Concave Vision is the ability to see at. Convex Vision is the ability to see through. We see through glass. What if we could see through walls? Chauncy Hare Townshend (Facts in Mesmerism, with reasons for a dispassionate inquiry into it, 1840) wrote ... "Upon first passing into the mesme... Read More

At-OM's X-Phials #10 ("The wizard carefully placed the glowing blue liquid into a tiny alchemical phial before sealing it with wax.") "Iron is in purple onions, chlorine is in white onions, and zinc is in brown onions." — Swami Nitty-Gritty Does anyone remember why SNG advised baking onions at... Read More

The "Jumpers" or "Jumping Frenchmen" were an example of excess nerve-force. They were mostly French Canadian lumberjacks in the Moosehead Lake and Beauce regions of Maine and Quebec. George M. Beard, M.D. (American Nervousness: Its Causes and Consequences, 1881) wrote ... "Trance, with its ... Read More

According to Adano Ley (Swami Nitty-Gritty) ... "The environment is an illusion unto itself. 'Thou shalt not lie' is not one of the Ten Commandments because the entire universe is a lie. It's called Maya, or relativity." Our environment is contagious. "Monkey see, monkey do." Cesare Lombros... Read More

At-OM's X-Phials #9 (AI: "The 'magic phial' most commonly refers to the Phial of Galadriel from The Lord of the Rings, a crystal vessel containing the light of Eärendil's star, used to illuminate darkness and repel evil.") News: "High wind warning brings risk of downed trees, power outages in L.... Read More