http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECsZH-Ry3mo scent of a woman
http://www.bitrebels.com/geek/radioator-cup-keeps-your-hands-cool/
http://www.break.com/movie-trailers/ninja-assassin-trailer.html
Monday, January 31, 2011
Saturday, January 29, 2011
Friday, January 28, 2011
I was being serious!
http://www.wikihow.com/Calm-Down
MUSIC:
1 song?
Good morning to you
Good morning to you,
Good morning, dear children,
Good morning to all.
Happy Birthday to you, happy birthday to you!
Happy Birthday, dear strangelightandsound.blogspot.com...
Happy Birthday to you!!
http://www.wikihow.com/Say-Hello-in-Different-Languages
higher ground
MUSIC:
1 song?
Good morning to you
Good morning to you,
Good morning, dear children,
Good morning to all.
Happy Birthday to you, happy birthday to you!
Happy Birthday, dear strangelightandsound.blogspot.com...
Happy Birthday to you!!
http://www.wikihow.com/Say-Hello-in-Different-Languages
higher ground
echo
cherub rock
clocks
the last time
are you in?
crawl
lungs
tight pants
and such, and so forth...
core concepts: spot the problems...
sound healing.
Inappropriate aggression is generally associated with impaired executive cognitive processes, typically the abilities to resist impulses, to modulate behavior and to understand the consequences of one's behavior. These cognitive processes depend on the prefrontal cortex, which is impaired in many aggressive individuals.
There are as many connections in the cerebral cortex as there are stars in the Milky Way.
BTW,
Air is the name given to atmosphere used in breathing and photosynthesis. Dry air contains roughly (by volume) 78.09% nitrogen, 20.95% oxygen, 0.93%argon, 0.039% carbon dioxide, and small amounts of other gases.
Frankie say... relax.
http://www.ehow.com/how_4933711_overcome-pill-swallowing-phobia.html
How can we make civil discourse more of a responsibility than an aspect of our political system?
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_can_cultural_insensitivity_effect_your_business
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WxC1PtIvsY
From Publishers Weekly:
In this companion volume to his bestseller, Emotional Intelligence, Goleman persuasively argues for a new social model of intelligence drawn from the emerging field of social neuroscience. Describing what happens to our brains when we connect with others, Goleman demonstrates how relationships have the power to mold not only human experience but also human biology. In lucid prose he describes from a neurobiological perspective sexual attraction, marriage, parenting, psychopathic behaviors and the group dynamics of teachers and workers. Goleman frames his discussion in a critique of society's creeping disconnection in the age of the iPod, constant digital connectivity and multitasking. Vividly evoking the power of social interaction to influence mood and brain chemistry, Goleman discusses the "toxicity" of insult and unpleasant social experience as he warns of the dangers of self-absorption and poor attention and reveals the positive effects of feel-good neurochemicals that are released in loving relationships and in caregiving. Drawing on numerous studies, Goleman illuminates new theories about attachment, bonding, and the making and remaking of memory as he examines how our brains are wired for altruism, compassion, concern and rapport. The massive audience for Emotional Intelligence will revel in Goleman's latest passionately argued case for the benefits to society of empathetic social attunement. (Oct. 3)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WxC1PtIvsY
From Publishers Weekly:
In this companion volume to his bestseller, Emotional Intelligence, Goleman persuasively argues for a new social model of intelligence drawn from the emerging field of social neuroscience. Describing what happens to our brains when we connect with others, Goleman demonstrates how relationships have the power to mold not only human experience but also human biology. In lucid prose he describes from a neurobiological perspective sexual attraction, marriage, parenting, psychopathic behaviors and the group dynamics of teachers and workers. Goleman frames his discussion in a critique of society's creeping disconnection in the age of the iPod, constant digital connectivity and multitasking. Vividly evoking the power of social interaction to influence mood and brain chemistry, Goleman discusses the "toxicity" of insult and unpleasant social experience as he warns of the dangers of self-absorption and poor attention and reveals the positive effects of feel-good neurochemicals that are released in loving relationships and in caregiving. Drawing on numerous studies, Goleman illuminates new theories about attachment, bonding, and the making and remaking of memory as he examines how our brains are wired for altruism, compassion, concern and rapport. The massive audience for Emotional Intelligence will revel in Goleman's latest passionately argued case for the benefits to society of empathetic social attunement. (Oct. 3)
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From Scientific American:
We all recognize a special capacity that humans have—some more so than others—to connect with others in a deep and direct way. We see this quality expressed by a performer revving a crowd, a doctor healing a patient or a mother putting a child to sleep. To orchestrate these tasks, a person must sense and stimulate the reactions and mood of another. In 1995 Daniel Goleman, a Harvard University–trained psychologist and writer for the New York Times, published Emotional Intelligence, in which he discussed the human ability "to manage our own emotions and inner potential for positive relationships." Now he goes a step further. In Social Intelligence, he enlarges his scope to encompass our human abilities to connect with one another. "We are wired to connect," Goleman says. "Neuroscience has discovered that our brain’s very design makes it sociable, inexorably drawn into an intimate brain-to-brain linkup whenever we engage with another person. That neural bridge lets us affect the brain—and so the body—of everyone we interact with, just as they do us." Each encounter between people primes the emotions. This neurological pas de deux stimulates our nervous systems, affecting hormones, heart rate, circulation, breathing and the immune system. Goleman peppers his discourse with anecdotes to illustrate the power of social intelligence. From the countertop of Rosie Garcia, a multitasking baker in New York’s Grand Central Terminal, to the tantrum-tainted class of a Texas teacher, he shows how social sensitivity and wisdom can profoundly reshape conflicts. In one encounter in Iraq, a quick-witted U.S. commander turned a Muslim mob’s threats into laughter when he ordered his soldiers to kneel, lower rifl es and smile—averting a potentially fatal clash. Goleman deftly discusses relevant neural pathways, including the thalamus and amygdala, which together regulate sensory and arousal stimuli. He speaks of spindle cells, which rapidly process social decisions; of mirror neurons, which sense another’s movements; of dopamine neurons, which react to pleasure-inducing neurotransmitters that flow freely while two lovers gaze. The author’s introductory tour through this emerging research landscape helps readers grasp core concepts of social neuroscience, illustrating abstractions with poignant anecdotes, without excessive jargon. Goleman also explains how such research may influence our lives. Given our socially reactive brains, we must "be wise," he says, and be aware of the ways that our moods influence the biology of each life we touch.
From Scientific American:
We all recognize a special capacity that humans have—some more so than others—to connect with others in a deep and direct way. We see this quality expressed by a performer revving a crowd, a doctor healing a patient or a mother putting a child to sleep. To orchestrate these tasks, a person must sense and stimulate the reactions and mood of another. In 1995 Daniel Goleman, a Harvard University–trained psychologist and writer for the New York Times, published Emotional Intelligence, in which he discussed the human ability "to manage our own emotions and inner potential for positive relationships." Now he goes a step further. In Social Intelligence, he enlarges his scope to encompass our human abilities to connect with one another. "We are wired to connect," Goleman says. "Neuroscience has discovered that our brain’s very design makes it sociable, inexorably drawn into an intimate brain-to-brain linkup whenever we engage with another person. That neural bridge lets us affect the brain—and so the body—of everyone we interact with, just as they do us." Each encounter between people primes the emotions. This neurological pas de deux stimulates our nervous systems, affecting hormones, heart rate, circulation, breathing and the immune system. Goleman peppers his discourse with anecdotes to illustrate the power of social intelligence. From the countertop of Rosie Garcia, a multitasking baker in New York’s Grand Central Terminal, to the tantrum-tainted class of a Texas teacher, he shows how social sensitivity and wisdom can profoundly reshape conflicts. In one encounter in Iraq, a quick-witted U.S. commander turned a Muslim mob’s threats into laughter when he ordered his soldiers to kneel, lower rifl es and smile—averting a potentially fatal clash. Goleman deftly discusses relevant neural pathways, including the thalamus and amygdala, which together regulate sensory and arousal stimuli. He speaks of spindle cells, which rapidly process social decisions; of mirror neurons, which sense another’s movements; of dopamine neurons, which react to pleasure-inducing neurotransmitters that flow freely while two lovers gaze. The author’s introductory tour through this emerging research landscape helps readers grasp core concepts of social neuroscience, illustrating abstractions with poignant anecdotes, without excessive jargon. Goleman also explains how such research may influence our lives. Given our socially reactive brains, we must "be wise," he says, and be aware of the ways that our moods influence the biology of each life we touch.
Monday, January 24, 2011
This Love Song Lasts Forever - or - Fuckin and Fightin it's NOT all the same - or - Obama and I Are Going Twelve Rounds, then Having Twelve Beers Together - or - WTF'didju call me!? - or - Cancer Is a Bad Joke.
http://www.nature.com/neuro/journal/v9/n11/full/nn1106-1347.html
Aggression is critical to survival, but so is learning when to suppress aggressive impulses. Is it appropriate to head-butt someone who insults your sister during a world championship soccer game when a penalty could cost your team the trophy? Words may provoke, but context matters. Over normal development, impulsive aggressive tendencies diminish, reason rules, and strict social rules about aggression become a guidepost for navigating through adolescence and adulthood.
As the title suggests, Biology of Aggression is heavily weighted toward understanding the role of biology in aggressive behavior. This timely volume covers genetics, neurotransmitters, hormones, development, pharmacology and psychophysiology. Almost all the chapters are up to date, point out weaknesses in previous investigations and suggest future directions—a real help to the novice in this area. Of course, one principal reason that neuroscientists study aggression is to learn how to modulate it in humans and perhaps how to cope with it in other species. This book provides a good yardstick to measure where we stand in attaining those goals, while making clear that we are not yet able to predict with any useful degree of precision who will be aggressive and when they will be aggressive.
In humans, aggression comes in many forms: verbal, physical, sexual; with or without a weapon; impulsive or premeditated. As noted in the book, a major problem is the absence of a widely acceptable definition for aggression across different species and adequately validated scales for kind and severity of aggressive acts. Despite these inherent limitations, the book articulates some clear findings on the relationships of brain structure, chemistry, physiology, and aggression.
We've all seen the Matrix, right? We haven't!? Oh shit man, we gotta watch it!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j82GKTgVDkw
What he should have said is: Mental Chronometry is the use of response time in perceptual-motor tasks to infer the content,
duration, and temporal sequencing of cognitive operations. Mental chronometry is one of the core paradigms of experimental and
cognitive psychology, and has found application in various disciplines including cognitive psychophysiology/cognitive neuroscience and behavioral neuroscience to elucidate mechanisms underlying cognitive processing.
Mental chronometry is studied using the measurements of reaction time (RT). Reaction time is the elapsed time between the
presentation of a sensory stimulus and the subsequent behavioral response. In psychometric psychology it is considered to
be an index of speed of processing. That is, it indicates how fast the thinker can execute the mental operations needed
by the task at hand. In turn, speed of processing is considered an index of processing efficiency. The behavioral response
is typically a button press but can also be an eye movement, a vocal response, or some other observable behavior.
"Shaolin Kung Fu"
Lee became an iconic figure known throughout the world, particularly among the Chinese, as he portrayed Chinese nationalism in
his films. While Lee initially trained in Wing Chun, he later rejected well-defined martial art styles, favouring instead to
utilise useful techniques from various sources in the spirit of his personal martial arts philosophy he dubbed Jeet Kune Do
(The Way of the Intercepting Fist).
Rush Limbaugh does not speak for America.
Medical terminology rap, song, rapsong:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7BLecTNVzo
Yes, but is it necessary?
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/23/health/policy/23drug.html?src=me&ref=health
"Our family pet saved my life." http://paranormal.about.com/library/weekly/aa092699.htm
Aggression is critical to survival, but so is learning when to suppress aggressive impulses. Is it appropriate to head-butt someone who insults your sister during a world championship soccer game when a penalty could cost your team the trophy? Words may provoke, but context matters. Over normal development, impulsive aggressive tendencies diminish, reason rules, and strict social rules about aggression become a guidepost for navigating through adolescence and adulthood.
As the title suggests, Biology of Aggression is heavily weighted toward understanding the role of biology in aggressive behavior. This timely volume covers genetics, neurotransmitters, hormones, development, pharmacology and psychophysiology. Almost all the chapters are up to date, point out weaknesses in previous investigations and suggest future directions—a real help to the novice in this area. Of course, one principal reason that neuroscientists study aggression is to learn how to modulate it in humans and perhaps how to cope with it in other species. This book provides a good yardstick to measure where we stand in attaining those goals, while making clear that we are not yet able to predict with any useful degree of precision who will be aggressive and when they will be aggressive.
In humans, aggression comes in many forms: verbal, physical, sexual; with or without a weapon; impulsive or premeditated. As noted in the book, a major problem is the absence of a widely acceptable definition for aggression across different species and adequately validated scales for kind and severity of aggressive acts. Despite these inherent limitations, the book articulates some clear findings on the relationships of brain structure, chemistry, physiology, and aggression.
We've all seen the Matrix, right? We haven't!? Oh shit man, we gotta watch it!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j82GKTgVDkw
What he should have said is: Mental Chronometry is the use of response time in perceptual-motor tasks to infer the content,
duration, and temporal sequencing of cognitive operations. Mental chronometry is one of the core paradigms of experimental and
cognitive psychology, and has found application in various disciplines including cognitive psychophysiology/cognitive neuroscience and behavioral neuroscience to elucidate mechanisms underlying cognitive processing.
Mental chronometry is studied using the measurements of reaction time (RT). Reaction time is the elapsed time between the
presentation of a sensory stimulus and the subsequent behavioral response. In psychometric psychology it is considered to
be an index of speed of processing. That is, it indicates how fast the thinker can execute the mental operations needed
by the task at hand. In turn, speed of processing is considered an index of processing efficiency. The behavioral response
is typically a button press but can also be an eye movement, a vocal response, or some other observable behavior.
"Shaolin Kung Fu"
Shaolin Kung Fu refers to a collection of Chinese martial arts that claim affiliation with the Shaolin Monastery. Of the tens of thousands of kung fu and wushu styles, several hundred might have some relationship to Shaolin; however, aside from a few very well known systems, such as Xiao Hong Quan, the Da Hong Quan, Yin Shou Gun, Damo Sword, etc., it would be almost impossible to establish a verifiable connection to the Temple for any one particular art.
Ever grab a bull by the horns? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRxhlJGYe1o
Shaolin super humans: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k249iTCIgGM
Bruce Lee (born Lee Jun-fan; 27 November 1940 – 20 July 1973) was a Chinese American and Hong Kong actor, martial arts instructor, philosopher, film director, film producer, screenwriter, and founder of the Jeet Kune Do martial arts movement. He is considered one of the most influential martial artists of the 20th century, and a cultural icon.
Lee became an iconic figure known throughout the world, particularly among the Chinese, as he portrayed Chinese nationalism in
his films. While Lee initially trained in Wing Chun, he later rejected well-defined martial art styles, favouring instead to
utilise useful techniques from various sources in the spirit of his personal martial arts philosophy he dubbed Jeet Kune Do
(The Way of the Intercepting Fist).
Rush Limbaugh does not speak for America.
Don't become an agent... become A CHANGE AGENT.
Welcome to THE NEW RENAISSANCE!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7BLecTNVzo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07v53fCRzOQ
I have a way to give myself self-confidence without being a bad person...
Foo Fighters - Wind up
I have a choice between the bat or the belt
each time I hear about the hand you've been delt
spare me confession
it's confession you sell
maybe I'll fall behind
but I don't mind
'cause I'll catch up
I want a song that's indelible
like manimal
I hope you never see me wind up
will I be happy on the back of the shelf?
will you be happy when we're sharing a cell?
spare me your questions since you know me so well
someday you'll realize
that I get shy and I choke up
I want a song that's indelible
like manimal
I hope you never see me wind up
what is wrong with this animal?
I'm terrible
I hope you never see me wind up
farewell my sweet paramania
farewell my sweet paramania
my only promise is that I'll never tell
keep you at a distance from the things that I felt
I'll bite the bullet
take the beating
until I take it back anyway
what was I supposed to say?
I want a song that's indelible
like manimal
I hope you never see me wind up
what is wrong with this animal?
I'm terrible
I hope you never see me wind up
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-12243206
http://www.sheknows.com/health-and-wellness/top10/question/top-10-cancer-fighting-foods
Yes, but is it necessary?
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/23/health/policy/23drug.html?src=me&ref=health
"Our family pet saved my life." http://paranormal.about.com/library/weekly/aa092699.htm
Saturday, January 22, 2011
Healing through forward thinking healthcare.
Die Hard 3 Trailer; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=866yr_Oj5IA
Taxi Scene; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqzNYlYCz-Q
Mysticism is the pursuit of communion with, identity with, or conscious awareness of an ultimate reality, divinity, spiritual truth, or God through direct experience, intuition, instinct or insight. Mysticism usually centers on a practice or practices intended to nurture those experiences or awareness. Mysticism may be dualistic, maintaining a distinction between the self and the divine, or may be nondualistic. Differing religious traditions have described this fundamental mystical experience in different ways: Self-nullification (making oneself bittel, known as abnegation of the ego) and focus upon and absorption within Ein Sof Ohr: God's Infinite Light (Hassidic Schools of Judaism). Complete non-identification with the world (Kaivalya in some schools of Hinduism, including Sankhya and Yoga; Jhana in Buddhism) Liberation from the cycles of Karma (Moksha in Jainism, Sikhism and Hinduism, Nirvana in Buddhism) Deep intrinsic connection to ultimate reality (Satori in Mahayana Buddhism, Te in Taoism) Union with God (Henosis in Neoplatonism and Brahma-Prapti or Brahma-Nirvana in Hinduism, fana in Sufism, mukti in Sikhism) Theosis or Divinization, union with God and a participation of the Divine Nature (Eastern Orthodoxy) Innate Knowledge (Sahaja and Svabhava in Hinduism; Irfan and Sufism in Islam) Experience of one's true blissful nature (Samadhi Svarupa-Avirbhava in Hinduism and Buddhism) Seeing the Light, or "that of God", in everyone (Hinduism, Quakerism, Sikhism).
Entheogens have been traditionally used by many from various religions and cultures throughout the majority of every region of the world to help assist one with mysticism.
"Handbook of Medicinal Herbs", 2nd Edition.
By the time this second edition is published, the first edition of the Handbook of Medicinal Herbs will have been out more than 15 years. The second edition is designed to present most of the old information plus new
information on the more important of those original 365 herbs. I submitted the first edition under the original unpublished title,Herbs of Dubious Salubrity. I intentionally left out many of the completely safe culinary herbs, spices, and food plants that are clearly medicinal. I also intentionally omitted some strictly dangerous herbs, such as foxglove, that were too unhealthy for use in unskilled hands. I did include several obscure hallucinogenic plants of dubious salubrity.I did, or should have, dropped some of these because they have little medicinal importance. Some poorly documented species, such as Mimosa hostilis and Phoradendron leucarpum, for example, were retained with fragmentary entries, so as to at least mention species from the first edition that might better have been dropped. Now I think I have the most important herbs well covered here.
In edition two, which I will refer to frequently as my Herbal Desk Reference (HDR), I have tried to concisely corral the data on some 1000 herbs in as little space as possible, striving to make a reliable, referenced resource to parallel the PDR for Herbal Medicines. I use the three-letter abbreviation, HDR, to indicate the second edition of my Handbook of Medicinal Herbs because I compare and contrast it to other important sources, which are also represented by three-letter abbreviations. (See the reference abbreviation appendix.) With this edition, I have tried to cover most of the widely mentioned medicinal plants, whetherthey are extremely salubrious or extremely toxic. Without counting them, I estimate we include more than 1000
of the most important herbs, including the more important herbs from the young Native American and the European traditions.
(including most of those approved by Commission E (KOM), and almost all of those included in the PDR for Herbal Medicine (PHR for the first edition, and PH2 for the second edition)). Unlike Commission E and the Herbal PDR, which seem to stress European and American traditions, I include proportionately more herbs from the older African, Ayurvedic, and Chinese traditions as well, not wanting to slight any major medicinal plant from any major tradition.
"Psychic Self Defense"
"It is with a sense of the seriousness of the issues involved that I set myself to the task of writing a book on psychic attack and the best methods of defense against it. The undertaking is beset with pitfalls. It is hardly possible to give practical information on the methods of psychic defense without at the same time giving practical information on the methods of psychic attack. It is not without reason that initiates have always guarded their secret science behind closed doors. To disclose sufficient to be adequate without disclosing sufficient to be dangerous is my problem. But as so much has already been made known concerning the esoteric teachings, and as the circle of students of the occult is becoming rapidly wider every day, it may well be that the time has now come for plain speaking. The task is not of my seeking, but as it has come into my hands, I will do my best to discharge it honourably, making available the knowledge which has come to me in the course of many years' experience of the strange by-ways of the mind which the mystic shares with the lunatic. This knowledge has not been attained without cost, nor, I suspect, will the divulging of it be altogether free from cost, either.
I have endeavoured to avoid, as far as possible, the use of second-hand material. We all know the person who has a friend whose friend saw the ghost with her own eyes. That is not of very much use to anybody. What we need is to have the eye-witness under cross-examination. For this reason I have not drawn upon the vast literature of the subject for illustrations of my thesis, but have preferred to rely upon cases that have come within the range of my own experience and which I have been able to examine." - Dion Fortune
"In the last 30 years medicines prescribed by doctors have changed beyond all recognition. Our better knowledge of the nature of diseases and their management has led to the replacement of many old remedies by new ones specifically designed for each illness.
Yet it would be a mistake to assume that, to keep up with modern medicines, doctors have always had to turn to new drugs. One drug - very old in terms of our current prescription lists - has continued to flourish, and has even expanded its uses. It is highly effective, has a very good safety record, and is, after almost a hundred years, still the most trusted home remedy for pain, worldwide. It is also very cheap. It is aspirin.
Everyone has known for years that aspirin is a fast and reliable painkiller that also reduces inflammation and cools fevers. More recently it has become just as well known as a help to people with heart complaints such as angina, coronary thrombosis and after coronary bypass surgery. It is becoming better known, too, in prevention of stroke. Among other diseases in which active research about aspirin is showing great promise - and in which it is now being increasingly used - are toxaemia of pregnancy, diabetes, bowel cancer and dementia.
How such an old drug can turn out to be so useful in so many crucial diseases makes a fascinating story. Astonishing advances in medical care need not depend entirely on the invention and introduction of new medicines!"
http://www.aspirin-foundation.com/what/intro/story.html
Reviews:
Summaries can only suggest the riches for the student of medieval mysticism and spirituality to be found... a collection which delights and instructs. JOURNAL OF ENGLISH & GERMANIC PHILOLOGY The strength of this volume lies not only in the expansion of its geographical remit, but also in its embracing of some of the more neglected spiritual traditions and texts.
"[While tied to a large bomb]
John McClane: Hey fuckhead. Yeah, you, fuckhead. There's just one thing I gotta know. You got any aspirins? 'Cause I've had a bad fucking headache all day long.
Simon Gruber: [laughs and throws him a bottle of aspirin] Must be your lucky day. Keep the bottle!"
Taxi Scene; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqzNYlYCz-Q
Mysticism is the pursuit of communion with, identity with, or conscious awareness of an ultimate reality, divinity, spiritual truth, or God through direct experience, intuition, instinct or insight. Mysticism usually centers on a practice or practices intended to nurture those experiences or awareness. Mysticism may be dualistic, maintaining a distinction between the self and the divine, or may be nondualistic. Differing religious traditions have described this fundamental mystical experience in different ways: Self-nullification (making oneself bittel, known as abnegation of the ego) and focus upon and absorption within Ein Sof Ohr: God's Infinite Light (Hassidic Schools of Judaism). Complete non-identification with the world (Kaivalya in some schools of Hinduism, including Sankhya and Yoga; Jhana in Buddhism) Liberation from the cycles of Karma (Moksha in Jainism, Sikhism and Hinduism, Nirvana in Buddhism) Deep intrinsic connection to ultimate reality (Satori in Mahayana Buddhism, Te in Taoism) Union with God (Henosis in Neoplatonism and Brahma-Prapti or Brahma-Nirvana in Hinduism, fana in Sufism, mukti in Sikhism) Theosis or Divinization, union with God and a participation of the Divine Nature (Eastern Orthodoxy) Innate Knowledge (Sahaja and Svabhava in Hinduism; Irfan and Sufism in Islam) Experience of one's true blissful nature (Samadhi Svarupa-Avirbhava in Hinduism and Buddhism) Seeing the Light, or "that of God", in everyone (Hinduism, Quakerism, Sikhism).
Entheogens have been traditionally used by many from various religions and cultures throughout the majority of every region of the world to help assist one with mysticism.
"Handbook of Medicinal Herbs", 2nd Edition.
By the time this second edition is published, the first edition of the Handbook of Medicinal Herbs will have been out more than 15 years. The second edition is designed to present most of the old information plus new
information on the more important of those original 365 herbs. I submitted the first edition under the original unpublished title,Herbs of Dubious Salubrity. I intentionally left out many of the completely safe culinary herbs, spices, and food plants that are clearly medicinal. I also intentionally omitted some strictly dangerous herbs, such as foxglove, that were too unhealthy for use in unskilled hands. I did include several obscure hallucinogenic plants of dubious salubrity.I did, or should have, dropped some of these because they have little medicinal importance. Some poorly documented species, such as Mimosa hostilis and Phoradendron leucarpum, for example, were retained with fragmentary entries, so as to at least mention species from the first edition that might better have been dropped. Now I think I have the most important herbs well covered here.
In edition two, which I will refer to frequently as my Herbal Desk Reference (HDR), I have tried to concisely corral the data on some 1000 herbs in as little space as possible, striving to make a reliable, referenced resource to parallel the PDR for Herbal Medicines. I use the three-letter abbreviation, HDR, to indicate the second edition of my Handbook of Medicinal Herbs because I compare and contrast it to other important sources, which are also represented by three-letter abbreviations. (See the reference abbreviation appendix.) With this edition, I have tried to cover most of the widely mentioned medicinal plants, whetherthey are extremely salubrious or extremely toxic. Without counting them, I estimate we include more than 1000
of the most important herbs, including the more important herbs from the young Native American and the European traditions.
(including most of those approved by Commission E (KOM), and almost all of those included in the PDR for Herbal Medicine (PHR for the first edition, and PH2 for the second edition)). Unlike Commission E and the Herbal PDR, which seem to stress European and American traditions, I include proportionately more herbs from the older African, Ayurvedic, and Chinese traditions as well, not wanting to slight any major medicinal plant from any major tradition.
"Psychic Self Defense"
"It is with a sense of the seriousness of the issues involved that I set myself to the task of writing a book on psychic attack and the best methods of defense against it. The undertaking is beset with pitfalls. It is hardly possible to give practical information on the methods of psychic defense without at the same time giving practical information on the methods of psychic attack. It is not without reason that initiates have always guarded their secret science behind closed doors. To disclose sufficient to be adequate without disclosing sufficient to be dangerous is my problem. But as so much has already been made known concerning the esoteric teachings, and as the circle of students of the occult is becoming rapidly wider every day, it may well be that the time has now come for plain speaking. The task is not of my seeking, but as it has come into my hands, I will do my best to discharge it honourably, making available the knowledge which has come to me in the course of many years' experience of the strange by-ways of the mind which the mystic shares with the lunatic. This knowledge has not been attained without cost, nor, I suspect, will the divulging of it be altogether free from cost, either.
I have endeavoured to avoid, as far as possible, the use of second-hand material. We all know the person who has a friend whose friend saw the ghost with her own eyes. That is not of very much use to anybody. What we need is to have the eye-witness under cross-examination. For this reason I have not drawn upon the vast literature of the subject for illustrations of my thesis, but have preferred to rely upon cases that have come within the range of my own experience and which I have been able to examine." - Dion Fortune
"In the last 30 years medicines prescribed by doctors have changed beyond all recognition. Our better knowledge of the nature of diseases and their management has led to the replacement of many old remedies by new ones specifically designed for each illness.
Yet it would be a mistake to assume that, to keep up with modern medicines, doctors have always had to turn to new drugs. One drug - very old in terms of our current prescription lists - has continued to flourish, and has even expanded its uses. It is highly effective, has a very good safety record, and is, after almost a hundred years, still the most trusted home remedy for pain, worldwide. It is also very cheap. It is aspirin.
Everyone has known for years that aspirin is a fast and reliable painkiller that also reduces inflammation and cools fevers. More recently it has become just as well known as a help to people with heart complaints such as angina, coronary thrombosis and after coronary bypass surgery. It is becoming better known, too, in prevention of stroke. Among other diseases in which active research about aspirin is showing great promise - and in which it is now being increasingly used - are toxaemia of pregnancy, diabetes, bowel cancer and dementia.
How such an old drug can turn out to be so useful in so many crucial diseases makes a fascinating story. Astonishing advances in medical care need not depend entirely on the invention and introduction of new medicines!"
http://www.aspirin-foundation.com/what/intro/story.html
Reviews:
Summaries can only suggest the riches for the student of medieval mysticism and spirituality to be found... a collection which delights and instructs. JOURNAL OF ENGLISH & GERMANIC PHILOLOGY The strength of this volume lies not only in the expansion of its geographical remit, but also in its embracing of some of the more neglected spiritual traditions and texts.
"[While tied to a large bomb]
John McClane: Hey fuckhead. Yeah, you, fuckhead. There's just one thing I gotta know. You got any aspirins? 'Cause I've had a bad fucking headache all day long.
Simon Gruber: [laughs and throws him a bottle of aspirin] Must be your lucky day. Keep the bottle!"
Friday, January 21, 2011
If you thought being a Student was hard... try being a Teacher.
Boston Public was an American drama television series broadcast on Fox.
"Every day is a fight. For respect. For dignity. For sanity."
The lives of 10 faculty members at a high school in Boston, Mass. weave in and out of dealing with trouble-makers, having a personal life, and keeping sanity.
Season 1 Episode 1, "Chapter 1"
Another school year is off to a booming start at Winslow High School – an urban high school outside of Boston. Principal Steven Harper spends his days putting out fires, defending his faculty and just trying to keep it together. Lauren Davis, the idealistic head of the social studies department, and Harry Senate, a geology teacher with buried secrets, are embroiled in controversy for failing the star running back before a huge game with the cross-town rivals. But they both have bigger personal problems. Lauren has been asked out on a date by the icy vice principal and Harry has been put on probation for wielding a gun in one of his classes. When he's not dodging the star running back's lawyer or pulling a bully off the class geek, Principal Harper is trying to calm Ms. Hendricks. She left her class after scrawling "Gone to kill myself, hope you're happy" on the chalkboard. Meanwhile, English teacher Milton Buttle has become the star attraction on student Sheryl Holt's website. Her unflattering, animated portrayal has made Buttle the butt of everyone's jokes. And let's not forget dear old Mr. Lipschultz. The 80-year-old American history teacher kicked popular Dana Poole out of class for not wearing a bra. These days it seems freedom of expression doesn't apply to public high school.
"Every day is a fight. For respect. For dignity. For sanity."
The lives of 10 faculty members at a high school in Boston, Mass. weave in and out of dealing with trouble-makers, having a personal life, and keeping sanity.
Season 1 Episode 1, "Chapter 1"
Another school year is off to a booming start at Winslow High School – an urban high school outside of Boston. Principal Steven Harper spends his days putting out fires, defending his faculty and just trying to keep it together. Lauren Davis, the idealistic head of the social studies department, and Harry Senate, a geology teacher with buried secrets, are embroiled in controversy for failing the star running back before a huge game with the cross-town rivals. But they both have bigger personal problems. Lauren has been asked out on a date by the icy vice principal and Harry has been put on probation for wielding a gun in one of his classes. When he's not dodging the star running back's lawyer or pulling a bully off the class geek, Principal Harper is trying to calm Ms. Hendricks. She left her class after scrawling "Gone to kill myself, hope you're happy" on the chalkboard. Meanwhile, English teacher Milton Buttle has become the star attraction on student Sheryl Holt's website. Her unflattering, animated portrayal has made Buttle the butt of everyone's jokes. And let's not forget dear old Mr. Lipschultz. The 80-year-old American history teacher kicked popular Dana Poole out of class for not wearing a bra. These days it seems freedom of expression doesn't apply to public high school.
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Simplify, Show Gratitude, Retain Mindfullness
Positive Psychology, the scientific study of happy human functioning, creates a bridge between the bliss of bliss and the sadness of sad, making rigorous academic ideas accessible to all.
The Neuroscience of Lying:
-February 5, 2006
"The neuroscience of lying lying seems to be the topic of the day. In the last month alone two popular articles have appeared covering recent attempts to unveil the brain signatures of lying. The first came out in the January issue of Wired.
Both articles basically report the same story. Aftet 9/11 the American government has become highly interested in procuring a sure-fire method of spotting liers. The American military has a whole department, the Department of Defense Polygraph Institute (DODpi), working exclusively on inventing an easy-to-use device that in the future will be able to tell apart lies from the truth. Clearly such a device will have to be based on the ability to identify physical tell-tale signs that a person is lying. And to do so, DODpi will have to know the neural cause of lying. Reportedly more than 50 American labs are currently working on identifying these brain processes.
Not much, however, is known about the neurocognitive mechanisms underlying lying. Chances are that lying cannot be associated with just one “lie-module”. When lying you must be able to distinguish the lie from the truth; you will probably have to activate your ToM-system in order to organize your lie in accordance with what you think the other person knows and wants to hear; in some situations you have to remember what you have previously told other persons; you certainly have to plan ahead; and most probably you will have to control your emotional system. These cognitive mechanisms all rely on numerous neural processes.
So, what to do about structures that show up on statistical parametric maps in fMRI experiments? Dan Langleben – the first researcher to study lying with fMRI – have demonstrated that making a lie is associated with elevated activity in the anterior cingulate cortex."
‘The anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) is the frontal part of the cingulate cortex, that resembles a "collar" form around the corpus callosum, the fibrous bundle that relays neural signals between the right and left cerebral hemispheres of the brain. It includes both the ventral and dorsal areas of the cingulate cortex, and appears to play a role in a wide variety of autonomic functions, such as regulating blood pressure and heart rate, as well as rational cognitive functions, such as reward anticipation, decision-making, empathy, and emotion.'
"How Brain Scans are Reinventing the Science of Lie Detection"
http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/14.01/lying_pr.html
"I'm flat on my back in a very loud machine, trying to keep my mind quiet. It's not easy. The inside of an fMRI scanner is narrow and dark, with only a sliver of the world visible in a tilted mirror above my eyes. Despite a set of earplugs, I'm bathed in a dull roar punctuated by a racket like a dryer full of sneakers.
Functional magnetic resonance imaging - fMRI for short - enables researchers to create maps of the brain's networks in action as they process thoughts, sensations, memories, and motor commands. Since its debut in experimental medicine 10 years ago, functional imaging has opened a window onto the cognitive operations behind such complex and subtle behavior as feeling transported by a piece of music or recognizing the face of a loved one in a crowd. As it migrates into clinical practice, fMRI is making it possible for neurologists to detect early signs of Alzheimer's disease and other disorders, evaluate drug treatments, and pinpoint tissue housing critical abilities like speech before venturing into a patient's brain with a scalpel.
The polygraph is widely considered unreliable in scientific circles, partly because its effectiveness depends heavily on the intimidation skills of the interrogator. What a polygraph actually measures is the stress of telling a lie, as reflected in accelerated heart rate, rapid breathing, rising blood pressure, and increased sweating. Sociopaths who don't feel guilt and people who learn to inhibit their reactions to stress can slip through a polygrapher's net. Gary Ridgway, known as the Green River Killer, and CIA double agent Aldrich.
Ames passed polygraph tests and resumed their criminal activities. While evidence based on polygraph tests is barred from most US trials, the device is being used more frequently in parole and child-custody hearings and as a counterintelligence tool in the war on terrorism. Researchers believe that fMRI should be tougher to outwit because it detects something much harder to suppress: neurological evidence of the decision to lie."
Outburst During 2009 Presidential Address:
On September 9, 2009, Wilson shouted at President Barack Obama while Obama addressed a joint session of Congress to outline his proposal for reforming health care. During his address, Obama said: "There are also those who claim that our reform effort will insure illegal immigrants. This, too, is false – the reforms I'm proposing would not apply to those who are here illegally." In a breach of decorum, Wilson pointed at Obama and shouted, "You lie!". Wilson attracted national and international attention for the incident. He said afterwards that his outburst reflected his view that the bill would provide government-subsidized benefits to illegal immigrants.
Then-White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel immediately approached senior Republican lawmakers and asked them to identify the heckler and urge him to apologize immediately. Members of Congress from both parties condemned the outburst. "Totally disrespectful," said Senator John McCain (R-Arizona) of Wilson's utterance. "No place for it in that setting or any other and he should apologize immediately." Wilson said later in a statement:
This evening I let my emotions get the best of me when listening to the President’s remarks regarding the coverage of illegal immigrants in the health care bill. While I disagree with the President's statement, my comments were inappropriate and regrettable. I extend sincere apologies to the President for this lack of civility.
Obama later accepted Wilson's apology. "I'm a big believer that we all make mistakes," he said. "He apologized quickly and without equivocation and I'm appreciative of that."
Conlfict Resolution:
Conflict resolution is a range of methods of eliminating sources of conflict. The term "conflict resolution" is sometimes used interchangeably with the term dispute resolution or alternative dispute resolution. Processes of conflict resolution generally include negotiation, mediation, and diplomacy. The processes of arbitration, litigation, and formal complaint processes such as ombudsman processes, are usually described with the term dispute resolution, although some refer to them as "conflict resolution." Processes of mediation and arbitration are often referred to as alternative dispute resolution.
~Good Will Hunting~
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWoFPcdcA1E
Will: [Sean is going through Will's profile. Inside we see are pictures of Will after brutal assaults by his foster parents] You ever have any, uh, experience with that? Sean: Twenty years of counseling, I've seen some pretty awful shit. Will: No. I mean, have you ever had any experience with that? Sean: Personally? Yeah. Yeah I have. [Sean looks away for a moment] Will: I'm sure it ain't good. Sean: My father was an alcoholic. Mean fuckin' drunk. Used to come home hammered, looking to wail on someone. So I had to provoke him, so he wouldn't go after my mother and little brother. Interesting nights were when he wore his rings... Will: He used to just put a belt, a stick, and a wrench on the kitchen table and say, "Choose." Sean: Well, I gotta go with the belt there Vanna. Will: I used to go with the wrench. Sean: Why? Will: Cause fuck him, that' why. Sean: Your foster father? Will: Yeah. [pause] Will: So what does it say? Will has an attachment disorder? Fear of abandonment? Is that why I broke up with Skylar? Sean: Didn't know you had. Wanna talk about it? [Will shakes his head, stares off] Sean: Will, you see this, all this shit? [Holds up the file, and drops it on his desk] Sean: It's not your fault. Will: [Softly, still staring off] I know... Sean: No you don't. It's not your fault. Will: [Serious] I know. Sean: No. Listen to me son. It's not your fault. Will: I know that. Sean: It's not your fault. [Will is silent, eyes closed] Sean: [steps closer] It's not your fault. Will: [Will's eyes open, misty already] Don't fuck with me Sean. Not you. Sean: [steps even closer] It's not your fault. [Will shoves Sean back, and then, hands trembling, buries his face in his hands. Will begins sobbing. Sean puts his hands on Will's shoulders, and Will grabs him and holds him close, crying] Will: Oh my God! I'm so sorry! I'm so sorry Sean! [Will continues sobbing in Sean's arms]...
Pause... breathe...
Why shouldn't I work for the N.S.A.... that's a tough one. But I'll take a shot.
The Neuroscience of Lying:
-February 5, 2006
"The neuroscience of lying lying seems to be the topic of the day. In the last month alone two popular articles have appeared covering recent attempts to unveil the brain signatures of lying. The first came out in the January issue of Wired.
Both articles basically report the same story. Aftet 9/11 the American government has become highly interested in procuring a sure-fire method of spotting liers. The American military has a whole department, the Department of Defense Polygraph Institute (DODpi), working exclusively on inventing an easy-to-use device that in the future will be able to tell apart lies from the truth. Clearly such a device will have to be based on the ability to identify physical tell-tale signs that a person is lying. And to do so, DODpi will have to know the neural cause of lying. Reportedly more than 50 American labs are currently working on identifying these brain processes.
Not much, however, is known about the neurocognitive mechanisms underlying lying. Chances are that lying cannot be associated with just one “lie-module”. When lying you must be able to distinguish the lie from the truth; you will probably have to activate your ToM-system in order to organize your lie in accordance with what you think the other person knows and wants to hear; in some situations you have to remember what you have previously told other persons; you certainly have to plan ahead; and most probably you will have to control your emotional system. These cognitive mechanisms all rely on numerous neural processes.
So, what to do about structures that show up on statistical parametric maps in fMRI experiments? Dan Langleben – the first researcher to study lying with fMRI – have demonstrated that making a lie is associated with elevated activity in the anterior cingulate cortex."
‘The anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) is the frontal part of the cingulate cortex, that resembles a "collar" form around the corpus callosum, the fibrous bundle that relays neural signals between the right and left cerebral hemispheres of the brain. It includes both the ventral and dorsal areas of the cingulate cortex, and appears to play a role in a wide variety of autonomic functions, such as regulating blood pressure and heart rate, as well as rational cognitive functions, such as reward anticipation, decision-making, empathy, and emotion.'
"How Brain Scans are Reinventing the Science of Lie Detection"
http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/14.01/lying_pr.html
"I'm flat on my back in a very loud machine, trying to keep my mind quiet. It's not easy. The inside of an fMRI scanner is narrow and dark, with only a sliver of the world visible in a tilted mirror above my eyes. Despite a set of earplugs, I'm bathed in a dull roar punctuated by a racket like a dryer full of sneakers.
Functional magnetic resonance imaging - fMRI for short - enables researchers to create maps of the brain's networks in action as they process thoughts, sensations, memories, and motor commands. Since its debut in experimental medicine 10 years ago, functional imaging has opened a window onto the cognitive operations behind such complex and subtle behavior as feeling transported by a piece of music or recognizing the face of a loved one in a crowd. As it migrates into clinical practice, fMRI is making it possible for neurologists to detect early signs of Alzheimer's disease and other disorders, evaluate drug treatments, and pinpoint tissue housing critical abilities like speech before venturing into a patient's brain with a scalpel.
The polygraph is widely considered unreliable in scientific circles, partly because its effectiveness depends heavily on the intimidation skills of the interrogator. What a polygraph actually measures is the stress of telling a lie, as reflected in accelerated heart rate, rapid breathing, rising blood pressure, and increased sweating. Sociopaths who don't feel guilt and people who learn to inhibit their reactions to stress can slip through a polygrapher's net. Gary Ridgway, known as the Green River Killer, and CIA double agent Aldrich.
Ames passed polygraph tests and resumed their criminal activities. While evidence based on polygraph tests is barred from most US trials, the device is being used more frequently in parole and child-custody hearings and as a counterintelligence tool in the war on terrorism. Researchers believe that fMRI should be tougher to outwit because it detects something much harder to suppress: neurological evidence of the decision to lie."
Outburst During 2009 Presidential Address:
On September 9, 2009, Wilson shouted at President Barack Obama while Obama addressed a joint session of Congress to outline his proposal for reforming health care. During his address, Obama said: "There are also those who claim that our reform effort will insure illegal immigrants. This, too, is false – the reforms I'm proposing would not apply to those who are here illegally." In a breach of decorum, Wilson pointed at Obama and shouted, "You lie!". Wilson attracted national and international attention for the incident. He said afterwards that his outburst reflected his view that the bill would provide government-subsidized benefits to illegal immigrants.
Then-White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel immediately approached senior Republican lawmakers and asked them to identify the heckler and urge him to apologize immediately. Members of Congress from both parties condemned the outburst. "Totally disrespectful," said Senator John McCain (R-Arizona) of Wilson's utterance. "No place for it in that setting or any other and he should apologize immediately." Wilson said later in a statement:
This evening I let my emotions get the best of me when listening to the President’s remarks regarding the coverage of illegal immigrants in the health care bill. While I disagree with the President's statement, my comments were inappropriate and regrettable. I extend sincere apologies to the President for this lack of civility.
Obama later accepted Wilson's apology. "I'm a big believer that we all make mistakes," he said. "He apologized quickly and without equivocation and I'm appreciative of that."
Conlfict Resolution:
Conflict resolution is a range of methods of eliminating sources of conflict. The term "conflict resolution" is sometimes used interchangeably with the term dispute resolution or alternative dispute resolution. Processes of conflict resolution generally include negotiation, mediation, and diplomacy. The processes of arbitration, litigation, and formal complaint processes such as ombudsman processes, are usually described with the term dispute resolution, although some refer to them as "conflict resolution." Processes of mediation and arbitration are often referred to as alternative dispute resolution.
~Good Will Hunting~
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWoFPcdcA1E
Say I'm working at N.S.A. and somebody puts a code on my desk, something no one else can break. Maybe I take a shot at it and maybe I break it. And I'm real happy with myself, 'cause I did my job well. But maybe that code was the location of some rebel army in North Africa or the Middle East, and once they have that location, they bomb the village where the rebels were hidin'- fifteen hundred people that I never met, never had no problem with get killed.
Now the politicians are sayin', oh, "Send in the marines to secure the area" 'cause they don't give a shit. It won't be their kid over there, gettin' shot, just like it wasn't them when their number got called, 'cause they were pullin' a tour in the National Guard. It'll be some kid from Southie over there, takin' shrapnel in the ass; he comes back to find that the plant he used to work at got exported to the country he just got back from, and the guy who put the shrapnel in his ass got his old job, 'cause he'll work for fifteen cents a day and no bathroom breaks.
Meanwhile he realizes the only reason he was over there in the first place was so that we could install a government that would sell us oil at a good price, and of course the oil companies use the little skirmish over there to scare up domestic oil prices- a cute little ancillary benefit for them, but it ain't helping my buddy at two-fifty a gallon. They're takin' their sweet time bringin' the oil back, o' course, maybe they even took the liberty of hiring an alcoholic skipper who likes to drink martinis an' fuckin' play slalom with the icebergs; it ain't too long 'til he hits one, spills the oil and kills all the sea life in the North Atlantic.
So now my buddy's outta work, he can't afford to drive, so he's walkin' to the fuckin' job interviews, which sucks 'cause the shrapnel in his ass is givin' him chronic hemorrhoids, and meanwhile he's starvin' 'cause every time he tries to get a bite to eat, the only blue plate special they're servin' is North Atlantic scrod with Quaker State.
So what did I think? I'm holdin' out for somethin' better. I figure fuck it, while I'm at it, why not just shoot my buddy, take his job, give it to his sworn enemy, hike up gas prices, bomb a village, club a baby seal, hit the hash pipe and join the National Guard? I could be elected President.
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
untitled
“Lonely Stranger”
I must be invisible;
No one knows me.
I have crawled down dead-end streets
On my hands and knees.
I was born with a raging thirst,
A hunger to be free,
But I've learned through the years.
Don't encourage me.
'Cause I'm a lonely stranger here,
Well beyond my day.
And I don't know what's goin' on,
I'll be on my way.
When I walk, stay behind;
Don't get close to me,
'Cause it's sure to end in tears,
So just let me be.
Some will say that I'm no good;
Maybe I’d agree.
Take a look then walk away.
That's all right with me.
'Cause I'm a lonely stranger here,
Well beyond my day.
And I don't know what's goin' on,
So I'll be on my way.
- Eric Clapton
Social Intelligence/Interpersonal Intelligence
There are various types of intelligence. As society became more complex, intellectual competences became more sophisticated. This competence is social intelligence and can be defined as the intelligence that lies behind group interactions and this type of intelligence is closely related to cognition and emotional intelligence, and can also be seen as a first level in developing systems intelligence.
Research psychologists studying social cognition and social neuroscience have discovered many principles which human social intelligence operates. In early work on this topic, psychologists outlined the kinds of concepts people use to make sense of their social relations (e.g., “What situation am I in and what kind of person is this who is talking to me?”), and the rules they use to draw inferences (“What did he mean by that?”) and plan actions (“What am I going to do about it?”)
In 2005, business writer Karl Albrecht proposed a five-part model of social intelligence in his book Social Intelligence: the New Science of Success, presented with the acronym "S.P.A.C.E." - 1) Situational awareness, 2) Presence, 3) Authenticity, 4) Clarity, and 5) Empathy. More recently, popular science writer Daniel Goleman has drawn on social neuroscience research to propose that social intelligence is made up of social awareness (including empathy, attunement, empathic accuracy, and social cognition) and social facility (including synchrony, self-presentation, influence, and concern).
“For at least most psychologists, the sensory systems or modalities described in “Sensory Processes” are the only means by which we can acquire information about our environment (both physical objects and other people). However, there are some phenomena that seem to involve meaningful exchanges of information between organisms and their environment, and yet at the same time appear somehow to exceed the capacities of the sensory and motor systems as they are currently understood. For these reasons, such phenomena are considered to be anomalous, and are commonly referred to as paranormal (or 'psi', short for 'psychic ability').
Such phenomena include ‘extra-sensory perception.’ The term unambiguously implies that there are ways of acquiring information about the world that don’t depend on vision, hearing, and so on. So, ‘paranormal’ is used for phenomena apparently lying outside the range of normal scientific explanations and investigations. However, most parapsychologists consider themselves to be scientists applying the usual rules of scientific enquiry to admittedly unusual phenomena. Indeed, the term ‘parapsychology’ was first introduced in the 1930’s to refer to the investigation of paranormal phenomena.
Ask Yourself:
How is it possible to believe in paranormal phenomena and be a scientist at the same time?” - Richard Gross, “Science of Mind and Behavior”
http://dbem.ws/FeelingFuture.pdf
“Today, we are truly a global family. What happens in one part of the world may affect us all. This, of course, is not only true of the negative things that happen, but is equally valid for the positive developments. We know what happens elsewhere, thanks to the extraordinary modern communications technology. We are also directly affected by events that occur far away.” - the Dalai Lama
“If only you could sense how important you are to the lives of those you meet; how important you can be to people you may never even dream of. There is something of yourself that you leave at every meeting with another person.” - Fred Rogers
The intentions within our collective consciousness create an enormous challenge for us all, now and forever... Somehow, someway, it is our great challenge to awaken the mass of humanity to a new and beautiful dawn. Joining together our loving intent and choosing to change the way we think, we re-imagine what we are and how we can reach the future. To grow and find peace, we need to nurture our collective, to care for it and help it mature... I believe we can do this.
I must be invisible;
No one knows me.
I have crawled down dead-end streets
On my hands and knees.
I was born with a raging thirst,
A hunger to be free,
But I've learned through the years.
Don't encourage me.
'Cause I'm a lonely stranger here,
Well beyond my day.
And I don't know what's goin' on,
I'll be on my way.
When I walk, stay behind;
Don't get close to me,
'Cause it's sure to end in tears,
So just let me be.
Some will say that I'm no good;
Maybe I’d agree.
Take a look then walk away.
That's all right with me.
'Cause I'm a lonely stranger here,
Well beyond my day.
And I don't know what's goin' on,
So I'll be on my way.
- Eric Clapton
Social Intelligence/Interpersonal Intelligence
There are various types of intelligence. As society became more complex, intellectual competences became more sophisticated. This competence is social intelligence and can be defined as the intelligence that lies behind group interactions and this type of intelligence is closely related to cognition and emotional intelligence, and can also be seen as a first level in developing systems intelligence.
Research psychologists studying social cognition and social neuroscience have discovered many principles which human social intelligence operates. In early work on this topic, psychologists outlined the kinds of concepts people use to make sense of their social relations (e.g., “What situation am I in and what kind of person is this who is talking to me?”), and the rules they use to draw inferences (“What did he mean by that?”) and plan actions (“What am I going to do about it?”)
In 2005, business writer Karl Albrecht proposed a five-part model of social intelligence in his book Social Intelligence: the New Science of Success, presented with the acronym "S.P.A.C.E." - 1) Situational awareness, 2) Presence, 3) Authenticity, 4) Clarity, and 5) Empathy. More recently, popular science writer Daniel Goleman has drawn on social neuroscience research to propose that social intelligence is made up of social awareness (including empathy, attunement, empathic accuracy, and social cognition) and social facility (including synchrony, self-presentation, influence, and concern).
“For at least most psychologists, the sensory systems or modalities described in “Sensory Processes” are the only means by which we can acquire information about our environment (both physical objects and other people). However, there are some phenomena that seem to involve meaningful exchanges of information between organisms and their environment, and yet at the same time appear somehow to exceed the capacities of the sensory and motor systems as they are currently understood. For these reasons, such phenomena are considered to be anomalous, and are commonly referred to as paranormal (or 'psi', short for 'psychic ability').
Such phenomena include ‘extra-sensory perception.’ The term unambiguously implies that there are ways of acquiring information about the world that don’t depend on vision, hearing, and so on. So, ‘paranormal’ is used for phenomena apparently lying outside the range of normal scientific explanations and investigations. However, most parapsychologists consider themselves to be scientists applying the usual rules of scientific enquiry to admittedly unusual phenomena. Indeed, the term ‘parapsychology’ was first introduced in the 1930’s to refer to the investigation of paranormal phenomena.
Ask Yourself:
How is it possible to believe in paranormal phenomena and be a scientist at the same time?” - Richard Gross, “Science of Mind and Behavior”
http://dbem.ws/FeelingFuture.pdf
“Today, we are truly a global family. What happens in one part of the world may affect us all. This, of course, is not only true of the negative things that happen, but is equally valid for the positive developments. We know what happens elsewhere, thanks to the extraordinary modern communications technology. We are also directly affected by events that occur far away.” - the Dalai Lama
“If only you could sense how important you are to the lives of those you meet; how important you can be to people you may never even dream of. There is something of yourself that you leave at every meeting with another person.” - Fred Rogers
The intentions within our collective consciousness create an enormous challenge for us all, now and forever... Somehow, someway, it is our great challenge to awaken the mass of humanity to a new and beautiful dawn. Joining together our loving intent and choosing to change the way we think, we re-imagine what we are and how we can reach the future. To grow and find peace, we need to nurture our collective, to care for it and help it mature... I believe we can do this.
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