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SOME CULTURAL IMPLICATIONS
OF ACKNOWLEDGING CHI

Tom Bender

1. Noone can lie - our innermost thoughts and feelings are known to each other.

2. Instant communication occurs - not only between people, but among all forms of life - stars, rocks, the cells in our bodies.

3. W e continue to exist on an energy level after "death".

4. We can call on the counsel of ancestors and other beings in the spiritual planes of life.

5. Astrology can show what kinds of surroundings are good or bad for us at different times.

6. " Magic" exists, is practiced, and has powerful effect - for good or ill.

7. The health of all Creation is essential to our well-being.

8. What surrounds us affects us, and we affect it.

9. Our minds and hearts are integral and powerful parts of our interaction with the world on both sides of our skin .

10. Sacredness must become the central basis of meaningful lives and an enduring society.