chant - Spiritual Blogs - Ashtar Command - Spiritual Community2024-03-28T12:38:37Zhttps://www.ashtarcommandcrew.net/profiles/blogs/feed/tag/chantEvery, Every Body Be Healed Right Now!https://www.ashtarcommandcrew.net/profiles/blogs/every-every-body-be-healed-right-now2015-09-07T04:30:00.000Z2015-09-07T04:30:00.000ZTallyhttps://www.ashtarcommandcrew.net/members/Tally<div><p>Here is a general, all-purpose chant we can do to help a friend, loved one, ourselves, the Earth, everyone on the planet, or everyone everywhere. You can simply focus on whoever you are concerned for while doing the chant. I have used this to 'pray for' friends/loved ones and it seems to Always help quite noticeably. ------------------------------------ -Every, Every Body Be Healed Right Now<br />Be healed right Now!<br />Every, everybody be healed right Now<br />Every, every body...<br />Every, every body...<br />Every, every body be healed right Now<br />Every, every body be healed right Now</p><p><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/RFzqS6Y7NUg?wmode=opaque" frameborder="0" height="315" width="560"></iframe></p></div>GLAMOR - A Glimpse Into One Conceptual Artist's Self-Imposed Ruleshttps://www.ashtarcommandcrew.net/profiles/blogs/glamor-a-glimpse-into-one-conceptual-artist-s-self-imposed-rules2012-06-21T20:30:00.000Z2012-06-21T20:30:00.000ZGiovanihttps://www.ashtarcommandcrew.net/members/Giovani<div><p>Hi-i!</p><p>One of the things I love about creating art is the insight it gives me into what we may REALLY be doing, here on Earth in these fleshy bodies that live in time and space.</p><p>Well, any "game" might offer such insights.</p><p>But conceptual art, for me, makes this obvious moment-by-moment.</p><p>One great example is how I've imposed certain rules upon myself, which have sometimes made maneuvering about a real challenge.</p><p>One rule, in many cases, has been the imposition of glamor.</p><p>By glamor, I mean something close to what other people call sexiness. But it's not the same thing. What I mostly mean is showing skin. However, when people speak of sexiness, they often include the idea of seduction and a sort of knowing attitude in which I'm simply not very interested.<br /> <br /> <a href="{{#staticFileLink}}8108796077,original{{/staticFileLink}}"><img src="{{#staticFileLink}}8108796077,original{{/staticFileLink}}" width="453" class="align-full" alt="8108796077?profile=original" /></a>(cc) Jacrews7 on Flickr<br /> <br /> So, I just mean I like to bring attention to revealing clothes or to introduce nudity (or even simply make panties visible) in a piece of text. (And, yes, luxury DOES figure into this - but that's the easy part.)</p><p>Why?</p><p>Well, of course, part of it is simply that I find it titillating. It has a way of pushing up the energy level. I'm talking about feminine glamor, now - women. Why? Because our society has created a powerful opportunity to feel a great charge through feminine glamor, while preserving the freshness of physical innocence. None of this is automatic, of course, but it IS available. Not so much with men.</p><p>In many cases, I go further, ONLY visibly populating these works with women. One sex, but two genders, in many cases: not male and female, but tomboy and princess. Even in works that feature both sexes, I almost always focus on the female sex. Why? Mostly in reaction to masculine default. (It's also the reason why I sign all my art: G. Saintiny.)</p><p>Rules, rules, rules. But I'm always curious just how far I can push these rules.</p><p>In songs, for example, I live by what I consider to be the #1 rule of songwriting: Never say die. I mean it literally. I just about never use words like: die, kill, or murder.</p><p>Mind you, I wrote a song ABOUT a firearm. The plot of the song is about a woman teaching someone how to use one. She basically says that you point and you squeeze and there's no turning back. She asks, "Is this your first time," and we realize it must be. She makes it clear that "She won't be your wet nurse."</p><p>I never say kill.</p><p>On the other hand, in my rock opera BLOOM I say kill, outright. Why? Because it's the macabre story of a man who has lost his mind and performs a murder. It's a story soaking in beauty, but it's about a fundamentally ugly moment. So, if the entire context is murder - a meditation on murder - different rules apply. (James Bond movies are a good example, too.)</p><p>But I seldom write such things. I wrote BLOOM a long time ago and have no desire to write further horror material, though I still cherish that work. It's a TRUE rock opera. There are only about nine words of talk dialog. The whole thing is propelled by song. And the songs are amazing!</p><p>(Nonetheless, I seldom look them over for singing or to reminisce. It's just not my thing, and - even then - I felt the only available niches for my imagination were violent. But finally I decided that I would decide, regardless of society's presumptions - or my projections.)</p><p>Rules are what help us create and slip into forms. Sounds pretty metaphysical, no? ;O)</p><p>It's thanks to rules that we can create a sonnet and then refresh ourselves by creating haiku.</p><p>Anyway, back to glamor.</p><p>You'll notice another rule behind the rule I mentioned about glamor. Most people spell it with a letter U. Well, I've grown up in the USA and can't understand - for the life of me - how it is that the "m-o-r" inflection exists, and yet Americans often spell it "m-o-u-r", which looks totally British to me.</p><p>I do use a few Britishisms, but with purpose behind them. For example, when discussing movies, I speak of a "theater." But when discussing plays, I speak of a "theatre." Very handy, no?</p><p>In other words, I do my best to write in living languages. I create melodic chant, for example. These aren't unheard of. But they are all but unheard of in English (and seemingly in ANY living language). Well, I have no interest in creating the next melodic chant in Sanskrit or Latin. I want it in English and to have vernacular vigor.</p><p>Now, I've spoken of glamor and innocence. To take it further, I'm especially interested in glamor as a means of activating our divinity. This is not a new idea. It's the reason why fairies are often nude or very very glamorous. It's why many ancient deities are portrayed in the nude (Remember Venus/Aphrodite?). A divine concept is rendered spectacular through glamor. That's the basic formula.</p><p>And there are other formulas, as well. One of my most glamorous references is to two "supreme beings" (as Deepak Chopra calls them in CREATING AFFLUENCE) who represent wisdom and wealth. He identifies them as Sarasvati and Lakshmi. I call them Princess Dawn & Candy (sort of a wave vs particle thing). But why does one have a title and not the other, if they're both SUPREME beings? As Chopra puts it, relating their legend, "When you pay more attention to Sarasvati, Lakshmi will become extremely jealous and pay more attention to you."</p><p>So my formulation is literally a wisdom and wealth blessing! And I play with it in many ways: via the title for Princess Dawn, via the way they interact, and by always making Princess Dawn a little more glamorous than Candy.</p><p>Rules, rules, rules.</p><p>When you're imposing them on yourself - Well! Ya gotta love 'em! ;O)</p><p>Sunshine & Blessings,<br /> Giovani</p></div>A cop has nine lives.......https://www.ashtarcommandcrew.net/profiles/blogs/a-cop-has-nine-lifes2011-08-27T19:30:00.000Z2011-08-27T19:30:00.000Zmarkandeyarishihttps://www.ashtarcommandcrew.net/members/markandeyarishi<div><a href="http://youtu.be/YtH0QtMCTcA">http://youtu.be/YtH0QtMCTcA</a></div>CHANT RADHE RADHE.....https://www.ashtarcommandcrew.net/profiles/blogs/chant-radhe-radhe2011-08-27T00:24:22.000Z2011-08-27T00:24:22.000Zmarkandeyarishihttps://www.ashtarcommandcrew.net/members/markandeyarishi<div><a href="http://youtu.be/DoGLhcFxsZw">http://youtu.be/DoGLhcFxsZw</a></div>Syria seethes, protesters chant 'God is With Us' - CNN - August 5, 2011https://www.ashtarcommandcrew.net/profiles/blogs/syria-seethes-protesters-chant-god-is-with-us-cnn-august-5-20112011-08-05T18:47:48.000Z2011-08-05T18:47:48.000ZKarma's Helperhttps://www.ashtarcommandcrew.net/members/KarmasHelper<div><p> </p><p><img height="270" width="360" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-dkRk1ycH-A4/TZI3u1ZHS9I/AAAAAAAAENQ/WHxpin47VEE/s640/syria_assad_2011_3_21.jpg" id="il_fi" style="padding-bottom:8px;padding-right:8px;padding-top:8px;" name="il_fi" alt="syria_assad_2011_3_21.jpg" /></p><p><em><span class="font-size-4">"They shoot right and left, right and left. We can't go anywhere. ... There are snipers all around."</span></em></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/meast/08/05/syria.unrest/index.html">http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/meast/08/05/syria.unrest/index.html</a></p><p><b>(CNN)</b> -- Violence raged in the Syrian city of Hama as around a dozen people died and anti-government protests unfolded across the restive country.</p><p> </p><p>Hama endured steady shelling and bombing Friday morning while the government's military offensive continued in full swing said a resident whose name is not being released for safety reasons. The man said casualties occurred. but couldn't say how many.</p><p> </p><p>Elsewhere, opposition members said thousands kicked off marches across the country after Muslim prayers, as they have every Friday for weeks, demanding political reforms or the fall of the regime and railing against the violent security crackdown directed at peaceful protesters.</p><p> </p><p>Each Friday, nationwide protests have had a distinct theme. This week's is "God is With Us."</p><p>The Local Coordination Committees of Syria, an activist group, reported 15 deaths, 11 in the Damascus suburbs of Arbeen, Dumair, and Mouadamyeh, three in the western city of Homs, and one in the southern city of Daraa</p><div class="cnn_strylftcntnt cnn_strylftcexpbx" id="expand15"><div class="cnn_strylceclbtn" style="display:none;"></div><div class="cnn_strylceclbtn" style="display:none;"></div><div class="parentMediaContainer" id="videoContainerexpand15" style="display:none;"><div class="mediaContainer" id="videoContainerexpand15Media"><img height="360" width="640" src="http://www.cnn.com/video/world/2011/08/05/bpr.syria.anon.witness.cnn.640x360.jpg" alt="bpr.syria.anon.witness.cnn.640x360.jpg" /></div><div class="mediaContainer"></div><div class="mediaContainer"></div></div><div class="clickToPlay" id="clickToPlayvideoContainerexpand15"></div></div><div class="cnn_strylceclbtn" style="display:none;"></div><div class="cnn_strylceclbtn" style="display:none;"></div><div class="parentMediaContainer" id="videoContainerexpand25" style="display:none;"><div class="mediaContainer" id="videoContainerexpand25Media"><img height="360" width="640" src="http://www.cnn.com/video/world/2011/08/04/intv.syria.harma.witness.cnn.640x360.jpg" alt="intv.syria.harma.witness.cnn.640x360.jpg" /></div><div class="mediaContainer"></div><div class="mediaContainer"></div></div><div class="clickToPlay" id="clickToPlayvideoContainerexpand25"></div><div class="cnn_strylftcntnt cnn_strylftcexpbx"></div><div class="cnn_strylceclbtn" style="display:none;"></div><div class="cnn_strylceclbtn" style="display:none;"></div><div class="parentMediaContainer" id="videoContainerexpand35" style="display:none;"><div class="mediaContainer" id="videoContainerexpand35Media"><img height="360" width="640" src="http://www.cnn.com/video/world/2011/08/04/rivers.syria.revolt.toll.cnn.640x360.jpg" alt="rivers.syria.revolt.toll.cnn.640x360.jpg" /></div><div class="mediaContainer"></div><div class="mediaContainer"></div></div><div class="clickToPlay" id="clickToPlayvideoContainerexpand35"></div><div class="cnn_strylftcntnt cnn_strylftcexpbx"></div><div class="cnn_strylceclbtn" style="display:none;"></div><div class="cnn_strylceclbtn" style="display:none;"></div><div class="parentMediaContainer" id="videoContainerexpand45" style="display:none;"><div class="mediaContainer" id="videoContainerexpand45Media"><img height="360" width="640" src="http://www.cnn.com/video/world/2011/08/03/roth.un.syria.cnn.640x360.jpg" alt="roth.un.syria.cnn.640x360.jpg" /></div><div class="mediaContainer"></div><div class="mediaContainer"></div></div><div class="clickToPlay" id="clickToPlayvideoContainerexpand45"></div><div class="cnn_strylftcntnt cnn_strylftcexpbx"></div><div class="cnn_strylftcntnt cnn_strylftcexpbx"></div><div class="cnn_strylceclbtn" style="display:none;"></div><div class="parentMediaContainer" id="videoContainerexpand55" style="display:none;"><div class="mediaContainer" id="videoContainerexpand55Media"><img height="360" width="640" src="http://www.cnn.com/video/world/2011/08/03/ac.syrian.activist.violence.cnn.640x360.jpg" alt="ac.syrian.activist.violence.cnn.640x360.jpg" /></div><div class="mediaContainer"></div><div class="mediaContainer"></div></div><div class="clickToPlay" id="clickToPlayvideoContainerexpand55"></div><div class="cnn_strylftcntnt cnn_strylftcexpbx"></div><div class="cnn_strylftcntnt cnn_strylftcexpbx"></div><div class="cnn_strylftcntnt"><div class="cnn_strylctcntr cnn_strylctcqrelt"><div class="cnn_divline"></div><div><b> </b></div><div><strong> </strong></div></div></div><p>The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, an activist group, reported 11 deaths and many injuries as security forces fired on demonstrators in Homs and around Damascus. It said there are tanks and a bad humanitarian situation in the northeastern city of Deir Ezzor.</p><p> </p><p>More than 2,000 people, the vast majority of whom are protesters, have died since anti-government demonstrations erupted nearly five months ago, the observatory said. Activists blame the deaths of demonstrators on security forces, but the Syrian government has consistently attributed the violence to "armed groups."</p><p> </p><p><img height="338" width="400" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_iKcZ3qcCmyo/R7o3omMa6eI/AAAAAAAAFfc/_PkVVEQPkC0/s400/dr_evil_hillary.jpg" style="padding-bottom:8px;padding-right:8px;padding-top:8px;" alt="dr_evil_hillary.jpg" /></p><p>U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said President Bashar al-Assad has lost legitimacy as a leader and noted the mounting death toll.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>"Sometimes you lose sight of the incredible tragedy unfolding on the streets by just looking at the numbers which are so numbing. But the shooting death of a 1-year-old recently by the Syrian regime's tanks and troops is a very stark example of what is going on," she said at a news conference Thursday.</p><p> </p><p>"We think, to date, the government is responsible for the deaths of more than 2,000 people of all ages."</p><p> </p><p>Hama, which has emerged as a center of the country's anti-government movement, has been hit particularly hard by clashes and a military offensive in recent days.</p><p> </p><p>Hama was the site of the bloody 1982 crackdown by the Alawite-dominated government against a Muslim Brotherhood uprising. Memories of that siege, carried out by late President Hafez al-Assad, the current president's father, have reverberated across the country and in the city.</p><p> </p><p>Syria state TV, which aired video of a tank and rubble on deserted Hama streets Friday, reported that the army carried out an operation "to restore the peace of mind to the families" of Hama.</p><p> </p><p>The state-run Syrian Arab News Agency has said "armed terrorist groups perpetrated acts of sabotage and killing through setting up barricades, braking off roads, attacking and burning police stations (and) using different kinds of weapons."</p><p> </p><p>The resident who spoke to CNN said he fled his Hama neighborhood because of the intensity of the shelling and gunfire. With sounds of gunfire and blasts heard in the background, he said, "From this morning, shelling and bombing haven't stopped for three hours."</p><p> </p><p>"They shoot right and left, right and left. We can't go anywhere. ... There are snipers all around."</p><p> </p><p>The Hama resident, who spoke via satellite phone, said electricity, water, mobile, landlines, and Internet lines have been cut.</p><p> </p><p>"Tanks have entered the city. I know some injured people in the hospital -- three injured people in the hospital that have passed away because the electricity has been cut. Children, babies have passed away."</p><p> </p><p>Compounding the devastation is the mounting humanitarian emergency, the resident said, citing a lack of electricity and rotting food.</p><p> </p><p>"So now we don't have food to eat. We just are fasting," he said.</p><p> </p><p>Just a day earlier, at least 109 people died in and around Hama, said Avaaz, a global activist group, citing a medical source. Another activist network, the Local Coordination Committees of Syria, said 30 people were killed Wednesday.</p><p> </p><p>CNN is unable to independently confirm death tolls or events in Syria, which has restricted access to the country by international journalists, including CNN's.</p><p> </p><p>The U.N. Security Council issued a presidential statement Wednesday condemning rights abuses and use of force against Syrian citizens, and a group of human rights experts warned against the "scale and gravity" of the crackdown.</p><p> </p><p class="cnnInline">"We continue to receive reports on systematic use of excessive force resulting in killings and injuries; allegations of torture, enforced disappearances, arbitrary arrests and detention of protesters; targeting of human rights defenders; and unjustified limitations on freedoms of peaceful assembly and expression," a group of U.N. human rights experts said on Friday.</p><p class="cnnInline"> </p><p class="cnnInline"><img height="679" width="452" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-FrqqZtFp_5k/TbjTZdFDxRI/AAAAAAAAEh0/V7bQ3Ct7xvI/s1600/Screw+the+UN.jpg" style="padding-bottom:8px;padding-right:8px;padding-top:8px;" alt="Screw+the+UN.jpg" /></p><p class="cnnInline"> </p><p class="cnnInline"> </p><p> </p><p>I AM, We are, ONE.....and WE ARE WITH YOU!!</p><p> </p><p><img height="221" width="228" src="http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSQSK7U7rVR1r1pMuT4iOC-0BMQ2mYNdRyuqKFhkzziD0S-taid" style="padding-bottom:8px;padding-right:8px;padding-top:8px;" alt="images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSQSK7U7rVR1r1pMuT4iOC-0BMQ2mYNdRyuqKFhkzziD0S-taid" /></p><p> </p><p>Namaste</p><p>Peace</p><p>KH</p></div>Israel Erupts in Protest, Tens of Thousands Chant “Revolution” - July 26, 2011https://www.ashtarcommandcrew.net/profiles/blogs/israel-erupts-in-protest-tens2011-07-27T03:58:51.000Z2011-07-27T03:58:51.000ZKarma's Helperhttps://www.ashtarcommandcrew.net/members/KarmasHelper<div><p><img height="452" width="678" src="http://www.sanfranciscosentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/housing-protest-2.jpg" id="il_fi" style="padding-bottom:8px;padding-right:8px;padding-top:8px;" name="il_fi" alt="housing-protest-2.jpg" /></p><div>Approximately 30,000 protesters marched in Tel Aviv last night, with social justice activists blocking central streets and chants of “Mubarak. Assad. Netanyahu” filling the air.</div><p>by The Troubadour, 7/25/2011, Alternet</p><p><a target="_blank" href="http://bit.ly/obI7vg">http://bit.ly/obI7vg</a></p><p><a href="http://stevebeckow.com/2011/07/israel-erupts-in-protest-tens-of-thousands-chant-revolution/">http://stevebeckow.com/2011/07/israel-erupts-in-protest-tens-of-thousands-chant-revolution/</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Tel Aviv police arrested 42 activists, which is an extremely rare number, “if not unprecedented,” <a target="_blank" href="http://972mag.com/breaking-protesters-block-streets-in-central-tel-aviv/">according to +972 Magazine</a>, which has been closely following the circumstances surrounding the sudden rise of Israel’s progressive left.</p><p>The protests are part of a larger movement that began as opposition to rising housing prices, and indeed is still centered around that issue, but has spread to other social justice and progressive causes.</p><p>These protests are being described as “<a target="_blank" href="http://972mag.com/understanding-the-tent-protest/">the greatest challenge PM Netanyahu faces on the home front,</a>” and show that the progressive left in Israel has awoken.</p><p>Change in Israel may be coming.<span> </span></p><p><a target="_blank" href="http://972mag.com/understanding-the-tent-protest/">Noam Sheizaf</a> offers a good visual description of how, last week, these protests began to foment:</p><p>It happened almost overnight: Friday morning a week ago, walking near Habima Square in central Tel Aviv, I saw only a handful of tents, with no more than a few dozen Israelis who answered an internet call for an ongoing protest against rising rent costs. On Saturday evening the tents covered an entire block on Rothschild Boulevard, and protesters threw cottage cheese containers on the Likud HQ on nearby King George Street. A couple of days later, the tent protests came to dominate the news cycle.</p><p>Housing minister Ariel Attias (Shas) argued that the protesters were spoiled kids that refuse to leave the fashionable center of the country, but by Tuesday there were tents in Jerusalem, the southern city of Beer Sheva and as far north as Kiryat Shmona, near the Lebanon border (see a map of all the protests here).</p><p>By Wednesday protesters tried to break into empty apartments in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem; the tents on Rothschild Boulevard stretched several blocks, all the way from Habimah Square to Shenkin Street, and marches and rallies were scheduled for the weekend. The Friday papers declared that Binyamin Netanyahu sees the tent protest as the greatest potential political threat to his governing coalition.</p><p>These protests, which began as explicit anger at the rising rental prices in cities across the country, have been fueled by the response of Netanyahu’s government, which initially, with hostile rhetoric, dismissed them as being part of a large, leftwing movement being funded by outfits such as the New Israel Fund. The initial rhetoric, which claimed that the protests were not about anything other than the “Zionist Left’s” political agenda, only served to increase protesters’ anger and resolve.</p><p>These reactions from Netanyahu and other government officials have served to broaden the protests, which have now moved from rent prices to a host of social justice issues: women’s rights, union rights and education reform, among other things, with general chants of “revolution” heard on the streets last night.</p><p> </p><p>What has yet to be heard, in the protests, are calls for more democracy in the wake of the anti-democratic laws that have recently been passed. Also absent has been the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.</p><p>However, as these protest spread, and all indications are that they are going to continue – as Israel’s progressive left awakens – I suspect that all of the above issues will become represented by the protests, which are taking on a large, general “anti-Netanyahu” bent.</p><p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/25976845@N06/5969676103/" title="Protest 3 by Davidhg, on Flickr"><img height="298" width="448" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6135/5969676103_ecb3c5441b_z.jpg" alt="Protest 3" class="aligncenter" /></a></p><p> The sign reads “Women Before Profits”</p><p> </p><p>For the first time, last night, Israel appeared as its neighbors have for some time. Yes, the protests may have had a different genesis, but they share a common thread: anger with the current regime.</p><p> </p><p>Things may be changing in Israel.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Author’s Note 1:</strong> Protests have moved in earnest to Jerusalem, where a thousand protesters <a href="http://www.haaretz.com/news/national/some-1-000-in-jerusalem-block-entrance-to-knesset-to-protest-housing-crisis-1.375050">blocked the entrance to the Knesset</a>.The protesters, who have set up camp in the city near the Prime Minister’s residence, marched by Netanyahu’s home on their way to the Knesset. As Haaretz reports:</p><p> </p><p style="padding-left:30px;">On their way, the protesters passed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s residence and tried to block a nearby street while calling on Netanyahu to resign. They were consequently scattered by police forces and continued marching to the Knesset.</p><p style="padding-left:30px;"> </p><p>This, from Haaretz, shows that Netanyahu’s frustration is clear:</p><p style="padding-left:30px;">Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rebuked Likud ministers on Sunday for not trying to solve the housing crisis that gave rise to the mass nationwide protests.</p><p style="padding-left:30px;"> </p><p>Sources close to Netanyahu said he is extremely frustrated by the Likud ministers’ lack of cooperation, not only in trying to find solutions but also for not defending the government in media interviews.</p><p>Meanwhile, more tent cities have sprung up throughout Israel, showing that this crisis <a href="http://www.haaretz.co.il/hasite/spages/1235889.html">only appears to be growing</a> for Israel’s ruling class.</p><p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/25976845@N06/5972016828/" title="Protest 5 by Davidhg, on Flickr"><img height="227" width="406" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6010/5972016828_d343d0bf9d_z.jpg" alt="Protest 5" class="aligncenter" /></a></p><p>Here are protestors before the Knesset, chanting in Hebrew “We Demand Social Justice.”</p><p>Pic courtesy of<a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/ibnezra">@ibnezra</a>, aka Joseph Dana.</p><p> </p><p>And in Haaretz, <a href="http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/opinion/the-promise-of-the-tent-protests-1.374916">Gideon Levy addresses</a> what many commentators have wondered: how could these protests impact larger political issues (such as I/P) in Israel? He writes:</p><p style="padding-left:30px;">If this unclear struggle by the renters of apartments on Shenkin Street is successful, matching the struggle against the price of cottage cheese, then additional Israelis will see that it is worthwhile, and that there is a chance and there is hope. Perhaps then they will go out and fight for matters that affect our fates to a much greater extent. If they see they have the strength to reduce the price of one-room apartments of 30 square meters, perhaps they will understand that they also have the power to change the nature of the country – 22,000 square kilometers not including the occupied territories.</p><p style="padding-left:30px;"> </p><p>If the struggle succeeds against the tyranny of the apartment owners and the Finance Ministry – which was what motivated them to go out and demonstrate – perhaps they will find the way of struggling also against other more severe forms of tyranny. That is the big test before the people.</p><p> </p><p>A political pilot project whose importance cannot be underestimated is taking place now on Rothschild Boulevard in Tel Aviv, and in other tent cities throughout the country. It is up to the Israelis to blow an empathetic, encouraging and impassioned wind into their sails. We must now leave apathy and cynicism behind at home and go out to the tents.<br /><strong>Author’s Note 2:</strong> Aziz Abu Sarah, in a <a href="http://972mag.com/israelis-protest-housing-problem-but-make-no-connection-to-the-occupation/">very interesting piece</a> called “Israeli housing protest makes no connection to the occupation,” writes:</p><p style="padding-left:30px;">This argument doesn’t hold water anymore. It seems like many Israelis didn’t receive Mr. Daum’s memo about Israel’s golden era. On Saturday tens of thousands protested the housing problem in Tel Aviv. The main squares in Israel have become tent cities. Medical doctors and students are protesting their working conditions as the prices of food and gas are increasing rapidly. School teachers’ paychecks are shrinking every year . The social democratic ideals upon which Israel was established are evaporating. The rich are getting richer and the poor remain poor.Israel’s low unemployment rate and high GDP are indeed impressive, but not necessarily indicative of a healthy community. China has the second largest economy in the world and has one of the highest GDPs. However, China is run by dictators and is filled with poor people. Many of Israel’s poor are the employed poor.</p><p style="padding-left:30px;">What amazes me is many Israelis’ inability to make the connection between the continuation of the occupation and the domestic problems Israel faces today; Israel is building constantly in the West Bank but it is failing to provide housing to its citizens within Israel proper. The current Israeli government’s focus on improving living standards in settlements while failing to do the same for the rest of the country is a moral failure.</p><p style="padding-left:30px;"> </p><p><strong>Author’s Note 3:</strong> For additional reading on the “tent city” protests, I suggest the following:+ <a href="http://972mag.com/understanding-the-tent-protest/">Understanding the tent protests</a><br /><a href="http://972mag.com/tents4/">Why we march tonight</a></p><p><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/news/national/netanyahu-rebukes-ministers-give-me-ideas-to-solve-housing-crisis-in-israel-1.374999">Netanyahu rebukes ministers: give me ideas to solve housing crisis</a></p><p><strong>Author’s Note 4:</strong> <a href="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/07/24/998037/-I-P:The-Israeli-Housing-Crisis-and-Settlements-The-sardine-can-problem-was-intentional?via=recent">Christy1947 has a diary up discussing the possible connection between Israel’s housing crisis and the settlements,</a>among other things. It’s a very interesting read.</p><div id="published">All pictures are care of Activestills.org and +972 Magazine.</div><div><p>By The Troubadour | Sourced from DailyKos</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://stevebeckow.com/">http://stevebeckow.com/</a></p></div></div>Immerse yourself to a journey to your soul,part two.....https://www.ashtarcommandcrew.net/profiles/blogs/immerse-yourself-to-a-journey2011-07-07T20:54:57.000Z2011-07-07T20:54:57.000Zmarkandeyarishihttps://www.ashtarcommandcrew.net/members/markandeyarishi<div>Videos from Kartik 2010 and parikrama from Sri Navadvip 2010.All in HD quality please send them to all your friends!!!!!<br /><span><a target="_blank" href="http://youtu.be/npqpy7bC8j0"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1310071545_0">http://youtu.be/npqpy7bC8j0</span></a></span><br /> <span><a target="_blank" href="http://youtu.be/JnpnCHOWAJI"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1310071545_1">http://youtu.be/JnpnCHOWAJI</span></a></span><br /> <span><a target="_blank" href="http://youtu.be/6TnkHSLtp0Y"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1310071545_2">http://youtu.be/6TnkHSLtp0Y</span></a></span><br /> <span><a target="_blank" href="http://youtu.be/rg8cJeXatCk"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1310071545_3">http://youtu.be/rg8cJeXatCk</span></a></span><br /> <span><a target="_blank" href="http://youtu.be/v5dDVvYVCKs"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1310071545_4">http://youtu.be/v5dDVvYVCKs</span></a></span><br /> <span><a target="_blank" href="http://youtu.be/npqpy7bC8j0">http://youtu.be/npqpy7bC8j0</a></span><br /> <span><a target="_blank" href="http://youtu.be/5c367w_-iKY"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1310071545_5">http://youtu.be/5c367w_-iKY</span></a></span><br /> <span><a target="_blank" href="http://youtu.be/guhf5IfqJ6U"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1310071545_6">http://youtu.be/guhf5IfqJ6U</span></a></span><br /> <span><a target="_blank" href="http://youtu.be/rtmBJ3Bh6qg"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1310071545_7">http://youtu.be/rtmBJ3Bh6qg</span></a></span><br /> <span><a target="_blank" href="http://youtu.be/fvOIFjtafms"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1310071545_8">http://youtu.be/fvOIFjtafms</span></a></span><br /> <span><a target="_blank" href="http://youtu.be/qx-RChkemXs"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1310071545_9">http://youtu.be/qx-RChkemXs</span></a></span><br /> <span><a target="_blank" href="http://youtu.be/k4w7JMHy-c8"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1310071545_10">http://youtu.be/k4w7JMHy-c8</span></a></span><br /> <span><a target="_blank" href="http://youtu.be/yhgr-0YVgQg"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1310071545_11">http://youtu.be/yhgr-0YVgQg</span></a></span><br /> <span><a target="_blank" href="http://youtu.be/SDcwBUTlIik"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1310071545_12">http://youtu.be/SDcwBUTlIik</span></a></span><br /> <span><a target="_blank" href="http://youtu.be/LwfReymqB2c"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1310071545_13">http://youtu.be/LwfReymqB2c</span></a></span><br /> <span><a target="_blank" href="http://youtu.be/N7F8sHZtS8M"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1310071545_14">http://youtu.be/N7F8sHZtS8M</span></a></span><br /> <span><a target="_blank" href="http://youtu.be/RU8y-_-Qjic"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1310071545_15">http://youtu.be/RU8y-_-Qjic</span></a></span><br /> <span><a target="_blank" href="http://youtu.be/UlNi5tzVflA"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1310071545_16">http://youtu.be/UlNi5tzVflA</span></a></span><br /> <span><a target="_blank" href="http://youtu.be/MmNRVLOaK6Y"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1310071545_17">http://youtu.be/MmNRVLOaK6Y</span></a></span><br /> <span><a target="_blank" href="http://youtu.be/4obCrfc71oo"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1310071545_18">http://youtu.be/4obCrfc71oo</span></a></span><br /> <span><a target="_blank" href="http://youtu.be/gfIqdwAdDsE"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1310071545_19">http://youtu.be/gfIqdwAdDsE</span></a></span><br /> <span><a target="_blank" href="http://youtu.be/oF6rh1aGfos"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1310071545_20">http://youtu.be/oF6rh1aGfos</span></a></span><br /> <span><a target="_blank" href="http://youtu.be/d0rreXBmY3Y"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1310071545_21">http://youtu.be/d0rreXBmY3Y</span></a></span><br /> <span><a target="_blank" href="http://youtu.be/5lFajAp0tuU"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1310071545_22">http://youtu.be/5lFajAp0tuU</span></a></span><br /> <span><a target="_blank" href="http://youtu.be/9GH3XhOzims"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1310071545_23">http://youtu.be/9GH3XhOzims</span></a></span><br /> <span><a target="_blank" href="http://youtu.be/h-zYzM-ZbLg"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1310071545_24">http://youtu.be/h-zYzM-ZbLg</span></a></span></div>