Guest guest Posted May 15, 2001 Report Share Posted May 15, 2001 The issue just out of What Is Enlightenment magazine is asking "can enlightenment save the world?" Among the many outstanding interviews is one with Joe Firmage, who made millions in computers which he is now using to support worthwhile causes. While he mentions two life changing, visionary experiences and the first when he was a young boy watching Carl Sagan's Cosmos series on TV, it is the second one I will quote here verbatim. At the age of 27, it re-directed his life into "pursuing the breakthroughs in science, economics, and consciousness that he felt were necessary if our species was to have a chance of surviving and thriving through the next century". Some have called it an alien, an angel, or even an hallucination, but whatever the case, someone or something visited Firmage in his bedroom early one morning in 1977. As he writes, "A remarkable being, clothed in brilliant white light, appeared hovering over my bed. He loked rather annoyed and asked, 'Why have you called me here?' I answered without a moment's pause, 'I want to travel in space.' He chuckled skeptically, paused, and asked, 'Why should you be granted such an opportunity?' I responded without hesitation, 'Because I am willing to die for it.' The visitor was shaken. He stared at me, lowered his head, and out of him emerged an electric blue sphere, just smaller than a basketball, which was swirling with what looked like electrical arcs. It left his body, floated down, and entered me. I was overcome by an unimaginable ecstasy... my body shook as I awoke and continued to shake for what appeared to be minutes. Something had been given to me." Attachment: (application/octet-stream) psychedelic left border.jpg [not stored] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 15, 2001 Report Share Posted May 15, 2001 , "Gloria Lee" <glee@i...> wrote: > > The issue just out of What Is Enlightenment magazine is asking "can enlightenment save the world?" Namaste Gloria, There are lots of these stories from people who are 'doing something', or 'teaching'. I tend to think they are hallucinatory or interpretations at a level of mind. The mind has infinite thoughts and siddhis. I am not saying these things don't happen but are autokinetic somewhat. Made to happen by the observer like visions and things...ONS Tony. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 15, 2001 Report Share Posted May 15, 2001 , "Gloria Lee" <glee@i...> wrote: > > The issue just out of What Is Enlightenment magazine is asking "can enlightenment save the world?" Among the many outstanding interviews is one with Joe Firmage, who made millions in computers which he is now using to support worthwhile causes. While he mentions two life changing, visionary experiences and the first when he was a young boy watching Carl Sagan's Cosmos series on TV, it is the second one I will quote here verbatim. At the age of 27, it re-directed his life into "pursuing the breakthroughs in science, economics, and consciousness that he felt were necessary if our species was to have a chance of surviving and thriving through the next century". > > Some have called it an alien, an angel, or even an hallucination, but whatever the case, someone or something visited Firmage in his bedroom early one morning in 1977. As he writes, "A remarkable being, clothed in brilliant white light, appeared hovering over my bed. He loked rather annoyed and asked, 'Why have you called me here?' I answered without a moment's pause, 'I want to travel in space.' He chuckled skeptically, paused, and asked, 'Why should you be granted such an opportunity?' I responded without hesitation, 'Because I am willing to die for it.' The visitor was shaken. He stared at me, lowered his head, and out of him emerged an electric blue sphere, just smaller than a basketball, which was swirling with what looked like electrical arcs. It left his body, floated down, and entered me. I was overcome by an unimaginable ecstasy... my body shook as I awoke and continued to shake for what appeared to be minutes. Something had been given to me." Namaste, The blue ball, bliss etc sounds like a interpretation of a K experience also.ONS Tony. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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