consciouslifenews--2020-04-02--Finding Harmony in Chaos

Finding Harmony in Chaos

In these times , it 's easy to feel as if everything is thrown into chaos .
The following story is about how sometimes harmony and rhythm can be found in the chaos .
In 2003 , I attended a life-changing concert—Herbie Hancock teamed up with other jazz greats such as Michael Brecker and Roy Hargrove in a quintet to celebrate the music of Miles Davis and John Coltrane , both of whom would have turned a heavenly 77 that year .
The two horn players chosen to honor those dead gods of Jazz have themselves now passed on , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and can count themselves in the numbers of saints who come marching in .
It was Spiritual .
There was a moment in the concert when the horns were off stage allowing the rhythm section to solo .
The concert hall was dark except for three dim spotlights , each illuminating a musician on stage .
Herbie Hancock was hunched over his keys popping dissonant chords like ice on a red-hot stove .
John Patitucci 's fingers blurred and tangled as they whirred around the fretboard of his double bass .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Popping , clinking , banging , like someone rummaging through a junk drawer .
Then , each musician began to play as if oblivious to the other musicians .
All three seemed to abandon the song 's underlying structure , the musical map that makes playing together possible .
They were alone , lost and consumed in the rite of making their own art .
Time began to slip away and it became more of an abstract idea than a perceptible pulse .
Impossible to find a down-beat .
The music floated @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I could see the music personified on the furrowed brows and grimaces of the musicians .
Their notes were together turbulent , raging , furious , and at times lackadaisical .
I drifted with the music .
Despite the musical trip , however , something was gnawing at me .
It was my rational mind wondering how the music could possibly come back together from this entropy , this chaos .
I could see no signs that the musicians were following any sort of map in the song 's structure .
How would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and start the melody again , the head ?
How would the rhythm section come back together ?
And with these questions , my eyes fixed upon the musicians , hypnotized to the scene before me .
Afraid to miss a single note , I stared wide-eyed , wondering what would happen next .
Minutes and seconds had ceased .
And after an age , suddenly the horns were back on stage .
Without a word , and without a cue , without a gesture , not even a glance , the rhythm @ @ @ @ @ @ @ swung 4/4 meter at the precise fraction of a second that both sax and trumpet blew a soft , low , singular , note .
The timbre of this note could not be discerned by the nature of the instruments ; it was both sax and trumpet .
A third horn .
A new name .
Invisible but right in front of me .
And with this new horn they began the head .
All five were playing as individuals , carving out their own signature and personalities with their instrument .
Yet @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and dissonance , every sound by each musician originated from the same steady beat of one shared heart .
It is this heart that makes the maps and this heart that sews the musicians together with an invisible thread .
My soul was witnessing a miracle .
As I watched and heard them play , I was sensing this shared , invisible heart .
I was seeing the finger of God .
Read or listen to the full article Scott Moore is a senior teacher of yoga and mindfulness in the US ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ LA ) and abroad and the author of Practical Yoga Nidra : The 10-Step Method to Reduce Stress , Improve Sleep , and Restore Your Spirit .
When he 's not teaching or conducting retreats , or traveling to teach , he also writes for Conscious Life News , Elephant Journal , Mantra Magazine , Medium , and his own .
Scott also loves to run , play the saxophone , and travel with his wife and son .
Check out his yoga retreats and trainings in places like Tuscany , France , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Scott just moved back to Salt Lake City after living in Southern France with his family .

Harmony In Chaos In these times, it's easy to feel as if everything is thrown into chaos. The following story is about how sometimes harmony and rhythm can be found in the chaos. In 2003, I attended a life-changing concert—Herbie Hancock teamed up with other jazz greats such as Michael Brecker and Roy Hargrove in a quintet to celebrate the music of Miles Davis and John Coltrane, both of whom would have turned a heavenly 77 that year. The two horn players chosen to honor those dead gods of Jazz have themselves now passed on, Brecker in 2007 and Hargrove in 2018, and can count themselves in the numbers of saints who come marching in.
Whether yoga asana or jazz, both modes point to that Oneness of being we all share. Both point to and celebrate spirit. The following is a story about this pointing.
Holy
It was Spiritual. There was a moment in the concert when the horns were off stage allowing the rhythm section to solo. The concert hall was dark except for three dim spotlights, each illuminating a musician on stage. Herbie Hancock was hunched over his keys popping dissonant chords like ice on a red-hot stove. John Patitucci's fingers blurred and tangled as they whirred around the fretboard of his double bass. The drummer was nimbly tap-dancing around his set. Popping, clinking, banging, like someone rummaging through a junk drawer. Then, each musician began to play as if oblivious to the other musicians. All three seemed to abandon the song's underlying structure, the musical map that makes playing together possible. They were alone, lost and consumed in the rite of making their own art. Time began to slip away and it became more of an abstract idea than a perceptible pulse. Impossible to find a down-beat.
The music floated like this for eternally long minutes. I could see the music personified on the furrowed brows and grimaces of the musicians. Their notes were together turbulent, raging, furious, and at times lackadaisical. I drifted with the music. Despite the musical trip, however, something was gnawing at me. It was my rational mind wondering how the music could possibly come back together from this entropy, this chaos. I could see no signs that the musicians were following any sort of map in the song's structure. How would the horns know when to come in and start the melody again, the head? How would the rhythm section come back together? And with these questions, my eyes fixed upon the musicians, hypnotized to the scene before me. Afraid to miss a single note, I stared wide-eyed, wondering what would happen next. Minutes and seconds had ceased.
Rebirth
And after an age, suddenly the horns were back on stage. Without a word, and without a cue, without a gesture, not even a glance, the rhythm section simultaneously aligned to a slow, swung 4/4 meter at the precise fraction of a second that both sax and trumpet blew a soft, low, singular, note. The timbre of this note could not be discerned by the nature of the instruments; it was both sax and trumpet. A third horn. A new name. Invisible but right in front of me. And with this new horn they began the head.
All five were playing as individuals, carving out their own signature and personalities with their instrument. Yet despite the apparent autonomy, chaos, and dissonance, every sound by each musician originated from the same steady beat of one shared heart. It is this heart that makes the maps and this heart that sews the musicians together with an invisible thread. My soul was witnessing a miracle. As I watched and heard them play, I was sensing this shared, invisible heart. I was seeing the finger of God.
Read or listen to the full article
Scott Moore is a senior teacher of yoga and mindfulness in the US (New York, Salt Lake City, LA) and abroad and the author of Practical Yoga Nidra: The 10-Step Method to Reduce Stress, Improve Sleep, and Restore Your Spirit. When he's not teaching or conducting retreats, or traveling to teach, he also writes for Conscious Life News, Elephant Journal, Mantra Magazine, Medium, and his own blog at scottmooreyoga.com. Scott also loves to run, play the saxophone, and travel with his wife and son. Check out his yoga retreats and trainings in places like Tuscany, France, and Hong Kong , his online Yoga Nidra Course and his Yoga Teacher Mentor Program. Scott just moved back to Salt Lake City after living in Southern France with his family.


consciouslifenews--2020-04-02--How We Can Defeat Coronavirus: ‘We Need To Help Our Bodies To Help Fight This Virus | Gregg Braden

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consciouslifenews--2020-04-02--While Hiking in Norway, Photographer Captures Extremely Rare White Baby Reindeer

( TMU ) — If it 's a snowy wonderland you ’ re after , the Nordics in winter are indeed spectacular and blessed with magnificent scenery .
And if you ’ re lucky , you might spot some interesting and sometimes rare wildlife .
During a hike near Oslo in Norway , wildlife enthusiast photographer Mads Nordsveen was fortunate to have an unusual experience with a rare animal two winters ago .
The adorable animal happened to be a very well camouflaged baby deer , as white as the snow surrounding it .
According to Nordsveen , it made @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to pose for some pictures .
It seems both Nordsveen and little deer were surprised and curious about the strange creature they encountered .
The photographer was also delighted to meet the little one : “ He came very close to me , and we looked at each other straight in the eyes , ” he recalled , “ After some minutes the mother of the white deer came out of trees just behind .
It walked around for some minutes before running back to its mother .
It was very magical and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been captivated by white deer , probably since the first one was spotted likely millennia ago .
These mysterious , ghostly creatures were featured in folklore , myths , and superstition and are considered to be sacred .
One persistent legend warns that a hunter killing a white deer will have bad luck for a long time and this idea appears to be universal among hunting cultures .
In his book , Kudu , writer Peter Flack notes that hunters across Africa believe misfortune , perhaps even death , will befall any hunter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ those who see the mysterious white deer would be blessed with luck .
According to Dr. Nicholas Tyler , from the Centre for Saami Studies at the University of Tromso in Norway , white reindeer are rare but easy to spot in summer , when most photographs of them are taken .
While white reindeer have an uncommon genetic mutation that strips their fur of pigment giving them great camouflage in the snow , they have dark pigmentation in their eyes and antlers and as such are not classified as albinos .
On @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a professor of Large Animal Clinical Sciences at the University of Saskatchewan , Canada has spent time studying the reindeer herds of Northern Mongolia .
Haigh discovered that white reindeer is ‘ ’ ’ ’ in the herds cared for by the nomadic Dukha community .
In recent years , with advanced technology enabling surveillance in areas difficult to access , more examples of wild species ’ babies born without pigment have been found , although many seldom survive in the wild due to either being an easy target for predators or being @ @ @ @ @ @ @ One animal being born with white fur in a species whose fur is usually not white is often incorrectly referred to as albino when they likely have a different condition .

By Jade Small | Creative Commons | TheMindUnleashed.com
(TMU) — If it's a snowy wonderland you’re after, the Nordics in winter are indeed spectacular and blessed with magnificent scenery. And if you’re lucky, you might spot some interesting and sometimes rare wildlife.
During a hike near Oslo in Norway, wildlife enthusiast photographer Mads Nordsveen was fortunate to have an unusual experience with a rare animal two winters ago.
Nordsveen explained:
“I was walking in the mountains looking for nice landscapes for my travel photography when out of nowhere I saw this adorable animal.”
The adorable animal happened to be a very well camouflaged baby deer, as white as the snow surrounding it. According to Nordsveen, it made no attempt to hide and even seemed to pose for some pictures.
It seems both Nordsveen and little deer were surprised and curious about the strange creature they encountered.
The photographer was also delighted to meet the little one:
“He came very close to me, and we looked at each other straight in the eyes,” he recalled, “After some minutes the mother of the white deer came out of trees just behind. It walked around for some minutes before running back to its mother. It was very magical and a fairy tale moment.”
People have been captivated by white deer, probably since the first one was spotted likely millennia ago. These mysterious, ghostly creatures were featured in folklore, myths, and superstition and are considered to be sacred.
One persistent legend warns that a hunter killing a white deer will have bad luck for a long time and this idea appears to be universal among hunting cultures. In his book, Kudu, writer Peter Flack notes that hunters across Africa believe misfortune, perhaps even death, will befall any hunter who kills a white antelope, while those who see the mysterious white deer would be blessed with luck.
According to Dr. Nicholas Tyler, from the Centre for Saami Studies at the University of Tromso in Norway, white reindeer are rare but easy to spot in summer, when most photographs of them are taken. While white reindeer have an uncommon genetic mutation that strips their fur of pigment giving them great camouflage in the snow, they have dark pigmentation in their eyes and antlers and as such are not classified as albinos.
On the other hand, Jerry Haigh, a professor of Large Animal Clinical Sciences at the University of Saskatchewan, Canada has spent time studying the reindeer herds of Northern Mongolia. Haigh discovered that white reindeer is ‘’quite common’’ in the herds cared for by the nomadic Dukha community.
In recent years, with advanced technology enabling surveillance in areas difficult to access, more examples of wild species’ babies born without pigment have been found, although many seldom survive in the wild due to either being an easy target for predators or being rejected by the mother or herd.
One animal being born with white fur in a species whose fur is usually not white is often incorrectly referred to as albino when they likely have a different condition.
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consciouslifenews--2020-04-02--Could COVID-19 Reshape Global Leadership?

As U.S. COVID-19 cases double every few days and the death toll mounts , the U.S. seems to be caught @ @ @ @ @ both worlds ” predicament : daily life and much of the U.S. economy is shut @ @ @ @ @ progress has been achieved in its efforts to contain or eradicate the virus .
Meanwhile @ @ @ @ @ of Wuhan in China , where the pandemic began , are starting to return to @ @ @ @ @ with the city ’ s subway system running again and businesses reopening .
In the @ @ @ @ @ is the capital ) , 4.6 million people returned to work last week , while @ @ @ @ @ quarantine in Hubei to jobs in other parts of China , a mass migration that @ @ @ @ @ .

As U.S. COVID-19 cases double every few days and the death toll mounts, the U.S. seems to be caught in a “worst of both worlds” predicament: daily life and much of the U.S. economy is shut down, but no real progress has been achieved in its efforts to contain or eradicate the virus.
Meanwhile, the 11 million people of Wuhan in China, where the pandemic began, are starting to return to a more normal life, with the city’s subway system running again and businesses reopening. In the province of Hubei (Wuhan is the capital), 4.6 million people returned to work last week, while another 2.8 million returned from quarantine in Hubei to jobs in other parts of China, a mass migration that seemed unthinkable a month ago.
But international trade and travel will be severely depressed until the world as a whole recover from COVID-19, so no country can fully recover as long as others are still in the grip of the pandemic. Different countries are trying different approaches to the problem based on their own economic, political and healthcare systems. We can all learn from each other and we will have to help each other get through this. COVID-19 has mainly hit the people of wealthier countries first because they travel more and carry it with them from country to country. But unless and until it is eradicated globally, no country will be immune.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has stressed timely and systematic contact tracing and testing as the key to fighting COVID-19. This means quickly tracing the contacts of each infected patient and testing them, whether they show symptoms or not.
The results of testing in Iceland, which has tested more of its population than any other country, have shown that about half of all COVID-19 carriers show no symptoms at all, so testing only people with symptoms without efficient and comprehensive contact tracing will not stop the spread of the disease. Increasingly oppressive lockdowns are only a stop-gap measure and are no substitute for systematic contact tracing and testing.
China eradicated the virus from Hubei province by deploying 40,000 medical staff and doing comprehensive contact tracing and testing, and this is the model other wealthy countries that have had limited success against COVID-19 have tried to follow. Germany has done better than other large countries in Europe, with over 66,000 cases but only 645 deaths. The other countries that have tested at least 0.5% of their populations have kept deaths even lower. As of March 30, the numbers were: Australia (17 deaths as of March 30th); Austria (108); Bahrain (4); Canada (65); Estonia (3); Iceland (2); Latvia (0); Malta (0); Norway (32); Singapore (3); Slovenia (11); South Korea (158); Switzerland (359) and the UAE (5). After a very late start, the U.S. has still only tested 0.3% of Americans and is still testing people based mainly on symptoms, not contact tracing.
Wealthy countries that failed to respond to COVID-19 in its early stages don’t have enough protective gear, test kits or ventilators to treat large numbers of patients and stop the spread of the virus. How will poorer countries manage once they, too, are battling infections that are out of control? High-tech equipment will be in an even greater shortage in low-tech countries. But fortunately, some poorer countries are already finding strategies that work.
Vietnam, with limited resources and without access to large numbers of test kits, seems to have avoided widespread infection, despite a long border with China. By March 30, Vietnam had 203 confirmed COVID-19 cases, but no deaths. So what has it done?
Vietnam’s public health system provides comprehensive healthcare to 89% of its people, and it has doctors, nurses and other health workers in every community. Anyone arriving in Vietnam is checked for a fever and quarantined if they have one. Even those who don’t are under a strict stay-at-home order for 14 days. This is so strict that their names are published in local newspapers and the public is asked to tell the local health authorities if they see them outside. If a stranger appears in a community, a healthcare worker visits to check them out.
If there is a suspected COVID-19 case in a building, the whole building is quarantined for two weeks, but quarantine Vietnam-style includes three meals a day, delivered for a small charge. All large buildings have whole-body sanitizing stations, not just hand sanitizer, at every entrance. Vietnam is using empty hotels as quarantine sites, with house-calls from a doctor as part of the service. Everybody in Vietnam wears a mask, and there have been no reports of price gouging, panic buying, or hoarding.
Another of China’s neighbors, Taiwan , has developed a different approach to COVID-19, but it, too, has the benefit of a comprehensive public health system, with an emphasis on preventive care. With a huge number of daily flights between Taiwan and China, Taiwan began restricting flights into the country on December 31, 2019, nearly three months before the U.S. Like South Korea, Taiwan began COVID-19 testing on January 20, with contact tracing and testing and isolation of confirmed cases. But Taiwan has avoided a national lockdown and has not even closed its schools. Instead, it has installed dividers between students’ desks, so that all students have their own cubicles. It also rations its limited supply of masks, distributing a fixed number to each family. By March 30, Taiwan only had 306 confirmed cases, and only 5 people had died.
Japan and Thailand both have low published figures for COVID-19 cases and deaths, but these figures may conceal unreported cases. Japan has the oldest population in the world, and already has a high incidence of pneumonia and respiratory diseases among its elderly. It is treating COVID-19 as a strictly medical problem, trying various experimental treatments , restricting COVID-19 testing and maintaining normal life as much as possible. Thailand has adopted a more conventional approach, and may also have many undetected cases. As of March 30, Japan had 1,866 cases and 54 deaths, while Thailand had 1,524 cases and only 9 deaths.
Another country that is worth looking at is Venezuela, which was already in a very difficult situation. As many as 100,000 people are believed to have already died since 2017 as a result of brutal U.S. sanctions that prevent the import of medicines, food, and other necessities. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is calling for the lifting of sanctions , and many Americans support his call. The coming of COVID-19 to a country already in such dire straits is hard to imagine.
But in fact, as of March 30, Venezuela had confirmed only 129 cases and 3 deaths. China has sent 320,000 test kits, a team of health experts and tons of supplies. Cuba has sent 130 doctors and 10,000 doses of Interferon, a Cuban drug that China has used with some success to treat COVID-19, and Russia has also sent medical equipment and supplies.
Like Vietnam, Taiwan and other countries, Venezuela has benefited from already having a comprehensive national healthcare system. When the first COVID-19 case was confirmed on March 13, the government closed schools, dine-in restaurants, and theaters. Within 10 days, 12.2 million people completed questionnaires about their health and 20,000 who reported symptoms received house-calls from medical teams. Community groups made masks and 12,000 medical students were drafted to make house-calls. Rent payments were suspended and the government guaranteed salaries and wages.
So Venezuela has responded to this dual crisis with free food, free healthcare, free housing, and free COVID-19 testing, and has so far weathered the storm.
Cuba is another example of a small, poor country that is fighting internal outbreaks, mostly brought to the island by foreign tourists, through door-to-door visits by medical personnel. They had 170 cases as of March 30, with three deaths. The country’s borders have been closed to all nonresidents, bringing the tourism-driven economy to a standstill. On top of this, Cuba, like Venezuela, is suffering from brutal U.S. sanctions that hamper its ability to both earn foreign currency and import critical goods, from food to medical supplies.
Despite these severe obstacles, Cuba is not only controlling the spread internally but sending brigades of doctors and nurses to Italy, as well as Venezuela, Nicaragua, Jamaica, Suriname, and Grenada. It provides a heroic example for the world, but unfortunately, Cuba is too small and poor to make a major dent in the global pandemic.
A world in search of new leadership
This look at the COVID-19 pandemic in a few countries around the world is only a snapshot of what is facing now. The numbers of cases and deaths are higher every day, and no country except China has the virus contained. But, as a greater number of poorer countries in Asia, Africa, and Latin America become infected, few have the healthcare infrastructure of Vietnam or Cuba. So where are countries going to turn for help when large numbers of their people start falling sick and dying?
The United States is struggling to address its own problems with COVID-19. For many months to come, it will be grappling with the dilemma of how to find enough ventilators, protective equipment, tests, and medical staff. The U.S. will be scrambling to find or make more of these desperately needed resources, not sending them to other countries.
The United States is also failing miserably to provide a good example of how to successfully combat COVID-19. By March 31, the U.S. already had more coronavirus deaths than China, a country with four times the U.S. population, and the future for Americans is terrifying, with the Trump administration talking about the death of 100,000 Americans as a “good scenario.” The terribly botched U.S. response to the pandemic is undermining already weak global confidence in U.S. leadership.
China, on the other hand, has largely eliminated the virus from its own population and is already lending its expertise and resources to others. Many of the goods the world depends on to fight this virus, from masks to medicines, were already produced in China and the government has mobilized local companies to significantly crank up production and sell directly to the government to help fulfill global demand.
China is also sharing information about the pandemic and lessons from its own experience with countries around the world. Western views of China’s role in this crisis have shifted from blaming China for its initial denial of the outbreak and criticizing its restrictions of personal freedom in Wuhan to accepting its help and expertise as other countries and governments confront the same difficult choices.
With the U.S. failing and China taking a leadership role in the international response to this crisis, could this mark a turning point in the transition to a multipolar world in which China will be just as important as a world leader as the United States? And could this become an effective check on the destructive aspects and dangers of U.S. imperial power
For several decades, China has defined its place in the world according to Deng Xiaoping’s “24-character” strategy, which has served it very well until now: “Observe calmly; secure our position; cope with affairs calmly; hide our capacities and bide our time; be good at maintaining a low profile, and never claim leadership.”
Since Xi Jinping came to power in China in 2012, he has implicitly been entrusted with guiding China into a new phase in its history, moving beyond the 24-character strategy into a position in which China will be the economic and diplomatic equal of the United States.
As many analysts have noted, and as the 24-character strategy implied, China has to walk a fine line to assert its influence in the world without militarily provoking the United States or taking actions that other countries will see as aggressive or threatening. That’s why it has tried to exercise extreme caution in disputes over islands in the South China Sea and other potential military flash-points. China’s One Belt One Road initiative, a massive economic development project aimed at strengthening China’s connectivity with the world, has so far been the centerpiece of its gradually shifting strategy.
But the crisis the world will face over the next six months or a year is one that cries out for competent leadership. The WHO is already playing a critical role, but it is dependent on major economic powers to provide the resources to fill its prescriptions. If China takes the lead in providing the equipment, the therapies and the expertise the world needs right now, it can do so in a context of respect and deference to the UN and the WHO. After decades of U.S. unilateralism, aggression and disdain for international law and institutions, most of the world would welcome this kind of internationalist leadership.
Unless China overplays its hand or makes serious mistakes, nobody but Donald Trump and the imperial hawks in Washington will begrudge China its role in helping to resolve the worst public health threat the world has faced in recent history. This is China’s chance to provide constructive international leadership in a way that will save many lives. And in the reshuffling of world power that this represents, we can only hope that the United States will also find a more constructive and legitimate place for itself in a multipolar world that is more peaceful, just and sustainable.


consciouslifenews--2020-04-02--Morning Inspiration: How To Make It Happen (Motivational Video)

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consciouslifenews--2020-04-03--IS THE SKY REALLY FALLING? When the 5G satellites start falling, it will seem so.

By Arthur Firstenberg | State of the Nation As I write this , the world — or a very large part of it — is effectively under martial law .
To protect against a proposed enemy named coronavirus ( COVID-19 ) , schools have been closed , airline flights scrapped , theaters and restaurants shut down , churches shuttered , curfews put in place , public gatherings prohibited , national borders closed , people told not to touch or go near each other , every surface , door knob and human hand smothered with toxic disinfectant , and the population @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in their homes.And the people , from the USA to Norway to Bolivia to Australia to Egypt to Indonesia , have obeyed , not only without much protest , but with enthusiasm .
My inbox and voicemail are flooded with contradictory “ information , ” little of which is verifiable , less of which makes any sense , that is tailored to favorite points of scientific and political view .
No one is looking at the big picture .
No one is noticing that the mortality rates from all causes are going down @ @ @ @ @ @ @ This is not the first time a scare about a viral pandemic has swept the world .
We have previously heard predictions — none of which came true — that swine flu , bird flu , SARS , MERS , West Nile virus , Zika virus and Ebola were going to kill millions of people .
Notably , all of these scares have occurred after the Internet replaced human contact as the predominant means of communication , and words and pictures on a screen replaced reality .
Today , this has gone so @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shut down the world rather than notice what is going on around them.I do not pretend that there is no basis at all for these predictions .
Behind all the hysteria is a fear that the catastrophe that was the “ Spanish Influenza ” of 1918-1921 will repeat itself .
The 1918 flu , after all , sickened one-third of the world ’ s population and killed an estimated fifty million people .
• The 1918 flu was not caused by a virus .
• The 1918 flu was not contagious and did @ @ @ @ @ @ @ • The 1918 flu began on U.S. military bases where soldiers were being trained in wireless telegraphy .
It spread throughout the world on ten thousand U.S. Navy ships equipped with state-of-the-art wireless stations .
It became much more deadly in September 1918 when the first round-the-clock voice radio station powerful enough to be received in most parts of the world went on the air in New Brunswick , New Jersey in service of the U.S. war effort , thereby launching the modern era of radio communication .
• They put secretions from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bronchi from hospitalized influenza patients into the nose , throat and eyes of volunteers ; • They injected blood from sick patients into volunteers ; • They filtered mucous material from sick patients and injected it under the skin of volunteers ; • They had volunteers shake hands with sick patients , talk to them , faces close together , for five minutes , then had the patient breathe out as hard as he could while the volunteer , two inches away , was breathing in , then had the patient cough directly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ five times .
None of the volunteers in any of these experiments got sick in any way.Similar attempts to infect healthy horses with secretions from horses sick with influenza resulted in the same resounding failure .
These experiments , and other facts about the 1918 flu , as well as about influenza in general , are thoroughly discussed and documented in chapters 7 , 8 and 9 of my book , The Invisible Rainbow : A History of Electricity and Life ( AGB Press 2017 , Chelsea Green 2020 ) .
Historically , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ without warning and without a schedule and disappeared as suddenly and mysteriously as it had arrived , not to be seen again for years or decades .
It did not exist on this earth as an annual disease prior to the worldwide deployment of AC electricity for lights and power that occurred in 1889 .
Many of the doctors who were flooded with influenza in 1889 had never seen a case before .
But influenza has not been absent anywhere on earth since .
What is most difficult for people to let go @ @ @ @ @ @ @ engrained in our society , that a disease is the same as a bacteria or a virus .
This way of looking at the world , as a battlefied instead of a community , is wrong .
Yes , there is a respiratory virus associated with influenza .
No , the virus does not cause the disease .
Influenza is a neurological disease that can affect almost every organ , with or without respiratory symptoms .
It is caused by electricity .
Especially now , the world needs to know these things .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ flu was not caused by a virus and was not spread by contagion , but was instead caused by the sudden spread of radio communication throughout the world , the hysteria should die down and the world can get back to normal , and go about the necessary business of getting rid of wireless technology .
Radio waves have sickened and killed more of humanity in the past century than all of the bacteria and viruses combined .
Also heart disease , diabetes and cancer ( chapters 11 , 12 and 13 of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by the sea of radiation with which our cell phones , cell towers , radio towers , radar stations , security systems , baby monitors , wireless computers , and other wireless devices and infrastructure have flooded our precious and fragile world .
Robert O ’ Leary , JD BARA , has had an abiding interest in alternative health products & modalities since the early 1970 ’ s & he has seen how they have made people go from lacking health to vibrant health .
He became an attorney , singer-songwriter , martial @ @ @ @ @ @ @ brings that experience to his practice as a BioAcoustic Soundhealth Practitioner , under the tutelage of the award-winning founder of BioAcoustic Biology , Sharry Edwards , whose Institute of BioAcoustic Biology has now been serving clients for 30 years with a non-invasive & safe integrative modality that supports the body ’ s ability to self-heal using the power of the human voice .
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By Arthur Firstenberg | State of the Nation
As I write this, the world — or a very large part of it — is effectively under martial law. To protect against a proposed enemy named coronavirus (COVID-19), schools have been closed, airline flights scrapped, theaters and restaurants shut down, churches shuttered, curfews put in place, public gatherings prohibited, national borders closed, people told not to touch or go near each other, every surface, door knob and human hand smothered with toxic disinfectant, and the population ordered to “shelter in place” in their homes.And the people, from the USA to Norway to Bolivia to Australia to Egypt to Indonesia, have obeyed, not only without much protest, but with enthusiasm.
My inbox and voicemail are flooded with contradictory “information,” little of which is verifiable, less of which makes any sense, that is tailored to favorite points of scientific and political view. No one is looking at the big picture. No one is noticing that the mortality rates from all causes are going down, not up in most countries.
WHAT CAUSED THE 1918 “SPANISH INFLUENZA”?
This is not the first time a scare about a viral pandemic has swept the world. We have previously heard predictions — none of which came true — that swine flu, bird flu, SARS, MERS, West Nile virus, Zika virus and Ebola were going to kill millions of people. Notably, all of these scares have occurred after the Internet replaced human contact as the predominant means of communication, and words and pictures on a screen replaced reality. Today, this has gone so far that people are finally willing to shut down the world rather than notice what is going on around them.I do not pretend that there is no basis at all for these predictions. Behind all the hysteria is a fear that the catastrophe that was the “Spanish Influenza” of 1918-1921 will repeat itself. The 1918 flu, after all, sickened one-third of the world’s population and killed an estimated fifty million people.
But there are a number of important facts about the 1918 flu that are not widely known:
The 1918 flu was not caused by a virus.
The 1918 flu was not contagious and did not spread by direct human-to-human contact.
The 1918 flu began on U.S. military bases where soldiers were being trained in wireless telegraphy. It spread throughout the world on ten thousand U.S. Navy ships equipped with state-of-the-art wireless stations. It became much more deadly in September 1918 when the first round-the-clock voice radio station powerful enough to be received in most parts of the world went on the air in New Brunswick, New Jersey in service of the U.S. war effort, thereby launching the modern era of radio communication.
Efforts by doctors working for the U.S. Public Health Service to prove the contagious nature of the 1918 flu were heroic and resulted in resounding and repeated failure. In November and December 1918 and in February and March 1919, they attempted to infect one hundred healthy volunteers with influenza in the following ways:
They put secretions from the mouth, nose, throat and bronchi from hospitalized influenza patients into the nose, throat and eyes of volunteers;
They injected blood from sick patients into volunteers;
They filtered mucous material from sick patients and injected it under the skin of volunteers;
They had volunteers shake hands with sick patients, talk to them, faces close together, for five minutes, then had the patient breathe out as hard as he could while the volunteer, two inches away, was breathing in, then had the patient cough directly into the face of the volunteer, five times.
None of the volunteers in any of these experiments got sick in any way.Similar attempts to infect healthy horses with secretions from horses sick with influenza resulted in the same resounding failure. These experiments, and other facts about the 1918 flu, as well as about influenza in general, are thoroughly discussed and documented in chapters 7, 8 and 9 of my book, The Invisible Rainbow: A History of Electricity and Life (AGB Press 2017, Chelsea Green 2020). Historically, influenza was an unpredictable disease that struck without warning and without a schedule and disappeared as suddenly and mysteriously as it had arrived, not to be seen again for years or decades. It did not exist on this earth as an annual disease prior to the worldwide deployment of AC electricity for lights and power that occurred in 1889. Many of the doctors who were flooded with influenza in 1889 had never seen a case before. But influenza has not been absent anywhere on earth since. What is most difficult for people to let go of is the notion, so deeply engrained in our society, that a disease is the same as a bacteria or a virus. This way of looking at the world, as a battlefied instead of a community, is wrong. Yes, there is a respiratory virus associated with influenza. No, the virus does not cause the disease. Influenza is a neurological disease that can affect almost every organ, with or without respiratory symptoms. It is caused by electricity. Especially now, the world needs to know these things. Once it is understood that the 1918 flu was not caused by a virus and was not spread by contagion, but was instead caused by the sudden spread of radio communication throughout the world, the hysteria should die down and the world can get back to normal, and go about the necessary business of getting rid of wireless technology. Radio waves have sickened and killed more of humanity in the past century than all of the bacteria and viruses combined. Also heart disease, diabetes and cancer (chapters 11, 12 and 13 of The Invisible Rainbow) are caused primarily by the sea of radiation with which our cell phones, cell towers, radio towers, radar stations, security systems, baby monitors, wireless computers, and other wireless devices and infrastructure have flooded our precious and fragile world.
The Coronavirus and 5G
I have been asked if I think the coronavirus disease is caused by 5G, and my answer is: not directly. But the parallels to 1918 are striking. Remember, the 1918 flu was not caused by a virus but by the proliferation of radio technology, to such an extent as to modify the electromagnetic environment of the Earth itself. The first, mild wave of the flu in the winter, spring and summer of 1918 was caused by the proliferation of thousands of wireless telegraphy stations, each having a limited geographic range and operating for a limited number of hours per day. The second wave, which lasted three full years, sickening one-third of humanity and killing ten percent of those it sickened, was caused by an escalation of radio from telegraphy to voice, part time to full time, and short-range to planet-wide.
Also, please consider signing the appeal at www.5gSpaceAppeal.com


consciouslifenews--2020-04-03--Vibrational Alignment Guided Meditation with Esther Hicks

In this empowering and uplifting guided meditation with Esther Hicks , you ’ ll discover how to attract what you want by becoming a vibrational match to the qualities you seek .
When you practice the thoughts of what you want , what you want comes to you by the laws of the universe .
All you seek is already available to you once you are in vibrational alignment with the source .
By focusing on what you do want and seeing what you want , instead of focusing on lack or what you don ’ t want , you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in having what you want .
Use this short meditation frequently each day to focus on and attract more of what you do want .
This is an effective way to change your thoughts so that they are a vibrational match to all you desire .
There is great love for you here .
Esther Hicks has been sharing messages and lessons from the wise consciousness known as Abraham for many years .
Esther and her late husband offered seminars to help people understand and use the law of attraction .
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In this empowering and uplifting guided meditation with Esther Hicks, you’ll discover how to attract what you want by becoming a vibrational match to the qualities you seek. When you practice the thoughts of what you want, what you want comes to you by the laws of the universe. All you seek is already available to you once you are in vibrational alignment with the source.
By focusing on what you do want and seeing what you want, instead of focusing on lack or what you don’t want, you’ll begin to realize your power in having what you want. Use this short meditation frequently each day to focus on and attract more of what you do want. This is an effective way to change your thoughts so that they are a vibrational match to all you desire.
There is great love for you here. Esther Hicks has been sharing messages and lessons from the wise consciousness known as Abraham for many years. Esther and her late husband offered seminars to help people understand and use the law of attraction.


consciouslifenews--2020-04-03--Venus into Gemini – opportunities abound…

Venus moves into Gemini for an extended 4 month stay , from Friday 3rd April 2020 , at 6.11pm GMT .
So , through to the 7th August we have a real opportunity to transform our thinking and our way of relating .
With many of us involved in social distancing , it will be harder to embrace the full value of Venus in Gemini in the usual way .
Ordinarily this would be a flirty , flighty transit , ideal to mix and mingle , which at the moment can seem unlikely .
However , the actual Birth Chart @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and by the end of May 2020 , despite Venus being in Shadow from the 7th of May , Retrograde from the 13th May to the 24th June , emerging from Shadow on the 28th July , perhaps the true lesson of this transit is to be creative about we connect with others , especially through digital media .
Also we can use the 3rd House energies here , to expand our knowledge .
After all , Venus is about attraction , also money , and in Gemini about communication , so @ @ @ @ @ @ @ current situations .
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Venus moves into Gemini for an extended 4 month stay, from Friday 3rd April 2020, at 6.11pm GMT. So, through to the 7th August we have a real opportunity to transform our thinking and our way of relating. With many of us involved in social distancing, it will be harder to embrace the full value of Venus in Gemini in the usual way. Ordinarily this would be a flirty, flighty transit, ideal to mix and mingle, which at the moment can seem unlikely.
However, the actual Birth Chart for today's ingress is very encouraging, and by the end of May 2020, despite Venus being in Shadow from the 7th of May, Retrograde from the 13th May to the 24th June, emerging from Shadow on the 28th July, perhaps the true lesson of this transit is to be creative about we connect with others, especially through digital media. Also we can use the 3rd House energies here, to expand our knowledge. After all, Venus is about attraction, also money, and in Gemini about communication, so there is plenty go for despite our current situations.
For your Zodiac Sign Forecast for Venus in Gemini, please CLICK/TAP on the video below…
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consciouslifenews--2020-04-03--Poor Diet Causes Nearly Half of All Deaths from Heart Disease and Diabetes: Here’s What to Eat

Omega-3s from seafood , fruits , nuts , vegetables , and whole grains are among the 10 dietary factors associated with an estimated 45 % of all cardiometabolic deaths in the US , says a new study .
Data published in the March 7 issue of JAMA indicated that the highest number of cardiometabolic deaths were associated with too much sodium and processed meat , and not enough nuts and seeds , seafood omega-3 fats , vegetable , and fruit , compared with optimal consumption levels .
“ Nationally , estimated cardiometabolic deaths related to insufficient healthier foods/nutrients remained at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ excess unhealthful foods/ nutrients , ” wrote the researchers , led by Renata Micha , RD , Ph.D. , of the Tufts Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy , Boston .
“ These results inform strategies for prevention to reduce the health and economic burdens of cardiometabolic diseases in the United States .
For example , positive messaging to patients , the public , and industry can emphasize maximizing the good ( rather than simply reducing the harmful ) food choices and products.
” “ There needs to be a greater effort @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the study 's findings , Harry Rice , Ph.D. , VP of scientific and regulatory affairs for Global Organization for EPA and DHA Omega-3s ( GOED ) , told us : “ Given that high-quality research continues to be published reporting on the cardiac consequences of sub-optimal intakes of EPA/DHA omega-3s , coupled with the knowledge that omega-3 intake is insufficient , not only in the US but in most of the world , it seems almost criminal that there is n't a greater effort to increase omega-3 intake .
“ While this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it continues to frustrate me that every year , people die from low omega-3 intake while the Canadian and US governments continue to debate the merits of establishing dietary reference intakes ( DRIs ) based on chronic disease risk reduction.
” Study details “ Among unhealthful foods/nutrients , the present findings suggest that sodium is a key target , ” wrote the researchers .
The researchers estimated the link between 10 foods/nutrients and deaths from heart disease , stroke , and type 2 diabetes using data from a couple of sources , including @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( NHANES ) 1999-2002 and 2009-2012 , meta-analyses of prospective studies and clinical trials , and the National Center for Health Statistics .
Data indicated that there were 702,308 cardiometabolic deaths in the US in 2012 .
Of these , an estimated 45 % were associated with suboptimal intakes of the 10 dietary factors .
The unhealthful foods/nutrients were listed as sodium ( an optimal level below 2 grams per day ) ; processed meats intake above ( optimal intake was 0 g/d ) ; sugar-sweetened beverages ( SSB , optimal intake was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( optimal intake below 14.3 g/d ) .
Sub-optimal intakes were defined as above these optimal levels .
On the other hand , healthful foods/ nutrients were listed as nuts/seeds ( at least 20.2 g/d ) ; seafood omega-3 fats ( at least 250 mg/d ) ; vegetables ( at least 400 g/d ) ; fruits ( at least 300 g/d ) ; whole grains ( at least 125 g/d ) ; and PUFAs replacing carbohydrates or saturated fats ( at least 11 % energy/d ) .
Sub-optimal intakes were defined as below @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dietary components , the largest estimated mortality was associated with suboptimal sodium ( 9.5 % ) followed by nuts/seeds , processed meats , seafood omega-3 fats , vegetables , fruits , [ sugar sweetened beverages ] , and whole grains ( each between 5.9 % -8.5 % ) , and , last , polyunsaturated fats ( 2.3 % ) and unprocessed red meats ( 0.4 % ) , ” wrote the researchers .
“ Among unhealthful foods/nutrients , the present findings suggest that sodium is a key target , ” they wrote .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ a strong government role to educate the public and engage industry to gradually reduce salt content in processed foods ( for example , as implemented in the United Kingdom and Turkey ) appear to be effective , equitable , and highly cost-effective or even cost-saving .
“ The decline in SSB-associated proportional mortality between 2002 and 2012 is promising .
The current results suggest that continuing programs to reduce SSBs are important , especially among younger adults , blacks , Hispanics , and individuals in the United States with lower educational attainment.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , guide public health planning , and inform strategies to alter dietary habits and improve health , ” the authors wrote .
Relevant to public health nutrition policy Low consumption of seafood omega-3 fats was associated with almost 15 % of deaths due to coronary heart disease ( CHD ) .
In an accompanying editorial in JAMA , Noel Mueller , Ph.D. , and Lawrence Appel , MD , from Johns Hopkins University stated : “ The study by Micha et al is quite relevant to public health nutrition policy , a critically @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and around the world .
As the authors suggest , policies that affect diet quality , not just quantity , are needed .
“ [ T ] he findings reported by Micha et al appear correct–a substantial proportion of CMD [ cardiometabolic disease ] deaths are associated with suboptimal diet , and improving diet quality could help prevent a large fraction of CMD deaths and reduce health disparities .
”

By Steven Daniels | Prevent Disease
Omega-3s from seafood, fruits, nuts, vegetables, and whole grains are among the 10 dietary factors associated with an estimated 45% of all cardiometabolic deaths in the US, says a new study.
Data published in the March 7 issue of JAMA indicated that the highest number of cardiometabolic deaths were associated with too much sodium and processed meat, and not enough nuts and seeds, seafood omega-3 fats, vegetable, and fruit, compared with optimal consumption levels.
“Nationally, estimated cardiometabolic deaths related to insufficient healthier foods/nutrients remained at least as substantial as those related to excess unhealthful foods/ nutrients,” wrote the researchers, led by Renata Micha, RD, Ph.D., of the Tufts Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Boston.
“These results inform strategies for prevention to reduce the health and economic burdens of cardiometabolic diseases in the United States. For example, positive messaging to patients, the public, and industry can emphasize maximizing the good (rather than simply reducing the harmful) food choices and products.”
“There needs to be a greater effort to increase omega-3s”
Commenting independently on the study's findings, Harry Rice, Ph.D., VP of scientific and regulatory affairs for Global Organization for EPA and DHA Omega-3s (GOED), told us: “Given that high-quality research continues to be published reporting on the cardiac consequences of sub-optimal intakes of EPA/DHA omega-3s, coupled with the knowledge that omega-3 intake is insufficient, not only in the US but in most of the world, it seems almost criminal that there isn't a greater effort to increase omega-3 intake.
“While this is a global public health concern, it continues to frustrate me that every year, people die from low omega-3 intake while the Canadian and US governments continue to debate the merits of establishing dietary reference intakes (DRIs) based on chronic disease risk reduction.”
Study details
“Among unhealthful foods/nutrients, the present findings suggest that sodium is a key target,” wrote the researchers.
The researchers estimated the link between 10 foods/nutrients and deaths from heart disease, stroke, and type 2 diabetes using data from a couple of sources, including the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (NHANES) 1999-2002 and 2009-2012, meta-analyses of prospective studies and clinical trials, and the National Center for Health Statistics.
Data indicated that there were 702,308 cardiometabolic deaths in the US in 2012. Of these, an estimated 45% were associated with suboptimal intakes of the 10 dietary factors.
The unhealthful foods/nutrients were listed as sodium (an optimal level below 2 grams per day); processed meats intake above (optimal intake was 0 g/d); sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB, optimal intake was 0 g/d); and red meats (optimal intake below 14.3 g/d). Sub-optimal intakes were defined as above these optimal levels.
On the other hand, healthful foods/ nutrients were listed as nuts/seeds (at least 20.2 g/d); seafood omega-3 fats (at least 250 mg/d); vegetables (at least 400 g/d); fruits (at least 300 g/d); whole grains (at least 125 g/d); and PUFAs replacing carbohydrates or saturated fats (at least 11% energy/d). Sub-optimal intakes were defined as below these optimal levels.
“Among individual dietary components, the largest estimated mortality was associated with suboptimal sodium (9.5%) followed by nuts/seeds, processed meats, seafood omega-3 fats, vegetables, fruits, [sugar sweetened beverages], and whole grains (each between 5.9%-8.5%), and, last, polyunsaturated fats (2.3%) and unprocessed red meats (0.4%),” wrote the researchers.
“Among unhealthful foods/nutrients, the present findings suggest that sodium is a key target,” they wrote. “Population-wide salt reduction policies that include a strong government role to educate the public and engage industry to gradually reduce salt content in processed foods (for example, as implemented in the United Kingdom and Turkey) appear to be effective, equitable, and highly cost-effective or even cost-saving.
“The decline in SSB-associated proportional mortality between 2002 and 2012 is promising. The current results suggest that continuing programs to reduce SSBs are important, especially among younger adults, blacks, Hispanics, and individuals in the United States with lower educational attainment.”
“These results should help identify priorities, guide public health planning, and inform strategies to alter dietary habits and improve health,” the authors wrote.
Relevant to public health nutrition policy
Low consumption of seafood omega-3 fats was associated with almost 15% of deaths due to coronary heart disease (CHD).
In an accompanying editorial in JAMA, Noel Mueller, Ph.D., and Lawrence Appel, MD, from Johns Hopkins University stated: “The study by Micha et al is quite relevant to public health nutrition policy, a critically important issue both in the United States and around the world. As the authors suggest, policies that affect diet quality, not just quantity, are needed.
“[T]he findings reported by Micha et al appear correct–a substantial proportion of CMD [cardiometabolic disease] deaths are associated with suboptimal diet, and improving diet quality could help prevent a large fraction of CMD deaths and reduce health disparities.”
Read more great articles at Prevent Disease.


consciouslifenews--2020-04-03--Study Finds Being Exposed To Buddhist Concepts Reduces Prejudice and Increases Pro-Sociality

Researchers from Belgium and Taiwan have found that being exposed to Buddhist concepts can lead to increased pro-social behavioral intentions and undermine prejudice towards others .
Buddhism contains a variety of teachings and practices – such as meditation – intended to help individuals develop a more open-minded and compassionate personality .
Unlike the three dominant monotheistic religions , it does not draw a sharp line between believers and unbelievers .
In three separate experiments of 355 individuals , the researchers found that being exposed to words related to Buddhism could “ automatically activate prosociality and tolerance , in particular among @ @ @ @ @ @ @ adds to a growing body of research about priming , a phenomenon in which merely being exposed to certain words or concepts changes the way people think or behave .
It was published in the April issue of the .
When Westerners familiar with Buddhism read religious words like “ Dharma ” and “ Nirvana ” – which they were exposed to under the guise of completing a word puzzle – they reported lower negative attitudes toward outgroups compared to participants exposed to positive non-religious words like “ freedom.
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By Eric W. Dolan | PsyPost
Researchers from Belgium and Taiwan have found that being exposed to Buddhist concepts can lead to increased pro-social behavioral intentions and undermine prejudice towards others.
Buddhism contains a variety of teachings and practices – such as meditation – intended to help individuals develop a more open-minded and compassionate personality. Unlike the three dominant monotheistic religions, it does not draw a sharp line between believers and unbelievers.
In three separate experiments of 355 individuals, the researchers found that being exposed to words related to Buddhism could “automatically activate prosociality and tolerance, in particular among people with socio-cognitive open-mindedness.”
The study adds to a growing body of research about priming, a phenomenon in which merely being exposed to certain words or concepts changes the way people think or behave. It was published in the April issue of the Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin.
When Westerners familiar with Buddhism read religious words like “Dharma” and “Nirvana” – which they were exposed to under the guise of completing a word puzzle – they reported lower negative attitudes toward outgroups compared to participants exposed to positive non-religious words like “freedom.”
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consciouslifenews--2020-04-03--2020: The Great and Coming Renaissance of Art

In times of social upheaval , all human beings ( whether conscious of this fact or not ) are challenged to question the very meaning of their existence .
Events such as war , economic collapse , pandemics , political revolution , and natural disasters have the effect of shaking men and women out of their day to day routines and sense of comfort .
As history clearly demonstrates , such occurrences have also sparked some of the most profound and inspiring renaissances in the creative arts such as music , writing , and painting .
In truth , periods @ @ @ @ @ @ @ together seamlessly .
Just as we can not separate the river ’ s journey from its destination of the vast blue ocean , so can ’ t we separate revolutions in the creative arts from their societal contexts .
As a case in point , consider the Renaissance of art that took place during the decades of the 1960s and ’ 70s .
From a global context , this age had it all : a hugely unpopular and devastating war in Vietnam ; the Cold War and the looming threat of nuclear devastation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Civil Rights Movement in the United States ; Women ’ s Liberation on both sides of the Atlantic ; as well as indigenous rights ’ protests in the Americas .
In short , for much of the world , social revolution and war came to define that period ’ s external landscape .
Unquestionably , the escalation of extreme state violence amidst a backdrop of mass protests and growing existential fears gave birth to an inspiring and formidable movement of higher consciousness : the hippie counterculture .
At its core , the hippies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ movement that sought to promote a more soulful and natural way of living in harmony with the whole of Creation .
On the surface , they saw an external world marked by widespread fear , greed , mindless conformity and hypocrisy .
In response to society ’ s madness , the hippies turned within through such spiritual outlets as meditation , psychedelics , and communion with nature in order to arrive at their own inner truths in this time of moral fragmentation .
The result of such inner searching ( found especially through @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , saw an explosion of raw and spirited creativity that simultaneously served as a deep social commentary of the unjust and vapid corporate-consumer culture ; while also sharing a vision of a transcended state of consciousness centered on our unity of being .
The hippies ’ powerful merging of an outer world critique and an inner vision of untapped hope , peace , and unity found its soulful expression most powerfully through music .
Household acts like : the Beatles ; Bob Marley ; Jimi Hendrix , Pink Floyd , Led Zeppelin , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Joplin , Bob Dylan , Neil Young , The Doors , the Grateful Dead and many others communicated the hippie ethos through the vehicle of sound .
However , this era ’ s renaissance in art wasn ’ t limited to music alone .
Beatnik poets and hippie authors like Alan Ginsberg , Jack Kerouac , William Burroughs , Ken Kesey , and Gary Snyder accomplished through words what musicians did through music .
And , who can fail to mention ( perhaps ) three of the most impactful and sage-like writers of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Aldous Huxley , and Alan Watts !
At the present moment , the world is primed for the latest renaissance of art .
This spark of soulful expression may even eclipse the creative genius of the hippie counterculture from a half-century ago .
So far , the events and happenings of 2020 are providing the ultimate context for the start of a tidal wave of creativity .
The opportunity presented by this once in a lifetime pandemic ( COVID -19 ) for such a movement can not be overstated .
There is no @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tragic in terms of human life lost .
However , it is precisely this presence of death ’ s now very public face that is responsible for sparking inner reflection on the meaning of one ’ s own mortality .
In essence , COVID-19 has forced all of humanity to at once confront that one mysterious yet omnipresent constant that pervades our very consciousness .
For the first time in decades , the majority of humans are suddenly having to examine the tough existential questions that are typically buried beneath our techno-consumerist distractions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the minds of philosophers and the souls of mystics from every spiritual faith : Who am I ?
What happens when I die ?
Will I be reborn ?
What is my purpose here on Earth ?
Who or What is God ?
” Undoubtedly , many beings will feel drawn to the creative arts to express their own answers to such profound existential questions .
There is an additional layer to this pandemic that lends itself to the coming renaissance of art .
In a desperate effort to contain the virus , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ unprecedented shutdowns of several key industries in the global economy .
The impact caused by these shutdowns has had far-reaching and unforeseen consequences for humanity .
On the one hand , the massive shutdowns have facilitated the full-scale meltdown of the global financial system and led to an unemployment crisis not seen since at the height of the Great Depression .
Predictably , the shock to the economy has exasperated our collective fear and inflicted significant hardships on the majority of workers and the poor .
On the other hand , due to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” and home quarantining , most of the world ’ s population are finding themselves alone more than ever before .
With this added solitude , comes a greater opportunity for spirited self-reflection on our own lives and of our relationship with the Earth .
Remarkable works of art will be the inevitable outcome of both this economic suffering and contemplative wisdom .
What ’ s more , at the exact same time that the world grapples with the severity of the crisis and all it portends for the future of the human @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have been fully exposed for us all to see .
Such problems include but are not limited to : continuous tax-funded government bailouts of greedy corporations ; politicians who use their elite insider knowledge to profit amidst periods of crisis ; soaring wealth inequality between the rich and poor ; a pattern of pathological lies peddled to the public by callous corporate-backed politicians and media sources ; and the devastating impact that modern industry has had on the health of our beautiful planet .
The outbreak of COVID-19 has dramatically revealed that immoral @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and division currently underlie the foundations of the global- capitalist system .
In the days and months ahead , we can expect many peaceful souls to do what their forebearers did during the hippie counterculture .
That is : turn within to the sublime reality of living spirit and transcend the lower depths of consciousness through channeling the divine in creation .
The era of a new renaissance in art is upon us .
To all artists and creative souls , the time has come to do what you do best : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ your art , reveal the absurdity of organizing our societies around the worst aspects of the human condition .
Even more important… .
convey through your creativity the hope that exists in recognizing that death is not to be feared , that love will always prevail and that all things are connected as one .
In these times of shared suffering , the reality of our eternal oneness has never been more apparent than it is now .
Always remember , that conveying this truth of cosmic unity serves the highest and noblest @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Great Renaissance of Art Commence !
Forrest Rivers is a lover of the Earth and author of the book : The Hippie Revival and Collected Writings ( https : //www.amazon.com/Hippie-Revival-Collected-Writings/dp/1515396959 ) .
He lives in the beautiful Rocky Mountains of Colorado .
Feel free to reach out to Forrest through email : or leave a message on his website : forrestrivers.com Tags : `` featured , coming renaissance of art , COVID-19 on global Renaissance in Art , featured , global Renaissance in Art , the great renaissance of art

By Forrest Rivers
In times of social upheaval, all human beings (whether conscious of this fact or not) are challenged to question the very meaning of their existence. Events such as war, economic collapse, pandemics, political revolution, and natural disasters have the effect of shaking men and women out of their day to day routines and sense of comfort. As history clearly demonstrates, such occurrences have also sparked some of the most profound and inspiring renaissances in the creative arts such as music, writing, and painting. In truth, periods of social upheaval and soulful expression fit together seamlessly. Just as we cannot separate the river’s journey from its destination of the vast blue ocean, so can’t we separate revolutions in the creative arts from their societal contexts. As a case in point, consider the Renaissance of art that took place during the decades of the 1960s and ’70s.
From a global context, this age had it all: a hugely unpopular and devastating war in Vietnam; the Cold War and the looming threat of nuclear devastation; Independence movements in Africa and the Civil Rights Movement in the United States; Women’s Liberation on both sides of the Atlantic; as well as indigenous rights’ protests in the Americas. In short, for much of the world, social revolution and war came to define that period’s external landscape. Unquestionably, the escalation of extreme state violence amidst a backdrop of mass protests and growing existential fears gave birth to an inspiring and formidable movement of higher consciousness: the hippie counterculture. At its core, the hippies were at the forefront of a spiritual movement that sought to promote a more soulful and natural way of living in harmony with the whole of Creation. On the surface, they saw an external world marked by widespread fear, greed, mindless conformity and hypocrisy. In response to society’s madness, the hippies turned within through such spiritual outlets as meditation, psychedelics, and communion with nature in order to arrive at their own inner truths in this time of moral fragmentation. The result of such inner searching(found especially through exploring Native American and Eastern traditions), saw an explosion of raw and spirited creativity that simultaneously served as a deep social commentary of the unjust and vapid corporate-consumer culture; while also sharing a vision of a transcended state of consciousness centered on our unity of being.
The hippies’ powerful merging of an outer world critique and an inner vision of untapped hope, peace, and unity found its soulful expression most powerfully through music. Household acts like: the Beatles; Bob Marley; Jimi Hendrix, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, The Who, Jefferson Airplane, Janis Joplin, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, The Doors, the Grateful Dead and many others communicated the hippie ethos through the vehicle of sound. However, this era’s renaissance in art wasn’t limited to music alone. Beatnik poets and hippie authors like Alan Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac, William Burroughs, Ken Kesey, and Gary Snyder accomplished through words what musicians did through music. And, who can fail to mention (perhaps) three of the most impactful and sage-like writers of that generation…. Baba Ram Dass, Aldous Huxley, and Alan Watts!
At the present moment, the world is primed for the latest renaissance of art. This spark of soulful expression may even eclipse the creative genius of the hippie counterculture from a half-century ago. So far, the events and happenings of 2020 are providing the ultimate context for the start of a tidal wave of creativity. The opportunity presented by this once in a lifetime pandemic (COVID -19) for such a movement cannot be overstated. There is no doubt that this virus has been terribly tragic in terms of human life lost. However, it is precisely this presence of death’s now very public face that is responsible for sparking inner reflection on the meaning of one’s own mortality. In essence, COVID-19 has forced all of humanity to at once confront that one mysterious yet omnipresent constant that pervades our very consciousness. For the first time in decades, the majority of humans are suddenly having to examine the tough existential questions that are typically buried beneath our techno-consumerist distractions. Some of these questions have consumed the minds of philosophers and the souls of mystics from every spiritual faith: Who am I? What happens when I die? Will I be reborn? What is my purpose here on Earth? Who or What is God?” Undoubtedly, many beings will feel drawn to the creative arts to express their own answers to such profound existential questions.
There is an additional layer to this pandemic that lends itself to the coming renaissance of art. In a desperate effort to contain the virus, governments around the world have carried out unprecedented shutdowns of several key industries in the global economy. The impact caused by these shutdowns has had far-reaching and unforeseen consequences for humanity. On the one hand, the massive shutdowns have facilitated the full-scale meltdown of the global financial system and led to an unemployment crisis not seen since at the height of the Great Depression. Predictably, the shock to the economy has exasperated our collective fear and inflicted significant hardships on the majority of workers and the poor. On the other hand, due to this necessary period of “social distancing” and home quarantining, most of the world’s population are finding themselves alone more than ever before. With this added solitude, comes a greater opportunity for spirited self-reflection on our own lives and of our relationship with the Earth. Remarkable works of art will be the inevitable outcome of both this economic suffering and contemplative wisdom.
What’s more, at the exact same time that the world grapples with the severity of the crisis and all it portends for the future of the human race; deep and long-standing systemic problems have been fully exposed for us all to see. Such problems include but are not limited to: continuous tax-funded government bailouts of greedy corporations; politicians who use their elite insider knowledge to profit amidst periods of crisis; soaring wealth inequality between the rich and poor; a pattern of pathological lies peddled to the public by callous corporate-backed politicians and media sources; and the devastating impact that modern industry has had on the health of our beautiful planet. The outbreak of COVID-19 has dramatically revealed that immoral values like greed, violence, fear, and division currently underlie the foundations of the global- capitalist system.
In the days and months ahead, we can expect many peaceful souls to do what their forebearers did during the hippie counterculture. That is: turn within to the sublime reality of living spirit and transcend the lower depths of consciousness through channeling the divine in creation. The era of a new renaissance in art is upon us. To all artists and creative souls, the time has come to do what you do best: CREATE, MOVE and INSPIRE! Through your art, reveal the absurdity of organizing our societies around the worst aspects of the human condition. Even more important…. convey through your creativity the hope that exists in recognizing that death is not to be feared, that love will always prevail and that all things are connected as one. In these times of shared suffering, the reality of our eternal oneness has never been more apparent than it is now. Always remember, that conveying this truth of cosmic unity serves the highest and noblest aims of creative expression.
May the Great Renaissance of Art Commence!
Author Bio:
Forrest Rivers is a lover of the Earth and author of the book: The Hippie Revival and Collected Writings(https://www.amazon.com/Hippie-Revival-Collected-Writings/dp/1515396959). He lives in the beautiful Rocky Mountains of Colorado. Feel free to reach out to Forrest through email: forrestrivers4@gmail.com or leave a message on his website: forrestrivers.com


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Big Brother in the Age of Coronavirus: 100+ Groups Warn Against Exploiting Pandemic to Permanently Expand Surveillance State

As the number of COVID-19 cases climbed toward a million worldwide on Thursday , over 100 human rights groups issued a joint statement warning that governments ' response to the coronavirus pandemic “ must not be used as a cover to usher in a new era of greatly expanded systems of invasive digital surveillance.
” “ Now more than ever , governments must rigorously ensure that any restrictions to these rights are in line with long-established human rights safeguards.
” —100+ groups The groups acknowledge that the public health crisis “ requires a coordinated and large-scale response ” but urge @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the pandemic in a way that ensures that the use of digital technologies to track and monitor individuals and populations is carried out strictly in line with human rights.
” “ An increase in state digital surveillance powers , such as obtaining access to mobile phone location data , threatens privacy , freedom of expression and freedom of association , in ways that could violate rights and degrade trust in public authorities—undermining the effectiveness of any public health response , ” says the statement ( pdf ) .
“ Such measures also pose @ @ @ @ @ @ @ harm already marginalized communities.
” “ These are extraordinary times , but human rights law still applies , ” the statement continues .
“ Now more than ever , governments must rigorously ensure that any restrictions to these rights are in line with long-established human rights safeguards.
” Groups behind the statement are from across the globe and include Amnesty International , Access Now , Big Brother Watch , the Committee to Protect Journalists , the Electronic Privacy Information Center ( EPIC ) Human Rights Watch , Privacy International , Public Citizen , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Foundation .
Even before the coronavirus outbreak began in China late last year , the country was widely known and criticized for its mass surveillance , including facial recognition technology .
In recent months , the reported in March , “ Chinese citizens have had to adjust to a new level of government intrusion ” that critics worry will persist even after the pandemic ends .
While the ability to track the virus with digital technology has been pivotal to understanding the outbreak 's development , concerns about how governments and the private @ @ @ @ @ @ @ collection from smartphones—to track people during the pandemic have also emerged elsewhere , such as Singapore , the United States , and the United Kingdom .
“ Governments risk compounding the harms of this outbreak by running roughshod over our privacy and dignity and ignoring protections that arose in direct response to overreach during past global crises , ” Access Now general counsel Peter Micek warned in a statement .
“ By selling tools of surveillance as public health solutions , authorities and all-too-willing companies could rewrite the rules of the digital ecosystem @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” “ By selling tools of surveillance as public health solutions , authorities and all-too-willing companies could rewrite the rules of the digital ecosystem in corona-colored ink—which we fear is permanent.
” —Peter Micek , Access Now Amnesty Tech deputy director Rasha Abdul Rahim said Thursday that “ technology can play an important role in the global effort to combat the COVID-19 pandemic ; however , this does not give governments carte blanche to expand digital surveillance .
The recent past has shown governments are reluctant to relinquish temporary surveillance powers .
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” “ Increased digital surveillance to tackle this public health emergency can only be used if certain strict conditions are met , ” added Abdul Rahim .
“ Authorities can not simply disregard the right to privacy and must ensure any new measures have robust human rights safeguards .
Wherever governments use the power of technology as part of their strategy to beat COVID-19 , they must do so in a way that respects human rights.
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By Jessica Corbett | Common Dreams
As the number of COVID-19 cases climbed toward a million worldwide on Thursday, over 100 human rights groups issued a joint statement warning that governments' response to the coronavirus pandemic “must not be used as a cover to usher in a new era of greatly expanded systems of invasive digital surveillance.”
“Now more than ever, governments must rigorously ensure that any restrictions to these rights are in line with long-established human rights safeguards.”
—100+ groups
The groups acknowledge that the public health crisis “requires a coordinated and large-scale response” but urge governments “to show leadership in tackling the pandemic in a way that ensures that the use of digital technologies to track and monitor individuals and populations is carried out strictly in line with human rights.”
“An increase in state digital surveillance powers, such as obtaining access to mobile phone location data, threatens privacy, freedom of expression and freedom of association, in ways that could violate rights and degrade trust in public authorities—undermining the effectiveness of any public health response,” says the statement (pdf). “Such measures also pose a risk of discrimination and may disproportionately harm already marginalized communities.”
“These are extraordinary times, but human rights law still applies,” the statement continues. “Now more than ever, governments must rigorously ensure that any restrictions to these rights are in line with long-established human rights safeguards.”
The Coronavirus response “must not be used as a cover to usher in a new era of greatly expanded systems of invasive surveillance.” We joined 100+ civil society orgs around the world to send a clear message to Governments. We’re watching the watchers 🕵♀ https://t.co/e7997GdyFA — Big Brother Watch (@BigBrotherWatch) April 2, 2020
Groups behind the statement are from across the globe and include Amnesty International, Access Now, Big Brother Watch, the Committee to Protect Journalists, the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) Human Rights Watch, Privacy International, Public Citizen, WITNESS, and the World Wide Web Foundation.
Even before the coronavirus outbreak began in China late last year, the country was widely known and criticized for its mass surveillance, including facial recognition technology. In recent months, the Guardian reported in March, “Chinese citizens have had to adjust to a new level of government intrusion” that critics worry will persist even after the pandemic ends.
While the ability to track the virus with digital technology has been pivotal to understanding the outbreak's development, concerns about how governments and the private sector are using surveillance technology—such as data collection from smartphones—to track people during the pandemic have also emerged elsewhere, such as Singapore, the United States, and the United Kingdom.
“There will be an aftermath to the COVID-19 outbreak. We must ensure that the measures governments are taking right now do not transform this health crisis into a global human rights crisis,” @EstelMP https://t.co/YA9HzGad3K — Access Now (@accessnow) April 2, 2020
“Governments risk compounding the harms of this outbreak by running roughshod over our privacy and dignity and ignoring protections that arose in direct response to overreach during past global crises,” Access Now general counsel Peter Micek warned in a statement. “By selling tools of surveillance as public health solutions, authorities and all-too-willing companies could rewrite the rules of the digital ecosystem in corona-colored ink—which we fear is permanent.”
“By selling tools of surveillance as public health solutions, authorities and all-too-willing companies could rewrite the rules of the digital ecosystem in corona-colored ink—which we fear is permanent.”
—Peter Micek, Access Now
Amnesty Tech deputy director Rasha Abdul Rahim said Thursday that “technology can play an important role in the global effort to combat the COVID-19 pandemic; however, this does not give governments carte blanche to expand digital surveillance. The recent past has shown governments are reluctant to relinquish temporary surveillance powers. We must not sleepwalk into a permanently expanded surveillance state now.”
“Increased digital surveillance to tackle this public health emergency can only be used if certain strict conditions are met,” added Abdul Rahim. “Authorities cannot simply disregard the right to privacy and must ensure any new measures have robust human rights safeguards. Wherever governments use the power of technology as part of their strategy to beat COVID-19, they must do so in a way that respects human rights.”
🧵THREAD: Today @amnesty joins with +100 civil society orgs around the world, incl @accessnow, @privacyint & @hrw, to send a clear message 📢📢📢: Governments using surveillance technologies to respond to #COVID19 must not sign away our privacy. https://t.co/2LJ84ovDJB pic.twitter.com/hNr2Nm4zwa — Rasha Abdul-Rahim (@Rasha_Abdul) April 2, 2020