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Miranda's Secret Garden

Myspace Codes: MyNiceSpace.com There IS Magic in this world - Only IF you believe there is.

About Me

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"May all beings everywhere, with whom we are inseparably interconnected, be fulfilled, awakened, and free. May there be peace in this world and throughout the entire universe, and may we all together complete the spiritual journey."
~ Metta Prayer ~
THE EMERGING SELF
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Cultivating the factors of Enlightenment with the pure mind of meditation, you will stop all grasping. Taking no delight in attachment, and destroying all defilements, full of light, you will completely pass beyond the suffering of this world.
From the Dhammapada
“..others have characterized (magic) as the discovery of the unity within all duality, the truth behind all illusions. W.B. Yeats sought knowledge of what he called ‘the single energetic Mind,’ and its pole, ‘the single Memory of nature,’ both of which he believed could be evoked by symbols. But Florence Farr’s definition of magic is best: ‘MAGIC IS UNLIMITED EXPERIENCE.’ That is, magic consists of removing the limitations from what we *think* are the earthly and spiritual laws that bind or compel us. We can be anything because we are ALL.”
- Mary K. Greer
"You gain STRENGTH, COURAGE, & CONFIDENCE by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face."
Eleanor Roosevelt
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RECOGNIZE SAMSARA - THE WHEEL OF SUFFERING:
"As long as you stay unconscious, *ASLEEP* at the switch of your own life, true happiness will prove elusive." - Lama Surya Das, Awakening the Buddha Within
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"Every Miracle Begins as a Search for the Invisible."
Brett Bravo
"It is through elevating and transcending our perceptions of space...time...energy...matter...consciousness, and acting in accordance with the Universe that true healing of ourselves begin."
Tai Chi Chuan
Enter the divine temple of Self, and greet your higher form.
Moment of inner freedom
when the mind is opened and the
infinite universe revealed
& the soul is left to wander
dazed & confus'd searching
here & there for teachers & friends. (Jim Morrison)
Experience is not what happens to you. It is what you do with what happens to you.
~ Aldous Huxley
I feel most alive when I am on the open road discovering new lands and new people. I yearn for the old days when discovery of the world was in full light.
I am a chameleon who likes to dabble in a little bit of everything. Part artist - part anarchist - part dreamer - part sophistication & intellect. I am a dreamer - but with intent. I am a person dedicated to making my dreams realized. That is how your truth is born. The process of actualizing your dream is what reality becomes. I am an extremely curious person and have many passions. I constantly search for connections with people, my environment and within myself. I have many different layers and like to move freely within that spectrum. I yearn to find people who can reach deep levels within themselves....a state of being I am beginning to realize I want to remain.
I love people who challenge me to think in a different way. I believe in string theory and that everything in the universe when broken down to the core is energy - and that we are all binded by that same energy. I love being around strong women so that they can inspire me to be the same. I believe beauty is multi-dimensional. Beauty without substance only lasts for so long (about 5.5 seconds to be exact). I like to surround myself with people of TRUE SUBSTANCE. I believe life is a journey and that we are all co-creators of our own world and the world we live in as a whole. The destination depends entirely on our intent. I look at myself as a piece of clay - to mold into whatever I choose (a life long art project). I believe we can become anything we want to be - as long as we permit ourselves to do so. I love having conversations about the "un-explained" things in life - just because you can't see it or don't experience it DOES NOT MEAN it doesn't exist! I am a strong believer of INFINITE POSSIBILIES (hence my interest in parallel universes). I don't believe in coincidences. Coincidences happen to people who are not paying attention.
I love quirky people. I love people who defy stereotypes. . I admire loners. I strive to obtain ultimate self-freedom. Freedom (of the self) at EVERY LEVEL is the most beautiful state to be in. Letting go of our own cravings...desires...and attachments will ultimately lead us to self-liberation. I respect artists who live to create their work. I love creative, radical, free-thinkers. I think we enslave ourselves when we close our minds and our hearts - no matter how much pain we may have experienced. I believe art, music, love and freedom are healers to this negative and often times destructive world.
"The illiterate of the future are not those that cannot read or write. They are those that can not learn, unlearn, relearn."
- Alvin Toffler
Negativity + Doubt + Fear = Distruption towards evolution of the self.

My Interests



LOVE.
UNITE.
GROW.
EXPAND.
EVOLVE.

THEN TRANSCEND
ALL THAT THERE IS
AND BE INFINITE.

"There are things known and things unknown and in between are the doors..."

~JM

I would rather have a mind opened by wonder than one closed by belief.

Gerry Spence

Expose yourself to your deepest fear; after that, fear has no power, and the fear of freedom shrinks and vanishes. You are free.

Lizard King

I AM

A seeker of personal truth and a Disciple of Love and Light.

MY INTERESTS ARE MANY:

Costumes, music, tattoos, kayaking, theatre, photography, photo editing and manipulations, painting, writing, poetry, film (watching and making), art (the creative process – and self-expression of all kinds), road trips, traveling, mountains, walks through the forest, the moon, the ocean, midnight drives, temples, knitting, meeting kindred spirits, overcoming fear, expanding comfort zones (or hell – throwing them out all-together!), breaking down limitations, realizations, science, quantum physics, parallel universes, left/right brain hemi-sync technology, The Monroe Institute, controlled research of the human consciousness, human psychology, quantum consciousness, awakenings, making connections, astronomy, worm holes, space travel, holistic medicine, eastern philosophy, energy healing (healing in general), fasting, nutrition, mind, body, and soul purification, chakra system, learning, expanding, philosophy, spiritualism, mysticism, magick, alchemy, Tantra, Taoism, Buddhism, Kabbalah, meditation, yoga, mind expansion, vision quests, intellectual conversations, time travel, mind travel, out-of-body experiences, inter-dimensional travel, exploring the great mysteries of the world, the bizarre, the obscure, the unknown and unexplained, Ancient Civilizations (Egyptian, Greeks, Mayans), The Bermuda Triangle, listening to Art Bell's Coast to Coast radio show, mythology, old weaponry, martial arts, archery, self-defense, self-empowerment, History, Native American culture & spirituality, shamans/medicine men and women, being in love and light, dancing, movement, letting go of attachments, self evolution, transcendence, death and re-birth. I like to really explore what it means to be on this earth. Exploration of the self and the world we live in is what it's all about. Expanding my consciousness is what I AM ABOUT.

JUST FOR KICKS AND HOOPLAS: Burlesque dancers, glitter, colored stalkings, vintage everything, 1960's, velvet clothing, shiny black tap dancing shoes, silver objects (or anything shiny for that matter) and dreaming in the desert.

I THINK EVERY WOMAN SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO TAKE SELF-DEFENSE CLASSES! No man should ever have the opportunity to victimize a woman. I am the biggest sweetheart, but if you try to harm me, I will whoop your ass - and every woman should be able to say that!!

I'd like to meet:



Weirdos. Weirdo: an odd, eccentric, or unconventional person.

WHO DO I WANT TO MEET?

Movers and shakers of this planet - people who are going after their dreams - not sitting at home WISHING they could make their dreams come true. What are you waiting for?! Artists, Musicians, Poets, Intellectuals, Rebels, Anarchists, Gypsies, Nomads, Loners, Hippies, Beatniks, Day-dreamers, Vintage Kings and Queens, Inter-Dimensional Travelers, Time Travelers, Visitors from other planets, Scientists, Free Thinkers, Free-Spirts, Martial Artists, Yogis, Healers, Truth Seekers, EVOLVED SOULS, *Self-Seekers*, Students of Life, Health-Conscious - Free-Lovin' fools, and ALL Disciples of Love and Light.

Turn Ons:
BLESS MY MIND AND IGNITE MY SPIRIT.

Great ideas backed by ACTION. It isn't great if you don't do anything with it. People with strength who posess self discipline of the mind. Integrity. Compassion. Ego-lessness. Endless abundance of love. Unconventional views on life, creative individuals, self-confidence, self-realized, VERY *AWARE* people. Conscious living human beings. Positivity, risk takers and people who make up their own rules in life. People who know themselves and have the courage to speak their minds. People who care about their health (physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being) - and take active steps to ensure that. People searching and seeking deeper meanings to all things...Continually *evolving*. Caring, honest and genuine people are a must! Personal style and expression is also very important. OH - and of course - tattoos are SEXY as hell. The more you've got, the more mezmerized I will be.... ;) Simply put. If ya can't stimulate my mind, you won't stimulate my body. The two are intricately connected.....just like the tango...step one, two, three...what - what!

Turn Offs:
Three traits I do not want to be around: 1) NEGATIVITY 2) PASSIVE-AGRESSIVENESS & 3) FAKE PEOPLE (which just means you lack the self-confidence to be real).
Arrogance, cattiness, slackers, judgemental people, flakiness, people who allow people, situations or circumstances to victimize them, snobbery, imaturity (both mentally and emotionally), people who do not take responsibility for their own actions, cigarette smokers (if you smoke cigarettes - don't expect a kiss from me)!! I also have a very low tolerance for superficiality. I reserve no space for bad energy and destructive behaviors. I am *ALL* about peace, possibilities and POSITIVE Vibes! NEGATIVITY IS A HUGE TURN OFF - that means no haters, complainers, shit talkers and whiners. Life is too short to waste on you!

I am always looking out to meet cool cats!. I am pretty selective....so you best be having something really good to say - that is you either stimulate my mind (because you have substance and intelligence) or inspire me on some level (because you are a creative individual).

Guys who are "into" chicks only for their looks are not the kind of guys I want to meet. So if you send me a friend request - and I check out your page - and all you have are chicks on your page - I will decline your request. And NO - I don't want to meet you at a bar. If you actually took a moment to read even one sentence from my profile, you would have been able to comprehend what I am about. Ya Dig?!

Let's come together and be a force for positive change in this world. The time for higher consciousness is now! Add yourself on my Map and make the Connection!! ~ Namaste ~

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“Gardens, scholars say, are the first sign of commitment to a community. When people plant corn they are saying, let's stay here. And by their connection to the land, they are connected to one another.”
- Anne Raver

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Music:



The White Stripes are awesome (and of course the Raconteurs)! PJ Harvey is the queen of rock! Red Hot Chili Peppers are some kick-ass, self-realized motherfuckers! Anthony Kiedis is the king! The Gorillaz, Depeche Mode, Neko Case, Cowboy Junkies, 50 Cent, Sky Cries Mary, The Doors, Muse, Neil Young, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Mazzy Star, Coldplay, Reverend Horton Heat, The Pixies, The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Tom Waits, Leonard Cohen, Johnny Cash, Hank Williams, Tool, The Cure, Jesus and Mary Chain, Roy Orbison, Sonic Youth, The Fugees, Snoop Dog, Vindoloo, The Snakebites, Wolfmother, Blonde Redhead, Blondie, Bob Marley, Elliott Smith, Concrete Blonde, The Strokes, Billy Idol, Blue Scholars, Dawn Penn, Gregory Isaacs, Prince, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Radiohead, Sublime, Pink Floyd, The Velvet Underground, Stevie Nicks, The Beatles, John Lennon, Janis Joplin, Alicia Keys, The Ramones, Radiohead, System of a Down, Cypress Hill, Cat Power, Tegan and Sara, Dead Can Dance, Portishead, Billie Holiday, Josephine Baker, Jolie Holland, Leadbelly, Damian Marley, Devil Doll, Elvis, Ravi Shankar, classical, Indian, blues, ALL reggae, hip hop, blue grass, funk, acid jazz......la la la de da....

Movies:

Directors: David Lynch, Stanley Kubrick, Roman Polanski, Quentin Tarantino, Coen Brothers, Francis Coppola, and Vincent Gallo.
I like indie flicks (of course). Anything independent I am into. Not too much into main-stream block buster flicks. I am a documentary whore. I think I've seen all of the documentaries at Rain City Video. 300, The Matrix, The Island, Final Fantasy, The Fountain, Natural Born Killers, Secretary, Suicide Girls: The First Tour, Blue Velvet, Twin Peaks, Murderous Maids, Mulholland Drive, The Elegant Universe, Fargo, Frida, Sideways, Repulsion, Rosemary's Baby, Morvern Callar, Virgin Suicides, Buffalo 66, Palookaville, Pulp Fiction, The Cell, Happiness, The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Resevoir Dogs, Apocalypse Now, 2001 - A Space Odyssey, Murderball, The Adventures of Sabastian Cole, Communion, Exotica, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, The Shining, A Clockwork Orange, The Doors - and of course - Easy Rider which illustrates beautifully to us all that TRUE FREEDOM does comes with a price!

Television:

I prefer zoning out in meditation instead.

Books:

Currently reading Awakening the Buddha Within by Lama Surya Das and Quantum Consciousness by Stephen Wolinsky. (Good stuff!!:)) The Tibetan Book of the Dead, Interpretation of dreams, J.R.R Tolkien's Unfinished Tales & The Hobbit, Anne Rice's vampire chronology, Dark Sister, Crystal Woman, Shakkai, Windhorse Woman, The Year of Yes, Bare - the Naked Truth About Stripping, Wicca Candle Magick, The Way of Mystery: Magick, Mysticism & Self-Transcendence, Michio Kaku's Visions, Edward C. Curtis' Sacred Legacy, David Whyte's House of Belonging, Feel the Fear and Do it Anyway, Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming, Global Problems & the Culture of Capitalism, The Woman's Dictionary - Symbols & Sacred Objects, Animal-Speak, The Lost Writings of Jim Morrison - Wilderness - Volume 1, Crystal Healing Secrets, Kryon -Don't Think Like a Human....

Heroes:

John Lennon (for his advocacy for peace and expansion of our conciousness - the world was not ready for him -), Jim Morrison (for giving us a glimpse of "the other side"), PJ Harvey (for portraying what a "real" woman is), Lynn Andrews (for her spiritual knowledge), Frida Kahlo (for her suffering through art), Anthony Kiedis (for his journey from hell to back), The Dalai Lama (for reminding us what it's all about) and Bob Marley - the Revolutionary Freedom Fighter (for encouraging us to fight for our freedom).

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My Blog

Inner Beauty by Osho (Reposted from fellow yogini Laura of Hawaii)

What is the connection between inner and outer beauty?The outer beauty comes from a different source than the inner. The outer beauty comes from your father and mother: their bodies create your body....
Posted by Miranda's Secret Garden on Fri, 14 Dec 2007 10:57:00 PST

Dancing Eyes with the Enemy

Here is a poem I wrote a while ago. It's a poem about my inner journey of confronting some of my own demons. I tried to capture the feelings of defeat I had to go through in order to come back u...
Posted by Miranda's Secret Garden on Wed, 07 Mar 2007 02:10:00 PST

Cosmic Attunement Excercise

An Exercise from the Vault of CRC by Mark Stavish, M.A. For The Wyoming Valley Society for Esoteric Studies Copyright 1999 Mark Stavish The following exercise was found among the papers of my late gre...
Posted by Miranda's Secret Garden on Thu, 07 Dec 2006 01:30:00 PST

Consciousness As REALITY

Hi all light seekers:   I just wanted to share this wonderful article about some of the scientific reasoning behind the power of thought and how our consciousness (individually and collectively)...
Posted by Miranda's Secret Garden on Thu, 07 Dec 2006 12:00:00 PST

The Transitional Phase - From the Tibetan Book of the Dead

From day to day, ordinary life is filled with beginnings and endings. As each moment passes, a new one appears to take place. Waking up in the morning, we rise and go about our ordinary activities of ...
Posted by Miranda's Secret Garden on Tue, 31 Oct 2006 09:07:00 PST

My Slow Descent Back into the Abyss of Creativity

It has been a long while since I have truly connected to my creative self. I had abandoned her for responsibility, sensibility, and stability  all three of which I do not feel was worth the trade. No...
Posted by Miranda's Secret Garden on Wed, 13 Sep 2006 04:47:00 PST

Consciousness, Creativity and the Brain

Ok - I caught this awesome lecture on the UW channel this weekend. The lecture was called - Consciousness, Creativity and the Brain - given by quantum physicist -John Hagelin, Neuro Scientist-Dr. Fred...
Posted by Miranda's Secret Garden on Wed, 06 Sep 2006 06:28:00 PST

A carrot, an egg, and a cup of coffee (shared by my friend Nik)

A carrot, an egg, and a cup of coffee. You will never look at a cup of coffee the same way again.   A young woman went to her mother and told her about her life and how things were so hard for he...
Posted by Miranda's Secret Garden on Mon, 28 Aug 2006 10:34:00 PST

PERSONAL POWER

PERSONAL POWER (THE REAL POWER) Some of you who know me well know that I am very involved in the idea of personal growth and empowerment so I wanted to share some positive ideas I have been reading in...
Posted by Miranda's Secret Garden on Wed, 09 Aug 2006 02:23:00 PST