9
Crossroads
This is about our choices, and the way our behavior reflects throughout our planet. It is about our attitudes to materialism, ecology. And while the first of Tom's speeches appears to be a repetition from a previous chapter, once again, there is an addition....
Earth, with the human existence upon it, is a giant bottleneck in the Universe. The physical planet Earth is the the most physical in the universe and it is the most beautiful because it has such diversity. Those that exist upon Earth that have existed upon other planets when their birth is brought to this planet, those souls must develop balance between the physical and spiritual.Tom:
But on Earth souls become, because of the density, more physical, and when their physical bodies disintegrate into the Earth, the spirit of them has no desire to leave the planet - it has caused a 'recycling'. And each of the recycling causes them to have more desire and enjoyment of more pleasures.
We have no objection to this, if in this method there would in truth evolve a balance with the nature of the Planet and its purpose would be taught and assimilated. When this recycling began, there were those from other planets that had the need to come to Earth and so you have had population explosions of entities coming in. As well as in physicalness on the planet they exist in the chakras of the planet and in the spirits surrounding the planet. And they have within them, the desire for recycling.
MIKI: I'm involved in a campaign aiming to end all starvation by the end of the century, and I would like to know about our primary goal. Is it to feed all the people on Earth, no question about the number, or is it rather to limit the number of people?
Tom: When your planet has brought itself into balance through service, of yourselves and others, when it is then evolved to a higher vibration, then the population explosion will also diminish, for negative energies will not then be in a form where they may then overpower a normal balance of positive and negative energies.
When all are peaceful within themselves with regards to fulfillment of bodily needs, that also will be a stabilizing factor in the nonproliferation of people being born. Then of the greatest majority will be evolved souls, to form your planet Earth in the true paradise that it is meant to be. Yes.
JOHN: I know you have some difficulty with our number system, but there are five billion people on this planet at the moment: what is the level that the planet could comfortably sustain, with reference to what you've just said?
Tom: It could be, without difficulty, if the greatest majority were in a state of evolution, with regard to all supplying [of food, materials and resources], nine billion. You understand the primary importance in relieving hunger? It is an energy in a thought-form. When the concept of ending hunger begins to be understood, and it should be spoken of, if enough believe in it, then it becomes a reality. It is important that the power of that kind of thinking be understood. When that is understood, all things are possible.
MIKI: Yes. So the true purpose of our project, is creating the consciousness that starvation can be ended, is this the main work to be done to finally end starvation?
Tom: Yes. It is of great importance. In order to keep people with that focal point within, it is important that there be some form of publication to assure them that they have meaning and that it will be accomplished. The fact that there are now committees of cabinets in government examining this question is a by-product, and is needed in order for the world to believe that there is motion. The most important matter is for each individual upon your planet, no matter which division they are in, to understand that they are part of a whole, and they also make a difference, for if you take a drop of water and make enough drops of water you soon have a collection of a pond. That pond then can breed life when it is in togetherness, you understand that?
MIKI: Very well, yes. Thank you.
ANDREW: Concerning catastrophe: is cataclysm more or less ordained and in the works? Is what you are speaking about just mitigating the effects that will be felt, or is it a fundamental solution?
Tom: Each of you has free will. Each of you of your civilized world can work with the energy of positive belief. An example: if you have approximately one hundred people, those hundred people can turn the tide of one million. Do you understand?
ANDREW: Yes. We understand that such a ratio works when you have the proper light and purity to dissolve the darkness.
Tom: Yes. So therefore that does not mean there has to be catastrophe.
ANDREW: It's not inevitable?
Tom: It is a time of transformation upon this planet. It is not ordained.
ANDREW: Yes. Well, right now we're having unusual weather phenomena. We're having floods, droughts, we're having many little things, but they hit particular parts of the planet very hard. For example, there have been more volcanoes go off than previous records show. There is a cloud circling the globe which is supposed to contain tons of sulphuric acid - well, this is devastating. Where do these phenomena come from? Is that just part of the Earth process, or man process, or external influences..?
Tom: That is not natural, it was brought about by man interfering in atmospheres.
ANDREW: I see it's our misuse of the planet that's bringing all this about?
Tom: Yes. And you have grass-roots movements within your country, and other countries, of small, micro-peoples that are fighting to dissipate the power of those organizations which bring pollution. They will succeed if they continue with that thought.
If humankind does not revert to utilizing all that exists upon Earth in a manner of non-destructiveness, it is not you that will be in bleakness but your youngest ones. Humankind has a responsibility not only for this planet Earth, but for the Universe, as Earth is of the greatest necessity for the survival of the Universe. We wish you to understand the great importance of your human destructive element in removing oxygen from this planet, in destroying dolphins through hunting and in the contamination of the waters on your Earth.
There are those nations that lack the source of life: water. Envision this happening to all of Earth through the destruction of oxygen provided by your plant life. Then take that a step further and understand that the pollution-destruction of your oceans then eliminates all possibility for rebuilding Planet Earth. For there exists different means of removing salinity to rebuild those nations that do not have the source of life [water], but if your oceans are in contamination and poisonous with your chemicals, then how can you rebuild?
You have two thresholds and you have the choice as to which you pass through. You are Planet Earth. And the peoples of Earth must begin to take responsibility. It is your youth's future.
As you know, on your planet, there are upheavals in humankind, and also upheavals in the physical aspect of Earth, with its eruptions and its corruptions: the entity of Earth is attempting to purify and cleanse itself. And there is the burning of the Planet by your sun, brought about by the corruption of your ozone layer protection. Therefore you must understand the power of your mental and emotional capability to change things for the better. As you have power to create a situation to protect the Earth, there are those who have power to attempt to negate Planet Earth, in ignorance, not often deliberately through pollution and error. Therefore it is now the time to bring people together in meditation to re-weave the canopy that surrounds Earth, so this planet will not be burned, or bring about destruction or illness.
JOHN: What you're indicating here is that the ozone layer is the most serious immediate problem facing Earth right now?
Tom: That is correct. You can all create a weaving with waves, and your scientists will see the effect of it.
JOHN: Are CFCs the principal negative factor, as described by environmentalists, or are there other factors affecting the atmosphere that we do not understand?
Tom: Your planet Earth, in itself, creates gases that create a problem for your atmosphere, but then humankind compounds it, by raising so many meat-fodders - animals create gas emissions, and humankind creates gas. Therefore, it may seem inconsequential to you, but the forests that chose to come as forests are removed, and then animals are placed on the land, so you have a doubly dangerous situation. Therefore, is it not good for each of you to incorporate every means possible to remedy this, to create less movement, to create fewer emissions of gas, to correlate your space and time so as not to use unnecessary gas-making equipment, or to create processes that do not emit gas?
Put a small shift in the mind, and you humans will also understand that you can release yourselves completely from all this bondage to what you believe are necessities - for when you understand who you are, you will fly with your own wings. We use an analogy, to explain that you each have the power to make a complete difference upon Earth in creating a shift. However, if people do not want the responsibility of it, then they say it is not possible. Then there is more of a problem.
GUEST: So does this also imply a major change in the diet of people on Planet Earth?
Tom: A complete change cannot happen upon Planet Earth at this time, for those of humankind of certain natures cannot exist without the proteins of animal. What is necessary is an educational process, for people to understand that they have enough protein of animal, and that all must be balanced. There is ingestion of so much protein of animal that is not in balance, therefore the raising of animals is out of proportion to the need. It will take many generations until the time has evolved where people no longer need to eat animals. There are those people and cultures that do not need it - they have evolved to that point - but to others this would bring about sickness.
However, the gas substances, like those made when you make noises, can be used in conversion into energy of the gases from animals: it is the waste from animals and people that releases this gas.
JOHN: Rotting vegetation from plants and forests also produces this... ?
Tom: That is correct, and when you do the clearing of the land you release more gases.
Do you know you can bring about correction through world unification, for bringing Planet Earth into balance and order? It is of great importance to mend the holes in the ionosphere, through the effort of all nations. It is of great importance to understand those nations that must have the balance brought back, for when these nations have gone out of balance internally, it is then shown externally. Insidious diseases begin to bring the downfall of humankind. For humankind is not in balance, and microbes of destructiveness do not permit humankind to live to the fulfillment of its destiny, in bringing this planet Earth to its rightful position. if you want to really concentrate on bringing a change in your countries in this arena, change the heads of the medical profession, and bury them like the ostriches, but do not permit them to surface.
ANDREW: They're tough old birds. (Laughs)
Tom: You must take responsibility for stopping the devastation, beginning with yourself, extending it to your family, and including your community, to stop the disruption of those resources which exist for the benefit of humankind and its paradise.
JOHN: There is discussion about the extent to which the weather pattern changes are caused by environmental degradation, or whether part of it at least is caused by long term cycles of weather patterns. Are these changes man-made or cyclic?
Tom: A combination of the two. But it is in total out of balance. Rather than a subtle smooth change, it is a disruptive change.
ANDREW: Yes, we have all lived through terrible storms. Very, very destructive in terms of vegetation, trees and so on...
Tom: You know, when you are winning, the obstructing forces attempt to destroy your existence.
JOHN: I would like to know what can I do personally to stop the growth of the holes in the Earth's ozone layer?
Tom: Do not use any product that can contaminate - this includes products that affect other things and do not dissolve properly. There are natural elements upon Earth that release emissions that you cannot control. But you can control those emissions in your own arena. You can also inform those surrounding you about it, and also you can give your energy in meditation for mending it.
There is not time to say ‘I will start tomorrow', for it was necessary to start yesterday. If your governments do not take responsibility for stopping giving permission to manufacture products of contamination, then the mothers must organize, for it is their children's world. As you have blockaded other things, then blockade contaminating products. Those who manufacture will hear, we promise you.
Do not use paper products that have color. Be careful also of paper products that have bleaching that you ingest in your system, for when the toxins are in your system, and when they are released, it also helps contaminate. A smallness here, and a smallness there, and a lot of little smallnesses make a big effect for prevention of human annihilation.
Elevate yourself in information, and when you have found information pass it to others and organize for publication. It is your planet, it is your children's world, and your grand-children's. It is a beautiful planet, which must continue to exist, and you wish in the future to come to it again, but in its wholeness, as it was meant to be. Know this: you are not alone upon Earth. You are not alone in the Universe, be joyful among yourselves.
JOHN: I have a feeling that as long that as there is greed on the planet, there will be need. And many conscious people seem not to understand this concept, and I feel very alone with this, and I wonder if my strong feelings about this are in fact correct?
Tom: You have brought forth a great understanding. What you speak of is important, but this is the understanding of myth. We will explain in this way: it is important to be relieved of the problems of barter; it is important that the disadvantaged be in peace and harmony; there is a place for all humans within the matrix regardless of their form of understanding; there needs to be warmth and love, and order above all else, for if there is not order then the mind is chaotic. And if there be mechanical or electronic objects that relieve the burden of the individual, we have no objection to that.
The difficulty is that when these things become the most important, when the appearance, or the price is the most important, when the owning is the most important, and when growing bigger and bigger with more possessions is the most important, when it is thought that presentation of possession means success - that is a shell that has insecurity, do you understand? Like a lobster: a lobster has firm flesh, and there are times when it is soft and is not edible. Mushy. We now speak of a humankind which presents itself like a beautiful lobster but is mush inside. It is bitter to taste, not edible, and it can actually poison you.
JOHN: Yes, I understand that very well. Now, the expression that Jesus used, 'that it is harder for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of heaven than for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle' turns out to be true. Although there is no harm in wealth itself - it's harmful by virtue of the way almost all people inevitably treat it.
Tom: That is correct, you have complete understanding. Another understanding is this: business is a way you can give, do you understand that?
JOHN: Okay, yes, thank you. There's one question that concerns me, about poverty. Why is it that the great suffering that we've seen has been amongst peoples who are already suffering? I speak of the starvation that exists [19851 in Sudan and Ethiopia, and the floods in Bangladesh: it seems to me that these things are hitting poor and humble people who are the least to deserve this. I do not understand that process.
Tom: Those who speak of the laws of karma would say 'it is their karma'. We wish to express to you that this is not so. It is a karma of the world that has created this, it is a situation, as the Nazarene said, of the money-lenders in the temple. It is a situation of greed, of political motivation. All of that brings down the flood-waters which wash the foods away (in Bangladesh]. Those that are suffering do not deserve that suffering: it is the world's karmic situation. Those who turn their head, those who believe the suffering is necessary for elimination of population, in order for the planet to have a more definite place, those who are callous, we would not wish to be in their situation in a future time. As with the six million Jews, who brought forth the nation of Israel, these souls are also sacrificing to attempt to elevate the Earth to the position that it should be in - a planet of love that has attained complete balance between the physical and the spiritual, the negative and the positive.
JOHN: It still seems to me to be a strange lesson that greedy people and greedy nations have to learn in a way that is once-removed from them. It's harder to learn that way than if they learned it by direct experience for themselves?
Tom: It is the people within each nation that must make the movement to bring change. A nation has a head of government according to its deserving. Therefore it is important for the peoples within your worlds of sophistication to bring about those changes.
There needs to be an arousal within those peoples to understand that they must take a hold, and move in forwardness to stop their governments from doing what they have permitted them to do in the past. It is a time that people must now take control.