"The sincerity of any prayer is the assurance of its being heard"

- Urantia Book (1639.1) ^146:2.6 (via miraclewithin)

"I am not a human being. This is just a dream, and soon I will awake."

- Per Ohlin  (via ttender)

(Source: visualgenocide, via samsaranmusing)

Never Give Up

By His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Ron Whitehead

No matter what is going on
Never give up


Develop the heart
Too much energy in your country
Is spent developing the mind
Instead of the heart
Develop the heart


Be compassionate
Not just with your friends
But with everyone
Be compassionate


Work for peace
In your heart
And in the world
Work for peace


And I say again
Never give up
No matter what is going on around you
Never give up

Divine Irony: Think Twice: How the Gut's "Second Brain" Influences Mood and Well-Being

divineirony:

The emerging and surprising view of how the enteric nervous system in our bellies goes far beyond just processing the food we eat

As Olympians go for the gold in Vancouver, even the steeliest are likely to experience that familiar feeling of “butterflies” in the stomach. Underlying this…

This is an interesting insight. What comes to mind for me is the Virgo/Pisces polarity and its role in digestion of both the mind and in the physical sense. Here we can see how an individual’s predisposition, depending on the location and influence of the two signs in the chart, can manifest through the digestive systems.

Virgo / Pisces:  The Digestive / Immune Axis

Body Parts:  intestines, GI tract, colon, lymphatic system, hepatic portal system, liver, immune system
     In the process of digestion and assimilation, nutrient substances from outside the self are taken in and incorporated into the self.  Since the immune system defends the self from the not-self, digestion and assimilation, through which the not-self is converted into the self, is deeply concerned with immunity and potential threats and challenges thereto.  This is the essence of the Virgo / Pisces, or Digestive / Immune Axis.
     The Virgo / Pisces axis has a Mutable modality, so it has a sensitive, allergic nature.  Since its polarity is Yin or receptive, sensitivities or allergies towards the heavier, more substantial things we take into our body, or food, are indicated.
     Virgo rules the intestines, whereas Pisces rules the liver and hepatic portal system, which absorbs and processes the nutrients digested in the intestines.  Pisces also rules the lymphatic system and impurities or contaminations of it, which can be absorbed from the food we eat, and can compromise immunity.
     With the Virgo / Pisces axis emphasized in the natal horoscope, the whole digestion and assimilation process is challenged, with faults and defects in these aspects of pepsis leading to allergic conditions and immune problems.  Included among these are assimilation disorders, candidiasis and imbalances of intestinal flora, and leaky gut syndrome.
     The Melancholic nature of Virgo tends towards excessive fussiness, rigidity or austerity in dietary matters, whereas the Phlegmatic fogginess and S[a]nguine self indulgence of Pisces lean towards the other e[x]treme of excess and indiscretion.  And so, there may also be problems achieving balance and regulation in dietary matters, and dietary self-sabotage.
     Psychosomatically, confusion and issues concerning self versus others and personal boundaries connected with this axis can contribute to digestive and immune problems. *

tapefamous:

Namaste reader, first above, then below. Tidal Motions from the onset is leagues under the sea. Ambient sonar pings against your waking dream thoughts, sunlight diffracting through the surface with a diffuse Age of Aquarius awareness. Echoing guitars ripple across calm waters as operatic single consciousness arises. The ebb is now your flow and the rigid becomes your ease.

Another in this aquatic series, Tidal Motions is one of my regular meditations. Reach for Fluorescent Heights from the heavenly bodies at Constellation Tatsu.

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