Ming I - Focus!
Once the world was threatened by seven suns which dried up the waters, scorched the crops and killed the people. Yi the archer was called. With his bow he drowned six suns and was left with only one to behold. Sufficient in its warmth and light. Wise Yi.
From the I Ching (pronounced YiJing) - the ancient Chinese shamanic oracle of change.
It means, if you have alot of problems overwhelming you, you should put all to rest but one. Until you have dealt with that one, do not attempt to deal with the others. You will only be overwhelmed again. But one problem at a time is quiet welcome.
Sometimes the only thing you can change is your attitude.
In the 1920's a Danish explorer, Knud Rusmussen, was exploring Lapland when he came upon two Eskimo shaman sitting exposed at a small fire made of whale blubber. Rusmussen was a missionary and began to tell the Eskimo's about his beliefs. He said he had something that would warm their hearts and offer them a comfort they had never known. The Eskimos were intrigued. He told them about the creation of the Earth and heaven and hell. While he was explaining the great fires of hell, one Eskimo said the the other. Sounds awesome, how do we get there?
More shamanic stories from around the world. Sobriety:
A story by Master Alan Watts in his 1970's lectures, tells;
There was an American tour group in the early 70's who had saved up to go to India to find enlightenment, as was the rage back then. They arrived on the sub-continent, welcomed by a tropical monsoon, congested streets and the typical squalor of Delhi as they made their way through the bustling city and out toward the hill country, to the ashram of a particular guru they had agreed to follow. When they arrived the guru was not in residence and they were most disappointed, but were assured that he would soon be arriving. Maybe tomorrow, maybe next week.
They were shown to their quarters and given tasks, like cleaning floors and latrines - perfect work for devotees, seeking the way. The first day or two were novel and they did their chores with enthusiasm and piety. By day three it was getting tedious. The guru arrived two days before they were to leave, so with mixed feelings they puckered up and dressed in their linen to meet the master.
That first afternoon was truly moving and just what they had wished for. They sat at his feet for hours and asked many questions and received fascinating answers. Most of the next day they spent in silence, drained but glowing from the awakening experience with this
holy man. The following day they would be leaving and the guru decided they should have a party for the American guests.
So the party started and the tourists arrived barefoot wearing garlands. The guru was in jeans and a t-shirt drinking whiskey and smoking cigarettes. The tourists were puzzled. As the night progressed and the party got a little more raucous the tourists were heading for bed when they saw the guru laying with two women on a couch, positively enibrieted. What is this- said one tourist visibly upset at this behaviour.
The next day before they left, they were greeting the other devotees and finally the guru, who was sitting in his usual spot
dressed in a robe, watching everyone work and speaking to other tourists.
They waited their turn and most humbly, the American, who could not contain his concerns finally asked.
Master, forgive me for my question. We came from America to escape the vices of life and learn how to live a sober dedicated life of meditation and quiet. Yet last night felt just like any street party back home. How do you explain the need to use alcohol and cigarettes?
The guru was quiet for a while then said. A life seeking only pleasure leads to hangover.
A life seeking only abstinence leads to misery.
So my friend ...when we have no alcohol and cigarettes... we meditate.
Seek the middle way.
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The Story of the White Calf Buffalo Woman and the Sacred Smoke
19 generations ago, there was great famine. The chief of the Lakota sent out two scouts to hunt for food, saying they should not return until successful. The young men travelled for many days but the land was bare. Finally they saw a white cloud in the distance. After three more days they located the base of the cloud at the foot of a cliff with thousands of buffalo grazing the scrub. From the cloud, they saw a figure emerge. As they approached, they saw that it was a beautiful young woman in a short buck skin frock. She had raven hair, olive skin and eyes of emerald green. One of the men was filled with lust for the woman. He approached her, teasing his companion that he would take her as a wife. His companion warned him that she was "wakan' (sacred) and anything sacrilegious would be dangerous. The man ignored his friend.
The second man watched as the first approached and embraced the woman, during which time the cloud enveloped the pair. When the cloud disappeared, only the woman and a pile of bones remained. The scout trembling, tried to draw his bow. But the holy woman beckoned him on saying no harm would come to him, as she could see into his heart and it was good. The woman spoke Lakota, the young scout decided to trust her. 
She explained that if he did as she instructed, his people would prospur. The scout promised to do what she instructed, and returned to his encampment, call the Council, and prepare a feast for her arrival. She arrived with more buffalo than the clan could eat and taught the Lakota seven sacred ceremonies to protect the Mother Earth and also gave them the čhaŋnúŋpa, the sacred ceremonial pipe.
Credo Mutwa speaks of them in Indaba my Children. They were said to carry a strange mercury like orb. When they desired so, they could flick the orb into the air and before it landed in their palm they would vanish, suggesting they possessed some advanced technology.
When you smoke you place the herb ( harvest) into the earth bowl of the pipe, invite your ancestors to join you, chattering to them as you would the other present company. Light the pipe and draw the smoke through the bowl and stem, (a tree, our lungs) and exhale the smoke upward that your ancestors might enjoy the sweet scent and share your harvest.
This is one of the ancient sacred rituals of smoking.
Next time you enjoy a smoke remember that it is a luxury to be had when giving thanks.
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Credo Mutwa's Necklace. - Mystery
The word Zulu means 'People from the Stars.' The Zulu name for the supreme deity is Nkulunkulu, literally the “old one.” Nkulunkulu is thought to be the 'first cause' of all things that exist. He taught the Zulus ancestors how to plant corn, how to use fire, how to find iron, and how to gather herbs for medicine, among other things. In fact, he is the one who named all of the animals and the trees, and nothing came into existence without the energy of Nkulunkulu. To indicate the primary position that Nkulunkulu holds in the society, the Zulu elders bestow the most honored name for Nkulunkulu as Mvelinquanagi. The Great- Most High, which means that he came first.
Nkulunkulu is a being from the Chituri, believed to be of extraterrestrial origin. A glowing race of beings. They were called M'zungu. The shinning gods.
The photo is of Credo Mutwa's necklace which since his passing, three months ago, has become a national relic/ treasure.
It unmistakably depicts an aroused alien being, a human woman (protecting her cooch) and a UFO like disc with a hand bearing symbolic pictograms. The copper it is made of cannot be dated but the piece was crafted more than 500 years ago.
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The Dreamtime
Dreamtime is the foundation of Aboriginal religion and culture. Its legends date back some 65,000 years in geneology. It is their version of the story of how the universe came to be, how human beings were created and how their Creator intended for humans to function within the world as they saw it.
Also known as Ayers Rock, Uluru is believed to have been created at the beginning of time by 10 ancestors, or spirit people, of the Aboriginal people. Rock art at Ayers Rock emphasise this connection with the beginnings of the local Anangu people.
According to Uluru dreamtime, the world was a featureless place until the ancestors of the Anangu emerged and travelled across 'the first land', creating features like Uluru that we see today as Ayers Rock, which represents the physical evidence of their time on the earth and is seen as one of their most sacred and inspiring creations.
Ayers Rock highlights the amazing rock paintings of the local Anangu people which are seen as a record of the very period of 'dreamtime'. IE: Their oral tradition matches the art accurately.
Aboriginal people understood the Dreamtime as 'the beginning that never ended.' They held the belief that the Dreamtime is a period on a continuum of past, present and future. ( a timeless vortex)
The Dreamtime may be difficult for many of us to understand fully but it is part of who the Aboriginal people are, possibly who we are as humans, the very essence and reason for being here in our most vital form. It is all encompassing and will forever be at the centre of their existence as a people.
Observations
The Australian continent, being part of the Indo-Australian Plate (more specifically, the Australian Plate), is the lowest, flattest, and oldest landmass on Earth and has had a relatively stable geological history in relation to ' younger plates'
Daintree Rainforest' covers an area of approximately 1200 square kilometres and extends from the Daintree River, north of Cooktown and west to the Great Divide. It is the oldest intact lowland tropical rainforest in the world, thought to be around 180 million years old.
There is much wisdom in ancient tales. You just need to adjust your ears to hear between the lies we have been told about indigenous people.
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Democratia~
Many religious scholars I have debated will regularly refer to western standards and advancements in civillization and technology as examples of how the Bible somehow influenced progress. Nothing could be further from the truth.
Philosophers on the other hand know that their forebears like Socrates, Plato and Aristotle laid the foundations of secular society as we know it in terms of justice, art, architecture, warefare, music and feasting or culinary diversity today, despite monotheism's limitations.
We often think of the ancient Greeks and Romans as democratic civilians much like we are today, pondering mathematical problems or contemplating new roads that lead where...
Today we look upon former and adjacent cultures and call them
Under the watchful instruction of head druid, Guttinir, the young Averné, with the aid of some strong omens, soon rose to become a mighty warrior and powerful magician. He won the respect of his enemy and oppressor, who once called him a true son of Rome, the greatest general of all time, Gaius Julius Caesar, as he and his wild band outsmarted and pillaged the mighty Roman army several times, sending them back over the Alps with their red tails btw their legs on more than one occasion.
primitive or misguided. We think we understand reality best in the West.
Of all the cultures and beliefs that ever were, some of which lasted centuries and made great advances, somehow were just lucky but ultimately wrong. We insist that we understand reality best. But do we?
What if an independent judge or group were to observe the human race and the planet it occupies in the modern age? How would they rate us?
Photo: The Pale Blue Dot- NASA
One of the most famous photos in the world and one of the most significant photos of earth, taken from Voyager 1 as it left our solar system on Valentine's day 1990. Cosmologist, Carl Sagan requested one last photo. This is what our neighbors might first notice before deciding to come have a look around. Can you find earth, suspended in a sunbeam.
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Vercingétorix: The Druid King
~People's Hero of Gaul
I want to introduce you to a lesser known legend, a people's hero, in a time when oppression again threatens the freedom our ancestors have paid for in blood.
The young Vercingétorix begins his oddesey at the death of his father, Celtius, chieftain of the Averné, around 55BCE, when he is still a boy.
His handsome statue still adorns the city of Alesia, where he finally gave himself over to Rome to save his people's culture and dignity. Vercingétorix is a shamanic hero because the magic that guided his destiny ensured his bravery that epitomizes the very essence of liberté and the French people's liberated ways today. He lived and died between the world's. He loved and killed across the lines and was 
To train the citizens of Oceania for complete submission and devotion to Big Brother and the Party the family bond has been completely devalued, as “No one dares trust a wife or a child or a friend any longer.” The Junior Spies is an organization in which children have become the police and denouncers of their parents in the name of Big Brother. By this means, the Party has managed to wedge itself between one of the most powerful instinctual bonds to turn parental devotion into fear and children into faithful machines of the Party as an extension of the Thought Police. Parsons’ remark “In fact I’m proud of her. It shows I brought her up in the right spirit, anyway” in response to his daughter’s betrayal, clearly portrays the Party’s influence in the family institution. Not only does the daughter value the Party’s approval more than her father’s life, but also Parsons’ appropriate response is to be grateful for the betrayal and to those who enforce it.
mourned by all who ever knew of him, even his enemies because he was the essence of the romantic human soul seeking freedom. I cannot do such a forgotten hero justice in these few lines but here is an author who certainly does. A great read. #thedruidking.normanspinrad
#one.man.against.the.might.of.rome
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Orwellian Good sex Bad sex.
George Orwell's novel 1984 explores intimate human relationships in a bleak futuristic society as experienced by protagonist Winston Smith. Since there are few bonds stronger than those developed from loving relationships among family, friends, and lovers, the only entity acceptable 'to love' in Oceania is the party, Big Brother. This restriction is necessary to achieve complete power and control over its citizens, as the Party must dissolve all loyalties derived through love, sex, and family and redirect them upon itself. By destroying trust the Party has “cut the links between child and parent, and between man and man, and between man and woman”
The betrayal of the family bond is a common theme in 1984. (Likewise in all cults~ Luke 14:26)
Through its control of marriages and sexual mores, the Party resembles a conservative religious institution. By attempting to control people’s loyalties and loves, and redirect those towards itself, the Party posits itself as the end and the ultimate salvation.
The terms good sex and bad sex are 'newspeak terms' in '1984' relating to when the powers that be began dictating to the people about their sexual relations.
As a matter of interest, there is a 36 year gap btw when 1984 was written (1948) and the year 1984. There is also a 36 year gap btw 1984 and today when the govt in the UK begins to dictate the sex lives of its citizens.
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