Phyllis:  Good morning.

Jim:  Good morning Jack and we bid you welcome in the love and light of Mother/Father God.

Jack:  That was an interesting energy to move through.  I have seldom felt such peace as I entered today and moved through that energy.  Could you tell me more about the one who just spoke?

Jim:  Basically I don’t know that much about Aramaya.  She’s been with Diane for many, many years.  I think she and Diane were fellow teachers back in Atlantis but I am not sure but she is very, very much a spirit of loving and peaceful mode and trying to help people with the use of oils and herbs and things like that. 

Jack:  It was, if I can explain from my perspective, almost as if a peaceful breeze floated past me as I often felt when I was out on the water.  It was a feeling of complete tranquil serenity that is hard to describe. 

Jim:  That would be Aramaya. 

Jack:  Well thank you for that, now I think that I am finally out of my reverie here and ready to begin our discussion for the day.  That was quite a joy. 

Jim:  Good, I am glad that you enjoyed it.

Jack:  What I find is that I have increased my own vibration, I guess that’s how it is described.

Jim:   I think you’re becoming more in tune, more sensitive to the higher vibrations. 

Jack:  I am, and it is interesting to me for I feel like I am a student in school all over again.

Jim:  We all are.  It looks like things caught up with your brother. 

Jack:  He got a wake up call.  The truth of what lead to the events of yesterday morning may likely not reach your media. For this apparent seizure that Teddy suffered yesterday is a manifestation of the acute condition of his liver at this time.  He is not doing well as a result of the years of heavy drinking and the taxing of his liver and the taxing of his pancreas as well.  His body is not properly processing the natural sugar, therefore, what he experienced yesterday was as a direct result of a sugar imbalance in his body.

Jim:  Alright.  Almost like a diabetic seizer?

Jack:  Indeed.

Jim:  Ok.

Jack:  Now who would have thought ever that I would be discussing these types of things?

Jim:  Right, yes.

Jack:  Apologize, if you will for me, to this young woman. The pain that she suffered in her low back yesterday was as a result of my energy being with her.  I was staying close the physical yesterday because of the needs of my brother and I was able to move more quickly from his bedside to where I needed to be by staying close at hand with Diane.  As a result of this, unfortunately she felt considerable discomfort in her back and for that I apologize. 

Jim:  Alright I think there is no more problem with that.  She was probably just wondering where it came from.

Jack:  Well it is not my normal routine to stay that close to any physical being. However I confess to having drawn somewhat on her energy and her intuitive healing knowledge to move to the bedside of my brother. As I did so, I drew some of her great intuition with me which is why she was extremely tired yesterday.  I apologize, for this is not something that I would normally do without seeking prior permission. 

Jim:  Ok. 

Jack:  Many of you need to understand that your guides and teachers will be doing much the same thing with you in the days and weeks to come.  You will find that much will take place that you don’t understand.  Why I have been shown this ability at this time I do not know other than the needs of my brother, but I feel it is bigger than that.  But it is also important for the rest of you to understand, that those who have worked diligently in this pursuit will find similar things taking place for you as well.

Jim:  Ok we will become more aware of it.  Thank you.

Jack:  Indeed.  Now, enough of me, on to your questions. 

Jim:  First thing is, what do you think of Bush’s statement to the Knesset?  Again he put his foot in his mouth.  

Jack:  Yes and his head somewhere else.

Jim:  Right.

Jack:  I am afraid, that in a few short moments, Mr. Bush has done even more damage to the view of this nation around the world.  There is great hope among the leaders of other powers that Mr. Obama will win the presidency and assume the oval office. Not for the reasons that are being espoused by Mr. McCain and Mr. Bush.  This is not a time in this nation’s history, where we can demonstrate the right to the hard line approach that the Bush administration has taken.  As we have discussed many times in the past, how dare we accuse others of terrorist acts when today we stand among the greatest terrorist nations in the world.  Terrorism, my friends, is a matter of perspective. Terrorism is a matter of belief, and if you think that the actions of this nation have not been terrorism, think again.  This is not something that will sit well with many today, for as a nation we do love to envision ourselves as being above the fray, but we are not.  Mr. Obama innately understands the need to bring peace and a desire for peace to every table. For, even if you can not change the mind of your enemy, you will gain respect by being willing to hear what they have to say.  For once you have come to a table with an enemy and the enemy has explained its position and its reasoning and rationale, and once you have heard the reasoning and the rationale, even if you can not agree with it, you may be foes but you will not necessarily be enemies.  It is without question, the history for all nations to agree to disagree and allow them to survive in their sovereign nation.  Where this nation, this small nation, this small baby nation, has failed on the worlds stage has been in its desire to control how other countries survive within their sovereign boundaries.  We may deplore that which takes place in many places around the globe, yet it is not our right to become the national police of any nation and dictate how a nation should survive.  That is not our role.  Nations, who would choose democracy, will choose democracy when they see that democracy can work.  For the last eight years, the damage to this nation has shown democracy fails, not succeeds, so what can possibly be gained  going into another nation and insisting that they form a democratic form of government is laughable.  There’s an old saying, physician heal thyself.  The same thing is true for international affairs. 

Jim:  Yes, because Saudi Arabia is no democracy and it looks like they do pretty good for their people.

Jack:  They do indeed.  There are many nations who choose a different form of government who in fact do far better for their people than this nation.  Our democratic system has made far too much room for greed.  In the seeds of our freedom, have grown a tangled vine that chokes the spirit of this country. 

Jim:  I have a question that came in from Pam.

Jack:  I would be very happy to answer that.  And please share with her, as I know she will appreciate it, the work that she has done on this website is remarkable.

Jim:  Yes, one of these days we hope to meet her.  We have been doing so much over the electronic media.

Jack:  It would be wonderful to have her present.

Jim:  Yes.  I understand that she is in London this weekend.

Jack:  This is all a part of what makes her the wonderful person that she is.

Jim:  Yes.

Jack:  What is her question Jim I would be happy to answer it.

Jim:  She said she has one question.

Jack:  And I’ll forgive her for being a Ron Paul supporter.

Jim:  What should we be doing to prepare ourselves for an upcoming depression if it takes place?  She talked about her Grandmother, that the banks closed overnight.  Which we know happened.   The FDIC, of course, has guarantees for $100,000 but that could take up to 20 years to pay back.  She said most people that she knows are putting money in bank accounts in New Zealand and other places but I am not sure whether that is even safe in a world depression. 

Jack:  My advice to all of you is, to first of all say with relative certainty that there are safeguard in place that will prevent the large scale closure of financial institutions that one saw in the Great Depression.  That being said however, your deposits in all financial institutions are at risk.  Indeed the FDIC will insure for up to $100,000 in deposits and indeed it is very likely that in the event such protection needed to be called upon, it would take a considerable period of time, although not as long as Pam believes it to be.  My strongest advice to this nation at this time is to be cautious, but not fearful. For it is in doing those things that prepare for a depression that the scales can be tipped to create exactly that which you are trying to avoid. 

Jim:  You attract to you that which you resist.

Jack:  Absolutely.  Now there is a great, great, great problem with the Federal Reserve at this time. This is well known.  There is a tremendous problem with the banks, particularly the large banks, and the international banks that have bought up many of the interests in the large banks within this nation, for example Bank of America.  My advice today is to diversify one’s holdings. This would be the same advice I would give at any time, is to diversify one’s holdings to maintain sufficient liquidity in various areas that if one is unavailable today, others are.  A percentage of one’s investment dollars should be in precious metals, gold and silver.  A percentage of one’s reserves should be maintained in a safe in cash.  This should be a minimal amount, for the biggest threat at this time is the value of the dollar.  So that holding large sums of cash in and of itself is not necessarily an answer, but it will, in case of another type of emergency, allow one to purchase goods and services that might be needed in the immediate.  It is also recommended that banking be done with credit unions and what it called the community bank, rather than the large national banks, for they are the ones who will be most dramatically affected in the event of a problem.  Remember not to depend on everything being electronic, for in the face of a national emergency if all you can do is access your funds through a bank card or a computer or an ATM machine you will be in serious jeopardy.  I do strongly urge that one invest some money as I have stated in precious metals and keep some funds in cash.  The funds that you are placing in a bank should be in a credit union or a community bank and I think you will ride thought the next eight months quite well.  Once the election is concluded in November you will see things change dramatically, one way or the other.  It is hard to believe that they could become much worse, so even if the election outcome is not which one would hope, it is likely that the economy will begin to rebound.  If you study your history, you will see that in the year leading up to every national election where there is a question of a shift in power, the economy has become quite challenged.  This year is clearly no different and is in fact considerably worse.  The impact of the oil process today must be addressed proactively and not by Mr. Bush going to Saudi Arabia and asking them to increase production.  As an aside, were it anyone but Mr. Bush who asked the Saudi leadership for a short term increase in production it most likely would have taken place but Mr. Bush and his administration are not well thought of by the Saudis.  The only solution will be the oil companies being forced to step up to the plate and take decreased profits on the chin if you will.  Unfortunately Mr. Ragan’s path of deregulation in this nation’s industry has made it difficult to unwind the clock but we do need immediate regulation on the oil industry.  We need to take whatever steps are necessary to fix the prices reasonably, so that this nation can continue in its pursuit of its economy.  I would offer that most people in the United States of America would be willing to shoulder the burden of increased gasoline prices of $3.50 per gallon even possibly as high as $3.75 per gallon if it could be assured that the price of diesel fuel could be returned to the levels of 3 to 4 years ago.  For if this were to be the case, the bite of the increased cost born by the American people at the pump would not be exacerbated by the increased cost of all goods and services consumed by this nation.  This is something that has to be considered and implemented. 

Jim:  I feel sorry for some of the people back east who use fuel oil today for their winter heating.

Jack:  Thank you Jim, for reminding me that along with the freezing of prices of diesel oil the same would hold true for heating oil as well.

Jim:  Yes, they’re going to bankrupt people.

Jack:  The American people do not mind shouldering a burden if certain things can take place. But when the American people see no hope in sight and prices at the pump going up 8 to 10 cents in one day, as has been seen in this last week, there’s a feeling of hopelessness that will give rise to great anger and intense violence over the course of this coming summer.  It will be a challenge.

Jim:  It will be very much so.  I have been myself looking to buying a motor scooter just to get back and forth to stores.

Jack:  It is not without merit. However, I would be cautious in doing so Jim, for while this may be a way to save a little bit in gasoline, it is also not without inherent danger for many other reasons. 

Jim:  Yes that it true.

Jack:  My choice for you and those that you know and for those who will read these words would be conserve your travels.  Do not make daily trips to the store or daily trips that are not necessary.  Be willing to offer to your neighbors that you will take them shopping with you or you will assist them by picking up things when you are out and a bought in your neighborhoods.  Conserve through communal living rather than by individualizing a short term band aid to the problem.

Jim:  Ok. That’s a very good point. Maybe people will get to know their neighbors more, too.

Jack:  Absolutely.  As we have discussed many times my friends, we are moving into a very difficult time.  The reason that I made the comments in response to Pam’s question is not that I am as concerned about the impact of a depression if you will. I am more concerned with what happens when, for whatever reason there is a massive power failure that goes on for 3 or 4 days.  This is going to be quite possible, particularly in the summer months.

Jim:  Yes with the climate changes that are showing up, the grid throughout the United States could very well be in jeopardy. 

Jack:  The condition of the power generating stations is continuing to fail, for a lack of proper maintenance, for the inability of the power companies, in their greed, to pay high dividends to their investors. They have totally ignored the needs of growing and maintaining their abilities to generate electrical power.  Again the larger the bank, the larger the financial institution, the more difficult it will be for them to function.  While it will be difficult, most community banks have in place a system today that will allow them to function totally separate from any computer necessity.  Most credit unions are the same way.  This is not to be discounted under any stretch of the imagination, because that is the biggest risk that you will be facing over the next few months. 

Jim:  I have told people for a long, long time let the power go out in the City of Phoenix, chaos will ensue.

Jack:  Absolutely.  Absolutely.  The biggest dilemma will be that most grocery stores, all fuel stations and all pharmacies are now so dependant on electrical power that it will take them roughly 72 hours before they can again begin to function. 

 Jim:  Oh yes. 

Jack:  Within 72 hours they should be able to again commence business but it will not be easy. 

Jim:  One person commented, I will just get in my car and leave; I said how are you going to get gas. It’s pumped out by electricity; this is what you don’t understand.  We’re dependant particularly in this country, on electricity. 

Jack:  Absolutely. 

Jim:  I don’t have anymore questions at this time.

Jack:  I have on the same subject if you will.

Jim:  Yes.

Jack:  And that would be particularly for you. I know this is challenging with your vehicles with large gas tanks but I would urge all of you to be reminded for the reasons we have just spoke of, don’t wait until you have little fuel in your tank before you get gasoline.  Keep your tank as full as you can without hording, without going above and beyond but make sure that you have enough gas to get where you need to go in case of an emergency without having to rely on, I have got to get to the gas station in the morning or I won’t make it where I need to go.

Jim:  Ok. 

Jack:  This is important.  I would also remind each of you one very basic thing in the area of fuel preservation and that is to remember to pump your gas early in the morning or late, late in the evening.  Avoid filling your tanks during the heat of the day.

Jim:  Because you actually get more gas that way.

Jack:  Indeed. Plus it is less harmful to the fuel system of your vehicle for there are fewer vapors that will become trapped.

Jim:  Ok.

Jack:  Thank you for that. 

Jim:  You’re welcome.  I will put that information out.

Jack:  And as always it has been my pleasure.  I missed speaking with you the last few weeks. 

Jim:  And I hope to put together a group for next Sunday.

Jack:  I would be pleased. 

Jim:  I am trying to get some other people involved. One person is supposed to be coming in from Texas.  I am crossing my fingers we can do it.

Jack:  Whatever is meant to be will happen Jim but I know that your efforts are always well intentioned and I will do everything I can to help support them.

Jim:  Alright.  Thank you for being here and wherever you go we know the blessings of Mother/Father God journey with you. 

Jack:  Thank you.