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Tonight I caught a portion of Bill Moyer's PBS Presentation: "Faith and Reason." The portion I caught had an in-depth interview with Author-Journalist-Poet Jeannette Winterson, and I was absolutely floored by the passion and depth of this woman. Moyers was smart enough to sit back and let her run. Run, she did! The current topic was her book "Weight," which personalizes and explores the fate of Atlas, as he goes about his task of holding up the world. I can identify......fool that I am!

She speaks also about Logos and Mythos........the eternal dyad....in much the same way as The Recons spoke to me about Theos and Chaos years ago. The all-encompassing phase shift between opposites, which produces the blessed "betwixt and between" where the real HONEY of all existence dwells! Neither this, nor that, but something in between.

I am sure I will be speaking more about this woman. In her distinctiveness and power, she touched me immediately.........the same way John Irving did when I saw him briefly interviewed. All it took was a moment and I was on my way. Very much the same with Jeannette, I suspect. Have a look for yourself: http://www.jeanettewinterson.com

This just in: The above picture won a Pulitzer Prize in 1994, and was taken by photographer Kevin Carter during the Sudan Famine that year. This young child was trying to crawl towards the United Nations Food Camp, and the vulture in the background was waiting for him to die, so it could eat him.

Nobody knows what happened to the child, since even the photographer disappeared shortly after the picture was taken. It shocked the whole world. Three months later Kevin Carter committed suicide, due to depression. I don't look for these, folks. They just sort of find me.

Recently, I've been reviewing Alvin Toffler's famous book, "Future Shock," published circa 1971, to see how many of his predictions we are actually LIVING through today. The parallels are amazing. The emphasis on a "global economy" has now evolved into the development of a global society as well---being especially supported in that process by the Internet. Open borders, outsourcing of jobs, and increased alliance with and reliance on other countries and regions has placed our customary attitude of American Independence in jeopardy. In this present world, do we think NATION or do we think WORLD? That is becoming the question of the day.

The Reconnections encourage us to think BOTH. The macrocosm always exists to benefit the microcosm, by way of reflection. "As above, so below"............."As with the larger, so with the lesser." Prior to the 9/11, Americans tended to stick their heads in the sand and forget the rest of the world. They counted on their leaders to run interference for them, against the "big bad foes" who live "out there." Suddenly, it becomes apparent that some of the sources of our difficulties exist within our nation as well. And our leaders are no longer simply OUR leaders. Everyone has their hands in everyone else's pocket. National Values are slowly being eclipsed by Corporate Alliances.

Soon, the whole world will realize that we are now, and always have been, co-passengers.........co-creators in a Oneself Planetary Journey. We are bedfellows with all, whether or not that seems apparent. Natural disasters and the importunity of human need will continue to break down barriers. When they do..........America can use our past experience with diversity to help Planet Earth attain an UNITED STATE...........rather than blowing ourselves up.

John Wayne's question (above) is a reasonable one. If people want to come here and taste of our United State, they must be willing to make changes in how they operate. They must blend with us, even as we must open up and blend with them as well. That latter part may not involve changing our language, but it will certainly involve alterations in our speech. We must think WE instead of THEY, so paranoia and rejection doesn't replace unity. And they must learn to think WE as well.

I found it interesting, recently, when non-Americans were marching in U.S. streets, protesting the loss of "rights" that they do not have, while carrying Mexican flags. This was in sharp contrast to an embarrassing lack of Americans, who seem to be losing (unalienable) rights day after day, in the name of "National Security," who are NOT marching or speaking up at all.

It seems that the boundary lines of Earth are now being re-drawn to delineate "haves" and "have-nots." The rich are getting richer, and the poor are getting poorer. But there, in the middle.........exists our PLACE OF REUNION. Our worth, as individuals, is not determined by what we HAVE. It's determined by what we ARE. That place of reunion, of mixing and blending, is the only place where that reality........that VALUE SYSTEM........ can be fully enacted. If we polarize one way or the other, we instantly lose. We become simple statistics. More will be revealed about this in days to come.

What do you see in the above picture? If you look at the black letters, it reads "good." If you look at the white letters, you can read "evil." This is a great example of a holographic image, about which the Recons speak in their first transmission, called "Aids and Planetary Healing." It is also a great illustration of the need for "Shadow Work" in our daily lives. We can't have good without evil, and vice versa. I have often felt amusement when I see the words "good/evil" together. They make me think of "God/Devil"........which is another grand paradox in itself.

How about the following image? Can you notice the two words that are intertwined here?

All right, All right! Life has been a little tense lately. The biggest enemy we have to deal with, at this time, may just be the critical voices we hear wrangling around in our own head.

"Shadow Boxing" is what the Recons call this pastime. We witness stuff in our immediate vicinity, pass judgment on it, and then our inner psyche bears the brunt of pain that comes from those "negative assessments" of life. Why? What good does it do? Are we trying to make ourselves feel better by making someone else look worse?

We spend time and energy trying to "make a point" about some issue or another, and then we end up sticking ourselves with it. Ouch!

Criticism can just as easily be focused inwardly as well as outward toward others. How many times have we spent our days chiding ourselves because of perceived weaknesses we observe in the ways we live our life? We continue to go about things in the same old ways but we continue to rip into ourselves because of it.

It seems like a pain game to me. If criticism (of self or others) ever resulted in positive change, how come we have to keep doing it? Wouldn't one "word to the wise" fix the situation?

The fact is.........those internal inclinations/decisions, bubbling up inside of us........are our own personal connection to Divine Sovereignty. Whatever ACTION flows through us is a true and honest reflection of the Father God Element that we inherited as one of His children. Despite the fact that many decisions fly in the face of public consensus about how life "ought" to be lived, they stiff represent our own core being........even in the presence of protestations about "inefficiency" and "foolishness" that rattle through our cranium. There always seems to be some overriding force that continues to guide our steps along the way. We are who we are, and we do what we do.

Why can't we begin to make friends with that? Instead of thinking about innate guidance merely as a "whim" or an expression of personal rebellion (tsk! tsk!).......how about baptizing those inclinations as "Divine Guidance".......thereby stepping into the power that has been ours all along? I love the picture above, because it expresses perfectly the level of anger (and fun) that many folks need to attain before they can let go of "peer pressures" and start living their lives as sovereign beings! So be it.

To be sure, my sovereignty ENDS the moment it infringes on yours...........but that still leaves us both with lots and lots of room for acceptance and tolerance as we go about our individual pursuits of happiness. Whatever we decide, this picture certainly brings new meaning to the expression "turning the other cheek"...........does it not? Hoo Hah.

Well.........that Kessie in England sure gave me a snoot full on the phone tonight (morning for her)........God bless her! We were comparing notes on the absolutely BRUTAL (my friend Colin's word) ENERGY that has been flowing around many of us in the last two weeks. It feels like a pressure cooker at times. There are body pains, fatigue, issues, issues, issues.............and she's saying to me: "So what, mate? It's all just 3D stuff! It's only being registered on the conscious mind to keep the blasted thing busy while the Higher Self does its stuff."

I heartily agree. Excuses, complaints, more excuses. The world of tomorrow is flying right through the world of today, it's all blowing our hair back, big time..........(my friend Mark's latest explanation). The mind loves to blame things on things...........to issue an assessment of "cause and effect."

"I'm tired because I'm fat." or, perhaps......... "I'm tired because I don't like my job......" or I'm tired because I don't sleep well........." Person after person, variation after variation. It's all crap, really. Something to fret over while the Expanded Self continues with the work inside.

You're tired because your energy is straddling the dimensions..........holding open doorways for humankind..........going places where no one has gone. It's exhausting, and that's reasonable. What we KNOW inside tells all.

Too much analysis causes paralysis. The beat goes on. Beneath it all, there is this incredible PEACE. A peace that passes all understanding. Somebody, somewhere KNOWS what's happening. It just doesn't seem to be ME right now!

It feels useful to determine one's motives. If the answers don't come, I don't struggle. What I also don't ask is: "HOW will I get it?" That one seems to be disappearing from the scene. Things just come when they come. We do everything that is before us, and then we let it go.

Trees talk to some of us. I hear stories. They tell us: "We are YOUR garden." To one of my friends, they say: "Hello, Little Brother." The trees hold the secrets of what it's like to go on living, century after century..........lifetime after lifetime.........unaffected by what's going on.

For Light-workers and Light-servers.

The merging of the two Earths is especially taxing for those directly attuned to service of the Great Central Sun. This is because we are actually assisting in the balancing process of the two planets coming together. It is so important to be especially gentle with us at this time. Short fuses can be common among us as we give ourselves to a process that is quite taxing on our light-vehicles. Life can feel quite unpredictable for us at the best of times. Remember not to always put others before yourself. It is important to think about yourself also and look after your complete health within all bodies. It is a grand time of merging and coming together of all aspects of us. We can at times feel ourselves in many dimensions and realities as the merging process develops. It is all down to timing and recognizing the balance within the celestial dance.

We are far more attuned to the heartbeat of creation than those that are still sleeping. We have a heightened sensitivity to life and the Universe. We often feel we are called to so much and can be hard on ourselves when we don’t feel that we give enough of ourselves. Remember that all that we do is perfect is all dimensions of time and space at every level at all times. It is important not to be caught up with notions that we are out to save the world. We are in fact essential facets of a beautifully unfolding process that has a successful destination. We are clearing the discordant dimensional possibilities all the time now. Our path forward is so clear for us. All of us share in a planetary brotherhood and the heart binds always in a fashion that is truly beyond words. Life is our teacher and being awakened we are very in touch with the style of our unfolding. As I said it is a time of deep renewal, so be at peace and know that you are the peace that is unfolding on the world.

Blessings,
Mark.
Email: markstearn@yahoo.ie
Personal Website: http://www.freewebs.com/markstearn

June 9, 2006

Letting Go

The energies on the planet continue to rise. With each new day comes a sense of "heaviness" grows within our connections to people and things that no longer resonate with the Core Self. That which is considered "core" is, to some degree, dependent upon which universes we inhabit in the moment. Therefore, as I hip-hop, through 4D.........moving from place to place........my desires, needs, and motivates may hip-hop right along with me.

The Ego forms alliances with people, places, and things........as a buffer against the constant changeability of our world. These work for awhile.........and then they can tend to get heavy. The practice of signing leases, getting married, forming "official" partnerships, signing contracts.....will provide clarity of intent. However, when the intent shifts, contracts of any kind can be unnaturally binding. This can tend to produce a SPLIT in one's heart focus---a desire to be "cool" and remain true to your word, and a sense of resentment that physical agreements limit you from following the free inspirations of the heart.

A person who "keeps his or her word" is considered virtuous, whereas a person who desires to get out of a contract is denigrated as being "untrustworthy." Is there a difference between being "flakey," and needing more flexibility? How can a person know when shifting internal tides are simply the result of an emotional "whim," or they represent something significant? Is there some alternative to living by contracts, promises, responsibilities and leases?

"We must be willing to let go of the life we have planned,
so as to accept the life that is waiting for us."
--Joseph Campbell