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Rebecca J Hanna
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Assemblage Artist , Wisdom Keeper, Conspiracy Researcher, Bibliophile, Herbivore, Big Pharma Anarchist, Child of the 60's, Pronoia Advocate, Comedic Reliefian, Twin Peaks and Dirk Gently fan, Zen is my default daily reset, Jedi wannabe, American born with Irish and Blackfoot roots, anti-woke, More CO2 please (the trees asked me to add this), doer of useful old school stuff
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Rebjane63 3 months ago
Credit: (Fact 27 -Facebook) In the remote coastal villages of Chile, an innovative and low-cost solution is transforming the way communities light their homes — saltwater lamps powered by nothing more than seawater and simple copper plates. These remarkable devices use a chemical reaction between saltwater and electrodes (usually copper and magnesium) to generate electricity. No batteries, no combustion, no pollution — just the ocean’s natural salinity sparking light where the grid cannot reach. Each lamp runs for hours on a single refill of saltwater, providing consistent illumination for families who once relied on dim candles or kerosene lanterns. And it’s not just about lighting rooms — children now study safely after dark, fishermen prep their gear before dawn, and elders move around homes without fear of injury. These lamps bring both safety and opportunity, all using resources literally at their feet. The brilliance of the design lies in its simplicity and sustainability. The plates inside the lamp can last for months, and replacement is inexpensive. The seawater acts as the electrolyte, creating a flow of electrons between the plates — a gentle, quiet process that produces light with no heat or noise. These saltwater lamps represent a shining example of how low-tech innovation can meet high-impact needs. In regions where extending power lines is impractical or too costly, the ocean is now not only a source of livelihood but also of light. #SaltwaterInnovation #OffGridSolutions #Coolbeans image
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Rebjane63 3 months ago
" Philosophy should be used as a coupstick for the cultural conditioning within us. The business of a philosopher is to act as a checks and balancing system. A philosopher is the ultimate cultural leveling mechanism, a thorn in the side of anyone or anything taking itself too seriously. A good philosopher realizes that the only good Ivory Tower is a demolished one. The only ideal golden idol is a melted one. The only efficient high horse is the one reduced to kindling. Thus, a philosopher should strategically plant question marks like thought-bombs into all comfort zones. They should force the golden idol into a crucible. They should roast marshmallows over the fire of kindled high horses. Inflicting the world with philosophy is paramount because power tends to corrupt. It will always be necessary to upset the current system lest power become absolute. A good philosopher should be a question mark sword cutting through all power constructs." #philosophy Written by Gary Z McGee Image: Poor Soul by Nicola Samori image
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Rebjane63 3 months ago
image I took this on the 15th-- Look at those toes!
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Rebjane63 3 months ago
"Small and hidden is the door that leads inward, and the entrance is barred by countless prejudices, mistaken assumptions, and fears. Always, one wishes to hear of grand political and economic schemes, the very things that have landed every nation in a morass. Therefore, it sounds grotesque when anyone speaks of hidden doors, dreams, and a world within. What has this vapid idealism got to do with gigantic economic programmes, with the so-called problems of reality? But I speak not to nations, only to the individual few, for whom it goes without saying that cultural values do not drop down like manna from heaven, but are created by the hands of individuals. If things go wrong in the world, this is because something is wrong with the individual, because something is wrong with me. Therefore, if I am sensible, I shall put myself right first. For this I need — because outside authority no longer means anything to me — a knowledge of the innermost foundations of my being, in order that I may base myself firmly on the eternal facts of the human psyche." #Jung #selfmastery ~ C.G. Jung [Art: Akira Kusaka] image
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Rebjane63 3 months ago
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Rebjane63 3 months ago
"Do not resist the pain. Allow it to be there. Surrender to the grief, despair, fear, loneliness, or whatever form the suffering takes. Witness it without labelling it mentally. Embrace it. Then see how the miracle of surrender transmutes deep suffering into deep peace." ~ Eckhart Tolle [Art: Deb Garlick Art] image