Nnonnth

Remember we are talking about muggles here. Essentially people sleepwalk into marriages. It is probably rather hard to say to someone after being with them a bunch of years, hey, I just realized this whole time I was sleepwalking. To ask ‘What level are they at?’ is not really applicable for people who haven’t even got to the concept of trying to…[Read more]

Yeah actually the two have mated and spawned a hybrid – strictly cabaret – ‘Bellynesian’!!!!! Groan. Jason

… I was rather attached to the idea of it being done in a synchronized fashion, that’s all… and personally would prefer a sense of clearing the resistance than just accepting it! Call me old-fashioned. Jason

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>>I would also like to ask the question to Mantak Chia, Wang Li Ping, and John Chang besides others as they all have children. (I guess by default I might know what their answer is.) Though strangely it appears all of their teachers did not have children.<<

I'd forgotten this! And I find it interesting because of the movement…[Read more]

… the narration and music are perfect examples of media mind control.

Joseph Smith was a western occultist BTW, a magician. He studied Kabbalah and the symbols of the ritual have a kabbalistic significance I shouldn’t wonder.

At the time of his death he was wearing a medallion which was the standard Agrippa Jupiter talisman – absolutely…[Read more]

… never investigated that properly in the end.

You know, as the first person I was ever an asshole to on this forum, you have a special place in my heart Freeform!

For the ritual though I was thinking something with a bit more kick.

Eg:

– Pick auspicious day and hour.
– Make a sigil (everyone makes their own, everyone makes and…[Read more]

It’s a fascinating idea. My answer is stupid because I don’t know the answer.

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The first thing it occurs to me to say is that Saihung is kind of a fraud – well not that exactly, but the book is fiction. It’s a story that isn’t true, and he doesn’t mention this. Of course he never claims it *is* true… but people are taking it that way.…[Read more]

… what looks like freedom really is not. That much is definitely true. I do think there are cultural vs. natural factors at work as well though.

I think the problem with this discussion is the article it’s based on which takes a groupmind look at the inhibitions or otherwise of cultures… this is really nothing to do with it actually, I’m…[Read more]

In London (and San Francisco where tribal was born) skimpiness or otherwise of costume does not seem to play a role in respect! But there is ‘I’m the real shit’ syndrome on the part of those who are more traditional – mind you that occurs everywhere doesn’t it?

Personally I think some of the cabaret dancers in the states particularly are…[Read more]

>>What I mean by belly dance is sometimes called, american tribal style, tribal fusion, tribaret (tribal+caberet)… The accepted high priestess in the pantheon of tribal dance is Rachel Brice<<

She absolutely is, but you'd get in trouble with some people equating American Tribal Style (ATS) with tribal fusion, which latter is what she's…[Read more]

… this new pope knows where the fresh blood has to come from. Fascinating. NN

… that if you can’t get what you want with two, the next number to try is five! NN

That you might consider it necessary to your own evolution as well – the pain of someone cheating on you I mean.

The way I look at these things from the theoretical point of view is that ideally we would all be having sex with everything all of the time. So affairs are not surprising. But I think there are better ways of conducting them as this…[Read more]

… but unless they travel I wouldn’t cos I live in London. Of course I know Rachel Brice, in fact Kim (whose vid I just posted) studied with her. NN

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=jTz0qa2fSskKimwiggles

It’s the tribal fusion forms that have good posture and alignment I think, not ATS. I have not seen really good trad Egyptian style *ever*… but alot of not good. NN

There are Egyptian dances for men, some use sword but then many women use a sword too. There’s also stick. Some men are now doing regular or tribal bellydance and many women say they are inspiring. One of the few places in the world where you have to work twice as hard as a man to be accepted amongst the women! Myself, I stick to drumming.

I…[Read more]

>>And that realisation seems to break ground. There is not only belly-gong but there is also chi-ski and yoga-surfing.<<

It reminds me of the 'Chaoenergetics' practice of Steve Wilson, which (like improv dance such as Butoh) which simply move in accordance with feeling.

Bringing in the performance aspects returns the ritual element more…[Read more]

I’d be very pleased to hear about the results.

About the head instructor who is a ‘form fanatic’ – is she tribal or oriental? The tribal ladies it seems to me are much more into the energetic side of things and curiously (considering it’s a recent American-invented form) the posture is very very energetically aligned, more so than what the…[Read more]