Michael Sternbach

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Especially for little dogs.

Well, consider how much winning a Nobel prize will help you with sone of these issues. Even though you will have to share it with me.

Hi Nuno, I'm not Al, but welcome to TDB. We hope that you will spend an interesting time with us. Michael Sternbach & the TDB team

What if there are no turtles? What if the aliens are turtles?

Apeiron, I have a vivid interest in quaternions too, and some of the other things you mentioned here. If you pursue this further, it would be interesting to have some exchange going between us.

Yes, I reached similar conclusions like you.

No, they are a concept that Tom Bearden synthesized based on work by those two researchers.

Nice! This thread is also still alive. I would say, you should go ahead sharing your thoughts on the deer now.

No, it was long before I watched that film.

Oh, and I'm pretty sure you also want to take a look at The jewish cabala equivalent to tao (dao) Regrettably, this thread has been "vandalized" by some of the participators deleting their content later. I have no idea why some folks feel compelled to do this. It really detracts from a thread. This one still has plenty of good stuff in it though, imo.

Regarding some connections between Tarot and Daoism, please take a look at this thread I started last year: http://www.thedaobums.com/topic/38847-the-tao-of-tarot/ It goes without saying that you are welcome to add posts of your own to it.

Ben Kenobi

Tom & Jerry

Have you ever heard of the Rife microscope? This is a yet more sophisticated way to deal with cancer, based on scalar electromagnetics and time reversal. http://www.cheniere.org/books/cancer/cancer.htm Yeah, it's somewhat speculative. Curious what you think though, Brain.

It looks like around that time, a sudden shift in consciousness occurred. What happened? Human DNA may have been altered at the time due to extraterrestrial influence. I consider this a possibility, at least, especially since I had some lucid dreams suggesting it.

Well, you need a computer to find the answer to the question about Life, the Universe, and Everything... Most of all, on

Humans can both descend to very low states and ascend to great heights. The most unique thing unique about us may be exactly that innate flexibility which allows us to go in every direction. And I feel that especially in this century we set humanity's course for the future. Talking about which: Humanity spreading throughout the galaxy? I hope that, by the time we will have the required technology, we will also have reached the maturity to do so in responsible and sensible ways.

Interesting classification of the different kinds of ground. An important consideration not only for architects. Secure the high ground, and make sure you have a good lighting - a frequently recurring advice in the AoW. This is a little unclear. By comparison with another translation and considering the second sentence, I think Sun Tzu is referring to an area easy to access, but difficult to get out of. Perhaps a valley, that you can descend into fairly effortlessly, whereas in the other direction you will be fighting gravity. In a place like that, you may take advantage of the opponent's compromised position if you can take them by surprise. At the same time, you must be wary of not ending up trapped yourself. Yet that's exactly what I'm seeing in a lot of movies about medieval battles etc: Two armies squaring off on an open battle field, then crashing into each other. I always thought that's a stupid way to fight - if it can at all be helped. That makes a lot of sense. Expecting the opponent and being well prepared, you will only be dealing with a small fraction of their forces at any given moment. There is a parallel to this in close combat, btw: Purposefully leaving an opening in your guard for your opponent to attack. Thus knowing what to expect, you will be ready to defend in the right place and can counter while the opponent has exposed or even unbalanced themselves while attacking you on that “strongly garrisoned narrow path” that you offer. Again, avoid falling victim to this same strategy. After all, the opponent may be reading Sun Tzu too... See my previous paragraph. Let's not forget, there were not planes and missiles yet in Sun Tzu's day. Certain things never change, to be sure. A good rapport between the leaders and the subordinates is fundamental to the mission's success. Uncontrolled rage makes careless! You bet. You can't afford being too lenient – it won't be appreciated. We always tend to test out the limits of what is acceptable. Again, love know your enemy like yourself. Interestingly, Sun Tzu suggests that the general should defy his ruler when he considers the latter is making a mistake. After all, it is the man on the field, not the one sitting in the comfort of his palace, who can evaluate the situation best. This is at odds with the modern concept of the president being the army's highest commander. Once again, don't let egotistic emotions sway you when engaging in battle. (And hope that the emperor won't have you beheaded for your insubordination.) The right balance is key (as always in Daoism). Sun Tzu reiterates his famous advice to know both your enemy and yourself in order to make the right decisions. Interestingly, Sun Tzu introduces a third factor as equally important here: Knowing the environment of the altercation. It seems like by Heaven and Earth, Sun Tzu simply means the environment (the ground, the climatic conditions). So much for chapter X. As always, your comments are welcome.

So did I.

Talk about trippy... Yeah, the film didn't do well at the box office, even though Junko and I went watching it in the theatre four times. Only recently, more and more people are saying that it was underrated. I always thought of this movie not only as great 'space opera' but also as a nice piece on archetypal psychology, cosmology, alchemy, and eco-philosophy.

Hi Niki, And welcome to TDB. Studying the metaphysical properties of numbers in conjunction with Sacred Geometry opened the door to a world of new insights for me as well. My practical application of Numerology ties in with the Tarot. On the linked thread, you find some interpretations of Tarot cards deduced from the participants' birth dates. http://www.thedaobums.com/topic/38456-my-theory-on-the-1111-phenomenon/

In 2000, a really beautiful (and breathtakingly trippy) animated sci-fi movie was produced, called Titan A.E. It plays in a time about one-thousand years from now. It starts with the destruction of our planet by alien energy beings called the drej. The movie doesn't actually say this, but I think these beings are representing humanity's own crystallized (self-)destructive energies. However, the story also acknowledges Man's creative powers: A spaceship called Titan which has the capacity to create an earth-like planet including numerous species of plants and animals manages to escape from Earth in the last moment. 15 years later, the inventor's son goes on an exciting search through wild space worlds, finding not only a girlfriend but also the Titan that was hidden by his father before he died. During a final battle with the drej, the Titan is activated and actually uses the very energy that the drej are made of for creating a new Earth. That's recycling for you... Talk about Adam and Eve... Maybe this is how our planet and its life was once created? Be that as it may, the movie is very archetypal, apt in its portrayal of cosmic alchemy, poetic and... worth watching.

Aikido

What is called wu wei in Daoism.