More Signs for a Shift in Consciousness

[christian]

This is a phenomenon I'm observing since years now, how people across the board start to embrace the reality of a spiritual world, advanced ancient civilizations and E.T.s for example. I clearly see a process of fermantation in the collective and individual minds that is ongoing and developing.

Gerald Celente's track record in trends forecasting is remarkable and he clearly said, that a spiritual awakening is one of the major trends he sees for the future:

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=G2v0sf7l6hM

In a recent interview with Matthew Stein on the Alex Jones Show, they include a whole bunch of topics, that wouldn't have been discussed that way on his show 5 years ago or so. For example, Matt talks about remote viewers when analyzing future possibilities.

They talk about the training methods of Richard Alan Miller, where he teaches people to go into other states of consciousness to intuitively act in case of an emergency, when there is no time to process the upcoming information with the rational mind.

They also mention ancient civilizations like Atlantis and how they could have been very advanced, and that their carelessness might have set the stage for their demise, they then compared this to the situation we're in today.

Alex even speaks about ley lines in the context that animals use them for orientation, when he goes over the seemingly incomprehensible feats some animals display in regard to their foreknowledge of impending natural disasters.

This is a direct quote from Alex from this interview: "It turns out everything the ancients talked about is real."

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=iH4K0sASFTM

The same is true for many figures in the German alternative news media, where I see prominent figures becoming more open to enter a dialogue with people who are into esoteric subjects and so on and how people across the board stress the importance of genuine love and harmony.

I also see this with people in my family and general environment. Just the other day my brother contacted me and inquired about meditation for the first time, because he had just tried it when he felt like doing it and had amazing results and wanted me to give him some feedback.

[greybeard]

I started reading spiritual books about thirty years ago--- it was difficult to find a natural English speaking/writing teacher.
My initial learning came from Ramana Maharshi and Yogananda.-- now the choice is immense.
Sounds True--- Conscious TV interview many.
Oprah Winfrey has guests on Super Soul Sunday--- millions watch.
Eckhart Tolle--- millions of books sold.
Some one must be interested in spirituality---smiling---seems like quite a few.

I see people becoming more appreciative and considerate.
Many thank the bus driver as they get off.
Small things but it all indicates a rising of awareness/consciousness.
Avalon now has a flourishing spiritual section--- the main thrust used to be conspiracy theory. ( obviously still important)
Science is now proving that the ancient sages were correct in what they said.

Chris

[Rocky_Shorz]

my parents were talking about all media being controlled by the same persons...

my mouth dropped...

then she started talking about the Fed and I busted out laughing. for years they shut my conversations off in a moment on these subjects.

now it's casual dinner conversations...


as for people getting kinder, the poor have always had golden hearts, and now that the Middle class has joined the poor, the initial shock passed, they are happy being off the wheel...

now go to a bankers meeting or the 1% and you most likely won't see any smiles...


chuckles and dusts off the park bench...


hey Trump, we even have room for you...


lies are very painful to live with...

20% of Corporate America is cooking the books: study http://blogs.marketwatch.com/thetell...heir-earnings/

have to keep Wall Street Happy, no matter the cost...

The debate over economic inequality seems to be everywhere these days. The 1% and 99% are even duking it out in your 401(k) plan. link

These retirement vehicles, which hold more than $3 trillion in Americans’ retirement savings, have been undergoing major changes. Employers — spurred by the Department of Labor and a string of lawsuits — have been trying to wring waste out of the system and improve transparency. These efforts have largely been applauded by consumer advocates and many in the investment industry. But, perhaps inadvertently, some experts say the shift is also undermining plan features that usually leave wealthier investors subsidizing less-affluent ones, sparking a discussion among experts about the “fairest” way to arrange plans...


That’s raising some eyebrows among experts who point out that, for better or worse, recent changes could subtly transfer shared plan costs from workers who are typically older and better paid to ones that are younger and poorer.

“It’s hurting people with small account balances,” says senior retirement consultant Robyn Credico — although she is quick to point out Towers Watson doesn’t take a position on what she calls a “philosophical decision” for employers to wrestle with.

[BrianEn]

After my medical troubles last year, I found myself pondering more. Number one question was God so mean that he let me survive that only to be unable to walk and move my arm? I wasn't happy at all about and would have rather have been dead. As I got visitors, I heard their stories of what they went through while I was under for the five weeks. I started to believe that I didn't go through this alone. I knew I wouldn't have through my recovery alone. It was right around then that I started to feel the love. I know that sounds cliche, but that's what I felt. Looking back it seems like I was hooking in to something. I started having a purpose about then. I wanted to learn to walk then. I didn't want to lay there doing nothing.
I've learned how to walk since then. I still have challenges. I'll keep having those for the rest of my life. I know I will never fully recover from this, but I aim for a better quality of life. One that was better than I had before. I've quit smoking, lost over 100 pounds and eat a fairly good diet. I'd like to thank you all for healing you sent it worked wonders along with the other healing people had sent.

[xidaijena]

To Chris:

wow,I like your website.It's really so nice.How kind you are!Give my best wishes to all of you.
Time is near,I believe when getting through the big change ,all of these lovely children will live in a very happy life and definitely have schools to learn more and more in the coming golden era—Lifechanyuan Era.
This is our communist community— The Second Home.

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=2tsxezctz5Y

I 've already seen these lovely children living in such a warm homeland in the future.Thank God.

[WhiteFeather]

Consciousness in Spirituality is growing and expanding. People are finally getting it, as Dolores Cannon says.

Great Post bro.

Peace.Love.One.

W.f.

[christian]

Posted by xidaijena (here)
To Chris:

wow,I like your website.It's really so nice.How kind you are!Give my best wishes to all of you.

You read my German site? Well thanks and all the best to you too

Posted by xidaijena (here)
Time is near,I believe when getting through the big change ,all of these lovely children will live in a very happy life and definitely have schools to learn more and more in the coming golden era—Lifechanyuan Era.
This is our communist community— The Second Home.

This is a really interesting site. I like the aspect of moneylessness and that people life together simply and humbly, like one family. But then again, the concept of family is frowned upon there, which I find suspicious, among other things.

On the homepage it says:

"Marriage is just like a door, and once you step into it, this means that you have shut all the other doors; if your partner is eccentric in character, disturbed in mind, defective in physiology or ugly in soul, you can do nothing but to endure; all husbands are afraid that their wives cheat on them, similarly all wives are afraid that their husbands cheat on them too; as a result, all the married men and women will live in fear for their whole life in miserable and they all hope their partners are the flashlights which can only lighten himself or herself."

It can be that way, but it doesn't have to be. To me it reads like the experiences or viewpoints of a very disheartened person.

But it becomes even more explicit:

"Family is the main root leading to the pains of life. As long as the family exists, human cannever enter into the new era filled with freedom and happiness."

I don't think so. Many happy families prove the opposite. It is not things or concepts that are good or bad, but how you apply them. Having said that, I don't wanna bash Life Chanyuan, there may well be decent people there, with decent motives doing decent things.

But some of the concepts there sound as if they are out of a NWO-textbook:

"The concept of father will disappear, and no one know who his father is; after weaning, the babies are picked up by special agency until they are sensible; and they willnot live together with their mothers."

I don't wanna completly disregard the idea of transcending limited family bonds and becoming one big family and not even a form of global governance, if it is something like a Utopian, wise, very limited (!), and libertarian form of governance. But taking away children from their parents forcefully is simply over the top in my eyes.

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I was wondering how such a project is possible in China, where for instance Falun Gong is heavily suppressed. Then I saw, that you apparently make at least what could be termed concessions to the state doctrine. I see that Marx is held in very high esteem in Life Chanyuan. Now it is a historical fact that Marx virtually was a Rothshild agent. This is of course not to say that there are absolutely no good ideas within Marx's writings.

You also apparently revere Confucius very much. He also had some good ideas, but I happen to be very fond of Daoism, and in the Zhuang Zi there are many parts where Confucius is adressed. It boils down to the point, that you cannot administer or enact genuine love. It has to come from within and must be expressed through freedom of choice.

The follwing are stories from the Zhuang Zi that illustrate this point:

What Confucious was taught by Lao Tzu

[Confucius] proceeded to give an abstract of the Twelve Classics to bring the other over to his views. Lao Tan, however, interrupted him while he was speaking, and said,

'This is too vague; let me hear the substance of them in brief'. Confucius said,

'The substance of them is occupied with Benevolence and Righteousness.'

The other said,

'Let me ask whether you consider Benevolence and Righteousness to constitute the nature of man?'

'I do,' was the answer.

'If the superior man be not benevolent, he will not fulfil his character; if he be not righteous, he might as well not have been born. Benevolence and Righteousness are truly the nature of man.'

Lao Tan continued,

'Let me ask you what you mean by Benevolence and Righteousness.'

Confucius said,

'To be in one's inmost heart in kindly sympathy with all things; to love all men; and to allow no selfish thoughts; – this is the nature of Benevolence and Righteousness.'

Lao Tan exclaimed,

'Ah! you almost show your inferiority by such words! "To love all men!" is not that vague and extravagant? "To be seeking to allow no selfish thoughts!" – that is selfishness! If you, Master, wish men not to be without their (proper) shepherding, think of Heaven and Earth, which certainly pursue their invariable course; think of the sun and moon, which surely maintain their brightness; think of the stars in the zodiac, which preserve their order and courses; think of birds and beasts, which do not fail to collect together in their flocks and herds; and think of the trees, which do not fail to stand up (in their places). Do you, Master, imitate this way and carry it into practice; hurry on, following this course, and you will reach your end. Why must you further be vehement in putting forward your Benevolence and Righteousness, as if you were beating a drum, and seeking a fugitive son, (only making him run away the more)? Ah! Master, you are introducing disorder into the nature of man!'

Lao Tzu informs Confucius about benevolence and righteousness

At an interview with Lao Tan, Confucius spoke to him of benevolence and righteousness. Lao Tan said,

'If you winnow chaff, and the dust gets into your eyes, then the places of heaven and earth and of the four cardinal points are all changed to you. If musquitoes or gadflies puncture your skin, it will keep you all the night from sleeping. But this painful iteration of benevolence and righteousness excites my mind and produces in it the greatest confusion. If you, Sir, would cause men not to lose their natural simplicity, and if you would also imitate the wind in its (unconstrained) movements, and stand forth in all the natural attributes belonging to you! – why must you use so much energy, and carry a great drum to seek for the son whom you have lost? The snow-goose does not bathe every day to make itself white, nor the crow blacken itself every day to make itself black. The natural simplicity of their black and white does not afford any ground for controversy; and the fame and praise which men like to contemplate do not make them greater than they naturally are. When the springs (supplying the pools) are dried up, the fishes huddle together on the dry land. Than that they should moisten one another there by their gasping, and keep one another wet by their milt, it would be better for them to forget one another in the rivers and lakes.'

From this interview with Lao Tan, Confucius returned home, and for three days did not speak. His disciples (then) asked him, saying,

'Master, you have seen Lao Tan; in what way might you admonish and correct him?'

Confucius said,

'In him (I may say) that I have now seen the dragon. The dragon coils itself up, and there is its body; it unfolds itself and becomes the dragon complete. It rides on the cloudy air, and is nourished by the Yin and Yang. I kept my mouth open, and was unable to shut it; – how could I admonish and correct Lao Tan?'

Confucius and Tao

When Confucius was in his fifty-first year, he had not heard of the Tao, and went south to Phei to see Lao Tan, who said to him,

'You have come, Sir; have you? I have heard that you are the wisest man of the North; have you also got the Tao?'

'Not yet,' was the reply; and the other went on,

'How have you sought it?'

Confucius said,

'I sought it in measures and numbers, and after five years I had not got it.'

'And how then did you seek it?'

'I sought it in the Yin and Yang, and after twelve years I have not found it.'

Master Lao said,

'Just so! If the Tao could be presented (to another), men would all present it to their rulers; if it could be served up (to others), men would all serve it up to their parents; if it could be told (to others), men would all tell it to their brothers; if it could be given to others, men would all give it to their sons and grandsons. The reason why it cannot be transmitted is no other but this, – that if, within, there be not the presiding principle, it will not remain there, and if, outwardly, there be not the correct obedience, it will not be carried out. When that which is given out from the mind (in possession of it) is not received by the mind without, the sage will not give it out; and when, entering in from without, there is no power in the receiving mind to entertain it, the sage will not permit it to lie hid there. Fame is a possession common to all; we should not seek to have much of it. Benevolence and righteousness were as the lodging-houses of the former kings; we should only rest in them for a night, and not occupy them for long. If men see us doing so, they will have much to say against us.

'The perfect men of old trod the path of benevolence as a path which they borrowed for the occasion, and dwelt in Righteousness as in a lodging which they used for a night. Thus they rambled in the vacancy of Untroubled Ease, found their food in the fields of Indifference, and stood in the gardens which they had not borrowed. Untroubled Ease requires the doing of nothing; Indifference is easily supplied with nourishment; not borrowing needs no outlay. The ancients called this the Enjoyment that Collects the True.

'Those who think that wealth is the proper thing for them cannot give up their revenues; those who seek distinction cannot give up the thought of fame; those who cleave to power cannot give the handle of it to others. While they hold their grasp of those things, they are afraid (of losing them). When they let them go, they are grieved; and they will not look at a single example, from which they might perceive the (folly) of their restless pursuits: such men are under the doom of Heaven.

'Hatred and kindness; taking and giving; reproof and instruction; death and life: these eight things are instruments of rectification, but only those are able to use them who do not obstinately refuse to comply with their great changes. Hence it is said, "Correction is Rectification." When the minds of some do not acknowledge this, it is because the gate of Heaven (in them) has not been opened.'

How Confucius found his Tao

Confucius said to Lao Tan,

'I have occupied myself with the Shih, the Shu, the Li, the Yo, the Yi, and the Khun Khiu, those six Books, for what I myself consider a long time, and am thoroughly acquainted with their contents. With seventy-two rulers, all offenders against the right, I have discoursed about the ways of the former kings, and set forth the examples of (the dukes of Kâu and Shâo; and not one of them has adopted (my views) and put them in practice: how very difficult it is to prevail on such men, and to make clear the path to be pursued!'

Master Lao replied,

'It is fortunate that you have not met with a ruler fitted to rule the age. Those six writings are a description of the vestiges left by the former kings, but do not tell how they made such vestiges; and what you, Sir, speak about are still only the vestiges. But vestiges are the prints left by the shoes; – are they the shoes that produced them? A pair of white herons look at each other with pupils that do not move, and impregnation takes place; the male insect emits its buzzing sound in the air above, and the female responds from the air below, and impregnation takes place; the creatures called lêi are both male and female, and each individual breeds of itself. The nature cannot be altered; the conferred constitution cannot be changed; the march of the seasons cannot be arrested; the Tao cannot be stopped. If you get the Tao, there is no effect that cannot be produced; if you miss it, there is no effect that can.'

Confucius (after this) did not go out, till at the end of three months he went again to see Lao Tan, and said,

'I have got it. Ravens produce their young by hatching; fishes by the communication of their milt; the small-waisted wasp by transformation; when a younger brother comes, the elder weeps. Long is it that I have not played my part in harmony with these processes of transformation. But as I did not play my part in harmony with such transformation, how could I transform men?'

Master Lao said,

'You will do. Khiu, you have found the Tao.'

But anyways, I think Life Chanyuan is definitely a sign for a shift in consciousness.

We can all only do what is in our power. Maybe, if I was Chinese, I'd be living in Life Chanyuan and enjoying it, for what would be my other options?

[The Truth Is In There]

imo it's a trend, that's all. history happens in cycles and repeats itself periodically. i think the 60s were not much different in terms of spirituality etc. and there have been similar trends in earlier periods. after the 2012 craze is over and we're in the "great tribulation" during the next years most people will probably concentrate more on survival than esoteric concepts.

and after that, how, knows? the new age might arrive on (totalitarian?) tiptoes but it's unlikely that the majority of humanity (of those who will be left, anyway) will suddenly drop their shackles of religion and materialism and go all new agey. the internet has helped tremendously to increase peoples awareness of all things spiritual but i doubt that the internet or any kind of worldwide communication network will make it through the coming earth changes.

[christian]

Posted by The Truth Is In There (here)
imo it's a trend, that's all. history happens in cycles and repeats itself periodically.

The circle of life. You've come quite a long way

From:

Posted by The Truth Is In There (here)
the real world and the dream world are merging. this will be finished on oct 28th. [2011]

Over:

Posted by The Truth Is In There (here)
granted, calleman's date of oct 28th was obviously wrong as that day was a complete non event. that doesn't mean that the basic idea of fractal time is wrong. i'm sure that when the "shift" happens it will be "in the blink of an eye" as it has been predicted and until then the shift is of course gradually and only noticable in hindsight. that doesn't mean that it can't happen earlier for certain people (as in fact it already has) but at some point in time it will happen for the majority of people, more or less instantaneously. if time is a fractal it's not possible otherwise.

the good thing is that there's always a new date to look forward to. the dutch researcher johan oldenkamp calculated the actual end date of the mayan calendar to be july 14th, 2012, based on certain singular events like the founding of the illuminati and 9/11. very compelling theory imo (http://pateo.nl/English/index.htm). if he's right we might have some major event on or around nov 24th as the 9th wave starts. that could probably be the internet going down (satellite failure due to a massive cme or something), the start of ww3, a collapse of the money system, major earth changes, you name it.

at any rate, what bill and some others talk about, all these problems on earth and what we need to be concerned about etc. that is all just part of the drama. there is nothing to be concerned about as everything outside is just a reflection of what is inside. as human consciousness changes the changes in the world will happen automatically and all everyone can or should do is trying to become a better person themselves and perhaps helping others to expand their awareness if they wish to. that's all it takes and worrying about anything won't help anyone. especially not about the economy. what's important is one's own state of mind, nothing else matters.

To:

Posted by The Truth Is In There (here)
after the 2012 craze is over and we're in the "great tribulation" during the next years most people will probably concentrate more on survival than esoteric concepts.

the new age might arrive on (totalitarian?) tiptoes but it's unlikely that the majority of humanity (of those who will be left, anyway) will suddenly drop their shackles of religion and materialism and go all new agey. the internet has helped tremendously to increase peoples awareness of all things spiritual but i doubt that the internet or any kind of worldwide communication network will make it through the coming earth changes.

Honestly, how did you personally experience the development of your outlook on the future (and the present)?

[Fred Steeves]

Posted by christian (here)

Honestly, how did you personally experience the development of your outlook on the future (and the present)?

Hey Chris, I'm going to have to start calling you Mr. Research, very keen observation my friend. I'd be willing to bet you'd find similar results with most people here who have been posting for quite some time, perhaps even some previously unnoticed Saul of Tarsus moments. That would make a unique thread on it's own, for someone who had the gumption to do so.

Do you think you would even recognize the essence of Avalon, if you went back in time to your first day here, and had a good look around?

Cheers,
Fred

[Tony]

There is something happening, but I cannot quite put my finger on it!

[greybeard]

Posted by pie'n'eal (here)
There is something happening, but I cannot quite put my finger on it!

Thats because you are not the body Tony--- smiling.
Joking aside--- there seems to be an essence of change for the better permeating life in my awareness.
Eckhart Tolle when asked about this said more or less. " the good is getting better, the "worse" is just more noticeable, its noisier".
Seems some kind of separation is going on though.
I would prefer duality to come to an end--- a change of consciousness affecting all.
Time will tell.

Chris

[gooty64]

Just focusing and obsessing on the Nuclear element here, am I.

But, is the nuclear scare real or infinitely and dramatically trumped-up beyond belief to frighten and control the populace?

Please see the Galen Windsor thread for details and counterpoint.

I have little opinion either way and would just like to know the truth of this matter.

Sigh, + face palm!

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=iH4K0sASFTM

[WhiteFeather]

I noticed on that Alex Jones Video Above a Gold Commercial, about purchasing Gold from one of his sponsors. My Spidey sense tends to tingle when I hear that. As We Know, You cant eat gold. Go for Dry Foods such as a 50 lb. bag of Rice & Beans for starters. As Eating Gold would be highly constipating and extremely painful upon downloading into the sewer system. Unless you want to crap Golden Eggs and show it off to your friends, as the ego is dysfunctional. Go For Dry Foods! Worth More Than Gold.

Christian I'm posting Matt Steins Book here (When Technology Fails) on .pdf if you don't mind.

http://projectavalon.net/WHEN_TECHNOLOGY_FAILS.pdf

[christian]

Posted by Fred Steeves (here)
Do you think you would even recognize the essence of Avalon, if you went back in time to your first day here, and had a good look around?

As with most people, I guess, my memories are not a perfectly even and linear chronology, but a conglomeration of particular landmarks, where some events or statements stick out more than others

[christian]

Posted by gooty64 (here)
Just focusing and obsessing on the Nuclear element here, am I.

But, is the nuclear scare real or infinitely and dramatically trumped-up beyond belief to frighten and control the populace?

Please see the Galen Windsor thread for details and counterpoint.

I have little opinion either way and would just like to know the truth of this matter.

I have looked at this video, but I just cannot wrap my head around the notion, that atomic radiation is not an issue, when you see the effects on the population living near plants, of radiation studies, and the obvious results of an atomic explosion or plants blowing up. I don't know what his real agenda is, but anyway I find his claims ludicrous.

I find the evidence of the harmfulness of radiation is all over the place. Here are 10 minutes of a documentary about the effects of depleted uranium, this particular film is not available in English in its entirety afaik. As a sidenote, the producer Frieder Wagner is (or rather was) an accomplished figure in the German media, having worked for mainstream channels and he received many high-ranking awards during the course of his career. After he made this movie, he didn't receive any further job offers and is being shunned and regarded recalcitrant, when all he did was documenting the effects of depleted uranium.

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=repUEeI0hGk

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=c7LzTCDD1N0

[white wizard]

I am glad the main stream is starting to pick up on the awakening that has been

going on. I woke up in 2005 and was like a sponge spending months on end trying to

figure out the big picture by connecting pieces. There was hardly any information

out there compared to know and most of it was a trap to get you locked into fear.

It was also funny talking about stuff I found on the web to people they all thought

it was crazy know they look at me like there not sure anymore. The collective

consciousness has been affected by the shift and I am very interested to see how

this all plays out

interesting video discussing this

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=QfxkFMKVAz8

[Lone Bean]

I sure hope that those of you who feel a positive change coming, and have noticed people around you waking up....are right. I see absolutely no sign of that where I live and have given up all hope that those around me will wake up and see how they are slaves to a paradigm that is quickly collapsing. There are really no big signs of collapse where I live. The grocery store shelves are always loaded, restaurants are still opening up, and the world still looks nice and rosy from here. The neighbors down the street buy a new car every year and have totally remodeled their house and added a huge back deck. Schools are doing what they've done every year, nobody sees anything different. I would bet most of them watch and listen to MSM and have no idea what is really going on in the world. I bet only a few here have even heard of an EMP, much less know what it could really do to us. This is why I so fervently hope that a Golden Age is coming soon. We have as a race, gotten ourselves in so deep in a deadly hole that it will literally take an act of God to get us out. I'm really ready for that God to go ahead and act!

[gooty64]

Lonely bean, that's exactly the way it looks in my neck of the woods.
The only one who believes me when I post chemtrail and 911 stuff on facebook is my mother. Only she don't believe me she just puts up with my "bs".

We have as a race, gotten ourselves in so deep in a deadly hole that it will literally take an act of God to get us out.

Be careful when you say that.....a zealous lightworker may attack you with love and light and ask you to change your vibrations.....concentrate on unicorns and fairydust.....please!

Posted by Lone Bean (here)
I sure hope that those of you who feel a positive change coming, and have noticed people around you waking up....are right. I see absolutely no sign of that where I live and have given up all hope that those around me will wake up and see how they are slaves to a paradigm that is quickly collapsing. There are really no big signs of collapse where I live. The grocery store shelves are always loaded, restaurants are still opening up, and the world still looks nice and rosy from here. The neighbors down the street buy a new car every year and have totally remodeled their house and added a huge back deck. Schools are doing what they've done every year, nobody sees anything different. I would bet most of them watch and listen to MSM and have no idea what is really going on in the world. I bet only a few here have even heard of an EMP, much less know what it could really do to us. This is why I so fervently hope that a Golden Age is coming soon. We have as a race, gotten ourselves in so deep in a deadly hole that it will literally take an act of God to get us out. I'm really ready for that God to go ahead and act!

[Joe Akulis]

I am encouraged by the number of yoga classes popping up in our area. (That and "zumba". LOL) Whenever I get into conversations about yoga, and the energy effects it can have, I like to take a pull on the thread to see if I can tease some curiosity about mediation from whoever it is that I'm speaking with. Again, these are subjects that used to get mocked. "Oh look, Richard Gere does yoga! What an idiot." I am pleased to now hear people saying, "I got my first Yoga high!" Not because I think yoga is some super new age secret to figuring out the universe. But because it's a useful tool that not a lot of people used to consider, where I come from. It gets people thinking and wondering about "energy" like they didn't used to before. Being curious about energy is what can really help open the doors.