Sounding stone: a three-way conversation Copy 3

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You are in a room. The room is rather empty and reminds you of a museum or a gallery space. You stand in front of a touchscreen on which a few lines of text are displayed. The text looks like an interactive, multiple-choice story of some sort. The room is dimly lit and it seems like there's nothing going on here. [[Boring]]. The only remotely interesting object in the room is a large stone. You take a [[closer look]] at it.

You examine the stone, its size, color and texture; you notice subtle discolorations, irregularities, small cracks. The longer you study the stone, the more details you see. Suddenly, for no particular reason, your attention is drawn to one of the tiny [[cavities]].

You realize this cavity looks like a microscopic [[crater]]. Instantly the images of greyish cosmic terrains appear in your mind's eye: you see close-up of the [[Moon]] as you've seen on some NASA [[pictures]].

You successfully resist an urge to yawn.

You recall an article proving the Apollo [[Moon-landings]] had been [[hoaxed]] - the footage was allegedly produced in a studio by [[Stanley Kubrick]] around the time he was filming the "2001: A Space Odyssey".

Sea of Clouds, Sea that has become known, Serpent Sea. Marsh of Sleep. Land of Manna. Selenography. [[Moon]].

The surface of the stone feels pleasantly cool. Would you like to continue getting to know the stone? [[Yes]] [[No]]

For a brief moment - instead of a stone - you see an ancient, black monolith in front of you. After a short while, the daydream fades away and your attention returns to the tiny [[crater]] on the surface of the stone.

There's undoubtedly a certain presence there in this piece of rock. You feel a bit startled at first, but after a while it becomes evident to you that the stone is - in its own unique way - alive. It experiences existence just as you do. It most definitely IS. The temperature in the room, the humidity level, the air pressure, the light - all these factors are being perceived by you and by the stone alike, only through different filters of your bodies. Human body, [[stone body]].

The stone seems indifferent to your decision. However, when you walk away you have a sensation of being watched, as if the stone-person was aware of your presence and leaving. The sensation is hard to shake off and you have a feeling that it will stay with you for a while. [[You leave the room]].

You study the microscopic crater with a particular attention and a certain degree of intensity. While you look at the stone with this hightened awareness you suddenly realize that the stone looks back at you. You reach out your hand and gently hover across the stone's [[surface]].

Another curious thing that comes to your mind is the extraterrestrial real estate market. There are claims of land ownership on other planets or natural satellites by certain organizations and individuals. Some people have claimed [[ownership]] of celestial bodies and are involved in selling parts of them through certificates of ownership termed "Lunar deeds", "Martian deeds" or similar.

"JENARO GAJARDO VERA, lawyer, poet, is the owner from before the year 1857, adding to the possessions of his ancestors the celestial body and only satellite of the Earth, with a diameter of 3,475.99 kilometers, under the name of [[Moon]], whose boundaries are, due to being a spheroidal body: North, South, East and West: outer space. His place of residence being: Calle 1 Oriente 1270 and his marital status being married. Talca." signed: Jenaro Gajardo Vera RUN 1.487.45-K Ñuñoa Talca, September 25, 1954

Low gravity slow-mo, rough surface, billowing grey dust, unidentified footprint, [[crater]], [[void]].

There's literally 'nothing' here. (Śūnyatā: all things are [[empty]] of intrinsic existence and nature)

Speaking of emptiness - famous psychic Edgar Cayce (1877-1945) in one of his self-induced sleep sessions saw that the Moon is empty [[inside]].

As you touch the stone body you slowly realize the age difference between you two. Your entire lifetime is but one milisecond in a [[life]] of this stone. Not even a blink of an eye. It's been here long before you were born and will remain here long after you've turned to ash.

When you think of the stone's lifespan, you realize the vastness of time and your own minuteness. How much has the stone witnessed? Ice age? Dinosaurs? [[Archean eon]]? [[Hadean eon]]? Has it been here since the beginning of [[time]]?

You recognize that you stand before the elder of elders. The stone-person has been through times and experiences you can't even wrap your mind around or properly imagine. You almost feel like asking a [[question]] or two.

The first geologic eon in the Earth's history, between 4.6 billion and about 4.0 billion years ago. It was named after Hades - the ancient Greek god of the underworld.

The second geologic eon in the Earth's history, between 4.0 billion and about 2.5 billion years ago.

Stone, [[who are you]]?

(silence) Although the stone may be able to pick up the vibration of your voice, it may not be able to answer the same way, or even if it would answer - you may not be able to hear it. Still, you are confident that there must be a way to communicate between the two of you. You begin to think of other ways to hear the stone's [[voice]].

You allow yourself a couple of minutes for consideration, and very soon you come up with a few possible ideas. You can resort to: 1 - [[Amplification]] of the vibrational frequency of the stone 2 - [[Telepathy]] - to get the direct thought transmission 3 - Energetic connection using sound [[frequencies]] 4 - [[Divination]] 5 - A quick look into the [[Akashic records]] 6 - Chaos! [[Pure randomness]] 7 - [[Direct]] method (similar to telepathy)

Although you may not be able to literally make the stone speak, you could try to hear their vibration. All matter is [[energy]] vibrating in various frequencies after all. The stone's voice seems to either have too low volume for your hearing apparatus to pick up, or it falls entirely outside of your perception range. It may very well be an infrasound. Still, you could look for a way to amplify it. You begin to think of [[piezoelectric]] properties of certain materials - crystals for instance. You happen to have your lucky quartz in the pocket, and having thought of that you start fidgeting with it.

Piezoelectricity is simply a way of converting mechanical energy, like pressure or movement, into electrical signals (or vice-versa). To amplify the vibrational frequency of the stone then you need to: a) put the stone into vibration (e.g. kick it?), b) amplify the vibration, c) measure the vibration, d) interpret the result. Sounds simple, and for a brief moment you feel excited. But then the [[doubts]] creep in.

You choose to try telepathy: wireless transmission of information between two or more living beings. The word 'telepathy' indicates 'distant feeling'. You decide to tune in and 'feel' the stone, 'talk' to the stone-person directly, using the invisible mental link and bypassing sensory organs or physical interaction. You take three slow, deep breaths [[to quieten your mind]].

The idea that you can actually arrive at the right answer randomly is very convincing. What's random, chaotic, coincidental may only appear as such, while there are some unknown, hidden algorithms at play. So: [[coin tossing]] or a [[number generator]]?

[[Amplification]] of the vibrational frequency of the voice [[Telepathy]] - to get the direct thought transmission Energetic connection using sound [[frequencies]] [[Divination]] A quick look into the [[Akashic records]] [[Direct]] method (similar to telepathy)

You start toying with the idea of a more abstract conversation, where you would use sound and syllables instead of words and syntax. Something that would allow you to connect with the stone in a more organic way and bypass the intellectual mind. On a physical level the difference between your human body and the stone body is very clear, but what about the energy? You're familiar with various concepts about the human energy system, like [[meridians]] or [[chakras]]. You have no idea however if stones have subtle bodies, and if they do, how do these bodies function? You decide to pause for a moment and [[consider it]] more thoroughly.

Oracles of all times and cultures were THE source of information, when everything else failed. Ancient Greeks consulted the Delphi oracle, ancient Norsemen consulted the rune-casting vitki, the Etruscan haruspices read from the livers of freshly slain animals, queen Elisabeth I consulted John Dee and Edward Kelley, Rudolf II took advice from seers and alchemists, Chinese emperors consulted Ba-Zi, Carl Gustav Jung posed questions to I-Ching, Ronald Reagan consulted the astrologer Joan Quigley, Donald Trump consulted the feng shui master Pun-Yin, and so on and so forth. Since the rich and famous of this world consulted oracles, so could you. Tarot, astrology, geomancy, runes, scrying mirrors, crystal balls, sexagenary cycle, animal viscera and tasseography. Which one to [[choose]]?

You open the number generator and press the command 'generate'. You get a random number. [[Hmm...]]

After a quick consideration you realize that all the above methods require either skills you don't have or tools you don't possess at the moment (crystal ball, fresh guts and so on). Another thing - most of these methods will give you the information ABOUT the stone, not the answers coming from the stone itself. You probably won't hear the stone's voice by reading tea leaves. Yet, there may be one thing you could try. [[Pendulum]].

Oh, you don't have one on you either. You recall however that the pendulum method is not necessarily about the tool itself, but about the principle behind the tool. Roughly: you assign two directions (e.g. left/right) to the corresponding answers (yes/no). In order to get the answers you can either construct your own [[instant pendulum]], or you can do without any tools and become a [[human pendulum]] yourself.

'Human pendulum' method is another name for applied kinesiology or "muscle testing". There are several ways to become a human pendulum. Just choose one: 1. Stand straight, with your feet together and your arms along your body. Clear your mind, then ask a question. If the answer is 'yes', you will feel your body slightly moving forward, as if your center of mass was shifting to the front. If the answer is 'no', your body will tilt backward. The movements of your body can be very subtle, so better tune in and focus. 2. The second method is a classic muscle test as described by Dr. David R. Hawkins. Stand upright, hold your arm straight ahead of you and ask a question. If the arm stays strong the answer is 'yes', if the arm feels weak and tends to drop the answer is 'no'. 3. The third technique you can use is to touch the tips of your index finger and thumb together forming a circle, then ask a question. Use the other hand’s index finger to see if you can break the connection. When you can’t break the connection it's a 'yes', and if you can - it's a 'no'. Now when you've chosen a method it's time to come up with [[a protocol]] and get some answers.

To build your own device you need a thread and a small object. A thread can be substituted with a necklace or a thin rope. Anything about 20-40 cm in length will do. At the one end you need to attach an object that will serve as a weight - a metal ring is a good choice. The other end you hold in your hand and let the pendulum swing. Not feeling ready to unstitch your garments to obtain a thread, you take off the chain-necklace from your neck and attach a ring to it. Now it's time to come up with a [[working protocol]] and get some answers.

For now you abandon the attempts to amplify the stone's voice or receive the message telepathically. Instead, you recall the hypothesis of an [[etheric library]], a non-physical repository for all of the world's knowledge and history. If such library indeed exists, all you have to do is to find a way to access it and then learn, learn, learn, anything that you've ever wanted [[to know]].

Only you know if your attempt to connect was successful and what answer you've received from the stone. You might want to share the message you've got here: sounding.stone@protonmail.com How did you like your [[experience]]?

Akashic records, according to theosophy and anthroposophy, is a compendium of all that has ever happened in the past, happens in the present, and will happen in the future, in all human and non-human worlds. The informations are believed to be encoded in a non-physical plane of existence known as the mental plane. Madame Blavatsky referred to Akashic records as 'the indestructible tablets of the astral light'. Later on Carl Gustav Jung ascribed similar properties to the collective unconscious. The term 'Akashic records' comes from the Sanskrit word 'akasha' which denotes one of the five elements (the other being air, fire, water and earth) from which everything is built.

The point (~1 cm diameter) is located on the dorsal area of the right hand, between the extensions of the ring and middle finger, about 0,5 cm below them. To activate it, you charge the point by rubbing it with your left thumb at a medium velocity for about [[15 minutes]].

Giuseppe Calligaris (1876-1944), was an Italian medical doctor and professor in neurology, whose main research interest was the body-mind reflex chains. He discovered that human skin is covered with an invisible network of lines and points. Stimulation of these lines can influence not only the physiology of inner organs but can also activate the subconscious mind, lead to changes in perception, and induce psychic experiences. These curious discoveries were poorly received by his contemporaries and subsequently ruined his academic career. After his death much of the research records mysteriously vanished – the rumor has it they were confiscated by the US and Soviet secret services. Nowadays, his work is nearly forgotten.

You feel intrigued. You are one of the few people who managed to access the Akashic records; you're somewhat proud of yourself and can hardly believe it was that easy. Why no more people are doing it!? Consider to share the intel you got from the stone with the world. Maybe write a blog or something? Or share it here: sounding.stone@protonmail.com [[You leave the room]].

Well, that wasn't easy at all to be honest. You either failed to locate the point correctly, or the activation period was too short. Despite getting no results this time, you don't feel discouraged and decide to try another method: [[Amplification]] of the vibrational frequency of the voice [[Telepathy]] - to get the direct thought transmission Energetic connection using sound [[frequencies]] [[Divination]] Chaos! [[Pure randomness]] [[Direct]] method (similar to telepathy)

The pendulum protocol: 1. Establish your working method – usually pendulum swinging in a circle clockwise indicates YES, anti-clockwise movement or swinging from left to right indicates NO. After each question clear the pendulum by touching it to the ground or a table. 2. Take a piece of paper and write down the numbers from 0 to 9. 3. Quiet your mind. 4. Check if your answers are correct by holding the pendulum above your hand (see the point #1). 5. If yes – proceed, if no – end here and try later. 6. Ask the stone for agreement to measure their frequency. 7. If yes – proceed, if no – end here and try later. 8. Ask if the frequency is a one digit number. If no: ask if it is a two-digit number. If no: ask if it is a three-digit number. 9. Once you know how many digits the frequency number consists of, ask for each digit separately by holding the pendulum over your scale (0 – 9). After you followed the above steps you finally know what the frequency of the stone [[is]]!

Even if you manage to force the stone to vibrate, the frequency you'll get won't be the 'real' vibration of the stone, coming from its inner core, or the soul if you will. What you'll get to measure will be rather the reverberation of the stone particles in movement, under 'stress'. The resulting vibration then could be compared to the sound one makes after one's been hit on the head - surely a genuine sound, but certainly not a sound of one's soul. The more you ponder on this, the more you cringe at the thought of hitting or kicking the stone person. That's not the way to make a conversation happen. Besides, you're in an empty room, without proper equipment. You could try to construct a DIY piezo transducer using pieces of your belongings, but somehow you feel the result will not be worth your effort. You sigh, and reluctantly return to considering other methods: [[Telepathy]] - to get the direct thought transmission Energetic connection using sound [[frequencies]] [[Divination]] A quick look into the [[Akashic records]] Chaos! [[Pure randomness]] [[Direct]] method (similar to telepathy)

Root Chakra frequency: 396 Hz Sacral Chakra frequency: 417 Hz Solar Plexus Chakra frequency: 528 Hz Heart Chakra frequency: 639 Hz Throat Chakra frequency: 741 Hz Third Eye Chakra frequency: 852 Hz Crown Chakra frequency: 963 Hz

The meridian system is a concept in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). Meridians are non-physical channels through which the life energy (qi) flows, connecting all organs, muscles, glands, etc.

Apart from the human physical body (sthula sarira), there is a subtle body (sukshma sarira). The subtle body consists of energy channels (nadi) connected by spinning vortexes of energy called chakras. The Sanskrit word "chakra" translates to a 'wheel' or a 'disk'. The main function of the chakras is to keep the Self (universal consciousness) connected to the phenomenal world. The chakras receive, transmit and transmute prana into different frequencies or pitches. There are seven main chakras along the spine and countless secondary chakras throughout the subtle body.

For starters, you're rather open to the idea that both humans and animals have energy bodies and fully functioning chakras, you've heard some scholars talking about it, you've read articles, you've seen images. You're also familiar with Kirlian photography, which is able to show an electrical discharge (or an energy field if you will) around the living beings - not only humans or animals, but also plants and crystals. Lastly, there are countless stories about the energy points around the whole globe, so-called sacred sites, or 'Earth chakras' - places with unusual energetic properties known to mankind for millennia. Unless you're one of those who completely reject the existence of chakras in the first place, you have to admit there's no viable reason to think that some entities - like humans - have chakras, and other (e.g. plants, minerals, planets) don't. For now, you're convinced to [[proceed]].

Ok, so let's say the stone has some sort of energy system. That would mean it has at least one chakra, or energy node. Does it correspond to any of your lower or higher chakras, or does it vibrate in a completely different frequency range? And here's where your anthropocentrism takes over. You can't help but think that the stone's vibrational range has to be lower than yours. Lower not in terms of inferiority, but because of high density. The stone's rock solid after all. Knowing about the base [[frequency]] of each human chakra you start to mull over how humming in certain pitches would influence the stone person. Would it prompt them to respond in some way, or not? You're not confident with your musical abilities, so instead of humming you decide to generate the lowest chakra frequency - the root chakra - and play it to the stone to see what happens. [[Play a 396 sinewave]]

UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUT UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUT UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUT After you're done humming, [[you touch the stone]].

Again you feel the cold surface under your palm. This time something definitely has happened, but you're not really sure what. There's been a shift of some sort in your relatshionship to the stone, you feel as if you two got acquainted a tiny little bit better. Encouraged by the result you decide to follow up with some more chanting. This time you pick the [[bija mantra]] for the root chakra. [[Chant the mantra]]

You open the sinewave generator, type the number '396' and press 'play'. After you've played the root chakra sound, you touch the stone and check if anything has [[changed]].

You feel the cold surface under your palm and try to create in yourself a sense of openness and receptivity. Seems like... nothing has happened. Yet, you can't explain why, but somehow you feel this is going in a good direction, so you decide to [[dig deeper]].

Since playing the mechanically generated sound didn't affect the stone, maybe your human voice will? Now that you were reminded of the exact pitch, you feel confident to hum the sound to the stone. You add the original [[solfeggio]] notation 'UT'. [[Hum]]

Back in the 11th century the Benedictine monks introduced the musical scale that we now know as the Solfeggio frequencies, although it is said that the scale dates back to ancient history. Originally the monks used six Solfeggio notes: 396Hz, 417Hz, 528Hz, 639Hz, 741Hz, and 852Hz. The syllables used to denote the tones were: Ut, Re, Mi, Fa, Sol, La - they were taken from the first stanza of the hymn to St. John the Baptist. Three more frequencies were added recently: 174Hz, 285Hz and 963Hz. Solfeggio frequencies are linked with various aspects of the body-mind and are used for promoting healing and wellbeing.

Bija mantras are one-syllable sounds used in meditation and yoga practice. In Sanskrit 'bija' means 'seed'.

You chant the mantra LAM. LAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMMM LLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMM LAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMMM After chanting for a couple of minutes, you [[lay your hand]] on the stone once again.

Feeling the familiar surface under your palm, you gently smile to yourself. You two are definitely more connected now; by your efforts you made yourself known to the stone. You feel like you're being seen and heard, as if standing in a presence of a silent, yet attentive friend. After a long while of just being and enjoying the moment, the little voice in your head suddenly comes back. What if the connection you feel is just an illusion, and your good mood is due to the chanting only? Mantras have [[healing]] properties after all. You've just healed your root chakra, you're feeling better, that's all. Then again - what if you've chosen the wrong frequency? Maybe choosing an even [[lower]] one would be more appropriate?

In 1952 Winfried Otto Schumann documented the electromagnetic resonances existing between the Earth’s surface and the ionosphere. They are a set of spectrum peaks in the extremely low frequency portion of the Earth's electromagnetic field - about 8 Hz. Schumann believed that this frequency was nothing else but the Earth’s heartbeat. Now when you contemplate the idea, would it be correct to assume that the stone's frequency should lie somewhere in between the Schumann resonance at 8 Hz and the lowest solfeggio at 174 Hz? It seems justified to think that the stone probably vibrates at a higher frequency than the Earth itself, but lower than humans or plants. How to determine the frequency then? You can try to [[intuit it]], [[generate it]], or [[divine it]].

The two lowest solfeggio frequencies you recall are 285Hz and 174hz. You take a shot at the latter one, and since you're not sure what pitch exactly to intone, you decide to play the sine wave and hum along with it. [[Play]] Or - how about the [[Schumann resonance]]?

You play the tone. [[What now?]]

You can't help but digress, and for a split second your thoughts are drawn to the memory of healing by way of: [[mantra]] [[potion]]

Funny thing, it's hard to focus this time. You hum and simultaneously your mind is racing and you can't stop doubting yourself. The tune is very pleasant though. Feeling that it's leading you nowhere, you come back to considering the [[Schumann resonance]].

You lay your left hand on the stone and the right one on your heart and mentally ask: "Stone, state a number between 8 and 174 that corresponds to your base frequency in Hz". [[And?]]

You open the number generator, set the valueas between 8 and 174 and click 'generate'. In no time the generator gives you the number. [[Now what?]]

A number came to your mind. You type the number into the sine wave generator, generate the tone and [[play]] it to the stone.

So you've got the numerical value for the stone's frequency. You type the number into the sine wave generator, generate the tone and [[play it]] to the stone.

It definitely feels right. Or close to right at least. There's a strange reverberation though. You strain your ears to [[figure out]] what's goin on.

A success! Seems like you've found the right frequency and sort of proved your theory about the stone's energy altogether. Failure, alas. You've played to the stone their own frequency, and all you've got from them was more of the same frequency. You're not sure what to make of it. Slowly some [[reflections]] and [[insights]] start to form in your mind.

After a while of intensive, mindful listening you recognize that the sound is distorted. The best description you can come up with is 'audio feedback'. It's rather subtle, yet becomes more and more annoying to your ears - the output and input of the sound(s) are clearly in a feedback loop. You have no idea how it happens, but the stone and the sound generator pick up each other's voices in an eerie rolling echo. You stop playing the sine wave, [[startled]].

You still know nothing. You haven't learn much from the stone, nor about the stone, nor about yourself in all this. Yes, you've learned the frequency of the stone - or at least you think you did - but this have led you [[nowhere]].

So you've got the numerical value for the stone's frequency. What do you want to do with it? a) I want to type the number into the sine wave generator and [[play it to the stone]]. b) I'd be happy to just [[contemplate]] the number.

You write down the number on a piece of paper and stare at it for a while. Then you add the digits and what you get is a single digit: 4. You look at the [[number 4]] now. You fix your gaze on the digit and quickly drift off to a gentle, [[meditative state]].

The North Node of the Moon (or the Serpent's Head).

You type the number into the tone generator and then play it to the stone. It definitely feels right. Or very close to right at least. There's a strange reverberation though. You strain your ears to [[figure out]] what's goin on.

We all know that the meaning of life is number 42, so the number 4 has to stand for something else.

At first, your mind is calm and completely blank. You're perfectly content in this tranquil, self-contained state. After a while, single thought-forms begin to emerge from the quiet background of your mind. They're not the usual mind chatter though, but thoughts that seemingly arise "from nowhere", almost as if they're not yours - but pouring into you from an unknown source. Soon your mind is flooded with [[a myriad]] of images, symbols, and revelations pertaining to the number 4.

4 is the smallest composite number, the smallest squared prime and the only even number in this form. There are four seasons and four cardinal directions. 4 in astrology is correlated with [[Rahu]] and the sign of Cancer, in Renaissance magic with planet Jupiter and the [[4th order magic square]]. Many of the divine names associated with Jupiter have numerological values of 4. 4 in numerology stands for a master builder and hard work. 4 corresponds to a Hebrew letter Dalet and the word "door". When we apply the rules of gematria it corresponds to phrases like "life force" and "I am time" as well. There are four [[watchtowers]] in Western Magick and [[four suits]] in Tarot deck. Four angels surround the Throne of Glory, the cherubim from Ezekiel's vision have [[four faces]], there are four Gospels in the New Testament, there are [[four beasts]] and [[four Horsemen]] in the Apocalypse, and [[four letters]] in the name of God. There are [[Four Noble Truths]] on the path of dharma, [[four sights]] and [[four stages of enlightenment]]. [[Four Heavenly Kings]] watch over the cardinal directions, as do the [[four dwarves]] in Younger Edda. There are [[Four Kumaras]] born from the [[four-faced Brahma]]. There are [[four Vedas]], and [[four Yugas]]. There are [[four symbols]] of I Ching, [[Four Pillars]] of Destiny in Ba-Zi, and four Dragon Kings of the [[Four Seas]]. Svetovid had four heads and Helios' chariot was drawn by four horses. The number four is associated with death in certain parts of East Asia. Type #4 in Enneagram is [[the Individualist]]. There are [[Four Rivers]] - both in Eden, and in the Underworld. There are [[four Matriarchs]] and [[four created worlds]]. The fourth sephira on the kabbalistic Tree of Life is [[Chesed]]. Four signifies a sense of totality, it is associated with creation. There are four rows in [[Tetractys]]. Your mind almost explodes with knowledge, insights and connections, and for a moment you think you're going [[mad]].

cherub, man, lion, eagle

lion, calf, man, eagle

Tetragrammaton (JHWH)

In the book of Revelation the first horseman rides on a white horse, carrying a bow, and is a figure of Conquest. The second rides a red horse, carries a sword and is the creator of War. The third is a food merchant riding upon a black horse, symbolizing Famine. The fourth horse is pale, and upon it rides the Death itself.

4 14 15 1 9 7 6 12 5 11 10 8 16 2 3 13

In Buddhism, the Four Noble Truths are identified as the first teachings given by the Buddha. They are: Dukkha (suffering) is an innate characteristic of existence in the realm of samsara; Samudaya (origin of suffering), which arises with taṇhā (craving); Nirodha (end of suffering) of this dukkha can be attained by the renouncement or letting go of this taṇhā; Magga (the path) is leading to renouncement of tanha and cessation of dukkha.

Rigveda, Samaveda, Yajurveda and Atharvaveda

A Yuga Cycle (Chatur Yuga or Maha Yuga) is a cyclic age where eternal time repeats general events. Each cycle lasts for 4,320,000 years (12,000 divine years) and consists of four yugas: Satya Yuga, Treta Yuga, Dvapara Yuga, and Kali Yuga. There are 1,000 cycles in a kalpa (one day of Brahma), which is followed by a night or pralaya. During a pralaya, everything created by Brahma is unmanifest, including himself, until he is reborn in his next day, starting the Yuga Cycles again.

Vaiśravaṇa - Chief of the four kings and protector of the north Virūḍhaka - King of the south and one who causes good growth of roots Dhṛtarāṣṭra - King of the east and god of music Virūpākṣa - King of the west and one who sees all

Guardians of cardinal directions: Norðri (North), Suðri (South), Austri (East) and Vestri (West)

Guardians of four directions: East, air, Aldebaran, Archangel Raphael, YHVH South, fire, Regulus, Archangel Michael, ADNI West, water, Antares, Archangel Gabriel, AHIH North, earth, Fomalhaut, Archangel Uriel, AGLA

The Minor Arcana comprise four suits with 14 cards each: wands, cups, swords, and pentacles. They correspond with traditional cards and their suits: clubs (♣), hearts (♥), spades (♠), and diamonds (♦).

Four sights refer to the observations which affected Prince Siddhartha, made him realize the sufferings of all beings, and compelled him to begin his spiritual journey: an old man, a sick man, a dead man, and an ascetic.

The Kumaras are four sages who roam the universe: Sanaka, Sanatana, Sanandana, and Sanatkumara. They are mind-born children of the creator-god Brahma.

The four stages of enlightenment in Early Buddhism and Theravada are four progressive stages culminating in full enlightenment: Sotāpanna - a stream-enterer Sakadāgāmin - a once-returner Anāgāmi - a non-returner Arahant

The four Dragon Kings rule the four seas. They live in crystal palaces guarded by crab generals and shrimp soldiers. Dragon Kings take orders from the Jade Emperor. Ao Guang (Azure Dragon) is the Dragon God of the east, the essence of spring and the East China Sea. Ao Qin (Red Dragon) is the Dragon God of the south, the essence of summer and the South China Sea. Ao Shun (Black Dragon) is the Dragon God of the north, the essence of winter and the Lake Baikal. Ao Run (White Dragon) is the Dragon God of the west, the essence of autumn and the Qinghai Lake.

Four Rivers of Eden: Euphrates, Gihon, Hiddekel and Pison Four Rivers of the Underworld: Phlegethon, Cocytus, Styx and Acheron

Tetractys is a mystical symbol of the Pythagoreans. The first four numbers symbolize the musica universalis and the Cosmos as: 1. Monad - Unity (a point) 2. Dyad – Power (a line) 3. Triad - Harmony (a plane) 4. Tetrad - Kosmos (a tetrahedron) The four rows add up to ten, which was unity of a higher order (The Dekad). The Tetractys symbolizes the four classical elements—fire, air, water, and earth.

The tree of life is a diagram used in various esoteric traditions (Jewish Kabbalah, Christian Cabbala, Hermetic Qabalah and other). It is a map of the flow of energy from infinite to finite, and maps different stages of creation. Sephirah Chesed is the fourth emanation of Ein Sof and is associated with love and kindness. According to Dion Fortune there are similarities between the Tree of Life and the [[Tetractys]]: the point is assigned to Kether, the line to Chokmah, the two-dimensional plane to Binah, and the three-dimensional solid to Chesed.

Sometimes called the Romantic. Identity seeker; the sensitive, introspective type. Expressive, dramatic, self-absorbed, prone to melancholy. The Enneagram of Personality is a model of the human psyche which is principally understood as a typology of nine interconnected personality types. The origins of the model itself and theories associated with it are a matter of dispute - most ideas are ascribed to Oscar Ichazo, Claudio Naranjo, the latter one influenced by George Gurdjieff.

Sarah, Rebecca, Rachel, and Leah.

The Four Worlds in Kabbalah are spiritual realms in the descending chain of Existence: Atziluth (the World of Emanation) Briah (the World of Creation) Yetzirah (the World of Formation) Asiyah (the World of Action)

Brahma is the Hindu creator god. He is self-born, and the creator of the four Vedas, one from each of his mouths. Brahma is consort of Saraswati and he is the father of [[Four Kumaras]]. He is also known as the Grandfather and later equivalent of Prajapati. He is part of the Trimurti, together with Vishnu and Shiva.

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Or - there's no "inside" at all, because the Moon is embedded, like a jewel, on the inner surface of our firmament, just as the ancients have said. Or - possibly - it's not hollow but there are some "things" inside. Like an amplifier of signal from Saturn, making the Moon the control station for the prison planet Earth. Coming back to that cavity though, that tiny little [[crater]]. Let's take a look.

All those meanings, all those insights - you arrived at them through the numerical gate "4". The stone has led you to all this, the stone seems to be connected to the deepest wisdom of the Universe. The stone is everything and everything is the stone. This sudden realization of totality and interconnectedness is so profound and overwhelming, that it almost moves you to tears. There is no sense of separatedness: [[reality is oneness]] and everything is entangled.

Filled with enthusiasm, you go ahead and ask questions. At first the answers blow your mind away. Then you get used to learning all these incredible information. Then you slowly begin to feel [[suspicious]].

You wait a little while. Then you give a [[working protocol]] another try.

It's either you're getting tired and the answers gradually make less and less sense, or you're loosing confidence in the whole process. You almost feel like you're talking with yourself, asking questions and then answering them. Your subconscious has a lot to say, but all this leaves you dissatisfied. You'd rather hear the stone's voice, not your own. After a short rest you decide to give the pendulum method another try. This time - instead of asking questions - your goal is to find out what the stone's frequency is. You go back to the [[protocol]] and re-work it to fit your needs.

To build your own device you need a thread and a small object. A thread can be substituted by a necklace or a thin rope. Anything with a length of about 20-40 cm will do. At the one end you need to attach an object that will serve as a weight - a metal ring is a good choice. The other end you hold in your hand and let the pendulum swing. Not feeling ready to unstitch your garments to obtain a thread, you take off the chain-necklace from your neck and attach a ring to it. Now it's time to come up with a [[protocol]] and get some answers.

The 'human pendulum' method is another name for applied kinesiology or 'muscle testing'. There are several ways to become a human pendulum. Just choose one: 1. Stand straight, with your feet together and your arms along your body. Clear your mind, then ask a question. If the answer to your question is 'yes', you will feel your body slightly moving forward, as if the center of mass was shifting to the front. If the answer is 'no', your body will tilt backward. The movements of your body can be very subtle, so better tune in and focus. 2. The second method is a classic muscle test as described by Dr. David R. Hawkins. Stand upright, hold your arm straight ahead of you and ask a question. If the arm stays strong the answer is 'yes', if the arm feels weak and tends to drop the answer is 'no'. 3. The third technique you can use is to touch the tips of your index finger and thumb together forming a circle, then ask a question. Use the other hand’s index finger to see if you can break the connection. When you can’t break the connection it's a 'yes', and if you can - it's a 'no'. Now when you've chosen your method it's time to get some [[answers]].

1. Stand straight and quieten your mind. 2. Apply the chosen muscle testing method. 3. Ask the stone for agreement to measure their frequency. 4. If yes – proceed, if no – end here and try later. 5. Ask if the stone's frequency is a one-digit number. If yes: proceed to #6; if no: ask if it is a two-digit number. If yes: proceed to #6; if no: you know it is a three-digit number. 6. Once you know how many digits the frequency number consists of, ask for each digit (on the scale from 0 to 9) separately. After you followed the above steps you know what the frequency of the stone [[is]]!

The human pendulum protocol: 1. Stand straight and quieten your mind, then apply the previously chosen method. 2. Ask the stone if they agree to talk with you. 3. [[If you get a yes]] – proceed, [[no]] – end here and try later.

You wait a little while. Then you give [[the protocol]] another try.

The human pendulum protocol: 1. Stand straight and quieten your mind. 2. Ask the stone if they agree to talk with you. 3. [[If you get a yes]] – proceed, [[no]] – end here and try later.

You choose to try the most basic, most natural and direct method: a simple touch. When you think of touching - or laying hands if you will - images and ideas associated with [[vitalism]] and [[mesmerism]] come to your mind. You're also familiar with the theory of [[morphic resonance]], and this reassures you that accessing the information gathered in the field is possible for anyone. Although you never attempted to develop your psionic powers, you assume that by simply [[laying your hands]] on the stone you can create an energetic pathway between the two of you; a pathway that will allow for the information to [[flow]].

Sadhguru: Every sound has a form attached to it and every form has a sound attached to it. Through an oscilloscope you can know that every reverberation has a form. Sound is still a physical entity - it is the subtlest form of physicality.

"I etch a pattern of geometric shapes onto a stone. To the uninitiated, the shapes look mysterious and complex, but I know that when arranged correctly they will give the stone a special power, enabling it to respond to incantations in a language no human being has ever spoken. I will ask the stone questions in this language, and it will answer by showing me a vision: a world created by my spell, a world imagined within the pattern on the stone." W. Daniel Hillis, The Pattern on the Stone: The Simple Ideas that Make Computers Work, Basic Books, 1998 and: "All lifeforms are essentially rocks" Johnjoe McFadden, Quantum Evolution: Life in the Multiverse, Flamingo, 2011

What do you want to do with the number you've got? [[I've had enough]] and want out Let me [[reflect on it]] I assume the number is a frequency in Hertz and I want to type it into the [[sinewave generator]] to see what happens.

You write down the number on a piece of paper and look at it for a while. Then you add the digits and you continue to stare at the resulting single digit. Once you fixed your gaze on it you quickly drift off to [[a gentle, meditative state]].

You turn around and get ready to leave. The stone seems indifferent to your decision. However, when you walk away you have a sensation of being watched, as if the stone-person was aware of your presence. The sensation is hard to shake off and you have a feeling that it will stay with you for a while. [[You leave the room]].

In your head you hear a monotonous chant of a Medicine Buddha mantra: oṃ bhaiṣajye bhaiṣajye bhaiṣajya-samudgate svāhā Then you come back to your current doubts: what if you've chosen the wrong frequency? Maybe choosing an even [[lower]] one would be more appropriate to communicate with the stone?

Potion of healing: You regain 2d4+2 Hit Points when you drink this potion. Whatever its potency, the potion’s red liquid glimmers when agitated. In your mind's eye you see a swirling light beam and momentarily feel stronger. Then you leave the D&D world and come back to your current doubts: what if you've chosen the wrong frequency? Maybe choosing an even [[lower]] one would be more appropriate to communicate with the stone?

Filled with enthusiasm, you go ahead and ask questions. At first the answers blow your mind away. Then you get used to learning all these incredible information. Then you begin to [[feel suspicious]].

It's either you're getting tired and the answers gradually make less and less sense, or you're loosing confidence in the whole process. You almost feel like you've been talking with yourself, asking questions and then answering them. Your subconscious had a lot to say, but all this left you dissatisfied. You'd rather hear the stone's voice, not your own. After a short rest you decide to give the body-pendulum method another try. This time - instead of asking questions - your goal is to find out what the stone's frequency is. You go back to the protocol and re-work it to fit your needs. Now it's time to get the [[answers]].

You take three slow, deep breaths to quieten your mind. One... two... three. You lay your left hand on the surface of the stone, and the right hand on your chest. Then you simply stay like that, open and receptive, and wait patiently for the [[message]] to arrive.

[[Interesting!]] [[So so]] [[It was a waste of time]]

You turn around and leave. However, you can't shake off the feeling that you've just missed out on something. [[You leave the room]].

You turn around and leave. You decide not to engage in such futile activities in the foreseeable future. On your way out, however, you can't shake off the feeling that you've just missed an opportunity. Had you made other choices, you might have experienced something interesting. [[You leave the room]].

All these thought-forms are interrelated, intertwined and morphing into each other. Very soon you notice there is no difference between the number you've been contemplating, the computer, the stone, and your own mind. They only appear to be different, and in truth emerge from the same [['background']], are made of the same [['substance']] and are various facets of the same [['thing']]. There is no hierarchy between the bodies, nor the relations between them, nor the ideas - everything has the same ontological status. Everything is one mind and that mind is empty of [[inherent existence]].

Ether, akash, astral light etc.

Rigpa, the knowledge of the ground.

This 'thing' is impossible to grasp.

You want this moment to [[last]]. Still, you open your eyes and slowly get ready to leave. You look around the room and can't help the feeling that you're not exactly the same person that came here a while ago. The encounter has changed you in a randomly subtle way. [[You leave the room]].

And you know it will. It is as if a new patch has been installed into the software that's continuously running in the background of your mind, regardless of where you go and whatever you do.

You've just learned that you are the stone, the stone is the computer, the computer is you, and everything 'takes place' in a space-time continuum of possibilities, entanglement and intra-actions. It looks like - that quite unintentionally - you've just had something akin to a [[mystical experience]].

This stream of thoughts ends here. There are 23 or more other threads in this conversation. Some will lead you to the same - or similar - conclusions, other will lead you to different conclusions, and some will lead you nowhere. To experience them simply realize that [[you are in a room.]] To leave, go this way.

You recall that some time ago you've read this fascinating book by [[Dr. Giuseppe Calligaris]]: "New miracles of the human body". Somewhere in this book there were instructions for how to open up the extrasensory perception, so that the mind can perceive not only the physical reality, but connect to the collective unconscious and download the information from there. To sum things up: the Calligaris' method was about activating specific points on the skin by rubbing them lightly for about 15-20 minutes. You collect your thoughts and recall as much information as you can about one specific point, called 'the soul of an object'. Then you start the [[activation]].

You're left with a feeling of slight pessimism and resignation. It is as if the world around you was impenetrable to your intellect, your emotions and wishes. You were sure there must be a way to relate to the stone, an 'objective way' that is not simply your projection. Maybe - contrary to your intent - you anthropomorphized the stone, and ascribed to them characteristics they don't possess? The stone either acts completely beyond the realm of human perception, or is simply not interested in conversing with you. Or maybe your theory was correct, but you overlooked something important. You feel lost in your thoughts and theories, there's nothing to cling to, nothing to reassure you. At the moment everything seems to be highly relative and empty of meaning. Your endeavours to make sense of your environment and connect with non-human entities seem futile and doomed to fail. You feel like your actions are meaningless and there's no way to learn 'the truth': it either doesn't exist, or is way beyond your comprehension. [[You leave the room]].

It definitely feels right. Or close to right at least. There's a strange reverberation though. You strain your ears to figure out [[what's going on]].

After a while of intensive, mindful listening you recognize that the sound is distorted. The best description you can come up with is 'audio feedback'. It is rather subtle, yet becomes more and more annoying to your ears - the output and input of the sound(s) are clearly in a feedback loop. You have no idea how it happens, but the stone and the sound generator pick up each other's voices in an eerie rolling echo. You [[stop playing]] the sine wave, startled.

A success! Seems like you've found the right frequency and proved your theory about the stone's energy altogether. Failure, alas. You've played to the stone their own frequency, and all you've got from them was more of the same frequency. [[What a curious case...]]

So the stone was open to energetically communicate with you, and they picked up an energetic conversation with the computer as well. If such vibrational exchange has happened, you begin to think about what else is possible? Your mind expands, and you start to imagine possibilities. You could, for instance, re-program your mind by sitting in the presence of the stone and soaking in their frequency. Would it make you more stone-like, i.e. would you gain more stability and endurance? You could also re-program the stone: decide on a frequency and expose the stone to this frequency for a prolonged period of time. It could be a healing frequency, but also a destructive one, or maybe even a [[verbal message]]. When played over and over and over again it would have to have a profound influence over the stone-person. The mere thought of it makes you realize what power you have over others - be it humans or non-humans. All your actions, all your decisions affect others. Your will for experimentation, for gaining knowledge through scientific research, or for personal betterment will always end up with objectification of the stone. Agency of any object influences and shapes other objects. The only way to respect the stone fully, to give them back their personhood would be to leave them be to their full autonomy. Any interaction will create karmic bonds and change the trajectories of both yours, and the stone's life path. You thank the stone for putting up with your curiosity. You thank the computer for their mediation. [[You leave the room]].

Like Masaru Emoto's experiments with programming water by saying phrases like 'I love you', or 'I hate you'.

So the stone has spoken. But someone else has spoken too. You realize that for the entire time you were so focused on the stone and on yourself, that you ignored the third party in this conversation: the intelligence behind the screen you are looking at. The computer, the interpreter, the tool, the instrument, the storyteller, the tour guide, the generator. You feel perplexed, and slightly humbled by the sudden realization of your own [[arrogance]].

You acknowledged the personhood of the stone, but why on Earth did you deny the same to the computer - to the point that you treated them as a mere extension of your own intellect? Or worse: a slave whose existence is justified only by the work they do for you. You, the stone, and the computer are infinitely complex systems, actants in the (un)defined narratives, entities that now have crossed paths - and this meeting has changed all three of you. All three of you are unified realities that cannot be reduced either to their constituents or to their effects. The human-person, the stone-person and the computer-person: each has a hidden agency that is by its very nature beyond comprehension of the other two. Each one is impenetrable to the two others, but all are entangled in a charismatic push-pull relation of symbiotic becoming. [[Each one is an object]], and there is no hierarchy between your bodies nor the relations between you; you have the same ontological status due to the [[flatness of reality]].

The more you think of it, the more you see that the computer's presence is just as mysterious as that of the stone. The more you think of it, the more you collapse any distinctions between the three of you. However, you won't even consider trying to 'hear the computer's voice' or to feel their energetic body - you instinctively know it's way beyond your grasp. Trying to understand otherness would be futile, and projecting yourself onto them - pointless. The more you think of it, the more you're inclined to just let things be. The more you think of it, the more you're filled with wonder over the complexity and magnificence of all existence, be it carbon-based, silicon-based or other. You stand for a while and contemplate how your self-image shrinks until it reaches a natural, modest size. Then [[you leave the room]].

Yes, in object-oriented ontology everything is an object, you too.

Both you and the stone are singularity: one mind. Everything is one mind, and this mind is empty, completely void of inherent existence. In that sense your conversation with the stone is an illusion, your thoughts are an illusion, and all matter is an illusion as well. The //real// reality is hidden behind the veil of Māyā. The only true reality is one conscious mind that shines through trillions of quadrillions of beings. [[You feel so good]]...

The idea of illusory nature of existence is very compelling, and deep down you know it's true. Yet, at the same time, it stirs something very deep inside of you, causing a certain restlessness. Whose thoughts are you thinking then? The sense of calmness gradually dissappears and is being replaced by more questions. You begin to wonder if the whole experience was yours, or was it scripted by someone else? Is it possible that you were programmed to feel what you feel and see what you see? Are you a mere pawn in [[an intricate play?]]

You take a deep breath and come back to contemplating the unity, the oneness, and the sense of stillness and spaciousness the contemplation gives you. You feel connected to your inner core - a no-place where you can rest and rejuvenate. You feel like you've found something incredibly precious, something you've been looking for all your life - and this is not a 'thing', but an inner realization of your true nature. A fountain of life. A source of all wisdom. You remain in this mediatative state for a while longer. When the experience starts to wear off, you slowly come back to your [[daily "self"]].

You look around, blink a couple of times, and then smile to 'yourself'. Then - filled with gratitude - you smile to your stone-self, and the computer-self. [[You leave the room]].

Both you and the stone are outside of your usual habitat, decontextualized. You're not sure about the computer though. What an object is cannot be separated from where it is. In other words - the object is it's 'where'. The computer doesn't seem to be affected. Or is it? You start to ponder on the force(s) behind the computer, an ambiguous, undisclosed human or non-human intelligence that set up this experience for you and the stone alike. Suddenly you start to feel like a character in one of Philip K. Dick's novels, you lose grip on your reality and feel like you're in someone elses mental realm. You're just a part of a bigger 'object', whose agency is distributed to its constituents, among others - you. Your suspicion grows, all the while you spiral into more self-undermining thoughts. There is nothing to relate to, nothing to lean on; everything is contingent, relative and ever-changing. There is no right or wrong, no left or right, no divisions, no hierarchies. You can't find even one single reference point onto which you could stabilize your reality. Everything is in a state of flux, a dream-like magma in a constant process of becoming and dissolving itself. You're in a space of permanent [[glitch]].

You realize that the pleasant moment of mystical experience was temporary. The notion of 'knowing' the stone's frequency was not only temporary, but illusory, self-originated, and meaningless on top of that. Utterly confused by the collapse of all reference points, you realize that your last chance to keep to the remnants of your sanity and wellbeing is to leave the room immediately. It is up to you to derive any meaning from this experience. [[You leave the room]].

You flip the coin. You realize there are only two answers here. If you wanted more elaborate answers, it would require more effort from your side, i.e. coming up with a more complex protocol for using the coin. After a short consideration you decide there's too little excitement and too little randomness in this method. You come back to the [[number generator]].

Since the intelligence behind the screen you're looking at - a computer - [[is a stone]], you assume that it has access to levels of knowing that are beyond your reach. It is a stone, so the inner knowing of what it means to be a stone is somewhere there inside. Also, since everything was birthed from chaos, you might as well rely on chaos to birth you the right answer. You decide that the universe just KNOWS. Do you want the computer to generate the answer for you? [[Generate!]] [[Let's try something else instead]]

The sound is quite pleasant. It somehow feels 'right'. There's a strange reverberation though. You look at the stone and have the impression that the sound comes from the stone, not from the generator. You strain your ears to figure out what exactly [[is going on here]].

After a while of an intensive, mindful listening you recognize that the sound is distorted. The best description you can come up with is an "audio feedback". It's rather subtle, yet becomes more and more annoying to your ears - the output and input of the sound(s) are clearly in a feedback loop. You have no idea how it happens, but the stone and the sound generator pick up each other's voices in an eerie rolling echo. You stop playing the sine wave, startled. This can't be random, or [[can it?]]

A success! Seems like you've randomly found the right frequency, the frequency that the stone emits, their inner voice. You have no idea however how to interpret this voice. However, it looks like the stone and the computer can talk to each other by means of this frequency - maybe you could try to join? [[Sure, why not?]] [[Uhm, not really]]

You hum the tone along the stone-person and the computer-person. At first you have some troubles singing in the right pitch, but then it gets easier. Sadly, nothing really happens, apart from you starting to feel a bit self conscious. You must look weird singing to the stone, so you decide to stop. You're not sure how to proceed. If anything, you feel inclined to slowly wrap up the experiment, especially that [[a few reflections]] and [[conclusions]] start to form in your mind.

You feel silly just thinking about it. No. [[You leave the room]].

The stone and the computer seem to be connected somehow. You feel connected to them as well - after all you initiated this peculiar conversation and (randomly) arrived at the right number. Well, to be precise - the intelligence behind the computer arrived at the number for you. Anyway, you feel connected to both of these specimen. You intuitively know that separateness is an illusion: carbon-based, or silicon-based, everything is a vibrant matter - life. The underlying reality is that of oneness, and everything is entangled. Yet, you still have no idea if any kind of conclusive [[dialogue]] between 'you' and 'them' is even possible. Or maybe - as they say - it's all about the journey, not the destination.

You're left with a feeling of bewilderment. Chaos is awesome, yet a bit overwhelming at times. Randomness is the answer, but it doesn't mean you can always use this answer to your advantage. The stone seems to act completely beyond the realm of human perception, and the computer is just not relatable at all. You lack some essential qualities to effectively converse with either of them. Like you're too domesticated and detached from nature to channel the spirit of the stone, and not yet enough technologically enhanced to tune in with the computer. Or maybe you were correct in your way of thinking, but you simply overlooked something important. You feel kind of lost in your theories, there's nothing to cling to, no stable point of reference. At the moment everything seems to be in a state of flux, and it feels empty of meaning. Your endeavours to make sense of your environment and connect with non-human entities were futile this time: you feel like you crashed with an impenetrable wall of 'otherness'. At the moment there's no way to learn the truth: either it doesn't exist, or is way beyond your comprehension. [[You leave the room]].

If you could spend more time in nature and fully embody your biological truth, you would certainly move closer to understanding the stone. You're not sure however if you'd like to become more computer-like. Something tells you, that moving towards any of these two other-than-human realms would result in developing an upgraded self, but also in losing a part of your existing human-self. For now you're stranded in this in-between space: emancipated from nature, and not yet [[transhuman]]. Deep down you know that this position in the liminal space is highly unstable. Sooner or later a shift will occur, a moment of choice, [[a split]] in the very fabric of humanity.

You type the number into the generator and [[listen]] to the tone.

"Ten Years To the Singularity If We Really Really Try… and other essays on AGI and its implications", Ben Goertzel, Humanity+ Press, 2014

Last time you talked about the Galactic Federation, project Blue Beam or full disclosure you were called a tinfoil hat. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Broadening perception, overcoming aging, reduction or elimination of existential risks, elimination of suffering, emergence of modified life forms, life extension therapies, reproductive choice technologies, brain uploading technology, possibillity of immortality, end to our confinement to planet Earth.

This bifurcation will divide people in two groups, groups that will continue their evolutionary paths separately. Since singularity is said to arrive [[by 2030]], that split has already began to happen a while ago. The majority of people will slowly but surely fuse with AI and become parts of the Humanity+, or Human 2.0 enhanced hive mind. The minority will choose a neo-luddic or anarcho-primitivist approach; they will return to the roots and live in symbiosis with nature, likely pushed to enclosed reservations. A third option may manifest itself, but you decide to keep such ruminations [[to yourself]]. And how such changes will affect the [[non-human realms]]?

What will be the mutual relations between non-human organic life forms and posthumans? What will it take for non-humans to adapt to the posthuman hegemony? They won't have a say, they'll either conform or will be wiped out. Some people are optimists though. They believe in restoring the environment through the convergence of technological advancement and social innovation. Such [[bright green thinking]] seems to you a bit wishful, if not outwardly utopian at the moment. You clearly don't have the best opinion about your own kind. But who knows, maybe Technogaians are right. Or maybe there will be an unforeseen random event that will change the current timeline. Or maybe the aforementioned [[another option]] will happen. You begin to [[feel weary]] pondering on this.

Yeah, the 'tinfoil hat' one. Like the Ashtar Command or Pleiadians or Galactic Federation and the 'first contact'. Or a second coming. Or an intervention of ourselves from the future.

(You smile to yourself thinking that this brain enhancement wouldn't be such a bad idea) You look at the stone-person and the computer-person and sigh loudly. There's no way to guess what the future will bring, but you hope it's going to treat all three of you kindly. Just before you go you decide to do one last random thing: [[Toss a coin]] [[Get a random word]]

Three shades of green: Bright greens state that green technologies are the way to go to achieve sustainable future. Light greens put emphasis on personal responsibility. Dark greens believe that environmental problems are an inherent part of current civilization based on economic growth and seek radical political change.

Think of a question that can be answered with a 'yes' or 'no'. [[Toss the coin]].

You open the word generator and press the command 'get a random word'. You get a random word. You contemplate the word for a very short while, and then decide you will let this word be your guiding light for the rest of the day. [[You leave the room]].

Aha! This is not what you expected, but you're not surprised. [[You leave the room]].

Life force, prana, élan vital, orenda, odic force, loosh, orgone, āyus, life principle etc.

You think of 'magnetic fluids' flowing from the hands of magnetizers and ectoplasm around mediums at spiritualist séances. The name //Mesmerism// (or animal magnetism) comes from Franz Mesmer, who popularized the concept of the invisible life force that animates all living beings.

A theory developed by Rupert Sheldrake. Similar to the concept of [[akashic records]]. According to this theory, not only you can access the memory of the stone, but the stone's memory is connected to all other stones that have ever existed, and so - to the very essence of what it means to be a stone. You assume that by simply [[laying your hands]] on the stone you will create an energetic pathway between the two of you; a pathway that will allow for the information to [[flow]].

'The laying on of hands' sounds pretty religious. It is indeed used in virtually all religions for blessing, healing or transmission of authority. Knowing this you feel like a weird lay shaman, but you're still going to try this, who cares.

Akashic records, according to theosophy and anthroposophy, is a compendium of all that has ever happened in the past, happens in the present, and will happen in the future, in all human and non-human realms. All pieces of information are believed to be encoded in a non-physical plane of existence known as the mental plane. Madame Blavatsky referred to Akashic records as 'the indestructible tablets of the astral light'. Later on Carl Gustav Jung ascribed similar properties to the collective unconscious. The term //Akashic records// comes from the Sanskrit word 'akasha' which denotes one of the five elements (the other being air, fire, water and earth) from which everything is built.

A couple of minutes into the process you begin to feel mild stomach cramps, followed by a light headache. You remind yourself that the more focused you are, the quicker the results shall manifest, so you ignore these sensations and keep rubbing patiently. What you're aiming at is that after 15 minutes of charging the point, you shall be able to connect to the etheric library and then download all the information about the stone. In your mind's eye you shall be able to see the images showing the past of the stone since the time of its origin. 15 minutes have passed. Did you manage to access the Akashic library? [[I did]] [[Nope]]

At first, your mind is calm and completely blank. You're perfectly content in this tranquil, self-contained state. After a while, single thought-forms begin to emerge from the quiet background of your mind. They're not the usual mind chatter though, but thoughts that seemingly arise "from nowhere", and dissolve into nowhere, almost as if they're not yours, but passing through you. Soon your mind is [[flooded]] with a myriad of images, symbols, and revelations pertaining to the number you've just been contemplating.

...however, the notion of illusion has introduced a very slight movement, a tiny wave of confusion on the calm surface of your mind. What do you do with it? You decide [[to ignore]] this feeling and continue to feel good. or A bit apprehensive, you decide to [[take a look]] at this unsettling feeling.

The easiest form of divination you can think of at the moment is to use a pendulum. The pendulum method is not necessarily only about the tool itself, but about the principle behind the tool. Roughly: you assign two directions (e.g. left/right) to the corresponding answers (yes/no). To get the answers you can either easily construct [[your own pendulum]], or you can do without any tools and [[become a pendulum]] yourself.

This stream of thoughts ends here. There are 23 or more other threads in this conversation. Some will lead you to the same - or similar - conclusions, some will lead you to different conclusions, and some will lead you nowhere. To experience them simply realize that [[you are in a room.]] To leave, go [[this way]].

Once more you've got proof that there are no limits to what's possible. Everything is information, and this information is available for download. Everything is connected to everything else, and there's nothing else in existence but energy in motion. You turn around and already start planning on how to employ the newly discovered skills in energetic conversation to connect with other stones, trees, and man-made objects. Filled with enthusiasm, [[you leave the room]].

One... two... three. You begin the transmission. First you send greetings and state your name. Then you simply ask the stone to tell you something about who they are. You remain in a receptive mode and patiently wait for the incoming [[message]].

The 'four pillars' refer to the year, month, day and hour of a birthday in Chinese solar calendar.