The Trayvon Martin Case, as seen through Hermeticism

Hermeticism teaches "As above, so below; as inside, so outside." Hermeticism empowers the self. It says that the world is a reflection of what is inside of us.

Whatever your stance on the outcome of the Trayvon Martin case, one thing is clear: world peace is impossible if we can't even get along with ourselves in our own country. National peace is impossible if we can't get along within our own families. And family peace is impossible if we dislike ourselves, finding lack, fear, hatred, and whatever other ugliness we believe is there (and we are probably wrong about that, by the way).

All we have is ourselves to work with, friends. As long as we blame outside ourselves, whether you blame a race, or a jury, or whatever, it's never going to work. Take responsibility for your little corner of the world. I have said this before and I'll say it again: When Gandhi said, "Be the change you wish to see in the world," he did not mean, "Be a model citizen." He meant that if we see war out there in the world, fix the war within. Collectively, we all might actually be able to do something that way.