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The Unjustified War on Salvia Divinorum

It’s being called “a dangerous new drug that is sweeping the country.”
One by one, news sources are jumping on the bandwagon and joining in the media campaign against an herb that has been used for centuries by Mexican shamans - known by science as salvia divinorum. And it is a classic example of [...]

Eight Random Personal Facts

There are a few of these memes circulating, some involving seven random facts and some involving eight. Again, I waited so long after being tagged the first time (by Savvyology) that a couple other bloggers (NancyE at WaterFall’s Paranormal Life and One Mystical Monkey)
tagged me in the meanwhile.
So now to business.
The Rules

Reveal seven (or [...]

Manifesting a Car in Eleven Days

Or maybe it only took three days, depending on how you look at it. All I know is that last month I wasn’t even thinking that I would be getting another vehicle, didn’t really need one nor had any clue what type I would want, and today I’m driving a 2001 Lexus IS300.
I debated [...]

Celebrating Peace in Palo Alto with Snatam Kaur

Listening to good music - relaxing - chanting - laughing - singing - practicing a few yogic breathing exercises - sharing with others an experience of peace … I experienced all these in one evening a few weekends ago at a concert performed by Snatam Kaur.
And it was awesome!

Dona Nobis Pacem

In support of Mimi Writes global peace blog effort.

What is Raising Your Vibration? (The High Vibes Game)

Do a Google search for ‘raising vibration’ and there is no lack of information available. But in the spirit of the ‘high vibes game’ meme started at OptimistLab (I’ve just been tagged … twice), I’ll give my take on it as well as five things I do to ‘raise my vibration’.

Tai Chi: Ancient Exercise that Boosts Your Immune System

Practitioners of tai chi have, for a long time, claimed that tai chi brings about health benefits. Indeed, in the last few years preliminary medical studies involving immunity to the herpes zoster virus in the elderly seemed to indicate that. Now a recent follow-up study funded by the National Institute of Health has demonstrated that [...]

The Secret Advertised in Fry’s Electronics

Being featured on the Oprah Winfrey show was one enormous milestone for the movie The Secret.
But in the area where I live, I caught another significant milestone that demonstrates how far the Secret has come in gaining popularity - its appearance in a Frys’ Electronics ad in the paper.
For those not familiar, Fry’s [...]