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About pcadams

My name is Paul C Adams. I have been actively exploring Luminous-Places and Places of Power for the last 35 years. This has included living in the forest (backpacking) for three years, camping for ten years, and hiking more than 25,000 miles. Also, I have traveled around the world, studied yoga in India (aka Prem Das) and with shamans in Mexico, learning about Luminous Places: both inner and outer.

Amateur (Ham) Radio

Ham radio has played a very significant role in the creation of modern, solid state electronics, personal computers, the internet and cell phones. Many of the electronics pioneers got their start via Ham Radio, and for those of the General … Continue reading

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Videography and luminouslokas.com

Visit my website luminouslokas.com I will present HD videos and travel information. The website (in construction) will include short book and movie reviews.

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Mark Twain

We never moved a muscle all night, but waked at dawn in the original positions, and got up at once, thoroughly refreshed, free from soreness, and brim full of friskiness. There is no end of the wholesome medicine in such … Continue reading

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John Muir Quotations

Visions of ineffable beauty and harmony, health and exhilaration of body and soul, and grand foundation lessons in Nature’s eternal love are the sure reward of every ernest looker in this glorious wilderness. Thrilled and exhilarated one strides onward in … Continue reading

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My Experience with Energetic Air

The qualities I experience while breathing energetic air, as is found in most wilderness environments are: Lucid mind, serene, calm and energetic, satvic (pure), insightful, easy to breathe – especially via the nose, physically stronger, more animated and optimistic, dynamic … Continue reading

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Dr. Albert Krueger

In 1978, I had recently returned from Mexico, where I Had been living with an extended family of Huichol Indians. The power spots and sacred sites I visited with the Huichol shamans corresponded with geographic locations that were noteworthy for … Continue reading

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How Do Air Ions Affect us?

Here is one theory as to how NAI (negative air ions) might create effects within us. The title of the article is: Reactive Oxygen Species, by N. Goldstein. The radical called superoxide O2- has been recognized as a key signaling … Continue reading

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Surfing and Air Ions

Energetic air (NAI) is found in high concentrations and in good ratios near the seashore.  Soft and gentle onshore winds, and near crashing waves (surfing!) provide some of the best lokas (locations) to experience high quality energetic air. My favorite seaside … Continue reading

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Your Local Bookshop

You can order copies of my book, A Guide to Luminous Places from your local bookshop. At this time the B&W edition is available to bookshops, the color edition is only available via online: Amazon.com/books. The digital edition is free … Continue reading

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Energetic Air Review

If you want to learn more about energetic air, officially known as “negative air ions”, two excellent introductory books, well worth reading, and available via Amazon –  Kindle: The Happiness Effect, by Earl Mindell (2016) and The Truth About Air Electricity … Continue reading

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