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Book & Movie Reviews / Re: Planet of the Apes
« Last post by Chiara DB on March 14, 2016, 04:57:51 PM »
I still have a soft spot for the original from...1968??

What a great film score by Jerry Goldsmith. I listen to it on Spotify from time to time.

Best,
Dave

It's so Star Trek!!!
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The Seven Centers / Re: Male Moving Centred World
« Last post by Dave on March 13, 2016, 10:43:50 PM »
Centering is one of the Teachings most useful concepts, for me. But I've always applied it on an individual basis. Applying it on a more exalted, Worldly basis, is as they say "beyond my pay grade."

For me, Centering is that initial response, or impulsive reaction to a stimulus.  In my case that would be to think about it. This gets followed by a "Trap" of emotion, followed by a "Healing" of Moving Centered action. So it's a multi-step process that will take time, and allow for lots of choices, information, and complexity along the way. Changing a Center is likely not a simple thing, the consequences and implications profound and long term - for an individual or at a World basis.

If the World is currently in a Physical or Moving Centered phase, it didn't get there overnight. It likely evolved to be there over time. In some larger sense it is probably needed and useful. I think back to a Worldly inspirational period in the 1960s snd 70s. A time of societal questioning and change. Now is a good time to make value choices snd impliment them via the Moving Centered activity of implimentIng new and better economic policy (more equality), social practices (women and minorities), our sense of the role of humanity in the greater scheme of things (environmentalism) and etc. etc.


These perspectives seem more about soul age than centering. And the US has certainly been doing this dance for decades now, shifting back and forth between young soul and mature soul values. If connected at all, we're probably seeing a stand-off between physical centered reactions and the emotional center.

Take our current political climate. We have young soul values pitted against early mature. The nation is heavily divided along these lines. It's almost like a symbolic civil war. President Obama represented an opportunity for change, while Donald Trump represents the status quo, the leader who will take things back to the way they were. People are terrified of change, and I wonder if early mature souls will find themselves supporting Trump, thus embracing the mature soul lesson of serving a corrupt master? We shall see.

Best,
Dave


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Seven Planes of Existence / Re: Plane Connections
« Last post by Transducer on March 13, 2016, 09:18:00 PM »
I'm actually curious how life on the Causal plane works. Is it still structured around earth-like landscape like the astral? That would be interesting to know.

Best,
Dave

My suspicion is that Earth-like landscape tends to fade as this fragment blends with its Essence (True Self, Higher Self, Spirit, Individuality, etc.). To be replaced with the "True" landscape of Astral Plane "Reality", which has been shaped, formed, molded, (out of "Astral Stuff"), the structure maintained by the on going efforts of will by our Entity, concentrating and acting together.

The Causal Plane would be similarly different. Perhaps detailed awareness of the ebbs, flows, and concentrations of energy.

All in all, a good question to ask of any Causal beings one may be in contact with :).
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The Seven Centers / Re: Male Moving Centred World
« Last post by Transducer on March 13, 2016, 08:57:15 PM »
Centering is one of the Teachings most useful concepts, for me. But I've always applied it on an individual basis. Applying it on a more exalted, Worldly basis, is as they say "beyond my pay grade."

For me, Centering is that initial response, or impulsive reaction to a stimulus.  In my case that would be to think about it. This gets followed by a "Trap" of emotion, followed by a "Healing" of Moving Centered action. So it's a multi-step process that will take time, and allow for lots of choices, information, and complexity along the way. Changing a Center is likely not a simple thing, the consequences and implications profound and long term - for an individual or at a World basis.

If the World is currently in a Physical or Moving Centered phase, it didn't get there overnight. It likely evolved to be there over time. In some larger sense it is probably needed and useful. I think back to a Worldly inspirational period in the 1960s snd 70s. A time of societal questioning and change. Now is a good time to make value choices snd impliment them via the Moving Centered activity of implimentIng new and better economic policy (more equality), social practices (women and minorities), our sense of the role of humanity in the greater scheme of things (environmentalism) and etc. etc.
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Past Lives & Reincarnation / Re: What is permanent during a cycle?
« Last post by Transducer on March 13, 2016, 08:12:21 PM »
I don't have much in the channeling / mediumship skill area so can not offer too much by way of an answer. But I have gotten past-life flashbacks. They emotionally and sometimes intellectually impact this current life.

I've remembered being a reptilian, lizard, gecko-like creature. My job was to protect the eggs (Server?). I remember walking past the pit, where they safely lay, to the edge of a cliff. It was night. A clear sky allowed the stars to be seen in all their beauty. I walked over and joined my Essence Twin, a being of Priestly persuation. Together we looked up at the stars. We contemplated and sought to reach out to those beings who were there, there on planets, orbiting some of those stars.

Another flashback is an Astral one. I remember feeling expansionary, exploratory, curious for the new and thus choosing this Sage role in human form.
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Book & Movie Reviews / Re: Planet of the Apes
« Last post by Transducer on March 13, 2016, 07:34:22 PM »
The first hour or so is snoozeworthy IMO, but once the apes get together, it gets really good. It ends with a scenario that Michael has talked about in the past -- infant souls wanting to start their cycle here on Planet Earth. I found the whole idea extremely stimulating and cool, and the idea of having apes come to sentience in my native San Francisco Bay Area was just too awesome! I can't wait for the sequel when we get to see how San Francisco deals with having some hairy ape infant souls wanting to do their ape thing in their backyard!! Has anyone else seen this film?
Yes I saw it. Seems like a long time ago. Am glad to be reminded of it.

It's fun to think about the story from a Soul Age perspective, apes as Infant and etc. The struggles among the human's made it a good movie. Particularly the post apocalyptic challenges to Mature perspectives, dealing with survival issues, the many events that bring the Young into positions of authority and control, with its increasing risk of stupid, dumb, or fatal outcomes for the community as a whole.

I'd like a sequel to throw in some longer term, successful community survival, perspectives that can illustrate some Old Soul influences upon Mature Soul drama, Young Soul growth process, and an ape or two discovering the value of a rule or two.  :)
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Past Lives & Reincarnation / What is permanent during a cycle?
« Last post by jflozevis on March 13, 2016, 01:10:23 PM »
I would like to know what chart's parts remain constant during a peculiar cycle. I think that role stays the same but what about overleaves and male/female ratio? What about essence twin and task companion?
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Book & Movie Reviews / Re: Planet of the Apes
« Last post by Chiara DB on March 11, 2016, 03:59:07 PM »
That's great, thank you! I also have this up to listen to when I get off of work: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_Y3euhd1hY
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Book & Movie Reviews / Re: Planet of the Apes
« Last post by Dave on March 11, 2016, 12:05:27 AM »
Ha! I love Youtube.  ;D

I found this clip of an orchestra doing a split screen of the score and the film. You hear bits of Stravinsky here, and Goldsmith borrows a fair amount of Bartok in other scenes, as well as some killer serial tone rows. Aside from the older special effects, the film holds up quite well. And the sober ending still has impact. It was so sober, in fact, that the end title has no music. Film-goers ushered out of the theater in silence. I guess they were trying to make a statement back then.

Most people forget that Rod Serling was involved in this film. I don't know if he wrote the final climactic scene, but it seems like a typical Twilight Zone ending.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSq2l7TvYUs
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Book & Movie Reviews / Re: Planet of the Apes
« Last post by Dave on March 10, 2016, 11:31:55 PM »
It's not a rousing romantic score with a theme you leave the theater humming, but quite serial in compositional techniques. What stands out more is the brilliant use of percussion instruments. You get a variety of colors and effects. Some of the instruments I can't even identify. I think one of the prominent sounds is someone shaking a large sheet of metal. That's what it sounds like to me.

And the music all works beautifully with the action occurring on screen, which is the whole point.

Best,
Dave
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