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AM writing

1:50pm JST Monday 24 December 2007 (day 13788)

41186 words now. Just 1259.14285714 per day and I can finish by the end of the 30th.

There's another party going on downstairs. I don't really want to go, but I will.

3:35pm JST

Hmmm.. good times. Met Manami, a friend of the Suzukis who lives in Tsurumi. She asked if I was Christian (to make conversation?) and the whole table joined in on that way. Natalia and I were like "no way" for the same basic reasons, and Juergen and Fatima were describing their beliefs. Pretty interesting. I got the sense that Manami was Christian, though she didn't actually say this; I'm sure it's mostly just me stereotyping people who ask, "are you Christian?"

Natalia and I decided to be bad so we can become animals next lifetime and therefore be monkeys and preen each other all day and climb around and play in trees. How lovely would that be!

House Party

7:53am JST Tuesday 25 December 2007 (day 13789)

In celebration of the holidays, Natalia's birthday (23rd), Karen's birthday (23rd?), and Suzuki 男's birthday (26th), (and perhaps indirectly Delayna's birthday (25th), and Danielle's birthday (25th)) there was a party yesterday downstairs in Sakura House, and though I wanted to write, I went downstairs and rather enjoyed it.

Oh wait, I already wrote about this yesterday. I forgot.

Shoppin'

7:58am JST Tuesday 25 December 2007 (day 13789)

Ami slept through the party, but I gently woke her up with the reminder that she wanted to go shoppin' for Yuko (Noah (Mark)) tomorrow. We headed out to the gentle frenzy of Kawasaki station and she got a white bib that says milk on it and a matching body suit. I found some cool tumbler cups that were unbreakable, chewable, stackable, useable (for drinking purposes), and visually interesting (with plastic bits inside that would shake around). I was ready to get them, but while in line (oh what a line (though it moved quickly; all 14 registers were open)) I realized I was wrong about one of the abilities listed above. There were little holes on the bottom of the cups. I took a picture to show Mark I was thinking of his tyke, but not going to put more useless plastic into the stream.

christmas Eve at Kevin and Yuki's

8:04am JST Tuesday 25 December 2007 (day 13789)

Went to Kevin's house last night. His wife and new baby were there as well. Kevin has done all variety of spiritual/metaphysical/ethereal training, and is a trainer of various methodologies. Just recently he did a process that basically removes the ego from the equation in why one chooses things. He said all the karma and such is still there, but (in my words:) he is far less likely to get bound up in new karma.

He said that Bob Monroe described life on earth as addictive. That souls come here and become trapped in the 3D hologram of it all. I had never heard that before, but it makes an interesting explanation for several things (population growth, downward spiral of spirituality), but not others (spiritual growth, imminent collapse of ecosystem and billions of human lives). Meh. Who am I to know what drives the planet?

I asked him about meditation. I've really fallen off my practice (R.O.B.O.T.) and he said a few different times "that's "doing," instead of just "being"," and I sorta get it. He was talking about being in meditation instead of doing meditation because there is no "doing" going on. In meditation we are shutting down program after program, dropping veil after veil, turning everything off, while remaining aware...

I really enjoy spending time with Kevin.

When I arrived home, I jumped on the chance to do a workshop that he recommended:

I highly recommend this meditation workshop. Very reasonable also. Register
with Helma:

From: Helma Schipper helmaschipper (A to the T) clairvision.org
Subject: AWAKENING THE THIRD EYE workshop

Hello everybody,

The next AWAKENING THE THIRD EYE workshop in Tokyo is
planned for the weekend of 5-6 January.

It will be an interesting and intimate introductory
journey into the techniques of inner alchemy taught
by the CLAIRVISION SCHOOL.

The workshop is a prerequisite for CLAIRVISION courses
on ISIS INNER SPACE TECHNIQUES.

Please tell your friends!

VENUE
My meditation room near Ikebukuro with only five
places available - one is already taken. So please
book early!

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
* Third eye opening techniques
* Third eye meditation
* Night practice - a practice done before sleep
* Psychic protection and grounding, to prevent energy
drainage and fatigue
* Dowsing earth lines and land energies
* Interactive techniques for developing spiritual
vision
* Direction on how to cultivate good meditation
posture

SCHEDULE BOTH DAYS
10am-1pm - focus on practices in stillness with
plenty of breaks for questions and feedback
1-2.30pm - lunch
2.30-5.30pm - lectures, night practice and other
practices, time to move

COURSE FEE
Y 23,000 to be paid in cash on arrival on Saturday
morning.

LOCATION
Towa City Coop 802
7-50-12 Takinogawa
Kita-ku, Tokyo 114-0023
tel 03-5961-8440
cell 090-9857-1564

TRANSPORT
JR Yamanote line to Otsuka station.
Alternatively Toei Mita subway line to Sugamo station.
Details will follow.

LUNCH
I suggest we go to Surya Indian restaurant for a nice
vegetarian lunch. Their food is very tasty and good
value. Surya is about a 15 min walk from where we are.
Meal price is not included in the course fee.

CLOTHING
The course will be taught sitting on the floor.
Loose-fitting and comfortable clothes are best. Try to
wear light-colored fabrics, at least for your top
half. Black and vivid patterns are best avoided for
the vision practices.

BRING
It is a good idea to bring your own soft mat and a
blanket to cover yourself for lying down practices.
Some people prefer to bring their own meditation
cushion or stool to sit on. If that is difficult,
there are a number of cushions and mattresses
available.

TO MAKE THE MOST OUT OF THE WEEKEND
* Please refrain from drinking alcohol during and 24
hours before the course. It does blur your practices!
* For the similar reasons strong coffee on the morning
of the workshop is best avoided.
* To go deeper into the practices on the weekend, it
is a good idea to start practicing from Samuel Sagan's
"Awakening the Third Eye" book, free download at
http://www.clairvision.org/ckb/ckbe/ckbc/fol_0000_0700/cat_0000_2222/qid_0000_2222_0014.html