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the war of our generation : future pathways

So putting out the feelers for this reading has been a bit of an... experience*. I have been checking in with the energies, specifically for (end) dates/(potential) outcomes, since 28th February – and there are three major arcs that stand out, but flow almost like the tides in and out of each other. Like the energies have yet to settle on a single specific outcome and hone in on the path thither. However, while marked by this fluidity, an increasingly solidified progression of the overall directionality of energies has emerged with the passage of time and each new escalation stage of this war, brought about by the actions of the parties involved – directly and indirectly.

Why is this interesting? Because it poignantly stresses how we actively form the future. That outcomes are not set in stone, and that we are not helpless bystanders in the face of that which threatens what we hold dear.

THREE MAJOR TIME ARCS:

24-29 DAYS — or around the end of March / beginning of April. this never really seemed like an actual "end date" for the war (?), but rather some sort of defining moment or turning point. (wouldn't put it past Putin et al. to have a one-month pain limit to what is effectively a modern-day "smash 'n' grab" take on the blitzkrieg strategy. something gives at this stage.)

2024 — sometime around February.

2026 — sometime around January/February.

The timeline shifts back and forth between 2024 and 2026 at the present moment, with 2024 being marginally more prominent. The reason for which, I suspect, lies in what happens up until and around the first arc.

COUNTRIES (DIRECTLY) AFFECTED:

Obviously, Ukraine and Putin et al. Russia (as the aggressor). I'm still getting that it will be contained as mainly regional in nature. Meaning that the direct physical implications will remain largely in the current geographical area. There is however a slight concern in that I keep getting Poland, and to a lesser degree Slovakia (seems more out of reach, weaker now than at the beginning), as countries somehow potentially becoming directly involved/affected.

This could *simply* point to the (in modern times) unprecedented influx of refugees, of which Poland is currently receiving the brunt, and the inherent challenges brought on by neighbouring the second largest country in Europe while it is being ravaged by war with a military überforce. However, should this point to some sort of military aggression or (a stray) act that could be classified as such against these countries, then we may also be looking at the implication of NATO in this war. I did get a message about old allies once more standing united in solidarity, to stand united and firm(!). And a YES on NATO implication....

But as they say, it's early days, and that first time arc seems to determine in which direction the foreseeable future of this situation will unfold. NATO's involvement and effects could play out in an indirect manner. Please keep your bloomers on, for now. And to be fair, the "old allies standing united" is equally applicable to the EU+Friends gang. There are many aspects to old alliances.

ASSORTED CONSEQUENCES:

**WHAT IS BEYOND A DOUBT is that, quite irrespective of details, this war is and will continue to develop into an ever-escalating humanitarian disaster with far-reaching consequences. At each session I've got the message, history repeating itself, and the symbolic, Remembrance Day. Kind of speaks for itself.**

RUSSIA: this has already begun, but the Russian people will continue to be insulated, increasingly cut off from the rest of the world/"the West." Severely controlled and battered on the home front by their own authorities, especially in cases of insurrection and people voicing discontent or opposing opinions. The stranglehold has got an iron grip and will, sadly, continue to tighten. Between the reverse trickle-down effects of sanctions and government measures = rock meets hard place for the people. Didn't need woo-woo for this, but there you go. Currently no forces on the inside willing or able to *do* anything about the-uh... incumbent leadership issue. The advice for the outside world in the present situation is, however, that it is imperative to continue with heavy!, hard, considerable and consistent sanctions. No loopholes or softening. Because-

PUTIN: am getting an extremely headstrong!!, relentless energy when it comes to old Volodya. And it would seem that the more pressed he becomes when initial plans don't click neatly into place, the more inclined he is to resort to even more cold-hearted/inhuman actions. (-due to *costs* of prolonged large-scale warfare. corners will be cut if such trimming will cut down on time.) He says what he wants, and he means what he says. In the earlier stages there is absolutely no energy of backing down or *truthfully* agreeing to anything that would resemble sensible peace terms to the rest of the civilised world. However much of Ukraine he can get his hands on in this smash 'n' grab, he will want to "liberate" and set up as a "sovereign state" read: that bloomin' puppet state corridor he's been wanting. which before long will be magically and "democratically" incorporated into the otechestvo. quelle surpise. ULTIMATELY: endgame for him as an individual and a president will be that his name and reputation will be destroyed. Utterly devastated and irrecoverable. Rather contrary to his efforts to assert himself as the one who restored the greatness of Russia, his legacy will be a black blot in its history. A case of trying to win a battle now, but ultimately losing the (greater) war. Which brings us to the-

NUCLEAR WEAPONS THREAT: currently moderate, potentially escalating to real/immediate. Am getting an affirmative on whether or not he is willing to resort to such an option, but!, the potential situations that arise can be mediated and defused with international intervention. Though Russia does possess more technologically advanced/sophisticated nuclear weapons (not necessarily talking worst-case BigBoy™ options here), they are aware of the "certain consequences" that would follow.... It's a balance. There was however a concerning message referencing Chernobyl (literal, or as an illustrative reference?) and radioactive waste disposal included in this answer. Takeaway? -We have come to understand how reckless Russian forces can tend be around nuclear power plants....

UKRAINE: man. so much hanging on the sheer, dogged will and tenacity of a people. Literally. That's where the make-or-break of the energetic balance lies: will. They can hold the fort as long as the outside world rallies and has their back (ie military support/maintenance, supplies, humanitarian aid, political & diplomatic efforts etc). And as long as they remember what they are fighting for, remember their values, and remember their compassion and humanity. Kyiv? -at this point in time, I am getting a faint stand over fall. we'd be in the pulling of miracles out of the unmentionables territory tbh. There were warnings regarding high-ranking infiltrators...? for real? "saboteurs" of sorts, unofficially on the Russian roll... shall we say? and they came up primarily(?) in relation to the Russian progress in the southern/south-western regions. Guessing Odessa and environs would be affected by this. Potentially the same-ish sort of tangle as the annexation of Crimea in that sense; split or dormant loyalties.

NATO & UN: these organisations will require (and actually undergo?) substantial changes and restructuring of their foundations. Something that has become quite obvious in the case of the UN, having both Russia and China as permanent members of the Security Council renders them... toothless muzzled barkers with no biting power when and where it counts. This is the first major western military confrontation where a P5 member's interests and involvement is in direct conflict with the values they are supposed to uphold as members of the UN. (side-woo: China has tested these waters for a while now, and will grow bold enough to give them a good shove in, coincidentally!, 2024 and 2026/2027 with their own bullying behaviour "over there," on the Eastern Front. Red flags abound. small pun intended.)

numerology : tarot : f c k r y

Year-end reviews. Popular concepts, aren’t they? Personally not in the habit of indulging in them, HOWEVER if one might redirect attention ☞ HITHER ☜ ... to a little something I found while cleaning up in the archives.

I wanted to bring this back as we tend to *consume* readings/predictions very much in the moment, almost for instant gratification, and then forget about them; forget to properly and actively work with and place them into context; to comprehend the workings. To understand that we are continuously in the midst of – whether by action or lack thereof – creating the future we so avariciously keep attempting to grasp at and glimpse. And if we fail to follow through with the latter, we will have a hard time course-correcting if the future unfolding proves to be less than desirable. As with most things in life, it is with hindsight that enlightenment is afforded us. So. Do take some time and go through that post – especially if you are learning tarot or other predictive practices – reflect upon the year that has passed and what has transpired. What do you think? -Rather sums up the energies in motion behind the world events we have witnessed gaining momentum, no? *(prompts below the cut, if you are having a hard time getting started.)

What I find particularly important to note is that the idea of the directionality of change – what is “good/positive” and what is “bad/negative” – is not a given. Likewise how what is considered to be “progress” and what is considered “regression” depends on the subjective viewpoint of a given party. There are no inherent traits or outcomes to expect when it comes to change, other than the fact that it is change. It is what we make it. Therefore, when we talk about things coming to light, shake-ups, tensions, conflict/competition, and opportunities to challenge existing structures, rising up of collectives against injustice/oppression – it is not a given that the potential of said energies will be of “good” or a victory for what YOU take for granted to be the “right” way forward. Or even that what is being figuratively or practically torn down is the “right” structure to be bringing down in the first place. The energy of change is neutral and there to be utilised, or manipulated, in whichever direction that those in positions of power and/or the influenced many take it. Do not take for granted that your idea of change and where the world ideally *should* be headed is that of another’s.

For instance, I’m quite sure that *certain* totalitarian forces have quite different takes on concepts such as democracy, equality, (national) sovereignty, peace, and free speech. Now consider the fact that they, too, as well as all those elsewhere embracing and typifying such sentiments represent a party, a force, a player in this effectively neutral energetic portal opening onto change.... Well, doesn’t that suddenly make for an appealing future prospect. 

The point of this most tedious essay, dear friends and frenemies, is to remind you that the gauging of energies and energetic patterns – whether it is by means of astrology, tarot, the clairs or any other method – do not automatically (positively) ensure any of your assumed ideals, freedoms or comforts; your vision for the future. Be mindful of perspectives. (especially with both neptune and jupiter in pisces.) One of the previous, most illustrative, periods where we had an astrological theme of Earth Sign structural breakdowns combined with Air Sign mental/idealistic change and “progress” we also had a brilliant little development of mass-engrossing ideals, fuelled by fervent conviction of air-sign concepts, branching out into that charming fundamentalist thing that happened over the course of the late 11th through the late 13th centuries, with reverberations that last to this day. (shout-out to the holy wars! followed by the plague. good times.)

The direction of any change and expansion – of our future, and that of our children – hinges upon the active, enlightened and measured input of the many. That includes YOU. There are times when the history of humanity will record chiefly what the many came together to create, ensure, further, or fight for; we are at the edge of one such precipice. Be mindful of your passive, complacent enabling of a future that you do not want; likewise, be mindful of the extremes to which you take your convictions and notions of what is “right” or “wrong” (or, even more alarming, what is simply popular/à la mode). What may seem like righteous payback for past hurts, is what future generations might live to know as the starting shot for an equal and opposite wave of oppression/injustice. Be mindful. When in a position of power and influence, consider how using/abusing said position for satisfying your own personal and subjective sense of justice may have far-reaching ripple effects that play into the forces of despotism and tyranny; how the incitement of collective fervour in party to your personal and subjective crusade will record you on the side of some of history’s most unpalatable names. Be mindful. Be the force of Temperance in times of change, lest you should break something invaluable.

So how is this a 2022+ preview? For those asking that question, let us acquaint face with palm of hand. The ensuing intimacy ought to prove delightfully fruitful.

Oooh, golly gosh...

Anon, frankly, if I could deliver coherent and scientifically verified facts explaining *what* we are indeed tapping into when we do the woo, I’d be comfortably positioned for the Nobel Prize in Physics or Physiology. *wistful gazing into the distance*

Seriously though. We don’t necessarily require anything tangible/known to be able to read on or connect with others. In my experience you just... *do*? There are no limitations apart from such as we impose on ourselves. We are all floating around in a cosmic pool of energies – that which everything in the universe is essentially made of; energy simultaneously contracting and expanding, shaping existence. You could thus argue that we’re all already connected, and it is a simple matter of allowing yourself access to that... main ‘bandwidth’ from which all else branches out in different frequencies. That bandwidth where *everything* simply *is*. Where time, space and their contents are all one and expanding across dimensions at once.

All that was, all that is, all that ever will be – they are all connected and coexist at any given point. From our point of view, where we measure/categorise things in terms of time, space and origins, what we are all made of has at some point been part of the same; the same *nothing* becoming *something* and then expanding, blown apart to form *other*. Over and over again. This energetic, vibrational imprint or ‘memory’ – this quantum entanglement – lasts. It is in us. It is us. But as human beings we seem to have a sort of mental event horizon, constructed and reinforced by what is considered possible, feasible, observable, or normal (i.e. generally accepted), that limits access to that ubiquity which we are all part[aking] of.

This attempt at explanation is spacing out fairly quickly, isn’t it? At any rate, the point I’m trying to make is that the *what* is already there – in your mind, in the energetic being that is you. ALL of *being* is already there for you to access. It is a matter of learning to do so, and then to refine one’s abilities to discern specifics from the greater mass.

Not in the least. Why would they?

Tarot/divination cards are mere inanimate pieces of paper – tools – facilitating a form of... let’s call it communication. They convey in symbolic imagery and words what is already here around you, in the universe.

Much like a computer screen, a deck of cards enables you to see/become consciously aware of what you already have at your fingertips. It neither produces nor holds the content of your hard drive/the internet, it only makes manifest the information. Hopefully that makes sense to you.  ツ

I’ve leaned into this concept even more since trying out different “clair” abilities, where one’s own body is used as the actual instrument for aligning with and sounding off of... frequencies(?) that would otherwise be articulated through cards.

Nil terribile nisi ipse timor   Nothing is terrible except fear itself

For a moment there, I thought I was having a déjà woo.

Gosh no, thankfully not in lockdown. As for asking ze senses about ♕: too new at doing the word-woo to have thought of doing that, honestly.