can make it happen: the Great Invocation is our tool.

We the People can make democracy work. The spiritual Hierarchy is watching, without interfering with the freewill of humanity. It is our decision to choose wisely, in freedom. So may it be. -JB

Archetypal cosmology

SATURN (Chronos)

Keyword: order
Theme: organic order restored, avoiding crystalized dogmas

URANUS (Prometheus)

Keyword: freedom
Theme: freedom judiciously exercised, avoiding reckless license

Timeframe: the Plan

SOLAR Clock:
- Sun: the Eye (Observer: annual cycle),
  - Mercury (Head)
  - Venus (Heart)
- Moon (Shadow: monthly cycle)
- Mars (Executor: 2-year cycle)
COSMIC Clock:
- Jupiter-Saturn 20-year synodic cycle [1900-2040]
  - 1960s: Saturn SQR (Uranus CNJ Pluto) in 1965
  - 2012-2015: Uranus SQR Pluto
  - 2020s: Saturn SQR Uranus; Saturn CNJ Pluto
- Uranus, Neptune, Pluto
  - Neptune-Pluto cycle: 493 years (currently: 1892 – 2385; past: 1399 – 1492)

REFERENCES

[In his 1-hour videoconference before November 8, Rick Levine applied Richard Tarnas’s model of archetypal cosmology to analyze the 2022 midterm elections in the United States. The conjunction of Uranus and Pluto squared by Saturn in the 1960s, activated by the square of Uranus and Pluto of 2012-2015, recently followed by Saturn squaring Uranus and the conjunction of Saturn and Pluto, set the stage for the November 8, 2022 lunar eclipse coinciding with the midterm elections, “resolving” the tension created by the synodic cycles of Saturn, Uranus and Pluto in the collective psyche of the United States.

The inherent indeterminism of archetypal cosmology — recognizing “the multidimensionality, intra-dimensional variability, and polyvalence of astrological archetypes” — underscores the archetypal meaning of the process (not the outcome), emphasizing “the co-creative, participatory role of the psyche in shaping behavior and attracting formative experiences, thus highlighting the self’s responsibility for its continually evolving fate.” -JB]

[1 hour]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08gVm1JwDrw

BRINGING IT ALL BACK HOME
The astrological forces at play during the latter part of October and the beginning of November are as unique as the unstable times in which we live. The cosmic intensity is hard to ignore with the grand finale of the ongoing Saturn-Uranus square, Mars retrograde, and a couple of eclipses culminating on November 8 when the unflappable Taurus Full Moon is totally eclipsed as it conjuncts progressive Uranus and squares conservative Saturn. The first of the approaching eclipses is a Scorpio Solar Eclipse on October 25 which is partile conjunct Venus, focusing our concerns on our values as the conflict between the old (Saturn) and the new (Uranus) continues to rattle our cages and test our resilient natures. –Rick Levine

The Great Invocation

From the point of Light within the Mind of God
Let light stream forth into human minds.
Let Light descend on Earth.

From the point of Love within the Heart of God

Let love stream forth into human hearts.
May the Coming One* return to Earth.

From the centre where the Will of God is known
Let purpose guide all little human wills –
The purpose which the Masters know and serve.

From the centre which we call the human race
Let the Plan of Love and Light work out
And may it seal the door where evil dwells.

Let Light and Love and Power restore the Plan on Earth.

*Many religions believe in a Coming One, a World Teacher, knowing him under such names as the Lord Maitreya, the Imam Mahdi, the Bodhisattva, and the Messiah, and these terms are used in some of the Christian, Hindu, Muslim, Buddhist and Jewish versions of the Great Invocation.

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Men and women of goodwill throughout the world are using this Invocation in their own language. Will you join them in using the Invocation every day – with thought and dedication? By using the Invocation and encouraging others to use it, no particular group or organisation is sponsored. It belongs to all humanity.

https://www.lucistrust.org/the_great_invocation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8jImIjg4UY

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/11/10/us/elections/results-house-seats-elections-congress.html

Defeating the MAGA ideology

May the Power of our united LIGHT

PREVENT, NEGATE, and DESTROY

the glamour of the MAGA ideology

in the United States and throughout the world.

Dear co-workers:

We, the enlightened esoteric community, must correct the mistake made by the US Democratic party-political strategists blaming MAGA Republicans as a menace to democracy in the US. It is not the people but the regressive Make America Great Again (MAGA) ideology that must be targeted as the evil to be prevented, negated, and destroyed by the Forces of Light.

This upcoming 2022 mid-term elections is not a partisan contest between Democrats and Republicans, as enlightened Republican Liz Cheney has courageously declared.

https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2022-10-27/gops-cheney-endorsing-michigan-democrat-slotkin-in-a-first.

It is a contest between democracy and authoritarianism. The Tibetan Master, on behalf of the spiritual Hierarchy, has asked us to defeat the evil of totalitarianism on the physical plane, with our votes and, if needed, with our military might, as was needed in WW-II and now in Ukraine.

A dark cloud of fascism is being cast throughout the world, from Italy recently, through Europe, to Brazil (presidential runoff today). We must rent this veil.

Let the Army of the Voice be no more heard,
and let the brothers onward move within the Sound.

Mozart – Symphony No. 25 (Bernstein)

The POWER of our united LIGHT

PREVENTS the appearance,

NEGATES the quality, and

DESTROYS the vitality

of the GLAMOR of the MAGA ideology.

https://hierarchicaldemocracy.wordpress.com/2022/03/06/renting-the-veils/#1

From: Olivia Hansen
Sent: Saturday, October 29, 2022 2:18 PM
Subject: Protecting Our Democracy for Freedom and Peace — at this Critical Time for the United States!

Dear Friends and Co-Workers,

“Protecting Our Democracy for Freedom and Peace – at this Critical Time for the United States”

You are invited to a Discussion and Meditation for the Well-Being of Our Nation –

with Steve Farrell and Olivia Hansen on Tues. Nov. 1 at 3pm MT, sponsored by Humanity’s Team.

Authoritarianism and Extremism are on the rise. Former Presidents Obama and Carter have publicly said that US Democracy is in great danger. The Jan. 6th Insurrection at the US Capitol shocked and horrified us. Election deniers still exist in large numbers now; some are running for office, and some are still working to undermine Democracy. Let us come together and add our good thoughts and prayers in Meditation, invoking the Soul of America to Protect Our Democracy. Our efforts are needed now to bring in the Highest Good for Our Nation.

This Live Program can be accessed on Humanity’s Team Facebook Page or on the Zoom Link. Please join us and add your good energies. Thank You!

Facebook Live Event link:

https://www.facebook.com/events/490812589649112/

Zoom Webinar public join link:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87872442424

Esotericists are also encouraged to use daily this version of The Great Invocation, Invoking Assistance from Shamballa and The Christ at this dangerous time for Democracy. We must ASK so They can help us. Thank You!

THE GREAT INVOCATION — Stanza Two (1940)

Let the Lords of Liberation issue forth.

Let Them bring succor to the sons of men.

Let the Rider from the secret Place come forth,

And coming, save.

Come forth, O Mighty One.

Let the souls of men awaken to the Light,

And may they stand with massed intent.

Let the fiat of the Lord go forth:

The end of woe has come!

Come forth, O Mighty One.

The hour of service of the Saving Force has now

arrived.

Let it be spread abroad, O Mighty One.

Let Light and Love and Power and Death

Fulfill the purpose of the Coming One.

The Will to save is here.

The Love to carry forth the work is widely spread

abroad.

The Active Aid of all who know the truth is also

here.

Come forth, O Mighty One, and blend these three.

Construct a great defending wall.

The rule of evil now must end.

On neutrality and fascism

Jason Stanley has spent the past decade studying fascism, from Mussolini to Duterte. In this video op-ed, he argues that yes, we should be worried: If Americans are not vigilant, fascism could become a new reality in the United States.

Three Essential Features of Fascism:

Invoking a Mythic Past
Sowing Division
Attacking Truth

Seven lessons from the 2016-2020 MAGA Civil War

No one is above the law.

There is no double standard in asserting that truths are right and lies are wrong.

Racial supremacy is a lie.

The free press is not the enemy of the people, but the custodian of freedom.

Free speech does not imply the right to lie.

In the absence of absolute certainty, the best approximation rules.

The good is good, the true is true, the beautiful is beautiful: then, now, and forever.

Fascism can happen in America. “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men [and women] to do nothing.” ― Edmund Burke

Not In The Middle East Or Latin America:
The Capitol Storming Was All-American

The reality is the use of violent force and intimidation for political gain has always been part of the U.S. narrative.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/political-violence-all-american-history_n_5ff73da1c5b6214c551878e6

Decoding the extremist symbols and groups
at the Capitol Hill insurrection

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXpkXl2VxZE

It is not for me to tell you what humanity, through its statesmen and leaders, will plan to do at the coming conferences. It is my task to mobilise the New Group of World Servers and the men and women of goodwill so that they may stand as a great “army of implacable spiritual will” behind the participants in these conferences and councils, enabling them to think with clarity about the issues involved and thus (through this clear thinking) affect telepathically the minds of men; this involves the use of a power seldom employed as yet on the side of righteous endeavour, though already widely used by the materialistic leaders of the forces of evil.
EOH 455

In the eyes of many of Mr. Trump’s supporters, Parler was a safe haven from so-called Big Tech censorship — a place where they could espouse conspiracy theories, make threats and even plan violent rallies without worrying about getting banned. It had been one of the most downloaded apps in recent months just as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram increasingly cracked down on hate speech and misinformation.
By Jack Nicas https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/08/technology/parler-apple-google.html

We need to meditate (exercise clear thinking) on free speech and editorial neutrality in the internet. -JB

Many of the attackers are still in D.C. They were aided and abetted by certain members of the police, military and Republican party. And Wednesday’s terror attack was just a dry run for what they are planning next. Michael Moore shares his latest, urgent thoughts on the terror attack that occurred this week and the one we must prepare for.
Michael Moore

https://www.facebook.com/mmflint/photos/10157486921891857

Georgia 2021live blog

US Senate

January 5, 2021 GA runoff elections

Context

11 AM EST

https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/georgia-senate-polls/
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/10/upshot/polls-what-went-wrong.html

12:00 PM EST:

This is a subliminal message from Fox News
encouraging Trump supporters to “Fight for Trump”
(slogan chanted in Trump rallies) -JB

More than 3 million people, or two-fifths (40%) of the state’s registered voters, have already cast a ballot in the runoffs, either through early in-person voting or by absentee ballot. And anywhere from 800,000 to possibly over a million people will vote on Election Day.

The polls in Georgia are scheduled to close at 7 p.m. ET on Election Day, and that’s when ballot counting is allowed to begin. Absentee ballots must be received by the poll-closing time to be counted. There is an exception for military and overseas ballots. If they’re postmarked by Tuesday and received by Friday, they will be counted. And absentee voters have until Friday to fix problems with their ballots so their votes can be counted.

While absentee ballots received ahead of Election Day can’t be counted until the polls close, county election officials were allowed to begin processing those ballots in advance. That includes verifying signatures on the outer envelope of the ballot, opening the envelopes, and scanning the ballots.

Perdue and Loeffler could jump out to an early lead Tuesday night for a couple of reasons. Republican areas of the state often report their results first, and Republican voters were more likely to vote on Election Day or at early in-person polling stations. Those votes are often counted first by many of Georgia’s counties.

Heavily Democratic counties — including in Atlanta and the surrounding inner suburbs — have traditionally seen slower in vote counting and election results. And since more Democrats than Republicans were expected to vote by absentee ballot, late returned ballots, which would be counted after in-person and Election Day votes, would likely favor Ossoff and Warnock.

One more thing to remember: If the final margins in either of the contests are within 0.5% of the vote, the losing candidate under Georgia law has the right to ask for a recount.

-https://www.foxnews.com/politics/georgia-runoff-winners-tonight-may-not-be-known

15:00 EST

Georgia may count ballots faster this time around.

Two factors work in favor of a faster count this time around. First, fewer races are on the ballot, which means less work for election officials. Second, after the general election, the Georgia State Election Board enacted a rule requiring counties to begin processing early and absentee ballots at least a week before future elections.

Officials can’t actually count the ballots until the polls close, but they can do all the time-consuming prep work. That means votes cast before election day — more than three million, according to Gabriel Sterling, a top state election official — should already be compiled, and pretty much all officials will need to do Tuesday night is hit “tabulate.”

In an extremely tight race, results could be delayed several days while late-arriving ballots come in.
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/01/05/us/georgia-elections

Miss Freedom, originally named Goddess of Liberty, is the statue adorning the dome of the Georgia State Capitol since 1889. Commissioned in 1888, the hollow copper statue is painted white, weighs over 1600 lbs and is over 26 feet tall.

The statue wears a Phrygian cap or pileus, adorned with a star. It wears a robe and holds a torch in her right hand and a sword in her left. The torch is meant to represent truth or enlightenment while the sword symbolizes authoritative armed liberty or enforced justice

The torch is a functioning mercury-vapor lamp, casting a blue-green light at night.

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https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/05/us/politics/results-georgia.html

6 Jan 2021 @ 02:00 EST

09:00 EST

The US Senate has flipped blue!
Ossoff’s victory is mathematical certainty.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/01/05/us/elections/forecast-georgia-senate-runoff.html

This photograph depicts an anterior view of a sculpted bust of the Goddess Hygeia, the Greek Goddess of Health. This carved marble sculpture was presented to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), by Dr. John E. Skandalakis, on December 18, 1970, and is now on display on the CDC’s Roybal Campus, located in metropolitan Atlanta, Georgia.

[JB] I live and voted in Dekalb County, where CDC is located.

Three Puerto Rican families of three retired CDC medical epidemiologists have lived here for more than 3 decades… we are euphoric. Wishing you a COVID-19 free and healthy 2021!

Happy Epiphany!

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7 Jan @ 7:00 EST

The Great Invocation – Second Stanza

Let the Lord of Liberation issue forth.
Let Him bring succour to the sons of men.
Let the Rider from the Secret Place come forth,
And coming, save.
Come forth, O Mighty One.
Let the souls of men awaken to the Light,
And may they stand with massed intent.
Let the fiat of the Lord go forth:
The end of woe has come!
Come forth, O Mighty One.
The hour of service of the saving force has now arrived.
Let it be spread abroad, O Mighty One.
Let Light and Love and Power and Death
Fulfil the purpose of the Coming One.
The WILL to save is here.
The LOVE to carry forth the work is widely spread abroad.
The ACTIVE AID of all who know the truth is also here.
Come forth, O Mighty One, and blend these three.
Construct a great defending wall.
The rule of evil now must end. — 1940

Mantra of the New Group of World Servers

May the Power of the one Life pour through the group of all true servers.
May the Love of the One Soul characterize the lives of all who seek to aid the Great Ones.
May I fulfil my part in the One work through self-forgetfulness, harmlessness and right speech.

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KH for President

At first, I thought it would be disrespectful to invoke the name of a Master for electoral purposes. But then these quotes came to mind as I envisioned the US Senate presided by KH, Kamala (Devi) Harris:

TWM 334: Increasingly will people think and talk in terms of light, and the effect of the coming developments in this department of human thought will be triple.

People will possess etheric vision.

The vital or etheric body, lying as the inner structure of the outer forms, will be seen and noted and studied in all kingdoms of nature.

This will break down all barriers of race and all distinctions of color; the essential brotherhood of man will be established. We shall see each other and all forms of divine manifestation as light units of varying degrees of brightness and shall talk and think increasingly in terms of electricity, of voltage, of intensity and of power. The age and status of men, in regard to the ladder of evolution, will be noted and become objectively apparent, the relative capacities of old souls, and young souls will be recognized, thereby re-establishing on earth the rule of the enlightened.

The whole section in the book The Externalisation of the Hierarchy (pp. 50-54) describing the work of the (fifth) Seed Group of Political Servers is worth reading.

Let me here briefly indicate to you some of the modes of government which have been tried out, or will be tried out in the future.

Government by a recognised Spiritual Hierarchy.

Government by an oligarchy of illumined minds, recognised as such by the massed thinkers, and therefore chosen by them to rule.

Government by a true democracy. This again will be made possible through a right use of the systems of education and by a steady training of the people to recognise the finer values, the more correct point of view, the higher idealism, and the spirit of synthesis and of cooperative unity.
The Externalisation of the Hierarchy (pp. 50-54)

So, it’s possible that someday, in a not so distant future, we may elect a high Initiate to democratically rule the United States of America.

In the meantime, we have elected a Doctor of Education as our First Lady (Dr. Jill Biden, Ed.D.), and we now have the opportunity to elect Kamala Harris (KH) to preside a US Senate controlled by the Democratic Party. It may all happen here in Georgia, the State of the Carter Center , the MLK center and FDR’s Little White House, where the ideal of a United Nations was contemplated.

https://www.presidentsusa.net/fdrpinemountainga.html

EOH 578: The efforts of the disciples coming from the Ashram of K.H. will be largely directed towards the general public, but they will work primarily through educators in all countries and through those concerned with the teaching of religion. Educators touch those preparing for all types of activity.

Paralleling these activities (and disciples on this ray are already taking the needed steps) will come that of the disciples and initiates who are working under the direction of the Master M. Their work lies in the field of right human relations and in the production of that synthesis of effort which will create a new intuitional consciousness and—consequently—a changing political consciousness and situation in which the family of nations will stand together for certain basic values. These are fundamentally three in number:

The freedom of the individual. These freedoms have been voiced for us in the words of that great first ray disciple, Franklin D. Roosevelt. They are the four essential freedoms.

Right international interplay, necessitating finally the abolition of war.

Clean political regimes, free from graft, selfish ambition and dirty political maneuvering.

EOH 578

A Visualization

For this forthcoming US Senate runoff in GA, let’s consider these geographical factors:

1. Biden restored the “blue wall” (WI, MI, PA) right under the Great Lakes. Chicago (IL), the solar plexus center of US, lies in that region.

2. The Blue Ridge Mountain Range (Smoky Mountains) lies north of us, between GA and the Great Lakes. The Gulf of Mexico lies south of us.

3. Kansas City, Atlanta and NY/DC configure a lower receptive triangle (the cup of a chalice) for energies flowing from the North Pole through the Great Lakes. As we know, DC is the head center, NYC the throat and KC may be inferred to be the undeveloped ajna. LA standing by as the heart center behind the Rocky Mountains spine (connected to Atlanta via Phenix, AZ, where we (USR) have built a Dome of Light radiating worldwide). I’m mindful that we were able to flip AZ blue too, by an almost identical margin as in GA).

So, if we visualize the Earth as a torus (Duane’s favorite image)

https://www.cosmic-core.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/torus.gif

a chalice circulating energies, peripherally from the South to the North, and internally from North to South, we could channel the energies from the Blue Lodge in Sirius to assist us in invoking the Lords of Liberation.

Let the Lords of Liberation issue forth.

Let Them bring succour to the sons of men.

Let the Rider from the Secret Place come forth,

And coming, save.

Come forth, O Mighty One.

[…]

Construct a great defending wall.

The rule of evil now must end.

LA and Phoenix are linked to Chicago (Great Lakes) in this visualization

New Orleans (Gulf coast, sacral center of the US?) lies exactly 90 degrees west of the Prime Meridian in Greenwich, creating a resonance (musical fourth) with London (UK) and Montserrat (Spain), where I have contacts energizing this visualization.

Let Light and Love and Power restore the Plan on Earth

The Trump Tower

The Trump Tower is an inverted pyramid. At the top are the suckers and losers, most prominently, those who serve the country in the military —particularly prisoners of war and casualties — and those who pay taxes.

At the bottom of the pyramid are the smart ones, like the Apprentice in the White House.

The Trump Tower

The most successful part of the Trump business has been his personal brand.
The Times calculates that between 2004 and 2018, Mr. Trump made a combined $427.4 million from selling his image — an image of unapologetic wealth through shrewd business management. The marketing of this image has been a huge success, even if the underlying management of many of the operating Trump companies has not been.
Other firms, especially in real estate, have paid for the right to use the Trump name. The brand made possible the “The Apprentice” — and the show then took the image to another level.
Of course, Mr. Trump’s brand also made possible his election as the first United States president with no prior government experience.
David Leonhardt (NYT)

An inverted pyramid defies the law of gravitation by keeping a fragile balance among the forces pulling its heavy top down in opposite directions. If only one of the tension cords keeping it up breaks loose, the entire pyramid crumbles.

The Trump Tower is a mirage created by an Apprentice in the Art of Deception. The Apprentice is adept in keeping opposing forces equilibrated, as he does with his mortgaged cash flow.

Each vote opposing the Apprentice in the White House in the forthcoming U.S. presidential election will be part of the effort to cut loose one of the four major tension cords keeping the Trump Tower up. These four are:

the corrupt Evangelical movement,
the corrupt corporate America for unregulated capitalism,
the (fascist, ethnic cleansing) MAGA Nativists, and
the tyranny of a minority in power due to a constitutional loophole which, like tax loopholes, claim credits not due.

The planetary Hierarchy of Light — the Great White Lodge — cannot stand neutral in this war. And a war it is, with world-wide repercussions, from climate change to the survival of humanity itself.

It is not a battle between Democrats and Republicans; it is a conflict between the national Angel of the Presence — the Soul of America — forging a future of light and its Dweller in the Threshold pulling us back to a past of darkness.

You see again another reason why the first and second initiations are not regarded by the Lodge of Masters as major initiations. Only the third is so regarded, because at that initiation the entire personality life is flooded with energy coming from the Spiritual Triad, via the “sacrifice petals” of the will and purpose aspect of the soul. To this type of energy the black magician is not responsive. He can and does respond to the knowledge—most ancient and hardly won—stored up in the “knowledge petals” of the souls he can appropriate and utilise the energy of attraction (erroneously called love by some students) stored up in the “love petals” of the soul, but he cannot respond to and use the energy of divine love, working out in the divine Plan which controls all knowledge and converts it into wisdom, and which actuates and clarifies the motive which brings loving magnetic attraction into action and which we call true group consciousness and group cohesion. It is at this point that the two ways—of darkness and of light—become widely divergent. Until the third initiation is taken, glamour may condition the attitude of those seeking to understand the life of a man upon the Path, and they may mistake the spurious for the real. The black magician leads a disciplined life, analogous to that of the spiritual aspirant; he practices purity for his own safeguarding and not in order that he may become a channel for the energy of light; he works with power (the power of magnetic attraction) with and in groups, but he does this for his own selfish ends and for the fulfillment of his own ambitious purposes. But at the third initiation there comes to the true spiritual initiate the revelation which is the reward of perseverance and purity rightly motivated—the revelation of the divine purpose, as the soul records it in terms of the hierarchical plan, though not yet in terms of the Monad. To this purpose and [Page 350] to the loving Will of God (to use a trite Christian phrase) the black brother cannot respond; his aims are different. You have here the true meaning of the oft-used and misunderstood phrase, “the parting of the ways.”
But both groups of aspirants (the black and the white) stand before the door of initiation and take the needed steps to open it on two similar occasions. Both overcome glamour after the second initiation, and see their way clearly ahead; but their goals emerge as widely different; one treads the broad way which leads ever deeper into matter and materialism, into darkness and “black power”; the other leads to the straight and narrow way, to the razor-edged path which leads into light and life. One group has never freed itself from the principles which governed the first solar system. They were principles entirely related to matter and substance, and were at that time and in that period (so remote that the number of years of distance can be stated only in super-astronomical figures) the conditioning factors for the initiation of the time. Certain units of humanity—then existent—were so completely conditioned by these material principles and so deliberately unready for moving on to the comprehension of another set of principles (more expressive of the divine nature) that they remained of “fixed and selfish material purpose” and a planned distortion of the divine will was intelligently created by them. You have here a hint as to the nature of evil and a clue to a part (though only a part) of the mystery to be noted in the statement that evil and good are reverse aspects of the same one reality, and evil is that good which we should have left behind, passing on to greater and more inclusive good. Forget not that the black magicians of today were the initiates of a previous solar system. When the door of initiation is ready to open for the third time, the parting of the ways takes place. Some follow selfish intention and the fixed determination to remain with the separative condition of matter; and to others, the divine will is clearly impressed upon them and becomes the motivating power in their lives. It was under instructions from the Great White Lodge on Sirius that the door remains [Page 351] closed the third time to the dark brothers. Evil, as we understand it, has absolutely no place on Sirius.
To the black magician, at this third opportunity, the door of initiation presents an insuperable barrier and obstacle; to the true spiritual neophyte, the door connotes “overcoming.” We shall not consider further the approach of the black brothers to that door but shall confine ourselves to a consideration of the initiations of the Great White Lodge.
-excerpt from the book The Rays and the Initiations by Alice A. Bailey.

May Light and Love and Power restore the Plan on Earth.

“The power of our united light prevents the appearance of the glamour [of the Trump Tower]. The power of our united light negates the quality of the glamour from affecting men. The power of our united light destroys the life behind the glamour.”
excerpt from the Technique of the Light in the book Glamour: A World Problem by Alice A. Bailey.

The Dark Tower

Excerpts from Google searches

Eye of Sauron

Throughout The Lord of the Rings, “the Eye” (the Red Eye, the Evil Eye, the Lidless Eye, the Great Eye) is the image most often associated with Sauron.

Sauron bred immense armies of Orcs and allied with or enslaved Men from the east and south. He adopted the symbol of a lidless eye, and he was able at that time to send out his will over Middle-earth, so that the Eye of Sauron was a symbol of power and fear.

Barad-dûr was built by Sauron in the land of Mordor, not far from the volcano known as Mount Doom. The construction of the tower began around the SA 1000, and took six hundred years to complete. It was the greatest fortress built since the fall of Angband during the War of Wrath.

Sauron is considered evil because he served Morgoth (Melkor) he then went to Numenor and did a great deal of evil and trickery upon the men living there, corrupting them and lying to them all in the pursuit of his own means of power.

Sauron made The One Ring to help him exercise power over all other people who wore Rings of Power. He made it so powerful by imbuing a part of his soul into the ring. This decisions made the ring a conduit that made Sauron even stronger than before.

Gandalf can’t touch the One ring because it would corrupt him and he would become a terrifying wizard like Saruman. It’s the same reason Galadriel refused the One ring. The One ring can only be worn by Sauron. Anyone else who wields it would be under his control, even Gandalf the grey/ white.

The Hobbits represent small, humble, ordinary people. They don’t lust for power or fame, or aspire to do great deeds. Thus the Ring can’t corrupt them in the way that it would corrupt Boromir or Galadriel, although it can make them covet it as a possession. Dwarves were even more resistant to rings.

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JRO: a Fifth Ray Disciple

Servant Leadership in Politics: A Path to Compassionate Governance

Defining Servant Leadership

Successful Examples of Servant Leadership

Impact on Effectiveness and Governance

Potential Challenges and Criticisms

Understanding Servant Leadership

Differentiating Servant Leadership

Implementing Servant Leadership in Government

Cultivating Servant Leadership

Footnotes

A Study on Zionism

Part I: A query to AI about the historical origins of Zionism

Part II: Hierarchical perspective on Zionism

A perspective on the Jewish people through the lens of the Ageless Wisdom tradition.

Part III: Current situation

A general overview of the situation based on historical context and patterns

Key takeaways of the complex and contested history and status of Palestine.

A Clarifying Final Quote

Archetypal cosmology

Timeframe: the Plan

The Great Invocation

Not In The Middle East Or Latin America: The Capitol Storming Was All-American

US Senate

January 5, 2021 GA runoff elections

Georgia may count ballots faster this time around.

The US Senate has flipped blue! Ossoff’s victory is mathematical certainty.

Happy Epiphany!

The Great Invocation – Second Stanza

Mantra of the New Group of World Servers

A Visualization

Let Light and Love and Power restore the Plan on Earth

The Trump Tower

May Light and Love and Power restore the Plan on Earth.

Not In The Middle East Or Latin America:
The Capitol Storming Was All-American

The US Senate has flipped blue!
Ossoff’s victory is mathematical certainty.