Originally posted by sonhouse
Is there a chemical connection between nicotine and these neonicotinoids? Nicotine seems buried in that word, must be some molecular similarity or chemical functionality.

Originally posted by divegeester
Nemos

Suzi vs sonh, like dueling clouds in the sky throwing thunderbolts. On my damn parade.

That means something. It doesn't feel good for me.

Originally posted by apathist
Suzi vs sonh, like dueling clouds in the sky throwing thunderbolts. On my damn parade.

That means something. It doesn't feel good for me.

Originally posted by apathist
Now, what do you suppose that means?

Originally posted by Ponderable
The way to go is to pick catastrophes or blessings (as suited to your type of personality) and find something that preceded each of the same type. Now you have crafted your omen. Since you now expect to see the effect after you spotted the omen, you will see the effect (however small or constructed it will look to the uninitiated).

Originally posted by robbie carrobie
I was in a garden yesterday almost dumbstruck but the splendour of the flowers, honestly it was like an explosion of colour and fragrance. I could not locate a single bee and I was shaken from my euphoria and struck by a sense of doom. Where have all the bees gone? It was ominous man! I mulled it over in my mind, I had read about a parasite but the ...[text shortened]... s, air pollution! and I found myself really wondering about government and conflict of interest.

Originally posted by apathist
You are hitting the right notes. I especially like that you recognize how the personality reflects on how the omen manifests.

Its a psychology thing, all fun and nutritious. Or dark and gruesome. Your choice! Try it. Build some magic into your day.

Originally posted by Suzianne
Not psychology, but more like shamanism.

Originally posted by apathist
And how do shamans do magic, if not through psychology? I think you just bumped into an insight.

Originally posted by Suzianne
No doubt, a shaman's focus is spiritual, not scientific. Therein lies the difference.