When Copernicus decided himself right when thinking Earth revolved around Sol, the latter planetary body regarded by the Christian church as a planet, he was burned alive. But what if an idea existed that states: more people are right about something making that something required to be alive? Even modern religious followers of today, particularly … Continue reading »
Monthly Archives: November 2011
Ancient Chinese Secret – Is India the Source of Chinese Esoterica?
Question If you were married, and your martial arts teacher asked you to abstain from ejaculation for 100 days, how would you react? Would you just laugh? How many details of Indian esoterica made their way to China? With the comprehensive systems of longevity in both Indian and Chinese philosophies, how many of the original … Continue reading »
Autistic Extraterrestrials
On the 14th of March in 2004, five hours and nine minutes of history happened. Daniel Tammet had memorized and recited 22,514 decimal places of pi. Kim Peek reads with both eyes, scanning two different pages and retaining what he sees in an instant. Yet somehow, the majority of non-autistic individuals are those setting the … Continue reading »
Doin’ the Will – Aleister Crowley, Yoga, and Sex in the 21st Century
Head to just about any local yoga ashram and witness the awesomeness of the human body – at least in its most superficial sense. Lean and fleshy figurines, the sweat dripping down the backs of students, the dim lighting and serene sounds of sitars and electronic keyboard ambiance… What could be more perfect? Safe to … Continue reading »
Musical Technique and Pain – Crossing Thresholds
Whether one is a concert pianist or an amateur guitarist, musicians must endure extraordinarily subtle pain to get ‘the chops,’ a state of instrumental awareness, familiarity, and precision used by the musician to convey tonal ideas. But such a state is so easily overlooked for more tantalizing options like: flare: superfluous musical statements that exist … Continue reading »
