Government Shutdown – October 9, 2013

We are witnessing our government self destruct. Our whole world and country are polarized and in a significant state of conflict. At some point these adversarial positions must be balanced, harmonized and integrated but it appears that we are not at that point yet. No one is ready to enter into meaningful dialogue and compromise. Communication has broken down. People are talking at each other and not listening. If discussions are being done they are not being done in good faith.

In terms of our representative government they seem to have lost any sense of responsibility. It appears that they would just as soon see the Federal Government go down in flames than acquiese in their strident demands.

If the United States falls apart, especially in the realm of money and finance, it will negatively affect the whole world. Our financial system is the basis of the global financial system with the dollar being the reserve currency of the world. If we cannot pass a budget or raise the debt ceiling then the government will shut down and we will default on our financial obligations. Our Congress is playing with fire and the consequences could be quite serious.

What is really going on here? In the bigger picture of life there are forces of creation and destruction. We have gotten to a point where a significant number of our elected representatives actually would like to destroy the Federal Government. This passive/ aggressive behavior isn’t necessarily conscious. They dislike the government because they feel it has gotten too big and enacts policies that they don’t like. So let’s just stop funding it.

We need to see things as they really are. The element of death and destruction is operative in our government and this is an unsustainable situation. The conservatives want to take us back to a simpler time but that is unrealistic. It is similar to fundamentalist Islam wanting to take us back to the Middle Ages. There are also individuals in Congress that would like to enact their own form of sharia or religious law as the law of the land. There are good reasons why our Founding Fathers established the separation of church and state. In a democracy we don’t appreciate others telling us what we should believe and how we should live our personal lives. The religious right has been rising up globally to combat the social and political effects of modern society. They want to take us back to simpler times. They harbor a great deal of anger and hatred against our government and society and would just as soon see it destroyed. They relish in their power as a minority to bring down the citadel. True believers believe that they can do no wrong.

Unfortunately the situation will most likely get worse before it gets better. But what we are going through is part of a much larger cleansing and purification process. We are in a time of transition and the old is giving way to the new. It is a death and rebirth process that is moving us in the direction of a more enlightened society. Mankind is sick. When someone is sick there is a health crisis. There is an increased temperature or fever that forces the toxicity to the surface so that it can be released and a new state of health can be established. Heat is the result of fire and fire is spirit. Spirit is greatly enlivened now for the unfolding of higher states of consciousness which forces the lower states to be cleansed, prged and transformed.

It is important that we understand that something good is happening and we are in the middle of a health crisis that will result in a more healthy state of being. A major shift in consciousness is underway. In traditional spiritual terminology of self development we are in the midst of a process of intense stress release. We are releasing darkness and ignorance in order to let a new level of light to come in. So be that center of light within your family and community. The dawning of a new day is unfolding.