IntentBlog http://www.intentblog.com/ en Copyright 2010 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:01:18 -0800 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=3.2 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Spooky Action at a Distance: DNA's "Impossible" Telepathic Properties I'm sure this is old news for this crowd:

DNA has been found to have a bizarre ability to put itself together, even at a distance, when according to known science it shouldn't be able to. Explanation: None, at least not yet.

]]> http://www.intentblog.com/archives/2008/04/spooky_action_a.html http://www.intentblog.com/archives/2008/04/spooky_action_a.html Sun, 27 Apr 2008 17:57:53 -0800 As Above So What?! Did you feel ambivalent about the hard-sell, materially-driven style of “The Secret”? If so, check out the new book by my friend Maja D’Aoust (Co-edited with Adam Parfrey), The Secret Source: The Law of Attraction is One of Seven Hermetic Laws: Here Are the Other Six. The Secret Source discloses the occult doctrines and the modern mystic mid-wifery that gave birth to “The Law of Attraction” and inspired the media phenomenon known as “The Secret”.

]]> http://www.intentblog.com/archives/2007/12/as_above_so_wha.html http://www.intentblog.com/archives/2007/12/as_above_so_wha.html Sat, 08 Dec 2007 18:59:06 -0800 Mayberry RFiD I vant to be alone!
I love my privacy! Hell, I love YOUR privacy. And chips.
Casino chips, poker chips, tortilla chips, potato chips.
But I draw the line at Radio Frequency IDentification chips!
They suck with salsa! And I don’t want one in my body!
If I wanted implants, I'd call Dr. 90210!

]]> http://www.intentblog.com/archives/2007/10/mayberry_rfid.html http://www.intentblog.com/archives/2007/10/mayberry_rfid.html Thu, 25 Oct 2007 01:13:58 -0800 Chit Happens! Art or Arson?

The Man, symbol and center of the Burning Man Festival in the Nevada desert was burned by another man. Performance artist Paul Addis, 35, of San Francisco was arrested by local authorities in connection with the blaze of 40-foot structure, which is traditionally burned down on the final Saturday night of the weeklong event of Radical Self-Expression.

]]> http://www.intentblog.com/archives/2007/08/chit_happens.html http://www.intentblog.com/archives/2007/08/chit_happens.html Creative Space Thu, 30 Aug 2007 00:35:45 -0800 The Luminous Numinous To paraphrase the great Rudolf Otto, the Numinous can be described as a distinctive experience of God, ineffable and transcendent, the primary source of beauty and love. Feelings of awe, fascination and elements of overpowering-ness, urgency, and that which is "Wholly Other" are present in the numinous experience.

]]> http://www.intentblog.com/archives/2007/07/the_luminous_nu.html http://www.intentblog.com/archives/2007/07/the_luminous_nu.html Mon, 02 Jul 2007 23:08:22 -0800 The Dharma Drug: Buddhism as a Psychoactive Agent The Buddhist and psychedelic paths share some certain commonalities in the expansion of consciousness in both theory and practice. Both philosophies can serve to make one a more compassionate, sentient being. Practice in Buddhism's mindfulness, as do well-planned and intentioned sessions with psychedelics give people the power to overcome habitual behaviors and attachments.

]]> http://www.intentblog.com/archives/2007/05/the_dharma_drug.html http://www.intentblog.com/archives/2007/05/the_dharma_drug.html Spirituality & Relationships Tue, 15 May 2007 16:49:26 -0800 Reports from the Edge of Evolution. Or Something. "All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident."
-Arthur Schopenhauer

I am amused and shocked @ what ire was raised, simply by stating I'm attending the SCIENCE & CONSCIOUSNESS conference in Sante Fe.

]]> http://www.intentblog.com/archives/2007/04/reports_from_th.html http://www.intentblog.com/archives/2007/04/reports_from_th.html Mon, 23 Apr 2007 07:49:36 -0800 Greetings from the Science and Consciousness Conference in Sante Fe! A paradigm-shifting gathering of minds is commencing this evening,
4/20
in Sante Fe, New Mexico.

The exploration of consciousness is a new frontier for the psychonaut. The conference is bringing together a multi-disciplinary team of experts who will share their knowledge through lecture, discussion and experiential sessions.

]]> http://www.intentblog.com/archives/2007/04/greetings_from.html http://www.intentblog.com/archives/2007/04/greetings_from.html Fri, 20 Apr 2007 20:30:32 -0800 Materialism to the Pipes o' Panpsychism: What is your TRUTH? A few years ago, I was wonderfully lost, wandering around the streets of Paris. Trying to get my bearings in a beautifully historic neighborhood, I’d stopped by chance, in front of a row of lovely old homes. Turning around, I noticed a small plaque on one wall, claiming the house was a former home of famed French philosopher Rene Descartes.

]]> http://www.intentblog.com/archives/2007/04/materialism_to.html http://www.intentblog.com/archives/2007/04/materialism_to.html Spirituality & Relationships Sun, 15 Apr 2007 17:45:16 -0800 From Ectoplasm to EVP: a skeptic's seance My skepticism in contact with the afterlife started as a child over a piece of silky, black fabric.
Snatching it off my parent’s dresser, I asked what it was. My father, local magistrate and upstanding real estate broker had acquired the cloth sample as “evidence”.

“That, my dear, is ectoplasm” he said.

Ectoplasm?!

It was the seventies.

]]> http://www.intentblog.com/archives/2007/04/from_ectoplasm.html http://www.intentblog.com/archives/2007/04/from_ectoplasm.html Fri, 06 Apr 2007 20:56:41 -0800 Atman and Robin Ken Wilber’s in my yoga class again. He appears shiny headed, stocky and strong.
But I think I can take him. I am 6 feet tall in my stocking feet and I’ve been working out. My takedown fantasy includes spandex, a Mexican wrestling mask and really good boots.

Not on me silly…. That’s what he’s wearing!!

]]> http://www.intentblog.com/archives/2007/03/atman_and_robin.html http://www.intentblog.com/archives/2007/03/atman_and_robin.html Sun, 25 Mar 2007 13:01:09 -0800 Sex and the Siddhi Ooh, The Yoga Sutras of Pantanjali get me hot.

What?! I had to tie-in the title early, people. You blog people can be such pervs!

A tantric glossary defines “siddhi” as "a magickal or spiritual power for the control of self, others and the forces of nature".

I’ll show you mine if you show me yours.

]]> http://www.intentblog.com/archives/2007/03/sex_and_the_sid.html http://www.intentblog.com/archives/2007/03/sex_and_the_sid.html Humor Sun, 18 Mar 2007 01:07:24 -0800 The Art of Healing I have a friend who convinced she is not creative. She’s always telling me what a great artist I am, and that she’s my biggest fan. What she fails to realize is, that I am her biggest fan. She too is an artist. Her Medium? Healing.

]]> http://www.intentblog.com/archives/2007/03/the_art_of_heal.html http://www.intentblog.com/archives/2007/03/the_art_of_heal.html Sun, 11 Mar 2007 15:39:43 -0800 DEATHYOGA II-A humble continuation of DEATH YOGA IN THE KALI YUGA For a donation of $5.00 per word (5 word minimum), Afterlifetelegrams.com claims to deliver telegrams to people who have passed away. Terminally ill volunteers are recruited to memorize telegrams before death, and then deliver said telegrams to the recipient on the other side. Apparently, Afterlifetelegrams.com does not keep any of the fees or their unusual service. The money, depending on the wishes of the sender, is either given to a relative, donated to charity or used to pay medical bills.

]]> http://www.intentblog.com/archives/2007/03/deathyoga_iia_h.html http://www.intentblog.com/archives/2007/03/deathyoga_iia_h.html Mon, 05 Mar 2007 23:53:48 -0800 Death Yoga in the Kali Yuga "I'll be fine." she said.
"You don't have to worry about me."
"Do you hurt?" I asked.
"No." she replied, smiling.

Her lips never moved with her speech, however. The conversation was telepathic.

]]> http://www.intentblog.com/archives/2007/02/death_yoga_in_t.html http://www.intentblog.com/archives/2007/02/death_yoga_in_t.html Sun, 18 Feb 2007 00:22:43 -0800