ESSENTIALLY, AMERICANS HAVE LOST FAITH. [View All]

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Hi everyone. I've been away for awhile and haven't been posting. But, I have been reading and listening to everything that is going on.

As usual, DU is a source of great discussions, topics and information. I applaud all of you for your diligence. However, I detect an overall, permeating spirit within the discussion among progressives and conservatives alike. It manifests differently in each group. In conservatives it appears as callousness, anger and insensitivity to the pain and suffering of others. In progressives it shows up as pessimistic outbursts, infighting, general despondancy over the state of world affairs and the like. That spirit is an utter and complete loss of faith. Whether it be in the "American Dream," a just God, the ultimate goodness of people or the cause of Democracy. The one consistent message that is present in every discussion I have read and heard is the fact that nobody believes in anything anymore.

As an astrologer, I could say that it is the natural progression of Pluto in Sagittarius. The questioning of philosophies, beliefs, national identity and the like. Pluto strips everything down to its bare bones without guilt or remorse. It's in its nature to go to the core of anything it fixes its penetrating gaze on. This process has been going on for many decades. It's necessary for any entity at some time in its evolution to undergo an intense period of self-examination and introspection. During this time of dissolution, it's natural for there to be periods upheaval, clinging to cherished dreams and the status quo, lashing out and projecting onto others the blame for what can no longer be maintained in its present state.

As the agents of much of the destruction of the American system, BushCo is essentially the instrument of the demise of what I like to call, "The American Illusion." As it all comes crashing down around us many of us will become disoriented, confused, angry, pessimistic, despondant, and above all, FAITHLESS. But through it all, I would ask everyone to cling to one bit of understanding. HAVE FAITH IN THE PROCESS. Step back from time to time and take in the big picture. Step back yet further and take in the wonderment and workings of natural law. Begin to believe in the goodness of the process. How could things continue as they have been? How long could we expect everything to remain the same? When would we as a nation have to begin to pay down the debt of how and by what means we used to come into being? Celebrate the justice of nature and begin to place a new faith in how everything expands and contracts according to the natural process of creative evolution.

So, in this time of contractive darkness, remember to hold to this core principle. If you have any light at all, use it to show others the way out of the darkness. If any refuse the light, keep your peace within you and let them pass on into the darkness. Take care of those that have been placed in your sphere of influence and maintain the belief in the good fight. Maintain compassion, peace toward all and let every man resist violence as every man is able. I open the floor to comment and debate.