Publisher's Synopsis
This little booklet contains a distillation of my most favorite selections, some old, some more
recent. The "Wind" article dates from 1976 and I intended to use it in a published collection
titled A Planetary Sojourn, but somehow it escaped.
1: The "Zeroing Out" selection explains a series of mystical events that transformed my view of
reality, and also includes a discussion of the original Christian baptism.
2: My research into the Body-Mind connection led to some easy exercises, one of which can be
conducted even if someone only has control of their blink muscles and is lying in traction in the
hospital.
3. An interest in trance states led to a discovery of Felicitas Goodwin's work and her Cuyumungue
Institute. Also to the tables and charts of the various states of consciousness as defined by John C.
Gowan. These I combined and added to.
4. Reading into the lives of mystical adepts led me to the teachings of Bhagavan Ramana Maharshi,
and also to a sucking exercise as described in the book Zen Flesh, Zen Bones.
5. Two pages I carry with me and distribute of my favorite distillations from various sources.
"Poohbear's Instructions to Eeyore" offer more insights and details. I also include a gloss on Bhagavan
Ramana Maharshi's instructions to his disciples, linking them to my own view and to a list of
laughter discharge levels.
6: The speech of "His Droll Majesty Zero" at an early Fools Parade in Occidental, CA. voices his point
of view in greater detail.
7: The Fool's Card from the Tarot is discussed, along with an introduction to the teachings of Julie
Henderson whose body-mind exercises include several that I discovered myself. I highly recommend
her books!
8: Comments on the pathless path describe my belief that the Sun is God and some exercises using light
sources. A discussion of my lineage includes life-changing events that began in my second year.
9: "For An Amazing Finish" pays tribute to a new generation that has expanded my understanding
of planetary life, especially how fungi and trees communicate with each other. I owe this to a Bard
College student Sophie Strand, whose upcoming book will be truly thrilling. Many of her essays are
now available on her Facebook page and well worth the effort to read. Through her, I hear of Suzanne
Sinard's book Finding The Mother Tree: Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest, which deservedly made
it onto the N Y Times Bestseller list. It transformed my understanding of reality.
