Cempaka Culture and Tourism: Outdated version of history remains today's reference

"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, January 26, 2008

Outdated version of history remains today's reference

Angela Dewan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta

At the National History Museum beneath the National Monument (Monas) in Central Jakarta, hundreds of schoolchildren from Central Java were told a particular version of history portraying former president Soeharto as a symbol of strength and benevolence. On the same day, the former president was still lying weakly in a Jakarta hospital.

The museum exhibits dioramas that span from prehistoric Indonesia until 1992, when Soeharto made a plea for peace and stability at the Tenth Conference for the Non-Aligned Movement.

The exhibition glorifies the military in its fight for independence. Of the 13 dioramas that contain information from during Sukarno's presidency, his name is mentioned only twice whereas the military is praised in five of the 13 dioramas.

The museum was founded by Soeharto himself. Founding president Sukarno began construction of the National Monument in 1961, however, it was Soeharto who finished the construction in 1975 and was in the position to then create the museum.

The museum usually attracts at least 500 visitors on weekdays and 10,000 visitors during school holidays. The museum records Indonesia's history only until 1992, six years prior to the fall of the Soeharto government, which is given no mention.

The year 1965 is ignored, except for the murder of the seven generals in an attempted coup blamed on the communists. Nothing is mentioned about the alleged massacre of at least 500,000 people, according to the most conservative estimate. Other reports say two million alleged communists and communist sympathizers were killed in the period following the failed coup.

The museum also only mentions the 1966 student movement, while the 1974, 1978 and 1998 student protests against Soeharto receive no mention.

"What content we can use depends on the policies of the government," says Ageng Darimintono, the deputy head of administration at Monas. "The government has power over the museums, especially the National Monument because it is such a powerful source of information."

Indri, a junior high school teacher from Central Java, said, "I think the museum is very useful for my students. I don't think they should talk about killings because it is just a rumor that they happened."

After the 1998 reformasi, the contents of history books for schoolchildren have been the center of an ongoing debate. The contents of the museum, however, remain outdated and inaccurate.

Ageng remains hopeful. "Last year there was a seminar in Bogor aimed at redesigning the dioramas in this museum. It is under the ministers for education, and tourism and culture. They want to give information about what happened in 1965."

Ageng believes that it may be possible to exhibit the information should Soeharto pass away.

As Soeharto lies in the hospital, some students and activists protest about alleged killings throughout the 32 years of his rule, while others continue to visit the National History Museum.

Ageng awaits the opportunity for change. "We would like to make this monument something to be proud of."