By Suzanne Deakins, H.W,. M. (January 9, 2021)

Impact

This has been a year of collisions. Impact is not instantaneous. Even a virus, pandemic such as the covid-19 takes time to propagate. A pandemic takes years of NOT planning for possibility. We plan for possible war but ignored other problems such as health, financial injustice, law enforcement problems. None of this happens overnight. Most of our problems in 2020 and now 2021 are symptoms not causer of the unrest.

As I watched the riots in Washington DC today trying to halt the certification of President elect Joe Biden, I seems unbelievable. It is not unexpected. History shows us that insurrection, rioting, and the type of coup on January 6, 2021 take years of perceived underlying mistreatment and inadequate abilities to have enough food, and money to do more than strive.  Conspiracy theories, anger, and wanting power born out of frustration and appeasements.

Appeasement Lost

Pacification does not solve the hunger the feelings of power loss. Trump said exactly the right things to trigger this rebellion/coup. All he had to say is “they are stealing your vote” aka they are taking your power. The last nail, last blow to people who seem unaware of history and its impact on our problems.  As a species we search for patterns and meaning. But only if we are aware of the influence of our beliefs and personal history do we begin to make discernment of what we are seeing.

History shows us in America that making laws to appease anyone group only cause a deep seeded cancer that grows through the years. There are many laws set in motion to mollify one group or another. NONE of them have brought civil peace and equality in our country (USA). It is only through a transformation of consciousness that civil peace, equity, and justice can really happen.

There is nothing unusual about the people Trump pulled into his sphere. His own rhetoric mirrored what his followers were feeling. The strange thing about consciousness is this same rhetoric reflects how many minority groups feel about their life.  The real question for those who study consciousness is why are some violent while others are not?

There is on real partisan problem, the problem is the lack of awareness, and inability to read the patterns and meanings based on a more fundamental humane concepts of everyone being a part of a much greater whole.

I have no answers to what we are faced with. I do, however, can look at history and say what won’t work. Appeasement won’t work, saying the seeming split in our population can be healed won’t work. The only path to fixing this seems to me lays in idea we are of one idea, consciousness manifesting in infinite variety. Allowing a younger generation whose ontogenetic and phylogenetic whose past are waning and not so deeply imbedded in consciousness move us forward. With age comes wisdom, but youth bring spirit and the will to go beyond the status quo into a new way. They are the explorers, innovators, and hold the vision of a future.

The election/Trump is a symptom, not the causer… it is apparent to me that our system is broken and need of triage. I disagree that this is an assault on Democracy, this is democracy misunderstood, civil response not understood. This is a deep seeded pain, caused by the lack of concern by our government for many years…Nothing like this happens in just 4 years… it takes centuries of lack justice, humanity, and compassion. I am sad by what happened on January 6, 2021 but perhaps it was necessary to move us forward with more alacrity. It was definitely an impact and caused a quake in the history of consciousness revealing the dark awareness of the lack of humanity, justice, and compassion in us all.

Suzanne Deakins, Ph.D., H.W.M.

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