And another @vestralux post in the election thread from 11/4:
I'm sure that many of you have been racking your brains to figure out how so many people—approximately half of us—could have voted for a flagrantly racist, sexist, xenophobic, malignantly narcissistic, silver spoon-fed adult baby/ bankrupt business failure turned money laundering con artist.
How could so many adult Americans actually be okay with all that?
Here's an answer—or, at least, a perspective:
They aren't okay with it, not consciously—certainly not all of them. Most haven't been able to see these things about DJT at all, much less to really feel what it means. This is because, in a period of intense transition (which is planetary if not cosmic, and therefore isn't just happening to Americans) we experience a kind of collective psychological stress that's almost impossible to recognize until much much later, when historians and anthropologists take a stab.
And during any intense period of uncertainty and chaos, humans more easily regress to survival mode. For every single one of us, tribalism (group affiliation & belonging) is a primal promise of survival. Not so very long ago, no human could live long if exiled from the community.
The good news is that there's a growing number of us (humans in general) who can consciously feel and sense and see the upheaval and disruption of transition—and be present with the stress it induces—without permanently (<--key word) losing our reason, discernment, compassion, or empathy. Evolutionarily speaking, these traits are new arrivals. They developed far later than tribalism did, which is why—in times of adversity—reason, discernment, compassion, and empathy are the very first to go. They're more vulnerable to collapse because they're still growing, and therefore require more energy and conscious awareness.
But those of us who still have empathy and reason at our disposal are just as vulnerable to the pull of tribalism! It's an ancient in-group/out group dance. "They" voted for him so "they" are against us. Nothing wrong with that reasoning, as long as we can also hold some complexity: "they" also ARE us.
Now, we don't have to befriend them. We certainly don't have to bow down or concede. The same way you wouldn't give in to a screaming toddler who's demanding ice cream for breakfast. Or hand the keys to a volatile teenager who expects to drive the car without a license or common sense. We just have to ensure that there are reasonable boundaries and real consequences in place while we wait for them to grow the f- up. (Not sounding very maternal here, but these aren't actual children, as you know.)
This post, from @joeym , had me weeping- but in the good way!:
I slept late this morning. The moment I woke I felt immediately as if a weight had been lifted from my shoulders. I checked the computer and read that Biden had won! I had imagined the moment many times in the 4 years since Trump's evil pall fell upon this country. I had imagined jumping up and down and dancing wildly with abandon when Biden won. Instead, I was stunned and almost afraid to believe the news was true. I went next door to my art studio and began working. Suddenly, I heard yelling, laughing, whoops, and singing.I ran out on my balcony to see the residents of the high rise across the street all out on their balconies laughing with joy. A few minutes later someone began singing "The Star-Spangled Banner." I stood on my balcony and sang the song with deeper meaning and conviction than ever before in my 69 years on this earth. This has been a remarkable day. I rediscovered how to feel joy.
PS: I still have a strong vision of Trump being forcibly removed from the White House.
Posted by: @frank Everything is happening exactly as it should and the angels are guiding it. For reassurance just look at the angelic messages we received at the RTF night. The chaos that Trump is causing is a necessary "evil" in order to complete the transformation that we are going through. We must confront our dark side, as a collective, if we are ever going to release it. I know it's frightening, but try to hold fast. Feel into your heart, connect with the angels, and find the calm that exists deep below, even when the storm rages at the surface and all around. 
From @Lovendures, regarding a blogger's prediction that Donald Trump will be gone (Death Card pulled three times) and that he would have a heart event:
Posted by Lovendures: @sistermoon The problem with his heart is that he doesn't have one. The one he was 'given" is now just a hollow shell of cold steel. A dry ice-like deep putrid black abyss. He has formed it into a love-lacking, fear chamber pumping hate and greed.
The King Midas and Medusa of our time will be defeated. For Medusa it was a mirror, for Midas it was his own touch. For Trump...the way is unwritten as yet, but he will be his own undoing and said undoing will be of Mythical proportions.
Oh infamy of it all. -- @lovendures
Another amazing post from @lovendures, Christmas Eve, 2020:
Christmas is nearly here and the New Year is fast approaching.
As the year 2020 enters its final days, I find myself thinking of the meaning of Christmas and all that has occurred this eventful year.
I am so grateful to be here among you, among the living and breathing and among this community of lighter workers and friends. In the year 2020, these words have great significance and meaning.
We have weathered many storms together, faced our mortality, our fears and ourselves. We have stared deeply into the mirror and found the stuff of which we are made. We have discovered our true strengths and weaknesses. We have learned how to love fiercely from a distance, show compassion to strangers, find humor in the incomprehensible and comprehend the bizarre.
We have seen the light rise on a new dawn and found miracles of hope answer our prayers.
We have learned to trust our intuition more, and ask for help when needed.
We may be exhausted and battered, but we are here today. Together.
No one knew what would unfold when 2020 began, but together we stand taller and wiser. We have survived everything thrown at us. Some of us have lost dear family members and friends, others our sense of normalcy and peace. Some of us have felt isolated and alone as never before.
But we have also gained a great deal. We have gained an understanding of what is important, of how to be better humans, the reality of the inequalities and injustices our brothers and sisters have endured and continue to endure. We have found creative ways to stand up for what is good and right. We have thrown light at darkness, called out evil and discovered angels guiding us onward. We have re-discovered our democracy is fragile and worth fighting for. We have found that we can make a difference and that we are not alone. We have embrced love to lift us higher
As 2020 comes to it's final chapter, I am honored to be here at this time during this particular history of earth. I am honored to be here with all of you in a loving and caring community created by our dear Jeanne. May we continue to be the lighthouses on the stormy sea coasts, those beacons of hope guiding each other when we are lost and frightened, guiding us to safer harbors, guiding us lovingly home. May we feel the peaceful calm of a light filled dawn, the promise of a new beginning and all the wonderful possibilities those promises hold.
I wish for everyone peace, love and hope. May all of us enter 2021 as firebirds rising from the ash of 2020 and soaring above it to new wondrous heights.
May our community continue to be a blessing next year and for many years to come.
Merry Christmas and Happiest of New Years.
@unk-p @lovendures What a beautiful, memorable piece of writing this is. Thank you, unk-p for showcasing it and lovendures, thank you for gracing us with your sublime writing.
@lovendures I just re-read your post and it makes my heart open and I am all waterworks.