The Dawning of You

For some of you right now, this may be a moment; one to remember. For that is all life is, a series of continuous moments, unfolding one after another. The only reason the past exists is because you put faith into your memories, and the future is a consistent unknown, yet there always seems to be this comfort that tomorrow is and will be just around the corner. But right now, that's it and all there ever is. For this is your reality. This is your ever so wonderful, of a world. The greatest thing within this moment of yours, is that it is devoid of this so called illusion of time, and thus rendering it of an infinite existence. My friend, welcome to you.

When you first came to in this supposed existence it was as if you were sitting in a box. And everyday since those eyes saw light, your box kept getting bigger; filling up with stuff. Your reality grew. And at some moment in your life, this infamous of moments, you realized you were sitting in that box, and in time, you were free. And there you stood looking at the box, pondering your new existence, but in all actuality, the existence you always have been and will be.

The most important part of this realization, is that you are we, and we are you, and we are one. This existence is the simple yet complex organism of life. It is not just one, or two, or you, or me, it is all. And it is here to learn and grow. For that is what these moments are for. Let it be simple, and happiness is simple. And death will just be another moment as the sun will to continue to rise and set, along with your first breath of many first breaths. And hopefully what you have learned from this moment, is the beauty of it, and of everything. And I mean everything.

It is in separation that beguiles us, and brings us away from the simplest of notions, into a complex scheme of rules and definitions. The dualistic nature of our society brings forth the most despair in this world of ours because it allows it to be created. Everything is interrelated into the one mathematical idea of infinity. To break up our reality into different unrelated working sets creates not only different distinctions in our external world, but among ourselves, and even more importantly with our own selves.

It is choice that is your weapon, to make the decision to look from above down onto the unspoken laws society puts forth, in that those only apply to you if you so choose. Any belief is your choice, but regardless of choice, is you, because you are living these moments, experiencing the world from your perspective, and engaging an understanding of the other perspectives. While the only truth that is outside this mathematical existence is that: You are.

BelTek!!! It's almost here

Free art and music festival August 1-3 in Belmont, Maine. It's our 6th year!

The flyers
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Another meditation story

So I managed to get into a really deep trance just about an hour ago during a half hour meditation, but it only lasted a little over a minute. In this minute, I swear I was dreaming, and there was this story unfolding over the minute, a long story that a kept forgetting moment after moment. However, the last moment before I snapped out of it I remembered the word/idea "platform" and it seemed like it was like a sliver of the lowest level of a pyramid, so it was like a big tall square but the sides were carved inwards at an angle. I also vaguely remember the scattered outlines of people on and around the platform as I was looking down on it all from a bird's eye view.The interesting thing about this episode as I came out of the trance, thinking these thoughts, seeing the vision of the platform, which was all very hazy in nature as I was sort of coming to, I was repeating the verse "Open the Earth" over and over in my head. I haven't analyzed this much yet; just figured writing about it first might help stimulate me some more. And maybe you too! Cheerio!

I love my job!

So last night, from 9:45-10:10, on a Monday night, I broke my record for making money. $20 in 25 minutes plus a special brownie! Someone tipped me a weed brownie lol. And yes, I am eating it at this very moment. You guys have to come up here, the money is ridiculous. And that was only spinning poi twice and staff once. Can't wait to go back to work tonight hehe.

ever ponder?

So right now, I'm gonna make ya think. Did you really thing this is it with your reality? Get up in the morning, consume things, seek out love, sustain a smile, & hopefully maintain your sanity and health the whole way through. Sheesh.

You know, the sun pulsates, basically expanding and contracting just like it's breathing, and it's duration of cycle is exactly, to the millisecond, five minutes. The nearest star to us, Alpha Centauri B, pulsates exactly over a seven minute cycle. Coincidence? Take that word and sharpie it out of your dictionary. Be gone with you! The Sumerians invented our time system, 60 seconds, 60 minutes, 24 hours, over 5,000 years ago. Now did they know something that we didn't know?

A Mayan Calendar stone dated to 600 BC states our universe is 16.4 billion years old, while our current estimate is at 15.8 billion, and two years ago, the theory was around 14 billion, before that, 12 billion, and originally it was 10 billion. I bet, eventually we'll be on board with Mayan Cosmology. But how the hell do they know this?

Like how did the Egyptians know that limestone fractures at 51° 50' 40" and then to incorporate that exact angle into their pyramids for the slope of the sides. And yes, limestone was the building material. Geometric unison at it's best. A 44-meter pyramid was built in Russia out of fiberglass with many experiments conducted over two decades. The simplest, most interesting experiment involved a glass of water with a thermometer in it. The lowest temperature the water reached in the winter was -6 deg F, and alas, it never froze and remained in it's liquid state. However, as soon as the water was startled, even with the slightest tap it began to freeze rather fast.

These are the questions our society chooses to ignore because it doesn't fit in with our current established scientific agenda. So my advice to you is not to allow that agenda to keep hold of you. Think freely. Let yourself become alive. For life is a never ending fractal with time itself pulsating intermixed with the past, present, and future in a single moment of infinite existence. And you my friend, are a very important facet to the inner workings of this existence. Grab life by the reigns. You're in more control than you can possibly imagine. You just have to want it.

A Voice

So I was meditating last night, and I saw this statue that looked like a Chinese emperor, or at least Chinese in style, but the figure displaying signs of high stature, with a greenish tinge. However, it's nothing new seeing stuff like this for me. What was interesting was, this was the first time I hear a voice and it said four syllables: Sha - to - ma -zay. This was followed by what look liked two men lifting some column onto a resting set of horses, but there were not your home depot variety but much more simple that were curved to fit the columns and had some sort of thatch padding on them for the column. Anyways, the next morning it occurred to me sha-to (as that's how I was visualizing the syllables in words), could be Chateau, as in a French castle. I did come across two castles: Chateau d'Azay-le-Ferron and Chateau d'Azay-le-Rideau, with the latter being much more popular/famous. So the only thing I am wondering is this what the voice meant obviously, with the third syllable should it of been da or ma? Maybe that's the clue to differentiate between the two. Maybe it's something completely different, or maybe alas it's just my imagination. What was interesting the first thing I did see while meditating was a person who punched me straight in the face. I thought like "Woah, let's back up." Which I was able to, I rewound the moment essentially, and saw the scene play backwards to before I saw it where the man was just standing before it, and let it play again. This time I intervened, which is something I never do either, but I imagined shaking his hand and said, "Hi, my name is Gregor." He then told me his name was Michael. And that was that. The voice soon came after. A little interesting note, the banker of Napoleon owned the Chateau d'Azay-le-Ferron, and his name was Gregoire Michel. Hmmm... Well, Gregor out.

Bunch of new pics!!

I just uploaded a bunch of pics, most are either from wildfire or my book I made. I was too busy like last year really to get much pics at WF. Enjoy! Oh, and the art gallery I'm in opens next week in which I need a centerpiece that I'm gonna get printed up on canvas. Any input on which one I should do? I am thinking my Tangled Mass. Ciao.

SAVE DARFUR Fundraiser

So it's official. Well sorta. But I am organizing an event at Monument Square around 5 o'clock for Friday, June 6th, just like the live @ five series, that's going to have various dance and music performances going on, and possibly a few speakers. So I am looking for anybody who would be interested in volunteering their time, with either handing out things, standing at a booth, or collecting donations. Also, anyone who would be interested in performing I would greatly appreciate it. I have a fair share of performers who have already committed but the more volunteers the better! Thanks everybody!

A vision

So I was meditating last week, and had this vision of a golden temple you could say, in a grassy green field, with green hills in the background, and several other gold objects around it. Everything was absolutely radiating in light. I drew out the picture in full color with oil pastels like I usually do, and after about an hour it clicked. It was stone henge, with the heel stone and all, exactly. Everything though was like gold plated and more intricate then we know today. Well, I just felt like sharing. Adios!


*Update, written a few days later (this blog is form something else actually but the update is technically for today, as this is why I wanted to put it in here, on Tribe)*

I also wanted to mention at the end of this meditation, I saw my friend sitting at her computer pushing back her hair a couple times behind her ear in a vision. I decided to break my trance and call her to ask her if that's what she was doing. She immediately ran to her window and was like where the hell are you, as she had been doing just that.

And several hours ago my Grandma gave me a book, "Stonehenge and it's mysteries," as she said they were throwing it away at her retirement home's library and she snagged it cause she though I may appreciate it. And well I have to say, there are no coincidences in life.

Death of the Free Market

Paulson offers sweeping rule changes
Among Treasury chief's recommendations: Widening Fed's reach and creating a federal regulator for mortgage industry.

By David Ellis, CNNMoney.com staff writer
Last Updated: March 31, 2008: 10:27 AM EDT

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson on Monday proposed a set of sweeping changes to the nation's financial system, including a broad expansion of the Federal Reserve's powers, in what could herald the biggest regulatory overhaul of Wall Street since the Great Depression.

The plan comes as concerns about the housing crisis and its fallout in the financial system continues to fuel calls for change in Washington. The changes, if enacted, would be largely invisible to consumers but would drastically alter how the financial services industry is regulated.

"Government has a responsibility to make sure our financial system is regulated effectively," Paulson said. "And in this area, we can do a better job."

Among the plan's biggest proposals is to provide additional powers to the Federal Reserve, which, along with the Treasury Department, has attempted to shepherd the nation through the housing crisis. Earlier this month, the Fed orchestrated a marriage between JPMorgan Chase (JPM, Fortune 500) and Bear Stearns (BSC, Fortune 500), which was on the verge of a collapse that could have caused shockwaves throughout the financial system.

Under the Paulson plan, the Fed would essentially serve as a financial markets moderator, stepping in if the nation's markets were again threatened by an episode like the near collapse of Bear Stearns. Currently the central bank is responsible for setting the country's monetary policy as well as acting as a supervisor of certain banks and all bank holding companies.

Streamlining agencies

Another cornerstone of the plan would involve combining some of the existing agencies that oversee the financial services sector in an effort to streamline regulation and close gaps in oversight.

Under the proposal, the Securities and Exchange Commission, which ensures the functioning of financial markets and is responsible for protecting investors, would merge with the Commodity Futures and Trading Commission, which regulates the trading of futures contracts. Meanwhile, the Office of Thrift Supervision would be folded into the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.

The proposal would also establish a new federal regulator for the mortgage industry, affecting both lenders and brokers, which now follow a patchwork of state regulations.

Paulson's plan includes other bold moves, including bringing previously unregulated financial entities like hedge funds and private equity firms within the reach of federal authorities and federalizing the oversight of the insurance industry.

Paulson - Beware over-regulation

But Paulson urged restraint at implementing the proposals, which could meet with criticism from Congressional Democrats. He said that enacting major changes could burden a market already under strain.

"These long-term ideas require thoughtful discussion and will not be resolved this month or even this year," he said.

Paulson, former chairman of Wall Street powerhouse Goldman Sachs, has warned in the past that heightened regulation would hinder American financial markets to compete with maturing foreign markets.

"I am not suggesting that more regulation is the answer," Paulson said Monday. "I am suggesting that we should and can have a structure that is designed for the world we live in, one that is more flexible, one that can better adapt to change."

First Published: March 31, 2008: 9:26 AM EDT


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