“America’s road warriors can now go full military apocalypse, with the arrival of the Rezvani Vengeance. This souped-up SUV boasts bulletproof glass, blinding strobe lights, electrified doorhandles, and wing mirrors that can shoot pepper spray... ‘Vengeance is yours,’ trumpets the website, which details how the car can release a dense smoke screen to confuse people following you, as well as detect electromagnetic pulses from nuclear weapons,
When I first started reading this, I thought you were speaking of a military vehicle we were sending to Ukraine. It wasn't until you said "I clicked on red" that I realized it was possible to order one of these monstrosities of violence for personal use. I was so appalled that I almost didn't read the piece to the end. Had to get up, pace in a circle, and breathe. And then there is the I Ching...the response from the Spirits that I held my breath to see. And now I cam crying, crying and looking out the window as the sun pierces the clouds and illuminates the oaks, maples, and pines and the birds at the feeders. I would do ANYTHING to see them survive and thrive. And then there is your comment about armed robots in San Francisco...do the times have to get so horrifically and absurdly violent for us to recognize the error of our ways....and look for other ways...take responsibility for turning the tide? The Spirits say that is what we are engaged in. May it be so. May we each find our place in the turning of the tide.
Such clarity here - the Problem and the Solution. We have robot 'dogs' and other AI militarized devices here also. We are in the place of seeing the extremes of militarization, surveillance, war mind - stark revelation of imperial values - and also, the sprouting. Such affirmation in that response from the Ancestors. Thank you so much for writing this and asking the Oracle on behalf of all.
Please enter ths conversation. Please share this essay. We must not be innocent about where we are being taken and what is required of each of us on behalf of the Natural World, that is, on behalf of all life - truly. Here is another related event: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/02/opinion/atlanta-police-center-protests.html. The assault on South River Forest, Atlanta, Georgia. One environmental activist shot dead.
Thank you for this Deena. I’m shocked and then I’m not shocked. I’m just left with more and more grief. And then an urge to carry on whatever work I can do, to do what there is to do.
It feels like humanity is becoming more and more irrelevant to Mother Earth, and will suffer the consequences.
ANd in such a war-torn area as Turkey-Syria one wonders how she could not react to all of our violent energy with her own shaking. Reading about Aleppo, for example, is absolutely horrific. Grief on top of grief.
And then… there is love between us, and amongst us, and that’s where the Source lies…
Powerful writing. When I saw the I Ching in the mix, I knew we are on the same wavelength. The phenomenon of humans spending so much time encased in metal boxes on wheels has long bemused me... and Deena nails it.
I can hardly believe this, I mean, I can't believe it. Even though it is true.
Survive and thrive, make Soul, sustain Soul. Grief, wonder, love, fierce love.
When I first started reading this, I thought you were speaking of a military vehicle we were sending to Ukraine. It wasn't until you said "I clicked on red" that I realized it was possible to order one of these monstrosities of violence for personal use. I was so appalled that I almost didn't read the piece to the end. Had to get up, pace in a circle, and breathe. And then there is the I Ching...the response from the Spirits that I held my breath to see. And now I cam crying, crying and looking out the window as the sun pierces the clouds and illuminates the oaks, maples, and pines and the birds at the feeders. I would do ANYTHING to see them survive and thrive. And then there is your comment about armed robots in San Francisco...do the times have to get so horrifically and absurdly violent for us to recognize the error of our ways....and look for other ways...take responsibility for turning the tide? The Spirits say that is what we are engaged in. May it be so. May we each find our place in the turning of the tide.
Such clarity here - the Problem and the Solution. We have robot 'dogs' and other AI militarized devices here also. We are in the place of seeing the extremes of militarization, surveillance, war mind - stark revelation of imperial values - and also, the sprouting. Such affirmation in that response from the Ancestors. Thank you so much for writing this and asking the Oracle on behalf of all.
Please enter ths conversation. Please share this essay. We must not be innocent about where we are being taken and what is required of each of us on behalf of the Natural World, that is, on behalf of all life - truly. Here is another related event: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/02/opinion/atlanta-police-center-protests.html. The assault on South River Forest, Atlanta, Georgia. One environmental activist shot dead.
Thank you for this Deena. I’m shocked and then I’m not shocked. I’m just left with more and more grief. And then an urge to carry on whatever work I can do, to do what there is to do.
It feels like humanity is becoming more and more irrelevant to Mother Earth, and will suffer the consequences.
ANd in such a war-torn area as Turkey-Syria one wonders how she could not react to all of our violent energy with her own shaking. Reading about Aleppo, for example, is absolutely horrific. Grief on top of grief.
And then… there is love between us, and amongst us, and that’s where the Source lies…
Spectacular!!! I will share it with everyone I know, and re-read it frequently.
I believe in my heart that ReVisioning is one of those ways.
It eases my heart to know you are out there, and this piece re-kindles my fire for Nature and All our Relations.
thank you, Deena.
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Powerful writing. When I saw the I Ching in the mix, I knew we are on the same wavelength. The phenomenon of humans spending so much time encased in metal boxes on wheels has long bemused me... and Deena nails it.