Dear everyone,
In terms of our main objective - peace in Sri Lanka - now comes the wait. Our scientific team will begin to collate the two years of weekly violence data we have on the Wanni district, model what 'should' happen, according to the statistics, and then compare that with what 'did' happen, as we receive the daily violence data from our sources at the Foundation for Co-existence.
As many of you observed, the fighting in the Wanni intensified last week, but now seems to be subsiding as the rebel forces are losing their hold. I will keep you posted with information as soon as I get it.
But while we're awaiting our results, we also have to acknowledge that something special happened here last week.
Thousands of you from 65 countries across the globe put aside your differences and prejudices, and prayed for a little, largely neglected country on the other side of the map.
That in itself is remarkable.
But something even more remarkable occurred. Many of you felt the palpable power of the group, a force far greater than your individual efforts. And with this power, the healers began to report healings in their own lives. I am receiving extraordinary stories from all you about greater peace in your own relations; 'Jane', for instance, just wrote me to say that she and her daughter in law are suddenly on wonderful terms.
I am a stunned witness to the positive power of the group, the power of connection, the way in which it brings out the best in our common humanity, both on this site and in my Intention workshops.
My main objective is to prove the power of group intention. Although there are many other meditation groups and even studies examining the effect of group intention on REG machines and geomagnetic sensors (the Global Coherence Project) I believe we are unique in our attempt to scientifically measure whether we can actually increase harmony in a measurable way. Soon we'll find out, with our first pilot and next year with the new ones I have planned.
Nevertheless, in between these 'big' experiments'I would like to propose that we carry on together in several ways:
1) We come together every Saturday at 8 pm GMT for our Intentions of the Week. Those are intentions sent to deserving people with health challenges. You can nominate your own loved ones, and we will monitor the results. Just consult the
front page of our main website.
This new time gives us a friendly time zone for almost all the countries participating, including Australia:
6 am Australia
10 am Hawaii
1 pm Pacific
4 pm Eastern
9 pm UK
10 pm European
2) I investigate the possibility of setting up a weekly, informal 'peace' intention to a different country each week. I will report back to you shortly, once I consult with our web team.
3) You report in to me on your own weekly experiences of what happened to you (you can report on some of your experiences on this thread, and I'll send you a survey to monitor what else happened to you), which I'll collate into results of the 'peace experiment' that has occurred in our own lives.
Thank you all so much for making this extraordinary event a success. Let's keep the magic and the momentum going.
Warm wishes
Lynne McTaggart