Thursday, August 25, 2011

National Cathedral sustains significant damage in earthquake - The Hill's Twitter Room

National Cathedral sustains significant damage in earthquake - The Hill's Twitter Room

Preliminary reports were that although there was shaking, there wasn't that much actual damage to the Washington, D. C. area. Now, we know there was signficant harm done to important D.C. structures. For example, the Washington Monument and the National Cathedral.


National Cathedral Head Mason Joe Alonso estimated a piece weighing about 3,000 pounds toppled from the central tower. He called the damage to that section of the cathedral "mind-boggling." . . . Damage included arch displacement, cracking, falling limestone and rotating pinnacles on the Cathedral's neogothic towers.

The Washington Post also commented on adverse effects from the quake:

Insurance officials also warned that homeowners with quake-related damage might not be covered because standard policies don’t include an earthquake provision. Small cracks can lead to big problems over time. Gas leaking from snapped pipes is among the most serious concerns, and utility companies urged residents who smell gas to evacuate their homes immediately and call 911. They also urged people to look for cracks in drywall, shifting foundations and tiny leaks in water pipes. . . .
I once went through a major 5.5 mw aftershock in Anaheim, California three days after Los Angeles was hit by a 6.2 quake in October 1987. Trust me, the 5.5 mw aftershock was as much earthquake as I ever care to experience. The 5.8 quake was considerably stronger.

The Virginia earthquake was relatively mild by the catastrophes the world has seen in Haiti, in Chile, in Japan and elsewhere. Still, I am reminded of Jesus' words to his disciples about what the signs of his coming would be. One sign was earthquakes in many varying places.

My personal opinion: we should consider the DC quake a gentle but compelling wakeup call!

Stay tuned!

CONSTANCE

Tuesday, August 23, 2011

WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS poem THE SECOND COMING - "Strange beast"

William Butler Yeats was an ardent Theosophist.  He and Ezra Pound once shared both Theosophical Society interests and living quarters.  However, he did write an unforgettable poem as he was looking at WW I that certainly comes to mind now.  Watching the very terrible onrushing events of the so-called "Arab Spring," (i.e. NEW AGE REVOLUTION -- MIDDLE EAST THEATER), one cannot help but remember the Yeats poem and wonder if this is the time.  Certainly, all too often, "the best lack all conviction, while the worst are full of passionate intensity."


W.B Yeats

Turning and turning in the widening gyre
The falcon cannot hear the falconer;
Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;
Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,
The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere
The ceremony of innocence is drowned;
The best lack all conviction, while the worst
Are full of passionate intensity.
Surely some revelation is at hand;
Surely the Second Coming is at hand.
The Second Coming! Hardly are those words out
When a vast image out of Spritus Mundi
Troubles my sight: somewhere in the sands of the desert.

A shape with lion body and the head of a man,
A gaze blank and pitiless as the sun,
Is moving its slow thighs, while all about it
Reel shadows of the indignant desert birds.
The darkness drops again; but now I know
That twenty centuries of stony sleep
were vexed to nightmare by a rocking cradle,
And what rough beast, its hour come round at last,
Slouches towards Bethlehem to be born?


Wish Herb Peters were still here to discuss THIS with!  Stay tuned!

CONSTANCE

Thursday, August 18, 2011

Freethinkers, Atheists, Socialists gang up on Catholic Christians in Spain

I've often noted in the past that things got dangerous for Christians and other targeted minorities when "Freethinkers", atheists, and other anti-Christian elements teamed up with occult interests.  It happened in Mexico between 1926 and 1935 (in some states until 1939).  Catholics were targeted to the death in Mexico during that period and the laws were also applied to Protestants.  Read books:  NO GOD NEXT DOOR; BLOOD DRENCHED ALTARS; and MEXICAN MARTYRDOM for more information.   Similar things happened in Costa Rica as the occult world was then awaiting Jiddhu Krishnamurti's "ascent" as their "new Christ."







It appears to be going on in Spain right now.  Michael Voris is a Detroit area former TV sportscaster who now devotes himself to Catholic causes.  I addressed one of his earlier conferences vis the New Age Movement and European Union developments (2008).  Michael is now in Spain covering the Pope's planned Youth Conference this week.  He sent me a video link to what I have embedded here.    This is very important as it appears that anti-clericalism is growing in Europe.  This happened in Spain before:  from 1936-to 1939 in the Spanish Civil War.  I don't agree with Michael on everything, but I deeply respect his integrity and his work.  It might be interesting to follow him this week.  He also covers areas of what he considers apostasy and promotion of anti-Christian agendas in Catholic settings.



Obviously, there are threatening mob scenes that must be intimidating to pilgrims to this conference.  It appears, however, that the Spanish government has only seen fit to arrest one person -- a pilgrim from Mexico -- upon "suspicion" that he, a pope loyalist was planning a "gas attack" on the demonstrators.  I'm not the accused's attorney, but I would love to examine that legal file for sufficiency of evidence.  I suspect it is thin!

Stay tuned!

CONSTANCE

Trouble in Israel - There and forthcoming at United Nations



Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Sarah Leslie will host my radio program tonight with program below


DOOMSDAY DATESETTERS 2012

Part 1: APOCALYPSE, PLANETARY BIRTH OR DECEPTION?
Part 2: THE NEW AGE AND 2012: A PLANETARY BIRTH 

New Age Date Setting

24 Years Ago—The Harmonic Convergence & 2012

7 p.m. Eastern Time; 6 p.m. Central time; 5 p.m. Mountain time; 4 p.m. PACIFIC TIME

"My guest for Constance Cumbey's radio show will be Gaylene Goodroad, who is author of MY LIFE IN THE WAY."


I am in necessary paperwork up to my eyeballs and Sarah is kind enough to guest host for me tonight.  She always does an outstanding job, so please tune in and remember to go to www.talkstreamlive.com and vote for the program.  You may vote twice in an hour.  Dr. Stanley Monteith has been a loyal friend over the years, and if you could give him two votes tonight as well, I am greatly obliged!  Let me know how it went on the comments section to this posting.  Thanks!


Tune in and stay tuned!


CONSTANCE


Friday, August 12, 2011

How the New Agers view the world -- they've conquered The West!

I was frankly searching the web for connections between the Institute of Noetic Sciences and Jeremy Rifkin after reading of recently deceased Mark Hatfield's 'Stewardship Paradigm,  The concept as expressed in STAND ALONE OR COME HOME, a political biography of Mark Hatfield, is clearly of IONS and Jeremy Rifkin origins.  Mark Hatfield and Paul N. Temple had a close relationship.

In searching, I came upon this personal compilation by an online New Age activist which lays out the Movement and its progress from a New Ager's perspective.  He thinks they have "conquered the West."  It does not purport to be an "official statement," but it well encapsulates much of what I have seen.  Amusingly, I think he even borrowed some language and summations from my HIDDEN DANGERS book which you can thereafter read for "the real scope" of the New Age Movement and its increasingly not so hidden dangers!





The New Age Movement (NAM) is a revival of spiritual and divine values and can be called as a Divine Regeneration Movement. New Age Philosophy has conquered the West intellectually and Western culture is currently experiencing a phenomenal shift - sociological, spiritual & ideological. It’s a secular, multi-cultural, multi-religious synthesis, of the Oriental mystical philosophies, mainly Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism & Western Occultism, emphasising Holism, the doctrine that Reality is organically One ( now taught in American Universities after Einstein’s Theory of Relativity ).


Behind the evolution of the species, there is an evolution of Consciousness. The aim of Life is Self-Actualisation, to evolve to the level of Unity Consciousness, defined as the 7th state of Consciousness in Transcendental Philosophy.


The social disturbance caused by the Vietnam War, the threat posed by AIDS, the disillusionment with materialistic ideas and the erosion of faith in Morality & Ethics brought a sense of futility & meaninglessness in the Western psyche.The limitations of the Western system of Chemotherapy & adverse side-effects of antibiotics, sedatives and certain other drugs and the disillusionment with the promises of science & technology made millions turn to Oriental philosophies, occult practices & systems of therapy.( Interest in Alternative Medicine developed to such an extent that there are now more than 180 systems of Alternative Medicine. 

Exponents of New Age Philosophy in Europe and America include Transcendentalists like Thoreau, Emerson & Walt Whitman, Wordsworth, Emanuel Swedenborg (1688-1772), , & Theosophy introduced by Madame Helena Blavatsky (1831- 1891) & Col Olcott & the philosopher, Annie Besant. As the world witnessed a Consciousness Revolution, Transcendental Meditation, Yoga ,Zen, Carlos Castaada, the Beatles, Holistic Medicine ( both Western and Ayurveda ), Tantra, Astrology ( both Western & Vedic ) all became popular .


There are 6 million New Age sites on the Web and the NAM consists of a massive & well organised network consisting of thousands of groups, trusts, foundations, clubs, lodges, and spiritual groups whose goal and purpose is to prepare the world to enter the coming Aquarian Age. ( The Age of Aquarius ). In astrological symbolism, Aquarius represents Spirituality and Pisces Rationality. The Piscean Age, an age of Computer and Cybernetics revolution, will be followed by an Age of Consciousness Revolution or a Spiritual Revolution, the Aquarian Age.


Some New Age Organisations are : California New Age Caucus, New World Alliance, World Goodwill, The Church Universal and Triumphant, The Theosophical Society, Amnesty International, Zero Population Growth, the Forum, Planetary Initiative for the World We Choose, the Club of Rome, Church Universal & Triumphant, Christian Science, and the Unity School of Christianity.


New Age believes in the essential goodness of Man and the Divine Spark in Man and the New Age movement is not a unified cult system of beliefs and practices, even though its roots derive from Vedic Philosophy. There is no central authority, no official leader, no headquarters, nor membership list, but instead is a network of groups working toward World Peace and Universal Love. There are millions of worldwide followers of various New Age practices and the world is moving from Chaos ( Disorder ) to Cosmos ( Order ) ! This is a Phase Transition from Entropy ( Disorder ) to Order !


Significant influence has been gained by NAM affecting almost every area of Occidental culture — Sociology, Psychology, Medicine, the Government, Ecology, Science, Arts, Education, the Business Community, the media, entertainment, sports, and even the Church. Organised spiritual forms such as Christian Science, Unity and even forms of Witchcraft ( from the German ’ Wicca’ meaning the Wise; Witchcraft means the Craft of the Wise ) are all its expressions. Various Human Potential Seminars, Transcendental Meditation, Zen Meditation and some Alternative Holistic Medicine practices are also its manifold manifestations.


Some popular New Age publications and journals are New Age Journal, the Z Files, Clarity, Body Mind Spirit, Yoga Journal, Gnosis, East West, Noetic Sciences, the Millenium Being and Omega. The new tendency of people now is to view everything from a New Age perspective


The major goal of the New Age Movement is to prepare Man for entering the Aquarian Age and to bring world peace in an already bruised world. “All is wrong with the world” said Shaw & some of the other goals of the NAM are to establish an entirely New World Order in the fields of Economy & Government. The idea of a World Government was proposed by Bernard Shaw earlier and was implemented by Mahesh Yogi and occurs in the writings of the foundational apostle of the New Age Movement, Alice Bailey.


The word ‘Initiation” is derived from the Latin “In ire” to go within and Initiates were termed by the Great Master as the salt of the Earth. The mystic Ward defined Reality as “Within and within and within and within” . Another mystic described it as “It is hidden, it is hidden and it is hidden”. To the mystic, self evolution is the means and only by changing and correcting ourselves can we change others . The primary goals of the movement then, are to prepare the world to receive the Divine Consciousness and to enter the Age of Aquarius, thus establishing the New World Order.


New Age Philosophy believes that human evolution can be accelerated, if not in the entire mass of humanity, at least in suitable individuals. Human nature is perfectible, through an intensive process of purification and Initiation.


The New Age Movement is secular & universally diffused over the earth’s surface & its basic underlying philosophy emphasises Gnosticism and Occultism. (Gnosticism is an ancient philosophy stating that Divine essence is the highest reality, and that the Self of man is actually this Essence. Behind the phenomenal world is the Transcendent Reality which Intuition alone can see ). It bears a remarkable resemblance to the Universal Religion that H.G. Wells predicted would one day take over the world.


The six main characteristics of New Age thinking are: (1) All is Unity; (2) All is Divine (3) Humanity is divine (4) A change in Consciousness; (5) All religions are One; and (6) Cosmic Evolutionary optimism.
Basically Dialectical Integralism, New Age Philosophy unites both Matter and Spirit.


Spirit shall see through Matter’s gaze


Matter shall reveal the Spirit’s face !


The 13 main principles of New Age Philosophy are:


(1) One Global Order - One World Governement, One Currency, One Universal Being.


(2) Universal Energy, Universal Matter, Universal Life, Universal Soul As God


(3) An Eternal Universe - Uniform in Space and Unending in Time


(4) Divine practices ( Astrology Yoga & other esoteric arts)


(5) Syncretism ( Unity of all Religions ).


(6) The need for Meditation ( for generating altered states of Consciousness );


(7) Life is Cyclical- Everything is cyclical, subject to the cyclical upheavals of Time.


(8) Holistic Medicine & Vegetarianism (The patient is more important than the Doctor & Alkaline diet)


(9) Pacifism ( Anti-war activities);


(10) Reincarnation; ( The Law of Conservation of Soul )


(11) The Evolution of Man into Divinity; ( The latent Life Force evolving naturally to the Divine )


(12) The Union of Man with the Divine; ( Merger of man into the Infinite )


(13) Matter’s Illusoriness; - Esse est percipii - Perception is Essence; Mind is Substance.


The practices of the New Age are psychic practices like : Astrology, Reiki, Bioenergy, Chi energy, Chakras, Nirvana, Christ- Consciousness,Spiritualism, Native American Spirituality, Prajna, Out-of-body/near- death experiences, Reincarnation, Yoga, Meditation and the occult disciplines, as well as psychotherapeutic techniques and scientific applications of the healing powers of crystals and pyramids.
Some commonly used New Age terms are: Quantum Healing, Transmutation, Transfiguration, Guided Imagery, Reincarnation; Positive Thinking; Human Potential; Holistic; Holographic; Synergistic; Unity; Oneness; Transformation; Awakening; Networking; Communal Sharing; One-world/globalism/new world order (i.e., One language, One Government, One currency, One religion); Cosmic Consciousness; Zodiac, etc.




Some New Age practices are: Transcendental Meditation, Parapsychology, Inner healing; Biofeedback; Yoga; I Ching; Reflexology; Therapeutic Touch; Transpersonal Psychology; Witchcraft; ; Magick; Tai Chi; Shamanism; Hypnotherapy; Acupuncture/Acupressure; Martial arts; Zen; Relaxation; Silva Method (formerly Silva Mind Control); Visualization; etc.
Some prominent New Agers are: Jeremy Rifkin, Norman Cousins, Elizabeth Clare Prophet, John Denver, George Lucas, Norman Lear, Alice Bailey, Alvin Toffler, Dr. Barbara Ray, Benjamin Creme, Levi Dowling, George Trevelyan, Fritjof Capra, Abraham Maslow, Barbara Marx Hubbard, Ruth Montgomery, Shirley MacLaine, J.Z. Knight, Marilyn Ferguson and David Spangler.


Soothing audio environments are created by New Age musicians and they believe rightly that Music has psycho-therapeutic properties. ( This concept is derived from the Vedic Philosophy that All music is Samaveda, the 4th Veda of the Indians ). Born of an interest in spirituality and healing in the late 1970s, it is often used as an aid in meditation.


Essentially meditative, New Age Music is soothing to the Soul. Isnt Music defined as the food for the Soul ? Harmonic consonance, uplifting themes, contemplative melodies & nonlinear song forms are the characteristics of New Age music. Even natural sounds or sounds from Nature and traditional electronic instruments are used by New Age musicians. With roots in classical music or Eastern Music, New Age music is often meditative. Prominent New Age musicians include vocalist Liz Story; harpist Andreas Vollenweider, electric violinist Jean-Luc Ponty , electronic-music pioneer Brian Eno, multi-instrumentalist Kitaro & solo-piano artist George Winston.


New Age practices have almost conquered the world. Athletes are using guided imagery. Graduate schools of business are invoking T M, Yoga, and Tarot cards in teaching courses on creativity in business (e.g., Stanford Graduate School of Business). Based upon Astrology, the Science of Time, stock market gurus employ Fibonacci numbers and “Wave Theory” in their forecasting.


We can summarise that the term New Age is an innovative term derived from the mother of all sciences, Astrology, indicating that this earth is undergoing an evolutionary transitional phase from the Piscean Age of Scientism to the Aquarian Age of Divine Wisdome, Cosmic Consciousness , Knowledge and Love.
Since the New Age is a conglomeration of spiritual practices, let us analyse the basic principles of N A M


1. The Divine Source of Authority. New Agers do not claim any source of authority — Only Inspiration by the Divine. By the Divine we mean a principle within, the Divine Spark or the Self and many are there who receive the revealations of the Self within or the intuitive insights of the Self.


2. The Lord. - Since Matter and Energy can neither be created or destroyed and the sum total energy in the Universe is an absolute constant ( Universal Being ), the Lord did not create the world, He became the world. Monism —( “All is Unity” ) averrs that there is only One Essence in the universe, everyone and everything being a part of that essence. The Self is an utter Being and all these are its Becomings. New Agers view God as an Impersonal Life force, Consciousness, or Energy (e.g., the “Star Wars Force”) mainly but they also believe in His personal aspect, as the Ocean ( which is Formless ) can take the form of an iceberg! They averr that every human has a divine spark within him because all created beings are reflections of the Divine Idea. The eternal state is called by various terms among different New Age groups, i.e., God-consciousness, Universal Love, Self-Realization, the I AM, Higher Self, Brahman, Nirvana, etc.


2. The Redeemer, Jesus Christ. Christ Consciousness or the Divine Consciousness is what the New Age advocates mean by Christ. . In other words, Christ is a Divine Principle rather than an individual, such as Jesus. This idea of Christ Consciousness asserts that Jesus was only one of the Christs, but that He equipped Himself to receive the Christ Consciousness (i.e., He was a great Master who attained Christ Consciousness), as did other prophets like Buddha, Krishna, and Mohammed. New Agers believe Dr Paul Brunton who stated the Jesus spent 18 years in India absorbing Indian Mysticism and that he was initiated into the highest esoteric doctrine.
3. Human Destiny. Man is the measure of all things and is more divine than the animals & hence the salvation of the world depends upon Man. Cleansing the negative elements from the collective subconscient should be the aim of humanity. Once Negativity is cleaned from the collective subconscient, the human positive energy will shine forth and the noble ideals of the New Age will be actualised in an era of Enlightenment. Since man is intrinsically divine and perfect, his only real problem is ignorance of that fact. Gnosis means experiential knowledge and Salvation in the New Age is for man to become enlightened through this Divine Gnosis. New Age groups offer various spiritual techniques to enable individuals, and ultimately the world, to evolve into this Unitive Consciousness . These techniques may include psychotechnologies for attaining altered states of consciousness - Transcendental Meditation, Yoga, Zen, Attunement , Channeling (Spirit guides), Psychics, Acupuncture, etc.


4. The Ethical Opposites, Good & Evil - Believing in the Oriental philosophies, New Agers make the distinction between good and evil. All wickedness is weakness and Evil is imperfection. By the method of Trial and Error, we come to know what is good and what is bad for the world and we have to transcend the dualities.
5. Reincarnation. New Agers believe in the ancient Vedic philosophic concept of Reincarnation — that through a long process of rebirths, man can eventually attain Divine perfection. They also teach the Universal Law of Karma —(( The Law of Cause and Effect ( Every effect has a cause ), the Law of Action and Reaction, the Law of Retribution ))- that what a person sows , he shall reap. This is also the doctrine of God’s non-responsibility, that the Self is not responsible and it is the Ego which experiences bitter & sweet mental experiences due to its own Karma.
6.Salvation is Self-Actualisation and Sin is Ignorance - Some theoreticians taught the concept of Man’s Original Sin. New Age exponents teach the concept of man’s essential goodness. Instead of systems which emphasised the human negative aspect and sin, New Age highlights that every man is essentially divine and it is a sin to call man a sinner ! However, New Agers speak of troublesome desires which are natural impulses which retard human evolution and make the Ego move away from the Self. Sin is merely ignorance of man’s essential divinity. The atrophied spiritual consciousness of the normal man who lives in ignorance of his Divine Self is Sin. Like the Law of Conservation of Energy which states that Energy cannot be created or destroyed, the Law of Conservation of Soul states that the Soul can neither be created nor destroyed. Matter exists in 3 states, liquid, gaseous and solid and matter cannot be created or destroyed. Nothing ever begins to be. Similarly Life does not at physical birth begin to be. It merely enters physical conditions and assumes physical guise. It merely undergoes a parallel transformation into conditions which preexisted in other conditions. The Soul is reincarnated in different bodies in a continous succession of lives. The good or bad Karma earned in the present lifetime determines one’s subsequent incarnation. Attaining higher states of Consciousness should be our aim.There are many different paths to the goal of Divine perfection and we should be tolerant of other paths.


The divine Aurobindo predicted that spiritual influences from India will trigger off a global spiritual movement.There will be Mass Incarnations ( many people divinely inspired ) who will work for World Peace and Universal Love !


I saw them cross the twilight of the Age


The massive barrier breakers of this world


The sun-eyed children of a marvellous dawn


The architects of immortality


Carrying the magic Word, the mystic Fire


Carrying the Dionysian Cup of Joy !


The four systems of Philosophy which triggered the N A M are Hinduism, a product of 5,000 years of development, Buddhism, circa 560 B.C., Taoism, circa 500 B.C & Druidism, circa 300 B.C, the religion of the Celts, which extended upto the Middle Ages.
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Stay tuned!

CONSTANCE

Wednesday, August 10, 2011

UN CALLS FOR NEW WORLD CURRENCY TO REPLACE DOLLAR


UPDATE TO ALL:  This is what I get for posting late at night without my reading glasses on!  The article which was made known to me in the current blog comments section was itself dated 2009.  I thought it was a 2011 article.  It is bad enough, however, and what is discussed here is still on the table.  I included links to what I thought was the report.  The forthcoming annual report is "under embargo" until September 6, 2011.  It will be interesting to read that.  I have suspected, as Joan Veon did before her death, that what is happening may be a contrivance to justify global governance.  I apologize for any confusion in making people think this JUST came out.

Constance


Tuesday, August 09, 2011

War on the Saints -- Christian Fundamentalism blamed for European financial woes

PLEASE SEE SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL BELOW AS RECOMMENDED BY MY OLD FRIEND, RICHARD GILMAN:  SUFI OUTREACH TO RESCUED CHILEAN MINERS!

Exactly what I warned would be the result of the "Eurabia" campaign is coming to pass.  Anders Breivik, the European financial crisis and just about every other woe is being blamed on "Christian Fundamentalism."  The video may be watched by clicking on it and the article which is part of the news today may be viewed by clicking here.  In many different times, different places, the obvious kindling gleefully chronicled by New Age author Marilyn Ferguson (page 37 THE AQUARIAN CONSPIRACY, Tarcher Press, 1980).  The obvious shooting war against the "Peoples of the Book" in particular and all of society in general is clearly on.   A google news search for today yielded the following, all of ominous interest.



May the Lord help us all!

Stay tuned!

CONSTANCE

P.S.  Old friend and co-researcher Richard Gilman just called this Sufi outreach to Chilean miners to my attention as still another example of how New Age theologies are being proselytized at the same time as other strategies are in implementation.  Thanks, Richard!




Saturday, August 06, 2011

JAVIER SOLANA: "Effective GLOBAL GOVERNANCE must be the goal of humanity TODAY"

In the midst of all the current chaos (United States credit downgrading, Norwegian slayings, Afghanistan war worsening, Syria, etc., etc.), where are we being "gently shepherded" by long time advocates of world government, ooops, "global governance"?  It seems, per this very recent  article by Javier Solana, we are being urged to that "happy kingdom" now.


Read it, in Solana's own words, by clicking here or here.  It is, after all, as Solana says, "THE NEW GRAMMAR OF POWER."  Of course, his good friend and fellow Twitterer, Professor Anne-Marie Slaughter says we are there already -- it just needs to be officially recognized.



I get it, I get it!  Crisis = opportunity??!!  None of this could have been manufactured, could it?  Nah!

Stay tuned!

CONSTANCE