Alan on TV

It's a rough copy but you get the gist.
Blessed Be,
Alan

WHICH ONE ARE YOU?

Certainly, by now you are aware that the primary principle of hermetics is balance, the centerpoint between right/wrong, good/evil, war/peace, etc. As the community's impsissimmi for North America, I spend several hours per day allowing communication between our continent's community and the communities on other continents. For several months, we have been aware that as many as a thousand children per day are starving to death in the horn of Africa. It really bothers me, when I purchase food and do not finish my plate. It bothers me even more when I recognize the amount of garbage disposed of in our country every day, that I assure you would feed a million people.

It is not your fault. No one has supplied the infrastructure through which we may even feed the hungry in the USA. Definitely not in Somalia or Kenya. However, as conscious people, it would behoove us to be aware that because we are on one end, or one particular spot in that circle of wholeness, within reason, we still have at least a conscious responsibility to the rest of that sphere.

I DO NOT EXPECT YOU TO SELL YOUR HOUSE, HOCK YOUR CAR, IN ORDER TO ASSIST THE SITUATION. (THE SITUATION MAY BE AS IT SHOULD.) HOWEVER, AN ABSOLUTE REPRESENTATION OF self THAT IS SERIOUSLY CONCERNED WITH SELF WOULD REQUIRE AT LEAST SOME POSITIVE THOUGHTFORM ASPECT TOWARD SOLVING ONE OF THE MINOR PROBLEMS ON THIS PLANET. RESPONSIBILITY FOR self AUTOMATICALLY IMPLIES (FOR THE HERMETIC) SOME CONCERN FOR THE BIG SELF. THINK FOR A MOMENT: 29,000 CONFIRMED CHILD DEATHS IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS, AND IT HAS NOW REACHED 1,000 PER DAY.

IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY, AS A SUPPOSED SEEKER OF THE WHOLE, TO AT LEAST SUPPLY SYMPATHETIC THOUGHT TO THIS SITUATION.

This is also your responsibility to put self first, so that you may assist others. Your ability to discern and judge where self is in direct relationship to the whole is part and parcel of your development hermetically. Remember, my friends, do no harm without reason. Do good without fear. Love thy neighbor as thyself, and hunker down. We are only fifteen months away from the awareness of consciousness that we have waited for for so long.

BLESSED BE
COUGINA

PS I QUIT SMOKING YESTERDAY AFTERNOON, AND I'D LET FIVE OF THE LITTLE BLACK BASTARDS DIE FOR A CIGARETTE.

PPS AGGIE JUST WANTS YOU TO KNOW THAT HE SENT OUR LAST $500 TO UNICEF. THAT'S WHY THE ASSHOLE AIN'T SMOKING.

ABC Good Morning America

Recently I entered the ABC Good Morning America "Most Beautiful Place in America" contest and was picked as one of the 10. Attached is the photo I entered. One will be picked as #1 and you can vote at:
http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/best_places_USA/

My interview will air Thursday morning on GMA around 8:30AM.

Being Green.
Blessed Be,
Alan

FULL RECOVERY

Cougina is claiming full recovery from West Nile, and thanks you all for your energetic assistance...

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If you are attracted to the hermetic spiritual path, we have started an introductory blog, written by Aggie and reviewed by Cougina (only a few posts as of now):
hermeticorderforhumans.com  

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We are now in Williams, AZ, near the Grand Canyon Train Station.  While Cougina was recovering, we did a little reorganization of the van, and have some photos to share.  Just for those who are curious about the interior of the 1987 van we call "home."

Augustina parked in the forest outside Heber-Overgaard.
She is waiting for water storage pipes on top.

Room 1: The cockpit. The passenger seat rotates to face back and create a sitting area.

Room 2: Library/office.  We will remove the seat with hats and put in shelving soon.

Room3: Coleman stove folds down on left door.  Storage for food/cooler/clothing here. Overhead awning to be added.

Room 4: The bed, between rooms 2 & 3, is quite comfortable for us.  Fortunately, we consistently like each other.

BLESSED BE
COUGINA & AGGIE

SEND REPELLANT PLEASE

COUGINA WILL NOT BE POSTING FOR ANOTHER DAY OR TWO.  HE HAS CONTRACTED WEST NILE VIRUS.  (CAN YOU IMAGINE THE SON OF A BITCH ACTUALLY CONSIDERING VISITING AN EMERGENCY ROOM?  HE SETTLED FOR CIRCLE K.)  DO NOT BE CONCERNED, HE IS OUT OF THE WOODS AND RECOVERING NICELY.  SORTA LIKE A CASE OF THE FLU. WHEN HIS ENERGY IS UP, HE'S RUNNING AROUND ALLOWING MOSQUITOES TO HAVE NEW LIVES.

THINK GREEN, BLESSED BE,
AGGIE
http://www.thirdage.com/news/west-nile-virus-returns_07-25-2011

IT WOULD SEEM TOTALLY AMAZING...

...THAT THE HERMETIC CONCEPT OF OPPOSING FORCES WOULD HAVE SO INVADED COMMERCIAL THEOSOPHY THAT TWO SIDES COULD NOT POSSIBLY FIND THE CENTER.  FROM A HERMETIC POINT OF VIEW, MAJOR BENEFIT TO SOCIETY WOULD BE FOR ONE SIDE OR THE OTHER TO ACTUALLY SUCCEED.  COMPROMISE AT THIS POINT WOULD MEAN SURRENDER WITHOUT VICTORY.  WHAT A HORRIBLE WAY TO LOOK AT HOD AND NETZACH.  CAN YOU IMAGINE A WORLD WITHOUT OPPOSITION? NO BIRTH, NO DEATH, NO MALE, NO FEMALE, NO RIGHT, NO WRONG, NO GOOD, NO BAD, WHAT AN AMAZING CONCEPT WE'VE CREATED.  A WORLD WITHOUT COMPROMISE OR SOLUTION.  DON'T YOU THINK IT'S TIME TO JUST DISCHARGE ALL POLITICIANS?  BE TRUE TO SELF.  IF YOU NEED THE GOVERNMENT TO FEED YOU, I GUESS YOU HAVE TO VOTE.  IF YOU NEED THE GOVERNMENT TO KEEP YOU HEALTHY, I GUESS YOU HAVE TO VOTE.  IF YOU NEED THE CHURCH TO TELL YOU WHO GOD IS, I GUESS YOU OUGHT TO PRAY.  IF YOU WANT TO BE A HERMETIC, I SUGGEST YOU LOOK TO SELF. 

BLESSED BE
COUGINA

NORTH AMERICA'S REDNECK METAPHYSICIAN

Many, many thanks to Patti Armstrong for sharing the wonderful images of the "C" that she captured on her recent visit...