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As part of Continuum's Key Concepts in Philosophy series, Eric Matthew's book Mind aims to provide a non-technical introduction to some of the historical debates in the philosophy of mind while also providing critique of several viewpoints and a positive account reflective of his own opinion. This text would serve as an excellent resource in an undergraduate class alongside a text that provided a more technical account of the current debates or an anthology on the philosophy of mind. While Matthews focuses on providing an overview of the major debates in the philosophy of mind, he also successfully introduces the reader to many of the technical terms in use in the literature, enabling the beginning student to proceed into more difficult reading.
The book is divided into six chapters: Mind and soul; Minds and brains; Subjectivity, intentionality, and behavior; Animals and machines; Other minds; and Reasons and causes. In the first two chapters, Matthews' focus is to describe historical characterizations of the mind held by philosophers.
In chapter one Matthews outlines crucial differences between the concept of mind in Aristotle's and Descartes' writings. Although Matthews purports to only introduce the views he favors beginning in chapter three (see pp. vii-viii), he makes his opinion resoundingly clear at certain points in his discussion of Cartesian dualism. While Matthew's opinion is evident in this discussion, he does deal well with the standard objections against Cartesian dualism so that a reader unfamiliar with the terrain would be able to follow along easily. In the second chapter, Matthews continues the historical account and details the eliminative materialism advocated by, for example, Paul and Patricia Churchland.
The first two chapters set the stage for the rest of the book as they provide the two important viewpoints, that is, Cartesian dualism and eliminative materialism, against which Matthews will primarily argue in the chapters that follow. Having introduced the concepts of 'intentionality' and 'subjectivity' that he believes are necessary to describe human behavior ('intentionality' relates to our thoughts necessarily being about something and 'subjectivity' relates to the idea that we are the subject of our own mental life and someone else is not), in chapter three Matthews argues that the key problem with both Cartesian dualism and eliminative materialism is their focus on "minds" as unique substances rather than on the "beings who have minds and the role which having a mind plays in their lives" (p. 69). This statement seems to encapsulate Matthews' opinion of how one should develop a philosophy of mind that permeates the book. To provide support for this desired emphasis, Matthews incorporates extended discussion of the philosophy of Gilbert Ryle and Maurice Merleau-Ponty, philosophers in whose thought Matthews sees various similarities.
The discussion of evolutionary biology and evolutionary psychology in chapter four would likely be of special interest to the beginning reader. Here Matthews contemplates what can be said about the mind being a product of natural selection and wonders to what degree a connection can be made. He does not discourage such a view completely, but cautions that survival value can only be one factor among others in explaining the mind (see pp. 77-82). Additionally, Matthews' discussion of the well-known "Chinese Room" argument in chapter would greatly aid the undergraduate student.
One particular thread that reappears several times throughout the book is Wittgenstein's so-called "Private language" argument (see, for example, pp. 16-17, 53, and 90). At various places, Matthews uses his interpretation of this argument to provide support for his critiques against, for example, Descartes and Searle, among others. In chapter four, it plays a special part in Matthews' argument against the possibility of machines presently being able to think--because they are unable to engage in semantics since they do not participate in a society as humans do. Here Matthews sides with Merleau-Ponty, arguing that "...to be a subject, to have a mind, cannot be separate from being a living being" (p. 92). This argument, while not ruling out the logical possibility of machines thinking, does limit the ability to think to things which are embodied (i.e., preventing a brain or a computer by itself from thinking).
Although interesting and certainly engaging, Matthews' take on the debate about whether computers and other forms of AI are able to think depends strongly on his interpretation of Wittgenstein's so-called "Private Language" argument. It is with reference to this argument that Matthews attempts to buttress what he views as a weakness of Searle's case, namely, the admission on Searle's part that brains are machines (see p. 89). Without support from this interpretation, it is unclear that a computer could not, at some point in the conceivable future, be modeled on the human brain and be able to think. Despite this reliance on the controversial "Private Language" argument, Matthews' exposition and critique in chapter four would excellently serve to spark the interest of readers previously unexposed to the debate.
In the fifth chapter, Matthews addresses the problem of other minds, outlining the problem as it appears for those who espouse Cartesian dualism and highlighting the issue of solipsism that confronts the Cartesian. To make a case against solipsism, Matthews marshals Wittgenstein's beetle-in-a-box example as well as Merleau-Ponty's argument that solipsism is inconceivable since we only know what it is to be alone by in fact not being alone. Returning to the more general problem of other minds, Matthews closes the chapter by indicating that there may appear to be paradox involved by including both the concepts of 'subjectivity' and 'communication' in a philosophy of mind, but that both seem essential in what we mean when we talk about what it is to have a mind. This apparent paradox is left unresolved for the reader.
The final chapter on reasons and causes deals with Matthews' viewpoint on the status of folk psychology and its relation to science. Matthews believes that the reason-cause distinction is useful in providing a framework for understanding why folk psychological explanations may still provide explanation for actions that a physiological explanation would miss. Here he argues that "…there are different ways of making sense of the world which are appropriate in different contexts" (p. 136). This section, being one of the sections most clearly indicative of Matthews' opinion, would be useful in a classroom setting when contrasted with, for example, an account of folk psychological concepts by the Churchlands.
In spite of the minimal criticisms above, I would recommend Matthews' text as an essential overview text for undergraduate courses in the philosophy of mind or contemporary philosophy. In such a course, it might best serve as a secondary or optional text to help acquaint students with broader issues and topics that may be missed by reading only an anthology on the subject.
© 2007 Marcus P. Adams
Marcus P. Adams has a Master of Divinity in religious studies and is currently a graduate student in philosophy at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Michigan (USA).
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Time, perhaps, to revive this thread at least for a day or two.Here is Farrar's 'English Pastoral Impressions' (1915):https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5Jf3LYjkh0QI'd especially recommend the very poignant (in the circumstances) and beautiful 'Bredon Hill' from about five minutes in and an interesting contrast to Vaughan Williams's 'Bredon Hill' in 'On Wenlock Edge'. I think that Farrar's was a major talent, tragically cut short (he was killed a hundred years ago in 1918). He was the teacher of Finzi who was deeply affected by the loss.There is a very fine Chandos CD featuring Farrar's music but it seems very expensive now (£96 on Amazon UK though less expensive on Amazon.com) so I thought that I'd post this extract.Here is the 'Heroic Elegy' - about his last work (1918) I think:https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ywxOZrz46JU
Looking at this earlier this week http://www.michaeldrislane.com/2014/08/25/composers-who-died-in-wwi/ beside Butterworth and Gurney, Farrar was the only name I had heard of. Thanks for posting the links, I have not listened to "Heroic Elegy yet but thought "English Pastoral Impressions" lovely. The juxtaposition of this peaceful and pastoral music and the horror of the Western Front is jaw-dropping.
Thanks for your reminder of this album.I don't know where Amazon get their ludicrous prices from. The album is still available from Chandos as a lossless download for £9.99. If you have to have a CD Chandos will supply an Archive CDR for £13.25.https://www.chandos.net/products/catalogue/CHAN%209586
Thanks very much Biffo. Fortunately I bought the original album when it first came out.
I have the CD but can't remember whether I bought it as a new issue or it came to me in a Chandos Mystery Box. Currently, Chandos have a CD sale of deleted titles, mostly at £2.50 each. Discs of Holst, Bliss and Philips arrived this morning.
Thanks for the link which reminded me of W. Denis Browne, who composed perhaps my favourite song 'To Gratiana, dancing and singing'. Ursula Vaughan Williams thought it even superior to any of her husband's songs. Here it is, in a recording I had never hear before sung by Wilfred Brown who recorded the best ever version of Finzi's 'Dies Natalis':https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=BPjpe0aZZrQ
What a voice! Many thanks.
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Genesis 35:19 – So Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrata (that is Bethlehem). Bethlehem was a place of heartaches. It was there that Rachel died and was buried. It was a day when Jacob was brokenhearted. There was a sword through the soul of Rachel and she cried aloud in Bethlehem because she was going to be separated from her husband and two children. In her time of heartache and pain, Rachel named her new born baby 'Ben-Oni' which meant 'son of my sorrow'. This child was son of the sorrow for Rachel, Jacob and Joseph because Rachel was dying. Centuries later, Mary had a little boy in Bethlehem by the name Jesus who was called 'Man of Sorrows' by the prophet. Mary went through sorrow because she Mary couldn't even find a place for her first baby to be born. He was acquainted with sorrow and grief all His years on earth and He lived in the shadow of death that He was going to go through for the sins of human beings. At His birth, Herod killed thousands of children, and their mothers cried aloud for their lost children. The enemy tried to kill Him several times before He reached the cross for which He came. His heart was sorrowful unto death in the garden of Gethsemane. He endured the cross and died with a loud cry. Yes, He was the Man of Sorrows who came to take away the sorrow that we all would have experienced all through eternity. Jacob was not ready to call his son Ben-Oni because of his faith in the Lord who was capable of making his son a 'son of God's right hand' and so he called him Benjamin. The Man of Sorrows, born in Bethlehem as the son of Mary, became the 'Son of God's right hand' as He became victorious over death. By coming to Bethlehem as a baby in the manger, Jesus declares to the world that He came to grip with the reality of heartache, pain, misery, loss and separation.
Dear reader, are you going through heartaches and pain of separation and misery? Are you finding it difficult to overcome your pain and loneliness because of your sense of loss or failure? Today you are invited by the Spirit of God to see the Savior who was born in Bethlehem as the 'son of sorrow'. He was the true Ben-Oni who came to Bethlehem to take your pain and misery away. He came to Bethlehem to remove your sorrow and replace it with confidence, courage, strength, faith and trust in Him. He shouldered your sorrow and pain and became victorious over your feelings of pain, distress, agony, anguish and despondency. Today there is victory for you in all your difficult situations through Jesus who was born as the 'son of sorrow' in Bethlehem. Your Lord is today seated at the right hand of the Father as the victor over all your painful situations and is interceding for you. He is inviting you today to go to Him with your heartaches and misery. If you put your trust Him, He will shoulder all your heartaches for you. His hands will wipe your tears and take away your sorrow and loneliness. He will give you the strength to face your difficult situation and give you the needful rest and peace. He gave that peace to Jacob and made him 'Prince with God.' By coming to Bethlehem, He declare to the world that He has come to take away the pains and heartaches of all who are willing to go to Him for victory over all their situations. Today you have the opportunity to hand over all your heartaches to Him and find the much needed victory and rest.Luke 2:6 – While (Joseph and Mary) were (in Bethlehem), the time came for the baby to be born. Thought for Today Jesus, the 'Ben-Oni' of Bethlehem, is today the 'Benjamin' of Calvary to give us victory over all our heartaches, sorrow, misery and pain.


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First, a wee bit of history. "Picnic" comes from the French word, "piquenique," which,when translated means: "an outing with food." At the original French piqueniques all of the invited guests would bring food — very similar to what we would call a "potluck" today. It was actually, not until the 19th century, that a picnic specifically meant eating outdoors. But, whether you're planning an elaborate chef-inspired feast or a laid back lunch, eating outside still takes a bit of planning. Here are some tips to make your next picnic, your very best one ever.
Pack with care. Nothing ruins a picnic faster than dried out or soggy food. Before you set off, make sure that your plastic containers are tightly sealed, you've got plastic cups or glasses for the kids and, if you do decide to bring wine glasses for the grown-ups, bring a tray along so you have a sturdy surface for glasses to sit upon between sips.
Keep it cool. We've all heard those nightmare stories of picnics gone bad from spoiled food so, don't let it happen to you. Keep salads made with mayonnaise cold with ice packs or in a separate cooler and once you've reached your destination, resist the temptation to put everything out for all to see if you don't plan on eating right away.
Add dressings and condiments last. To keep sandwiches and salads from getting soggy while in transport, pack condiments and salad dressings separately and add them just as you are getting ready to eat. The same advice goes for dessert toppings like pre-cut fruit.
Plan on going to a location that you love. If you're not the kind of person who enjoys sitting on a blanket on the grass, don't worry. You can still have a great picnic. You can picnic anywhere – at a local park, on the beach or even at a great table in your own backyard! You can even picnic inside if that's what makes you happy. Remember, a picnic is 50% food and 50% ambience so pack some delicious food, decide on a super spot and enjoy one of summer's greatest pleasures with the ones you love.


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|- Mt. Cavalry Cemetery, Columbus.
I somewhat laid it out in a previous post: I'm going to be traveling a lot through the State of Ohio for awhile. I have a love/hate relationship with road trips. They're an opportunity to see something new, but can also become overbearing. When possible, I'll catch back roads instead of the interstate (a notion developed out of a love for the book Blue Highways). Even as someone who wishes he lived in a nation of high speed rail (or even just the option of rail between Ohio's three major cities), I always get excited about extended time on the highway. I spend time researching and planning during the days before. I write down lists in my notebooks of what I want to see, where I want to go, how much time I'll need, etc. Sometimes it works out. Other times I find myself just wanting to get home.
Most times, it falls right in the middle—I enjoy my time, but get restless from sitting in the car or annoyed when I'm not finding anything "interesting" to photograph or see. I've had delicious meals in great roadside diners and disappointing conversations in chain restaurants near highway exits, so to speak. Nevertheless, the enthusiasm and the planning are always there at the start. With these particular trips between Cincinnati and Cleveland, there's a ton of things I've wanted to see for awhile or places I've wanted to revisit—I'm no stranger to traversing this state (and others) in an automobile. With recently getting back into 35mm and wanting to change up my perspective on photography a bit, I've been documenting these trips solely with film. That worked out "ok" on the first go-round, but this particular time was a bit more successful and the sights from the road more rewarding (seeing my girlfriend at the end of the drive is always great, but the trip to and fro hasn't always been smooth sailing).
I wasn't leaving until Saturday morning. I knew I'd have to work a bit late on Friday afternoon and that Laura would be busy up in Cleveland until Saturday afternoon. The evening light was also starting to fade sooner these days as Fall approached, so departing Saturday would give me more time to shoot and wander. I figured I'd get home from work, go for a run, eat some pizza, pack, and be asleep by 9 p.m.—ready to get up the next day and in the car at 4 a.m. That plan would put me in Columbus near sunrise and allow for hours of being free to roam after in the world between the capitol and Cleveland.
But I couldn't fall asleep watching bad movies (why is DC Comics even bothering?), nor did some melatonin help. Then the trains started coming by and the neighborhood brewery introduced a cover band. "My Sharona" came out of the brew factory and into my bedroom clearly. I got hungry, drove to get some food, and finally fell asleep around midnight during an episode of Battlestar Galactica.
I woke up naturally, without the help of digital alarms that had been blaring for hours. I was going to be starting late. I was annoyed. At 6:30 a.m., two and a half hours later than I had planned, I grabbed my bags and cameras.
A few podcasts later and I was in Columbus, the sun firmly above the horizon, casting light through haze and fog.
|- Mt. Cavalry Cemetery, Columbus.
I decided to make my first stop.
Cooper Stadium, an abandoned minor league ballpark, was a place I had been to briefly years ago when I snapped a few frames from the outside as opposed to my more traditional exploits.
The stadium sits near a cemetery, Mt. Cavalry to be exact. I pulled in, trying to be as respectful as possible, even as the only one amongst the graves. I wasn't there to mourn, but rather, to get a glimpse of the city's buildings covered in fog behind this dramatic landscape of eternal rest. On the reverse side, there was the old ballpark, its former luxury boxes boarded over with wood.
|- Cooper Stadium as seen from Mt. Cavlary Cemetery.
|- Cooper Stadium as seen from Mt. Cavlary Cemetery.
I left the cemetery and swung by the stadium, its playing surface long gone and overgrown.
|- Cooper Stadium grandstand, Columbus.
|- Cooper Stadium grandstand, Columbus.
Back on the highway, I swung by some roadside monuments: a lighthouse to the lord and a statue dedicated to the fast food clown I share a name with (but am pretty sure I'm not named for).
|- East Mt. Olive Baptist Church, Columbus.
|- Ronald McDonald Simulacrum, Sunbury.
I'd like to think that I overcame the urge to eat McDonald's because I'd been sticking to my diet, but I tend to ignore any semblance of an eating plan when traveling. It's a lot easier to justify fast food on these trips—to imbibe golden, delicious hash browns or a massive cheeseburger washed down by real Coke as opposed to the diet stuff.
Yet, I resisted.
Only because the drive-thru line was too long, though. My lack of patience will always supersede the temptation of trans fats, even if the McRib is back.
|- Golden arches on a golden pond, Sunbury.
I stopped in the small town of Centerburg. If there was a diner or good, local spot to get breakfast along the main road, I missed it amongst the antique shops and those proselytizing about "the right choices" in the upcoming election.
|- Centerburg.
|- Centerburg.
I got aimless for a bit outside Mt. Vernon and then got stuck behind a tractor near what I think was Belleville. I switched between pavement and dirt constantly until Mansfield where I picked up the interstate again.
|- Mt. Vernon (I think).
|- Presumably Mt. Vernon.
|- Presumably Mt. Vernon or Bellville.
|- Bellville Bridge.
|- Bellville.
|- County Road 57, Mansfield.
In Lexington, OH, I stopped for a quick lunch, drawn like a moth to a flame when I saw a 7/11. Cincinnati is absent of convenience stores and gas stations that offer good food. There's no Sheetz or Wawa in my section of the state. There's UDF, which has great ice cream, but there's nowhere to get a good hot dog, corn dog, slice of pizza, or other totally unhealthy and questionably prepared sustenance that earns you cash back on gas. I settled on two slices of pepperoni.
|- 7/11 Pizza, Lexington.
"It all starts with the sauce. Made from vine-ripened California tomatoes and classic spices, our unique pizza sauce is loaded with authentic Italian flavor."
I doubted any of what was printed on the box, but the pizza was still good. I ate it while watching a truck pull up with a Confederate flag as well as an American/Confederate hybrid. I gotta say, I was a bit surprised to see the battle flag of a military force that fought against the Union to preserve slavery—and lost—displayed so brazenly this far North. But then again, nothing should be surprising these days. The three people crammed up front behind a dash board loaded with dip cans argued while their banners of ignorance fluttered in the wind.
|- Lexington.
I picked up the interstate again and eventually jumped back off in Polk. I stopped at a produce stand that wasn't staffed. A young girl, in what I assumed was Amish (or some derivative of Amish) garb walked out from the house waving her hands. I picked up a few pumpkins and some fruit that could maybe make me feel better about eating gas station pizza. I snapped a few quick pictures of the store and turned around to see the young girl hiding from the camera. I assured her I would never take her photograph without asking and that she wasn't in any of the frames I had just made. She politely nodded, asked for a $1.50, and I obliged.
|- Produce stand, Polk.
|- Produce stand, Polk.
|- Produce stand, Polk.
Down the road, I found "Serenity Now," a proprietor of homegrown cider. The owner jumped off his lawnmower when I pulled up, selling me a gallon of the drink yielded from the orchard in his yard. We had a good conversation about Seinfeld and our favorite episodes.
I finished off the roll of film and headed to Cleveland, having seen enough for the day and also out of time.
|- Serenity Now Orchard, Ashland.
|- Serenity Now Orchard, Ashland.
|- Serenity Now Orchard, Ashland.
35mm Ohio is an ongoing documentation of road trips throughout the state. Next post: "Cleveland, a National Forest, Akron, an Outlet Mall, and Standard Suburbia."


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Here in Texas, we know a lot about Mexican food. But what most of America (including Texas) thinks of as Mexican is actually Tex-Mex, a hybrid of Mexican cuisine and American ingredients. It's comforting to us native Texans, for sure, but it's not true Mexican food.
Diana Kennedy knows real Mexican food. The famed cookbook author has been living in Mexico since 1957, studying the cuisine and codifying recipes that had previously been passed around by word of mouth only. In 1998, Kennedy published My Mexico: A Culinary Odyssey with More Than 300 Recipes, her definitive guide to Mexican cuisine, in which she details her travels around the Central American country and her discoveries and memories of the food and recipes she encountered.
Kennedy will be at Hugo's on Thursday, October 24, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. to sign the new edition of her book, which is considered a classic.
"Thank goodness it's coming out again." Kennedy says. "It's a very, very valuable book!"
Kennedy became friends with Houston's resident experts in Mexican cuisine, Hugo Ortega and his wife, Tracy Vaught, when Ortega attended one of Kennedy's cooking workshops in Mexico. Since then, they've enjoyed cooking with each other on occasion, and when Ortega found out that a new edition of My Mexico was coming out, he offered to host an event to celebrate its arrival.
A recipient of many awards, and a culinary icon, in 1981 Kennedy, who was born in Great Britain, was awarded the Order of the Aztec Eagle by the Mexican government -- the highest decoration given to non-citizens by that country. In 2000, she received a gold medal award from the Mexican Restaurant Association, and in 2002 she was named a member of the Order of the British Empire for her work in fostering relationships between England and Mexico. Most recently, Kennedy received a Life Achievement Award from the International Association of Cooking Professionals.
When asked what type of Mexican food she prefers, Kennedy laughs as if it's a ridiculous question.
"There are dishes all over that I absolutely love," she says. "I think the most complex food, because of the variety of chilies and the culture, is from Oaxaca. I think most people in Veracruz think of the seafood, but it's a very complex state. It also has some really lovely food."
Kennedy notes that Mexican food has changed since she first began her travels there, in part because of advances in technology and trade.
"The Mexican cuisines are different because of the change in the flavors of the chiles," she says, explaining that flavors of fruits and vegetables can change over time. "They're also importing into Mexico from China and South America, which is disgraceful. People are missing out on some of these very wonderful divine flavors."
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And as for why people should read her book now, 15 years after it was originally published?
"People still can't make a decent guacamole! Crush it in the molcahete. Don't grind it to a smooth paste. It should be sort of chunky but held together. And don't put lime juice in it. The acidity in the tomatoes is good enough. Don't put garlic in it. Don't use jalapeños instead of serranos. Jalapeños just won't do it. It must be serranos."
So there you have it, folks. You've been doing guacamole wrong all these years.
Stop by Hugo's on Thursday for more helpful tips from this legend of Mexican cuisine.


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I have officially stopped using this blog and moved onto other things… I'm still crafting but check out my new blog on
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Today, I decided to take the day to devote a craft project for my mom…. She had asked me to print out some recipes for her, so I thought, "I'll make it special"…. or "Mol-ify" it…. So then it hit me, I had seen a lovely line of fabric covered folders in a local stationary store for about 5KD (about $20 each) and I thought…. to buy or to make?? Surely making it wud be much more fun!!! Don't believe me? Try it! Its also easy enough to make with kids! This tutorial is just to make the basic cover, but with a bit of glue and alot of imagination you cud embellish it to your hearts content!
You will need the following:
1 two-ring binder
Some fabric
Fabric Glue
Dressmaker's Chalk
Step 1:
Lay the fabric on a flat surface, up (patterened) -side down, and lay the binder down as shown, keeping it as flat as possible (I used 2 candle holders to keep it flat). Draw a line about one inch around the whole folder.
Step 2:
Cut the fabric on the line, and iron.
Step 3:
Next, using a paintbrush, put a light even coat of fabric glue ON THE BINDER… its important that this is done quickly and without globs of glue…
Step 4:
Now you're ready to lay the fabric on the glue…. again, do this relatively quickly as the glue will dry!!!! Avoid crinkles sticking by flattening with the palm of your hand. Leave to dry for about an hour.
Step 5:
Now we need to stick down and seal the edges of the fabric. With the paint brush, put a coat of glue on the upper and lower borders of the file, just enough for the fabric to stick to. Stick them down.
Step 6:
Next we need to snip off the little square in the corner of the file, you don't HAVE to do it but it makes it less bulky and messy looking.
Step 7:
Almost there!!! Just lay down the last strip of glue and stick the last bit of loose fabric down and voila! You have a funky new file!
This was just my first one but I plan on having a whole bunch of really funky looking files for the next college year!
Happy Crafting!
Thanks for looking!
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'Ello! It's been a while…. I've been avoiding typing up a new post for my blog for a while now… that and juggling somewhat of a difficult year full of not-so-unfortunate events….
Now, for the past number of weeks, myself and my two lovely younger siblings have been preparing for ACK's very first annual carnival which is due to take place on the 7th of May this year. Sewing machine jams, endless nagging and crying with a seam ripper in-hand are but a few of what the past weeks have been about….. I got to spend alot of time with my sisters which i havent been able to do in the past 5 and a half years. It hit me only last week that I really had to get to know them all over again as "the kids" plus all the time i spent away…. I know that when they read this it'll put a goofy smile on their faces and hopefully land me a hug! (hint hint…)
I know this post is short but….. the next one will be great! and chocked full of photographs…. I refuse to list the stuff we will have on sale because im just weird like that sometimes…. but pictures paint a thousand words and you WILL enjoy them.
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Swollen feet, funky gastric experiences, smiling muscle strain…. Yes everybody! I made it through my first proper craft fair! Despite the iffy food smell sticking to my clothes and the long hours spent on my feet it was one of the best weekends I had ever experienced! It was my sister Mish (check out her blog HERE), proud founder of natural organic handmade soap company, Miche Wishi, who had convinced me to participate in the craft fair. So we decided I would test out the craft market waters with a half-table selling hand crocheted items and a random selection of items I found I could make without any trouble. Two weeks of endless crafting ended in a wonderful weekend full of a vast array of great encounters with other crafters. Definitely something I would kill to do again… but seeing as I was able to fill a half table doing only 2 weeks of work (with the help and inspiration of Machelle, of course!), my next aim is to have a full 6 foot table to fill with my funky crafts to display and share with the world of crafters and handmade product appreciators (huh? Lol)
Handmade jewellery, woodworking, bathcare, and the funkiest accessories I've seen in such a small place all at one time!!!
This is Little Mae. She was the first of 6 Crochet dolls with wacky hair that I had decided to make. She, along with the rest of her fellow Crochet-tians were sent away to what I am sure were great homes where they will be appreciated and well taken care of 🙂
My Kryptonite…. at least in the beginning!!! hehehe…. These bracelets made my cortical hormones soar to their peak levels!!! But I got the hang of things eventually 🙂
Hope you enjoyed this post on my adventure in craft-fairing!
Feel free to enjoy the photos of my table at the fair below!
My table on day one (above)
The amoebug family…. So cute!! Dont cha think?
and the morning of the last day… this is what i was left with..
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Just like all past lifesaving discoveries, like the electricity, light and the macarena…. something new has emerged…I am talking about us… the YouTube generation. Haven't you already realised how much YouTube has changed your life? How much it has changed the world? Be it seeing an old friend in the street or sitting bored out of your head at the back of a lecture theatre, the word(s) "YouTube" somehow pops up everywhere!!! You could be sitting talking to a friend about feckall… if you type those words into the search box you are guaranteed to find something…. its just scary how much this one idea has englufed the entire world into this almost addictive state. I heart YouTube.
Below I have listed my top 5 favourite videos from YouTube:
5) Daft Hands – Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger – (You gotta love it!)
4) Looty Baby (HAHA!)
3) Achmad – A Classic!! U Gotta Love Him!!!
2) Tommy Tiernan – LOL! Well… It's NOT CORK!!!!
1) Hooooo3!
Hope you enjoyed this post!!! I say "Hail to the new generation, the YouTube Generation!! Oh Yeah!"
Feel Free To Post Your Fave Links to share with everyone else!!!
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Ahhh…. What a beautiful day this was…. Myself and my snapping buddy Valí were taking a nice long walk on the South side on our way to the bird sanctuary (known locally as the Lough)… the wind was so strong I felt like I was about to be blown off the face of the earth!! ANYWHOO…. back to todays post…. when we reached the Lough we popped over to the petshop round the corner to buy some birdfeed…. the lovely shop owners not only gave us a giant free bag of bird feed but also allowed us to take a photo of them!!! (they insisted actually!!)
There were loaaaaads of seagulls… there was a family bringing out a bunch of stale bread to feed the birds and the seagulls swooped in to get it… they were coming from everywhere… and you can see a bird coming in from all angles in this shot… but lets see if u can spot the intruder lol…. like he even stands a chance!!!


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Ajna chakra and the pineal gland
Ajna chakra is often directly related to the physical pineal gland, the pea-sized endocrinal gland located in the centre of the head. In fact, they are often regarded as one and the same thing. This is rather an over-simplification. The difference should be clearly understood. The pineal gland refers to the physical body the ajna chakra spans the chasm between the physical and the most subtle psychic realms. In fact, ajna chakra leads beyond the psychic realms via sushumna. It seems likely that the pineal gland is part of ajna chakra it is that part of ajna chakra that acts in the physical body. But ajna chakra as a whole goes much deeper. Ajna can be compared to a mountain in the sea the peak, the island that can be seen above the surface of the sea, is the pineal gland. The rest of ajna chakra, the base of the mountain, goes much, much deeper than can be seen with normal perception. The physiological functions of the pineal gland have baffled medical scientists for centuries. Even...
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A very interesting, yet little understood gland is the pineal gland. The function of this gland is not certain and baffled medical scientists are still trying to unravel its secrets. It is located in the centre of the brain, and is pea-sized. Many people have regarded it as an organ that has lost its purpose in the evolutionary growth of man. That is, that it had a use when man was in a more primitive state. However, this is most unlikely, since it has an extremely high blood flow. Per unit weight, it has the second largest blood flow of all the organs in the body, being second only to the kidneys. This suggests that it has a most important functional duty, which has not yet become obvious to scientists. In time, its secrets will be revealed. Thou gh its physiological role cannot be definitely ascertained, it is regarded as an endocrinal gland. In yoga and other mystical systems throughout the world, the pineal is regarded as the physical equivalent of the third eye - the intuitive...
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The physical body, the astral body, Prana, intellect or Buddhi, the instinctive mind, the spiritual mind and the spirit are the seven principles of man. Buddhi is pure reason. The seat of Buddhi is just below the crown of the head in the Pineal Gland of the brain. Buddhi is manifested only in those persons who have developed right intuitive discrimination or Viveka. The ordinary reason of the worldly people is termed practical reason, which is dense and has limitations.
Experience the Infinite
The main purpose of raising the Kundalini and moving our energy from the lower to the higher chakras is to give us an experience of the infinite. The goal is to expand our awareness so that we have a conscious experience of what is, was and always will be, often referred to as God. This awareness is awakened in the upper chakras by activating the pituitary and the pineal glands. The possibility of experiencing the infinite is always there in each one of us. It never goes away. We can resist this experience by being preoccupied with and attached to the thoughts in our minds. 3. LIGHT If we concentrate at the third eye, we see a light that can even fill head, whole space and being.
Telepathy And Clairvoyance
Imbedded in the brain, near the middle of the skull, almost directly above the top of the spinal column, is to be found a small body, or gland, of reddish-gray color, cone-shaped, attached to the floor of the third ventricle of the brain, in front of the cerebellum. It is a mass of nervous matter, containing corpuscles resembling nerve cells, and also containing small concretions of gritty, calcareous particles, sometimes called brain sand. This body is known to Western physical science as the Pineal Gland, or Pineal Body, , the term pineal having been given it by reason of its shape, which resembles that of a pine-cone. Western scientists are completely at sea regarding the function, purpose and use of this organ of the brain (for an organ it is) . Their textbooks dismiss the matter with the solemn statement, the function of the pineal body is not understood, and no attempt is made to account for the presence and purposes of the corpuscles resembling nerve cells, or the brain sand....
Chakras Physical Wisdom And Healinc
While they are associated with areas of the body, in actuality, they shift around like swirls in water. When the mind and body are healthy and vital, they tend to project through specific areas. The first chakra is near the base of the spine and anus. The second chakra is near the sex organs and the 3-4th vertebra. The third chakra is near the navel point. The fourth chakra is near the heart center and is associated with the thymus gland. The fifth chakra is near the throat and is associated with the thyroid gland. The sixth chakra is near the top of the nose, associated with the pituitary gland. The seventh chakra is near the crown of the head, associated with the pineal gland.
Praise by di hankar ch rya
Adi Shankaracharya has said 'Your right eye being the embodiment of the sun creates day, Your left eye being the embodiment of the moon creates night, your third eye radiant like the slightly open golden lotus, creates twilight'. He also says that due to collyrium that the Mother wears, Her eyes become tri-coloured - The streak of red, the natural white colour of the eyes and the black of the collyrium. They look like the triad of the three quantities - Raja, Sattwa and Tama.
Shabad Kriya Bedtime Meditation
The eyes focused at the tip of the nose causes the optic nerves to cross at the third eye. Thus it is easier to bring your mental focus to the third eye while the eyes are directed at the tip of the nose. Both the pineal and the pituitary glands and the area between them are stimulated by this eye posture, which has the effect of breaking old habits and creating new ones.
The Manifestation Mantra and Meditation
The secret meditation for manifestation that I gave to Wayne Dyer and which he presented in his book Manifest Your Destiny is called the Ah Meditation. Time and again I hear stories of individuals manifesting cars, houses, jobs and other things they desire, using this meditation. Bring any thought that you want to manifest to the third eye and interject this thought with the sound Ah. This sound has the power to empower your thoughts. I gave this meditation to Wayne and told him, Experiment with this in your life and if it works, take it to the world. Wayne did take it to the world and now at least a million people are using this technique. The basis for the Ah Meditation is that creation takes place in two centers. One is the sex center, the sex chakra (located by the reproductive organs), from which the energy is released to create a baby. Creating a baby is a mystery, a joyous act. You can also create through the third eye chakra, which is between the two eyebrows and the pituitary...
Ajna chakra in different traditions
Many people, such as the ancient Egyptians and the American Indians, wore special head raiments that symbolized the third eye at the eyebrow centre. Often a snake is shown tiger skin with his eyes firmly closed. However, he opened his third eye, keeping his fleshy eyes closed. He saw Kama Deva and perceived his motives. He immediately emitted a thunderbolt of psychic power which instantly killed Kama Deva. The story continues and involves various other plots and ploys. Eventually, Shiva is persuaded to mate with Parvati and their son Subramaniyan was born. He is known as the lord of the celestial realms and he destroys the demons.
Physiology of trataka
Most people have heard of the pineal gland. It is a small pea-sized gland above the top of the spine, in the centre of the head between the two ears (technically it is located between the two cerebral hemispheres and above the cerebellum). This small body has yet to be understood by modern science, and does not seem to have any specific physiological function. Yoga, on the other hand, together with various spiritual systems throughout the ages, both eastern and western, says that this gland is the link, the antenna for higher vibrations. When it is stimulated or awakened then one can start to tune in with more subtle patterns of existence. It is significant that the eyes are connected directly with the pineal gland, via the sympathetic nervous system. This much modern physiology has determined, together with various other factors which have recently come to light. The centre of the sympathetic nervous system, as well as the parasympathetic, is the hypothalamus. The hypothalamus is...
Tools for Advanced Ritual and Practice
This is a tool that comes from the Divine to assist you in opening your third eye and absorbing spiritual realization at an accelerated pace. In addition, sometimes spiritual seekers are not able to attract things because they lack authentic desire. The sacred ash has properties for both erasing karma and for helping you to develop authentic desire. I recommend using the vibhuti after showering, before beginning a meditation session. You may apply it using the right hand, using your ring finger and dotting the third eye area on the forehead (traditionally, the use of the index finger in applying vibhuti is reserved for one's teacher). There is a story about the ash. Shiva opened his third eye and burnt down the god of desire (Manmatha). He then put the ash all over his body. Smearing the vibhuti on your body is a sacrament. When you regularly use the vibhuti you will develop ability to desire through the grace of Shiva.
Ong Namo Guru Dev Namo Adi Mantra
The palms of the hands are flat together (Prayer Pose Mudra). The positive side of the body (right or male) and negative (left or female) are neutralized. The Mudra is then placed in the center of the chest (the Sternum) at the 4th Chakra, the Heart Center. Your neutrality is at the center of your Chakra Energy centers. The eyes are closed and focused on the 6th Chakra, the Third Eye the space in between the eyebrows and about 1 2 inch up. throat center with its power of understanding to the vast knowledge of the third eye (pituitary gland region. Understanding plus knowledge equals wisdom. As in this formula DEV' means God-like. Its meaning transparent (non-physical)
Kundalini Yoga An Introduction
From the rectum to the vocal cord is known as the silver cord. From the neck to the top of the head is the passage. From the third eye to the pineal gland is the gold cord. To make the energy rise in these cords and passages, you must put a pressure. The pineal gland or seat of the soul, does not work when the tenth gate (top of the head) is sealed. But if pineal will secrete (when the Kundalini heat comes) your pituitary will act as radar, keeping the mind from negativity.
Healing Exercise Sequence
C) Again spread your legs about 60 cm apart, and put your right hand on your hip while your left hand goes on your back, up between your shoulder blades. Breathe in as you turn to the left. Keep your eyes shut and your gaze inwardly directed to your third eye. 1-3 minutes. (One side only.) b) Spread your feet about 90 cm apart and put your hands on your hips. Breathe in and turn your upper-body and head to the left. As you breathe out, turn to your right. Keep your eyes shut and your inner gaze focused on your third eye. 1-3 minutes. Place your feet hip-width apart, and then bring your elbows up to shoulder height, your forearms vertical. Turn your palms forwards, fingers in the Gyan Mudra (forefinger and thumb together). Lift your chest stretch your neck and as you breathe in, turn your upper body to the left, and then to the right as you breathe out. Your feet need to stay flat on the floor. Keep your spine vertical and close your eyes, with your inner gaze directed to your third...
Kundalini Yoga series
Sit on the right heel, with the left leg stretched out. Take hold with both hands of the big toe of the left foot. Straighten the spine as much as possible by arching the spine forwards. Bring the chin in and bend the head forwards so that you are looking at the bog toe through the third eye. This is for the life nerve, the ida nadi and the pituitary gland. Begin Long Deep Breathing for 3 minutes. Then inhale and hold the breath for 30 seconds. Then exhale, inhale, exhale and inhale and hold the breath for 30 more seconds. Pull the root lock. Then exhale and change legs and repeat. 9. Then sit on the heels, hands up, as in Sat Kriya. Inhale deeply, exhale. Hold the breath out and pull the root lock. Bring the energy to the third eye (ajna chakra) between the eyebrows. Then inhale and repeat 2 more times. 5. Sit on the heels with the spine straight. Extend the arms up 60o to the sides. Bend the hands back, so the palms are facing up and flat. Keep the fingers straight. Eyes are closed...
Sa Ta Na Ma Meditation for Evolutionary Change
The radiance of the psyche is dependent upon the active functioning of both the pituitary and pineal glands. The pituitary gland regulates the entire glandular system. The secretion of the pineal gland creates a pulsating radiance that activates the pituitary gland. The mind goes out of balance when the pineal gland is dormant. The imbalance makes it seem impossible to break mental and physical addictions. The mantra SA TA NA MA to a powerful tool to recreate balance in the mind. Visualize or feel each individual sound come in the crown chakra at the top of the head, down through the middle of the head and out to infinity through the third eye. This is very important and must be done with each sound. It is an essential part of the cleansing process. If this part of the meditation is not done, you may experience a headache.
Exercise Sequence for Abundance
B) Place your feet hip-width apart, lift up your arms so that they are 60 degrees apart with elbows straight. As you breathe in, turn your whole body to the left and then as you breathe out, turn to the right. With your eyes shut, direct both eyes to your third eye. Perform quick turns for 1-3 minutes.
Exercise Sequence for Inspiration
B) Stand in a relaxed and upright posture and concentrate on your third eye (in the centre between your eyebrows). Also direct your eyes, while shut, towards this point. Imagine that you are breathing in and out from where the bridge of your nose meets your face, and place your attention on what that feels like. 3-5 minutes.
Murccha Kumbhaka Third Eye Breathing
Murccha kumbhaka (pronounced MER-chah koom-BHAH-kah) focuses all your attention and energy on your third eye, which is the chakra, or energy center, located between and just above your eyebrows on your forehead. (For more on this and other chakras, see Chapter 20. This exercise produces a focused, blissful feeling. 2. As you hold your breath, concentrate on the spot on your forehead about an inch above the place exactly between your eyebrows, called the third eye. 3. Hold your breath for as long as is comfortable, while staying focused on the third eye. 4. Exhale very slowly through your mouth, staying focused on the third eye.
Earth the First Chakra and Intuition
We often associate intuition with the third eye and the mind. The mind is the masculine aspect of intuition. The feminine aspect of intuition works through the instinctual self and the senses of the body. This exercise set, which involves using the breath while applying *rootlock, facilitates instinctual awareness. After the exercise, sit or lie very still and simply be aware of the sensations in your body. Over time you will realize that these sensations are a powerful and accurate information system. They are the physical and emotional aspects of your intuitive awareness.
The Path of Manifestation
Spiritual practices have traditionally focused on raising energy from lower to higher frequencies and from the lower to the higher chakras. Many spiritual disciplines concentrate only on the upper chakras and totally ignore (or try to ignore) the lower chakras. Some spiritual paths still condemn the body and the lower chakras, which they consider as bad. I knew one woman who would practice only third eye meditations. She even refused to do yoga or any practice that got her in touch with her body. She also lost her husband (He lost interest in her.)
Exercise Sequence for Willpower
Quickly turn your head from left to right as if you were shaking your head. Keep your eyes shut and turn your eyes to your third eye, between your eyebrows. Breathe long and deep. 1 minute. Then quickly raise and lower your head as if you were nodding. You are stretching your throat and neck. Focus and breathe as before. 1 minute. At the same time, holding your right arm at a 45-degree angle, swing it backwards. Repeat these movements in the opposite direction. Keep your eyes shut, and direct them to your third eye. 3 minutes. d) Place your feet hip-width apart place your hands on your shoulders with your fingers facing forwards and your thumbs backwards. As you breathe in, turn your upper body and head to the left as you breathe out turn them to the right. Shut your eyes and direct them to your third eye, between your eyebrows. Keep your spine straight. 2 minutes. b) Place your feet about 60 cm apart bend your upper body forwards and hold it...
Body of Light and Sound
This body is made up of a multiple of receptors and preceptors through which impressions become encoded. These are the well known centers or seven chakras we often refer to of groups of nerves, glands and organs, plus a number of centers of greater and lesser magnitude. Six of these centers are along the silver cord from the base of the spine up to the pituitary gland. The centers of greater magnitude are along the gold cord from the pituitary through the hypothalamus to the pineal gland and related extensions throughout the brain. Minor centers are distributed throughout the body. The centers of power that generate, organize (support) and dissolve the body and its storehouse of impressions are the Kandal (between the 4th vertebra and navel), the Sahasrara (opening through the tenth gate in the crown of the head), and the Hrdayam, which is the self-effulgent light that animates the body field and denotes the sense of I and realness to all interpretations and projections made of the...
The Kundalini
Up to this point, the experience is still not that of the Kundalini. Thus far, the experience was of the awakening to the awareness of the pranas that regulate life in the body and its functions, and in the process the movement of that prana in effecting a charging and purification of the centers and magnetic field of the body. But when the satvic mind becomes profoundly still and the locks begin to pull, the upward moving prana comes down and the downward flowing prana comes up and they mix in the Kandal region and send a charge that causes the release of a drop of vitalized sexual fluid into the spinal cord. Immediately the fluid penetrates upwards, sometimes causing the spine to crack into place as the force of the energy rises. The centers along the spine are directly effected and open and, as the fluid passes into the 4th and 3r ventricles of the brain, it reaches the pineal gland, which begin to secrete. The pineal gland in an adult is the size of a pine nut. But in babies until...
Keep It Simple
Stop after each exercise and listen, look or sense inward. Turn your attention to the sensations in your body. Continue until you can hear the infinite sound, see and be in your inner space, see a light at your third eye or in any other way perceive a sound, sight or sensation that is always there when you turn your attention to it. Keep doing this. Over time you will have a place to go to that feels secure, comfortable and peaceful. Ideally we want to always be conscious of this place, feeling or sound.
Sit in easy pose, with your eyes closed, focusing at the third eye point. Bring the hands into prayer pose at the center of the chest. Slide the left hand upward until it is higher than the right, with the left palm facing to the right side. The right palm faces left and touches the left arm just below the wrist. Breathe as long and slowly as you can. 3-11 minutes. Sit in easy pose with the eyes closed, focusing at the third eye point. Your thumbs are hooked into the hollows on either side of the bridge of your nose. Slowly close the palms into prayer pose, closing from the bottom of the side of the palms upward, touching the sides of the fingers last. Hold this position. Breathe as long and slowly as you can. 3-11 minutes. Sit in easy pose with the eyes closed, focusing at the third eye point. Breathe as long and slowly as you can. Place your right hand over your left at your heart center and press as hard as you can, maintaining the pressure throughout the meditation. 3-11 minutes.
Come To Center
Another classic way to bring the mind inward is to focus on one of the subtle-body spiritual centers, usually the heart center or the third eye. This heart-centered practice is based on a centering prayer from one of the Christian contemplative traditions. It directs your awareness toward the seat of higher emotions, allowing your attention to sink gradually inward. Sitting quietly, bringyour attention into the center of the chest, behind the breastbone, deep inside the body One way to find this spot is to measure five finger-widths below the hollow of the collarbone, and then bring your attention inward from this spot to the very center of the body. Let the breath flow as if it were flowing into and out of the center of the chest, touching this placc in the inner heart. You might imagine, ifyou like, that there is an
The Sphinx
The Sphinx is a very relaxing exercise that requires concentration. In classic yoga (without weights), the pose is considered the pose of wisdom, because you look through your third eye your intuitive and instinctive center. Along with its centering powers, the Sphinx stretches and loosens your head and neck.
Yogi Bhajan
Our intuition is our security. If we seek the satisfaction of our ego, our third eye (seat of our intuition) will not open up. If we give up our ego, the vacuum is filled with our intuition and we are uplifted_.It is easy to access our intuition when our chakras are open.
Position Mudra
Your eyes are focused at the tip of your nose and the eyelids are nine-tenths closed. The focus at the tip of the nose, creates the pressure to cross the optic nerves at the third eye. You should be able to feel an awareness at the third eye and be able to hold your attention there.
The Body Field
The body has a number of main nerve systems in the body, collectively called the sushumna. And along the right and left side of the silver and gold cord are the ida or moon nadi (nerve) and pingala or sun nadi, which regulate and balance temperature and a number of other functions of the body and the mind. Of the main nerves, each one is more powerful than the previous, like the sun to the moon, such that the silver cord within the spinal cord of the vertebra, between the Muladara chakra (center at the sacral plexus) and Ajna chakra (center at the pituitary gland at the nerve juncture where the eyes are looking up and between the eyebrows), and all the centers between are as a shadow to the gold cord and its centers, located between the Ajna chakra and the Sahasrara or crown of the head. Finally, there is the Para nadi or Atma nadi, also Amrita nadi (vagus nerve), which runs between Hrdayam (the synod or pacemaker in the right side of the heart, which is situated 1 8th to the right of...
Inner Assessmenta
Sit in easy pose, with your eyes closed, focusing at the third eye point. Bring the hands into prayer pose at the center of the chest. Slide the left hand upward until it is higher than the right, with the left palm facing to the right side. The right palm faces left and touches the left arm just below the wrist. Breathe as long and slowly as you can. 3-11 minutes. Sit in easy pose with the eyes closed, focusing at the third eye point. Your thumbs are hooked into the hollows on either side of the bridge of your nose. Slowly close the palms into prayer pose, closing from the bottom of the side of the palms upward, touching the sides of the fingers last. Hold this position. Breathe as long and slowly as you can. 3-11 minutes.
Mental Focus
The following pages contain many wonderful techniques. To fully appreciate and receive the benefits of each one you will need mental focus. Unless you are directed to do otherwise, focus your concentration on the brow point, which is located between the eyebrows just above the root of the nose. With your eyes closed, mentally locate this point by turning your eyes gently upwards and inwards. Remain aware of your breath, your body posture, your movements, and any mantra you may be using, even as you center your awareness at the brow or third eye point.
The Age of Miracles
I will be teaching many special techniques during the Age of Miracles. And I want you to rest assured that the Age of Miracles has truly arrived. You may ask, Who is going to come Jesus, Maitreya, Kalki or the White Buffalo I want you to understand God has no name or form. Everyone understands within his or her parameter. In my opinion God is Light, God is Love. He or She or the androgyne (I like the androgyne better ) will help everyone to open his or her third eye, an energy center located between the eyebrows that is the seat of intuition and awareness.
What is Yoga
This fluid passes at once up the spinal cord into the fourth and third ventricle of the brain and causes the glands along the gold cord to secrete. The pituitary directs the flow of energy to the pineal gland, which opens the magnetic field to the air (ether) outside, and a vast archetypal expanse is experienced, as though one has engulfed the universe, and the constellation of stars are ones crown. When the Tenth Gate opens at the crown all the centers between the center between the eyebrows (the third eye) and the crown begin to secrete, which causes a further transformation of the body field, such that the archetypal causal consciousness is revealed, as though a shroud was lifted from ones vision, and one awakens to the mind of the Creator. This door that opens is known as the hypothalamus, which is a governor that regulates the flow of infinite energy from blowing apart the body field. But once the body field becomes charged, and the voltage of the Kundalini is triggered and the...


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Darren Rowse, the Melbourne-based editor of the excellent ProBlogger site, has asked readers to contribute their 2006 reviews and projections for 2007.
The Travolution Blog has submitted its Online Travel in 2006 post from yesterday.
Click here for the full list.
But here are some highlights:
- Predictions For 2007 from JasonKolb.com
- 2006 Web Wrap-Up from Luna Tech Inc
- The Five Biggest Movie Gambles of 2007 from Filmrot.com
- 2007 Prediction – Blogs Will Be Replaced from Josh Maher
- Blogs Aren't The Story In 07 from Blogging for Business
- 5 Technology Discoveries That Changed My Business in 2006 from Bella Web Design
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- Reviews And Predictions from On Influence and Automation
- The Biggest Blogging Mistake I Made in 2006 from Can I Make Big Money Online
- How Old Is Web 2.0? Look Back In Time from Sante J Achille
- Top Internet News Anagrams of 2006 from InnocentEnglish.com
- 2007 Travel Predictions and Trends from Budget Globetrotting
- What Google, Yahoo And Microsoft Will Buy in 2007 from Thinks
- Top 10 Crzy Tech Gifts from Crzyland
- 101 Blog Tips I Learned In 2006 from Daily Blog Tips
- Blogs Are Dead – Thanks, Digg from MacStansbury
- Will 2007 Mark The End of Digg? from Blogging For Money
- Top 8 YouTube Videos of 2006 from The Bivings Report [hilarious]
- Who Will Jump On The Blogging Bandwagon in 2007 from IT Toolbox
- 2006 Search Wrap-Up from Quartz Mountain
- 2006 Through The Eyes Of A Travel Blogger from Travel-Rants
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