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Here's a site with some good info on the Amanita http://www.ambrosiasociety.org/preparing_the_sacrament.html And here's a great song and cool video about a Amanita trip http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-DQZLdCtcU be careful and have fun

How can they enforce a proabition that was based on lies and corruption, shouldn't that be illegal.

A cool song and video about an Amanita trip http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-DQZLdCtcU But of course we know they shouldn't be eaten raw.

Hi Here is a site you may have found, but if not it has some good info on the Amanita and how best to prepare it etc http://www.ambrosiasociety.org/preparing_the_sacrament.html

Hi, You guys probably have seen this talk by Paul Staments talk on Ted.com, but thought I would post the link for those that haven't. "6 ways mushrooms can save the world" Cheers

"That which is real cannot be threatened. Nothing unreal exists. Therein lies the Peace of God" "And now in all your doings be you blessed. God turns to you for your help to save the world. Teacher of God, His thanks He offers you. And all the world stands silent in the grace You bring from Him. You are the Son He Loves And it is given you to be the means Through which His Voice is heard around the world. To close all things of time; to end the sight of all things visable; and to undo All things that change. Through you is ushered in A World unseen, unheard, yet truly there. Holy are you, and in your light the world Reflects your holiness, for you are not alone and friendless. I give thanks for you. And join your efforts on behalf of God, Knowing they are on my behalf as well. And for all those who walk to God with me. AMEN" A course in Miracles

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Is Reincarnation so? In the ultimate sense, reincarnation is impossible. There is no past or future, and the idea of birth into a body has no meaning either once or many times. Reincarnation cannot then, be true in any real sense. Our only question should be, is the concept helpful? And that depends, of course, on what it is used for. If it is used to strengthen the recognition of the eternal nature of life, it is helpful indeed. Is any other question about it really useful in lightening up the way? Like many other beliefs, it can be bitterly misused. At least such misuse offers preoccupations and perhaps pride in the past. At worst it induces inertia in the present. In between many kinds of folly are possible. Reincarnation would not, under any circumstances, be the problem to be dealt with now. If it were responsible for some of the difficulties the individual faces now, his task would still be only to escape them now. If he is laying the groundwork for a future life, he can still work out his salvation now. To some, there may be comfort in the concept, and if it heartens them its value is self evident. It is certain, however, that the way to salvation can be found by those who believe in reincarnation and those who do not. The emphasis of this course always remains the same,-it is at this moment that complete salvation is offered you, and it is at this moment you can accept it. This is still your one responsibility. Atonement might be equated with total escape from the past and total lack of interest in the future. Heaven is here. There is nowhere else. Heaven is here now. There is no other time. "A course in Miracles"

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Is Reincarnation so? In the ultimate sense, reincarnation is impossible. There is no past or future, and the idea of birth into a body has no meaning either once or many times. Reincarnation cannot then, be true in any real sense. Our only question should be, is the concept helpful? And that depends, of course, on what it is used for. If it is used to strengthen the recognition of the eternal nature of life, it is helpful indeed. Is any other question about it really useful in lightening up the way? Like many other beliefs, it can be bitterly misused. At least such misuse offers preoccupations and perhaps pride in the past. At worst it induces inertia in the present. In between many kinds of folly are possible. Reincarnation would not, under any circumstances, be the problem to be dealt with now. If it were responsible for some of the difficulties the individual faces now, his task would still be only to escape them now. If he is laying the groundwork for a future life, he can still work out his salvation now. To some, there may be comfort in the concept, and if it heartens them its value is self evident. It is certain, however, that the way to salvation can be found by those who believe in reincarnation and those who do not. The emphasis of this course always remains the same,-it is at this moment that complete salvation is offered you, and it is at this moment you can accept it. This is still your one responsibility. Atonement might be equated with total escape from the past and total lack of interest in the future. Heaven is here. There is nowhere else. Heaven is here now. There is no other time. "A course in Miracles"

Is Reincarnation so? In the ultimate sense, reincarnation is impossible. There is no past or future, and the idea of birth into a body has no meaning either once or many times. Reincarnation cannot then, be true in any real sense. Our only question should be, is the concept helpful? And that depends, of course, on what it is used for. If it is used to strengthen the recognition of the eternal nature of life, it is helpful indeed. Is any other question about it really useful in lightening up the way? Like many other beliefs, it can be bitterly misused. At least such misuse offers preoccupations and perhaps pride in the past. At worst it induces inertia in the present. In between many kinds of folly are possible. Reincarnation would not, under any circumstances, be the problem to be dealt with now. If it were responsible for some of the difficulties the individual faces now, his task would still be only to escape them now. If he is laying the groundwork for a future life, he can still work out his salvation now. To some, there may be comfort in the concept, and if it heartens them its value is self evident. It is certain, however, that the way to salvation can be found by those who believe in reincarnation and those who do not. The emphasis of this course always remains the same,-it is at this moment that complete salvation is offered you, and it is at this moment you can accept it. This is still your one responsibility. Atonement might be equated with total escape from the past and total lack of interest in the future. Heaven is here. There is nowhere else. Heaven is here now. There is no other time. "A course in Miracles"

An idol is a false impression or a false belief; some form of anti-Christ, that constitutes a gap between the Christ and what you see. An idol is a wish, made tangible and given form, and thus perceived as real and seen outside the mind. Yet it is still a thought, and cannot leave the mind that is it's source. Nor is its form apart from the idea it represents. All forms of anti-Christ oppose the Christ. And fall before His face like a dark veil that seems to shut you off from Him, alone in the darkness. Yet the light is there. A cloud does not put out the sun. No more a veil can banish what it seems to separate, nor darken by one whit the light itself. This world of idols is a veil across the face of Christ, because its purpose is to separate your brother from yourself. A dark and fearful purpose, yet a thought without the power to change one blade of grass from something living to a sign of death. Its form is nowhere, for its source abides within your mind where God abideth not. Where is this place where what is everything has been excluded and keep apart? What hand could be held up to block God's way? whose voice could make demand He enter not? The "more-than-everything is not a thing to make you tremble and to quail in fear. God's enemy is nowhere. He can take no form in which he ever will be real. Am idol is established by belief, and when it is withdrawn the idol dies. This is the anti-Christ; the strange idea that there is a a power passed omnipotence, a place beyond the infinite , a time transcending the eternal. Here the world of idols has been set by the idea this power and place and time are given form, and shape the world where the impossible has happened. Here the deathless come to die, the all encompassing to suffer loss, the timeless to made slaves of time. Here do the changeless change; the peace of God, given to all living things, give way to chaos. And the Son of God, as perfect, sinless and as loving as his Father, come to hate a little; to suffer pain and finally to die. Where is an idol? Nowhere! Can there be a gap in what is infinite, a place where time can interrupt eternity? A place of darkness set where all is light, a dismal alcove separated from what is endless, has no place to be. An idol is beyond where God has set all things forever and has left no room for anything to be except His Will. Nothing and nowhere must an idol be, while God is everything and everywhere. If God is everywhere and yet nowhere where must she be? Now-here. "a course in miracles"

God indeed can be reached directly, for there is no distance between Him and His Son. his awareness is in everyone's memory and His Word is written on everyone's heart. Yet this awareness and memory can arise only where all barriers to truth have been removed. In how many is this the case? Here, then is the role of God's teachers. They,too have not attained the necessary understanding as yet, but they have joined with others. This is what sets them apart from the world. And it is this that enables others to leave with them. Alone they are nothing. But in their joining is the Power of God. There are those who have reached God directly, retaining no trace of worldly limits and remembering their own Identity perfectly. These might be called the Teachers of teachers because, although they re no longer visible, there image can yet be called upon. And they will appear when and where is is helpful for them to do so. To those whom such appearances would frightening they give their ideas. No one can call on them in vain. Nor is there anyone of whom they are unaware. All needs are known to them and all mistakes are recognised. The time will come when this is understood. And meanwhile, they give all their gifts to the teachers of God who look to them for help, asking all things in their Name and in no other. Sometimes a teacher of God might have a brief experience of direct union with God. In this world, it is almost impossible that this will endure. All worldly states must be illusory. If God were reached directly in sustained awareness, the body would not be long maintained. Those who have laid the body down merely to extend their helpfulness to those remaining behind are few indeed. And they need helpers who are still in bondage and still asleep, so that by their awakening can God's Voice be heard. Do not despair, then, because of limitations. It is your function to escape from them, but not to be without them. If you would be heard by those who still suffer, you must speak their language. If you would be a saviour, you must understand what needs to be escaped. Salvation is not theoretical. Behold the problem ask for the answer, and then accept it when it comes. Nor will it coming be long delayed. All the help you can accept will be provided, and not one need you have will not be met. Let's not then, be too concerned with goals for which you are not ready. God takes you where you are and welcomes you. What more could you desire, when this is all you need? Amen "A course in miracles"