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  1. Astral Projection

    When I was a teenager there were many homeless drug addicts who claimed they could astral project. The X-Men series of comic books had mutant characters with psionic abilities who could travel to the astral plane. And people thought they would travelling to the astral plane when they were on LSD. Due to this there are probably a long list of people (myself included) who believed for decades that astral projection was a completely useless thing. Its amazing to me that there are some claiming the opposite.
  2. everything is perfect...?

    Isn't transcendent freedom only another term for making good choices in life. Some work hard to make bad decisions and how can those people ever be helped if they never chose to help themselves.
  3. Fortelling the Future

    It has always felt empowering. But on the flip side there have always been strange influences that have tried to make it seem tiring that have tried to influence me into overexerting into burn out. While some portions of the 4/6 description are amazingly accurate for me. One part to it says I should rely on gut instinct, which is like intuition. But my intuition has never been reliable. I've always had to work to avoid impulsive behavior and kneejerk responses. The same with other aspects being polar opposite of what descriptions say they should be.
  4. Fortelling the Future

    True or false. There is a website on the internet where a person can enter details about their birth. To receive information about their present and future. It categorises people into different groups with different traits and appears to make frighteningly accurate predictions about a persons natural disposition and tendencies. This is achieved through building a framework based on study of the iching and other historical taoist references. True or false.
  5. Fortelling the Future

    Interesting. Thank you for that. When you read the description for your 3/5 reflector, did it appear unusually accurate? Portions of the description such as: Are all too accurate for me.
  6. Are humans better off as sheep?

    "Father! The sheeple has awakened."
  7. Fortelling the Future

    I got manifesting generator type: manifesting generator authority: sacral definition: single profile: 4/6 channel of perfected form (10 - 57) channel of rhythm (5 - 15) channel of the wavelength (48 - 16) channel of discovery (46 - 29) channel of initiation (51 - 25) personality gate of the behavior of self (10) game of extremes (15) gate of skills (16) gate of depth (48) gate of the hunter (21) gate of ideas (11) gate of privacy (33) gate of sexuality (59) gate of self expression (1) gate of fixed patterns (5) gate of intuitive clarity (57) design gate of the determination of self (46) gate of the spirit of self (25) gate of crisis (36) gate of intuitive clarity (57) gate of shock (51) gate of realization (47) gate of sexuality (59) gate of provocation (39) gate of stillness (52) gate of perserverance (29) gate of alertness (44) gate of fixed patterns (5) gate of depth (48) incarnation cross right angle cross of the vessel of love quarter quarter of mutation
  8. Are humans better off as sheep?

    Evolution has been around for billions of years. While human ignorance has enjoyed a very short lifespan by contrast. Its possible evolution will outlast human ignorance. And that people will eventually evolve out of that state of existence. Although progress could be dragging us kicking and screaming the entire way.
  9. A good question is to ask on the limiting factors of a purely spiritual existence. No demands on time, food, air, water, shelter, etc. A corporeal existence could be more of a slippery slope.
  10. God is powerful and terrifying. A common practice to distance oneself from these harsh realities is the introduction of middle men: God -> Saints -> Radio Preachers -> Television Preachers -> Pastors/Preachers in church -> Average Joe Which is not unlike people attempting to construct walls between themselves and God. God -> Saints (Wall) -> Radio Preachers (Wall) -> Television Preachers (Wall) -> Pastors/Preachers in church (Wall) -> Average Joe . To have something resembling a relationship with God might require something similar to the following: God -> Saints (Wall) -> Radio Preachers (Wall) -> Television Preachers (Wall) -> Pastors/Preachers in church (Wall) -> Average Joe God -> Average Joe ... Interestingly, the way people relate to God is often identical to how they relate to everything in this world. As the world changes and many of these middle men are perceived as being increasingly less trustworthy and reliable. God -> Average Joe Will become more normalized. Which over the long run will only give people more reasons to have a more personal and direct relationship with God. Win/win/win
  11. Fortelling the Future

    I'm not 100% certain which method the human design architects used. They might have combined one of those methods with meyer briggs personality test data. In an effort to make insightful and penetrating observations about individual traits & character. It seems to work. A lot of people are blown away by the depth of the categories and descriptions. Its gaining popularity all over the place: https://www.reddit.com/r/humandesign/
  12. Yes. Once I looked at others always asking God for free stuff, asking everything to be easier. I said: I don't want to be like these people & prayed to God to make my life harder. Ended up working 12 to 16 hour days x 7 days a week for a long time.
  13. My misconceptions

    One of the reasons I actively followed boxing, combat sports & the UFC is to try to answer these types of questions on my own terms. In training for combat, there are some athletes who spent a lifetime running to train cardio. Where a foot impacting repeatedly on hard pavement can inflict wear and tear on joints, ligaments & knees. Then there are others who train cardio using a bicycle to avoid damaging those areas. There are journeyman athletes who could have been world champions if they trained only a little smarter or had a better comprehension of basic athletic development. There are world champions with the potential to be one of the greatest of all time. Who thought they were better off partying and pissing all their talent away. There are great athletic talents who were made fun of for not being able to read. There are world champions whose careers ended due to hiring fraudulent nutritionists or illegitimate strength and conditioning coaches. Observing helps put into perspective things that are truly important. Out of all of the choices a person can make, and all of the things they could do. What would leave someone feeling the proudest and most accomplished? We tend to associate skill and capability with pride and accomplishment. And so it becomes desirable to think about levels and compare ourselves. But within the grand scheme of things, there are many skilled and talented who wind up victims of their own success. What is valuable, worthwhile and worth pursuing in this world? Like the saying goes is it worth it for a man to gain the world, if only to lose themselves in the process.
  14. Western Origins of Yijing?

    You're still overreacting and going overboard over nothing. Fast forward to the part where in a week or two you don't remember any of this happened, please.
  15. Western Origins of Yijing?

    If your goal was to prove europeans influenced china during that time. 1st step is to establish some type of precedent. Lost roman legion in china might help with this. But if we're being honest, I think the actual influence occurred in the opposite direction. China had developed mercury based immortality elixirs long before europeans attempted to mimic these trends with their own mercury based philosopher's stones, etc.
  16. The Ultimate Nature Of Reality?

    I searched for "The Ultimate Nature of Reality" in amazon's book section & couldn't find it. Astonishing. Considering practically every book ever shared is listed there.
  17. Western Origins of Yijing?

    Half of uzbekistanis you've met have green eyes? But the demographic for green eyes there is only 5%. https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/countries-with-the-most-green-eyes The story of a roman legion settling in china is an old tale. Some sources claim european DNA is present there and has been resident in the area since the time of Marcus Crassus around 50'ish BC. In which case would that not be indo european influence?
  18. Chaos Magic

    Hmm. In terms of magic, spiritualism and history I think there are many clues which are concealed in plain sight. People look at these clues everyday and do not see them. Relevant things have become defined in generic mainstream terminology making it difficult to rationalize them in terms of 1st principles. Demons, magic, God. These things are terrifying. Resulting in a high percentage of terminology and theories regarding them being coping mechanisms designed to distance oneself from them, to put up walls between individuals and magic, etc. If real magic exists it might revolve around tearing down walls distancing ourselves from things like magic. Like walmart eliminating supply chains, the middlemen used to distance oneself from magic are eliminated. But I'm currently not interested in these topics beyond basic curiosity and self defense purposes. When I was young I was very interested. But there was no path to me learning or knowing anything about it. No one I trusted enough to learn anything from. As I got older interest waned until it reached a point of apathy & indifference. Now topics like these are more like a crossword puzzle or scavenger hunt. Its interesting to see what can be learned and known. But aside from that there may not be much real world application.
  19. Western Origins of Yijing?

    Is this not evidence of european influence on chinese culture?
  20. Western Origins of Yijing?

    .... The Lost Legion of Carrhae: Did a Roman Legion End Up in China? The legend begins in 53 BC with the Battle of Carrhae between the Roman general Marcus Licinius Crassus and the Parthian general Surena. Carrhae is a location near the modern-day Syrian-Turkish border. In antiquity, it was near the fringes of the Roman Empire in the west and the Parthian Empire in the east. Crassus was already one of the wealthiest men in the Roman republic, but he had a desire to access the wealth of Parthia, so he convinced the Senate to let him lead 42,000 Roman soldiers into the battlefield against the Parthians. In the battle, Crassus and his army suffered a humiliating defeat at the hands of Surena and his 10,000 archers. Crassus attempted to negotiate a truce but was killed in the process. According to legend, liquid gold was poured down his throat as a punishment for his greed. He was also allegedly beheaded, and his body was desecrated. Of the surviving Roman soldiers, 10,000 of them were captured alive by the Parthians. According to some accounts, they were relocated to the eastern border of the Parthian Empire. It is believed that they were most likely sent to what is now Turkmenistan. It was a Parthian custom to send prisoners of war captured in the west to the far east to secure their loyalty against their eastern rivals, the Huns. 17 years later, in 36 BC, on the western border of the Han Chinese Empire, the battle of Zhizhi was fought between the Chinese and the Huns, a classical enemy of China. The Chinese annals record mercenaries fighting on the side of the Huns who used a “fish scale” formation. The fish scale formation impressed the Chinese and they invited the soldiers to come back to China and become part of the border guard in the modern Gansu province. A city and county were also made for them which were named Li-Jien or Liqian. The Lost Legion of Carrhae and the Mysterious Army The Chinese description of the fish scale formation used by the mercenary soldiers bears a vague resemblance to the testudo formation practiced by Roman legions. This has led to the popular theory that these mysterious soldiers were in fact exiled Roman legionnaires from the Battle of Carrhae who had hired themselves out as mercenaries for the Huns. This idea was first suggested by the historian Homer Dubs. Dubs argued that some of the soldiers in exile gave up trying to go back to Rome and hired themselves out as mercenaries for local warlords in the region. Some of these former Roman soldiers may have found themselves working for the Huns in their war against the Chinese. Assessment of the Facts Is it possible that the inhabitants of the unusual village could be descendants of displaced Romans? This has attracted the interest of both Chinese and Western scientists. A genetic study from the University of Lanzhou showed that the inhabitants of the town do have connections to Europe, which makes the theory more plausible, though it is also true that the town is built along the old Silk Road so connections with western populations are more likely regardless of whether they were Roman. Another connection that has been noted is that the name “Li-Jien” sounds like “legion” when spoken in Chinese. Some have used this to argue that the name is originally derived from the word. On the other hand, many scholars have doubts about the feasibility of the hypothesis. Although it is possible that a group of Roman mercenaries could have made it all the way to western China, it is still an enormous distance. And, even though there is circumstantial evidence, there is no evidence that would confirm that Romans had been in Liqian in the past. Since Rome and China were aware of each other in antiquity, and it was possible to travel between the two empires at the time, this hypothesis is made more plausible. It is possible that a Roman legion did make it to China, but the evidence is not conclusive. The genetic findings could also be interpreted to mean that the people of the town descend from a local Caucasian population and there is no indisputable archaeological evidence of a Roman presence in the town in antiquity. https://www.ancient-origins.net/unexplained-phenomena/lost-legion-carrhae-0011019
  21. Chaos Magic

    Jurassic Park did more to popularize chaos theory and take it mainstream than any other influence. This mainstream movement may have fueled the mainstream adoption of chaos magic which according to written record occurred 10+ years after Jurassic Park was published. If you know attacks on police in the USA increased by a large percentage after NWA published their "fk the police" record. You comprehend the powerful effect pop culture has on public opinion. But its all irrelevant as I was mostly joking about all of this and you appear to have overreacted a little. There is a book published on magic that has a single page where "chaos magic" is mentioned only once in 1970 / 1984. Based on your considerable knowledge of science would you consider that evidence of a mainstream or mere fringe movement? Name something that generated more buzz about a resurgence of scottish pride in the past 50 years. Than the movie Braveheart. You can't do it. And why not? If there were a massive uptick of scots with blue face paint in soccer stadiums 10 years after Braveheart hit theaters. And I joked saying: "Its the Braveheart effect". While you furiously argued it was not. Maybe you can begin to see how its not as important a topic as you might think. Your stance here appears intended to give me more credibility. Haters irrationally being haters for no reason tends to have that effect. Its like... "omg this guy is like a celebrity, he has made it in life to where he is important enough to have actual haters". For reals? Yeahs.