Yoda

wait, hold on, I'm still back at the penetrator part... Out of pure academic interest, how does the reverse breathing go again? thanks, Yoda

Ian, Welcome to taobums! Yoda

When transdimensional dudes cross over to physically interact with you, you are definitely out of the harbor and into deep water. I would get with a teacher who has a lot of experience with this sort of thing to help you put together an action plan. If you are free, you might consider flying out to Phoenix mid November for the Max workshop.

No plus it's not near as interesting as aliens. Kunlun on the other hand...

the photos are right, the text is wrong.

Here's the original Secret: http://www.persistenceunlimited.com/book_f...an_thinketh.pdf As a Man Thinketh.

X, I'd be happy to lend you my copy. Just pm me your address. If anyone else is interested, we can float it around on the taobums lending library. Just remember to get it back to Degoba! -Y

Plato has one. I'd look for them used, if I were to check it out. While the article claimed that the action of standing produces vibrations in the muscles that the platform mimicked and that running, walking, and rebounding wouldn't do the trick, I'm inclined to think that walking etc would work fine, but stance training would be spot on. I have a foot massager that I could sit on, I suppose. the vibrating thing just doesn't sound fun, though. I mean, to stand on.

good point, Vortex, airfairs are low right now. Keep that in mind East Coast!

I just used a wool blanket for the first time this year and the groovy vibes, along with the toastiness, really impressed me. I've heard Paramahansa Yogananda talk about it as a meditation aid, that it shields one from materialistic vibrations, but I haven't heard much more said on the topic. I think I'll use a wool blanket as a mattress topper the rest of the year.

I checked into it. They got to 109,000 ft and the parachute deployed on the way down, but they never found it or recovered the photos. Here's the photo of what they would've seen: http://www.boingboing.net/2007/10/26/diy-b...on-sent-up.html

Unless Mantra68 okays it, I would consider any sort of variation to be not advisable.

did the sucker actually fly?

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Now that we are all suddenly a bunch of jet setter conference attendees, it'd be fun to draw up a taobum tshirt designed to make us really popular around the hotel pool. But that's as far as my idea took me. Maybe Sean could throw 15 minutes of his expertise towards a design?

interesting article on ecstatic altered states posted by Drew Hempel. Fun links on taoist astology from Taomeow: Thanks for the link, Sean, looks pretty cool. I know this stuff, although I'm no stranger to that "scratching the surface" feeling, it seems to be inevitable with all those taoist goodies... the more you know, the better you understand how little you know! Below I will post a list of fairly reliable resources -- good luck exploring! I occasionally do the Four Pillars professionally, but have never advertised and all my clients have been word-of-mouth referred. Please PM your info if interested. smile.gif Cat, I'll be happy to do yours too. Now then... Master Peter Leung http://www.fengshuisos.com/ Director of the Toronto-based Feng Shui Association of Canada, Master Leung is a TCM (Tradition Chinese Medicine) practitioner specializing in the treatment of cancer and chronic diseases. Also, he is a master of and on-line instructor in TCM, feng shui, divination, astrology, and palm and face reading. Master Raymond Lo http://www.raymond-lo.com/ Master Lo offers worldwide professional training courses in feng shui and The Four Pillars of Destiny, a method of Chinese astrology. Lo is the author of seven feng shui books in English and in Chinese. Master Joseph Yu http://www.astro-fengshui.com/ Founder of the Feng Shui Research Center in Toronto, Canada, Master Yu offers on-line and worldwide in-class training courses in feng shui, Chinese astrology (The Four Pillars of Destiny and Zi Wei Dou Shu), and the Yijing. He is the co-author of the second edition to The Complete Idiot's Guide to Feng Shui (Alpha Books, 2002), and has co-authored The Complete Idiot's Guide to the I Ching (Alpha Books, 2001) with Elizabeth Moran. Articles and Software: Feng Shui Living http://www.FengShuiLiving.com The "doorway to feng shui" presents seminars, articles, Four Pillar readings, and feng shui consultations by the most respected feng shui masters worldwide. Maintained by Nancy Pond-Smith, the site offers books, luopans, and many other unique feng shui products. http://www.geocities.com/heluoarticles Serious students of classical feng shui visit his site regularly to download free articles about Xuan Kong feng shui, The Four Pillars of Destiny, and Nine Star Ki. Chinese Astrology Moderated by Ray Langley, this discussion group focuses on Chinese astrology and classical feng shui. Although beginners are welcome, this list is mainly geared toward those with a solid foundation of the aforementioned traditions. Ray offers an extensive archive with many translations of Chinese texts. For more information and to subscribe, go to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/chineseastrology. Fourpillars-Fengshui Moderated by Peter Leung and Nina Wilson, this forum provides instruction and support for students interested in feng shui and The Four Pillars of Destiny. For more information and to subscribe, go to http://yahoo.com/group/fourpillars-fengshui. I Ching Yijing Moderated by Ray Langley, this group encourages discussion about the Yijing. For more information and to subscribe, go to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IChing_YiJing. Recommended Reading: Classical Five Elements Chinese Astrology Made Easy, by David Twicken. Iuniverse.com, 2000. Feng Shui: The Pillars of Destiny, Master Raymond Lo. Times Books International, Singapore, 1994-2000. Can only be purchased at FengShuiLiving.com. Four Pillars and Oriental Medicine: Celestial Stems, Terrestrial Branches and Five Elements For Heaven, by David Twicken. iuniverse.com, 2000.

Amazing article, thanks!

Sean, You should put TM's above post in the links section. Yoda

So I got a copy of Witch's "Orgasmic Diet" available on amazon. It got some killer reviews and I appreciated her book tour here at taobums, so I decided to check it out. Haven't read it all yet, but I've enjoyed it. It's all about upping dopamine levels by increasing fish oil intake and dark chocolate, reducing caffeine and junk carbs and antidepressants. It contrasts with "Peace Between the Sheets" by Robinson which tries to lower dopamine and raise oxytocin the companionship neurotransmitter. Here's a quote from a woman who has tried the diet: "I was 48 when I started (now 50). I have always had a high libido and enjoyed sex. I only ever climaxed through clitoral stimulation and never during intercourse, but it never bothered me... over the previous couple of years though I discovered that I was gradually losing clitoral sensitivity. I believed it was related to perimenopause. After some time on the Orgasmic Diet, I began to regain a little clitoral sensitivity, the the more remarkable thing was that I started having vaginal/g-spot orgasms including ejaculatory and spontaneous ones. This was entirely new for me. I can tell in the morning if I forgot to take the fish oil the night before--I miss my usual morning libido surge!" I'm not a huge fan of the recommended Zone diet, and the book is geared for women, but I think the recommendations can be adapted for men. For instance, doing tailbone contractions instead of using a gyneflex, porn instead of chocolate, etc.

Here's another one, but this time clay saves the UK: http://news.independent.co.uk/health/article3104663.ece

Liminal Luke, I think that teachers like Lama Max who see being gay as a positive thing are more the exception than the rule and I admire his courage and insight to be able to pluck the fly out of the ointment. Esther says that there are a growing number of spirits who absolutely refuse to fit in with the constrictive ideals active on this planet. These spirits will go so far as to be born physically different in some way so that it would be absolutely impossible for their parents, society, etc to change their minds and to fit them into the system. She says that being gay is one way of achieving this. Such souls are powerful bodhisattvas who are willing to put up with more hardships and confusions in order to transmute and uplift the energy on the planet for every one's benefit. Just don't expect a thank you note!! I'd treat this thread just like every other thread on taobums... we all have different beliefs and we all follow our own hearts... just the way the Great Webmaster intended it. Your pal, Yoda

A few months ago, I had the strong urge to smoke which lasted over a week, so I smoked some NAS red pack... maybe 4 cigarettes total and I was fine. Didn't touch them since. Maybe I needed to clear some lung dampness or something. I prefer using NAS red pack tobacco in a pipe... it's better to do w/o the paper, imo. Used daily, I find that it displaces my desire for juicing and exercise, so I'd definitely avoid it as a regular thing. Cam, I'll bring some clays out (hopefully they'll make it past security) to see if they can do the same thing as tobacco in a more balanced way. Whatever Big Max says would be definitive as you are following his process.

Sometimes thing like to pop, don't you think?