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#169 From: afrodisiauk
Date: Wed Jan 12, 2005 3:50 am
Subject: feng shui & Tsunami disaster
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Hello to all, and best wishes for the coming year.

Feng Shui and Chinese Astrology expert Master Simon Wong has written
some very interesting stuff about the tsunami disaster, as well as
predictions for the coming year.

http://www.yellowdragon-feng-shui.co.uk/tsunami.html


Andrew.

#168 From: "Masterwolf29 Donald" <manybutone@...>
Date: Thu Dec 30, 2004 12:51 am
Subject: >>> They need us now...please help if you can <<<
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Please send your prayers to all who have been touched by the recent horrible
Earthquake and the Tsunami that has followed. Having lived in a house that was
in the direct path of a Tornado about 9 years ago and experiencing the aftermath
(entire neighborhoods leveled...debris everywhere...etc.) I can definitely
relate. In my case it was only a material loss and material can always be
replaced...life cannot...but I do fully understand how disoriented these poor
people find themselves in now and I know from experience how great it feels to
know people are wanting to help.
      Please send prayers to the people and areas that have been affected and if
you comfortably can please give to any legitimate charities which are trying to
help these people and countries.

Peace and love,
Donnie
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#167 From: "Masterwolf29 Donald" <manybutone@...>
Date: Fri Dec 10, 2004 1:06 pm
Subject: >> STOP...and reflect on the past year <<
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I want to wish everyone a Happy Holiday season( Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa )
and a very happy and prosperous 2005.
      Being a member of many Yahoo Groups I have learned a lot over the past year
from all of the great members and made a few friends   : ) .  Much of what I
have learned has enlightened me greatly both personally and about my project and
mission. I am now more focused and determined than ever with my work.
      I ask that everyone STOP for a moment...just a moment...and reflect on all
you have gained in the past year in all areas of your life, reflect on all you
hope to accomplish with renewed focus and determination in 2005, and last but
certainly not least...say a prayer in your belief directed at healing our World.
      Reach for all of your dreams in 2005 and make one of those dreams peace for
us all  : )


Until we talk again...stay safe,
Donnie Ryles
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#166 From: "Stephen Wells" <JSTEVEKANE@...>
Date: Mon Aug 23, 2004 6:43 pm
Subject: flyers
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sometimes when people see me doing tai chi in the park they ask me questions

i would like some flyers to give them

where is the best place for me to pick them up

shall i pass by the library in St john street one thursday evening

that flyer with tanya on is quite a good one

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#165 From: afrodisiauk
Date: Mon Apr 19, 2004 12:44 am
Subject: News from Master Simon Wong/Yellowdragon
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This group has been fairly inactive for a while now, but I thought
you'd be interested to know that Master Simon Wong is still out there,
and busy on many fronts.

On the martial arts side, the Yellowdragon kung fu site has been
completely redesigned, featuring many magazine articles that Master
Wong has featured in, as well as extensive background information on
the Yellowdragon Fist system

http://www.yellowdragon-kung-fu.co.uk/

Talking Astrology, Master Wong has made available his monthly Chinese
Calendar to download free of charge. It shows good and bad days and
times to do important things.

http://www.yellowdragon-feng-shui.co.uk/index-calendar.htm

You can also see pictures of Master Wong at one of London's top
Chinese restaurants to do fortune telling.

http://www.yellowdragon-astrology.co.uk/kai.htm

Master Simon Wong's book "Success for 2004: Flying Star Feng Shui and
Chinese Astrology" is available to download now from the Yellowdragon
store, price $14.95. Master Wong's book, which has proven extremely
popular in previous years, contains extensive feng shui advice for the
Year of the Monkey, as well as the day by day Chinese calendar for the
entire year.

http://www.yellowdragon.co.uk/store

Master Simon Wong returned to Switzerland with his senior Feng Shui
consultants to study landscape feng shui. Check out the photos here.

http://www.yellowdragon.co.uk/gallery/fengshui/switzerland2003/index.htm

You may also know that Master Wong is a talented musician, but did you
know about his many celebrity fans? You'll find some photos of some
very famous faces holding his CDs at:

http://www.yellowdragon-music.co.uk/pages/famousfaces.html

Master Simon Wong's latest music video 'Life is a Dream' is now online
for you to enjoy. Produced and directed by Master Wong on location in
Scotland, the video features YD vocalist Tania Levin.

http://www.yellowdragon-music.co.uk/pages/videos.htm

best wishes from all at Yellowdragon.

#161 From: afrodisiauk
Date: Fri Apr 2, 2004 11:18 pm
Subject: chinese calendar
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hi, i thought this Chinese astrology calendar might be of interest to
the group, you can download it every month free of charge

http://www.yellowdragon-feng-shui.c0.uk/index-calendar.html

#159 From: "masterwolf29" <manybutone@...>
Date: Tue Mar 23, 2004 5:50 am
Subject: 9-11 and Spanish terror connections
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Maybe off subject but relevant now.  Strong connections to the
      9-11 U.S attacks and recent Spanish
      terror attacks in a 1997 copyrighted poetry book.Weird. Check it
      out...trying to get all beliefs together World-wide in peace
with
      the work ...and they need a publisher too

      http://www.home.ipa.net/~dryles/www/MBOPindex.html

    Peace,
    Donnie

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#154 From: "frei72000" <spiritliber@...>
Date: Thu Nov 13, 2003 1:00 am
Subject: please help with free reading
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#153 From: "Stephen Wells" <JSTEVEKANE@...>
Date: Sat Oct 4, 2003 11:36 am
Subject: advertising
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Do you have (or will you have) a press release for River to the sky you can
send me.Sandra and I will definately like to come along to the launch party

similarly do you have an e flyer for the dharma

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#152 From: "Stephen Wells" <JSTEVEKANE@...>
Date: Mon Sep 29, 2003 1:24 pm
Subject: yellow dragon music etc
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Si have a number of things on my mind which are bothering meI find the
amount of things you teach a little overpowering and because i am interested
in a number of them find it hard to focus i would appreciate your advice

Music

I enjoy making music and for the last few years have been concentrating on
percussion and singing howvever i soon hope to buy a computer and would like
to lay down some basic rythm track upon which i hope to base some remixs of
your dancefloor mantra

what kind of software do you currently use to record your music and in what
format would your tunes   available for remixes



Feng Shui

I am currently looking for a new place to live which in itself is a very
difficult task. Are there any basic feng shui tips you would give in
relation to feng shui when house hunting


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#150 From: "Interested Inquirer" <intinquirer@...>
Date: Mon Sep 15, 2003 10:39 pm
Subject: Dalai Lama visit provides a subject for scientists
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The Dalai Lama gives a teaching at the National Cathedral, Thursday, Sept. 11,
2003, in Washington. In a mix of religious traditions at the cathedral, Buddhist
monks sang, the Dalai Lama read from ancient Buddhist teachings, and bishops
prayed and read from the Bible. (AP Photo/Lawrence Jackson)

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Dalai Lama visit provides a subject for scientists (GB)
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September 12, 2003
The Boston Globe

The Dalai Lama, spiritual leader of an ancient religion, arrives in Boston
today with a surprising goal: changing the field of neuroscience.

For more than 15 years, the Dalai Lama has been inviting small groups of
top Western scientists to his Himalayan home for private discussions about
science and its potential links to Buddhist thought. At an MIT auditorium
tomorrow, the Tibetan leader will begin presiding over two days of intense
discussions -- the first ones open to the public -- aimed at understanding
what happens inside the meditating brain, and what it can reveal about the
broader workings of the human mind.

Though many Western researchers are skeptical about working with a man who
believes in reincarnation and was chosen for his position based on a vision
in a lake, the MIT conference quickly sold out to an audience of about
1,200 people, mainly scientists, and racked up a waiting list of 1,600.

The conference is designed to bring scientists and Buddhists together to
devise experiments that explore the unusual abilities of Buddhist monks and
others trained in meditation, with the goal of better understanding what
the brain can accomplish when carefully focused.

Top scientists say they have come to view meditation as an increasingly
important area of research and are thrilled at the Dalai Lama's promise to
send substantial numbers of Buddhist monks to Western laboratories, where
their brains can be studied with the latest scanning equipment.

"This is opening a secret body of rich knowledge that we have not had
access to," said Marlene Behrmann, who is speaking at the conference and is a
professor of psychology at Carnegie Mellon University. "It is a watershed."

Scientists who have met the Dalai Lama say they have been struck at his
openness to science. He has said he has been interested in science since he
was a boy, when he took wristwatches apart and put them back together.

His presence at the conference, said scientists who have met him, seems a
genuine effort to bring together science and the 2,500-year Buddhist
tradition in a productive new way -- while also making a political point
about his religion.

"It is too easy for people to imagine that Tibetan Buddhism is some far-off
ancient religion," said Eric Lander, the noted MIT genomics researcher, who
traveled to the Dalai Lama's home in exile in Dharamsala, India, for a
meeting last year. "It sends a very important message to say that Tibetan
Buddhists are not in the least reluctant to talk to scientists, even
scientists who do not agree with them."

Prominent Western scientists have already begun to find that meditation can
have a profound effect on the brain and the body. This month, University of
Wisconsin professor Richard J. Davidson published a paper showing that
people who meditated were able to mount a stronger fight against the flu --
suggesting that teaching the technique could help boost their immune
systems.

Meditation, his study showed, appeared to moderate the activity of a part
of the brain, the right prefrontal cortex, associated with negative emotions
like anger and fear. The meditators who experienced the greatest reduction
of activity in this area, the study showed, created the most antibodies to
fight the flu.

This weekend's conference, called "Investigating the Mind," is not
primarily focused on the health effects of meditation. It is organized around
three
broad topics -- attention, emotion, and mental imagery -- that are active
areas of research in brain science and which might benefit from the
participation of highly trained Buddhists.

Mental imagery is a vital question to scientists for its close links to
thinking and memory. One cannot remember the location of a parked car, for
instance, without such imagery.

Buddhists claim to be able to do things that directly contradict the
findings of Western scientists, said Stephen Kosslyn, a leading expert on
mental imagery who is a professor of psychology at Harvard University. In
studies of Western subjects, Kosslyn has found people can't hold onto a
detailed mental image, and take time to put the pieces of such an image
together. Buddhists, however, say they are able to hold a rich image in
mind for minutes at a time, and to conjure up a complex image practically
instantly, a process, he said, they describe as "like a fish leaping from
water."

Kosslyn, who is participating in the conference, said that he is skeptical
of those claims, but that a collaboration with Buddhist monks would yield
useful information about the brain.

"From my perspective, these are like the virtuosos of mental imagery," he
said. "They show what mental training can achieve."

At the heart of the conference, which is cosponsored by the McGovern
Institute for Brain Research at MIT, will be three sessions where the Dalai
Lama, joined by a panel of prominent scientists and Buddhist scholars, will
discuss ways to collaborate on future research. The goal, say conference
organizers, is to devise a specific research program, including
experiments.

The Mind and Life Institute will help find funding for experiments from
individual donors and foundations, with the hope that the National
Institutes of Health will begin to fund projects as well if the research
goes well.

The Dalai Lama has not made any specific promises about how many people
might participate in experiments, according to Adam Engle, the chairman and
co-founder of the Mind and Life Institute, which has been fostering
scientific exchanges with the Dalai Lama since 1987 and is cosponsoring the
conference.

Such a project could hold the potential to expand the field of neuroscience,
suggesting whole new areas of study. Davidson, for example, has embarked on
a research program to study compassion, an emotion that is a central concept
in Buddhist psychology, but which Western science has largely ignored. If
the Buddhists are correct, then Western researchers have missed an important
part of the brain's emotional machinery, one whose cultivation could have
profound effects on society.

"We want to place compassion center stage as a focus of legitimate
scientific inquiry," said Davidson. "These guys can turn it on at will."

For the Buddhists involved in the conference, the work is partly motivated
by curiosity. Understanding the true nature of the universe is a fundamental
tenet of Buddhism.

"Religions as a whole are prone to ossification and dogmatism," said B. Alan
Wallace, a scholar at the Mind and Life Institute and president of the Santa
Barbara Institute. A lively interaction with modern science, he said, "may
really help rescue Buddhism from this tendency."

The Dalai Lama has also told the scientists involved in the conference that
he hopes the research will yield techniques that everyone, Buddhist or
otherwise, can use to lead lives where positive emotions outweigh negative
ones. Buddhists believe that humans are prone to suffering because their
minds are overly focused on negative emotions.

By joining with the Buddhists, brain scientists could transform the inner
world the way science and technology has already transformed the outer
world, according to Tendzin Choegyal, the Dalai Lama's younger brother.

"I think this [conference] is very significant in mankind's pursuit of
happiness," Choegyal said.


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#149 From: "Stephen Wells" <JSTEVEKANE@...>
Date: Sun Sep 14, 2003 5:16 pm
Subject: Re: [Yellow Dragon Divination Club] The Jaguars and being attacked by evil spirits
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Hi

Just a short message to say i really enjoyed the buddhist ceremony held by
Master Simon Wong
today

i have felt very far away from his teachings as he has not held a dharma for
a long time and i have not attended a tai chi class for a long time

i believe he is holding another ceremony in october i advise anyone
interested to attend

J  Steve  K

ps

if you do any advertising for the next one please send me an eflyer and i
will pass it on to any interested friends



>From: "Stephen Wells" <JSTEVEKANE@...>
>Reply-To: yellowdragondivinationclub@yahoogroups.com
>To: yellowdragondivinationclub@yahoogroups.com, intinquirer@...
>Subject: Re: [Yellow Dragon Divination Club] The Jaguars and being attacked
>by evil spirits
>Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2003 14:28:31 +0100
>
>Thanks for your advise it all sounds very reasonable
>
>
> >From: "Interested Inquirer" <intinquirer@...>
> >Reply-To: yellowdragondivinationclub@yahoogroups.com
> >To: <yellowdragondivinationclub@yahoogroups.com>
> >Subject: Re: [Yellow Dragon Divination Club] The Jaguars and being
>attacked
> >by evil spirits
> >Date: Sun, 10 Aug 2003 22:40:38 -0400
> >
> >I am no authority so please pardon me if my response appears ignorant.  I
> >think it is entirely plausible that you could be attacked by evil spirits
> >because of karmic problems from a previous incarnation.  The emphasis of
> >your question seems to be on the problems that you have sleeping.  Dreams
> >of being subjugated by "warrior princess" types may indicate that you
>have
> >a fear of being dominated by women.  You don't mention whether or not you
> >are currently living with your girlfriend, but say that you may find a
> >place to live with her.  Do you have a good relationship with her in
>which
> >you feel free to express yourself and make your own decisions, or are you
> >concerned about being "controlled" by her?  I think you should make sure
> >that you have a healthy relationship with women in which you are able to
> >assert your masculinity, although without being too controlling or
> >domineering yourself, but don't allow yourself to feel stifled by such
> >relationships.
> >
> >You mention that you are a Christian.  Why not pray for deliverance from
> >any evil spirits which may be bothering you in the name of Jesus?  You
>may
> >also find it helpful to keep a holy picture (whether it is Jesus, Buddha,
> >Kuan Yin, St. Michael the Archangel -- any sacred person that you find
> >meaningful, and in whom you have confidence that they can and will help
> >you) at the head of your bed.  Praying and chanting a mantra before bed
> >time may also make things better.  This is also the kind of problem that
> >Grand Master Sheng Yen Lu has often been able to help people with.  We
>can
> >be adversely affected by things we have done in a previous incarnation,
>or
> >we can be plagued by spirits who have attached themselves to us.  I will
> >pray for you and I encourage other list members to do the same.
> >
> >If you find a new place to live, you should consider the type of Feng
>Shui
> >that it represents to make sure it is favorable.  Also, install a sacred
> >picture or image when you move into it.  My opinion: practicing sexual
> >purity and self-restraint in romantic relationships until there is a
> >commitment to marriage is also very necessary to make progress.  I hope
> >this helps you in some way.  Best wishes!
> >
> >(P. S.  I'm afraid I did not understand the reference to "looking at
>cards
> >in telephone boxes."  I am an American and did not know what you were
> >referring to.)
> >
> >   ----- Original Message -----
> >   From: jstevekane
> >   To: yellowdragondivinationclub@yahoogroups.com
> >   Sent: Saturday, August 09, 2003 5:41 AM
> >   Subject: [Yellow Dragon Divination Club] The Jaguars and being
>attacked
> >by evil spirits
> >
> >
> >   While i was in brazil last year i met a mediun who told me i have
> >   trouble sleeping (true) and this is because evil spirits attack me
> >   because they mistake me for my previous incarnation ( possible )
> >
> >   she said becaus of this it is important what religion i am (i
> >   consider myself to be a christian who practises (buddhist/taoist)
> >   meditation
> >
> >   she also said it is very important where i live
> >
> >   I am currently looking for a new place to live maybe with my
> >   girlfriend and not sleeping well
> >
> >   I have had a number of dreams lately of being subjugated by zena
> >   warrior princess types and have foundf myself looking at cards in
> >   telephone boxes  you may laugh (those of you who know me will
> >   certainly laugh) but this is quite serious
> >
> >   what do you think i should do?
> >
> >
> >
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Date: Tue Aug 26, 2003 2:42 am
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Date: Thu Aug 14, 2003 3:11 am
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#145 From: "Stephen Wells" <JSTEVEKANE@...>
Date: Mon Aug 11, 2003 1:28 pm
Subject: Re: [Yellow Dragon Divination Club] The Jaguars and being attacked by evil spirits
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Thanks for your advise it all sounds very reasonable


>From: "Interested Inquirer" <intinquirer@...>
>Reply-To: yellowdragondivinationclub@yahoogroups.com
>To: <yellowdragondivinationclub@yahoogroups.com>
>Subject: Re: [Yellow Dragon Divination Club] The Jaguars and being attacked
>by evil spirits
>Date: Sun, 10 Aug 2003 22:40:38 -0400
>
>I am no authority so please pardon me if my response appears ignorant.  I
>think it is entirely plausible that you could be attacked by evil spirits
>because of karmic problems from a previous incarnation.  The emphasis of
>your question seems to be on the problems that you have sleeping.  Dreams
>of being subjugated by "warrior princess" types may indicate that you have
>a fear of being dominated by women.  You don't mention whether or not you
>are currently living with your girlfriend, but say that you may find a
>place to live with her.  Do you have a good relationship with her in which
>you feel free to express yourself and make your own decisions, or are you
>concerned about being "controlled" by her?  I think you should make sure
>that you have a healthy relationship with women in which you are able to
>assert your masculinity, although without being too controlling or
>domineering yourself, but don't allow yourself to feel stifled by such
>relationships.
>
>You mention that you are a Christian.  Why not pray for deliverance from
>any evil spirits which may be bothering you in the name of Jesus?  You may
>also find it helpful to keep a holy picture (whether it is Jesus, Buddha,
>Kuan Yin, St. Michael the Archangel -- any sacred person that you find
>meaningful, and in whom you have confidence that they can and will help
>you) at the head of your bed.  Praying and chanting a mantra before bed
>time may also make things better.  This is also the kind of problem that
>Grand Master Sheng Yen Lu has often been able to help people with.  We can
>be adversely affected by things we have done in a previous incarnation, or
>we can be plagued by spirits who have attached themselves to us.  I will
>pray for you and I encourage other list members to do the same.
>
>If you find a new place to live, you should consider the type of Feng Shui
>that it represents to make sure it is favorable.  Also, install a sacred
>picture or image when you move into it.  My opinion: practicing sexual
>purity and self-restraint in romantic relationships until there is a
>commitment to marriage is also very necessary to make progress.  I hope
>this helps you in some way.  Best wishes!
>
>(P. S.  I'm afraid I did not understand the reference to "looking at cards
>in telephone boxes."  I am an American and did not know what you were
>referring to.)
>
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: jstevekane
>   To: yellowdragondivinationclub@yahoogroups.com
>   Sent: Saturday, August 09, 2003 5:41 AM
>   Subject: [Yellow Dragon Divination Club] The Jaguars and being attacked
>by evil spirits
>
>
>   While i was in brazil last year i met a mediun who told me i have
>   trouble sleeping (true) and this is because evil spirits attack me
>   because they mistake me for my previous incarnation ( possible )
>
>   she said becaus of this it is important what religion i am (i
>   consider myself to be a christian who practises (buddhist/taoist)
>   meditation
>
>   she also said it is very important where i live
>
>   I am currently looking for a new place to live maybe with my
>   girlfriend and not sleeping well
>
>   I have had a number of dreams lately of being subjugated by zena
>   warrior princess types and have foundf myself looking at cards in
>   telephone boxes  you may laugh (those of you who know me will
>   certainly laugh) but this is quite serious
>
>   what do you think i should do?
>
>
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#144 From: "Interested Inquirer" <intinquirer@...>
Date: Mon Aug 11, 2003 2:40 am
Subject: Re: [Yellow Dragon Divination Club] The Jaguars and being attacked by evil spirits
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I am no authority so please pardon me if my response appears ignorant.  I think
it is entirely plausible that you could be attacked by evil spirits because of
karmic problems from a previous incarnation.  The emphasis of your question
seems to be on the problems that you have sleeping.  Dreams of being subjugated
by "warrior princess" types may indicate that you have a fear of being dominated
by women.  You don't mention whether or not you are currently living with your
girlfriend, but say that you may find a place to live with her.  Do you have a
good relationship with her in which you feel free to express yourself and make
your own decisions, or are you concerned about being "controlled" by her?  I
think you should make sure that you have a healthy relationship with women in
which you are able to assert your masculinity, although without being too
controlling or domineering yourself, but don't allow yourself to feel stifled by
such relationships.

You mention that you are a Christian.  Why not pray for deliverance from any
evil spirits which may be bothering you in the name of Jesus?  You may also find
it helpful to keep a holy picture (whether it is Jesus, Buddha, Kuan Yin, St.
Michael the Archangel -- any sacred person that you find meaningful, and in whom
you have confidence that they can and will help you) at the head of your bed. 
Praying and chanting a mantra before bed time may also make things better.  This
is also the kind of problem that Grand Master Sheng Yen Lu has often been able
to help people with.  We can be adversely affected by things we have done in a
previous incarnation, or we can be plagued by spirits who have attached
themselves to us.  I will pray for you and I encourage other list members to do
the same.

If you find a new place to live, you should consider the type of Feng Shui that
it represents to make sure it is favorable.  Also, install a sacred picture or
image when you move into it.  My opinion: practicing sexual purity and
self-restraint in romantic relationships until there is a commitment to marriage
is also very necessary to make progress.  I hope this helps you in some way. 
Best wishes!

(P. S.  I'm afraid I did not understand the reference to "looking at cards in
telephone boxes."  I am an American and did not know what you were referring
to.)

   ----- Original Message -----
   From: jstevekane
   To: yellowdragondivinationclub@yahoogroups.com
   Sent: Saturday, August 09, 2003 5:41 AM
   Subject: [Yellow Dragon Divination Club] The Jaguars and being attacked by
evil spirits


   While i was in brazil last year i met a mediun who told me i have
   trouble sleeping (true) and this is because evil spirits attack me
   because they mistake me for my previous incarnation ( possible )

   she said becaus of this it is important what religion i am (i
   consider myself to be a christian who practises (buddhist/taoist)
   meditation

   she also said it is very important where i live

   I am currently looking for a new place to live maybe with my
   girlfriend and not sleeping well

   I have had a number of dreams lately of being subjugated by zena
   warrior princess types and have foundf myself looking at cards in
   telephone boxes  you may laugh (those of you who know me will
   certainly laugh) but this is quite serious

   what do you think i should do?



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#143 From: "jstevekane" <JSTEVEKANE@...>
Date: Sat Aug 9, 2003 9:41 am
Subject: The Jaguars and being attacked by evil spirits
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While i was in brazil last year i met a mediun who told me i have
trouble sleeping (true) and this is because evil spirits attack me
because they mistake me for my previous incarnation ( possible )

she said becaus of this it is important what religion i am (i
consider myself to be a christian who practises (buddhist/taoist)
meditation

she also said it is very important where i live

I am currently looking for a new place to live maybe with my
girlfriend and not sleeping well

I have had a number of dreams lately of being subjugated by zena
warrior princess types and have foundf myself looking at cards in
telephone boxes  you may laugh (those of you who know me will
certainly laugh) but this is quite serious

what do you think i should do?

#142 From: "StarLady <astara_63118@...>" <astara_63118@...>
Date: Tue Feb 18, 2003 7:31 am
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I apologize for the double posting (the standing by passively mute)
one. I sent that one via e-mail. Aparently it works better to use
copy and paste. Which is what I used for (the art of gentle blessing)
Starlady

#141 From: "StarLady <astara_63118@...>" <astara_63118@...>
Date: Tue Feb 18, 2003 7:29 am
Subject: The Gentle Art of Blessing
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THE GENTLE ART OF BLESSING

by Pierre Pradervand



On awakening, bless this day, for it is already full of unseen good
which your blessings will call forth; for to bless is to acknowledge
the unlimited good that is embedded in the very texture of the
universe and awaiting each and all.

On passing people in the street, on the bus, in places of work and
play, bless them. The peace of your blessing will accompany them on
their way and the aura of its gentle fragrance will be a light to
their path.

On meeting and talking to people, bless them in their health, their
work, their joy, their relationships to God, themselves, and others.
Bless them in their abundance, their finances...bless them in every
conceivable way, for such blessings not only sow seeds of healing but
one day will spring forth as flowers of joy in the waste places of
your own life.

As you walk, bless the city in which you live, its government and
teachers, its nurses and streetsweepers, its children and bankers,
its priests and prostitutes. The minute anyone expresses the least
aggression or unkindness to you, respond with a blessing: bless them
totally, sincerely, joyfully, for such blessings are a shield which
protects them from the ignorance of their misdeed, and deflects the
arrow that was aimed at you.

To bless means to wish, unconditionally, total, unrestricted good for
others and events from the deepest wellspring in the innermost
chamber of your heart: it means to hallow, to hold in reverence, to
behold with utter awe that which is always a gift from the Creator.
He who is hallowed by your blessing is set aside, consecrated, holy,
whole. To bless is yet to invoke divine care upon, to think or speak
gratefully for, to confer happiness upon - although we ourselves are
never the bestower, but simply the joyful witnesses of Life's
abundance.

To bless all without discrimination of any sort is the ultimate form
of giving, because those you bless will never know from whence came
the sudden ray of sun that burst through the clouds of their skies,
and you will rarely be a witness to the sunlight in their lives.

When something goes completely askew in your day, some unexpected
event knocks down your plans and you too also, burst into blessing:
for life is teaching you a lesson, and the very event you believe to
be unwanted, you yourself called forth, so as to learn the lesson you
might balk against were you not to bless it. Trials are blessings in
disguise, and hosts of angels follow in their path.

To bless is to acknowledge the omnipresent, universal beauty hidden
to material eyes; it is to activate that law of attraction which,
from the furthest reaches of the universe, will bring into your life
exactly what you need to experience and enjoy.

When you pass a prison, mentally bless its inmates in their innocence
and freedom, their gentleness, pure essence and unconditional
forgiveness; for one can only be prisoner of one's self-image, and a
free man can walk unshackled in the courtyard of a jail, just as
citizens of countries where freedom reigns can be prisoners when fear
lurks in their thoughts.

When you pass a hospital, bless its patients in their present
wholeness, for even in their suffering, this wholeness awaits in them
to be discovered. When your eyes behold a man in tears, or seemingly
broken by life, bless him in his vitality and joy: for the material
senses present but the inverted image of the ultimate splendor and
perfection which only the inner eye beholds.

It is impossible to bless and to judge at the same time. So hold
constantly as a deep, hallowed, intoned thought that desire to bless,
for truly then shall you become a peacemaker, and one day you shall,
everywhere, behold the very face of God.

Pierre Pradervand, prader@...
Ateliers Vivre Autrement,
3, bd James-Fazy,
CH-1201 Geneva, Switzerland
http://www.life.int.ch

P.S. And of course, above all, don't forget to bless the utterly
beautiful person YOU are!
-------------
Source - "The Gentle Art of Blessing", to be published.
------------
Another P.S., this time from Barbara.

I met Pierre Pradervand, May 1999, at The Hague Appeal for Peace
conference in The Netherlands. He read to me "The Gentle Art of
Blessing" in the Peace Sanctuary, a room set aside for prayer and
meditation. When he finished, he asked me to join him in blessing
those whose acts are affecting this earth, and we have done this.
First he has given a name to bless, and we have quietly blessed this
person. Then I have given a name to bless. We have run through a long
list of names of our leaders on both sides of world issues.

Perhaps what we have done at The Hague you will wish to do in your
home, or in your place of worship or meditation.

#140 From: Astara <astara_63118@...>
Date: Fri Feb 14, 2003 8:42 pm
Subject: Fwd: "We Stand Passively Mute" - everyone should at least read this and think about what it says - David
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> Subject: "We Stand Passively Mute" - everyone
> should at least read this and think about what
> it says - David
> Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2003 11:56:10 -0500
>
> Statement
> by US Senator Robert Byrd
> Senate Floor Speech
>
> We Stand Passively Mute
>
> Wednesday 12 February 2003
>
> "To contemplate war is to think about the most
> horrible of human
> experiences. On this February day, as this
> nation stands at the
> brink of battle, every American on some level
> must be contemplating the
> horrors of war.
>
> Yet, this Chamber is, for the most part, silent
> -- ominously,
> dreadfully silent. There is no debate, no
> discussion, no attempt to lay out
> for
> the nation the pros and cons of this particular
> war. There is nothing.
>
> We stand passively mute in the United States
> Senate, paralyzed by
> our own uncertainty, seemingly stunned by the
> sheer turmoil of events. Only
> on the editorial pages of our newspapers is
> there much substantive
> discussion of the prudence or imprudence of
> engaging in this particular war.
>
> And this is no small conflagration we
> contemplate. This is no simple
> attempt to defang a villain. No. This coming
> battle, if it
> materializes, represents a turning point in
> U.S. foreign policy and possibly
> a
> turning point in the recent history of the
> world.
>
> This nation is about to embark upon the first
> test of a revolutionary
> doctrine applied in an extraordinary way at an
> unfortunate time. The
> doctrine of preemption -- the idea that the
> United States or any
> other nation can legitimately attack a nation
> that is not imminently
> threatening but may be threatening in the
> future -- is a radical new twist
> on the
> traditional idea of self defense. It appears to
> be in contravention
> of international law and the UN Charter. And it
> is being tested at a
> time of world-wide terrorism, making many
> countries around the globe wonder
> if they will soon be on our -- or some other
> nation's -- hit list. High
> level Administration figures recently refused
> to take nuclear weapons off
> of the table when discussing a possible attack
> against Iraq. What could be
> more destabilizing and unwise than this type of
> uncertainty, particularly
> in a world where globalism has tied the vital
> economic and security
> interests of many nations so closely together?
> There are huge cracks
> emerging in
> our time-honored alliances, and U.S. intentions
> are suddenly subject to
> damaging worldwide speculation.
> Anti-Americanism based on mistrust,
> misinformation, suspicion, and alarming
> rhetoric from U.S. leaders is
> fracturing the
> once solid alliance against global terrorism
> which existed after
> September 11.
>
> Here at home, people are warned of imminent
> terrorist attacks with
> little guidance as to when or where such
> attacks might occur. Family
> members are being called to active military
> duty, with no idea of the
> duration of
> their stay or what horrors they may face.
> Communities are being left
> with less than adequate police and fire
> protection. Other essential services
> are also short-staffed. The mood of the nation
> is grim. The economy is
> stumbling. Fuel prices are rising and may soon
> spike higher.
>
> This Administration, now in power for a little
> over two years, must
> be judged on its record. I believe that that
> record is dismal.
>
> In that scant two years, this Administration
> has squandered a large
> projected surplus of some $5.6 trillion over
> the next decade and
> taken us to projected deficits as far as the
> eye can see. This
> Administration's
> domestic policy has put many of our states in
> dire financial
> condition, under funding scores of essential
> programs for our people. This
> Administration has fostered policies which have
> slowed economic growth. This
> Administration has ignored urgent matters such
> as the crisis in health care
> for our
> elderly. This Administration has been slow to
> provide adequate funding for
> homeland security. This Administration has been
> reluctant to better protect
> our long and porous borders.
>
> In foreign policy, this Administration has
> failed to find Osama bin
> Laden. In fact, just yesterday we heard from
> him again marshaling his
> forces and urging them to kill. This
> Administration has split traditional
> alliances, possibly crippling, for all time,
> International order-keeping
> entities like the United Nations and NATO. This
> Administration has called
> into
> question the traditional worldwide perception
> of the United States as
> well-intentioned, peacekeeper. This
> Administration has turned the
> patient art of diplomacy into threats,
> labeling, and name calling of the
> sort that reflects quite poorly on the
> intelligence and sensitivity of our
> leaders, and which will have consequences for
> years to come.
>
> Calling heads of state pygmies, labeling whole
> countries as evil,
> denigrating powerful European allies as
> irrelevant -- these types of
> crude insensitivities can do our great nation
> no good. We may have massive
> military might, but we cannot fight a global
> war on terrorism alone.
> We need the cooperation and friendship of our
> time-honored allies as well
> as the newer found friends whom we can attract
> with our wealth. Our awesome
> military machine will do us little good if we
> suffer another
> devastating attack on our homeland which
> severely damages our economy. Our
> military manpower is already stretched thin and
> we will need the augmenting
> support of those nations who can supply troop
> strength, not just sign
> letters
> cheering us on.
>
> The war in Afghanistan has cost us $37 billion
> so far, yet there is
> evidence that terrorism may already be starting
> to regain its hold in
> that region. We have not found bin Laden, and
> unless we secure the peace in
> Afghanistan, the dark dens of terrorism may yet
> again flourish in that
> remote and
> devastated land.
>
> Pakistan as well is at risk of destabilizing
> forces. This
> Administration has not finished the first war
> against terrorism and yet it
> is eager
> to embark on another conflict with perils much
> greater than those in
> Afghanistan. Is our attention span that short?
> Have we not learned that
> after
> winning the war one must always secure the
> peace?
>
> And yet we hear little about the aftermath of
> war in Iraq. In the
> absenceof plans, speculation abroad is rife.
> Will we seize Iraq's oil
> fields,
> becoming an occupying power which controls the
> price and supply of
> that nation's oil for the foreseeable future?
> To whom do we propose to hand
> the
> reigns of power after Saddam Hussein?
>
> Will our war inflame the Muslim world resulting
> in devastating
> attacks on Israel? Will Israel retaliate with
> its own nuclear arsenal? Will
> the
> Jordanian and Saudi Arabian governments be
> toppled by radicals,
> bolstered by Iran which has much closer ties to
> terrorism than Iraq?
>
> Could a disruption of the world's oil supply
> lead to a world-wide
> recession? Has our senselessly bellicose
> language and our callous
> disregard of the interests and opinions of
> other nations increased the
> global race to
> join the nuclear club and made proliferation an
> even more lucrative
> practice for nations which need the income?
>
> In only the space of two short years this
> reckless and arrogant
> Administration has initiated policies which may
> reap disastrous
> consequences for years.
>
> One can understand the anger and shock of any
> President after the
> savage attacks of September 11. One can
> appreciate the frustration of
> having only a shadow to chase and an amorphous,
> fleeting enemy on which it
> is
> nearly impossible to exact retribution.
>
> But to turn one's frustration and anger into
> the kind of extremely
> destabilizing and dangerous foreign policy
> debacle that the world is
> currently witnessing is inexcusable from any
> Administration charged
> with the awesome power and responsibility of
> guiding the destiny of the
> greatest superpower on the planet. Frankly many
> of the pronouncements made
> by
> this Administration are outrageous. There is no
> other word.
>
> Yet this chamber is hauntingly silent. On what
> is possibly the eve of
> horrific infliction of death and destruction on
> the population of the
> nation of Iraq -- a population, I might add, of
> which over 50% is
> under age 15 -- this chamber is silent. On what
> is possibly only days before
> we send
> thousands of our own citizens to face
> unimagined horrors of chemical
> and biological warfare -- this chamber is
> silent. On the eve of what
> could possibly be a vicious terrorist attack in
> retaliation for our attack
> on Iraq, it is business as usual in the United
> States Senate.
>
> We are truly "sleepwalking through history." In
> my heart of hearts I
> pray that this great nation and its good and
> trusting citizens are not in
> for a rudest of awakenings.
>
> To engage in war is always to pick a wild card.
> And war must always
> be a last resort, not a first choice. I truly
> must question the judgment
> of any President who can say that a massive
> unprovoked military attack on a
> nation which is over 50% children is "in the
> highest moral traditions
> of our country". This war is not necessary at
> this time. Pressure appears
> to be having a good result in Iraq. Our mistake
> was to put ourselves in a
> corner so quickly. Our challenge is to now find
> a graceful way out of a box
> of our own making. Perhaps there is still a way
> if we allow more time.
>
>
>
>


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#139 From: Astara <astara_63118@...>
Date: Fri Feb 14, 2003 8:41 pm
Subject: Fwd: "We Stand Passively Mute" - everyone should at least read this and think about what it says - David
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> Subject: "We Stand Passively Mute" - everyone
> should at least read this and think about what
> it says - David
> Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2003 11:56:10 -0500
>
> Statement
> by US Senator Robert Byrd
> Senate Floor Speech
>
> We Stand Passively Mute
>
> Wednesday 12 February 2003
>
> "To contemplate war is to think about the most
> horrible of human
> experiences. On this February day, as this
> nation stands at the
> brink of battle, every American on some level
> must be contemplating the
> horrors of war.
>
> Yet, this Chamber is, for the most part, silent
> -- ominously,
> dreadfully silent. There is no debate, no
> discussion, no attempt to lay out
> for
> the nation the pros and cons of this particular
> war. There is nothing.
>
> We stand passively mute in the United States
> Senate, paralyzed by
> our own uncertainty, seemingly stunned by the
> sheer turmoil of events. Only
> on the editorial pages of our newspapers is
> there much substantive
> discussion of the prudence or imprudence of
> engaging in this particular war.
>
> And this is no small conflagration we
> contemplate. This is no simple
> attempt to defang a villain. No. This coming
> battle, if it
> materializes, represents a turning point in
> U.S. foreign policy and possibly
> a
> turning point in the recent history of the
> world.
>
> This nation is about to embark upon the first
> test of a revolutionary
> doctrine applied in an extraordinary way at an
> unfortunate time. The
> doctrine of preemption -- the idea that the
> United States or any
> other nation can legitimately attack a nation
> that is not imminently
> threatening but may be threatening in the
> future -- is a radical new twist
> on the
> traditional idea of self defense. It appears to
> be in contravention
> of international law and the UN Charter. And it
> is being tested at a
> time of world-wide terrorism, making many
> countries around the globe wonder
> if they will soon be on our -- or some other
> nation's -- hit list. High
> level Administration figures recently refused
> to take nuclear weapons off
> of the table when discussing a possible attack
> against Iraq. What could be
> more destabilizing and unwise than this type of
> uncertainty, particularly
> in a world where globalism has tied the vital
> economic and security
> interests of many nations so closely together?
> There are huge cracks
> emerging in
> our time-honored alliances, and U.S. intentions
> are suddenly subject to
> damaging worldwide speculation.
> Anti-Americanism based on mistrust,
> misinformation, suspicion, and alarming
> rhetoric from U.S. leaders is
> fracturing the
> once solid alliance against global terrorism
> which existed after
> September 11.
>
> Here at home, people are warned of imminent
> terrorist attacks with
> little guidance as to when or where such
> attacks might occur. Family
> members are being called to active military
> duty, with no idea of the
> duration of
> their stay or what horrors they may face.
> Communities are being left
> with less than adequate police and fire
> protection. Other essential services
> are also short-staffed. The mood of the nation
> is grim. The economy is
> stumbling. Fuel prices are rising and may soon
> spike higher.
>
> This Administration, now in power for a little
> over two years, must
> be judged on its record. I believe that that
> record is dismal.
>
> In that scant two years, this Administration
> has squandered a large
> projected surplus of some $5.6 trillion over
> the next decade and
> taken us to projected deficits as far as the
> eye can see. This
> Administration's
> domestic policy has put many of our states in
> dire financial
> condition, under funding scores of essential
> programs for our people. This
> Administration has fostered policies which have
> slowed economic growth. This
> Administration has ignored urgent matters such
> as the crisis in health care
> for our
> elderly. This Administration has been slow to
> provide adequate funding for
> homeland security. This Administration has been
> reluctant to better protect
> our long and porous borders.
>
> In foreign policy, this Administration has
> failed to find Osama bin
> Laden. In fact, just yesterday we heard from
> him again marshaling his
> forces and urging them to kill. This
> Administration has split traditional
> alliances, possibly crippling, for all time,
> International order-keeping
> entities like the United Nations and NATO. This
> Administration has called
> into
> question the traditional worldwide perception
> of the United States as
> well-intentioned, peacekeeper. This
> Administration has turned the
> patient art of diplomacy into threats,
> labeling, and name calling of the
> sort that reflects quite poorly on the
> intelligence and sensitivity of our
> leaders, and which will have consequences for
> years to come.
>
> Calling heads of state pygmies, labeling whole
> countries as evil,
> denigrating powerful European allies as
> irrelevant -- these types of
> crude insensitivities can do our great nation
> no good. We may have massive
> military might, but we cannot fight a global
> war on terrorism alone.
> We need the cooperation and friendship of our
> time-honored allies as well
> as the newer found friends whom we can attract
> with our wealth. Our awesome
> military machine will do us little good if we
> suffer another
> devastating attack on our homeland which
> severely damages our economy. Our
> military manpower is already stretched thin and
> we will need the augmenting
> support of those nations who can supply troop
> strength, not just sign
> letters
> cheering us on.
>
> The war in Afghanistan has cost us $37 billion
> so far, yet there is
> evidence that terrorism may already be starting
> to regain its hold in
> that region. We have not found bin Laden, and
> unless we secure the peace in
> Afghanistan, the dark dens of terrorism may yet
> again flourish in that
> remote and
> devastated land.
>
> Pakistan as well is at risk of destabilizing
> forces. This
> Administration has not finished the first war
> against terrorism and yet it
> is eager
> to embark on another conflict with perils much
> greater than those in
> Afghanistan. Is our attention span that short?
> Have we not learned that
> after
> winning the war one must always secure the
> peace?
>
> And yet we hear little about the aftermath of
> war in Iraq. In the
> absenceof plans, speculation abroad is rife.
> Will we seize Iraq's oil
> fields,
> becoming an occupying power which controls the
> price and supply of
> that nation's oil for the foreseeable future?
> To whom do we propose to hand
> the
> reigns of power after Saddam Hussein?
>
> Will our war inflame the Muslim world resulting
> in devastating
> attacks on Israel? Will Israel retaliate with
> its own nuclear arsenal? Will
> the
> Jordanian and Saudi Arabian governments be
> toppled by radicals,
> bolstered by Iran which has much closer ties to
> terrorism than Iraq?
>
> Could a disruption of the world's oil supply
> lead to a world-wide
> recession? Has our senselessly bellicose
> language and our callous
> disregard of the interests and opinions of
> other nations increased the
> global race to
> join the nuclear club and made proliferation an
> even more lucrative
> practice for nations which need the income?
>
> In only the space of two short years this
> reckless and arrogant
> Administration has initiated policies which may
> reap disastrous
> consequences for years.
>
> One can understand the anger and shock of any
> President after the
> savage attacks of September 11. One can
> appreciate the frustration of
> having only a shadow to chase and an amorphous,
> fleeting enemy on which it
> is
> nearly impossible to exact retribution.
>
> But to turn one's frustration and anger into
> the kind of extremely
> destabilizing and dangerous foreign policy
> debacle that the world is
> currently witnessing is inexcusable from any
> Administration charged
> with the awesome power and responsibility of
> guiding the destiny of the
> greatest superpower on the planet. Frankly many
> of the pronouncements made
> by
> this Administration are outrageous. There is no
> other word.
>
> Yet this chamber is hauntingly silent. On what
> is possibly the eve of
> horrific infliction of death and destruction on
> the population of the
> nation of Iraq -- a population, I might add, of
> which over 50% is
> under age 15 -- this chamber is silent. On what
> is possibly only days before
> we send
> thousands of our own citizens to face
> unimagined horrors of chemical
> and biological warfare -- this chamber is
> silent. On the eve of what
> could possibly be a vicious terrorist attack in
> retaliation for our attack
> on Iraq, it is business as usual in the United
> States Senate.
>
> We are truly "sleepwalking through history." In
> my heart of hearts I
> pray that this great nation and its good and
> trusting citizens are not in
> for a rudest of awakenings.
>
> To engage in war is always to pick a wild card.
> And war must always
> be a last resort, not a first choice. I truly
> must question the judgment
> of any President who can say that a massive
> unprovoked military attack on a
> nation which is over 50% children is "in the
> highest moral traditions
> of our country". This war is not necessary at
> this time. Pressure appears
> to be having a good result in Iraq. Our mistake
> was to put ourselves in a
> corner so quickly. Our challenge is to now find
> a graceful way out of a box
> of our own making. Perhaps there is still a way
> if we allow more time.
>
>
>
>


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#138 From: "StarLady <astara_63118@...>" <astara_63118@...>
Date: Wed Feb 5, 2003 9:00 am
Subject: Legend of the Twisted Tree
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The Twisted Tree

In a garden, surrounded by tall pine trees fell a little, fuzzy green
seedpod.
The pod landed on a clear patch of dirt between two trees.
As the days and weeks passed the wind blew and stirred the dirt, which
covered the pod.
Rain fell on the pod and later the sun shone down and warmed it.

From the pod grew long, velvety, green shoots that stretched up into
the
air.
When the wind blew, the strands twisted together and wound around
each other
like an emerald rope.
Years passed and the shoots grew up into thick brown branches and
touched
the two trees.
The body of the tree was twisted like a corkscrew, but the arms grew
long
and straight and reached out to hold on to the two trees on either
side.

The two trees had never seen anything like the twisted tree. They
began to
argue about it.
One was worried about the way it was clinging to them.

"It could choke us," it said. "It could overshadow us and make us
wither
and die."

The other tree said, "Don't be so silly. The way it hugs me makes me
feel
loved. I like the way it supports us and binds us to each other."

"I don't need support," huffed the first tree. "We were just fine all
this
time. We don't need this twisted thing here."

The twisted tree could hear the other trees, but could not talk, as
the
others did.
It didn't want the other trees to be afraid of it, so it found other
ways to
show love for them.
In the spring it sprouted hundreds of tiny purple flowers. From top to
bottom the twisted tree and the two trees on either side were covered
in a
blanket of purple.

One tree cried out, "This is terrible! People will come to gather the
flowers and cut us down by mistake!"

"Nonsense," said the other tree. "People will come to sit under the
purple
flower trees and they will take special care of us because we bring
them so
much happiness."

As it happened, a man saw the flowering twisted tree and built a bench
around the trunk where people could come and sit. Artists painted
pictures
of the trees. Children danced around them.

"What if the twisted tree falls," said the one. "It will drag us
down."

The other tree laughed until its leaves shook. "All your worrying
will fell
you before anything else has the chance," it said.

As it happened there was a terrible storm and both the straight trees
were
badly damaged by the wind. The twisted tree was like a spring, able
to bend
and rock with the wind. It could see that its neighbors were in
danger and
held on with all its might to save them. Instead of falling it held
the
other two trees in place while they healed.

As time passed and the flowers faded away the twisted tree sprouted
hundreds of long, fuzzy, green velvety pods. The pods fell all around
the
garden. Birds, squirrels and even the wind carried many of the pods
away to
other gardens where they could grow. People who like the purple
flowers
gathered the pods to plant in their own gardens. Those that stayed
behind
began to sprout little twisted vines.

The twisted tree had given everything it had to the earth. It was very
tired, but very proud of its gift.

"This is terrible," cried the one straight tree. "Twisted trees will
take
over the earth! We will be surrounded!"

The other straight tree shook a branch at its old friend. "You have
not
learned much over the years, have you my friend," the other
said. "Now all
the trees in the garden and on the earth will have the love and
support we
have enjoyed over the years. Every spring the earth will be covered in
fresh, purple flowers. It will all be beautiful."

And so it was.
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#137 From: saria27
Date: Tue Jan 28, 2003 7:40 am
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A Dream Within a Dream

Take this kiss upon the brow!

And, in parting from you now,

Thus much let me avow-

You are not wrong, who deem

That my days have been a dream;

Yet, if Hope has flown away

In a night, or in a day,

In a vision, or in none,

Is it, therefore, the less gone?

All that we see or seem

Is but a dream within a dream.

I stand amid the roar

Of a surf-tormented shore,

And I hold within my hand

Grains of golden sand-

How few! yet how they creep

Through my fingers to the deep,

While I weep - while I weep!

O God! can I not grasp

Them with a tighter clasp?

O God! can I not save

One from the pitiless wave?

Is all that we see or seem

But a dream within a dream?


-Edgar Allen Poe

#136 From: Astara <astara_63118@...>
Date: Mon Jan 27, 2003 5:26 am
Subject: Fwd: Legend of the Twisted Tree
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this is so beautiful, I just had to share it!!!!
Note: forwarded message attached.


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#135 From: "StarLady <astara_63118@...>" <astara_63118@...>
Date: Sat Jan 25, 2003 12:42 am
Subject: Please Advise-Obtaining car insurance while on the road.
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I need to know how to obtain car insurance for my car while I am on
the road. Where I am living now, will no longer be my address once I
leave. I do not know what my next address will be or when I will get
a new address. I do know that my first stop will be Savannah,Georgia.
I plan on leaving the end of Jan. or the begining of Feb. Currently I
am applying for insurance based on my current address. I plan on
getting month to month car insurance unless another option is better.
StarLady

#134 From: cybertron2000uk
Date: Wed Jan 15, 2003 11:14 pm
Subject: lorna
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Stop talking to urself u saaad saad saaaaad person...

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