Uprising

[Tracie (Bodhicee)]

Time Now?

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=w8KQmps-Sog

"Paranoia is in bloom
The PR transmissions will resume
They'll try to push drugs that keep us all dumbed down
And hope that we will never see the truth around
(So come on)

[Pre-Chorus 1]
Another promise, another seed
Another packaged lie to keep us trapped in greed
And all the green belts wrapped around our minds
And endless red tape to keep the truth confined
(So come on)

[Chorus]
They will not force us
They will stop degrading us
They will not control us
We will be victorious
(So come on)

[Verse 2]
Interchanging mind control
Come let the revolution take its toll
If you could flick the switch and open your third eye
You'd see that we should never be afraid to die
(So come on)

[Pre-Chorus 2]
Rise up and take the power back
It's time the fat cats had a heart attack
You know that their time's coming to an end
We have to unify and watch our flag ascend
(So come on)

[Chorus]
They will not force us
They will stop degrading us
They will not control us
We will be victorious
(So come on)"

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=OPR3GlpQQJA

"ATTENTION: All you rule-breakers, you misfits and troublemakers - all you free spirits and pioneers - all you visionaries and non-conformists ...

Everything that the establishment has told you is wrong with you - is actually what's right with you.

You see things others don't. You are hardwired to change the world. Unlike 9 out of 10 people - your mind is irrepressible - and this threatens authority. You were born to be a revolutionary.

You can't stand rules because in your heart you know there's a better way.

You have strengths dangerous to the establishment - and it wants them eliminated, So your whole life you've been told your strengths were weaknesses - Now I'm telling you otherwise.

Your impulsivity is a gift - impulses are your key to the miraculous,

Your distractibility - is an artifact of your inspired creativity,

Your mood swings - reflect the natural pulse of life, they give you unstoppable energy when you're high and deep soulful insight when you're low,

Been diagnosed with a "disorder"? That's society's latest way to deny it's own illness by pointing the finger at you. Your addictive personality is just a symptom of your vast underused capacity for heroic, creative expression and spiritual connection. your utter lack of repression, your wide eyed idealism, your unmitigated open mind - didn't anyone ever tell you?! these are the traits shared by the greatest pioneers and visionaries and innovators, revolutionaries, procrastinators and drama queens, activists on the social scene, space cadets and mavericks, philosophers and derelicts, business suits flying fighter jets, football stars and sex addicts, celebrities with ADD, alcoholics who seek novelty, first responders - prophets and saints, mystics and change agents.
We are - all - the same - you know
'cuz we're all affected by the way -
We are - all - the same - you know
'cuz we're all attracted to the flame -

You know in your heart that there's a natural order to life,
something more sovereign than any man-made rules or laws could ever express.

This natural order is called "the Way."

The Way is the eternal substrate of the cosmos. It guides the very current of time and space. The Way is known by some as the Will of God, Divine Providence, the Holy Spirit, the implicate order, the Tao, reverse-entropy, life-force, but for now we'll simply call it "the Way." The Way is reflected in you as the source of your inspiration, the source of your passions, your wisdom, your enthusiasm, your intuition, your spiritual fire - love. The Way takes the chaos out of the Universe and breathes life into it by reflecting divine order. The Way, when experienced by the mind, is genius, when perceived through the eyes is beauty, when felt with the senses is grace, when allowed into the heart ... is love.

Most people cannot sense the Way directly. ... But then there are the Wayseers. The keepers of the flame. Wayseers have an unexplainable knack for just knowing the Way. They sense it in their very being. They can't tell you why or how they arrived at the right answer. They just know it in their core. They can't show their work. So don't ask. Their minds simply resonate with the Way. When the Way is present, so are they.

While others are blind to it, and society begs you to ignore it, "the Way" stirs you inside. Neurological repression blocks most people's awareness of the Way - censoring all thoughts and impulses from the unconscious is their prefrontal cortex - the gestapo of the brain - nothing which violates its socialized programming even gets through; but your mind is different. your mind has been cracked wide open to the Way - by some miraculous genetic trait, some psychotropic chemical or maybe even by the will of your very soul, your brain's reward pathways have been hijacked - dopamine employed to overthrow the fascist dictatorship of your prefrontal cortex - now your brain is free of repression, your mind free of censorship, your awareness exposed to the turbulent seas of the unconscious - through this open doorway divine light shines into your consciousness showing you the Way. This is what makes you a Wayseer.

90% of human civilization is populated with those who's brains are blocked to the Way. Their brains are hardwired to enforce the social programming indoctrinated since birth. Unlike you they cannot break out of this programming, because they have not yet experienced the necessary revolution of mind. These programmed people take social institutions and rules very seriously. Society is full of games programmed to keep peoples' minds occupied so they will not revolt. These games often cause sick fixations on peculiar protocols, power structures, taboos and domination - all subtle forms of human bondage - This distinct form of madness is not only tolerated by the masses but insisted upon. The programmed ones believe in rules so forcefully they become willing to destroy anyone who violates them.

Wayseers are the ones who call their bluff. Since Wayseer minds are free to reject social programming, Wayseers readily see social institutions for what they are - imaginary games. Wayseers comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable. Helping those who are lost in these games and refuse to help themselves is a calling of many Wayseers. Since Wayseers are the ones who keep contact with the original source of reality - they are able to disrupt societal conventions and even governments to realign humanity with the Way.

The Wayseers are an ancient lineage. A kind of priesthood - carriers of the flame - ones "in the know." There must always be Wayseers to reform the dizzying psychotic spinning gears of society - giant mindless hamster wheels obscuring the pure blue sky, keeping humanity shackled in a darkened cage - so Wayseers are called - to shed light on the madness of society - to continually resurrect the timeless transcendent Spirit of Truth -

Wayseers reveal this divine truth by devoting themselves to the birth of some creative or disruptive act expressed through art or philosophy, innovations to shake up industry, revolutions for democracy, coups that topple hypocrisy, movements of solidarity, changes that leave a legacy, rebellions against policy, spirit infused technology, moments of clarity, things that challenge barbarity, watersheds of sincerity, momentous drives for charity
We are - all - the same - you know
'cuz we're all affected by the way -
We are - all - the same - you know
'cuz we're all attracted to the flame -

This is your calling, Wayseer.
You've found your tribe.
Welcome home."

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=G3onnJuBS18

"Far between sundown’s finish and midnight’s broken toll
We ducked inside the doorways, thunder went crashing
As majestic bells of bolts struck shadows in the sounds
Seemin' to be the chimes of freedom flashing
Flashing for the warriors whose strength is not to fight
Flashing for the refugees on the unarmed road of flight
And for each and every underdog soldier in the night
And we gazed upon the chimes of freedom flashing

[Verse 2]
Through the city’s melted furnace, unexpectedly we watched
With faces hidden as the walls were tightening
As the echo of the wedding bells before the blowin’ rain
Dissolved into the bells of the lightning
Tolling for the rebel, tolling for the rake
Tolling for the luckless, they abandoned and forsaked
Tolling for the outcast, burning constantly at stake
And we gazed upon the chimes of freedom flashing

[Verse 3]
Through the mad mystic hammering of the wild ripping hail
The sky cracked it's poems in naked wonder
That the clinging of the church bells blew far into the breeze
Leavin' only bells of lightning and it's thunder
Striking for the gentle, striking for the kind
Striking for the guardians and protectors of the mind
And the poet and the painter far behind his rightful time
And we gazed upon the chimes of freedom flashing

[Verse 4]
And the wild cathedral evening the rain unraveled tales
For disrobed faceless forms of no position
Tolling for the tongues with no place to bring their thoughts
All down in taken-for-granted situations
Tolling for the deaf and blind, tolling for the mute
For the mistreated, mateless mother, the mistitled prostitute
For the misdemeanor outlaw, chained and cheated by pursuit
And we gazed upon the chimes of freedom flashing

[Verse 5]
Even though a cloud’s white curtain in a far-off corner flared
And the hypnotic splattered mist was slowly lifting
Electric light still struck like arrows, fired but for the ones
Condemned to drift or else be kept from driftin'
Tolling for the searching ones, on their speechless, seeking trail
For the lonesome-hearted lovers with too personal a tale
And for each unharmful, gentle soul misplaced inside a jail
And we gazed upon the chimes of freedom flashing

[Verse 6]
Starry-eyed and laughing as I recall when we were caught
Trapped by no track of hours for they hanged suspended
As we listened one last time and we watched with one last look
Spellbound and swallowed ’til the tolling ended
Tolling for the aching whose wounds cannot be nursed
For the countless confused, accused, misused, strung-out ones and worse
And for every hung-up person in the whole wide universe
And we gazed upon the chimes of freedom flashin''

Bob Dylan

[Tracie (Bodhicee)]

Like a Hurricane. I like this version particularly.

Neil's great give is so apparent, his dedication to his music.
I feel like he left nothing on the table with this performance. Even worked his tie in lol.

Sometimes a hurricane is what's needed, despite the destruction and tragedy it brings. It reminds us of our place on this planet and cleanses as it goes.

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=LOkAPS2jjyI

[Matthew]

As long as its not revolutionary or bad for the karma, then I'll sign up and join the program. Its the time, don't be blind

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=2YwfFFcNC9o

[Tracie (Bodhicee)]

Somehow this message feels like it's meant to go in this thread.

"The message is that we must remain very quiet."


ANDEAN GRANDMOTHER'S MESSAGE FROM LOS ANGELES,
FROM THE EYE OF THE STORM

4/13/2020

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=FUIlZhW0quk

Transcript:


"Very good day to you, all my sisters and brothers, and a very good moment to all beings on Earth. This is a message I've been waiting a long time for, but even more so since we arrived here in Los Angeles.

We started this journey from Colombia, to arrive here in this territory of the United States. The doors have been opened to us in a very smooth way during this process that we have undertaken, and yet, here we are in this moment of catharsis, this moment of crises, in which I asked myself, "What is the reason for our presence here in the north, at this time?"

Well, yesterday, the message I'd been waiting so long for has arrived. It's the message the Higher Guides transmit to all of the leaders of the Andes, in the Cordillera of the Andes.

The message is that we must remain very quiet.

But to begin with--we've been very blessed for our entire lives, because we've been living in a territory where we breathe fresh air, where we breathe the energy of the mountains, of the earth, the rivers, the waterfalls. And for all of us who are living in the countryside, in the eco-villages of the mountains, we've been charging ourselves infinitely with a great energy to be able to help during these times we've entered, in this crisis of manipulation, but which is also a learning experience for each one of us.

Whatever level we find ourselves in the process of life, we are not all on the same level. This is the information the Higher Guides share with us: We are all in different vibrations, and that is why in this process we're living in, each one of us will live it in a different way--some with pain, some with fear, some with worries, and others with an abundance of peace.

That is why we, who are working as facilitators of light, have always called ourselves lighthouses, present here, and ready to help humanity. The moment has arrived my dear sisters and brothers. The message they send us is that different ones of us have been sent to different places on Earth as lighthouses. Each of us has been placed to the east, to the west, to the north, and to the south, and each has been placed there to accomplish their task. The Higher Guides ask us not to go back home, because through our will, we've made ourselves available to the Higher Energies to be able to help out all of our sisters and brothers.

I asked what rituals to do and, it is with lots of emotions that I express to you, but with emotions of joy regarding what the older Brothers tell us. They say we have done many rituals, that we have lit many fires, that we've raised many prayers, and that is why the fires are already active all over the Earth, and that is why our prayers have been received and our goal reached.

They say that now is the moment.to maintain ourselves as energy projectors at whatever place in this experience we find ourselves. For me personally, and the elder Brother with me, the location we've been placed is Los Angeles, California, a place where we are invited to activate the real light angels, because currently, the fallen angels and the angels of darkness have been doing their task. But our task is nothing other than to confront ourselves. If we are light workers, then we are going to resolve it through light. And this light is nothing other than harmony, tranquility, and peace, but it is an interior tranquility, harmony and peace that we carry in our heart.

The message is that we must remain in a state of complete calmness, in complete harmony, and we must observe ourselves at all times, observe with who we find ourselves, and with whom we share. The message is that when we feel, on the emotional level or on the mental plane, when we receive a certain energy of fear, worry or doubt, then we must recognize that this energy is not ours, but the energy of others, and it's coming to us so we can transform ourselves. As catalysts of that energy, we transmute it, and we release it again converted as light. They say we don't have to do any rituals because it is not the exterior rituals which serve us, but the ritual I do inside myself. They say that when my heart is calm, when my emotions and my mind are quieted, then my spirit can manifest itself to elevate to higher vibrations effecting the ones who are not yet conscious. Those who are not yet conscious have been taught to feel from a perspective of shortage and lack, and been taught to think from their stomach. But we are on another vibration. Each one of us has been placed in the appropriate location, and filled with abundance, protection, health, and above all, filled with consciousness. And the consciousness we've been collecting for so long is our contribution to humanity.

Thus, I invite you wherever you are, whether you're surrounded by others or in solitude, to transform yourself into a lighthouse, transform yourself into a catalyst for the energies that our Higher Brothers send down to us to catalyze. For those who are not conscious, who are still under the veil, we have the responsibility to help remove the veil.

The highest part of the Spirit, this Great Mystery, this Great Being whom we invoke so much, invites us to remain in peace, in a state of complete calm, and in a state of complete observation (witness mode). They tell us that this situation too shall pass, and when it has passed, our consciousness will have accomplished the quantum jump which we've been looking forward to for so long, for which we've worked so much for. They also tell us that, after this catharsis, life will be wonderful for each one of us who will stay in this plane. The moment has arrived to decide if you're going to the other plane, or staying in this one. We unite with the highest vibrations of love and compassion to embrace all our sisters and brothers. A big hug and a very special salutation to each one of you. We are not alone. All of our Higher Guides, all the Masters, all the Grandfathers, all the Ancestors, are already active. Their medicine has already been activated, their memories have been activated. The last thing we have to do is to embrace all of our sisters and brothers with love."

"To all those who are able to hear the call, join with the indigenous elders in maintaining a state of inner balance and inner peace. Stoke the inner flame and shine forth like the lighthouse that you are. The New Paradigm comes forth from within us." -- Scott Maurer

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=9ReoOmDQV-k

[Eva2]

This looks like a good place to post this article in recognition of Earth Day. I am a big fan of Alfredo Sfeir Younis who reminds us of our connection to nature and what changes - social, economic, institutional - are necessary for healing this planet

THE RIGHTS OF MOTHER EARTH
Shout out to everyone on Mother Earth Day. So much to celebrate on this day.
Live in it and with it
Meet her every day more
Be embraced and protected by her.
But we also have to recognize how we are destroying it:
climate change,
pollution of the oceans,
the dizzying loss of our biodiversity,
water scarcity and pollution,
the disappearance of native flora and fauna,
the destruction of our native forests...
Sum up and on.
We human beings are responsible. Today we are invaded by
the ego,
the infulas of superiority,
greed,
material accumulation and concentration,
the desire for power...
We have disconnected from our beautiful planet. The serious thing is that, for many, this is " normal ". When, decades ago, I defended birds, as a result of the logging of a native forest, to generate employment and economic growth, I remember someone saying to me, " you Do you prefer birds than human being ". How incredibly absurd is this logic, which still has us totally invaded. How would I decide, or prefer, between water and air, or between air and earth...? Which one is superior? Which one is inferior? Which of these elements of life is more necessary than the other? This is an illogical proposal.
We need to heal our planet. For this we must promote and implement major economic, institutional and social changes. Along with those changes, start a great healing process, through what I have called "The Great Law of Healing". Regarding changes, very quickly:
In economic terms, we must quickly move from this neoliberal market economy to an economy that contains the following attributes: Circular, Regenerative and Transformational. The first two attributes you already know them. The last - a transformational economy - is of vital importance. The economy must establish the spaces, instruments and activities for the self-realization of all human beings, sentient beings and nature. The materialistic and individualistic economy must disappear.
But, we must not forget the spiritual dimension of the economy. This entails a great Revolution of Values, particularly values of a collective nature: solidarity, cooperation, respect, interdependence, justice, equity... When I talk about collective values, I mean a collective that includes more than human beings. It also includes all sentient beings and nature.
In the institutional, in addition to civil and political rights, and economic, social and cultural rights, both totally anthropocentric groups, we must also include the rights of nature and the right to development. In addition, we must promote major reforms to institutional systems at the national and global level. A major reform of Multi-Lateral Mechanisms and Organizations. Today we see how they failed. We must immediately elevate the UN environment programme to the category of World Environment Organisation. We must create a Citizen Planetary Organization. Today, we have no planetary institutions.
In social terms, in addition to everything that has been said today, we must strengthen citizen movements in this era, which I call The Age of Citizenism. This must be done locally, regional, and planetary levels. One of the most important goals of development and well-being must be the creation and strengthening of Communities. That's why I dared to propose a Citizen Planetary Organization. It will be within this citizenship that we will achieve the rights of Mother Earth. It is through them that we must build the foundations of a new planetary order.
It's like absurd having to fight for mother earth rights. This should be so obvious that it should be approved by every country of the world. The illogical that has been imposed on us in decision-making has its reasons: Reasons that go beyond political, economic and social, which you all already know.
First, because we have adopted The Theory of Differentiated Intelligence from all forms of life. We have created a certain form of pyramid of life. A pyramid that goes from the bottom to top. This has been cultivated by education, and some religions and spiritual paths, where there is always something to achieve at the top of the pyramid. And, this is where the concept of superior and inferior intelligence appears, where the human being is superior to nature. For them, nature is inferior. For those who think like this, please don't drink any more carrot juice. They'll end the carrot intelligence. In my case, I don't think so. My body, mind and soul get happy when I drink carrot juice. True exchange is at the ultra-molecular level, where there is an exchange of intelligence, an exchange of consciousness.
Second, because we are living with high levels of toxicity. This is all part of the " Balance Paradox ". " The human being is always in balance independent of his level of toxicity ". The drunk is in HIS balance. He says he can handle it. Everything appears as normal. Just as for many it appears as normal to destroy native forests. What happens when our societies are drunk, who takes the keys away? Toxicity acts as an anesthesia in our senses, mind and consciousness. This doesn't allow us to "see beyond". A drunk society will always see nature as a thing.
Thirdly, today we have more opportunity to perceive matter, the material, than non-matter. We have our attention more outward than inward, immersed in the material world. To change this materialistic attention, we need to adopt a very well designed spiritual path. In third dimension, at this level of consciousness, you only see Mother Earth as one thing. But, going further, is not matter of faith, it's not matter of changing concepts in the mind. We must raise our levels of consciousness. That's the only way.
What I'm saying is that it's not a matter of deciding arbitrarily that Earth ➜ is one thing. Earth can only be understood as a LIVE BEING, as a result of a high level of individual and collective consciousness. This was the great consciousness that our ancestors had. The resistance we see in countries not to proclaim the rights of Mother Earth is the result of a very low level of individual and collective consciousness of those who legislate. That the earth is a living being, it's an inner experience. An experience of being. Experience of what? Experience of the energies of the earth. Experiences of Earth Intelligence. Experience of Earth memory and finally experience of Earth consciousness. Otherwise, saying that the earth is a living being transforms into a slogan, or is matter of faith.
Fourth, because we don't have the real ability to understand the interdependence between our internal ecology and our external ecology. They appear as separate from each other. They are totally interdependent. This interdependence is given through the 5 elements of life. Water, earth, wind, space and fire. Our inner air is connected to outer air. Inner water is connected to outer water. And so on. This phenomenon, this state of being (of our internal ecology), works under a great spiritual law: "the inside is like the outside, the outside is like the inside"
For me, you can't talk about "Rights of Mother Earth", without us putting this within a spiritual context. Nature as a living being represents a specific state of consciousness.
Today, I can say with certainty that Mother Earth is a Living Being. Today I can say Mother Earth has rights. I am totally in favour of these rights. I am willing to fight with you all for these rights. ➤ there is doubt, that the context of laws, is also given by ethical and moral scaffolding. Beyond the welfare society, Today. we are moving towards a society of rights. And we had a lot of trouble articulating this.
The debate around Mother Earth's rights constitutes the new frontier of environment. How will Mother Earth not have rights? How do we not see the moral and ethical foundation of those rights? That's why I have proposed, several years ago, to Eticonomy and a New Eco-Morality. ➤ only a morality of an equality before the law. But of total equality before all forms of life.
Without spirituality there are no rights of nature. All sentient beings are in the path of enlightenment. And, that's why we must have the right of Mother Earth.
Alfredo Sfeir Younis

Alfredosfeir.com