Barefoot Doctors Handbook for Heroes by Doctor, Barefoot -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Disclaimer and polite warning You must be mad You’re a bloody hero and I’m Barefoot Doctor Isn’t spiritual fame and fortune a paradox? What are barefoot doctors? What is a Handbook? Hero/ine Spiritual Guide Fame Fortune Further warning concerning the illusory nature of fame and fortune. You’re already famous with your mother, at least. All you have to do is expand on that

The Meat 1 – Heroes

The Tao Taoism Wayward Taoism Backdrop to the hero’s adventure Addressing all boy-heroes and girl-heroes (heroines) alike Advantages of being a hero Disadvantages of being a hero Hero vs. anti-hero Motivations for being a hero Fictionalizing your life Shoot the critic Mechanical vs. miraculous realities Misconceptions about heroes Everyone has an inner hero for the call Risky business, hero’ing Confidence Loneliness of the hero Dedication of the hero Persistence of the hero Willingness to sacrifice all for the quest You can never fulfil your potential Being your own hero Being other people’s hero The hero’s pain The hero’s pleasure Combining all-too-human with super-human This game’s about developing a myth that has existed since you were old enough to think Living theater Being a star Shining The mystery of charisma The name of the game is fame or shame Idealized media-inspired image of the hero vs. the real hero Doing it with conviction The hero’s path (Tao) The path reveals itself in following your fascination It’s gotsta be sexy Having a message to deliver to the world Pissing in the wind Having front Being original Knowing who your audience is The significance of developing a creative channel The significance of being your own boss Advantages of being the boss (of self or others) Disadvantages of working for someone else. But don’t rush to give up your day job Being courageous Being outrageous Stepping out of your comfort zone Hero? You’re a fool Taking daily action Taking risks daily Making decisions – pendulums, Tarot, I Ching Pendulums Tarot I Ching Is it possible for a hero to be part of a couple? Is it right to capitalize on being a hero to attain fame and fortune? Making your life exciting for everyone else to enjoy

The Meat 2─Fame and Fortune

The external and internal approaches to attaining f’n’f Intention and determining outcome The Tao giveth and the Tao taketh away Welcoming in the spirits of f’n’f Degrees of fame and fortune Motivations for seeking fame and fortune. The best game in town till the lights go out. Spreading light Vanity Downside of fame Developing role models vs. star-fucking Fortune – the true nature of money as a medium of exchange You already have a fortune – the entire universe is yours. All you have to do is reel the bastard in. Fortuna, Lakshmi, Kuan Yin and you Receiving money for doing what you love Excellence Commitment to excellence Consistency The nature of talent Nature of skill Training yourself Overriding self-limiting blocks, i.e. self-pity Creating a master plan vs. surrendering to destiny Opportunities Developing receptivity Developing generosity Following your creative impulses Having the courage to give your creative gift to the world Dealing with fear of rejection/humiliation Not getting suckered by other people’s reality/myths Let them call you fool Feedback Saying no gracefully You can please some of the people some of the time Just say ‘fuck ‘em!’ Saying thank you gracefully Myth of ‘the public’ Gaining agreement for your idea Importance of developing steadfastness Handling public adulation addiction Importance of networking When you shine, you shine, and when you don’t, you don’t Cocaine as a social/personality stimulant Alcohol as a social/personality lubricant Taking mind-altering drugs to enhance creativity Importance of developing time-arranging skills Being punctual Doing one thing at a time in rapid succession Developing patience, flexibility and humor Impossibility of mastery

The Juice

The five excellences Worst-case scenario

The Five Elements and the Five Excellences Excellence – number one:

Meditation (earth element) The meaninglessness of deep daily meditation Sitting comfortably to meditate Fundamentals: Breathing Fundamentals: Relaxing/Sinking Fundamentals: Say hello to your mind Fundamentals: Connect to your ‘tan tien’ Hardcore practice Hardcore practice: Secret (no longer) Taoist energy control and visualization mechanism for enhancing creativity Hardcore practice: Secret (no longer) Taoist energy control and visualization mechanism for generating fame Hardcore practice: Secret (no longer) Taoist energy control and visualization mechanism for generating fortune Hardcore practice: Secret (no longer) Taoist energy control and visualization mechanism for generating charisma Hardcore technique: Placing the star-symbol

Excellence number two:

Martial arts (metal element) Tai Chi, Hsing I and Pa Kua propaganda The common principles of Tai Chi, Hsing I and Pa Kua The magnificence of Tai Chi Pushing hands Tai Chi propaganda summary The stupendousness of Hsing I The profundity of Pa Kua

Excellence number three:

Healing (water element) Healing holds Start-up head hold Front/back head hold Chest and upper-back hold Upper-belly hold Closing hold – ‘tan tien’ and kidney hold Hands-off healing Self-healing Absent healing Healing while negotiating and mediating

Excellence number four:

Compositional skills (wood element) Channeling skills Discovering and following your Muse On being a cultural terrorist Organizational skills Brainstorming Becoming mediagenic (creating a multimedia context for your message to the world) The written word Naming your project/self Writing

Excellence number five:

Presentation skills (fire element) Self-presentation Visual impact Personal hygiene Perfume Clothing and hairstyle Movement, posture and grace Vocal training Sliding exercise: Importance of breathing in speech production Microphone technique Claiming the space Telephone technique Becoming fluent in body language Importance of visual presentation Importance of having a good tool Musical instruments, recording studios (the Tao of sound) Developing a healthy relationship with the camera lens (still and moving) Importance of lighting and angle On attaining cultural relevance Importance of editing Style Marketing and cross-marketing Importance of PR (perception management)

Sentimental Outro

Dealing with the pressure Knowing when to beat a retreat/retire/make a comeback What to do with fame and fortune once you’ve got it? Dealing with the fear of loss The importance of keep your overheads down Keeping current Opening bank accounts as receptacles Swindling and thieving Pitching your price right The value of building a hunting team around you Working for no exchange Importance of calculating skills Gambling Scud-dodging

Hero’s prayer

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