Natasha Tori Maru

A rehabilitated veteran of the scene I see. The doobie elitism is real. The feral 'skullfuck my lungs' bong/shame mode is real. One of my (ex) people Carl <3

There are some weird holes in this - you are jumping between layers of explanation and treating them as identical. It is like saying 'The map creates the territory, and the territory is just a map in a different outfit' There is a huge metaphysical assumption being smuggled in when jumping from 'neurons create consciousness' to 'consciousness IS reality. This statement also treats neurons as 'constructs of reality' but also 'reality in concrete form'. So you are treating neurons as physical objects in reality, a 'construct' of something deeper and simultaneously the same as that deeper thing. You can see how this is circular and almost says nothing because one didn't 'pick a lane' here, so to speak. I can only think you are trying to say this whole thing is circular like an ouroboros??? Snake eating its own tail. The structure you purport is like... neurons create consciousness > consciousness is reality > neurons are created by reality > so the thing neurons create is the thing that creates neurons = therefore everything is neat and tidy? Is that correct? I just think the answer is unclear because of the statement/explanation having category errors, scientific/metaphysical jumbling, assumes what it needs to prove and uses the above circular reasoning.

Boy do I know that method.... But were you doobs or bongs? I was bonging on man... and the time period was around 33yo so recovery was a bit different. All weekend, every night of the week after work. Chronic. So glad I quit. My beloved crazy artist grandad, who raised me, passed away from emphysema. Tobacco smoking since he was 14. I saw him slowly suffocate to death over the course of 2 years with nothing to be done but a slow succumb. I stayed with him and watched him pass on in hospice. He taught me, helped my artistic skill flourish, and showed me what NOT to do. Even if it was a hard lesson. And confronting. His last words to me were 'Promise to always do the art, and create and build' So I did. And do

Fucken BOOM! I am genuinely so happy to read this!!! Regarding your lungs - give it some more time. I would say 6/8 months. See how they are. After that time get it checked. Unless of course, the pain is getting alarming or worse. I say this with personal experience but from chronic weed smoking. I had painful lungs for around a year after going totally cold turkey. I still have some trouble with them. But this was caused from pneumonia middle of 2022. My left lung has a lot of permanent scarring and 'rattles, crackles and pops' when I breath in deeply, or spring allergies are triggering it. Take care ♡♡♡

@Username Thank you very much for the update! Interested in your sleep results - were you waking up fatigued, despite a full night of sleep? I ask as @SimpleGuy has the issue of waking feeling tired, despite a full night of rest. He is quite young to be experiencing this also. @Leo Gura suggested a sleep study, which I thought was sensible, and his advice seemed overlooked in the thread.

The Youtube clip I posted on the Mormon Stories podcast goes into her backstory that would support this view. It paints a behavioural and psychological picture illustrating how that backstory could be responsible for the 'believe me, admire me' theme she plays out. @Emerald has seen her and been to one of her live seminars also, I believe she had some insight into Teal's general vibe in real life.

I look at mine as a pair of broken people with issues who did the best with what they had. My Dad feels like just another person who makes mistakes, with his own inner demons 🙏 I didn't need to have kids to understand this perspective. Although many do.

@AerisVahnEphelia wow thank you for sharing!

Yes I think it is very much a nocturne painting. I did this one true to life - the Australian outback is arid and dry backcountry. The river is muddy, broken sun bleached and cracked earth. Gum leaves grey/green. Next time some more colour ❤️ @Ramasta9 I definitely think there is some posting juju going on with your account, based on descriptions... Very strange. Do you post on mobile? Android/iPhone or PC? Perhaps there are some errors on mobile platforms that are unique to your terminal. I am unsure if you can clear cache and all cookies and relog in? I can only imagine the frustration. Write a whole post only to have it swallowed up into cyberspace... Out floating past pluto and leaving the solar system 🪐☄️✨

Yep he is really hell bent on the film being a disinformation spin. He could be right - who knows. Fits with sketchy red flag characters like Luis Elizondo. All speculation as usual. Oh sweet haven't come across this - cheers cheers 🙏

Fuck outta here.. just drop in all casual with that 🤣 @mmKay Yep I've seen that, very serious accusations. And horrifying if true.

You are one space cadet I tell ya - the eyes get me 🤣

Thank you for sharing. You really took control and made something better for yourself.

I disagree. I just feel compassion for how unconscious they are. I learned tolerance. Acceptance. Discernment over judgement. The ability to totally disagree with someones ethics, morals and life choices and not judge. That is not to say one should have them in your life if they are toxic or dangerous. A loving action can be to remove someone from your life, if there is mutual benefit, despite how upsetting this can be. But they became like water on telflon as I elevated my consciousness.

Do you think you would be chill and normal with them if you saw them now?

There is nothing bad about the statement. It is about patterns of behaviour - good or bad. Samskara type shit

The sum of Leo's life as it flashed before his eyes - semi accurate given the general state of consciousness for the general population

Nothing shows up for me?

Another one of the Riverina area + moon - I need to challenge myself as I just default to these sorts of themes when I just want to DO the art and not push myself. Plus been strapped for time to come up with new concept execution... EXCUSES Oil on mounting board canvas

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This is genuinely a possibility though....!!!

I get around it - I see the benefits of what he is doing... I also like how deranged he is. In my view his attention to health is neurotic level (because he is losing touch with nature through some of his methods) - but when you look at his 'powerlaws' and general message it is more useful that not. I suspect he may even have/had an eating disorder. These can manifest in strange ways during the recovery process. I agree it is not irrational or obsessive to be health focussed or spend time on health. I am really into it myself

Haha! You forgot to end it with terminated consciousness 💀 ...or is that, consciousness following object dissolution? Mua-HA!

You have entered a new level of deranged consciousness here... Give us a haiku

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