That is no small accomplishment!
This post is very inspiring and holds a powerful teaching. Thank you for sharing that.
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Thats bullshit what they are doing to you, sounds like they may be jacking you around.
Might be time to invoke some black Tara on them? What is the reason they keep delaying the repairs?
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LOL, Dont we all? 
Happy Halloween 
Awesome, very excited to check out this channel, and charlies video. I am a big fan of Robert Waggoner, cool to see many names on that list I have and have not heard of before. Thank you for the huge homework assignment!
Stop it 
Did you do the small homework assignment of looking to the stars for insights? Dont look a gift horse in the mouth, atleast not until after youve ridden them…
Love this line from Andrew:
“the path is not around the obsticles, the obsticles are the path” 
Very cool.
Forgot to mention a clip from this video came to mind when you mentioned the birds being somewhat like gargoyles.
If you have not seen the full 30min video, Buckle up Buckaroo, you are in for a real treat! If artistic geniuses are not really of interest to you, fast foward to the 26min mark:
“No. They are Pheonix turned to…”
Oh and guess who heard a crow ‘barking’ outside his window this morning?
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These are the sort of things that happen and what i meant in 1st post of this “Introduce Yourself”.
I get your compassionate nature that sees this as unfair which is how i did and infact a year ago i asked Andrew a question at Q+A how to deal with anger when something is clearly unfair. He gave me several suggestions of which i used “transmute it”.
With hindsight now its been easier to ‘make do’ and live with what i have, so as not to be disturbed by noise from the repairs.
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Just finished watching Charlie Morley again and saw several synchronicities!
Going to watch Robert Waggoner next.
… you made me laugh so much!
Like your sense of humor !
Brilliant!!!
And did you see a Phoenix flying around?!
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Damn straight! K West is the real deal.
lol, not yet.
I did check out the youtube channel, and did a popularity search #4 may interest you:
Have you read any of her books?
I think her ‘work’ is pretty brilliant. Talk about having the mind like a Phoenix, able to self Liberate things on the spot.
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Sorry to hear about your challenges Bianca and I hope it gets sorted sooner rather than later.
Did I read correctly that you are living on a small island?
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Thank you Carl for your kind thoughts & wishes. I’ve come to see there are forces beyond my control and similar to what you alluded to in your earlier post, have recently started to learn to get out the way and let the present be what it wants to be.
Yes i live on a very small island off Scotland. Funnily enough, ive just finished watching a 2 hour interview AH did and loved a line in it he said “This journey is solitary by nature.”
Where are you from Carl ?
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Congratulations 
! I’ve been observing this discussion about phoenixs but I didn’t want to interfere with its natural unfolding. Twice in my dreams they have played an important role for me. Once when I got back from Menla I had a very powerful lucid dream involving one and one I completely forgot about until this morning when I was looking back through my dream journal which was non-lucid and involved me transforming into a phoenix and killing demons.
I recalled doing AI art to capture the memory of the dream I had after getting back from Menla and wanted to share it. 
Infinite blessings on your journey! 
This image is a screenshot showing the date it was last modified and the words I used to generate the art:
This is the actual generated art:
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Thank you. I’m always happy to see feedback like I’m sure many of us are here. Very grateful for your contribution 
Ahhh !! The Phoenix topic rising again
What were you doing at Menla ? What was your interpretation and understanding of your dream with the sign of a Phoenix in it? I ask because i wasn’t doing anything much to warrant a formidable symbol (let alone 4) in my dream. Which is why id thought maybe not for me but 4 others.
Accept like i said before:
This was more like an Astral experience, as recognised the atmosphere was different than usual LD & non LD.
Thank you @mbready Infinite blessings to you too 
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I am from the heart of the black country in the west Midlands.
Been living in the south of france for 16 years or so so the 3 kids are very French.
It may sound very glamorous, though adapting to a different culture, language and society is a lovely challenge. It is an awesome country (like Scotland is!!!).
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@carlmorton1970 … sounds like an idyllic place for
Are you a LD ? Buddhist? Or just enjoying what the day brings?
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Great question Bianca!.. been LD for many years. During / since covid have been integrated patanjali philosophy alongside traditional yoga generally.
There is a huge overlap between Buddhism and ancient vedic spirituality as you know. Personally I am strongly on the dualism / Sankhya side of the fence, particularly as I have been able to observe my mind more and more and to me this form of meditation feels to be at the heart of it all.
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At Menla Andrew was doing a week long non-duality retreat. @Barry was there also.
As for the dream I have to be honest, I didn’t know what to think about it.
In the dream, I encountered a massive phoenix, perhaps four or five stories tall, performing an intricate dance infront of me. Rather than engaging, I found myself releasing any attachment, simply floating and observing it.
The scene lingered, unchanged by my passive observation, until it eventually transitioned. The dreamscape flattened into a two dimensional like plane reminiscent of an antiquated cartoon. A very boring scene unfolded, a road, passing cars, a nearby house, and a mailbox. This simplicity was comforting. I said in my dream voice something like “Ah! This is more my speed,” walked up to the mailbox imagining it as the mailbox that is at my home and opened it. Then I woke from the dream.
Puzzling yet fascinating. Its timing and the figure’s grandeur still remains a thought I return to now and then. Still don’t know what it meant but it was an impressive dream I think about.
As an observer, my interpretation of your dream (and if I may say so myself, I am probably lousey at doing this) based on your background and amazing grace, would be that you are in the process of transforming phoenixes. I think your gift will raise three phoenixes from their ‘ashes.’
Thank you for taking the time to be on the forums with us!
Also, the selfless act you mentioned before about His Holiness should not ever be taken lightly. Compassion is a rare trait and I believe what you did would be considered a powerful and selfless act of compassion.
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Was watching a movie tonight called The Knights of the Zodiac on Netflix.
Look what showed up in it.
The Phoenix is the Villian?
https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/879265820
Athena discussing gathering the Knights of the Zodiac
https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/879264231
Synchronicities are always something I follow. Wanted to share to allow open personal interpretation. In the movie the phoenix was the villain that caused Athena, the Goddess of War and primarly Wisdom to step into her “cosmos.”
Good movie, trending at #5 on Netflix. I was once told in a lucid, unintentional dream journey to the Greeks that I was married and divorced from her they were very careful about not letting me back into their realm. What a weird dream that was lol. It was one of those dreams after I woke up I called my mom immediately to discuss because it was extremely confusing. Many weeks later Athena showed up in one of my lucid dreams giving me artifacts. I thanked her and the dream ended. It was incredibly awkward but only in the dream state. Upon waking I thought it was interesting.
Dreams are weird sometimes.
Edit: a glitch in this website caused it to post before the movie clips were finished uploading. I’ve added them now, hope you enjoy as much as I did. Check out the full movie one Netflix!
Edit again: Wow!! I just realized this watching the first scene back. It reminds me of the dream I shared recently in a post here in which I stood infront of a phoenix in non-action. The scene unfolds and thks scene is argumentativly the most important part, when Athena stands infront of the phoenix in a state of non-action and manifests her true power.
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@carlmorton1970 apologies for delayed response. (Eye infection meant staying off my phone 
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Because ive only followed Tibetan Buddhism properly (although my 1st taste was Upanishads) i didnt know about this you train in. I had to look it up. Would you say @carlmorton1970 this below sums it up?
Patanjali’s teachings help us to understand how our thoughts get in the way of our own happiness. They also show that the process of “disidentification” with our thoughts, aided by yoga practices, is the path to ending suffering.
Sankhya is a dualistic orthodox school of Hindu philosophy. It views reality as composed of two independent principles, Puruṣa and Prakṛti. Puruṣa is the witness-consciousness. It is absolute, independent, free, beyond perception, above any experience by mind or senses, and impossible to describe in words.
Sankhya does not accept the theory of rebirth or transmigration of soul. Sankhya holds that it is the self-knowledge that leads to liberation and not any exterior influence or agent.
“Observing the mind” is so that ?
Im guessing to be able to
BTW - just saw your ‘Introduce Yourself’
Wanted to welcome you too! Wishing you much enjoyment here in NC.
Warning If you slip away 24hrs can take a while to catch up 
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I looked at the website, Menla looks like a beautiful venue.
Did the retreat give you all of your expectations?
Having the dream of a Phoenix did sound great until i read your next post
I’m not a member of Vimeo so can’t watch any video clips.
But hey, so as this subject doesn’t confuse me more im going to continuing seeing a Phoenix symbolism as a renewal.
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YouTube wouldn’t allow me to upload it unfortunately.
I took some screenshots of the most interesting parts for you.
This is the Pegasus Knight. The main character in the movie. Thought it was cool because I know @NightHawk999 follows horse symbology. The Pegasus being a mythological horse with wings.
This is the villian of the final fight scene, the Phoenix
This is when the Phoenix tried to kill Athena
This is what happen after he tried to kill her
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@mbready Because i just watched this video
Andrew talks about not running away from things you dont like and face them.
So here goes, i have to admit when your post said the Phoenix is a villain i felt saddened 
therefore didn’t want to confront this symbolism which has also turned up in your dreams or LD. i have a tendency to always try to find the positive.
I just googled 2 Q
These answers suggest there is both dark & light.
Something that might interest your mention of Athena.
Over 10 years ago 2012 i heard (clairaudient) “Athena” i mentioned this in a post with @NightHawk999 a few weeks ago. I commented in another chatroom as Athena had also been spoken about and the host replied:
Finally, after confronting this topic again (Phoenix) which is keeping it alive in the chat. I believe its about looking at both the dark & light which once enlightened trans mutes into … ? That’s for us to find out.
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@mbready
I forgot to say thank you for your very generous and kind thoughts that you said here
The woman i gave my place to we bumped into each other the next day in the very busy Bodhgaya high street and met again a few times and became online friends as she was from New Zealand. So something beautiful came from this.
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