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Hi, my name is Skyerise. My interests are quite varied, and includeBuddhism,Gnosticism,Nondualism,and parts ofWestern esotericism.Oh, andmaths,though I'm not very good at.

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“ Thewireless telegraphis not difficult to understand. The ordinarytelegraphis like a very long cat. You pull the tail in New York, and it meows in Los Angeles. Thewirelessis the same, only without the cat. ” — Albert Einstein

“ In the province of the mind what one believes to be true, either is true or becomes true within certain limits. These limits are to be found experimentally and experientially. When so found these limits turn out to be further beliefs to be transcended. In the province of the mind there are no limits. ” — John C. Lilly

“ The echoes of the bicameral mind linger in our consciousness, a faint whisper from an ancient inner voice that once guided our ancestors, now woven into the fabric of our self-awareness, driving the dialogue between our rational thoughts and primal instincts. ” — Solomon West

“ When I am working on a problem, I never think about beauty. I think only of how to solve the problem. But when I have finished, if the solution is not beautiful, I know it is wrong. ” — Buckminster Fuller

“ Nature is trying very hard to make us succeed, but nature does not depend on us. We are not the only experiment. ” — Buckminster Fuller

“ The knower of the mystery of sound knows the mystery of the whole universe. ” — Hazrat Inayat Khan

“ Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise; seek what they sought. ” — Matsuo Bashō

“ Mit der Dummheit kämpfen Götter selbst vergebens. ” — Friedrich Schiller

Articles I've started orimproved

Good articles

Last Exit on Brooklyn- original Seattle espresso culture

Astrology

• Heliocentric astrology

Biography

Men

• Rick Boston(musician/producer)
• Michael Brame(linguist)
• William Giraldi(writer)
• Trevor Hall (musician)
• Victor Hanzeli(linguist)
• Oscar Ichazo(philosopher)
• Andy Kravitz(musician/producer)
• John C. Lilly(psychonaut)
  • Programming and Metaprogramming in the Human Biocomputer
• Jack Pleis(musician/producer)
  • Music for Two Sleepy People
  • Music from Disneyland
  • Strings and Things
• Theodore Rinaldo(cult leader)
  • See alsoRobert G. Millar(cult leader)
• Larry Torres(professor)
• Fumio Yoshimura(artist) (tr. fromGerman Wikipedia)

Women

• Marja-Sisko Aalto(minister, writer)
• Barbara Latham(artist)
• Evelina Zuni Lucero(Pueblowriter)
• Agnes Martin(artist)
• Kate Millett(feminist writer)
• Helen Parsons Smith(occultist)
• Tracy Reiner(actor)
• Esmée van Eeghen(resistance fighter) (tr. fromDutch&German Wikipedia)

Women in Music

• The Be Good Tanyas
• The Bisserov Sisters(tr. fromBulgarian Wikipedia)
• Brigitte DeMeyer
• Samantha Fish(plusphoto)
• Durga McBroom
• Rising Appalachia(plus 2 photos)
  • Filthy Dirty South
  • Wider Circles
  • Alive
  • Leylines
  • The Lost Mystique of Being in the Know
• Chloe Smith(including 1photo)
• Leah Song(includingphoto 1,photo 2)
• Starling Arrow
• Kristen Vigard

Books about consciousness

• Laws of Form
• The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind
• The Psychedelic Experience

Buddhism

• Tibetan Buddhism
• History of Tibetan Buddhism
• Vajrayana

Deities

• Kurukulla
• Mahakala
• Simhamukha
• Vajrakilaya
• Vajrayogini

FivefoldMahamudra(Outline of Fivefold Mahamudra)

1. Three Jewels and Three Roots
   • Esoteric transmission
2. Deity yoga
3. Guru yoga
   • Tsok
4. Six Dharmas of Naropa
   • Tummo
   • Luminous mind
   • Dream yoga
   • Illusory body
   • Phowa
   • Bardo yoga
5. Dedication of merit
   • Chöd
   • Sky burial

Implements

• Melong
• Phurba

Teachers

• Chagdud Tulku
• Drikungpa
• Jigme Lingpa
• Karthar Rinpoche
• Kunga Rinpoche
• Namkhai Norbu
• Palden Sherab Rinpoche
• Sogyal Rinpoche
• Tharchin Rinpoche

Teachings

• Gongchig

Temples

• Kagyu Shenpen Kunchab
• Wood Valley Temple
• Zuni Mountain Stupa

Terms

• Tukdam
• Tulku

Education

• Classical education in the Western world

Magick

• Abrahadabra
• Abyss (Thelema)
• Aeon of Horus
• Aleister Crowley bibliography
• Body of light
• Bornless Ritual
• Ceremonial magic
• English Qaballa
• Great Work (Thelema)
• Liber OZ
• Liber Resh vel Helios
• Liber Trigrammaton
• Magical formula
• Magical organization
• Neopagan witchcraft
• One Star in Sight
• Renaissance magic
• Sorcery (goetia)
• Sylvan Theater
• Thaumaturgy
• Thelema
• True Will
• Worship of heavenly bodies

Qabalah

• History of Jewish mysticism
• Kabbalah
• Keter
• Chokmah
• Binah (Kabbalah)
• Chesed (Kabbalah)– split fromChesedand expanded

Religion

• Anima mundi
• Classical theism
• Hermeticism
• Prophet

Science

• Levantine Iron Age Anomaly

Science fiction

• 1950 in science fiction
• 1951 in science fiction
• 1952 in science fiction
• 1953 in science fiction
• 1954 in science fiction
• 1955 in science fiction
• 1956 in science fiction
• 1957 in science fiction
• 1958 in science fiction
• 1959 in science fiction
• 1960 in science fiction

• 1968 in science fiction

Potential

• John Andreae
• Charles Mingus III

Photographs

I also contribute photographs I've taken to WikiMedia Commons. You can view them atmy photossubpage.

Barnstars

		The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
		For your constant efforts to resolve the disputes atTalk:Ubuntu.You deserve it. Cheers.PopMusicBufftalk03:17, 5 August 2009 (UTC)

		The Socratic Barnstar
		For your calm, logical, and utterly sensible statements atWP:AN/IJayjg(talk)00:08, 7 June 2010 (UTC)

		What a Brilliant Idea Barnstar
		Thanks for offering such an elegant solution to the debate onTalk:Ubuntu (operating system).Walter Görlitz(talk) 20:58, 19 October 2010 (UTC)

		The Defender of the Wiki Barnstar
		For bringing some NPOV sanity into a crazy left-right food fight!CarolMooreDC(talk) 02:39, 8 March 2011 (UTC)

	The Teamwork Barnstar
	For converting my bunch of amazon book URLs to ISBN / text view during the work on the article marked AfD. That's pure altruism and and excellent example of a team work. Thank you for your efforts!APS (Full Auto)(talk) 23:35, 17 December 2011 (UTC)

	The Teamwork Barnstar
	Great work onGeorges YatridèsThanksTheroadislong(talk) 20:24, 3 January 2013 (UTC)

	The Original Barnstar
	Thank you for your assistance..Simbagraphix(talk) 12:20, 4 April 2015 (UTC)

	The Defender of the Wiki Barnstar
	Veni, vidi, vici7&6=thirteen(☎)11:07, 6 June 2015 (UTC)

Hatch Green Chiles	Some green chile for you!
	Hi Skyerise, thanks for helping out with theOlivia Romoarticle. Netherzone(talk) 12:23, 16 July 2021 (UTC)

	The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
	Awarding Barnstars to old hands may not be cool, but I appreciate your efforts, and admire your resilience.Joshua Jonathan-Let's talk!07:28, 7 April 2024 (UTC)

	The Editor's Barnstar
	For taking a Wikipedians path in using your gifts, skills, talents and time to assist others in their illumination, knowledge, Divine delight and consciousness, and other enjoyments of the real.Randy Kryn(talk) 15:05, 9 April 2024 (UTC)

		The Original Barnstar
		For your contributions onDiscordianism,taking a worn-out page and giving it the TLC it deserved. I'm not a Discordian myself, but I'm sure Eris is smiling upon you.𝔏𝔲𝔫𝔞𝔪𝔞𝔫𝔫🌙🌙🌙 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔐𝔬𝔬𝔬𝔬𝔬𝔫𝔦𝔢𝔰𝔱(talk) 12:56, 16 April 2024 (UTC)

	The Original Barnstar
	Thank YOU for your excellent contributions!e11e99(talk) 10:17, 10 May 2024 (UTC)

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