The Meaning of the Number Five

The number five is a container that holds the energy of One, Two, Three and Four. All of the tumultuousness and beneficence found in these numbers mixed up into the Five. Yeah, it's a head-trip to consider the godly digits embodied into one number. And so the meaning of Five expresses that expansiveness and its ability to know itself as a whole through the interaction of its essential parts. Essentially, Five is the first of digits that is in a constant (sometimes driven) state of balancing its own equation. The meaning of Five gets more dicey when we recognize its association with humankind. Five fingers, five toes, five tactile senses. These associations give number Five a link to the physical, and a grounded vibration that is similar to Four, but on a much more intricate scale. But this grounding physicality must play a co-starring role in the essence of Five when we consider the Greek concept of the fifth element. The Greeks marveled over the philosophy of Five, and recognized the pentagram as a perfect symbol to represent the four elements (water, air, earth, and fire) PLUS the fifth element as a unifying factor. This fifth element, as Plutarch observed, is the ether or quintessence that instills harmony and unity to all elements....read more...

The Law of Process.

This law is an awareness that we have things to accomplish in our life. If we wish to reach a certain goal, we must set a direction (create order), prepare well and proceed in small but sure steps. Any achievement can be managed in increments. Skipping a single step or taking a shortcut often results in failure. Also included in this law is the knowing to appreciate the accomplishment of a step toward a goal

Project Blue Beam - The Potential For Holograms To Manipulate Reality

Radiological Terrorism

Classic Songs: "Europa"

Classic Santana

More Buddhist Inspiration

In essence, keep your mind relaxed at all times and accept the manifold experiences of life. Look at all situations with a sense of cheer and humor and, just as we may watch a comedy on the television to relieve tension, we should laugh at ourselves and have no tension---Geshe Namgyal Wangchen

New finger print ID system for websites that means you don't need to remember every online password

With the average person having at least five online accounts it can be a struggle to remember all of the usernames and passwords. But now there is a solution - access to all your security codes at the touch of a fingertip. A new system, FingerID, uses fingerprint technology to automatically insert the correct password for whichever site you visit. Once you have registered on the site all you have to do is input your existing usernames and passwords for each of your online accounts, then scan your fingerprint. Each time you want to access your accounts after that just touch your fingerprint into the system and all the information will be saved for you so you will never need to worry about remembering them again.

The system, developed by Southampton University student Sara Alotaibi as part of her Masters degree, could help protect against online fraud and identity theft.Her service, which was trialled on 100 people, has since had commercial interest and experts say it could go live in within months making her millions. (Daily Mail)

Checkpoint Charlie Ghost

The place was the Check Point Charlie ,the only road point between west and east berlin. In memory of this fact they have a similar point and they are 3 soldiers –as it was in the past- an American ,a French and an English and you can take a picture, so my wife asked me to took her a picture. when I took the picture I didn’t see anything unusual but when I saw later the photos I was surprised from the appereance of this man.i also surprised because my monitor on the camera is lcd and if you try to see the photos in a different angle you cant see anything-it happens to all cameras-but in this photo you can see the face of this man in every angle.” .... READ MORE...

Anomaly Gallery

Another intriguing landscape from Mars which what appears to be more strong evidence of intelligent life ...

The Law of Inverse Proportions

One need not die if the pranic life force is not lost but increased, and drawn from the Cosmic source, conquering death and fate. The span of life is related to the rate of breathing. If the span of life is 120 years and the normal person breathed 21,600 times per day, that is 15 respirations per minute. If the rate of breathing is 18 per minute, however, the span of life will be about 96 years. If because of poor living habits and needless expenditure of energy the average rate of breathing is 30 per minute, the life span will be only 60 years. If the rate is slowed through yogic practices and self control to an average of only 5 respirations per minute the life span will be 360 years. If it is one per minute, the life span will increase to 1,800 years. If the rate of breathing is reduced to zero, the life span becomes infinity. The secret of longevity lies in the technique of diverting the breathing to the subtle channels and centres.

'What's The Score'? - Seasiders Vs Spurs

Two in form teams who play attacking football ... The Seasiders Vs Tottenham Hotspurs. The result is a foregone conclusion surely? Spurs are the established side and Blackpool the new boys with the leaky defence? It must be Spurs who win surely? The spread to the left calls a halt to that assumption. The message is strong ... Spurs may have numerous chances (Like Stoke in the last game) but it seems that The Seasiders do not suffer a hatful of goals against them. In fact ... the spread suggests some type of result for The Seasiders. A hard fought game ... requiring concentration and a great deal of luck. No obvious result in the spread ... but a sense that at least a draw will be well deserved by The Seasiders. A hard earned win ... that would be wishful thinking surely?

Image Of The Day

~Blackpool Promenade~

'21-12-2010 is not just another solstice and full moon alignment'

The 21-12-2010 is a powerful vibrational opportunity to align ourselves with a new timeline for 2011 and to contribute towards bringing a higher level of consciousness and harmony into being.

The date corresponds with the frequency of 333, a powerful master number. In the language of numerology the 3's have a variety of meanings.... read more...

Today's Inspiration

"What saves a man is to take a step. Then another step." -- Antoine De Saint-Exupery

Does the prospect of changing and growing seem monumental to you? Just too much to tackle?

Then consider this approach. Take a simple step of affirming your openness to experience more or something new. Or a different first step might be to let go of judgment by embracing the neutral. Begin to see the people, activities and things around you as neither good nor bad. A journey is made of many small steps. Don’t focus on a far-off destination if you’re not clear how to get there. Build a foundation that is solid for you. We get to new places one step at a time.

"You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step." -- Martin Luther King, Jr.

"One may walk over the highest mountain one step at a time." -- John Wanamaker

Why We Don't Remember

Many of us wonder why we do not remember who we were before we were born. We wonder what it was like to be a soul without a body and what it will be like to be one again. Many of us have a strange sense that we do remember, as if we did experience a bodiless existence, but we can't quite recall the details. We may remember feeling as if we were flying, or as if we were just incredibly light and unrestricted in our movements. Still, most of us do not recall anything in detail about the time before we incarnated into a human body. There are many possible reasons for this deep forgetting, one of which is that remembering would probably impinge upon our ability to fully commit to this life. Experiencing life on earth without any memory of an alternative existence allows us to be here completely, and that is what is required in order for us to learn much of what we must learn here. Most of us are not meant to spend our time here preoccupied with concerns beyond the realm of this lifetime. Instead, it is our job to occupy our bodies and our planet with a fullness that would not be possible if we were constantly aware of another, and extremely different, realm of existence. There is no doubt that life on earth is difficult in ways that life outside of a body is not. As we modulate our energy to move into a body, our consciousness changes, and this is a necessary change. Forgetting other levels of being protects us from a confused and divided experience. Soon enough, we will be back where we started, so thinking too much about it now is a bit like being on a fascinating journey and spending the whole time thinking about going home. It is more in alignment with our purpose here to be fully present in the gift of this journey, unreservedly offering our energy to the experience we are having right now.

Elemental Energy

Air
This elemental energy is associated with the East. It is considered to have the power of movement,intelligence,and purification. It is said to represent the power of mind over matter. This element helps focus thought, clarify the mind, and divination. The element of air is the force which is felt, yet not seen. It is silent and also a fuel for speed and power.

Earth
This elemental energy is associated with the North. It is said to have the ability to help with fertility, motherhood, stabilization, and life. Everything is dependant upon this element. It is said that this element helps bring us back to our roots, our primal form. This element is said to bring prosperity and wealth to an area. It also is used in binding and knot spells.

Fire
This elemental energy is associated with the South. This element can be both good and bad, symbolizingcreation and distruction. It creates heat, but while it does it must destoy something. It is often used as a symbol of rebirth, focusing, cleansing, and transformation. It also helps to create self control.It is most commonly used in Candle magick.

Water
Water is associated with the West. It is the elemental energy of cleansing, love, and healing. All life is dependant upon water and thus it is a symbol of life. People who are dominated by water energies tend to be dreamers, poets, and abstract or whimsical thinkers. It is used as a tool for healing, purification, new beginnings,and peace. It is said to develope psychic awareness, bless unions, and create peaceful dreams.

Spirit
Spirit is related to all directions. It is the element of the divine and the purity of the soul. This element brings us closer to the divine voice which resides within us all. It is said to open us up to the hidden potentials of all humanity and magick energy which flows around us. This is the energy which guides our destiny and makes us individuals as well.

Chaos
Chaos is related to no direction. It is the movement which bring everything together into the center of being and beyond. This element bring us closer to the chance of life and inner emotion and raw power. It is said to open up your mind, heart, soul, and body to all the energy which surround it. It is related to all the knowledge of the past, future and present and brings us into harmony with them all. (Spiritual Articles)

Canadian Government Advances Codex Alimentarius with New Laws

'This evening, December 13, 2010, a piece of draconian legislation was passed into law by the Canadian senate. I refer to Bill C36, which is just one piece in the wider global plan called Codex Alimentarius. The bill controls consumer products and is widely understood to be the precursor for another bill that will give Health Canada the power to take some 75% of natural health products off the shelves.

At least as important as this is the part of the bill that removes the law of trespass. Until tonight, a police officer needed a warrant to enter private property in Canada. No longer. Under the new law, police can enter and seize private property at any time, for any reason, even if the person in question is not suspected of any crime.

We have to look at this with a wide lens. The same policies regarding consumer products, natural health products, and organic farming are coming in at dizzying speed around the world. At the same time, legislation is passing that gives police unprecedented powers to oppress the people in total disregard to human rights and the constitution of any nation....Read more:

A Case For Reincarnation: William Barnes/Thomas Andrews

Let us look at a portrait of Tommie Andrews and a picture of William Barnes. As in the case of Captain Robert Snow, William Barnes was not conscious of a resemblance in facial features until images were compared side by side.

Though Mr. Barnes is older than Tommie Andrews in these images, a similarity in facial architecture is observed. Look at the hairline, square forehead, shape of the eyebrows and eyes, the nose, the shape of the lower part of the face and the chin. I had the pleasure of hearing Mr. Barnes speak at a conference and during his talk, he described many personality traits that he shares with Andrews.

Characteristics in common include a strong work ethic and a gentlemanly approach to women.
William Barnes' story demonstrates a common feature of cases involving prominent past life figures, such as Tommie Andrews, designer of the Titanic. The common trait is that knowledge of a prominent past lifetime is not used in an egotistical way. On the contrary, the past life information is often traumatic and painful. In the Tommie Andrews case, Mr. Barnes had to deal with memories of a terrible tragedy and knowledge that some could blame him for it. Mr. Barnes does not bask in glory related to the Titanic. Rather, Mr. Barnes' book is about what really happened on the Titanic, how the ship sank, and how Tommie Andrews argued for design features that could have saved lives. Similarly, Jeffrey Keene, in learning about his past lifetime as General John B. Gordon, had to face the traumas and sadness of war. Nowhere does Mr. Keene dwell on any positive aspects of being a military leader in a past lifetime, other than to express appreciation and respect for his men.

The case of William Barnes also illustrates a consistent pattern found in the life of a past life explorer. In the beginning, as a person becomes aware of evidence of reincarnation, of a specific past life identity, one starts to question his or her own sanity. Later, others question your sanity. The past life researcher then becomes acutely concerned whether society will accept the reincarnation information offered. In the end, I believe that people such as Snow, Keene and Barnes will be recognized for their courage in coming forward. In time, an understanding of the reality of reincarnation and its mechanics will reinvent the world....READ MORE...

Anomaly Gallery

Another look at 'more probable' Mars and some more of the anomalies that the image tampering has seemingly concealed.

Back To Normal ....

The glitch, with A Light In The Darkness last night on Windows Explorer, appears to have been resolved. For a large part of last night the bulk of the right column, from Activemeter downwards, had disappeared. It all seems to be back to normal now.

The Hollow Earth Enigma

Around the early 1920’s, a Russian explorer, Ferdinand Ossendowski, travelled extensively in Mongolia, central Asia. Some of his travels and experiences are recorded in his book Beasts, Men and Gods, first published in English in 1922. In this work Ossendowski tells of a remarkable story which was imparted to him concerning a subterranean kingdom which constitutes an inner earth domain. This kingdom was known to the Asian Buddhist Lamas as Agharti. Interestingly, Ossendowski was informed that the entrance to this subterranean world was a cave which was marked with the inscription "This is the gate to Agharti". Another Russian explorer, Nicholas Roerich, comments on this curious matter in his book, Abode of Light (1947): "Among the innumerable legends and fairytales of various countries may be found the tales of lost tribes or subterranean dwellers. In wide and diverse directions, people are speaking of identical facts. But in correlating them you can readily see that these are but chapters from the one story. At first it seems impossible that there should exist any connection between these distorted whispers, but afterwards you begin to grasp a peculiar coincidence in these manifold legends by people who are even ignorant of each other’s names. You recognize the same relationship in the folklore of Tibet, Mongolia, China, Turkestan, Kashmir, Persia, Altai, Siberia, the Urals, Caucasia, the Russian steppes, Lithuania, Poland, Hungary, France, Germany…."

In his fascinating and informative book The Lost World of Agharti (1982) the author, Alec MacLennan, covers in considerable detail the worldwide ramifications of this subterranean kingdom. He shows that there may well be a number of cavernous openings on various parts of the globe which in effect are portals into an inner earth domain. He locates one such entrance in the remote West Riding of Yorkshire, England, and others have been reported, in particular, throughout various parts of the Americas. To quote Alec MacLennan: "Taking the legend in its most basic form, Agharti is said to be a mysterious underground kingdom situated somewhere beneath Asia and linked to the other continents of the world by a gigantic network of tunnels.

These passageways, partly natural formations and partly the handiwork of the race which created the subterranean nation, provide a means of communication between all the points, and have done so since time immemorial. According to the legend, vast lengths of the tunnels still exist today; the rest have been destroyed by cataclysms. The exact location of these passages, and the means of entry, are said to be known only to certain high initiates, and the details are most carefully guarded because the kingdom itself is a vast storehouse of secret knowledge. These manuscripts are claimed to be the works of the lost Atlantean civilization and of an even earlier people who were the first intelligent beings to inhabit the earth."...read more...

YouTube Gives Users Ability To Flag Content That Promotes Terrorism

'In response to concerns it's become a means of radical promotion, YouTube has now added an option for flagging content that is terrorist in nature. When you flag a video as inappropriate, "promotes terrorism" now appears as an option under the "violent or repulsive content" category on the Google-owned website. Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) called the new terrorism flag a "good first step toward scrubbing mainstream Internet sites of terrorist propaganda"...Read more:

Magpie Totem Animal - A Personal Association

The magpie's speech is symbolic of communication and creative expression. When we hear the magpie speak it is a message to us that we might need to listen to what is being spoken to us - listen with more attention. The chatter of the magpie is also a symbolic message that we may need to speak our minds more clearly....speak up, express our opinions, be creative with our spoken words.

The magpie's obsession with shiny things is symbolic of our tendency to chase after false ideas or perceptions. When the magpie comes into our lives it is often a reminder that we may have to re-evaluate our priorities. Are we chasing after unsuitable desires? Are we serving a false ideal? Are we putting materialism ahead of matters of the soul?

In Native American animal lore, the magpie was also viewed as having intellect. However, more often than not she was faulted for trickery and her intelligence was typically used in deceptive schemes. She cannot be judged too harshly thought because her tricks are always played out with a light-hearted, good-natured intention. (whats your sign)...... My own association with Magpies spans the best part of two decades that I can consciously recall. At one time, seemingly, wherever I would venture to ... there would either be a Magpie crossing my path or would be waiting for me. A single tilt of the Magpie's head in apparent acknowledgment of my presence would confirm a Magpie's appearance. Then, here in Australia, though the not same kind of Magpie as the UK species, there has been a continuation with my association with this magical totem.

Ghost in the House

"I live in Ravenna Ohio. In May of 2008, my son took a picture of our house with a digital camera. It was in the afternoon and he was not looking for ghosts. Upon looking at the picture on the computer, there is an image of what appears to be a child looking out of the window.I was the only person in the house. We were astonished by this image to say the least. We have lived in this house for about fifteen years and it is a former parsonage. We have experienced strange activity in the house as well as the former owner. A paranormal research team asked to come last June to do an investigation. They did pick up an EVP, and sent the photograph to Kodak lab. Kodak told them that the photo was genuine and untouched." .... (Science Of Ghosts)

The Law of the Present Moment

Time does not exist. What we refer to as past and future, have no reality except in our own mental constructs. The idea of time is a convention of thought and language, a social agreement. In truth, we only have this moment. When we hold regret for an occurrence in the past we keep the regret alive with pictures and feelings we conjure up. When we feel anxiety about the future, we keep the anxiety alive with the pictures we imagine. Time is the abstract concept. When we practice remembering that the here and now is all we have, our present moments improve.

Breaking News: England Bowl Out Australia for 268 in 1st Innings

US Sues BP over Gulf Oil Disaster

'The US has filed a lawsuit against oil giant BP and 8 other oil firms to seek compensation for damages caused by this year's disastrous oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

The lawsuit, filed by the Justice Department with a federal court in New Orleans, charges the companies under the US Clean Water Act and Oil Pollution Act. The move came as thousands of individuals and small businesses have already sued the oil giant. The companies will face trial for "violations of safety and operational regulations" in the explosion on the Deepwater Horizon rig on April 20, Attorney General Eric Holder said on Wednesday...Read more:

Image Of The Day

~Glastonbury Abbey~

Potlatch

We can learn much from the Native American tradition of the potlatch. It is a tradition that values generosity above all else, and a potlatch, which is a very grand ceremony, is an exercise in giving away material possessions, food, and money. It is not uncommon for the host of a potlatch to give away so much of his own resources to his guests that he ends up with nothing. However, he can regain his wealth by attending potlatches at which he is a guest. In this way, a potlatch validates generosity and encourages the flow of resources in a community, while at the same time continually reaffirming the importance of community ties. When we are held in a web of trust and connection, we can give generously, knowing that when it is our turn we will be supported. In this way, our whole sense of ownership becomes less individualistic and more communal. Resources are in an acceptable state of flux, moving within the community through the vehicle of the potlatch, which serves the additional function of strengthening community ties. This seems clearly preferable to isolating ourselves from one another and hoarding our resources. Perhaps we can find ways in our own lives to create a community in which a flow of resources happens in this way, in which we support one another to be generous. We might begin by celebrating our own type of potlatch, having a dinner party and giving each guest an object that is dear to us. Or we could give everyone a little bit of money in an envelope to spend on themselves just for fun. Someone might get inspired to throw their own potlatch, and before we know it we might have a tradition that supports and validates generosity even as it creates a safety net for leaner times. In the most profound sense, that is what a community, a tribe, and family do best.

Inspiration ... for today

"Character isn’t inherited. One builds it daily by the way one thinks and acts, thought by thought, action by action. If one lets fear or hate or anger take possession of the mind, they become self-forged chains." -- Helen Douglas

"Too often we underestimate how quickly our feelings are going to change because we underestimate our ability to change them." -- David Gilbert

Remote ‘Kill Switch’ Added to Intel’s Newest Processor

'Lauded as a security feature, Intel’s new Sandy Bridge processor can be remotely disabled by a hardware/software combination known at Anti-Theft 3.0. Systems can be disabled over 3G networks, even while the OS is not running. Even when the hard drive is replaced, the critical systems will still be terminated.

At first this sounds great: if an owner loses a laptop it can be remotely disabled to ensure no sensitive data is compromised. But essentially we are giving up control of our computers and putting that control in another’s hands.'...Read more:

The Law of Mentalism

THE ALL is MIND" The All is substantial reality underlying all the outward manifestations and appearances which we know as empirical. The material universe, phenomena, matter, energy and all that is apparent to our material senses. It is spirit undefinable, unknowable, and thought of as a universal, infinite, living mind. This Law explains the true nature of energy, power and matter. The Universe is mental in nature, and mental transmutation is the art of changing the conditions of the universe, along the lines of matter, force, and mind. The atom of matter, the unit of force, the mind of man, and the being of the arch-angel are all but degrees in one scale, and all fundamentally the same. The difference is solely a matter of degree and rate of vibration. All are creations of the All, and have their existence solely within the Infinite Mind of the All.

Disappearing Features ....

A Light In The Darkness appears to be experiencing technical difficulties tonight. Many of the regular features along the right hand side of the blog page have disappeared ... if anyone is finding that the same technical difficulty; hang tight ... it may only be a temporary glitch with Blogger.

The Zoo (live in Tokyo 1984)

Pharmaceutical Terrorism Is Alive and Well

'Dr. Suzanne Humphries writes, “It’s fall in the northern hemisphere and more than one type of darkness has set in. Vaccines are being injected at lightning speed. New vaccines, untested vaccines, double-strength flu vaccines for the over-65 group; none of which have been shown to be effective at keeping anyone healthy.

The naïve are lining up at clinics, shopping malls, and retail stores. They don’t know which kind of vaccine they will receive. Which manufacturer is it? Does it have mercury? What chemicals does it contain? Why should they care? Why would they not trust their doctor (or their local pharmacist)?”

Pfizer Inc. said Friday it is pulling its blood pressure drug Thelin off the market and stopping all clinical trials because the drug can cause fatal liver damage....Read more:

Anomaly Gallery

Mars once more ... and more anomaly structures. Ok, this image is out of focus, but its content can still be gleaned. What are the numerous structures in the image?

A View On Buddhism

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Some Buddhist Inspiration

If a hundred people sleep and dream, each of them will experience a different world in his dream. Everyone’s dream might be said to be true, but it would be meaningless to ascertain that only one person’s dream was the true world and all others were fallacies. There is truth for each perceiver according to the karmic patterns conditioning his perceptions---Kalu Rinpoche

The Law of Non-Attachment.

Attachment to the self creates karma. Non-attachment to the self dissolves karma. This non-attachment to the self is made possible through the realization that the ultimate nature of the self is Empty. The self does not exist as a separate entity. A full conceptual understanding needs to occur, but mere conceptual understanding does not lead to liberation. Many methods have been devised to help human beings attain this realization, and usually fall into two categories. The first is 'non-attached behavior' and the other is called 'spiritual practice.' Through diligent application of these methods, an individual can free him or herself from the confines of karmically determined existence. Enlightenment is real and attainable.

Butterfly Totem Animal - A Personal Association

Butterfly enters our life as a messenger for change. If it comes to us hurt or ill, Butterfly asks us to stop keeping our joy at bay. It may take some time being alone with ourselves to listen to Butterfly's gentle requests that we allow the natural transformation of things in our lives.

Butterfly is a powerful symbol in myth and religion. For Early Christians, it represented the soul itself. In China it symbolized conjugal bliss and joy. American Indians call upon the butterfly for guidance in change, colour, and happiness.

On a personal basis, my association with a butterfly totem links with a number of special visits to the Chalice Well Gardens in Glastonbury … where a beautiful Golden Emperor butterfly would float from nowhere and land on my right shoulder. A reassurance always associated with Archangel Gabriel. This association was reaffirmed today when a number of Golden Emperor-like butterfly totems were seen at various times today flitting and hovering around me.

Image Of The Day

~Sunset, South Island New Zealand~

original image Matthew James

Spanish Researchers Want to Tag Human Embryos With Bar Codes

'In futuristic movies like “Aliens 2″ and “12 Monkeys,” prisoners are bar coded for easy identification. But today’s reality is even wilder: Scientists have proposed bar-coding embryos.

Researchers from the Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona in Spain have just finished testing a method for imprinting microscopic bar codes on mouse embryos — a procedure they plan to test soon on humans. The venture is meant to avoid mismatches during in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer procedures. But privacy experts and children’s rights advocates were instantly concerned by the concept of “direct labeling” of embryos, calling for transparency in the process....Read more:

Opening the Door to GM Crops in Europe

'In a January 2008 meeting, US and Spain trade officials strategized how to increase acceptance of genetically modified foods in Europe, including inflating food prices on the commodities market, according to a leaked US diplomatic cable released by WikiLeaks.

During the meeting, Secretary of State for International Trade, Pedro Mejia, and Secretary General Alfredo Bonet “noted that commodity price hikes might spur greater liberalization on biotech imports.”

It seems Wall Street traders got the word. By June 2008, food prices had spiked so severely that “The Economist announced that the real price of food had reached its highest level since 1845, the year the magazine first calculated the number,” reports Fred Kaufman in The Food Bubble: How Wall Street starved millions and got away with it....Read more:

The Deliberate Dumbing Down of America

Inspiration ... for today

"Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials." -- Lin Yutang

"The ability to simplify means to eliminate the unnecessary so that the necessary may speak." -- Hans Hofmann

Conscious Creation

The moment during the day when we very first open our eyes and come into consciousness is a precious opportunity. It sets the tone for all that comes after it, like the opening scene in a film or novel. At this moment, our ability to create the day is at its most powerful, and we can offer ourselves fully to the creative process by filling this moment with whatever inspires us most. It may be that we want to be more generous, or it may be that we want to be more open to beauty in our daily lives. Whatever the case, if we bring this vision into our minds at this very fertile moment, we empower it to be the guiding principle of our day. Sometimes we wake up with a mood already seemingly in place, and it�s important to give this feeling its due. It can inform us and deepen our awareness to what�s going on inside us, as well as around us. As long as we are conscious, we can honor this feeling and also introduce our new affirmation or vision, our conscious offering to the day. We may want to decide before we go to sleep what we want to bring to the next day of our lives. It could be that we simply want to be more open to whatever comes our way. Or we may want to summon a particular quality such as confidence. Then again, we may simply call up a feeling that perfectly captures the texture we want our day to have. We can reaffirm our vision or affirmation as we shower and eat breakfast, as well as recalling it at various times throughout the day. We can write it down and carry it with us on a little slip of paper if this helps. Simply by being aware of those first moments, we set the stage for a more conscious, enlivened experience, and we become active participants in the creation of our lives. (Daily OM)

Reincarnation & The Psyche

The Psyche is that part in man that unfolds his unique individuality and allows him to develop his particular characteristics. In turn, these characteristics helps, in their turn make him observe the world in a personal and distinctive way. From one incarnation to the next, the way man observes and understands his world changes and grows, along new experiences, his individual distinctive personality and characteristics change too. Moreover, these changes affect his level of consciousness, unfolding within him unsuspected or unknown qualities. These new discoveries allow him to continue enrich his individuality. When does logic dictate that one develops and unfolds different characteristics and creative attributes only to lose them at the end of one’s life when death reclaims the ego and body of man?

Thinking that the end of our life is the end of our existence goes against what nature teaches us… Nature demonstrates that everything created is destroyed so as to be recreated. This follows the laws of change and the cycles of transformation that are necessary for the evolution of all the species. So, why should we be governed by a different law? After death, were we to loose all our increased wisdom and with it the corresponding levels of consciousness, this would go against the law of nature itself. If on the other hand we observe carefully our own nature and see how many cycles of transformation we have undergone – of deaths and rebirths and of new patterns and ideas, we understand the complexity and richness of our own existence…the diverse and unique ways of unfolding our individuality. Who we are, and what we are today has been based on the same law of death and creation…

We are born with implanted and engrained ideas, desires and thought-forms… these are particular to each one of us…read more...

iPhone Snitch Network Launched

'A new iPhone App with the misleading name ‘PatriotApp’ attempts to draw on the power of the patriot movement, turning smartphone users into a gigantic snitch network. You might think an app with such a patriotic name might have useful functions like a pocket constitution or quotes from our forefathers. But contrary to the services one might expect, this app allows users to report any ‘suspicious’ behavior directly linking them with top government agencies. Much like the new DHS program ‘If you see something, say something’ this app is meant to turn average citizens into a network of spies feeding information back to the federal government....Read more:

The Angel of Karma

Angel of Karma"; who to turn to when we have questions about Karmic Cycles, this angels name is: Vretil (Archangel). It is said of him that he is the wisest of all the angels. Variations of his name are: Vretiel, Vrevoil, and Pravuil. It is said that he is a sacred record keeper of all the knowledge and deeds of the Lord. This associates him with the well known Archangel Uriel and also the functions of the Egyptian god Thoth. Vretil's "official" title is "the arch-angelic keeper of the treasury of the Sacred Books". In this passage Vretil is known by the variation VrevoilV: "Vrevoil is described in the Second (Slavonic) Book of Enoch as being the swiftest in wisdom of all the archangels. It was Vrevoil who was supposedly commanded by the Lord to bring forth the books from the heavenly treasury and to dictate to Enoch unceasingly for thirty days and thirty nights; in the end, Enoch, using pen and ink provided by the angel, would write 366 books concerning virtually every form and kind of knowledge." He is often referred to in Enoch II as shown above and also in Ezra lore again being described as the "scribe of the knowledge of most high"; there are other references to this "title" such as in The Book of Enoch (pg. 28). Vretil is "equated with Dabriel, Uriel, Enoch, Radueriel, and Pravuil, and is associated or identified with "the man clothed in linen" (Ezekiel 9:2 et seq.)." Karma is the universal law of cause and effect. Vretil reminds us that our paths and the way we walk upon our path does have an impact not only ourselves but on the environment around us (our Self, people around us, the energy surrounding us, etc.). Obstacles and challenges that we encounter on our journey help to teach us lessons of compassion and love. Vretil helps guide and instruct us that what we give eventually we receive - if we want positive loving energies directed toward our Self (Inner) then we need to give in kind. (kimbasangels.com)

Going Back By Going Within

Events from childhood, our first experiences, have the power to shape our lives. Some do so immediately, offering us challenges to overcome and encouragement to make use of our talents and interests. In the process character is built, and we make the first steps upon our personal paths. Other events seem to lay dormant until adulthood, when our closest relationships help to bring out the deepest aspects of ourselves. This is when unexamined lessons can be put to use and untended childhood wounds make themselves known in a call for healing. We may discover issues of trust coming up, or perhaps we find ourselves mirroring actions from our past instinctively. No matter the case, we have the power within us to heal ourselves at the deepest level. With the wisdom of an adult, we can be the loving parent or guardian we needed as a child. Knowing that we are each whole spiritual beings having a human experience, we can nurture ourselves from that wholeness, and then reach out to others as well. We can recreate scenarios in our mind�s eye, trying different outcomes and following them to their logical conclusions. In doing so, we may be able to imagine possible reasons a situation occurred as it did, and even accept that it could not have happened any other way. With the wisdom born from age and experience, we might be able to see events from a different perspective, bringing new understanding and freeing ourselves from any hold the past may have on us. Life offers opportunities to clear these weeds in the gardens of our souls. However, when we want to focus on easier and more pleasant tasks, we are likely to pass up the chances, leaving the wounds to continue to drain our energy and resources for living life fully today. We might find we need support to face the events of the past, so turning to a trained professional who can offer tools for healing can be a valid choice. As long as we remember that the child we were lives on within us, we are always free to go back and right old wrongs, correct mistaken perceptions

Some Buddhist Inspiration

We find that between the past and the future there is an extremely thin line-something that cannot really withstand analysis. Past and future exist in relation to the present. But if the present cannot be posited, how can past and future be posited? This is a demonstration of dependent origination.

We learn from the principle of dependent origination that things and events do not come into being without causes. Suffering and unsatisfactory conditions are caused by our own delusions and the contaminated actions induced by them.

Anomaly Gallery

More interesting structures on Mars ... but what are they?

Voyager 1 spacecraft close to reaching solar system's outer edge 33 years after launch

Nasa's long-running Voyager 1 spacecraft is barreling its way toward the edge of the solar system.Since 2004, the unmanned probe has been exploring a region of space where solar wind - a stream of charged particles spewing from the sun at 1 million miles (1.6 million kilometers) per hour - slows abruptly and crashes into the thin gas between stars. Nasa said that recent readings show the average outward speed of the solar wind has slowed to zero, meaning the spacecraft is nearing ever closer to the solar system's edge to a boundary known as the heliopause. 'It's telling us the heliopause is not too far ahead,' said project scientist Edward Stone of the Nasa Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Scientists estimate it will take another four years before Voyager 1 completely exits the solar system and enters interstellar space. The latest milestone occurred in June when scientists noticed the solar wind speed matched the spacecraft's. Just as wind velocity on Earth can vary, the team took measurements for several more months to make sure there were no changes. 'We knew this was going to happen. The question was when,' Stone said. The solar wind travels at supersonic speed until it crosses a shockwave called the termination shock. At this point, the solar wind dramatically slows down and heats up in the heliosheath. Voyager 1 crossed the termination shock in December 2004 into the heliosheath. Scientists have used data from Voyager 1's Low-Energy Charged Particle Instrument to deduce the solar wind's velocity. When the speed of the charged particles hitting the outward face of Voyager 1 matched the spacecraft's speed, researchers knew that the net outward speed of the solar wind was zero. The Voyager results will be presented today at the American Geophysical Union meeting in San Francisco.
Launched in 1977, the nuclear-powered Voyager 1 and its twin Voyager 2 toured Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune, then kept going in different directions. Voyager 1 veered north while Voyager 2 headed south. (Daily Mail)

Principle of Astrology Proven to be Scientific: Planetary Position Imprints Biological Clocks of Mammals

'Mention the word "astrology" and skeptics go into an epileptic fit. The idea that someone's personality could be imprinted at birth according to the position of the sun, moon and planets has long been derided as "quackery" by the so-called "scientific" community which resists any notion based on holistic connections between individuals and the cosmos. According to the conventional view, your genes and your parenting determine your personality, and the position of planet Earth at the time of your birth has nothing to do with it. Then again, conventional scientists don't believe the position of the moon has anything to do with life on Earth, either. They dismiss the wisdom that farmers have known for ages -- that planting seeds or transplanting living plants in harmony with the moon cycles results in higher crop yields. Even the seeds inside humans are strongly influenced by the moon, as menstruation cycles and moon cycles are closely synchronized (28 days, roughly)....Read more:

Robert Green at the Wake Up Call Conference