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Chapter 17: My Insignificant Doubts

Just so you’re aware, I’ll be changing some things in the previous chapter in accordance to this post. Or… I would have, if there was anything to change.

Yeah. Turns out Sword-shisho refers to what I thought would be “Monsters” as literal “Demonic Beasts”. This: 魔獣 — which could also be “Magic Beasts”.

One might think “Well, because they have ‘Magic Stones’ shouldn’t the change happen?” but that would be incorrect. This is because “Magic Stones” can also be “Demon Stones”. Yep: 魔石. If you didn’t catch on already, 魔 can mean “Magic” or “Demon” among other things, which is why this is the case.

I considered changing all of the Demonic Beasts into Magic Beasts — because not all of them will be “Demonic” I’m sure, but because a so-called Evil God was in a certain description, I’ll keep it as-is until an “Intelligent Demonic Beast” shows up. And by “intelligent” I mean “capable of differentiating good and bad, and thinking they’re ‘good'”.

And so, this chapter’s title was incredibly convenient, as my doubts over the identity of Demonic Beasts was all for nothing!

※ ※ ※

We walk over to the Adventurer’s Guild through the road that Randell had taught us.

Hーmm. It’s quite a beautiful town. It looks like a European-like town from the middle ages. It’s got a good feeling of “fantasy” floating about.

Also, this is the first time since I’ve come to this world that I’ve seen so many Humans. That alone would be enough to raise my spirits.

I only became more excited, because we ended up walking within a large group of people, each of different races. There was an old Kemonomimi with a fluffy tail, a big-breasted woman who ruined my image of Erofus — er, Elves.[1] There’re also a wide variety of other races walking about, like bearded Dwarves.

Mixed among the crowd, I was able to see the figures of Adventurer-like people here and there, too.

After confirming a couple of their statuses, I find that there doesn’t seem to be anyone that can match Fran. I’d like it if we can find someone with a close status.

In addition: Fran’s sheer number of Skills as well as the levels of said Skills are overwhelmingly higher than most. The highest Skill Level I saw was from a guy with Lv5 Sword Arts. I know the difference between that level and Lv7 well.

It’s possible that if they utilized Skills or Status values, they might be able to win… Because I’ve fought on the Plain, I understand this fact.

Or rather, the difference of Status makes little difference in the face of Skills. But it’s jus because of this that I don’t think Fran will have a problem fitting in with adventurers.

But still, I couldn’t help being a bit depressed for a different reason.

The reason is the performance of the other Adventurers’ weapons.

Name ：High-Quality Steel Longsword

ATK ：398　MP ：5　Durability ：600

Magic Power Conductivity・F

My form is equivalent to that Longsword, and yet… Its ATK is superior to mine. I have a feeling of loss as a sword.

To add insult to injury, there’s its material: Good-Quality Steel. In other words, Mithril and Orichalcum — the so-called legendary metals — lost to simple Steel. That… That’s depressing.

After that, weapons, all boasting higher attack power than me, jump into my eyes. 1 in 5 people would have one better than me.

And, hung at the waist of the man who was walking before me, was this:

Name ：Mithril Alloy Dagger

ATK ：423　MP ：20　Durability：700

Magical Power Conductivity・D+

『Ha… Hahahaha……』

I can’t do anything but laugh. Aah. I was weak. I defeated Demonic Beasts, thinking that I was so clever. But in reality, I was simply a sword with an excess of decorations.

「What’s wrong?」
『Aah, Fran. I’m already useless.』
「 ? 」

I explained the situation to Fran; about how I was an inferior Sword if you look past the Skills — more inferior to any random weapon, at that. Surely, it was some upstart nouveau riche who made me.

*pat pat*

Fran pats me after I finished the explanation.

『Are you comforting me?』
「Teacher has Skills.」

Hm…? Wait… Wait, that’s right, girl! I may be inferior to the average sword in attack power, but I can support with Skills! Or rather, that’s my only worth! Then it’s decided! I’ll become the king of Skills!

However, it would be best to buy a proper sword, as opposed to an inferior one like me, right? You’ll have no choice but to use me for now, but I’ll buy a strong sword for you eventually!

Therefore, we should register with the Adventurer’s Guild, and earn money energetically!

『Alright! I’m sorry to have worried you. I’m fine now, so let’s go to the Adventurer’s Guild!』

An excessive amount of time was taken because of my moping, but we’ve finally arrived at the Adventurer’s Guild.

『It’s large…』

It was considerable size compared to the surrounding buildings. The size was likely due to the amount of Adventurers which come here.

『I have a request!』

I’m all fired up! — Ah, but no one heard me.

The inside is cleaner than I thought it would be. I expected its interior to look like some form of dingy pub, with an overpowering impression and cluttered interior, but… The front desk seems like it belongs to an expensive hotel.

Well, if it looked terrible, I suppose that would stain the reputation of the Guild.

However, when a 12-year-old girl walked in, a considerable amount of attention was drawn. While we walk up to the counter, the eyes of the surrounding Adventurers are following us.

「Ah, yes. Are you alone?」
「Erm… This is the Adventurer’s Guild, so……」
「I know.」

It seems that in this world, a 12-year-old girl coming alone to register to be an Adventurer is rare. Their weapons and protective gear are perfect, and so despite her only being 12 years old and giving off an atmosphere that shows discipline from a young age, the mumbling continues to increase. [2] Even when I was a child I acted better than them.

Fran doesn’t have any armor, either. Rather, her appearance is quite shabby, which would only be common for runaway slaves.

We’re too out-of-place.

I recovered from my thoughts once the Receptionist starts to explain.

「Anyone can register, but there’ll be a test.」
「It’ll be a test of fighting forms, but is that alright?」
「Are you really sure? You could get injured…」
「Well… If anything happens, the Guild takes no responsibility.」
「So, you still wish to do it……? I understand. Just a moment, please.」

She probably understood that Fran genuinely wanted to take the test. The Adventurers become a bit noisy.

There wasn’t anyone who started a quarrel, but the atmosphere is nowhere near welcoming. A child taking on an Adventurer’s test… It likely rubbed them the wrong way.

That would be natural. If I was in their position, I would likely feel the same way.

『Are you alright, Fran?』
「 ? 」
『Well, it’s fine even if you don’t understand.』

After a few moments, the Receptionist returns.

「Sorry to have kept you waiting. This way, please.」

At the back of the Guild was a spacious area surrounded by walls on all sides. It seems that this is the Guild’s training ground, or at least something similar.

A rugged man is standing in the middle of the grounds. His height would be about 2 meters. He’s wearing rough black body armor, which looks like it would be sharp to the touch; he looks just like a High King ruling at the end of a century[7]. A huge Battleaxe is leaning against his side, which doubles his overpowering impression. From behind him, I can practically see the *gogogogo*[3] sound effects.

If it was a regular child, they would cry as soon a they laid eyes upon him. Even I, who was used to the pressure of Demonic Beasts, was slightly surprised.

「Are you the registration applicant?」

Uoーo. Through his glare alone, that powerful of intimidation increases.

However, Fran doesn’t seem to be frightened at all. It’s the same attitude as always. My girl is a big shot! [4]

「I’m your testing examiner, Donnadorondo[5]

There’re way too many “do”s… It’s difficult to say. He doesn’t look like a Donna either.

「The contents of the examination are easy. You have to fight me. If you’re defeated too easily, you don’t pass!」
「Just so you’re aware, I’m not good at holding back. When I fight, I do it seriously. If you don’t want to fight, now’s the time to leave!」

The moment Donnadorondo shouted that, a terrible pressure fell over us. Isn’t this obviously the Coercion Skill [6]? Doesn’t that mean that the fight has already begun?

『Alright, let’s do it!』

[1] Once again: Kemonomimi = Human + Animal Traits — just like Fran.
You could see Erofu is a combination of “Erotic” and “Elf”. Essentially Elves from hentai/porn/eroge. If you don’t know what those three things are, you’re untainted, so run away while you still can.

[2]  So, it mentions a *buibui* here, which could be a Pig sound effect, or essentially slang for “complaining”, so I simply changed it into “mumbling”. It also mentioned 狩人 (Hunter), but I’m pretty sure that’s just referring to all the Adventurers watching. Still, because I’m unsure, advice is welcome! 狩人としてブイブイ言わせてますけど何か

[3] Used usually in the background of scenes with a lot of tension. Like facing down a powerful opponent in a manga. Each “go” looks like this: ゴ

[4] Just so you’re aware, every time he said “girl” after he was equipped, it could have also meant “daughter”. 娘

[5] It sounds pretty weird, but it’s supposed to. You should put it into Google’s audio translator or something. ドナドロンド

[6] It’s not Intimidation (威嚇), but rather Coercion (威圧). I’m just mentioning that because I had to double check to make sure. 明らかに威圧のスキルを使ってるよな？

[7] Reference to Raoh from Hokuto no Ken. Thanks to midoyashii for pointing that out!

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    1. You’re the first person to mention the footnotes (I think), so you’re quite welcome.

      Unfortunately, this theme doesn’t support the actual Footnote widget (I think), so I have to put ’em in with Unicode superscript numbers.

      It’s quite a pain~

      1. instead of making them at the bottom of the page could you make it so there right after the sentence but you have to highlight them instead so i can see the foot notes without having to go to the bottom of the pages?

        1. Originally, I had inserted the notes within ((Double Parentheses)), but long notes took up waaaaaaaaay too much space, and distracted from the reading.

          Technically, none of the Footnotes are necessary to read — they’re just supplementary in case there’s a weird Japanese term, or perhaps if I had trouble with a line.

          If you highlight the Superscript inside of the Parentheses and use Ctrl+F you can use ’em as legitimate footnotes… But that likely doesn’t work for Tablets/Phones.

            1. Mhhh…

              Difficult. While I do want to make your reading convenient, at the same time, I know just how clumpy it’d look if I inserted my comments among the chapters…

              I’m sorry, but for now, I’ll be keeping it as-is. If other people complain, I’ll try it out, but for the sake of convenience and un-clumpiness: for now, it’ll stay as-is.

  1. Now I am waiting for the *SLASH* goodbye armor, Hol*uto no ke* person and/or wall behind him.

    Also an example for the gogogo just watch jojo’s season 1 episode 1, is practically the “DIO appeared” sfx.

    1. Yeah, I did a quick google image search for an example of *gogogogo* and immediately found Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure stuff — so I just figured that it would be a no-brainer to search up.

  2. Thanks for the chapter!

    Sword-bro. Check.
    Skills. Check.
    Handing ass back to opponent. Pending.

    Also, explanations are always appreciated 🙂

  3. ／￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣＼
    |Thanks for the chapter!!|
    ＼＿ ＿＿＿＿＿ _ _／

    ( ˘ω˘ )
    ( つ旦O
    akya!Fran is good girl

  4. “About how I was an inferior Skill if you look past the Skills.”

    Is it supposed to be “About how I was an inferior Sword if you look past the Skills.” perhaps?

  5. Heya, I know this has been a long time since publication, but I would like to point out something that is super glaring to me. The literal translation of Japanese humour, especially the sounds and what not. It just does not make sense when translated. A good translation work should be self standing without the footnotes or explanation to the jokes needed.

    1. My goal was to stay as true to the original as possible – not localize the humour.

      Remember: all my work was Machine Translation, so I didn’t want to stray from the translation any more than I inevitably would. That desire included most sound effects, so as to be consistent.

      That being said, I did translate some ‘sound effects’ (quoted because they simply translated to actions – patting, for example), but they were kept to cases where English already had an adequate translation and/or more familiar onomatopoeia.

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The renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) plays an important role in cardiovascular and electrolyte regulation in health and disease. Juxtaglomerular cells in the kidney regulate endocrine RAAS by physiologically controlling conversion of prorenin and secretion of renin. The classical baroceptor, neurogenic, and macula densa mechanisms regulate renin expression at the cellular level by Ca2+, adenosine 3',5'-cyclic monophosphate (cAMP), and chemiosmotic forces (K+, Cl-, and water flux coupled to H+ movement). The baroceptor mechanism (through Ca2+) activates K+ and Cl- channels in the surface membrane and deactivates a KCl-H+ exchange chemiosmotic transporter in the secretory granular membrane. The neurogenic mechanism (through cAMP) promotes prorenin processing to renin. The macula densa mechanism (through K+ and Cl-) involves the processing of prorenin to renin. Ca2+, by inhibiting the KCl-H+ exchange transporter, prevents secretory granules from engaging in chemiosmotically mediated exocytosis. cAMP, on the other hand, by stimulating H+ influx, provides the acidic granular environment for prorenin processing to renin. It is concluded that, in the presence of a favorable chemiosmotic environment, prorenin is processed to renin, which may then be secreted by regulative degranulation or divergence translocation, a novel secretory pathway used by several secretory proteins, including renin.

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Fantasy Football Player Gives Advice

What exactly is fantasy football?
It has been described as “a competition in which participants select imaginary teams from among the players in a league and score points according to the actual performance of their players.”

I have played fantasy football for many years, as I have learned certain strategies to use, as well as strategies to stay away from. My team currently has a record of four wins and two losses, while I also sit at the top of my division standings. Unlike some, I participate in a “keeper league.” Although my keepers were not as strong as I would have liked, my draft would prove to make up for it. My keepers were star RB Matt Forte, rookie WR Jordan Matthews, top TE Jimmy Graham, and Broncos WR Emmanuel Sanders. In the draft, I targeted players with high upside. I started my draft with Heisman candidate RB Melvin Gordon, who has had normal rookie struggles, but I’m looking for him to be one of the top RBs in the league in a few years. A few rounds later, I selected the Bengals’ backup RB Giovani Bernard, who has now proven his worth for the starting job in Cincinnati, and is securing strong fantasy value. Later in the draft, I drafted QB Tom Brady, who was in a controversial predicament at the time, and veteran WR Steve Smith. My Tom Brady selection turned out to be outstanding for me, as Brady was soon cleared of his four game suspension. Since then, both players have been playing with top-50 fantasy worth.

Now that I’ve told you about my team, let me give you some advice.

If you are in a keeper league, I would recommend picking up or trading for Seattle’s undrafted rookie RB Thomas Rawls, as he may be somewhere on the waiver wire. This might sound like a strange move, but it is one that can greatly pay off. Marshawn Lynch, Seattle’s current RB, is great and all, but he is also aging and reaching the end of his career. In week five, “Beast Mode” sat out due to injury, and Rawls played excellent in his starting spot, recording 169 yards and one TD. If Lynch decides to retire at the end of the season like most people believe, Rawls should be the easy choice for his replacement as the starting RB for a strong Seahawks offense.

For non-keeper leagues, I would recommend trading for Denver backup RB Ronnie Hillman. Some may not currently see Hillman of high value, however he has now outplayed starting RB C.J. Anderson in multiple games. While the two continue to split carries for the Broncos, it is only a matter of time before Hillman asserts himself as the clear choice for the starting job. Also Manning is not the star QB that he used to be, as he has thrown more interceptions than touchdowns this season. This means that the Broncos offense should decide to run the ball more to limit Peyton’s pass attempts. Buying low on Hillman would be a great move for all fantasy owners.

These are just a few players that you should look to acquire before they completely break out.

I wish you all the best of luck for the rest of your fantasy season.

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Thanks for checking out the 166th episode of The ETX ROCKS Show! In this show Boston Chris chats with Lindale, TX native Wayland Hicks! Wayland performs a couple of songs including his brand new hit single "What Some Call a Weakness". Find out the story behind the song and the unique reason why Wayland decided to start making music so late!

"Wayland Hicks defines authenticity. He has real roots and is true to himself, his family and his music. He's a man's man and a "By God" good Texan American. To meet him, to hear and experience him performing his music, is like everything that feels just right."

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Sisekelo Sinyolo is the President of AIESEC Belgium

This article was exclusively written for the Sting by Sisekelo Sinyolo, President of AIESEC Belgium.

“Climate change? What do you mean? The weather is the same for me. It’s just a figment of your imagination. It doesn’t affect my day-to-day life, why should I be concerned?”

I can see now with the benefit of hindsight that this would be my view on climate change three years ago. I believe that these thoughts echo in the minds of young people far and wide. The understanding that climate change is real, it is here and it is global in its impact barely exists. At a primal level, we seem to understand that more sustainable patterns of production and consumption at collective and individual levels are needed. Unfortunately, nonchalance hinders us from action.

One thing has become clear: with regard to combatting climate change, procrastination cannot be an option. This phenomenon is a defining feature of the future of today’s youth. Our action cannot be deferred to a later date. Young people need to educate themselves on the actual impact of this trend on their future. At juvenescence, we are undoubtedly the key stakeholders in this fight. We need to be more actively involved in shaping the decisions that relate to climate change as we will feel the impact acutely in the course of our lives.

While governments and policy makers offer solutions, it is also necessary that we tackle climate change sustainably at a human level. If we are to foster a feeling of ownership and responsibility we should start with unequivocal acknowledgement that it our comportment and way of life and the societies in which we live that are ultimately responsible for the emissions that drive climate change.

I have been involved with AIESEC for four years. Our organization strives for peace and fulfilment of humankind’s potential. My experience leading to that end have been characterized by a practical learning environment that values self-awareness and being solution oriented. Through these points a young person starts to understand their key contribution to being a global citizen who empowers others. Take for example, Think Green, a project launched over four years ago by AIESEC in Egypt. The main aim was to raise environmental awareness in different communities. It targeted children at primary school level. They grow up with a feeling of ownership for their community.

This and other experiences within AIESEC has led me to envision three levels of participation for young people:

  1. Learning circles
  2. Youth involvement
  3. Collaborative partnerships

Learning circles are interactive and participatory group work whose goal is to “build, share, and express knowledge through a process of open dialogue and deep reflection around issues or problems with a focus on a shared outcome.”

Through these circles, we would be able to exchange ideas on climate change and educate our peers. It would serve as a platform to collect information from young people who potentially care about the environment and future impact and have their perspectives on policy and programs that could be held.

Based on the output of the learning circles, we proceed to the next stage which is youth involvement. This is when we give the opportunity to young people to help set the agenda and contribute to deliberations or influence the course of events. When we are involved at this level, we develop ownership and have commitment to contribute in a meaningful way.

Finally, we proceed to collaborative partnerships. We need to empower young people to be engaged in decision-making processes. Youth need to contribute actively to the solutions of our world’s woes and reach an agreement on how the solutions can be implemented.

One thing is clear, if any initiatives are to be successful beyond measure we need to be more inclusive. We need to give a voice to those who are not often heard. Genuine participation where participants have an equal voice and dialogue is two-sided. And finally, the ideas proposed actually have the possibility to be implemented and bring about a change.

The situation is not dire. Young people who want to make a difference are here. However, they need to have a support system from education institutions, parents and government. They need to have access to the opportunity to bring that difference and the means to achieve. Concurrently, we need to have policies that address and encourage environmentally friendly lifestyles.

A final word to youth: it’s our time. We need to:

Get informed: what is happening in the scientific world pertaining to climate change?

Lead by example: challenge our lifestyle choices. What are the consequences of my behaviors for the environment and society? Do I throw things in the trash? Do I have eco lightbulbs installed at home?

Volunteer: at home, abroad, wherever. We need to be able to devote a part of our time to building that sustainable future and home for our offspring.

Let our voice be heard: give your opinion, advocate for government action and the institutionalization of youth participation in decision-making.

About the author

Sisekelo Sinyolo is the current President of AIESEC in Belgium, a branch of the global AIESEC organization. In his role, he is responsible for managing the vision and coordinating the growth of the 400 members within AIESEC in Belgium. He was born in Zimbabwe and studied Business Administration at the KULeuven Campus Brussels. He is an aspiring youth leader and opinion maker who believes in the active involvement of youth to tackle current world issues.

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So, I fell off of the blogging wagon for a bit. I had a lot of stuff going on, both personally and professionally, and didn’t really want to write. I want my blog to be organic and natural so that it truly reflects me both as a writer and who I am as a person, so since I didn’t want to write, I didn’t force it. I am in a better place currently– the personal stuff is working itself out, and I have a few leads on exciting new career opportunities.  Continue reading “Checking In- Hiatus Explained”

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How long does it take for your toenail to grow out?

Okay, so I promise this post will not contain a picture and it will not contain TMI about my toes. However, I have happy news to share! After 7 months, 11 days and an undetermined number of hours, my toenail grew completely out. Why does this matter you might ask? Well, on October 19 before the rehearsal dinner for our wedding, I dropped my blow dryer on my toe. I think I was trying to save my blow dryer and in retrospect, probably should have saved my toe instead.

The dryer landed right at the base of the nail and created a half-dime size bruise under the nail that was black and red and gross. Luckily I didn’t have to puncture the nail (GROSS) or anything of that nature, but it took quite literally forever to grow out. While we think we have to trim our toenails or get pedicures so often, it takes much, much longer than I ever would have thought to grow all the way out.

I could not possibly be more excited about light-colored summer polishes and getting pedicures without explaining what happened! So, if you’ve ever wanted to know, it takes more than 6 months for your toenail to grow completely out.

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Summer shoe shopping

Hello lovely ladies and sorry for the delayed posting! I don’t know what it has been with this beautiful weather but it has given

me the shopping bug and I’ve been shoe shopping instead of beauty shopping! But, since ’tis the season for fun summer footwear and a chance to bare your latest pedi colors (mine is OPI Green, similar to the one shown at right) I thought I’d share some of my fun shoe finds.

I actually walk to work each day and walk home for lunch so I HAVE to have a pair of shoes that will be comfy for about a mile a day. No heels here. I just can’t stand orthopedic sandals (not until I’m 75 at least) so when I saw these on Nordstrom and the reviews raved about the comfort, I had to try them. They are almost as comfortable as slippers! Couldn’t be happier with them.

Sam Edelman Trina Sandal, comes in about a dozen colors, $99

I also have my eye on these Tory Burch wedges. I love the color and the heel and think they’d also be a good walking to work shoe, although I haven’t made the purchase yet. I need to decide soon because they are on sale from $190 down to $130!

And finally, with the Coach sale going on, I have my eye on a few great deals from Coach. Granted, it doesn’t look like any good daily wear shoes, but could you really say no to these when they are marked down to $150 from $225?

I also totally love these from Coach but wonder if they would slip off too easily. What do you think?

Well, there you have it. My latest shoe shopping picks. What are you wearing this summer? What polish do you have on your toes? Leave it in the comments! And next time, promise, I’ll be back to beauty. 😉

Dior Sunlight: Staple product

Out with the old, in with the new. As you can see, it was time to replace my Dior Sunlight bronzer. But instead of replacing it with a new product, I replaced it with a new compact.
New Dior Sunlight

I’ve featured Dior Sunlight many times before, it was on my list of products to help you get a great fake glow, it’s on my list of Everyday Products, and I’ve reviewed it and answered questions about it on

Since I love my lovely Everyday Lipstick readers, I put together a little Q&A, FAQ about Dior Sunlight below. Hopefully this helps you decide if it’s the bronzer you’d like to try!

Q: How much is Dior Sunlight?

A: $55, it lasted me more than 6 months

Q: Does it have any shimmer?

A: Overall, I would say no, it doesn’t begin to come close to the level of shimmer of any of the Bobbi Brown shimmer brick bronzers or blushes, but it does have a healthy sheen to it. You certainly won’t see “sparkle” in the product or on your face.

Q: Is it a bronzer or a blush?

A: While it does have a slight pink hue to it, it’s much more of a bronzer than a blush. However, it is a great combo product if you want to cut a step out of your routine. You could use it as both!

Q: What’s the difference in color between Sunset and Sunlight?

A: A lot. Sunset is much darker. So dark that it is for extremely tan or ethic skin. Sunset is too dark for me even during the summer but Sunlight works for my medium beige skin all year. Also, Sunset has less pink it in than Sunlight.

What else do you want to know about Dior sunlight? Leave it in the comments!

Yves Saint Laurent Touche Eclat

In a Sephora purchase about 3 weeks ago, I purchased YSL Touche Eclat, one of the highest rated concealers on I planned to use it under my eyes to brighten and to cover any look of sleepiness. It works really well, it is absolutely a go-to product and something I’m really happy I have in my makeup drawer. But for the price, $40 for the tube, I expect rainbows and butterflies to fly out of the end of the tube every time I use it.

For my skin, I chose Luminous Vanilla, a bright, light color with beige and peach undertones. It’s the perfect color of concealer and highlighter for under eyes, around nose or anywhere you’d like to brighten and remove any signs of fatigue. It absolutely works, as an undereye concealer, it stays put all day, does not crease or smudge and doesn’t make my mascara bleed or smudge by adding too much moisture to that area.

As you can see, it is lighter and brighter than my skintone and looks great under the eyes.

Overall, if you want a luxe concealer that works, you will  not be disappointed, but as far as going “above and beyond”, which is what I expect for $40, it comes a little short.

Men and Beauty Routines

Teeth brushed. Check! The end. For about 90% of the guys I know, that is the beginning, middle and end of their nightly beauty routine. And don’t you feel so sorry for men? If they have a blemish, they can’t use concealer. If they have dark circles, they rarely turn to under eye cream. If they are feeling pale or needing a tan, bronzer isn’t for them. Poor men!

So yes, they don’t have near the upkeep that we women do, but they’re missing out on so many amazing products for men along the way. It’s high time we touted some men’s products, so here are my top beauty products for the guys. Ladies, click the link and upgrade your man’s routine with any of these products.

1. Sunscreen for men. Men have no time for daintily pouring out liquid-y lotions. Plus, the thought of rubbing in sunscreen on one of their bros probably makes them squirm. Philosophy Here Comes the Sun spray has built-in age defense so he is getting a double-whammy of protection.

If the frou-frou sayings on the Philosophy bottles are too much, Hampton Sun makes mists in SPF 35, 55 and 70 plus a spray aloe for after sun. What’s easier than that?

2. Shaving products. No company does shaving better for the refined man than The Art of Shaving. Come on guys, you’re a grown up. No more Neutrogena and Gillette. Plus, you get what you pay for. My husband switched to the full line of The Art of Shaving about a year and a half ago and will never go back. Mostly because guys don’t like to try new products, but also because it works.

Unscented shave cream, which also comes in Lavender, Sandalwood and Lemon, $25.

The full kit, with travel sizes of all products so he can use them for business trips or just test the brand to see if it’s his new perfect shave:

3. A quick zit fighter for men. Too often, men just pile on the Clean and Clear products to fight a zit, ending up drying it out and making it worse by irritating the skin. They also can be guilty (no offense guys) of leaving it be. This zit fighter can be dotted on the spot and will kill the bacteria without irritating the skin. Plus, since it’s clear, it doesn’t need any concealer over it. Kate Somerville, EradiKate acne treatment.

Wonderful summer perfumes

It finally feels like spring here in Denver! The air is warm but still crisp, we are getting rainy afternoons instead of snowy days and my flowers are blooming on our patio. And with the warmer weather, I always like to change it up a bit. I put away many of my more “formal”, structured and wintery perfumes in favor of lighter, sweeter and more floral scents.

When it comes to summer perfumes at an affordable price, no company does it better than Pacifica. I’ve used Pacifica perfumes for years now and because of the great price point (a nice-sized bottle is only $22 with little solid perfumes or roller balls being even less) I can swap them out or try a new one whenever the mood strikes. Plus, they carry them in most Whole Foods stores, so it’s easy to get your hands on a few.

The perfumes and colored lip balms (which I have yet to try) are 100% vegan and if you click the banner above, get free shipping on $50 orders from

But which one (or two!) of their wonderful scents should you try?!

A few of my favorites include…

Tahitian Gardenia has always been one of my favorites. It’s fresh but sexy and not too floral or sweet. This is one of Pacifica’s all-time most popular scents.

If you love ultra-floral scents that do not smell like an old lady, French Lilac is for you. It smells like a fresh cut bouquet of flowers. I absolutely love it on warm spring days. Toss the $12 roll on in your purse for a touch up of flowers throughout the day.

Waikiki Pikake literally smells like you are on vacation. Seriously. Maybe a beach vacation in Hawaii with the smell of tropical flowers, fruits and fresh air. It’s wonderful. A perfect summer perfume on the hottest days of the year. The smelling notes from Pacifica call out jasmine and a touch of sandalwood.

There are many others, including Spanish Amber and Orange Blossom that would carry you easily into fall and cooler weather, but the three above won’t steer you wrong as the weather warms. Which one is your favorite? Do you have a go-to summer fragrance? I’d love to know! Leave it on the comments.


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We spend one more episode with Emily Wilson where she tells how she goes about building connections through art. We talk about the importance of being a good listener as one of the most effective leadership and management skills.  Emily also discusses how patience has become critical to her own management skills and artistic style as she runs Emily Wilson Photography.

Building Connections Through Art

We get to have Emily Wilson with us for one last segment this week! It was such an honor and privilege getting to do a whole show with her. This week we get into Emily’s mindset behind the camera as she tries to share experiences through her photos. Emily shares with us the question she always asks herself when she’s behind the camera.

Emily also shares her best tips for connecting with the subject of her photographs. We talk about what it takes to develop the intuition to make people look special in their portraits.  She tells us how essential it is to listen to your subjects and understand what makes them tick. Emily also emphasizes patience as an absolutely critical skill for photographers. These are some of the keys Emily tells us help to transform what many think is mundane into art that is unique and compelling.

We talk about the ways Emily tries to go above and beyond for her portrait subjects. She tells us how she organizes a shoot and adapts as she gets to work with her subject and environment. We discuss how she tries to put her subjects at ease and help them feel comfortable and confident while taking their portrait.  Emily also tells about how she learned to say no to doing the kind of work that she didn’t want to do in her practice and how she focused on the kind of art she wanted to make.

Emily tells about some of her upcoming projects and the big goals she wants to tackle in 2019. She would love to connect with someone in the UFC or mixed martial arts world so if you have any connections, please reach out to her!

How to Contact Emily

If you enjoyed this segment with Emily, watch Part 2 of our interview, Flex Your Artistic Muscles

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It’s official – we’re over the soppy, lovey-dovey elements of Valentine’s Day, so much so that we’re rebranding the ‘day of love’.

Galentine’s Day is all about spending the day showing your favourite gal pals how much you care – how? By hanging out and having a blast together.

So what’s the best way to do it? Grab yourself a bottle of bubbly, chop away at your favourite chocolates, and settle in for a night of watching some girl-power movies and TV shows on Netflix!

Here are some empowering shows and films to watch for Galentine’s Day on Netflix:

Russian Doll

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OITNB star Natasha Lyonne strikes out on her own in this hilarious comedy drama about a woman named Nadia, who is on a journey to become the guest of honour at a New York City party.

A Groundhog Day-style premise is explored in this unique series, in which Nadia repeatedly attends the same event, only to die at the end of each night.

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The film which shows Jennifer Aniston as a pageant-obsessed former beauty queen and tells the story of her daughter’s love of all things Dolly Parton, and lack of interest in her mother’s world of pageantry.

You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, and most of all, you’ll feel confident in your own skin after watching this inspiring film about loving your own body.

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The story based on the real-life founder of the vintage clothing brand Nasty Gal – Sophia Amoruso.

The dramatised version of events see Sophia go from hussling vintage shopper to businesswoman, with plenty of hurdles along the way!

Ellen DeGeneres Relatable

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Everyone’s favourite chat-show host Ellen DeGeneres hosts her own stand-up special for the first time in over 15 years.

The comedian shares stories from what she’s learned in the last decade, and of course, plenty of jokes are had!

Grace and Frankie

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Grace and Frankie tells the story of two very unlikely friends, played by Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin, who end up creating an even more unexpected business together.

The duo get up to some pretty hilarious high jinks after learning their two husbands have been secretly in love throughout their marriages.

Tidying Up with Marie Kondo

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Spark joy in your own life with this interesting documentary series where tidying expert Marie Kondo shows families how organisation can change their lives.

Trust us, you’ll be itching to sort out your wardrobe after watching it!

Pitch Perfect

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If you’re looking for a lighthearted film that will leave you with songs stuck in your head all evening, this is your winner.

The film that solidified Anna Kendrick and Rebel Wilson as two of the best comedy actresses around is well worth watching if you’re in the mood for a film that is as ridiculous as it is entertaining.

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Training Notes – Endon – 13.03.2015

Red Noses Focal B&WYesterday was, of course, Red Nose Day! At the time of writing this post, their website says £78,082,988! Incredible.

We couldn’t let this day go by without some form of recognition and so, while I was sitting at work thoughtfully squidging my friend Snortel the red nose, I had an idea for a rather enjoyable drill we could mark the occasion with: Red Nose matches!

So, after a few shuttle runs, shoving each other around and shoulder mobility exercise, we got to it: in pairs, everyone has a red nose on. As a test of your parrying and blocking, you have to knock each other’s red nose off! No point-keeping or anything; just a bit of fun to warm up with.

We used this however to make a very useful point.

If you keep your attacker at range 3 (about an arm’s length away) and you’re trying to control them like that, good luck. I say that because it’s incredibly difficult to protect yourself successfully while you’re there, as you usually get into a kind of standoff where you’re reacting to their strikes, throwing some of your own, and you’re too easily overwhelmable. You have to be extremely skilled to manage to parry and/or block an unrelenting attack keeping someone at that distance.

However, as we were saying the week before last, fear (or inefficient training) can lead to mis-management of this distance between yourself and the person trying to assault you. As we found with this lighthearted drill, it was much more efficient to move in to range 1-2 and control the limbs of the attacker much more closely, restricting their movement and ‘jamming’ their attempts to strike.

Takedowns! …posturepostureposture…

Yet again, you’re going to be sick of me going on about this, but posture is everything in takedowns too! We looked at a couple of concepts: spine alignment and the position of our Centre of Mass (COM).

IMG_20150314_192001IMG_20150314_192013As we saw with our partners, applying a downward force to a straight spine doesn’t really do much to their posture. A straight, neutral stance is of course very stable as your COM’s reference point (marked X on my scribbles) is right between your feet along your centre line. (Wing Chun people are nodding sagely…)

However, if the spine is misaligned, things are different. Whether it’s a sideways bend (as the right-hand scribble on an old diary’s page attempts to portray) or a move forwards or backwards, this misalignment shifts the COM away from that centre line.

IMG_20150314_200559As the point on the floor directly below a person’s COM (reference point marked x on the above scribblings) is moved in any direction away from the centre, the posture of the person is weakened and their ability to withstand downwards pressure without falling to the floor is compromised. The person’s balance is off, and you can use that to your advantage! Think of it as moving that x towards one of the compass points to the right.

Prevent their feet from taking the natural step they’ll want to take to recover from this and lo and behold: a takedown just happened!

  1. Misalign the spine.
  2. Prevent recovery.
  3. Downwards force.

Of course there’s more to it than just this, and plenty that can be done besides, but this is a basic look at takedowns. This post was going to be just brief bullet points, but then I found I was in a typing-something-up mood!

The Aftermath: Justification and Explanation

After violence occurs, you have to be able to explain what happened and justify why it did. We took a simple drill – Person A attacks Person B however they like, and Person B responds – such as you’d find in any self-protection or martial arts class. What we did then, however, marks out quality mindful self-protection training from those who pay lip-service to the Force Continuum and to justifying your Force Deployment after violence takes place.

Person A then asks questions.

‘What did you do?’

‘Well why did you do that?’

‘Did you really have to? I mean, did you have to use that much force?’

‘Why didn’t you just walk away?’

‘Was he even of sound mind? For all you know he could have been vulnerable and you just slapped him!’

‘Couldn’t you have used less force? It seemed a bit excessive.’

‘I bet that really annoyed you. I’d have been furious. I bet you really wanted to give him some then, didn’t you?’

Person B has to justify what they did – honestly, openly and mindfully. When we talk about justification, it’s important to remember that you’re not just justifying yourself legally. Socially, you might have to justify yourself to the people around you (family, friends, colleagues) who could see you as ‘violent’, or as someone who’s ‘been in a fight’. It’s now up to you to explain to them that it wasn’t a fight: you protected yourself and had to. Personally, you will likely have to justify it to yourself as well. Doubts could spring up about what you did and whether it was the right decision, whether you could have de-escalated better, etc. After the violence has ended, there can be a lot of mess to clear up before it’s all over!

This underpins everything that we learn in an Evolutionary Self-Protection session. Never forget that you have to justify and understand what you’re doing. There’s a lot more to it than chucking your partner around and bashing the pads.

Even a silly bit of fun – knocking red noses off each other – in a room full of laughter is a valuable learning and training experience with obvious progression and subtle nuances for beginners and experienced participants alike.

Train mindfully. Train efficiently. Train evolution…arily? Yep, that’ll do!

Have an awesome weekend everyone – see you next week!

-Josh Nixon All the details of this class are on the Public Classes page up at the top. Your first session is FREE and all are welcome to come along and take part. Every session is beginner-friendly.

Home Security: Easy and Cheap Upgrades

This is a good one.

As you may know, I’m a big fan of Lifehacker. I think their approach towards everything is brilliant and they’re often my go-to website if I’m not sure of anything technological (and often other stuff too). If you’re not keeping up to date with their posts, then you’re missing out and I heartily recommend you do something about it!

The other day, Melanie Pincola wrote this article on the site, which outlines some really effective strategies based on burglary statistics. Here is a brief summary of the main points.

Know Your Enemy! The Anatomy of a Burglary:

These statistics are from 2005 and are US-centric, but this graphic from the Washington Post still shows you some important and useful information to bear in mind when evaluating your home security measures:

Most Burglaries Occur Between 10:00 and 15:00. Whether this is true of the UK or not, it ultimately means very little. Beware the false sense of security that can arise from these kinds of statistics! While it is good to remember which peak times prevail in your local area for burglaries (get in touch with your local police force for information; they can steer you towards some up-to-date statistics), you should not feel that at other times there’s any cause for relaxation of your security measures! Thinking ‘Ahh, I’ll leave it – it’s after three…’ is not a good mindset! Just because most burglaries happen within certain times, it doesn’t mean the next one will!

Burglars look for homes that appear unoccupied, and residential homes, as you know, tend to be empty during those hours because people are at work. If you’re out of the house during those hours and are concerned about burglaries in your neighborhood, consider setting a random timer to turn the TV or radio on during those hours.

If you have a second car, keep it out in the driveway while you’re at work. Or, perhaps you can rent your driveway during the daytime (besides making your home less attractive to thieves, you can make a few extra bucks. Win!); previously mentioned Park Circa is one place you can find people looking for a parking spot in your neighborhood.

Do you use gardening services or other home maintenance services like window cleaning? Schedule those services (which don’t require you to be at home) during those prime theft hours.

Good advice here, well worth following. Just make sure that you can trust whoever you’re sending around to your empty house to do work though! How do you know they’re not an opportunistic thief, or recently become laden with debt and are desperate to pay it off? That’s it – you don’t!

The typical house burglar is a male teen in your neighborhood—not a professional thief and 60 seconds is the most burglars want to spend breaking into your home. This suggests you only need enough security to thwart the regular person. Simple things like the
"my scary dog can run faster than you" sign may be one of the most effective theft deterrents, other than—or in addition to—actually owning a scary dog. (Even a small dog prone to barking helps, though.) Regular "beware of dog" signs work too, especially if you add some additional supporting evidence of dog ownership, like leaving a dog bowl outside by your side door.

The Washington Post suggests deadbolt locks, bars on windows, and pins in sash windows may be effective theft deterrents. It goes without saying to make sure all the entry points are locked (but, still, 6% of burglaries happen that way).

Again, while this is excellent advice that we all should take into consideration, don’t think that older or younger, or female, local people can’t be burglars based on this! What we should take from this is that the more difficult we make our homes to break into, then the more warning we’ll get if someone’s breaking in, and the more time we’ll have for either the police to arrive after you call them or for you to escape, or whatever other plans you have in place.

In order of percent of burglaries, thieves come in through: the front door, first-floor windows, and back door primarily, followed by the garage, unlocked entrances, and the basement. Look at reinforcing all of these entry points, of course, but if you want to know where the best places are to put your security cameras, the front and back door and first floor windows are your best bets. (We’ve featured quite a few DIY ones using old webcams or your PC.) Fake security cameras placed at those points might also be effective.

With your outside lighting, make sure those points of entry are well lit (motion-detector lights are inexpensive and don’t use a lot of energy) and clear of thief-hiding shrubbery.

When placing lights and cameras, think about how much they can see – treat them as if you’re placing sentries, because essentially that’s what you’re doing! Corners are great, especially if they can oscillate and see all around from there. You can’t sneak past a camera through a wall! Make sure the ends of the camera’s oscillation ‘touch’ the walls though, or you’ve just made them a handy little invisibility path! If you’re placing dummy cameras, make sure they’re very visible and preferably have blinking LEDs on them (an easy thing to make if yours haven’t). Something that can be seen from the road is best, and from any other likely access points. Always think about where a thief can hide around your house, and what you can do about it. Try breaking into your house yourself (simulated of course, unless you really want to test out your windows’ anti-shatter strength!) to see where your security holes are.

An average of 8 to 12 minutes is all burglars spend in your home. If a thief does get into your house, you can prevent loss of your valuable objects by making them harder to find than within those 12 minutes. The dresser drawer, bedroom closet, and freezer are some of the first places thieves look, so forget about those hiding places. Instead, consider hiding things in plain sight.

Perhaps set up a red herring for possible thieves: Leave out an old laptop the thief can quickly grab and go. Even better: install Prey to track the stolen laptop.

Once again, I would take this information in, but I wouldn’t swear by it. The mindset of ‘He’s probably gone, it’s been 15 minutes, so we can come out from hiding now…’ isn’t what I would recommend! That’s only if you’re in though of course. Making things hard to find is a great third defence, after making the house look unappealing to burglars, then making it difficult for them to get in. The longer they’ve got to mess around, the more likely the police will arrive or they’ll give up, panic, and leave empty’-handed. The links are worth following in this quote. Prey is invaluable, and I may do an article on it myself. I have it installed on both of my computers and my phone.

We’ve previously noted several ways to protect your home while traveling, including using push lights in your windows and asking your neighbors for a vacation check. Lifehacker reader fiji.siv reminded us of a small detail like not having your garbage cans put out as a sign that you’re away; make sure any help you get from friends or neighbors include the little stuff like that (putting out garbage cans, getting the mail, maybe even cutting the grass).

Don’t forget the daily stuff like stopping newspaper and mail delivery, if you don’t have someone picking those up for you.

And, of course, the tried-and-true method of looking like you’re home: use a random timer on your indoor lights or TV.

This is all, once again, well worth paying attention to – basically just make it look like you’re in when you’re not! There are loads of ways you can do this, as the link in this quote shows you.

There’s a lot of other information in the comments on Lifehacker, so that’s also worth a look. What measures do you take? Feel free to share your thoughts in the comments below, or if you’re especially awesome, join the discussion on the CSPS forum.

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Spiritual meaning of groundnut in Nigeria

Most of us have heard of the importance of groundnut, but not many know what the spiritual meaning of groundnut is. Would you like to explore some secrets and mysterious meanings of this plant with? Let us talk about the ‘sacred’ function of this nut.

Importance of groundnut

Different countries, including Nigeria, believe that groundnut is a popular and important cash crop. It is affordable for citizens, and it has many incredible nutrients.

According to many experts from all over the planet, groundnut or peanut is one of the world’s top 10 most significant oilseed crops. With approximately 27 percent of protein and nearly 50 percent of oil, this wonderful snack also contains a lot of vitamins and minerals, along with dietary fiber that is important for every human.

Besides being a healthy snack, the importance of groundnut is also described in its spiritual meaning.

What is the spiritual meaning of groundnut?

People love giving spiritual meaning to everything that surrounds us. This happens to food, different animals, life signs, etc.

The spiritual meaning of peanuts also exists as well as the interpretation of the importance of seeing groundnut in your dreams. Although such ideas have no practical evidence that they help many of us to get through the hard days and times.

Groundnut as a symbol

The spiritual meaning of peanuts includes fortune, wealth, and financial stability in human life. Many people are sure that groundnut is a real sign of good times yet to come.

There are also different symbolic things people are willing to do with peanuts in their life to achieve success:

Some girls and women decorate their bracelets and necklaces with groundnut, and such an act has its own spiritual meaning. It is a secret message that you have fallen in love with someone but cannot show your affection to the public.

Including peanuts into everyday meals is also a symbol. Those people who add groundnut to their diet plans believe that this can help in developing and growing their business, solving financial problems and helping things to work perfectly well together.

Decorating the house with peanuts symbolizes the desire of its owner to improve a home, fill it with positive energy, attract money and reach success.

Nuts in your dreams

It is believed that the human subconscious can select a particular food or sign to send a message to you through a dream. Thus, if you ever start thinking about groundnuts or you see this snack in your night dreams, you can interpret it as the tip to learn how to adjust to various life situations. This can be achieved through your ability to apply everything you know and can do while dealing with adversity.

Seeing blooming nut plants in your dreams can symbolize the soon realization of your desires or expectation, and if you plant groundnut in a dream, this can mean some upcoming amazing changes in your life.

You have learned what is the spiritual meaning of groundnut. Just remember that peanut itself will not make you rich if you do nothing to reach your life goals and improve your financial situation.

Eat nuts, dream about peanuts, add them into your accessories and keep them in your house, but also implement your ideas and take risks to become successful and wealthy.

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My Wife’s Testimony About Her Back Pain Healing

In Healed from Back Pain by Moving of a Spine Disc I shared about the healing of my wife from back pain. Through prayer a Spine Disc moved and the pain was gone. I asked to write down her part of this testimony and here it is:

“A couple of years ago, I had fallen hard backwards on my back. Since then, I had back pain in my lower back regularly. It was always in the same place that I felt pain. After a while, I encountered that there was a kind of cove at the place of the pain. Usually, you should feel a disc at that place, but probably this disc was moved a bit forward by the fall. Read more


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What is Consciousness? – Max Velmans

Rarely does one major publication on the nature of consciousness include articles on all its aspects — philosophical, mystical and neurological. The four volume set listed below, Consciousness, edited by Max Velmans, is an essential reference work for the serious researcher into the nature of consciousness. As is evident in  The table of contents , the volumes contain original articles that should be of interest whether one approaches consciousness neurologically or mystically. Max Velmans describes the work as follows:

As this collection of Major Works on Consciousness forms part of a Critical Concepts in Psychology series, this selection of 89 readings drawn from the entire field of Consciousness Studies focuses mainly on writings that have a direct psychological relevance.  From the mid 19th Century onwards, psychology began to separate itself from philosophy, and the development of psychological thought about consciousness links intimately to the development of psychology itself. In order to trace this development, the four volumes of this collection follow a rough, historical sequence. Volume 1 deals with The Origins of Psychology and the Study of Consciousness. Volumes 2 and 3 deal with contemporary Cognitive and Neuropsychological Approaches to the Study of Consciousness. And Volume 4 focuses mainly on New Directions: Psychogenesis, Transformations of Consciousness and Non-reductive, Integrative Theories, which deal with issues likely to expand current, mainstream thought in potentially novel, and, sometimes, challenging directions. Ultimately, such novel investigations of and theories about consciousness lead us back us back to the same questions asked by the ancients about the relation of consciousness, mind and soul to the material world—issues that SMN members are likely to find of particular interest.

The printed, 4-Volume collection presents 89 major readings (or salient extracts from major readings) along with an introduction to the entire collection, the readings in each volume, and an extensive index. It also introduces 5 additional readings that were selected for inclusion, but could not be reprinted for the reason that reprint permissions were prohibitively expensive.  There are also four freely available online Companions (one for each Volume). Although these Companions cannot substitute for the 2030 page printed collection, they do provide prepublication versions of the introductions along with a wealth of additional sources in the form of online links both to background readings and to the selected readings themselves, thereby providing a major resource for Consciousness Studies in themselves.

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The Mystery of Mental Attraction: When Two Souls Caress

· June 17, 2017

Sometimes, two souls meet and almost without even knowing how, we enter the same gravitational field where almost everything fits. We’re referring to that mental seduction that goes beyond the physical world. It entraps and dazzles you, there where two souls meet. They caress each other and set sail down the same path together.

This kind of attraction that goes beyond skin is more common than we think. However, this doesn’t change the fact that physical appearance continues to be important. In fact, just as the social psychologist Solomon Ash proved in his work “Implicit Theories of the Personality”, people still think that everything that is beautiful is good and therefore beneficial.

“When someone makes you feel things without placing a single finger on you, now that is admirable.”
-Mario Benedetti-

When it comes to attraction, we have to keep in mind that a big part of those mechanisms are controlled by unconscious processes. Physical appearance is our cover letter and biggest claim, we know that. Nevertheless, this claim isn’t always the perfect lure or the most infallible. Biology, chemistry and our psycho-emotional needs give way to this gravitational field that makes us attractive to certain people. Sometimes, almost without knowing how, we click. Magic surges, and we do everything we can to keep them close to us.

We are not at all talking about “soul mates”, but rather about personalities that make a connection. Personalities that are in perfect harmony and which are capable of creating a strong and enriching bond.

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Mental attraction doesn’t seek soul mates, but rather traveling companions

According to a study conducted by Doctor Raymond Knee, director of the social psychology laboratory of the University of Rochester, over 50% of people believe that soul mates exist. In other words, that people are destined to find one another and that this type of attraction transcends what can be seen by the naked eye.

Within the concept of soul mates, the aspect of mental attraction is without a doubt a fundamental pillar. Nevertheless, just as this same author explains in articles such as “The Science of Soulmates”, this kind of attraction will go beyond the simple mental processes associated with values, needs and affection in order to reach a more spiritual field.

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United by destiny or united to grow

Doctor Raymond Knee is still to this day immersed in the study of the social conception of “soul mates”. From his department we can take a test with which we can evaluate our view on the topic. After performing this test we will know if we belong to one of these two groups:

  • People who believe in the existence of soulmates. From this approach, mental attraction is understood as a process through which our union with the other person is so intimate and exceptional that we don’t need to say what we want or what we’re missing so that the other person will know. We are one being.
  • People who believe in romantic relationships as part of their personal and emotional growth. In this case, destiny has little to no importance. No one is predestined to anyone else. We are the ones who create our relationships by investing time, will and effort when we find that traveling companion.

In the second case, mental attraction means sharing interests, passions, values and the ease with which we negotiate. It includes how we understand each other in order to reach agreements without waiting for the other person to “guess” what’s wrong with us. Understanding it in another way could lead us to profound frustration.

The keys to mental attraction

Physical attraction is something very strong, intense and uncontrolled. We know and love this fact. However, the magic that characterizes the most authentic and stable relationships is balance. Finding an ideal balance between both dimensions. A place where mental seduction is evermore the most brazen, vivid and exciting ingredient.

“Love makes the paradox of two people becoming one possible… without ceasing to be two beings.”
-Erich Fromm-

Likewise, if we stop to delve a bit into the keys of an authentic mental attraction, we would realize something. Effectively, there is very little that is supernatural about it. Instead, there are a lot of emotions, drive, chemistry and that type of intuition buried in our subconscious. This mixture tells us that this specific person is who most suits us in this particular moment.

Let’s look at some of these aspects.

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The first aspect is without a doubt reciprocity. Something as basic as being answered in a positive manner, as feeling acknowledged and valued. As basic as seeing ourselves as important figures in the eyes of the other person. This forms a very significant attraction.

Mental attraction also converges in similar interests. In seeing the world from the same point of view and under the same principles. There can be some differences in certain aspects, of course. But, these small dissonances are respected and even valued.

Likewise, mental attraction is ignited through challenges. There are people that make us feel alive, who challenge us. They have that subtle combination where what’s familiar mixes with the unknown. Little by little, something is created which excites us. It fills our minds in order to irretrievably light up our heart and let our souls caress each other.


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Pure Cycles is our celebration of bicycling for all that it offers: transportation, health, and righteous good times. With our economy cooled and our planet warming, there is no better way to get around than riding, cost and carbon free, on a fixed gear bike. In a city where transportation is always a challenge, we can help make your transit something you look forward to.

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