Pluto in Aquarius.

Generation X used violence, force, intimidation, and evil to win. 

But with Pluto entering Aquarius on January 21st 2024 the tables will turn.

Pluto in Aquarius in 2023 saw the insurrectionists from Generation Z (born 1984-1995), who had Pluto in Scorpio, thrown in jail.

A similar fate may await Donald Trump.

But the fate of Generation X is yet to be decided.

The Millennials (born 1996-2010) will dominate the era of Pluto in Aquarius and they have planets in Sagittarius and Aquarius - square to Generation X planets in Virgo and Scorpio.

So the crimes of Generation X will at last be squared.

And the 2000 year Age of Aquarius will be established.

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Life!

God is the life-blood of Creation.

God's presence is the hidden essence that makes plants grow and flower.

It is the sap in the trees.

The vital principle in animals and birds.

And the fish in the sea.

And it is the life of the human body.

It overwhelms entropy by sheer abundance of Life!

And it never dies.

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Prosperity Theology.

What the Pentecostal and Evangelical Churches have done is use the aspirations of wealth and success to entice young people to attend their churches.

This is the marketing strategy that they learned from the corporations.

Jesus is the product and they promise wealth and success to sell him.

Unfortunately this not the Gospel.

The Gospel is good news for the poor: aiding the poor and needy, the widow and the orphan, and the alien (immigrants).....

It is not a boon for the rich.

Jesus said to the rich man: "'You lack one thing, go, sell what you own, and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; then come, follow me.'"  Mark 10:21 (NRSV)

So Prosperity Theology with  all its corruptions is a bankrupt philosophy.

It is not true and it is not what Jesus taught.

[Scripture quotations (marked NRSV) are taken from the New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright © 1989 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A., and are used by permission.  All rights reserved.]

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The Church.

In fact the problem lies within God's Church itself.

The fear that causes religious people to indoctrinate and oppress others is the seminal problem in our world.

It is this fear: fear of God, fear of punishment, fear of sex, fear of hell - that makes people reject the Church. 

Some even reject God because they assume that this policy originates in God Himself.

But there is no fear in God.

God is all Love, all Light, and all Life!

Fear is a human reaction to God.

Human beings cannot conceive of a God who does not punish and judge us.

In fact the Church teaches punishment and judgement because they don't believe that God's Love is sufficient to overcome sin.

So they use fear as a deterrent.

This is the carrot and stick approach of the ruling elite.

And it has been practised since the time of the Pharaohs.

But it does not originate from God.

  

It originates from fear.

And fear is human.

So the first task we must address is the fear of God in the Church.

Once this fear is gone people will return to the Church and those who oppose the Church and God will be redeemed.

But not before.

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Non-Violence.

The teaching of Non-Violence does not only appear in the New Testament.

It is written in the Law of Moses.

"You shall not take vengeance of bear of grudge against any of your people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself." Leviticus 19:18 (NRSV)

The problem being that many will only number their own people as their neighbor.

But I say to you: All people are your neighbors, for all people are Children of God.

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Breaking the Cycle.

Our World is embroiled in a cycle of violence and revenge.

Pointless acts of violence inspire violent retaliations.

But Jesus showed us the way to break this vicious cycle.

He said: "'You have heard that it was said."An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth."  But I say to you.  Do not resist an evildoer.  But if anyone strikes you on the right cheek turn the other also.....'"  Matthew 6:38.39 (NRSV)

And: "'You have heard that it was said, "You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy."  But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you.....'"  Matthew 6: 43,44 (NRSV)

This commitment to non-violence breaks the cycle of violence and retaliation.

And it cancels each act of violence in turn.

So do not react when you are attacked.

But forgive.

Pray that your attacker will see the fear that inspires violence.

And that they will be free of it forever.

[Scripture quotations (marked NRSV) are taken from the New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright © 1989 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A., and are used by permission.  All rights reserved.]

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Post-Modernism.

Modernism is the Post-Enlightenment mentality which relied on an empirical scientific view of reality.

It was based on Newtonian principles and saw a boom in mechanical inventions and early technology.

Post-Modernism is the period when interest in mythology, astrology, Eastern Religions, and Yoga modified the Modernist mentality.

It also coincided with the scientific realization that Newtons Laws did not apply to very small or very large objects.

At it's worst it can lead to a fascination with the dark side: black magic, black holes, dark matter, dark energy, death, and evil - the darkness and the Prince of Darkness - the devil (Satanism).

We are now entering a new period beyond Dualism in which negative religious conceptions will be  deconstructed and a new revelation will enter our consciousness.

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