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June 27, 2002
Suzanne's
comments: My conversation with Walter Starck is the model of
what I have in mind for one of the values of this site. It is
looking at the situation we are up against in the world, with Walter as clear
and eloquent as the best people whose published works I post, and in fact
going beyond most of them in broad considerations of the place of humankind in
the universe. Here are some quotes of Walter's to tempt
you to link to the whole conversation -- you'll be taken to where we left off
before, after previous Updates, so if you haven't read those entries you can go
back and look at them now.
Modern
society simply has too many vulnerabilities to effectively guard them all and a
multitude of potential weapons and disruptions are readily accessible to anyone
with good technical knowledge and modest funding...Nowhere in the war on terror
does any consideration appear to being given to the only effective long term
solution, addressing the root causes...
What I have in mind with a "Golden Dolphin" piece on crop circles would be
an overview of the subject summarizing the nature and extent of the
phenomenon, the differing reactions to it,
why human origination is not credible...cutting through the noise and confusion
to the irrefutable fact that something remarkable, inexplicable, widespread, large scale and conspicuous is taking place
repeatedly...People all over the world expending great effort, night after night
for years on end, thousands of times in ever increasing complexity, perpetrating the same prank utterly lacks
credibility as an explanation...
The desperation and willful self-delusion involved in maintaining a shallow
and rather boring view of the wonder and mystery of life is indeed a phenomenon.
What is it that makes so many so reluctant to openly consider wonder? Why is not
knowing so fearful?
Suzanne's comments: I
posted our correspondence to the list of crop circle researchers that I run. Here's what I heard back. Colin Andrews is the original crop circle celebrity, and the name withheld is a popular
spiritual teacher.
Dear Suzanne,
Thank you very much for
forwarding this. I agree very strongly with the
central view expressed here that the human consciousness is either not alone in this
process or is directly involved in
ways we see only hints of
currently. We see the tip of the iceberg but very exciting
prospects are emerging. A great piece.
Best wishes,
Colin
Dear Suzanne,
Walter Starck's thoughts are
same as my own for many years now. And my
channeled information about how crop circles are indicating more than
we've ever known about the function of
consciousness itself is compatible with his
various speculations. (I don't talk much about what I do regarding
crop circles - keep low profile,
etc.)
Love and
Light,
Name
withheld
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CROP CIRCLE
DIARY ENTRY:
An excellent crop circle
researcher from Finland, Martin Keitel, documents the kind of info researchers
work with as he examines one of the recent crop circles. I love being able to take
you into the mind of the croppies here:
Camera malfunction in German Crop Circle --
Riesenstein, near Kassel, May 20,2002 [http://www.ioon.net/cropcircles/articles/ger-may2002.html].
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Cherie Blair, Tony Blair's wife, [said], "As
long as young people feel they have got no hope but to blow themselves up, you
are never going to make progress." It's an appalling situation. The suicide
bombings are terrible crimes that leave innocent people dead. But the fact
remains, if you want to stop a crime from happening, you have to look at the
cause...you can't live with any dignity under an occupation. Some people are
convinced that at least they can die with dignity...
But the "War on
Terrorism" does not allow for any investigation of the roots of the problem. It
cuts off dialogue and has created a situation where asking why is practically
censored. It's simply not allowed. (Cherie Blair was severely criticized for her
remarks -- the suggestion being that any examination of the root of the problem
is somehow a justification. She has rushed to apologize for her remarks.)...
Look at Gaza, where there already is a fence. It's like one big prison.
There's one way in and one way out. Unemployment is 67 percent. Crossing
checkpoints takes hours and hours. That's what they would be recreating on the
West Bank...
Despite the terrible conditions, however, this is one of
the most hospitable places I've ever been. You might expect that Palestinians
would harbor resentment towards North Americans and/or Jews. In fact, the guide
book I have warns of exactly that. It says nothing about checkpoints or the
violence of the Israeli occupation. But it does recommend that you be careful
traveling in the West Bank if you look Jewish. That's so far from the truth. As
Jewish volunteers have repeatedly told me, the one thing you *don't* need to be
afraid of is the thing they warn you about in the traveler's guide. Most
Palestinians have no special hatred of Jews or Americans. But they do hate the
occupation.
Q&A
with Justin Podur in Ramallah
Cynthia Peters and Justin
Podur
http://www.zmag.org/content/Mideast/peters_podur.cfm
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COMMENTS FROM OUR
LISTMEMBERS:
Ronnie
Ruben writes:
What a profoundly informative vehicle you have
manifested, a very much alive compendium of intelligence and passion that allows
those of us fortunate enough to have a connection with you and your generous
spirit to be deepened often, and always provoked to broaden our perspectives.
I found so many of the snippets directly relevant to where I am headed at
the moment, from the Knights of the Crusades to the humor and beauty of the crop
circles. Thanks for your prodigious efforts.
Suzanne, you asked me to
elaborate on the insight to be had from reading The Knight, The Lady and
Priest. It is just too much to get into in a short comment, but, the
important factor to look at is that at the time of the first Crusades, all of
Europe was expecting the "Second Coming" of Christ. (Remember the peak
anticipation over Y2K -- then think many times more powerful -- the end of the
world!) The RC Church had been using this to focus people's minds on the
mortality of life and the immortal soul, thus bringing everyone under the
control of Church politics, naturally. Everyone was preparing for "lift off."
But, it didn't happen at the turn of the first millennium. They then decided
that they had to reclaim Jerusalem, so that the Coming could happen there.
Everyone wanted immortality above earthly delights. It was the new fashion --
even Kings were convinced that they would lose their power if they appeared to
ignore their immortal souls. Penance and extreme sacrifices were made to prove
themselves worthy of heaven. And, they all had to travel to the east to capture
Jerusalem to enable the "lift-off." The details are gory, but, the parallels are
interesting. The book is worth reading because it tells the story of the leading
characters in this drama, showing how the politics played out.
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