Sudden Potential

Book Review: Heavenly Streams

2015-07-22T16:25:00.002-07:00

Heavenly Streams by Damo Mitchell is kind of a follow up to his other book, Daoist Nei Gong. At least it felt that way. This review might be a lot shorter than the other. Mostly because there isn't a whole lot to cover. This book is a bit more narrow in it's scope, but has a bit more depth when it comes to what it covers, which in this case, is the Meridian system. Meridians are points all over the body that are used to determine health, and access the energy body more directly for change.

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Book Review: Daoist Nei Gong

2014-05-07T15:09:00.000-07:00

Daoist Nei Gong by Damo Mitchell, is a wonderful glimpse into the practice and art of Nei Gong. The book takes you through both the philosophy, principle and practice of Nei Gong, giving you what you need to get started and how to get somewhere, what you look for on your journey, what to avoid, and what experiences you can expect. Written by someone who seems to have gone through the practice and the experiences himself, it gives a first hand account of this art.

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Book Review: Mysteries of the Life Force

2014-04-30T14:52:00.000-07:00

Mysteries of the Life Force by Peter Meech. This is another one of those books where the author writes about his apprenticeship with a master. Very much like the Magus of Java, the author first sees his soon-to-be-master on a television program, but instead of a documentary on volcanoes, it was, "Ripley's Believe It or Not". So impressed by the master's demonstration, Peter seeks out Dr. Chow, to learn of this mysterious power he has. From there, we are led into the interesting world of chi, and the mysteries of this life force energy.

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Book Review: The Magus of Strovolos

2014-04-15T15:21:00.003-07:00

The Magus of Strovolos by Kyriacos C. Markides. This book is about the authors exposure to a spiritual healer known in the book as Daskalos, who resides in Cyprus. It covers many different paranormal abilities, as well as tries to outline much of these supernatural realms that lie just outside of our perception. Delving into consciousness and it's inner workings, religion, and even touching on God himself. The book tries to answer as many questions as possible, as the author takes you through his experiences with this healer.

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Book Review: Opening the Dragon Gate

2014-04-09T15:10:00.000-07:00

Opening the Dragon Gate by Chen Kaiguo and Zheng Shunchao and translated by Thomas Cleary. The Making of a Modern Taoist Wizard was probably the part of the title that caught my attention with this book, so I gave it a look. Before I got the book, I read some of the reviews and got to peek inside a bit to see what I was in for, and from what I got a chance to sample, I thought it was going to be great. The book sounds like it's going to take you on an adventure into a whole other world, and do so from a very involved perspective. Allowing you to see the process in true detail.

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Book Review: Taoist Sexual Meditation

2014-04-07T16:01:00.000-07:00

Taoist Sexual Meditation by Bruce Frantzis. This was another book that was recommended to me, and I have to admit, the title threw me a bit. When it was recommended to me, it was for the information within, and the practices, and principles. It took me a while to work up the courage to buy this book, mostly because of the many people that would see it on it's way to my house, and I figured they'd get the wrong impression. But as it turns out, it was worth it.

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Book Review: Qigong Meditation

2014-04-02T17:05:00.000-07:00

Qigong Meditation Embryonic Breathing by Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming. This was a book that was recommended to me, and since I had nothing else at the time on my reading list, I gave this book a shot. The book is about 348 pages long, and is a sizable read. It tries to be very in-depth with it's information as well as it's principles, theories and practices. The primary concern in the book is health, how to recover it, manage it, and improve it. It sets out to give you practices to improve your health, as well as the information needed to understand what you're doing and why.
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Book Review: Kundalini Rising

2014-03-21T15:01:00.000-07:00

This book in particular, Kundalini Rising by Barbara Condron, caught my attention because of the title. Kundalini has been an interest of mine for some time now. So when I saw this book, I thought it may be one of those unassuming diamonds in the rough. I was in a bookstore searching for anything that might catch my attention, when this one did just that. Before I buy any book, I have to be able to read some of it in order to judge the contents for myself, which I did. As I thumbed through it, I thought this book may have it all, from meditation, to chakras, to energy work, to of course, kundalini.

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Book Review: Nei Kung

2014-03-05T15:50:00.000-08:00

This book is more or less the sequel to the Magus of Java, titled Nei Kung by Kosta Danaos. After reading the Magus of Java, I had to read more. And when I found out Kosta had written another book on the subject, I had to get it to see if there would be more information on the subject. Any and all information at that point was a must. I was effectively hooked on exploring more into this world and it's wonders. So what exactly does Nei Kung have to offer?

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Book Review: The Magus of Java

2014-02-27T16:00:00.000-08:00

Put simply, this is probably my favorite book, ever! Out of all the books I've read, this book has several things going for it that others that I've read, just doesn't have. I'm not even sure where to begin. It's the story of the author, Kosta Danaos, and his journey and apprenticeship under an experienced master, John Chang, in the art of Nei Kung, or internal martial arts. His journey leads past conventional understanding of the world, and well into ancient wisdom, once thought long forgotten, and into potential, that most don't even believe they have!
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Book Reviews

2014-02-20T15:28:00.000-08:00

I read a lot of books on the subject of spirituality, meditation, chi and paranormal abilities, etc. Much of the information I present on my blog here comes from these books, and my own experiences. I have a little Amazon widget with several of the books I've read here on this blog, but I figured that doesn't do much to convey if any of the books on it are worth reading. So I decided it would probably be useful if I actually reviewed some of these books, so you know a little bit more about them, and if they might interest you at all.

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Change Yourself from Within!

2014-02-06T15:35:00.000-08:00

The mind can be a wondrous thing. Capable of dreaming up your greatest fantasies, or summoning your darkest nightmares. Worst, or best yet is, it's also responsible for making them real within you. Both on a psychological level, as well as a more physical one. Held deep within the mind lies the keys to your eternal freedom, or endless imprisonment, and everything in-between. So how might one go about changing one, into the other?

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Keeping Life Simple!

2013-11-20T15:24:00.000-08:00

We as people have a tendency to over complicate problems in our lives. Turning mountains out of mole hills. A few posts back, I talked about inner-conflict, which is a subject I wish to touch on again briefly, because many of the problems we are trying to change, are created by the very thing we are trying to change it with. And it only takes a little understanding to begin to change perceptions around pull back on bad habits.
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Happy, happy Halloween!

2013-11-01T15:34:00.000-07:00

Last Halloween wasn't very good. We only had about 2 trick or treaters or so. I wasn't very happy with the turn out last year, and started worrying that Halloween was a dying holiday. The thought even now makes my heart sink. Thankfully, this Halloween turned out much better then the last, and my hopes for the future have been renewed. Perhaps the holiday hasn't died, and perhaps it will make a come back. That, I would truly love!

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Halloween is Back!

2013-10-31T16:55:00.000-07:00

As anyone who reads this blog knows, so... pretty much just me, that Halloween is my favorite holiday of the year. It's my favorite day of the year, even over Christmas and my birthday. Love the sights and sounds, the leaves changing color and falling in the wind. I love the chill in the air and the sometimes eerie feeling it carries. Of course the candy too. I love it all. Also love giving people a good scare. Of course getting one, isn't quite as fun; but watching someone get scared, is still a good runner up!

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Inner Conflict of the Two Minds!

2013-10-17T14:34:00.000-07:00

One of my goals here is to try and encourage those who are interested in exploring within themselves, to do so. But, if like me, you've tried, only to be met with a series of defeats, it can be very discouraging to keep trying when something within yourself seems so against you all the time. It might not be during meditation, either. You might just feel it in general, when you try and breach your comfort zone even a little, something within seems to stand against you.

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A Presentation on Mind over Matter!

2013-10-11T15:49:00.000-07:00

A few years ago, I had the privilege of stumbling across a series of videos of a presentation conducted at the Rhine Institute by Pamela Rae Heath, a paranormal investigator. The talk was on the power of the mind, and the many, many different phenomena attributed to it. This talk, although a bit lengthy, opened my eyes to all the different possibilities that may be out there, waiting for us to discover them.

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What is Belief?

2013-10-02T16:12:00.000-07:00

Ahh, my favorite month of the year has returned, and with it, my two favorite holidays, my birthday, and Halloween!

I haven't posted here in a while, mostly because I'm unsure of the direction I want to take this blog, if it is worth keeping up, and if I can do anything useful with it. I originally intended it to be like an online journal of mine, where I could link to videos and articles that I thought were interesting, and discuss things that have been weighing on my mind, or experiences that I have.

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Power of Meditation!

2013-08-23T16:02:00.000-07:00

Last time I talked a bit about how to meditate, and explained a little on how simple it was, and what meditation is for. Chi is another topic I discuss a little bit here, and meditation is of primary importance if one wishes to embark on a path to acquiring chi. A little while ago, a ran across a couple of videos that I would like to share that goes a little deeper into the relationship between meditation and energy.
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How to Meditate!

2013-02-14T15:38:00.002-08:00

Meditation is an integral part of of any psychic, spiritual or energetic development. It allows you to hone your intention, prevent intruding thoughts and distraction, collect and direct your energies, reach profound states of relaxation, and new states of consciousness, and ultimately it allows you to perceive the world like never before. It is the cornerstone of progress for cultivating your mind, body and energy.

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More Demonstrations of Chi!

2013-01-18T11:34:00.000-08:00

I have posted many videos so far on Chi, and demonstrations for it's uses. So why should I stop now? In effect I am simply trying to spread awareness for these amazing abilities, and show how everyone can do them. These skills aren't just for the blessed, or special, but for everyone, if they so choose to pursue them. And to show that you do have the option to pursue them, and the ability to acquire them!

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Christmas and the New Year!

2013-01-04T15:42:00.000-08:00

So how was everyone's Christmas and New Year? Mine actually wasn't that bad. Despite how I'm not a huge fan of Christmas for already given reasons. Ironically, I complained about how I get clothes for Christmas, and this time I didn't get any. Turns out, I need some... But I can go get some later. Christmas over all was better then I expected it to be though.

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The Power of Chi!

2012-12-19T16:54:00.000-08:00

You've probably heard of the concept of Chi. It is the energy that makes up and sustains all things. And according to philosophy, it is vital to your well being. However it is believed that through certain practices and disciplines, one can learn to harness this amazing energy, and learn to use it, then the impossible would open up to them and become possible.

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Killer Galaxy is heading our way!

2012-12-12T17:06:00.000-08:00

It's called the Andromeda Galaxy, and it's twice the size of our Milky Way Galaxy. At least in terms of the number of stars in it. The galaxy seems to be on a collision course with ours, which may not be a good thing. The Andromeda galaxy is believed to be a cannibal (as they call it) that eats up other galaxies that come to close. There apparently is evidence for this, with small dwarf galaxies being gobbled up by Andromeda. But there is some good news.

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How was your Thanksgiving?

2012-11-26T15:20:00.000-08:00

So how was your Thanksgiving? Mine was... so so. Same as any other day I guess. Only difference was we had some friends and family over, and instead of turkey and stuffing and all that, we had homemade hamburgers, with egg and bacon on top, and some fries of course. Yes I said egg. It's actually quite good. Anyways, other then that, can't say there was anything special about it.

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