Executive Order 13575 and U.N. Agenda 21

For those of you that have a hard time believing that the world's governments wouldn't do cruel things to us, you might take a look at Executive Order 13575 and U.N. agenda 21, and compare them. You can do a google search on them, but I will leave a couple of sites posted too. At first glance it doesn't seem too innocuous but as you delve into it, you begin to realize that it gives the federal government virtually complete control over America's heartland. They clothe their language in words that make it sound like they are concerned that every one gets fed, but it is really a theft of land ownership from farmers especially in the midwest. Here are two sites:

http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/politics/7958-obama-signs-agenda-21-related-executive-order

http://rightwingnews.com/videos/new-obama-executive-order-puts-25-federal-agencies-in-charge-of-rural-america/

There are other discussions of this as well. Everyone can make up their own mind as to what this means, but I am telling you it is going to be dangerous in the long run. Add this scenario to the scenario where Mansanto is pressuring the government to be the world' sole provider of food, and you have a recipe for disaster. Mansanto is a major contributor to the spread of genetically modified seeds in the world. Look at the labels on the canned foods you buy, if you do. Many of them will say something to the effect of modified corn syrup, or modified soy bean oil. If it is modified, I would stay away from it. Like so many things, it doesn't hurt you right away, but it is accumulative, and therefore insidious. Whether you believe in evolution or intelligent design, it doesn't make any difference, we are made with the same basic genetic makeup of all life on the earth, with only minor differences, that make us human, animal, or whatever. When you modify the genetic makeup of the food of the earth, the body does not know what to do with that food. It doesn't recognize the genetic material and cannot fully absorb it properly. This leads to cancer, diabetes, and other diseases that are becoming more and more prevalent in our societies. This is legalized murder on a very high scale. We need to wake up and realize what is happening. Otherwise, we are going to see millions, maybe even billions dying over time. Fox news did a report on this very recently, but you really see very little about it in the news, as you never see in the news any stories about the executive orders that are being signed on a regular basis. Executive orders have been going on for some time but President Bush made them very popular, and then Obama has signed more than have been signed in the past. In many ways, executive orders are a sneaky means to bypass congress, and recent presidents have been getting away with it for some inexplicable reason.

I'm just giving people the opportunity to see first hand what is going on in our country and around the world, and options to give them and their families, some little extra bit of safety, if it is possible. The world's elite really does want to bring the population down to about 500,000,000 and some want even less. This is just one way they are doing it. Another is war.

Marriage as a Finality

The title in itself may not make much sense, for marriage in the modern day certainly isn't the end of anything in our world for most people. But it was meant to be. To a lot of people, marriage isn't much different than what used to be called, going steady. But in ancient China, and indeed in most all ancient societies, marriage was considered a finality, and there was no loophole for divorce, except, occasionally in the case of unfaithfulness. But marriage was a symbol for the alchemical marriage of conscious and subconscious minds, and when we have that marriage, there is not much likelihood of divorce. In ancient Israel there was also the concept of the nation marrying their God, Jehovah. They could not break the union except in the case of unfaithfulness, and neither could Jehovah, although Jehovah ultimately did divorce Israel, supposedly temporarily, due to the unfaithfulness of the nation. These are all symbols for the alchemical marriage between the conscious and subconscious mind which does not destroy itself. This marriage is considered a finality because it is the ultimate goal of the entire creation. Another way of saying it is the perfect union between yin and yang.

In the commentary on hexagram two it is said of yin, "It is the perfect complement of The Creative...for the Receptive does not combat the Creative, but completes it." Further in the commentary it says, "Only when it abandons this position and tries to stand as an equal side by side with the Creative, does it become evil." The Creative and the Receptive must work together hand in hand in order to accomplish anything. They cannot compete, they cannot oppose each other or nothing happens. In a marriage two people must work together. When they do, as in hexagram thirty seven, they accomplish all that they wish to accomplish. When they do not, they become like line six of hexagram fifty four where they only go through the emotions "soley to preserve the forms." Nothing is accomplished.

In the same way, if our conscious and subconscious minds do not align and work together, nothing is accomplished. You will live your life by default, and will not be able to accomplish the things you want to be successful in. It is imperative that each of us learn to align conscious and subconscious for without that there is no connection with the "universal subconscious mind." Jesus said, "It is the Father's good will to give you the kingdom," but we cannot attain that kingdom if we are out of alignment.

For this reason, in the hexagram pairs thirty one and thirty two, and the pair fifty three and fifty four, the second of each pair refers to a position of permanency. Hexagram thirty two speaks of that which does not change, which is change itself. The commentary on the image says, "What endures is the unswerving directive, the inner law of his being, which determines all of his actions." When we have formed full alliance between the conscious and the unconscious, we become unyielding in relationship to that which is right, and that which accomplishes our legitimate desires and goals, and that which is our duty to do. In the same way, hexagram fifty four depicts a permanency that comes once a maiden is married. It does so in that the four trigrams, outer and nuclear, refer respectively to the four seasons, and therefore depict completion. The image in hexagram fifty four states, "Thus the superior man understands the transitory in the light of the eternity of the end." He or she knows that union, or connection with the Higher Self is the ultimate goal of all creation, and that it represents a state of eternity. That is the ultimate goal and there is nothing beyond that. In the same way, after the Biblical Prodigal Son experiences the material world, with the illusions and delusions inherent within it, returns to the Father never to leave again. His sojourn into the outer realms of misery and illusion have been completed and he has learned the lessons thereof. He has attained the "mystical marriage."

Regarding New Posts

Hello everyone

I received a question about how to be notified regarding new posts. The temporary answer is, I don't know. I will try to find out. The longer term answer is, I still hope to have a full website soon, I am not sure how much it will cost to set it up though, and I am expecting to be able to move into a nicer home soon, and it is going to cost me some money. So it is still up in the air as to how long it will be before I have a true website.

I will say this, I post almost every day. The days I don't post I often have business to take care of or I am just very caught up in the present day world drama, news and all. Or I am researching what I might want to write next.

So just check in as often as time allows, and you will likely have new posts. I will notify everyone when I do set up a webpage, and will be making greater efforts then to make this a better website.

One more thing. I don't know how many people are aware of it yet, but there is serious talk within the military of taking over the web and making it illegal to talk about any form of conspiracy, requiring everyone to have in internet user ID, in order to track everything everyone does or says, and pull any website that does not conform to the opinions, wishes and desires of the government, or what will soon become the new world order. At that point I don't know what will happen. Whether I will want to continue, whether they will allow me to continue, whether they will give me an internet user ID, and whether they will allow me to keep it. At that point I don't know what I will do. This is not going to happen over night, but it is coming eventually.


Gene

Biting Through the Wrappings

Hexagram thirty eight is about finding our way back to unity when the way has been lost. On the personal level it is about reforming relationships that are breaking apart but not yet hopeless. In the spiritual realm it never becomes truly hopeless. Nevertheless, one must confine him or her self to small matters. The situation must be resolved gradually as in hexagram fifty three. To simply chase after someone will not work. (See line one.) To chase after someone would be ignoring the advice in line one and it would not be confining oneself to small matters. Nevertheless it is important to "bite through the wrappings." The commentary on line five says, "Coming upon a sincere man he fails to recognize him at first. However, he bites his way through the wrappings that are causing the general separation." Here line five is the ruling line, as such it is his duty to to go meet the man of ability and work with him. The commentary in book three says, "The person in the superior position must go out to meet the companion. The rule demands this. A man of ability will not take the initiative and offer himself." In the same way, the higher self seeks us out because in a sense we are lost without that connection. The same story is mentioned in the gospels where Jesus leaves the ninety nine sheep and finds the one that is lost.

However, the Higher Self in itself does not do this. The commentary in book three says, "This describes the leader who finds a capable assistant to help in clearing up misunderstandings." It is up to us to come to the Higher Self. The Higher Self is the crane calling in the shade in hexagram sixty one line one. The commentary on line two says, "At first it acts on those who are inwardly receptive." And that is the key. The Higher Self calls to us, ("Behold I knock at the door. If any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me." Revelations three: twenty.) The Higher Self calls to us, but we must have a spiritual affinity. We must be a match, or we do not hear the call. The line, (hexagram thirty eight line five) says, "The companion bites his way through the wrappings." Therefore the Higher Self can only stand at the door and knock. It can only be the "Crane calling in the shade." It is the companion, we ourselves that must hear and heed the call, and make our way back to the spiritual light as soon as possible. In order to heed the call we must have a spiritual affinity.
We must have hearts that are soft, as the middle lines of hexagram sixty one are soft. We must put our ego aside. The ego will interfere with the voice of the crane, of the Buddha, of the Christ, of the Higher Self, of the I Ching. We will not have the spiritual affinity to hear the voice calling to us from the shade. (The shade is a symbol of our inner or higher selves.)

In relationships, somehow we know deep down inside whether someone calls to us or not. We know whether they are a "bird of the same feather." They have an "involuntary influence" upon us. We recognize those of a kindred spirit. This is done automatically, not voluntarily. The commentary says, "Any deliberate intention of an effect would only destroy the possibility of producing it. In our relationships, when we try to manipulate, cajole, or change our partner. When we consciously attempt to gain a certain advantage, we destroy any chance of finding a "kindred spirit."

In the same way. If we try to force our way into the kingdom of heaven we find we are knocking at the wrong door. Nothing at all can be accomplished unless we are spiritually prepared to "answer the call." In hexagram sixty one, the inner person, (line two) is the one who calls. The inner person is the Christ, or the Buddha, or the Higher Self. Line five is the outer person, the one who responds to the call. Yet ultimately they change places, (being both yang, the same hexagram results) The fifth line becomes the one who calls out. The fifth line becomes the Higher Self, who "possesses truth." The second line, through the law of correspondence, in this case, of like kind, becomes the fifth, and possesses truth. When we are inspired by our Higher Self, and hear the call, we attain the central force, which creates the power to hold all elements together, and the Christ child, the Buddha, the I Ching, is born in us, and we are a new person.

More on Unity

When I wrote about hexagrams that have to do with unity or uniting yesterday, I mentioned a few that were specifically on unity. But in a sense they all are. Each hexagram teaches us something about unity with our significant other, unity among men and women, and unity with our subconscious, or our higher selves, in other words, with the I Ching.Hexagram eight speaks about unity through allowing those that belong together be together. Hexagram seven speaks about unity for a common cause that requires forceful collection of a group for a common cause, such as the army. Hexagram seventeen teaches us about having something to follow, something that inspires us, and choosing the right people to hang with. Hexagram sixteen teaches us that "religious force" is sometimes required to bring people together, but in that hexagram that religious force is defined mostly as music, which has an inspiring affect upon all, and draws people together through a common source of feeling and emotion.

But today I would talk about hexagram forty one, which isn't as obviously about unity but still has elements of that. Hexagram forty one, especially line three, have a commonality with hexagram fifty nine in that fifty nine tells us that in order to bring people together we must disperse that which does not serve our purpose. The commentary on line three in forty one says, "When there are three people together, jealousy arises. One of them will have to go. A very close bond is possible between only two people. But when one man is lonely, he is certain to find a companion who complements him." This is obviously true in relationships. While it is possible to have many friends, it is possible to have only one lifetime partner. If someone interferes, tries to break in, he or she will either succeed, and the original partner will leave, or will not succeed, and will disappear into the distance. The person who leaves, ultimately finds someone else. A close bond is only possible between two people.

In the same way, only the conscious and the subconscious can unite. In unification they become like the "marriage at Cana" spoken of in the gospel of John. When subconscious and conscious unite, the individual has a power that could not be accomplished alone. His or her life works as a result of this mysterious marriage. When the conscious and the subconscious work together for the benefit of the person, nothing can really stand in their way, and they will accomplish much in their lives. In the same way the whole person must be aligned with the Higher Self. The I Ching is a symbol, or is in a very real sense, the Higher Self itself. It is a great benefactor to the person who partakes of its wisdom (see hexagram forty eight). When we are aligned with the I Ching we find great wisdom guiding and controlling our lives. We develop an understanding that cannot be accomplished any other way.

The fourth line tells us something about how to achieve this union,whether on the physical level, or with the Higher Self. It says, "If a man decreases his faults, It makes the other hasten to come and rejoice." As long as we hang on to our hangups, as long as we hang on to our frustrations, anger, and resentment, even if it is not directed at the person in front of us, it tends, on a subconscious level, to drive the other person away. When we do not resonate with others, we tend to fall away, and eventually find someone who does resonate with us. Hexagram sixty one discusses this in depth. "A crane calling in the shade." And the commentary on line two says, "The crane need not show itself on a high hill. It may be quite hidden when it sounds its call; yet its young will hear its note, will recognize it and give answer." In hexagram sixty one, the concept is that like attracts like. On the physical level, we all know that opposites attract. Yet on the spiritual level the reality is that like attracts like. In hexagram sixty one, the two middle lines are both yang, yet they respond to each other because they are alike. When we are not like those we hang with, eventually the connection will be broken, as it should be, but the upside of this is that one connection is broken so that a proper connection may be found. "Birds of a feather flock together." We need to be very cognizant of who or what we hang with. Is it really in our best interest? Is it a connection that is right for me?

But our connection with the Higher Self is always in our best interest. It is our true soul mate. Our true partner. And we want to learn to hang with our Higher Self. We approach it in hexagram nineteen, we watch it and learn from it in hexagram twenty. We partake of its knowledge in hexagram forty eight. We get rid of our faults in hexagram forty one line four. We disperse the elements within us such as anger and resentment in hexagram forty by learning the lessons of hexagram fifty nine. And the nice thing of all of this is that the same way we make our relationships work, the same way we have "Fellowship with Men," the same way we attract others into our lives, is the same way we approach and come close to the Higher Self, the Sage, the I Ching.

The Markets and Weiss Research

Right now there is so much going on in the world, in the news,and in alternative news medias that is very fascinating, it is hard for me to concentrate on my I Ching work. But I WILL get something done today, even if late. The current budget crisis in the U.S. is fascinating, especially when you know as much as I know about the plans of the global elite. Neither the president nor congress is presently budging on their respective positions. Will they before the August 2nd deadline? I don't know. But I do know the consequences have already been determined. No matter what the congress or the president does, the results over the next couple of years will be devastating. Whether you believe there is anything to the Mayan Calendar and 2012 or not is meaningless here. There is obviously going to be a financial crisis of major proportions over the next two years. The stock market is falling today but there are still a lot of people buying. This is not, though it could be the beginning of, the final crash of the market. There are many prominent people now that are saying there is going to be a crash. These are not conspiracy theorists, they are people that know the market, that have been following it for years. They are people who know the situation with the worlds banks, and know which ones are about to fall. They know the consequences for the world of the unprecedented printing of money in the U.S.

Here is one source. You might take a look at this group. They are called "Weiss Research." The owner of the company is Martin Weiss. You might do an internet search on this group to find out what they have to say, and how you can make money during this time, and how to avoid serious losses.

Gene

Today's Big News

Just a quick note for now. There are not a lot of people who read this blogspot and I can understand that, but there are millions who go to Alex Jones website:

infowars.com

There is a very interesting story about the ATF supplying guns to the Mexican drug cartel. I bring this up because this has been in the mainstream media, although played down a lot, and is a very, very big story. I feel for my countrymen, both those who know what is going on and those who don't. The story imploded on the new world order figures in our country, but as usual, they are experts at damage control, and have minimized the story for the sleeping public. The vast majority of people just refuse to believe that there could be elements within our government who are willing to bring the country down in order to create the new world order. Therefore, even though Alex Jones has a huge following, his followers are largely ineffective in creating any real change. The world's global elite is intent on enslaving mankind, and they are getting close to grabbing total control and then coming out in the open. I feel for all of us because if this doesn't change, if people do not wake up, there are billions going to be losing their lives on this planet very soon. Most of us who talk about it have small audiences and many just cannot believe there is such a massive infusion of "evil" into this planet; yet the things we are talking about are definitely happening.

Expect that the president will be proposing a massive arms reduction plan soon for the civilian population. Due to the massive debt incurred in this country expect that whatever congress does or doesn't do, the economy will largely collapse. Expect a stock market crash this year, or at the latest, October of 2012. And get this; the global elitists have said on record that they want to set up their new world order by the end of yes, 2012.

People need to wake up. The evidence is all around us, but this is how the dark side works. They create a problem, then offer a solution, one that benefits them. They create mayhem and disorder, and then say the answer is gun control. It is not. It is a lie they use to further their agenda, and make sure no one can resist them. This is coming, and it is getting very, very close. I would like to think there is more we can do, but until people wake up, it is almost hopeless.

Clusters of Hexagrams

First I want to talk a little about hexagram forty five, but one must remember that generally there are clusters of hexagrams that have the same general theme. (One must remember, however, that each hexagram has more than one theme, sometimes several.) For example, in hexagram forty five we have the theme of uniting people, (and in small ways, all hexagrams have a contingent of this same theme, but some hexagrams stand out more in this way). A cluster of hexagrams relating to the theme in hexagram forty five might include, but not be limited to, hexagram thirteen, sixteen, seventeen, forty six, fifty nine, and sixty one. In some of these hexagrams the commentary says something to the effect of, "Where men are to be gathered together, religious forces are needed." It is not to be assumed however, that that means religious forces in the context of what we presently consider religion. The meaning in these hexagrams of religious forces is a "connection" with the universal consciousness (and with the I Ching). Without this connection we come together or drift apart as the times and the occasions might dictate.It is only when a strong bond is created that true progress in the affairs of men can be implemented. If we do not have that bond then we do not work well together. In hexagram thirteen the commentary on the image says, "...so human society and all things that really belong together must be organically arranged. Fellowship should not be a mere mingling of individuals or of things - that would be chaos, not fellowship." The jist of hexagram thirteen is that there must be that which creates organization. In all human relationships, there is someone spiritually developed enough so that they take over the rings of leadership and guide the people. In hexagram ten the commentary on the image says, "If, on the other hand, external differences in rank correspond with differences in inner worth, and if inner worth forms the criterion of external rank, people acquiesce and order reigns in society, (an indication that leadership must be based on the ability to get things done through seeing the need and tackling the problem, not by force of dictatorship). When people recognize the worthiness of their leaders they acquiesce to them without grumbling. If we have this kind of leadership then we can "approach the temple," as in the judgment in hexagram forty five. The judgment also says, "It furthers one to see the great man." This can only be done if the great man is truly worthy of the position, and is approachable.

But the commentary says, "Where men are to be gathered together religious forces are needed. The ruler becomes the kind of person that people acquiesce to, and accept his or her leadership," when they recognize that the person has at heart the common good of the people. The ruler must know how to seize the hearts of men, and make them joyous in their labor knowing they are accomplishing something of lasting value. The commentary on hexagram sixteen says, "Religious feeling for the Creator of the world was united with the most sacred of human feelings, that of reverence for the ancestors."Here again we have the theme of Religious feeling. That does not necessarily mean going to church, (although, traditionally, whether there is any truth to the teachings of the church or not, it has succeeded in maintaining a thread in society and uniting men and women in a common goal). But the religious feeling that is really meant here, is that of hearts amassing, or "gathering together" around a common goal due to unity of feeling. Unity with others is a common goal of mankind. Even thieves will try to maintain some form of harmony among themselves, and unite together, although they will break that bond as soon as it is expedient for them to do so. But in doing so they destroy a part of themselves as well.

The bond that unites men must be based on a common goal and a willingness to set differences aside and develop that inner feeling of "religious" or better yet, "connectedness" in a common goal, in a shared feeling of inspiration. Hexagram seventeen speaks to us of having need of a "loadstar" in which to follow. When we are inspired by a common goal we work hard in unison to accomplish that goal. As the book of Proverbs says, "Where there is no vision the people parish." If we are not inspired by a leader to accomplish a common goal in which there is depth of feeling for, we do not develop that strong sense of purpose which creates intensity of feeling within.

Hexagram fifty nine tells us that in order to unite, we must remove the blockages to union. Therefore the key here is of dispersion. But the dispersion is only of that which limits us and creates disharmony. The commentary says, "Religious forces are needed to overcome the egotism that divides men... The sacred music and the splendor of the ceremonies aroused a strong tide of emotion that was shared by all hearts in unison. Here, it is not a matter of whether a religion is correct, or is doctrinally sound. That is only the outer husks of religion. The true question is whether the "religion" unites men or divides them. That is what makes it right or wrong. Does it bring mankind together to create greater sacrifice for the common good.

I can see at this point that I have in a sense opened a can of worms here in that this subject will take much longer than I originally theorized. Therefore, I am going to make one final point, and restart the subject in a day or so. The final point is this: that the religious forces on another level refer to our own inner "connection" with our higher self, or the I Ching itself. Are we inspired by its messages? Do we honor it as a uniter of our inner parts as well as our society? Or do we see it as a tool to be manipulated, to simply get good answers to our questions? (See hexagram twenty line four, the commentary of which says, "The I Ching should be honored and allowed to act independently, and should not be used as a tool").

Overcoming Victim Consciousness

In looking at the previous study there is another aspect of hexagram forty seven line three that I want to bring out. The key for the third line is that a person is experiencing oppression that he ought not to be experiencing. Why is this so? Remember the first line where it says that "one strays into a gloomy valley. This gloomy valley is a state of mind. The world does not change in that sense. It does change but only according to specific laws and it does not make things necessarily worse. It is simply change. The "gloomy valley" only exists in our minds. The commentary on the third line says, "He butts his head against a wall and in consequence feels himself oppressed by the wall. Then he leans on things that in themselves have no stability and that are merely a hazard for him who leans on them." The bottom line is that we create our own reality, then we feel we are a victim. It is so easy for humanity to feel that circumstances are entirely against him, when his goals constantly seem blocked, when nothing he or she tries for ever comes to fruition, and after all of this we "stray into a gloomy valley." If we only realized that circumstances were of our own making, we would stop our feelings of victimization and start living. If only we realized that the universe is not against us. Einstein once said that the ultimate question was, is the universe benign or malignant. The ultimate question can be answered thusly, it is benign when we recognize it as such; when we recognize that the things we lean on are not things that are meant to support us.

This goes for our belief systems too. For it is ultimately the belief systems we hold unconsciously that create our reality for us. If we believe in failure, if we believe we are victims, we tend to lean on those things that do not support us. It does not seem so because it is below the level of consciousness. The first step is to stop making ourselves out to be a victim, and to start to realize the power that we truly possess. The power to create.

It is normal to not recognize our own thoughts of victimization. They come in subtle forms, swelling up from the unconscious levels for us to deal with, but so often we are not truly paying attention to them, and do not recognize our victim consciousness, but it operates on a deeper and subtler level. That is why we have to have the "priests and magicians of hexagram fifty seven to search out the hiding places (under the bed - the believes upon which we rest) in which these subconscious glitches gather. We need to come to know ourselves,to know the inner causes of our pain and sorrow. In doing so, we stop the "restlessness and indecisiveness" so prevalent in our conscious mind and our ego. We would not find "fresh disappointments" everywhere we go. We will have made our connection with the universal source.

The Perspective of Good and Evil

For the past few weeks we have loosely discussed the complementary and the oppositional aspects of yin and yang, and in hexagram forty seven line three and four we see another aspect of this. In book three of the Wilhelm/Baynes version the commentary on line two says, "Since it accords with the time, going to the prince who is kindred in spirit is in itself is not a mistake, but it cannot be done, because the six in the third place obstructs the way and makes it dangerous." One might conclude from this that yin, the third line is a six, is synonymous with evil, and indeed, in many cases the text hints that this might be true, but it is only evil when it does not act in harmony with its own nature and in complementary aspect to its polar opposite. Look at what the commentary says on the third line. "The oppression that afflicts this line is due to the hard line below it and to the hard line above, which is like a stone over it. Thus it can neither progress nor retreat." So the yin line feels it is being oppressed by the yang. So they both are evil!? Only from a certain perspective. Remember hexagram thirty eight line six where it is said, "First one draws a bow against him, Then one lays the bow aside." Remember what Chancellor Palpetine says to Anakim Skywalker in the Star Wars series when we is trying to seduce him to the dark side. "Evil is a point of view Anakim." It is ironic how such men can say things that are true and yet use them to subvert truth. Evil really is a point of view. But when does it become true evil, and when it is not? It becomes evil when it does not form the perfect complement to its polar opposite. Line two and three are both yang and yin respectively, but they are in positions where they cannot integrate with each other. The second line forms the correspondence of "like kind" with the fifth line. The third does the same with the sixth. But they do not relate to each other. They are out of place, and thus cannot complement each other. In respect to that, they oppose each other and each becomes a block to the effectiveness of the other. Each sees the other as "a pig covered with dirt, As a wagon full of devils." Evil is a matter of perspective, it depends on our own conscious relationship with the subject at hand. We see evil as that which hurts us, or obstructs us, as the third line here obstructs the second. Evil becomes that which blocks us from achieving our goals as the second line obstructs the third. What is needed is a comprehensive whole and the understanding that we are all one. That there is no separation between us and others. That which blocks us is simply there. It is neither good nor evil in its own self except as we perceive it from our own perspective. That does not mean evil does not exist. It simply means it is perceived as evil from the perspective of our own goals and desires.

Hekla Volcano in Iceland

There is scientific evidence now that the Hekla volcano in Iceland is about to erupt. That doesn't guarantee that it will, and it may not do it immediately, but I do expect that there will be some activity soon. If so it is likely to shut down airports in Europe once again. I don't know for sure it will happen, but there is a good possibility. If anyone is in the area, you might get prepared.

Gene

The Casey Anthony Trial

A lot of people are truly upset about the verdict rendered in the Casey Anthony trial. I can understand that, because it appears that justice has been averted. Most people naturally assume that Casey really is guilty, and all the evidence would appear to lead to her. So did she get away with something? No, because, first of all, human justice is not divine justice, and there is a real principle of divine justice in this universe. Is she guilty? It would appear so. But... and this is a big but, it worked out in a way that presents a very special principle of American justice; that someone is innocent until "proven" guilty. The key word here is proven, and the prosecution did not do that. It leads me to have great faith in the American justice system in that we as people are presumed innocent until "proven" guilty. Why is that so? It goes back to pre revolutionary war days when British soldiers, (not police) would enter any house at any time of day or night, abduct any or all of the households occupants, and condemn them on the slightest bit of evidence, and there was no recourse. Anyone at any time could be taken out of their home, and executed on the whim of the powers that be. So, as revolutionary Americans, who believed in freedom, upon gaining our independence decided that no one would be convicted of any crime, political or social, without being "proven guilty" beyond a reasonable doubt. Did that mean some would get away with criminal acts? Yes, it did. But it protected every American from false imprisonment, and gave them security within their persons. The verdict of this trial shows that we still uphold the foundations of our society when we let a highly likely guilty person go free because it is not "proven" that they committed the crime. Without that we are nothing.

The Patriot act, (nothing patriotic about it) would overturn this in a heartbeat. It states that "terrorists" are military combatants and therefore not subject to the court system. They are to be treated as military prisoners, without recourse to lawyers, to council, or to any need to be "proven" guilty. This is an overt attempt to circumvent the laws established in our society given us at the time of the revolution. This is real, it is going on right now in this country, and this trial, as sad as it may be, proves that for the average citizen, the rules still apply that we must be "proven" guilty before we are punished. I don't like to see anyone get away with a murder, or at the least child abuse anymore than anyone else in our society, but I think it is more important that we do not allow our emotions to rule us, but to look at the evidence provided by the prosecution, and decide whether it is really "proof" or not. This is what the jurors did, they felt that the state's case was not proven. And they read the verdict as such. I am extremely proud of these jurors for standing up to what America is all about, and acting appropriately.

Making a Connection

We have talked about making a connection in hexagram thirty eight; in hexagram three we pick up this motif also. The commentary on the fourth line says, "However, an opportunity to make connections offers itself. It must be seized." When we are asking about relationships and get this line, it is somewhat obvious what the meaning might be, but there is a deeper meaning too. We have been so long alone in the world, and focusing on our uniqueness, and the seeming lack of caring of the world at large, when we suddenly realize, that if all is one, the world really does love us, although not in an apparent sort of way. It loves us because we are all created of the same material, and that material is conscious. The atoms and molecules that flow through one person's body flow through all. It doesn't appear to be so on the macro level, but on the micro level, it is certainly happening. We are all connected. Therefore, when we are shown the truth, the reality of this situation, we must seize the connection. The text goes on to say, "Neither false pride nor false reserve should deter us." Pride will always stand in the way of a true connection. This is true regardless of whether we are talking about our personal relationships, our business relationships, or the connection with the universal subconscious mind. Then the commentary says, "It is necessary to take the first step." This brings us back to hexagram thirty eight momentarily where the commentary in book three on line five says, "The person in the superior position must go out to meet the companion. The rule demands this. A man of ability will not take the initiative and offer himself." It is up to us to make the first move when we are in a position in which a connection is necessary. This is true in relationships, or whatever situation we might be in. If we recognize the need for a connection, it is our duty to resolve the "misunderstanding," the "opposition," and the isolation and take the first step to resolving the situation, even if this seems to be somewhat beneath our dignity. We cannot let pride overcome us. In our relationship with the Sage, (the I Ching, our higher selves,) we must make the first move. The Sage is only love, and will not reject us, but it is in the situation where it does not need us, we need the Sage, (our a significant other). The same line appears in hexagram four, where it is said that we must come to the teacher; the teacher, (The Sage, the Higher Self) does not approach us. And finally, in hexagram thirty three line four the commentary says regarding retreat, "The only one who suffers is the inferior man from whom he retreats, who will degenerate when deprived of the guidance of the superior man." The same is true in all our relationships. We must understand well enough the situation to know when it is time to retreat, and when it is time to make a connection, and who will suffer the most from failing to make the connection.

Gene

The Powers That Be

I'm going to put this out here while it is still legal to do so. The U.S. Government has seriously discussed making it illegal to believe in conspiracy theory, which, by definition is anything that doesn't follow the official government line. In other words, in the future it will be illegal to believe anything other than what the government wants you to believe. They tell you the party line, and you follow it, or else. You believe it no matter what the evidence is.

The following is a long video that exposes lies of the official 9/11 story. It is one of many. There is only one reason why people refuse to believe the truth about 9/11. It sounds too ridiculous. It doesn't fit the fabrications that have been fed to them about reality since birth. It is time to start thinking for ourselves. Some say to expose conspiracy is simply an attempt to put everyone into fear. No. It simply reveals the fear that we already have. Deep down inside all of us know the truth, but we prefer a lie because it is easier and covers up our fears. We want to think that all is right with the world, but it is not. Truth is stranger than fiction. And we need to face it, wherever it leads. Therefore, I am revealing these things as long as I legally can. After that, who knows what happens next. The government wants to make it illegal to believe in conspiracy because too many people are waking up. The rest of us need to wake up too. It is only a few months away when all crap breaks loose on planet earth. It is coming as sure as you can be. It is coming. Anyway, here is the link:

http://www.forbiddenknowledgetv.com/videos/911/911-in-plane-sight---directors-cut-of-documentary-film-.html

Gene

Estrangement or Opposition

We talked about how in "Star Wars" and "The Matrix" the lead players did not initially recognize their own dark side. Dark side is sometimes a misnomer, it is simply the other side, although the term fits well in the aforementioned movies. In the same way, we are all "estranged," or in "opposition" to our other side. And by being "estranged" to our other side, we are not at peace with ourselves. There was an old Star Trek show too, that captured this theme where two equal but opposites, in eternal anger went into a space time continuum where they would fight each other continually, til the end of time, neither one ever gaining an advantage over the other. We too, do this with ourselves. So in hexagram thirty eight we see in the final line where we see our "inner being" as a "pig covered with dirt." We of course do not realize consciously that this is what is going on but on a deeper level it is. Our conscious and our subconscious want two different things and fight with each other and the result is a life that is out of balance and creates mayhem in our lives, and events and situation that we do not want. We do this because we are at war with ourselves, and we do not realize our true nature, that of being "one" with the universe.

In line three we see that it is in our nature often to think that "everything is conspiring against us." We see ourselves "checked and hindered in our progress." It always seems like something outside ourselves is creating a problem for us, and we rail and fight against circumstances, and try all the harder to "control" our environment, including the people around us. But the commentary goes on to say, "however, he must not let himself be misled: despite this opposition, he must cleave to the man with whom he knows he belongs." In other words, instead of fighting against circumstances, and other people, which is really a fight with ourselves, we must cling to that deeper part of us that knows that every curse is a blessing in disguise. When we cling to the man (I Ching, Tao, deeper self, heavenly Father, whatever you want to call it) with whom we know we belong, our isolation, our tension, our anger, and our bitterness melts away. Then the commentary says, "Thus, notwithstanding the beginning, the matter will end well."

First of all, we must forgive ourselves, then we must forgive others, (hexagram forty) and ultimately, we must forgive God, for that is against whom all accusations are ultimately directed whether we consciously know it or not, and all great spiritual teachings inform us that we must give up our weapons against God. Not some God up in the sky, but the unity that is all of us. The text of line six says, "First one draws the bow against him, Then one lays the bow aside." We must give up our struggle, as the old saying goes, "Let go and let God..." In this way we "bite through the wrappings" that are causing separation (line five). The commentary says, "When such a companion thus reveals himself in his true character, it is one's duty to go to meet him and to work with him. We must find wholeness within our lives. We must give up our struggle, it is the only way. We must learn to trust, which is the way of the inner self, we must give up control, which is the way of the ego. Let go. Find your inner self.

Cutting Edge Science Video

I neither deny nor affirm the information in this video but do find it interesting.

http://www.forbiddenknowledgetv.com/videos/comet-eleninnibirubrown-dwarf-twin/the-universe-unexplained-mysteriesbrown-dwarf-black-holes--time-travel.html

Gene

The Dark Side

There is a theme common in both Star Wars and The Matrix. That theme is the dark side. In "The Empire Strikes back" Yoda tells Luke Skywalker there is an evil in the cave. Luke grabs his weapons. Yoda says, "Your weapons, you will not need them." Luke takes them anyway. In the cave he meets a Darth Vader look alike. Luke pulls his weapons first. Then the Darth Vader look alike does the same. Luke is victorious, or so it seems. When he kills the Darth Vader look alike, the look alike turns into Luke Skywalker. Luke was still not able to accept his own dark side. In fact, he did not even know his own dark side. Since he didn't realize what was happening, he theoretically kills himself. Instead of integrating yin and yang, we combat each other.

The same thing happens in "The Matrix." Towards the end of the show the Oracle reveals to Neal that Mr. Smith, his arch nemesis, is really himself. He is at war with himself. We are not willing to accept the dark side of ourselves. In the same way, we so often are not willing to accept the feminine side of ourselves. Instead we keep it down, below the level of consciousness, subjugating it, and never coming to terms with it or at peace with it. Man is at war with himself. And peace will never appear on the planet until we learn to fully integrate ourselves into the "superior man" revealed in the images of each hexagram. And that will bring us temporarily back to hexagram thirty eight.

Watch Some Movies

There are a number of movies that have come out in the last few years that subtly display exactly what is happening in the U.S. and the world today. The first and the oldest is the Star Wars series. The character Palpatine, who turns out to be a Sith Lord, and becomes Chancellor, and eventually rules the Empire, uses subterfuge, sets up foreign wars of terrorism and finances them, then when they have served their purpose he turns on them and destroys them as well. After years of fighting terrorists which he had set up and financed, he then turns on the Jedi and calls them terrorists. Is this really so different than what is going on today? The U.S. finances terrorists, then sets up phony wars against them, blows up their own buildings and blames it on terrorists, then eventually turns every U.S. citizen into a potential terrorist. Turns the constitution upside down, (see hexagram fifty line one) then turns the entire country into a police state even though it doesn't appear to be such. (The best prisoner is one who doesn't know he is in prison) and eventually turns all freedoms into tyranny, and people don't even realize what has happened. Finally Chancellor Palpetine turns the Republic into an Empire. The same is happening here. And the biggest sorrow I have is that no one wants to see it. No one wants to face what is happening. But I recommend you watch the movie series,

I also recommend the "Matrix series" which tells a very similar story in the same way. The people think they are free but they are not. They think they have choices when they do not, and much of the story revolves around whether one can or cannot make choices. Do you really have a choice? Or is the choice you make really someone else's, someone who controls the news, who controls the information that you receive? That is telling you a half truth, and leaving a lot of the news out? Just things to think about. Are you free, or are you eternally in the "train station"?

There are also other movies who have issues hidden within their storylines that are a parallel of life on present day earth. They would be very good to watch.

Gene

The Marrying Maiden as a Slave

Hexagram fifty four line three can teach us a lot about ourselves, if we are willing to look at it a little more deeply. The text says, "The marrying maiden as a slave. She marries as a concubine. Doesn't sound too appealing, does it? And yet we all do this in one form or another all the time. There are many ways we do this, (and we do it often without consciously knowing it), yet let us discuss just three of them right now.

First, we become a slave when we give our power over to others. We don't really know we do this, but we do it all the time. In relationships we do it in order to keep the relationship alive. Often we find ourselves with very controlling partners, but out of fear we hang on because we want the relationship. Even, however, if our partner is not controlling we do it. We give into our partners wishes and desires even if it hurts us because we want to hang on to something when it is untenable. Now there are times when this is necessary, but we must ask ourselves, how much of our own self esteem are we willing to squash in order to keep this relationship alive. We think we are powerless, but we are not. We become powerless when we give into fear, when we let ourselves be overridden and overruled in order to gain some temporary advantage.

Second, we become a slave to our passions when we let them overcome us. "The commentary says, "This pictures the situation of a person who longs too much for joys that cannot be obtained in the usual way." This is another form of "giving our power over to others." If our passions become too strong, if temptation becomes unbearable, and we give into them, we become a slave to them. We desire something badly enough that we are willing to sacrifice something of ourselves in order to get it. The commentary goes on to say, "He enters upon a situation not altogether compatible with self esteem." Now self esteem is not the be all end all of every situation. But we must take note of the price. Is the price a form of slavery? Even to ourselves? This is the context of this line, and when we look at our relationships, our joint business ventures, our lives in general, we must ask, "What is the tradeoff here?" Am I really willing to be a slave to this situation, to this person, to this relationship? The commentary goes on to say, "Neither judgment nor warning is added to this line; it merely lays bare the actual situation, so that everyone may draw a lesson from it." It is up to us to decide whether this situation is tenable or not, and just how much of our power we are willing to give away and at what price.

Third, we become a slave when we allow ourselves to be deceived. We believe because we want to believe. We believe because the truth would be too horrible to bear. We believe because we want it to be that way. We trade freedom for security, and end up realizing we get neither. We trade our dignity for a relationship we think is tenable but really is not.

There is always a tradeoff. We give up ourselves in order to secure our person in some way we think is tenable, but it is really a trap. The commentary in book three says, "Moreover it stands in the highest point of pleasure, hence it throws itself away as the lowest type of slave, merely in order to achieve marriage at any cost." How often we do this and don't even realize it. We want something so bad we are willing to give anything for it and find out ultimately that it was a trap of our own making. We deceived ourselves, willingly, though unconsciously. A wise man once said, "Before you can break out of jail you must realize you are in one." Most of us have no clue of the trap we have set for ourselves. This planet is a prison planet, and it is such because it offers us the pleasures of a material body. So we stay, we incarnate over and over again, trying to satisfy our lusts and desires, and do not realize we are magnetically trapped in our souls to this place, and cannot escape, until we realize we are in prison.

Generalities About Hexagram Fifty Four

There is more I want to say about fifty four, but I must admit for now I am somewhat stumped by some of the symbolism in fifty four. The wild goose finds various resting places on its journey; first on the shore, then on the cliff, then on the plateau, then the tree branch, then the summit, and finally the cloud heights. Using the English translation we can interpret these lines for a reading. But what do each of these resting places symbolize? And this is the key because every noun in the I Ching is a symbol for something else. Quite often it is apparent what that symbol is for, at others it is not; and this would be one place where knowledge of the original language would come in quite handy. The words no doubt have a multitude of meanings that would give us much greater light on the subject.

One thing we can say however, is that a resting place is a symbol for what we believe, and how we rely (rest) on those beliefs. When we reach the shore we have reached our first level of understanding but we are not firmly fixed on that level of understanding. The line says, "The young son is in danger. There is talk, no blame." The young son is in danger because his belief system is only beginning to take shape and form just as land is first sighted at the shore. He must go through many difficulties before a true belief system takes place in his heart, but those difficulties are the very thing that keep us searching for the truth. People do not look for spiritual truth because they happen to like it, they look because their lives are not working and they want to figure out why and how to fix it, so they can be happy. No one comes to help us in our time of need because they do not know what we are going through, and they would not know how to help us anyway. The commentary says, "...his steps are slow and hesitant, and he is surrounded by danger." (Compare hexagram thirty line one which says, "The footprints run crisscross." When we first start out on a spiritual journey, ((and a relationship is a spiritual journey, as is anything we do in life)) we run counter to the way we should often because we have not been taught the proper way, and life itself is the teacher.) When we do not know the way, we stumble often, we crisscross our path until we find the right way. Our belief system is incomplete, and each stage of the journey in hexagram fifty three we are further developing our belief systems until finally they work and "take us to the cloud heights."

The nuclear hexagram for fifty three is hexagram sixty four. (I want to relate all of these things to relationships as well, and hope to do so, but for now remember that all lessons in the I Ching work on all levels in keeping with the old adage, "as above so below." Here I am just going to make a general statement about this connection. The statement from the fifth line of sixty four which says "The light of the superior man is true." The light of the superior man is the I Ching itself. But the I Ching is life and light. The I Ching, (not the printed pages, but the spirit of the book) is alive and it has a consciousness, and that consciousness is one with universal consciousness. When the wild goose of hexagram fifty three reaches the cloud heights it becomes one with the "superior man." In the same way, when we complete our lessons, when we have reached the cloud heights we come to realize that we are one with the universal consciousness, and we have married the yin side of ourselves and the yang side of ourselves (and this marriage has no divorce, as is said of the wild goose, never takes another mate) and we have the "light of the superior man." This is the ultimate goal of the I Ching itself, is to bring us to the "cloud heights," so that we can join in the sacred ceremony, be as the "flying dragon in the heavens" in hexagram one line five, and as the commentary on hexagram sixty four line five says, "The new time has arrived, and with it good fortune." And as the line says, "No remorse." Let there be no remorse, let us let our "light shine among men and glorify the Father in heaven."