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TheHeadGames


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OurToxicIdealsandLack

ofCollectiveDirection

Wheredoyoustart?!Wedonthavetogoverydeeptodiscoverthatthereareamessofproblemswithourcurrentcollectivesituation.Weallknowatthispointinthegame,thatmanyofthethingswetakeforgrantedinourdailylivesarenotgoingtolast.Wearelivingunsustainably.Weareaddictedtooilandcurrentlycarryoutonlythemostbasicoffunctionswithoutitsuse,eventhoughweknowitsuseisseverelydamagingtoourenvironment,whichinturnisseverelydamagingtous(duh).

Itsareallyfunnythingtostepbackandlookatthe

wayweact.We

havesomehowtrickedeachotherintothinkingtha

tthemoreofthis

toxicsubstanceweconsume,themoreproductive

weare,themore

respectedweare.

Thequestionsmustthenbeasked,

WhatareweproducingandWhoarewetryingtoimpress?


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WhatareweProducing?Waste,andlotsofit.Unlikewhatweseeinnature,oursystemsandculturalprogrammingtellusthatweshoulddiscardourwasteasopposedtousingthewholeofwhatwehavetosurviveonourownterms.

War&Famine.Thisneedtoconsumerequ

iressacrifice

somewhereinthecircleoflifetobalanc

eourappetite.Ourgreediness

resultsinwagingofwarsandconcurren

tviolencebecausethosein

poweraresimplycateringtotheneeds

wearevoicingthroughour

collectiveactionsandthroughourmedia.

Stress.Itisagainstournaturetoactthewaythatwehavecollectivelyconditionedourselvestoact.Thiscreatesfriction.Theresultingheatmakesforanuncomfortableexperience.Thishasalsogivenrisetothepharmaceuticalindustry,anotherbenevolentholderofpowercateringtotheneedsvoicedthroughcollectiveactionandmediacoverage.

BigShinyThings. This isthestuffthat we in theprivilegedsections ofthe globearemadetoidolize sothat wedo not pay

attentionto ourrelationtoourselves andeachother. Money, ipods,

celphones, cars, andthe like. These thingsarenothing morethan

ourownmasturbatorycreationsand theywill not get us furtherwhere

peaceful coexistenceisconcerned.

Asthe oldempirecrumblesthese trinketsmay be recoveredandtransmutedasbuildingand/orart supplies.


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Whoarewetryingtoimpress?OurParents,nowthatactuallyseemsreasonablethatwewouldwanttoimpressourparentswithourproductivity.Intheolddayswhentherewasopenlandinalldirectionsandnosignthatthehumananimalcouldeverspoilthisvastplace,beingproductiveandcreatingwithallyourmightsuremusthaveseemedliketherightcourseofaction.Ourcircumstancehoweverhaschangedandtheoldwaysarenotgoingtogetusthroughanymore.Ourparentsmaybelievethatwemustlivethiswayduetotheirexperience,butifwereallywanttotrulyhonourthemasadaptablemembersofthisecology,wewillhavetocomeintoourownideasofhowtohandlethesituationthatfacesus.Thatisgrowingup!ThatisEVOLUTION!!

OurGovernment,Itmaybethat someofusacttheway wedoinfearofconsequencesfromourrulingparties. We fearthat ifwe

donotstay inlineandkeepmarchingforwardthatwewill bemadeanexampleof. Forthose who subscribetothismode,thewordsofBenjaminFranklinsayitbest:

Ifitisgleaned thatourgovernments are oppressingus,wecan

alwayscometogetherandask them tochangesincethey doclaim tohaveourbestinterestsat heart.... Ifthatdoesntworkwecanalwaysresortto creatingourown government.Hopefullythereareenoughdecentpeoplein ourruling bodiessothatthis transition willbesmooth!

YourSelf.Perhapsyouretryingtoclimbtheladdertoseeforyourselfwhatsatthetop.Herestheanswer:MoreBigShinyThingsthataremuchlessrealthanyourneverendingstruggle.Ifyouwanttobegoodtoyourself,stopkillingyourself.

Themanwhotradesfreedomforsecuritydoesnotdeservenorwill heeverreceiveeither.


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RealizingOurInfi

nitePossibilitiesJustbecause weveonlybeenserved

asmallarrayofoptions

throughourusual channels(media,parentingetc..)doesnotmean

wecannottranscendthis.Wearethepeopleofthepresent.Wecan

livehowwechoosetolive.Ouroptionsaretrulyunlimited.

Thetrickhereiswemustthendecideononeoptionwecanalllive

with.PFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFt....

Notgoingtohappenyousay?Right.Inourcurrentstatewesimply

cannotagree becausetherehavebeentoomanyconflictingideals

poundedintousoverthepastfewmillenniaforustohaveevenan

inklingofknowingwhatourtrueselfandourtruecallingmightbe.

Godisnotfoundinthesoulbyaddinganything,but

byaprocessofsubtraction -JohannesEckhart

MaybeJohannes Eckhartwasspeakingofthedudeintheclouds

withthelongbeardandtherobes, butitseemstomakemoresense

tomethatwhathewasgettingatisthatwhenweremoveallthatwe

canfromourlivesexceptfor that whichisourtruest self,wecan

muchmoreeasilyfindourplaceandourpurposewithinwhatever

contextwefindourselvesin...

Therearesolutionstotheproblemsweface.

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TakeYourMETAHOLIDAY

andSTOPKILLINGYOUR

SELF!


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WhatisaMETAHOLIDAY?Well,tobeclear,werenottalkingaboutsomenewageresort.Weretalkingaboutanoverarchingsortofholiday.AMETAHOLIDAYiswhen

weputalltheheadgamesonhold-wesubtractallbutourtruestself. Itmaybeshockingtosomeofyouwhomayhaveyourhooksfirmlygrippedintosomeofthebigshinythingsthatweproduce,butifyouhaventrealizedthisyet,thetruthisthatwedontneedallthesethingsthataredestroyingus.Theworldhasbecometoocomplexfororthodoxsolutionstoworkanymore. Iproposethatwescalebackourlivesasmuchaspossibletoallowourhometoregeneratewhilewereevaluateourplacehere.AMETAHOLIDAYisbasicallymyvisionofanew(butlikelyveryold)socialconstruct.

InsideaMETAHOLIDAYcommunity,eachpersonwouldtakeon3majorrolestovaryingdegreesdependingontheirstageindevelopment.

The Survivalist(concerned with the needs of the present): Experts on

gardening, water collection and waste management.

The Healer(concerned with healing wounds of the past in order to continue work in thepresent): Each of us are healers in our own capacity whatever form it may encompass.

In such a situation, we would do best to focus on preventative medicine through diet and

mental practice.

The Dreamer(concerned with future evolution): This aspect of our community is the

pinnacle of our work. All of our other functionsare to support this activity. To sit, to be, to let

the mind settle and eventually once a certain level of mastery has been attained, to create

representations of the peace we have found in whatever artistic expression is appropriate

to help teach those less certain of their own inner peace.

LiveSimplySo

ThatOthersMaySimplyL

ive

-Unknown


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TheBenefitsofNurturingLife...Nowitmayseemobvious.Thebenefitsof

nurturing life...Inanysituationweinevitablyspendalargeportionofourtimeprovidingourbodieswithsustenance.Incurrentsituationsincities,thisisdonemorebyenslavinglife ratherthannurturing.Industrialmethodsmakesureofthisbecausethatshowtheconquerorsroll.Onereason

thattheindustrialfoodsystemisinplaceissowedonthavetowastesomuchtimeandenergygrowingandnurturingourownfood.Asitturnsout,growingandnurturingyourownfoodhasmanybenefits(surprise).Wegetexercisefromtheworkwedo.Wecreatearelationshiptothefoodandhownaturalsystemsworkwhichishugelyimportanttoknowingourplacewithinnature.Byrefrainingfromthe

headgamesandlivingyourMETAHOLIDAY,youareallowingtheEarthto healbackintotheinfinitelyabundantGardenofEden that italwayshasbeen.Naturewillhealthereis nodoubt.Ifwenurturenature,shemayincludeusintheunfoldingpicture.Ifwecontinueattemptingto enslaveher,wewillbedealtwithliketheexpendableparasitesthatwehumantypeshavecometoem

body.


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TheHealingPowerofNatureWithoutourinterference,naturecansurelytakebackwhatwehave done.Itmaytakesomet

ime(luckily nature doesntcare toknowabout that crazy timestuff),butgiventhat,theplants,theanimals,thefungus,andeventhemineralshavebeenwaitingfortheirchancetocontinuetheirworkthattheyalwayshavedoneandalwayswilldo.

Ourmonumentswillbedigestedand/orevenusedtosupportmultitudesoflifeuponlifeuponlifeuponlifeadinfinitum. Itsti

metotakeabreather,letourmother/homerecoverandreallyreexaminewhatwereallyareinrelationtothiswholething.

Wearemostcertainlynotplacedina

hopelesscircumstanceofwhichwe

cannotsurvivetogether.Thisissimply

aproblemofourrelationshiptonature.

Whenwehaveaspatwithafriend,the

bestcourseofactionistostopspatting

andstartthehealingorelseyoulose

yourfriend.Ifwelosethisfriend,thats

itforthehumananimal.Growup,

haveaMETAHOLIDAYandhealyour

relationship.Naturewillforgiveyouifyou

canjustfinditinyourselftochilloutand

stopthemadness.


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YourBASICNeeds


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ItDoesntHavetoTakeMuchGiventhatouractivitieswillbemadeassimpleaspossible,

our

needsarealsotobecomeassimpleaspossible.Weneedwaterandfood,thereforewegardenourownfoodandgatherourown

waterfromourownsimplesystemswhichworkwiththeframeworkprovidedtousbynature.Werecycleourwaste,includingourpoopinthesamefashionthatnaturessystemshavealwaysdone.Withthepowerofalovingcommunitywecanprovideshelterandwarmthforallfromrecycledpiecesofanyenvironmentwefindourselvesin.BeyondthatanyneedsthatyouthinkyoumayhavemustbeexaminedVERYcarefully.

Lifeislikeart.Youhavetoworkhardto

keepitsimpleandstillhavemeaning.

-CharlesDeLint

Itreallydoesnt

takemuchtogetby

butitisntnecessarilythatwe

should

aimtodotheleastp

ossible.Thisis

whywefillourrema

iningtimewith

themostintenselym

eaningfulaswell

assimpleactivitycu

rrentlyknown,

whichistheexplora

tionofourvery

owninnerselves...(m

oreonthatlater)


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TheSalvationScience

Revolution

Dr.JohnTodd-EcologicalDesigner

Dr.Toddisaninternationallyrecognizedbiologistandvisionaryinhisfieldof

ecologicaldesign.Heswoncountlessawardsforhisachievements.

Itdoesntmatterwhetheryouretalkingaboutarchitectureoragriculture,orlandscaperep

air,ecologicaldesignisabout

designingsystemsthatworkthewayan actualecosystemwouldwork. Thatmeansitcon

sistsofnon-linear,dynamic

systems, drivenbynaturalsources ofenergytocarryoutadesign objective- suchastaki

ngorganicwasteandtransformingit

into valuable biologicalproducts.Forexample,we designfishfarmsthatuse thesamete

chniques andprocesses ascoastal

eelgrass communitiestoraisefishin anenergy-efficientway.Similarly,theuseofaconstr

uctedwetlandtocleanuprunoff

fromparkinglotsandthestreet.Hereweareusing thegeniusofthemarshtopurifythew

aterbeforeitreaches thewater

table.

sourced from:http://www.enviroeducation.com/interviews/john-todd/

PaulStamets-MushroomExpert

Thismaniscleaninguptheplanetwithmushroomsandcreatingsustainable

systemsthroughtheiramazingnaturalgifts.

The authorofnumerous booksandpapersonthesubjectofmushroomidentificationand

cultivation, Stametshas

discoveredfournewspeciesofmushrooms.Heisanadvocate ofthe permaculture syste

mofgrowing,andconsiders

fungiculture avaluablebutunderutilizedaspectofpermaculture.Heisalso a leadingrese

archerintotheuseofmushrooms

inbioremediation,processeshetermsmycoremediation andmycofiltration.

sourced from:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Stamets


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StanleyMeyer-Inventor

StanleyMeyerhasgainedhisnotorietybyinventingawaterfu

elcell.Inhis

lifetimehedidnotsucceedinreleasingthistechnology,buttherearenow

severalgrassrootsorganizationsandnetworksofroguescientistsaround

theworldwhohaveappliedthistechnology,thoughithasnotasofyetbeen

extensivelyreportedbymainstreammedia...

AlternativeEnergy&Building...

Earthships,Cob,San

dBagHousesetc..

Usingnaturalbuildingtech

niquessuchastheseallows

ustorecycle

otherwiseunusedmaterial

tocreatesafeandhealthye

nvironmentstodwell

whichdonotcontribu

tetothedestructionofthe

Earth.Whatsmoreisthe

costofbuildingthesewayscanbeconsiderablyless

thanbuyingyour

materialsfromtheman.

Workoutyourownsalvation.Donotdependonothers.

-Buddha

That being said...

Itsgreat tosee theseamazing personalitiessucceeding and they maybringus many great gifts,but when it comes down to it, wehavetotakeresponsibility anddreamourown dreams with regards to ourpersonalsalvation as ourcircumstances dictate. Wecan certainlytakeadvantage ofsuch great tools as mentionedabove,but saving youisnot up to them.Its up to YOU!


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ASupportiveEnvironm

ent


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TheRoleofMentalDiscipline


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OurWorldis

OurCreationAllofwhichwejudgeisourcreation.Withouttheuseoflanguagetoseparatethingsfromeachother,theWHOLEisone.Thewaythatweseetheworldcreatestheworldthatwesee.Thisistruebecausethewayweseetheworldisthemostimportantdeterminingfactorinhowwedealwithit.Thewaythatyouseetheworlddete

rmineswhatyourwillis.Yourwilldetermineswhatyoudo,andwhatyoudodetermineswhathappens,andwhathappensdetermineswhatIwasreferringtoaswhatourcreationiswhichistheworldwebehold.

OurCreationisOurWillManifestSobythat,ourwillbecomesveryimportant,forourwilldeterminestheworldwebehold,andmostimportant

ly,wegenerallyholdthebeliefthatourwilliswithinoursphereofcontrol.Soaswerealizethisreality,werealizethatourwilliswhatwearedealingwithinanymentaldisciplinewhetheritbemeditation,prayer,shamanismorothers.Increatingabetterworld,theattitudeofyourwilliscrucialintheunfoldingprocessofitsevolution.

Whenweleaveourwillunchecked,wedescendintocircumstancesofcomplexdisharmonynotunlikethatwhichwecurrentlyfindourcollectiveself.


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TechniquesforDealingWithYour

Will...

Sohowdowekeepourwillincheck?Basicallyeveryculturehasdevelopedsystemsforjustthis.Manyofthedisciplineshavebeendilutedovertheyears,soithasbecomeratherhardtoseethesimilaritiesthattheyallshare,yetwhenyougetdowntotherootsofanyofthem,theyareallworkingonthatsamepartofyou.

Meditation: There aremany, many adaptations and

modalities ofthis practice, but whatit generally boils down

to isthe quieting ofthe mind inordertosee thing for what

they really arewithout thecolouring ofjudgements based on

conditioning. To see things as they reallyare allows us to be

clearon what is theright thing to do in a given circumstance

thus orientingour will in a favourable manor.

Prayer:Myunderstandingofprayeristoaskourdeepest

desiresofwhateverobjectofworshipfitsyourbelief

system.Inaskingforwhatyouwant,yourhigherself/your

objectofworshipwillbringyouclosertoyourdesire,and

asyougetcloser,yourefineyourrequestinordertoensure

youareinlinewithyourdesireorwill,whetheritbepeace

orcarsandmoney.

Shamanism: Probably themostbroad mentalpracticein

existence, shamanism uses medicine to travel deep inside the

innerrealmsin ordertogain new perspective on the outside

world, thus reorienting ourwill towards itbyso doing. The

relationshiptothe medicine alsocreates aconnection to

the Earth fromwhichit came which can help us orient our

will in favourofherneeds ratherthan those needs that are

conditionedby ourculture and media.


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Hypnosis:The useof

suggestion to work with the

mind and its beliefstructures.

Most otherforms ofmental

practice incorporateelementsofhypnosis. Learning self-

hypnosis orpracticingwith a

hypnotherapist isa great way

toovercome fears and other

irrational blockagesthat keep

youfrom expressingyour

purest will.

Magic & Rituals:Much like

hypnosis,magic and ritual

bleeds intomany otherforms

of practice. Myunderstanding

isthat when wecreate aritual

ora magical ceremony, we aretellinga story with ouractions

ina deep suggestiblestatewith

the hopes of setting patterns in

motion whichwill carryinto our

every day experience- thistrains

ourwill to act in a waywhich is

favourable to the creatorsofthe

rituals. Pagan rituals often imitate

orworship the cycles ofnaturewhich attunes theparticipants

tosaid cycles and impart a

deeper connection with the Earth.

Someonewho would attempt

dark magic would be someone

who would trytoset patterns of

disharmony in the experience of

others. Whenyou performany

magic, you are a vessel oftheteachings you impart and so if

you chosetopropagate patterns

ofdisharmony, this influence

will be inevitably affect yourown

patterns and will withthe same

force that wasoriginally putin

(just so you know).


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Implementation&Action!


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IntegratingPeaceintoReality


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GOODNEWS!


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ThePath


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