The Politics of Fear. The Chemistry of Courage

The metaphysical View.

Each moment in a human creature's life contains every feeling in existence .... fear, hate, love, confidence, sadness, joy .... they all come together seeking receptors outside the self that fit the requirements of the specific experience. When someone feels fear and associates it with an outside person, place, event, object or idea, it's symbolic of an inner fear in the psyche. The connection is worth considering as a path to self cognizance.

Those who spook other people have karmic reasons for doing so. Maybe they were frightened out of their wits by others in a previous life, or early on in the current one. Maybe it's the only protection they know as the feeling accompanies them everywhere. Scare first or be scared. Or scare another when scared.
On the other hand, those who express confidence might have triumphed in fearful situations previously. The most important thing to realize is that the distress is always internal as well and might not be directly connected to what a person thinks it is.

Many politicians are very very frightened people. They often have weak identities and are driven by impulses they don't comprehend and can't control. They lack personal will and do what they are told to do, living in a world of crime that they might not have anticipated when they got involved, overtaken by urges for power. The further they go into this world the more imprisoned they get. They use of fear is a top priority in their work and it has even been designed specifically throughout history to maintain their job security. Insecurity mounts with increasing pressure. This is what they induce into the population at large. And the receptors of the mass consciousness take it in. The game has gone on forever.

There are countless variations on the theme. In societies with brutal and oppressive governments the people have karmic lessons dealing with terror and restriction. Those who have freer societies have lessons in that direction. This is the main reason enslavement of the masses by a central tyrannical government is impossible. There are too many ancient lessons of freedom being taught. Far too much diversity. Too many evolutionary stages. Each person's karma leads him to the right birth time and place, and to the right passage of events thereafter.

Since we can't stop the tornadoes or the bombs in their tracks, or control the actions of other people, the best chance for feeling unafraid is to experience some victory over our inner fears. So rather than shrinking and quivering when imagined outside threats come, we can use the terror as motivation to learn courage and discrimination. The techniques for dealing with the real threats are always there. We can learn what to battle and what not to, creating a balance of give and take. An osmosis in our protective membranes can develop encouraging a fulfilled and productive life.
But then, I'm a born opportunist.

The media are the tools of these politicians and the idea that it's worse than it was is false. This has always been the scenario. The Gothic horror that the public has always craved, and maybe there is good reason for it. Maybe this serves to remind people that their own lives are tolerable in contrast. Perhaps the only way they can endure for now. Sometimes people's lives dip into unspeakable real horrors, but mostly they are manageable and there are joys in between the painful contractions. The extremes come and go. And they are geographically selective. They always occur but people survive and recover. It's the in between times that give them the chance to enjoy the goodness of life while building strength to face future difficulties.

Aries and Mars are associated with courage in the birth chart and when these daily fears are aroused one can look to the Aries house and the placement of Mars to find the bravery to face them down. Aries Rising is in good shape. The whole life is strong and protected if the skills are used. Aries in the 2nd house might be protected by their material possessions, a tangible fortress. 3rd house Aries have the strength of their minds to defend themselves against mental manipulation. Aries in the 4th have emotional courage and perhaps strong tribal defenses with family and other close people. The 5th house folks have their creativity to turn to and even their children can help provide the tough barrier to resist the injected dreads. 6th house placements can use their health and sometimes turn to immersion in their work as defense. Daily routines serve these people well as coping mechanisms. 7th house Aries can have brave partners that they trust completely to protect them through danger. Aries 8th house have regenerative abilities, healing well from the wounds, with great skill in handling crisis. The 9th house people can use the power of their faith. Aries in the 10th often have authority figures to help them through the storms and sometimes their own executive skills to manage fear. The people they direct can be a source of strength. In the 11th house, knowledge of a better future can provide the defense along with good people in their lives. And the 12th house Aries have infinite potency to combat fear when they are not indulging in it completely themselves.

When one takes the frightening aspects of a life to heart knowing that they represent the individual's own selves seeking recognition the whole game changes and one becomes the holder of the keys to real freedom.