The Brain is an Advanced Fractal Antenna

[MonsieurM]

Kodo - Lion - YouTube ....




... Sun today — solar flares online

Solar flares have increased significantly in the past several days

on a side note :

Mathematical beauty activates same brain region as great art or music

see also : visions experimented by Srinivasa Ramanujan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia ( beautiful formulas )




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Law XIII thereof provided, "When a pawn has reached the eighth square, the player has the option of selecting a piece, whether such piece has previously been lost or not, whose names and powers it shall then assume, or of deciding that it shall remain a pawn."



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Fibonacci number - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[MonsieurM]

with the above in mind .....

are you familiar with :

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entrainment_(biomusicology)

Entrainment in the biomusicological sense refers to the synchronization of organisms to an external rhythm , usually produced by other organisms with whom they interact socially. Examples include firefly flashing,[citation needed] mosquito wing clapping,[1] as well as human music and dance such as foot tapping.

.... Bombino - Iyat Idounia Ayasahen (Another Life) - YouTube

Beat induction can be seen as a fundamental cognitive skill that allows for music (e.g., Patel, 2008; Honing, 2007; 2012). We can hear a pulse in a rhythmic pattern while it might not even be explicitly in there: as "beat-based rhythm processing"

Joseph Jordania recently suggested that the human ability to be entrained was developed by the forces of natural selection as an important part of achieving the specific altered state of consciousness, battle trance.[3] Achieving this state, in which humans lose their individuality, do not feel fear and pain, are united in a shared collective identity, and act in the best interests of the group, was crucial for the physical survival of our ancestors against the big African predators, after hominids descended from the safer trees to the dangerous ground and became terrestrial.

.... Ahulakamine Hulan - Bombino - Nomad - YouTube



Brain waves encode rules for behavior

The results suggest that the nature of conscious thought may be rhythmic, according to the researchers,

... Bombino - Tigrawahi Tikma (live version)** - YouTube

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Kupua - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia = Menehune - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia ( imho )

In Hawaiian mythology, the Kupua are a group of demigods: heroic tricksters.

the Menehune are said to be a people, sometimes described as dwarfs in size, who live in the deep forests and hidden valleys of the Hawaiian Islands, far from the eyes of normal humans. Their favorite food is the maiʻa (banana), and they also like fish.





In Beckwith's Hawaiian Mythology, there are references to several other forest dwelling races: the Nawao, who were large-sized wild hunters descended from Lua-nuʻu, the mu people, and the wa people.[1]

.... ADA MU .... Acoustic Levitation Of Stones ... "Entrainment" .... Three-Dimensional Mid-Air Acoustic Manipulation [Acoustic Levitation] (2013,2014-) - YouTube

- Tesla's overly enhanced scientific mind led him to the idea that all living beings are merely driven by external impulses. He stated: "I have by every thought and act of mine, demonstrated, and does so daily, to my absolute satisfaction that I am an automaton endowed with power of movement, which merely responds to external stimuli." Thus, the concept of the robot was born. However, an element of the human remained present, as Tesla asserted that these human replicas should have limitations -- namely growth and propagation. Nevertheless, Tesla unabashedly embraced all of what intelligence could produce. His visions for a future filled with intelligent cars, robotic human companions, and the use of sensors, and autonomous systems are detailed in a must-read entry in the Serbian Journal of Electrical Engineering, 2006

....Cymande - Dove - YouTube ... http://www.energeticforum.com/psychi...tenna-166.html

.... Kodo - Irodori | Performans - YouTube

[MonsieurM]

ps: see also http://www.energeticforum.com/238614-post4783.html

ventriloquism was a religious practice

.... Pablo Cruise - ocean breeze , full 12 min version - YouTube




Humans Have Ten Times More Bacteria Than Human Cells: How Do Microbial Communities Affect Human Health?

The number of bacteria living within the body of the average healthy adult human are estimated to outnumber human cells 10 to 1.

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Russian scientist named Alexander Chizhevsky, who noticed that when the sun had solar flares, bacteria in water would have an instant reaction, not light years later, but at the exact moment

Bad sleep around full moon is no longer a myth ( ... http://www.energeticforum.com/249930-post5224.html )

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The Mysterious Degradation of the Apollo Reflector Arrays | MIT Technology Review

However, there is another more intriguing puzzle about the laser ranging data. When the Moon is full, the efficiency of all the Apollo reflectors drops by another factor of ten. Murphy and co have ruled out ground-based effects such as the saturation of their photon detectors when the moon is bright.

So why does this happen? One clue comes from the study of returns during total lunar eclipses. Within 15 minutes of an eclipse occurring, the efficiency of the reflectors returns to its normal levels. When the eclipse ends and the Moon is full again, the efficiency immediately drops again.

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Heribert Watzke: The brain in your gut - YouTube .... Le ventre, notre deuxième cerveau - YouTube

..... SpaceBalls Alien - YouTube

[MonsieurM]

Sabica & Joe Beck - Inca Song - YouTube ....


Does a looser mind lead to faster learning?

You wouldn't think that dissolving part of the brain, particularly one that helps hold the organ together, would help a gerbil rethink a problem. But that's exactly what a team of German scientists has done.

Their results, published online this week in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, suggest that a lot more is going on in the spaces between neurons, and an area of the brain once thought of as a simple processor may be more like a calculator.

Researchers from the Leibniz Institute for Neurobiology in Magdeburg were focusing on a microscopic scaffold that stabilizes the synapses, the tiny gaps where electrochemical signals are relayed between neurons.

There already were clues that this so-called extracellular matrix, which comes into place as the brain matures, did much more than just hold things together. Injecting enzymes to digest this matrix seemed to put animal brains in a more youthful state where neuron pathways could be altered, previous research had shown.

But could such a change also affect cognition?

The results also suggest that more is going on in the auditory cortex than might be expected. The auditory cortex isn't just passing rudimentary information to regions associated with more complex processing. It appears to be calculating.

"We strongly believe that the primary auditory cortex is doing much more than just sound analysis, but is engaged in a task-relevant manner," said Max F.K. Happel, a behavioral neuroscientist at the Leibniz Institute, and first author of the study.

"It's not just a brain area that receives input; it's doing more than that," said Frischknecht. "It's doing computation."

The results suggest that guided therapies that include ways to make the brain more open to rewiring might be able to alter memory and cognition - and perhaps be applied to stroke victims and those suffering from post-traumatic stress. Research in animals and humans has shown that alterations in this matrix also are linked with drug abuse and recovery relapse.

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Your memory is no video camera, it edits the past with present experiences

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Study provides first evidence of common brain code for space, time, distance

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Gut Health - Our Second Brain, Point of Return.com

SSRIs (Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors) are believed to ease depression by enhancing levels of Serotonin to the brain. But 95% of the Serotonin in the body lies in the digestive system, and diverting the supplies of Serotonin from their natural receptors can increase anxiety, alter sleep patterns, cause sexual dysfunction and adversely affect the cardiovascular region. Balancing the hotbed of Serotonin production in the gut is critical to restoring the balance..

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Why do serotonin levels increase from music? - Yahoo Answers

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Evidence that shivering and exercise may convert white fat to brown

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Lysergic Acid Diethylamide - LSD

Lysergic acid diethylamide, more commonly known as LSD, is a non-toxic, non-addictive molecule which mimics serotonin in the brain. The body 'mistakes' LSD for serotonin and shoots it across the synaptic cleft. LSD has a higher affinity for 5-HT receptors than serotonin, thus the presence of LSD prevents serotonin from sending neural messages in the brain

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In mid-'60s LSD research study, dosed scientists achieved creative breakthroughs - Boing Boing

shapeshifted

.... Sabicas with Joe Beck (1970) - Farrúca. - YouTube

DICK: That really is not true. First of all, you can't write anything when you're on acid. I did one page once while on an acid trip, but it was in Latin. Whole damn thing was in Latin and a little tiny bit in Sanskrit, and there's not much market for that. The page does not fall in with my published work. The other book which suggests it might have been written with acid is Martian Time-slip. That too was written before I had taken any acid.

Philip K. Dick and Religion: PKD and Drugs

[MonsieurM]

Thank yHu MonM!....

The 4 son of Horus, same as the 4 Horseman?...overcome your 4 lowest chakra's.... so you are "ready" for a Heart-Mind connection?

Also the colors used with the 4 sons have the same as appointed to the chakra's

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Four sons of Horus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The four sons of Horus were a group of four gods in Egyptian religion, who were essentially the personifications of the four canopic jars, which accompanied mummified bodies.[1] Since the heart was thought to embody the soul, it was left inside the body.[2] The brain was misleadingly thought only to be the origin of mucus, so it was reduced to liquid, removed with metal hooks, and discarded.[3] This left the stomach (and small intestines), liver, large intestines, and lungs, which were removed, embalmed and stored, each organ in its own jar. There were times when embalmers deviated from this scheme: during the 21st Dynasty they embalmed and wrapped the viscera and returned them to the body, while the Canopic jars remained empty symbols.[1]

.... and Thank Yhu BBX ... Mexico Music Traditional Beat! (Mini-Mix) - YouTube

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List of cultural and regional genres of music - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia



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13 in 1

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoʻoponopono

Hoʻoponopono (ho-o-pono-pono) is an ancient Hawaiian practice of reconciliation and forgiveness. Similar forgiveness practices were performed on islands throughout the South Pacific, including Samoa, Tahiti and New Zealand. Traditionally hoʻoponopono is practiced by healing priests or kahuna lapaʻau among family members of a person who is physically ill. Modern versions are performed within the family by a family elder, or by the individual alone.

Traditional practice[edit]



"Hoʻoponopono" is defined in the Hawaiian Dictionary[11] as "mental cleansing: family conferences in which relationships were set right through prayer, discussion, confession, repentance, and mutual restitution and forgiveness." Literally, hoʻo is a particle used to make an actualizing verb from the following noun, as would "to" before a noun in English. Here, it creates a verb from the noun pono, which is defined as

...goodness, uprightness, morality, moral qualities, correct or proper procedure, excellence, well-being, prosperity, welfare, benefit, true condition or nature, duty; moral, fitting, proper, righteous, right, upright, just, virtuous, fair, beneficial, successful, in perfect order, accurate, correct, eased, relieved; should, ought, must, necessary.

Ponopono is defined as "to put to rights; to put in order or shape, correct, revise, adjust, amend, regulate, arrange, rectify, tidy up, make orderly or neat see also : HEBREW GEMATRIA: Values from 300 - 309 ".

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HEBREW GEMATRIA: Values from 60 - 69

... Hawaiian Folk Tales: I. Legends Resembling Old Testament History

HAWAIIAN FOLK TALES

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LEGENDS RESEMBLING OLD TESTAMENT HISTORY
REV. C. M. HYDE, D. D.

IN the first volume of Judge Fornander's elaborate work on "The Polynesian Race" he has given some old Hawaiian legends which closely resemble the Old Testament history. How shall we account for such coincidences?

... 1977 FREE RIDE pablo cruise - YouTube

aqua - Wiktionary + Akua (Hawaiian/Polynesian) Gods ( MythHome: Hawaiian Gods )

[BBX]

Thank yHu MonM!....

The 4 son of Horus, same as the 4 Horseman?...overcome your 4 lowest chakra's.... so you are "ready" for a Heart-Mind connection?

Also the colors used with the 4 sons have the same as appointed to the chakra's

[MonsieurM]

"We don't have ideology, we don't have theology - we dance!" .... Tamikrest - Elhoriya - YouTube ( Hur / Hor iya ) ... Sun today — solar flares online ...

A Shin to priest .... uncle louie-full tilt boogie - YouTube

.... MARIACHIS.......la cucaracha - YouTube




... We don't have ideology, we don't have theology - we dance! ... BBX see also http://www.energeticforum.com/221573-post3986.html

.... Serenata Huasteca, intérprete Mariachi Samurai - YouTube

Mariachi Samurai.

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Your Heart and Stomach May Be Smarter Than You Think | Rewire Me .... Les Edits Du Golem - Sumac (2007) - YouTube ... Do cells in the blood, heart and lungs smell the food we eat? -- ScienceDaily

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http://www.energeticforum.com/243781-post5088.html

[BBX]

[MonsieurM]

The Eagles-Journey of the Sorcerer ( Long Version) - YouTube ...

One area where they were in some agreement, however, had to do with the speculations of the German physicist Ernest Mach. Taking his ideas from monotheistic and Buddhist teachings, and from Isaac Newton, who suggested that all material bodies attract one another through gravity, Mach postulated that the mass of any material body, such as the earth, was dependent upon some type of gravitational force from all the stars. In other words, all effects in the universe were related to all others. Einstein wrote Mach to tell him that this idea was intrinsically related to his formulation of the Theory of Relativity.9

I have yet to find a direct quote by Tesla of, but in an article Tesla wrote in 1915, clearly based upon his writings of 1893, he states exactly this position.



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Long ago [I]the life-giving Prana or creative force, calling into existence, in never ending cycles, all things and phenomena.

The primary substance, thrown into infinitesimal whirls of prodigious velocity, becomes gross matter; the force subsiding, the motion ceases and matter disappears, reverting to the primary substance.12the automata or remote controlled robot, which received commands from the electrician, and also of himself, that is, of the human condition itself.

.... Tesla vs. Einstein: The Ether & the Birth of the New Physics | New Dawn : The World's Most Unusual Magazine ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mach's_principle .... Multiple discovery - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Golem - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Earliest stories[edit]

The earliest stories of golems date to early Judaism. In the Talmud (Tractate Sanhedrin 38b), Adam was initially created as a golem (גולם) when his dust was "kneaded into a shapeless husk." Like Adam, all golems are created from mud. They were a creation of those who were very holy and close to God. A very holy person was one who strove to approach God, and in that pursuit would gain some of God's wisdom and power

see ADA MU / ADA PA

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The four states of consciousness | Awakening



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Four sons of Horus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

.... Chingon - Cascabel (Machete Soundtrack) [HD] - YouTube

[MonsieurM]

Moody Blues ~ Ride My See-Saw - YouTube .... ... Sun today — solar flares online .... Is Supermoon on January 30, 2014 Visible? New Moon Celebrates Lunar New Year - Crossmap Christian News | World



.... The Electrical Patterns of Life; The Work of Dr. Harold S. Burr | Men & Women of Medicine | World Research Foundation

The Universe in which we find ourselves and from which we can not be separated is a place of Law and Order. It is not an accident, nor chaos. It is organized and maintained by an Electro-dynamic field capable of determining the position and movement of all charged particles. For nearly half a century, the logical consequences of this theory have been subjected to rigorously controlled conditions and met with no contradictions."



These were the statements of Dr. Harold Saxton Burr, Ph.D., who was E. K. Hunt Professor Emeritus, Anatomy at Yale University School of Medicine. Dr. Burr was a member of the faculty of medicine for over forty-three years. From 1916 to the late 1950's, he published, either alone or with others, more than ninety-three scientific papers.



Dr. Burr discovered that all living things - from men to mice, from trees to seeds - are molded and controlled by electro-dynamic fields, which could be measured and mapped with standard voltmeters. These "fields of life," or L-fields, are the basic blueprints of all life on this planet. Their discovery is of immense significance to all of us. Dr. Burr believed that, since measurements of L-field voltages can reveal physical and mental conditions, doctors should be able to use them to diagnose illness before symptoms develop, and so would have a better chance of successful treatment.



"Electro-dynamic fields are invisible and intangible; and it is hard to visualize them. But a crude analogy may help to show what the fields of life - L-fields for short - do and why they are so important. Most people who have taken high school science will remember that if iron filings are scattered on a card held over a magnet, they will arrange themselves in the pattern of the 'lines of force' of the magnet's field. And if the filings are thrown away and fresh ones scattered on the card, the new filings will assume the same pattern as the old. Something like this happens in the human body. Its molecules and cells are constantly being torn apart and rebuilt with fresh material from the food we eat. But, thanks to the controlling L-fields, the new molecules and cells are rebuilt as before and arrange themselves in the same pattern as the old ones.

One of Dr. Burr's most exciting discoveries dealt with the recording of voltage changes during female menstrual cycles.

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Student and colleague Leonard Ravitz carried Burr's work forward. Ravitz focused on the human dimension, beginning with an investigation of the effects of the lunar cycle on the human L-field. He concluded that the human L-field reaches a peak of activity at the full moon.

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Bad sleep around full moon is no longer a myth

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Main Page - WikiRota



Human brain, internet, and cosmology: Similar laws at work? .... Giorgio Moroder- Knights In White Satin - YouTube

Vibrations influence the circadian clock of a fruit fly

The internal circadian clock of a Drosophila (fruit fly) can be synchronised using vibrations, according to research published today in the journal Science. The results suggest that an animal's own movements can influence its clock.

The circadian clock, which underlies the daily rhythms characterising most of our bodily functions including the sleep cycle, is mainly set by diurnal changes in light and temperature.

Researchers at UCL and Queen Mary, University of London, have now shown that exposure to 12-hour cycles of vibration and silence are also sufficient to synchronise the fly's internal clock, and corresponding daily locomotor activity.


.... Bombino-Tigrawahi Tikma - YouTube


Oxytocin may treat abdominal pain ... ... The symphony of life, revealed: New imaging technique captures vibrations of proteins .... A shock to the system: Electroconvulsive Therapy shows mood disorder-specific therapeutic benefits

[MonsieurM]

let's play some more : Human brain, internet, and cosmology: Similar laws at work? ....Dueling Banjos - YouTube



http://www.energeticforum.com/215400-post3589.html ... SHIN HAOT .... http://www.energeticforum.com/215473-post3594.html + HaOt

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shin_(given_name)



Shin O Bi .... 9th creation - Superheroes - YouTube ... obi - Wiktionary

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Just Genesis : A Kindling of Ancient Memory



.... The Droids - The Force Parts I & II - YouTube

300 > 3 - 300 - 300 = 22x3x52
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(In spelling, interchanges with: , , ; , , , ; , ; , ; ).
(Shin --- --- 360/1010 --- Tooth).
(As prefix: who, which, what, that; he who, him that; that; whither).
--- (780 w/f); for thy sake.
--- a tight cord; pangs.
--- to press together; to straiten; to be pressed together; to be distressing, perplexing; to cut; to form, fashion; to create; to produce, arrange; to devise, design; a potter, statuary; a shaping, thought; frame or constitution; a device, pattern; an image; pr.n. "Form"; formed, fashioned.




--- to cover; to forgive; to bind or combine, to be strong, vigorous; village, hamlet; pitch cypress flower (Henna); a ransom; expiations, atonement.
--- pr.n. "Eagle".
--- crimson, crimson cloth.
--- a net, hunter's net; nets.
--- a sale; a thing for sale or sold; possession
--- riverbed or channel; cleft or den.
--- to transmit
--- to venture, dare; to risk oneself, volunteer.
--- admonition, instruction.
--- (860 w/f); depths.
--- an angle or corner, a nook.
--- pr. n. "Meritorious".
--- to be prickly, to bristle; to shudder.
--- hairy or bristly.



.... Sir Nose D'voidoffunk-Parliament original Lp pressing - YouTube

--- the foreskin; to circumcise; to expose one's foreskin.
--- uncircumcised, dull, unfeeling.
--- (860 w/f); spirit of the god(s), breath of the god(s)

HEBREW GEMATRIA File #2: Values from 300 - 599



... OTHA ... HAOT ... uncle louie-full tilt boogie - YouTube

The voice of God in the voice of the bees – Beesource Beekeeping ... P. Funk (Wants To Get Funked Up) - Parliament (1975) - YouTube

[MonsieurM]

Hi MonM,

I keep being amazed at this post, however abstract it gets it's central theme remains "The Brain as a Fractal antenna", love it. Even fitting in my personal quests/questions to get healthier, you guys still remain on topic.

Giorgio Moroder - Chase (Original Extended Version) 1978 - YouTube ....





10 Magical Effects Music Has On The Mind | Spirit Science and Metaphysics

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Brain Waves And The Deeper States Of Consciousness - The Mind Unleashed

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Scientist Says Psychedelic Brew Consumed By Amazonian Shamans Fights Cancer |Higher Perspective

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This Is What The Sound “Om” Looks Like |Higher Perspective

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Bee Venom Destroys Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) - The Mind Unleashed

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8 Animals That Love Getting High More Than We Do |Higher Perspective



ps: link to image folder :

Musubi_zpsadd48dde.jpg Photo by MonsieurM | Photobucket




.... JEAN MICHEL JARRE. OXYGENE 4. - YouTube .... ... Melatonin shows potential to slow tumor growth in certain breast cancers ... Study Finds Music Therapy Boosts Melatonin Levels | Piano Wizard Academy





.... Les Edits Du Golem - Sumac (2007) - YouTube .... Nanofibers align to the sound of Beethoven and Mozart .... Funkentelechy - Parliament - YouTube

Golem - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Etymology[edit]

The word golem occurs once in the Bible in Psalms 139:16uncultivated person, and seven in a learned one," (שבעה דברים בגולם) (Pirkei Avot 5:6 in the Hebrew text; English translations vary). In Modern Hebrew, golem is used to mean "dumb" or "helpless". Similarly, it is often used today as a metaphor for a brainless lunk or entity who serves man under controlled conditions but is hostile to him under others.[citation needed] "Golem" passed into Yiddish as goylem to mean someone who is clumsy or slow.[citation needed]

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― Albert Einstein, Living Philosophies

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. The Sufi has all ages respected all such books

Hazrat Inayat Khan Volume Index

... Donald Austin - Do me right - 1973 - YouTube

[PYak1967]

Personal Revelations.

Hi MonM,

I keep being amazed at this post, however abstract it gets it's central theme remains "The Brain as a Fractal antenna", love it. Even fitting in my personal quests/questions to get healthier, you guys still remain on topic.

[MonsieurM]

Exactly what I've been looking for as well, should've returned earlier....lol. As usual MonM you answer the exact questions I seem to be seeking. Much thanks.

Hope 2014 is being great to all of you. Bought so many great books about Tesla and Royal Rife etc great reading the last few months, this information is so mind expanding, it's life changing/saving. My health has been so much better since Colloidal Silver, Vit C, Saline water drinks and Salt Pipe.

So glad I found this site with you guys, so doing my job too and telling all my friends that will listen about how things REALLY are.

Good Reading you PYak1967 , glad to see you advance in your Path and seeing great results ....

Ozonated water / oil .....

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IMPROVEMENTS IN THE TREATMENT OF LiVING ORGANISMS BY NEGATIVE IONS

Espacenet - Original document

It is well known that a Treatment with Electrostatic Fields as a Remedy to Various Illnesses such as Paralysis , Rheumatism , Neuralgia , hysteria

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Music therapy increases serum melaton... [Altern Ther Health Med. 1999] - PubMed - NCBI ... Study Finds Music Therapy Boosts Melatonin Levels | Piano Wizard Academy .... https://www.google.com/search?q=musi...+and+melatonin

[PYak1967]

See I've got some catching up to do....lol

Introduction to Ozone and Ozonated Olive Oil
Shortly after patenting his first ozone generator, Nikola Tesla (in 1900) began marketing an ozonated olive oil to medical doctors. Nikola Tesla created his ozonated oil by bubbling ozone through pure olive oil in the presence of a magnetic field for eight weeks. By 1904, ozonated olive oil, also known as Glycozone, began appearing in medical literature, such as "The Medical Uses of Hydrozone and Glycozone", 9th Edition, by New York Chemist Charles Marchland.

Exactly what I've been looking for as well, should've returned earlier....lol. As usual MonM you answer the exact questions I seem to be seeking. Much thanks.

Hope 2014 is being great to all of you. Bought so many great books about Tesla and Royal Rife etc great reading the last few months, this information is so mind expanding, it's life changing/saving. My health has been so much better since Colloidal Silver, Vit C, Saline water drinks and Salt Pipe.

So glad I found this site with you guys, so doing my job too and telling all my friends that will listen about how things REALLY are.