For fellow insomniacs and dreamers everywhere

[Eye_on_prize]

"What is happening in our world right now is analogous to when Buddha (which means “the awakened one”) was meditating under the bodhi tree right before he attained enlightenment and the forces of Mara,‚ the evil one, came to attack him. Seen as Buddha’s dream, Mara was none other than a part of Buddha’s own consciousness that got dreamed up to play out this role. From one point of view Mara seems like an adversary who was an obstacle to enlightenment and who was “evil”. And yet, without Mara, Buddha wouldn’t have developed the muscle of realization, so to speak, to attain enlightenment. In other words, Mara was secretly an ally, helping to initiate and propel Buddha into his realization, which he was unable to have without Mara’s challenge. From this point of view, Mara was actually a blessing in a very convincing disguise that he was not.

A symbol both expresses (reflects) and simultaneously activates (effects) a potential expansion of consciousness. A symbol unites the opposites as it helps us to re-integrate, re-associate, and re-member. Seen as a part of Buddha’s dream, Mara was a genuine symbol in that she brought together and united the deepest evil and highest Godhead in one being. This same insight is expressed in alchemy: the highest God is the trickster figure Mercury, who is the evil one himself co-joined with the highest divinity. A true “coincidentia oppositorum”‚ a symbol that unites the opposites. The appearance of Mara is a “re-conciling symbol” in that it re-presents, reveals and potentially actualizes the state of consciousness in which the deepest evil produces the highest good."
--excerpted from "It's time to wake up"
by Paul Levy www.awakeninthedream.com

Conyers, Boxer, et. al. rock on!!!
Kick out the stops. Dems may find their backbone yet.
Filibuster on election fraud in the works?
Stay tuned. Hooo-aahhh.

C-span live coverage * 1pm EST * To see if US Democracy lives or dies

my bets are that democracy lives large Jan 6th.

[purduejake]

1. I don't think so...

They have control of the government and are going to kill democracy. Nothing is going to happen when we find out the wrong man was inaugurated for the second time in a row.

[Eye_on_prize]

4. depends on how we decide to dream it - like MMoore said..

...Dems can roll over again, or just decide today to stop playing the victim and simply stand up one and all, filibuster to shut down DC until Rethugs are exposed for the frauds they are.

[Chimpanzee]

2. my bets are that democracy lives large Jan 6th.

God, I hope so. I can sleep no longer!!

Rock on, Truth, Justice, and the (real) American Way!

[BernieBear]

3. Rock On Democracy Rock On n/t

[Eye_on_prize]

5. Dems have the power - can u say filibuster for clean elections?

See other thread...this is possible, I believe.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=203&topic_id=244396&mesg_id=244396

[roenyc]

7. same here

but i do think we are all part of the same stream of conscienceless and thats what is keeping us awake and causing us to fight harder then we have ever fought before.

we will not sleep till we have some faith back in this system. till we find out who is really on our side.

I think our problem lies in the fact that we dont know right now who our allies are. Kerry playing this bait and switch game is not very comforting. Edwards no where in site.

and no one on TV covering the fraud. the rest of the media calling us loony. its just a hard place to be. we are the new radicals i guess. silly us wanting every vote to count. we must be nuts. well we are among good company and soon the tide will change. it always does.

[Eye_on_prize]

8. 11th hour sometimes brings out the best in us

MMoore 'reports for duty' finally + Boxer rebellion.. who knows where this can go. Conyers hasn't shown all his cards yet... I believe.

[T Town Jake]

6. Well, my "bets" are that we get a decent protest today...

...and then "Mara" goes right about the business of being sworn in on Jan. 20th. But dream/believe on.

[Eye_on_prize]

9. wish i was there to join you. but can't. but am dreaming filibusters for

democracy. R U in DC now? love and good vibes to you. May it go well.