The Blog Digest Sixty Six
Science Digest Special Edition Thirty Six
Documentaries, Artists, Philosophers, and Scientists 13
OxFam America Blogs Digest Two
Marianne Williamson for Congress Videos 2
The Metaphysical Blogs Sixty Nine
Friday, February 28, 2014
The Blog Digest Sixty Six
Psychedelic Rock : The Rolling Stones 11
Psychedelic Rock : The Rolling Stones 11
The Rolling Stones - Respectable - OFFICIAL PROMO
The Rolling Stones - Hot Stuff - OFFICIAL PROMO
The Rolling Stones - Where The Boys Go - OFFICIAL PROMO
The Rolling Stones - Streets Of Love - OFFICIAL PROMO
The Rolling Stones - Worried About You - OFFICIAL PROMO
The Rolling Stones - Like A Rolling Stone - OFFICIAL PROMO
The Rolling Stones - Harlem Shuffle - OFFICIAL PROMO
The Rolling Stones - Waiting On A Friend - OFFICIAL PROMO
Muddy Waters & The Rolling Stones - Hoochie Coochie Man - Live At Checkerboard Lounge
The Rolling Stones - I Go Wild - OFFICIAL PROMO
Wednesday, February 26, 2014
Mathematics 13 : Probability and Statistics 2
Mathematics 13 : Probability and Statistics 2
John Mighton on The Ubiquitous Bell Curve
Normal Curve - Bell Curve - Standard Deviation - What Does It All Mean? Statistics Help
Normal Distribution Probabilities
The Bell Curve - abridged Audiobook (Charles Murray)
How to Find the Percentile in a Bell Curve : Math Tips & Calculations
Standard Deviation and Z-scores
Normal Distribution - Explained Simply (part 1)
Normal Distribution - Explained Simply (part 2)
The Gaian Dragon I Ching : Week of Approach
Richie Havens - Here Comes The Sun (live 1971) HQ
The Gaian Dragon I Ching Calendar
Everything can be accomplished through the correct Approach.
Return to your roots. Gather wisdom. Think things out before you start. Bite through to the essential point. Retreat from negative thinking. Dig deep to find the Well.
Form a plan of action. Return to your friends. Move towards Peace. Maintain Control. Work within the Limitations. Decrease what is out of balance.
Leave the past behind. Approach the future.
The Image
Embrace the Earth. Recognize the moment. Listen to the words of Dragons. Follow the Way of Nature
The Inside
The Dragon pays attention. When the beginning is correct, what follows moves smoothly. Be smart. The Bees love peace. It is most easy to break the ice with a gift after an argument. Be sensible. Observe the results of your actions to decide which Path you will follow. Think! Be resolute and certain that you are prepared for what you must do. Be Together! Polite considerations are expedient, when it is time to end a relationship. Get wise! The Wisdom of a Sage is available to all. Good Fortune grows as people make use of it. Learn something!
The Outside
Without order, discipline, and a clear plan of action, an army will march into destruction. Be sensible. There is Good Fortune in following the example of a Spiritual Guide. Learn something! The Butterfly rides the breeze. Do not allow yourself to be swayed by the normal ups and downs of Life. Meditate. Wait for the right situation to develop. Good Luck. The Bees are always around. A good example communicates through its presence, rather than through admonitions. Be Real. There is Good Fortune in making sacrifices for the common good. Be Real!
The Lines
Top : Supreme Good Fortune comes, when the Sage approaches the Seeker. Be Kind.
5 : The Bees are always around. Recruit people of proven ability, and allow them to organize within their fields without interference. Be Wise.
4 : Evaluate people objectively on the basis of what they do. No Blame.
3 : The Butterfly rides the breeze. Do not relax and allow things to fall apart by becoming too comfortable. Pay Attention.
2 : Success! Make commitments with those who will fulfill their agreements. Be Aware.
1 : Success! Make commitments which you can fulfill. Be Real.
Click here to see the Changes for this Week
| The Outside | The Inside | |
| Decrease |
The Well |
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| Limitation |
Retreat |
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| Control |
Bite Me! |
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| Peace |
Thinking |
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| Return |
Gathering |
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| The Movement |
Return |
These animated Moving Mandalas are very large files. Please click on the pic, and wait for it to load. The Contemplation will be very enabling, carrying your Mind beyond the mundane world...
Thursday, February 20, 2014
The Gaian Dragon I Ching Calendar : Month of Return
Return to Innocence - Enigma
The Gaian Dragon I Ching Calendar : Month of Return
The Beginning, and the End are One
Observe and consider patterns. Really care about people, and your projects. Renounce selfish motivations. Encompass Opposition. Seek a Meeting of the minds. Do not be an Obstruction.
Be Receptive. Make the Approach. Deal with Adversity. Shake things up. Get to work. Provide what is needed.
Return to the basics, and build from them.
The Image
Lightning strikes! Know the desires of your heart. Listen to the words of Dragons. Follow the Way of Nature
The Inside
The Dragon uses foresight. A hidden defect can doom a project to failure. Be careful. When you see life clearly, you can spot trouble before it can develop into a difficulty. Pay Attention! It is difficult, but favorable to split from a bad scene. Be Aware! You need an ally to deal with opposition. Be careful. A wise leader earns respect and cooperation by being fair as well as firm. Great Good Fortune. The Sage always knows what to do. Assistance goes where it is needed. Good Fortune.
The Outside
The Dragon uses foresight. A hidden defect can doom a project to failure. Be careful. Success! Make commitments with those who will fulfill their agreements. Be Aware. Do not over-react, when you have an unexpected victory. Be moderate while re-establishing order. Be fair. Use the Internal strength for leverage, when you are stuck. Think! Be patient, and you will gradually eliminate difficulties. Pay attention. It is the duty of the Wise to make knowledge available only to those who seek it with sincerity and respect. Be Aware!
The Lines
Top : Do not fail to come to terms. Come Clean!
5 : There is no blame in admitting your mistakes. Good Fortune.
4 : The world is full of fools. You should cultivate the company of friends on The Path of Truth. Be Real.
3 : It is difficult to choose between Spiritual and Material values. In your Heart you know what you must do. Think!
2 : There is Good Fortune in following the example of a Spiritual Guide. Learn something!
1 : The Dragon uses foresight. When the beginning is correct, what follows moves smoothly. Be smart.
Click here to see the Changes for this Month
The Five Weeks of Return
Approach : 6 through 11 Degrees Stupidity : 12 through 17 Degrees The Movement : 18 through 23 Degrees Decrease : 24 through 29 Degrees
| The Outside | The Inside | |
| Providing |
The Block |
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| The Start |
Meeting |
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| Thunder |
Opposition |
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| Adversity |
Splitting |
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| Approach |
Yes! |
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| Winter |
Receptive |
These animated Moving Mandalas are very large files. Please click on the pic, and wait for it to load. The Contemplation will be very enabling, carrying your Mind beyond the mundane world...
Wednesday, February 19, 2014
Documentaries, Artists, Philosophers, and Scientists 14
Documentaries, Artists, Philosophers, and Scientists 14
Voices of Mystics : The 13 Grandmothers 1
Edgar Allan Poe : Tales of Mystery and Imagination
Meet Stephen Gaskin and The Farm 1
Earthlings – Full length documentary (multi-subtitles)
Monks of the Dip Tse Chok Ling Monastery - Sacred Ceremonies
Erik Johansson : Impossible Photography 1
Rick Simpson's CRUSH CANCER WITH HEMP AND TRUTH
Documentaries, Artists, Philosophers, and Scientists 13
Tuesday, February 18, 2014
Marianne Williamson for Congress Videos 3
Marianne Williamson for Congress Videos 3
Shifting the Consciousness of this Country - Marianne Williamson for Congress Testimonial
How Democracy is being dismantled in front of our eyes
Marianne Williamson on the Political Status Quo
Marianne on a government by a few of the people and for a few of the people.
Marianne Williamson on the need for equal opportunity for all
A Nation Is As Sick As Its Secrets - Marianne Williamson
Marianne for Congress - My Campaign, In My Own Words
Marianne Williamson: Spiritual Leader and Congressional Candidate
"Marianne Can" music video - Marianne Williamson for Congress
Running For Congress with Marianne Williamson
Optimal Physical Strength
Joan Baez - We shall overcome
Most people's muscles only fire 30% of their muscle fibers, when a muscle is flexed. While apes (& other creatures), employ 100% of a muscle's fibers, when a muscle is flexed. This accounts for what is refered to as animal strength. Size of a muscle is less important, than how much of its capacity is employed. There is a fairly simple breathing/muscle flexing technique people can use, that increases the percentage of muscle fibers that fire when a muscle is flexed. Bruce Lee was aware of it, and taught it to some of his students. The result is that the person can become immensely strong, but their muscles will appear no larger than anybody else's muscles.
Training the core/stabilizer muscles is an important part of this process. You can do that with Yoga, Pilates, or Martial Arts, like Tai Chi. But there is one further step you can take, which is the real Key. This Key Principle can be applied to any physical movement form, but I will explain it here, using only the most basic form, which is Standing.
Stand in the optimally erect posture, with feet directly under the shoulders, shoulders back, & chin slightly tucked in. You should be relaxed & breathing normally. Once you have gotten into this posture & are comfortable with it, you will tense every muscle in your body at once, beginning with the transverse adominus muscle (the gut), without changing your posture the least little bit, (meaning that you will NOT raise your shoulders up, or alter the posture from simply standing at all). Then, maintaining the posture, and the tension of the muscles, you will inhale slowly & hold your breath, still without altering your posture in any way. Finally, you will relax, exhale, and remain standing in the optimal posture of standing.
This simple exercise will increase the percentage of muscle fibers that actually fire, when you flex or use your muscles. When that percentage reaches 60%, you will be effectively twice as strong, although you won't appear any different, (besides looking rather good when skyclad). Consider a 120 lbs girl, as strong as an average 240 lbs man. That can be achieved, and possibly even more...
The core/stabilizer muscles are what keep your body erect, but when they are weak or imbalanced, people develop poor posture, which limits their physical range of motion & capacity. When one core/stabilizer muscle is flexed, then all of them flex, and the easiest way to do that, is to flex the transverse adominus muscle, which is your gut muscle. Ever notice that in Martial Arts literature, they often speak of focusing in the center of gravity, the Dom Tien? This is what they are talking about.
If you use this exercise in a less than optimal posture, (like shoulders up, or back swayed to a side or something like that), you will strengthen your muscles INTO the maladapted posture. I'm sure you can see how that wouldn't work out so well. So if you have postural problems, it might be a good idea to be seeing a chiropractor, a massage therapist, AND some kind of exercise therapist, (like a Hatha Yoga, or Tai Chi instructor), before beginning to use this technique. With those three healing modalities being employed, your posture will be corrected enough to make use of this technique to its full advantage.
Using this technique with Yoga or Martial Art forms, will strengthen your body in those forms. Begin with the relaxed Standing posture. Then, tense the body & inhale, as explained above. Hold the breath while tensed in the posture, and when you exhale & relax, you move into the next posture in the series. Then you repeat this process with each form of the set. This approach will enable you to exert optimal strength in all of the motions that your body uses. It probably would be a very bad idea for someone without this training, to pick a fight with somebody who has been practicing with this technique for any amount of time... especially, if the practitioner has developed beyond 60% muscle fiber efficiency.
These animated Moving Mandalas are very large files. Please click on the pic, and wait for it to load. The Contemplation will be very enabling, carrying your Mind beyond the mundane world
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