Archive for October, 2007
David Lynch promises Invincibility to French President Sarkozy
This is an interesting show, featuring various interviews on matters such as the the Collective Conscious. One of the primary topics discussed is David Lynch’s presentation, to French President Sarkozy, of the title of Grand Officer of the Ordre national de la Légion d’honneur. Read the rest of this entry »
Greg Palast Interviews Hugo Chavez
This is some really good investigative reporting on the part of Mr. Palast. It digs deeply into who Hugo Chavez is and what his effect is on the Boulivarian Republic of Venezuela. Read the rest of this entry »
Putting Out the Fire of Anger
Tich Nhat Hanh | Anger
Saving Your House
When someone says or does something that makes us angry, we suffer. We tend to say or do something back to make the other suffer, with the hope that we will suffer less. We think, “I want to punish you, I want to make you suffer because you have made me suffer. And when I see you suffer a lot, I will feel better.”
Many of us are inclined to believe in such a childish practice. The fact is that when you make the other suffer, he will try to find relief by making you suffer more. The result is an escalation of suffering on both sides. Both of you need compassion and help. Neither of you needs punishment. Read the rest of this entry »
City of Delusion
Stay away from me
Build a fortress
And shield your beliefs
Touch the divine
As we fall in line
Can I believe
When I don’t trust
All your theories
Turn to dust
I choose to hide
From the All Seeing Eye
Destroy this City of Delusion
Break these walls down
I will avenge
And justify my reasons
With your blood
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The Untold Truth About Omega-3
Omega-3 fats, an essential fat for human health and well being, are often mis-represented in the health community. Many foods are labeled as if they will fulfill your Omega-3 needs, when, in fact, they have the wrong kind for your body’s needs.
Indeed most of us do not realize that all Omega-3’s are not created equal; the fats derived from animals are far more assimilable than those derived from plants, so it is important to, at the very least, eat some fish or supplement our diets with fish oils, if we choose to abstain from eating meat. The following article illustrates this beautifully.
Beware of Misleading Omega-3 Claims
Dr. Joseph Mercola | Mercola.com
If you’ve been following the positive research on omega-3 fats and have decided to add more of them to your diet, congratulations! You’ve just made an excellent decision for your health, as omega-3 fats are pivotal in preventing heart disease, cancer, and many other diseases.
However, not all omega-3 fats are the same, and the type and source of your omega-3 will make a big difference in the health benefits it provides.
There are three types of omega-3 fats:
- DHA (Docosahexaenoic Acid)
- EPA (Eicosapentaenoic Acid)
- ALA (Alpha-Linolenic Acid)
Past-Life Origins of Mental Abnormalities
From Many Mansions: The Edgar Cayce Story on Reincarnation
by Gina Cerminara
The name of Freud and the term “unconscious mind” are well known today. Many persons, however, are unaware of the fact that Freud’s discovery of the unconscious mind was due to his investigation in hypnosis. It was because hypnotized subjects could recall incidents from their childhood that were completely forgotten in their conscious state that Freud was forced to postulate an unconscious mind to account for the preservation of the otherwise irretrievable material. Freud later abandoned hypnosis as a clinical technique because it proved unsatisfactory in many cases, and proceeded to develop other methods of exploring the unconscious depths. But hypnosis must nonetheless be regarded as the parent of psychoanalysis.
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Another Earth Found? Virtually the same conditions as our Planet…
The “second earth,” 1.5x the size of Earth, has simmilar temperature range as our planet, though its years are only 13 days. It is located about 20 Light Years away from our planet, in the constellation Libra. It was found orbiting a star named Gliese 581.
‘Second Earth’ found, 20 light years away
Scientists have discovered a warm and rocky “second Earth” circling a star, a find they believe dramatically boosts the prospects that we are not alone.
The planet is the most Earth-like ever spotted and is thought to have perfect conditions for water, an essential ingredient for life. Researchers detected the planet orbiting one of Earth’s nearest stars, a cool red dwarf called Gliese 581, 20 light years away in the constellation of Libra.
Measurements of the planet’s celestial path suggest it is 1½ times the size of our home planet, and orbits close to its sun, with a year of just 13 days. The planet’s orbit brings it 14 times closer to its star than Earth is to the sun. But Gliese 581 burns at only 3,000C, half the temperature of our own sun, making conditions on the planet comfortable for life, with average ground temperatures estimated at 0 to 40C. Researchers claim the planet is likely to have an atmosphere. The discovery follows a three-year search for habitable planets by the European Southern Observatory at La Silla in Chile.
“We wouldn’t be surprised if there is life on this planet,” said Stephane Udry, an astronomer on the project at the Geneva Observatory in Switzerland.
Two years ago, the same team discovered a giant Neptune-sized planet orbiting Gliese 581. A closer look revealed the latest planetary discovery, along with a third, larger planet that orbits the star every 84 days. The planets have been named after their star, with the most earthlike called Gliese 581c. The team spotted the planet by searching the “habitable zone”.
Every Day is Exactly the Same (Studio Cut)
Lyrics by Trent Reznor
I believe I can see the future
Cause I repeat the same routine
I think I used to have a purpose
But then again
That might have been a dream
I think I used to have a voice
Now I never make a sound
I just do what I’ve been told
I really don’t want them to come around
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Swans: Blood Promise
Lyrics by Michael Gira
When silence falls
And light remains
And time is born
Beneath the sun
I’ll hide your name.
Inside a word
And paint your eyes
With false perception
And I feel your mind
In everything
And every breath
Destroys a sound.
And I will follow
A false sensation.
And I’ll always believe.
Your blood promise
And every breath.
I stole from you
And I never will see
Your perfect body
And you never have spoken
An unclear word
And I’ll never betray
Your blood promise
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Ayahuasca and The Dark Prince Archetype
Tori Amos is an artist who has, for many years, resonated very deeply with me on many levels. Ever since I found that there’s much more to her music than most of the other musicians, I’ve managed to learn a great deal from her work. Indeed, I discovered that many of our definitive experiences are strikingly simmilar and we share many of the same feelings towards certain aspects of life.
Today’s article isn’t about me or Tori, however; it is about the things that we are passionate about discovering in ourselves and those around us. It is about the exploration of the deepest darkest parts of the psyche that seldom see the light of day. It is about feeding our spirit the pure, raw, milk and honey that it has been craving, but never knew to ask for.
Excerpted from Piece by Piece by Tori Amos
During [Boys for] Pele I really started to explore the Dark Prince archetype. It’s one that a lot of men have been able to explore, from Jim Morrison on down to Trent Reznor, and I felt it was calling me. With my religious upbringing I felt I really needed to discover that. It was different from the Magdalene essence. I’d been studying her for a long time, and she was a muse. But I needed to access the Dark Prince in myself, instead of pulling in men who had access to it. But that was yet to come.
I was courting demon lovers at the time, but I didn’t know who the real Demon Lover was. I knew I needed to initiate myself. So I went to Hawaii by myself and began that quest. I worked with a woman, a shaman, who was reputed to know how to take you on a spiritual journey by uncovering things you were avoiding in your view of yourself. While I was in Hawaii, locals were talking about the goddess Pele in a way that I had heard of, but so distantly; it wasn’t something that was in my framework like the greek goddesses or the Norse or the Celts. Eventually I began to see, not a malevolence, but–through Pele, Kali, and Sekhmet, a few of the dark goddesses–I was really beginning to discover anger. I didn’t know how to contain it yet.
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