Cosmic Soup
Indonesia’s “Dynamo Jack”
In 1988, filmmakers Lawrence and Lorne Blair documented their 10-year journey across Indonesia in Ring of Fire. Among their amazing encounters including head-hunters and mystical trance dances, they met John Chang (aka Dynamo Jack) who had such powerful electricity or chi running through his body that he could literally set things on fire with his … Continue reading
“Electricity” Mohan
Raj Mohan Nair can withstand high current electricity that would easily kill the rest of us. According to the tests conducted by the History Channel’s team, his skin appears to be ten times more resistant to electrical current (measured in Ohms) than normal people. Have you met people with abilities like Mr. Nair? If so, … Continue reading
Quantum Leap into Consciousness
In 1955, Einstein wrote to the family of his recently deceased friend Michele Besso: “He has departed from this strange world a little ahead of me. That means nothing. For us believing physicists, the distinction between past, present and future is only a stubborn illusion.” Questions such as “What is Time?”, “What is Matter?” and … Continue reading
Braco’s Gaze
“Who’s skeptical?” the MC asks the nearly-packed room of 500+ energy seekers at San Francisco’s Holiday Inn, eagerly awaiting the arrival of Braco, the nearly-mythical Croatian mystical healer. Now, this wasn’t just any MC, mind you, but Ross’ ex-wife’s lesbian lover from the TV series Friends. I glean this tidbit of juicy information from Fred … Continue reading
The Alchemist, Arabian Nights, and a Farm Boy
Years ago, I happened to read The Alchemist and One Thousand and One Arabian Nights back-to-back. Strange coincidence, actually, as it turns out that author Paulo Coelho had obviously plagiarized Nights’ Tale #14 “The Ruined Man who Became Rich Again through a Dream”. Recently returned from my own, Alchemist-style epic backpacking adventures across Asia, I encountered such amazing things that I … Continue reading
