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  1. Posted

    43 minutes ago, Shadow_self said:

    Only if they feel a video could sway them to believe any of the instances above?

    No, and for a very simple reason...videos can be edited(if they'll look awful or believable is another story), use camera tricks, paid actors, have a grainy quality(or be unfocused)...basically there are many reasons as to why a recorded video would never hold weight.

     

    The only way I see video being a form of evidence is if it is a live stream of the person doing whatever it it that they claim to be able to do.Preferably in a public space, with decent light and quality.

    Then maybe video could be an acceptable form of evidence as it is almost impossible to fake certain things while live, unless you prepare yourself/props/actors in advance but even then...well as they say in theater...shit happens.And I doubt that fakers would be able to improvise something on the spot.

     

     

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  3. Posted · Edited by Shadao
    Grammar

    4 hours ago, Nungali said:

    Also the 'scale '  ( tone,  saturation, etc ) is important

    Well from what I can remember:

     

    Orange:Was a very vivid and clear color, somewhere between light orange and medium orange, it was glowing a bit(in a bioluminescent way, like those life forms in a certain beach that glow blue when there is movement, or like magma I guess).It was in no way muted, and it was really strong.It was everywhere and there were some thin streaks of light vivid orange amongst it, but not as much as the main orange.

    Red:Somewhere between light and medium red, clear and vivid like the orange one.The kind of color you would expect to see out of the reddest ruby.It was "held" by the white+black color as if to not let the red mix with the orange while still "being part of it all"

    White: a bit muted but also "glowing", not as clear, mixed with small blurry specks of clear black

     

    I don't know if this helps.

     

    As for the question I did I am not looking for a specific system or anything, at this point I think it would be fine to see what everyone from any system might say and maybe I'll make my own judgement after thinking.

     

     

     

  4. Posted

    Today(actually a few minutes ago) I was aimlessly walking arou d while letting my mind wander as well towards whatever direction it wanted to go, when suddenly I started to feel a "bubbling" of sorts coming from inside out, and then I started to feel very energized all of sudden.

     

    I started to visualize myself surrounded by an energy/the colors orange(majority), red and white with some specks of black(I think).

    I felt a combination of being electrified and under a waterfall(or a potent showerhead), that constant pressure.

     

    I also visualized a translucent glowy orange-ish lotus opening up above my head.

     

    I apologize for this rant-style writing but I need to write it all out before my memory starts playing tricks on me.

     

    What I want to know is if there is any meaning of the orange, red, white and black colors when it comes to energy and what is that meaning.

    And yes, I am being truthful, I have nothing to gain by lieing/lying(?).

    I just want to know the meaning of the colors.

  5. Posted

    14 hours ago, Iskote said:

    Hi Shadao. IMO, I think the 'explanation' is obvious in this case, however.

    Yes, I know that.Just wanted to mention that "because I don't want to" is also a valid choice, that not every denial has to have a reasonable and/or even "explainable" reason.

     

    14 hours ago, Iskote said:

     

    I think your statement that "Money trumps honor in the view of most westerners" is too much of a generalization, and could just as easily apply to many modern asian people as well.

    I disagree(with the first part), as I have seen again and again(in my own country) how greed has made many "forget" their jobs, their responsabilities or even their basic decency and go after more than they need(and more that they should get)...all because they see money as more important than anything else.

     

    As for the second part, yeah.Of course this can also apply to Asians too, but here I was talking specifically of westerners, not...easterners?...

     

    But I get what you mean.

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  6. Posted

    21 minutes ago, Iskote said:

    Regarding why 'Mo Pai' or similar traditions may not want to teach to foreigners, one merely needs to look at all the nonsense and absolute craziness from Westerners

    Honestly I'm of the mind that no one needs to have an explanation of "why" for something like this, it can be as simple as just they "not wanting to teach, and that's it".

     

    Because sometimes that is a valid answer ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

     

    21 minutes ago, Iskote said:

    no honour for keeping certain things completely private

    Money trumps honor in the view of most westerners, but there are the exceptions.

    23 minutes ago, Iskote said:

    Also, it seems the 'allure' of what some traditions like 'Mo Pai' teach seems to make some people act very crazy as they are blinded by egotistical desires of 'super powers' and 'fame and fortune'.

    Isn't this how it tends to go with practically every other martial arts/system/belief/etc?

     

    The promises of being able to surpass their peers through the help of the supernatural/paranormal, that is quite the old tale.

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  7. Posted

    On 04/03/2022 at 8:02 AM, Pak_Satrio said:

    Well if you knew Indonesia at all (Java specifically) you would know that it’s common for many people to only have one name

    Now that's very convenient in my opinion(I mean, I still am of the mind of one person being able to have many names(or changing names through their life, if deemed appropriate by them), same way as they have many "labels", but being known as "JustOne" seems simple...I like simple).

     

    Sometimes I think people get too fixated into names, as if they were more akin to titles rather than just as a means for others to be able to differentiate one from the rest when speaking to/of them.

  10. Posted

    14 hours ago, Lairg said:

    I have background in Hindu and Jewish inner practices as well as Roman Catholic theology

    Eclectic, nice.

     

    Welcome to the forum.

  13. Posted

    1 minute ago, freeform said:


    He doesn’t teach the foundation training… so most people that train with him simply have short lived experiences rather than full transformation.

     

    Same problem with Nathan Brine… he has an extensive background in martial arts and other internal work (which I imagine helped build his foundation) - but he jumps right into alchemical work - that will never go far without the abundance of dense qi as well as the open channels and strong conductive body that foundation work builds.

    Why this "skipping" of theirs?Isn't it a known maxim that you should always learn the basics first?

  14. Posted

    2 hours ago, silent thunder said:

    I found the WOD cosmology fascinating, complex and well formed.  Surprising depth and breadth of philosophy and detail.

    Same.

     

    The first time I found these books I thought "Wow, these are some deep thoughts and words for a RPG game" and also "This type of rich backstory is something that I wished I could find in most RPG videogames".A pity that so far the companies making videogames of these books seem to mostly not get it right(be it the mood, the mechanics or the story).

     

    2 hours ago, silent thunder said:

    I read nearly everything they published in their table top rpg sets from the 80's to 2000ish.

    I have known of them for a while(8 years?), but only somewhat recently(5 years?) that I was able to get some of the books.I believe I don't have all, but I do know that at least I have "the basics" and some complements.To be fair though, never played any of them but do enjoy reading them alot, specially ones like Mage, Promethean and Second Sight.

     

     

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    RPG is my favorite genre.Character creation, skilltrees(or better yet, mix-n-match unrelated skills for a customized "tree") and a rich backstory are my jam.

     

    FPS comes in second place, as I do enjoy games with action, kind of a reason why a rich game like "Control" has become a favorite.

    Although I am still faithful to the trilogy of Mass Effect, Control comes close.

    Horizon Zero Dawn is awesome too.

     

    Overall, I prefer games where I can go my own pace and play solo, but I can make exceptions for multiplayer games that caught my attention.

    I would like to try to play some MILSIM with games like "Squad", "Arma" and such, but I just do not have the tactical mind nor experience to actually do it...maybe in the future.But not now.

     

    Lately I have been playing oldies like "Prototype", "The Chronicles of Riddick", "Second Sight" and some point and click adventure games.

     

    I have no experience with TTRPG(neither as player nor as DM/GM/Storyteller/Etc.), but I do have the material of ones I would like to try one day.Mostly from the World of Darkness/Chronicles of Darkness(Werewolf, Mage, Demon...heck, maybe even Promethean or Mummy), but there are others like Dark Matter, City of Mist and Shadowrun.

  18. Posted · Edited by Shadao
    grammar

    Anyone can learn to draw, how far they'll develop that skill is another matter.

    I still remember how I learned to draw.As a kid I used to want to have some images with me(stuff found on the internet or on magazines) but we did not have a printer or cellphones to take photos, so I ended up having to "copy" them by hand.

     

    That was how I started, simply by "copying".Of course, later a more formal drawing course taught me basics like light and shadow and perspective, but these can easily be learned from books or even youtube tutorials.

     

    Spoiler

    If you want, I can send you some links(of youtube channels) or even pdfs of books later, for things that can be useful for you.

     

  19. Posted

    7 hours ago, liminal_luke said:

    I'd guard against the tendency of expecting perfection from teachers

    I never expect perfection from anything or anyone, because perfection is an ideal that doesn't exist in real life.At most you can get close to it, but never get it.

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  20. Posted

    7 hours ago, Iliketurtles said:

    How exactly would you know if something was really real?

     

    You need to figure out how answer this correctly before you can go about trying to ascertain if a teacher or a system is really real.

     

     

    Indeed, but until I get enough experience to be able to ascertain this by myself, it doesn't hurt to hear from others(more experienced) here their own opinions about it.

  23. Posted

    On 27/12/2021 at 2:49 PM, dwai said:

    There are no shortcuts in this process. No clever tricks that will help “game the system”, or cheat codes available.

    Ain't this the truth for most things though?

    On 27/12/2021 at 2:49 PM, dwai said:

    Avoid comparing yourself with others. It is simply not possible (or very difficult) to gauge “levels” in the internal arts. Especially for beginners/intermediates

    I feel this also happens with many other things as well.We see videos of people doing incredible feats of strength or athleticism, people that seem to be able to dance like a tornado without sweating or even "geniuses" that start early and can soon be in an advanced stage of something in relation to one that started later in life.

     

    It's hard for those that are older to not feel jealous when seeing the younger ones achieving so much so soon, or it is hard to see how somethings seems to come easily to one but it is almost a hurdle to another.It's normal and it is human to compare yourself to those you perceive as better than you.The hard thing is not letting this weight you down.

    On 09/01/2022 at 9:20 PM, dwai said:

    One should not pray for/try to attain this or that

    I'm already someone at odds with religion itself, but I do tend to avoid the "praying mindset" because I really hate the idea of something just being given, because what is given by others can be easily taken away from you.What you conquer will forever be yours is what I believe in.