The minutes of the meetings held on 9 and 27 October 1997 were confirmed.
2.Members agreed to advance the January meeting of the Panel to Wednesday, 21 January 1998, at 8:30 am. They also agreed to continue discussion on the results of the Review on the Supplementary Labour Scheme (SLS) and the review on manpower needs for the construction and textiles and clothing industries.
3.Members noted that five papers had been issued for their general information since the last meeting.
While it had been agreed that 1 May and the Buddha's Birthday would be designated as new general holidays, it was the Administration's policy intent that the total number of general holidays in Hong Kong should remain at 17 days a year. As a result, the new holidays would need to be offset by the deletion of two of the existing six general holidays which were not also statutory holidays. Public views were presently sought on this issue.
As a result of the inclusion of 1 May, the number of statutory holidays would rise from 11 to 12 days in 1999.
5.On the appropriateness of capping the total number of general holidays at 17 days a year, the DS/E&M pointed out that Hong Kong compared much more favourably than neighbouring countries as far as general holidays were concerned. He cited the examples of Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, China and Australia where the number of general holidays ranged from 7 to 16.
The Administration was of the view that it might not be appropriate to increase the number of Hong Kong's general holidays, lest Hong Kong's economic competitiveness might be affected. Mr HO Sai-chu shared the Administration's view.
6.Members did not make any specific proposal on which general holidays should be deleted. Some members, however, pointed out that the public's preference for long weekends or several holidays in a row should be catered for. Others highlighted the need for an even spread of holidays throughout the year. The DS/E&M advised that the Administration was in the course of consulting employer and employee organisations, as well as the religious and financial services sectors. Members were assured that the Administration would consider public views carefully before reaching a decision.
7.The Secretary for Education and Manpower (SEM) and the DS/E&M briefed members on the information package provided by the Administration. Members noted that in anticipation of the high demand for labour in the building and construction industry as a result of the Government's commitment to build not less than 85,000 flats a year and the implementation of related infrastructural projects, the Government had conducted the Study on the Labour Requirement of the Construction Industry 1997-2002 (the Study) and formulated a two-pronged strategy to meet the substantial labour requirements. The strategy, endorsed broadly by the Executive Council on 9 December 1997, included an expanded training and retraining programme and a proposal to launch a Construction Labour Importation Scheme (CLIS) on 2 March 1998 as a safety valve to ease any bottleneck in labour supply if local workers were genuinely not available to fill the vacancies.
The projected supply had not taken into account natural wastage, new entrants other than those from the training bodies and any future changes in the capacity of the training/retraining programme provided by the relevant training organisations. Owing to the volatile nature of the industry and the difficulty in estimating movements between trades, the Administration had not attempted to project the total supply by trade type.
The projected net requirement was only the likely demand to be satisfied. It must not be interpreted as the target number of workers to be imported under the CLIS. The Administration's prime aim was to meet the demand as far as possible by training and retraining of local workers.
9.Referring to the discrepancy between the projected requirement of 27,000 imported workers and the actual number of imported workers of some 5,000 to 6,000 under the Special Labour Importation Scheme (the Special Scheme) for the new airport and related projects, members cast doubt on the reliability of the results of the Study. Some members drew the Administration's attention to the problem of under-employment reported by some construction workers and urged the Administration to exercise care in analysing the actual situation. Other members opined that the Administration had failed to take note of the effect of salary increase and technology development on supply and demand. A member further said that to ensure acceptance of the results, the Working Group which conducted the Study should have included representatives from the industry.
10. Accounting for the discrepancy between the projected and actual number of workers imported under the Special Scheme, the Government Economist (GE) explained that a slow-down of the property market at that time had made available a greater supply of local workers to take up work for the airport project. Mr HO Sai-chu also advised that the use of new technology in the new airport project might not be applicable to housing production. Some members however held the view that as a result of recent adjustments in the property market, there would be an adequate supply of local workers.
11.In response, the DS/E&M emphasised that in assessing the requirement for labour in the construction industry over the next five years, the Working Group had also sought advice from the Hong Kong Construction Association (HKCA), the Hong Kong Electrical and Mechanical Contractors Association, the Real Estate Developers Association, the Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation, the Mass Transit Railway Corporation, and the Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions. He supplemented that the Study had been conducted with input from all relevant parties, having regard to all relevant factors including pay rise and technology development. Commenting on the effect of pay rise on manpower supply, the Administration pointed out that past experience had shown that some of the more specialised trades still failed to secure enough supply of workers despite a significant pay rise of 30%.
The CLIS was unnecessary as there was already the SLS, under which employers could also apply for the importation of construction workers.
The CLIS was untimely given the prevailing economic recession and rising unemployment. Instead of embarking on a new labour importation scheme, the Administration should gear up training and retraining to absorb as many local workers into the industry as practicable.
There should be enough local supply if the Administration could step up efforts to improve the employment conditions of the construction industry so as to reduce wastage and to attract new entrants.
The introduction of the CLIS was against the principles of free economy and would disrupt the working of natural market forces to regulate supply and demand. The CLIS would only have the effect of keeping wages down for local workers.
13.On the need for the CLIS to operate alongside the SLS, members noted that upon introduction of the CLIS, all applications for imported workers for the construction and electrical trades would be excluded from the SLS to ensure that there would not be any duplication.
14. The DS/E&M emphasised that it was the Government's objective to meet the increasing labour demand through the training and retraining of local workers as far as possible. The quadrilateral Working Group on Training and Retraining for the Construction Industry (the Quadrilateral Working Group) was set up in August 1997 with the objective of identifying how best to expand the current training capacity for the industry and to enhance the current training and retraining programmes so as to proactively respond to the industry's changing needs.
15. Members noted that under an expanded, continuous and flexible training and retraining programme for local workers to be mounted jointly by the Government, the Construction Industry Training Authority (CITA), the Vocational Training Council (VTC) and the Employees Retraining Board (ERB), the CITA had agreed to consider how best to provide multi-skilling for its trainees to enhance their employability. In anticipation of a higher growth in labour requirement in the trade group of "labourer", the VTC had also designed a one-week training course to train up new arrivals from the Mainland and adult workers prepared to join the construction industry.
16. The Administration agreed with members that the building boom over the following decade would be a good opportunity to bring about improvements and increase job opportunities in the industry. The Administration advised that improvement measures under consideration by the Quadrilateral Working Group included encouraging contractors to offer employment on monthly wages or on fixed-term contract and improving work safety and working conditions. Members noted that at the request of the Quadrilateral Working Group, the HKCA was already examining the recommended improvements. The Quadrilateral Working Group would continue to pursue the matter.
17.In this regard, some members suggested that as Hong Kong's largest public housing supplier, the Housing Authority (HA) should consider taking the lead in requiring contractors of HA's building projects to employ local construction workers, or at least a specified percentage of these workers, on monthly pay or fixed-term contract basis. The Administration agreed to study the feasibility of this proposal.
18.Where market forces were concerned, the GE stressed that the CLIS would not be resorted to until all efforts to satisfy demand had been exhausted. This was considered a valid proof that the Administration would allow full play to market forces. He further pointed out that the planned housing and infrastructural projects would benefit Hong Kong's economy in the long run and their smooth implementation should not be impeded by inadequate manpower supply.
19.To further assure members that the CLIS would not affect local workers' employment opportunities, the DS/E&M emphasised that the CLIS was essentially a short to medium term arrangement and would be subject to annual review. When Hong Kong had trained up enough skilled workers, the CLIS would be phased out. He reiterated the Administration's strict adherence to its stated policy of ensuring priority of employment for local workers by means of the Intermediate Trade Test, the specified local recruitment period and centralised publicity on job vacancies and training opportunities.
2. 20.On the purpose of the Intermediate Trade Test, the Administration clarified that the Test was not intended to pose a hurdle to bar local workers from entering the industry, but to provide an additional channel to enable local construction workers to demonstrate that they possessed the necessary skills. In effect, this would amount to a safeguard as employers would have to take on all local workers who had passed the test before they would be allowed to use the CLIS. In the long run, this voluntary test system would also have the effect of enhancing the skill level of local construction workers.
21.Members were wary of the intention behind the reduction of the specified local recruitment period form eight weeks under the SLS to two weeks under the CLIS and opined that it might be a move to open the way for large-scale labour importation. In response, DS/E&M advised that a shortened recruitment period was necessary due to the tight schedule for the planned housing and infrastructural projects.
22.To address members' concern about possible abuse of the CLIS by unscrupulous employers, the Commissioner for Labour elaborated the application procedures. Before contractors were allowed to import workers under the CLIS, they would have to employ all those workers for the relevant trade types on the register of workers who had passed the Intermediate Trade Test and those local workers referred by the Labour Department who were qualified for the relevant job vacancies, or at least prove that they had genuinely offered them a job. Should any employer refuse without valid reason to employ a trade-tested worker, or a qualified worker referred to him, for a trade he later applied for imported workers, his application would not be considered.
23.The DS/E&M added that to prevent abuse, every application under the CLIS would be considered on its own merits and vetted by an inter-departmental committee. Moreover, the principal contractor would have to sign a standard Deed of Undertaking and be held jointly and severally liable for the liability of all his sub-contractors over the imported workers employed by them. This measure would help to prevent exploitation of foreign workers. At members' request, the Administration agreed to consider the suggestion of involving the Labour Advisory Board in the vetting committee.
24.In conclusion, SEM stressed that while the anticipated labour requirement in the construction industry over the next few years should be met as far as practicable by local supply to be boosted through the various efforts described above, the need to import labour to meet any shortfall could not be ruled out. As such, it was a responsible move on the part of the Government to remain forward-looking and introduce the CLIS. In reply to members, he also confirmed that the Executive Council had already endorsed the need to establish the CLIS as a safety mechanism and public views were being sought on details of its implementation. The results of public consultation would be reported to the Executive Council in February 1998. He advised that the Administration would provide adequate resources to the Labour Department and the Immigration Department for the effective implementation of the CLIS.
25.Concluding the discussion, the Chairman urged the Administration to consider members' views carefully before finalising the way forward.
26.The meeting ended at 4:50 pm.


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Q: What is the mean ionospheric height? I am reading some articles about the ionosphere and I am a little bit confused about the terms mean ionospheric height and effective height of the ionosphere. Are these the same thing?

I would refer to two texts:
Variations of yearly mean values of effective heights for the ionospheric sporadic E-layer by V.F.Petrukhin, E.A.Ponomarev, V.D.Kokourov, and N.A.Sutyrin

Each type was analysed separately by calculating the yearly mean
  values of effective heights h'Es. It was found that the effective
  heights of the sporadic EsC, EsL and EsF vary within 105 - 132 km
  region with a typical period of a ...
...During 1967-1969 the average height for this sporadic layer type
  decreased relative to the mean level by about 20 km; for a long time
  afterwards (about 17 years) these values  remained low, and it was not
  until 1985-1987 that they returned to the long-term mean level.

and
Klobuchar, J. A. (1975). Klobuchar - First-Order Time delay Degrees (pp. 1–24). Massachusetts: Air Force Cambridge Research Laboratories.

... The TEC must be found at the geographic point where the ray path
  intersects the mean ionospheric height, rather than at the user
  location.  This point is  taken here at a mean height of 350
  kilometers. ...

I know that the mean height is used when one would like to express at which height a signal would pierce the ionosphere if we would approximate the ionosphere with one thin layer. And I also know that this is not the height of the electron density maximum.
The question is then, how is it (how are they) calculated?

A: They are not the same. Mean height generally would refer to the average height of the peak electron concentration in a particular ionospheric layer. The most variation occurs in the F2 layer and the sporadic - E layer so their layer heights are studied in detail.
Equivalent height is the height at which point a radio wave appears to reflect should you have had an effective mirror at that height. it is in general larger number than the height of the peak electron ection density due to delay caused by the underlying layer.

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We know the ambulance service can take hours to attend some calls. For example. I heard today that a teacher had damaged their back and another member of staff spent 6 hours holding this person until the ambulance turned up, now we may not be ble to have moved her ourselves but we could have certainly offer assistance in helping the injured be comfortable, which would have taken the pressure off other stuff members. It' s the same with falls etc.. we could apply to do more first aid to the point where we could take patients to hospital ourselves, (when able to) which takes a little pressre of ambulances stuff.
Another idea would be to assist at a & e where we wait with patients when brought in by an ambulance, allowing them to go straight back out rather than waiting hours for the bed trolley unless of course it' life threatening then they get seen straight away. I' aware something like this happens in Swansea but what about towns ?
This would certainly make people much more aware of British Red Cross aswel. It would also give volunteers more of a chance of attending a crisis. I've been with the British Red Cross for over a year and haven't once been on a call out despite volunteering two to three times a week.
I'm not sure what you want me to do with this email. ? Is my idea going ahead ?
For quite a few years in London, Red Cross volunteer ambulance crews took on support shifts - answering 999 calls in the same way as NHS crews. Very sadly this system fell apart about 3 years ago, mainly because of a ridiculous dispute between the two management teams over use of an airway device. Now St John Ambulance provide support on a paid basis!


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Walking The Solo Path of Twilight; (Not Wanted in 3d, Still Not Wanted in 5d)
(Sales Pitch):
They are the twilight workers who pose as lightworkers to gain your trust. You may already be in grip of one of them
And you won't even know when one of them has started wrapping their webs around you.
They don't care for you. They care just for themselves. They will manipulate your energy so that they can gain control over your life.
Which is why you need to know who they are and how you can identify them!
I grew up in a harsh Protestant Elementary, where we learned of ancient Christian martyrs who would blindly/faithly die for their god, where it was necessary to build a Christian "Calvary". All was such for the sake of attaining a heaven, and mostly to deter away from the greatest fear of all, a Christian ideology mostly crafted 1,000 years after Jesus, known as Hell. This is the same ideology that has globally spread with a Bible in one hand, and a gun in the other, in order to not only spiritually (psychologically; consciousness) control a flock, but politically as well, as Religion has always been a political institution. I really did grow up looking at other minorities like, "why do you worship the slave masters' god?". Christians have to look to ancient times for their martyrs! I don't have to look very far in my own bloodline to see the Devil that has been Christianity. And of course, the current Pope got some "flack" for comparing Muslim conversion tactics to the early Christians, as Christians continue to be blind of their own karma, and bling of their own god post the Dead Sea/Nag Hammadi Texts. Moreover, there is a gorgeous Buddhist Temple near where I currently live, that in their early days had to remove the Swastikas from their front gates as it offended the neighboring Jewish community (If what I've been told is correct). If that's the case, then how about we remove one of the biggest symbols of slavery, the symbol that makes a group think they're better as their god and legal-dogma is the only correct one, the Christian Cross. Nonetheless, like good Buddhists, the Temple provided no rebuttal and completely agreed with the community. Hence, the need to continually put my own little self in check.
It was 6th grade, Bible class with one of the most amazing loving individuals as a teacher, but also most fanatical. This was a school, where the teachers' resumes must be to a Protestant standard. Such was drastically different from my Catholic High School, where we had even had a Muslim teacher. The setting was a debate on abortion, and be wary, you are only allowed to venture within certain perspectives within these organizations, unless you prefer the Salem witch trials. Everyone falls under pro-life where pro-choice arguments are only valid when the mother's life is at risk. The only other option is to give the child up for adoption. However, this one day, this girl had the guts to push the conversation further and ask, "what about when the girl is raped, I think the girl should be able to have an abortion". As a 6th grader who barely found out what abortion was (traditional Indian parents don't talk to their kids or will have a wildly out-dated and different-cultural perspective), I had to sit and linger for awhile and hear what others had to say. But as I had already learned from being in this Western school and being raised in an Eastern home, that I had to constantly question everything, every doctrine, every argument, as I was torn between two (2) different cultures and ways of looking at life. So this brave little girl was a gem to me, a new fresh perspective, where she described the emotions that the female would have to go through in coming to that decision and the ensuing psychological damage from the numerous potential options that were provided to the female. This argument was too far for this group, as the spirit considered to be in the fetus is superior to the psychological (and financial) developments as an aftermath. These were all Republicans, who only want to help the impoverished and needy if it's done by and through their organization (so they can push their agenda), all the while attempting to get every tax break possible. Secular country my ass! Truth is in dissecting these conditioned belief systems, where the truth here is, the baby needs to worship Jesus before it dies, or it goes to Christian "Hell". Forget an imaginary hell, that poor girl was put through hell, by "judge not lest ye be judged" people. I couldn't stick up for her, as I was still processing everything, and also hiding my token deity under my shirt whose holding a pitchfork with a snake around his neck. I understood this girl's emotions in trying to have her voice heard, where I noted others only empathically-felt for her only after discovering the following day that this girl was describing her older sister. This memory is probably a long lost memory, a little bump on the road for the bigger missionary agenda, for most of my colleagues in this classroom. For me, this girl's voice, and more so, her emotions, will never be forgotten, as I now comfortably begin to champion The Adversary current that has always flowed through me. My own Beast.
As Dr. Ol Doinyo Laetoli le Baaba (Kali Baaba) was a long-time family friend and guide to many of my relatives, our heroes were not the Martin Luther King, Jrs., who preached to the masses and yet led a shitty personal life. Our heroes were Malcolm X and Black Elk Speaks (Gandhi pushed it too far for some of his practices for me), excellent case studies for adepts to evolve both spiritually and materially. The words of brother Louis Farrakhan would also bless our home. While the Bible Belt Republicans all blame the government, I've seen Louis Farrakhan stick up to these leaders with the intent of at what point are you going to learn not to trust these "White-Devils". Yep, I grew up hearing the "White-Man is the Devil" on one side and a Christian "Calvary" on the other. Nonetheless, I understand what the Roman Constantine did when he combined the archonic Old Testament god (spiteful, jealous god that was blowing everything up in opposition) with the adept-Master New Testament guy (peaceful turn the other cheek). Hence, you have blonde-haired, blue-eyed, gun-toting (not judging guns here) Jesus, and an extremely judgmental religion. Judgment is to use discernment for the truth, or rather "to judge", not punitive damages (hell). Louis Farrakhan has been the main leader, the pioneer in what I've seen, in pushing forward in self-sufficiency, not just for the Black community, but for all Minorities. Essentially, we need to take care of our own, as external assistance will not understand. Such is shown by and through the illogical rebuttal to "Black Lives Matter" with "All Lives Matter", a simple butt-hurt cop-out to get a conditioned monkey-mind to continue to ignore a prevalent issue, especially if people are called to question their own integrity. Despite whoever funded such campaigns to push for a civil-war type agenda, the "civil-war" will only apply should you choose to keep the heavily conditioned programmed monkey-mind, where we have yet to be able to sit at the table and understand each other. If such isn't applicable, then I will be playing the video game, of being that hated Black Dot within Yang, in order to maintain that balance of Yin and Yang. See how duality works. Your consciousness did not plunge itself into lower density to bitch about the suffering required for your soul growth, but to ascend by and through this galaxy's master class.
I see the direction my blog, my writing, and the way I hold myself in strength is changing as I allow my inner beast to grow up. I no longer fear my death, as in most of my life, death would have been easily welcomed. As such, I can shoot the shit now, without the fear of getting my throat slit. I understand why the Dalai Lama stresses the need to develop compassion, a drastically unnecessary task for an extremely sensitive empath, for when the beast is strengthened, the Divine Will of Higher Self is required as a balance.
I have chosen the route of the qliphoth to ascend, most likely due to being constantly surrounded by religious horseshit. My spiritual practice is not a belief system, but a practice that can easily lead to my insanity. As I have opened my "doors of perception" into deeper aspects of my subconscious, both God (Theta- Healing; 7th Plane of Existence) and God's Adversary (Temple of Ascending Flame; I trust Asenath Mason's philosophy and guidance) are both alive and well within me. Nonetheless, as the introductory quote attests to further fear preaching, when current light-workers on "Team Jesus" preach, I would suggest to Minorities to remember the song by The Who, Won't Be Fooled Again. Do understand, that not all light-workers are under this dualist mentality, as these spiritual terms are willy-nilly thrown around without proper definitions, it is up to the adept to have proper discernment in assessing a healer, teacher, etc., as I personally will not go to just anyone for help where I need to develop some trust and understanding with a Teacher. I have heard more than enough webinars of Theta-Healers thinking they are better than Shamans because they can talk to God (another voice in their head) essentially labeling everyone they don't agree with as "evil" as this is the "Team Jesus/Anti-Guru" camp. You can't be you're own Guru when you have so many layers of the monkey-mind to dissolve to actually see the wider perspectives. Talking to a voice in your head (separation) and Self-Realization are not the same thing, where these psychics like to brag on how they get all the information on their own, that they don't need to study books or other teachers, all the while looking philosophically dull and overtly racist as they push and capitalize another eurocentric belief system. At least these Westerners are no longer capitalizing on yoga, all the while talking shit about my lineages traditions, gurus, etc.
As I see these light-workers, heavily conditioned into dualist philosophies, only project their fears and run to a savior god, all the while preaching that we are in a video game and the universe is a mirror, these preachers are failing to live by their own teachings. Nonetheless, these are teachers that, despite their arrogance, are only moving from 3d to 5d, where as an adept of Advaita Vedanta (moving into the formless, above 9d) can perceive the bigger picture. Nonetheless, as these light-workers are now bringing their missionary agenda based on illogical philosophies into their healing mix to herd a flock, as these light-workers look more like "White"-workers, I'm pushed to move BLACK as we continue the game of oscillating between dualist programming. With the new Christian "Calvary", I'm reminded of the t-shirts my indigenous friends would wear stating, "All My Heroes Killed Cowboys". I'm reminded of hearing stories of war-games and cannibal practices of Papa New Guinea, first hand accounts by Kali Baaba. Unlike these white-workers, like the real Jesus, I don't need to judge with righteous condemnation, especially traditions and practices that the white-worker is completely ignorant thereof. These mental-programmings are found throughout all religions, as you are taught not to question, in addition to persecuting and being afraid of anything that is not understood. These aren't religions of God, but proponents of fear and lack of discernment.
They said I could sing like a Jaybird
But nigga, don't say the J-word
I thought they was buggin
Cause to us Uncle Sam, is Hitler without an oven
Burnin our black skin
Buy my neighborhood then push the crack in
Doin us wrong from the first day
And don't understand why a nigga got an AK
Callin me an African-American
Like everything is fair again, shit
Devil, you got to get the shit right I'm black
Blacker than a trillion midnights
Don't Believe the Hype+ was said in '88
By the great Chuck D, now they're tryin to fuck me
with No Vaseline
Just a match and a little bit of gasoline HUH!
It's a great day for genocide (What's that?)
That's the day all the niggas died
They killed JFK in '63
So what the fuck you think they'll do to me?
-Ice Cube, When Will They Shoot?
(1992; Los Angeles Riots)
The person who made the above comment, I've crammed a lot of their work-product since 2017, so getting the healing is one thing. However, discernment is extensively required with any teacher who is not Self-realized. Nonetheless, "as within, so without". These teachers are also my mirror, where I have to shed a couple layers by and through being triggered by the above comment and then drafting this blog piece. I had forgotten about my elementary friend who was essentially "burned at the stake", where I had to shed a couple of tears for the mere fact that she had to live through such an experience. This sweet little girl, another introvert, defended herself in honor of her sister, and ended up red and crying by the end of the class. I may not have wanted to continue living most of my life, but as a professional representative (and just myself), people have needed me simply to just understand their perspectives, so I see my importance in just being around as much as I don't want to be here. Offering a differ perspective, with no fear, with no need to hide behind any mask. I'm not trying to hide my "twilight". If anything, I didn't want to be persecuted, harassed, and killed, as Christians have historically and continually shown to us. I mean, they are still cutting/burning trees to print your mind-control materials, as missionary's and right-wing governments have typically worked together (and far-left wing, Jesuits, sheep are whipped from both sides to herd them in line). Again, secularism my ass. You cannot separate the Church and continual mass-extinction of indigenous people.
In journeying through my own path, in facing my own abyss of Daath, I'm constantly reminded that I need to stand on my own two-feet, as the above-expressed quote is just one of many light-workers going on an anti-Black bender. Angels help you create something shiny, Demons help you see through horseshit, hence, they can ruin the light-worker's false "grace" of "ignorance is bliss" by showing you the truth of your happy delusions in samsara. Worse, your own demons only show you the truth of your own self, whereas those projecting those issues externally, are only afraid of looking in the mirror.
Light-workers, spiritual communities, etc., are only continuing reminders to myself that the adept has to do this work for his or herself, and no one else can do it for the adept. In crossing the abyss of Daath and moving into and beyond the supernal triad, there are no more saviors as there are no more gods. You can be an agenda for the light, you can be an agenda for the dark, but at some point, the adept may wake-up to the fact that there is no separation between the viewer and viewed, the person looking at the mirror and the mirror. You are what you perceive. You can either point the finger, or you can get over your limited-self. The qliphoth is a dangerous path as it can immediately bring in the most intense dark-night of the soul, as the adept has invoked many archetypal beings meant to help liberate the adepts delusions for transcendence or egoic coloring. The adept must face their own beasts and forge their Divine Will by Ego-Death. Initiators and guides are utilized along the path of Self-Recognition, such as the original Light-Bringer. This is not a practice that closes at the end of the ritual, but something that must be watched as the adept proceeds forward. In other words, I'm not afraid to admit, the adept burns, as we ought to.
I want to redefine "Twilight". TWILIGHT, the original language of the Witches/Goddesses as spoken of in the tantras, is the ability to see someone's darkness, and Still Love Them, still shine on them. A lesson while walking through the abyss, "Father, forgive them, for they (g)now not, what they do!".
THE HERETIC (An Occultist's Assessment of Religious Christianity)
The Notre Dame Cathedral has quite a bit of reflection brewing among the collective. From my indigenous friends complaining how funds can easily be employed for a European monument but funds to protect nature and indigenous sacred land remain a debate, to essentially people getting annoyed stating "bigger" issues in the world, everyone appears to be vomiting some sort of issue these days. Nonetheless, it's the purge, a return to look at the way we have viewed each other, ourselves, and a constant return to look at old ways. In the U.S., wikileaks has taught me, most would rather eat-up the roughly six (6) corporate owned propaganda machine and keep their conditioned-ways of perceiving the world, then assess the actual truth. Go vote, while those you vote for slaughter the courageously honest. Give up your guns, with the police armed more than the military (look at Ferguson under Obama) and a Trump CEO-President where conservatives do not understand that running a government like a business is a dictatorship. Couch-potato liberty, so long as there is a boogey man to blame, and a neurologically conditioned sensory hungry human vessel, which has no idea how to harness the sexual-creative force, mass-media images are under the guidance of exactly how to satiate the human vessel, as well as invoke emotions to manipulate the human psyche. The early Romans knew how to use sports, creating the stadium as a way to distract the public from the failings of an empire. Your business men, your marketers, your religious spiritualists, understand Neuro-Linguistic Programming ("NLP") and the Law of Attraction at the occult level. Sheep are easily programmed, that's why some of us prefer the Goat!
Yes, I'm in the camp that holds Notre Dame Cathedral special to me, as a student of the esoteric studies and overall, some of the most stunning art. My family visited London/Paris back around 2002, where the only main destination that I had chosen on that trip was Notre Dame Cathedral. I made my family walk to see this thing, including some of our more elderly. As like most Gothic Cathedrals specifically designed under esoteric studies, you enter the womb of the Goddess with it's many folds and gorgeous flower above the entrance. But not everyone can enter the domain of the Goddess, so you have Gargoyles protecting the premises, just as Goddess Chamunda has her bhutas. I still have a gargoyle candle holder purchased in Paris protecting my personal altar, so yes, Notre Dame is a bit more for me than a simple visit. It was a stepping stone on my development, and the memory of lighting a candle for the Divine Mother to bless the organization and all of her devotees, parishioners, and children (all that is), feels like a twist in my heart. Yes, it is a dark history, but a mystery that I loved unraveling during the age of Pisces, when one can step outside the egoic-story and see the world as a pretty cool "Game of Thrones" (The Mother of Dragons is a Dragon Herself!). Though I'll proudly admit that I'm more on the "Da Vinci Code" end, I will also suggest that the fire-burn may have been to remove certain esoteric hints. This is an organization that houses one of the largest libraries on the planet, but expects the rest of the planet to bow before one heavily edited book.
"It's her cathedral. But somehow, Our Lady has been forgotten." -catholicherald.co.uk
Given that Catholicism still holds derivative roots in the Roman traditions (Greek-Egypt, etc), where the Jesus story has been catered to follow the dying Solar God (Osiris), a natural phenomena of the Sun dying on Winter Solstice (Saturnalia) and rising again to bloom around Spring. Not all early Christians believed Jesus was crucified, not all early Christians believed Jesus actually existed (was a metaphor), and definitely not all early Christians agreed with the creator gods where the Serpent actually brought the Truth. The Roman empire understood the occult grounds of tapping into the astral realms (Yesod) to effect the material realms (Malkuth). Hence, the use of angels, "ascended" saints, and of course, Mother Mary remained in Catholicism.
The derivatives of Catholicism have further removed the feminine aspects, maybe due to occult reasons. As evidenced by John Dee and Queen Elizabeth, the early Anglican Church was not a stranger to occult sciences as well. In actuality, just as it is stupid not to study your business competitors, it is stupid not to study your alleged enemy. Astrology, Alchemy, and other such original sciences were practiced in both the Catholic and Angelican churches, but banned because such tools were used against each other in the push for religious dominance. Hence, demonize such tools for the masses instead of outright forbidding such practices, which would actually creates an attraction emotion, is a tactic to keep such tools in the hands of only the elite. Remember, the Catholic Church did try to control global time and astrological effects by and through the production of the unnatural and unharmonious Gregorian calendar. Some organizations exist to simply create disorder (chaos), such as the Jesuits, in order to move individuals into occult-egregore institutions and/or to push for a global ascension by and through a global "dark night of the soul". Heavens cause stagnation and indigency, Hells push evolution and growth. Creator gods teach form, to further trap you into a form (heaven), while the Destroyer gods teach you to look behind the form to the formless (Apokalpsis; Form depends on the illusion of time and space).
Nonetheless, the feminine is a necessity for proper occult practices and spiritual development. Above the entry to the astral realms (Yesod) is the ability to harness the will (Hod; Masculine) usually conducted through ceremonial rituals which alter consciousness. Nonetheless, it is the emotional and fluid, the intuitive feeling (Netzach; feminine) which ensouls the the ceremonial rituals (Hod) for such astral workings to manifest on the material plane (Malkuth). Hence, to remove the "feminine" is to remove one's spiritual abilities, paving the way for a hierarchical control systems by and through a religious middle man system. The feminine (Binah), is an aspect of the One consciousness (Kether) as it flows into manifestation (Malkuth), subjugation of such only hinders one's abilities, and ensues patriarchal psychological conditionings embedded in both genders. Each individual holds both nadis as the ida (feminine) and pingala, (masculine), androgynous as Adam-Lilith Kadmon or Ardhanarishvara, where it appears based on the tantras, that one gender archetype tends to take the role of teaching the other gender archetype during differing yugas, as both are balanced until inner completion. In occult-spiritualists practices, such includes sexual-alchemy of using sexual hormones to shift already altered consciousness for actual gnosis-communion with the divine, which can often be mistaken as physical sexual union. Sadly, the closest state to higher gnosis the average individual may experience is that of the sexual orgasm, or the "la petit la mort" where the egoic-story and egoic-persona are "dead" for a momentary glimpse beyond the world of forms. Hence, sex has always been sacred and a means to commune with the divine. Such is found through the early Protestant group, the Moravians, where Jesus' wound from the "spear of destiny" was viewed as a vagina, while the sexually straight male and female adept could all be in courtship with Jesus, rendering many mystical experiences. Mystics such as William Blake were heavily influenced from such traditions. (Schuchard, Marsha Keith, William Blake's Sexual Path to Spiritual Vision.). The Catholic Nun is considered a bride of Christ, is she not?
A [G]oddessless religion is half-way to atheism. In the word Elohim we find the true key. Elohim is translated "God" in both Authorised and Revised Versions of the Holy Scriptures. It really ought to be translated "God and Goddess," for it is a feminine noun with a masculine plural termination affixed...If we want equilibrium instead of our present condition of unequal stresses, we must worship the Elohim, not Jehovah. The worship of Jehovah instead of Elohim is a potent influence in preventing us from "rising on the planes," that is to say from obtaining supernormal consciousness as part of our normal equipment." - Dion Fortune, The Mystical Qabalah
Constantine's intent, three-hundred (300+) years after the life of Jesus (Essene as called by the Jews, as they were Gentiles) during the times of the Creed of Nicea, is still unclear on whether he was a convert, or strategists who found a way to save the failing Roman empire. Nonetheless, the differentiation between Catholicism and Gnostic teachings/texts is quite clear, where much of Christian colorings have little to do with Jesus, but have been usurped from many other traditions. Such includes the definitions of an afterlife, where Jesus described very little. The Kingdom of Heaven (Kether; Father/Self-Realization) being within you (Tiphareth; Communion with the Holy Gaurdian Angel), where Heaven is described as having "many mansions" feels more like a multi-dimensional consciousness (Astral Realms). In addition, Constantine's vision was of the symbol "Chi Rho" which paved the way for his conversion, which actually looks more like an "x" not the "t"-sign. In fact, it would be much easier to crucify on an "x" as opposed to a "t", where the "t"-cross was another adopted symbol. Why would the Romans inconvenience themselves for a punishment, and how does a body not slide of a cross? Christian education terribly tried answering these questions. Growing up surrounded by religions, I've truly felt like the self-hating Jew in the film The Believer, where fanatical belief systems that lead to oppression will create the Aleister Crowleys and Anton LaVeys in the world. The Roman Church may have been an early attempt to usurp the traditions of two groups they did not care for, the Jewish tradition and Gnostic Christianity, in order to continue the Roman empire. Not something new, as the Romans essentially ripped/merged their tradition from the Greco-Egyptian, and further made themselves blameless as Pontius Pilate washed his bloody hands.
In truth, the incredible history of Italy is the reason why the early Catholic Church would need to be cut-throat, as Italy was invaded from all directions and still holds an interesting history that should beg any proper historian to look into secret societies. The corporate structure of the Church influenced global economics, but yet certain positions of power breed arrogance, especially when doctrinal rule is done by religious divine right not just as a messenger, but where the leader was to be considered an incarnation of the divine. Hence, the history of the Knights of the Templars (possibly early Freemasons) who broke bread with Muslim mystical hash dealers who taught them about the idea (not the image) of Baphomet. Hash being a conduit to the astral realms (Hod; symbolized by peyote), warriors from cults including the Order of Hashashin (Assassins), Knights Templars, to the secret Roman Mithraic (derived from Persian Avesta; also found in Indian Vedas), all held secret practices where removal of such in the hands of outsiders would be necessary to continue the existence of the Church. In other words, continue to get rid of the heretics as well as any traces of their history and existence, to keep the masses eating up the religious propaganda machine.
On the flip-side, the Roman Catholic Church is so much more than simply a political organization seeking tithing, future generations of parishioners (anti-homosexuality), and mass-control as providing religious laws to individuals eating up punitive "blind-faith" belief systems as opposed to understanding the dynamics of karma. Though certain individuals, such as Mother Theresa, held severe racially-ethnocentric and religious superiority programming as evidenced by non-Christian witnesses, where religious threats of hell dictated her conduct, St. Francis of Assisi is well-loved globally as the truth pervaded his being and even influenced the animal kingdom. That same truth, I felt through the Sisters and Padres of my high school. I still remember President Bush (W) bringing us to war, and our celibate Sister Jan holding a picture of an Israeli-Palestine couple deep in a kiss surrounded by war, stating with pride in her face, "isn't this the most beautiful picture you have ever seen". This elderly, exquisitely gentle Sister also stated, "if we are to fight over the Holy Land, then no one should have it, God should take it away from us!". I also remember Sister Pat, though a bit on the "aggressive" end, looking at a picture of Buddhist monks deep in meditation stating, "isn't that beautiful, look at that dedication, same God, different technique". I have found such to be true in studying St. John of the Cross, who coined the term "dark (k)night of the soul". Again, "same God, different technique". So yes, I do love the Catholic tradition and her many mysteries, as well as my Catholic family. Like Ramakrishna, I find the same gnosis in every religion that I study, including the Left Hand Path. But, there is a difference between politics and spirituality, where much of the world has yet to consciously separate the two to properly discern spiritual truths over elite control mechanisms.
As properly articulated through Dion Fortune's masterpiece The Mystical Qabalah, we in the material realm (Malkuth) have lost out connection to our higher self (Tiphareth-Son) which links us to Self Realization (Kether-Father; Father as defined in Christian theology). In between the higher self (Tiphareth-Son) and the material realm (Malkuth) is the astral planes (Yesod, Hod, Netzach). The astral planes can be viewed as the "hollywood set" for the show (Malkuth). However, energy flows in both directions, from Kether downwards and from Malkuth upwards. As Malkuth is mainly the realm of the egoic monkey-mind, thought-forms known in the occult as "egregores" are also projected onto the astral realms, creating and further coloring concepts such as heavens and hells, when the truth is there is only "consciousness" as "awareness" observing a "play", it doesn't have to get too caught up in samsara. Nonetheless, such fears of hells and further colorings only create and bolster such "thought-forms" which then plagues the astral realms. The adept is to rise above the heavens and hells of the astrals, where many energies or concepts typically represented symbolically as humans for monkey-mind understanding may assist or hinder the adept in moving closer to Tiphareth/Thagirion, or communion with one's Holy Guardian Angel (Intellect) or Shamanic Totem Animal (Instinct). (Samadhi/Kaivalya; See Karlson, Thomas, Qabalah, Qliphoth, and Goetic Magic; Svoboda, Robert, Aghora; Kundalini II).
Hence, such Qabalist understandings define not just major religions, but show that religions are rooted in Indigenous Shamanism. Moreover, the size of a religion which stresses "hell" and "demons" may be adding more issues into the astral realms, which the adept may need to navigate around for proper manifestation in moving down the tree (Malkuth) and for ascension moving up the tree at least to Tiphareth.
Jesus himself was one such adept as shown through his time in the Judea desert, being tempted by his own issues further evoked by astral parasitic egregores. By looking for the Kingdom of Heaven within (not with Pharisees and Sadducees), one first achieves communion with one's own holy Self at Tiphareth. Such an adept who has attained communion is considered the Son of God, as such an adept can show you the way and the truth to bring you back home to realizing our true Self at Kether. Finding consciousness outside of material realms of forms, and into the formless, to identity with the space between the atoms as opposed to the atoms themselves, to realize that which perceives through me is the same One that perceives through you, a multifaceted diamond with each individual face brilliantly shining to support the One (Yin/Yang not Light vs. Dark) is what the Qabalists (Pillar of Severity/Mercy), Hermeticists, Tantrics, Vedantics, Gnostics, Sufis, and Taoists taught.
People that have disclosed such information have been historically persecuted as it goes against religious doctrine aka control mechanisms. I face the same worry, as I still remember the looks, smirks, and comments I got from the patrons of the same Catholic high school post 9-11, something odd given my background, but not odd understanding the psychology of conditioned minds where many in the U.S think India is in Africa. Or, how about when I used to secretly wear (shamefully, intentionally hide) my Shiva pendant at my Protestant elementary, understandable since Shiva is basically a guy holding a trident with a snake around his neck. Well, my beloved Kali-Mahavidya-Sophia has taught me that the word (tongue; Goddess Vak) is mightier than the sword. Should I be seen as Frankenstein's monster, all I can remember is the pain I felt when offering tobacco at the cemetery-smashan in front of the Church of sacred Wounded Knee, remembering Black Elk Speaks, the Ghost Dance, and the words, "Hokahey, Today is a Good Day to Die!". Yes, it is the masculine Osiris that dies. But don't forget that it was through Goddess Isis that we are reborn and we bloom. Just as Shiva suffered the pain of his chopped-up Sati, so I to understand Devi Isis' pain, where Osiris' Phallus is a reminder of the Divine Masculine and of the Crucified Rose. Though, I do not believe it was Set, as the lawyer is typically blamed with the client.
In relieving my personhood, I do wish everyone a Blessed Ishtar (Ashera for the Semitic traditions; Bhuvan-Aswari for the Tantrik; Inanna, the original dying/resurrecting Goddess) and thank you Soul-Family for helping me speak up, as I am inspirited as you speak and live your truth. We are in this together, externally and internally, for there has never been separation other than what our monkey-mind has told us. I am pushing to love more and more outside of me beyond the internal cocktail dribble of serotonin and dopamine, as I learn to accept, love, and empower what is inside of me, including my shadow self. This memorial piece was an emotional roller-coaster for me as I dig deeper into my own truth. Thank you for reading.
He will tremble the nations
Kingdoms to fall one by one
A victim to fall for temptations
A daughter to fall for a son
The ancient serpent deceiver
To masses standing in awe
He will ascend to the heavens
Above the stars of God
-Year Zero, Ghost
(Geburah; Golachab)
Are All Religions Derivatives of Sumer; The Annunaki
I've spent much of my life stooped in religion, mythology, esoterica, an obsession of mine to unravel the mystery's of the universe. Particularly in the last few years, I've somewhat studied ancient Indian Goddess Cults (Tantra), Pre-Creed of Nicea Christianity (Gnosticism), Hermetic Qabalah, as well as Ancient Alien materials including Sitchen's work and other materials about Sumer, etc. Though I was looking for the esoteric wisdom to push me further in my spiritual path, the historical context of such material unraveled a separation between mystical thought and religion.
All mystical schools, be it Tantrik, Qabalist, Hermetic, Taoist, Gnostic, Sufi, Troubador, etc., stress the importance of Self-Realization. Self-Realization is the unraveling of the ego-identity tangible universe, to recognize the essence, the atma, that resides within and permeates all that we perceive. It is to move beyond creation, to the absolute limitless light from which all that we perceive is a tangible transient dream. This is the practice of recognizing the truth within, where heaven resides as Jesus taught.
Religion on the other end, stresses the importance of the tangible transient dream, and the need to perpetuate such existence. As Brahma the creator is not worshiped, as he is the biggest Ego of creation who sought to be superior, similarly the Gnostic Christians did not worship Yadlbaoth, the creator God, who similarly sought to be superior. It is from these creator gods, these Prajapatis, that we have tradition, culture, the need to perpetuate a doctrinal way of life, where mystical schools have sought to dissolve such mental constructs and programming. Hence, the reason why Jesus conflicted with the Pharisees/Sadducees, who did things by the books written by the ancestors, and not by the essence found within.
India:
In studying Tantra and the history of India, a different story unraveled than one which would be described by the fanatical religious. Akin to studying U.S. history from the eyes of the Indigenous, African-Americans, or Mexican communities, there is much to learn in studying Brahmanic India from the eyes of tribal/cult groups, many of which have become synthesized with or completely enveloped by Brahmanic standing.
In looking at the Indus-Valley and its lack of archaeological Hindu artifacts, sans what the religious describe, the Indus may be described as the first "secular" society (cited to the Brahmanic despised Wendy Doniger). The Indus-Valley has a water ditch which Brahmins have categorized as for ritualized bathing. Though such can easily be for water storage in an agricultural society. There are also numerous Shiva-Lingams allegedly found, or they could be mortar & pestals for, again, an agricultural society. Lastly, there is also a picture of a horned male, seated in what Brahmins deem a "yoga asana". However, one thing that I have noted from most religious depictions of this image, is that the undecipherable script is often not discussed or the size of the artifact, which is a mere 1"x1" stamp. Hence, the Brahmins could be correct, or there could be an alternative reason, but to decide now appears to be jumping the gun.
Further, despite what Brahmins have stated about their religious language Sanskrit influencing Indian languages, though Sanskrit has numerous similarities with European languages and maybe even Semetic, such is not so with Dravidian languages and the undecipherable Indus script. Such gives credence to the Aryan invasion theory, where the Brahmin tradition most likely invaded a country with a foreign people (Dashas?), with a foreign religion, and a foreign language. Though, the Hindu tradition today may really be a synthesis of numerous traditions, including Zoroastrian/Greek/Roman/Egyptian/Semetic/East African from the Hellenic period, a period significantly older than the earliest version of the Mahabharata/Ramayana (both conflicting Hindu and Jain versions), it appears most Hindus would not like to acknowledge such information and stories as having an outsider influence.
An interesting tidbit that the controversial translator Zecharia Setchin and the channeler Barbara Marciniak have discussed, is that the Sumerian Goddess Inanna was given the domain of the Harrapan Civilization. If such is true, ancient Indian religious traditions would be tied significantly to ancient Sumer. Further, archaeological artifacts thus far have shown Sumer to be contemporary with Indus, where Indus stamps have been found in Sumer as such societies traded with each other. Therefore, there could be much more influence on Hinduism from ancient Sumer than anyone has given credit, which has been thus far left unacknowledged.
The Indus Valley is the oldest civilization discovered in India, where Inanna would be one of the oldest traditions and influences in India. As she is associated with sex, mystery schools understand the correlation of sexual energy and knowing, or "gnosis", where kundalini is awakened. Hence, she would be the tantrik root of India. Also associated as a warrior Goddess, she would fit right into the Hindu pantheon, especially with comparable Durga. It is also interesting to note that historically, India has always been tied to the Goddess tradition, despite patriarchal Brahmanic traditions. The cult of yoginis which has been sought to be subdued is one such remnant, where such cults have been akin to salem witch hunts. Inanna is said to be the Queen of Heaven and Earth, who traversed into the underworld, who among her family, became an immortal, and hence, a Goddess. Just as the main yogini, Sati-Parvati, fell into the wheel of samsara and needed to find the Self-Luminous light, Prakasa, through yoga (union) to become the Goddess, Shakti. Though the stories may be different, the symbols/archetypes, seem to be common. Especially if Inanna is in competition with her patriarchal relative, Marduk.
In reference to the symbolism of the Indus Valley, it is noted that not just the male was given horns, but every animal in depiction including horses. All such animals were males. The only female depictions emphasized fertility as shapely figures, another aspect of Inanna. Hence, with horned males and pregnant females, these images may emphasize a fertility cult, a common ancient theme. Therefore, I'm finding Inanna's presence in ancient India more and more believable.
Abrahamic Traditions:
The Abrahamic Traditions trace their roots to ancient Judaism. But from studying Gnostic Christianity, as well as the history of the Middle East to get the proper historical context and foundations, Judaism may simply be a derivative of the Canaanite religion, where the ancient Jews adopted not only one of the many competing Canaanite deities (probably El later becoming YHVH, or IAO), but even the Hebrew alphabet may be adopted from the Canaanites as described by Professor Jodi Magness (The Holy Land Revealed). And where did the Canaanites get their religion from? Ancient Sumer.
Just as India may not give acknowledgment to Sumer, the Abrahamic traditions similarly follows suite. Though that could be simply due to the historical context only being recently disclosed with translations of the Sumerian tablets. Nonetheless, it is interesting enough to know that these traditions may hold some root to ancient Sumer, and quite possibly, the religious confliction we've seen on this planet.
Annunaki:
In taking a look at the Sumerian religion, it seems to be a royal family (bloodline), attempting to fight over territory on Earth. As children of the father god, Anu, Enlil is more practical and wants to wipe the project of creation clean, where his brother Enki, is fond of creation and saves Gilgamesh from the great deluge. The family of Anu needs gold to support their planetary atmosphere, engineered mankind to be miners who worship their creators leading to blind servitude, but overall, is completely at loggerhead with each other fighting over dominion. As many know these beings to be the biblical Elohim, they brought much to humanity as evidenced by the superiority of the Sumerian civilization, which included an astronomy that surpasses modernity and has influenced every current tradition to this date, though probably not through a direct chain of command. These may well have been the pyramid builders, who share commonality all throughout the planet, over many different civilizations, including South America. Yet, as a dysfunctional family, they also brought their problems.
Given the strong influence ancient Sumer has imposed throughout our traditions, cultures, knowledge, and the potential link of all of our religions to this family, it makes one wonder if this is the reason for our territorial/resource wars and obsession with gold, should such family have a continuing influence. In studying all of these topics, I many not fully-believe such material yet, but I do feel like humanity has been deluded from our historical past. It seems we think we have it figured out, when really, we don't have a damn clue, as I continue going down this rabbit hole.
What's important to me is not the religious, political, cultural programming that we all have seemed to have bought into, where contradictory information is fought over, suppressed, etc., but the realization of the truth no matter how much it hurts and conflicts with our beliefs. But can we handle this truth? We can barely handle the truth of our politicians, but what of our religious figures, beliefs, and customs? Sadly, we may simply have to wait for the return of Nibiru for the great revelation of our history, of humanity, of our truth. Could this be why the Jesuits, our Pope, have been looking at the skies with observatories for so long? The truth is definitely out there, and it's not what we as the masses have been propagandically fed. Again, the question is, are we ready?
Transcend into Self
The concept of transcendence is a popular one, particularly if you've dabbled in Eastern philosophies. Though one aspect of most religions is to propagate a creator, flourish creation, the idea of transcendence is to move beyond all of that above the realm of matter. Hence, transcendence is typically associated with Shiva, the lord of destruction, or his yoginis/dakinis, the fierce destructive feminine often frowned upon by those who worship the creator.
1. Religion and Much of Spirituality is NOT Transcendence
Much of what we tout as "spirituality" or "religious", does not fall under the realm of transcendence. Again, most religions worship a creator, or manager of creation who leads us from the dualistic concept of unrighteousness to righteousness. Let's take religion for an example, where much of our scriptures both Biblical and Puranic or more political/historical based as opposed to understanding the realm of spirit.
The Biblical Old Testament, from my research, is merely expounding the Jewish politics of the "Holy Land", where much of the testament of these ancient Hebrews seem to be an attempt to show the political landscape of the Canaanites. In addition, much more is disclosed by the Akkadian, Sumerian, etc., script, that leave one questioning who this jealous Old Testament deity may have actually been. The same applies for the majority of Indo-Aryan Vedic-Puranic script, where these Aryan deities look a lot like Greco-Egyptian beings, much like the infusion that was brought under the Hellenic period. To tie into the "Holy Land", the controversial work of Zecharia Setchin holds that it was Sumerian Goddess Inanna held domain over the Indus Valley.
The Goddess Inanna holds numerous symbolism that may have some connection to other stories. Just as Inanna went into the underworld and had to raise herself up into the heavens again, so did Sati/Parvati in Hinduism have to use yoga to remember herself while she was lost in samsara (Spirit wandering in Matter). Moreover, just as Mary Magdalene was healed of her "seven demons" by Jesus, Inanna had to go through "seven" gates of hell. Lastly, the whole going into the underworld, and being raised from such "death" is akin to our seasons of winter and springtime where another name for Inanna is Ishtar, which some have claimed is the root of "Easter". Constantine was a well known devout pagan, and my research is showing more and more, that just as how the ancient Hebrews synthesized all other Canaanite deities into the Canaanite deity Yahweh, Constantine may have well synthesized the numerous Roman-Greco-Egyptian (Dionysus, Mithraic, etc.) cults into one deity, Jesus. Modern Christians say that such pagan influence was done mainly to convert the pagans, where it is well known that Jesus was not born anytime near Christmas (Mithraic Concept). An odd understanding, especially since the Roman Church is controlling what would otherwise be a natural cycle under the seasons and astrological patterns via the unnatural Gregorian Calendar. The Roman Church was capable of more than just blending with pagan myths, where one has to consider the Church's intent, especially since much of the Roman Church teachings drastically contradict the much earlier Gnostic Christian teachings.
Further, much of what is deemed "spirituality" also still falls under the material arena. Like religion which sought to control history, control government via tradition and culture, which is really supporting the realm of material creation, much of spirituality is quite similar. Mindfulness teachings, unlike Advaita, teach one to be present to the moment, to what is being observed. Such mindfulness makes one mindful of the material realm. Sure, such teachings have purpose, but it may only be slight transcendence where one is still focused on matter.
Moreover, we have these "mind, body, soul" teachings. However, the body is part of the material realm, and mind-thoughts are typically associated with the body being the receiver, interpreted by the receiver, and are therefore based on form or the material world. Hence, the mind and body are part of the material realm. Further, unlike religion, mystics separate Spirit from Soul, where soul is simply the aspect of one that moves from one body identity to the next via reincarnation, where Spirit is beyond creation. Soul would be the glue between Spirit and Matter, where most souls only look towards matter. While the soul maybe the watcher of the body and maybe external events, Spirit may be the watcher of the watcher of the body, or beyond where there is no form/tangible to watch. So these spiritual "mind, body, soul" teachings do not fit the venue of transcendence.
2. Transcendence is Dissolving the Jars We've Placed Ourselves In
In Hinduism, unlike the Vedas or Puranas that propagate a being to be appeased or worshiped, the mystics crafted the more subtle Upanisads, which was historically met with disdain as with every mystical tradition. There is the understanding of an Atma, or little spirit, and Brahman, which implies the ultimate truth. Such concepts are described with the metaphor of Atma being like the air inside of a jar, and Brahman being the air outside of a jar. These simple truth is again described in the Saiva mystical tradition as a meditative practice in the Vijnananbhairava. Here, to truly know thy self becomes key, to know the air within sans the jar, where all of our yogic-meditative practices is to dissolve the jar.
Again, our religions and spiritual concepts are full of ideas that simply add to the jar. We worship the one that created the jar as opposed to the essence behind it, we worship and place on pedestals those that have the nicest jar based on religious-moral-cultural standards, we fight over jars that are associated with different identities, we create and honor a lineage for the jar, some even worship and honor the elements that compose the jar, all the while the air remains unlimited and free from all such labels, humanity has tried its hardest to make the air form itself into a jar.
Many masters have come and pointed the way, but as Osho would say, many would rather cling to the pointing finger and even suck on it. Here, the jar becomes the finger, where many would rather worship the finger as opposed to truly understand the concept of, "the Kingdom of Heaven (God) is Within You". (Luke 17:21). In addition, the master himself states, "Do not let heaven's kingdom become a desert within you...I tell you the truth, whoever will receive life and believe in the kingdom will never leave it, not even if the Father wants to banish him". The Secret Book of James.
Going back to transcendence and the use of tantrik deities that are typically fierce and opponents to creation (matter), and the use of meditation to disassociate from all material and tangible so that one is no longer lost in the illusory world of form, all of these transcendental practices as taught by the Tantriks, Gnostics, Hermetics, Alchemists, Sufi's, etc., in violent contradiction with orthodox beliefs (Brahmanic- Hindu, Orthodox Christian, non-Akhenaten Egyptian, Modern Science, Islam; all designed to either worship or study the jar), are done in order to dissolve the jar. We are not the religious stories and cultural heritage; we are not the mind, body, soul; we are not the world of form and the elements that compose it. We are so much more, and yet, so much less.
To dissolve the decorated jar that we are so deeply attached for the air, is the meaning of transcendence.
To transcend is to move beyond matter and form to Know Thy Self, the True Self.
To know the True Self, the air, is to Realize who you have always been.
Self-Realization.
The air inside the jar is the same as the air outside of the jar.
God-Realization.
Don't take my word for it. After all, who am I to say that I know anything.
When in fact, I know nothing.
No-thing. Not this, nor this. Neti Neti.
Transcend!
In an intentional approach to the mystical life, therefore, it is first necessary to rid our minds of all prepossessions and predispositions, of the opinions we have formed, the conclusions we have formed, the conclusions we have arrived at arbitrarily, and especially by way of hearsay. We must mentally disrobe, remove the cloak of custom which we unconsciously had wrapped about ourselves more firmly each year. We must free our minds of all such encumbrances and be prepared to accept only those things which, as the famous philosopher Descartes said, arouse within us an intuitive acceptance of them, feeling that they are true and constitute real knowledge.
Francis Bacon...stated that man should rid his mind of its idols, of the things which may have wrongly built up in our minds out of fancy, out of suppositions, the idols of tradition, the things we accept because they have been handed down, or because they have merely the authority of age to support them. We must approach life as thought stepping from a dark chamber into a lighted one for the first time, without any anticipation or expectation as to what we are to see or hear, and then subject each experience to our own analysis, not colored with the analyses of others. The person who really wishes to approach the mystical life in a frank manner, with the hope of then being able to govern himself properly, must not be a coward. He must not fear public opinion. He must not hesitate to oppose or challenge tradition.
-Ralph M. Lewis, The Sanctuary of Self
The U.S. Presidential, British Royal, and Pharaonic Bloodline
I don't know the truth of this information, or quite why I would engage such material as it is not part of my own spiritual development. I guess in studying ancient materials, including archaeology, this poses a stepping stone in showing us what humanity actually is, and who our governing bodies have always been. Nonetheless, it's just interesting.
Having been raised on the Noam Chomsky's and Howard Zinn's, where it becomes readily evident that the material taught in our school systems has been simply blind patriotism (Zinn is currently being legally book banned in Arkansas), where it seems that our governing bodies are having a much harder time keeping people away from the truth. In watching the theater known as politics, I feel like I'm witnessing a highly advanced game of chess between the elite families, which dominate both political parties. Nonetheless, we're given our false sense of democracy under the guise of elections and voting, and feel that our mainstream news outlets are exposing our politicians, when really, they've all been in bed together to perpetuate the slumber of humanity as exposed by wikileaks. (observer.com)
Don't mean to polarize, I watch the game like I'm watching master chess-players, where much beauty and advancements have been churned from such ruling parties. In fact, we have the Nazi's to thank for much of our technological advancements. Many of us don't consider the fact that we would not have our current standard of living, especially within the U.S., if it was not for the ruling/warring elite. I am much more interested in just knowing and enjoying the truth as opposed to fighting the system these days. I mean, there are plenty that seem to pick up the fight, but who is picking up the pieces to rebuild, where it sure-as-hell ain't the opposing party.
All but for one (1) president, Martin Van Buren (allegedly also still related to the ruling elite families) share a lineage to a common ancestor, King John of England. (wiki). My interest in this subject arose again in watching "Secrets of Great British Castles" (Ep. 1, Dover; Netflix). King John was known for his corruption which led to the creation of the Magna Carta, the prototype to the British Constitution. I couldn't help but draw numerous similarities between Dan Jones' description of King John and Donald Trump, and wondered if Trump could be related.
From the young BridgeAnne d'Avignon assessment back in 2012, which has yet to be refuted it seems, we recently had the battle between the Clinton's and Trump's, where we'd assume that Hillary is not blood-related to Bill. So whose bloodline do these two tycoons hail from?
As it turns out, both Trump and Hillary Clinton are related to John of Gaunt, a 14th century royal. Gaunt, who was the 1st Duke of Lancaster, was the son of King Edward III. According to MyHeritage, Trump is related through his mother, Mary Anne Macleod, back to his 17th great-grandfather, John Beaufort, while Clinton is related through her father and the Rodham family, back to her 17th great-grandmother, Joan Beaufort. The two candidates are 19th cousins. Neither has commented on this fact. - victuruslibertas.com
Even the Trump supporter/conspiracy theorist, Alex Jones, shows the common genealogy of both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton to John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster on Jones' website. (infowars.com; citing to MyHeritage). John of Gaunt is part of the next generation of British royals after John of Lackland. (britroyals.com). To take this up a notch, Billy Carson of 4biddenknowledge gave an interview on Buzzsaw hosted by Sean Stone, quickly disclosing that not only are all of the U.S.Presidents part of this royal British bloodline, but the bloodline of these Kings can be traced to the Egyptian Pharaohs.
In studying Egypt, numerous theories over the Pharaohs have been presented. Firstly, unlike our politicians, the Pharaoh was considered to be the most spiritually advanced, the best psychic on the land if you will. In addition to this theory, mix it up with ancient alien theories supported by the massive architecture, advanced philosophies, spirituality (merkaba), sciences (medicine), and understanding of the star systems, we seem to be dealing with beings that look more like our science fiction. Here, Mark Twain's "truth is stranger than fiction" seems appropriate. So what is it in our leaders bloodline, their DNA genetics, that grants them the edge to hold such powers over humanity? With such edge, has any of them ever sought to raise humanity, like Akhenaten who tried to unite his people under the Sun, the symbol of Consciousness? (Yes, I know the theories of Obama looking like Akhenaten, who had his ideology smashed by the priestly elite thereafter to return to the old corrupted ways; sounds familiar, but Obama still carried on the Bush-CIA wars where the truth of Syria is slowly being exposed). And why have they sought to engage in consistent battles with each other and hold historical outlooks of humanity as if we're simply cattle? Even in the U.S., when looking at our history of wars through the eyes of Chomsky and Zinn like thinkers, one wonders what our wars were really about. I know Oliver Stone's "Untold History of the United States" (Netflix) shed some recent new light with regards to our history, but yet this information gets the "poisoning of the well" with terms like "conspiracy" or "liberal media". Professionally, those are irrelevant rebuttals, but are powerful enough to trigger prejudicial biases that keep people from seeing situations in new perspectives, especially in a land where people hold patriotism as close to their heart as they do with their religion (Something foreigners typically find odd about those in the U.S.).
Notice the Sun in Obama's Official Logo
In essence, I'm really asking who are these ruling elite that have been in the background of all major historical events. What exactly has been leading humanity and is it for our own good? I don't know the truth about this bloodline or any nefarious conduct arising from these theories. But, I do know from studying alternative history through the Chomsky's and Zinn's of the world, and studying esoteric spirituality including the history of Freemason (and similar organizations) and their involvement in numerous historical events, that we're not even being given a glimpse of the truth from our mainstream media and propaganda educational systems.
For now, it's more important to keep asking questions as opposed to blindly believing what we're told. Sooner or later, we're bound to discover the truth. But as the old adage goes, will this truth set us free? I feel that taking command of our own consciousness is expansively more important than any political charade meant to distract us from our own Truth. Nonetheless, it's part of the "reality show" that many of us are consuming.


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