Greetings from Peru,

The terrorist attack struck while we were with our two year shamanic study group in Cuzco, Peru where we still are. Even so far away the event was deeply shocking and disturbing for everyone. As we had been doing some very powerful and deep work during the previous week, we immediately set about doing a group ceremony at a very sacred and powerful site in order to help reduce our own shock and pray for those touched by the tragedy. Here are some observations concerning these shocking events to help you understand and put them into perspective.

We have said that the new milleneum could bring a series of difficult and painful events that would necessarily shake up the old structures. Astrologically, the Pluto transit that accompanied the great stock market crash and the beginning of the first and second world wars is again with us and will be until March of 2002 Therefore these are not ordinary times and there will unfortunately be more loss of life and property in the future.

Sometimes huge groups of human beings, whole entities agree on the deepest of subconscious levels to exit the planet together to make a statement. Sometimes the numbers have to be big enough to get the planet's attention. There are two possible courses of action that can result from these events. In the first, the country can try to retrench by becoming angry and pointing fingers here and there, and attempting to rebuild exactly as before. The second and more preferable course of action is that the country would take stock, take responsibility for stances that may have provoked such desperate terrorist activities, and begin to show compassion for the rest of the planet. In addition the country needs to rethink its economic structures and use this event as an opportunity to make vital changes. Since this is unlikely, the United States will most likely set itself up for more terrorist actions.

This in no way legitimizes the actions of the terrorists who will have to pay a terrible karmic price for what they have done. Nevertheless they are playing their part on the world stage where the times push for change. There will be ever increasing catastrophic events both man made and natural so it is best to learn to handle this sort of thing through understanding and spiritual awareness.

What can you do to help? Send energy in thought and prayer and any way you can to those who have left the planet. In any prayer or visualization send a healing energy to the physical locations with the intention to minimize the shock patterns of these events. Shock patterns tend to freeze the energy around an event such as this. Helping to release the shock patterns with help to quicken the healing process. Set an intention that the rebuilding process will include a different value system perhaps with a greater maturity level that in the past. Everyone's lives will be changed by this event, some more than others and we would only hope for re-evaluation that leads to a higher level of consciousness.

In synchronicity, the city of Cuzco is completely shut down due to a citywide transportation and services strike (an unrelated event). It has been interesting to watch how a city and its people cope with this kind of a crippling. We have observed resiliency and resourcefulness from a people who are used to doing with less Perhaps we are learning something from them.

We will be back in the states on September 18th. Until then, take care and stay grounded. We will continue working with the situation from here.

Blessings,
Jose and Lena Stevens

(website is pivres.com)