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VIDEO - UFO's ! I Know what I Saw: - History Channel

noreply@blogger.com (Gav Editor) — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 23:15:00 +0000

Excellent UFO Documentary. - GAV Editor

VIDEO - UFO's ! I Know what I Saw: 1/9 - History Channel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=poTW_HVfAQ0

2 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmBackukdX0
3 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MB8nG7rTdQk
4 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e60eQMr7QTE
5 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbG9HEUPjz4
6 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZfPtszYcAU
7 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDMpf2yI5PQ
8 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbBB9y_LXNQ
9 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-TedLd1AS8

VIDEO - Carl Calleman The Mayan Calendar and Money

noreply@blogger.com (Gav Editor) — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 23:03:00 +0000

VIDEO | Carl Calleman The Mayan Calendar and Money (9:59)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPQnggFKbPo

The beginning of the Sixth night - November 8, 2009 by Dr Callerman

noreply@blogger.com (Gav Editor) — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 22:13:00 +0000

Dr. Callerman interprets the Mayan Calendar about what we can expect for humanity between now and 2012. - GAV Editor

November 8, 2009, the beginning of the Sixth night of the Galactic Underworld

Before going into the specifics of the upcoming sixth night of the Galactic Underworld, November 8, 2009 – November 2, 2010, I feel I should clarify some of my basic points of departure for understanding the Mayan calendar, since the various ideas that are currently proposed for this vary significantly. There are for instance those that believe that the end date of the Mayan calendar only marks the end of a cycle and the beginning of a new. On my own part I however think that we are approaching something much more profound than just a point in a cycle that again will be repeated. Thus, there is overwhelming empirical evidence that we are approaching a point in time when nine evolutionary levels of the cosmic plan are simultaneously going to be completed. This is in accordance with the only Mayan inscription from ancient times, the Tortuguero monument, which describes what will happen at the end date. This would imply that we are approaching not another cycle or another shift, but the end to all shifts, something that all evolution has been a preparation for and a build-up towards. Only such an end to all shifts would conceivably provide the basis for a harmonious eternal peace on Earth.

What is about to transpire now is in other words not something that has ever happened before in the history of the universe. Maybe this impending, partially unknown, causes the widespread denial that I feel dominate many people at the current moment. Rather than facing a tremendous change in our socioeconomic relationships (since any change in human consciousness also implies a change in our relationships) many prefer to fantasize about some physical or astronomical event, that purportedly is going to happen on some specific date. In reality the Mayan calendar is however not about something that will happen on a singular date, but a description of a divine plan for the evolution of consciousness where quantum shifts between calendrical energies bring about shifts in consciousness. Human consciousness will continue to be transformed step by step in accordance with this plan until we come to the real end date of the process of creation, October 28, 2011. At this date the highest quantum state of the universe will be attained (13.13.13.13.13.13.13.13.13 13 Ahau) when the shifts disrupting the harmony will come to an end. Obviously, we are not there yet.

In this plan for the evolution of consciousness we are now approaching the sixth night of the Galactic Underworld, the eighth of the nine Underworlds, which will begin on November 8, 2009. If my understanding of the Mayan calendar is correct we will in this coming night be witnessing the most significant transformation of consciousness ever in the history of mankind. What is exciting about this is that a relatively clear picture of how a new world may be born is now finally becoming evident. On the other hand, what is also becoming increasingly clear is that this birth is likely to become very demanding. For this reason it becomes all the more important to understand how some of the difficulties ahead actually serve the delivery of this new world even though it may not always seem that they do in the moment. If people can gain a realistic understanding of how this new world will be born people may be able to keep a hope for the future, which is based on something more than mere wishful thinking. Unfortunately, much confusion reigns about the Mayan calendar and many that present themselves as experts on this deny the ancient Mayan knowledge that there are nine cosmic forces that are about to manifest, and that it is these, and nothing else, that explains why a new world will be born.

Thus, what will happen in the time ahead cannot be understood from the sixth night of the Galactic Underworld alone. The overlapping with the cycles preparing for the ninth, and highest, level in the cosmic evolution scheme; the Universal Underworld (see Figure) with the energy of the sixth night will also need to be taken into consideration. Because of this overlapping, and the speed-up of time associated especially with the latter Underworld, not only do I think that the upcoming period will be unusually intense, but also energetically quite complex.

At the time of this writing (October 26, 2009, 9 Lamat) we are still in the latter part of the sixth day, the period of flowering in the process from seed to mature fruit in the Galactic Underworld, which precedes the sixth night. As I predicted in an earlier article some economists have now started to say that the “global economic recession” (or the worst of it) is already over. There are however certain things currently going on in the world that belies this and are more in line with the prediction I made earlier of a further economic downturn, especially expressed in a fall in the value of the US dollar, as the sixth night begins. (November 8, 2009 is when the quantum shift in energy takes places in the Heavens, but there is always an uncertainty as to when the new energy lands in the world). This prediction was based on the observation that nights, at least in the second part of an Underworld, usually mean at the very least a slowdown of economic growth. An indication of such an impending downturn at this upcoming night is for instance that there has been a rush for gold, which for the first time passed the magical limit of USD 1000/troy ounce. Moreover, an index of insider trading shows that people knowledgeable about the actual basis for valuing US stock tend to think of this as highly overvalued. Most importantly, increasingly higher voices are now raised in almost all corners of the world for the replacement of the petrodollar system and thus also of the use of the US dollar as the world’s reserve currency. These various indices thus do not indicate that the “recession” is over, but if anything that an intensification of the economic decline, especially in the indebted West, is imminent. It seems that investors are escaping assets in the form of paper or digit values, which is exactly what we would expect from this late phase of the Galactic Underworld, when a shift in consciousness amounting to a shift from abstract to concrete economic values is taking place.

I thus believe that what is happening in the world’s economy is something much more profound and fundamental than a temporary recession. What is happening is instead a direct consequence of the particular transformation of consciousness that the Galactic Underworld is bringing. Consciousness in my view is primarily a relationship to the World Tree, which exists on many different levels of the cosmos and causes synchronized shifts on these different levels. What this means is that the shifts in consciousness that give new directions to our lives will also directly affect the world and society at large and how we relate to this. A shift in consciousness is hence not something that only happens in our heads, but also simultaneously external changes in the relationships of the world. If this argument is true we should expect an even further escape from abstract values as the sixth night begins, a shift that may be expected to especially severely hit the western economies of the United States and the United Kingdom, which remain the financial centers of the world and control much of its banking activities. At the present time these nations, and especially the United States, are so indebted that there really is no need to present an explanation as to why there would be another downturn in its economy. All that is needed is something to trigger what is going to happen one way or another. While many things may trigger such a downturn, and the media will place all the emphasis on this trigger, the deeper reasons for a downturn is in my view best understood from the Mayan calendar, since this explains its underlying reasons in how the human mind is influenced by shifts in cosmic energy. From a Mayan calendar perspective the ongoing decline in economic growth reflects a stepwise adaptation to the end of the economic cycles that will be associated with the Mayan end date (or beginning date of a new world if you like).

If the downturn of the economy is part of a process creating the conditions for the birth of a new world a relevant question to ask is how deep it is going to be. Even if it seems clear that the value of paper money, and especially the US dollar, will be hit, it is still somewhat of an open question how far-reaching the consequences of this will be. I think this can only be understood from a study of what might be the nature of the new world to be born. When it comes to understanding this it seems however that there are actually no ancient Mayan sources to consult. The Mayan sources only say that Nine Underworlds are going to manifest as the calendar comes to an end, but there is no ancient inscription, which talks about what will follow upon this. Because of this dearth of material I suggest that we turn to sources from the large Abrahamic religions such as the Bible or the Quran, which do say something on the matter. If we combine these with our understanding from the Mayan calendar I feel we may gain some idea of what is to come.

Hence, the Quran says this in Surah 82:17-19: “And what will explain to thee what the Day of Judgment is? Again, what will explain to thee what the Day of Judgment is? (It will be) the Day when no soul shall have power (to do) aught for another: For the command, that Day, will be (wholly) with Allah.” I believe this disappearance of dominance may refer to the Universal Underworld, which brings a consciousness of oneness and transparency to our whole beings and all of our past actions. If we take this seriously it would imply that all chains to people dominating others would need to be broken before this. The last book of the Bible, the Book of Revelation 21:4-5 also describes a new world to be born: “And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away. And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new.” This would seem to imply that all chains to the past would need to be broken for the new world to be born. Taken together it would seem that as pre-requisites for the birth of a new earth we would need to free ourselves from the chains to the past as well as from chains to other people.

To some these changes may look so great that it might even be more comfortable to fantasize that the world would come to an end than to go through all of the necessary changes turning our world upside down. Certainly, there is also a tremendous amount of people in power, who do not want to see such a transformation towards equality and harmony coming about. These quotes may however give us a hint about how difficult the economic downturn may become. Will money for instance disappear completely? I think the answer to this is that money will disappear to the extent that it no longer chains the world to the past. In practice, this probably means that all thinking about profitable investing etc seem to be somewhat beside the point, since the emerging new world is not likely to be a growth economy based on the drive for accumulation of abstract values. More likely, the new world is going to be one based on sharing and care-taking of all members of society as the unity consciousness of the Universal Underworld, presumably after much turmoil, eventually is established. The more immediate time period in the sixth night will then be when the practical expressions of this transformation will need to be tested out and implemented. This may from the perspective of the current world seem unthinkable. Yet, we shall remember that there is no such thing as an eternal human nature and that our perception of reality, and what we are propelled to create, always varies between the different Underworlds. The human beings of the Regional, National, Planetary and Galactic Underworlds are completely different in their approach to life and the universal human being that will be created by the Ninth and Universal Underworld will represent the crowning step of the evolution of consciousness. Thus, she is then likely to embody a different perception of the world and different qualities compared to previously.

So how in practice will this transition come about from a human being, who essentially looks after herself to one that sees the unity of all and shares the fruits of creation? Such a transformation of our experience of life may now seem as impossible as the fall of the Berlin Wall once seemed. But similarly to how the fall of the Berlin Wall ultimately was a reflection of a transcendence of an east-west polarity in human consciousness the new world to be born is designed to result from a transcendence of the inner and outer walls maintained especially by the western mind. Thus, my suspicion is that during the first half of the sixth night the world’s economy will increasingly slow down and the consumption of the US population will no longer be able to keep the industrial engines of the world going. Yet, because of the indirect effects of this downturn, no part of the world can expect to be untouched. In this downturn it will then come a point when it will start to dawn on many people that it will never be possible to resurrect the old growth economy and that there will be never be any return to a “business as usual.” At that point very radical socio-economic solutions will need to be explored for people to survive also in a literal physical sense as it becomes obvious that it is the nature of the economic relationships and the chains to the economy of the past that cause this situation. We may for instance ask what will happen if major portions of the population in economically significant countries like will not be able to pay their mortgages? Will these people then have to leave their houses in mass so that countless houses owned by banks will sit empty when people are out on the streets? This is the kind of situation that has already appeared in the some car manufacturing suburbs of Detroit. Hence, this scenario is not hypothetical, but has already to some extent happened on a limited scale.

What likely will happen then is that demands will be raised for a moratorium on all debts, so that people will no longer have to pay to the banks to stay in their homes. Maybe this will be preceded on a larger scale on a larger scale as some nations see it necessary to push for the cancellations of national debts as a means of stabilizing the world. If such a moratorium on debts is instituted it would in fact be like cancelling the power of money as it exists now. It would mean a shift into an economic system, which no longer is enslaved by the past. This would then obviously also mean an end to the borrowing of money effectively creating a break for the growth economy. Instead what would be emphasized is that the needs of people are met in the present moment (returning to the theme of cutting the chains of the past). This of course would be nothing short of a revolution, and most likely a worldwide such, since the worlds’ economies at the current time are so deeply entangled. Most likely this would spread from the US to much of the rest of the world. Such an enormous transformation of the world’s socio-economic system would then be likely to take place in the time period between July 17, 2010 (the Cosmic Convergence)* and the beginning of the Seventh day of the Galactic Underworld (November 3, 2010). Naturally, it would have repercussions for all of the systems of dominance that the world has inherited especially from the National, but also the Planetary, Underworld. Energetically speaking this time period, July 17-November 3, 2010, is created through the overlap of the pre-Universal Underworld and the Galactic Underworld.** What this revolutionary time period most likely is going to amount to is a corresponding decrease of governmental and national authority (not that of any particular government, but governmental authority as such, something which humanity has inherited from the National Underworld). It will seriously come into question what we need governments and national borders for “when no soul shall have power (to do) aught for another.” My vision for the time period from the Cosmic Convergence until the beginning of the seventh day of the Galactic Underworld is thus a total overhaul of human civilization. This then would also be a time to make choices of path individually.

Why would this particular time period, July 17, 2010 – November 2, 2010, bring such a revolutionary transformation? Well, there are two earlier time periods that are noteworthy as parallels to this upcoming one. One is AD 1498-1617, the Renaissance, which in a broad sense meant the overturning of the feudal system that saw the Vatican as the ultimate source of worldly power and the beginning of the modern era. The other is 1986-1992, which carried a revolutionary wave of democracy (including the fall of the Berlin Wall) resulting in a world whose hemispheres were no longer separated. We may also notice that these two revolutionary time periods gave rise to new expressions of spirituality, in the first case the Reformation and in the second the Harmonic Convergence*** that became somewhat of a starting point for the eclectic spirituality of our own time.

I feel it is an open question whether this transformative revolution between July 17 and November 3, 2010 will be violent or not. What seems clear however is that people will be divided as to whether they want to flow with the incoming energies leading towards a new world or if they will resist them and seek to hold on to or go back to the system of the past. How they relate to this change will however also depend on the understanding people have of the Mayan calendar and the cosmic plan, which at the current time only a very small minority is aware of at least in its true form as a manifestation of nine cosmic forces. People at large may in fact never recognize any conscious warning signals for what is to come. Yet, inasmuch as they understand that the large-scale changes emanate from a divine plan this would mean that a spiritual awakening could take place. If this happens they will not be inclined to look at the changes around them as just meaningless chaotic events as they surely will be presented by the dominating media.

Considering that this is all about the participation in a process of evolution of consciousness there is a great danger in people believing that the Mayan calendar is about a singular date (such as December 21, 2012) when some event will happen, whether this is made up as a “pole shift”, “galactic alignment,” “Planet X,” “end of the world” or “shift in consciousness.” This is an incredibly naïve view of an essentially religious, or superstitious, nature where changes are believed to simply fall down upon the human beings from the sky without their active and conscious participation in the processes leading up to a state of unity consciousness. In reality, there is overwhelming evidence that the Mayan calendar describes sequential shifts in consciousness, which will begin to be experienced at an even higher frequency after July 17, 2010 and even more markedly so after the beginning of the actual Universal Underworld on March 8, 2011. Only at October 28, 2011 will the shifts come to an end and a unity consciousness stabilize that will provide the basis for a millennium of peace. This frequency increase incidentally also explains such a tremendous overhaul of all systems of dominance could take place in such a short period of time. A recommendation I would like to make, in addition to ethical living and telling the truth, is to learn to flow with the ninth level (http://www.calleman.com/content/articles/999_and_the_mayan_calendar.htm). Stay in the middle of the river with a focus on the manifestation of the new world!

Carl Johan Calleman
Berlin, October 26, 2009 (9 Lamat)

* In my earlier books I have vacillated when it comes to the duration of the Universal Underworld, sometimes thinking that it will be a tzolkin round of 260 days and sometimes that it would be a twentieth of the Galactic Underworld, which would amount to 13 x 18 = 234 days. As we are now getting close to the final transformation scenario I have come to lean over to the idea that the Universal Underworld will indeed be 234 days long placing its beginning at March 8, 2011 and the beginning of the preceding pre-Universal Underworld at July 17, 2010. The uncertainty with this is that there seems to be no ancient Mayan source describing such a 18 day oxlahunkin time period, even if it would seem to be the logical one. On the other hand the ancient Maya did not have to deal with the transformation scenario into a new world and so may have ignored it, while it still may become very important in our own time. There is however a precedent to how a cycle only became followed by the Maya as its effects became a reality. This is the so-called Short Counts of 13 katuns, which were not observed in Classical Mayan times presumably because their effects were then not yet strongly felt. Only later in Post-Classical times did the effects of these short counts become so strong that they became the dominating cycles followed by the Maya and so came to replace the Long Count as the central calendrical cycle. Thus, if the Classical Maya did not base their calendars on the Short Counts they would have had even less reason to take a 18 day cycle into account, which to them would have an effect only in a very distant future.

** What is played out here is the interaction between overlapping time periods produced by dividing the Galactic Underworld into 13 and 20, respectively, as a parallel to the energetic overlaps of the trecena and the uinal in the tzolkin. If the Galactic Underworld of 4680 days is divided by 13 it generates a day or night of 360 days, but if it is divided by 20 it generates a wave movement totaling 234 days.

*** The Cosmic Convergence called for on July 17-18 is thus a direct parallel to the Harmonic Convergence in the sense that what the Harmonic Convergence was to the Galactic Underworld the Cosmic Convergence will be to the Universal Underworld. This means that the Cosmic Convergence may not only become the beginning of a transformative political period similarly to what happened in 1986, but also the first breeze of a spiritual awakening that will later be fully expressed in the Universal Underworld.

LINK:

The beginning of the Sixth night
http://www.calleman.com/content/articles/nov8_sixth_night.htm

VIDEO - UFO Channeler Bashar - Hawaii 2006

noreply@blogger.com (Gav Editor) — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 22:00:00 +0000

Get ready for a fascinating UFO channeling by Darryl Anka - Bashar. - GAV Editor

VIDEO | Channeler Bashar - Hawaii 2006 - Part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACmPHOuBv9A

2 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gFEyO9D-tE
3 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGN4Ut_7gA8
4 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTS96DAy39Q
5 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nstrnllFAsA
6 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBuaxx0AGB4
7 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnf2ubBoAdQ
8 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VH0ubt36itk
9 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCsmifW7u4s

VIDEO | Saturday Night Live on Obama

noreply@blogger.com (Gav Editor) — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:28:00 +0000

Tragically funny but so true. - GAV Editor

VIDEO | Saturday Night Live on Obama
http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/episodes/?vid=1163334#vid=1163334

VIDEO | Rep Grayson On GOP Health Plan: If You Get Sick, Die Quickly

noreply@blogger.com (Gav Editor) — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:27:00 +0000

Alas! A Congressman actually tells the truth about the healthcare plan. - GAV Editor

VIDEO | Rep Grayson On GOP Health Plan: If You Get Sick, Die Quickly (2:27)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zlxMeGzpZ8

Democratic Congressman Alan Grayson On The Republican Health Reform Plan - 09/30/09.

MUSIC VIDEO | Stuart Sharp - The Angeli Symphony

noreply@blogger.com (Gav Editor) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 22:59:00 +0000

Inspirational story about a homeless man's dream to have his symphony performed by the best orchestras in the world. - GAV Editor

MUSIC VIDEO | The Angeli Symphony (7:02)
Conducted by Allan Wilson
Composed by Stuart (Rexford)
Conducted by Allan Wilson
Choir- The Pinewood Singers
3rd Movement

Summary about Stuart Sharp
by Jonathon Brosnan

Stuart Sharp, a one time homeless, penniless non-musician had a vision of becoming a composer and having the music recorded by the world's best orchestras. It was a compelling image. He saw it all as a film that would one day be produced. The catalyst to propel him on this impossible odyssey was the tragic death of his son in 1975. Making the decision to set out on the adventure was a desperate one. Following the divorce he lost everything and lived rough in Shepherds Bush. He moved from squat to squat, pavement to pavement and into a hostel for the homeless where he became a night manager. In the following decades he rose from the ashes to become a successful businessman and achieve his vision. The Philharmonia Orchestra's ovation following their recording of his Angeli Symphony said it all. He also organised and composed the music for one of Africa's largest ever concerts on behalf of the blind. He was congratulated by The President who afforded him a State House Reception. His contract with Bigger Pictures of Elstree Studios to produce a 90 min Feature Documentary about his life and music has made the vision of 34 years come true. The Directors of Bigger Pictures all have wonderful track records in television and are perfectly placed to tell this inspirational story with Glenn Barden directing.The film will re-construct the past but also follow the ongoing story. IE; Stuart has also composed a wonderful theme song for the film. It’s titled Angeli and the demo is track 1 in the music section of the web site. The Search for the voice of Angeli to perform and record the theme song is on. We have an ambitious plan to find the voice of Angeli and give the chance to an unsigned female singing talent. Auditions will take place at Waterfall Film Studios, sponsors of the audition venue. They are located in Silver Road, near to The BBC Main Studios in Wood Lane, London. See Angeli Audition.

Please check out Stuart’s work on behalf of the blind in Zambia on the web site where through the film and music he hopes to continue his support.

LINKS:

MUSIC VIDEO: The Angeli Symphony (7:02)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YFNoAcbt9E

the angeli symphony - Stuart Sharp
http://www.rexfordmusic.net/

MOVIE TRAILER | Peaceable Kingdom: The Journey Home

noreply@blogger.com (Gav Editor) — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 01:15:00 +0000

It's time to stop the slaughter and make peace with our animal friends. - GAV Editor

Trailer for Peaceable Kingdom: The Journey Home from Tribe of Heart on Vimeo.

MOVIE TRAILER | Peaceable Kingdom: The Journey Home, a New Documentary from Tribe of Heart, the Award-winning filmmakers of The Witness

LINK:

Website: Peaceable Kingdom: The Journey Home, a New Documentary from Tribe of Heart, the Award-winning filmmakers of The Witness
http://www.peaceablekingdomfilm.org/home.htm

VIDEO | Love is the New Religion - Brian Piergrossi

noreply@blogger.com (Gav Editor) — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 00:40:00 +0000

The Big Glow Spiritual Conspiracy is very inspiring. - GAV Editor

VIDEO | Love is the New Religion (The Spiritual Conspiracy) - Brian Piergrossi (7:04)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mndsMqz54aA&feature=related

This video contains a series of images, with a voice-over of author Brian Piergrossi reading the poem from The Big Glow, along with background native tribal music.

This poem has struck a nerve in the human consciousness and, over the last few months, has now been spontaneously forwarded, via emails and blogs, to tens of thousands of people around the world by various titles.

It is becoming the catalyst... the rallying cry around the planet.

This poem in video form, however, has the chance to make an even larger impact in bringing us together toward the world we want to create.

If it inspires you...
if it makes you realize that your dreams are shared with others around the world
please pass it on.

Together lets create the world of our dreams

With Love
Brian

http://thebigglow.com
http://thebigglowcommunity.com

POEM:

Love Is The New Religion

On the surface of the world right now there is war and violence and things
seem dark
But calmly and quietly, at the same time, something else is happening
underground
An inner revolution is taking place and certain individuals are being called
to a higher light
It is a silent revolution
From the inside out
From the ground up

It is time for me to reveal myself
I am an embedded agent of an secret, undercover
Clandestine
Global operation
A spiritual conspiracy
We have sleeper cells in every nation on the planet

You won't see us on the T.V.
You won't read about us in the newspaper
You won't hear about us on the radio

We don't seek any glory
We don't wear any uniform
We come in all shapes and sizes
Colors and styles

Most of us work anonymously
We are quietly working behind the scenes in every country and culture of
the world
Cities big and small, mountains and valleys, in farms and villages, tribes
and remote islands

You could pass by one of us on the street and not even notice
We go undercover
We remain behind the scenes
It is of no concern to us who takes the final credit
But simply that the work gets done

Occasionally we spot each other in the street
We give a quiet nod and continue on our way so no one will notice

During the day many of us pretend we have normal jobs
But behind the false storefront at night is where the real work takes place

Some call us the "Conscious Army"
We are slowly creating a new world with the power of our minds and hearts
We follow, with passion and joy
Our orders from the Central Command
The Spiritual Intelligence Agency

We are dropping soft, secret love bombs when no ones is looking
Poems
Hugs
Music
Photography
Movies
Kind words
Smiles
Meditation and prayer
Dance
Social activism
Websites
Blogs
Random acts of kindness

We each express ourselves in our own unique ways with our own unique
gifts and talents

"Be the change you want to see in the world"
That is the motto that fills our hearts
We know it is the only way real transformation takes place
We know that quietly and humbly we have the power of all the oceans
combined

Our work is slow and meticulous
Like the formation of mountains
It is not even visible at first glance
And yet with it entire tectonic plates shall be moved in the centuries to
come

Love is the new religion of the 21st century

You don't have to be a highly educated person
Or have any exceptional knowledge to understand it

It comes from the intelligence of the heart
Embedded in the timeless evolutionary pulse of all human beings

Be the change you want to see in the world
Nobody else can do it for you

We are now recruiting
Perhaps you will join us
Or already have....
All are welcome...
The door is open

-Brian Piergrossi
(From the book "The Big Glow")

MUSIC VIDEO | Dan Reed - The Dictator

noreply@blogger.com (Gav Editor) — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 01:01:00 +0000

Very powerful music video. Charlie Chaplin's words are so relevant in today's world of endless wars, death and torture. - GAV Editor

MUSIC VIDEO | Dan Reed - The Dictator
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vzf6xE4zdpo

The Dictator - Lyrics by Charlie Chaplin and Dan Reed,
Music by Dan Reed and Brad Fish

Director - Noah Shulman for Sleepless City Productions
Special Thanks to Max Wasa from Liquid Music Group

MUSIC VIDEO: So Long and Thanks For all the Fish

noreply@blogger.com (Gav Editor) — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 21:43:00 +0000

Too funny! - GAV Editor

MUSIC VIDEO: So Long and Thanks For all the Fish

So Long and Thanks For all the Fish from The HitchHiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

MUSIC VIDEO: So Long and Thanks For all the Fish
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojydNb3Lrrs

MOVIE TRAILER: Michael Moore's 'Capitalism: A Love Story'

noreply@blogger.com (Gav Editor) — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 21:32:00 +0000

MOVIE TRAILER: Michael Moore's 'Capitalism: A Love Story'

'CAPITALISM: A LOVE STORY' - In Theaters October 2nd

"It's a crime story. But it's also a war story about class warfare. And a vampire movie, with the upper 1 percent feeding off the rest of us. And, of course, it's also a love story. Only it's about an abusive relationship.

"It's not about an individual, like Roger Smith, or a corporation, or even an issue, like health care. This is the big enchilada. This is about the thing that dominates all our lives — the economy. I made this movie as if it was going to be the last movie I was allowed to make.

"It's a comedy." — Michael Moore

Check back for updates at http://www.michaelmoore.com

MOVIE TRAILER: Michael Moore's 'Capitalism: A Love Story'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhydyxRjujU

VIDEO | We are all one - Native American Prophecy

noreply@blogger.com (Gav Editor) — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 21:09:00 +0000

Wise words, beautifully filmed. - GAV Editor

VIDEO | We are all one - Native American Prophecy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61BCB2-OmRY

Want to help carrying the message to various media,
including the major TV networks? If you want to take action, visit the website http://www.weareallone-support.org

Video contents
1. Speaker: Indigenous Native American Prophecy, 0:00 - 1:22 Red Crow Westerman. 1:33 - 9:53 Oren Lyons

2. (Planet Earth) Award-winning BBC nature documentary series narrated by David Attenborough and produced by Alastair Fothergill

3. Soundtrack: From the movie Patch Adams. Contains Music by Various Artists, Marc Shaiman

Edited, synced and cut by: Anders Fredblad 4 december 2008 Sweden

VIDEO - David Icke On 2012

noreply@blogger.com (Gav Editor) — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 20:50:00 +0000

David Icke On 2012

Important words from Mr Icke. Taken from his lecture 'From The Ancient World To 2012'

Musical backdrop: Dreadzone - Crazy Knowledge + Eat Static - Sands Of Time

David Icke On 2012
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjkuLiyPIhQ

MUSIC VIDEO | Kelly Sweet - "We Are One"

noreply@blogger.com (Gav Editor) — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 19:00:00 +0000

Beautiful song, beautiful voice. - GAV Editor

MUSIC VIDEO | Kelly Sweet - "We Are One"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=py6vzbWJsCE

The title track from "We Are One," the debut album from singer Kelly Sweet. Check out www.kelly-sweet.com or www.myspace.com/kellysweetmusic for more songs and info.

Internet Freedom Bill Introduced in the House

noreply@blogger.com (Gav Editor) — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 23:36:00 +0000

Internet Freedom Bill Introduced in the House
http://www.freepress.net/node/71192

New legislation would protect Net Neutrality once and for all

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Date: July 31, 2009
Contact: Moira Vahey, Free Press, (202) 265-1490 x31

WASHINGTON -- Today, Reps. Edward Markey (D-Mass.) and Anna Eshoo (D-Calif.) introduced the Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2009 (H.R. 3458). This landmark legislation would protect Network Neutrality under the Communications Act, safeguarding the future of the open Internet and protecting Internet users from discrimination online.

Ben Scott, policy director of Free Press, made the following statement:

"The future of the Internet as we know it depends on maintaining freedom and openness online. This crucial legislation will help to ensure that the public -- not big phone and cable companies -- controls the fate of the Internet."

"The rules that govern the Internet must protect economic innovation, democratic participation and free speech online. If we don’t make Net Neutrality the law once and for all, we could see the innovation and promise of the Internet derailed forever."

"An army of lobbyists has been unleashed by the phone and cable companies to kill Net Neutrality so they can become the Internet’s gatekeepers. But the momentum is shifting in the public’s favor. President Obama has repeatedly called for Net Neutrality; we have a new pro-Net Neutrality chairman now heading the Federal Communications Commission; and popular support is growing every day."

"All Americans deserve access to a free and open Internet, and millions have already called on our lawmakers to take action. This legislation gives the grassroots confidence that their voices are being heard, and we applaud Representatives Markey and Eshoo for taking a stand for Net Neutrality. This bill will serve as a great complement to the dedicated work of Subcommittee Chairman Rick Boucher to make Network Neutrality the law of the land."

Read full text of the bill here: http://www.freepress.net/files/H.R.3458-7-31-09.pdf

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VIDEO | Keith Olbermann Special Comment On Health Care Reform

noreply@blogger.com (Gav Editor) — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 23:05:00 +0000

VIDEO | Keith Olbermann Special Comment On Health Care Reform (10:58)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbWw23XwO5o

From Michael Moore:

Keith Olbermann to Expose Congressional Opponents of Universal Health Care Tonight!

Monday, August 3rd, 2009

We've just received an advance transcript of tonight's Special Comment by Keith Olbermann on his MSNBC show. It is nothing short of brilliant -- and if all of America were to hear what he is going to reveal tonight, we are certain the vast majority of Americans would be on the phone to their elected representative immediately, calling for an end to the private, for-profit, rip-off health insurance companies who have wrecked our country.

Here's a brief section of Keith's editorial tonight:

"Congressman Mike Ross of Arkansas. Leader of the Blue Dogs in the House. You're the guy demanding a guarantee that Reform won't add to the deficit. I'm guessing you forgot to demand that about, say, Iraq. You're a Democrat, you say, Congressman?

"You saw what Sandy Barham said? Sandy Barham is 62 years old, she's got a bad heart, and she's hoping her valves will hold together for three more years until Medicaid kicks in, because she can't afford insurance. Not just for herself, mind you. For her employees. She needs the public option. So do those six people who work at that restaurant of hers, Congressman Ross.

"And why should you give a crap? Because Sandy Barham's restaurant is the Broadway Railroad Café, and it is at 123 West First Street North in Prescott, Arkansas. Prescott, Arkansas, Congressman Ross. Your home town. You are Sandy Barham's congressman. Hers, Sir. Not Blue Cross's and Blue Shield's, even if they do insure 75 percent of the state and they own you."

And here's what Keith has to say about Senator Thune:

"Senator John Thune of South Dakota? You gave the Republican rebuttal to the President's weekly address day before yesterday. You said the Democrats' plan was for '... government run health care that would disrupt our current system, and force millions of Americans who currently enjoy their employer-based coverage into a new health care plan run by government bureaucrats.'

"That's a bald-faced lie, Senator. And you're a bald-faced liar, whose bald face is covered by… your own health care plan run by government bureaucrats."

LINK:

VIDEO | Keith Olbermann Special Comment On Health Care Reform
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbWw23XwO5o

VIDEO | Net Neutrality - Sen Franken And Judge Sotomayor

noreply@blogger.com (Gav Editor) — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 19:52:00 +0000

Senator Al Franken's first questions for Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor are about internet neutrality.

LINK:

VIDEO | Net Neutrality - Sen Franken And Judge Sotomayor (8:20)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMxiMX0QTD0

Where Is The Change? by John H. Whitehead

noreply@blogger.com (Gav Editor) — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 18:39:00 +0000

Santa Monica Daily Press
opinion and commentary section
That Rutherford Guy

Where's the change?
By John H. Whitehead

The unemployment rate in the U.S. now stands at 9.5 percent and soon will top 10 percent. And the number of U.S. households on the verge of losing their homes soared by nearly 15 percent in the first half of this year. This has caused some economists to question whether or not the country is headed toward another economic meltdown — a point of no return. However, watching the news coverage of Barack Obama's adventures while in office, you might be forgiven for thinking there were no problems left to solve in terms of the economy.

"It's getting to where you can't turn on your TV without seeing Obama," ranted political commentator Bill Maher in a recent piece in the Los Angeles Times. "[T]here's a fine line between being transparent and being overexposed. Every time you turn on the TV, there's Obama. He's getting a puppy! He's eating a cheeseburger with Joe Biden! He's taking the wife to Broadway and Paris — this is the best season of 'The Bachelor' yet!"

Within his first six months in office, President Obama has been wined and dined, photographed and treated like a rock star — all the while, flashing that bright, toothy grin. He has travelled to Russia, Ghana, Italy, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Iraq, Canada, Jordan, Israel, Germany, France and Great Britain. And he has been granted audiences with Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace and Pope Benedict XVI at Vatican City.

On the home front, Obama planned and hosted a star-studded concert at the White House in honor of Motown musician Stevie Wonder. A few weeks later, he flew to California and appeared on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno — a trip which had to cost U.S. taxpayers millions of dollars, considering the cost of operating Air Force One, as well as travel for the president's security detail, staff and the White House press corps. Most recently, Obama travelled to St. Louis, Mo., where he threw the first pitch at the Major League Baseball All-Star game while media pundits obsessed over the style of jeans he was wearing. Was he really wearing "mom jeans"?

No wonder Obama's approval ratings are now in a slow downward slide. A recent CNN poll put Obama's overall job approval rating at 61 percent, down from 76 percent in February. Popularity may win at the polls, but it's not going to create jobs, and celebrity-obsessed Americans are slowly starting to wake up to this reality. It's time that Obama does, too.

After all, Americans are grappling with critical issues, and they need a president who understands the urgency of their situation and reflects that sobriety — not one who's enjoying a jet-setting lifestyle at taxpayer expense — twitting while Rome burns, so to speak.

Indeed, Obama is increasingly being compared to his predecessor and in less than favorable terms. Dahlia Lithwick, a senior editor at Slate, has referred to Obama as "the keeper of Bush's secrets." Nat Hentoff, a long-time civil libertarian and outspoken critic of the Bush administration, refers to our nation's 44th president as "George W. Obama" — and with good reason. President Obama's time in office is increasingly starting to look like Bush, Part II.

For example, when Congress attempted to reclaim some of its oversight authority by requiring the president to inform a greater number of lawmakers about covert CIA activities, Obama threatened to veto the bill.

Obama recently issued a presidential signing statement declaring his intention to not be bound by congressional restrictions on the World Bank and International Monetary Fund. This came after campaign pledges by Obama to not abuse the signing statement privilege, which Bush was wont to do as a way to get around laws with which he disagreed.

Moreover, the war machine that threatened to bankrupt the country under Bush has actually grown under Obama. As if occupying Afghanistan and Iraq wasn't trouble enough, now we're moving into Pakistan.

And then there's the ailing economy. It's what got Obama elected in the first place, yet since taking office, he has been spending like mad, running up a huge deficit and charging taxpayers, to boot. If this keeps up, Obama is going to need his own stimulus package for media appearances alone.

What happened to change you could believe in? Was it all a massive marketing ploy? Were we lied to? Or was the idealism of the campaigner overcome by the corrupt realities of the office?

Clearly, spending more money that we don't have is not the solution. So what's your plan, Mr. President? Hopefully, not more television appearances. It's time for you to stay home, do your job and get your hands dirty for a change.

Constitutional attorney and author John W. Whitehead is founder and president of The Rutherford Institute. He can be contacted at johnw@rutherford.org. Information about The Rutherford Institute is available at www.rutherford.org.
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Gardening for the soul

noreply@blogger.com (Gav Editor) — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 17:54:00 +0000

An inspiring story about innovative solutions for the local homeless. - GAV Editor

Santa Monica Daily Press
local news section

Gardening for the soul
By Melody Hanatani

GROWING IN UNEXPECTED WAYS: Friend Nguyen tends to tomato plants at the home of Greg Fuller on Saturday morning. photo by Brandon Wise.

August 03, 2009
SUNSET PARK — There's a hearty vegetable garden in Greg Fuller's backyard with seemingly enough vegetables to fill the produce section of a small grocery store, teeming with zucchini, corn and tomatoes.

Tending to the small farm is a team of men and women who come without fail every Tuesday and Saturday morning for about three hours, pulling weeds, tilling the soil, and taking some of the ready-to-eat crop at the end of the day.

The gardeners are clients of OPCC's Safe Haven, a shelter that serves the needs of chronically homeless individuals who live with mental illnesses, and for the past year, they have sought solace and purpose in a blooming plot of land on Cedar Street.

"The garden is very therapeutic to me and the rest of my members," said Felix Garcia, a Safe Haven resident who not only serves as the team leader, but also the shelter's chef, using the garden's vegetables in his menu.

With a dozen chickens and even more worms fertilizing the soil in his backyard, Fuller saw a golden opportunity to build a vegetable garden, posting an advertisement on Craigslist for a gardener.

But rather than pay, Fuller proposed a deal — he would provide the land, water and seeds while the gardener would perform all the work but receive half of the crop.

The first response came from Todd Cosper, who was back then the activities coordinator for Safe Haven, asking if Fuller would be interested in taking on a group of homeless clients.

"He told me he had a few people in his gardening class and wanted to have them come over," Fuller said. "I said sure, let's do it."

They started planting corn in late August last year, but it was already too late in the season to yield a good crop. The team came back again in the winter and started planting cauliflower, corn and zucchini, finding favorable results the second time around.

Today the gardens — which sit in the front and rear yards — are packed with fresh fruits and vegetables, from watermelons to eggplants to tomatoes. While the agreement entitles the gardeners to half the crop, Fuller said he usually gives them about 75 percent.

That produce is used in the Safe Haven kitchen.

"It's delicious," Luther Richert, the project director at Safe Haven, said. "I always eat here when we have vegetables from that garden."

Leading the team is 55-year-old Garcia, who has been homeless for about a decade, suffering from both bipolar disorder and schizophrenia.

Having studied permaculture, he is the only member of the team who always comes to the garden twice a week, assuaging Fuller's concerns that it would deteriorate without enough attention.

He also comes on days when there are no OPCC staff members available to give the clients a ride to Fuller's home, instead walking the mile or taking the bus from the shelter on Cloverfield Boulevard. On those days, Garcia tells his team to stay behind, concerned for their safety.

"I don't want anything to happen to my peers along the way," he said.

During the week Fuller does his part to maintain the garden, watering it every morning. To ensure optimal soil, he feeds the chickens and worms old produce donated daily by nearby Bob's Market.

In the months since they started working together, Fuller said he has come to know the gardeners well, such as Garcia, who he learned is a master at handiwork.

"They've been very good," Fuller said. "Their behavior and everything has been great."

There are hopes that other property owners will be interested in similar partnerships with OPCC.

"We are very interested in activities that would help (our client's) well being," Richert said. "I would guess the majority of our clients would similarly find this therapeutic, something that is healing."

MUSIC VIDEO | Sacred Groves of India's Forests

noreply@blogger.com (Gav Editor) — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 22:36:00 +0000

I recently discovered Chinmaya Dunster's wonderful music and his environmental activism to help save India's environment. He also founded the musical group The Celtic Ragas Band. - GAV Editor

MUSIC VIDEO | SACRED GROVES (6:42)

Part two of Chinmaya Dunster's CONCERT FOR INDIA'S ENVIRONMENT', introducing popular Tamil singer Shruti Banu. As traditions of conserving forests disappear, new ways of educating the young to appreciate their value must be found.

LINKS:

MUSIC VIDEO | SACRED GROVES (6:42)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75njXcxNSZI

Chinmaya Dunster Music & Films
http://www.chinmaya-dunster.com/

MUSIC VIDEO | Jasmine Ash "Fall"

noreply@blogger.com (Gav Editor) — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 22:00:00 +0000

I love this music video. Beautiful voice. - GAV Editor

New artist Jasmine Ash's music video for her single, "Fall.

"You are not alone" - Jasmine Ash

MUSIC VIDEO | Jasmine Ash "Fall"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XaimSpi96LM

MUSIC VIDEO | Cat Stevens - Peace Train (live)

noreply@blogger.com (Gav Editor) — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 21:41:00 +0000

Great music video of Cat Stevens performing Peace Train live on his Earth Tour, 1976. I always loved his music but never got to see him live in concert. Thanks to YouTube for making these classic concerts available. Also watch Yusuf Islam (Cat Stevens) - performing Peace Train (30 years later) at the Nobel Peace Prize Concert in Oslo, Norway - 11 december 2006. - GAV Editor

"...and if everyone could, you know, love Alfred Hitchcock, I think it would be a better world. Don't you?" - Cat Stevens

MUSIC VIDEO | Cat Stevens - Peace Train (live) (4:21)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sjSHazjrWg

VIDEO | Music of Resistance - Afro Reggae

noreply@blogger.com (Gav Editor) — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 20:53:00 +0000

I am always amazed and inspired that in the most brutal and impoverished places in the world, loving, creative and courageous people come forward to make positive change happen. - GAV Editor

VIDEO | Music of Resistance: Part 1 - Afro Reggae - 9 March 09 (11:30)

Anderson Sá turned his back on drug dealing and crime and formed AfroReggae - a group devoted to providing an alternative to the children in Brazil's favelas.

VIDEO | Music of Resistance: Part 2 - Afro Reggae - 9 March 09 - Part 2 (11:00)

LINKS:

VIDEO | Music of Resistance - Afro Reggae - 9 March 09 - Part 1 (11:30)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVsFiXORUb4

VIDEO | Music of Resistance - Afro Reggae - 9 March 09 - Part 2 (11:00)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PCdORAHVRs

VIDEO | The Omo - The Painted People of Ethiopia

noreply@blogger.com (Gav Editor) — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 19:20:00 +0000

When I first watched this video I was completely enchanted and transported to a magical realm. The beauty of the art touched me on a very primal level. It became clear to me that the reason I never liked most art of the modern world was because it had lost touch with the simplicity and beauty of the natural world. With his camera and artistic eyes, Hans Silvester has created a masterpiece. - GAV Editor

VIDEO | The Omo People, The Painted People of Ethiopia (7:12)

Hans Silvester, Artist/Photographer

1938 Born in Lorrach, Germany

AWARDS AND METALS

1975 Bronze Medal, Leipzig Book Fair, Germany

1976 Aigle d’Or, la Foire du livre de Nice, France

2006 Photography book of the year for Les Peuples de l’Omo, La Nuit du livre, Paris, France

EXHIBITIONS

2001 Les filles de Mirabai, Fnac Étoile, Paris, France

2002 Chevaux de Camargue, La maison du cheval, Camargue, France
Mas de la Cure, Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, France
Les filles de Mirabai, Galerie Dupon, Toulouse, France
La Aquiloni, Festival Internazionale, Cervia, Italy

2004 La Provence Hier Toujours, Maison René Char, Campredon, L’lsle-sur-la- Sorgue, France

2005 Les Tribus de l’Omo: Éthiopie, Fondation Jean-Paul Blachère, Apt, France
Les cerfs-volants - Les Écrits du Vents, Mois de la photo, Villa Tamaris, La Seyne-sur-Mer, Var, France
Pétanque - Le pain de Karpathos - Les chevaux de Camargue Les filles de Mirabai - Les cerfs-volants - Silhouettes aux oiseaux, Gordes, Vaucluse, France

2006 Les peuples de l’Omo, Fondation Jean-Paul Blachère, Boulogne-sur-Mer, France
Les peuples de l’Omo, La Cantine du Faubourg, Paris, France
Les peuples de l’Omo, Visa pour l’Image, International festival of photojournalism, Perpignan, France
Les peuples de l’Omo, Galerie la Maison-près-Bastille, Paris, France
L’ours dans le viseur, Montier-en-Der, France
Les peuples de l’Omo, Galerie Annie Lagier, L’Isle-sur-La-Sorgue, France

2007 Souvenez-vous, c’était la Camargue, Festival photos de mer, Vannes, France
Les peuples de l’Omo, Tour Philippe le Bel, Villeneuve-lez-Avignon, France
Les peuples de l’Omo, Fondation Yves Rocher, Festival Photo, Peuple
et Nature, Gacilly, Bretagne, France
Les peuples de l’Omo, Honfleur, Normandie, France
Les peuples de l’Omo, Saint-Raphaël, Var, France
Les chats du Soleil, Médiathèque de Cavalaire-sur-Mer, Var, France
Les habits de la nature Éthiopie, Galerie la Maison-près-Bastille, Paris, France
Les peuples de l’Omo, Fondation J.P. Blachère, Musée de l’Hôtel Dieu, Mantesla- Jolie, France
Les peuples de l’Omo - Les habits de la nature, Montier-en-Der, France
Les peuples de l’Omo, Galerie Annie Lagier, L’Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, France

2008 Hans Silvester: Expressions d’Afrique - Peintres du corps en Éthiopie, Hôtel des Arts, Centre méditerranéen d’art, Conseil général du Var, Toulon, France
Provence Hier Toujours, N.B. Galerie d’art du Casino, Saint-Céret, France.
Hans Silvester: Painted People, Marlborough Chelsea, New York, New York, September-October

2009 L’Omo- Éthiopie, Musée Royal d’Afrique, Tervuren, Belgium

LINK:

VIDEO | The Omo People, The Painted People of Ethiopia (7:12)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGLR8wEvRfQ