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    <title>Pieces of me, bits of yous</title>
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      <title>I now have a Flickr account</title>
      <link>http://people.tribe.net/luvmuffin/blog/8269a7b0-564e-483e-9dc5-6ae94bb289f4</link>
      <description>&lt;div&gt;If you want to be hooked up with the goods, e-mail me your e-mail. My e-mail is trustinexistence@yahoo.com.  Love yous!&lt;/div&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2008 11:00:13 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>luvmuffin</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2008-03-31T11:00:13Z</dc:date>
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      <title>PLEASE HELP TIBET! SIGN THIS PETITION!</title>
      <link>http://people.tribe.net/luvmuffin/blog/38cf5d9d-5dc4-43c1-bcb9-5bc34d18413e</link>
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PLEASE REPOST! &#xD;
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&gt; Dear friends, &#xD;
&gt; &#xD;
&gt; After decades of repression under Chinese rule, &#xD;
&gt; the Tibetan people's frustrations have burst &#xD;
&gt; onto the streets in protests and riots. With the &#xD;
&gt; spotlight of the upcoming Olympic Games now on &#xD;
&gt; China, Tibetans are crying out to the world for &#xD;
&gt; change. &#xD;
&gt; &#xD;
&gt; The Chinese government has said that the &#xD;
&gt; protesters who have not yet surrendered " &#xD;
&gt; will be punished". Its leaders are right &#xD;
&gt; now considering a crucial choice between &#xD;
&gt; escalating brutality or dialogue that could &#xD;
&gt; determine the future of Tibet, and China. &#xD;
&gt; &#xD;
&gt; We can affect this historic choice--China does &#xD;
&gt; care about its international reputation. China's &#xD;
&gt; President Hu Jintao needs to hear that the 'Made &#xD;
&gt; in China' brand and the upcoming Olympics in &#xD;
&gt; Beijing can succeed only if he makes the right &#xD;
&gt; choice. But it will take an avalanche of global &#xD;
&gt; people power to get his attention--and we need &#xD;
&gt; it in the next 48 hours. &#xD;
&gt; &#xD;
&gt; The Tibetan Nobel peace prize winner and &#xD;
&gt; spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama has called for &#xD;
&gt; restraint and dialogue: he needs the world's &#xD;
&gt; people to support him. Click below now to sign &#xD;
&gt; the petition--and tell absolutely everyone you &#xD;
&gt; can right away--our goal is 1 million voices &#xD;
&gt; united for Tibet: &#xD;
&gt; &#xD;
&gt; :::SIGN THIS PETITION::: &#xD;
www.avaaz.org/en/tibet_en...olence/6.php&#xD;
&gt; &#xD;
&gt; China's economy is totally dependent on " &#xD;
&gt; Made in China" exports that we all buy, and &#xD;
&gt; the government is keen to make the Olympics in &#xD;
&gt; Beijing this summer a celebration of a new &#xD;
&gt; China, respected as a leading world power. China &#xD;
&gt; is also a very diverse country with a brutal &#xD;
&gt; past and has reason to be concerned about its &#xD;
&gt; stability -- some of Tibet's rioters killed &#xD;
&gt; innocent people. But President Hu must recognize &#xD;
&gt; that the greatest danger to Chinese stability &#xD;
&gt; and development comes from hardliners who &#xD;
&gt; advocate escalating repression, not from &#xD;
&gt; Tibetans who seek dialogue and reform. &#xD;
&gt; &#xD;
&gt; We will deliver our petition directly to Chinese &#xD;
&gt; officials in London, New York, and Beijing, but &#xD;
&gt; it must be a massive number before we deliver &#xD;
&gt; the petition. Please forward this email to your &#xD;
&gt; address book with a note explaining to your &#xD;
&gt; friends why this is important, or use our tell-a- &#xD;
&gt; friend tool to email your address book--it will &#xD;
&gt; come up after you sign the petition. &#xD;
&gt; &#xD;
&gt; The Tibetan people have suffered quietly for &#xD;
&gt; decades. It is finally their moment to speak--we &#xD;
&gt; must help them be heard. &#xD;
&gt; &#xD;
&gt; With hope and respect, &#xD;
&gt; &#xD;
&gt; Ricken, Iain, Graziela, Paul, Galit, Pascal, &#xD;
&gt; Milena, Ben and the whole Avaaz team &#xD;
&gt; &#xD;
&gt; PS - It has been suggested that the Chinese &#xD;
&gt; government may block the Avaaz website as a &#xD;
&gt; result of this email, and thousands of Avaaz &#xD;
&gt; members in China will no longer be able to &#xD;
&gt; participate in our community. A poll of Avaaz &#xD;
&gt; members over the weekend showed that over 80% of &#xD;
&gt; us believed it was still important to act on &#xD;
&gt; Tibet despite this terrible potential loss to &#xD;
&gt; our community, if we thought we could make a &#xD;
&gt; difference. If we are blocked, Avaaz will help &#xD;
&gt; maintain the campaign for internet freedom for &#xD;
&gt; all Chinese people, so that our members in China &#xD;
&gt; can one day rejoin our community. &#xD;
&gt; &#xD;
&gt; Here are some links with more information on the &#xD;
&gt; Tibetan protests and the Chinese response: &#xD;
&gt; &#xD;
&gt; BBC News: UN Calls for Restraint in Tibet &#xD;
&gt; news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-...ic/7301912.&#xD;
&gt; stm &#xD;
&gt; &#xD;
&gt; Human Rights Watch: China Restrain from &#xD;
&gt; Violently Attacking Protesters &#xD;
&gt; http://hrw. &#xD;
&gt; org/english/docs/2008/03/15/china18291.htm &#xD;
&gt; &#xD;
&gt; Associated Press: Tibet Unrest Sparks Global &#xD;
&gt; Reaction &#xD;
&gt; ap.google. &#xD;
&gt; com/article/ALeqM5gSSpPcDOPMoAiRLhPUyezuCRiXBQD8VFDD680 &#xD;
&gt; &#xD;
&gt; New York Times: China Takes Steps to Thwart &#xD;
&gt; Reporting on Tibet Protests &#xD;
&gt; www.nytimes. &#xD;
&gt; com/2008/03/18/world/asia/18access.html?ref=world &#xD;
&gt; &#xD;
&gt; -------------------------------------------- &#xD;
&gt; &#xD;
&gt; &#xD;
&gt; &#xD;
&gt; ABOUT AVAAZ &#xD;
&gt; Avaaz.org is an independent, not-for-profit &#xD;
&gt; global campaigning organization that works to &#xD;
&gt; ensure that the views and values of the world's &#xD;
&gt; people inform global decision-making. (Avaaz &#xD;
&gt; means "voice" in many languages.) &#xD;
&gt; Avaaz receives no money from governments or &#xD;
&gt; corporations, and is staffed by a global team &#xD;
&gt; based in London, Rio de Janeiro, New York, &#xD;
&gt; Paris, Washington DC, and Geneva.&#xD;
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      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Mar 2008 07:40:54 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:date>2008-03-19T07:40:54Z</dc:date>
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      <title>*</title>
      <link>http://people.tribe.net/luvmuffin/blog/7e1e8736-ca69-4029-8a61-2b1a09618dc2</link>
      <description>&lt;div&gt;Seeing glimpses of the big world&#xD;
In the big sky&#xD;
In the big ocean&#xD;
In the big world.&#xD;
Now I am clean.&#xD;
&#xD;
Talked of dreams and swam in a Cenote today.&#xD;
Another good day.&#xD;
&#xD;
Coming home in two days.&lt;/div&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 20 Jan 2008 00:14:42 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:date>2008-01-20T00:14:42Z</dc:date>
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      <title>"They talk about change</title>
      <link>http://people.tribe.net/luvmuffin/blog/aa9cb135-b910-48d4-a94c-1f4e26d342f6</link>
      <description>&lt;div&gt;and working within the system to achieve that. The problem with always being a conformist is: when you try to change the system from within, Its not you who changes the system, its the system who changes you."&#xD;
&#xD;
~Immortal Technique&#xD;
"The Poverty of Philosophy"&lt;/div&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2007 10:24:25 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:date>2007-12-20T10:24:25Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Solstice Party.....</title>
      <link>http://people.tribe.net/luvmuffin/blog/5d0e3ab3-63fe-43bc-b9f5-c820cb0bfeaa</link>
      <description>&lt;div&gt;Friday night we'll join in abundance and welcome sun back into our lives!&#xD;
&#xD;
potluck&#xD;
&#xD;
54 sun salutations done in sets of 9 at sunset. (54 because its 1/2 of 108)&#xD;
&#xD;
I don't know who's playing music exactly, but rest assured there will be music!&#xD;
(I guess KareBear and Jubal are facilitating that one) &#xD;
&#xD;
oh and lovelovelovelovelovelovelovelovelovelovelovelove!!!!&#xD;
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      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2007 10:09:57 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:date>2007-12-20T10:09:57Z</dc:date>
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      <title>sooooo important!</title>
      <link>http://people.tribe.net/luvmuffin/blog/4a5fa071-9c69-403d-abfe-6e38c4156dfb</link>
      <description>&lt;div&gt;http://www.zeitgeistmovie.com/&#xD;
&#xD;
the revolution is now&lt;/div&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 03 Dec 2007 08:14:50 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:date>2007-12-03T08:14:50Z</dc:date>
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      <title>(the secret's in the sauce)</title>
      <link>http://people.tribe.net/luvmuffin/blog/a176fc37-03bb-4760-8f9f-de06e84cda19</link>
      <description />
      <pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2007 05:31:56 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:date>2007-11-30T05:31:56Z</dc:date>
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      <title>***</title>
      <link>http://people.tribe.net/luvmuffin/blog/f8c62a6b-1a29-47db-98dd-9ee1192c0fe5</link>
      <description>&lt;div&gt;#1  &#xD;
You've found me out&#xD;
I've summited the nether regions of my penail gland&#xD;
And found you waiting there&#xD;
You with your silly smile&#xD;
and still,&#xD;
you are here&#xD;
&#xD;
#2&#xD;
Thanks for that simple space before a dream&#xD;
Swimming through concentrated experience&#xD;
And now my head blows up &#xD;
Letting all those silly expectations fly&#xD;
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      <pubDate>Thu, 06 Sep 2007 17:06:30 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:date>2007-09-06T17:06:30Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Earth Tribe</title>
      <link>http://people.tribe.net/luvmuffin/blog/d3bc4036-ba85-49bb-8aa8-d09a3264ec27</link>
      <description>&lt;div&gt;Is the burning man camp I will be with, along with other Shasta family.&#xD;
&#xD;
9:45 and Arctic.&#xD;
may the fire be with u.&#xD;
peace&lt;/div&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 25 Aug 2007 20:54:36 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:date>2007-08-25T20:54:36Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Astroschmology happenings</title>
      <link>http://people.tribe.net/luvmuffin/blog/bf04f8cc-70fe-4664-9451-bc9e3c5bb420</link>
      <description>&lt;div&gt;Dear Friends,Sat Nam! Here is a belated issue about Taurus, but just in time for the Taurus New Moon today the 16th! There are still a few days left to ground yourself by enjoying the gift of your human body and connecting with the Earth as your current, but temporary, home. &#xD;
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+)NEW MILLENNIUM BEING#133 THE TAURUS PATH ENJOYING OUR PHYSICAL EXPERIENCEMay 16, 2007By&#xD;
Guru Rattana, Ph.D.SKY&#xD;
&#xD;
 EVENTS: The SUN entered Taurus pastures April 20th at 4:07 AM PDT (11:07 AM GMT) and will stay until 3:12 AM PDT (10:12 AM GMT) when it enters Gemini. The SCORPIO FULL MOON was May 2nd at 3:10PM PDT (10:10 PM GMT). The Moon was at 11degrees Scorpio and the Sun at 11 degrees Taurus.The TAURUS NEW MOON is May 16th at 12:29 PM PDT (7:29 PM GMT) at 25 degrees Taurus.CHIRON, the healer archetype, turns retrograde May 20th (at 15 degrees Aquarius) and remains retrograde until October 19th.NEPTUNE goes retrograde May 24th (at 22 degrees Aquarius) and remains in reverse drive through October 31. JUPITER, representing the archetype of expansion, encourages us to expand within during its retrograde phase April 5th through August 7th.&#xD;
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TAURUS IS ABOUT BEAUTY AND ENJOYMENT - TAURUS NEW MOON - MAY 16THOur soul embodies to have a physical experience and to learn how to navigate in a dense environment. Taurus is about physical beauty - the beauty of the earth that we experience through sight, sound, taste, smell and touch. Taurus is about experiencing and appreciating the pleasures of being in a physical body on Planet Earth. Venus, the mentor of Taurus and Libra, teaches us that beauty opens the heart so we are able to unconditionally give and receive. A basic human need, expressed by the Taurus archetype, is to connect in a satisfying and nurturing way with our bodies and the Earth. Taurus explores how to relate to the physical world in a way that is supportive, sustainable, and enjoyable. The Taurus new moon invites us to experience a more loving connection with our Earth Mother and the phenomenal creations that we call our bodies. &#xD;
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WHERE IS MY TAURUS? Like all the signs, not everyone has planets in Taurus, but the Bull archetype and the instinct to manifest, to enjoy and to take care of ourselves is part of everyone's birth chart. There are four ways to identify where and how Taurus energy plays out in our lives. (1) If your ascendant is Taurus, you view the world from Taurus eyes. *(1) (2) The second house is the territory ruled by Venus and associated with Taurus. Any planets in our 2nd house are conditioned by Taurus energy. (3) Locating the house or houses that contain planets in Taurus or have Taurus on the cusp helps us identify the arena in life where we confront our Taurus issues and display our Taurus traits. (4) The house location of our natal VENUS (ruler of Taurus and Libra) indicates how and where our journey focuses on manifestation, resources, values and self-esteem. The above ways all help us understand how and where our inner Bull faces challenges in our quest to take care of ourselves, enjoy our body and relate appropriately to our physical environment.&#xD;
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THE TAURUS EVOLUTIONARY JOURNEYIMMATURE MATURE (needs to learn)Stubborn Determined, inner gritConfrontational CompassionateEmotionally volcanic PeacefulIndulgent AppreciativeFeels unworthy Knows personal worthNegative self-judgment In touch with personal valuesPossessive, attached Enjoys, but not attached to nice thingsLazy SereneComplacent ComfortableWorried about money Attains material securityStruggle to survive Able to take care of self and have enoughNeedy Satisfied, resourceful, responsible for meeting needsGluttony or deprivation Balanced, sustaining intakeOver indulges in sensuality Enjoys pleasures of body without excessGreedy Experiences abundanceExperiences lack Experiences sufficiencyFeels like a victim Able to understand wake up calls and learn from life experiencesInflexible and bull-headed Able to be flexible and adapt to changesBroods on emotional hurts Takes responsibility for feelingsFeels alienated Able to give and receive love and appreciationFIRST EARTH AND FIXED SIGNAs the first earth sign, Taurus needs to touch the ground, to connect with the earth and to build and maintain  solid foundation for living life. As the first fixed sign, Taurus is focused on creating a sense of stability, a supportive foundation, and a feeling of satisfaction. Taurus needs to feel safe and secure in its body and in its environments. Immature Taurus can get engrossed in the extreme of too much - hedonism - or the extreme of too little - asceticism. If we deprive ourselves of the pleasures of the physical world, we can miss out and feel needy and deprived. If we over indulge in physical pleasures and things, we can become consumed by the need for more wealth and possessions. Controlled by our quest for external objects, we lose the pleasure component and the sense of freedom necessary to truly enjoy what we have.Taurus is concerned with money and earning enough to support itself. Taurus is also about values. Taurus teaches us to get in touch with our true values by tuning into what (1) opens our heart, (2) allows us to feel truly satisfied, (3) helps us appreciate being alive, and (4) makes life worth living. There has to be a coherent relationship between money, how we earn it and our values to achieve the sense of contentment that Taurus strives for and holds so dear. &#xD;
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GOING INSIDE TO EXPAND OUR CONSCIOUSNESS Near the end of May both Neptune and Chiron in Aquarius will go retrograde. CHIRON turns retrograde May 20th (until October 19th). The asteroid Chiron represents ' core issue or area of great challenge that can only be resolved by integrating the physical and spiritual realms.' *(2) Chiron is often referred to as the wounded healer. I like to refer to is as the healer archetype because it does not simply show us where we are wounded. Chiron reveals how we can invoke the healing powers within us to claim a higher level of consciousness. Chiron in Aquarius invites us to look at where we have felt isolated, alienated, mistreated and misjudged and then to look beyond these wounds or our misperceptions. From the perspective of the universal mind, we can experience our inherent unity and witness the connections that exist between us and other human beings. WE have to remove our walls to let others in. WE have to expand our consciousness to recognize the soul love that exists beyond human skirmishes. We all need to experience Love. Some strategies work better than others. Some are simply superficial chatter. Chiron's retrograde period helps us identify and integrate inner strategies that have transformative power and produce lasting results.NEPTUNE goes retrograde May 24th at 22 degrees Aquarius and remains in apparent backward motion until October 31st. The Aquarian theme invites us to let go of beliefs and programming that knot us up in fear and perpetuate our perception of separation. The more we actually experience our connection with others, the Earth and the Universe, the more we can enjoy a sense of community in our daily lives. SCORPIO/TAURUS POLARITY -- SCORPIO FULL MOON - MAY 2NDFull moons reveal what is brewing under the surface. Scorpio is the archetype of our inner brewery, our inner caldron that either festers with poisonous emotions or creates the alchemy for transformation and liberation. Scorpio obliges us to examine the nature of our emotions and what we are doing with this primal energy. Emotions are like plant food. What we create and how we manifest is determined by the emotional food that nurtures, sustains, or destroys our intentions and hard work.  Taurus is our garden. How is what you have planted fairing? What is growing? What is not growing? The Scorpio/Taurus polarity offers us a chance to evaluate our progress and to make decisions about our how we choose to use our emotional energies and our physical resources.The Scorpio full moon reveals the shadows of our unconscious and what has been hidden from our view. But it is not just during the Scorpio full moon that the sorcerer forces our inner Taurus to get in touch with our deepest emotions. As the Taurus polarity, Scorpio is ever present in the Taurus psyche, forcing the Bull to examine emotions that both serve as warning signs and act as sabotaging forces. It is a constant challenge that forever keeps the Bull alert to deciphering the difference between hurtful and helpful emotional messages. The Scorpio/Taurus polarity incessantly confronts us with questions of honesty and values. What do we really want? What do we really need? Ultimately what will make us feel satisfied and fulfilled? And how do we use our emotional body to manifest and find contentment?THE TAURUS PATH - THE EVOLUTION OF OUR VALUESThe Taurus path focuses on the physical world and our relationship with it - our body, physical resources, possessions, money and the planet. Taurus invites us to examine how the quality of our self-worth influences our relationship with all of the above. Aries is simply excited to be alive. In Taurus we move to our second developmental stage, where we have to develop a healthy relationship with ourselves, our body and the physical world. Lack of self-worth and deserving are expressions of self-denial, which can foster expressions of tendencies toward both deprivation and overindulgence. Both are fed by subconscious fear, anger and sadness. The full moon in Scorpio and Venus's opposition to Pluto (May 6th) bring these deep emotions and their programming to the surface. The Taurus/Scorpio polarity continually obliges us to examine what is real or not, what works or not. The only lasting solution is to bring Light into the darkness. The Taurus path is about the definition and evolution of our personal values. In addition to figuring out what we REALLY value and REALLY need in the material world, we are also asked to examine and cultivate a sense of self-worth. Taurus teaches us that what we attract is highly correlated with what we think we deserve, our self-image and how we value ourselves. SEPARATE TO NOT FEEL SEPARATEIn many parts of the world where the Judeo-Christian religions prevail, the concept of original sin influences our psyche by teaching us that we are born unworthy sinners and must find salvation in order to escape doom. These teachings create a mindset which is susceptible to low self-esteem, subservience to external authorities, and lack of personal power. Where the Buddhist philosophy prevails, self-deprecation is not culturally endemic. Cultural conditioning is very powerful. Yet on our path of to liberation, we must learn to separate ourselves from social and religious programming in order to NOT separate ourselves from Universal energies or Spirit. This is a personal, not a collective, process. We have to learn to be alone, so that we can cultivate NOT being alone. The road to consciousness is a delicate and deliberate process requiring diligent inner work, practice and training. Each astrological archetype offers us another piece to the cosmic puzzle. While the Sun is in Taurus we can hone in on getting in touch with what really matters to ME.PROJECTION AND MANIFESTATIONOur projection is what we energetically broadcast to the world and the universe. What we project determines what we attract. Our projection is fed by what we think, feel and believe. While the Sun is in Taurus, we can examine what ideas, beliefs and needs we are broadcasting in relationship to our self-worth, what we value, money and what makes us feel secure. If we are sending out messages of fear, lack and neediness, it is highly likely that the Universe is sending back more of the same. (Or not enough of what we wished we had.) It is time to release some of our sabotaging programs and reconfigure our mindset and our emotional body more coherently with what is authentically true for our soul. Observe your mental and emotional resistance and be willing let go for short periods of time. Breakthroughs are often nurtured by practice and willingness to experiment within ourselves. The second of three Jupiter/Uranus squares May 10th facilitates moving to the next level of consciousness and creation. (The first was January 22. The Third is October 9th) TO THYSELF BE TRUE is the best touchstone. If we truly follow our hearts and are willing to take action for ourselves, many doors will open. Always remember, when you see a door, you are the one who has to open it and walk through. TAURUS TOUCHSTONES'Your body is the harp of your soul. It is yours to bring forth sweet music or confused sounds.' - Kahil Gibran Your body is the vehicle of your soul. Attuned to Spirit and grounded with Mother Earth, it will lovingly guide you on your human journey.TO THYSELF BE TRUEGROUNDING -- DO YOGA TO ENJOY YOUR BODYWhile the Sun is in Taurus it is important to cultivate and enjoy the stability of the earth element. When the Sun moves into airy Gemini May 21st we will need to be able to stay present to our bodies to stay grounded.There is a subtle, but real difference between the sensations of the physical body and the feelings of the emotional body.&#xD;
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nmbeing@yahoogroups.com&gt;,&amp;amp;lt;KYtraining@yahoogroups.com&gt;From:&#xD;
 'Guru Rattana' &amp;amp;lt;gururattan@yogatech.com&gt;Date: Wed,&#xD;
 16 May 2007 13:37:36 -0700Subject: [KY Online&#xD;
 Training] NMB #133 Taurus Path&#xD;
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      <pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2007 17:51:38 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:date>2007-05-22T17:51:38Z</dc:date>
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      <title>URGENT- FDA trying to outlaw natural supplements</title>
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The FDA is trying to pass a law where all natural supplements (minerals, herbs, and vitamins) will be considered medicine and will require a prescription. Can you imagine not being able to buy vitamin C at the grocery store!?! Instead you would have to go to a doctor (fat chance since most of us don't even have health insurance). This could be the end for legal complimentary/alternative healthcare providers. Please pass this on to everyone you know, the deadline is April 30th. &#xD;
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The following is a letter by a doctor for Democracy in Action, a grassroots organization committed to protecting our endangered rights: &#xD;
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There is a crisis in health freedom. On April 30, 2007 the FDA will close the public comment period on a "Guidance" which will classify every alternative practice as medicine so that only licensed physicians can carry out the procedure AND vitamins, minerals, herbs, etc., will suddenly become "untested drugs" which will be forbidden. &#xD;
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Bad? Real Bad! But public outcry can stop this assault on your health and your freedom. &#xD;
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Spread the word! Tell everyone in your Circle of Influence, professionals, alternative practitioners, nutrient and herb companies, everyone! Let them know how important their participation is to make sure the FDA backs off from this repressive course. &#xD;
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Please share this link with them and urge them to take action: &#xD;
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tinyurl.com/2u7ghc&#xD;
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Yours in health and freedom, &#xD;
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Rima E. Laibow, MD &#xD;
Medical Director &#xD;
Natural Solutions Foundation &#xD;
www.HealthFreedomUSA.org &#xD;
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This is an OUTRAGE! The biochemical industrial complex has just gone too far! Please take a few minutes of your time to sign the petition and to comment directly on the FDA website. &#xD;
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www.accessdata.fda.gov/script...ain.CFM&#xD;
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We must assert our fundamental right to control our own health and health care. Your words will make all of the difference. Act now!!!!! THIS IS IMPORTANT! Please go to the links and make a difference. &#xD;
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The following is what the FDA said about "dietary supplements" in 2004, the actual summary &amp;amp; documentation for the proposed policy (in pdf format), and a few links to their internal information on the subject. &#xD;
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www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/ds-take.html&#xD;
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www.fda.gov/OHRMS/DOCKET...r/E7-3259.pdf&#xD;
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google2.fda.gov/search&#xD;
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Thanks for your time. &#xD;
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-LisaRaven&lt;/div&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2007 08:37:05 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:date>2007-04-16T08:37:05Z</dc:date>
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      <title>What rhymes with Ginger?</title>
      <link>http://people.tribe.net/luvmuffin/blog/ed328db8-1afc-4e73-afc5-e3ad753e2898</link>
      <description>&lt;div&gt;Or sounds like Ginger? &#xD;
A name to befit a really rad dog.  &#xD;
Suggestions are graciously welcomed.&lt;/div&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 22 Jan 2007 08:58:15 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:date>2007-01-22T08:58:15Z</dc:date>
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      <title>And For No Reason</title>
      <link>http://people.tribe.net/luvmuffin/blog/59f5b654-d33f-4d4e-8427-502e6441cfb2</link>
      <description>&lt;div&gt;And&#xD;
For no reason&#xD;
I start skipping like a child.&#xD;
&#xD;
And&#xD;
For no reason&#xD;
I turn into a leaf&#xD;
That is carried so high&#xD;
I kiss the Sun's mouth&#xD;
And dissolve.&#xD;
&#xD;
And&#xD;
For no reason&#xD;
A thousand birds&#xD;
Choose my head for a conference table,&#xD;
Start passing their&#xD;
Cups of wine&#xD;
And their wild songbooks all around.&#xD;
&#xD;
And&#xD;
For every reason in existence&#xD;
I begin to eternally,&#xD;
To eternally laugh and love!&#xD;
&#xD;
When I turn into a leaf&#xD;
And start dancing,&#xD;
I run to kiss our beautiful Friend&#xD;
And I dissolve in the Truth&#xD;
That I Am. ~Hafiz&#xD;
&#xD;
 &lt;/div&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 22 Dec 2006 19:18:13 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:date>2006-12-22T19:18:13Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Save our Slippery Elm!/ Harvesting in the Wild</title>
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      <description>&lt;div&gt;     Slippery Elm is a tree which takes 15-30 years to begin to harvesst the bark for medicine.  it has bees grossly overharvested and wrongfully used (as a medicine).  Slippery Elm is a phenominal gift of life to those who suffer from wasting syndrome  as it is a perfect nutrient (like coconut) and soothing to the intestnes.  Wasting syndrome is when one's body literally begins to waste away from an inability to intake their nutrients.  Some examples of when one might be suffering from wasting syndrome are certain stages of cancer, certain stages of the treatments of cancer,  certain stages of A.I.D.S.  Elders can also suffer from wasting syndrome.  Traditionally,  is was used as a mush to feed elders when they no longer had the teeth to eat.  It can still be used as a mush today with water and honey (if desired).  &#xD;
&#xD;
     Slippery Elm does help inflammation as it is highly mucilaginous.  This is the reason it is being abused and endangered; often unbeknownst to those who are purchasing it in stores.  Why use Slippery Elm for such a thing when there is another herb which works just as well, if not better ?&#xD;
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    And that herb is Marshmallow.   Let me repeat myself..... (dramatic pause)........ Marshmallow.  Yes, there another  herb out there which compares in its mucilaginous wonderousness.  It works just as well, if not better, on inflamation, AND ITS NOT BEING USED TO ANNIHILATION!  Some indicators of an inflammation are..... dry (unproductive or very slightly productive) cough,  scratchyness, heat, sore throat, white mucous. Once your mucous turns yellow, you have an infection and must alter your herbal treament to resolve this; as neither Marshmallow nor Slippery Elm are helpfull for infections. &#xD;
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    Also, I have heard on good authority there is a Slippery Elm farm somewhere in the South-East.  This would perhaps be a sustainable source for Slippery Elm as all other sources harvest in the wild.  &#xD;
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    Wild Harvesting in the past fifty years has dramatically deplinished our Earth of its medicinal resources.  Where will we be in our future without osho, slippery elm, black cohosh, american ginsing unfortunately the list goes on and on.  In Arizona, for example, one might think two hillsides of Osho is a lot, but it used to be covered in abundance, now it is scattering, dwindling. So many take (harvest), but who gives back (spreads seed)?   People harvest, people take, it is the western consumer way.    Lets consider how our cultural baggage is affecting us in our methodology of harvesting. Lets overcome this aspect of our consumerism and discontinue depleting our wild plants.  You can get just as strong medicine, if not stronger, if you grow your plants yourself.  If one develops a relation with their plant, one can understand its needs and cultivate the environment it would have if it grew in the wild.  There are other ways to make strong medicine.....if anyone is interested I have great resources /suppliers for  medicine and medicine making.  &#xD;
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*******Thanks for reading this*******&lt;/div&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 13 Dec 2006 19:45:42 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:date>2006-12-13T19:45:42Z</dc:date>
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      <title>An invitation to be human, a confession of existence</title>
      <link>http://people.tribe.net/luvmuffin/blog/40fcf023-04e8-4d0b-b0a7-7e25390962e6</link>
      <description>&lt;div&gt;I am but a human.&#xD;
I am not impecable.&#xD;
I make mistakes.&#xD;
&#xD;
So do you.&#xD;
&#xD;
So do we.&#xD;
&#xD;
&#xD;
I am dynamic.&#xD;
I experience things.&#xD;
Uncomfortable things.&#xD;
&#xD;
There are times when I do not understand how to express myself with clarity in my expansive consciousness.&#xD;
&#xD;
I am deepened in experiencing this existence of me,&#xD;
this existence of we.&#xD;
&lt;/div&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 10 Dec 2006 13:57:11 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:date>2006-12-10T13:57:11Z</dc:date>
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      <title>*</title>
      <link>http://people.tribe.net/luvmuffin/blog/0bdc0bba-a60e-410b-b01f-2ab8714a555a</link>
      <description>&lt;div&gt;Art is the undercurrent of revolution.  And I don't mean the empire's "revolution;"  but the revolution of  soul, the revolution of heart, and the revolution of  mind.&#xD;
&#xD;
thank you for sharing art.&#xD;
&lt;/div&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 07 Nov 2006 02:34:16 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:date>2006-11-07T02:34:16Z</dc:date>
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      <title>"A fool's continuance" -emergence through the Arcana</title>
      <link>http://people.tribe.net/luvmuffin/blog/b1b31627-4b6e-472a-b73e-dc1dbb1618c8</link>
      <description>&lt;div&gt;Imagine a mad life&#xD;
tragic death georgeous birth&#xD;
pain-peace-joy-storm&#xD;
again this absurd harmony&#xD;
again this drunken rhythm&#xD;
&#xD;
Then the glass fool reveals a creature of beauty and secrets&#xD;
dazzling me.......&#xD;
into recognition&#xD;
treading over shells of shards of abanded self along the way.&#xD;
&#xD;
&#xD;
&lt;/div&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Oct 2006 00:38:17 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:date>2006-10-25T00:38:17Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Another great one-liner.</title>
      <link>http://people.tribe.net/luvmuffin/blog/1d4e473d-229f-40a0-9bc7-a80308f7a8b8</link>
      <description>&lt;div&gt;"The trick to being free is to forget that you're being"&#xD;
&#xD;
-Heard in a Schpongle set.&lt;/div&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 15 Oct 2006 15:57:10 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:date>2006-10-15T15:57:10Z</dc:date>
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      <title>"Howl" or "Sensing your Full-force"- A poem in cycles</title>
      <link>http://people.tribe.net/luvmuffin/blog/12e230bf-f9f2-4841-a838-05c565fbeab2</link>
      <description>&lt;div&gt;Crash Crash Bang Boom&#xD;
The waves of my yin force orbit maddness in my peace&#xD;
Glowing face&#xD;
Moonbeam&#xD;
You invoke my hightened stillness&#xD;
I am fertile to your fullness&#xD;
Yin blossoms peak placement in my third-eye&#xD;
Divinitive devotion&#xD;
Poetry in motion&#xD;
I feel you&#xD;
Passionately&#xD;
With silent resolution&#xD;
Luna&#xD;
Tic &#xD;
Toc&#xD;
Acute perceptions&#xD;
Subtle Intentions&#xD;
You tide me&#xD;
Long to quench attraction pull&#xD;
I am bathed by grace&#xD;
&#xD;
&lt;/div&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 11 Oct 2006 17:53:44 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>luvmuffin</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2006-10-11T17:53:44Z</dc:date>
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      <title>From Kung Fu</title>
      <link>http://people.tribe.net/luvmuffin/blog/5cd83096-8fbc-4283-9c3f-826b5bf550b8</link>
      <description>&lt;div&gt;Cain: And what is love?&#xD;
Master: Love is harmony even in discord.&lt;/div&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 09 Oct 2006 19:23:23 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>luvmuffin</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2006-10-09T19:23:23Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Message from our elder storykeepers</title>
      <link>http://people.tribe.net/luvmuffin/blog/080572f2-6f88-4cf2-a414-9dff4c006521</link>
      <description>&lt;div&gt;Don't take things personally, least of all yourself; as it is damaging to your spirutal path.&lt;/div&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 05 Oct 2006 18:23:56 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>luvmuffin</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2006-10-05T18:23:56Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Rumi bits and peaces</title>
      <link>http://people.tribe.net/luvmuffin/blog/e8424b15-3ad5-4e24-816a-86c9ddbf29c9</link>
      <description>&lt;div&gt;Keep walking,&#xD;
though there's no place to get to.&#xD;
Don't try to see through the distances,&#xD;
that's not for human beings.&#xD;
Move within, &#xD;
but don't move the way fear makes you move.&#xD;
&#xD;
                           ~~~~~&#xD;
We are the mirror as well as the face in it. &#xD;
We are tasting the taste this minute of eternity.&#xD;
WE are pain and what cures pain. &#xD;
We are the sweet cold water and the jar that pours.&#xD;
&#xD;
                          ~~~~~&#xD;
Out beyond the fields of wrong-doing and right-doing&#xD;
There is a field &#xD;
I'll meet you there.&#xD;
When the soul lies down in that grass&#xD;
The world is too full to talk about.&#xD;
Ideas, language, even the phrase, each other&#xD;
doesn't make any sence.&#xD;
&#xD;
&lt;/div&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 05 Oct 2006 04:02:41 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:date>2006-10-05T04:02:41Z</dc:date>
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