Legendary Physicist David Bohm on the Paradox of Communication, the Crucial Difference Between Discussion and Dialogue, and What Is Keeping Us from Listening to One Another – Brain Pickings

“If we are to live in harmony with ourselves and with nature, we need to be able to communicate freely in a creative movement in which no one permanently holds to or otherwise defends his own…

Source: Legendary Physicist David Bohm on the Paradox of Communication, the Crucial Difference Between Discussion and Dialogue, and What Is Keeping Us from Listening to One Another – Brain Pickings

Know the body, don’t say no to the body | Acharya Prashant – Words into Silence

The only way to live as the one beyond the body is to realize the body; is to see that the body is the body. Now, that appears very close to saying the body is the body and I am not the body, but n…

Source: Know the body, don’t say no to the body | Acharya Prashant – Words into Silence

Seven Reasons Why the US’s New Mental Health Law Is Dangerous

Although celebrated in the media, the 21st Century Cures Act sets back many mental health advances made in the 20th century. Forced hospitalization and mandatory medications are two aspects of this bill, which takes money away from community-based programs that allow people to work and function in society.

Source: Seven Reasons Why the US’s New Mental Health Law Is Dangerous

A Lesson from Standing Rock | Black Agenda Report

There have been very few people’s victories under the Obama administration. His corporate policies have prevailed mainly by default, due largely to the failure of progressives to confront the First Black President. “The anti-war movement has been buried in the Democratic Party graveyard throughout the duration of Obama’s tenure.” The Standing Rock Sioux, however, never wavered in their determination, and faced down Big Energy and the U.S. government.

Source: A Lesson from Standing Rock | Black Agenda Report

Thursday 15/12/16

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Thursday 15th December, 2016.

The Moon is in Cancer.

The Sun in Sagittarius.

The Moon opposes Mercury in Capricorn and squares Jupiter in Libra and Uranus in Aires.

The Moon is in sensitive, emotional Cancer all day. Today is a great day to retreat, revive and be with family and friends. When the Moon is in Cancer we tend to gravitate towards the nurturing side of life, we become domestic and want to spread our self and our love wide, touching everyone we meet with kindness. Today is a great day to focus on your home, does it needing ssorting out? if your home is in a bit of a mess.. clean up! de clutter! do the washing or put fresh sheet on the bed. Our needs for comfort, safety, belonging, and familiarity are strong today, so invite your family and loved ones over.Cancer loves food so host a dinner…

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Homebrewed Mead: Traditional Yule

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Originally published a few years ago on Witchvox. But this one has pics! And a bit of current editing. Since switching over to veganism, I haven’t yet decided if I can partake again of this sacred beverage. I’m still thinking about it….

After adding everything together, and before the cloth on top!

When my apprentice, now mistress of herbs in her own right, and I first made mead, it wasn’t nearly that much of a trial as some authors seemed to imply.  I personally think it’s easier than canning, which frankly makes me nervous. You almost can’t screw up making mead, and it’s one of the most sacred and magical tasks we do here in the Medieval Still Room that connects us to our ancestors.  My husband pronounced it as the best concoction to come out of the brewing room yet!

Mead is possibly one of the first alcoholic beverages and has achieved…

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Losses of soil carbon under global warming might equal US emissions: Global study finds losses will be greatest in world’s coldest places — ScienceDaily

For decades, scientists have speculated that rising global temperatures might alter the ability of soils to store carbon, potentially releasing huge amounts of carbon into the atmosphere and triggering runaway climate change. Yet thousands of studies worldwide have produced mixed signals on whether this storage capacity will actually decrease — or even increase — as the planet warms. It turns out scientists might have been looking in the wrong places.

Source: Losses of soil carbon under global warming might equal US emissions: Global study finds losses will be greatest in world’s coldest places — ScienceDaily

Patent US6630507 – Cannabinoids as antioxidants and neuroprotectants – Google Patents

Cannabinoids have been found to have antioxidant properties, unrelated to NMDA receptor antagonism. This new found property makes cannabinoids useful in the treatment and prophylaxis of wide variety of oxidation associated diseases, such as ischemic, age-related, inflammatory and autoimmune diseases. The cannabinoids are found to have particular application as neuroprotectants, for example in limiting neurological damage following ischemic insults, such as stroke and trauma, or in the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease and HIV dementia. Nonpsychoactive cannabinoids, such as cannabidoil, are particularly advantageous to use because they avoid toxicity that is encountered with psychoactive cannabinoids at high doses useful in the method of the present invention. A particular disclosed class of cannabinoids useful as neuroprotective antioxidants is formula (I) wherein the R group is independently selected from the group consisting of H, CH3, and COCH3.

Source: Patent US6630507 – Cannabinoids as antioxidants and neuroprotectants – Google Patents

Daily Words of the Buddha for December 03, 2016

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Pāli Word a Day for December 03, 2016 — tapati — “to shine, to be bright”

Mātā yathā niyaṃ
puttamāyusā ekaputtamanurakkhe,
evampi sabbabhūtesu
mānasaṃ bhāvaye aparimāṇaṃ.

As a mother would risk her life
to protect her child, her only child,
even so should one cultivate a limitless heart
with regard to all beings.

Sutta Nipāta 1.149
Translated from the Pali by Thanissaro Bhikkhu