Thursday, August 02, 2012
The Most Amazing Near Death Experience
By Wade Wilson
Near death experiences are an amazing and important bridge between rigorous, scientific fields of research and the more esoteric topics of spirituality. Near Death Experiences, as a genre, provide quite entertaining reading, no matter a person's religious convictions. Some who feel NDEs might only be manifestations of oxygen-starved neurons in the brain, can even find entertaining value in these habitually best-selling stories. But every once in a while an NDE account emerges that must waylay the doubters and reminds us the field of research is much more than just a feel-good story. I found no NDE story more convincing than that of Dr. George Rodonaia.
Dr. Rodonaia's story is not new, but it is also not well publicized. That may be because his story occurred before the age in which the mass media would have exploited it, allowing him to live out the remainder of his life in relative peace. For those of you who don't know the story of Dr. Rodonaia, I'll briefly recount the basis of why I feel it is the most authentic and believable NDE ever reported. Dr. Rodonaia was a vocal dissident in the Soviet Union in the 1970s; not a particularly safe or secure reputation to have in that country at that point in time. He worked on the publication, Iberia, an underground freedom newspaper, making him a target of the KGB, the Soviet Union's all powerful internal and external security service.
Exceptionally intelligent, Dr. Rodonaia was invited to pursue advanced doctoral research at Yale University in the US at the spry young age of 18, in 1974. Lacking a family at home to ensure he would not seek asylum in the US, the Soviet Union disallowed the opportunity for him to leave and study in the US. Just two years later, however, Dr. Rodonaia was married and a new father so the Soviet government grudgingly allowed him to leave so long as his family remained behind as hostage collateral.
However, on the day Dr. Rodonaia was scheduled to fly to the US, the KGB allegedly attempted to kill him, thus silencing a likely overseas dissident who would no longer be (easily) within their grasp. As he waited on a sidewalk for a taxi to pick him up for the ride to the airport, a passing car jumped the curb and headed directly towards him, successfully avoiding a few trees in the process of running him down. The car struck Dr. Rodonaia at a high rate of speed, throwing him about ten meters before he landed facedown. Brutally, the car then drove over him a second time, almost assuredly to guarantee he had been killed. Dr. Rodonaia suffered broken ribs, torn muscles, mangled feet, and other internal injuries, resulting in his death at the scene of the incident. When the ambulance arrived, Dr. Rodonaia was devoid of life and was promptly taken to a morgue in Tbilisi.
This is where the case becomes most unique. Morgues in Tbilisi are not like morgues in the US. Cadavers are quick-frozen immediately upon arrival and kept in that state for three days before an autopsy is performed or the deceased body is otherwise dispensed. As such, Dr. Rodonaia's body was stone-cold dead and frozen for three days as it laid in state at the morgue in Tbilisi, Georgia, USSR.
During those three days, Dr. Rodonaia's consciousness passed over to the spirit world and had a highly developed experience which he later brought back with him. That's right! Dr. Rodonaia spontaneously returned from the dead during the autopsy after being dead and frozen for three days. He was immediately transported to a hospital where he slowly recovered after many months of intense therapy. Dr. Rodonaia eventually immigrated to the US in 1989, bringing his story and experiences in the afterlife with him. While there have been a lot of wonderful NDEs, I've never come across another that demanded as much serious consideration.
Author Bio: Wade is the author of The Hidden Truth: A logical path through compelling evidence to discover the nature of reality and the meaning of life, scheduled for publication in October 2012. The first half of the book is available for free at http://www.thehiddentruth.us and [http://www.free-ebooks.net]http://www.free-ebooks.net.
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Sunday, July 15, 2012
The Laws of Spiritual Quantum Physics
By Ellis Peterson
The new paradigm of Spiritual Quantum Physics is based upon the following axioms:
(1) You are to God as your cells are to your body.
(2) You are a dynamic unit of energy living and moving and having your being within another infinite dynamic unit of energy called God.
(3) All is energy in multi sets of ascending and descending cycles.
(4) The only thing happening in the Universe is energy in relationships.
This tells us that all the physical objects chairs, pens, planets, people and even the universe are no more than manifestations of the mental thoughts of God, you and I and the collective humanity.
There are no physical objects 'out there' only the manifestation of thoughts. Take away the individual who is thinking the thought about something and it will disappear from the physical world.
If no on thinks about the Golden Gate Bridge, If all writings, pictures and images of this bridge were destroyed the Golden Gate Bridge would 'blink out' of the known physical world and back into the non-physical part of God's mind waiting for the next person to think about it.
We are all souls, 'finite' units of dynamic energy projected out of the Mind of God into the Quantum Ocean.
The Quantum Ocean is an infinite body of thinking intelligent energy. There is no time there. No past, present nor future. Only the 'NOW1'.
There is no breadth, width or length in the Quantum Ocean. Only the 'HERE!'.
Therefore there exists only the "HERE NOW!'.
The Quantum Ocean is the playing ground manifested by God for all the billions of souls to use to work out their destinies and to experience physical life.
There is the physical part of the Quantum Ocean where you, I, the planets exist in physical form. Then there is the non-physical part of the Quantum Ocean where all the infinite possibilities of existence exist.
We are divine blueprints in the Mind of God experiencing life in the divine blueprint called "our universe.'
Within the non-physical part of the Quantum Ocean is an infinite number of divine blueprints yet to be discovered and manifested onto our physical plane.
How do they manifest? Thoughts are things. Man thinks these divine blueprints into the physical world out of the Quantum Ocean with his mind.
Where do you think the great inventors, writers, creative people get their ideas? Ideas are from the divine blueprints in the Quantum Ocean.
Edison had to think about the electric light bulb and try 10,000 experiments before he generated, with his thoughts, enough energy to bring this divine blueprint out of the non-physical into the physical.
You can do the same. Therefore think only big thoughts.
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Sunday, June 03, 2012
The Real Zombies
By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Dave_Almeida]Dave Almeida
We see the faces of strangers everywhere we go. We see them in the supermarket migrating from one isle to the next checking their shopping lists and filling their carts. You see them on the busy streets rushing to get their appointments. And in their cars on the highway speeding past you. Their names and personal identities are a mystery. You do not know their connections or history. These unnamed beings simply blend into the background as you go about your day. You are too busy to take notice of them. It would be appropriate to call these strangers zombies, but since that term brings up images of the walking undead, I'll just call them "extras."
The extra theory asserts that these entities are inserted into our experience to fill in the background. They are almost like props in a movie. Life would seem strange without extras. If you tune in to almost any sitcom, you will see movie extras. When the main characters are in a public place, extras can be seen moving about. Since we focus on the main characters, our attention is taken away from the extras. This is also true of our personal reality. Extras enter our reality constantly. We all but ignore them as if they are a part of the background. Extras become much like building structures, vehicles, trees, and signs. The scenery is almost invisible. It has no meaning to us.
Humans have relationships with one another in the "common reality." A common reality is created when personal realities merge for the sake of the human experience. Common reality is one in which the majority has agreed upon. The common reality sets down rules of living. Certain items must be accounted for in order maintain a common reality. All parties must agree on the mundane aspects of this universal agreement, such as names of objects. Everyone must be able to agree that an orange is an orange and an apple is an apple. If someone calls an apple an orange, the common reality is disturbed. Extras exist within the common reality, but are not a part of it. Extras are merely a part of the back drop.
The difference between a human and an extra is the level of consciousness. Extras are but a shell of a human. They possess limited consciousness. A human on the other hand possesses the level of consciousness with which we are all familiar. You could compare an extra's consciousness to that of an insect. Extras are given enough awareness and intelligence to complete their tasks before they are removed from the fleeting scene that summoned them. How does one tell an extra from a human? True humans can be distinguished from extras when a meaningful exchange occurs. The event must have meaning to you. Significant events occur in people's lives that have no meaning to them. If you are in a grocery store and a complete stranger strikes up a spirited conversation with you, that person is most likely human. If you think you have identified an extra you are probably wrong. Once you intently focus on a particular person in your background, that person begins to take on meaning to you. That creates a bit of a paradox doesn't it? I understand the extra theory is very unusual, but it is certainly plausible. It has a place among the many theories that our society holds about the nature of reality.
David Almeida is a long-time metaphysicist. He has studied Rosicrucian philosophy and esoteric knowledge for several decades. David has earned the title of certified hypnotist and Reiki healer. He is also the author of Illusion of the Body: Introducing the Body Alive Principle - [http://www.bodyaliveprinciple.com]http://www.bodyaliveprinciple.com. Article Source: [http://EzineArticles.com/?The-Real-Zombies&id=6959564] The Real Zombies
We see the faces of strangers everywhere we go. We see them in the supermarket migrating from one isle to the next checking their shopping lists and filling their carts. You see them on the busy streets rushing to get their appointments. And in their cars on the highway speeding past you. Their names and personal identities are a mystery. You do not know their connections or history. These unnamed beings simply blend into the background as you go about your day. You are too busy to take notice of them. It would be appropriate to call these strangers zombies, but since that term brings up images of the walking undead, I'll just call them "extras."
The extra theory asserts that these entities are inserted into our experience to fill in the background. They are almost like props in a movie. Life would seem strange without extras. If you tune in to almost any sitcom, you will see movie extras. When the main characters are in a public place, extras can be seen moving about. Since we focus on the main characters, our attention is taken away from the extras. This is also true of our personal reality. Extras enter our reality constantly. We all but ignore them as if they are a part of the background. Extras become much like building structures, vehicles, trees, and signs. The scenery is almost invisible. It has no meaning to us.
Humans have relationships with one another in the "common reality." A common reality is created when personal realities merge for the sake of the human experience. Common reality is one in which the majority has agreed upon. The common reality sets down rules of living. Certain items must be accounted for in order maintain a common reality. All parties must agree on the mundane aspects of this universal agreement, such as names of objects. Everyone must be able to agree that an orange is an orange and an apple is an apple. If someone calls an apple an orange, the common reality is disturbed. Extras exist within the common reality, but are not a part of it. Extras are merely a part of the back drop.
The difference between a human and an extra is the level of consciousness. Extras are but a shell of a human. They possess limited consciousness. A human on the other hand possesses the level of consciousness with which we are all familiar. You could compare an extra's consciousness to that of an insect. Extras are given enough awareness and intelligence to complete their tasks before they are removed from the fleeting scene that summoned them. How does one tell an extra from a human? True humans can be distinguished from extras when a meaningful exchange occurs. The event must have meaning to you. Significant events occur in people's lives that have no meaning to them. If you are in a grocery store and a complete stranger strikes up a spirited conversation with you, that person is most likely human. If you think you have identified an extra you are probably wrong. Once you intently focus on a particular person in your background, that person begins to take on meaning to you. That creates a bit of a paradox doesn't it? I understand the extra theory is very unusual, but it is certainly plausible. It has a place among the many theories that our society holds about the nature of reality.
David Almeida is a long-time metaphysicist. He has studied Rosicrucian philosophy and esoteric knowledge for several decades. David has earned the title of certified hypnotist and Reiki healer. He is also the author of Illusion of the Body: Introducing the Body Alive Principle - [http://www.bodyaliveprinciple.com]http://www.bodyaliveprinciple.com. Article Source: [http://EzineArticles.com/?The-Real-Zombies&id=6959564] The Real Zombies
Thursday, May 03, 2012
The Unknown Universe
By Dave Aleimda
Let's consider an aspect of the invisible or hidden universe known as consciousness. Most of us following an illuminated path agree that we humans have consciousness because we are self-aware. This can be compared the famous scene in The Matrix where the lead character, Neo awakes up to his true condition in the machine pod. We can validate our own consciousness because we experience it. We are alive. Humans identify living things based on certain criteria, such as motor function, intelligence, memory, personality, emotion, etc. These are all aspects of the mind.
Consciousness is not identifiable through the outward aspects of the mind. This process is inadequate for a subject that lies within the realm of metaphysics. Consciousness is elusive and difficult to detect using our physical senses. Many of us realize our true nature, but for most, the universe remains a mystery.
There is a philosophy of mind known as "panpsychism". This term indicates that all things have consciousness. This includes those things that are considered inanimate by the uninformed. I'm talking about the plant and mineral kingdom. Do rocks possess consciousness? Do they have intelligence and feelings? I believe all things do to some degree. Our measure of intelligence is of no use to the rest of the universe. A crow has no use for geometry. Nor does a wolf need a cell phone. That does not mean crows and wolves are unintelligent. We do not understand their thought processes, yet we judge and label them based on our standards. This is unfortunate for us.
As panpsychism suggests, consciousness exists everywhere. Consciousness exists in our very cells or organs. Every atom in the universe holds consciousness. As I like to say, just because you cannot see it, does not mean it does not exist. There is consciousness at every level in the material world. There are even alien intelligences at work in our reality. I am not referring to the kind from outer space.
In order to become aware of this hidden world, we need to be open to it. If you cannot accept the panpsychic view of the universe, you are effectively blocked from it. The first step is to remove the veil of ignorance and embrace the truth. We can become aware of the truth through meditation. With a regular meditation practice, the living splendor of the universe will reveal itself. This essential tool also helps seekers awaken to the Universal Consciousness, some call God.
It's amazing that the universe is chock full of consciousness and yet we are aware of less than 1% of it. As people continue to awaken to the truth, society's attitude towards seemingly inanimate objects will turn to a more enlightened view. The illuminated minority can assist others in making this transition. It's a beautiful world waiting to be discovered.
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Thursday, April 05, 2012
Spatial Relationships and the Nonphysical Universe
By Dave Almeida
We take it for granted that space can be measured. This act is based upon our ability to perceive objects. We experience life dimensionally. Space is a quality particular to physical reality. In truth, space is nothing more than an illusory concept. However, because of the nature of reality, we are obligated to accept the features we call time and space.
The idea of distance was created by the great architect to make our reality possible. We know this to be true simply because dimensionality is an integral feature of physical reality. Without dimension, we would exist as literal flatlanders. Reality does not work any other way. It's hard to imagine a world without recognizable boundaries. We cannot manipulate objects in physical reality without the use of dimension.
If you want to imagine a world without dimension, look to your dreams. My dreams lack the attribute I call "common reality." Common reality is society's general agreement on the nature of the reality and our relationship with the things in it, including each other. Dreams are devoid of anything resembling the common reality. Some people's dreams are more than vivid than others are. My dreams are almost always in black and white. They are only visuals and do not allow my other senses to take part. My wife on the other hand, dreams in color and hears voices. She often finds herself in former residences looking at extra rooms that are not part of the physical structure. These rooms very much exist. They are part of the nonphysical environment. The locations of these rooms do not correspond to the physical layout of the house in the dream. The boundaries of these spaces are impossible to measure. That is nature of the invisible universe.
My references dreams are intended to illustrate the lack of spatial attributes that marks the entire physical and nonphysical multiverse. Only within certain domains does the concept of dimension exist. Dreams themselves occupy one nonspecific region of the multiverse and in many respects, can be likened to the general composition of the nonphysical universe.
There are infinite worlds that have chosen to adopt the time/space standard. Citizens of our sphere have accepted time and space as a condition of experiencing this reality. We have also agreed to a kind of amnesia that keeps us remembering our in-between life. This part of us has been hidden in order to make our experience possible. I call this phenomenon "temporal hypnotic amnesia." When an entire population is affected by this distinguishing characteristic, the phrase would be "mass temporal hypnotic amnesia."
The process of rediscovering the truth lies within. An inquisitive nature or intuitive event can trigger a person's awakening. Over time, the awakened "sleeper" experiences an unmistakable mind expansion in which higher knowledge is revealed. This is the path of illumination. We must all take the illumined path at the appointed time. I hope some of you will discover the path by comprehending the wisdom of this article.
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We take it for granted that space can be measured. This act is based upon our ability to perceive objects. We experience life dimensionally. Space is a quality particular to physical reality. In truth, space is nothing more than an illusory concept. However, because of the nature of reality, we are obligated to accept the features we call time and space.
The idea of distance was created by the great architect to make our reality possible. We know this to be true simply because dimensionality is an integral feature of physical reality. Without dimension, we would exist as literal flatlanders. Reality does not work any other way. It's hard to imagine a world without recognizable boundaries. We cannot manipulate objects in physical reality without the use of dimension.
If you want to imagine a world without dimension, look to your dreams. My dreams lack the attribute I call "common reality." Common reality is society's general agreement on the nature of the reality and our relationship with the things in it, including each other. Dreams are devoid of anything resembling the common reality. Some people's dreams are more than vivid than others are. My dreams are almost always in black and white. They are only visuals and do not allow my other senses to take part. My wife on the other hand, dreams in color and hears voices. She often finds herself in former residences looking at extra rooms that are not part of the physical structure. These rooms very much exist. They are part of the nonphysical environment. The locations of these rooms do not correspond to the physical layout of the house in the dream. The boundaries of these spaces are impossible to measure. That is nature of the invisible universe.
My references dreams are intended to illustrate the lack of spatial attributes that marks the entire physical and nonphysical multiverse. Only within certain domains does the concept of dimension exist. Dreams themselves occupy one nonspecific region of the multiverse and in many respects, can be likened to the general composition of the nonphysical universe.
There are infinite worlds that have chosen to adopt the time/space standard. Citizens of our sphere have accepted time and space as a condition of experiencing this reality. We have also agreed to a kind of amnesia that keeps us remembering our in-between life. This part of us has been hidden in order to make our experience possible. I call this phenomenon "temporal hypnotic amnesia." When an entire population is affected by this distinguishing characteristic, the phrase would be "mass temporal hypnotic amnesia."
The process of rediscovering the truth lies within. An inquisitive nature or intuitive event can trigger a person's awakening. Over time, the awakened "sleeper" experiences an unmistakable mind expansion in which higher knowledge is revealed. This is the path of illumination. We must all take the illumined path at the appointed time. I hope some of you will discover the path by comprehending the wisdom of this article.
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Friday, March 09, 2012
The Mystery of the Number 23
By Dave Almeida
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The 23 effect is a matter of strange circumstances. It has dubbed an anomaly by those familiar with its usual effect. Some people call it conspiracy. This prime number appears in the most unusual places. We see 23 embedded in the fabric of world history. Some of the most important events of our past have traces of the number 23. The number 23 is not restricted to historical events however. It can also be found in most ordinary situations. It has no preference for the common or spectacular. Here are few places 23 have chosen to show itself:
- The recent book 23 minutes in hell
- The 23rd psalm
- 23 chromosomes
- Julius Caesar was stabbed 23 times.
- There are 2,300 stones comprising the Great Pyramid.
- It takes 23 seconds for blood to circulate through the human body.
- Mayan prophecy states the world will come to an end on December 23, 2012.
- The biorhythmic cycle of a human being is said to be 23 days.
- There are 23 vertebrae in the human body.
- The Ancient Egyptians celebrated the New Year on July 23.
Thousands of people have found themselves stalked by this number. Many people get spooked and paranoid at seeing this number turn up repeatedly throughout their day or week. It can be unsettling to have anything following you, especially when you have no idea why. The number 23 has almost become a case of mass hysteria. Evidence of its hold on us came in 2007 when the big screen movie The Number 23 starring Jim Carey was released. The story line follows the journey of a man driven mad by the number 23. What could be the meaning of the 23 effect?
Twenty-three is the number of synchronicity. Google defines synchronicity as the simultaneous occurrence of events that appear significantly related but have no discernible causal connection. The number 23 has an uncanny way of appearing at times when we least expect it. There seems to be no obvious relationship between this number and the corresponding event. The properties of the number 23 are mysterious. It possesses an elusive nature. It's difficult to isolate exactly why 23 appears at the exact moment a significant event occurs. Even mathematicians are unable to explain the mechanics behind this process. I'm sure it's a science we have yet to understand.
I came upon a theory to explain this mystery during an intuitive moment. The physical and nonphysical universes are two sides of what mystics call the multiverse. Within the infinite multiverse are spheres, dimensions, or domains, which contain words such as our own. These spheres are not free-floating bubbles in a void. They have invisible walls separating them. I like to use the analogy of guestrooms within a large hotel. The walls themselves are actually nonexistent, just like the one that seems to separate us from our loved ones who have gone through the transition. These spheres move back and forth. When there is a conjunction of two domains at a specific point in the time space continuum, a chain of events is set off resulting in the 23 effect. This is called an "angling edge." The architecture of the universe is fantastic and cannot be completely conceived by the human mind. This is my humble theory of the 23 effect. Perhaps it will clear up a rather long and weary mystery.
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Thursday, February 02, 2012
Parallel Universes and the Moose
By Gary Wonning
The thought of a parallel universe is far beyond the comprehension of many people. However, this could answer some of mankind's oldest questions.
Many times people see objects or beings that are in fact unexplainable as to how they could be where they are seen. Many times these beings come and go in an instant, even before we consciously realize or can comprehend what we have just seen.
Have you ever tried to explain one of these events to a friend? I'm sure in most cases, your friend was ready to have you committed. It is my firm belief these events do take place, there have just been too many of them for it to be a figment of one's imagination. Taking into consideration there is many times physical evidence of the encounter makes it hard to explain it away.
Several years ago, I experienced one such event. It all began as I was driving to work one cold snowy Indiana morning, and as is normally the case, it was over before I had a chance to fully realize what had occurred.
I had traveled down this particular road many, many times, it was near where I lived and was a popular route for many people to travel from one town to another. Due to the familiarity and remote nature of the drive, one's mind could easily drift off in thought. Such was the case this morning, hardly thinking about where I was or what I was doing, I approached a familiar stop sign.
Thinking more about the cold and dreary workday ahead of me than my current surroundings, I prepared to turn on the approaching road and proceed to work. As I looked to my right at a snow covered bank along the road, I suddenly saw a rather large moose awkwardly climbing up the hill.
This got my attention as I had never seen a real live moose before, they are by no stretch of the imagination a native species of Indiana. The closest animal to a moose found in these parts would be a deer, but this was no deer. The moose was at least three times larger than a deer and I have never seen a deer with antlers the size of the rack on this beast.
As the moose struggled to climb the hill I turned onto the coming road and soon lost sight of the animal. Not thinking to stop and observe, I continued on my way and never saw the visitor from another world again.
This was many years before I developed an interest in the paranormal and even though I thought about it occasionally, I pretty much forgot about it. Thinking back it may have been a wake up call for me to investigate further the possibility of life in other dimensions.
I had often thought about the concept of alternate or a parallel universe. There are many ways they could exist and after studying the concept and from personal experience, I am convinced they do indeed exist.
Some of the parallel universes are many, many light years away, however even those as well as many of the more common are here with us now, existing along side our daily lives. The reason we don't observe them is they are operating at a different vibrational rate than we living in the third dimension.
I often liken it to tuning a radio, even though a radio can play many different formats, the only one we can hear is the particular station we are tuned into. So it is with alternate universes, the only one we observe is the one we are tuned into and operating at the same frequency.
When we observe something like the moose or another extraterrestrial form, it means we have some how accessed a path to an alternate reality. I feel we are the ones doing this and not the entity, as one can observe the alternate dimension while someone sitting next to us sees nothing.
If the alien life form entered our reality, they would be visible to all who are near us. This very often is not the case. The encounter is normally an individual event or one experienced by only a few people, not large masses. Thus, these encounters as well as all things of a spiritual nature are a matter of personal evolvement and enlightenment and as such are not seen or experienced by the masses.
I have traversed the globe in search of truth, my truth, during which time I have had an opportunity to study with Aborigine elders, native American Indians, and some of the world's finest intuitive. All of this has lead me to better understand our world and all things therein contained.
I have created a blog to share some of my adventures and knowledge as I see it.
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Wednesday, January 11, 2012
The Year of the Dragon
By Sylvia Rieman
Chinese New Year 2012, 'The Year of the Dragon' begins January 23rd. If you were born in the years 1952 or 2012 your symbol would be the Water Dragon. The Dragon is the Chinese Zodiac symbol for the years 1904 - 1916 - 1928 - 1940 - 1952 - 1964 - 1976 - 1988 - 2000 - 2012. The five elements which are attached to the Dragon are metal, wood, fire, water and earth. Each element is said to have an influence which alters the personality of the Dragon.
I love the 'Dragon' symbol in the Chinese Zodiac. To me it seems the most dramatic of the Zodiac Symbols, the most colorful and the most powerful. Just looking at a picture of the Dragon seems to imply activity. I can just see it in my mind's eye spewing out fire and roaring to capacity. And truth be told, the Dragon is the most powerful of the signs. People born in the 'Year of the Dragon' are often driven to accept challenges and to take risks and can often be quite successful. Unfortunately, some Dragons are never satisfied and keep looking for bigger challenges and risk taking.
One thing that is almost never a risk in the Chinese Culture is the food. The Chinese New Year is a reason to celebrate and celebrating is often done with food as it is in so many cultures. There are many foods that are symbolic of the Chinese New Year. There are Tea Eggs, Bean Cakes, Fish Salad, and whole Chicken to name a few.
Tea Eggs symbolize fertility. Cracked Hard-cooked Eggs are soaked in a Tea Leave/Soy Sauce Mixture until they absorb the pigment from both. Eggs for good reason are a symbol of fertility in most cultures around the world.
Yu Sheng, the Chinese Fish Salad is important because the raw ingredients symbolize the renewal of life and what is the New Year all about if not that? Yu Sheng is made with fresh melon, sesame seeds and raw fish which is dressed with Lime Juice, Olive Oil and White Pepper.
The whole Chicken represents the bond of family and is usually prepared by simmering with vegetables.
Bean Cakes are favored for their sweetness which symbolizesa rich, sweet life. while the round shape signifies family reunion.
Puddings are also a favorite for Chinese New Year's. One favorite is Eight Precious Ingredients Pudding whose ingredients represent precious stones. Its ingredients include glutinous rice, candied fruit, dates and bean paste. While this may be a favorite Chinese Pudding, the ingredients that it contains makes it very rich and one can probably eat only a small portion of it at one time. A simpler substitute would be a pudding such as mango or almond custard. Following are the recipes for Mango Pudding and Almond Custard Tarts.
MANGO PUDDING
4 oz. fresh Orange Juice
1 Tbsp. fresh Lime Juice
1 Pkg. plain Gelatin
1 (12 oz.) Mango
4 oz. Sour Cream
1/2 cup Whole Milk
1/3 cup Sugar
Mango Slices for Garnish
DIRECTIONS:
Combine the Orange and Lime Juices in a small saucepan. Sprinkle the Gelatin over the top.
Let stand 10 minutes or until the Gelatin is softened.
Stir over low heat until Gelatin dissolves; let stand until cooled.
Peel and slice the Mango; cut the slices into chunks.
Combine the Mango, Sour Cream, Milk and Sugar in food processor or blender.
Run until the mixture is smooth.
Pour into a medium mixing bowl and blend in the Gelatin mixture.
Pour into (6) 6-ounce custard cups and chill in the refrigerator for several hours or until firm.
Garnish with the Mango Slices.
Yield: 6 Servings
ALMOND CUSTARD TARTS
CRUST:
2 cup All-Purpose Flour
1 cup Powdered Sugar
8 oz. Butter, softened
1 Egg
1/4 tsp.. Tahitian Vanilla
FILLING:
4 Eggs
1/2 oz. Superfine Sugar
2 cups Whole Milk
1 cup Cream
1/4 tsp. tsp. Almond Extract
Strawberries or Mandarin Orange slices for Garnish
DIRECTIONS:
Combine the Flour and Powdered Sugar in a medium-size mixing bowl.
Cut the Butter into several pieces and then cut into the Flour mixture with a pastry blender.
Beat the Egg with the Vanilla and mix into the Flour/Butter mixture with a fork or use your hands. You should have a smooth ball of dough.
Divide the Dough into half; cut each half into thirds and then cut each third in half. (12 pieces in all)
Lightly roll each piece into a ball, and then flatten with the palm of your hand. (If necessary, dust with a small amount of flour to keep from sticking)
Press each piece of Dough into a 3" tart pan. Press up the sides and trim at the top. (The pieces of dough may also be rolled out with a stockinette covered rolling pin)
Set the Tart Shells aside while you are making the custard.
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees,
In a large mixing bowl, beat the Eggs with a wire whisk; add the Sugar and beat until the Sugar is dissolved.
Stir in the Milk and Cream and Almond Extract.
Place the Tart Shells on a jelly roll pan and pour in the Custard to within about one-fourth inch from the top.
Bake until the custard is cooked and a knife inserted in the middle comes out clean. (About 30-35 minutes)
Remove from the oven and allow to cool.
Serve at room temperature; store leftover tarts in the refrigerator, but bring up to room temperature before serving.
Garnish the individual tarts with Strawberry Fans or Mandarin Orange Slices.
Yield: 10 -12 Tarts
Try your hand at making the recipes above or other ones that you have been wanting to try but most of all Have a Happy and Healthy New Year! And enjoy the Dragon!
I have been a children's cooking teacher and educator for over 35 years. I teach monthly classes in Westlake Village, California for children, teens and their parents. I love to share my ideas to help kids be safe, learn and have fun in the kitchen. I hold a MS in Nutrition Education and Food Sciences from California State University.
Please check out my website at http://www.sylveeeskitchen.com
Article Source: [http://EzineArticles.com/?The-Year-of-the-Dragon&id=6794592] The Year of the Dragon
Chinese New Year 2012, 'The Year of the Dragon' begins January 23rd. If you were born in the years 1952 or 2012 your symbol would be the Water Dragon. The Dragon is the Chinese Zodiac symbol for the years 1904 - 1916 - 1928 - 1940 - 1952 - 1964 - 1976 - 1988 - 2000 - 2012. The five elements which are attached to the Dragon are metal, wood, fire, water and earth. Each element is said to have an influence which alters the personality of the Dragon.
I love the 'Dragon' symbol in the Chinese Zodiac. To me it seems the most dramatic of the Zodiac Symbols, the most colorful and the most powerful. Just looking at a picture of the Dragon seems to imply activity. I can just see it in my mind's eye spewing out fire and roaring to capacity. And truth be told, the Dragon is the most powerful of the signs. People born in the 'Year of the Dragon' are often driven to accept challenges and to take risks and can often be quite successful. Unfortunately, some Dragons are never satisfied and keep looking for bigger challenges and risk taking.
One thing that is almost never a risk in the Chinese Culture is the food. The Chinese New Year is a reason to celebrate and celebrating is often done with food as it is in so many cultures. There are many foods that are symbolic of the Chinese New Year. There are Tea Eggs, Bean Cakes, Fish Salad, and whole Chicken to name a few.
Tea Eggs symbolize fertility. Cracked Hard-cooked Eggs are soaked in a Tea Leave/Soy Sauce Mixture until they absorb the pigment from both. Eggs for good reason are a symbol of fertility in most cultures around the world.
Yu Sheng, the Chinese Fish Salad is important because the raw ingredients symbolize the renewal of life and what is the New Year all about if not that? Yu Sheng is made with fresh melon, sesame seeds and raw fish which is dressed with Lime Juice, Olive Oil and White Pepper.
The whole Chicken represents the bond of family and is usually prepared by simmering with vegetables.
Bean Cakes are favored for their sweetness which symbolizesa rich, sweet life. while the round shape signifies family reunion.
Puddings are also a favorite for Chinese New Year's. One favorite is Eight Precious Ingredients Pudding whose ingredients represent precious stones. Its ingredients include glutinous rice, candied fruit, dates and bean paste. While this may be a favorite Chinese Pudding, the ingredients that it contains makes it very rich and one can probably eat only a small portion of it at one time. A simpler substitute would be a pudding such as mango or almond custard. Following are the recipes for Mango Pudding and Almond Custard Tarts.
MANGO PUDDING
4 oz. fresh Orange Juice
1 Tbsp. fresh Lime Juice
1 Pkg. plain Gelatin
1 (12 oz.) Mango
4 oz. Sour Cream
1/2 cup Whole Milk
1/3 cup Sugar
Mango Slices for Garnish
DIRECTIONS:
Combine the Orange and Lime Juices in a small saucepan. Sprinkle the Gelatin over the top.
Let stand 10 minutes or until the Gelatin is softened.
Stir over low heat until Gelatin dissolves; let stand until cooled.
Peel and slice the Mango; cut the slices into chunks.
Combine the Mango, Sour Cream, Milk and Sugar in food processor or blender.
Run until the mixture is smooth.
Pour into a medium mixing bowl and blend in the Gelatin mixture.
Pour into (6) 6-ounce custard cups and chill in the refrigerator for several hours or until firm.
Garnish with the Mango Slices.
Yield: 6 Servings
ALMOND CUSTARD TARTS
CRUST:
2 cup All-Purpose Flour
1 cup Powdered Sugar
8 oz. Butter, softened
1 Egg
1/4 tsp.. Tahitian Vanilla
FILLING:
4 Eggs
1/2 oz. Superfine Sugar
2 cups Whole Milk
1 cup Cream
1/4 tsp. tsp. Almond Extract
Strawberries or Mandarin Orange slices for Garnish
DIRECTIONS:
Combine the Flour and Powdered Sugar in a medium-size mixing bowl.
Cut the Butter into several pieces and then cut into the Flour mixture with a pastry blender.
Beat the Egg with the Vanilla and mix into the Flour/Butter mixture with a fork or use your hands. You should have a smooth ball of dough.
Divide the Dough into half; cut each half into thirds and then cut each third in half. (12 pieces in all)
Lightly roll each piece into a ball, and then flatten with the palm of your hand. (If necessary, dust with a small amount of flour to keep from sticking)
Press each piece of Dough into a 3" tart pan. Press up the sides and trim at the top. (The pieces of dough may also be rolled out with a stockinette covered rolling pin)
Set the Tart Shells aside while you are making the custard.
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees,
In a large mixing bowl, beat the Eggs with a wire whisk; add the Sugar and beat until the Sugar is dissolved.
Stir in the Milk and Cream and Almond Extract.
Place the Tart Shells on a jelly roll pan and pour in the Custard to within about one-fourth inch from the top.
Bake until the custard is cooked and a knife inserted in the middle comes out clean. (About 30-35 minutes)
Remove from the oven and allow to cool.
Serve at room temperature; store leftover tarts in the refrigerator, but bring up to room temperature before serving.
Garnish the individual tarts with Strawberry Fans or Mandarin Orange Slices.
Yield: 10 -12 Tarts
Try your hand at making the recipes above or other ones that you have been wanting to try but most of all Have a Happy and Healthy New Year! And enjoy the Dragon!
I have been a children's cooking teacher and educator for over 35 years. I teach monthly classes in Westlake Village, California for children, teens and their parents. I love to share my ideas to help kids be safe, learn and have fun in the kitchen. I hold a MS in Nutrition Education and Food Sciences from California State University.
Please check out my website at http://www.sylveeeskitchen.com
Article Source: [http://EzineArticles.com/?The-Year-of-the-Dragon&id=6794592] The Year of the Dragon
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
EVP Recordings - Talking To the Dead?
By Thomas Shea
Electronic voice phenomenon is an increasingly popular form of paranormal evidence that is regularly collected by both amateur and professional ghost hunters. These often creepy audio recordings are usually detected later in an investigation while reviewing evidence and are not audible at the time that they were recorded. Many investigators regard E.V.P as indisputable evidence that ghosts exist.
It is said that even Thomas Edison was designing an EVP device before his death, although these claims have been heavily disputed, saying that Edison did not believe in an afterlife.
Electronic voice phenomenon is usually recorded using a common digital recorder that can be found at many department stores for one hundred dollars or less. The sound footage can then be analyzed and enhanced using audio software such as audacity, which can be found for free on the internet. This makes capturing EVP's possible for anyone with the desire and patience that is sometimes required to obtain real paranormal evidence. Sometimes hours of footage is analyzed before an EVP is discovered. Other times, these ghost voices are right on cue and easy to detect.
Some of the first true recordings were captured by a man named Fredrich Jurgenson while recording bird songs in Sweden. He had heard no voices until the playback and he claimed that some of the voices even instructed him on how to record more EVP's.
Many skeptics have pointed to radio interference as an explanation for these ghost EVP, but no real explanation has been provided that explains the recordings completely. Many of these recordings seem to have an intelligence and often respond (sometimes on command) to the person recording the EVP's. Appropriate answers are given to questions and sometimes angry or even threatening messages have been recorded by paranormal investigators. Various methods and devices have been used to capture these recordings, including the Ghost Box (Frank's Box) which has been increasing in popularity.
The Ghost Box was created in 2002 by Frank Sumption for live communication with ghosts and spirits. Sumption believes that he was given his design instructions from the spirits themselves.
So What is the explanation for this strange phenomenon? Nobody knows for sure, but many paranormal investigators have all the answers that they need. Many people who have heard the voices of loved ones that have passed away on an EVP recording need no further explanation either.
Will we ever truly create a device or invent technology that will allow us to talk to the dead? Only time will tell. In the meantime, keep the digital recorders rolling and maybe one day someone can prove without a doubt that the recordings are truly the voices of the dead. [http://www.mostlyghosts.com/]Ghosts [http://www.mostlyghosts.com/index.php/ghost-evp-recordings]Ghost EVP Recordings
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Electronic voice phenomenon is an increasingly popular form of paranormal evidence that is regularly collected by both amateur and professional ghost hunters. These often creepy audio recordings are usually detected later in an investigation while reviewing evidence and are not audible at the time that they were recorded. Many investigators regard E.V.P as indisputable evidence that ghosts exist.
It is said that even Thomas Edison was designing an EVP device before his death, although these claims have been heavily disputed, saying that Edison did not believe in an afterlife.
Electronic voice phenomenon is usually recorded using a common digital recorder that can be found at many department stores for one hundred dollars or less. The sound footage can then be analyzed and enhanced using audio software such as audacity, which can be found for free on the internet. This makes capturing EVP's possible for anyone with the desire and patience that is sometimes required to obtain real paranormal evidence. Sometimes hours of footage is analyzed before an EVP is discovered. Other times, these ghost voices are right on cue and easy to detect.
Some of the first true recordings were captured by a man named Fredrich Jurgenson while recording bird songs in Sweden. He had heard no voices until the playback and he claimed that some of the voices even instructed him on how to record more EVP's.
Many skeptics have pointed to radio interference as an explanation for these ghost EVP, but no real explanation has been provided that explains the recordings completely. Many of these recordings seem to have an intelligence and often respond (sometimes on command) to the person recording the EVP's. Appropriate answers are given to questions and sometimes angry or even threatening messages have been recorded by paranormal investigators. Various methods and devices have been used to capture these recordings, including the Ghost Box (Frank's Box) which has been increasing in popularity.
The Ghost Box was created in 2002 by Frank Sumption for live communication with ghosts and spirits. Sumption believes that he was given his design instructions from the spirits themselves.
So What is the explanation for this strange phenomenon? Nobody knows for sure, but many paranormal investigators have all the answers that they need. Many people who have heard the voices of loved ones that have passed away on an EVP recording need no further explanation either.
Will we ever truly create a device or invent technology that will allow us to talk to the dead? Only time will tell. In the meantime, keep the digital recorders rolling and maybe one day someone can prove without a doubt that the recordings are truly the voices of the dead. [http://www.mostlyghosts.com/]Ghosts [http://www.mostlyghosts.com/index.php/ghost-evp-recordings]Ghost EVP Recordings
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Wednesday, October 19, 2011
How to Lucid Dream - Your Own Journey
By Charles Leeson
How to Lucid Dream? For most this question would seem to appeal to a beginners only. I found there are different types of beginners that start off within different stages in there Lucid Dreaming journey. Let me explain. I know people who recently discovered what lucid dreaming is only to realized they have been doing it for all their dreaming life. These people typically can give you a detailed five minute rendition or blow by blow version of last nights dream. This they can do every day. Well lets just say this was not the case with me and I had to start right at the beginning. You'll also find that if you talk to them about techniques for practicing dream awareness, while awake in order to achieve dream awareness while in a dream, they are successful without much effort at all.
If this last sentence did not make sense let me try and explain in another way. The first goal with lucid dreaming is to realize or to become conscious that you are dreaming and that you are not awake. So you are consciously aware of the fact that you are dreaming while you are asleep. Now to achieve this you have to practice checking or testing whether you are in a dream while you are awake. This can be done in different ways but one example is to have a set routine. For example every half an hour ask yourself "Am I dreaming", pinch yourself (and feel it) and look at the time on your watch twice a couple seconds apart.
The main idea involves conditioning yourself to test if you are dreaming, so that your subconscious mind keeps on requesting you to do this test. Eventually while you are in a dream the answers change FROM "no I am not in a dream"," ouch that hurt" and 10:10am & 10:10am TO "yes, I am in a dream", wow that did not hurt and 10:10am & 05:28pm.
Typically in lucid dreaming, otherwise known a conscious dreaming, if you look at your watch twice a few seconds apart, the time with each view is totally different and you do not feel being pinched and you just somehow know you are now dreaming.
Typically people need to practice this for days and weeks before they get it right. The naturally talented lucid dreamer mentioned above was able to tell me, the day after a conversation we had about double checking the time, that the previous evening they where "practiced" enough to remember to do this test in a dream. We had one conversation about it and they were able to try it in a dream and succeed within hours. Their starting point in the lucid dreaming journey was not the same as mine.
The point being that learning how to lucid dream is a journey and each individual will have a different starting point. Not to mention also a totally different paths. This is important to understand in order to know where you are on this journey to help you focus on the next techniques to practice for you. This journey's life cycle could involve the following phases.
� not being aware of any dreams
� conscious awareness practice while awake
� successful dream recall
� successful dream control
� create and experience amazing adventure and fantasies
� use lucid dreaming for self discovery and personal growth
� out of body experiences
� personal healing
� spiritual awareness and growth.
� and much more.
Not only is it important to understand where you are in your journey but also to know where you want to be. There are many end destinations and they keep on changing as you reach some successfully.
Note that the above list is only a rough guide and that each phase can involve lots of ground work and practice while awake. The trick is to first learn about conscious dreaming, understanding more about each phase and then deciding what you want gain from it. Then it is simple to know where you are and what you need to do to get to your destination. From there you can easily find out exactly what lucid dreaming techniques and exercises you need to do. As you start your journey and become more experienced you'll soon notice that there are many other benefits and usage of lucid dreaming that can to be discovered and help you to archive your goals, basically you can tailor make a journey for you.
To really make the most of conscious dreaming one needs to find ways to work on your creative imagination. After all everything you experience and create in your dream comes from yourself and you need to cultivate this gift with a creative imagination. But first things first, aim to understand the big picture as discussed above, then realize where you are in it and then figure out the detailed effort involved to get to the next step. So when learning rel=nofollow [http://lucid-dreaming-how-to-induce.com/how-to-lucid-dream]how to lucid dream make sure you know what your first goal is, you need to be very goal focused to be successful.
And lastly remember to enjoy the lucid dreaming experience from the beginning. In this case the clich� of the journey is more important or fun than reaching the destination is so true as with most things in live.
If you want to learn more about how to lucid dream then we have lots of information for you at our website on [http://lucid-dreaming-how-to-induce.com/lucid-dreaming]lucid dreaming.
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How to Lucid Dream? For most this question would seem to appeal to a beginners only. I found there are different types of beginners that start off within different stages in there Lucid Dreaming journey. Let me explain. I know people who recently discovered what lucid dreaming is only to realized they have been doing it for all their dreaming life. These people typically can give you a detailed five minute rendition or blow by blow version of last nights dream. This they can do every day. Well lets just say this was not the case with me and I had to start right at the beginning. You'll also find that if you talk to them about techniques for practicing dream awareness, while awake in order to achieve dream awareness while in a dream, they are successful without much effort at all.
If this last sentence did not make sense let me try and explain in another way. The first goal with lucid dreaming is to realize or to become conscious that you are dreaming and that you are not awake. So you are consciously aware of the fact that you are dreaming while you are asleep. Now to achieve this you have to practice checking or testing whether you are in a dream while you are awake. This can be done in different ways but one example is to have a set routine. For example every half an hour ask yourself "Am I dreaming", pinch yourself (and feel it) and look at the time on your watch twice a couple seconds apart.
The main idea involves conditioning yourself to test if you are dreaming, so that your subconscious mind keeps on requesting you to do this test. Eventually while you are in a dream the answers change FROM "no I am not in a dream"," ouch that hurt" and 10:10am & 10:10am TO "yes, I am in a dream", wow that did not hurt and 10:10am & 05:28pm.
Typically in lucid dreaming, otherwise known a conscious dreaming, if you look at your watch twice a few seconds apart, the time with each view is totally different and you do not feel being pinched and you just somehow know you are now dreaming.
Typically people need to practice this for days and weeks before they get it right. The naturally talented lucid dreamer mentioned above was able to tell me, the day after a conversation we had about double checking the time, that the previous evening they where "practiced" enough to remember to do this test in a dream. We had one conversation about it and they were able to try it in a dream and succeed within hours. Their starting point in the lucid dreaming journey was not the same as mine.
The point being that learning how to lucid dream is a journey and each individual will have a different starting point. Not to mention also a totally different paths. This is important to understand in order to know where you are on this journey to help you focus on the next techniques to practice for you. This journey's life cycle could involve the following phases.
� not being aware of any dreams
� conscious awareness practice while awake
� successful dream recall
� successful dream control
� create and experience amazing adventure and fantasies
� use lucid dreaming for self discovery and personal growth
� out of body experiences
� personal healing
� spiritual awareness and growth.
� and much more.
Not only is it important to understand where you are in your journey but also to know where you want to be. There are many end destinations and they keep on changing as you reach some successfully.
Note that the above list is only a rough guide and that each phase can involve lots of ground work and practice while awake. The trick is to first learn about conscious dreaming, understanding more about each phase and then deciding what you want gain from it. Then it is simple to know where you are and what you need to do to get to your destination. From there you can easily find out exactly what lucid dreaming techniques and exercises you need to do. As you start your journey and become more experienced you'll soon notice that there are many other benefits and usage of lucid dreaming that can to be discovered and help you to archive your goals, basically you can tailor make a journey for you.
To really make the most of conscious dreaming one needs to find ways to work on your creative imagination. After all everything you experience and create in your dream comes from yourself and you need to cultivate this gift with a creative imagination. But first things first, aim to understand the big picture as discussed above, then realize where you are in it and then figure out the detailed effort involved to get to the next step. So when learning rel=nofollow [http://lucid-dreaming-how-to-induce.com/how-to-lucid-dream]how to lucid dream make sure you know what your first goal is, you need to be very goal focused to be successful.
And lastly remember to enjoy the lucid dreaming experience from the beginning. In this case the clich� of the journey is more important or fun than reaching the destination is so true as with most things in live.
If you want to learn more about how to lucid dream then we have lots of information for you at our website on [http://lucid-dreaming-how-to-induce.com/lucid-dreaming]lucid dreaming.
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