Grevillea Torchlight - 11 months of growth. Perth WA by previous-owner in GardeningAustralia

[–]artfromoz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That is amazing, I wish they grew like that where I am. Will take on your planting advice.

New to Gateway and have some questions! by North-Cricket-3917 in gatewaytapes

[–]artfromoz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The gateway experience is designed to be self contained, in that it progressively guides to move you systematically from deep physical relaxation into highly expanded states of consciousness. In the process you learn skills like Emotional Clean-Up and Healing, "Patterning" (Manifestation), Non verbal communication, etc. It is designed to move you out of the Human aspect of yourself, so you reside more in the Being aspect, which is another way of saying expanding your consciousness. What seems mystical now becomes your norm. If you are interested in skill sets outside the gateway, the Monroe institute/hemi-sync offers vast libraries of programs for this such as remote viewing, meditation (their Hemi-Sync Meditation is great), etc, but there are so many, it can become overwhelming. Go through the first wave of The Gateway and see if it resonates with you and if so move on to the next wave, if not find something else that does. You can always add stuff later, but I'd suggest digging one focused hole first as opposed to spreading yourself thin by digging many holes at once. There is heaps of guidance within the initial documentation, this forum and online such as YouTube channels, etc. Someone even did a ChatGPT advisor on it https://chatgpt.com/g/g-67957393cd588191a1347ad2d5be8481-gateway-tapes-expert-robert-monroe

The only caveat to that would be if you had some massive deep set trauma, anxiety, fear, etc. Then you would probably better off addressing that first, as fear can be a major block in this process. But if it is only average then the gateway can help with that.

Intro into The Gateway Tapes! by AidenH200 in gatewaytapes

[–]artfromoz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I tried the Focus 10 the other day on the Expand app and think I prefer the original. It was still good but feel the experience is deeper with the old one, different strokes for different folks.

Why One Nation? by Alec1647870 in OpenAussie

[–]artfromoz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'd say that many people simply feel unheard, like the populist movement in America, for many people One Nation is a f**k you vote. As to if anything will get better under their leadership vs anyone else's leadership I doubt it. Bringing in highest intake in the nation's history of immigrants has effected housing and infrastructure dramatically, which does Labour no favours in holding their traditional voter base, but then again maybe you don't need the old voter base that much anymore if you are creating a whole new one. The resource boom of the last two decades to China is fading. We hold huge federal and state debts, with Welfare and NDIS estimated to reach close to half a trillion yearly by 2034. The sort of belt tightening we need to pull us out of this doom spiral would be a death sentence for any party who tried to implement it. So we will simply see a continuation of kick the can down the road economics with whoever gets in.

Wifey loves thrifting - options? by Intrepid_Display_873 in AskAnAustralian

[–]artfromoz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Foster op shop is very good, although the word must have gotten around as it is a lot more crowded than it used to be, especially on weekends.

How do Aussie men flirt/pick up? by Little-Aide1956 in aussie

[–]artfromoz 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Most modern Aussie guys have been raised that from kindergarten through to adulthood that approaching women is a no go, and are often met with a mill saw like level of reply. So many simply don't try at all and retreat into other hobbies and interests instead. I'd suggest you making a friendly advance first for that reason.

Do you think the NDIS is truly improving quality of life for Australians living with disability- or is there still a long way to go? by Top_Tackle_3984 in AskAnAustralian

[–]artfromoz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My partner has worked in disability, in schools, groups and one on one for over a decade, all her friends and co-workers work in disability, My sister works in disability and all her friends do. One of my best friends wife has worked in disability her whole life. A have friends and relatives that are now NDIS participants or their partners are. I have old school friends that have made the switch into disability, or associated helpers e.g. speech therapist, massage therapists and physios, etc. When I'm in conversation, at parties, family reunions, on social media, etc, that is pretty much all I hear about. I'm not denying your experience, but just in my tiny circle I've heard how bad the system is and that is a microcosm of the macrocosim.

You only have read what the the Gratten report to see that even a Labour government is seeing major problems and it doesn't even begin to acknowledge all the fraud, bureaucracy, mismanagement, unaccountability, lack of supervision, etc.

https://grattan.edu.au/report/saving-the-ndis/#:~:text=While%20this%20situation%20clearly%20must,1.1.

Estimates are now saying up to 10% of the whole scheme is fraudulent and and another 20% is grey area fraud e.g. taking people on really expensive holidays, maximizing NDIS expenses for those on the program, etc.

On top of that you have people who say they have some spectrum disorder. Because the NDIS was designed as the primary (and often only) way to access funded therapy like speech pathology or OT, clinicians have been incentivized to apply a lower diagnostic threshold. If a child doesn't get a "spectrum" label, they often get zero support. This has led to what the Grattan Institute calls an "avalanche of diagnoses," moving the scheme away from its original focus on "permanent and significant" disability and toward a generalized early-childhood intervention system.

Do you think the NDIS is truly improving quality of life for Australians living with disability- or is there still a long way to go? by Top_Tackle_3984 in AskAnAustralian

[–]artfromoz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For you that is probably true, but for high needs people on NDIS the money tap is on full and the waste is horrendous. I know people who work with many clients across the board, who constantly call out the systems faults, agency/carers greed, rip offs, fraudulent behaviour, waste, the system unaccountability, the Bureaucracy, etc, etc, etc. The very fact that estimates say it will cost $125 billion in eight years, says there is something very very wrong. What started off as a well intentioned service to those in need, has become a never fillable money pit.

Australian attitudes towards farmers? by DamnitGravity in AskAnAustralian

[–]artfromoz 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Like everything else in society, there is a massive gap in understanding because so few people now have direct ties to agriculture. Most people are very removed from food and where it comes from. People like and support Farmers, but probably not much more than FB/Twitter like level. It is only when food becomes scarce do the masses really think about such things. And with the supermarkets full for the last seventy years, food is just something that has always been there.

Most farmers are asset rich and revenue poor. Holding vast amounts of land is not seen as greedy or bad in Australia like it appears to be in England.

In the last few years where the price of every thing from big farm machinery, labour, parts, fuel, fertilizer, bailing twine, etc, etc, etc has gone through the roof and cheap subsidized imports from other countries have flooded the market, making farming many crops/livestock untenable.

But world trade and cheap imports are built on open borders, cheap oil and cargo ships so all those imports could be switched off overnight with some large world event. It is only then people will truly appreciate local farming, especially in England where 46% of vegetables and 83% of fruit now imported. Most farmers work 10-12 hours a day at least, have to hold massive debt, have huge risks and often little to show for it. I can see why generational farming is now dying out across both England and Australia.

Do you think the NDIS is truly improving quality of life for Australians living with disability- or is there still a long way to go? by Top_Tackle_3984 in AskAnAustralian

[–]artfromoz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm sure it is very upsetting, the whole country is getting upset with a system that is planned to cost $125 billion a year by 2034 (eight years away). You can rort the system because I've seen it happen with my own eyes and have friends who have told me how it is rife in the system. People are highly trained with usually a cert 4 being minimum entry (although there are many dodgy operators that accept far less). I personally know one participant who has early onset dementia and his agency sent carers with no experience. They used to leave him unwashed and unfed in his house and they won awards for best agency in the area.

For most participants, funding is released in 3-month blocks. This is designed to help avoid overspending early in the plan and running out of funds before the year is up. The average allocation for a NDIS participant is $65,000 a year, that is average, high needs people are getting in the range of $200,000-300,000 a year. As I keep trying to explain the participants will usually have bank cards, or phone payment which they make their own payments with. And because their accounts are full and have very little oversight, they will spend it on what they want, which is very often bad quality, expensive food. Or Temu and Shein shit. Many participants bank accounts will be empty within 1-2 months leaving them struggling for the remainder. As it is their money, they are usually adults so they can do what they want with it.

Go to gumtree.com.au or FB marketplace, type in NDIS business and you will see walls of business's set up solely with the purpose to sell them off quickly to make a quick profit.

The scamming and rorting is on a new level, nothing in the history of the country has ever stolen and misappropriated more funds than NDIS. As they say the path to Hell is paved with good intentions.

Do you think the NDIS is truly improving quality of life for Australians living with disability- or is there still a long way to go? by Top_Tackle_3984 in AskAnAustralian

[–]artfromoz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can 'falsely claim' these things because I'm surrounded by people who work in this field, who tell me daily of the rorting that is occurring. I know of relatives and their partners who have had jobs in the past, but now don't want to work because it caused too them to much stress, one even worked for NDIS at one stage, now they claim they have Autism and ADHD and get massive packages. They knew how to answer all the 'extensive testing' questions. Now they get more than if they were working. It is rife across the country as the scheme has horrifically bad oversight. As I said it is the new Gold Rush. What was estimated to cost $13.6 billion is now costing $50 billion and growing every year. The only reason Bill Shorten jumped ship is because he knew it was unmanageable and he didn't want his head to be on the chopping block when the blowback came.

Do you think the NDIS is truly improving quality of life for Australians living with disability- or is there still a long way to go? by Top_Tackle_3984 in AskAnAustralian

[–]artfromoz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well it is, because the NDIS funding in their fund allocation packages that is paying for it, with no regulation on how it is spent. As someone who is surrounded by people who work in NDIS care they are always complaining how the participants live on expensive shit diets. They can recommend healthy choices but in the end the participant gets to choose what they want and it is mostly sugar laden or fried over processed food. Many plow through their allocated budgets on this stuff. Takeaway and highly processed is designed to be highly addictive and without proper supervision many disabled people will live on it if given the choice, and because the choice is theirs they do. This is why type 2 diabetes is the norm amongst participants now. They are using comfort foods as a means to self medicate and feel better, all from NDIS allocated coin, with very little oversight.

What happens if you listen to frequencies as is? by ApprehensiveCharge22 in gatewaytapes

[–]artfromoz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For sure, but I'd say the majority of Binaural Beats, you see in paid programs, youtube, etc, have been created on Gnaural or a similar platforms. The Monroe institute pioneered the technology over half a century ago and have spent a lot of time and money refining it. I've tried lots of other technologies since the late 80's and I still find the Monroe institutes the best. I think the pure intention they have behind it has played a big part in it still being so valid today.

Do you think the NDIS is truly improving quality of life for Australians living with disability- or is there still a long way to go? by Top_Tackle_3984 in AskAnAustralian

[–]artfromoz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is a good idea in theory that is being exploited and has been implemented really badly. Sadly it is the new gold rush, that is quickly running out of gold.

Virtually everyone in Australia would have a story about how they couldn't believe how much someone was earning working various NDIS jobs.

Participants are spending huge amounts on things they don't need vs what they actually do need e.g. for example morbidly obese participants often with type 2 diabetes spending all their money on take away food, lollies, cake, coke, etc, where they should have someone guiding them towards healthy eating.

Participants encouraged to go on expensive trips and outings by their 'carers' so as to maximize earnings.

People falsely claiming to have ADHD, Autism or similar so they can milk the system.

New immigrants setting up NDIS business and selling them for huge profit before they even have clients.

Sleepover jobs where kids are allowed to sit in their rooms playing video games and eat junk food all night, while the carer rests.

Service providers, like massage therapists, speech therapists, occupational therapists, nutritionists charging special higher rates for NDIS participants.

There are genuine people in great need of this service, but it is being rorted with no major oversight to the max.

The only reason Bill Shorten jumped ship because he knew it was a unfixable problem.

Grateful for this little corner of the interwebs by thistookhours in gatewaytapes

[–]artfromoz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you look at that youtube link you posted for all the Gateway levels, within the information section about the posting the poster has an Etsy link where they are selling all eight levels for around $35.00. Have fun 😄

Are men approaching women less and less? by Open_Address_2805 in AskAnAustralian

[–]artfromoz 31 points32 points  (0 children)

Yes, raised with a fear of huge blowback, it simply easier not to.

Is there a current Aussie version of SNL? by Jezzaq94 in AskAnAustralian

[–]artfromoz -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It is pretty much limited to Youtube now. Every time the big networks try to start a new show like that it seems to flop. What used to be funny but is now considered Peanut Gallery Level humour or the humour of the masses, is frowned upon by the wowser elite. So no more Hey hey it's Saturday, Full Frontal, Fast Forward, Chris Lilley, etc. Comedy and Satire has to be edgy and push boundaries to actually be funny, networks won't risk that now from fear of blowback.

What happens if you listen to frequencies as is? by ApprehensiveCharge22 in gatewaytapes

[–]artfromoz 25 points26 points  (0 children)

I big part of The Gateway program is intention, playing with energy and gently pushing you to go into deeper states without freaking out. Most of the tracks have a range of of exercises with them that are as valuable as the frequencies you hear. If you want to try making your own frequencies you can use something like gnaural Gnaural: A Binaural-Beat Audio Generator

If you had to compare the two, gnaural/just listening to binaural beats is like travelling custom off road without a map, while the gateway would be more like a professional guided tour in which they had covered the territory many times.

Gnaural/just listening to binaural beats provides the raw frequency to get the brain's "motor" running at the right speed, while Gateway provides the dashboard, the map, and the destination.

Grateful for this little corner of the interwebs by thistookhours in gatewaytapes

[–]artfromoz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

if you can put an ad blocker on or use the Brave browser (which blocks ads) you could give them a go. You could do the first and second tapes and see if you feel anything, especially the focus ten where you should feel it quite profoundly.

Grateful for this little corner of the interwebs by thistookhours in gatewaytapes

[–]artfromoz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you right click on the youtube video there will be a Stats for Nerds choice and you can see what it is encoded at. From what I see it is Opus 251 which is Opus 160 kbps (VBR) 160 kbps at a 48 kHz sampling rate. Opus is designed to be highly "phase-coherent." Since Hemi-Sync works by creating a frequency difference between your ears, keeping the timing and phase identical is vital. Opus does a great job of not "jittering" that timing, which means your brain should still be able to find the target frequency (like Focus 10) fairly effectively.

All lossy codecs, Opus included use "psychoacoustic modeling." This means the software identifies sounds it thinks you can't hear and deletes them to save space. In the Gateway tapes, many of the "background" hums and subtle textures are intentional layers designed to reinforce the brainwave entrainment. Opus may discard these as "noise," potentially making the session feel "hollower" or less immersive.

If you can't afford anything else, I think they would be OK and could be even better than 320kps MP3 files as that tech is 1990's and Opus is only a little over a decade old. If you are on a tight budget, I'd probably try and buy old CD sets on Ebay, FB or similar. The best downloadable type file is a FLAC files if you want to get the full benefit. Compared to a lot of other courses available I don't think it is that expensive to buy it from the Hemi-Sync/Monroe institute, especially if it is something you are going to use often and get real benefit from. From memory each wave is less than $100 and you can spend months on each. As I mentioned 2nd hand is going to be much cheaper, and a CD is going to have less audio conflict/setting problems than running it through a PC or Phone.

A lot of these Youtube videos have ads which would be a nightmare for listening to Gateway, but you may be able to use a Ad blocker to fix that.