Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Human Rights- and Burma
Our Brother’s Keeper…
When one of us suffers injustice we all suffer, and where we remain complacent and silent while another suffers we are as much responsible for the suffering as are the perpetrators of such crimes against Humanity. One of the more recent examples of the violation of human rights to flash across our TV screens has occurred as the result of the Myanmar Governments crackdown and imprisonment of pro Democracy protestors in Burma.
Many peaceful protestors are still currently imprisoned for exercising a basic human right which so many of us here take for granted, Freedom of speech. I believe there are many ways we can each petition for the release of all Burmese political prisoners including the many Buddhist Monks without adding to the current anger, hatred and intolerance of the present military regime. Speak out and be heard yes, without doubt, but not with hate, malice and or destructive words and energies but with love. A greater love which will not stand back silent and watch another suffer. The compassionate heart so aptly expressed in the symbol of the sacred Lotus. Remind those who would imprison and torture that out of the darkness of ignorance, fear and brutality there is yet beauty that can come from such experiences and circumstances.
If you should feel so inclined post, fax, email pictures of lotus flowers to the Burmese authorities and other local and overseas government bodies or institutions with blessings calling upon their higher conscience to action.
Perhaps you may even wish to add some words such as those spoken so eloquently by Victor Hugo. “There is one thing stronger than all the armies of the World,
And that is an idea whose time has come…”
Remind them that out of the mud of darkness and ignorance true beauty can come. A compassionate call for the immediate release of all Burmese political prisoners.
Or better still, check out all the great works undertaken by Amnesty International and get involved! Never underestimate your power to help, in being a voice of conscience for those abused and mistreated. Support organizations such as ‘Amnesty International’ for truly without their light the world would be in a much darker space.
Michelle
Climate Change - What can we do to help?
The impact of environmental disasters will affect us all in one way or another what can you personally do to aid the world in general and your family?
Climate Change and You
By now many people are starting to take climate change seriously (except perhaps for our Federal and State Governments). Farmer’s got all excited after one decent fall of rain in last few years and thought that the drought was over, and being climate optimists (or having large debts to service) they borrowed more money so that they could put in a crop, and hope for a bumper harvest. What we have witnessed since has been seedlings wilting and dying from lack of any follow up rain. The drought isn’t over, it also isn’t a drought that will suddenly end, and everything will be back as it was in the “good old days”, so that we can carry on with the behaviour patterns of the past. What we are witnessing is just the start of rapid climate shifts around the planet. Far worse is yet to come. World grain prices are going through the roof as crop yields in Australia and many other grain producing areas are either much lower that expected, or have largely failed due to erratic rainfall. Other areas are experiencing severe flooding, e.g. sub Saharan Africa, parts of Europe and South East Asia. In an ironic twist, while many crops are dying for lack of rain, other crops have been destroyed by floods and prolonged inundation.
Our food supply system is dependent on inputs of vast quantities of petroleum products (diesel, petrol, oil). Petroleum products are needed in the production and transportation of foods, and in the production of herbicides and pesticides that are used to protect the crops from insects, diseases and competition species (weeds). And as anyone with a car will know, fuel supplies are dwindling and prices rising. The petroleum is running out, the human population continues to grow exponentially, and our soils and ecosystems are being rapidly depleted. A triple whammy! What this means to you and me personally, is that we are entering a period where food supplies will become unpredictable, and many shortages with concurrent high prices will occur. It is therefore time to start making preparations to allow you to reduce the effect that food shortages will mean to you and your family. It is time to start learning how to be more self sufficient in many ways. So what can you do to prepare yourself for what is coming? Plant fruit and nut trees around your property. Get them in now, they take several years to grow large enough to give you a good yield, and get their root systems down deep. Those with larger properties are luckier in that they have room to plant more fruit and nut trees, while those with quarter acre blocks can still find room for a least half a dozen fruit trees. I found room on my ¼ acre block for an apricot tree, a plum tree, a mandarin tree, a mulberry tree, a macadamia tree, a fig, a Calimata olive, a pear tree, an apple tree, two passionfruit vines (growing on wires strung along the back fences), and a blueberry bush. There was already a good sized Mango tree, a grape vine, Lady Finger Banana trees and a peach tree growing in the yard when I purchased the property. I also found room for 3 Oak trees, 2 Deodar Cedars and a Lacebark tree. So don’t tell me you don’t have any room to plant anything. I have had a couple of failures, frost killed the paw paw tree and the lychee tree did nothing for a year and then died.
The next projects for me are a vegetable patch (in a raised garden bed since I have clay and not soil on my property), a large water tank, and at some stage if I have sufficient money, solar hot water and a few solar panels. Those of you who are renting can still do something. You can grow vegetables in those foam boxes that you can get from the green grocer. Just add potting mix, fertiliser and some seeds (or seedlings) and water. The rest is up to nature. You can also have some fruit trees growing in large pots that you can take with you when you move. There are grafted fruit trees that have 2 or 3 types of fruit on the one root stock. You can also grow fruit trees espaliered along walls of courtyards or fences. If you get motivated enough to grow your own, you eventually might want to make or buy fruit and vegetable drying racks so that you can store excesses from summer to tide you through the winter. Those with enough room, and who don’t mind the hassles can also entertain the idea of having egg laying chickens in a coop. You can trade your surpluses with someone else for what they have to offer.
In this brief treatise, I have given you some hints as to what you can do to prepare for the future. Remember all of these things take time to grow or bring into reality, and if you leave it till too late to start, then it is you (and your stomach) that will bear the consequences.
Michael
Sunday, September 30, 2007
Sandro Botticelli, Leonardo da Vinci, Isaac Newton on the APEC summit
We plan to change that with incorporated light being burst into the grid system, so hearts and minds are opened to the fullness of possibilities.Australia is a lucky country they say, perhaps, or perhaps it is placed that way to hold balance for the world in general, the northern hemisphere, and in this discussion group tonight we intend to change the format and the function to complement and structure a new possibility to be in place, so automated practises of lip service to a cause is not in place, and hearts and minds are capable of staying open, and seeing the bigger picture. This will be our greatest gift yet that light can overcome darkness, and those who represent darkness and hold energies not wholesome will soon be seen by all as closed, but be given a chance to change their limited thinking.We offer you this gift, that you offer up your own opinions on these potentially inflammable subjects, that you discuss and broaden your own views, but also see what may be possible outcomes for the benefit of the whole.To structure this discussion group this way we ask that each individual be given the opportunity to speak on each highly explosive subject, and to broadcast their views and energies out if coming from love, this will aid the whole, and we urge you to come from higher energies.
We ask you to try to see this potential for positive change, and do not back away from giving your innermost thoughts. It’s so important that you do not hold back on your feelings, but seek to come from a clear space. The subject areas are these so you may consider these the questions to be answered. Please don’t all say I agree with so and so, so as to avoid deep thoughts and confrontation of beliefs.
1. How can the world, countries, continue to hold each other at bay, and to fill individual needs for resources, and finance internal needs alone, how can this be done without taking unfair advantage of others?
2. When one country is seen as by all as a world power and one which is ALL powerful, how does this implication come about and remain there if not by the implied and contorted reference to power as the ‘be all?
3. How can you describe a country as all-powerful, if the fundamental values of that country are flawed by greed or potential lust for what others have?
4. How does this impact upon the whole?
5. Is an all-powerful country sustainable?
6. Is the cost of this sustainment of an image worth the effort?
7. Is there a worthy world policeman?
8. Or is there a continued view of the world with one nation pulling the strings to be seen as all powerful?
9. Is there a Messianic view which underscores the nation, which considers itself the world policeman?
10. How do other nations hold a valued stand as potential allies without in some way giving away their own values to achieve the status of ally?
11. When one nation has leaders who consider themselves as beyond laws, and when the negotiable rights of individuals or nations are unvalued where does this take civilisation?
12. What value is there to life without values, and upholding all as equal?
13. Does democratic rights mean having the right to determine another countries direction and laws?
All these are part and parcel of a much greater problem now, of homage being paid to economic rationalism, and values and ethical demands held hostage, being put on hold, or on the backburner so to speak. This Summit which takes place in Australia in Sydney, carries with it a very heavy price, the humbling of nations to appease a lesser light, economic rationalism, while the good of all nations, the laws to protect human values is put at risk.Whenever economic rationalism is put into practice, something has to give, and in this case it is human rights and the value placed upon the environment, and there is no more crucial subject for discussion than this. We ask you to look at these questions and ask them of the general population.Put it on your website and bog sites.Let it be that you have faith in your own opinions.You are the shape shifters of the future, you in your formulative stages have entered into this discussion on many subjects, but by far the most important question you can ask of yourselves now is to speak out about wrongs.
14. Do I represent the mass of humanity who allow their future to be determined for them without questioning, without speaking out? Perhaps the way to protect peace is to create it with love as the key, to look at those massive problems within humanity and not say it is all to hard, to big, I can’t change any thing. For the period of time humanity is now entering is a trial by combat with ego’s, of nations egos, of individuals who see power as the greatest of gifts to achieve or take.We issue you with this warning, environmentally, socially, humanity is entering unchartered waters. The problems which are created by a world of the haves and have nots, of one nation seen as almighty is to be challenged, and the under lying reason for this challenge will be that politics have gone out the window so to speak. . . . . . . human rights, goodness & virtue seen as tradeable, for a take of the power, or to be seen at side of power.
Power is there for all equally to be shared. Power as love flows from God, and no one nation is seen as almighty, noble, and beyond rules of conduct and legitimacy. What comes to humanity is a checking system, where action brings reaction, & wrong action; those decisions which are not wholesome reap a reward, costly, sadly to many innocents along the way. We see this as a gift of love to put your views out, but try to come from love, not criticism for its own sake. We see potentials for humanity which come quickly now of your own creation, but they can be minimised by changing the status quo, where economic rationalism is king.
Balance is needed in all things, and without balance the top-heavy fall. See this please as a gentle reminder that love is the key.To share equitably with all nations is possible. To live without treading upon other nations is possible, and to avoid the future we see as developing there must be a return to the notion of the uniting of all nations, (United Nations) and if there are flaws or inadequacies in the present system, then repair them.Do not see a world where one massive power or nation is the way, it was never God’s way . . .. A gentle hand in velvet grove is always better than to breed such hatred in the hearts and minds of those seen as less.We enter a time where humanity needs direction to guide them through troubled waters, but we can only guide. It is you, individuals, who can actively change a world, and it is in a forum of discussion change comes. Look please gently at these topics for us and set your world alight, but with love, not hatred and envy, they are hard masters & require great payment.Your loving response and awareness can shift the whole. Do this with total awareness you are all part of the problem, each have at times values not honoured, words not said. How can understanding come if all is not open and upon the table, it is so with nations as well?
Blessings.Sandro Bottecelli, Leonardo Da Vinci, Isaac Newton.
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
Friday, September 7, 2007
Thursday, September 6, 2007
APEC Summit. Endulgence of Politicians or a necessary event?
My thought are these: That the over indulgence of politicians, the enormous waste of tax payers dollars is immoral. That it would have been far better to keep politicians in Canberra, here the city is already set out for such events. It seems to me that the excesses are truly immoral, these are public servants, and yet countless innocent people are being effected, loosing money and possibly jobs, and suffering countless inconveniences so that George Bush, John Howard, and other politicians can indulge their whims and egos, having harbour cruises, BBQS and pat a Koala and other animals taken from the zoo for their inconvenience to Garden Island.
This event has shown how blown out the egos of these politicians actually are, that instead of coming to discuss important topics like the environment and equality of all nations, with a consideration for wastage of resources and manpower, there is an expectation they be treated like royalty and their every whim indulged. If there is truly an 'axis if evil', one must question whether this event as it is presented now by John Howard is coming from higher energies or simply ingratiate himself in Bushes' Shadow and coming from darker energy. To me evil is the immorality of abuse, any abuse of power and use of resources to empower the self.
My hope is that a voter backlash reminds John Howard that he is a public servant so too all politicians that are on very shaky ground, and that arrogance and self promotion do not serve the greater good.
Dragonfly
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
Leonardo da Vinci's comment about the Last Supper
Received 27/10/06
Now exists a concrete visual representational view of Christ in his last days. Issued by me was an edict, to please construct and paint an episodical over view of my intentions for this painting, entitled by many The Last Supper.
What was my real intention? Did I indeed have intentions other than those given as obvious evidence in pictorial form? Love is the key to this riddle, and to humanities unfoldment now into truth flowing freely, given that love is the key to Jesus Christ's life.
It is now up to each one of you to see love and not fear as the over riding element in your construction of future times.
During my days as Leonardo, problems were associated with representing truths . . . dire consequences resulted when any cross reference was made to biblical matters, and so a frustration built within me, truth, my greatest love was now driven into darkness. So dire were the consequences of speaking out, we, all those who held knowledge - knowledge gained at the expense of many lives, did need to be told now. How to speak of the unspeakable was for me foremost to my mind.
Love is the key to this painting, given the repression given to artists of my time, and even in more recent times. Creative souls could not speak of Jesus Christ without extreme oppression. Given now times are changing, it is needed lifted the veil of misinformation and distortions placed around the life of Jesus Christ. My intentions were these, pure and simple, to release truth, to conceal in a way that those enquiring minds could find and hopefully seek out their own answers. Truth is never tolerated when an existing domination out of fear exists, and shouldn't Jesus Christ have the honour of being given truth fully revealed about his life?
Much is said of my life, intentions and sexuality, much speculation, which if it were not for the importance of the subject matter would be humorous, but I take truth as my only Master. I seek out and support truth, and always have done so. Such is this time of awakening I share some of my hidden truths, so you too may awaken and be appalled at the injustice done to Jesus Christ, and to truth throughout history.
Truth will set you free they say, and it is true, but what is my truth may not be yours, but can I ask of you forbearance, listen, look and see and feel truth deep within your soul.
Jesus Christ was within this painting the main subject right? Well actually NO! The real subject matter behind this painting were my feelings of anger at the suppression of truth at the extent fear was and is used to perpetuate a lie. Jesus Christ, son and heir to the Principalities of Heaven for his great and noble life was defiled, his teachings, his feelings, his life misrepresented, to propel a story far more convenient to a church and system of belief which has long since taken on a life and power of its own, with little substance of Christ's teachings within it.
Love is the key to all of Jesus Christ's life and teachings, pure and simple. He taught love, gave love as an expression of who he was, and he was cheated in my view, his intentions were subverted, and gross violations of his teachings have taken place, so Jesus Christ was not the only principle I was painting about, near Christ to his right was what has been taught is John. A man, clearly this is not so, never has a man been so inclined in my view. I gave this figure, the figure of Mary Magdalene, the delicate features, the manner of a woman quietly disposed to listen to anger spoken against her. I gave into this painting elements or hints to show my real intent, but only glimpsed was the potential, and to a degree. So I will, Leonardo da Vinci, now remonstrate my purpose in real terms based upon knowledge gained and held sacred to me. . . life in the making. How to portray a human man of Divine origin? How to show a teacher of love without incurring the wrath of the unholy catholic church, the prominent force of the times.
My only devise was art, just as through art now through this vessel I give you now my words and vision, through her eyes . . . the hands and eyes of a woman. This is the truth I needed to speak about, the presentation of truth, yes, but of a woman. In my hearts vision of this scene, the man to Jesus Christ's right is his beloved wife Mary.
Not only his devoted and loving wife, but the one soul who was and is equal to him in every way. This scene known as the Last Supper, was really a scene of some considerable pain for both of them. . . an announcement to all of his disciples, that not only was Mary his constant companion and greatest love in human form, but she was and is his divine counterpart. His gift to her was his lineage, but to her he gave the honour and distinction of announcing this woman was God's real choice to deliver his teachings, but also hers. This is the point all seem to have missed, that God does all perfectly, and the perfect union of twin flames, those souls so blessed by God as equal were here in service.
So you see much has been speculated, but the essence of this painting was this, not only did Jesus Christ announce when he parted, his legacy in all of its power was to flow from Mary, it was the ultimate insult to the egos of men, but also a church which had built its power based upon the pyres of truth. Women so suppressed over time and still to this day were coequals, conjoined in a Holy union of minds, bodies and spirit in service to God.
How could there be such a powerful and perfect union were it not for Gods own design? I have asked this vessel to place a simple scroll upon the table to say what I could not. Christ so loved the world he gave his greatest gift, love to the world, love of a woman, love of God, and as the ultimate blessing a soul issuing forth to continue the royal and blessed lineage. Not as in the representations made, but issued at a time and place of sadness. The incredible pain both must have felt effected me deeply. So much so I gave this painting my greatest efforts along with some others to break the back of power so wrongly used.
Can you imagine Christ's pain, along with Mary's, knowing in that moment he was going and leaving his greatest love and coequal to continue with God's trust to mankind, knowing she was to carry forth a royal bloodline, but more importantly to continue truth, that all must be balanced, male- female. Love is the key to finding how this great lie created afterwards with fear as the oppressor, how fear could be used to suppress truths. Christ's teachings were also Mary's, and her own words would have completed a very depleted picture, for already in those days humanity was beginning a very unbalanced road to travel.
Mary was to be the deliverer of God's light to the masses, but what eventuated was a travesty of justice and truth. Not only was and is the Divine Feminine suppressed, God's own perfect design was altered, pulled apart and dismembered to give an unbalanced fearful ideology to build religion upon. Anything built upon false foundations, and even more so when using violence and suppression of free will must fail.
My truth was this, love was and is the key, not judgement, not suppression not an unbalanced world where the thinking of the masses of humanity has been founded on a false premise.
Truth will set you free. Within this painting I asked for an extra figure to represent the oppressive church authorities who constrained any freedom of thought . . a figure to watch over and report my every move to church authorities. The hand behind the knife belonged to the hidden threat behind Mary, that threat which followed her all the days of her life. I asked for this painting to be submitted in this form as it is given because I wished you to be shown. . truth, with all the love it was intended. Yes as my personal homage to Jesus Christ, but to my most beloved and honoured Mary Magdalene, a woman of immense power, strength, and courage so great it brought me to tears.
How could a divine woman with such a mission be so defiled, so reviled as to portray her as a prostitute to continue what was a lie.
Mary Magdaline it is to you I devoted this painting, and to the sweet knowledge gained through the lips of a woman, and to her offspring and soul offspring who continue now the story. Always has it been spoken off, prophesied that Christ would return, but truth is male energy alone is never balanced, and when Christ returned so would his Mary in another form? Always have they been devoted to serving God, and it is so now.
There are other issues spoken about with my painting, my works and secret handwriting, and how I hated Christ and his family, this couldn't be further from truth. God so loved the world he gave his son and daughter to be defiled and their words of truth scattered to the winds. NO! I, and many souls with knowledge have always worked to protect the Holy family, and to perpetuate truth. So accept please these words and listen to your own heart. It does not make sense that God created an unbalanced system- an unbalanced view of life, No, his design was perfect. This is the essence of truth. You cannot found a religion on misinformation and deliberate stripping away of truth, and have God's blessing, any more than you can create a world of peace with one aspect in power. The time for this time of injustice is over, and new energies flow God blessed, to create a new mass consciousness where all life is honoured, all people, where all religions look at the distortions which have eventuated and perpetuated through fear over the masses. Fear will have to go.
I am Leonardo, and in this my greatest of all pains I am relieved, and thankful to this vessel who so bravely saw truth as needed.
Expressions of thanks are needed by me to her, I say I offer you my vision for one more painting to come, the Mona Lisa. Love is the key.
Leonardo Da Vinci

