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      <title>powerful ancient secrets</title>
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      <description>&lt;div&gt;hii..
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&lt;br/&gt;for powerful ancient secrets of yoga,meditation,taoism you are invited to visit :
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&lt;br/&gt;http://kundalinisodarshan.blogspot.com/
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&lt;br/&gt;other topics included are-
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&lt;br/&gt;-time compression
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&lt;br/&gt;-instant manifestation
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&lt;br/&gt;-power of awareness
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&lt;br/&gt;-self healing
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&lt;br/&gt;-exponential chi/energy increase.........and more..
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&lt;br/&gt;thanks :-)&lt;/div&gt;
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      <pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2008 12:11:11 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>The Realms of Oneness by Lauren C. Gorgo</title>
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&lt;br/&gt;    Greetings comrades, warriors and diligent bearers of light! Welcome to a new realm of your infinite expansion. Blessings from on high. Today we gather to share a most auspicious occasion, one of extraordinary accomplishment. There is much joy in the expanded realms for the light on earth has exceeded our expectations gloriously. Victorious are those who have held the light in noble ways.
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&lt;br/&gt;    We come to share that there is an opening, a portal for arrival into the realms of oneness for all who aspire to rejoice in the grace and beauty of a new earth. We too are rejoicing at the accomplishments of so many warriors of light here to pave the way and make a path for all who care to follow you into the expanded realms of infinity. Glory be for those who walked this path first and in blind faith of what laid before you. Truly, you are the warriors and undoubtedly this path has been challenging.
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&lt;br/&gt;    Each of you who chose this arduous journey into unity came to earth with a motivation, a desire to uplift all who embody this great planet. You chose to create new portals and pathways to open the possibilities for all who wish to follow in your very courageous footsteps. Because of your achievements there is a light shining brightly around earth and there is hope for all inhabitants upon her.
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&lt;br/&gt;    Now as you traverse the many opportunities that exist in the higher realms, you will be in a position to see the world around you with loving and compassionate eyes. Your hearts, wider than ever, will enable you to embrace the infinite glory of being hu-man. The glory that eluded you for so long and the promises made by the voices in your heart are now a choice, not only for you, but for all who choose it.
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&lt;br/&gt;    Beloved friends, the ramifications of your diligence may elude you now, but we assure you that you will understand the many challenges that you triumphed and the rewards of your efforts. The light that shines so brightly on earth is coming straight from the heart of each of you and every soul who sees a better way.
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&lt;br/&gt;    In the days before you many will be called to new levels of service. These services are the joyous creations that you have strived for, the heartfelt desires of the soul. The endeavors of the soul are the most fulfilling and the ability to ground them is readily available now that the new earth is anchored and in place. You may notice that only a short time ago you wondered how your thoughts of a better world would come to be? How your simple ideas would stick in a world so full of discord and chaos?
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&lt;br/&gt;    This has changed and simple will be the new way. Your inspirations now have a footing in these new energies and these creations are the necessary foundation for a new world in the making. This time in your lives is to be created for and by you and for the good of all. What a joyous time is at hand!
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&lt;br/&gt;    Many wonder how the disparate parts of the whole can rejoin after centuries of separation and discord. We assure you that there has been enough suffering and strife for the whole to realize that there is a better way. Stewardship will be represented by union and shared intention for the highest and you are the front brigade to this new and unfamiliar journey.
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&lt;br/&gt;    Gather yourselves, hone your focus. The very heart of your deepest desires has guided you to the precipice of this journey. From this height you can see the very fabric of creation. Take note, for this view is what you will share with the world to come, for very few have embarked upon the path to such heights capable of seeing the cosmic interplay of divine union. Those who can clearly see for miles into the future will have the vantage point of such clarity from pure heart.
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&lt;br/&gt;    All around you will be opportunity never before considered. Opportunity to create a better world and to bestow a better life for you and those you love. These opportunities you may find were beside you all along, though only now the light has switched on for you to see the interconnectivity of it all.
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&lt;br/&gt;    Simple but profound changes abound. A newness for life is merely in the shift of perception, and perception is the projection by which your reality is cast unto the canvas of creation. New perceptions come from deep shifts in consciousness and shifts in consciousness stem from the clearing of many distorted realities. The truth has set you free!
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&lt;br/&gt;    These new perceptions, rooted in the truth of your very being, have cellular consequences as well. Changes in your biology are a natural byproduct of the upward spiral of connectivity. You may find beneficial changes in your body and your environment as the new waves of frequency mold your idyllic living conditions in this very new space.
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&lt;br/&gt;    The vibratory alterations to your cellular form are causing great internal shifts, some of which are uncomfortable and taxing. These changes are required to enable you to live in harmony will all levels of your multidimensional nature. Allow these changes to alter you without judgment and you will find reprieve. The results are well worth the challenge for you are aligning with your original blueprint designed for perfect and lasting health.
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&lt;br/&gt;    The glory days arrive, the ebb and flow of energies merge into oneness and the result will be the balance necessary for your new creations. We leave you with one thought to ponder… What will you contribute to the very fabric of creation in the new earth?
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&lt;br/&gt;    thinkwithyourheart.com&lt;/div&gt;
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      <pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2008 01:45:34 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>The One Consciousness awakening</title>
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      <description>&lt;div&gt;The One Consciousness is experiencing through all of us. We are all of us (every manifest and nonmanifest being, not just humans) expressions of the One Consciousness experiencing countless different experiences from countless different points of view. It is sort of like a huge role-playing game it plays with itself. When it is in a role, it is really in it, and fully believes in what it is experiencing.
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&lt;br/&gt;But right now the game is getting a little wacked out, so the One Consciousness needs to reset the game. In order to do that, it has to kind of "wake up" within the role-play -- kind of like waking up within a dream to lucid-dream. It is trying to lucid-dream, to operate within the game -- to continue playing as the characters, but with the conscious realization of who it really is.
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&lt;br/&gt;There have always been people whose role in the game has been to try to awaken within the dream. The various spiritual disciplines developed over the millennia have been the way that the One Consciousness has practiced and gained experience at waking itself up in the game. That is because this time would come, when it would need to wake itself up completely and remember consciously, through its individual points of view, who it is.
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&lt;br/&gt;This it is trying to do, in order to consciously re-set the game, which is getting wacked-out. But, actually, the crises themselves are created by the One Consciousness to catalyze our collective awakening. It is about to set the game at a new level of play, in which it dreams the dream lucidly, so to speak, with full awareness of who and what it is.
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&lt;br/&gt;At our level, the individuated level, that means that individuals will live their lives in the awareness of being a single consciousness. That does not mean losing our individuated uniqueness -- on the contrary the One Consciousness expresses itself through endless creation of uniqueness. The universe is one, but it is not homogeneous -- the more we awaken to our oneness, the more we awaken to the wonder of endless unique manifestation.
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&lt;br/&gt;But due to accumulated debris and rust in their channels (aka karma, trauma, ego, etc) the One Consciousness has a harder time awakening through some of its expressions than others. But when the One Consciousness awakens in someone, they remember. "Oh. Yeah. Of course. I knew it all along. We all know it, we are all the same being, I am everyone and everyone is me."
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&lt;br/&gt;As mentioned above, at our level, the individuated level, that means that individuals will live their lives in the full awareness of being a single consciousness, and all the more aware of the precious uniqueness of their experience and their unique way of participating in the co-creation of the universe. After all, that is why the One Consciousness became "us" in the first place, in order to experience.
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&lt;br/&gt;At that level, human behavior changes, not because the One Consciousness is "good" and tells people to be "good," but because, in awareness that they are One Being, they recognize that everyone's experience (including nonhuman beings' experience) is their own. A society based on empathy, rather than rules, behaves a different way.
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&lt;br/&gt;People sometimes call this "enlightenment" or "awakening" and they talk about "who" is or is not "enlightened." But the awakening is not when "you" wake up but when the One Consciousness awakes through you. Not when "you" remember, but when it remembers through you.
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&lt;br/&gt;When this happens suddenly to someone, especially someone unprepared, they may temporarily pass through a period of feeling messianic, deity-like, etc. But when they pass through that, they realize that the "messiah" or "God" is not them, it's all of us and far more.
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&lt;br/&gt;Every individual who becomes "enlightened" contributes to the awakening of the human groupmind, and through the human groupmind, the re-awakening of the One Consciousness in every being, every river and mountain ... Human consciousness and the consciousness of the rest of creation have always been linked. The One Consciousness has been experimenting with a special brand of consciousness through us humans, but that experiment has run its course -- and now, as we awaken, the distinctive human modes of consciousness and other modes of consciousness (plants, minerals, etc) will be reintegrated, and we will all of us (all beings) have access to all modes of consciousness. Because we are all the same being.&lt;/div&gt;
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      <pubDate>Fri, 27 Oct 2006 06:00:30 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Celestine Movie</title>
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      <description>&lt;div&gt;Oh, I'm so excited...
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&lt;br/&gt;http://www.thecelestineprophecymovie.com
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&lt;br/&gt;I saw a prescreening...and it's working it's way across the country right now in Landmark Theaters. I can hardly wait to see it again. It's one of those films where you leave the theater and everything seems different...looks different, smells different...feel different! I loved it!
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&lt;br/&gt;Here's the trailer: http://thecelestineprophecymovie.com/celestine/trailers/index.php
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&lt;br/&gt;Anyone else seen it?&lt;/div&gt;
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      <pubDate>Tue, 02 May 2006 19:48:32 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Reality Manipulation</title>
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      <description>&lt;div&gt;I'm fascinated by anecdotes that focus on Will and how careful prescription of intention appears to be made manifest in the material world.  In a word, "magic."  I've certainly done my share of dabbling.  Alas, my interest ebbs and flows with my needs and ever-wavering curiosity.  I now like to believe that my will manifests naturally through the pusuit of well-defined goals.  Still, I've had some remarkable results and if I feel the multiverse is not obliging me on a time scale to my liking, I attempt to tip the scales.
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&lt;br/&gt;My favorite success story is entirely frivolous.  I wanted to practice casting a sigil for something that I wasn't particularly attached to the result, so I chose Dark Chocolate.  Why not?  After all, who doesn't love dark chocolate?
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&lt;br/&gt;So I wrote down all the letters, I-G-E-T-D-A-R-K-C-H-O-C-O-L-A-T-E, removed all the repeat letters, scrambled the remaining letters into something nonsensical that I could still pronounce and then crafted a sigil out of the letters, kind of like I was creating an elaborate cattle brand.  (If your wondering what a sigil is, an internet search pulls up plenty, but if you've seen X-men 2, the blue guy who could appear and disappear was totally covered in angelic sigils.)  I then proceeded to enter a meditative trance state and at the appropriate time, launched the sigil, burned if for good measure and proceeded to forget about it, a crucial step in my opinion, so as to avoid conflicting messages to my sub-conscious mind and from there out to the nether realms.
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&lt;br/&gt;It's all about results.  Why else would you pursue a course of action?  So, I wasn't too surprised, but certainly pleased, when 3 days later my mother-in-law pulled me aside and led me into her bedroom, where she opened the top drawer of her dresser and pulled out a sizeable box of Godiva 72% dark chocolates and said, "I just got these, but I only need a few, so I thought I'd give the rest to you."  If you knew the rocky relationship I have with my ma-in-law, you'd likely be shocked.  I admit, if I hadn't cast the sigil, I would have been floored by the gesture.  Instead, it just got the wheels turning in my mind.  It was obvious to me that I'd influenced my local reality.  The part that gets me is that I seem to have done so by influencing my ma-in-law, a being who is very wont to demonstrate that she is capable of free will.  It almost feels like cheating.  Kind of how I felt when I sold my house in five days after a heartfelt incantation.
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&lt;br/&gt;I liken a good magic ritual to a good heartfelt prayer, only generally speaking, a good ritual will be far more focused.  Certainly not if the prayer is done with proper intent, in which case there is no point in distinguishing it.  I feel it is the intent behind the action that puts the wheels in motion.
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&lt;br/&gt;Does anyone have any similar experiences?&lt;/div&gt;
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      <pubDate>Fri, 18 Aug 2006 18:20:41 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Favorite Books</title>
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      <description>&lt;div&gt;I thought I'd share a few of my favorite books about the nature of Consciousness and hope that you will do the same.
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&lt;br/&gt;The Self-Aware Universe - Amit Goswami
&lt;br/&gt;This is my favorite book on the nature of consciousness. Amit Goswami explores Monistic Idealism, a philosophy that places consciousness over the physical world, which is merely the manifest form of said consciousness.
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&lt;br/&gt;The Dreaming Universe - Fred Alan Wolf, Phd. 
&lt;br/&gt;This is the first book I ever read that bridged quantum physics and consciousness, with the idea that we are an interdependent part of a larger consciousness. Dr. Wolf has written several more books since but this is of highly sentimental value to me, so I chose this one to list.
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&lt;br/&gt;The Dimensional Structure of Consciousness - Sam Avery 
&lt;br/&gt;Perhaps, not as well known as the others, none-the-less an important work that presents a very compelling argument for a physical basis to immaterialism.
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&lt;br/&gt;There are many more, but I'll leave room for some more of the good ones from you!&lt;/div&gt;
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      <description>&lt;div&gt;Interaction with private individuals on the internet is new to me and I am having the experience of entering a collective consciousness. ... very powerful. The work of de Chardin has always intrigued me and now it seems to be happening. Such a rich diverse community. Such a blessing.&lt;/div&gt;
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      <pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2005 20:25:03 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Blowing the dust off...</title>
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      <description>&lt;div&gt;Hi, Everyone,
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&lt;br/&gt;My apologies for my long absence. I have just finished a six month burst of activity that I hope will bear fruit for years to come. I had become somewhat addicted to Tribe and the only way I found to effectively exercise self-control was abstinence. I’m looking forward to some good discussion and will post some topics to get things moving..
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      <pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2005 07:29:13 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Awareness</title>
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      <description>&lt;div&gt;Substance, meaning and separation
&lt;br/&gt;are illusory
&lt;br/&gt;Time and space are relative
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&lt;br/&gt;Atoms, electrons, and stars
&lt;br/&gt;are abstractions created by mind
&lt;br/&gt;artificial partitioning of
&lt;br/&gt;the single event which is me
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&lt;br/&gt;Discernment is a function
&lt;br/&gt;of space-time focus
&lt;br/&gt;change the magnification
&lt;br/&gt;and molecule becomes mountain
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&lt;br/&gt;My awareness evolves through
&lt;br/&gt;consecutive awakening
&lt;br/&gt;to expanded consciousness
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&lt;br/&gt;This growth is synergistic
&lt;br/&gt;upon reaching critical complexity
&lt;br/&gt;I achieve quantum jumps
&lt;br/&gt;in awareness
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&lt;br/&gt;It becomes me 
&lt;br/&gt;becomes we
&lt;br/&gt;becomes whole
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&lt;br/&gt;Each element of existence
&lt;br/&gt;surrenders separate identity
&lt;br/&gt;All becomes one&lt;/div&gt;
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      <pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2005 18:47:37 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Does Consciousness create the physical world?</title>
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      <description>&lt;div&gt;Let's cut right to the chase.  My belief is that Consciousness is more "real" than "reality".  The idealist philosophy comes in many shapes and guises but essentially claims that all of this stuff that is so obviously real, right in front of our faces, is in fact, all an illusion.  Even better, it appears to be a shared illusion.  It seems that we are tiny pieces of a much larger consciousness. 
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&lt;br/&gt;This means, of course, that we are responsible for the mess the world is in today.  It also means we are responsible for all of the joyful and wonderful experiences as well.  And all of the beauty.
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&lt;br/&gt;When I say "we" are responsible, the fun part is ruminating on just "who" is doing the collapsing of all those probability waves.  Humans are an arrogant lot and most people wouldn't like to consider the fact that we share our reality creation with other forms of consciousness, but why not?  For that matter, what is consciousness anyway?  Is a tree conscious?  Who can say definitively?  You can measure a reaction from a plant if you tell it that you are going to cut off all of its leaves.  Is it conscious? 
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&lt;br/&gt;Certainly the materialists will scoff and tell us that consciousness is mere epiphenomena of the brain.  I don't buy it.  Take the plant for instance.  It obviously doesn't have a brain.  Yet it plainly reacts to emotional input.
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&lt;br/&gt;So, what are you thoughts?&lt;/div&gt;
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      <pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 2005 13:08:27 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Local reality</title>
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      <description>&lt;div&gt;Can a group of people living in isolation create a unique reality paradigm?  I'm thinking of, for example, a Tibetan monastery where astounding feats such as levitation, teleportation and the ability to adjust one's own body temperature to withstand any external conditions have all been witnessed on numerous occasions and are seen as the result of diligent practice.
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&lt;br/&gt;How much of a role does the firm belief held by all local inhabitants factor in these successes?  How easily are such results duplicated outside of such an environment?  My take - not very!!  Lastly, how much can be attributed to the fact that given the environment and the lack of worldly distractions, anyone can accomplish these things, regardless of any local paradigm?
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&lt;br/&gt;I suspect that while the environment plays a large part, the supporting cast plays a highly valuable role in creating a reality where such breakthroughs are possible.  Of course, once one has succeeded at such astounding feats, they should be repeatable in any setting.&lt;/div&gt;
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      <pubDate>Fri, 04 Mar 2005 09:46:33 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>various takes</title>
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&lt;br/&gt;The first question always ought to be:
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&lt;br/&gt;Why Does Anything Exist?
&lt;br/&gt;some rather well phrased thoughts
&lt;br/&gt;http://www.hedweb.com/nihilism/nihilfil.htm
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&lt;br/&gt;And more to keep you pondering away:
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&lt;br/&gt;Center for Consciousness Studies
&lt;br/&gt;Tucson Arizona
&lt;br/&gt;http://consciousness.arizona.edu/
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&lt;br/&gt;The Roots of Consciousness
&lt;br/&gt;Jeffrey Mishlove, PhD 
&lt;br/&gt;http://www.williamjames.com/Intro/CONTENTS.htm
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&lt;br/&gt;The Biology of Transcendence
&lt;br/&gt;Joseph Chilton Pearce
&lt;br/&gt;http://www.metahistory.org/BioTranscend.asp
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&lt;br/&gt;Nature's Mind: the Quantum Hologram
&lt;br/&gt;Edgar Mitchell, Sc.D., Institute of Noetic Sciences
&lt;br/&gt;http://www.edmitchellapollo14.com/naturearticle.htm
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&lt;br/&gt;A Paradigm Shifting Physics Supports Immortality!
&lt;br/&gt;Ronald D. Pearson B.Sc.(Eng) November 2002 
&lt;br/&gt;http://www.victorzammit.com/articles/ronpearson.html
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&lt;br/&gt;Charles T. Tart Home Page
&lt;br/&gt;collection of science papers
&lt;br/&gt;http://www.paradigm-sys.com/display/ctt_articles1.cfm
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&lt;br/&gt;Science, Consciousness and God
&lt;br/&gt;Peter Russell
&lt;br/&gt;http://www.peterussell.com/scg/scg.html
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&lt;br/&gt;Nature of The Personal Universe
&lt;br/&gt;a nice to-the-point one pager
&lt;br/&gt;http://www.greaterreality.com/introduction.htm
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&lt;br/&gt;The Quantum Mind
&lt;br/&gt;collection of articles and studies
&lt;br/&gt;http://www.sonoran-sunsets.com/quantummind.html
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&lt;br/&gt;And for when you really feel like going for it...
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&lt;br/&gt;Sacred Geometry &amp;amp; Coherent Emotion
&lt;br/&gt;Dan Winter
&lt;br/&gt;http://www.soulinvitation.com/indexdw.html
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&lt;br/&gt;Debate this :-)&lt;/div&gt;
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      <pubDate>Sun, 06 Mar 2005 03:22:16 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>&lt;div&gt;The million dollar question.  I can't say that I have yet developed a definitive definition, though that doesn’t prevent me from having strong opinions on the subject.  When in doubt, quote your favorite authority figure!  ;-)&gt;  
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&lt;br/&gt;Fred Alan Wolf had this to say in an interview...
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&lt;br/&gt;“Consciousness seems to be a process where an environment becomes defined, and where an observer of that environment becomes defined simultaneously. That action, which may not require thought, but which nonetheless seems to require some kind of awareness, seems to cause a split between the subject and object between the Out-there and the In-here, or between the Self and the Not-self. Consciousness seems to require this process of being able to refer oneself as an entity or something that is separate from the outside world. 
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&lt;br/&gt;It seems that the dream is the place where one learns how to become aware and separate an Out-there from an In-here. The dream is a laboratory of the self. It's the way in which an entity becomes defined to itself. It's a self- referencing process, and the self-referencing process appears to be absolutely necessary for any kind of consciousness to occur.”&lt;/div&gt;
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      <pubDate>Sat, 05 Mar 2005 02:36:30 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>&lt;div&gt;If you've never checked out the works of Fred Alan Wolf, you really ought to.  
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&lt;br/&gt;Here is a link to his home page with bio information and downloads of many of his papers.
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&lt;br/&gt;http://www.fredalanwolf.com
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&lt;br/&gt;This site can certainly keep you busy for a while!&lt;/div&gt;
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      <pubDate>Sat, 05 Mar 2005 02:38:24 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>&lt;div&gt;Welcome, Everyone!
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&lt;br/&gt;To start with, I’d like to quote one of my favorite authors, Amit Goswami, from the first chapter of his book, The Self Aware Universe.
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&lt;br/&gt;“A critical level of confusion permeates the world today. Our faith in the spiritual components of life – in the vital reality of consciousness, of values, and of God – is eroding under the relentless attack of scientific materialism.  On the one hand, we welcome the benefits derived from a science that assumes the materialist worldview.  On the other hand, this prevailing worldview fails to satisfy our intuitions about the meaningfulness of life.
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&lt;br/&gt;During the past four hundred years, we have gradually adopted the belief that science can be built only on the notion that everything is made of matter – of so-called atoms in the void. We have come to accept materialism dogmatically, despite its failure to account for the most familiar experience of our daily lives. In short, we have an inconsistent worldview.  Our predicament has fueled the demand for a new paradigm – a unifying worldview that will integrate mind and spirit into science.”
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&lt;br/&gt;The idea that consciousness is a mere epiphenomenon of the brain does not sit comfortably with many people. This forum is dedicated to the discussion of the nature of consciousness and its role in the manifestation of our consensus reality.
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&lt;br/&gt;The only ground rules are that you respect the opinions of others.  Feel free to attack the ideas, but not the individual.
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&lt;br/&gt;Enjoy!
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      <pubDate>Sun, 27 Feb 2005 14:47:25 GMT</pubDate>
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