Christopher Pringer
Reiki Master and Ordained Minister
Integrative Energy-Body-Worker & Counselor
Body-Mind Awareness & Preventative Health Maintenance
Testimonials
Essays, Prose, Self-Help Techniques...
On Body Mind Spirit Integration, body memory, relationships, correlations, and more, via Page & Site links and (What's NEW)
Related Arts & Sciences Introducing "the Other Index pages" at ChaliceBridge.Com: *Chalice Integration Arts & Sciences* (and much artwork at the site), *Fascia Memory Project* (body-memory-based research), and *4C Publishing - Chalice Creations & Concept Charting* (desktop publishing)
"Integration": "Integration" (whether of the past, the good, the bad, or the ugly) in the wholistic or therapeutic sense, implies that the information or skills are re-organized and then learned from, in such a healthfully in such a healthfully complete or "Integral" way (*Love-Wisdom* in application), that it is understood and used for the highest good.
Chris by his artwork (a 2005 photo over 2009 artwork) I describe my artwork overall as an eclectic/symbolic mix of multiple layers of brights and subtles, sacred geometry rounded with a balance of grounding touch
WELCOME! to the site for body-mind integration, including a fair amount of original artwork to lighten and brighten the subject.
AND as for WHAT'S NEW at the site? That's below the intro/index sets - THIS LINK takes you there. Remember the *back button*
Tips for this Extensive Web Site: Begin by scroll-briefing any whole page (with your scroll mouse or page-down key). The link indexes are designed to help you find what you came here for. Then pick a read or choose one of the many links to related topic pages or artwork, knowing your 'back' button is handy. The organization chart may give some context (link below) including about what's unique at this site. For the web traveler who wishes to understand these topics (in some depth), there's plenty here. Others may do well to slow down that key-tapping adrenaline, take a nice, slow, deep breath or two... let it quicken that whole-mind, tap that Spirit ... Ahhhhh... Feel a bit more present? Wonderful! Ok... Please take your time, enjoy as much as you like, and unless you're a speed reader, there will be plenty more to come back to!
MAIN ESSAY Link INDEX (on this page) for this site Here you can choose between sets of links to pages at this site, as well as sets of links for pages off site: for naturopathic health, spiritual healing, self-help psychology, consciousness, etc. The *Mind-Body Integration* pages include theory, self-help techniques (for most any level[s] of our Being), prose, concept charts to better explain some of the aforementioned, and artwork by yours truly. Many pages here revolve around a number of topics in a wholistically inter-related fashion, relating and linking to each other. Scanning the other Index Page descriptions below will also help give a good idea of what this site is about.
"Body-Mind Integrative Energy-Bodywork" Professional Brochure Descriptions for Integration Therapy, Reiki, & Body Awareness Coaching (for the most cost effective health insurance on the planet ) includes sections on approach, techniques, and methodologies employed, as well as training, fees, etc. Individual, program, and 3-6 week interval-based rates are available, as well as discounts for 1st session, referral, senior, and gift certificates.NOTE: While massage is generally enjoyable, it is not just "a luxury" (See sidebar section to right). I bring over 25 years experience to a number of massage/bodywork therapies, including therapy for cyclists & other atheletes, minor & major injuries, all of which are listed & described in my brochure. From this page you can access special topics for integrating energy work, counseling, bodywork, "Body Pattern Readings," and self-healing instruction. Related: Testimonials Page Compact Tri-fold Version of Professional Brochure in Printable PDF (right-click, "save as" to download)
Artwork on the "Chalice" theme, including a little bio on how it began and developed, and as related to "sacred geometry". I relate the artwork to broader themes, beginning with the origins of Man and ancient archytpes, and section by section, cover symbology, geometry and communication, and how all that relates to (led to?) the Holy Grail or Grail Legend. Also about where *The Da Vinche Code* and all that spiritual/political intrigue comes in. And more. Including, in hopeful prognostication, about "Pragmatic Idealism", relationships to (all) the world's key religions, emotional intelligence(!) that might "bridge" (interconnectedness and understanding) of essential opposites, transcending extremes. And the question of *HOW societies (if I may affirm) are to GET BEYOND war and poverty. And thus relates to the evolution of Man. Which is some artwork, of course. Essentially, the chalice, in this interpretation, is about *Integration* of Spirit into the three "lower bodies" (mental, emotional, and physical) which comprise the "body-mind". Which is also about "soul synthesis", or bringing about humanity's embodiment of Spirit. Hence, my artwork overall is an eclectic/symbolic mix of multiple layers of brights and subtles, sacred geometry rounded with a balance of grounding touch.
4C-Publishing is Desktop Publishing that Presents Your Service, Concept, and Vision -- Effectively, Elegantly, and Purposefully, including Vibrant Greeting Cards, Logos, Display Ads, Promotional Presentations, Charts & Web Books, Mandala & Prayer Cards. This page also has a sampling of "Vibrant Greeting Cards" (thumbnails). Products can also be made from the greater variety of art at this site, the newer samplings from which [2009-2011] are at the Chalice Art page described above. "Samplings": my work seems to produce multiple works on a given theme at any one sitting, different pieces of which are slowly but steadily populating the pages at this site.
This is about Research and Development into the relationships among connective tissue (fascia), objective/subjective experience, the neuro-physical interface between emotion, and the brain, and "body-Memory". Why? To the degree one is aware of retained or stored tension in one's body (AND related nature, potentials, & implications), then to that degree one is equipped to develop an effective preventative health program for one's body. But this is about more than just the body: modern psychology generally concedes that memory suppression/storage is related to mental-emotional attributes, as well as basic personality traits. Pages includes a table of contents for the 9 pages, research references, links to accompanying documents at this site, and charts including Fascia-Memory Project Overview Chart. The original theory was developed in '94-95 and published June'96
Goals include developing a) optimal means for applying that R&D in health care practice, b) developing connective tissue scanning devices and diagnostics hardware for discerning and illustrating all that. c) enhanced systems for individual development of body-awareness for preventative health maintenance, and d) systems for rehabilitation on many levels. A long term project, of course, but intermediate goals and sub-projects (not included here) could have considerable effective change. The range of application extends from the medical industry to personal home use, to public education, to social and correctional rehabilitation.
What that might look like: One of my main visions is a society where/in children are taught how to feel/see/read their own body-mind communications, such that preventative health maintenance eventually becomes second nature. That would then be part of our upbringing and public schooling. Over time we would learn to channel our initial internal response (to high stress) into channels more creative than that of fight or flight. Because much of the adrenal/"survival" response has been shown to be a learned response, not necessarily innate. Hence, we would be encouraged to re-awaken and build upon what I believe to be a natural inclination - conscious self-healing and continuous expansion of awareness.) I believe those goals and much more would be accomplished by the Fascia Memory project.
Chalice Bridging Organization Chart and the Oct 2011 added "Chart of Core Body-Mind Integration Concepts in Context" about those aspects -and the relationships among them- that make this site unique), as well as "How and Why this Site Is Different - A study in Cross-Discipline Knowledge Sharing and Utilization" - About the critical challenge of, and our potential for, optimal integration of diverse perspectives, talents, and capabilities - eg: *Chalice-Bridging* on the world level. Also: how that relates to personal, community, and planetary healing.
Body-Mind Awareness And Preventative Health Maintenance
Body-Mind Awareness - as the bottom line of preventative health maintenance - is one of the most simple, efficacious, and cost effective forms of health insurance there can possibly be. Why? Focused awareness to the body, brings circulation of blood, nerve, and bio-magnetic energies. ...
Hence, where caring attention is directed, especially if focused simultaneously from within and also from a practitioner, cells complain much less, if at all (with pain signals)... Learning body-mind awareness, thus provides the preventative health maintenance that equates to the most cost efficient health insurance! ...
"MUSCLE Q & A": What is an appropriate range of muscle tension? Are your muscles toned or simply "hard" due to improper circulation, What's age got to do with it ..When is muscle tension chronic ...more acute or immediate? ..How to tell? ..How to isolate, focus awareness on, & train the tension range ..What is "Controlled Motor Response", and what's that got to do with muscle habits & movement patterns, chronic tension, and "Body Memory"? ..What your yoga teacher may not be telling you? ...
...Like kids, cells do best (by far) if we keep them fed, clean, and feeling loved. And as we learn to listen to them (finding what responses to them work best for the whole being), they will tell us, in their own physical and/or emotional language, what changes need attending to... So what could be more effective than focused awareness on our cells, which massage therapy naturally encourages. ...
click here for complete text in the "Perspectives" section, including the basis Of "Body-Parenting" & related "Cell-Talk", "Healing as Related to Body-Awareness", and even a brief intro to the Chalice metaphor as related to all the above (!)
"Just a Luxury" (?) The socially common myth, that "massage is just a luxury," has been a grievous limitation for people whose conditions would be immediately and effectively remedied with massage or energy-work. For them, this therapy would make all the difference in healing. Doctors know your organs and systems. Psychologists know your mind. Well-trained body-workers & massage therapists know HOW & Why your muscles do what they do - hold & move your body the way it works best, so that it all works together! -Chris Pringer
Although there are virtually 3 large books (and thousands of hours) worth of written material (not including the artwork) here, nothing has ever been sold at this site (although I do promote my therapy practice and desktop publishing skills). In any case, if you feel so inclined to support this work, please consider visiting this page.
[Jan 6 to 12, 2012] Rev's & additions to footnote "Specific to Karma & Reincarnation" under section "On Learning, Fairness, Truth, and Peace", related refs for this and Year 2012 at the Evolution Trends" page, related notes & links at other pages.
[1/5/12] Added section on "Small Home Recycling Mgt/Systems" to the Vehicle Efficiency page with the "Smooth Pedal" Preventive Maintenance Strategy. The new section includes a pic of my "relatively complete waste-handling and recycling system, that is actually convenient and space-efficient ...accomplishes the goals with a minimum of physical effort and time investment." The page has been improved with a TOC to show what all is on this loaded page and links to get you there.
[12/23/11] Initiating research into scar tissue as related injuries, surgery, aging, storage of tension, etc, with a few new comments here and there at the Tensing Yoga page (and more to come soon). Of course(?), that is a big part of what the Fascia Memory Project is about - speaking of the physical level at least, yet in the *longest* term considerations, and with tools yet to be developed. But TY is more about the tools at hand, so to speak, for self-applied preventative maintenance on a regular basis, and for what we normally consider "long-term" effect. The summary of this will probably be put at the "Body-Mind Integration" page, which has lately come to include and integrate much on and for the very physical level about connective tissues (including muscles).
[12/20/11] "Questions for World Change" at the World Healing Prayers over Sacred Geometry Graphic Backgrounds - these questions are asked in light of Year 2012 being here and now, with ramifications for our solutioning in the socio-political realms as well as in cultural inter-relations, and hopefully for the challenges to the economy as well as climate. [12/22/11]: Improved layout, added some small related graphics, and related refinements on the aspect of *karma* "...in the light of it's higher purpose: *to facilitate an understanding of God/Higher Power, via understanding the Divine Parent/Child relationship, via the learning of the highest forms of Love & Compassion in accordance with the Highest Loving Will of the Highest Loving Power over as many lifetimes as it takes.* ..." at Evolution Trends", along with a few graphics depicting balance and peace among different faiths.
[11/30/11] Edit section on "On Learning Fairness, Truth, & Peace" regarding 'Karma' at Evolution Trends": page, as well as at/new/various ref-links to that at other pages. [Related to above prayer]
[11/24/11] Added Note at end of the Body-Mind Integration..." essay, "On The Adrenal Fight or Flight Response in Relationship - to trauma and even long-term conditioning, related muscle tissue holding patterns, to "body-memory," and to how those relationships are healed." Much more to come on this aspect.
[NEW 11/17-23/11] Continuing rev's at Tensing Yoga page: Added paragraph in the "What's Different About..." section on (the extremely common myths about *Muscle Stretching* - hopefully putting that exercise into it's deserved but not overly-used place- including the how's and why's, of course. Notes/Revs about "Push-Pull" and "basic focus" (in other sections). More basics and clarifiers for the intro and "Exercise for Illustrating Tension Range..." sections (11/23). [on 11/16/11]: A short section and chart on the "Muscle Madness" game (for, and as related to, the Fascia Memory Project), and how that illustrates "Tension Range" and many other muscle properties - enjoyably workable for long-term health. [Nov 15-16, 2011]: Added a) A number of yoga ref-links for specific ailments/conditions as well as selecting the right form of yoga for you, including a few from Weight-Watchers Magazine, as well as Yoga Journal and others. And [Nov 15-16, 2011] b) two more charts at the Tensing Yoga Page: Breathing Chart from scan of *Yoga Journal* Advertisement in *Body + Soul Magazine* (on my bathroom wall since 2007 ?), and a small chart of low-back focusing movements which links to the larger version's page. These charts were moved to more appropriate sections 11/23 as doing more revs.
[Nov 15, 2011] Updated the "Invocation for True Representation of Middle-Eastern Peoples", now including the flag for Syria, as well as Algeria. This Version 4 (11/16/11) comes late, with my apologies for my tardiness as needed to the people of Syria & Algeria. The previous versions since the 1st having the flags updated, were based on events as they transpired. For this version, I at first replaced the Barainian flag with Syria's, then realized I could still effectively render the chart with 12 suitably sized flags (vs 10), placing two over the center line, one high, one low.
[Dec 7, 2011] New additions and replacements for Holiday Slide Show. 1st created Nov 11, 2011: Chalice Art & Holiday Card Slideshow Presentations, They're finally here, thank you for your patience! More on that in the New Art section further below [Nov 2, 2011] IMPORTANT new section At the Tensing Yoga Page: "Exercise for Illustrating Tension Range...", was added just under October's intro section addition, in hopes of making all of the information on these pages more meaningful for self-applied preventative health maintenance, as well as for health care practitioners' use.
[Oct 20-26, 2011]: Added "EQ, IQ, Emotional Integration, and a Synergetic Relationship" to the Body-Mind Integration essay page. Added some artwork and reformatted the top of the page. That's the body-mind core topic section excerpted from " 'The Lords of Culture' and Listening -A story about Language, Relationship, and the Body-Mind Split, An Anthropology of Intelligence & Paradigms in Context" (July'10 ...Mar'11).
[Oct 11, 2011]: Much improved description and an added graphic for "Muscle Madness" Game Show, one of the subsidiary objectives of the proposed Fascia Memory Project. This show is envisioned to be entertaining as well as radically but wonderfully instructive in preventative health sciences, while effective for promotion and earning of funds for the project.
[Oct 11, 2011]: Added 1st Web Draft of "Core Body-Mind Integration Concepts in Context" Chart at the Organization Chart Page. This Chart compacts the key points into a relatively small visual space, and provides a summary of them and their implications relative to body-mind preventative maintenance, pain management, other aspects, as well as links to their respective essays or sections. Addressing these aspects and their relationships is what make this site unique. The titles there are linked to their respective essays. Now a fairly large graphic, It will be revised over time with navigation menu wizardry, so that much of the information will show in small sections at a time when you "mouse-over" a selected area, which revision will also create more white space. Eventually, most all pages will include such navigation tools, improving context among related pages, essays, and sections, from overviews to footnotes. While retaining as much as I can of the more relaxed and artistic style, with some individuality for each page as well as kinship evident among them.
[Oct 10, 2011]: Added Revision to "Why Pain" essay in "A List Of Factors In The Perception Of Pain", Conscious/Unconscious Schism, re: nature of "denial or repression, emotional pain, tension that can be so intense as to cause physical pain, etc.
[Oct 10, 2011] At the Tensing Yoga Page a new section, "What's Different And Special About 'Tensing Yoga'?" was added under the Intro Section with some emphesis on Tension Range and *Work/Rest Ratio* as related to *muscle energy efficiency*, to the therapeutic isolation of muscles, "tweaking" Proprioceptor systems, local and postural, related balance, dis-engaging muscle holding & movement patterns. This is about self-application, as well as for students of health care practice. Made some formatting improvements to these pages.
[Oct 2, 2011]: Rev'd for clarity as improving graphics at the Chalice-Integration-Art or "Chalice Art page": "Essentially, the chalice symbolizes the dynamics by which Spirit flows into the three 'lower bodies' (mental, emotional, physical) which compose the 'Body-Mind'. By properly managing these (maturing and evolving), we balance and integrate Humanity with the Divine 'on the plane of matter'." Revised format with new graphic "columns" for header and top link sections. More improvements planned - for both graphic effect and efficiency of navigating the ever-growing supportive material.
[Oct 1, 2011]: Another traffic assist idea for the Vehicle Efficient page about specially trained volunteer "un-jammers" that assist in coordinating drivers at exit points, (in traffic jams) - coordinating with police choppers via cell phones.
[Sept 28, 2011]: added Lymphatic System Charts to the Body-Mind Integration... essay page, noting (in a little more detail) the relationship of sinus congestion and it's reduction via massage (vibration) for the upper chest.
[Sept 24, 2011]: Added "An Optimal Injury Experience" at the "Innercomm" page in a sidebar for the "My Cells My Children" prose, the metaphor for "Body-Parenting approach, is indeed *the heart* of what the Body-Mind Integration... essay page is all about, not to mention the 'Heart' of my work. Provides a common experience-based way to understand how & why tension and memory is stored in the body (and also how it is not): "When an infant or very young child hurts himself in play, he calls out for or runs to his mother or father and "lets it all out" as the parent listens without judgement..."
[Sept 22, 2011]: Added "Love & the Bridge" sub-section at the Organization Chart page (just a paragraph). Because "I've often taken the 'Love' aspect for granted in most of my writings and artwork, assuming most people knew where I was coming from. But I've been realizing that some just need it spelled out to feel safe with you. Afterall, Love has been defined -in practice- by some pretty interesting actions. And yes, different people are reached in different ways. ..." There are a few more blatant writings abouts, which for the artwork might include the "Cells and the Chalice-Bridging Metaphor" in the "Perspectives" section of this page [the more esoteric basis relative to the above entry for Sept 24].
Related Tech Update Note: last month the Org.Chart had some added links for Firefox-enhanced visitors - to the originally-'new'tech'd but text-updated version - the one that used to confounded Internet Explorer users. The default page is still good for the IE folks.
[Sept 14&15, 2011]: Added notes & revisions to "The Sinuses and Their Relationship to Extra-Sensory Perception ?", including some new art, and a few more anatomical charts. Revisions are for clarity of original material regarding the bridging the bio-molecular with the paranormal, as well as relating all that to more recent perspectives about intelligence - what composes it, how it has been measured as related to communications with animals(!), and how it may be further developed.
[Aug 26, 2011]: A number of revs and some re-organization of the main essay, some added artwork, related references management, etc, at the "Goal Chart" page ("Achievement of Goals, Attainment, And the Role of Inner Work - A Flow Chart of the Human Psyche in Growth Facilitation and ...")
[Aug 18, 2011]: 2nd Article Review with survey results charts on "Massage, Alternative Therapies, & Pain" at the "Body-Mind Integration..." page: "Sept 2011 Consumer Report on Alternative Therapies, 'More than 45,000 readers tell us what helped' ".
[Aug 8-15, 2011]: Added "Heart's Desire, Ideals, & Accomplishment" to the Goal Chart page. Is about clarifying what we most truly want, and how we can have that... also about HOW we respond to pain & loss (whether caused by disease, ourselves, others, or the economy) and are brought back together again - the *how* that can MAKE ALL THE DIFFERENCE. Mirror copy placed Aug 8th at the "Why Pain?..." page & rev'd since then (see next reference).
[July-Aug, 2011]: Editing/Updating a few essays, somewhat related to each other: with three new essay additions (in Aug.) and other editing for "WHY PAIN? Notes on Pain, Awareness & Denial with new section, "Stress & Energy Related Pains" and new sub-section, "Touch-Sensivity of Muscles - and Cell Congestion" under "Should A Massage Be Painful?". There are some improving edits for "Effective Affirmation Therapy - The Use Of 'Positive Response Questions' (PRQ's) and Gestalt Approach". Will be relating them to the more recently edited (and continuing) pieces on muscles, injury, & chronic pain (see below). And bringing them into the fold of essays becoming more readable (and hopefully found more interesting) by a greater number of people.
[July 13, 2011]: NEW essay addition, "Moving Through Changes" by Krysta Gibson, about Common sense & spiritual guidance about personally negotiating challenging times; This could be about the Year 2012! Integrity, Sincerety, and Consistancy AND Flexibilitystaying centered, inner discipline, conscious spiritual evolution, seeking, finding the path. Originally published in 1989 by Krista Gibson in "The New Times" of Seattle. Still current...
[ July 15-25, 2011]: Added many more Q's to "Muscle Q & A" section at the "Body-Mind Integration in the Personal Growth Process page. Also some muscle anatomy charts. Before that, [ July 13, 2011]: Added section, "Study: Massages really can make pain go away" - reference, quotes, & commentary, to further complete the set integrating some key points from essays on this and other pages (begun early June), hoping to clarify these topics as more easily understandable for *common sense* preventative maintenance application, as well as further completing the context and clarifying the dynamics and processes involved. [ June 1-4, 2011]: Added sections "Body Awareness and Communications, as Related to Body-Memory and Integration", and "Sticky Muscles" at the "Body-Mind Integration in the Personal Growth Process page. Added "Muscle Q & A" to the page as well as to the Index Page. More NEW art being readied for this page, as has just been added at "Notes on Beliefs..." page. Related coordinating links clarifications at "Soul Synthesis, Part II" section at the Chalice Art Integration page, as well as a few others.
[ May 29, 2011]: Added sections, "DNA, Proportion & Function, and a Summary on Energy & Healing" at the "Notes on Beliefs, Healing, and Prayer", some references, and various edits; as well as some new artwork [Late May - Early June, 2011].
[ May 28, 2011]: Added "Cell Talk" essay at the "Body-Mind Integration in the Personal Growth Process essay page (excerpted from "Cells & Healing Changes..." section at "Notes on Beliefs, Healing, and Prayer", after minor improvement); as well as some artwork (repeated from various other pages)
[ May 5, 2011]: Rev's for notes on "Proportion and Function" of the *pi-ratio proportion* (of Sacred Geometry) and How and why it is essential-to-life at the molecular/cellular level, not to mention, is at the basis of DNA function as the universal constant of all life as we know it; in the "Archetypes & Geometry Scenario 1" section of the Chalice-Art-Integration page.
[NEW, Apr 28-30, 2011]: Section, "Follow-up note on Fibromyalgia - Theory with Examples", about its "relationship to a perfuse scattering of waste products throughout the fine interstitial spaces among the cells of the muscle tissues, due to their being chronically held *contracted* and under-circulated, including trauma induced contractedness over a broad-area (including by being forcibly tickled in early childhood)..." Other minor revisions at the Fascia Memory Theory page (plus redesign of top section & overall reformating updates). Maybe it's no accident that this came along shortly after the new sections at the "Notes on Beliefs, Healing, and Prayer" page .
[NEW, Apr 22-25, 2011]: Section, "Insight Please" - a discussion from facebook that may assist in bridging this essay with some other writings at this site, added to the Body-Mind Integration in the Personal Growth Process page, with New "Pattern Triad & Body-Mind-Spirit Triangle Interfaces" Chart, as well as some formatting and other improvements.
[NEW, Apr 21, 2011]: Testimonials Pagehere - for yours truly and 'Body-Mind Integration Therapies. [May 9:]Edit Intro, add a testimonial, etc.
[Apr 16, 2011]: Reverted the GuestBook to non-automated (again) after it seems to be more of a conduit for spam than anything else. (The Guest Book has been at the top of the the ChaliceBridge Support page.) [Apr 6-8 2011]: New essay sections at "Notes on Beliefs, Healing, and Prayer", including [New] Dr. Emoto's message requesting our using his short, simple prayer for transforming the water (molecules) effected by nuclear radiation, [New] "'Getting Super': Sample personalized visualization prayer chart", and various additions of art, much of it new (see "LOTS of NEW ART" section below) [Apr 9, 2011]. And Lots of revisions for the summary essay, "Cells & Healing Changes: How I Believe..." with [NEW parts:]"Building, Cleansing, and Paradigm Management; Body-Parenting & Healing Cell-Talk." [this page is finally begginning to say what I've always wanted it to! ie: more to come in time.]
[March 2011]: NEW essay addition, "Integration" by Krysta Gibson, about Common myths vs realities about psycho-spiritual integration; effective guidance about feelings and memories, 'living in the now', 'releasing' events and people, 'forgiving and forgetting' the past - for living the spiritual life fully and meaningfully. Originally published in 1988 by Krista Gibson in "The New Times" of Seattle. Still current...
[Oct 2010]: Out of retirement and much improved, the Synthesis Shirts Page has apparently been waiting for when these shirts could come back in vogue again ! [Oct 2010]: New *compact* professional brochure -web page- much like the printable PDF, trifold flyer version available since last December. The default link to my brochure now takes you to this compact (web page) version first, and includes links to the compact PDF version, as well as links to the still maintained "extended version" (the previous default page for that link, which page continues to be updated as well.)
[Aug. 14, 2010]: The short essay, "Diversity and the Gestalt - a Function of Sacred Geometry?" with new artwork on the side, [Sept 28 ed. of July'10]: Additional Essay, " 'The Lords of Culture' and Listening - A story about Language, Relationship, and the Body-Mind Split" and Ken Wilber's chart, "Therapies and Levels of 'The Spectrum of Consciousness' " at the Chalice Art & Science Integration page, more ref's on Emotional Intelligence [Aug. 8] additional art [again Aug. 9], new points added to the summary for the "Pragmatic Balance" section there [more & ed. Aug. 8]. The section summary came about [Jan'10] as I was pulling together a suitable description for the "Madonna with Dove of Peace" art (also included there), also leading to other edits there for clarity & improved formatting (including new web art: chalice bars and bullets) [Nov-Dec'09, May-July'10]
[April 2010] New Essay, "'Empathy' or 'Armor' by Definition" - Clarifying where the definition has come to be re-defined to apply in limited ways and directions
The Evolution Trends": page an interplay of links related to the above and the footnotes on 'Structure And Learning' related to essay (at another page), "Systems of Structure & Effects on Learning" or "Spiritual Battles & Wars" (that are best if maintained INternally), as well as on many other related concepts [April-July'10]. Forgot to add here all the New additions and improvements back in [Nov'09], incl. Rev'd: Overview & "Basis of Assessment - 'Assessing the How's, Why's, And When's'" sections, as Added new sections/writings: "Seven Phases of Evolution", "On Potential Realities, Ideals, Goals, and Accomplishment", "On Learning, Fairness, Truth, and Peace (& Purpose, Structure, & Religion)", as well as the footnote section for them. And the new chakra chart, also added at a few other pages including at...
The Goal-Chart Page: new related references and art [Nov-Dec'09, May-July'10]
"Basis of Body-Parenting & Related Metaphor" (Cells as Kids, etc, Why & How it works for preventative maintenance (Health Insurance), attitude, etc) at Inner-Communications Page (also on this Index page & at Brochure Page [12/16/09].
"Notes on Mind-Body Correlations - Source-References, Organization of *Body Memory,* and 'WHAT I DO' " [12/27/09] at "Understanding the Pattern Triad" (incl. two new charts).
LOTS of NEW ART
[12/20/11] "Questions for World Change" at the World Healing Prayers over Sacred Geometry Graphic Backgrounds these questions are asked in light of year 2012 being here and now. And from these, perhaps we can construct some prayers or invocations, share them with our friends and family. Thank you!
[Dec 7, 2011] New additions and replacements for Holiday Slide Show. (1st created Nov 11, 2011, see just below).
[Dec 4, 2011] Replaced an older version of "Chalice Over Stonehenge with Tree & Flower Of Life" with the most recent, rendered last July (v.F&TOL7-4wb with v.OS-711-A5-s3,10B2Ba) at the page for the essay, The Role Of Intuition Coming Home
-- Recovering The "Holy Grail".
[Nov 11, 2011] They're finally here, thank you for your patience!
Chalice Art & Holiday Card Slideshow Presentations (Thank you for your patience!)
Chalice Art [Very Soon] Holiday Cards "Valen-Chalice"
[11/19-20/11 Notes:The 4C-Pub page has the ThumbLink Set as well. Added transition page for the (general) Chalice Art Slideshows. Have been experiencing a planning setback with the chalice art slideshow presentations - the Serif "Album-Plus" software proves to be almost totally useless for coordinating choices with any other slideshow software (that include captions & various needed options), including with Serif's newest "Web Plus X5" - after weeks of hours spent sorting, categorizing, rating, notating for sets for different transition rates, etc! After trying every work-around I know, I find there's no way to copy/ extract/ export file names in text (except copying one at a time w/o file location) for the 165 pieces chosen in Album Plus (over last few months) from 1500+ pieces (not counting originals without watermarks/sigs, or the differently sized). Nor to even to re-name them (via Album Plus) to make them easier to find on the disk in their various (12 or more) different folders. You can't even sort by file name in Album Plus!!! I would never have guessed it would (or even could) be so designed. Have passed on the temptation to just output a cheap slideshow presentation from Album Plus. So have been re-organizing the organizing process.
[Oct 2, 2011]: Revised format with new graphic "columns" for header and top link sections at the Chalice-Integration-Art or "Chalice Art page".
[Sept, 2011]: A few new pieces of art at the "Prayer1B" page, the Extended Brochure, and the Chalice-Integration-Art or "Chalice Art page", and "The Sinuses & ESP" page. Look for the double spheres (vertically aligned)- these are from further work with the "raw components" that originated the 3D chalice last year (composed of previous art pieces that are further rendered, sometimes creating more components for future artwork, as my work often has), plus "Multi-Vortex" theme pieces, and put on various backgrounds.
[NEW, July-Aug, 2011]: Some new art to some pages, some copies to additional pages, to the "Goal Chart" page, to the "Body-Mind Integration" page (including some anatomical pics for leg muscles), the Brochure page (Related Ref's section, the "WHY PAIN? Notes..." page, and a few at some other pages. Will be working on improving the core pages of the body-mind integration focus for a few more weeks or more, most likely :-)
[NEW, June 1 to 28, 2011]: More art has been added at "Notes on Beliefs..." page June 28: "Selected Affirms for Inner Communications", a sample card, graphic-backed & bordered. Other pieces added in early and middle June. More was also added at the "Body-Mind Integration in the Personal Growth Process page along with the handful of new essay sections.
[NEW, May 2011]: Various new pieces added at "Notes on Beliefs, Healing, and Prayer" along with the new sections and references there. A few more new backgrounds created & added here and there, including at the Testimonials page (new April 21).
[NEW, Apr 25, 2011]: A number of new pieces created May'10, Revised Apr'11, added around the site at various sizes, including the one at right, similarly named as "3DChalice w/ Star, AtomicPiCh1-b2a &TreeOfLife SpheriCnxtn1" sig'd.
[NEW, Apr 25, 2011]: "Pattern Triad & Body-Mind-Spirit Triangle Interfaces" Chart at the Body-Mind Integration in the Personal Growth Process essay page, to go with the new "Insight Please" discussion from facebook.
[Apr 9, 2011]: more NEW artwork including "'Getting Super': Sample personalized visualization prayer chart" at "Notes on Beliefs, Healing, and Prayer", and [Apr 6-8 2011] "Prayers for Transforming Nuclear Radiation" two prayers, one in the words of Dr Masaru Emoto, the other in invocation style at the World Healing Prayers page; A related sidebar note at "Notes on Beliefs, Healing, and Prayer" page, including Dr. Emoto's message requesting our using his short, simple prayer for transforming the water (molecules) effected by nuclear radiation, and a graphic version of that here as well. There's already information there on Dr. Masaru Emoto's Great work.
[Feb 10 2011]: Two New prayers, "Invocation for True Egyptian Representation" and "Invocation for True Representation of Middle-Eastern Peoples" for those who might desire to assist in such a GREAT MOMENT in history - For Democracy in All the World leading up to Year 2012.
[Jan 2011] Added thumbLink for downloading older background version of "Citizen Q's Prayer" ("Invocation for Solutions in World Healing"); misc. other improvements at World Healing Prayers On Sacred Geometry Page [Jan 2010]: a set of "renderings of 'proprioceptor field arrays' in muscle cells" (and some other improvements) at essay page, "Body-Mind Integration in the Personal Growth Process - The How's And Why's Of Storage of Tension and Memory in the bodily tissues" [Jan 2011]: New Expanded version of prayer, "Connecting Resources for the Economy 2011" - resource access prayer flow-chart at the World Healing Prayers On Sacred Geometry Page [Dec 2010]: 2nd new background for prayer (for ease in reading text) for "Invocation for Solutions in World Healing," Vers.2 for Citizen Awareness at the World Healing Prayers On Sacred Geometry Page [Dec 2010]: New prayer, "Invocation for Accurate Representation and Truthful Media" at the World Healing Prayers On Sacred Geometry Page [Dec'10] 5-8 pieces on the "ChaliCell" theme at Chalice Art & Science Integration page ("Soul Synthesis ...Body-Mind" section) with cell-like forms in the deeper background to provide a visual for working with one's inner spaces (especially when full size)
[Oct-Nov'10] Another version of 'Kneeling Knight & Grail' with addition of a (NEW) 'Multi-Vortex Grail' at the Chalice Art & Science Integration page; including some related questions about the archetypes proffered.
[Sept'10] New artwork at the "Love Prose" page, as well as use of backgrounds. General updating of page formatting, etc.
[May-July'10, Aug-Sept'10] New artwork at the Chalice Art & Science Integration page - averaging a few a week, including "The Knight" - a magazine photo re-rendering.
[Oct-Dec'09] Many pieces with Reiki and White Light symbols on them- mostly at the Brochure page. And more: 60+ pieces from Dec'08 to Dec'09, spread about the sites pages.
[May'10] New Art & Charts at the Evolution Trends" page , not as new at the "Goal-Chart" page and at "Understanding the Pattern Triad" - the later two with new articles and sections, other editing for clarification [Nov-Dec'09].
[Dec'08 to Oct'09] 4 new Graphic prayer-sheets or backgrounds at the World Healing Prayers page .
New Goodies at/via "St.Tony's Prayer" & "Water-Charging -Group-Fired- Healing Technique," including printable PDF version, via the "Notes on Beliefs, Healing, and Prayer" -- Practical considerations and a little science to boot (RefLinks for the later) [Aug'09 & Aug'10]
MISC. IMPROVEMENTS:
at the Fascia Memory Theory page added reference resources for Morphic Field Theory (Rupert Sheldrake) and ReOrganized the "Related Reference" sections.
[Jan 7, 2012]: at Org Chart Page fixed links on right side of Organization Chart, added "Navigation Tip" section, minor editing for "Love & the Bridge" section, improved overall formatting.
[Oct-Nov, 2011]: Edit "Notes on Abundance Set of Web Pages" & following "Synthesis Shirts" thumbset. Also create/add new mini-version of that thumbset for "'Spread too Thin on Chalice Matrix' Warning" (w/humor) w/o note on Abundance Set of pages. Various annotated links & thumb-pic sets added/ updated for newly rev'd (Oct-Nov) Tensing Yoga page, new (Oct 11) Body-Mind Core Concept Chart & Muscle Madness Chart/Note sections, and the (new Nov 11) art slideShow presentations (described above). Multi-various & misc. clarifying rev's, updates to related top-link sets, formats, corrections to some links, etc on many pages.
[Oct 20, 2011]: Added component to the Organization Chart that links to the Oct 11 added "Chart of Core Body-Mind Integration Concepts in Context", just below the main chart.
[Oct 1-2, 2011]: replaced some of the logos for "Chalice Bridging & Cross Discipline Creativity", those with "ChaliceBridge.Org" on them, since the '.Org' domain had to be given up awhile back. Appologies to anyone who may have been inconvenienced by using that. Any actual links associated with them had been corrected long ago. Various reformatting improvements to Main Index Pg, "Org.Chart" page, the "Why Pain" and "Compassion" pages.
[NEW, Sept 21-22, 2011]: Various fixes, improvements, clarifications in all footers, a few more over last few days on this index page.
[NEW, June 20, 2011]: After yet another note on public radio re: year 2012 "End of World" or "Big Changes", Added comment at a few pages where I'd already noted on the topic: "[Related Note: All things considered, particularly those noted in the PolyPsyArts Home page intro... if GREAT changes do occur in the world in 2012 (per mayan calendar, et-all), it will definitely be a threshold effect (and surprising to most people, including myself.) - cp, June 2011]" Sometimes adding: "Besides, most of my PolyPsy pages provide the basis and context for what I believe needs to happen for us to sustain healthy growth on this planet, let alone any at all. I do believe year 2012 IS a likely time limit upon the *beginning* of earnest changes required for even the later. Have we *earnestly* begun those changes yet? Depends on one's perspective, of course. (I have elaborated in various PolyPsy list email postings over the years.)"
[NEW, June 20, 2011]: At the World Healing Prayers On Sacred Geometry Page, updated the intro to the "Invocation for True Representation of Middle-Eastern Peoples" re: various changes in some nations, also adding "Some of these are enduring intense warfare or other violence [Spring 2011] - and that is not what these prayers call for. And yet esoteric views may differ as to the "Highest Loving Will of God", particularly with regard to consideration of the history of human evolution, and what is inevitable or un-necessary for certain aspects of our growth in the long term."
[ June 16, 2011]: for professional brochure(s), additions and re-calculations of training hours, including for recent Yi Ren Qigong class (correcting some figures as breaking up the 1700+ hrs into the various categories over the years).
[ May 28, 2011]: Improved/Clarified Description for Links to "Chalice Art Page." Added a "review" from a client to the Testimonials Page, including the Link to original at Yelp.Com.
[ May 18, 2011]: Improvements to Intro section on this index page. Clarifications as to what art here (most) can be used for greeting cards, etc.
[ May 12, 2011]: Improvements to Brochure Pages, including a link at the top for quicker access to the to Page & Site link Section.
[ May 9, 2011]: Edit Intro to Testimonials Page as add another testimonial, etc.
[, May 3-5, 2011]: Lots of little edits and clarifications, as well as reformating updates to various pages related to Body-Mind Integration and nutrition, while adding Thumblinks for the new "Triangle/Triad Interface Chart", the "Fibromyalgia - Theory with Examples" section; notes on "Energy Psychology and EFT; similar work for the Intro-Bio section, and re: *pi-ratio proportion and function* at the Chalice Integration Art page.
[, Apr 28, 2011]: overhaul of top section, reformating updates to page overall at the Fascia Memory Theory page, after adding new section, "Follow-up note on Fibromyalgia - Theory with Examples"
[Apr 26-27, 2011]: Minor editing, some charts added, & formatting/appearance improvements to "The Lower Chakras & Synthesis of Body & Soul"; lessor editing & links to other pages also relating to the "Pattern Triad & Body-Mind-Spirit Triangle Interfaces" Chart, including brochure pages. Re-Locate title for "Metaphysical Origins of the Grail" section (which section had been combined with the previous section a few years back, dis-located from it's title and bookmark) at Chalice Integration Art page.
[Apr 16, 2011]: Reverted the GuestBook to non-automated (again) after it seems to be more of a conduit for spam than anything else. (The Guest Book has been at the top of the the ChaliceBridge Support page.) [April 2011]: Clarifications, small additions, reformatting paragraphs and margins, adding/improving link/sets, etc for the "Chalice Art Page", Brochure pages, a few other pages, so far - will be getting to all of them eventually (thanks for your patience!).
[March 2011]: Note for Defining/Clarifying the term "Integration" as used by Wholistic practioners, therapists, etc. Added to most "Integration"-related pages, brochures, etc. As well as notes and resource Links regarding EFT Technique ("Emo-Free", "TAP", etc).
[Feb 2011]: New pic of yours truly added here and there.
[Jan-Feb 2011]: smaller quicker better Share Link widgets (incl. facebook, tweet, email) added for an increasing number of pages.
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[Jan 2011]: Edited for Clarity: "How and Why this Site Is Different ...Cross-Discipline Approach..." (at Organization Chart Page). Added small section, "Notes on Ideals..." on some pages where I felt needed clarification, beginning with "For many readers as well as this author, many of the ideals stated or implied on various pages at my site are supremely challenging to say the least, and understandably so.
[Dec'10 - Jan'11] Misc formatting & support updates to essays, "Whole Being Integration In Manifesting Abundance -- Seven Steps To Initiation And Understanding", "Attainment And Achievement -- The Alignment Of Beliefs, Desires, And Needs", and "Compassion, Healing, and the Practice -- and Detouring 'Burn-out'" A few Edits & Links for OrgChart Pg, as well as a few more edits & formatting improvements to various pages.
[Oct'10] A number of healing resource sites added to the "Other Wholistic Healing Related Sites" and "Most Recommended Gestalt Psychology & Related Sites", particularly Chi/Energy related, including the Yi Ren Qigong Center that includes articles, "Guiding Principles of Yi Ren Qigong", "Introduction to Yi Ren Medical Qigong", "Qi Cultivation for Healing Chronic Illness", "The Art of Internal Observation." (also added to my list of trainings in my brochure)
[Oct 2010]: Added an extension to the top links of the Chalice Art Integration page, so could more easily click directly to the newer articles.
: Accelerating [Finished? Jan'11] replacement of color-bars, bullets, and backgrounds with those made from chalice-art. As well as font changes with the help of a script, one capable of independent use, but still capable of varying a number of features (from picture captions to other places with special needs for formatting). [Apr-Dec'10]: Various new links were added, including Facebook links in the page footers. Improved formatting began, now on main index pages with more pages coming along, including (only) selective bolding of text over new lighter backgrounds, with many new bars and bullets (chalice web art, brights & subtles). The professional brochure has been getting more make-overs, including overdue link fixes & clarifications especially regarding counseling aspects (Big Apologies for so late on this!) [Aug'10], the printable & compact Trifold PDF version [Oct'09]. The Organization Chart has been Internet Explorer friendly since [Dec'09]. Added some animated graphics there, as well as at the Evo-Trends Page. Lots been going on a Facebook, including lots of new artwork (and old) added to the portfolio albums there - more by far than at my website (whoops) - at least as of July'10. Some "redirect" pages were added [July-Nov'09], just in case visitors use some old links or common mis-spellings of web pages. General improvements include spelling and fixed links, as well as catching up on some much needed editing on the early-mid 90's articles.
NOTE on Cookies & Stats:
Number of Visits (Not Hits) to this site
The only cookies you should be getting here are for the two stat counters, one from Google and the one from Webalizer.Org (that my own server, Infinity Internet, provided). The above (Google) counter is *visible* on this page only (the one showing above). I've summarized the results over time and put that at the bottom of each page. There are still NO sales or ads - well, other than ref/links to my & other's pages, which I hope are appropriately placed and essentially unobtrusive. But you can just imagine your walls panelled with my artwork anyway (Please let me know if/when you find any of the above not true, via chaliser@iinet.com). And THANK YOU! -Chris
"Q's 4 World Change On All-Religions Logos & ChaliceScale Ovr PiChalicel DblHeart Earth" Chris Pringer, 12'11
At this site I have focused on the nature of integration and wholeness -- that is, on the pragmatic (eg: functionally useful & daily appreciated) synthesis of one's 'bodymind' (body, mind, emotions, and their interconnections).
I also focus much on the practical application of self-healing methodology and appropriate attitudes toward preventative maintenance and well-being. Specific topics at this site involve "Body-Memory" and Mind-Body Correlations, "Body-Parenting," Body-Awareness-Enhancement, pain and related considerations; integrated therapies that combine connective tissue work, release of chronic muscle pain & habit patterns, energy-balancing and attunements, and personal growth processing. The "emotional body" process, regarded here as a critical part of one's spiritual path, is also addressed in various writings. Explaining the how's and why's of that can become "heady", I know, and yet I try to keep such writings understandable - at least by those with a lay person's interest in psychology, or at least it's practical application to achieving and maintaining physical well-being.
I used to say that the self-help writing is kept basic, but that was because I apparently either forgot or just didn't fully keep up with the fact, that others were just not as inclined to take note of many of the same things that I do. Even compared to other massage therapists. My Kuder ("Occupational Interest Survey") results should have been a clue. In any case, the concepts & resulting techniques still require some purposeful application in order to derive benefit. The essays provide links for elaboration and study for those interested in pursuing these things further.
"In Context"
I understand that one can only be focused on one thing at a time (no matter how "psychic" or otherwise gifted a person may be - albeit not withstanding the expansiveness of peripheral vision, internal or external). However, your reading what I say in any one writing -in context- with what I write elsewhere, may be important for understanding what it has to offer. For this reason you'll find many links from most any writing at my site to a number of other writings here. If you enjoy multi-tasking, you'll love this site. I can't wait to get those concept flow-charts developed for illustrating the relationships between the various multi-level dynamics written at this site. They might provide the only way for me to "keep it simple" before I'm even close to finished here. An early and limited example of the kind of charting that I'm talking about would be the at the "Goal Chart" page.
Meanwhile, some context and synergy of "my work" overall can be gained by checking out the footers (last section) of each web page at the site, as well as by visiting the Organization Chart Page [ Wait, not yet! ], which page also includes the Oct 2011 added "Chart of Core Body-Mind Integration Concepts in Context", as well as "How and Why this Site Is Different" - A study in Cross-Discipline Knowledge Sharing and Utilization - how that relates to "Chalice-Bridging," Body-Mind Integration, and healing (including healing on the largest scale).
Some Elaboration On My Work and my place in it (less formal than in my brochure)
I have relied on my hands as well as my ears and eyes to tell me whether an approach is useful to the client. And I'm probably more than a tad intuitive when not overly focusing "in" on something. I am thankful to be physically strong, kinesthetically sensitive and appreciative of the more subtle sensory information. My life experience tells me that most people like sessions to include only your basic quiet massage. Others benefit from my "Let's see why this is - how we can make it work better" attitude when it comes to injury troubleshooting and treatment.
Many also enjoy the empowerment gained from the preventative maintenance approach - the "Integral Body Awareness Training" that can involve "body-reading" (trouble-shooting or reading the textures of muscles, feeling the varying degrees of tension and patterning in the different muscles and muscle groups, noting the relationships between them if/as they exist), related discussion, and body-awareness instruction/counseling. And others find it incredibly easy to talk about themselves in this environment. What I really enjoy is the variance among all the people and each session, seeing what each individual brings each day. And do my best to learn from each person that has come in.
My work is usually described as "thorough," "you always seem to know right where to go," "...don't waste any time" etc. I sometimes call my approach "Search & Employ," where I "go in" and find areas that are out-of-touch and bring them back "into the family," teaching a *Body-Parenting* approach to preventative maintenance. It helps greatly that I have always been unusually capable at varying the degree of pressure to apply when employing touch-based techniques, while sensing the optimal amount of pressure for a given area, allowing me to work as deeply as possible without causing the muscles to tense up further. ... More about what makes my work different at my Brochure, in "My Own Niche" Section.
The deeper how and why, and a layperson's technical core of my work, is put together at the "Body-Mind Integration ...". Newly Added on that page (May-Aug 2011): Addendum essays added with the goal of clarifying these topics as more easily understandable for *common sense* preventative maintenance application, as well as further completing the context and clarifying the dynamics and processes involved. Most benefits from the information at this page requires no focus on energy-work or the spiritual interface(s). The next three paragraphs do go into those aspects a little, while my extended professional brochure provides more about how that may (or may not) enter into a client's focus in work withing me.
You might find helpful the "Chart of Core Body-Mind Integration Concepts in Context" at the Organization Chart page. This compacts the key points into a relatively small visual space, providing a "Summary Of Connecting Points & Implications relative to body-mind preventative maintenance, pain management, other aspects, as well as links to their respective essays or sections."
The "Chalice-Bridging" style chakra balancing is based in the view that we each are a bridge between Father & Mother God/dess, & thus form a chalice for the balancing & integrating of Humanity with the Divine. Or at least ideally so, as our systems are *attuned* & our batteries are *charged* & we fullfill our true role as human embodiments of Spirit. Having learned more about Qigong and 5-Element Theory (2010-2011), I could call my work "Chalice-Qi-Energy-Body-Work" - IF I wanted to relate the chalice concept to the Qigong energy format, and that is one very highly efficient system for development and maintenance overall. How about "Qinergy-Body-Work"? (Ok, I'll go for that!) But -ESSENCE-ially- 'Qi' is 'Ki' is 'Chi' is the 'Ke' in 'Reike' is... and so on, and it's usually (always?) more important to focus on the work that works for the individual, than to create more names for attracting a different market of people that need new names to attract them to do essentially the same thing. (phew!) "
Without trying to preach or convert, I've also focused occassionally (in some writings) on the "spiritual interface" of the bodymind with one's Higher Power, and the maintenance of this interface as related to living "in the world," (while not being "of the world" as the great master said.) And about maintaining this interface while one simultaneously develops within oneself the highest potentials one is capable of. Thence comes the term, "Multi-Dimensional." Respecting other's beliefs (or non-beliefs), I do not "push religion" or otherwise believe in spiritually "saving people." I do believe in "the Golden Thread ...which seems to form the common core of every major religion" as it is called by Eugene Whitworth. ¹ I believe that anything forced (given more force than actually needed, that is) -or manipulated- into someone's space eventually comes back in one's face. I believe that people learn and grow best in their own time and path, and that diversity in most every aspect of life is healthy, and is a natural result of essential individuality. I believe that diversity's natural occurrence is simply one requirement for society's growth towards communal well-being. More on that in the Pragmatic Balance section of the Chalice Integration Art Index page. [And no, that's not code; to me diversity refers to many different aspects, not just sexual orientation (let alone the fact that I'm straight and gay-friendly, which fact shouldn't be a big deal anyway).]
As for my ordination and ministry: I was most recently ordained by S.H.E.S. (International Assembly of Spiritual Healers & Earth Stewards Congregations, SHES.Org) in 2001 for (my own) "Chalice-Bridging Ministries". (That's actually short for "Chalice-Bridging Body, Mind, and Soul Ministries".) However, I've was first ordained in 1987, with New Age Fellowship (Seattle, WA). That was actually on August 17, 1987, "Harmonic Convergence Day". There's a little story about that, totally vain perhaps, but which has to do with the synchronicity between the all the astrological significance assigned to that day at the time, and my own natal chart as well as the transit for my chart for that date. Not just referring to the cardinal cross and grand trine in my chart, but also the placement of and transit correlations between various planets and asteroids considered significant at that time, especially Chiron. [A friend suggested I should graphically assemble the charts to illustrate the line-ups. (But do I really need to?)]
I'll close with the bottom line of the "Body-Mind Integration..." essay: that Body-Mind Awareness is the bottom line of preventative health maintenance, and therefore is one of the most simple, efficacious, & cost effective forms of health insurance that there can possibly be. That is not an incredible statement, given that this approach is not free - it will cost you the time and energy you invest in learning how to achieve that, and whatever you give for the assistance or facilitation by capable practitioner(s).
Open-Mind.org is no longer the home of those who granted this award (June 99). In website feedback (2'09), Amber suggested C.A.R.E. for Addiction Recovery - and I definitely agree!
More About the Pages At This Site
The (50+) pages ref-linked below, Organized by sections, are my own contributions to the art and science of body-mind integration. So far, the first essay listed provides the best Introduction to the general and more practical body-mind concepts. Other pages have been selected for the "Intro Set" (for going deeper and/or broader into these topics, that is). There are other essays on Correlations Between The Different Aspects Of Being, on The Emotional Body, on Prayer, on Organizing Life Approach & Understanding, on Body-Mind Principles in Societal Re-Education And Preventative Health Care, on Question-based Techniques, and on Considerations for Healing Practitioners. (The links to pages with Self-Applicable Techniques are marked with "_T_" )
Intro Set
"Body-Mind Integration in the Personal Growth Process" On the physiology & psycho-physiology of storage & release of stress in muscle & other tissues (in layman's physiology & psychology), preventative maintenance, aging w/far less pain. On the storage of memory (psycho-emotional data) in the bodily tissues, how and why, including for if/when it is released; communication between body and mind, benefits; proprioceptors, personal growth, massage/bodywork, therapist's approach, etc. 1st Published in Massage Magazine, July-Aug 1992, and used by many massage schools for instruction since then. Newly Added (May-Oct'11) on this page: Addendum essays added with the goal of clarifying these topics as more easily understandable for *common sense* preventative maintenance application, as well as further completing the context and clarifying the dynamics and processes involved, including "Muscle Q & A" (a kind of overview of the mind-body aspect), "Body Awareness and Communications, as Related to Body-Memory and Integration", "Insight Please", "Sticky Muscles", "Cell Talk" - Suggestions on building a healing relationship with ones cells (muscles or otherwise), "EQ, IQ, Emotional Integration, and a Synergetic Relationship", and Reviews for two articles "on Massage, Alternative Therapies, & Pain", with "Study: Massages really can make pain go away"; & Sept 2011 Consumer Report; quotes, commentary & charts.)
[New 10/10/11]"Core Body-Mind Integration Concepts in Context" Chart at the Organization Chart page. This chart compacts the key points into a relatively small visual space, and provides a summary of them and their implications relative to body-mind preventative maintenance, pain management, other aspects, as well as links to their respective essays or sections.
"Tensing Yoga" and other Self-Applications For Self-Healing, Body-Mind Awareness, & Preventative Maintenance (revised 7/02, 9/02, Fall 2011). Technique is explained for context and self-application. Fall 2011: New sections add emphesis for Tension Range (Work/Rest Ratio, Texture, Muscle Energy Efficiency), individual muscle focus, teamwork/edgework. A fun "Exercise for Illustrating Tension Range..." as well as a "Breathing Ratio Chart" (method & application). Page includes many subtopics, including the extremely common myths about *Muscle Stretching* as well as link to an illustrated sheet of "Low-Intensity Low-Back Exercises". And how about a "Muscle Madness" game!? Back on the floor there's a number of yoga ref-links for specific ailments/conditions as well as for selecting the right form of yoga for you. _T_
"My Cells - My Children" & other metaphorical prose Illustrates the dynamic relationships of Spirit, mind, body, and emotions, as well as the inner-child-parent-family, including the cells, organs, and body systems. New section on "Body-Parenting" in Mind-Body Integration and a powerful form of Preventative Health Maintenance [New 12/16/09]. Based on the "Re-Parenting" approach to personal growth & self-healing, I consider it a powerful adjunct to Body-Mind Integration. The page also includes a little artwork in surreal symbolism, "The Chaliverse."
"A Gestalt Perspective," and "Seven Phases of Personal Growth" (2 Essays) A perspective on an approach to and regard for life, one's past and present, as well as a basis for personal growth and/or therapy. I could've called it an integrated 'Gestaltist-Humanist-Buddhist-New Thought' perspective. (You could say these are my main sources, from among the various "schools" of psychology and correlating approaches to application of therapy.)
A Class Outline Questions & Considerations for "Body-Mind Integration and the Chalice" This outline serves as an index in itself, as it also interconnects key considerations with links to other essays at this site for elaboration. Written from the perspective that each human being is a 'cauldron' of four distinct bodies - an experiment in learning and evolvement, to say the least. Includes "Positive Response Questions" (PRQ's) designed specifically for learning and affirming principles of this topic. _T_
"The Middle Path Log" Transcript of an on-line discussion among healing practitioners and students about Integration of Body, Mind, & Spirit (an intelligent & insightful exchange, tho' very long) [While this isn't one of my essays, the topic matched the others in this section, and my two cents was added here and there]
"Understanding the Pattern Triad and The Body Pattern Assessment" Mind-Body Relationships, (from) coping mechanisms, (to) skills, (to) gifts through challenges on one's Life Path. This page is about how the body has habitually responded to experience is evidenced by the body's holding and movement patterns. Includes [Rev'd & New Sections, 12/27/09] "Notes on Mind-Body Correlations - Source-References, Organization of *Body Memory,* and 'WHAT I DO' ". I provide an explaination for a system of assessments and mind-body correlations -- learned and integrated from/for my work with others as well as for my own life process. Other sections include excerpts from "Body Memory and ... Learning Life Lessons." About aspects to be discovered, emotionally cleared, and then employed as mental/emotional assets and guidance towards determining and accomplishing life goals. Note: Keywords referring to, or related to, the same phenomenon: fascia memory, somatic memory, tissue memory, muscle memory, somatic experience, somatic healing, somatic therapy.
"The Lower Chakras & Synthesis of Body & Soul" The body illustrates the dynamic relationship of the shadow elements with one's highest potential. Sections include "BODY MEMORY and the INTERPLAY of SOUL in the LEARNING LIFE LESSONS", "Psycho-Emotional Organization and the Body-Mind...", A Brief Cosmology Regarding the Body-MInd, Attitudes, and Chakras. Includes notes clarifying empathy of the 3rd Chakra from that of 4th or Heart Chakra. I consider the HEART CHAKRA the "bridging" chakra or chalice-Chakra, between the lower and upper chakras. [Rev. 10-96, 2-98, 6-98,5-99, 7-01, 4'11]
"Fibromyalgia - Theory with Examples" [NEW, Apr 28-30, 2011] at the Fascia Memory Theory page about the "it's relationship to a perfuse scattering of waste products throughout the fine interstitial spaces among the cells of the muscle tissues, due to their being chronically held *contracted* and under-circulated, including trauma induced contractedness over a broad-area (including by being forcibly tickled in early childhood)..." (Maybe it's no accident that this came along shortly after the visualization chart at the "Notes on Beliefs, Healing, and Prayer" page.)
"Body-Mind Nutrition" Considerations in relating a transition in diet & nutrition to personal and spiritual growth, and the benefits of such transition
"Opening the Bridges & Firing the Cauldrons" About Integrating Energy Work and Self-Healing Instruction into bodywork, a "Chalice-Bridging" style chakra balancing, and may include Reiki and/or very basic Qigong instruction. This approach is based in the view that we each are a bridge between Father & Mother GOD/ESSence, & thus form a chalice for the balancing & integrating of Humanity with the Divine. Or at least ideally so, as our systems are *attuned* & our batteries are *charged* & we fullfill our true role as human embodiments of Spirit. And in the belief that the body-mind can be a primary means of access for finding ones Way, developing appropriate and effective relationship among the three "lower bodies" (mental, emotional, and physical, which compose the "Body-Mind". Ref: "Triangle/Triad Interface" Chart above).
"Approaches & Methodologies for Body-Mind Integration" Suggestions & Resources for Considering Receiving the work as well as for Vocational Considerations. This page might also assist in understanding some basic body-mind concepts.
"The Use Of Questions (and Gestalt approach) In Effective Affirmation Therapy" Theory & Examples for Practical Application. Theory section explains how this (PRQ) system compares to other affirmation techniques and therapies - how and why they work, advantages of PRQ's, how you can construct them out of most any given affirmation. Includes lots of "Sample PRQ's" (Positive Response Questions) for learning and affirming any desired knowledge, Simple How-To's in developing Pragmatic use of "the right question." The "samples" work with the emotional body and intangibles in personal growth pursuits. Which, many would say, has to come before you can truly enjoy the rest anyway. `94 _T_
"Whole Being Integration In Manifesting Abundance and Seven Steps To Initiation And Understanding" - Principles of magnetism in the process of conscious personal growth, spiritual integration, and self healing. Positive Response Questions (PRQ's) designed specifically for Personal Empowerment. Includes special section: "Questions for Empowerment"
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"Enhanced Awareness Techniques & Societal Problem-Solving" Removing limitations to Creative Intelligence If this link doesn't work, then the page has still not yet been completed, and you may email me about the information that I've been putting together for some years. The basic message of it all is not only that we don't know how intelligent we are. But that we can, by releasing emotion-based, protective "coping mechanisms," and thereby various beliefs (some conscious and some not), greatly expand the operation and skills of existing mechanisms or tools related to cognition, intuition and especially the integration of the two, and the communication of the results of all that. And it is communication that greatly effects how IQ is measured, by the way. But the greater "secret" is *ACCESS* to the noted "tools" that create and work with, as well as create, the data bases.
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"Emotion & Motivation on the Path and in Healing" A Cosmology of what is here referred to as the 'Emotional-Body' - that which provides the motivation or 'drive' for any sustained focus, decision, stance or action. It is the degree of emotion that makes the difference between a held belief and a mere passing thought.
"WHY PAIN? Notes on Pain, Awareness & Denial" (Physical and other levels) Aspects in Developing a Practical Approach with Compassion. I begin with basic, more physical-level concepts, and extend into other dimensions from there. There may be more proper medical terms for most of the dynamics I describe, but my purpose is to try to explain a complex but common experience in an understandable fashion. includes short essays, "Intro & Notes on Pain, Pain Reduction, Pain Elimination, Pain Desensitization", "A List Of Factors In The Perception Of Pain", "More On Referral Of Pain", "Delayed Healing", "Why Deep Massage/Bodywork?", "Should A Massage Be Painful?", "Touch-Sensivity of Muscles...", "Stress & Energy Related Pains", "Notes On Pain From Gestalt Perspective", "Internal Separation And Healing"
"Notes on Beliefs, Healing, and Prayer" Practical considerations and a little science to boot. Tools for working with the cells - self-healing on an energetic level, plus supportive science, concepts and references, a summary essay, "Cells & Healing Changes: How I Believe What I See; Building, Cleansing, and Paradigm Management; Body-Parenting & Healing Cell-Talk" [Rev'd Apr 2011] and "'Getting Super': Sample Personalized Visualization Prayer Chart" (more application of science than prayer in this case, actually) [New Apr 2011]. Also "Water-Charging -Group-Fired- Healing Technique", based on some very inspiring scientific findings by Masaru Emoto including Dr. Emoto's message requesting our using his short, simple prayer for transforming the water (molecules) effected by nuclear radiation. [this page is finally begginning to say what I've always wanted it to! ie: more to come in time.]
"Compassion, Healing, and The Practitioner -- and Detouring "Burn out" Published July'88 in "The New Times" (Seattle). On title-noted-aspects and related co-dependency and psycho-spiritual dynamics more or less common to therapists, nurses, doctors, and other care-givers. Also differentiates compassion from sympathy, permanent healing facilitation from symptomatic or temporary, responsibilities as related to "the work". An older writing, a compilation of principles and ideals. Also includes prose, "The Price Of Compassion".
Some have claimed that wearing a "Synthesis" shirt cured that groundless state of begging for extreme circumstances, just so they could locate the center of the universe!!! Ok, not really, but some did say it just made them feel good to wear it!
You can always find out for yourself via the "Synthesis" Shirts from Chalice Productions - where you can have yourself centered between mandalas silkscreened on both sides of a shirt!
This was one of my first mandalas - but my only shirt (for sale ) - There are still a few hundred left - and with quantity discounts, you can make me a deal!
My daughter (8 yo) and some friends to my right in 1991.
Page Description: 19 prayers as of Jan 2011, generally invoking Divine assistance, calling for citizen awareness & courage, truth, justice, accountability, related healing, learning, & balance, etc. They include a resource-connecting prayer chart for the Economy (Jan'11) , two that are specific to global climate healing, one to Iraq & Middle East, two for comprehensive planetary healing in general, two specific to media communications (latest Dec'10), and more. Page includes background and related information, links, and printing/downloading tips. (Yes, of course it's free, as I believe prayers are meant to be.)
The "coverage" (via prayer text) provides a virtual summary of our current world challenges - hints to opportunities to gain the momentum we need to heal/transform the planet and mankind.
Chalice Bridging for a Sustainable Planet via Societal Re-Education & Preventative Health Care (Prospective)
"Vehicle Efficiency Techniques" - "Smooth Pedal" Preventative Maintenance Fuel Efficiency Strategy, Methodology, & Game: This is about knowing where and how to put your metal to the pedal (instead of the other way around).
"Hidden Fire & Pre-Emptive Volcanic Release Theory" - WHAT IF this could be determined: the optimal method and mechanics for a controlled release of volcanic exudate, including the required optimal location(s), optimal volume(s), etc, for that release ??? [Please Note if/as Applies to reader's interest: There is no relationship between this theory and any designs I have proposed related to building construction or modification. - cp, July 2010]
The Organization Chart, which page also includes the Oct 2011 added "Chart of Core Body-Mind Integration Concepts in Context", as well as "How and Why this Site Is Different" - A study in Cross-Discipline Knowledge Sharing and Utilization." About the critical challenge of, and our potential for, optimal integration of diverse perspectives, talents, and capabilities - eg: *Chalice-Bridging* on the world level. Also: how that relates to personal, community, and planetary healing. (includes the full-size graphic)
Social Fear - Inner Strength by [Donna] - "A synthesis of inspiration from many sources ...in desire for Peace and Unity of all people on this our paradise," defining a utopian thinker as one who seeks to solve personal and universal problems with "a combination of awareness, rational thinking, and emotional thinking," realizing the need to develop emotional problem solving techniques for [ the causative preponderance of ] "essentially emotional problems" in todays world.
"New Information & Facilitating Paradigm Shift Potential" - Paradigm shift tension, anyone? How much are we ready for? But doesn't every writer asks that question - or just those who want us to "bridge" - to encourage exploration of our potentials and what we perceive as our limitations? <grin>
"Solutions: Common Means to Efficient Paths" - approaches for developing current realities into those we most want. Some of the best I've found (definitely not a complete list) and an op-ed on the side. Call me a "pragmatic idealist," but I BELIEVE WE CAN GET BEYOND what seems to be the current or impending "Doom & Gloom" scenario orientation.
"Pragmatic Balance" of Extremes and In Betweens: a section of the Chalice-Integration page with essay, "A Relationship Between Dramatic Rise in Popularity of Holy Grail / Chalice Media and the Desire for Pragmatic Balancing of Extremes?" and the question of How to GET BEYOND what seems to be a "Doom & Gloom" scenario orientation. Also included in this section is the essay, " 'The Lords of Culture' and Listening - A story about Language, Relationship, and the Body-Mind Split - An Anthropology of Intelligence & Paradigms in Context" New 7/31/2010 accompanied by Ken Wilber's chart, "Therapies and Levels of 'The Spectrum of Consciousness' " and refs for emotional intelligence. And "Teach The Truth, And Change Will Come From Within" (with a title that paraphrases my best teachers, and this means change will come from within the teacher as well as those taught). Perhaps most notable, "A Kind of Summary for Pragmatic Balance" (of this and other pages at the site), including psycho-spiritual evolution & emotional intelligence, has also been created there. All related to perspective that Male AND Female energies form a bio-electric charge of opposite polarities, forming a vortex of energies that form "the chalice" - conceptually, if not in it's original meaning and purpose (?). It symbolizes the "bridging" of the two realms (Yin & Yang, Form & Formlessness) - the depth and breadth of which, could we understand it, would likely explain our existence.
Note that the World Healing Prayers & Invocations (described just above) include much related to positive vision and empowering attitudes, connecting and accessing resources for a pro-active furtherance of democracy and a healthy citizenry and economy.
is about prospective Research into the Relationships of Connective Tissue (fascia), Body-Memory & Related Dynamics, and into New Connective Tissue Scanning Devices for Multi-Level Diagnostics Systems & Integrated Preventative Maintenance Approaches. Now includes a table of contents for the seven main sections/pages and two charts. Based on questions concerning the physiological relationships to what has always been considered 'the intangibles' of emotional memory storage. For perspective on this far-reaching multi-faceted proposal, see Fascia-Memory Project Overview Chart. The range of application extends from the medical industry to personal home use, to public education, to social and correctional rehabilitation.
One of my main dreams is a society where/in everyone, beginning in childhood, is taught how to feel/see/read their own body-mind communications such that preventative health maintenance eventually becomes second nature. That would then be part of our upbringing and public schooling. (Sample benefit: Over time we would learn to channel our initial stress response into channels more creative than that of fight or flight. And actually, much of this "adrenal response" has been shown to be a learned response, and not necessarily innate. Hence, we would be encouraged to re-awaken and build upon what I believe to be a natural inclination - conscious self-healing and continuous expansion of awareness.) Related: "Fascia-based Memory Storage System Theory" - the original theory page with more background research references and bibliography.
We are currently in the "Information Age" of global-scale *collection and organization * of data and data systems. The "Holographic Age" will be marked by "...the integration of data (a precursor and main component of the Holographic age) ...will bring about a tremendous explosion in capabilities of unprecedented scope, magnitude, and depth... The ability to offer/affect pre-designed physiological, emotional, mental, and psychic change on human beings..." Intelligence manages information, but wisdom manages Intelligence. This "adventurous" draft into the future (or potential future scenarios) at many key areas of evolvement of Human Society. Includes sections: "Getting There From Here - and The Political Maze In Between," "Some Trends and Developments In Health and Environment," "Psycho-Social Transition And Rehabilitation" (in corrections, education, and health), and "The Role Of Intuition Coming Home...". Recent additions include: much improved "Basis of Assessment - with "Seven Phases of Evolution"; "On Potential Realities, Ideals, Goals, and Accomplishment"; and "On Learning, Fairness, Truth, and Peace" (& Purpose, Structure, & Religion"), and ref-links for the "updated" prophecies for the year 2012.
ie: [from original August 1995 paper:] "...Our trial and initiation prior to entering the next age is dealing with the issue of 'Polarization.' So much depends on how we manage this issue during the 1995 - 2005 period of time... critical on many levels. The implications may therefore be timely, a balance of warning with hope and direction => ...'Polarization' refers to the two opposing extremes of over-identification and enmeshment. The first extreme, over-identification, relating to hyper-egoism or narcissism, includes misplaced patriotism and competition for the sake of wrong-making and degradation, nationalism that unduly separates people, bigotry, elitism, and related extremes. The 2nd extreme, enmeshment, relating to the blurring of proper boundaries (such as with emotional or energetic enmeshment, sexual abuse, any improper 'dual relationship'), includes that which occurs with [non/]secular/political or political/personal conflicts of interest. Appropriate structure (laws, regulations, professional guidelines, cultural mores, rules of conduct, etc) is the result of healthy personal and societal discrimination of values, and related priorities and goals... ...will develop out of necessity - much due to the aberrations of the info age (psychological manipulation and necessary defense systems practiced by/for/against businesses in competition as well as for military reasons => ...personal data as common knowledge <=> 'Age of Exposure' => ...the decade of the media moguls and the survival of democracy..."
But if we get through all that, one of the many noted benefits include "... We will have the unique opportunity to learn first-hand from the most hi-tech, research data-backed, psychological ...Awareness on/of the various levels & interrelationships between these areas... The application of intuition may find an unprecedented role in terms both of breadth and of its popular integration with the more logical approaches ...As a result, various systems of 'Integrated Diagnostics' will be developed..."
The original paper was email published in Nov '95 on listserv@intuition.org (Institute of Noetic Sciences) and Spiramed@sjuvm.stjohns.Edu. Yes, *1995* - So I guess the "system" I used was not so bad (based on the "Seven Phases of Evolution," as recently detailed on that page). Some intuition did enter in between that system and the "if this, then this" logic - scans of original notes with hand-drawn flow-charts included, but I've never called this "a prophecy," but a percieved spiritual challenge with potentially great rewards - an opportunity for taking responsibility. Even so: That 10 year 'prep' period has become NOW - wherein so much is being determined about how and how soon we begin this next age - or if we do before the planet (otherwise) overhauls itself. But remember "that spaceship" that's going to save us ? Well, IMO, the pilots are none other than ourselves - as our Earth-Steward selves that is. So, IF it happens, not to worry, we won't miss a minute of it -- IMO, God wouldn't deprive us of the realization that we are so capable! (And responsible. Or don't we want to earn our way ?!)
Questions & considerations regarding human's relatively complex system of sinuses chambers, the sinus chambers' proximity to the ventricles and CSF (cerebral spinal fluid flow), the 7 to 13 or more sinus chambers of resonance in humans; IE: What potential might there be for capacity to sense and to assimilate/integrate vibratory data as much or greater than Dolphins, Birds, Bats, etc? (Rev'd Sept'11)
An intuitive extrapolation on the formation of new relationships between the function of analysis and the function of intuition, a process which would be brought about via a pro active evolvement of the human mind. [a perhaps necessary phase (to precede this) is discussed in the essay (on the Chalice Art page), "'The Lords of Culture' and Listening- a story about Language, Relationship, and the Body-Mind Split - An Anthropology of Intelligence & Paradigms in Context" (7'10--9'10) ]
The VIRTUAL u.s. Peace Academy @Seattle Is here and now to inspire the creation of the *real* UNITED STATES PEACE ACADEMY. Courses are now being set up to be taught in the Seattle area [Spring '07]. In the interim the VusPA is here for students choosing alternatives in peace, to facilitates resources and connections to institutions of higher learning for lasting global peace. In utilizing this site, young people can also create a vital and permanent record of their sincere desire and choice to learn and wage the arts of peace, rather than the art of war as taught at the military academies - as well as establish Conscientious Objector Status.
"Political Activism, Apathy, & Healing" Cause and effect patterns related to conscious choices for change toward sustainable living on the planet (a long term project)
Introducing a study in current "Poly-Psy" (not just "Poly-Sci") with 3 graphic flow charts
"Beliefs, Paths, & Service" Visually relates various philosophical origins, coping styles, roles in active citizenry...
Includes the essays: "Healing the Citizenry" - guides pragmatic discussion for recognition of our current situation, examination of related cause-effect patterns, transitioning out of political apathy, and making conscious choices for change toward sustainable living on the planet - a long term project (Fall 2002); "An Introduction to Subjects in 'Poly-Psy'" - about Poly *Psy*, not "Poly-Sci"; "A Re-balancing Transition Process for Healing Governments" - Daunting Questions about designing effective structure & process - 'ism's & not ('08-'10); "The Economy as Artform and not Science" - a compassionate view ±?" (3'09); and "'Empathy' or 'Armor' by Definition..." - Clarifying where the definition has come to be re-defined to apply in limited ways and directions (4'10)
Why the above "Poly-Psy" charts and essays?
Because they provide a summary of our current world challenges - and opportunities to gain the momentum we need to heal/transform the planet and mankind? Because our government has been greatly influenced by the 60-80% of the citizens that hasn't paid attention for so long. We (speaking of Americans over the last five centuries or so) have allowed/created our current condition -- in terms of various attitudes, beliefs, and values - and some interesting times wherein we re-defined certain values. And this implies, therapeutically speaking, we can therefore can *heal* our socio-political condition by changing those attitudes and re-clarifying some values over more time. That implies potential for a form of continuing *preventative health maintenance* curriculum at schools and colleges. Call me a "pragmatic idealist," but I BELIEVE WE CAN GET BEYOND what seems to be the current or impending "Doom & Gloom" scenario orientation. Paradigm shift tension, anyone? How much are we ready for? But doesn't every writer ask that question - or just those who want us to "bridge" - to encourage exploration of our potentials as compared to what we perceive as our limitations and those limitations as actually, or just currently, imposed?
Many political science professors note the incredible degree of short memory and denial that has gone on in America. In spite of who we have had in power positions when so few Americans have been active in their selection. Perhaps that is because we want so strongly, even tenaciously, to believe in our "good guy" image of ourselves - certainly more than we want to acknowledge our attachment to our standard of living. "Our national denial" happens apparently because of that. Well, I believe it essential to the planet, considering the power of the United States, that the citizenry wake up, suffer the inevitable heartbreak, get a hold of ourselves and heal that, get real AND learn to use our anger constructively, and get in charge of what we can be proud of, and create much more of same.
[Note: Many basic problems like world hunger are not included here - not because they are not vital/critical, but because the healing of these would naturally follow the solving of those that are addressed here. Granted, the question arises: "What might happen for humankind's overall awareness if everyone was sufficiently fed that they were all able to look outside their own immediate needs - as per Maslow's "Hierarchy of Needs" (???) ]
The original version of "Fascia-based Emotional Memory Storage (FEMS) System Theory" Physiological relationships to the intangibles of emotional memory storage at Biopsy Cyberzine and FutureHealth "The Most informative Biofeedback site on the web." -- Jim Robbins, in his book *A Symphony in the Brain*
Writings Currently in TEXT Form Only For those not linked you may email me at chaliser@iinet.com and ask for a copy. TIP: Where there is a link to files (or pages - here or elsewhere), You can also right click on it then (left) click "save as..." to download a file.
"Love Letter" self-applied journaling technique - a Technique of Many Uses (Rev.Apr'08)
This letter format is useful for preparing and/or facilitating deeper communications and/or resolving conflict/issues within self or with another person; ie: parent, former mate, etc. This method can fill a special need for therapeutic dialog with someone who is currently not present, including those who have passed on. For journalizing self-dialog when stuck with mixed feelings, for "Self-Parenting," & for constructing affirmations. Titled, "How To Write A Love Letter", this is Available in Word doc format or (Unformatted) Text format. [You may also be able to right click on either of those links, select "save link as" (or equivalent), and save the file(s) to your hard drive for later use.] _T_
"The Twelve Keys to Coffee Potential Maximization" _T_ - If You're Gonna Do Coffee... all health considerations considered... Updated Oct 23 2006 with Important New Findings (surprisingly Good, myth-busting in fact)
PRINCIPLES of NATURAL HEALING --excerpts from "The Science of Healthful Living:" A great deal of information has been put together on this page. Note: People should know that there are health supplements that would be effective but may not be due to their being multi-level marketed in a disgustingly non-informative manner. I refer to the more unpleasant "cleansing effects" or "healing crisis" that some may experience from such supplements. Knowing the principles on this page, one may better take advantage of such events. Links for naturopathic medicine resources have been put on this page. And it's sister page is ...
"The Transition Diet" - Steps & principles telling how to transition -gradually & successfully- to a diet that promotes & sustains optimal health for body, mind, AND the planet, even from the standard American diet. Incorporate this approach as slowly or as quickly as you can maintain. (If done too fast, you may find it too uncomfortable, then bounce back to the old ways, so would just be a waste of time). Includes a Food-Combining Chart for optimal digestion and assimilation of nutrients, as well as for proper elimination. Other sections included: "Transition Diet," "Rebuilding Diet," "Three Day Apple Fast And Seven Day Cleanse," "About Cleansing Reactions," and "Efficient Body-Sizing Strategies (for Weight Management)".
* Body Memory and Bodywork *
James L. Oschman, Ph.d. and Nora H. Oschman Two leaders in science as applied to healing. They have published the book, *Readings on the Scientific Basis of Bodywork, Energetic, and Movement Therapies* - Excerpts and notes from that can be found here. They are the authors of "Somatic Recall, Part 1 - Soft tissue memory," which continues in "... Part 2 - Soft tissue holography,". A summarization of their findings may be enjoyed in their article, "How Healing Energy Works". Visit their (new) web site at http://www.energyresearch.bizland.com/. There are extensive scientific references for your in-depth curiosity via the above links. (And, by the way, this is very related to my own work and studies in fascia based body-memory; my Fascia-Memory page is listed in the first link section).
* Most Recommended Gestalt Psychology & Related Sites:
Eva Pierrakos and The Pathwork On the page about "the path" there is as good a set of information on spiritually flavored personal growth I have ever seen. I've been reading some of the publications and they are, well, in-depth and in-breadth. If one is into responsibility for ones WHOLE BEING, it is definitely a valuable investment of time. When You go there you will quickly see that the information Lecture #204: "WHAT IS THE PATH?" (pdf) is "channelled." But if the information provided is useful, then one can benefit accordingly.
Eva Pierrakos is (or was) the channel, and at the site, "The Pathwork Center," is listed the many publications of her life work, including books, lectures.
I want to love you without clutching, Appreciate you without judging, Join you without invading, Leave you without guilt, Criticize you without blaming, And Help you without insulting. If I can have the same from you, Then we can truly meet and enrich each other.
"Integration" by Krysta Gibson, about Common myths vs realities about psycho-spiritual integration; effective guidance about feelings and memories, 'living in the now', 'releasing' events and people, 'forgiving and forgetting' the past - for living the spiritual life fully and meaningfully. Originally published by Krista Gibson in "The New Times" of Seattle. Through the late 80's & most of the 90's, I always read Krysta's essays if I didn't have time to read anything else, and kept copies of various or her articles handy for my clients to take home with them. Still current...
Co-Counseling or Re-Evaluation Counseling because Listening Can be healing (REC) While Harvey Jackins, the originator, has passed on, Re-Evaluation Counseling has continued to develop and mature into a most valuable, while relatively easy to learn, healing methodology). For more information, you might use these KEYWORDS in your search engine: Co-Counseling, Re-Evaluation Counseling, Harvey Jackins.
Dance Korean .Net "Focusing: Body-Centered Emotional Release" - taken almost directly from Peter Campbell, Ph.D. and Edwin McMahon, Ph.D.'s book, "Bio-Spirituality: focusing as a way to grow." The process is outlined here to peak your interest and, if working with this method, to give you an idea of what to expect.
Lifestyle Makeovers Groups Local community groups that do personal growth tasks/exercises, a different one each week, then meet weekly and share journaling, motivate each other to maintain enthusiasm for the self-work. Its done according to a set of printed materials ("52 Weeks To Change Your Life") that you send off for through this site. It's non-sectarian, but acknowledging of the Higher Power(s). There is likely a local group in your own town or neighborhood, as a friend tells me this is very popular and growing fast. (3/'01)
"We have a tremendous body of research here at the Institute on the heart and its influence. The fact that electrical energy produced by the heart is 60 times stronger than that of the brain is not our research; that is known by anybody involved in the biophysics field. What we've been able to show is that yes, that's true, and that frequency is being received by every single cell in the body. And the frequency content of the heart's electrical energy emission changes relative to our perceptions, how we're taking in what we're taking in. So certain heart-based types of qualities like care, appreciation or love that have often just been associated metaphorically with the heart really do produce dramatic changes in the electrical energy output of the heart when people are perceiving/receiving from a place of care or appreciation. And in turn, our research shows that when that electrical energy changes, it goes to what's called 'coherent frequency patterns'. We're able to correlate that to changes in the immune system and changes in hormonal balance. And we also see changes in perception and intelligence. There's a lot more to what the heart is doing than people realize. It's not just a blood pump." Enjoy the IHM Research Papers, Abstracts, and Reports (at http://www.heartmath.org/RP.html)
Yi Ren Qigong Center Articles at QigongSeattle.Com include "Guiding Principles of Yi Ren Qigong", "Introduction to Yi Ren Medical Qigong", "Qi Cultivation for Healing Chronic Illness", "The Art of Internal Observation", "The Physiology of the Three Gates". Featuring Dr. Guan-Cheng Sun, PhD Founder of the Institute of Qigong & Internal Alternative Medicine. Dr. Sun is currently engaged in mind-body medicine and energy medicine research at Bastyr University, Seattle, Washington. He is an expert in Qigong for Functional Pain (pain with no apparent organic causes).
Why I enjoy sharing this approach and manner of treatment is explained via "Guiding Principle # 4: Assist Individuals to Identify and Treat the Root Cause of Their Health Condition. Illnesses do not occur spontaneously. Symptoms are not the causes of diseases but expressions of the body’s internal miscommunications. Causes may occur on many levels, including physical, mental, emotional and spiritual. To accurately identify and treat the root cause of diseases with Yi Ren Medical Qigong, there are specific practice routines which can help individuals recover completely. Yi Ren Medical Qigong practice increases both the therapists/practitioners’ levels of awareness , assists individuals in identifying the fundamental underlying causes of dis-ease on all levels, and encourages practitioners to work on the root causes rather than symptoms." -Dr. Sun. Dr. Sun’s research on the treatment of Type 2 Diabetes using Yi Ren® Qigong, recently showcased in the Bastyr University Magazine.
Related Pages include a Yi Ren Qigong Demonstration by Harmony Health Integrated Living, LLC (YouTube), Student Experiences with Yi Ren® Qigong, Q & A, News including a video by KOMO News on World Diabetes Awareness Day, Classes, About Dr. Sun's book includes and expands upon the Level 1 class: *Yi Ren® Qigong - A guide to a better-functioning body and a peaceful mind* It includes additional background material relating to energy flow, history of Dr. Sun's development of the Yi Ren® Qigong system, and a photo/descriptive breakdown of the Level 1 exercises; 70 pages.
Buteyko And Other Breathing Methods with Acute & Chronic Conditions A comparative analysis created when I needed to know when Buteyko Method (named after it's Ukrainian originator, Dr. Konstantin Pavlovich Buteyko) is called for, and when it is [not so much]. Begins with summary, including long-term benefits of breathing practices as well as certain short-term uses (ie: symptomatic treatment of Asthma with Buteyko Method), selected excerpts and references on breathing as particularly related to hyperventilation, panic and anxiety, Carbon Dioxide/Oxygen balance (re: blood pH, respiratory alkalosis), Hyperventilation Syndrome, "'7-11' BREATHING", "reduced breathing exercises", "Paper Bag Breathing (not advisable)." Includes many annotated Ref-Links as well as suggested research strings and keywords.
Damo QiGong .Net, Wudang Taoist Internal Alchemy I found here a wealth of information, factual, theoretical, philosophical, and pragmatic (ie: Chi balance/management exercises & "The Five Elements" charts). Endless resources include much about Five Element Doctrine as central to Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), Discourses on essential concepts for understanding the management of inner Chi: Nature of Toa, Complementarity, Inter-penetration, "Philosophy of the Dao", "The Controlling Cycle of Five Element System", "Yin -Yang Doctrine in Chinese Medicine", & much more. From index page: "Human's inner medicine is capable of curing almost all chronic and complicated diseases and uprooting all root causes. Yet, people are always sparing no efforts in searching for medicine outside their own bodies. This site is created partly for helping those who have lost hope of curing their chronic diseases..." Looks like great (instructive) story to read: Lieat Zi, chapter 1
Complete directory: external energy transmission: Master Wu's Qi Gong and Tai Chi Fitness Center. Great source of information regarding eastern practices like martial arts and alternative healing.
Chi Institute For more than 15 years, CHI Institute has been investigating vital energy - the basis of acupuncture and other Chinese medical technologies. Human vitality is measurable and observable in many ways. Their research in - Hyaluronic Acid in most remarkable, indicating a benchmark not only in energy research, but in medical science.
Research in Measuring Qi has resulted in extensive study into the sound of the physical body. One form of energy which has been verified in this way is infrasonic sound emitted from the hands of healers. In searching for a mechanism, he then used an early model of the Infratonic, which reproduced only the infrasonic component of the healer's energy output, and found a similar shift in EEG, as shown in the table below. This research has led to the development of various Infratonic sound producing devices. These devices have since been used very successfully in the healing rehabilitation of racing horses, and then with humans. Another area of research is the field of Bio-electric Vitality, which led to development of devices which support and strengthen the electrical and magnetic aspects of the human energy field during air travel, or in any polluted or environmentally challenging environment.
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About Traditional Chinese Medicine at Nurse Groups .Com "Traditional Chinese medicine, or TCM, originated from China about 5,000 years ago, and it was developed based on the understanding the relationships between the human body and the environment. This form of medicinal practice takes into account the influences of nature and the cosmos. It also incorporates Chinese philosophical and biological theories, such as the Yin-yang, the Zang Fu theory, the Meridian system, and the Five Phases. Some of the common TCM practices include Chinese herbalism, dietary therapy, acupuncture, and Shiatsu and Tui Na massage. It was only in the 1950s that modern TCM became a recognized medical system in the western world. ..."
Fathoming the Cosmos and Ordering the World The Yijing (I-Ching, or Classic of Changes) and Its Evolution in China. Richard J. Smith, George and Nancy Rupp Professor of Humanities, Professor of History, and Interim Director of the Chao Center for Asian Studies at Rice University
Toaism vs Confuscianism "Molly asked: 'Can you please tell me the major differences between Taoism and Confucianism?' and Manny asked: 'What was Lao Tzu's view of life and what was Confucius' view?' Taoism and Confucianism are two major theories on Chinese culture. ..."
Energy Psychology at Southeast Institute Energy psychology focuses on the interrelationship of energy systems, emotion, behavior, psychopathology, and health. These systems include the electrical activity of the nervous system, acupuncture meridians, chakras, biofields, and morphogenetic fields.
[ In my opinion, based on discussion with various practitioners of EFT, the "Emo-Free" ("TAP" & related) systems work very well (and relatively quickly) for many people. And for vets and PTSD, EFT can "put the fire out". But it may not result in more than brief relief in cases where the cause of the trouble is based in, or critically anchored to, deep-seated emotions that were traumatically suppressed in early childhood. Per reasons as indicated at pages by yours truly, and/per those references of my teachers in body-centered psychology. I'm referring here to considerations in the difference between Gestalt, New Thought, EFT, and Behavioral schools of psychology, the different approaches to what some of us call "the emotional body", the cause of emotional pain, what we might call "true" preventative maintenance, etc. EFT seems to be a cross between Behavioral and New Thought(?). -Chris Pringer ]
A good resource page for sample self-applications and related resources is at Feeling Free .Net. Another good reference is Dr. Fred P. Gallo's Energy Psych .Com site submitted, Thank you, by Bruce Tanner. I found the "Preface to Energy Psychology in Psychotherapy" page very informative.
Sequential Healing Health Services What Is Sequential Healing Health Services (Shhs)? SHHS is a group dedicated to teaching a healing model that can be used to bring about restoration of function to vital systems. This teaching is done through the distribution of educational material. These teachings may be used to instruct individuals in how to increase their level of overall health and wellness. Currently SHHS makes educational material available on the World Wide Web at www.sequentialhealing.com.
Chiropractic NYC Specialists in back, knee, and foot pain in Manhattan, NYC, Spine and Sports Medicine Clinic provides chiropractic, physical therapy, and acupuncture services. [There's also MD's and massage therapists there. And it's a nicely organized site. -cp, 9/23/10]
Whole Health MD .Com Great all-round medical resource site, including general and specific information on prescription medicines as well as natural approaches (vitamins, herbs, alternative approaches, etc). Their page for "Helpful Supplements for Back Pain" is at http://www.wholehealthmd.com/news/viewarticle/0,1513,7,00.html
* If you're into the study or enhancement of Consciousness:
What the Mayan Elders are Saying About 2012 by Carlos Barrios" via SERI (Subtle Energy Research Institute)
Carlos Barrios, Mayan elder and Ajq'ij (is a ceremonial priest and spiritual guide) of the Eagle Clan. Carlos initiated an investigation into the different Mayan calendars circulating. Carlos along with his brother Gerardo studied with many teachers and interviewed nearly 600 traditional Mayan elders to widen their scope of knowledge. Carlos found out quickly there were several conflicting interpretations of Mayan hieroglyphs, petroglyphs, Sacred Books of 'Chilam Balam' and various ancient text. "...All was predicted by the mathematical cycles of the Mayan calendars. -- It will change --everything will change. Mayan Day-keepers view the Dec. 21, 2012 date as a rebirth ...The date specified in the calendar Winter Solstice in the year 2012 does not mark the end of the world. Many outside people writing about the Mayan calendar sensationalize this date, but they do not know. The ones who know are the indigenous elders who are entrusted with keeping the tradition. ...Now is the time to awaken and take action. ...Everyone who is here now has an important purpose. This is a hard but a special time. We have the opportunity for growth, but we must be ready for this moment in history. ...Meditation and spiritual practice are good, but also action. ..."
Aletheia and JACK SCHWARZ A great site with teachings by a great man, one who often performed those amazing yogi feats you've heard about (ie: needles though biceps without bleeding, laying on beds of nails, etc). "Man is coming out of his state of ignorance, the ignorance which made man perceive only from his physical environment and create concepts about this environment, ignoring his relationship with the cosmos, thereby shunning everything which would give him awareness, and thus causing the interfering capacity of the Universal Laws which are not psychological or physiological, but metapsychophysio-logical - not a defiance of our physical laws, but an expansion of these laws." - Jack Schwarz (1924 - 2000). Aletheia's programs synthesize the findings of science, and the revelations of spirituality. The study of our brainwaves and the importance of the science of Autogenics for self-regulation is emphasized strongly at Aletheia. Pages include: Tools for Discovery, Lifestyle Assessments, Current Message, About Aletheia, About Jack Schwarz, Aletheia Network Community. Related site: "Bleeding, Brainwaves and Biofeedback" at Martial Development .Com: "He said he wanted me to understand that he did not force his body to do any of these things. He asked it to. He had to ask his subconscious and want for an answer. When it said “Yes” to him, he said “Okay” to me." - Excerpted from the book *Beyond Biofeedback* by Elmer and Alyce Green
The Grand Integrator .Com An amazing collection of links here. A couple of opening quotes there: "There is a ‘Grand Integrator’ within everyone that is capable of integrating all the linked yet differentiated components that make us human. —Myers “Wellness is the result of a human being becoming integrated” —Siegel
For Instruction in Meditation at "the Mount" as per Djwhal Khul, extracted from the many the many volumes of Alice Bailey: via the Meditation Group for the New Age (MGNA) & Group for Creative Meditation (GCM), of Ojai, CA. -- Inspired by Djwhal Khul and Alice Bailey; most all of their teachings are on line now (3/`00). You can also contact them via Meditation@meditation.com A related site is about the work of the New Group of World Servers (NGWS),including about discipleship and the process known as spiritual initiation.
Alice Bailey, Djwhal Khul, & Esoteric Philosophy at Netnews Homepage A very well organized & complete site, presenting some of the most in-depth material on esoteric science and cosmology -- probably more quoted and referenced than any other source of non-conventional religious perspective.
Does Quantum Physics Prove God? Contributors: Corey W. deVos and Ken Wilber: "...in his book, *Quantum Questions*, Ken compiled the original writings of the 13 most important founders of modern quantum and relativistic physics, to explore their understanding of the relationship of physics and mysticism. Without exception, each one of them believed that modern physics does NOT prove spiritual realities in any fashion. And yet each of them was a mystic, not because of physics, but in spite of it. By pushing to the outer limits of their discipline, a feat which requires true genius, they found themselves face to face with those realities that physics categorically could not explain. ..."
The Site of Sheila Baker, M.A., describes her practice in culturally-fused shamanism, spirit-journeys, therapy and healing facilitation, and related on-going group events.
Yamas
and Niyamas The ten living principles, 2002 Swami Avinashananda Saraswati
Gopi Krishna & Kundalini definitive page featuring writings from Gopi Krishna regarding Kundalini, higher consciousness, and the need for research into mystical experience and the evolution of the brain. [ecomall@ecomall.com, Tom Kay
The hOMe Foundation This site offers a free Kriya Yoga Meditation Class (in Sedona, AZ) and an online publication of a new book entitled: A Recipe for Bliss
"The Great Mystery" Web site, Earth-Centered Psychology, Native American and much more including updates on the Prophets Conferences
*Nine Faces of Christ* - a book by Eugene E. Whitworth Not about Christianity but about "the Golden Thread ...which seems to form the common core of every major religion." It's eclectic, not evangelical. Progressive Christians might enjoy most of it, tho it does get into some things they might call "new age," as it goes into the question or nature of 'virgin birth,' healing, and some other things. But mostly it's a novel created out of books on Jesus that include "The Lost Years." And it is written in the first person - as if Jesus were telling it, from the time he was just under 5 years old, to a little after his crucifixion and reappearance. That includes inner dialog of thought and emotion as the character and personality of this Jesus, Joseph-bar-Joseph, is built. All of which is quite human in terms of emotions but also portraying a much quicker maturation than than most of us experience, particularly in spiritual understanding. The story gives most interesting attention to Joseph and Mary - as they play vital roles in His development throughout the novel. And yet, it's a very heart-warming story, an adventure story, a relationship story with not only His various teachers, but also a partner. Really! She is also a highly advanced mystic - so the book is also a love story! It was the first book I ever got wet eyes with, so I've read the whole story aloud to a few close friends - they often were unable to wait between chapter readings.
Isha Yoga Center, a non-profit 100% voluntary organization (with no single paid employee) containing over 150,000 meditators in India. There are four training centers in the US. Its founder is Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev.
Spiritual Endeavors .Org: "...abundant free information for the advancement of Spiritual, Holistic, and Environmental Awareness, dedicated to expanding Consciousness, and awakening Self-Knowledge (An independent nonprofit educational organization). ...As we grow in awareness, many previously accepted traditional methodologies and concepts fall away and are replaced by new more encompassing ideas... articles are presented for your consideration."
What's your true calling? Check out the book, *Who Are You - 101 ways of Seeing Yourself* by Malcolm Godwin, for Self-Assessment Questionnaires & Exercises of all types; also available through One Spirit Book Club (1-800-348-7128 [then hit star key])
StarIQ Com StarIQ.com offers (Astrology) free personalized forecasts by email, original daily content on astrology and sports, health, celebrities, finance and other subjects, as well as a guide to astrology conferences, organizations and practitioners worldwide.
ON SCIENCE, CONSCIOUSNESS, & WORLD CHANGE [May '07, Jan '09]
I have been (returned to) studying up on some things, thanks to the makers of "What the Bleep Do We Know" (at WhatTheBleep.Com). And more recently (Jan '09) I am reminded of HeartMath.Org with their promotion of the "De-Stress Kit for the Changing Times." Some might say that both 'Bleep' and 'HeartMath' began with what I'll call "The Tao of Physics Clan" of Fritjof Capra (of the 70's-80's era of published studies & thought) as well as "the Bleep Clan" of Fred Alan Wolfe, the academically most esteemed members of which integrated the knowledge for this much needed production. Through these efforts, IMHO, they offer ground breaking implications for mankind, for our victory over the current period of challenge to world community, re-initiating possibilities for survival into the 22nd Century.
Most any psychologist or naturopath (or most any M.D.) will tell you that the most difficult thing for any human to do is break a habit, whether physical, emotional, or mental. Or as the 'Bleep' folks put it, "Nerve cells that fire together wire together, but Nerve cells that don't fire together -- or loose their long-term relationship by our interuppting that and observing the effect, then we break the automatic response mechanisms it takes, and then are free to be there for us as we are fully present with each experience" [close paraphrase, -cp]. One way of defining any world problem (by cause and effect) is its association with one or more addictions (drugs, violence, denial, etc), relative to it's association with things that create beneficial effect (upon oneself, others, or situations.
Breaking habits is exactly the potential of what I call the "Bleep Tool Kit": those things (methodologies, practices, attendant devices if/when appropriate) that provide the capability to break habits on every level, whether personal or interpersonal, community or inter-community, and whether just conceived or fully manifested. Creation of our individual and community habit-breaking tool kits depends on the investment of time and application of principle - via the focus of one or more people. IMO, that's the first half of 'World change' - the other half is the personal and communal application of the tools.
The "De-Stress Kit" provides much for initiating healing on the personal level, with great potential for assisting development of inner stillness and clarity. Such benefits can certainly, even naturally, expand to most every communal context. The HeartMath.Org web site is rich with fun tools for self-assessment and quickly introducing body, mind, and emotional health. It also provides FAQ's and voluminous research reports and related links & references. [Please note: as far as I know, there is no formal relationship between HeartMath.Org and WhatTheBleep.Com; I am associating them by common function - tools for conscious personal & world change. I consider their kit a valuable, perhaps essential, part of the "Bleep Tool Kit" - as I would any system(s) that does the same for an individual, actually. In you want to get really serious about such a tool kit, I would suggest integrating Chi-Gung, yoga, and a well-formed 'power-of-spoken-word' system with all the above. -cp]
Remember *TM* (Transcendental Meditation) - and it's effectiveness upon whole communities ? Once the media made it all about the person (the guru), and not about the function and capability - for anyone who wanted to invest the time and energy ...well, at that point the potential was neutralized - until 'Bleep' resurrected the offer (with a much more grounded yet far-reaching platform). And I don't mean to imply that 'Bleep' is all about such serious things. It's as fun as it is intellectually stimulating, even as "wondrous," as it pulls together and makes understandable so many realms of knowledge in a practical way, including the quantum physics that backs it all up!
All that (study, focus, etc) has effected my professional work as well as most every outlook on life. That effect began during my studies into consciousness in the mid 70's, much more in the later 80's. However, that has dramatically increased recently as I've only begun to realize the (far more) integrated picture (with the implied potentials) that I attempt a useful summary of in the above paragraphs. Below are some excerpts from the 'Bleep' website.
"Following the release of 'What the BLEEP Do We Know!?', in Q&A after Q&A, conference after conference, the filmmakers were besieged by requests for more: More information, more science, more applications to their personal lives. August 1, 2006 marks the response to these requests with the release of What the BLEEP Down the Rabbit Hole, Quantum Edition multi-disc DVD set.
"The original 'What The Bleep Do We Know' was made for a theatrical experience of under two hours. With these new expanded versions [in 'Down the Rabbit Hole'], the filmmakers were finally able to include all the topics as originally intended. The completed picture presents all the elements that are intrinsic to the worldview put forth in BLEEP. Topics such as Quantum Entanglement, the Double Slit Experiment, Healing and the Cell, the split and re-unification of spirit and science - all are addressed in the detail required to tell the story. Hopefully they stimulate the viewer to seek further explorations. It may be the definitive BLEEP, but it is not the last word its the final beginning." The scientists make up quite the impressive list (click to read about them & what they say).
"Often dubbed 'the Critic proof movie' due to its ability to weather all sorts of negative reviews, What the BLEEP has an interesting history in the media. Not all are bad, not all are good, but the movie always seems to have extracted a strong reaction in the reviewer. To see what they said in the media, click here."
Very encouraging from a cross-discipline perspective! Includes *Nucleus* "a cluster of EU projects funded by the European Commission's Directorate General for Research, as part of the European Science Education Initiative. The overall goal is to reach thousands of teachers over the next three years, either by directly involving them in activities or by providing them with vital new resources. NUCLEUS comprises various organisations and their partners: the ECSITE network of science museums and centres, the education network European Schoolnet, the EIROforum (CERN, ESA, ESO, EMBL, ESRF, ILL, and EFDA), The University of Reading (UK), the Vienna University of Technology and the CISCI-consortium, and the Ecole Normale Supérieure (France)." [added 11/26/10]
On Body-Mind Awareness & Preventative Health Maintenance Including "MUSCLE Q & A" "Why Does Body Awareness = Optimum Health Insurance ?" "Cells, Awareness, And Body-Parenting In Body-Mind Integration" "Healing As Related To Body-Awareness"
"MUSCLE Q & A" The orginal (and much more brief) version of that at the "Body Mind Integration..." essay page, which provides a good intro-overview for how & why these topics relate to making a permanent difference in tension management, aging with the effects of youthful injuries showing up, and dealing with that & engaging body awareness for preventative health maintenance
What is an appropriate range of muscle tension? Are your muscles toned and in shape or are most of them simply "hard" due to improper circulation, lacking proper elimination, and overly congested with cell waste ? Why does a muscle twitch? When is muscle tension chronic, when is it more acute or immediate? - How to tell? What's the physiological difference? What's age got to do with it (why some older folks' muscles are in trouble, and why some others' are in better shape than kids who think they are "toned"? How to isolate, focus awareness on, and train the tension range, insure proper circulation/ elimination? What has your liver got to do with it? Your lymphatic system? (What your yoga teacher may not be telling you - perhaps until you go for private lessons, or at least follow-up on their recommended reading. So, what questions might you want to ask?) What "yogi's" can do and why? (part of the answer is elaborated in "Autobiography of a Yogi", but for most folks reading this, how about the actual psycho-physiology of it? is it just "mind over matter"?) What is "Controlled Motor Response", and what's that got to do with muscle habits & movement patterns, chronic tension, and "Body Memory"? Why and how to engage in "cell-talk" (developing a working relationship) during the muscle (re)training process, for any other *chronic* condition?
Some of these questions are already answered in various essays (beginning here and below for intro's, then with the essay, "Body-Mind Integration in the Personal Growth Process" and other sections and leads on that page). These are ALSO the kinds of things I may cover inDEPTH with clients, to the extent they are interested, based on how and why they ask, etc. For now, many of the titles and some of what you read at the Chalicebridge site may seem to you way too intense, esoteric, or off-planet. But most of those titles came about when I was working with people you may describe with the same words (although I may not ). And, you may relate better to the actual content than to the title of an essay. On the one hand, I don't do sound-bytes well; on the other, please don't try to read the site in one sitting - there is way too much here for that. eg: Learning is more than what your head does, digestion takes time, assimilation takes a little more, and integration of knowledge is a process... and here is where we begin find the difference between information, knowledge, and wisdom.
WHY DOES BODY AWARENESS = OPTIMUM HEALTH INSURANCE ?
Body-Mind Awareness -- as the bottom line of preventative health maintenance -- is one of the most simple, efficacious, & cost effective forms of health insurance there can possibly be. Why? Focused awareness to the body, which occurs naturally with massage therapy and energy-work, brings circulation of blood, nerve, and bio-magnetic energies, and thereby all of one's natural healing capacities to the cells. Therefore, circulation improves where caring attention is directed, especially if focused simultaneously from within and also from a practitioner. Cells do not complain (with pain signals) where circulation is plentiful - except in cases of acute injury, emotional distress, and one type of headache.
Learning body-mind awareness, which (I will say) is promoted more easily and naturally during massage therapy and energy-work than any other activity (depending on what kind of yoga you might consider, and how you practiced it) - thus becomes the bottom line of preventative health maintenance - and equates to health insurance. All that what this insurance costs then, is the time it takes to apply one's awareness - other than the cost of the sessions once or twice per month perhaps. But with the sessions (or yoga perhaps, certainly with both) you get all the other benefits as well: clearing of lymphatic channels, relaxation, clarity of mind with a break from daily routine, clearing of muscular holding and movement patterns (actually a big part of body-mind awareness, as well as injury prevention, but one that is not as easy to retain when not receiving regular sessions). And for some, it is also a safe place to talk, if desired about whatever stress/or(s) may be attending the tense muscles, to receive the benefits of counseling as well. Is there a practitioner in your neighborhood who facilitates this kind of work?
CELLS, AWARENESS, and BODY-PARENTING in BODY-MIND INTEGRATION
Like kids, cells do best if we keep them fed, clean, and feeling loved. And as we learn to give them healthy messages and especially to just listen to them, like kids, they will tell us what changes need attending to. And *body-awareness* is how we listen.
Injuries occur primarily due to overly tensed muscle cells, to unable to flex with events and circumstances in our environment. Cells are not bad, or wrong in any way for being overly tense due to having their circulation crimped by compressed cell structures, thereby deprived of good connection to the sources of nurishment, and unable to sufficiently rid themselves of waste products from all their hard work. Certainly not for or becoming deseased or disfunctioning as a result, let alone for trying to maintain systemic equilibrium by whatever means are left to them. Like kids, they are habitually responding to our own unconscious inner messages. Those that we've been giving them since our formative years - about how to respond to the conditions. Under harsh conditions in early life, they adapt and find a way to cope -- if at all possible, if you tell them they have to -via thoughts, and feelings. If they don't get "the all clear" (especially if they've never "heard" it before), then they maintain the "armoring."
Held long enough, thoughts and feelings become decisions and attitudes about life. Cells can actually maintain those -via adaptive roles- and for a whole lifetime, if they don't get a corrective message. I.E.: IF we, as infants, often needed to tense up -or "armor up"- various muscles for emotional or physical protection (ie: when adults around us acted insensitively or worse), THEN we most likely continued through adulthood to hold various muscles in an overly tense state - "ready" to respond to more of same, perhaps expecting life to be that way. The nervous system is designed to get our attention when we are doing something unhealthy. It's not the cells' fault if that system has been muffled by our own choice.
But would you really like getting used to living underfed, unclean, and insensitive to the warning signals? Assuming your answer is no, the next question may be about how to remedy such a situation where we have basically adapted to less than optimal conditions? I suggest that first, we fix the supply system and take care of those basics. Secondly, we remedy the attitude that got them that way, or else the cells will never feel they can drop the coping mechanisms, let alone learn what a happy, communicative, and cooperatively sharing environment is about.
Muscle cells need to know/experience what relaxation is, as well as what intense work is, in order to have an appropriately full range of tonicity/contractedness, and to find the right tone for a given condition. Cell systems adjust, based on our messages to them. Perhaps especially those messages that are aligned with long-term health, since our bodily systems seem designed for adaptation and endurance. NOTE: It is said that Our own voices and thoughts carry the most weight with our own cell systems. And that *verbalizing* a belief or decision, especially doing so *with feeling,* is much more powerful that just thinking it. Sometimes we will receive insight about a corrective action we must take; i.e.: by newly feeling the need to adjust our posture or some kind of bodily movement, or even due to reviving memories (that were previously suppressed). Details of these processes are explained in the essay, "Body-Mind Integration in the Personal Growth Process"- The How's And Why's Of Psycho-Emotional Storage of the Body-Mind (in layman's physiology & psychology): When, how and why tension is stored and released; communication between body and mind, benefits; proprioceptors, personal growth, massage/bodywork, therapist's approach, etc. Originally published by the author in Massage Magazine, July-Aug 1992. Newly Added (May-Oct'11) on this page: essays for further completing the context and clarifying of the dynamics and processes involved.
"My Cells -My Children" and other selections of metaphorical prose & metaphor conveys, in a less analytical way, the nature of the dynamic relationships and 'Inner Communications' among mind, body, emotions, and Spirit, that underlies the 'Body-Parenting' approach for Mind-Body-Spirit Integration, as well as the INNER-child-parent-family relationships. Some special applications of body-parenting are explained in "Tensing Yoga - Exercises for Self Healing, Preventative Maintenance, & Mind-Body Awareness".
SUMMARY:
With body awareness, learning to listen and respond to our cell systems, we enhance our senses naturally. We give the cells the corrective messages about tonicity, circulation, function, etc. And thereby we provide opportunity for our self-healing mechanisms to be maintained, and turned back on as necessary. "Body-Parenting" approach teaches and encourages awareness of these connections and developing methods of interfacing with them for personal growth and self-healing. A set of short summary personal quotes on body-mind awareness are in the Professional Bio Section. Preventative Maintenance is discussed further in the Body-Mind Integration Brochure. A more esoteric view is covered in the next section.
HEALING AS RELATED TO BODY-AWARENESS
Taking a step further with the "Body-Awareness = Health Insurance idea (above):
If it is true that "God helps those who help themselves," or that "the door to the heart opens from the inside," and if it is true that humans learn by exercising free will and making adjustments based on the results, and finally, if the body-memory (Myo-fascia-based memory-storage) operates as noted and referenced above, ... then it most probably follows that the amount of God's healing energy flowing into our cells (and lives in general) depends on how much we allow -- via our conscious or unconscious messages to our cells. And might the doors to the cells be on the inside too - via our attitudes? And if such considerations have merit, might it not follow that such circulation of energies (via our thought, feeling, and action) is the only thing that does heal a cell, organ, system, living organism, situation, etc? And if that were true, what could be more effective than focused awareness on our cells, which massage therapy naturally encourages ? (And yes, so do various self-applications such as Tai Chi, Chi Gong, and yoga, including "Tensing Yoga") (not an esoteric topic, but for pragmatic application for chronic pain, as immediate as needed).
To the body-mind, cells are the most basic source of reproduction, instruction (DNA), and metabolic energy. Each cell is a *nuclear-powered* cottage industry, that no human technology has even come close to matching in energy production efficiency. Many cells have the capacity of transmutation (eg: changing one element to another - ie: silicon to calcium - although science has yet to explain how), as well as other highly specialized functions. Remember, a cell is at the physiological basis of each living organism, therefore of life itself.
Cells and the Chalice-Bridging Metaphor:
IF we consider that each living cell (certainly every chakra or energy center) is a living bridge, by which the Father aspect of God has joined with the Mother aspect of God... And if the aggregate of such cells/chakras provides for the human embodiment of Spirit into the three "lower bodies" (mental, emotional, and physical) which compose the "Body-Mind"... And if each human thus forms a chalice "cauldron" for the balancing and integrating of Humanity with the Divine - individually and communally... And then if we contemplate what thoughts, feelings, actions, etc would make this bridging connection stronger ...
...THEN the Chakra as Bridge metaphor might work for understanding so many other transliterations or bridgings of any two points on a continuum, conceptually speaking (ie: yin/yang, light/dark, male/female, form/formless)." I consider the HEART CHAKRA as the "bridging" chakra or chalice-chakra, between the lower and upper chakras.
What would make this bridging connection stronger; what would open further the cell's doors to the Divine ?
Other perspectives relating healing, bio-physiology, and psychology to Spirit
are provided in"Soul Synthesis, Part II" section at the Chalice Art Integration page. This leads up to and covers "Body-Memory" from a spiritual growth perspective.
And these at "Notes on Beliefs, Healing, and Prayer" (much more about application of science than prayer, actually): "Cells & Healing Changes: ...Building, Cleansing, and Paradigm Management ...Body-Parenting & Healing Cell-Talk" [Rev'd Apr'11], "'Getting Super': Sample Personalized Visualization Prayer Chart" [New Apr'11], "DNA, Proportion & Function, and a Summary on Energy & Healing" [New May'11].
You might say Chalice Productions uses writing & artwork in the hope of getting various concepts across. To encourage thoughts and feelings of unconditional love, related aspects of healing and evolution, and activity that encourages a similar focus. So... In the footer of every web page you can find the link to the "Chalice Integration Home Page" (what I often call my "Chalice Art Page")
For an overview of the site, in relation to the Chalice-Bridging aspect, you may get 'the mostest the quickest' via the Organization Chart, which page also includes the Oct 2011 added "Chart of Core Body-Mind Integration Concepts in Context", as well as "How and Why this Site Is Different" - A study in Cross-Discipline Knowledge Sharing and Utilization." About the critical challenge of, and our potential for, optimal integration of diverse perspectives, talents, and capabilities - eg: *Chalice-Bridging* on the world level. Also: how that relates to personal, community, and planetary healing (includes the full-size graphic).
About the evolvement of mankind...
* What would it require for all people to have conscious empathic capacity and still discern the highest priorities for their own daily tasks? * E.G.: What might be some of the key steps along the route from here to then? * And what if that were in contribution to a "Divine Plan" that included a requirement for progress towards self-realization as well as group cohesion? * Is it true that honoring Individual integrity and acknowledging the inter-connectedness of humanity are mutually dependent activities?
Now to step in the direction of practical awareness at work...
THE WORK ETHIC and the Body Mind:
Work is what happens when one would rather be doing something else.
No matter what you're doing, at that point it becomes work, right?
(eg: When I enjoy "the work" so much as I often do, it just feels strange to call it work)
But where would that put "the work ethic" ?
I mean, which "should" be more rewarded - working more with less motivation,
or working less with more motivation ? Which would/should be more rewarding ?
And ... if every work that happened was essential
to the overall purpose of all and it was realized as such,
and If there was no work that was associated
with the making of someone less than someone else (less worthy of love and respect) ,
how much more enjoyable then would every kind of work be?
And would we, as individuals, then find it easier to know
just exactly what work it was that we enjoyed the most?
Is there any relationship between such questions and stress or muscle health?
Is this a
a) trick question, b) rhetorical question, or c) essay question ? <grin>
And to Flow with traffic ...
A Definition of traffic:
traffic is an artform performed by semi-cloaked personalities experimenting with power. (I know this sounds like a definition of politics - except when one considers the difference in the amount of cloaking ;)
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ABOUT THE SYMBOLIC ART: The symbols for the "Chalice" - or Holy Grail - that I often use are drawn essentially from ancient archetypes - including the symbol(s) composing what is known as "The Star of David," which symbols actually pre-date(s) any such reference by many centuries or more. They all have their own rich meanings as related to the spiritual dilemma or paradox, balancing or synthesis of qualities (such as Yin & Yang), and healing transformation. Here, the Chalice is essentially a "cauldron" for the balancing and integrating of Humanity with the Divine - individually and communally. The "Chalice-Star" over the three traveling magi is used in my Solstice or Christmas Card design to represent our quest - in this earthly dimension of body, mind, and spirit - for the inner-most Source of one's spirit and faith -- whether that would be the Inner Christ, Inner Buddha, Inner Mohammed, or the Divine Mother's Spirit connecting All Life, etc. You may find out the actual origins of my relationship with these archetypes at Home Page for Body-Mind-Chalice Integration (and related artwork).
SUPPORT: If you feel well served by what you found here, I would certainly appreciate your support. Although there is virtually 3 large books (and thousands of hours) worth of written material (not including the artwork) here, nothing has ever been sold at this site (although I do promote my therapy practice and desktop publishing skills). In any case, if you feel you have benefited by your visit to this site and would like to support the work here, please check out the Chalice Bridging Ministries / PolyPsyArts Support System.
REPRODUCTION & Copyright: I welcome my writing/artwork being reproduced, and with respect, I very much appreciate your honoring my REQUIREMENT that such reproduction be according to the following conditions:
1) that it is in it's original and complete form (or an editing or excerpt by agreement with the author); 2) contact info are intact (included visible and readable with the writing or artwork): "Chris Pringer, chrispringer@chalicebridge.com, www.chalicebridge.com"; 3) the following conditions are ALSO complied with: Hardcopy reproduction is ok so long as a) it is only for (non-profitable) personal use (1 copy), or non-profit organizational use (1 copy per employee); b) posting on web pages, blogs, or forums is ok only with my expressed permission in each case (partly because I want to know where it's been put, and I'd be most honored to be asked); c) distribution of my writings or artwork is not ok unless with my prior written permission and/or agreement with regard to appropriate (if any) compensation. 4) Any mirroring of my website in part or in total complies with the above. 5) The only exception to the above being for the World Healing Prayers, which I encourage people to make all the copies desired - as can be used effectively - without obligation to get my permission or even contact me, although I would love and most appreciate hearing from you about that. [ This section edited for clarification Sept. 2010; Original statement Aug 2000 when site at AOL. Also Please Note as needed: I have yet to ever sell -or give permission for anyone else to sell- any of my artwork on E-Bay or anywhere else - Dec'07 ...Feb'11 ]
DISCLAIMER: None of my writing or artwork is intended to be, to replace, or discourage the appropriate use of, medical attention and/or treatment, but as educationally informative for the purpose of overall health enhancement and preventative maintenance. So far as I know, I have not quoted any other person without saying so. I have emulated a number of writers and teachers, so I wouldn't be surprised if many of my statements have similar words and meanings as they. In any case, I have always tried to say what I believed, and when knowingly restating someone else's words, I say so (except perhaps in annotated links to their web sites).
Commentary/Feedback is MOST APPRECIATED (as are Donations)
via chrispringer@chalicebridge.com. I Hope you have found this page useful. Please let me know if it (or any parts of it, or other pages here) do not make sense to you, or don't seem consistent, etc. Thank you!
Click here to see the Organization Chart / Site Map as well as "How and Why this Site Is Different - A study in Cross-Discipline Knowledge Sharing and Utilization." About the critical challenge of, and our potential for, optimal integration of diverse perspectives, talents, and capabilities - eg: *Chalice-Bridging* on the world level. Also: how that relates to personal, community, and planetary healing. (includes full-size graphic)
Professional Bio & Training
Chris Pringer, 2011
Chris by Artwork (a 2005 photo over 2009 artwork)
Chris at Massage Chair, 2005
I began my studies in multi-level self-healing when in the service, in Thailand in the Winter of '73. The focus then was on self-help psychology, consciousness, and eastern and western mystical perspectives. This continued through my university studies in Norman, OK '74-'79. 1980 took me into naturopathic studies, primarily nutrition and herbology when I lived in Oklahoma City. Not seeing the naturopathic doctor route as affordable at the time, I found direction via a five-evening massage course, Fall '83. That led to a six month professional practice, followed up with the training in Sante Fe, NM, '84-'85 (detailed in my on-line brochure).
Since then I have practiced massage and/or healing facilitation for others, initially in Santa Fe, NM (during/after my training), then San Louis Obispo, CA, and Seattle, WA (with more courses along the way). This includes exploring personal challenges and self-healing methodology. A session may include various energy-body-work modalities, Body/Energy-Awareness based Preventative Health Maintenance Instruction, Cyclist Therapy, office stress treatments (in a chair), or only Reiki or relaxation work in total silence. A client chooses based on whatever stress, pain, or concerns are present at that session. A client may request a "Body Pattern Reading," as well as various massage/bodywork therapies, all of which techniques are listed & described in the Body-Mind Integration Therapies Brochure. Individual, program, and 3-6 week interval-based rates are available. Testimonials are available (on a separate page).
My professional interests have primarily centered in three areas:
1) Body-Centered Psycho-Spiritual Process (as in "Hakomi" style of) counseling and bodywork, including as assessing an individual for the most efficient means of addressing connective tissue injury, short and long term (on physical and/or emotional levels). Related are the basic hows & whys of storage & release of tension and "body memory" in the muscles and fascia. And in the fascia memory storage dynamics - referring to the technical aspects of neuro-physical interface between connective tissue, emotion, and the brain);
2) "Chalice-Bridging" style chakra balancing, including Reiki (energy work) - based in the view that we each are a bridge between Father & Mother God/dess, & thus form a chalice for the balancing & integrating of Humanity with the Divine. Or at least ideally so, as our systems are *attuned* & our batteries are *charged* & we fullfill our true role as human embodiments of Spirit.
3) Therapy for Cyclists and other athletes, related injuries, and preventative maintenance. In April 2011 I responded to a request to offer Century Ride Packages (pre & post 100+ mile rides). My experience with cyclists at that point, including for minor and major injuries, tallied to over 1200 hrs.
My training includes
Over 1700 hours of classes and practicum,
including with the New Mexico Academy of Massage and Advanced Healing Arts in Santa Fe, NM (1984-85), and with various accredited bodywork and therapy workshops (`86-present), as well as 100 hours training with the Alchemical Hypnotherapy Institute (1989), over 100 hrs apprenticeship with healing practitioner Robert "Mitra" (`85-`86), 150 hours apprenticeship with Silena Heron in Herbal Studies (`83-`84), Training, Certification, & Empowerment as Reiki Master (3rd Degree Johrei, 1991; Kundalini Reiki to 9th Level w/Gtunmo & Devic Template, 2004). For the detailed version my training, you may go to the latter half of the Body-Mind Integration Therapies Brochure. Which also includes (and relates context for) links to essays elaborating on aspects of imbalance and injury, assessment, and healing.
Personal Notes or Quotes on Body-Mind Awareness [ cp, 12'07 ]
BODY-MIND AWARENESS, at the core of preventive health awareness, is one of the most simple, efficacious, & cost-effective forms of HEALTH INSURANCE there can be. Hence, massage is far from just "a luxury item," and bodywork therapies can be indispensable for the healing of certain conditions.
MUSCLES RELATE TO ATTACHMENTS - to what we use to take our stance, to hold our place, to perceive and respond to our environment, and to extend who we are and/or want to be. Or used to be (in too many cases, perhaps). That speaks not only to the body's condition and function, but to how it communicates awareness of where one is along one's path (of becoming who one truly is).
THE BODY IS . . . among other amazing things, a unique communications system -- intimately linked with one's TOTALITY.
Establishing rapport with one's body can be a PATH to self realization.
ONE OF MY DREAMS is a society where/in all children are taught how to feel/see/read their own body-mind communications such that preventive health maintenance eventually becomes second nature. And actually, for the most part, they would be encouraged to re-awaken and build upon what I believe to be a NATURAL INCLINATION - conscious self-healing and continuous expansion of awareness.
And the above goes FOR ALL OTHER ALTERNATIVE THERAPIES, to the degree that one utilizes them to improve such awareness and causative/pro-active connection with one's body-mind, and to employ the most effective tools for maintaining/improving one's health under any given condition or circumstance.
Testimonials 
Essentially, the chalice, in this interpretation, is about *Integration* of Spirit into the three "lower bodies" (mental, emotional, and physical) which comprise the "body-mind". Which is also about "soul synthesis", or bringing about humanity's embodiment of Spirit. Hence, my artwork overall is an eclectic/symbolic mix of multiple layers of brights and subtles, sacred geometry rounded with a balance of grounding touch.
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[Jan 6 to 12, 2012] Rev's & additions to footnote "Specific to Karma & Reincarnation" under section "On Learning, Fairness, Truth, and Peace", related refs for this and Year 2012 at the 
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