We are living in very turbulent and uncertain times in which division and confusion are being intentionally sown by competing forces in hopes of capturing hearts and minds to garner support for one agenda or another. But people are allowed to see only the facades of agendas that are largely hidden; that is why it is essential to pay attention to every voice and every perspective and measure each in relation to our values, attitudes, and beliefs, allowing dissonant evidence, when it is presented to us, some space for serious consideration.

There is much more I could say about this but my intention at the moment is to share a few bits that may be useful to you in your efforts to understand what’s happening in the world, what the near future may bring, and what you might need to know in prepare for it.

Firstly, I recommend to you the thoughts of Charles Eisenstein, author of Sacred Economics, who writes from the perspective of “The transcendent center,” which he describes as reconciling polarized issues by unearthing the unconscious assumptions both sides share and the questions neither side asks.” It does not seek compromise but “unifies them in a greater synthesis.”

Follow him on Substack and ponder, in this order, these recent posts, each of which I found deeply challenging: Shades of Many Colors, Trump and the Tempests of Hate, and, More Naivete, Please.

Secondly, take a few minutes to watch and listen to this recent interview by Judge Andrew Napolitano of noted journalist Pepe Escobar in which the situations in Ukraine and the Middle-east were discussed. Pepe reports on an important conference that just took place in Istanbul in which various knowledgeable political figures and scholars discussed Israel, Iran, and other players in the ongoing conflict, and likely scenarios for future developments in the region and globally.