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Welcome to our second edition of our community's newsletter.
A warm welcome to all our new members , we welcome you with much love.
I also wish to welcome Gentle Rains to our administration team , you do an awesome job and it is much appreciated!
This week I have been so overcome by the wonderful energy and the outpouring of love that Unity In Spirit is. I thank you for this wonderful gift within our community, we are truly one. In a world that has developed much transparency, it truly is a gift to be part of a community that we are.
I have enjoyed reading your posts, contemplating your blogs and learning who you all are, the essence of you all. I wish to thank you for being who you are and sharing yourselves with me.
Have no fear of expressing yourself freely within this community, there will be no condemnation, no judgement...your words matter.
We have a couple of new groups on site.
- United In Spirit Healing Room - where those needing healing are very welcome to post and those gifting healing can work their magic.
- Think Space- this group is an extension of the wonderful process Shade is taking us through with reverse NLP.
The focus of this group is to encourage individuality, freedom of speech, freedom of expression. Here you are welcome to discuss anything without judgement, anger, animosity. Be who you are, use the power of your words.Let's break free of the conditioning and the expectations of society and truly be who we are in word as well as being. Lets put this into action!
Very soon I will begin activities for each group, once my computer issues are solved!
Those of you who maybe interested in meditation, I am leading a group on Prayer Partners Unite called Self Enhancement Meditation, feel free to join in here is the link:
united in spirit Healing List
- Shade Law
- Vonda
- Cheryll
- Ria
- Gina
- Bella
- Earth
- All Earth's Animals
- And all that need healing
Thank you to all that send much needed healing, it is a great gift you share.
The Fifteen Major Tests of the Spiritual Path
The fifteen major tests are:
1. Power
2. Fame
3. Money
4. Sexuality
5. Desire
6. Attachment
7. Transcending her
8. Sefishness
9. False Pride
10. Anger
11. Greed
12. Jealousy
13. Vanity
14. Transcending Duality
15. Egotism
The first major spiritual test for every Light worker is the issue of power. The lesson here is either not owning it enough, or when you get it, letting it go to your head. Personal power is the fundamental first key to psychological health and spiritual growth. The ideal is to own it all the time in a considerate manner never wavering. It is through owning your personal power that Self-mastery over your energies takes place. You either own your power or give it to other people and/or your subconscious mind, negative ego, inner child, thoughts, emotions, desires and physical body.
On the other side of the coin one must have power but not to the repression of the yin aspect of one's self. There must be the proper balance between the masculine and feminine sides. They must work together as in a beautiful dance. The real test of power comes when a person moves into leadership. Do they use their power in service totally of the Christ Consciousness and love, or does it become a manipulated power by the negative ego to control others. In essence does the power over others in the leadership they have go to their head. It is how many spiritual teachers, gurus, channels and psychics fail this first most fundamental test. One of the tests is to see if you treat people exactly the same as you did before you got the power you now hold.
Money The next great test of the spiritual path is that of dealing with money. Each of these tests is like a false god and idol, in a metaphysical sense. The key question is whether Light workers will put the true presence of GOD always first, and put these other lessor gods on the altar of sacrifice. This is the true test of a Self realized being. How attached are you to money? I am amazed to see Light workers who are very much of the Christ Consciousness, except if you cross them over money. The Christ Consciousness goes right out of the window. It is like they are of the Christ Consciousness as long as you are paying them a client fee. This is not true spirituality.
What happens to you when someone rips you off over money? How do you respond? I am not saying that money is not important, for it is. It is not however more important than GOD and the Christ Consciousness. If all your money and material possessions were stripped away, how would you respond? Would you retain your faith and righteousness in GOD? Many of these fifteen tests dove tail together. When a Light worker or even non-Light worker moves into the position of having a lot of money, the key question is does your personality change?
Do you still treat people in the same loving manner? How do you look at people who do not have any money? Do you judge them or love them as you would GOD and the Ascended Masters? If you don't then the negative ego's interpretation of money has a hold on you.
GOD wants every person to have an abundant amount of money. It is not good to be poor. Being poor is a product of negative ego poverty consciousness programming. There is no judgment in being poor, but GOD would like everyone to be millionaires. The reason why, is so all His millionaires can give their money and lives to help those in need. What does having a lot of money do to your personality? How does this dovetail with the issue of power? You will pass or fail on the spiritual path with such issues.
I would like to share a personal story that really brought this home to me. I went through a lesson recently where I was potentially being ripped off for an extremely large amount of money. This came as a total shock to me. I had worked incredibly hard to develop this certain project and I was looking at losing everything that could ultimately be as much as hundreds of thousands of dollars. After recovering from a state of shock, I went through all the possible reactions. It took me a little while but I got myself to a rather divine indifferent attitude about the whole situation. I let go of my attachment and discussed the matter extensively with the Masters. If I had to sue this person I would. Ultimately, however, I really just surrendered the situation into GOD's and the Master's hands and put my service work and the Divine Plan first, over the money. My feeling was as long as GOD takes care of me, even though I may get ripped off in one place, GOD will make it up to me in another. I was actually surprised at my level of detachment over such a big lesson.
About three days later I had a dream where I was walking on this path kind of like in a fairy tale when I came to a metal platform where there was a deep cavern below me. I became aware in the dream that this cavern was an oracle as in the Oracle of Delphi. All of a sudden I heard a voice that said, "This is the anointed one the world has been waiting for". In the dream I was really taken aback by such an amazing statement. I was then guided to step off the platform and before me was a table where I was guided. I had to pick one item, Kind of like the child who was the Dalai Lama had to pick to make sure they were the true Dalai Lama. In my dream at the time I wasn't aware that this was a spiritual test I was going through.
It turned out that the object I picked was the right one. I then found myself walking with this very lovely woman and I was aware that I had chosen GOD over money and material concerns. This dream had a very profound effect on me. When I woke up I immediately had an association to this real life situation where I had let go of my attachment to money. I know for a fact that the dream was reflecting this on some level.
At the time of going through this real life lesson, I was not coneciously thinking about it as a spiritual test, but it was. As Iwas moving into major planetary leadership I was being watched to see how I would respond to such lessons. It is easy to forget at times that everthing that happens in life for everybody is a spiritual test.
I would much rather have GOD than attachment to money. This dream and lesson has really imprinted this lesson on the core of my being and I feel much more ready now for all such future lessons. These fifteen tests I speak of in this chapter remind me in many ways of the lessons that initiates went through in the Great Pyramid of Giza to become a Ptah or seventh level Meldhizedek. These are ardhetypal lessons we all must go through.
The next great test of the spiritual path is the issue of fame. The three great tests of power, money and fame are all very interconnected. The question here is what happens to the personality when fame and worldly recognition is achieved? How does this change the personality? Does one start treating others differently? Does one start treating others like lower class citizens? Does the fame go to one's head and just inflate one's ego? How does one use the fame - for self-glory, or as an opportunity to be of greater service? Does the fame allow for an opening for the negative ego?
The problem with Earth life is most people who move into fame and worldly recognition are not equipped psychologically to deal with it. This applies to both Earthly personages and a great many of the spiritual leaders. They often are highly developed spiritually or psychically but not as developed psychologically in terms of having control over the negative ego, inner child, desire body, emotional body and the likes. The key with all these tests is to remain exactly the same as you were before power, money, and fame were achieved. These blessings by GOD should be used for His purposes. Know that they are on loan and if they are misused they will be taken away.
To achieve Self-realization, happiness, inner peace, success, happy relationships, and GOD-realization all attachments and addictions must be let go of. As Buddha said, "All suffering comes from attachment." It is amazing all the things we get attached to. All negative emotions can be traced to attachment. All failed relationships can be traced to attachment. To pass the fourth initiation, in its fullest sense of the term one must become a "renunciate", which means living in this world but not of this world. One must learn to have super-strong preferences in life but not attachments. The nature of preference is that you go after them with all your heart and soul and mind and might but if you don't get them you are still happy.
In matters of love, that which you share and then let go of will come back if it is meant to be. If it doesn't come back it is not GOD's will. This is the law of life. That which you try and hold onto you lose. This is one of the key principles in understanding the laws of manifestation.
Whatever you are attached or addicted to in life no matter what it is, be it people, material things, future events, sex, money, ad infinitum, change these things to preferences. Some go too far in the other direction and become totally detached with no preferences. This is not good either for they are not involved in life. It is important to have a total passion for life and for all your goals, preferences and priorities, but the key is to be happy and have inner peace regardless of what happens, instead of fighting life. This whole lesson is truly the fourth great spiritual test of the spiritual path.
The fifth great test deals with the issue of sexuality. Are you the master of your sexuality or is it the master of you? Does the flow of your sexuality serve the lower self or the Higher Self? Who comes first GOD or sexuality? Are you moderate in your sexual practices? Does your sexuality serve love and intimacy or just materialistic animal pleasure? Does your sexuality serve just a selfish purpose, or a selfless purpose? Is your sexuality being used also for the raising of your kundalini and brain illumination or just for a second chakra release?
These are all key questions Light workers need to ask themselves with devastating honesty. There is no judgment if it is being slightly misused. As you become aware of this just make the appropriate adjustment and spiritual vow to correct the imbalance. Life is nothing more than making continual adjustments and attitudinal and physical corrections to bring oneself constantly back to inner peace and the appropriate Tao. Mistakes are not bad, only uncorrected conscious mistakes become a problem. The idea is to learn by grace instead of karma. To learn the easy way instead of by the school of hard knocks.
Sexuality is a wonderful thing and was created by GOD to be enjoyed as a communication device in service of love. Sexuality is not bad. It becomes negative however when it is used by the lower self, or carnal self, or negative ego. Use it in service of the Higher Self, and love, and it becomes a most sacred consecration.
One of the great tests of the spiritual path in regards to sexuality also comes when one achieves power, money, fame. How does one deal with their sexuality then? A great many spiritual teachers have fallen when confronted with this lesson. They use their position of power to have sex with their students and/or devotees. We have also seen several Fundamentalist ministers fall in this way. This lesson applies to Eastern and Western Masters alike. We have all heard stories of well-known New Age and Eastern masters who have degraded their standing in this regard. Let this be a lesson to us all!
The next great test of the spiritual path is the transcendence of desire. This is the main precept of all Eastern teachings and the main precept of Buddhism as well. This is a confusing point for many Light workers. What is meant by this is that one must transcend lower self desire, for it is the mother of all negative ego qualities. All lower self desire should be transformed to Higher Self desire. Many Light workers being confused on this point try to block all desire which is not appropriate or good. It is good to have a desire to ascend, or a desire to achieve liberation, or to be of service. Even Melchizedek and all the inner plane Ascended Masters continue to strive for greater and greater levels of spiritual growth. Transform lower self desire into desire for GOD-realization. This is the ticket to Paradise!
The definition of anger is that it is, "A lack of control and attempt to regain it." If you think about it this is really true. The misuse of anger deals with the misuse of power. The late, great Edgar Cayce in his source channelings spoke of positive anger versus negative anger. Everyone needs what might be called positive anger. This is like being the spiritual warrior in life or manifesting tough love with self or others when needed. Anger in essence is ego and this is a fact. Instead of getting rid of anger, it should be channeled properly, for there is enormous power in anger. This is what is meant by positive anger. It is anger channeled in Christ Consciousness directions.
Anger when not used in a completely unconditionally loving manner is an attack and for that reason it is wrong. It is never appropriate or right to attack a brother or sister. To hurt another is to hurt GOD and in truth oneself. People who are angry all the time are demonstrating lack of true personal power and consistent Self-mastery. Anger creates separation. The purpose of life is to retain oneness at all times, not separation. Cultivate personal power, a spiritual warrior attitude, and toughness in life but not anger. Chronic anger will debilitate your liver function, among other things. Anger stems from attachment and not looking at things as lessons in life. It also stems from an inability to transcend duality.
When things bother you in your relationships most definitely share them, but do it in a loving and respectful manner. Anger without unconditional love is negative anger and should be controlled at all costs. There is no such thing as righteous anger. Righteous anger is a delusion of the negative ego. Anger is such a critical lesson in life for it comes up every time life doesn't go the way we want it to go. We all know how often this occurs. The anger is developing as Buddha said from, "Wrong points of view." It is not in life, it is in our attitude towards life. Someone who is angry all the time is angry because they are fighting life instead of working with life and learning from life. Anger is caused by faulty thinking as all negative emotions are.
When one moves into positions of power, fame, and money the proper control of this energy is even more important, for a great many people are in your spiritual care. When anger arises channel it into cleaning your house, exercising, transformative journal writing, meditating. Use the enormous power in anger as an alchemical process to create GOD-realization. Do not judge self when anger arises but take responsibility that you are creating it. Do not take it out on others or self, or "karma" will be incurred!
Transcending Fear
This lesson should have been first on the list. If there had to be one word that describes negative ego more than any other it is fear. If there is one word that describes the Christ Consciousness more than any other it is love. There are in truth only two emotions in life: love and fear. All other positive and negative emotions at their core have these as their basis. To understand fear is to see that it is projected attack. When we attack others we live in fear by the Law of Karma operating in your own mind. This is why A Course In Miracles says to give up all your attack thoughts. Probably the greatest test of the spiritual path is to learn to release all core fear and to replace it with core love. When you have released all fear you have released and transcended negative ego consciousness. The releasing of fear is also tied to having faith in GOD and Self. This is why Edgar Cayce said, "Why worry when you can pray."
A Course In Miracles says there are no neutral thoughts. All thoughts are either fear based or love based. This is why it is of the utmost importance to deny all thoughts not of GOD to enter your mind. It is also why it is so important to affirm and visualize only thoughts of GOD and the Christ Consciousness to enter your mind.
One of the great dispensations of the 20th century given to us by the Ascended Masters has been the "Core Fear Matrix Removal Program". I spoke of this in my book Beyond Ascension. With the Ascended Masters help this advanced technology can remove all the core fear programs from this life and all your past lives in a matter of months if you will work with this tool on a regular basis. No lesson in life or the spiritual path is more important than transcending negative ego consciousness and replacing it with the Christ Consciousness!!! The transcending of fear is the great spiritual work of the spiritual path!!!
The next great test of the spiritual path is the transcending of selfishness and selfcenteredness. This is truly the scourge of the Earth. It is amazing to me sometimes to see how some of the major spiritual teachers and very high level initiates still see life through the lens of selfishness. This stems from their high level development in spiritual things. but weak development on the psychological level. They often have not learned to parent their inner child properly. When one allows themselves to be run by the inner child they are going to be very selfish as all children are by definition. This also stems from also just not ever being trained in the difference between negative ego thinking and Christ thinking. In my experience I have found most Light workers being extremely weak in this area. This is not a judgment just a clarion call I am putting out to my readers to develop this as high as possible within Self and then train others to do the same. We don't have enough spiritual counselors doing this kind of work.
We all must learn to let go of our own selfish lens, and see the bigger picture. We must learn to wear the moccasins of our brothers and sisters. We must learn to embrace the opposite of selfishness which is selflessness and helping others. The quality of total and complete selflessness is the sign of the true spiritual Master. This doesn't mean that at times the true spiritual Master isn't spiritually selfish. The key principle here is that they are spiritually selfish, not negative egotistically selfish. This may come into play in terms of having proper boundaries, or the need to be impersonally loving at times, or just taking care of the physical body so one doesn't burn oneself out in doing service work. The true spiritual Master's consciousness sees everything out of the group body and not out of the lens of just the inner child, negative ego and physical body.
False Pride
The lesson here can be summed up in the biblical statement, "After pride cometh the fall." This is one of the great tests that comes with power, fame, and money. Will the ego become inflated? Will the personality fill itself with self aggrandizement and selfglorification? It is in my opinion the number one cause of all fallen Light workers. It is a danger no matter what your level of initiation, and whether you have achieved your ascension or not. It is something every Light worker on planet Earth must be constantly vigilant against. What we are dealing with here is really the superiority and inferiority complex. Fritz Pearls coined this "The Topdog-Underdog Complex".
The other side of false pride is what I call negative humility. It is just as bad as false pride. More Light workers are caught up in the bottom side of the negative ego than the top side. This is inferiority complex, low self-esteem, lack of self worth, poor self concept, feeling undeserving and the likes. It is as much an illusion as false pride is. The key to inner peace is to transcend duality in this regard. Both the superiority and inferiority must be transcended to release oneself from the negative ego's grasp. As Fritz Pearls said, "Laugh them off the stage." To be stuck in either one is to stay stuck in both of them.
The issue of transcending duality is one of the least understood concepts of the spiritual path. There is another way of thinking beyond the duality of ego which is called Christ Consciousness. It is so unfortunate to see on this Earth incredible spiritual teachers, seventh degree initiates, and fantastic channels, be taken over by this self-aggrandizement and self-glorification. No matter how great these teachings, channelings or books, it completely poisons the work and creates a push-pull dynamic among the students. These great spiritual teachers who are bringing through some incredible enegies and information, become synonymous with ego instead of the glory of GOD and it is tragic. It is something we all need to learn from and we all need to constantly be on guard for. The negative ego is incredibly tricky and seductive and can enter in the slightest moment any one of us goes on automatic pilot.
Greed is truly a vile quality. Instead of being satisfied with our puzzle piece that GOD has for us, the negative ego quality of greed would have us try to acquire other people's pieces in GOD's Plan. This can be in relationship to money, but in truth goes far beyond just money or material things. It can be greed for power, fame, spiritual things, even greed for spiritual growth. There was a book by Trungpa that was called Spiritual Materialism that spoke of such things. The negative ego and the spoiled inner child always wants. It is a product of being run by the negative ego or astral body.
Instead of focusing on what one can give, the negative ego focuses on what it can get. It can apply to spiritual information, trying to greedily save it for self and not share it with others. It usually connects with competition, jealousy and envy. In truth that which we greedily hold onto we will ultimately lose. In truth we retain only that which we giveaway. This is the law of life.
Transcending Duality
Transcending duality goes far beyond just transcending the topdog-underdog complex. It applies to all aspects of life. As I have already stated, in my opinion it is the least understood concept on the entire spiritual path for Lightworkers. The key here is to see that third and fourth dimensional consciousness focuses on duality and polarity.When one moves into fully realized fifth dimensional consciousness and beyond, it is seen that there is a way of thinking called the Christ Consciousness or Buddha Consciousness, that can transcend dualistic thinking while still being fully involved with life. Negative ego always has two sides to it. This can be seen and most clearly understood inthe Eastern teachings of such Masters as Sai Baba, ParmahansaYogananda, and Lord Krishna. In the Bhagavad Gita Krishnastates that when you have profit or loss, pleasure or pain,sickness or heath, victory or defeat, success or failure, remainthe same.
Sai Baba calls this equal mindedness. Krishna calls it evenmindedness ans equanimity. In learning to transcend duality we don't have to be tossed around on a continual rollercoaster of emotional highs and lows. There is a way of thinking called the Christ Consciousness that allows one to be unceasingly the same, always in your power, always loving,always happy, always evenminded, always equanimous, always in joy, in inner peace, forgiving, and unchanging regardless of the fluctuation of the dualities of life. This is the consciousness of the GOD Self. This allows you to remain the same whether people praise you or vilify you.
This is possible because the negative ego does not become engaged. The storms and fluctuations of outer life do not effect the stability and evenmindedness of your thinking process. It is not what is going on outside of life which should be your concern but rather our attitude towards what is going on inside of life. One person can lose a million dollars and jump out the window of a building. This is the power of onesimple thought. Are you optimistic or pessimistic? Do you see the donut or the hole?
Everything in life is perception, interpretation and your belief system. The whole purpose of this book is nothing more than a course in attitudinal healing, to create a pole shift or shift in your thinking from fear based thought and emotions, to love based thoughts and emotions. Your salvation is up to you, not up to GOD. GOD has given you everything from the beginning.The question is will you give yourself salvation by releasing your negative ego completely and fully 100% embracing theChrist Consciousness!
Jealousy stems from insecurity and attachment and hence the need to compete with others instead of to cooperate. Jealousy is totally of the negative ego and should be released at all cost for it is not of GOD. It is connected also with the negative ego quality of envy. We have all heard the term "green with envy". It is very much connected with greed and selfishness. The main point here is to again be connected to group consciousness and one's identity with all creation. One's true identity is the Eternal Self, not the physical body and personality. This connects one with all creation, and all creation with oneself. In realizing this truth every happiness and benefit another achieves is your happiness. Every suffering of another is your suffering and vice versa. One's identity is GOD rather than self. This is a great lesson of the spiritual path.
The spiritual path is really quite easy to understand. If you want to be with GOD in heaven then act like Him. Would GOD be jealous if another had more leadership, power, fame, or money? I think you can see the absurdity of such a thought and the absurdity of such emotions. Would GOD compete with another over a relationship? As I said earlier, you state your preferences in life and then let go. If it is meant to be it will come back, and if it isn't meant to be, then so much the better. Be happy for another person's joy. The key to life is to recognize your puzzle piece, for GOD created each person differently and for a different function!
Djwhal Khul guided me to add the negative ego quality of having too much vanity. There is nothing wrong in life with taking care of one's physical body and wanting to look nice and attractive. The key lesson here is whether this desire to present an attractive appearance is governed by the soul or the negative ego. Truly examine your deepest motivations and intent in this regard. It is important to have good grooming habits, and to be clean, and present a nice appearance, and to wear appropriate clothes. Are you doing it to stand out and be better than others? Are you doing it as a seduction of some kinds Do you spend too much time looking in the mirror and too much time in the bathroom over vain pursuits? Some people don't spend enough time on these matters and others spend too much time. They are both mistakes of omission and commission. Be moderate in this regard. Be clear on what you are trying to present. Are you presenting Godliness in your appearance or slovenliness or glamour in the extreme. Be honest with yourself in this regard with no judgment and make appropriate adjustments whereneeded!
The final major test of the spiritual path is that of egotism. Egotism goes beyond even pride to really encompass all negative ego qualities and emotions. There really is only one problem in life for all incarnated and non-incarnated souls and that is egotism. There is only one answer to all the problems of humanity and that is the Christ/Buddha Consciousness. This is why Sai Baba states that the definition of GOD is, "GOD equals man minus ego" If you want to realize GOD you must transcend your negative ego with all its negative attributes, qualities and emotions.
Your ego is the source of all the spiritual tests I have mentioned, and the source of all lower self desire. It is the source of all separation, fear and selfishness. It is the source of all disease. It is the premiere lesson every soul must learn. The key to inner peace is to deny every thought that is not of GOD or is of the negative ego to enter your mind. Affirm and place your attention on every thought and emotion that is of GOD and is of the Christ/Buddha Consciousness. It is through this practice of attitudinal healing that your subconscious mind and conscious thinking will be reprogrammed and form a new habit. Your subconscious mind is as happy to be programmed with the Christ/Buddha Consciousness as it is the negative ego consciousness. It doesn't care because it has no reasoning. It is your job as the conscious mind to reprogram your subconscious mind in this manner.
Many Light workers spend too much time focusing on the Ascended Masters and do not spend enough time cleansing their minds and emotions of the psychological or negative ego thoughts, emotions and attributes. The Ascended Masters and angels will not get rid of your negative ego. That is your job. It is done very simply by not giving your attention to it. You don't need to get mad at it for in truth it doesn't really exist. It is not really there. You just think it is. It is nothing more than a bad dream. It manifests on the mental plane as illusion. Its manifest on the astral plane as glamour and on the etheric plane as maya.
It has been called many things. In some schools of thought it is called the lower self. In other schools of thought it is called the "dweller on the threshold". In still other schools of thought, the personality and in others just "ego", as opposed to "negative ego". In my personal opinion I think the best term to call it is the negative ego. If there is just one quality that describes it most succinctly it is "separation consciousness". A Course In Miracles states that there is only one problem in life and that is separation from GOD. In truth we have never been or will ever be separate. This is illusion. The law of the mind however is that whatever we think is the reality we live in. The world is living in a mass negative hypnosis of separation that does not exist in reality. As A Course In Miracles says, "The fall never happened, we just think it did." This is the great law of life. In this moment wakeup from the bad dream and nightmare you have lived for many lifetimes and realize the truth that passeth all understanding.
by Dr. Joshua David Stone
The Healing Power of the Mind
Linda Mackenzie, C.H.T.
"A picture is worth a thousand words." We have heard that saying before. This phrase is certainly true in the case of visualization. Visualization is a tool anyone can use to help foster healing. By providing positive pictures (creative imagery) and self-suggestion, visualization can change emotions that subsequently have a physical effect on the body.
Our belief system is based upon the accumulation of verbal and non verbal suggestions that have been gathered throughout our life experience. Through patterns of repetition and its associated rewards and punishment we learn to create our own perception of reality. In essence, we therefore become what we think. In healing repetitive use of positive visualization allows access to the "mind-body"connection. This lets the mind and body work together to foster the healing process of the body on a physical level.
What is the mind-body connection and how does it work? When we have an emotion it generates a feeling that turns into a physical sensation. For example: You are watching a horror movie, you feel frightened and then get a chill up your spine. In this case you were getting a negative suggestion through your sensory perception (sight and sound), that produced an emotion of fear which turned into the physical sensation of chills up your spine. Visualization uses positive images to produce positive emotions that manifest into positive physical sensations in the body.
Sounds simple, but does it work?
Can what we think actually have an effect on healing? Bodies do react to the thoughts you make. Our psychological/emotional state affects the endocrine system. For example, the emotion of fear is related to adrenaline. If no feeling of fear exists there is no adrenaline and the same applies in reverse- no adrenaline, no fear. They work in relationship to each other. Wherever a thought goes there is a body chemical reaction.
The hypothalamus, the emotional center of the brain, transforms emotions into physical response. The receptor of neuropeptides, the hypothalamus controls the body's appetite, blood sugar levels, body temperature, adrenal and pituitary glands, heart, lung, digestive and circulatory systems. Neuropeptides, the chemical messenger hormones, carry emotions back and forth between the mind and body. They link perception in the brain to the body via organs, hormones and cellular activity. Neuropeptides influence every major section of the immune system, so the body and mind do work together as one unit.
The brain is a highly efficient system that is connected to every cell in your body by billions of connections. It is divided into two sides ñ the left, logical side (words, logic, rational thought) and the right creative side (imagination and intuition). Day to day circumstances usually are met in a logical, left brain mode; however by yielding to the right, creative side of the brain we actually restore balance in the brain. This allows us access to the mind-body connection to achieve what we want. The right side of the brain automatically steers you to your goal. It totally accepts what you want to accomplish without giving an opinion and acts upon it without judgment. That is why visualization targets the right side of the brain.
Positive thought is essential to producing positive results. Negative thoughts and emotions lower the immune system, while positive emotions actually boost the immune system.
The following are required to use visualization as a mind empowering tool to support the healing process:
1. Define Your Specific Intention
Visualization puts your intention of what you want to work. Remember whatever you believe is what your body will do. The more specific the intention, the more specific the results. Make sure your intention is:
• Clear
• Specific
• Achievable
• You feel, know and trust it is being accomplished.
2. Take Responsibility
Trying to do visualization without taking responsibility will prove to be futile experience. To accomplish what you want you must take action and responsibility. Visualization usually takes about 6 weeks to work and is done once in the morning and before bedtime. Some people do see and feel results the very first time. Remember everyone's body and mind are different and so is the way they process information. Responsibility is:
Be accountable to and for yourself.
• Make a commitment
• Do visualization regularly
• Be persistent and patient
• Keep positive
3. Get Mentally Relaxed
A relaxed state allows you direct access to your subconscious mind. Here are some steps to help you relax:
• Find a quiet place. Relax in a favorite chair or lie down.
• Get comfortable and loosen clothing
• Uncross your arms and legs
• Get centered by focusing on the breath and breathing (this activates the vagus nerve which is the major quieting nerve in the body)
• Totally relax your body and mind .
4. Visualize
Visualization for healing is a simple process. Once you are relaxed the next step is to actualize your visualization.
• Think of or speak your intention out loud
• Close your eyes and imagine yourself in the healing process or as you want to be.
• Watch as your body heals you, see yourself whole and healthy.
• Feel the healing taking place
• Know and Trust the healing is being accomplished
If you have difficulty you may want to try one or more of these methods:
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Visualize your physical body standing in front of you.
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Next see your Emotional Body again surrounding completely the Etheric, and extending beyond it.
Finally go outwards by about 100cm, and see the limits of the Lower Thinking Body.
You now have in front of you your complete Personality, your Ego. A vivid yellow body completely surrounding your physical body and extending right round it.
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Next to your Personality visualize your Spiritual Bodies, with their center in the top four chakras of your body
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Surrounding it, see the Upper Mental Body, the highest Division of the Astral Body.
Surrounding the Upper Mental Body see the Soul's Body, 8D, with
it's chakra extending from the third eye.
Finally see your Spirit, 9D which is based in an energy vortex above your head. This Spirit extends outwards as far as your mind's eye can visualize it. See it first as about 10m.
Now visualize this huge, impressive and beautiful Spiritual Body
standing beside the Personality. And surrounding it and completely imbibing it with its love energies.
Joining the two: And the Personality will return the Spiritual
Body's love energies, and ask to merge with it. "Let's merge"
will go out the request. And this is what will happen. And what we have now is your fully illuminated, spiritually activated person. All thoughts emanating from you will now be inspired, illuminated thoughts.
You will be thinking with the powerful mind of God, and the Spiritual world around you will see to it that you are protected and looked after as a valuable Son Of God.
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Final part of this tryptic that makes up the prequel to 'Barber of Sherville' - This one is short and bitter sweet. Calx
Kid Curry and the Ride from the Gates of Hell
By Cal
DAY: Thirty-seven days
Kid looked across at Heyes, he still hadn't moved.
"OK Heyes?"
Kid blew out a long sigh shaking his head at the dog. "What's eatin' him now do you think?"
The deaf dog didn't answer.
They'd been working the claim for thirty-seven days. Kid knew this because he'd gotten in the habit of adding another scratch to the table top each evening. When he saw that big gash Haff's blade had made, that day the law was here, he thought he'd add to it. Keep count.
Kid chuckled to himself, thinking of Haff's face when he realised that the Kid was going to throw him to the wolves. 'That knife was in his hand so quick …like a fast draw ...don't think he was actually set to attack me with it …no …He was just taken off guard.'
Kid nodded to himself.
'Shame we drunk all the whiskey that night though, that Indian must have hollow legs. This stream's so cold …we could sure use us a drink to warm us up…'
Kid looked across at Heyes, he still hadn't moved.
would they
know who I was?' thought Heyes. '
I don't know
who I am…'
He'd been going over that day, stood right in front of four lawmen, set on finding Hannibal Heyes in these hills. Came here specifically for that purpose. He was stood right in front of them, and they'd looked right through him.
'…like I was nothin'…' thought Heyes '…Am nothing….'
'Less than nothing!" Answered the vicious voice in his head. 'Nothing wouldn't drag kin down too. That …before …playing the leader …that was all show …so no one would see …what you really are…'
Heyes closed his eyes and preyed the cold would finally numb his brain and kill the voice.
He hadn't moved.
"I'm callin' it for today!" called Kid "Tomorrow …I'm starting to look at that bend down there where the bank's real cut into …I'm fed up of looking at the same grit here …think I know each piece …personally …I get to know them any better …I'm gonna have to marry some of them … HEYES!"
Heyes hadn't moved.
He looked pale and blue, his flesh shivered. He slowly blinked across at Kid.
"Aww Heyes…"
Kid looked really annoyed but resolved. He stalked across the stream towards his partner. Grabbed the empty pan from his hands and dragged him up the bank to the cabin.
Without a word to Heyes, who sat motionless at the table, Kid set about getting the stove lit and brewed coffee. While the pot boiled he started rubbing Heyes' ankles with the red shirt that now doubled as their only towel. He sighed heavily…
"How long you going to be like this …this time? Huh! This isn't good fer me you know …ain't just you up here …I got to talk to a deaf dog…"
He tried a smile.
"Here …get this inside you …or you may just get your wish and freeze to death…"
Kid plonked the coffee onto the table beside Heyes' hand, biting back the cruel taunt. Heyes like this always made him feel angry, useless …angry.
"We need more wood …I'm takin' the mule down to drag up some more… Be a coupla hours…"
DAY: Seventy-one
"Ain't yer finished reading that damn book yet Kid?" chuckled Heyes.
He threw a small pebble at the top of Kids floppy brown hat. They were sat out on the bank, letting their legs warm up in the midday sun.
Kid had the dog under one arm, his dime novel in the other. "You know I have …but it's been long enough…" he mumbled.
"Long enough for what?" Heyes was bored.
He'd come out of his malaise about a week back, and was trying to make it up to Kid by acting cheerful, but he was finding it heavy going unless he kept himself distracted. There weren't many distractions up here and he hadn't got anything else to read himself.
"Long enough …so its excitin'…. again." Kid sounded annoyed "Hush up I'm getting' to the good part."
"Excitin'! Yer only gotta read the title to know what its about."
"Yeah?" Kid turned to face Heyes. He'd bite. He preferred this Heyes. "Well go on genius, tell me what its about…"
Heyes smirked.
"Kid Curry has to go to hell …probably gets shot in a gunfight… to get someone back …probably a love interest …a big bosomy red head, of loose morals …and in order to do that …he makes a pact with the devil …has to have a gunfight with him …he's faster than the devil …devil don't like it …Curry has to high tail it through Hell's Gate …probably on one of those apocalyptic stallions …you know the black ones with the red eyes …gets chased by demons and hell hounds …only just makes it through …kisses the girl…the end!"
Kid throws down the book. "When did you read my book Heyes?"
"I didn't have to…" smiles Heyes "One look at that stupid picture on the cover …it's all there…waste of time readin' it."
Kid studied the cover picture …carefully, and 'humphs' loudly.
"Well you didn't get it all right…" he smiles back at Heyes "That lump in front of my saddle …that ain't no bosomy red head of loose morals …that's you!"
DAY: Ninety-nine
Kid holstered the Colt with a smile of satisfaction. That last round was back to his best. He'd been worrying he could have lost it. The cold water and the long hours of work had left him stiff and aching. Today he had declared a holiday. His horse also appreciated the long ride, maybe Kid wasn't the only one feeling stiff.
Kid looked at his horse. He pursed his lips wondering where Heyes was. He knew Heyes was going down again. He didn't do well …isolated …he needed people. Kid blew out a long slow breath and addressed the horse.
"Think I've had my fill of prospecting. What do you say we pack up, go find ourselves a drink, a woman and some poker?"
The horse snorted and nodded its head, making Kid smile.
"I like the way you think…"
He patted the horses neck and sighed.
"Sorry boy …but this means the mule's gotta go. Where the mule goes, the dog goes." Kid smiled wistfully, he'd gotten fond of the dog. He smirked at the horse. "I saw the way you been lookin' at that mule…"
Kid looked the horse in the eye with earnest. "Now don't go getting' offended or nothin' …but you're not much of a conversationalist …I got to have me a conversation, with someone who can talk back …and soon…"
The horse stretched its back legs and began to hose the ground, narrowly missing Kids boots.
"That's it! That mule's toast!"
Heyes spun the barrel. One bullet.
He stared, with unseeing eyes, at the huge panorama below him.
The dog whined.
Heyes shrugged. 'Not today then.'
"Where did you go today Heyes?"
"Do you want to know what I've done today?"
"I've made a decision …for both of us. We're going down the mountain …We're going to cash in our dust at the Denver office. We're going to get ourselves drunk. We're going to get ourselves laid. You know, I'm not even sure if my pecker is still working after freezing it off in that damn stream fer months…"
Nothing, not even a hollow smile.
"And then …you're going to double our stake at one of them big swanky casinos." Kid stared at his lethargic partner and swallowed the anger rising in his throat. "And we can go visit Clem."
Heyes roused at talk of Clem. "Yeah …OK."
"So you're going to have to help me pack up …I want us off this mountain before Fall…"
"Let's go first light."
Kid smiled. A whole four words.
He didn't want to jinx it by saying more.
DAY: One hundred and six (but Kid's no longer counting)
"It's walkable …just. Glad we sold the mule. Wouldn't like to try cross that with a short-legged mule. What do you think Heyes?" Kid watched the rush of churning water in the swollen riverbed. Here and there, the tops of larger rocks were still visible above the foam marking the safe passage of the ford.
"Come on" Heyes started his chestnut mare towards the flood.
Kid quickly put his bigger gelding between his partner's horse and the bank. "I'll be going first. He's good at staying on his feet …he'll help her over."
No argument from Heyes.
No argument from Heyes? Kid gave a huge sigh, and turned the big black back to the river.
"HEYES! …. HEYES!" Kid was incredulous.
Heyes' mare was veering off into deeper water and stronger currents. His partner looked slow and unfazed by the danger to both horse and rider. He pulled the mares head round to face upstream, her eyes were wide and white in fright, as the current took her backwards, back towards the centre of the rivers flow, and the fastest currents.
"She's lost her feet …it's too strong for her to swim …I'm staying with her." Shouted Heyes, but he was calm, almost casual.
"HEYES!" Kid sounded angry. He plunged his gelding through the last few feet of the river and up the far bank, pulling the big horse round to a gallop along the edge of the torrent, keeping Heyes and the mare in his sights.
He quickly passed them, and was exasperated to see that the river ahead, started to twist and plunge into white water proper. He pulled up, to shout back to Heyes, but he saw that the mare was looking much closer to the bank. He left the saddle, grabbing up a long branch and waving it at the mare's head, snagging up her reins. Her front feet suddenly found ground, and she lurched up the bank at Kid, knocking him off his feet as she pushed past him in terror. He was only dragged a few feet as she came to a shivering, quaking, dripping stop under the protective gaze of Kids solid black gelding.
Kid pulled himself up, desperately scanning the churning river for signs of his partner. He got the briefest glimpse of a black hat disappearing over the rim of the white water falls.
'You decide …I'm done fighting it …' thought Heyes.
"Better for everyone if you never came out of this river…." Said the sneering voice in his head that sounded an awful lot like Heyes. "This way the Kid won't even have to bury you… it'll be like you never was…"
"Kid?" Heyes gulped air just before his head went under again. "Kid'll be angry … "
Heyes started using his hands and feet to push himself off passing rocks.
Hours later
"You warming up buddy?" Kids smile was warm as the suns.
Heyes' eyes flickered shut again, but not before he stammered out "£$...%&…£$% fre…ezi…ng!"
"I got you as close to the fire as I dare …Don't worry now I got all the wet stuff off you, I can get all your dry stuff on… I been drying it round the fire."
Kids voice also betrayed a shiver, and Heyes could feel water dripping off Kids beard, onto his face. "Bee….een …swi…mm…ing ….Ki…d?" he whispered between chattering teeth.
"Now you're a comedian! Just get warm Heyes …I'm going make us both some coffee." Kid let out a huge sigh "And we ain't going swimming again, till next summer!"
That night
"I think Sherville's the closest town, what do you say we head straight there in the morning. I'm gonna drink me my fill of the good stuff, and I'm sleeping in a real bed, with a warm, willin', woman!"
Kid grinned devilishly.
"Sounds good Kid, think it's time we both did ourselves a bit of livin'."
Heyes sipped at the scolding coffee, his hands still shaking, despite wearing nearly all the clothes he owned, and being covered by Kids old sheepskin coat.
He gazed into the fire. 'Yes sir, I'm ready to do me a bit more livin!' He thought.
Mercifully there was no answer from the voice in his head.
The End
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Prequel to TBOS #3 Kid Curry and the Ride from the Gates of Hell ...2,100 words
Re: Prequel to TBOS #3 Kid Curry and the Ride from the Gates of Hell ...2,100 words
on Thu 05 May 2016, 11:36 pm by
Such a melancholy Heyes! I was picturing him in the episode just staring out the window of the train. Sounds like they were there too long. Thankful the voices went away finally. Good story!
Re: Prequel to TBOS #3 Kid Curry and the Ride from the Gates of Hell ...2,100 words
on Fri 06 May 2016, 3:43 am by
Hi penski
Thanks for the comments....much appreciated.... I was a bit worried about posting this one. I've always seen Heyes like other geniuses I've known....with a touch of the manic depression.... Of course we'd never have seen that side of him...only his nearest and dearest would have....Makes him more real to me and explains his mercurial moods and charisma and of course his fabulous creativity....
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Foo fighting: Dave Grohl's keynote address
AUSTIN, Tx—In the summer of 1993, I spent several days in Seattle waiting to be summoned for an audience with Kurt Cobain and enjoying quite a bit of quality hang time with Krist Novoselic as they waited for the release of Nirvana's third album In Utero. As a drummer myself and a fan of Dave Grohl's postpunk John Bonham thrash, I repeatedly asked both of his band mates, "Shouldn't I speak to him, too?"
"Heck, no; why?," came the reply, and more than once. So I settled for watching Grohl play a reunion gig with the D.C. hardcore band Scream at the Crocodile Café.
Two years later, when I queried Courtney Love on her perception of Grohl's role in her husband's band, she burst into that infamous evil cackle. "What you have to know about Dave is he was the guy who'd enjoy going out back to set his farts on fire with Steve Albini. That's Dave."
I relate these anecdotes with no sense of malice but in the spirit of the engaging, heartfelt and often very funny string of historical reminiscences with which Grohl traced his career from D.C. punk to alt-rock superstar to Foo-Fighting superstar while delivering the keynote address Thursday morning at South by Southwest, all building to the always-welcome conference fail-safe messages of do-it-yourself independence, "the musician comes first" and "find your own voice."
Grohl entertained by scat-singing Edgar Winter's instrumental "Frankenstein," a childhood favorite that introduced him to the world of rock, and by demonstrating how he'd use two clunky cassette recorders to improvise his own multi-tracked recordings as a young teen.
Much of the written-out speech—delivered from behind a pair of reading glasses Grohl claimed to have purchased at the drug store—centered on his epiphany in Chicago during the family's summer vacation in 1982. His older cousin Tracy had become a punk-rocker, and she introduced him to her endless stacks of snarling 45s. He soon discovered the Wax Trax record store, he saw Naked Raygun play at Cubby Bear and his course in life was set.
"I wanted to be someone's Edgar Winter," the musician said. "I wanted to be someone's Naked Raygun."
Miracle of miracles, his accomplishments exceeded both. The tale of how Nevermind, a record everyone expected to sell 35,000 copies in its first six months (if they were lucky) soon was selling 300,000 a week and "forever changing the music world" now is rock mythology. And Grohl offered no more insight into how that happened than Cobain or Novoselic did: "Maybe it was timing… Maybe it was a generation of kids sick of Wilson Phillips."
Who is the real Dave Grohl—the one of those anecdotes at the top of this post, or the one who spoke so movingly at SXSW? I don't know, and I'm not sure it matters. Authenticity, after all, is a fake construct, and the most soulful sounds at SXSW or anywhere else are always in part show business. In any event, Grohl gave a heck of a keynote—every bit as good as the one last year by Bruce Springsteen, with whom he told us he recently dined in preparation for his big moment at the podium.
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Ethiopian food with five or six vegetarian items. The vegetarian section is labeled "100% vegan" on the menu.
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My favorite thing about Fasika is that they will give you 2 half dishes, and still charge you just for one dish.
I love to get a spicy dish and a not spicy dish, because every vegetarian dish they have there is excellent!
My biggest complaint about Fasika is the service. It is always very slow, and it takes a long time to get your food. If you are in a hurry, (or just prefer friendliness) I would go to nearby Flamingo instead!
Fasika serves the best Ethiopian food in the Twin Cities. I come all the time for the outstanding vegan options (all the vegetarian items on the menu are also vegan).
My go-to order lately is the "vege-sampler". You get lots of different lentil dishes along with beets, greens, salad, and green beans and carrots. Everything is very well seasoned and the flavors are to die for.
Two things to know.
First, you can get a half and half order and try two main dishes if you don't get the sampler. When I go this route, I opt for the cabbage (atkilt) and greens (gomen). I'll often add a side of spicy lentils (misr key wot) as well.
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Valentin Ormanzhi who represented Gagauzia at Turkvizyon 2015 has given an interview in which he talks about the struggles of being a Gagauz language singer.
Valentin feels that the main issue facing artists in Gagauz and the music industry is plagiarism within the Gagauz music sector. Valentin told Gagauz Media that:
We have song plagiarism, some just blatantly steal and write their texts. I think that the radio should not take this stuff, theremust be some kind of filter. I've got a new song for the new year, and someone wrote on the Internet that my song is a rip-off.
He went on to say that Gagauz Radio does not help make being a singer in Gagauzia an easy living. He says that despite having had a number of top.10 songs of the year in Gagauzia he has never had any payment from the radio station for the playing of his music. He feels that the payments would be an incentive to not only him but to other artists to be more creative. Mr Ormanzhi also feels that there is increasing pressure on Gagauz music from international artists from Russia,
We – singers, are try singing in the Gagauz, so language is not forgotten. Many people confuse the Gagauz language to Russian. Radio helps to ensure that our songs sounded and people deeply learned their native language.
Finally he ends the interview wishing that the Gagauz music industry could have financial support and funding. He told Gagauz Media that:
I wish that there were worthysponsors who helped to make good quality music, so that songs became hits not only in Gagauzia, but also abroad, that is to promote our songs in other countries. With the financial support you can combine work and have a Gagauz and a  European arranger to make the material, which will be at the European level, but feels Gagauz. Thus, we have to show that world that there is such a nation called Gagauzia, we are talented, and that our songs have are heard in the homes of other countries.
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A research project which showed how enhancing water storage on peat land can improve water quality and carbon storage - as well as releasing less water during times of flooding - has won a national award.
The Exmoor Mires Project beat five other finalists to win the Data Project of the Year category at the Water Industry Achievement Awards on Tuesday evening.
The award was made to South West Water, the University of Exeter and the Environment Agency for the big data analysis undertaken for the project, where state-of-the-art sensor and telemetry technology monitors how much the restoration of Exmoor and Dartmoor has improved water storage and quality.
Exmoor Mires is part of South West Water's award-winning catchment management programme, Upstream Thinking, which is finding ways to improve water quality at source to improve water treatment.
Professor Richard Brazier of Geography at the University of Exeter, explained: "This prize recognises the huge potential of real-time data collection to inform the water industry of the effects of landscape restoration. We have shown that complex sensor networks can be deployed in remote landscapes to answer important questions relevant to water supply and water quality.
"We are excited that our research provides the water company with the evidence it needs to support continued restoration of damaged landscapes as part of the Upstream Thinking program which can lead to profound and positive changes in the hydrological cycle."
Exmoor Mires Project Manager, Dr David Smith, said: "We're delighted that the top-class research put in place for this project has been recognised with this national award. This work has global importance in terms of how we look after natural water-retaining resources like blanket bog."
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'The Swell Season' review: Melancholy air
The Swell Season
Documentary. Directed by Nick August-Perna, Chris Dapkins and Carlo Mirabella-Davis. Presented by the San Francisco Film Society. (Not rated. 91 minutes.)
There's a melancholy air about "The Swell Season," and it's not simply the result of the emotion-laden folk-pop performed by the titular duo.
The movie documents their extensive tour after winning a best original song Oscar in 2007, but it's more than just a concert film. It's also about the downside of success and, in a non-invasive way, the romantic breakup in 2009 of performers Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová. (They continue to work together.)
Directors Nick August-Perna, Chris Dapkins and Carlo Mirabella-Davis offer a low-key, black-and-white mix of concert bits, backstage footage and interviews. It's entertaining to hear from Hansard's adoring mother, though one of the movie's emotional climaxes comes as he somewhat churlishly insists on bursting her bubble about the higher value of winning an Academy Award.
There are some compelling performance moments, and it's sad to watch these talented and basically nice people drift apart. But overall the film seems like a collection of bits and pieces, and it's hard to see how it could have much resonance for non-fans.
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Welcome Home this newly update 4 bedroom 2 bath home!! Close to everything. Easy commute, near shopping and restaurants, schools and more. This home offers New roof, NEW kitchen with upgraded appliances, quartz counter-tops, New flooring throughout, Interior and Exterior custom paint. Tile flooring and YES, even NEW double pane windows. Just move in and enjoy!!
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- 0.150
- Year Built
- 1977
- Stories
- 1
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- Millrose 02
- Cross Street
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Census Tract91.03
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- Dual Pane Full
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- Carbon Mon Detector
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- Public District
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- In and Connected
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- Laminate
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Rosemont is a large, established, cohesive neighborhood bordered by Watt Avenue, Folsom Boulevard, Bradshaw Road and Jackson Highway.
The area is home to several schools and parks, including Rosemont Community Park, a 17-acre park with multiple play areas, butterfly garden, lighted tennis courts, soccer field, two little league fields, and a picnic area. The park also hosts a food truck fest every month. Locals don't have to go far to experience a diverse selection of cuisine - a number of restaurants can be found throughout Rosemont, including the wildly popular Oz Korean Barbeque.
There are three elementary schools (Golden Empire, James W. Marshall, and Sequoia), Albert Einstein Middle School, and Rosemont High School within the boundaries of the family-friendly middle class neighborhood. Edward Kelley Preschool and Capital Christian School are also located in Rosemont.
The Rosemont Community Association works closely with schools and local organizations to strengthen the community. Programs and events include an annual celebration of community, school enhancement, neighborhood-watch, and graffiti abatement. The Cordova Recreation Golf Course can also be found in Rosemont. The 18-hole public course offers a number of youth-oriented camps and clinics.
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1.1 This specification covers the manufacture of aviation turbine fuel that consists of conventional and synthetic blending components.
1.2 This specification applies only at the point of batch origination. Aviation turbine fuel manufactured, certified and released to all the requirements of this specification, meets the requirements of Specification D 1655
1.3 This specification defines specific types of aviation turbine fuel that contain synthesized hydrocarbons for civil use in the operation and certification of aircraft and describes fuels found satisfactory for the operation of aircraft and engines. The specification is intended to be used as a standard in describing the quality of aviation turbine fuels and synthetic blending components at the place of manufacture but can be used to describe the quality of aviation turbine fuels for contractual transfer at all points in the distribution system.
1.4 This specification does not include all fuels satisfactory for aviation turbine engines. Certain equipment or conditions of use may permit a wider, or require a narrower, range of characteristics than is shown by this specification.
1.5 While aviation turbine fuels defined by this specification can be used in applications other than aviation turbine engines, requirements for such other applications have not been considered in the development of this specification.
1.6 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as standard. No other units of measurement are included in this standard.
1.7 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
2. Referenced Documents (purchase separately) The documents listed below are referenced within the subject standard but are not provided as part of the standard.
ASTM Standards
D56 Test Method for Flash Point by Tag Closed Cup Tester
D86 Test Method for Distillation of Petroleum Products and Liquid Fuels at Atmospheric Pressure
D93 Test Methods for Flash Point by Pensky-Martens Closed Cup Tester
D129 Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum Products (General High Pressure Decomposition Device Method)
D130 Test Method for Corrosiveness to Copper from Petroleum Products by Copper Strip Test
D156 Test Method for Saybolt Color of Petroleum Products (Saybolt Chromometer Method)
D240 Test Method for Heat of Combustion of Liquid Hydrocarbon Fuels by Bomb Calorimeter
D323 Test Method for Vapor Pressure of Petroleum Products (Reid Method)
D381 Test Method for Gum Content in Fuels by Jet Evaporation
D445 Test Method for Kinematic Viscosity of Transparent and Opaque Liquids (and Calculation of Dynamic Viscosity)
D1266 Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum Products (Lamp Method)
D1298 Test Method for Density, Relative Density, or API Gravity of Crude Petroleum and Liquid Petroleum Products by Hydrometer Method
D1319 Test Method for Hydrocarbon Types in Liquid Petroleum Products by Fluorescent Indicator Adsorption
D1322 Test Method for Smoke Point of Kerosene and Aviation Turbine Fuel
D1405 Test Method for Estimation of Net Heat of Combustion of Aviation Fuels
D1655 Specification for Aviation Turbine Fuels
D1840 Test Method for Naphthalene Hydrocarbons in Aviation Turbine Fuels by Ultraviolet Spectrophotometry
D2276 Test Method for Particulate Contaminant in Aviation Fuel by Line Sampling
D2386 Test Method for Freezing Point of Aviation Fuels
D2425 Test Method for Hydrocarbon Types in Middle Distillates by Mass Spectrometry
D2622 Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum Products by Wavelength Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometry
D2624 Test Methods for Electrical Conductivity of Aviation and Distillate Fuels
D2710 Test Method for Bromine Index of Petroleum Hydrocarbons by Electrometric Titration
D2887 Test Method for Boiling Range Distribution of Petroleum Fractions by Gas Chromatography
D2892 Test Method for Distillation of Crude Petroleum (15-Theoretical Plate Column)
D3227 Test Method for (Thiol Mercaptan) Sulfur in Gasoline, Kerosine, Aviation Turbine, and Distillate Fuels (Potentiometric Method)
D3240 Test Method for Undissolved Water In Aviation Turbine Fuels
D3241 Test Method for Thermal Oxidation Stability of Aviation Turbine Fuels
D3242 Test Method for Acidity in Aviation Turbine Fuel
D3338 Test Method for Estimation of Net Heat of Combustion of Aviation Fuels
D3343 Test Method for Estimation of Hydrogen Content of Aviation Fuels
D3701 Test Method for Hydrogen Content of Aviation Turbine Fuels by Low Resolution Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectrometry
D3828 Test Methods for Flash Point by Small Scale Closed Cup Tester
D3948 Test Method for Determining Water Separation Characteristics of Aviation Turbine Fuels by Portable Separometer
D4052 Test Method for Density, Relative Density, and API Gravity of Liquids by Digital Density Meter
D4054 Practice for Evaluation of New Aviation Turbine Fuels and Fuel Additives
D4057 Practice for Manual Sampling of Petroleum and Petroleum Products
D4171 Specification for Fuel System Icing Inhibitors
D4176 Test Method for Free Water and Particulate Contamination in Distillate Fuels (Visual Inspection Procedures)
D4294 Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum and Petroleum Products by Energy Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometry
D4306 Practice for Aviation Fuel Sample Containers for Tests Affected by Trace Contamination
D4529 Test Method for Estimation of Net Heat of Combustion of Aviation Fuels
D4625 Test Method for Middle Distillate Fuel Storage Stability at 43C (110F)
D4629 Test Method for Trace Nitrogen in Liquid Hydrocarbons by Syringe/Inlet Oxidative Combustion and Chemiluminescence Detection
D4809 Test Method for Heat of Combustion of Liquid Hydrocarbon Fuels by Bomb Calorimeter (Precision Method)
D4865 Guide for Generation and Dissipation of Static Electricity in Petroleum Fuel Systems
D4952 Test Method for Qualitative Analysis for Active Sulfur Species in Fuels and Solvents (Doctor Test)
D4953 Test Method for Vapor Pressure of Gasoline and Gasoline-Oxygenate Blends (Dry Method)
D5001 Test Method for Measurement of Lubricity of Aviation Turbine Fuels by the Ball-on-Cylinder Lubricity Evaluator (BOCLE)
D5006 Test Method for Measurement of Fuel System Icing Inhibitors (Ether Type) in Aviation Fuels
D5190 Test Method for Vapor Pressure of Petroleum Products (Automatic Method)
D5191 Test Method for Vapor Pressure of Petroleum Products and Liquid Fuels (Mini Method)
D5291 Test Methods for Instrumental Determination of Carbon, Hydrogen, and Nitrogen in Petroleum Products and Lubricants
D5452 Test Method for Particulate Contamination in Aviation Fuels by Laboratory Filtration
D5453 Test Method for Determination of Total Sulfur in Light Hydrocarbons, Spark Ignition Engine Fuel, Diesel Engine Fuel, and Engine Oil by Ultraviolet Fluorescence
D5972 Test Method for Freezing Point of Aviation Fuels (Automatic Phase Transition Method)
D6045 Test Method for Color of Petroleum Products by the Automatic Tristimulus Method
D6304 Test Method for Determination of Water in Petroleum Products, Lubricating Oils, and Additives by Coulometric Karl Fischer Titration
D6379 Test Method for Determination of Aromatic Hydrocarbon Types in Aviation Fuels and Petroleum DistillatesHigh Performance Liquid Chromatography Method with Refractive Index Detection
D6469 Guide for Microbial Contamination in Fuels and Fuel Systems
D6866 Test Methods for Determining the Biobased Content of Solid, Liquid, and Gaseous Samples Using Radiocarbon Analysis
D7042 Test Method for Dynamic Viscosity and Density of Liquids by Stabinger Viscometer (and the Calculation of Kinematic Viscosity)
D7111 Test Method for Determination of Trace Elements in Middle Distillate Fuels by Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission Spectrometry (ICP-AES)
D7153 Test Method for Freezing Point of Aviation Fuels (Automatic Laser Method)
D7154 Test Method for Freezing Point of Aviation Fuels (Automatic Fiber Optical Method)
D7344 Test Method for Distillation of Petroleum Products and Liquid Fuels at Atmospheric Pressure (Mini Method)
D7345 Test Method for Distillation of Petroleum Products and Liquid Fuels at Atmospheric Pressure (Micro Distillation Method)
D7359 Test Method for Total Fluorine, Chlorine and Sulfur in Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Their Mixtures by Oxidative Pyrohydrolytic Combustion followed by Ion Chromatography Detection (Combustion Ion Chromatography-CIC)
D7524 Test Method for Determination of Static Dissipater Additives (SDA) in Aviation Turbine Fuel and Middle Distillate FuelsHigh Performance Liquid Chromatograph (HPLC) Method
D7945 Test Method for Determination of Dynamic Viscosity and Derived Kinematic Viscosity of Liquids by Constant Pressure Viscometer
D7974 Test Method for Determination of Farnesane, Saturated Hydrocarbons, and Hexahydrofarnesol Content of Synthesized Iso-Paraffins (SIP) Fuel for Blending with Jet Fuel by Gas Chromatography
E29 Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to Determine Conformance with Specifications
ICS Code
ICS Number Code 75.160.20 (Liquid fuels)
UNSPSC Code
UNSPSC Code 15101504(Aviation fuel)
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ASTM D7566-09, Standard Specification for Aviation Turbine Fuel Containing Synthesized Hydrocarbons, ASTM International, West Conshohocken, PA, 2009, www.astm.orgBack to Top


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Everyone has heard that Ireland is the place to go for a bit of 'craic' — aka fun, defined by hitting up a few pubs, drinking some Guinness, chatting to locals and listening to some 'trad' music. But Ireland has so much more to offer, and it's a challenge to choose the few attractions you should check out during your stay. Fortunately we've got you covered with the top five sights according to a local:
The Guinness Storehouse, Dublin City
As stereotypical as it is, the Guinness Storehouse is a unique gem. The home of Ireland's Greatest Beer is in the heart of Dublin city at St. James Gate, and is famous for giving its employees a weekly allowance of it's boozy brown product. While the Storehouse is a relatively recent addition to the location, it is extremely popular for allowing visitor to view the process and history of making Guinness, as well as tasting a fresh pint at the rooftop bar with panoramic views of the entire city.
The Cliffs Of Moher, Co. Clare
One of the country's most spectacular sights is at the Cliffs Of Moher in Co. Clare. Situated near the picturesque surfing village of Lahinch, the icon is a must-see along Ireland's famed Wild Atlantic Way route. With rough seas and the waves battling the sheer mass of cliff, it's needless to say that photos are obligatory. Head to Lahinch afterwards to check out the beach and go surfing, or just for some good old food or drink. There's no better place to be, especially on a sunny summer's day.
Titanic Belfast, Belfast City
Belfast's Titanic Experience, built to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the iconic ship's sinking, is a sight to behold. Constructed on the original site where the Titanic was built, the visitors center has an entire shipyard to explore, interactive galleries, replicas of the interior, historic artifacts, as well as the only remaining intact White Star Line vessel. While in Belfast, take an authentic Black Cab tour to learn about Northern Ireland's The Troubles conflict, and all the recent progress towards peace and reconciliation. Bonus: many scenes from the show Game of Thrones were also filmed nearby, so you are essentially standing in the heart of Winterfell.
Giants Causeway, Co. Antrim
Closely linked to the legend of Fionn Mac Chumhaill (or Finn MacCool) and a war with neighboring giant Benandonner in Scotland, the Giants Causeway is a series of 40,000 interlinked basalt rock columns in the northern side of the country. Legend states this is what remains of a causeway from Ireland to Scotland, destroyed when the giant fled from Fionn. What remains is an interesting display of nearly-uniform prisms of rock by the sea. While in the area, the nearby Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge is also worth a stop, and provides some spectacular views of the sea. If you keep going past the Causeway ad you will eventually reach Derry, an amazing walled city with a rich history.
The Blarney Stone, Co. Cork.
Somewhat of a strange attraction, the Blarney Stone is literally a large stone that visitors kiss for good luck; to do so is said to grant you "the gift of the gab",or the skill of eloquence.But first, you are required to climb a castle. A massively popular tourist attraction, especially among North Americans, the castle itself dates back to the 1400's and is now a partial ruin. This part of Ireland is the beautiful green heaven that the country is known for.
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Anatomy of a Meltdown: A Dual Financial Biography of the Subprime Mortgage Crisis
Michael P. Malloy
University of the Pacific School of Law
2010. 336 pages. 978-0-7355-9458-6.
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Anatomy of a Meltdown: A Dual Financial Biography of the Subprime Mortgage Crisis. The global financial meltdown triggered by the subprime mortgage crisis is moving through national and international financial systems like a plague. The crisis is systemic, implicating the operations of the current regulatory regime and the efficiency and soundness of the market. Anatomy of a Meltdown tells the story of two firms, Lehman Brothers and WaMu one operating in the investment sector, the other in the consumer financial services sector that illuminates the nature and severity of the crisis and draws conclusions about the steps necessary to pull the financial system out of the current crisis and to avoid the next one.
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