Naga Saphira, the name of the last Japanese dragon (she who was very beautiful/very magical), is a mythical liminal place between real or first life & Second Life where you can explore & experiment with your identity in safety & come to appreciate your uniqueness. Naga Saphira is the home of Elila Azalee (a SL avatar) and is also a place for repose, meditation and ethereal dance.
Naga means 'dragon' or 'serpent' and is also associated with the coil of energy in the human body, the chakras, and kundalini. Saphira is the legendary dragon at the very edge of Japanese history - "remembered" as real/"remembered" as mythical. "Naga Saphira" is thus a perfect name for the quasi-mythical/quasi-real virtual space that is the computer generated immersive environment of Second Life.
Download Second Life https://secondlife.com if you haven't done so already. Once you have the program, you'll be able to access Naga Saphira by typing this in the search. Second Life, over all, is a brilliant place to explore the landscape of your own mind, a place to create landscapes and avatars, a place to exhibit art work and play music; a place to socialize and a safe place to play with your own fears and delights.
Computer generated augmented environments are currently being used therapeutically to treat such conditions as post-traumatic stress disorder, phobias, anxiety, and depression, as well as safely introducing people with Asperger's syndrome to the rules of social interaction. Neurological studies are also being done that suggest some kinds of neural damage may be "healed" (or at least new neural pathways found) through virtual activation that stimulate actual nerve activation. Second Life has, I believe, immense and, as yet, barely charted possibilities in the health sphere.
I am interested in my own explorations and the choices I make. I like to experiment with the edges of my experience; to go to places that fill me with anxiety and to come to know the how's and why's of this upwelling of anxiety. I also choose meditative spaces and relax deeply into those. At Naga Saphira on Second Life you'll find a changing landscape, where even objects and natural forms have voice. Come an enjoy; come and experiment.
Here are a couple of links you may be interested in:
http://jvwresearch.org Journal of Virtual Worlds Research
Then there is the real person behind Elila's webpage: www.eemccardell.com.au
Here are a couple of links you may be interested in:
http://jvwresearch.org Journal of Virtual Worlds Research
Then there is the real person behind Elila's webpage: www.eemccardell.com.au
