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allergic to the toxin. And when I fear the lightning, it does indeed
seem much more powerful and closer than when I am asleep; kind of like
the Zen koan of a tree falling in an empty forest.
One of my VERY few close neighbors has an electronics repair
business. All of his household is run by 1000 amps of old time phone
batteries and a Heart 1000 inverter via 8 Kyocera panels. Everything
in his house is grounded a thousand different ways. Cost him an arm and
a leg. He tells me that my car is unsafe because it is a floating ground.
He tells stories about all his friends getting hit by lightning..
dying, becoming maimed.... thrashing about on hospital beds not knowing
where or who the y are. He claims Nikola Tesla had some secrets that he
never told about lightning and of course I have read some of Teslas
works. He did indeed have a mystic connection to lightning which
interests the philosopher in me. But somehow we as a people seem to
miss the point when we become too neurotic with what science tells us
what is right and what is wrong. Granted, we all want a full and
healthy, safe life, but we must use our intuition as well as our
intellect. I am grounded in the mind/body sense so I shall try to take
that good feeling and keep applying it to what I do with solar energy
and its practical applications.
None of this exempts or is supposed to guide another in how to
properly ground their system. A few minutes/hours of work and thought
may indeed save your property. As far as I know, a proper ground
connected with the proper wire will help, but the data has never been
collected... only the horror stories. Perhaps we shall never know,
so go with your flow! Just try to keep a delicate balance between
science/body/mind and spirit. It does take a bit of practice but not
much because thats the way thing s are supposed to work and returning
to the original mind is a familiar trip.
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seem much more powerful and closer than when I am asleep; kind of like
the Zen koan of a tree falling in an empty forest.
One of my VERY few close neighbors has an electronics repair
business. All of his household is run by 1000 amps of old time phone
batteries and a Heart 1000 inverter via 8 Kyocera panels. Everything
in his house is grounded a thousand different ways. Cost him an arm and
a leg. He tells me that my car is unsafe because it is a floating ground.
He tells stories about all his friends getting hit by lightning..
dying, becoming maimed.... thrashing about on hospital beds not knowing
where or who the y are. He claims Nikola Tesla had some secrets that he
never told about lightning and of course I have read some of Teslas
works. He did indeed have a mystic connection to lightning which
interests the philosopher in me. But somehow we as a people seem to
miss the point when we become too neurotic with what science tells us
what is right and what is wrong. Granted, we all want a full and
healthy, safe life, but we must use our intuition as well as our
intellect. I am grounded in the mind/body sense so I shall try to take
that good feeling and keep applying it to what I do with solar energy
and its practical applications.
None of this exempts or is supposed to guide another in how to
properly ground their system. A few minutes/hours of work and thought
may indeed save your property. As far as I know, a proper ground
connected with the proper wire will help, but the data has never been
collected... only the horror stories. Perhaps we shall never know,
so go with your flow! Just try to keep a delicate balance between
science/body/mind and spirit. It does take a bit of practice but not
much because thats the way thing s are supposed to work and returning
to the original mind is a familiar trip.
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1988-92 Original Analogue Videos
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PJ Bakes a Wilderness CakeSunday
Dinner in the Wilderness
The Real deal. I have heard many say they could do this, but only a
small survived. Most give up after one winter. We lasted for 15 years.
From Coyote; Guide to wilderness living: If you have 50 grand and 20
acres, you can clear cut the tamarack, gravel your drive, buy 8 panels
with passive tracker and have professionals set it all up including
your satellite TV dish...
....On the other hand....living in the true wilderness and using
creative and intuitive resources can be very enlightening. Our family
moved onto 20 acres in Washington State in 1988. We have survived 4
harsh winters and many other glorious, colorful seasons. Quaking Aspen
are bare in the deepest of winter, yet are the barometer of spring and
the color of fall. They also point clearly to where underground water
reaches near the surface. A grove of
aspen with serviceberry bushes and moss is a sure place to dig 20 feet
and find potable water. When we first came to this mountain retreat, we
lit with kerosene and 12 volt car lights hooked to old car batteries.
Our initial cabin was 300 square feet for 2 adults and 5 kids. Now that
may sound like a small place but when you consider the thousands of
acres of living room and den, you start following the kids down
those long trails into who knows where. The results are more of a trip
inside your own spirit. You can lay aside your Castenada bookfor a
piece of personal reality. Min/Sec 9:26