Lately, I have been thinking a lot about the direction our civilization is taking. It seems more and more obvious to me that Peak Oil is a reality and that there are innumerable changes coming our way, of which higher gas prices and foreign wars for oil are only the tip of the iceberg.

I’ve become pretty “fringe” in my political understanding over the past few years. That comes in part from having weaned myself from television and seeing more objectively the brainwashing effects of the media on people; and it comes partly from studying alternative medicine and seeing the anti-alternative propaganda that is fed to people by mainstream medical institutions (and even enforced by the government). Seeing such influences in our society has made me more and more cynical about it — it’s a world where people willingly spend more time watching “reality TV” than living in reality.

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Today was the last day of my first year at acupuncture school.

I’ve certainly learned a tremendous amount this year; and more than ever I’m certain that in the right field of study. It simply makes sense to me. I’m developing ever-increasing abilities to perceive and understand a person; I’m honing my senses and my mind — I’m beginning to notice automatically the way a person’s voice sounds, the condition of their face, and how those details hint at their health condition. I’m beginning to comprehend the pulse; most details are still hazy, but I can start to get a sense of a person when I put my fingers on their radial pulses.

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