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Reflexology and Interconnectedness

30Apr2008 07:56 AM Useful ResourcesPermalink

I attended a great introductory talk on Reflexology last night by Joy Hosey at the Rogue Valley Metaphysical Library. She directed the attendees to this neat interactive map of the hand showing related parts of the human body, and other online charts like this one with a map of the feet showing yet another example of how, in a somatic way, our bodies exemplifiy the principle of interconnectedness – we're living fractals!

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Kirlian Photo of Chia Seeds

26Apr2008 03:24 PM PhotographyPermalink

Here's a Kirlian photograph of some Chia seeds (and obviously a finger tip

Thanks to Lani R. for giving me an excuse to dig out my old homebrew electronics (more like Rube Goldberg actually but it works) plus a kit from Edmund Scientific that comprises my funky, unique Kirlian photo setup.

ChiaSeedsAndFingertip

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Appreciating the Earth and Each Other : to-from the h-eart-h

22Apr2008 10:36 AM SustainabilityPermalink

Here's a neat little slide show Connecting a Million Hearts from HeartMath. Their technology evolved from similar work by James Barrett and Dan Winter.

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Finger Mnemonics

18Apr2008 07:36 AM Fun StuffPermalink

Hooray for fun! ... Here's my mnemonic for truth du jour for today's ACIM workshop lesson

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Pangea Day

17Apr2008 11:05 AM Worthy CausesPermalink

WOW! Thanks to Jan C. for alerting me to this moving presentation ... With TED talks like this one and Jill Bolte Taylor's recent one, they are sure sharing some inspiring content!!!

Here's a link to watch a trailer and learn more about Pangea Day.
...the day is the result of the combined efforts of countless TED supporters around the world, inspired by the TED Prize wish of film-maker Jehane Noujaim. She dreamed of a day when people around the world could share the the same film experience at the same time. The idea has grown into a giant global project... thanks to you.

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Goddess Morph Animation

12Apr2008 05:02 AM Film & VideoPermalink

Thanks to Asha for sending me this link to a lovely animation which smoothly glides between monochrome photos of a few lovely ladies from the silver screen. If you're an avid movie-goer like me, you'll no doubt recognize quite a few familiar faces. This is similar to another effort (Women In Art), equally lovely that I reported in my blog last year. Over the years, I've learned that "pretty" is a characteristic rooted in temporal perception, subject to interpretation of finite and illusory perspectives, whereas true beauty transcends any limitation of time or space (or duality for that matter!) ... Since our real nature eternally has that transcendence, our real nature is truly beautiful. As you watch this short clip, notice how the beauty of the ONE being we ALL SHARE is beyond any particular expression or lifetime (or gender for that matter - if someone knows of similar clip depicting mens faces, please send me a link.) These two clips both remind me of the experience Gary Renard describes in his book, Your Immortal Reality, where his "visiting friends" share with him the entire sequence of their incarnational appearances, so that he might fathom the underlying quality of their eternal nature, independent of time, whim or circumstance. - a perfect example of the principles I'll be sharing later this morning in a workshop on sacred geometry.

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Sustainable Lumber and Fair Trade products

10Apr2008 08:31 AM SustainabilityPermalink

I just watched an inspiring "win-win" (recognizing ecology = economy, since everything is interconnected) video on Free Speech TV about sustainable FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) lumber featured by companies like Ikea (furniture made from Hedlunda lumber) and Home Depot. Kudos to those companies that realize that sustainability is in EVERYONE'S best interests. You can search for certified companies here. The video also talked about Fair Trade products (see my March 10, 2008 post which also involves shade grown coffee). The program showed sustainable logging in Oaxaca, Mexico, and British Columbia and even had a vignette of the wind farm on Altamont Pass near my home town of Livermore, Calif. where a local company is now exploring solar energy balloons.

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Elephant Painting a Self Portrait

02Apr2008 11:33 AM Film & VideoPermalink

If you haven't seen this amazing video of an elephant self-portrait, check it out! This should convince anyone hung up on "our species" that all beings have much more awareness than our provincial biases would acknowledge!

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Alpaca Lips Now - the movie poster

01Apr2008 11:24 AM Film & VideoPermalink

I you were impressed with Apocalypse Now, wait 'til you see the sequel!

AlpacaLipsNow

(I just resurrected this double pun from my archives

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