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(Message started by: stevema on Sep 25^th, 2005, 9:20am)

Title: Facing North
Post by stevema on Sep 25^th, 2005, 9:20am

Recently noted that I find myself facing north during the dance or teapot bend. Anyone else? I mean, there are things I do that seem like someone is directing me (puppet like) cause I don't know why I am dancing or walking a certain way. And I am always looking for a spot that doesn't give the imminent death feeling, and more often than not, that is facing north (though it doesn't seem to help *too much* anyway). Could this be related to the whole cicadian rhythm thing, or how come many attacks come around soltices / equinoxes? Is it the spinning, rolling of the Earth? Anyone have anything similar?

Title: Re: Facing North
Post by Jonny on Sep 25^th, 2005, 10:31am

Its all in your head, Dude....Literally ;)

Title: Re: Facing North
Post by joey_the_grip on Sep 25^th, 2005, 10:39am

Nearly every one of my clusters has started about a month before the equinox, more often the spring equinox.

Title: Re: Facing North
Post by Sean_C on Sep 25^th, 2005, 11:01am

on 09/25/05 at 09:20:24, stevema wrote:

Could this be related to the whole cicadian rhythm thing?

I find the most comfort in this rythm.

Hold your hands high with your head facing up (mms://66.186.0.101/allaccess/diststri.wma)

Works for me ;)

Sean..............................................

Title: Re: Facing North
Post by nani on Sep 25^th, 2005, 11:06am

Spring and Fall cycles are quite common. Personally, I'm not sure it isn't more about the weather, than the equinox.
pain free wishes, nani

Title: Re: Facing North
Post by floridian on Sep 25^th, 2005, 6:07pm

on 09/25/05 at 09:20:24, stevema wrote:

It is like your appendix, an evolutionary left-over .... the signal to begin migrating. But like a typical clusterhead, you get it all wrong. Now is the time to Head South (unless you are down under). ;)

Seriously, though, changes in daylight and heat can start a cycle in an episodic. It is a disease with a circadian component for many episodics. Not sure about the north thing, though.

Title: Re: Facing North
Post by stevema on Sep 25^th, 2005, 9:14pm

yeah, i know it is pretty cooky. But I will try anything (you guys know the ANYTHING thing) to stop this pain. And so here I am, expounding weird stuff, just wondering...
Thanks for your well wishes...

Title: Re: Facing North
Post by tommyD on Sep 26^th, 2005, 5:03am

Hi stevema

Perhaps you face north simply because that means you are not looking toward the sun. I know I don't like looking at bright light during a cluster.

-tommyD

Title: Re: Facing North
Post by BobG on Sep 26^th, 2005, 6:06am

I always pace north and south. Not because of the position of the magnetic fields, the stars, moon or sun but because my patio is longer that direction then east to west to east.

Title: Re: Facing North
Post by stevema on Sep 26^th, 2005, 8:56am

i'm going with the sun theory. Thanks folks !