A Deficit in the Trillions

Yesterday, while watching the news services, I found myself reflecting on the power of the media, and what that power means to us all.

Years ago, just as now, everyone had opinions. Some of these were enlightened, many others were full of envy, jealousy, superstition, assumptions, inaccuracies, hatred, and fear. In short, as Jefferson would put it, many minds were enslaved by lies and inaccuracies.

Back then, just as now, folks varied in their capacity for awareness, the personal power that they developed, the strength of their vision, and how well they could channel Truth, Love, and Wisdom. Strong dreamers had a great influence on the collective dream of humanity, weak dreamers had much less influence. Some of that influence was a result of their words, some a result of their presence, and some a result of the power of love that they channeled from the unmanifest.

The electronic media has changed everything. Now anyone can have a very profound and strong influence on the collective dream, and therefore intrude into our individual dreams and interpersonal interactions, regardless of their personal power or their awareness. There is liberty (again, as Jefferson would put it), but not necessarily light.

Let's say you are broadcasting a "news" program every morning or evening across America. You reach something like 30 million households, 300 days a year. That is 9 billion episodes of direct communication. Each year.

In that newscast, you deliver a dozen messages, which (and I am being charitable), 10 of which are fear-based, inaccurate, inflammatory, and divisive. 2 might be reassuring, healing, accomodating, and increasing of consciousness. That is 90 billion stress and discord inducing messages.

Your career spans 15 years of broadcasting. You have communicated a deficit of love 1.35 trillion times! If each of your viewers influences through their conversations an average of 3 friends, neighbors, and work mates, for each piece of information, 4 trillion. I think you get the picture.

There is a lot to account for. And it also explains a lot.

The good news is that folks with awareness are powerful dreamers, because they are penetrated by more of life and they are more penetrating. Their influence goes beyond the written or spoken word to the very core of being, a transmission of silent knowledge. That is why we still have 55% of all kids raised with secure attachment and love. (That's 3.3 billion each day across the world. If every one transmits love with a glance, a smile, a hug, a moment of true listening, a moment of silence 10 times a day (again, I am being conservative), that is 10 trillion acts of love annually.)

I know this may sound like fun, or a joke, but it really is a serious business. The collective human dream depends upon the balance of influence and awareness.
Aware folks don't expect to agree because they know they each have a different point of view. They listen, digest, assimilate and modifywhatever information comes in. They use different points of view to create something greater than the parts, something that unifies by transcending and taking into account different points of view.

2 year olds point fingers and blame others, and run to mama.
5 year olds twist the truth and shout down opposition in an attempt to win or deflect blame.
12 year olds start answering before the teacher is done speaking so they can look cool and clever to their peers or themselves.
Most of the discourse on our news and our entertainment is at the 2 year old, 5 year old or 12 year old level. Isn't that a pity? It is a deficit in the trillions every year. A force opposing love, opposing awareness, opposing light.

It takes an adult to truly listen, to reflect, and to let awareness and knowledge stew inside them until there is more awareness and more light.

Join me in dreaming large, and listening. Join me in opening the gates of Light and Liberty. Let us pray and meditate outside our media outlets for light to have its way with them. Let us transform this dream. You do have the power. Do you have any other pressing engagements?

The work continues and this effort is just beginning.

With love and light,

Dr. Gene