For those of us who attempt to walk on the “Holier than
Thou” path, this is a great reminder. Indeed, it is ironic
to hear different views about climate changes, the rivalry
between the major political parties and about the war in
Iraq coming from spiritual gurus, mediums, astrologers and
others. But, one thing I have noticed… the majority of these
views are somewhat lopsided with a strong indication of
hatred towards this country and the people in it. For some
reason, we want to forget that the bad guys blew up this
country first, several times, before retaliation was
initiated. Before 9/11, there was the USS Cole, the bombing
of several US Embassies, the bombing of Marine Barracks in
both Saudi Arabia and Lebanon, and many other attacks on the
United States that we seem to prefer not to remember.
So I pulled a couple of books related to my favored subject,
Tao Te Ching. I always find it comforting to use as a tool
for understanding why things are they way they are. Combined
with astrology tendencies, I try to form my own opinion,
with the complete understanding that everyone have the same
rights to express their own minds.
One of the most common topics I hear discussed is the ending
of the Mayan Calendar in 2011 or 2012, planetary aspects for
radical changes which began in 2003, in our religious
structures are indicated. Uranus, the planet of revolution
and Neptune, the planet of dissolution, are supportive of
each other to make this event happen. Because of this
planetary influence, there’s an implication of a greater
understanding of what is divinity to each individual,
perhaps a recollection of the spiritual practices that may
have been hidden for a long time, and the freedom to
worship their own definition of GOD. Unfortunately, I’m ill
informed of the Mayan Calendar, its correlation to the said
changes, and why it stops in 2012. (Maybe they ran out of
rocks to carve, who knows?)
Uranus moving into the sign of Aries in 2011 is indicative
of a new evolutionary cycle, while Neptune traversing
between Aquarius and Pisces in 2012, signals a completion of
the human soul evolutionary cycle. This is one possible
astrological correlation to the Mayan Calendar. The word
HIDDEN is something I want to emphasize here – it’s the
nature of Neptune, in the sign of Aquarius - the pursuit by
the public to uncover the TRUTH? Could this be related to
some atrocities that seldom make the news here in the West,
(the square aspect between Mars in Taurus and Neptune in
Aquarius) which would be hard to swallow? Like, the
unearthing
of
slaughtered bodies in villages in Iraq? And,
how about
a dead son’s body, being served
roasted, for dinner to his parents?? I bet
you the parents didn’t say, “Bon Appétit” did they? Now,
shouldn’t these incidents maybe… just maybe, help us clarify
in our minds as to who are the bad guys?
My dilemma is the idea that to put the world in order, we
must first put the nation in order; to put the nation in
order, we must put the family in order, to put the family in
order, we must cultivate our personal life; and to cultivate
our personal life, we must set our hearts right.”
–Confucius, BC 551–479
So where do we begin? Do we set our hearts to blame the
politicians? Wouldn’t it be arrogant to think that this
country has the only politicians making all these mistakes?
Hmmm! I believe it’s pernicious for the spiritual gurus, the
pious, to claim that they have the full and only knowledge
on how to solve these problems when they are not the ones to
make the decisions. It is regrettable that sometimes weapons
must be used when survival demands it. But when pain, death
and destruction are visited upon what you hold to be most
sacred, the spiritual price is devastating. What hurts more
than one’s own suffering is bearing witness to the suffering
of others. The regret of seeing human beings at their worst
and the sheer pain of not being able to help the victims can
never be redeemed.
"Be careful not to become so heavenly that you are
useless on earth.”
