August 2010
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“Beauty is a manifestation of secret natural laws, which otherwise would have...”
– Goethe
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Choosing A Name
“I have a very common name shared among hundreds of others in the world. The “others” live among us on the Internet, causing confusion and existential fits. I want to change my name, but inspiration for a name does not come easy. I’ve also considered drastic measures to stand out. Another option exists which I usually choose: accept it and shed light on the borg like...
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“Few people have the imagination for reality.”
– Goethe (via @eglinski)
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1anguages asked: would you mind telling me about my sign? I'm an aries, born march 24. i haven't read much into it. i'd rather hear what someone interested in the subject has to say, though. thanks!
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“Wow, you do know about astrology. I’m impressed. do you have a favorite sun or moon sign? Have you joined any astrology forums?”
— Anonymous
One thing that has always astounded me about natal astrology is its incredible complexity. I can discern nature, but it takes years of reading to truly understand the geometries.
I currently do not engage on any forums but if you...
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The Coming Age
“When will the Age of Aquarius start?”
— theseoriented
According to Wikipedia:
The Age of Aquarius is either the current or new age in the astrological cycle. Each astrological age is approximately 2,150 years long, on average, but there are various methods of calculating this length that may yield longer or shorter time spans depending upon the technique used. Unlike...
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Anonymous asked: what is your zodiac sign?
Direct your insomnia here. →
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Anonymous asked: If you could meet anyone in the world, who would it be?
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mayden-mother-crone asked: What do you think the world will be like in about a hundred years?
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Have Scientists Discovered Intuition? Part 2:...
The Cologne-based neurologist can also demonstrate that subjects who have made a mistake in the Flanker test take more time for their ensuing responses. “People change their decision-making strategy,” he says. “They begin to learn from their errors.”
But what does the drop in dopamine production cause? What triggers the entire chain of signals? Ullsperger’s...
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Have Scientists Discovered Intuition?
By Gerald Traufetter
Whenever humans recognize a mistake, a mysterious wave of electricity passes through the brain. Researchers think the signal could explain addiction, error correction and even the sixth sense.
Stress is normal for the 5,500 scientists and engineers at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. They know that whenever they make a decision, even the slightest error could have serious...
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“The clitoris is pure in purpose. It is the only organ in the body designed...”
– Natalie Angier, Woman: An Intimate Geography
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“In pre-Christian times, there were schools known as mystery schools or the...”
– Ben Stewart (via heartmindspirit)
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“Once we accept our limits, we go beyond them.”
– Albert Einstein
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“Love the life you live. Live the life you love.”
– Bob Marley
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“It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without...”
– Aristotle, Metaphysics
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“When we try to examine the mirror in itself we eventually detect nothing but the...”
– Nietzsche
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“Those who refuse to look at or give expression to the dark side of life are in...”
– Laurence Overmire (via heartmindspirit, necrotine)
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An Obscure Hallucinogen Gains Legitimacy as a...
Giving a heroin addict one of the most powerful psychedelic drugs seems like a bad idea. Yet that’s exactly what a group of scientists will do this month. Ibogaine, they say, might be the best way to break drug addicts of their habit.
Ibogaine, a brown powder derived from the African Tabernathe iboga plant, has intrigued researchers since 1962, when Howard Lotsof, a student at New York University...
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“The reason why the universe is eternal is that it does not live for itself; it...”
– Lao Tzu
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Smashing Pumpkins - Pug
come and drive me home ...
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“Suffering occurs when your ideas about how things ought to be don’t match how...”
– Hardcore Zen, B. Warner
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Anonymous asked: "I have no desire to get rid of my problems.
They’re what makes me who am I.
And getting rid of them would probably turn me into a personality-less blob."
what do you have to say?
They’re what makes me who am I.
And getting rid of them would probably turn me into a personality-less blob."
what do you have to say?
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“When one looks into the abyss, the abyss looks into you.”
– Nietzsche
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“Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood.”
– Marie Curie (via heartmindspirit) 