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"As we are all finding out in these times, the person who can find opportunity for growth in the midst of calamity is a fortunate and wise Soul."

"The Fires of the Earth are stirring. What does this mean?

"We equate a lot of what is happening with regard to the extreme weather patterns in recent years to global warming: greenhouse gases and the like. But, there is a more powerful 'engine' at work here, and it lies deep in the bowels of our planet itself.

"The greatest disasters to come will be caused not by humanity's folly, but by the internal heat of the planet as an entity as it seeks to balance itself and evolve. For those readers who have been following this sequence of articles for a while, it might be a good idea to read back through America after the 2004 Elections to keep an overview in mind of what is to be discussed with regard to the US. As it was stated in that article, the US is set to undergo some major trials and testing in the coming years –- if not in the coming months.

"These trials will be of an initiatory nature and will eventually bring through the Soul of the nation, not that it is not there already. It will, however, be drawn forth in fullness –- and soon. I have stated that the major trials for the country will be economic, and what we will see as the economic fallout from the New Orleans disaster will give an indication of how those financial difficulties will come. But, we are talking about Fires here...

"I use the uppercase Fire to indicate a spiritual force. That force will manifest physically as increased heat throughout the planet. It is the latent fire (planetary kundalini) at the base of the spine, or its correspondence in a planetary sense, that is being stirred into activity as we watch all these world events unfold.

"We have been told of earth changes to come from many quarters, and they will happen, though the timing and magnitude stated by some sources varies. We should keep in mind, though, that all of these things are cyclic, that they have come before and will come again, that humanity has survived them all and will do so this time, that they will change things for the better and that they all occur in accordance with great Laws of Nature of which we have little comprehension. All this is due, in the end, to a Divine impulse.

"But, we should also be mindful that anything that happens on a planetary scale also works at the individual scale as well. 'As above, so below,' as the saying goes. We have all heard before that our evolution is being brought forward a notch. The spiritual bar is being raised and we have to move with it. It is not simply the stars, the change of the ages or the subjective cycles that are knocking us about. It is the spiritual force of the planet itself and thus of our own higher selves as well, for we are all cells in the body of the planetary Being...

"All of this brings us back to a more important question, and one which should be very carefully examined in light of what has just happened. What will happen if we have another disaster of this nature -- such as an earthquake or its like -- and it takes place near or in one of the major coastal cities elsewhere in the US? What will that mean for our economy, for us as a nation, for the current conflict in Iraq or for our current way of life? Things can change dramatically at a moment's notice, as we have seen. All the warning signs are there. All we have to do is open our eyes and look...

"My friends, just as with 9/11, I hold out great hope that this will bring us closer together as a nation, and that some of the less seemly aspects of our past can be swept away, put in their place, and a fresh start can be made. If this disaster does not unite us in common cause for the greater good, what will? I would advise everyone to take stock of their situations and see if they are where they need to be and what they would do if something like this happened in their locale. Above all, though, we need to be like a cork on the waters in these times and ride with things as we need to. That is one of the secrets of going through trials such as this.

"We now have a firsthand experience of what the Sumatra tsunami victims must have felt. In the end, there is no real difference between the peoples of the world. Please give generously, whether of physical help or donations. We all strengthen each other by so doing."