Dear Ophiiee our Mortarator,

     It is very difficult for someone to offend someone like me. Having said that, I did not read anything in the post that was any more or less than the usual posts that we have all grown to do whatever it is we do when we read posts. 

      As I have written before, I  would like folks to be aware that no ones post represents an official position of UMS; and,  just because some posts have a high and mighty tone purported to be from the highest authority, there always is another way of looking at things.

      For instance, I have my own views about the nature and meaning of human suffering and feel that we should do everything we can to alleviate as much suffering anywhere and everywhere that we can. Contrary, one of our fellow posters of the "gang of three" sees suffering as a teaching tool, a lesson sent by a "god" to be learned for some future purpose that has always escaped my understanding even though that purpose has been posted several or more times.

      I know I cannot change the mind of a "true believer" nor do I seek or want to. Also, I don't seek to win converts to my point of view, which is oftentimes unpopular and (yes) sometimes even wrong. My hope is that the dearest darling reader will think it over and decide for his/her/them selves, in an open and free environment with the unfettered exchange of ideas. 

      But, this keeps us going...and perhaps will tweak the interest of a would be student, wishing to get into the fray!

With Great Love and Respect for All, 

Marty and still 0 cats......oh my!

Dear Ophiocus,

As pointed out earlier, all my writings are intuitive and original ones that are not based on any of the traditional sources. They are coming to you directly from the Source of our being. All earlier teachings were valid at the time they were given because that was all we, the human race, could understand in those days. Now ever more of us are ready for the truth that flows directly from the Source into all who are capable of receiving it. That is what my work since its earliest beginnings has consisted of. It embraces and honours the teachings of every one of the many belief systems that our world has seen throughout the ages. The aim of my writings has never been to wipe out any existing spiritual knowledge. The intention behind them is the furthering of humankind’s evolutionary progress by updating and refreshing the old wisdom with new insights into ancient themes, thus assisting the expansion of our individual and collective consciousness.

I have not studied what any of the traditional sources have to say on spiritual issues, not in this lifetime anyway. Looking back from where I am now, that has been an essential part of my preparation for the work I have come to do. It ensured that I was unprejudiced against any of the religious/spiritual traditions of our world and approached the wide field of spiritual knowledge with an open mind. When I first started holding my insights down in writing, it felt like some kind of floodgates were opening inside me. The inflow of ideas to be developed and worked with was so great that I would not have had the time to study any of the usual spiritual subjects. Much later I found out that this is no longer necessary when one becomes a channel for the wisdom of the Highest. If anything, too much book knowledge and head activity can close down the heart-centre, which gets in the way of becoming an ever clearer means of communication.
 
The teachings of every one of the old belief systems came into being just the same as my contributions to the pool of spiritual knowledge have been doing for around twenty years. The only difference between the scribes of the days of yore and the modern one are their writing instruments. Their fascinating history ranges from:

Around 4000 BC, as the patriarchy had already been going for approximately 2000 years and was getting a firmer grip on our world, people scratched the surface of moist clay tablets with a bronze or bone tool.

Around 3000 BC the Egyptians developed a form of writing with pictures. For writing on papyrus scrolls scribes used thin reed brushes or reed pens.

1300 BC the Romans developed a form of writing by scribing into thin sheets of wax on wooden tablets. A metal stylus was used and when the writing was no longer needed, it was rubbed out with the flat end of the stylus. In Asia scribes used a bronze stylus.
 
The Dark Ages. As well as writing on parchment, the Anglo-Saxons used tablets filled with wax for notes and planning the layout of large books. They wrote on the tablets with a metal or bone stylus, that had a pointed end. Words were rubbed out with its flat end. 
600-1800 AD. Europeans found that writing on parchment with a quill pen altered the style of their writing. At first they used capital letters all the time, but later a faster styles with small letters was developed. Quill Pens first appeared in Seville, Spain, were the writing instrument from 600 to 1800 AD.
 
1790s. Pencil lead was invented at the same time in France and Australia.
 
1800-1850. A metal pen point was patented in 1803, but the patent was not commercially exploited. Steel nibs came into common use in the 1830s. By the 19th century metal nibs had replaced quill pens. By 1850 the use of quill pens was fading because steel nibs had been invented and were improved still by tipping them with hard alloys of Iridium, Rhodium and Osmium.
 
1884. The insurance broker Lewis Edson Waterman invented the first proper fountain pen.
 
1888-1916. The principle of the ball point pen dates back to the late 19th century when patents were taken out by John Loud in 1888 for a product to mark leather and in 1916 by Van Vechten Riesberg. Neither of these patents were exploited commercially.
 
1940s. The modern version of the ball point pen was invented by Josef Lazlo and Georg Biro. In the summer of 1943 the first commercial models were made. The rights to Lazlo's patent were bought by the British Government. The ball point pen proved to be more rugged than the fountain pen and because of this sales rocketed during World War II,  when the military needed robust writing implements to survive the battlefield environment.

October 1945. The ball point pen was introduced to the U.S. market. The pen was sold as the first pen to write underwater.  About 10,000 of them were sold at its launch in New York October 1945.

1953. The first inexpensive ball point pens became available when the French Baron Bich, the BIC Company, developed the industrial process for manufacturing ball point pens, which lowered the unit cost dramatically.
 
1960s. The fire or felt-tipped pen was invented by the Tokyo Stationery Company, Japan. Papermate’s Flair was among the first felt-tip pens to hit the U.S. market in the 1960s, and it has been the leader ever since. Following their initial success with felt-tips, manufacturers branched out with a variety of fibre-tipped instruments, including highlighters.
 
1980s-1990s. Roller Ball Pens. Roller ball pens have been made since the early 1980s. Unlike the thick ink used in a conventional ball point, roller ball pens employ a mobile ball and liquid ink which produces a smoother line. Technological advances during the late 1980s and early 1990s have greatly improved the roller ball’s overall performance since then.

1990s. Rubberised writing instruments to improve their grip were commonly used by companies.

From 1997 to date. Ring pens are mass produced. They are designed for writing without having to grip the pen with three fingers.

In the year 2016 modern scribes are blessed with having access to computers, word processors and the worldwide web for distributing the messages they are bringing.

Source: ‘The Ringpen Company History’
 
As far as White Eagle is concerned, I do not know what other people make of this concept. To me and in connection with my writings they are a group of guides in the spirit world, our true home. The name for me represents a symbol for the Great White Spirit, on whose mighty wings it is possible to lift our whole world into the higher and eventually highest realms and levels of understanding. From the beginning White Eagle messages entered my field of vision AFTER and not before I had written about something, as a confirmation that I should go ahead and share it with others.

With love - Aquarius

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Dear Paul,

As far as White Eagle is concerned, I do not know what other people make of this concept. To me and in connection with my writings, they are a group of guides in the spirit world, our true home. The name for me represents a symbol for the Great White Spirit, Father/Mother of all life and their only born son, the Christ Spirit. On the mighty wings of the wisdom and truth that for some time has been flowing directly from the heart of the Universe into ours, the Christ Spirit is lifting us above the myths, legends and superstitions of earthly life. By showing us the spiritual wisdom and truth that lies behind them and the fate that ultimately awaits us, the Christ Spirit empowers us to lift ourselves and our whole world into humankind’s true home, the higher and eventually highest realms and levels of understanding. From the beginning White Eagle messages entered my field of vision AFTER and not before I had written about something, as a confirmation that I should go ahead and share it with others. 

With love - Aquarius

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Dear Marty,

It was repeated only because Paul raised the same point again. The second time I went a bit further with clarifying the matter, which I hope to have done. It was not done to change anyone's mind, just to make it quite clear where I stand.

With love - Aquarius

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Cheers y besos, mate.

What a surprise!

The Easter Bunny gave us Aqua in an Easter basket

Happy Easter to you and all at UMS.

Christos a inviat

Adeverat a inviat

Peace, 

Marty