I would agree with so much of what you say here. As a shamanic practitioner I am, as are other more experienced shamans, aware that we humans face something we cannot affect. We think we hold the answers and the skillset etc etc to create the necessary change, but we can't. To some shamans, earth is going through her own death and dismemberment process. Shamans say the world is populated with meddling discarnates - there is a virtual fog of them - who are affecting and taking over humans on our earth. They won't move to where they are supposed to be, but hang around, driving humanity into insane decisions that we can't change. There are simply too many of them for psychopomp work to deal with. For a long time I've thought most humans are quite simply, insane. Although i don't relate to the reptilian concept, (it's that word 'reptile' - poor reptiles!) I can somehow interpret it as this 'discarnate army'. I wonder what you think about this? We use different words and metaphors to talk about these things but it feels we're talking about the same energy, the same beings. I feel we do our best by just being witnessers of what's happening - not getting involved, preparing ourselves in the way our soul directs us for what is undoubtably to come. Activism seems like a waste of time, and I wouldn't be able to say that on any other forum! It's actually a relief to read your piece! There's so much pressure to 'do something'  - but what can we actually do? Nothing. Thank you for writing this. It's like a light. I am not an Openhander but I am on your mailing list. Keep on saying the unsayable!