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This coming Tuesday an asteroid is supposed to pass between the Earth and the Moon. The key word here is PASS. However, this is a close one!

Very well thought out. Or at least very like-minded with our perspective. There are small groups (tribe,clan,gang,etc) here(rural Kentucky) that is/has actively prepared for possible changes/challenges ahead. Competition will be keen. Good luck to you. Luck does seem to favor the prepared.

My Tai Chi Chuan experience before I started Pakua Chang was certainly valuable. I thought it was a required prerequisite. I still feel that is the case for most players. However after meeting Ricky and Scott , I appreciate that they are accomplished Internal Martial Artists without having a Tai Chi Foundation. Zeros did have Tai Chi first but once he began Pakua his game jumped up surprisingly quickly. Another friend suggested this to me this morning. "By looking at a little, One can see a lot. By looking at a lot, one may see nothing useful." It is good to take a look around and see what others are doing and the results they are getting. But do not fall into chasing after schools or teachers (regardless how flashy) unless you have progressed past your current teacher(s). Trust yourself and trust the teachers you have now.

I recently came off a break myself. Obviously, I am not a long time member of this forum. I do agree that involvement on this forum (0r any forum) could become an attachment and very time consuming. I am also a father of an 11 year old son and have 30 years of Tai Chi Chuan and 20 years of PaKua Chang experience. Even in the "best" of times here,, If it takes quality time away from family or cultivating,, That time cannot be replaced. Having said that,, I do enjoy my visits and limited posting here. I have found real Gems and Nuggets of Highly Useful Knowledge here. I also enjoy viewing posts and exchanges from the different schools of thought and from beginners and masters alike ((and all levels)) I also understand the struggles of Teachers, the Enthusiasms and Trials of Students. TTB IS for a multitude of reasons, a highly useful place, to at least, check in occasionally at.

Thanks Pam. I have my fingers crossed((mudra or kuji-in?!)) That this thread about Sifu Jenny will stay focused on Sifu Jenny.

The use words like ALL and NONE seems rather exclusive in a con(trolling type of way. oops a typo My bad.

Please no biomechanical spirit implants for me. They probably advertise them as only enhancers. The shapeshifting goat guy sure made a major faux pas. I reckon , that the link between reincarnation and evolution has been discussed on TTB? :)Ah, the coming and going

I am a little surprised at some of the footwork.

So, if I pet the snake, the action won't be misconstrued?

Sometimes when I meditate it is like I am floating with clouds.

Most likely to be using Cloaks are Military and Law Enforcement. On or about November 1 , 2007, http://www.armedforces-int.com/news/british-army-trials-invisible-tank-technology.html August 2008 http://berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2008/08/11_light.shtml At Berkeley they said they would let Law Enforcement/Military have exclusive use of the technology.

I think you have also had threads about Taijiquan, Baguazhang, different aspects of Qi, the Brain, and so forth. Why should anyone care what topic you choose to start a thread about as long as it is not attacking anyone? Some of your threads get alot of views, others not so much. A thread will run its own course naturally. If anyone chooses to participate or not is their choice. How many threads have there been on the subject of Penis? Some of those threads get alot of views and replies. It is very subjective business to say which thread belongs or not IMO. I have also observed that many of the folks who complain about someone bringing politics or religion into the conversation ARE the very ones who do so themself. Immortal4life, I have to give you credit for maintaining your cool and staying polite throughout the dicscussion.

A friend emailed me this. It seems a bit sensationalized but I thought I would pass it on. Just in case. http://www.infowars.com/north-carolina-sb-31-bill-seeks-to-turn-healers-into-felons/

Good Point. I have not seen him trying to convert anyone to any religion. I have seen him hammer away at Science . Which is fair game IMO. I may not have any idea about the "scientific method" But I have observed alot , just by watching these threads.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85-KhAhRG2c&feature=feedlik http://www.earth-issues.com/2011/03/radiation-to-cover-entire-northern-hemisphere/

Welcome.

Trunk, Nice post/topic. Good links. Only thing is, someone needs to use a weedeater around that park bench. Do you also wave hands like clouds?

Aaron, What you just posted is textbook Jungian, the collective un-conscious.

I look at conscious as the adjective and consciousness as the noun. If we subsitute non-consciousness or unconsciousness(these are 2 different things) for your zero consciousness, will that retain the essence of your question? You are adressing a human conciousness here only, correct?

Howdy Aaron, If I look back to where I first read about this Connected Consciousness, it probably would have been in Marcus Aurelius' Meditations. I still look at this as a very diverse subject. Thus lending itself to alot of Subjectivity. I think you have given me the green light to ask questions This consciousness that we are sharing, is it a Human consciousness,or a Larger consciousness? Forgive me if I have no understanding about Vendanta Hinduism. So, if you could describe the Features of the consciousness we are discussing here on this thread, that would be helpful for me. Is this consciousness an Entity? Is it life based or more based on electro-magnetic fields? What are its features? I feel if we can establish this foundation it will keep our conversation from sprawling to the nether-realms.

I read the book The Call of The Wild. In that tale as well, the dog, "Buck" certainly did not have a smooth ride either. Many obstacles and hardships were endured. In the end Buck answered the call. I liked that story. I don't mind the challenges I find in my way now. luckily I have tasted some little results. I recently read a story about this guy named Cloud Chief. There is just too much wisdom contained in these Taoist Writings and Practices, for me not to hear a faint call.

IMO Around the very first campfire in a cave in pre-historic times, the folks there wondered and questioned about consciousness. This is a subject that will always lead to more and more questions. I have noticed one thing about Twinner, in that he does not shy away from the Big Questions. I respect that.

I am still wondering about the consciousness Twinner if referring to? I will think of it for now as Twinner's Consciousness @Manitou, are you suggesting there may be a consciousness that equates with Love? emoticons are contagious Pure Consciousness = Pure Love ???

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