. understand that people are super serious about SARS-CoV- 2 commonly known as the Corona Virus.
I also know that the majority of the population is not at risk. I read the first paragraph of a CNN article about the Corona Virus test not being available to everyone and I couldn't help but shake my head. The girl was 39 years old and complaining that they wouldn't give her the test. She hadn't been in contact with anyone from outside of the U.S. or anyone that had tested positive. Giving her the test, which was just developed and not mass produced, would have been a waste of resources. I couldn't help but think of how misguided she was and that she went to the Emergency Room for the usual three hours (perfectly normal time which is a testament to the ER she went to given the mass hysteria has probably increased demand) to take a selfie of herself in a surgical mask that would end up on TV. Because CNN was looking for the most bait worthy story (hey, it worked, I clicked on it!) they ran with it. The misguided and down right hysteria producing material of the media (another article was pure speculation about how the death toll might be much higher) that is misleading people to believe that children or healthy people under sixty are at risk...when they're not is a sad fact in world of 'fake news.' I'm not sure what it's going to take for people to realize the News is not their friend but a business. I was shocked when Disneyland closed. Then I was really shocked that movie releases, including Mulan, were cancelled. Finally, I went to Target with my husband and saw the empty shelves of cleaning supplies, milk, fruits, and toilet paper myself. Luckily, Target had everything I needed- two large Lactaid Milks and 7th Generation Laundry Detergent- both because I'm allergic to other brands. My thought was, "Wow, this is really happening and people are really reacting this way." Not to mention the ludicrous idea that to keep the virus from spreading people need to stay home but they first went to the supply stores with hundreds of other people. That seems counter-intuitive but you can call me an Fear Expert, I guess, so I understand how irrational people are when reacting to something in fear. I haven't seen this level of panic and fear since 9/11. Keep in mind I've been geting my facts directly from the CDC. Here is what I know: The Corona Virus is officially SARS-CoV-2. Currently 49 deaths have been reported in the United States. All of them had diabetes, cardiovascular disease or lung disease. All of the people who died were over 60 with prior serious health issues. These are people were already sick. No children have died from this virus. The test for this virus was just created but it might have been out there and considered the flu for years. That might be why it's so wide spread around the world. The virus might not have been detected until someone died rapidly from it and a doctor wondered what happened. Since I'm not on Social Media (except on Instagram where I post a Stone Of The Week as a sort of weekly oracle), I don't watch the News and I don't work I'm not a part of the mass hysteria. I don't have anyone outside to influence me, aside from the husband, and he's pretty grounded. I have the luxury of listening to astrologers around the world and they're reporting the same strange Toilet Paper fascination in the United Kingdom and Australia. Steve Judd, one of my favorites, is calling it the Toilet Paper Wars. Yet, upon meditating on this further I realized a few things. A Global Spiritual Awakening Trigger People are wondering why this is happening. I have to admit that I had to get over people's freaked out reactions. I think the majority of people are over reacting. They're young health people and have no reason to fear dying. The amount of people who should be afraid of dying should be avoiding public gatherings already. I don't visit my mother, who has a serious lung issue, when I'm sick because I know she has fragile health. So, to me, it's not a big issue. Yet, on further meditation I realized most of these people are not familiar with death. Sure, they've seen a lot of fake deaths on television but they know it's not real. Wars in other countries are not likely to affect them and soldiers sign up for a dangerous job...so their deaths aren't that shocking either. There are a lot of people in their fifties with parents who are still alive. There are several generations- Boomers, Generation X and Millenials that have not directly experienced the death of a loved one. For many of us on the Path of the Seeker it started with someone dying. For me, it was my Grandma back in the nineties but I've revisited it many times including the death of my 3 day old daughter. I know it's natural to freak out when confronted with the very real fact our body will die one day. That's especially difficult if a person doesn't have any spiritual framework to understand death. His pandemic has he potential to wake up a lot of people and put them on the Path of the Seeker. When big events like this happen people naturally look for answers. What's Gone Right All things considered that people are choosing to 'physically distance' themselves from others and quarantine themselves purposefully not to spread the virus is very considerate. I think that's to be applauded. I'm not sure how many healthy people under sixty think they can die from it but it is nice people are thinking of others. I also find it fascinating that the government and companies are reacting the way they are but I think lawsuits play a role into the massive reaction. Even one person spreading the virus at a theme park can lead to a huge lawsuit...not to mention many individual lawsuits that would end up being settled. Despite people buying several packages of TP at the local supply store...as long as people were responsible and had a reasonable supply already... it's not a big deal. That TP will be restocked soon enough. Now, as long as people are doing this because they are afraid of death at least wee can say that they didn't go out looting or rioting. There was no damage done. People, for the most part (because believe me there are a small amount of people who shop lift) bought goods legally at the store. They didn't run around committing crime like some bitter people imagined. Disruption In Pleasure Seeking I think it's funny- I just decided to take my daughter to Disneyland April (I still plan to go if it's open) and I released my Year Preview based on movies....then one of those movies premiers get's cancelled. I heard Coachella is being cancelled and people one go on cruise ships any time soon. The fact is that with all of this free time where they're not distracting themselves with these activities people will have time to contemplate their mortality. We distract ourselves by pleasure seeking because we don't want to see the ugly truth that our visit to this fascinating world is temporary. I'm currently reading Training The Mind And Cultivating Loving Kindness By Chongam Trungpa and here is a great quote from the chapter titled Practice In One's Whole Life: "People usually try to ignore their death completely. If you say to somebody, "Do you realize that you could die tomorrow?" that person will say, "Don't be silly! i'm okay." That attitude is an attempt to avoid the fundamental ugliness existing in us. But death need not be regarded as the ultimate ugly situation that happens to us; instead it can be regarded as a way of extending ourselves into the next life. In this case, death is seen as an invitation to allow this thing we cherish so very much, called our body, to perish. We shave and take showers and baths and clothe ourselves quite beautifully, or somewhat beautifully. On the whole, we try to take very good care of this pet called our body. It is like having a little puppy- we don't want our pet to die. But this little pet called our body might leave us sooner than later- will leave us sooner than later." Most people don't think of death. Their too distracted with the things that they are doing and fantasy worlds that we have crated to escape. Without these monumental methods of escapism there isn't a whole lot for people to do but sit with this very big realization that, yes, they're body will die. That's a huge opportunity for mass spiritual and psychological growth. Compassion Is Not Rescuing You might think that I am not that compassionate that I can be light hearted in this situation. Maybe you thought I would tell you that everything will be okay and promise that the boogy-man called Death will not knock on your door. I can't do that because that's impossible. Death is an ever lingering and present possibility. There have been 48 Corona Virus deaths since the start of March. Today 3,287 people will die in car accidents. Yet, we still drive cars don't we? Compassion is being present and listening, Compassion doesn't try to fix the problem. Laughter can restore people to sanity faster than any pharmaceutical medicine. Conclusion Everything is in Divine Order. I am grateful to be here during this Massive Collective Wake Up Call. The people who are losing their minds over this and unnecessarily cowering in fear at home are those who are of this world. They don't comprehend that they are Eternal Spirit Souls and what happens to their body does not harm their soul. This is a wonderful opportunity for them to wake up and take responsibility for themselves by looking for answers. There are a lot of people out there providing these answers. Far more than me, I'm a very tiny little corner of the internet. There are a lot of people who reach thousands of people every week. I'm glad to welcome all of them to the spiritual awakening. I think a disruption to the status quo is the best thing that can happen. Strangely on the day I wrote this (March 16th 2020) Lee Harris released a mid-month energy report talking about all fo this. He has, by far, been the most accurate source (although Astrologers Acuyta Bhava Das( https://youtu.be/mqIScLh8JZU) and David Palmer both said that Plagues are common with a Saturn-Pluto Conjunction) when he said this year there would be Compassion Through Death https://youtu.be/k765oAXI5v). Not surprisingly he's saying the very same thing I am so I included that video below. Thank you Dear Soul for stepping onto the Path of The Seeker with me. Sending you infinite love and support!
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