chrisjswanson

1) Distinguish between excitement and aggression in communication style. * Excitement means one is raising tone / volume due to becoming elated by what is being said. * Aggression means one is raising tone / volume due to feeling threatened. 2) If you see excitement, ask yourself why you misinterpreted it as aggression. Did you feel threatened? 3) If you see aggression, ask yourself why this person feels threatened. Is it a permanent state, or are you partially responsible? 4) If you find you are partly responsible, correct for it. Take the time to learn from this person who has found their own personal 'Truth'. Learn to see your own Truth in others', and they won't feel threatened. 5) If the person is permanently feeling threatened and throwing around negative energy because of it, ask yourself: Can I alleviate suffering in the person to an extent that it outweighs the effects on myself? Will spending too much time around this person diminish my ability to alleviate suffering in other people? 6) Be creative and act accordingly :-) peace + love Chris

Hmm interesting. For me Fate and Free Will are not mutually exclusive. The difference between random chance and destiny or deeper meaning comes from within yourself. I'd go so far as to say that this difference is illusory... peace + love Chris

Hi Everyone Since I've noticed some interest around here in entrainment, I reinstalled my old copy of NP2 Pro, which can export custom tracks. This program is really cool, if you're into this stuff I'd recommend it. I can't tell you all the interesting effects I've gotten from experimenting. I'm offering to make some entrainment tracks for people here so you can try something out if you are interested. My home upload speed is way slow, but I will host an FTP server anyways unless someone has a better suggestion. If bandwidth becomes a problem I'll look for another solution. Until then it make take a couple hours to download your requested track. Basically NP2 makes tones, white noise, and can include a background track. There's tons of sound options that I will list out below, but they aren't all needed. If you tell me what you want I will use default values for what you don't provide. I'll at least need to know: a) session length b ) frequency rate at given time points c) high-low frequency values For example, "30 minute session, 10hz@0min, 15hz@15min, 10hz@30min - low 220 high 440) If that doesn't make sense, it's saying "start at 10hz, ramp to 15hz by the 15 minute mark, and back down to 10hz at the 30 minute mark or finish. The 10hz will be on a 220hz carrier increasing until 15hz which will be on a 440hz carrier". The static or noise tracks and background sound can be modulated in the same way, by specifying frequencies at specific time points. Also it supports multiple tone tracks, so you can be listening to different frequencies at once. Depending on how many requests I get I will make these in reasonable time. I don't have anything to do today. Here's the rest of the options if you want me to make something more specific: Each Tone Track can be: Binaural, Monaural, or Isochronic If Isochronic, the waveform can be: Square, Sine, or Triangle and the Starting Phase is (0-360) degrees The waveform of the tone itself can be Square Sine or Triangle The Pitch Ratio is specified with a high / low base / reference system Low base freq. , low reference (carrier tones will be BaseHz @ when pulsing @refHz) High base freq. , high reference Nodes are placed at various time points in the track to specify entrainment frequency Each node has these options: Time Point Entrainment Frequency (probably between .1hz and 50hz) Wave Depth (Isochronic only) Background Track Sound File (you'll have to post it somehow) Smooth Background Loop (Crossfade) - Yes or No If Yes, Number of seconds to fade for (default .6) Pulse waveform (Sine Square or Tri) Starting Phase (0-360) Each Background node Time Point Entrainment Frequency CrossFeed Intensity (0-1000) Pulse Intensity (0-1000) Low Pass Intensity (0-1000) Pitch Mod Intensity (0-1000) Auto Pan Intensity (0-1000) Noise Track Can use Brown White or Pink noise Choose - Stereo Mono or Inverse Choose WaveForm Sin Square Tri Starting Phase (0-360) Each Noise Node Time Point Entrainment Frequency Pulse Intensity (0-1000) Low Pass Intensity (0-1000) Auto Pan Intensity (0-1000) Volume (0-1000) Noise Smoothness (0-1000) peace + love Chris

These 'harmonic box' style entrainment tracks use doubled frequencies in one ear or another (sometimes triple I think). I haven't tried one for a while, they seem to be effective at inducing a trance state in people who don't have much experience with meditation / etc. Personally I think the different frequencies make for a more complex session, I prefer specific target ranges depending on my intention. Some people don't respond at all to this simplicity, however. I put my server back, freesun is offering me better hosting, should be stable shortly. http://ftphost.dynalias.net/ will work for the moment. There's 8 tracks to experiment with available right now. 14hz-3.5hz Stereo DeSynch.mp3 Gamma.mp3 [Alpha] Alternating Hypnotic Relax.mp3 LCM_Power_Meditation.mp3 LCM_Wisdom_Meditation.mp3 NoTime2-AM1.mp3 SMR (Sensory Motor Rhythm) Session.mp3 Sub-Delta Session.mp3 peace + love Chris

A word of caution (may be obvious but still): Be careful when doing anything that could cause you to loose consciousness that you make sure there's nothing to hit your head on! This happened to me a number of years ago, me and my friends liked to push on the neck and make each other pass out. I did it so many times I became careless, and then one time I passed out and slammed my head really hard on some metal. Totally crappy, I was in the hospital all day... So look around first, be safe. peace + love Chris

I put up a web server since FTP is having trouble. http://ftphost.dynalias.net Tell me if there's any problems peace + love Chris

For those who might be interested, I visited Hundun in Sacramento this weekend. I was visiting for advice / healing of some dizziness and anxiety symptoms likely due to past drug abuse. He showed me simple stuff, and after some work I was able to experience a number of sensations which I had previously only felt in such a slight degree that I couldn't tell if it's real. Some things I noticed were feelings of magnetism between my hands, cold tingling energy in the centers of my hands, feeling energy flowing from my body to one point, and strange alterations in consciousness that made me want to laugh. What energy was passed to me seems to have stuck around since I still feel different and can make the sensations in my hands come back by paying attention. If anyone's curious about specifics let me know. Oh and thanks Hundun ! peace + love Chris

Seeker I made your track for you. It's called 14hz-3.5hz Stereo DeSynch Download it from ftp://ftphost.dynalias.net (login:guest , no password) If you have trouble with firefox, try IE. If it still won't work let me know. There's an mp3 and a FLAC file of the session. I'd suggest you decode the FLAC for quality reasons. Headphones are required, but you don't need really great ones. Especially the noise based tracks like the one I made you work fine on old headphones. I suppose all that stuff I posted initially is a little confusing. If other people want to request anything in plain english instead of frequencies, feel free and I'll do my best. This is a noise based track with tones to stimulate / balance left and right. The static ramps from 14hz(low beta) - 3.5hz(low theta), stays for 5 minutes, then ramps back to 10hz(mid alpha) Since it doesn't ramp back up very high it may leave you feeling spacey or slow. A nice walk after is refreshing. The tones are out of phase on the left and right channels, balancing frequency toward the middle. A stepping descent is used to alternate stimulating and relaxing until the lower frequency is reached. The tones only come back up to 8hz. This image shows the "shape" of the session in the creation window of NP2 http://img260.imageshack.us/my.php?image=14hz35hzoy3.png Bum Grasshopper your Kunlun track's link is expired, if you want to put it somewhere the ftp host I listed above accepts uploads. peace + love Chris

I put a couple tracks from Unconditioned on my ftp server (ftp://ftphost.dynalias.net) login: guest (no password) For some reason the server works with IE but not Firefox, command line ftp is fine. If this is being a problem for people I'll switch to http. I also downloaded a couple tracks from the Transparent home page and exported them for others to try. There are FLAC and MP3 files. I'll be adding more, I will try to keep the server up, but if you try and it's down just check back later. Descriptions of a couple tracks I put up (I didn't make these, the descriptions are by the authors): peace + love Chris

Hundun, No problem, I will bring it for you. Unconditioned, thanks for the offer, if people are requesting a lot I may take you up on it. I put up my own server @ ftphost.dynalias.net The login is "guest" with no password. I will host any requests on that server for now. It is upload friendly also, if someone wants to give me a sound file for the background track. peace + love Chris

Don't worry, we're already supposed to be vanishing out of existence at any time... http://futurismic.com/2007/11/22/oops-our-...have-doomed-it/ I kind of wish scientists would be more careful about these things but hey, we may have already vanished and changed and rearranged a million times and don't realize it. If the LHC does kill us all it will be a Thursday. peace + love Chris

Dude I almost didn't read what you have to share because of ALL CAPS :-) If you're worried about fluoride you'll hate this... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7KmMcP2hbY Seriously though, I doubt fluoride is good for us (at least in the levels we're exposed to) and haven't found enough research one way or another to decide if it can diminish consciousness. I avoid it personally and advise others to do the same. What can we do? Become educated on the topic and share with others. peace + love Chris

Drew Could you elaborate on any of these statements? You've captured my interest but it's a little over my head. peace + love Chris

There's a strange stellar body in the Cygnus system called Cygnus-X3. It emits a beam of high energy particles (that some scientists claim are a new particle called cygnets) pointed at Earth from what I understand. The beam has a 4.7hr period and can be detected deep in caves. It's the only thing like it so far discovered in our galaxy. http://www.andrewcollins.com/page/articles...ry_cygnusx3.htm http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase...rlog/cygx3.html Does this appear in any way in ancient astrology? I find it quite curious. peace + love Chris

Mine says: "These have the same source but different names. Call them both deep- Deep and again deep: The gateway to all mystery" I always thought that the "depth" or "darkness" referred to is in that nature of the relationship between the desire driven perception of manifestations and the desireless perception of mystery. Namely that they do indeed have the same source, mystery is in manifestation and manifestation is in mystery. This goes as "deep and dark" as you carry it. peace + love Chris

This page claims to know why the bees are dying. I'm not sure how accurate this is, but it makes sense to me. http://www.msgtruth.org/new_page_1.htm Basically it says a company called Auxein is spraying some growth stimulant. According to the page this spray could contain o-aminoacetophenone which mimicks the phermones of a queen bee, and makes the workers abandon her causing "colony collapse disorder". If it's true, I sure hope they cut that crap out. I read somewhere that ayurvedics use honey and a pinch of nutmeg in orange juice a couple times a day for treating anxiety... peace + love Chris

I've had worse anxiety than anyone else I've met (at least in person). I was having panic attacks and they put me on Klonopin for years, then pulled me off suddenly. I seriously was sure I was going to die (and I mean SURE) many many times every day for weeks. Hell on Earth, yes, but a learning experience. This is what I did (I could not escape; simply comfort myself): I would walk barefoot in circles on a cement path near my house, and chant. I would say "hmmmmm" again and again (in a higher tone that resonates in the head), and sometimes hold my hands together in front of myself as if praying. Sometimes I did it for hours... Eventually it got better. Now I can meditate again, but I don't bother to try if I happen to panic (which thankfully has become rare) ; instead I resort to my chanting walking meditation which saved me once and I know will save me again :-) There's some other great suggestions here that I also found help, namely magnesium and brainwave entrainment. I never tried holding a black rock but laughed when I read that because for some reason my intuition tells me that it would help a lot. Interestingly I press on those EFT spots on my face, I do it half-subconsciously when I am stressed but I never knew about EFT until I read that. If nothing else is working there are some herbs that I've found help different people more or less, which I will list in order of which is most helpful to myself. I must stress that I really don't think any of these will cure the root of your problem, and if they relieve you and cause you to ignore the root then that is not helpful. But temporary relief can energize the spirit... These herbs I get from my local bulk herb shop and make tea, capsules are much less effective. 1) Valerian Root (Most effective) 2) California Poppy (Very sedating) 3) Passion Flower - Don't mix it with other drugs or herbs it's dangerous! 4) Skullcap 5) Kava Kava - Makes some people more anxious - Be Careful 6) Chamomile 7) Decaf Green Tea I hope you get to feeling better peace + love Chris

From what I understand of quantum theory, electrons do not move in smooth paths but instead "teleport" around between electron layers (amongst other things). So when these electrons are about to jump, they actually begin to manifest in all possible destinations at once, finally collapsing the waveform and solidifying in a new position. What is interesting is that the electron while in intermediary positions or virtual positions will actually have some effect on the surrounding particles. Thus the "many worlds" intermesh with our own. Also of interest is that our brain has a significant number of neurons (more than half if I remember right) that are sensitive to these quantum virtual electron states, to the extend that their firing patterns can be effected. To me this suggests the potential for our brain to be a form of "quantum computer" (although I hate the idea of comparing us to computers, I think it's misleading). Also (although it's a little far fetched) this may give our mind the ability to "see into" alternate realities before collapsing things into the real world. These other realities may be so different that they are mistaken for experience with another spacial or temporal dimension. I'm no meditation master but I think most would tell you that these experiences are common but not that important, not to be distracted by them. I'm also no quantum scientist and haven't read about this stuff for a while, for all I know scientists look at things totally different now. But it is an interesting subject isn't it? :-) peace + love Chris

Yeah I'd tend to agree that while theorizing about government will generally be accepted, any comments that suggest a real intention to "harm" our system are likely to bring unwanted attention. Besides that, in my opinion harming people won't help anyways. Anyone seen a movie called Death of a President? (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_a_President) In this movie someone nails Bush, and our favorite VP takes over... (Please don't take my mention of this film to reflect anything about my beliefs, I just found it thought provoking) Rather than worry about whether our government hit the towers (I'm withholding my opinion on this one), I tend to concern myself with attention to the psychological and physical nutriments being infused into society. I'm happy that there's no flouride in my water, but that doesn't do much about the TV in my living room. And even if I were to avoid all negative influences (somehow), I must still interact with those who are exposed so I get it indirectly. What makes me really nervous is that people are hard to predict and control as individuals, but it gets easier with groups. The world's population just keeps on growing, and it has already been made clear that our leaders have shown less than ethical behavior in this realm (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_MKULTRA) Psychology is powerful, and humans are smart. Sadly intelligence doesn't necessitate morality. The system is in place for mass human programming. I don't know to what degree this is happening at present, but it seems likely to me that this kind of thing will only get more common as we humans learn more about how our brains work (chemically and behaviorally). In light of this I must examine everything (such as 9/11) with a very specific measure of caution, asking myself how the information presented is affecting me in ways that might not be initially obvious. peace + love Chris

A number of my friends play instruments (I play acoustic guitar). We like to get together and play. Making music is a magical way of connecting with each other. I spend all day every day with my brother (we live together), and we make try to make sure all our friends are doing good every day, and go visit them if they're down. peace + love Chris

Witch Thanks, I think I have a better idea of where you're coming from and why. Well... The universe is wise. You've got good points and good intentions, which tend to convince me. I've gotta ponder this one though. Again, respect goes your way for looking out for us all. peace + love Chris

Well, that methane loop thing isn't too cool. So Witch, you confirmed my suspicion about the harm that comes from balance. I usually try hard to adhere to a strict non-harm principle. It strikes an interesting ethical issue if I allow myself to believe that the nature of things is that the harm will exactly balance the benefit. I'll have to think about this a while. Also (please don't mistake my curiosity for sarcasm) if this is a time when the opportunity exists to make ANYTHING decrease, why not focus more on the root of the problem? ("I want to easily find ignorance decreasing. I want to easily find exploitative mentalities decreasing." etc. ) Maybe you feel the global warming thing is too important/imminent to take the time to start at the root? peace + love Chris

I'm a believer in return to unification. (At least that's the closest I can think to word it) Someone said "The happiness of the drop is to die in the river." That just about sums up how I see death. Sadly I'm still pretty attached to the material world and my body, so if this were THE time for me I'm not sure I'd face it with the composure I'd wish for. I kind of have a feeling that at the very last minute everyone lets go and it's peaceful. Maybe that's just wishful thinking. As far as afterlife, it has always seemed to me that we'd have trouble understanding an afterlife, since we are currently alive. The ideas of "going somewhere" or "not going somewhere", "still existing" or "no longer existing", might not apply outside of life. peace + love Chris

Hi Witch I tend to lean away from trying to influence the outside world (at least with magic), but I try and stay open minded, plus I think we've really mistreated the poor Earth lately. So I'd help cast your spell but I must inquire: I know nothing of magic, but I have observed a give-and-take nature to things. Are you certain that the benefit derived from this magic isn't causing equal harm in another way? I'm not trying to say this is the way it is, really just that if I help you cast your spell I want to know that I'm not risking hurting anyone or anything. Good looking out for our home though peace + love Chris