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Well, I don't care whose belief that is - I'm just giving my take on it. I mean frankly, Jewish monotheism was just one man's belief to begin with, anyways. Now, Abraham sounds like a hotheaded, ignorant extremist who lied to make his point. So, where's his credibility? IOW, why should we all follow HIS own personal beliefs? Slave mentality, much? Fact is, we don't exactly know what these idols represented. Maybe they represented various aliens like in some cargo cult. Maybe they were personifications of stars and planets. Maybe they symbolized various spirits or ascended masters. Maybe they are all varied manifestations of the same "God" like in Hinduism. Or "ten thousand" diverse things from the Tao. Either way, I don't think any of these would have necessarily been contradictory to an overall "God" or "source." But by viewing them as mutually-exclusive, Abraham created a false conflict and a very divisive meme.

That seems a somewhat confused interpretation... Elohim is Eloah (see Allah) in plural form. "The most likely derivation comes from the word Elohim ('lhm) found in the Ugarit archives, meaning the family or pantheon associated with the Canaanite father God El." Therefore, Elohim probably referred to a race or council of beings...that probably included both males and females. As opposed to Elohim being a singlular hermaphroditic being. I mean, the very concept of a monotheistic Elohim is self-contradicted by its own plural nature. Now, there may have been a head honcho amongst the Elohim that many bowed down to...or some amorophous, organic source that many now may define as a "monotheistic God," but I don't think the "Elohim" specifically was either of these. Although, polytheism and monotheism can be rather subjective distinctions anyways - as you could have ten thousand expressions and aspects of the same one thing. So, the same thing could be seen as both polytheistic or monotheistic - depending upon your POV. Hence, PRECiSION of meaning is EVERYTHING in deciphering ancient knowledge. Etymology, semantics, logic & intuition are KEYS to unlocking the true intent and original meanings. Another good example of this is the Anglo word sin...which was a translation of a Greek word: Thus, "sin" meant not so much WRONG, but just not quite RIGHT. A slight, but big difference. And another relevant example here is the Holy Ghost/Spirit. Holy is derived from the Indo-European root hailo- or kailo- "free from injury, whole" - or what we might term "holistic" today. Ghost/spirit were translations for the Greek word pneuma (breath, spirit) and Hebrew word ruah (wind). Gee, pretty close to the Chinese word qi - which also means air, bioenergy, etc. Therefore, "Holy Ghost/Spirit" would be better translated as "holistic qi" in today's language.

Yup, that's Zechariah Sitchin's theory. It actually makes a whole lotta sense - for a variety of reasons. I can go into more detail...if this discussion turns that way...

Interesting, is there an article or post on the dangers of iron shirt packing too?

Cool, this guy became a huge influence on Bruce Lee...great to actually hear him.

Lol, are you serious? How so and on what basis? Which one has the longest tail or the cheapest cologne on?

Uh, the pericardium is up around the heart. I think perhaps you meant the perineum (huiyin)? Anyhow, sounds like some very interesting skills and experiences! Would love to hear more (and in more detail)!

Cool description, nice! BTW, I'm interested in the exact origin and function of the zhan zhuang form. Everybody vaguely knows what to do...but why? What are the specific design intents to all its aspects? Can anyone provide a really detailed breakdown of the actual what, how & why of this practice?

I was pretty surprised to hear that Kadour Ziani's "secret" to his AMAZING 56" vertical...is STRETCHING! In fact, this dunking madman stretches 4 HOURS per day and I don't think does any conventional "strength" training. I'd sure like to know his specific training philosophy and stretching methodology though...! But point is, I'm not sure stretching CAN'T increase explosive power. There may just be a very specific way you have to do it properly to get such results? Similar to how Bob Cooley realized you have try contracting the muscles you are stretching to stretch them more.

Thanks, interesting analyses! But, why would I be reliving my birth now? I think perhaps it may simply sympbolize a new journey I am on. One where I am starting out in the dark but seeking the light. That would seem more contextual to my life at the moment.

Ok, update on my dream life: Last night I had a dream combining "John Chang" and the LOA, lol. As best as I could recollect: We were riding in my vehicle again...this time just down a regular highway. The sky became a beautiful yellow ochre color and I tried to snap a pic...but it quickly changed back to blue and started lightly raining. So, we continued driving as the rain got harder. We finally pulled over as it poured down so hard we could barely see. After a bit it stopped and we (there was also a big White dude in the back) all got out. I took some loose change out of my pocket and laid it on the roof of my car. There were a few dimes and pennies. John pointed to the dimes and told me the secret was to imagine those were $10,000 each instead and to suck energy up through my feet. Then as I was slumped up against the side of the car, he started pressing on my back starting from my tailbone all the way up to my crown. Sometimes he was using slight circular movements as if working on my chakras, other times he'd jab a finger in my side. After he was done, he asked me if I had felt anything. I said I had felt a little. And then we continued on down the road... (I wouldn't take this dream too seriously though, seemed to be more a mish-mash of regular waking thoughts.)

Indeed. Most NA's have weak and depleted kidneys. I believe this is due to an overly-Yang culture, poor connection to the Yin Earth, getting stuck in our heads, overstimulation, too much sex, etc. Essentially, we are burning ourselves out. Heck, we even have an annual festival celebrating BURNING (YANG) MAN! When what we really need is a hydrating WATER WOMAN. That's a good, interesting, general tip!

Actually, Yin is Earth energy and provides structure...whereas Yang is sky energy and is good for cleansing. I'm also not sure if your corpse gains or loses weight at death. I had only heard that it loses weight (~21 g), prior to this. However, I'm not sure there's been an accurate measurement either way.. So, I am more inclined to believe that Yin is gravitational and Yang anti-gravitational. Although perhaps you might need some Yin qi to act as a container to create a bubble of Yang qi to sit on? I like your overall ideas here though. The real Tao has real answers and real science. It's not just a bunch of flippant bad fortune cooky nonsense.

Wow, very cool list! Do you have assorted teachers and sources? And what are the differences between "female internal alchemy," "external alchemy" and "regular ole' male" internal alchemy?"

No, where is it?

You may be onto something...

You mean Viagra does? BTW, I've also heard that you shouldn't eat/drink anything cold for about 4 hrs after sex. Because your qi has just been activated and the cold kind of stops it in place? Or drink alcohol either, I think. Since I believe that strains your kidneys...which just got strained from sex? Anyone else hear these?

ETs actually would mesh very well with ancient "gods" and other heavenly beings referred to in ancient religions. From the Tomb of Ptah-Hotep, at Saqqara, Egypt, which dates back to the 5th Dynasty (~2388 - 2356 BC):

What's wrong with that? I mean, the whole mythology behind its discovery was attributed to "alien direction" to Buddhist UFO "contactee," Billy Meier in 1963. So, it's no surprise that ETs would be a central focus in the text here. However, I'd like to see some more actual authentication of this document first and foremost. How come the "original scrolls" don't even exist today? Did they ever? What happened to them?

Uh, it is natural...and healthy. As I said, it is Nature's way to allow adaptation and ensure quality control. As is the ego. Your ego is what keeps you alive. The problem is not so much that we have localized egos...but when we limit ourselves to our localized egos... As far as natural competition - YOU are the product of repeated competitions. Men competed with each other to drain their nuts in your mom. And then millions of sperm competed against each other to fertilize your mom's egg. The end result of this, repeated over untold generations - is YOU. Now, imagine the alternative where competition was eliminated. Every man got to phuck your mom. Every sperm got to fertilize her egg. Each woman would thus give birth to MILLIONS of babies - and a high number of them weak and defective! So, you cannot deny the inherent need for and natural existence of COMPETITION here!

Actually, survival of the fittest and social Darwinism is VERY NATURAL and is what allows species to adapt to ever-changing environental conditions. The problem is more that we've tried to resist that and so our species keeps growing larger and weaker with no quality control. End result is the overall health of our species continues to deteriorate and suffering increases with each generation.

Sounds interesting.. I would like to hear what these are from curiosity alone. BTW, a Chinese doctor said that Viagra is bad for your health. Don't know why - but I'm guessing that it (like most allopathic meds) is a band-aid that may drain a weakened system even more. Anyone else hear this?

Very interesting, do you have translations for these? What are the Seven Decreases and Eight Increases techniques? I'd like to learn more about this.

^ Yes, that is known as "qing gong" (light skill). Basically, you have to learn to sever your root to the earth. I know one qigong master whose father supposedly could jump up to a 2nd-story. And another Taijiquan teacher who claimed hers could jump as high and far as the top of a gymnasium! Note - these ladies were in their 60s which tells you what era their fathers were back in. These abilities are far rarer today. As far as the "yogic hops," I saw a flyer for yogic "levitation" back in college and was really disappointed to see it was really just people bouncing on a mattress.