Theos-Talk Archives (November 1997 Message tt00144)

I'd like to add emphasis to Dallas Tenbroeck's writing:

>What is it that will remain longest in men's minds -- is it to be
>altruistic nobility, self-sacrifice, or is it to the the might of arms
>born by a "conqueror of men?"
>
>But, again there must be other ideas to share. Dallas

Dear Dallas, can I share your same idea and elucidate on a corner of it?
I too live in the hope that nobilitry, altruism, and self-sacrifice will
survive longer then those who are "conquerors of men". Our theosophical
beliefs, that eventually we'll all be adepts and dhyani chohans, give more
weight to this hope.

Also, to add to this hope, I recently read a weighty but inspiring tome
honoring an archeomysticist I'd never even heard of named Marijas Gimbutas.
This lady reinterpreted some previous findings, and dug further at
archeological sites, mostly in Europe, I think. Her theory is that in
Neolithic times, in what she calls "Old Europe", for thousands of years,
before the Indo European speakers arrived there, Europe was populated by
peaceful, agricultural people. She was led to the conclusion that there was
very little fighting by the fact that the dug up villages had no walls and
moats around them for proctection, and very few weapons. That she believes
that there was such a peaceful civilisation for many centuries, gave me
great hope that humanity was actually capable of such a feat. Of course I
was also pleasantly surprised to find that this civilisation worshipped
godesses, and also that men and women were recognized equally. I have an
idea that the two really go hand in hand. When men and women can live
together in peace, without one pulling rank on the other, so can nations. (I
learned the belief that peace begins within myself, long ago, when Roger
Gemme came to talk to the Paterson (NJ) Lodge.)

But I also decided that since we are beginning to destroy our atomic
weapons, and perhaps will go on from there destroying chemical weapons and
etc., we should take heed from the fact that after many years, this Old
European civilisation was destroyed over time by the invading Indo Europeans
who had learned how to tame and ride horses. The Indo-European "conquerors
of men" won, even though the others evetntually learned to fight back
fiercely. I know this especially from reading about the Celts in France and
Britain, whose priestesses had violent battles with the Romans, before they
were tortured, raped, murdered, and conquered. I think if we ever become
really peaceful, we still have to be on our guard, until we're sure the
entire universe is also such. Meantime, I was very pleased that women were
able to rule over peaceful societies. It's a whole nother lifestyle, which I
think more and more of us are coming to adopt.

Liesel