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		<title>12 Things You Should Know About the Darkside</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 22:02:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This article is a continuation of my article 95 Questions You Should Know Before You Die. If God exists, is there an opposing force (i.e. The Darkside)? What forces prevent people from achieving enlightenment? What is the difference between evil and immoral? What is the main purpose of The Darkside? If The Darkside cannot fulfill its main [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This article is a continuation of my article <a href="http://esotericvoyage.com/blog/95-questions-you-should-know-before-you-die/">95 Questions You Should Know Before You Die</a>.</p>
<ol>
<li>If God exists, is there an opposing force (i.e. The Darkside)?</li>
<li>What forces prevent people from achieving enlightenment?</li>
<li>What is the difference between evil and immoral?</li>
<li>What is the main purpose of The Darkside?</li>
<li>If The Darkside cannot fulfill its main purpose, what does it seek to do instead?</li>
<li>If I see The Darkside, will I recognize it?</li>
<li>What is the difference between The Darkside and the ‘Do’ (the current vibration of the collective consciousness of the planet)?</li>
<li>How do I recognize The Darkside?</li>
<li>What groups currently have ideas from The Darkside woven into their purpose?</li>
<li>What can I do to oppose The Darkside?</li>
<li>By what methods does The Darkside operate?</li>
<li>Why did scientists and astronomers use name “dark energy” for the energy that is pushing the universe apart?</li>
</ol>
<p>Can your teacher/religion answer these questions?</p>
<p>Mine can.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.higherbalance.com/">Higher Balance Institute</a></p>
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		<title>Does God Experience Life</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2011 19:35:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Knowledge]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I lifted this question from a new student: I have a question from THE HANDBOOK OF THE NAVIGATOR. It says that in the end everything will go back to the force and in that moment, the force will experience.  But isn&#8217;t the force experiencing NOW (with the continuation of life)? I think this may be paraphrasing [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I lifted this question from a new student:</p>
<blockquote><p>I have a question from <a href="http://www.navigatorhandbook.com/">THE HANDBOOK OF THE NAVIGATOR</a>. It says that in the end everything will go back to the force and in that moment, the force will experience.  But isn&#8217;t the force experiencing NOW (with the continuation of life)?</p></blockquote>
<p>I think this may be paraphrasing page 55 of THE HANDBOOK OF THE NAVIGATOR that says:</p>
<blockquote><p>In the very far future, a ridiculous amount of time in terms of years, we will all return to the Force.</p></blockquote>
<p>THE HANDBOOK OF THE NAVIGATOR is a great, great book but it is a broad overview of the <a href="http://www.tryhbi.com">Higher Balance</a> teachings.  There is much more to be learned.  If you intended to trek across a country by foot, it is like looking out the window of your plane from 30,000 feet at your intended route.  A lot of details aren’t yet visible.</p>
<p>The meaning of life (on one level) is to experience life.  An energy being cannot directly experience this dimension.  We are energy beings living in physical bodies; experiencing this dimension.</p>
<p>We draw in information about this dimension during the day through our senses.  At night we dream and give a copy of this information to the Gaia mind (the collective consciousness) here on planet Earth.  But Gaia is not God.  It is not a universal consciousness.</p>
<p>At the end of our life when we pass away, our energy returns back to Gaia with our entire life experience.  Except, of course, for white cells that learned to keep this energy contained together and then reincarnate into another body.  When planet Earth ends, it will give its energy to the Solar mind.  When the Solar System ends, it will give its energy to the Galaxy, and so on until the Universe ends and gives its energy to God.  At which point, God finally gets to experience life in this dimension.</p>
<p><em>But what about the Force?</em></p>
<p>The Force could be defined as God’s consciousness.  It is spread throughout the Universe (a very big place) like light from the Stars.  In fact the module <a href="http://catalog.higherbalance.com/product/57/unbound">UNBOUND (Core III)</a> describes sunlight as being one of the ways that the Force communicates with us.</p>
<blockquote><p>Because the suns throw off solar radiation that bombards the planet in multiple frequencies, and such and that’s how we receive a portion of communication.</p></blockquote>
<p>But very intense, very collected concentrations of God’s frequency are very rare.   Because, in part, due to the collective consciousness.</p>
<p>Many people say they believe in God and worship God.  But the current collective consciousness of humanity (and our own subconscious) is very much affected by the science and the need for proof.  The grid has been pushing God away because he can’t be found consistently in a laboratory.</p>
<p>The Force is very aware of us but it seldom enters us.  It’s intensity to too much for us to handle.  And it is too much of an anomaly for the Grid.  You could say that our own thoughts keep it away.</p>
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		<title>95 Questions You Should Know Before You Die</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2011 22:01:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Knowledge]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Here they are: What is the meaning of life? Does God exist? What is the soul? Where does a soul come from? What is God like? Where did God come from? How does God communicate? How come ancient religions had many Gods and current religions believe in one God? What happens when the Universe ends? [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Here they are:</p>
<ol>
<li>What is the meaning of life?</li>
<li>Does God exist?</li>
<li>What is the soul?</li>
<li>Where does a soul come from?</li>
<li>What is God like?</li>
<li>Where did God come from?</li>
<li>How does God communicate?</li>
<li>How come ancient religions had many Gods and current religions believe in one God?</li>
<li>What happens when the Universe ends?</li>
<li>What happens when we die?</li>
<li>Is God all-seeing and all-knowing?</li>
<li>Why does evil exist in the world?</li>
<li>Why do bad things happen to good people?</li>
<li>Is there a difference between evil and immoral?</li>
<li>Can I learn to listen to and communicate with God?</li>
<li>What is the purpose of dreams?</li>
<li>How come I sometimes dream about things that later come true?</li>
<li>What is the force behind evolution?</li>
<li>How does a butterfly get owl eyes as a pattern on its wings?</li>
<li>What does God wish for humanity?</li>
<li>Why do I feel more peaceful when I am in nature, away from people?</li>
<li>When I try to learn meditation, why does something always try to distract me?</li>
<li>How much time does meditation take?</li>
<li>What is the difference between meditation and prayer?</li>
<li>Can spirituality help me be a better person?</li>
<li>Is there a better way to learn about God than ancient documents/scriptures?</li>
<li>Have miracles been done in the past?</li>
<li>Do miracles exist today?</li>
<li>Can one learn to perform miracles?</li>
<li>Why do some people constantly seek spirituality and others do not?</li>
<li>Why do some people constantly question religion?</li>
<li>Is the future pre-written?</li>
<li>Where does “déjà vu” come from?</li>
<li>Does studying my own psychology have a spiritual benefit?</li>
<li>Is there an advantage to being optimistic, spiritually speaking?</li>
<li>How do psychics predict the future with such accuracy?</li>
<li>Can one learn to be psychic?</li>
<li>If one did develop as a psychic, what other use could that have?</li>
<li>Does faith healing work?</li>
<li>Can one learn to heal others?</li>
<li>How has the internet affected mankind?</li>
<li>Is technology at odds with spirituality?</li>
<li>Do ghosts exist?</li>
<li>If ghosts exist, does that prove there is an afterlife?</li>
<li>How can I protect myself from negative things?</li>
<li>Do demons exist?</li>
<li>Can I be possessed by a demon?</li>
<li>Does life exist on other planets?</li>
<li>Why do I sometimes hear tones in my head that make me think I have tinnitus?</li>
<li>Is life spread throughout the Universe?</li>
<li>Do UFOs exist?</li>
<li>Where do UFOs come from?</li>
<li>How come UFOs take such care to not affect people?</li>
<li>Why does God seem so far away sometimes?</li>
<li>Why is there so much chaos in the world right now?</li>
<li>Is there anything that can be done about the chaos?</li>
<li>Does what happens elsewhere in the world affect me, e.g. political protests in the Middle East?</li>
<li>Do other people’s emotions affect me?</li>
<li>What will happen to the world in 2012?</li>
<li>How could a pole shift affect mankind?</li>
<li>Do other Universes exist?</li>
<li>Is travel between Universes possible?</li>
<li>Does time travel exist?</li>
<li>What is the answer to the Grandfather paradox?</li>
<li>Have other civilizations risen on planet Earth before the current one?</li>
<li>What do Buddhists mean when they say to follow “the Middle Way”?</li>
<li>Is life an illusion?</li>
<li>Does being spiritual mean I have to be passive in life?</li>
<li>Why are some locations on the planet considered “sacred” or “spiritual”?</li>
<li>Is there any technology that exists that can boost me spiritually?</li>
<li>I remember some amazing and magical things happening to me as child.  How come they don’t happen anymore?</li>
<li>I think I saw this miracle once, but now I can hardly remember it.  It seems like a dream.  Why does that happen?</li>
<li>Can someone else affect my dreams?</li>
<li>Do the people I surround myself with affect my spiritual life?</li>
<li>Would I be better off if I just went to a cave to meditate for a few years?</li>
<li>I feel the need to travel around the world, but I can never find what exactly I am looking for.  What am I looking for?</li>
<li>Why does this voice in my head keep pushing me to study different religious and spiritual beliefs?</li>
<li>Were there other people on the planet like Jesus?</li>
<li>Does the weather affect my spiritual life?</li>
<li>Are the Sun and stars more than just burning balls of gas?</li>
<li>Why are there spirals everywhere in the Universe from very small things to very large things?</li>
<li>Do systems like Voodoo actually affect people?</li>
<li>Is there a set of rules for living that can be applied in any situation?</li>
<li>Can a small group of people affect the whole world?</li>
<li>Why is it such a shock to me when I travel to other countries and see the different way that different peoples live?</li>
<li>Why is there so much violence in movies today?</li>
<li>Why am I so interested in Science Fiction?</li>
<li>Do movies affect the planet in any way?</li>
<li>Why do creative people often seem very spiritual?</li>
<li>Where does imagination come from?</li>
<li>Am I too old to change or learn new spiritual things?</li>
<li>Is achieving spiritual growth more difficult for a woman?</li>
<li>Are there things I can do to make my children more open to spirituality?</li>
<li>Are there people or groups out there working against God?</li>
<li>How come I sometimes meet a new person and it is like we have known each other our entire lives even though we have never met?</li>
</ol>
<p>Can your teacher/religion answer these questions?</p>
<p>Mine can.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.higherbalance.com/">Higher Balance Institute</a></p>
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		<title>Kairos Portland June 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 2010 00:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The next big event has been announced and is being readied as you read this.  See www.hbikairos.com Kairos is an ancient Greek word meaning the right or opportune moment (the supreme moment). The ancient Greeks had two words for time, chronos and kairos. While the former refers to chronological or sequential time, the latter signifies [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The next big event has been announced and is being readied as you read this.  See <a href="http://www.hbikairos.com">www.hbikairos.com</a></p>
<blockquote><p>Kairos is an ancient Greek word meaning the right or opportune moment (the supreme moment). The ancient Greeks had two words for time, chronos and kairos. While the former refers to chronological or sequential time, the latter signifies a time in between, a moment of undetermined period of time in which something special happens.</p></blockquote>
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		<title>Overcooked Skeptics</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Nov 2010 23:40:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[from http://www.hplusmagazine.com/editors-blog/precognition-real-cornell-university-lab-releases-powerful-new-evidence-human-mind-can- &#8230;skepticism can be overdone.  Freedictionary.com defines a skeptic as “One who instinctively or habitually doubts, questions, or disagrees with assertions or generally accepted conclusions.”  A certain amount of skepticism is important for science.  While science has sometimes upheld traditional beliefs, it has often upturned them.  Telescopes and spacecraft revealed airless space and hunks [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>from <a href="http://www.hplusmagazine.com/editors-blog/precognition-real-cornell-university-lab-releases-powerful-new-evidence-human-mind-can-">http://www.hplusmagazine.com/editors-blog/precognition-real-cornell-university-lab-releases-powerful-new-evidence-human-mind-can-</a></p>
<blockquote><p>&#8230;skepticism can be overdone.  Freedictionary.com defines a skeptic as “One who instinctively or habitually doubts, questions, or disagrees with assertions or generally accepted conclusions.”  A certain amount of skepticism is important for science.  While science has sometimes upheld traditional beliefs, it has often upturned them.  Telescopes and spacecraft revealed airless space and hunks of rock in the sky, not gods or ancestors.  But there’s one thing skepticism is <em>not</em> about — it is not about rejecting observed data because it disagrees with current theoretical understanding.  One of the disturbing features of psi research in the last few decades has been the exceptional derision it’s faced from some individuals and groups purporting to advocate rationality and skepticism.</p>
<p>For instance we have CSICOP (the Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal, pronounced “Psi Cop”), a well-funded organization devoted specifically to debunking claims of psi phenomena, with multimillion dollar headquarters in New York and LA.  In 2006, CSICOP changed its name to CSI (the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry), but continues to use the csicop.org Internet domain.</p>
<p>On their website, CSICOP states that their brand of skepticism “does not reject claims on a priori grounds, antecedent to inquiry, but examines them objectively and carefully.”  And yet, listen to Lee Nisbet, former Executive Director of CSICOP: &#8220;[Belief in psi is] a very dangerous phenomenon. Dangerous to science, dangerous to the basic fabric of our society… We feel it is the duty of the scientific community to show that these beliefs are utterly screwball.&#8221;  To my mind, this isn’t skepticism — it’s dogma.  A real skeptic would want to investigate claims like Bem’s with an open mind, to understand the real truth, regardless of beliefs or biases one way or another.</p>
<p>&#8230;</p></blockquote>
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		<title>Handbook Goes Ebook</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Nov 2010 19:57:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Handbook of the Navigator is now available in an ebook version for Kindle.  See www.amazon.com.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Handbook of the Navigator is now available in an ebook version for Kindle.  See <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Handbook-Navigator-CORE-Consciousness-ebook/dp/B001NEKDDG/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top">www.amazon.com</a>.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://esotericvoyage.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Handbookkindle.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-1411 aligncenter" title="Handbookkindle" src="http://esotericvoyage.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Handbookkindle.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="300" /></a></p>
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		<title>Animals before Earthquakes</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Sep 2010 20:56:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[from http://www.drgeorgepc.com/EarthquakePredictionChina.html &#8230; Research being carried out in China has indicated that recognition of unusual animal behavior in a systematic way can lead and be used, in conjunction with other methods, as a means of predicting large and potentially destructive earthquakes. The following are examples of observed unusual animal behavior before major earthquakes occurred. &#8230; [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>from <a href="http://www.drgeorgepc.com/EarthquakePredictionChina.html">http://www.drgeorgepc.com/EarthquakePredictionChina.html</a></p>
<blockquote><p>&#8230;</p>
<p>Research being carried out in China has indicated that recognition of unusual animal behavior in a systematic way can lead and be used, in conjunction with other methods, as a means of predicting large and potentially destructive earthquakes. The following are examples of observed unusual animal behavior before major earthquakes occurred.</p>
<p>&#8230;</p>
<p>In 1920, the largest earthquake to hit China with a magnitude of 8.5 occurred in Haiyuan County, Ninghxia Province. According to reports of eyewitnesses, prior to this earthquake, wolves were seen running around in packs, dogs were barking unusually, and sparrows were flying around wildly. It is reported that prior to the 6.8 magnitude earthquake in 1966 in Hsingtai County, Hopei Province, in Northern China, all the dogs at a village near the epicenter had deserted their kennels and thus survived the disaster.</p>
<p>&#8230;</p>
<p>Prior to the earthquake of July 18, 1969, (magnitude 7.4) in the Bohai Sea, unusual behavior was observed in seagulls, sharks, and five different species of fish. Based on observations of unusual behavior of giant pandas, deer, yaks, loaches, tigers and other animals, a warning was issued at the Tientsin People&#8217;s Park Zoo, two hours before the earthquake struck.</p>
<p>The Chinese began to study systematically the unusual animal behavior, and the Haicheng earthquake of February 1975 was predicted successfully as early as in mid-December of 1974. The most unusual circumstance of animal behavior was that of snakes that came out of hibernation and froze on the surface of the earth. Also a group of rats appeared. These events were succeeded by a swarm of earthquakes at the end of December 1974. During the following month, in January 1975, thousands of reports of unusual animal behavior were received from the general area. Local people saw hibernating snakes coming out from their holes and into the snow. In the first three days in February the activity intensified even more and unusual behavior of the larger animals such as cows, horses, dogs and pigs was reported. On February 4, 1975, an earthquake of magnitude 7.3 struck the Haicheng County, Liaoning Province.</p>
<p>&#8230;</p>
<p>Surveys done in China show that the largest number of cases of unusual animal behavior precede the earthquake, particularly in the 24 hours before it strikes. In other parts of China where major earthquakes have been preceded by foreshocks, unusual behavior in rats, fish, and snakes were observed as early as three days prior to the earthquake, but continuing to several hours, or even a few minutes before.</p>
<p>&#8230;</p></blockquote>
<p>from <a href="http://www.drgeorgepc.com/Earthquake1975ChinaHaicheng.html">http://www.drgeorgepc.com/Earthquake1975ChinaHaicheng.html</a></p>
<blockquote><p>&#8230;</p>
<p>Haicheng (at 40.83N, 122.75E) is a densely populated, industrialized city of about 1 million. However, the affected region had a population of more than 3 million. Although the earthquake was extremely damaging to property and caused heavy economic losses, the death toll was relatively low as this event had been predicted and evacuation had been ordered.</p>
<p>The Haicheng earthquake was the first earthquake to be predicted with some degree of accuracy. The following is an overview of the parameters and of some of the extraordinary precursor phenomena that proceeded this event &#8211; which were widely observed or recorded, thus contributing to a successful prediction. A detailed report on this event has been compiled by the Earthquake Administration of the Liaoning Province. The following is a brief overview.</p>
<p>&#8230;</p>
<p>Precursor earthquake activity in the Haicheng area intensified on February 3,1975. On February 4 &#8211; the day of the earthquake &#8211; based primarily on the observed unusual behavior of animals, a local county government authority issued a specific evacuation order for the immediate area. Subsequent actions that were taken, effectively constituted an imminent (and successful) prediction that an earthquake would strike. Based on these warnings that were issued about 5 1/2 hours prior to the event, a massive evacuation begun in the afternoon and early evening of February 4&#8243;. However, the evacuation was extremely uneven across the region, as critical decisions to evacuate or not were made unilaterally by the local government authorities and by individual citizens acting spontaneously and independently. Nonetheless, these evacuation actions helped save thousands of lives. Also, the timing of the earthquake at 19:36 in the evening contributed to minimizing the overall death toll.</p>
<p>&#8230;</p></blockquote>
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		<title>Good Study Habits</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 21:29:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[from http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/07/health/views/07mind.html?_r=1&#38;hpw &#8230;In recent years, cognitive scientists have shown that a few simple techniques can reliably improve what matters most: how much a student learns from studying&#8230; For instance, instead of sticking to one study location, simply alternating the room where a person studies improves retention. So does studying distinct but related skills or concepts [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>from <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/07/health/views/07mind.html?_r=1&amp;hpw">http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/07/health/views/07mind.html?_r=1&amp;hpw</a></p>
<blockquote><p>&#8230;In recent years, cognitive scientists have shown that a few simple techniques can reliably improve what matters most: how much a student learns from studying&#8230;</p>
<p>For instance, instead of sticking to one study location, simply alternating the room where a person studies improves retention. So does studying distinct but related skills or concepts in one sitting, rather than focusing intensely on a single thing&#8230;</p>
<p>Take the notion that children have specific learning styles, that some are “visual learners” and others are auditory; some are “left-brain” students, others “right-brain.” In a recent review of the relevant research, published in the journal Psychological Science in the Public Interest, a team of psychologists found almost zero support for such ideas&#8230;</p>
<p>These findings extend well beyond math, even to aesthetic intuitive learning. In an experiment published last month in the journal Psychology and Aging, researchers found that college students and adults of retirement age were better able to distinguish the painting styles of 12 unfamiliar artists after viewing mixed collections (assortments, including works from all 12) than after viewing a dozen works from one artist, all together, then moving on to the next painter&#8230;</p>
<p>When the neural suitcase is packed carefully and gradually, it holds its contents for far, far longer. An hour of study tonight, an hour on the weekend, another session a week from now: such so-called spacing improves later recall, without requiring students to put in more overall study effort or pay more attention, dozens of studies have found.</p></blockquote>
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		<title>The Great Sleep</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 17:11:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just when people need spiritually and a connection to the Universe the most, they are seeking it in smaller and smaller numbers.  The following is a graph of the relative number of searches on Google for the word &#8220;meditation&#8221; over the last six years from Google Insight: This graph is searches for &#8220;spiritual&#8221;: This one [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Just when people need spiritually and a connection to the Universe the most, they are seeking it in smaller and smaller numbers.  The following is a graph of the relative number of searches on Google for the word &#8220;meditation&#8221; over the last six years from <a href="http://www.google.com/insights/search/#">Google Insight</a>:</p>
<p><a href="http://esotericvoyage.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/meditation.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1276" title="meditation" src="http://esotericvoyage.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/meditation.jpg" alt="" width="503" height="258" /></a></p>
<p>This graph is searches for &#8220;spiritual&#8221;:</p>
<p><a href="http://esotericvoyage.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/spiritual.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1277" title="spiritual" src="http://esotericvoyage.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/spiritual.jpg" alt="" width="504" height="258" /></a></p>
<p>This one is searches for &#8220;ghosts&#8221; (See <a href="http://esotericvoyage.com/blog/why-hunt-ghosts/">Why Hunt Ghosts</a>): Notice it peaks during Halloween ever year&#8230; a time when the veil gets thinner between this reality and other realities.</p>
<p><a href="http://esotericvoyage.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/ghosts1.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1312" title="ghosts" src="http://esotericvoyage.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/ghosts1.jpg" alt="" width="503" height="247" /></a></p>
<p>And these are at a time when the number of people connected to the Internet is rising. </p>
<p>Here is the opposite; the relative number of searches for &#8220;money&#8221;:</p>
<p><a href="http://esotericvoyage.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/google-insight-money.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1281" title="google insight - money" src="http://esotericvoyage.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/google-insight-money.jpg" alt="" width="504" height="258" /></a></p>
<p>When economic times are tough, people focus more on their physical well-being and less on their spiritual well-being.</p>
<p>Here are the top 3 graphs; meditation, spiritual &amp; ghosts on the same chart:</p>
<p><a href="http://esotericvoyage.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/google-insight-med-spirit-ghosts.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1314" title="google insight med spirit ghosts" src="http://esotericvoyage.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/google-insight-med-spirit-ghosts.jpg" alt="" width="504" height="258" /></a></p>
<p>The volume of  the searches is similar; now add a 4th, money to the same graph:</p>
<p><a href="http://esotericvoyage.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/google-insight-med-sp-gh-money.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1315" title="google insight med sp gh money" src="http://esotericvoyage.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/google-insight-med-sp-gh-money.jpg" alt="" width="503" height="258" /></a></p>
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		<title>The Zoo Hypothesis</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 May 2010 01:53:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fermi_paradox The Fermi paradox is the apparent contradiction between high estimates of the probability of the existence of extraterrestrial civilizations and the lack of evidence for, or contact with, such civilizations. &#8230; from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoo_hypothesis The zoo hypothesis is one of a number of suggestions that have been advanced in response to the Fermi paradox, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fermi_paradox">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fermi_paradox</a></p>
<blockquote><p>The <strong>Fermi paradox</strong> is the apparent contradiction between high estimates of the probability of the existence of extraterrestrial civilizations and the lack of evidence for, or contact with, such civilizations.</p>
<p>&#8230;</p></blockquote>
<p>from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoo_hypothesis">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoo_hypothesis</a></p>
<blockquote><p>The <strong>zoo hypothesis</strong> is one of a number of suggestions that have been advanced in response to the Fermi paradox, regarding the apparent absence of evidence in support of the existence of advanced extraterrestrial life. According to this hypothesis, aliens would generally avoid making their presence known to humanity, or avoid exerting an influence on human development, somewhat akin to zookeepers observing animals in a zoo, or experimental scientists observing a study that closer examination would ruin.</p>
<p>Adherents of the hypothesis consider that Earth and humans are being secretly surveyed using equipment located on Earth or elsewhere in the Solar System which relays information back to the observers. It is also suggested that overt contact will eventually be made with humanity once humans reach a certain level of development.</p></blockquote>
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