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Turkey and Iran continue in their historically based power play in the Caucasus and the Levant. They are squeezing territory from Armenia via their proxy war by the Azeris in Nagorno-Karabakh and the presence of Azeri jihadists in neighboring Syria. "Nagorno-Karabakh - Armenian defence ministry spokesman Artsrun Hovhannisyan said Azerbaijani shelling hit within Armenian territory near the town of Vardenis. (Armenian) authorities reported that shelling hit the region’s capital of Stepanakert and the towns of Martakert and Martuni." Posing as referees to these conflicts are the Russian Federation and the United States, both of whom have significant numbers of Armenians within their own borders. At different times both France and Albania in conjunction with the United States and Russia, have participated in possible peace negotiations while weapon sales to and from both countries continued even during the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Minsk protocols to mediate cease fire agreements in 1997-1998 and in September 2020. President Emmanuel Macron of France said on Wednesday, September 28, that there was evidence that a proxy force of Syrian fighters had been deployed from southern Turkey to Azerbaijan. A Syrian fighter confirmed the presence of those forces, which Azerbaijan and Turkey have denied. Moreover Armenia recalled its ambassador to Israel this week after Azerbaijan acknowledged using Israeli-made weapons to fight Armenian forces around Nagorno-Karabakh. Azerbaijan maintained trade relations with Israel since its independence in 1991. Azerbaijan provides Israeli intelligence with information on Iran, making it difficult for Tel Aviv to abandon such an ally. Tel Aviv and Baku seemingly share the same goal: to control Iranian Islamist propaganda and aggression.  Armenians in Nagorno-Karabkh in September 2020 Most people do not know that Armenia is one of the oldest countries on Earth and used to be known as "The Kingdom of Armenia" long before the Roman and Persian empires evolved. The Armenian language-Hayeren- is one of the oldest living languages on our planet and Yerevan, the capital city of Hayastan or Armenia, situated on the Hrazdan river; was established in 3200 B.C. Yerevan has been continuously inhabited since that time. There is a significant religious and ethnic element to these current conflicts. The Armenians and the Persians were both practicing Zoroastrians before the rise of Christianity and the emergence of Islam. Armenia was the first nation to declare itself a Christian country in 300 AD. Russia, as an Orthodox Christian country, aligned with Armenia while concurrently expanding its economic and diplomatic relationship with Iran. During the Safavid dynasty period (1501-1722) Persia (now Iran) and Azerbaijan converted to the “Twelver Shi’ite” branch of Islam. Iran and Azerbaijan share adherence to this Shi’ite sect although Iran has a declared state religion while Azerbaijan has not declared a state religion since their domination by the Soviet Union. Turkey is also a Muslim majority country. The Turkish government claims 99.8% identify as Muslim and of these about 75% belong to the Hanafi and Maturidi Sunni branch of Islam, 6.5% belong to the Shafi’I and Ash’ari Sunni schools of Islam while Alevis, Ja’faris and Alawites belong to the Shia sect of Islam according to religious polls published in 2018. Prior to the Syrian civil war, jihadist groups in Azerbaijan were primarily connected to the insurgency in the North Caucasus. A group called Tovba (“Repentance”) attempted to emphasize the religious factor in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict during the 1988 protests in Baku. However, there was a crackdown on Salafi and other political Islamic groups after the 2008 Abu Bakr mosque bombing in Azerbaijan. This resulted in the departure of many jihadists from the area. These terrorists became the vanguard of Azerbaijani groups in Syria, initially holding high-level positions in foreign fighter ISIS/Daesh violent extremist networks. The siege of Aleppo, Syria by Daesh/ISIS targeted and viciously attacked Christians living in those areas, the majority of whom were ethnic Armenians.  Aleppo, Syria after Daesh/ISIS siege The political Islamic factions in Azerbaijan and Syria, were supported by both Iran and Turkey. Turkey having a long history of aggression against Armenia including carving up Armenian territories as well as their genocidal actions against the Armenians in the early 20th century. In addition, Turkey has significant trade agreements with Azerbaijan including the recently signed $7 billion-dollar natural gas pipeline project which will transport Azeri natural gas across Turkey to Europe. President Erdogan of Turkey has continued to disregard sanctions by the United States against Iran and purchase their gas and oil, albeit at a reduced percentage.  Map of Armenia and surrounding countries with petroleum resources and infrastructure As of the first week of October 2020, President Erdogan stated, “Turkey continues to stand with friendly and brotherly Azerbaijan with all its facilities and heart.” The Azeris share a common Turkic language base and Turkish “nationalism” in northern Iran where a large Azeri Turkish population resides in Tabriz. This concerns Iran since the idea of a “Greater Azerbaijan” is supported by the current President of Azerbaijan, llham Aliyvev. Russia continues to have a military presence and a military base in Armenia, however while Russia supplies arms to Armenia it also sells weapons to Azerbaijan. Moscow just announced its readiness to sell S-400 surface to air missile system to Iran after the United Nations arms embargo expires. The United States provides millions of dollars in various aid packages to Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan grants over-flight rights and approved numerous landings and refueling operations at Baku’s civilian airport in support of U.S. and coalition military operations in Afghanistan. Azerbaijan is a major land, air, and sea conduit of the Northern Distribution Network for supplies entering and leaving Afghanistan to support U.S. and International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) stabilization operations. Azerbaijan has contributed troops for the ISAF since 2003. From 2003 to 2008, about 150 Azerbaijani troops participated in the coalition stabilization force for Iraq. Armenia established diplomatic and trade relations with the United States in 1992. Modest aid is supplied through programs run by USAID, the US State Department and numerous Armenian/American NGOs and church sponsored organizations. I was fortunate enough to be part of US Department of State funded humanitarian programs in both Armenia and Turkey, as well as Russia in the years 2008-2012, so I know first hand of these projects and programs. Similar programs exist in Azerbaijan and Georgia. (photos from work in Armenia 2008-2010 below-captions on hover) Armenia and Iran have continued trade and according to recent reports, “Iran’s traditional Armenia policy has long been a balancing act against both Azerbaijan and Turkey across southern Caucasia. As a result, behind-the-scenes, Iran backs Armenia.” Armenia has maintained positive diplomatic, economic and security relationships with Russia since the fall of the Soviet Union. However, Armenia and Turkey are hostile neighbors. They have not formally established diplomatic nor economic relationships. They dispute the borders and do not recognize the brief normalization protocols of 2008-2009. The protocols were formally annulled in March 2018. Turkey under President Erdogan openly supports Azerbaijan and its attacks against Armenia in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh territory. “Mr. Erdogan’s growing assertiveness has come partly in response to changing global dynamics, particularly the shrinking American role in the region, deep divisions within the European Union and the devastating civil war in Syria, just across Turkey’s southern border. He has at his disposal, a powerful military that Turkey has been upgrading for decades.” Turkey is defying Russia and agreements made for a ceasefire and supplying Azeri's with more weapons, personnel, training and tactics. asiatimes.com/2020/10/erdogan-defiance-of-putin-bodes-a-bloody-october/ Turkey has built up its military through its alliance with NATO and procuring weapons from the United States, France, the UK, Canada and Spain. Turkey is also the world’s 14th largest weapons exporter as of 2018, with a robust, developed domestic arms producing industry. Armenia will be hard pressed from all sides to cede to Azerbaijan in the upcoming negotiations. Whatever "agreement" is decided has consequences for the entire region and ripples to the whole world.  Vrej Kassouny- "Nagorno-Karabakh"- An Armenian artist born in Aleppo, Syria-living in Yerevan Armenia. Our earnest prayers are needed on so many fronts these days. I will include a beautiful, plaintive musical piece by the most famous Armenian duduk player-Djivan Gasparyan. I had the pleasure of attending his 80th birthday celebration in Yerevan back in 2008. He is still living in Solak, Armenia and will be 92 next week on October 12, 2020. People may know his work from soundtracks such as for the film "Gladiator" but he has done many more in different parts of the world. Here are a few more you can search online and listen to...for hours:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYmAzwQPfdY His grandson, Jivan Jr. continues the family musical legacy and is sitting and playing duduk by his side. The Armenians, for a relatively small population, have contributed so much to the world in all the performing and visual arts as well as theology, literature, architecture, chess, sports and fashion over thousands of years. May they continue to be valued, protected and encouraged to thrive.  Armenian Artist Arman Hambardzumyan and “Hector”with his bronze sculpture of the Homeric hero On a most personal note this week, whenever I hear or think about Armenia/Hayastan, I always associate it with my son Denali, who visited me there in 2008, and who met the artist/sculptor Arman Hambardzumyan while he was studying in Yerevan. Coincidentally they were both was born in the same year, 1988. Both Arman and Vrej Kassouny positively influenced Denali and emboldened him to keep pursuing his goal of becoming an accomplished painter and artist. It was after Denali's visit that he decided to apply to the "best" universities in the USA which had art departments as their focus, and from which he graduated at the top of his class from California College of the Arts, in painting and design in May 2013. Arman kept in contact with Denali via social media and by email until Denali's death in July 2013. I had dreams of Armenia, wood sculptures and duduk music over the past week and my heart goes out to all Armenians, but especially those who I know - young doctors in Nagorno-Karabkh. Barev zez and shenoraghalazion to my Hay friends... From the chilly, windy and misty tundra of remote Alaska-take care-wherever you may be in the world, Jo  My son Denali Schmidt and I outside of Yerevan, Armenia in November 2008
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Whether you realize it or not, we are in a war zone. There is a "culture war", there is a "bio war" with an invisible "enemy", there are actual adversaries who wish to "crush America" and "cancel" American history, values and accomplishments. There are strong forces who plan to indoctrinate, vaccinate and manipulate your children, our children, our next generation. There are people who wish this to be a "global effort", who wish to erase national uniqueness and identity. These are the same people and organizations who want to "redefine" the "concept of biological family", who push for giving up individual rights for "collective good" - who intend to brand and track every human being on our planet. The rationale given will be the need for accurate 'medical data storage'. “Especially in developing countries where medical records may not be as complete or as accessible, there can be value in having medical information directly associated with a person.” The roll out of 'invisible identification ink in the skin' has been planned for years. The Bill & Melinda Gates 'Foundation' has invested millions and hopes to "trial" this new technology in Africa and India's children...first. www.scientificamerican.com/article/invisible-ink-could-reveal-whether-kids-have-been-vaccinated/ Their foundation has spent millions on advertising, positive media coverage and "education programs" to "prepare the population" for their vehicles and vaccines. They have been doing intensive funding for over a decade proclaiming their "philanthropic ventures" with a pledge of ten billion dollars in 2010 calling for a "Decade of Vaccines". www.gatesfoundation.org/Media-Center/Press-Releases/2010/01/Bill-and-Melinda-Gates-Pledge-$10-Billion-in-Call-for-Decade-of-Vaccines Now the public education system in North America (USA and Canada) is pushing teachers to "persuade" children to "how to get your vaccine without your mommy and daddy knowing" including "how to tell a little lie so you can get the vaccine" etc. Do watch this report and be advised this is happening already in schools-including in remote and rural areas: www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDslC6IKovc&feature=youtu.be  Controlling a citizenry through "education "has been used effectively since the Ancient Greek era. Separating children from their families for long periods of time, from a young age, year after year during all major stages of physiological, emotional and spiritual development has only been part of human civilization in most parts of the world since the 1900s. Compulsory public school education is quite recent. Most English speaking countries only required elementary education or approximately six years of schooling, until after World War I. While a few states including Massachusetts, New York and Virginia opened some public schools earlier, it was not until the 1920s elementary school was mandatory in all states in the USA. As a point of comparison, Germany was the most advanced in terms of public education for children for nine full years. Germany instituted standardized teacher training. They used exams to assess student progress before secondary school entrance. They did this during the time of Prussia in 1872, and also opened all schools to female students. Canada instituted their public school system in 1871. The UK in 1870, for children between the ages of 5-12. Japan had a free public education system in 1907, while France only instituted compulsory free education in 1967, for children between the ages of 6-16. www.k12academics.com/Education%20Worldwide/Education%20in%20Germany/history-education-germany People forget or are not even aware that the governments of Australia, Canada and the USA, forced their Indigenous populations to endure relocation onto "reservations" and "missions" the government dictated. The governments authorized taking their children away to residential "boarding schools" far from their families. "In Canada, the United States, Australia, and New Zealand, various iterations of the Indian Residential School system were created—usually church-run boarding schools meant to forcibly assimilate indigenous children into Western culture. Attendance was mandatory, and Indian Agents would regularly visit aboriginal communities to take children as young as two or three from their homes. Many of them wouldn’t see their families again for the next decade, others would never reunite again. These students were punished for speaking their native languages or observing any indigenous traditions, routinely physically and sexually assaulted, and in some extreme instances subjected to medical experimentation and sterilization." pulitzercenter.org/project/western-canada-first-nations-residential-schools-identity Without any informed consent from their parents, children in these residential institutions were subjected to medical experiments and treatments including sterilization. It was against the law in the United States until 1978, for Native Americans to practice their own religion openly. The admission of "dual language" programs in areas where the Native population is the majority population was not recognized until the 1990s. "The Native American Languages Act in 1990 (NALA) had the goal to "preserve, protect, and promote the rights and freedom of Native Americans to use, practice and develop Native American languages." Language is the key to articulating thought, culture and individual expression. Manipulating language is one method of manipulating thought and through that...behavior. Teaching children what they "can say" or prohibiting what they "mustn't say" as well as coercing them to "repeat after me" is one effective means of indoctrination. Making them wear a mask, when it is proven to diminish health, breathing capacity and is not proven to stop the spread of germs, bacteria or viruses; is nothing short of a muzzle on children and on adults.  Denying children the possibility of direct human touch, contact and interaction is a form of abuse. Teaching children to be afraid of other children and human beings because they "might be carriers" of a mild flu like virus, is a form of indoctrination and prejudice. In a few short months in 2020, children have been told they could "kill their elder relatives" because they "could be carrying Covid 19!". The special connection between generations is being torn because of "fear mongering".
Yet, children have little or no choice. Their own futures are being manipulated "for them". Have a look at this short video about plans for us and for our children-be advised this is part of predictive programming being disseminated through major news narrative sources-in this case the BBC. It is entitled: "Their Next Step". www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y15vjY81tqI". The importance of feeling love cannot be understated. Children thrive with love and affection. They learn from all different ages. As long as we cherish and nurture the individual humanity in our children they will be able to bring us original ideas, fresh solutions and creative coping mechanisms to navigate through challenges. However, children rely on us as the adults to protect them, guide them and shield them from all harms as best we can, especially in their most vulnerable years before puberty. We are models for our children, for the next generation. If we submit to being muzzled by masks and constantly physically distance from other human beings...they will watch and follow. If we blindly and mutely acquiesce to every edict whether or not it makes logical, medical or common sense, our children will have to rebel against us in order to sustain their health in body, mind and spirit. Full spectrum thinking and nurturing the "whole person" require courage in these times...worldwide. Will you muster your strength and heart for them-while you still can? The forces against children, those who want an "anti-child" society, are strong. Watch and listen to this latest propaganda in song and movement from the United Nations. The UN uses children to elicit "sympathy" and congress with "The New World Order". The chorus repeats this three times in this advertisement from the Pacific Islands. The choreography deliberately keeps the children "immobile" for much of the piece. They sing the words but keep their hands to their sides until the end. Here is the link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=acsI2T9R86Y&feature=emb_logo It is a new month already. September is the time for a change of seasons in both the Southern and Northern hemispheres. Let's work for a change in direction. The winds carry messages if we are still enough to listen. Until the first Tuesday of next month...keep healthy and alert! Jo  The Persistence of Memory-painting by Salavdor Dali Time is a gift we often take for granted...until there is danger of having little or no time left. When this happens, how you spend your time and with whom becomes your most important priority. Time both condenses and expands depending on who you are with and what you are doing. Dividing the time you have is an important decision every minute of every day, yet we often relegate these decisions to others without realizing it. Our work often dictates time spent away from our loved ones, our spiritual activities and our private, personal pursuits. In Armenian there is a saying I remember, roughly translated as: "Acquaintances can be thieves of your time." We speak about wasting time but we may not be aware of what or who is stealing time. These days, screens/machines are both wasting and stealing our time routinely. Many of us will deliberately set a timer to ensure we do not go beyond certain time limits on our computer or spy phones. Advertisements and "suggested for you" distractions can lead to unnecessary minutes or hours on screens. Time becomes both compressed and expanded in cyber land. Our attention spans become shorter. Our neurons fire faster due to intentionally programmed dopamine spiking icons, sounds and click bait. Our time is twisted and we re-emerge from sessions in the virtual landscape slightly dazed and confused upon re-entering "real time" and place. We say we are "going offline" as if being "online" is the actual "new normal". Ironically one of the best visual, documentaries about this contemporary challenge is only...on a screen; however, I do recommend this and it should be "worth your time". The title and link is listed below: Being offline is the new luxury -A VPRO documentary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBFoV6jn79c  Is your time running out? We are instructed throughout life to "use our time wisely" yet how much time is actually ours? Depending upon your belief in destiny and/or Divine guidance, no matter how earnestly we pray for "more time" for someone or for ourself, time allotted for each of us...is finite. Our country/nation may have limited time as well. We learn of "ancient times" and the eras of empires in "times gone past" but think "this time will be different for us!". When did those in the Austro-Hungarian empire know that time was running out and the end of their reign was near, that World War I would decimate their holdings? When did Tibetans realize they were about to be overtaken by the Chinese and their time of safety in high altitude isolation was finished? When did the Jewish and Roma populations in Europe know their very existence was threatened if they did not flee? Timing, keenly sensing when it is time to stay and when to leave, may mean the difference between survival and death. Well, I won't take too much more of your time tonight. I shall include the lyrics and music of a once great singer/songwriter named Sandy Denny, who I met just one time in the mid 1970s in Washington, D.C. At the time, my boyfriend and I were working on the stage crew for Fairport Convention. Just before the concert started the band needed an extra cymbal. We had one, so he rushed home to get it and after we finished packing up, some of the band went outside to speak to us. Sandy Denny was there, too. It twas late at night, but she was luminescent as a quiet spark. I still recall. To me, she was stellar. I only met her for a few minutes but the memory persists after decades. Sometimes we are graced with someone's presence for years, sometimes only for months or days, or minutes. It is the quality of the encounter that stays with us, not just the quantity of time. In my lifetime, I have been graced with the presence of many remarkable human beings with whom I spent time. For some, I worked and lived with them for their last year, or few years-though at the time we thought we had heaps of time left in our lifetimes. A few times I have treated patients once or twice only to hear they were killed shortly thereafter in the war zones of Afghanistan and Iraq. Sandy Denny didn't have much time on this earth. Sandy died a few years later in 1978, from a mid-brain hemorrhage after falling down stairs in her parents' Cornish cottage. One of Sandy Denny's most famous songs is "Who Knows Where the Time Goes". She was only 22 when she wrote and recorded this song. Sadly, she only lived for nine years after. I include a music video of this treasure for you. www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oBMDcLf6WA Here are the lyrics: Across the evening sky, all the birds are leaving But how can they know it’s time for them to go? Before the winter fire, I shall still be dreaming I do not count the time, for who knows where the time goes? Who knows where the time goes? Sad deserted shore, your fickle friends are leaving Oh but then, you know, it was time for them to go But I shall still be here, I have no thought of leaving I have no thought of time, For who knows where the time goes? Who knows where the time goes? And I am not alone while my love is near me And I know it shall be so, until it’s time to go So come the storms of Winter and then the birds in Spring again I do not fear the time, for who knows how my love grows, And who knows where the time goes?  "All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us. "
J. R. R. Tolkien Closing from Yu'pik country-wishing you time with those you love! Jo  Yes, the illustration above may provoke some people but it is not so far fetched. Step by step the world, and especially Americans and Brits have been submitting and complying for the most part without question, to the edicts from various "experts" who are tied to special interests such as the pharmaceutical and IT industries, Bill Gates, the Rockefeller Foundation and the Global Vaccine Initiative (GAVI) as well as the United Nations (UN). People, their businesses, schools, places of worship must appear to comply or they may be shut down, arrested, financially ruined and/or humiliated on social media or all of the above. Even though credible, verifiable evidence is openly published regarding the dangers of continual mask wearing, and the effects of lowering immunity; politicians and some medical lackeys are pushing for "mandatory masks" for everyone whenever in public. However, see this actual live experiment with oxygen levels with different types of masks in the video linked: "Mask Test Proves Toxic for Children" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmEt0UjrnfQ&feature=youtu.be Do you notice that the Muslim population in the west and globally is rather quiet on the whole CV19 draconian measures. Women in countries imposing sharia law have already been subjected to decades of forced facial and/or head coverings. Women in other countries are being groomed in a Pavlovian type experiment to automatically "cover up" in public. Hmmmm Speaking of grooming, there is already pressure to convert human interactions to machine interactions in a number of areas including education and "service occupations". Digital designs of "computer generated humans" such as those implemented from the company "Soul Machines"...yes, that is the name/brand they created-psycho linguistic tricks {such as calling cell phones and appliances-"smart"} are being thrust onto the market as "cost effective, reliable, user friendly, can be designed to your specifications and "dreams". Children are being "accustomed" to screen "personalities" instead of a human being as a teacher-the plandemic was a step toward "weaning" children away from their teachers and classmates to the less expensive and easier to control remote "learning platforms". These are already in play in New Zealand-the beta testing ground for so many globalist agendas-remember the gun grab after the Christchurch shooting? Arresting people and charging them for "watching content" which was banned in "free New Zealand"?! I urge you to take 3 minutes and watch this promo from Soul Machines: www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxmthHfkoaw  Digital People that engage, inform and delight customers! www.soulmachines.com/about/ hThe Digital DNA Studio makes it possible for brands and implementation partners to rapidly create personalized online experiences and design Soul Machines Digital People, quickly. Modeled on research from the world’s leading neuroscientists, fully Autonomous Digital PeopleSoul Machines and patented Digital Brain results in the most "incredibly lifelike dynamically interactive CGI experience". Beginning to see the plan here? Your computer can "talk to you"...the Matrix is already in place. Will your "digital you" or your "real you" be the one interacting over screens in the future? (see my previous blog on "Deep Fakes and Morph Porn & Boars" for a more in depth discussion): www.jopatti.com/blog/deepfakes-morphporn-boars Will you be instrumental in ushering in your own replacement? How do you retain your authenticity in this landscape? Questions you should be asking and responding to now, in preparation of what is to come for us and for our children. Cherishing your own intuition and cultivating it in the next generation is vital for the consciousness of humankind to continue. There are many paths to achieving this goal. Meditation, martial arts, participation in the arts of music, painting, drawing, dance, sports, ceremonies, continually living in nature-see my previous post on this subject as well: www.jopatti.com/blog/basic-instincts Don't just take my observations and experience, read the link on "How Art Changes Consciousness" and research Von Economy neurons or the neurons of "compassion". upliftconnect.com/art-changes-consciousness/ "Art accesses some of the most advanced processes of human intuitive analysis and expressivity and a key form of aesthetic appreciation is through embodied cognition, the ability to project oneself into the depicted scene." Christopher Tyler-Director of Smith-Kettlewell Brain Imaging Center, USA It is no accident that the first programs to be cut financially and in time scheduling, in public education, are the "art programs" including music, hand crafts, hand (not computer generated) art classes, dance and the associated lessons and clubs (choir, orchestra, band, woodwork, pottery, sewing, martial arts, etc). Encouraging full spectrum thinking which sparks full spectrum questioning-is antithetical to most contemporary government agendas-no matter what they may advertise as being a priority for their education systems. Be aware there are already those in positions in our public education system, city councils, mayoral posts, public health officials, food and safety inspectors, et al who have in place plans to mandate vaccines, mandate "tracing" , mandate chipping in order to participate in any social activities and public access. They have conditioned and groomed most people to be fearful and submissive enough to accept without question whatever vaccine they are mandated to be injected with, however many times are mandated (every year, every two years, etc.) There are other countries who will not, or technically cannot implement such a program...at least not in the next ten years; but do you want to give up the fight for the USA? Can you move, speak another language, exist without family near, or without long term trustworthy friends near you? What do you consider a quality of life for you, your children and your grandchildren? Who do you trust to determine what is for your own good and protection? Those in government? I highly recommend you plan ahead for the scenario that may follow the November 2020 election results being those you wish for, and those you don't. Remember how fast the edicts on restriction of movement, business, access to health care and so forth were put into place in the USA, and in fact in most of the world in 2020. It took less than 90 days. Due to my new job and my personal priority to finish my third book this year, I will be posting only on the first Tuesday of every month starting in August. Thank you all who have been my readers and supporters since I began my blog in July 2018. As always, I appreciate and welcome constructive criticism and comments, whenever you have time to email me. Closing with a song from the late Charlie Daniels who passed away this week. He was a working composer and performer all his adult life and died at 83. He took a stand, braved criticism for it and was down to earth even when he gained world wide fame. He kept his band together for over 40 years. I am linking his song entitled: "Simple Man" he performed in his 70's. He never apologized for his values and political stance either. I agree with his statements regarding child molesters and child sex predators, do you? Enjoy: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jhk6tHjPvm4 Best from Bethel, Jo   Psychological warfare has been part of the arsenal of attacks against adversaries since recorded history. The sophistication of methods used has expanded to include psycholinguistics, different psychological theories and artificial intelligence to "predict behavior" and reactions to deliberately inserted disinformation, misinformation, omission of information and outright lies. This is happening at an exponential rate in 2020. Cases in point: the CV-19 Plandemic, the "Black Live Matter" movement scam and the defacement, elimination of statues representing our history-as recounted by the victors...of course. History-or his story-is written and published by those who are part of the power structure or the "winners" at the time. It is often, only upon reflection, that a more complete and possibly a more accurate account of events is finally communicated and/or available to the general public. By knowing and acknowledging the real events, strategies, policies which led or lead to war, destruction, genocide-we tell ourselves we may learn from history so that the negative events of history do not repeat. But do we ever learn? What do we learn? Could it be the nefarious forces who caused all the above suffering, learn even more effective ways to carry out their plans, to cover their "tracks", to upgrade and refine their weapons? Could we be witnessing the re-emergence of forces we considered our enemies decades ago, but who we did not decimate and vanquish entirely? Can we see the same events, steps to battles for control, march on in 2020 to 2030 that were in force in 1920-1930? Let's consider a few of these lessons not learned and therefore doomed to repeat.  Adolf Hitler with Joseph Goebbel's (propaganda minister) and his wife Magda Goebbels, in Germany The National Socialist German Worker's Party-known as the Nazis in English-was a designed political movement relying upon propaganda, protests, parades, constant saturation of all media at the time, manipulation of reporting, reporters and broadcast news, indoctrination of the youth, control of education, employment and health sectors; and of course a take over of the German military and political structure. It did not happen overnight. It also required the complicity or inaction of the majority of their population. There are thousands of articles and books written about the Nazis, the rise of Fascism during that time in Spain, Germany and Italy, but in my post I will cite one individual who was "just doing her job" in Germany and excited to be chosen as the secretary for Hitler's propaganda minister, Joseph Goebbels. Her name was Burnhilde Pomsell and it may surprise you to know she finally died at age 106 years old in January, 2017. When she was interviewed in 2015, she admits she was at the heart of the Nazi propaganda machine, with her tasks including massaging downwards statistics about fallen soldiers, as well as exaggerating the number of rapes of German women by the Red Army, she describes it, somewhat bizarrely, as “just another job”. She continues, after the rise of the Nazi party, “the whole country was as if under a kind of a spell,” she insists. “I could open myself up to the accusations that I wasn’t interested in politics but the truth is, the idealism of youth might easily have led to you having your neck broken.” One of Joseph Goebbel's most famous quotes is the following: “If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it. The lie can be maintained only for such time as the State can shield the people from the political, economic and/or military consequences of the lie. It thus becomes vitally important for the State to use all of its powers to repress dissent, for the truth is the mortal enemy of the lie, and thus by extension, the truth is the greatest enemy of the State.” www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/joseph-goebbels-on-the-quot-big-lie-quot So she continued with her job even going into the same bunker at the end of the war with Goebbels, his family and Hitler. www.theguardian.com/world/2016/aug/15/brunhilde-pomsel-nazi-joseph-goebbels-propaganda-machine At the age of 105, and having lost her sight, Brunhilde said she was relieved that her days are numbered. “In the little time that’s left to me – and I hope it will be months rather than years – I just cling to the hope that the world doesn’t turn upside down again as it did then, though there have been some ghastly developments, haven’t there? I’m relieved I never had any children that I have to worry about.” The current media, government and corporate push is for "mandatory masking" for medical reasons (unproven to prevent the spread of CV 19 and proven to lower immunity to all diseases and adversely affect physical, emotional and social health especially of children). FYI- China is still the largest producer of medical materials including masks. Do we learn from history to trace who benefits financially from various wars? The truth is that the agenda is of "gagging" both physically and metaphorically any who dare to question the running narratives- be they "Black Lives Matter', "We're All in this Together" or "Defund the Police". The bombardment is now texted, printed on masks as well as online and is constantly "in your face". This is propaganda repeated over and over again-Joseph Goebbel's would be pleased. While in Talkeetna, Alaska last weekend even the small restaurants and shops had blackboards outside with their menus or items for sale and on top, in large printed letters was "Black Lives Matter" as the first order of the day. All public school districts have to incorporate more courses emphasizing the messages of BLM from grades kindergarten through high school. Many businesses bow to the fashion to attract attention and customers by "hopping on the BLM train" as soon as possible. But in my previous posts and articles I follow the money as to who funds and trains Black Lives Matter and they are not pro America, pro Constitutional Republic and they are anti-Jewish and Christian. The implication that somehow "black" lives are more important than any other lives is drummed into our eyes, minds relentlessly. This, too would make Goebbel's proud. There are three excellent video reports by Really Graceful. (Grace) on YouTube and Patreon which are still available. I urge you to watch them. The first is titled: "The Supressed History of the United States". www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uIN4ZjwBO8 The second is: Loser's History series-The Story of Sodom & Gomorrah: www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVWRSrPVa_E The third and most recent is called: "When You Weren't Looking Billionaires Did This..." www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_DC0luaGcM&feature=emb_logo Major companies such as Amazon, Walmart, Target, Alphabet (owns Google and other media sites) and 'foundations' such as the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Clinton Global Foundation, the Ford Foundation, Open Society (George Soros) Foundation benefit from the "plandemic" and the "protests" just as the Bush Family, Rothschild family and Krupp family among others, benefitted financially, enormously during World War II-before, during and post war(s). Be wary...they are banking on another and it is our country, our people our next generations who they intend to bleed. They care not for collateral "damage". Closing with a traditional folk song few in this generation will have heard but sung beautifully by Peggy Seeger. I used to sing it slower but she does this tune crisply. The video with photos from the US civil war are a warning to all-it can happen again. Do listen/watch. Here is "The Cruel War is Raging". www.youtube.com/watch?v=lY2XDM4aoZw Be prepared my friends-closing from Bethel, Alaska as the cold winds blow and rain persists but I am "home" now. Cheers, Jo   There are battles being waged in realms most cannot or will not "see". There are physical fights over land, over power, over subjugation. There are struggles against disease-invisible battles against invisible "enemies" to humanity and human well being. There are political battles of will, of control and of deception with all the instruments of political "war" each party can muster. However, the battle few mention openly is the most serious confrontation-that of the attack of "evil" or darkness against righteousness and "light". There are different interpretations of what these attacks consist of and how to combat them as an individual and as part of a collective defense. The stakes are life and death on both a physical and spiritual plane, they co-exist no matter how often the narratives/propaganda/indoctrination/media scripts strive to deny this truth. In anticipation of an attack, it is vital you are as prepared as possible-given there will be unknowns. We are guided in the spiritual realm by instruction, as we may be in the physical/military realm by manuals. There are specific prescriptions for training strength in spiritual readiness, for arming oneself and for spotting "enemies". There are ways to vanquish adversaries, to illuminate and to prepare for peace as well as war. A number of spiritual warrior traditions contain all these elements. This week I will discuss one path-the path of the spiritual warrior and the specific "armor of God" detailed in the book of Ephesians, written by the apostle Paul while he was being held prisoner in ancient Rome, in approximately 62 AD. There are many similarities in human actions (some might say in human nature) from the Roman empire it's rise, fall and decline-to what is happening in the USA now-if one will look with clear eyes and listen with discerning ears. This time the barbarians are not outside the gates of the capital they are already intermingled with the citizens, the governing councils, the military, courts and society. They have used all the tactics and tools known to humans from ancient times to the present and added the advances of technology, psychology, media messaging and the weaponization of every facet of human existence-especially strong emotions-love, hate, passion and fear. Yet God (by whatever name in whatever language you know) has provided counter tactics, guidance and "armor" to shield us against the onslaught in progress and those battles we will face in the future. In the Bible, the power of prayer is stressed as a potent "power" and call to be used by the Judeo-Christian faiths. In Buddhism chants and meditations as well as actions and the discipline for non-action, are part of the "armor" of their tradition. In certain Native American traditions rituals religiously followed are an important part of defense and armoring against the "spirits of darkness, doubt, discord and division."  Sacrifice is an integral part of preparation for any battle. Being willing to "give up" comfort, "worldly pleasures", time, other priorities (i.e. relationships, career goals, financial gain, etc.) is part of the process of focus and commitment to the "war effort" in the spiritual realms as well as the martial realm. Being willing to "train" and endure pain, hardship and confusion is a pre-requisite for any serious warrior. Being willing to run toward the "fight" and "never give up" are attitudes and capabilities which must be continually honed to be an effective spiritual warrior while continually checking if the means they use are justified and the cause they are fighting for...is a righteous cause. There are calls often referred to as "clarion calls" to fight. Be mindful, these "calls" may not be heard due to all the "noise" and distractions of the 21st century. Try to be still enough and quiet enough to hear them. There is no age or gender limit for warriors on the spiritual field of battle. Be awake and alert. The forces creeping in will do everything in their power to dull your consciousness. Do not be lulled into a sleep induced by soul weariness or soul anesthetizing substances. Consciousness is a powerful "weapon" and "armor", as is stark truth. Facing/revealing truths is the first step in putting on your armor. Not everyone will be pleased with your "strengths" nor may they want you to shine and refine your "light". Remember though, you are never alone if you have faith in the Divine and follow the "battle plan" set for you...as quixotic as it may first appear to you and to others. A warrior must have dedication and resolve.  As with any skill, we humans must practice rigorously and consistently to perfect our spiritual readiness. Putting on the armor of God is a conscious daily practice. We polish this "armor" by learning more prayers and scripture, by refraining from lies, by working at peaceful outcomes and by trusting in the guidance we receive from God, no matter how difficult or controversial it may seem to follow while we live on the Earth.
Signing off tonight from the capital of Texas, Austin - a shell of a city compared to what it was during it's heyday. The music I choose is from the soundtrack of the brilliant animated film "The Secret of Kells". The lyrics are in English and Gaelic (Irish). This film touches on the existence of other worlds. A recurring message in the song is that "we are only here for a short time". www.youtube.com/watch?v=32DM5tNeHBA Our family moved to Austin from rural Australia in late 1998. We brought in the year 2000 here - with celebratory fireworks. I remember my daughter squealing with delight at the lights in the sky and the fact she was able to stay up past midnight. We were here a short time. I took a better position in Denver, Colorado and we moved there in the summer of 2000. This film and song were well liked by my son, Denali who was a valiant spiritual warrior of light, who "visited" this Earth for a mere 25 years; but continues his presence from beyond the threshold. He is never out of the fight. Until next week-recommending you use the time you have for awhile-to prepare. Jo |
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