The Age of Consequences
Kenneth Bok
Today, as Earth shivers into a fever – the planetary climate rapidly warming as oil-drunk civilization burns up millions of years of stored sunlight in the course of a few decades – clearly the felt temper of the atmosphere is shifting, becoming more extreme. As local weather patterns fluctuate and transform in every part of the globe, the excessive moodiness of the medium affects the mental climate in which creatures confront one another, lending its instability to human affairs as well. Our human exchanges – whether between persons or between nations – easily become more agitated and turbulent, apt to flare into storms of blame, anger and war as the disquietude in the land translates into a generalized fearfulness among the population, a trepidation, readiness to take offence or to lash out without clear cause.
Indeed the propensity for random violence becomes more pronounced whenever the sources of stress are unrecognized, whenever a tension is felt whose locus or source remains hidden. And as long as we deny the animate life of the Earth itself – as long as we arrogate all subjectivity to ourselves, forgetting the sentience in the air, and the manifold intelligence in the land – then we’ll remain oblivious to what’s really unfolding, unable to quell the agitation in ourselves because we’re blind to the deeper distress.
For the possibility of a human future, and for our own basic sanity, we need to acknowledge that we’re not the sole bearers of meaning in this world, that our species is not the only locus of feeling afoot in the real. To weather the changes now upon us, we must become ever more attentive to the more-than-human field of experience, consulting the creatures and the old local farmers, comparing notes with neighbors, learning the seasonal cycles of our terrain even as we notice new alterations in those cycles. Listening at once outward and inward, observing the shifts in the animate landscape while tracking the transformations unfolding within us – in this way we weave ourselves back into the fabric of our world.
The violence and disarray of the coming era, its social injustices and its wars will have their deepest source in systemic stresses already intensifying within the broader body of the biosphere. Yet such system-wide strains cannot be alleviated by scapegoating other persons, or by inflicting violence on other peoples. They can be eased only by strengthening the wild resilience of the Earth, preserving and replenishing whatever we can of the planet’s once-exuberant biotic diversity while bringing ourselves (and our communities) into greater alignment with the particular ecologies that we inhabit. Acknowledging that human awareness is sustained by the broader sentience of the Earth; noticing that each bioregion has its own style of sentience; observing the manner in which the collective mood of a terrain alters with every change in weather: such are a few of the ways whereby we can nudge ourselves toward such an alignment.
The era of human arrogance is at an end; the age of consequences is upon us. The presumption that mind was exclusively a human property exemplified the very arrogance that has now brought the current biosphere to the very brink of the abyss. It led us to take the atmosphere entirely for granted, treating what was once known as the most mysterious and sacred dimension of life (called Sila, the wind-mind of the world, by the Inuit; Nilch’i, or Holy Wind, by the Navajo; Ruach, or rushing-spirit, by the ancient Hebrews) as a conveniently invisible dumpsite for the toxic by-products of industrial civilization.
The resulting torsions within the planetary climate are at last forcing humankind out of its self-enclosed oblivion – a dynamic spoken of, in psychoanalysis, as “the return of the repressed.” Only through the extremity of the weather are we brought to notice the uncanny power and presence of the unseen medium, and so compelled to remember our thorough immersion within the life of this breathing planet. Only thus are we brought to realize that our vaunted human intelligence is as nothing unless it’s allied with the round intelligence of the animate Earth.
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So you think this writer is conceited, hey, well, perhaps he is, he is speaking of the "wind mind" or the HOLY SPIRIT in effect while Gaia indeed has a spirit and it has been neglected to be consulted this is her mind:
When shall I rest and be cleansed from this "filth" that has come out of me, clearly all the wicked people who have made choices that pollute our planet are so much "earthfilth" to the planet!
This is a "revelation given to Enoch of old"!
He saw a long time ago, what we are experiencing today!
All this is also mentioned in the "INTERNATIONAL MASON" because as Elders in Zion we have access to "THE MIND OF THE EARTH" and we know that EARTH is in a state of "disquietude" meaning it is in pain, I once tried to bless mother Earth by holding in my hands a glass ball with all the continents clearly marked on it, and giving it a blessing, I got only so far until I was seized with one "humdinger" of a headache, I finally had to desist and ask for forgiveness for being so presumptous as to trying to bless something so big when I am in comparison so small!
The Pain of this planet is out of proportion, it has been pained by the wicked choices of its secret societies that have implemented "orgies of destruction" on this planet under God!
It is now "Fighting back" against those who have accumulated the wealth of this planet while raping its inhabitants and destroying its biosphere, yes, it is possible to "destroy all human life" almost on this planet, but if that were the case God would reseed it from outer space and there are people waiting in outer space that have been translated, meaning that once did live on this planet therefore indeed, it is impossible to completely "destroy this planet" but there might be some time, when this planet would be off limits until all acute radioactivity has died down to a level where it is no longer a major threat to any potential settlement by currently extraterrestial people!
All this will be explained in the "INTERNATIONAL MASON", who is the current "rapist and murderer" of both the biosphere and the average common man, but especially the murderer of all "INTERNATIONAL JEWS" and those who do not currently live in Israel, are no doubt "INTERNATIONAL JEWS"!
I have no question about the fact that a plot currently exists not only by MR AHMADINEJAD and Russia and China but also by the "secret societies" here in the United States that again seek to destroy more Jews, and therefore I must strongly discourage the "wolf mentality" among the people on this board,
meaning it is simply not true, that the JEWS have full control of the US government if they did, then Henry Ford would not have been able to implement his "extermination program" in Europe, therefore clearly the SECRET SOCIETIES of this nation are a much more powerful but also a "more sinister influence" than the open and mostly discernable influence of the Israel lobby, and the religious right that seeks to also promote policies that are friendly and in favor of a strong and independent State of Israel, while not being nearly as concerned about the welfare of the INTERNATIONAL palestinian as he is called, I really liked the article by Prince Abdullah of Jordan in the Wall Street Journal, I really do believe that we either learn to live together in peace on this globe or we will experience what Robert Oppenheimer exclaimed when he saw the first explosion of a Nuclear Bomb:
I am become death, the destroyer of worlds, quoting a passage of the Hindu Sankrit scriptures known as the Bavaghat Ghita, or however that Hindu Scripture is called!
We cannot and we must not continue to pretend that "everyting is alright" and will straighten itself out, it will take a major effort to break through the "conspiracy of silence" that engulfs to this day the "powerful and wicked elite" that rules our planet to all our detriment, it is clearly shown in the way that the Japanese people are trying to fend off the continued use of nuclear power in their nation while the rich and powerful people are trying to force more "nuclear energy down their throat" even though, nuclear energy has proven itself to be "highly problematic" much more so than any other energy conversion technique in the past or the currently touted eco friendly energy conversion methods, there is clearly no "free lunch" and anyone that thinks there is, is going to be "up a creek without a paddle, but the idea that "small is beautiful applies to nuclear power" is ridiculous, it takes billions of dollars of build just one of these giant converters of solar power into electricity, and small scale nuclear power use is indeed possible if a nuclear battery based on the decay of a radioactive element such as Thorium is used, but that is not what the public thinks of when they think of nuclear power, no it has to be "MEGAWATTS" of energy being created by the Electricity companies that use huge cooling towers and or heat up the rivers of planet earth, all of course continuing to heat up our planet, for this energy was indeed "STAR ENERGY" for it was not created on this planet neither indeed can it be, for our planet does not have the density necessary to create these large scale nuclear isotopes, that are the long end run of nuclear fusion carried to the ultimate excess!
We are now experiencing the "consequences of our own choices" and our thoughts as well as a nation and as a world, GOD HAS WARNED US through his prophets that if we do not change our ways, we will "ultimately be sent to hell" meaning a "self inflicted hell" of nuclear destruction, a hell of wickedness that exists in the hearts of those who put profit above principle and the hell of a violated conscience that will ultimately eat up our souls if we "know better" but continue on a path that can only lead to ruin and disaster!
We MUST TURN AROUND, while there is still time, but to continue to pretend that nothing its wrong, and to continue to pretend that the current wicked leadership that got us into this horrible mess is most qualified to lead us out of this mess, when their entire motivation is "greed and selfishness" is illusorical, we must have "new leadership" and Joshua Bethel is now "demanding accountability" and requests that his book be published so that the "secret sins of the wicked world conspiracy" are finally brought to light!
Anonymous
Can you please just get your own blog? My finger is getting very tired of scrolling past your LONG replies.... I stopped (and probably a LOT of other people have too) reading your crap after the first one had me annoyed.
dkkauwe
to be honest, i am very skeptical that humans will be able to "destroy" the planet. even if we nuked everything and caused a nuclear winter, life would go on, albeit it would probably microorganisms and very small insects, but the building blocks of life would remain.
if anything, we should be afraid of destroying ourselves. the planet will be fine in the long run. maybe we could cause the mass extinction of most forms of life, however that's really no different in time than the mass extinction of say the dinosaurs or similar.
Anonymous
I realize that this may or may not have anything to do with the "survival of the human race" but picking the proper candidates for public office is often very difficult, and there are those who like to pretend to be the "champion of the common man" like Newt Gingrich, which spells awfully close to the Grinch who stole Christmas, and Mitt Romney on the other hand, who makes no bones about the fact that he is "both rich and unemployed" but not unemployable, provided of course he gets the most prominent position in the US government that of "PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA"!
I like to make fun even of friends sometimes, and I consider Mitt Romney to be one of my fellow Elders in Zion, meaning he too is a "LATTER DAY SAINT", and therefore he "did not make an oath" at least to the best of my knowledge that "no christian gentleman should swear" as to Newt Gingrich I do not know for sure, but if a man cannot be loyal to his wife, what makes anyone think he will be loyal to our constitutional republic instead of selling out to the more profitable OPTION of becoming a "secret king" like President Jackson did when he combined the power of both purse and sword as recorded in history by "ZACHARY TAYLOR" who called him "every inch a king"!
Mitt Romney not only has "no incentive to sell us out or short" since he is not in the short selling business but in the "venture capital business", meaning I venture he will
a) bring everyone up to a level where they can take care of themselves and need no more handouts from the US government and he has 250 million to help him do just that, Newt Gingrich may claim he created jobs, but all he really did was "create legislation" that may have contributed to an improved business climate in which jobs became more abundant!
b) Mitt Romney will most likely be more considerate of the Environment since after all Latter Day Saints tend to be concerned about the health of planet earth, and as Elders in Zion we all like to believe that the "restored Gospel of Jesus Christ" has the answer to all the problems in the world including that about the "unjust and inequitable distribution of wealth"!
c) The first prophet of the LDS church spoke about these things in his writings, he stated:
It is not meet that one man should possess above another, for this reason the world "lieth in sin"!
d) Mitt Romney may not be the "choice of the common man" in the sense that is an uncommon character, he is "squeaky clean" as far as his personal morals are concerned while MR Newt Gingrich has to apply for grace and repent of his "adulterous affair" to whom he is now married!
e) As far as choices are concerned Mitt Romney had a wife that was also diagnosed with a terminal illness, but Mitt Romney stuck with his wife while Newt Gingrich left his for a "more recent model", that was 25 years his junior, he "picked the cradle clean"!
f) All these things must be taken into consideration when picking a winner for the republican primary!
g) The leaders of the future must be interested in:
Solving the problems of our day and not merely picking around at the symptoms, Mitt Romney is uniquely qualified because he knows how to turn around companies, and our nation is going a path that is "clearly leading to destruction" if the current trends of excessive debt and total reliance on government to solve our problems are continuing to aggravate our financial picture!
We cannot entirely rely on government to solve our problems for us, and oppressive government has always been the "major problem" in the world of ancient and modern times, I consider Mitt Romney the better pick not just because he is a member of my church but also because of his business experience and his ability to be successful at whatever he undertakes!
This is not an advertisement for Mitt Rommey by Elders in ZION among the Jews or any other group of people, rather it is the INTERNATIONAL JEW being convinced that is it more likely that Mitt Romney will permit the publication of "THE INTERNATIONAL MASON, the world's foremost problem, than any other public candidate for the presidential office, therefore Joshua Bethel and his council of learned Elders in Zion now "endorse Mitt Romney" as their candidate while having serious reservations about Newt Gingrich not just because of his moral choices, but also because of his affiliation with any organization that might not be openly disclosed just as did not disclose in detail alll the ethics violations he was charged with by Nancy Pelosi!
As far as "tax returns" are concerned, they only tell so much, yes Mitt Romney no doubt is a member of a "monetary elite" in a manner of speaking for he is "without question" a millionaire, but he also is a "person who is unemployed" and he has a sense of charity towards those who are worse off than him, and he does not look down on those who are less fortunate or less successful in life!
Therefore we feel strongly and without question that even though he has been successful in business that his interest is in promoting public policies that benefit everyone!
Sincerely
Elder in Zion
for and in behalf of the Joshua Bethel Charitable trust as authorized by Joshua Bethel
the INTERNATIONAL JEW, that will hopefully soon put an end to the "smoke and mirror techniques" that are used by those who claim they have done no wrong, after they have nearly destroyed the planet, nor at least
SEVERELY AFFECTED THE BIOSPHERE in such a way, that the ecological balance and the weather system has been severely disturbed by pollution in both thought, actions and putting in the atmosphere substances that simply do not belong there in the massive concentration that they are currently present, items such as:
CO2 CH4, CFCs, Pesticides, Herbicides, DDT, PCBs and many other substances that these "ALCHEMISTS" and wizards of modern Science have created for the express purpose of "shortening the life span" of the average person on earth, so that they can keep more of their own loot!
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Anonymous
how about as a people on this planet ... we in north america should really pay attention to what RON PAUL has to say!!
if no one has noticed it has been the same group of people in power behind the scenes since kennedy was murdered by his own collective!! and a long long time before!!
and all these eugenicists have one focus the general collapse of humanity .
from the ndaa act allowing indefinite detention of us citizens, sopa, pipa which allows big corporations to shut down anything on the internet they want to, vaccines like flu guard , guardasil, and other disgusting useless concoctions (that are killing people all over the world) including being tainted with toxic chemicals to cause infertility death and cancers, the fukushima disaster which no one has been honest about since it started (american and canadian governments, tepco and japanese governments yet this is an issue that will drastically affect all life on this earth in the years to come , fluoride in public water supplies which is linked to infertility, cancers, and tooth destruction and also affects your brain to make you slow and easily manipulated , bpa in our plastics which is a horrendous toxin, yet lobbyists around the globe have pushed it on people and mostly on our childrens toys !!!, the constant smear campaigns against people who are standing up for injustice and corruption around the world,(jessie ventura, ron and rand paul, alex jones occupy movements around the globe ect), the deliberate dismantling of the north american manufacturing sector to eliminate jobs and create a divide in the control of money on this and other continents, the fast and furious scandal in which most of the sitting government officials within the last 2 administrations have been linked to shipping guns and drugs to and from Mexico, the use of depleted uranium by soldiers around the world which causes lung cancers birth defects and death among the very group of brave soldiers that are being used by these men in power to enforce there disgusting violations of humanity and sovereignty around the world , the soldiers in Afghanistan and the government telling people openly they are growing and shipping opium in record amounts even though before our invasion the taliban had banned growing poppies, the big medical conglomerates like roccafellar and others that support eugenics programs and systematic murder of humans thru profiting from the prolonging of diseases instead of curing the issues (hundreds of billions in prescriptions which do not affect change they only treat symptoms, the take over of media outlets which are in general owned by 2 people and the suppression of independent media sources from exposing real truths ( one small example wikileaks) ,big bankers and their continual exemption from prosecution for stealing, fraud and failure to follow the laws of our countries ,the un being caught around the world and linked to murder rape theft slave and kidnapping rings and torture in the name of a new world order, these things and issues i could go on and on about forever because there are so many of them but dont take my word for it as i didnt believe any of it either until i began to research and apply critical thinking to issues instead of a status quo approach we all as a humanity need to awaken!! .
also this support of flip floppers like gingrich and romey is disgusting these are men with very little research can be linked to a number of atrocious issues which would drastically end support for their extension of a tyrannical agenda if people would wake up and read between the lines , why is fox so forcibly excluding ron paul from polls debates and appearances.... much like the current man in power who has affected no change except indefinite detention of his countrys own citizens instead of supporting the constitution and other things in which he swore an oath to defend and the extension of abusing his military for corporate and special interest groups financial gains and destruction of cival free speech and exchange of information on our planet
people need to wake up and realize what is going on !! we need to wake up and take back our government and our education systems, we need to take back our financial and medical systems from the plain tyranny and corrupt takeover by these evil entities we need to stop watching reality (staged ) tv , wee all as a humanity and planet need to wake up and realize we are being treated like animals while the few at the top reap all the rewards ...this is a global problem and until we effect a awakening of our brainwashed dumbed down nation !! we will slowly slip continuously into oppression and darkness, the like of which have not been seen since hitler and his rise to power using many of the exact same measures and things i've mentioned here we all need to read study lean lessons and build our inner power or we just may be caught up in a world of darkness and oppression that will take generations to remove or recover from !!
peace to the world and down with the nwo the time of oppression needs to end we all need to stand together or hang separate !!
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