This epic fantasy, set in a fully inhabited world of different climates and medieval governments, is a very rich and engaging immersion for those who like the genre. It is based on the book series called The Song of Ice and Fire, consisting of five published novels (A Game of Thrones, Bantam Books, 1996; A Clash of Kings, Bantam Books, 1999; A Storm of Swords, Bantam Books, 2000; A Feast for Crows, Bantam Books, 2005; A Dance with Dragons, Bantam Books, 2011) with two more in the works (The Winds of Winter, forthcoming/Bantam Books; A Dream of Spring, forthcoming/Bantam Books). So far, the HBO series has produced the very popular Seasons One and Two, the former now available on DVD.

The general plot involves a colossal worldwide battle, involving at least seven sub-kingdoms and other free lands, to regain the rulership of a primary throne that would rule over all. When the King of all the lands, Robert Baratheon, is killed (murdered?), various rivals clash for his Iron Throne. His older brother Stannis, his younger brother Renly, his widowed queen Cersei, her bastard son Joffrey, the newly-voted-in King-of-the-North Robb Stark, and the last remaining offspring of dragon-blooded ruling clan, Daenerys Targaryen, are all vying for the top position. Meanwhile, some shrewd characters such as the clever dwarf Tyrion ("the Imp"), the pragmatic advisor Littlefinger, and the spunky noble daughter Arya fill in many roles and important elements in the fictional but believable world of Westeros. In fact, the intrigue, layers, plethora of characters (too many to mention), wit, and very human traits of the major and minor characters that clash against a fantasy background of murderous rejuvenated dead people (wights), blue-eyed monsters (white walkers), dragons, and sorceress-born shadow figures make these episodes very entertaining and deep.

One of the most satisfying delights for me isn't the X-rated soft porn, or the high production values of sets and costumes, or even the richness of the endless march of new characters, but the terrific grasp of the way power is wielded in medieval feudal government. Loyalty ("leal"), bannermen, knighthood, honor, patrilineage (inheritance through the male bloodline), court intrigue, favors, and punishments all crystallize the way in which a single family must rule over a geographically broad kingdom. Don't get me wrong! I love the dragons and special effects. But, in my view, only "I Claudius", the PBS special of years past about the twisted and murderous clan of Romans who ruled the Empire after Caesar, measured up to the sheer intelligent entertainment of this show.

The author, GRRM, a science fiction writer and former Hollywood scriptwriter (Twilight Zone, Beauty and the Beast, etc.), has been called the American Tolkien, likening this epic to The Lord of the Rings because of its sweep, depth, and three-dimensional characters. In my opinion, the opus is so fully fleshed out and well written that it deserves literary recognition and whatever awards this industry might bestow. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

Do you not know this?  Do you think you are invisible, or plain, or not shiny?  Do you see yourself as low, hapless, forgotten?  Have you felt that the world does not need you, and that sometimes, maybe, it might be good if you were gone?

Ha!  What falsehood, for you are a key ingredient in the world at this time.  Your vibration is meant to contribute, to be present, to partake, and to structure the moment.  If you, and similar others, were to blink out of being, how the world would change!  It is false, false, false to feel unrecognized, to despair.

And so we say, come.  Come into this light.  Come into this moment - this moment that is created for you, and that you have created.  Be still in this moment, and as you are, take in as many feelings, as many vibes, as many bits of information about it as you can manage.  And, as you are receiving, play with it. 

Turn the energy around, and send a little out.  Send out a smile, a wise word, a gesture.  Send out love from your heart, or prayers.  Send out a question.  Make your question meaningful, and send it out to the airwaves.  Ask, and ye shall receive.  Be in a modality of openness, of receptivity, for if you have sent out a question, surely the universe has felt this, and will in time provide an answer, or a meaning, or some thing or bit of information that clarifies.  Send out a wish.  This wish can be a dearly held and long yearning.  Send it out again, even if it has not yet been fulfilled.

Practice!  Try sending for a smaller wish.  See if that's granted.  See if you encounter soon the next bit of your desire.  Play with this.  You are the creator; you are something, not nothing.  The universe hears and responds at all times.

Finally, send out love.  Heart energy, radiating.  Send it out to those who haven't given.  Send it out to those who have always given.  Send it out to the very young, to the very old.  Send it to those who suffer.  Your love is healing; they will know, they will feel it.  Something will trigger a memory in them, or a reminder.  In stillness, in quietude, in personal space, and in the moment of doing nothing, as it were, you can manifest all.

Come into the light, and be.