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Apotheosis of the Shattered Mind by Gregory Scott

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Apotheosis of the Shattered Mind

Digital Abstract | Gregory Scott

An explosion not of matter but of perception. Apotheosis of the Shattered Mind captures the moment where the psyche fractures under unbearable psychic strain — and in doing so, is elevated to something more than human. Toxic insight becomes divine detonation; pain becomes palette. The composition flares with jagged radiance, as neon arcs of trauma and cognition burst outward from a dark, imploding center.

This is not healing. This is a coronation of chaos — a revelation earned through annihilation. A portrait of awakening so sharp it cuts, so bright it blinds. The viewer is left hovering on the edge of obliteration and transcendence, where madness becomes myth.

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De Koperwiek (Turdus iliacus) by wilma HW61

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THANKS FOR YOUR VISIT AND FAVES

ON THE REACTIONS I WILL TRY TO RESPOND BACK

Ik heb een poging gedaan met mijn 18-200 mm lens, maar dat lukte niet echt :-))toch vond ik deze nog wel kunnen na flink te kroppen :-)

Ik ben laatst met een kennisje Joyce op pad geweest zij weet heel veel van vogels en fotografeert ze ook,(met een joekel van een lens) als ze ze hoort zingen of fluiten weet ze al precies wat voor een vogel het is .en ze ziet ze dus ook altijd zitten (ik niet) :-))

De koperwiek (Turdus iliacus) is een zangvogel uit de familie lijsters (Turdidae)

In Noord-Europa is de koperwiek een talrijke broedvogel van naald- en berkenbossen. In de winter trekken ze, meestal 's nachts, naar het zuidwesten. Veel koperwieken blijven in Nederland overwinteren. Wanneer de winter te koud wordt, verlaten ze het land weer en trekken verder naar het zuiden, of verplaatsen ze zich naar de stad, waar het warmer is. Koperwieken komen in Nederland en België alleen om te overwinteren. Broeden doen ze in het hoge noorden.

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I recently went on a trip with a cognition Joyce. She knows a lot about birds and she also photographs them. When she hears them singing or whistling she knows exactly what kind of bird it is,.and she always sees them (I do not) :-))

I also made an attempt with my 18-200 mm lens, but it did not really work :-)), I still thought I could do it after a lot of headings :-)

The redwing (Turdus iliacus) is a songbird from the family thrush (Turdidae)

In northern Europe, the redwing is a large breeding bird of coniferous and birch forests. In the winter they migrate to the southwest, usually at night. Many copper pines remain in the Netherlands during the winter. When the winter gets too cold, they leave the country again and move further to the south, or move to the city, where it is warmer. Weeds in the Netherlands and Belgium only come to overwinter. They breed in the high north.

by Emma Katka

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"Witches, like saints, are solitary stars that shine with a light of their own; they depend on nothing and no one, which is why they have no fear and plunge blindly into the abyss with the assurance that instead of crashing to earth, they will fly back out. They can change into birds and see the world from above, or worms to see it from within, they can inhabit other dimensions and travel to other galaxies, they are navigators on an infinite ocean of consciousness and cognition." - Isabel Allende

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the INNER EYES - spiritual vision,he third eye (also called the mind's eye, or inner eye) is a mystical and esoteric concept of a speculative invisible eye which provides perception beyond ordinary sight. by RANT 73 - digital museum

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Man has five physical senses that have their own functions: vision, hearing, smell, taste, and touch. But there is one additional sense, the sixth sense that is often called inexplicable with common sense.

Some people have abilities such as reading other people's thoughts, knowing events or things others don't know, feeling something is not right, or seeing the future. This ability is often referred to as the sixth sense.

The sixth sense can be interpreted as a tool to feel something instinctively (intuitively). In psychology, the sixth sense or intuition is also known as extrasensory perception (ESP) or additional senses, i.e. the ability to receive information that is not obtained through (five) physical senses but is felt with the mind. The sixth sense so far has almost always been associated with mystical things. But as it turns out, the sixth sense is able to be explained by logic and scientific evidence.

Until now, many researchers were interested in uncovering the phenomenon of the sixth sense. There is even research showing that the sixth sense is related to our brains. There is a part of the brain called the anterior cingulated cortex (ACC) that is thought to be able to monitor or sense small changes in the surrounding environment, even if we are unaware of it. These changes are then used as a basis for adjusting our behavior.

The ACC located at the front of the brain is thought to be able to sense danger. As a result, the ACC is able to provide early warning that helps us escape unpleasant situations. In addition, ACC activity also increases if we turn out to have made a mistake or will make a decision. The ACC seems to be giving an early warning so that we are more cautious and not mis-step.

One researcher said that humans can realize and use visual information without having to see it. Humans have the sensitivity of the mind and the ability to detect different things so that it can lead to a sense of change in an event. If we are able to sense an event is going to happen, it's because the human mind is quite sensitive. However, this opinion still requires more research.

Many scientists seek to reveal the mystery behind the sixth sense in order to be explained with common sense and logic. There are researchers who eventually believe that the sixth sense does exist, but many also doubt its existence. Medically, the phenomenon of the sixth sense is indeed inconclusive. The sixth sense-related explanation of the above medical glasses is based solely on small-scale research that still requires further clinical trials.

--- reference :( Apps, M., Rushworth, M., & Chang, S. NCBI. The Anterior Cingulate Gyrus and Social Cognition: Tracking the Motivation of Others. Neuron. 2016. 90(4), pp. 692–707.

National Institutes of Health NIH (2016)."Sixth sense" may be more than just a feeling.

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Jawer, M. Psychology Today (2014). Islands of Genius: How Savants Do What They Do.

WebMD (2005). Brain Region May Act as 'Sixth' Sense.)

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The inner eye is a person's ability to see everything that is invisible in general. Some people have been given this advantage since birth. As for those who do not have the ability to use the inner eye, there needs to be a special practice to activate it.

Opening your inner eye will certainly give you a high curiosity. Especially those of you who are very interested in the unseen. But indeed the inner eye is not only applied to observe the unseen. The function of the inner eye itself is actually more than that.

When one's inner eye is perfectly opened, then his concentration in worship is very high. This will make the relationship and God feel closer. As if able to keep communication to his Lord very well.

Being able to feel positive and negative energy in the surrounding environment, is one of the characteristics of having perfected one's inner eye. This positive and negative energy is able to lead people to do right or wrong. In addition, it is able to sense the presence of delicate creatures around. Anyone who has the ability of the inner eye perfectly, can see the aura produced from others. The aura is a radiance of color that describes the characteristics of one's self. Of course it is very useful, to know the nature and character of a person.

Well, there are very few reviews of the characteristics of the inner eye that have been perfectly opened.

5 Things To Experience When Your Inner Eye Opens Perfectly.

Being able to look and feel what others can't see and experience can sound like something interesting. But, in fact, that is not the case. A man who opens his inner eye does not necessarily think so, in fact the opposite.It is like a matter of great danger. Especially if the purpose is not clear or just messing around and not based on strong faith.

- When a person's inner eye is opened, he will feel a very noticeable difference. His view is able to see things he has never seen before. Therefore, it is necessary to be mentally strong when it comes to deciding to open the inner eye. Otherwise, the stress it will cause can even cause mental disorders.

- Someone who has just opened his inner eye, will be shocked to see the unseen things that have been unseen. Fear will haunt the person for some time. However, if he is able to process his mental health then the fear will fade over time.

- According to supernatural experts, supernatural beings are able to know someone who has the ability of the inner eye. Not only that, the supernatural is also interested in approaching the person. In fact, not only one or two creatures approach the person, there can even be a lot of them.

- One's faith has a profound effect on the person whose inner eye is opened. If the person's faith is strong, it is less likely that the person is impaired from a delicate being. But if his faith is not strong it is not only disturbed, even the supernatural being is not reluctant to possess the person's body.

- if a person opens his inner eye then the person cannot close it again. But there are also cases where a person cannot open his inner eyes. Actually, his open inner eyes can be closed again. But there needs to be gradual steps to do so. So the inner eye cannot be closed instantly.

Places of movement are places of cognition. by Atze W. Hold

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Berlin, Prinzenstraße

Dark and Light Panoramas of Snow Junction with Hekate 1 of 4 by PHH Sykes

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One roads leads to two and suddenly there is a junction for traffic and the scope for decision, revision and division til contemplation arrives at cognition and transmigration induced by transmutation, we can somewhat transmogrified continue our transportation.

The metamorphosis that awaits at the cross roads, or the junction of ways gives us a chance to look at the roads not chosen as different fates, or potential we have the chance to transmogrify into the pupa and to transfigure through the imago and transmute into the butterfly that flutters down the right road, or the best road, or the only road beating our wind evoking wings as we proceed and progress in due procession to our ultimate goal.

The Chthonic Hekate is underwhelmed in the underworld by the sparkle of the above and the dark intentions from below that make some of the sparkle. She knows the outcome of each of the ways ways available to us. She might like to be acknowledged, but that does not mean that she will share her knowledge, unfortunately she is happy to leave us in self-knowledge that is mis-knowledge. The Triple Form of Hekate is full within the three phases and yet there is also a Forth Form. Her light in the darkness includes sparking, lighting, spluttering and also none igniting. Her symbol of three Moon in reflected illumination is also a symbol brightly obscuring her other form within the Dark, or New Moon. She is happy in the dark with her unilluminated vision and her brightness in the Full Moon also knows the New Moon visible on the horizon for just a few moments. Called for and sought at the Trivia Three Ways and crossroads also asked for and answered within the home where all junctions are started and ended and where insight and protection are often most required. From the ignition of Fresh Flame to Full Light through Dying Embers and within Extinguished Ashes she is never absent always available if you call on her without subconscious desire, rather with intent to take her hand with resolve to lead you on towards where you aspire.

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Dark and Light Panoramas of Snow Junction with Hekate 2 of 4 by PHH Sykes

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One roads leads to two and suddenly there is a junction for traffic and the scope for decision, revision and division til contemplation arrives at cognition and transmigration induced by transmutation, we can somewhat transmogrified continue our transportation.

The metamorphosis that awaits at the cross roads, or the junction of ways gives us a chance to look at the roads not chosen as different fates, or potential we have the chance to transmogrify into the pupa and to transfigure through the imago and transmute into the butterfly that flutters down the right road, or the best road, or the only road beating our wind evoking wings as we proceed and progress in due procession to our ultimate goal.

The Chthonic Hekate is underwhelmed in the underworld by the sparkle of the above and the dark intentions from below that make some of the sparkle. She knows the outcome of each of the ways ways available to us. She might like to be acknowledged, but that does not mean that she will share her knowledge, unfortunately she is happy to leave us in self-knowledge that is mis-knowledge. The Triple Form of Hekate is full within the three phases and yet there is also a Forth Form. Her light in the darkness includes sparking, lighting, spluttering and also none igniting. Her symbol of three Moon in reflected illumination is also a symbol brightly obscuring her other form within the Dark, or New Moon. She is happy in the dark with her unilluminated vision and her brightness in the Full Moon also knows the New Moon visible on the horizon for just a few moments. Called for and sought at the Trivia Three Ways and crossroads also asked for and answered within the home where all junctions are started and ended and where insight and protection are often most required. From the ignition of Fresh Flame to Full Light through Dying Embers and within Extinguished Ashes she is never absent always available if you call on her without subconscious desire, rather with intent to take her hand with resolve to lead you on towards where you aspire.

phhsykes@gmail.com

Cognition by HP Plöckl

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Mancave Cleaning Day by Marten Kuilman

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Messy play is a sociable activity, whether with family or other children, so naturally, it will enrich relationships through social interaction. As young children can’t explain things verbally, it allows them to share their discoveries in different ways through the use of objects and gestures and in order to do this, they need to think through their actions so they can communicate this explanation which also helps develop their cognition.

A Meditating Buddha Created by an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Photo Program (Midjourney) by buddhadog

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Using AI to create this image was unbelievable until I checked out this link to this album of AI Created Portrait Photos.

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What is Buddhism?

For me: A Philosophy,

not a religion.

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“Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it. Do not believe in anything simply because it is spoken and rumored by many. Do not believe in anything simply because it is found written in your religious books. Do not believe in anything merely on the authority of your teachers and elders. Do not believe in traditions because they have been handed down for many generations. But after observation and analysis, when you find that anything agrees with reason and is conducive to the good and benefit of one and all, then accept it and live up to it.”

~ The Buddha ~

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The Noble Eightfold Path describes the way to the end of suffering, as it was laid out by Siddhartha Gautama. It is a practical guideline to ethical and mental development with the goal of freeing the individual from attachments and delusions; and it finally leads to understanding the truth about all things. Together with the Four Noble Truths it constitutes the gist of Buddhism. Great emphasis is put on the practical aspect, because it is only through practice that one can attain a higher level of existence and finally reach Nirvana. The eight aspects of the path are not to be understood as a sequence of single steps, instead they are highly interdependent principles that have to be seen in relationship with each other.

1. Right View

Right view is the beginning and the end of the path, it simply means to see and to understand things as they really are and to realise the Four Noble Truths. As such, right view is the cognitive aspect of wisdom. It means to see things through, to grasp the impermanent and imperfect nature of worldly objects and ideas, and to understand the law of karma and karmic conditioning. Right view is not necessarily an intellectual capacity, just as wisdom is not just a matter of intelligence. Instead, right view is attained, sustained, and enhanced through all capacities of mind. It begins with the intuitive insight that all beings are subject to suffering and it ends with complete understanding of the true nature of all things. Since our view of the world forms our thoughts and our actions, right view yields right thoughts and right actions.

2. Right Intention

While right view refers to the cognitive aspect of wisdom, right intention refers to the volitional aspect, i.e. the kind of mental energy that controls our actions. Right intention can be described best as commitment to ethical and mental self-improvement. Buddha distinguishes three types of right intentions: 1. the intention of renunciation, which means resistance to the pull of desire, 2. the intention of good will, meaning resistance to feelings of anger and aversion, and 3. the intention of harmlessness, meaning not to think or act cruelly, violently, or aggressively, and to develop compassion.

3. Right Speech

Right speech is the first principle of ethical conduct in the eightfold path. Ethical conduct is viewed as a guideline to moral discipline, which supports the other principles of the path. This aspect is not self-sufficient, however, essential, because mental purification can only be achieved through the cultivation of ethical conduct. The importance of speech in the context of Buddhist ethics is obvious: words can break or save lives, make enemies or friends, start war or create peace. Buddha explained right speech as follows: 1. to abstain from false speech, especially not to tell deliberate lies and not to speak deceitfully, 2. to abstain from slanderous speech and not to use words maliciously against others, 3. to abstain from harsh words that offend or hurt others, and 4. to abstain from idle chatter that lacks purpose or depth. Positively phrased, this means to tell the truth, to speak friendly, warm, and gently and to talk only when necessary.

4. Right Action

The second ethical principle, right action, involves the body as natural means of expression, as it refers to deeds that involve bodily actions. Unwholesome actions lead to unsound states of mind, while wholesome actions lead to sound states of mind. Again, the principle is explained in terms of abstinence: right action means 1. to abstain from harming sentient beings, especially to abstain from taking life (including suicide) and doing harm intentionally or delinquently, 2. to abstain from taking what is not given, which includes stealing, robbery, fraud, deceitfulness, and dishonesty, and 3. to abstain from sexual misconduct. Positively formulated, right action means to act kindly and compassionately, to be honest, to respect the belongings of others, and to keep sexual relationships harmless to others. Further details regarding the concrete meaning of right action can be found in the Precepts.

5. Right Livelihood

Right livelihood means that one should earn one's living in a righteous way and that wealth should be gained legally and peacefully. The Buddha mentions four specific activities that harm other beings and that one should avoid for this reason: 1. dealing in weapons, 2. dealing in living beings (including raising animals for slaughter as well as slave trade and prostitution), 3. working in meat production and butchery, and 4. selling intoxicants and poisons, such as alcohol and drugs. Furthermore any other occupation that would violate the principles of right speech and right action should be avoided.

6. Right Effort

Right effort can be seen as a prerequisite for the other principles of the path. Without effort, which is in itself an act of will, nothing can be achieved, whereas misguided effort distracts the mind from its task, and confusion will be the consequence. Mental energy is the force behind right effort; it can occur in either wholesome or unwholesome states. The same type of energy that fuels desire, envy, aggression, and violence can on the other side fuel self-discipline, honesty, benevolence, and kindness. Right effort is detailed in four types of endeavours that rank in ascending order of perfection: 1. to prevent the arising of unarisen unwholesome states, 2. to abandon unwholesome states that have already arisen, 3. to arouse wholesome states that have not yet arisen, and 4. to maintain and perfect wholesome states already arisen.

7. Right Mindfulness

Right mindfulness is the controlled and perfected faculty of cognition. It is the mental ability to see things as they are, with clear consciousness. Usually, the cognitive process begins with an impression induced by perception, or by a thought, but then it does not stay with the mere impression. Instead, we almost always conceptualise sense impressions and thoughts immediately. We interpret them and set them in relation to other thoughts and experiences, which naturally go beyond the facticity of the original impression. The mind then posits concepts, joins concepts into constructs, and weaves those constructs into complex interpretative schemes. All this happens only half consciously, and as a result we often see things obscured. Right mindfulness is anchored in clear perception and it penetrates impressions without getting carried away. Right mindfulness enables us to be aware of the process of conceptualisation in a way that we actively observe and control the way our thoughts go. Buddha accounted for this as the four foundations of mindfulness: 1. contemplation of the body, 2. contemplation of feeling (repulsive, attractive, or neutral), 3. contemplation of the state of mind, and 4. contemplation of the phenomena.

8. Right Concentration

The eighth principle of the path, right concentration, refers to the development of a mental force that occurs in natural consciousness, although at a relatively low level of intensity, namely concentration. Concentration in this context is described as one-pointedness of mind, meaning a state where all mental faculties are unified and directed onto one particular object. Right concentration for the purpose of the eightfold path means wholesome concentration, i.e. concentration on wholesome thoughts and actions. The Buddhist method of choice to develop right concentration is through the practice of meditation. The meditating mind focuses on a selected object. It first directs itself onto it, then sustains concentration, and finally intensifies concentration step by step. Through this practice it becomes natural to apply elevated levels of concentration also in everyday situations.

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Cosa ci insegna il mare by simo capecchi

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Dove travel issue, attach on Corriere della Sera, July 1, 2020.

In 2018 I was artist on board on Kleronia sailing boat, documenting "Cognition in the wind", a research and movable lab by Roberto Casati. With Taqwim association. Video by Rocco Soldini: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TpY-AeXRNk

and more drawing: www.flickr.com/…/simocapec…/albums/72157714271779282

Her Diet Is Always Very Healthy by Chic Bee

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Here are some tips on how to eat to preserve your memory and keep your brain healthy.

Key Points

Limiting candy in your diet may support brain health, as high added sugar intake could increase the risk of Alzheimer’s disease.

A brain-healthy lifestyle includes regular exercise, managing chronic diseases, staying socially engaged and following diets like the MIND diet.

Making mindful dietary and lifestyle choices can enhance cognitive health and overall well-being over time.

More than 55 million people have dementia worldwide, with Alzheimer’s disease being the most common form, contributing to 60% to 70% of dementia cases. Having Alzheimer’s disease means living with a progressive disorder that causes brain cells to degenerate and die, leading to a continuous decline in memory, thinking skills and the ability to perform everyday tasks. Sadly, as the disease progresses, even basic activities and communication become challenging.

Several factors influence the risk of developing dementia, with some being completely beyond your control. Aging is the most significant risk factor, as individuals over the age of 65 are more susceptible. Genetics also play a crucial role, with specific genetic mutations directly linked to Alzheimer’s disease. However, along with unchangeable factors, certain lifestyle choices can help lower the risk of cognitive decline, with diet being a pivotal piece of the puzzle. “Some of the best foods for brain health are antioxidant-rich wild blueberries, salad greens for B vitamins, salmon for its anti-inflammatory fatty acids, fiber-rich black beans, and walnuts, the best source of plant-based omega-3 ALA among nuts,” says Maggie Moon, M.S., RD. There are some foods you should avoid when focusing on brain health support too, with candy being the #1 food on that list.

Why You Should Limit Candy for Brain Health

Taking steps to reduce dementia risk is one positive step for brain health. While there isn’t one food that will cause dementia, high-added-sugar candy tops the list of foods that should be limited on a brain-healthy diet.

“Candies are not your brain’s friend,” Moon says. She points to a study that found that eating too much added sugar more than doubled the risk for dementia. “That includes added sugar from candies, as well as other sweets like pastries, sweetened café drinks and sodas,” she says. Researchers think that high blood sugar and insulin levels are risk factors for Alzheimer’s because insulin resistance may also occur in the brain, which may impact memory.

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Of course, everything can be eaten in moderation in a healthy, balanced eating plan. “While fine once in a while, research has found that a diet that is consistently high in added sugar may increase the amyloid plaque buildup in the brain,” says Laura M. Ali, M.S., RDN. "These plaques disrupt the communication system in our brain, and scientists have found that people with Alzheimer’s disease tend to have more of these plaques.”

In fact, says Ali, one study found that every 10 grams of added sugar consumed per day (equivalent to 2½ teaspoons of sugar or 8 gummy candies) was associated with a 1.3% to 1.4% increased risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease. Those with the highest daily added sugar intake had 19% higher odds of developing Alzheimer’s disease.

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Other Ways to Reduce Your Risk of Dementia

Limiting sweetened candy doesn't guarantee that you won't get dementia, but it is a positive step forward. Along with limiting added sugar in your diet, here are some other ways to reduce your dementia risk:

Exercise by participating in both aerobic activity and resistance exercise.

If you smoke cigarettes, take the first steps to quit.

Limit alcohol intake. If you regularly drink alcohol, try to do so in moderation. Excessive drinking is linked to cognitive decline. Moderate drinking means two drinks or less in a day for men and one drink or less in a day for women.

Stay socially engaged. Maintaining social connections builds your cognitive reserve to maintain good brain function with age.

If you have chronic diseases, such as high blood pressure and diabetes, make sure you’re managing these well. Stiffness in arteries and blood vessels can damage the brain. If you need help or individualized advice, reach out to a healthcare professional.

Include brain-healthy foods in your diet. The MIND diet emphasizes foods like whole grains, nuts, berries, vegetables and olive oil, which research shows may help support brain health. “The brain-healthy MIND diet limits foods high in saturated fats and added sugars because both are linked to oxidative stress, inflammation and the brain plaques and tangles associated with Alzheimer’s disease,” says Moon. She clarifies that this diet limits—but does not eliminate—fried foods, pastries and sweets, red meat, whole-fat cheese and butter.

Our Expert Take

Nothing will guarantee that you will live a life free from dementia. But certain steps may help reduce your risk, with your dietary choices being one factor. And along with eating brain-healthy foods, limiting your candy intake can help keep you cognitively sharp. Enjoying a small handful of candy corn on Halloween or conversation hearts on Valentine’s Day won’t “cause” dementia. “It’s important to remember that no single food eaten once, or even once in a while, is going to make or break your brain health,” Moon adds.

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Let's Go Brandon by Thomas Cizauskas

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Hatred befouls a building.

St. Augustine (Historic District), Florida, USA.

7 September 2022.

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▶ In case you were unaware: "Let's Go, Brandon" is a nonsensical insult of U.S. President Joe Biden, as regurgitated by white supremacists, Q-anon conspiracy-theorists, election-deniers, far-rightists, MAGAts, and Donny tRump fanatics. If anything, it speaks to their cognition deficits. Tanta stultitia mortalium est.

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Slumber by Nomads Nature Photography

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Slumber

Bonobos and chimpanzees diverged from each other around 2 million years ago and differ in morphology, behaviour and perhaps even emotions and cognition in important ways.

The Bonobo - Bonobos are female dominant, with females forming tight bonds against males through same-sex socio-sexual contact that is thought to limit aggression. In the wild, they have not been seen to cooperatively hunt, use tools, or exhibit lethal aggression.

The Chimpanzee - Chimpanzees are male dominant, with intense aggression between different groups that can be lethal. Chimpanzees use tools, cooperatively hunt monkeys, and will even eat the infants of other chimpanzee groups.

Intuition IV by Sabine Fischer

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"Intuition" A Self Portrait Serie January 2021

Trust your intuition. It never lies.

"Early mentions and definitions of intuition can be traced back to Plato. In his book Republic he tries to define intuition as a fundamental capacity of human reason to comprehend the true nature of reality.[19] In his works Meno and Phaedo, he describes intuition as a pre-existing knowledge residing in the "soul of eternity", and a phenomenon by which one becomes conscious of pre-existing knowledge...." (wikipedia)

"...In more-recent psychology, intuition can encompass the ability to know valid solutions to problems and decision making....According to the works of Daniel Kahneman, intuition is the ability to automatically generate solutions without long logical arguments or evidence."

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Objects Alone Possessed by wilson hurst

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Sensual system

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The Three Gold Stars restaurant, Mala Strana, Prague, Czech Republic by North Yorkshire Cameraman

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U Trich Zlatych Hvezd or The Three Gold Stars Restaurant. Old and historic restaurant. The first written records of the building date back to 1400. The house was completely destroyed by fire during the Hussite wars. After twelve years it was restored and in 1813 principally rebuilt. It is one of the few houses in Prague built in the Empire style.

The interior is decorated with full-wall murals from the book "Atlanta Fugiens" written in 1618 by Emperor Rudolph´s II personal doctor Michael Maier. He was an alchemist and member of the Knights of the Cross Order and served as a model for these paintings. The figures depict various stages of consciousness undergone by a novice of the great work on his road to cognition.

In medieval times there was a wooden “donkey” in the street outside with a sharp edged back… ladies of ill repute were made to sit astride the trestle as a punishment.

whiteWall ... by Dichtung & Wahrheit (Poetry and Truth)

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weißWand ...

white is not white - post-processing can manipulate the atmosphere, the mood and our cognition ...

Weiß ist nicht nicht Weiß - die Bearbeitung kann die Atmosphäre, unsere Stimmung und unsere Wahrnehmung beeinflussen ...

a scenery of light and shadow, living from its proportioning, its nuances and also from the graphic structure ...

ein Licht- und Schatten-Motiv, das von seiner Aufteilung, seinen Nuancen und gleichzeitig von seiner grafischen Struktur, lebt ...

Der Schlüssel ist Gelb / Yellow is the key by rudi_valtiner

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Diese Nische war so unscheinbar. Das Gelb war der Schlüssel zur Erkenntnis, dass diese Schießscharte mit ein wenig natürlichem Gelb zu einem hübschen Blickfang gemacht wurde. Manchmal ist wenig mehr als genug ... ;-)

This niche was so inconspicuous. The Yellow was the key to the cognition, that this slit was made with a bit of natural Yellow to a pretty eyecatcher. Sometimes is less more than enough ... ;-)

Mind Control Frequencies by ₡ґǘșϯγ Ɗᶏ Ⱪᶅṏⱳդ

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Just like companies adding chemicals to food products in order to make them addictive, they can also do the same kind of things with TVs, computers, and cell phones. Let’s not even mention the dopamine hits from social media. These things can put people into a type of hypnotic state…glued to the screen. But what about real deal mind control, like talking into people’s heads? Well, ask your government about that…wink…wink. Now what about the future, when microchipping people becomes mandatory?

Zombies in a comatose state, living in a trance—Trans-humans, smoke and mirrors, illusions and delusions, your life in ruins. You know that the hivemind must think alike. Take the Mark and become one with the hive, one with the machine, one with the system. Take your first step, with your very own Vaccine Passport—your future LIES ahead. Propaganda, social engineering, little steps. One foot and then the other; Rome wasn’t built in a day. The serpent says, “Eat of the APPLE, you will not die. When you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God.” Eat up my little pretties; Baby steps. When our harvest is ripe and mature, you will walk right into our spiders WEB, right into the Mark of the Beast. Some things are too good to be true. Let’s just say: Dystopia isn’t the ultimate utopia.

Revelation 16:2 “The first angel went and poured out his bowl on the land, and ugly, festering sores broke out on the people who had the Mark of the Beast and worshiped his Image.”

Revelation 14:9-10 “A third angel followed them and said in a loud voice: ‘If anyone worships the Beast and his Image and receives his Mark on their forehead or on their hand, they, too, will drink the wine of God’s fury, which has been poured full strength into the cup of his wrath. They will be tormented with burning sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and of the Lamb.’”

Sounds induced in the head of a person by radiating the head with microwaves:

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Harvard University's Dr Robert Duncan speaks on the Voice of God technology, Mind Hacking and Hypergame Theory:

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Aquanauts Splash Down, Beginning NEEMO 21 Research Mission by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center

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The NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations (NEEMO) 21 mission began on July 21, 2016, as an international crew of aquanauts splashed down to the undersea Aquarius Reef Base, located 62 feet below the surface of the Atlantic Ocean in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. The NEEMO 21 crew will perform research both inside and outside the habitat during a 16-day simulated space mission. During simulated spacewalks carried out underwater, they will evaluate tools and mission operation techniques that could be used in future space missions. Inside the habitat, the crew's objectives include testing a DNA sequencer, a medical telemetry device, and HoloLens operational performance for human spaceflight cargo transfer.

Pictured at the end of Mission Day 1 are the NEEMO 21 aquanauts, clockwise from top: Matthias Maurer (ESA), Marc O Griofa (Teloregen/VEGA/AirDocs), NASA astronaut Megan McArthur, NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, Dawn Kernagis (Institute for Human & Machine Cognition), and Noel Du Toit (Naval Postgraduate School). Inside the Aquarius habitat are Florida International University Habitat Technicians Hank Stark (left) and Sean Moore (right).

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Robert the Bruce of Scots by Mr. Happy Face - Peace :)

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Instinctual Behavior shapes the Beast, conduct and cognition shape the Man .... Quotes by Patricia Bechthold

"Robert The Bruce of Scots " 1316- 1329

Spirali by Gabriele Macrì

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Quando un uomo ha compreso che lo sviluppo della conchiglia del Nautilus riproduce una spirale logaritmica ha mosso sul campo della conoscenza oggettiva.

Ma quando, invece, lo stesso o altro uomo si è posta la domanda se la formula della spirale logaritmica è stata dall'uomo scoperta o, al contrario, inventata, si è dedicato al problema fondamentale dell'umanità, la soluzione al quale può, almeno per ora, venire resa soltanto sul piano soggettivo.

M.Torchio, 1982

When a man realizes that Nautilus's shell copies a logarithmic spiral, he operates in the range of the objective cognition.

When he wonders if the logarithmic spiral formula was discovered or - on the contrary - invented by the man himself, he's devoting to the key problem of the humanity, whose solution - for the time being - could be given on the subjective range only

M.Torchio, 1982

Frame and Passion or "Descartes' Error" . . . by Dichtung & Wahrheit (Poetry and Truth)

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Rahmen und Bezugsrahmen ...

does this work together ... ?

color-key but no fake, life is more surprising than all your fantasies ...

red curls like blazing flames ...

she's on fire ... she is burning ...

See waht Wiki says ...

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Passion (Greek πάσχω "to suffer, to be acted on" and Late Latin (chiefly Christian) passio "passion; suffering" (from Latin pati "to suffer"; participle: passus)) is a feeling of intense enthusiasm towards or compelling desire for someone or something. Passion can range from eager interest in or admiration for an idea, proposal, or cause; to enthusiastic enjoyment of an interest or activity; to strong attraction, excitement, or emotion towards a person. It is particularly used in the context of romance or sexual desire, though it generally implies a deeper or more encompassing emotion than that implied by the term lust.

Denis Diderot (1713-1784) describes passions as

"penchants, inclinations, desires and aversions carried to a certain degree of intensity, combined with an indistinct sensation of pleasure or pain, occasioned or accompanied by some irregular movement of the blood and animal spirits, are what we call passions. They can be so strong as to inhibit all practice of personal freedom, a state in which the soul is in some sense rendered passive; whence the name passions. This inclination or so-called disposition of the soul, is born of the opinion we hold that a great good or a great evil is contained in an object which in and of itself arouses passion".

Diderot further breaks down pleasure and pain, which he sees as the guiding principles of passion, into four major categories:

Pleasures and pains of the senses

Pleasures of the mind or of the imagination

Our perfection or our imperfection of virtues or vices

Pleasures and pains in the happiness or misfortunes of others

Modern pop-psychologies and employers tend to favor and even encourage the expression of a "passion"; previous generations sometimes expressed more nuanced viewpoints.[

Emotion

The standard definition for emotion is a "Natural instinctive state of mind deriving from one's circumstances, mood, or relationships with others".

Emotion, William James describes emotions as "corporeal reverberations such as surprise, curiosity, rapture, fear, anger, lust, greed and the like." These are all feelings that affect our mental perception. Our body is placed into this latter state, which is caused by one's mental affection. This state gives signals to our body which cause bodily expressions.

The philosopher Robert Solomon developed his own theory and definition of emotion. His view is that emotion is not a bodily state, but instead a type of judge. "It is necessary that we choose our emotions, in much the same way that we choose our actions" With regard to the relationship between emotion and our rational will, Solomon believes that people are responsible for their emotions. Emotions are rational and purposive, just as actions are. "We choose an emotion much as we choose a course of action."

Recent studies, also traditional studies have placed emotions to be a physiological disturbance. William James takes such consciousness of emotion to be not a choice but a physical occurrence rather than a disturbance. It is an occurrence that happens outside of our control, and our bodies are just affected by these emotions. We produce these actions based on the instinctive state that these feelings lead us towards.

This concept of emotion was derived from passion. Emotions were created as a category within passion.

Reason

Strong Desire for something: In whatever context, if someone desires for something and that desire has some strong feeling or emotion is defined in terms of passion. Passion has no boundary, being passionate about something which is boundless can be sometimes dangerous, In which person forget about everything and is fully determined towards the particular thing-(Sanyukta)

In his wake, Stoics like Epictetus emphasized that "the most important and especially pressing field of study is that which has to do with the stronger emotions...sorrows, lamentations, envies...passions which make it impossible for us even to listen to reason".

The Stoic tradition still lay behind Hamlet's plea to "Give me that man That is not passion's slave, and I will wear him In my heart's core", or Erasmus's lament that "Jupiter has bestowed far more passion than reason – you could calculate the ratio as 24 to one". It was only with the Romantic movement that a valorisation of passion over reason took hold in the Western tradition: "the more Passion there is, the better the Poetry".

The recent concerns of emotional intelligence have been to find a synthesis of the two forces—something that "turns the old understanding of the tension between reason and feeling on its head: it is not that we want to do away with emotion and put reason in its place, as Erasmus had it, but instead find the intelligent balance of the two".

"Descartes' Error"

Antonio Damasio studied what ensued when something "severed ties between the lower centres of the emotional brain...and the thinking abilities of the neocortex". He found that while "emotions and feelings can cause havoc in the processes of reasoning...the absence of emotion and feeling is no less damaging"; and was led to "the counter-intuitive position that feelings are typically indispensable for rational decisions".

The passions, he concluded, "have a say on how the rest of the brain and cognition go about their business. Their influence is immense...[providing] a frame of reference – as opposed to Descartes' error...the Cartesian idea of a disembodied mind".

In marriage

A tension or dialectic between marriage and passion can be traced back in Western society at least as far as the Middle Ages, and the emergence of the cult of courtly love. Denis de Rougemont has argued that 'since its origins in the twelfth century, passionate love was constituted in opposition to marriage'.

Stacey Oliker writes that while "Puritanism prepared the ground for a marital love ideology by prescribing love in marriage", only from the eighteenth century has "romantic love ideology resolved the Puritan antagonism between passion and reason" in a marital context. (Note though that Saint Paul spoke of loving one's wife in Ephesians 5.)

Intellectual passions

George Bernard Shaw "insists that there are passions far more exciting than the physical ones...'intellectual passion, mathematical passion, passion for discovery and exploration: the mightiest of all passions'". His contemporary, Sigmund Freud, argued for a continuity (not a contrast) between the two, physical and intellectual, and commended the way "Leonardo had energetically sublimated his sexual passions into the passion for independent scientific research".

As a motivation in an occupation

There are different reasons individuals are motivated in an occupation. These may include a passion for the occupation, for a firm, or for an activity. When Canadian managers or professionals score as passionate about their occupation they tend to be less obsessive about their behavior while on their job, resulting in more work being done and more work satisfaction. These same individuals have higher levels of psychological well-being. When people genuinely enjoy their profession and are motivated by their passion, they tend to be more satisfied with their work and more psychologically healthy.[citation needed] When managers or professionals are unsatisfied with their profession they tend to also be dissatisfied with their family relationships and to experience psychological distress.

Other reasons people are more satisfied when they are motivated by their passion for their occupation include the effects of intrinsic and external motivations. When Canadian managers or professionals do a job to satisfy others, they tend to have lower levels of satisfaction and psychological health. Also, these same individuals have shown they are motivated by several beliefs and fears concerning other people.

Thirdly, though some individuals believe one should not work extreme hours, many prefer it because of how passionate they are about the occupation. On the other hand, this may also put a strain on family relationships and friendships.

The balance of the two is something that is hard to achieve and it is always hard to satisfy both parties.

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Le principe anthropique by Polette D'Arnu

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Green Pyramid by Foveonyc ️

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The energy pyramid is a pyramidal design intended for the accumulation (concentration) of a hypothetical anomalous (paranormal) spiritual (psychic) energy. It is also found in the new age and esoteric culture.

«Everything that we call invention, discovery in the highest sense, is an outward manifestation, the realization of the original sense of truth, which, having developed long ago in silence, unexpectedly, with lightning speed, leads to fruitful cognition. It is on external things from within a developing revelation that gives a person a premonition of his god-likeness. This is a synthesis of the world and spirit, giving the most blissful confidence in the eternal harmony of being.»

(Goethe) the doctrine of color. Theory of knowledge)

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Taking pictures a tool (camera), not a photographer.

The choice of tool limits the possibilities.

Experience allows him (instrument) less and less to limit their capabilities.

The ability to see is given only when the observer allows ...

The moment of observation is the real find ...

Training and mastering it defies. Training leads to poor imitations of the original.

Often the result should ripen, like wine. Although time is the understanding of the mind, therefore it is very speculative.

The meaning of all this is the process!

Find someone who inspires shooting the camera!

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Often we are visited by thoughts that may reveal something unknown ... Our mind many times tries to solve a problem with known methods ... This is its main mistake! The path of the heart opens the doors that appear in our path. It is a pity that not everyone has the courage to insert the keys that are always with us ...

(Listenwave- 圣彼得堡)

1.Снимает инструмент (фотокамера),а не фотограф.

2.Выбор инструмента ограничивает возможности .

3.Опыт позволяет ему (инструменту )все меньше и меньше ограничивать свои возможности.

4.Возможность увидеть даётся только,когда наблюдатель позволяет...

5.Момент наблюдения и есть настоящая находка ...

6.Обучению и овладению это не поддаётся .Обучение приводит к плохим имитациям оригинала.

7.Часто результат должен вызреть,как вино.Хотя время -понятие ума ,потому -весьма умозрительное .

8.Смысл всего этого -сам процесс!

9.Быть !

Appealing Purifying Cognitions. by Steve Hammond

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Appealing Purifying Cognitions.

Indices indéfinis syllogisme prémisses preuve affirmative positif moyen commun sujets extrêmes particulier hypothèse relations établies illustrées,

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Externe bewegungen charakteristische Eigenschaften erklären Anwendung absolute Teile jeweilige Mengen zusammengesetzte Teile Verbundperpetuität beweglicher Prozess,

Αρχική φιλοσοφία ακριβής χαρακτήρας συνεχής ασαφής ερωτήματα αποτυχία συνέχεια πιθανές λύσεις αδιάκοπη μεταβαλλόμενα προσόντα,

Diminuire diverse sfere girevoli potenziali possibilità di crescita alternative incorporeali cause inseparabili sequenze passaggi che generano sostanze,

分割不可能な誤った想像できない結果推論構成要素の転換旋削理論の実体要素の変更勘定を含む変換.

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Portrait of an Astronaut by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center

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NASA astronaut Zena Cardman poses for a portrait in a photography studio on March 22, 2024, at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas.

Cardman is currently aboard the International Space Station, where she performs research, technology demonstrations, and maintenance activities. Recently, she took a robotics test on a computer for the portion of the CIPHER study that measures cognition, or space-caused changes to her brain structure and function; she also installed high-definition cameras on a spacesuit helmet.

Credit: NASA/Josh Valcarcel

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