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Has anyone tried any of these?

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Did You Know That:

Drinking two glasses of Gatorade can relieve headache pain almost
immediately without the unpleasant side effects caused by traditional
pain relievers.

Did you know that Colgate toothpaste makes an excellent salve for burns.

Before you head to he drugstore for a high-priced inhaler filled
with mysterious chemicals, try chewing on a couple of curiously
strong Altoids peppermints. They'll clear up your stuffed nose.

Achy muscles from a bout of the flu? Mix 1 Tablespoon of
horseradish in 1/2 cup of olive oil. Let the mixture sit for 30
minutes, then apply it as a massage oil, for instant relief for
aching muscles.

Sore Throat?? Just mix 1/4 cup of vinegar with 1/4 cup of honey
and take 1 Tablespoon six times a day. The vinegar kills the
bacteria.

Cure urinary tract infections with Alka-Seltzer. Just dissolve two
tablets in a glass of water and drink it at the onset of the
symptoms. Alka-Seltzer begins eliminating urinary tract
infections almost instantly even though the product was never
been advertised for this use.

Eliminate puffiness under your eyes.....All you need is a dab of
preparation H, carefully rubbed into the skin, avoiding the eyes.
The hemorrhoid ointment acts as a vasoconstrictor, relieving the
swelling instantly.

Honey remedy for Skin Blemishes......Cover the blemish with a dab
of honey and place a Band-Aid over it. Honey kills the bacteria,
keeps the skin sterile, and speeds healing. Works overnight.

Listerine therapy for toenail fungus....Get rid of unsightly
toenail fungus by soaking your toes in Listerine mouthwash. The
powerful antiseptic leaves your toenails looking healthy again.

Vicks Vapor Rub for toenail fungus .. Get rid of that toenail fungus
by rubbing the fungus infected nail once daily (twice daily if possible)
and watch the fungus slowly be eliminated.  This process works just
as well as the prescriptive Lamisil which could possibly cause liver
damage in some people

Easy eyeglass protection....To prevent the screws in eyeglasses
from loosening, apply a small drop of Maybelline Crystal Clear
nail polish to! The threads of the screws before tightening them.

Coca-Cola cur e for rust...Forget those expensive rust removers.
Just saturate an abrasive sponge with Coca Cola and scrub the
rust stain. The phosphoric acid in the coke is what gets the job done.

Cleaning liquid that doubles as bug killer....If menacing bees,
wasps, hornets, or yellow jackets get in your home and you can't
find the insecticide, try a spray of Formula 409. Insects drop to
the ground instantly.

Smart splinter remover.....just pour a drop of Elmer's Glue-all
over the splinter, let dry, and peel the dried glue off the skin.
The splinter sticks to the dried glue.

Hunt's tomato paste boil cure....Cover the boil with Hunt's
tomato paste as a compress. The acids from the tomatoes soothe
the pain and bring the boil to a head.

Balm for broken blisters.....To disinfect a broken blister, dab
on a few drops of Listerine....a powerful antiseptic.

Heinz vinegar to heal bruises...Soak a cotton ball in white vinegar and
apply it to the bruise for 1 hour. The vinegar
reduces the blueness and speeds up the healing process.

Kills fleas instantly. Dawn dishwashing liquid does the trick.
Add a few drops to your dog's bath and shampoo the animal
thoroughly. Rinse well to avoid skin irritations. Good-bye fleas.

Rainy day cure for dog odor....Next time your dog comes in from
the rain, simply wipe down the animal with Bounce or any dryer
sheet, instantly making your dog smell springtime fresh.

Eliminate ear mites....All it takes is a few drops of Wesson corn
oil in your cat's ear. Massage it in, then clean with a cotton
ball. Repeat daily for 3 days. The oil soothes the cat's skin,
smothers the mites, and accelerates healing.

Vaseline cure for hairballs.....To prevent troublesome hairballs,
apply a dollop of Vaseline petroleum jelly to your cat's nose.
The cat will lick off the jelly, lubricating any hair in its
stomach so it can pass easily through the digestive system.

Quaker Oats for fast pain relief....It's not for breakfast
anymore!  Mix 2 cups of Quaker Oats and 1 cup of water in a bowl
and warm in the microwave for 1 minute, cool slightly, and apply
the mixture to your hands for soothing relief from arthritis pain.

 

Fols, we're all good at something weird.  If you think long enough, you'll remember something.  Some people can pick things up with their toes or touch their ears with their toungues.  Other people can speak Klingon - - and do.  

I knew someone who could recite the entire script of the original Star Wars.  Then again, I also knew two people who could sing the entire Bugs Bunny Opera (kill the wabbit, kill the wabbit!).

So, what's YOUR thing?  It can't be metaphysical, it has to be something just weird.  I'm still thinking about mine.

Gaffe-prone former Premier Infuriates Women

Tue July 1, 2003 08:57 AM ET
TOKYO (Reuters) - Former Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori, renowned for his propensity for gaffes, faced demands for an apology Tuesday after implying only women who bear children should be eligible for pensions.
"I think it is really strange to be told to use tax money to take care of women who haven't even had one child," Mori told a discussion group.
"The real purpose of a welfare system is to look after women who have a lot of children, as a means of thanking them," Kyodo news agency quoted Mori as saying last week during a politicians' panel discussion in front of an audience.
Opposition Socialist lawmakers submitted a letter to Mori's office demanding an apology Tuesday.
"This is equivalent to saying that women who do not or cannot bear children are of no use to society," Kyodo quoted lawmaker Keiko Yamauchi as saying.
While in office from 2000 to 2001, Mori managed to insult AIDS sufferers, Americans and residents of Japan's southern island of Okinawa.
In one speech, he revived uncomfortable memories of Japan's wartime emperor worship by calling Japan "a divine nation with the emperor at its core," a form of words favored by the militarist government in the early 20th century.
Mori's latest slip-up comes as Japan tries to raise its sagging birthrate because the rapid aging of the population is expected to cause difficulty in covering pension obligations.
Last week, another ruling party politician was condemned for referring to a group of alleged gang rapists as "close to normal."

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Everyone's Worst Nightmare

Thu July 3, 2003 07:55 AM ET
BERLIN (Reuters) - A German man woke up to find himself stark naked in the middle of a street after sleepwalking from home, police said Thursday. The 37-year-old man called police in the southern town of Buchen at around 6 a.m. after discovering he had left his house keys at home.
"The man waited naked for police at the phone booth, who gave him a raincoat to wear," said a police spokesman.

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Sex while speeding down the highway?  No problem!

Wed July 2, 2003 08:21 AM ET
BERLIN (Reuters) - Having sex while driving down a highway at 60 miles per hour is not an offence in Germany. But if you hit something, make sure you don't run off.
A Cologne court fined a man who admitted he was having sex with a blonde hitchhiker sitting astride him when he drove his car into a road sign. But only because he fled the scene of the accident with his naked accomplice.
"The man was convicted of hit-and-run and sentenced to a fine of 600 euros," court spokesman Juergen Mannebeck said on Tuesday. "It's hard to believe but in fact no law was broken with the intercourse on the motorway. It's a situation lawmakers never thought about."
The 23-year-old man, who was tracked down through the car's registration, was also ordered to pay 400 euros to repair the sign. He did not know the name of the woman who left her clothes behind in the car.

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Now I remind everyone . . . these are supposedly adults.


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Berlusconi Nazi Row Rocks Italian Government
Thu July 3, 2003 12:12 PM ET


By Crispian Balmer
ROME (Reuters) - Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's Nazi slur against a German lawmaker has heightened already fraught tensions within Italy's center-right coalition and infuriated his Deputy Prime Minister Gianfranco Fini.

Coming on the back of weeks of internal government feuding, the uproar caused by Berlusconi's comments sent cabinet doves scurrying for cover as hard-liners rushed out to join their leader on the diplomatic barricades.

For Fini, one of the most suave operators in Italian politics, the rumpus risked opening old wounds about his party, the National Alliance, which traces its roots back to Benito Mussolini's Fascist movement.

Fini was in the European Parliament for Wednesday's stormy debate and twitched with ill-concealed irritation as Berlusconi rounded on a German deputy and told him that he would be perfect as a concentration camp guard in a film.

The bespectacled Fini later told Berlusconi to apologize.

"No accusation, not even the most partisan, can justify the epithet Nazi commander for a political adversary," said Fini, who has struggled for years to shift his party clear of Mussolini's shadow and make it a respectable conservative force.

Predictably, the shadow reappeared before the day was over.

"The prime minister of a country that has been governed by Mussolini cannot make ironical comments about the victims of fascism," German Social Democratic deputy Martin Schulz, the butt of Berlusconi's Nazi jibe, told reporters.

UNCOMFORTABLE ALLIES

The leader of another Italian coalition party, the Democratic Union of the Center (UDC), joined Fini in distancing himself from Berlusconi's remarks. "I do not share them and I struggle to understand them," said Marco Follini.

The row exploded just as Berlusconi was painstakingly trying to restore order to his coalition following a poor showing in local elections last month, and review policy-making.

Fini and the UDC want Berlusconi to restrain their erstwhile government ally, the Northern League party, which constantly stirs Italy's troubled political waters with hard-hitting comments on immigration control.

Northern League politicians were among the first to leap to Berlusconi's defense on Wednesday, exacerbating the strains at the heart of the two-year old administration.

"This (government) review has now got much more difficult," European Affairs Minister Rocco Buttiglione, a senior UDC leader, was quoted as saying on Thursday by La Stampa newspaper.

Close Berlusconi friends expressed bitterness at the way the National Alliance and UDC had walked away from Berlusconi.

Giuliano Ferrara, editor the Il Foglio newspaper and a minister in Berlusconi's first government in 1994, said the prime minister had been outrageously provoked by Schulz.

"Berlusconi was more honorable than the false and hypocritical indignation of his allies," he told Reuters.

As recently as last week, political sources said Fini was considering standing down as deputy prime minister to protest about the lack of transparency in internal government dealings.

The Nazi row will only add to his pent-up frustrations.

Me neither!  Anyone out there, do your thing, I need a laugh

HI -- -

I've read that some adepts have been successful at creating or finding things on the Astral and bringing them into the world of form, i.e., here-and-now.  In a way, we all do this, but we're not aware of it.  For instance, probably the piece of art or music you recently created was created by you on the astral first.

But some adepts can maintain awareness and intent to such a degree that they can do this deliberately.

While in an otherworldly state I've encountered objects that are weird and unusual.  An oddly-colored clock on my nightstand, for instance. Now I wonder, if I'd just grabbed that clock and phased back into ordinary consciousness, without a break (I've phased like this once before), would the clock have been brought into the "world of form?"

Are there dangers to doing this deliberately?  I suppose one would need to pick ones' objects very carefully.

I thought we could post our "recommended reading" here!

I thought this might be a good place to post the WORST books on magic that we've ever read.

You've all seen it - - - you go to the local bookstore and visit the metaphysical section and you're overwhelmed by near-identical titles, misinformation, regurgitated pablum, many books by the same author that turn out to be the same book, etc. etc.

In my world, it's called witchcrap.  We could save each other time and money by posting the witchcrap here!

[^]   Now all may kiss my pointy black boots, I am A GOLD-STARRED-ONE!

Muahahahahahahaha . . .

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Hi all,

Just thought I'd share what I think is an interesting story.

Many years ago, just a kid out of high school, I met up with an (older) gentleman and felt an instant - - and I mean freakout-karmic - - - connection to him.  He felt the same, and to this date (we're good friends) we still haven't figured it all out.  We'll go years without seeing one another, and then all of a sudden we'll connect, and pick up a conversation as if we'd never left off.  We also share dreams. It's weird, in a wonderful kind of way.

Anyway, during the last week I've had two dreams about my friend, in which he's given me something.  In fact, the first was an erotic dream [:I] that he interrupted, looking pretty embarrassed, saying, "UM, excuse me, I don't want to interrupt, but I need to give you this," and he handed me a pretty large black book with what looked like a mandala on it.  In the second dream, he gave me what looked to be a manuscript in a page-protector.

I was musing over these dreams on the way home from work yesterday, and decided to pull out my cell phone and give him a call.  He answered on the first ring.  After the efflusive how-are-you's I told him I'd been having dreams about him giving things to me.  He said, "That's interesting, because I've been collecting things to give you!" [:O]

"Was it perchance a book?"  I asked.

"Yes . . ." [:O]

In fact the book more or less met the description in my dream.  He said a man who he did not recognize gave him a parcel and told him that he was to give it to me.  He looked inside the parcel and it was a large, dark brown, letter-bound book!  I'm presuming this happened in a dream.  With my friend, the veil between dream and reality is so thin I know better than to ask whether or not it was "real."  At any rate, isn't it a hoot?

http://www.theonion.com

folks, this site changes every few days and I swear everytime, an article has me on the floor laughing.  It's a spoof on online newspapers.  happy reading . . .!

An oldie but goodie.

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It is important for men to remember that as women grow older it becomes
harder for them to maintain the same quality of housekeeping as they did
when they were younger. Husbands should try not to yell. Let me relate how I
handle the situation.

When I got laid off from my consulting job and took "early retirement" in
April, it became necessary for Nancy to get a full-time job, both for extra
income and for the health benefits that we need. It was shortly after she
started working that I noticed that she was beginning to show her age.

I usually get home from fishing or hunting about the same time she gets home
from work. Although she knows how hungry I am, she almost always says that
she has to rest for half an hour or so before she starts supper. I try not
to yell. Instead I tell her to take her time and just wake me when she
finally does get su! pper on the table. She used to do the dishes as soon as
we finished eating. It is now not unusual for them to sit on the table for
several hours after supper. I do what I can by reminding her several times
each evening that they aren't cleaning themselves! I know she appreciates
this, as it does seem to help her get them done before she goes to bed.

Now that she is older, she seems to get tired so much more quickly. Our
washer and dryer are in the basement. Sometimes she says she just can't make
another trip down those steps. I don't make a big issue of this as long as
she finishes up the laundry the next evening - I am willing to overlook it.
Not only that, but unless I need something ironed to wear to the Monday
Lodge meeting or to Wednesday's or Saturday's poker club or to Tuesday's or
Thursday's bowling or something like that, I will tell her to wait until the
next evening to do the ironing. This gives her a little more time to do! some
of those odds and ends - things like shampooing the dog, vacu uming or
dusting. Also, if I have a really good day of fishing, this allows her to
gut and scale the fish at a more leisurely pace.....

Nancy is starting to complain a little occasionally. For example, she will
say that it is difficult for her to find time to pay the monthly bills
during her lunch hour. In spite of her complaining, I continue to try and
offer encouragement. I tell her to stretch it out over two or even three
days. That way she won't have to rush so much. I also remind her that
missing lunch completely now and then won't hurt her any - if you know what
I mean!

When doing simple jobs she seems to think she needs more rest periods. She
had to take a break when she was only half finished mowing the yard!. I try
not to embarrass her when she needs these little extra rest breaks. I tell
her to fix herself a nice, big cold glass of freshly squeezed lemonade and
just sit for a while. I tell her that as long as she is! making one for
herself, she may as well make one for me and take her break by the hammock
so she can talk with me until I fall asleep.

I know that I probably look like a Saint in the way I support Nancy on a
daily basis. I'm not saying that the ability to show this much consideration
is easy. Many men will find it difficult - some will find it impossible. No
one knows better than I do how frustrating women can become as they get
older. However, guys, even if you just yell at your wife a little less often
because of this article, I will consider that writing this was worthwhile.

Signed, Bob

(Bob's funeral was on Saturday, April 5) (Nancy was acquitted on Monday,
April 7)

Funny thought guys, it's getting late.  Wouldn't it be fun to have an Astralpulse reunion someday?  Where would you have one, if we were to actually do it?  

Down-under?
Vegas?
Franks' horse barn?
The moon?  

Perhaps a few years ago we'll all be able to project at will and meet someplace.

OK, the more I learn about OBE and the Otherworlds, the happier I am about dying.  Well, not dying so much, because dying can be unpleasant, but being DEAD isn't so bad.  

Supposedly when we die, our loving ancestors are there to greet us.  That's great, if you have a loving family.  But what if people in your family are horrible and mean?  What if your father molested you, your mother abused you, and all your siblings hated you?  I know these mean people are wounded, not evil, etc. etc. etc.   Unfortunately however, I understand that icky people don't become nice people in the afterlife.  Icky people are who they are, alive or dead.

I'm posting this topic because a lot of people can relate to estrangement from their families.   Especially if we are of a mystical bent and our families are judgmental.  

When I die, many of my ancestors will still be stuck in the Lower Realms or Really Judgmental Belief systems (fire, brimstone, the whole lot).  Many will be stuck in abandonment/fear/rage loops.  One of them is darkly obsessed with my sexuality and I know I'll have to deal with him on the Astral if I'm so unlucky to let him attach to me. Eyoook, that's another question for another time.

Fortunately, every family probably has at least ONE ancestor who makes it to the Higher Realms!  I can't imagine anyone dying and having no-one to meet them.  I bet sometimes it's a very remote ancestor, though.

I have a dear friend who is a Wiccan High Priest who often speaks at conferences about otherworldly matters.  "People who know I've been to the Otherworld often ask me about the meaning of life, he says.  "Well, I tell them.  The meaning of life is to REDEEM YOUR FAMILY LINE ! ! !"   It's all about the River of Blood, he says, about bloodlines.  We are One with our families, like it or not, so get to work on it in THIS lifetime, because there is no escaping it! (and he should talk.  A white gay Witch married to a black gay Witch, he's had to deal with a LOT of crap from his family).

My Wiccan friend insists that NOW is the time to work on our families, while we're still in the World of Form.   Don't wait until death, because it's harder when you're dead, if you die with bad feelings about your family.  

Which brings me to my point (I started this essay with a question, but I'm actually answering it myself).   When I die, and hopefully make it to F27, where I've set up my peaceful personal space, etc., there will still be the matter of my Family, who is also Me.  For the sake of the Whole, I'm going to have to venture into those Lower Realms to get all those wounded people.   Man, am I going to be busy.

And wait - - - many of these wounded people are still here in the world of Form, with me.  I've got a family reunion in three weeks.  Again: Man, am I going to be busy.  As above, so below . . .

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Why isn't this working for me!  I've got above average intelligence, I swear, and I'm even trying to upload avatars that are being used by other people, just to be sure I'm not picking bad avatars.  5 or 6 attempts, and NADA.


I go to my personal section, log in, go to the place where you upload avatars, hit "browse," pick a file, then hit "upload."  Then, I get a "page not found" error, and the file doesn't upload.


AUGUGUGUGUGHJGHGHGAShhhhhhhhhhhhhhht

anyway, if anyone could tell me what I'm doing wrong I'd be so happy.

tisha

[?]  Can anyone recommend a free avatars website?  I went to freeavatars.com but none of their pictures would upload to my personal profile.  Rats, I'm frustrated.  I was kind of hoping for a picture of me looking 20, HA HA HA

OK, this forum is supposed to be for our MEMORABLE or INTERESTING out of body experiences.  This one was neither, but I'll post it anyway.

Last night I snuggled in to sleep and got an internal message about my absolute knowledge that I would OBE soon.  I found this certainty interesting, because it didn't seem to be generated deliberately.  
So I thought, OK, I wonder then if it's going to actually happen, now that I'm so sure that it is?  That sounded kind of unsure, so I backed up my thoughts and just accepted the certainty.

Well, sure enough, last night I felt the OBE sensations.  I don't remember a darn thing about what happened after I got out, but I know something happened.  Nothing interesting - - -  I think I got half out and lost consciousness. Maybe I got out and jumped right back in.  Who knows. But I felt the vibrations, the tug-and-float, the pull back into normal consciousness, etc.  In fact, this is the first time I remember feeling both exit and return sensations in the same OBE experience.

So, I guess it was interesting after all.  HM.  The lesson of this story is to be more "sure," the next time you give it a go.

So, where do the cool thumbnails come from?  I wanna avatar too.

Hi all!

I was wondering what everybody's experiences have been with spiritual teachers.  Short-term, long-term, lukewarm or intense, positive or negative.  What do you think the proper role of a spiritual teacher should be?  What are the pitfalls to avoid?

The benefits, of course, include learning and emotional support (sometimes).  Or even a kick in the pants just when you need it.

One obvious pitfall is getting too dependent on another person for spiritual growth.  

Sexual involvement with a teacher could be positive OR negative - or both!

What do you think?



Tisha

"As Above, So Below"

Hi there!  Did you have a fun, peaceful, zany, boring, or other kind of holiday this year?  Let's hear it!


Tisha

"As Above, So Below"

Hi - I posted this somewhere else but didn't get any feedback on my question - - - I dont' know if this following episode was a fluke, or that it just hasn't happened to anyone else (yet?) - - - or if I wrote my post in such a way that it came across as a simple lucid dream!  So I'll give it another shot, in an abbreviated form:

1. Me, dreaming.  
2. Make conscious decision to "leave" dream.  Not to anywhere in particular.
3. End up in different place, fully lucid.  
4. I look around, and think, "hm, here I am."
5. Scene melts away (like a special effect in a movie) and I'm all of a sudden in bed, awake . . . in what feels very much like ordinary reality.  Floaty sensation and static - like sounds accompany the dream-scene meltdown.
6.  Go through day wondering what happened.

See . . . what makes this event remarkable is that I never actually "woke up."  Or, I woke up, only it was before my body woke up?  Like, my mind woke up before my body did.  Augh, I don't know if I'm describing this right.

It was so remarkable that I went through the day pinching myself and trying to fly, just to make sure I wasn't still in my lucid dream.

Has this happened to anyone else?


Tisha

"As Above, So Below"

Hi there!  I was going to add to the very LONGGGG Gateway topic but then reallized that my questions/comments had more to do with personal techniques than with Gateway per se, even though I am using the Gate 1 CD.  So here I go:

How is everyone doing with their practice these days?  What's up?  Are you doing your work?  Have you gotten distracted?

As for me, I'm so busy working on my "house" that it almost seems I'm not allowed to have an OBE until I am done playing catch-up.  So, rather than see my relative lack of participation on this Forum or my total lack of OBEs during the past two or three months as a setback, I'm thinking on all this positively, using the as-above-so-below mantra, knowing that the work I am doing now is a building block for future OBE experiences.

For instance, I have transformed my bedroom to something that looks a lot like one of my Astral Places (except in my Astral Place my bedroom has a fireplace, oh well, can't fix that!).  I don't fully understand the significance of this, whether it will help or hinder my progress.  Does anyone out there have experience with recreating Astral Spaces on the physical?  Why do we do this?

Also, I using the Wave 1 CD and finding some of the imagery difficult.  For instance, I am not easily able to create my personal energy bubble from my head.  However, I can have it all come from my solar plexus and BAM!!!!   I have a bubble/shield in a manner of seconds.  Do you think it's important to move all the energy to your head before creating the bubble, due to the fact that the pineal gland (door to the astral) is in your head?

Also, I have noticed that as I've been working here-on-earth on spiritual/relationship matters, I'm finding myself with a LOT LESS to put into my "black box."  Last night, while listening to the CD, I ended up just imagining my holding a small world in my hands, and dropping it into the box and closing the lid.  I'm mentioning this to everyone as a reminder that your OBE Work doesn't ONLY go on while you are doing your "meditations," your Work goes on all the time!  What is everyone doing in their day-to-day to minimize mental distractions?

Well that's about it for me!  I actually have time to type now, as I took quite a spill on the ice/snow yesterday and am now stuck at home on sick leave.  There is plenty for my to do that actually doesn't require me to MOVE:  holiday cards, wrapping presents, sewing my drapes, watching the sheet rock guy do my ceilings, etc. . . . but I thought I'd check in with all of you first.  Have a happy day!


Tisha

"As Above, So Below"