Yoda

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Sure you can... there's lots of fallen warriors in Valhalla looking for a good time! Possession is too strong of a word. Maybe communing with one's ancestors is more on target. You Europeans got it going on!!! Charlemagne didn't quite put out the fire, did he? Yoda

Thank you. It's all clear now. I wonder if the same thing happened during Queen Boudica's war against the Romans? I heard that the Brits were way too drunk as usual and maybe that helped channel ill-fated help from the other side?

Check out alchemicaltaoism.com as another resource. It's possible to get messed up by too much or too little retention, so follow how it feels over other people's recommendations.

And a tao bum is just someone who reads taobums.com every so often.

Ok... so how do you explain England's poor showings these days? Well?

erdweir, Welcome to taobums! What does your name mean? Your pal, Yoda

Muz, Welcome to taobums!! I've recently been in a Scottish mood. Apparently I have some ancestry from that neck of the woods. London rocks out too, but Edinburgh has especially nice energy. I hope you enjoy the site! Your pal, Yoda

Kyle, Welcome to taobums!! My name is Kyle too!! I hope you enjoy the site! Your pal, Yoda

Yay!! Witch is back!!

Blind Owl, Welcome to taobums! Not a lot of people look at posts here in the lobby. If I were you, I'd cut and paste your above post and put it in the main discussion section to get better feedback. Your pal, Yoda

So I just watched a DVD on Ratu Bagus spontaneous neikung system from Bali. It was very fun with lots of interesting similarities and differences to Kunlun. The similarities: spontaneous motion, laughter, general merriment, fun atmosphere, the teacher had some energy demonstrations that appear to be very similar to Max like touching people on their mingmeng and touching his lips with his finger and then sending out the energy from there, projecting his energy at a distance, lots of dragons around, and lots of stories about healing being shared and DNA alteration. The differences: 3 two hour sessions per day for 1-2 months is the way he teaches it, his picture is up all over the place in the practice hall for looking at while doing a mantra "Om Swastiastu Ratu Bagus" so you tune into the right energy. Practice is vigorous shaking to a vigorous drum beat (seems much more hot and percussive). Much more closely related to what I think of as African dance type practice. It seemed "electrically based" vs "magnetically based" which, again, feels hotter to me. I tried doing Kunlun while watching the DVD but my Kunlun didn't find the DVD to be particularly inspiring. The parts of the video that my Kunlun and I enjoyed the most were two shots of Bali style dancing which was very beautiful and much more cool and serpentine in nature than the rest of the video.

What's that little flat liner game where Japanese teenagers choke each other? In any case with my family out of town, I allowed myself to get tied up and strangled last night but only until I passed out. Very Cool!!! Actually, I didn't but my kunlun fired up and I forgot about the chin lock and and it did make me laugh when I was done. It's a great drill for people like me who need a bit of help accessing their deeper emotions. I think I'll focus on the chin lock in the future and forget the visualization for the timebeing... there was too much to keep track of and I didn't go nearly as far as is possible with the practice. Seadog, Awesome synchronicity!!! I'd wait 2 weeks before repeating, though. Thanks for the great practice Chris and Max!! Your pal, Yoda

So I just got through watching "Powder" and I logged on to find this bad boy! Oy vey!!

So I have a pal who strongly urges me to check out RM-10 and Sambazon energy drink. He says that the RM-10 is a mushroom blend that really kicks up immune system function which might help with Randi's lyme situation... definitely worth a shot. Plus I've heard *stellar* things about reishi mushrooms, etc but have never tried them. I'm constantly on the lookout for fun stimulants but the jangliness of them if it's more than one or two cups of tea a day is too much for me. He suggested Sambazon an acai berry based caffeine delivery system is better than even tea in this department. I have a hard time believing this, but I'll check it out anyways. Any reviews?

In case Mantra doesn't respond: it's my understanding that there is no technique for the mind, just let it go where ever it wants.

I can say that I've met Lama Oscar and he's an amazing guy working to integrate the two schools.

It's all love 'em and leave 'em huh Vortex?

I've heard second hand that she's amazing.

Shon, Dig your avatar photo, btw. You have a very wise presence. Your pal, Yoda

You all rock! I love this place!!! Sometimes I think I'm possessed by the taobum bug! (whoever that is... ) I want to hear from Vajrasattva and especially Glenn on this one! After all, it's only fair to hear out the other side of the debate! Are they weirded out by us, I wonder??? Your pal, Yoda

Andrew, Welcome to taobums!!! I'm a big fan of Master Drew but he's all business with us. I'm glad he has a chit chatty O-at-a-D pal on the forum!! I look forward to reading your posts! Your pal, Yoda

Neo, There's the whole argument that angels can actually be devils in disguise and the other perspective that even devils are angels in disguise. Some people say that all beings, even strange entities like the artist again known as Prince, are essentially manifestations of your own mind. To add to Satyagraha's thought, if you want a Kunlun perspective and haven't been to a seminar just PM Mantra and he might be helpful. Yoda

In Mediteranean magic, there's a lot about creating protection and containment and banishing... In Norse magic there's none of that... apparently the dudes dealt with weren't as fucked up. I'm no expert, but I'd say go by feel is probably a good start. If you have a sense of humor about a practice then you are on the right track. If it's not funny then discontinue immediately and ring up a Jesuit. A nice little intro prayer at the beginning and a dedication at the end might be nice too. Your pal, Yoda

Ken, Welcome to taobums! You make me look like a youngster around here! I guess Vajrasattva finally smoked you out! Your pal, Yoda