City The Countdown; or, Help Us, Yogic Flyers
So here we are, in the final hours before the Washington State Supreme Court announces it decision on gay marriage, and all we can do is make predictions about whether Washington has more in common with Massachusetts (where gay marriage was approved) or New York (where the ban on gay marriage was upheld).
To help while away the minutes, I’ve been mulling over an email I received late yesterday. The subject line read Meditators Fly for Peace, and the text detailed the positivity-increasing, negativity-decreasing benefits of yogic flying:
Yesterday, the Associated Press reported that the stock market recorded one of its largest one-day gains of the year, with the Dow Jones skyrocketing 183 points, surpassing the key 11,000 level. CNBC national television headlined the surprising stock market upsurge with “Wall Street Euphoria” and “Blissful Shock.” CNBC added that the only blue chip stock in negative territory was the Phillip Morris cigarette company.“More than 50 published studies clearly show that group practice of Yogic Flying by just a small percentage of a populationas little as the square root of one percentreduces negative trends and strengthens positive economic and social trends,” said Dr. John Hagelin, who directs the Institute of Science, Technology and Public Policy at Maharishi University of Management. For the United States, with a population of just over 300 million, the required number of peace-creating experts is 1730. However, Dr. Hagelin said, 3500 Yogic Flyers are assembling as a “safety factor.”
I have no idea what yogic flying is, but according to PermanentPeace.org, it involves the mind “entertaing a specific formula,” causing the body to “lift up in a series of sponteaneous hops,” with the goal a “profound mind-body coordination producing high levels of brain wave coherenceresulting in the radiation of powerful waves of harmony and coherence throughout society.”
God knows how it works, but if any yogic flyers are up for doing some spontaneous hops in favor of gay marriage, I wouldn’t complain.
To those of us who think it’s hoo-ha, Dr. Hagelin offers these words :
“As the number of Yogic Flyers increases towards 3500, the world press will have more and more good news to report from America,” said Dr. Hagelin. “The government will enjoy greater success. Peace and prosperity will reign, and violence and conflict will subside completely as America rises to become a lighthouse of coherence and invincibility for the world.”
the wa supreme court website seems to be down - anyone else having this experience?