New eruptions at Alaska's Mount Redoubt volcano:
"ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska's Mount Redoubt is continuing its volcanic explosions, the latest sending an ash cloud 32,000 feet above sea level.
The two new eruptions occurred less than an hour apart late Thursday and early Friday.
The National Weather Service is warning about possible light ash falls in Anchorage, 100 miles to the northeast.
Alaska Airlines has said it would assess the ash situation Friday morning before deciding whether to resume flights at Anchorage. The ash can damage airplane engines.
Since the series of eruptions began Sunday night, the volcano has had several bursts. One earlier in the day Thursday sent ash 65,000 feet high. The last time the volcano had erupted was during a four-month period in 1989-90."
Respect the Fire!
Friday, March 27, 2009
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Paysite for computer prayer?
I think I just threw up a lil in my mouth. We are living in a strange time my friends. Amazing opportunities and insane pitfalls all at once.
You Pay, Computer Prays For You | LiveScience
Information Age Prayer is a site that charges you a monthly fee to say prayers for you. A typical charge is $4.95 per month to say three prayers specified by you each day.
"We use state of the art text to speech synthesizers to voice each prayer at a volume and speed equivalent to typical person praying," the company states. "Each prayer is voiced individually, with the name of the subscriber displayed on screen."
Prices, however, are dictated by the length of the prayer. As noted in the Information Age Prayer FAQ, "A discounted prayer will cost less than other prayers of similar length."
I'm fascinated by the intersection between religion and technology, as are some well-known science fiction writers. For example, if a machine can say a prayer for you, why not have a fully robotic pope and clergy?
In his 1971 story Good News From The Vatican, writer Robert Silverberg tells the story of a robot cardinal who might one day become pope:
"Rabbi Mueller removes his sunglasses... 'I can tell you that his Eminency is tall and distinguished, with a fine voice and a gentle smile...'
'But he's mounted on wheels, isn't he?' Kenneth persists.
'On treads,' replies the rabbi, giving Kenneth a fiery, devastating look. 'Treads, like a tractor has. But I don't think treads are spiritually inferior to feet, or, for that matter, to wheels...'
'Every era gets the Pope it deserves,' Bishop Fitzpatrick observed somewhat gloomily today at breakfast. 'The proper Pope for our times is a robot, certainly...'"
In Roger Zelazny's Hugo award-winning 1967 novel Lord of Light, he describes a pray-o-mat:
"It was a machine, gleaming and metallic, before which they moved.
A man inserted a coin into the mouth of a steel tiger. The machine began to purr. He pressed buttons cast in the likenesses of animals and demons. There came then a flashing of lights along the lengths of the Nagas, the two holy serpents who twisted about the transparent face of the machine.
The man drew down upon the lever that grew from the side of the machine cast in the likeness of the tail of a fish.
A holy blue light filled the interior of the machine; the serpents pulsed redly; and there, in the midst of the light and a soft music that had begun to play a prayer wheel swung into view and began spinning at a furious pace.
The man wore a beatific expression."
I should also note that one of the manifestations of Number Six in the most recent incarnation of Battlestar Galactica is very religious. "Head-Six" (or "inner six") often tries to get Baltar to believe in the Cylon God and to accept his place in God's plan.
Fans of Douglas Adams might also recall the Electric Monk from Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency:
"The Electric Monk was a labour-saving device, like a dishwasher or a video recorder... Electric Monks believed things for you, thus saving you what was becoming an increasingly onerous task, that of believing all the things the world expected you to believe."
Samael Aun Weor- 3 Nourishments & Impressions
This is a very clear description of the types of nourishment we need to feed and sustain our physical as well as superior bodies. Enjoy!
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
The 5 pillars of Islam
We have such a misunderstanding of this beautiful tradition. Propaganda. The misdirected action of sick people. Our overall misunderstanding of ancient wisdom. Let us educate ourselves and understand.
This is taken from Gnostic Teachings.org Read the full article here.
Islam is Arabic for "submission to God's will."
The Qur'an (Koran) was composed by the Master Muhammad in A.D. 610. Upon the dissemination of his doctrine, he was widely persecuted, and sought refuge from Mecca to Medina.
The life of the Prophet is one of controversy and scandal, yet this has always be the fate of those who follow the Direct Path, the Path of the Bodhisattva. Let us remember that there are two Laws.
* The Second Law: the Law of Deuteronomy
* The First Law: the Law of Christ
Deuteronomy consists of the Twelve Commandments (ten which are public and two which are esoteric), which any disciple or Initiate must follow before reaching the height of Tiphereth. It is from there that the Initiate must decide which path to take: the Straight or the Spiral Way.
Those who take the Straight Path, as Muhammad did, fall under the auspices of the First Law, which transcends the code Deuteronomy. This is why Muhammad was known to do things that contradict the Fifth Commandment: "Thou Shalt Not Kill."
Even the first Dalai Lamas waged war for Christ, Allah, Chenrezig. Being beyond the written Commandments, they only follow the will of their Father Who is in Heaven, Who is beyond Good and Evil. This is why the life of any prophet is one of scandal, since humanity cannot comprehend the revolutionary ethics of the Lord.
The Venerable Master Muhammad wrote:I have not brought you a new religion. I have brought you the religion, in an unchanged, untampered with way.
We know from Gnosis that all religions are precious pearls strung upon the golden thread of Divinity. Muhammad clearly professed the same in his doctrine. The Qur'an was a reaffirmation of faith for the Initiates of his time, who were surrounded and persecuted by the fanatics, those who only carried the corpse of Christianity and Judaism within their afflicted minds and hearts.
We can say that the following is a description of a true Muslim, or "one who submits to Allah:"
There is no piety in turning your faces towards the east or the west, but he is pious who believeth in Allah (the Cosmic Christ), and the last day (the Resurrection), and the angels (the Resurrected), and the Scriptures (the Word of Allah), and the prophets (Bodhisattvas); who for love of Allah distribute his wealth (Dharma) to his kindred (fellow disciples), and to the orphans (without their Divine Parents), and the needy (the sleeping ones), and the wayfarer (the Hermit of the Ninth Arcanum), and those who ask (from their humility), and for ransoming (negotiations with the Great Law); who observeth prayer (remember God), and payeth the legal alms (to the Lords of the Law), and who is of those who are faithful to their engagements when they have engaged in them (who do not follow the way of the Hanassmussen with a double personality), and patient under ills and hardships, and in time of trouble: these are they who are just, and these are they who fear the Lord. -Qur'an 2:172
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It is to the great detriment of humanity that the words of Muhammad have been so grossly misunderstood. Yet the meaning of his revelation is clearly stated in the Qur'an:
He (Allah) it is Who has sent down to thee the Book: In it are verses basic or fundamental of established meaning; they are the foundation of the Book: others are allegorical. But those in whose hearts is perversity follow the part thereof that is allegorical, seeking discord, and searching for its hidden meanings, but no one knows its hidden meanings except Allah. And those who are firmly grounded in knowledge (Da'ath) say: "We believe in the Book; the whole of it is from our Lord:" and none will grasp the Message except men of understanding (Binah). -Qur'an 3:7
It has been the mistake of many who call themselves Muslim to persecute and kill those who do not follow Islam. Yet, these scribes and pharisees ignore their own Qur'an, and interpret it according to their fears, prejudices and fanaticism. So let us answer: who are the infidels?
And they (the infidels: fornicators) say, "None but Jews or Christians (who follow the dogmas of the Sensual and Intermediate Minds) shall enter Paradise.' This is their wish. SAY: Give your proofs (from the Consciousness) if ye speak the truth.
But they who set their face with resignation Godward, and do what is right (by awakening the Inner Mind),— their reward is with their Lord; no fear shall come on them, neither shall they be grieved.
Moreover, the Jews say, "The Christians lean on nought:" "On nought lean the Jews," say the Christians: Yet both are readers of the Book. So with like words say they who have no knowledge (Gnosis: direct experience). But on the resurrection day, Allah shall judge between them as to that in which they differ. -Qur'an 2:5-7
The infidels are the fornicators, the blasphemous ones who say they are Jews (Initiates), yet are not (Revelation 2:9). But we do not need to worry ourselves about the unbelievers outside of us; we have to direct our attention to those unbelievers (fornicating egos) within our psyche. These internal unbelievers are the ones we must kill in the name of Allah; it is necessary to die in oneself, to annihilate those psychic aggregates who pollute the temple of our soul with their putrescence. This is the meaning of Jihad (Holy War).
Pink dolphin appears in US lake
The world's only pink Bottlenose dolphin which was discovered in an inland lake in Louisiana, USA, has become such an attraction that conservationists have warned tourists to leave it alone.
Charter boat captain Erik Rue, 42, photographed the animal, which is actually an albino, when he began studying it after the mammal first surfaced in Lake Calcasieu, an inland saltwater estuary, north of the Gulf of Mexico in southwestern USA.
Capt Rue originally saw the dolphin, which also has reddish eyes, swimming with a pod of four other dolphins, with one appearing to be its mother which never left its side.
He said: "I just happened to see a little pod of dolphins, and I noticed one that was a little lighter.
"It was absolutely stunningly pink.
"I had never seen anything like it. It's the same color throughout the whole body and it looks like it just came out of a paint booth.
"The dolphin appears to be healthy and normal other than its coloration, which is quite beautiful and stunningly pink.
"The mammal is entirely pink from tip to tail and has reddish eyes indicating its albinism. The skin appears smooth, glossy pink and without flaws.
"I have personally spotted the pink dolphin 40 to 50 times in the time since the original sighting as it has apparently taken up residence with its family in the Calcasieu ship channel.
"As time has passed the young mammal has grown and sometimes ventures away from its mother to feed and play but always remains in the vicinity of the pod.
"Surprisingly, it does not appear to be drastically affected by the environment or sunlight as might be expected considering its condition, although it tends to remain below the surface a little more than the others in the pod."
Regina Asmutis-Silvia, senior biologist with the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society, said: "I have never seen a dolphin coloured in this way in all my career.
"It is a truly beautiful dolphin but people should be careful, as with any dolphins, to respect it - observe from a distance, limit their time watching, don't chase or harass it
"While this animal looks pink, it is an albino which you can notice in the pink eyes.
"Albinism is a genetic trait and it unclear as to the type of albinism this animal inherited."
A close relation of dolphins, the Amazon River Botos, called pink dolphins, live in South America in the Amazon.
Monday, March 9, 2009
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Glorian: Sex and Spirituality
They offer a profound teaching on chastity and transmutation of the sexual energy in order to create the Solar Bodies. After having experimented with many paths this one has been the most useful to my Essence. It is controversial. I understand we all have different spiritual aspirations and are drawn to what we need. I needed this, maybe you do as well.
May you all be happy, healthy and prosperous.
People flying
Yes!
wingsuit base jumping from Ali on Vimeo.
Now I am not one for extreme sports as there is much work to be done. But this- I could be convinced with nary a small twist of the arm.
wingsuit base jumping from Ali on Vimeo.
Now I am not one for extreme sports as there is much work to be done. But this- I could be convinced with nary a small twist of the arm.
Free Audio Dharma
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