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Nolan Plank
@nolan-plank
02/26/13 10:32:23PM
66 posts

Building a Hut


Alternative Lifestyles and Subcultures

Well it is sandy dirt i think because there are a lot of weeds growing out there and if you dig deep enough it's dark and wet.

monks used to use it for a nursery, planting flowers and vegetables.

The purpose was i like the animals back there and the smell and i'd like to be able to have a hut where i could sleep ou there if i wanted too. i currently live in the garage.

soaring eagle said:

is your soil sand or sandy dirt

muds mud and can be used tho clayish mud will harden more faster

mixing dirt and cement creates a super adobe thast gets real hard and super insulates

whats this hut for u have a back yard back implies behind a structure so u have a house right?

u want a hut to huddle in and stay warm to not have to heat the house?

if u explain the purpose of the hut might have a better suggestion

Nolan Plank
@nolan-plank
02/26/13 09:46:56PM
66 posts

Building a Hut


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May sound a little ridiculous, but I want to build a small hut in my backyard. There's a lot of room, and I have a bunch of cement stones that some landscaper left when they expanded the driveway.Heres the problem: I have pretty much no idea on how to make one. I've seen/read videos/articles on how to make cob huts. They require clay based soil (which I don't think I have because the soil in my backyard is sandy) and grasses and stones. I have the cement blocks, but they are jagged and not uniform at all, I don't know if they need to be though.Can anyone give me some advice or explain easy methods to make one? It's just for me so it doesn't have to be very big, in fact a smaller one would probably keep the body heat in.Thanks all.
updated by @nolan-plank: 02/14/15 09:43:16AM
Nolan Plank
@nolan-plank
02/25/13 01:40:13AM
66 posts

Has anyone taken the Nazarite vow?


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Funny. The NA Nation that dreads lives in the Mohave desert. This guy, he is a rapper/yogi, and he lives near the Mohave, and has dreadlocks like them, but from what I've read I havn't seen any connection between him and that Nation. Strange.

http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&docid=FARBGj1cJ2BOIM&tbnid=TGzQp6LLzbjyuM:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ouest-france.fr%2Factu%2Fdisques_detail_-Gonjasufi-preche-sa-soul-mystique-dans-le-desert-_3724-1297478_actu.Htm&ei=GwYrUe2SFNLRiAKQ4IHgDg&bvm=bv.42768644,d.cGE&psig=AFQjCNFsTgGeMkKe4c8wgm_gt-yEdSQZ8A&ust=1361860498224587

soaring eagle said:

isnt a vow suposed to be binding but its only as binding as your commitment to it

look at preists that take a vow of celibacy then rape alterboys

a vows a personal choice and its yoiur choice to honour and commit to it

many people vow revenge on those who wrong them and these vows eat them up inside

these vows are made hastily and oiut of anger totake a vow to be more pure more holy whatever takes more contempo]lation you dont do it on a whim or out of an emotional responce but because you feel a calling

Nolan Plank
@nolan-plank
02/24/13 11:08:19PM
66 posts

Has anyone taken the Nazarite vow?


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Yes it is supposed to be binding, but I think that's why I havn't taken any vows haha because I'm aware that my mind could change at any time, so it's kind of like with tattoos, I dont tthink that I could get one unless I thought about a certain one for years.

Same thing with this vow, I don't think It's something that I am willing to take at the moment. I don't knowif I am called to do it. I know that I want to be pure in a world that grows increasingly less pure, but I'm not too sure if maybe the world is so unpure because of all the vows through out history? I dont know maybe I'm not making any sense hahaha

It's interested me for a while though, but I wouldn't take the vow without seriously considering it and thinking about it for a long time.

soaring eagle said:

isnt a vow suposed to be binding but its only as binding as your commitment to it

look at preists that take a vow of celibacy then rape alterboys

a vows a personal choice and its yoiur choice to honour and commit to it

many people vow revenge on those who wrong them and these vows eat them up inside

these vows are made hastily and oiut of anger totake a vow to be more pure more holy whatever takes more contempo]lation you dont do it on a whim or out of an emotional responce but because you feel a calling

Nolan Plank
@nolan-plank
02/24/13 10:43:06PM
66 posts

Has anyone taken the Nazarite vow?


Alternative Lifestyles and Subcultures

Why did you take it? I forgot to ask this.

NaturalDreads01 said:

the grapes part becomes interesting in public.. people always question me when I make sure there isn't any grapes in things.. They are always like "Are you allergic?" i'm like "No." then they get all weird and stuff about it like i'm some freak lol. Then sometimes I tell em it is part of a vow depending on who i am talking to.. people are so antsy about little things things like that, lol.. but yeah, when i tell em i'm not allergic they are always like "So why do you need to know if there is any grapes?" it can get kind of tedious lol. Then if i tell em it is part of a vow, theresponses are even more varied lol.

Nolan Plank
@nolan-plank
02/24/13 10:40:41PM
66 posts

Has anyone taken the Nazarite vow?


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Yes I'm very familar with both of these scenarios and have heard of but not seen that that movie. Actually theres a california indian nation that has dreadlocks. The kumayay? I forget what they call themselves. Beautiful big burly locks of hair. I'm not sure why they do it.

Didn't some indigenous australians have dreadlocks? Colonial rule was not good to them. then again it isn't good to anyone, even the colonizers. It kills everyone involved spiritualy at some level. I always sympathized with those peoples because of the forced hair cutting. People didn't get it, they didn't get why it's such a big deal to be forced to shave your mane.

I don't think that I could take the vow. It feels to binding to me. But I still find it fascinating so I hope some other people who have taken it find this discussion.

soaring eagle said:

yes alot do

and although the new testiment says its shameful to grow the hair long the old testimendt says thats why its holy

but thats just another contradiction which they like to say well we started a new chapter..basicly rewrote the religion i guess they thought this isnt working so good lets start ovrr

ofcourse guys like king james and otrhers had to meddle too and rewrite it the way they liked it

its funny though the church would beayt native american chgildren to death for speaking their own language or for wearing the hair long

from 1930 to 1970 the church took aboriginese kids away if they werent pure aboriginese and forced them to be servents often killing them in the process again forcing them to cut the hair and beating them for speaking their language

there was a movie on sundance recently..what was it called? i forget

3 half caste aboriginese kids age 8-14 were stolen from thie parents

oh its called the rabbit proof fence..

they were taken to a bording school at the opositeend of the country

they escaped and walked from 1 end of the country to the other ..took 3 monthsall the while eluding a tracker and the police

this is a true story btw

after returning hiome they married and had kids and again were taken away to the same school..and for a second time escaped and walked home but the 1 girl died in the school and the 1 womans child wasnever seen again

but they ..the church thought it was for thier own good that they destroy their culture and force them into virtual slavery

srry went ona rant slightly unrelated to the question

but yea many do take the vow we probly have several dozen or more on here who have..possibly a hundred or 2 or m9ee i dunno

the diet restrictions arent hard and are very healthy just be veghatarian avoud fruits of the vine and anything with any chemicals ayt all

dont even cook in aluminum or anythubg that might trafer any chemicalsto the food

its an xtremely pure lifestyle

but isnt that the purpose to taking such a vow?

Nolan Plank
@nolan-plank
02/24/13 09:36:49PM
66 posts

Has anyone taken the Nazarite vow?


Alternative Lifestyles and Subcultures

Like actually taken it and actively follow it? I used to go to a private, catholic school, and we were forced to keep our hairs very short, crew cut, and it was terrible. They restricted our freedoms pretty fully.I remember reading about samson and about the old testament saying that holy men shall not cut their hair, and I guess not comb either because they didn't want to break any hairs on their heads. The new testament says that it is shameful for a man to have long hair, but I don't really follow the bible at all.Anyways, I wanted to take the vow at the time. I'm pretty sure that Rastafarians also take it, and I've heard that Sufis also don't comb or cut their hair. Oh well maybe not Sufis but some sect of Muslim I think.I don't think I'm going to take it because it requires some things like not taking grapes into your body, not getting near unclean foods and dead people but I'm intrigued if anybody in the west actually takes this vow.Be well.
updated by @nolan-plank: 01/13/15 09:47:32PM
Nolan Plank
@nolan-plank
02/23/13 09:57:46PM
66 posts

The Ocean


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Ya know I know what tumblr I got it from I just can't get the actul picture, but heres the tumblr.

http://rastafari-l.tumblr.com/
NaturalDreads01 said:

Too bad you can't get the pic up. It would be something I would like to see :D

Nolan Plank
@nolan-plank
02/23/13 09:56:43PM
66 posts

The Ocean


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Yah I hear ya. I guess it doesn't matter to some people. Or maybe they just don't know, idk.

goldie locks said:

Yeah I used to be in the ocean every day and it doesn't really work well with dreads because they never fully dry out which could cause mildew or mold. I can only imagine one large dread would take forever to dry out fully. Now I only get a chance to surf once in a while anyway so it's not an issue.

Nolan Plank
@nolan-plank
02/23/13 07:54:13PM
66 posts

The Ocean


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Hey all. I found this picture on tumblr. It is a surfer. He doesn't have very many dreadlocks, it looks like a lot of them joined into one. However I love them hahaha. Maybe even more because of that. It's like he is too busy with surfing and experiencing life to care very much about his hair. Like he does the bare minimum in order to maximize his time. Or, hey, maybe he's just lazy.But I thought this was cool also because I live near the Ocean, and I think I should look for more people/surfers/homeless people down there with dreadlocks. I should probably even ask them about it, but I'm kind of shy so I doubt I will have the courage to do that.I actually can't get the pic up here, damn. sorry.
updated by @nolan-plank: 01/13/15 09:47:28PM
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