To you, health, love and peace in Jesus who is the Way, Truth and Life.
I never had imagined that Superior Beings would come, through mediums, ask to me remain, for the time being, as leader of GESJ.
Long before this request, I intended to say good-bye to my companions during the last meeting in December of 2011. Reasons: I am eighty eight years old, very tired weakened in my physical health.
I was wrong, soon, I received message above, which is an order to me. Then, I remain "until death comes."
In fact, "time has expired" since my eighty years old, but, let us go ahead.
It is interesting that nobody, not even of my family knew of such decision.
I sand here with the Divulgation nr. 63. I expect these beautiful Christmas´ messages may touch you, in the same way they touched us, Servants of Jesus.
This number brings messages on Jesus, some dictated by the Master, and others by several evolved spiritual brothers with their callings of alert, which we should put into practice on those difficult moments throughout the Planet.
It is difficult to speak of it, when people only speak of "food, drinks and gifts."
For those attentive to the news, they know, there is no return, because only a further miracle would change the difficult, painful situation in which is the Planet Earth.
For eighty eight years, I have been following up the destruction of moral and spiritual values, while Technology and Science make progress. Does humanity need only these last elements to survive?
In fact, most of inhabitants of the World, including the inferior astral, they still ignore the present and future situation. There is a saying, "pepper in the eyes of others is refreshing."
I stop here. Excuse me for my poor vocabulary, because I am not very good at Portuguese language.
I address an affectionate hug to the readers, followers, mainly those very often encouraging and making us happy with their e-mails, letters and Christmas cards.
Margarida, GESJ – December of 2011.
Note: Dear brothers and readers, this divulgation should have been sent before Christmas of 2011, as gift of the Master Nazarene. However, we are sending it too late, due to the urgency in publishing the books on our Black Brothers and Nostradamus. We wish these messages may touch your hearts, as alert, enlightenment and certainty of renewed world for those who practice the Lessons of Jesus.
The door of which you speak – Love - it was always in front of you.
For you having often despised your existence, you must support pain and sacrifice to rescue so many brothers that were attached to your blindness for centuries.
Pain will come, therefore many people are already got lost and others will be too. However, do not be disappointed, because he, who attains the safe port, he will never return to the world, unless he serves all humanity.
New chances will come so that the late ones return to Fathers Kingdom by own hands, which erroneously had directed them without love.
Go ahead, despite the hard proofs, you have already trodden most of the road, and will be assisted full time along the road.
Beloved children of My Father, it is time to reaffirm your faith. When I was with you, I left lessons of love and pardon to forgive those who hurt you.
I was barbarously murder and even thus, I forgave my enemies.
My children, you must forgive those who hurt you.
Do not let the bestial instincts inhabit your soul.
My children, you must banish the evil and spread light when the shadows try to subdue the Planet.
If the enemies pursue you, love them as I love you.
You who receive my words and divulge them to the world; you are also pursued by enemies of the physical and invisible planes. Combat the evil with love. These are the weapons I left you.
At this turbulent hour, when the Planet crosses the backward dimensions seeking to change them into peacetime, you will feel larger presence of beings of darkness struggling for not abandon the Planet that looks to renew itself.
My children, Love and forgive, even if are deeply hurt or lose life wrongly, love and forgive all, because all are brothers, children of the Uncreated Creator Father.
Forgive in order to attain the dimension of light, peace and love among men.
May the Peace inhabit you!
03. I came to combat the evil and spill "Light over Darkness"
Clairvoyance: I was taken to space as far as the region of Libya, where I have seen a giant "form-thought" as "local entity" being consumed by another dark form-thought of the Abyss.
I have seen "Red Dragons" of China and "American Eagles" flying over some countries. Then, in a dark place were together a giant bird, the American eagle, the red dragon of China, a gold lion of England, and a snake. Then, a big bull also giant, ill-favoured joined them. They looked at each other angrily and dispersed in different directions.
Finally, I saw enemies of the Light trying to set on fire GESJ and ASJ.
After the mantra, I heard somebody shouting: "Kill the children! Kill the firstborn ones! Torture the children! Pursue the followers of the Lamb, extinguish their virtues and exacerbate their weaknesses! Kill the animals! "
Lot of backward disembodied beings answered to that cruel call, and also, many embodied ones linked to satanic sects, ordinary people full of addictions and bad tendencies, and every sort of decadent and corrupt people.
Then, I heard a voice from Abyss saying: "Caifaz, go up to retake your realm usurped by the Lamb!" Then, I saw a sinister, giant image leaving from the Abyss. It seemed a mummy of fleshless hands and dressed in rotten tunic. She moved slowly toward the Earth's surface.
Now, I can see it as a gigantic in Jerusalem. It looks from one side to another in search of someone. At that moment, her garments and appearance became human, like a Jewish priest.
From the High, we could see the fields of Light and Darkness.
Jesus: I came to combat the evil and spill the Light over the Darkness.
Caifaz: I am the "evil" representing human will.
Jesus: The free will inevitably will lead you to my Fathers Kingdom.
Caifaz: They refuse the pain you give them I came to spill the bitter cup on Earth, and seduce them with mundane pleasures.
Jesus: Only those who put the light under the bushel, or see the locks in the brothers eyes, or close the minds to the Eternal Truths, they will follow you and sip larger bitter portion.
Come to me, brother! Abandon the darkness to know my Fathers Love.
Caifaz: I ignore your Father! I ignore your love! You are the poor crucified one! Caifaz said and burst into a gale of laughter.
- I do not surrender to you! You are the Lamb, and my "wolves" will kill you.
Jesus: Come on brother, My Fathers Kingdom awaits you, but, before penetrating there, you will feel the sword of Justice in your heart.
You have chosen the sword and through the sword will perish. You leave this Planet and you will only return when you deserve dress the white tunic to take part of the celestial banquet."
Go, the choice is yours! Those who follow you, seduced by your deceiving speech, they go into exile.
The free will guides your steps to render concrete the Divine Law.
Then, there was an explosion of light and finished the dialogue.
I stand here where sincere hearts in my name share love and send vibrations of Peace to the world.
Love makes scarce in those hearts immersed in pride, attached to worldly goods.
The "Planetary Cycle of Atonement" finishes, when the announced Apocalypse shows itself among men who ignore the current reality, staying immersed in the material illusion.
They refuse My Gospel, or when accept it, do no practice Lessons I left. As ignorant beings, they have tormented their lifetime.
Love frees the soul; hatred arrests it.
To flow the brothers blood for illusory achievements is condemn the own soul for other expiatory cycles.
Life in matter is a blessed opportunity for tormented souls evolve. The free one no more need reborn in the matter, because will live forever in My Fathers Kingdom, practicing goodness.
The "mantle of darkness" dares to stain the Light of My Love, however, my children, those who stay far from such disastrous influence; they will achieve the victory above the Darkness.
Remove the darkness of your heart, loving and forgiving to you find My Fathers Kingdom.
I have been with you always ignoring me!
I will never abandon you. I am your Shepherd; you are my sheep.
Brothers, to attain My Fathers Kingdom, first, you must come to me. I am the Way, Truth and Life.
I am Jesus Sananda looking after you.
Many people call me, but few ones experience my Gospel. Wake up!
I am the Living Fire of Love among you.
05. My Fathers House has many mansions!
In My Father's House have several mansions! It does matter your choice as rightist of leftist beings, wheat or tares, your soul will be housed in some place of the Universe.
You are tiny sparks newly free of the consciousness of primitive realms, and your experience in the hominal realm is still influenced by the animal kingdom.
Eternity will provide you endless opportunities to evolve, and all souls also will evolve in some planetary cycle. Even if the spirit repeats infinite corrective lessons, there will come a day of spiritual redemption, when will be free from the animal influence and will be governed by love.
On that moment, the veil will fall from the unknown, and quickly "get wings" to expand beyond the turbulent sea to finally meet the calm waters of higher evolution.
In the Fathers House have many mansions to welcome the offenders of the Divine Laws, as well the souls that already attained spiritual renewal.
Sparks that shine or not, all will attain the whirlwind of spiritual progress.
Beloved brothers, children of our God Father!
I have been walking with you!
Do not be surprised at our Presence!
It could not be different, once that Love dictates we shall walk side by side with our dear ones, no matter how long it takes to understand that we all are brothers, children of the Father, Creator Uncreated of all things on earth.
From time to time, the supreme wisdom sent to mankind on earth, lessons so that men evolve. Few are those that surrounded to higher feelings were able to enjoy the messages sent by the Father of Mercy and Goodness to evolve as humans.
However, entire collectivities stay too late, attached to ephemeral values, far from the higher purposes of life. They insist on parking in the evolutionary process that urges at the moment on the Earth's surface, with insane, infantile attitudes, they disturb the progress of other collectivities dedicated to the Sublime Teachings, by leaving behind old habits, seeking spiritual renewal.
That is why, from time to time, truths are revealed to unveil sceneries of the "invisible reality" before your material eyes. But there are many "blind" people unable to attain the "light" and then, they insist on repeating it does not exist.
Beloved brothers, do not be seduced by the "blind ones" invading the world.
Each of you try finding in your heart, the Supreme Light poured over everyone. All my dear pupils will know the Truth able to free them.
As humans, do not act as "saviors", but lowly in My Name divulging the Revelations, Teachings and Truths sent to you.
You are instruments that embrace the Truth transmitting it through the work at this difficult hour.
We have prayed so that the Father blesses this backward, childish humanity, because time makes scarce and, every instant, you are closer of the final cataclysms, when free from the fragile, illusory material garments, you will meet your spiritual reality and see one another as real brothers, when the veil falls.
Be ready to see other brothers as we can see you, without masks or rhetoric.
You will be before the Truth. I am the Way, Truth and Life.
Brothers, we hope, on that moment, the despair or pain do not make you crazy. Be linked with our sublime spheres of Love and Compassion to keep balanced in thinking and understanding the moment, as blessed opportunity for the evolutionary ascension.
This is the last call to you serving and love the neighbor, as yourself.
Elevate the minds and hearts to the Creator, exalting His perfection, never addressing Him insults or revolt to the "Last Call."
You ought to join spiritual forces to do now, what you have not done for millennia.
It is time to "final choice" to put into practice the lessons of the Gospel to own benefit and the neighbor.
Everything else is superfluous and transitory. Each one ought to dedicate on the appropriate use of the moral virtues left for the humanity by many faithful workers that insistently educate you with r wise words and procedures.
Time is over to complain of what have not done yet; or late understanding of mistakes committed, or fair penalty the Law of Life imposes you.
It is necessary to look ahead for true happiness, through the present actions firmly grounded in the construction of sublime moral virtues.
There are many people around you, depreciating the Power of God. They will try seducing you for instinctive life, animal, which that still influences strongly your attitudes. You should not follow them.
Delimit firmly your field of acting in agreement with the Laws of God, and you will have all conditions to overcome the negative influences, although you recognize yourself without the necessary strength.
If your will is sincere, surely, you will get to defeat the negative beings. They will always persist in deviating from the right path, the largest number of careless beings.
Keep the minds linked to the "Power of Good!"
Go firmly toward the Light that guides you!
Brothers, through the transmitted teachings, look for the lessons you ought to put into practice, because the time granted by the Father to humanity finished.
The "End" approaches, since the Negative Forces already exceeded the limits.
We stand here to answer your questions.
Margarida: we stand here, knelt down, thankful for your wise words that explain and bring us strength and courage to continue our journey on earth.
Thank you, beloved Jesus for everything granted us "Grupo Servants of Jesus" created with much love, dedication and respect to the Divine Teachings, despite of our defects and imperfections.
Jesus: Sister, we know of your daily troubles and "desire of liberation," however, we humbly ask you to stay more time working, because many people still need this help, and, if we get to reach their confused minds, we will be applying "the power of love" in the reconstruction of the ties of affinity disturbed in the past, not with only members of humanity, but also with the Planetary House that shelters all with so much love.
Your determination in progressing spiritually, it put you ahead of an army in My Name, fighting, cleaning of the astral plane and divulging My Messages to other human hearts.
Once you are brave woman, we still need your effort before this Group so that until the end, comes true the Fathers Purposes.
We will never abandon you.
In your happy return, we will be gathered in strength and light. For the time being, from the invisible plane, we follow you, sure that blessed spirits, dear Masters, dear ones of other planets also increase the Armies of Light to pour on Earth, the Power and Love of God, as opportunity of progress for all men and women in this Planet.
May the Peace of the Lord of the worlds bless us, so that we celebrate, in the future, the victory of Light over Darkness!
In the Renewed Earth, we will again celebrate happy moments.
Margarida: I understand. Dear Brother, I will do my best for this old, tired body of mine so that I remain a little more in the physical plane.
Thank you, Lord Jesus, once again, in my name and all of hard-working brothers of both planes belonged to "Grupo Espirita Servos de Jesus" (*).
(*): It was very difficult to me, in publishing this message that touched me deeply, I came to the conclusion, it covers all Spiritualist Groups devoted on the work, on behalf of the Lord Jesus.
Brothers, only the practice of love will be able to guide from the labyrinth of pain you have built around you.
He, who is distant of true love, he will be lost, and among pain and regret, he will look for solution, without success. Do not think that escaping, you will avoid suffering, but in solidarity with other suffering ones, try to aid others, in order to rescue the largest number of brothers. This is the testimony of faith and love in God.
You should not execrate the Creator who did not determine any suffering for you. Just of you emanate the destructive forces you have surrounded in the Abyss.
The Father who is pure kindness, love and compassion, He never ceases of sending to the humanity, lights to illuminate those walking in the darkness. Even in the dark nights of chaos to which you have surrendered, you ought to have faith to find the brilliant Light of His Love, as the only way to guide you in the darkness.
Dark night is approaching the Earth and the incredulous humanity will dive in the darkness of own ignorance.
Blessed are those who having heard our words, they kept them as a gift emanated of our hearts to apply at this time.
All who come to me in search of comfort, orientation and help, despite of suffering, they are involved in the balm of compassion.
Blessed Beings are those that respect the Laws. They will understand that there is no punishment, just harvest, and to each one will be given, according to his merit.
May the Lord of the Worlds, beloved Father bless you and the future of the humanity!
Margarida: Beloved Lord Jesus, we all present here, embodied and disembodied spirits are thankful for your warnings and explanation of the things that have been happing. We know, we do not deserve it, but we are the Greatest Divine Mercy that, despite the mistakes and imperfections ours, it helps us so that at this difficult time, we can fight, putting into practice the teachings attained.
In my name and this humble GESJ, thank you, dear Brother, Divine Master, for me and this humble GESJ.
Jesus: Brothers, what you have chosen as values measured by the creatures, it is nothing for those that, like us, already achieved the grace of God's Love.
We have the qualities necessary for the communication, assistance and help. You are nothing more than the others. You have already attained the understanding, they have not. To them, we will also give the fraternal presence, when it is possible, and by merit, they look for us in their hearts.
Dear fraternal Spirits present here, we are not those unreachable Beings that men think and elect to idolatry. We Spirits above you in the evolutionary journey of life, and as we learned, we serve our brothers, as we once were served by other brothers.
Beloved pupils of My Heart, I involve you all in the heat of My Love!
May the Power of Light pour in your consciences the fullness of peace!
Margarida: so be it, Divine Master!
Clairvoyance: During the Lord Jesus psychophonic message, I saw arriving guided by His Will, the Apostles and other enlightened spirits, as volunteers, to join the team of workers in this House of Charity. I see their minds together generating strong vibrational field multiplying by the "pillar of light" that anchors the Superior Forces of GESJ. That expanded the vibrational field of the "Shield of Protection" existent outside of our Group.
Clairvoyance: I saw still young Mrs. Margarida receiving us in a beautiful place near the beach. We were in a glade of a beautiful forest.
Margarida told us that Master Shama Hare had bought us there and we should wait. We all wore long white tunics.
There were so many very happy, but in respectful silence.
In front the crowd was a table occupied with Beings of Light that we could see them clearly. Soon after, Jesus appeared in the center, when we realized the Beings of Light were the Apostles of the beloved Jesus.
It seemed like the dawn, when soft light appears on the horizon.
When the Lord Jesus finished speaking, flakes of multicolored energy fell like snow upon us, and small golden spaceships circulated closer the happy crowd.
Brothers, as before, I am here inviting you to share with us the ideals of love.
Most of people present here has been with me on Earth. Each of them walking in the evolutionary stage chosen, but seeking to assume new responsibilities in the path of spiritual progress.
Do not judge slow or long the period you had between the "encounter with me in the matter" and today. For eternity it is nothing, and for the time you are facing in spiritual delay, it is smaller.
Today, your souls have the brightness of those brothers who have already found the key that opens the doors to spiritual ascension.
Now, you are in these High Spheres before My Presence and Apostles, so that you can record our words in your souls.
You are living the "final transformation and agony of the Earth" when each one here represents a focus of light in the matter. They are consciences already awakened acting as "fishermen of souls."
The Earth's final agony represents larger portion of pain and suffering for those people that did not prepare themselves with the lessons of moral evolution and love for the announced "End of the Earth of Atonement."
Have patience with your neighbor, however, stand firm in repelling the evil.
Be humble before the Creator, but determined as Warriors of Light.
Be faithful servants in fulfilling the lessons I left you, in practicing them naturally with other brothers.
Spread goodness, love, charity and knowledge, because the afflicted, lost, ignorant souls multiply around you, in both planes of life, demanding of each one, larger efforts in practicing lessons of love, renouncement and faith.
Do not waste the precious time you still have in the matter with doubts, concerns or unnecessary fear, because everything that is contrary to the Love and Lessons of My Gospel weakens your souls, exposing you to inferior vibrations, where the tormented ones inhabit abundantly.
Rejoice in happiness, peace, courage and faith, because "all of you will face the difficult transition", and the more you have developed faith and trust in the Purposes of God, larger spiritual strength will have to face the storms.
I assure my constant presence guiding you and others with me tuned in the work of planetary liberation.
Do not worry; just work with resignation until ceases the storms, so that you penetrate the areas of Regeneration.
Your physical and spiritual bodies feel tired, because of intense battles in the physical and invisible plane. So, more often, you will be brought as far as the Higher Planes to prepare you with larger strength, energy of love for the conflicts that may become increasingly severe, as the end approaches.
Those who doubt our words, we invite them to meditate on recent planetary events, and after a fair and logic analysis, to make choices to join the Army of Light.
Do not forget, we are always with you!
With me you were on that hour and felt My Presence.
Go to the battlefields that will free you aware of My Presence guiding you from Darkness to Light of Regeneration.
I am your Master, Guide and Shepherd.
The lessons I left you, they serve as Itinerary to free you from the suffering.
I am not God as you think. I am only your Brother, Son of the Father in Heaven.
For you came to Him, you must go through Me. I am the Way, Truth and Life. I Fulfill His Eternal, immutable Laws.
Your wrongdoing put you far from me.
Love, forgive and see me as your Brother.
Come to me. I will lighten your bale.
Beloved daughters, you are my arms, my voice and Hope of my heart, to see rescued My Fathers children.
I had my bloodshed, untainted, on Earth, but yours very often has been causing inveterate hatred and revenge.
Go ahead, my daughters, even if your bloodshed is no more to provoke hatred, but to bring peace and harmony on Earth.
Save the children of My Father from darkness; listen to the urgent call coming from the Higher.
Do not worry, my daughters, I am with you.
Closer the Earth I will be so that you feel my presence at your side.
Wake up my brothers, before sounding the last hour!
May the Peace involve your hearts and My Love leads you to victory!
Beloved, children, here, I am with you.
We expect the bitter medicine poured into your cups is not late to heal your rebelliousness.
Pain can free you, since you have faith.
The Magnanimous Father never abandons you, since you look for Him at once.
Love, forgive; renew your souls, because the "celestial banquet" awaits you dressed on "white garment."
I am with you! I am for you!
The accelerate time is not enough to whiten your tunic for the "Advent of New Age" already coming.
Do not be alarmed by the screams and moans, but keep mind and heart balanced, so that you spill peace among the unbalanced ones, and help other brothers in need.
Accelerate your actions in the Good to penetrate the higher dimension.
Suffering and pain increase progressively due the accelerate movements of the planetary body toward a new dimension.
Love, forgive and help the neighbor, while you have the last chance in this Planet School that changes to evolve.
I bless you. We wait for you.
Loved daughters, struggle in My Name, spilling hopes and light in the afflicted hearts, so that they leave behind the superlative pain from the darkness, where you remained for endless time.
You are brave warriors, whose physical armor is prepared to face all collisions programmed by the Superior Hosts protecting you. You are My Servants doing humbly what I ask you.
Few ones said my servants are not affected emotionally, knowing exactly where to situate themselves in tragedies of life! Few ones know how distinguish the consanguineous ties, as transitory, and understand my words, "Who is my mother? Who is my father? Who are my brothers?"
Most of those said as my followers immersed in the family difficulties, they eventually become emotionally imbalanced, unable to fight in the "invisible battlefields" more and more intense for implantation of Light over the Darkness.
In fact, you have suffered to purify your souls, but bear in mind; I am with you, in a loving way, combating the brothers that do not recognize me.
As you know, when you use the sword to defeat the opponents of the Light, I am with you welcoming them lovingly in my arms, and lead them all to My Fathers House. Today, those said my enemies, they cannot see me, but I do not worry, I love them, as I also love you, and I will lead them to evolve in other planets.
Beloved daughters, I am with you, and closer I will be until the Planet no more needs My Presence and others brothers replace me.
I greet you on behalf of the Planetary Christ and I leave you My Love.
You never doubt of My Presence. I am in you, I am for you!
The Star of Bethlehem shone in Heaven announcing the arrival of Divine Nazarene on Earth.
Men's hearts were deeply touched, happy and tuned in with God, even unaware of the Divine Gift arriving. Nevertheless, their souls were already in touch with the sublime vibrations coming from Heaven to Earth.
Jesus brought to men on Earth, His Love of renouncement, sacrifice and pardon still unknown by the humanity.
His Divine Presence in the matter meant liberation on Earth.
Jesus who was announced by the prophets, renounced by men, He remains in our hearts illuminating the darkness, inviting all human beings to inhabit His Kingdom of Light!
Beloved Jesus, you are the Sun that warms our souls amidst the cold spiritual delay.
Beloved brothers, open your hearts for the Divine Love and then, you leave from Darkness to Light.
Blessed be Jesus! Blessed be His Power of Love!
15. Saul, why do you persue me?
Clairvoyance: During the mantra at 6 o'clock, I saw Paul of Tarsus, when I heard about his encounter with Jesus in Damascus.
Unhappily, I cannot translate the profound emotion I felt.
In Damascus, "an encounter saved me."
Jesus whom I pursued, beautifully He appeared to saying, "Saul, why do you pursue me?"
My physical eyes were blinded, but my spiritual eyes opened.
The blindness of physical body brought light to my soul.
When I became aware of his embodied life on earth, His Light involved my soul.
My purple mantle of hatred became simple and humble, because only as humble man, I could find Him.
I died beheaded calling for His name, without knowing of His Presence of Light that already waited for me.
With renewed soul, I penetrated the Illuminated Spheres, no more blind before His Sublime Presence.
I follow praising His Name.
Again, I was in physical body to redeem myself in His Love. I was pursued and humiliated, because only thus, I would be free of the past time.
Brothers, you must renew yourselves in Jesus Love, because the lights of this expiatory dimension are turning off, and only those that already have seen Him, will reach the Doors of a New Age.
Save the Love! Blessed be the Lord Jesus!
Clairvoyance: On Wednesday, December 7, 2011, after the mantra, I had a beautiful vision. I saw Mary; Mother of Jesus dressed as a woman of her time, with a very simple white tunic. She sat down before a group of children also dressed in white that seemed await her.
First, she began a very interesting, beautiful conversation with the children that curiously asked who was her, who promptly said that was Mother of Jesus. Then, the children asked her how Jesus was as a child. She calmly began recalling passages of His past. She spoke of His childhood, goodness and obedience when He was a little boy always ready to help His parents. She also spoke of His wisdom and lucidity of ideas that distinguished Him among other children.
The children heard very attentive and wondered if He used play, or was a mischievous boy as, in general, children are.
Then, Mary seemed to bring back in time, the presence of Jesus, when He was a boy and described his way simple and kind, tame and friendly in acting. Finally, she told the children that Jesus was not a child like others, because he had a special mission to accomplish with the humanity; He knew in advance, what other children would still learn, and often, He taught to them.
Mary transmitted to the children with very simple words, deep information on the Lord Jesus and His Gospel. Intuitively, I received the information that those children are being prepared to inhabit the New Earth with profound knowledge on Jesus Gospel.
I have been on Earth as woman and, in such condition, the Lord made me mother. As it was enough the joy of becoming receiver of life in my womb, wanted the Divine Goodness the Being I carried in my body for months, He was Being of Light and Pure Love that the humanity has known by the name of Jesus.
Many stories are told about His Works and Teachings; and lots of ideas on His simple life, happiness and tenderness with other brothers.
From his eyes emerged light, whenever the children of God, human beings or other beings came to meet Him.
From His mouth left only sweetness and wisdom filling of peace, our hearts.
Everybody expressed in a respectful attitude before His moral authority by His presence.
As Rampart of Love, He became man to be seen by other men able to understand through His Sublime Lessons the earthly existence as transitory experience of untransferable progress only successful, when lived within the Law of Love and Pardon uttered by Him.
Friends and followers were gathered around Him until the moment necessary to defend His ideals. At that time, no one remained to give Him convenient support for His purpose of visiting the Earth.
Thence, it is understood that only He had, in fact, the qualities needed to fulfill the Father's purposes with the earthly humanity.
Alone, injured and humiliated, His body fell down before men, and His soul ascended more radiant before God, fulfilling noble task of educating, through His example, the humanity.
He granted us the best moral values, as seeds planted in human hearts. Up to now, the fertility evoked by His lessons germinates awakening so many consciences.
There was not on earth, larger lesson than that of Jesus, who became incarnate among Man, Master and Friend, whose promise of aiding, guiding will remain even in the New Earth. When the little inhabitants of the future Planet recall, through their religious studies, about the existence of one Star of Light, they will understand His Light that sought to illuminate the dark night of an ignorant humanity, in offering them another blessed opportunity to find the path of progress.
I say good-bye, with my best wishes of peace and happiness to everyone, once again, thankful for having granted me the greatness of serving, through the physical body, as vehicle of the Presence of Jesus among men.
I embrace you, wishing Peace!
On the horizon, a light shone and modified entirely my life.
I used look at the sky to study the arrangement of the stars, in an attempt to codify the language that dictated the thoughts of God.
Sure I was the position of the stars in the sky meant something important for us who stared it here down. We would be the readers; while in Heaven would be the Book of God.
In my dreams, a light told me that one King would be born on Earth. He would be a different King and, from the "Stars" would bring Lessons never known to humanity.
Invaded by inexplicable feeling of admiration and wish to know Him, I prepared myself to go ahead.
In the dream, I heard a voice instructing us, several men, to follow it until the encounter of the new-born baby.
It was a sunny day, when I began walking; taking with me a gift for the new-born baby, thinking that trip would change my life. However, I did not know yet, when I started that journey, I myself was beginning a period of pregnancy that would precede my rebirth, because when to find Jesus meant my reborn!
None of those who lived with Him, heard His voice, stared His calm look, they continued the same ones, such the moral authority of His Spirit over the people.
The few years with him were intense, rich of learning that touched me deeply forever.
Now, in His battlefield, we act, raising the flag of peace and kindness as guides.
Nowadays, when you celebrate His Birthday, we want to remind you, the opportunity we had to reborn with Him in the purposes of the Creator Uncreated Father of Justice and Love to the neighbor, as if were one of us.
If the answer is yes, then rejoice in your hearts, but if you cannot yet free yourself from the ties of inveterate hatred, aversion and useless quarrels, you ought to meditate on His message and purify your hearts to receive Him.
After purified our souls through the humility and pardon, blessed with the sincere conviction of the arrival of Hope on Earth, we could see the Star that led us to Him.
At each step we have given, it shortened the distance to meet Him, and ever closer to His presence, we felt the joy of finding Him.
The Child Light that we found, He vibrated with too much energy, which touched us deeply to kneel down offering Him the little gifts.
The Child did not cry, but smiled before our presence, and, from His little hands loosened focus of lights touching our hearts for the most faithful devotion to Him.
His Teachings and immortal Gospel definitively changed our souls.
Jesus is the sweetest vibration of love!
Save the Force! Save the Love!
Blessed be the Divine Lord governor of the worlds!
Brothers, we were gathered in the spiritual plane with Religious Leaders.
Beloved brothers who have assumed the responsibility of "spiritual assistance for embodied spirits," at this time of pain and screech of teeth on the Earth's surface, the High Spirituality invites you to collaborate in directing the future human collectivities.
Beloved Brazil has been carrying out important role in the Higher Plane, at this time of consolidating the sublime values of the Gospel of Jesus. Nevertheless, the events that take different directions, they have finding negative able to deviate the Higher Purposes.
It is necessary to rescue men and women from illicit practices, remembering them on "moral values of the High Spirituality."
It is necessary refrain the violence instilled by the Armies of Darkness disturbing the Brazilian Society for, amid the chaos, take advantage of the precious energies they need to render concrete their perverse plans of domain over the creatures.
It is time to unity; putting above the doctrinaire precepts of different religions, moral values that are universal and represent a state of civility among human groups.
It is necessary to stand out among the faithful ones of different religions, the role they must exercise in society, to rescue of appropriate behavior among brothers of same Planet.
You are brothers that must exemplify to the world, how is life in society. Fraternity among you must be above any disagreement that by chance or lapse of human imperfections may occur.
You ought to be aware of the pardon, without neglecting the reasonable correction for those that hypnotized by the power and greed, they commit illicit actions.
To you, Religious Leaders that so much was given of knowledge, orientation and spiritual assistance to carry out your duties, so much you will be charged by the large number of followers that due to you action, or omission, they make the choice of acting in favor or against the Laws of God.
Go ahead to fulfill what the Planetary Transition Council determines.
It is time to work hard.
It is time for revelation and put them into practice. It is time of persistent, firm actions in the Good!
It is not time for doubts, questions and intellectual disagreements. Go to fulfill the karmic planning for your present life. You are instruments of God's Will on Earth.
God Father is in Heaven guiding you, and none of those connected with Him will be abandoned or lost in darkness of ignorance.
Have faith and work so that the imperfect, weakened souls yours may ascend.
May the Peace of the Lord of the Worlds involve you and our dear Homeland!
Brazilian people, follow the Light that guides you!
Beloved daughters, may the peace be with you!
From the invisible plane, we guide you.
The more that have been our efforts for millennia to put together my disciples, many will still remain below the limits of my influence, and for them nothing we can do, after the consolidation of New Order on Earth.
Divulge my words full of profound love that I feel for all of you. My words can touch deeply the hearts still anesthetized in illusion, and before "this planetary cycle" is finished, my words will be useful to awaken and attain new vibrational fields, even if is not still of regeneration, but are sensitive to the self-renewal and progress.
The tasks were accumulated for few disciples awakened; however you should not complain, but praise the exact hour that listened to the "last call" when there is still enough work to clean your souls, ascension and regeneration.
We will always be publishing, through the available ways within our reach, more explanations regarding our Evolved Brothers of other planets, interior of the Earth, as about the Planetary Transition. This information is of public domain and can be copied, in the whole or partly, without previous authorization, for free distribution, since is not altered its meaning. It is also authorized its translation for any language, since you send us a copy for our files and subsequent popularization.


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Let's put that last fact in perspective. The USA is 36 times larger than the UK but has only five-times the population, so Britain, relatively speaking, is very crowded, and on average, the roads are therefore a lot busier so getting traffic to flow smoothly and efficiently has long been a concern. However, Britain is also dramatically safer than the USA, too, whether you measure road deaths against population, distance travelled or simply the number of motor vehicles in the country, so how do the Brits achieve much greater safety despite the traffic situation? One of the answers is our topic in this article: roundabouts.
A British 'map' sign, well ahead of a roundabout, to show drivers which exit they will require. There are six potential destinations (including a U-turn) and three road-types: motorway (divided), main roads and minor road. The blue color of the sign has a specific meaning as do the white and green backgrounds to certain wording and the red ring around the "no trucks over 7.5 tons" symbol. Very easy to understand in a split-second if drivers have been adequately informed. Copyright image.
Did you know that compared to the older, multi-road intersections which roundabouts have commonly replaced, roundabouts typically cut the number of serious injuries and fatal deaths in collisions by 80-90 percent? It's a huge safety gain that is very well worth employing.
In the USA, though, modern roundabouts have really only come into use since the start of this new century, and yet instead of using the long- and well-established guidelines that British road engineers have developed (simply reversing them, left-to-right, to allow for driving on opposite sides of the road) it appears that Americans have almost literally decided to re-invent the wheel, and in doing so they are spoiling the possibilities that roundabouts can offer.
Leaving aside the aspects I have already mentioned in other posts — namely the bad signing on the approach to American roundabouts and the failure to teach drivers how to use roundabouts correctly, with maximum safety — there is the problem that the designs being used will make it difficult if not impossible for the USA to use roundabouts in a situation where they come into their own: complex intersections (i.e. locations with more than four roads).
To exacerbate the problem, if you treat drivers like idiots and teach them bad techniques then they're going to drive like idiots… but as already stated a lot of this is not their fault. Don't even mention the standard of typical U.S. driving tests!
Had long-established, best-practice rules been put in place for roundabouts from Day 1, here in the USA, and drivers been given tried and tested education about complying with those rules, then roundabouts could be built and used here even for the most complex of intersections, and drivers from all 50 states would be able to cope with them. However it now seems that roundabouts here are typically getting so pigeon-holed in their design that they will become limited in their application, and that is a terrible waste of a good opportunity for helping to save lives.
Even American highway engineers' own national guidelines, in the less-than snappily-titled Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices (or 'MUTCD', which still isn't very snappy), doesn't always help. It is meant to lay down the national rules for precisely how road signs and road/pavement markings should be used and yet on my travels to instruct, all around the U.S., I continually see various states simply doing their own thing and ignoring the MUTCD. Why does this matter? The answer is consistency. How can drivers possibly be expected to drive as well as they should if they come to signs — or in this case roundabouts — being used in different ways from one town to another, one county to another, or one state to another?
Not only does this confusion already exist in relation to roundabouts, which are most definitely being treated differently from state-to-state, but drivers are still afraid of roundabouts because they have been introduced without any single state educating drivers on the best — as in safest — way to use them! Here we go again… treating drivers like idiots!
Well-informed and adequately-trained drivers would easily be able to cope with this rather small roundabout in Norway.
And I haven't even properly mentioned Fayettville yet!
Quote (to reiterate the key point of this response): "…Roundabouts… are one of the Federal Highway Administration's Proven Safety Countermeasures…" – So, given that the value is "proven," the much greater experience and expertise that have soundly created that proof is being ignored for *what* reason?
Quote: "…The roundabout was designed by the City of Fayetteville's Engineering Department in accordance with MUTCD guidelines for roundabout intersection design…" Questions: Did the blue color meet MUTCD guidelines? If so, I'm curious about why blue. The only logical colors would be either white or yellow (to match lane-line white, or more appropriately, center-line yellow). So what does blue actually achieve in terms of road safety standards? And why are there pictures of different types of vehicle on the roundabout island? What do they achieve, apart from prettiness and a possible distraction factor for drivers who are visiting that location for the first time? If they are meant to indicate direction of travel then, for clarity, only chevrons or arrows should be used.
Quote: "… [the] vertical component of an asphalt dome resulted in much higher compliance than the previous project…" – A little reading would have spared the need to experiment and spoil the first project.
Quote: "…Future treatments may benefit from a more incremental or stepped process that includes evaluation of signage and paint…" – Same comment as for the previous point.
Quote: "…41% of [motorists indicated that] they felt roundabouts were less safe than four-way stops…" This is directly due to the lack of adequate driver education in the context of roundabouts.
Quote: "…Many survey comments raised concerns about… a general lack of driver education about navigating roundabouts in Fayetteville and the State of Arkansas…" – Comment: Q.E.D.
The right-hand photograph on page 7 shows a very bizarre asymmetrical yellow perimeter line around the central island, with one side (bottom left) effectively straight, which doesn't even make sense.
Accurate and adequate enforcement naturally is needed, to ensure that the speeding stops, that drivers *and* bicyclists yield when they should, that everyone circulates around the island correctly, AND that drivers and riders signal correctly, on the approach, travelling through and exiting the roundabout, as applicable. But sadly, this aspect is being deliberately and immaturely ignored by all powers-that-be in U.S. driving standards — a stunning example of why those standards are so inadequate and exacerbate rather than alleviate the crashes and casualties situation in America.
Finally, for those people concerned about having small ("mini") roundabouts in small intersections, and whether that is wise, it is of course why mini roundabouts were invented, and they work perfectly well.
Next Next post: A chat about: Drivers Stopping *at* Stop Lines!


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Indie pop trio Ebb & Flow join us at Hollywood celebrity hotspot, The Oaks Gourmet Market, to discus new musical endeavors and how they handle the constant ebb and flow of life.
Ebb & Flow is comprised of:
Gabby Gordon – vocals, keyboards
Morten Kjær – vocals, keyboards, melodica
Ronen Gordon – drums, electronics, sound design and production
So to start us off, we are at The Oaks Gourmet Market here in Hollywood, and you guys are regulars! Care to let us know how much you love the cafe and what you would suggest ordering for anybody who's reading?
Morten Kjær: Well, this is right across the street where Gabby and Ronen live, they are married and they enjoy getting their couples' lattes over here. Also, I like to get the blueberry earl grey fauxnut before my morning hikes at Runyon Canyon.
Ronen Gordon: I'd like to correct Morten, it's an espresso macchiato. No lattes. Too much milk! *laughs*
Morten: Oh, sorry. *laughs*
Gabby Gordon: I like to do this thing where I show up and get nothing, but hang out to look at the people.
Morten: "Can I get some water please?"
Ronen: A cucumber water! *all laugh*
Perfect! And to start us off for the interview, you guys have celebrated the one year anniversary of your album Edge of the World. For those who have yet to discover its awesomeness, or added any of the songs to their playlists, would you care to share a little bit about the songs that you chose lyrically, thematically, and instrumentally?
Morten: So Edge of the World is the second album from our band Ebb & Flow. And we wrote the songs over a relatively short period of time. Its title was inspired by a spot in England where Gabby's dad lives nowadays. It's close to the Dover Cliffs, a series of chalk cliffs on the edge of Britain. It's this really steep, dramatic hillside, and we felt that it went with the overall ideas of the ups and downs of life, to be standing there on the edge of the world.
Morten: It's also the most popular suicide place in Britain. So that's cheerful.
That's something good to bring up and make note of.
Ronen: Well, some of the lyrics on Edge Of The World talks about that feeling of when you're standing at the edge of a building, or stand at a place and say, 'What if?' It's a great metaphor for taking risks, doing something risky, having destructive thoughts, or wanting all of these things that we find a little bit more interesting. So that was a very strong statement and is why it became the title song and the title of the album.
Gabby: We also have a couple of cheery songs on the album. *laughs*
Morten: Yeah. It sounds like a somber album, but it really is not. It's many things. It spans from light pop to more intense songs.
Hear that everyone? The album is not full of sad songs. Even though we all love sad songs. *laughs*
Ronen: The album comes with a razor blade. *laughs*
Oh perfect! *laughs*
Morten: We're kidding of course. But anyways, there are songs of being on the edge of a relationship, there are songs that are being on the edge of a new chapter of your life, there are songs about literally feeling depressed and wondering what's the way out of that, so it spans from pretty light to pretty dark.
Ronen: Hence the ebb and flow theme of up and down.
Gabby: And I think it's always a reflection of the concepts and ideas that intrigued us in that moment in time. I mean, that's what art is to me anyways. You sort of capture what's real to you in the moment.
Photo Courtesy of Andreas Krause
What was your favorite song to write and record? You guys could all agree on songs or you could all have different songs.
Gabby: We're independent people, we don't all agree. *all laugh* I think my favorite song was "Edge Of The World," because when I was singing it in the studio, the sonic space of the track that Ronen created was really stimulating and inspiring for me to sing along to. I love the repetitive phrasing that we had in the song and the themes that evolved throughout it. The tension that builds is quite poetic, so I guess I connect to the drama and existential crisis of it all. It was fun to sing, not fun, but…
Ronen: Inspiring…
Gabby: Yeah! Inspiring!
Ronen: From a production point, I would agree that "Edge Of The World" is a track on the album that's a little bit more stretched out a little bit. I gave myself permission to be a little bit more experimental, so I really enjoyed that process. And another one was "One Track Mind," which kind of brought me back to more of the earlier electronic sounds of video games. The production point and the beat of the song was really fun to work with, so I really enjoyed that one personally.
Morten: For the first album, Neon Hearts, we worked with different producers, but we produced all of the music ourselves for this one and it was fun for me to dig into the producer role. And Gabby had a song idea for the song "Fury," where she used to get so angry as a kid that she would give herself a hernia. *Gabby laughs* I thought it would be fun to try and capture that aggression in a production, so I sat there with synths and hard beats, a style that I don't usually work much with. It was a fun challenge for me to try to create a musical hernia on the album.
I think living in L.A. gives us hernias. *all laugh*
Ronen: So you can relate?
Morten: Then also, I love harmonizing and singing with Gabby on the song, "Touchstone." It's sort of a classic power ballad, and I just enjoyed building it. I remember being inspired by "Hello" by Adele, and I was trying to make a simple production that was grand, and that we could make beautiful story and vocal harmony to.
Photo Courtesy of Ted Sun
Now you started going into this a little bit, but for the recording process for this album, what were some similarities and differences that you guys ran into in comparison to your first album?
Ronen: I think the first album the first time we were actually like, 'Ok, let's try and make an album.' That was the first time that we were really looking for the sound of the band while trying to produce our own tracks, but we were still working separately. The second half was the songs we already had in our idea pool, so they were already more established and we brought them together because we felt that they fit with the ones we had already produced ourselves. But with this album, there was more of a beginning to end collaborative effort. We all had in mind how we wanted to build the songs and how we wanted to structure them. From designing the cover and the artwork, to the feel and layout of every song, even the order of the songs, we basically had our hands in every part of the production. This one feels like our first full album from start to finish. *turns to Gabby* If you want to add anything…
Gabby: I don't think I can. I think you said it all.
Morten: Agreed.
See, you guys do agree! *all laugh*
Gabby: *turns to Ronen* That was so compassionate of you!
*roughly five minutes of interaction with fan visiting the coffeeshop*
So Gabby was letting our guest in on a little secret that you guys are working on some new music.
Band: *sounds of excitement*
They're excited! *laughs* Would you care to give us any sneak peaks on what we should be looking forward to?
Gabby: Well, it's very fresh. I mean, Morten had just come into town so that we can start putting together these new ideas. *laughs* We're in the process of discussing them, but we know it's going to involve very vocal driven, sort of neo-soul elements that's a little more minimalistic and an acoustic kind of feel to it.
Morten: We're planning to put out two EPs with five songs each this year. We have decided to really try to flatter our primary instruments, which are drums and vocals basically, in order to free up some sonic space. It will also, give a different live performance, as we're trying to strip it down a little bit as opposed to trying to recreate the sound from the recordings, which gives us a chance to be more focused on the audience and the story on stage. There's a lot of technical stuff to do in our current live show.
Ronen: I think we're feeling a little more confident and stronger about what we want to say. Obviously we think about each song, but we also think about the body of work as a whole and not just as singles. So we're trying to have stronger concepts within our music, and since we're more familiar with what we can do and what we feel comfortable with, rather than having one song and then another song and trying to see if they work together. We feel more united, and it's fun to have that broader view of a project.
Morten: Our band actually came together kind of by accident. We were just friends that wrote music for individual projects, but then we started combining our ideas and writing together that we got tighter and more accurate with what we are good at and what we wanted to do. So it feels like an arrowhead in a way.
And kind of touching base on what Ronen was saying about wanting to have a more cohesive unit for the songs instead of just having 'this song,' and 'that song.' Do you feel that singles-based releases are kind of more of the norm now? Do you think that's what music consumers are more attuned to, as opposed to full-length albums?
Ronen: If I had known what people would want or think, I would probably be in a different place.*laughs* I would say this, we know we have our audience that is eager to listen to what we have, and I think by sharing what we do, people are willing to have the patience to listen to an album by us. I don't think our audiences like that single kind of format. I guess the advantage of being an independent artist is that the people that do know about you would give you their time and attention. We feel more comfortable that people that do know what we do would appreciate the body of work, and if there's people that find one song or another appealing and that opens up the door for them, that's great! I think this is the way we grew up with buying an album. Yes, obviously we'd listen to that one or two songs that you heard on the radio or got exposed to, but then again, the biggest influences that I had as a musician growing up was those songs that were, like, song number seven that I didn't really get for the first couple of years that I had the album. But you're still thankful that you were exposed to that. So yeah, I'm always thinking about that person who's actually going to spend time listening to the rich journey throughout the album. We want to give people an experience because we hope that they fully listen to the album.
Gabby: I think it's a very singles driven world, but only as a result of it being really hard to sell bodies of work. I don't know if it's because people only want singles because there's a shrinking attention span, but I think that the industry is trying to adjust to a hard situation. I still think that it's very valuable for artists to create bodies of work and not just one-off songs, but of course, they have to thrive in a world where it's all about getting on someone's playlist. Sometimes you don't necessarily have all the resources to create giant albums that you can't sell. We are very fortunate to be in a situation where we go out on the road and sell physical CDs, so for us it's valuable to have something cohesive. That's my take on that.
Morten: On a practical level too, we no longer all live in L.A. I live in Copenhagen, and that means that we do a couple of tours a year, so it's nice to bring with us a new little selection of songs for each tour. We're gonna do a spring tour for a spring EP, and then a fall tour for a fall EP, so that kind of ties into together. We think a lot about the live performances as well when we write music.
Photo Courtesy of Ebb & Flow
And would you say that you compose your music first or write your lyrics first? Or do they go more hand in hand?
Gabby: Morten and I typically sit down at a piano, come up with melodies, and riff off each other. Or we have ideas like song titles and little voice memos that we share, and then after that process we'll create some sketches. Sometimes we'll work off tracks, which is where we'll start off some little sketch ideas…
Morten: Like little drum beats or chord progressions that we recorded some other time.
Gabby: And then after that we hand it over to our beat master, where he'll typically put in his two cents.
Ronen: Yeah, we all have an itch for a song and have a bit of an idea or a direction that we want to take it to. We have a little inspiration corner, like, a list of what kind of artists that we admire or songs that we like, certain elements that we are eager to try and experiment with, just anything that we are interested in incorporating. We would kind of divide the work like that.
Morten: I feel like we have a little workshop where we sit down and go at it from different angles during time span that we decided on. And it definitely can vary from day to day. Some days it will be like, 'Let's do a mid-tempo R&B song,' or 'Let's do something vocal driven here,' or 'Let's have Ronen create a strange beat that he could scat over.' *laughs* We're very comfortable with each other and enjoy doing all of those things. I think it also creates a kind of variety that we feel works with our live shows because I find that too many of the same kinds of songs don't really excite an audience.
Ronen: I think what I like about our process right now is that we can do anything that we could possibly imagine. It's hard to figure out where to start because you can do anything, so sometimes what we do is establish a certain set of rules. We have a couple of boxes that we want to play with and then we try to be creative within that space. So that's fun to limit yourself to try to do the best work because I think some of the best music that we've made had those limitations. We had to work over or around or try to come up with something new using older tools and methods. This way of creating borders and barriers and then filling them in is like a coloring book, first we create the outline, and then we fill it in slowly. Hopefully with not too many eraser marks. *laughs*
Sometimes we need the eraser marks!
Ronen: *laughs* Or the undo button.
If only we had an undo button that worked on real life. *all laugh* So, Gabby and Morten, you release your own solo work as well. How is working on your own separate projects similar or different than that of the Ebb & Flow works in regards to the songwriting and the recording aspects?
Morten: I just finished mixing a solo record that I have been working on for a couple of years. It's been very different from working with Ebb & Flow because I haven't really involved anyone in the process. I wrote the lyrics and the music, produced it myself, and it was until the mixing process when anybody heard any of the songs. I've been very secretive about it because it was a challenge for me to try and believe in my own ideas and not compromising in any way. I was curious about what I would do if nobody else had an opinion, and that's been fun for me. I also ran the risk of it being horrible because I didn't have anyone giving me feedback, *laughs* so I could have written horribly embarrassing lyrics or missed some golden opportunities because nobody presented them. Working with Gabby is like a dialogue. We constantly question and sharpen each other's ideas, so there's definitely an advantage to working together so that you get to see the subject from different angles. And then, of course, there's also compromise, and sometimes compromise is not as artistic as you would like it to be. With co-writing, you run the risk of finding the boring middle ground, but there are definitely pros and cons to working alone and working together.
Gabby: I would mirror everything you just said. I hadn't released any solo material in a while, but I think I have been a little challenged by sitting down by myself to create songs because I'm very used to the Ebb & Flow dynamic. I'm very happy with that format, but there's a new standard that's been set when I'm by myself. Sometimes I'm a little bit more critical, and even bored at times because it's just more fun when you have someone else in the room. You get to have someone to ping pong your ideas with. It's easier to let an idea die when you're by yourself, at least it is for me. Aw that sounds so sad! *laughs*
That's why they say that it's dangerous to leave us alone with our thoughts.
Band: *Sounds of agreement*
Gabby: I guess that's the art of being able to, right? It's also waking up and deciding that your thoughts matter beyond anyone else's reach or validation.
Ronen: Or in this situation, finding someone that has the right balance of validating your points, but also constructively criticize or help you shape your ideas. That's those two jell so well as writing partners because there's a chemistry that works. When you work with other people, sometimes you just go, 'Woah, ok, this is different. You can't put your finger on it, but it's difficult to pinpoint why it's working or not working.
Morten: I've co-written songs with many people over the years, and Gabby has been very easy and pleasant to work with. And I always have a good flow with her.
Ronen: Get it? *all laugh*
We love bad jokes on the blog!
Morten: Bad jokes are common for us. *laughs* I also found it hard to finish my own project without her. What I did though was I hired a guy to mix my record so I would have to finish everything before that date. I recorded vocals for like six songs the day before because I wasn't ready until I had to finish it. *laughs* With Ebb & Flow, it's easier because we all hold each other accountable, and ask each other for completion so we can move things along. So that's the benefit of working in a group.
Ronen: And you can share the load. One of us can be like, 'Oh, could you take a look at this?' It's that ability to be able to ask, 'What do you think about this part?' and to test out new things. It's great to have that.
And it's always good to hear about how band members have such a strong chemistry. There's so little bands that even have the original members from beginning to end. I think you can probably count them on one hand. *laughs*
Morten: Yeah, we are thinking about finding another drummer, but we haven't discussed it with Ronen yet.
Ronen: Bad jokes again! *all laugh* It is amazing though, because we spend at least a couple of months in a car together on the road. While sometimes we do want to murder one another, *Morten laughs* there is still that challenge of wanting to stay together to make more music. I honestly think this is the most pleasant experience I could imagine with spending so much time with people, so at this point, it almost has as much to do with the people and it is for the music. You're lucky enough to come across their life experience and maturity, and all those elements are just so hard to find in people nowadays.
Morten: I think we also have an interesting dynamic. Gabby and Ronen are married, Gabby and I write songs together, and then Ronen and I produce music together. We have sort of our one-on-one connections all the way around, which makes us a strong pyramid of action.
Ronen: We're a good menáge.
The dynamic trio!
So Gabby, do you think that women in the music industry need to portray themselves in certain ways in order to be successful? And of course, the other members are welcomed to join in on the conversation.
Ronen: Well as a woman… *all laugh*
Yes. We'll start with Ronen. *laughs*
Ronen: Definitely should not be the first to answer this. *laughs*
Gabby: Women should be humble and always let a man speak first in order to be successful. *all laugh* I feel like this question is difficult because it stems from a lifetime of conditioning that comes with the female experience. I do think that there are things that women are more hung up on than maybe the opposite gender thinks about, and I think it falls in line with the visual aspect. I think women have a tendency to let that weigh into how they validate themselves. I think how sexual we portray ourselves also plays big part, but I do think that expectation from both women and men to include that element in music making needs to be toned down. I think it takes away from the art itself sometimes, so my take is that you don't need to portray ourselves in a more visually attractive, more sexual manner than we need to. I think we're mainly in an industry that worships youth and things that are young, fresh, and first. The older I've gotten in the industry, I've found there's a pressure to be allowed to represent and feel proud of where I'm at in my age. I've had direct comments expressed to me that I'm 'over-the-hill' at twenty-five, and I have found myself in a number of different situations, specifically with men, commenting on how I should either lose some weight or dress a certain way. I've even heard, 'You can't be this kind of artist now because you're no longer that age. You're not a young artist anymore, so it's over for you make a mark in some kind of way.' I wrote a song called "Power," and it's a lot about not giving your power to other people or letting the conversation be dominated by a man's perspective on my career.
Morten: I definitely think that there's a big difference between men and women in the music industry. When Alicia Keys chose not to wear makeup, it was a worthy of a press release, which to me is super weird. It was like, 'Oh my gosh! She's not wearing makeup!' Nobody has those kinds of expectations of men. Also, with being a gay artist, I don't think I respond to the same things that straight men respond to. I often find very sexualized female performers to be frustrating. I feel like I'm like, 'Put on some clothes so I can hear what you're saying.' It's very distracting. I notice it more than heterosexual people do because it's a part of the dynamic that you're used to also off stage. I'm over here like, 'Why is she wearing no clothes? I don't get it, she's just singing a song,' but it's just become so normal in every other aspect.
Ronen: I feel like the sexuality element of the industry is the easiest thing to sell. It's kind of like making candy sweet, rather than trying to give people fruit rather than sugar. It has to be sexualized because it has to be sold to young people as they're the easiest target. But with being a more mature or older artist coming up in this world, you kind of get over it. As we're trying to be a pop band, when people hear the word 'pop,' they think that we have to be a certain demographic of people. But for us, the word 'pop' means something else. We're thinking about adults who are listening to this that want something that's not super avant garde or super weird, but something that has a good beat to it or has a nice melody they can follow along with a topic that is serious or deep, or not approaching something from the simplest point of view. We think of more mature adult pop when approaching the topic, so I think if we will present the characters as more mature then I think that empowers everybody. It shouldn't be about if it's a man or woman or if they're young or old, if the topic is good and it's important then you should explore it. I mean, Joni Mitchell was singing about things that people feel are 'mature topics' at nineteen, so it shouldn't matter what age you are to do the kind of music that you want to do.
Absolutely! So moving along to Ronen and Morten, both of you have been heavily involved with music education, do you think that music education programs are really important if you want to fully understand and make a career in the music industry?
Morten: I am a fan of education!
I hope you are! We kind of need it! *laughs*
Morten: I have a masters in vocal performance and I have lessons in song playing, piano playing, lyric writing, and performing, and I think all of those things have obviously shaped me into the musician that I am today. I also think that there's a lot of self-taught people that have great, beautiful careers, so I think there are many ways of doing it. Also, I don't think that all musicians are cut out for academia per say, but I think it's helpful to know as much about music as possible when creating it. I also think it will make working other people easier if you can explain what chords you're playing, or what the form of a song is from sharing your music in a written format. But there are so many ways of making music, and tons of famous musicians that didn't receive a proper music education that are still great artists. I also feel like there are a lot of things that I could have spent time learning about the music business that would be relevant to me now that weren't included in my education back in the day, like marketing or promotion or sales or finances. Those are a big part of my actual reality now, so even though those are not directly music, I think the perfect music education program in the world should include both music and business.
Ronen: Yeah. I would definitely back all of that up as a teacher myself. I work with drum students, but I also work with people who want to learn about production and music making. I see a lot of different students, but like Morten said, I also believe that not everybody is suited for academia. However, the advantage of being educated is that you can get all the mistakes out faster. Some people just get through it on their own, and that's totally fine, but the advantage of a music education it allows you to debug the program a little bit faster. You can also be exposed to such a wide variety of styles and characters that you might find that niche that you didn't even know existed, so that's a big advantage of schools and universities. That's why it's such an important stage in people's lives you have no choice to be exposed to different opinions and styles. Of course, there can be some of disadvantages. When you start off, you're consciously incompetent, but you don't really care, you're just happy that you're there and nothing really matters. And then, as you become more educated, you become aware of all of your flaws and all of a sudden you have everybody bombarding you with their opinions, which could be true or not true. After a while, you become consciously competent, and you're like, 'Ok, I know what I know. I can confidently stand by what I do know.' I think the ultimate goal is to be unconsciously competent, where you are not thinking about what other people think about what is right or wrong. In the education world, there is always someone saying, 'This is right,' or 'This is wrong,' but when you go out into the real world, you realize that no one really knows what's right or wrong. You've got to be out in the world and let people decide, but at least in the education environment, you can simulate that role play of the real world. And after a while, your instincts become what they are, and you don't care about what other people think. You're just confident about what you want to say and want to try.
And kind of touching base on what Morten was saying in regards to how he wished that he could have taken some classes in regards to the business side, which includes promotion. Social media is pretty much the prominent way for you to promote yourself now, especially as an artist. Do you feel like that causes any pressure on artists to constantly have something out, or have something to talk about? Or even just to portray themselves in a certain way in order to appeal to a mass audience?
Gabby: Absolutely. I think that for us, we thrive on having Facebook and Instagram because that's where a lot of our communication happens. That's where we're primarily reaching out to a network of private contacts, people who book us for concerts, fans, things like that. It's all possible because of social media. The content is valuable, but I also think that it's exhausting to just see artists post video after video of their talents, and almost waters down the expectations of an audience. Maybe I'm too cynical about it, but I feel like the value of it becomes harder and harder to quantify, which is also why so many people consume music in a relatively free fashion don't have a problem with it. It goes hand in hand with this need to sort of promote ourselves at all times, but also, it seems like everybody needs to be noisy on their social media spheres to get that job done. To me, that's a little bit of the ugly side of it, but I do have to say that it has been positive for us to help promote our concerts and things in the 'Do-It-Yourself era. It's a double-edged sword for me.
Morten: I feel like the way everybody uses social media is pretty relaxed. It's a good way for us to reach a large number of people in Europe, the U.S., and other places. When the music industry changed and record labels stopped signing so many artists, the money went a little bit away from music sales and social media became a welcome and necessary tool to tell everybody what you were doing. I used to be signed with a label with a group I was in before the whole social media craze, and there were people there who would send out press releases for us to radio tours and newspaper clips. That went away, but it was then replaced by my own ability to tell my story, which has been incredibly helpful. I'm still positively surprised about how many people know about what we're doing, at all times. This guy who just met up with us a few minutes ago, I don't think I've ever met him personally, but he knew my name and he would only know that from online.
*band agrees*
Ronen: I would also add that with the double-edged sword that is social media, you have to spend more or an equivalent amount of time on the creative aspect all of a sudden. So while it gives you control of the conversation, you also have to spend more time trying to cater that platform and crafting that message, even though it should really be the music doing that. I feel that the biggest drawback with social media is that because people have access to everything, everything ends up being free. This is the age of information, and the most important thing that we have to share is what we know from the experiences and the knowledge that we have. But if the information is also free, then what's the value of people? People are trying to put value for what they do, but it's very difficult to make it into a business when everything is easily available. I think this is an interesting time where artists have to figure out the amount of funds or income that they can generate, so being more adventurous or taking more chances is shrinking. Free is not really free in a way.
Right? I totally agree. Nothing's free, not even the air.
Ronen: No! Not in L.A. that's for sure! *all laugh*
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Definitely not. You have to park your car in order to go outside, and then pay for the parking. *all laugh* So as a group that tours nationally and internationally, what would you say are some of differences in regards to all of the places that you've toured in comparison to Los Angeles?
Morten: I think that the difference between L.A., and the US and Europe, it has to do with how saturated the market is with the arts. I think in Los Angeles, if we really contact everyone we know and do a lot of marketing, we can get maybe eighty to a hundred people into a room. But then again, we can play for the first time in a small German village and have several hundred people come. I do think that in places where there's less going on, people are very willing to go out and experiment and listen to music. But L.A. has thousands and thousands of concerts and events all the time, so it makes it difficult to compete. There's so much beautiful music happening every day, but nobody has the time to go see all of it. And with L.A. being just so full of artists, it makes it so that artists are not the market for artists. I mean, people who don't do arts are more interested in going to concerts, so I do think that L.A. is particularly hard to perform in because there's so many people who do music here.
Ronen: And it maybe ties into the other part of the social media aspect because it's so saturated with artists that we end up competing with one another. Artists end up playing for free, or even paying to play, because they just want to be seen. And because the pool is shrinking, people have become a little bit more desperate to try to get noticed. These artists end up hurting each other because we're competing on and the same battleground so to speak. And competition is good sometimes, but not to the point where we both end up losing some of the benefits. It's a problem within saturated markets that we end up cannibalizing on our own resources.
Well that's a fun term to use!
Morten: Cannibalize!
Cannibalizing of musicians. Sounds like a horror movie.
Ronen: It's my new death metal band!
Gabby: Release that album on Halloween!
Morten: That's why we're so skinny! So many people cannibalized!
Ronen: Yeah, it's all the rage! The new musician diet!
It's like, "New year! New me!" The cannibalization of musicians diet! * all laugh* So a fun question for you guys, if you could go on a world tour with three artists, who would you choose and what would you name your tour?
Gabby: Well, I think Morten and I are in agreement about two artists in particular that we love at the moment. My favorite would definitely be Emily King. I think she's awesome! She opened for Sara Bareilles not so long ago. New York based artist. Very soulful and very much her own person. I absolutely love what she does and I would just love to be on the road with her. *turns to Morten* Who was the other one again?
Morten: I love the British singer Lianne La Havas. I was standing next to her in the immigration line at the airport one day and I really wanted to be like, 'Lianne do you wanna go on tour?!' *laughs* She was wearing sunglasses so I don't think she wanted to talk to anyone. But if she hadn't worn sunglasses, I definitely would have suggested a tour. *laughs*
Ronen: She wore the sunglasses because you were staring at her for too long. *laughs* I'm thinking about bands that I think we would fit well with for my tour. Depeche Mode would be great if they were touring regularly. I saw them live in Turkey, and it was such an amazing experience. The visuals, the sound, the energy, all of it was fantastic. Maybe it's my old childhood dream, but I think we would fit well on stage with them. Sara Bareilles is a good like Gabby mentioned. More adult, more mature, but still poppy and very creative and musical.
Morten: What would we name the tour?
Gabby: The 'Tag Along Tour!' *laughs*
Ronen: You mean the tour that all the bands would have to agree on a name for? *laughs*
The 'Cannibalistic Musicians Tour!' *all laugh*
Gabby: You said it. The best title!
Morten: Actually, Lianne La Havas did an album called Blood, and Emily King did one called The Switch. I feel like those little concise names have a rich imagery, so maybe we should try to find a juicy name that kind of signals change and growth.
Ronen: Metamorphosis! *laughs*
And then do a whole stage production from the caterpillar to a butterfly.
Morten: With some cannibalistic elements, like self eating or eating each other. *laughs*
Ronen: It eats itself out! It's perfect! It's a perfect metaphor! *laughs* We're clearly brainstorming.
If the inspiration is there, who am I to stop you? *laughs* So speaking of names, how did you guys decide on Ebb & Flow to be your group name?
Gabby: *turns to Morten*I think we had been working on some tracks for your solo album, Pendulum, and there was a line in one of the songs that said, "pendulum, by ebb and flow, we come and go."
Morten: The "Pendulum" song was inspired by the big pendulum swinging in the foyer of the Griffith Observatory. No matter what we do, the earth rotates and we swing back and forth, there's nothing we can do to stop that motion. I think, it's the same with the tide, the ebb and flow of water, it's the coming and going. I think we felt that was very descriptive of a lot of the topics that we were interested in, like change and the pulls of life. We felt like it was a good name for us. It also had the three components to the name while still focusing on two main things, so we felt it kind of appropriate for a trio with two singers. It's a little bit old-fashioned and a sort of Shakespearean, gives a little bit of melancholy and drama, which also fits our aesthetic and the storytelling in our material I think.
Ronen: Of course, some people think it's 'E.B.B. & Flow.' *laughs*
Morten: It's not a word that people use all the time, 'ebb.' It's a weird word. *laughs*
It's like, 'Spell it with us! E…" *all laugh*
Ronen: B! B!
*turns to Gabby* You're the 'Ebb' *turns to Morten* and you're the 'Flow.'
Gabby: *turns to Ronen* Aw, well I feel like because there's two singers then you're the 'and' Ronen. *laughs*
Morten: Now we have to define it by who's the 'ebb' and who's the 'flow.' *laughs*
Gabby: I think that rotates depending on our seasonal moods. *laughs*
Ronen: I'm happy that I'm the 'and.' I'm steady, you guys are the bipolar ones. *laughs* I'm always good. I'm solid. Never bothered.
Gabby: Pillar of strength you are. *laughs*
Ronen: Just holding the ends together. End! Get it?
Lots of jokes here today. *laughs*
Ronen: Oh my god, if you were only here to see this. *laughs*
And how do you guys balance your personal lives with your professional lives?
Gabby: We don't. *laughs*
Morten: Well, it's interesting to say that for Gabby and Ronen. They are married, and they spend 24/7 together when on tour. You are really intensely together during those times, and I'm amazed by how you make it work.
Gabby: So are we. *all laugh*
Morten: We're kind of at work all the time on tour, so there is no personal life, but I have a little bit of space for myself. When we're not on tour, we have other projects going on. Gabby and Ronen perform a lot in L.A., Ronen tours with a Mid-Western artist, Gabby performs around town on her own, and I've been working on a record of my own. I think those intense periods of togetherness, and then those intense periods of not seeing each other, it's the best balance that we get. It's the ebb and flow of our band! *bad joke riff*
Gabby: *laughs* I love it!
Ronen: Nailed it!
Gabby: And when I think we're pretty good to tuning into each other's needs most of the time, when we're on tour. So that diminishes that kind of stuff. Especially on tour Ronen and I don't have a lot of privacy, but we also enjoy doing things together, and experiencing a lot of things together, so that outweighs the daily annoyances. At least, we found a way to stay pro.
Ronen: And also, because we're a little more mature in our age, we're able to handle being on tour on buses for months on the road a little bit easier I think. We've all been in different bands, so we understand some of the etiquette. Sometimes when you're on the road you're on a different mode where you're a little bit more careful and you try to be a little more sensitive. There's a bigger picture, you have to make it to the show at the end of the day. We're almost on preservation mode until we get to the show, so we make sure that we don't party too hard and all of those things, because you don't want to be an asshole on the road and you can't just leave. You're thinking about others and nothing about yourself.
Gabby: I've also found that there's real security in being with people that I'm so close with. In a time when things are changing on a daily basis, it comes to be a great advantage. We're driving to new places, playing to new people, petting new dogs, *Heather laughs* and shaking hand with new people, so it's actually a really nice form of stability to have that kind of core. It's like a safe zone, you know?
Absolutely. And if you can give your younger selves some advice as to where you are in your career and what you've learned as artists, what would advice would you give them?
Gabby: Become a banker.
Ronen: Buy Apple stocks.
*all laugh*
Morten: I think I would tell him to be confident and consistent.
Gabby: I would say to not listen to anyone except yourself.
Morten: Anyone, really? *laughs*
Gabby: Well, I guess I would say that there are very few times where you need to allow other people's opinions to weigh a lot. I'm not saying to be immune to good advice, but there are very few people that deserve space in your head. I think we as artists, it's our prerogative and necessity to keep our individuality as much as possible because that's what people come to see. It's your impression on reality, and that can't exist if everyone gets to weigh in on it too.
Ronen: Maybe like, 'Pay attention to everyone, but be very selective of who you listen to. Trust your instincts.' It sounds like a Disney line.
The Disney movies do prepare us for life. *laughs*
Ronen: *starts singing "Let It Go" from Frozen*
Wonderful! *laughs* What do you hope your audience will take away from your music?
Gabby: That their hearts will feel open and full. I'd like to feel like we suspend their reality to come into ours for a little bit, and tap into something that's good for them. Being in the space together, making music is a wonderful way to exist I think, and we want them to be fulfilled by that.
Ronen: I'm happy when there's a different expectation when people listen to your music on a playlist without knowing anything about the song. We hope that when they listen to it that they can connect with whatever the message is, or that whatever the message is resonates with them and they feel like they can appreciate a different perspective. Or, it resonates with something that they feel. But also, we hope that they will see us perform live, because we feel like our live show is where we can really open the door a little bit more. Our shows are very much involved with the storytelling of the song, where it comes from, and the inspiration, so we hope that they understand why we're saying what we're saying. If they can have that in mind when they're listening to the song after they see us, I feel like that's a great part of what I want people to take away from in the music.
Morten: When I listen to a great live concert, I feel like somebody gets me and understands me. I feel like I understand them, and it gives me a feeling of belonging in the world. I think that's what live music can do, and that's what I try to do with our music, to give people a feeling that this is a story that we want to share. If you've ever felt off, then hearing someone sing a song about how they feel off, it makes you feel great.
That's why music is the universal connector. *sounds in agreement*
Ronen: That's why it could work. Sometimes we play in countries where they don't speak English. They might not understand it very well, or, on such a deep lyrical level, but they get the emotion, and they get the attitude behind it and what we're trying to convey. It's very interesting how you can convey happiness or sadness with a few chords and a melody. It's very powerful to see people tear up or have this big smile on their face. We see the audience from a different perspective, and we get a chance to see that and especially so with intimate concerts. First couple of times we were doing that, it was like, 'Woah!' It's quite hard to stare people in the eye for such a long time.
Morten: Especially when Ronen plays, most people are very constipated. *all laugh*
Ronen: Yes! So yeah, it's interesting when you do small concerts and you have that eye-to-eye connection with the person sitting right in front of you. You can see that they're into it, but they're almost not aware of the expression they're putting on. It's like when you watch TV, you're not aware of the face that you make when someone reacts on a screen. But we have that going on with the audience right in front of us, so it's really interesting to see. I can see the advantage of when you're on stage and the audience is just this big, black, dark void that you're staring into because it's much more anonymous. You can just stare into a blank space and perform to the imaginary audience that you'd like to have. But sometimes you don't have a choice because you're staring at them right there. *laughs*
Morten: I think Ronen's bringing up to the fact that we've been to a lot of intimate shows where you get the audience really close and you can see their face.
You can make friends with everyone! You just serenade each person in the room.
Ronen: That's the goal! *all laugh* Sometimes you see that some people are frowning, and it kind of makes you think, 'Is he unhappy?' But they're actually just really concentrated and that's how they show that they're really into it. *laughs*
Now I'm going to be self conscious about my audience face. *laughs* So apart from the two EPs that we are going to be getting this year, what other big and exciting things should we be looking forward to from you guys?
Ronen: Touring, touring.
Morten: We're going to Europe twice this year, once in the spring and once in the fall. And I have a dream that one day we will get to make music for television. That's a goal of mine that some of our songs can be used in some European series of some kind.
Well, we wish you guys all the best in the world!
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