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Mushroom

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......... . . I nurture my inner wild child. I love to play vintage guitars, I believe every musical instrument has it's own voice that needs to be brought out. There are deep levels to the quality of sound. I love nature, opening my senses to the sweet smells, listening to the songs and stories of the birds, the water laughing as it plays and splashes over the rocks, the deep rich colors in the mosses and plants, sensing life in even the ancient rocks, I find moments of clarity, grounding, enlightenment and harmony. I train in the martial arts. Usually starting out doing standing meditation. Then Tai Chi Chuan, some Pa Kua. Currently learning Aikido. I am a teacher of kung fu and tai chi chuan. Master the sword and you will master the mind. Victory through self victory. Intent is key. Healing Arts are another important facet of who I am. Some of it is physical like reflexology, chiropractic, massage, traditional chinese medicine, applied kinesiology. Some of it bridges to the higher bodies, like polarity therapy, aura work, shamanic native american tradition (proud to have been initiated into the Navajo eagle clan), the connecting to our higher selves. Antique dealer would best describe my business. I have several fields of specialty, including textiles (oriental rugs!) and decorative arts. I am lucky. Lucky to be alive, lucky in health, love and money, lucky in finding artifacts, lucky to have such great teachers and students, lucky at roulette. Lucky to have friends like you."I might look like Robert Frost but I feel just like Jesse James" ...Bob Dylan

My Interests

antique Japanese swords, Kung Fu, aikido, blues music, nature,the stock market, DRAGONS and fulfilling my dragon destiny.

I'd like to meet:

kwan yin, Keith Richards, Wai Lana

Music:

the White Stripes, Buddy and Julie Miller, John Trudell, John Mayall, Coyote Old Man, Tony Joe White, Chris Isaak, Chris Whitley, Leonard Cohen, Skip James, AC/DC, ZZ Top, Lucinda Williams, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, Delbert McClinton, Blues Magoos, Traffic, Mozart, Otis Taylor, Cowboy Junkies, Townes VanZandt,Neil Young , Blues Project, Electric Flag, Big Mama Thornton, Emerson Lake and Palmer, Emmitt Rhodes, Jimi, Moody Blues, Eric Burdon & the Animals, Howlin' Wolf with Hubert Sumlin, Monster Magnet, the rami Lama, a lot of sixties bands, not necessarily in that order.. but there's SO much more..

Movies:

Kung Fu Hustle, the Last Dragon, Big trouble in little China, any Tony Jaa movie in fact check the clip in my video favorites - Never Ending Story, Young Sherlock Holmes, Wierd Science, Gargoyles, Moulon Rouge, League of extraordinary gentlemen, The Tai Chi Master,

Television:

24, public television, Smallville, Doctor Who, Carnival'

Books:

the Art of Peace, Electric Kool-aid acid test, Tolkien trilogy, the making of a butterfly, Piktor's metamorphosis, Zen mind Beginner's Mind, anything by Deng Ming Dao, Bioluminescense, mostly non-fiction stuff on healing arts and science. Author Linda Clark.

My Blog

a collection of similar mushroom poems

crystal droplets falling timelessinto pools of silencedeeper than we can knowrelaxed and letting goflying through dreamsmusic on the wind the orange glow from the firedances with the shadowson th...
Posted by Mushroom on Mon, 23 Jun 2008 01:23:00 PST

on not fitting in to society

  let them stare, i don't care    I own who I am          they look at me like I was Jesse James   waiting in line at the bank    ...
Posted by Mushroom on Fri, 20 Jul 2007 09:26:00 PST

footsteps in the sand

Footsteps in the sandQuickly washed awayThe seashore mindGoing to the beach means walking in fresh air, listeningto the sound of waves, feeling the grit of sand beneath ourfeet. The narrow ribbon b...
Posted by Mushroom on Thu, 14 Sep 2006 11:11:00 PST

Taoist Poem

          Wade the warm stream to         &nbs p; The shrine across the river of golden sound   ...
Posted by Mushroom on Tue, 12 Sep 2006 06:36:00 PST

I started life young ...

I remember in detail entering my body as a baby. Growing up in the 50s afforded me much more freedom than kids usually get today. I could explore as far as my western flyer bike would take me. I had d...
Posted by Mushroom on Fri, 14 Jul 2006 01:17:00 PST

martial arts wisdom for everyone

Do not fail to learn from the pure voice of an ever flowing mountain stream splashing over the rocks At the instant a warrior confronts a foe, all things come into focus  When you find your Tru...
Posted by Mushroom on Sun, 25 Jun 2006 10:12:00 PST

the inner smile

A meditation: Think of some one or some where that takes you to that happy place in your thoughts and makes you smile. The kind of smile that begins in your eyes and spreads to your mouth and fac...
Posted by Mushroom on Fri, 23 Jun 2006 09:06:00 PST

natural weight loss also helps ear infection

Apple Cider Vinegar, cold pressed, Hain is a good brand. Mix one or two tablespoons of it in a glass of water and drink it twice a day. Aids digestion, promotes weight loss like crazy, can fix an ear ...
Posted by Mushroom on Thu, 22 Jun 2006 02:33:00 PST