A haka is a tribal dance in Maori culture ( New Zealand natives )

Their name is derived from Ma-Uri, which means Children of Heaven.

Hakas traditionally have various uses in everyday Maori life.
They are used to tell a story, to express emotions and opinions,
but are best known in their most aggressive form :
 The Ka Mate War Dance.

Warriors used the Ka Mate to prepare for a battle.

To focus their strength. To proclaim their powers,
To celebrate the triumph of life over death,
but mostly to challenge and intimidate the opponent.

Haka performers accompany the rough body moves
by rhythmically chanting vocals, crying out loud and grunting.
The typical movements of body percussion
( like hands slapping against the chest,
feet stamping on the ground , slapping the biceps, ... )
are often combined with finer facial expressions
( grimaces like showing teeth and the white of the eyes,
poking out tongues, sniffing through the nostrils, glaring, ...).

Sports teams around the world
have been known to perform war hakas
immediately prior to international matches,
as an alternative to just standing still
while the national anthem sounds.

The haka reflects the importance of the game,
it motivates the teams and their supporters to greater efforts,
and, of course, like in the old days on the Mâori battlefields,
 the hakas challenge the opponent in an intimidating way.

And crowds go wild ... Sports is war. And entertainment.

The International Rugby Union Team of New Zealand,
 the All Blacks, have been doing hakas since 1906.

Sometimes hakas written especially for the occasion,
occasionally since 2005 a new haka named
"Kapa o Pango", but most commonly the "Ka Mate".

The "Ka Mate" generally opens with a set
of five preparatory instructions shouted by the leader,
before the whole team joins in.
 
These are the words,
 for those of you who like to sing along :

Leader: Ringa pakia! Uma tiraha!
Turi whatia! Hope whai ake! Waewae takahia kia kino!

Leader: Ka mate, ka mate
Team: Ka ora, ka ora

Leader: Ka mate, ka mate
Team: Ka ora, ka ora

All together :
Tçnei te tangata pûhuruhuru
Nâna nei i tiki mai whakawhiti te râ
 upane, ka upane
 upane, ka upane
Whiti te râ, hî!

Translation :

Leader:
Slap the hands against the thighs!
Puff out the chest!
Bend the knees!
Let the hip follow!
Stamp the feet as hard as you can!

Leader: 'Tis death, tis death (or: I may die)
Team: 'Tis life, tis life (or: I may live)

Leader: 'Tis death, tis death
Team: 'Tis life, tis life

All together :
This the hairy man that stands here...
...who brought the sun and caused it to shine

A step upward, another step upward
A step upward, another step upward
The sun shines!

It is death, it is death: it is life, it is life;
this is the man who enabled me to live
as I climb up step by step toward sunlight.



Belt buckle from Sutton Hoo in England
as very similar to what's seen in Maori carving.
A Scandinavian burial ship was also excavated
on the same English site.

On the above artefact a "high hat"
is depicted above the "Tiki-type" face.
The high hat or extended forehead
representations of the "Tiki" figurines
 is very prevalent in Oceania or Egypt,
but somewhat less common in New Zealand.

The strong cultural beliefs,
which led to the creation of carved greenstone
 Hei-Tiki ornaments or pendants,
 found within Maori culture and, more generally,
worn by women, are traceable to Europe and the Mediterranean,
with their varied, developing, pantheon of Gods.

The Hei-Tiki is also found in Lima Peru,
Mexico, Palestine, and, especially, Southern Egypt.

The New Zealand Hei-Tiki pendant
and the squat wooden or stone "totem" statuettes
 from which it is derived, is our local version of "Bes",
 the Southern Egyptian God of pregnant women
 and the protector of mothers, children and the home.

When our ancient people abandoned Egypt
to the encroaching desert
and moved into the verdant territories of Europe
 or elsewhere, early cultural symbolism,
such as that which led to religious concepts of "Bes",
or similar dwarf Gods, went with them.

READ MORE HERE ABOUT SYMBOLISM
IN ANCIENT CIVILISATIONS : )

Director: Luc Besson

"If you want a job done well hire a professional."
                                                      Image by: Gruye

Plot Outline:

Professional assassin Leon
reluctantly takes care of 12-year-old Mathilda, (Natalie Portman)
a neighbor whose parents are killed, and teaches her his trade

All religions, arts and sciences are branches of the same tree.
All these aspirations are directed toward ennobling man's life,
lifting it from the sphere of mere physical existence
and leading the individual towards freedom.

Mindfulness:
The Art of Conscious Living

Mindfulness is an ancient Buddhist practice
which has profound relevance for our present day lives.
 
This relevance has nothing to do with Buddhism per se
or with becoming a Buddhist,
but it has everything to do
with waking up
and living in harmony
with oneself and with the world.



It has to do with examining who we are,
with questioning our view of the world and our place in it,
and with cultivating some appreciation
for the fullness of each moment we are alive.

Most of all, it has to do with being in touch...

...Mindfulness means paying attention
in a particular way: on purpose,
in the present moment, and nonjudgmentally.
 
This kind of attention nurtures greater awareness,
clarity, and acceptance of present-moment reality.

It wakes us up to the fact that our lives unfold only in moments.


 
If we are not fully present for many of those moments,
we may not only miss what is most valuable in our lives
but also fail to realize the richness
and the depth of our possibilities for growth,
and transformation...

...When we commit ourselves to paying attention in an open way,
without falling prey to our own likes and dislikes,
opinions and prejudices, projections and- expectations,
new possibilities open up
and we have a chance to free ourselves
 from the straitjacket of unconsciousness.


 
I like to think of mindfulness simply as the art of conscious living.

You don't have to be a Buddhist or a yogi to practice it.
In fact, if you know anything about Buddhism,
you will know that the most important point
is to be yourself and not try to become anything
 that you are not already.



Buddhism is fundamentally about being in touch
with your own deepest nature and letting it flow
out of you unimpeded.

It has to do with waking up
and seeing things as they are.



In fact, the word "Buddha"
simply means one who has awakened
 to his or her own true nature.

- Jon Kabat-Zinn

• Reduction in suffering
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• Decreased symptomology
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• and decreased hospitalization

My will shall shape the future.
Whether I fail or succeed
shall be no man's doing but my own.

I am the force;
 I can clear any obstacle before me
or I can be lost in the maze.

My choice; my responsibility;
win or lose,
only I hold the key to my destiny.

Every gun that is made, every warship launched,
every rocket fired signifies in the final sense,
a theft from those who hunger and are not fed,
those who are cold and are not clothed.

This world in arms is not spending money alone.
It is spending the sweat of its laborers,
the genius of its scientists,
the hopes of its children.

This is not a way of life at all in any true sense.
Under the clouds of war, it is humanity hanging on a cross of iron.

 ~ Dwight Eisenhower ~
April 16, 1953



Jackson Browne -  Lives In the Balance



~ George W. Bush ~

I've been to war. I've raised twins.
If I had a choice, I'd rather go to war.



~ Hermann Goering ~ 

Naturally the common people don't want war;
neither in Russia, nor in England, nor in America, nor in Germany.
That is understood.

But after all,
 it is the leaders of the country who determine policy,
and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along,
whether it is a democracy, or a fascist dictatorship,
 or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship.

Voice or no voice,
 the people
can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders.

That is easy.

All you have to do is to tell them they are being attacked,
and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism
and exposing the country to danger.
 
It works the same in any country.




~ LIES - LIES - LIES ~

 

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www.911truth.org

Not only is another world possible, she is on her way.
On a quiet day, I can hear her breathing.

Courage, it would seem,
is nothing less than the power to overcome danger,
misfortune, fear, injustice, while continuing to affirm inwardly
that life with all its sorrows is good;
that everything is meaningful
even if in a sense beyond our understanding;
and that there is always tomorrow.

~ Dorothy Thompson  ~



One doesn't discover new lands
without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time

~ Andre Gide ~



Don't be afraid to go out on a limb. That's where the fruit is.

~ H. Jackson Browne ~

Success is not the key to happiness.
Happiness is the key to success.
If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.

Try not to become a man of success
but rather try to become a man of value.

~ SUCCESS ~

To laugh often and much;

To win the respect of intelligent people
and the affection of children;

To earn the appreciation of honest critics
and endure the betrayal of false friends;

To appreciate beauty, to find the best in others;

To leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child,
a garden patch or a redeemed social condition;

To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived.
This is to have succeeded.

You are a star..

You are a spiritual beeing with human experiences..

Your essence is pure energy and can never be destroyed,

the energy in your inner core of the cells
that builds up your biosuit (body)

are divided with cellmembranes....

the cells gather themselves into cluster  - and create organs..

these organs gather in bigger cluster into an organism,

which we in this case call a human beeing...
other names are animal, plant etc..

Project Camelot's purpose is to provide a vehicle
 for researchers and 'whistleblowers' to get their stories out.

Please click here for our interviews page.

Many who are challenging current paradigms
have concerns about being attacked personally
or in other ways prevented from doing their work.

~ Our purpose is to help. ~

YOU ARE NOT ALONE!

~ PROJECT GOALS ~

- To provide researchers, activists and 'whistleblowers' -
 in the area of exopolitics, free energy and investigation
into conspiracies that threaten the current paradigm -
with access to all forms of media in order to get the truth out.

- To establish 'safety in numbers'
 and unite these disparate factions
under an umbrella of protection for activists and ?whistleblowers'
who may have concerns for the safety of themselves and their loved ones.

- To provide a tribute to all activists in paradigm-challenging fields
who have worked for the benefit of humanity...
and who have suffered or been silenced for speaking the truth.

~ OVERVIEW AND MISSION STATEMENT ~

- Many courageous, free-thinking individuals
have suffered for their commitment to help humanity.

- We honor them here, and offer protection
and support for those who follow in their path.

- We are dedicated to getting the truth out.



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Art: Steven Ståhlberg


~ PROJECT CAMELOT ~

· Will enable activists in paradigm-challenging fields
 to make a firm statement about their work, their intentions,
and their positive state of mind.

· Will offer protection in the forms of

   a) a foundation
   b) legal protection
   c) personal and logistical support.

- Will provide access to all forms of media.
The objective is to get the truth out...
and facilitate appropriate, secure publicity for all those
with information to share, but who fear reprisals for their stand.

~ WE SHALL PREVAIL ~

Being of sound mind, heart and spirit,
we each declare the following to be true:

- We have no intention of ending our own lives.

- We will not tolerate suppression of our truths,
our ideas, our freedoms, or our work.

- We stand together to support others in the expression
of truths and freedom to speak out...
no matter how radical those ideas may seem.

-  Standing for freedom is dangerous;
together we will find the courage necessary
to overcome daunting threats and obstacles.

- If it is ever claimed that we have committed suicide,
disappeared, been institutionalized, or sold out financially
or in any other way to self-interested factions,
we declare those claims false and fabricated.

-  We testify, assert and affirm without reservation,
on behalf of all those who have dedicated their lives
to the ending of secrecy and the promotion of freedom of thought,
 ideas and expression...
 
~ THAT WE SHALL PREVAIL!! ~ 

Marked man: Dr David Kelly made himself unpopular

Weapons inspector David Kelly was the decent man
apparently hounded to suicide after exposing Tony Blair's lies on Iraq.

Image: Dr David Kelly

But the crusading MP Norman Baker
 felt sure there was something more to his death
 - and gave up his front-bench role to investigate the case.

In the Mail he revealed extraordinary evidence
that he believes proves Kelly did not take his own life
and was instead murdered by Iraqi dissidents.

Here, he reveals how the murder may have been carried out . . .

Norman Baker at the spot where David Kelly was found dead

Could America have been involved in the death of Doctor Kelly?

Moral cowardice that keeps us from speaking our minds
is as dangerous to this country as irresponsible talk.
The right way is not always the popular and easy way.

 Standing for right when it is unpopular is a true test of moral character.

 ~ Buddha ~
If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly,
our whole life would change.

~ Bertrand Russell ~

Three passions have governed my life:

The longings for love, the search for knowledge,
And unbearable pity for the suffering of [humankind].

Love brings ecstasy and relieves loneliness.
In the union of love I have seen
In a mystic miniature the prefiguring vision
Of the heavens that saints and poets have imagined.

With equal passion I have sought knowledge.
I have wished to understand the hearts of [people].
I have wished to know why the stars shine.

Love and knowledge led upwards to the heavens,
But always pity brought me back to earth;
Cries of pain reverberated in my heart
Of children in famine, of victims tortured
And of old people left helpless.

I long to alleviate the evil, but I cannot,
And I too suffer.

This has been my life; I found it worth living.