Practical Thoughts

Dear Reader, In these lockdown times, and despite the harrowing numbers of deaths caused by this virus, much else appears to be happening of the positive variety. In the way the world was developing - and particularly in respect to climate issues - it seemed we needed to literally halt and take in the reality of the world's plight. It would hardly have been possible to engineer that "halt", but circumstances have made it possible, now, to take stock and reconsider our future options. Surely we should regard this as an unprecedented opportunity to rethink how our beliefs, values, and institutions shape our relationships? In fact, this time of lockdown has brought about a situation of quietude for many. Not only have most of us more time to reflect on what's what but Mother Nature has also done the same. Our country - the UK - no longer (literally) vibrates as it did three months ago, the waterways have become more purified and even the Sun's solar flares have...

Dear Reader, A Buddhist-created public garden in the middle of England that no-one now visits because of COVID-19 The impact of COVID-19  is, clearly, enormous. Not only the unexpected loss of so many loved ones but also the economic impact, and also - I suggest - the psychological impact. I just wonder, therefore, how much more the psychological impact was when the 'flu pandemic of 100 years ago hit, and when millions were erased from the planet. Or the Black Death of 1348-49. We have grown very much accustomed to thinking the over-comfortable thought that we humans had become virtually untouchable. We thought that science - medicine - had pretty well all health issues under control. Experts had thought over recent decades that a large pandemic could easily come our way, but we did not listen to that properly, just as we did not listen to the warnings about Climate Change and our over-dependence on fossil fuels. The western world, in particular, has been on a t...

Dear Reader, The 'virus' situation has brought about the revelation that there is a huge amount of goodwill in the hearts of the British people, as evidenced in the very large number of volunteers that have stepped forward to help out in the community during this time. And also the specific efforts of individuals such as Captain Tom, which has been remarkable. However, perhaps there is a need  also  to reflect. Is this 'virus' situation an isolated matter or should it be looked at as part of a bigger picture?   The now venerable former Soviet leader, Mikhail Gorbachev, has posted a view on the aftermath of the current pandemic, entitled,   'When The Pandemic Is Over, The World Must Come Together' . In this piece, Gorbachev outlines a view that pretty well all of us would subscribe to, I would think. A world of peace and far greater equality is a world that all of us would probably aspire to and I applaud such positivity. My concern, howev...

© 2020, John Lerwill Dear Reader, This outline coverage (and it is very much an outline - much more could have been included), in this chapter, of the secret history of the world since the Middle Ages, brings us to the present day. Today, after 20 years and more of progressively increasing indications that all is not well with Planet Earth, it is surely time for everyone to take stock. We already had the so-called 'Climate Change' issue, and now we have another very major world-wide issue on our hands. I do not like to say it, but perhaps 'the virus' has a sting in its tail.  I have reason to believe that mankind has to change its ways to be rid of our troubles.  Even certain areas of the media are indicating that things will never be the same again.  Therefore; do we want to continue to head towards Darkness, or towards the Light? The problem is for us to solve - no-one else. This chapter has as its basis the increasing conflict between the worlds of Dar...

© 2020, John Lerwill Dear Reader, Reflections On Part 4, and then... The history of the world is usually framed around events and individuals, but this outline history is foremostly concerned with eschatological causation. In other words, I see history having originally been stimulated by spiritual objectives - a creationist perspective that has seen an evolution of life and civilisations even up to 10,000BC and carried on in a different milieu according to changed circumstances - physical and spiritual - on Earth.  My view - as referred to in earlier chapters (parts) of this story - is that history then passed through 10,000 years consisting of the re-development of mankind and saw the coming of great influences by beings that became known as 'gods', and also stimulated by great spiritual incarnations such as Zarathustra, Krishna, Lao Tzu and the Buddha (and others), culminating in Jesus as the spirit of the age at the start of the so-called Christian era. Up to 100AD...