"𝑊𝑜𝑟𝑘 𝑖𝑠 𝑙𝑜𝑣𝑒 𝑚𝑎𝑑𝑒 𝑣𝑖𝑠𝑖𝑏𝑙𝑒. 𝐴𝑛𝑑 𝑖𝑓 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑐𝑎𝑛𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑘 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑙𝑜𝑣𝑒 𝑏𝑢𝑡 𝑜𝑛𝑙𝑦 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑠𝑡𝑒, 𝑖𝑡 𝑖𝑠 𝑏𝑒𝑡𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑠ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑 𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑘 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑠𝑖𝑡 𝑎𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑔𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑡𝑒𝑚𝑝𝑙𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡𝑎𝑘𝑒 𝑎𝑙𝑚𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑠𝑒 𝑤ℎ𝑜 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑘 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑗𝑜𝑦." ~ 𝑲𝒂𝒉𝒍𝒊𝒍 𝑮𝒊𝒃𝒓𝒂𝒏

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Halo.

The four steps of creative manifestation (White Whichcraft) 🔥 Ignite your inner fire The deep desire for change activates your creative imagination. Ritual action creates a state of pure enthusiasm. 🧘 Focus and shape energy This powerful emotional energy is not dispersed, but guided in a clear direction by your conscious will. Like a sculptor, you form a concrete idea from this energy - a living “thought form”. 💪🏻 Strengthen and nourish your vision This thought form is strengthened by firm faith and regular attention. Like a plant, it thrives on the nourishment of enthusiasm and loving attention. 🛡 Protect and allow to grow The created vision is silently nurtured and preserved until it manifests itself in the physical world. Like a seed, it needs this protected phase of growth.

A Theosophical Library was lost in the California fires. Really unfortunate.

Eaton Fire burns Altadena businesses – NBC Los Angeles

This is from a FB update (from Wouter Hanegraaff) on what exactly was lost:

America's education dilemma: When the architects of the system lament their own creation Vivek Ramaswamy recently sharply criticized the American education culture in a much-noticed X-Post. His core thesis: America produces too few top STEM talent because the culture emphasizes mediocrity over excellence. An analysis that seems plausible at first glance - but completely ignores the historical dimension. The historical perspective “History doesn't repeat itself, but it rhymes” is a well-known saying. In the case of American educational culture, a particular irony is revealed: the system criticized by Ramaswamy was largely shaped by its industrial predecessors. Rockefeller and other industrial magnates actively shaped an educational system that was primarily designed to produce one thing: an efficient workforce for their factories and refineries. The system behind the “mediocrity” The “culture of mediocrity” lamented by Ramaswamy was no accident, but the product of targeted economic interests. The standardization of education, the emphasis on conformity and the suppression of individual excellence were core elements of a system designed to provide industry with a reliable, obedient workforce. The contradictions of contemporary critique It is particularly remarkable how representatives of the economic elite today lament the effects of a system from which their predecessors - and to some extent they themselves - benefited for decades. Ramaswamy calls for more “geniuses” and less “normality”, but overlooks the fact that the criticized culture did not emerge by chance, but is the result of targeted economic optimization. The way forward While Ramaswamy's diagnosis of the cultural symptoms may be partially accurate, his analysis falls short. The solution does not lie in simply criticizing TV shows of the 1990s or calling for more math competitions. Rather, an honest examination of the structural causes and historical contexts is required. The current debate about American educational culture is a perfect example of how history “rhymes”: The same economic circles that established a system of standardized mass education are now bemoaning its effects. A sustainable solution requires more than superficial cultural critique - it requires a fundamental rethinking of the education system and its underlying goals. The real challenge is not to push individual students to achieve more, but to create an education system that promotes both excellence and individual development - without losing sight of social responsibility.