The Pacific Orion

I am of the understanding and hope that we are in the throws of birth pangs yielding a new era of human evolvement. Hence it seems proper to make a new post on "Mothers Day". Several of the earlier posts were focused on a renewed effort toward World Peace. Ever since the Sandra Bullock movie "Miss Congeniality" it almost seems to be kind of a joke to wish for world peace. I suppose the odds are not particularly in favor of that reality but it sure seems to be a worthwhile goal and considering the possibility of a consciousness swing point in the teens maybe it's worth working toward. I'll explain the idea of "Pacific Orion" a bit later but for now I wish to point out more of Mariannes work specifically aimed toward this formidable goal.

Obviously the goal of a peace full world is not a new one. The reality of today's age is that we are truly speaking of total global peace or no peace at all. Or I suppose the way to better put it is that with the shrinking of our globe means that we are much more closely related than at any time in history. And also with the rise of multinational cells of activism coupled with a plethora of possible weapons sources then we have a necessary need to relieve the pressures leading to revolt or terrorism. One of Mariannes passages she uses more than once refers to the past. ...Franklin Roosevelt wrote these words in 1945, for a Jefferson Day address that he died before being able to deliver: "More than an end to war, we want an end to the beginnings of all wars." ...The forces of humanly manufactured powers merely follow our command. They can be instruments of hate or instruments of love, instruments of war or instruments of peace, depending on how our minds direct them(I am reminded of the "Prayer of Saint Francis" for peace). But no thoughts are neutral; all minds create at some level. Energy is never static. At this point in history, something either leads to a better world or else leads to one more dangerous. The task before the human race is to become a human family. Nothing less will ensure our safety, or even guarantee the survival of our species, at a time when the world has become so small and the stakes have become so high. The Dalai Lama referenced a German physicist who stated that we should remove the concept of "foreign policy" from our minds and think of all nations as our "domestic partners".

Just as there is a so called art of waging war, so there is an art of waging peace. "True peace", said Dr. King, "is not merely the absence of some negative force - tension, confusion, or war; it is the presence of some positive force - justice, good will and brotherhood." We need to Declare peace now...

Human arrogance is not a container for God,... America has been a vessel for the great Work from its inception. Now, however, we have in many ways lost our conscious contact with the greatness of our destiny....This moment is one of opportunity for the creation of a new civic forcefield.

During most of the 90's I was a Chief Steward on board several factory fishing trawlers operating in the Gulf of Alaska and Bristol Bay. The first vessel I served aboard was named the "Pacific Orion". Orion is the hunter or warrior in Greek Mythology and of course Pacific means peace. the Peaceful Warrior. That always meant a lot to me and makes this last excerpt especially significant, to me anyway. In some ways, history is something to respect. In other ways, it is something best interrupted. As we enter the new millennium, peace will be forged not only by those who study war but also by those who study peace. The Peaceful Warrior has an expanded, not a diminished, skill set. Health is much more than the absence of illness, it is the cultivation of health. And peace is much more than the absence of war, it is the cultivation of peace. ...there is an emerging global movement toward an alternative mode of peace creation. The armies and police of our future will include conflict resolution as part of their training, as in some places they already do. ...Conflict resolution, nonviolence, and community building are to peace what guns are to war.

Lord Make Me An Instrument Of Your Peace! RV