Dying to Live Forever. Greg McMullen dropped me a line to let me know that his thesis is available online (in PDF format); an examination of the pro-radical life extension community. Quote:The idea that bio- and nanotechnologies could drastically extend human lifespans is gaining currency, both among supporters and opponents of the potential technologies. Loosely organized immortalist groups are under political fire from all sides, faced with opposition from well-organized conservative, religious and environmentalist groups. If they do not find political allies soon, immortalists may find that the technologies they have such high hopes for are banned before their potential can be realized. This thesis explores the culture of those who believe that human lifespans should be open-ended and propose technological interventions to keep us youthful and prevent "involuntary death.
" It's very interesting and readable - don't let the first half of that last sentence above fool you. A documentary following Mark Wexler's worldwide trek to investigate just what it means to grow old. Francis Bacon's New Atlantis: New Interdisciplinary Essays. NEW FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH LEGEND THEORY Duane K. McCullough. NEW FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH LEGEND THEORY Duane K. McCullough Artwork image of Fountain of Youth spring Decades ago I began a research book project that explored the science behind the Fountain of Youth legend. Through the years I discovered the famous legend was originally based on a collection of stories about an aquatic region north of the island of Cuba wherein the inhabitants lived longer than any natives from the Caribbean. Apparently, the legend involves the idea in which a unique place once existed in what is now Florida that did not make people young -- but rather extended the youthful life in people.
By scientifically applying modern dietary and nutritional concepts to this old native legend, I began discovering certain natural chemical elements within the Florida Bay area -- just north of Cuba where I lived, could help improve the longevity of human life if assimilated properly. << Previous Page MODERN HUMAN WILDLIFE <|> Next Page EARLY NATIVES OF THE BAY AND REALM >> Rob Rhinehart has a crazy plan to let you go without food forever. It just might work. Rob Rhinehart, holding a glass of his enticing concoction.
(Julio Miles / Soylent) Soylent is not people. The substance, designed by a 24-year-old programmer from Atlanta named Rob Rhinehart, may not actually contain human flesh, but it has some pretty weird ingredients nonetheless. The yellow-ish liquid, which Rhinehart claims has all the nutrients a human needs to survive, is made from broken-down multivitamins, raw elements like potassium and magnesium purchased from lab supply stores, and olive and fish oils, among other ingredients. For those of us who generally don't like food, consider it an annoyance, and yearn for a way to avoid eating it, Soylent sounds immensely promising. Surprisingly, the answer from nutrition experts seems to be, "Yeah, probably. " "He basically made medical food," Mirtallo says. Indeed they are. That's why it's important to use products from real companies that have to obey FDA labeling regulations.
Jevity, a complete enteral nutrition solution. Lecture Room. There are stories throughout the world of people searching for the "Fountain of Youth. " It is said that Pizarro desperately searched in vain for this rejuvenating fountain during his expeditions to the New World. The great secret, however, is that the "Fountain of Youth" does not exist outside of us, but rather exists within us.
This fountain is our own sexual energies and drinking from this fountain refers to the transmutation of the sexual energy. The alchemists of medieval times were searching for the Philosopher's Stone, which was supposed to give them eternal life. Great alchemical treatises talk about creating this Stone, but use veiled language. The first step in order to create the Philosopher's Stone is to begin working with the rough mercury. Even though it may sound like an extraordinary claim to the average individual, physical death does not have to take place.
Samael Aun Weor tells the story of an old English army colonel regaining his youth: Back to Top. Www.lib.ru/URIKOVA/KELDER/Ancient_Secret_of_the_Fountain_of_Youth-Peter_Kelder.pdf. This Man Thinks He Never Has to Eat Again. You know what's a complete waste of time, money, and effort? Eating. I mean, wouldn't you rather just ingest a tasteless form of sustenance for the rest of your life and never have to go through that tedious rigmarole of opening and eating a premade sandwich or feasting on a pile of fried delicacies ever again?
Rob Rhinehart—a 24-year-old software engineer from Atlanta and, presumably, an impossibly busy man—thinks so. Rob found himself resenting the inordinate amount time it takes to fry an egg in the morning and decided something had to be done. Simplifying food as "nutrients required by the body to function" (which sounds totally bulimic, I know, but I promise it's not), Rob has come up with an odorless beige cocktail that he's named Soylent. VICE: Hi, Rob. What was the next step? So what’s in Soylent, exactly? And that tastes good? What are some of the benefits to the food-free lifestyle? How could Soylent affect the world's eating habits? That sounds ominous. Oh good. The Fountain of Youth does exist - Lago Specchio di Venere.
Nothing prepared me for what I witnessed on the sun drenched southern Sicilian Island of Pantelleria. Pantelleria - more Africa than Europe, more East than West, more tropical than temperate, but above all, more mythical than real. Not only is Pantelleria jam packed with some of the most picturesque beaches in Europe but it also guards many secrets, some of which are only recently starting to reveal themselves, such as the ancient mysterious civilisation known as the Sesi with their Neolithic burial mounds. Others may never be explained.
It is the latter that this post is about. As your plane descends into Pantelleria's airport, the last few seconds sees you only metres above a beautiful spherical lake carved out of the caldera of an extinct volcano. Like so much of Sicily, Lago di Venere is the site of an ancient classical Greek legend (I am beginning to see that a good proportion of the Pantheon of Gods made Sicily their home at one point - who can blame them?). 1594774471. Gorgon sisters. Stater. Silver stater from Delphi, 338/6-334/3 BC. Obv. Head of Demeter left, wearing grain-ear wreath and veil. Rev. Apollo seated left on omphalos, tripod to left, AMΦIKTIONΩN around. The stater (/ˈsteɪtər/ or /stɑːˈtɛər/;[1] Ancient Greek: στατήρ IPA: [statɛ̌ːr], literally "weight") was an ancient coin used in various regions of Greece. The term is also used for similar coins, imitating Greek staters, minted elsewhere in ancient Europe.
History[edit] Gold stater of the Greco-Bactrian king Eucratides, the largest gold coin ever minted in Antiquity. The silver stater minted at Corinth[5] of 8.6 grams weight was divided into three silver drachmas of 2.9 grams, but was often linked to the Athenian silver didrachm (2 drachma) coin weighing 8.6 grams.[6] In comparison, the Athenian silver tetradrachm was weighing 17.2 grams. Non-Greek staters[edit] Celtic tribes brought it in to Western and Central Europe after obtaining it while serving as mercenaries in north Greece.
Gallery[edit] See also[edit] Albert Einstein on LSD? | The Shrike. We have access to the records of Albert Einstein through a ruse played with freedom of information and what we’ve found in his formerly sealed files is literally mind-popping. Albert Einstein was a closet artist and after an exhaustive search and rescue mission through the locked cellar we have surmised (with the help of renowned art histororian Casper S Roundtree) that Einstein’s mellifluous gifts in physics and math did not translate to the canvas. Says Dr. Roundtree: “Alas, god giveth and god doth not give. Einstein may have been an intellect of astounding proportion, but he draws like my ADHD 5 year old son. But he does draw some very nice circles.” Either Albert Einstein was a closet Picassoist or he had absolutely no artistic talents.
We opt for the latter. Big brain, he had, but it looks like his working synapses were restricted to math and physics. So we have a file stocked with landscapes, fruit on tables and then another stock of drawings labeled LSD portraits. by Gavinator. Ten Things You Should Know About LSD | Content Consumer. Ten Things You Should Know About LSD | Content Consumer. The Psychedelic Cult That Thrived For Nearly 2000 Years. The Wild Hunt | Tag Archive | Aquarian Tabernacle Church. My semi-regular round-up of articles, essays, and opinions of note for discerning Pagans and Heathens. The Aquarian Tabernacle Church (a Wiccan tradition/church) has sent out a press release concerning new developments regarding the Woolston-Steen Theological Seminary. The online school is getting a makeover, and gaining a new vice-president and administrator. “The Woolston-Steen Theological Seminary, given degree granting authority by Washington state in 1999, is having a face lift this spring … In addition, WSTS proudly announces the appointment of Kirk White as interim Vice President and Administrator of the Woolston-Steen Theological Seminary.
White, a well known Wiccan author and respected High Priest, is co-founder of the National Association of Pagan Schools and Seminaries, a past co-National First Officer of Covenant of the Goddess, North America’s oldest and largest association of Witches and Wiccans. When is “witchcraft” our “Witchcraft”? Ah! Aquarian Tabernacle Church - Becoming a Member. Archaeological museum of eleusis. The Psychedelic Cult That Thrived For Nearly 2000 Years. Aquarian Tabernacle Church - Spring Mysteries Festival XXVIII. The Secret Truth About Psychedelic Medicines | The Free Weekly.
Featured Photo Sourced from Shutterstock.com: Psilocybin mushrooms are fungi that contain the psychoactive compounds psilocybin and psilocin. What if simple medicines existed that can provide profoundly meaningful mystical revelation and facilitate a unitive experience, leading to divine love for all? What if these powerful medicines could cure a large proportion of our psychological diseases? What if these same medicines also facilitated profound creative inspiration not just for artists, but also important scientific and technological breakthroughs?
Well, these medicines exist. Truth demands revelation. The reality is that countless tribes of people from every habitable continent have used entheogenic plants and fungi for religious purposes for thousands of years, and many still do. Wasson also finds that the Biblical “fruit of knowledge” was very likely a psychedelic mushroom as well. Headaches,” by unknown mechanism. “Cluster headache is probably the worst pain that humans experience.