Western science of psychology defines altered states of consciousness (ASCs) as those states in which the individual feels a.

Fringe Knowledge - For Beginners. Contents. The Basics Consciousness. Waking Up Game Called Life. Mind Over. Matter Reality. Feedback. Cosmology Higher. Negative Forces Aliens Origins. Mankind The Control.

System Alien Deception. Time for A. Shift The Hyper Dimensional Control System. Emotional. Balance. Battle of. Opposites Helping Others. Final Words The last half of my life has been spent in the active pursuit of. In the following pages I sketch the broadest map of what I. You will not find proof between the.

The more you investigate these ideas for yourself, the. If ignorance is bliss, why seek truth? Because permanent freedomis far more.

Truth frees you from the. You want to know, and no amount of. Society once suffered from ignorant superstition; today it suffers. When confronted with a challenging view. Higher knowledge is therefore fringe. These fringe truth seekers follow their hearts. Treat this book as a working hypothesis, an educated guess to be.

Take what makes sense and leave the rest. Back to Contents. We start with the simple and obvious. You see through your eyes, hear through. But. you are not your eyes, ears, body, or brain - these are just things. So then, what are you?

Remember that. anything that can be taken away from you cannot be you. Like your. clothes or hair - without them you would be bald and naked, but you. Now take away your body and brain. Is there anything left?

Hypnosis: Memory Prod or Production? I know of a parent who, when his children cut off contact with him, concluded that maybe he really had done something horrible to. Franklin Roosevelt knew of the Pearl Harbor at least attack 6 weeks before it happened. I had first hand telephone conversations with retired Navy officer Duane. HAARP is the acronym many people recognize, it is an "ionosphere heater" facility in Alaska. Mainstream media and the military industrial complex tried to convince.

Did you. know that people have come back from being dead for a few minutes. Yes, sometimes they. This shows. that they are not their bodies, and neither are you.

Think of your body as a character inside a video game. To interact. with the game world you need to play a game character.

But you are. not the character; you are merely controlling it from outside the. Same thing with your body. To interact with the physical. Through the body, your mind. A first- person game where you look. Nothing. happens to the real you since, if you remember, you are not your. The real you, which is essentially your mind or spirit, gets.

But in this life, you. The real you was born into this body, into this world, and has. It does not remember where it.

It has gotten all wrapped up in the daily. But now you are learning what you really are: a. And like a game, some of the things that. Etheric and Astral Bodies.

Few side effects of cancer treatment are more feared by the patient than nausea and vomiting. Although nausea and emesis (vomiting and/or retching) can result from. 2 -- THE TRAUMATIZATION & TORTURE OF THE VICTIM. The basis for the success of the Monarch mind-control programming is. 1 I celebrate myself, and sing myself, And what I assume you shall assume, For every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you. I loafe and invite my soul.

Unlike the body, your mind is not at all physical. You cannot touch or weigh your mind. For. this nonphysical mind to work through a physical body, there needs.

These layers are. They are shaped like your body but just. Normally you cannot see the etheric and. The etheric body looks like a ghostly glowing copy of your physical. It is a pattern of energy that guides your biological cells. Think of the etheric body like the field of a magnet. It does the same thing to the cells in your.

Without the etheric, your physical body. People who lose their limbs in.

Normally the etheric overlaps your physical. Fresh fruits and vegetables have lots of it. It does to the etheric body what. Basically it influences the shape.

What makes the astral body different is. Rather than moving the cells of your.

The types of feelings you regularly. But because the astral is so close to. In this. way the mind can control the body. Now if you think negative.

Therefore to stay healthy, it is. You may have noticed how the bitchy and. Also, children fall ill more easily than adults.

This is partly. because their physical immune system has not yet been trained to. If you eat more living foods like fruits.

Back to Contents. Microsoft Access Hardware Inventory Database. The Nature of Dreams.

A third of our day is spent sleeping. For a third of our lives, we are asleep. But for someone who is sixty years old.

You can make use. The physical body needs sleep to quietly fix, grow, and recharge. Without sleep, the body runs out of the chemicals needed to. Through dreams, the brain sorts and files away those. For the astral and etheric bodies, sleep replenishes their energy as.

When the etheric body is low on energy, you may feel weak and. When the astral body is low on energy. Through dreams, the. There are three main ways dreams are useful.

First, on the most basic level, dreams can tell you about problems. Important experiences you. What kind of experiences? Well, positive ones like. If you learn about the future through. In. this way, dreams can work like radar to show you what is coming up.** prophetic dreams, dream. And third, dreams can be educational video games if you learn how to.

These are called. In a lucid dream, you know you are.

You can fly around. But lucid dreams can also let you speak. The first step to using your dreams is to remember them. To do this. make sure you get enough sleep. When waking up, don.

Most useful of all is to keep a pen and small. Not only does this help you recall the dream. Automatically over the next days or.

The second step is to interpret their meaning. This is tricky. because dreams are mostly symbolic. This means the message they. For instance, dreaming. Or dreaming that you are caught in a tornado might mean.

By writing down your dreams, you can. To get started, you can use a dream. Also know that negative astral beings, which are life- forms without. They tend to pick on children the most. You can identify these dreams by how. If you often have nightmares, before going to sleep try to.

This helps keep negative astral critters. Or if you learn to lucid dream, you can face a monster in a.

There are different. Do a test like flicking a light switch.

If you keep this up for at. As you stay relaxed but mentally. Dreams can also teach you lessons about yourself and the world. By fixing existing problems indicated by a. Instead of stumbling around blind, you get clued. But you will have to. Only by remembering dreams and trying.

Incarnation and Reincarnation. If your mind can exist without the body, then where was the mind. And what happens to the mind after the body. See, life is like a dream where being. In. between, your mind thinks, feels, and lives through a temporary. Being born is similar to how.

The same actor plays. When a person dies, his spirit eventually returns to the nonphysical. Robert Monroe, Raymond Moody. Victor Zammit, life after death, death and afterlife. There the spirit gets to ponder the life.

This is. called reincarnation. Likewise, even though we are here in.

That small part is what you think and. The higher self is who you are. The lower self is. So it would be more correct to say.

We are like finger puppets - the puppet. Why do people choose to be born into this world?

There are as many. Some people come here to do something. It is the same reason people play games or watch movies - . Life is. like an obstacle course, weight training program, or crash course in.

Besides the fun and joy in being alive, there is. But the negative stuff is what makes the. Life is bodybuilding for the soul, and. Another reason someone might come here is to help others wake up. The problem is. that being born wipes your memories of where you came from and who.

The subjects might seem strangely. Maybe you are a. helper soul. If you enjoy figuring things out, pondering the. If so, it is very important that you. At the core, you already know these truths but have forgotten them. The difference is that if some truth.

You will feel something. Instead of. going ! That really makes sense! Now I. get it! When both the head and heart agree with. Back to Contents. My goal is to give you a general overview of what I have learned.

Towards this end, let me share with. They are: gatheringcontemplatingmeditating. Gathering. Gathering means to read, watch, and listen to sources of information.

So read. books, websites, magazines dealing with this stuff, listen to audio. You are gathering ideas from which to.

Contemplation. Contemplating is where the magic happens. Food is useless unless you digest it.

To contemplate. means to ponder, put the puzzle pieces together, come up with. It is journeying into your mind on a. The easiest way to do this is with pen. Start by jotting down what. Then brainstorm some ideas, think about.

You will discover that as you. When they first appear, they are in the. It is your job to unravel these. Meditation. Meditating is quieting and focusing your mind so that you are aware. Normally you might have random thoughts.

That is not good because. And like trying to. Done. daily it helps you be more aware, improves your energy and calmness. Here is how to meditate: find a quiet spot, sit with your back. When your mind wanders, bring it back to that one thing. Keep. this up for between five and thirty minutes. What to focus on?

Here are. some suggestions from the. If the babbling voice in your head keeps cutting. But most of all, meditation helps to. Back to Contents. Life is also like a role- playing computer game you (as the higher. The general plot of the game is decided. What is the point of this game?

It is. to experience and better understand yourself, others, and reality. These experiences are there to help you. They contain learning lessons and are. To give you a better idea of what kind of lessons I. For instance, if you have an open mind.

But if you are. stubborn and stuck in your thinking, the experience might be harsher. If an experience does not. So the key to having. These lessons simply make you.

But if the same bad episode keeps. Freewill is your ability to choose and. Destiny is the blueprint that determines the. Some people wonder how freewill can exist if.

The answer is. that destiny only decides what you must learn and why, not how you. The latter is up to you depending on your. Your destiny is to become all that you truly are, but how. When we live within our destiny, meaning when we use both our minds.

But people. tend to be stubborn and not all that perceptive, so they rarely. This is one reason they incarnate: to. If they only had the chance to consider. The only true mistakes in life are those that go directly against. But even if you follow your. Destiny is your destination; true.

Back to Contents. External Effects of Thoughts and. Feelings. It may seem incredible, but everyday your thoughts and feelings.

The world you experience reflects back.

VBAC After 2 or More Cesareans. Vaginal Birth After 2 or More Cesareansby KMom. Copyright . All rights.

DISCLAIMER: The information on this website is not. Consult. your health provider. CONTENTSIs trying for a Vaginal Birth After Cesarean (VBAC) a reasonable option after you've had 2. There is another websection (VBA2+C. Stories FAQ) that relates personal stories of VBAC after.

The VBA2+C FAQ and the VBA2. C Stories FAQ are meant to be. Readers are urged to do their own research in order to reasonably evaluate.

VBAC vs. Bruce Flamm. Further resources can be found in the References section of. VBA2+C Stories FAQ, as well as in the websection. Great VBAC Resources on. The purpose of this FAQ is not to convince you that VBA2. C is. or is not the right.

No. criticism of either choice of birth mode should be inferred. The focus in this websection is primarily on VBAC after 2 c- sections because.

VBAC. Kmom particularly dislikes the terms . There are many types of direct- entry.

DEMs) and terminology can be inconsistent. Many people assume that nurse- midwives are more. Here are the major VBAC studies with VBA2+C data in them that. FAQ. Table I: VBA2. C Studies. Study. Journal. Year. VBA2.

C Success Rate. Rupture Rate. Induction/ Augmentation Used? Sample Size. Favor VBA2.

C? Comments                          Saldana LR et al. Am J Ob- Gyn. 19. VBA2+C  rate. 0. 0% in TOL grouprarelyn=3. Records 2. 2 VBA2+Cs, including 4 VBA3. Cs. Porreco, RP and Meier PRJ of Reprod Med. VBA2+C rate. 0. 0% ruptures or dehiscencesyes, 3.

CPD had a. VBACMartin, JN et al. Am J Ob- Gyn. 19.

VBA2+C rate. 0. 0% ruptures or dehiscencesyesn=1. VBA2. C (6. 9%)  and 3/6 VBA3+C (5. Wadhawan, S and Narone, JNIntl J Gyn Ob. VBA2. C rateapparently 0.

TOL, 3. 1 of whom had 2 prior. Ob- Gyn. 19. 88. 45% VBA2+C overall. VBA2. C, 5. 0% VBA3. C no ruptures, 5.

VBAC; no oxytocin augmentation had 6. VBAC rate!)Flamm, BL et al. Am J Ob- Gyn. 19.

VBAC overall. 76% VBA2. C, 7. 1% VBA3. C0.

TOLsyes. 82 TOLs in women with 2 prior c/s, and 7 TOLs. Am J Ob- Gyn. 19.

VBA2+C; 7. 8% VBA2. C and 8. 9% VBA3+Cno ruptures in women with multiple lower. There was one rupture in a woman with two previous. Veridiano, NP et al. Int J Gyn OB1. 98. VBAC success rates. Totals. here reflect only this second half of study.

Hansell,RS et al. Birth. 19. 90. 77% overall; 7.

VBA2. C6. 0% VBA3. C1. 00% VBA4. C    0. TOL group non=3. 5 TOLyessmall study, over 5 yearsno increase in maternal or fetal morbidity or mortalitywomen with trial of labor had fewer postpartum complications and. Wessel, J et al. Perinatal. Ob- Gyn. 19. 94. 90% success rate. PGE2, pit if needed for.

TOLn=1. 00. 6 ERCSyes. Saudi study; rupture rate same as in group with ERCSno scar dehiscence, no real effect on VBAC success rates. Cowan, RK et al. Ob- Gyn. VBAC rate. 79% VBA2+C rate overall.

VBA2. C, 1. 00% VBA3. Coverall, 5/5. 93=0. TOL after 2 c/sn=3 TOL after 3 c/syes.

TOL after 1 c/s, 7. Frauen. 1. 99. 48. VBAC overall. 70% VBA2. C0. 5% for entire group (induction study)yes, entire group was inducedunknown number with 2 prior cesareansprobably yesoriginal study in German; abstract is not. VBA2. C aspects of the study except for 7. VBA2. C rate in. the group induced with prostaglandin E2 gel. Granovsky- Grisaru, S.

J Reprod Med. 19. VBA1. C6. 0% VBA2. C0. 0%yes, 2. 5% inducedn=5 TOL after 2 c/s; n=1. TOL after 1+ c/stoo few to make evaluation.

OBs interviewed underestimated VBA2. C success. rates greatly; VBAC after induction was 4. VBAC in spontaneous. Bretelle,F et al.

Journal Gyn- OB Biol Rep. VBA2. C success rateprobably 1% true rupture, but data is. TOL after 2 c/syesunknown pitocin usedid not separate scar dehiscences from rupture; only 1.

Abbassi, H et al. J Gyn- Ob Biol Rep. Caughey, AB et al. Am J Ob- Gyn. 19.

Faridi, A and Rath, WA Geburt. Neon. 1. 99. 9not given; review of literature. That's quite a range of success rates- -- so why the wide range? Only studies in which it was possible. VBA2+C were included here. Note: Be aware that some of these totals may not reflect.

VBACs instead. Study Name/Year. VBA2. C rate. Number of TOLs. Number of VBA2+Cs. Saldana,  1. 97. 95.

Porreco,   1. 98. Martin, 1. 98. 36. Wadhawan, 1. 98. 37. Farmakides,  1. 98. Stovall,  1. 98. 78. Phelan 1. 98. 7 *7. Pruett,   1. 98. 84.

Flamm,   1. 98. 8 *7. Veridiano,  1. 98. Phelan,  1. 98. 9**6. Novas,   1. 98. 98.

Flamm, 1. 99. 0***6. Wessel,   1. 99. 07. Hansell, 1. 99. 07. Miller, 1. 99. 47. Cowan, 1. 99. 4*7. Granovsky, 1. 99.

Behrens, 1. 99. 4****7. Chattopadhyay, 1. Asakura, 1. 99. 56. Davies, 1. 99. 66. Abbassi, 1. 99. 85.

Bretelle, 1. 99. 86. Caughey, 1. 99. 96. It is unclear whether the Phelan 1.

Phelan 1. 98. 9. studies have duplicate subjects (like the Flamm 1. There are two ways to. Many providers delight in telling women that their chances for. VBA2. C are lower than after 1 previous cesarean; even ACOG states this.

Similarly, Phelan 1. VBA2+C rate vs. Saldana (1. VBA1. C success rate, whereas the population with 2 or more cesareans.

VBA2+C rate. Stovall (1. VBA1. C rate, whereas the rate. VBA2. C and 1. 00% for a small VBA3. C group (or an 8. VBA2+C). 5. 4% for VBA1. C. The problem is that few doctors know.

Jakobi (1. 99. 3) found that 6. VBAC ended up having a VBAC anyhow. In Chattopadhyay 1. VBA2. C. Even so, most women with no. VBAC. VBA2+C Rates By Primary Indication for Cesarean Studies have documented that the highest VBAC rates come when the. Some doctors insist on pelvimetry (measuring the pelvis. CPD cesarean in hopes of being able to predict.

VBAC is likely or not, but studies show this does not reliably predict. Research Realities). And. many women have had VBACs after 2 previous cesareans for CPD (see Phelan. VBACs after previous 'failed' trials of labor, and have. VBACs after dilating completely and pushing both times (Kmom did!). In particular, given the tremendous false.

TOL. VBAC success rates with macrosomic babies do tend to be. Most doctors would say that the. First, it's possible that if larger babies have less 'wiggle. Second, physician bias and protocols for macrosomic babies may. VBAC rates. Third, a common tactic when macrosomia is.

VBAC studies also show that. VBAC rate strongly. Although the sample. Leaphart 1. 99. 7 found that induction for macrosomia.

VBAC success rate from 7. Other data. seems to confirm that induction in general tends to lower VBAC success rates (Davies 1. Zelop 1. 99. 9, Rageth. Ravasia 2. 00. 0). Furthermore, in some non- VBAC studies, induction was even. Macrosomia and Induction FAQ for references).

None of the. VBA2. C studies analyzed for this FAQ examined macrosomia as a variable for VBAC. VBA1. C studies, VBAC success rates with macrosomic babies ranged. Holt 1. 99. 7, Flamm 1. Davies 1. 99. 6, Aboulfalah 2. Abbassi, second 1. With success. rates at least 5.

TOL with a. macrosomic baby is a reasonable option. Granovsky- Grisaru 1. Chattopadhyay 1. 99. VBA1. C studies). This is such an important issue that an. Choose Providers Wisely. Another extremely important way to increase your.

VBA2+C chances is to choose a truly VBAC- friendly provider. You should also consider what kind of procedures, routine protocols. These will tell you.

VBAC than any study. If your. provider is not strongly supportive. TOL vs. You owe it. ERCS group. In particular, the VBAC studies done in the 9. Thus it is very difficult to accurately compare rupture. No ruptures in the low transverse scar group. As noted above, perhaps the.

TOL, that more pitocin or. Leung 1. 99. 3, see below).

In the Flamm 1. 99. TOL after 2. previous cesareans (8. They found a 1. 8%.

TOL group vs. 1. 4% in the group not receiving pitocin). They found that the risk of uterine rupture. In fact, 7. 6% of women who eventually ruptured. LATENT or EARLY. labor, and if they were not VBAC moms, it would be controversial whether they. In fact, 6. 9% of those who ruptured received pitocin at < or.

Did most of these cases represent true arrest disorders of. In addition, many. Active labor is defined as. Gifford. 2. 00. 0). The question is whether women. It is still of definite concern, but must be.

It's also important to note that the authors hastened to add. However, it helps. The higher rate of rupture in the multiple cesarean group is. VBA2+C. candidates we have), but the data has somewhat limited use without knowing more. VBA1. C group, also not statistically.

And it would have been interesting. The high rate of. Burke 2. 00. 0 is a very small study that examined the. Pennsylvania Hospital over a period of. PGE2 (prostaglandin gel).

Comparison of the Largest VBA2. C Studies. Because many of the smaller VBA2. C studies have less than 1.

TOL, and because most of these studies had no ruptures at all in. In addition, both of the ruptures in the Flamm 1. VBAC moms should have attentive support and a plan. Many. women HAVE had VBACs (and even VBA2+Cs) with macrosomia, unknown scars, a. TOL or an. ERCS. Each woman and her provider has to decide what's reasonable and best. Although several studies have found low.

PGE2 products, there ARE cases on record that document. PGE2 prostaglandin gels, or particularly when prostaglandin. If a woman is given PGE2 products several. Doctors in particular like how much cheaper.

In other. words, most doctors are using it experimentally and without adequate informed. Although data is limited, the initial studies of Cytotec in VBAC shows a.

For example, a prospective. Cytotec in VBAC moms was abandoned after 2 of 1. Wing 1. 99. 8). 0. On the other hand, breast stimulation is a natural alternative.

OBs are certainly. Many. midwives feel comfortable using it since it has years of positive anecdotal use. However, it is not a choice that should be. Avoid an epidural if possible; although epidurals by. Have attentive labor support in attendance at all. Jackie Mawson, writing on induction and VBAC at www. If we wait until our baby's ready to labour, then our.

The specter of fetal death due to uterine rupture is a fear. So is a TOL after 2 cesareans also a. What about from a public health viewpoint?

First, it's important to. Faridi (1. 99. 9) did a literature review on trials of labor. This makes it. difficult to gauge the true risk.