Today,
we are at the brink of planetary disaster because our economic system
does not consider the environment as part of itself. This degradation
to Planet Earth by monopolies and the current system of agriculture
depletes fertile soils and destroys forests, eliminating whole species.
As a result the number of options we have at our disposal for survival
decreases. This decrease of diversity starts a downward spiral which
will inevitably end in our extinction if we take it to the extreme.
But there is also the concept of an upward spiral, a trend that
will increase our future options.
Environmental
Politics is about looking at humanities economic activities and the
environment in which we live. It identifies irrational forces that
tie people to their poor environmental habits. For example, consumptive
habits are deeply rooted in addictive attractions that the advertising
industry pushes to make us into compulsive consumers. Consumptive
habits are also false and shallow replacements for spiritual connectivity
of which we all share part in the One Life. We cannot possibly heal
our Souls without address to the complex ecological system that we
are an integral apart. Our self destructive blindness works against
environmental sanity and serves to imperil the planet. Living in denial
causes loss of self-respect. With a loss of self respect comes a diminished
connection with family and friends, an even lesser connection with
the natural world, and little or no concern for the planet.
The devastating issues of our world today are symptoms of
disease caused by separation from the source of life supporting
nourishment. Dis-ease is an outward manifestation of what
lives inside us. It is an outer reflection of our inner terrain
that occurs when the roots of consciousness are pulled from
its source of connection and thus, begins to asphyxiate. This
disconnect pertains to all life forms whether accidental or
forced.
We are all equally responsible for the condition of our world.
Global change begins at home. How we live, the quality of
our thoughts, speech, and actions has a profound effect upon
all life on this planet. Since change can happen either from
within the system or outside of it, only we know the proper
path for us. Success comes from connecting to the needs of
our generation and making our lives a testament to upliftment.
Conscious connection is necessary to an extended healing process.
The next time we see bees buzzing around and birds fly or
hear them sing, consider their interconnective roles in the
song of life. For instance, birds help the inner music in
each region attune to one another in their flight, while bees
attune the inner music between fields of herbs and flowers
in their travel. Let us ask of our roles in the attunement
between Heaven and Earth.
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We
are entering a trend that will increase our future options. We
all can become healers for ourselves, others, our community and
society by observing our inner thoughts, words, actions and by
asking ourselves these questions: Is what we are being healing
or hurting? Restoring or destroying? And then shift our choices
from self-centeredness to “We, The Planet”. This allows
for more connectedness to the Source of Interconnectedness--the
sacred web of life of which we are all an integral part. We might
discover the joy of a real and purposeful connection to Spirit,
to begin to truly love ourselves, our neighbors, and maybe even
Earth. It all begins with Right Relationship!
Environmental
Politics
There
is an attack on the atmosphere, our enevelop of life, with
special interest groups behind it. The observations and
data that overlap in these five major areas show the degradation
of life
and ecology on the planet.
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Environmental Modification and Control |
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Biological Operation |
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Electromagnetic Manipulation |
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Planetary and Geophysical Change |
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Military Operations |
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Oil Spills |
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©Alisa
Battaglia, 2008
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