A few weeks ago, a pipeline was severely damaged at a Royal Dutch Shell deepwater production field, reportedly 100 miles off the Louisiana coastline. They claim an estimated 90,000 gallons of crude oil went into the Gulf of Mexico before they were able to contain the leak.

That being said, On Wings of Care, a nonprofit environmental watchdog group that flew ECOGIG scientist Ian McDonald over the spill, estimated that the official numbers were grossly inaccurate. They noted that the oil slick covered over 5 square nautical miles, or about 5,000 acres. McDonald says:

 “Even if the average thickness of the visible oil were a mere 100 micron (0.1 millimeter, vastly smaller than the areas of emulsified oil that stretch across the area), the visible surface oil would represent about 500,000 gallons of oil. We haven’t seen images like this since the BP disaster of 2010.” 

Their plane had to stay above 1,000 feet to avoid what was described as a “very uncomfortable smell of oil.” Those aboard also spotted a pod of about 50 dolphins swimming near the slick.

Here is a video of what they witnessed:

The spill was first reported Thursday, May 12, after a Shell helicopter reported seeing an oily sheen near four subsea wells. SkyTruth, a West Virginia-based environmental watchdog group, pointed to the accidental nature of the leak’s discovery.

That’s right: a modern pipeline at a high-tech deepwater development project leaked thousands of gallons of oil, and that leak was accidentally discovered. Continue reading →

The pineal gland – “the third eye” – has gained a mystical significance in spiritual circles. Many believe it is important – few understand what it does.

It weighs about 150 mg and sits in the depression between the superior colliculi at the back of the corpus callosum. The pineal gland is actually not a part of the brain, although it is connected to it [1].

We know that our pineal gland can get calcified [2]. Many believe that a calcified pineal gland can stop us from reaching great spiritual heights.

The jury is still out on that one, but we do know that a calcified pineal gland leads to a defective sense of direction [3]. It has also been implicated in schizophrenia [4]. Increased intake of fluoride might be a significant cause of calcified pineal glands [5], so avoid ingesting large amounts of fluoride.

The pineal gland creates the pineal hormone, called melatonin, out of another spiritually important chemical, serotonin. Continue reading →

 Many us of experience what we call a ‘midlife crisis’. What does this really mean? For a lot of people, it means they have ignored their internal guidance system for so long, and that built up pressure now has to release. If you’ve been denying, lying and ignoring your inner desires, these can manifest as a ‘midlife crisis.’

This can look like feeling lost, drastic shifting of desires and a radical change in life style. If you’ve been unhappy with your partner, are suppressing sexual energies or have been keeping something to yourself for a long time – it is going to come to surface. 

A typical midlife-crisis involves the following phases:

* The first phase is called the state of denial. People withdraw from family life and worry a lot in this phase.

* The second phase is when people become restless and irritable.

* The bombshell is dropped in the next phase of truth, and confrontation is met. Sometimes a relapse occurs to the phase of anger.

* Depression is the next phase, with all the negative emotions that belong with it. Nothing makes sense. Continue reading →

We all love learning about ourselves and about those we choose to be our partners, and using astrology can be a fun and interesting way to gain some wisdom.

While we are all different and unique and it is impossible to identically match all the criteria of your sun sign, It still gives us a pretty good idea of what to expect!

Is our sexual compatibility written in the stars? Can we tell what sort of lover someone is just based on their zodiac sign?

Aries (March 20 to April 19)

Dominant and energetic, Aries usually get what they want! With their massive sexual appetite, they love to take charge and are extremely self-confident.

They love to experiment and keep things interesting.

If you are looking for wild and fun in the bed room, an Aries is the one and only.

Best sexual partners: Leo, Sagittarius, Gemini, Libra, Aquarius. Continue reading →

We are aware of the words Soul, Self and the Higher or Supreme self. We often mistakenly get confused and consider these three words meaning as same. But there is a fundamental difference in consciousness that these words represent.

The Soul is the individual, Self and Supreme self-are Universal.

If dreams are a reflection of reality, how does someone with a different sense of reality dream? Every person dreams, even if they are convinced they don’t. Some people can never remember their dream and others can only recall a vague sensation  after waking up.

The definition of a dream  is: ‘A series of images, ideas, emotions  and sensations occurring involuntarily in the mind during certain stages of sleep’.

What happens when you take away the images? Since you never experienced the sense of sight. Or what if someone experienced vision a part of his life but turned blind. Does this influence dreaming?

A new study published in the journal sleep magazine takes us in to the dream-world of the people who cannot see. Three different groups got investigated.

The first group had full vision, the second turned blind at a certain stage in their life and the third one contained people who were born blind. Each group got the same 3 questions:

To describe their dream immediately after waking up. Continue reading →