Proud handler and her hawk – Port of Puno, Peru (Photo by JJM – 16 April 2019)
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Dear Gypsy Café patrons, visitors and guests.
The main site, gypsycafe.org will be in maintenance and unavailable until further notice
(this may be for 2 or 3 weeks).
This site: gypsycafe.wordpress.com
will serve as a placeholder. Thank you for your patience.
In the meantime, I would like to invite all my regular and new visitors to
the new dedicated site that I have created for the Energy Shifts project:
All the articles in that series, originally published at gypsycafe.org are now available in easy-reading format at energyshifts.net.
Thank you all for your dedicated support.
Yours in Travel,
J.J. Montagnier
Caral – The Ancient Lost City of Peru
Caral in Peru is estimated to be at least 5000 years old.
Two hundred kilometres north of Lima lies the recently discovered remnants of one of the most ancient centres of a civilisation yet to be unearthed in modern times.
Read More: The Road to Caral – A visit to Peru’s Ancient Lost City
View Slideshow: The Road to Caral
By J.J. Montagnier
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Think With Your Heart – Lima Murals
Think With Your Heart (1) – Pensar Con El Corazón
Think With Your Heart (2) – Pensar Con El Corazón
Barranco Murals – Lima, Peru.
Taken on February 26, 2019.
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All photos were taken while on a walking tour in Barranco, the bohemian neighbourhood of Lima.
By J.J. Montagnier
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Energy Transitions (Part 6) – There Are No Limits To Growth
Temple of the Great Jaguar, Tikal, Guatemala – photo by JJM.
[This is an extract from Chapter 6 in the ENERGY SHIFTS series at GypsyCafe.org]
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There Are No Limits To Growth
There are no limits to growth. Although there are limits to external growth, there are no limits to internal growth. One thing that will never change is our will to grow. As humans, we are absolutely driven to grow. The very reason why we are here is to grow – but not only materially so, and that is where we need to change our thinking. What has to change is the way that we grow. We need to shift our approach from being outer-growth-oriented to inner-growth-oriented.
The Great Shift
Growth is cyclical; sometimes it is material and sometimes it is spiritual (as illustrated in Part 5). We have entered an era of exponential spiritual growth while the window for material growth is closing. Most people are so committed to material growth that they are unable to make the shift in advance – and few are even contemplating it.
From Circles to Spirals
Material growth is a closed circle – a self-reinforcing loop that relies on the continuous availability of limited external material resources, some of which we will eventually run out of, without there being any substitutes.
Spiritual growth in the form of inner self-development is an open, ascending spiral with infinite growth potential that draws on unlimited intangible resources within and which can be tapped indefinitely for internal expansion.
Making the Shift
The whole objective of self-development and self-transformation is to grow beyond the general state of being that is the standard level of development of the times. Those who follow this path become the pioneers who traverse The Valley of Shadows in advance. They transcend the limits of the present paradigm early by living in the next paradigm consciously and practically, while still being in the old paradigm at the same time.
The Inner Growth Imperative
The inner growth imperative will, one day, become as powerful as the outer growth imperative is today. To be in line with the new energy in advance, we would need to switch over from an external economic growth imperative – based on material and physical accumulation and consumption – to an internal self-realization growth imperative that is based on internal expansion and the accumulation of non-tangible inner-wealth.
Once we have made this shift consciously and intellectually, we will have the ability to be happy with less and we will be able to embrace the coming changes more naturally. We will also have reduced our carbon footprint in advance. Individuals who choose this path are a minority, but they will be better positioned to pioneer and conceptualize new ways of living compared to people living exclusively in a material growth paradigm physically and mentally.
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By J.J. Montagnier
Copyright © 2018 · All Rights Reserved · Gypsy Café
Energy Transitions (Part 5) – The Yin and Yang of Growth and the Great Shift
A Pyramid Window with a View – Xunantunich, Belize [Photo by JJM, 2015]
In front of them lie the bright foundations of a New World. Those who have managed to traverse The Valley of Shadows in advance have become transformed by the process. They are now able to add their unique individual building blocks to the foundations of a bright New World while the old world continues to crumble behind them.
The evolutionary drive of humans seems to know no bounds, to the extent that it would override obvious resource limits when it comes to material growth. Yet, many indigenous peoples around the world have willingly continued to live within their natural resource boundaries and have continued to do so even during our very materialistic times.
This phenomenon is very likely by design, because for there to be built-in species resilience on the planet some foundation cultures need to remain in place in the event of advanced civilizations collapsing. Wiser and simpler ways of living would then still be in place that could be emulated or returned to until new civilizations rise again.
An overlap of civilizations, cultures and communities with different levels of complexity as a feature has resulted in the weaving of a rich tapestry that is the history of human progress and development. For such continuous diversity to unfold, natural breaks in continuity would need to occur from time to time between the rise and fall of civilizations.
The best that could be done when facing a collapse scenario it would seem, is to aim for a soft landing or a slow decline rather than being caught up in a sudden and destructive unwinding of a complex system.
Keeping an eye out for signs of collapse would always be a wise thing to do and when they appear, planning accordingly would be the prudent thing to do. However, knowing what to plan for would require an expansive big picture view that would ideally also offer some kind of road-map for the future.
By J.J. Montagnier
Murals and Street Art of Buenos Aires
Learning about prominent street artists and their works in Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is a paradise for street art enthusiasts and artists alike. One of the reasons is that unlike most large world cities it has an open and relatively unrestricted approach to urban art. This means that abandoned and derelict as well as occupied buildings can be used as art spaces as long as owners give their permission.
On a recent long weekend visit to Buenos Aires I decided to join a guided street art tour instead of seeking out murals and street art on my own, as I usually do. There are several walking tours available, but I decided to go with Graffitimundo, a non-profit organisation directly involved in supporting the urban arts scene in the city.
by Jean-Jacques
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