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Armageddon: The War Within

Although we may see an escalating conflict rising across the face of the

Earth in the days and months to come, "it is essential to realize that

these external battles are only a reflection of the conflict that is raging

within the hearts and souls of so many across the world today.

"In accordance with the universal law "as above so below, as within so

without", the increasing tensions that are rising on our global stage are

surfacing in an effort to help us recognize the conflict that is taking

place in the consciousness of each one of us.

"Many who are awakening to the truth that humanity has lost its way. People

from all over the world are beginning to realize that the race of men is walking

on an unsustainable path and that our governments, to whom we've entrusted

the care of our planet and its populace, are willfully destroying the Earth and its

inhabitants in their tireless conquest for war and wealth.

"However, because we have become so dependent on the existing system and

structures for our comfort and survival, many people feel powerless to step off

the path and live a life that is in alignment with the truth that is growing

in their hearts. For they fear that if they remove their support from the system

they depend on, the threat to the system will then result in a threat on their own

survival.

"And so ironically we have a growing number of people around the world who

are denying the truth of their hearts for fear of the possible threat it may pose to

their comfort and survival in the present. While these same people are beginning to

realize that their continuing support of the existing system along its current path will

at some point in a not too distant future lead to an inevitable destruction of the

planet..."

Video: (62 mins)

Armageddon: The War Within

http://www.ForbiddenKnowledgeTV.com/page/26722.html

Building Community Through Permaculture

Marcin Gerwin: You used to work as an architect for a large company. How did you come to be involved in permaculture?

Mark Lakeman: I was working for a large firm in 1988 and I wasn’t exposed to permaculture while working in a corporate career, which was very typical. But fortunately for me there was a day in my firm when there was a huge toxic waste cover-up that I learned about. It was very upsetting because there was a big toxic concentration on our site and government inspectors were being paid to bury the information, to not report it. It was the biggest architecture company in the city and the biggest contractor in the state of Oregon. Everybody was just laughing about how they were getting away with covering up this problem. I was so angry and upset that I quit that day. I yelled gently at my boss for something like three hours and just quit. Then I went travelling for about seven years.

After visiting different indigenous societies I started to learn a lot about the settlement patterns they have. I wanted to understand how they create their own environments out of the participatory culture................

For more see:

http://permaculturenews.org/2014/09/24/building-community-permaculture-interview-mark-lakeman/