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Elizabeth Preza

May 11, 2025 | (alternet.org)

Former Republican Rich Logis — executive director of the nonprofit Leaving MAGA — on Sunday unveiled 5 “critical guideposts” to reach loved ones who continue to support President Donald Trump, noting that in his own experience, “MAGA became all-consuming” until he “managed to find [his] way out … on [his] own.”

“It’s seemingly a daily occurrence to see testimonials from people who voted for Donald Trump but are now ready to renounce” his Make America Great Again movement, Logis wrote in Salon. “This buyer’s remorse is just beginning, and we need to provide an off-ramp for the increasingly uncertain.”

As Logis noted, “many people only care about something when it affects them personally” — and for Trump’s most fervent supporters, that realization could come in the form of deportations, tariffs or the president’s bucking of the Constitution.

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For Logis, it’s best to avoid saying “I told you so” when speaking with disaffected Trump supporters.

“That may afford instant gratification, but it only strengthens an obsequious subservience to Trump,” Logis opined. The writer also suggested people interested in making inroads with Trump’s faithful should avoid referring to “MAGA as a cult, even if you believe that term fits.”

“MAGA people will shut down,” Logis noted.

The former Republican blamed support for Trump on “three primary reasons”: “Misinformation and disinformation; a tendency to believe the worst about the “other side”; and a profound misunderstanding of capitalism and free markets, which has created widespread financial dissatisfaction.”

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“There will be a gradual, and then sudden, realization among many Trump voters that the chaos created, and havoc wreaked, by the likes of Trump … will harm lower-income and middle-class Americans, along with small business owners, worst of all,” Logis said.

The former Republican then offered his 5 “critical guideposts” to engaging Trump supporters:

1. “Search for relatability and common ground.”
2. “Don’t attack!”
3. “Introduce the possibility of reconciliation with their family and friends.”
4. “Rather than debating facts and policy, open up a respectful back and forth.”
5. “After you make some progress — which will likely take more than a single conversation — ask if they’re open to hearing about the regrets of former Trump supporters, which might include the work of our nonprofit.”

“I understand that you may feel the MAGA supporter in your life is racist, homophobic, misogynistic or downright unpatriotic,” Logis added. “Please consider that saying those things will absolutely not convince them to leave MAGA. The way to begin creating doubt — the necessary precursor to self-empowerment and, ultimately, to leaving MAGA — is through empathy and education.”

The Four of Swords When the Lord of Truce appears he brings with him a temporary respite, often after we have passed through trying times. This is a quiet period, which should be used to recover, regroup and stabilise. It’s important though, that we always bear in mind the fact that this is only a moment in time. Soon we shall be required to pick up the tools of life and continue on our journey.So on a day ruled by him, we’re well advised to use the internal stillness he brings to think over trouble spots, or areas of difficulty. That way we see the whole issue more clearly, and are better equipped to sally forth undaunted when the time comes.Occasionally on a day ruled by the Four of Swords there will be a requirement to bury the hatchet with somebody, or to accept their gestures of friendliness toward us. It’s important that we are reserved both in what we are prepared to offer, and what we are prepared to forgive. Truce only marks the cessation of hostilities – a brief pause during which we might negotiate a lasting peace.The one thing this card always tells us is that we have not yet finished our business here. If we fail to hold this in the forefront of our minds, we are likely to make the mistake of being unprepared for whatever comes next.So – on this day – rest as easy as you can, and locate areas of challenge, difficulty or sensitivity for future attention. Think carefully about trying to resolve anything until the influences are more supportive. Affirmation: “Plans formulate within me as I gather peace and stillness to myself”

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“One drop of eternity is of greater weight than a vast ocean of finite things.” Karl Barth (1886-1968) Swiss Protestant Theologian

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New Thinking • May 13, 2025 Marguerite Mary Rigoglioso, PhD, holds a doctorate in humanities and master’s degree in philosophy and religion. She has taught courses on the sacred feminine and women’s spiritual leadership at various universities in the San Francisco Bay Area and in the UK. She is the founder of Seven Sisters Mystery School and a teacher of sacred knowledge and the history of virgin birth. She mentors people on their healing and spiritual paths. She is author of several books including, The Secret Life of Mother Mary: Divine Feminine Power for Personal Healing and Planetary Awakening, The Mystery Tradition of Miraculous Conception: Mary and the Lineage of Virgin Births, Virgin Mother Goddesses of Antiquity, and The Cult of Divine Birth in Ancient Greece. Her website is sevensistersmysteryschool.com. Marguerite Mary provides historical evidence and the significance of the spiritual practice of divine virgin births. She discusses how patriarchal development of religious dogma led to the underground lineage of divine birth practices and diminished awareness of women’s historical roles in religious and spiritual communities. The essential qualities of divine love, pleasure, and healing in these traditions are emphasized. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:02:33 Parthenogenesis 00:06:24 The siddhis 00:11:32 Priestesses in Ancient Greece 00:24:24 Mother Mary 00:31:42 Conception without menstruation 00:47:16 Vestal virgins 00:53:16 Sexuality taboo and shame 00:58:17 Divine love and children 01:01:09 Conclusion Edited subtitles for this video are available in Russian, Portuguese, Italian, German, French, and Spanish. New Thinking Allowed CoHost, Emmy Vadnais, OTR/L, is an intuitive healer and health coach based in St. Paul, Minnesota. She is the author of Intuitive Development: How to Trust Your Inner Knowing for Guidance With Relationships, Health, and Spirituality. Her website is https://emmyvadnais.com (Recorded on February 18, 2025)

The Nine of Disks That phrase ‘what goes around comes around’ is very relevant to this card. The Lord of Gain is a card that indicates that we have set in motion some plan or project, and we are now reaching a point of completion with it.So on the day ruled by the Nine of Disks, we need to be open to opportunities which allow us to conclude work that has been outstanding; remain alert to new chances opening up before us; and ready to seize the moment when it appears.This card accords with the ancient wisdom that we give what we get in life – so this is also a day to look for opportunities to offer our help and resources with no immediate expectation of return.Take up chances to serve – whether in a mundane fashion, or to a higher source, in the sure knowledge that the things you give with love are the ones which build a bright new world.It is the help we give to others with a happy heart, the sympathy we offer without judgement, the gentleness with which we treat ourselves and others that will change things.When we do this, we set in motion a stream of positive, caring energy, which will travel around the world and return to us – vastly changed, and yet almost the same. What we gave to somebody else with no thought of reward or gain, is what we truly gain when it comes our way again. Affirmation: “I open myself to life’s bounty with gratitude”

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“Peace is the inner nature of humankind.  If you find it within yourself, you will then find it everywhere.” Ramana Maharshi (1879-1950) Indian Sage

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The Initiation of the World

Vera Stanley Alder

In this outline of the secret wisdom of the divine plan, Vera Stanley Alder uses her rare gift for condensing and synthesizing the essentials of esoteric teachings to reveal the many aspects of Ancient Wisdom and its relationship to presentday scientific knowledge. What makes this classic work so popular is Alder’s simple and unintimidating presentation of the various forms of personal initiation. According to Alder, we each hold the key to Ancient Wisdom if we open ourselves to recognize the universal knowledge that resides within. This book is a guide to the conscious realization of the wholeness of life as we evolve throughout a lifetime.

About the author

Vera Stanley Alder

Vera Dorothea Stanley Alder, sometimes published as V.S. Alder, was a mystic and founder of the World Guardian Fellowship.

The Impersonal Life

Joseph Benner

THE IMPERSONAL LIFE The Impersonal Life is one of the key books written on the topic of self-discovery and leading a spiritual life. Author Joseph Benner penned this book as Anonymous in the early 20th century, and it has been a popular title among millions of readers since. The Impersonal Life is highly recommended for those who are interested in learning how to lead a spiritual life and are in the process of self-discovery. FROM THE AUTHOR: I AM the Tree of Life within you. My Life will and must push forth, but It will do it by gradual and steady growth. You cannot come into your fruitage before you have grown to it. Remember, My Life is all the time building you up into the perfection of health and strength and beauty, that must express outwardly as It is even now expressing within. You who have begun to realize I AM within, but have not yet learned to commune with Me, listen and learn now.

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