going on with Jhananda?

[Jhanananda]

I suddenly have to move from the ranch that I have been caretaking for the last 3 summers. I have 3 vehicles and a 40ft shipping container to move in a short time. Heavy equipment transport will be needed, which is $1,800 per piece of equipment. If anyone is interested in helping fund this project, then please click the link help fund the move

[Jhanananda]

I've had the runaround from the forest service for 2 weeks. So, I have been boondocking in Flagstaff the whole time. Last Tuesday I saw the federal judge. We agreed upon a workable plan, but the rangers gave me 5 more days of runaround. Meanwhile managing my PTSD and anxiety was getting more difficult every day. I just received a phone call from the protection ranger in charge. He gave me the go-ahead to start, so I'll be offline for a week or so until I'm done.

[KriyaYogi]

Good luck Jeff and see you when you return!  From studying the lives of various targeted individuals I've noticed that the chaos tends to increase during transit states like you are describing.  For example when I went to Paris in 2021 I was accused of having a knife in my bag by the TSA and was set aside for a search and on my return from Paris my airline lost my checked baggage and it took several days after return to locate it and retrieve it.
  -David

[Jhanananda]

Good luck Jeff and see you when you return!  From studying the lives of various targeted individuals I've noticed that the chaos tends to increase during transit states like you are describing.  For example when I went to Paris in 2021 I was accused of having a knife in my bag by the TSA and was set aside for a search and on my return from Paris my airline lost my checked baggage and it took several days after return to locate it and retrieve it.
  -David

Thanks, David, I'm currently camped at a high point and using my cellphone as a hot spot to communicate to the web. I expect this move is going to occupy me for the remainder of the week.  At my age and decrepitude I don't expect to do much more camping, so I expect to be online daily soon.

[KriyaYogi]

    Jeff I don't know if you recall but when I visited you in Arizona in 2009(?) strange things also happened around my arrival and departure which fit this model.  Upon my arrival my baggage was lost and we had to drive from Tuscon to Phoenix to pick it up, also we almost missed my flight out because when we went to the gas station to attempt to get gas the attendant 'refused' to fuel the pump.  I recall you went in several times then took your card back and went to a different station.  I had never seen this sort of reaction in my life from a person and I also puzzled over it until I started being targeted myself in 2018 myself.  Just an interesting bit of nostalgia!

   -David

[rougeleader115]

This is a shoutout for Jhanananda and anybody else lurking the past few months.

Is everyone alright? Making sure the forum didn't just randomly lose everyone. Im assuming everyone is just dealing with the struggles of life at this time.

Jhanananda I hope you are well, and I still worry about you so often.

Best Wishes
Rougeleader

[Jhanananda]

Thank you, rougeleader115, for posting to this forum your kind thoughts and concerns. Yes, I am still on the planet, but the obstacles of living on the material plane have simply been overwhelming for me, and I expect it is for the rest of the members on this forum.

Life doesn't get easier because one becomes a mystic. If anything it becomes more difficult because becoming a mystic often requires making life choices that don't necessarily improve one's material culture, because as mystics we are shedding material culture.

My worsening autoimmune condition has not helped at all. I have had to become full-time researching solutions to my chronic health problems. I keep working on a paper to advance the mystical theory here, but become bogged down in material world essentials, such as 3 years of moving, plus worsening health due to my chronic autoimmune condition. Since seasonal migration and living in rural Arizona has been a successful survival strategy that I have employed for 50 years, and intensified 20 years ago; nonetheless, it is also an obstacle to making any progress on any of the other topics that I have to engage in, including getting medical advice from medical doctors. Today I finally have an appointment with a rheumatologist, which I should have had a relationship with decades ago.

[rougeleader115]

Life does not seem to get easier for mystics. I am glad you are still with us. It is unfortunate you have to navigate so much to keep your body up and running. I wish I had more herbal knowledge to send or recommend you something that could help. I’ve been studying and taking a very intensive ethnobotanical class, and the best  advice I’ve gotten is to revisit recipes in the Bible, Sumerian, Hindu, etc. religions that use herbs that we consider basic and everyday. Testing what ancient indigenous cultures used for those illnesses and finding the actual dosages and recipe combinations they used. I know most of us do that to some degree, but I have been mind blown by the absolutely tremendous amount of possible herbs, plants, fruits, roots, seeds, etc. that have such a long history and tradition around the healing potential of these plants.

I do know you know most if not all of this Jhanananda, I just wanted to state it in case there is something you might want to explore or revisit for yourself. I’m very glad you were able to get an appointment with a rheumatologist, and I really hope they can assist you. I need to do the same honestly instead of wait.

Best Wishes,
Rougeleader

[Jhanananda]

Life does not seem to get easier for mystics. I am glad you are still with us. It is unfortunate you have to navigate so much to keep your body up and running. I wish I had more herbal knowledge to send or recommend you something that could help. I’ve been studying and taking a very intensive ethnobotanical class, and the best  advice I’ve gotten is to revisit recipes in the Bible, Sumerian, Hindu, etc. religions that use herbs that we consider basic and everyday. Testing what ancient indigenous cultures used for those illnesses and finding the actual dosages and recipe combinations they used. I know most of us do that to some degree, but I have been mind blown by the absolutely tremendous amount of possible herbs, plants, fruits, roots, seeds, etc. that have such a long history and tradition around the healing potential of these plants.

I do know you know most if not all of this Jhanananda, I just wanted to state it in case there is something you might want to explore or revisit for yourself. I’m very glad you were able to get an appointment with a rheumatologist, and I really hope they can assist you. I need to do the same honestly instead of wait.

Best Wishes,
Rougeleader

I am so glad that you are studying herbal medicine. I have studied it for 50 years along with ethnomedicine and ethnobotony primarily to find a treatment for my autoimmune condition which western medical practice continues to fail to understand. When I was diagnosed with diabetes and hypertension I began to lose confidence in my many years of that study. I came to realize that many of the ideas that I had subscribed to worked to manage my autoimmune condition, but was not a cure. However, this year I started taking ephedra again, which is also known as Mormon tea, as you probably know. Ephedra is now also a controlled substance because drug dealers have been growing it and converting it to methadrene, so I had to forage it. I have been taking a 1/4 tsp of it every morning and it really is helping me, and I have come to realize that Mormon tea is one of the most effective herbs available. We can discuss this further if you wish under Health and Fitness.

[KriyaYogi]

Are they blocking ephedra stems again from being sold?    I still have some in my pantry.  I guess I should cherish it.  I remember when it and THC used to be prohibited.  I'm finding THC as a useful alternative to alcohol lately.
-David

[Jhanananda]

Are they blocking ephedra stems again from being sold?    I still have some in my pantry.  I guess I should cherish it.  I remember when it and THC used to be prohibited.  I'm finding THC as a useful alternative to alcohol lately.
-David

It is my understanding that ephedra is a controlled substance.  After my COPD diagnosis I went to grocery stores and health food stores and herb stores looking for it in a common herbal tea called "Breathe Easy." It has been off the market for years.  I noticed that it is back under a different label but no longer contains ephedra.  I am not sure what the Mormans do about acquiring Mormon Tea, because it is ephedra.  It might be that we just have to look for "Morman Tea" if we want ephedra.

[KriyaYogi]

Last I heard, a few years ago the sale of extracts was banned since potent extracts caused complications for consumers in the past but the sale of the whole unprocessed herb such as plant stems was legal, that's what I was able to purchase.  I sometimes add it to my coffee to give it an extra kick.  Seems like it increases fat burning a bit.
-David

[Jhanananda]

Interesting, David. I assume you are talking about ephedra. I walked into an herb store in Prescott and asked for it. They told me it was now controlled in Arizona, but I did not consider that Mormons would want Mormon tea, so they must have an avenue to acquire it. Anyway, I prefer harvesting my own in the wilderness.

A few days ago I was informed that my 38 year old son had died of a heart attack. It is a paternal congenital issue. So, I am sorry that I have not been able to get back here until now since finding out.

[Michael Hawkins]

A few days ago I was informed that my 38 year old son had died of a heart attack. It is a paternal congenital issue. So, I am sorry that I have not been able to get back here until now since finding out.

I'm so sorry to hear about this, Jeffrey.  You're in my thoughts and prayers.

[KriyaYogi]

My condolences Jeff, we are here if you need to talk.
-David