It is OK for you to be calm and centered amid the chaos, even if those around you do not understand it. Every storm has an eye and it serves a purpose. ~ Creator

Phil Watt, Guest
Waking Times

I am an ‘ordinary’ native, yet for near half of my life I have experienced an extraordinary interconnection with the external world. Some might call it spirituality, others might call it being tapped in and some simply classify it as religion or the paranormal. But in fact the blurring of the lines between one person’s mind and the rest of reality has been called many things by many cultures and traditions who have attempted to explain it over the course of humanity’s history.

No matter what you call this world-wide and timeless phenomenon, most people have personally had extraordinary experiences, too.

Some obvious examples include: thinking of someone not heard from in a long time and then running into or receiving a phone call from them; knowing information intuitively...

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If there is anything good to be said about mass surveillance, overcharging and monopolization by telecom/ISP companies, and government censorship including cell phone and Internet shutdowns as they see fit, it is that these heavy-handed measures only create a stronger desire for freedom.

For many in the modern world, open access to the World Wide Web is being viewed as an essential human right – it is a gateway to knowledge, peer-to-peer communication, innovation and economic opportunity. Basically: Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness. For the 5 billion people who still do not have access, it represents the universal dream of self-determination.

There are several devices in various stages of development that aim to rectify the gaps in knowledge and communication which keep large portions of humanity enslaved and threaten freedom for the rest of us if the restrictions mentioned above are permitted to flourish...

If you had one minute right now to choose what you would wave a magic wand over, you might not know what to wave the magic wand over, something in the same way as people who escape a fire, they just grab something yet not something they would take if they had had time to think. They may wish later that they had chosen something else and, even then, in the coolness of afterthought, they might not think of just the one most important object to bring.
 
The point I would like to make here is the unimportance of possessions that do hold an importance on Earth. To you, possessions and furnishings are serious business. Of course, held up to the Truth of Life, your important possessions are not much at all. They may be treasures to you now yet, sooner or later, they level out. An object is an object, and that’s all it really can be.
 
And, so, if you had a wand to wave, you might desire to wave it as a way to end war and dissension, yet where are war and dissension located? Where would you find them so you could wave the wand over them? Could you end all wars retroactively also as well as wars that could occur in the future? It is mind-boggling how to do it. You would never want to miss the chance.
 
If you were a murderer sentenced to death, instead of your being given the choice of what you would like to eat, what if you were given the choice of changing something for the good of the world. What might you choose to change?
 

DNA ACTIVATION Know that you already possess all the knowledge, wisdom and skills needed to live a happy, productive and miraculous life. We do not use the word miraculous lightly, for indeed, once you rediscover the power contained within you, your life will be filled with miracles! Scientists have determined that humans use only a small percentage of their brain. The search has continued to find ways to unlock the dormant sections of the brain in order to increase the capabilities in humans. Although there is some truth in this theory, we suggest that attention be drawn to the DNA instead, for this is where the encodements lie.

The secret of unlocking your psychic abilities lies in the advancement of your ability to love all things unconditionally. As you clear out belief codes and retrain your negative thoughts, words and actions, your DNA codes are activated. In this world of duality, every choice you make is based on either fear or love. When you choose love, the energy within you flows smoothly and freely. When you make a choice based on fear, energy contracts and becomes denser. Peeling away these layers of fear will re-activate your DNA.

Jason Silva, a futurist, provides a ton of great examples of psychedelics being used as tools for problem solving and creativity during a Q&A at the Festival of Dangerous Ideas at the Sydney Opera House in 2012. From the video:

That quote from Tom Robbins where I said that “We need to pull ourselves out of context in order to gawk in amazement at the wonders of the world.”, he was talking about psychedelics, but I think it applies to everything we in our lives.

He says, “It’s not that psychedelics manufacture wonderment or that they can automatically make us more imaginative beings, but what psychedelics does is pull us so radically out of comfort zones, they decondition our thinking, they thrust us out of everything we thought we knew about the world in order to see things as if for the first time and form new synaptic connections.

On cannabis:

Marijuana induced a state of hyper priming. It expanded their “associative net” so that they were able to make more far reaching connections...

The SeaOrbiter is a high tech moving laboratory combining ideas of space exploration with deep  sea exploration. Designed by French architect Jacques Rougerie, this craft is envisioned as a a sort of ‘Swiss Army Knife’ of aquatic research, carrying scientists on long treks through an environment not inherently friendly to human life.

So far the SeaOrbiter is still in it’s conception phase. Construction is planned to begin later this year, and if funding allows, to be completed in 2016. Initial funding has been provided by the French government, several companies, and a crowd-funding campaign.

Does it ever bum you out how hard it is to get an education, how expensive it is, how crappy our education system has become, and how folks seem to lack critical thinking skills? Never fear. This is a list of 40 educational websites for you to choose from that are completely free! Enjoy.

1. ALISON –  over 60 million lessons and records 1.2 million unique visitors per month
2. COURSERA – Educational website that works with universities to get their courses on the Internet, free for you to use. Learn from over 542 courses.
3. The University of Reddit – The free university of Reddit.
4. UDACITY – Advance your education and career through project-based online classes...

Stress and anxiety sucks. In today’s post-industrial revolution world, they’re rampant issues. People are overworked, underpaid, and expected to conform to insane realities. So what do you do if you’re feeling stressed?

1. Make time for your hobbies.

Take a little time out of each day and do something you love.

2. Eliminate distractions in the workplace.

What keeps you from getting your work done? Get rid of it if you can. Find ways around it.

3. Turn off the TV. Make time for your own thoughts.

More and more, we’re consumed by media and news and music and noise. Take some time to yourself, get rid of the constant information barrage.

4. Ask for help.

Sometimes we need it.

5. Meditate.

Inhale. Hold. Exhale your stress.

6. Live in the moment.

No use in sweating the past or freaking out about the future...