dream machines

this is a natural non-drug way to induce altered states of consciousness

click here to try an online dream machine


for me I started to see geometric shapes and images began to appear.

very cool

german new medicine

i agree with all of this

"shift happens" on youtube

i'm not the only one using this phrase.
this girl has a very optimistic view of the future, i'm not quite so optimistic when looking at our leadership but hopeful.

Free 1 day ecology of leadership course!

Many of us are searching for ways to make a difference, to transform our families, communities and the world we live in. And each of us can make a difference – we all have the seeds of leadership and service within us. We can nurture these seeds, learning the skills and tools we need to transform ourselves and embody our highest potential. more...

The Bullock Brothers Homestead

Peak Moment 68: Take a tour with Joe, Doug and Sam Bullock on their Orcas Island homestead, site of a yearly Permaculture design course. Using nature as their model, they create edges and wildlife ...

Peak Moment 68: Take a tour with Joe, Doug and Sam Bullock on their Orcas Island homestead, site of a yearly Permaculture design course. Using nature as their model, they create edges and wildlife ...

Living off the grid: Scotland's wind-powered community

Hugh Piggott is a pioneering creator of recycled wind turbines. He has managed to power and maintain an entire community on Scotland's north-west coast where he runs courses teaching wind turbine construction to students from all over the world  more with video...

YouMe options - New Currency

hmmmm a way to beat the greedy banks and credit card systems?

"ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- Some people living in Atlanta have found a way to get goods and services without spending their hard-earned cash.
Misty Love discusses YOUME options with A.J. Butler and Nick Viola.

Once a week, this group that calls itself the YOUMEs gather around a campfire in Dr. David Epstein's backyard to offer what they have and to find out who within their community might have something they want.

Each person takes a turn offering assets and announcing needs."

Terence Mckenna - Culture is your operating system

this video by Terence McKenna is brilliant. the more Mckenna i hear the more of a genius i think he is.
he is one of the great poets - philosophers of our time.
usa needs a major culture upgrade and it can be done!
just as learning creates new pathways in the brain, so too can our culture create new pathways.

the definition of insanity is "doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results".  

i am making changes and evolving in my own personal journey, making new pathways and working my way closer to my true self and how i wish to manifest my life.  america may also be going through these growing pains right now, god she sure needs to.  greed through capitalism has become so poisonous to our livelihood, freedom, environment, health, privacy and creativity;  a new operating system is needed NOW!

returning to the future

it is interesting to me that people will pay hundreds of dollars
give up showers and home comforts
to experience a simplified life as our nomadic ancestors had once lived
is this a premonition, a hint of the future?
mad max, wars, incarceration and the end of oil our cheap and dirty source of power
which way will the pendulum swing?
one thing is for sure.
americans are desperately seeking community, spirituality based on love not prejudice and alienation.  we are seeking personal freedom of expression and how we use our own bodies.  we tire of a fear based, puritanical government.

Images Copyright © 1998-2005 by Brad Templeton

The Visionary Eroticism and Political Satire Art of Mark Henson

Mark's sense of eroticism expresses itself in a less voyeuristic
and more spiritual way than most art associated with human passion.
He is more interested in the merging of souls
than the merging of organs.  more 

Pablo Amaringo - Ayahuasca Artist and Shamen

Pablo Amaringo was born in 1943 in Puerto Libertad, in the Peruvian Amazon region. He was ten years old when he first took ayahuasca--a visionary brew used in shamanism, made from the plants Banisteriopsis caapi (yagé) and Psychotria viridis (chacruna). A severe heart illness--and the magical treatment of this via ayahuasca--led Pablo toward the life of a shaman, and he eventually became a powerful curandero--learning the icaros, or healing songs that the ayahuasca brew taught him.  more

Marijuana Travel Guide - We Be High

For those of you who prefer the sacred green herb to a glass of beer
or whatever the government has graciously allowed us to put into our own body
this is a travel guide for marijuana conessiours with legal tolerances, prices, etc.

http://www.webehigh.com/
 frankly i think weed should be legalized taxed and enjoyed.  the once emerging microbrew beer scene comes to mind.

'Wealth Creation' and the new Salish by Half Past Human

Hmm could this be happening? Talking to many business people there is an attitude of "how can I make more money?" (because I must maintain this hugely expensive lifestyle). The environment and society comes second to materialism for these people. Now don't get me wrong, I want to be wealthy, drive a nice car, buy nice things, it's very true. But I can't stomach doing it at the expense of all my brothers and sisters in the human, plant and animal worlds. I'm really torn about this as I have feet in both worlds of materialism and collective consciousness.


Quote by Half Past Human:

Now in his mid thirties, Patrick is a good representative of a new Salish person. I use the term Salish as it has come to be applied by anthropologists, which is to say as a label for those 'indigenous peoples inhabiting the coastal areas from northern Oregon to the southern most range of the Tinglit peoples of southern Alaska'. Furhter, in my personal definition, the 'new Salish' are those people out creating wealth and their futures in the spirit of 'harmony with earth' that is so characteristic of the original Salish peoples. more

It's the Underground man!

I have always been a big fan of "underground" parties and scene's. What comes to mind for me are rave's in old wharehouses.

Well these people may be the original underground partiers and culture. This also speaks to home security, not really a new subject is it?

History

First built in the soft volcanic rock of the Cappadocia region by the Phrygians in the 8th–7th centuries B.C according to the Turkish Department of Culture,^[2] the underground city at Derinkuyu was enlarged in the Byzantine era. The city could be closed from inside with large stone doors. With storerooms and wells that made long stays possible, the city had air shafts which are up to 100 feet (30 m) deep. Derinkuyu is the largest excavated underground city in Turkey. The complex has a total 11 floors, though many floors have not been excavated. Each floor could be closed off separately. The city was connected with other underground cities through miles of tunnels. The city could accommodate between 3,000 and 50,000 people. more

Extreme downsizing of homes

is this a future trend in america? or will we be bouncing back to our mcmansions and insanely large mortgages?

Quote from Calfinder.com:

The sluggish economy, a very iffy housing market, and an aging population with changing housing needs all add up to a new living trend: extreme downsizing. While empty-nesters and newly single older adults have been downsizing in modest degrees for quite some time, the traditional shift from a large home to a smaller condo or mobile home is becoming increasingly, well, extreme.

In Texas, where folks usually like BIG everything, a couple who was planning on building a 3,000-square-foot retirement home decided on extreme downsizing instead. They opted for a 336-square-foot country cabin built from vintage salvage materials. The total cost? $70,000. The home was built by Tiny Texas Houses, which specializes in what they call Salvage Building. According to owner Brad Kittel, “I believe we don’t need as much space as we have become accustomed to in this country... [we can] downsize our carbon footprint, simplify our lives, and live in a house with a soul that will be energy efficient as well as beautiful.”

Fractal Geometry the language of nature.

http://video.pbs.org/video/1050932219 link from a PBS online video documentary about fractals.

When computers can run on fractals and using metaphysics new technologies and ideas will sprout that are far beyond what one can imagine.

The Journey to find the right religion for you is personal

part 4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jja60X-aB6g

part 5 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PF-KrMGbaws

David Icke On 2012

Looking for a recipe for financial success?

Look no further than Napoleon Hill's "Think and Grow Rich". He speaks the truth, his lessons are easy to follow and it works.

I wish I had read this earlier in life. Perhaps it only makes sense when you are truly ready to accept the reality contained within.

The movie "The Secret" would be nothing without the teachings of this book, most of the dialogue comes directly from this book "Think and Grow Rich".

meme's

this is a rather interesting phenomenon where ideas can manifest very quickly through society and it is called a meme. i think it is important to watch for these, see what they tell us and to know where they come from.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meme

My parents believe in mythology

what do you do when your parents are head deep into mythology i.e. christianity and they want you to believe the same thing?

The End of the Materialism Age?

is this the end of the materialism age where everyone is so consumed with matter, accumulation and status? i don't know just an idea.

where are we going?
a super fast, imaginative and intuitive world connecting with more dimensions.

Architecture

Can we build houses that serve our shelter needs without gobbling up all the natural resources, nature and land?

I think so and Free Green Plans is a great place to get inspired and maybe even download a plan and build one of these fine small homes.

how much space do we need? i'm not really sure, i do know i do not want to pay a lot in rent. and that the suburban sprawl in communities along highway 80 on the way to Sacramento are depressing how they all look the same and are built to squeeze the highest price by adding lots of extra square footage to the home. maybe i'm being extremist because i do not have a big house, i'm sure i am biased.

Economics and Money

Man lives without money since 2000 article here. i get lonely too easily but i'm all about getting out of the corporate rat wheel!

i love my showers and internet, can't live without those i don't think.

If we were meant to fly we would have wings?

I included free flight on this blog because for me it is a spiritual experience to fly, especially free flight as can now be done with hang gliders and paragliders. The perspective of seeing earth from high in the air and 3 dimensional movement is hmm magical.

My other blog "Sun Surf and Sky" is specific to these adventure sports if you want even more detail, images and video about free flight, surfing and adventure sports in close connection with nature.



links:

• Who Else Wants to Fly Without Engine?
• USHGA united states hang gliding & para gliding association
• Some stunning photography by a very similar soul as myself who loves flying, adventure and freelance work lifestyle. The blog is titled DIGITALITIS

Harmony with all living things

Sustainability, Green and other words have lost some of their power as they have become another form of materialism marketing as seen by the "green" tv show I recently watched where another McMansion was built using "green" technology, yes it might have green technologies, but all the extra materials that go into a McMansion (see my comment under the handle Mark J.) can never truly be green. How about using less? Can your ego handle it? This aside any effort to conserve and use resources more wisely is a valient effort.

some links:

• CLEAN Water will become one of the earths most valuable resources, check out how the peruvians are using fog nets to catch clean water.
• Adaptive re-use and creative urban planning in the Netherlands on a show called e2
• Bogotá: Building a Sustainable City - This short video touched me deeply and it gave me hope that there are leaders who want to do good for all people not just the elite and special interest groups.

ready for the evolutionary jump?

i have no idea when we will have our evolutionary jump but i think we may be close. does the caterpillar know when it is about to change form into a butterfly?

Mystical Symbols and Artwork

to be added

Re-Mix Boards of Canada and Lester Levenson

i came up with this combination by accident as these two songs were both playing on my computer and i knew at that moment that they must be combined.

Consciousness related links, podcasts and articles

The Psychedelic Salon is one of my all time favorites for deep thoughts about our universe and the big questions of life.

The Viking Youth from Chicago - stories from "on the mountain", sub culture, anarchist thoughts.

The Consciousness Caravan spreading love

A celebration of the beautiful places on our planet and design innovations Been-Seen




more to be added....

Enlightenment through walking, an ipod and podcasts

knowledge is available in so much abundance, an acceleration of ideas is happening and if you are not able to bridge the gap to intuitive, present, meditative thinking it may be hard to keep up.

i suggest:

1. live close to work so you can walk or ride a bike. this cleans the air, improves your health and physical appearance
2. press play on your ipod while commuting and educate yourself in the most current topics of your interest. all for FREE.
   

what you need:
any ipod or mp3 player, costing $10-$500.

software:
itunes is what i use

podcasts can be found:
in the itunes podcast directory -description by apple.
podmatic
uc berkeley lecture podcasts
many more to come...

make your own podcasts!
are you an expert or obsessed with something you want to share?
http://www.apple.com/itunes/whatson/podcasts/tips.html

http://www.apple.com/itunes/whatson/podcasts/specs.html

The Truth about Drugs

the truth will set you free.

it is my belief plants can be teachers and healers as well as poisons and destroyers so they must be respected and that can only be done with honest education. not paranoid dis-honest media propaganda funded by the pharmaceutical industry, alcohol and tobacco manufacturers.

contact me if you need help transferring rss feeds to itunes to your ipod

links:

Psych 119 Drugs and Behavior

03:30-5:00 PM | Auditorium Wheeler
Instructor David Presti

Psych 119: Drugs and the Brain - Fall 2006. A survey course exploring the basic principles of psychopharmacology. The major focus of the course is on the relationship between behavior and the physiological actions of drugs. Emphasis will be placed on effects of pharmacological agents on complex mental processes such as attention, motivation, learning, and memory.

Dofefiend.co.uk Cannabises most out spoken hero. Sit down and enjoy an intelligent discussion of the joys and tribulations of the marijuana connoisseur.

Try this recipe for absinthe

Equality vs the pernicious forces

(rough draft)

Nature always seeks balance and harmony. Humans in many cases do not seek that harmony, they seek an imbalance which is un-natural.

Greed and power hunger is an incredibly strong human force. The upper classes and elite try with desperate, decisive and selfish actions to cling to their priviledge. It is childish and destructive to act this way and yet there are signs of this everywhere.

This can be overcome now that communication is rapid and global. It takes merely a handful of people to turn this around. Nature loves courage. Do not despair. Your courage will be matched by forces beyond your comprehension.

An example of creating equality:
I look at the google maps, looking down on earth with satellite photography. I see how the Colorado River once ran through USA and down into Mexico feeding all the peoples and farms along the way. I see how now the river is dry before entering Mexico it is cut off at the border. We have robbed our brothers and sisters to the south and they must sneak into our country to farm because we have cut off their water. We can change this. We can all conserve some water, many technologies already exist and we can pass that water down to Mexico. By helping Mexico we also help ourselves and will no longer have to support so many desperate immigrants who burden our social services and rightfully want equality.

Tool Libraries

http://maps.google.com/maps?oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&q=san+francisco+tool+library&fb=1&split=1&gl=us&view=text&ei=dRJiSrfsA4LYsgP7l_Bm&sa=X&oi=local_group&ct=more-results&resnum=1

http://maps.google.com/maps?oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&q=san+francisco+tool+library&fb=1&split=1&gl=us&view=text&ei=dRJiSrfsA4LYsgP7l_Bm&sa=X&oi=local_group&ct=more-results&resnum=1#

more about this....

google trends and the astrologer risa

this web resource may be used as an oracle to get a feel for society on a statistical, visual and thought mime.

http://www.google.com/trends

Risa has a deep insight into the cosmos and esoteric knowledge. She seems to be right on and her observations are worth following http://www.gtweekly.com/columns/astrology/

Plant Teachers

links to be added

Seeds may be able to travel through space....
The most probable way for alien life to visit our planet may be through plants. Is that why some of the psychoactive plants have been called teachers? Are they trying to communicate knowledge to us?

Plants live in a different time dimension that is much slower than ours and yet they behave in very similar ways to humans when carefully observed. See "The Secret Lives of Plants" and discover plants have emotions. In observation I see a romantic dance between two trees growing in beautiful harmony together with their branches twirling together and a gentle embracing of each other when the wind blows.

It is my belief that plants have consciousness and through the universal consciousness we can connect with them and any other form of life on earth.