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When a man loves cats, I am his friend and comrade without further introduction. — Mark Twain

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On this site when we talk about martial arts, many may think of Asian kung fu or internal martial arts. Some may think of taiji treatises, baguazhang songs, xingyi quan poems, or The Book of Five Rings. Some May think of wooden dummies, iron hand & iron body training, even acupuncture points… Well, this thread starts off with something different.

Appreciation of the classics i did crack a wry smile for a mili-second

If you like life to the point of wanting more of it; if you’ve found a way that keeps life’s struggles, disappointments, heartbreaks, horrifics, calamities, from beating you down, if you’ve reached the golden years And still yearn for more, platinum or palladium years,,, it’s not that you dread a physical death, far from it, as that is the next fantastical adventure,,, yet, for whatever personal reasons you may have,, continuing your current adventures in the physical realm remain attractive for you,,, this thread is for you. I started here in 2009, when 90+% of my breath had died. https://archive.org/details/taoisthealthexer0000dali Time for me to do a re-read and I wholeheartedly recommend ya’ll take a look at it. Da Liu never once visited a doctor and lived in good health ninety six years. Different strokes for different folks. There are a few that lived to 108+ while smoking cigars and drinking whisky; this method won’t work for everyone. Get in where you fit in. There are meditations and qigong that enable those in their seventies to feel like they’re seventeen. These gifts are bestowed, rarely, you don’t order them off google. The movie, The Green Mile touched upon some drawbacks of extended longevity. Always be careful what you wish for. I like the YouTube channel Physionic Here’s a sample episode I like Baguazhang with it’s Limitless potentials

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And forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and wind longs to play with your hair. If you reveal your secrets to the wind, you should not blame the wind for revealing them to the trees. All that spirits desire, spirits attain. Khalil Gibran, woulda liked to hang out with that cat. in the meanwhile, listening to the sweet music of psithurism,,

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@natural @Encephalon i know you have a lot to share; my guess is your time available / lack of, for this place, factors. @joeblast i miss this bum’s unique practices, working with hexagrams, is an example. Definitely had/has energetics. There are several other bums that rarely venture back around here, some not even posting when they do pass through. These bum’s definitely add, well, have added to discussions on the way. I won’t list then; and I have open lines to some of, but certainly not all of them. I hope that @Earl Grey is doing well and I look forward to his posts upon his return.

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The Classics https://brennantranslation.wordpress.com/

A fun post the legend is morphing into myth yet the reality stands the test of time https://youtu.be/cH4GtsazZUE?si=_zN87qQx19H2ckwH

@Zorro Dantes thanks for sharing that awesome post! I have subscribed to that YT channel. That demo cleanly slicing through the coconut convinced me.

In tough times or Calamity a separation becomes apparent; there are those who choose to fend for themselves only themselves, and there are those who become helpful to the ones who need a bit of help. And those who 90% of the time that offer helping hands have times, when they are in need of help themselves. Like I said, twenty twenty would reveal everyone’s true colors. And the same is true at Black Rock City today. Every community or group has to find a way to deal with the shit if they are to become an ongoing thing. This is as basic as it gets. Ive never been to BM, it’s pretty much above my pay grade; in the past I have frequented the Family of Living Light when they set up camp near my neck of the woods, so it is similar. However, on a much smaller scale. It’s easier I think to set up properly for a couple hundred rather than70,000. Yet, the small gatherings have fewer folks to do what’s required than the larger group has to maintain kitchens, have first aid station, clean water, and clean up. My imagination of BM conjures up vibrant energy creative folks bent on having a good time/experience. And of course Black Rock City isn’t offline without signal. A fly over to drop supplies, I’m sure has been or is being arranged. Medical airlift if needed,, etc should have been planned for, prior, in fact, in case of unexpected whatever. One shouldn’t feel some stigma as being a prepped survivor before venturing to one’s adventure; a little common sense goes a long ways If I was just one percent tech-y I would post the meme of the Beastie Boys are releasing a five part anthology,,, Being a little prepared for the unexpected keeps glamping glamping rather than devolving into base tribal, survival of the strong nightmares. Life is short, they say, some fire balling preacher yesterday pulled out a timer to demonstrate that mine just as everyone else clock is ticking away , well kinda, I thought, none of us, way rare few know the appointed moment when expiration occurs. in the meanwhile, have enjoyable experiences not bad ones. Make good memories not bad ones. we are all condemned to do our time. Do good time not bad time. So, my imagination has that towering wooden effigy presiding over the camp, his court. That Burning Man watches, judges, those in attendance; how they deal with this up till the moment he flames out

@Taomeow Thanks for sharing that. It made me chuckle, how I’ve also tried to interpret past messages from Dear Ol’ I Ching, to discovering, the message it gave was Literally Literal. I heard or read, idk, that “escape” from BM is literally a six mile hike, and I saw a few saying they couldn’t believe someone actually walked that far, albeit, in the mud,,,and the heat,, maybe in some allegory, escaping the escape festival, is challenging. a six mile hike, ok, in the mud and the heat, still, I’m thinking, What the heck, if I were there, I’d stick it out, stuck in the mud and have the best time I could, doing whatever it was, I went there to do anyways, I sure wouldn’t feel stuck, though, six miles? Cmon folks, put one foot in front of the other, you ain’t stuck. Maybe, I heard it wrong, and it’s actually sixty miles, then I’d understand, it’s somewhat a sticky situation, to leave if I felt the need to, but a snack or two and a canteen of water,,,,,and a good stretch for sure, maybe if lucky, some interesting mirage to see,,, why leave though, went there for the experience, so experience it, Was it the Beatles who classically asked, Why Don’t We Do It In The Mud?! possibly, a loose paraphrase on my part? also, I know in the past @thelerner spoke BM, I think he’s been to the event, are you there now, @thelerner ?? please update curious bums about your experience, if you are there or even if your not, I know, that You are a bum who finds themselves at interesting places at particular times, be it hurricane or BM, or?? dang it, I could be there, right now, showing off my mud stepping skill, hearing the whispers, “but why in circles, only circles” missed opportunity for a unique experience,,,, oh, what might’ve occurred

When Yin style opened up to the public with an immense amount of knowledge; deep, detailed, delightful. That was a marvelous stroke of great fortune Generously given to the world. If you seek Baguazhang; here it is; cascading down from Dong Haichuan, who brought the Art down from the mountain, taught Yin Fu, who himself was a renowned Shaolin practitioner, Yin Fu passed the torch to Men Baozhen, who wrote the book Orthodox Bagua. Dr. Xie Peiqi grew up next door to Men Baozhen and Mr. Men took a liking to his young neighbor and Dr. Xie Peiqi inherited the complete system which is mind boggling, considering that a single one of the eight animals is a complete deep Art/system standing alone. To have all eight? Plus, the health and energetics/ power aspects. Has to rank among the all time achievements of humanity…The fascinating history can be read on the https://www.yinstylebaguazhang.com/YSB_history.html Dr. Xie Peiqi decided to make Yin Style public and his successor, He Jinbao carries on that vision. Offering more Bagua than anyone could absorb. Unless you are the Chosen One. And just like Gerard says, gonna take tremendous commitment and work. But look at what is within your reach!! A little Bagua goes a long ways. Gerard posted a link to Ma Gui Baguazhang, which does trace its roots to Yin Style. The Ma Gui branch is rarer and less availability. however, enough is available to keep you busy this lifetime. Walking the circle, Bear style, Ma Gui, correctly, alone, achieves All of Daoist transforming alchemy. Once a certain amount of work is done; Qi itself becomes your guide. So does Shen too, become a guide. I still like to hear or read some feedback from others relating to their experiences. Now, nearly nine years after Gerard’s post; I am all ears and eyes on what comments Gerard would like to add.

I don’t consider refraining from personal insults as censorship. Express whatever ideas you like, short of insults. And, I asked if you’d edit, I didn’t take it upon myself to hide your post.