Nungali

Well, if you lot are going to talk about Kar3n and pie .... it should be cherry pie

I like this . It reminds me of the old initiation systems where a person learnt how to rule their life via emulation of the central character and or principles in the story enacted of the ' dramatic ritual ' of the ceremony. This person, in Freemasonry was Hiram Abiff , stories about him and his actions and tribulations are enacted with the candidate taking his part . ( Sort of like a 'passion play' ) In the O.T.O. first series of initiation, the inspiration is ' Saladin ' . https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saladin#Recognition_and_legacy Even here in indigenous Australia, initiations or resultant 'walkabout ' follows the discovery journeys and trial and tribulations of 'ancestor - heroes . Hercules is a perfect example of this . It is actually a handbook of what NOT to do and how to fail an initiation, he actually did so bad that they had to create a new level of 'lesser mysteries' and make that an initiation level, just so he could pass . Because of his father ... they 'lowered the bar' . " The myths of Hercules show the world as it is: everyone has monsters they need to conquer and seemingly impossible tasks they are faced with and tragedies that seem too hard to bear. As it was in ancient Greece when people would sit and listen to the tales of the hero, so it has been ever since and, even in the modern day, comic books, graphic novels, books, television shows, and Hollywood films featuring Hercules continue to be popular. He remains a hero anyone can relate to, precisely because his life was so far from perfect and his character was less than ideal. When faced with some difficult situation in life, one can take comfort in the thought that, if Hercules could endure his sufferings, one can survive one's own. " - encounter a problem ? Smash it with your club , fight the spectre of death , kill monsters (instead if making them allies or totems ), mess with the environment, change the course of rivers ..... This is not the way of negotiating through a shamanic initiation ! Its more like .... HULK WILL SMASH ! Odysseus ..... there is a better emulation . What a fantastic and explorative Shaman ! Does he kill the Sirens , to get rid of the danger , does he fall into their trap and come to ruin , does he avoid the island ? No he commands his men to stop their ears and tie him to the mast so he can experience it .... but not lead others into danger . Magnificent !

I had a friend that had a donkey that used to say good morning by sticking his head in through the kitchen window and braying at the top of his voice - which is VERY loud . I didnt know that, until he did it ... when I was sleeping on the lounge . What a way to wake up ! "D Here, I talk to the wildlife, I only got feral pets . Its been quiet lately - winter . About the only critters that are more active than usual are the ravens - they have been very busy lately .

Well sir, a pair of machete is rather kickarse all by them selves. I do 3 sai forms and 3 kama forms - they both double weapons so those forms are easy to adapt to machete . .People back right off when I do them - kick arse . So leave 'em be, I say , just a bit of spit and polish . But you have opened this magical box / thread . I should continue with my ritual I just got distracted egging Starjumper .

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Go away ! I dont want a student . I am not a master ! Whoops .... earthquake happening . ( When Don Genaro Starjumper shits - the mountains rumble . < and other shamen present giggle > . )

Note angle of front raised lower leg .

sift for the gold and throw away the dross .. But from now on, If I want a good teacher , I think I ask them what this is and how they would use it first ;

Would that be a cowboy hat ? https://newtopiamagazine.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/thomas-johnson-platonism-meets-sex-magic-on-the-prairie/

I'm working on that .

Took a little holiday ( from the big holiday ) in the swish car . Its been running like a dream . I am nearly as far down the coast south wards ( before it turns west ) . Toady I will move on to Eden . At the moment I am in Tathra . Small coastal village , got a beach cabin and now I am sitting up in bed watching the sun about to come up over the ocean ... from bed ! Ahhhh . The sound of waves all night . The trip to Sydney was as usual, I done that many times, but then I got through and went along my old motorcycle route ; 'Natio' and 'down the coast road' ' ; VROOOM ! ... go Rover ... No, not one of these ... a ' 75' ; I noticed something a bit funny about the town I arrived in yesterday ; the caravan park and accommodation is very full for the 'off season' . parts f the town seem to be 'missing'. even in the main street - a lot of empty ground with construction fences. Then I went to the 'Bowlo' (lawn bowls club) for dinner and there was picture with ; 'Visit Tahra and help us get on our feet again after the fire ." Fire ? So when I got home I looked it up on internet . Now I remember ! Last year a huge bush fire isolated the town and drove the residents on to the beach . https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_Tathra_bushfire Anyway . Off to Eden .... where Aboriginal people used to use '' trained' killer whales to bring them food ( using a dance on the shore, with a fire behind them to show their silhouette to the whale, the dance was supposed to depict an injured and/or old hunter that was having difficulty hunting and feeding himself . The whales would see it and drive fish to the shore . ) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killer_whales_of_Eden,_New_South_Wales

.... out of stock ! Only had the 650 twin . Now I gotta wait for one to be s roaded up from the docks in Melbourne .

Thats British Engineering ! Unfortunately, the new REs are Indian engineering ... or I should say Indian ingineering . Issues NEW owners have - that is , a new bike from the factory ; the fork sleeve alignment and travel, - rubs mudguard or scratches on tube (mudguard not placed in locating recess properly ) the Auto de-comp spring tension, - noisy tap tap tap - weak return spring the air filter box design, - lets in dust and water - a killer on an engine - last year we lost a MF 154-4 (tractor - expensive ! ) due to dust and stuff getting past air filters. the swing arm design, handling issues, pulls to the side, or chain tensioner isnt placed at equal positions on either side he oval box locking mechanism, - locks great ! .... permanently . the break peddle at cornering, - scrapes on road and pushes up on your foot and releases back break ! the main stand angle, - wears, bike sits too far forward on stand and is hard to get off stand missing lembda, - cheap EI , rough running, mixture probs Vibes at high er speed - needs new cam plate inside (an Aussie invention ! ) - seems not that complicated to fit . Bad finish , early rust - paint job incomplete (near joints ) clutch burns out - from ‘backfire starting ? fuel leaks - o ring from lines and sensors battery acid burns on side covers ( cheap battery, no overflow hose, acid spills out when loading and unloading new bikes side boxes dont open fuel consumption is LOW ( as odometer inaccurate ) Most experts agree many are not engineering problems but finish and assembly problems . Its interesting to read Indians experience - there a service includes 'wash and clean' , apparently they always do that, but not the work you have asked for them to do Another guy complained that he had to wait in the customer service centre lounge . "Only two hours Sir . " " Oh good, I will go and attend to some business and be back then . " " No Sir you must have misunderstood me .... you MUST wait in the customer service lounge while we service your motorcycle. " "What ? ! " " if you do not wait, we will not service it, and if you leave we will stop servicing it ! " Whaaaat ? ! They have some guy checking on the room ? " Sanjeev ! Customer for bike job number 18 has just left the waiting area ! Stop work on number 18 and wheel it out into the street ! " Crazy Indians ! .... and I am thinking of buying a bike made by them ! ?????? Been raining constant for 3 days - not good for test drive - eased off a little this morning so I am off down the coast to the dealers < fingers crossed >

Oh noooooo During my 'research' . I found these 2 . Now I won;t be satisfied with anything else . RE 'Meteor' 700 1959. RE 'Constellation ' (spokeless wheel model )

Did you buy that beginners brown belt as well

Its a strange force we do not really understand

Oh no .... you are right abut that one - gravity does not exist . La la laaa laaar

It think Aikido would do you wonders ! The right school that is . It can teach you a LOT about 'holding your centre' and the sphere around you and how others influence it and can penetrate it and then what you do about those that come into your 'sphere of interaction' . It is flowing and like water, like you said.. irs non violent and class is non conflictual and not competitive. Teach you how to 'roll with it'. It might just be me, or it might be aikido, but I found after a few years training that its good principles began to surface in other parts and aspects of my life - a good investment of time and energy ! Be great for your GF too - builds confidence and centre and helps to find internal strength.

It does have a fault ; the centre of the saw ( the nut on the saw) does not slide past the guard . which means if you are doing a shallow cut into wood (not all the way through ) the cut curves up at the back of the wood - the same curve as the blade, as it cant be pushed all the way through. The only solution I can find to this is to place a piece of waste wood behind the job and against the guide to move the job forward so the saw goes all the way across it . Apparently its a design fault in many brands of these saws . No BIG prob ... it is a dream to pack up and put away though .

I have been watching a little 3 year old girl manipulate , control and take over the life of her mother masterfully . Boy is she good at it ! Nothing like emotional attachment, a bit of insecurity and guilt to cement that in . Of course, it would never have happened if the mother had not allowed it right at the beginning . But, surprising to me , MANY people are not aware of these processes - they just 'play them out' . We get into all sorts of problems ourselves - depending on our level and area of unawareness or imbalance .

Ahhhh ... freedom ! Some love it, some fear it , so me have been in a situation so long they have forgotten about it , they just 'slog along' . On a VERY simplistic level, a simple thing but an eye opener ; I had this bossy GF - live in, for a while . I finally got rid of her . Then the next time I was shopping at the supermarket ; <reaches for an item > - Oh, I better not get that , too much .... or not enough ... or the wrong color ... or blah blah blah ... wait ! What the hell am I doing ? I want that ! ... and that ... and some of these and .... hmmm ... might need a bigger trolley ...

Yeah .... that did it ! It won't be used that much, def a pleasure bike ( I got the pleasure car and 'utility car' already ), I finished the shed the other day, took a picture to send to a mate and as I looked at it ..... it is missing something ... a motorcycle ! I gave then up when I moved here , I had very little money back then and deiced to settle here and get a house, so I had to choose between that and bikes. Now I got the house , dont have to go to work, no partner or kids , older .... time in life for ' two wheeled sanyassi ' I wont go near a city with it . I plan to mostly stick on 'Waterfall Way '. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterfall_Way caught myself leaning as I was watching

Well, that was a chapter from ' Magick Without Tears ' ..... Crowley - he tends not to pull punches , one of the reasons he is unpopular.