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 22 Jan 2003 @ 10:24, by craiglang. Thoughts
I got some fascinating and thought-provoking reactions to my posting of the link to the "Whitley's Journal" article. In his article, Whitley Strieber takes a very unconventional view (at least from the perspective of the antiwar movement). Thank you to all who wrote. Your views, whatever they may be, are important for an expanded view of the issues.
One of the comments posted in response to the W.S. article was that he has "Blue Blood". The comment seems to suggest that W.S. might be somehow part of the inner circle - or at least supportive of it. This is interesting for many reasons.
The primary reason that the biggest focus of W.S.'s work is in the UFO-encounter area, and the interaction between the ET presence and our civilization. On his radio show "Dreamland", one of the things he discusses frequently is the impact of the coverup (UFO and otherwise) on the lives of close encounter experiencers - and on everyone else, too. Many of the biggest issues there are about the inability of the government, news media, and industry to accept a more far-sighted out-of-the-box view.
Another thing I have noticed as I have written (mostly) about the anomaly and close encounter topic, is that responses (not just to me, but to many, in many different fields) tend to be very polarized (yes I know, that polarity thing again). In many arguments within the UFO field and elsewhere, I often hear the implication - or even the overt statement - that the other side must somehow be part of the coverup, in league with the shadow government, etc. Yet this is the first time that I have ever heard this mentioned in relation to Whitley Streiber.
So I ask: Just who is the inner circle? What is the shadow government and what comprises the coverup? Who is part of it, and who is not? Is there just one group? Or are there many different ones? Is "them" different for different people? And if so, why?
To me, this is a fascinating thing to consider. And I suspect that as we find the answer, it will suprise us. Because in the end, I believe that we will find that "They" are "Us" - we are all one.
Namaste,
-Craig Read More
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20 Jan 2003 @ 22:51, by craiglang. Thoughts
One fascinating thing that I note in many of the discussions on the upcoming war is the degree of polarity involved. There is a deep (and very legitimate) anger over the behavior of the world's (materially) wealthiest nation.
Most interesting is the philosophy behind opposition to the war. This is the idea that we can achieve peace by opposing war. In the causal, objective world this makes sense - there is a pressing need to prevent this awful thing looming ahead of us, so political action is vital. Yet when I see this I am reminded of the Law of Polarity which is core to so many spiritual traditions: "That which we oppose, we bring power to...".
While I feel complete revulsion at the coming US "adventures" in Iraq, I wonder if by intensely opposing war we are actually energizing the very conflict we oppose. In being "ANTI"-war, could we simply be creating another conflict - this one about conflict itself?
So, how can we work for peace besides being "anti"-war? I wonder if the true pacificst is actually the peacemaker - the healer, rather than the divider. While activisim is important, perhaps it is at least as important at this time to be sure to observe one's spiritual tradition. Now more than ever, praying for peace, meditating on peace, and above all - practicing peace in daily life, seems to be truly important.
As within, so without. In many ways, peace begins at home. Some food for thought on a cold January night. Read More
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7 Jan 2003 @ 20:52, by craiglang. Thoughts
Mark's article entitled "Tell Me About Me" soliciting feedback on communication style was a truly couragious act. He must have alot more personal security than I... 8^)
The comment by Alana, and later by Max, stirred up within me a deep soul-searching question. It is a question that transcends any of us - one about the very basic nature of communication, itself. In "Conscious Evolution", Barbara Marx Hubbard develops the idea of the emerging noosphere - of our species reaching a noetic critical mass. Yet how will we communicate in a newly-emergent world?
This leads to the question of what is the boundary of the self and the collective world in a society where communication becomes more open. What do we share as part of being honest with eachother in the collective mind? And what do we keep to ourselves as part of our own self-hood?
How do we maintain our private lives in a psychic society? Read More
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13 Dec 2002 @ 22:58, by craiglang. Thoughts
We just returned home this evening from a concert featuring Beethoven's Ninth Symphony. At one point during the concert, I thought about how - even in our current state of affairs - there are indeed many very wonderful things about our present civilization. One of them is it's legacy of the arts, music, etc.
We must realize that like every organization made up of humans, western civ embodies both human wonders and human faults. And this evening, I found it refreshing to listen to a symbol of the wonders of humanity - as brought to us by Ludwig Von Beethoven approximately 200 years ago.
Namaste,
-Craig Read More
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28 Nov 2002 @ 15:38, by craiglang. Thoughts
This weekend, while spending a few days with my extended family, I realized something was do-able now, that only a few years before would have been impossible. I realized that it is possible for two friends anywhere in the world to keep in touch, via any internet connected PC, anywhere in the world.
In this case, while my wife and I are visiting family, I was able to check my e-mail on-line. I found that I had recieved an e-card from a friend of mine. This friend had until recently lived in Minneapolis. In the last few months, she had moved to New Zealand, and is getting married there. At first I had thought that the connection between us would be all but severed, as there was now a half a world between us. Still, my reply was an electronic wedding card to them, which included a well-wishes message from my wife and I.
In another case, last week, another friend of mine gave birth to her first child. While delivering, she suffered what in an earlier time, would have been a fatal complication. Without the best that health technology has to offer, she would have died for sure. But with medical technology - maligned as it is - she is alive, recovering, and grousing about being stuck in "this damn hospital bed".
What I realized once again, is that, as technology matures, it can be what it was intended to be - an extension of our own mind and body - a tool for the soul.
My day job is as an engineer, working on biomedical electronics. Many years ago, I worked in the defense (aka WAR) industry. As such, I have seen both the good that technology can do, and technology at some of its most diabolical. And like fire, the knife blade, etc., it can either make life more liveable, or it can destroy life.
When it makes life easier, we have time for things beyond survival - such as spirituality, charity and writing in newslogs. It allows us to converse with people half a world away, as if they were next door.
Yet when high technology becomes a tool for the dark side, we see many of the darker current trends in world events. We find ourselves lost in a sea of complexity. We find our privacy threatened, and our very security imperiled by those who would misuse it for ill-gotten gains. On some days, I would give anything to simply scrap my computer, my phone, my car (with its power steering, electronic ignition, etc...), and embrace a low tech, agrarian lifestyle somewhere.
But it is on days like today, while dialoging over NCN, and when learning more of my friend's close brush with mortality, that I am grateful for the gift from God that is technology. We can only pray that we are also granted the wisdom, compassion and discernment to use it wisely.
Namaste,
-Craig Read More
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30 Aug 2002 @ 16:48, by craiglang. Thoughts
I recently found out about this site from Alana Ray. I had been looking for some time for an on-line forum and collaboration site. I think that at last I have found it.
My hats off to the innovators, creators and maintainers of this site. This e-place is wonderful. Read More
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