FDA seizes $71k in herbal tea

FDA seizes $71k in herbal tea products as campaign of censorship against nutritional supplements continues

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, continuing its campaign of censorship against truthfully-described herbal supplements, seized $71,000 worth of Charantea herbal supplements last week in a raid involving U.S. Marshals. The company, Fulllife Natural Options, was accused by the FDA of marketing an "unapproved drug" due to the truthful marketing claims that accurately describe the blood sugar lowering effects of the product's main ingredient: Bitter Melon fruits.

According to the Food and Drug Administration, there is no such thing as an herb, food or supplement that has any biological activity whatsoever on the human body (other than simply providing calories), and any person who dares to make such a claim is immediately considered to be in violation of the FDA's authority. Any substance that has any therapeutic effect whatsoever on the human body is considered by the FDA to be a "drug" and must be approved as such -- a lengthy process costing about $800 million and requiring the favor of an agency that practically works for Big Pharma.

Read the full article HERE.

New Study Shows Cannabis Stops Cancer

Test-tube studies showed THC and another marijuana-derived compounds slow the spread of cervical and lung cancers. The study will be published in the Jan. 2nd issue of The Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

Here's a press release: webmd.com

Psychedelic Healing? : Scientific American

David Jay Brown has a lengthy article published in Scientific American about the current reemergence of psychedelic medical research. This is a very positive article in an extremely revered and popular publication.

link> > SciAm

Idea for Commodity backed currency

Joyful Joyful!

The hallucinatory kittehs bring you tidings of comfort and joy:

The Jingle Cats - White Christmas - More amazing videos are a click away

Why the Counterculture Should Support Ron Paul

Even though I consider the entheogenic reformation to be the most crucial aspect of the next step in evolution, I'm not going to hold back posting about the r3VOLution, at least until he wins the Republican nomination. After that happens (if we make that happen) I am confident he will demolish any of the war-mongering, sell-out Democratic front-runners in any debate and win the presidency in a crushing landslide.

That being said, this article is MUST-READ for anyone belonging to any counter-culture, minority or fringe group. ESPECIALLY if they are undecided or uncomfortable with certain aspects of the Paul platform. Please pass it on and post it on counter-culture forums and email lists.

Here's a snippet:

Among the ranks of counterculturalists, bohemians and lumpenproletarians are members of the many youth subcultures (hippies, ravers, punk rockers, "goths"), adherents of spiritualities outside the mainstream religions (New Age, pagans, Wiccans, Buddhists), so-called "sexual minorities" (gays, lesbians, bi-sexuals, transsexuals and transgendereds), a wide spectrum of subcultures devoted to particular forms of art, music or fashion (such the enthusiasts for massive tattooing and "body piercing"), the various drug cultures, those whose livelihood in on the margins of society or even the law (from bookies to midwives to "sex workers"), and those with unconventional political views (anarchists, primitivists, tax resisters) or social practices (polygamists, vegans or nudists). These groups then overlap considerably with others, such as students and other young people, low-income or unskilled workers, residents of urban tenant housing, proponents of "alternative media," the casually self-employed "petite bourgeoise" (to use another Marxist term), transients, the unemployed, the homeless and, unfortunately, prisoners.

[...]

At first glance, it might appear that these people would not have much in common with a multiple-term Republican congressman, pro-life obstetrician, devout Baptist, "gold bug" who epitomizes "family values" like Ron Paul. So why then would it be in the self-interests of the "masses of the marginalized" to rally behind Dr. Paul's candidacy?

Reasons aplenty exist as to why those on the margins or bottom of society should support Ron Paul, some of them quite serious and pressing. One of these is economic.

READ THE FULL ARTICLE: HERE

Have Yourself A Psychedelic Christmas

Flying reindeer, birch tree branches and holly everywhere, brightly colored gifts under a pine tree with a star on top. Yes, tis the season to be jollyphoric!
I know it's late for gift shopping but the hot item this season is Christian Ratsch's new book, Pagan Christmas. Extremely detailed research on so many of our traditions. Great gift idea for family and friends.


Enjoy this excerpt from The Pharmacratic Inquisition documentary about the solstice celebration and the lapland shamans we refer to today a Santa Claus.

Here is some more info about the origins of the holidays:
link>> Second Attention
link>> Cannabis Culture

Have a beatific solstice season everyone!

What lies beneath: a new mushroom

A new species of mushroom, dubbed Psathyrella aquatic, has been discovered in the upper Rogue River. Biologists believe this is the first gilled mushroom to be found living underwater in the world. The bubbles on the top of the mushroom are caused by an unknown gas.
> > > ARTICLE

Green Nuns

Flashback to 1996.
Green Nuns of the Revolution - Rock Bitch Mafia


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Quantum Biology & the Qigong Master

You may have already seen the footage in the beginning of this video of the Qigong Master electrically shocking people with his body and igniting a piece of newspaper with nothing but Chi, but the the guy who took that footage in the eighties finally caught up with the master healer again, this time with scientists and instruments, and, well, yes it's real.
Hey, if an electric eel can light up a Christmas tree why can't a person light up an LED?
This is pretty mind-blowing stuff. We know so little in the mainstream of western science.

urgent video:

Whether you are a staunch conservative, big-heart liberal or intellectual anarchist, I implore you you too watch this 5 minute video which helps explain what (and who) the CFR (Council on Foreign Relations) is.
I'm sure most anyone reading this is already in the know, however it is so important that this video be spread.
It conveys serious information in a very short time; only 5 minutes. (If you have more than 5 minutes see below.)


For a real explanation of CFR you should watch this recent video of G. Edward Griffin who has been researching the topic for decades. Griffin is a brilliant academic and will be remembered someday as a great communicator and hero. To more fully understand what is really happening in the world (and the reasons for the major wars of the past 300 years), read his remarkable book about the history of central banking, The Creature From Jekyll Island.

UPDATE: The video seems to have been taken down by Google. Coincidently, many videos on this topic have been taken down even though they consist of no copy-write material.

Electronic dance music culture & Buring Man

Graham St. John, theorist of EDMC's (electronic dance music cultures) offers a brief history of electronic dance music at Burning Man ["referencing vectors of resistance and expression"], with some nice pictures.
link: EDGECENTRAL

Time for smiling!

Today I am sharing some videos of our friends across species borders. First, meet a new acquaintance from Mongolia, the Long-Eared Jerboa. I think these critters escaped from a Japanese Video-Game designers' bemushroomed brain.

For info on this endangered species, watch this video.

And now, prepare your mind because it is about to blown!


There are many more examples of this online. Some even sign their works with legible signatures. They really like painting! It's their favorite.

One more to leave you with big smile! (This is a different kind of trunk-eye coordination)


Elephants don't get enough attention these days with the pandas and penguins taking the limelight, so enjoy some more AMAZING videos. I wonder if the children of Ganesh are awesome at hackey-sack too?

Psy-Cats!

Cats have been gentically engineered to glow red in ultraviolet light. Aside from being extraordinarily cute at trance parties with black-lights, these kittens will hopefully pave the way to new medicinal-science technologies.
link to full article.

A Christmas message from the TROOPS

Airborn!

extremely important (HR1959)

WHAT?

Did You Know 2.0

This is a second video from the folks who brought us Shift Happens.
Very emotional content.

DMT: The Spirit Molecule (MOVIE!!)

A major endeavor is underway to create a documentary based on the work of Dr. Rick Strassman who authored DMT: The Spirit Molecule. The list of participants in the film is a staggering collection of esteemed trailblazers of the psychedelic community. The credentials of the film-makers looks very promising as well.
Check out the website:
http://thespiritmolecule.com/

Nina Simone's got somethin'

LIFE


hat tip to dreamflesh

Synchronicities

If you've ever read any Robert Anton Wilson or Alistair Crowley or occult conspiracy material, you will have heard of the particular place the number 23 holds in reality. Or if you haven't been exposed to 23's ubiquity then I refer you to the recent Jim Carey thriller, The Number 23. Well, the simplest universal program (universal computer) was proved to be a 2-3 Turing machine about a month ago! A 2-3 Universal Turing machine is like cellular automata with two states and three colors, and contains every pattern possible. A 7-state, 4-color machine from 1962 held the record until now. Proved in 20 pages by a 20 year old, it was an historic breakthrough in mathematics and the info-sciences (more info below). So, relax all you 23ers, you were right. No matter how hard you try, you will never stop seeing 23s EVERYWHERE!!
In celebration, watch this strange short film!
(seriously, watch this film, it's wild.)


More info on the universal computer:
New Scientist
Stephen Wolfram's blog

Creativity and education. - Sir Ken Robinson

Stop what you are doing and watch this 20 minute TED talk by Sir Ken Robinson. If you can not watch right now, watch it before you go to bed tonight. A profoundly moving and captivating talk (also quite hilarious) on how our current education system stifles creativity and how we can begin to change this.
Watch here> > > www.ted.com

Alchohol - Sacred Fungal Excrement

Science Times talks about ancient brews, dipsomaniacal hamsters, the fungal scat source of booze and our Darwinian predisposition for the sauce.
So raise you glass high for 'tis the season!!
link: Science Times

Bjork - Declare Independance

New one from Bjork.

Funny scene

Just saw this on Dose Nation, a scene from the upcomming Hollywood comedy, Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story.
Really funny.

Ten Thousand Visions

Last night I was awe-struck by the detailed and elegant work of the very visionary artist, Michael Brown. I saw his painting on the cover of the last MAPS bulletin and was certainly impressed (I heard that was his first painting) but when I perused the galleries on his website with their expandable details I was drawn into quite the psychedelic reverie.
Here is the link: tenthousandvisions.com/

Dali, Disney & Hitchcock

First, a amazing animation collaboration between Salvador Dali and Walt Disney.

Chef-d'oeuvre ! Walt Disney + Salvador Dali
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And here's the dream scene, designed by Dali, from Hitchcock's psychoanalytic thriller, Spellbound.

Anti-smoking drug linked to violent behaviour

The anti-smoking drug Chantix is to be investigated by the US Food and Drug Administration after reports linked it to suicidal and violent behaviour. It has been on the US market for 18 months.

link: NewScientist.com

Searl's Solution

Demo videos of a free energy device called the Searl Effect Generator (SEG). These mock-ups are scaled down to just one inner ring to demonstrate the fundamental effect.

12 magnets:


1 magnet:


For more info visit:
http://www.searlsolution.com/
http://www.searleffect.com/
http://swallowcommand.com/

Article on recent scientific studies of precognition.

Article concerning "one of the most profound paranormal experiments of all time, one that may well prove whether or not it is possible to predict the future."

The man behind the experiments is certainly convinced. "We're satisfied that people can sense the future before it happens," says Professor Bierman, a psychologist at the University of Amsterdam.

"We'd now like to move on and see what kind of person is particularly good at it."

Link> > thislondon.co.uk

Rolling Stone reports on how America lost the war...

...on drugs. Woe is the empire.

How America Lost the War on Drugs

After Thirty-Five Years and $500 Billion, Drugs Are as Cheap and Plentiful as Ever: An Anatomy of a Failure.

Link > > > Rollingstone.com