Spiritual

Female Self Perspective – Venus Figurines

Posting this article to honor Lady Day (March 25th)

Source: Toward Decolonizing Gender: Female Vision in the Upper Paleolithic by Catherine Hodge McCoid and Leroy D. McDermott American Anthropologist, June 1996

Abstract: Examining McDermott’s hypothesis that the earliest known images of the human body from the European Upper Paleolithic (Venus figurines) were self-representations by women. When examined, this proposal becomes so compelling that the only remaining question is, Why did it take so long to consider the logical possibility that a female point of view was involved?

Paleolithic Venus:

All of us look at the world and, at least partially, see what is inside our own heads. The the extent that we do not recognize this, we remain behind our cultural screens.

Dendrotherapy and the Energy of the Siberian Cedar

Dendrotherapy and the Energy of the Siberian Cedar

Source: Ringing Cedars of Russia The plants that surround us are not merely a green background. The healing properties of trees are used for the treatment and prevention of various ailments. Since ancient times, it has been thought that flowers, bushes, and trees absorb information they recei ...

The Brain-Gut-Microbe Axis

The Brain-Gut-Microbe Axis

Source: Jon Lieff MD This is a fascinating article about the power and importance of the microbes in our gut in communicating with body systems, with intuition, dreams, emotions and much more. It is very exciting to have all of this cutting edge information about our microbes coming to the forefr ...

Bees and Flowers Communicate Using Electrical Fields

Bees and Flowers Communicate Using Electrical Fields

Images - various flowers (left: Geranium magnificum; middle: Gerbera hybrida; right: Clematis armandii) showing a composite of immediately before and after application of charged powder paint. The pattern of powder deposition reveals the shape of the electric field. Images by Dominic Cla ...

Santa Claus and the Magic Mushrooms

Santa Claus and the Magic Mushrooms

Source: Zengardner.com via Before It's News Have you ever wondered why on Christmas we cut down/carry evergreen trees inside our houses, decorate them with fancy ornaments, and place presents underneath them? “So, why do people bring Pine trees into their houses at the Winter Solstice, p ...

Bruce Lipton – The Evolution of the Butterfly

Bruce Lipton – The Evolution of the Butterfly

Reposted from www.occupy.com "The Evolution of the Butterfly," a four-minute short by filmmaker Abraham Heisler, features the renowned cellular biologist Dr. Bruce Lipton narrating the process of a caterpillar transforming into a butterfly over footage Heisler shot of the early stages of Occu ...

Documentary: Water – The Great Mystery

Documentary: Water – The Great Mystery

This fascinating documentary, directed by Saida Medvedeva and released in 2008, spans the globe to reveal recent discoveries about water, the most amazing yet least studied substance in the world. Researchers, scientists, philosophers and theologians speak of their understanding of this unique l ...

Inter-Species Communication Networks

Inter-Species Communication Networks

Have any of you read The Secret Life of Plants by Peter Tompkins and Christopher Bird? I am sure many of you have and will appreciate this article. I am one of those people who, I have to confess, generally gets along better with plants than people, perhaps it is because I prefer to listen to th ...

The Great Invocation

The Great Invocation

For anyone wanting to join in the full moon meditations of Aries, Taurus and Gemini to assist with bringing Shambhala to Earth the following outlines the history, rituals and invocation. There will also be a group meditation at the Roundhouse in Vancouver BC on the 5th of June from 7-9pm. The fo ...

Shambhala aka Shangri-la

Shambhala aka Shangri-la

My first exposure to the legend of Shambhala was when I went to boarding school. There was a huge, plush, five-star Shangri-La (now Traders) hotel in the middle of the nearby town. Even the bathrooms were impressive, all in marble. In those days, although I had no idea that there was anything mo ...