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Mysticism and activating your pineal gland. 

Really interesting interview, Dispenza shedding more light on his approach.

PS:  So far, neither in the book, nor in the description of the meditation have I seen anything related to retention or semen turning into CSF.  Thankfully. LOL

And if it's a cult, it's not an MCO cult. It's a self-induced drug cult.

Most fun thing this Niwan junkie's seen in quite awhile.

I just got the book, so can't answer any questions, lol. I have read recently from another source on CSF, that the CSF goes down, but is then reabsorbed in the blood stream. But CS therapists have said it goes up and down with the CS rhythm. (Actually, I realize both can be true.)  I'm particularly interested in the breathing and encouraging the CSF to go (press) up, pressurizing the pineal crystals to do interesting things.  

Anybody who gets actual sensations of pressure build up in their head trying to do this probably shouldn't. Years of taiji ruler and a circulation practice keep energy flows open and nothing builds up in my head. So far, anyway. Time will tell. I'll post here if it gets interesting.

Jambon, never in million years would I have come across this fascinating book, much less bought it, if you had not posted this. Thank you! It just arrived today, and I can already tell I'm going to be exploring some amazing territory that is clearly connected to my previous Niwan explorations and the energy circulations I've been doing for years. (If I hadn't already been experiencing some of this stuff, I would think the man was just plain bonkers, lol) 

I hope you're experimenting with the breathing methods and spinal mechanics Dispenza describes and that you will report back on your experiences.

9 hours ago, liminal_luke said:

I didn´t get it from my initial reading of the description but the toes actually lift off the ground as the hands come down -- is that right?

Yes, when your arms come down, you rock back on your heels and your toes rise. In addition to the lymphatic push, moving the ankles activates a couple of the extraordinary channels, which is also really good energetically.

I think I learned his practice slower than I do it now, but I base the speed on where I feel the chi flow, too fast or too slow, I tend to lose it.

I was doing short practices a few times a day, but find a couple longer practices (100-300 reps) are doing a lot more for me now. The short practices weren't getting the breathing going much, and doing it longer creates a stronger, more global effect.

On 10/3/2021 at 7:26 PM, Dainin said:

I just picked up a nice little book about this practice:

 

Arm Swinging Qigong by John Robertson

 

 Dr. Chen and Dr. Love both say this practice is very good for detoxification. It does seem to pump a lot of the lymph nodes.

This is a great little book, both as a review of the five versions presented, and as reminder/motivation to actually DO it, lol.  I'd already been doing a little arm swinging as an antidote to too much computer sitting, but not nearly enough to make a big difference. The book has encouraged me to do it more often, longer, and properly (according to Jahnke anyway)

One thing that stands out. I learned the exercise before I learned much about the lymphatic system, and now understand the many levers into the system this exercise provides. Swinging the arms loosens and stimulates the lymphatic dumping mechanism behind the collar bones, where the lymphatic fluid rejoins the blood stream enroute to the liver for detox and elimination of toxins. Modern life and aging have most of us tight and relatively immobile in this area, and arm swinging loosens it up quickly.

The deeper breathing from doing many repetitions (100-300?) activates the large lymphatic duct at the bottom of the diaphragm, which is one of two major pumping mechanisms for the lymphatic system.

Lifting the heels and toes activates the calf muscles, which are the other major pumping mechanism for the lymphatics.

Doubling down on this exercise is providing noticeable changes in blood circulation as well. I strongly recommend it!

Decades back, swing arms was the first qigong exercise where I started to feel the energy circulation. It was so subtle! I couldn't really tell, but something seemed to be happening, and it was the only exercise I wanted to do for awhile. Forty five minutes of swing arms.  Nobody wanted to practice with me, LOL.  

I think I learned it from Roger Jahnke, and I think he was the one who told us that, in parks in China, you would see some of the old practitioners, hardly making any movement at all, but benefitting greatly from the circulation they'd established over the years doing this simple movement.

I ordered the book. 
Thanks Dainin!

39 minutes ago, Apech said:

4 hours ago, cheya said:

Our comments about others often — if not usually — describe ourselves much more closely than those we mean to target.

 

Let me first comment how beautiful and intelligent you are @cheya ..... !

 

LOLOL

@Apech  Even after all these years, you still can make me laugh more than any other DaoBum... actually probably more than all the rest of the DaoBums combined!

A good belly laugh is so precious these days.  Grats  

Our comments about others often — if not usually — describe ourselves much more closely than those we mean to target.

@Miroku   Curious which brand you got that was "more bitter than sweet."  Sounds like a version I'd like!

Sugar free, but sweetened with sorbitol and sucralose.

Nah.

I'll take mine with honey.

Just can't go crazy with it, lol

13 hours ago, escott said:

Is anyone familiar with the work of Corine Sombrun? Her work leaves little doubt that specific sounds, in her case shamanic beats, can induce altered states and even healing. This Google talk is fascinating.

 

@escott  A totally fascinating video.  Thank you!
I mean Self-Induction!  I'd love to learn that. 

3 hours ago, forestofemptiness said:

Some food for thought:  [Qi Emission Quackery, Damo Mitchell]

 

This was really helpful to watch. Thank you!

@Earl Grey  So glad it's going well for you!  You're going into a transition phase (7-10 days in) according to this chart here... Probably not an issue for you, but do keep your eyes out in case it is!  Best of luck with this, and thanks for keeping us updated!

https://www.thedaobums.com/topic/52511-on-the-vax-fence-lets-talk/?do=findComment&comment=967337

May it go easy with you, Earl Grey, and may your recovery be rapid and complete.

Anybody tried soapwort? (A plant with soap-like qualities.)

@Taomeow Is there a particular product and/or you recommend?

Makes me curious about the story behind that pic... @steve?

I think this is a genius solution to the problem of all those threads filling up the TDB daily feed, even though I do like to read and respond to them, which I will over there in Current Events and continue to post in my PPD. 

@Taomeow  That's a hoot! Thanks for the laugh!

3 minutes ago, liminal_luke said:

Yeah, well.  Some people are good at numerical puzzles, others can take a jumble of research evidence and piece together a sensible plan to, say, bolster the immune system.  They can then present that gathered information to others in a simple easy-to-understand format that interested folks, who might not be research oriented, can actually use.  We all have our talents.

Yes. And some people even have the talent to say the exact right thing to comfort people or calm them down, to take care of them inside.. That's not one of my talents, alas, but I'm very grateful there are some of you on the forum. 

17 hours ago, Taomeow said:

Personally, I try to deactivate 2D spells by training and using (rather than suppressing, as our education and conditioning require) my pattern recognition skills, the machinery for which is naturally wired into our brains (as well as systemically) as 3D pattern processors.  In other words, any and all 2D spells I'm bombarded with I try to organize in my mind into 3D networks of relations and interactions.  A process also known as "connecting the dots."   Enough 2D dots adequately connected invariably form a 3D pattern -- and then it's up to me to verify its correspondence to the 3D patterns in the real spacetime world, where things like introspection (the past) and prediction (the future) are integrated into the picture, making it more complete and accurate.  The spell-breaking magic of the process consists in those pictures actually getting less complex.  The multitude of 2D dots in our world create a false image of complexity whereas the underlying 3D picture may just emerge as perfectly clear and recognizable at a glance. 

I love this whole post, Taomeow. It describes, in words I've never used, how my brain works.  For me, I think of it as I have "files" in my brain, and when I run across something that contradicts my files, an "anomaly" from what I think I know or can expect from what I think I know,  it immediately gets my attention, even if it's kind of a minor-seeming thing.  Some I can ignore, but others, not so much. I'm kind of driven to figure out if the files are wrong or if the new info is wrong, or if it indicates something else entirely going on. Sometimes I think of it as related to paranoia... like why can't I just let inconsistencies and anomalies lie?  Other people seem to have no problem doing that.  I really like hearing that that's it's a pattern recognition skill and that it's hardwired in our brains. That "that just doesn't fit" feeling  always gets my attention.

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Well, it's certainly moved the project along, which has not moved at all for months.
Thanks Bhathen for trying to move it even further.

(Think they were maybe... trolling... a previous artist? )

I pm'd you, Hannes, but just so everybody knows, I can't register anybody for this series!

If you want to register, I think you can just send your email address to <[email protected]> with a request to be added to Circle of Qi.