Are we near the promised land? (Part 3 of the series In the Footsteps of Bernadette)

This is the third and last article of my series "In the Footsteps of Bernadette." Bernadette, as the chosen messenger of the Holy Ones, was asked to tell the people to PRAY to avert the coming world wars. At the same time they must also do PENANCE to atone for sins. These two acts would result in the CHANGE of hearts which is basic to resolving human conflicts.

At Fatima, the same message was given to Jacinta, Lucia and Francisco. Our Blessed Mother added the good news that Russia would be converted. Russia gave these feelers to the United Nations agencies in the eighties. I was in the UNESCO Executive Board when the Russian delegate often intervened and spoke of Russia’s commitment to peace to the board members who were not sure whether to believe it or not. But eventually the world witnessed her leader Gorbachev holding out the olive branch of peace.

The war of brother against brother

Every country has a spiritual soul energized by her citizens and their leaders. Thus, her history swings like a pendulum for failure to achieve, from upholding her constitution or betraying it.

Quarrels between brothers come about when there is a divergence of opinion. Unless there is a reconciliation of the mind and heart it becomes a division of families which may extend through several generations. The American Civil War saw blood brothers fighting each other from different sides, Northern American Yankees against the Southerners. Thus, differences between brothers can even escalate into global wars and terrorism.

The conflict between the two brothers – Isaac, son by Abraham’s wife Sara and Ysmael, his son by the maidservant Hagar has reached the 21st Century in the never-ending war between Israel and the Arab nations. This has resulted in the worldwide terrorism engineered by Khomeini, Hussein and now Bin Laden. The Old Testament of the biblical history says that since God allowed Sara even in her late age to bear a child, Isaac, Abraham had to send away Ysmael, with his mother Hagar. Thus, it is said that the Arab nation descended from Ysmael while the Jewish nation descended from Isaac.

Mystical forces seen to lift mankind from oppression

During the World War eras, Dion Fortune, a leading psychotherapist of England wrote the book The Magical Battle of Britain. She used the symbols of the Holy Grail and the Excalibur, major and sacred objects from the world famous legend of King Arthur, who succeeded in putting together the warring lords of old England with his charisma, the training of the wizard Merlin and the gift of the Excalibur sword, assisted by the Knights of the Round Table.

A researcher of myths, ancient lore and alchemy, Dion developed the awakening ability to recover memories of past lives and the ancient wisdom they held. Her prayer group known as the Community of the Inner Light was based in Glastonbury, the burial place of King Arthur.

Between 1939 to 1942, in the crisis of confrontation with the evils of Hitler’s Germany, when England including Europe was besieged by the Axis power, Dion’s prayer community so influenced by the invocations of these mystical symbols reflected the powers of the inner guardians of a nation at war. On Oct. 2, 1939, the Archbishop of York broadcasting to the nation repeated almost verbatim the address and meditation that Fortune’s group had worked with some 36 hours earlier. A similar event occurred in a speech by Hore Belisha, the Minister of War and later with a statement by the Pope.

Mystical symbols seen around the President, Senate and Congress in 1992-98

While Dion’s intellectual quest for the higher forces was believed to help relieve the world from war, our mystic artist friend Punay Kabayao Fernandez received similar mystical symbols through the interlocution of the Holy Ones because of her gift of sensitivity and prayerfulness. The symbols of the Holy Grail, the Cross, the Star of David, the Chalice and the Excalibur were constantly used in the Shrine monuments. While these were interlocuted to Punay, her teammate, the psychic artist Pempe Floriano would execute them on the shrine monuments.

Punay and I have always taken photographs of all our Shrine missions in Cadiz, Negros, the Shrine Avenue in Greenhills and the Mt. Pinatubo Hidden Temple Shrine in Palan, San Marcelino, Zambales from 1984 until 1997 when she was hospitalized. (She accepts her lengthy sufferings as God-sent sacrifice for the country. It was a monumental project that she really saw would physically drain her. Evil forces strike intensely during missions for the nation.)

During each of the State of the Nation addresses of former President Fidel V. Ramos, starting with his inauguration, Punay would take shots of the occasion using a full roll of film with 36 exposures. All these photographs revealed numerous mystical images of high spirituality in support of the president, although mysterious evil forces would be lurking in the background. The Holy Ones felt that FVR could do much to prevent the Philippines from becoming a Sodom and Gomorrah but he has to follow their guidance.

FVR’s race against time

Punay and I were both surprised to see the image of King Arthur, an archangel with a sword and Our Lord Jesus witnessing FVR’s presidential inauguration. Afterwards in the succeeding SONA assembly, King Arthur, Lancelot and Merlin kept appearing with the Excalibur. Even the image of FVR’s father, the late Ambassador Narciso Ramos, was seen prodding his son to use the Excalibur, but he hesitated. Punay interpreted these as King Arthur’s reminders to FVR that the Excalibur symbolizes all the power and opportunities given him to do good. If his presidential authority is promptly used it will not only protect his life but the lives of all Filipinos. However, if his "Excalibur" is misused it will disappear instantly in the lake just as the Excalibur did upon King Arthur’s death. Thus, special designations of the holy ones are accompanied by unusual power and blessings. Unless used it would come to an end.

Heroes who gave their lives for our country like Jose Rizal, Manuel Quezon, Ramon Magsaysay, also wholeheartedly appeared, particularly Ninoy Aquino who encouraged FVR not to forsake the sacrifices they made of offering their lives for the country, so FVR must continue the mission of safeguarding the welfare of the Filipinos. Ninoy urged him that time was running out fast.

I realized that the national problems of Muslim rebellion, drug addiction, rape and murders, labor disputes, population controversy with Church officials, corruption in government were recurring problems since the 20 years of the Marcos dictatorship, but were kept under wraps by a censored press. Eventually, they blew in our face when President Corazon Aquino took over. Like the explosion of Mt. Pinatubo, these national weaknesses were revealed simultaneously with natural disasters and numerous lengthy labor strikes. Then, the mediocrity of our educational system was revealed by the Senate and Congressional survey of schools in the Philippines known as EDCOM.

Not SONA but SOSA – the State of Society Address

As President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo prepared to give her State of the Nation Address last July, Amando Doronila, Philippine Daily Inquirer columnist, made a thorough analysis of the country’s status. First, he stated that within only two years she is to deliver results with a people so divided and an economy in the slump. Second, she would be addressing the Philippines not as one nation but a society of self-opinionated groups.

Doronila quoted a phrase from James Fallows’ 1987 article Damaged Culture, "…the Philippines is a society engulfed in ‘a war of every man against every man’. Filipino society is caught in a war against itself… set in a culture that does not allow Filipinos ‘to look beyond themselves’ and that drives them to pursue ‘their own interests to the ruination of others.’ …The Philippine Society is in a state of incessant rebellions from members of a nation that is not a nation …These are the rebellion of the poor, …the ‘civil society,’ …the Abu Sayyaf, "the communist hardliners, the continuing rebellion of Estrada and his cohorts, and the rebellion of the do-gooders who think that good governance is like walking in the garden of paradise.’

The danger of confusing a group of rabble-rousers or the demagogues as People Power is driving us to anarchy instead of democracy. Mr. Doronila continues, "President Arroyo was the center of a multi-sectoral coalition cemented only by a single issue – Estrada’s removal from office. The so-called ‘civil society’ played a key role in EDSA People Power II. But, after Estrada stepped down, the empowered civil society components want to call the shots on Cabinet appointments, social policy, political alliances of the President and even on the legislative agenda. If they don’t get their demands, they threaten to break away from the People Power coalition and go back to the streets."

Kasindak-sindak na babala para sa Pangulo

In 1996, two years before President Ramos ended his term, I wrote a frontpage article in Filipino entitled "Kasindak-sindak na Babala Para sa Pangulo" referring to Punay’s mystical perception during FVR’s 1996 State of the Nation Address. It showed FVR surrounded by President Manuel Roxas, Gregorio del Pilar, Emilio Jacinto, Graciano Lopez Jaena, the St. Niño of Cebu, Moses, Joshua and an Israeli female soldier. Two missiles directed toward the president’s head also emerged from microphones on the podium.

The first cluster with Roxas, Del Pilar, Jacinto and Jaena represented luminaries in our history who fought and gave their lives for attaining liberty for the Philippines. The emergence of Santo Niño in the mystical photo remind of the event in Philippine history when the country was divided among feuding chieftains. When conquered and Christianized, Legazpi and his grandson Salcedo managed to unite Luzon and the Visayan Islands. When they were about to unite Mindanao, the Americans came.

Two microphones on the photograph revealed luminous white missiles. The missiles have a computerized target. The prophecy of danger was not clear then. On Sept. 11, two computerized international airplanes were hijacked by Bin Laden’s men, crashing them against the Twin Towers of New York.

The similarities of the promised land of the Jews and of Mindanao

Joshua is the Jewish leader who took over from Moses, when he died before he could reach the Promised Land. Chapter 24, Verse 2: Reminder of the Divine Goodness says, "You have seen all that the Lord, your God, has done for you against all these nations… Strive hard to observe and carry out all that is written in the book of the law of Moses… It was not your sword or your bow… I gave you a land which you had not tilled and cities which you had not built to dwell in; you have eaten of vineyards and olive groves which you did not plant. Now, therefore, fear the Lord and serve him completely and sincerely."

Near the image of Joshua and Moses appeared a young Israeli soldier with the typical army beret. I recall my husband, Max, and I meeting such a lady when we went to the Golan Heights during the International Press Institute world congress in Tel Aviv. This captain in the Israeli Intelligence Office was born and raised in America and has come home to Israel, like many young Israelites, ready to offer her life to keep the freedom of her native land. While young Israelites offer their lives for freedom, the young Filipino soldiers are doing the same.

Mindanao was the Land of Promise played up especially in our new republic after the war. People from Luzon migrated to that vast island and did very well. Its fertile surroundings of land and seas brought forth bountiful harvest for the country. Our Lord and Mother mystically interlocuted to Punay to place the Star of David on their lifelike statues stating that being Jews they love their country, Israel. It is small like the Philippines and has been constantly in trouble as well.

The Holy Ones do not want to frighten – they want to avert catastrophes

The series of frontpage articles I wrote included FVR’s illustrated photo with Nur Misuari. FVR was constantly reminded not to trust Nur Misuari. If peace will be disturbed, our economy would be seriously hurt. But, when he insisted, the Holy Ones still tried to touch their higher selves as revealed by the prominent charkas on their forehead. Today, we see that Nur Misuari really intended to betray our country when he tried to lead an armed revolution before the elections in the ARMM region.

THE HOLY ONES DO NOT WANT TO FRIGHTEN. INSTEAD, THEY WANT TO AVERT CATASTROPHES. THEY REMIND US TO PRAY HARD SO THAT WE CAN BE UNITED. HOWEVER, WE MUST HAVE AN INNER TRANSFORMATION. THEY ENCOURAGE PRAYERS AND WISDOM FOR PRESIDENT GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO TO MAKE THE RIGHT DECISION AND USE HER HIGHER SPIRITUAL SELF.

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