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Tyranny for Dummies: Three How-To Manuals, by Jonathan David Carson
While it is doubtful that we’ll be happy after Klaus Schwab takes from us everything we own, the World Economic Forum here reveals that Brave New World is a how-to manual for Herr Schwab, not a warning about threats to our freedom. 1984 serves as a backup plan in case Brave New World does not work, as it won’t.
Tyranny for Dummies: Three How-To Manuals
“You’ll own nothing and you’ll be happy.” —World Economic Forum “A really efficient totalitarian state would be one in which the all-powerful executive of political bosses and their army of managers control a population of slaves who do not have to be coerced, because they love their servitude.” —Aldous Huxley While it is doubtful that we’ll be happy after Klaus Schwab takes from us everything we own, the World Economic Forum here reveals that Brave New World is a how-to manual for Herr...
What is Emotional Bypassing? How to Feel Your Feelings
by Jonathan Carson When you start learning practices to regulate your nervous system, relieve stress, release anger, and tap into beautiful states of meditative bliss, it can feel like you’ve unlocked superpowers. “You’re telling me I can just, like, breathe differently and my anxiety will go away?” It’s exciting, life-changing stuff. But as I went deeper into practices to regulate my nervous system, calm my mind, and change my state, I noticed a worrying trend.
A Call to Rebellion: A New Story About Depression
By Jonathan Carson — Whenever I write on the subject of depression, I feel it’s important to make it clear I’m not a doctor and I’m not attempting to play one on the internet. The ideas presented here are simply me “thinking out loud” in an attempt to make sense of the world. If you’re experiencing depression, please talk to someone or seek professional help. And also know that you are wonderful and valuable and beautiful and the feelings you’re experiencing are temporary.
Read Before You Breathe
By Jonathan Carson Wim Hof is the world’s most famous breathwork guru & his trademark method promises transformative health benefits. But the Wim Hof Method comes with little-known risks and it’s not suitable, nor safe, for everyone. “In. Out. Into the belly. Into the chest. And let go… Just go with the flow of the breath.” I was laying on my back in my living my room listening to a guided Wim Hof Method (WHM) breathwork practice on YouTube.
07.05.22 -- Novartis Spotlights Auto CAR-Ts
Article | By Jonathan Carson, RoosterBio We explore how T cells and MSCs don’t have to compete for program time and resources — but can instead work together quite nicely! Article | By Paul Priebe, Qosina Corporation This blog outlines five key benefits of genderless aseptic connectors and how they can lead to more flexibility, reduced risk, and lower costs for your organization.
03.29.22 -- Kite's Ultimate Supply Chain Test
Article | By Patrick Stragier, Catalent In this review, we discuss a few attributes that should be considered when planning manufacturing at scale for your cell therapy. Article | By Jonathan Carson, RoosterBio While it’s well and good to track the known critical quality attributes (CQAs), this industry needs to do a better job to diminish the impact of “unknown” outputs through stringent process control over “knowns” via the process.
The Blood Sacrifices of Secular Religions
It is now a commonplace among conservatives that Leftist beliefs such as Critical Race Theory, catastrophic anthropogenic global warming, the blessedness of abortion, and the necessity of COVID-19 lockdowns are substitute religions. What is not commonplace are the full implications of this assumption. By calling these Leftist beliefs religions, conservatives are implying that followers adhere to them without evidence and against reason.
The More Beautiful World Our Hearts Know Is Possible
By Jonathan Carson This is a book summary of The More Beautiful World Our Hearts Know Is Possible by Charles Eisenstein. Get it on Amazon here I read this book twice in the past year and it’s, hands down, the most impactful book I’ve ever read. It came into my life at the perfect time when I was reconfiguring my worldview. I was (and still am) in what Eisenstein calls “the space between stories”.
Cut Commercial Heating and Cooling Bills 5 Easy Steps to Stay in Control
Aaron owns and operates a 10,000-square-foot light commercial business building. He has been very unhappy with his skyrocketing utility bills. He isn’t sure what to do about it, but he’d love to do SOMETHING as they are keeping him from salting away funds for much-needed expansion.
The modern-day hunter-gatherer living in the wild in New Zealand
Levi Harrison forages, hunts and fishes for his food and lives in a teepee in the wilderness. Levi Harrison hasn’t had a hot shower in over a year. He sleeps on a bed of sticks and straw. He hunts, fishes and forages about 90 per cent of his food. And he lives in a teepee with his partner and dog at the edge of a forest at the top of the South Island. He’s a modern-day hunter-gatherer who’s largely unplugged himself from society to live primitively and closer to nature. It wasn’t always this way.
More information is not the answer
By Jonathan Carson “If more information was the answer, we’d all be billionaires with perfect abs” – Derek Sivers Our information addiction is an impediment to action. How many articles and books have you read about how to get rich? Or how to be successful? Or how to get in shape for summer? And are you rich, successful, and ripped yet? [Awkward silence] So where is the disconnect between absorbing information and eliciting value from that information?
How it Feels to Die: An ayahuasca journey
By Jonathan Carson Ayahuasca is a sacred hallucinogenic plant that has been used by Amazon tribes for centuries. In 2016, I travelled to the jungle in Peru to take part in this ancient ceremony. This is my story. As I sink through the floor into darkness, I lose myself. I am weightless in space with my arms crossed over my chest. The cold enfolds me and leaches into my core. My skin tightens around my aching bones as I descend deeper into wide, open nothingness.
A Dose of Hope: How I beat depression without medication
By Jonathan Carson Note: I am not a doctor and this is not medical advice. If you are experiencing serious symptoms, please consult a professional. Looking back, there were many signs that things weren’t right. There was the lack of energy. No matter how much I slept, I was always tired. I struggled to be intimate with my girlfriend and my libido had hit rock bottom. I was irritable and moody, quick to argue and impossible to reason with.
Mastering the mountains of the mind
The greatest mountain that Gavin Lang’s ever faced is not made of rock and ice. It’s a mountain that no man has conquered. In fact, the summit was never meant to be reached. It’s known by many names: The self, the ego, I. It’s a mountain that Lang has been exploring – and will continue to explore – for many years. The Wanaka-based mountain guide and photographer is known for a unique brand of adventure that incorporates ancient and new-age philosophies and practices with the healing power of nature.
A trip on the wild side: Microdosing psychedelics in the outdoors
The one thing that stood out about the stranger on the trail on that overcast summer’s day was that his mood was suspiciously chipper. “He was as cheery as anything,” Luke* says. “He was really happy about life.” The encounter was short-lived, but they met again at the hut that night and sparked up a conversation. The stranger explained that he had been microdosing LSD (Lysergic acid diethylamide) during the multi-day hike.
Naked in nature: The life-changing benefits of skinny dipping
To the average person, skinny dipping is simply swimming in the nude. It’s something that happens spontaneously after a few too many drinks, a rush of adrenalin, or peer pressure. But for Kate Uwins, it’s so much more than that. “For me it’s the deepest connection to nature that I’ve ever felt – and one of the deepest we can feel – because it’s a time that we’re completely immersed in nature.” Born and raised in Surrey, England, Uwins says she’s “always liked a bit of skinny dipping”.
Viruses, Molds & Bacteria - Oh, My! Four Ways to Combat Pathogens in Your HVAC System
bamztoon / stock.adobe.com Posted By: Jonathan Carsonon: September 01, 2020In: Feature Story “Jake” owns and runs a small commercial shop. He has been coughing a lot and is growing concerned as his employees have been calling in sick with sinus problems and “bronchitis”. He calls his friend “Rick”, who operates a different business but in the same block. To Jake’s surprise, Rick and his workers have not missed any time from work.
Greater Phoenix In Business Magazine
“Jake” owns and runs a small commercial shop. He has been coughing a lot and is growing concerned as his employees have been calling in sick with sinus problems and “bronchitis.” He calls his friend “Rick,” who operates a different business but in the same block. To Jake’s surprise, Rick and his workers have not missed any time from work.
We Suffer More in Imagination than in Reality
By Jonathan Carson I woke in the middle of the night to a pulse like an irregular heartbeat in my stomach. I had never experienced this feeling before and, naturally, it alarmed me. I tried to go back to sleep, but the throbbing kept me awake. So I got out of bed, grabbed my phone and started searching my symptoms on Google. This is rarely a good idea. For the most part, the information suggested I had nothing to worry about.
Guru Google and the way of modern mindfulness
By Jonathan Carson My meditation journey started with a visit to my guru Google.com and an earnest search for the truth about “how to meditate”. It wasn’t a spiritual quest. I was driven by an insatiable curiosity about the nature and limits of my mind. Meditation is mainstream today and its religious roots have been watered down for Western practitioners. But if you scratch the surface of the meditation scene, you’ll soon find religious remnants. I’m talking about the overly soft, delicate voices.
Things are as they are
By Jonathan Carson I looked out my window this morning and saw blue sky and sunshine. I’ve been forming a habit of going to the beach and swimming in the ocean as soon as I wake up, so I was pleased to see the weather was fine. But by the time I got to the beach, ominous clouds had formed and the wind had picked up. I couldn’t help but feel disappointment. After all, reality had failed to meet my expectations. As the quote by Rachel Wolchin says, I had imagined different.
The 3 Best Breathing Exercises to Reduce Stress and Anxiety in Seconds
By Jonathan Carson Want an easy way to overcome stress? Pay attention to how you’re breathing. Breathing is something we do instinctively the moment we’re born. And when we stop doing it, we die. But in between the start and end of our lives we pay very little attention to our breathing. So… how’s your breath right now? That simple act of observing your breath for just a few seconds could be enough to alter your mental state.
Musica Enterrada, by William Selman
What if music had no beginning, no end? Can music exist "for itself" or "of itself," without structure constraining it, defining it? Can music be non-linear, non-narrative, simply experiential, existential? The second full-length album on Mysteries of the Deep, Musica Enterrada from Portland's William Selman, neither answers these questions nor supposes them.
Rolling on Rolleston
In perfect conditions, Mt Rolleston in Arthur’s Pass National Park offers stunning coast-to-coast views. Two climbers describe the route they took to reach one of New Zealand’s prized peaks. George Guille couldn’t sleep. It was late. Or maybe it was early morning. His alarm was set for 3am. The aspiring alpinist and adventure photographer needed to rest. But his mind was racing. “My brain just wasn’t turning off,” says Guille. “I spent the entire night not sleeping – and you start worrying.
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