User talk:Onechiccosmetics

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Crystal healing -- reverted information (please see correspondence below)
Pranic healing -- reverted information (please see correspondence below)
Autobiography of a Yogi -- reverted information (no correspondence available)
Yamas -- added more definitions, no change yet
- Asteya (अस्तेय): non-covetousness[9] (redefinition)
- Brahmacharya (ब्रह्मचर्य) conservation of vital energy[9] (addition to definition)
Niyamas -- added more definitions, no change yet
- Īśvarapraṇidhāna: attunement to the supreme consciousness[14] (addition to definition)
Samadhi -- added more definitions, no change yet
- sam, "perfect," "complete." dhi, "consciousness": a state of being where "all distinctions between the person who is the subjective meditator, the act of meditation and the object of meditation merge into oneness."[6]
Astral body -- no comments as of September 21, 2016; 1:12pm Philippine Standard Time
- Last modified 1:14pm Philippine Standard Time; waiting for comments from editor
Sisig -- edited /* Origins */ section. No changes as of September 21, 2016 2:49pm Philippine Standard Time

Comments and queries regarding Astral body wiki

All comments and queries regarding Astral body wiki page will be placed here.

September 21, 2016

- Please do not add or change content, as you did at Astral body, without citing a reliable source. Please review the guidelines at Wikipedia:Citing sources and take this opportunity to add references to the article. Thank you. Jim1138 (talk) 05:15, 21 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Jim1138 I am taking your comment in a context or interpretation that if I cannot prove without any scientific method or any reliable source according to your standards I cannot give myself right, privilege and duty as a user to edit articles in order to add information that may be beneficial to other readers.

In the case of Astral body, which is still believed to be pseudoscience, one may add such a term exists in another system of belief. Proven or not, it is accepted in the Kriya yoga tradition though referenced and written differently.

Can you further clarify? Onechiccosmetics (talk) 05:26, 21 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Comments and queries regarding Crystal healing and Pranic healing

Hello, I'm SummerPhDv2.0. I noticed that you made a change to an article, Crystal healing, but you didn't provide a reliable source. It's been removed and archived in the page history for now, but if you'd like to include a citation and re-add it, please do so! If you need guidance on referencing, please see the referencing for beginners tutorial, or if you think I made a mistake, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Please see the article's talk page. SummerPhD^v2.0 12:33, 20 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hey SummerPhDv2.0! Yeah, I saw your corrections and I took note of your comment. There are books about Crystal healing and I'll be more wary to put them in the reference. Thanks. Onechiccosmetics (talk) 02:44, 21 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

One early warning: In other fringe topics (notably Reiki), one recurring problem with sources was that the sources cited were often not independent of the topic. Recurring problems included individual authors explaining their own system, books published from fringe publishers and self-published works. - SummerPhD^v2.0 04:30, 21 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I totally agree. Anna Frodesiak (talk) 04:40, 21 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

How does one certify that these are valid accounts? In a philosophical point of view, truth is dynamic and one's belief system may be considered false or at least doubtful to others. Onechiccosmetics (talk) 04:46, 21 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

By accounts, do you mean Wikipedia accounts, or accounts as in the story told by the individual believer?

As for truth, that is determined by facts and knowledge which are determined by the scientific method etc. Considering this is an encyclopedia, we cannot determine truth subjectively. After all, would you fly in a plane deemed safe by some and not by others? Anna Frodesiak (talk) 05:07, 21 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Accounts meaning the sources one gets either through the net or through reading books and other offline materials. Anyway, to clarify this matter, regarding such alternative medicine or energy healing practices/modalities, given that these are not founded on the scientific method, users cannot add supporting information that may add knowledge to the subject? I'm just learning this so I hope I don't sound so imposing. Onechiccosmetics (talk) 05:11, 21 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, okay, I see what you mean. So, at Wikipedia, "account" means as username like Anna Frodesiak or Onechiccosmetics. We are accounts. We have accounts. We say both. Sources or references are the places or links where the info comes from that we put into articles.

As for content, think of it this way. Wikipedia is like a place that takes info from reliable sources, rewords it, puts it into articles, and adds a reference to show where it came from. That's pretty much it. We can't make things up or use our own knowledge or guess or do original research. This is merely a sort of reporting or reproduction website that rewords the information from a good source. Anna Frodesiak (talk) 05:43, 21 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I'll take note of this. I'm still practicing and I do appreciate the help you're all giving me. :) Thanks! Onechiccosmetics (talk) 05:48, 21 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Possible paid editing

Hello, and welcome. Are you related to any of these firms? Do you work for them? Is adding their sites as references part of your job? Do you have a conflict of interest? Thanks.

Anna Frodesiak (talk) 01:46, 21 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Answer

I am not connected with any of these sites. Energy healing is a hobby and a passion and I'd like people to have a clearer idea about this kind of complementary healing. Thank you for your concern.

Understood. Is your username that of an organization? Will you be editing here on behalf of any company you have a relationship with? Do you have a conflict of interest? Sorry to bug you with all these questions. :) Anna Frodesiak (talk) 02:05, 21 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

No it's just coincidental. A girl in her twenties has a thing for makeup, too. :P I'm not editing for any company, NGO or other organized groups. No conflict of interest on my end. Feel free to ask questions. If I can answer them, I will. :) ThanksOnechiccosmetics (talk) 02:09, 21 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, okay. Thanks for letting me know. When we see userpages like yours it rings alarm bells. Lots of paid editors come here to put their companies into articles. This is bad for Wikipedia because we have to spend resources removing the links and it is bad for the companies because they may have their websites blacklisted, preventing anyone from linking to them from all Wikimedia sites as well as potentially being penalized by search engines.

If there is anything you ever need or have any questions, please ask. Thank you, and happy editing. Anna Frodesiak (talk) 02:19, 21 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, yes, I might have been a little careless with my username. When I look at it from your perspective, it does raise eyebrows. Anyway, I will add more details on my user page so that things are clear. Thanks again. :) Onechiccosmetics (talk) 02:21, 21 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

No worries. And I hope you find editing alternative therapy articles rewarding. They are notoriously hard to modify considering the difficulty in finding good sources and writing in a fashion that is acceptable to all. Best, Anna Frodesiak (talk) 02:45, 21 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Just recently edited Pranic Healing to add more details other than what it is in general. You might want to check and give me pointers? Thanks. Onechiccosmetics (talk) 02:47, 21 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I see it was reverted. The trouble is sourcing. We are dealing with a practice that has no peer-reviewed, scientific evidence in good medical journals. This is the reason I stay away from such articles, plus the fact that I do not believe in things without evidence. I'm afraid I cannot help. Anna Frodesiak (talk) 04:13, 21 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Reliable sources

Please read WP:42 to see why your references added were reverted. Thanks. Anna Frodesiak (talk) 02:05, 21 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Noted. If allowed I will resort to my books and journals. Thank you for the link. Onechiccosmetics (talk) 02:17, 21 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Your books and journals, as in ones you wrote, or just ones in your personal library? Anna Frodesiak (talk) 04:07, 21 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

As in the ones in my library. I have not done any true and scientific research on any of these. Onechiccosmetics (talk) 04:45, 21 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Reading up

Here are some important things to read about:

Anna Frodesiak (talk) 02:05, 21 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Reliable sources

About your edits to Pranic healing please do read and follow WP:RS. We need high quality sources. Jytdog (talk) 02:49, 21 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Even if it was the founder himself who wrote the book? Onechiccosmetics (talk) 02:55, 21 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Kindly disregard my comment. Onechiccosmetics (talk) 05:56, 21 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Images needed

I read you userpage. So many people have such ordinary histories. You sound like a very interesting person with a fascinating background. You are very lucky.

So, you are Manila-based. If you cook or eat out a lot, and have a camera or smartphone, please consider taking photos of some of the following for List of Philippine dishes and their respective articles. You can upload them here. Do not feel obligated. It is just that when I meet a new user at Wikipedia who is from somewhere non-Western, I always bug them for photos. I live in Haikou, by the way.

Best,

Anna Frodesiak (talk) 06:03, 21 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Good luck on getting photos for soup #5 cause I'm not going to do that. :D For the rest I'll try to get you some as I cook a few of them.

If I may I could add more information about them, particularly about regional cooking. I will do my best to look for reliable sources. Onechiccosmetics (talk) 06:09, 21 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Soup Number Five, gross! Sorry. I didn't read it. I just went to all the articles on the list and looked for missing pics. Gross! So great! Yes, images would be great, if it's not too much trouble.

And yes, please feel free to expand dish articles. Look for online magazine and newspaper articles rather than recipe websites and blogs and such. Food articles are way, way easier to create/work on than alternative therapy articles. That's for sure. That's why I started so many. They are easy and fun to write. See User:Anna Frodesiak (General articles section). They are buried in there somewhere. Anna Frodesiak (talk) 06:21, 21 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Just edited Sisig's Origins. I'll just take a snack. I got hungry. :) Yes, I'll steer off the alternative health articles and work on Filipino dishes. :) Thanks!

Good work! Thank you! :) Anna Frodesiak (talk) 07:01, 21 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Sign your posts

QUICK TIP Add four tildes at the end of your message. It automatically makes your signature. Like this: Hi Anna. How are you? ~~~~

Anna Frodesiak (talk) 07:03, 21 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Indent your posts

QUICK TIP Indent your posts with colons, like this: I like bunnies. :Me too. ::So, we both like bunnies? :::Yep. Looks that way. ::::Pretty stupid conversaton. :::::Yep. Did I tell you I'm left handed? :No kidding? Me too. :) I like kittens. :Me too. ::So, we both like kittens. etc. etc.

Anna Frodesiak (talk) 07:03, 21 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]