--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, anonymousff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > This is a fascinating topic. Plenty of websites > > show the connection between winds producing plenty > > of positive ions, and the general cantakerousness > > of the population. Prolonged exposure to positive > > ions from the Fohn, Mistral, and other persistent > > winds can also cause quite serious cases of > > adrenal depletion and exhaustion. > > I actually believe that such theories are kinda simplistic, > and are attempting to postulate a "one size fits all" approach > to nature and how humans react to it. > > My experience with winds and the reactions that they cause > in human beings is that it's all a matter of predilection. The > *same* winds that make some people nervous and fearful > or even ill can bring about in others a sense of ecstasy, an > elevated state of attention. This (latter) approach to the > subject is more in line with Native American traditions. I > studied for a short while with a Yaqui shaman (a real one, > as opposed to the don Juan wanabees who sprang up in > the wake of the Castaneda books), and one of the things > he looked for in his students was exactly *how* they reacted > to certain desert winds.
I'm curious as to how short "short" was. The guys I know who deal with the Natives take decades to gain their trust. To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
