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An Ancient American Indian Prophecy

On By jimmytstIn Equality, Love, Peace, Unity and harmonyLeave a comment

“There will come a day when people of all races, colors, and creeds will put aside their differences. They will come together in love, joining hands in unification, to heal the Earth and all Her children. They will move over the Earth like a great Whirling Rainbow, bringing peace, understanding and healing everywhere they go. Many creatures thought to be extinct or mythical will resurface at this time; the great trees that perished will return almost overnight. All living things will flourish, drawing sustenance from the breast of our Mother, the Earth.

The great spiritual Teachers who walked the Earth and taught the basics of the truths of the Whirling Rainbow Prophecy will return and walk amongst us once more, sharing their power and understanding with all. We will learn how to see and hear in a sacred manner. Men and women will be equals in the way Creator intended them to be; all children will be safe anywhere they want to go. Elders will be respected and valued for their contributions to life. Their wisdom will be sought out. The whole Human race will be called The People and there will be no more war, sickness or hunger forever.”

~ An Ancient American Indian Prophecy

Possibility of highly evolved and peace-loving extraterrestrial life

On By jimmytstIn Origin, Science8 Comments

I was reading up on Carl Sagan in Wikipedia the other day, and I learnt that his best-selling novel “Contact” has been made into a film in 1997. I remember that according to the news, the film was well received back then for its depth and insight about the possibility of extra-terrestrial life that is more advanced than humanity. It was also a refreshing change from the usual Hollywood alien movies that portrayed aliens as harmful and hostile to humans.

Not alone in the universe?

Recently, in view of the discoveries about the expanding universe so far and the revelation about our oneness with the universe, I am inclined to think that there is indeed a high likelihood of life existing beyond earth. Especially after watching the video “We are all connected“, I am reminded that we are not alone in this grand universe.

[Nye]
I’m this guy standing on a planet
Really I’m just a speck
Compared with a star, the planet is just another speck
To think about all of this
To think about the vast emptiness of space
There’s billions and billions of stars
Billions and billions of specks

This article suggests six reasons to ponder the possibility that we are not alone in the universe:

  • With so many stars, alien life is probable
  • Water worlds abound in our solar system
  • Life evolved ‘quickly’ on Earth
  • Life thrives in extreme environments
  • E.T. might be calling from afar
  • Some see evidence that ‘aliens’ have visited

Extraterrestrial life on the moon?

According to the video in the blog “What NASA Doesn’t Want You To Know, UFOs And Base On Dark Side Of The Moon – VIDEO – 19 December 2011“, there appear to be signs of habitation on the moon.

In the article below, Dr Edgar Mitchell said he was aware of several UFO visits during his career, but each one had been covered up.

The 77-year-old, who was a crew member of the Apollo 14 mission, said sources at the space agency had described aliens as resembling “little people who look strange to us”.

(From “Aliens exist, but NASA covers them up says astronaut“)

Extraterrestrial life more evolved and advanced than us?

I also agree with the view shared in the below article about most Hollywood-invented aliens.

“Hollywood-invented aliens are, quite frankly, an abysmal failure of imagination; they are simply a projection of how our little minds think that creatures from the stars would look like and behave toward us.

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Given the 10-billion year age of our galaxy, intelligent life forms could easily be hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of years more advanced than us.”

(From “Aliens are our own projections“)

My take is that these aliens are more evolved and intelligent than us earthlings, although we are catching up in our collective evolution. I believe that they are non-violent and harmless, and have been waiting for us all to have sufficiently evolved before contacting us directly. Otherwise, they might be mistaken as enemies by humans and get attacked. They are enlightened beings, and they mean well towards us. Hence, I can agree with the perspective of Carl Sagan about extra-terrestrial life being more intelligent than humanity and have been waiting to contact us, from his novel “Contact”.

Since we human beings are also evolving in our collective consciousness, we may gradually acknowledge the presence of these extraterrestrial beings and even be able to commune with them.

Crop circles as a sign of aliens trying to contact us?

I think one possible sign of aliens trying to contact us (indirectly) is the evidence of crop circles. Whoever made these giant crop circles overnight remain a mystery, such as the examples shown in this article.

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Crop circles (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

While some crop circles might have been man-made, there are other gigantic crop circles with intricate designs that seem to imply they are created by extraterrestrial beings of higher intelligence and supernatural ability.

According to astronomer Gerald Hawkins:

“many designs have a degree of complexity that humans would not be able to easily recreate on paper, let alone in a field at night. Some of the shapes of these formations are far too complex, and display a tremendously high level of precision which make it extremely difficult for a team of humans to create.”

(From “Alien Allies of Humanity“)

National Geographic also featured an article to explore crop circles about a decade ago. Since then, I think the mystery behind crop circles has been drawing attention to more and more people.

Meanwhile, here’s sharing Carl Sagan’s message in the video “Pale blue dot” about our unique home called Earth.

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“The Earth does not belong to man; Man belongs to the Earth”

On By jimmytstIn Environmental awareness, Unity and harmony4 Comments

“The Earth does not belong to man; Man belongs to the Earth. This we know. All things are connected like the blood which unites one family. Whatever befalls the Earth befalls the sons of the Earth. Man did not weave the web of life, he is merely a strand in it. Whatever he does to the web, he does to himself.” — Chief Seattle

These words of wisdom by Chief Seattle constitute one of my favourite Native American Indian quotes. It reminds me of some thoughts I posted in my blog recently, such as:

  • Humans need to remember that they do not create or sustain Mother Earth. Mother Earth creates and sustains us.
  • Instead of seeking to dominate and control Earth, we need to respect and cooperate with Earth and our fellow inhabitants (including animals and plants).

The monetary system and political system have created artificial value and boundaries respectively that discriminate and divide humanity and the environment. Yet in actuality, no one is more important or valuable than another because everyone is created equal. Similarly, no one is an island and no “country” stands alone. What affects a person in one place affects another person elsewhere, and what affects the environment affects us human beings too and vice versa.

So, when we do our part to protect the environment, we are helping ourselves because we will enjoy clean air and water. Similarly, when we help our brothers and sisters in need, we are helping ourselves because we are all one.

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A Very Condensed Case for Revolution

On By jimmytstIn Environmental awareness, Equality, Freedom5 Comments

I am coming to see more and more that money itself devalues, degrades, dehumanises and desensitises people to the intrinsic value and dignity of everything, including humans, animals and plants. Inequality, injustice, greed and fear arise because of money, or the dependence of money to rule or define people’s lives. For example, I learnt from this forum that in the name of profits, some cows are being killed carelessly and thoughtlessly for the meat industry without regard for their suffering, which is cruel and inhumane. Yet, cows deserve respect and kindness as much as any other sentient being. I think each of us may only realise this by returning to the heart, when we take time to reflect on our innate oneness and interconnectedness, which goes beyond the artificial confines of the monetary socioeconomic system.

According to this article “The Infomocracy Dilemma: Revolution or Disengagement?“:

“A very small yet conscious minority has come to the realization that the current world regime is one giant corporate infomocracy that needs to be terminated with “extreme prejudice”, disengagement being the weapon of choice.  The next revolution will not be carried out by mobs of angry people, guerrillas, terrorists or, god forbid, politicians.  It will be accomplished by a small (10%) militant minority that will simply unplug the matrix.”

(From “The Infomocracy Dilemma: Revolution or Disengagement?” by Robert Bonomo)

This part of the above-mentioned article resonates with me:

“Many look at the twentieth century as a time of great economic and technical advance, but history, while recognizing the the technical innovation, will condemn this century as the most vile in man’s history.  The miracle that began in Greece, expanded in Rome, flourished in the Renaissance & Enlightenment and finally found its  modern form in the western liberal democracy has been been gutted by a century of materialism, enslavement, slaughter and greed.”

(From “The Infomocracy Dilemma: Revolution or Disengagement?” by Robert Bonomo)

Yes, I was reflecting earlier today that we are living in an upside down world. Like what the article says, contrary to the popular belief that humankind is progressing with the advance of technology and economic development, we are actually regressing because it has resulted in “materialism, enslavement, slaughter and greed”.

The following points summarise my train of thought along this line:

  • The more material wealth a person accumulates, the poorer he becomes spiritually, if the wealth is meant to mask his inner poverty, or rather the amnesia of his own richness.
  • The more armoury and weapons a country amasses and displays (to try to look impressive or intimidating), the greater the inward insecurity they are reflecting to the rest of the world.
  • The further we move away from Nature, the less “evolved” we become.
  • We live in an upside down world. The more we depend on technology for our daily lives, the less we are able to be in touch with Nature, with one another, with our own soul.
  • People say we are evolving or progressing with the advancement of technology. I daresay we are devolving if we are distancing ourselves from Nature (because most of us city dwellers can hardly survive if we were to let go of all the gadgets and tools that we depend on daily and live in the natural surroundings).
  • Humans need to remember that they do not create or sustain Mother Earth. Mother Earth creates and sustains us.
  • Instead of seeking to dominate and control Earth, we need to respect and cooperate with Earth and our fellow inhabitants (including animals and plants).

I agree with the gist of the message of the above-mentioned article that the best way to counter or overcome the self-serving regime controlled by mega corporations in the long run is “enlightened disengagement”. While protests and occupy movements have their place in creating awareness, the longer term and more permanent solution is within reach of each of us individuals – by consciously and actively making decisions in our daily life to disengage ourselves from the consumerist culture and propaganda and the like as much as we can, and to participate in collaborative and environment-friendly activities, such as reusing, reducing and recycling materials, buying locally produced organic food, spending within our means,  seeking our own spiritual paths, and so on.

This part of the article on being free from religious control resonates with me:

“Mainstream and not so mainstream religion generally tries to sell people on a hodgepodge of fear and fantasy, with a big pay-off for the self righteous who drink most from the sacred well of Kool-Aid.  What must never be attempted is to actually have an authentic spiritual experience, for this would cause the subject to run from the dogma and quite possibly bring most of the remaining parishioners with him.  Real consciousness is as much an anathema to religion as critical thinking is to academia.”

(From “The Infomocracy Dilemma: Revolution or Disengagement?” by Robert Bonomo)

Yes, it appears that mainstream religions tend to discourage people from having an authentic spiritual experience in their own private lives. This is especially so in the case of institutional churches that try to tell people to go to “church” in order to “hear god” from their pulpits, thereby sowing doubts in people’s hearts that they can hear and experience God/Divine elsewhere.

I also agree especially with this part of the article:

“The enlightened conscious man needs no school to raise his children, no church to know his God, no banker to validate his work and no government to choose his enemies.  He is free to do as he pleases, when he pleases and how he pleases.  His liberty allows him to need almost nothing, which is how the great evil matrix becomes undone: in a great fire of awareness.”

(From “The Infomocracy Dilemma: Revolution or Disengagement?” by Robert Bonomo)

Indeed, freedom is our birthright, and each of us has the freedom and the inner wisdom or guidance to make decisions on how to raise our children, how to know or commune with God (or our highest self), how to validate our work, and so on. We do not need outside institutions such as schools or church organisations or banks or governments to rule over us or run our lives. When we live in conscious freedom, we empower ourselves and disempower the ruling authorities, so to speak.

I find that the results of this recent study encouraging:

“We don’t need to convince the whole village, we only need 10% of them. A recent study has confirmed that once an idea reaches the 10% threshold and that 10% is demonstrably fixed to the idea, the majority will quickly follow.”

(From “The Infomocracy Dilemma: Revolution or Disengagement?” by Robert Bonomo)

Yes, it is encouraging to know this because we need not be disappointed that we are still among the minority, because when the number of us reaches the 10% threshold, the majority will catch on the awareness and quickly follow. I have seen this happening in my own country last year during the general election – The Online Citizen as well as other entities that are not affiliated to the government helped spread the awareness about inequality issues, and the majority quickly followed and challenged the government system. As a result, the ruling party received one of the lowest percentages of voting in history, and only won the election by a small margin. After that, the government decided to take steps to address the issues raised by the people, such as agreeing to lower the high salaries of the ministers, including the salaries of the president and prime minister. Since then, the majority of people are more actively and closely monitoring and questioning the policies made by the government, in order to address inequality and other related issues pertaining to humanity and the environment.

That means, we are making headway in spreading awareness even though much of the world seems asleep for the time being and the future may look bleak for now. But slowly and surely, we are gaining ground, through sharing in our blogs, talking about it with other people, and so on.

I also agree with the conclusion of the article:

“The real revolution needs no leaders, banners, or platforms.  Each awakened man’s consciousness is his own guide.  Those looking for a place to sign up are simply looking for more enslavement.  The controllers are well aware of the danger to their pyramid and will surely toss out some interesting schemes to hold on to power.  The enemy of awareness is distraction, but the antidote is simple:  close out, turn off, unplug and ignore.”

(From “The Infomocracy Dilemma: Revolution or Disengagement?” by Robert Bonomo)

Yes, the real revolution needs no leaders, banners or platforms. The real revolution begins and continues with each of us – we are the empowered beings with the ability to co-create a better world. We have the power to disengage ourselves from propaganda, religion, politics, etc, and to immerse ourselves in things that bring healing and peace to ourselves as well as others.

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An esoteric view of the biblical flood

On By jimmytstIn Identity1 Comment

I was reading Proverbs 3 yesterday and it occurred to me that there could be an esoteric meaning to this verse “By wisdom He founded the earth, by understanding He established the heavens”.

Psalm 104 says that Wisdom/Love has marked boundaries so that the sea would no longer encroach on the living space of humankind on earth. What if the flood in Genesis was an allegory, rather than a literal event?

Suppose the earth refers to our lower consciousness or our physical body or realm, and the heavens refers to our higher consciousness, and we learnt that during the time of Noah (rest), the angels intermarried with earth women and produced giants – this could be a picture of thoughts developing in the lower consciousness that rebelled against the highest nature of humanity.

So God (our highest self who is also Love) decided to send a flood to destroy these rebellious thoughts and preserved only Noah and his family – Noah could represent the perfect man – fully grown man to the stature of Christ our true identity, blameless and righteous and innocent.

So perhaps back then, the flood could represent the renewal of mind for humankind through a paradigm shift of the lower consciousness – perhaps it was so drastic that the earthly mind became unconscious or fainted for a period of time before the flood subsided, and humankind regained consciousness after those rebellious thought-angels were destroyed.

And then God or Love swore that He would never flood the earth again and marked the boundary of the sea, to not cause our lower consciousness to faint again, so to speak. It foreshadows the coming of Christ, the revelation or parousia, when as in the days of Noah, the old identity would be utterly destroyed and the new identity remains in the collective consciousness of humankind in the new kingdom where there is no end.

Such is the power of love to reconcile us to our highest self.