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Integral Creativity and Epstein Barr

Posted November 6th, 2010 by Scott Marshall

 The Reality

 Recently I tested positive for the virus Epstein Barr.  It is transmitted via saliva.  It can be dormant in the body and activate and become infectious.  Basically its like mono.  I don't have the mono part but its like mono...  There is no anti-viral treatment for Epstein Barr, my doctor recommends sleep, ibuprofen with food, lots of fluids.  She also said that Epstein Barr never really goes away, the body builds antibodies that will combat the virus.  

Also-  I did some research on the interwebs, and there are herbal treatments as well for mono.  These include echinacea, olive leaf extract, astragalus and garlic.  Sounds good.

well...  I just found out I also have Lyme disease from a tick I had on me in September....  Whoo  Wee!

The good news with that is that an antibiotic will treat it.

Integral Creativity

So a week or two ago I had "sensed" an area of bigness in the UL.  This was an unscanable thing showing up in awareness.  Perhaps it was these illnesses...  More likely it is the next subject.  

However this has been a time of enhanced creativity often occurring during live performances musically.  Improvisation.  I took up guitar in August and it seems to be the tool necessary to unleash some of the sounds to provide in the sonic landscape.  Providence

Art that provides state and stage coordinates.  In the musical artifact the ear of the audience must be considered containing data of AQAL proportions.  

I had a realization last weekend.  It was that the use of "intent" does not require intense energies.  This intent does not require struggle or work.  All the "intent" requires is clear instructions.  Thats it!  Shaktipat baby!  Finger snap!

This creativity requires being in the friction place.  The pocket.  Certainly influenced by we-space conditions.  Pushing, but not hard is friction.  Too much and you piss people off.  Too little and there is no pocket.  

 

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Be well...

Posted November 6th, 2010 by Stacie Hardison

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I am happy to hear that you are taking responsibility for your whole body and embracing the quadrants in whatever way that may look in your life.  Thank you for being brave and sharing with us such private concerns.  I am glad that it sounds like you will be well with some rest and time.  Viruses are very common these days.  It just happens some go unoticed and aren't leathal like some of those other ones. 

I like what you wrote about creativity and stuff.  Yes there is a balance of some sort of how we engage with life and others.  Don't push too hard and don't give up entirely either.  Believe it or not I am learning just this lesson so I appreciate your view.  Creativity always helps!  :-) 

Oh, and I do notice things arise in other quadrants when one area gets shaken up a little or something.  Like when I meditate then psychological stuff sometimes comes up. Or I just become aware and mindful of what is actually happening to me at this time devoid of distraction.  If I am experiencing body symptoms somtimes it propells me to investigage or wake up to the other quadrants too.  And always when I begin to relate to others more deeply all kinds of interesting things happen.   Sorry I don't have clear words to explain, but I think I get it and can understand what is happening.

Take care, Be well, and Have lots of fun!

With love and affection,

Windancer

 

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the pocket

Posted November 6th, 2010 by Ambo Suno

Hi Scott - sorry you're having to deal with some debilitation from Lymes and EBV. Good that you are not totally energy depleted as with mono. And I hear you that your current creative spurts may have been made possible by these biological conditions.

I like these descriptions: "I had a realization last weekend.  It was that the use of "intent" does not require intense energies.  This intent does not require struggle or work.  All the "intent" requires is clear instructions.  Thats it! Shaktipat baby!  Finger snap!

This creativity requires being in the friction place.  The pocket.  Certainly influenced by we-space conditions. Pushing, but not hard is friction.  Too much and you piss people off.  Too little and there is no pocket."

While surfing you want to be in the pocket also. Too much into steep friction one encounters white-water chaos - too far away the wave tapers to almost nothing and the force passes under you instead of the fruitful and  exhilarating propulsion.

ambo