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Carrot, Egg and Coffee

Posted by wayinktelo on September 4, 2010 at 7:15am
Carrot, Egg and Coffee

A carrot, an egg and a cup of coffee... there is an excellent chance you will never look at a cup
of coffee the same way again.

A young woman went to her mother and told her about her life and how
things were so hard for her. She did not know how she was going to
make it and wanted to give up. She was tired of fighting and struggling.

It seemed as one problem was solved, a new one arose. Her mother
took her to the kitchen. She filled three pots with water and placed
each on a high fire.

Soon the pots came to boil. In the first she placed carrots,
in the second she placed eggs, and in the last she placed ground
coffee beans. She let them sit and boil, without saying a word.

In about twenty minutes she turned off the burners. She fished the
carrots out and placed them in a bowl. She pulled the eggs out and
placed them in a bowl. Then she ladled the coffee out and placed it in
a bowl.

Turning to her daughter, she asked, "Tell me, what you see?"

"Carrots, eggs, and coffee," she replied. Her mother brought her
closer and asked her to feel the carrots. She did and noted that they
were soft.

The mother then asked the daughter to take an egg and break it.
After pulling off the shell, she observed the hard boiled egg.
Finally, the mother asked the daughter to sip the coffee. The daughter
smiled as she tasted its rich aroma. The daughter then asked,
"What does it mean, mother?"

Her mother explained that each of these objects had faced the same
adversity ... boiling water. Each reacted differently. The carrot went
in strong, hard, and unrelenting. However, after being subjected to the
boiling water, it softened and became weak. The egg had been fragile.
Its thin outer shell had protected its liquid interior, but after
sitting through the boiling water, its inside became hardened.
The ground coffee beans were unique; however, after they were in the
boiling water, they had changed the water.

"Which are you?" she asked her daughter.

"When adversity knocks on your door, how do you respond?
Are you a carrot, an egg or a coffee bean?"

Think of this: Which am I? Am I the carrot that seems strong, but
with pain and adversity do I wilt and become soft and lose my strength?

Am I the egg that starts with a malleable heart, but changes with
the heat? Did I have a fluid spirit, but after a death, a break up, a
financial hardship or some other trial, have I become hardened and
stiff? Does my shell look the same, but on the inside am I bitter and
tough with a stiff spirit and hardened heart?

Or am I like the coffee bean? The bean actually changes the hot
water, the very circumstance that brings the pain. When the water
gets hot, it releases the fragrance and flavour. If you are like the
bean, when things are at their worst, you get better and change the
situation around you. When the hour is the darkest and trials are their greatest, do
you elevate yourself to another level?

How do you handle adversity? Are you a carrot, an egg or a coffee
bean?

May you have enough happiness to make you sweet, enough trials to
make you strong, enough sorrow to keep you human and enough hope
to make you happy.

The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything;
they just make the most of everything that comes along their way.

The brightest future will always be based on a forgotten past; you
can't go forward in life until you let go of your past failures and
heartaches.

When you were born, you were crying and everyone around you was
smiling.


Live your life so at the end, you're the one who is smiling and
everyone around you is crying


If you have a chance to make life better for others and fail to do so, you are wasting your time on Earth. No matter what our station in life, we are here to serve, even if that sometimes means making the greatest sacrifice of all.

Sooner or later you are going to learn just as I did, that there's a difference between KNOWING the path and WALKING the path.

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"You`re integrity is showing"...

Posted by wayinktelo on September 4, 2010 at 7:06am
Reprint Request

Siyo and sincere greetings,

Where to start...

I have inadvertantly done your fair countenance an injustice... Some four years or so ( at 53 details are becoming harder to recall, especially dates, addresses and phone numbers ) and for that time I have passed "Who I Am" as "Author unknown" ( The Clear Spirit who sent it to me, did not observe Protocol [If at her chronoligical Age she was even aware of Copyright infringement] when it was delivered in my inbox. Infinite took me by the conscience and directed me here, where I discovered not only the Original Author of the correct expression of my sentiments, but the opportunity to rectify the error and offer apology for showing my ignorance. The areas where it went were Native American Groups (An MSN concoction) and was well recieved by all. With respect to excellent wordsmithing of Clear Spirit, I would humbly request permission to continue to pass this multifaceted Gem of Wisdom, complete with appropriate recognition in whatever form you would require...

It has indeed stirred and rekindled many firesides since it`s discovery... for this you have my heartfelt thanks, and boundless appreciation.

Kindly inform this hollow bone, which simply desires to be the tool to distribute needed Heart, the manner which would be of your approval and acknowledge your craft...

With sincerest wishes that your moccossins continue to make happy tracks until the frost on your crown matches the trail you leave, as you sow the seeds may the harvest be a pleasant reward for things well done and the winds of contentment blow constantly upon the Lodge which houses the crafter of such Truth and Beauty. I would have your fondest wishes arise to greet you when you need them most, and expect them least...

Be well (in body, mind and Spirit), Do well (in thought, word and performance), respect all which you did not create. We are the Stewards of Mother Earth... not her consumers.

wilford james bates aka -wayinktelo- (I am raising a voice)
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Her reply:

Dear Wayinktelo,

Thank you for your heartfelt letter.

Your integrity is showing!

All I ask, is that you add my author tag to the piece "Who I Am".

(c) Terri McPherson
www.wisehearts.com

Living in love and loving life,

Terri McPherson
WiseHearts.com
http://www.wisehearts.com

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Who I Am

I am not my hair, my eyes, my nose or my mouth.
I am not my skin or the shape of any of my body parts.
I am not the IQ of my brain.

I am not the sound of my voice or the volume of my laughter.
I am not my strengths or any of my weaknesses.
I am not the level of my skills.

The temple of my physical makeup is a culmination of genetics.
It reveals nothing about the person who resides within.
I take no credit or point no blame for the way I look.
My temple is perfect, as is.

This body is not who I am.
It is an exquisitely perfect dwelling for my soul.
Everything about it is exactly as it should be.
No other, anywhere, ever, could serve my soul as well.

I am not anything you can see with your eyes
or touch with your hands. Should you judge me
by that criteria, you will never know me.

I am not a dumping ground for bias that's based
on a man-made standard, and I do not accept the
prejudice it creates.

I am a union of body, mind and spirit, a trio, not a solo.

To know me, is to know yourself.

Those who hear the still small voice in their soul, recognize the
song in mine. They do not stop at the front door and judge me
by the dwelling in which I reside. With a humble sense of
honor, they knock upon the door and ask to come in.

The judgment of others does not change who I am.
Quite the opposite is true. It reveals who they are.

Those who deem me unworthy at a glance and pass me on by,
have my blessing to keep walking, for they have a long way to
go. They have not reached the point in their journey where
they are able to see and appreciate me for who I am.

I expect no more. I will accept no less.



© 2001 Terri McPherson
Windsor, Ontario, Canada
terri@wisehearts.com
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The Talking Stick

Posted by wayinktelo on September 4, 2010 at 7:00am
The Talking Stick

Annotated from various sites on the net...

In days gone by and in some current tribal structures Native Americans would meet to discuss community issues such as moving for the season, hunting problems, family disent, and any complaints within the tribe. All were welcome at these Council Meetings which were, generally, precided over by the Chief of the tribe, warrior leaders, Medicine people, Elders, anyone in the tribe with an issue, and any from outside tribes who might be involved.

With such a great many people present at a meeting of this scope it was vitally important that each person have an opportunity to speak his, or her piece without interuption, redicule, or threats. The way this was done was using a Talking Stick.

As the meeting began the Chief, or other leader of the meeting welcomed the four direction, wanka tanka, and all good spirits of the earth. Then formal announcements were made about the purpose of the meeting, the area and people were smudged to rid the area of any negative energies and the Lead speaker began by picking up the Talking Stick. When he or she finished speaking the stick was passed around to the next person within the circle. Whoever held the talking stick was the only one allowed to talk.

Some tribes used a talking feather instead of a talking stick. Other tribes might have a peace pipe, a wampum belt, a sacred shell, or some other object by which they designate the right to speak. Whatever the object, it carries respect for free speech and assures the speaker he has the freedom and power to say what is in his heart without fear of reprisal or humiliation.

Whoever holds the talking stick has within his hands the sacred power of words. Only he can speak while he holds the stick; the other council members must remain silent.

The eagle feather tied to the talking stick gives him the courage and wisdom to speak truthfully and wisely. The rabbit fur on the end of the stick reminds him that his words must come from his heart and that they must be soft and warm. The blue stone will remind him that the Great Spirit hears the message of his heart as well as the words he speaks.

The shell, iridescent and ever changing, reminds him that all creation changes -- the days, the seasons, the years -- and people and situations change, too. The four colors of beads -- yellow for the sunrise (east), red for the sunset (west), white for the snow (north) and green for the earth (south) -- are symbolic of the powers of the universe he has in his hands at the moment to speak what is in his heart. Attached to the stick are strands of hair from the great buffalo. He who speaks may do so with the power and strength of this great animal.

The speaker should not forget that he carries within himself a sacred spark of the Great Spirit, and therefore he is also sacred. If he feels he cannot honor the talking stick with his words, he should refrain from speaking so he will not dishonor himself. When he is again in control of his words, the stick will be returned to him.

In many circles the tradition of the Talking Stick is still used and honored.

As with any tool, making your own Talking Stick is powerful, educational, and fun. First, you need to choose a wood type for the stick. There are many sites around that discuss the energies of trees and wood types, so do some homework and find the type of wood that appeals most to you. You could also cheat and buy a dowel from a wood-working shop; they have several kinds of wood to choose from.

If you choose to take wood from a living tree, look for fallen limbs before cutting one off. If you have to cut a branch off try to choose one that would be pruned anyways...and all the better if you take your stick during the pruning season! Take a branch that is about 12 inches long and as thick as your middle finger. Keep in mind that you might decide to put a crystal in one end of the branch, so be sure to look at the width of the branch. Remove the bark and let the branch sit in a dry place for a couple of weeks so it has time to dry out.

While it is drying begin thinking of how you want to decorate it. Do you want to carve it at all? Do you want to embed gemstones in the shaft? What kinds of feathers will you hang from it? What colors? And will you use leather pieces to string beads from it?

When you are through, set it in a window from one full moon to the next to energize it and any crystals you have put on it. And before you use it officially, smudge the stick with sweetgrass and sage and ask the Great Spirit to bless it.
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The Drum

Posted by wayinktelo on September 4, 2010 at 6:56am
The Drum

"Traditional teaching is as relevant today as it was in the time of my Ancestors. It is a blueprint for human behaviour - it connects us to the teachers of the natural and supernatural worlds, celestial beings, plants, animals, earth, air, fire, water -- respected equals, in other words, whose unique traits provide models for living in a "good way." There are lessons to be learned from both the seen and unseen worlds -- to be passed down from generation to generation through songs, drumming, stories, sharing, caring, medicine wheel teachings and ceremony."
(S. Thunderbird)

THE PERFECT HARMONY OF THE DRUM AND THE EARTH MOTHER

The magic of the Drum and its relation to Mother Earth's heartbeat moves one's consciousness into the inner worlds of vision, experience, and learning. It is often a time and place for Medicine Wheel teachings, of power animals and spirit guides of inner reflection and connection or re-connection to those things that really matter.
The Drum takes us to that special place where we can reconnect to those things that truly matter to our spirits, minds, emotions and body.

In other words, Spiritual and Physical integrity follows nerve, blood flows according to deepest cell needs, our spirits are fed, we are in rhythm with the Earth Mother.

THE DRUM IS FEMALE AND HUMAN

For Native people, the drum represents the universal heartbeat of Noo Halidzoks (Mother Earth) - the universal goddess and mother to us all. Her heartbeat on the drum can be done in a variety of ways, here are two suggestions:

Tsimshian: Four steady beats, followed for two quick beats - one, two three, four, one/two, two three four, one/two, two, three, four.....)

Anishinabe - two rhythmic beats - one/two - one/two - one/two.....

The first sound that was heard in the world was the heartbeat of Mother Earth. Native people manifest this heart beat through playing a special rhythm on the drum. This rhythm facilitates healing and realignment of the four realms of human existence (Mental, Spiritual, Emotional, Physical) because the Creator revolves around the rhythm. The drum when combined with the voice, creates a hum that rests between the voice and the drum and is thought to be the spirits of the Ancestors.

Therefore, Native hand drums are not percussion instruments per se or a toy, they are considered female and human because of their direct tie to the earth.

When playing a drum, it should never be hammered in an aggressive way, this suggests giving it a 'beating' and one must never 'hit' a woman in this manner! The teaching goes even further by stating that the drum mallet should not be referred to as a 'beater' because of the suggestion of aggression contained in the word. Ms Thunderbird refers to all her drum mallets as 'Feather Joe'.

The Big Drum was a gift from the women to the men a very long time ago, so that men could experience a resonant connection to the Earth Mother that naturally occurs with women. Therefore, it has been tribal custom for the most part, that women not sit at the big drum or play it. As Native history has evolved, this practice has changed from tribe to tribe, and there are more and more instances where women are taking back the big drum, and raising their voices in joy. Also, this in some part has been borne out of the fact that many families who had only girl children, continued to pass down the important teachings.

THE DESTRUCTION OF MOTHER EARTH

One of the reasons that the earth is being destroyed at such an alarming rate, is the disconnect that humans have with her. We no longer hear her heartbeat. We lose ourselves in our quest for security through the acquisition of material possessions, paying little heed to the devastating cost to the environment in our zeal to have stuff, and look good. The drum is a constant reminder of the responsibility humans have toward the preservation and health of the Earth Mother.

WOMEN PLAYING THE BIG DRUM

In the twenty-first century, as Indigenous cultures continued to adapt, evolve and move forward, and given the fact that women are taking back the drum which is their right to do because of the lack of leadership shown by Native men, it is becoming more common to see women big drum groups at powwows. This is a slow evolution because of the fierce patrilineal protection of turf (unfortunately learned behaviour by Native Men).

There has been much animosity and outright refusal to allow women drum groups to participate at certain powwows and other events.

If women think they are "offending" men by playing the big drum, Thunderbird suggests that those men who are offended are hanging onto territory which they do not own and, therefore, have no right to claim ownership, for the simple reason that the drum (no matter the size) is a universal symbol of healing, harmony, dignity, honour and wisdom.

Wherein, it is true that women, a long time ago, gave the big drum to men so they could feel the resonant connection to the Earth Mother that women, naturally feel, the gift did come with some strings attached.

That is, men were to respect women, and women's leadership role in the community; they were never to raise their voices or hands against women or children, they were to protect the "giver of life" at all costs.

Alas, this has not come to pass, and the prophecy that states, "when the maple trees start dying from the top, women will take back the drum" is starting to happen. Men have not fulfilled their promises, and women must now re-assert themselves in order to save themselves, their children and the Earth Mother.

Ms Thunderbird says, "Get with it, times have changed, women's voices must be heard by whatever means if Mother Earth has any chance of survival."

OWNERSHIP OF THE DRUM AND
DRUM ETIQUETTE

The drum is the exclusive property of the person who made it; or purchased it; or traded for it; or had it given to them as a gift OR prayed for it. It is not community property unless that is its purpose. If the drum belongs to an individual, then permission must be given by that individual for anyone else to even touch it much less play it. In other words, look but do not touch unless permission has been given. Keep reminding yourself that the drum is human and one does not fondle other humans without permission! Accord the drum the same respect. In Ms Thunderbird's case, her Sister and her Helper are the only ones allowed to touch the drum without asking permission.

THE VOICE OF THE DRUM

Just like humans, each drum has its own very unique voice and vibration. Each animal from which the drum is made has its own unique medicine; its spirit is part of the drum. In order to give a drum its voice it needs to 'woken' in sacred ceremony. Until the ceremony takes place the drum should not be played.

During ceremony the drum is first dedicated to the Original Creator.

The drum is a sacred object, therefore, when not in use it should be shrouded in its own bag made of natural materials, i.e. 100% cotton, animal hide). Hanging the drum on a wall as an art piece diminishes its voice and purpose. You wouldn't hang a human on a wall to be admired, and as the drum is human, it should not be put there either. The drum should always be placed skin-side up as a sign of respect.

PLAYING THE DRUM

"The drum is the Great Spirit's favorite instrument. That's why we were all given a heartbeat."
--Mano, Navajo Elder

Prayers are said each time the drum is used.
Prayers that ask Original Creator for the ability to sing in a good way.
Prayers that thank the Creator for the animal that gave it's life to become the hide for the drum.
Prayers for the people who hear, that they would be blessed and feel good when they hear the songs played.
In other words the drum is prayed for before it comes to the person, dedicated in prayer before it is used and prayed for before each use.

THE MAGIC OF DRUMMING CIRCLES

People from many different backgrounds are getting together to create connections through the sheer joy of drum rhythms. Drumming circles are the ultimate stress reducer, the prozac of the natural world if you will. It is a time for everyone to get together and just be. Natural biochemicals in the body are released which help boost the immune system, among other things. Inner chatter is instantly quieted, and a peaceful meditative state is often the result, as the drum connects with your own heartbeat. Adults re-learn how to play and have fun because remember, the drum is the ear of the Great Mystery. Peace on earth becomes a reality.

MESSAGES FROM THE DRUM

I am Mother Earth's heartbeat and the sacred gift of Creation.
I am the universal heartbeat of the seen and unseen worlds.
I put the drummer in touch with creation itself.
I speak to all people equally and peacefully.
I fulfill and create spiritual, mental, emotional and physical balance.
I am a powerful non-verbal form of peaceful communication.
I am the practice of peace.
I am renewal, re-growth and fulfillment.
I am the pulse of the Universe.
I am alert, alive and ready to move the drummer to another state of consciousness.
My top represents the sky.
My bottom represents the earth
My stitching represents the warriors for peace who play me.
I am the ancient wisdom of the Ancestors.
The hand of the drummer is never raised in anger.
The hand of the drummer should not be raised above the heart, for I am peace.
I release tension, emotional stress and mental fatigue.
I reconnect with the natural rhythms of the drummer.
I remind you that Creation is alive and sacred.
I take you to the dream world to let your unconscious speak with your conscious in safety and harmony.
When you play with me there is a synchronization of energy, a unity and a common purpose.
When you hear the rhythm of the group drumming and contribute your beat, you are listening and playing , receptive and creative at the same time.

All My Relations

Shannon Thunderbird
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WHAT DO YOU SEE? WHAT'S IN YOUR HEART?

Posted by wayinktelo on September 4, 2010 at 6:49am
WHAT DO YOU SEE? WHAT'S IN YOUR HEART?

He sits atop the hill with a pain in his heart as he looks down at the valley below where his village is. A tear runs down his cheek because instead of seeing what is he sees what was.

As he looks down on the valley he sees his ancestors dancing, praying, smiling and laughing. He sees his ancestors living happy and free. He sees the children running, playing and laughing without a care in the world.

He sees a free and united people. He sees a happy and peaceful people. He sees lush green forests and a clean flowing river. He sees abundant wildlife everywhere.

He doesn’t want to let go of what he is seeing. He knows that once he lets go of what he is seeing he will no longer see what was. Instead he will once again be looking down on what is. He will look down and see his village in the valley ravished by poverty and disease. He will see wino’s sleeping on the ground some frozen to death by the bitter cold of the evening before. He will see little children with pain in their eyes and hunger in their belly. He will see teenagers slowly killing themselves with drugs trying to escape reality. He will see a dry river bed where once flowed a mighty river.

He will no longer see a lush green forest and abundant wildlife. Instead he will see dry brush, rattlesnakes and scorpions. He will no longer see a proud and free people. Instead he will see a hurt lonely people locked up in their prisons called poverty, disease, alcoholism and fear. The tears begin to flow as freely as the mighty river that once flowed in the valley below. He knew what he would see once he let go but the ancestors planted forever in his heart what was and he knew that he had to do something in the world of what is to help his people. What do you see? What is in your heart? What will you do?

Written by Bear Warrior
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Beloved Companions

Posted by wayinktelo on September 4, 2010 at 6:42am
Beloved Companions

If a dog were your teacher, you would learn stuff like:
* When loved ones come home, always run to greet them.
* Never pass up the opportunity to go for a joyride.
* Allow the experience of fresh air and the wind in your
face to be pure ecstasy.
* When it's in your best interest, practice obedience.
* Let others know when they've invaded your territory.
* Take naps and stretch before rising.
* Run, romp, and play daily.
* Thrive on attention and let people touch you.
* Avoid biting when a simple growl will do.
* On warm days, stop to lie on your back on the grass.
* On hot days, drink lots of water and lie under a shady tree.
* When you're happy, dance around and wag your entire body.
* No matter how often you're scolded, don't buy into the
guilt thing and pout... run right back and make friends.
* Delight in the simple joy of a long walk.
* Eat with gusto and enthusiasm. Stop when you have had
enough.
* Be loyal and patient.
* Never pretend to be something you're not.

And MOST of all...

* When someone is having a bad day, be silent, sit close
by and nuzzle them gently.
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Words Of Wisdom

Posted by wayinktelo on September 4, 2010 at 6:38am

ECHOTA CHEROKEE TRIBE OF ALABAMA WOLF CLAN

Words Of Wisdom

"The Cherokee legacy is that we are a people who face adversity, survive, adapt, prosper and excel."
"And to fulfill this legacy, we must ask the questions...
Where will we be as people five, ten, fifty or one hundred years from now?
Do we brag about our full blood ancestor or do we brag about our Indian grandchildren?
Do we live in the past or do we focus on the future?
Is being Cherokee a novelty or a way of life?
Is being Cherokee a heritage or a future?
Our ancestors who walked the grounds of this capitol building resoundingly cry,
'Don’t forget the legacy we passed on. Don’t let it lapse. Pass it on, stronger and stronger to your children. Let the Cherokee language laugh, speak and sing again. Let our history be known and discussed. Live by our wisdom. Don’t let us die as a people. If you do then all our sacrifice will be for nothing and you will lose those things that fulfill your life.'"
Principal of the Cherokee Nation, Chief Chad Smith
State of the Nation Address
September 1, 2001

"Being Indian is mainly in your heart. It's a way of walking with the earth instead of upon it. A lot of the history books talk about us Indians in the past tense, but we don't plan on going anywhere... We have lost so much, but the thing that holds us together is that we all belong to and are protectors of the earth; that's the reason for us being here. Mother Earth is not a resource, she is an heirloom."
David Ipinia, Yurok Artist, Sacramento, CA

"The strength of our future, lies in the protecting of our past."
Seminole Elder

"The Earth was created by the assistance of the sun, and it should be left as it was. The country was made with no lines of demarcation, and it's no man's business to divide it. I see the whites all over the country gaining wealth, and I see the desire to give us lands which are worthless.
The Earth and myself are of one mind. Perhaps you think the Creator sent you here to dispose of us as you see fit. If I thought you were sent by the creator, I might he induced to think you had a right to dispose of me.
Do not misunderstand me; but understand me fully with reference to my affection for the land. I never said the land was mine to do with as I choose. The one who has a right to dispose of it is the one who created it. I claim a right to live on my land, and accord you the privilege to return to yours.
Brother, we have listened to your talk coming from our father, the Great White Chief in Washington, and my people have called upon me to reply to you.
The winds which pass through these aged pines we hear the moaning of departed ghosts, and if the voice of our people could have been heard, that act would never have been done. But alas though they stood around they could neither be seen nor heard. Their tears fell like drops of rain.
I hear my voice in the depths of the forest but no answering voice comes back to me. All is silent around me. My words must therefore be few. I can now say no more. He is silent for he has nothing to answer when the sun goes down."
Thunder Rolling in the Mountains-Chief Joseph, Nez Perce

"Our fathers gave us many laws which they had learned from their fathers. They told us to treat all men as they treated us. That we should never be the first to break a bargain. That it was a disgrace to tell a lie. That we should speak only the truth. We were taught to believe that the Great Spirit sees and hears everything and that he never forgets. This I believe and all my people believe the same."
Thunder Rolling in the Mountains-Chief Joseph, Nez Perce

"Wars are fought to see who owns the land, but in the end it possesses man. Who dares say he owns it- is he not buried beneath it?"
Cochise, Chiricahua Apache

"When you are a person who belongs to a community, you have to know who you are. You have to know who your relatives are, and as a tribe we have to know where we came from..."
Charlotte Black Elk, Oglala Sioux

"Marriage among my people was like traveling in a canoe. The man sat in front and paddled the canoe. The woman sat in the stern but she steered."
Anonymous

"A Nation is not conquered until the hearts of its women are on the ground. Then it is done, no matter how brave its warriors nor how strong its weapons."
Cheyenne

"Have patience. All things change in due time. Wishing cannot bring autumn glory or cause winter to cease."
Ginaly-li, Cherokee

"Lose your temper and you lose a friend; lie and you lose yourself."
Hopi

"With all things and in all things, we are relatives."
Sioux

"Kinship with all creatures of the earth, sky and water was a real and active principle. And so close did some of the Lakotas come to their feathered and furred friends that in true brotherhood they spoke a common tongue.
The animals had rights...
the right of man's protection,
the right to live,
the right to multiply,
the right to freedom, and
the right to man's indebtedness."
Luther Standing Bear, Teton Sioux

How can people say one skin is colored, "We who are clay blended by the Master Potter, come from the kiln of Creation in many hues. when each has its own coloration? What should it matter that one bowl is dark and the other pale, if each is of good design and serves its purpose well."
Polingaysi Qoyawayma, Hopi

"Walk on a rainbow trail, walk on a trail of song, and all about you will be beauty. There is a way out of every dark mist, over a rainbow trail."
Navajo Song

"What is life?
It is the flash of a firefly in the night.
It is the breath of a buffalo in the winter time.
It is the little shadow which runs across the grass and loses itself in the sunset."
Crowfoot, Blackfoot

"Hold on to what is good even if it is a handful of earth.
Hold on to what you believe even if it is a tree which stands by itself.
Hold on to what you must do even if it is a long way from here.
Hold on to life even when it is easier letting go.
Hold on to my hand even when I have gone away from you."
Pueblo Blessing

Will Rogers, the world famous humorist born in Claremore, Oklahoma, was 1/4 Cherokee. When asked to respond to the question, "But you are an American citizen?", Will had a quick reply. "Well", he drawled, "I think I am. My folks were Indian. Both my mother and father had Cherokee blood in them. (I was) born and raised in Indian Territory. 'Course we're not the Americans whose ancestors came over on the Mayflower, but we met them at the boat when they landed."
"There is no such thing as 'part-Cherokee.' Either you're Cherokee or you’re not.
It isn't the quantity of Cherokee blood in your veins that is important, but the quality of it . . . your pride in it. I have seen full-bloods who have virtually no idea of the great legacy entrusted to their care. Yet, I have seen people with as little as 1/500th blood quantum who inspire the spirits of their ancestors because they make being Cherokee a proud part of a their everyday life."
Jim Pell: Principal Chief of the North Alabama Cherokee Tribe

"They had an ancient lost reverence for the earth and its web of life. They had what the world has lost. The world must have it back lest it die."
John Collier Former Commissioner of Indian Affairs

"I think the Spirit, is the one thing we have to rely on. It has been handed to us as a live and precious coal. And each generation has to make that decision whether they want to blow on that coal to keep it alive or throw it away... Our language, our histories and culture are like a big ceremonial fire that's been kicked and stomped and scattered...Out in the darkness we can see those coals glowing. But our generation, whether in tribal government or wherever we find ourselves--Choctaw, Cherokee, Chickasaw, Creek, Seminole--are coal gatherers. We bring the coals back, assemble them and breathe on them again, so we can spark a flame around which we might warm ourselves."
Gary White Deer, Chickasaw 1994

"Learn how to withhold judgment
Learn to listen
Get in touch with your own inner self
Look at life with joy
Don't ever cry over something that cannot cry over you."
Cheewa James, Modoc 1996

"When the last red man shall have become a myth among the white men, when your children' s children think themselves alone in the field, upon the highway or in the silence of the pathless woods, they will not be alone. In all the earth there is no place dedicated to solitude. At night when the streets of your cities are silent, they will throng with the returning hosts that once filled them and still love this beautiful land. The white man will never be alone."
Chief Seattle, Suquamish/Duwamish 1790-1866

"You have noticed that everything an Indian does in a circle, and that is because the Power of the World always works in circles, and everything tries to be round.
In the old days all our power came to us from the sacred hoop of the nation and so long as the hoop was unbroken the people flourished. The flowering tree was the living center of the hoop, and the circle of the four quarters nourished it. The east gave peace and light, the south gave warmth, the west gave rain and the north with its cold and mighty wind gave strength and endurance. This knowledge came to us from the outer world with our religion.
Everything the power of the world does is done in a circle. The sky is round and I have heard that the earth is round like a ball and so are all the stars. The wind, in its greatest power, whirls. Birds make their nests in circles, for theirs is the same religion as ours. The sun comes forth and goes down again in a circle. The moon does the same and both are round. Even the seasons form a great circle in their changing and always come back again to where they were.
The life of a man is a circle from childhood to childhood, and so it is in everything where power moves. Our teepees were round like the nests of birds, and these were always set in a circle, the nation's hoop, a nest of many nests, where the Great Spirit meant for us to hatch our children."
Black Elk, Oglala Sioux
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My Friend

Posted by wayinktelo on September 4, 2010 at 6:33am
I HAVE A FRIEND,
WHO HAS CHOSEN TO LIVE WITH ME.
MY FRIEND LIVES IN MY POCKET.
HE GOES EVERYWHERE WITH ME.
SHOPPING, PLAYING, A DRIVE TO WORK.
HE IS JUST A GOOD FRIEND ALWAYS GIVING ME THE KNOWLEDAGE AND THE WISDOM TO MAKE THE RIGHT CHOICES.
TO HELP ME WITH THE ENDLESS TASKS
I NEED TO DO .
LIKE WRITE MY FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND SOME PEOPLE THAT I DON'T EVEN KNOW YET.
HE IS ALWAYS THERE TO HELP ME GET THROUGH ANY TASK THAT I DO.
I THANK HIM FOR THAT...
HIS NAME IS "ENTHUSIASM"!
MORAL OF THIS NOTE IS...
NOTHING GREAT GETS DONE WITHOUT HEALTHY ENTHUSIASM...
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BE WELL ON THIS MOST FINE OF DAYS, AGAIN THE CREATOR HAS MADE NO MISTAKE, I WOULD HAVE YOU LIVE IT WHOLLY, AND WITHOUT REGRET.
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left - right brain clues to spiritual development

Posted by Blavatsky on September 4, 2010 at 2:30am
I though this article was interesting as it has hidden meanings. If people struggle to use both left and right side of the brain when learning Arabic when really they should use just the left (small detail) not right (general detail), by chance, they develop neural networks which link both sides together leaning the ability to be both spiritual and philosophical (right side) with logical (left side). It helps explain the passion for religion and the arts found in the Arab world. I wonder if more arabs are ambidexterous? It helps explain the dominant left hemispheric bias found in the Western world (driven partly by language comprehension). This post should be taken as a guide for future spiritual development after px as people should be encouraged to look at the bigger picture not just at things at a local level. Tasks should be developed which use both.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-11181457

Reading Arabic 'hard for brain'







By Katie Alcock
Science reporter, BBC News

Lebanon Arabic books (AP)
In the Lebanon, an Arabic language festival encourages children to learn the Arabic alphabet

Israeli scientists believe they have identified why Arabic is particularly hard to learn to read.

The University of Haifa team say people use both sides of their brain when they begin reading a language - but when learning Arabic this is wasting effort.

The detail of Arabic characters means students should use only the left side of their brain because that side is better at distinguishing detail.

The findings from the study of 40 people are reported in Neuropsychology.

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The particular characteristics of Arabic make it hard for the right hemisphere to be involved”

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Professor Zohar Eviatar
University of Haifa, Israel

When someone learns to read Arabic they have to work out which letters are which, and which ones go with which sounds.

It is the ability to tell letters apart that seems to work differently in Arabic - because telling the characters apart involves looking at very small details such as the placement of dots.

Professor Zohar Eviatar, who led the research team, said: "The particular characteristics of Arabic make it hard for the right hemisphere to be involved. When you are starting something new, there is
a lot of [right hemisphere] involvement."

Clearer differences

The researchers looked at 40 university students. Some of the students only spoke Hebrew, while some also spoke and read Arabic well.

In order to work out which side of the brain reads letters, the researchers flashed letters for a 10th of a second to one side of a screen or the other.

When the eyes see something for just a short time, and it is at one side of a screen, only one brain hemisphere is quick enough to process the image.

The team measured how fast and how accurate the students were when they tried to tell letters apart, first in Hebrew and then in Arabic.

Gaza school (BBC)
In Gaza, children learn to read Arabic

All the students could read Hebrew well, and they all used both left and right hemispheres to tell Hebrew letters apart.

The same thing has previously been found with English letters.

Characters in English and Hebrew are easier to tell apart because there are clearer differences between them than there are in Arabic.

Sensitivity

When they looked at the students' reading of Arabic letters it gave the team a clue about why children find the language difficult to learn to read.

The Hebrew-only speakers behaved like children just starting to read most languages - they tried to tell Arabic letters apart, managed to do it slowly but made a lot of mistakes, and used both
hemispheres of their brains.

The good Arabic readers, however, only used their left hemispheres to tell Arabic letters apart.

The researchers were intrigued by this and investigated further. They wanted to know why the right hemisphere was not working when reading Arabic letters, so they set a right hemisphere challenge.

They showed the students pairs of extremely similar Arabic letters - with just "local" differences - and letters that are more different - with "global" differences.

When the Arabic readers saw similar letters with their right hemispheres, they answered randomly - they could not tell them apart at all.

"The right hemisphere is more sensitive to the global aspects of what it's looking at, while the left hemisphere is more sensitive to the local features," says Professor Eviatar.

The team think this may give them some clues about what readers may be doing wrong when they begin to try to read Arabic.

Reading hope

Both young children and adults call on both hemispheres to help them learn a new task.

And using both hemispheres is the right thing to do when reading English or Hebrew - so children's learning strategies would be fine if they were reading another language.

But previous research has found that the right hemisphere is not that good at distinguishing small details, so readers starting to learn Arabic have to learn to focus on small details, which is not
natural to them, but could help them shift to their left hemispheres.

Now the researchers want to compare new and highly expert Arabic readers in the hope of finding out what their brains are doing when they look at letters.

Ultimately, they would like to work out how to teach Arabic reading better to children, including helping them to tell letters apart and how to remember which sound goes with which letter.







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Campaign to save the Arabic language in Lebanon







By Hesham Shawish
BBC News, Beirut

Girl with Arabic library books
Most Lebanese youth speak a mixture of Arabic, French and English

When Randa Makhoul, an art teacher at a school in Beirut, asks her students a question in Arabic, she often gets a reply in English or French.

"It's frustrating to see young people who want to speak their mother tongue articulately, but cannot string a sentence together properly," she said at the Notre Dame de Jamhour school in the Lebanese
capital.

Mrs Makhoul is just one of several Lebanese teachers and parents who are concerned that increasing numbers of young people can no longer speak Arabic well, despite being born and raised in the Middle
Eastern country.

She welcomes a campaign launched by the Feil Amer (Act Now) organisation to preserve Arabic in Lebanon, called "You speak from the East, and he replies from the West".

"Our objective is to link the Arabic language to modern art and culture... to end the perception among young people that the formal language is outdated and dull," says Suzanne Talhouk, the president of
Feil Amer.

Ms Talhouk says the Lebanese will always embrace several languages, but she hopes to encourage the production of novels, theatre and other artistic works in formal Arabic.

"We're not fighting other languages as much as promoting the use of Arabic to go with all the changes in the world."

Polyglot country

Arabic is the official language of Lebanon, but English and French are widely used.



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I regret that my parents did not concentrate on developing my Arabic. It's too late now, but maybe for the younger students in the country something can be done”

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Lara Traad
Student, aged 16




Most Lebanese speak French - a legacy of France's colonial rule - and the younger generation gravitates towards English.

A growing number of parents send their children to French lycees or British and American curriculum schools, hoping this will one day help them find work and secure a better future.

Some even speak to their children in French or English in the home.

"It's sad no-one in our generation is speaking Arabic properly anymore," says Lara Traad, a 16-year-old student at Notre Dame de Jamhour, one of Lebanon's many French curriculum schools.

"I really regret that my parents did not concentrate more on developing my Arabic. It's too late now, but maybe for the younger students in the country something can be done."

Even with Arabic, there is a big difference between the classical, written form of the language and the colloquial spoken Lebanese dialect.

The classical language is almost never used in conversation - it's only heard on the news, in official speeches, and some television programmes.

As a result, many young Lebanese struggle with basic Arabic reading and writing skills, and it is not uncommon for students as old as 16 or 17 to speak only broken Arabic.

Wider problem

The problem is seen in several parts of the Arab world where foreign schools are common - the UAE, Jordan, Egypt and most North African states.

campaign flyers
Campaign flyers show Arabic in the web-friendly Latin script

Citing the wide gap between the formal language and its various colloquial forms within the Arab world, Egyptian philosopher Mustapha Safwaan once wrote that classical Arabic was theoretically a dead
language, much like Latin or ancient Greek.

But language expert Professor Mohamed Said says classical Arabic is a unifying force in the Arab world.

"Classical Arabic is the language of communication, literature, science, philosophy, the arts - it is something that unites the Arab world," says Prof Said, a senior Arabic language lecturer at
London's School of Oriental and African Studies.

According to Prof Said, colloquial dialects in the Arab world should not be seen as separate linguistic entities, but a continuance of the classical Arabic form.

Lebanon's language campaign was launched by Feil Amer as part of its ongoing efforts to promote Arabic language and culture among Lebanon's youth.

The group organises workshops in schools and universities to raise awareness among pupils about the importance of protecting their mother tongue.

It is also holding an Arabic language festival to showcase the work of 150 artists in the fields of dance and drama.

The hope is that by protecting the Arabic language in Lebanon, it will in turn protect the country's identity and heritage.

Whether the initiative is enough to change how Lebanon's youth communicate and express themselves is another matter.

Corrected on 24 June: Our original story incorrectly stated that the campaign was organised by Lebanon's ministry of culture.




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A giant eddy off Okinawa Kudaka

Posted by Mr Rob on September 3, 2010 at 4:48pm
212280c0ed1.jpg
Formed in the winds of a typhoon or a giant eddy off Okinawa Kudaka
2010.9.2 20:56

Diameter emerged much closer to the surface of a giant vortex Kudakajima Island, Okinawa 5.5 km-day (11th Regional Coast Guard Headquarters provided) into the sea near the island off the coast of southern Okinawa Kudaka in diameter unusual behavior emerges around 5.5 miles big vortex, 11 coast guard (Naha), taken from a helicopter, has released a photo to two days.

　9:30 am on May 1 for the study of Typhoon Damage was confirmed by a member of the helicopter was flying to Naha Air Base about 3 km north of Kudaka sea. Vortex time and duration are unknown at the time of discovery, the vortex motion itself was not great.

　According to the Cost Guard, the flow of wind made the sea by the typhoon, causing vortices near the stationary water Kudaka seems disturbed seabed sediments. Even the local fishermen and the Okinawa Meteorological Observatory, "I first saw" was surprised.

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6.3 Alaska Quake, and 7.4 New Zealand Quake

Posted by edina on September 3, 2010 at 1:00pm
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&ct2=us%2F0_0_s_3_0_t&usg=AFQjCNHTuWT6QhiFw5BgWxoQXs3NSfIZzQ&cid=8797586629503&ei=qiqBTJq2FYaS8AS895V_&rt=SEARCH&vm=STANDARD&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hawaii247.com%2F2010%2F09%2F03%2F6-3m-earthquake-in-alaska-no-tsunami-threat-to-hawaii%2F

http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&ct2=us%2F0_0_s_0_0_t&usg=AFQjCNERCUetU6VNB3aYe9CCViANCjdKrA&cid=8797586666779&ei=qiqBTJq2FYaS8AS895V_&rt=SEARCH&vm=STANDARD&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2FidUSN0311646120100903
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Congratulations, Earth Changers! We are 200 members and growing!

Posted by Cheryl Nelson on September 3, 2010 at 12:30am

This ning was created on June 30th but it didn't "open for business" until July 8th, so we are not quite 2 months old. This group is special and everyone's contributions are making it what it is...a safe space to learn about earth changes, share information, discuss theories, find support, make friends and, most importantly, enlighten the world about the coming disaster.

And, LOL, this ning did NOT implode when we reached 100 members nor did I have a nervous breakdown as false predictions were claiming.

So, let's keep rocking the Casbah!

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Major Earth Rumblings Increasing?

Posted by Cheryl Nelson on September 2, 2010 at 11:30pm

Yep. Looks like we have some solid evidence now. It's not our imaginations. I did some research for John DiNardo regarding water main breaks. Here are the findings, copied from emails:

John,
I started this project and ran across this website: watermainbreakclock.com. According to it, on average over 700 water mains break in Canada and the U.S. per day. Since January 2000, 2,728,237 water mains have broken. That’s in excess of 255,500 per year. So, there is no way to accurately list how many water mains are breaking.
I checked Google (using YYYY (for the year) WATER MAIN BREAKS) and found some broad numbers which indicate an upward trend in water main breaks chatter. I don’t know if that corrolates with an increasing number of actual breaks, but I think it is reasonable to assume so. I checked for the following years:
As of 09/02/10, there are 8,540,000 entries, 20.28% increase over 2009 (so far this year).
For 2009, there are 6,940,000 entries, 8.5% decrease over 2008.
For 2008, there are 7,530,000 entries, 15.27% increase over 2007.
For 2007, there are 6,380,000 entries, 33.07% increase over 2006.
For 2006, there are 4,270,000 entries, 40.04% increase over 2005.
For 2005, there are 2,560,000 entries, 58.98% increase over 2004.
For 2004, there are 1,050,000 entries, 5.42% increase over 2003.
(According to ZetaTalk, PX entered the inner solar system in 2003)
For 2003, there are 996,000 entries, 22.66% increase over 2002.
For 2002, there are 812,000 entries, 18.71% increase over 2001.
For 2001, there are 684,000 entries.
For 2000, the numbers were very high, apparently skewed by the use of the round number “2,000” to indicate the number of breaks in a given area in a number of articles rather than the year 2000.
Cheryl

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Hey, Cheryl, this is excellent work that you have done. That's a clever strategy you've thought of, and it has
yielded significant conclusions as to the upward trend in water main breaks. Yes, it is reasonable to assume that Internet chatter about water main breaks indicates an actual increase in the breaks. Yes, McCanney also said, in 2004, that he/they believe that Planet X penetrated the heliosphere in 2003, based upon the surge in return current discharge sheets, I believe, within the Solar System. So, the credibility of that belief increases with both McCanney and Nancy agreeing, despite their mutual disassociation. I think you've done more than I could have imagined in this pursuit of data. Moreover, it is exciting for me to see that your findings track the increase in solar activity and its temporary lull in 2009, due to what I had theorized was caused by Planet X passing below Jupiter's orbital path, as supported by the photographed great comet collision into Jupiter's deep southern hemisphere on July 20, 2009. So, your efforts present solid evidence to show that major Earth rumblings are intensifying. Now, all of us are challenged to think of ways in which we can bring this information to to people who, by nature and by trade, would be inspired to disseminate it to many more such people. I'm grateful to you, as every other concerned person would be.
John

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Coldest Winter In 40 Years?

Posted by Cheryl Nelson on September 2, 2010 at 10:30pm
From an email I received today:

INDICATIONS ARE THERE, ALREADY SNOWING IN SCANDINAVIA AND NORTHERN RUSSIA; UK NEAR FREEZING THIS WEEKEND

Hi,

Joe Bastardi of Accuweather, who is on TV frequently, is predicting a very cold winter based on the fact that both the Arctic and the Antarctic are amassing much more sea ice. The Arctic did not melt as much as it has been, and the Antarctic has been packing on the sea ice shelves. Now the ETs ... say that the north pole of the Earth has been facing the Sun more than usual this summer, bringing huge heat to the northern hemisphere while freezing off the southern hemisphere. They say that Planet X is moving toward us with its' north pole causing ours to bounce back and forth toward the Sun more than usual.

I don't know what to think personally, but I see lots of little signs. One is the common 2" fuzzy caterpillar we see at the end of the summer with black on both ends and brown fuzz in the middle. It is said that the width of the brown stripe indicates the severity of the winter. I started seeing those caterpillars last week, which are common in Maine and New England. The first three I saw had 1/2 inch of black, with one inch of brown in the middle. BUT today I saw one I have NEVER seen before: it was ALL brown, no black. That would mean it is going to be a bitterly cold winter with lots of snow! If I spot that one again, or others like it, I will have to take a photo.

Feel free to write me if you have any further thoughts or information. Usually at the end of the summer you hear a zzzzzZZZZZZZZzzzzzz from grasshoppers I guess. They say that on the day you first hear that, the first frost will be 6 weeks away. I heard it on August 1st and that would make the first frost September 15th. Usually here on the coast we do not get a hard freeze up until between Christmas and New Years. We have gotten snow as early as October and as late as May, but our usual snow season starts after Thanksgiving and ends the beginning of April. That is because being on the coast, the ocean makes the winter more temperate. Usually even if it snows in October or before Thanksgiving, it melts or isn't much.

We have just gone through the biggest heatwave here in Maine, over 90 degrees 5 days in a row, since July 1999. And next week is supposed to be 25 degrees or more colder. It seems hard to believe that we might be entering a major cold spell. I wonder what the Farmer's Almanac is going to say for 2011. It is interesting that Los Angeles had its coolest summer in years. They hardly broke 90 degrees at all.

Gordon
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Thursday's Curious Web Bot Hit, & Suddenly Snap follow up

Posted by edina on September 2, 2010 at 3:16pm

Here's a copy of some of George's commentary for those who follow Clif's work, and for those following the concern of people suddenly snapping....


Thursday's Curious Web Bot Hit

Had a most interesting conversation with Clif about how the attack by a lone
gunman at the Discovery Channel in Maryland on Wednesday is an important
temporal marker in the developing mass rejection of "The Big Lies" that are
propagated by MainStreamMedia (the MSM).

We've been watching this part of the language evolve over the past couple of
months because of the 'heads up' contained in the June 20th "Shape of
Things To Come" report which outlined how the schism between what people see
with their own eyes on topics like the environment and the economy are vastly
different from the media portrayals of reality:

"As modelspace is progressed through Summer, and especially through
late July through to very late September, the [degradation] of the [business
as usual] blather from the [propagandists] is indicated to become so
[blatant] as to [incite ridicule] within the [mass social body] of the
Populace/USofA. The entity is clearly indicating that we will all begin to have a [private joke] about the [latest lies] coming from the [propaganda blitzers on
teevee]. It would seem that this trend of [active] and [acknowledged
disbelief] of the [mainstream media] will be [captured] by several
[comics/pundits] over late July and early August. The data sets
indicate that several of these [pundits/comics] will be [vocal] and [blatant] in
their use of this meme and are indicated to [benefit] considerably from this
[involvement] in the emerging trend. Note that these stand-up [acerbic wits]
are significant precisely because this [visibility of disbelief] is a
temporal marker for the larger emerging theme which will have its major
impact beginning in September. Also at this time, which is to say over

Summer, and into very early Fall, 2010, the [minion class (of politicians)]
will be [freaking out] and [acting impulsively] as the [pressures] are being
[sensed/felt] from the [public]." (Link to www.Urbansurvival.com and
www.halfpasthuman.copm required if cited)


Over at the Salon.com website, you can read the Lee demands and when
you go through them point-by-point they seem to point at the same kind of
'revolutionary' mindset that is characterized elsewhere in the HPH reports.

While the Lee writings are characterized with the emotionally 'hot' term' manifesto', some of his larger points about soaring human population may be viewed more as dangerous to the prevailing social paradigm than dangerous (except for the fact he got a gun involved).

His point about the television's glorification or war and related technology
somewhat tracks to the linguistic expectations about calling out the PTB Big Lies.

And example:

"All programs promoting War and the technology behind those must cease. There is no sense in advertising weapons of mass-destruction anymore.
Instead, talk about ways to disassemble civilization and concentrate the message in finding SOLUTIONS to solving global military mechanized conflict. Again, solutions solutions instead of just repeating the same old wars with newer weapons. Also, keep out the fraudulent peace movements. They are liars and fakes and had no real intention of ending the wars. ALL OF THEM ARE FAKE! On one hand, they claim they want the wars to end, on the other, they are demanding the human population increase. World War II had 2 Billion humans and after that war, the people decided that tripling the population would assure peace. WTF??? STUPIDITY! MORE HUMANS EQUALS MORE WAR!"

The shooting of Lee is a kind of temporal culmination of what's been developing
as an undercurrent in Western culture over many months; people are starting to
question and that tends to raise my confidence in some of what the linguistics hold for the fall.

To name a few, based on this event as a key temporal marker, we ought to
see a three month decline in the markets getting underway shortly.

Then, the next indicator, at least of critical concern to small
investors, savers, and po' folks like us who still dare to dream of retirement --
and this should come along before the big tipping point in the second week
of November -- may be the 'laughing man' on national media.

The linguistics have us on the lookout for some character of note on
national TV laughing while most of his colleagues are puking and sickened by the
declines in the markets going on.

Seems this fellow will be getting a 'last laugh' as people who've been
told repeatedly "Warning - here comes trouble in paper markets!" but chose to
ignore it, and have stayed in on the long side, will end up where most bulls
do: In a financial slaughterhouse.

Related, I posted a pre-open trading note for www.peoplenomics.com
subscribers including an alert from Robin Landry which may be accessed (subscribers only) here.

Thar' He Blows Department

Another part of Clif's predictive work has been the expectations building around
unusual weather which should be contributing to shortages of basics like food in coming months. Granted, a hurricane is NOT particularly unusual, but the evolving sidebar stories may be.

The arrival of Hurricane Earl is something of a precursor event in the Bigger Picture that emerges from the different data sets, but hardly matters if you happen to be one of the hundreds of thousands who will experience nature's fury firsthand between now and Tuesday of next week.
Island evacuations along the east coast are underway now and the forecast update looks like this:


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Key thing about the weather - I mean Earl aside - is that it is already having
an impact on food prices. Russia's harvest losses, the decline in Canadian
wheat expected - all this kind of weather related background is emerging
as the highest food prices in two years.

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Second Oil Rig Goes Boom

Posted by Alex Cortes on September 2, 2010 at 12:03pm

News Alert

from The Wall Street Journal

An offshore oil rig has exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, west of the site of the April blast that caused the massive oil spill.

Seven helicopters, two airplanes and four boats are en route to the site, about 80 miles south of Vermilion Bay along the central Louisiana coast.

A Coast Guard officer says it hasn't been determined whether the structure is a production platform or a drilling rig or whether workers were aboard.

http://online.wsj.com/home-page?mod=djemalertNEWS

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