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Sitting at Starbucks

Posted on Jun 9th, 2009 by a.k.a. Biff Cummings : sidereal man a.k.a. Biff Cummings
Big Sur

Sitting at Starbucks in a fabled section of the California coast, relaxing from a busy afternoon and all that was worrying me, I actually had some visions of something I'd love to do. Usually I don't allow myself waking revelries because they seem so far-fetched I'd never imagine them possible.

But, WTF, my Earl Grey's parked next to me, the LA Times has spent it stories on me, and I'm now Zenning with the other patrons. Two students cushed, studying in their leather easy-chairs, a couple talked quietly nearby and about four more of us spotted throughout the place.

The world would wait while I dreamed.

And I suddenly became aware of the beautiful, floor-to-ceiling, eight-foot windows which invited my view to California's Mediterranean foothills. And an image flashed to mind. Me sitting atop those foothills in a beautiful, naturally-lit wood and glass house. Late afternoon, high overcast like we get around here in June because of ocean currents.

Quiet all around with the nearest neighbor's home beyond shouting distance. Quiet. Me in front of a computer, typing away. Me, with these thoughts I texted to a lovely friend from my phone:

Me, to Her: Yer turn (to listen to my revelry). I'm sitting here at the Starbucks, thinking how wonderful it would be to be sitting inside cathedral windows atop these hills, looking out at the coast and writing my brains out for my adoring public. And they hang on every word, waiting breathlessly while the LA and NY Times' see if I'll grant them an interview. Maybe. If they're nice to me. It's O.K. if the interviewer's a pretty chick who has a thing for thoughtful, over-sexed environmentalists who have raced cars.

Her: I'm O.K. I just got off the phone with the bank, finishing the paperwork on my new Bentley GTC convertible, which I will ride in to get my award-winning, Broadway one-woman musical & comedy stage show. When the curtain comes down I'm off to London town. Catch you for lunch when the race hits Monaco.

Me: Fuckin' eh! I'd save a spot on my cheek for you in the winner's circle. We'd both allow media interviews if they buy us dinner and bring 12-dozen roses for each of us.

Her: How cheeky of you.

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Fun-Loving Intuitives (yeah, that also means psychics)

Posted on Jun 18th, 2009 by a.k.a. Biff Cummings : sidereal man a.k.a. Biff Cummings
This group, based in greater Los Angeles, was up on Meetup for a year. Now I've transferred it to Gaia. We meet around once monthly. If you like what you read, drop me a note.

Fun-Loving Intuitives (Yup, that means psychic)

F.L.I.P. Guidelines:

We love to spend social time together near the coast, or in the S.F. or Conejo valleys as...

1. We're especially intuitive. We're good at it and LIVE IT. All the time. Whatever your skill set; clairvoyant, healer, remote viewer, medium, psychometrist or dowser. This group is meant for people who have significant confidence in their experience as an intuitive.

2. We love to have fun & be ourselves, including our intuitive experiences. We've light Hearts. We love to play & have felt that gatherings of intuitives often seem very serious, when they can instead be light-hearted but still sincere.

3. We love our own versions of LoA which attract positive experiences. You Know when you're in the presence of others of like mind, your experience & theirs are significantly stronger.

4. You love your sense of humor; it glows you from inside like a lightning bug.

5. You love your common sense.

6. You're not lookin' for your next teacher. You want to be around other intuitives who have nothing to prove. You don't always feel like providing explanations to Muggles.

7. You're up for some little, social adventures with kindred souls who appreciate what you're seeing and feeling! We spend social time together and also swap techniques and experiences for readings or healings.

8. You'll participate in person.

9. By nature, you're accepting of other people's experiences because you remember what it's like to be an outsider.Of course it sounds cool! We all need it! Come with us!

Notes to Noobs:

This group is about "showing up with your own toys" to share with everyone else, instead of expecting to show up and play only with the toys someone else provides. Capisch?

Most everybody starts at the beginning, as a noob intuitive. Like any other skill. Everyone does. That said, this group is for fleshy souls who have significant confidence in their experience as an intuitive.

If you're a noob, that could be good for us and you in some instances. But anyone interested in their psychic abilities reaches a point where they have to decide they want to learn more about their experience. Because for most people it's a decision. And you have to "go lookin" on your own, and it's a life-long personal development process. And most of your development already came from outside this group, with your own teacher(s). There are more than enough opportunities outside this group for those things.

Fun-Loving Intuitives is meant to accept people's experiences as they are, without second-guessing anyone, asking them to prove anything, or anyone expecting to find a teacher for themselves from among us. Awe, joy, respect, acceptance, adventure and curiosity are the attitudes about intuitive experiences which are acceptable in this group.

This group is about the letter and the spirit of what you saw in the FLIP Guidelines. If you know you can guide yourself by those experiences, we'd love to have you. We'd also understand if you didn't feel comfortable. S'not for everyone, eh?

What would you decide for yourself?

Notes To Everyone In FLIP  - you knew there was fine print, right? ;)

Members must comport themselves using FLIP's Guidelines, and are expected to come to gatherings. Because that's the purpose of membership here, to interact in person. This is not a virtual cyber-only group. If for some reason you don't show up for a while, you might get an e-mail from me asking how you're doing, asking if you're still interested. Or your membership may be revoked for any reason or no reason. Yeah, I know, it's odious and off-putting, but rules are part of being in a body and can only be waived on occasion. THAT said, let's forget about this because if you finished this page, it wasn't written for you -- and let's go have some FUN!
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