Raising Birthrates

I recently watched a westerner’s view of China’s dropping birthrates. He didn’t speak to any causes or solutions – just looked at school closure prevalence data. Naturally, being a westerner, he blamed everything on the bugaboo “communism” which is farthest from the truth. Facts are that birthrates are dropping all over the world though in some places faster than others.

Here are several ideas, thoughts, considerations, and concerns those in political power might entertain. This essay explores these ideas – none of which are really happening today that I know of- even in Italy where children are overall adored.

If you want to boost birthrates – you need to publicly boost the whole process of romancing, intimacy and foreplay, birthing, maternal and paternal postpartum conditions, the preschool family unit, the school family unit, and each lineage’s feeling of success- from the mother’s perspective especially which until now, has largely been excluded.

 As the global economy has focused on outside threats and powers – whilst suppressing individual egos with emasculating wars as troops s are intentionally hazed and “broken”, then need to spend effort and attention on their wounds from killing and being nearly killed, then focusing wo(e)-men on healing, and nursing said wounds, they are rescuing – instead of flourishing.

Men have recklessly mined from Her underground and taken without permission or thanks, that is until now.

A craving for measurable productivity focuses on the ends – not the means. Inner earth resources unfortunately are limited – unlike what goes on at Her surface. And yet, common elements can be combined into raw earths.

While She, Gaia, will always replenish sun, water, plants, and animals, plastics and minerals take a much longer time- millions of years, to decay and regenerate.

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If you’re serious about changing the sobering facts of infertility, it will take changes in society to do it.

Society must cater, that is shift gears and provide special attention and public marketing to support, all our most prolific members’ needs and wants. Prolific = pro-lif(e)-ic.

This can be considered in several ways.  Because I’m not favoring any particular demography, I’ll start by considering what in general must be present, fertility concerns from the lens of a child living in the world, from considerations of traditional (tropical) astrology, and weave in my ideas for “souk kingdom”.

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Children are put off by loud, scary beings, harsh lighting, and sharp edges –basically anything of negative “Feng Shui”. So, limit these in external public life.

Especially in child-centric areas, have more green carpets and plants growing by fragrant round fountains- like the latter found all throughout Italy.

Let kids design logos for ‘magenta media’. Feed in all the ideas to the AI and come out with a composite. Each child’s contribution will be thus validated.

Or let the kids pick the best parts themselves. Even the smallest contribution counts. You could give 10 AI the ideas from all the children, and they’d make completely different composites – just as different groups of hu(e)-man children would.

Reduce the amount of screen time to a minimum. Have life become hands- on for everybody.

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Let areas on public transportation and spaces be set aside specifically for pregnant women and those with small children with pictures above showing a baby developing inside her in four stages- including in the first 2 months- and then when they’re clinging to her.

These seats and the ground in front right near the entrance or exit points, as they often are now in the US; are magenta color-coded (like everything else that supports this facet of existence).

Have baby-changing stations in all the bathrooms – not just wo(mb)-men’s. Instead of ‘handicapped toilets’ per se and necessarily, let there be ‘mother’s toilets’ where she can bring them all in (I know they have some of these in the US already – but I haven’t seen them anywhere else).

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The most fertile signs in astrology are those with suns Pisces, Scorpio, and Cancer or those signs in the fifth house. These signs in particular are known for their fecundity. With these fifth houses – their first and ninth houses are also (generally) in water signs.

First house is ‘personality’, ninth is ‘higher’ education- including information about spiritual laws and principles – at a young age.

So, if you want more babies, let society mirror these personalities to provide more romantic and child-friendly venues that resonate with favorable conditions.

Provide ‘higher ed’ experiences beyond the intimate emotional, mental, and physical home and neighborhood family collective where an individual feels seen, heard, and publicly supported.

These issues must be addressed for both men and wo(mb)-men separately as both members are part of any fertility “solution” and they are part of the problem in different ways.

(Naturally where you have a plethora of children, dial up other signs interests and strengths. There’s no need to “take away”. That leads to a sense of betrayal – fifteen years later, you’ll be back at the same scenario wondering what went wrong.)

Publicly support anything relaxing or playful like paid off days which again is US reality for many- make it for all without exceptions.

Reward collectives regularly for even making baby steps towards increase fertility. Get the issue into the public eye.

Advertise institutions that serve it alongside in association, talk about it directly or indirectly, mostly to celebrate it.

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With all water signs, Mars is both day and night ‘rulers’ of all the water signs Cancer, Scorpio, and Pisces.

Mars moves you to act and make choices. Our intensity and passion are a gauge for how healthy it is. Motives will be ‘cleaner’ when there’s less pressure, quotas, and unnecessary stress.

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Water signs are the “juiciest”. They often don’t need “special measures” because they’re already doing them.

For example, Cancers naturally love to focus and nurture – especially small and large (but still receptive) children. They like to emotionally engage with activities.

So to support them – provide ample daycare, staffed by those of the persuasion. They’ll have more kids first. Their friends will follow – even the dry ones.

Have daycares in all places where wo(mb)-men regularly go to such as markets, places of “work”, and places of recreation. In the latter, mom gets into at-one-ment using, head (eyes), hands and heart together for her own pleasure – not where someone is doing something to her nor is she doing something for another.

Though a massage would be nice too… especially for aching feet!

Because Cancers understand the value of healthy cuisine, have participating restaurants offer a healthy family option – delineated with our magenta ‘logo’ with clean organic food, probably ‘three sisters’ and fruit.

These aren’t significant sources for microplastics, PFAS, POPs, and other apex predator accumulated toxins.

A pregnant mom and want-to-be dads shouldn’t eat those with meats with fat – so avoid eating meats of carnivores- especially tuna and pork which are actually (frightened) chimeras of all those they’ve ingested before.

In the animal world, gorilla mom feeds her baby fruits and greens chewed several times by her teeth and softened with (proteinaceous) saliva as well as nursing.

Elephants, horses, cows, goats, and sheep are all vegetarian; they eat grass. Grain is digested by ruminant stomachs.

Man uses yeast and heat. Bread is a delicate meat-equivalent sponge of DNA umami before it goes into the oven.

With this diet alone, baby grows to adulthood.

NIH studies have proven that pregnant and lactating mothers aren’t adversely affected (at all) by a vegetarian, even vegan diet -one filled with raw or uncooked greens. Grains give us sugars (brain food). Bread gives us in addition yeast’s nucleic acids which can be used for cell growth.

It’s a known fact that previously infertile wo(mb)-man, once they’ve adopted or gotten a puppy, can often conceive once they’ve relaxed and started playing. It takes a few months but I’ve seen it happen. Have puppies to love on.

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Scorpios love being detectives, seeing what’s ‘behind’ a façade, sex and intimacy. They are keenly aware of body chemistry. Their eyes are especially sensitive to sexual innuendos. They get turned on quite easily – including getting boners, which until now has been shamed.

For the young males and females hoping to conceive, wear more loose and baggy clothing.Let the body breathe – and if oops, you get a boner, few will notice.

Wear sustainable fibers like linen, cotton, hemp, wool, and silk. On Fridays wear your homemade clothes; maybe they’ll attract someone who resonates with your color palate along with any badges you’ve earned from your experiences at the ‘Souk school and adult community collective’!

Get rid of scratchy (mined) plastics (nylon, combustible viscose, and polyesters which melt burning onto your skin if you accidentally touch a candle).

Loosen your belts. Leather is a sustainable commodity BTW, unlike spandex and Gortex-like fabrics.

In places where there are still children being born, set up the first ‘Souk schools’ and “Sex and intimacy Venues”. Intimacy and foreplay take time and practice. With both, sex gets better and better- and juicier, which increases your chances of conceiving. Let ‘outcomes’ happen with her 50% of the time on top. (She actually doesn’t like it – and feels very naked…)

A “Sex Venue” can even be a tourist attraction so a note for planners – leave plenty of parking.

Let those who’ve been brought up with near-complete sterility in their lives, with parents who rarely touch aside from some quick peck on the cheek, have a chance to experience quiet soft speech and caressing.

Highlight a ‘kama sutra’ position of the week.

Scorpios also love being detectives. Set up treasure hunts and cryptic quests.

There’s a saying that Scorpios hang together – let them find each other!

Feed the process of love-making; the results will happen effortlessly.

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Pisces like to daydream; some like to write. They love story-telling and puppets.

Unless they’ve a particularly outgoing personality, they’re never really all there. They often ‘see’ spiritual elements.

And they like to relax deeply.

They love soft music, slow dancing to slow soft beats, and gentle water immersion.

So far, these activities have mostly been supported by drinking an alcoholic libation or two and taking mind-expanding drugs. This is (only?) necessary in a dog-eat-dog world focusing solely on 3D tangible success. So while helpful, especially at first, can probably be lessened later.

Meanwhile offer mild alcoholic beverages at large, especially on weekends. Legalize (mild) entheogenics. Let minds expand and dream. Have public-protected quiet ‘napping’ areas.

(I got a visual atypical migraine writing this essay –probably from the high contrast Word document background, so needed to take a time out. I am reminded too of practicing “Nadi Shodanan” – alternate nostril breathing which seemed to help it resolve more quickly.)

Have areas set up for quiet contemplation. Instead of barbecue pits, have places for easels and quiet sections for meditation. Set up immersion baths with purified rose-scented waters; in the summer have “slip and slides” – recycled water-fueled slippery runs.

Let the individual feral self be witnessed and validated. Set up public dances under the full moon wearing togas.

Bring back the shamans to bless the land before applying ANY spades to Her. When you ‘ask permission’ and give thanks, you’ll be surprised – She’ll give you even better ideas than the ones you first had.

Pisces, and young children, love to take their shoes (and clothes) off. Let there be plenty of places where shoes are removed to let toes connect to the earth with a ‘barefoot walk’. Could be part of the ‘oxygen’ palace.

This is not some labyrinth where you walk a tight convoluted (stress-inducing) path and then end up one step away from where you started – but to a more distant exit that returns to via a path that is uniquely lovely, ~effortless and scenic – like a monorail or similar shuttle service. There’s a foot washing station at the end and a spritz of purified water scented with lavender, mint and rosemary.

Let them bring or buy, their own designated towels.

After childbearing, both/all family members are changed. We aren’t stagnant even though our exterior circumstances might seem to be.

Each child/family member brings their own joie-de-vive and outlook that broadens each other parent (and sibling) uniquely. You can see how precisely, in your astrologic chart analysis- or just accept it is there, of course.

Instead of sending parents on quests to get special accommodation for their uniquely gifted and neurodivergent children who are “failing” as it is the sad reality in many places today, may it come to pass that their strengths are their focus.

Children will learn more, become wiser, and more confident as they are educated in useful and tangible vocabulary and skill-sets. Set up “Souk schools” in areas where there are young adults and children already -first. There success will speak for itself.

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Let children, sex, and fecundity be especially celebrated in the years when Jupiter is in these signs as Jupiter rules the concept of expansion, fruitfulness, and joviality.

During these “Jubilee” years, have special intimacy and child-centric parades, promotions, and festivities. Have more parties all around. Let there be special events with aphrodisiac and finger foods at the “SK Sex Venue”.

(If naming sex makes you queasy, you’ve been brainwashed that sex is bad and dirty. This is information – for you. Search your family’s threads for how this natural part of life got specifically toxified. Then forgive them – they were abiding by a king’s rules – in order not to kill or be killed. Some factions are still living as if this is reality today, when in fact for the vast majority, it isn’t true.)

You’ll see your populace is overall enhanced by these activities.

More happy people doing what they l’Ove, is going to bring further success.

But for those who’ve been systematically suppressed, be patient while they bloom.

(L’Ove is anything that genuinely supports one’s inner Orphic egg of mission and reason for incarnation. This includes our physical legacy of children AND our creative lasting tangible works with our hands which we make for ourselves – and then those we l’Ove.)

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Make intimacy and lovemaking, in its many forms, become part of the staple of life. Have more pictures of people touching shoulders, holding hands, picnics, and lightening a collective’s load –as each member pitches in to help the other.

As we know, there are many “love languages”. Celebrate them on billboards; meanwhile get rid of pharmaceutical ads which are otherwise today’s only examples of couples and families being together when we’re sick or ill.

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For those cultures where women have been particularly maligned, where female babies in particular were disposable, such as in India and China – and where denouncing one’s parents lead to their imprisonment and sometimes death, being a parent is particularly daunting. Words can’t be taken back but reframed into the lineage’s bigger picture. Judgements are for G-d to make.

Be willing to let those go who repeatedly slander, betray, or otherwise wound.

Fear lurks deeply in those lineage’s collective consciousness; procreation has been shut down by ~methylation(created by unoxygenated anaerobic gas- produced by emotionally swampy conditions especially).

Here special amends to those groups directly and indirectly affected by past practices are due. People not directly affected learned by their example – and shut down as well. They are afraid to hear themselves because they’ve never been caught doing beautiful things.

Let women sing.

Admit the ancestors were wrong – yet forgive them too. They were living in and under His delusional harsh laws. He didn’t know anything about Her wisdom and power.

While you can conceive with just the man doing his thing while she lies there passive, when both parties mutually entwine, warm, breathe together without further merging, chemistries align even more favorably.

Retailers know that those feeling generous spend more. This is an essential part of my thesis about adding a ‘souk school and adult collective center’. Everyone benefits – and is generally happier. Actual desire will kindle again – but based on inner beauty and alignment as well as outer rather than sex appeal and a 2 minute timer.

Community must offer non-sexualized opportunities to meet. The ‘Adult Community Collective’ does just that. As a place of loosely affiliated workshops, inevitably aligned people will more naturally meet. Chemistry blooms; it can’t be rushed.

Meanwhile allow her complete sentences when she speaks.

Never interrupt or look away when it’s her turn. Give her the same attention you’d give your boss – and as she gives you, and with complete best behavior responses – so baby learns it’s here to speak in sentences and will have opportunities to gain sentience.

That i added to sentence makes all the difference.

Have the other voice on speaker phone, so children- and fetus, which hears everything on some level, know mom isn’t just talking to herself or taking orders.

Give granular consistency to sensory reality. Reproducible experiences in your everyday world. Hand out looking glasses.

Visit the places where you personally associate with higher birthrates. Go to the one you thought first of – there you’ll learn about an aspect of fertility which is unlike anything you’ll see in the west- ever. It’s up to you to bring it back – and share, especially if that’s your lineage.

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Visit India and learn how to increase your Ojas.

Ojas are our sweet light that lifts and cascades over us when we have it. It is sweeter than any nectar. Ojas springs out of our living center from having a light heart. And from gonads when we’ve received our version of optimal blessing-a thing we hear from others.  Ojas relates to our Father’s divine will for us using our holy corpuscle, Her, to be both creation and creator. With Ojas, we can be, channel, our multi-handed G-ddess-self.

(I know our G-ddess self ‘feels like a little g’ but really it’s a big G. And it doesn’t matter which sex or gender you are in your flesh meat body!)

May our earth again bloom.