The Conscious Army - Love Is The New Religion

Introduksjon til Martinus og hans intuisjons-kosmologi

"For Martinus er ikke allkjærlighet et abstrakt begrep, men en helt bestemt kombinasjon av grunn­energier som kan uttrykkes som harmoni mellom høy intelligens og foredlete emosjoner. Utvik­lingen frem mot allkjærlighet vil gå hånd i hånd med utviklingen frem mot psykisk og fysisk androgyni, dvs. en harmonisk integrasjon av kvinne­lige og mannlige kvaliteter. Andro­gynisering inne­bærer dog ikke en fremheving av kjønnsattributtene lik den mytologiske hermafroditten. I fremtidens androgyni er kjønnsattributtene nedtonet og under­ordnet en betydelig åndelig­gjøring av vesenet."

av Rolf Kenneth Myhre

Amal Adens utrolige reise

"– Dere har skuffet meg! Dere har lukket øynene, og håpet at integreringen løste seg! Offentlige Norge må stille krav, og tilby hjelp. Vi minoritetsbarn kaster steiner og står langs elven, vi faller og faller mellom to kulturer, men dere gjør ikke noe! ... ... hvor er barneombudet? Barnevernet? Barne- og familieministeren? Regjeringen? Norge er rikt nok til å tilby sosialpenger, trygd og hybler med møbler. Men å se barn og ungdom som isoleres, som lider, snakke med dem, lytte, fange dem opp, det har vi ikke råd til! Det er en skam, og dere er i ferd med å få et stort og tragisk samfunnsproblem i fanget! Spør du meg, kan vi ikke ta imot flere asylsøkere før dere kan garantere at de blir sett." 

"... har gjort jobben offentlige Norge aldri klarte. De så meg og brydde seg...!"

Aftenposten, Kjetil Østli, Oppdatert: 09.03.09 kl. 18:26  Publisert: 09.03.09 kl. 10:00

Lærerens kall: Å være oppdrager

Læreren skal være sannheten tro - skal være saklig, men i kjærlighet - engasjert saklighet! Vi skal ikke underslå problemene i verden. Men vi må heller ikke presentere dem på en slik måte at vi oppfordrer til flukt fra problemene i stedet for kamp. Sannheten skal utfordre oss - ikke lamme oss.

"Historien skal avspeile den menneskelige tragedie i et for barna mest mulig gripende billedsprog. Historien handler om dem selv! Og man må dvele lengst mulig i mytekretsene om de store og gode karakterer; det må vises at de klarte å forandre litt på verden. Det gir barna mot og livskraft. For alle har sitt stykke av verdenshistorien å arbeide med. De har sitt liv. Og de sterkeste og mest begavede blant dem har også ansvar for andres liv. Historien skal lære dem at det nytter å forandre på verden" (Bjørneboe, "Jonas", 1972, s. 106).

© Stein M. Wivestad 1991, Prismet,42, 243-248, et temanummer om lærerrollen

Society needs more people being kind to others

Today, kindness is commonly defined as "the quality of being friendly, generous, and considerate," according to the Oxford dictionary. In ancient Greece, Aristotle defined kindness as "helpfulness towards some one in need, not in return for anything." Synonyms for kindness include "compassion," "empathy" and "love." These days the combined expression "loving kindness" seems to be catching on. The Dalai Lama is the first to agree that kindness, at least ideally, forms the heart of every great religion.

By Douglas Todd, The Vancouver Sun, September 12, 2009

Haitian Revolution, voodoo and Erzulie, the spirit of love

The Haitian Revolution (1791-1804) is, as historian C.L.R. James affirms, "the only successful slave revolt in history." Haiti was the first republic in modern history led by people of African descent. It went directly from being a French colony to governing itself. Historians traditionally identify the catalyst to revolution as a particular Vodou ceremony in August 1791 performed at Bois Caïman by Dutty Boukman, a priest, born in Jamaica, and later sold by his British master to a French plantation owner. His French name came from his English nickname, "Book Man," which he earned due to his ability to read. (Wikipedia)

"At a 1791 ceremony in Bwa Cayman (Caiman Forest), a Vodou priestess possessed by Ezili Danto slit a black pig's throat. Those present drank its blood, and then swore that they would drive out the French slave masters or die trying. A week later, 1000 settlers were dead, the rich plantations of Cape François were in smoldering ruins and the Haitian Revolution had begun. Some say slavers cut out the priestess's tongue as punishment for participating in the revolution, while still others claim Danto was made mute by the black guerrillas so that she could not betray them under torture if captured. All agree that thirteen years later the last French soldiers were gone, and the Free Black Republic of Haiti was born." ("Ezili Danto: Single Mother with a Knife" an article by Kevin Filan)


The word voodoo, vodun or vodou, means spirit. New World Voodoo and its derivatives is a razor sharp case of religious syncretism between the ancient religion imported together with West African slaves, the Christian beliefs of their masters and local religions.The Loa, also called the Mysteries and the Invisibles, are a central part of Voodoo, or Vodou. They act as intermediaries between human beings and the creator, not unlike Saints and Angels do in Catholicism. One of the largest differences however between African and Haitian Vodou is that the transplanted Africans of Haiti were obliged to disguise their loa, or spirits as Roman Catholic saints, a process called syncretism.

The Loa, or lwa, are divided into several nachons (nations). Two of the major nachons are the Rada and Petro, or Petwo. The Rada loas are guardians of morals and principles, related to Africa, The Petwo lwa originated in Haiti, under the harsh conditions of slavery, and are considered more aggressive. Some mistakenly refer to the Rada lwa as "good" and the Petwo as "evil." This is misleading as the Rada lwa can be used to make malevolent magic, while the Petwo can heal and do beneficial workings. They are more accurately referred to as "cool" and "hot," respectively.


Some loas, such as Erzulie, have both Rada and Petro manifestations.

Erzulie Freda Dahomey, the Rada aspect of Erzulie, is the spirit of love, beauty, jewellery, dancing, luxury, and flowers. Erzulie is not a loa of elemental forces, but of ideal dreams, hopes and aspirations. Her symbol is a heart, her colours are pink, blue, white and gold, and her favourite sacrifices include jewellery, perfume, sweet cakes and liqueurs. Coquettish and very fond of beauty and finery, Erzulie Freda is femininity and compassion embodied, yet she also has a darker side; she is seen as jealous and spoiled and within some vodoun circles is considered to be lazy.

Erzulie manifests deep, deep passion, and Her moods can range from the height of joy to the depths of misery - when She mounts (spiritually possesses) a follower she or he goes from coquettish and seductive to crying her or himself to sleep, weeping for the limitations of love...

Ezili Dantor is considered to be the lwa of motherhood, single parent in particular. She is often depicted as a scarred and buxom black woman, holding a child protectively in one hand and a knife in the other. She is a warrior and a particularly fierce protector of women and children. Danto is considered the "mother" of the Petwo nation and is one of the most important Petwo lwa. Her colours are red, gold and navy blue, her symbols are a pierced heart, knives, and her favourite sacrifices include black pigs, fried pork (griot) and rum.

In Haiti, the scratches on Danto's face are attributed to Her battles with Freda, the light-skinned lwa of love and luxury, who is seen as both Her sister and Her greatest enemy. Where Her sister Freda is known for Her softness and gentleness, Danto is known for Her strength. In a land where injustice and grinding poverty are all too frequently the norm, even the lwa are not above injury. Their strength lies not in their invulnerability but in their ability to survive. What Danto gives her servants is not the ability to conquer so much as the ability to endure.


In serving the spirits, the Vodouisant seeks to achieve harmony with their own individual nature and the world around them, manifested as personal power and resourcefulness in dealing with life. Part of this harmony is membership in and maintaining relationships within the context of family and community. Love and support within the family of the Vodou sosiety seems to be the most important consideration. Generosity in giving to the community and to the poor is also an important value. One's blessings come through the community and there is the idea that one should be willing to give back to it in turn. Since Vodou has such a community orientation, there are no "solitaries" in Vodou, only people separated geographically from their elders and house.

The Haitian Vodou religion is an ecstatic rather than a fertility based tradition and does not discriminate against gay men and lesbian women or other queer people in any way. In Haitian Vodou the sexual orientation or gender identity and expression of a practitioner is of no concern in a ritual setting. It is seen as just the way God made a person. The spirits help each person to simply be the person that they are.

Painting Love

"Painting is a most sincere way to describe yourself and your life. What you put down with a brush always has an honest subconscious layer. When a person paints she remembers a feeling. When you ask a person to paint love, you ask him to show his most personal inner self. I believe that through Painting Love, we will see something important in ourselves.

Painting Love is remembering love."

Painting love is A street art project on film and canvas, by:
Bjarke de Koning, Director; Mads Grymer Ejstrup, Writer; Julie Abrahamson, Editor; Jonas Drotner Mouritsen, VFX & Graphic; Esben Heick, Illustrator
Rasmus Poulsen, Musician; Martin Møller, Musician

Grief, Sensitivity and Beyond

Perhaps love and the loss that comes with it might still seem like a source of pain that we could avoid if we were determined to. In a way we can. After a trauma around love or attachment, we often build a defense that overrides instinct (a defense that may be an instinct of its own) that keeps us from really loving anyone again. It doesn't make us very happy, but it does in its way limit future grief, even if it causes a different kind of ongoing grief.

Most people spend a lot of time in therapy or couples counseling whittling down whatever fear of loss they have that is based on the past. That could seem like a dumb idea, fostered by optimistic therapists who tout love without mentioning its cost. Why not leave the defense alone? Because the defense doesn't really work anyway. If we try to stop our love impulse, it just sneaks out and attaches itself to the most awful choices. So as with love, so with grief - almost the only thing the ego can do is "go with it," perhaps steering a little bit but not doing much more.

From August 2009: Comfort Zone ONLINE Copyright © 1999-2008 Elaine N. Aron, Ph.D.

Angst og kjærlighet

Og dog er det aldri av kjærlighed,
- kun angsten som spør dig foruden fred:
Min elskede - elsker du mig?

Olaf Bull