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Psychic, Schmychic - Learn tarot yourself! And for free!

Sick of sitting down at booths at the county fair and hearing some mumbo jumbo from a stranger about your life just because they know how to read those cards and you don\'t? Stop spending money on something you can do yourself! Go get a tarot deck and head over to http://www.learntarot.com/ to . . . learn tarot!
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Grail Quest

A recent inductee into the Danish Order of Freemasons and an accomplished editor, writer and translator, Thomas Munkholt is publishing his experiences with the fraternal order on a fascinating blog. More than just a blog, it is a tour of his thoughts and feelings on the Freemasons and what ultimately lead him to his decision to join.
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Polar Bears Like to Play

What happens when a pack of dogs encounter a polar bear in the wild? Images of a nasty Discovery-Channelesque battle scene may come to mind. Researcher Stuart Brown has shown through a fascinating video that this may not always be the case. In fact, it is safe to say that some dogs may enjoy playing with a polar bear on certain occasions
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Jyotish on the Internet: Silicon Snake Oil or the New Reality?

October 29, 1969 was a fateful day! Around 10:30 PM a child was born in UCLA, Los Angeles. It was a feeble birth, suffering a few gasps and creating some anxious moments in its birthing team. A month later, definite growth was noticed. Over the next several years its potential was seen first by military, then university and by mid to late 90\'s it had conquered the world! The name of the child was ARPANET and when it came of age, it began to call itself INTERNET. It was to be known worldwide and loved by mankind to become a household name. “Now we know the rest of the story!”, as a popular radio serial from Chicago says!
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Believe Nothing . . . Explore Everything

Ultimately, this author encourages us to explore and not believe. Be active, not passive.
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The Purpose of The Way Things Are

Although the concept of The Way Things Are is new, it is a long time in the making. During the early 1990s I first began my quest for understanding what I call The Way Things Are - all of that stuff that makes us who we are. This took me to many places and I had many teachers. But looking back at it all I learned in those formative years mostly inside a coffee shop. It wasn’t the “elders” or authority figures that taught me the most about the world I lived in, it was from my peers and via intense chatter spawned by too much caffeine. I learned more about philosophy, religion, and my society from coffee shops than I ever did from any formal educational institution.
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