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Impact!

By: Ellen Bintz & Clive Johnson
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  • Impact! is a podcast that creates change WITH our listeners, using the power of prayer and intention to bring about positive change in our world. Each week, we explore one aspect of what it means to pray, offer healing, or send intention out into the world, and by so doing, to actually have an impact. We welcome anyone who wants to play their part in creating peace, harmony and healing in the world.
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  • Understanding the Refugee Crisis in Lebanon

    Understanding the Refugee Crisis in Lebanon
    May 16 2024

    In this edition of Impact!, Ellen and Clive delve into the complex and often overlooked issue of Lebanon's refugee crisis.

    They discuss potential focal points for healing through our intentions and prayers, including compassionate treatment of refugees, a swift international response, smart diplomacy, and peaceful resolutions to conflicts involving Hezbollah and Israel. The hosts also explore the implications of a recent pledge by the European Union to deliver €1 billion in financial aid to help counteract the crisis.

    Suggested intention

    The European Union aid package may appear generous, but it’s doubtless limited in what it can enable. Given the importance for appropriate use of this money, we suggest holding as our main focused intention this week:

    We will that the Lebanese government and its administrators will be guided in where to distribute and how to coordinate the funding and assistance offered by the European Union in the most equitable way to bring maximum benefit both for its own citizens and the refugees within its borders.

    Please join us in holding this.

    Chapter Markers:

    00:00:03 Introduction 00:01:03 Crisis in Lebanon 00:07:19 Recent Developments 00:14:40 EU Aid Deal 00:19:09 Ethical Dilemmas

    Sources referenced in this episode:

    https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/05/02/eu-unveils-1-billion-aid-package-for-lebanon-in-bid-to-curb-refugee-flows

    https://apnews.com/article/lebanon-cyprus-eu-migration-europe-8639a76924445f2d2494684bc8e3b649

    https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/07/05/lebanon-armed-forces-summarily-deporting-syrians

    https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/where/middle-east-and-northern-africa/lebanon_en

    https://arabcenterdc.org/resource/the-syrian-refugee-crisis-in-lebanon-between-political-incitement-and-international-law/

    https://www.unrwa.org/where-we-work/lebanon

    Join us in person for intenton holding:

    https://www.legacylabyrinthproject.org/events-1 Labyrinth Activist Network Zoom calls

    https://insighttimer.com/cliverj Daily intention holding with Clive on Insight Timer.

    Our websites:

    www.heartfulimpact.com/ Our show website.

    https://globalhealingresponse.com/ Global Healing Response ~ Offers a wealth of prayers, suggested practices and prompts in response to environmental catastrophe, conflict, and other world events.

    https://www.legacylabyrinthproject.org/ Legacy Labyrinth Project ~ Creating global energetic connections through the labyrinth; inspiring active intention sending using the labyrinth via labyrinth activism.

    https://www.clivejohnsonministry.com/ Clive Johnson Ministry ~ Events and offerings aimed at building beloved community, including weekly energy holding vigils and Power of Eight group.

    https://insighttimer.com/cliverj ~ Daily intention holding.

    Impact! Is presented by Ellen Bintz and Clive Johnson. It is produced by Impact Productions.

    Our show content is hosted by Podbean and available from all major podcast platforms.

    Our theme music is by Chris Collins. indiemusicbox.com.

    Our logo artwork is by AltoClassic (Getty Images/istock).

    Contact us via Facebook Messenger from the Impact! Facebook group, or using any of the contact methods mentioned on our websites.

    Impact! www.heartfulimpact.com.

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    22 mins
  • The Power of the Priestesses (Part 2)–Earth Healing and Light Holding with Sabine Engelhardt

    The Power of the Priestesses (Part 2)–Earth Healing and Light Holding with Sabine Engelhardt
    May 11 2024

    In the second part of her conversation with Clive, Earth healer and retreat founder Sabine Engelhardt describes how going off grid involves getting away from romantic ideas about nature. While there's great value just being with nature, we need to get our hands dirty for our intuition to be fully reawakened. Sabine shares her fear that humanity is ill-prepared humanity for changes that are approaching, and calls for a return to simpler ways of living and honing our practical skills to face up to this.

    While we can’t predict timeframes for this change, we reflect on some wake-up calls that suggest that it may come much sooner than many may anticipate, and bring about a need for a radical resetting of the collective consciousness and grounding ourselves.

    Yet, in the spirit of free will intention, we may have considerable leeway in determining the nature of this new existence. We can energetically hold and channel the qualities we wish to see in the societies that emerge. And so it is that the work of the three crones from pre-history that first drew Sabine to Croatia remains as important today as it’s ever been.

    Websites, people and organizations mentioned in this episode:

    Gea Viva, Sabine’s website, giving information about her work and the Gea Viva retreat https://www.geaviva.net/

    Retreats and courses at Gea Viva https://www.geaviva.net/retreats-courses

    Sign up to Sabine’s newsletter on the home page of the Gea Viva website (sign-up form is near the bottom of the page): https://www.geaviva.net/

    Watch a HRT (Croatian television) documentary about Gea Viva and Sabine’s work on Brač: https://youtu.be/jyT17ZHJgqI (with English subtitles).

    Find out about Dr. Masaru Emoto’s experiments with intention and its affect on water crystals at https://masaru-emoto.net/en/science-of-messages-from-water/

    The book mentioned that describes the pre-classical practice of incubation is “Reality” by Peter Kingsley.

    Join us in person for intenton holding:

    https://www.legacylabyrinthproject.org/events-1 ~ Labyrinth Activist Network Zoom calls

    https://insighttimer.com/cliverj ~ Daily intention holding with Clive on Insight Timer.

    Our websites:

    www.heartfulimpact.com/ ~ Our show website.

    https://globalhealingresponse.com/ Global Healing Response ~ Offers a wealth of prayers, suggested practices and prompts in response to environmental catastrophe, conflict, and other world events.

    https://www.legacylabyrinthproject.org/ Legacy Labyrinth Project ~ Creating global energetic connections through the labyrinth; inspiring active intention sending using the labyrinth via labyrinth activism.

    https://www.clivejohnsonministry.com/ Clive Johnson Ministry

    https://insighttimer.com/cliverj ~ Events and offerings aimed at building beloved community, including weekly energy holding vigils and Power of Eight group.

    Impact! Is presented by Ellen Bintz and Clive Johnson. It is produced by Impact Productions.

    Our show content is hosted by Podbean and available from all major podcast platforms.

    Our theme music is by Chris Collins. indiemusicbox.com.

    Our logo artwork is by AltoClassic (Getty Images/istock).

    Contact us via Facebook Messenger from the Impact! Facebook group, or using any of the contact methods mentioned on our websites.

    Impact! www.heartfulimpact.com

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    37 mins
  • A Deep Dive into the US Campus Protests Sparked by the Gaza Conflict

    A Deep Dive into the US Campus Protests Sparked by the Gaza Conflict
    May 9 2024
    In this insightful episode, we explore the recent wave of campus protests across the United States, ignited by the ongoing conflict in Gaza. We delve into student responses to the crisis, specifically looking at campuses of prestigious universities like Columbia University and Yale. We offer a neutral examination of both pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian sentiment rise on US campuses, discussing anti-Semitism, Islamophobia, and Jewish students' perspectives in the context of these movements. We move beyond protest dynamics to scrutinize the underlying demands and motivations, be it calls for institutional divestment or opposition to government policies, and their relationship with the BDS movement. We also shed light on events such as the violence at UCLA, arresting of protest participants, and the resulting impact on education. This episode aims to navigate through the multiple layers of this critical global issue, in our aim to suggest concentrated prayer and intent. This in-depth episode also investigates the intricate balance strived for by university administrations and law enforcement amidst the ongoing protests. Concerns over free speech suppression and rights to peaceful assembly have intensified, along with the unsettling rise in anti-Semitism. The role of law enforcement and the restrictions imposed by university authorities, and their influence on the protest momentum, form an integral part of our discussion. We further delve into the political implications of these protests, examining President Joe Biden's carefully curated response and the increasing pressure for a firmer stance from Republican opponents. As the potential impact on Biden's reelection bid becomes increasingly complex and divisive, the political aspect of these protests intensifies. The response of universities, ranging from negotiation with activists to seeking police enforcement, is also examined. With the escalating trend in anti-Semitic and anti-Islamic hate speech, we confront challenges related to the limits of free speech while pointing out the pressing need for peaceful dialogue. We also discuss the critical role and responsibility universities have in striking a balance between protest allowance and ensuring student safety and uninterrupted education. Suggested intention Deciding what is acceptable, and in accordance with the principle of free speech and the right to protest, and what crosses the line into threatening the safety of others, incites hatred, and puts unreasonable pressure on authorities to maintain order is a difficult judgement for any free society. Given this difficulty, we suggest holding as our intention this week: We will that University presidents, trustees, and others in positions of influence will be guided in their responses to the protests on their campuses. Please join us in holding this. Chapter markers: 00:00:10 Introduction 00:00:17 Host Introduction and Welcome 00:01:19 Focusing on the Protests 00:04:23 Recent Protests at U.S. Campuses 00:07:02 Response to Peaceful Demonstrations 00:10:13 Understanding the Polarization 00:11:05 Addressing Anti-Semitism 00:14:13 Responses from Institutions and Politicians 00:18:15 Why the Situation is Polarized 00:20:49 Balancing Freedom and Responsibility 00:21:23 Holding Intention for Decision-Makers Sources referenced for this episode: https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/biden-faces-pressure-republicans-speak-college-protests/story?id=109833745 https://abcnews.go.com/US/student-protesters-denounce-antisemitism-amid-criticism-pro-palestinian/story?id=109643275 https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/jewish-students-grapple-respond-pro-palestinian-campus-protests-109908307 https://apnews.com/article/gaza-war-campus-protests-966eb531279f8e4381883fc5d79d5466 https://deadline.com/2024/05/saturday-night-live-cold-open-college-protests-1235904688/ https://edition.cnn.com/2024/05/03/world/pro-palestinian-university-protests-worldwide-intl-hnk/index.html https://edition.cnn.com/business/live-news/university-protests-pro-palestinian-israel-05-03-24/index.html https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/editorials/student-protests-in-the-us-campus-and-camp-9310134/ https://theconversation.com/media-coverage-of-campus-protests-tends-to-focus-on-the-spectacle-rather-than-the-substance-229172 https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/4/25/past-student-protests-in-the-us-working-hed https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/5/2/us-university-protests-live-police-ucla-pro-palestine-encampment https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68894386 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68908885 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68919182 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68954382 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-30/brown-students-to-dismantle-tents-unc-arrests-protest-tracker https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/us-campus-protests-ucla-incident-1.7191441 https://www.indiatoday.in/world/...
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    29 mins
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