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The Harmonic Convergence 2020 was Excellent... Meditation Outdoors at Night Looking at the Stars... The Planets are Really Bright! They are All Aligned... Mark Sims Host...

No, I Did Not See any UFOs... Kinda Disappointing... But... Maybe Tonight... I Keep on Using the Replay Videos to Do the 20 Minute Meditation Lead by Mark Sims... I Gained a Great Appreciation for His Technique... Singing the Word "HU" Out Loud... While Exhaling... and We Both Sing the Same Note... 

Link to their Main Page...
https://www.theharmonicconvergence2020.org/

Link to The Meditations: 
https://www.theharmonicconvergence2020.org/ce6

Kinda Funny that He Chose That Chinese Word for His Mantra... In English It Sounds Like "Who" - as in the Sentence from Alice in Wonderland "Who Are You?" and I Just Sang Each Word... 
(exhale) Whoooooooooo (inhale) 
(exhale) Areeeeeeeeeeee (inhale) 
(exhale) Youuuuuuuuuu (inhale)



or Maybe It's Like The Who Song... That was used as the Theme Music for the TV SHOW - CSI: Crime Scene Investigation... 

and I was introduced to: 

SATURDAY NIGHT ALIVE FOR GLOBAL PEACE TRIBE COMMUNITY EVENT... 

https://debrarecommends.com/Events/14144


Saturday Night Alive - Special Harmonic Convergence Broadcast with Mark Sims

https://youtu.be/pPXfbhtSHyI

Wonderful Cosmic Music by an Earth Mother Tribe... 
Larisa Stow - I Am Divine Love
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByKZeliF-hE

and... "AMMA" 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9g-EeUvpK0

This is a Smart Plan... Go To College, Learn Something Useful... I Learned Computers at HSU and then Got a Job Using Computers... and Paid Off My Student Loans in Six Years... Humboldt State University is GREAT!

Newspaper Article About Increased Funding for the Nursing Program at HSU and College of the Redwoods... 
https://wildrivers.lostcoastoutpost.com/2020/feb/24/new-nursing-programs-cr-hsu-seeks-tackle-shortage/


Go take a walk in the Redwood Forest... The Arcata Community Forest is Especially Fine as it's So Very Close to Civilization... A Study in Contrasts!


Go take a walk in the Redwood Forest... The Arcata Community Forest is Especially Fine as it's So Very Close to Civilization... A Study in Contrasts! One Day, during a class on ecology, a classmate of mine wanted to hold the class outdoors but she was too shy to propose this action... so she told me... I'm not shy, and Spoke Up... the teacher, Dick Hansis, Agreed IF... I lead the Walk in the woods and... NO ONE TALKED the entire Hike... SO, We went up into the Forest behind the Tennis Courts at HSU and... The at Next Class Meeting we Talked about our Experience. His Class was Wonderful because He Introduced us to the Writing of Derrick Jensen and Bill McKibben... Later, Derrick Spoke to our Class in person and then He gave a Teach-In At the Field next to the DOME... HSU was a Wonderful Four Years of My Life... https://thelumberjack.org/2019/08/31/explorehumboldt-the-arcata-community-forest/


Photo of the Pacific Ocean Near Eureka, CA - Trinidad  by gvan42
Photo of the Pacific Ocean Near Eureka, CA - Trinidad 

In the history of modern civilization, we’ve witnessed four major revolutions that forever changed the way the world operates. From the impact of irrigation on hunting and gathering in an agrarian economy, to the impact of assembly lines in a manufacturing economy, to the evolution of the workforce in the industrial economy, society was forced to rethink the jobs we inhabit, the businesses we operate and the cities we live in. And, while each of these revolutions built the foundation for the world we live in today, businesses and global economies that refused to evolve, or couldn’t evolve in time, were left behind. Innovation and new technology are indisputably the cornerstone of every revolution—disrupting practices that once defined life as we knew it and making what seemed impossible at the time a reality—but, humans are the stewards.  Fast forward to present day and a new revolution is underway: The Digital Revolution. Once again... https://www.forbes.com/sites/deanstoecker/2020/02/25/the-fourth-revolution-the-age-of-digital-enlightenment/#6a5abe6c60e5


Photo of a Window Display at a Crystal Store in Arcata, CA by gvan42
Photo of a Window Display at a Crystal Store in Arcata, CA
As past research has found a link between happiness and a relationship with nature in adults, the authors of the paper published in the journal Frontiers in Psychology wanted to see if the same is true in kids. The research involved 296 children in a northwestern Mexican city, who were aged between 9 to 12. The team measured how connected the participants felt to nature by asking them to rate how much they enjoyed activities like seeing wild flowers and interacting with animals. They also assessed the children's attitude towards sustainability, by asking them questions about behaviors which the team deemed to be related: altruism, equality, frugality, and being eco-friendly. That included asking whether they would give away money and used clothing, and quizzing them on their views on equality, and saving water. https://www.newsweek.com/children-who-feel-connected-nature-likely-happier-study-suggests-1488738

Psychedelic Art by gvan42 - Gregory Vanderlaan - a Digital Rainbow Spiral...




Rainbow Gathering Idaho 2001: I went to the gathering with a goal in mind. I wanted to play my guitar and sing in public. Yes, mission accomplished. Part of My Autobiography...




I was Living in Chico, California and working at the plastics factory when there was a layoff, my wife suggested that I borrow the car and drive over to the gathering. My friend Mike Jensen wanted to go and so we checked the oil, brake fluid, transmission fluid and water and set out on a classic American road trip. We made it as far as Reno the first day and slept by the side of the road.
Normally I'm creepy about just pulling off and sleeping because there is the possibility of being hassled by the police but Mike soothed my fears and we spent an uneventful night there. Then on thru Nevada to Winnemucca and a turn North to get to Boise traveling thru the High Desert. Boise is a very beautiful town in a fertile valley. The directions printed from the website recommended going an extra 50 miles out of the way thru Sun Valley instead of taking the shortest route because the
road was supposed to be difficult to travel. We drove thru the Sawtooth Mountain Range (stunning beauty) and finally saw the tiny sign directing us to the Gathering.

About a mile down the dirt road, the car stopped running. All it needed was 15 minutes rest and it started right up. We had been traveling fast for hours and it was over whelmed by the demands i was putting on it. Many people drove by offering help. I was upset but Mike calmed my fears and sure enough it was fine.

Another 5 miles down the dirt road there was a fork with a sheriff... he directed us to the left and gave us a piece of paper telling us that it was an illegal gathering. Mike wanted to ask him a bunch of questions but I just wanted to go and avoid police contact... We found parking and walked in with our few belongings and set up camp. Went to sleep.

Mike was interested in finding "Serenity Ridge" (a 12 step AA/NA meeting-we met at Mom's AA in Chico and were both interested in the program at that time) ... and so the next day we started our search...

On a side meadow there was a sculpture made out of branches that formed two interlocking three sided pyramids. One with the pointy end up and one with the pointy end down. It formed a three dimensional star... Like the "Star of David"... On the path we saw "Dun Dun Village". They were doing drumming and synchronized dancing.

I ran out of water and was getting really thirsty. Mike suggested that I ask the nearest people for help and "Just bliss out"... It so happened that the people not only had fresh clean drinking water and a glass, but the had herbal tea... I was very grateful... not only for the physical help I got but for the knowledge that my needs were going to be taken care of for the rest of the event... I gave myself permission to "just bliss out"...
Then we went to the main campfire and danced to the drums for hours... actually all night long... It was cold up there in the mountains of Idaho and we only had sleeping bags, no tent... If we left the campfire, it was uncomfortable, so, why NOT stay and enjoy the unique experience of 30
drummers...

The next day I went over to the "Relaxation Station" near the entrance and sat there all day long. I played my guitar and sang for all the newcomers to the gathering. A man wearing a silly "Dr. Seuss" hat sat down with his guitar and I taught him how to play "Uncle John's Band" by the Grateful Dead. We played it for a very long time... It seemed to him to have an odd chord sequence but after repeated instruction, we got it down. Fortunately, I had brought my hand written songbooks and the lyrics/chords to hundreds of classic rock/folks songs were in them... We had a fine time at "Relaxation Station" a place where newcomers were encouraged to stop and rest after their long journey... A lady was telling fortunes with Tarot Cards... we had beverages, food and anything else that a weary traveler could want... Grass, music and shade...

There was a fellow that was playing a trick on passers-by... he had a piece of foam that looked like a concrete block. he would ask the stranger to help him lift it because it was so heavy, then he would "accidentally" drop the block on their toe... They thought it was going to hurt them because it appeared to be a very heavy object, but it actually was very light... The "OH NO!' experience turned into silly laughter when the passers-by realized the joke... He did this to about 15 people during the afternoon I spent there... ahh, simple minds easily amused by cosmic theatre...

The next day was July 3rd and I walked over to the main campfire... Playing my 12 string guitar and singing loudly to the assembled thousands of people. Mostly "Iko Iko"...

ONE DAY WE ALL NOTICED A GIANT RAINBOW IN THE SKY. IT WAS CAUSED BY ICE CRYSTALS IN THE CLOUDS BEING DIFFRACTED... My wife calls this phenomenon a "Sun Dog"... It stretched for over half of the visible sky and stayed there for hours. You could tell something was happening because the people in the meadow all of a sudden started pointing at the sky... In our campsite under the trees I could see the main meadow and saw hundreds of people spread out for a mile stop what they were doing and point...

The people camped next to us were 20 something years old and they had long involved conversations about their careers in computer businesses in the Midwest... they also talked about their body piercing and the trouble with infections/who to go do the piercing that had clean tools
etc. I sat with them for and afternoon and sang them songs. One of the fine things about having my handwritten songbooks is that the people I play for can select which songs to sing from the index. Often they would exclaim "That's my favorite song!" and so we would sing it... It helps because they often don not know the words and can read them while we are singing...

I had to leave the gathering before the big July 4th celebration because my wife had bought tickets to a concert in Clear Lake, California. I took the shortcut road home and it was fine. The directions to the gathering recommended going the long way because of high winds... IF YOU ARE DRIVING A BUS WITH A VOLKSWAGON VAN WELDED ON TOP... But my little Honda car went smoothly.

I drove home alone and Mike stayed there at the gathering and found his own way home... as it turned out he stayed there for a month and got a terrible ride home in an old bus with bad brakes...

On the way home I experienced a light rain shower in the High Desert of Nevada. I stopped the car and walked around the in rain... It is so very rare to have rain in the desert so it was a happy time. I also watched fireworks as I was approaching Reno from the east.

Back at home we packed the car and camped out at a state park near Konocti Resort. Saw Dan Fogelburg and danced it the bar to a local band... Overall, a fine trip that was an unexpected blessing... I was so fortunate to get laid off at the Factory (for a week)...

Read More of My AutoBiography at:
 http://gvan42.blogspot.com/2018/03/growing-up-in-los-gatos-california-in.html  

Classic Rainbow Spiral ART More at Google Image Search keyword: gvan42
Classic Rainbow Spiral ART
More at Google Image Search keyword: gvan42



MEME - Free All Cannabis Prisoners and Use the Empty Jail Cells as a Homeless Shelter
Free All Cannabis Prisoners and
Use the Empty Jail Cells as a Homeless Shelter


Mom's Clean Air Force... A Citizens Group Dedicated to Closing Coal Fired Power Plants and Fighting Air Pollution in Every Way. End Fracking... Please Share This Information with Trump Supporters... Their Children BREATHE! and Trump is In Favor of Coal and Rolling Back Automobile Emission Standards... Increasing Air Pollution...

https://www.momscleanairforce.org/
Moms Clean Air Force is a community of moms and dads united against air pollution – including the urgent crisis of our changing climate – to protect our children’s health. We arm members with reliable information and solutions through online resources, articles, action tools and on-the-ground events... a special project of Environmental Defense Fund.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1948_Donora_smog
The 1948 Donora smog was a historic air inversion that resulted in a wall of smog that killed 20 people and caused respiratory problems for 6,000 people of the 14,000 population of Donora, Pennsylvania,[2] a mill town on the Monongahela River 24 miles (39 km) southeast of Pittsburgh. The event is commemorated by the Donora Smog Museum.

An Air Inversion Traps Pollution in a Bubble... Killing People... Like the London Fog that Killed 12,000 People... Remember, The Entire Earth is a Bubble... When we Burn Coal and Gas and Oil the Air Pollution STAYS HERE until Rain washes the smog out of the sky and INTO THE CREEKS...

https://www.momscleanairforce.org/ala-state-of-air-2019/
DECLINING AIR QUALITY THREATENS THE HEALTH OF MILLIONS...

https://membership.onlineaction.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=3300
TELL CONGRESS: SPEAK OUT AGAINST THE TRUMP EPA POISONING OUR BABIES’ BRAINS. Trump’s EPA — under the leadership of acting head, Andrew Wheeler — has hit its lowest, most cynical level in its radical agenda to destroy protections against pollution.

EPA has launched a process to sabotage and ultimately destroy our Mercury and Air Toxics Standards. These are protections that keep a terrible poison from harming our babies' brains. This is a terrifying development because of what it means for our health. It’s also terrifying because it shows that Trump's EPA will stop at nothing to protect polluter profits.

This is an outrage — urge your representatives to speak out against EPA's attack on the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards.




Healing the Body with United Indian Health Services - Documentary TV Show (2018) about the Potawot Community Food Garden in Arcata, CA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jjQC2NzJd8 

While “Food Deserts” is a term used by many to describe urban areas without access to fresh food, this issue is not just one that inner city areas are struggling with. Native peoples in rural areas often lack easy access to healthy, affordable food and a younger generation is witnessing the effects of health issues in their community. As a result, they have started several food sovereignty programs across California. The most prominent of these is in Arcata, CA at UIHS’ Potawot Community Garden which is serving as an inspiration for other initiatives across California.

While watching the stock market crash yesterday, I wondered what is a good investment now? Important question, The answer is: (~);-}

I recommend investing in real estate on the coast of Oregon... build homes for retiring people leaving The Bay area and Los Angeles... It has cheap land and NO WILDFIRES... The climate is cool and rainy... good taxes... there are millions of people who will be selling their home in San Jose and buying a place on the coast. Oregon already has many trailer parks for old people... but there is the entire baby boom generation to sell to... We all will need a room with a care-giver and a cook... and they have legal marijuana...Brookings, Gold Beach all the way North... Safe from wildfires...


https://oregoncoast.craigslist.org/search/rea?query=Gold+Beach&search_distance=5&postal=97444&availabilityMode=0&sale_date=all+dates  



https://www.zillow.com/homes/for_sale/Brookings-OR/pmf,pf_pt/51158_rid/pricea_sort/42.31667,-123.88424,41.981697,-124.499474_rect/10_zm/


Great Book: "Be a Hobbit, Save the Earth:: the Guide to Sustainable Shire Living" by Steve Bivans

https://www.amazon.com/Be-Hobbit-Save-Earth-Sustainable-ebook/dp/B00PWZ7MC2/

How can we transform our chaotic world into a Shire?

It's not easy, but it is Simple. 
We begin by transforming our own minds:
  • Essentially evolving from Homo Sapien to Homo Hobbitla, becoming a modern hobbit! 
  • And no, you don’t have to move into a hole in the ground, or into the country. You can do it in a condo, or in the ‘burbs.’
We transform our homes into hobbit holes: 
  • Minimize our stuff
  • Eat healthier and tastier food from our organic, home gardens and from local farmers markets
  • Use less plastic, and more sustainable materials, like Hemp, bioplastics, reclaimed wood, stone, and glass.
Then we get to work in our communities and neighborhoods to turn them into little Shires!
  • Build community gardens and farmers markets
  • Utilize the Sharing Economy
  • Work to maximize Compassion, Understanding, and Acceptance instead of Fear
And last, we export Shireness to all the World!
  • Cut back on our use of fossil fuels
  • Support clean energy initiatives and help to clean up our oceans.
  • Vote out the Sarumans and Saurons, and vote in fellow Hobbits.

Great Book: "Madison Park: A Place of Hope: by Eric Motley

https://www.amazon.com/Madison-Park-Eric-L-Motley/dp/031034963X
Welcome to Madison Park, a small community in Alabama founded by freed slaves in 1880. And meet Eric Motley, a native son who came of age in this remarkable place where constant lessons in self-determination, hope, and unceasing belief in the American dream taught him everything he needed for his journey to the Oval Office as a Special Assistant to President George W. Bush.

Great Book: "Dreams from My Father" by Barack Obama. Insight into the problems of Black people in Chicago...

Autobiography... He was born and raised in Hawaii then spent three years living in Indonesia with his stepfather. Went to college in LA and NYC and then became a "Community Organizer" in Chicago. It's difficult for me to grasp that such a career exists... Yet, he did that and it paid him enough to buy Rent and food, a car etc etc etc...

Amazing... His main concern was how to get Black people jobs in a rust belt city. A generation before, they worked in factories and steel mills but by the time Obama got there all those jobs had gone to China. He did not succeed.

I admire his efforts to try and solve a problem that seems impossible to solve. To this day, Chicago has terrible troubles in the Black neighborhoods. Murder, gang violence etc etc etc

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