| Maybe the "Dumb Guy"
is not so dumb, after all by Tracy Phernetton I took the time on January 28 to sit and watch the State of the Union Address, given by America's 43rd president, George W. Bush. I was determined to be objective and open-minded while I listened to his annual speech. Honestly, without conscious cognition, I anticipated a well-designed testimony of the unexplainable crusade Mr. Bush and his associates have implemented since 9/11. Through out the speech, I observed the traditional up and down cheers and applause from the peanut gallery, (a.k.a. Congress). When all of sudden, my ears attuned, and my eyes focused on the president's disposition, as this came from his mouth, "Americans are doing the work of compassion every day -- visiting prisoners, providing shelter for battered women, bringing companionship to lonely seniors. These good works deserve our praise; they deserve our personal support; and when appropriate, they deserve the assistance of the federal government. I urge you to pass both my faith-based initiative and the Citizen Service Act, to encourage acts of compassion that can transform America, one heart and one soul at a time." (Applause) Once my shock subsided, I immediately saw a glimpse of hope. As a former apprentice of a Minnesota state representative, and a student of political science in college, I was able to see something new. So many times I have sat in New Age circles and engaged in heated conversation concerning our political structure -- and more so in regards to President Bush. With all the enlightened analogies, spiritual experiences and cutting-edge peace discussions, you would think that the focus would stay "peaceful" and "loving." Instead, I have sat in a spiritual-based group that went from advocating beliefs like, "There is no right and wrong," "No one is wrong given their model of the world" and "Every one and every thing is perfect in God's world, as is," and then just minutes later, I hear the tone of enlightenment change into impatient frustration and sarcastic blame: "Bush is the joke of humanity," "If only he had one brain cell" and "It is Bush that got us in this mess." Someone please tell me where the peace and love is in that? And with all the enlightened information and wisdom we are all thinking, talking and writing about, where is the personal application? So in my own diluted sense of judgment that had unconsciously wore on my perception, I was actually dumbfounded to hear such simple, peace-full ideas coming from the "dumb guy." Mr. Bush also addressed the fact that church and state, being the separate entities they are, did not matter in his proposal. He then emphasized the important distinction of "religion" and "faith-based," and invited ALL denominations, and believers to unite, and invited Congress to praise, support and consider the foundation where service comes from. I am not by any means campaigning for George W. Bush. I am however lending the opportunity to you to see past the current bias swelling in the New Age mind on Mr. Bush. It is important to know he is not the enemy. If anything, at times he can be a contextual field for some. A contextual field is the source for our relative experience. "Without knowing who I am not, I can not then know who I am." So keep that in mind when you see George W. Bush as the "dumb guy." If you were not able to "see" that in him, then maybe, you couldn't then know who you don't want to be. With even that said, I still have to applaud the "dumb guy" in his efforts to unite faith-based groups. I decided to investigate more on The Faith-Based Initiative, which is available on the White House website [www.whitehouse.gov]. Here is just a glimpse of some of the content you will find written in this unique plan: "Our strength is in the hearts and souls of American citizens, people from all faiths, all walks of life-whether they be Christian, Jew, or Muslim, or Hindu, people have heard the universal call to love a neighbor just like they'd like to be called themselves. There are some whose problem can only be solved when a brother or sister puts their arm around you and says, 'I love you; what can I do to help you.' " -- George W. Bush I understand that the response to this may be a hesitant confusion, because you could argue that the President is not practicing this in our worldly affairs. I believe the significance is in the actuality of these types of principles emerging from the White House, let alone, the President. It is groundbreaking, and in truth, going against the grain of political escapism. With the passing of the Harmonic Concordance and various movements in our spiritual evolution, as a practicing intuitive, I have seen what has been referred to as our end, on this planet, as really our beginning. Conflict before Clarity. There must be a planetary purging if we are to give birth to the New Earth. I saw clearly during the Harmonic Concordance that if you turned on the mainstream media to view the status of the world around you, you would see destruction, demise and a quickening of the downward spiral. However, I see that this is necessary, and all the "evil archetypes" and "dumb guys" are actually the covert angels aiding this acceleration of the shifts. On January 28, I saw the "not a chance" turn into a possibility. With statements and initiatives like Mr. Bush is presenting, and the responses of being taken by surprise rising up from the historians, political analysts and commentators. I will be the first New Ager to go out on a limb. Maybe, just maybe, George W. Bush will be the seed-planter for future revisions of the political system in relation to the spiritual movement sweeping this planet. And if just one of you sees this for what it is -- an alternative perspective -- then maybe, just maybe, we can begin to offer our enlightened awareness experientially, and even include the "dumb guy" in our intent to Love unconditionally. Tracy Phernetton is the founder of All Productions and is currently co-producing a documentary titled, "You Said You Want a Revolution...." She is continues to present lectures workshops about "The Myth of Dying." Her new book, Letters From Michael: A Communication From the Flip Side, is due out in 2004. Visit the website www.lettersfrommichael.com or contact her at flipside76@charter.net or (952) 953-7130. Copyright © 2004 Tracy Phernetton |
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