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  1. Yeow … all that plus a “red button” challenge.
    I have no idea what you are talking about, but I will certainly do my best to find out.
    Need this nourishment, thanks!

    1. Ok, I didn’t realize it, but I am actually familiar with most of this.
      I am fully on board, and it’s why I became a subscriber.
      A bit of “new subscriber feedback”:
      Per the recent interviews, it might be helpful for Catherine to review how they are all holistically connected.
      For instance, Saker mentions the word “sovereignty” several times. In that discussion, he refers to Russia drawing a line in the sand that it will do anything to preserve its sovereignty.
      Meanwhile, the Harry Blazer “real food” discussion is implicitly all about food sovereignty. Monsanto and others have tried to stealthily co-opt Mother Nature’s gift of life-renewing seeds and thereby steal our collective God-given food sovereignty.
      In the JPMadoff conversation, Helen Chaitman and Catherine have a breath-taking discussion about our monetary and legal sovereignty being captured by our supposed fiduciaries. Amazing supra-legal betrayal.
      And so on.
      In summary, sovereignty is an age-old concept. Far be it from me to summarily define it; but basically it is God-given right to freedom. And , as Harry Blazer noted, it is under siege in every component of our lives.
      Which circles back to Catherine’s continual reminder of the importance of prayer. We need God’s help to preserve our God-given sovereignty. Constant prayer is the means by which we can invite God’s infinite power to preserve His gift to us. Thru prayer, we acknowledge His unfathomable gift and express our eternal thanks, thereby enlisting His help in our preserving it.
      Saker and Catherine discuss how Putin senses this. To his credit, he realizes the evil Russia faces; wisely, he invokes God’s help thru the Russian Orthodox Church to preserve Russia’s sovereignty.
      A bit long-winded way of asking Catherine to help subscribers consider the whole picture. So many of the picture parts are already on the Solari site. But the sum of those parts – the integrated picture – is also very important.

      1. “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”

        Yes! You are right. Sovereignty and our relationship with the divine is the whole thing.

        More to do! There is always more to do….but tonight is Friday night and I am having a Lillet and streaming a juicy movie. 🙂

        You may want to dip into the SR’s on spiritual warfare and the Power of It.

        1. Yes, as always Jefferson says it best.
          “Spiritual warfare” sounds almost oxymoronic. I’ll take an SR dip.
          Sorry about this, but before I forget, two other “new subscriber” notes:
          1. The “Red Button” challenge and people’s reluctance to “push the button” is so relevant. There is an incredible cultural reticence to initiate – at the individual level – change for the better.
          But what is even more fascinating in the context of your Saker discussion, is that Putin seems like a Red Button guy (at least that was my take). When you and Saker discussed Putin, you used terms like “bureaucrat”, “leader”, “able to handle complexity”, and many more quite complimentary attributes. In a nutshell, a Red Button guy.
          I would love to hear you and Saker discuss whether, in a world where No One has had the fortitude to push the Red Button, we may now have just that person in Putin, who also happens to have the most iconic presence in Eurasia. If that may be the case, the implications are significant.
          2. Harry Blazer made an interesting reference to the GMO/ag monopolist companies as eventually going back to their “Nazi” roots. There was some chuckling about this, but I think it may be worth a deeper discussion. Companies like Bayer did have their roots in in Nazi Germany, and many of their products are offshoots of WW2 chemical warfare. These companies were originally – and arguably still are – merchants of death. After the war, they had to look for new markets for their deadly products. So they co-opted the medical, health, and food industries. 70 years later, people cannot grasp the reality that their products are killing us?
          It sounded like Harry has more to tell about this incredible background and that he wanted to go there with the conversation. If so, it might be worth following up in future Food Series talks.

  2. ON Saker interview you commmented on Roschar(sp) Book beingan understanding of actions negotiations betweern China and U.S.
    That author name did not check out with amazon. Could pleae give me the title and /or corredt author.
    Thanjks

  3. Dear Catherine:
    Per your suggestion, I dipped into the SR Spiritual Warfare archives. This one particularly lit my hair on fire:
    https://solari.com/blog/spiritual-warfare-with-franklin-sanders/
    Holy Cow!
    Knowing a bit about your background, I have always considered you a modern day, female version of Job. I mean that as the ultimate compliment.
    Then with Franklin S., you cite the story of Job as a personal inspiration … even though it is in some ways your story as well! Despite what must have been unfathomable pain, I agree that the only explanation is that God chose you – as He did Job – for that role. Thank you for hanging in there, and rising, with God’s help, to a much higher state. Yours is a fantastically inspiring story.
    For that reason and so many more, I loved that interview, thanks.
    My only quibble is the term “spiritual warfare”. You are praying for all your enemies, not fighting them.
    Might it be better termed as something like “spiritual release” … or “spiritual yielding” (i.e., to God’s infinitely forgiving spirit)?
    Warm regards,
    Jim (new subscriber)

    1. Jim:

      You are kind!

      I first heard the term spiritual warfare in the African American church where I studied. The war is with evil, rather than with other people. We seek to help each person connect with the light. I do believe evil is real and that we are in a war. People are not the enemy. The goal of evil is to debase, kill, destroy and the situations are often win-lose. The spirit of love, the spirit of evil. One must lose.

      Ephesians 6:11-13 King James Version (KJV)

      11 Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

      12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.

      13 Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.

      So glad you are a subscriber!

      Catherine

  4. Yes, I see, thanks.
    Also, in the SR archive your friend John Rappoport uses the term “spiritual warfare” in what seems to be a very different,more secularized context, although maybe there’s some thematic overlap. That was part of my consternation.
    Last thought: you might consider going to Russia with Saker and/or other wise tour guides. To me, Russia is the contemporary, as well as age-old, global center for “putting on the armour of God”. So many times through history, Mother Russia has gone to the precipice of extinction; then, some leader has emerged who puts on the armour, catalyzing Russia’s survival.
    My suspicion is that this same story is once again repeating itself today. If so, it will bear watching for you and your subscribers as this phenomenon will impact so much of what Solari seems to be about.
    I am very much looking forward to learning more on this topic and integrating it into everything else you cover at Solari.

    1. I was approached by the Russians in 2005. An attempt to recruit me. At the time, they were the second largest holders of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac securities. My guess is that they were working for the Americans. So I have never believed that I would be safe in Russia. Easier for American interests to attack me there. Things are never what they seem.

      1. OMG!
        That is amazing, but sounds so plausible.
        You have so many stories yet to tell.
        Hopefully, your days of being a target are over.
        I am inclined to believe Russia is a different place now in 2016.
        I spent five weeks there last year, also by invitation. Thankfully, no intrigue. Quite an eye opener in a mostly positive way.

        1. The opera and ballet in St. Petersburg is on my bucket list. Would love to spend time in Russia – but don’t yet have a way in that is productive, not political.

  5. I have several comments about the above.

    1, I never trust people like Kerry because of their Skull and Bones connections. I always remember that both Bush and Kerry refused to discuss the organization when they ran for president but did apparently agree to be asked the question while on separate Sunday news shows – which they refused to answer — an apparent very limited hangout.

    Also, Skull and Bones members appear to have divergent views from each other after college, but I suspect their real loyalties do not match those they claim.

    Also, given Skull and Bones appears to have originated from Germany it raises the whole Nazi connection. I suspect there is some truth to that but given the hollow earth, secret Nazi bases, breakaway civilization stories, aliens and etc., I am unsure what really exists and where loyalties lie.

    1. I was sitting in a church where approximately 50 people where discussing an issue. Someone made a statement of fact. Another person asked for a cite or documentation as to whether this was true. The first person said, “I read it in the New York Times.” The whole church cracked up laughing – it was considered a joke to cite the NY Times as source.

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