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IMAGINE Heaven as a State of Consciousness

Posted on April 13, 2017September 25, 2018 By USS_Liberty Info No Comments on IMAGINE Heaven as a State of Consciousness

When Jesus talked about The Kingdom of Heaven he was describing A state of being that we now understand as “nondual consciousness” or “unitive consciousness” On 18 April 1975, John Lennon performed IMAGINE for the last time… By Eileen Fleming In Tuesday’s email the Subject: “The Kingdom of Heaven” from Franciscan friar Richard Rohr caught…

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Taking it to the Streets: March and Rally for The Nuclear Ban

Posted on April 10, 2017April 13, 2019 By USS_Liberty Info No Comments on Taking it to the Streets: March and Rally for The Nuclear Ban
Taking it to the Streets: March and Rally for The Nuclear Ban

The Nuclear Ban is taking it to the streets of New York City on June 17, Led by The Women’s March Ban the Bomb who are uniting ALL genders, ages, races, abilities, nationalities, cultures, faiths, political affiliations and backgrounds to: March and Rally for The Nuclear Ban By Eileen Fleming Nine countries of the World…

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Jesus Christ and 21st Century Political Realities

Posted on April 6, 2017September 25, 2018 By USS_Liberty Info No Comments on Jesus Christ and 21st Century Political Realities
Jesus Christ and 21st Century Political Realities

Christ was NOT the last name of Jesus Christ as a word can be offensive, used as an oath or strong expression of disbelief, dismay, awe, disappointment, pain, etc., The Cosmic Christ is The Union of Human and Divine By Eileen Fleming On Thursday, Richard Rohr a Franciscan friar emailed: The Cosmic Christ: The Union of Human and Divine Please do not think me a heretic, but…

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The Cross, The Gospel, Mohammed Ali and COMMON SENSE

Posted on April 3, 2017September 25, 2018 By USS_Liberty Info No Comments on The Cross, The Gospel, Mohammed Ali and COMMON SENSE
The Cross, The Gospel, Mohammed Ali and COMMON SENSE

2,000 years ago The Cross was NOT a religious symbol or piece of jewelry The Cross was ancient Rome’s method of capitol punishment The gospel translates to “good news” and Mohammed Ali was a Bedouin who changed history in 1946 By Eileen Fleming Two thousand years ago the Cross had NO symbolic religious meaning and…

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Resurrecting The Way of Sabeel for Sisters and Brothers within the USA-Israeli Empire

Posted on March 30, 2017March 28, 2021 By USS_Liberty Info No Comments on Resurrecting The Way of Sabeel for Sisters and Brothers within the USA-Israeli Empire
Resurrecting The Way of Sabeel for Sisters and Brothers within the USA-Israeli Empire

Sabeel is Arabic for the “way”, “path”, “road”, “route” Sabeel is one of the most common words in the Quran, mentioned over 160 times. By Eileen Fleming Sabeel is also an international peace movement established in Jerusalem by Palestinian Christians seeking a just peace in the Holy Land as defined by international law and United Nations resolutions….

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Mary Magdalene and Resurrection of Crone Wisdom

Posted on March 28, 2017September 24, 2018 By USS_Liberty Info No Comments on Mary Magdalene and Resurrection of Crone Wisdom

Mary Magdalene literally translates as Mary the Magdalene or Mary of Magdala, Mary Magdalene was Jewish and the New Testament reports Mary Magdalene witnessed the public torture, crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus 

 By Eileen Fleming Mary Magdalene is named at least 12 times within the four Gospels, which is more than most of the 12 apostles. 

Based on texts of the…

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Like an Eagle for the USS LIBERTY

Posted on March 25, 2017September 25, 2018 By USS_Liberty Info No Comments on Like an Eagle for the USS LIBERTY
Like an Eagle for the USS LIBERTY

Fly Like an Eagle is a Song, an Album and a Calling A Calling is a strong inner impulse toward a particular course of action especially when accompanied by conviction of divine influence By Eileen Fleming The song “FLY LIKE an EAGLE” from the album of the same name by the Steve Miller Band ranked…

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The Balfour Declaration and Brother Harold

Posted on March 19, 2017March 19, 2017 By USS_Liberty Info No Comments on The Balfour Declaration and Brother Harold
The Balfour Declaration and Brother Harold

The Balfour Declaration of 1917 was the first international recognition of the Zionist movement The Balfour Declaration promised a Jewish state in the land of Palestine Thus Palestine has always been within the belly of Israel By Eileen Fleming In recognition of the Balfour Declaration’s 100th anniversary this year, British Prime Minister Theresa May told the Conservative…

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Vanunu Mordechai TWEETS his struggle for FREEDOM from Israel

Posted on March 16, 2017August 20, 2019 By USS_Liberty Info No Comments on Vanunu Mordechai TWEETS his struggle for FREEDOM from Israel
Vanunu Mordechai TWEETS his struggle for FREEDOM from Israel

Vanunu Mordechai breaks the news of his latest Supreme Court Appeal at TWITTER *FINAL UPDATE: On 10 May 2017, Vanunu tweeted Israel continues the restrictions against its nuclear whistle blower By Eileen Fleming UPDATE April 19: Vanunu tweeted, “Next news coming soon we will hear if they continue all the restrictions…” [April 21 marks 13…

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The Crone, Iraq and a Cool Cat

Posted on March 16, 2017September 24, 2018 By USS_Liberty Info No Comments on The Crone, Iraq and a Cool Cat
The Crone, Iraq and a Cool Cat

The crone is a stock character in folklore and fairy tales The crone is often depicted as a Grandmother, a wise woman, or a midwife. In Jungian psychology, the crone is an archetype. An archetype is the original pattern from which all things of the same kind are based By Eileen Fleming Every woman has within The…

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Meditating on Soul Whispers and Yoga Nidra Communities

Posted on March 13, 2017October 30, 2018 By USS_Liberty Info No Comments on Meditating on Soul Whispers and Yoga Nidra Communities
Meditating on Soul Whispers and Yoga Nidra Communities

Meditating means to think deeply or focus one’s mind for a period of time in silence Yoga Nidra offers an effortless way to meditate The term Yoga Nidra comes from two Sanskrit words, yoga meaning union or one-pointed awareness, and nidra which means sleep.   By Eileen Fleming As a spiritually driven political activist, I…

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Martin Luther King, Tom Hayden and April 4 2017

Posted on March 10, 2017September 24, 2018 By USS_Liberty Info No Comments on Martin Luther King, Tom Hayden and April 4 2017
Martin Luther King, Tom Hayden and April 4 2017

Martin Luther King was assassinated on April 4 1968  Rev. King and Tom Hayden are inspiring commitments to action for this April 4 By Eileen Fleming At UCLA’s Royce Hall on 19 February 2017, family and friends CELEBRATED THE LIFE OF TOM HAYDEN: A COMMITTED MAN Jane Fonda wrote: Tom died last October surrounded by…

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A Day Without a Woman and the USS LIBERTY

Posted on March 8, 2017March 8, 2017 By USS_Liberty Info No Comments on A Day Without a Woman and the USS LIBERTY
A Day Without a Woman and the USS LIBERTY

Wednesday’s Day Without a Woman strike is spotlighting women’s economic power and contributions to society in paid and unpaid labor. On this Day Without a Woman, this American woman labors in love for the USS LIBERTY By Eileen Fleming On the first women’s day in 1909, 15,000 women marched through the streets of New York demanding…

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Wikipedia Censors Mordechai Vanunu and “The Samson Option” May Provide an Explanation

Posted on March 6, 2017August 20, 2019 By USS_Liberty Info 1 Comment on Wikipedia Censors Mordechai Vanunu and “The Samson Option” May Provide an Explanation
Wikipedia Censors Mordechai Vanunu and “The Samson Option” May Provide an Explanation

Wikipedia censored quotes by Mordechai Vanunu within minutes Wikipedia claimed “we don’t need a quote farm from unreliable sources” The Samson Option: Israel’s Nuclear Arsenal and American Foreign Policy may help explain Wikipedia Censorship By Eileen Fleming On Sunday ‘SamPhillips1948’ responded to a Wikipedia call at Mordechai Vanunu’s page for “additional citations for verification” under…

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Media and Trump Are State of Emergencies #CorporatistGlobalistMedia MUST #KickHimToTheCurb #JonStewart

Posted on February 28, 2017February 28, 2017 By USS_Liberty Info No Comments on Media and Trump Are State of Emergencies #CorporatistGlobalistMedia MUST #KickHimToTheCurb #JonStewart
Media and Trump Are State of Emergencies #CorporatistGlobalistMedia MUST #KickHimToTheCurb #JonStewart

Media is the main means of mass communication be it corporate broadcasting and publishing Or the Free Flow of Info through the World Wide Web Because The Media was not asking my questions after 11 September 2001 this American became media By Eileen Fleming I became media in 2005 after my first of eight mind blowing,…

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USS Liberty and the Real News about Congressman Dennis Ross and Senators #MarcoRubio #RandPaul

Posted on February 24, 2017February 24, 2017 By USS_Liberty Info 2 Comments on USS Liberty and the Real News about Congressman Dennis Ross and Senators #MarcoRubio #RandPaul
USS Liberty and the Real News about Congressman Dennis Ross and Senators #MarcoRubio #RandPaul

Israeli planes and torpedo boats attacked the USS Liberty on June 8, 1967 while navigating in international waters 34 US Sailors and Marines were killed and 174 wounded The attack on the USS LIBERTY has never received a full investigation, as required by law. By Eileen Fleming Professional politician U.S. Representative Dennis A. Ross claims…

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The New York Times and the One-State Two-State Vanunu Blues #ThisAmerican #Reporter

Posted on February 17, 2017September 24, 2018 By USS_Liberty Info No Comments on The New York Times and the One-State Two-State Vanunu Blues #ThisAmerican #Reporter
The New York Times and the One-State Two-State Vanunu Blues #ThisAmerican #Reporter

The New York Times OPED, “One-State Two-State Blues” by Roger Cohen is eliciting hundreds of comments This American Reporter’s Comment was NOT approved Thus it follows here By Eileen Fleming Friday’s The New York Times opinion piece by Roger Cohen had garnered 45 comments by the time this reporter submitted hers. As of this writing,…

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Valentines Day and The Resistance #RevolutionaryLove #WomensMarch #LoveArmy #1BillionRising #MoralResistance

Posted on February 13, 2017September 25, 2018 By USS_Liberty Info No Comments on Valentines Day and The Resistance #RevolutionaryLove #WomensMarch #LoveArmy #1BillionRising #MoralResistance
Valentines Day and The Resistance #RevolutionaryLove #WomensMarch #LoveArmy #1BillionRising #MoralResistance

Valentines Day has been reclaimed as a Day of Revolutionary Love Revolutionary Love is The Call of our times LOVE is a verb By Eileen Fleming On Monday Jane Fonda wrote: Day of Revolutionary Love, Day of Rising – Tuesday, Feb 14th People of faith and moral conscience, reclaim Valentine’s Day as a Day of Revolutionary…

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