Yesterday, September 22, 2011 (“9/22”), the U.S. and other stock markets were “gathered to its people.” The Dow sank 391 points (3.5 percent). The Nasdaq plummeted about 82 points (3.25 percent).
The phrase, “gathered to his people,” occurs in the Bible.
“Abraham breathed his last and died in a good old age, an old man and full of years, and was gathered to his people.” (Genesis 25: 8)
“Aaron shall be gathered to his people…” (Numbers 20: 24)
“When Jacob finished charging his sons, he drew up his feet into the bed, and breathed his last, and was gathered to his people.” (Genesis 49: 33)
According to Emanuel Swedenborg, after our first few “days” in the afterlife we associate increasingly with “our people.” We mingle with those like ourselves: “our people.” We are “gathered to our people.”
So, if you have been one of the blatant liars increasingly noticed lately, you are gathered to other liars. Then, for a period beyond time, you and your lying ilk all lie to each other, for purposes of personal gain. Call it “cut-throat island.”
On the other hand, if you are the sort who likes to hang out and laugh it up, you too are “gathered to your people.” Then, for a period beyond time, you and your jovial pals are all yucking it up. Call it “endless laughs.”
“Gathered to his people” does not necessarily mean your relatives. Perhaps you can’t stand your relatives and have little in common with them. In that case, you do not associate in the afterlife.
And now the stock market also has been gathered to its people. Not so long ago, early in 2009, the Dow had been at about 6500. Then Ben Bernanke lowered rates to almost zero and he began printing dollars by the ton. Bank savings paid almost nothing so many people parked their dough in the stock market. Also huge amounts of newly-printed dollars had to go someplace, so they too journeyed to Wall Street.
But now, Ben Bernanke says he won’t be printing a ton of new dollars (“Quantitative easing”). At first, people didn’t believe Bernanke. (“Naw, he’s just saying that.”) But as of “9/22” (September 22, 2011), it begins to look like Bernanke indeed won’t be running the printing presses as before. And so, the stock market has been gathered to its people.
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