Years ago, in Jacob Bronowski's The Ascent of Man I read a quote from Galileo: Quote"I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has given us sense, reason and intellect has intended us to forgo their use." newage survivor wrote: QuoteThere is a lot of talk in new age about God or the Supreme/Ultimate Being or the Higher Power loving everyone unconditionally. Bu
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Mary Shomon additonal links given on MS's website: and a comment by one of the discussants on MS: blog lists why it is important to consult and then be followed by a physician who understands thyroid conditions: QuoteTake it seriously. I was told by my M.D.,I was depressed and given meds for that. After a year of fatique, forgetfulness, and learning difficulty, I went to
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Know what a lot of this ridicule and distrust of mainstream doctors is probably about? Doctors are members of the ultimate Do this Or Else League. Ditto for nurse practitioners and nurses. And its very humbling to doff your designer clothes, the clothes selected as part of your 'look' and instead, put on a generic paper gown, and sit bare assed on that paper covered exam table
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TAC wrote: QuoteShe blamed her doctors for not knowing it was her thyroid. Well, how did Oprah find out it was her thyroid, without getting this confirmed by specific medical tests (lab tests for levels of Thyroid Stimulating Hormone ((TSH), lab tests for the amount of free (active) thyroid hormone? How can the doctors NOT know its thyroid, unless a physician has confirmed the low thyroi
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Shit, you dont need to buy Best Life to get dark chocolate. Go get a bar of Lindt 85% dark chocolate. That stuff is so concentrated that one or two squares will satisfy your chocolate craving, deliver a nice dose of bioflavnoids and grow the proverbial hair on your chest. And hell, you can go to places like Food Co and find packages of frozen whole leaf spinach for 78 cents, bagged fre
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Anticult wrote: Quotebut of course when these guys ditch the wife for a younger model, its spiritual growth) Note from Corboy: Err..something else is growing.
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Regarding Oprah: A Thought Question for the Future Oprah has been using her media empire to propagate junk food for the brain. Not nice, girl. Not nice. You can do better than that. Oprah has been getting us to focus on her poundage. What if she went from having a weight problem to developing a disease that is a near epidemic in the USA, especially among people of color, and is tri
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Let us remember that Jim Jones had a wonderful track record in San Francisco for the social justice work he did. That was how he forged all sorts of alliances with the political elite. Social justice work provides an automatic halo effect. I spent time in both homeless service work and in our local peace movement, and went to seminary. And I am very sorry to report that good cause work,
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Happy new year, Zorro. Congratulations. Validating information is a wonderful thing. Zorro, here is something interesting to read. One wonders how many people went through hardship before 'they' came up with this form. ; Some discussion of it here:
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Red Flag List from Heartless Bitches International Website The devil is in the details. This list gives 156 Red Flags. Scroll down and read #156. Then, go to the top and read your way down.
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A tip to researchers: Anyone who wants to educate themselves as to the kinds of questions to ask when researching any sort of in-group that claims it is cutting edge, and re-arranges sexual boundaries as a way to create a new society, should get and read People Farm by Steve Susoyev. The events described happened thirty years ago and the group no longer exists. Half the battle is learn
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Regarding the article from CG quoted above by Anticult: QuoteNicole: Yeah, it’s holistic. And I think a sex therapist — and this is just my assumption — would begin with an idea that there was something wrong, and I don’t necessarily think that anything’s wrong with anybody . "and this is just my assumption." here ND is, presuming to speak of what sex therapists do, and admits
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It is impossible to stay high all the time. Why? Because feeling high happens when a nice burst of the right neurotransmitters saturate your body. Eventually those neurotransmitters get depleted. What comes up, must go down. A feeling of confidence (often equated with enlightenment) cannot last, either. You feel confident only in relation to whatever situation you are in.
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Another article from the Heartless Bitches International site. It reviews an article by a self proclaimed 'Seduction King' that was published in 1997 in Studio. According to the HBI review, this upstanding citizen went so far as to mention his techniques. Thus, it is a warning to all, especially young persons, that feelings of love, and even ecstacy, can be produced by some
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It appears that the What the Bleep film is quite excellent for getting people to regress and ditch their adult critical thinking skills. Totally different from the Jewish tradition of using intellect and critical thought as PART of the spiritual path, not as something seen as undermining spirituality at all. For fun, you can do RR.com message board search. Put 'Bleep' in the wor
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An article
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The latest from Exposing Predators website. Thanks again, Fighter. Two tiny exerpts from a great article (note from corboy. The Rule of Three is good. However, someone once said, if someone lies to you once about something supremely important, such as concealing previous marriages (or an ongoing one), children from a previous marriage, history of crime, health status, history of serio
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Lets stay focused on the topic of this thread. Conspiracy theories are a distraction from the matter at hand. There are plenty of internet venues where one can freely talk about conspiracy theories. RR.com is for a different purpose.
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Written by a person who has been in polyamorous relationships: An article that may give assistance in discerning when a relationship or group is worthwhile or not. Poly People I Can Do Without
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Safety Online From Playing it Safe on the Web QuoteI'm sure most of you know this, but for those new to the subject, here is some practical advice. For people as self-absorbed and seemingly uninterested in you as malignant narcissists are, they are very snoopy. They go through your drawers and papers. They are looking for dirt, and they are trying to find out if
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Yet another great article. (Note anyone using this material for purposes of entrapment, deserves to be re-incarnated as a garden slug) One correspondant commented, following this article: QuoteThank you so much for this article and this site, for the awareness it brings. Having lurked in an NLP forum some years ago, I was and am horrified that these techniques are studied and app
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E-Rapport: Using NLP to Create Easy Connections through eMail Some persons who correspond on RR.com have told us they've been pulled into various icky entities via website or blog material. This article may provide clues. The entire website is well worth a visit. Tons of interesting URLs on the sidebar.
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Readers are invited to look at this article from the EOPC site: It gives a super run down on how the 're-entrapment' process works. Persons who have been through a series of these misfortunes can come to fear they are under a curse. They are not. This is a process that can be understood and dismantled through psychological means. But one must work with a professional to do this.
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This article describes how this is done. No magic at all. It is mere technique and careful selection of targets.
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this tiny quote I think gives a core insight: QuoteIn David Mamet's film House of Games (1987), Mike explains to Margaret that a con artist's goal is not to gain the confidence of his mark, but to give* his own confidence to the mark. posted by cenoxo at 9:00 AM on February 21, 2006 I am not sure if this is exactly the case, but what seems to happen is that cons exude co
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That New Age Fraud site is excellent. Note: It is run by Native Americans. Dont go there to correspond unless you are prepared to be honest, be real, and be respectful. Two, it would probably be a matter of courtesy to ask permission before quoting any material from that site. I only suggest this because the Native Americans have had so much stolen from them --thier land, their childre
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Thanks guys, I finally figured out that the last URL was the one that worked. Some things Ive learned: 1) Never, ever feel obliged to give information about yourself, just because someone else tells you all about themselves. It was their decision to get personal on you. It remains your decision to stay private if that is what you want to do. 2) If you start having dreams, such as
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Check out the list of resources on the right hand sidebar of Fighter's site. Fantastic. And some great great quotes about the futility of forgiving people who are still predators, still comitting crimes in progress. A heart warming story from a very intelligent lady who got away. This site is listed as one of the resources on Fighter's site.
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Sandman wrote "It's run by a 22 year old but there may be some other individuals behind it. She conducts interdimensional portal interviews with Reptilian gods, Marilyn Monroe, Adolf Hitler, Jim Morrison and numerous others. Amazingly, it's totally serious. " Adlf Hitler, Marilyn Monroe, Jim Morrison. Know what all three of them had in common? None of them handled
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Imagine that BK is the Tidy-Bowl Man and flush her down the toilet.
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