Wednesday, March 29, 2017

Neo-Illumination #14.......

For those of you who read Mind Jazz and don't know about Neo-Illumination I can't really blame anyone but myself.  It's been 15 years since they stopped (except for one that might or might not be one that appeared about six years ago) and I'm always very cautious when talking to people I don't know about them, even though certain individual messages do get mentioned on a regular basis depending of course on the situation.

There has never been a single time when all of them have been discussed at the same time.

During my The Other God Particles art show in September of 2014 each one was separated from the artwork and placed in between the work I was showing.  I have yet to frame any of the original Neo-Illumination art pieces and watching myself write these words truly gives me pause.

WTF is the matter with me?

Last Saturday night I went to Bergamot Station in Santa Monica, which is an art complex that houses over 30 galleries, with the sole intention of attending an opening of a new gallery called Beyond The Lines, owned and curated by Brittany Davis.

At that opening I encountered a very interesting artist whose work I respected and felt very relaxed while viewing....and when an abstract artist creates work that generates a feeling of relaxation I regard that as a very good thing.  Her name is Brigit Bell Ritchie and I look forward to watching her career unfold.

Neo-Illumination came up in my conversation with Brigit's husband Noah and the fact that I was talking about it in public might be why I'm writing about it now. 


I had stopped at the gallery a few days earlier because it was two doors down from one of my favorite stores in the Los Angeles.  The store, Hiromi, a hand made Washi paper store, had moved to Culver City after 20 years due of the increased rents being charged by the new owners of the complex...along with four or more other galleries that had been there for years.  I was slightly bummed because it means I'll have to travel south of Santa Monica at some time in the near future.  I prefer traveling north of the 10 Freeway and in fact the further north I go the better my skin feels.....it's a negative ion thing that actually exist.....maybe.....but again that's another topic for another time.

The light rail system running from Los Angles to the pier in Santa Monica has a Bergamot Station station and the new landlords obviously have the concept that the station will make increased traffic for the complex. Unless they do some drastic advertising and visual improvements to the building I'm not sure their conceptual theories will be achieved.

The city of Santa Monica seems to have total artistic control over what is allowed and not allowed regarding improvements to the property.

At this point you might be asking yourself....what the hell does any of this have to do with Neo-Illumination #14.

Relax....it's my story and I'll tell it my way and hopefully everything will make sense.....or it won't, and then what difference did it make anyway?  Everything about my life makes perfect sense or it doesn't.
That's one thing for sure most of us have in common. 

What I will do is post Neo-Illumination #14 and then get back to how it actually became a heading on Mind Jazz for the first time since I started writing this blog in 2006.

                                             Love 
                                                 can follow suffering
                                             everytime 

                                                IF
                                       
                                                 Soul Awareness
                                                     has
                                                    been
                                                    properly
                                                   developed 

Now, you might notice two things....everytime is not an actual word but that's the way it was written when it arrived and if you can't figure out how to look past that type of grammatical variance then your issues run so deeply in another direction that this might be a time to stop reading and go to Costco or Ikea or maybe see a movie.....Kong might be the one to see even though somehow they spent 200 million dollars and didn't think it was a good idea to give the heroine blond hair.  HUH?

Second thing to notice on #14..........the big IF.
The big IF applies to anything regarding non-physical reality, of which we have written about many times, and yet the concept of non-physical reality continues to be an enormous big IF....which makes the concept of Soul Awareness an IF the size of Detroit.

Things that are hidden inside the world of Quantum Mechanics don't count as non-physical realities because they are new physical realities that we continue to learn about. 

Love is generally a noun that promotes a type of behavior that falls well within the boundaries of physical reality. When regarding language we encounter many words that explain emotional, rational and even mathematical awareness.

SOUL AWARENESS is not regarded as an actual thing when one looks in the dictionary.  I'm from the school that thinks it should be one word....

Soulawarenss........and yes I do admit that it seems to be a rather small school at this point in time.

I will suggest that you take a minute and read the first definition of SOUL in your dictionary of choice.  I use the New World Dictionary and it's an actual blue book that I hold in my hand and turn the pages.  Probably not your choice but most likely neither is the term old school relevant to you on any level.
The words no physical or material reality.....

(Wait a sec...my daughter just asked me to go to the market....I'll be right back)
Ok....did you get bored while I was gone?
Probably didn't seem very long did it?
Time
is
so
tricky
and is extremely weird for something that might not exist....but that really is another story so let's get back to the elusive and always.....
NOW.  
                     
Since 2/3/1994 the words joy and happiness have been sequestered to a certain part of my brain that might sneak a peak outward every so often but for the most part remain hidden behind a facade of theatrical behavior created to make others feel less bummed out when contemplating what had happened on that day in 1994.  Acting is not my profession but I think I do a pretty good job of pretending from time to time and so maybe acting is my hobby.
If you checked with close friends of mine they might tell you that from time to time I've seemed happy and I've displayed moments that appear to contain joy.

Since I've analyzed Neo-Illumination #14 quite a few times and have come to accept the reality that love can follow suffering everytime if soul awareness has been properly developed I still realize that properly developing soul awareness is a true challenge.  

What in the world does properly mean when applied to developing soul awareness?
What in the world does the word properly mean when applied to any type of spiritual or non-physical reality awareness?

And therein lies the rub, so to speak.

I know one thing for absolute certainty......

Soul Awareness is an individual challenge and no one person can tell another person how to develop that awareness.  If you go back and read #14 again, you will notice that the statement isn't explaining how...it's simply saying that if it is done then Love can follow suffering....everytime.

I FULLY UNDERSTAND THAT IF THE SOUL EXIST THEN OUR LINK TO ETERNITY IS SECURE AND KNOWING THAT PART OF US WILL ALWAYS BE AND THAT THAT PART IS QUITE A BIT LONGER THAN THE PHYSICAL REALITY WE ACTUALLY EXPERIENCE AND THAT HAVING THAT AWARENESS CAN ACTUALLY MAKE ONE LAUGH AND CAN THEN RESULT IN A RARE MOMENT THAT SCREAMS HAPPINESS AND JOY.

But the other day I saw joy and happiness in the face of someone who hadn't felt either of those emotions in totality since Sean left our physical reality in 1994.

My ex-wife Kerry, who I definitely have issues with and am constantly reminded of those issues, has experienced both those emotions repeatedly over the last few weeks.
I'm truly not sure what she believes regarding the existence of the soul but a part of her I haven't seen in years came alive and happiness and joy were present...and when happiness and joy are present then LOVE becomes a reality and even though it might only last for a minute or two each time it happens it is happening over and over.

It takes something very very special to help mend a heart that has been shattered.  But keeping in mind that the soul can't be shattered starts to even out the playing field.  Becoming aware of the strength and power that resides in the word eternal, which in turn applies to the soul, makes it possible to understand how we can properly develop our awareness of our souls.

If you have a problem with accepting the concept of non-physical reality then the soul issue might seem hard for you to comprehend.

I saw a soul within a shattered heart emerge for a few minutes and while that soul belonged to someone else it reinforced another Neo-Illumination....#18
Soul Awareness Development is SAD for awhile and then it becomes obvious that SAD can't be.

And believe me I understand the challenges regarding anything having to do with anything we can't see, feel, hear, touch or taste but there are things that transcend physical reality and strengthen non-physical reality realities.

And I accept that it probably takes a physical reality to initiate that type of experience.

THIS IS THE PHYSICAL REALITY THAT INITIATED THE EXPERIENCE THAT I SAW HAPPEN TO MY EX-WIFE....and please note that not only would she not get what I've just written but it would reinforce her theory that I'm not only wrong about EVERYTHING but that I'm extremely delusional....

There's a very solid reason they are called EX wives.

BUT DISPLAYED BELOW IS
A REALITY

AND JOY
AND HAPPINESS
HAS VISITED A DAMAGED HEART
AND THE SOUL OF AT LEAST ONE PERSON 
THAT I WASN'T  SURE
COULD EVER FEEL
OR
HOUSE THOSE
EMOTIONS AGAIN.......DID.

Maybe more than one............


By the way...this is a "article" that I might sit down and rewrite, expand and edit so enjoy the first draft.

Michael Timothy McAlevey

Thursday, March 16, 2017

November seems so long ago

It's now the middle of March and yet the Presidential election seems like it existed in another era.  So much has taken place in an attempt to "harden" America and reverse what generations worked so diligently to create: a country that is a beacon of light for those throughout the world who not only wished they could live here but perhaps help make their own countries something that might resemble what The United States had achieved.

In a few quick signatures that beacon has been narrowed to shine only on the wealthy upper class citizens.

I always suspected that the Republican Party didn't really give a rat's ass about the disenfranchised and downtrodden but I never fully understood the level of hate involved until the Celebrity Apprentice dude became President of the United States.

I'm fairly certain that if the GOP had their way they would eliminate 90 percent of all social programs....starting with Food Stamps.  Why in God's name would anyone need government assistance with obtaining food when that money could be used to add more soldiers, more warships, more  warplanes and of course more drones.  Don't those poor people know that with more weapons they can feel safe in their dwellings?  So what if their children go to bed hungry?  To argue, and I hear it often from the right side of the aisle, that America is a welfare state, is simply an appeal to the working middle class to reject programs that help the needy.

It's so obvious to me and I'm not a Hitler comparison guy but the last time I saw this type of class hate was in Germany during the 1930's.  Imagine for one second if Adolph simply wanted to get rid of poor people instead of the Jews.  With the decisions that are being made both in the White House and in Congress, that seems to be their plan.  The decisions that are being made that will affect our health and our children's health reside on another tier of concern, of which I will address at another time.  Right now I'm simply focusing on the less fortunate people within our borders.

Donald Trump ( and out of respect for the office of President, I've decided from now on that he will simply be Donald Trump or Biff....no more title, no more honor)  is leading a contingent of elected officials that simply........ 

HATE POOR PEOPLE.

AND THEY ARE ABOUT TO DO WHATEVER IT TAKES TO MAKE POOR PEOPLE'S LIFE SO MISERABLE THAT MAYBE THEY WILL JUST GO AWAY.

BUT 
what they are forgetting is that 74 million people who voted didn't vote for the Republican agenda and since January 20 I'm suspecting that his 62.5 million supporters have been reduced by 5 to 10 percent.  Once some of his programs get initiated that number could drop by another 20 percent, at which point the sound in the street won't just be honking cars.

The insane Twitter campaign and  his attack on the media combined with his diversion tactics of creating situations to turn focus away from him,  along with the name calling and totally irresponsible cabinet selections......should result in a 25% approval rating by the end of the summer.

At that point the kettle will start to boil over.  I'm not even considering that the Russian fiasco might reach a boiling point well before that time and in that case we might not have to wait for summer to see the s**t hit the fan.

 I read the other day that President Obama's family vacations in one year cost the taxpayers over 11 million dollars.
Since January 20 Donald Trump has taken 3 trips to his Florida compound and the cost so far.....12 million dollars.

I remember reading about Mitch McConnell's complaints about President  Obama's expensive trips to Hawaii over Christmas.

OH, BY THE WAY......MITCH MC CONNELL MIGHT BE THE BIGGEST FREELY ELECTED ASSHOLE ON THE PLANET.

I think I'll end this piece right now because I've been wanting to say that for a few years.

In fact, it felt so good I'm going to say it again with a bit more authority,  but with slightly narrower focus.

MITCH MC CONNELL IS THE BIGGEST ASSHOLE IN POLITICS.
Donald Trump isn't an asshole...he's just flat out insane. 

 Michael Timothy McAlevey



 

 

Friday, March 10, 2017

Can't say it better than Dan Rather.....consider this a guest post.

It is understandable that Donald Trump’s twitter attack on President Obama early this morning would immediately be consumed by the churning political hurricane that is America today.
The deepening divisions that are pulling at the fabric of our nation are on raw display. On one side we see understandable outrage, with many questioning the mental fitness of our Commander and Chief. On the other side we see Trump’s allies rallying under their shared hatred of our previous President.
Perhaps it is my age or experience, but I feel no schadenfreude or eagerness to say, “I told you so.” I feel only a deep and abiding sadness. This is my country that I love with all my heart. We are a weakened nation, in our own estimation, and that of the world. If this was happening in some distant land, we would shake our heads and thank our lucky stars that we are Americans. But this nightmare is happening here, and we have no choice but to confront that disorientating truth.
My reporter’s instincts make me wonder at Trump’s actions. It has the feeling of a classic smokescreen. What is he hiding? Is this a kind of trap? Does he have something he is about to drop? Or does he know something else is about to drop on him and his administration, which is facing a withering crescendo of scandal?
We must carefully separate what we know to be true, from what we think to be true, from what we do not yet know. And in the early days of a story like this, what we do not know will far outpace the other two. We do know that there were numerous contacts between close aids to Donald Trump and senior Russian officials at a time when all indications point that the Kremlin was actively trying to undermine the integrity of our election.
What we don’t know is what these discussions were about. We do not know what is in Mr. Trump’s tax returns, which he seems so hell bent on hiding. We do now know all the other suggestions of links between Mr. Trump and people close to him and Russia. And then, of course, we do not know what else there is to know.
It is long past time that we have a complete and independent bipartisan investigation, especially since the director of the FBI is under such a cloud of political manipulation. Now is the time to breathe the cool winds of impartiality and facts. We need statesmen of steady head and temperament, willing to put country ahead of politics. We cannot afford for our democratic institutions to be consumed by a bonfire of lies, innuendos, and conspiracy theories.
We can all work ourselves into fervers of indignation. But the only antidote to these deep and understandable anxieties is the truth. We are the people of the United States. Our great nation is in a perilous moment, and the world is watching with great unease. We want the truth. We demand the truth. We can handle the truth.

Tuesday, March 7, 2017

There are things to report personally but permission hasn't been granted........so a little musical interlude for now

By the way.....this story about President Obama wiretapping Trump Towers is just another "name calling" tactic on the part of President Biff.  A prime diversion tactic that he has been using since the beginning of his journey to the White House.