It is already proved in physics that our thoughts manifest, affect and change our reality, and right now humanity is perched on a knife edge between two possible realities: on the one hand there are those who control the power of the West who wish to see violent retribution for the atrocities committed by a handful of cowardly terrorists. Clearly, the barbarism of these individuals should not be brushed under the carpet, but what kind of world will we wake up to by choosing violence as a punishment? Violence is the lowest vibration, the vibration of hatred, and hatred breeds hatred. There already exist enough people feeding on the concept of hatred to keep the basest form of human status quo in business for hundreds of years. Six thousand murdered Americans could potentially turn into 200 million Americans filled with hatred and the potential to murder several thousand innocent Muslims, who in turn will transform into 1 billion Muslims filled with hatred. Throw in a few weapons of mass destruction and.... no, don't imagine it, there's the potential for you to imagine the outcome. If you can imagine, you are already co-creating the next reality. That's how simply Universal Law works! But we are human, we have the power of choice. So what other possible reality waits in the wings? The other possible reality is one based on dialogue, understanding, forgiveness and unconditional love. It is the highest vibration because it is the vibration of Divinity, of God itself. It is the vibration clothing us when we enter the world and the only one we take when our spirit departs. This is the teaching of countless avatars and other enlightened beings since the first crystallization of thought. Love is the only vibration that will redeem the human race in its endless struggle for unity with God, and on Earth this struggle is represented in the myriad of ideologies we have created in own minds. And yet, that is all they are - idea-ologies - concepts of realities which we mistake for reality itself, each as individual as the next person and all of them correct, because ultimately they are all versions of the same central truth. And on Earth, we fight over ideologies. Except this time the potential exists for a war that will determine not what is right or wrong, but what is left. At this moment the potential for destruction is stronger than at any other period in recorded history. A wave of hatred has been allowed to encircle the Earth and it has nowhere to go except into the heads of people who choose hatred and retribution. And all the while the heart lies waiting like the largest chalice, empty, ready to be filled with compassion and unconditional love. What you can do. If we can just distance ourselves from recent events and images of destruction and pull back to see the bigger picture, two things emerge: one, behind every event lies the lesson, a mirror asking us to look at our selves and the direction we wish to take - are we going to further the vibration of hatred by feeding the cycle of anger and retribution, or are we going to rise above such base vibrations? Because right now, evil wants us to feel anger and hatred, it is having a banquet. And two, the victims of the attacks on America, in the bigger picture, are souls who chose to sacrifice themselves unconditionally to show us the futility of hatred. They have demonstrated that each of us sees things from different points of view, and unless we are prepared to tolerate and respect those points of view, the outcome is disastrous. Surely our biggest gift to their memory is to honour their selflessness. We can do this by working for peace - let us understand the core of this hatred and diffuse it. Let us respect each others' way of life, and that the only peace we shall ever experience is unity, and that, ultimately, unity is made of diversity not division. As difficult as it may seem, we can also consider forgiveness for the perpetrators - by their actions they reminded us of the pointlessness of hatred. Whenever you are able, send prayers and light to the decision-makers. Ask their guides to work with unconditional love, and send your intention for a peaceful settlement to those who are now considering options of war and retribution. Most important of all, send thoughts of peace and light to those who form the foundation of our leaders' power - in other words, those in industry who bankroll the elected officials, for it is they who hold the power. If we can alter the foundation, the top the building will surely follow. As far as the Middle East is concerned, Jerusalem and Baghdad sit along a portal of energy. This primal energy can be influenced by thought and intent, so it is now crucial that we visualize a line of energy running North East from Jerusalem, and along this line, visualize a dome of light covering the whole area. It is now imperative that light and love be infused into this area, helping all who live there to recognize that they are one and the same people, that their differences ought to be honoured, and to put aside the divisions which have caused no end of separation for some 2000 years. When, where? One other great thing about Universal Law is that focussed thought and intent travel to any point on the Earth in a heartbeat, no matter where you happen to be standing. So when sending out well-intended thoughts of forgiveness, compassion and unconditional love to those who work with power or terror, do so when you get up or go to sleep, when you have a coffee break or are stuck in traffic. Just fifteen seconds of focused intent a day WILL make a difference, by yourself or with a group. You can do it while standing in a queue for a bus, or riding the elevator to your office. Just a few seconds in thought dedicated to love and compassion is all that is necessary. And don't keep watching the media, because the media today works (for the most part) to whip up a frenzy of fear , and if you don't believe me, watch how many of today's news items either arouse fear or anger in you. Fear and anger are the vibrations that hatred feeds on, so it is important not to dwell on negativity. Alternatively, you can affirm these events not as terrible, but mere mirrors showing the kind of reality you DON'T wish. When you are confronted with negative media, detach, be compassionate and just senda thought of light to the situation. Believe me, this works. If you have access to the Earth's points of energy, use them. These are sometimes referred to as ley lines. Old churches (the denomination is irrelevant), mounds, Neolithic sites and other ancient sites of veneration are all sited upon the crossroads of such energy, and they were built for the purpose of enhancing your positive thoughts, because this energy is electro-magnetic and so are you. They are points of reference, a legacy built EXACTLY for this kind of emergency in the future. At certain points in the calendar, the energy that surrounds and supports us can enhance the process. I will keep posting new dates on the calendar as I hear of them. Here are the next ones: November 2 November 14 Here's to you, the fearless and courageous warrior of the spirit, fighting with weapons of love. --Freddy Silva Above: the four angels or El's protecting the four corners of the Earth; Uriel, Michael, Raphael and Gabriel. Thoughts and Prayers Sharon Pacione and David Haith have done much to send eloquent expressions of spirit throughout the internet. Here are some of their postings, which you are free to offer to anyone, particularly to yourself. In fact, all the contents of this page are your property now. Use them as weapons of mass instruction, and help create a peaceful, loving new world order... There is nothing that war has ever achieved we could not better achieve without it. -- Henry Havelock Ellis (1859-1939) Can anything be more ridiculous than that a man would have the right to kill me because he lives on the other side of the water, and because his ruler has a quarrel with mine, though I have none with him? -- Blaise Pascal (1623-1662), Pensees Dear God, Please send to me the spirit of Your peace. Then send, dear Lord, the spirit of peace from me to all the world. Amen. --Marianne Williamson Great tranquility of heart is his who cares for neither praise not blame. --Thomas á Kempis He who joyfully marches to music in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would fully suffice. This disgrace to civilization should be done away with at once. Heroism at command, senseless brutality, deplorable love-of-country stance, how violently I hate all this, how despicable and ignoble war is; I would rather be torn to shreds than be a part of so base an action! It is my conviction that killing under the cloak of war is nothing but an act of murder. --Albert Einstein I keep the telephone of my mind open to peace, harmony, health, love and abundance. Then whenever doubt, anxiety, or fear try to call me, they keep getting a busy signal and soon they'll forget my number. --Edith Armstrong If we are to teach real peace in this world, and if we are to carry on a real war against war, we shall have to begin with the children. --Mohandas Gandhi If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other. --Mother Teresa Mankind must put an end to war, or war will put an end to mankind... War will exist until that distant day when the conscientious objector enjoys the same reputation and prestige that the warrior does today. --John F. Kennedy A merely fallen enemy may rise again, but the reconciled one is truly vanquished. --Johan Christoph Schiller A time will come when a politician who has willfully made war and promoted international dissension will be as sure of the dock and much surer of the noose than a private homicide. It is not reasonable that those who gamble with men's lives should not stake their own. --H. G. Wells (The Salvaging of Civilization) Why does the Air Force need expensive new bombers? Have the people we've been bombing over the years been complaining? --George Wallace Fear knocked at the door. Faith answered. No one was there. --Inscription at Hind's Head Inn in England When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants, and murderers, and for a time they can seem invincible, but in the end they always fall. Think of it...always. --Mahatma Gandhi To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty, to find the best in others; to leave the world a little better; whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is the meaning of success. --Ralph Waldo Emerson All we are saying is...Give Peace a chance -- John Lennon A human being is a part of the whole that we call the universe, a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings, as something separated from the rest -- a kind of optical illusion of his consciousness. This illusion is a prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for only the few people nearest us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living beings and all of nature. -- Albert Einstein They wrote in the old days that it is sweet and fitting to die for one's country. But in modern war there is nothing sweet nor fitting in your dying. You will die like a dog for no good reason. -- Ernest Hemingway (1898-1961), Notes on the Next War It is easy enough to be friendly to one's friends. But to befriend the one who regards himself as your enemy is the quintessence of true religion. The other is mere business. -- Gandhi. I keep my ideals, because in spite of everything I still believe that people are really good at heart. -- Anne Frank Mental violence has no potency and injures only the person whose thoughts are violent. It is otherwise with mental non-violence. It has potency which the world does not yet know. -- Mohandas K. Gandhi (1869-1948) An invasion of armies can be resisted, but not an idea whose time has come. --Victor Hugo, Histoire d'un Crime (1852). 12 peace prayers + 2 revised (from James Twyman's book "Praying Peace") (14 represents returning to complete wholeness, the mythology of the 14 parts of Osiris.) ORIGINAL PRAYER OF ST. FRANCIS Lord, make me an instrument of your peace. Where there is hatred, let me bring love. Where there is injury, pardon. Where there is doubt, bring your faith. Where there is despair, hope. Where there is darkness, bring your light. Where there is sadness, bring your joy. Divine Master, grant that I may not seek to be consoled as to console. Grant that I may not seek to be understood, as to understand. Lord, grant that I may not seek to be loved, as to love. For it is in giving that we receive. It is in pardoning that we are pardoned. It is in dying to self that we are born to eternal life.