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G2YFZv7.jpg (1681×1050) 1378587_10151694591841693_512335869_n.jpg (228×600) The Wiggs Dannyboy Theory. I recently read "Jitterbug Perfume" by Tom Robbins and it blew my socks off.

The Wiggs Dannyboy Theory

It touches on some of my favorite topics: mysticism, transhumanism, the afterlife, spirituality, evolution, consciousness, mythology, and on and on and on. It's so full of optimism and wit that I highly recommend it. One of the main characters, Wiggs Dannyboy, was admittedly based, in parts, off of the famed psychonaut, Timothy Leary. Near the end of the novel is a chapter entitled "Dannyboy's Theory," which may as well have been called "The Wiggs Dannyboy Manifesto" or "Wiggs' Existential Thesis. " However you'd like to describe it, it's pure awesome. "Humankind is about to enter the floral stage of its evolutionary development. At the birth of Christ, the cry resounded through the ancient world, "Great Pan is dead. " Psychonautics. jD0RCUl.jpg (2100×1126) A Long Lost Letter From Your Innate Creative Self. Let yourself go.

A Long Lost Letter From Your Innate Creative Self

Shake off inhibition and fear, and be yourself. Learn to think and act naturally, spontaneously; harmony and symmetry will enter your life, and you will discover your inherent talent. Thus he discovers his talent. It may be in the arts, the sciences, business, war, or politics; but wherever he finds his niche, he will fit into it as a hand in a skintight glove, as if he and it were made for each other, and he will perform his work in such a manner as to be completely indistinguishable from it.- Uell Stanley AndersenTweet You are created by two human beings making love through the beat of their bodies.

Then you learn how to launch your rocket ship off of your backyard to outer space. Everything starts as an image or idea in your head then it is later on fired by creativity. Then you enter the education system. Come back to wherever you are in this present moment. Hello again. Childhood was when you were the most ambitious and your dreams were the biggest. TEDxAlamo - David Eagleman, PhD - 10/29/09. Muooj28iYC1r1skzao1_r3_1280.png (712×320) The Transcension Hypothesis - What comes after the singularity? Russell Brand blowing your tiny mind on Australia Today. Why Do I Study Physics? (2013) NEWSNIGHT: Paxman vs Brand - full interview. KaosChild comments on 9-5 woes. 5 Speeches By Alan Watts That Will Leave You Speechless.

The Egg. Author's Note: The Egg is also available in the following languages: The Egg By: Andy Weir You were on your way home when you died.

The Egg

It was a car accident. Nothing particularly remarkable, but fatal nonetheless. And that’s when you met me. “What… what happened?” “You died,” I said, matter-of-factly. “There was a… a truck and it was skidding…” “Yup,” I said. “I… I died?” “Yup. You looked around. “More or less,” I said. “Are you god?” “Yup,” I replied. “My kids… my wife,” you said. “What about them?” “Will they be all right?” “That’s what I like to see,” I said. You looked at me with fascination. “Don’t worry,” I said. “Oh,” you said. “Neither,” I said. “Ah,” you said. “All religions are right in their own way,” I said. You followed along as we strode through the void. “Nowhere in particular,” I said. “So what’s the point, then?” “Not so!” I stopped walking and took you by the shoulders.

“How many times have I been reincarnated, then?” “Oh lots. “Wait, what?” “Well, I guess technically.

Altered States of Consciousness

Existentialism.