This is What's Next

NOW we understand the elephant species more - we now know that they are capable of painting a picture. We now understand everything there is to know about elephants!

or

We now understand that we know NOTHING about ourselves and the living beings we have treated like shit for the last thousand years. Our hearts our now being opened to a truer capacity of our experience...

Week 13 - Biology Lives On

1. What significance would you attribute to chimps "making tools"?
2. Giant toads and colossal squids - whatever next?

1.
Chimpanzees are near to us developmentally so it is of no surprise that they have fashioned 'tools' to kill other animals for food. What is more surprising is our continued human arrogance and ignorance of the inherent intelligence spread throughout all of the natural world - in living and non-living systems.

HA!

2.
Why are we so concerned with anomalies and why do we think we better understand something by pointing to the extremely aberrant aspects of a system? Or are we more fascinated by the discovery that there are things we haven't discovered yet? haven't conquered with our intellect yet... haven't identified and labeled with our 'perfect logic' and 'advanced sciences'.

Throughout this class, I have grown increasingly aware of my own opinions of the scientific assumptions and arrogance displayed by the human beings. What is next? How about we try to appreciate and understand the immense intelligence of the living universe rather than point at a giant squid and say, "Hey! I have never seen one this big - KILL IT so we can show everyone else and increase our understanding of the oceanic depths!"

I am just critical of the seeming lack of humble and respectful investigation into the mystery all around us. It is as though part of us is a bunch of blokes just blundering through reality, usually tripping over new perspectives and understandings and acting surprised, like we had no idea there was something we hadn't figured out.

I look forward to the persevering integrity of the clear and respectful observer that seeks to understand out of an admiration and love for all things; this is what science truly aspires to be...

Week 12 - Vaccination & Public Health

1. Should parents take a more active role in designing their children's immunization schedule?
2. Would I support making vaccination programs 'compulsory'?

1.
I currently find myself sitting in the midst of a mild storm of crap-flinging with regards to vaccination. Among this chaotic conversation, there are certain patterns that I have parsed out that seem to indicate some sort of sense:

• combining vaccination technologies with toxic compounds (e.g. mercury, formaldehyde) is no longer practiced and reduces the concern for vaccination toxicity in general
  
• giving vaccines to infants and babies is highly suspect and irresponsible on the part of the health-care profession
• more legitimate and clear testing needs to be done on these substances/experimental 'medicines' before we inject them into underdeveloped and vulnerable human beings
• 
  

So in answer to the question: Yes. Parents need to invest as much energy and discerning thought into the investigation of the histories and safety of the vaccinations before making a choice and developing a personalized vaccination schedule. I do not think it responsible or careful or wise to simply write all vaccinations off, ever simply because one doesn't want to invest time into research and would rather not even consider the choice they are making.

Vaccinations are a community issue because viral illness affects the welfare of our larger social organism, but I believe that more than an experimental chemical warfare against viruses is necessary in combating illness/disease/unwanted death. This brings me to the very broad but very relevant topic of the need for us to shift our entire paradigmatic understanding of our bodies, health, wellness, lifestyle and our relationship with the natural harmonic patterns that surround us and directly affect our well-being.

The Vaccination Liberation website gives a lovely reminder of the broader equation of health;

L O V E
+ R E S T
+ EXERCISE
+ SANITATION
+ NUTRITION
+ HYGIENE
+ NO-VACCINES*
= HEALTH

This equation illustrates the fact that vaccinations are useless in the context of a healthy community; a community that is in harmony with itself and the reality is resides in. The only thing I would add to this equation is some sort of spiritual attuning practice, otherwise, the details lie within the basic concepts and the larger idea is that this issue is more about redefining ourselves and our well-being than whether or not we want to be using experimental chemicals on our children and ourselves.

Other good sites on this issue:

• Immunization Action Coalition
• PATH - Bringing immunization to the poor of the world
• National Network for Immunization Information
• Vaccination News

2.
Compulsory Vaccination Programs - Hello No.

Why not? Because they are experimental chemical warfare on viruses and we generally do not have enough of an understanding of both the viruses and the chemicals' effect on our sensitive systems to enforce the taking of these substances.

I would rather that they be used in emergency situations to prevent the further spread of out-breaks but in order to ensure true health, I feel that we should focus on educating ourselves about true nutrition, wellness, stress-reduction & lifestyle re-structuring towards the goal of greater personal empowerment and well-being.

I feel that there is a deeply-rooted mental disease and delusion about disease and death in our society/culture and we must first confront this and work on this if we are to ever truly experience wellness. Perhaps the reason we are susceptible to diseases is because we are complete out of alignment with the natural cycles of energy in our own bodies, our homes, our communities, our planets and our galaxy. We have cut ourselves off from the living flow of life-energy that moves through all things and in order to be healthy, we must reconnect to this flow - this includes:

• eating as locally grown, organic, whole-foods as possible
• eating seasonally and in accord with our own constitutions/body-needs
• re-aligning with our own bodies' intelligence and spiritual aspects through meditations, energy-healing/work, and signing/chanting/dancing
• re-committing ourselves to our families - our personal families, our local community families and global communities - not just human beings but all forms of living consciousness
• practicing gratitude daily
• remembering our heart and gut intelligences and harmonizing them with our mind intelligence
• confronting our fear of death and disease - realizing that these are natural manifestations and processes of life-energy that are necessary for harmonious flow, we will re-orient ourselves to these concepts/experiences and realize that there are more efficient and fulfilling ways to minimize their occurrence in the flow of our individual and collective experience

If we can do these things on a larger scale and within ourselves, then we will realize that developing a chemical poison to attack pathogenic/harmful energies - virus/bacteria/etc is actually a waste of energy and ultimately locks us in a loop of conflict, fear, and pain.

I would fight any attempt to enforce compulsory poisoning, especially regarding vaccinations. Let people decide what is best for them and I am sure it will work itself out - despite the many many mistakes we have and continue to make, everything seems to continue to unfold without any effort.... maybe we should effort less?

Week 11 - The Gates of Life

1. Global Food Crisis? What would I do?
2. Carbon Offsets? Effective or No?
3. Laughter as the best medicine?

1.
Were I given complete control over all resources and means to correct the disharmonies that are causing hunger in the world this is one thing I might do:
I would take almost all of the monies and resources and people and energy in general that is being directed toward murder/defense/terror/etc. and redirect it towards projects that would restore ecosystems and local food production around the world, especially urban centers in our own country where there are children starving for REAL FOOD and connection with the natural cycles of life. Providing people with the means to produce their own food by buying up land, providing the tools, seeds, education and any other needed support would restore people's sense of power, control, peace, nourishment and satisfaction. This is what happened in Cuba... as seen in the photo;


Just redirect the energy... use conscious, creative joyous energy to channel it rather than fear, hatred, and destructive misunderstanding.


2.
"Carbon Offsets" - "

Carbon offsetting as part of a "carbon neutral" lifestyle has gained some appeal and momentum mainly among consumers in western countries who have become aware and concerned about the potentially negative environmental effects of energy-intensive lifestyles and economies. The Kyoto Protocol has sanctioned offsets as a way for governments and private companies to earn carbon credits which can be traded on a marketplace. The protocol established the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), which validates and measures projects to ensure they produce authentic benefits and are genuinely "additional" activities that would not otherwise have been undertaken. Organisations that have difficulty meeting their emissions quota are able to offset by buying CDM-approved Certified Emissions Reductions. The CDM encourages projects that involve, for example, sustainable power generation, changes in land use, and forestry, although not all trading countries allow their companies to buy all types of credit. (Wikipedia)

I honestly see this fabrication as a denial of the immediacy of the situation and an allowance of capitalistic consumerism to continue as usual. Reduce emissions do create a false relationship between a planted tree and the emissions generated by your coal plant or factory's chemical plumes....

I am refraining from intense vulgarities... but this whole idea is ridiculous. Somebody needs to buy some carbon offsets for the steam and natural gas rising from this pile of shit. Carbon offsets are bull.


3.
And so... we laugh, otherwise we would be holding in all the ridiculous distortions of energy we have learned to manifest. LAUGH or become a crippled being... laugh and be healed... be made whole and free and relaxed... let the energy flow through you.

I love laughter and I love the mystery of laughter... David Byrne of the Talking Heads once said, "The Universe has infinite jokes." This, to me, is yet another sign of the Universe's infinitely healing quality; there is an abundance of good and friendly qualities available to those who wish to enjoy them...

Laughter is the physical, psychic, and spiritual enjoyment of/release of any and all energies. If this isn't healing, then I don't know what else could be.

So laugh:

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Orchid Time-Lapse HD from danLinfield on Vimeo.

Week 10 - Diversity of Life

1. How would you prioritize the reintroduction of the American Bison into its natural home?
2. How would you assess the "New pill promises to reduce breast cancer risk"?

1.
For me, this says it all (or most of it, anyway) :

"We recognize the bison is a symbol of our strength and unity, and that as we bring our herds back to health, we will also bring out people back to health." - Fred DuBray, Cheyenne River Sioux

For me, any return to a deeper respect and intimate relationship with of our animal ancestors would be tremendously healing, helpful, and empowering for the human beings. With this in mind, I believe that the returning of the Bison to their land and abundance is extremely important and relevant to our times and our needs.


2.
I am all for the improvement of health, freedom, body-wellness and healthy body-image. I am all for feeling good.

I am also highly suspect of ANYTHING that stops the monthly release of blood and energy that the female human body expresses. I realize that the effects of preventing the period may not be immediately or directly noticed but I would like this to stopping the release of urine or sweat, or any other substance naturally coming out of the body.

I would say that this is the MOST risky aspect of this proposed pharmaceutical chemical cocktail. Also, considering that we are finding contraceptive chemicals from the Pill and other pharmaceutical birth-control substances in our drinking water, I find it ironic to think that we would be flushing a new birth-control and anti-cancer chemical down the toilet while suffering from cancer potentially caused by, or connected with the drinking of toxic water. This new chemical - mifeopristone - is completely unknown to the human body or the natural world. How much are we going to test it? or how much has it been tested and the appropriate number of people educated about it that we can now release it publicly?? This article only offers "protective effect" and signs that the chemical, when put in contact with cancerous cells, appears to have "limited their growth". So, is this insurance enough that this pill I am going to ask you to take is safe? Are you convinced? I bet the lab rats who were given this drug aren't!

I love this woman's quotation, it reveals some amazing logic; Anna Glasier says, "The idea that not having a period is unnatural is not true. Years ago, women would be pregnant, or breastfeeding and died much earlier; we had far fewer periods."

WHAT? so what I am reading is: it isn't not natural to stop having a period indefinitely because of taking a foriegn chemical substance BECAUSE women of yore had fewer periods??

wait.

women had less periods in the past? really? because why?
because they were pregnant, breastfeeding or dying... riiiiiiiggggghhhhhhht...

Who are these people and what pill(s) are they on?

There are herbs that do the same thing aren't there? Contraception isn't some new modern wiz-technology... it's been around since before we can remember.


Here is an appropriate quotation:

"In science one tries to tell people, in such a way as to be understood by everyone, something that no one ever knew before. But in poetry, it's the exact opposite." - Paul Dirac

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