Reasons To Stay Alive

Reasons to Stay Alive by Matt Haig a New Zealand-born author and novelist of nine works has hit on a 'beyond-self-help' common sense approach to the disease of depression. The book should be mandatory reading for every person taking anxiety or depression drugs and every grade 10 student in the country in my opinion.

You can listen to the podcast presented by Australian Broadcast Corporation radio from the show; 'All About The Mind' hosted by Lynne Malcolm. Here's the link; All About The Mind
-A.N.

Cosmic Rant

It's not really about your heart or your brain or your intuition or even your etherial self. These are mere undeveloped synoptic impulses we detect as consciousness. It's very much mind-boggling to me that we Humans are still here on Earth considering the consciousness-dead sea shores on which we lay shipwrecked, stripped and sun burnt. Evidently, within more developed cultures than modern-day Humans, there must be rules distilled from scientific realizations that we cannot yet imagine because our processors are simply not developed enough to comprehend them. Having a glimpse of this kind of consciousness It would be a 'leg up' about existence. To grasp it would mean that we were being let in to the Cosmic Club instead of navel-gazing until we suffocate ourselves within ourselves. Look within? Perhaps. But what about 'look beyond'?

Humans, and possibly the entire planet Earth would have been terminated shortly after the First World War by one extraterrestrial force or another had it not been for a few chance occurrences that will one day be seen for what they really are. Intervention by a cosmic force of one kind or another. Perhaps it’s best to be as ameba is to us. 

We’re not really in the way except when we detonate nuclear weapons or gang up together to cause attention by killing one another. Cosmic rules that for reasons once again we cannot comprehend, must be interwoven with a clearer understanding of the reality behind Creation. It's God's back-story. Even God has got to have one. 

Wow. What if the highest world power, like the Bank of International Settlements in Basel, Switzerland for instance, is in actual fact, just a spec of fly poop to the force that actually runs what we perceive as reality? It may be quite beyond the Matrix scenario without a doubt. The concept renders absolutely everything many Humans think of as normal or expected down to total primordial pig swill. And that is probably a good place to start thinking about what's going on with Humans right now. We definitely need to look beyond. –A.N.

Utopia, The Fitness Thing and Biodegradable Corpses

I heard someone on the radio today say, "Utopia 's just not gonna happen. It just isn't." I felt great empathy for him. I heard another bit about another guy who wrote a book, a thesis or wait... Yes, it was a 'manifesto' of modern living' what kind of living I do not know. I believe the host of the show mentioned which kind with aplomb and a heady bon-vivant sort of like it was a butter-dripping fact or something. Humans are nuts. His thing was about how creativity is not a special gift but a learned thing that we get better at with practice. Whatever the case, I just turned him off. Literally. On the radio. But first in my mind.

Can you imagine how little we know about the human mind and its connectedness with laws of the Universe that we have yet to discover? The laws and the Universe I mean. Sure it's fine to set the Hubble Space Telescope adrift in the far-reaches of our home galaxy, the Earth's that is, and call it lemon pie. But really. It appears to me that Humans are really not using their noodles very well at all.

Take the anti-Utopia guy for example. Holy shit just give up right? We become what we think about I've been told by wiser people, and I believe it. So if you think we're fecked, well then I guess we're all fecked. It's sad. We sit here on this blue marble and allow crazy power-hungry sadists to run our world (not the politicians, they're all too stupid) and we complain about the weather or the ball score. We're fecked all right.

Can you imagine if most of us spoke of Utopia a lot? What would that mean? Obviously we would have to allow for an indeterminate number of Utopias to exist, since if they were filtered through a million minds, there must be at least a million versions of Utopian society one would think. And what if we put together several billion of those into a simple catch phrase or tag line as people refer to that sort of thing now? Can you imagine how quickly crooked bankers and the 'Three-Sister' institutions that brokers our future on this planet would crumble and fall? "One Earth, One Future" I say. We need to start promoting the concept of Utopia around more. Every school child over the age of five or six should understand the basic concept. The idea that we are giving our kids, the future of this planet, toys that glorify war (as in realistic video-games not toy guns by the way although, still) is really ludicrous. Who's running that scam anyway? Ever thought that one through? You should try. It's good exercise. For your brain I mean.

And speaking of which, I just heard that insurance companies, (the other bastards that run everything) are going to decrease your life insurance premiums if you use specific high-tech wearable gadgets that will tell them if you rode your bike to work or how many sit-ups you can do. Good God. Just give it all away people for a fifteen percent reduction in your yearly bill. Life insurance made better. Feck. When I die, I want it to be a REAL tragedy. Feck life insurance and the greasy slime-balls behind that racket. Caveat: Just like with banks, there are lots of really decent folks working in Life Insurance. Don't get me wrong. There is however is the question of morality, general decency and love of fellow man that appear to be missing at the tip of these corporations like one of Teddy's button-eyes.

So go ahead, connect with the company that built your automobile so they know where you go, what you do, how fast you accelerate and how many passengers you may or may not have. They'll sell that info to the top bidder. Really. And you just gave it away. The Insurance industry sure has balls though eh? They know how to make a profit. You sure don't. Fifteen percent they offer if you can prove on a daily basis that you are healthy and less of a rick to insure. Lesson One: Don't live near a cement company. Those trucks are big and they may run you over. And your insurance company will know when one hits you. Lesson Two: Never accept the first offer. Fifteen percent indeed.

Once your dead, that is to say your soul or essence has left your physical bio-vestle and transformed into a a different energy modality, I heard that instead of fire or rotting you can chose to become compost. Now that's fun! Just throw Uncle Bill into the compost heap. He'll be cooked by springtime. Sure would save a lot and warm cucumber sandwiches and miles travelling to places you never went when guys like Uncle Bill were still alive in their bodies. Vegetable food. Maybe that's Utopia.

The Seed of Life

Once you understand the significance of this image, there is really nothing else to say. Gaze at it for five minutes and see what happens. Don't lose your concentration. Gaze at it. 

Breathe, relax, feel, watch, allow.

String Theory predicts a shift to the 4th Dimension

There has been talk for decades about an imminent dimensional shift, as long as humanity can sufficiently raise its ‘vibrations’. But what does it actually mean?

One view is that we are currently living in the 3rd dimension (or vibration), and heading to the 4th. The 3rd dimension is characterised by mass, weight, volume and the lessons of the body’s 3rd chakra/energy centre, representing self-esteem, self-respect, generosity and ethics. The 4th dimension/vibration represents the 4th or Heart Chakra, and involves learning lessons of love and forgiveness.

How does this ‘vibrational’ theory work? Quantum Physics has possible answers to this question, notably the ‘Modern String Field Theory’ supported by many scientists. One renowned physicist is Dr Michio Kaku, whose books on String Theory suggest that the universe started a bit like a guitar string that has been plucked, creating a series of expanding soap bubbles or dimensions all vibrating at different levels. In other words, the subatomic particles that make up atoms are believed to be made up of vibrating super strings, and the notes they emanate then translate into matter. ‘The universe is a Symphony,’ says Dr Kaku. ‘The mind of God is cosmic music resonating through 11 dimensional hyperspace.’

Interestingly, Dr Kaku feels that humanity is poised to shift from its 3rd dimensional state to higher dimensions, if it can overcome its self-destructive nature. This entails, one would deduce, an increase in our vibrational state. Is this something that will happen naturally, or do we have to work at it?

Certain activities have been known to raise vibrations, such as singing, meditating, praying, keeping healthy, growing through life’s challenges, and just doing things that make us happy. But it can also happen naturally, usually the result of inner guidance, where we are instinctively drawn to certain foods, circumstances or lifestyles, and repelled by others.

For example, at a higher vibration we usually no longer want to eat or drink certain foods, such as coffee, tea or meat, which are dense and can affect the body’s energy. We may start to avoid chemical cleansers in the home, and prefer to wear natural fabrics against our skin.

Other temporary symptoms can be headaches, reflecting the expansion of the crown chakra, flu symptoms, as toxins are released, nausea and diarrhoea as the solar plexus chakra releases stored fear, anger and resentment. Muscles can ache, if there are blockages preventing the energy flow, emotional upset for no reason as emotional blocks are released, and breathing problems can occur as the heart chakra begins to open.

Heightened sensitivity is also common, to noises, light, smells, tastes, and people. Similarly, some start to develop telepathy, intuition, see spirits and into other dimensions. To explain this further, it is useful to remember that vibrations operate much like radio signal frequencies. In other words, we will see, feel, touch and perceive only what we have tuned into at any particular stage in our existence. That doesn’t mean to say that other vibrational states or worlds don’t exist.

Fatigue can occur, caused by energy shifting through the spiritual body, designed to heal the physical, mental emotional and spiritual bodies. Temporary sleeplessness is common, in cases where the body is unable to store the excessive energy due to blockage and congestion.

Some report weight gain, which apparently helps to anchor and hold grids of light in the areas around where we live. Body fat becomes crystalline, and distributed evenly around every cell to allow the entire body to act as a tuning fork holding a new vibration.

Experts say that the reason given for this discomfort during the transition process is that our higher frequency, non-physical body is shifting out of synch with our denser physical body, causing temporarily uncomfortable sensations. It is an activation of additional strands of DNA (we only use 2 out of 12 at the moment) at a cellular level that causes these changes. To relieve the symptoms, it is recommended to drink pure water, add crystals to energise the water, eat light meals, some light exercise to allow energy flow. When complete separation is made, the symptoms disappear.

Do vibrations rise suddenly? No. We tend to come and go from one dimension to another, until we start to spend more time in one or the other.

By raising our vibrations, we start to live consciously, and open our connections up with our Higher Self, Spirit Guides and higher Light Beings. We start to receive guidance and information from the universal Spirit, which fills our lives with joy, harmony and inner peace. Most importantly, we are preparing ourselves for a more permanent shift into a higher vibration, to a more enjoyable and fulfilled existence, free of the limits and constraints of 3rd dimensional living.

Alphabet for Meditation

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You might use these words and phrases to help with meditation each morning. You could meditate about a single one each day and finish the list in a month with a day off each week before you start the next month... Or you could do all twenty-six every day. Would it make a difference to your focus, your happiness, your balance and your spirit? Try it for a month and see if it has a desirable effect on your life. Email your feedback me.

Achieve that which you believe

Be peaceful

Cultivate love for every being

Deliver miracles to your life and to others

Experience your feelings

Forgive the mistakes of others and yourself

Give unconditionally

Help others, hurt nobody

Indulge lightly

Judge not!

Keep a light within

Learn a new thing every day

Meditate often

Nurture understanding and empathy

Observe  and appreciate beauty

Pray for strength of purpose

Question why

Radiate positive energy

Share what you know

Trust yourself

Unbridle your talents

Visualize your life's mission

Write everyday

X-ray the ‘truth’

Yearn for knowledge

Zone in, not out

Mind Is The Best Traveller

I visit a temple in Tibet every morning. There, I sit before the sun rises with thirty or so Buddhist monks who have become my friends over the past six or seven years.  We chant harmonious overtones and meditate about gratitude, love and peace.

My friends in the saffron robes have only empathy, compassion and love to offer. There is no judging, there is no envy, anger or hatred. There is just peace, and the silence between ‘ohms’ reminding us of the sacred healing power each conscious moment provides when we awaken and listen carefully from within ourselves.

Some years ago, my yoga teacher played a recording early one morning as we meditated. It was the sounds of my Buddhist friends conducting their morning chanting. She had received it from a former teacher and healer on an original real-to-real master tape that she had years before converted to cassette. 

Later in our relationship, she was able to convert the recording to compact disk, and she gave me a copy. I remember it was one of the first digital recordings I managed to copy onto my computer hard drive, and later to various digital devices. This morning, I beamed its signal to a wireless speaker across the room from my cell phone.

No matter what the format, or perhaps how degenerated the sound quality probably is, I can hear my friends each morning as I meditate and chant along with them. The way I listen over the years has changed, but the peaceful essence and powerful effect it has never changes.

Yes, I travel to a monastery thousands of miles away every morning to relax, listen and meditate. Mind is the best traveller.

Good Vibrations

A number of my favourite writers, philosophers and metaphysicians write about the frequency or oscillation of the energy field of beings and things. Scientifically measurable, this field - the etheric if you will, has immense power and can change the course of your life-experience both immediately and over time. It is worth investigating and learning about for that reason alone.

Stuart Wilde is a being I cannot get enough of. The following is from his blog, StewartWild.com 

The oscillations of the etheric force field around has a pulse, a resonance. The higher your resonance the more freedom you have and the healthier you become, you are less confused and tormented. Your resonance is created by the oscillation of your brain cells that give out waves, the slower the waves, like in mediation the more power you have. Then in part, it comes from the flow of blood in your veins and the rest is diet and how you think and of course emotions. The calmer you are, the less emotion you have, the higher your resonance goes.

Emotion causes your etheric field to take on a zigzag edge, like the blade of a saw. The zigzag bounces energy into you in a chaotic way. When you are calm and the edge of your field is clean you get less of the intrusive fields of information and city pulses that can affect you.

Nature cleans your resonance and so does sea water, and animals and love. Sex can raise your resonance if things are kind and normal, or it can degrade you terribly. Porno isn’t good because it is a slaver’s mentality, possession domination, disrespect.

Drugs and alcohol in small amounts won’t affect things up or down, food… learn to eat less and less, remember every meal you have kills you a little bit. Go ballistic on blowing love at people in the street, the trees, animals, and the kids in the park… blow… blow, the more love resonance you express the safer you become. - Stuart Wilde (www.stuartwilde.com)