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		<title>The Love Frequency &#8211; free mp3 download</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Free download of the November 2008 remaster of Paul Vedant's The Love Frequency - the original nu-paradigm rock gospel techno song (released originally in November 2006). It is in mp3 format, at 192kbps (near CD quality).]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This version of The Love Frequency that is available for free download is the November 2008 remaster of the original nu-paradigm rock gospel techno song (released originally in November 2006).</p>
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		<title>The Global Power Elite Are No Longer So Powerful</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Feb 2009 03:37:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Vedant</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Despite their world dominance for millenia, the powerful elite - often called the Illuminati - are rapidly losing their power, as global consciousness rises and their structures and systems collapse.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Our Earth is a planet of abundant wealth and riches, yet so much of this wealth is controlled by so few people.  The world’s billionaires — just 497 people — are worth over 7% of world Gross Domestic Product. A mere 0.13% of the world’s population control 25% of the world’s financial assets (statistics from <a title="Global Issues Poverty Facts and Stats page - opens in a new tab/window" href="http://www.globalissues.org/article/26/poverty-facts-and-stats#src24" target="_blank">Global Issues</a>).   Things have pretty much been that way in most civilisations, according to our recorded history.  Sometimes I find it difficult to imagine a society in which wealth would be distributed more equitably.  Even Communism, the one great political experiment of recent times that in theory attempted to create a more equal society, has been almost universally declared a failure.</p>
<p>It is easy to understand the attraction of conspiracy theories that claim that the planet is controlled by a relatively small group of nameless faceless men, who between them hold enough strings to control their puppets &#8211; the political and business leaders &#8211; to maintain the inequitable status quo, that &#8216;to he who has, more shall be given, and to him that hasn&#8217;t, even the little he has shall be taken away from him&#8217;.   This mysterious group has been called by many different names: the <a title="Wilkipedia's Illuminati page - opens in a new tab/window" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illuminati" target="_blank">Illuminati</a>, the secret government, and the shadow government just to name a few.  It is claimed that its members are have links with - and possibly control - other organisations such as the <a title="Wikipedia's Bilderberg Group page - opens in a new tab/window" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bilderberg_Group" target="_blank">Bilderberg group</a>, the <a title="Wikipedia's Trilateral Commission page - opens in a new tab/window" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trilateral_Commission" target="_blank">Trilateral Commission</a>, the <a title="Wikipedia's Council on Foreign Relations page - opens in a new tab/window" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Council_on_Foreign_Relations" target="_blank">Council on Foreign Relations</a>, <a title="Wikipedia's Skull &amp; Bones page - opens in a new tab/window" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skull_and_Bones" target="_blank">Skull and Bones</a>, the <a title="Wikipedia's Neoconservatism page - opens in a new tab/window" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neo-Conservatives" target="_blank">Neo-Conservatives</a>, and the <a title="Wikipedia's Freemasonry page - opens in a new tab/window" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freemasons" target="_blank">Freemasons</a>.  Some of the more extreme conspiracy theorists claim that even the <a title="Wikipedia's United Nations page - opens in a new tab/window" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations" target="_blank">United Nations</a> , the environmental movement and the <a title="Wikipedia's New Age page - opens in a new tab/window" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Age" target="_blank">New Age</a> movement are controlled by this Global Power Elite.</p>
<p>Many theories about this Global Power Elite circulate on the internet.  Some of the more well known conspiracy theorists include <a title="David Icke's website - opens in a new tab/window" href="http://davidicke.com" target="_blank">David Icke</a>, <a title="Alex Jones Infowars site - opens in a new tab/window" href="http://www.infowars.com/" target="_blank">Alex Jones</a>, <a title="William Cooper's website 'Hour of the Time' - opens in a new tab/window" href="http://www.hourofthetime.com/indexolddec2006.html" target="_blank">William Cooper</a> and <a title="Henry Makow's website - opens in a new tab/window" href="http://henrymakow.com/" target="_blank">Henry Makow</a>.  <a title="Illuminati News website - opens in a new tab/window" href="http://www.illuminati-news.com/moriah.htm" target="_blank">Illuminati News</a> lists the 13 families they believe to control the world.  Many of these sites make uncomfortable reading, not least because of their often cluttered layouts, creative grammar and tendency to shout at the reader by their overuse of capital letters.   But also because many of their arguments have an air of plausibility.  Even if only half of what they say is true, they paint a disturbing picture.  Such that they often give the reader an effect similar to one of the Global Power Elite&#8217;s purported methods, that of instilling fear.</p>
<p>Less well known are the views that come from the other side of the veil. Many channellers and spiritual teachers allude to the existence of the GPE, though few go into detail.  Those that do, however, have similar ideas to the conspiracy theorists.  They say that the GPE has held an extrememly powerful position for Earth&#8217;s recorded histroy.  In order to perpetuate the belief that this is simply the natural order of things, they have exerted enough control to wipe out much of the evidence of past egalitarian societies.  What evidence that has not been destroyed has simply been locked away, often for centuries.  Their work has been effective enough that mainstream historians who have no connection with or knowledge of the GPE vigorously defend the version of history that we are taught, and ridicule evidence that might suggest otherwise.</p>
<p>The GPE has a core group of a small number of families who have carefully orchestrated marriages between their members in order to keep their bloodline in power and control. The European royal families would often push their princes and princesses to marry into the royal families of other nations, and despite the reduction in power of monarchies today, this practice continues. Many of the US presidents, for example, <a title="Wikipedia's 'List of US presidents by genealogical relationship' - opens in a new tab/window" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_Presidents_by_genealogical_relationship">have been claimed to have been related</a> to each other, as well as to the British royal family.</p>
<p>Many spiritual sources claim that the GPE have links to extra-terrestrial entities, possibly reptilian in nature.  Although they don&#8217;t go as far as David Icke &#8211; probably the world&#8217;s most extreme well-known conspiracy theorist &#8211; who claims that the American Presidents and British royalty are actually reptilian ETs disguised as human beings, and that in some of their secret ceremonies they have revealed their true nature.  It is these more extreme views that generate the most attention for Mr Icke, often overshadowing his more plausible theories.</p>
<p>The GPE &#8211; whoever they may be &#8211; have never completely controlled the world.  Humans have always had free will, even if we have chosen not to exercise it.  But the GPE have always exerted enough influence over society&#8217;s major systems and institutions &#8211; governments, education, science, religion, military, police, judicial, electoral, banking, business and the media &#8211; to keep themselves rich and powerful and their machinations exempt from investigation and prosectution. Their greatest tool these days is the mainstream media, itself a field where a small number of people wield the greatest influence.  Mainstream media hides behind a facade of independence, consistently magnifying and and dramatising local and world events in order to promote confusion, uncertainty and fear.  Investigative journalists who dare to ask the hard questions are few and far between, usually quashed by their editors.</p>
<p>But as the evolution of human consciousness has lately accelerated, the power of the GBE has begun to wane.  They are not immune from the consciousness raising, and significant numbers of them are moving away from their traditional practices.  In recent years they have undergone a schism, and much of their energy and attention has been diverted by their two warring factions.  Although still dwarfed by the mainstream media on the internet, alternative media has been given a voice, and the word is getting out.</p>
<p>Despite the GPE&#8217;s very public influence over the 2000 and 2004 US Election results, this influence was not able to be sustained against the powerful grass-roots campaign of Barack Obama.  He still had to play along with them to a certain extent in order to garner enough of their support to get to the position that he is in.  Some of his choices of his support team have shown to be members of the afore-mentioned organisations, though it is not publically known where they stand in relation to these organisations.  Many politicians from both sides are either members of the GPE or under their influence, and so Obama &#8211; despite his strong mandate &#8211; will need time to reveal his true agenda.  Of course there are also situations that are so highly classified that he did not know of their existence or extensiveness prior to being sworn in as president, so he will be taking steps to learn about all the cancers in the country&#8217;s institutions, before he can begin to change them.<span>  According to many spiritual sources Barack Obama is a highly developed being still yet to come into his full awareness.  As he does so he will be less and less influenced by the GPE.</span></p>
<p><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-300" title="cashpoint-slot-machine" src="http://paulvedant.com/wp-content/uploads/cashpoint-slot-machine.jpg" alt="cashpoint-slot-machine" width="270" height="258" />That is not to say that Obama is a messiah who will save us from the GPE. The downfall of their system is inevitable due to its inherent structures that are built on greed and oppression. They simply cannot be sustained in the <a title="Read Paul Vedant's article 'New Energy and the Movement Beyond Duality' - opens in a new tab/window" href="http://paulvedant.com/new-energy-movement-beyond-duality/" target="_blank">new consciousness energy</a>. Although the GPE had a large influence over the creation of the housing bubble and the crash that followed it,  they were very much unprepared for the scale of the financial meltdown.  Many of them have no idea how the orchestrated crash has got so out of hand so quickly, and many of them will not survive it.  Though many around the world will suffer as a consequence, the collapse of the GPE will leave a void.  As their house of cards falls &#8211; this will continue for some time &#8211; their illegal and unethical methods that drive money and power upwards will be exposed.  The global economy will continue to plunge downward until its root causes are eradicated or reformed. <span> New systems, structures and institutions will then be born from truer and fairer democratic processes, along similar lines to the principles of equality and openness embodied in the internet.</span></p>
<p>The important thing here is not to give in to the fear that the GPE are propogating, especially through the media.  It&#8217;s a well-established method that they use &#8211; to orchestrate a situation that frightens a population who seem powerless to stop it, so we call on them to fix it.  In doing so we have given away our power and allowed them to tweak the system a little more in their favour.  The current situation is something that they cannot fix, indeed most of them have no idea what is going on.  They will be just trying whatever they can to hang on to their money and power.  For those of us on a conscious spiritual path who are tuning in to the expanded consciousness, there is no reason for us to give in to fear, even if it seems overwhelming at times.  The shift to higher consciousness now has too much momentum to be stopped or even slowed down by a Global Power Elite, many of whom will not survive the transition to the <a title="read Paul Vedant's article 'New Energy and the Movement Beyond Duality' - opens in a new tab/window" href="http://paulvedant.com/new-energy-movement-beyond-duality/" target="_blank">new energy</a> if they are not prepared to change and relinquish their addiction to power.</p>
<p>Some helpful hints on how to survive this period of transition:  <a title="read Paul Vedant's article 'Conscious Breathing - the Breath of Life' - opens in a new tab/window" href="http://paulvedant.com/conscious-breathing-the-breath-of-life/" target="_blank">Breathe deeply</a> on a regular basis, especially if you are feeling overwhelmed.  Stand back as much as possible from the global picture as painted by mainstream media. Don&#8217;t get caught up in the drama of it all &#8211; that&#8217;s what the GPE wants. Get involved in positive movements in your local community, they will help to sustain us all through the economic difficulties. Take time out for yourself, connect with nature, listen to music that soothes and inspires you.  Get in touch with your true divine nature, develop your spiritual awareness, be gentle with yourself.  It may be the end of the world as we know it, but we can envision a better world based on fairness, integrity and love!</p>
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<p>Much of the information in this article was inspired by the teachings of the <a title="Crimson Circle website - opens in a new tab/window" href="http://crimsoncircle.com/" target="_blank">Crimson Circle</a>, <a title="The Matthew Books website - opens in a new tab/window" href="http://www.matthewbooks.com/mattsmessage.htm" target="_blank">The Matthew Books</a>, and the <a title="The Pleiadians as channelled by Barbara Marciniak - opens in a new tab/window" href="http://www.pleiadians.com/" target="_blank">Pleiadians</a>.</p>
<p>Further suggested reading for unconvinced conspiracy theorists: the excellent article <a title="Article 'Why Truthers Need to Vote for Barack Obama', on Opednews - opens in a new tab/window" href="http://www.opednews.com/articles/Why-Truthers-Need-to-Vote-by-Todd-Putnam-081101-988.html" target="_blank">Why Truthers Need to Vote for Obama</a>, by Todd Putnam on <a title="OpedNews website - opens in a new tab/window" href="http://www.opednews.com/" target="_blank">OpedNews.com</a></p>
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		<title>Channelling &#8211; Part 1 &#8211; Edgar Cayce</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Description of Channelling.  The life of Edgar Cayce, his first reading, 20 years of successful healings, moving on to readings on philosophical readings philosophy, spirituality, meditation, dream interpretation, intuition, history and ancient civilizations, prophecies and relationship advice.]]></description>
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<p>Channelling is a process whereby a person allows themselves to become a channel of communication for spiritual entities from beyond the physical realm.  In principle it is similar to mediumship, the main difference being that mediums tend to focus on the communication with those recently departed from the physical realm, usually with the purpose of comforting relatives and friends of the deceased. Channelling however is usually communication with entities believed to be more highly spiritually evolved, with the purpose of gaining information for education and spiritual advancement. </p>
<p>Although mediumship has been widely practised throughout recorded history, channelling is a relatively new phenomenon in the Western World.  The first widely recognised channeller was <a title="Edgar Cayce's Wikipedia Page - opens in a new tab/window" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_Cayce" target="_blank">Edgar Cayce</a> (pronounced &#8216;Casey&#8217;), sometimes referred to as the &#8217;sleeping prophet&#8217;. Born in Kentucky in 1877, he exhibited psychic traits as a child, but was a devout Christian with a desire to become a preacher. However at the age of 23 he developed laryngitis and was unable to speak above a whisper for several months, such that for a time he gave up hope of ever speaking normally again as doctors and specialists were unable to cure him.  He gave up his job as a salesman and began a career in photography.  </p>
<p>A travelling stage hypnotist called &#8216;Hart, the Laugh King&#8217; heard about Cayce&#8217;s condition and offered to hypnotise him in an attempt to effect a cure.  This was done publicly and to the amazement of all Cayce was able to speak normally while hypnotized.  Hart several times tried post-hypnotic suggestion that the voice would continue to function after the trance, but the laryngitis returned each time he awoke.  </p>
<p>Al Layne, a local self-taught hypnotist and osteopath, offered to help. He suggested that Cayce describe the nature of his condition and cure while in a hypnotic trance.  Cayce described his problem as a &#8220;psychological condition producing a physical effect.&#8221;  He stated that the condition could be removed by suggesting to him while in the unconscious state that the blood circulation increase to the affected areas. After Layne made the suggestion, the upper part of Cayce&#8217;s chest and his throat turned bright red and the skin became warm. Twenty minutes later Edgar spoke again, stating that before Layne awakened him the suggestion should be made that the blood circulation return to normal. Layne followed the instructions. When Cayce came out of the trance, despite being completely unaware of what he had said, he was able to speak normally for the first time in almost a year. </p>
<p>Layne himself suffered from a chronic stomach condition, and asked if Cayce would do a reading for his condition.  Cayce felt obliged to help, and in the trance state accurately described Layne&#8217;s condition and prescribed a cure combining natural medicines, dietary changes and exercise.  Within a week Layne felt so much better that he implored Cayce to continue doing readings, arguing that he had a moral obligation to help people.  Cayce was wary, having no prior knowledge of medicine and a suspicion of the psychic process due to his religious beliefs.  Layne was insistent and after much prayer, Bible reading and consultation with his family, Cayce finally agreed.</p>
<p>Word spread and Cayce began to do readings on a regular basis, asking only for donations from those who could afford it.  It was discovered that he only needed the name and location of a patient to prescribe a cure, and he began to receive mail requests.  He had much success and his fame spread, and he continued to give readings on a regular basis.  Even though he was reluctant for a while, his success began to convince him that he had a gift from God. One of his readings stated that whilst in the trance state the conscious mind becomes subjugated to the subconscious, superconscious or soul mind; and communicates with like minds, and the subconscious or soul force becomes universal. From any subconscious mind information may then be obtained.  </p>
<p>At one point he was persuaded by oil prospectors to give readings on possible oil sites, but these were unsuccessful.  The readings stated that the readings were never to be used for financial gain, and he came to the conclusion that he would use his gift only to help the distressed and sick.  </p>
<p>After over 20 years of giving mainly health related readings, he was asked by Alfred Lammers, a wealthy printer and student of metaphysics, to give a philosophical reading.  In the reading he mentioned a past life of Lammers, and upon waking was shocked to hear this, as it conflicted with his religious beliefs.  This led him to much soul searching, and in a reading he was advised to read the whole Bible whilst keeping the idea of reincarnation in mind.  He came to believe that the idea of reincarnation was not incompatible with Christianity and actually gave him a deeper appreciation of the purpose of life.</p>
<p>In 1925 Cayce realised a long held dream, moving to Virginia and setting up a hospital where trained medical staff would treat those he gave readings for. He also began to do &#8216;life readings&#8217;, looking at peoples&#8217; past lives and how that affected them in their present lives.  These readings expanded to include mental and spiritual counsel, philosophy, spirituality, meditation, dream interpretation, intuition, history and ancient civilizations, prophecies and relationship advice.</p>
<p>In 1931, the <a title="A.R.E. home page - opens in a new tab/window" href="http://www.edgarcayce.org/" target="_blank">Association for Research and Enlightenment (A.R.E.)</a>, was formed as a research body whose goal was to investigate and disseminate the information contained in Cayce&#8217;s readings.   As his fame as a psychic grew, many skeptics came to Virginia Beach to expose him as a fraud, but in time all were convinced of the legitimacy of what he was doing.   Thomas Sugrue, a staunch Catholic, investigated what he thought had to be trickery and ended up writing &#8216;There is a River&#8217;, Cayce&#8217;s first biography, published in 1943.</p>
<p>Cayce pushed himself to do more and more readings to keep up with the demand, and this began to take a toll on his health.  He died in 1945 at the age of 67.  It is estimated that he gave over 20,000 readings, although only 14,000 of these remain today.  Although he died long before the emergence of the New Age movement he remains a major influence on many of its teachings.  These days it is probably his prophecies that get the most attention.  Many &#8211; though not all &#8211; have come true.  His readings stated that prophecy is only given as a warning, that the future is not fixed and that human free will makes virtually everything possible.  Therefore a successful prophecy is one that has been averted, and is definitely not a sign of a fake, as some skeptics have claimed.</p>
<p>For more information on Edgar Cayce, visit:</p>
<p><a title="A.R.E.'s biography of Edgar Cayce - opens in a new tab/window" href="http://www.edgarcayce.org/edgar-cayce2.html" target="_blank">Association for Research and Enlightenment (A.R.E.) - Edgar Cayce biography</a></p>
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		<title>A Brief History of the Rise of Global Consciousness &#8211; Part 1 &#8211; The Pre-Internet Years</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2009 04:04:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Vedant</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thoughts on Humanity's Coming of Age - Pivotal Events That Increased Planetary Awareness - Part 1 explores the movement from the tribal consciousness of early civilisations through to the beginnings of a true global awareness by the end of the 1980s]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We are living in one of the most extraordinary periods of transformation in the history of Planet Earth, the depths of which will probably only begin to be widely recognised with hindsight, possibly many years from now.  In recent years we have seen the emergence of a true global consciousness.  </p>
<p>This planetary awareness has been growing exponentially for most of recorded human history, meaning that up until the 20th century it was growing so slowly that it was barely perceptible.   For much of early recorded history, the awareness level of most of the population was mainly at the tribal level and remained that way until well after the birth of nation states. Even with the early empires such as the Greeks and the Romans, the awareness level of most people barely extended beyond their immediate vicinity.</p>
<p>The growth of consciousness has been strongly linked to the growth in technology.  The invention of the <a title="The Printing Press Wikipedia page - opens in a new tab/window" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Printing_press" target="_blank">printing press</a> in 1440 was a small step, but the work involved in printing was still quite labourious and anyway so few people were literate.  The <a title="The Industrial Revolution page at Wikipedia - opens in a new tab/window" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrial_Revolution" target="_blank">Industrial Revolution</a> saw the invention of the first steam powered printing press in 1811, and with the coinciding increases in literacy and travel awareness began to slowly but perceptibly increase throughout the 19th century.</p>
<p>In the early years of the 20th century, World War I and the subsequent Great Depression were the first major global occurences.  It was World War II however that really precipitated the necessity for formal recognition of humanity&#8217;s mutual interdependence, when in 1945 the <a title="The United Nations Wikipedia page - opens in a new tab/window" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations" target="_blank">United Nations</a> was founded in order to stop wars between countries and to provide a platform for dialogue.   The UN was the first and remains one of the few truly global organisations that represents virtually the whole of humanity.  Like any human organisation it has its flaws, limitations and corruptions, but has mostly been limited in its effectiveness  because it is not an independent organisation but an association of 192 member states who must reach consensus.  The general consciousness level of the member states barely extended beyond the national level for most of the last century.  But whilst its more powerful members states have strutted and postured on the front of the world stage the UN has been quietly working in the background, and with recent events such as the global financial crisis, climate change and the food crisis,  it will increasingly become the main forum in which to address global issues.</p>
<p>The <a title="Wikipedia's 1960s page - opens in a new tab/window" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1960s" target="_blank">1960</a><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1960s" target="_blank">s</a> was a time of revolutionary ideas and social and spiritual upheaval particularly in the Western world, when the doctrines and motives of ruling establishments were called into question on a large scale.  However despite the decade&#8217;s many advancements in areas such as women&#8217;s rights, civil rights, the Peace Movement, environmental awareness, technology, popular culture, spiritual awareness and social revolution, the subsequent backlash that led to the complacency of the 1970s and materialism of the 1980s has caused some to see the 1960s as a failure.  I believe however that this is only a short-term view that prevails as a result of the era&#8217;s inability to immediately address all of the the high expectations that the idealism of the period brought.  The sheer intensity of the period however was too much for too many to cope with, and a backlash was inevitable at the time, because not enough people &#8211; especially those in positions of power &#8211; had the level of awareness to integrate so many new ideas.  But not all of the old hippies became bankers &#8211; there were many others who continue to quietly pursue some of the ideals first brought to light in the 1960s.  Many of the ideas and movements that are considered part of the New Age movement first came to general awareness in the 1960s.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/multimedia/archive/00111/13-nasasciencelibra_111402t.jpg" target="_blank"><img class="alignright" title="The first photograph of the Earth, taken by Apollo 8 crew from an orbit around the moon - click on the photo to go to The Independent's article 'Forty years since the first picture of earth from space' - opens in a new tab/window" src="http://www.independent.co.uk/multimedia/archive/00111/13-nasasciencelibra_111402t.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="204" /></a>This week brings the 40th anniversary of an important milestone in the advent of global consciousness &#8211; the publishing of the first photo of the Earth from space, taken by the crew of Apollo 8 from an orbit around the moon on Christmas Eve 1968.   The now more commonplace image of the simple blue and green sphere against the vast emptiness of space helped many to grasp humanity&#8217;s essential oneness and the fact that this planet is all that we have.  It has become an icon for environmental awareness.  Click on the photo to go to The Independent&#8217;s commemoration article.  </p>
<p>The 1970s and 80s were a time when the focus of many was more on the physical and material.  But even though not much 60s idealism carried over into mainstream society over these two decades, the growth of consciousness was not stopped.  The focus on the physical body had the effect of raising awareness of health issues such that traditonal medicine&#8217;s focus on curing disease was no longer sufficient, and many opened up to ideas of alternative and holistic health and a focus instead on wellness. Increased knowledge of the debilitating effects of stress and its influence on the development of virtually all illness and disease led to many opening up to the positive effects of more spiritually oriented practices such as meditation, yoga and conscious breathing.  Awareness of the effects of different environments on human health also increased.</p>
<p>The 1980s was the decade that brought us Reaganomics, Thatcherism, business globalisation and economic liberalisation.  Multi-national companies and global conglomerates were no longer so limited by their national borders and collectively became more powerful players on the world stage than the nation states from which they emerged.  Globalisation for many became a dirty word.  But despite the damage done by bringing Western materialism to the people of developing nations, an upside has been a certain kind of stability to the world as a whole.  Business has contributed to the prevention of potential wars by diluting the self-interest of nation states in the name of continued profits.  Of course we are only now beginning to appreciate the long term negative effects though of many of the flaws of allowing markets to have free reign.  And even the capitalist triumph of the fall of communism with the Berlin Wall at the end of the decade will perhaps be seen as being more symbolic of the breaking down of what separates us from each other, and freedom from restrictive ideologies from whatever side of the political fence.</p>
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<p>To be continued</p>
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		<title>Sure &#8211; Gaia Mind &#8211; Paul Vedant remix</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2008 21:20:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Vedant</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sure is a UK based singer/songwriter who lives in a forest surviving only on what she can forage.  Gaia Mind was originally an acapella recording that I have added music to.  Here you can listen to the results.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This is a remix of a song by a UK singer/songwriter called <a title="Sure's page at Permaculture Musicians - opens in a new tab/window" href="http://www.permaculturemusicians.co.uk/Musicians/Sure.htm" target="_blank">Sure</a>.  I was introduced to Sure&#8217;s music several years ago by Steve Charter from <a title="Ecoforest Education for Sustainability, Coin, Spain - opens in a new tab/window" href="http://www.ecoforest.org/" target="_blank">Ecoforest</a>, when I was attending the Permaculture Design Certificate course. At that time she had a website where her songs could be downloaded for free.  She gave permission for remixes to be done from her music, and I started this remix from her acapella version a few years ago.  I had got about half way to completing it when my hard drive failed and I lost the original song files (consequently I now keep 2 copies on 2 separate hard drives!).  All I was left with was a rough mp3 mixdown of the song, which I did nothing with until recently, the result of which you can listen to below.  Unfortunately the vocals were a little low on the rough mix, and now Sure&#8217;s website is no longer in operation, and I have been so far unable to obtain another copy of her original vocals in order to enhance them.</p>
<p>I have not met Sure, but she practices what she preaches, having lived for several years in a forest in the UK, living close to nature and apparently thriving on what she can forage.  Her lifestyle and ideas are reflected in her songwriting.</p>
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<p><span style="font-family: -webkit-monospace;">Sure: vocals and lyrics<br />
Paul Vedant: production and all instruments </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: -webkit-monospace;"><a title="Lyrics to Sure's 'Gaia Mind' - opens in a new tab/window" href="http://paulvedant.com/sure-gaia-mind-lyrics/" target="_blank">Read the Gaia Mind lyrics</a></span></p>
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		<title>The Love Frequency</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2008 22:12:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Vedant</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Listen to The Love Frequency audio, both the November 2008 remaster of the original nu-paradigm rock gospel techno version, and the latest unmastered Quantum Leap trance rock remix. Written, performed and produced by Paul Vedant, with Yve on backing vocals.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>The Love Frequency</strong><br />
The November 2008 remaster of the original nu-paradigm rock gospel techno song (released originally in November 2006). Click the play button to listen.</p>
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<p><a title="The Love Frequency mp3 download page - Opens in a new tab/window" href="http://paulvedant.com/love-frequency-free-mp3-download/" target="_blank">Click here for free mp3 download of The Love Frequency single</a>.  You will need to register and log in to the site in order to activate the download function.</p>
<p><strong>The Love Frequency &#8211; Quantum Leap Remix </strong><br />
This is the latest unmastered version of a trance rock remix that I started in September 2007 in celebration of the quantum leap in human consciousness (as proclaimed by <a title="The Crimson Circle - Inspiring Consciousness. Opens in a new tab/window" href="http://crimsoncircle.com/" target="_blank">Crimson Circle</a>).  I have been working on it spasmodically since then.  When I am finally happy with it I will release it for download.</p>
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<p>Music and Lyrics by Paul Vedant (production, lead vocals, all instruments).<br />
Backing vocals by <a title="Yve's MySpace site - opens in a new tab/window" href="http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&amp;friendid=128485375" target="_blank">Yve</a>.<br />
Vocals and guitar recorded by <a title="Go to Ricardo Grandi's MySpace site - opens in a new tab/window" href="http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&amp;friendid=172909941" target="_blank">Ricardo Grandi</a> at A.M.I. Studios, Guaro, Spain, June 2006.<br />
Various levels of production assistance from <a title="Qubenzis.com: Techno - trance - electronic music production.  Opens in a new tab/window" href="http://qubenzis.com" target="_blank">Qubenzis</a>, <a title="dj loopez website - opens in a new tab/window" href="http://djloopez.com" target="_blank">dj loopez</a> and <a title="nu-funk - the band website - opens in a new tab/window" href="http://nu-funk.com" target="_blank">Manu el Santero</a></p>
<p><a title="View The Love Frequency videos - opens in the same tab/window" href="http://paulvedant.com/the-love-frequency-video/" target="_self">Watch The Love Frequency video</a></p>
<p><a title="Read The Love Frequency lyrics - opens in the same tab/window" href="http://paulvedant.com/lyrics/" target="_self">Read The Love Frequency lyrics</a></p>
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