It's corona, corona wherever you look. Newspapers and other media run dramatic headlines. Experts and policymakers warn, adjust course and take measures. There are many victims and many deaths. As if the end of time were near. That much is even a certainty. We are standing at the birth of new times. Everyone has something to say about it. So do I. It is time to speak and to listen. First listen, then speak.
Everything is connected to everything
A minuscule little virus has the whole world in its grip. What power! In next to no time it has almost every country in the world talking about it. It draws all the attention to itself! It spreads panic! People succumb to its presence! It creates fear! It mobilises everyone! It brings countries to a complete standstill! Quite a feat. It's unheard of!
It spares nothing and no one: rich, poor, famous or unknown. In that sense it is not selective. It simply shows that it is here and that it is surfing the largest network there is: the connectedness of everything and everyone. Anyone who ever smiled pityingly on hearing that everything is connected to everything, that every thought, emotion and action has an effect across the whole world — the butterfly effect —, can now wipe that smile off their face. Connectedness is showing itself harshly in the spread of the disease the virus causes. It is also showing itself lovingly in initiatives of solidarity and in creative solutions. Could it be that the virus is doing something on a grand scale? Laying bare the essence of life, perhaps?
The monster of fear
The media constantly repeat the number of people who are ill and the number of deaths to be mourned. Instantly. You can even follow the figures live. As if death itself were standing at your door with no escape possible. Add to that the dramatising warnings of the experts, the terrible images of the sick, the dramatic stories of individuals and the war language of politicians — we are at war, the invisible enemy, casualties are falling, using the weapons we have — and you would be frightened for less. The monster of fear is fed all day long in many different ways, through many different channels. This kind of food wakes up your inner fear monster. To soothe your anxious emotions, you slavishly follow the news, because you want to be well informed and reassured. Yet you get carried away by the terrible images and the doom-laden analyses. On the one hand, the analyses certainly have their truth in predicting the future as accurately as possible, so that the insights can be put to effective and useful work. On the other hand, you can get sucked into doom scenarios as if they were happening now. In the process you lose your intuitive ability, and it becomes harder to distinguish between what is truly necessary and what is panic.
Listening to the fear monster has enormous consequences. They are already noticeable. Sleep disorders, feelings of loneliness, depression and financial worries already have a great many people in their grip. Those who are in power and want to keep control have everything to gain from us panicking and swallowing whatever we are offered. Not everyone will agree with this view. That's all right. Just keep an eye on how things develop, as time and again we will be asked to take collective steps that are not always about what is essential.
Crisis as liberation
We are in a worldwide crisis, yet whether something is a crisis depends on the point of view from which we look at it. If we get swept along by intense emotions, the crisis will become a reality that swallows everything. Everything you create will be prompted by your fear.
We can also look at a crisis from a different perspective. It makes us come up against our limited beliefs, views and actions, prompting us to develop a broader way of seeing. We can learn to rise above our fears and learn to look at whatever presents itself from a place of stillness and observation. Emotions settle. The eye and the heart open to a wider reality. We begin to create from the opportunities a crisis offers us, and we notice how our inspiration and creativity are kindled. It feels like liberation and an accelerated expansion of our consciousness.
Give your fear monster as little food as possible. Be selective about the messages you let in through your eyes, and follow the necessary measures out of care for yourself and for others, but broaden your inner reality by staying out of the drama.
Replace fear with love and trust. Where there is love, fear cannot thrive. Listen too to the direct connection with your own source. Stay in touch with yourself and with the earth.
Room to breathe
If for months or years we get far too little sleep, if we poison our bodies with drugs, medication and alcohol, if we stay stuck in unhealthy relationships, if we work so much that the balance between work and rest tips over, or if we ignore our deep emotions, then at some point you pay the price. You have an accident, a major setback, or you fall ill. Your body goes into lockdown. It says stop. Time to recover fully and find your balance again.
The global economic rhythm of life is now saying stop. Do you know a single indigenous people that is permanently running itself ragged the way we do in our modern society? Do they fill their days from morning to night with so-called important activities? Are they separated from their family and their children all day long to do very important work? They don't. I was in the Amazon rainforest with the Quechua. They work and they rest, and they take time for social contact. Does this mean we should start living like them? Certainly not, but the spread of the coronavirus is catapulting us, with hammer blows, towards what truly matters. The exploitation of the planet's resources and of human adaptability is coming back at us like a boomerang, straight in our faces. I am not the only one who sees it, but I have been saying it for many years. Look around at how people are reacting and at the acts of solidarity emerging from this crisis. Many people see it and feel it.
For huge numbers of people, enough is enough. Rushing back and forth, day in, day out — we can't keep it up any longer. It makes us ill, and we give it pretty names: burnout, bore-out, de-pression, ad-dict-ion, suicidal tendencies, disorders of every kind, … The call for more balance, for clean air, clean water, more silence, family life, loving contact, balanced and healthy food, sustainability, honest policy and warm-heartedness has been alive for a long time. Not having these things causes stress. The elastic is about to snap. We are no longer going to stay silent. We can no longer stay silent. The earth, life, the people are stirring. We are not on this earth to slave away without a break, but to live. To live well. The virus reminds us of our true purpose in life. That is to be happy, to be free, to live our essence, to be creative, to live our true nature in connection with nature, and to remember who we are.
The way things are going now, we no longer have room to breathe. Ever faster, ever more. For whom? For what? We behave like a flock of sheep, pushed in directions that others decide for us. If we don't, the I-am-everywhere cameras and repression follow. We feel unfree and cut off from our source. The virus is rubbing our noses in the overburdening of the planet and of people. Let us not forget the plants and the animals either. It is time to turn the times and the tide. That is happening NOW.
Ordinary life is only just beginning
The virus and its consequences have brought ordinary life to a halt. That's not true! It wasn't brought to a halt. Hectic life was paralysed! Ordinary life is getting attention and room to breathe again. Just look at the measures. It is no coincidence that they point precisely in the direction of what we need.
The cases of pneumonia remind us that breathing is the most important thing in life, and not only literally. Breathing oxygen in the rhythm of nature, of our energy field and of the breathing rhythm of our beautiful planet is a precondition for living with ease. Because of the measures, there are fewer cars on the road, and in next to no time the air has become a great deal cleaner. So has the water. Simple reasoning leads me to suspect that people, too, could become physically, psychologically and emotionally healthier in a relatively short time. If we are willing to wake up. The consequences of the virus land us in a nightmare from which we want to wake up as quickly as possible. At last, we are waking up collectively. The alarm clock is ringing. The time is NOW.
The lockdown shows us that all countries, sectors and people depend on one another. When one sector grinds to a halt, it has an immense domino effect. We have never experienced this so strongly. As a result, our need for connection with one another, with those close to us, and for things on a smaller scale is brought into sharp focus. The importance of the quality of how we treat one another, and of the quality of the decisions that governments and companies take for the collective, is underlined.
We have to keep one and a half metres apart. Have you noticed what a wonderful effect that has? You get a sense of more personal space and a clearer awareness of where your boundaries are. Other people's emotional issues linger less easily in your energy field. At the same time we realise that skin hunger is more readily healed by physical closeness and loving hugs. According to research, you need four hugs a day to survive, eight for maintenance and twelve for personal growth and transformation.(*) We had forgotten. We don't have this body for nothing. Keeping our distance and not touching underline the importance of love, closeness, support and generosity.
Let's hope the distancing measure has the side effect of giving us roomier seats everywhere, such as in the theatre, the cinema and on aeroplanes. ;-)
Communicate via social media! It's good that they exist. They can ease a great deal of the pain of distance. At the same time, nothing beats personal, interactive contact.
And then there's the quarantine! At fourteen, I spent ten weeks in quarantine because of hepatitis. I wasn't allowed to read, write, watch TV, receive visitors or go to school. Never have I been as mentally fit as after that period. Never have I studied so easily or scored such high marks. Quarantine can be a treat and a beacon of rest for your brain. The connection with yourself, your source, your imagination and your inner world gets unprecedented opportunities to manifest, because only in silence can they be felt. So leave pupils' brains alone for a while. Let them experience the essence of life and disconnect for a while from goals and obligations. They won't suffer for it.
(*) Source: Hetkanwel.nl
Respect for life beyond corona
The consequences of the virus put everything in a new perspective. For years, mental and physical healthcare have been begging politicians for more staff and resources. They turned a deaf ear — quite the opposite. Now the money can suddenly be found, because we want to save many lives. Now white sheets hang from windows and healthcare workers receive applause. They are honoured for their unconditional commitment. Even the King mentioned them. The professions at the very foundation of how society fundamentally functions are now very much in the picture. It is not the overvalued TV stars, sports people, influencers, CEOs, singers or actors earning enormous sums who are most needed now, with all due respect for their work. It is the people on ordinary wages who turn out to be vital. Even the refuse collectors are getting a mention now. May I assume that all these professions will also get the appreciation they deserve after the crisis?
Scientists and politicians say they are concerned about the many people who are ill and who have died, and they are doing everything they can to limit the damage. That is commendable, but what would it be like if they used the same resources and showed the same motivation for the countless people who lose their lives every year to other diseases, in traffic, in regions where people live in appalling conditions, to environmental pollution, domestic and sexual violence, distorted relationships between men and women, crime, and in pointless wars that are not the people's wars but those of leaders cut off from themselves? Can policy call a halt to these societal viruses that have persisted for years, for centuries? Now that would be awareness! Now that would be a sign that we have truly understood respect for life and the language of the virus.
A small example illustrates the above. Did you know that the greatly underestimated problem of noise pollution claims 1.6 million healthy years of life every year through indirect effects such as heart attacks, sleep disorders, depression and obesity? 1 billion people suffer from hearing loss, and many have tinnitus, which makes it hard to work and to achieve good learning results. (*) As far as I am concerned, the same zeal may be shown for these situations and for all the others I have not named.
(*) Source: Hetkanwel.nl
The spring of new times is dawning
The old global systems have been tottering for years. All systems, small and large, that are built on beliefs of consciousness that no longer serve are crumbling. The foundations are shaking. That is not a bad sign, but a powerful signal that the new, an enriching consciousness, is descending. The times are changing. The tide is turning. Large groups of people long for a world with more harmony, love and connection. Not as a romantic notion, but as the reality in which they want to raise their children and give their own lives meaningful shape.
New times that want to break through inevitably cause chaos and conflict. You could compare it to a seed that, as the surface of the earth warms, senses that spring is coming and wants to grow. Sometimes it wears a little helmet so that, as a tender little plant, it can push through the surface of the earth. To an onlooker it looks like gentle growth, but if you film the process and play it back slowly, you see that motivation and perseverance are needed to reach the sunlight and become a colourful flower. It is the same with the new consciousness. Behind the apparent chaos, order lies hidden. Through conflict we evolve towards more insight and more harmony. So we are standing at the birth of new times and new systems.
We remember who we are
A birth never comes unexpectedly. It is prepared during pregnancy. That is why I have every confidence in the new times. Many of you have been preparing for years. You have faced your old issues and systems and let go of what no longer worked. You have dived into the fascinating world of your emotions and released what could be released. Since then you have been able to carry more light, and your willingness to share it with your fellow human beings every day is growing. You have noticed that your efforts have borne fruit. You are freer, more loving, and you have (just about) shed your limiting judgements. Your life has changed. It has deepened. You have discovered the value of your presence in your body and on earth, just as you have discovered your personal energy field and the collective field in connection with the universe. To your surprise, or perhaps not, you have found that you are much more than who you thought you were. You feel your infinite potential bubbling within you. You know what gratitude and love can bring about on a small and a large scale. You have long dreamt of light and love spreading among people. Sometimes you were even impatient. You know there is a time for everything. The time is NOW. To BE aware is NOW. It starts with yourself. Where have you heard that before?
You know who you are, you who are in direct connection with your source.
You know who you are, you who can be nothing but love.
You know who you are, you who live your feminine essence.
You know who you are, you who live your masculine essence.
The masculine and feminine essence hand in hand. You cannot imagine a greater transformation. What does that have to do with corona? Everything. That is where it begins. With deep respect for who you are as a man or as a woman — and all other forms — you cannot help but have respect for the other party and for the life that comes forth from it. That life deserves every care, through leaders who are in contact with their essence. The financial, religious, economic, political, educational and other sectors of society can remember their true essence again and rid themselves of the mechanisms that no longer serve the planet and humanity. In this way the planet and people will once again have healthy lungs and enough room to breathe, to love, to dance, to create and simply to be.
Be bored creatively
Perhaps you are one of the people who now have an ocean of time on their hands. You can choose boredom, or you can turn the time you have into awareness and creativity. It is an ideal time to tidy your house, but above all to take a reflective look inside your inner house. How are things in there? Are you happy with yourself and with your life? Is there a place of inner stillness within you? Are you living the life you dreamt of? What can you let go of? What could be different? What did the little child in you dream of? What steps can you take now and after the lockdown to make those dreams come true? How creative are you still? What can you do now to rekindle your creativity? If you have children, they will help to stimulate you. Without children, it can be done too.
A few tips that can kindle your inspiration and creativity:
· Write a song, a poem, a play, even if you think you can't.
· Dress up and pretend you are an actor. Which characters do you play? What deep longings surface as a result? Insights?
· Write your life story. Or turn it into a comic strip. A song. A poem. A dance.
· Imagine you are an inventor. Invent something meaningful for a particular field in the world.
· Gather candles in the middle of the table. Switch off all the other lights and tell exciting stories together with the people you live with.
· Study something you have long wanted to know more about. The internet is full of material.
· Meditate every day, do yoga exercises, go into your inner silence around subjects that interest you. Reflect, contemplate. Again, the internet can be a source of inspiration.
SolidariTIME and EssenceTIME
So no panic, but good care for yourself, for your fellow human beings and for everyone dear to you. Seize the opportunities for a new world. The country, the nation, the authorities are giving you all the time you need for it. Now THAT has never been seen before. THAT alone underlines what is new. Look at your life and at the world from your inner stillness. Live light, live awareness and create the most beautiful things you can imagine, so that the right people are drawn to the right positions.
I wish you good health and all the room to breathe you need to unfold your individual and your world awareness.
The love/awareness virus — Global living in Awareness
What if we were to spread the love virus all over the world, a love pandemic?
Et si nous répandions le virus de l’amour dans le monde entier, une pandémie d’amour ?
What if we spread the love virus worldwide, a love pandemic?
Hilde Van Bulck
Speaker • Writer • Constellations facilitator • Organisational consultant • Awareness activator
