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Michael Peter Langevin, The Echo World, Castaneda enigma - the stories still resonate

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“There are lots of things a warrior can do at a certain time which he couldn’t do years before. Those things themselves did not change; what changed was his idea of himself.” - Carlos Castaneda - Britannica Bio , Tales of Power Quote, Goodreads . OddnEnds -  Contemplating (StormArea51) Alienstock ? 'Bout those permits:  Time.  Here's a briefing:  Daily G rail . First time I notice the term "optically camouflaged cloaking devices". Synchronicity = UFO = Ours, theirs, unknown. I reported the 'darting shadow' and MUFON   informed me that others are seeing similar oddities. Then it got complicated. I found a blurb from 2008 about optical cloaking devices. And this link from 2007 . Descriptions might fit some of the things now being sighted. Cloaking - FYI shortlist -  Popular Mehanics : PLextex and Yehudi Lights Wired : Cloak of Light  Rectangular UFO - Open Minds.   And then there was the NYTimes interview that opened the vaul...

Victoria Alexander, Shamanic and PSI explorer, Ayahuasca vision guide

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"All things are possible until proven otherwise." - Stephen Hawking's family is offering funeral tickets to the public. Up to one thousand are available. Independent [The ballot for tickets to his memorial service closes at midnight on 15 May.] Wendy's Coffeehouse interview with Victoria Alexander link Oddsnends -  Study : Coffee, Alcohol, bit overweight in your 70's = Longevity Factors. Mirror Memory assist . According to Dr. Robert Hampson, a professor at the Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center and the lead author of the study, the method they used to artificially boost the short-term memory performance of study participants is something that has never been done before. “This is the first time scientists have been able to identify a patient’s own brain cell code or pattern for memory and, in essence, ‘ write in’ that code to make existing memory work better,” he explained, “an important first step in potentially restoring memory loss.” Science Daily ...

Gringo Shaman Ron Wheelock - conscious plants, Ayahuasca's wisdom for humanity

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"You have to take seriously the notion that understanding the universe is your responsibility, because the only understanding of the universe that will be useful to you is your own understanding. ... If the words ‘life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness’ don’t include the right to experiment with your own consciousness, then the Declaration of Independence isn’t worth the hemp it was written on." - The Brotherhood of the Screaming Abyss - My Life with Terence McKenna by Dennis McKenna Wendys Coffeehouse Interview with Ayahuascero Ron Wheelock   OddsnEnds - Local News 8  - No explanation for activity uptick in Yellowstone's Steamboat Geyser . Last time it was active. 2014. Reuters - Said not to be connected to Volcano activity in Hawaii . Sasquatch Connection Ontario Parks - Yes, it was posted April 1. UFO over China - multiple, colored lights. UFO Sightings Hotspot The New Science of Psychedelics - "Recent trials of psilocybin, a close pharm...

Altered states and the Ayahuasca journey of a Gringo Shaman

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“The key to all of your behaviors is hidden in a box that you can’t open using normal tools, your subconscious needs a different recipe than the one you’ve been using.” - Gerard Armond Powell Ayahuasca Icaro de Guardians - Translation , Icaro = medicine songs - translation . Oddsnends - Simple and beautifully complex Multiverse . Stephen Hawking's final paper. The Guardian . Still haunted , but toning it down a tad to promote starry nights and horizon views. Apparently tourists were scared off by the ghost aspect death count . ABC.net Note to ghosts. Lay low. Spooky don't play here . Whole lotta quake activity. Hawaii MSN Yellowstone Steamboat geyser uptick . USA Today . Future uncertain. IFLscience Do Dogs like being therapy pets? Study says YES . Treehugger Miracle recovery from Alzheimer's. It was the Diet . Treehugger Worth a read. Blog The source of Human consciousness found? Futurism Follow Todd Standing, Discovering Sasquatch , and his effort to...

SciXFriday - Color, AI, Ghosts and PSI challenge with Uri Geller

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“You are a divine being. You matter, you count. You come from realms of unimaginable power and light, and you will return to those realms.”  - Terence McKenna Michael Peter Langevin (counted Terence McKenna among his friends) was my guest this week on Conscious Living. Interview is here . We covered a lot of material: Magic, Chaos, Ayahuasca (now being considered as a possible treatment for alcoholism and depression), Shamanism. [ Michael Peter Langevin was the publisher/editor of Magical Blend Magazine . He has authored three books: Spiritual Business, Secrets of the Ancient Incas, and Secrets of the Amazon Shamans.] OddsNEnds - Good News AI: Ultrasound on your phone. Wired Not so good news AI: experts sound the alarm on Killer Robots. Independent Game Changer : Robots can experience Consciousness . Raw Story "Your luck is about the change." Lottery winner + Fortune Cookie#1: $125,000. UPI Lottery winner + Fortune Cookie#2: 390,000. UPI Apples = Ears - M...

SciXFriday - Eclectic Links and a Teaser Chapter from Russell Brinegar's 'Overlords of the Singularity' 1/3

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“Mathematical truth is not determined arbitrarily by the rules of some 'man-made' formal system, but has an absolute nature , and lies beyond any such system of specifiable rules .” - Roger Penrose , Shadows of the Mind: A Search for the Missing Science of Consciousness   Quantum Streaming Math and Theories - Issue 47. Nautilus. - Quantum Consciousness Theorist, " Penrose believes we must go beyond Neuroscience and into the mysterious world of Quantum Mechanics to explain our rich mental life." View his presentation, The Quantum Nature of Consciousness/YouTube. Of Roger Penrose , Physicist Lee Smolin/Time Reborn says, he's "one of the very few people I've met in my life who, without reservation, I call a genius." Smolin in S cientific American - Physics Must Evolve.  Eclectic and otherwise, Interesting Links - Perfect timing on this one: Astronomers report evidence of the Multiverse. Reported 5/2017, The Guardian Mad H...