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• Tolerance, "Right" and "Wrong" - excerpt from elsewhere

  by Serpent Rising April 25, 2011
  This is taken slightly out of context from another website's conversation thread, but wanted to share what I wrote here with you. My comment stems from a debate on collective consciousness between a number of people, a debate I observed as being somewhat ugly. In fact when I had made what I had thou...

• Mental Bend on Balance and Legs

  by Serpent Rising April 9, 2011
  Just thought this, has anyone heard of similar? [Well, I developed as I went along, so not the brief little idea I began with. It has turned now into a full-blown brain explosion. Don't mind the mess, I am working on cleanng up after myself ;)]   We have a brain which deals primarily with th...

• Alan Watts: Enlightened Genius... and alcoholic?

  by Serpent Rising April 8, 2011
  I realize if the subject of alcoholism/drugs/addiction makes you uncomfortable,  you may very well have concerns as to where I am leading this with such a title. I hope you will bear with me, and with the discomfort, and that the bearing of it is worth your while in the end. ;)   I have ...

• Interesting article on Chakras and Archetypes

  by Serpent Rising April 7, 2011
    Archetypes and the 7 Chakras   By Charles Mathias   The collective unconscious can be likened to a vast storehouse for the shared memories, experiences, wisdom, and universal archetypes of the human race.  Swiss psychologist Carl Jung, in The Archetypes of...
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• The Art of Not Being Offended*

  by Serpent Rising March 29, 2011
  *Sorry for the repetition, I forgot I hadn't blogged this, had only posted it to profile. The Art of Not Being Offended   By Dr. Jodi Prinzivalli   There is an ancient and well-kept secret to happiness which the Great Ones have known for centuries. They rarely talk...

• The Seven Hermetic Principles

  by Serpent Rising March 27, 2011
  - Thanks Charles -   "The Principles of Truth are Seven. He who knows these, understandingly, possesses the Magic Key before whose touch all the Doors of the Temple fly open." (KYBALION)   "In the early days, there was a compilation of certain Basic Hermetic Doctrines, passed on f...
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• "The Cup of Monad" translated by G.R.S. Mead

  by Serpent Rising March 26, 2011
  -Thanks Charles-   p. 85 CORPUS HERMETICUM IV. (V.) THE CUP OF MONAD OF HERMES TO TAT (Text: P. 34-40; Pat. 26b-27.) 1. Hermes. With Reason (Logos), not with hands, did the World-maker 1 make the universal World 2; so that thou thus shouldst think of Him as everywhere and ev...

• Loving Your Enemies by MLK

  by Serpent Rising March 26, 2011
  Loving Your Enemies November 17 1957 I am forced to preach under something of a handicap this morning. In fact, I had the doctor before coming to church. And he said that it would be best for me to stay in the bed this morning. And I insisted ...

• "How Good People Turn Evil, From Stanford to Abu Ghraib" by Kim

  by Serpent Rising March 16, 2011
  http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2008/02/ted_zimbardo?currentPage=1 MONTEREY, California -- Psychologist Philip Zimbardo has seen good people turn evil, and he thinks he knows why. Zimbardo will speak Thursday afternoon at the TED conference, where he plans to illustrate his points b...
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• Pineal Gland/Third Eye Theory; Effects of Flouride on the Pinea

  by Serpent Rising March 15, 2011
  Only a few months ago I reunited with a very old friend. After a while of reminiscing, we began to talk a bit about politics. She began expressing her deep concerns about flouride in the water system. I was not particularly familiar with the concern. She suggested fluoridated water had been used by ...

• Cherokee Legend, "The Wolves Within"

  by Serpent Rising March 14, 2011
  An old Grandfather said to his grandson, who came to him with anger at a friend who had done him an injustice, "Let me tell you a story. I too, at times, have felt a great hate for those that have taken so much, with no sorrow for what they do. But hate wears you down, and does not hurt your enemy...
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• Joseph Campbell "The Power of Myth"

  by Serpent Rising March 13, 2011
  Joseph Campbell's work was the foundation for the Matrix, the original Star Wars trilogy and certainly many other works both fictional and non-fictional. "Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth is essential viewing for anyone old enough to appreciate its vital teachings. One of the greatest inte...
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• Graham Hancock, "Quest for the Lost Civilization"

  by Serpent Rising March 13, 2011
  Graham Hancock - The Quest for the Lost Civilization http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amqlYJsbr54&playnext=1&list=PL288E7533E7CE5EA7 This is a 14-part playlist, I highly recommend it. "This documentary is a breathtaking odyssey, stretching from the pyramids of ancient Egypt to South American ruin...
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• Why no face?

  by Serpent Rising March 11, 2011
  I would like to state the reason for my lack of personally identifying information, such as an image of myself. In my history of internet use, I have found a small level of anonymity helps in eliminating bias, and that any judgments are made solely on what I choose to represent myself. Thank you for...
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