sean

Welcome to the forum @Kalicharan 👋

Welcome to the forum @AngelsView 👋 ... apologies for the delayed approval. 🙏

Welcome @Tangmu 👋

Welcome back @CrazyfoxAli ... did you want your old account back?

2 hours ago, Mskied said:

BTW Germany is the 5th wealthiest nation in the world now, not bad for a country so small.  Hitler got what he wanted, and so did Germany.  Also, if it weren't for the war, America might not have recovered from its depression, and we probably wouldn't have all the advances in science and medicine that we now possess.  Yes the way he went about things was heinous, but the world should be worshipping his anus.

2 minutes ago, Mskied said:

Maybe if the people killed in the Holocost were Thelemites instead of Jews they would have known the Law and fought back.

On 11/14/2019 at 8:02 PM, voidisyinyang said:

To reiterate my OP - for the people who continue to PM me questions - you need to first donate $20 via

http://paypal.me/ecoechocultivation

Then I will do four hours of full lotus meditation and I will then answer your question.

Thanks for your cooperation.

Narrator: But no one was actually PM'ing him.

Yeah, Uber is openly trash. I use taxis when I'm in a bigger city, and Lyft otherwise. Not sure how much better Lyft really is, though.

Zooming out, I do believe it's important to boycott actively evil companies 💯. 

And also, I believe there's effectively "no ethical consumption under capitalism." 😬

Multinational corporations, convoluted acquisitions and mergers, staggeringly complex, fluid, global supply chains, the predatory, value-extractive nature of capitalism itself, etc., all guarantee that pretty much every purchase we make intersects with exploitation on some level.

This is not to advocate a "what's the point of trying" malaise. Again, whenever possible, it's worthwhile to refuse yielding money or labor directly to certified ghouls.

But I think the latter insight, while depressing, is essential, if only to deflate the hubris of believing that "ethical consumerism" can truly co-exist within capitalism. From this realization might begin the process of envisioning, discussing and fighting for a fundamentally better way. ✨

Thank you @Alchemistgeorge

I've also fixed the URL to the PDF in the original post:

Interview with Bruce Frantzis and The Tao Bums March 2011

Welcome to the forum @Sandasutoriaku 👋

Welcome @knowledgeseeker 👋

I've tinkered with Franz Bardon practices myself, always seemed quite potent. Quite an undertaking though, no?, even just to work through Initiation into Hermetics.

Welcome @MellowPanda 👋 You on the coast or inland? I lived in Meridian, Mississippi for a few years, fwiw, where I met my wife in fact. Have a soft spot for the deep south. 🙂

Welcome @Albert_Geng 👋 -- yes, you can reply in other threads now.

Welcome @Luccas 👋

Welcome @Manas 👋

On 10/27/2019 at 4:32 AM, ऋषि said:

Looks interesting, worth reading? I currently live in North Carolina. 💀

Welcome @Ecclectica  👋 -- enjoyed reading your story. Inspiring volume of retreat time you've clocked. I've done a handful of 10 day and several 3-5 day retreats. Transformative work. Would like to do a 30-day at forest refuge in Barre when I find the time and courage.

Anyway, I'm sure others will chime in with qigong advice.

Sean

Happy Halloweeeen! 🎃

Welcome @suz135 👋

Thanks for reports, moved shenanigans to:

@Everything don't post in this topic anymore. 🙏

A very special topic for the prolific, unsolicited contributions, despite all appeals to the contrary, from our very special @Everything --- P.S. let me know if you'd like a personal practice subforum of your very own, homie.