Astrology
By Jade Emory
May 2007
Civilized
Warfare
In 1958, when I was 12 and
13, I became actively involved in the American Civil Rights Movement.
This was not because of having African heritage, as I am Caucasian with
a "little" Chinese on both sides. It was because my social
conscience would not allow me to ignore the centuries of suffering by
my African-American brothers and sisters, as if their plight was only
their own problem.
If one group of humanity
is suffering, the whole of humanity is suffering, and the whole of humanity
is responsible to correct all injustice. I am old enough to have witnessed
first-hand the oppression imposed on this one segment of society in
my country.
Reading the Bible and secular
history, other peoples have also been unjustly enslaved, exploited and
abused, such as the Hawaiians, the Jews and the Native Americans. How
could anyone moral not become involved in creating needed liberation?
Whether we choose to act
to eliminate injustice, or we choose to not act, selfishly focusing
on personal interests instead, either choice has karmic consequences.
I chose to act, but in a
passive, civilized manner, inspired by the noble example of Reverend
Doctor Martin Luther King, Jr. The results of his dignified dedication
to an honorable civil rights goal are evident today all over the United
States.
Three thousand years ago
in China, King Wen wrote in the "I Ching" (Hexagram 7 "The
Army"): "War is always a dangerous thing and brings with it
destruction and devastation. It should not be resorted to rashly, but
should be a last recourse. The justifying cause of a war, and clear
intelligible war aims ought to be explained, to which the people can
consciously pledge themselves. This elicits unity and the strength of
conviction that lead to victory. The leader must see to it that the
passion of war and the delirium of victory do not give rise to unjust
acts."
Today our great nation is
involved in multiple wars. Clearly our nation's leaders are not students
of King Wen. Ask any of our returning veterans coming home alive from
Afghanistan or Iraq what injustices they saw in war. Their faces will
tell even more than their words will.
These wars are the MACROCOSM
of worldwide conflict.
I am personally involved
now in a MICROCOSM of war, a civil rights legal battle right here in
"Paradise," Hawaii. This battle is not only racial, but pertaining
to the civil rights of the handicapped and disabled.
I am the Plaintiff (Pro Se),
still trying to emulate the great example of Dr. King of being civilized
in warfare. The state and federal Defendants are very powerful and very
corrupt. Their lawyers, known in my forthcoming expose as "The
Lyin' Kings," Mr. "Wrong" and Mr. "Hindrance,"
are beyond concepts of honor and decency. They just want to win, and
because they do not have the truth, the proof or the law on their side,
they are fighting very dirty. The judges are their pals, their professional
colleagues.
As I have prayed about how
to prevail in the face of my challenging role in this great struggle,
once again the wisdom of King Wen is offered: "The best way to
fight evil is to make energetic progress in the good."
This is civilized warfare.
Whether this war is fought with an outer enemy or the inner enemies
of hatred, anger, greed, lust, fear, selfishness or egotism, we need
to fight wisely.
Mars in one's birth chart
shows our potential for work or for war. In earlier columns I have written
about Mars in all the signs of the zodiac and in each of the 12 houses.
In this column I will take our understanding of Mars further.
Mars is about overt power.
Each planet in the chart
has geometric angles with other planets. Some are easy, others are challenging.
Some elicit higher behaviors, others need conscious resolution before
higher behaviors are automatic.
Mars in a harmonious angle
with Venus, planet of love, makes it easier to replace negative warlike
expressions with positive ones, such as "killing them with kindness."
Mars in a reinforcing angle
with Neptune, however is the classic placement for a "Lyin' King."
It tells lies to try to win its war. It eventually learns that anything
acquired without honor will never be retained.
Sometimes the weakest link
in its "ohana" (extended family) takes on the karma of the
transgression of the warrior. I saw this happen in the case of another
lawyer who is outside the current litigations about which I have just
written. He represented criminals. He got guilty people "off,"
misusing his intelligence. His wife died a very difficult death, because
she carried his karma.
Therefore, it is very important
when one is obliged to fight for or against something, that one wage
war for good cause, and in a very civilized manner.
I asked the Creator, "Why
are you doing this to me?"
He said, "I am doing
THROUGH you".
Jade Emory holds degrees in psychology and education, has taught
in American and Canadian universities and has been a counselor since
1970. Jade passed beyond
the earthly bonds of her body in 2020, and is studying astrology on
the other side.
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