My Soulmate

To my very eyes, is it true that I have found
the wonderful one that loves and needs
as much as I do her?
If only I could remove the mirror...

The mirror that separates yet astonishes each.
The mirror which manifests the face of "what are the odds?" or "how could this be?"
When all along it remains
a holographic, side-less reflection perceived by both sides.

What I would do to episode
you and I as one.
You and I no longer.
Just a fateful pound of flax.

Existence

A look at the fundamental root of existence based upon many different schools of thought:

Quantum Physics
1. Universal Vacuum (Void/Emptiness) (0)
2. Boson Energy Field (Infinite Potential) (1)
3. Universal Holarchy Of Systems (All/Everything/Infinite Complexity) (∞)
4. Individual Consciousness (Subjective, Relative Ego-manufactured) (-)

Stochastic Electrodynamics
1. Universal Vacuum (Void/Emptiness) (0)
2. Zero Point Field (Infinite Potential) (1)
3. Universal Holarchy Of Systems (All/Everything/Infinite Complexity) (∞)
4. Individual Consciousness (-)

Hinduism
1. Brahman (Void/Emptiness) (0)
2. Ishvara (Infinite Potential) (1)
3. Trimurti (All/Everything/Infinite Complexity) (∞)
4. Atman (Individual Consciousness) (-)

Buddhism
1. Shunyata (Void/Emptiness) (0)
2. Dharmakaya (Infinite Potential) (1)
3. Trikaya (All/Everything/Infinite Complexity) (∞)
4. Individual Consciousness (-)

Taoism
1. Wu Chi (Void/Emptiness) (0)
2. Yin & Yang (Infinite Potential) (1)
3. Tai Chi (All/Everything/Infinite Complexity) (∞)
4. Individual Consciousness (-)

Kabbalah
1. Ein-Sof (Void/Emptiness) (0)
2. Kether (Infinite Potential) (1)
3. Tree Of Life (All/Everything/Infinite Complexity) (∞)
4. Individual Conscioussness (-)

Gnosticism
1. The Root (Void/Emptiness) (0)
2. Pleroma (Infinite Potential) (1)
3. Aeons (All/Everything/Infinite Complexity) (∞)
4. Individual Consciousness (-)

Christian Mysticism
1. Abysal Sea (Void/Emptiness) (0)
2. God (Infinite Potential) (1)
3. The Trinity (All/Everything/Infinite Complexity) (∞)
4. Individual Consciousness (-)

Hopi
1. Tawa OR Taiowa
2. Sotuknang
3. Four Worlds
4. Individual Consciousness

Yoruba
1. Oludumare
2. Odu & Amulu
3. Orisha & Ajogun
4. Individual Consciousness

Egyptian
1. Tum (0)
2. Atum-Khephrer-Ra (1)
3. Neters (∞)
4. Individual Consciousness



Individual consciousness is operationally inseparable from reality because we are limited in our knowledge of either to our self-referential experiences.



"Noumenal reality (i.e. objective reality) is unknowable. Only phenomenal reality, subjective reality is knowable. Consciousness is structured from this subject/object relationship."
~ Kant

"Reality is understood only through our self-referential consciousness-of-experience. “Ego-cogitum-cogitatum” I (ego) have volition/knowledge of (cogitum) an object (cogitatum)."
~ Husserl

"objective reality is a self-referential picture of something the existence of which we cannot possess. “reality and …experience are one.”"
~ James

"we have no more reason to posit the existence of matter than suggest that reality existed entirely as an idea in the mind of god."
~ Berkeley

"We are biased in favor of physical existence."
~ Merleau-Ponty

"we only know what we experience – fundamental premise for empiricism."
~ Hume



As consciousness and reality are operationally inseparable and as consensual evidence suggests that individual consciousness is a product of reality’s cosmic differentiation process, we can further suggest that they reflect a single self-directed process at different orders of magnitude. In mathematics a complex process that is self-directed and self-similar at multiple orders of magnitude is called a fractal.

Urban Thermo Dynamics - Victory

Modern Money Mechanics

When we refuse to pay a bill requested by a bank for our labour-earned profit in exchange for their monetized credit (aka nothing) i.e. a credit card bill, we are not acting in any way unlawful. In fact, by not contracting with these fraudulent theives we are upholding the law. The banks cannot validate the debt because they never sustained a loss; they cannot verify any claim against us because we are not the NAME in which the banks are billing. They cannot produce a copy of the contract because one doesn't exist. What exists is an unenforceable UNIlateral contract. What the bank refers to as 'your contract with us' is not a valid BIlateral agreement since the four requirements of a lawful, binding contract were not met on the credit card 'application', namely:
1. Full Disclosure (we are not told that we are creating the credit with our signature);
2. Equal Consideration (they bring nothing to the table, hence they have nothing to lose);
3. Lawful Terms and Conditions (they are based upon fraud); and
4. Signatures of the Parties / Meeting of the Minds (corporations cannot sign because they have no right, or mind, to contract as they are legal FICTIONS)

"The actual process of money creation takes place primarily in banks ... bankers discovered that they could make loans merely by giving their promise to pay (the fractional reserve system), or 'bank notes', to borrowers. In this way banks began to CREATE money. Transaction deposits are the modern counterpart of bank notes. It was a small step from printing notes to making book entries crediting deposits of borrowers, which the borrowers in turn could 'spend' by writing checks, thereby 'printing' their own money."

'Real' money does not exist anymore; for money to be 'real' it must be based upon substance i.e. gold, silver, etc. What we think of as 'real' money is only borrowed into existence; it doen't exist until someone borrows it. If in this debt-based economy all that exists is the money that is borrowed, then where is the 'interest'? It doesn't exist. Because the supply of our conceptual dollar must constantly increase to attempt to fill in the hole that 'interest' creates, The value of what we call our 'intrinsic wealth' must become devalued and this is why we have inflation. The currency we use is based upon our FUTURE labour which the money issuer has promised to the banksters. It also does not yet exist. Future generations are already enslaved to pay debt which does not exist. Plus how can we pay debt with something of no substance value?

What if you found out that everything you ever needed or wanted was already paid for? - that you didn't OWE anyone anything? When you go into a store to buy a book and you pay in whatever manner you choose, what do you get for the payment? No, not the book; you get a receipt. The evidence for this is that the dollar amount on the receipt matches precisely the dollar amount on your payment. It is an exact exchange. The book is not even part of the equation. It was pre-paid; all you did was go to the store to claim and retrieve it. In order to understand the concept of ‘pre-paid’, imagine this:

Suppose you want to open a restaurant and you just need another $10,000 and so you ask a friend to lend it to you. Knowing that there is no money and the currency your friend has is essentially worthless compared to what he truly wants in his life, he sure wouldn’t mind lending it to you. So after a couple of months you ashamedly go to him and say that there is no way you can ever pay him back, what with interest and all, yet you are so ingratiated to him you tell him that he can eat in your restaurant any time he wants – for free. Not only that but also you would be so grateful if he would because, alas, it would assuage your guilt. All he is required to do when the waiter presents him with an itemization of his meal is to sign it; he is not required to pay for his meal – its ‘prepaid’.

In the same way, our bills are already paid and, in fact, the corporate entity which is billing us would be only too grateful if we would take advantage of our having prepaid them because then they wouldn’t have to pay the tax on the money we send them. So all that is required of us is to sign the invoice and return it to them. The telephone company is funded by the government; you and I, and everyone who has a birth certificate or socialist number have funded the government. So, we have an ‘exemption’ the same way your friend is exempted from paying for his meals at your restaurant. Why is the telephone company sending us a statement (not an invoice) with a ‘amount owing’ on it? We paid up front. All goods and services are now lawfully ours just for the asking.

Wu Wei

One is by nature neither good nor evil. Selfish, non-contrived action is what makes one good or evil. Both "good" and "evil" are but CONCEPTS; a concept, not an objective. If one is naturally good, then he or she must also be naturally evil. If good exists then too must evil; they arise mutually through relative distinctions that we create. Good is no "better" than evil, and so is evil no "better" than good.

Happiness is a state of mind that we experience from time to time; it is an integral part of certain situations, such as being with a friend or eating a good dinner. To mentally abstract this condition of happiness, as if it were something in itself, and then make it an object of desire is a fatal mistake. BUT THAT'S WHAT WE HUMANS DO ALL THE TIME. "Happiness" thus becomes an external object, as it were - somethjing to be attained - just as "unhappiness" is a thing to be avoided.

The problem with seeking to be the prefect, ideal person is in the very seeking itself. One can only seek that which is external to oneself. Fullfillment in life is not to be found by SEEKING it or trying to GRASP it. The result of an ongoing effort to control one's environment is ultimately DOOMED to failure. The effort to grasp and control life creates a kind of bondage to one's concepts of what the "good" is, and the desire to achieve it. Fulfillment is to be found, not through seeking it, but through NOT-SEEKING, through letting go of the SELF (ego) altogether. Only by letting go of our precious, but fake/phony, conceptual world do we discover real freedom.

All of us acquire a set of values as we grow up. Ordinarily, these are the "conventional values" of the society in which we live, values that were first taught to us when we were children. Having such values seems to be an important part of a successful life; our values shape our goals. HOWEVER, these are CONCEPTS only; they have no corresponding reality in nature. What is bad is only bad because we recognize it as such. Something is "bad" and therefore makes us unhappy not because it really is bad in some objective sense, but rather because we have decided that it is bad.

If, at some deep level, we decide that having lots of money is good, then it must follow that having very little money is bad. Of course, neither one is objectively good or bad (nothing is objectively good or bad!). But once the decision is made and the concept is formed, it follows that we will SEEK to achieve the concpetual reality that WE have defined as "good" and thus, hopefully, be happy.

Ills are only ills because one recognizes them as such. If one would once forsake his or her habit of labeling things good or bad, desireable or undesirerable, then the SELF-MADE ills would disappear and no longer be seen as ills.

Not attempting to control one's world, one can relax and allow himself or herself to be a FREE and spontaneous EXPRESSION of the movement of the natural world. In doing this, one will intuitively come to see the magnificent unity of nature. "Things" have no independent existence or meaning, including the "thing" I call "myself".

There is no special relationship between person and nature. We have to liberate ourselves from the self imposed isolation of being some kind of god-like VISITOR in the universe, surrounded by the natural world, and essentially not part of it. In freeing oneself, one doesn't have to prove anything. One is free to live simply and modestly and has nothing more to prove than does the grass. Each is splendid just as it is.

Inspired by one's vision of the unity of nature, one is thus free to live as a natural human being. Nature is so beautifully regulated, that once in accord with it, essentially one doesn't have to do anything, in the sense of pushing it around. Just go with it, like the grass grows. Of course, the nature of grass is very different from the nature of human beings, and therefore this "non-action" is expressed differently in human beings.

The movement of water reveals the way of nature. Water is powerful, yet it is also the most yielding thing in nature. Water is a wonderful example of "non-action". It flows and accomplishes all within it's very nature yet ultimately does not ACT.

Hip Hop Ain't Dead, It's Alive And Well

Wish To Be A Sovereign Freeman? Here You Go, Send This To Your Government.

Whereas I understand The Children and Family and Community Services Act defines a child as a ‘person’ and not a ‘human being’, and,

Whereas I understand we create a ‘person’ and associate that ‘person’ with our offspring when we register our offspring, and,

Whereas I understand Black’s Law dictionary states, “a human being is not a person because they are a human being, but rather because rights and duties have been ascribed to them. Specifically the person is the legal subject or substance of which rights and duties are attributes”, and,

Whereas I understand as parents we can distinguish our offspring from it’s ‘person’, and disassociate our offspring from it’s ‘person’, and,

Whereas I understand the law allows me to use potentially lethal force to protect my offspring from abduction, even from an Agent of the State who is acting under the colour of law, and,

Whereas you understand I will disassociate my offspring from it’s ‘person’ and use potentially lethal force to protect them if any government agents apprehend them for any reason,

Be it known to any and all parties that I, [Your Name] do hereby clearly, unequivocally and specifically state my intent to disassociate my future offspring from its ‘person’ and use potentially lethal force to protect them if any agent for any government ministry attempts to remove, seize or apprehend them for any reason.

Whereas it is my understanding that all Acts are statutes, and,

Whereas it is my understanding that The Controlled Drugs and Substances Act is a statute, and,

Whereas it is my understanding that the only form of government recognized as lawful in this Common Law jurisdiction is a representative type, and,


Whereas it is my understanding that representation requires mutual consent, and,


Whereas it is my understanding that if I do not consent to representation, then I do not have a government and I am not a member of the society governed by the Acts and subsisting regulations, orders and bylaws, and,


Whereas I do not consent to representation, and,

Whereas I understand statutes do not have the force of law over those who have not consented to be governed, and,

Whereas I understand that a principal has a duty to ensure that the people acting as their agents understand the source, nature and limits of the authority in their mandates, and,

Whereas I understand I give up certain benefits and legal rights by existing outside of society, and,

Whereas I understand I recapture all Common Law rights by existing outside of society,

Whereas it is my understanding Canada is a common law jurisdiction, and,

Whereas it is my understanding equality before the law is paramount and mandatory, and,

Whereas it is my understanding a statute is defined as a legislated rule of society which has been given the force of law, and,

Whereas it is my understanding Section 32 of the Constitution Act limits it to members and employees of government, and,

Whereas it is my understanding those who have a SIN (Social Insurance Number) are in fact employees of the federal government and thus are bound by the statutes created by the federal government, and,

Whereas it is my understanding that it is lawful to abandon one’s SIN, and,

Whereas it is my understanding people in Canada have a right to revoke or deny consent to be represented and thus governed, and,

Whereas it is my understanding if anyone does revoke or deny consent they exist free of government control and statutory restraints, and,

Whereas a Freeman-on-the-Land has lawfully revoked consent and does exist free of statutory restrictions, obligations, and limitations, and,

Whereas I, [Your Name] am a Freeman-on-the-Land, and,

Whereas it is my understanding that acting peacefully within community standards does not breach the peace, and,

Whereas it is my understanding that any action for which one can apply for and receive a license must itself be a fundamentally lawful action, and,

Whereas as I am a Freeman-on-the-Land who operates with full responsibility and not a child, I do not see the need to ask permission to engage in lawful and peaceful activities, especially from those who claim limited liability, and,

Whereas it is my understanding a by-law is defined as a rule of a corporation, and,

Whereas it is my understanding corporations are legal fictions and require contracts in order to claim authority or control over other parties, and,

Whereas it is my understanding legal fictions lack a soul and cannot exert any control over those who are thus blessed and operate with respect to that knowledge as only a fool would allow soulless fictions to dictate ones actions, and,

Whereas it is my understanding that I have a right to use my property without having to pay for the use or enjoyment of it, and,

Whereas it is my understanding that Sky Train is in fact an actuality public property to which I have the right of use and access, and,

Whereas I claim the right to collect a pension if I have paid into it and claim that said right is not affected if I abandon my Social Insurance Number, and,

Whereas it is my understanding that a summons is merely an invitation to attend and the ones issued by the British Columbia Securities Commission create no obligation or dishonor if ignored, and,

Whereas it is my understanding peace officers have a duty to distinguish between statutes and law and those who attempt to enforce statutes against a Freeman-on-the-Land are in fact breaking the law, and,

Whereas I have the power to refuse intercourse or interaction with peace officers who have not observed me breach the peace, and,

Whereas permanent estoppel by acquiescence barring any peace officer or prosecutor from bringing charges against a Freeman-on-the-Land under any Act is created if this claim is not responded to in the stated fashion and time,

Whereas having read Transit Conduct and Safety Regulations it is my understanding that the term “tariff” means the applicable fare structure
(a) set out in an annual operating agreement,
(b) established by a regional transit commission, or
(c) in the case of a commuter rail service, prescribed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council or set out in the operating agreement pertaining to the commuter rail service; and,

Whereas I have not agreed to an annual operating agreement, submitted to a regional transit commission nor consented to the Lieutenant Governor in Council prescribing on my behalf and therefore am not required by them or the tariff to pay a fare, and,

Whereas it is my understanding that the aforementioned tariff does not apply to me, and,

Whereas it is my understanding that Sky Train is PublicTransit and that I am a member of the Public, thus free to use Public Transit as it is my property. and,

Whereas I have found nothing in the aforementioned regulations empowering Sky Train Security to remove anyone for failure to present a proof of fare, and,

Whereas a valid Proof of Fare could be notice of my lawfully claimed status, and,

Whereas I am against TransLink Security removing people for failure to present proof of fare as it could endanger life, and,

Whereas not having Proof of Fare does not affect the safety, good order or convenience of other persons, and, BE it known to any and all, that I, [Your Name] do intend to exercise my right to ride SkyTrain without paying a fare.

Whereas there is an unidentified number on the back of my Birth Certificate, and,

Whereas it is my understanding that said number is a bond tracking number, and,

Whereas it is my understanding that the bond evidenced by that number generates revenue every year, and,

Whereas it is my understanding that the revenue generated forms part of the Federal Transfer payments sent to the provincial governments every year, and,

Whereas it is my understanding that the Minister of Finance ___ or the Receiver General ____ is standing as a Fiduciary Agent in Trust for me over my Bond and the revenue generated by it, and,

Whereas it is my understanding that I have the right to terminate the duties of my Fiduciary Agent if doing so is in my best interest, and,

Whereas it is my understanding that if and when I do terminate the duties of my Fiduciary agent any commercial instruments, documents or other paper which they presently hold in Trust for me, immediately reverts to my ownership, and,

Whereas I do hereby claim the Bond numbered ___ held in Trust by the Minister of Finance___ or the Receiver General ___, as the case may be, is mine, and,

Whereas it is my understanding that I have the right to a full accounting of that bond and account,

Therefore, be it known to any and all, that I do hereby;

a)Terminate the fiduciary responsibilities of the Federal Minister of Finance or the Receiver General as the case may be over my Bond, number # ____, and,
b)Demand under Section 337 of the Criminal Code of Canada that the bond document #__ be immediately turned over to me via secured registered mail in care of the address below, and,
c)Demand a full accounting by my ex-fiduciary of all monies ever collected or paid into or out of this account, who they were collected from and paid to, and under whose authority those transaction occurred, and,

Whereas I understand any dishonour will result in an immediate summary judgment ordering the release of my Bond to me and the seizure for abandonment of the performance Bond of the Fiduciary, and Failure to do as ordered may also result in criminal charges for nonfeasance, malfeasance, breach of Trust, and for a contravention against section 337 of the Criminal Code of Canada.

Whereas I understand ignorance of the law is no excuse for breaking the law, and

Where as it is my intent to download and upload digital media freely, and without limitation.

Whereas it is my intent to exercise my right to use marijuana for medical reasons, and,

Whereas it is my intent to exercise my right to grow marijuana for my personal use, and,

Whereas I desire to establish a legal foundation to exercise my right to possess, use, carry and otherwise enjoy marijuana and,

Whereas I understand that with the Notice I do hereby establish that legal right, and

Whereas I understand that by serving this instrument upon The Attourney General I am serving it upon all Peace Officers under his authority, and,

Whereas I understand that by serving it upon any Peace Officer I am also serving it upon the Attourney General, and,

Whereas the word ‘confiscate’ legally means ‘to remove without legal right’ and,

Whereas I understand Peace Officers who ‘confiscate’ my property are trained to use deadly force and are in fact stealing and acting under the colour of law, and

Whereas I understand such actions are unlawful and against both the Common Law and Commercial Law, and,

Whereas I understand that those Officers who steal my property can be sued for gross negligence, theft, and other indictable offenses, and

Therefore be it now known to any and all concerned and affected parties, that I, [Your Name] a Freeman-on-the-Land do hereby state clearly specifically and unequivocally my intent to peacefully and lawfully exist free of all statutory obligations restrictions and maintain all rights at law to trade, exchange or barter .

Furthermore, I claim that these actions are not outside my communities’ standards and will in fact support said community in our desire for truth and maximum freedom.

Furthermore, I claim the right to engage in these actions and further claim that all property held by me is held under a claim of right as mentioned in the Criminal Code of Canada.

Furthermore, I claim that anyone who interferes with my lawful activities after having been served notice of this claim and who fails to properly dispute or make lawful counterclaim is breaking the law, cannot claim good faith or colour of right and that such transgressions will be dealt with in a properly convened court de jure.

Furthermore, I claim that the courts in British Columbia are de-facto and bound by the Law and Equity Act and are in fact in the profitable business of conducting, witnessing and facilitating the transactions of security interests and I further claim they require the consent of both parties prior to providing any such services.

Furthermore, I claim all transactions of security interests require the consent of both parties and I do hereby deny consent to any transaction of a security interest issuing under any Act for as herein stated as a Freeman-on-the-Land I am not subject to any Act.

Furthermore, I claim my FEE SCHEDULE for any transgressions by peace officers, government principals or agents or justice system participants is TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS PER HOUR or portion thereof if being questioned, interrogated or in any way detained, harassed or otherwise regulated and TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS PER HOUR or portion thereof if I am handcuffed, transported, incarcerated or subjected to any adjudication process without my express written and Notarized consent.

Furthermore, I claim the right to use a Notary Public to secure payment of the aforementioned FEE SCHEDULE against any transgressors who by their actions or omissions harm me or my interests, directly or by proxy in any way.

Furthermore, I claim the right to convene a proper court de jure in order to address any potentially criminal actions of any peace officers, government principals or agents or justice system participants who having been served notice of this claim fail to dispute or discuss or make lawful counterclaim and then interfere by act or omission with the lawful exercise of properly claimed and established rights and freedoms.

Furthermore, I claim the law of agent and principal applies and that service upon one is service upon both.

Furthermore, I claim the right to deal with any counterclaims or disputes publicly and in an open forum using discussion and negotiation and to capture on video tape said discussion and negotiation for whatever lawful purpose as I see fit.

Furthermore, I claim the right to an education.

Furthermore, I claim the right to use the funds either in my bond (evidenced by the bond tracking number on the Birth Certificate issued to me by the government) or to use the funds generated by the bond to either pay off any student loan if I do have one, or to pay directly for my education if I do not have a loan.

Furthermore, I claim the right to use the funds in the bond or revenue generated by those funds to pay for food and shelter and any other rights recognized by the United Nations.

Furthermore, I claim the right to fire any one acting as a fiduciary over my bond if they fail to acknowledge all rights herein claimed.

Furthermore, I claim the right to revoke or deny consent to be represented and in doing so free myself from all statutory obligations and restrictions, if doing so is, in my opinion, in my best interest.

Furthermore, I claim the right to direct my fiduciary as to what to do with the revenue generated by my bond, provided the directives are a benefit to my society and me.

Furthermore, I claim the right to order and direct my federal representatives to transfer directly to me funds and moneys which they would normally transfer to my provincial representatives in the absence of any directives, if doing so is, in my opinion, in my best interest.

Affected parties wishing to dispute the claims made herein or make their own counterclaims must respond appropriately within TEN (10) days of service of notice of this action. Responses must be under Oath or attestation, upon full commercial liability and penalty of perjury and registered in the Notary Office herein provided no later than ten days from the date of original service as attested to by way of certificate of service.

Failure to register a dispute against the claims made herein will result in an automatic default judgment and permanent and irrevocable estoppel by acquiescence barring the bringing of charges under any statute or Act against My Self Freeman-on-the-Land

[signed, Your Name]


Place of claim of right: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Dated: ______
Claimant: ______
Notary Public: ____
Use of a Notary is for attestation and verification purposes only and does not constitute a change in status or entrance or acceptance of foreign jurisdiction.

Awakening: 2012

Emphasize my rhymes till the time I rise
to higher levels of consciousness.
Aware of this conglomerate, conscious shift
towards ego dis-solution (auspicious, awesome bliss)
Awareness of brahman, the source, allah kin.
Of course impossible when self is tossed in.

The roster begins with monsterous men.
The Annunaki, from far beyond the moon in the sky.

Who am I? Lucid mind, apprehension when rapping.
Inevitable network of flows yet to be tapped into.
Imagine the possible void of unstoppable,
Infinite potential blessed upon instrumentals.

There's a war goin on inside in the mental.
To let go the mind has been thought detrimental.
Yet terrestrial knowledge, extraterrestrial caucus.
Pay homage to great men, sages, druids and shamans.

Lost in space. Lost in consciousness.
Lost in taste, touch, sight, sound and scent...
Dharmaless... Incense spark a mist,
Bodhidharma with hard to it infantry.
The bodhi tree's lotus leaves opens thee chakra system,
glistening in virtuous awe...
Birth of the God like. Prana strikes meridians.
...calmed insight. A kid again...

Ego and Its Dissolution

"The wisdom of the great spiritual masters is neither ancient nor modern; it is eternal and beyond time. It’s mistakenly presumed impracticality and obsolesce are nothing but artifacts of our egos built upon the fragments of worldly realities created by our schizophrenic minds. The spiritual masters knew well that the ego was essential for bodily survival and worldly living. However, they also realized that the bodily survival alone marred with the inescapable suffering and death was not the ultimate purpose of human life.

Hence, to achieve a total potential of being human and to realize the ultimate reality of the universe while living the bodily and worldly life, self-realization via a total dissolution or transformation of the ego into the universal consciousness is essential. Their insight was very scientific in realizing that just like physical measurements are required to observe the material reality, introspection or inner awareness (similar to the thought experiments of Einstein) was essential to witness the un-manifested reality.

Dissolution of the ego or egoless-ness is one of the conceptual and philosophical stumbling blocks that Westerners often encounter. It doesn't fit well with the Judeo-Christian belief in the existence of an eternal soul or self as a basic presupposition. If there's no self, then who has faith and who does the service; there remains no purpose of a spiritual life.

In Christian theology, the concept of “Kenosis” comes close to the concept of egoless-ness or Nirvana as George Ellis states:

“The view I wish to defend encompasses both these facets (high value of human life and tolerance) in a deeper claim: it is that the central moral feature is kenosis, or self-emptying and giving up of one’s own wishes on behalf of others. Thus the suggested foundational line of true ethical behavior, its main guiding principle valid across all times and cultures, is the degree of freedom from self-centeredness of thought and behavior, and willingness freely to give up one’s own self-interest on behalf of others.”

The dissolution of the ego is often misunderstood by many as a suicide or death of the self. However, it really means dissolution of the confining boundaries and opening the mind to the universal awareness or consciousness or free will with no confinements. Ego dissolution is not the dissolution of the self, but its release from the shackles of the man-made beliefs, convictions, morals, cultural values, and codes of conduct etc. More correctly speaking, dissolution of the ego means its transformation to the energy of the free will or consciousness or awareness. Ego signifies living with confined, constrained, or limited awareness. Egoless-ness signifies living with full awareness or free will. Ego is the inertia while consciousness is the kinetic motion or energy of the extreme kind.

To some people, the ego-death very much sounds like pure death. The often used phrase of ego-death misrepresents the dissolution or transformation of the ego. Ego dissolution is not bodily death or suicide but dissolution of the imprisoned mind. The spiritual masters have said that one has to be reborn, i.e. first die –ego death (not bodily death), and then reborn again or start living again with the totally aware mind or consciousness. The concept of a Reborn Christian is no different than first dying thru the mind or dissolving the worldly acquired ego while bodily living and then begin living again like Christ with total awareness. A Reborn Christian or an enlightened person following an ego-death is a living and fully aware person with a dead or fully dissolved ego. A bodily suicide, on the other hand, is not the ego death but a bodily murder committed by a desperately failed ego that had no hope left to fulfill any of its burning desires. A bodily suicide is the desperate act of the failed ego, while the ego death or dissolution is the victory of the free will or consciousness within.

The egoless state is achieved or realized while living. It is nothing but a state of expanded consciousness or vision that witnesses reality beneath, beyond, and deeper than the worldly reality. The memory of the mind expresses the life experiences in the worldly language and forms as best as it can. The masters, who got enlightened, described their enlightenment experience in words, poetry, and writings in scriptures, because they realized the egoless state not after bodily death but while living. What they described was what they were witnessing. It was not their fancy, whim, or hallucination because it vindicated the actual behavior of the universe and its laws. A fully enlightened master feels hungry, eats, walks, has emotions, and performs all bodily functions similar to an unenlightened person. The difference is that while an unenlightened person has limited his/her awareness to only the worldly phenomena, the enlightened person witnesses the universal phenomena including the immeasurable or invisible phenomena of consciousness below Planck’s scale and beyond the far distance of the visible universe.

The complete dissolution or transformation of the ego can be done only via an internal resolve of the free will while being alive. What Einstein, Masters, and Holistic Relativity reveal to us is that in the egoless state wherein the mass, space, and time are fully dilated there only remains One Wholesome Continuum, which is pure consciousness being aware of everything that there is. The living organism remains alive and not dead, like a spiritual master, with a total awareness or consciousness that includes all states of being from body to mind to consciousness. Ego death is not the physical death of the organism. Bodily living is necessary for the ego as well as its dissolution or death.

In summary, while ego is necessary for worldly living and survival, in order to live a purposeful and meaningful life free from the adversities and suffering, the root cause – the ego itself has to be eliminated. The boundary walls of the ego act as prison captivating our consciousness and keeping it from achieving a full realization of the potential of human life. A wholesome life consists of an integrated wholesome living encompassing the whole spectrum of consciousness states from ego to egoless-ness. Egoless-ness is an expanded or unrestricted (free-willed) self living with a full awareness. It is no different than the selfless love of Jesus, Nirvana (kenosis) of the Buddha, self-realization (Nij Ghar) of Guru Nanak, and selfless action (Nishkam Karma) of Krishna.

Guru Nanak summarized the rewards of dissolving the ego or egoless-ness as follows:

“Jeh prani homei taje, karta Ram pachhan; Kaho Nanak woh mukat nar, eh man saachi Maan”

- A person, who dissolves the Ego, finds the Truth or God. Nanak says that person is totally free and his mind is fulfilled with the realization of this ultimate universal Truth."

~Avtar Singh

The Innernet

"Almost everyone can agree that no computer exists more powerful or more complex than our human brains. Many scientists have strived to build and engineer a synthetic replica of the human brain. Many times these scientist engineer these synthetic, great computers within a large warehouse filled wih wires and the greatest, most up to date microtechnology. However, no creative force, not even the greatest scientists of our time can fit this microtechnology into a huge warehouse and replicate the human brain. The most powerful creative force is nature and always has been. If you wish to find the correct answer, don't think, just look at nature... Unless you wish to always result in a "brain-damaged" result.

Like our sub-par, man-made computers, our perfect and natural computers have a form of communication between eachother just like the internet. I call this metaphysical connection the "innernet" or inner network. The router which connects us to the innernet is known to most as the pinneal gland.

Due to the lack of exercising this "router", so to speak, along with the ingestion of fluoride through our drinking water and food. Just as if we do not use certain muscles on our bodies we will forget how to operate them as we see in patients who have undergone strokes and require aid in relearning how to walk or speak, our pineal gland must be exercised in the same way and reconnect us with nature on the spiritual plane. We can rehabilitate our pineal in many ways. We have to let go of our mind and allign ourselves. We must not be lost in thought and we must allign our internal meridians. This is known as opening our third eye; our third eye being the pineal gland. Opening meaning to uncalcify.

Fluoride in our drinking water is another key contributor to this calcification of our pineal glad. In fact, multiple scientific studies have shown that the soluble sodium fluoride in our drinking water accumulates in the soft tissue of our pineal gland. Scientists have linked this accumulation to an early spark in puberty in children and also a lacking of melatonin in our brains and for these main reasons, cannot stress the importance of a fluoride free pineal. Melatonin is important towards improving our immune system, fighting disease, regulating ourselves in relation to nature, etc. In fact, high levels of melatonin result in a higher spiritual bond with nature and low bonds result in autism spectrum disorders.

In the child's brain, the pineal gland is very functional. Sadly, as we age and hit puberty the pineal gland already begins to calcify and not function well. As a matter of fact scientists have traced fluoride in our drinking water to be responsible for earlier puberty in children. So in fact aging or puberty for that matter, may be due to the calcification of our pineal gland and that a healthy, fluoride free pineal gland will keep us feeling young and healthy.

It is this humble dabbler in medical science that we are able to get back the original function of the Pineal gland, like communication at a much higher level than just speech and communicating with the earth such as dolphins, whales and seal are able to do. Back when science didn’t help at all, the ancients would simply say that when we allign ourselves and open our third eye, we get back to normal, or what we should have been had we not been so reliant upon speech, travel, radio waves and television in modern times. Due to inactivity We use our Pineal gland very rarely and on the odd occasion that it does work, we are amazed and call it coincidence, supernatural or E.S.P. etc. These things should happen all the time but we have little use for real communication skills because it’s so easy to pick up a phone or to watch the news on the TV."

~The KRippled Khemist

Metaspiritualism???

"Universal Consciousness equals the realization of total oneness.

"Normal" consciousness equals the realization of oneness with my physical body as a "self" or more commonly THE "self".

Hopefully most of us are aware and accept the fact that our physical body is made up of billions and billions of cells. But why is it that we refer to these billions and billions of cells as our ONE self when we can truely see that we are made up of billions and billions of seperate "selves" or living organisms called cells?

This is because the "normal" consciousness has realized that "we", the body as the "self" control these bilions and bilions of cells to the point that we can tirle our physical bodies as ONE. This I call the macromaterial awakening.

Next, i will explain the best i can what the next level of awakening is. This is known as the spiritual awakening.

Just as all humans at a level of "normal" consciousness realize that we are in control of our billions and billions of cells, cells too realize at a level of, what i call, "micromaterial" consciousness - which is a branch of the egofull consciousness - that they are a single "body" made up of billions and billions of seperate ATOMS.

This cycle acts as a theoretical limit of self consciousness ultimately ending up at an unobtainable "energy" consciousness (which is quite silly because in a way both limits of this spectrum of consciousness end in the unobtainable "energy" consciousness).

Just as we have evolved to this macromaterial awareness in which we exist today, there also exist higher levels of conciousness that we have yet to become aware of or realize. Many have already reached this awareness through spiritual practices (i.e. meditation, mantras, etheogens, etc.), however a large majority of society still exist within this "macromaterial" level of consciousness and this is the reason as to why the spiritual practices of shamanism are exploited and ridiculed.

All great ideas which later envoke evolution or revolution begin with a stage of mass-objection and mass-exploitation from society. Pythagoras and Aristotle stated that the earth was round and look at the trouble this brought them. They were ridiculed their entire lives and as for most great thinkers the validity of their ideas weren't appreciated or accepted until long after their death.

This is why the missionaries of the so called "One World Religion" aka Christianity, which reflect the agenda of the power hungry oligarchy of macromaterial selves, titled shamanistic practices as the work of the "devil" (who is only another false creation of the macromaterial self used to create fear and serve "justice") and because of this could slay large masses of these shamanistic tribes along with all of their writings and idea. A somehow "just" reasoning for mass genocide.

When we realize the control our "macromaterial" consciousness has on the billions and billions of cells, we realize the reason as to why we call our physical bodies ONE self. Now we must too do the same and realize the control our "spiritual" consciousness has on the billions and billions of physical bodies that make up our society. Once we realize the control our "spiritual" consciousness has - which is the ability to manifest our whole entire physical reality - we can move entirely beyond the physical and into a new realm of consciousness known to most as the "spiritual".

Once we realize the control of our "spiritual" consciousness, we realize the dissolution of our ego or false, material self. From this point, just as our physical bodies can be titled ONE self, we can now title our whole entire population of physical bodies which make up our society, and infact all of the experiences that make up our physical realm as well, as ONE.

This Oneness is known as "spiritual" consciousness. The egoless consciousness that one experience on mushrooms most possibly is not the universal consciousness but only the "spiritual" consciousness, which is just "one" step closer to the limited ultimate consciousness.

This so called "spiritual" consciousness is only egoless in the fact that my "macromaterial" self has been dissolutionized and that I am one with all in which i have experienced physically.

However, who is to say that there are not many, many, MANY experiences that i have not experienced (i.e. spiritual or metaspiritual experiences) which I am unable to achieve oneness with.

Perhaps spiritualism to this "metaspiritualism" plane of consciousness is the same as materialism to this so called "spiritual" consciousness and therefore no more incorrect or no more of an illusion.

For if the spiritual world lies outside or engulfs the material world, what lies outside or engulfs this spiritual world aka the universe as a void of vibrational possibility and probability. I call this metaspirtuality.

For now i do not know and this remains only a theory of course until i pervade into new experiences beyond the "spiritual" consciousness.

Till then, I guess happy travels to everyone on, or seeking the awareness of the "spiritual" consciousness plane."

~The KRippled Khemist

The KRippled Khemist - Psilocybin

Principles of Light

The Most Infinite & Transcendental separated itself into uncountable tiny parts, which fell into the illusions of separation & darkness. Each of us is God's Dream. Don't let that Dream become a nightmare....

I've found that literal interpretations of scriptures, lead to nonsense. Only from the context of Mystical experience can one make sense out of them. The qualities of serenity, compassion, humility, & wisdom proceed from an inner Realization, and otherwise, it really doesn't matter, what you believe or think. Scriptures are like a pointing finger. The question is, are you going to stare at the finger, or are you going to investigate what the finger is pointing at?

An Atheist once said to me, "If your life is to have any value, then you must put it there." I like that a lot. It didn't bother me a bit that he didn't believe in God, because it was obvious, through his conduct in life, that he was much closer to God, than most people who do believe. And in that, you will find the context of what really matters. When people live in serenity, and practice compassion & love in the conduct of their lives, they are demonstrating the Essence that inspired religions in the first place. And that is certainly more fundamental than any scriptures.

Time spent in anger, is time you cannot spend in love. Time spent in sorrow, is time you cannot spend in joy. Time spent in destroying, is time you cannot spend creating. Time spent in learning, is time you cannot spend being foolish. Time spent in healing, creates time you can spend in health. Time spent in meditation, enables you to see clearly enough, so that you will not waste any time.

On the Spirtitual Plane everyone knows what the Truth is. However, the more disconnected one is to their Real Self, the more one needs to justify whatever gobbledegook they have substituted for the Truth. How else can they prove to themselves that they believe whatever nonsense that they believe, than by attacking anyone who believes differently than they do? This is why Fundamentalists of any religion are always so quick to resort to violence & terrorism.

On the other hand, the more one is connected to their Real Self, the more one is prone toward tolerance & compassion. Regardless of what Spiritual Tradition to which one adheres, the closer to Enlightenment one gets on their Path, the more one will enjoy discussing the process of how to become Illuminated with people who are working towards this through other Paths. Each of the Great Traditions is stronger than the others, in some aspect of this. When we put them all together, then the Key will turn in the lock, and we will all know the Truth.

When a soul chooses to move toward the Light, the darkness that has previously, been draining their energies to sustain the darkness, must assert itself to maintain its dominion. So everything seems to fall apart in your life, nothing that you desire to accomplish seems to come into fruition, and all of your efforts appear to be fruitless. That is the appearance of things in the material world. Do not be diverted from the goal by the manefestations of appearances as circumstances. You are a part of the Eternal, and partake of the Perfection of Life. Within you exist all of the Laws of Creation. Your part is to use your human Imagination to express the creative possibilities.

We can be said to exist on four planes simultaneously. Development comes along on these four planes, the Physical, the Astral, the Mental, and the Spiritual. Things work out best when we proceed along each of these planes simultaneously. Religions offer beliefs, doctrines, and dogma. Spirituality offers experience, knowledge & wisdom. Seeking externally, people go to religion. Seeking internally, people go to Spirituality. Spiritual people find the Power within themselves, and have no need to oppress anyone. Those who do not know this, must steal from others, to fill a void that can never be satisfied. A fool thinks only of the pleasures of the moment. The wise comtemplate both the far past & the far future, and thereby see what is of real value.

The most valuable thing in the world, and also, the most elusive, is the Balance Point. It lies between not seeing what is right in front of you, and seeing things that really are not there. To find this Clear Light, you must learn to rely, only upon yourself, and the Infinite resources within you. There is a great & wonderful power within you, capable of attaining any worthy goal. Learning the Divine Laws by which the Universe operates, learning how to live in harmony with them, and how to operate them, is a great task, but it is the Key to attaining anything which is worth having. When you desire something, you must put forth the effort needed to make it happen. Getting to know the Divine within yourself, and also within everything else, is it own reward. And it is a great reward of Serenity, Compassion, Knowledge, Wisdom, & Joy. These are the things for which you should pray.

It is not about the words we use. It is about our conduct, and how much we understand. On the Astral plane, everything is a symbol. Contemplate the symbols, until you see their meanings. Then the symbols vanish, and you can experience the meanings directly, and comprehend the Essences. Never underestimate the power of imagination. When the power of imagination is released, Magickal things become possible. Your consciousness is creative, gravitating conditions into your life according to Divine Laws.

The mind likes to be in control. It likes to fill itself with all kinds of thoughts, going around & around. When you meditate, you still the mind. In meditation you deliberately ignore the flow of thought. Your consciousness takes control of the mind for a change, and you can bet that the mind will not like this. That is why in meditation the mind will try to distract you anyway that it can. The thing is, that once your consciousness takes over control from the mind, your mind will become the efficient, logical tool that it was meant to be.

The attainment of True Wisdom burns away bad Karma, eliminating the need for one to go through the experience. If bad Karma can be burned away, how is this done? By learning to live in harmony with the Divine, one can recieve insight into Life, and see how to Live. True Wisdom is the Insight that reveals all the secrets, and how to become a channel through which blessings flow. Let the blessings of Love & Kindness, & Knowlege flow through you. Be aware. Pay Attention. Do what Love demands of you. In these ways will you step outside the Wheel of Karma.

There is this notion, that carries a Great Truth, that none of our ideas or beliefs really amount to much, except that we give our POWER to them through our acceptance of them. Our acceptance of beliefs into our consciousness, as realities, gives them power over us. Karma is not the only Law of Nature. There are six others, & each is just as powerful as any of the rest. Consider the 6th Law, the Law of Gravitation, (see my article on Metaphysics). You gravitate conditions into your physical life, that are in harmony with your idea of what you deserve. Thus, you have an opportunity here, you may change your attitude about your life, & just what you deserve from life.

You may choose that you deserve health, knowledge, wisdom & love. And those things will come to you, as you you earn them, through being a healer, obtaining knowledge, sharing of your knowledge while you accumulate more, and being real to people, without ulterior motives. Life follows the activity of the mind. Where the mind leads, there follows the pattern of your life. Memory is a good thing, if you use it as a source of information. But if you spend more time dwelling upon the past, rather than in planning for the future, where will your life go?

This reminds me of the story about a philosophy professor. He came to class with a gallon jar, and filled it with big rocks. "Is it full?", he asked the class. The students agreed. Then he sifted in a bunch of pebbles that fit in around the big rocks. "Is it full?", he asked again. The students agreed. Then the professor poured in a lot of sand until the jar was full. "The jar is your life. The big rocks are the most important things in life. The pebbles are important, too, but not as much. The sand is all the trivial stuff. When you are filling the jar of your life, put in the big rocks first, then the pebbles, and finally the sand. If you put in the sand first, then your life will have no room for anything important."

It is the Law of Gravitation. When you accept a thought or belief, you attach yourself to it, and everything that is connected to it. You then resonate on the vibration of that thought, and your subjective mind puts those vibrations out into the Universe. Conditions & situations that are like your worldview become attuned to you, and they begin to happen around you. "And the thing he feared came upon him..." A person who is afraid of, say, car accidents, is much more likely to do something that will get them into a car accident. But someone who drives confidently, and pays attention to what is going on around them, will find a way out, should danger arise.

Negative thinking clouds the mind, & impairs reason. Positive thinking clears the mind, & makes it sharp. If you have the expectation that good things will happen to you, then you will see many opportunities, as they come up. BUT a negative thinker will pass by these opportunities as if they were not there, because their internal inharmony, blinds them to the possibility. "As a man thinketh, so is he".

If you think something is impossible, then you make it a fact in your life. BUT, if you think something is possible, then it is merely a matter of figuring out just how you will do it, to make it a fact. Realizing that the Divine exists within you, makes it possible for you to untie the knots of bad Karma that bind you. When you release your attachment to a negative condition, a Hidden Agenda, then it can no longer hold any power over you, & soon, it will disappear. This is the Magick beyond spells, and you have always held this power within you, because God lives within us, and we live within God. So Mote It Be!!

Human languages were developed, so that people could discuss their surroundings, and activities. They are very much oriented toward dealing with the material world. So it is extremely difficult to speak of non-physical phenomena with language. The most ancient writings of a Spiritual nature used symbolic language. The problem with that, is that unless one knows what the symbols represent, one can only guess at their meaning. Careful Initiation into the Mysteries, and the discovery of your inner connection to the Divine is required, to understand them. Now our languages have evolved considerably with our comprehension of the physical laws of the Universe, and much that was once hidden can now be revealed in relatively plainer language. However, one still must realise that the principles only have meaning when made into realities expressed in your character & life. They are not merely ideas. They are the Archetypes that structure Life.

Completing the circuit is the real Magick trick. You have to make the connection between the positive source & the negative ground. When the circuit is complete, then the power flows, & things happen. With intuition you have to recognize it, & make use of it, to complete the circuit. If you do not heed your intuition, you will have turned the switch off, and you will stop getting flashes of intuition. But if you heed your true Inner Voice, then it will speak to you always, becoming an active part of who you are. If you are on the Path, then you can never be alone, because the whole Universe is within you, & without you....

You know how, when a plane just breaks Mach1, it creates a sonic boom? All this pressure & turbulence builds up, and at the speed of sound, there is the boom, and then the plane moving faster than sound, bypasses all of that as things adjust to its movement for smooth sailing. I think that the time period before a Spiritual or Magickal breakthrough, the same thing occurs. You do almost everything you can think of to get things going the way you want to on a major project, & BOOM.... it all falls apart. When this happens repeatedly, it is because there is a principle you have been missing, that is the key to completion.

Most people know about the Law of Karma, and tend to relate everything to it, but it is not the whole picture. There are seven of these Cosmic Laws, and the results you get in life are directly related to your knowing how to apply them (see my article on Metaphysics). One Law in particular is very important, when dealing with repetitive karmic situations. This is the Law of Gravity. It is a law of attunement. Things that vibrate on the same frequency, are drawn together. What you believe in your inmost Heart about yourself, has tremendous power to gravitate situations similar to your beliefs into your life.

You can organize the best plans, carefully lay out the groundwork, do all of the necissary background research, and put out your whole effort, and still fail. The key to using the Law of Gravity, is to change your attitude about yourself, & what you deserve out of life. Absolute faith in yourself, in your abilities, talents, etc is essential. If you do not believe that you deserve success, then the Universe will not give it to you. If you believe that you are one who can do a great job, but will still be ignored, then that is what you will get. After all the work you have done to learn & apply this knowledge, your own self-image is the only thing that can hold it all back. So you need to develop your faith in yourself, based upon the preparation you have done, and see yourself as a person who is worthy & deserving of all that Life has to offer. BOOM!!

It is mind over matter in all cases. This material universe is an illusion created by consciousness through the Cosmic Laws. All of us are co-creators of the world we live in. When you consider the wide spectrum of Spiritual development of people on Earth, all of their varying belief systems, and the ways they use or mis-use the Cosmic Laws in the conduct of their lives, then this crazy world, actually makes some sense. On the Macrocosmic level, Karma functions exactly as we are taught in all of the Traditions. BUT, on the Microcosmic level, Karma manefests as Chaos, randomness, the uncertainty principle. So depending upon the plane of your perspective, everything happens for a reason, or nothing does. Both possobilities are simultaneous, and neither is mutually exclusive.

I know that the brain manufactures chemicals that are physical analogues of our emotions & moods. These chemicals break down after awhile, but while they are in our system, they do influence us. So you may have gotten yourself into a chemical feedback loop. You are depressed, so your brain manufactures depressing chemicals, which make you feel depressed, etc etc. We know that you can break this chain, because you are asking these questions. Now comes the hard part. Magick is largely the force of will, powered by desire & vision. What you need to do, is to replace the negative thinking with positive thinking. Every time a negative thought enters your mind, you must refuse it, and replace it with a positive thought of harmony or creativity. These positive thoughts will cause the brain to manufacture chemicals corresponding with them. Gradually, the chemicals associated with depression will be pushed out of the system, and be replaced with chemicals of harmony & peace.

Doreal, (founder of the Brotherhood of the White Temple, http://bwtemple.org), said that if a person could spend 24 hours without a single negative thought, that their health would return to the natural state of perfection, and that they would be so clear-minded that they would be able to figure out a solution for any problem that they had to deal with. OK. So that's a little bit tough. People love their negative thoughts, and are very attached to them. And it is very difficult to divorce yourself from something that you love, even when it is killing you. But if you can go for 12 hours a day with no negative thoughts for three days in a row, that should work just as well. Or even 8 hours a day with no negative thoughts for 5 days in a row. The thing is, you need to develop a new mental habit. Refuse the negativity whenever it crops up, and replace it with positivity. Over time, this will become easier, & easier, as the new mental habit becomes entrenched.

What people call normal is an illusion. Is it normal to believe things that are not true? Is it normal to behave in ways that are destructive to yourself & the world around you? Is it normal to live in ignorance? Is it normal to sabotage yourself with negative attitudes? Is it normal to desire harm to people who are different from you? Yet so-called normal people do these things all the time. What people call normal is an illusion. Remember where Socrates said, "The unexamined life is not worth living" ? Does somebody who has never questioned anything, or put out any effort to improve themselves or the world around them, really amount to much? You are only responsible for dealing with your own Karma, BUT you will also get Karma to deal with, from people who have attached themselves to you. Making choises is a difficult process, but with experience, you will begin to see the patterns & their results. It is an excellent Guide. And remember : No one has ever attained Enlightenment without first developing a sense of humor.

If you think that Spirituality with one foot on the ground works well, then wait until you try it with BOTH feet on the ground, your body in the clouds, & your head in Heaven (Qaballistic reference). The completed circuit gives you the perspective to see things as they are, from the whole gamut of perspectives, forcing an alignment of the entire spectrum, & revealing the Truth.

The Law of Motion states that once an object has been put into motion, that it will continue its trajectory unabated forever, unless another force is brought to bear upon it, either changing its motion, or vibration. That's the physical law, but it is also a Cosmic Law, and operates on all planes. A boulder of depression rolling down a hill, is not an easy thing to stop. It requires an equal amount of force moving in the opposite direction to bring it to a halt. A supreme act of Will could do it immediately, but developing a habit of positivity, will gradually slow it down, stop it, & reverse direction.

That is why there are so many different Spiritual techniques out there. You just have to find the ones that work for you. Meditation works for everybody, but it is a slow process. Some people chant mantra, others do Yoga. Nature walks, & hiking rejuvenate many people. There is power in music & dance, and also color therapy. Incense sets a mood of holiness. When the body is out of sorts, the mind doesn't do very well either. A reflexology treatment can remove a lot of tension, and make all of the rest of this much easier. Often people find gardening brings them closer to the Earth. Many kinds of exercise bring people a "high", which carries over into the rest of their life. There are lots of options.

With Karma it works like this. Whenever you do anything in thought, word, or deed, you set up a cause that will return to you as an effect. This cause will alter things around you, and that will also return to you, as a secondary effect. Finally, your motion through the Universe, your activities on all planes of existance, ripple out through the Macrocosm, creating a cascade affecting many things you probably will not be aware of, and this, too, will return to you. I think this is why in Paganism, that they speak of the Law of Three. It is also an excellent reason for cultivating a state of serenity & tranquility, as best you can. Who in their right mind, would want to spend Eternity dealing with a lot of crap? A simple act of kindness, not only helps someone out, but it also puts out a vibe in the aethers, which makes it easier for other people to do the same. Yes, there most certainly is a ripple effect.

Unreasoning & compulsive hatred will eat away your soul, especially when it revolves around the hatred of a group of people based on race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, economic class or national origin. Greed for money as an end in itself, or even worse, greed for power over other people, will consume your soul. And finally, the Dark Side, that malevolent manefestation of the lowest end of the Spiritual spectrum, which inspires destruction, genocide, oppression, and all kinds of fanaticism, is the Eater of Souls.

The Cosmic Laws work equally well for all living things, and it doesn't matter whether people know about them or not to stir them into motion. With people who are very unenlightened, the results are quite chaotic. Negative thinking & action leads to illness, and all sorts of inharmonies. Positive thinking & action leads to health & wider opportunities. So it all comes down to what you know, & how you apply it.

Nothing in this world or on any other plane can ever harm you, unless you have created within yourself a condition that allows it to. In Buddhism there is no force in the universe that is a personification of evil. Buddhists believe that the only evil in the world, is the evil that we harbor within ourselves. In the Buddhist Mandala of the Wheel of Life, there are three animals painted in the center, who are said to keep the Wheel of Illusion going around & around. They are a greedy pig, a strutting cock, and a snake in the grass. They symbolize the lowest of mundane desires : greedy, pride & treachery.

Love is Universal, and a power few completely comprehend. Most people on the Path concentrate on studying the theory & practices & history. This is necessary, but the most important work, is not involved in what we learn, as it is in what we un-learn. All the negativity, illusions, & unworthy desires, that the world dumps into our minds as we grow up, must be rooted out & gotten rid of, before we can make any real progress on the Path. In Buddhism it is taught that the ego is an illusion, and that this world also is illusion. In Western Occult teachings they speak of the lower self, and the Real Self. Overcoming the illusions of the lower self, the ego, allows one to realize the higher Self, ones true identity in the Divine.

That matter is not truly solid, that it is composed of space & fields of energy, is a clear indication that the entire physical Universe is nothing more than an illusion created by Mind. The material world appears solid, but this is an illusion. At the molecular level all separations dissolve into space & fields of energy. In Buddhism, the ego (or lower self), is also considered to be an illusion. All of the aggregates of personality are seen merely to be habits of thinking, with no more substance than matter at the molecular level. The belief in the reality of appearances is what binds us to the cycle of birth & death, and the world of suffering. By divesting yourself of all these false beliefs, one can realize their true identity in the Divine, and know that All is One.

Nothing harmful can affect you, unless you have created a condition in your mind for it to attach itself to you. Altering your perspective on things, changes your vibration, & then the condition cannot attach itself to you. Reality is fluid, and responds to what we put out by the ways in which we think. When people become rigid in their thinking, they bind themselves to conditions, & cannot see a way out of their suffering. Understanding how this process works is the Key by which you can learn to create the conditions of your desires.

The Universe will give you anything you want, but first the Universe looks into your Heart to see what is there. If you attach yourself to turmoil & trouble, then the Universe will give you that. If you attach yourself to peace & serenity, then the Universe will give you that, instead. Force creates resistance. Like a bar of soap in a bathtub, life will be content to rest in your hand, but once you squeeze it really hard, then it will slip away. Grasping AT things, drives them away from you. People do this because of their need to feel that they are in control, when they are not. By learning to control yourself, & understanding the reasons for your motivations, you relax into the flow of life, and gain the ability to steer your own course. Exerting power externally, shows that you lack power & insight internally.

Do not try to effect changes in the outer world, at a time when your inner world is in distress. How could that work? Magick is an act of will, but it must come from a mind that is clear & serene. The conditions that you find occuring in your life, are reflections of your most deeply held attitudes & beliefs. Attach yourself to thoughts of harmony, peace, kindness, strength, wisdom, knowledge & compassion, and these things will find a way to manefest around you in the world. Make the effort to do the inner work, and the external things will take care of themselves. That is the true power of Magick.

Harboring negative thoughts & feelings within yourself, will throw you out of balance. Holding false concepts about Life, will cloud your vision. People dwell so much upon negative things, that it will take all of the meditation & Spiritual Practices that you can do, to break the habit. Allowing the emotions to rule your life, will lead you to be irrational. Letting your intellect to dominate, will make you rigid. Neither of these is balance. Balance is a state of harmony, that gives you a clear perspective on what is important in Life.

Much of human suffering comes from identifying & defining ourselves with external things. All external things are subject to change. They have beginnings & endings. Attachments based upon things which are impermanent, can only lead to suffering. What good can come from defining yourself on the basis of a relationship, a job, status, or things acquired? When things get really complicated, then it is time to make them simple. If you are being pulled in many directions at once, then you need to be at your center. Having a strong center of calm is the Key to gaining control over your life. When you are in your center of calm, then all of the craziness of the world falls into perspective. Things that really aren't important, lose their power to command your attention. The center of calm that you will develop from contemplation & meditation, will enable you to concentrate your efforts on the things that do matter, and from this your life will sort itself out towards what it ought to be.

There are several different sorts of teachers. There are teachers who claim to be Enlightened Gurus, but who are actually only good at manipulating people to satisfy their personal desires, and relieve people of the "burdens of their material possessions". Beware these people. Next you can take Life itself as your Teacher, seeing everything that happens to you, & everyone you meet, to be the conveyor of a Divine message. This is a good teacher, but it may happen that you will not understand the lesson you are being presented with. Then there are the Teachers who have acquired great Knowledge & Wisdom in one or more areas, & who are totally sincere & kind. A few of these are Illuminated Adepts, but most are Initiates of the Mysteries, not quite Enlightened, but close enough. These you should treat as friends. And finally, there is the Teacher within yourself. Your Real Self, is always with you, but is also the hardest to find.

Each of us is an expression of the Great I AM, which is God. All of the Glory, Wisdom, Serenity, Compassion, & Power of the Universe, exists as a potentiality within us, and our job on the Path, is to make this possibility, a Reality, which we manefest in the conduct of our lives. Never refer to yourself as i, because that is to deny the Divinity which exists within all of us, if we would just be willing to see IT. Many times I have been told by Illuminated Adepts, that in any moment, it is possible to realize & manefest Enlightenment.

As you continue making progress on the Path, you will start having more experiences on the higher planes. You may know things, that you cannot account for knowing, get vibes from people, objects, & places. You may travel on the higher planes, having experiences on the Astral Plane or higher. You may become more & more aware of who you have been in the past. All of these things are gifts, and in time, you will view them as normal facets of your life. The purpose of devotional literature, is to raise the Mind above the mundane world, & plant it firmly in the Spiritual Realm. Allowing your mind to focus on fear, guilt, & anxiety creates an unhealthy environment both inside & outside. Some books that will lift your Spirit would be The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran, Metaphysical Meditations by Paramahansa Yogananda ( a renowned veggie Yoga Master), The Impersonal Life (published by DeVoss), or The Secret of the Ages by Robert Collier, but I'm sure it is long out of print, having been self-published in 1926. All I am doing, is making clear what you already know in your Heart. When you see these truths in your own Heart, then you bridge the gap between your self, & your Real Self, and what is truly Divine in the Universe can express itself through you.

~James Clair Lewis

Quotations Of The Late Terrence McKenna

"It seems to me that it [Nature] is psyche in a way that has become occluded by the perverse development of language."

"Standing outside the cultural hysteria the trend is fairly clear. It is a trend toward temporal compression and the emergence of ambiguity."

"Nature is actually the goal at the end of history."

"Hallucinogenic plants act as enzymes which stimulate imagination."

"And what we’re looking toward is a moment when the artificial language structures which bind us within the notion of ourselves are dissolved in the presence of the realization that we are a part of nature. And when that happens, the childhood of our species will pass away, and we will stand tremulously on the brink of really the first moment of coherent human civilization."

"We are an intelligent species caught in an historical process. No generation which proceeded us knew what was going on, and there is no reason to assume that we know what’s going on or that the generation which follows us will know what’s going on. And what kind of trip is it anyway to insist on knowing what’s going on?"

"It’s no big deal about how you get language to evolve. You cause language to evolve by saying new and intelligent things to each other."

"Psychedelics are illegal not because a loving government is concerned that you may jump out of a third story window. Psychedelics are illegal because they dissolve opinion structures and culturally laid down models of behavior and information processing. They open you up to the possibility that everything you know is wrong."

"Only responsible human beings can exist in an anarchistic society."

"Living psychedelically is trying to live in an atmosphere of continuous unfolding of understanding. So that every day you know more, and see into things with greater depth, than you did before."

"Culture is another dimention."

"The lack of a sense of history makes us really prey to manipulation."

~Terrence McKenna

Rascalz - Blind Wid The Science

The Symbolism Behind Christmas

"What are the origins of the Christmas traditions? Most people never think to ask this question. Those that do, find a seemingly complete dogmatic system of explanation. Then, of course, one day there is that discovery that Santa Claus does not really exist. But... Does he? Many things have been written in an attempt to trace Christmas' development. You can find people who consider themselves experts in this field, and even books on this subject. I suppose you could call the field "Santa-ology", or perhaps even "Santa-ism". Yet, long lost, deeply underlying the realms of simple tradition, are very amazing symbolic connections and origins that are either long- forgotten or were/are intentionally overlooked. The basic philosophy behind Christmas is; if you are good you will receive a present under the tree, if you are bad then you receive no present. In some cultures those who are bad even receive punishment delivered by various means and personages. This is a very simple philosophical system. Santa Claus is an all-knowing icon that reads the hearts and intentions of everyone on the planet. Each child is told the story of the round-man (who wears red and white) and his associates; reindeer, little people and Mrs. Claus. They are also told the story of a miraculous worldwide flight in a sleigh which results in presents being delivered under a tree. Yet when a child reaches the age of reasoning he is informed that this story is all a fabrication. This revelation is devastating upon the psyche of a young mind. It is also at this time that the child is often comforted, and pacified from the shock, by very strong reinforcement that the religious system which the parents or guardians profess are indeed factual. And an attempt is made to incorporate the respective religious traditions into the holiday as the REAL meaning for the celebration. There is an alternative to this cultural conditioning and shock-relief system of indoctrinations, into the realities of life, which is based upon truth and is much more interesting than even the simple traditional understandings of Christmas themselves. The key to this alternative is encoded within the icons and symbols of Christmas. To know the meanings behind the symbolism to which most people only attach dogmatic explanations, is to open the doorway to understanding the very roots of many other religions as well. Several books have been written about the Amanita muscaria mushroom. This mushroom is found growing all over the world under Pine (& other coniferous trees), Birch, and sometimes Oak. The Pine tree is one of the well-known central relics of Christmas. Under this tree is where those who are deemed good find their reward in the form of a present. A big red and white rounded mushroom grows under the very tree we are to look under on Christmas morning to find our gift. If we can find that this present does indeed exist. If we can find that reindeer are thought to be able to fly for a very good reason, and we can show that traditionally they carry people spiritually through the air in a way that defies the laws of time. And further, if we can show that the philosophical idiom "be good not bad" is really the universal truth, would we have sufficient basis for discarding the established religious dogmas which traditionally replace the Christmas tale, and instead simply expand the story to reveal the more esoteric principles upon which it is based?

It is my assertion that the traditional day of reckoning wherein it is revealed; Santa Claus is not real, Reindeer do not fly, there is no present under the tree (unless placed there by a deceiver), is a dis-information campaign geared towards conditioning the young mind to be unable to comprehend the information which is presented herein. I also assert that the devastating blow of the destruction of a belief, and the associated reinforcement of "Christianity" (or other religious system) is psychologically designed to support the replacement information which is given as a comforting foundation during a time of shock and crisis, and is explained as something that will never be revealed as false (like Santa and all that fantasy).

It is also my conclusion that this event subliminally plays an important role for religious systems that wish to suppress the expansion of consciousness through fear of the unknown. The psyche is scarred deeply when it is forced to deal with realizing it has accepted a falsehood as truth. And when it deals with plants and things found under trees, subliminally, one armors oneself against these concepts. There develops an unconscious fear of falling into the same trap. Of course this is also pacified through replacing the meaning of things like the pine tree. Interestingly, in some traditions the Pineal gland is thought to be the seat of the human soul. It is shaped exactly like a pinecone (hence the name Pine-al). Apparently, it is also an autonomous part of the brain, resting in the dead center, not attached to any other part of the brain; sort of a floating pinecone in the center of the human brain. Perhaps we have a lot more in common with the Pine tree than we thought. This gland, and its endogenous secretions, as well as other relevant implications, will be further discussed in a later section. But it is interesting to note; due to cultural phenomenon, the pineal gland atrophies during youth, which corresponds to this timely day of reckoning, and even begins to calcify during puberty. This atrophy/calcification causes a reduction of Pineal endogenous secretions.

The Santa Claus and Christmas traditions of today have metamorphosed out of many older mythologies. The icons, symbols, and relics that have managed to survive from the "Winter Solstice" celebrations of old, have a commonality that deserves some reflection, study, and perhaps even some reverence. Understanding that these traditions are borrowed ones, is central to getting at the heart of the true meaning of Christmas.

Today's Santa Claus is a metamorphosis of many older mythologies, including Thor or Donner (German Donar) who wears red and rides in a Golden Flying Chariot pulled by two Goats (Cracker and Gnasher). In a sense, these goats were the ancestors to the now popular reindeer.

Christmas is commonly thought of as a Christian holiday (the birth of Jesus). Many Christian beliefs and traditions were borrowed from more ancient religions and mythologies. This is well documented by authors such as Gerald Massey, Godfrey Higgins, Robert Graves, Kersey Graves and many others. The virgin birth, the incarnation of God, the sacrament, Christmas, Easter, etc. have all been adopted/stolen by Christianity as its own.

It is well documented by fundamentalists (apologists) that the Christmas traditions are Pagan in origin.. This simply means that their origin comes from the traditions of the country-folk (pagan). By contrast, the Pagan origins of most of the other attributes of Christianity are vigorously denied. It is also very easy to obscure, overlook and discredit the Egyptian, Mithraic, Germanic, Norse, Celtic, Greek, Hindu and Buddhist roots by lumping all non-Christian religions together and labeling them Pagan. These are certainly not simple country-folk religions. So to just say Christmas has Pagan roots, and not go further, is glossing over what exactly those roots are, and discrediting their study as worthless. Christmas icons, traditions and stories have hidden meanings. Although not initially apparent, a more thorough investigation reveals far more symbolic content (which is decipherable) than originally suspected. At the roots of this symbolism research is information about the secrets of the mushroom, regarding its habitats, forms, uses, preparations, and effects.

Shaman of Siberia and the Russian icon, St. Nicholas, both play parts in the tale of Christmas, providing clues as to where Christmas came from and why there are certain symbols associated with the holiday. It is these types of clues that will help (the questors) in the deciphering of the symbols. Siberian Shaman used/use (despite governmental oppression) the Amanita muscaria mushroom as a religious sacrament. It is used for spiritual vision, out-of-body travel into the realms of the spirits, and as a plant-spirit guide in teaching and healing. The value of the inebriant is placed highly among the commodities of the native tribesmen, fetching reindeer pelts, meats, and all manner of tradable goods in payment and barter. Interesting to note: If you aren't quick enough in the hunt, you will find only the mushroom stubs, the rest greedily gobbled up by the hungry reindeer.

So, why do people bring Pine trees into their houses at the Winter Solstice, placing brightly colored (Red and White) packages under their boughs, as gifts to show their love for each other and as representations of the love of God and the gift of his Sons life?

It is because, underneath the Pine bough is the exact location where one would find this "Most Sacred" Substance, the Amanita muscaria mushroom, in the wild (in Nature). These mushrooms grow in a symbiotic/mycorrhizal relationship with the Pine tree, which means they always grow underneath it. The symbolic placing of gifts under the tree at Christmas is a sort of proxy-present-giving action, whereby the celebrants ritually mimic the work of God/Santa/Nature, by placing under the tree a gift (actually The gift). Big clue here: Winter brings rain; rain brings mushrooms, In the mountains, at Christmas time, under the Pine trees. Then and there will you find that which unlocks the key mysteries of the Universe, through a multi-dimensionalizing of the consciousness in a way that no other known substance can. This Gnosis (joining together of your mind with the mind of the Universal Consciousness) is what the Sages,
Mystics, Teachers, and Prophets were attempting to communicate through their rampant symbolism. (Had they not feared persecution, they may have spoken of it openly and directly in public documents.)

All over the world, people bring Coniferous trees into their houses and place brightly colored packages underneath them. In Nature, this is where you will find the Amanita muscaria (under coniferous trees). The actual mushroom "plant" is the underground "mycelium" or "mycorrhizae", which is directly attached to the tree roots; the mushroom itself is only the fruit-body of the mycelium. The mushroom is literally the Fruit of the Tree. They grow in a mycorrhizal (not parasitic) relationship with the tree. Many people follow the tradition/custom of bringing a tree into the home and putting presents under it, yet have absolutely no idea why. Even people that think they know, usually have no knowledge of these mushroom connections. The true symbolic meaning transcends dogmatic etymological and historical evidence, by revealing itself in the totally obvious iconography and historically associated myths and traditions.

1. Saint Nicholas is the patron Saint of children in Siberia (Russia), a supplanter to the indigenous Shaman.

2. The Amanita muscaria mushrooms grow nearly exclusively under the Christmas (Coniferous) Trees (Birch also [another whole story]).

3. The Reindeer eat these mushrooms, hence the presumed flight.

4. Santa brings presents in his white bag/sack. Mushrooms are gathered in bags, and Amanita muscaria sprouts out of a white vulvae sack.

5. The mushrooms are red and white and grow under a green tree. Christmas colors are red, white and green.

6. Typically, the red and white mushrooms are dried by stringing them on the hearth of the fireplace. Christmas stockings are red and white, hung in the same way, and shaped similar.

7. The Virgin Birth is symbolic for the "seedless" growth/germination pattern of the mushroom. To the ancient mind, with no microscope to see the spores, it's appearance was thought to be miraculous.

8. The very name, "Christmas" is a holiday name composed of the words, "Christ" (meaning "one who is anointed with the Magical Substance") and "Mass" (a special religious
service/ceremony of the sacramental ingestion of the Eucharist, the "Body of Christ"). In the Catholic tradition, this substance (Body/Soma) has been replaced by the doctrine of "Trans-substantiation", whereby in a magical ceremony the Priests claim the ability to transform a "cracker/round-wafer" into the literal "Body of Christ"; ie, a substitute or placebo.

Saint Nicholas, known as the "Patron Saint of Children" (among other things), is the most revered saint in Russia, second only to the apostles. He is the Russian Orthodox Church's supplanter to the native people's highly respected local Shaman. A Shaman is a holy man that is well acquainted with a form of spirituality that incorporates plant entheogens which facilitate the NDE (Near Death Experience), or "out of body" experience. Saint Nicholas may not have been a shaman, yet the symbolism on, and coloring of his robes could lend to speculation. The equilateral-circumscribed-cross is an ancient symbol for Christianity and the Holy Grail, it is also another mushroom symbol.

The ancient shamanic use of Amanita muscaria in Siberia is well documented. Despite governmental oppression against its use, there are still many who refuse to accept the authorized state religion, and continue the shamanic traditions in secret. Just as the Siberian shaman (commonly dressing in red and white) would enter through the opening in the roof of a home where a ritual was to be done, Santa Claus also arrives on the roof and enters through the chimney. Just as the shamans would gather the mushrooms in bags which they would bring with them when performing a ceremony, Santa Claus also (on the Holy Day) brings presents in a bag. The Santa Claus we see today evolved from traditions developed in Germany. It is fairly common knowledge that the Weihnachtsmann (St. Nick) was an amalgamation of older Germanic/Norse gods such as Thor, Donner, Odin and Wotan. What's missing here is just as Santa flies through the skies in his sleigh, Odin (as well as the rest) rode through the sky in his chariot, which is depicted in the stars by "The Big Dipper". The Big Dipper is the chariot of Odin & Wotan, Thor, King Arthur, and even Osiris (of Egypt). The chariot that circles the North Star in a 24 hour period is thus also known as the sleigh of Santa Claus because it circles his mythological home, the North Pole. It is no surprise that Nordic/Germanic gods have connection to mushrooms in their mythology. As Thor throws his mushroom-shaped hammer to the ground, mighty thunders and lightning cracks cause the real mushroom(s) to appear. As the horses pulling Odin through the sky in his chariot
become over-exerted, their blood-mingled spit falls to the ground and causes the Amanita mushrooms to grow at those exact points. The Osiris mythology has even more to add to this. To the Egyptians; South was up (North). Osiris was the lord of the underworld, the South, (South=down) which is why he circles the sky in the furthest possible lower (southern) area. Not only did Osiris ride the sky in a chariot, but after his death Isis found that an evergreen (Cedar) had grown overnight from a dead stump to full-sized (this also relates to the Djed pillar); which was understood as a sign of Osiris' rebirth and immortality. Interestingly, the traditional birth of Osiris is the 25th of December. The 25th of December was also celebrated annually by putting presents around the Cedar tree. This tradition is at least five thousand years old. The birth of Horus to the goddess-virgin-mother, Isis, is perhaps the eldest representation of the goddess/son mythology, yet it is impossible to know this or the real age of the Astro-theological-Virgo-giving-birth-to-the-child/god/star mythology for sure. However it is the oldest source I have found; it is very old.

Drying the mushrooms was/is a necessary procedure typically accomplished by stringing them up (like popcorn) and hanging them above the hearth of the fireplace. shamans and lay people alike, would gather and dry them. They gather all they can since they are a valuable commodity. Reindeer (native to Siberia) are known to be quite fond of eating these mushrooms. The mythology of flying Reindeer reflects the supposed pharmacological effects of such a meal.

This place setting and service was contributed by a very Laurence Stickney, he has been always an inspiration to me. It is certainly a real fine example of what a truly enlightened Christmas meal is all about. You don't have to read very far into this symbolism to realize what the table is saying about dinner. The idea of a "Sacred Meal" is incorporated into many ancient traditions that also celebrated the birth of the God on December 25th. The Sun, as it reaches the winter Solstice, ends its course across the heavens and appears to stop for 3 days, then it begins anew its trek across the heavens towards the Northern hemisphere. This 3 day "stoppage" was mythologized as the death of the Sun of God on the cross of the celestial 4 points, and after the 3 day waiting period as it began another precession across the sky, it was thought to return to life. Later mythologies transfer the death on the cross to a hanging on wood, and the 3 day death to the Son (Sun) being locked inside a tomb. The fact that the mushrooms must be dried before consumption is another euphemism of the god needing to die, or sacrifice himself, to save mankind through atonement (at-one-ment). This is only the beginning: only a few of the associations between this mushroom and Christmas traditions; there are more. Here are some synonymous names and/or terminologies given to this mushroom throughout history, many of which we will be exploring further. In fact, there are so many that expounding upon them could take a lifetime, therefore, obviously, this list is not all-inclusive. The Egyptian term; "the God of a thousand names" begins to make sense as this research begins to encompass so many other traditions, mythologies and religions.

9. SOMA (Hindu plant-god). Soma is also Greek for "body".

10. Amrita (Buddhist Magical Sacrament).

11. Ambrosia (Greek, "Food of the Gods").

12. The Holy Grail (note the Grail-like shape of the upturned muscaria mushroom; "Vessel containing the blood of the God").

13. Fruit of the Tree of life: Fruit of the Tree = the mushroom; the main body (mycellium) growing underground in a

14. Symbiotic relationship with the Pine tree.

15. The Golden Fleece

16. The Fountain of Youth: Ponce De' Leon is likely to have unknowingly kicked over the very thing for
which he was searching; the red muscaria grows under Longleaf Pine in northern Florida in December.

17. Haoma: Islamic Sacrament.

18. Manna: There are two kinds in the Bible; see John ch. 6 to 14. Manna means "mushroom".

19. Bread of Life: Yes, it's the "Loaf of Bliss".

20. Fountain of Living Waters: Its alive, 90% water, and shaped like a fountain.

21. Hidden Manna: See Rev. 2:17

22. The Cosmic Egg, The Easter Egg (What are we really mimicking at Easter? The mushroom hunt, OF COURSE).

23. The Prima Materia/Philosophers stone: The secret substance of the Alchemists (Get Clark Heinrich's book "Strange Fruit" for this one; fascinating!).

24. Soma: The Hindu plant God and elixir of immortality.

25. The Flesh of the God: The mushroom is very flesh-like and is depicted so.

26. The Fruit of the Tree of Knowledge/Life.

27. The Flesh of Jesus, and other Gods (Take and eat. This is my "body" [Greek, "SOMA"]).

28. The Hammer of Thor: The shape is obvious. Thor throws his mushroom-shaped hammer to the ground in a bolt of lightning and a mighty thunderous CRACK. Lightning is the mythical creator of the
mushroom.

29. The Small White Stone: The infant state of the mushroom resembles a small white stone.

30. The Elixir of Immortality: The churning-of-the-milky-ocean myth describes this in a phenomenal way.

31. The Feathered Serpent: From its first egg-state to its snake-looking second state, then shedding its universal veil (shedding its skin) and finally upturning its cap (gills resembling feathers). The feathered serpent is cosmopolitan in its symbology.

32. The Phoenix: From the ashes (spores) the egg appears. Then comes the upturned cap resembling a gold and red colored bird (the gills as feathers). Then the heat (sun) burns the mushroom and it dissolves, once again leaving only ashes (spores), and finally repeating the whole cycle.

33. Ankh: Waters and life, or the waters of life in Egypt.

34. Rudra: The Hindu red god of the forest.

35. Djed: The phallus or pillar of Osiris.

36. The One Eyed Howler: The round eye shape which represents the vision of the universe.

37. The Eye of Horus: (Djed-Eye) Sound familiar?

38. The World Tree: The mushroom is thought to be the creator of the world, in many cultures.

39. Celestial Food: The food of the Gods in the Egyptian "Book of the dead".

40. Aten: The Egyptian winged-disc.

41. Fly Agaric: Although "Fly" is commonly thought of in association with the "House-fly", there is also evidence that it refers to the act of "flying", as in taking spiritual flight.

Many times these representations are used severally in one depiction."

~John Allegro