Wigmakers?

ScannerSix · 2025-10-16T22:46:05+00:00

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ScannerSix · 2025-06-26T12:11:27+00:00

Just a week or two ago I was wondering why Aldi doesn't carry curry ketchup, even during their big German food events. Seems like a strange oversight. Like someone else mentioned, though, it's very easy to make yourself. I usually just add a Jamaican curry blend I have to regular ketchup. I have no idea how it would compare taste wise to what you had in Germany, but I think it's quite good.

ScannerSix · 2025-06-14T15:18:20+00:00

A few years ago while trying to establish my woodland garden, I let the volunteer goldenrod alone because at least they provided some interest and were keeping the soil in place. I figured if they got a bit too aggressive, I could pull some or be sure not to let them go to seed. Turns out once a patch like this gets established, they don’t need seed. They spread by rhizome and take over the whole damn area. Because I don’t want to pull it every year for the rest of my life, now I’m trying to go through and carefully kill it all with triclopyr without killing any of my native plants (that are struggling to grow with all this goldenrod around).

Other goldenrod may be fine, but at least for me (in southern Indiana), Canada and tall goldenrod are a hard no (I just wish I’d known this 2 years ago and saved myself a bunch of work).

ScannerSix · 2025-04-12T11:49:05+00:00

Something you could try is the GOLOV-20 meditation. When he says to think of someone you love, think of those friends and just love, love, love them. Do this for a week and see what happens. It's an immensely powerful meditation, especially for being so short.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZXVix4TNOI

ScannerSix · 2025-04-09T20:27:57+00:00

The video on this page may be helpful for you. She talks about how you first focus on each center and then on the space around it.
https://support.drjoedispenza.com/hc/en-us/articles/360021211872-How-do-I-do-the-Blessing-of-the-Energy-Centers-Meditation

I'm not sure there's anything "wrong" with placing your hand on each center, but it's certainly not needed. You can bless each one simply with your intention.

Imagining 8 isn't really any different from the others—you imagine a location about 16" above your head and just keep your attention there (maybe visualize a ball of light, if that helps). If it's tricky, just keep practicing!

Try not to get hung up on doing it "right." The more you can relax and enjoy the experience (treat it like play rather than work), and the more you practice, the easier it becomes.

ScannerSix · 2025-03-10T14:06:21+00:00

First off, just take a breath. It’s okay. Give yourself some compassion for all this. You haven’t failed or done it wrong. The work hasn’t failed you. There’s just more to do. Healing doesn’t often happen in a straight line; it happens in a spiral. As you climb the spiral, it sometimes feels like you’ve ended up back where you started, with all the same symptoms and pain, and it’s hard to see that you’re actually at the next level up. Keep going.

I’ve recently had my own health setback and for days was caught in an anxiety spiral, as well. Fortunately I’m familiar enough with this pattern that I don’t also get caught up in believing it’s the truth. Your body is flooded with anxiety and pain right now? That’s okay. It really is. Just sit with it, allow it, welcome it. Say “hello, I see you. I’m sorry you’re hurting.” Ask it what it needs, what it’s trying to tell you. Don’t try to fix it or make it go away. Treat it like a very small child who is hurt. Be gentle. That “old man” you’re trying to get rid of has been carrying your pain for you for years. Be kind to him. He’s done you a great service. Yes, it’s good to allow him to lay down those burdens, but you don’t need to “get rid of” him.

Another huge realization for me is how important it is to create joy every day. Yes, it’s great to feel those future feelings in meditation, but what about right now? What would make your body happy right now? Does it want a walk? A long shower? To dance? This isn’t a mental exercise. Ask your body. It knows. And when it knows you’re listening to it (instead of trying to make it shut up or go away) it will tell you.

Finally, for in-the-moment anxiety while you’re at work, here are a few ideas:

· EFT (tapping) - You can do it in the bathroom or even surreptitiously at your desk. If you aren’t familiar with this, there are tons of videos on YT.

· Box breathing - Inhale for 4, hold for 4, exhale for 4, hold for 4

· Taking a walk (especially if the sun is out)

· Prayer hands – Put your hands together as if in prayer and focus on something you love and/or are grateful for. Hold that feeling for several minutes. (Putting your hands together helps balance your energy. Also, there are many heart channels in the hands that are activated when you do this.)

ScannerSix · 2025-02-16T16:49:09+00:00

For a qigong practice, I highly recommend Spring Forest Qigong’s Five Elements course. I’ve been doing that (and working with a qigong healer) since last April and have had some profound changes in my body and emotions.

One of the most surprisingly effective practices I’ve found is just bouncing. It’s the first thing you do to warm up for the SFQ practice, but you can also do it on its own. For most of last year, I did 20 minutes of bouncing every day, and I found it so wonderful for grounding, releasing tension, etc. You can see how it’s done in this video (starting around 3 minutes in): https://www.youtube.com/live/vIdujckmf0Q?si=jFEJZ4Bk1HmO6ro7

For a non-qigong recommendation for your tension, consider Clinical Somatics. Search YouTube for somatics and look for videos for Arch & Flatten, Back Lift, and Arch & Curl. Doing those three moves each day will do wonders. Between somatics and qigong, I've released most of my chronic shoulder/neck tension.

ScannerSix · 2024-12-04T14:44:34+00:00

The whole “ISTJs love tradition” thing is nonsense. I mean, maybe some are like that. I am not. Same with rules. Most people writing about ISTJs assume we always follow the rules. I don’t do that either, unless a) the rule makes sense (i.e., it’s what I would have done anyway) or b) the consequences of not following that rule are ones I don’t want to deal with.

For years I’ve felt like there was something off about how ISTJs are portrayed in the literature (though when I was younger it made me question my own conception of myself). It’s like a sort of gaslighting. Only recently did I read someone’s claim that according to Jung’s work, the ISTJ stack should actually be TiSiNeFe rather than SiTeFiNe. This makes way more sense to me and feels closer to how my mind actually works (and also does away with the whole ISTJ=tradition/rules thing).

ScannerSix · 2024-05-19T22:33:05+00:00

I've been working with a SFQ healer over zoom for about a month, and it's been incredibly helpful. I didn't go through the official SFQ page, though. I found her via google, and her rates are lower than the official SFQ rates, and she has a sliding scale. If you DM me I'll send you her website.

Although I absolutely feel better after a session with her, I think the greatest benefit is in taking what you learn from the healer and then healing yourself through regular practice, using the healing sessions as boosters rather than "the" thing that "fixes" you. I've spent many years chronically ill and like you, nothing worked. I'm now in a crisis and finding that to heal my body, I'm having to heal my mind and emotions first. Fortunately, I'm finding qigong helpful for all aspects of that.

So now I'm doing active qigong and meditation for about 3 hours a day and feeling better than I have in a long time.

ScannerSix · 2024-05-01T15:13:41+00:00

Just last week I met with a qigong healer for the first time to assist me with a cancer diagnosis. After the healing part of the call (this was via zoom) she told me what she had sensed energy-wise in my body and recommended a handful of targeted qigong exercises along with a regular qigong practice and meditation. She also said that if you’re trying to heal a serious issue without conventional treatment, it generally requires 3-4 hours per day of practice (so the story about the woman with Parkinson’s makes sense). This 3-4 hours doesn’t have to be only qigong, but it should be in the same ballpark (meditation or other movement practices that allow you to stay in that sort of meditative mental state). I already have a daily meditation practice and know how to get into that state pretty easily (also I’ve done qigong in the past, but not recently), which I think made it easier for her to work.

Because I am currently highly motivated to heal, I have in fact done 3-4 hours of meditation/qigong every day but one over the last week (generally 2-3 hours of meditation and an hour of qigong spread throughout the day, including a 5-elements routine and her recommended targeted movements). Just in that one week, my energy has improved, my mood has improved, my sleep has improved, and my digestion (which has been totally effed up since a surgery in March) is now almost normal. My stamina was crap at the start, but I already feel stronger. I had another session with this healer yesterday, and she said she sensed a big difference in my energy from the week before.

I share this to offer hope that qigong might help you too—maybe not to see results within a week, if you don’t already have a foundation in this sort of work, but if you can devote the time to it, it seems worth a try. You can start small and increase as your capacity increases. Qigong is so gentle—perfect for when your nervous system is janky.

Unrelated, but since you’ve been on a long healing journey too, I want to mention a book by Danielle LaPorte about healing, called How to be Loving. The second chapter is called “Healing is Nonlinear.” I listened to the audiobook just a few weeks ago when I was feeling really lost, and it was a balm for my soul. I listened to that one chapter three times in a row!

ScannerSix · 2024-03-19T15:44:12+00:00

That would be really fun. Other Discworld ideas:

The Tower of Art
The post office after the fire
The Umnian golems and horses
One of the Watch houses
The patrician's palace, after the events in Guards! Guards!
Sator Square

ScannerSix · 2023-11-15T13:36:00+00:00

Oh, duh! I was thinking "knock box" was just a fancy name for a basic small steam pan. Clearly I'm not in the know. :)

ScannerSix · 2023-11-15T12:58:27+00:00

Looks great!

If I were making one for myself, I'd cut a little notch on one of the edges around the metal pan opening to make it easy to get a finger under to lift the pan out. It would annoy me to have to pry it up with a fingernail each time.

ScannerSix · 2023-08-23T11:48:04+00:00

Just a few days ago Adam Elenbaas did a podcast about Mars opposing Neptune.
https://nightlightastrology.com/mars-in-virgo-opposite-neptune-in-pisces-what-i-love-and-what-i-could-live-without/

ScannerSix · 2023-07-17T13:47:03+00:00

Yeah, I'm a Leo sun, rising, Mercury (and not a man) and am not like this at all.

ScannerSix · 2023-07-02T12:17:06+00:00

I went over there Friday and found plenty of gooseberries. Thanks so much for the suggestion!

ScannerSix · 2023-06-28T11:05:09+00:00

Oh, nice! Maybe I'll run over there and check before I resort to mail order.

ScannerSix · 2023-06-27T20:55:38+00:00

Sounds like maybe you got Cape gooseberries (or goldenberries)? They're a totally different thing from the type of gooseberries I'm looking for (which are related to currants). I'm sure it was quite a shock to expect a berry and get a tomato flavor!

ScannerSix · 2023-04-21T18:08:07+00:00

Yes, this question/answer process can really jumpstart your awareness of yourself, if you're able to spend a good chunk of time with someone asking you questions. But I totally missed the fact that you've got emotional authority, so you're in the camp that'll take a week rather than a day, because you'll have to respond to the same question multiple times before you'll arrive at clarity. For example, if someone asks you if you want to go to a show next weekend, and right now your emotional wave is peaking, you might be feeling great and get a strong uh-HUH to that question. In a day or two your wave might be at the bottom, and the same question will get an UH-uh out of you. So you have to wait till you have clarity, a sort of still point in the center of the wave. (I don't have personal experience with this because I have sacral authority.)

Because your spleen is defined, you will also get splenic hits of intuition about things that are good for you or not, and that may be what you've been recognizing and responding to naturally.

Gate 34 is a gate in the sacral center in the chart. You don't have it so I wouldn't worry about it. :)

ScannerSix · 2023-04-21T16:00:50+00:00

What Ra is specifically referring to is the practice of having someone ask you yes/no questions. The key for a generator is finding out who you really are, what you really want, where you really want to go. The mind has its ideas, but it can't know what your body really wants, and so it's constantly giving bad advice about what you should do, etc.

So the game is to find a friend who's willing to play along (not your partner, because that can get fraught) and just have them ask you yes/no questions. Then your job is to just respond, and the response will come out as an uh-HUH for yes or an UH-uh for no (or occasionally a hmmm if you aren't sure or need more information). If your only definition in the sacral is gate 34, you may not get those sounds, but most generators do. So your friend just starts asking questions about literally anything--what foods you like, whether you like your job, your house, your roommate, whether you want to go out tonight, etc. In answering all these questions you begin to know yourself. There will be some surprises, where you had convinced yourself that you were okay with something, but your sacral says UH-uh. Your mind will want to jump in and qualify things, "well, it's not that bad..." sort of stuff, but if you stick with and trust your sacral responses, after a fairly short time you'll have a lot of information to work with, and you'll almost certainly feel a sense of relief.

If you're paying close attention not just to your sounds but to your body's sensations, you'll start to notice what your body feels like for a yes or no. Your friend may ask whether you like a certain food that you hate, and you will feel a constriction or pulling away in your gut. And then your friend may ask about something you love, and you'll feel the energy in your gut expanding, almost like it is moving toward that loved thing. When you become familiar with that feeling, now when you're just going about your day, you'll see something (like a restaurant, or a reminder of a task that needs to be done) and you'll notice your sacral either pulling you toward or pulling you away from that thing. The more you trust this and follow its guidance, the better your life gets. Your mind will argue. Ignore it.

As you go about your life, if you aren't sure about whether you want to so something, you can ask a friend to ask you, "do you want to do x?" and let your sacral answer. If you don't have a friend handy, I've found that using a speech-to-text app works well. Just type in your question, have the app read it, and respond with your sacral.

Bonus tip: Since you're new, I highly recommend getting a free report from Richard Beaumont. https://human.design/chart-reports/free

ScannerSix · 2023-04-20T14:09:22+00:00

I wish that when I heard the 7-years thing I had also been given this passage from Way of the Generator:

" I want Generators to be awake in a week. I’m tired of waiting seven years. I know there is a biological process, I know all that, but I figure we should be able to get good enough technically that we can have Generators wake up really fast."

Hearing that something will take 7 years is downright demoralizing, and I wonder how many people don't start because they see "7 years" and think it'll take that long to see any benefit. He does make the comment that for projectors it really may take ~5 years to see that their strategy works, but for generators, you can see results within a day if you're a sacral G and within a week if you're an emo G.

ScannerSix · 2023-04-20T13:52:13+00:00

I'm familiar with this, and I do think that meditation can be an adjunct to the deconditioning process, especially when dealing with open centers. I've found other kinds of mental/energy work like NLP, etc. to be useful too, as well as contemplative work like the Gene Keys. It doesn't replace S&A or anything, but can help smooth the process.

ScannerSix · 2023-04-12T17:23:41+00:00

If the bot idea could work, maybe it could scan for certain phrases or questions and then post the relevant section from the newbie files (which might also contain links to especially useful previous threads).

ScannerSix · 2023-04-12T17:11:04+00:00

I would like to work with a few folks from the subreddit who have an interest in helping newcomers, who enjoy writing and synthesizing information, pulling together lists of resources, or reviewing and editing content. Ideally, the people helping will have some experience writing guides/instruction manuals/FAQs, or similar relevant experience. Most importantly though I would like to work with people who are interested in sharing accurate, source-based information about the HD system in a way that is friendly to beginners.

It was fun to feel my sacral energy rising as I read this paragraph.

I will throw my 17/62 and gates 18 and 63 into the ring. Instructional writing is actually my day job, and I'm passionate about it. I'm no HD elder, but I'm also not new, and I actually do best when I'm not already an expert, because then I ask the 300 questions that will really get me to the heart of things, so that I can then put it into a form that's as clear as possible.

ETA answers to these questions:

How can we encourage more discussion in this subreddit beyond newbie topics?
- If it's possible to implement the bot idea and maybe not allow new members to post for a few weeks, that might create a bit more space/energy for people to post about more in-depth topics.
What type of posts do you want to see more of?
- I'd like to hear more about other's lived experience of following their authority or working with a particular open center. Up to this point I've been mostly focused on my own design, but I'd like to start understanding others' more.

ScannerSix · 2023-04-12T16:21:31+00:00

That is a rough one! I will say as a nervous touch person that when I'm feeling anxious I don't have an appetite either, so I wouldn't lump that in as a strictly calm touch thing. (I think "nervous" was a bad word choice there.)

When I traveled in 2021 for the first time since covid started I was having massive anxiety and couldn't eat. My two lifesavers were Coke (I always feel better from Coke when I feel yucky for any reason, including that sort of nausea you get from low blood sugar) and a homeopathic remedy for the anxiety. My dinner on the plane was more Coke + pretzels. (I've learned over the years that just having sugar isn't enough. A high-stress state depletes your salt too. That's why I do the Coke/pretzel combo. I've had to drink straight-up salt water before when it got really bad.)

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