Issue 13 - InJoy Magazine

Dadirri
listening to one another
Take Off Your Shoes
Number 13
The Sacred Obscene
Guarana
more than just caffeine
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editor’s note
This is the 13 th edition of InJoy.
Ever since the conception of InJoy
Magazine I have wanted to create a
section called Indigenous Matters : at
the heart of our culture.
In two previous issues Indigenous
matters have surfaced; Talk Softly
Listen Well, an interview with Charles
Harold Mason was featured in the
9th edition and the beautiful writing
of Miriam Rose Ungenmeer, Dadirri,
was shared in issue 4—and also in
this edition, see page 5.
There is a good reason I have chosen
to print Dadirri again, apart from the
fact that I have remained deeply
touched by it since I was a student at
Gnibi Indigenous School, Southern
Cross University in Lismore.
The reason to print Dadirri again in
this edition is because the feature
for this issue was to be a three-page
article sharing story, insights and art
from a Bunjalung man, dancer, artist.
Close to deadline it became apparent
that... never mind, not this now... and I
had to wonder if we are really ready
to listen. Spirit will bring the right
time, I feel it in my bones.
Indigenous stories and authenticated
articles will come through, and my
motivation to support Indigenous
matters through InJoy Magazine is
so all peoples living on Australia may
recognise the magical dreatime spirit
that belongs to this sacred land we
call home.
Are we ready? Can we listen in a new
way, see the language of this land,
understand through feeling song
and sharing story, through being a
community, through listening to our
Indigenous peoples and our children
and our elders before they pass away,
before the stories are lost.
Development persistently wraps itself
around Byron’s CBD and for me the
soul of this place seems to be hiding
behind all the neon lights and sale
signs. Unfortunately locals and national
media have taken certain incidences
and turned them into political positions
that perceive this little coastal town’s
downfall while rents have risen and
local businesses suffer.
The nature of Byron Bay is always
magical and many people here are
especially spirited—most come for the
difference; to experience something
new, to grow or change or release…
some simply want to let go and relax
into life with auspicious quality.
The surf rolls onto the sand that reaches
up to touch the land. Trees speak their
stories still and the mountains whisper
through each sunset as it fades away.
Cycles turn time and processing is a
popular pastime in Byron. Creativity is
rich and people are open, consciousness
expands here... and the list goes on.
Living here for the last twenty years I
have seen many changes and I watch
the beauty survive all the changes. I
wish I had been here even earlier when
times were different again, and I am
glad I am living here now.
There are so many wonder-full things
about Byron if you look in the right
places. Remember that what you focus
on grows—and please shop locally!!!
with love,
Bhadrena x :)
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who’s InJoy?
Bhadrena Rose
Keith Fryer
Uta
Rosie Bason
Premala Devi
Will Vallentine
Lismore City Printery
• cover design Bhadrena Rose © 2010 ‘the nature of growth’
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Geash Bowler
Monique Rutherford
Alan Morden
Bo Roskott
Isabel & Lina Buck art
Nityabodhananda literary
Tamsyn Rose literary
Pia Alexandra literary
Leslie dvd review
Simon Sewell astro diary
• Blessings and Gratitude to InJoy’s information angel in Sydney, Robin Bee
...please let businesses know when you find them InJoy!
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...deadline for Nov/Dec’10 edition is Friday October 1st 2010
“ Here’s to the crazy ones,
the misfits, the rebels, the
troublemakers, the round
pegs in the square holes...
the ones who see things
differently... they’re not fond
of rules... you can quote
them, disagree with them,
glorify or vilify them but the
only thing you can’t do is
ignore them, because they
do change things... they push
the human race forward
and while some may label
them the crazy ones, we
see geniuses because they
are the ones who are crazy
enough to think that they can
change the world and they
are the ones that do.”
- Jack Kerouac

A female humpback whale recently become
entangled in a spider web of crab traps and
lines. She was weighted down by hundreds of
pounds of traps that caused her to struggle to
stay afloat. She also had hundreds of yards of
line rope wrapped around her body, her tail,
her torso, a line tugging in her mouth.
A fisherman spotted her just east of the
Faralon Islands (outside the Golden Gate)
and radioed for help.
Within a few hours, the rescue team arrived
and determined that she was so bad off
the only way to save her was to dive in and
untangle her—a very dangerous proposition.
One slap of the tail could kill a rescuer.
They worked for hours with curved knives and
eventually freed her.
When she was free the divers say she swam
in what seemed like joyous circles. She then
came back to each and every diver, one
at a time, nudged them and pushed gently,
thanking them.
Some said it was the most incredibly
beautiful experience of their lives.
The guy who cut the rope out of her mouth
says her eye was following him the whole
time, and he will never be the same.
May you, and all those you love, be so
fortunate to be surrounded by people who
care and will help you get untangled from
the things that are binding you.
And, may you always know the joy of giving
and receiving gratitude.
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at the heart of our culture • • • •
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Indigenous Matters
Dadirri... Listening to One Another
Dadirri is inner deep listening and quiet still awareness,
a special quality, a unique gift of the Aboriginal people.
Dadirri recognises the deep spring that is inside us. It is
something like what you call contemplation.
The contemplative way of Dadirri spreads over our whole life. It renews us and brings us
peace. It makes us feel whole again. In our Aboriginal way we learnt to listen from our
earliest times. We could not live good and useful lives unless we listened.
We are not threatened by silence. We are completely at home in it. Our Aboriginal way has
taught us to be still and wait. We do not try to hurry things up. We let them follow their
natural course - like the seasons. We watch the moon in each of its phases. We wait for the
rain to fill our rivers and water the thirsty earth. When twilight comes we prepare for the
night. At dawn we rise with the sun. We watch the bush foods and wait for them to open
before we gather them. We wait for our young people as they grow, stage by stage through
their initiation ceremonies. When a relation dies we wait for a long time with the sorrow.
We own our grief and allow it to heal slowly. We wait for the right time for our ceremonies
and meetings. The right people must be present. Careful preparations must be made. We
don’t mind waiting because we want things to be done with care. Sometimes many hours
will be spent on painting the body before an important ceremony.
We don’t worry. We know that in time and in the spirit of Dadirri (that deep listening
and quiet stillness) the way will be made clear.
We are like the tree standing in the middle of a bushfire sweeping through the
timber. The leaves are scorched and the tough bark is scarred and burnt, but
inside the tree the sap is still flowing and under the ground the roots are
still strong. Like that tree we have endured the flames and we still have the
power to be re-born.
Our people are used to the struggle and the long waiting. We still wait
for the white people to understand us better. We ourselves have spent
many years learning about the white man’s ways; we have learnt to speak
the white man’s language; we have listened to what he had to say. This
learning and listening should go both ways. We are hoping people will
come closer. We keep on longing for the things that we have always
hoped for, respect and understanding.
We know that our white brothers and sisters carry their own particular
burdens. We believe that if they let us come to them, if they open up
their minds and hearts to us, we may lighten their burdens. There is a
struggle for us but we have not lost our spirit of Dadirri.
There are deep springs within each one of us. Within this deep spring,
which is the very spirit, is a sound. The sound of Deep calling to Deep.
The time for rebirth is now. If our culture is alive and strong and respected
it will grow. It will not die and our spirit will not die. I believe the spirit of
Dadirri that we have to offer will blossom and grow, not just within ourselves
but in our whole nation.
edited version adapted from the writings of Miriam Rose Ungenmerr
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Let me never forget how important I am
to the Universal picture. Without me, there
would be a blank space where there
should be colour.
Let me understand that the challenges of
life are just that – and not battles.
I am not out there to win or lose, only to
develop my skills as an ongoing student
in an omnipotent school.
Let me understand that the difference
between people is one of the
wondrous realities of an infinite
Universe. Giving those differences
space is far more important than
comparing them to my set of beliefs.
Let me be proud of what I do. To
whatever my hand touches, let
me remind myself that it was my
effort that added to the result.
Perfection is not my goal –
creativity is.
Let me remind myself that most
of what I take seriously about
myself also qualifies for a laugh.
Let me remember to be kind to
myself. Loving companions are
one of life’s treats, but they
are not responsible for my
care. Self-kindness can heal
almost any hurt.
Let me take responsibility
as a gift, not a burden.
Without effort the greatest
sense of accomplishment I
achieve.
Let me be patient with
life. Nature does not
produce the flower
before the roots have
taken hold.
If I recognise the place
I am in is the right
place at the right
time, it will always be
the right place at the
right time.
take your shoes off
I read your magazine. Wonderful.
I wanted to write because too often I see people walking on the
beach with their shoes on. It really is so, so important for people to
remove their shoes and get their feet wet
Our skin soaks up minerals from the seawater, especially magnesium
that is so very important for our nervous system, our muscles,
immune system and heart rhythm. It is the ‘connector’ in our bodies.
We cannot function without it.
This is one of the main reasons people are so healthy and vital,
jumping out of their skins after a day at the beach. The sun provides
Vitamin D and B12, the activity spent provides cardio/vascular
health, and the ocean provides a great source of minerals, especially
magnesium.
Athletes know this. AFL coaches will totally immerse their teams in
the ocean for this reason… it is believed that our head soaks up more
than the rest of our body.
Europeans know about this. When they go to the beach they frolic
endlessly in the ocean, doesn’t matter how cold. In fact, the colder it
is, the better for mineral absorption.
Please, via InJoy Magazine, encourage people to take their shoes off
when they walk on the beach, and at the very least get their feet and
legs wet. This is a free dose of minerals, and regular doses of a dip in
the ocean is thought to be much more effective than bought mineral
supplements.
It really is powerful, easy to take and absolutely natural.
Keith Fryer - Lennox Heads NSW
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Do you want to fall in love? How about rising into love?
Oh, still attached… to your idea of a fantastic lover, or to a past lover?
Divorced? Pinning? Confused? Low energy??? How can you be in harmony
with your next lover if you are not in harmony with yourself?
Energetic influences are all around us all the time. Do you feel them,
perceive them? They may be positive or maybe not so friendly. Vibrations
come from the sun, your partner, your friends, your enemies, society,
nature, your computer, your boss, Facebook… how sensitive are you?
Can you distinguish their affect upon you?
We are choosing environments that serve us well, or are we? Are you? Or
are you just adapting to it all, manipulated by it? How happy are you with
your activities in your life… the people, the places, the relationships? Have
you created your most fabulous situation or are you living a program that
has been imprinted upon you since birth? What if you can change all of it,
or at least the affect of it upon you?
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Do You Want to
Rise In Love?
or Fall
How to begin to increase your personal vibration? How do you consciously
attract a new lover? Have you detached energetically from you past lover?
There are so many effective energetic tools available to us now. Have you
noticed?
Begin by letting go of the old, letting go of attachments from a longer
time ago; somebody may benefit from your letting go because they may
need to grow more consciously to their potential. And in turn you have
the space to invite something or somebody new into your life and feel
more joy and love.
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Rishi means Seer
Swami Satyananda gave the mandate to initiate Yoga
Diwali and Nityabodhananda into Rishi Sannyasa with
the intention of re-establishing the ancient code of
Sannyasa in its deepest traditional sense.
Rishi Yoga Diwali and Rishi Nityabodhananda inspired
by their Guru, Swami Satyananda, have established their
premises on the edge of the centre of Mullumbimby
and teach deeper practices in Yoga, including Satsang,
Discussions, Chanting, Meditations, Hawan, Kirtan and
Spiritual Art.
•Friday 17 Sept 6 pm
Come join us for Devi Hawan Prasad (dinner) & Kirtan
God is everything and everything is God. Devi Hawan is an
ancient ritual performed on Fridays. Devi (God as the feminine)
is worshipped using her symbols, inverted red triangle and
fire. It is a fire ceremony and her praises are sung from the
103 verses of Saundarya Lahiri as well as other Devi mantras
over 9 Fridays. This is followed by Prasad (communal meal)
and Kirtan., a popular form of spiritual singing to music and
powerful rhythm. Cost $15 ($12)
•Saturday 18 Sept 5-6 pm Mahamrityanjaya Hawan
A traditional performance of the powerful Vedic Shanti and
healing mantras using fire as the focus and Shiva, a male aspect
of divinity, practiced at Satyananda centres around the world.
Inspired by our Guru, effort for the welfare of others is the
path to happiness. All are welcome.
A donation to help with running this ceremony is appreciated.
Many yoga practices energise and balance the whole being while
the blockages and obstacles to evolution and self realisation
are not removed. A new and more intuitive approach needs to
be explored so to reveal the inner meaning of yoga.
VENUE: 110 Stuart Street, Mullumbimby
bookings are essential
phone: 02 66846026 • email: rishisonline@gmail.com
Rishi Yoga Diwali is an international Yoga teacher and an
intuitive artist and visionary. She spent her Ashram training
with Swami Satyananda as a spiritual artist in addition to being
the creator of multiple covers for Satyananda publications.
Rishi Yoga Diwali is the creator of Yoga & Art courses now so
popular around the world and she teaches the deeper esoteric
meanings of Yantra and Mantra.
Rishi Nityabodhananda is a master of Yoga and author of
Yoga publications, and the most recent publication... “Ajna
Chakra” is a concise yet approachable book that explores the 3rd
eye chakra (eye brow centre) and explains the law of karma.
Archie enjoying a massage…
I love what I do for a living, being a Herbalist and
Massage practitioner for people and horses is a
very rewarding job.
Being able to massage horses and see
them physically change and then move without
pain gives me great pleasure. Most of us have
experienced some form of pain due to our back
or shoulders, and also felt the relief once we have
had a bodyworker massage us.
Horses are so often ridden with poor
fitting saddles, or ridden without much of a warm
up and it is their muscles that have to deal with all
of this. As an Equine body worker I have helped
a lot of horses who have been in pain, and some
of these horses deserve a medal for all the good
behaviour and temperament they exhibit, even
when their bodies are clearly showing they are
suffering.
It is wonderful to see a horse leaning into areas
where more pressure is needed. Some horses
that are even highly strung end up closing their
eyes and swaying with the movements I make
along their bodies.
Once I have worked on a horse and have
its trust, they are quite happy for me to touch and
massage them all over, including areas which they
are normally quite sensitive about.
Giving your horse a massage allows me
to get to know it at a more personal level, and
when combined with herbal medicine, it helps
me to treat horses on a wholisitic level ... and
giving the rider a massage too will help their
position and flexibility which affects how the
horse moves.
Rosie Bason
Herba-RX-Equine offers treatments for
horses throughout the Northern Rivers
and stables beyond this region.
Call Rosie on 0411 720 799
or visit www.HerbaRxEquine.com
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Come and join for a
TANTRICA YOGA DAY
and Ayurvedic lunch
Saturday September 11
Serene Earth Sanctuary
at Ewingsdale
See advertisement on page 2
in this edition of InJoy Magazine
For more information call
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TANTRICA
YOGA
Tantrica Yoga is the practice of learning
to connect with ones soul self by
shifting focus from the idea of romantic love - which comes from
desire - to the idea of inner heart love - which comes from calm
breath - the breath of the soul.
Tantrica yoga is for both men and women. It can show us how
true Shakti and true Shiva energy connects form the inner heart.
This connection eliminates selfish desire and elevates us to
share in true intimacy.
True Shiva Shakti Energy lives in the inner heart not the physical
body.
When we share in true intimacy with ourselves and each other
we find we can be more honest about our feelings. Being honest
creates true intimacy because it asks of us to be more genuine
with conscious intention which allows the inner heart to open
toward greater harmony sharing.
Herein lies the HEART OF Tantrica Yoga.
Our true selves.
Premala Devi
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The Sacred Obscene
There is an aspect of women’s sexuality
that in ancient times was called the
sacred obscene, not in the way we use the
word today, but meaning sexually wise
in a witty sort of way. There were once
Goddess cults devoted to irreverent female
sexuality. They were not derogatory
but concerned with portraying parts of
the unconscious that remain, yet today,
mysterious and largely unchartered.
The very idea of sexuality as sacred, and
more specifically, obscenity as an aspect
of sacred sexuality, is vital to the wildish
nature.
There were Goddesses of obscenity
in ancient women’s culture—so-called
for their innocent yet wily lewdness.
However, language, in English at least,
makes it very difficult to understand the
“obscene Goddess” in any other way
than vulgar.
Here is what the word obscene and
some other related words mean. From
these meanings I think you can see why
this aspect of old Goddess worship was
pushed underground.
I would like you to consider these three
dictionary definitions and develop your
own conclusions:
• Dirt: Middle English, drit, probably
from Iceland—excrement. It has been
extended to include filth; generally soil,
dust, etc. and obscenity of any kind,
especially language.
• Dirty word: an obscene word, also
currently used for something that has
become socially or politically unpopular
or suspect, often through unmerited
criticism and denigration or from being
out of line with current trends.
• Obscene: from old Hebrew, Ob, meaning
a wizard, sorceress.
extract from:
Women Who Run With The Wolves,
by Clarissa Pinkola Estés p.335
First published 1992, Random House
A Jungian analyst and storyteller of many years, Dr Estés
draws on a huge range of myths and stories to teach us
how we can reclaim, and rejoice in, our true feminine
power… if you’ve never read this one or not for a
long time, do yourself a favour and try to find it!

GUARANA…
Once known as Soapberry because of its ability to clean
and detoxify the body, Guarana is native to the Amazon.
It is a climbing ramified tree that produces round fruit in
bunches, with an intense red colors. After picking the fruit
is sun dried and the skin naturally opens, exposing the
round black and white seeds that resemble a human eye,
and once dried they are then ground into powder.
The basic chemical breakdown of whole seed Guarana is
starch, protein, tannin, caffeine, theophilline, theobromine,
resin, malico acid, saponin, catequina, epicatequina and
allanton. Guarana extracts DO NOT carry all the goodness
Guarana has to offer as it is just the caffeine these extracts
offer. Guarana suffers the same fate, as do so many other
valuable plants… through production much of the plants
potential is wasted for the want of a particular aspect of
the plant.
Guarana provides a long list of benefits, for both the mind
and the body. Whole seed Guarana contains two mood
elevators (Theobromine and Theophylline) that are also
found in dark chocolate.
Whole seed Guarana is useful to anyone who wants to
burn fat faster, improve physical and mental performance
in work, sports, and play. In fact Guarana causes the brain
to ignore signals of fatigue and discomfort, making it most
effective for high intensity exercise such as field sports
and weight training.
Clinical trials have shown that caffeine will boost the fat
burning effects of exercise by 30%. It is well known that
coffee (caffeine) does not work in the same way as Guarana
does because one or more of the substances in coffee
interferes with the effects of caffeine. This is not surprising
considering the amount of heat applied in the process of
roasting the coffee beans. On the other hand, Guarana is
sun dried and ground, which retains the integrity of the
compound… the caffeine naturally found in Guarana is
slow releasing, providing sustained energy and clarity
over longer periods.
Guarana’s ability to improve cognitive skills are well
researched and documented. A recent study involved
giving people tasks to test their mathematics and English
skills through the performance of particular subtraction
and sentence verification, and there was a remarkable
improvement in the group using Guarana and no
improvement in the placebo group.
much more than
just a caffeine hit!!!
Studies have found Guarana is useful in the treatment of
mental fatigue and concentration issues, and it has been
widely used to treat migraines, to clear the mind and wake
the body up after a ‘big night out’, and women are known to
use it for headaches they suffer during their monthly cycle.
A cup of Guarana everyday is a great all round tonic as it
stimulates and strengthens the circulatory, cardiac and
nervous systems. Guarana is also used in the treatment of
arthritis, arterioscleroses, dyspepsia, flatulence, and it also
detoxifies the blood… yes it is much more than just a caffeine
hit!!!
by Will Vallentine
Our Mullumbimby based product development business
Provenherbs has produced two new whole seed Guarana premixes
using only certified wild crafted Amazonian Guarana
with a blend of local honey (no sweetener required) and
balanced with specially selected natural spices—one of these
is a catalyst for the mood elevators in Guarana, which makes
it perfect for a sense of overall wellbeing.
Provenherbs product ‘Truckers Brew’ is legal, effective and a
healthy alternative for the transport industry, which is well
known for fatigue management problems. As well there is
“Guarana Latte’, which is available at some local cafes in the
Northern Rivers region… and both these products and other
great natural alternatives for your health and recreation are
available at Happy High Herbs, 1/5 Byron Street Byron Bay…
drop in and you will be amazed by what is available to you.
For more information about Guarana
and other Amazonian medicines
email Will Vallentine at provenherbs@yahoo.com.au
• The Girls at Happy High Herbs will be happy to show you all the
other amazing products as well as Guarana, drop in & check it out.
See Happy High Herbs colour ad on the back cover of this issue.
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Celebrate Yourself . . .
All of a sudden winter seems to be over and the cold that takes
us inside is leaving. In winter we go within, to hibernate. This
hibernation period is a time of gathering information, reflecting
on our experiences, looking at our knowledge while finding
perspective and wisdom.
The winter cycle can bring out the darker side of self, and it is a
time where we often sit more protected by the many layers we
wrap around ourselves, or we stay inside with doors closed.
Winter is a time to be still and acknowledge and if we don’t do
this we will miss the chance to let go, to learn and move on. It
gives us the space to get out of the way of ourselves and each
other and see the path through.
Spring has returned . . . allow new seeds and ideas to break
through the surface, allow the light to filter through and down
into those darker places. The time to celebrate new life has come,
and this will help us heal ourselves.
Let go, open up again, birth the new and transmute all that
isn’t needed. Be in this moment, right now awaken your whole
self. Take a fresh breath, not just into a small part of you, breath
deeply & get a real sense of your whole self. Feel alive, be pure,
stay truthful and allow the flow. Welcome spring into your open
heart and birth the new you.
much love from Belinda and Danielle
Within Message Healing Centre
withinmessage@yahoo.com.au
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Hand Clapping, Foot Stomping, Soul Singing
Choir singing is fun for all ages and all levels of ability.
Everyone has a voice, and here is an opportunity to find
yours, or learn some new skills & uplifting & expressive songs.
You’re guaranteed to leave feeling inspired and energised.
Choir Director Peter Lehner is a talented singer & songwriter who
has shared the stage with Ruby Hunter, the Australian Art Orchestra,
Angry Anderson, Jonathon Welch, Josh Brogan, Powderfinger, Kate
Cebrano, Human Nature, The Divinyls, Lttle Patti and Normie Rowe.
He has conducted at the Sydney Opera House for the International
Choral Symposium. His regular work in Sydney includes The Sydney
Street Choir, and Silverwater Women’s Prison Choir.
In 2009, the Universal Peace Federation honoured Peter with a
“Living for Others” Award. The Sydney Morning Herald chose Peter as
one of “Sydney’s Top 100 Influential People” in 2009.
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Prize Winning
First Date!
A late show presenter went
into the audience to find the
most embarrassing first date
that a woman ever had. The
winner described her worst
first date experience. There
was absolutely no question
as to why her tale took the
prize!
She explained, ‘It was mid winter, snowing and
cold, and we were going skiing in the mountains
outside Salt Lake City, Utah. It was a day trip (no
overnight).’
They were strangers, after all and truly had never
met before. The outing was fun, the skiing great,
and the coffee hot. The day was uneventful until
they were headed home late that afternoon.
‘We were driving back down the mountain, when
I gradually began to realise that I should not have
had that extra latte. We were about an hour away
from anywhere with a rest room and my companion
recognised my discomfort and suggested I try to
hold it, which worked for a while. Then there came
a point where I told him that he had better stop and
let me go beside the road, or it would be the front
seat of his car.’
They stopped and she quickly crawled out beside
the car, yanked her pants down and started to
pee. In the deep snow she didn’t have good
footing so she let her butt rest against the rear
fender to steady herself. He stood on the side of
the car watching for traffic and indeed was a real
gentleman and refrained from peeking. All she
could think about was the relief she felt despite
the rather embarrassing nature of the situation.
Upon finishing however she soon became aware of
another sensation.
‘As I bent to pull up my pants I discovered that
my buttocks were firmly frozen against the car’s
fender!’
Horrified by her plight and yet aware of the humor
of the moment she answered her date’s concerns
about ‘what is taking so long‘ with a reply that she
was ‘freezing her butt off ‘ and in need of some
assistance! He came around the car as she tried
to cover herself with her sweater and he burst out
laughing. She too got the giggles, and when they
finally managed to compose themselves they
assessed her dilemma.
Thinking about what had gotten her into the
predicament in the first place, both quickly realised
that there was only one way to get her free. As she
looked the other way her first-time date proceeded
to unzip his pants and pee her bottom off the
fender.
‘Did you ever see the young man again,’ asked the
presenter.
‘Yes I married him, ‘ she replied. ‘He’s sitting right
here next to me.’
Be Part of the 5th Byron Bay
International Film Festival
The 2011 BBFF will screen for 10 days in March between the 4 th
and 13 th , providing local filmmakers with the opportunity to
present their work at a truly distinctive film festival.
This Festival attracts International filmmakers, directors,
producers, performers, cultural tourists and prominent
members of Australia’s film industry, not to mention plenty
of appreciative locals. Byron Bay has a large filmmaking
community and this is an opportunity for both established
and new, emerging local filmmakers to see their works
showcased alongside some of the best in the world.
The medium of film has become one of the most important
avenues for raising awareness and bringing about social
change. The BBFF is renowned for its vast range of films
which reflect the values held by Byron’s vibrant local
community including: spirituality and healing; conscious
thinking and positive living; creativity and the arts; human
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Programming, however, is not limited to these themes as
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Attention All Filmmakers…
All films entered will automatically be considered for
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Filmmakers are encouraged to use the paperless entry
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The Byron Bay International Film Festival is open to films of
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13
We are told that number 13 is unlucky?
Friday the 13th became taboo since
the Knights Templar were arrested and
condemned on Friday, October 13th, 1307.
The number 13 has been shunned for
centuries. Some architects still omit the
13th floor from office buildings.
Is it possible that the folklore associated
with the number 13 is why it became a
demonised numeral, because it was sacred
and powerful in pre-Christian times?
Think about it. It is an oddly recurring sum.
12 apostles and a messiah. 12 Knights of the
Round Table and King Arthur. The number
13 recurs too consistently in significant
contexts to be purely arbitrary.
13 was a number central to certain
traditions of sacred geometry because it
reflected a pattern which could be seen to
exist in man, nature, and the heavens.
There are 13 major joints in your body.
There are 13 lunar cycles in a solar year,
and the moon travels 13 degrees across
the sky every day. Six circles placed around
a seventh central circle is a mathematical
model of geometric efficiency
and perfection.
The 13th rune called Eiwaz represents the
balance point between light and dark, the
creative force and the destructive force. The
13th rune was the central rune in the oldest
runic alphabet, and the symbol around
which all the others were ordered. By the
time the second runic alphabet emerged,
the Eiwaz rune was absent.
In the traditional tarot deck, the 13th card
is the Death card and it also represents
rebirth and renewal.
Perhaps there is reason for the number 13
to be associated with magic and the occult,
and why it is a number perceived to possess
some mysterious yet tangible power.
It is an emblem of a secret knowledge, a
knowledge that religious orthodoxies have
long feared and tried to suppress.
13 may be perceived as unlucky to some,
but to others it is a sacred number.
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DVD reviews
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FOCUS
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more
reviews
in store . . .
Leslie’s choice
Men Who Stare At Goats M comedy/war
starring George Clooney, Ewan McGregor, Jeff Bridges, Kevin Spacey
A reporter gets involved with former U.S. Army psyhic
military leader and trouble begins. Surprisingly thought
provoking on several levels . Very funny and disturbing
at the same time. Off beat black comedy at its best.
The Last Station M biography
starring Helen Mirren, Christopher Plummer, James McAvoy
A fascinating historical drama about Leo Tolstoy. This
film depicts his struggles with the Tolstoy Movement and
the love of his wife and family. Strong performances all
round. Beautiful scenery mostly filmed in Germany. The
original home movie and newsreel footage played over
the end credits is fabulous, a lovely touch of realism.
Micmacs (French) M comedy/crime
starring Danny Boon, Dominique Pinon, Andre Dussollier
Directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet - City of Lost Children/ Delicatessen
Full of crazy and endearing characters whose hilarious
capers take revenge on a large corporation.
This whimsical tale is charming, inventive and a lot of fun
to watch. Every shot is stunning... a truly sweet film.
Bright Star PG biograghy/romance
starring Ben Whishaw, Abbie Cornish, Kerry Fox, Paul Schneider
directed by Jane Campion
This is a tormented love story between 19th century poet
John Keats and Fanny Brawne. Visually outstanding with
tender thoughtful performances. For lovers of poetry,
romance and beauty a deeply moving film .
Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (Swedish) MA thriller
starring Noomi Rapace , Michael Nyquist
A troubled young girl and a journalist set out to investigate
the disappearance of a young woman 40 years ago.
Chilling, engrossing edge of your seat thriller. Noomi
Rapace in the lead is truly electrifying. This film has
some very graphic violent scenes but is an unforgettable
viewing experience.
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Mullumbimby
66841 377

5Rhythms®
Movement becomes Medicine
Dancing the 5Rhythms® is a journey to express and be free, to become more fluid mentally, physically, emotionally and
spiritually... so to unfold our full potential as human beings.
The Wave... The five rhythms are • flowing • staccato • chaos • lyrical • stillness. We ride them like a wave.
Energy moves in waves. Waves move in patterns. Patterns move in rhythms. Its a dance.
A surfer knows the first stage of a wave is flowing. When a swell travels it draws its potential from the Earth...
what shape it will take? Gathering, receiving, listening, this is where we let the dance in, its circles, its curves. The wave
is expressed into its clear unique focused form.... a tube, glassy barrel, close out.... This is staccato where we let our
expression out in its ten million different and funky percussive shapes.
The wave breaks! Release! Turbulence! This is chaos. Surrender and let it take us into the spontaneous,
unpredictable, abandoned fusion of freedom and creativity. Nothing to hold on to.
The wave bubbles and rolls, aerated and joyful. Full of exhilaration from the release.... light, spacious..... the
lyrical state of being. Expanding into what we love, larger than life, grace dances her way in. Dissolving...... dissolved.
All waves return to stillness. Stillness embodies the source from where all creation arises and returns. Still moving but we are
empty and our bodies are vessels for our prayers.
• Gabrielle Roth, founder of 5Rhythms® -
urban shaman, dancing healer, artistic warrior says,
“Movement is my medicine, my
meditation, my metaphor and my method,
a living language we can rely upon to tell us
the truth about who we are, who we are with
and where we are going.”
The Byron shire is rich with many opportunities to dance
the 5Rhythms®. We have three wonderful teachers in the
area.... Deva Nandan, Honor Morningstar and myself.
Check out www.gabrielleroth.com for all the classes offered.
Each class and teacher brings their own unique flavour.
with gratitude, Geash Bowler
Geash Bowler is a passionate teacher bringing her embodied
love for yoga to the dance. She teaches in • Byron Bay Scout
Hall Saturday 7-9pm • Uki Hall Thursdays 7-9pm and Lismore
at St Andrews Parish Hall Wednesdays 7-9pm. Everybody is
welcome. Call 042 886 8867 or email geash@5rhythms.co.nz
by Geash Bowler
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What Types Of Issues Do
Children And Families Have?
Young people come to counselling for many
different reasons. They may have been affected
by an emotional or traumatic situation, suffered
early trauma, abuse, or live in an ongoing stressful
environment. Children may exhibit unusual or
challenging behaviours which alert us that something
is not quite right. We all have a deep yearning to be
heard and listened to, and this desire and yearning
to express what is inside is even stronger in young
people.
What Is Expressive Therapy?
Expressive Therapy uses a range of self-discovery
processes to bypass the logical mind and tap
into that world we know exists but cannot seem
to comprehend consciously. This experiential and
holistic way of working involves more than ‘just talking
about the problem,’ and provides the opportunity
for real and lasting change. This method allows a
feeling of release, insight, increased energy and a
sense of well-being and resolution.
Expressive Therapies are a coordinated collection of
personal growth methods, such as play, movement,
journaling and Sandplay therapy developed
specifically for helping children and adolescents in
Australia since 1987. This approach is based on the
research and writings of several of the 20th Century
pioneers in human development and psychology.
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Helping Kids
Express
Their Inner Selves
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by Monique Rutherford
Case Study
Last week I had my first session with an eight year
old boy. I had seen his mother for an assessment
session the week before and found out the
following information. The parents have a long and
dysfunctional relationship. The boy has witnessed
considerable domestic violence. The parents have
been to mediation and the child is with his mother
for nine days then with his father for five days. The
child is displaying physically aggressive, dominating
and controlling behaviours towards his mother and
sister. The mother now has her new partner living
with them and the child is angry at and rejecting of
this partner.
The child arrived with his mother and his sister. He
looked petrified, unable to give any eye contact
and moved towards his mother for reassurance.
I encouraged him to come into my office and
reassured him that Mum would be back from the
shops earlier than our finish time. In the therapy
room, the boy stood completely still, again rigid
and frozen. I asked several questions to which I
got no response. I encouraged him to look around
the room and asked him about why he thought he
was coming to counselling. He shrugged. I began
explaining to him very basically about some of the
things I knew about his life, he nodded reassuringly
each time I got it right. This was the beginning of
forming a trusting relationship with him.
After a while I asked him to choose two symbols off
the shelves of something scary and two symbols of
something beautiful. He stood for what seemed
like an eternity until I noticed a very faint smile. I
commented on it and he said there wasn’t anything
scary enough on the shelves to which I responded,
“Great, let’s draw something that’s even scarier than
what is on the shelves”. He nodded enthusiastically
and I quickly got the crayons and paper out
and got down on the carpet and he joined me
immediately.
He drew a picture of a ‘slayer’ on top of a petrol
station. There was petrol everywhere and a lit
match. We discussed the picture in detail and I
asked if this picture could be anywhere in his body
where would it be. He indicated it would be in his
heart. I encouraged him to close his eyes and see it
in there. He did so and described it as spreading out
from his heart to his whole body.
Then I asked what would happen next in the picture.
He drew an explosion and bones broken flying
everywhere. With further encouragement, he was
able to choose more symbols from the shelves to go
with the important elements of the pictures and we
talked about these images in much more depth.

Then I asked him to now find two beautiful symbols.
He chose a bird and a red tree and brought
them back and began drawing them. We began
a dialogue between the symbols. The beautiful
symbols wanted the destruction to stop and the
destructive symbols just didn’t care, they wanted to
blow up.
To integrate I invited the boy to draw a body outline
and he mapped the feelings on the page, drawing
where in the body each was found and what colours
and shapes they looked like. He wrote dialogue
bubbles on them as well. To finish off I encouraged
some deep breathing, focusing on breathing in
the colours in his head and breathing the colours
through his whole body and out his heart
At the end of the session the boy said he’d like to
come back again and as he walked out the door
smiling, he grabbed the happy face from the feeling
faces wall and placed it confidently in the middle.
He walked out into the waiting room with his head
up and smiling, very different from an hour earlier
when he walked in.
There is much work to be done but this was incredibly
satisfying for me to see this young boy, so full of
anger, self-doubt, and fear be able to engage so
fully in a session.
The shift in his energy was almost tangible. Through
complete acceptance of his ‘shadow’ side or the
destructive part of his personality he was allowed
to explore it and express it and get to know it.
This reduces its power, this takes much courage –
courage that many adults don’t even have. This
child felt proud of his drawings and creations and
his inner wisdom.
Written by Monique Rutherford, an experienced psychotherapist
specialising in the parent-child relationship. She also offers workshops for
parents called ‘Parenting from the Inside Out’.
Monique
Rutherford
psychotherapist
specialising in
the parent-child
relationship
0439 456 335
Mullumbimby
www.insideout-counselling.com.au
play with words Don’t
Initiate
join dangerous cults: Always
practice safe sects.
You are stuck with your debt if
you can’t budge it.
When she saw her first strands of
grey hair, she thought she’d dye.
Bakers trade bread recipes on a
knead to know basis.
Santa’s helpers are subordinate
clauses.
Local Area Network in Australia :
The LAN down under.
A hole has been found in the
nudist camp wall. The police are
looking into it.
Atheism is a non-prophet
organisation.
When you’ve seen one shopping
center you’ve seen the mall.
The roundest knight at King
Arthur’s round table was Sir
Cumference. He acquired his size
from too much pi.
A rubber band pistol was
confiscated from algebra class
because it was a weapon of math
disruption.
The butcher backed into the meat
grinder and got a little behind in
his work.
No matter how much you push the
envelope, it’ll still be stationery.
A dog gave birth to puppies
near the road and was cited for
littering.
Two silk worms had a race. They
ended up in a tie.
Two hats were hanging on a hat
rack in the hallway.. One hat said
to the other, ‘You stay here, I’ll go
on a head.’
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Simply A Real Pleasure... by Alan Morden
When Kim Rosen suggested we get kids of Brunswick Primary School to come up with an idea for a television
commercial for Brunswick Heads ‘Simple Pleasures’ campaign we all thought she was losing her marbles.
‘Simple Pleasures Brunswick Heads’ has been a successful brand since 2005 and Prime television has given
Brunswick Heads 20 free 30 second TV spots to run later in 2010.
Okay we thought, we’ll give it a go... We came up with a brief: young, friendly and fun showing the
simple pleasures of the town. We gave the kids two weeks to
come up with some ideas and Wil Constable, the Deputy Head
Master at Brunswick Heads Public School helped us get the
kids organised into small working groups and two weeks later
they presented their ideas to us grown–ups.
Wow!!! Kim hadn’t lost her marbles; their ideas were
fantastic and they had even written songs and music. We
chose the best ideas and all the kids happily became involved
in the making of this television commercial. We found a film
director, producer, camera people, editors, stylists, make up,
sound engineers, musicians, etc willing to come along to the
school every Tuesday and show the kids how to bring their
ideas to life.
Every week we worked on the script, auditions were held for the actors [kids from BHPS], props were
sourced and dates were set for the shooting. On the first day of shooting it was overcast but we went for it
anyway. The kids gave their all, whizzing down the skate park, riding bikes, eating ice creams and kayaking.
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They also helped behind the camera, styling and moving
equipment. It was an amazing thing to watch young people and us
oldies all working together and having fun... and then it rained.
In the next scene we organised to have the whole school involved
with kids passing a big globe to each other, and after that was
shot we started on post production...
And the song the kids have recorded is absolutely fantastic!
It has simply been a real pleasure for everyone involved in this
project and a credit to all the creative kids we have in our
shire.
Lanie Loughlin, production co-ordinator of ‘The Young Bruns’ project said, ‘one of the most exciting aspects of
the project was the students’ exposure to a pool of highly skilled and experienced TV industry professionals.
Some well-respected local names have put up their hands to help the students develop their ideas and give
them the skills they need to create and produce the commercial themselves.’
The list of local industry professionals volunteering their expertise includes: Artistic Director Alan Morden,
Director Billy Wrencher, Producer Ouida Wrencher, Production Designer Margret Opie, Sound Designer &
Technician Paul Goodwin, Location Manager Valerie Hardy, Casting Consultant Jenny Cornish, Camera Tutor
& Editor Jenny Garrett, Camera Operators Bob Easterbrook & Grant Fowler and Musician Ilona Harker.
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Bo Roskott is in year 10 at Shearwater Steiner School
and she approached me for work experience. I too
was given this opportunity back in 1979 and was very
happy to return the ‘favour’.
Lina & Isabel Buck, twins in yr 10 at Shearwater, were
thrilled to publish their art and I was very impressed
with what Bo prepared for this article... real words
from a young local who cares about the future.
Bhadrena Rose, editor of InJoy Magazine
As if we are idiots!
by Bo Roskott, 15
Byron Shire youth are often identified
as having a binge-drinking problem,
mainly because there really are very
few places for young people to hang
out, boredom sets in and then trouble
can follow.
Isabel Buck,16
When I talk to my friends from Holland
they always sound excited when I tell
them I live near Byron Bay. Apparently
Byron is regarded as a global hot spot...
the perfect place; a spot of paradise
on our planet with beautiful beaches,
restaurants, rainforests and pubs. For
adults there are lots of social things to
do like nightclubs, bars, parties, and
over 18 festivals. However for me and
my peers - I’m a 15 year old girl - there
are some daytime activities like surfing,
going to the beach and hanging out at
friend’s houses, but once the sun goes
down we haven’t got much to choose
from… there really isn’t much for us
young people to do at night.
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I understand that adults want a to keep their children safe, but teenagers
are very curious and like to experiment with new things (parents who
are reading this, think back to your own youth).
Some things we do may not seem appropriate and this is why it is so
important to have parents who you can talk to, and hear their experiences
and the opinions they have about alcohol, drugs and sex. That is a way
we can be prepared and aware of the traps we could fall into.
What our parents and older people do influences us. Many adults
around here drink alcohol and smoke when they party and sometimes
a bit too much… and they may well be the same parents who don’t
allow their children much freedom. Children don’t always do what their
parents tell them, children often do what they see their parents do, and
some parents don’t even realise that their kids know so much about
what their parents do. As if we are idiots! If you forbid them and stop
them trying new things then your child may feel that they have to hide
things, which can increase the risk that they will do it even more—and
without you knowing.
When adults look at teenagers they often say: they are out of control;
they drink; they don’t think before they do things; they won’t do what I
say, etc etc. But when teenagers look at adults they also say: they drink
too and it doesn’t appear that adults think before they do some things,
and they won’t listen to us, etc, etc. All of our generation’s parents were
young in the flower power / hippy days, trying new things, hoping to heal
the world and I wonder how they feel they’ve done.
As young people we need to find
out who we are so the
changes that are necessary
in this world can happen and it
is the youth of today who will
be the adults of tomorrow.
We are all humans after all
and many teenagers, especially
in our area, are willing to be
community-minded and do try
to make responsible decisions
and listen to their heart—and
it would be great if adults could
try and remember that they were
young once and remember to respect
that the youth of society need to
explore life, and always parent
with your heart wide open.
Lina Buck,16
Mullumbimby Chocolate Shop
Dalley St Plaza Dalley St. Mullumbimby
open Mon - Sat 9 till 5
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Indulge
BHAJIS
(Indian Fritters)
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Goddess Lakshmi
means Good Luck to
Hindus. The word
‘Lakshmi’ is derived
from the Sanskrit
word “Laksya”,
meaning ‘aim’ or
‘goal’, and she is the
goddess of wealth
and prosperity, both
material and spiritual.
recipe
indulgent
space
tempt your tastebuds
culinary delight
scrumptious
2 cups Besan Flour (chickpea flour)
1 tsp Fresh Minced Garlic
1 tsp Ground Sweet Paprika
½ tsp Bicarb Powder
1 large brown Onion (sliced)
6 lge Spinach leaves (stalks cut out and chop
into chunky pieces)
METHOD
• Put all ingredients in a bowl, except for the
spinach and onion
• Mix together with enough water to make
a batter (not too thin)
• Then add chopped spinach and onions and
mix well
• Put dessert spoons of batter into fry pan
and shallow fry till golden brown
• Serve with Raita or Sweet Chilli Sauce
This quantity will make around 12 Bhajis, depending on
how big you make them.
You will find Bombay Cherry
in the heart of Mullumbimby.
Delicious Indian cuisine with
inside and street-side dining,
Bombay Cherry offers a
casual atmosphere, friendly
service and great food.
A favourite of the locals,
and especially all people
who have any gluten
or dairy intolerance…
many of the dishes are
gluten and dairy free!
Dine in or take away,
great lunch specials
and free wireless,
Bombay Cherry is fully
licensed and an intimate
space for nighttime dining.
Open Monday – Saturday
from 9am till 9pm. Come and
have a coffee, cake, a tali or
some Indian sweets at this
family-run business… the
food is good and the place
is great so keep your eye
out for the Goddess statue
offering flowers at the door.
53 Stuart Street
Mullumbimby - 6684 3676

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insight
diary
of an
astrologer....
Calm
through Conflict...
Sometimes it’s amazing being an astrologer
because of the huge flow of information that
becomes accessible through ‘the language of
the stars’, with all its wonderful symbolism.
Hence I really enjoy this mag page because
it is an opportunity to upload a portion of
my experience in this work.
The current Jupiter, Uranus, Saturn and
Pluto aspect is offering ways of navigating
the transition into a new awareness, but for
now the world must find a way to deal with
all the massive changes?
So as we enter into crisis time I offer the
phrase ‘Calm through Conflict’. It appears to
be quite clear now that it is vital to resolve,
forgive and move on. Over the next few
months, as the pace for change accelerates,
we will become even more aware of the
necessity for radical change.
The prophetic part of my work really wants
to be bold and say that we only have a time
frame of now till early November, when
Pluto joins with the north node to show us
the absolute inevitability of what’s in store.
Pluto is an evolutionary energy and when
confronted with behavioral patterns or life
situations that stand in the way of change
things will be forcibly removed from our
lives, This inevitable process is historically
recognised and linked to cataclysmic change,
which produces evolutionary leaps.
It is a strong process and a time of change
and the ultimate outcome does not have
to be absolute disaster, although perhaps
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Simon Sewell
for some it may seem that way. The point
is that we are feeling a major evolutionary
surge in human consciousness at the expense
of our attachment to any separative and non
sustainable positions, and at the core of so
many people, an alone past.
Survival, as I have mentioned in other issues
of InJoy, is a major theme but the real test is
our willingness to let go of the ways of this
dysfunctional world we’ve created and become
accustomed to and take that evolutionary
leap we all have to take.
This will bring us through and there are
powerful astrological aspects currently
suggesting major scientific and technological
breakthroughs that will assist humanity
greatly in its understanding and reverence of
‘source’—and what could be more important
than this if we are to start a new cycle for
humanity?
Maybe a new messiah will walk in but I don’t
feel that we’re quite ready for that yet???
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Three dogs were sitting in the
waiting room at the vet’s when
they struck up a conversation.
The black Labrador turned to the
yellow Labrador and said, ‘So
why are you here?’
The yellow Lab replied, ‘I’m a
pisser. I piss on everything... the
sofa, the curtains, the cat, the
kids, but the final straw was last
night when I pissed in the middle
of my owner’s bed.’
The black Lab said, ‘So what’s
the vet going to do?’
‘Gonna cut my nuts off,’ replied
the yellow Lab. ‘They reckon it’ll
calm me down.”’
The yellow Lab then turned to the
black Lab and asked, ‘Why are
you here?’
The black Lab said, “ I’m a digger.
I dig under fences, dig up flowers
and trees, I dig just for the hell of
it. When I’m inside, I dig up the
carpets.’
‘So what are they going to do to
you,’ the yellow Lab enquired?
‘Looks like I’m losing my nuts too,’
the sad black Lab explained.
The black Lab then turned to the
Great Dane and asked, ‘Why are
you here?’
‘I’m a humper,’ boasted the Great
Dane. ‘I’ll hump anything; I hump
the cat, a pillow, the table, fence
posts, whatever I see. Yesterday
my owner had just got out of the
shower and was bending down
to dry her toes and I just couldn’t
help myself, I hopped on her back
and started humping away.’
The black and the yellow Labs
exchanged a morbid glance and
said, ‘So it’s nuts off for you too,
huh?’
The Great Dane said with a smile,
‘No, apparently I’m here to get my
nails clipped!’
•
A man enters the confessional
and says ‘Bless me father for
I have sinned; it has been one
month since my last confession.
I’ve had sex with Fannie Green
every week for the last month.’
The priest tells the sinner, ‘You
are forgiven. Go out and say
three Hail Mary’s.’
Soon another man enters the
confessional. ‘Father it’s been two
months since my last confession.
I have had sex with Fannie Green
twice a week for the last two
months.’ This time the priest asks,
‘Who is this Fannie Green?’
‘A beautiful new woman in the
neighbourhood,’ the confessor
replies. ‘Very well,’ says the priest.
‘Go and say ten Hail Mary’s.’
The next morning in church the
priest is preparing to deliver his
sermon when a gorgeous, tall
woman enters the church. All the
men’s eyes fall upon her as she
slowly sashays up the aisle and
sits down in front of the altar. Her
dress is green and very short,
with matching very shiny emerald
green shoes. The priest and altar
boy gasp as the woman sits down
with her legs slightly spread apart,
Sharon Stone style.
The priest turns to the altar boy
and whispering asks, ‘Is that
Fannie Green?’ The altar boy has
a good hard look then replies,
‘No Father, I think it’s just the
reflection off her shoes’.
•
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Persian Rug Poetry...
“Laughter is active, Emotion the tax
Indifference pays to Compassion”
Confused? The Rug is Laughing.
•
Finding a woman sobbing that she
had locked her keys in her car, a passing
soldier assures her that he can help.
She looks on amazed as he removes his
trousers, rolls them into a tight ball and
rubs them against the car door.
Magically it opens.
‘That’s so clever,’ the woman gasps.
‘How did you do it?’
‘Really easy,’ says the man. ‘These are
khakis.’
•
A little girl asked her mother,“How did
the human race appear?”
The mother answered, ‘God made Adam
and Eve and they had children and so
was all Mankind made.’
Two days later the girl asked her father
the same question. The father answered,
‘Many years ago there were monkeys
from which the human race evolved.’
The confused girl returned to her mother
and said, ‘How is it possible? You told
me the human race was created by
God and Dad said they developed from
monkeys.’
The mother answered, ‘Well dear, it’s
really very simple. I told you about my
side of the family and your father told
you about his.’
A little boy went up to his father and asked: ‘Dad, where did my intelligence
come from?’ The father replied. ‘Well, son, you must have got it from your
mother, cause I still have mine.’
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The Eye of Intuition
Prologue from Ajna Chakra.
Karmas are what we have done, do and will
do, and life is an endless series of Karmas. We
move through life acting out our karmas in the
hope that life will improve. Life is never perfect
and our hopes are for the future. We collect
ideas to relieve our plight and embark on a
path in the hope that we can either solve our
problems or escape into a new domain free
from the trammels of present day life. Just look
at what we are doing, endlessly making more
and more plans for the future to relieve our
plight. Even when we have the best available
of everything, still we make plans to escape
the agony of life.
The agony is within and there is a root cause.
The great thirteenth century Sufi poet, Rumi,
calls it lament: the lament of the reed flute
plucked from the riverbeds of reeds;
it laments with the agony of being
separated from its source and the
player of this reed flute also laments
with his separation from his source.
And what is this source we come
from? Well it seems we don’t
know, or rather we have forgotten.
According to our great traditions
and teachings, we were once
part of that source and it was a
seamless consciousness.
According to Sufi traditions it is
pure love. The love that is so
pure that there are no barriers
or distinctions between the
lover and the beloved. It is all
one; and just as the drop in the
ocean is part of the ocean and
at the same time is the whole
ocean, in the same way our
origins are that drop, a part of the
whole, and this is the ecstatic state of being. It
is pure, it is boundless, it is unchanging and it
is beyond description, yet it is an inspiration to
ecstasy, a transport to transcendental bliss.
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by Rishi Nityabodhananda
We know that the path is from the particular to
the general, from worldly actions to inner truth,
but where is this path? Is it just in the mantra and
the meditation? Is it just in the karma yoga and
the kirtan? After these things don’t we remain
with the same understandings and identifications
as before? We read and we know everything,
yet have we learnt that hope in external effort is
bound to end with disappointment. The successful
man flying first class to Los Angeles is driven by
the will to escape his longing to reunite and the
subsistence farmer is driven by the same longing.
We suppress our original lament. The lament is the
sorrowful tune doled out in our hearts, for we have
separated from our source just like the reed flute
that plays its mournful tune.
Every church, synagogue, mosque, gurudwara
and temple has but one altar, an altar to that one
perfection, and everyone born into this world of
hope takes a position or stand either acknowledging
or denying its validity. Yet who has come close to it
through intellectual analysis?
This draws us into a debate on faith and conviction.
Faith surely holds the upper hand, the hand of
experienced knowledge, knowledge gained not by
intellectual conclusion but by a truth, a vision or an
experience.
Then we, the knower of that experience,
know what is true. When
a truth is so obviously
definite, then faith is
born and a conviction is
also. Seeing the truth, or
seeing the dawning of an
idea which is so obviously
and definitely true because
it has been seen in the form
of spiritual experience, is
seeing through the eye of
intuition, Ajna Chakra.
To purchase Ajna Chakra
by Rishi Nityabodhananda,
published by Yoga Publications
Trust, India © 2009, please
email rishisonline@gmail.com
or phone 02 66846026

Dream Steam
Authenticity is so very scarce,
When I find it I just want to bottle it,
Though it’s a little dangerous
Strange dreams
Addictive, nauseating dreams
Hazy, doped up, refracted imaginings
Time warps, still so stuck in the past
Floatin’ back
Picking up, finding course, direction
I can’t help you till I help me
And I’m certainly no savior
This girl dreams in-between still,
Limbo circus style,
Mandala misted eyes…
I want art to flood my being,
And light of the sweetest nectarine.
Dug the hugest hole into myself
Suddenly or not so suddenly,
Alice realises she’s fallen into a chasm of
intrigue.
Solitary, I must work,
In pitch black momentum.
Words churn out so easily…
Time is quickening, shortening,
Spitting out
I am too deep?
Oceans deep.
It scares me deep
I am the story teller, record keeper,
One of many, proud to bear this path
This light
Dream steam
Insomnia, a reoccurring theme
The moon so waxy and clear,
Icing the blue night
Tamsyn Rose © 2010
image by Bhadrena Rose
To perceive is to see
What you see is different to me
A vision, A scene, A dream
What does it all mean?
The dragonfly lifts the veil of
this created illusion we dance,
Perception of reality it reveals
Love, Life, Feeling,
Peeling away layers of external
existence
Exposed becomes the core
Raw concentrated essence
To harness, to hold, to cherish
To See & Just Be...
Be FREE!
Inscribe
Thru the looking glass....
Pia Alexandra © 2010
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The placement of salt water swimming pools on communities is both an
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In many cases it is unrealistic to assume that individual communities have the
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The problems for Australian Indigenous communities regarding health and
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The principle activity of ‘Creating Answers Incorporated’ is to assist in raising
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