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SERIES: Capitalism’s Kryptonite (Part 3 of 3)

Initially, humans honored the Earth’s ebb and flow cycles of abundance, bartering for resources, livestock, plant products and other goods and services. This symbiotic form of “currency” mirrored nature in that it mutually served both parties.

However, the clumsiness of bartering, i.e. the difficulty in establishing equitable value, and the desire to expand the money supply acted as impetuses toward developing the first forms of money. We soon realized the amount of wealth that could be generated, now a powerful entity in and of itself, and began borrowing from the future through the creation of debt instruments. A complicated economy grew out of the simple origins of money. We could now ignore Earth’s biorhythms all together, engineering much more than an economy that operated 24/7.

Inflation the bane of fiat currency, money was tied to a standard of value—gold in England in 1816 and in the U.S., the Gold Standard Act of 1900, before once again, the desire to expand the money supply led to ending that relationship. A planet struggling to heal itself of human habitation, inflation unchecked and our future mortgaged a generation and beyond, many are calling for an economy that brings to an end exploitive and repressive boom/bust cycles; one in harmony with Nature.
THE COST OF BEING HUMAN

When we rely solely on our humanity, we struggle in a state of fear, the creators of our own misfortune, believing we must compete for resources that freely exist.  When we become still, we re-remember that we are also the formless infinite, the Being, from whence all supply is sourced.  It is with our Being that we transcend the human condition.  It is our Being, anchored in love rather than fear, that calls forth right action.

Science tells us that an atom containing an equal number of positively charged protons and negatively charged electrons is electrically neutral—balance re-established, polarity is transcended. Buddhism calls this the middle path.

Nature shows us that holistically, symbiosis means working together cooperatively for the collective good. What does not co-exist for mutual benefit brings its own death, more accurately described as the un-survival of the un-fittest. As competition means there are one or more losers to every winner, we immediately see that capitalism is a limited, bi-polar third-dimensional construct and that it is consuming itself toward its own demise. 

What more all-encompassing means of economy can we utilize that still generates wealth, induces investment, weathers the ebb and flow of business cycles and even makes conservation part of its operating plan?

It is the not-for-profit cooperative business model which most mirrors nature for its economic, social and cultural benefits, in most cases.  Beyond charitable organizations that may first come to mind, which rely on outside funding, cooperative non-profits are owned and managed by the people who use its services or are even employed there, in the case of a hybrid cooperative. Many thriving health care service providers and, of course, credit unions are NPO’s.

There are retailer cooperatives, utility cooperatives, housing cooperatives, agricultural cooperatives… Non-profits are not fail-proof, however, according to Switzerland’s Int’l Cooperative Alliance:

“Co-operatives are businesses owned and run by and for their members. Whether the members are the customers, employees or residents they have an equal say in what the business does and a share in the profits. As businesses driven by values not just profit, co-operatives share internationally agreed principles and act together to build a better world through co-operation. Successful co-operatives around the world are allowing people to work together to create sustainable enterprises that generate jobs and prosperity and provide answers to poverty and short term business practices.”

Executive salaries are kept in check without being limited when percentage-based on the health of the organization while simultaneously, profits are shared within membership to create a livable wage or provide reduced fees on goods and services. Organizations that fall short economically, socially or culturally, naturally drop away without predation.

As we move through the digital age, we are slowly evolving full circle, returning to exchange without physical currency.  A new movement of cooperative consumerism is well underway. CollaborativeConsumption.com says:

“Named by TIME as one of the 10 Ideas That Will Change the World, collaborative consumption describes the shift in consumer values from ownership to access. Together, entire communities and cities around the world are using network technologies to do more with less by renting, lending, swapping, bartering, gifting and sharing products on a scale never before possible.”

These trends are great for us and great for the planet, but not for a capitalism dependent on growth as we shift from me to we. For a planet to sustain a population of nine billion by 2050, these shifts must occur along with many more. Nothing less than full cooperation and the lifting up of the poorest among us will save us all…

Except, something else is happening. Borne out of the appearance of limitation is the miraculous. Join me next time when we leave the third dimension for the fifth for… The New Dream.

……………………………………………………………

Dedicated to the advancement of human consciousness, Christine Horner is the founder In the Garden Publishing , Bodhi UniversiTree and is the author of the recently published “ What Is God? Rolling Back the Veil .”  The host of the new radio show, From Mystery to Mastery, her web site is www.ChristineHorner.com .  This article may be reproduced with full attribution only.

SERIES: Capitalism’s Kryptonite (Part 3/3)

Initially, humans honored the Earth’s ebb and flow cycles of abundance, bartering for resources, livestock, plant products and other goods and services. This symbiotic form of “currency” mirrored nature in that it mutually served both parties.

However, the clumsiness of bartering, i.e. the difficulty in establishing equitable value, and the desire to expand the money supply acted as impetuses toward developing the first forms of money. We soon realized the amount of wealth that could be generated, now a powerful entity in and of itself, and began borrowing from the future through the creation of debt instruments. A complicated economy grew out of the simple origins of money. We could now ignore Earth’s biorhythms all together, engineering much more than an economy that operated 24/7.

Inflation the bane of fiat currency, money was tied to a standard of value—gold in England in 1816 and in the U.S., the Gold Standard Act of 1900, before once again, the desire to expand the money supply led to ending that relationship. A planet struggling to heal itself of human habitation, inflation unchecked and our future mortgaged a generation and beyond, many are calling for an economy that brings to an end exploitative and repressive boom/bust cycles; one in harmony with Nature.

THE COST OF BEING HUMAN

When we rely solely on our humanity, we struggle in a state of fear, the creators of our own misfortune, believing we must compete for resources that freely exist.  When we become still, we re-remember that we are also the formless infinite, the Being, from whence all supply is sourced.  It is with our Being that we transcend the human condition.  It is our Being, anchored in love rather than fear, that calls forth right action.

Science tells us that an atom containing an equal number of positively charged protons and negatively charged electrons is electrically neutral—balance re-established, polarity is transcended. Buddhism calls this the middle path.

Nature shows us that holistically, symbiosis means working together cooperatively for the collective good. What does not co-exist for mutual benefit brings its own death, more accurately described as the un-survival of the un-fittest. As competition means there are one or more losers to every winner, we immediately see that capitalism is a limited, bi-polar third-dimensional construct and that it is consuming itself toward its own demise.

What more all-encompassing means of economy can we utilize that still generates wealth, induces investment, weathers the ebb and flow of business cycles and even makes conservation part of its operating plan?

It is the not-for-profit cooperative business model which most mirrors nature for its economic, social and cultural benefits, in most cases.  Beyond charitable organizations that may first come to mind, which rely on outside funding, cooperative non-profits are owned and managed by the people who use its services or are even employed there, in the case of a hybrid cooperative. Many thriving health care service providers and, of course, credit unions are NPO’s.

There are retailer cooperatives, utility cooperatives, housing cooperatives, agricultural cooperatives… Non-profits are not fail-proof, however, according to Switzerland’s Int’l Cooperative Alliance:

“Co-operatives are businesses owned and run by and for their members. Whether the members are the customers, employees or residents they have an equal say in what the business does and a share in the profits. As businesses driven by values not just profit, co-operatives share internationally agreed principles and act together to build a better world through co-operation. Successful co-operatives around the world are allowing people to work together to create sustainable enterprises that generate jobs and prosperity and provide answers to poverty and short term business practices.”

Executive salaries are kept in check without being limited when percentage-based on the health of the organization while simultaneously, profits are shared within membership to create a livable wage or provide reduced fees on goods and services. Organizations that fall short economically, socially or culturally, naturally drop away without predation.

As we move through the digital age, we are slowly evolving full circle, returning to exchange without physical currency.  A new movement of cooperative consumerism is well underway. CollaborativeConsumption.com says:

“Named by TIME as one of the 10 Ideas That Will Change the World , collaborative consumption describes the shift in consumer values from ownership to access. Together, entire communities and cities around the world are using network technologies to do more with less by renting, lending, swapping, bartering, gifting and sharing products on a scale never before possible.”

These trends are great for us and great for the planet, but not for a capitalism dependent on growth as we shift from me to we. For a planet to sustain a population of nine billion by 2050, these shifts must occur along with many more. Nothing less than full cooperation and the lifting up of the poorest among us will save us all…

Except, something else is happening. Borne out of the appearance of limitation is the miraculous. Join me next time when we leave the third dimension for the fifth for… The New Dream.

Dedicated to the advancement of human consciousness, Christine Horner is the founder In the Garden Publishing , Bodhi UniversiTree and is the author of the recently published “ What Is God? Rolling Back the Veil .”  The host of the new radio show, From Mystery to Mastery, her web site is www.ChristineHorner.com .  This article may be reproduced with full attribution only.

SERIES: Capitalism’s Kryptonite (Part 3 of 3)

Initially, humans honored the Earth’s ebb and flow cycles of abundance, bartering for resources, livestock, plant products and other goods and services. This symbiotic form of “currency” mirrored nature in that it mutually served both parties.

However, the clumsiness of bartering, i.e. the difficulty in establishing equitable value, and the desire to expand the money supply acted as impetuses toward developing the first forms of money. We soon realized the amount of wealth that could be generated, now a powerful entity in and of itself, and began borrowing from the future through the creation of debt instruments. A complicated economy grew out of the simple origins of money. We could now ignore Earth’s biorhythms all together, engineering much more than an economy that operated 24/7.

Inflation the bane of fiat currency, money was tied to a standard of value—gold in England in 1816 and in the U.S., the Gold Standard Act of 1900, before once again, the desire to expand the money supply led to ending that relationship. A planet struggling to heal itself of human habitation, inflation unchecked and our future mortgaged a generation and beyond, many are calling for an economy that brings to an end exploitative and repressive boom/bust cycles; one in harmony with Nature.

THE COST OF BEING HUMAN

When we rely solely on our humanity, we struggle in a state of fear, the creators of our own misfortune, believing we must compete for resources that freely exist.  When we become still, we re-remember that we are also the formless infinite, the Being, from whence all supply is sourced.  It is with our Being that we transcend the human condition.  It is our Being, anchored in love rather than fear, that calls forth right action.

Science tells us that an atom containing an equal number of positively charged protons and negatively charged electrons is electrically neutral—balance re-established, polarity is transcended. Buddhism calls this the middle path.

Nature shows us that holistically, symbiosis means working together cooperatively for the collective good. What does not co-exist for mutual benefit brings its own death, more accurately described as the un-survival of the un-fittest. As competition means there are one or more losers to every winner, we immediately see that capitalism is a limited, bi-polar third-dimensional construct and that it is consuming itself toward its own demise.

What more all-encompassing means of economy can we utilize that still generates wealth, induces investment, weathers the ebb and flow of business cycles and even makes conservation part of its operating plan?

It is the not-for-profit cooperative business model which most mirrors nature for its economic, social and cultural benefits, in most cases.  Beyond charitable organizations that may first come to mind, which rely on outside funding, cooperative non-profits are owned and managed by the people who use its services or are even employed there, in the case of a hybrid cooperative. Many thriving health care service providers and, of course, credit unions are NPO’s.

There are retailer cooperatives, utility cooperatives, housing cooperatives, agricultural cooperatives… Non-profits are not fail-proof, however, according to Switzerland’s Int’l Cooperative Alliance:

“Co-operatives are businesses owned and run by and for their members. Whether the members are the customers, employees or residents they have an equal say in what the business does and a share in the profits. As businesses driven by values not just profit, co-operatives share internationally agreed principles and act together to build a better world through co-operation. Successful co-operatives around the world are allowing people to work together to create sustainable enterprises that generate jobs and prosperity and provide answers to poverty and short term business practices.”

Executive salaries are kept in check without being limited when percentage-based on the health of the organization while simultaneously, profits are shared within membership to create a livable wage or provide reduced fees on goods and services. Organizations that fall short economically, socially or culturally, naturally drop away without predation.

As we move through the digital age, we are slowly evolving full circle, returning to exchange without physical currency.  A new movement of cooperative consumerism is well underway. CollaborativeConsumption.com says:

“Named by TIME as one of the 10 Ideas That Will Change the World , collaborative consumption describes the shift in consumer values from ownership to access. Together, entire communities and cities around the world are using network technologies to do more with less by renting, lending, swapping, bartering, gifting and sharing products on a scale never before possible.”

These trends are great for us and great for the planet, but not for a capitalism dependent on growth as we shift from me to we. For a planet to sustain a population of nine billion by 2050, these shifts must occur along with many more. Nothing less than full cooperation and the lifting up of the poorest among us will save us all…

Except, something else is happening. Borne out of the appearance of limitation is the miraculous. Join me next time when we leave the third dimension for the fifth for… The New Dream.

……………………………………………………………

Dedicated to the advancement of human consciousness, Christine Horner is the founder In the Garden Publishing , Bodhi UniversiTree and is the author of the recently published “ What Is God? Rolling Back the Veil .”  The host of the new radio show, From Mystery to Mastery, her web site is www.ChristineHorner.com .  This article may be reproduced with full attribution only.

SERIES: Capitalism’s Kryptonite (Part 2 of 3)

Capitalism is but a symptom of the dualistic nature of third dimensional form. If we are to continue as a species, humans must evolve beyond animalistic survivalism that creates a loser for every winner. Irresolvable polarity can only be transcended by reaching for a more inclusive point of view from a greater level of consciousness.

We access this wisdom by turning within for peace and right action.  As we do so, we begin to see that we exist multi-dimensionally, with the ability to tap into awareness far beyond human form, no matter our intelligence level—dimensions being energy forms as consciousness.

Science, as a valuable tool for understanding the complexity of our world, is a pointer for understanding the more esoteric.  DaVinci, Aristotle, Einstein were just a few of the individuals “plugged in” to the infinite through science.

DEEPER THAN BLOOD and DNA Science tells us all of Life in the realm of form contains opposing positive and negative charges, as expressed in an atom.  This singular, primordial force expressing as two, is the dynamic and originating source of Creation present in the entire 3D spectrum.  Simply put, all form at this level of consciousness carries both its pros and cons.   (Interestingly, religion calls one of the two “sin.”)

Form is not just what can be seen with the physical eye, but is also thought as consciousness, floating in what we call empty space and, in its denser vibrational form, as sound, such as the spoken word or music.

In every moment, holistically, the Universe’s positive/negativity is in a state of perfect equilibrium. When we view the world with only third dimensional consciousness, it appears that there are times when one of the two energy forms dominates, essentially becoming a “parasite” (relatively speaking), until it destroys its “host” and stases once again are restored. Now let’s relate the science to economics.



The irony of capitalism-generated income inequality is, like a feudal system, it causes stagnation as real wealth, similar to Universal energy in a closed system, remains a constant.  (At this point, man gets creative and starts to generate artificial wealth to bamboozle each other—namely derivatives.)  What happens when policy-driven bubbles burst and there is no growth?  It’s a crisis.  Why is China so concerned, along with the rest of the world, with GDP?

The three central elements of capitalism are capital accumulation, competition and a price system.  Capitalism’s kryptonite is growth —or rather, the lack thereof. The problem with dependency on growth is that it “consumes” all in its path like a wildfire out of control.  Add the dynamic of competition to the tinderbox and you create a firestorm resulting in the amassing of fortunes for the sake of amassing fortunes, a means to an insatiable end and what Plato’s student, Aristotle, scorned—the making of money through means of monopoly.  Monopolies mean imbalance created by power and control.

Growth is yang run amok without complementary yin conservation in equal measure.  Growth is not sustainable as a disparate planet, also a living organism, utilizes energetic processes to right itself, meaning that could include dramatic changes to human habitation.  How do we develop sustainable social systems that truly do serve the good of all, thriving even amidst conservation and declining populations as we mature as a species?

……………………………………………………………

Dedicated to the advancement of human consciousness, Christine Horner is the founder of What Would Love Do Int’l , media arm In the Garden Publishing , Bodhi UniversiTree and is the author of the recently published “What Is God? Rolling Back the Veil.”  Look for her upcoming new radio show, From Mystery to Mastery e-Merging Science & Spirituality by visiting her web site at www.ChristineHorner.com .  This article may be reproduced with full attribution only.

SERIES: Capitalism’s Kryptonite (Part 2/3)

Capitalism is but a symptom of the dualistic nature of third dimensional form. If we are to continue as a species, humans must evolve beyond animalistic survivalism that creates a loser for every winner. Irresolvable polarity can only be transcended by reaching for a more inclusive point of view from a greater level of consciousness.

We access this wisdom by turning within for peace and right action.  As we do so, we begin to see that we exist multi-dimensionally, with the ability to tap into awareness far beyond human form, no matter our intelligence level—dimensions being energy forms as consciousness.

Science, as a valuable tool for understanding the complexity of our world, is a pointer for understanding the more esoteric.  DaVinci, Aristotle, Einstein were just a few of the individuals “plugged in” to the infinite through science.

DEEPER THAN BLOOD and DNA

Science tells us all of Life in the realm of form contains opposing positive and negative charges, as expressed in an atom.  This singular, primordial force expressing as two, is the dynamic and originating source of Creation present in the entire 3D spectrum.  Simply put, all form at this level of consciousness carries both its pros and cons.   (Interestingly, religion calls one of the two “sin.”)

Form is not just what can be seen with the physical eye, but is also thought as consciousness, floating in what we call empty space and, in its denser vibrational form, as sound, such as the spoken word or music.

In every moment, holistically, the Universe’s positive/negativity is in a state of perfect equilibrium. When we view the world with only third dimensional consciousness, it appears that there are times when one of the two energy forms dominates, essentially becoming a “parasite” (relatively speaking), until it destroys its “host” and stases once again are restored. Now let’s relate the science to economics.

The irony of capitalism-generated income inequality is, like a feudal system, it causes stagnation as real wealth, similar to Universal energy in a closed system, remains a constant.  (At this point, man gets creative and starts to generate artificial wealth to bamboozle each other—namely derivatives.)  What happens when policy-driven bubbles burst and there is no growth?  It’s a crisis.  Why is China so concerned, along with the rest of the world, with GDP?

The three central elements of capitalism are capital accumulation, competition and a price system.  Capitalism’s kryptonite is growth—or rather, the lack thereof. The problem with dependency on growth is that it “consumes” all in its path like a wildfire out of control.  Add the dynamic of competition to the tinderbox and you create a firestorm resulting in the amassing of fortunes for the sake of amassing fortunes, a means to an insatiable end and what Plato’s student, Aristotle, scorned—the making of money through means of monopoly.  Monopolies mean imbalance created by power and control.

Growth is yang run amok without complementary yin conservation in equal measure.  Growth is not sustainable as a disparate planet, also a living organism, utilizes energetic processes to right itself, meaning that could include dramatic changes to human habitation.  How do we develop sustainable social systems that truly do serve the good of all, thriving even amidst conservation and declining populations as we mature as a species?

SERIES PART III »

Dedicated to the advancement of human consciousness, Christine Horner is the founder of What Would Love Do Int’l, media arm In the Garden Publishing, Bodhi UniversiTree and is the author of the recently published “What Is God? Rolling Back the Veil.”  Look for her upcoming new radio show, From Mystery to Mastery e-Merging Science & Spirituality by visiting her web site at www.ChristineHorner.com.  This article may be reproduced with full attribution only.

SERIES: Capitalism’s Kryptonite (Part 2 of 3)

Capitalism is but a symptom of the dualistic nature of third dimensional form. If we are to continue as a species, humans must evolve beyond animalistic survivalism that creates a loser for every winner. Irresolvable polarity can only be transcended by reaching for a more inclusive point of view from a greater level of consciousness.

We access this wisdom by turning within for peace and right action.  As we do so, we begin to see that we exist multi-dimensionally, with the ability to tap into awareness far beyond human form, no matter our intelligence level—dimensions being energy forms as consciousness.

Science, as a valuable tool for understanding the complexity of our world, is a pointer for understanding the more esoteric.  DaVinci, Aristotle, Einstein were just a few of the individuals “plugged in” to the infinite through science.

DEEPER THAN BLOOD and DNA

Science tells us all of Life in the realm of form contains opposing positive and negative charges, as expressed in an atom.  This singular, primordial force expressing as two, is the dynamic and originating source of Creation present in the entire 3D spectrum.  Simply put, all form at this level of consciousness carries both its pros and cons.   (Interestingly, religion calls one of the two “sin.”)

Form is not just what can be seen with the physical eye, but is also thought as consciousness, floating in what we call empty space and, in its denser vibrational form, as sound, such as the spoken word or music.

In every moment, holistically, the Universe’s positive/negativity is in a state of perfect equilibrium. When we view the world with only third dimensional consciousness, it appears that there are times when one of the two energy forms dominates, essentially becoming a “parasite” (relatively speaking), until it destroys its “host” and stases once again are restored. Now let’s relate the science to economics.

The irony of capitalism-generated income inequality is, like a feudal system, it causes stagnation as real wealth, similar to Universal energy in a closed system, remains a constant.  (At this point, man gets creative and starts to generate artificial wealth to bamboozle each other—namely derivatives.)  What happens when policy-driven bubbles burst and there is no growth?  It’s a crisis.  Why is China so concerned, along with the rest of the world, with GDP?

The three central elements of capitalism are capital accumulation, competition and a price system.  Capitalism’s kryptonite is growth—or rather, the lack thereof. The problem with dependency on growth is that it “consumes” all in its path like a wildfire out of control.  Add the dynamic of competition to the tinderbox and you create a firestorm resulting in the amassing of fortunes for the sake of amassing fortunes, a means to an insatiable end and what Plato’s student, Aristotle, scorned—the making of money through means of monopoly.  Monopolies mean imbalance created by power and control.

Growth is yang run amok without complementary yin conservation in equal measure.  Growth is not sustainable as a disparate planet, also a living organism, utilizes energetic processes to right itself, meaning that could include dramatic changes to human habitation.  How do we develop sustainable social systems that truly do serve the good of all, thriving even amidst conservation and declining populations as we mature as a species?

……………………………………………………………

Dedicated to the advancement of human consciousness, Christine Horner is the founder of What Would Love Do Int’l, media arm In the Garden Publishing, Bodhi UniversiTree and is the author of the recently published “What Is God? Rolling Back the Veil.”  Look for her upcoming new radio show, From Mystery to Mastery e-Merging Science & Spirituality by visiting her web site at www.ChristineHorner.com.  This article may be reproduced with full attribution only.

SERIES: Capitalism’s Kryptonite (Part 1/3)

Ask any successful capitalist and he will tell you that capitalism is the Holy Grail of modern economics.  But, something is happening.  As capitalism’s limitations become more and more apparent, economists, professional and otherwise, are attempting to mitigate its inherent flaws by calling for a return to ethical or “conscious” capitalism.  Paraphrasing Einstein, if you cannot solve a problem with the same energy that created it, can capitalism be saved?

Bypassing formal qualitative analysis, you might assume the problem is transparent enough—greed.  Within a system in which markets and financial speculation operate with dwindling oversight thanks to corporate lobbyists, income is propelled upward leading to rising income inequality.  Profit is privatized while loss is socialized, allowing a few the benefit of exploding wealth while the incomes of the majority working class stagnate or even collapse.  This ongoing debasement could possibly be labeled a modern day quasi-feudal system.

Even Pope Francis was recently quoted, “The worship of the golden calf of old has found a new and heartless image in the cult of money and the dictatorship of an economy which is faceless and lacking any truly human goal.”  He goes on to say, “The worldwide financial and economic crisis seems to highlight their distortions and above all the gravely deficient human perspective, which reduces man to one of his needs alone, namely, consumption.”  And it’s in this statement that the Pope orbits what really ails Capitalism.  

 

Yet, capitalism, its embryonic beginnings found in slave-based ancient Athens and Rome, is merely a symptom of human culture and conditioning that runs so deep, as to be very nearly in our DNA.  Capitalism is not the only economic system that allows greed to run rampant with its vulnerability to corruption.  It was one of the most famous economists in history, who in his critique of capitalism, castigated it as “exploitive and alienating,” believing it to be run by the wealthy for their own benefit.  Let’s briefly review the promises offered by other economic structures.

BROKEN PROMISES

Deeming capitalism inevitably precipitates class warfare resulting in eventual self-destruction, German-born socialist Karl Marx theorized the working class would then would create a “worker’s democracy.”  Pre-Marxism/Leninism socialism, individuals were not to work in isolation, but in cooperation with each other in that all who contribute to the production of a good, are entitled to a share in it.  Society would own or control property for the benefit of all, propagating true freedom and equality.  Marx’s views about society, economics and politics influenced revolutionary socialists as they took power in the 20th century espousing modified Marxist doctrine offshoots that led to the formation of a communist Soviet Union in 1922 and the People’s Republic of China in 1949.  Let’s take a look at the insanity being produced at the hand of one of these offshoot giants.

In 2011, Australia’s Dateline reported on the ghost and decaying cities China built and continues to build to maintain GDP growth.  Watch the video—it is mind boggling.  There are 64 MILLION vacant apartments no one can afford.  Rather than erecting housing the commoner can inhabit, people remain homeless and out on the street.  Is this a “revision” to Marxism that is serving the good of all?  (This side-story contains the second clue to capitalism’s kryptonite.)

Capitalism itself, through private ownership and free markets, promises equal opportunity. The reality is that the “too big to fail” get too big to fail and end up creating cartels within industry bases, as seen with big oil’s vice grip on energy, slowing down the exploration and development of renewable energy sources.  This, while the Libor and other large banking institution scandals and investigations are too numerous and ongoing to list.

Wealth and dominance are then put to use reinforcing capitalistic power, while the working class is left to do their bidding just to survive.  It seems if not for regulation and/or social safety nets, humans immediately return to exploiting each other.  Does what starts out as good intentions by society always turn bad?  Why can’t we get it right?

SERIES PART II »

Dedicated to the advancement of human consciousness, Christine Horner is the founder of What Would Love Do Int’l , media arm In the Garden Publishing , Bodhi UniversiTree and is the author of the recently published “What Is God? Rolling Back the Veil.”  Look for her upcoming new radio show, From Mystery to Mastery e-Merging Science & Spirituality by visiting her web site at www.ChristineHorner.com .  This article may be reproduced with full attribution only.

NEW SERIES: Capitalism’s Kryptonite (Part 1 of 3)

Ask any successful capitalist and he will tell you that capitalism is the Holy Grail of modern economics.  But, something is happening.  As capitalism’s limitations become more and more apparent, economists, professional and otherwise, are attempting to mitigate its inherent flaws by calling for a return to ethical or “conscious” capitalism.  Paraphrasing Einstein, if you cannot solve a problem with the same energy that created it, can capitalism be saved?

Bypassing formal qualitative analysis, you might assume the problem is transparent enough—greed.  Within a system in which markets and financial speculation operate with dwindling oversight thanks to corporate lobbyists, income is propelled upward leading to rising income inequality.  Profit is privatized while loss is socialized, allowing a few the benefit of exploding wealth while the incomes of the majority working class stagnate or even collapse.  This ongoing debasement could possibly be labeled a modern day quasi-feudal system.

Even Pope Francis was recently quoted, “The worship of the golden calf of old has found a new and heartless image in the cult of money and the dictatorship of an economy which is faceless and lacking any truly human goal.”  He goes on to say, “The worldwide financial and economic crisis seems to highlight their distortions and above all the gravely deficient human perspective, which reduces man to one of his needs alone, namely, consumption.”  And it’s in this statement that the Pope orbits what really ails Capitalism.  

 

Yet, capitalism, its embryonic beginnings found in slave-based ancient Athens and Rome, is merely a symptom of human culture and conditioning that runs so deep, as to be very nearly in our DNA.  Capitalism is not the only economic system that allows greed to run rampant with its vulnerability to corruption.  It was one of the most famous economists in history, who in his critique of capitalism, castigated it as “exploitive and alienating,” believing it to be run by the wealthy for their own benefit.  Let’s briefly review the promises offered by other economic structures.

BROKEN PROMISES

Deeming capitalism inevitably precipitates class warfare resulting in eventual self-destruction, German-born socialist Karl Marx theorized the working class would then would create a “worker’s democracy.”  Pre-Marxism/Leninism socialism, individuals were not to work in isolation, but in cooperation with each other in that all who contribute to the production of a good, are entitled to a share in it.  Society would own or control property for the benefit of all, propagating true freedom and equality.  Marx’s views about society, economics and politics influenced revolutionary socialists as they took power in the 20th century espousing modified Marxist doctrine offshoots that led to the formation of a communist Soviet Union in 1922 and the People’s Republic of China in 1949.  Let’s take a look at the insanity being produced at the hand of one of these offshoot giants.

In 2011, Australia’s Dateline reported on the ghost and decaying cities China built and continues to build to maintain GDP growth.  Watch the video—it is mind boggling.  There are 64 MILLION vacant apartments no one can afford.  Rather than erecting housing the commoner can inhabit, people remain homeless and out on the street.  Is this a “revision” to Marxism that is serving the good of all?  (This side-story contains the second clue to capitalism’s kryptonite.)

Capitalism itself, through private ownership and free markets, promises equal opportunity. The reality is that the “too big to fail” get too big to fail and end up creating cartels within industry bases, as seen with big oil’s vice grip on energy, slowing down the exploration and development of renewable energy sources.  This, while the Libor and other large banking institution scandals and investigations are too numerous and ongoing to list.

Wealth and dominance are then put to use reinforcing capitalistic power, while the working class is left to do their bidding just to survive.  It seems if not for regulation and/or social safety nets, humans immediately return to exploiting each other.  Does what starts out as good intentions by society always turn bad?  Why can’t we get it right?

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Dedicated to the advancement of human consciousness, Christine Horner is the founder of What Would Love Do Int’l, media arm In the Garden Publishing, Bodhi UniversiTree and is the author of the recently published “What Is God? Rolling Back the Veil.”  Look for her upcoming new radio show, From Mystery to Mastery e-Merging Science & Spirituality by visiting her web site at www.ChristineHorner.com.  This article may be reproduced with full attribution only.

NEW SERIES: Capitalism’s Kryptonite (Part 1 of 3)

Ask any successful capitalist and he will tell you that Capitalism is the Holy Grail of modern economics.  But, something is happening.  As capitalism’s limitations become more and more apparent, economists, professional and otherwise, are attempting to mitigate its inherent flaws by calling for a return to ethical or “conscious” Capitalism.  If paraphrasing Einstein, you cannot solve a problem with the same energy that created it, can Capitalism be saved?

Bypassing formal qualitative analysis, you might assume the problem is transparent enough—greed.  Within a system in which markets and financial speculation operate with dwindling oversight thanks to corporate lobbyists, income is propelled upward leading to rising income inequality.  Profit is privatized while loss is socialized, allowing a few the benefit of exploding wealth while the incomes of the majority working class stagnate or even collapse.  This ongoing debasement could possibly be labeled a modern day quasi-feudal system. 

Even Pope Francis was recently quoted, “The worship of the golden calf of old has found a new and heartless image in the cult of money and the dictatorship of an economy which is faceless and lacking any truly human goal.”  He goes on to say, “The worldwide financial and economic crisis seems to highlight their distortions and above all the gravely deficient human perspective, which reduces man to one of his needs alone, namely, consumption.”  And it’s in this statement that the pope orbits what really ails Capitalism. 

Yet, capitalism, its embryonic beginnings found in slave-based ancient Athens and Rome, is merely a symptom of human culture and conditioning that runs so deep, as to be very nearly in our DNA.  Capitalism is not the only economic system that allows greed to run rampant with its vulnerability to corruption.  It was one of the most famous economists in history, who in his critique of capitalism, castigated it as “exploitive and alienating,” believing it to be run by the wealthy for their own benefit.  Let’s briefly review the promises offered by other economic structures.
BROKEN PROMISES

Deeming capitalism inevitably precipitates class warfare resulting in eventual self-destruction, German-born socialist Karl Marx’s theorized the working class would then would create a “worker’s democracy.”  Pre-Marxism/Leninism socialism, individuals were not to work in isolation, but in cooperation with each other in that all who contribute to the production of a good, entitled to a share in it.  Society would own or control property for the benefit of all, propagating true freedom and equality.  Marx’s views about society, economics and politics influenced revolutionary socialists as they took power in the 20th century espousing modified Marxist doctrine offshoots that led to the formation of a communist Soviet Union in 1922 and the People’s Republic of China in 1949.  Let’s take a look at the insanity being produced at the hand of one of these offshoot giants. 

In 2011, Australia’s Dateline reported on the ghost and decaying cities China built and continues to build to maintain GDP growth.  Watch the video—it is mind boggling.  There are 64 MILLION vacant apartments no one can afford.  Rather than erecting housing the commoner can inhabit, people remain homeless and out on the street.  Is this a “revision” to Marxism that is serving the good of all?  (This side-story contains the second clue to capitalism’s kryptonite.) 

Capitalism itself, through private ownership and free markets, promises equal opportunity. The reality is that the “too big to fail” get too big to fail and end up creating cartels within industry bases, as seen with big oil’s vice grip on energy, slowing down the exploration and development of renewable energy sources.  This, while the Libor and other large banking institution scandals and investigations are too numerous and ongoing to list. 

Wealth and dominance are then put to use reinforce capitalistic power, while the working class is left to do their bidding just to survive.  It seems if not for regulation and/or social safety nets, humans immediately return to exploiting each other.  Does what starts out as good intentions by society always turn bad?  Why can’t we get it right?

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Dedicated to the advancement of human consciousness, Christine Horner is the founder of What Would Love Do Int’l, media arm In the Garden Publishing, Bodhi UniversiTree and is the author of the recently published “What Is God? Rolling Back the Veil.”  Look for her upcoming new radio show, From Mystery to Mastery e-Merging Science & Spirituality by visiting her web site at www.ChristineHorner.com.  This article may be reproduced with full attribution only.

The End of Discussion on Homosexuality

Five years ago Travis Nuckolls and Chris Baker conducted street interviews in Colorado Springs posing the question, “Do you believe homosexuals choose to be gay?”  The question was followed up with, “When did you choose to be straight?”  Interviewees stammered upon the realization that they didn’t actually make a conscious choice, revising their answer that perhaps homosexuals don’t choose either. 

These two simple questions, revealing in themselves, beg two more not-so-simple questions whose answers could bring an end to the homosexual debate once and for all.  What exactly is it that we find most terrifying about homosexuality? Is it the fear instilled in us by culture and conditioning condemning homosexuality as deviant or is it the lack of information in general?

Nature’s Deviant?

The question of nature vs. nurture is tilting in favor of nature as the scientific community continues to research genetic, hormonal and even environmental factors that may influence sexual orientation.   Though scientific data may be necessary for legislating our moral compass, it really isn’t necessary to rely on others or their data when one can easily turn to Nature for answers. 

As Creation holistically is a self-perpetuating force, functioning within mutually-beneficial and self-similar fractals (cooperatively), no phenomenon exists singularly, but will be found duplicated throughout Nature on the micro and even macro level Universally. 

In Nature, we observe both hetero- and homosexuality in humans and the animal kingdom.  Over 1,500 species have exhibited homosexual tendencies, especially in social species.  This behavior serves not only for sexual pleasure but in the case of many species, such as lions, for bonding and in other species, dominance.

In humans, though environmental influences may encourage experimental sexual contact with the same sex over a single episode or even years, ask any mother if she knew her child to be gay even before the child came to fully understand it.

THE UNIVERSE SEXUAL?

Let’s expand our inquiry to the entirety of Creation.  Remember that Creation, by its self definition, is a self-perpetuating force.  What is least understood and certainly not taught in our education system is that the Universe is also sexual in nature.  Let’s break this down a little further.

Our Universe is comprised of two complementary energy forms capable of creating matter.  The energetic forces of the Universe’s negative and positive charges, called Yin-Yang in Eastern Culture, are expressed as gender in human form.  One force expressing as two, they are the dynamic and originating force of Creation present on every level of life and the entire spectrum of Creation. 

The Yin, or feminine primal force, is unlimited possibility as potential in formlessness. The Yang, or masculine, is consciousness as thought, will or intention.  These inseparable forces are equal and have existed simultaneously within our Universe.  One cannot exist without the other.  This refutes the notion that God is any singular gender, separate from Its creations, or that any part of Creation preceded any other. 

Physical intercourse is merely one form of love-making.  All of Creation is a result of sexual exchange as Creation ceaselessly couples with itself inter-dimensionally.  Even you and I are “coupling” as you read these words.  See if you can spot the well-known pattern in the following numbers sequence.*

Out of no-thing, first dimensional masculine/feminine energy is coupling with itself, forming what is known as the Vesica Pisces or Womb of Creation—the second dimension.  The second dimension may be where the Higgs boson resides as scalar field-like potential energy.  As the first and second dimensions couple, the third dimension is borne under intense heat and pressure known as the Big Bang.  Only, the Big Bang did not occur just once.  The Big Bang IS occurring infinitely, the begotten Mother/Father God making love—more love, more of itself.

BORNE OUT OF MISUNDERSTANDING

Now that we understand all of Creation is making love in every moment, let’s delicately apply this knowledge at the human level in the simplest terms.  Creation means infinite expression.  If this is so, we will see masculine and feminine energy in many expressions.  In heterosexuality, the “hardware” matches the “software” in that perhaps the female form’s internal wiring will lead her to sexually prefer the opposite charge, her masculine counterpart.  Wouldn’t it also be possible for positive and negative energy forms to exist within one body in that the form is masculine, but the internal makeup is feminine?  Can you think of other forms of seeming paradoxical expression that exist?

The point is that it doesn’t matter the arrangement or the labels used to express these two primal forces that can never be torn asunder.  No matter what image you put to it, Creation (God) made it all and is it all.  The argument has been made that homosexuality is unnatural because it cannot conceive life.  There is not one single moment of Creation coupling with itself that doesn’t create more of Itself in some expression.  Even in heterosexual couplings, a child is not conceived every time.  Third dimensional form is just one possible outcome. 

All of Creation desires to experience blissful union with Itself; our inherent and natural state. It is when love-making is reduced to the unconscious act of personal human physical gratification that true deviation occurs and meaning is lost.  Love defines all that is.  To deny another the ritualistic and symbolic act of Oneness because he or she doesn’t look like you is birthed out of ignorance and fear of what already is.  When we cease resisting the One meaning of all Life, then love exists simply in all of its expressions.

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*Fibonacci Series or Phi.

Dedicated to the advancement of human consciousness, Christine Horner is the founder In the Garden Publishing, Bodhi UniversiTree and is the author of the recently published “What Is God? Rolling Back the Veil.”  Her web site is www.ChristineHorner.com.