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  3. Posted

    Ummmmm my heart has also skipped a beat seeing this. If there's enough please please please count me in this time :o:wub:

    These plants have bought joy into the lives of so many.. It's something very special you are doing Nitrogen.

    I've got some psycho0 x n1, will post pics asap, they are pretty little being hard grown but still very lovely.

    .... Bless your heart nitrogen you are too good.

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  7. Posted

    At the start of this year I was living in a mini-dome for a couple of months. A geodesic dome roof ontop of a square room (mostly windows) which was about 2.5metres wide and 3metres long. Downstairs..or underneath, as there were no stairs, was another room cut into the earth that had a small potbelly and a kitchen in progress of being created. I absolutely loved it. I will take a picture when I next go to my friends house. I had expected living in such a tiny space would feel icky, claustrophobic, but it wasn't at all. It was like a little nest. It really made me consider what stuff I actually needed around me. I was happy with books and plants. Everything else could be left in storage.

    As we continue to horrendously overpopulate the planet, I expect living spaces to become smaller and smaller.

    I am keen to embrace it and make sure my own one is a wee gem, rather than a government appointed grey box.

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    My buddy sent this to me as a morning song for today, but I feel it is worth the whole day and more.

    There's a shadowy nature to it, but shadow is NOT bad, it simply must be processed in ways that do not cause harm to ourselves or others.. Like listening to music which speaks to you very loud and feeling empowered by it.

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    Ohh dear WB. How this hurts to hear.

    Your poor heart has had a bit too much to handle and needs some help :(

    I am very saddened by the post I just read from you in the bitches n gripes section. Angered as well as saddened. I will write those thoughts there.

    WaterBoy I send you all my love and safe, healthy and healing vibes and wish you all the very best through this time. I hope that you have strong support from your family and friends, but also from your friends here. We love you and will be there for you if and when you need us.

    Arohanui brother, may your heart stay strong xoxoxo

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  16. Posted

    Thanks all!! Feeling calm and steady. I know I'm doing the right thing for me.

    Now that I'm settled in my strength and ready to endure my own ensuing chaos.... WTF is going on round here?

    Good vibes to all who are flaming and feeling the anger right now. May we all find peace through release, but in doing so remember not to burn bridges we may want to walk on later.

    Much love, sorry to those in pain. The world presents oh so many frustrations but it is the manner in which we respond that defines us.

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  17. Posted

    Another charming surprise...

    "New Zealand has imposed some of the world's strictest blasphemy laws by stealth, a humanist group says.

    The new Harmful Digital Communications Act, intended to stop cyber-bullying, could have the effect of landing a person in jail for two years for committing blasphemy, the New Zealand Humanist Society said this week.

    This aspect of the new law was an affront to four in 10 Kiwis who weren't adherents of any religion, the group said.

    "This legislation not only flies in the face of human rights, but the introduction of yet another law that gives special privileges to religions is unfair, unpopular and unrepresentative of our society, where over 40 per cent of New Zealanders identify as not religious, making this our country's largest single belief group," said society president Mark Honeychurch.

    However, Justice Minister Amy Adams said the society's interpretation of the law was unfounded.

    "A person would have to do much more than simply post blasphemy to fall foul of the criminal offence in the Harmful Digital Communications Act," Ms Adams said.

    The society said the act stated digital communications "should not denigrate an individual by reason of his or her colour, race, ethnic or national origins, religion, gender, sexual orientation, or disability".

    Mr Honeychurch said the law would effectively impose some of the world's strictest penalties - including fines of up to $50,000 - on people found guilty of blaspheming, or insulting religion.

    "We want to increase social cohesion and understanding, and by awarding privileges and protecting groups from critique we are closing the door on free speech, free inquiry and public debate. New Zealand has to abolish its blasphemy laws before they are used to censor, suppress, and silence public debate," he said.

    Mr Honeychurch called the law a "great step backwards from being a progressive society".

    The Humanist Society said some human rights organisations took a dim view of the new law for allowing people to bring proceedings if they alleged a digital communication denigrated their religion or caused them to "suffer serious emotional distress".

    Last month, lawyers cited in The Law Report said another "possible unintended consequence" of the law would be the establishment of a new legal avenue for recipients of defamatory digital content.

    Supporters of the act have said it would address cyber-bullying and the distribution of harmful content online.

    The act established a new civil enforcement regime, and new criminal offences to deal with what the Government called "the most serious harmful digital communications".

    Ms Adams said it would take a lot for someone to be charged under the act.

    "Not only must the perpetrator be responsible for posting the communication, they must intend to harm another person and that harm must actually occur. The offence is targeted at the very worst online behaviours, and will not censor, suppress or silence public debate. Its enactment was recommended by the Law Commission who considered this matter thoroughly."

    Ms Adams said that a breach of communication principles does not automatically give rise to civil law remedies under the act.

    "So while a communication may 'denigrate an individual by reason of his her colour, race, ethnic or national origins, religion, gender, sexual orientation or disability', it must also be likely to cause serious emotional distress before the approved agency will investigate.

    "The test is even higher for someone to apply for district court orders; the applicant must first have been to the approved agency, the breach of the communication principle must be serious or repeated, and the breach must cause or be likely to cause serious emotional distress. Also, the approved agency and the district court will have to act consistently with the Bill of Rights Act and consider the importance of freedom of expression when considering complaints or when the court is making decisions and issuing orders."

    Ms Adams said the Human Rights Commission welcomed the new laws to address harmful digital communications and noted that it "aims to strike the right balance between freedom of expression and our need as a community to challenge our bullying culture and protect people who are under attack".

    - NZME."

    http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11494512

  18. Posted

    I am intensely riddled with anxiety and in need of good vibes. Today I resign from my job, because I have to do what is right for me.

    Doing what I need to do is inevitably going to bring a lot of negativity towards me, from people who want me to uncomplainingly keep doing this job because it suits them. This is why I have continued this long while very unhappy with the situation. But now I must stand up for myself and do what I must do for my own well being. I'm bloody terrified, shaking, heart racing a million miles and I know it will only get worse when the deed is done. But I have no choice. I must honour my feelings, shed this circumstance and move forward.

    Vibes pleeeeease?

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  19. Posted

    I dunno about vapourising frankincense but if you can find those little rounds of charcoal, they work really well, you just light it and put on a stone or ceramic dish and sprinkle your plant resins and dried herbs on top. The only place ive heard of them being sold around here was at a catholic store oddly enough, but if you have Indian shops nearby they should be worth checking out. They are cheap, few dollars for a stack which looks like a pack of Oreos, and make some impressive smoke.

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  21. Posted

    I had a moment of this yesterday too..

    A friend of mine was talking about the Daintree and Cape Tribulation. Well, dunno if its exactly FNQ. Pretty close though.

    He said the main issues in living there were the humidity, immense heat in summer, and the possibility of certain people going a little mad living in the jungle, and never wanting to leave.

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  23. Posted

    I'm just a novice but I'll have a try.

    Sun is in Leo, Mercury and Venus also in Leo lately, lots of fire since late July, considering that your moon is in Leo (emotional self) you probably have been feeling the impacts of the recent activity quite heavily.

    Mars just emerged out of the watery depths of cancer on Thursday, into fire sign Leo, showing a shift in the expression of your will, from introspective self contained cancer to the proud open dramatics of leo.

    May be a time of reasserting yourself and speaking out, interrupting things that have irked you, though, brashness should be avoided.

    Venus is retrograding while in Leo, a time of limited interest in external partnerships and more emphasis on your own feelings, reactions and behaviours.

    Saturn is transiting Sagittarius this year, bringing scrutiny, awareness and shedding of outmoded behaviour. Since sag. is both your sun and ascendant, 1st house identity, you may have become more self aware, and more observant on the effect your personality has on those around you, how your self expression may be perceived by others.

    With the strong saggitarian influence you seek knowledge, wisdom and rich experience but may struggle to effectively convey your insight to others during this transit.

    The scrutiny of saturn calls for a look into the patterns of your expression and venus retrograding in leo (your moon) a willingness to explore a more in depth dialogue and relationship with your self. An exploration of and partnership with the self, rather than looking to other people for communication.

    Mercury moved out of Leo into Virgo on Friday, beginning a transition out of fire energies into earth energy.

    Jupiter (your ruling planet) moved into Virgo this weekend and will stay there for the next year. Jupiter relates to expansion, optimism, understanding, growth. In Virgo, Jupiter acquires practicality, dedication and willingness to work steadfastly to actualise visions.

    There may extra motivation to develop your skills and fine-tune your craft in order to lay down seed for future successes.

    Influence of mercury in Virgo now means emphasis on precision in thought and speech, choosing what is useful and what needs to be discarded.

    A kind of 'cleaning-house' time, connected deeply to sense of self, emotion and expression, as well as long term consideration of what is needed in your life and what is not, and an ability to make steady, although slow progress through self determined evolution.

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  25. Posted

    Here's a place to share videos & documentaries which you feel have dinstinct value, and are primarily pertaining to matters of mind/body/spirit and their inter-relationships.

    Some things are very useful pointers and would be more appropriately gathered together rather than lost amoung the YouTube vids thread.

    I send forth this wonderful 23min introduction on daoism and martial art.

     

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