Share your links to websites, books, book reviews, articles, movies, etc. that are resourceful for the study and practice of Alchemy, Chi Kung, Meditation and Magick.

Let's try to keep this thread an easy to read list of resources, and free from discussion.

Scientific studies on Qi, non-local healing and also on intentional "mind-matter" interactions in general. Here are some links you may find interesting:

The Efficacy of "Distant Healing"
A Systematic Review of Randomized Trials
There are links to many related articles on this same page at the bottom.

Scientific Evidence for the Efficacy of Prayer
Dr. Peter Fenwick

A Randomized, Controlled Trial of the Effects of Remote, Intercessory Prayer on Outcomes in Patients Admitted to the Coronary Care Unit
Many more related articles on the same page at the bottom.

Distant Healing
Daniel J. Benor, MD

Using western scientific methods to prove the efficacy of traditional healing methods
A proposal for a large-scale human clinical trial

Energy Medicine: The Scientific Basis of Bioenergy Therapies
by James L., Ph.D. Oschman

Book Review - Scientific Qigong Exploration
The Wonders and Mysteries of Qi

The International Society for the Study of Subtle Energies and Energy Medicine

Princeton Engineering Anomalies Research

International Consciousness Research Laboratories

Working Toward Enlightenment



To Realize Enlightenment

Go "Amazon" them!

OTTO WEININGER: SEX AND CHARACTER

http://www.theabsolute.net/ottow/schareng.pdf

How to Offer to the Hungry Ghosts
by Bill Bodri
http://www.meditationexpert.com/Articles/h...osts-pretas.htm

Manual of Zen Buddhism
Search for "Feeding the Hungry Ghosts"
http://www.buddhistinformation.com/manual_...en_buddhism.htm

The Merit of Practice in a Cemetery
(somewhat related)
http://www.buddhistinformation.com/merit_o..._a_cemetery.htm

Anterior Heaven Ritual for Feeding, Saving and Refining Ghosts
http://www.eng.taoism.org.hk/religious-act...ls/pg4-6-3a.asp

Mantra To Offer Food To Hungry Ghosts
Discussion on E-Sangha
http://www.lioncity.net/buddhism/index.php...topic=6477&st=0

Gate of Sweet Nectar: Feeding Hungry Spirits in an American Zen Community
http://www.zencenter.org/bookstore/multimedia.htm

Fair enough - feeding the hungry ghosts seems relevant. But what about side-effects? Safety pointers? This seem like a practice that could go wrong with some very unpleasant results.

// Peace.

You get more merit & satisfy their hunger, and your prayers also go for their benefit to lessen their suffering.



I don't think you should be concerned with this. Very safe practice.

Anybody want to through down and buy the digital audio version of mantak chia's lesser kan and li meditation?

http://www.universal-tao-eproducts.com/cat...products_id=143

Different Buddhist writings (Thanks Brother Harry):
http://www.geocities.com/~madg/gangessangh...index.html#home

Including The Nine Cemetery Contemplations:
http://www.geocities.com/~madg/gangessangh.../Death.html#top
http://www.beyondthenet.net/medit/GaminiPr...templation.html

A lot of information on this website
http://hjem.get2net.dk/civet-cat/index.htm

The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle.Amazing! This book WILL change your life!

Movies:

what the bleep do we know?
website: http://www.whatthebleep.com

Excalibur

Repo Man

SUKHAVATI: Place of Bliss

Pathfinder


Nature/Wilderness Skills:

https://www.trackerschool.com

http://www.onpointtactical.com

Holographic Universe by Michael Talbot

Quantum/Holographic view of mind body relationship, psychic/paranormal phenomena and mystical experience.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detai...=books&n=507846

Came across this article on Taoist principles in internal martial arts:

http://www.rso.cornell.edu/sevenspirits/ar.../than_quyen.pdf

Other articles on the same site:

http://www.rso.cornell.edu/sevenspirits/articles.php

Don't know if the information is sound as I don't have the knowledge or experience but they may be worth a look anyway.

Movies:

Pathfinder (1987). Norwegian. nominated for best foreign film.

Excalibur (1980). actually hints strongly at the sexual mysteries of the holy grail.

Repo Man (1983). modern mythology of the journey

South Park: Bigger, Longer, Uncut (2001?) also a modern mythological setting. no shit.

Circle of Iron (1970's). conceived by bruce lee, produced after his death. good story teaching The Way.

Sukavati: the Place of Bliss (1998?) joseph campbell's journey of the soul on mystic fire video. released posthumously.


Books:

Games People Play by Eric Berne

What Do You Say after You Say Hello by E. Berne (these books arent exactly "daoist" but extremely useful for those seeking an autonomous destiny)[/i]

Martrix Ebook Downloads

Here you'll find a lot of material, in PDF format

Why Qigong has Curative Effects?
Zhan Zhuang Standing Pole Exercise
Ancient Taoist Rehabilitation Methods
A Taoist Path to Immortality
The Paradoxical Logic Developed by the Chinese
Taoist Guidelines for a Peaceful Mind
Tao Te Ching The Classical Book
The Art of War by Sun Tzu
Wuyiquan And The Ancient Mexican Warrior Path (includes a lot of the Castaneda material)

Some of these books are of more interest than others, however the only downside is that there are no references or sources in these books...

The rest of the Martrix homepage is well worth browsing.. There are videoclips of traditional chinese morningexercises in the parks, baguazhang, taiji and qigong. There are interesting articles on Zhan Zhuang (pole standing exercises), and the art of YiQuan and its japanese counterpart Taikikken. Also some meditations that you can download.

well have a look for yerself!

Great site, Dustwalker!

Thanks for putting it up there.
There are a few practices here that I like to do on a subweekly basis.

Long life and happiness,
-Jessica

Sanchin kata: Ancient physical and mental exercise

Sanchin Breathing

These are more about TCM than qi gong but this is my list o' books...

Free audio downloads on TCM (and lots of other audio downloads on various Buddhist topics--I was the only person at Diamond Mountain who wasn't a Buddhist....)

http://www.dmes.org/terms/2004-2005/Fall/ChineseMed/

http://www.dmes.org/terms/2004-2005/Winter/ChineseMed/

Dr. Elson's health tips: http://www.elsonhaas.com/health_tips_archive.html

Books:

The Way of Qi Gong: The Art and Science of Chinese Energy Healing by Ken Cohen

Between Heaven and Earth: A Guide to Chinese Medicine (Beinfield and Korngold)

The Web That Has No Weaver: Understanding Chinese Medicine by Ted Kaptchuk

Staying Healthy With the Seasons by Elson Has

Staying Healthy With Nutrition by Elson Haas

Healing With Whole Foods by Paul Pitchford (beware the herbal advice tho)

Plant Spirit Medicine by Eliot Cowan

Energy Medicine by Donna Eden (a bit fluffy but still good)

*Wood Becomes Water: Chinese Medicine in Everyday Life by Gail Reichstein (probably my favorite, pretty easy to understand)

I also like Michael Tierra's books, which use TCM diagnostics and Western herbs

on my to-read list:

Oriental Medicine and Cancer by Myung Chill Kim

Bodymind Energetics: Toward a Dynamic Model of Health (Seem and Kaplan)

No Boundary: Eastern and Western Approaches to Personal Growth by Ken Wilber

Secrets of Yang Style Taiji

there's a few more titles my qi gong teacher gave me that i haven't read yet

What else...Oh yeah, convincing the cute new shiatsu students to trace yr meridians is a great way to learn...

The 24 rules for Chi Kung Practice by Yang, Jwing-Ming

Worth reading and then taking with a pinch of salt. or?

The Empty Flower Forum

A good forum for discussions of the chinese internal martial arts. Have a great section for posting of different internal martial arts clips!

Exit Mundi - A collection of End-Of-World Scenarios
"Captivating text and appropriate images... delivered with unremitting good cheer. But still, you are gonna die." - New Scientist

Resources I recommend, organised by person.

Sifu Yap Soon-Yeong of Penang, Malaysia

(See link in links section.)

Books:

Energy Medicine in CFQ Healing
Energy Meditation, Healing the Body, Freeing the Spirit
Tao of Healing: The Incredible Golden Light Energy

Better, tho, by far, to spend some time with him if you can. He travels quite a bit, notably to Europe and Canada


Dirk Oellibrandt

Many of you may already know Dirk.

www.dumai.org


Burgs

www.justsitstill.com


Barry Long

www.barrylong.com

Barry Long died in December 2003. He has left an enormous resource of books and audio and video tapes. His message is uncompromising and often unwelcome, as befits a spiritual master. You may especially dislike his "Making Love" tapes. I don't want to list everything of his which I recommend here. Feel free to ask.

I assume most of you are already familiar with Ron Diana and Michael Winn and their material.

Hope this list is of use to you.

here's one i just stumbled across....

http://www.mindpowerpeople.com

Real Meaning of Dao De Jing (Chapter1-9)
Author: Lao Zi; Commentator: Huang Yuanji; Translator: Li Jiong; Editor: Kevin Pinkerton. PDF format, English version, 307KB, 115pages.

Download a copy at:
http://greattao.net/Forum/viewthread.php?t...;extra=page%3D1
no real money charged.

My teacher was trained by a guy called Hieu Doan who has some pretty cool stuff at his site: www.thepathofpower.com

I like the manifestation and realization techniques there.


Pretty cool stuff at www.E-Budo.com

See someone already mentioned www.emptyflower.com - but I second that!

www.russianmartialarts.com is pretty interesting

Enjoyed Dan Millman's new book "the Journey of Socrates" he seems to bring in quite a few Systema references there.

I ask one and all to take a look at my book- There are 64 Sonnets relating to the 64 hexagrams of the Yi Jing (I Ching) and 384 haikus relating to the changing lines. Also a short intro and traditional chart of the trigrams to build the 64 hexagrams with - are in there as well.
I hope that some of you enjoy them. The book was a joy to create, but any support shown would also be very much appreciated!.


The Wayfarer Sonnets-© 2006

There is a PREview offered of several poems here-just click on the title link...

http://www.lulu.com/browse/preview.php?fCID=265718

Here is a link to my JOKES page. It has an international following, and I am always looking for new "material" please send me good stuff to add!

http://www.pdgart.com/jokes.html

With many thanks for your kind interest!

One of the greatest joys I have found in my searching is what I have gleaned from science and imperical observation. Here are some great sites to keep up on the current trands and discoveries. Learning the nature of our world and cosmos is one of the most Taoist of activities.

to: http://www.world-science.net/

http://tolweb.org/tree/phylogeny.html

Course in Multiple Mentality: How To Do Six Things At Once

Taken from this website which appears to be a real treasure trove:
http://www.rexresearch.com/1index.htm

(And no - I have no connection with this site).

http://home.pages.at/onkellotus/index.html

Scholarly:
http://www.daoiststudies.org/index.php

it has an excellent Daoist bibliography:
http://www.daoiststudies.org/bibliography.php
http://www.daoiststudies.org/biblios.php

good book reviews:
http://www.daoiststudies.org/reviews.php

and an overview of the Daoist Canon:
http://www.daoiststudies.org/gu.php

it also has a listing of teachers

Related site on Cultivation:
http://cultivation.daoiststudies.org/

Dr. Russell Kirkland Associate Professor or Religion - Taoism, Asian Religions, Native American religions
http://kirkland.myweb.uga.edu/

Good UK site on Academic Daoism:
http://www.eng.taoism.org.hk/daoist-world-.../pg6-4-8-10.asp

Livia Kohn's Three Pines Press site, great source for scholarly books:
http://www.threepinespress.com/

James Miller, Assistant Professor of East Asian Religions at Queens University in Ontario Canada:
http://rels.queensu.ca/jm/

Qigong:
National (US) Qigong Association:
http://www.nqa.org/index.html
check out the online energy assessment (5 phase analysis):
http://www.nqa.org/accessenergy.html

Acupuncture:
Great online interactive guide to acupuncture point location:
http://www.acuxo.com/index.asp

http://jingxinyuan.com


www.taotaichiforum.com

HERE'S SOME NEW RESEARCH INTO PSILOCYBIN-

http://www.maps.org/research/psilo/azproto.html

Paul Dolinsky, who introduced me to the TaoBums web site has written a review of my book of poetry- "The Wayfarer Sonnets". It may be read at the Golden Lantern web site where he is the editor.

Please give the site a visit... It is an island of tranquility.

http://www.thegoldenlantern.com/editor/editor.htm

Dr. Jerry Alan Johnson - Chinese Medical Qigong Therapy Vol. I - V
...
A little expensive, but absolutely worth it.

Also - the Essence of Internal Martial Arts, by the same author (Dr. Jerry Alan Johnson)

can be found at the author's website, http://www.qigongmedicine.com/
or at qi journal, http://wwww.qi-journal.com

http://novusordoseclorum-oai.org/documents...UAL-ALCHEMY.pdf

meatstretch: man stretches his manhood
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuF4VZkgKyY

If you ever have the chance to see them ..live
go see the

Moon Water
Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan
"Taoist philosophy and Tai Chi movement blend in this critically acclaimed dance work".

visit this page for information http://www.tpecc.org/Events/MoonWater.htm

you can also purchase a dvd at Amazon http://www.amazon.co.uk/Cloud-Gate-Dance-T...N/dp/B0000TSRBK

LINK 1 => The Works of Tom Brown Jr

Oh ya, btw, his books entitled The Quest and The Journey are temporarily out of print,
and so are not listed on his School's website, but used copies can be easily acquired
online; and I highly recommend them! Also, check out Fred Alan Wolf's stuff as well!

LINK 2 => Free MP3 Audio of Castaneda's Teachings - Scroll down for them.

Tai Chi Energy Patterns DVD http://www.ramelrones.com/ and more directly http://www.ramelrones.com/#patterns

I found this DVD really helpful - the visual representation of energy flow is very good. (a preview of energy patterns available on the site)
From the blurb on site: "6-hour mind/body program, master-teacher Ramel Rones instructs essential movements and training exercises, with a focus on four popular Tai Chi Patterns: Ward Off, Rollback, Press, and Push. You will learn to develop and utilize the internal (Qi) energy that can be found within all Tai Chi movements."

Recommend it highly.

Some of my favorite books on Daoism and Taijiquan:
Reading Osho and Alan Watts genuinely helped me to wake up...
Osho: When the Shoe Fits and The Empty Boat - Both contain commentaries on Zhuang-zi's parables
Tao: The Pathless Path - Commentaries on Lie-zi
Alan Watts: The Book: On the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are
Eastern Wisdom - An inexpensive collection of three of his short but profound works -
What is Tao? What is Zen? An Introduction to Meditation
Thomas Cleary (translations): The Secret of the Golden Flower
Opening the Dragon Gate
Kuo Lien-Ying: The Tai Chi Boxing Chronicle
Deng Ming-dao: The Chronicles of Tao
Raymond Smullyan: The Tao is Silent

“The Complete Illustrated Guide to Chen Family Taijiquan” by Chen Xin in now available in English!

"The Illustrated Canon of Chen Family Taijiquan" is universally acknowledged by Taijiquan practitioners as the seminal sourcebook of Chen Taiji philosophy and techniques. A work of intense scholarship which took over fourteen years to complete, this tome was intended by its author to be both the first ever written repository of Taiji lore, and a referential resource for Taiji instructors and practitioners for generations to follow.

The English translation of this canon in its entirety was made by an experienced Taiji practitioner and scholar of Chinese culture Alex Golstein and marks the first ever attempt to translate into English Chen Xin’s highly esoteric and detailed technical explanations of Chen-style Taijiquan techniques, including his meticulous inscriptions for over 400 illustrations. Given the complexity of the material, the main objectives of this translation are twofold. First, to render the work accessible to as wide an audience as possible by modernizing and simplifying the language while conserving the integrity of the author’s intention and instruction. To this end, the Pinyin system has been used to standardize the spelling of all Chinese nouns, and footnotes have been added wherever additional clarification was deemed necessary. The second objective is to encourage its usage as a reference book by improving on the user-friendliness of its structure. Hence, minor adjustments were made in the order and naming of the chapters, and more importantly, the order of inscriptions explaining the illustrations have been clarified through a detailed numbering system. Detailed table of contents was also added to facilitate navigation through the 750 pages of this book.

Readers will find this first edition a useful introduction into the philosophy and techniques of Chen Taijiquan and a valuable source of knowledge as their practice and understanding evolves.

Feel free to download a sample from all 4 volumes in PDF format here

For orders and enquiries email matrix@inbiworld.com

I have no idea who this guy is, but he's sending out free CDs: http://www.nightingale.com/LandingPages/tu...irect=true&

Of the top of my head, books that mean a lot to me:

Dan Millman - Way of the Peaceful Warrior

Dan Millman - No Ordinary Moments

Zen - Alan Watts

Anthony Robbins - Notes from a Friend

Danny Wallace - Random Acts of Kindness/Join Me

Bruce Lipton - The Biology of Belief

OSHO - Intelligence, Intuition

Eckhart Tolle - Practicing the Power of Now

Sugar Blues - William Duffy

interesting article on ecstatic altered states posted by Drew Hempel.

Fun links on taoist astology from Taomeow:

Thanks for the link, Sean,

looks pretty cool. I know this stuff, although I'm no stranger to that "scratching the surface" feeling, it seems to be inevitable with all those taoist goodies... the more you know, the better you understand how little you know!

Below I will post a list of fairly reliable resources -- good luck exploring!

I occasionally do the Four Pillars professionally, but have never advertised and all my clients have been word-of-mouth referred. Please PM your info if interested. smile.gif

Cat, I'll be happy to do yours too.

Now then...

Master Peter Leung
http://www.fengshuisos.com/
Director of the Toronto-based Feng Shui Association of Canada, Master Leung is a TCM (Tradition Chinese Medicine) practitioner specializing in the treatment of cancer and chronic diseases. Also, he is a master of and on-line instructor in TCM, feng shui, divination, astrology, and palm and face reading.

Master Raymond Lo
http://www.raymond-lo.com/
Master Lo offers worldwide professional training courses in feng shui and The Four Pillars of Destiny, a method of Chinese astrology. Lo is the author of seven feng shui books in English and in Chinese.

Master Joseph Yu
http://www.astro-fengshui.com/
Founder of the Feng Shui Research Center in Toronto, Canada, Master Yu offers on-line and worldwide in-class training courses in feng shui, Chinese astrology (The Four Pillars of Destiny and Zi Wei Dou Shu), and the Yijing. He is the co-author of the second edition to The Complete Idiot's Guide to Feng Shui (Alpha Books, 2002), and has co-authored The Complete Idiot's Guide to the I Ching (Alpha Books, 2001) with Elizabeth Moran.

Articles and Software:

Feng Shui Living
http://www.FengShuiLiving.com
The "doorway to feng shui" presents seminars, articles, Four Pillar readings, and feng shui consultations by the most respected feng shui masters worldwide. Maintained by Nancy Pond-Smith, the site offers books, luopans, and many other unique feng shui products.

http://www.geocities.com/heluoarticles
Serious students of classical feng shui visit his site regularly to download free articles about Xuan Kong feng shui, The Four Pillars of Destiny, and Nine Star Ki.

Chinese Astrology
Moderated by Ray Langley, this discussion group focuses on Chinese astrology and classical feng shui. Although beginners are welcome, this list is mainly geared toward those with a solid foundation of the aforementioned traditions. Ray offers an extensive archive with many translations of Chinese texts. For more information and to subscribe, go to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/chineseastrology.

Fourpillars-Fengshui
Moderated by Peter Leung and Nina Wilson, this forum provides instruction and support for students interested in feng shui and The Four Pillars of Destiny.
For more information and to subscribe, go to
http://yahoo.com/group/fourpillars-fengshui.

I Ching Yijing
Moderated by Ray Langley, this group encourages discussion about the Yijing. For more information and to subscribe, go to
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IChing_YiJing.

Recommended Reading:

Classical Five Elements Chinese Astrology Made Easy, by David Twicken.
Iuniverse.com, 2000.

Feng Shui: The Pillars of Destiny, Master Raymond Lo. Times Books International,
Singapore, 1994-2000. Can only be purchased at FengShuiLiving.com.

Four Pillars and Oriental Medicine: Celestial Stems, Terrestrial Branches and
Five Elements For Heaven, by David Twicken. iuniverse.com, 2000.

nice Reiki manual posted by Drakke1:

http://www.xtrememind.com/AttunementManual.pdf

Anybody read third book of Hsi Lai "White Tigress, Green Dragon" ?

Any new stuff compare with "The Sexual Teachings of the Jade Dragon..."?

amazon

talking about the character of the tao source of life
is fundamentally
useless
talking about the lessons of the tao way of life is
likewise useless

because the real way is a revealed way

Chapter 14, Tao Te Ching


It’s been said that there are more translations of the Tao Te Ching than any other book besides the Bible. For many, the ancient admonitions of Lao-tzu, sage of the “Way,” speak directly to some atavistic longing inherent in the inner reaches of the human spirit. Yet, Lao-tzu chose to leave his manifesto in the most obscure poetic language at his disposal. It’s as if the Way that can’t be called a Way, is merely a word puzzle of unfathomable dimensions. At least, that’s what we’ve been led to understand for the last 2,500 years.

At one point, all historical traditions were transmitted orally, including various methods of cultivating the Tao. This was true in Lao-tzu’s era, and for those who followed the old sage, at least until printing became a viable mode of encoding knowledge. The methodology for ensuring that one’s students received an accurate imprint of specific spiritual technologies was by way of “mind-to-mind transmission.” Taoists and their cousins, the adherents of Ch’an Buddhism, found this method to be the only true way to pass the torch from one generation of cultivators to the next.

Sifu John Bright-Fey’s Whole Heart of Tao is our era’s window into that ancient oral tradition. As the 12th lineage holder of a Ch’an Buddhist esoteric order, the author received transmission of Lao-tzu’s classic from two Taoist masters. This required being adept in esoteric forms of qigong, meditation, and Chinese calligraphy. From the book’s introduction, it is clear that Bright-Fey didn’t approach the transmission lightly. He is one of the few who have the credentials and skill to pass this knowledge on to the rest of us.

This book is not the Tao Te Ching most readers are cozy with. The oral rendition varies considerably from most translations, in that it purports to be a road map to the cultivation of the Way. The essence of Lao-tzu’s wisdom is coaxed from the student’s intuitive awareness during the transmission. Guided by the master, the student is led to the inner meaning of the Way during mystical periods of “trans-conscious” experience, which results in a deep insight into Lao-tzu’s inner teaching. “It is an act of literary surrender to the poetic moment so total that the receiver of the direct transmission is fundamentally altered forever.”

As is apparent, Bright-Fey’s Whole Heart of Tao is anything but an academic rehash of an ancient manuscript. Instead, the reader is presented with an opportunity to catch a glimpse of the ineffable Way that is the Tao, descended from “the secret oral tradition of the T’ien-Shih, or ‘Celestial Masters,’ sect of Taoism that combines elements of both the philosophic and religious schools.” Interestingly, adherents of this school “are charged with maintaining a continuous link with Lao-tzu himself in order that authentic Taoist wisdom of the past will always be available in the present.”

The historical character we know as Lao-tzu lived in China during the Spring And Autumn Classical Period and is said to have been from the state of Ch’u. Named Li Erh and working as an Imperial librarian, he was destined to become known throughout history as The Ancient Child (Lao-tzu), at least by those determined to follow in his lofty footsteps and cultivate the mysterious Way.

His poem, for that is what the Tao Te Ching is, spans a total of 5,000 archaic Chinese characters. The original language is “at once cryptic, terse, and very beautiful and eloquent.” Cultivators allege that the poem reflects the personality of the poet, and thus refer to the classic simply as “The Lao-Tzu.” Regardless of one’s historical perspective, the poem remains an intriguing exposition of the mystical relationship between the individual and what we’ve come to call the Universe.

John Bright-Fey stands out in a crowded field of authors who write about Taoism. Yet, without casting disparity on the majority of books about the Way, many of which are vital in their own right, it is fair to say that, until now, readers simply didn’t have access to the kind of knowledge within the pages of The Whole Heart of Tao. Some will invariably gnash their teeth at the idea that an esoteric rendition of one of the world’s most popular pieces of literature has finally chosen to surface. Such is life.

But for those with an open mind (we are talking Taoism here), Bright-Fey has opened a door into the fascinating tao of the Tao. That he walks the walk as an initiate of Taoism makes the adventure that much more inviting.

do not be in a hurry for the future
rather allow the unnamed to flow into the named
to reveal the
present ever

Chapter 32, Tao Te Ching

An interesting curio with an intriguing background:
Caucasian Yoga

Getting rid of the Ego
I found this article today, and it woke up a few things in me, I thought I would share it..

Ben

Great taichi and cultivation A-Z article by one of our own taobums:

http://www.thetaobums.com/index.php?showtopic=4291&hl=