Meditations in an Emergency

Well, October 14 is a Full Moon in Aires, a sign of new beginnings. It is also the day of the Canadian Federal Election.

I'm rather certain things will get freaky next week, if only for the full moon. But I do think it's important to not fall into some kind of hyper-Apophenia.

Regardless, I think what you've touched upon and written here Daniel, sums up the global situation pretty succintly; Economical/Ecological and the need for Preparation/Calm while considering ... every dream inbetween that remains to be seen.

Thanks Daniel. Part of me hopes that this prediction gets proved wrong. We never like to see people suffering. But for the most part I welcome the collapse of the international financial system. I think we are seeing the beginning of just that.

The current system is totally fictitious. Between fractional reserve banking (banks only needing to have 1/10 of what they lend out) and the derivitaves market (these same banks borrowing from each other, borrowing against each others debt, and investing money that has not been made yet) it appears that there is very little actual money anywhere. People and institutions have begun to call in their debts only to find nobody has the money. The house of cards every wise investor has warned about for years has started to topple over.

I don't know if we need this whole system to collapse completely before we can fully sort ourselves out, or if any of it remains relevant. I don't really think this system addresses human needs, but I know the transition will be painful for all.

I agree with you Daniel that ultimately the cooperative model will win out. Organisms that don't adapt die. As do systems like our financial system.

Italian Prime Minister Berlusconi says the G7 is considering closing down the world markets until they "rewrite the rules of international finance". Also says they are considering some kind of "new Bretton Woods Agreement".

Bloomberg.com via npr's PlanetMoney

At Earthdance Miami, an astrologer spoke (Chris Witecki? Wisecki?) who said the astrological charts in the October and November haven't been seen since the time of the American Revolution. I don't know much about astrology, but it does resonate with the current times.

Much talk about martial law being declared. I've felt for YEARS now this would happen around the time of the 2008 elections. Looking at the recent, unabashedly pro-elite actions by Obama and the de-evolution of the GOP into a racist mob, I wonder what political side has the most to fear from martial law being declared. Also note that Palin's beloved seccesionist party considers Alaska the last refuge in the world from the powers of the "new world order."

I support obama, i've donated to obama, but i can't shake the feeling he's the feyd rautha sent to "rescue" us from beast rabban.

Pres. Bush is being his usual incoherent, mindless self but somehow manages to mention the "ILLUMINATING conversations with friends" he's been having, who say that "we're gonna get through this together."

If any of you are into synchromysticism, many signs point to the dawning of a worldwide solar religion in conjunction with an "alien" visitation or UFO disclusure from one or more major governments. Possibly in conjunction with the collapse of the global financial system, we will move back to a "gold standard" of currency.

As i live in south florida i have a fair amount of provisions socked away in case of emergency but i'm still going to buy some this weekend, as we could be in for a rough ride these next few weeks. I also plan to set aside more time than usual for trance-state exploration and meditations on the heart chakra.

Ultimately it is blatantly obvious that a tremendous amount of "illusion" is crashing down in our global worldview. From a dualistic perspective it may feel like we are in for deep doo-doo and this may be true, but from a non-dual perspective we are ALL connected and this is all one big process. A brief moment of especially exotic love-play between Shiva and Shakti. We shall see.

Let the (R)evolution begin.

From Patricia Bearson's "A Brief History of Anxiety":

"Anxiety is fear in search of a cause."

This is a meditation listed as a practice "for endless courage and endurance against the entire universe" in the book "Kundalini Yoga Sadhana Guidelines 2nd Edition" that personifies the shift from fear to love. It's description is as follows:

One of the hallmarks of the yoga lifestyle is to pay attention to the rhythms of nature that we are part of. As we express our creativity in our culture, business enterprises and other activities we can easily get out of touch with the fundamentals of our biology, our patterns of energy and the cycles of the day. This meditation is done at twilight, as our energy naturally shifts. We take advantage of that shift and direct the change to give us strength. Yogi Bhajan commented "If the tongue is properly kept turned inside the mouth, and you start chanting, Har, then you will understand the English word "ecstasy." It is just a balance between the lower back, spinal cord, you, and the tongue. It can change your vibration, nervous system, and your central nerve, to be so strong that after practice you become very fearless. Most things we do out of fear. We think we love, but we don't. In our life, love is our attachment to our emotions, and fear is our constriction of our self-power. Bot are bad. Actually, when you are really in love you are humongous. Nothing can stop you. If you are afraid, you freeze, you can't move properly. You have two things to do: Carry the day and carry the night. You want to go to work to carry the work. Wrong. You carry the day and you carry the night. God has given you two twilights, 4 to 7 in the morning and 4 to 7 in the evening."

To practice (once again, this should be at twilight): Sit in Easy Pose (cross legged). Lock your hands in Bear Grip (fingers of each hand held close together and hooked with the arms out in a horizontal fashion) at the Heart Center. Right palm faces inward, left palm faces outward. Eyes are at the tip of the nose. Begin to rock the body forward about 4-6 inches, and then back to the center. This is a slow continuous, fluid movement. Move forward and back about 8 times per 10 seconds. Let the body move by itself. Do not apply physical muscle. Chant the mantra, Har, each time you move forward. Chant in the following manner: Turn the tip of the tongue back so it strikes the upper pallet each time you chant. The word comes out sounding more like "Hu(d)-uh" Generate the sound of the mantra from the center of the mouth. Har is one of the aspects of God - the Creative Infinity. Continue for 11 minutes. To finish: Inhale, suspend the breath for 20 seconds, and then pull on the bear grip with all the power in your hands, so the energy can be displaced to every part and fiber of the body. Repeat two more times.

Picture of the bear grip mudra

I hope people will find this meditation useful. 

I felt compelled to go through the various postings here and lift out fragments:

Forty years ago, I saw the end of the world coming as clearly as I see it today. I was as ready as I am as I type this. I've been ready. So I tend to take all these scenarios with a grain of salt. Yes, it's all happening, but chances are, not as a good movie with a build-up to a climax. You can take events from different places and times and edit them together to make a good apocalypse trailer, but if you are an individual living in one place, one day at a time, you might end up experiencing the end of the world as a regular day at the office. When I talk to people who have lived through great historical upheavals, they all tend to make this same point. History books and prophecies are like good movies -- they compress and organize the action for the sake of narrative flow and tension.

Marc

Wow, guys. This seems to run the gamut of possible reactions. Thank you, Marc, for bringing some much needed perspective.

Mr. Mysterio ... Dude ...

I bring you the immortal words of Seneca:

Tales inveniunt, quales colunt

I understand his words this way: The kinds of things people search for, they find.

But you could also read it this way: People discover (or see in the world) things that match the character of their search (or cultivation).

I can't believe that nobody herein above could see in what felix wrote as mockery. I may be wrong, but I didn't get that that was a real 'alarum'.

I appreciate that kind of disrespect or humor.

C'mon.

If anyone thinks they are prophet and then saying their visions of 'doom and gloom', what's the real purpose of that? That it should come about? Give me a break. It is, when negative, an impetus for us to say "NO" or to change our ways and so avert the danger. Right? Or what?

When enough people hear and enough say 'no', then is that 'prophet' mistaken? Or is the non-realization of the 'doom' just what was intended? So, prophecy on! We are well advised by all visioning and reasoning and warning. Like the age-old advice: forewarned is forarmed. What is that 'arm'? To just accept the 'prophecy'? Hardly. To contradict it. When a prophecy speaks of an evil being done: then that is good since we can stop doing that. If it is just a 'weather prediction' and unrelated to good or bad behavior, it is just that: seeing over the horizon. And we can just say: not!

When people associate mere accident to 'moral' causes after the fact, that is ignorance and prejudice and editing to fit the facts.

When anyone can reason forward from present fact and see present fact as relating to material facts as yet unfolded, then that can be given some respect after the fact.

Not fair if they make 100 'prognostications' and calling a 'one per cent' hit as 'success'.

That is nothing more than 'hit and miss' and can be done by anyone paying attention to trends.

C'mon. We're not machines! Say it all! Mock it all!

Let the information flow.

If anyone wants to compare or investigate propoganda and a 'slanted' environment: check out

www.atlantisrising.com

in their forums.

Compare the fluidity of thought that takes place on RS with that forum or environments. Page after page is filled with 'knowers' of 'it all' and continuous dogmatism or castigation. Back and forth. No evolution.

Page after page of quoting of scriptures and justifying bigotry and much 'moderation' by people obviously not 'neutral'. Amazing. Disgusting to me, yet amazing too.

RS is a treasure. They don't seek 'donations' and have no option for such. I think they should have such an option. A pay-pal button so users can subsidize the workers who make it available.

Who is buying? I read a little blip in the WSJ a couple weeks ago, China has been buying large chunks of stock to prop up the markets. This was explicitly stated. And they are not the only ones. Volatility at an all-time high, you will definitely see big losses this week.

   Yes, this is vindicating for those of us who despise capitalism, but this was planned by the banking elite who have already extricated themselves from harm's way. What they plan to do is "save" us by instituting their order, or ETs will show themselves and say "we can help you humans. listen to us." However, the Heavenly Host is here, far outnumbering the negatives. Their plans will not go as desired.

   There will be no third-dimensional human consciousness on Earth after 2012. It is important that the ruling elite know this, so that they know their plans are in vain. The New Jerusalem is not of this earth. Those who need to will go to other afflicted planets for continuing education. This form of consciousness is a mistake, and has been nothing but a disaster from day one. It is Lucifer's fault, but even Lucifer (who incarnated in the person of Gurdjieff and inadvertently caused the Russian Revolution just by his presence) had a much higher ethical code than the Draconians (reptilians) who followed him. They were afflicted from a previous regression, and carried his new-fangled policies to insane levels. They have no emotion, no conscience. They are all mental. Look at the grays. *But even a few grays are incarnating as humans, taking on large karmic and emotional burdens to readjust themselves. So **THERE IS HOPE FOR YOU CRAZY FUCKS**

   Even Gurdjieff (who was a crazy bastard) had contempt for money. I could go on and on about the problems of this form of consciousness, but the results speak for themselves. None of this was commissioned by God.