Zeitgeist
A zeitgeist is the spirit of the times as reflected in collective ideas, events and beliefs.
Wildfire rages again in the West, flood waters rush through the East; historically unprecedented hurricanes and typhoons ravage the Earth; the US National Debt reaches $400,000. per taxpayer; war, terrorism and mass shootings become norms; personal and political discourse is destructively divisive; racism, sexism and religious persecution are rapidly mutating societal cancers; glaciers and forests are disappearing at an alarming rate; air, water and food contamination reflect a toxic world; quality health care and education is available only to the wealthy; overt greed and dishonesty, big profit any cost mentality dominates economic structures…surely these realities point to the emergence of a very dark zeitgeist.
“On the right, a brigade of trolls. On the left, squabbling civil servants. Invasion of the zombies. Have I managed to summarize the zeitgeist now?” ~Martijn Benders
There is no fleeing to an uncharted earthly frontier for safety and new beginnings. Safety and sanity are to be found in strong faith. And strong faith can shift the zeitgeist.
“Even the juncture in history and the zeitgeist we live in is something we choose, setting the scene for the spiritual fodder we need to grow and achieve deeper elevation of our souls.” ~Raquel Cepeda
The beautiful little town of Paradise was completely destroyed by the Camp fire. I feel deeply the profound metaphor. My soul-self weeps, mourning the loss of of the zeitgeist of my youth, and the tragic consequences for humanity in overwhelming suffering.
“I had to make my history quick because there would be no future, merely a gossamer world blown about on the zeitgeist, till zeitgeist, the wind of the times, is blasted away by kamikaze, the wind of God.” ~Rene Ricard
I feel the bleakness this blog will bring to many of you as you read it, the sobering sadness of stark reality. I want to encourage, if not embolden you, to seek the infinite power of the spiritual alliance. You and God are a majority, capable of manifesting an unconditionally loving zeitgeist.
Blessings!
