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DAVID Paradise XL and Oasis CES for Sale (great deal)

2008-05-12T01:56:09Z

I have a Paradise XL Travel (built in battery) and an Oasis CES that will sync with it. Both units are only about 5 months old, so are in great condition. The XL comes with the latest version of session editor software. The retail for the pair would be about $700.00. I'm asking $400.00 (OBO).

Mindalive discontinued both units recently, but they'll still support software upgrades and repair.

Btw, I do like the units and the only reason I'm selling is to buy a pROSHI.

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towards my self

2008-04-21T12:34:01Z

I look at this post as a deep transition in my practice towards building a self. Since I'd like now to stick to one set of exercises, i want to have some points clarified - some points I can't find in past posts. I give you guys credit for raising. I take a step forward and don't want to spend more time trying to figure out what works for me.

The main technique i use is and will be for the next year the undoing exercises (dr. christofer s. hyatt) - even though I red about a "third wave" wish I understood as being a sharpening of that kind of exercises (??). Then for what i'll combine with it (as purposed in the book) there is few issues that i'd like to discuss: brain wave entertainment, vippassana, gurdjieff's "i am" exercise, the "awakening kundalini" cd from brain-sync and some purposes you might have.

- BWE = neuro-programmer 2 : www.transparentcorp.com/products/np/
- vippassana : goenka's "ring of purification"...
- Gurdjieff "I am" exo : www.gurdjieff-internet.com/arti...s.php
- "Awakening kundalini" cd = combination of breathing exercises and BWE : www.brainsync.com/product.asp

First of all is there any value and then any way to combine the undoing exo with brain wave entertainment ?
maybe that could be a discussion about any purpose to use BWE at all combine with exercises that wasn't design for it.
But i'd like that we speak about the effects that the undoing exos are meant to have on the brain and thus brain waves...
Does anyone know what dr. Hyatt was thinking about BWE ?

Then, knowing that i did 2x 10days vippassana sitting, I'd like to know what results to expect from the combination of the "undoing" and vippassana, gurdjieff technique or brain-sync (or something else) - in order to chose the best one to stick to regarding how they work, the power they have, the skills they bring (focus flexibility, sensibility sharpening, mind balance, accelerated perception, and so on... or the ability to fly or to destroy the entire universe by closing your fist...), etc...

And what about BWE mixt with those techniques too ?

I think that we can start from there and see where it goes.

I'll post this thread on other communities to get random points of view. Please let me know if you see any community (tribe or not) where it could be interesting to discuss it.

Any advice or remark regarding this post are welcomed.

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Can light machines help depression?

2008-02-28T18:15:39Z

Hi everyone

If any one here has a personal story about using light machines to help depression. We would love to hear it at
http://tribes.tribe.net/depressionhelp

I love the 3d art here. Who is the artist? You can see mine at
http://community.webshots.com/user/effexoractivist

But beware it is not pro antidepressants. LOL

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If you like to be Green, you will like Blackl. 386,498.102 Watt hours saved

2008-01-02T00:03:52Z

If Google had a black screen, taking into account the huge number of times this search engine is used, 750 mega watts/hour of energy per year would be saved. In recognition of this fact, Google has created a black version of its search engine, called Blackle, with the exact same functions as the white version, but with lower energy consumption.

Bookmark it today and pass it along: www.blackle.com

My questions are these: How does this save Watts??? What does "saving Watts" save? I would love to know.

xo
Lana

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TRUTH IS FREE; so is my RETREAT --Vermont

2007-11-24T21:03:33Z

I'm looking to network with folks, to extend an invitation to visit Bald Mountain Retreat (www.baldmountainretreat.com) as my guest. Like-minded people who appreciate rustic accommodations are welcome to come up at no charge. (Those who require a private room can inquire about those accommodations as well.)
Basically, I'm offering people the opportunity to come stay with a retired naturopathic doctor in a truly amazing natural setting, secluded, idyllic, peaceful...
Also, if you might like to lead a retreat, please contact me.
Thank you and you are welcome,
Dr David

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Why are you hitting yourself? (the need for free voices to ring true)

2007-09-28T05:04:30Z

http://youtube.com/watch?v=G7d_e9lrcZ8

http://youtube.com/watch?v=WUYDt7kC3Z0

thanks for sharing 'history of oil' in my last journal, Naze!
look at this - this guy is republican, no less. even a person who staunchly opposes the republican party can get behind and support this intelligent message.

here is something of interest, the very moment i posted the last journal in my myspace i could not be found in their search engine. i heard of this happening, but now have felt it first hand. before you could type in a number of things and my profile would first appear, now you can't find me with specific searches.

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=rupert+murdoch+myspace+censor+war

http://www.prisonplanet.com/articles/september2007/250907_myspace_censors.htm

war support deepens corporate pockets - it goes beyond oil...oil as the blood of the world is NOT a hippy fashion statement.
bleeding the world is bleeding us, humanity.
i'm not even saying 'hop on this or that bandwagon', but there is a train of intelligent, aware people who are leaving the station and there is more room for great self-sufficient minds to fill space.
In my journals and art i use this as, you might say, my own personal soapbox to show a very personal struggle of a person growing out and away from a constant internal painful struggle toward that tangible sense of freedom and release.
i do NOT pick in other people's hair or sling shit in any other individual's or party's direction. to have that being censored by the 'i can, cause i have' should have us UP IN ARMS.
free speech is dwindling as the right to free thought of the aware and educated individual does with it.
Georgia, the state where i live, is currently the biblebelt police state headquarters of the U.S.
if you've been reading my VERY open eyed and not at all shy recent journals you know where i'm going with this.
WE on our own soil have hi-jacked a religion as we accuse our presupposed accusers of doing. In the land of the free, we are currently subjagating those personalities that stand for freedom, choice, and the will of success of those ideas that tend to be attached - why?
For the sake of another dollar, because their truely is 'a will to dominate' and It Is Sooo Obvious! Like Naze said, it is a machine. A literal fucking machine, and it stays oiled and running by CREATING enemies.
these are not defence tightening campaigns but full blown invasions to feed the machine.
I will, without fear, write that one more time - the war machine is currently turning profits to those who will uplift it's blood soaked values and censor the freedom and life representing individual; the formula is in fear weaving by a rampant administration, artificial scarcity tactics by people just like Rupert Murdoch and a government that now willfully does not work for its people.
how is it not natural to want to stand for what is tangibly right and speak out against what is obviously defunct?

i don't care how you vote or even if you vote, but as World Citizens we have a right to stand and should - and if someone tells you, 'we're not there yet', you should ask when they threw their hands up. what's evil to me is that are people out there actually giving up and tithing away their rights.
i'm not politically motivated, but inspired to motions that will advance freedom, awareness, and spontaneous acts of personal responsibility reinvested into the Whole World.
remember, big scary shadows are attached to your feet, and lose potency at the sign of Light.

to my fellow spiritualists who think you're fighting by not fighting...
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=14592635
here is just one example...
noone can lead or stand most of all, it is not up to my country or yours - We Are All In Here Together.
There is a saying; if God is for Us, who can be against us. More importantly, if we are All for Peace, Unity and those values of natural Self emenating Law w/ a conscious effort, how could there not be a MASSIVE effect with global implications?

Intelligence is not an organization, destination, principle, or frequency...but the ability to sustain and thrive amidst all these institutions that may or may not give it in Freedom for the sake of an interconnected Victory.
To me, this is the humanity that I stand for, and I can see that strength in Us, It Is continually arising within the constancy of Now.
The intelligent humanity is not so by plugging into the corporate or governmental machine, but will find that Nature adapts in response to those invested in her success from intelligent, interconnected and self-sufficient stances.
Blood and oil will not carry Us any further than suffering here and infecting All Ways.
So, Now mind and creative inspiration becomes the power of One Earth Vision, and alternative energies begin to flood in ceaseless multiplicity and open-ended variations from the Source of It. I will see that gateway open wide in my lifetime.

thank you again, Naze!
this site, ashes2infinity.deviantart.com is going to grow and be an open place of inspiration for you, the True, i would love and encourage you to use it at will to advance alongside me.

www.ashes2infinity.deviantart.com

I have a special request from you all; in replying (if you are moved to reply), please leave links concerning the matters being represented here (and alternative energies) - consider it a petition of freedom, Our Strength and a sign of our interconnectedness.
While you are doing that I'll continue to spread the words of an uncaged mind.
In standing for your Self, you stand for Each Other.

With you every step of the way.
Kotter

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SEE ME LUMINOUSLY UNCLOAKED

2007-09-24T22:15:30Z

i wrote this at the thought of a christian al qaeda - i.e. the current administration and the new religious morality stance infiltrating the military.

hypothetically, what's the difference between high-tech fear driven control and the low-tech version? hm??
nationality?
skin color?
economic dominion?
the ability to be more sneaky and lie more cleverly?
there is NO moral right!
both are oozing from the same pore
i'm - we are affected on the homefront by the homefront

i hurt, do me a favor - disconnect me, let me be reworked.
but i'll never be top of the line again - i'd rather be nothing.

i've never said anything political my whole life...just sat back and watched the world get torn a new one. tolerated the smoke as it choked me, "it's their world to destroy". i'm timeless and it's not my problem.
this should tell you something if nothing has so far, that even i now come forth.

we are and will not as americans but as citizens of the world - we have to speak, even at our own risk, against the tactics of fear weaving and artificial scarcity. These gross tactics of oppression, it is seared into my mind and heart daily, by the hour - and the spiritual attainment i seek is meaningless as my enlightened flesh..acid rots off next to the corpses i meditate surrounded by.
we are making progress somewhere in the chaos but it takes those brave in the face of looming shadows to stand for it and shed light on it.
god help us???
here's a shovel and some workgloves - fucking 'get toit'.

this is brave new territory for me, i'm no political genius and i am standing at the edge of Obvious.
A simple person refusing to be cause.
you want the euphamism and romantic antiquity to shed? i do to, i love my art but refuse to use it as a riddle to hide behind what i firmly see and know is fucked up.
to my family, i can not be sorry about this now open strong disagreement, and i'm prepared to take the heat from any level to stand for a tangible sense of freedom and a truly living word.

equality embracing sin, here is the firm stance of One Being All. We are wrath, and to truly attain a divine state, ALL energy should be released.
aiming the light of your mind is giving energy to be fed off of, now is the time to as Light - with brilliant logic of the all connected, bravely enter the chaos and as True Strong Humans calm this storm from within.
like me, you are perfectly struggling right now, as i wrote before 'the eye of the storm and reason for it'
What I'm saying is Become Furious in Singularity.
Remember the Strength you are and you will, with nothing less than the full glory of the Human Spirit overcome the helpless attitudes We as One have projected onto the global geography.
Not by god, angel, alien or any Other intervention from an outside source.
I behold Humanity as the current raw temple that is the source of mind. To not conduct the whole scheme is to lack in projecting our push toward a successful sphere teeming with life and possibility.
Respect for your Self as the world will lead you to Truth and victory of tommorow happening now by the grace of our Own splendor.
Knowing this, to give you this is the real gift, because as Hell, wandering and hopeless i am an advanced mongoloid uncaged from the abyss to emerge and join alongside educated individuals as the advancing motion of FREEDOM IT SELF!!!
This is not special, unique, brave, or spectacular but the right to defend this planet I am and survive. I will exercize that right alongside my brothers and sisters to the fullest extent of the ingifted Law w/out running from looking shadows as i know now they are connected to MY feet and i stand on a foundation that cannot be dimished!
I give this Now.
The True are with me and in me, from the invincible Source of Mind, as One we will usher in a new era of Peace and Unity without gaps, born from refined consciousness in quality invested in All That I Am!
We, Us, Unity, One, Sustained, Constant, Strong.
Not from dominating numbers or material process but the educated individual radiant in darkness.
Progression of Being, and together we All Know beyond the shadow of doubt that It Is Here, It Is NOW and gushing out away from breaks in the loop surrounding our successful sphere.

Post and repost, repitition is not the enemy.

All Ways Here for Us,
K

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Best sound/light machines

2007-07-31T07:55:41Z

So, which are best / most effective?

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Throw Away Those Light Glasses

2007-05-17T22:08:49Z

I want to run the light stimulus from my light/sound (L/S) machine through a strobe light.

One or two lights would be optimal. Keeping the left-right specificity would be nice, but it is not a priority for me.

My goal is to have the L/S entrainment with a minimum of wires and a maximum of degree of freedom of movement. It is easy to run the sound portion of the L/S through a stereo; but the light portion is problematic. I don't know that much about electronics.

Hardware: I use the Proteus and InnerPulse L/S machines.

Any ideas would be helpful.

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New sound and light machine not doing much for me

2007-05-17T22:05:18Z

I recently bought a David Pal 36 with CES and I've been using it a lot but it doesn't seem to be having much if any effect on me. I've been doing Alpha and Theta sessions but I don't really feel particularly relaxed during or after the session. Maybe I do a little sometimes, but not enough to say for sure. This must mean that the David is not leading me to generate those brainwaves, or I would feel more relaxed or something different right? In all of the testimonials, and everything I've read, it seems to work for everyone right away. I've tried a lot of the sessions but not all of them - do I just need to find the right session? Or should I be doing something different during the session? Or are there some people it just doesn't really work for? Thank you to anyone who can help me with this.

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multioperator mind machine?

2007-03-18T00:14:24Z

Im wondering if there is such a thing...a large unit that more than one person can plug into....to recieve the same brainwave entrainment. Anyone know?

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i got proteus for christmass!

2007-02-26T03:30:25Z

yum!

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more photos please!!

2006-11-16T19:30:59Z

this tribe is pretty fuckin cool

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heal in Vermont www.baldmountainretreat.com

2006-05-09T21:10:52Z

heal in Vermont www.baldmountainretreat.com

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Selling an ECS machine

2006-01-01T19:39:12Z

Electro cranial stimmulation devive
like new
It's made by Alpha Stim, For Pain, Anxiety & deppresion
It works on electronically stimmulating brainwaves at the base of the skull, and has tons of clinical data behind it. Widely used and sold in pharmacies in Europe for pain control. It comes complete with a new large bottle of conducting solution.
Selling because I had sergery instead and would like to pass it on to someone in need. I Paid 450.00 plus tax, would like 285.00 OBO

their site
www.alpha-stim.com/

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Mindscapes eZine

2005-11-22T11:16:55Z

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November 21, 2005
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1. Enjoy a Relatively Stress-Free Holiday
2. 5 Holiday Stress Tips
3. Stress in the News
4. Helpful Web Links
5. Interactive Classifieds

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ENJOY A RELATIVELY STRESS-FREE HOLIDAY
By Mindie Paget

Don't let family dynamics bend you out of shape this season

The temperature's dropping, and your blood pressure's rising.

The mere thought of planning meals, picking out gifts, dodging traffic and, most of all, dealing with relatives might be enough to make you want to hop a plane to the tropics and skip holidays with the family altogether.

Some people do just that.

But for the vast majority, the winter holidays bring us together with friends and family we may not see any other time of year. And with the amped-up stress inherent in the season, your brother's jab about how "Mom's gravy never had lumps," your grandma's comments about your weight and your Uncle Mort's tendency to get drunk at family get-togethers may hit you harder than usual.

But there are ways to cope. One strategy involves choosing your battles.

"In terms of defensiveness and anger management, it's always a good idea, when you feel that twinge in your stomach - or wherever you feel it in your body when it stings - to take a step back and ask yourself whether it's worth addressing," says Christy Blanchard, an adult outpatient services psychologist at Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center.

"It could be something just as simple as taking a deep breath and changing the subject."

To the brother who dislikes your gravy, "I'll never make it as well as mother" might be an effective response to move the conversation away from the topic without acknowledging the negativity.

It's also important going into the holiday season that you understand your
expectations and those of your family. The best way to ensure you're all on the same page, Blanchard says, it to engage in open, honest communication.

Maybe it's become a family tradition for everyone to watch you slave over the stove from 5 in the morning on Thanksgiving until the 14-dish feast is served. Perhaps this year you can ask whether your guests expect turkey and all the fixings or if a nice pot of chili would do the trick. If they can't live without the elaborate fare, offer to open your home for the festivities and watch the kids while the rest of the family takes a turn cooking.

"Start to share responsibility," Blanchard says. "That also can open up new family traditions."

Returning home
Of course, breaking routine can be alarming for some family members. College students returning after their first semester away have been going through a lot of changes at school, and they expect consistency at home. Altering their room, the Thanksgiving menu or the annual evening around the Monopoly board may send them into mild shock.

Parents should be sensitive to that possibility, says Kathryn Nemeth Tuttle, associate vice provost for student success at Kansas University, and include their children in decisions about change.

Students also should be prepared for family members to notice the way they've changed while away from home - and be ready to deal with their reactions.

They may not like your new tattoo, your new major or your new eating habits.

"Don't be dogmatic about your changes," Tuttle says. "I don't think you have to make a big point when grandmother has prepared turkey dinner to give a small lecture about why it's important to be vegan. Hopefully you've matured enough that you can say, 'These are some changes that seem important to me, but I'm not going to impose them on you.'

"Or just eat the vegetables and shut up."

On the flip side, parents should ease off their children.

"They're the ones, hopefully, that are the mature ones," Tuttle says. "My hope would be that the parents would be the ones to be understanding and give the student a little space to grow."

Take a break

Despite your best attempts at achieving family harmony during the holidays, occasional squabbles, misunderstandings and hurt feelings are inevitable. Those aren't the times to raid the liquor cabinet or polish your Ginsu knives. Taking breaks and maintaining your health can go a long way toward helping you manage stress and anxiety.

"If you're feeling overstimulated, take a walk," Blanchard suggests. "I think we often get started with the holiday train and we just feel like everything is required, and in doing so we don't give ourselves permission to step back and take a break."

If you exercise regularly, don't stop during the holidays. Take your running shoes or your yoga mat to Grandma's house. Don't overeat. Get plenty of sleep. And avoid alcohol.

"If you've had more than a drink or two, you'll notice the next morning you don't feel very well-rested, even though you may have passed out," Blanchard says.

In the end, setting boundaries in a way that's sensitive to other family members may save you a lot of undue stress and heartache.
"Not everyone should have to celebrate the holidays in the same way," writes Karen Beery in Bert Nash's e-newsletter for November. "In fact, it should be all right NOT to celebrate, to slow down and simplify the season."

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1. Take time each day to stop and to be present with yourself and life, just as it is. For example, for 5 minutes 4 times a day, stop and practice "being" instead of doing. Bring attention to the sensations of your own breath and body and allow them to flow naturally as you simply pay kind attention to the experience.

2. Give yourself time each day for rest and play. You may need to schedule this, just as you would schedule a meeting or a lunch date with a friend. Also, learn to use the time you are waiting for something or someone as "free time." practice being mindful and connecting and being present through paying gentle attention during these times.

3. Give yourself permission to say "No" to invitations, or to leave events early. This will result in more time and flexibility for you. It also leads to a feeling of being back in control of your life.
4. Look for ways to simplify your life, not only during the holidays but
afterwards as well. For example, review your holiday patterns of gift giving, card sending, or party going. Simplify without losing the essence or meaning of what you are doing.

5. Above all, have kindness and compassion for yourself. Especially when you don't do things "perfectly." or you forget to do any of the above or anything else you meant to do.

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STRESS IN THE NEWS
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Using Yoga To Relieve Holiday Stress

The holidays are just around the corner and for many people this can be a busy and stressful time.
http://www.kcbd.com/Global/story.asp?S=4105333&nav=3w6y

Food Baskets Reduce Holiday Stress

Daly is not shopping for her own family feast. She is one of 200 family members of the Holliston Newcomers Club shopping, filling and distributing 70 Thanksgiving Day baskets for those less fortunate.

http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/localRegional/view.bg?articleid=113687

Reducing Stress While Job Hunting

When you become unemployed, stress can interfere with an
effective job search, and financial problems are one of the
common causes of such stress.

http://www.azcentral.com/class/marketplace/careers/0307wherejobs07.html

Holiday Travel Tips

Peter Greenberg, one of the nation's top travel expert, offers tips on how to save time, money and stress as you travel this holiday season.

http://www.wesh.com/news/5340447/detail.html

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SELECTING A LIGHT & SOUND MACHINE
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You probably already own a system, but may know someone
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of features for each machine, contrasting and comparing them, can
be confusing, and actually is a distraction to selecting the correct
system. Here are some guidelines to help you select:

Personal use (simple) – Luma 10
Personal use (maximum capability) for personal use – InnerPulse
Commercial use – Nova Pro 100
Researchers – Nova Pro 100
Therapists for patient use – Pro Tutor

Personal use and simple - Luma 10
For home use, most people just want the basics, a machine that has a
complete menu of program choices to suit every possible need.
Actually, most people don’t use most of the features that are available
in machines. If you like to keep things simple, then choose the Luma 10.
It is also very compact for travel.

Personal use with maximum capability - InnerPulse
This is for people who love to fiddle around with technology. This
system has all the latest features; improved sound quality, gentle
pulsing light (sine waves), and breathe meditations. It is also very
compact for travel.

Commercial use - Nova Pro 100
When working with the public, you want a sophisticated looking unit
made of durable material with great capability. This is the Nova Pro 100,
it is made of metal, not plastic, has lots of sessions (100), and you can
do sessions for two people at the same time.

Researchers - Nova Pro 100
This is a good looking machine that can withstand hours of use on-the-go.
Its internal rechargeable battery means you can use it in the field continuously
for six hours.

Therapists - Pro Tutor
This machine allows you to determine exactly the type of programs
that are in the unit. For example, if you want your patient only to
have focus programs, using the Pro Tutor, you can limit the programs
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vehicle of light

2005-10-26T01:10:28Z

Merkabah
http://www.crystalinks.com/merkabah.html

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Intelligent Infinity

2005-09-26T06:23:03Z

http://www.intelligentinfinity.org/

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Article about LED type goggles.

2005-07-12T00:24:11Z

I found this article about LED type eyesets for Light & Sound machines. It was written by Dave Seiver of Mind Alive. Enjoy!

Over the past 15 years we have been cautioning users of light and sound products to avoid LED eyesets. The problems we saw with typical LED eyesets were fourfold:

1) In the light and sound devices that use LEDs in the eyesets, the LEDs were tied directly to port pins of the microcontroller (little computer) that ran the L&S system. All computers switch their binary outputs very rapidly, in nanoseconds, making sharp turn on and shut off transitions (square waves) in the LEDs connected to them. Square waves are made up of odd harmonics (1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, etc) and generate third order harmonics in the brain. Therefore, when a user is using an alpha session session at 10 Hz, a 30 Hz component gets generated within the brain. At times, I have seen this 30 Hz harmonic “grow” considerably larger than the 10 Hz that was being stimulated. When this happens, people generally have an anxiety reaction. So if you are using a light and sound device for relaxation, you could be defeating the purpose because of these harmonics.

2) All of the research on photic induced epileptic seizure use some type of square wave or fast pulse light, either from a Xenon strobe or from an LED strobe. Psych Research, makers of the Inner Quest system, which used LEDs driven from square waves, were shut down in 1992 by the FDA following three incidents of seizure in Sharper Image stores. Recently, a popular hypnosis company has conveyed to me that they get from 3-5 seizures per year from using a low quality L & S device with red LEDs.

3) The conventional LED are pointy little things that point straight into the eyes. There are usually four LEDs mounted into a 2x2 matrix, which measures ½” x ½”, equal ing ¼ square inch in area. Some spread of light occurs between the LED and the eye making the total coverage about ½ square inch. This small area creates two problems:

a) A small foveal (central) area is illuminated in the user’s visual field. This bright patch of light doesn’t stimulate much of the visual field.

b) Also, as the closed eyes roll around, so does this bright spot and the moving bright patch gets interpreted as stimulation by the brain, which will in turn inhibit the alpha wave that we are trying to entrain.

4) Lastly, LEDs make laser light (which is why they work so well in fiberoptics, CD and DVD players). Because the bright laser light coming from these LEDs is so close to the eyes , there is a possibility it could burn someone’s retinas if used with the eyes open.

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Extremely cool biofeedback link

2005-06-01T21:34:18Z

I recently found this extremely cool link on accessing early memories via biofeedback and other methods:

http://www.eegresearch.com/articles/general_17.htm

The point is: to jump thru temporary 'windows' to hte subconscious to find and face one's early pins, realize those pains won't re-occur, and then be able to drop all kinds of defensive coping mechanisms.

It includes some wonderful theories as to how memories get stored & why.

Really very fascinating, and useful too!

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This just in from my friend, who invented the Synetic Systems Proteus machine

2005-05-30T16:12:51Z

I have yet to try one of these.
Has anyone given this a whirl??

(The following is his email)
"The Wild Divine" is a biofeedback-controlled video experience of the best quality. The graphics are stunning and complex. The player has two GSR and a pulse-rate sensor (plus heart rate variability) to navigate through a surreal Myst-like world. Fans of Tolkien and other fantasy-world-building authors as well as users of the popular Myst series would tend to enjoy this, and folks who grew up on the West Coast. A very good way to involve teenagers with biofeedback, I would guess.

I would strongly encourage you to consider it closely from the perspective of market strategy and execution. It's $129: http://www.wilddivine.com/

(end of email)
Would love to hear about it, if you have any experiences with this device, let me know!.... Brock

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spec

2005-05-30T14:18:52Z

2=5-3, 7-5,13-11,19-17..
4=7-3,11-7,17-13,23-19..
6=11-5,13-7,17-11,19-13..

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lucidquest.com

2005-04-18T05:52:49Z

http://lucidquest.com/dwnld.html

check the mp3 in the sidebar. they rock.

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Shakti Helmet

2005-01-28T04:07:10Z

I'm planning to buy a "Shakti Helmet" that was based on the work of Dr. Michael Persinger to simulate the near death experience and the phenomena of the "God presence".

I was wondering if anyone else had used one and also if there was anyone who would like to expeiment along with me in a sensory isolation room I will be preparing? I'm in Portland.

Swaz

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how hardcore geeky

2005-01-07T17:35:22Z

are the folks in here?

i'm interested in tech talk WRT light machines, from both binaural theory/implementation side to hardware bits, and wondering where other folks are...

and as a sidenote, a somewhat related project:

http://openeeg.sourceforge.net

-- a build-it-yourself EEG, w/free software... (hardware ends up running ~$200). This is the kind of thing i'd love to mix with light/sound machines for more powerful biofeedback applications...

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NovaPro 100

2005-01-02T16:09:23Z

Has anyone had experience with the NovaPro 100 by PhotoSonix? If so, please share. I'm considering one...

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The next big step for Mind Machines - Vistual Reality

2004-12-05T01:28:40Z

I'll admit, I'm a Mind Machine user for a few years now. I must have read a dozen books on the subject and even more studies. Mind Machines and entrainment (or AVE) technology is still in its infancy and its still not widly accepted.

That said, the main purpose for a Light Machine is to use it for hypnosis or hypnosis like therapies (super creativity, visualization, dual induction, hemistep development programs, etc...).

Isn't the next logical step for this technology to evolve with Virtual Reality Glasses? Wouldn't VR Glasses be the perfect mate to Audio Visual Entrainment, with the ability to transmit not just light and sound but images as well?

I've found a few web sites on the subject. There's some people developing VR Therapy for pain and phobea disorders. The first ever VR Therapy Conference was held in San Francisco last summer.

Just thinking out loud guys! Cheers!

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research & design info

2004-11-21T05:31:26Z

i'm planning on throwing together a light machine with a AVR microcontroller & assorted stuff lying around -- does anyone have good references for research on them? the frequencies for different mindstates are pretty easy to find; i'm looking more for response to different colors of light, binaural beat mixing w/light machines, best mounting of led's, and other subtle design hints... (and too, research on simultaneous flashes vs. alternating, fading vs. hard flashes, etc.)

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Relaxation

2004-10-19T05:47:53Z

Tried the light machine last night, when it ended my veins were popping in time... I suppose you don't want to be disturbed while attempting to meditate with one...

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my machines

2004-10-19T05:33:54Z

I personally own a couple of mind machines...

I have a David Paradise XL by Mind Alive (http://www.mindalive.ca/). I think it's a really great machine. It has quite a few programs, and is programmable or can be used manually. I use it manually to induce hypnosis in clients who ask for hypnosis work. I also use it as a meditation tool on a regular basis.

I also own a NovaDreamer from the Lucidity Institute (http://lucidity.com). This little toy is designed to help acheive the lucid dreaming state. I haven't used it much so far, but did get a couple of lucid dreams out of it so far. It doesn't actually create any brain state or entrain the mind. Instead, it simply makes pulsing sounds and lights in a pattern when the wearer enters rem sleep. It's worn as a mask while sleeping. Inside the dream state, the wearer hears the sounds and sees pulses of red light, and will then (hopefully) recognize this visual and auditory cue as meaning "you are dreaming."

I also toy with sound technology, and started a tribe here specifically related to that issue. See http://soundhealing.tribe.net

I am very interested in either building or buying a Rife/Bare machine and a Multiple Wave Oscillator. I also started a tribe to discuss these topics. See http://bioelectric.tribe.net

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LA: Wants to try a mind machine

2004-09-24T03:58:54Z

mindalive, biofeedback, light and mind machines of all kinds...

I am a writer researching for a new project. Would you be willing to show me your machine?

I'm in Topanga, an ideal place for hikes and meditation.

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Are you a MAGICAL thinker? You may be considered SCHIZOID.

2004-09-09T17:42:04Z

From The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition(American Psychiatric Association, 1994, pg. 645) describes Schizotypal Personality Disorder as a pervasive pattern of social and interpersonal deficits marked by acute discomfort with, and reduced capacity for, close relationships as well as by cognitive or perceptual distortions and eccentricities of behavior, beginning by early adulthood and present in a variety of contexts, as indicated by five (or more) of the following:

• ideas of reference (excluding delusions of reference);

• odd beliefs or "magical thinking" that influences behavior and is inconsistent with subcultural norms (e.g., superstitiousness, belief in clairvoyance, telepathy, or "sixth sense"; in children and adolescents, bizarre fantasies or preoccupations);

• unusual perceptual experiences, including bodily illusions;

• odd thinking and speech (e.g., vague, circumstantial, metaphorical, overelaborate, or stereotyped);

• suspiciousness or paranoid ideation;

• inappropriate or constricted affect;

• behavior or appearance that is odd, eccentric, or peculiar;

• lack of close friends or confidants other than first-degree relatives;

• excessive social anxiety that does not diminish with familiarity and tends to be associated with paranoid fears rather than negative judgments about self. <<< what does that mean?

http://www.geocities.com/ptypes/schizotypalpd.html
http://www.dc.peachnet.edu/~bbrown/psyc2621/ch14/schizophrenia/tsld002.htm <<<<

Instead of being burned at the stake for magical thinking, many beautiful people are being sent into Mental Health institutes and forced to take harmful medications that are turning “magical thinkers” into depressed, rabid, confused, lonely, psychotic and scared people.

Its obvious why Jung is overlooked by the APA. The APA is mainly concerned with making MORE MONEY off the degradation of society by feeding them drugs that not only attack the human neurotransmitters but directly assault and invade the DNA.

If you know of anyone who is suffering from this, this site will help you: >>>>> http://www.webcom.com/thrive/schizo/ <<<

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BUSH SEEKS TO TESTS EVERYONE FOR MENTAL ILLNESS!

On July 14th, the House Appropriations Committee approved $20 million in new federal dollars to begin implementation of the plans set forth by the New Freedom Commission on Mental Health (NFC) to get every man, woman and child in America "screened" for "mental illness."

http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/328/7454/1458

according to a March 2004 progress report entitled New Freedom Initiative

www.whitehouse.gov/infocus/newfreedom/toc-2004.html

While some praise the plan's goals, others say it protects the profits of drug companies at the expense of the public.

BUSH is now making it almost a law for people to be tested for signs of mental illness! Ridiculous! Aren’t there enough children on RIDDILIN?

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ someones letter to the Senator:

To: Sen. Orrin Hatch

July 20, 2004

Dear Sir, I recieved a notice in my e-mail about expanding "mental health screening" to include teenagers. Already child medications have risen 500% over the past 5 or 6 years and these medications are harmful. this endangers our right to privacy. Here is the statement below: EXTREMELY URGENT! ACTION ALERT!!! http://www.congress.org/congressorg/bio/userletter?letter_id=102420966

Dr. Kolodner also discussed two performance measures implemented by VA: (1) all primary care patients who do not have a diagnosis of depression or are not in treatment should be screened once a year for depression; and (2) patients who screen positively for depression should have a follow-up evaluation within 6 weeks to determine if they do have depression. Clinical reminders prompt clinicians at the point of care and support both clinical practice guidelines and performance measures. Other national clinical reminders include screening for involuntary movement and sexual trauma. Local facilities also have the option of customizing clinical reminders to fit their specific needs (e.g., alcohol dependence, PTSD). http://www.mentalhealthcommission.gov/minutes/jan03.htm

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Ethical Issues in Research Involving Human Participants

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/cbm/hum_exp.html

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ WHAT TO DO?

WHO TO CALL AND WHAT TO DO:

1) Call the White House: 202-456-1111

2) Call Speaker of the House, Rep. Hastert: 202-225-2976

3) Call the Senate Leader, Senator Frist: 202-224-3344

4) Call the House Education and Workforce Committee Chairman John Boehner at 202-225-6205

5) Call the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Chairman Judd Gregg at 202-224-3324

Tell them you oppose any federal, state, or local plans for universal mental health screening. Tell them to STOP funding this New Freedom Commission on Mental Health plan in the Labor/Health and Human Services appropriations bill.

These calls are fast and brief. The aide who answers will take your message and forward it on. It's important that there are large numbers of calls, so please do this and get other to do so as well.

Additional actions to take:

1) Call your own Members of Congress (go to http://www.congress.org)

2) Alert your state legislators and oppose any school board initiatives to add psychiatric screening programs.

3) Support the Child Medication Act (S. 1390) currently stalled in the Senate by Senator Edward Kennedy - This legislation prohibits schools from coercing parents to place their children on psychiatric medications that are on the controlled substances list. Senator Kennedy, with large support from pharmaceutical companies, has not let this very modest proposal even receive a hearing, saying that it needs more study. Senator Kennedy (202-224-4543) as well as Senator Gregg (202-224-3324) the Committee chairman, and Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (202-224-3344) need to hear from the public.

4) Check to see if your state has a provision in state special education law that prohibits a school district from overriding parental refusal to submit their child to a special education or mental health evaluation. If yes, alert other parents, and if not, work for one.

Thank you for yout help on this urgent matter.

Peter Dockx Government Affairs Citizens Commission on Human Rights International

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on binaural beats

2004-06-25T13:48:46Z

i was wondering if anyone here uses any binaural beat s/w.
for the last few years i have used sbagen on linux.
anyhow have intresting scripts they use?

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Brainmaster

2004-03-26T11:44:17Z

I have a brainmaster 2E on e-bay. It has 1.9 version of the software. Does anyone know the difference between this and 2.0? Is there a hardware difference between the AT-1 and the 2E?

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