The other day I tried a 25.3 fl oz aluminum container of Proud Source Spring Water, bottled at the source in Mackay, Idaho in the Rocky Mountains. It doesn't have the taste of most mineral water brands/sources; just a clear taste. I remember my father used to bring home "mountain water" which he collected himself during winter from way up on the Sierra Nevada Mountains, as he was a truck driver. Proud Source has the same taste.
From the bottle....
Crafted By Nature
Our natural alkaline spring water is bottled at the source near the base of Idaho's majestic Mount McCaleb. It's naturally filtered by thousands of layers of ancient volcanic rock. Leaving minerals and electrolytes that deliver a smooth, crisp taste.
I can think of once when I was a teen, hiking the nearby mountain trails at twilight one June evening. I had one of those early Sony Walkmans, which played the old audio cassette tapes. The air was warm as the darkness overcame the mountain. I felt energized by the blackness, but I hadn't brought a flashlight. I remember walking a wooded trail, pondering my life, but never thinking that this evening would stay in my memory. To me, it was just another evening. I started to make my way back home, listening to the music. When I came upon the final stretch of trail, before some street light would illuminate the environment a little, I remember listening to 'Time After Time' by Cyndi Lauper. There seemed to be a great meaning to the song, but I didn't really understand what it was. The lyrics almost suit the idea of that warm night and the guiding light.
The mountain itself--along with the elevated community and our home--symbolized guardian spirits, as there were problems not far below. Now I'm far away from those old cornerstones of my life, and it's both easier and harder to be nostalgic about them. Finally I made my way to the big neighborhood water tank; that beautiful light blue tank resting along the mountain slope, some trees surrounding it, with a paved road leading to the street below. There were two other water tanks on the mountain, serving other communities up there, but this one was ours. Somebody then, or now, could walk up that paved road, place a fold up chair on the grassy area in the back, take out a beverage, and look out and see downtown San Francisco, downtown Oakand, the Marin Headlands, much of the Bay, like being in Heaven. If there were a little house on that spot, I would rather live there than the greatest mansion in the city!
I made my way down to the street, and continued to walk a few blocks, downward on those steep streets, back home. As usual, my mother had left the porch light on for me; something she did my entire life. She used to get the cats in, and flip that switch if anyone else was still out. Even just a couple of years ago, living there, when I was out after dark, she would always turn it on, even after she had gone to bed. At that point, she would also turn on the living room lamp as well. She was always my guiding light.
Two days ago, while shopping, I saw one of those little "Be Inspired" hanging canvas banners. The ones that hang on a little wooden stick, with a small rope onto which to hang it up. It was a light-beige canvas with pink flowers and brown lettering that reads "TODAY WILL BE GREAT," with a fancy pink tassel hanging from the v-shaped bottom. I have it hanging from the ceiling on an old hook in one corner. It reminds me of my mom, because every day was great when she was here. Maybe it can bring a little bit of that energy and mood back.
Flashback, warm nights Almost left behind Suitcase of memories Time after time
'Porch Light'
Traditional Realism night Painting
by Paul Keysar
"Become the bright light for others, when their world becomes dark" -- Anthony Douglas Williams; 'Inside the Divine Pattern'
Provided to YouTube by Epic Time After Time · Cyndi Lauper Twelve Deadly Cyns... And Then Some ℗ 1983 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment Released on: 1994-07-19
"I have been hearing this song since I was a child. Thank you for giving us this beautiful song, Cyndi! ❤️" -- Débora Almeida
"Song always holds a special place in my heart." -- Lonezewolf Gaming
"Driving late at night and this song came on the radio feel so heavenly. I've forgot about everything for a moment and enjoy the wind and this song." -- Gen Rex
"This song reminds me of being on a road trip with the windows down and having a good conversation. The song will always hold a special place in my heart" -- Jade
"Weird because I'm 23 and I feel like I was alive during that song. I absolutely love it" -- Louis Dnd
"The beat to this song timeless! Love it" -- Ohemaa Katrine
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'Time After Time'
Song by Cyndi Lauper
Lying in my bed, I hear the clock tick and think of you Caught up in circles Confusion is nothing new Flashback, warm nights Almost left behind Suitcase of memories Time after
Sometimes you picture me I'm walking too far ahead You're calling to me, I can't hear What you've said Then you say, "go slow" And I fall behind The second hand unwinds
If you're lost you can look and you will find me Time after time If you fall, I will catch you, I'll be waiting Time after time If you're lost, you can look and you will find me Time after time If you fall, I will catch you, I will be waiting Time after time
After my picture fades and darkness has Turned to gray Watching through windows You're wondering if I'm okay Secrets stolen from deep inside (deep inside) And the drum beats out of time
If you're lost you can look and you will find me Time after time If you fall I will catch you, I'll be waiting Time after time If you're lost, you can look and you will find me Time after time If you fall, I will catch you, I will be waiting Time after time Time after time
I've got a suitcase of memories that I almost left behind Time after time Time, time, time But you say to go slow but I fall behind Time after time after time (after time, oh)
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For those who do have a deity....
At least for the ones who do live up to this level of dedication, can we match this? With the overall decline of Christianity, I think there is also a resurgence in some circles. For most folk pagans, their gods are not cosmic dictators, but more like members of their family; their kindred. I don't think the gods would want us to think about them every moment of every day! I think they want us to be near, and live by principles of logic and honor. Ritual is important, but I don't think they seek to be objectified in every waking moment.
I remember when I had cable tv some time ago now, I was channel surfing and came upon Joyce Meyer speaking upon the "impure thoughts" that she always has, and that she claims to say aloud "Get outta there Satan!".... using her hands to show her interaction with her own head. So thinking about "Sin, Sex, and Satan" all the time probably leads one right to it! I think our gods want us to have a more grounded set of principles to develop and live by. I recall another time that I came upon a channel with Donnie Swaggart speaking. He openly "claimed" Japan for Jesus Christ. All because... "he said so," although he would proclaim that "god said so." I do think we as small groups, can lay some spiritual claim on certain public lands; to interact with them, and care for them, and the creatures that dwell there. To me, the gods and spirits very much include our own ancestors.
A quote that almost got him burned at the stake. Copernicus was Polish, but it showed the power of the Catholic Church over governments and institutions far and wide.
"In a world that's going crazy, I say maybe we take a time out. And break away from all the madness, the sadness, and just breathe." -- Pablo Cruise
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Mysteries of China
One thing I noticed about China is despite its massive population (1.4 bil), a Google Maps examination actually shows a lot of open green mountainous land. Also, There are large ominous entirely empty cities which have been constructed in rural looking regions for some strange economic purpose having to do with internal Chinese investment. These empty cities have no fittings or cables for water or power, and are strictly for investing, mostly of the condo-like units of large high rises. I suppose that someone could break into one of them and just live there, but there's no food or water, and there's the risk of prison if they were caught. However, foreigners can just visit these empty cities, which are poorly constructed and are already crumbling! It's also curious that the politically paranoid Red Chinese government allows its citizens to emigrate, which is almost an admittance that their leaving for "something better."
Many residents are unaware that we have bats in Alaska, but seven species of bats are known to occur here. The little brown bat is the most common and widespread bat in Southeast Alaska and is the only species known to occur in Southcentral, Interior, and Western Alaska.
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The little brown bat is the one I'm used to seeing, when I lived back home. It's not just southeast Alaska, but they live right up to central Alaska. Alaska is fascinating in that it's entirely different than Greenland. In fact, "Greenland" would be a more fitting name for Alaska, as there are massive woodlands even in the far north. I guess it can't be too surprising that there are bats there. A cave would offer them a safe place to hibernate, without enduring the full harshness of winter.
Well stocked with trout, eel, and pike, this large lake is a prime fishing spot. And, by the looks of those mighty mountains rising above the lakeshore, this is also a great place for sightseeing. Located in a part of Bavaria that's blessed with truly breathtaking scenery, Forggensee is shadowed by the Ammergau Alps, a subgroup of the Northern Limestone Alps. The sharp, rugged contours of the towering mountains contrast in photo-worthy fashion with the placid waters of the lake and the area's lush forests. If you look very closely at the foothills in the center of our image you may glimpse something else of a spectacular nature: Neuschwanstein, a 19th-century castle and one of the architectural gems of the region.
Two Ticket to Paradise by Eddie Money with lyrics on screen. My soon to be honeymoon destination with my very special lady.
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"Great song & images! Makes me want to fly away with my lady!" -- Tom Maxwell
"I'm ready to pack my bags and leave tonight. I wish I was on a nice vacation far from where I live." -- Margaret Nicola
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"The escape to paradise"
This is a silly story, but I remember years ago I had a friend who was living in Antioch. I was speaking to one of his neighbors one afternoon, a young woman who was 18 and just graduated from high school. Blonde, really cute; more in a girl next door sort've way. I wasn't interested in her as such, but she was nice. She really really wanted to get out've Antioch, and really the area in general. During another subject of conversation, I mentioned another friend of mine who was living in Birmingham, Alabama at the time. Somehow the concept of just being able to go to some place to get away from things for awhile came up, and I just mentioned as an example going there for a time, but wasn't really serious. She then said: "YEEAH, LETS GOOO!!!" I really think she would have gone! I wonder how many couples got their start by just... going! What if I had just.... gone..??
I'm gonna take you on a trip so far from here
I've got two tickets in my pocket, now baby, we're gonna disappear
I remember when I was at the hospital with my mother, I recall thoughts for split seconds, of... maybe there's a way to just escape this? To escape from the danger. I imagined just taking her to the car and just driving up some mountain, to a place of safety. But there was no place to escape to..
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'Two Tickets to Paradise' (Eddie Money)
I've got a surprise especially for you Something that both of us have always wanted to do We've waited so long, waited so long We've waited so long, waited so long
I'm gonna take you on a trip so far from here I've got two tickets in my pocket, now baby, we're gonna disappear We've waited so long, waited so long We've waited so long, waited so long
I've got two tickets to paradise Won't you pack your bags, we'll leave tonight I've got two tickets to paradise I've got two tickets to paradise
I'm gonna take you on a trip so far from here I've got two tickets in my pocket, baby, we'll disappear Know why? We've waited so long, waited so long We've waited so long, waited so long
I've got two tickets to paradise Won't you pack your bags, we'll leave tonight I've got two tickets to paradise Won't you pack your bags, we'll leave tonight I've got two tickets to paradise Won't you pack your bags, we'll leave tonight I've got two tickets to paradise I've got two tickets to paradise
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The Peasant Window
Carl Moll, 1893
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Regina Angelorum
"Queen of the Angels" (sometimes "The Virgin with Angels")
The original video of Gary Jules' and Michael Andrews' cover version of Mad World, directed by Michel Gondry. Throughout the video children are making animated figures on the sidewalk below. (the song was featured in the movie Donnie Darko. If you haven't seen it, seriously consider it.
'Mad World' would go perfectly with images or footage of those empty Chinese cities, such as the ones posted above. Also, it would go well with the current social climate; depressed, vaxxed, medicated, young weebs... wandering around not even knowing if they're a boy or a girl.
And I find it kind of funny I find it kind of sad The dreams in which I'm dying Are the best I've ever had
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Symbolism
I believe that the song was specifically contracted to go hand-in-glove with the film, which had a certain Satanic occult meaning. I don't buy the official line put out. I'm not knocking the film or the song. I just think there's more to it. This image of the "rabbit" almost reminds me of 'The Wicker Man', and there could be a pagan connection to it. Not surprisingly, there is a lot of artwork based on the film, which is cool. I like when people try to interpret things with art. We should all try to find some types of romantic realism in our lives; for us, or for that which we are close to.
I saw 'Donnie Darko' many years ago, and I guess I just watched it late one night, and didn't get much from it. I was just sort've out to lunch. Sometimes it depends when you see it! The morning is the best time. I remember watching 'American Psycho' the first time, and didn't especially care for it. Then I really got it when I watched it the second time. Lots of symbolism and mystery. Somehow.. I never got around to seeing DD again, but I will.
In Italian, within the Stregheria tradition, this means "The Winter Festival." I was thinking that my fondest memories of winter was when it was cold, and when the sky was dark, or even those cold clear night skies. I can even remember something I was pondering during the winter eleven years ago, walking through a wooded trail, amid the cold, under a dark sky, in between the rains. I remember it like it was a few months ago, rather than years. I can remember when I was a child, being out beyond our backyard fence on the hillside, in the darkness of the early evening, in the cold, and looking up through the darkness at my family's large back window shining golden bright. My parents had a few relatives and friends over. My father had the Michigan football game on. My sister Katherine was there.
To me then, it was just another day, but just a little more special as Christmas was approaching. To me now, I wish I could go back and enjoy it again, and maybe change the fate of my family. I guess I would have to have my mind, consciousness, and experience as it is today to accomplish that. Sometimes I think of the oldie 'We'll Sing in the Sunshine' by Gale Garnett. Somehow, although it's more of a summer song about a romance, it defines us in at least spirit as it told a tale of a great short-lived period and an unexpected ending. It could be very applicable to winter, as that is the time of the year that we most remember family, on those winter nights during the holidays. For us, we didn't have much time in the sunshine, so to speak. That's just the way it went for us in this incarnation.
I don't want to think of those times, and even recent years when my mother was alive, with sorrow. I remember after my cat Fred died from leukemia, many years ago, and I was in pain from the loss. My mother told me that after the pain subsides, I would just think of him and it will just be a good memory. My father, my sister, my grandmother, my fiance.... but the loss of my mother last year was the most difficult loss of all for me. It could have been so different for us, which is so difficult to accept. It never gets easier. I remember very few of my dreams, but I had one maybe close to ten years ago which was vivid, in bright colors, and everything was good. Everyone was there, a place where everything was perfect, and time and place were no object. Privately, in my mind, I've named it "A Dream Like No Other." Maybe that is what Heaven is like...
Goddess gives birth to the new Sun God, the child of the Holy Union of ShadowFest. The Watchers, known to the Streghe as the Grigori, come to see this new child, but are surprised to see Janus there presenting his new-born child. It is here that we see Dis and Janus are the two faces of the Great God. The Grigori then proceed to the world of man, bringing the new Lord of the Sun. Lupercus, the Sun, once again begins his growth.
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"I’ve come to the realization: We don’t get energy, we GENERATE our energy. This helps me take that first action step in the cycle." -- Courtney Kathleen
We live in a world filled with occult symbols and the signs are all around us. Jordan Maxwell takes us on a journey through time and the human mind to reveal his understanding of the secrets behind many of the symbols we see in our world. From astrology to alchemy, free masonry and secret sciences, these emblems have emblazoned coins and flags in many ancient cultures, including Rome and Egypt. We still see these powerful images, which represent powerful civilizations, projecting the agenda of secret societies communicating their power to the world.
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"I never comment on YouTube but this pulled at my heartstrings today. I had no idea he had passed away until watching this video right now. I can still remember the first time I listed to one of his lectures at work 12+ years ago and how much different of a person I was then compared to now. I truly am grateful for this man, what an absolute legend." -- John Gilheany
"I woke up today at 3:00 in the morning to see this video! I've been thinking frequently about Jordan lately. He was a very wise man and taught me quite a bit about the world unseen. May his light shine on forever! Rest in peace" -- Dave F
"This is one of the best series in Gaia. Thanks to Gaia for sharing these episodes in YouTube so more people can see them, great way to honor Jordan Maxwell." -- Core Aka Persephone
"Jordan Maxwell, done more than most of us during his life to educate us all to the reality of this dreadful system we are born into, unless ppl are aware it will continue, I suggest we all share this with everybody we know in everyway possible to honor this great man. God bless and may he rest he has surely earned it." -- Annette Foley
"I Have always understood that I have questions in myself that others can't answer." -- Jordan Maxwell [quote recited by Teddygramatron BMX]
Too many more good quotes from the comment section to add here
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“The mind has a mind of its own”
-- Taric Alani, University of Massachusetts Lowell
Ancient Greece is considered as one of the oldest civilizations of the world and truly so. The ancient Greek civilization is a treasure trove of uber-cool facts, surprising factoids, and astonishing nuggets of information that can baffle even the staunchest history professors. Here’s looking at such facts that can take us back to the glory of ancient Greece.
This is a very interesting article--not very long--with a lot of images. Lots of unknown facts about ancient Greece.
Sappho - greek poet: Sappho was an incredibly popular poet at the time — she was famously declared by Plato the “Tenth Muse.” Her romantic poetry toward a woman lover is still studied and read to this day. She’s also the origin of the term “sapphic love.”
"The thing I love about Mr. Ballen's storytelling is that you are not even consciously aware you are being told a story. It's like you are actually there and it is happening to you. That is a rare quality." -- Sean Baskett
"The woods are one of the most spooky and terrifying places to be. They can be so peaceful and serene, but once your mind goes into caution mode, or whatever, it can very quickly feel like you're an animal in the Wild." -- Matt Rasmussen
"The amount of anxiety I had after 27 mins in, just from hearing a story was unreal! 🤣 " -- Robert Vaughn
"I’m 72 years young and I anxiously await mr ballens stories every day" -- Joseph
"As an experienced backpacker, I can confirm that the scariest creatures you will ever encounter in the wilderness are other people. This story really freaks me out lol." -- Maria
"Does anyone else get kinda stressed watching these videos only because he’s such an amazing story teller?" -- treston vitelle
"This is like 'Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark' for adults. Well done, Mr. Ballen! P.S. Moral of the story: don't go into the dense woods ever!" -- Kristy Santisteban
"This was my first video on this channel.... I wasn't at all expecting it to be so riveting. If I hadn't had some really strange experiences hiking, maybe I would've been more at ease with it." -- Joseph (my comment)
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My thoughts on genuine fur coats
I came across this online.... a very luxurious bobcat fur coat...
"According to a new study, the global fur trade has now been valued at more than $40 Billion worldwide – roughly the same as the global Wi-Fi industry."
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A new high end bobcat fur coat is approximately $7,000, a new lynx coat is approximately $20,000, and a new mink coat is approximately $21,000. Needless to say, this industry has been under siege in recent years, with the trade in mink fur declining by 45% in the last twenty years, for one example. As a critical thinker, and more importantly a Free-Thinker, that maybe I disagree with other issues brought up by those who are against this industry should not come into play... although it can be difficult to separate the two. One thing, I would never oppose faux fur coats. Animals hides, skins, fur, etc. is a huge part of human history, and it was entirely proper when humans were in low populations and struggling to survive. One of the big problems is that the best fur comes from the most beautiful animals.
Also, somehow waiting for an animal to die of natural causes is totally impractical for numerous reasons. Canine fur apparently is not luxurious, as it's greasy and odorous, and more like sheep fur. Since 2000, the importation of dog or cat fur is illegal. Apparently bear fur is similar, although there are still the full body bear fur rugs. Beaver and otter fur is also "good" for clothing, and rabbit fur is used as well, but just not nearly as expensive. A beaver coat goes for about $1,200. Faux fur of any type goes for in-and-around three or four hundred dollars, with "Viking-style" shoulder capes going for about $100.
I like rabbits and lambs, but a dedication to rabbit or lamb rights would be setting one up a staggering amount of disappointment. They're hearty, but small prey animals by nature. Yes, lots of people have them around as pets, and they can be compatible with domestic cats and dogs, but they will forever be vulnerable. In east Asia, all animals are used as meat--maybe not in the full mainstream of society--but it still goes on in massive numbers. I could post videos of dogs and cats being skinned and even cooked alive, but you can just take my word for it.. there are lots of them. That's still separate from the fur issue. Dog and cat loving Americans still have no collective problem with coyotes and bobcats being hunted.
There are strong American laws on the books which protect pets and animals in general. However, laws regulating the damage done by large and/or aggressive dogs are not very strong. This fur industry is based on harvested animals, and not hunted animals. Hunting is an entirely separate issue, although some of those animals can be used for products. The real question is "should animals be harvested for fur products?" Even the leather industry is really a separate issue. Also, it's a question of not just "if" fur harvesting is proper, but if so, how much? It could just go in the general direction it is going, with less demand, and higher prices. If it was somehow banned, just for the sake of discussion, a strong black market for fur would quickly develop.
I would favor the current direction, with a slowing of the industry, and moving further towards the faux fur industry. Also, maybe an emphasis towards more of a generational way of looking at this? An expensive mink coat will continue to be luxurious generation after generation. There is simply no way to stop a very wealthy person to want to own--to use a horrifying example, a snow leopard coat--although there can be stronger laws against that. In other words, someone supporting moderation would need to look at the dark side of "banning" everything that some unelected bureaucrat (with massive funding) decides for you. There are too many people in the world who would be in full support of a Wall Street war profiteer's activities, while at the same time seek to ban the culling of rats in the big cities. I would be more in support for international laws with teeth against poaching.
Filmed on location on the Pacific Coast region of Washington State, United States in 2020 Directed by Nader Sadek Camera by Karim Ek Edit by Joe Dillingham Graded by ASAP VFX by Mohamed Abd ElGhany
The Modern African savanna existed in the ancient tundra of Eurasia
Today, leopard species--whom are all very similar--exist from the southern tip of Africa, to the Caucasus, to the easternmost part of Russia, down to Sri Lanka, and down to the island of Java in southern Indonesia. Amazing, their range once included all of Africa and Arabia except the remote deserts, all of Turkey and the Middle East, as well as almost all of the far east portions of Asia including Korea and even further north. However, they also very much existed all across Eurasia. I suppose it's likely that perhaps a century ago, the leopards who still exist today in just a few small patches in southern Turkey, also were present in a couple of remote spots in nearby Europe.
However, I'm speaking of a very widespread Eurasian species at one time in the very deep past. I'm guessing that this European leopard may have been similar to the amur leopard of east Russia and northern China (see image above). They have a heavy coat in the winter, which sheds in the summer. The fossil record for this European species goes back to about 600,000 years ago in France, and became extinct 24,000 years ago. It's assumed that snow leopards probably migrated to Europe during the ice ages, but there's no definite proof of that.
During these glacial movements, the Eurasian tundra apparently looked like a frozen African savanna, with very hairy mammoths, wholly rhinos, lions which probably had a thick mane covering their whole upper body, hyenas, leopards, and all sorts of stagged/hooved species just like on the African savanna! So along with huge cave bears and wolves, this would have been a very dangerous time for those people who lived there. Also there were wild horses, yaks buffaloes, and I suppose huge saber-toothed cats. Another curiosity is that those lions and hyenas may have had a similar struggle on those icy plains as they do today on the hot savanna.
Pleistocene Park is a nature reserve on the Kolyma River south of Chersky in the Sakha Republic, Russia, in northeastern Siberia, where an attempt is being made to re-create the northern subarctic steppe grassland ecosystem that flourished in the area during the last glacial period.
"Originality thrives in seclusion free of outside influences beating upon us to cripple the creative mind." -- Nikola Tesla
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How many times have we run an idea to someone, only to have the person be negative about it? We have some of the most common tools that we usually don't make full use of, such as a simple Word program. There are no whistles and bells there; nothing but your own mind working. YOU bring the ideas, accumulated knowledge, possibilities, application, goals, and LIFE into it. The perfect self-brainstorming tool right there in black and white!
Ingapirca (Kichwa: Inka Pirka, "Inca wall") is a town in Cañar Province, Ecuador, and the name of the older Inca ruins and archeological site nearby.
These are the largest known Inca ruins in Ecuador. The most significant building is the Temple of the Sun, an elliptically shaped building constructed around a large rock.
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'The Eye of the Law' (Justitia)
Carl Spitzweg, 1857
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Notice the detail. It's looks like a photograph. Powerful image.
A big hit for The Impressions in 1963, "It's All Right" remains a favorite among Northern Soul music fans. It was written by Curtis Mayfield and was on ABC Paramount Records 45-10487
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Organic imparted wisdom
We all partake, in one manner or another, of the age old process of both learning from or imparting wisdom. Often it's learning from elders, and imparting your own wisdom to those younger. It may not always follow that exact pattern, but overall it tends to. In today's world, often it's a learned person of your choice, probably at least as much as elders in your family. "Elder" was once a term of deep respect, much more so when people lived in smaller clans. The word comes from the Saturnian god El, a god of time and wisdom, whose learned teachers were referred to as Elders. It wasn't specifically or necessarily about "age."
When I find myself taking everything that I know, focusing it onto a particular subject, and processing it onto what I want to say in completion, I see the faces of those whom I have learned some of these things from. Many have now passed on, but I think of each one for split seconds as I process the knowledge and information. Sometimes I feel like I should give them a mention, but that wouldn't be practical as there could be a dozen of them. Also, each one is coming from a particular principle, if even just an organic principle... a parent or grandparent for example.
Some of those principles I may not have been in total agreement with, or reflected certain trains of thought which I'm not really a part of, but they were still teachers. Sometimes I can think of two random teachers within this context, whom each would not get along ideologically had they actually met, because they were of two different principles... two different disciplines. In MY mind, I believe that I can "keep it straight." I don't want to miss out on the knowledge, so I decided in these instances to open my mind and rely on my own filter.
I remember recently of watching a Jordan Maxwell video, and in the comments were people who had written how Jordan was their teacher. In Jordan Maxwell's case, this makes more sense since he was not any type of political pundit. However, even he had his biases. We all do. Those people clearly had chosen him to be their teacher. In the old village life, the youth followed their own parents and family, and the established local Elders. In those days, those people could be counted on more reliably to dispense good knowledge as they truly cared about their little societies. Where my family came from, it was a grouping of small villages, and the next grouping of small villages were five or six miles away down through the mountain trail.
Nurse and Captain Joyce Riley
In a society like that one, trust was important. They could really count on their families and Elders. Today that is not at all the case. As painful and frustrating as it might be, even some of the most trusted individuals may have something important wrong... or even "wrong" from someone's perspective. This is why communication is even more important today, rather than individuals being essentially required to speak in "political layers".... to speak differently to different people. Someone extremely close to us, we can trust with virtually everything; someone still quite close, we can trust with a lot of things, and so forth. We naturally form these "layers of trust." This socio-political dynamic is relatively new to humankind.
I wish I could adequately thank my various teachers, but I probably couldn't because of this layered system: "YOU listen to that guy!?" I may disagree with half of what that person says, and could probably debate them in a manner that would be anything but friendly. However, they may be good on a particular subject, or they may be on "the other side" on any particular subject, and I might learn something from them. Of course, if they're totally hostile to your concern(s), then you probably wouldn't be listening to them at all. However, if someone wants to be a knit-picky ideologue, then they will just dismiss and/or prejudge anyone who they disagree with on even just one thing!
Just this morning I came across 'The Power Hour' website and podcast, which was founded by retired Nurse and Air Force Captain Joyce Riley, who passed away in 2017. Someone could prejudge this program as "right wing Christian," although I could almost laugh as I recall her husband making a few truthful statements that sounded very old school "left wing." When she ran for President as a write-in candidate, I actually voted for her! I indeed marked the write-in circle and wrote in "Joyce Riley." Of course her running for that office, and traveling and campaigning, was an attempt to raise the alarm for numerous issues not commonly brought up in mainstream politics. I would consider her a teacher. When we impart wisdom, those various tidbits of knowledge carry the energy of all of those various teachers. It's almost like an occultic tribute to them though your words, and how you affected someone else's understanding continues to live on, and those whom they teach, and so on, far past your lifetime... maybe forever.
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"The inspiration you seek is already within you. Be silent and listen."
It's interesting that Fleetwood Mac is still active, as they're schedule for a concert in January 2023. They were one of the bands that really defined music during particularly the latter half of the '70s.
The Barbary lions once inhabited North Africa - they were said to have magnificent manes and were supposedly the largest of all lion species. So, what happened to them?
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"The interesting thing is that Barbary lions were not the only lions to look like that, there was various lion populations throughout Africa that looked similar. They were generally found in the colder mountainous regions, with the exception of the Cape region of South Africa, due to it's Southern location it already had a cool climate. Anyway, these unique looking lions were mostly found in the most prominent mountain ranges in Africa, from Mount Kenya, the Aberdare range to the Ethiopian Highlands in East Africa and then the mountain ranges throughout Southern Africa.
"Lions once lived in the coldest and snowiest country in Africa, the small mountainous country called Lesotho. This southern African country has frosty, sub zero winters even in the lower altitudes, at higher altitudes snowy conditions occur frequently in winter and natives have lived there for centuries despite the harsh conditions. So lions would've experienced very cold and snowy conditions in this region, they would've preyed mostly on the huge mountain dwelling elands, can you imagine lions chasing such huge prey in a snowfield? That would be an awesome sight. Leopards also roamed Lesotho, so they would've looked similar to the Amur leopards in appearance and likely larger in body size too. Lions were confirmed extinct in Lesotho by the late 19th century, the last verified Lesotho lion was killed by a missionary.
"Most of the unique African lion populations I mentioned have been killed off, with the exception of the very elusive Ethiopian lions. Lions still grow similar sized manes in the wild, although not as impressive as those unique African lion populations, they're still impressive nevertheless. You'll still see a good amount of lions with long impressive manes in Ngorongoro Crater and occasionally in the Serengeti plains, both regions are quite high in altitudes especially in the Ngorongoro Crater. Southern Africa has the occasional impressive manes too, especially in the plateaus or the southernmost regions.
"Thank you for your patience whoever got this far, because I know this was quite a read, I can't help myself sometimes."
-- The Panther
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"The Atlas Mountains must have been an interesting place with Barbary Lions, Leopards and Striped Hyenas living alongside Brown Bears, Red Deer and Barbary Sheep."
An extremely rare white bald eagle was spotted in Oklahoma by a college student returning home for Thanksgiving last week.
Justin Briley said he noticed the bird feasting on an armadillo carcass alongside some turkey vultures and grabbed his phone to nab a few photos.
“At first I thought it was an albino turkey vulture,” Briley told USA TODAY. “When I was looking at the pictures, I zoomed in on them and I could see its distinct white head and yellow beak.”
The bird perched itself on a tree after it finished eating. Briley captured more photos and videos of the iconic American bird with his phone using a spotting scope.
Actually I didn't search out Autumn, but something else; but these images came up. I can remember hiking with my mother through the Santa Cruz Mountains, her reddish hair against the reddish-brownish fall background. I always wish that I am the Max Corkle at the end of 'Heaven Can Wait', who despite all the confusion of devastating loss... everything is actually perfectly okay. There's always a plan.
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