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Now we are pleased with the progress you have made
in focusing your attention on your heart center and allowing source to fill you with source energy
vibrations of love, passion peace and joy
we are pleased with your focus on gratitude and your ability to feel appreciation for what is
we are pleased with your ability to accept all that is with non-judgement
and to experience unwanted thoughts with detachment
yes
this is all very necessary in your realization of who you truly are and we are pleased with the progress you have and continue to make moment to moment
let your heart be at peace knowing that your commitment and desire for this process
will continue leading you down the correct path
for no decision you can make will bring you apart from the love and guidance of source
you are divinely protected indeed
and the more you realize that the easier your journey will be
for stress, as you know, is optional completely
your attention to love, thoughts and feelings of love
and your continued practice of what we have given you will bring you the freedom from conditioned thinking you deserve
the abundant life you most desire
and the rewards of living a life of light
that is bestowed among the most enlightened of you
yes
you become more enlightened by being your true self
being the extension of source that you truly are
letting go of social conventions that do not align with your true nature the essence of love
and allowing your self to truly unfold as your heart’s desires dictate
yes
this is your map to unfolding
and let your heart be the guide to seeking, moving and having your being in love
for the wisdom is there
the wisdom and connection the omnipotence
omniscience and omnipresence of source
is all within that heart center
yes
this is your nature
for source is equally present everywhere
and your connection to source is best experienced through the vibrations of love best interpreted from your heart center

yes
and so it is

- Morning stream of consciousness writing from John Stringer

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If you haven’t heard of Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros I recommend that you take some time and watch the video on the right–you will not be disappointed.  And, if you’re down, this will bring you up. Way up.

Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros’ homepage | myspace | Tiny Desk Concert | KCRW Session (→)

So is there a place in your life for rituals or prayers or meditation?

There isn’t a particular time I set aside. There are times I will go to a gurudwara and pay my respects. If I am in Rome I may walk into a church. If I am close to a Hindu temple, I will walk in as well. But the place is largely immaterial. What they all do is to give me a space where I can get in touch with my inner self. And what moves me in those places are not the images on the walls, but the faith of the people around. Those vibrations are very powerful, very empowering.

Organized religions have a very important place in society, because it gives people a sense of community, of belonging. Besides, people don’t have to waste too much of their time thinking out the mysteries of the cosmos. A belief system is given to you, you believe in it, you practice it, it’s all fine. 

Also, the rituals of organized religion are so beautiful. The ceremonies of birth, marriage, death. It’s like a beautifully written script perfected over the centuries. It’s moving and touching. If you don’t believe in a religion and you die, what do people do? They have to invent a ceremony. If you get married, you have to invent vows. If you have children you have to find a way to organize a naming ceremony. All this is done for you by religions. There is a great beauty and convenience to that. Not everyone wants the job of wondering about the universe and there is nothing wrong with that.

But for me, it could not work. I really wanted to know. Is there cause and effect, is there rebirth and karma, and so on. So the quest went on.

“Music has a way of carrying these divine vibrations…

but music has to be divine also… it communicates… 

that discretion only comes only after Realization…

what you enjoy there is the vibrations…

you feel the cool vibrations, and you start enjoying it…

these cool vibrations they sooth you down…

good music carries the waves of vibrations…”

Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi

Ok, so I am learning my first lesson in “journalistic” integrity. I have been publicly outed as being an idiot (although, many already knew this). In an effort to post new and relevant information as I become aware of it, I have failed to heed the ever true dictum: don’t believe everything you read. And so, as a product of rushing to post the link below (re: Neil Young) as soon as possible after receiving it, I failed to realize that I had been duped. But, no excuses.

If it weren’t for a dear friend of mine, I don’t know how long it would have been until I had realized that, in fact, I am sucker.  Moreover, in his proclamation that I had been misinformed, the pure joy he took in being the bearer of bad news was palpable, even if we are separated by an ocean. Indeed, the interwebs keep us connected, but are oh so cruel.

There are no excuses for blindly following or being complacent in one’s consumption of information. As a student working towards a PhD, I should know better than to disseminate erroneous information. And so, congratulations TW–even from across the pond you can break my balls. Now, let me join in the public mockery of my efforts–no censoring, deleting, or trying to cover up my mistakes (the original post follows), but rather, let us enjoy the product of sheep!

Very humbly,

adam

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So, right on the heals of Dylan’s Holiday dabbling, Neil Young has also put a new twist on an old favourite.  Check out Young’s recent appearance on the Jimmy Fallon show.  (I don’t know who this Fallon guy is either, but he was able to get a musical god to do something different, so points where points are due.)

I think this is great and I praise Neil for having a heart of gold.

Enjoy the video (look right →)!

Professors at the University of Michigan are working on a method of harnessing power from slow-moving currents such as those in rivers:

VIVACE is the first known device that could harness energy from most of the water currents around the globe because it works in flows moving slower than 2 knots (about 2 miles per hour.) Most of the Earth’s currents are slower than 3 knots. Turbines and water mills need an average of 5 or 6 knots to operate efficiently.
VIVACE stands for Vortex Induced Vibrations for Aquatic Clean Energy. It doesn’t depend on waves, tides, turbines or dams. It’s a unique hydrokinetic energy system that relies on “vortex induced vibrations.”

Vortex-Induced Vibrations were the cause of the infamous Tacoma Narrows bridge, or should I say, Gallopin’ Gertie, collapse. I guess that stands as proof-of-concept that there’s available energy!

Make: Online: Ocean Power

There are only sixteen of us, if you believe the Myers-Briggsians. Or nine, if you’re a numerologist (not including 11 and 22). Or twelve, for those who subscribe to astrology. There are many other ways to count, but this writer is not familiar with all of them.

The sad sum of all this is that no matter how desperately we want to believe we’re unique, we’re not.

It has been said that there are three types of mathematicians: those who can count, and those who can’t. I am the third type. I can count, but I distrust the answer.

License plates, room numbers, book numbers, dates, tickets — all of these things are small peeks into the great infinity. Most of the time, though, I don’t understand how they add up, or what I ought to do about them. So far I have never based any major decisions on those random numerical occurrences, but it gives me something to think about when things aren’t going well.

Our house number reduces to the number seven, an auspicious number for mystics and hermits. Our last house was eight, the number of success. We were poor while living in that house. In our present home, we are far from mystical. Perhaps we are not obeying the vibrations the universe is sending out to us.

While not mystical myself, I have respect for things that don’t easily tally up. The basic physical laws of the universe could be summarized on a few index cards and neatly filed in a drawer. But there must be more cards out there waiting to be catalogued, more drawers waiting to be filled.

The universe must vibrate. There are infinite ways to count it.

Having always been interested in all types of philosophy, I’ve borrowed a book from a musician friend of mine called “The Mysticism of Sound and Music, the Sufi Teaching of Hazrat Inayat Kahn”. Since being in school, my mind has really opened up and Im beginning to look at everything from a designers point of view. I have realized that my mojo-amplification and ability to develop high-level concepts comes from my knowledge of different philosophies. I decided that I was going to read this book with my designer hat on and see what I could get from the book that would assist me with my career. 

The exceedingly nut-shelled version of Sufism is that the world and everything in it is made up of vibrations, ergo, everything is music. The teachings of Inayat Kahn (1882-1927) are popular among musicians, as you may of guessed, and apparently after reading his book one will perceive his own actions as music. I cannot comment on this as I am only on page 46 out of 304, but I will be sure to let you know upon completion of said book.

Last night at approximately 1:32 am, I came upon his essay ‘The Spiritual Significance of Colour and Sound”. In it, he writes of Harmony being a fact, not something one can point out. “Harmony is the result of the relation between colour and colour, the relation between sound and sound, and the relation between colour and sound”. We love certain colours throughout our lives, and as we grow or evolve, we lose contact with those colours. (There was a time when I was enamored by green. Lime green in particular. Currently I am more partial to purple.)
He says whether or not one is attracted to a certain colour “depends upon a person’s condition, whether he is emotional, passionate, romantic, warm or cold, whether sympathetic or agreeable”.  As I was reading this I was thinking  ‘makes sense.’ Depending on your mood you’re attracted to certain colours. Its also been proved that interacting with certain colours can effect your mood, hence colour theory 101.
If you’re designing something that is to convey romanticism, it probably wont be neon green, pink, orange and yellow. As the designer you know colour is so important and to envoke those emotions you may chose deeper, richer, colours such as dark red, purple or gold. They user may not be feeling romantic, but after interacting with your piece they should feel how you intended them to feel. At this point, what I read had only confirmed something I already knew. Then, I read this;

There are some whom striking colours appeal, to others pale colours. The reason is that striking colours have intense vibrations; the pale colours have smooth and harmonious vibrations, and it is according to the emotional condition of the man that he enjoys certain colours.

You may think that that has merely reconfirmed something I already knew as I did. I know from my experiences reading about different philosophies that there is always something on every page that can help you to grow as a designer. Philosophy helps you to open your mind and view the world from a different perspective. I completed the essay and to my dismay, I had read all out the spiritual significance of colour and not learned anything! I re-read the entire essay and when I came to the above quote and realized how it could assist me with my career;

It means that when presenting your work to a client, what they say regarding colour in your design has absolutely nothing to do with you, even if the whole design community agrees that sea foam is the only answer. How do you go about convincing someone that sea foam is the inevitable solution when they are vibrating on the neon green/ pink/ orange/ yellow level?! When you hear things like “I just don’t like it” or “It should be blue/ purple/ burgundy” its not only because they just don’t know any better, it is because according to their mood and their evolutional stage in their life (or their wife’s or mother in law’s), it is the inevitable answer to the problem. I don’t know if you’ll find this as profound as I did, but knowing this it may help to diffuse squabbles with clients over colour, or to simply not get so frustrated when they pull the ‘my wife thinks’ card. Its a way you can understand the guys in suits across the table whether you choose to believe that our actions are music or not.  

Read his stuff here

Your focus increases with practice
and your focus gets stronger in your alignment
through your concentration
your attention to vibrations of love
thoughts and feelings of love
yes this is key to your unfolding, key to your raising your awareness
key to your removing blocks that have kept your source energy from freely flowing through you
you are experiencing a shift in how source expands through you
when you focus on love
this can be a constant process
a constant unfolding and is best when practiced moment to moment
this we have said before
yes
but it is always important to remind you if you are not already practicing consistently from moment to moment
recognize that any resistance to hearing this again is due to not embodying the message
and that is key to understanding how your blocks work in any situation
when you feel resistance you know there are blocks
for resistance is blocking the acceptance the surrender
to what is
you cannot resist what is
but you can create energy that repels what is
and in so doing attract whatever your attention is focused on that you do not like about what is
you only repel seeing the truth of what is
and attract the illusion your fear is focusing on
now it is important to consider
where you are in your awareness
where you are in your alignment at all times
if you are able to be consciously aware of your state of alignment from moment to moment
you can focus your attention to raising your vibration to raising your frequency
and receiving guidance you need for the best and highest action at all times
that is the optimal existence
that is the life of bliss and that is why you are here
the life you are here to lead
called to be an extension of source
living a limitless life
defined by love
that is your role
should you accept it
know that no matter what you do
no matter what path you choose in this existence
you are once again an extension of source and cannot be harmed
cannot do wrong
indeed this is true
for there is no wrong there is no right
despite your conventions
despite your conditioning
there is only what is
and the illusions or truth you choose to see
Ah and yes there are many who believe otherwise
and that is fine
that is their reality in the sense that what is believed is what is attracted
what is experienced
but know you are free to create the life you choose
there are consequences for choices due to cause and effect
due to the nature of what is
but the more you understand these laws the more you understand the nature of what is
the more you understand the necessity of alignment
for those who live out of love choose actions out of love
that cause the best and highest effect
those who choose to focus their mind and being on alignment choose action that is aligned with the best and highest for all
align with the will of the almighty in you as you and through you
align with the best and the highest intent for your life and everyone around you, everyone affected
that is the calling of source that is the path of the righteous
that is the life of limitless love
and so it is

- Morning stream of consciousness writing from John Stringer

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The energy of joy is the catalyst to a calm and peaceful life. Anything that you hold within your consciousness that does not have joy dilutes your vibration that you send out to the Universe. When you begin to focus on what is joyful or positive, the energy within you becomes like a glue to attract joy into your life.  You need joy in order to hold together the vibrations of what you desire.  Find joy in everything you do and you will attract more positivity into your life.

A day full of joy today.   I’m cooking up a big turkey dinner with all the fixings for Lee’s parents.  They come here a little early because they help at the local shelter in their own town at Thanksgiving so we’re happy and excited to have them here.  We’re going out to breakfast and then back home to get dinner going.  Have a wonderful day everyone!

208322     การสั่นเชิงกล     Mechanical Vibrations

ทฤษฎีของการสั่นแบบอิสระและแบบถูกแรงกระทํ าของระบบหนึ่ง ระดับขั้นความเสรีและหลายระดับขั้นความเสรี การหมุนที่ไม่ได้ดุล การควงของเพลา เครื่องมือวัดการสั่น การแยกการสั่นและการดูดกลืนการสั่น การประยุกต์ทางอุตสาหกรรม

(Theory of free and forced vibration of systems with one and more than one degree of freedom, application to unbalance rotating, whirling of shaft; vibration measuring instruments, vibration isolation and absorption, industry application.)

(208322 มหาวิทยาลัยเกษตรศาสตร์)

Well, one of music’s greatest minds is back–with a Christmas album. Yes, the Tambourine Man himself has burst onto the Yule market with his first holiday album. Personally, I can’t wait. I laud such esoteric behaviour from those who, in their prime were unhinged at best. Adding to others’ Christmas contributions, such as Jethro Tull’s Christmas Album (2003), Dylan’s holiday hymns add happy alternatives to the fucking Carpenters and their Christmas sweaters.

Oh, did I mention there’s a video? Dylan’s long-Tom Petty hair and always partially hidden face lend a slightly creepy feel to the video, but the obvious adult tendencies leave one wishing that Christmas was a bit more polka’d out and a little less skating penguins and toxic window snow. However, all the fun and games aren’t lost on Mr, Zimmerman, Bobby also has the present side down: U.S. royalties for this album are being donated to Feeding America (more info).

Watch the video here.

The birds and the bees 006, originally uploaded by sparklerama.

One of my favorite perks of gaining a super hip new roommate is gaining a whole new collection of music. It’s interesting to see what people consider their “top 100″ favorite songs of all time, and what about that particular music sets them off.

The music we love speaks to us, not just with the lyrics, but with the sound and the way it moves our physical body. Vibrations are healing, and really all music is, is a series of vibrations and sounds.

Music is starting to reveal itself heavily in the medical world as well, finally being recognized as a significant form of therapy. Just yesterday I read an article in the newspaper about the incredible discoveries of music therapy for those that suffer from alzheimers, allowing them to identify moments in their life through song recognition.

Recently my life has felt a drastic change, and in turn, I am collecting new music to carry me through it. Today, I am grateful for “The Bird and the Bee”. The lead singer Inara George is like smooth butter over mellow electro beats creating perfect “walk around the city” music.

Click on the link below to check out one of my favorite tunes off their self titled album:

Eureka Machines – Being Good Is Okay But Being Better Is Better (Single)

Am I the only person in Leeds that still hasn’t heard Eureka Machines? Seemingly yes, but my own musical inadequacies aside, this offering from the Alt pop favourites serves up a perfect introduction. Taken from 2008 debut ‘Do Or Die’, ‘Being Good…’ hits with an immediate blast of their playful upbeat rhythms and big addictive choruses. New song ‘Living In Squalor’ is more of a slow burner by comparison, but there’s no denying Eureka Machines have found their niche. The only uncertainty; deciding whether they’re a great band who like being silly, or a silly band who happen to be great.

www.eurekamachines.com

Karl Culley – Bundle Of Nerves (Single) – 3 Minutes of Madness Records

Singer-songwriter. A term that fills me with dread on the grounds; a) they are ten-a-penny, and, b) often lack little more innovation than someone with an acoustic guitar trying to sound sensitive. Fortunately Karl Culley delivers something a lot better. There may be nothing new in his whimsical lyrics, but his superb finger picking really grabs attention, immediately setting him apart from the average strummer. His unique, more percussive style, gives the track a groove, moving along at a relaxed, but urgent pace. This may only be Culley’s second single release to date, but on this evidence expect big things.

www.karlculley.co.uk

Ian Williams – Bible Black Heart (EP) – Adventure Club Records

Never judge a book by its cover. With that in mind, I won’t judge this latest effort from Ian Williams by its artwork either – a rather grim picture of two sheep on a black and white landscape in case you’re wondering. Nor will I judge it by its rather morbid opening line; “What I want most… is to die” on title track ‘Bible Black Heart’. The reason why? After a few listens this five track really reveals its inner beauty. Williams’ vocals sound mature, like a man who’s really experienced both the highs and lows of life, and, most importantly, is a lot better off for it. Combining this brutal honesty with effective sparse production, Williams succeeds in creating a dark, yet warm and comforting sound, with highlights coming from ‘Amputation Song’, the hypnotic ‘No More Shall We Roam’ and mellow closer ‘Still Around’. One not to be overlooked

www.bibleblackheart.com

The Rose of the World by Daniel Andreev is a unique and poetic cosmological treatise passionately written out of personal experience. It offers a prophetic call for the spiritual reunification of all people and an open and harmonious relationship among the great world religions. For Daniel Andreev, whose mystic revelations are often compared with those of Dante and William Blake, the Rose of the World is a spiritual flower whose roots are in heaven: each petal is a unique image of the great world religions and cultures, and the whole flower is their joint co-creation with God.

Roza Mira (full title in Russian: Роза Мира. Метафилософия истории, literally The Rose of the World. The Metaphilosophy of History), that was written in the fifties of the 20th century gives a unique and fresh view on the history and future of mankind. The uniqueness of this perspective its intellectual brilliance combined with a deeply spiritual insight…

According to Roza Mira, there are no contradictions between different religions, because they tell about different aspects of spiritual reality, or about the same things in different words. Daniil Andreev compares different major religions to different paths leading to one and the same mountain peak (which is God). Andreev names five world religions, he believes in the Trinity of God, but the third hypostasis, instead of being the Holy Spirit, is claimed to be the Eternal Femininity. (which is by the way, one and the same thing to me personally).

Beautiful vision, isn’t it? The more so, Andreev also tired to give a solution how exactly this could work out!  However I can’t say I was delighted about the book. Why?

This book is  the most contradictory of all books I have read in the last 10 years. The contradiction for me lies  in the fact that one and the same book has some highly vibrational pieces and some that can block one’s mental level completely. When I read some pages I feel the author was a true saint of a rare caliber. However at some points his visions not only lack vibrations, but I would not recommend to read them at all…The reason for that “quality variety” may lay in the different methods by which Andreev obtained his knowledge and visions. Some of them were probably from the supraconsious site. Whatever it is, I would like to share with you my impressions.

What did I like  in the book?

• author’s insights into highest spiritual feelings like ONENESS with the whole Universe (like the one I quoted here).
• role and functions of the Rose of the World as a global ethically-spiritual leader of the world (beyond politics and economics)
• “Missions” – an outstanding analysis of some Russian poets and writes, actually the best analysis I have ever read
• Meta-historical analysis  of Russian and world history, from a spiritual perspective – an awesome overview, unique of this kind
• New Education – the methods and ways of educating a person of new era, spiritually equiped, highly developed personality, a human being of tomorrow (this part I loved the most, for the reasons given here).

 What I did not like (had a strong tension in ym head reading that, which is a bad sign):

• all his “visions” of Hell and Heaven which Andreev got in some kind of astral trips. even thought it is interesting to read, it just gave me very bad vibrations. Luckily enough, vibrations can make a reality check much better than any intellect
• advent of Antichrist, who will come actually after the Golden Age (although it does not feel right, the descrtiption of Antichrist activities is in a ways similar to what we can happening now in our daily lives!)

Despite some disappointment, I would still love to share with you my favourite quotes from The Rose fo the World in the upcoming posts. There are some absolute gems in there!

LOVE, axinia

First, I whole-heartedly endorse purchasing music.  When possible, I buy direct from the band, often on vinyl if possible.  You should try to buy your music too.

However, test drives are important, and so is Canadian music.  On that note, check out the Long List for the 2009 Polaris Prize.  There is beautiful music to be found here.  This link will direct you to a torrent file that contains the entire long list.  Pump it through your headphones, buy what you can.

I highly recommend the following sources of wondrous vibrations:

• CBC Radio 2 (give particular attention to concerts on demand)
• CBC Radio 3 (check out the sessions)
• NPR Music (tiny desk sessions highly recommeneded)

This shall do for now. Much, much more to come.

Don Beckett, the author of Reiki: The True Story, offers a poignant look at the realities of modern medicine, health care, and how to promote harmony in your life.

“Alternative” Medicine – the Real Alternative to the “Health Care” Crisis
By Don Beckett

First of all, let’s acknowledge that much of what is passed off as Reality nowadays is just the opposite. For example, any kind of medicine except pharmaceutical drugs, nuclear radiation, and surgery, is commonly called Alternative Medicine. The implication is that drugs, radiation, and surgery are Real Medicine, and any other kind of medicine is Fake Medicine. People easily accept this notion, especially because most of us have such a profound ignorance of history. The slightest glimpse into the past will show anyone that the so-called Alternative Medicines are, in reality, the traditional, natural, time-tested ones. The pharmaceutical approach is truly the Alternative – and whether it even fits the definition of medicine is questionable, to say the least. (Webster’s Dictionary defines medicine as: “the science and art dealing with the maintenance of health and the prevention, alleviation, or cure of disease” – which are not things accomplished or even intended by the use of pharmaceutical drugs.)

In the U.S.A. we’ve been simmering for months in a big debate over “Health Care” reform. And, again, the reality is just the opposite of what the words would lead us to believe. “Health Care” is really not about health, it is post-Orwellian code for the maintenance of disease. Pharmaceutical Medicine takes a materialistic and microscopic view of life; therefore, it cannot understand the origin of disease; therefore, it cannot possibly heal disease.

There was a time – before the use of pharmaceuticals became so overwhelming – when Medical Doctors had at least a desire to heal disease, and when their treatments often did allow the patient’s body to heal itself. The healing occurred not so much from what the doctor did as from what the doctor refrained from doing. It was understood that, in most cases, the body could heal itself if the patient merely stopped whatever behavior had created the disease in the first place. The doctors’ famous oath – including the pledge to “do no harm” – illustrates the traditional understanding of exactly this fact. But nowadays this pledge has become increasingly a travesty, as modern medicine has become synonymous with pharmaceutical medicine, and as the harmful effects of pharmaceuticals have become undeniable. In fact, “medical treatment” is now among the top causes of death in America (some say it’s Number One; and even the Journal of the American Medical Association has listed it as Number Three).

Sadly, doctors have increasingly become little more than delivery mechanisms of pharmaceutical drugs. And even the makers of these drugs have stopped pretending that pharmaceuticals are capable of healing anything; their admitted function is merely the suppression of physical symptoms. This in itself is contradictory to the pledge of doing no harm. The suppression of symptoms actually prevents the body from healing itself. The energies of disease are driven deep into the body and trapped there. People feel better, because the symptoms have been hidden; and they make the mistake of believing that the drugs have healed them.

Until recent years, this was not such a dangerous mistake. When I was a child, for instance – and even after that – doctors did not generally prescribe a drug for extended periods of time. Drugs were seen (accurately) as emergency measures; they were taken for relatively short times, only until the body could regain sufficient balance that the suppression of symptoms was no longer necessary. Then, without the continued intake of the drug, the body could bring the original disease to the surface and release it, and also (eventually) rid itself of the drug toxins. But nowadays the whole strategy is to get as many people as possible taking as many drugs as possible, every day for the rest of their lives! (Ka-ching, ka-ching – listen to the Song Of The Cash Registers!)

What people are not seeing in this picture (though I can’t imagine why) is that, after years of daily pill-taking, the body eventually breaks down to such a point that it can no longer hold the trapped and destructive energies of the mountains of pills that have been consumed. These extreme energies finally break loose and create havoc in the body (and people say things like, “I don’t understand it – I haven’t been sick a day in the past 20 years, and now suddenly, overnight, my whole body is full of cancer!”) … and, at that point, nothing can overcome them.

Thanks to this campaign by the drug industry, it has now become a life-and-death matter that we not succumb to their brainwashing! Despite the nonstop advertisements urging us to “Ask your doctor if *^%#@()()+&$$ is right for you!” … it’s crucial that we see pharmaceutical medicine for what it really is – extreme, emergency treatment – and that we use it only in that way. Any pills taken for long periods of time will have unintended and dangerous consequences. Therefore, it’s important that we take them for no longer than truly necessary.

Health Care … or Disease Maintenance…?

Yes, we’re having this big debate over “Health Care” reform – but the only reform will likely be in who pays for the drugs and the doctor visits and the high-tech tests and procedures, all of which are merely disease maintenance. And the reality is, these things have become so expensive that no one – not patients, employers, insurance companies, or government – can afford to pay for them any longer.

This is actually quite a blessing in disguise – because it will force us to get real about health care. It will force us to focus on health and healing instead of on disease!

One more false appearance we’ve been seduced by – and this goes back way before pharmaceuticals – is that there are many diseases. This leads to the belief that we need many different remedies. However, in reality, there is only one disease and one remedy.

We are not materialistic, biological machines, even though we give that appearance. Each of us – and every living being – is a projection of the One Spirit, the one and only Source, the true Self. Everything in our world is composed of vibrating photons of light, projected from the Source. We humans have been given the luxury, and the awesome responsibility, of controlling our energetic vibrations – and one thing we have done with that is to create disease: in ourselves and in the world around us.

There is only one disease, and that is the result of creating vibrations that are not in harmony with the vibration of the Source. This one disease manifests in various forms, as various symptoms. We mistake the variety of symptoms for a variety of diseases – which we call cancer, heart attack, pneumonia, AIDS, kidney failure, swine flu (also earthquakes, hurricanes, floods, droughts, pollution), etc. – but in reality the only disease is disharmony between our vibration and Source vibration. Compared to infinite Source, we are infinitesimal; guess which one (Source or us) is most affected by the disharmony!

Seen accurately, pharmaceutical-surgical medicine is emergency medicine. In life-or-death situations, drugs and/or drastic mechanical procedures are sometimes the only things that can keep us in the physical body – and I’m grateful to them for saving my life, at least three times. But we must realize the difference between such emergency provisions and real healing.

The only real healing comes from getting ourselves back into harmonious vibration with our Source, the infinite Self. In a word, Self-realization. All roads lead to Self-realization … because there is nowhere else to go! We are all continuously being healed, as we are drawn inevitably to Self-realization – though some roads are quicker and more pleasant than others, and we can choose our own road.

We can choose the pharmaceutical-surgical road (which will eventually get us there, by leading to something better) … or we can choose a road more in harmony with Source, to begin with. We can choose a road such as Meditation or Yoga, Martial Arts, Conscious Breathing, Affirmations, Macrobiotics, Johrei, Reiki, etc. (and many variations of most of these). In doing so, we are choosing real Health Care instead of disease maintenance.

Do you agree with Don Beckett’s analysis of our Health Care system?

CLICK HERE to learn more about Don Beckett’s book, Reiki: The True Story.

CLICK HERE to read Don Beckett’s story behind the writing of Reiki: The True Story.

CLICK HERE to visit Don Beckett’s website.

Sound Creates a Form

“If a sound is imparted to you, then a form is with you. If this sound is strengthened, the form is strengthened. Then one is never alone; as the form is always within you. In the beginning the sound and you are not one; there are still two of you. This sound will walk with you, sleep with you, talk with you, because the sound has a form. In due course of time, the goal is to become one with the sound.”

-crystallotus

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Harps hold a special ability to help heal the sick. Along with chants and mantras the  harp vibration, helps to heal our aura and raise our own vibrations.

Here is an interesting story of how harp music helped someone.

One gentleman in hospice care was considered “difficult.” The day my colleague and I arrived for our initial visit with him, he was yelling and appeared very distressed. All he could talk about was his need to get out of his bed, and he couldn’t understand why he was not allowed to do so. He appeared anxious and agitated and was perspiring. At first his family was suspicious of hospice, but allowed their father to receive palliative care as long as they could maintain control over the decision-making. After my fellow harp practitioner and I visited with him for the first time, their attitude changed completely, according to reports from the hospice nurse. They now TRUSTED the care their father was receiving from hospice caregivers! What created such an about face in attitude? I believe it was purely the power and healing mystery of the harp and its music, for Mr. Smith burst out singing loudly and clearly for all to hear the repeated verses of “You Are My Sunshine.” It was the presence and love of harp practitioners, who offered a gentle touch and the parting words, “Peace be with you, Mr. Smith.” It was Mr. Smith responding with the healing words, “and also with you.” These were moments of deep connection, wholeness, and great joy, filled with compassion, understanding and God’s grace; moments of great tenderness. Mr. Smith was no longer anxious, nor did he need to “get out of bed.” His demeanor was calm and relaxed. He was smiling. The healing extended far beyond the walls of that nursing home room to relationships among caregivers and returned to benefit the patient in hospice care. We had helped close a circle of healing. I marvel at the healing possibilities of sacred sounds in sacred space for sacred people.

- Melanie Brown, CTHP, shares a story concerning a patient who was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church, Berea, OH

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What is a mantra?

Sound has three categories. those used in our prayers, those used in our thoughts, and those used as mantras or chants. A mantra is a sound, a syllable, or a set of words. Train your mind to accept a particular focal point that is not distracting, and that leads your mind to become one pointed.

To select an object or form of concentration, ‘your focus’, study your mental abillity. Does the mind enjoy music, or does something visual attracts you more? Do you react more when something is seen or when there is something heard? For  selecting a strong focus for the mind, a true teacher of the meditative tradition will give you what you need. When such a teacher imparts a sound, he is handling you over to an angel.The angel cannot be seen but in time there will be great change in your physical body, and your inner self.

This use of the word mantra has arisen from the traditional custom of chanting sacred sounds or names, as done in many religious practices. Such repetition has also been put to music that reaches across religious boundaries.

What have you done in the past 12 days?  Well this group in Zurich at the Zurich University of Arts, Departement of Interaction Design, created the Urban Defender as part of the Embodied Interaction Advanced HS 2009 in just 12 days.  The team members (Karmen Franinovic, Max Rheiner, Dondup Shelkar, Philipp Läubli, & Nino Cometti) lay out in great detail how they conceptualized the game, interaction, and physical components.  The goal of the game is simple: “try to conquer as many quarters as possible, reinforce these quarters and defend them against other players.”

In the concept video (below), I like how the computer interface changes as the players race around the playing area and tag their zones.  It’s quite possibly one of the first physically interactive, ubiquitous computing, applications  I’ve seen.  We have seen many mobile-based ubiquitous computing applications, but most of those have been location based and location recognition.  Using a ball to interact with the physical environment in a public space is pure brilliance.  In some ways it reminds me of the Japanese group that created Shoot-ball (anyone remember that?)  I would love to try this one out on our campus or in town.  Anyone up for a little UD?

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Greetings,

On my next radio talk show “Waves of Healing” on 11/10/09
at 3pm PST,  I will be interviewing Tom Murasso – Law of
Attraction Expert. You can listen to show live on 11/10/09
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This week quotes:

Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the
parent of all the others.
-Cicero

Be glad of life because it gives you the chance to love
and to work and to play and to look up at the stars.
–Henry Van Dyke, American Author/Educator/Clergyman

Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in
thinking creates profoundness Kindness in giving creates
love.
- Lao-Tzu

You may already know that expressing Gratitude is one of
the most powerful things we can do to raise our energetic
vibrations.

“Expressing gratitude for what we already have enables it
to grow.” ~
Louise Hay

The feeling of Gratitude is one of the highest vibrations
on the scale of consciousness according to Dr. David Hawkins
in his book, Power v. Force, and others.

A very powerful way to create success in your life is the
simple act of finding something for which to be grateful in
every moment of every day.

Whenever things do not appear to be going your way… stop…
and find SOMETHING for which you are grateful.

There is ALWAYS something to be grateful for, regardless of
your present circumstances.

And… when you are in a state of Gratitude, you are in the
moment, in the “now” and all that you desire is more likely
to come your way.

At this moment, I am grateful for…

All the people who helped me in making it possible to
publish my book entitled “Making The Breast Of It” with
a subtitle “Overcoming Fear of Intimacy after Mastectomy”.

Having this opportunity to communicate with you.

Having the opportunity to follow my passion.

Having the opportunity to take hot shower any time I want.

Having roof over my had.

I am grateful to my guest who appear on my radio talk
show Waves of Healing.

I am grateful to the listeners of my show.

What are you grateful for today?

With much Love and Laughter,

Lea Yekutiel

www.ilovemybreastcancer.com
www.blogtalkradio.com/lea-yekutiel