Starfire Talks

Moving Virtual Location

2011-06-02T22:00:00.000+09:00

It has been a long and interesting experience maintaining Starfire Talks here on Blogger. It has given me the privacy I needed to compose and put into words my own ideas about what is going on in the world and the meaning of it all. So I want to thank Google here and now for presenting me with this opportunity. But times change and technology evolves. Despite the positive changes I have seen

Towards a New Humanity

2011-05-12T00:18:00.000+09:00

It is quite clear to us here that the only solution to the challenges posed by this moment is to press forward with the most important change of all- a change to ourselves. Whilst personal transformation has been a theme for centuries, the potential for humanity to evolve as one has only recently been seen as a possibility. At this point, we hold, it is in fact a necessity for the continued

Prayers for Peace

2011-01-09T10:44:00.002+09:00

Prayers for the safety of U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, recently attacked by an Afghan war veteran, quite probably for her strong support of Obama's healthcare plan and also for the family of Salmaan Taseer in Pakistan, assassinated by his own bodyguard for his support for the religious freedoms of Pakistan's Christian minority. Each were attacked by violent extremists, egged on by the aggressive

In Response to the Situation for Iraqi Christians in Post-War Iraq

2010-12-24T11:23:00.012+09:00

This really is a heart-rending issue, so I decided to comment on it... First of all, our prayers go out to them, our brothers in faith in a land of terrible spiritual darkness and political uncertainty. Only God can truly provide peace of mind and safety, through his influences on the world. Yet, even as humans, we have a big part to play in this. It's clear to me that, however unfairly, the

Why did Germany Lose World War 2

2010-09-04T17:11:00.000+09:00

The simplist answer to this is that they were in the wrong- goodness was destined, somehow, to triumph against even the most seemingly unsurmountable evils. Ultimately, the main reason for his downfall and that of the regime was their evil nature. Whatever dark forces helped him to build up that tremendous army so quickly and hypnotically transfix a whole nation were no match for the powers of

The End of Iraqi Combat Operations- Yet When Will They Have Their Lives Back?

2010-09-04T17:06:00.000+09:00

The wonderful Bill Blum says about the Iraqis "( they) have lost everything — their homes, their schools, their electricity, their clean water, their environment, their neighborhoods, their mosques, their archaeology, their jobs, their careers, their professionals, their state-run enterprises, their physical health, their mental health, their health care, their welfare state, their women's

Writing Japanophilia

2010-05-20T17:24:00.001+09:00

I've recently started making a blog called 'Japanophilia', The idea behind it is to make an accessible resource for people interested in Japan. Also, it has a view to perhaps ending up as something with commercial potential- not so much 'selling out' as making a wide audience possible. Of course, if that lead to other opportunities, that won't be turned down. The problem is that so much of the

Hope for Afghanistan

2010-02-15T11:40:00.000+09:00

By treating the people in Afghanistan as human beings, whatever their differences in appearance and religion, we have a better chance of improving their lives. Then their culture will change, as life will be seen as something precious to be preserved, with opportunities on the horizon worth fighting for. I see the reason for corruption in such places as part of the severe scarcity of resources-

Helping the Afghan People

2010-02-15T11:34:00.000+09:00

I'd see the 'hearts and minds' component as far more crucial than it is often given credit for. Only if the local people can sense that they are secure with the Coalition and that their lives are noticeably improving, will they have any reason to have the loyalty to the provisional government necessary for the Taliban to be unwelcome there. This would involve great cultural sensitivity- even if

Prayer for Haiti

2010-01-27T15:41:00.000+09:00

It is when we see the terrible suffering and devestation that others suffer that we realise how lucky we comartively are. Here I would like to pray for theose caugt up in that trajedy and that we find the strength to help in whatever way we can. The country wasn't exactly in great shape in the first place and this has really compounded the situation. At least now, with the help to rebuild, they

Investigating the Iraq War... Officially

2010-01-27T10:19:00.004+09:00

Lord Goldsmith got taxpayer help for Iraq war inquiry legal advice | UK news | The Guardian This is from the 'Chilcot Panel, set up to investigate the legality of the Invasion of Iraq. As the article says... "At one point, as he continued to question the advice of Foreign Office lawyers, Straw accused Wood of being "very dogmatic" by warning that an invasion would be unlawful, the inquiry

Google Evolves

2010-01-15T10:43:00.000+09:00

The politics around Google are interesting. They seem to be starting along an assertive path after for so many years being in the background. Hi-profile news about their willingness to defy the Chinese government is perhaps a part of a wider strategy to somehow 'make a difference', perhaps in different ways to the generally private philanthropy of Bill Gates, or the

Torture in the US Media

2010-01-15T09:04:00.001+09:00

Ever since I saw '24', I've seen a rash of TV shows from the US portraying graphic torture scenes with hardly any moral examination. The torturer is often portrayed as a dutiful man doing what needs to be done, and I am expected to draw some vicarious enjoyment, mixed with my natural horror for what is going on. Torture has to be rejected, as not only does it breach basic human rights, including

The End of the USA?

2009-10-04T23:34:00.006+09:00

A now infamous article by a Russian professor forecast the USA breaking up into various territories, each falling under the influence of outside powers such as China, The EU and (of course) the Russian Federation. Whilst this sounds like the wishful thinking of a KGB agent, could something along similar lines actually take place? The theory held that, faced by the increasing demands of the

Urantia

2009-01-27T23:40:00.001+09:00

God didn't just give me my problems, he also gave me a way out of them- by sending me the Urantia Book to answer my questions and to we things in the perspective of evolution and personal growth rather than as judgement. Nothing is in fact fixed, we are all growing and in our understanding and in our search for happiness.Giving is more gracious and in fact more constructive to personal growth

The Palestinian's Cause

2009-01-26T23:06:00.007+09:00

With all this said, there has to be bias. One has to choose whether one is going to be humane. To deny this is to pretend we are not human, to lose the core of ourselves and avoid listening to the prompting of our own hearts. It is with regret that I hereby pronounce that my sympathies must lie with the oppressed people of Palestine. Demonising their resistance to subjugation in no way

Israel and Palestine Together

2009-01-26T22:41:00.002+09:00

Politically speaking, I can't in good conscience support either side, but I want to do what I can to bring peace to them and open the way to more authentic and humane arrangements that will respect all person's dignity by valuing their identity as human beings.If Israeli pressure has indeed been behind rejecting humanitarian appeals, if Hamas really is using it's population as tools for

Reality is Analogue

2009-01-24T00:22:00.004+09:00

It has suddenly dawned upon me just how false a view of reality the digital realm offers. I have seen articles that discuss the resolution of analogue projectors and of even 35mm film, which show that their potential resolution is lightyears ahead of any comparably priced digital equipment. Then we have the constant rush to update this, update that- burning up time and treasure as we do so, often

The Advent of Obama

2009-01-24T00:18:00.002+09:00

Starfire and The Foundation welcome President Obama with open arms. At last, there arrives a leader with the vision, decency and foresight to look today's problems in the eye and propose workable solutions. Surely, a small but vocal minority will be able to find fault even here. Yet we are presented with one of the least compromised and most trustworthy leaders the world has seen in decades.

Always Remember the Always

2009-01-15T23:22:00.002+09:00

In all of this obsession I and probably millions of others have with the traumatic events of the Middle East, we should always remember- that they are relative events in an endless universe. They matter, but in perspective- there is so much more to life and existance.Also, we can pray that this 'Always' becomes the values of that region, our most turbulant one, whoever you blame for this and that

War for the Sake of War?

2009-01-15T21:43:00.003+09:00

What is needed is a fresh view of what is going on in warfare- and it seems to me that the most rational and uncomplicated way of looking at things is based on motivation. Gain. Who gets what. Hence my decision to see it as a power-play, not really as a morality-play, despite the fact that ethnic identities in the Middle East are bound up with religious ones. It seems to me that a main reason

Terror is an Verb, not a Noun

2009-01-15T20:31:00.003+09:00

What is becoming abundantly clear to all but the most obtuse observers is that the 'War on Terror' (WOT) is creating just as much fear and contains just as many compromised intentions as the terrorists themselves have. This isn't so much an issue of tactics on the ground, in which Western moral superiority may well exist (in the absence of reliable media, we will never know). It is more the

Why Loving Words and Prayers are the Answer

2009-01-15T12:18:00.004+09:00

Right now, we see the leaders in the Middle East playing politics with the lives of their people. We have to see beyond the loves and avoid getting caught up in the emotions they inspire. We have to see truly, honestly and fairly. This is the path of justice, the path of decency, which leads to quite a different destination to the ruinous path of vengeance. As humans, words, sincere ones, are

Symbols of Apocalypse?

2008-10-01T23:27:00.003+09:00

The influence of numbers as symbols cannot be underestimated.The Dow Jones suddenly fell 777 points, being a 7% drop, when the measure of $700 billion bailout was refused.The Russian War in Georgia commenced on 8/8/08.7 is generally seen as a lucky number. The appearance of it may well be a good sign, showing that democracy was still active even faced with terrible threats. Or of course, it may

J. R. Nyquist "The Danger is Not Fully Appreciated" 09/12/2008

2008-09-20T22:55:00.002+09:00

Global Analysis - J. R. Nyquist "The Danger is Not Fully Appreciated" 09/12/2008Firstly, I should say that featuring the above article is not intended as an acceptance of it. Rather, it is being held up here as a talking point, a juncture at which we may discusss possibilities more extreme than are usually entertained. In this case, it is the possibility that Russia is in fact preparing for a

A Meaning in the Tragedy

2008-05-21T00:04:00.003+09:00

I am not happy for what happened in China and Burma. In fact, I say prayers for the victims and their families. Yet, did it happen for no reason? Do the human rights of monks matter more than those governments claim- can whole countries sin, if the innocent prophets (people with conscience), in their midst are persecuted? Maybe laws in the universe exist to curb tyranny and encourage compassion,

Nature or HARRP?

2008-05-18T09:38:00.007+09:00

Recently, there have been several attacks on the Chinese- aligned powers of China and Burma. One wonders where these have come from and what set them off. The persecution of monks and a lack of respect for divine values has driven a lot of people against their Communistic and Godless system. Yet, I do not believe in a punishing God. No good God would cause the deaths of hundreds of thousands,

How can I take my best ever photograph?

2008-04-06T11:52:00.002+09:00

How can I take my best ever photograph? I've been wondering how to make my photography better and realised that simply making a conscious effort isn't enough. the other side of my brain- my intuition, my emotional understanding- can contribute a lot, aligned with better techniques. As with so many other things, these days, I find that consulting Tarot helps to find my inner truth.Just follow the

The Holy Way

2008-02-24T09:59:00.003+09:00

The Tao, The Ki, The Way, The Force, God's Plan; all of these are of the same essence. We need to be in tune with the great stream of our being, something we ourselves generate as a manifestation of our life. As spiritual beings manifesting ourselves in the material dimensions, we create this stream, yet often forget what it is. We need to constantly align ourselves with the reality of our

Where is Blogging Going?

2008-02-24T09:33:00.004+09:00

I've been blogging for about two years now and still have yet to really find my voice. My lack of hard-hitting articles and world-changing productions is evidence of this. If I really hit the spot, I will have thousands of hits a day to show for it, at least. One problem is my ovbsession of checking for such hits- yet a watched kettle never boils. I need some discipline here! Maybe check my hits

Photos With Poetry to Come

2008-02-15T07:39:00.002+09:00

A new way of presenting photos for me is to come soon- photos with poetry. I used to love poetry and then i started to prefer more literal expressions of truth. I thought poetry child-like and a misty, vague way of saying the truth. Now I have changed my mind a little and think itn goes well. Deeper truth can't really just be said literally, as the language and abstractness involved makes it

Comment On- Lost boys of Utah

2008-02-12T18:16:00.000+09:00

Faith Central - Times Online - WBLG: Lost boys of UtahI read the article. That really is appalling, even more so that the sect has so far gotten away with it, shirking their responsibilities towards the children in their care. To my mind, the whole practice of threatening 'banishment to hell' for disobeying a religious leader's commands opens up Pandora's box so far as abuse of power is concerned

Comment On- Sex and marriage - things you didn't know about Sharia

2008-02-12T17:38:00.000+09:00

Faith Central - Times Online - WBLG: Sex and marriage - things you didn't know about ShariaReading these comments, I am struck by the common denominator, which goes beyond cultures. This is in the fact that all the people speaking are doing so in attempts to improve the human rights situation. The cases where people are abused or neglected, especially women, the 'fairer sex' are seen as the most

Comment On- Sharia in Britain? We think not..

2008-02-12T16:29:00.000+09:00

Faith Central - Times Online - WBLG: Sharia in Britain? We think not..(The Archbishop of Canterbury recently called for some accommodation of Sharia law in Britain in an ill-advised lecture, which caused an uproar of condemnation. Trying to make sense of his presumably good intentions, this was my commentary on a Times Blog)I'm pretty sure the archbishop just mainly referring to efforts to

Towards Peace in the Middle East

2008-01-30T12:18:00.000+09:00

Starfire Thinks having been established, here we can return to what seems to be the most important issues at hand. Reaching a state of peace and understanding in this life, and helping that to be reached on in the planet we live on. This is the mission, this is worth talking about. The nexus of world conflict is that in the so-called Holy Lands of the Middle-East, the approximate location of the

Messenger of Stories

2008-01-04T22:12:00.000+09:00

Recently, the urge to finally see what it is that I am really here for became stronger than ever... pondering, asking my girlfriend, I come to the inescapable conclusion that I am...A messenger of the Lord, however minor a one I may be. A kind of spiritual teacher. I have been trying to be this, in a fairly literalistic fashion, on Cosmic Teachings and my video teaching project, but without much

Teaching Strategies

2007-12-30T18:41:00.001+09:00

Teaching StrategiesTeaching English gives a chance to learn how to tailor the mediation of complex universe topics with the needs and abilities of students. This way, they can comfortably understand as much as they can and be presented with challenging material that won’t be so hard that it makes them give up all together. A lot of The Foundation’s teaching program includes material that will

Speculation 1

2007-12-30T18:40:00.002+09:00

Speculation 1This world can be harsh,Can be so unfair,There are times when I fall,Into deep despair.The pressure to conformTo another’s expectationsIs enough to push oneInto endless procrastinations.Yet the god in me Cries out to be heard.Deepest reality Says I’m not just a nerd.Is poetry truth, or the truth poetical?The justice of Aeons says this is the case,Yet daily reality is a jumble of

Signs of Reality

2007-12-30T18:40:00.001+09:00

Signs of RealityReality, life, communicates to us in mysterious ways, much like an artist buries his hidden meanings in appearances. Here are some of the attributes that we often find here.-Enigmas; things which we find difficult to explain.- Ironies; things happen in a surprising way, confounding our expectations.-Puzzles; things are hard to understand, until the evidence is collected and

Levels of Reality

2007-12-30T18:39:00.000+09:00

Levels of RealityThe deeper one heads in search if reality,The more order and meaning one will find.By accessing reality from the deep reservoir within us,We connect with the cosmic unity itself.Yet in this insubstantial reality of time,A great spiritual battle is being waged,Between the forces of light and those of darkness-The children of each are ever at odds.

The Search for Reality

2007-12-30T18:38:00.000+09:00

The Search for Reality 1Where does reality end and fantasy begin? Or, conversely, where does fantasy end and reality begin? Can it be judged, just by how many people share a belief, that it be truth or delusion? Looking at society as a whole, is there really a ‘War on Terror?’ Is there., in fact, a ‘War on drugs?’ I’d wander how much crime is in fact linked to the drugs trade, the substances

Starfire Talks Getting too Personal ?

2007-12-30T14:32:00.000+09:00

This blog is at times getting so personal and I am having so much fun discovering myself through it, that I really have no desire to stop on this journey. However, I recognise that people who may some day come to read the words of wisdom here may find it disappointing. So a new solution has emerged, much as has ever happened on this blog. A new offshoot is once again born- a green shoot has

Appealing to the Universe

2007-12-28T16:55:00.000+09:00

It has been decided- I will visualise myself leading a life in the environment I most desire and then the universe- or God following such a heartfelt prayer if you will- will then look after me, filling in the details. You see, my desire, my dream, is of my spiritual nature, my deeply embedded knowledge of who I truly want to be. It is in a sense analogue, feeling. Meanwhile, the

Changes Afoot

2007-12-26T01:06:00.000+09:00

This blog has always been a means of near-anonymous self-expression and, at the same time, an experiment in the field of what is quite a new genre in the writing arts. Yet, it has to be said that a commercially viable blog can at the same time be a positively artistic one. That is, that without needing too much compromise with my core values as an artist, a blog that is crafted so as to receive a

Remember Jesus

2007-12-25T20:38:00.000+09:00

Today, we need to think and meditate on what Jesus did for us, what the God of our universe did in being incarnated into our world in human form, to share our hopes and joys, to share our lives. What bravery, for an infinite being to submit to the pains and limitations of mortality, and on such a primitive and confused world as ours! What kindness, to bestow such loving guidance as to live

New Dreams

2007-12-25T19:44:00.000+09:00

These days I have been sleeping in deeply, as I often do in the winter months. Thoush I am somewhat anxious about what will happen with my school and what comes next, I also realise that such anxieties are part and parcel of the insecure human condition- one in which all things change and degrade if left too long- one in which we never really know what the future holds.So relaxed with this

Motivations

2007-12-21T13:19:00.000+09:00

In case anyone is using this as an alternative root to get to the rest of my artistic and experimental works, please take a look at my Messages, made with the Flickr-linked 'motivator' tool. I doubt all that many people there will be interested in these creations other than from an artistic standpoint, but still, I tryb and make thses more and more close to universal truth.You can see them

Moments of Infinity... Now Moments of Eternity

2007-11-19T22:40:00.001+09:00

A short note here- Moments of Infinity has been given the more reasonable name, Moments of Eternity. It will also quite soon be updated with some new writings on the subjects of perfection and of love.

Holding to the Sacred

2007-11-19T22:14:00.000+09:00

I have a very bad habit of experiencing a great, blissful experience, one which shines with eternal love, relayed through the universe- only to let my resident fears and insecurities rupture the bubble of reality and let in 'the world' of limitations, of sufferings. Put short, especially when sensitised by great experiences, I am liable to feel something, some small irregularity so troubling it

A New Understanding

2007-11-19T21:33:00.000+09:00

Recently, there have been times when I feel washed over by some great stream of love, whether lying in bed or walking in beautiful nature. I thought it was coming from someone in particular, but now I think it's source is God. Love for humans seems to be channeled through people, as God loves us through us loving one another- nothing more profound has ever been found. I just started to realise

The Great Earthquake Nears

2007-10-29T10:52:00.000+09:00

As anyone who follows this story will know, the fall of nova has left many stranded in japan, victims of circumstance that no-one seems to want to help. Now they are being offered cheaper flights home (which some simply can't afford) and in the longer term (3 months) their salaries finally. I can see that some may not really see it as an option to go back, even if they can just about afford a

God is a Fair Employer

2007-10-29T10:26:00.000+09:00

Well, I'm back here and it seem that a lot of my blogger stuff has gradually moved over to my Perfect Futures pages and also my video-blogging. The latter is getting some attention, though I still need a lot of work on presentation. There are various series- Tech Talk, Cosmic Transitions (a kind of video-version of Starfire Teaches, or that's what I hope for), and the usual assorted clips and

Video Teaching Project

2007-10-02T12:32:00.000+09:00

My desire to teach cosmic truth to a wider audience recently got a boost as I started 'video blogging' about it on YouTube. It is just beginning now, but the project calls for, 'direct, informal, lovable communication of cosmic truth. It is not expected to be overly scripted and should evolve into an effective medium for conveying messages in an easily digestable form'. As is pretty well known,

The Work

2007-09-19T11:56:00.000+09:00

It came to me in a dream, as all the best ideas do. My next step is to write a book- I have the time, I think I have the will, all that is needed is the ideas and the inspiration. A book is a long, drawn out process but also a chance to more fully develop one's ideas on paper.Of course, it will be serialised here to some extent in advance, where my audience (no-one and everyone) will see it! It

A Focus of Direction for this Blog

2007-08-20T13:54:00.000+09:00

Due to the unfolding disaster of the Middle East, this blog will be focusing as much as possible on the true way to combat hatred with the force of love and hence bring peace to that region- a peace that the world's politicians can't give. It is the writer's earnest hope that this goes some way to finding a stable, fair and as far as is possible permanent solution to the region, one that respects

The Horror of the Middle East

2007-08-20T12:26:00.000+09:00

It seems that there is one region of the world, or at least one region of the world exposed by our media, in which horrors never seem to cease. People will blame politicians, history, geographic boundaries and these are indeed all factors to be considered. Yet in this blog one of the primary aims is get right, deep down at the very core reasons as to why man treats man so inhumanely there. I

The Bees

2007-08-05T16:54:00.000+09:00

One of the things we can see all around the world these days is the unrelenting assault on the feminine. As more and more people are being coerced by the so-called ‘New World Order’ into occupations which are considered more ‘productive’, ‘profitable’, ‘economically viable’, traditional crafts, gentle lifestyles and the very appreciation of beauty is being driven further and further underground.

The Inner Meaning of England's Flood

2007-07-23T17:17:00.000+09:00

Environmental catastrophes caused by global warming. Terrorists. Diseases. None of these will necessarily kill millions of people (though conceivably the first might), all of them are challenges and yet they are also something else. A reminder than death stalks the earth, that life in this body is not forever. The level of fear such subjects can produce can border on the hysterical. We need to do

Comment- A Reply to Ratbert's Comment

2007-07-23T16:32:00.000+09:00

Thank you for getting back to my comment on your blog. I partly wrote on yours because the monologues we construct can easily become esoteric if we are not careful. I do however realise the context in which you are writing and the intended audience. As Derrida says, the ancient Greeks referred to writing as a gift with mixed implications, a ‘Pharmakon’- something somewhere between a medicine and

Comment- Feeling Alive

2007-07-02T09:18:00.000+09:00

(This is in response to a piece about having a wonderful spring day in Valdez, but hearing the same old songs on the radio)Here we have a conundrum- how do we keep feeling alive in a world that we have populated with so much sameness? On the one hand, each new day the bright sun unveils new wonders for us, the weather is so-slightly like never before- the snow, or rain, or clear skies beckon us

Comment- Finding Peace in the Middle East

2007-07-02T09:03:00.000+09:00

Note- this is a comment I left on A Sofa in the Sky, here-As usual, I am impressed by the articulation of your writing, something rare to be found in this age of 'sound-bites' and entertainment passing for information. Even though I am not totally in agreement with what you are saying, at least I can see what you are saying without feeling I'm being 'lead somewhere' by it.What you say regarding

Beings in Blue

2007-06-28T10:08:00.001+09:00

I'm on a roll now and would just like to mention another strong influence on me, in connection with all this. It began when in a vivid 'dream-like experience' (I'm not going to specify what brought this on, other than to say it seems to be pretty similar to stimuli experienced by the Biblical prophets) I met some amazing beings. I later called them the 'Elohim', which is really not something that

An Interesting Lesson

2007-06-28T09:51:00.000+09:00

Yesterday, when teaching at school, a boy kicked the boy next to him while he was reading his homework out, so of course I told him off. He then continued to subtly and not-so-subtly harass him (I'm not sure why, but it probably wasn't the first boy's fault and even if it was), leading to his 'victim', who also seemed to be his friend (to an extent) trying to escape from the situation by staring

A Gift of Seeing the Future

2007-06-28T08:39:00.000+09:00

My experiences glimpse the future in the way I do must be something of a gift. It seems to have been born of deep anxieties of the Middle-Eastern situation in particular and more generally, of how to turn the Capitalist ‘Trumphalism’ that followed the fall of the Eastern Block into a more workable, humane world-view. the world situation just looked so hopeless to me, it is perhaps natural that

The Search for Perfect Futures

2007-06-28T08:10:00.000+09:00

What really started my blogging experiments (which for the moment is what they are) was my visions of the future. Not exactly specific things taking place like a character in Heros might experience, but short journeys to a land where wristwatch computers and artificially-made animals are commonplace. My experiences with LSD and meditation, in that order, seemed to have opened up some kind of

Dreamin'- Japanese Police Riding Animals

2007-06-27T08:43:00.000+09:00

I had a dream where I went for a walk in a nearby town, when I saw a remarkable sight. Japanese police were training, in an exercise to use animals to smell for a criminal. They were riding large blackbirds, the way police in other countries ride horses. Further down the street, they were on large gophers and one was even riding a swan. I saw a bunch of them, some having other animals on leashes,

A Step Towards Peace.

2007-06-20T11:00:00.000+09:00

Let's get personal- no, not personally insulting, lets get back to seeing things humanely rather than abstractly, from a personal respective. This is perhaps a 'feminine trait', one that we need more of. Many religions, political parties, and sop on thrive on dividing people by making them feel part of abstract groups, within which they supposedly feel safe. Then,when the group feels threatened

New Beginnings

2007-06-20T10:40:00.000+09:00

I am starting to realise that the traditional, monotheistic religious perspective is not for me. Having encountered various 'prophets of doom', online and in real life, I have to say that too much time being spent meditating on an old-testament view of the world is an unhealthy thing. We need to free ourselves from the clutches of superstition. We need to live vibrantly, full of life and

The Fall of Gaza

2007-06-16T23:41:00.000+09:00

Seeing the horror unfolding in Iraq, Gaza, and Lebanon, which does seem to be sourced from Iran, I can only say that this so-called Islam-derived pseudo-religion of the terrorists is a force of nothing more than misguided evil. Sure, they have had hard times, but all this ransacking and cruelty is nothing more than chaos for it's own sake, the end of civilised norms; I weep for the innocent

Enter the Heart

2007-06-15T16:10:00.000+09:00

Recently a change came over me. I prayed to God directly and said. "You say so often that you are waiting for an invitation to come into people's hearts- well here I am, come into mine". With that, I felt that a new spirit did come into my heart. I felt stronger and I also felt part of a chain stretching back through history to even pre-Egyptian times. The world around us is very real ands at

Self-Help

2007-06-15T11:37:00.000+09:00

Here is a new section that I am starting on Cosmic Teachings, dedicated to helping people to reach their potential for enjoying life. Of course, I could speak about how the appropriate religious beliefs or psychological approaches can help. But others can do this- I want to step away from ideology and into the realm of positive self-help.First of all it's important to realise that this is

Prophesies are Free

2007-06-09T22:40:00.000+09:00

As I ponder my future choices and that which life and God have given me, I am moved to a profound sense of gratitude. I am also finding my way to a greater understanding of all that I have been given and an appropriate response to this. That is- to put others before me in the most essential way, yet also not to forget myself.I have some things that have been given to me- visions- which are

Dreamin'- Bird Salvation

2007-05-31T23:05:00.000+09:00

Note- Here's the last of the dreams for now. This one was actually more of a vision, had in waking time. I must have a very vivid imagination, as all kinds of psychedelic things are occurring to me all the time. Only a fraction make it to the stage of beinmg blogged about- but I want to share them more with others. I don't know if something changed in me when, so many moons ago, I experimented

Dreamin'- A Return From Space

2007-05-31T22:57:00.000+09:00

Note- here's another one, from 5/12/07, which also gave me a chance to explore new technologies of the future- this time man-made ones that had run amok...We came back from a trip into space, to explore some things in our galaxy. There was a new computer at mission control. We looked out of the window, and noticed that it had changed position. Looking again, a few minutes later, it had changed

Dreamin'- Nanodes

2007-05-31T22:55:00.000+09:00

Note- as promised below, here is one of my recent dreams from Dreams and Reflections, dreampt on 5/8/07-I found myself in the recording studio and home of some 70's era band, perhaps ABBA. Somehow, in the adjoining house next-door was a path to an enormous UFO, much like the one in Close Encounters. I walked into it, as did some band members and others. There was a very relaxed, casual atmosphere

Dreamin'- OS 9000 Revisited

2007-05-31T13:32:00.000+09:00

Noticing this video about some new developments in computer operating systems, like this new touch-interface, I remembered my calling- to reveal some future technologies that will help to unite mankind in a new way, forever. So here, again, is the text of a certain dream I had, of Windows 9000, on 8/8/04. I put up in the comments section a way that people could search Google for it (no links

To The End of Terrorism

2007-05-31T09:03:00.000+09:00

I just came across something remarkable on YouTube- Walid Shoebat, a former terrorist, speaks his mind about the real roots of terror . Just as you may have suspected, terrorism isn't just a response to policies or injustices. all that hatred and violence isn't just a 'response' the way the US civil rights movement was, the way Ghandi's movement was. It's something different, it has different

Starfire's Babies to Come Home (some of them, anyway)

2007-05-27T11:23:00.001+09:00

So it has been decided- this blog will be the primary repository of materials also to be found in other blogs. Parts of Dreams and Reflections (formerly Starfire Dreams) and also some of Cosmic Understanding (or as it used to be called, Starfire Teaches), will make it's way here. Starfire Talks is my digital notebook and here you and I can both see how my thoughts evolve. Dreams, prophecies and

Falling Skies, Falling Wages... But Rainbows Are Still to be Found

2007-05-25T19:15:00.000+09:00

Warning- long rant to follow!It might be strange to change subjects like this, but I am just a regular man after all... and living in a material world like the rest of us. One depressing thing about life in Japan is seeing how the wages for English teaching have gone steadily down over the years since I arrived. Some may think me a picky snob, but, not wanting to fill up all my spare time with

A Message From God to Humanity

2007-05-23T22:28:00.000+09:00

Now it's time for God to speak. God has opinions and views too, just like you or me, only his are always right! "I won't let one little creature suffer in vain, none shall perish from my broad Earth without my consent. I watch over all, over all I watch just as the shepherd his sheep, just as the night watchman his tasked properties. There is no minute in which I blink, missing what occurs- all I

On The Book of Life

2007-05-23T21:53:00.000+09:00

The Bible speaks at times about a Book of Life, into which the names of the faithful go. Of course, my broad interpretation of 'faithful' is far more than the members of any particular religious sect- it is the children of humanity that have love in their hearts and the courage to share this with others. It is those who are at one with the lifestream of God's 'blood'- the love that encloses the

My Legacy

2007-05-23T21:05:00.001+09:00

Perhaps all this will come to nothing. Perhaps it will be read by future school-children. Perhaps it will lie buried like a seashell in the ocean beds. One wonders what happens to the countless musings of humanity, not only blogs such as this one, but the thousands of diaries, scribbled notes of paper, or even the thoughts flitting across minds throughout the world, throughout history, all

Blog Updates

2007-05-20T10:07:00.000+09:00

Just to say that there have been a lot of updates on Cosmic Understanding, one of the children of this blog. There, we deal with religious scriptures and new revelations, whereas here we are a bit more sociological and philosophical. I have also had some amazingly psychedelic dreams recently, with science-fiction themes- and they will be posted along with the others at Dreams I've Dreampt.

The Language of Heaven

2007-04-25T23:57:00.000+09:00

Another thing I wish to investigate are the words, the sayings, the rules of Heaven. For we know all to much of those of Rome, of 'The World'... yet, how do angels, ever-loving angels see things? When in heaven, do as angels do... this shall be the motto of this research, this revelation. It is easy just to say we should follow god's will, but what, generally, is it? What does it mean to love our

The Heaven of the Small

2007-04-25T23:38:00.000+09:00

Having established that my inner voice can flow freely here, I will go on to say what I wish to do next... more macro photography. I see in this small world a kind of heaven. Really, a heaven- perhaps the paradise wrapped up inside everything and simultaneously surrounding it, as spoken of in my favourite, The Urantia Book.Just as mortals say that, 'All roads lead to Rome' and 'When in Rome do as

Expressions

2007-04-25T23:05:00.000+09:00

This is a place where I can speak my mind and say those things that only the rare few will understand. And well is it that this is so, for the main reason for our world existing in it's present form- if such reason is real and authentic- is son that the lower levels of consciousness that we refer to as everyday life can continue.That pulse, that rhythm, like a heart-beat of mundaneness. The cars

Finding My Voice

2007-04-25T22:51:00.000+09:00

I've decided that it's time for a new voice on this blog. Something closer to one saying what I really wish to. You see, part of the very purpose of this writing is to actually find my voice. I am evolving, finding myself as I do so. It is always, of course possible that I won't like what I find, just as Charlie Sheen on his riverboat in Apocalypse Now was horrified by what he found in himself. I

The Starfire Foundation- The Knights of Goodwill

2007-04-20T23:28:00.000+09:00

More details are emerging as to the structure of The Foundation. It has a structure, yet it needs to be remembered that, rather than being a traditional heirarchy, it is more of a family, bound together by a loving acceptance of the roles given.The leader is the Guru/teacher, who inspires and guides the entire community. In time, he can be replaced by a chosen successor, who will be similarly

Time Check

2007-03-25T13:32:00.000+09:00

This is the second year of The Foundation.We should celebrate this fact daily.The Foundation has brought a subtle change to the way things work, which, if magnified, could become a great and epoch-defining one.Like any revelation, this one has great and potent power, most especially in that most sacred of places... the human heart.But here we have a time check. We have a moment to pause, to look

Shadows of the Past

2007-03-25T13:26:00.000+09:00

Recently I made a trip to Yasukuni shrine in Tokyo, famous for enshrining Japan’s war dead, infamous for mixing war criminals up with them, without expressing remorse for their victims, (which in this sense makes it the polar opposite of the universally praised memorial at Hiroshima). The shrine itself, from the outside at least, looks just like any other one in Japan and surprisingly for me, so

The Starfire Community (in Detail)

2006-11-13T21:21:00.000+09:00

The Starfire Foundation is something that has been prophesied for hundreds, even thousands of years and has existed in the minds of the Creators for literally millions of years. It's coming manifestation is something to truly celebrate with open arms and hearts. With it comes the fulfillment of dreams of understanding, justice, togetherness- the realisation of true values within the protective

The Starfire Community

2006-11-12T22:23:00.000+09:00

In order to fully realise the Starfire Foundation's ideals, assembling a full and varied community of persons may be necessary- the Starfire Community. They shall come from all walks of life, from all avenues of experience, sharing amongst them a common goal, a common set of ideals. The community will be funded primarily by the richest members, yet proportionate contributions will be sought from

The Starfire Foundation

2006-11-12T21:53:00.000+09:00

The moment cannot be put off any longer. I announce here the dream and aim of my activities- the eventual formation of The Starfire Foundation, a society dedicated to the establishment of a peaceful and prosperous civilisation on the Earth, and to the preservation of human tranquility even in the most troubled of times.The Foundation is being planned as an organisation whose members, whatever

Democratic Statements

2006-11-12T21:01:00.000+09:00

IStarfire applauds the majority decisions of the USA, to eject the Republican dellusionists from their posts as fully as is currently possible and to say 'enough is enough' to their imperialist pretensions. This action shows not just the ability of the US citizens to see through media smokescreens designed to protect their rulers from criticism, but also the wisdom of this great nation's founding

Blogs

2006-10-14T22:03:00.001+09:00

Basically, Flickr is my Blog and my writings follow it.

New Directions

2006-10-14T21:29:00.000+09:00

A lot of this blog seems to be about some kind of inner conflict- hence the change in name. To be honest, I spend so long editing pieces, just to have them grammatically 'pure' and readable, yet with so little authentic feedback (I don't include a 'bot ' that I discovered prowling around here) that it seems to be a time for another change of direction. The fact is, that despite the growth of

Unravelling the Web of Deceit

2006-10-10T08:34:00.000+09:00

If you look into the core of a religion, they often agree on basic things, but their perspective on them differs, just as a diamond can be seen from many angles, all of them gleaming perhaps, but each sided distinctly unique. One thing they tend to agree on though, is that the most basic 'sin' or mistake is to go away from the path of truth. In Judaism and Christianity, Satan is the great sinner,

Living Long Term in Japan

2006-09-29T10:25:00.000+09:00

One thing that troubles me a lot about being in Japan is the lack of commitment and caring of the Japanese towards the long-term residents here, who chose to make it their home. There is a lack of stable English teaching positions that can be guaranteed to last for many years, despite the need for experienced teachers. This attitude is exacerbated by the 'get rich quick' attitude of some of the

A Confession on Behalf of a Wayward Friend

2006-09-23T08:32:00.000+09:00

Recieving that letter couldn't but help remind me of a scam that I actually, foolishly fell for. Here is a confession of how I was decieved, with a plea for the repentance and thus forgiveness of the misguided deciever-A previously very trustworthy friend of mine, with whom I have had very good times and gone on several trips around Japan, called B******, got sucked into a Forex company operating

A Letter From Africa

2006-09-21T07:09:00.000+09:00

I had a very interesting and animated conversation with my girlfriend recently, over an issue that concerns all of us, but invites different responses from different people. It was all based around this mail I received through the pbase message system, from someone purporting to come from the Ivory Coast-kudi_sulemancc@yahoo.comI am Kudi,writing from Ivory Coast,I was moved by your profile and i