[Closed] The Migrant Crisis

Thank you @deetoo, and @jeannemayell for suggesting a daily silent prayer. I will join you in 20 minutes time today.

I am also interested in a healing prayer event for the border crisis.

I happened upon an article at the intercept yesterday by Peter Mass, which chilled me to my core. In it, Peter Mass draws the parallels between what we are seeing now, and his experience visiting the Balkan camps in the 1990s. Please be warned though, I found the article harrowing.  

Although I felt rage at the situation before, I now see more clearly than ever that this is a global phenomenon. The crises have been building for years in different ways. Australia's offshore detention camps and youth detention centres, China's Uighur reeducation camps, Sudan's massacre of protestors in June, the US concentration camps. They are all linked. They all make me feel as though my soul urgently wants out of my body to go and stand vigil at the gates until people are treated humanely, and there is accountability. I can't shake this feeling, and I grieve for those who are suffering.

I am also joining you.  Going outside now with my white candle.

@deetoo

count me in.  I will pray every day 7:30 am est.  I will pray that the angels hold them in light and reveal injustice that will soften the hardened hearts who promote their mistrestment.

Thanks to all of you who participated in the Silent Minute.  I am committed to doing this nightly.   I lit my white candle (thank you, yogagirl!) and as I meditated, felt the powerful presence of Michael the Archangel.  I asked Michael to protect these immigrants and for his help with fighting these forces of evil.  After I completed my prayer, I looked to the right and saw the moon burning brightly.  Then my eye was led to an area to the right of the moon, where I saw a large, brilliant planet.  Based on my reading, it was Jupiter.  Perhaps some of you are knowledgeable about the planets -- I am not --  but I found the following information on Jupiter.

The Jupiter symbol is closely aligned with manifestation because of its situation in the solar system. It rests in the center of the orbital line of planets, with four planets preceding it (Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars) and four planets extending past it (Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto). This position of balance makes the energy of Jupiter ideal for justice, manifestation and perfect order.

Jupiter is the largest planet in our immediate solar system, and takes its name from the Jupiter the god in Roman mythology (Zeus in Greek myth).  The personality of this deity is huge, wielding his authority with confidence. His rule and judgment is law.

I have faith that divine justice will prevail. 

Deetoo, I was outside doing the prayer with my little dog. And I also was drawn to the moon so big and bright tonight and the star to the right of the moon grabbed my attention.  Thank you for pointing out it was Jupiter, the king of the universe and a sign of good luck.  Thank you all for joining in.  

@jeanne-mayell and everyone:  okay, now I have a confession to make.  Yes, I did see Jupiter.  Like Jeanne, I initially thought it was a star.  But it looked too huge to be a star, so I called my husband outside and asked, "look at that big, bright thing next to the moon.  Is that some sort of UFO hovering next to the moon?"   My husband is a kind soul, and was probably containing a chuckle when he replied, "uh, no.  That's a planet.  I think either Venus or Jupiter."  I am such a silly, city kid.

I too meditated at 9PM last nite.  I light five white candles, just becasue that's how many I had!  Five minute meditation for protection for the poor, hungry and those in pain.  I also prayed for the awful people who are doing this too them.  I didn't want to but I believe Karma requires it.  I too am planning on this every nite.  I placed mine on the mantel of my living room which has a big mirror behind it.  I had reflexted light in the whole room.  I would love to do it outside but it is really hot here and my poor body can't take the heat.  CHemo after effects.  I ordered more candles so I plan on doing this for as long as it takes.

I think one thing in our favor is that Mercury is Retrograde and I suspect that there will be many crossed wires/communication problems and delays, and misses in this endeavor which relies quite a bit on technology, transportation/traveling, communication, unreliable information and important documents, contracts etc. get forgotten or screwed up. Already there was a major blackout in Manhattan... Just saying, this plan is probably going to get totally screwed up because someone decided to upgrade all the computer systems and the whole thing crashes...

So the migrant crisis is only to get worse. Now a new law is going into effect Tuesday  that would almost would end asylum seekers from Central America. 

Under the rule published Monday in the Federal Register, asylum seekers who pass through another country first will be ineligible for asylum at the U.S. southern border. For example, a Honduran who passes through Guatemala and Mexico would be barred from requesting asylum in the USA under the argument that they could have applied for asylum in either of those two countries.

Everyday this administration disgust me even more. The best part he was trying to signed an agreement with the president of Guatemala as a “safe third country” so asylum seekers can request it from there. As far as I know that country is no where safe and Guatemala government  Is denying it and the president of Guatemala can’t sign it and the matter is in the courts to see if they can even legally sign it

Thank God that the Guatemala courts blocked any efforts by their president to sign.

Guatemala's top court has blocked any move by the country's president to sign a "safe third country" agreement with the United States, a deal that would complicate efforts by other nationalities to seek asylum in the U.S.

Jessi, the courts will stop this latest nonsense move. It's illegal, and the ACLU is already on the case. It also doesn't stop migrants from claiming other sorts of relief that isn't asylum (withholding of removal and relief under the convention against torture). More importantly, it's more of the monster's gaslighting and baiting. We need to stop giving him energy. He loves to alarm, scare and hurt people. He's a tormented person who can't stand a day without drama. When things seem to settle down he needs to get people agitated. He loves this, so we must not give it to him. We must endure him but let's try not to give him the energy he so desperately wants.