Cempaka Culture and Tourism: History museum offers glimpse of the past

"The Recalibration of Awareness – Apr 20/21, 2012 (Kryon channeled by Lee Carroll) (Subjects: Old Energy, Recalibration Lectures, God / Creator, Religions/Spiritual systems (Catholic Church, Priests/Nun’s, Worship, John Paul Pope, Women in the Church otherwise church will go, Current Pope won’t do it), Middle East, Jews, Governments will change (Internet, Media, Democracies, Dictators, North Korea, Nations voted at once), Integrity (Businesses, Tobacco Companies, Bankers/ Financial Institutes, Pharmaceutical company to collapse), Illuminati (Started in Greece, with Shipping, Financial markets, Stock markets, Pharmaceutical money (fund to build Africa, to develop)), Shift of Human Consciousness, (Old) Souls, Women, Masters to/already come back, Global Unity.... etc.) - (Text version)

“… The Shift in Human Nature

You're starting to see integrity change. Awareness recalibrates integrity, and the Human Being who would sit there and take advantage of another Human Being in an old energy would never do it in a new energy. The reason? It will become intuitive, so this is a shift in Human Nature as well, for in the past you have assumed that people take advantage of people first and integrity comes later. That's just ordinary Human nature.

In the past, Human nature expressed within governments worked like this: If you were stronger than the other one, you simply conquered them. If you were strong, it was an invitation to conquer. If you were weak, it was an invitation to be conquered. No one even thought about it. It was the way of things. The bigger you could have your armies, the better they would do when you sent them out to conquer. That's not how you think today. Did you notice?

Any country that thinks this way today will not survive, for humanity has discovered that the world goes far better by putting things together instead of tearing them apart. The new energy puts the weak and strong together in ways that make sense and that have integrity. Take a look at what happened to some of the businesses in this great land (USA). Up to 30 years ago, when you started realizing some of them didn't have integrity, you eliminated them. What happened to the tobacco companies when you realized they were knowingly addicting your children? Today, they still sell their products to less-aware countries, but that will also change.

What did you do a few years ago when you realized that your bankers were actually selling you homes that they knew you couldn't pay for later? They were walking away, smiling greedily, not thinking about the heartbreak that was to follow when a life's dream would be lost. Dear American, you are in a recession. However, this is like when you prune a tree and cut back the branches. When the tree grows back, you've got control and the branches will grow bigger and stronger than they were before, without the greed factor. Then, if you don't like the way it grows back, you'll prune it again! I tell you this because awareness is now in control of big money. It's right before your eyes, what you're doing. But fear often rules. …”

Saturday, December 29, 2007

History museum offers glimpse of the past

The Jakarta Post, Jakarta

The Jakarta History Museum in West Jakarta was crowded on Wednesday afternoon with hundreds of children and adults, mostly students, enjoying relics of the past.

More than 300 children and about 120 adults registered within three hours after the museum opened at 9 a.m.

Arif, a second-year junior high school student, said he and his two classmates had come all the way from Cakung, East Jakarta, as part of their school homework.

"We come to this place to do an assignment about city history," he said.

"But we also want to enjoy ourselves here during the holiday. It's good to refresh our minds," he added.

Faisal, another student, said that he liked the museum because he could learn about history.

"This is my third visit here," he said.

The Cakung teenager said he would come to the museum more often if he lived closer.

Ican, a museum ticket-seller, said he was not expecting so many people to come Wednesday.

"I thought people would visit the museum on the weekend," he said.

On average, the museum records around 200 visitors daily.

Ican said most of the visitors were school students learning about the capital's history.

"Besides, they are now enjoying a long holiday," he said.

To deal with the large number of visitors, the museum management has deployed all of its six guides to explain about the relics on display. These include old maps and Betawi traditional art and cultural objects, such as a musical instrument called a tanjidor.

Daniel, one of the guides, said he usually assists foreign tourists.

"We are overwhelmed with the number of students coming today so I am helping the other five guides," he said.

He said many school students were interested in a cell in the museum, which had served as a women's prison. Unfortunately, the cell is not open to the public because it is under renovation.

The Jakarta History Museum was established in 1974. The building initially served as Jakarta's City Hall, beginning in 1627 during the Colonial Period.

The museum opens Tuesday to Sunday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., and is closed on national holidays.

The entrance fee is Rp 2,000 (US 22 cents) for adults and Rp 600 for students.

Located at Fatahillah Square in Old Town, it displays archeological treasures such as old coins from the Colonial Period, paintings by famous Indonesian artist Raden Saleh, and unique ceramics from the 17th and 18th century.

There are two other museums in the area: the Puppet Museum and the Ceramics Museum.(ewd)