Canaries in Coal Mines
Coal miners used to carry caged canaries in coal mines because if dangerous gases such as carbon monoxide collected in coal mines, the gases would kill the canary before killing the miners. so in this analogy, sensitive and spiritual people and individuals can be even more - Virtual Canaries in coal mines - having a sensitivity to adverse conditions makes it a useful early indicator of such conditions; something which warns of the coming of greater danger or trouble by a deterioration in its health or welfare.
One can learn from others, especially if they see things differently - in which case, they cna oftne tell you things otherwise you wouldn't know
I believe I should introduce "Others' Spiritual-Psychic Experiences" - with an "Other's" Summary of her experiences expressed in verse. She does a really succinct job of expressing an important aspect of the essence of spirituality.
To Be, or Not To Be? That is the Question! - "fractured by this weighted sight"
Rebecca, who was very private about her experiences, as many are, spoke about the essence of spirituality in a poem about her experiences says pretty much the same thing that I do - except much more creatively and expressively! The following is an excerpt from her poem. The pivotal question is as Rebecca says: "I must believe or not believe" - To Be or Not To Be , That is The Question! I am a little more pedantic about it but I say the same thing - experiences force the mind to do something with the experiences - one way or another --- which comes down to "yes or no?" Believe or don't believe? To Be or Not to Be? It is the Ultimate Chaos Question!
The gift and curse of this sight
Colors my world in shades of blue
I must believe or not believe
Stay blind or walk the path to you
And while I surrender to the mystery
All the feelings come along too
I get fractured by this weighted sight
Flynn, who at age nine, had a dream that his mother would die mirrors what Rebeca Says as well!
many times I have explained to my children that reality is a very important observation and that understanding it, is living in the now the present regardless of the past reality which only exists in your mind .They have started to understand and understanding it does not destroy the world you live in if you have always been kept in the loop as it is called your reality for example if i have seen the future told others of it and it happens what is the meaning of it ,I am not sure, yet It happened several times and it is my reality.
"fractured by this weighted sight"
I feel I should highlight Rebecca's brilliant insight:
I couldn't have said it better - "fractured by this weighted sight" - an absolutely brilliant insight!
Another important aspect is how people really view spirituality versus what you find in textbook abstractions.
What Spiritual People Say about Spirit and Spirituality
Gerlinde
I'm Gerlinde Staffler, a writer from Italy, I started to write in September 2020.
My poems are mostly emotional and strongly philosophic and spiritual! This sides in me are the motor to live the life in fullest way!
Spirituality is a limitless dimension of human experience and has a special approach to life, where research and inner growth counts, extending our life to a deeper level of existence that brings balance to body, mind and soul.
I have written the poem "The path..my path" during a walk in nature...walking is like let flowing my feelings and thoughts about life inside and outside me. The path is a writing about our choices for the future and at the same time life lays many surprises on the way, therefore we never know exactly our destination ... but we should never worry too much and go ahead listening to our inner voice.
Linda
Linda Skarrup observed that "Spirit" covers a wide range of beliefs and experiences that are personal! I don't think it's possible to pin it down to just one 'thing'.....for myself, it was a gradual awakening as to who, I AM. It was always there waiting, my first direct experience was at a meditation retreat in Montana... 30 days, no talking, nothing but meditation, food, sleep. One morning, while watching the snow come down outside through a big picture window, I heard the phrase: "this", is all there is"!
Later Linda added that "My spiritual practices GOT ME TO HERE! There are many paths, many teachings and many teachers.... seek and you will find the right One For You...
Last year when I started my spiritual awakening, coming from a life of agnosticism and eventual atheism, I felt that I was only now beginning to reclaim something that was stolen from me a long time ago.
Angel
In a parallel way of looking at spirituality, Angel, a counselor and companion in my journey, also spoke about spirituality being "everything" - an all inclusive way of looking at the world at coping with the world. She proclaimed: “Spirit, to me, is literally; everything. It is the universe beyond our very small, limited existence as human in a physical world. This encompasses your view too, of Spirit being a creative force. It is THE creative force since it is everything. So, when we as humans, create or connect or dream or heal...we tap into Spirit.”
Annie, a psychology student in a masters program:
I went through a major 'dark night of the soul' for a few years that led me to question and dig deep deeper into my false beliefs and what is really going on in the world. In a separate comment she told me that "Spirit is definitely primordial - existing prior to, within and after material. Everything is energy. Like a fish in water, many are just unaware. It's also largely a highly personal experience so the experience may come sooner for others or not at all if they choose to look at a superficial level.
Almost all of education unfortunately focuses on developing and using the left-brain, logical mind and not the right- brain creative mind. Both must be balanced. When people are stuck in the left-brain, they will never understand your spiritual message. The unconscious speaks in symbols and is the key to spiritual truths but people no longer understand how to use this. I feel it is by design...."
Similar to Linda, and Angle, Annie's concept of spirit in that it is "pervasive in consciousness" (everything) and a way of thinking is "everything" as well. She also talks about energy. A moment's consideration of how science might objectively describe or define life in an abstract way, describing "life" as energy or an energy system would seem likely candidates.
Marwa Gally, a Muslim woman who has had spiritual experiences of her own and has a beautiful poem about the "spirit eye" which many people like when I posted it. which did seem to coincide with some "dark nights of the soul" of her own said spiritual experiences are a "Gift by Allah, giving to those who love believing in him, and give them this spiritual gift" - a "gift and will commit leading to creativity and geniuses." Marwa went on to say that "Loguman is Massinger of Allah, was given spiritual gift called wisdom." Luqman was one of those whom Allah had given immense wisdom. Wisdom is the result of thought, deliberation, and experience. Many people possess this quality and live long enough to learn and inspire generations to come.
There are spiritual gifts like clemency and patience. Prophet Muhammad said to Ashajj ibn Qays: You possess two qualities that Allah loves: gentleness and patience. (Muslim)
Then there is the intense faith of Abu Bakr,`Uthman’s modesty, Ali’s bravery, Abu al-Darda’s wisdom, Amr’s resourcefulness, and Mu`awiyah’s leadership skills.
There are spiritual gifts of an intellectual kind, like keen discernment and inspiration. Memory is one of these gifts, possessed by the great hadith scholars like Al-Bukhari and Ahmad ibn Hanbal.
Then there are intellectual gifts of a scientific bent, like mathematical genius in which many of the great thinkers of the East and West excelled.
There are linguistic gifts, like those possessed by Sibuwayh, al-Khalil, and many great poets.
There are physical gifts like strength, speed, and coordination which are celebrated by the world today through sporting events and which constituted part of the heroism celebrated in the past.
Kathi, and several others I spoke with, describe spirit as "guidance", "discernment", and judgment. In that Kathi is a lifelong Lutheran, it isn't surprising that Kathi's definition of spirit as "guidance" matches what Christ said in Luke that the Holy Spirit gave "Guidance" to Simeon. Carl Jung couldn't have been clearer or more succinct when he stated "Spirit gives meaning to his [man's] life." (CW8:643) The contemporary psychologist remarked about emotion that a primary purpose of emotions - which all agree are essential to most spiritual processes is to "direct attention" which determines of course the orientation and motivations of people. As one neuroscientist observed "attention, intention, and motivation" are all intimately intertwined and interconnected.
Shyamala, a hybrid Christian-Hindu parallel - though likely very different - to Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard's similar beliefs, states that "In our Vedas teachings, we each have a Dharma...a sort of duty... There is the Dharma of an educator...there is the Dharma of an intellectual person...who will always be in the pursuit of gaining knowledge...& enlightening others about it... There is also the warrior Dharma...The merchant Dharma... The labourer Dharma... The other is the outsider Dharma... These are the people who change things...
None is superior or inferior. All the above is needed for us to function in this world, relying on each other's Dharma."
This is parallel to the different spiritual gifts that Marwa spoke about and similar also to the list of various "gifts" in Corinthians.
If I were to explain my understanding of spirit and spirituality in two words, they would be Creativity & Life-Force as Drive & Idealism. It is likely that due to my personal Dharma - a term referring to a person's cosmic divine destiny - or Spiritual Truth - would seem to be focused on Political Intuition-Precognition and in my view, a pivotal typp of spirituality for humanity would be the spirit of civic activists like Martin Luther King Jr., Gandhi, and Tolstoy - each who found inspiration and motivation in their spiritual beliefs.
Some examples
As Flynn, who at age nine had a dream about his mother dying which unfortunately came true - he still questioned 45 years later - said, what disturbs him is that spirituality is about people which many seem to marginalize and sideline. I couldn't agree more. Spirituality first and foremost is not about some outdated theoretical construct of outdated theories of classical physics, it is about people. I would say the same is true spiritually. Spirituality, especially in light of the fact that when it comes to spirituality each person's spirituality is unique - depending to large degree - as J E Kennedy points out - on personality traits, genetic predispositions (for which there is some proof), as well as circumstances such as grieving, depression, recovering addict, and so on - as opposed to a a universal Spirt such as God. In both Luke and John there are several passages that refer to a "spirit within" guidance and truth, as well as in John Christ is quoted as saying "God is spirit!" But it is a fact that spirituality is a "people thing."
Basics & Relevance of Spirituality: Synthesis-Consensus of Frankl, Jung, James, and Durkheim
Annie
For perspective - Annie: I would like to quote Annie, a student of psychology who is going for her masters. Debbie H. a graduate of neuroscience, who I met some time ago, also got into transcendental spirituality. Man cannot live on data alone.
"I went through a major 'dark night of the soul' for a few years that led me to question and dig deep deeper into my false beliefs and what is really going on in the world. So many great independent scholars enlightened me through the amazing work they share online. Michael Tsarion is one, he has a fantastic website. He used to have a lot of great content on YouTube but removed it due to Truth being censored on that platform. Some is still available though."
"The education system also seems to kill imagination, a necessary ingredient."
The bottom line is that a student of psychology has to go outside of psychology to search for the truth. Also in talking with people, depression appears to be a rather common reason for turning to spirituality. This is just one response. Debbie H. a graduate of neuroscience, who I met has also taken an interest in transcendental spirituality. People need more than data to function effectively. In a separate message Annie observed, "Those in power intentionally want people driven by materialism and blind to their own great power as spiritual beings...."
...and later she goes on to say, "The education system also seems to kill imagination, a necessary ingredient."
Unfortunately, when Annie states that "Those in power intentionally want people driven by materialism..." that is partly true. There is nothing in black and white when it comes to spirituality and opinions vary considerably. However, I have come across a fair amount of people in academics who clearly are intentionally and deliberately sabotaging spirituality at every chance they get.
Preface:
When it comes to the potential of the human brain and the Power of Beliefs, it seems that not many people understand the vast potential of the human mind and human consciousness!
Mr. Wright’s Miracle
The "Placebo" effect is a widely-tested, well-documented and a very convincingly demonstrated effect and phenomenon. You give a person a medication and tell them this will cure them of whatever disease or illness they have - and it works. Beliefs are very very powerful in human consciousness. So, in that context, I would bring to your attention a story documented by modern medicine so you understand that with the human body a lot of things are possible when you ordinarily might not think so. Andrew Newberg, a neuroscientist and author, tells the rather miraculous story of Mr. Wright as recounted by his doctor, Dr. Klopfer.
The story begins with Mr. Wright at death’s door. “His body was riddled with tumors, his liver and spleen were enlarged, his lungs were filled with fluid, and he needed an oxygen mask to breathe.” (p.3) On hearing about the new drug Krebiozen, touted by the media as a miracle cure, Mr. Wright pleaded with Dry Klopfer to be given the drug. Dr. Klopfer gave him an injection on Friday. On returning Monday, Dr. Klopfer discovered, much to his astonishment, that “Mr. Wright’s tumors had shrunk to half their original size, something that even radiation treatments could not have accomplished….and after ten days practically all signs of the disease had disappeared.” But that is not the end of the story.
Mr. Wright was the only patient who showed any improvement. A couple of months later the Food and Drug administration published a very negative report on the drug Mr. Wright had been given. After hearing of the report, Mr. Wright “immediately became ill.” Dr. Klopfer realized that it was Mr. Wright’s belief in the drug that had affected the cure. So, he told Mr. Wright a “new, super-refined, double-strength product” had come out. After injecting him with water, Mr. Wright improved right away and his tumors disappeared again. Then a new report by the American Medical Association calling Krebiozen “worthless” was published in newspapers. Two days after reading the newspaper article trashing Krebiozen, Mr. Wright was dead.
The power of belief, the empowerment of meaning, is an incredibly strong force in human behavior. The human body is quite literally a miracle and it is clear from this story that the human body is incredibly intricate that must be interconnected at the microscopic level. One person I told this story to responded, “Oh, yes, the placebo effect.” Einstein once said anyone who can’t perceive the miracles that happen each and every day in this world is, for all practical purposes, dead to the world. Placebo effects don’t suddenly and completely cure people – just doesn’t happen. Mr. Wright’s story goes way beyond the placebo effect. Personally, I consider Mr. Wright’s story a reflection of human spirit. The human body and spirit are capable of incredible things. The moral of the story is “Never give up!” and as Millie says, “Always stay positive!”
Spirit Within
A Different Perspective:
I have done a substantial amount of research, and in my research I came across Christ's statement to worship in "Spirt and truth!" (John 4:23-24) After turning that over in my mind for some time, I came to the realization that Christ's statement that to worship in "spirt and truth" was an excellent guiding principle for me personally. I look at things differently, and in my view that statement is not just a spiritual truth, but also as a very valid and true scientific statement.
I reasoned it this way: If you look at Geertz's five part definition of religion, four parts, in a round-about way, essentially described and defined "Truth." In fact compared to Geertz's universally accepted definition of religion, the only thing Christ left out was the part of Geertz's definition which stated that one characteristic of religion are "long lasting moods and motivations" were an important characteristics. In fact, Christ had "spirit" which Geertz left out.
I happened to be reading Brian Hayden's book, "Shamans, Sorcerers, and Saints" when I realized that Geertz had left spirit out of his definition, so I emailed and asked Hayden if leaving out "spirit" didn't invalidate Geertz's definition which as Ira Chernus pointed out had been universally accepted throughout all of the social sciences since 1965. To my surprise he agreed with me. So, in my mind Christ's statement about "Spirit and Truth" had to be one of the most brilliant spiritual and scientific insights into the nature of humanity. among all the world's spiritual and religious literature! What struck me is that Jesus Christ's simple statement and observation about religion which could be grasped as "spirit and truth" was an insight which beat out all the social scientists two thousand years before - and "we" have all this amazing technology and unbelievable scientific knowledge. From my view my experiences are real - and a physical reality. So I view spirit and spirituality as being real and true with a fundamental scientific reality as well.
That separates me from a large portion of religious people, mystics and even Jungians (Jung once said that "Spirit is myth") who view spirit and spirituality as being in a separate "spiritual realm." I believe that is psychologically and spiritually unsound, being both untrue and unscientific. I frequently point out there are a large number of very real and very worldly - and beneficial - types of spirituality such as the spirituality of compassion and the spirituality of civic activists like Martin Luther King Jr., Gandhi, and Tolstoy who found inspiration and raw drive to endure beatings and imprisonment.
The spirituality of Autistics is so Peculiar, it should be overviewed - again - for perspective
Dr. Koenig "Fascinating" Ingela Visuri: Spirituality and "The case of High functioning Autism"
Ingela Visuri, a PhD, in her well researched dissertation paper focused on the spiritual experiences of high functioning autistics stated that Autistics demonstrate a tendency to have "unusual, sensory experiences [and] are prevalent among autistic individuals" She goes on to say that "A majority of the participants report unexplainable, sensory experiences that seem to occur without any input of stimuli: touch by invisible hands, visions of things that other cannot see, whispers when no one else is to at home, and sensations of invisible bodies being present. "Several participants describe times of grief when they have felt that a significant, invisible other has been present to comfort them." (Varieties of Supernatural Experience: The case of High functioning Autism)
What struck me is the distinct character of the experiences - "unexplainable sensory experiences" - invisible touch, invisible presence (i.e. bodies), and even imaginary friends. My reasoning would be that since this peculiar type of spirituality appears peculiar to autistics it would seem to follow that the peculiar way their brain process information and their deficit in Theory of Mind processing {ability to make inferences and judge others' intentions) would be a an influence or cause of this peculiar type of spiritual experiences [I should note that Dr. Persinger showed that a sense of "presence" of other beings by people seems to be generated to an extent by the temporal lobe, as i recall]. I have done some research into neuroscience and it is complex. But I believe the argument presented below is a reasonable proposition.
What makes autistic experiences set apart from others is that the experiences represent a distinct category - perhaps best illustrated by invisible touch or presence. What makes that exceptional is that it would seem an inescapable conclusion that, in light of the well-known plasticity of the human brain, it would seem an inescapable conclusion that the mine is somehow trying to compensate for the deficit in ToM which produces the well known autistic tendency not to be able to connect. Since the Need to belong is a very powerful drive which "drives" the need to connect, it would stand to reason that physiological reward of some sort accompanies the act of "connecting" - and the brain is tying to compensate for the absence or loss of physiological reward stimulus.
I had connected with Dr. Koenig, after Dr. Wong said I should get my "Letter to a Congressman" (MD Congressman Ruppersberger) which is critique of materialism in Maryland Universities published because it is an accurate assessment. Dr. Koenig agreed with Dr. Wong's assessment. So I sent Dr. Koenig, a well known and reputable medical doctor and researcher at the Duke of University, this brief mini-essay about the spirituality of autistics. He did reply "Fascinating" - though I am not quite sure if he said that because the studies and idea are "fascinating" or because anyone coming up with such a bizarre idea is "fascinating"?
Autistics and Spirituality
High Functioning Autistics
Brief Highlights of High-Functioning Autistics by B.G.
My kids don’t stop creating things, you wouldn’t know they are autistic, they are just very focused into what they are doing but they need to be creating and doing something all day long, they are homeschooled, always, since before covid.
We are considered high functioning, people think we can out-grow being autistic or have a break through, I think it may be true for some, but for most of us, we find ways to cope, learn behaviors and stay away from stressful situations so it appears like it just goes away (like when being creative) but its really a different way of thinking, this is why I believe that the growth in the autistic population as of lately may have something to do with Edgar Cayce's new 5th root race being born.
Most of us have special hobbies that we obsess about, can you guess what mine is ?? 🙂 Its the Edgar Cayce Readings.
Through the Eyes of an Autistic Child
My son has always been close to the spiritual domain. He was supposed to be a twin but the twin died early on while still in the womb. When he was born, he didn't come crying - as is normal with some babies - he came out cooing. By the time he was two he was just barely starting to talk. The doctors told he may never develop normally. From the time he was two to about the age of six, he communicated with someone named Joseph. They would play together, sometimes quarrel; my wife asked him one day who Joseph was and he said that Joseph was his brother, One night he was up sitting in the living room and my wife heard a scream. She went in there was my son just shaking. She asked what was wrong and he said he saw a ghost. She asked him what did he look like? He pointed to the picture of my wife's dad who was killed in a truck accident when she was 5. He said it looked like him. By the time he was about 12 my wife asked him if he ever saw Joseph anymore, and he said that Joseph went away. As he got older and he learned how to pray and the meaning of prayer, he would pray for hours a night. One night I stayed up to listen and it sounded like he was talking to his best friend. To him God was his best friend. As I've aged and put aside my foibles of youth and I have learned a lot from my son. I now have relationship with God. I don't have long conversations with him like my son but feel a presence in my life I hadn't felt for a long time. Yes, you have my permission to write your essay. My one question is how do you quantify and qualify those kinds of spiritual experiences?
From the time he was two to about the age of six, he communicated with someone named Joseph.
Other Spiritual Experiences that Brought People out of Depression
A Muslim Woman shared a similar spiritual experience: "I wonder those who have psychological disorder, if the get some seed of the spirituality, and cultivate it in their unheated mind and heart, things will be different to them, I passed by one very tough experience, and I witnessed depression, and when I was about to be on medicine, one of my soul-father asked me to connect my heart with Allah, as I was practicing spirituality that I discovered had been once childhood in my heart, I did it. The spiritual experience of seen vision "dreams sending from God" that my tragedy it is totally solved, I get cured, and depression free. If you want to ask me I'm ready to answer!"
The education system also seems to kill imagination!"
This is the observation of Annie, a student of psychology, who is going for her masters:
"I went through a major 'dark night of the soul' for a few years that led me to question and dig deep deeper into my false beliefs and what is really going on in the world. So many great independent scholars enlightened me through the amazing work they share online. Michael Tsarion is one, he has a fantastic website. He used to have a lot of great content on YouTube but removed it due to Truth being censored on that platform. Some is still available though."
The bottom line is that a student of psychology has to go outside of psychology to search for the truth. Also in talking with people, depression appears to be a rather common reason for turning to spirituality. This is just one response.
In a separate comment she told me that "Spirit is definitely primordial - existing prior to, within and after material. Everything is energy. Like a fish in water, many are just unaware. It's also largely a highly personal experience so the experience may come sooner for others or not at all if they choose to look at a superficial level. Almost all of education unfortunately focuses on developing and using the left-brain, logical mind and not the right- brain creative mind. Both must be balanced. When people are stuck in the left-brain, they will never understand your spiritual message. The unconscious speaks in symbols and is the key to spiritual truths but people no longer understand how to use this. I feel it is by design....
It is a spiritual war to keep people stuck in materialism. This is actually the symbology of the inverted pentagram - material over spirit and it how people are easily controlled. Those in power intentionally want people driven by materialism and blind to their own great power as spiritual beings. The education system also seems to kill imagination, a necessary ingredient."
Ana
Ana, who doesn't talk a lot about her spirituality also said that her interest in spirituality began while she was going through some rough times.
There are studies which definitely show that some traits of religiosity are genetic, and in light of tens of thousands of years of spiritual beliefs it would stand to reason that in the unconscious there would be numerous symbol-ideas and archetypes of spirt and spirituality - and that in times of stress people would tap into to cope with their situations.
Thoughts and Comments on FB
Linda
My spiritual practices GOT ME TO HERE! There are many paths, many teachings and many teachers.... seek and you will find the right One For You...
Last year when I started my spiritual awakening, coming from a life of agnosticism and eventual atheism, I felt that I was only now beginning to reclaim something that was stolen from me a long time ago.
I think it's the fact of us becoming more isolated. And it's becoming harder and harder for many people to truly connect with others. And when you have millions of people feeling like they don't truly connect with anybody physically, some of them are probably going to kill themselves.
Spiritual Experiences Create A Sense of Reality
Angel's Story
Angel, Spirits, and Grieving!
Angel, who had a really rough go of it after her partner died, told me that she attended group sessions on how to cope with grief - which is never easy. My mother also had a very difficult time after my father died. Angel said that in one session, someone said that grieving is like being in a night which is pitch black and completely dark - yet after a while your eyes adjust and you begin to see tiny lights light up in the darkness and it dawns on you that those lights are other souls like you - and suddenly you realize that you are not alone! She said that really resonated with her and made quite a difference to her mindset!
Jo's Story of Grieving
Jo,
Who had been through the grieving process after her husband died wrote this out as suggestions for my mother after we lost my father.
"Let me suggest that she talk to him and even if feelings of anger show up scream and yell out loud. Now is not the time to hold back. Spirit knows and hears our thoughts and feelings. Talking out loud is for our benefit. Deep breathing was very useful for me and of course meditation. She can look for signs that he might send her or you. Immediately after my husband died I began seeing the very small white butterfly. I never saw them until that time. She can ask him to send a sign. It might take a while as I believe spirit needs time to adjust to their new surroundings. (at least 6 to 12 months). I asked my husband to go find my father and get help on understanding how to reconnect with us.
I still have triggers that send me into "flashbacks" caused by the trauma but that has become less and less. Tapping is also in the magic box and there are books and web sites with the details. If you know about Hay House Publishers, they have a tremendous amount of resources to use. Grieving is part of our process as humans and if we didn't Love with our hearts and souls, we would not be grieving with such pain. Time will help ease the pain but it never removes the longing for our loved ones. I hope this helps both of you."
Rose and Childhood Experiences
I was raised on a farm in Indiana. Even though the house had been remodeled. The structure was over 200 years old. From the time I can remember… And my siblings had heard the same…We could hear chains being drug across the yard outside at night and sometimes came up the stairs Always felt like there was something off about my closet Found out years later There was a door leading from my closet outside to the neighboring field I would assume at some point in time, there were slaves held there… Windows would go up and down by themselves…
Christine Veazey's Story of Transcendence and Survival
Diane M.
"I am adopted to a Lakota elder and medicine man who lives on Pine Ridge reservation with extended relatives on Rose Bud and Standing Rock. There is a lot that has been written by non natives that is just flat inaccurate or outright lies." She contributes regularly to the fB group The Nature of Human Reality: https://www.facebook.com/groups/180311252519414
In reference to this article: Researchers At Large Hadron Collider Are Confident To Make Contact With Parallel Universe In Days: The article says that, "If successful a very new universe is going to be exposed – modifying completely not only the physics books but the philosophy books too."
It is even probable that gravity from our own universe may “transfer” into this parallel universe, researchers at the LHC say. The experiment is assured to accentuate alarmist critics of the LHC, many of whom initially warned the high energy particle collider would start the top of our universe with the making a part of its own. But up to now Geneva stays intact and securely outside the event horizon. Link to article https://www.sciencenatures.com/2020/10/researchers-at-large-hadron-collider.html?fbclid=IwAR0Hc-eBzObPrlRxmhEVCP7glviOLbhrcvkmI9HjjtAVLewqiR-KZIv_0Os
Her sense of it is that gravity fluctuations will severely effect human consciousness, and she may be right. I did run across an article that said that fluctuations in the geo-magnetic field have an effect on spiritual-psychic experiences (which affect peoples' worldviews) - and it is well know that the human brain does, in fact - and reality - at times generate a magnetic field. Furthermore, Persinger has demonstrated putting a magnet in proximity to the temporal lobe can generate a sense of "presence" of others, beings, or even 'God.' To me, it appears readily apparent that all the physical changes in the environment - the introduction of new communication technology with all its electronic 'stuff' in the atmosphere, as well as the new reality of endless streaming information in highly visible format has had (an adverse) effect on the human environment). I never completely discount what anybody says. Diane may well have an excellent point.
.....and all my loved ones family and friends. What have I been saying for decades and decades is finally going on now. Those who know me the longest know this is true. Scientists are confident they will make this breakthrough within weeks because the truth is they have been bumping one parallel dimension next to ours on and off for for the last 4 to 5 years with some success and more so recently. I know because when they do it, I hear and see it more vividly than ever before, which will sound unbelievable or totally crazy to many people until they see the scientific truth for themselves.. I am speaking truth and it is up to you what you chose to see or ignore.. No judgment at all and I guess by now most would understand I am unafraid of judgments but would rather people have the understanding they need to go forward. I walk in two worlds in spirit and consciousness as do the rest of you but I am aware of it and always have been. Question is are you aware of it? People ask what has happened to our world and reality turning it upside down? Why have things gone off the rails in an insane manner. Why do I feel I am losing it or coming apart? Why are some people seeing reality clearly and others are seeing a different more mean and ugly reality entirely? There is a major piece of the puzzle coming soon via science and now there will be hard proof. For all of those feeling out of balance or at times think they may be going crazy, know you are not. The universe parallel to ours has been bleeding over into ours in irregular waves for some time now. It is not fixed and neither is ours. Not the way we think. Millions across the planet are feeling it, perhaps billions in their own way.. Some are becoming paranoid, others frustrated, others scared, some angry and many just lashing out at the uncertainty while others thinking they are losing their hold on reality entirely. You are not losing it but you must learn to flex as the dynamics of our reality are impacted and they are being impacted in ways beyond imagination.. Be fearless and face the future with strength not fear. Fact is we don't know for sure how it will all settle or if it will settle completely in our lifetimes, but just knowing it is happening will help you greatly. So here is the truth and I am sharing something about myself that most have never heard and many will not understand and frankly am fearless doing so right now because it is time. I am not talking end of the world nonsense but the very real possibility that we will see a blending of two universes in which we all are functioning to some degree, consciously or unconsciously right now. How much will our dimension/reality be be impacted? Enough to feel like the world is going crazy especially in 2020 and into 2021. I have known this my entire existence and so have the aboriginal and native people around the world. To the west it all sounds crazy. To those who have not lost their connection to the truth of reality, they will know exactly what I am talking about. Move with, kindness, love and certainty of a better future. It's all about energy, it has always been so. The truth is that the more positive energy we give to life, all the creatures and aspects of this reality and the people and the planet, the more in balance we can give our existence in this world and beyond. What I am saying here is no challenge to religion or spiritual beliefs nor is it a challenge to agnostics or atheists. The fact is that we are all part of this universe and our origin is from a single point in time long ago and here we stand at another point and time together. The greatest and most challenging time to be a human being of this world and this dimension.
The Spirit of Minya the Cat
Judy said, "Minya was my beloved cat who died a couple years ago. She comes to me sometimes. I named her Minya because she looked and acted like a Russian Blue cat and because I thought the name went well with Matie, our Maine Coon cat at the time. Minya is a Russian name meaning "Who represents God?" It fit her beautifully. Minya was a very clean cat and very nurturing. She also had a funny little quirk she would do. She would get up on the dining room table and pick the toothpicks out of the holder one at a time and drop them on the table.
After Minya died, I got a kitten, Cali. Cali, now 11 months old, is a sweet, long-haired cat, but she was not keeping her tail as clean as she should. I tried everything I could think of to teach her, but to no avail. Remembering how Minya had taught Nia, the kitten we got after Matie died, I decided to call on Minya and ask her to teach Cali to keep her tail clean. Within a couple days, Cali was cleaning under her tail and has kept herself clean ever since. Two days after I had called on Minya to help, when I got up in the morning, there on the dining room table were several toothpicks having been taken out of the toothpick holder. I knew Minya had been here."
A young child's dream of his mother dying
Commentary
Cittakshana
from Hindu Sanskrit - A Thought Instant
from Zen & Buddhism - one consciousness moment
from me - Inner Fire & Tasting Spiritual Nectar
A taste of sweetness
Never tasted before,
Simply words, soundless words
This nectar, heavenly in origin
And blissfully sweet
In spirit
Born of wonderous creativity within life,
and heaven’s starred awestruck beauty
yet birthed of spirit seeded words
It is a moment of the inner fire
Of ever-expanding life,
Of heart bursting
Amidst the flowers’ skyward borne splendid colored fireworks across the earth’s myriad fields
Words,
Of hopes and dreams,
Yearning ever for the miraculous growth of spring being reborn
And “touch”
Reaching, Reaching - ever to touch
Another’s spirit or soul
To connect
To be within the greater whole
And the Being of All
To one with creation and life
Among the carves of the
rich purple, I met you.
There my appetite was
Sated of anything but only you who I crave for, I felt I was going
to smell miraculous fragrance that could settle down the advanced level of my smattered thoughts of you.
but I turned round and round
I found neither flowers nor
bottles of perfumes, I smelt them
Jasmine, I saw them as a ripe plant
entangling on my shoulder.
I just remembered when the call
called for prayers, I knew it was
your sweat resembling a sweet sugar
cold bubbles lemonade refreshing
on poor people that hard life
dried their crack of misery and pale.
I carefully chiseled out your name on an eternal sand with much love .
©®Marwa Gally
4/7/21
Spirituality and Consciousness
I am very passionate about spirituality, and I write extensively about the myriad of aspects and diverse views. Spirituality and the inter-connections with consciousness is such as complex question, that I could write for the rest of this lifetime and several additional lifetimes and still not be done. I write about a number of different aspects of spirituality as well as the metaphysical and mystical dimensions of human consciousness and the Divine Transcendent. The following abbreviated catalogue of some of my essays should convey the focus and gist of my writing, which looks longer than it really is because I have very lengthy titles.
Of over 68 essays on the spirittruthandmeaning site, here are some of those essays,
(1) “Art II - Myth, Mystery, Creativity, Imagination, and Meaning….” is a very popular essay, as well as
(2) “The Body-Mind-Spirit Paradigm - From Roots in Hunter-Gatherer Spiritual Beliefs to New Age Medicine & Spirituality, Mindfulness, Neuroscience & Contemporary Spiritual & Christian Leaders” and
(3) “Prophecy, Madness, the Holy Spirit - St. Joan of Arc, the Contemporary White Rider of Revelations, Prophets, and Assassins: Is Hearing Voices - Translating Political and Social Signals and Perception” and
(4) "Spiritual-Psychic Experiences, People, the Parietal Complex and Neuroscience, & the Distress Factor - Circumstances of Grieving, Depression, Recovering Addicts, Autistics, NF Personalities" Another popular essay is
(5) “May the Force Be with You! Bargh: "Genes primarily drive our behavior through motivations" - Furlotti: "Affect [motivation] emerges from archetypes - a priori principles of nature, the world, [& mind]!” Then there is:
(6) “Understanding the Dimensions in Meanings in Life & Grasping Processes -& Envisioning (LOA and psycho-cybernetics) - Insights by "Greats" - Jung, Frankl, Geertz, Dr. Wong, Steger….” and
(7) “Chaos Theory Linked to Jungian Synchronicity Theory, The Meaning of Life - The Number 42, - w/ a review of Meaning: Viktor Frankl, Dr. Paul Wong, Crystal Park, Self-Organizing Collective Consciousness”
Perspective and Approach
“Embracing divergent perspectives…is a key to understanding reality!”
- Physicist Frank Walczak
Perspective – and “attitude” as Frankl emphasized - are vital in all human endeavor and social affairs, but that attitude of open-ended acceptance and tolerance is absolutely necessary and essential in spiritual and religious beliefs and spirituality which of all activities and beliefs has the most variance and divergence. The Physicist Frank Walczak, echoing the physicist Wolfgang Pauli’s statement that “although [particle physics] allows for an acausal form of observation, it actually has no use for the concept of ‘meaning’!” observed that "To do full justice to reality, we must engage it from different perspectives. That is the philosophical principle of complementarity. It is a lesson in humility that quantum theory forces to our attention Complementarity is both a feature of physical reality and a lesson in wisdom. You have to view the world in different ways to do it justice, and the different ways can each be very rich, can each be internally consistent, can each have its own language and rules. But they may be mutually incompatible — and to do full justice to reality, you have to take both of them into account.
Personal Perspective: Documented Spiritual-Psychic Experiences
William James: Spiritual Experiences Create and Shape a Sense of Reality
Not all that surprisingly, a lot of my personal interest stems from a number of personal spiritual-psychic experiences -which I confess occur somewhat haphazardly, though there is a definite and readily apparent consistency of being reflections of political perceptions - more precisely, most often as perceptions of threats to the group. My first real spiritual-psychic precognitive experience happened on October 18, 1981. My "Mustard Seed" or "What a nightmare" notarized (with a FOIPA stamp on it) is an exceptionally detailed and very spiritual precognitive transcendental experience-warning. Some of the details in the precognitive stream of consciousness which turned out to be accurate are: group, fabricating bombs, money, woman, 22 were assembled, New York, death, as well as the title "What a nightmare" matching the weathermen terrorist manifesto. As happens with a number of others who have spiritual-psychic experiences, put me on the path of a spiritual quest.
Since then, I have had a mixed bag of spiritual-psychic experiences, perhaps as many as thirty mostly verbal and rather inconsequential spiritual-psychic experiences. Of those, ten or so spiritual-psychic experiences are documented precognitive dreams and perceptions.
What might surprise many, is that I, personally, do not identify with being “psychic” and though as a result of my experiences I concluded that there is a transcendental Intelligence [God]. That being said, I personally believe it is rather presumptuous to talk about God since, in the end, I - nor anyone else - as St. Augustine and St Gregory of Nyssa pointed out - really "knows" God in any realistic way! Furthermore, even though I have had "transcendental spiritual -psychic" experiences, I, personally, do not identify in an absolute way with a Transcendental Spirit or Force in any other-worldly sense.
Spirituality as Drive, Life-Force and Creativity
Manifested in Spiritual and Biblical Leaders
Rather, I personally view spirit and spirituality as working through human consciousness – as well as through peoples' spirit and view them in terms of Creativity-Imagination, Drive & Life-Force. Personally, I love poets and artists. I have a poetry page on the website here, in which I post others' poems, as well as some of my own on my FB Home page as well. I identify with the spirituality of artists since my writing - and consciousness - tends to center on creativity, imagination, and innovation. Historically there are tons of evidence that supports a direct connection between creativity and spirituality. (poetry page = https://www.spirittruthandmeaning.com/poems)
First off, in the Bible - or Torah - there are plentiful sources fo creativity in the form of poetry. The Torah preserves several lengthy poems, including the Testament of Jacob (Gen. 49:2–27), the Song of the Sea (Ex. 15:1–18), the Song of Moses (Deut. 32), and Moses' Blessing (Deut. 33). We also find a number of shorter poetic compositions or fragments, such as the Song of Lamech (Gen. 4:23–24), Miriam's Song at the Sea (Ex. 15:21), the Song of the Ark (Num. 10:35–36); the Song at the Well (Num. 21:17–18), the Victory Song over Moab (Num. 21:27–30), and the Oracles of Balaam (Num. 23:7–10, 18–24; 24:3–9, 15–24). In some instances, often in the course of a dialogue, a few poetic verses interrupt the surrounding prose narrative, as when the man names the woman (Gen. 2:23), God speaks to Cain (Gen. 4:6–7), or Rebekah's family bids her farewell (Gen. 24:60).(Virtual Jewish Library: https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/poetry#The_Presence_of_Poetry_in_the_Tanakh_An_Overview)
Historically - there is an abundance of spiritual leaders throughout the diverse and different cultures of the world in all religions have expressed their spirituality in creative poetry: St. Teresa of Avila, Hildegard of Bingen, Angelus of Silesius, Mother Teresa, Thomas Merton, Therese of Lisieux, Hadewijch of Antwerp, Mother Julian of Norwich, St. John the Cross, Therese of Lisieux, St. Catherine of Siena, Meister Eckhart, Mechthild of Magdeburg,.....and Yes, even Pope Joh Paul II. Buddha - or Bodidharma - was a poet as well as many Zen Masters such as Dogen, Ryoken, Huang Po, Thich Nhat Hanh, and many others. Rumi is probably the best known Sufi poet but the Poet-Seer website lists 13 other Sufi poet-seers including Ibn Arabi, and Al Hallaj. Confucius, Lao Tzu, Chuang Tzu, Wu Men, Wang Wei were some of the Chinese spiritual leaders who used the creation medium of poetry to convey their ideas. om Hindu spiritual leaders who expressed their creativity in poetry were: Kalidasa, Kamalakanta, Kanakadasa, Mahadevi, Ramprasad, Sri Chaitanya, and Swami Satchidananda! The bottom line is that historically the abundant evidence clearly indicates that there is a connection between spirituality and creativity.
Also, partly as a result of long years (decades actually) of intense questioning and doubts I do believe that the Mustard Seed spiritual-psychic experiences is an expression of the Holy Spirit and that the Holy spirit is real – and in my view integrated to some extent or another in the Collective Consciousness. Lastly when I came across Christ’s statement in John 23 “Yet a time is coming……….. 24 God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in the Spirit and in truth.” The concepts of “Spirt and truth” can embrace in one way or another just about any ideology, for the record. I should probably begin with the most recent spiritual-psychic experience in an email sent to FBI agent McElwee.
Nashville Bombing Warning Emailed to FBI on 10-30-20
I should briefly overview some of my personal spiritual-psychic experiences and I should probably begin with the most recent spiritual-psychic experience in an email sent to FBI agent McElwee. My most recent Precognitive Warning to FBI in an email on 10-30-20 foreshadowed the Nashville Bombing which occurred on 12-25-2020.
In a mini-stream of consciousness an email precognitive warning to FBI agent McElwee on 10-30-20: "terrorism - domestic - and specifically bombs....My senses are tingling, as it were, and red lights are flashing [metaphorically speaking] and I feel that there is something up that may turn out to be important... Of course, "What a nightmare" [1981 warning] symbolizes terrorism - domestic - and specifically bombs" (<charlie.peckjr@comcast.net> To: "mvmcelwee@fbi.gov Date: 10/30/2020)
1, Article "FBI: Nashville bomber driven by conspiracies, paranoia" by Eric Tucker and Michael Balsamo (Associated Press) To the best of my recollection, this is the first time the FBI has publicly stated that, in essence they have no idea why Warner did what he did.
"The man who blew himself up in a Christmas Day bombing in downtown Nashville was grappling with feelings of paranoia and eccentric conspiracy theories before the explosion but did not appear to be motivated by political ideology. ....Though the blast damaged dozens of buildings, it took place early on a holiday morning well before downtown streets would be bustling with activity and was preceded by a recorded announcement warning anyone in the area that a bomb would soon detonate..... [Now = March 15, 2021] Nearly three months after the explosion, the blast site still remains closed off to traffic and Nashville’s bustling tourists. Boarded-up windows now decorate the Civil War-era buildings along the historic Second Avenue street for several blocks. Chain-link fences line the street while cleanup efforts continue, signaling many more weeks, if not months, of repairs before businesses can start reopening.
FBI spokesperson Joel Siskovic said the investigation found no indication that AT&T had anything to do with Warner's selection of the location. The FBI statement also said the investigation concluded that Warner's actions were not related to terrorism. The [FBI] report found that Warner was driven in part by his longtime beliefs in several “eccentric” conspiracy theories and paranoia, as well as “the loss of stabilizing anchors and deteriorating interpersonal relationships.” (https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/fbi-nashville-bomber-driven-conspiracies-paranoia-76468250)
2. FBI report: FBI Memphis Public Affairs Officer Elizabeth Clement Webb March 15, 2021
FBI Releases Report on Nashville Bombing
Based on analysis of the information and evidence gathered throughout the investigation, the FBI assesses Warner’s detonation of the improvised explosive device was an intentional act in an effort to end his own life, driven in part by a totality of life stressors – including paranoia, long-held individualized beliefs adopted from several eccentric conspiracy theories, and the loss of stabilizing anchors and deteriorating interpersonal relationships.
The FBI assesses Warner specifically chose the location and timing of the bombing so that it would be impactful, while still minimizing the likelihood of causing undue injury. The FBI’s analysis did not reveal indications of a broader ideological motive to use violence to bring about social or political change, nor does it reveal indications of a specific personal grievance focused on individuals or entities in and around the location of the explosion.
"It is important to note that only Warner [Nashville bomber] knows the real reason why he detonated his explosive device. However, at this time, the FBI is confident, based on evidence collected, Warner’s own writings, and interviews with those who knew him best, that the above assessment is accurate."
Questions, Speculation and Perspective on Warner's Motive
What I found most interesting is that Warner blew himself up on Christmas Day - clearly no accident - everything was too well organized and planned. So, Warner must have been making some unconscious "statement" about Christ. There actually could be many different interpretations. One interpretation would be that Warner is saying that Christ doesn't exist anymore !"- or - "Where was Christ when Warner needed him?" Perhaps even it was a quesiton: "Who is Christ anyway?" Clearly a message is that society has effectively "erased" Chrsit - because Warner actually said nothing abtu Christ or Christianity."
3, International Article: Increase in self-radicalised ‘lone wolf’ attackers
An article from Vision of Humanity observed that "Data from the Global Terrorism Index shows the rise of individual, unaffiliated terrorist attackers in the West. More terrorist attacks are being committed at the hands of ‘lone wolf’ attackers in the West, according to the latest Global Terrorism Index."
"Long-term data reveals the proportion of unaffiliated attacks, or attacks committed by individuals unaffiliated to a terrorist group, has risen from under five per cent in the mid-1970s to above 70 per cent for the period between 2014 and 2018."
"The rise reflects two distinct trends: the fall in organised far-left political terrorism, and the increase in far-right mass or spree shootings, usually carried out by an individual who was self-radicalised or radicalised primarily via the Internet, rather than by in-person contact with other far-right individuals or groups." (https://www.visionofhumanity.org/increase-in-self-radicalised-lone-wolf-attackers-2/)
Questions, Patterns, Historical Cycles, and the Collective Consciousness
The derivative - or root - of the word "quest" would be the word "question" - of course. As Flynn, a 55 year old stable married man explained to me, at the age of nine he had a dream - or nightmare - that his mother would be murdered, which unfortunately came true. He has had several other spiritual-psychic experiences, and Flynn emphasized that - to this day he still asks himself the question "Why!" I, and several others are the same. When I first had my pivotal, exceptionally detailed and profoundly spiritual (though it took years to work out) Mustard seed Experience in 1981, as Fraser Watts and J. E. Kennedy observe often happens with first time experiences, I was taken aback. The human brain Must do something with each and every experience that a person has, and I was no exception. For a couple of months I intensely doubted and questioned my experience. In my case I nearly literally drove myself crazy until I realized that my experience - the Absolute Truth [God)] and the Ultimate Physical Reality were far, far beyond my comprehension - and I pretty much shut down the rational-cognitive processes which were desperately trying to resolve what is an unsolvable problem. It crossed my mind once that - Perhaps, from a certain point of view, this was God's way of giving people unsolvable koans as in Zen - such as "What is the sound of one hand clapping?" I mean - heck, it worked for me.
I still question everything and try to at least look at every possible approach or every hypothetical possibility, so I try to figure out how all this Political Intuition-Precognition works, so I am always looking for clues or patterns and so on. In one essay - after studying assassination, I wrote the following essay which explored rudimentary patterns in assassination such as the Garfield's assassin, Guiteau, when - on the face of it - it would appear that both the disgruntled assassin of Garfield as well as president's Garfield's proposed office seeking reform may have been set in motion by a public awareness of the problem as it were. Similarly Hinckley, obsessed with a Hollywood actress tried to assassinate the Hollywood actor President Ronald Reagan. Assuming there is a collective consciousness the powerful archetypes perhaps put into motion by frightening new archetypes of total destruction such as nuclear bombs may have set both parties in motion, as it were.
Then there was President Theodore Roosevelt's attempted assassin Schrank was set into motion by the ghost of President McKinley, a devout capitalist, who had been assassinated by the socialist-anarchist Leon Czolgosz. So the ghost of a devout capitalist leader set in an assassination attempt of the first really progressive President, Theodore Roosevelt. In politics they do say paybacks are hell! But, revenge from beyond the grave - with President McKinley sending his ghost out to set Schrank in motion - that's a bit far fetched. Or is it?? Part of it depends on whether you believe in a collective consciousness or not?
Prophecy, Madness, the Holy Spirit - St. Joan of Arc, the Contemporary White Rider of Revelations, Prophets, and Assassins: Is Hearing Voices - Translating Political and Social Signals and Perception - There is a very fine line between "Illusion & Truth" and "Madness & Divinity" Link: https://www.spirittruthandmeaning.com/prophecy-madness-and-the-holy-spirit-st-joan-of-arc-the-white-rider-of-revelations-prophets-and-assassins-integration-of-processing-of-spiritual-and-political-stimuli
Might Makes Right Historical Cycle: Athens c. 478 BC to America c. 2017
Athenian Debate About the Athenian Attack On Lesbos
Preface: There are times when I go and “do something” and don’t really think it through - until later. Though several artists articulate the point of view that "thinking" disrupts the creative processes, one of these days, that could potentially land me in hot water. When I finally sat down and thought about my Might Makes Right letters, I was a little baffled that I could not remember ever having heard about Lesbos or the Might Makes Right argument. In reviewing the letters, the letter I sent to the French didn't say anything about historically cycles (that was before Haley spoke at the UN I believe)
Being curious, I researched Greek history specifically for the historical situation of Lesbos. Lesbos. When I came across the Athenian debate over what action to take over Lesbos, I found the similarities in world-views of contemporary politicians very remarkable. Trump and some of the Republican leaders are saying exactly the same thing with the same attitude. It’ almost as if the same personality types are recast in a parallel situation in modern day. What makes the Might Makes Right warning truly unique - and remarkable - would be the specific detail on the particular Greek history on Lesbos - because it highlights the "Might Makes Right" arguments used by Athenian politicians by the Athenians. The Might Makes Right worldview and state of mind is a very serious - and violent - real archetypal-ideological force in today's world.
The Delian League was formed in 478 BC as an alliance of city states that numbered over 300 at one point to liberate Greek Cities from the Persians and for mutual defense against the Persians. However, the Delian League degenerated from a mutual alliance into the Athenian Empire after Athens took over the League’s treasury and compelled the city states to pay their dues (in money or ships). The injustice and unfairness of the Athenians in dealing with members of the Delian League must have engendered a large amount of resentment, since major beneficiary was certainly Athens. Pericles launched a massive re-building project of the city, in part funded by the Delian League treasury.
The Athenians consistently bullied, intimidated, and threatened their allies. Naxos rebelled and attempted to secede from the Delian League in c. 467 BCE. Athens response was to attack the island and reduce it to a semi-dependent city state. Later, the island of Thasos which wanted to keep control of its mines and trade centres and tried to gain some independence. The Athenians attacked Thasos and laid siege to the city for three years after which the city finally surrendered. In 428, Mytilene, one of five major cities on the Greek Island of Lesbos revolted against this BCE. After a debate in the Athenian Assembly the revolt was brutally suppressed. Lesbos - except the city of Methymna which had remained loyal - was reduced to the status of a subservient colony. It seems clear that a resurgence of this same mind-set - this Might Makes Right attitude is taking shape in US history right now.
There were, in fact, two armed revolts against the Athenians by their 'allies' who the Athenians had abused horribly. Without question, The Athenians, at that time, had let power got to their heads and had adopted a "Might makes Right" state of mind. It is said that attitude is everything. In the case of the Athenians at that time the Power had become the one and only reality for them. The Delian League was formed in 478 BC as an alliance of city states that numbered over 300 at one point to liberate Greek Cities from the Persians and for mutual defense against the Persians. However, the Delian League degenerated from a mutual alliance into the Athenian Empire after Athens took over the League’s treasury and compelled the city states to pay their dues (in money or ships). The injustice and unfairness of the Athenians in dealing with members of the Delian League must have engendered a large amount of resentment, since major beneficiary was certainly Athens. Pericles launched a massive re-building project of the city, in part funded by the Delian League treasury.
In the annals of Athenian history, Cleon, an Athenian politician, in a debate in the Athenian council about a punitive (and as it turned out bloody) action to be taken against Lesbos, an "ally" of theirs argued, “We are an empire, we are at war, these are the laws you have passed, you need to uphold them or you put the city and empire in jeopardy.” In Plato's book, the Republic, the philosopher Thrasymachus perhaps argued the power position more forcefully: Injustice, if it is on a large enough scale, is stronger, freer, and more masterly than justice' and goes on to state: Justice is nothing but the advantage of the stronger; Justice is obedience to laws; and Justice is nothing but the advantage of another."
Warning Letters to Embassies of Allies March 2017 & Trump’s Abusive Calls to Allies’ Leaders
In letters that I mailed to the embassies of our allies in Mid-March 2017, I stated: "I read an article which said that Trump’s envoy to the United Nations was going to “take names” and dictate terms to the nations of the world. That is an utter disgrace. When it comes down to it, at times, Americans can be downright arrogant. Some Americans think they have all the power and all the answers. The truth of it is Americans don’t even have the right question. History repeats itself and has definite cycles. I believe America is in the cycle of might-makes-right. After the Athenians defeated the Persians they rose to the leadership of the Greek world. They used their power to bully and dictate terms to their allies. The Athenians ended up massacring all the inhabitants of Lesbos on the argument that might-makes-right. Their policies ended up backfiring."
Intelligence Leaks July 30, 2020: The title of an article in the Indy 100, Independent, stated that “Trump accused of 'near-sadistic' bullying of Angela Merkel for 'vicious attacks' in private phone call” The article went on to say How Bernstein of CNN observed that Although Trump "regularly bullied and disparaged" other leaders like Emmanuel Macron, Justin Trudeau and Scott Morrison, his most "vicious attacks" were reserved for women, the report claims. Bernstein quoted one of his sources as calling Trump's phone calls with Merkel and May "near-sadistic".
Some of the things he said to Angela Merkel are just unbelievable: he called her 'stupid,' and accused her of being in the pocket of the Russians. He's toughest with those he looks at as weaklings and weakest with the ones he ought to be tough with. The intelligence leak from foreign intelligence sources led to further revelations such as how Trump called May a “fool” on a phone call which was alter verified by former National Security advisor Bolton in his book. Bolton went on to say how he, former Secretary of State Tillerson, former Defense Secretary General Mattis, as well as another former top national security advisor all agreed that Trump is “delusional” – off his rocker in common parlance. So, it turned out I was right and then some in my letters to allies.
That is Exactly Trump and McConnell's attitudes and beliefs: "Justice is nothing but the advantage of the stronger!" Convicted out of his own mouth, as the impeachment trial was getting ready to get underway at the Senate, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) stated outright that no one should "expect him to handle President Trump’s impeachment trial as an impartial juror: “I’m not an impartial juror. This is a political process,” McConnell told reporters Tuesday while fielding questions about the upcoming trial. Trump's flagrant and blatant abuse of power has been recently perfectly illustrated by his attempt to destroy the election by hijacking the Post Office. Many seem to think historical cycles is a philosophical theory.
In a word, it is politics -and politics is POWER! McConnell, Paul Rand, Ryan, and Nunes hadn't the slightest intention of being fair or being concerned in the least for right and wrong. So Senator McConnell and the republican senator granted and acquittal for a president who uses National Security as his personal plaything. And what about: Andrew Milburn, a former top Marine officer who denounced President Donald Trump's decision to pull American troops out of Syria amid a Turkish attack on the Kurds, "saying it amounts to a betrayal of allies that will harm U.S. national security." and What about the 300 Former foreign service and Intelligence Officials who condemned Trump's use of the State Department as his personal "toy" or all practical purposes. All the Republican Senators are perfectly fine with that. The republican Senators have accepted and condoned corruption on a scale never seen before in America - all for POWER!
I had gotten contact emails with Senator Van Hollen, Senator Warren, and later Senator Hassan after I sent the allies a letter saying we are in a historical cycle similar to the Athenians after they defeated the Persians and bullied intimidated and threatened their allies - and I sent copies to several senators and congressmen. In late July 2020 leaks from foreign intelligence revealed that Trump had called British PM May a "fool", and German chancellor Merkel, "stupid"
Here is a link which describes that synchronicity: Jungian Acausal Synchronicity, Scarab Beetles, Energized Symbolism, Narratives, & Some Bizarre FBI-Synchronicity! https://www.spirittruthandmeaning.com/carl-jung-synchronicity
Nashville Bombing Warning Emailed to FBI on 10-30-20
I should briefly overview some of my personal spiritual-psychic experiences and I should probably begin with the most recent spiritual-psychic experience in an email sent to FBI agent McElwee. My most recent Precognitive Warning to FBI in an email on 10-30-20 foresaw the Nashville Bombing which occurred on 12-25-2020.
In a mini-stream of consciousness an email precognitive warning to FBI agent McElwee on 10-30-20: "terrorism - domestic - and specifically bombs....My senses are tingling, as it were, and red lights are flashing [metaphorically speaking] and I feel that there is something up that may turn out to be important... Of course, "What a nightmare" [1981 warning] symbolizes terrorism - domestic - and specifically bombs" (<charlie.peckjr@comcast.net> To: "mvmcelwee@fbi.gov Date: 10/30/2020)
1, FBI: Nashville bomber driven by conspiracies, paranoia [article] Eric Tucker and Michael Balsamo (Associated Press) To the best of my recollection, this is the first time the FBI has publicly stated that, in essence they have no idea why Warner did what he did.
"The man who blew himself up in a Christmas Day bombing in downtown Nashville was grappling with feelings of paranoia and eccentric conspiracy theories before the explosion but did not appear to be motivated by political ideology. ....Though the blast damaged dozens of buildings, it took place early on a holiday morning well before downtown streets would be bustling with activity and was preceded by a recorded announcement warning anyone in the area that a bomb would soon detonate..... [Now = March 15, 2021] Nearly three months after the explosion, the blast site still remains closed off to traffic and Nashville’s bustling tourists. Boarded-up windows now decorate the Civil War-era buildings along the historic Second Avenue street for several blocks. Chain-link fences line the street while cleanup efforts continue, signaling many more weeks, if not months, of repairs before businesses can start reopening.
FBI spokesperson Joel Siskovic said the investigation found no indication that AT&T had anything to do with Warner's selection of the location. The FBI statement also said the investigation concluded that Warner's actions were not related to terrorism. The [FBI] report found that Warner was driven in part by his longtime beliefs in several “eccentric” conspiracy theories and paranoia, as well as “the loss of stabilizing anchors and deteriorating interpersonal relationships.” (https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/fbi-nashville-bomber-driven-conspiracies-paranoia-76468250)
2. FBI report: FBI Memphis Public Affairs Officer Elizabeth Clement Webb March 15, 2021
FBI Releases Report on Nashville Bombing
Based on analysis of the information and evidence gathered throughout the investigation, the FBI assesses Warner’s detonation of the improvised explosive device was an intentional act in an effort to end his own life, driven in part by a totality of life stressors – including paranoia, long-held individualized beliefs adopted from several eccentric conspiracy theories, and the loss of stabilizing anchors and deteriorating interpersonal relationships.
The FBI assesses Warner specifically chose the location and timing of the bombing so that it would be impactful, while still minimizing the likelihood of causing undue injury. The FBI’s analysis did not reveal indications of a broader ideological motive to use violence to bring about social or political change, nor does it reveal indications of a specific personal grievance focused on individuals or entities in and around the location of the explosion.
It is important to note that only Warner knows the real reason why he detonated his explosive device. However, at this time, the FBI is confident, based on evidence collected, Warner’s own writings, and interviews with those who knew him best, that the above assessment is accurate.
3, International Article: Increase in self-radicalised ‘lone wolf’ attackers
An article from Vision of Humanity observed that "Data from the Global Terrorism Index shows the rise of individual, unaffiliated terrorist attackers in the West. More terrorist attacks are being committed at the hands of ‘lone wolf’ attackers in the West, according to the latest Global Terrorism Index."
"Long-term data reveals the proportion of unaffiliated attacks, or attacks committed by individuals unaffiliated to a terrorist group, has risen from under five per cent in the mid-1970s to above 70 per cent for the period between 2014 and 2018."
"The rise reflects two distinct trends: the fall in organised far-left political terrorism, and the increase in far-right mass or spree shootings, usually carried out by an individual who was self-radicalised or radicalised primarily via the Internet, rather than by in-person contact with other far-right individuals or groups." (https://www.visionofhumanity.org/increase-in-self-radicalised-lone-wolf-attackers-2/)
Patterns and Historical Cycles
I try to figure out how all this Political Intuition-Precognition works, so I am always looking for clues or patterns and so on. In one essay - after studying assassination, I wrote the following essay which explored rudimentary patterns in assassination such as the Garfield's assassin, Guiteau, when - on the face of it - it would appear that both the disgruntled assassin of Garfield as well as president's Garfield's proposed office seeking reform may have been set in motion by a public awareness of the problem as it were. Similarly Hinckley, obsessed with a Hollywood actress tried to assassinate the Hollywood actor President Ronald Reagan. Assuming there is a collective consciousness the powerful archetypes perhaps put into motion by frightening new archetypes of total destruction such as nuclear bombs may have set both parties in motion, as it were.
Then there was President Theodore Roosevelt's attempted assassin Schrank was set into motion by the ghost of President McKinley, a devout capitalist, who had been assassinated by the socialist-anarchist Leon Czolgosz. So the ghost of a devout capitalist leader set in an assassination attempt of the first really progressive President, Theodore Roosevelt. In politics they do say paybacks are hell! But, revenge from beyond the grave - with President McKinley sending his ghost out to set Schrank in motion - that's a bit far fetched. Or is it?? Part of it depends on whether you believe in a collective consciousness or not?
Prophecy, Madness, the Holy Spirit - St. Joan of Arc, the Contemporary White Rider of Revelations, Prophets, and Assassins: Is Hearing Voices - Translating Political and Social Signals and Perception - There is a very fine line between "Illusion & Truth" and "Madness & Divinity" Link: https://www.spirittruthandmeaning.com/prophecy-madness-and-the-holy-spirit-st-joan-of-arc-the-white-rider-of-revelations-prophets-and-assassins-integration-of-processing-of-spiritual-and-political-stimuli