Tuesday, February 27, 2018
Monday, February 26, 2018
Hide and Seek
Well, I think we can all agree that things aren't quite right down here. Wherever you turn, wherever you look, what you read, what you hear and what you see going on in the world is, quite frankly, "off the charts." It's like the world is turning inside out. The volatility (energy) that is surfacing across the planet is increasing, like magma beneath a volcano seeking a way out of its chamber in a fiery eruption.
"These are the times that try men's souls." There are many good people in the world and they and their heroic acts surface from time to time but we don't hear about them because the ones who create trouble make the headlines.
Please bare with me. What we're seeing happening on this planet is only the calm before the storm. The ascension signs are there: rumblings of unrest, increased mental illness, anxiety, anger, stress, fear, confusion and suffering, a virulent strain that has been loosed upon humanity like some kind of malevolent malady.
Some other signs are the amount of craziness we're seeing: Naked people running down the middle of highways, kids eating Tide Pods, people of faith being singled out and persecuted, the use of chemical weapons on civilians--young and old, people opening up exit doors on airplanes in flight or barricading themselves in the washroom, road rage accounts in which not one but both participants wind up hurt, weird weather, animal cruelty.
Look at the horrific California wildfires and the number of communities affected not to mention the people who lost everything, the recent flooding that devastated neighborhoods and uprooted many people from their homes in Houston, Texas, the 36+ inches of rain that fell on Baton Rouge, LA over a year ago and people still haven't been able to completely return to their homes, the amount of homelessness spreading out of control in cities, people with mental problems taking innocent lives, the Opiod Epidemic, etc.
Will things continue to escalate to where it's going to be impossible to deal with things anymore? It really seems like the fabric of humanity is unraveling right before our eyes.
The really important question, though, is how do we cope with all we're seeing?
You know your weak points and your strengths, right? I mean that's important when you're sizing up a situation as to how you're going to deal with it but the truth is, we all have a breaking point. How do we stand up to adversity, to something we've never had to deal with before let alone anticipate, where you're now thrust out of your comfort zone and face to face with a real disaster?
Ask the people who have just been through one. One of the things we are seeing as a result of disaster is the outpouring of love and support from others in an effort to help those through their time of need. This is a good thing and one of the lessons humanity is learning.
We never know when disaster is going to hit. Generally it comes without warning but it makes no difference. When it hits, it hits.
So the question I'm asking really boils down to "who or what do you actually believe in?" "Do you believe solely in yourself, that you are capable of handling just about anything that is thrown your way"?
Or is it time to admit you don't have the answer. When you don't have the answer what's the next step? You search for one.
Matthew 7:7: Ask and it shall be given you, seek and ye shall find, knock and it shall be opened unto you.
~ Nightshade
Sunday, February 25, 2018
What is Faith?
The Christian Bible was originally written in three different ancient languages:
Hebrew, Aramaic and Greek.
*Judaism was founded in 7th century BCE
*Christianity in 1st century CE
*Islam in 7th century CE
BCE stands for: Before Common Era
BC stands for: Before Christ
(So 500 BCE is the same as 500 BC)
CE stands for: Common Era or Current Era
AD stands for: (anno Domini, the year of the Lord, the current year we are presently in)
(So 2018 CE is the same as 2018 AD)
These three religions are known as the Abrahamic Religions (Abrahamism) and combined, have the largest number of followers in the world.
Abrahamism was comprised of ancient Semetic speaking peoples known as The Canaanites, Phoenicians and Hebrews).
(In the Hebrew Torah the reference to faith is found in Hebrews 15:6 in which G-d told Abraham that "he would be the father of a multitude of nations and Abraham believed Him".
In the Christian Bible there are two passages referring to faith:
Deuteronomy 32:20 (King James Version KJV): "And he said, I will hide my face from them, I will see what their end shall be for they are a very froward - (Merriam Webster: habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition) generation: Children in whom is no faith."
Habbukuk 2:4: "Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith."
Both of these passages translated the original word emun (meaning to confirm, support) in the original Hebrew text into the English word faith (see Strong's Concordance).
In the Muslim Quran, the word faith is represented by the word al-aman which means to affirm something and comply with it.
The above information shows several different meanings (or interpretations) of what the word faith means.
It's interesting to note that all three definitions seem to come together in some sort of agreement or consensus:
Hebrew - emun: (confirmation and support)
Christian - faith: (a belief in something for which there is no proof)
Islam - al-aman (affirmation of something and complying with it)
The spelling of the word faith might be different in all three religions but the combined meanings come together:
Namely: "We have collectively confirmed a belief in something for which there is no proof yet all are inclined to bear patiently, its presence."
It appears we have something in common after all,
Blessings,
~ Nightshade
Friday, February 23, 2018
Go with the Flow
Is it possible to quiet yourself down so that you connect with the flow of the universe?
Yes.
Why would you want to do this?
Because it will change you for the better and when you feel better so does the world and everyone else.
At this moment, the universe is presenting you with a unique opportunity.
It knows who you are, what you are. "You can play the victim or you can be the bully,"
You can keep struggling, you can keep worrying, you can keep sullying, you can keep bullying, you can keep accusing, you can keep raging, you can keep hurting, you can continue to play the victim.
Why keep lying to yourself?
You are not what you've been taught to believe you are. You are something so different. You are not weak, you are powerful, you are not bad, you are good, you are not weak, you are a Warrior.
It's not very often we're presented with opportunities in life and this one is a biggie.
*The universe needs all the help it can get and is asking you to get on board*.
Get on board, for what?
Has the amount of evil in the world grown substantially larger over the years? I don't have the answer but what I do believe is that we're all becoming much more aware of just how much evil is in the world and we're becoming more aware of this.
What is the saying, "if you can't define the enemy, how can you defeat it", has much merit.
What is this awareness? --That we've been lied to. That the truth of our existence isn't continual suffering but one of peace, joy, happiness and love.
Peace comes first and the others follow. But, evil continues to have its way.
Some examples of evil:
Evil: Abortion: Denying a baby the right to live.
Evil: Pedophilia: Using young children to satisfy sexual urges.
Evil: Murder: The unlawful killing of another human being (see Abortion).
Evil: Slavery: The condition by which one human being is owned by another.
Evil: Poverty: Having little or no money or means of support.
Evil is known as the The Great Deception. It's constructed in such a manner so it can maintain its stranglehold on humanity in which it eventually turns all of us into victims as it continues to work silently behind the scenes, stoking doubt and fear, anger and rage, confusion, division, chaos and destruction and feeding off all of us, gorging itself and smiling gleefully as we turn on each other in a perpetual blood lust.
Well, that's changing. We're in a new cycle right now and according to the 11:11 Progress Group, it's known as The Correcting Time.
Definition of Correcting: Merriam Webster - To make or set right.
Think of the universe as a giant clock. Its hand constantly moving like a regular clock but instead of pinned to the earth's rotation it's pinned to the Flow of the Universe.
Life is a series of cycles. You will see one earthly cycle where there is much happiness, abundance and prosperity for people while the next cycle is a bust.
These cycles are ebbs and flows like ocean waves that help us, direct us and harmonize us in our reactions and relations with others.
For more information on cycles, please visit Strauss and Howe's, "The Fourth Turning".
Would you agree that some thing is changing here on Planet Earth? That maybe, just maybe there is a giant wake up call coming and we're in the beginning of it? This is why I keep touching on your life in such a personal manner because I have an obligation to provide you with spiritual guidance and sustenance during this time as that is my purpose.
What is occurring right now is mankind slowly waking up after being in a comatose state and coming to its senses to a new reality, the true reality for this planet and its name is PEACE.
We've been lied to, we've been deceived into believing that only a certain few can have everything, that disease, crime and poverty are a way of life, that healthy food and water are only available to some, that living in squalor and birthing babies from life into death is the norm, that war and rumors of wars, terror, fear, anguish and grief are all part of life, that we should just get used to burying our loved ones after evil has once more had its way in the form of a tormented and crazed killer vented his anger and rage.
No, I say NO! This is not the world as it truly is. This is what the world WAS.
You want to become "some one?" Join the ranks of those who have already signed up.
Your mission: Bring about peace in this world.
Remember, Peace starts with yourself and the rest will follow.
Make this world a fit place to live, for ALL.
Wednesday, February 21, 2018
Reverend Billy Graham, (b. 1918 - d. 2018)
A fine and decent, G-d fearing man died today. His name was Billy Graham. Mr. Graham preached the Gospel for sixty years, ministering to young and old alike.
His passing is something we should remember because, quite frankly, I don't think we'll see another man like him.
Mr. Graham preached love, compassion, forgiveness and salvation through Jesus Christ. His passing is the world's loss but heaven's gain.
Sincere condolences to his family,
Tuesday, February 20, 2018
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