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   From: dalton@nfld.com   
      
   In the past I have claimed to be an Opener of the Way or   
   a global shaman, or the latest   
   avatar/christ/messiah/buddha/maitreya/Prophet type.   
      
   However I cannot really claim any of that, despite   
   the signs I have experienced so far, until I am   
   out of the low years.   
      
   In the case of past figures their low years have   
   generally lasted seven years but in my case I am   
   at 16.75 years and counting.   It could be that I   
   will have to wait until 7+11=18 years (the 11 is   
   from the 11 year sunspot cycle).   
      
   Some of the signs I have experienced so far are:   
      
   1. five waning crescent highs from 1991 to 1994   
   2. clear sky lightning at the start of some such highs   
   3. a sun stare, with tunneling beyond the sun (the   
       heavens opened) followed by a descent of wings   
       and my falling into the water (baptism by nature)   
   4. a naked thorn hill climb   
   5. a blue rose vision near the top of the thorns   
   6. several waxing gibbous moon trials   
   7. three times a waning crescent high began 5.5 lunar   
        months (162 days, 6 solar rotations) after onset   
        of a waxing gibbous moon trial   
   8. low (a little in terms of mood but more in terms   
        of creativity and delusion) years began Jan. 29, 1996   
        and have not ended yet, after 16.75 years.  I think   
        I have had to go so much longer than the usual 7 years   
        since I have had access to lithium and olanzapine.   
      
   Now it could be that e.g. some know of past figures   
   who have had a blue rose vision but haven't told   
   me since I don't share their religion, and I attribute   
   the source of the blue rose vision to Gaia (The Earth)   
   while they might attribute it to some other source   
   (e.g. Mary).  But I have experienced the sign so they   
   should acknowledge me (but not follow me, I want no   
   followers, though I do want my messages read) out   
   of respect for their own past figures.   
      
   Again I cannot claim any lofty title until I come out   
   of the low years.   And I expect that I will have to   
   edit my Salmon on the Thorns web page a bit before   
   e.g. Sarah McLachlan might post its URL on her   
   Facebook and Twitter accounts and thereby possibly   
   multiply the number of readers by 100.  :-)   
   I do still claim to be her fool, though, and I   
   hope not to be aloof the next time I have a chance   
   to chat with her.   
      
   --   
   David Dalton  dalton@nfld.com   http://www.nfld.com/~dalton (home page)   
   http://www.nfld.com/~dalton/nf.html Newfoundland&Labrador Travel & Music   
   http://www.nfld.com/~dalton/dtales.html Salmon on the Thorns (mystic page)   
      "Here I go again...back into the flame" (Sarah McLachlan)   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)