Ove Kåven - Q&A

Hello Ove I wonder if i could ask you a more technical qu…

2024-11-02T07:42:53+00:00

Hello Ove

I wonder if i could ask you a more technical question I have been struggling to conceptually understand. Its about short circuit currents in AC systems happening at all other then current zero crossing. In these cases we get an DC component induced in the current waveform. I am trying to intuitively understand why this happens. From link below, i have found a good explanation, but its not very intuitive for me, as it says that this dc component has to be there in order for the current to lag the voltage 90 degrees and be at certain higher values ( depending on where in the waveform the fault happens).

Do you happens to have an more intuitive explanation as to what happens with the energy in the inductor that causes this dc component?

Cheers Magnus

https://relaytraining.com/what-is-dc-offset-ask-chris/

Hello Ove I the case of reincarnation, could it not be th…

2024-11-02T06:37:36+00:00

Hello Ove

I the case of reincarnation, could it not be the case that memories could possibly be inherited? This would explain many of the insanely accurate stories beeing explored by people like Jim Tucker Professor of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences.

Cheers Magnus

I’m sorry about my questions coming across stupid, but I rea…

2024-08-19T10:08:54+00:00

I’m sorry about my questions coming across stupid, but I really need to know how to deal with this. I don’t want nothing to do with it either. I’ve been stalling for a long time, I have been self medicating to keep things at arms length. Didn’t help. I don’t want everything I have worked hard for to be flushed down the toilet because of the spirits. I know I can’t just tell them to go, but I’m not the right person to go down that path.

I guess I’m asking for advice.

Did you ever feel the weight of it? Did it haunt you or was…

2024-08-18T14:31:59+00:00

Did you ever feel the weight of it? Did it haunt you or was it merely a case of scientific curiosity?

I’m sorry for coming across as a little slow, but I didn’t r…

2024-08-17T14:19:37+00:00

I’m sorry for coming across as a little slow, but I didn’t really understand what your experience with the trance was. Was it like you had a longing for letting it get to you before you started participating in the shamanic program? Did you ever want to just let go and do it without the guidance of a shaman?

In Sámi folklore there’s a lot of potential downsides of sha…

2024-08-17T10:23:27+00:00

In Sámi folklore there’s a lot of potential downsides of shamanism displayed, so I agree with you that nobody should venture into shamanism without being guided by a shaman.

If you would allow me to be straightforward, have you tried, or rather considered, letting the trance embrace you? If so, have you been under the supervision of a shaman. If not, are you having a hard time suppressing the “urge” to go there all alone?

This might be a dumb question, but does the shamans themselv…

2024-08-16T16:32:15+00:00

This might be a dumb question, but does the shamans themselves have an understanding of the foundations of their work? I’m asking this because of your example with driving a car, and what your stance about not getting involved with shamanism without being under supervision of a shaman.

You’re saying that you’re not sure about how this works. Is…

2024-08-10T17:28:04+00:00

You’re saying that you’re not sure about how this works. Is it possible that your angle is skewed? You’re highlighting your view by using the combustion process of an engine as a model. I know that’s just a way of simplifying your train of thought, but are you sure that your way of trying to understand shamanism is nothing but a Western way of thinking?

You gonna update your Shamanism section anytime soon? What y…

2024-07-06T14:19:19+00:00

You gonna update your Shamanism section anytime soon? What you are discerning about the subject is interesting.

Yours sincerely,

Kelly Rodriguez

Hei, tenker du at inkarnasjon kan være er en mekanisme for l…

2024-06-14T01:25:53+00:00

Hei, tenker du at inkarnasjon kan være er en mekanisme for læring eller utvikling? Jeg har lest at oppfatningen i tibetansk buddhisme er at vi ikke husker våre tidligere liv (mens vi lever dette livet), men at vi kan få innblikk i tidligere liv etter døden i et slags mellomstadie("bardo"). For meg gir det ikke mening å lære samtidig som man ikke husker det man tidligere har lært. Er meningen at vi skal lære hvordan vi lærer?

Jeg har lest noen av Secharia Stichins bøker der Sitchin prø…

2024-06-13T16:55:02+00:00

Jeg har lest noen av Secharia Stichins bøker der Sitchin prøver å gi oss en helhetlig oppstilling av menneskets historie. Hvordan og hvorfor mennesket oppstod. Sitchin sier at hans kunnskap kommer fra oversettelse av kileskrift fra det Sumerske riket. Han skriver at Sumererne mente at de hadde fått all sin kunnskap fra gudene ( Anunnakiene) som kom fra verdensrummet. Jeg synes menneskets opphav, hensikt og historie blir forståelig hvis man kan legge Sitchins historie til grund. Har du noe synspunkt på dette som du ønsker å dele med meg?

Hello Ove Jim Tucker Professor of Psychiatry and Neurobeh…

2024-06-13T16:27:35+00:00

Hello Ove

Jim Tucker Professor of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences at the University of Virginia School of Medicine. Thinks that quantum mechanics can prove reincarnation.

Here is link to the discussion. Starts from about 36:37

https://youtu.be/jG4a8f46w2E

Could this be reasonable?

Cheers Magnus

Hello Ove I read your answer to Allis Mind, where you say;…

2022-09-29T12:36:38+00:00

Hello Ove
I read your answer to Allis Mind, where you say; <> Can I ask you to elaborate a bit on this topic? I personally feel that this is true, but its just a feeling. How do you reason your way to this conclusion (or at least tilt in the direction that reincarnation is true)?

Cheers

Thanks for replying. Have you heard about Bernando Kastru…

2022-07-06T21:56:59+00:00

Thanks for replying.

Have you heard about Bernando Kastrup? Many videos on you tube. He's an idealist. Mind is all that exists. That would imply that we are all one mind., also we would never die.

Mr Kaaven, You say that it is a curse being alone. Like w…

2022-05-19T05:57:21+00:00

Mr Kaaven,

You say that it is a curse being alone. Like what you say about yourself, I’ve been different myself through my entire life so far. I have been mitigating my situation with pretending. From early childhood I realized that my ways wasn’t like the others. I pretended my way to peer acceptance. In retrospect I consider that solution suboptimal. Being part of a group where the others have mindsets that is incompatible with your own mindset is taking a toll. But I was the only person who had the capability to adjust.

I’m not that familiar with science, not to the extent you are, at least. I’m though familiar with the the term “confirmation bias” from my profession, and questioning hypothesis is the main task of my work. I guess that’s sort of a scientific approach. Of course, doing it at work doesn’t mean I’m able to utilize it in another setting. Especially not in a setting which could potentially change my life.

I don’t dare questioning my hypothesis on shamanism, or more correctly, my calling. I’m scared to see it confirmed. Up until now I’ve created all sorts of explanations for what I have experienced. Law of large numbers, law of coincidence, law of luck, law of bad luck/Murphy’s law, law of hope, law of pessimism/optimism and so forth.

As of now I can create an illusion of it being a dream. A reality which doesn’t really exist. I’m writing a lot about it, and by writing it out I’m sort of keeping it under control. It’s just like something prosaic in my diaries.

The coin has two sides, though, and the two faced pleasures of living my current, mundane life really is wearing me out. From what you have said, I obviously have a picture of why, but I still have to ask why you chose to accept your calling.

Forgive me for being blunt, but was your then/now position an obstacle to acceptance of it, or did/does it allow venturing into perspectives like, say, shamanism?

Best regards,

Jenny

It’s interesting to learn that shamanism is considered some…

2022-05-05T19:09:42+00:00

It’s interesting to learn that shamanism is considered something weirdos and crazy people are into. But it’s even more interesting to learn that there has been people practicing shamanism throughout the entire period that the church has been present. I have had many chats with people from northern Norway and northern Finland, but most of them, in fact almost every one of them, despite being, at least by definition, are to some extent what one would be labeling spiritual, have been unfamiliar with shamanism. Alternatively they would not share their knowledge about it with me.

I’m aware that the Sámi society is influenced by the church. As you have probably already guessed, I’m of Sámi descent myself. My grandmother was and my mother is a native speaker. Knowing them, and others of the Sámi society, the Christian faith is the only way. Of course, my knowledge regarding others is anecdotal, but it’s my impression that Christianity has strong armed the people into shunning what comes not from Scripture.

I don’t flash my connection to shamanism with my family and kinfolks. My mother flat out denies the existence of shamanism. My grandmother did too. Thing is, though, that my mothers brother, my uncle, was a man with powers. For some reason he chose me to succeed him. Maybe because I was like the only one in the family who shared his spiritual views. The downside is that I don’t want to succeed him. One thing is being interested in the subject, quite another story is living it. I am content with studying shamanism, but I’m no shaman and I’m not mentally capable of handling it. How are you maintaining sanity confronted with what the spirits are unloading onto yourself?

Best regards,

Jenny

She’s a real humdinger of a woman, your sister. Such freedom…

2022-04-28T14:36:00+00:00

She’s a real humdinger of a woman, your sister. Such freedom of expression. Remarkable. She’s also honoring femininity without resorting to polarized sloganism. How did she get there?

I grew up in an evangelical setting, and the fear of spirituality outside the boundaries of the reverend or pastor’s preprinted doctrines was frowned upon. Sorcerers was of the devil, and shamanism was just considered mumbo jumbo. To put it simple, does the Sámi society consider sorcerers more like loose cannons not as trustworthy as shamans?

Do you think the establishment of a greater Sámi self consciousness is contributing to the acceptance of shamanism? From what I’ve learned shamanism has gotten a way more significant position compared to a couple of decades ago. To my knowledge the church did draw a line in the sand between the Sámi religion and Christianity for a long period of time. As of late I have read somewhere that the representatives of the church has been expressing a desire to share religious symbols with the Sámi religion. I think the name of one of these representatives is Tore Johnsen. Would this sit well with the Sámi people? Or would it be regarded as the church consuming a religion which is considered a threat to the monotheistic church?

I think one has to realize the hazards before one can think of not turning one’s home into an inescapable death trap. The tearing down the earth process is scattered across the earth and the pieces are hard to put together. Yes, organizations and people are screaming from the top of their lungs about what damages we are inflicting on ourselves, but the powers that be are committed to their own rationality, which doesn’t necessarily take into consideration the well being of our planet. Their first commandment is usually themselves staying in office. Besides, they have to make sure other nations ain’t taking advantage of them.

So yeah, I agree with your sentiment, or at least this is how I interpret your thinking, that rational behavior is connected, and limited, to the place of origin, which, inevitably, leads to questioning the entire existence of a universal rationality of mankind. Therefore I agree with you that rationality may not exist, alternatively we have yet to uncover its existence.

I will also add that there might could be some sort of human rationality present, granted that people had full access to the consequences of the ill doings, and was capable to comprehend it. Unfortunately, in my lifetime I haven’t seen much indicating such capabilities in mankind, which further supports your conclusion.

I agree with that. He has sown seeds, or rather maybe he’s…

2022-04-27T13:42:06+00:00

I agree with that. He has sown seeds, or rather maybe he’s been a somewhat successful link in passing on knowledge about this. The spirits might have placed Mr Gaup right where and when he needed to be. Like you say, maybe that goes for you as well. Your name carries resemblance to a noaidi that I have heard of. Perhaps it was even the same name?

What’s your take on the monotheistic religions compared to shamanism? On a slightly related note, would you say that those monotheistic religions are creating an imbalance in neglecting the feminine side of society? (I know, it’s a leading question and quite imbalanced as well).

I don’t know why humanity don’t learn. Maybe we have strayed away from spiritual guidance? The balancing act from being conscious of the spirits is maybe lost? Whenever no higher power is making you aware of the bigger picture, you may not take that broader picture into account? Everything becomes arbitrary actions entertaining your immediate pleasure. I believe most people don’t realize that there is a bigger picture. A politician who really sees the big picture will never make it to office if he or she is campaigning for a healthy earth in an eternal perspective. Neither would a corporate CEO survive the wrath of the stockholders displaying visions like that. Politicians of such mindsets are being ostracized on a daily basis for thinking about that out loud. The kids want their candy now.

Bottom line? I don’t have a clue. Do you?

Best regards,

Jenny

Mr Kaaven, Thanks for telling me about Ailo Gaup. I was…

2022-04-26T19:48:41+00:00

Mr Kaaven,

Thanks for telling me about Ailo Gaup. I was able to find his old website and had an interesting time reading his texts and the comments from a myriad of people posting there. Unfortunately it came to and end with his disease and then death.

Mr Gaup appeared to be a spiritual soul and a leader, but also a businessman and a most talented communicator. What is your stance on his work?

Best regards,

Jenny

I’m talking about the Norwegians stance on an investigation.…

2022-04-18T16:42:05+00:00

I’m talking about the Norwegians stance on an investigation.

You’re saying that the Sami people are still being harassed, right? I have noticed that there are online communities where people are extremely critical of the Sami people. Even though I have to run what they write through Google Translate, the message appears to be clear, and some of these places comes across as hateful. A site named “Nordnorskdebatt.no” seems to be quite a venom filled pit in that regard. Why is there so much hatred against the Sami people in Norway?

Point taken. I can see how prioritizing can leave digging i…

2022-04-17T15:34:20+00:00

Point taken. I can see how prioritizing can leave digging into the land of ago the short end of the stick. The daily bread first.

Having that said:

How would you say the science of epigenetic inheritance of the effects of trauma is impacting on the willingness of investigating these matters, granted the presence of a perception that this particular science is valid? On the condition, of course, that there is established at least some consensus that trauma is, in its different extents and variations, inflicted on the indigenous people (not necessarily all) in the era of the missionaries. I’m aware that there’s also been other events, like the attempts to eradicate both culture and language at the hands of the government later on that could be causing trauma.

Which is leading me to “Sannhets- og forsoningskommisjonen”. How would you rate their mandate and the chances of reconciliation? Is it a fair game or is it rather just make believe?

Best regards,

Jenny

So you’re saying they’re apologizing, but that they don’t kn…

2022-04-12T13:23:26+00:00

So you’re saying they’re apologizing, but that they don’t know, or won’t acknowledge, exactly what they’re apologizing for? Sounds like they, pretty much like U.S. authorities, are mighty afraid of admitting liability.

Mr Kaaven, Yes, “Læstadianism” is what I’m referring to,…

2022-04-11T08:27:17+00:00

Mr Kaaven,

Yes, “Læstadianism” is what I’m referring to, but also the impacts of “Finnemisjonen”.

I was not aware that Isaac Olsen was in possession of shamanic powers himself. I have read an article on Idunn.no written by Skjelmo and Willumsen “Isaac Olsen - Lærer og Forkynner”, but the text is partly quotations from Isaac Olsen’s handwritten texts and not very easy to get if you’re not well versed in 18th century Norwegian/Danish. Nevertheless, from what little I managed to comprehend, I got the impression that he knew a great deal about what the shamans was doing, where they performed their rituals and etc, but they did not say anything about him being a person who had shamanistic powers himself. From the context of the article that is maybe not so surprising. I’m not familiar with the authors, but my gut feeling is telling me that the piece is written from a Western perspective which is not emphasizing phenomenons from outside of that frame.

Would you say that the missionaries were treating the Sami people like Native Americans were treated by the Europeans? I know there’s a tremendous amount of differences between missionaries vs. the Sami and Europeans vs. Native Americans, but the creating of an environment of exploitation sounds somewhat similar.

I’m sorry about asking you all these questions, but my curiosity is oftentimes overriding my manners.

Best regards,

Jenny

Mr Kaaven, Thank you for the information about Johan Turi…

2022-04-04T17:34:26+00:00

Mr Kaaven,

Thank you for the information about Johan Turi and Ailo Gaup. I will sure be studying their work. What you said about the missionaries persecuting and exterminating traces of shamanism sounds like a sad story. This also made me investigate the period when the persecution was taking place, and a friend of mine from Finnmark offered me an update on this whenever I asked her about it. Amongst other things, she particularly shed some light on what happened in Eastern Finnmark back then. She specifically mentioned one Isaac Olsen, he entered the scene in cooperation with Thomas von Westen. From what she said this here Isaac Olsen was literally using a wrecking ball to demolish the ancient Sami shamanism.

I have heard that there’s a presence of conservative Christianity in Sápmi. Could this be traced back to the missionaries or is it merely a consequence of social conditions during the 19th and 20th century?

Best regards,

Jenny

Dear Mr Kaaven, I have been reading your views on shamani…

2022-03-27T20:33:07+00:00

Dear Mr Kaaven,

I have been reading your views on shamanism with great interest. For some time now I have been trying to educate myself on the matter, and I’m particularly interested in shamanism in a Sami context. Unfortunately, to me leastways, information regarding this is not always available in English. Now, I sort of read and understand Norwegian and even some Sami, but it’s not like I can be getting through a text somewhat more advanced than a news article and actually comprehend it in a sufficient way. I’m aware of google translate and stuff like that, but older texts tend to give electronic translation services a hard time on accuracy. Pretty much like my own rudimentary understanding of Norwegian and Sami. This is leading me to my question to you: is there any information about Sami shamanism in English written by people who have first hand knowledge about Sami shamanism? I have heard of Johan Turi. Would he be an author worth considering?

You also expressed that you have experienced things beyond the frame of western minds, if I got you correctly. I share that experience which is why I’m getting more and more devoted to looking into this.

Best regards,

Jenny

Kjære Ove, Hva synes om farmen i år? Fra et etisk persp…

2022-02-23T13:50:05+00:00

Kjære Ove,

Hva synes om farmen i år?
Fra et etisk perspektiv: hvem fortjente egentlig å vinne?

Har du noen formening om det finnes noen form for Gud? Tror…

2022-02-06T09:33:53+00:00

Har du noen formening om det finnes noen form for Gud? Tror du på reinkarnasjon? Jeg respekterer om du ikke ønsker å svare på disse spørsmålene, enten fordi de er for private eller av andre grunner. Men det hadde vært veldig interessant å vite hva du tenker om dette.

What do you think about the hard problem of consciussness. H…

2022-02-06T09:22:09+00:00

What do you think about the hard problem of consciussness. How can zeros and ones in our brain compute feelings and suffering.

Mr Kaven, How do you go about harnessing your stream of…

2022-02-06T08:48:27+00:00

Mr Kaven,

How do you go about harnessing your stream of thoughts?

Jenny

Hei. Prøver du noen ganger å løse vanskelige utgaver av fek…

2021-09-21T04:38:58+00:00

Hei.
Prøver du noen ganger å løse vanskelige utgaver av feks. Sudoku eller andre matematiske ‘utfordringer’ & hvor ‘enkelt’ er disse oppgavene?
Mener å ha lest at man kan se avtrykk av matematikk i det meste av dagliglivets små og store ting & tang. Hva tenker du om det?

Hello Ove, I recently read your article about voting for MDG…

2021-08-12T02:52:35+00:00

Hello Ove, I recently read your article about voting for MDG and found it interesting. Can I ask your thoughts on made made climate change, technically speaking? I haven't found any good articles that specifies how much of the warming is due to made made emissions and as I like to play advocatus diaboli, I found information from renowned physicists like Ivar Giæver (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEgqkLciei0), Richard Lindzen (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yd-SybBwZWY) and Seven Koonin where they express at least to my understanding that the physics are not settled on this matter and ask questions like: What is actually the optimum C02 consentration in the atmosphere, and does it really matter if average temperature rise 2 degrees. I have heard Giæver state that where he lives the temperature delta between summer and winter can be over 50 degrees, so why would a few degrees more matter?

Cheers Magnus

Kan det tenkes at ens egen pedalkraft er nok til å holde en…

2021-08-10T14:17:25+00:00

Kan det tenkes at ens egen pedalkraft er nok til å holde en selv og et slags helikopter svevende i flere timer i strekk? Kanskje man bare må finne opp en bedre rotor? For eksempel kan rotorbladene rotere rundt som på et vanlig helikopter, men bladene spinner ved hjelp av lufttrykket rundt seg selv som en golfball med underskru, for på den måten å øke løftet til rotoren. Det jeg egentlig spør om er om det er noen fysiske lover som hindrer at vi kan fly i flere timer av gangen?

We, plants, the sky, The earth, galaxies, universe is made o…

2021-08-06T11:51:45+00:00

We, plants, the sky, The earth, galaxies, universe is made of different energy? Right? So if the earth was suddenly taken away, we would just be floating about? Or to say it differently, energy (we plants, other,) would be in that exact space at that time. But space is also energy. So if all is energy, is it possible to say that we are the universe, and the universe is us?

Should we be «nice» to for example the roadsign by the road, because it is energy, and that energy is in fact the universe, and therefore ourself?
Are we all connected? What are we?

Hello Ove, can I ask your thoughts on multiverse theory?…

2021-07-27T03:57:31+00:00

Hello Ove, can I ask your thoughts on multiverse theory?

Cheers Magnus

Is there any piece of art, or any action, or a location, tha…

2021-04-15T21:20:21+00:00

Is there any piece of art, or any action, or a location, that makes you feel like you're in the right place and time, that the world is less broken for a few minutes? I've been listening to choral music by composers like Palestrina, Tallis, Josquin des Prez lately, because it makes me feel that way. I often experience that feeling when I'm focused on my cat, too.

I suppose this is a pretty personal question. It's all I have at this moment, though.

im curious, tante vera retter meg på mange ord.. samma d.…

2021-04-02T08:14:36+00:00

im curious, tante vera retter meg på mange ord.. samma d. men hvordan spores alle de småe samsung telefonene? har en case jeg prøver å løse :)
tenkte på alle kodene som devicen sendt tx rx

Is there a connection between creativity and intelligence?

2021-01-17T13:33:45+00:00

Is there a connection between creativity and intelligence?

Many children find maths challenging. Could maths education…

2017-08-09T19:39:00+00:00

Many children find maths challenging. Could maths education be improved?