18 year Old Royal Princess Gets Naked at School with Friends!

This is awesome.

Princess Eugenie was busted dancing around naked under the moon, along with a dozen other students who decided to have a bit of fun.

Apparently they needed some stress relief from half yearly exams.

Some people no doubt are shaking their heads with disappointment.

i say good on them, and next time, take a camera and show the world how much fun it is to get back to nature…

A.

From the sun.co.uk:

Told off … Eugenie

Royal princess in naked romp

By DUNCAN LARCOMBE

Published: 14 Jun 2008

PRINCESS Eugenie was found NAKED in the grounds of her posh school during a
drunken night with pals.

The Duke and Duchess of York’s younger daughter and classmates “frolicked
like nymphs” on the lawns.

Eugenie, 18, was given a severe telling off and told not to stay at school at
weekends.

Posh … Marlborough College

She has been a £23,000-a-year boarder at Marlborough College, Wilts,
for five years.

A senior staff member was woken by playful shrieks and discovered about a
dozen pupils dancing around in their birthday suits under the midnight
moonlight in St Trinian’s-style scenes.

One pupil said last night: “It’s the talk of the college.

“The girls had been drinking, possibly in a local pub, and decided to let
their hair down.

“It was a couple of weeks ago just before people started taking their
A-levels and some find exams all a bit stressful. For some reason they
stripped off and started prancing about.

“It was light-hearted and they were sort of frolicking like nymphs. But
they got too noisy and staff discovered them.

“They had to quickly pick up their clothes and hot-foot it inside.”

There is no suggestion any boys were present or that drugs were involved.

Eugenie, who is sixth in line to the throne, is sitting A-levels in art,
history of art and English.

An insider said: “She and the others were told they had to go home and
only return to take their exams. There were not enough staff on Saturdays
and Sundays to supervise them, and they were told they couldn’t be trusted
to behave.”

Eugenie is expected to appear at Royal Ascot for the first time next week with
sister Beatrice, 19.

A spokeswoman for the Duchess of York declined to comment.

eBay Looses ‘Paypal Only’ Battle In Australia

eBay Australia has lost it’s battle for forcing buyers and sellers to use paypal thanks to the ACCC.

This is a good thing.

Having paypal as the only option would require everyone to pay TWO fee’s. An Ebay Fee, and a Paypal Fee. This is ridiculous, considering that ebay owns paypal. Having to pay both a end of listing fee (based on the final total of the auction), and then paypal fee (based on the final total of the auction + postage) is really an insult to sellers out there who are trying to make a income off ebay.

For example, selling a small item like a CD or book for $15 on ebay involves:

1. A listing fee of around $1
2 A ebay final fee of around 78 cents
3. A paypal fee (if postage is $6) of around 80 cents.

Total cost to sell the book = $2.50

Considering the time it takes to list an auction, complete the deal, package the item, and post it, it’s really not worth anyones time.

Rexamining the scenario with an item that sold for $200…

1.Listing price (if started at 99 cents) - $1
2.Ebay final value fee = $15
3.Paypal final value fee (if postage was $10) - $5

Total cost to sell item for $200 - $21

I used to sell a lot on ebay. Now, not so much. These days, it’s hard to break even as a seller. Which means the buyers miss out as well. If ebay would lower their fee’s, it would be more profitable. But asking us to pay MORE if a buyer wants to pay via paypal, thats just rude.

Thanks ACCC, you’ve won me over again. Now, would you mind KICKING telstras arse?

A.

From news.com.au:

Stopped … eBay’s plan to force customers to use PayPal has been halted / AP

• ACCC halts eBay’s PayPal plan
• Says move could stifle competition

ONLINE
auction site eBay has failed in its bid to force it customers to use
PayPal - a company it owns - to pay for items on the website.

Last
night the ACCC said it proposed to revoke eBay’s application to enforce
the use of PayPal for all transactions, saying it was a threat to
competition.

“The ACCC is concerned eBay (would) use its market power to substantially lessen competition,” ACCC chairman Graeme Samuel said.

US-based eBay estimates it has about five million Australian users and contributes $2.6 billion to the domestic economy.

The
online auction site announced in April that from June 17 it would no
longer allow direct deposits, money orders or personal cheques as
payment options.

The controversial change would have left
buyers and sellers with two options: cash-on-delivery or payment via
the online commerce website PayPal.

The management of eBay said the changes were aimed at improving transaction security.

Peak Oil is HERE, thanks to the WAR IN IRAQ

Imagine thinking about whether you can afford to drive to your friends place, or budgetting your next pay to the cent. This is becoming a reality, with a lot of people here in Australia stretched to the limit.

We are headed for a major economic crisis, all thanks to the administration of the american government and their subsequent war efforts in Iraq.

The following article by Archie Bland explains the current world oil crisis well. We could soon be facing a situation where oil is $200US a barrel. We are already in the ‘foothills’ of peak oil, with some airlines going bust and ryan air near to going into the red. We have not producing any more oil then we did in 2005, yet demand is increasing, driving prices high.

My prediction for the past 3 years has been, rather optimistically, that peak oil will cause everything will localise. We won’t be able to travel far, so we’ll stay within our local community. Price of transport will pass onto food, so we’ll buy more local produce. Power outages will become common, or the price of electricity will go thru the roof. People will invest in local power sources, ie. community solar farms, etc. We will move back into a tribal mindset, with a global vision…

Hang on… we’re heading into new, unknown territory.

Woah, New 3G iPhone Coming to Australia & New Zealand, JULY 2008

UPDATE : Vodafone and Optus are taking pre-orders for the iphone on their websites

Folks, i’m excited! there is a new iphone in the loop, with
release dates in Australia & New Zealand set for July 11th.

Price points in the US are $199 for the 8GB, and $299 for the 16GB.
I predict the prices for the iphone in Australia will be around
$299 for the 8GB &, $399 for the 16GB.

The real question is what kind of contracts will be attached?

iPhone software has been upgraded to version 2. Extra features include 3G
- twice as fast as EDGE and essential in Australia,
and A-GPS ( A hybrid of GPS and Cell Phone Tower Triangulation).

Oh, and a flush headphone connector,
so you can finally use your favourite headphones.

It’ll be a good push to get people into the new
apple stores opening up in Sydney and Melbourne.

The Sydney store is due to open JUNE 19th,
with a melbourne city & chadstone stores not far behind.

Think i’ll wait for the bugs to be ironed out,
and the 32GB model to arrive… or even…
64GB, oh how sweet would that be.

I miss my old iphone
A.

From Sydney Morning Herald:

Clockwise: Artist’s impression of the the new Sydney Apple Store; the blue “barricade” now blocking views inside the store; Apple’s Ron Johnson; and inside the Apple Store on New York’s Fifth Avenue.
Main photo: Reuters

Stephen Hutcheon
June 9, 2008 - 6:38AM

Ron Johnson, the head of Apple’s retail division, speaks to us exclusively about the new $15 million Sydney Apple Store - the company’s first in the southern hemisphere.

Johnson, who has overseen Apple’s foray into retailing since joining the company in 2000, said the store would open for business on Thursday, June 19, at 5pm.

The new Apple Store will occupy three floors of a newly-refurbished building that stands on the corner of King and George streets in the Sydney CBD.

The timing of the opening indicates that Apple will not have its new 3G iPhone on sale in Australia until at least June 19 and possibly even after that date.

The new iPhone is due to be unveiled by Apple’s CEO in the early hours of Tuesday morning, Australian time.

“We’re not coming to open a single store in Sydney,” Johnson said. “We will open more stores but we are not prepared at this time to talk about additional cities, additional stores.”

Two smaller Apple Stores - one in Melbourne’s Chadstone Shopping Centre and one in the northern Sydney suburb of Chatswood, are under construction.

From Mactalk:
Rumours have been rampant for months since the launch of the iPhone in the USA back mid-2007 regarding Australia’s chance to taste the iPhone. There have been many dates and leaks of false info, so much so that some people even think Australia is never going to get it. Today however, Apple have been informing resellers of their iPhone strategy for Australia.

Resellers have been informed of the following things:

• Last week of June release
• More than 1 carrier
• No contract lock in
• Current resellers will be able to sell iPhones

That’s a lot of juicy info there and might not make sense off hand. Let me break down the significance of this.

Last week of June release
This ties in perfectly with the Sydney Apple store opening, any WWDC announcements, iPhone 2.0 software and time for stock to filter in to the country.

WWDC is in the first week of June this year, which could be the announcement of the 3G iPhone we’re all waiting for. A 3G iPhone lends credence to the fact resellers have been told the iPhone will be on multiple carriers, as every telco in Australia has a 3G network. The current iPhone will only give high speed data on Telstra.

iPhone 2.0 software will be released then, and a late June release gives it time to be rolled out on new factory models for shipping to Australia, so the iPhone can be sold on the new features v2.0 brings.

A late June release also ties in well with the Sydney and Melbourne Apple stores currently under construction. It’s well reported that at the progress of the Apple stores, a June opening is likely. What better grandstanding event to launch the store with than a new 3G iPhone? Would be be worthy of a visit to Australia from Steve Jobs - I’m sure he’d like to have a nice holiday in Sydney too.

Resellers have been told specific dates, but they have all been told different dates within the same week. If a specific date is said in the media, then Apple knows who leaks it and can slap them around. As the sources of my info are also my friends, I haven’t included the dates. However, it is fairly certain Apple will not pre-announce the iPhone very far in advance, or at all, with a simple “iPhone is available now, come and buy it!” approach, compared to the dates given overseas to let people prepare.

From the New Zealand Herald:

10:10AM Tuesday June 10, 2008

Apple’s WWDC announcements - iPhone 3G hits New Zealand in just one month, the new iPhone SDK has topped 250,000 downloads, Dot Mac will become the wireless MobileMe service and the next OS has been announced.

The 11th July release of the iPhone 3G makes ours among the first the worldwide releases, with Australia, Italy and Portugal joining us at the forefront of Apple’s release plan. Like New Zealand, Australia and Portugal have shown dramatic rises in Apple uptake over the last few years, and Italy has been at the forefront of iPhone negotiations for some time. Indeed, Apple is handled by Apple Australia anyway, almost like a state of Australia.

The new iPhone 3G model is slimmer than the one it replaces (Apple has sold out of all its old stock, apparently, to pave its way) and 3G makes the new iPhone twice as fast, according to Apple.

It’s cheaper too, at US$199 for the 8GB model and US$299 for the 16GB (about NZ$259 and $394 respectively). The NZ models will most likely sell for more - I’m guessing as high as $375 and $500, going by trends. Ouch.

From Engadget:

t’s been a long, leak-filled wait, but Apple finally took the wraps off its 3G iPhone. Thinner edges, full plastic back, flush headphone jack, and the iPhone 2.0 firmware — Apple’s taking a lot of the criticisms to heart from the first time around. Obviously 3G is at the forefront, but they’re also making sure it’s available all over internationally, works with enterprises, runs 3rd party apps… and does it all for cheaper. Apple claims its 3G speeds trounce the competition, with pageloads 36% faster than the N95 and Treo 750 — and of course it completely trounces the old EDGE data. Battery life isn’t getting put out to pasture though, with 300 hours of standby, 8-10 hours of 2G talk, 5 hours of 3G talk, 7 hours of video and 24 hours of audio. GPS is also a go. Apple is using A-GPS, which supplements regular satellite GPS data with info from cellular towers. WiFi data is also worked into the mix, which should give users a pretty solid lock on where the heck they are on this planet. Unfortunately, there’s no front-facing cam, which syncs with what we were hearing, but is still a little disappointing. Apple hopes to launch in 70 countries this year. 8GB is available for $199, 16GB for $299 — and the 16GB comes in white. Both pricepoints require a contract. Apple will be hitting the 22 biggest markets, including the US, on July 11th. More info after the break.

Update: Just bought an iPhone? Listen up: “Customers who purchased a 2.5G iPhone on or after May 27 and want to swap it out for a new iPhone will be able to do so without incurring an additional handset charge for the new device. They will of course need to turn in their 2.5G iPhone.” And for the rest of you, AT&T says there’s no way to buy it without agreeing to a contract. So sorry. More details here.

Update 2: We’ve got our hands-on impressions right here.

It’s a teensy bit thicker. 4.5 by 2.4 by 0.48 inches (115.5 by 62.1 by 12.3 mm), and weighs 4.7 ounces (133 grams).

• Radios galore: Wi-Fi (802.11b/g), UMTS / HSDPA (850, 1900, 2100 MHz), GSM / EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz), Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR
• A SIM ejector comes in the box, at last.
• There’s no dock included, just a USB power adapter and dock connector.
• No mention has been made of MMS, video recording or built-in iChat. What gives, Apple?
• On the chatting front, developers will be able to ping a centralized push server with their apps, to keep down battery usage and app overload on phones.
• On AT&T unlimited iPhone 3G data plans for consumers will be available for $30 a month, on top of voice plans starting at $39.99 a month. Unlimited 3G data for business users will be $45 a month, on top of voice. There’s a minimum two-year agreement, but we’re not positive what that’ll look like for those currently enslaved to an AT&T contract — you could be looking at a solid four years of time if you just took the plunge.
• Apple’s new MobileMe service will be coming with the iPhone 2.0 software, bringing push email and contacts for all.
• Apple’s official page is here, and you can watch the new ad here.
• Available on July 11th in: Australia, Austria, Belgium (French), Belgium (Dutch), Canada (English), Canada (French), Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland (French), Switzerland (German), UK, USA
• The rest of these are slated to get the phone this year: Argentina, Botswana, Brazil, Cameroon, C. African Republic, Chile, Colombia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Greece, Honduras, Hungary, India, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Macau, Madagascar, Mali, Malta, Mauritius, Nicaragua, Niger, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Romania, Senegal, Singapore, Qatar, Slovakia, South Africa, Turkey, Uruguay.
• Yes, it’s on the FCC.

Transforming a DARK MOOD into a POWERFUL SONG.

It’s amazing how a dark mood can be
transformed into a powerful, moving song.

When i feel like this, sometimes
i’ll sit down and play something.

Here are a few songs that i made up on the fly.

“First Friday In June”

‘Call Me On The Telephone”

How to Begin a Song…

This is typically how i begin to write a song… A flash of inspiration comes forth, i’ll pick up the guitar, and strum out a basic idea.

This is one such example…

A Dark blue train of thought rattles its way down the long, tired track

I want variety in life, i want to keep moving, to be mobile, to make it where ever i am..

To experience this wonderful place, with all it’s variety and substance…

To become more then anything… to be just the right amount of nothingness…

To be whatever it is i was born on this earth to be!

Should i stay or should i go? I want to keep exploring, keep singing, keep moving, meeting new people. If i’m in one place i DO get bored…

I could travel & sing, playing guitar… life is an experiment… never ending… forever mending.. the broken heart of truth that so many swallow the pill to erase… to forget…

Give me a night that extends for a week… i desire a long, dark, silent night, where everything is still, silent, and golden, frozen in the crisp frost of 3 am, forever ready, in pajamas, sitting by the fire, staring into the embers…

The Urge To Write Returns…

I am being urged to write again. For my own coherence and mental tracking purposes.

Time has come once again to find the truth, to come back to the truth, to remember that i ALWAYS knew the truth.

Circles come and go, around and around. This time, i watch the tendency to beat myself up, and i approach the path of reconnection instead.

Surrendering to Divine Order

Heya all.

After reading Karen’s ‘What’s Up on Planet Earth’ latest posting, (http://www.whatsuponplanetearth.com/latest.htm) i felt it appropriate to post a new blog entry.

I am experiencing much of what she speaks of.

Until two weeks ago, i had been living in Melbourne for 7 years.

I was always tempted by the ‘possibilties’ that it held. Being into music, i was attracted as it’s the creative hub on Melbourne.

My time down there has been spent plugging away in the city, working & getting caught up in the societal customs.

Drinking, smoking pot, and lack of sleep, along with stress, pollution, Electro-magnetic dissonance, and many other undesirables resulted in me suffering depression and total burn out.

Two weeks ago. I packed up my stuff and left.

The divine order, and a story of surrendering to it…

Heya all.

After reading Karen’s ‘What’s Up on Planet Earth’ latest posting, (http://www.whatsuponplanetearth.com/latest.htm) i felt it appropiate to post a new blog entry.

I am experincing much of what she speaks of.

Until two weeks ago, i had been living in Melbourne for 7 years.

I was always tempted by the ‘possibilties’ that it held. Being into music, i was attracted as it’s the creative hub on Melbourne.

My time down there has been spent plugging away in the city, working & getting caught up in the societal customs.

Drinking, smoking pot, and lack of sleep, along with stress, pollution, Electro-magnetic dissonance, and many other undesirables resulted in me suffering depression and total burn out.

Two weeks ago. I packed up my stuff and left.

Returning to my home town, a small, coastal village on the NSW south Coast, where my family is.

I don’t know anyone here, except my family, and being a small town, i fear it’ll take me a while to find some new friends.

It’s scary.

But when i think about returning to Melbourne, i know i’ll probably fall back into the old patterns.

Here i have support. A constant. Nature. The Ocean. Simplicity.

I still feel drawn back into the city. I think about all i’m missing out on. It’s a strange struggle inside my mind at the moment.

I have no idea whats going to happen. I look ahead and can only see the dawning of tomorrow. Uncertain times…

But, somehow, when i search deep inside, this is how it’s meant to be.

We are all in a state of transition at the moment. We’re being urged to slow down and just be. The old temptations to run around, be productive, improve out lives just seem irrelevant. Our minds stuggle with the truth.

I find myself not knowing what to do. I’ve been doing lots of walking, singing, playing guitar. It sounds like paradise, and in a way it is. I just wish i had others to share it with. I miss being around people. I worry, being single, how i’ll meet someone ’special’ here.

But everything is meant to be as it is. And i don’t feel a strong urge to change anything. Sure, i feel a fear of what will happen, but to react to that would be to run from the fear, and be controlled by it.

We are being urged to just be.

I’ve found in life that things we try hard to bring into our lives, that never come, are not meant to. Down the road we’ll understand why, right now we might be frustrated, but divine order is in progress. Our higher, time-less self understands the path ahead. It is always guiding us. Syncronicity is our best friend. All we have to do is trust. Oh how the mind loves that

So this is happening to me. and i’m telling you because i’m sure others out there are experiencing it as well. I want to know i’m not alone, and also, i want you to know that you’re not alone.

I’m so glad i have the internet, it keeps me in touch with all those i have been blessed to have come into contact with.

Here’s a small poem i read today :

“You are led
through your lifetime
by the inner learning creature,
the playful spiritual being
that is your real self

Don’t turn away
from possible futures
before you’re certain you don’t have
anything to learn from them.

You’re always free
to change your mind and
choose a different future,
or a different past.”

(Illusions - The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah - Richard Bach)

A.

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Better Days!

Heyya All.

Well i’m feeling much much better these past few days.

The scary dreams came back again last night, in vivid detail.

Same as before cept i was the victim of a horrific crime.

I awoke, startled, but with clarity. Sorted through the random thoughts and re-pieced the dream back into waking consciousness. Not sure exactly what it was, but it definitely had meaning to it…

Went to the doctors recently and got myself sorted out. If i had have known this option would bring such good results i would have done it sooner. I’ve got my memory back, have much better motor control, and there’s a dramatic drop in the sucky yukky darkness that has been revisiting time and time again.

Spending time up here with my folks has been relaxing to the point of boredom. There’s not much to do bar go walking or play guitar. I wish i knew someone up here.

Still don’t know if i want to stick around or head back Melbourne town. I keep choosing one and then the other. It would take the right kinda place and people to live with for me to stay.

It kinda scares me, the thought of staying here. I doubt i’d find anyone that i could relate to, on matters of spirituality / exploring the consciousness / origins of humankind. That stuff gets me fired up. The eternal questions yet to be fully experienced by the general population…

What matters to me is being in the right place, surrounded by positive, uplifting people. TO feel like i ‘belong’, to have fun, be happy, and be all i can be

A.

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Dark Days

I’ve had one of those days.

Last night i had some horrible dreams, darker then i’ve ever experienced before. I was not the person commiting evil, however i witnessed it, and it was horrific.

Today i woke up and had breakfast. I really didn’t feel that well so i went back to be a while.

I went for a walk with my grandmother. After that i came home and sat on the computer for mostly the rest of the day.

Around 4.30ish i lied down on the couch. I really didn’t feel like life was worth experiencing.

Now my heart feels heavy. I feel disconnected to everything, like all the life has been sucked out of me.

I don’t see a reason to go on really. My life has been quite mundane for quite some time. I have a few great experiences now and then, but really it’s been a bit shit most of the time.

I don’t have a job. I have huge potential. Yet i just see any effort i make will be fruitless.

I wish i had a partner, a friend, someone close who would understand my and uplift me. Most people i know, want something from me. They don’t really know me. They see past me. I get mis-judged all the time. I know myself much much much more intimately then anyone else…

I want to be close to someone… however i never seem to attract relationship. They always seeem to drain me, and i end up resentful.

I jump into things too quickly with people, and it freaks me out.

I cannot seem to find a job that satisfies me.

I have now moved away from the city to the country, and i don’t know anyone, outside my family here.

I feel really, totally alone, and i just don’t feel like making an effort anymore.

I hope things change

A.

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Question Your BULLSHIT!

Truth, personal truth, is so variable.

I write this on a day, like i’ve had before.

This day, today, i feel disillusioned.

I feel that the truth is not out there to be found.

Only my fundamental truth can be found inside.

And it takes radical honesty to know what that truth is…

The thing is… when i look outside at my world, i don’t know what to believe.

There are many different experiences, many people with different points of view, many ways of looking at things.

I’ve always believed the real truth would contain fundamental constants that exist in everyones reality.

And really, when it comes down to it, this theorem leaves us with one constant.

The Importance of Questioning your own BULLSHIT!

Truth, personal truth, is so variable.

I write this on a day, like i’ve had before.

This day, today, i feel disillusioned.

I feel that the truth is not out there to be found.

Only my fundamental truth can be found inside.

And it takes radical honesty to know what that truth is…

The thing is… when i look outside at my world, i don’t know what to believe.

There are many different experiences, many people with different points of view, many ways of looking at things.

I’ve always believed the real truth would contain fundamental constants that exist in everyones reality.

And really, when it comes down to it, this theorem leaves us with one constant.

I AM.

We exist.

I have an inquisitive mind. I like to explore things, and understand the truth behind them. Since i was little, i’ve always asked WHY?

It’s been a never ending search for universal truth, a quest to understand the underlying structure, and a personal passion to become one with all, via intellect.

But right now it’s a quest that seems fruitless and without resolution

My truth is this -

I see a lot in new agey circles, in the people that attend them, and the beliefs they express that is largely inconsistent. I’ve met more psychologically healthy people in real, everyday life then i ever have in the new agey communities.

This sounds critical. It is. It comes from love.

My love is for people to be grounded, and to live their life. To get out into the world and to be who they are, but also, to have some personal integrity. This is my wish for myself, and for everyone else also. Why is this? Because i have compromised my truth countless times to allow someone else to be. Because i have not spoken my mind because what i hear from someone elses mouth is absolute bullshit. I don’t like conflict, so i tend to stay away from people who i sense are ‘not speaking any sence’. Because often when i speak my mind, i am cut-off, understated, or told straight out that i am wrong, and then anger is directed towards me. All for speaking my truth.

It’s a challenging time.

I believe the people in the world, in all circles, are holding tightly onto their views, regardless of the obvious reality which sits right in front of them.

I know i’ve done this, and i know others do it too.

Just because i am aware of this, does not make me any better or worse off!

But it’s come to the point where i must allow my points of view to be heard, within my own mind. And to do this, i must render some other views as unharmonistic with my own. And be OK with that.

New age has become, for some (not all), a personal hedonistic paradise for lost souls who have lost their way. In the same way Mr Average Joe who enjoys his BBQ’s and beer might go and and buy a new plasma TV to feel better and enjoy his life some more, Ms Spiritual Jane might go and read a few books, hang out with some like-minded others, and take on a new persona. Suddenly, they are a Goddess, who has lived in ancient times, been some powerful queen from atlantis, who originally was from star system X, a place of divine beings whom still watch over us.

Bingo! New personality - n oneed to resolve the original conflicts, just create a new one.

The truth is, this search for happiness via materialism renders the same result as the quest for the spiritual ego.

We all come back to our original issues, the ones we don’t want to face. Different times, different people, different circumstances. But there they are, again, right in front of us, waiting to seen, felt, and accepted.

So what to do?

Well, in short, challenge your own BULLSHIT. Question what you believe. Look at what you say about yourself. Understand your underlying motivations for doing something. Is it really love? is it really unconditional?

We are all sooo lucky to be humans. We don’t need to be anything more then who we are. We EXIST. Do you know how incredible that is? Look beyond the mundane to the beauty that surrounds us. We are on a LIVING planet, orbiting a LIVING sun at just the right distance so we are nice and warm, alive and well, breathing…

What is your earthly origin? Where does your family come from? How was your existance in THIS LIFE? if you look you’ll find a lot of magic and wonder, and the very best part of it is that IT’S REAL and it happened to you.

Welcome to your life, right here, right now.

I’ve mad a pact to question everything, and to test my truth.

I hope this helps you see yours…

A.

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The Mysteries of Relationships (or, why didn’t it last DAMMIT?!?)

We come together to share, to find those lost parts of ourselves, to give new, activating experiences to others. Being one consciousness, split apart into 6 billion pieces, there is much we can rem-ember. Different people come into our lives to remind us of our truth.

The poem ‘Reason, Season, Lifetime’ as below, outlines this life experience well.

It’s a wonder, how our expectations assist us. Expecting the ‘magical one’ to come along into our life often involves us seeing that person as ideal. But who of us here have that kind of integrity that we wish for in another?

Home

Hey all…

So much to write about…

I found out yesterday that the full-time job i applied for, the one i’m currently doing in a temporary fashion, wasn’t granted to me. The recruitment agency called me, and i knew deep down this was going to happen. I felt a sense of relief, a sense of gratitude.

The place i’ve been living in recently, i’ll be moving out of…

I’m going home, back to Merimbula, on the NSW South coast of Australia, for an indefinite time.

Since coming back i have missed the country, the quietness, nature. My family. My nana is going trough a rough time with her husband, my pa, passing recently. I want to be there for her. I want to spend more time with my mum.

To be honest, the world seems to be getting crazier and crazier around me.It’s starting to freak me out. I could go into the details but really, it’s over and done with. I deserve and intend a better life then this.

I need to get away from it, and return to my country roots.

I’m very sensitive and absorb everything around me.

I am best living in a space that is harmonious and pleasantly paced. Where people are open and friendly, where people let you be as you want to be, where there is enough space for everyone to co-exist, and people feel comfortable and relaxed.

I will miss some aspects of the city life. The friends i’ve made around the traps, the people i’ve connected with. I hope to come back down now and then for key events to catchup with ppl.

Take care,

A.

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A Time for Re-Evaluation…

I’m… having a crap day today. It’s yuk and overcast in melbourne, and cold, and i’m over it!

I’ve been working for a government agency in a call centre. The job isn’t bad as far as call centre work goes and it pays well. I was on a temp assignment which finished tomorrow. Yesterday, i went thru interviews / assessments for the full-time positions. I didn’t really enjoy being assessed (again! same tests for the THIRD TIME) via the recruitment agency.

I feel torn. I have credit card debt to repay. A substantial amount. Thats my main motivation for doing the job. Beyond that… well i don’t know if i’d be here.

I’ve thought over and over, that i could go home to Merimbula. It’s a small coastal town in New South Wales - population 4500. What holds me back is that i feel there is less oppourtunity for me there. That, and i don’t have any friends there, apart from my whole family of course.

A friend wrote an email to me - which is funny. She’s moved away to a country town and is loving it. She’s made new friends, and has made peace with not being in the city anymore. She’s made the step i’m thinking of.

The city… leaves so much to be desired. When i was up in merimbula for my pa’s passing, i had hopes and dreams of coming back down to melb and catching up with old friends. But honestly, once i got settled down here, i can’t be fucked.

I’ve got myself a pad in a big house. I’ve got the downstairs basement / studio room, it’s quite large. But i’m not overly happy here. Too many cars, people don’t talk to each other. I’m craving that country feel.

I think life its something worlh enjoying - but i don’t feel i’m enjoying it here. I feel isolated! crazy but true. If i’m working all the time, where do i catch up with friends.

In my ideal life, the one i want, envisage, and desire, i’m surrounded by people who have their shit mostly together. Down here, what i’ve seen more and more, in both old friends i’ve left behind (you know the ones), and even new friends, is that people arn’t connected. They’re stressed out. Too much going on. It’s like a big make believe party but very few are real and themselves. Everybody seem sto have a friggin drama! I’m OVER IT!

I don’t know if merimbula will do it for me. I’m scared i’ll feel alone up there. I really want to be around good friends. I really want to focus on my music, writing, and cvreativity. I really desire to have a spiritual life. But where is that life?

I feel lost… not sure at all what to do, and dealing with a crazy mix of contradictions, pro’s and con’s, and most of all, lack of clarity.

Through this, i’m remaining semi-sane. Been hanging out with friends, n drinking and smoking more then is good for me. I’m over that too! I want o be around people who enjoy life without needing an ‘enhancement’ to make it enjoyable.

It all sounds doom and gloom, however it’s not. But today, i just didn’t bother going into work. I didn’t feel fit to get out of bed till 1! walked down the way overpriced jewish corner store and bought a pastry.

Society seems to lost it’s way, and i’m caught up in the middle of it. Where has all the good, decent, and normal people gone???

I’m asking for resolution… and i keep seeing 222 everywhere! (Since i left merimbula actually)

There is a car parked outside my place right now with 222 on the numberplate!

Here’s a few explanations i’ve found for it :

222 - This is a sign of confirmation that you are on the right path, doing the right thing and going in the right direction. Continue with this train of thought.

222 - The ascension process, regaining and rebirth.

222 — Our newly planted ideas are beginning to grow into reality. Keep watering and nurturing them, and soon they will push through the soil so you can see evidence of your manifestation. In other words, don’t quit five minutes before the miracle. Your manifestation is soon going to be evident to you, so keep up the good work! Keep holding positive thoughts, keep affirming, and continue visualizing.

I’m hoping with blind faith, resolution comes soon…

A.

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Fire The Grid! This TUESDAY the 17th of JULY (9.11PM for Most Australians)

Hi Everyone,

This Tuesday, the 17th of July 2007 (17/7/7), earth-wide consciousness updates are being scheduled.

For everyone in Australia, this update will be happening at 9.11PM THIS TUESDAY.

What does this mean?

Well, simply put, a big bunch of people all around the world will be focusing their thoughts and feelings on helping humanity redirect itself towards a more positive, environmentally friendly, green and loving reality.

The best news is that you’re free to join in.

What can you do?

Well, just having the intention and being aware of when this is happening is good enough. Even if you don’t believe in this stuff, you can help just by knowing it is happening. Having so many people tuned in to the same intention and vibration at once will create a new ‘hub’ of consciousness, and will immensely help our current situation with global warming, connection with the earth, and our relationships with one another.

You can find more information on this website - http://www.firethegird.com

Thanks for reading!

Anthony.

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The time has come for me to make a decision.

I applied for some work on Wednesday. A few months working on the phones. I had to attend an interview with a recruitment agency. Me and them don’t mix well. Never have, and i doubt we ever will. I travelled one hour to get to the interview, paid $34 in parking, $14 for citylink and $150 for an iron and ironing board to iron my shirt! an expensive exercise.

My experience, time and time again with these ‘agencies’ has been very unfavorable…So far, i have heard nothing back. They always seem nice when you meet them, but an underlying feeling of ‘not rightness’ outlines the future when they seem to have very little follow through. I have had countless agencies promising to find me work, look for positions, only to never hear from them again…

If i don’t get the job, i’ll be going back to Merimbula, on the NSW east coast, to live with my family.

I am feeling so many mixed emotions at the moment… sadness, at leaving my friends. Anxiety, for what will happen in the future. Anger, at recruitment agencies - i spent a lot of money to attend the interview (which was, with my experience, nothing short of ). Uncertainty, at not knowing what will happen… Happiness, because i can choose that.

What has become clear to me is how important music is in my life. This is probably the most important thing that keeps me here in Melbourne. I want to pursue it. i want people around i can jam with, write with. I want to sing, every weekend. Twice a week. Man, i’d do it every night if i had other people around me who wanted to do it.

My dream is to live in a house, with a piano, keyboards, microphones, guitars, and a studio setup. I’d have friends over, we’d all jam, and make great songs. We’d do the music for the enjoyment of it. If we got big, that would be great, but the music would be about the music…

In a way, if i go home, i’ll be glad to leave the city. In short, i don’t like it. Way too many people, way too many cars, and not enough nature. But what i’m afraid to leave behind are my friends.

Something seems to be pushing me back home. Literally. Perhaps it’s a temporary six month thing, perhaps it’s more. I’ve even thought about living in hobart! In short, at this stage, i’m going with what feels right. Even though that is a scary thing.

There is so much to say, but i’d rather leave it unsaid. Some things cannot be said… only known and experienced, in a world that is beyond words, description, and meaning.

I want to share with you something i wrote last night:

We all desire to be something. To become whole in the impression of our own eyes. Hopeless and without vanity, we struggle, confronting all we know, with deliverance and respect. Understanding the depth, the resilience of life, and the sheer magnitude of consciousness opens one up fully to be engulfed by everything that was, is, and ever shall be.

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Symptoms of Inner Peace

Symptoms of Inner Peace

by Saskia Davis

Nothing like a little humor to add insight into the traits we seek to emulate…

Be
on the lookout for symptoms of inner peace. The hearts of a great many
have already been expose to inner peace and it is possible that people
everywhere could come down with it in epidemic proportions. This could
pose a serious threat to what has, up to now, been a fairly stable
condition of conflict in the world.

Some signs and symptoms of inner peace:

·         A tendency to think and act spontaneously rather than on fears based on past experiences.

·         An unmistakable ability to enjoy each moment.

·         A loss of interest in judging other people.

·         A loss of interest in judging self.

·         A loss of interest in interpreting the actions of others.

·         A loss of interest in conflict.

·         A loss of the ability to worry. (This is a very serious symptom.)

·         Frequent, overwhelming episodes of appreciation.

·         Contented feelings of connectedness with others and nature.

·         Frequent attacks of smiling.

·         An increasing tendency to let things happen rather than (try to) make them happen.

·         An increased susceptibility to the love extended by others as well as the uncontrollable urge to extend it.

 WARNING:

If
you have some or all of the above symptoms, please be advised that your
condition of inner peace may be so far advanced as to not be curable.
If you are exposed to anyone exhibiting any of these symptoms, remain
exposed only at your own risk.

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Tarot Reading - Osho Zen Tarot

Osho Zen Tarot Here is a Tarot Reading I did this morning. At the moment, i find myself in a state of uncertainty - where shall i live? What shall i do for work? This reading has given me a clear path of direction, it’s shown me that all i need do is wait, enjoy life, love, let go of what i feel i ’should’ do, and just BE. You too can do a reading like this, for free! Just goto http://www.osho.com , then to Zen Tarot at the bottom right. Enjoy! Anthony. Card Position Meaning First Center The issue Second Left Internal influence that you are unable to see Third Right External influence of which you are aware Fourth Bottom What is needed for resolution Fifth Top Resolution: The understanding The issue 74. Patience

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Patience

We have forgotten how to
wait; it is almost an abandoned space. And it is our greatest treasure
to be able to wait for the right moment. The whole existence waits for
the right moment. Even trees know it–when it is time to bring the
flowers and when it is time to let go of all the leaves and stand naked
against the sky. They are still beautiful in that nakedness, waiting
for the new foliage with a great trust that the old has gone, and the
new will soon be coming, and the new leaves will start growing. We have
forgotten to wait, we want everything in a hurry. It is a great loss to
humanity…. In silence and waiting something inside you goes on
growing–your authentic being. And one day it jumps and becomes a
flame, and your whole personality is shattered; you are a new man. And
this new man knows what ceremony is, this new man knows life’s eternal
juices.

Osho Zen: The Diamond Thunderbolt Chapter 10

Commentary:

There
are times when the only thing to do is to wait. The seed has been
planted, the child is growing in the womb, the oyster is coating the
grain of sand and making it into a pearl. This card reminds us that now
is a time when all that is required is to be simply alert, patient,
waiting. The woman pictured here is in just such an attitude.
Contented, with no trace of anxiety, she is simply waiting. Through all
the phases of the moon passing overhead she remains patient, so in tune
with the rhythms of the moon that she has almost become one with it.
She knows it is a time to be passive, letting nature take its course.
But she is neither sleepy nor indifferent; she knows it is time to be
ready for something momentous. It is a time full of mystery, like the
hours just before the dawn. It is a time when the only thing to do is
to wait.

Internal influence that you are unable to see

6. The Lovers

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The Lovers

These three things are to be
taken note of: the lowest love is sex - it is physical - and the
highest refinement of love is compassion. Sex is below love, compassion
is above love; love is exactly in the middle.

Very few people
know what love is. Ninety-nine percent of people, unfortunately, think
sexuality is love - it is not. Sexuality is very animal; it certainly
has the potential of growing into love, but it is not actual love, only
a potential….

If you become aware and alert, meditative,
then sex can be transformed into love. And if your meditativeness
becomes total, absolute, love can be transformed into compassion. Sex
is the seed, love is the flower, compassion is the fragrance.

Buddha
has defined compassion as love plus meditation. When your love is not
just a desire for the other, when your love is not only a need, when
your love is a sharing, when your love is not that of a beggar but an
emperor, when your love is not asking for something in return but is
ready only to give - to give for the sheer joy of giving - then add
meditation to it and the pure fragrance is released. That is
compassion; compassion is the highest phenomenon.

Osho Zen, Zest, Zip, Zap and Zing Chapter 3

Commentary:

What
we call love is really a whole spectrum of relating, reaching from the
earth to the sky. At the most earthy level, love is sexual attraction.
Many of us remain stuck there, because our conditioning has burdened
our sexuality with all kinds of expectations and repressions. Actually
the biggest “problem” with sexual love is that it never lasts. Only if
we accept this fact can we then really celebrate it for what it is -
welcome its happening, and say good-bye with gratitude when it’s not.

Then,
as we mature, we can begin to experience the love that exists beyond
sexuality and honors the unique individuality of the other. We begin to
understand that our partner often functions as a mirror, reflecting
unseen aspects of our deeper self and supporting us to become whole.

This
love is based in freedom, not expectation or need. Its wings take us
higher and higher towards the universal love that experiences all as
one.

External influence of which you are aware

26. Playfulness

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Playfulness

The moment you start seeing
life as non-serious, a playfulness, all the burden on your heart
disappears. All the fear of death, of life, of love - everything
disappears. One starts living with a very light weight or almost no
weight. So weightless one becomes, one can fly in the open sky.

Zen’s greatest contribution is to give you an alternative to
the serious man. The serious man has made the world, the serious man
has made all the religions. He has created all the philosophies, all
the cultures, all the moralities; everything that exists around you is
a creation of the serious man. Zen has dropped out of the serious
world. It has created a world of its own which is very playful, full of
laughter, where even great masters behave like children.

Osho Nansen: The Point of Departure Chapter 8

Commentary:

Life
is rarely as serious as we believe it to be, and when we recognize this
fact, it responds by giving us more and more opportunities to play.

The woman in this card is celebrating the joy of being alive,
like a butterfly that has emerged from its chrysalis into the promise
of the light. She reminds us of the time when we were children,
discovering seashells on the beach or building castles in the sand
without any concern that the waves might come and wash them away in the
next moment. She knows that life is a game, and she’s playing the part
of a clown right now with no sense of embarrassment or pretense.

When
the Page of Fire enters your life, it is a sign that you are ready for
the fresh and the new. Something wonderful is just on the horizon, and
you have just the right quality of playful innocence and clarity to
welcome it with open arms.

What is needed for resolution

32. Morality

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Morality

Bodhidharma … far
transcends moralists, puritans, so-called good people, do-gooders. He
has touched the very rock bottom of the problem. Unless awareness
arises in you, all your morality is bogus, all your culture is simply a
thin layer which can be destroyed by anybody. But once your morality
has come out of your awareness, not out of a certain discipline, then
it is a totally different matter. Then you will respond in every
situation out of your awareness. And whatever you do will be good.

Awareness cannot do anything that is bad. That is the
ultimate beauty of awareness, that anything that comes out of it is
simply beautiful, is simply right, and without any effort and without
any practice. So rather than cutting the leaves and the branches, cut
the root. And to cut the root there is no other method than a single
method: the method of being alert, of being aware, of being conscious.

Osho Bodhidharma, The Greatest Zen Master Chapter 15

Commentary:

Morality
has restricted all the juice and energy of life to the narrow confines
of this woman’s mind. It can’t flow there, so she really has become ‘a
dried up old prune.’ Her whole manner is very proper and stiff and
severe, and she is always ready to see every situation as black and
white, like the jewel she wears around her neck.

The Queen of Clouds lurks in the minds of all of us who have
been brought up with rigid ideas of good and bad, sinful and virtuous,
acceptable and unacceptable, moral and immoral. It’s important to
remember that all these judgments of the mind are just products of our
conditioning. And whether our judgments are applied to ourselves or to
others, they keep us from experiencing the beauty and godliness that
lies within. Only when we break through the cage of our conditioning
and reach the truth of our own hearts can we begin to see life as it
really is.

Resolution: The understanding

20. Beyond Illusion

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Beyond Illusion

This is the only distinction
between the dream and the real: reality allows you to doubt, and the
dream does not allow you to doubt….

To me, the capacity to doubt is one of the greatest blessings
to humanity. The religions have been enemies because they have been
cutting the very roots of doubt, and there is a reason why they have
been doing that: because they want people to believe in certain
illusions that they have been preaching….

Why have the people like Gautam Buddha been so insistent that
the whole existence - except your witnessing self, except your
awareness - is just ephemeral, made of the same stuff as dreams are
made of? They are not saying that these trees are not there. They are
not saying that these pillars are not there. Don’t misunderstand
because of the word “illusion”…. It has been translated as illusion,
but illusion is not the right word.

Illusion does not exist. Reality exists. Maya is just
in between - it almost exists. As far as day-to-day activities are
concerned, it can be taken as reality. Only in the ultimate sense, from
the peak of your illumination, does it become unreal, illusory.

Osho The Great Zen Master Ta Hui Chapter 12

Commentary:

The
butterfly in this card represents the outer, that which is constantly
moving and that which is not real but an illusion. Behind the butterfly
is the face of consciousness, looking inward to that which is eternal.
The space between the two eyes has opened, revealing the lotus of
spiritual unfoldment and the rising sun of awareness.

Through the rising of the inner sun, meditation is born. The
card reminds us not to look outside for what is real, but to look
within. When we focus on externals, we too often get caught up in
judgments - this is good, this is bad, I want this, I don’t want that.
These judgments keep us trapped in our illusions, our sleepiness, our
old habits and patterns.

Drop your opinionated mind and move inside. There, you can
relax into your own deepest truth, where the difference between dreams
and reality is already known.

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Five Lessons About How To Treat People

– Author Unknown

1. First Important Lesson - “Know The Cleaning Lady”

During my second month of college, our professor gave us a pop quiz. I was a conscientious student and had breezed through the questions, until I read the last one: “What is the first name of the woman who cleans the school?”

Surely this was some kind of joke. I had seen the cleaning woman several times. She was tall, dark-haired and in her 50s, but how would I know her name? I handed in my paper, leaving the last question blank. Just before class ended, one student asked if the last question would count toward our quiz grade.

“Absolutely,” said the professor. “In your careers, you will meet many people. All are significant. They deserve your attention and care, even if all you do is smile and say “hello.”

I’ve never forgotten that lesson. I also learned her name was Dorothy.

Slap me again, it’s turning me on ;)

Somehow, somewhere, i’ve kinda woken up.

Realisations have become reality.

There are a lot of things i’ve been… somehow ignoring…

But now, in this moment, i remember again.

The Joy of Living Dangerously

The Joy of Living Dangerously

From the stumble pages of Illuzions:

Unless you drop your personality you will not be able to find your
individuality.

Individuality is given by existence; personality is
imposed by the society. Personality is social convenience.

Society cannot tolerate individuality, because individuality will not
follow like a sheep. Individuality has the quality of the lion; the
lion moves alone. The sheep are always in the crowd, hoping that being
in the crowd will feel cozy. Being in the crowd one feels more
protected, secure. If somebody attacks, there is every possibility in a
crowd to save yourself. But alone? - only the lions move alone.

Falling into Heaven…

I’m back up in Merimbula at my folks house. It’s nice and peaceful, a small seaside town. The weather is a little chilly, and i/m wrapped up in blankets.

Today, i go to visit my grandfather. He was flown in yesterday on the air ambulance from Sydney. He has cancer, and the doctors have advised him he doesn’t have much time left. The last time i saw him, he was upright, talking, at a gathering for my birthday.

My family are dealing with it, as i understand. I haven’t seen them yet. My mum keeps breaking down, understandably, she is close to her father. My grandmother is beside herself, Roy has been her husband for 60 odd years - her stone, her sole partner. They have traveled the world countless times, been very active in the local community, and the most accepting, & supportive people i have ever known. I would always run into my pa down in the local street - selling raffle tickets for the local lions club, raising money for charity to support those in need.

Life with one Leg

Last weekend gone, sat night / sun morning, over a week ago, i managed to fall & break my ankle.

I was inebriated, having a good time, and demonstrating a ridiculous amount of ‘masculinity’ by holding another up. My balance failed, and due to the 60 odd extra kilo’s i was taking on, i didn’t counterbalance, fell backwards, and managed to twist my ankle, tearing ligaments and fracturing my fibular bone.

Assuming i had just sprained it, i hopped around for a while longer, before getting home on monday to have my nurse house mate take one look at it, and drive me straight to the Royal Melbourne Hospital.

A few hours in waiting, followed by hospitalization overnight (in the emergency ward), and i was released the following day was a foot to knee cast.

They were considering operating on it, to stabilise, but the surgeon decided it wasn’t needed, as a op could further complicate things.

So now, i’ve got 5 weeks to go in a cast before i’m mobile again.

I’m on crutches, and hopefully will have a wheelchair soon…