So awesome!! People in the U.S. freak out about fasting - think it's some kind of brain disease!
A 48 hour fast causes the chronic conditions to vanish.... some people do 22 days of fasting - and still stay active, etc.
The heart is called Yi [unified power] becuz when intent moves, spirit is agitated; qi is dispersed. Qi is the Mother of spirit; Spirit is the child of qi. The Mother as qi is the horse that guides/conducts the river chariot (yin spirit) in the water (yin jing). Once your mind is away from the lower Elixir Field, your Qi will be led away from it and be consumed. By gathering the Shen into the lower tan tien then the Qi follows it there. Light of eyes descend as Yang fire inner yin qi line
of ‘pythagorean pathways’, which is generated by two letters P and Q representing octave P8 and fifth P5, respectively." Noll, T. (2007). Musical intervals and special linear transformations. Journal of Mathematics and Music, 1(2), 121–137. doi:10.1080/17459730701375026 url to share this paper: sci-hub.tw/10.1080/17459730701375026 "Who says that sublimation by fire cannot be taught, Since only silent circuits can plumb the depth sublime?....This is called freezing spirit."" Taoist Yoga: alchemy and immortality ..."For human beings are nothing but the gathering of ch'i: they live whenever the ch'i concentrates, they die when the ch'i disperses. Nothing is more abominable to Chuang-tzu than "governing the world," since Tao in the form of yin-yang unity is the origin of everything and exercises supreme dominion over the human and cosmic worlds....the unity of yin and yang result in harmony, and that through this unity things are produced. A comparable insight is to be found in Heraclitus: "Harmony consists of opposing tension, like that of the bow and lyre." Thaddesu T'ui-chieh Hang, Taipei, "The Unity of Yin and Yang: A Philosophical Assessment" for Anaximander: the heavenly bodies uttered a flute-like whistle and the circles that carry the stars have "flute-like" pipes with breathing holes through which the fire bursts forth when they are not blocked up. It seems certain that the pressurized fiery vapour escaping from these [ancient Greek] must make sounds or notes that reflect the size and diameter of the pipe, rather like the sound of huge pan pipes played across the dark and misty heavens. The Void of Parmenides as Apeiron is the Siren that creates the energy of the Stars as the Hearth or Air that Feeds off the Light of the Universe To become a Pythagorean he studied your gait and emotions and if you passed then he studied you for three years. Only then could you be accepted to train in five years of silence but you still could not actually see Pythagoras yet. After five years then you were allowed to speak to Pythagoras but still only from behind a veil with him hidden. Xenocrates (4th Century BCE) followed Pythagorean tradition in defining the substance of the soul as 'number moving itself',24 and this on its own suggests that the fragment may be authentic to him.
So awesome!! People in the U.S. freak out about fasting - think it's some kind of brain disease!
A 48 hour fast causes the chronic conditions to vanish.... some people do 22 days of fasting - and still stay active, etc.
Year-Round rotating Batch composting toilet vid!
https://biorealis.com/composter/rotating/
Better to build your own probably....
https://greenloo.org/rota-pod/
That one is SELF-contained - much better design. Nope - that one still has a "drain hose" for "excess liquid"
That's the Huntington Ravine shelter at the summit - it's HUGE.... OK it's NOT the Hermit Lake shelter... OK so the Rotating 5 vault system must be THIS one - Rota-Loo 950 for YEAR-round use

Utilizing a "five-bay" or batch-style layout, the system allows waste to be isolated into rotating compartments. This gives earlier deposits ample time to break down naturally via aerobic decomposition before being emptied, ensuring the system can handle fluctuating crowd sizes....Winter, Spring, and Fall: The flush toilets are closed, and composting/pit outhouses are opened for public use https://www.outdoors.org/destinations/new-hampshire/hermit-lake-shelters/
The Appalachian Mountain Club proposed a five-bay composting toilet system for the Hermit Lake Complex Shelters in the White Mountain National Forest




Moldering privies, or slow-composting dry toilets, are more cost-effective and efficient than traditional pit or vault toilets, as they don’t need to be emptied or have new holes dug. They also tend to produce less odor.

Humus from NPS composting toilets is domestic septage and deposits in permitted landfill or wastewater treatment plant, unless it meets 40 CFR 503 requirements as a Class A or Class B sludge. Fecal material in a form easily transported is the primary function, for NPS purposes, of a composting unit.
The U.S. Forest Service has found that recreational user acceptance of composting toilets is extremely high, since well-functioning units have no offensive odor and are considered an environmentally sound waste disposal method.
From the crest of Mount Le Conte in the Great Smoky Mountains to the isolated beach of Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park, park visitors can find composting toilets built following the latest designs and technology in national parks across the country. For NPS, perhaps the most successful example of composting toilets is at Northern Cascades National Park where composting toilets have successfully operated in 16 locations in alpine and sub-alpine elevations for almost 30 years!
Huntington Ravine trail is the hardest in New Hampshire vid
Meghan Henning - University of Dayton professor - fascinating
9-2022
Holy Impairment: The Body as the Nexus of Apocalyptic EkphrasisHoly Impairment: The Body as the Nexus of Apocalyptic Ekphrasis
in Acts 2:1–13in Acts 2:1–13
Michael Peppard has noted, there are direct discussions
about the connection between Jesus and Asclepius (The World’s Oldest Church: Bible, Art, and Ritual at Dura-Europos, Syria, Synkrisis [New Haven: Yale University Press, 2016], 329 n. 31). Cf.
Origen, Cels. 3.24, Justin Apol. 1.22, Tertullian, Nat. 2.14.42.
37 Asclepius took on the guise of a serpent and arrived in this form to found the shrine in
Athens (IG 2.4960a; SEG 25.226), Rome (Livy, Periocha 11, Urb. cond. 29.11.1), and Halieis (IG 4.1.122.33). Wells, Greek Language of Healing, 29......
Holladay notes that the Greek literally reads “split [divided] tongues,” ....“tongues of fire” are present in 1 Enoch, where, unlike in Acts, the tongues do not rest on people or effect bodily transformation (1 En. 14:9–10, 15; 71:5).29
Like the events in 1 Enoch, however, the scene in Acts 2 is not a stock image
that is being replayed for audiences—it is an apocalyptic scene that is drawing on
multiple images to depict something utterly novel.
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Aristotle thinks of the snake as the paradigmatic animal with a “divided
tongue”; he mentions it first before describing other animals (such as seals) who
have this characteristic.31 In antiquity one prevalent image of the snake is positive:
as a sacred animal whose touch could bring about healing.32 The walking staff
entwined with the snake was the “iconographic trademark” of Asclepius that
became prevalent in antiquity (and even today appears in medical seals). In antiq
uity this image appeared on reliefs, mosaics, medicine boxes, and even signet rings.33
In the first century CE
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(Aristotle, Hist. an. 2.17; ἐσχισμένην τὴν γλῶτταν)....
for the ancient listener of Acts, snakes—and specifically snake tongues—would signify divine presence and bodily healing. Images of sacred snakes, and of Asclepius as a snake healing with his tongue, are found throughout the material evidence from the Asklepieion as well.40 ........
So what is the meaning of divided tongues “resting on” the apostles? Elsewhere
in LukeActs καθίζω is used to refer to remaining or “staying” some place.50 The
implication of using ἐκάθισεν instead of some other verb seems to be one of a last
ing contact. Alone the verb ἐκάθισεν does not itself have medical resonance; but,
when combined with the imagery of a divided tongue and the transformation of
bodily ability, the phrase “rest on” recalls common medical images of healing. This
odd verbal expression may remind some hearers of ancient medical images of
touch or sustained bodily contact, specifically with a god in the form of a snake.
But in this apocalyptic ekphrasis these different images of divine touch and bodily
transformation are brought together to emphasize the staying power—not just of
the transformed bodily state but of the divine touch itself in the “last days.”
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Acts 2:1–4 still brings together the biblical imagery of theophany
with ancient medical imagery of Asclepius and ancient physicians who healed
through snake tongues, touch, and fire. The result is a story of bodily transforma
tion that is conferred by the touch of a fiery divided tongue.54
The ties between Asclepius (the Greek god of medicine and healing) and Pythagorean philosophy run deep through ancient concepts of harmony, medical ethics, and holistic health. Their intersection manifests in two distinct contexts: the historical integration of Pythagorean concepts into ancient Greek clinical medicine (including the Hippocratic Oath and the cult of Asclepius), and the late-antiquity Hermetic text known as the Asclepius
Giovanni Bazzana has argued, the exclusion of spirit possession from the scholarly conversation about the miraculous sidelines the way that ancient persons would have understood these texts (Having the Spirit of Christ: Spirit Possession and Exorcism in the Early Christ Groups, Synkrisis [New Haven: Yale University Press, 2020], 4–9).
The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger
Between 1986 and 2000, at least nine different attempts to remove The Catcher in the Rye from schools were based on the novel’s use of profanity and sexual references. Three of these attempts (Wyoming in 1986, North Dakota in 1987, and 1989 in California) were successful in getting the book removed.
I wrote my high school paper for a psychology class - I think it was in 9th grade. So maybe 1986....to 1987 - right when the book was first being banned! Wow. I had no idea.
The American Library Association (ALA) and Banned Books Week Coalition today unveiled the artwork for Banned Books Week 2026, October 4–10. Designed for use in Banned Books Week events nationwide and internationally, the 2026 theme is “Let Books Be. Protect the Freedom to Read.” The struggle against book bans is too immense to capture in a single image.
https://simmonsvoice.com/8495/2017-2018/banned-books-the-catcher-in-the-rye/
The reason I read it was because of the assassination of John Lennon by someone obsessed with being Holden Caulfield. It was only later that I learned how J.D. Salinger had worked as a spy for military intelligence - I think it was OSS during WWII... nope - CIC.
While both the OSS and the CIC operated in the realm of wartime intelligence, they were distinct organizations. While the OSS focused on espionage and overseas covert operations, Salinger’s unit—the 4th CIC Detachment, attached to the 4th Infantry Division—focused on tactical counterintelligence, security, and tactical interrogations. [1, 2]
Overview of Salinger's Wartime Service
- The Ritchie Boys: Because Salinger was fluent in French and German, he was selected for specialized training at the Military Intelligence Training Center at Camp Ritchie, Maryland. Trainees from this program were famously known as the "Ritchie Boys". [1, 2]
- Combat & Interrogations: Salinger landed on Utah Beach on D-Day. He participated in brutal engagements, including the Battle of the Hürtgen Forest and the Battle of the Bulge. His primary duty was hunting down Nazi spies, searching abandoned command posts, and interrogating prisoners of war and German civilians. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
- Concentration Camp Liberation: In April 1945, Salinger participated in the liberation of Kaufering IV, a subcamp of the Dachau concentration camp. The horrors he witnessed there deeply traumatized him and caused lifelong psychological wounds. [1, 2, 3, 4]
- Post-War Denazification: Following Germany's surrender, Salinger remained in Europe for occupation duty, tracking down Nazi war criminals during the denazification process. During this period, he met and briefly married a German woman named Sylvia
Salinger famously carried his portable typewriter in his Jeep throughout the war, even typing out chapters under tables during active bombardments. He had early drafts of what would become The Catcher in the Rye in his pack when he landed on D-Day
yeah I just have the 5v switch for heat....
so those are the color coding that I need to know - the package didn't give the heat settings for the colors!
wow!! complicated
https://world.taobao.com/lang/en-us/goods/-1001026540186.htm