Some of you might have already seen this as it’s been around for a little while, but I finally watched it this morning and had to share. Jill Bolte Taylor is a neuroscientist who had a stroke on the left hemisphere of her brain, which left her to experience the right hemisphere of her brain - bliss and euphoria!
1 comment April 30th, 2008
I’m really enjoying reading the Anastasia series, I’ve just finished book 3, The Space of Love, which I think has been my favourite so far, with some really good information about how regular schools are not good for children, but Holly has just posted this from book 7, The Energy of Life which is so powerful I needed to share it with you:
‘The process of drawing people into such absurdities [the way life has become controlled by business] has been a long one. That’s not something you could do quickly. If you tried to do it quickly, even the most feeble-minded individual would be able to see the stupidity of what was happening.
Just think what a paradox it all is! One fine day you decide, as usual, to go to your apple tree and pick some fruit. You no sooner step off your front porch and start heading for the tree than you catch sight of a whole queue of people.
“Who are you?” you ask the fellow standing closest to you.
“I’m an apple dealer.” he answers.
“And who are those people behind you?” you continue to wonder, and hear in reply:
“Behind me is the person who trucks the apples to my store, behind him is the one who picks them from the tree, and around each one of us you see an entourage of people in fresh clean suits - they are the ones who record the quantity of apples that pass through our hands.
“But really, what are you, chaps? Don’t tell me you’re a bunck of schizos?” you blurt out in a fluster. “What’s with all the meaningless red tape? Who’s going to thank you for all this?”
And the reply comes:
“You will thank us - you will pay all of us money, and with that money we too shall buy apples”
“And where am I going to get all that money to pay you?”
“Go see you neighbour, the one with pear trees. There’s a job open for a record clerk You can become a pear tree record cleark, earn money, pay us and eat apples whenever you like.”
How absurd - you’re thinking, no doubt…Of course it’s absurd…But this is just the kind of thing that’s going on right now with each of us in our society.’
from ‘The Energy of Life’ by Vladimir Megre
Add comment January 23rd, 2008
This Radio New Zealand interview is a great introduction to Tony’s work and his theories. He talks about what he thinks the problem with the human brain is, what latent abilities we could all access if we could make full use of the right brain and what we can do to help the situation. It’s a great summary of the Left in the Dark book.
(Update: I’ve fixed the links again - they now link directly to mp3 files.)
Listen to Part 1
Listen to Part 2
Add comment October 30th, 2007
I’ve been busy getting the next Funky Raw magazine finished, but it’s done now and at the printers so maybe a bit more time for this blog now! Here’s a sneak preview, a book I reviewed which features in the magazine.
This is a novel, but also so much more than a novel. The idea behind the book is to spread channelled information in a format where positive information is a natural part of the story. Getting alternative information into popular culture, whether this be in the form of novels, films or music is something I’ve spoken with a few friends about in the past, so I was excited when I got a phone call about this book and was offered a copy to review.
The story follows Carrie, an artist who is very psychically aware. She has been hearing voices for some time and finally meets the source of the voices, an alien being called Amos who gives her the task of bringing people together to spread light into the world. The story is woven around Carrie’s ability to channel information from alien beings and the ‘living library’ and the message of co-operation and moving forward in a positive way comes through very well. The story basically tries to include as many positive ideas as possible, including things like growing your own organic food, positive music, energy healing, etc.
None of this detracts from the story, which has lots of interest and sub plots to keep the reader engaged throughout.
In some places, too much irrelevant detail is given, especially for us raw fooders, the detail about what food was being cooked including lots of meat, was quite distracting. Surely people as highly evolved as the lead characters in this story would have worked out that at least vegetarianism was the way forward!
I really enjoyed this book and as I was coming to the last few pages I was thinking ‘I hope the sequel will be out soon’!
Highly recommended, and if there are any authors out there, read this book and then write your own which also includes messages about eating healthily!
Available direct from the publisher: www.apexpublishing.co.uk as well as Amazon and other bookshops. (ISBN: 978-1-904444-79-4)
Add comment July 4th, 2007
Check out the live webcam of Tony in at the Studio Bar in Penzanace, he’s been awake for 10 days and 8 hours, the current record is 11 days, it looks like he will have no problem beating this record. Lots of media interest, you can see photographers from national newspapers shooting him and listen in as he does various interviews on the phone…
1 comment May 24th, 2007
The research of Tony Wright has fascinated me since I first came across it and it has influenced my life in many ways. His basic idea is that the left half of the human brain is damaged but in control, while the right half has some amazing abilities which we are mostly unaware of because the left half of the brain doesn’t allow us. There are various techniques for accessing the right brain, notably things like meditation, but what Tony has found most powerful is sleep deprivation, which is what has led him to his next experiment, to try and stay awake for 11 days (and by doing so break the current world record). This experiment starts in 2 days on Monday May 14th and if you live near Penzance, Cornwall (England) you can go and visit Tony and see how he’s doing. See the website www.sleeplessinpenzance.co.uk for more info.
The other exciting development is at last the publishing of Tony’s book Left In The Dark. I can’t recommend this book enough. Go and buy it now and don’t put it down until you have read it all the way through (ok, you can have a break to have a nice raw snack and go to the loo;-).
3 comments May 11th, 2007
Watch this video by Terrence McKenna, it might be the last one you need to watch. “We have to stop consuming our culture, we have to create culture. Don’t watch TV, don’t read magazines … create your own…”
1 comment May 9th, 2007
David Wolfe has put a new video on his website, it’s in four parts:
www.thebestdayever.com/d1/
www.thebestdayever.com/d2/
www.thebestdayever.com/d3/
www.thebestdayever.com/d4/
In the last part David talks about his top 5 herbs, which is very intersting to me because he is talking about herbs that Holly and me are getting into right now. David’s top 5 herbs are:
Last week I had He Shou Wu for the first time. On Saturday (3rd) I had a very small amount and I didn’t notice any effect, so the next day I had a little bit more which again didn’t have any noticeable effect. Then on Monday I had a teaspoon full and later that day something I started feeling the effects. I wasn’t sure if it was the He Shou Wu or something else, as I had drank Ayahuasca on Sunday night and I had the Pulsin energy balls with guarana and ginseng which I don’t normally have. My heart rate seemed to increase and this lasted for several days and my sexual energy massivly increased.
I had some more He Shou Wu this morning, about half a teaspoon in my chocolate pudding (along with my daily small dose of ayahuasca, purple corn, and crystal manna). Again, nothing happened imediatly, but later I realised I was feeling unusually happy - I left the house to go to the post office in the pouring rain and I was smiling and skipping down the street! Right now my heart again feels like it’s beating faster than usual, I think that I might be particularly sensitive to this herb, or it’s having an interesting synergestic effect with the other herbs I am taking. I plan to take a smaller dose next time, to see whether I can find a dose which will give me the positive feeling without the slightly negative excess of energy.
I just found the page for He Shou Wu on PFAF - you can grow it in the UK…
4 comments February 12th, 2007
I just went to a screening of a film about Ayahuasca, called The Man Who Drank the Universe. It followed the story of Alistair Appleton the first time he drank ayahuasca at a ‘seminar’ in Brazil. I really enjoyed it, he managed to get across a lot of the experience, which is difficult for something like ayahuasca. He talked to some of the other participants, some who were trying to heal themselves of serious health problems. Somehow it managed to be a lighthearted film whilst covering a deep subject in a respectful way.
Acording to Alistair’s website, the film will be available to purchase on DVD soon through the website. If you have never experienced Ayahuasca, it’s a good introduction.
2 comments December 6th, 2006
I was shocked to read a headline yesterday in “Metro” the free newspaper:
Magic mushrooms ‘can be beneficial’
To quote some of the article
“Some volunteers who took the drug reported profound mystical experiences that were as meaningful or spiritually significant as the birth of a child or the death of a parent.”
“Even two months after taking the drug, most said the experience had changed them in beneficial ways, such as making them more loving, compassionate, optimistic and patient.”
As someone who likes to experiment with this kind of thing (currently doing long term experiments with ayahuasca), I would agree, and I’m pleased stuff like this is getting reported in the mainstream press. It’s especially ironic coming not long after mushrooms have been made illegal. You can just hear the politicians now “Look, it says magic mushrooms can make people more loving, compassionate, optimistic and patient. Quick, lets make them illegal.” What a strange world we live in!
Add comment July 12th, 2006
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