Guest guest Posted March 16, 2000 Report Share Posted March 16, 2000 Hi all, This is sort of coming out of nowhere, but I was wondering if anyone has any insights on this. I had heard that our hair holds memory, and that's why Rastafarians grow their hair out and choose not to cut it. Maybe to maintain that connection with the past... I'm wondering, is that why Buddhist monks shave their heads? To better live in the present... anyway, this occurred to me just as I was falling asleep last night, and I thought I'd throw it out there. :^) Jen Talk to your friends online with Messenger. http://im. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 17, 2000 Report Share Posted March 17, 2000 Remember Samson and Delilah? Samson's strength seemed to be in the hair. http://community.webtv.net/Talks-withtrees/PrayerChain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 17, 2000 Report Share Posted March 17, 2000 Hi Jennifer, While I have heard that hair contains various biologic traces, I have never heard that it contains psychological material. All the best, Ken Please note my new address and new phone number: Ken Dychtwald, Ph.D. President and CEO Age Wave LLC 2000 Powell Street 11th floor Emeryville, CA 94608 phone 510 923-2203 fax 510 652-9051 On Thursday, March 16, 2000 8:11 AM, Jennifer Radcliffe [sMTP:bellatrix13] wrote: > Jennifer Radcliffe <bellatrix13 > > Hi all, This is sort of coming out of nowhere, but I > was wondering if anyone has any insights on this. I > had heard that our hair holds memory, and that's why > Rastafarians grow their hair out and choose not to cut > it. Maybe to maintain that connection with the past... > I'm wondering, is that why Buddhist monks shave their > heads? To better live in the present... anyway, this > occurred to me just as I was falling asleep last > night, and I thought I'd throw it out there. :^) > > Jen > > > > Talk to your friends online with Messenger. > http://im. > > ------ > GET A NEXTCARD VISA, in 30 seconds! Get rates > as low as 0.0% Intro APR and no hidden fees. > Apply NOW! > http://click./1/975/2/_/148494/_/953223040/ > ------ > > **************************************** > Visit the community page at > To from , send an email to - > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 19, 2000 Report Share Posted March 19, 2000 thanks for all the good conversation. it sure makes sense in regards to why energy work is so powerful, and transforming. i will look up this book. Lee ---------- >Jennifer Radcliffe <bellatrix13 > >RE: Hair memory? >Sun, Mar 19, 2000, 10:48 AM > > Jennifer Radcliffe <bellatrix13 > > Fascinating! Have you read the book, Holographic > Universe by Michael Talbot? That is his basic > principle, and he takes it to the grand scale of the > universe. That any one particle in any moment in time > contains the whole of the universe...I'm not doing it > justice, I know! but that's the basis of the book. > > Love, Jen > > --- Carl Weisbrod <askcarl wrote: >> To me it all gets down to the DNA in the >> cell--there's a huge >> amount of information stored in the DNA--maybe every >> cell, >> then is equal in stored information (hair, skin, >> organs, muscles, etc.). >> Carl >> >> At 06:40 AM 3/19/00 -0800, Jennifer Radcliffe wrote: >> >Jennifer Radcliffe <bellatrix13 >> > >> >Hmmm...biological traces I can definately conceive >> of. >> >I could imagine it's also possible that while the >> hair >> >is still in the follicle, being formed, our >> energetic >> >experience at that time in our life is 'encoded' >> into >> >each strand, and holds some memory of the past in >> that >> >way; the same way our organs store memories and >> >energetic experiences. >> > >> >Anyway, I've talked to two people who described >> going >> >through a trying life experience, and needed to >> >facilitate a transformation of some kind, and both >> >chose to cut their long hair, and both described >> >feeling a release, and a freedom from the past...it >> >could also just be that it is such a new experience >> to >> >have short hair after growing it so long, and these >> >people were enjoying the freedom of making a new >> >choice, and simply experienced the liberation of >> that >> >new choice. >> >Anyway, it's fun to think about...: ) >> >Samson and Delilah....yeaaa! >> > >> >Love, Jen >> > >> >--- Ken Dychtwald <KDychtwald wrote: >> > > Hi Jennifer, >> > > >> > > While I have heard that hair contains various >> > > biologic traces, I have never heard that it >> contains >> > > psychological material. >> > > >> > > All the best, >> > > >> > > Ken >> > > >> > > Please note my new address and new phone number: >> > > >> > > Ken Dychtwald, Ph.D. >> > > President and CEO >> > > Age Wave LLC >> > > 2000 Powell Street >> > > 11th floor >> > > Emeryville, CA 94608 >> > > >> > > phone 510 923-2203 >> > > fax 510 652-9051 >> > > >> > > >> > > On Thursday, March 16, 2000 8:11 AM, Jennifer >> > > Radcliffe [sMTP:bellatrix13] wrote: >> > > > Jennifer Radcliffe >> <bellatrix13 >> > > > >> > > > Hi all, This is sort of coming out of nowhere, >> but >> > > I >> > > > was wondering if anyone has any insights on >> this. >> > > I >> > > > had heard that our hair holds memory, and >> that's >> > > why >> > > > Rastafarians grow their hair out and choose >> not to >> > > cut >> > > > it. Maybe to maintain that connection with the >> > > past... >> > > > I'm wondering, is that why Buddhist monks >> shave >> > > their >> > > > heads? To better live in the present... >> anyway, >> > > this >> > > > occurred to me just as I was falling asleep >> last >> > > > night, and I thought I'd throw it out there. >> :^) >> > > > >> > > > Jen > > > > > Talk to your friends online with Messenger. > http://im. > > ------ > PERFORM CPR ON YOUR APR! > Get a NextCard Visa, in 30 seconds! Get rates as low as > 0.0% Intro or 9.9% Fixed APR and no hidden fees. > Apply NOW! > http://click./1/2121/3/_/148494/_/953480906/ > ------ > > **************************************** > Visit the community page at > To from , send an email to > - > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 19, 2000 Report Share Posted March 19, 2000 To me it all gets down to the DNA in the cell--there's a huge amount of information stored in the DNA--maybe every cell, then is equal in stored information (hair, skin, organs, muscles, etc.). Carl At 06:40 AM 3/19/00 -0800, Jennifer Radcliffe wrote: >Jennifer Radcliffe <bellatrix13 > >Hmmm...biological traces I can definately conceive of. >I could imagine it's also possible that while the hair >is still in the follicle, being formed, our energetic >experience at that time in our life is 'encoded' into >each strand, and holds some memory of the past in that >way; the same way our organs store memories and >energetic experiences. > >Anyway, I've talked to two people who described going >through a trying life experience, and needed to >facilitate a transformation of some kind, and both >chose to cut their long hair, and both described >feeling a release, and a freedom from the past...it >could also just be that it is such a new experience to >have short hair after growing it so long, and these >people were enjoying the freedom of making a new >choice, and simply experienced the liberation of that >new choice. >Anyway, it's fun to think about...: ) >Samson and Delilah....yeaaa! > >Love, Jen > >--- Ken Dychtwald <KDychtwald wrote: > > Hi Jennifer, > > > > While I have heard that hair contains various > > biologic traces, I have never heard that it contains > > psychological material. > > > > All the best, > > > > Ken > > > > Please note my new address and new phone number: > > > > Ken Dychtwald, Ph.D. > > President and CEO > > Age Wave LLC > > 2000 Powell Street > > 11th floor > > Emeryville, CA 94608 > > > > phone 510 923-2203 > > fax 510 652-9051 > > > > > > On Thursday, March 16, 2000 8:11 AM, Jennifer > > Radcliffe [sMTP:bellatrix13] wrote: > > > Jennifer Radcliffe <bellatrix13 > > > > > > Hi all, This is sort of coming out of nowhere, but > > I > > > was wondering if anyone has any insights on this. > > I > > > had heard that our hair holds memory, and that's > > why > > > Rastafarians grow their hair out and choose not to > > cut > > > it. Maybe to maintain that connection with the > > past... > > > I'm wondering, is that why Buddhist monks shave > > their > > > heads? To better live in the present... anyway, > > this > > > occurred to me just as I was falling asleep last > > > night, and I thought I'd throw it out there. :^) > > > > > > Jen > > > > >Talk to your friends online with Messenger. >http://im. > >------ >PERFORM CPR ON YOUR APR! >Get a NextCard Visa, in 30 seconds! Get rates as low as >0.0% Intro or 9.9% Fixed APR and no hidden fees. >Apply NOW! >http://click./1/2121/3/_/148494/_/953476826/ >------ > >**************************************** >Visit the community page at >To from , send an email to >- > http://askcarl.net Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 19, 2000 Report Share Posted March 19, 2000 Hmmm...biological traces I can definately conceive of. I could imagine it's also possible that while the hair is still in the follicle, being formed, our energetic experience at that time in our life is 'encoded' into each strand, and holds some memory of the past in that way; the same way our organs store memories and energetic experiences. Anyway, I've talked to two people who described going through a trying life experience, and needed to facilitate a transformation of some kind, and both chose to cut their long hair, and both described feeling a release, and a freedom from the past...it could also just be that it is such a new experience to have short hair after growing it so long, and these people were enjoying the freedom of making a new choice, and simply experienced the liberation of that new choice. Anyway, it's fun to think about...: ) Samson and Delilah....yeaaa! Love, Jen --- Ken Dychtwald <KDychtwald wrote: > Hi Jennifer, > > While I have heard that hair contains various > biologic traces, I have never heard that it contains > psychological material. > > All the best, > > Ken > > Please note my new address and new phone number: > > Ken Dychtwald, Ph.D. > President and CEO > Age Wave LLC > 2000 Powell Street > 11th floor > Emeryville, CA 94608 > > phone 510 923-2203 > fax 510 652-9051 > > > On Thursday, March 16, 2000 8:11 AM, Jennifer > Radcliffe [sMTP:bellatrix13] wrote: > > Jennifer Radcliffe <bellatrix13 > > > > Hi all, This is sort of coming out of nowhere, but > I > > was wondering if anyone has any insights on this. > I > > had heard that our hair holds memory, and that's > why > > Rastafarians grow their hair out and choose not to > cut > > it. Maybe to maintain that connection with the > past... > > I'm wondering, is that why Buddhist monks shave > their > > heads? To better live in the present... anyway, > this > > occurred to me just as I was falling asleep last > > night, and I thought I'd throw it out there. :^) > > > > Jen Talk to your friends online with Messenger. http://im. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 19, 2000 Report Share Posted March 19, 2000 At 07:48 AM 3/19/00 -0800, Jennifer Radcliffe wrote: >Jennifer Radcliffe <bellatrix13 > >Fascinating! Have you read the book, Holographic >Universe by Michael Talbot? That is his basic >principle, and he takes it to the grand scale of the >universe. That any one particle in any moment in time >contains the whole of the universe...I'm not doing it >justice, I know! but that's the basis of the book. > >Love, Jen I think, Jen, that's the #1 mind-blowing bit of scientific insight of the last half of the 20th century...that not only are we the sum total of all our parts, but all our parts (clear down to the cell) are each a sum total of us. No scientist would have ever accepted that without the evidence being there. Of course " Dolly type " experiments have verified it. I'm old enough that I've had to learn to think differently about the process of life. But it turns out to be an easy foundation to build on. Carl http://askcarl.net Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 19, 2000 Report Share Posted March 19, 2000 Fascinating! Have you read the book, Holographic Universe by Michael Talbot? That is his basic principle, and he takes it to the grand scale of the universe. That any one particle in any moment in time contains the whole of the universe...I'm not doing it justice, I know! but that's the basis of the book. Love, Jen --- Carl Weisbrod <askcarl wrote: > To me it all gets down to the DNA in the > cell--there's a huge > amount of information stored in the DNA--maybe every > cell, > then is equal in stored information (hair, skin, > organs, muscles, etc.). > Carl > > At 06:40 AM 3/19/00 -0800, Jennifer Radcliffe wrote: > >Jennifer Radcliffe <bellatrix13 > > > >Hmmm...biological traces I can definately conceive > of. > >I could imagine it's also possible that while the > hair > >is still in the follicle, being formed, our > energetic > >experience at that time in our life is 'encoded' > into > >each strand, and holds some memory of the past in > that > >way; the same way our organs store memories and > >energetic experiences. > > > >Anyway, I've talked to two people who described > going > >through a trying life experience, and needed to > >facilitate a transformation of some kind, and both > >chose to cut their long hair, and both described > >feeling a release, and a freedom from the past...it > >could also just be that it is such a new experience > to > >have short hair after growing it so long, and these > >people were enjoying the freedom of making a new > >choice, and simply experienced the liberation of > that > >new choice. > >Anyway, it's fun to think about...: ) > >Samson and Delilah....yeaaa! > > > >Love, Jen > > > >--- Ken Dychtwald <KDychtwald wrote: > > > Hi Jennifer, > > > > > > While I have heard that hair contains various > > > biologic traces, I have never heard that it > contains > > > psychological material. > > > > > > All the best, > > > > > > Ken > > > > > > Please note my new address and new phone number: > > > > > > Ken Dychtwald, Ph.D. > > > President and CEO > > > Age Wave LLC > > > 2000 Powell Street > > > 11th floor > > > Emeryville, CA 94608 > > > > > > phone 510 923-2203 > > > fax 510 652-9051 > > > > > > > > > On Thursday, March 16, 2000 8:11 AM, Jennifer > > > Radcliffe [sMTP:bellatrix13] wrote: > > > > Jennifer Radcliffe > <bellatrix13 > > > > > > > > Hi all, This is sort of coming out of nowhere, > but > > > I > > > > was wondering if anyone has any insights on > this. > > > I > > > > had heard that our hair holds memory, and > that's > > > why > > > > Rastafarians grow their hair out and choose > not to > > > cut > > > > it. Maybe to maintain that connection with the > > > past... > > > > I'm wondering, is that why Buddhist monks > shave > > > their > > > > heads? To better live in the present... > anyway, > > > this > > > > occurred to me just as I was falling asleep > last > > > > night, and I thought I'd throw it out there. > :^) > > > > > > > > Jen Talk to your friends online with Messenger. http://im. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 19, 2000 Report Share Posted March 19, 2000 This is a very interesting addendum to this thread; I just bought a used car, and was standing at the counter getting it registered at the RMV... my clerk was a beautiful East Indian girl, and her neighbor a black girl. They were discussing how they had both recently cut their hair, and how freeing it felt. I have cut several feet off my hair a couple of times (once I cut my hair from being able to sit on it to a 3 " perm). One of the things I noticed was how differently I moved my head (the same sort of thing that happens when you switch from glasses to contact lenses). I also remember a brief horror as I saw my hair on the floor. (In both cases I saved a pony tail of hair). The hair obviously contains DNA, but it is essentially " dead " , like your nails. The shape your keratinous appendages are in depends on your general health status and diet a lot, but they are slow in manifesting those things (or at least a lot slower than, say, the skin). I imagine that in our culture, the process of cutting the hair is essentially the sort of emotional and energetic investment you make when doing body art, such as tattoos or piercing, or even mehndi or makeup. A boy's first haircut in our culture is a sort of rite of passage. Hairstyles can represent social change, as the " bobbing " of hair in the 20's represented the new freedom of women as much as their upward creeping hemlines and right to vote. In other cultures it can be religious, like the Rastafarian, the Tibetan or the tonsured Monk, the long hair of the Pentacostal woman, the covered head of the Orthodox woman, the shorn head of a nun. Samson was representative of a Jewish group who dedicate their lives to God and use their long hair as a symbol of that. His story is an allegory of the loss of " power " by Israel when their men marry outside their people. The talismanic power of hair is without doubt, however. Hair is used in many Pagan and Voudoun spells, and has been carried in " lockets " by loving wives and mothers for centuries. I would imagine that since hair is organic, it holds energy well; that would make it a good vector for psychometry. Jennifer Radcliffe wrote: > > Jennifer Radcliffe <bellatrix13 > > Hmmm...biological traces I can definately conceive of. > I could imagine it's also possible that while the hair > is still in the follicle, being formed, our energetic > experience at that time in our life is 'encoded' into > each strand, and holds some memory of the past in that > way; the same way our organs store memories and > energetic experiences. > > Anyway, I've talked to two people who described going > through a trying life experience, and needed to > facilitate a transformation of some kind, and both > chose to cut their long hair, and both described > feeling a release, and a freedom from the past...it > could also just be that it is such a new experience to > have short hair after growing it so long, and these > people were enjoying the freedom of making a new > choice, and simply experienced the liberation of that > new choice. > Anyway, it's fun to think about...: ) > Samson and Delilah....yeaaa! > > Love, Jen > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 20, 2000 Report Share Posted March 20, 2000 I've noticed a similar experience in making changes to long-standing styles of facial hair. I've worn a moustache for most of my adult life. At one particularly difficult period, it suddenly occurred to me to shave it off. A couple of years later, as the difficulties contiued, I grew a beard. When I began to move beyond my problems, I returned to my former moustachioed look. I've never really thought about the whole process before this. None of the changes were intentional to the point of, " This will fix things. " An interesting reaction, no? Now I have something else to figure out..... >Caroline Abreu <crow > > >Re: Hair memory? >Sun, 19 Mar 2000 11:16:40 -0500 > >This is a very interesting addendum to this thread; I just bought a used >car, and was standing at the counter getting it registered at the RMV... >my clerk was a beautiful East Indian girl, and her neighbor a black >girl. They were discussing how they had both recently cut their hair, >and how freeing it felt. > >I have cut several feet off my hair a couple of times (once I cut my >hair from being able to sit on it to a 3 " perm). One of the things I >noticed was how differently I moved my head (the same sort of thing that >happens when you switch from glasses to contact lenses). I also remember >a brief horror as I saw my hair on the floor. (In both cases I saved a >pony tail of hair). > >The hair obviously contains DNA, but it is essentially " dead " , like your >nails. The shape your keratinous appendages are in depends on your >general health status and diet a lot, but they are slow in manifesting >those things (or at least a lot slower than, say, the skin). > >I imagine that in our culture, the process of cutting the hair is >essentially the sort of emotional and energetic investment you make when >doing body art, such as tattoos or piercing, or even mehndi or makeup. A >boy's first haircut in our culture is a sort of rite of passage. >Hairstyles can represent social change, as the " bobbing " of hair in the >20's represented the new freedom of women as much as their upward >creeping hemlines and right to vote. In other cultures it can be >religious, like the Rastafarian, the Tibetan or the tonsured Monk, the >long hair of the Pentacostal woman, the covered head of the Orthodox >woman, the shorn head of a nun. Samson was representative of a Jewish >group who dedicate their lives to God and use their long hair as a >symbol of that. His story is an allegory of the loss of " power " by >Israel when their men marry outside their people. > >The talismanic power of hair is without doubt, however. Hair is used in >many Pagan and Voudoun spells, and has been carried in " lockets " by >loving wives and mothers for centuries. I would imagine that since hair >is organic, it holds energy well; that would make it a good vector for >psychometry. > >Jennifer Radcliffe wrote: > > > > Jennifer Radcliffe <bellatrix13 > > > > Hmmm...biological traces I can definately conceive of. > > I could imagine it's also possible that while the hair > > is still in the follicle, being formed, our energetic > > experience at that time in our life is 'encoded' into > > each strand, and holds some memory of the past in that > > way; the same way our organs store memories and > > energetic experiences. > > > > Anyway, I've talked to two people who described going > > through a trying life experience, and needed to > > facilitate a transformation of some kind, and both > > chose to cut their long hair, and both described > > feeling a release, and a freedom from the past...it > > could also just be that it is such a new experience to > > have short hair after growing it so long, and these > > people were enjoying the freedom of making a new > > choice, and simply experienced the liberation of that > > new choice. > > Anyway, it's fun to think about...: ) > > Samson and Delilah....yeaaa! > > > > Love, Jen > > ____ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 20, 2000 Report Share Posted March 20, 2000 At 09:43 AM 3/20/00 -0800, you wrote: > " Ray Hunter " <rayhuntermt > >I've noticed a similar experience in making changes to long-standing styles >of facial hair. I've worn a moustache for most of my adult life. At one >particularly difficult period, it suddenly occurred to me to shave it off. A >couple of years later, as the difficulties contiued, I grew a beard. When I >began to move beyond my problems, I returned to my former moustachioed look. > >I've never really thought about the whole process before this. None of the >changes were intentional to the point of, " This will fix things. " An >interesting reaction, no? Now I have something else to figure out..... I kinda had that experience, Ray. I had to shave my beard when I took an extra job... and when I quit I couldn't wait to grow it back. At 60, I don't have an appearance thing going on, so I don't know why that is(?!). Years ago, I knew the Chief of the Lummi Tribe in Washington, and he said that when they were inducted into the service (WW II) and were forced to cut their hair, it raised havoc with their spiritual identity...and negatively affected the whole tribe. He blamed a lot of their loss of cultural identity to those military haircuts. Anyway, I advise all males to keep their facial hair on the outside where it belongs. Carl http://askcarl.net Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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