the Green Man: April 2014

4.09.2014

The New Moon in Aries Pt. 1 - What’s Happening in April 2014

by Robert Wilkinson

Over the next 4 weeks, the New Moon in Aries introduces us to a non-stop fracturing of many parts of our lives. We can see things from the past differently as we are thrown into the future. This period will require a lot of balance and moderated assertiveness, with a huge Mystery awaiting those who have done their emotional homework since last June. This is a compassionate (if VERY exciting) New Moon!
This New Moon in Aries is fiery, initiating, focused, brilliant, and synthesizing. As with past months, the world at large will seem to be spinning off its axis due to the powerful Cardinal T-square made by Jupiter opposing Pluto with both square revolutionary Uranus now fired up by this New Moon.
We continue to be in a time where we’re all dealing with many cross currents. These challenge us to do our own thing in our own way based in the new individuality we’ve been experiencing the past couple of years. This one throws us into new views, new actions, and for many, it will feel like being shot out of a proverbial cannon! And we continue to let go of old perceptual separateness arising from an imbalanced view.

Last Man Standing

Rancher: armed feds are surrounding my farm

“The story is a lot about the cattle, but the bigger story is about our loss of freedom,” Carol Bundy added. “They have come and taken over this whole corner of the county. They’ve taken over policing power, they’ve taken over our freedom, and they’re stealing cattle.”

“And our sheriff says he just doesn’t have authority, our governor says he doesn’t have authority, and we’re saying, why are we a state?”

“I’m a producer,” Cliven Bundy said. “I produce edible commodity from the desert forage, and all of these things are governed under state law. So, in other words, this type of government has eliminated all of our state law, eliminated our state sovereignty, and has took control over our public lands and even took control over our Clark County sheriff. They’ve taken the whole county over. The whole state, almost.”

“This is just about power of the government,” Carol Bundy said.

Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval (R.) voiced his concern about so-called “First Amendment Areas,” designated locations set up by the BLM where citizens can protest the removal.

“Most disturbing to me is the BLM’s establishment of a ‘First Amendment Area’ that tramples upon Nevadans’ fundamental rights under the U.S. Constitution,” he said in a statement Tuesday.

“To that end, I have advised the BLM that such conduct is offensive to me and countless others and that the ‘First Amendment Area’ should be dismantled immediately,” he said. “No cow justifies the atmosphere of intimidation which currently exists nor the limitation of constitutional rights that are sacred to all Nevadans. The BLM needs to reconsider its approach to this matter and act accordingly.”

Sandoval also said his office has received numerous complaints about the BLM’s conduct, including road closures and “other disturbances.”