I hope that over time this journal will spawn others, inspire people to try it themselves. To explore a different side of themselves that they may not have done before. Sharing. It's what life is about. The moments we share together. I close another chapter in my life this night. Time to move on to the next stage. Memories I'll have. And people I'll continue to stay in touch with as I move along my path. Wishing prosperity to everyone you know or knew is a powerful way to share. Besides it feels good too.

Look around at the people around you. Those closest may deeply reflect aspects of yourself in their words and behaviours. They can help you grow.

- Yoda

The Matrix is an age old myth updated to a modern setting. One of a profound realization that one has when one realizes the truth of existence. Or is that putting it too simply? Is there more about Neo, (oNe eoN Neo) like how he can see possibilities that the Matrix hasn't yet calculated. How he possesses a deeper innate understanding, so deep it's more subconcious than concious for most of his life until a series of stressful events push these abilties to the surface. One such pinnacle moment is the meeting with the Oracle. Where she tells Neo that Morpheus will put himself up in exchange to protect Neo. Where Morpheus will give his life in exchange for Neo's? And what happens? Who creates a different outcome in so many ways? The act of saving Morpheus is tailored to drive the abilities to the surface further. Until it culminates in the final fight seen where Neo shatters the Matrix driven agent. Talk about the ultimate hacker movie. Talk about hacking reality. Changing one's destiny. That nothing is preordained if we believe strongly enough in our own free will, guided by a strong character with strong ethics towards an outcome that is beneficial for all. A utopian ideal in some ways as the character who betrayed Neo showed us. Because human greed, a weakness, can be prayed upon by playing on the vices of a man which is what the agents did with him in some ways.

- Yoda

Hmmm...Where does it all begin. Well a little while ago it began (a previous incarnation of this story). I lost it when my damned connection to the net was dropped.

Mental note to self: Head to OSX FAQ and look for more issues regarding the DHCP server and if anyone else experiences these droppages.

The wind blows by softly carrying the scent of woodsmoke. I listen to the birds chirping in the trees. The soft rustling of the leaves. The moon glistening off the water. This is the magick of the world. Well one form of it. But it's proof. But people are looking of magick, which I believe is the search for self. That's what alchemy was about. That's what Lord of the Rings is. That's what Harry Potter might be (I haven't read it yet, I'll have to get back on you on it.) But I know Lord of the Rings is a search for meaning. It was a self-exploratory exercise for Tolkien. Most powerful peices of creativity such as it is, are imbued with a strong sense of self. I would have liked to met Tolkien. To let him know the magick is real. He had dwarves in his story. What do dwarves in his story remind us of? What did Walt Disney, another master of magick ( I only surmise this from the results he obtained, although he had his share of failures which helped him grow and become stronger) say about dwarves? Did you know there's dwarves in East Indian mythology and culture? Maybe Tolkien wrote about another time and place he saw that the world could be after a time? A fantastical journey towards an imagined Apocolypse? Maybe if it happens in the mind it's easier than if it happens in the real world, eh?

- Yoda

Where will all this technology take us? What's in control? Who's in control? Are you in control?

Well we've been to outer space. How far do we have to move away from this world to realize how valueable it is?

The melodic notes of a jazz piece play on and I see dancing fireflies. Like stars from the sky dancing right in front of me. Oh what a wonder! I still remember the firefly in a jar I had as a young boy.

Remember those moments of wonder when the universe smiles at you with its love. Those are true gifts of the moment.

-Yoda

This is from the heart. For me, personally, love is like my spiritual work. I share it in words. I share it in my actions. I strive to be someone who projects love and spirit in all my deeds. When I stray from the path because my ego begins to babble out of control, then I take a moment and remember to love myself and I do that when I stop for a moment and listen to the inner peace. It reminds me of the stable foundation of faith in the Great Work and my path that I have because I hear the call of my divine inner spark. Like a candle in an unlit room. Or the breaking rays of the sunshine on a clear dawn. The universes actions to show me the divine laws at work. And if I see something that feels out of place or I am unsure of it, then I ask the spirit to show me the love of the universe and those little signs that it knows mean something to me will begin to appear to explain things to me. Seeking inner peace and solitude will allow one to see what moves the spirit around us. We simply have to open ourselves with a view that the universe loves us, proof is that we are hear to work and the universe provides. Faith is the great connector for us to the divine. Listen, see, touch, feel, above all experience the love all around you. Let there be light, let there be love, love under law. Do what thou will shall be the whole of the law.

- Yoda

"The regrets of tomorrow are the missed opportunities and choices of today."

- Yoda

Here's a couple of web sites to peruse.

A good North American Native spirituality site owned by a friend of mine.

An interesting blog. Circadian Shift

Enjoy.

-Yoda

Saw an interesting speach by Bjron Lomborg, http://www.lomborg.com/ broadcast from The Frasier Institute. I'm with holding my opinion till I hear and read more but his speach was thought provoking.

- Yoda

The world spins on its axis, while it spins around the sun spinning on its axis. And spinning on its axis the moon circles the earth. These are amazing sights to visualize. The interaction of people is interesting to watch. You learn amazing things about people by watching their body language and actions.

Information overload is chronic today. All the technology produces it but we're ineffective at building technology which effectively organizes all that knowledge at this time. Once we do that, we will have effectively begun to utilize the technology in ways we haven't dreamed of.

Like people, technology is in a state chaos, ironic considering the underlying method it uses. It's a mirror of us. We have to refine ourselves as well. Cultivate our divine inner spark. So it's a white hot flame of divine purpose that permeates our being. When we have mastered ourselves, we'll successfully master the world around us, including the technology, not the reverse as most people do today.

Refine our mental control, and exercise the mind. Tune in to the voice of our true inner spirit.

-Yoda