anamnesis

On the one hand: a long history as medicinal fungi with a number of alleged benefits, on the other: a parasite that mind-controls its prey into self-destruction. Decisions, decisions. Lung and kidney tonic Treatment of chronic bronchitis, asthma, tuberculosis and other diseases of the respiratory system Increases endurance Increases blood oxygenation Tonifies bone marrow Reinforces the Qi Increases sperm production Increases libido Increases longevity Clears phlegm Strengthens the lower back and knees Strengthens the immune system An antidote for opium poisoning and addiction A tonic for anyone after pregnancy or who is recovering from a serious disease Replenishes Yin and Yang Jing and restores the deep energy expended as a result of extreme exertion or stress or from aging.  A friend delivered some of this to speed my recovery. Was he being mind controlled to disseminate the spores?! A potential source , should I succumb.

"When you are going about any action, remind yourself what nature the action is. If you are going to bathe, picture to yourself the things which usually happen in the bath: some people splash the water, some push, some use abusive language, and others steal. Thus you will more safely go about this action if you say to yourself, “I will now go bathe, and keep my own mind in a state conformable to nature.” And in the same manner with regard to every other action. For thus, if any hindrance arises in bathing, you will have it ready to say, “It was not only to bathe that I desired, but to keep my mind in a state conformable to nature; and I will not keep it if I am bothered at things that happen.” -Epictetus, from Hackszine Rebooted Interpretation Before going out, set an intention for how things will go. Not for the external things, those cannot be accounted for, focus instead on how to feel. If, for example, our intention is to move through the activity serenely, cohesively, t...

Bouncing is good for us. Even without a springy tail. This month I've had to pause my normal workout, I was forced to find something to retain my conditioning for the month without my usual routines. I also needed to do some activity every 2 hours or so. And that's when I rediscovered the joys of the mini trampoline. Every couple of hours, I head upstairs to a room with our mini tramp and walk, pulse, jog, dance, jump or do happy feet for 10 minutes. It's awesome. No, it's more than awesome, it's surreal. I've ensconced it into an environment with a timer, a red light lamp, a pair of powered PC speakers and an mp3 player. Now I just put on a little rhythm on the playlists, some Brent Lewis for example: And picture this: a room glowing red like a primordial cave, the pulse of the drum, a body in arcs of weightlessness, hitting 1.5 to 3 G-force on the way down and effectively floating at the peak. This strengthens every cell and tissue of the body s...