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The Mathisen Corollary: Bruce Lee, 1940 - 1973
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Wednesday, July 20, 2011. Bruce Lee, 1940 - 1973. On this day in 1973, martial artist and film superstar Bruce Lee died of mysterious and still-disputed causes, at the age of only 32. During his life, he probably did more to bring the martial arts into the public consciousness than anyone else has ever done, before or since. Above, Bruce Lee is pictured with a Wing Chun muk jong. The number 108 is a precessional number. Encoding a sophisticated understanding of the astronomical phenomenon of precession.
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The Mathisen Corollary: Epiphany: revealing the hidden divine nature
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Monday, January 5, 2015. Epiphany: revealing the hidden divine nature. Image: Wikimedia commons ( link. The traditional celebration of Christmas continues for twelve days, beginning with the midnight birth of Jesus at the juncture between December 24 and December 25 (three days after winter solstice, which generally falls on December 21st most years, as discussed in this previous post. Itself contains the Greek prefix epi-. Meaning "to" or "towards" or "upon" (and which is found in the word epistle.
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The Mathisen Corollary: The Gospel of Thomas and the Everlasting Spring
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Thursday, July 9, 2015. The Gospel of Thomas and the Everlasting Spring. Image: Wikimedia commons ( link. We're currently engaged in an examination of some of the ancient texts found buried at the base of the Jabal al-Tarif near Nag Hammadi in Egypt, for evidence of teachings which resonate with the teachings conveyed by other Star Myths around the world. Examined the Gospel of Thomas. And the one who will be called his brother. In section 13 of the Gospel of Thomas, we find the following exchange:.
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The Mathisen Corollary: The Gospel of Thomas and the Divine Twin
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Monday, July 6, 2015. The Gospel of Thomas and the Divine Twin. Image: Wikimedia commons ( link. Why was an entire "library" of ancient texts carefully sealed in a large storage jar at the base of the steep cliffs of the massif known today as the Jabal al-Tarif, along the banks of the Nile River in Egypt not far from the ancient city of Thebes, sometime during the second half of what we label today as the fourth century AD (the fourth century being the years in the 300s, since the first. Included on the ...
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The Mathisen Corollary: The Eight Pieces of Brocade (八段錦): "Riding Horse, Drawing Bow to Shoot Eagle"
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Saturday, July 25, 2015. The Eight Pieces of Brocade (八段錦): "Riding Horse, Drawing Bow to Shoot Eagle". When I was a young lieutenant in the 82nd Airborne Division, I purchased a book called The Kung Fu Exercise Book. By Michael Minick, published in 1974. The book contains a series of exercises which it explains on page 9 are derived from the "Ancient Art Silk Weaving Exercises" and which the author says are part of a system which is far more than just exercise:. We are not suggesting that the exercises ...
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The Mathisen Corollary: The universe conspires to rescue a squirrel
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Tuesday, July 1, 2014. The universe conspires to rescue a squirrel. The other day my older son had two basketball games with his high school team, which were held at a nearby community college. The games were an hour apart, and so in between the two games, my wife decided to run some laps on the track at the college, which was completely empty. My younger son and I went along as well to get outside and enjoy the sunshine in between games. When Flash Gordon and Prince Barin have a little test of nerves by...
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The Mathisen Corollary: One of the most famous NDEs ever caught on film
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Saturday, August 4, 2012. One of the most famous NDEs ever caught on film. We examined some of the stunning implications in Chris Carter's outstanding examination of the subject of Near-Death Experience (NDE) and the implications of the NDE on the concept of consciousness. Today, we feature an actual film clip. That 1991 operation, known as a "standstill operation," was performed on a young woman named Pam Reynolds, who had suffered a major aneurysm on the wall of the basilar artery on the base of her br...
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The Mathisen Corollary: Bodhidharma, Shen Guang, and the Shaolin Temple
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Friday, February 27, 2015. Bodhidharma, Shen Guang, and the Shaolin Temple. Image: Wikimedia commons ( link. The historicity of many aspects of the famous Shaolin Temple* of China can be, and has been, a subject for study and debate. As with many such debates, particularly those in which deep reverence or personal beliefs are involved, examination of this subject can sometimes become contentious. I would argue that the emphasis on the invisible world of spirit is coded into the traditions of Shaolin Temp...
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The Mathisen Corollary: Why divinities can appear in an instant: The inner connection to the Infinite
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Friday, July 3, 2015. Why divinities can appear in an instant: The inner connection to the Infinite. Image: Wikimedia commons ( link. Why do the deities in the Mahabharata often appear instantly, upon the recitation of a mantra, the singing of a hymn, or even simply upon being remembered? For full quotation and source with links, see this previous post. If we apply this paragraph directly to the Mahabharata, we can paraphrase some of these assertions as follows:. In the previous post. We discussed some o...
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The Mathisen Corollary: A meditation upon the Thirteen Postures Song 十三勢歌
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Sunday, August 2, 2015. A meditation upon the Thirteen Postures Song 十三勢歌. Image: Wikimedia commons ( link. Cropped and with added text of the Song of the Thirteen Dynamics. Or Song of the Thirteen Postures. The Wudang Mountains of China are associated with the ancient internal arts: practices and disciplines designed to facilitate one's cultivation of and connection with chi. A word that is pronounced Xian. In Mandarin and Sin. Among the many texts sometimes attributed to this legendary personage or ass...
